July 15 - "National Pet Fire Safety Day"

July 15 has been declared "National Pet Fire Safety Day" to help protect pets from fires in the home. See the AKC article here.
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New Computer - Horray!

When DH and I went out of town recently, I came back to find that my office computer had been terminated by a power surge. Possibly a thunderstorm.

The new computer was finally delivered on Saturday. My tech adviser got the new computer installed and running over the weekend. I'm still working on getting all of the software online and functioning.

I should be able to get my backlog of client work finished and posted soon. Thank you for waiting so patiently.
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Yappy Hour this Friday, June 17th from 6-9pm

The Wine Bin is hosting another Yappy Hour this Friday, June 17th from 6-9pm. Live music, beer and wine will be provided. Hot dogs will be sold to benefit Baltimore Cares About Pets. The Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue will be offering pony rides. Join us with your well mannered dog (no dog required) for another fun night to benefit pet rescue efforts in Baltimore.

The Wine Bin is housed in the historic firehouse built in 1930 at:
8390 Main Street
Historic Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
410-465-7802
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Fairfax Pets on Wheels and PawPrints Photography

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On Sunday, May 17th, I did second shooter work for Robin Burkett of PawPrints Photography.
We were doing pet portraits for Fairfax Pets on Wheels, an organization of volunteers who take their pets to provide joy to nursing home residents.

You can see the portraits on Robin's blog here.
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Bettas

2009 Edition of Presidential Who's Who

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The Presidential Who's Who each year recognizes and selects key executives, professionals and organizations in all disciplines and industries for outstanding business and professional achievements.

This recognition is shared by those who have reached a distinguished level of success in their chosen profession.

I was selected to be in the 2009 Edition of Presidential Who's Who, but couldn't afford to be in the book. It cost about $850.
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Please Vote at Show Off Your Shedder

Please go to the Show off Your Shedder contest page and vote for Ginger, the Golden Retriever.
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Springfield Farm

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DH & I went to Springfield Farm this past Saturday.

They have free range animals there. Normally, when supermarket packaging says "free range" it means that there is a door to a dirt yard in the side of the animals' building. Normally, chickens stay inside because that's where the food and water is. At Springfield Farm, they put the food and water far from the building so that all of the chickens actually run around outside. This helps keep the chickens healthy and disease free.
We saw a hillside of chickens and bought eggs so fresh they hadn't made it into the fridge yet.

The farm will be getting young pigs and lambs soon. They also do turkeys for the holidays. I look forward to going back there with my camera and getting some beautiful shots of the farm's rolling hills, green grass and happy animals.
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Giving Back - HopeWell Cancer Support

Last week, Sanctuary Studios donated a framed print of a border collie and an angora rabbit to HopeWell Cancer Support, located in Lutherville, Maryland, inside a large mansion. HopeWell is a community support system for cancer patients, their families and friends. They run a full schedule of activities including yoga, quilting and meditation.

I found this organization through my mother. She found HopeWell after my Dad was diagnosed with inoperable cancer two years ago. He is doing very well on medications that help to keep the cancer from spreading.

HopeWell was happy to take the donation, but they don't know when they will be able to hang it up.
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New Framed Print

I'm so excited by how well this portrait series turned out. I'm delivering it to the client tomorrow. I hope she likes it as much as I do.
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Phishing Hurts Everyone

Everyone gets evil emails looking to get personal information. You can report these emails to the companies they are impersonating. You can also forward them to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov and reportphishing@antiphishing.org.
There is a list helpful tips on phishing at OnGuard Online.
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Someone to Watch Over Me by Saralee Perel

Earlier this month, my mom sent me an amazing article. It was so moving that I wrote to the author.

The article is by award winning columnist, Saralee Perel. Her dog, Gracie, has cared for Saralee ever since Saralee's spinal cord injury six years ago. Gracie has taken on this selfless task without any training or direction from anyone. The full article entitled:
"Someone To Watch Over Me"
can be read at Cape Cod Times. It will make your cry. I encourage you to read it. there is a photo of Gracie with the article.

Saralee Perel kindly responded that, Gracie still cares for her. She added that, at the encouragement of her agent, Saralee is currently writing a book about Gracie.

Saralee has a new article:
"Learning about Eddie" , about her cat. It, too, is a tear jerker. There is a photo of Eddie with the article.

Saralee Perel is originally from Baltimore and remembers Catonsville.

Thank you Saralee, for your kind email and your wonderful stories.
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Photography Convention

Last week I attended the Maryland Professional Photographers annual convention. There was a lot of great seminars and it was a lot of fun.

Michael Dunphy of Avonlee Photography took photos of the convention and posted them here: http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=857121234446086080/l=466473956/g=60587141/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

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