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Continue reading →: A Special Edition of Tell Me a Story Tuesday
Last week marked the 19th anniversary of my mother’s passing. The date doesn’t bring the heavy grief it used to 10 or 15 years ago. But I was still left feeling a little melancholy and out of sorts. Which is part of the reason there was no post last week.…
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Continue reading →: Power of Photos and Video in Storytelling
Sometimes, like with the horrible attack in Colorado last week, we find ourselves trying to tell the story of what happened. Trying to explain it and to make sense of it. Sometimes words are just not enough. That’s where video and photography come in. A picture is worth a thousand…
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Continue reading →: Tell Me a Story Tuesday – Summer Blues Addition
I haven’t done a tell me a story Tuesday in a while, so I thought I would give it a shot this week. It happens to all of us, the summer time blues. When the heat and humidity start to get to us. The kids are home from school and…
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Continue reading →: Summer Memories of Andy Griffith
My earliest memories of Andy Griffith aren’t of the great sheriff and single dad in Mayberry. They aren’t of my grandparent’s favorite attorney. My earliest memories of Andy Griffith are warm summer days and my dad’s 78’s. When I was a girl my little sister and I would convince our…
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Continue reading →: Nora Ephron: Remembering a Ground-breaker
I didn’t want today to pass without saying a few words about Nora Ephron. She was not just an amazing talent, she was a ground breaker as well. Yes, her smart and funny writing was amazing. She had an eye and understanding for telling stories as a director. But, most…
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Continue reading →: Tell Me a Story Tuesday — Last Day of School Edition
It’s that time of year again, the end of school. My children are among the rare bread that cry because school is over for the summer, so we rarely hear about pranks or fun on the last day. Mostly it’s just a phone call to Mommy at work crying about…
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Continue reading →: Video Blessings in Disguise
A few weeks ago I saw this great story about two Vancouver film students trying to track down Morgan Freeman for their film final. First, it’s just awesome in and of itself. But it also speaks to something else. Video blessings in disguise. I have lost projects. I’ve had footage turn…






