Kim's Lensography

I Am Married... 

to one fine man

One Fine Man

Who is this mystery man? He just so happens to be the person that has most influenced my life. Yes, he is my husband and I have been married to him for more than 25 years. This is not a fairytale about a perfect marriage - far from it! We have had o...

Oh Yes, And My Dog Daisy 

is always by my side.

Daisy, One Cool Cairn

This month, our cairn terrier dog, Daisy, will turn 10 years old! She has been our one and only dog and we couldn't have picked a better one for our family. In honor of her birthday, I'd like to tell you all about this very cool cairn.

My Heroes 

Top 10 Heroes

I want to inspire and be inspired. So begins a poem by Mary Ann Radmacher called "What I Want for Myself", which I have posted on my office wall. I have been inspired by so many. This page includes my top 10 heroes and some newer heroes who...

Photography Lenses 

The Nature of Photography

After majoring in Math in College, I spent seven years in the business world. Never thought of myself as an artist, although I loved to draw when I was young. My mother gave me a camera and photography book when I graduated from college, and I snapp...

A Journey Through Time

The Life Project - incorporating photography, text, and music - takes you on a journey through time, interpreting the development of life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to its present diversity - a span of 4.5 billion years. To put this in per...

Photography & Visual Design

As a photographer, I love to get away for a week-long workshop where I can be in the company of other photographers and just shoot! I have been able to do that three times in the last 15 years, and two of those times were to New Brunswick, Canada an...

Visions of Italy

After two trips to Italy in the past three years, it is officially my favorite country! This page will outline the beginnings of a project that will evolve into a book and prints available online. Inspired by a beautiful book called Italian Dreams a...

The Orton Effect

Using the Orton Effect, you can create images that are impressionistic, ethereal, surreal, etc. The digital version of this effect was created by Michael Orton and he wrote an article about it in Popular Photography. Before digital photography, &quo...

Seeing and Creativity

This quote by Frederick Franck guides my life. But what does it mean to really see? We are a society that loves to label, stereotype, judge, pigeonhole, put in a box, you name it. We see what we perceive. Recently, I heard someone on the radio say,...

Lenses on the Environment 

Kim's Lenses on the Environment

I am nuts about nature! After completing a Masters degree in Earth Literacy, it became imperative for me to pass on some of what I learned and Squidoo is a great way to do that. Please check out these lenses that provide some perspective on current e...

Lenses that tell you more about me. 

The Journey - by Mary Oliver

Challenged to write a page about turning points in my life, I decided to write about gradually finding my voice. This process is best reflected by the poem "The Journey" by Mary Oliver. Like music, poetry is an art form that bypasses the he...

I Love Indianapolis

I am a Canadian girl. Over the past 20 years, however, I have lived in the United States - first Wisconsin, then Illinois, and finally Indiana. Our last move, in 1995, was to Indianapolis and I came here very reluctantly. I was tired of moving. Our...

Discover Your Strengths

Recently, I was introduced to the book "Living Your Strengths" by Albert Winseman, Donald Clifton and Curt Liesveld. This is the Catholic edition of the book "Now, Discover Your Strengths," co-authored by Clifton and Marcus Buckin...

Favorite Recipes 

Pumpkin Parfait, Anyone?

Just before getting married, my Mom gave me a book that contained favorite recipes from both my mother and mother-in-law, (Marjorie and Margory). This is such a treasured book since it has my Mom's own handwriting and she has been resting in peac...

Our Favorite Nuts and Bolts Recipe

Nuts and Bolts - Chex Mix - Party Mix - Whatever you call it, this is our favorite recipe! In our family, we have a nuts and bolts recipe that was handed down by my mother-in-law. It has turned into a family tradition that we make several times over...

Book Lenses 

Radical Amazement

Isn't that sub-title intriguing? Judy Cannato is a kindred spirit. In this book, she makes connections between new scientific understanding and contemplative spirituality, two subjects that I find fascinating. Here is what she has to say. "Thomas Aq...

Best Books & More about the Environment

It's all about being informed! In 2008 I completed a Masters Program in Earth Literacy through Saint Mary of the Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana. This fantastic program allowed me to see environmental issues in much more depth than I had...

What I'm Reading in 2009

I love to read! And I'm always recommending books to my friends. I'm sure there are many of you out there that have your favorite reading places throughout the house. Mine are my bed, my family room "big comfy chair", and my gazebo...

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

A BOOK REVIEW Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values is my favorite book of all time. When I first read it at the age of 25, it was my first introduction to Zen and I'm not sure how much I really understood. It made a whole...

Staying Put by Scott Russell Sanders

A Book by Scott Russell Sanders HOME is a word that conjures different meanings for different people. Through this collection of eight essays in his book "Staying Put", Scott Russell Sanders attempts to "consider the virtue and discipline of staying...

Bel Canto

 A BOOK REVIEW Bel Canto is one of my favorite books of all time. If you like suspense, well-developed characters, and universal themes of love and forgiveness, you will enjoy this book! This book demonstrates that when people are brought toget...

Music Lenses 

A Baby Boomer's Life Through Music

I am definitely a baby boomer, born right in the middle of the boom - 1956! Music has always been a huge part of my life and certain songs remind me of what was going in the world and my life when the song was popular. The 50's brought the birth...

Best Versions of White Christmas

Of course, Bing Crosby is best known for the song White Christmas. But there are many other versions of this classic song that you may or may not have heard. On this page, I will introduce you to a few of them and let you choose your favorite.

Autumn Leaves

Why autumn leaves change color and fall is somewhat of a mystery. Even though the process is partly due to a decomposition of chlorophyll, many factors contribute, and one simply has to be in awe of the wonders of nature. It is a short period of dra...

