lost in an avalanche of orchids

Greg and I picked up our friend Michele at the Cleveland airport this afternoon. She was returning to the cold tundra of Ohio after a cruise through the Caribbean. We left earlier this morning and headed to the Cleveland Botanical Garden to check out this year’s edition of Orchid Mania. I really believe that this…

march calendar page

Didn’t get one of my 2010 calendars? No problem. At the start of each month I’ll post a link to where you can download your very own page. Here’s the link to my calendar pages.

fake summer on a cold winter day

Greg was in some need of a warm summer day. Well it’s January in northeast Ohio and that’s a pretty tall order. Unless, that is, you have a membership at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. We trekked up to Cleveland with Michele and enjoyed a nice fake summer afternoon in the refreshingly warm Glass House. It’s…

february calendar page

Didn’t get one of my 2010 calendars? No problem. At the start of each month I’ll post a link to where you can download your very own page. Here’s the link for this month.

school days

My delightfully wonderful partner reminded me today that it’s been some time since I updated the old blog. So here goes. I’ve been intrigued by the demolition of one of the elementary schools in Tallmadge. It’s right off the Tallmadge Circle. As a kid, I remember seeing the tiled mural on the front as my…

so much snow…

More snow is expected to fall today. I’m off work, a regularly scheduled day. I think I’m going to spend a great deal of it on the couch in front of the fireplace snuggled in a blanket with a good book.  Well that is, after I get back from a Target run with my friend…

favorite photos of 2009

365 days, 4013 photos. Happy New Year. To commemorate the start of the new year, I thought I’d take a moment to look back. These are my 50 or so favorite photos from 2009.Click here to see the entire set. To view a slideshow of the photos, click here. Additionally, to view past collections: click…

january calendar page

Didn’t win or get one of my 2010 calendars? No problem. At the start of each month I’ll post a link to where you can download your very own page. Here’s the link for January.

it's give away time!

Hey, did you hear? It’s almost the end of the year. (That was an accidental rhyme, by the way.) I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who’s been visiting my blog. Since I moved it to its new location last January, I’ve had over 7,000 visits. While I’m no Huffington Post or Perez…