Snow in Spring: Mongolia
“No ginger for you here, sorry. But I like this place. I think we’ll be back,” I lay feverish in the car, trying to get comfortable. The news sparked little joy or interest. It was 2022 and the difficult beginnings…
“No ginger for you here, sorry. But I like this place. I think we’ll be back,” I lay feverish in the car, trying to get comfortable. The news sparked little joy or interest. It was 2022 and the difficult beginnings…
The year was 2020: bright with promise and full of hope. With several friends, Jared caught a plane from the USA to participate in an intensive training program. I agreed to be the main cook. Amy was one of the…
A birthday party and newcomers to town; motorbike malfunctions and a mechanic: a few ingredients of this love story. The party was mine, the motorbike my sister’s and the mechanic’s name was Connor. Connor was not on my original invite…
Luke and Lauren’s wedding day arrived wrapped in a blanket of grey. I know how to work with storm clouds. But there is something magical about sunshine. So I prayed. The atmosphere indoors where the girls readied themselves was everything…
“When my baby shower was being planned, I told Heidi to hint to my friends that what I’d really love as a gift was newborn photos with you.” I know Tahlee couldn’t see the grin that rippled across my face,…
What makes a fond childhood memory? Favourite people? Familiar places? Scents that take us back in an instant? For me, it’s all those things. And said favourites usually included my siblings. Because well, I have a lot of them –…
Milk-drunk babe, starstruck big brothers and sister, parents overwhelmed by the reality of their long-prayed and hoped-for miracle — this is the story of baby Bonnie. Gabrielle contacted me a few weeks before their fourth child was due. I remember…
Would you like to come for a walk with me? Coming here wasn’t my idea, to tell you the truth. It was my mother’s suggestion and I was skeptical from the start. When I arrived the sun was beating down…
Her message was simple but I got the memo. Baby boy was premmie but had been world-side for eight weeks. If I were to somehow capture that newborn magic I had to do so quickly. Within a week of Karla’s…
So many firsts! Their first baby, my first time for the man to book, the first time shooting at this location. Speaking of locations, I suggested Stephen and Angie look at two previous maternity sessions on the blog and let…