Category Archives: personal

The Magic of the Hasselblad :: film vs digital?

I love film.  Always have and always will.  I grew up with a darkroom in my garage and some of my earliest memories are from playing in the circle light trap door with my brother at my dad’s photo classroom. The smell of fixer and stop bring back fond memories.
I also love digital cameras....

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Birthday Wishes

It’s a joyous day at the Cornell house today. Our big boy turns 6 years old today! Yes, I’m a proud Mama, but I’m sharing this with you because even though we didn’t know it at the time, the birth of my first child was the very first baby step (pun intended) toward...

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Happy Anniversary :: Denise and Charles

I hope you will indulge me a walk down memory lane today as I celebrate my wedding anniversary. On May 18, 1996 I married my college sweetheart, Charles Cornell, in my hometown of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Fourteen glorious years and two children later I’d do it all over again…in a heartbeat! Charles, this...

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In Memorial :: Ret. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles McDaniel

I write this post with a heavy heart, but I do it as an act of love and respect for the McDaniel family and in celebration of a life well-lived by a man I’m honored to have called friend, Ret. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles McDaniel.  Mr. McDaniel, as I know him, and 3 others were...

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Vacation :: U2 Mini Tour

Despite his day job in the corporate world, my husband Rick’s passion is music and it’s a love we share. You might recall we made a trek to Cincinnati last winter to see one of our favorite bands, Over the Rhine. Last week, along with some friends, we indulged in a mini U2...

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