Have you checked out Premier Sitter Services? Like speed dating for sitters, it's a brilliant concept and so expedient. Visit their site for all the details and, if you'd like to attend the Paoli Design Center event this Thursday . . . shoot me an e-mail and I can hook you up with a JSP client pass!

Yes, the natural light studio in Wayne is open at last!  There are still many canvas and print samples on the way, a new rug on the way and other various objets d'art in transit, and some beautiful European toys still to be bought at Genes, but I've come to realize that the studio will always be a work in progress on some level--meaning I will get it "done" only to start restyling, right?  Or, as one of my best photographer friends recently said, I will attain the elusive "perfect" and then start looking for a new space to lease.  ha ha!

An official announcement and open house information will be going out to clients soon and a few of the already-scheduled sessions in the studio will appear on the blog this week and next.  For now, however, a quick peek inside. I will spare everyone the before images because, believe me, they would make you recoil in horror! ;)

What what what? Parking in Wayne? A dream come true! Yes, that is my car. :)

Adorable letterpress coasters from Two Paperdolls.

And of course I had to have a bed for my favorite baby-on-bed images!

This junior Panton chair is my favorite ever (well, until the Lou Lou ghost arrives next week).

Finally, my own little model had to get in on the action.  As I am sure is evident from this image, I take no credit for either the styling or the pose.  ha ha!

Thank you for indulging me! :)

Just a few quick answers to questions I feel I must address before my in-box fills with more queries . . . 

1) Yes indeed, rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. :) 

2) Yes, the studio is almost ready and YES, I will take many, many photos to show it off on the blog.  I promise!

3) Yes, there are new WordSmith products due within the next two weeks.

4) Yes, there are a couple of spots left in each extraordinary workshop . . . only one left for May 22-23rd, though!

5) Yes, I still have sessions available for spring! Weekend dates are booked through mid-May, but select weekday morning dates are still available. 

6) Yes, I still love Bono.  Why is this even a question?

More questions? Ask me anything on Formspring. I promise to try to keep up! : )

Have a great day all and enjoy the beautiful (almost) spring weather!

I was asked to pull some of my favorite images for a very exciting upcoming project (more on that soon!) and so I spent the evening going down memory lane.  Here are the ones that just begged to be included--and in chronological order no less (thanks, Bridge!).  What fun it was to remember each of these sessions.  The giggles, the tiny toes, the slightly off-key renditions of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."  So many wonderful little people--people in the making.  Thank you to each and every one! : )

So much to catch up on!  I've had the pleasure of photographing so many wonderful families in the past week and the fall/holiday rush is in full swing.  Please note that all weekend dates before my "guaranteed holiday deadline" of November 14th are now filled.  If you do not have a spot and are interested in holiday cards as well as family gifts, please let me know as soon as possible so that you can grab one of the remaining weekday morning spots!

Sneak peeks will be filling the blog very very soon (thank you for your patience!) and until then I thought I'd share a bit of excitement at our house from last week.  As someone who left her parents' home for a college dorm room in Louisiana, followed by a Hyde Park efficiency for grad school at The University of Chicago, followed by a New York one-bedroom for yet more graduate school, I've waiting a looooong time for a big yard. I may or may not have gone a little crazy. ; )  

Until next time . . . . (Oh, and my daughter would like to add that any Main Line girls or boys between the ages of 4 and 7 are welcome in her yard anyday after 3pm.  ha ha!!)

No . . . seriously . . . she is standing by her Cedar Fone to take your playdate call and will have goldfish and grapes waiting at the picnic table! : )

Have a great week, everyone!  I'll be back soon with client sneak peeks and a special WordSmith announcement!