The Response: Bold Abode — Cheryl Tonight’s Call involved a lot of wandering. I played around with in-camera techniques, then I played around with post processing techniques, finally settling on this image. It’s an ICM photo that gets its bold color treatment from a Lightroom preset I came up with a few months ago. It […]
The Call: Learning from My Mistakes — Cheryl The first time I ever heard the phrase “teachable moment” I was writing for The Denver Catholic Register, and the archbishop or pope had said it. I think of it every now and again when the kids encounter a situation I had hoped to spare them (it […]
The Call: On the Other Side — Cheryl I noticed the house across the road from the golf course when I dropped Luke off for a tournament this morning. Oh, and he won. : )
The Call: Fence — Jessica “Land is the only true wealth.” — The Secret of Roan Inish (P.S. This is one of my favorite movies!) Response: In the Woods — Cheryl We practically live in the woods. Our land (right around two acres) has way too much vegetation on it (and a great deal of […]
The Call: Tomahawk House — Cheryl I’ve long admired the design of this house (especially when those lupines are blooming), which sits next to Natanis Golf Course. It wasn’t until last year, though, that I learned that the house is owned by Natanis and is available as a rental. The Response: An Attempt to Organize […]
The Call: Idyllic — Cheryl This place isn’t too far from our house. Whenever I drive by, I sigh. It’s actually for sale, with about 60 acres of land. While it’s tempting to dream about the possibilities, the reality would not exactly be sunshine and lollipops. The Response: Farmhouse Color — Jessica You would think […]
The Call: Pumpkin House — Cheryl Four years ago, when the major renovation on our house was just about finished, we went down to New Hampshire for a weekend that included a family reunion and a day at Storyland. While driving through North Conway, we passed a colonial-style house painted pumpkin orange, with cream trim. […]