This morning I photographed our Engine 1 for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. Lori has wanted a picture of me in my full turnouts so I figured I would take a shot with me posing with the engine …
I’ve often thought it’s not fair that weeds are so ugly. Why can’t the weeds that invade your yard at least be pretty? Well, then we wouldn’t call them weeds probably. But when we had a load of manure brought …
Early fall we get the best weather in Ferndale. The coastal fog that we see all summer finally goes away, but it’s a couple of months yet before we start getting the winter deluge. Sunny days, starry nights, and early …
This is the first corset that Lori and I purchased, and still my favorite as it is by far the fanciest. I’ve photographed it several times over the years, and in fact it was worn by the first model I …
I spent the morning at a practice burn in Rio Dell. This is the fourth time I’ve been in a burning building, and I’m getting a lot more comfortable with it than I would have ever imagined. Still not something …
I’m used to seeing rusty cars from back east where they salt the roads, but here on the west coast you get totally natural rust. This is the worst rusted vehicle I’ve seen in a long time and I’m not …
Philip and Diane came back to finish the wallpaper on the ceiling and also put up our Iris frieze. It’s looking so good in that room, we’re excited to get the rest of it done now. Next project in there …
My main purpose in going to the PPA convention in Las Vegas was to check out the new cameras available, since my Fuji S1 was starting to have trouble and was getting out dated. I was especially interested in the …
Here’s the first few layers that Mabel was wearing under the bodice and skirt featured yesterday. In all she was wearing: drawers, brassiere, corset, petticoat, corset cover, another petticoat, skirt, and bodice. Makes getting dressed in the morning a bit …
Mabel came by our studio today to model an outfit that we received from Toby, a VPA member who was cleaning out her closets. The bodice is from around 1900, and it is very tiny. We thought that Mabel would …
