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Welcome to my Blog!

Hi! My name is Valerie Dietsche. I am a wife of ten years and a homeschooling mom of three beautiful children. After a couple of stints overseas, we've now been settled for several years in our little fixer-upper in small-town America. Photography has been an interest of mine for a while, but just recently have I begun pursuing it as more than just a hobby. I love nature and being outdoors, as you can probably tell by many of my photos. I am now branching out into photographing people, as well. Other interests of mine include reading, (both personally and with my kids), good music, good coffee, and good company! You'll learn a lot more about me as you follow along with my random assortment of blog posts, and hopefully you'll also enjoy the photos along the way.

Thanks for stopping by, and please say hello!

p.s.--Please do not use or reproduce my photos without permission. Thanks!

Monthly Archives: January 2008

i can’t believe we didn’t buy this

so, matt and i attended a homeschool conference this weekend. it was great, but i must say that finding this at the book fair was definitely the highlight. i am laughing out loud at this moment just thinking about it again… i also kept bursting into spontaneous laughter at random intervals throughout the session following...

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favorite recent photos

i’m not sure why i love this one, i just do.

enjoying the sunshine

i am in love with kitty!

…and with this guy, too.

one of the things i love about winter is how, with the trees now bare, we get to see where the little bird nests were hiding out all summer.

and a few more snowy...

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notes from the creative journal

1) craftsanity website and podcast — i randomly came across this podcast online a couple of weeks ago, and then discovered that it is produced by a woman who lives right here in west michigan! she interviews various crafters and artists in the hopes of providing creative inspiration to her listeners. this has become one...

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our big little boy

i know it’s cliche’, but they really do grow up so fast…

here are a few birthday highlights for y’all.friday night we had the kids’ neighbor friends over for pizza and the “cars” movie.
today, levi’s birthday, we went to the children’s museum, where they had a big bob the builder exhibit.
i love this picture —...

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my personal creative challenge

i have instituted for myself a personal creative challenge starting this past week. i was originally going to photo-blog about it daily but then realized that that conflicted with my other goal to be on the computer less. instead, i bought myself a journal specifically for the purpose of recording my thoughts, ideas, and daily...

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