July 2010
1 post
Facebook contest to start in two weeks!
Get your voting fingers ready….in two weeks, IMAGES by Ngaire will be having our facebook contest! There are 6 contestants and the one who receives the most votes/comments will receive a FREE 20 x 24 canvas print!!!!!!!!! There will be three weeks to vote. One vote/comment per person.
June 2010
1 post
Art Walk tonight!
Come down to the district tonight!
We have 39 businesses hosting artists, historic photos in 20 locations and wine tasting at 7 restaurants and stores. Come early at 4:15 for the Ribbon Cutting at Tom Evans Park.
This year is the 100 year anniversary of the Main Street being named “Main Street”! The old name was Onondaga….
“The world is ever changing, and that...
May 2010
4 posts
Here’s an ad for Temptations!!!!!
video from fashion show May 2nd, 2010!
April 2010
4 posts
High School students photographs on display
Come and see this great show. There are 50 peices plus. They are well done and are interesting. The show will be up until May 7th. Im open from 10 till five most days.
Ngaire 5152335447 219 Main Street Ames
Dragon Naturally Speaking
http://shop.nuance.com/store/nuanceus/Content/pbPage.dns-page1
This is amazing! We really are living in the world of the Jetsons!!!!!!!!
Check out this software. You can talk to your computer and it types it up for you.
great site for good and safe information for kids
http://www.safetykids.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=9&osCsid=
March 2010
4 posts
Check out this great new site
Check out this great new site called www.onlinelabels.com
www.onlinelabels.com
Babyhood by Beverly and Tim Walden (Walden...
“Stage 1… Babyhood
Babyhood hood is so special, yet one that passes quickly. Feedings, bottles stacked up, mountains of laundry and little sleep seem to be the norm. Every day is a first… first smile, first tooth, first words, and first faltering steps. Be sure to take the time to capture each of these four ages within the Babyhood Stage, completing the first stage in this...
February 2010
14 posts
1 tag
Photographers; Irving Penn and Marty Forscher
Irving Penn, 92 and Marty Forscher, 87 died last year. Read more here-
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/nyregion/11forscher.html
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/irving-penn-92-is-dead/
Looking for subjects for my next personal project
I will be taking test shots for my second personal project.
Every year I take on a personal photographic project. All will have a theme and all will be displayed in my studio for an open house for friends clients family and of course the subjects. I hope to improve my photography skills and challenge myself creatively and personally. None of the subjects will be responsible to pay for any prints...
Here is a link to the Ames Foundation
The Ames Foundation is proposing a plan to get downtown revitalized…i.e. An arch entryway into the downtown area, planters updated and maintained, lots more perinnials and trees. AND lots more. You can donate to them at this web site. Stay tuned for more about this awsome project!!!!
http://www.amesfoundation.org/
Who says there's no such thing as a FREE lunch!!!?
On Tuesday February 16, the MSCD will be hosting a FREE LUNCH sponsored by State Farm – Scott Richardson, and the Hy-Vee Drugstore. Grills will be set up at both ends of the Main Street, one at the Hy-Vee Drugstore and one in the State Farm Parking lot. This is going to be a HUGE event and Main Street will be full of people. The menu will include: hot dogs, hamburgers, brats, pop, and...
January 2010
10 posts
Here are 5 Resolutions to Make 2010 Your Best Year...
(From Sarah Petty, The Joy of Marketing)
1. Live your dream. To live your dream and do what you want, you need to have a plan. When you wake up 12 months from now, will you be living the lifestyle you want? To be able to live your dream, you must have a good map. Would you head to Florida on a vacation without a map? Not if you want to get there the most efficient way as possible. Sure,...
December 2009
9 posts
photo contest at ISU Alumni Center!
Lovable Legacies Photo Contest There’s nothing better than cute photos of kids … unless they’re cute photos of Iowa State kids! Now’s your chance to show off your legacy and maybe win something for it! The ISU Alumni Association’s Legacy Club is sponsoring a Lovable Legacies photo contest in January with great prizes available. Members of the Alumni Association can submit photos in three...
buying locally....
some information from David Brown’s (NTHP VP) blog:
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO SPEND YOUR DOLLAR LOCALLY?
60 cents out of every dollar you spend comes back into our community ~ That’s $60 out of every $100!
Strengthens the local economy through taxes ~Downtown restaurants generate 60% of the City meals tax! Downtown hotels generate 48% of the City lodging tax!
Creates jobs ~ Over...
econoheat website!
http://eheat.com/
Jayne from the MSCD is letting me borrow her heat panels. They rock! Check out the web site above. I had never heard of them.
Need help organizing?
Look no further! Mary Sigman is who you need. Check out her site….
http://www.organizer-coach.com/index.html
November 2009
5 posts
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check out these great gift tags! a great idea for wrapping presents with a personal touch!