It rained for days. You packed tiny speakers and plugged them into a discman that played this CD. I looked down at the street, that looked much like this one, and felt like my heart would fall into the river drop by drop if I couldn’t stay with you. Years later, you played this song...
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A word of encouragement for those of you who, like me, are feeling exhausted from the end-of year business push and holiday to-do lists.You really can do it.As the 1976 poster for Rocky reads, “It aint over til it’s over. Rocky Balboa. Christmas.” I’m putting on my grey sweats (well, technically suit) and running up...
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It’s holiday card time, so the Paper Boat elves are busy getting to know families and editing. More posts when things slow down. Happy Holidays!
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Confession. I’ve been following about 100 photographers this year through bloglines. I admire so many photographers and learning from their thoughtful, generous blogs has been a tremendous help to me in starting my tiny little photography business, mostly working with families and children. It’s growing fast this time of year. I practice law full time,...
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Some dear friends of ours have a new sweet little 4 month old baby. We are all in love with her. The daddy came up with what he calls, “The Dirty Thirty” where the first 30 minutes that he is home in the evening, he runs around the house to pick up and clean as...
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Twice this month, I found something for my daughter for the holidays that was promptly recalled because of lead paint (a Curious George tool bench and a Fisher Price Medical Kit). This has me thinking about a trip I took to Munich in December and how all of the toys sold in the square seemed...
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Inspired by The Pajama Program, I’m collecting new pajamas for children living in shelters in my area ranging in ages from just-born to 17. There are about 100 children, many of whom have never had pajamas, who will be eating at the Salvation Army on Christmas morning. My amazing fellow daycare parents are donating toys...
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