I'm too lazy to upload photos one by one, so I'll just post links to my Facebook albums.
April 2008 trip to Chicago, Wheaton, Mudelein and St. Charles, IL
The Master & the Musician tour April 10th and 24th, 2008
The albums ARE public, despite the preview you get when you move your mouse over them.
Enjoy!
-- Steph
Early last week my mom had an accident on the way to work. She was driving on a rural highway when a dog ran in front of our minivan. There was a semi riding her bumper and there was no way she could avoid the dog. Mom went to several farmhouses in the area to locate the dog's owner but didn't find anyone home. Not wanting to have the owner drive by and see their beloved pet on the side of the road, she called 9-1-1 and told them what happened so they could send animal control.
By the time she arrived at work, mom was in tears. We've had two dogs killed and another injured by cars whose drivers didn't even bother to stop. Understandably, Mom wanted to do something. But what? Working at a newspaper gave her the perfect opportunity. She wrote a letter to the editor describing what happened in hopes that the dog's owner would see it and know how sorry she was. She wasn't expecting a response, but she got one in the form of another letter to the editor by the dog's owner. It's a wonderful letter and the ideal reaction so I thought I'd scan the article and share it. I don't know if I could be that understanding....
From the April 4, 2008 Harlan News-Advertiser.
As some of you know, I've been working on some t-shirt designs to sell through CafePress in hopes of raising more money to catch a few shows on the Master & The Musician: 30 Years Later tour. They're now done and ready to be shown off! The shirts contain photos that I took along with paraphrases of bible verses. So far there are four basic designs based on two photos and two verses and I'm pleased with how they came out.
http://www.cafepress.com/playthrume
At the moment, I'm using the free shop but once I make enough sales to justify the $7/month fee, I'll upgrade to a premium account which will let me have multiple designs on the same style of shirt. I've set it up to earn $3 per shirt except for the black one. I kept that at $1 to keep all the prices under $20.
Any feedback would be welcome, so please let me know what you think!
-- Steph
