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I’ve lived many different places in the eight years since I left Michigan, and though I’ve finally come to think of where we now live in Tennessee as ‘home’, the seasonal rhythms of Michigan still run deep in my veins. For instance, though I love Tennessee, the summers there are way too hot for me, and the winters are too mild with not enough snow. So of course, I’m thrilled to be in my hometown in Michigan for a couple weeks in the coldest part of winter…

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Since we’ve been married, I can’t really say that B and I have any set traditions as far as where we spend Christmas or with whose family we spend it. We’ve moved around so much (seven moves in four states in less than eight years of marriage), that sometimes what we do for Christmas depends on how much money we have left after moving and which family lives closest.

Read more: Christmas in the Smokies »

I project I’m currently working on for a client called for some hand-drawn images of vintage cameras and typewriters, so I got out my Moleskine and had fun doing some sketching. Getting off the computer and taking pencil and paper in hand felt really good, and I realized that I don’t do that enough anymore. I used to fill entire sketchbooks full of drawings and illustrations to the point where I was going through two full-sized sketchbooks in a year.

Read more: Vintage Modes of Creation »

Every once in a while I get asked by a friend or family member to do event photography. On even rarer occasions I volunteer for the office, and such was the case for my cousin Cathy’s wedding. She called up three weeks ago and announced she was getting married the Saturday after Thanksgiving. With everything going on in our lives lately, I didn’t think we’d be able to make it to Michigan for Thanksgiving and the wedding, but my wonderful hubby was extremely patient and good-natured when I…

Read more: G the Wedding Photographer »

I normally don’t post personal stuff on the Lilac Creative design blog, but some stuff has come up in my personal life that is affecting my work schedule, so I just wanted to give a brief “what’s up with me” for anyone who’s been wondering. The week before last, my husband (who is an officer in the Navy Reserves) received orders to Iraq. While we were prepared for the possibility of him getting called up for active duty, the reality is quite a different thing.

Read more: How to Eat an Elephant »

Okay, so there is a limit to my creative abilities: interior decorating. Oh, and cooking. I’m absolutely rubbish at both. When it comes to interior decorating, I feel completely overwhelmed. Designing anything larger than a computer screen seems daunting to me. Plus, add in the whole 3rd dimension and…well, I’m just hopeless. My walls are white, with sporadically placed mis-matched wall hangings. It never really bothers me, but when it comes to M’s room, I do feel a tinge of guilt. Every little girl should have a little-girl room, right?

Read more: M’s New Digs »

I love to customize and personlize everything; I always have (and it’s a big reason I got into web design in the first place). If it’s paper, I doodle on it. If it’s wood, I paint it. If it’s electronics, I look for unique skins or cases. When I got my very first Mac earlier this year, I Googled skins for Macs, which brought up and endless array of skins and decals. But one of the things I loved about my MacBook Pro was it’s simple, sleek silver case, and I was reluctant to cover that up entirely (as most of the skins I found would have done)...

Read more: Designing My Mac »

About once a year, we make a pilgrimage back to my place of origin (the Detroit area) to visit with the ‘rents and the sibs (and the nieces).  This year we knew it would be in May, but we weren’t sure when (it depended on some business-related things for my husband), and ultimately we decided about a week ago, that we were making the trip this week.

Read more: On the Road Again »