Archive for 2009

dogs and hippos

December 30, 2009  |  black and white  |  4 Comments

kiboko bag

The day is finally here and I am on my way to what promises to be a magical trip. I had a number of things I wanted to do before I left but ran out of time as usual–side effects of being a procrastinator I’m afraid. Confessions first. Read More

a Christmas feast

December 25, 2009  |  christmas, food  |  9 Comments

gift

It’s Christmas Day. All the gifts have been opened and the turkey and trimmings devoured. We are so blessed with an abundance of the comforts of hearth and home and food aplenty, and the love of friends new and old. Living in North America we have much to be grateful for so let’s take some time out this season to do something for those who live with much less. Read More

Merry Christmas

December 24, 2009  |  christmas  |  No Comments

2009 Christmas

something to celebrate

December 19, 2009  |  christmas, giveaways  |  9 Comments

white_rock_pier

At the stroke of midnight last night, my  Christmas Giveaway closed. A big thank you to all who entered by leaving a comment on what you’ve learned over the past year. It appears that if your name was Mark, your odds were decidedly better than if it wasn’t. Rest assured, there was no fix just Random.org popping out the winning comment numbers. Read More

fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly

December 13, 2009  |  food, lighting, musings  |  7 Comments

Still Life: Onion

There’s a poll over at John Batdorff’s blog today asking if people would still take pictures even if no-one ever saw them. It comes as no surprise to me that 100% of respondents said that they would. In the wonderful words of Oscar Hammerstein II from the musical Showboat “fish gotta swim, birds gotta flyRead More