Creative Moments

09/27/2026

Christmas Treats for which to plan!

Salted Caramel Pretzel Toffee Bark

A Sweet and Salty Homemade Toffee Bark Loaded with Crunchy Pretzels, Rich Caramel Toffee, Melted Chocolate, and a Sprinkle of Flaky Sea Salt.

Ingredients

For the Pretzel Base

4 cups mini pretzels
1 cup chopped toasted pecans, optional

For the Caramel Toffee

1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt

For the Chocolate Layer

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

For the Topping

1 cup roughly crushed pretzels
1/3 cup caramel sauce
1/3 cup toffee bits
1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans, optional
1/2 tsp flaky sea salt

09/27/2026

When you love to prepare a quick & easy snack for grandchildren (or their parents!), enjoy these nests of goodness! Judith Kincaid Shindle

09/22/2026

Quick treats!

08/25/2026

On the other side of State Street from our Studio Gallery on East Home Street is the home of the dear Benjamin Hanby Family (yes, Ben wrote "Up On The Housetop" amongst many other songs . . . and their home and gardens have been kept to peruse and yet enjoy what it was like in yesteryear. Brian Shindle and, yours truly, Judith Shindle are in a building which housed the old Westerville Creamery where all our city's families received their milk products in the early 1900s and later. What a joy to live in the middle of such wonderful history as we open our door every day having been in the same building for over 38 years . . . and enjoying our 40th year in business as Shindle Gallery and Creative Moments Photography & Event Planning. Still loving every day of our lives serving others . . . it's what God made us to do . . . and we continue to be privileged doing it together!

07/12/2026

What a well-deserved honor for Coach Jim Tressel - enjoy!!!

07/11/2026

Find this right here in Columbus, Ohio . . . one of THE most incredible places to envision . . . a TOPIARY Park!

🎨 In the middle of downtown Columbus there is a garden unlike any other on earth. The Topiary Park brings a famous painting to life, recreating Georges Seurat's masterpiece A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte entirely out of living, sculpted shrubs.

🌳 Wander the sloping lawn and you find dozens of green topiary figures, strolling ladies with parasols, gentlemen, boats on the pond, even a monkey and a dog, all trimmed patiently from boxwood and yew to mirror the pointillist scene in three dimensions. It is the only topiary garden in the world based on a specific painting, and standing inside it feels a bit like stepping into the canvas itself.

✨ It is a wonderfully strange and delightful Ohio roadside stop, the kind of place that rewards curiosity and a slow walk. Public art like this reminds you that beauty can turn up in the most unexpected corners of a city. Have you ever visited the Topiary Park in Columbus, or is it new to you?

06/28/2026

The White House

06/22/2026

Whether you're coming to our Creative Moments Studio for Graduating Senior or Executive Images or our Shindle Gallery for Family or Children's Images in Uptown Westerville, don't forget we've been surrounded by incredible shops, bike trails, concerts, 4th Fridays and experiences like no other since 1986 . . . we're "in the heart of it all"!!! Feel free to stop at delicious one-of-a-kind restaurants or linger over delectable coffees and desserts . . . all right here "in our big world of Westerville, Ohio"!

05/07/2026

My daughter Cissie Graham Lynch will be speaking at Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving on Sunday, May 17 at 8AM ET on the National Mall. I urge everyone to go out and take a stand for Jesus Christ!

05/07/2026

My father Billy Graham once said, “Prayer is more than a wish; it is the voice of faith directed to God.” On this National Day of Prayer, let’s stop and seek God. Join me in praying that He would move in the hearts of our families, help us stand for His truth in our communities, give our leaders wisdom, protect this nation, and draw people back to Him. Tonight, my son Will Graham will be part of the National Day of Prayer broadcast at 8:00 p.m. ET—I hope you will take the time to watch and pray on NationalDayofPrayer.org.