oh, hey. i am audrey michelle. i am a foodie, fotographer, storyteller, blogger, gardener, astrologer, lover… among other things…
thanks so much for stopping by food and foto dot com, my creative playground… feel free to hang out and stay for a while… peek around… click on stuff… read some words… have some laughs… get inspired… make a heart-based donation…
oh, and please drop by again… and again… things are constantly evolving around here! 🙂 ❤
also – please feel free to send me a note using the form below… i love hearing from ya!
© audrey michelle – www.foodandfoto.com – foodandfoto@gmail.com
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love you jay jay!
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we love the new blog Audrey! Plus the beautiful photos too!
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I have nominated you for a Reader Appreciation Award!! You can see the details and rules at http://beyondthegreendoor.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/reader-appreciation-award/
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Looks delish, love the tripod!!!
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hehe, thanks – that’s a monopod. i haven’t used a tripod in over 5 years thanks to that thing 🙂 thanks for stopping by and commenting!!
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Hey thanks for the like on my blog, you have a great blog.
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absolutely! thank you for taking time to check mine out! 🙂
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I love your site! Its very engaging…
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hi kelly! thank you so much for taking time to comment and for stopping by! i pour much of my heart and soul into this blog – it means so much when people appreciate it! THANK YOU. 🙂
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Hi Audrey, Lovely blog. I admire the candid photos of you photographing the food. So far, I have kept behind the camera entirely.
Best,
Conor
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hi conor, thank you so much for stopping by and for commenting! i don’t normally let people see me on “the other side” — but when you have practically famous photographer friends wanting to do their own blog about YOU, ya kind of have to let them 🙂 plus, i’m learning that vulnerability can be beautiful… stepping out of the box and out of our comfort zones can be good for us…
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I love your blog, Audrey. I found you when you “liked” my post. I’m an obsessive foodie also, and there’s no place I’m happier than in the kitchen!
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thank you so much for the comment! i feel more comfortable in the kitchen with each passing day. i love to feed people!!!
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wish you would come here and spend a week or month or more in the kitchen with me…..old family recipes to share and make healthier and lots of life to discuss and share. miss you sweet girl!
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auntdel! i miss you so much and i appreciate you taking time to write a little something and to read the blog! it means so much to me!! it is definitely on my MUST DO list to come for a nice long visit! i have so many babies to fotograph!! hehe. xxoo
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Everyone will be here for Christmas/New Year! come and stay a while!!!!
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So glad to have found your blog! Love the pictures!
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thank you so much, brandi! thank you for reading!
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Hi Audrey – Thank you so much for visiting my blog. Your blog looks great. Keep up the good work 🙂
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Hello Hellos Audrey, Thank you for stopping by my blog and liking and your kind comments : ). I appreciate your time in doing so. Have a safe and wonderful week. God Bless
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hey thank YOU! looking forward to following your fun-ness! 🙂 have a wonderful week as well, thank you for stopping by!
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Thank you for the visit Audrey! Your blog is beautiful.
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thank you so much suzanna! and thank you for the visit, also!!
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Beautiful blog. I love your theme days. Thanks for checking out my blog and liking a post. I look forward to reading more.
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hi sweet lady yoga. thank you for stopping by and for taking time to leave such a kind comment! and thank you for appreciating 🙂 – it’s always a wonderful thing. june 29th – so you’re a cancer… what are you looking forward to most this coming year?!
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Great question. Well, as my blog suggests, I’m turning 40 this year. For some odd reason, I feel like something dramatic is going to happen in the short time between now and June. I’m not sure what and am open to whatever the “universe” has in store for me. I feel like whatever it is, it’s going to “shake up” my life in a good way. Likely to affect my career, which state or country I live in, my love life, etc. Got my fingers crossed.
What sign are you? 🙂
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i’m a scorpio/sagittarius cusp and am cancer rising. there is a lot of amazing stuff happening on an astrological level and so you’re “feeling” is right on! i look forward to following you and seeing whatever it is unfold. i’m much feeling the same way about my career… i believe this is the year when it all takes a huge turn. the key is – we must remain open 🙂 so glad i found you!
