Favorite recent purchase: The Bowler camera bag. Featured in the recent issue of CK, it was love at first sight. You can find it here and it’s also on Amazon.

Favorite YouTube find: Piano/cello duet (arrangement by Jon Schmidt). Click here. Just beautiful.

Favorite random photo backdrop: A damask plate. I was taking pictures of my sweet new friend Paige when I saw a damask plate in my kitchen and a heard the *bling* in my head. Lightbulb moment. Big Sister Emily held the plate about 18″ behind Paige (who was in her mother’s arms) and I love the results.

Time to invest in some damask fabric. It’d be a bit more “full coverage” than the plate. It only worked because Paige is so tiny.

Favorite art: Porter lovingly presented his latest to me. I am told that this is me taking toast out of the toaster for him and it all takes place in my store (appropriately called “Mom”). And that’s our garden down in the corner.