Monthly Archives: May 2011

The mysterious flower of the Tulip Poplar

Have you ever seen the blossom of a Tulip Poplar tree?  I am guessing that you haven’t. Usually, the blossoms are dozens of feet in the air and all you can see are the petals that have fallen to the ground.
Living in Charlottesville, Va, the home of Thomas Jefferson, I have learned that he described [...]

Quote of the Week: Smooth

The course of true love never did run smooth. ~William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Taking the “Trashiness” out of Trash the Dress Portrait Sessions

GUEST POST by Peter Davis of PS Davis Photography First of all, I’m so thrilled that Claire asked me to write a guest post for her blog!  She has worked so diligently to create such a useful and fun wedding resource for the Charlottesville area. I wanted to take a minute today and share our [...]

California! {vacay}

It’s late, I know. We went to California 8 weeks ago. Why am I sharing photos of our trip now? Because it took me that long to go through them. We took so many photos from that trip that we loved. Of course, all of them were fabulous because the light out there is amazing. [...]

5 Memories I am Grateful Husband Was NOT a Part of…

The other day, I shared my 5 Memories Exercise. Well, I also have some memories for which I am grateful Husband was spared. You know, the things you’ve done or had done to you that were, well, not that pretty? Here are my top 5. (There are more, but …