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Month: January 2013 - Page 2

Happy Monday, Jane here.  Yes, I’m holding on to the holidays with our golden holiday card tree until January 31st…don’t worry, we did throw out our real tree!  I have a resolution from two years ago called “embrace winter”…since I hate the cold and have often wished it away!  I think that part of it is keeping our house cozy with a festive feeling…twinkly lights, holiday decorations, fires, cooking, drinks with friends, and apparently a lot of Lego building with my boys!   Here are other things I’ve done so far to embrace winter…in case you feel the same:

1.  Joined a ski club and committed to skiing in Vermont at least 3 times this spring
2.  Invested an REI hat
3.  Bought some really warm Keen boots
4.  Got some lined snow pants and a ski sweater for xmas – woo hoo!
5.  Went tubing
6.  Walked our 12 yr old Lab Rupert!
7.  Learn soup and slow cooker recipes – today did both – Cauliflower Soup!

 

Mother nature came through with lots of snow for Darcie and Adam’s wonderfully wintry wedding in the Berkshires in Lenox MA on December 29th!  A beautiful sight…you could imagine a giant snow globe surrounding the Cranwell Resort that night.  There’s something about a wedding during the holidays–people are primed to celebrate, and the good cheer and romance really is heightened.  That definitely applied to Darcie and Adam and their family and friends.

Their wedding featured a terrific supporting cast with Minister Jonathan Pierce–a super trouper who performed the beautiful ceremony while under the weather, and one the best bands we’ve seen–Kahootz.  Superior showmanship, great singers and instrumentalists.  And they featured a special act…Darcie’s dad who sang a little Billy Joel to spark up the crowd…nice!  Loved the red bouquets and hydrangea floral arrangements from Carolyn Valenti’s Queen Anne’s Lace, and Darcie and Adam’s cake from A.W. Confections featured a classic wedding bride & groom cake topper from Darcie’s parents’ wedding cake.

Congratulations Darcie and Adam…a wonderful celebration–thanks for having us photograph it all!  To see many more photos click here…

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Happy 2013 to everyone!  On a warm October day Jane and I were having lunch in West Hartford Center, just up the road from our house.  We ran into our neighbor, Mike Mahoney from RLM Co., who leases much of the commercial space in the Center.  Got to talking about our growing interest in opening a studio, and Mike mentioned that a space was being vacated at 10 LaSalle–in the old Blue Acorn store.  After nine years as a home-based business, we sensed this was the right time, right place, right opportunity so….we’re opening our first photography studio right in West Hartford Center!

It’s around the corner from Lululemon and across the street from Starbucks….look for our son Sebbie’s photo is on the window.  Love the location, it’s a cozy space and we have the tradesmen lined up to overhaul the walls, floors, signage etc. this month.  Planning on a “soft opening” in February….stay tuned for  progress reports this winter!  Here’s the neighborhood…

 
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