the blog

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souvenirs to cherish for always

Welcome to the blog! 

posts as far back as 2009

I hope you enjoy perusing stories and images from the last several years. It is well saturated with animal and travel photos. The blog was a passion of mine for quite some time but in 2016 I took a break. Glad to finally be back!

Paper Hat :: s minneapolis boutique

Welcome to one of the CUTEST shops around!!!   Paper Hat is a magical shop featuring hand made goods from artists across the country. Think Etsy with physical walls. And the owner, Greta, loves...

the pup with no name :: minneapolis pet photographer

On my recent trip to Mexico I was pretty focused on trying to find 3 animals to photograph … a beach cat, a donkey on the side of the road and a dog. I was successful thanks in large part to my...

playing dress up :: minneapolis pet photos

we’ve been over this. I love mail. All kinds of it. The e kind and the physical ‘old school’ in the box kind. And I like to make others happy by getting it because I know I’m not alone in this...

tis spring

since we didn’t really have much of a winter I’ve been hesitant to say “hooray! it’s spring!” buuuuuuuuut I think we might be there. It’s been rather warm, the buds are budding, the girls have taken...

mexico!

as I posted on here almost too many times to tag, I went to Mexico at the end of February (the very end! my passport is actually stamped February 29th!!!) and came back some time in March. It was...

Pittie Party! … benefit a good cause

  You may remember these two beauties from this post and this post on here late last summer. Lilah is the beautiful pit bull mix and Olivia is her fantastic mama. These two were so lovely to work...

Mexican Beach Cat

… as opposed to last years Mexican Beach Dog. Normally I’m a little apprehensive of random, stray animals that I meet on the street or a beach, as the case may be. You never know how they will...

the weather …

It’s no secret that I live in Minnesota. And here, the weather is a constant topic of conversation… “Can I go shovel the walk? You betcha, hun!” “It’s not so much the heat, it’s the humidity.” “Did...

on my way home!

Phew - after quite a few days of meandering around Mexico, I’m on my way home. I had an amazing time but I am so excited to snuggle with my girls!! 🙂   and go through photos from here… be back...

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