As a photographer I get asked "do you do nudes?" and I guess I’d have to say "Yes…yes I do!" Here’s Annabel in the buff…

the calendar!!

To order your copy (all proceeds benefit DFW Dachshund Rescue):

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/dfwdachshund.html

I’m really excited — after a YEAR of checking all the different options and spending way too much money on lame, yucky samples, I decided to go straight to the top of the line. I opened an account and ordered purses from GINA ALEXANDER. She’s a California (Hollywood) designer and the quality is amazing! She has lots of celebrity clients and you can visit her website for the list, but what’s really cool is that her purses are BEAUTIFUL! Really nice leather, hardware, linings, everything you look for in a purse you want to carry every day.

I’ve always been too lazy to change purses with every outfit, so when I buy one, I buy one –you know what I mean? It takes me HOURS to pick out a purse. So the fact that I ordered three sample purses yesterday is a big deal. Those of you with husbands and significant others who never know what to get you for a nice gift, please send them to www.ginaalexander.com , then tell them to call or email me. And if you want to email me your favorite, I’ll make a note  

The retail prices are listed on their site –basically tote bags start around $125 and the top of the line is $250-275ish. Trust me! With your child’s (or dog’s) image on one of these, you’re wearing a work of art. My samples will be here in about a month, so I’ll post images when they arrive. But until then, check out her website, it’s fun!

We’ve almost finished with our calendar sessions. We have three more dogs coming this week and then we’ll wrap it up and get down to the really hard work….sorting through all the images and choosing just 12! I must admit, I love them all! I had no idea there was such a variety, both in appearance and personality. My favorite this last week? Impossible to say. Harley was the all-time best kisser…but my heart also went out to Snoopy –who is almost blind and deaf– and was still sweet enough to pose with a big red bow for what must have seemed like a really long time to him. Hmmm…and then there was Wilma in the tutu…