tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46642244305459676612024-03-18T14:58:28.925-05:00Fiona and TwigThe Misadventures of a Freelance Photographer...Anne Loryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comBlogger661125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664224430545967661.post-45668125626034224552017-12-31T16:25:00.000-06:002017-12-31T16:25:46.587-06:00Well, Hey There.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Been a little while. A good little while, in fact.</div>
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I'll be honest and admit that not only do I not blog </div>
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anymore, but I don't read or follow any blogs anymore, either. </div>
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Nothing big or major or catastrophic happened, </div>
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I just, well....sort of outgrew it. </div>
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And by "it", I mean I outgrew the need to </div>
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see and be seen. To prove to myself that I had the goods </div>
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fantastic dream shoots for the likes of </div>
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the divine and dear Carol Hicks Bolton. </div>
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To work with the simply grand ladies of </div>
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the Where Women Create family of magazines </div>
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a number of times. </div>
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It was a blast and a joy, and such a fun ride. </div>
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what needed to happen. </div>
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I simply needed to stop. </div>
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Stop chasing opportunities. </div>
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Stop over-extending myself. </div>
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Stop working for far less than I knew I deserved. </div>
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Once the joy left, once I no longer derived any real measure </div>
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of satisfaction from doing my pro shoots, I backed away. </div>
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Slowly at first, though. </div>
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I still held on to a handful of long-time clients </div>
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for sentimental reasons and because I love them. </div>
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But now, on the cusp of 2018, </div>
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that I'm done. </div>
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I'll still hold on to the cameras and the ridiculously expensive lenses </div>
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and all the other stuff that goes along with it. </div>
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Just in case, because I will never say never. </div>
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I might return to do what I once loved, </div>
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but only if the pull to do so is stronger than </div>
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the overwhelming peace I've acquired from letting it go. </div>
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In a similar vein, we are also looking </div>
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to sell our farmhouse, leave Fredericksburg, </div>
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and move a bit closer to my </div>
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"real" job as a full-time respiratory therapist at an area hospital. </div>
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So...Happy New Year!</div>
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For the New Year, </div>
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I wish each of you your own special brand </div>
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of peace and joy and fulfillment, </div>
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wherever it may take you. </div>
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the Spring 2017 issue </div>
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more specifically, the feature story on oh-so-lovely </div>
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and oooooh-so-talented artist, Carol Darilek. </div>
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But when Carol completely redid her creative space, </div>
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Anne Loryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664224430545967661.post-70609417577042721342016-12-08T15:40:00.000-06:002016-12-08T15:40:24.541-06:00Published in Where Women Create-Llano Earth Art Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the entire LEAF team of visionaries </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">worked tirelessly to make this joyous, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">on the banks of the Llano River. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's all about Earth, and Art ( and Earth Art! ),</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the Nov/Dec/Jan 2017 issue of </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">on newsstands now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And to learn more about LEAF, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.llanoearthartfest.org/">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you to Where Women Create Magazine, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And a great big thank you </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">to my expert photographer buddies </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cynthia Lively and Lou Quallenberg </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the best to each of you! </span></div>
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Anne Loryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664224430545967661.post-47047404049896286682016-10-26T16:07:00.002-05:002023-06-28T11:56:04.363-05:00That Someone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Inspiration.</div>
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It's not always a what, </div>
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sometimes it's a who.</div>
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The lady above is Jill Thompson Elliott.</div>
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Wife and mom, owner/proprietor of </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Haberdashery-Boutique-62324648937/?fref=ts"><span style="color: black;"><b>Haberdashery Boutique</b></span></a> in Fredericksburg, Texas, </div>
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If I told her that she does it all well, </div>
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the secret to having it all and doing it all,...</div>
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being that woman that we all aspire to be? </div>
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The woman who "has it all",<i> that someone</i>, </div>
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is a woman who has laughed and cried, and sacrificed. </div>
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She has suffered great joy and crushing losses, </div>
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sometimes in equal measure. </div>
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She has laid awake crying, silently working out </div>
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that life invariably hits us with. </div>
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She is Jill Thompson Elliott, </div>
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and a thousand other women I know </div>
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and admire. </div>
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<i>today</i>, she is that someone who I want to </div>
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This post will surprise her, no doubt, </div>
