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#hasselbladfriday #21: some shots from the beach, and some thoughts from the archives

Some shots from my weekend at the beach.  It's a wonder they're even in focus.​

Posted in beauty all around, family, friends, places, scenes from the weekend, all about film and tagged with hasselblad friday, hasselblad.

March 22, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 22, 2013
  • hasselblad friday
  • hasselblad
  • beauty all around
  • family
  • friends
  • places
  • scenes from the weekend
  • all about film
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

spring break in port aransas

​We're back from our beach vacation, filled up on surf, sand, and Jason's Heart-Attack Burgers.

Posted in family, friends, marcus, alex, places, scenes from the weekend, travel and tagged with port aransas, beach vacation, maile wilson.

March 18, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 18, 2013
  • port aransas
  • beach vacation
  • maile wilson
  • family
  • friends
  • marcus
  • alex
  • places
  • scenes from the weekend
  • travel
  • 6 Comments
6 Comments

spring breakin'

And we're out.​

Posted in family, friends, travel, places and tagged with spring break.

March 15, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 15, 2013
  • spring break
  • family
  • friends
  • travel
  • places
  • 1 Comment
1 Comment

the bad girls are back!

This weekend was an official reunion of The Bad Girls Club.  They're back, and better than ever.​

Posted in alex, at home, family and tagged with julia, henry, alex, family, the bad girls club.

March 10, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • March 10, 2013
  • julia
  • henry
  • alex
  • family
  • the bad girls club
  • alex
  • at home
  • family
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

on connecting

A lovely little video to make you happy (and a picture of my daughter telling bad knock-knock jokes).

Posted in alex, family and tagged with alex, connection, family.

February 20, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 20, 2013
  • alex
  • connection
  • family
  • alex
  • family
  • 7 Comments
7 Comments

a walk in the woods

I admittedly have a rather troubled relationship with nature.

Posted in big plans, family, marcus, alex, make your moment and tagged with walk in the woods, make your moment, la crema.

February 18, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • February 18, 2013
  • walk in the woods
  • make your moment
  • la crema
  • big plans
  • family
  • marcus
  • alex
  • make your moment
  • 12 Comments
12 Comments

aging british punk (6/365)

This is what a British ex-punk looks like. Before and after.

Posted in #photo365, family, marcus and tagged with #photo365, marcus, punk.

January 6, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • January 6, 2013
  • #photo365
  • marcus
  • punk
  • #photo365
  • family
  • marcus
  • 4 Comments
4 Comments

holy toledo!

This past weekend, I went to Toledo.  It was like walking into the set of A Christmas Story.

Posted in friends, family, travel, places and tagged with toledo, ohio, toledo museum of art, christening.

January 2, 2013 by Karen Walrond.
  • January 2, 2013
  • toledo
  • ohio
  • toledo museum of art
  • christening
  • friends
  • family
  • travel
  • places
  • 4 Comments
4 Comments

bubble & squeak day

Now it's the holidays.

Posted in at home, friends, family and tagged with bubble & squeak, holidays, thanksgiving.

November 24, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 24, 2012
  • bubble & squeak
  • holidays
  • thanksgiving
  • at home
  • friends
  • family
  • 5 Comments
5 Comments

10 days of thanksgiving: family & friends

It's our last day of our 10 days of thanksgiving, folks -- so it's only fitting we focus on our family, and friends-who-are-like-family.

Posted in friends, family and tagged with 10 days of thanksgiving, friends, family.

November 21, 2012 by Karen Walrond.
  • November 21, 2012
  • 10 days of thanksgiving
  • friends
  • family
  • friends
  • family
  • 2 Comments
2 Comments
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