Windy Ridge Pumpkin Festival

Windy Ridge Pumpkin Festival

We took the easy road with pumpkins this year and decided to decorate rather than carve.  Amazingly it was a beautiful day, not so common in October.  We had 17 kids, a  mess of pumkins, stick pins, wiggly eyes, yarn…the photos tell the story.

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A kindle of kittens

Macy had 5 kittens 3 weeks ago and today I took some time to play with them on the lawn with the kids. All kittens have been claimed & named. We have a Milo, Smokey, Man-eater(named by a 14 year old:), Lacey & Oreo.

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Behold Autumn

Autumn in all her glory.  I know I say this about every season but this truly is my favorite time of year. Crisp mornings with warm afternoons. The surrounding hills dressed in the ever changing,vibrant hues of fall. After the craziness of summer we are back on schedule and I have a false wonderful sense […]

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O blissful morning

 Beautiful sunrise this morning on Windy Ridge.  

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Violet & Violet

Great aunt Violet holds baby Violet for the first time.

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Modern Bride

The Vintage Rose Petticoat Top & Vintage Rose Gauchos showed up on the pages of the Oct/Nov issue of Modern Bride!  This had me jumping up and down in the grocery store this afternoon.

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A gift from Joeleen

My sweet cousin gave me this gorgeous blanket for Violet.  Give me a shout if you want one for yourself and I will hook you up.

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A herd of five

Another surprise! Isabelle gave birth to a calf with red hair yesterday, how fitting.

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In loving memory

In the midst of the grief this struck me as a beautiful moment.  The evening sun was beaming through the window, lighting the casket and the faces of Nancy’s loved ones.

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Amelie Collection

A sneak peek at my new Amelie Collection.  The girls had fun primping for the shoot in Illwaco, Wa.  I shot at 3 locations: the marina, ocean & a wonderful old school Levi spotted for me.

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