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Oh, cool!
I’m glad we found each other too.
We sound very like minded.
What an exciting journey in store for us both! I’ll enjoy getting glimpses into yours as well.
Here’s to being open! 🙂
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Enjoy your new VitaMix. I love mine and have had it forever now, 10+ years. I’ll be sure to post one of my favorite juice recipes in the VitaMix soon!
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it’s so great to hear that! the overall testimony is that they last forever and everyone who has one loves it so that was a huge selling point for me. plus, it’s its own dishwasher – my favourite part 😉 thanks for stopping by, i look forward to sharing recipes!
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thanks for liking my post, but I should mention that the salad contains honey, not exactly the most appropriate thing for vegans. (as with most of my recipes, omitting one or two things makes it vegan, so it’s not all bad.)
nice space you have here. the photography is stunning.
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hi there. thanks for stopping by and for the kind comment!
listen, i don’t subscribe to anything that puts me in a categorized box. i live based on “feeling” and if i feel the need to eat mostly vegan, i do. however, i’m a huge proponent for HEALTH and i refuse to cut something out of my diet just because it’s not “vegan” or whatever… i enjoy honey a LOT, it’s loaded with health benefits. and i respect and admire the bees.
i don’t eat vegan because of animal rights, i eat mostly vegan because i FEEL best when i do. 🙂 just wanted to clarify.
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that’s cool with me, Audrey. 🙂
there was a photo scandal a while back where someone discovered that a blog (or maybe it was a website … I don’t quite recall which) that used meat in its photos, which were purportedly of vegetarian and/or vegan dishes. I realize it’s a sensitive subject for some people, which is why I am exceptionally careful about tagging posts appropriately (why for instance, why the post you “liked” is tagged vegetarian and not vegan, if that makes any sense). I just wanted to be honest.
anyway, I look forward to reading more from you. 🙂
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i respect and appreciate your honesty, “stash” 🙂 for real, it’s refreshing and i fully understand the gray area in anything with controversy or delicate properties such as veganism or the like. food is extremely personal. part of why i started my blog was to kind of “break the mold” if you will – get people thinking outside of the box… the key is to listen to yourself, to your body and what it tells you. i may not eat “vegan” forever, but for right now, it is what i feel serves my being best. everything i cook and fotograph is completely REAL and untouched and i don’t even stylize, because it just doesn’t feel as authentic to me… i digress 🙂 thanks again!
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Thank you for liking my Kids Kale Smoothie! I love your attitude and approach to living. I look forward to reading more of your blog.
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hey moira! thank you so much for stopping by and for the sweet comment! i hope you continue to enjoy the blog!
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Hey there Audrey! You liked a post on my blog so I wanted to check out your blog and say, “Hi.” I’m so glad I did – your blog is wonderful! We also have a lot of things in common. I love that you’re into meditation – maybe you can inspire me with that one. I’ve been attempting to develop a daily meditation practice, but I keep letting life get in the way. People who meditate are so pleasant to be around – they just have good vibes. I know one day I’ll become one of them, but I’m not there yet. Celeste 🙂
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hi celeste! i like your name. thank you for taking time to stop by food and foto and for writing such a nice comment! i was vegan for a few months not long ago, but found it very hard on my body… however i fully support and eat a mostly plant-based diet. i have been doing meditation and yoga for about a 2 years now. i started with yoga and then slipped into a meditation practice easily… it’s really just about being aware of your breath. there are no rules, there is no “level” you need to reach, for me it was simply about breathing and awareness. i admit that i haven’t been meditating as much lately the way i used to, but i find that i can be in a meditative type state in other ways, now…
my advice to you is to KISS – KEEP IT SERIOUSLY SIMPLE 🙂 that’s my philosophy on everything. find a place in nature or in your home that you can designate for meditation and clearing. try to keep that space sacred. the key is to be able to find your own presence among life’s many energies constantly bombarding us. so just sit and breathe. try it for 5 minutes a day for a week. you probably won’t be able to turn off your thoughts immediately, so go easy on yourself. we can ALL take 5 minutes a day. start there. just sit comfortably and breathe.
i wish you well and look forward to following your blog.
