A tasty spot on Pittsburgh’s South Side: The Milkshake Factory

A tasty spot on Pittsburgh’s South Side: The Milkshake Factory

Right on East Carson Street in the South Side, The Milkshake Factory/Chocolate Celebrations (note: there’s music when you launch the link to their site) is a timeless little dessert haven. The exterior sets the stage for the vintage feel within. Once you enter,...
Good morning, sleepyhead!

Good morning, sleepyhead!

When Jonas wakes up in the morning, I hear some little footsteps upstairs. And then he sits at the top of the stairs for a couple minutes before he comes down. I don’t know, thinking about whether to ask for “juice” or “juice” or...
What makes a great photo? The camera, or the lens?

What makes a great photo? The camera, or the lens?

Or… neither? Consider the following photo of my dear husband. I shot it with a Canon 5D, which is an excellent, full-frame sensor camera body. On the 5D was an L-series lens, Canon’s 16-35mm f2.8. What do you think? Isn’t he just so handsome? Well,...
The book that took 15 years to make.

The book that took 15 years to make.

Finally… finally… finally… Matt and I have in our possession our very own wedding album. With pictures from our very own wedding. Matt and I found each other in State College, Pennsylvania 15 years ago, my junior year at Penn State. We met while...
Wedding cakes – they’re not what they used to be!

Wedding cakes – they’re not what they used to be!

Who remembers what wedding cakes looked like 15 or 20 years ago? Back then, the measure of a good cake was its height. If it wasn’t taller than the tallest groomsman, it wasn’t tall enough. And height wasn’t enough. A good cake would be sort of like...