My Little Oreo - Vancouver BC Based Photographer

Two months ago today my husband and I said good-bye to our 18 year old cat Oreo. She was my very first pet and extremely loyal to the end no matter how many times my husband bribed her with tuna. She had lived with diabetes for over four years and it was starting to take its toll on her.  I miss her following me from room to room and I especially feel her absence when my husband is on the road for work. I miss her little face, her 5am wake up calls, her hogging my computer chair, I miss her....

They Grow So Fast - Vancouver BC Based Photographer

When I was in Kelowna a few weeks ago to shoot a friend in a body building competition I was so happy to have some time to hang out with her two little girls. They're not too little anymore and in fact will probably be taller than me before they finish elementary school.

(I also love cats especially the ones that pose for me.)

Paper Hug - Vancouver BC Photographer

Its not every day you receive a paper hug in the mail. It's not every day you receive anything in the mail but flyers and bills. Today could have not been a better day to receive it as my father-in-law was having surgery, my Grandmother passed a away a few days ago and my father is battling cancer in a hospice in Burnaby. Its definitely too much for our family to take right now but when I checked the mail today it sure made me smile and lightened the weight on my shoulders just a little. The sender of the "paper hug" is the lovely Erin Boniferro who came in to my life a few years back when she was dating a friend of mine. They are no longer together but lucky for me we stayed friends and I will be shooting her next month when she gets married. I wanted to share this wonderful gesture with the blogger universe to show you that yes the little things do make the biggest impact.

Modeling the paper hug is my 18-year-old diabetic cat Oreo. (she hates the camera)

The Legend Lives On

On a whim a few weeks back I entered a pet photo contest for a year supply of cat, which is greatly appreciated, with my special needs diabetic cat. I entered a photo of my other cat who is no longer with us but who also had diabetes. I know what you are thinking I had never heard of cat diabetes either and we ended up with two diabetic cats. This photo of Paco won me the prize in which I had to tell the breakfast television hosts that the cat in the picture would have no problem eating that much food. I didn’t have the heart to tell them he had passed and the rules didn’t say he had to be alive. Thanks Paco.

Paco and Suge

I miss this character a lot. He was larger than life, acted like a human and kept me entertained for 10 years. No one represented like Senor Paco.