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Chefographer. I like that, a lot!
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hey there, thanks so much for commenting. and for appreciating my attempt at originality 🙂 have a great day!
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Really enjoying your work, Audrey! Would you be interested in doing a featured post for one another? My blog is mostly photography as well. I specialise in nature photography and natural light. I’d love to even take our most popular posts and re-blogging for each other for some extra insight and traffic!
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hi there! i apologize this comment got overlooked – would you still like to talk about this? contact me offline 🙂 foodandfoto@gmail.com
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really nice blog. so glad you stopped by mine and thus came across you… love the photographs. i dont get such good shots of food… and i do want to get good ones 😀 😀 clicking on your food photography links right now…
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i’m WAY late on responding here – forgive me 🙂 but hope you enjoyed what you saw. thank you for the kind comment!
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Thanks for the follow! Excellent blog/site.
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hey thank you! i know a certified cheese monger… pretty amazing stuff. and same to you about your blog! love the simplicity!
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Very impressed that you drink Rooibos Tea (it’s from my birth part of the world), didn’t realize it’s freely available in your part of the world – Great stuff!
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hi jean-jacques! thanks for stopping by and reading a little about me and food & foto! rooibos tea is my favourite!! i have a great little spot in my neighbourhood that sells over 100 kinds of world teas and i try a new one at least once a week. but i always go back to rooibos, it’s just so comforting in so many ways and there are lots of varieties!! 🙂
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I am SO glad I just stumbled upon your blog! I just started my own and am absolutely atrocious at taking food pictures. From what I’ve seen you are an inspiration for that without a doubt! And I must say, I love your interests! I will definitely be following, also from the beautiful CO!
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AAAAHHH – SO GLAD WE MET!! 😉
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It seems that we have a few things in common 🙂 Your cat is so cute !! Have a lovely week-end!
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😉 thank you, and you have a lovely day as well! look forward to exploring…
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I think we’re supposed to be friends. I have a feeling…
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i had a feeling, also… 😉 yay! xxoo
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The Internet can be a wonderful place!
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Thanks for stopping by and following my blog. I’m happy that you did because I can now check out yours too! Food + Photography? Perfect combination!
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hey mike, thank you so much for the comment! isn’t wordpress great?! thanks for stopping by and taking time to browse. i look forward to following you!
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Hi Audrey! Thank you so much for following my blog. I hope you will enjoy what I post and try the recipes. Yvette
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i definitely will, yvette! keep up the great work! 🙂
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Love love love ur blog
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thank you so much!!!!
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Hi Audrey! Thanks for liking my post/passing at my blog. I also have a blog on food. Your recipes and the photos are mouthwatering, yummy!!!
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Thanks for commenting on my blog! 🙂 Irish, are ya? 😉 North or South? XD
It’s great to see another food blog with some fabulous photos! They look divine! I look forward to seeing more! 🙂
Slainte!
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i’m about 1/4 scotts-irish, from my grandpa 🙂 german and english, as well. i was definitely 100% irish in a previous life and i just LOVE the term “slainte”, for it’s simple meaning and the fun way it rolls off the tongue 😉
have a great day! i look forward to following you, as well!
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Haha! Awesome. 🙂
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very cool, I love the foto’s!
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I love your name, and I especially love “Nom Nom + Click Click”! So fun!
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hey Lori, thanks so much for stopping by and for the sweet comment. i try to keep it light and fun here at food & foto… thank you for appreciating and for the follow! 😀
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….ein fruehlingshaftes Laecheln im Gesicht wuenscht dir Alois.
Kind regards from Austria-Suedsteiermark
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Hi Audrey, Thanks for liking my mashed cauliflower recipe and for visiting my site!
