Archive for April, 2012

JoshuaTree

Joshua Tree: Exploring and Lightpainting

April 20, 2012, by Karen in Blog

After Photoshop World wrapped up in Washington D.C., Ben and I flew back to the bus, which was parked in Las Vegas. The bus has spent a LOT of time parked in Vegas during the past year and I was really itching to move on. (We absolutely love our friends there, but we wanted to …

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Photoshop World: Springtime in the nation’s capital

April 19, 2012, by Karen in Blog

That’s right. It’s that time again. Another Photoshop World! I’ve stopped counting how many of these I’ve been to, but I’ll never get tired of this conference. I’ve said it before on this blog, but the energy there is simply amazing. There are a slew of excellent classes to take, but it’s really so much …

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Springtime in Jersey

April 10, 2012, by Karen in Blog

Spring is a beautiful time of year to be in New Jersey… especially when wine is involved! When Ben and I visited my family in last month, we visited one of my favorite places in Jersey… Heritage Vineyards. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’ve been frequenting Heritage for years. …

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GennyBatteries

The cost of staying mobile

April 7, 2012, by Karen in Blog

After two unforgettable weeks in Hawaii, we returned to the bus in Las Vegas. (By the way, going from the rainforest to the desert does nothing good for your skin. Ouch.) Though we had lots of great times in Vegas over the past year, I was itching to move on and start exploring elsewhere. Unfortunately, …

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Free Desktop Calendar Wallpaper for April!

April 2, 2012, by Karen in Blog, Free Wallpaper

Happy Spring, everyone! This month’s image is from Acadia National Park in Maine. I’ve been to a lot of national parks, and I’ve got to say, Acadia is still one of my favorites. So beautiful! I thought the colors of this one were nicely suited for April, so I hope you all enjoy it! For …

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Maui

A very special week on Maui

April 2, 2012, by Karen in Blog, Uncategorized

A little video I made including some of our photos from the two islands: Oahu and Maui (Many of the pix are iPhone shots) *** Note: This is a fairly long post about my stay on Maui. There is a lot of the usual travel stuff, including tips, recommendations, and my favorite points of interest. …

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