Fly Me to the Moon

"Music puts wings on the human spirit. What I mean is with a song in your heart, it's the only way to fly, buster. Music and flying, I'm irresistibly mad for both." - Frank Sinatra The song "Fly Me to the Moon" was writte...

Lenses on Places or Travel 

Remaking Elkhart Indiana

The RV (Recreational Vehicle) industry was king in Elkhart, Indiana. But with the collapse of the RV industry in 2008 and 2009, Elkhart became the poster child for places hit hard by the recession. Both President Obama and Indiana Governor Mitch Dan...

Senior Squids and their Favorite Places

What is it that makes a place special? Having lived and traveled in many different places, I have often wondered about this. A sense of community and connection are a big factor in whether we feel bonded to a place. Senior Squids have experienced ma...

La Dolce Vita Wine Tours

As customers of La Dolce Vita Wine (and Hiking) Tours (we have taken two of their tours), I would highly recommend this way of vacationing. Offering epicurean, wine-intensive, hiking and wine tours in Italy and Spain, Patricia Thomson and Claudio Bi...

Niagara Wine Region in Ontario

I grew up in the Niagara Wine Region of southern Ontario, also called the Niagara Fruit Belt. This area is a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the waters of Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, and Lake Erie. Since it is protected by these bodies of...

Hiking and Wine in the Italian Alps

Hiking in the Italian Alps? Wine tastings and gourmet dinners? You can find all of this and more through La Dolce Vita Wine Tours. I do not work for this company but I have done two of their tours and they were the best vacations I've ever had! ...

My Trip To Ireland

My sister and I visited Ireland for the first time in September 2008. This was a trip of a lifetime! My father was very proud of his Irish ancestry. HIs great-grandparents came from Ireland (County Mayo) in the mid-1800's, during the potato fami...

Lenses on Science, Religion & Spirituality 

Radical Amazement

Isn't that sub-title intriguing? Judy Cannato is a kindred spirit. In this book, she makes connections between new scientific understanding and contemplative spirituality, two subjects that I find fascinating. Here is what she has to say. "Thomas Aq...

Amazing Ants

Ants are small but mighty! We don't have to worrry about ants being endangered! Did you know that they make up almost half of the biomass of all insects combined? In his book, The Diversity of Life, Edward O. Wilson wonders if the prevalence of...

Quantum Physics & Spirituality

Science and religion have been at odds for the past two hundred years. New scientific discoveries at the quantum level, however, show a world similar to that experienced by saints and mystics. I find this fascinating. This lens will explore the conne...

Miscellaneous Lenses 

Canada's Woodstock - 1970

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival. This got me thinking about Canada's Woodstock - The Strawberry Fields Festival - held in Mosport, Ontario - August 7th, 8th and 9th, 1970. I was a young teenager at the time and l...

Planning a Rat Pack Christmas Party

For those of you too young to know, the Rat Pack was a group of celebrity friends and buddies that whooped it up in Las Vegas and elsewhere in the 50's and 60's. The main members of the Rat Pack were Frank Sinatra (unofficial leader of the Pa...

Figure Skating Video Favorites

This lens is for all who have loved figure skating for a long time! I started skating in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada at the age of 5 and have been in love with it ever since. When I was 15, my family moved to Oshawa, Ontario where I had the pri...

How to Protect Your Eyes if you have Diabetes

Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness? Since the incidence of diabetes is now reaching epidemic proportions, loss of vision could become a major problem as well. My husband was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago so I...

Senior Squids Are Blue

Color Matters. Color conveys meaning through associations and symbolism. A soft blue reminds us of the sea or sky and conveys a sense of calm and peace. Yet, the word blue also indicate sadness. In other words, too much blue can leave us with the blu...

Jumping Rope

My Challenge: To make a page about my favorite toy from childhood. After some reflection, I realized that when I was a child I spent a lot of my time skating or being outdoors. We were lucky enough to live on a cul-dec-sac with a school across the s...

Endangered Species Chocolate

A Company and Product Review   Savor Chocolate. Save our Planet. So reads the tagline for Endangered Species Chocolate- my favorite chocolate company. I was asked to do a product review for RocketMoms. At the same time I was reading Seth Godin&...

Book Lovers Accessories

Why not try some great accessories for your favorite book lover? Since I am an avid reader myself, I know what accessories I like to have when I'm busy devouring my latest book. I'm sure everyone has someone in their life who loves to read....

Lenses about Squidoo 

50 Quality Lenses, You Say?

WHAT IS A QUALITY LENS? In Squidoo terms, being a Giant Squid means that you are a Squidoo lensmaster with at least 50 quality lenses. But exactly what is a quality lens? What's the magic formula? Can we really define quality? Dictionary.com tri...

Finding Your Niche Lensography

As a way of helping lensmasters new to Squidoo, I agreed to moderate a group on "Finding Your Niche." So, for starters, I decided to see what was out there already and pull them all together into one lensography. Niche marketing is a huge topic. Som...

A Big Giant Squid Thank You

As I write, the Giant Squid Challenge deadline is tomorrow! Yesterday I was driving home with some friends after a great four day weekend and we started talking about communities of strangers that form and are very positive and affirming. One spoke...

Squidoo Graphics 

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Squidoo Graphics For Your Lenses!

Here's some Squidoo Squid graphics to jazz up your lenses! I've dressed up Squidoo's squid logo in different ways to use as clipart. Feel free to use these or change them! All I ask is credit and a link. Other Squidoo lensmasters are doing this too:...