My photo collection!

I have fun snapping photos of these. I'm up to 702 photos in this album. Isn't that silly? But it amuses me.


I can delete them off of my iPhoto application, knowing they are here when I want to look at them. I like to keep my saved photos at around 12,000. It's hard to delete photos of the grandkids, and the great memories. I have sold one photo of a horse and its rider, after covering the Coldwater Horse Show. She wanted an 8 x 10 for a keepsake. Does that make me a professional photographer?! It was lovely to help her out!

• Coldwater Horse Show Videos | Coldwater Horse Show | Coldwater Horse Show

My daughter took this photo
of her children!
I photoshopped it!

For safety sake, I old post low resolution photos, as many are prone to stealing this intellectual property. Some even remove a pro's Watermark, and put in their own. Shameful. I don't know how the pros do it. It takes a lot of energy to market your photos, as well as ensuring they are not stolen. I just don't have it! As a teacher, I blogged with students in the 1990s, teaching them how to create web pages, take photos, and create a positive on-line persona, and how to avoid predators or bullying peers. I posted How-tos for my peers, had students teach my colleagues how to showing off their student's work. I enjoyed it very much, sharing my expertise. Now it is a hobby, with many, many wonderful blog buddies who celebrate each other's work or play.


These days I get 2 or 3 requests a day from publicists to read some client's book, and/or offering a promo contest for my readers. I just don't have the time to read them all! This is the issue with having a web presence. 

I usually respond to it with this stock message:

Due to an increasing demand, several requests per day, I simply don't have the time to feature every request, nor check its veracity, nor read all the books publicists want to send. 

Please be advised that I charge $50 for an adverpost. Profits go to my favourite charity, where I volunteer: Community Home Support & Hospice. I can post a short  information piece, about 250 words, and hotlinks. If this is unsuitable, please remove me from your email list.