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i love cauliflower any way i can get it! have you ever tried romanesco? you can read about it on my blog, i’m kind of obsessed with it! 😉
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“Foodographer.” That’s awesome. 🙂
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heheehe 😉 i’m a dork sometimes… but i like it, too 😉
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Hi Audrey, thanks for liking a post in my blog, it led me to your lovely blog! Lots to learn from here, and I look forward to your posts…
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hi there, thanks so much for the kind comment and for stopping by! hope you enjoy the future posts… 😉
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Hi Audrey! Thank you for stopping by. I like your blog and your photography! Nice work! 🙂
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thanks so much, serena! 🙂
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My pleasure! 🙂
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Thanks Audrey for follwing my blog at caral.it. I am happy to share with you the things that move my emotions and inspire my work. I am also thrilled to discover more about your wonderful recipes.
Bye
Carlo
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thank you so much for stopping by and commenting, carlo!
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I am in love with your blog! Ok wait, that sounds a little creepy. haha But seriously, I just spent the last hour scrolling through all your post and can’t stop. I love your food photo’s and I’m excited to try some of your recipes in my Vitamix. And I love your tiny house. I came across your blog when I did a tiny house search because I just came across the movement about a month ago and now I’m obsessed with downsizing and building my very own tiny house. I look forward to more post from you in the future, keep up the good work. 🙂
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Hi Audrey
Love your blog, I also support your philosophy
“i do not believe in diets. i do not believe in eating food you cannot pronounce. ”
I luv cooking and am the resident chef in our home
Looking forward to your posts
Stay blessed
Paddick & Roelien Van Zyl & Fam ZA
Paddickvanzyl.wordpress
Coramdeoministriesint.wordpress
Fb.com/Paddick.vanzyl
@PaddickZ
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hi paddick – thank you for that very thoughtful comment! i appreciate you taking time to browse around my site and find something that resonates with you! i am my own resident chef, as well 😉
take care and hope to see you around here again!
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Hi! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! If you accept this award, just follow this link:
http://yvettesgourmetkitchen.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/my-nomination-for-the-versatile-blogger-award/
It’s a way for bloggers to show appreciation to other bloggers.
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thank you so much for the nomination!!! ❤
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🙂
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Just found you (new to this blog thing), but sounds like I’ll be seeing you quite often! Great blog, amazing pictures! 🙂
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thanks, andrea! welcome to the world of blogging!
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And, Audrey, you can write! Food and photography and good writing from the heart, what more could I want? I’m following! Thanks for being here.
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thank you so much, hattie!
that is one of the best compliments i could receive, as i pour my heart and soul into this blog. thank you for the love and for the follow! ❤
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Audge! I haven’t talked to you in forever and I miss you! Would you text or call me so we can catch up? I’m getting married in April and would love you to be there, and also see if you would maybe want to be my photog? Please get in touch with me!
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Hi Audrey, thanks for stopping by and following. Nice photogrpahy too. I am looking forward to reading your updates too. best, Sandrine
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I love your “beliefs”! ~Sherry
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thank you soooo much sherry!!! ❤
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Very nice and very real! I love it!
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I love that you are a light chaser! So am I:-)
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Just found your blog and love that you are into organic methods and supporting local farmers. I try to do the same, buying local or Scottish produce such as Milk, cheese, butter in order to support Scottish farmers. We live ( and hubbie works) on an organic veg farm so we gets lots of lovely organic veg. Any veg I can’t get I try to buy organic or Scottish. I’m looking forward to trying some of your recipes. I’m quite new to not only blogging, but cooking and baking so i’m always looking for new, tasty and simple recipes.
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What a wonderful blog and pics! I love your spirit, your freedom, so inspiring ^^ I was looking for a recipe and I found an entire universe! So glad I found you, keep up the good work!
Stefania
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hey there Stefania – thank you got stopping by and for taking time to weite such a nice comment! truly those words mean a lot to me! snoop around, there’s lots to see here! 😉
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Thanks Audrey for your friendship and talents. Thank you for your support and fabulous pics for my new business.
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Hi Audrey Michelle,
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Please let me know if this is something you’d be interested in and I’ll show you how to get started. Please kindly write to me at helen@anagraminteractive.com
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hi, helen… check your inbox! 🙂
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