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spent part of my afternoon with Ms. Emilia | Modern Kids Photographer, San Francisco

Emilia is one of my favs been photographing this little lady since she was teeny-tiny. We spent part of the afternoon eating all of her snow peas out of the garden. Hope you had a lovely and sunshine-filled day as well.

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three smiling ladies…

Look who I got to chat with yesterday; my sister, niece. They are all the way across the country in Pennsylvania. Aren’t they so cute? Oh boy, I miss them!

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March 29, 2010 - 5:08 pm

Sarah - Thanks, Nancy! :)

March 29, 2010 - 1:57 pm

Nancy - so sweet, sarah! <3

a dusty vineyard, baby lambs, and cupcakes, spring trip 2010 | modern photographer, san francisco

Wherever you may I hope you’re enjoying some lovely Spring weather. I have always adored Spring. Perhaps it’s because I’m a Spring baby or that our days grow longer, or the landscape is so very fresh, dewey, and brilliantly green. Growing up on the East Coast Spring was quite dramatic for us. I have lovely memories of Spring as a kid; the smell of wild onion grass, earthworms bubbling up through wet earth, wobbly lambs and sheep, newly born, rain that feels more cleansing than other times of the year. California is so very different for me. The clues of Spring are much more subtle but I’ve grown to love them, too.

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April 1, 2010 - 12:02 pm

Sarah - That’s so funny. Bi-Rite is so awesome and it sounds like something they would do. Tara bought two of the lambs I believe and I wanted to buy one, too but they are kind of far away and would have to stay on the vineyard. Perhaps I’ll talk Joe in to letting me have a goat or two and some chickens when the house is finished. That would be awesome! Great to see you, Hillary!

April 1, 2010 - 11:51 am

Hillary - Looks awesome. When MK and I were in SF last weekend there were baby goats outside the Bi-Rite grocery place. Michael wanted to go back later and bribe the guy to take one.

March 26, 2010 - 7:24 am

mom - A lamb would love Joe and Luna. So wonderful the three of you are still sharing life together in CA – but we miss you all. I am ordering film today. xo

March 25, 2010 - 5:46 pm

Sarah - You’re so sweet, Rachel. You’re right about T+L not aging much at all. I’m the one that has aged the most (you should see all my gray hair!) and that’s why I stay behind the camera. Hope you are doing great…finally out of that wet and cold winter!

March 25, 2010 - 5:21 pm

Rachel - Looks like you three had a great time! I love that you guys are still friends after all these years. And it pains me to say this but all of you haven’t aged one bit! It must be the California sun. :)

March 25, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Sarah - it was lovely, Edyta. see you next time! tara, ruben was so much fun laughing at all our excitement over the lambs. he’s awesome!

March 25, 2010 - 2:11 pm

tara - These are so beautiful Sarah! I love that Ruben made it into the girl’s weekend photos. And next time we’re grabbing your camera to get you in some of these pictures!

March 25, 2010 - 2:10 pm

edyta szyszlo photo - oh my oh my oh my!! looks like simple, slow and much needed weekend full of the bestest!

a day of little men, back to work | modern baby photographer, San Francisco

As some of you may know I was out of town unexpectedly for six weeks with my husband and his family in Illinois. We recently got back to San Francisco and I’m officially back to work full-time. I won’t elaborate on our time there, just to say that we lost a truly incredible woman to cancer and I wouldn’t have traded those six weeks for anything. I admire my husband and his sister more than I could imagine. We’ve been reminded of all the blessings in our lives and one of those things is my job and the incredible people I get to meet.

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February 18, 2010 - 8:17 pm

Jackie - Can’t wait to see the rest!!

slowing down, at home with family | modern family photographer, san francisco

If you’ve emailed me recently or follow me on twitter you’ll know that Joe and I had to extend our stay with his family in Southern Illinois. My mother in law, Marilyn is very sick with brain and spinal cancer that developed after a year long battle with Inflammatory breast cancer. It’s been a sad holiday for us but we’re ultimately thankful to have this time with her. We’re finding that slowing down and just being with family has been a wonderful gift. We’ve been playing in the snow, warming up by the fire, watching tons and tons of movies, cooking, and just being together.

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