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but that's kinda the point. </div>
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It's nice when we are going about our everyday lives, </div>
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just doing what we do without any fanfare, </div>
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expecting no notice or recognition, </div>
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someone sneaks up on you... </div>
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kind of like I did in that photo I snapped of Jill,,,</div>
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and says, </div>
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"pssssst....hey you...you're pretty okay, ya know? </div>
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you made an impact, and you are an inspiration?"</div>
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That's what I needed. </div>
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A dose of epi, a little B12, hell, maybe even full-blown </div>
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resuscitation. </div>
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I was freaking burned out, </div>
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and didn't give much of a flip </div>
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whether I ever picked up the camera again. </div>
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I put it down for a spell, and let it rest. </div>
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It wasn't the fault of my clients, </div>
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far from it. It was due to my type-A, </div>
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can't say no, gotta go, go, go, mindset </div>
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that has sadly dictated the last 6 years of my photography </div>
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business model. </div>
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A conundrum of my own creation, </div>
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Being the all-or-nothing creature that I am, </div>
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I did what felt natural to me... </div>
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I pretty much said no to any and every job </div>
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which came my way, save for a small group </div>
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of long-time clients and one group of magazines. </div>
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And then my best friend Tom coerced me into </div>
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taking a photography workshop this past week. </div>
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<a href="http://www.mindyveissid.com/"><b>The Art of Intuitive Photography by Mindy Veissid</b></a>, </div>
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to be exact.</div>
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Wow. </div>
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Mindy has done what I thought for sure </div>
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what was impossible. </div>
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She taught me to believe again. </div>
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To trust in myself and my intuition again. </div>
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To drum it into my head that there are no mistakes </div>
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when you follow your heart and your calling. </div>
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That CPR thing came by way of a beautifully </div>
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gifted lady named Mindy, and she has rocked my world. </div>
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Thank you Mindy, Lisa and Jill. </div>
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Hope came in the package of two spitfire New Yorkers, </div>
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and my own stubborn decison to get off my ass and say,</div>
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"oh okay, I'll give this workshop thing a shot...it'll only </div>
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be a few hours outta my day regardless."</div>
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Sharing an image from the workshop. </div>
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Just one for now. </div>
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It's open for your own interpretation. </div>
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I don't even feel compelled to share what it is,</div>
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or where I shot it. </div>
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took a breath, got out of my own way,</div>
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I looked up, and whaddaya know? </div>
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There it was.</div>
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So yeah... I reckon I'll be back to work </div>
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with new eyes and a new purpose. </div>
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To follow that voice inside of me that says </div>
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"screw the rules, make up your own. tell fear to f off."</div>
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Message recieved, Mindy.</div>
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Message received.</div>
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Anne Loryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664224430545967661.post-25004421578076230042016-10-07T15:41:00.000-05:002016-10-07T15:41:48.548-05:00Summer-Fall 2016: Room No. 5, Carol Hicks Bolton<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As promised, here are more of the photos </div>
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from our recent photo shoot at Carol Hicks Bolton's </div>
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glorious shop, Room No. 5. </div>
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Delights from their most recent shipment from France </div>
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are the order of the day for this visit into Carol's world. </div>
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This is only Part One, many more to come </div>
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Enjoy! </div>
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And please pay a visit to Carol's </div>
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beautifully revamped website to see </div>
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more from our 4 years of collaborations. </div>
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<b><a href="http://www.carolhicksbolton.com/">Click HERE to see all three of Carol Hicks Bolton's shops!</a> </b></div>
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Anne Loryshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664224430545967661.post-46238964430307572002016-08-29T13:37:00.000-05:002016-08-29T13:37:48.395-05:00Room No. 5, Carol Hicks Bolton, Summer 2016 Sneak Peek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This lady. </div>
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Her shops. </div>
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Which is lovelier? Hard to say. </div>
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Nope, strike that. </div>
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Carol Hicks Bolton, divine though her shops may be, </div>
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is far and away the lovelier of the two. </div>
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But the very essence of Carol is made manifest </div>
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in each lovingly crafted vignette, every carefully curated treasure, </div>
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sort of rendering the question moot. </div>
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I've been most fortunate to be able to collaborate </div>
