Right around New Years I got the urge to try cranberry orange quick bread. I scoured Pinterest and various other baking blogs, and picked one I thought looked good. It was awful! The bread didn’t rise at all and the crumb was dense and tough. I’m not going to name and shame, because that’s not…
And the Winner is…
The results from the WorldNomads travel photography scholarship competition were posted this morning, and the winner is the very talented Jasmin Bauomy from Germany. I can genuinely say that any momentary sadness I felt that I wasn’t chosen was immediately eclipsed by admiration for the winning photo essay. I’m going to post it, so you…
Photography for Pups in Need
Today I had the pleasure of speaking to the volunteer manager for one of the largest foster-based animal rescue organizations in the country. Louie’s Legacy has been saving and placing homeless pets in their forever homes for over ten years, In that time, they have saved thousands of animals from needless death. They’ve got two…
The Chance of a Lifetime…
Back in November, I applied for a photography scholarship offered by WorldNomads.com. The requirements were that each applicant submit a photo essay of 5 photos that tell a story of a place we’d been – near or far – with captions. The prize? A 10-day, all-expense paid trip to Mongolia where the winner will be…
Happy New Year
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” — my late-husband, Bill, used to repeat this Mike Tyson quote from time to time. I’ve had a lot of plans, lots of punches too. And I’ve discovered for myself the truth of the old boxers’ axiom – the punch that knocks you down…