Norton’s Florist

I have always photographed flowers in their gardens, or tucked away in their pots, all set up for the viewer. Which has always made for some amazing photographs. Yet, i’ve always seen the ‘after’, never the process of what it takes to create it. The front area of the shop looked like most florist shops,…

love the falling focus

life seen in a different ways has always interested me…no, that isn’t correct, it has always pulled at me. the catalyst was my father’s words, “Amy, because you are blind in one eye, you do not see like everyone else” my father will be the first to say, i seldom back down from a challenge….

it takes courage to gain peace…

usually, every spring…i go in search of something new for my outdoor garden beds. this year i am moving into an apartment with my two children. a single mom. but a happier one. i put together a garden that is going to move with us. i put a dollar tree mirror on the bottom added…

Henry & the cat

Sophie & i were shopping at Zoe’s Forest Park…they had cats that wondered in & out of the store. this cat tried to overcome his shyness to my gifted animal whisperer…but i showed up to take this shot & the cat ran off. but i caught both of them. Damn, isn’t it great to take…

a cure for blah hair color w/o dye

my mom, me & my daughter were (cursed)blessed with dark blond hair…or as my mom calls it, ‘dirty dishwater hair color’ more commonly known as ash blond. it has a blue shade to it.  i tend to color outside the lines…i bought my daughter ‘John Frieda shampoo & conditioner & colour gloss for Brilliant Redheads’…it…

Zoe’s Forest Park

mannequins are way better than they are now. if you love digging for treasures, this is the store to go.  It is a consignment shop, a Vintage store, they have some very different things & to discover things you have never seen before & love is the best feeling ever. this last photo is the…