The High Roller With Gratitude Attitude

Life is full of hills and valleys, good times and bad - happy, sad, up, down and back around again. Right now I'm feeling hopeful and encouraged and overflowing with gratitude - and it is effecting my attitude nicely. Change is positive. New beginnings and creative output. You, my dearest reader are part of that. Thank You.

Haiti Food Lines: The Feminine Kind

If you look at the lines waiting for food in Haiti today, you will notice a big difference. The chaos has disappeared, the violence, the shoving, the bullies, the starving aggression, the angry; testosterone-filled hunters and gatherers have been replaced with the calm, the nurturing, the lovely. Women. Imagine that.

Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake With Lemon Glaze

You will never know it's gluten-free. It melts in your mouth and your tastebuds will beg for more. Perfect with steeped tea. Recipe for this delectable cake is over at Taylor Darling. Yummeeeeeee. (the glaze is droolmaking lemony good)

Portrait Session Fees

I am a natural light photographer.

I shoot digital.

I prefer to shoot early morning or late afternoon when sun is lower.

I love to shoot outdoors or in a room filled with natural light.

My hourly fee is $50

I will travel anywhere in the world. (this is an additional fee)

Portrait Sessions are typically 2 hours.

You will have B&W and colour images -typically 48 great shots will be yours from shoot.

I am a trained makeup artist. (I can help with hair)

All images are yours to do what you wish! (CD)

You may contact me:

libertypost(at)gmail.com

or

pattifriday(at)hotmail.com

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To Teach (Design) or Not To Teach

That is the (design) question. (?) I would love to hear your opinion on this topic:

Should Designers Teach What They Know?

There are probably two or three different ideas on this. Some designers keep their cards close; we don't know their 'real' secrets, while other designers lay their cards on the table for all to see. Some business owners believe that if you 'teach them' they won't need you. There is fear that the educated consumer will purchase the materials on their own and complete the project without professional advice, experience and fees. Others believe teaching builds customer relationships, loyalty, (free) publicity and knowledge - which ultimately equals 'more' revenue. There is another point of view that I completely agree with: Designers Get Schooled and Improve By Teaching! We find out that there are many things about our own subject that we didn't know. Our students teach us! Two of the greatest design teachers of all time are Martha Stewart and Dorothy Draper. Martha has based her entire empire on the act of 'teaching' others to be as good as her and look at her omnimedia sales! She teaches everything from flower arranging and gardening to crafts and interior decorating and cooking. I would even go so far as to say that Martha is the wealthiest teacher on the planet.

To Teach (design) or Not To Teach. That is the (design) question?

FLOWER SCHOOLS SHOWN

Beach Blooms

Saipua

Vintage Gardener

Paula Pryke

Jane Packer

Beautiful Blooms

Unexplainable Affection

These 5 images crush my will to stand. My knees go weak. It's that unexplainable affection for a photograph. Does that ever happen to you? The top photo is Sarah Ashley Longshore's lips. The bottom 2 are Sabrina Ward Harrison. The middle 2 (?).

The Easiest Terrarium Lesson Ever !