let’s talk photography tips!

It seems like I’ve only been writing about music or home renovations, so when I was editing photos today and it occurred to me that I should do a post about little things to do to take better photos, I knew I just had to do it! Now, whether you have a blog and want to use [...]

Impromptu Photoshoot – the grandkids!

When my brother in law Derek suggested I go get my camera to do a little “impromptu” photoshoot with his daughter Autumn I couldn’t possibly have said no. I mean, she’s sweet, a little big cantankerous downright angelic in black and white, her chubby little cheeks make for the best pictures a gal could ask [...]

My Camera Equipment

I’ve gotten a couple of e-mails in the past few months asking about the camera equipment that I use for the photography here on southernmother.com, on Facebook, and on my photography website, ricordiphotography.com. Well, here it is! Any time I think I can possibly get away with it, I’m toting my DSLR – a Canon [...]

Show Us Your Life: Show us what you make!

For me, this post is more about “show us what you’d LIKE to make sometime in the near future” … Right now, I don’t find time very often (actually, right now it’s more about not having a place, not so much time or money) to craft all the things I’d like to start making, but [...]

An Important Promise

I’ve always loved Hebrews 13:5-6 (“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to [...]

52 Weeks | 1 – Typefaces

Being the mediocre brilliant graphic designer that I am, I’ve been around the block a time or two with my obsession over typefaces (a.k.a. fonts). It’s so interesting to me how fonts started – one style for everything – and that they’ve ended up being SO diverse. I mean, we’re talking millions of different styles. [...]

Laziness is a virtue…Right?

It’s been over a month since I posted a real blog post. You know, the nothing’s-really-going-on-but-I’m-here-because-I’m-hoping-someone-will-read-this-and-care type of post. What? You say you don’t know? Oh. Maybe it’s just me. We’ve had a crazy past few weeks, I tell you. James and I have been traveling with Daryl pretty often lately, and it’s very stressful [...]

Tuesday’s List: Bucket List

This week’s Tuesday’s List is a Bucket List. I’ve had this list for quite awhile and have actually accomplished several things that are on it. I’m always adding new things though, so I never really get ahead! 1. Live somewhere in New England 2. Do a super awesome band photo shoot 3. Have another baby [...]