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with Carol on multiple website, advertising, and magazine </div>
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photo shoots over the past 5 or so years. </div>
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If you want a master class in all things ethereal, </div>
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look no further than Mrs. Bolton.</div>
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We collaborated again this Summer </div>
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on a big photo shoot / ad campaign for her shop Room No. 5.</div>
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The photo above was from that very shoot, </div>
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an out-take, actually. I caught Carol unawares as she was </div>
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styling this cabinet, and as it turns out, </div>
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it's probably our favorite photo from the whole shoot. </div>
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Art is funny like that...oftentimes it is created </div>
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I look back and see that I haven't blogged since April. </div>
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I've been active on Facebook and Instagram, </div>
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but the blog? Well, if you want the unadulterated truth, </div>
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my heart just wasn't in it much anymore. </div>
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I thought I wanted to close the door completely, </div>
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but maybe I might just leave the door cracked open, ever so slightly. </div>
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You know, for stuff like this. </div>
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The good stuff, sharing what I want, when I want, </div>
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with no apologies or explanations offered </div>
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for the infrequency of my posts. </div>
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I've had some friends lament that I had shut the blog down completely, </div>
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making it impossible to access old posts, many of which featured </div>
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A dynamic, innovative, inspired, genuine, </div>
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ebullient, indomitable, </div>
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For me, that someone was<b> Bex Hale</b>. </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">{all photos copyright Anne Lorys Photography}</span></div>
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{ Bex and Facebook sensation, Baby Lulu *grin* }</div>
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Last year, my buddy Bex agreed to<br />
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With a background in industrial technology and engineering, </div>
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Bex parlayed these strengths into her true passions... </div>
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interior design and decor. </div>
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And quite the pedigree she possesses </div>
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in the design realm, mmm hmm.</div>
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Having collaborated with the likes of Robert Redford, </div>
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The Sundance Channel, Lexus, The Fairmont Hotel, </div>
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and oh, just a little old thang like being </div>
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featured on <b>HGTV's DESIGN STAR</b> (!!!!! ),</div>
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Bex was a natural to share her story, </div>
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her life, her business acumen, </div>
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and her joie de vivre with all the readers of </div>
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<a href="http://www.wherewomencreate.com/"><b>Where Women Create Business Magazine </b></a></div>
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In the Spring 2016 issue, </div>
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Bex shares her design business </div>
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in Wimberley, TX, <b> <a href="http://www.relicshome.com/">Relics Home</a></b>, </div>
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her luxury vacation rental <a href="http://www.relicsranch.com/"><b>Relics Ranch</b></a>, </div>
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hubby David met, but also shares </div>
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Baby Lulu.</div>
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But first, the design studio.</div>
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The collaborative process where dreams come to life </div>
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The design studio.</div>
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Bex herself. </div>
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'Tis a shame she's not the least bit photogenic. </div>
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{ cough, cough, beauty queen, cough, cough }</div>
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Relics Ranch, designed from stem to stern by Bex. </div>
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Texas meets art deco meets "why the heck not?"</div>
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Nobody but nobody rocks a victory roll like this gal!</div>
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And then her heart... </div>
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Yep, that's Lulu. </div>
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the cute little tushie revealed in my </div>
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As always, I thank my friends and family </div>
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at Where Women Create. </div>
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Jo, Brandy, Amber....you make each project </div>
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a magical experience from start to finish. </div>
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And Bex, to you... </div>
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I think you know. </div>
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I adore you, I idolize you, </div>
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Defying conventional wisdom. </div>
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When I entered blogging in 2009, </div>
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Seven years later, I'm having a full-circle moment </div>
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as once again, I'm in search of my voice. </div>
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Not with regards to blogging, but as part of the bigger picture:</div>
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Purpose. </div>
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Priorities. </div>
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Peace. </div>
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What mattered and who I was seven years ago </div>
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have undergone a dramatic shift. </div>
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And the questions need answering and addressing, </div>
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as much as I try and avoid them. </div>
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My purpose:</div>
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What am I supposed to do? </div>
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I have a great big "nope" moment, re-calibrate, </div>
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My priorities:</div>
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The signs have always been there, plain as day, </div>
