Archive for the 'life' Category

Foundation Studio’s fabulous prize pack

February 16, 2009

By random drawing goes to entry #2, b/w cat!
Congratulations!  I’ve sent an email to the winner with more details.

Winners!!

February 14, 2009

Congratulations!!  Winners have been notified via email so check your inboxes!!!
First Place:  Nosey Doggie
Second Place: Girl on Swing
Third Place: B/W Baby
Congratulations to you all, and a BIG thank you to everyone who entered!! This was so much fun that I’m sure there will be more contests in the future.
And check back in this [...]

You have until MIDNIGHT!

February 13, 2009

To get your votes in for the Valentine’s Day photo contest, see poll in the post below.
I’ll be posting the results and notifying the winners by email tomorrow, Good Luck!

Ottawa Photography- Entries for the Valentine’s Day Photo Contest!

February 4, 2009

Poll is now closed.  Thank you for voting- winners announced tomorrow.
Here they are, in random order.  Vote in the poll for your favorite.
Poll will be open until midnight February 13th, and the winners will be announced here on Valentine’s Day!
polldaddy poll=1340694ood luck, and thank you so much to everyone who took the time to send [...]

My Love for ABBA

February 3, 2009

is everlasting and unending.
And I will not apologize.  In fact, I feel sorry for anyone who looks down on ABBA, (yes, this means you my dear husband) because they are missing out on truly some of the most insightful and cleverest songs ever produced.   And if you are honest with yourself, you will admit that [...]

Please Read

January 30, 2009

If you’ve submitted a photo to the Valentine’s Day contest, and HAVE NOT had an email from me in reply, it means I haven’t received your email. I was contacted by someone who didn’t think her emails were getting through, and she was right. I think I’ve fixed the problem, but please, if [...]

Photo Contest

January 29, 2009

Just a reminder that the contest will end tomorrow- so if you are planning to enter and possibly win some really great prizes ( I would personally LOVE the gift pack that Foundation Studio is donating!) get your entries in before tomorrow at MIDNIGHT.  Send your photos to info@lauraleemagill.com
and entries will be posted [...]

Cupcake Love

January 27, 2009

Making these is like therapy for me.  Whenever I’m having a bad day, or I’m stressed, baking a batch of cupcakes just calms me down and clears my head.  The measuring and mixing take enough concentration that everything else slips away for a while.  And there is nothing more comforting than the smell of something [...]

Take My Picture

January 26, 2009

“Take my picture, Mama”
This is heard frequently at our house now, but is a new- and likely fleeting- thing.  It’s a welcome change from the running and hiding whenever they saw me lift my camera to my eye, and I’m going to enjoy it while I can!
If you’re a ’serious’ photographer, you aren’t really supposed [...]

Win Even More Stuff!!

January 24, 2009

NEWS!
The fabulous folks at Foundation Studio have generously donated a fantastic prize package to our Valentine’s Day photo contest.  Foundation Studio will be sending one of our lucky winners a gift package filled with chocolates, candles and other romantic Valentine’s Day stuff.
We’ve gotten some great photos entered already, and I’m so happy I don’t have [...]