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faith and family. Why then have I chosen to ignore them? </div>
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don't I already know the answer? </div>
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And here's where I either cut my own creative throat, </div>
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I no longer sense that I'm on the right path. </div>
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That my primary expression of the heart, </div>
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The shift has occurred. </div>
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My priority, my purpose, and my peace </div>
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I've neglected to the point of rejection </div>
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this basic truth, that only via my faith </div>
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In the wake of losing my mom in 2011, </div>
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than I could realistically handle. </div>
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It was a means of avoidance, </div>
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that I'd feel satiated. And to some extent, it worked, </div>
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but only for a little while. </div>
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What a load of misguided crap. </div>
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I've felt it coming for a really long time now, </div>
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the shift. </div>
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To most, it's been an imperceptible shift. </div>
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I've taken on quite a few rather reluctantly, recognizing that </div>
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although I never gave less than 100%, </div>
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that I was sacrificing something far more valuable </div>
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than another byline or the money. </div>
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I'm finding my way largely in the dark most days... </div>
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knowing the source of the light, </div>
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The sign-posts are there, I just have to </div>
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break through the haze to find them. </div>
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A clear mind and a pure heart </div>
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Chartreuse and Co., </div>
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on Main Street Fredericksburg, Texas, </div>
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there were a handful of enchanting shops. </div>
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Homestead. </div>
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Idle Hours. </div>
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American Higgledy Piggledy. </div>
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And to my mind, the crown jewel... </div>
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Room No 5. </div>
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All birthed by the Bolton's, Carol and Tim, </div>
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all pure magic. </div>
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But there was always something </div>
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extra special about Room No 5. </div>
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Awash in white, it was the stuff of dreams. </div>
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First with Carol Hicks Bolton Antiquites, </div>
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then with Gus Antiques & Wonders, </div>
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and now....finally....surely an answer to my prayers....</div>
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<i><u>Room No 5 has returned</u></i>.</div>
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Since doing this photo shoot several weeks ago, </div>
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Room No 5 is even more of a white wonderland. </div>
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Such a perfect fit!</div>
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And what's in the former Gus space?</div>
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The gloriously lovely return of Room No. 5!</div>
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I've completed two commercial shoots </div>
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Cotton Tail Guest House, </div>
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one of the 7 B&B properties </div>
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owned by my friend Melissa Mabery. </div>
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Old tin ceiling added, antique pocket doors, </div>
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Down yonder in these parts, </div>
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Peppers! </div>
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Serrano, Jalapeno, Poblano. </div>
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I had taken my laptop in to be repaired, </div>
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and I just picked it up this afternoon. </div>
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I don't know what sort of hoodoo voodoo </div>
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that I haven't seen in almost 5 years. </div>
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They are the story of us. </div>
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Me and my husband. </div>
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From our very first date, </div>
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We've been married 8 years this Summer, </div>
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and it hasn't been the easiest of paths. </div>
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We've butted heads our fair share and then some, </div>
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I'm sharing these with you here... </div>
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none of them are edited, in fact they all pre-date </div>
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So here we are.The story of Anne and James. </div>
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For better, for worse, </div>
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in sickness and in health,</div>
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and you know the rest. </div>
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The first date....St. Patrick's Day 2006. </div>
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Dolores del Rio on The Riverwalk. </div>
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Still the first date. Cheesy photo from Dave and Buster's.</div>
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THE PROPOSAL!!!</div>
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All captured by his younger brother Andrew, </div>
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who was in on the stealth plan.</div>
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Although the top photo from Lori's space was the one </div>
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Hollie Fairchild just opened a FAB shop </div>
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here in Fredericksburg called Farm Haus. </div>
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It's the stuff vintage dreams are made of.</div>
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And below are the sweet sisters from ReDid.... </div>
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All these gals are located in Barn 0 at </div>
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Fredericksburg Trade Days, </div>
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and no matter the distance, you owe it </div>
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Fredericksburg, TX 78624</div>
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