The Story Of Us

                               The Watcher  - Another photograph taken in Paris.. during our first visit in 2009.  Le Stryge, also known as "The Vampire" or "The Spitting Gargoyle," is perched on the balustrade of the cathedral's gallery, gazing over Paris with a contemplative expression. You can buy this print  here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Z...

Can you believe it.. we are back to school! While it will be great to have the kids back to school it also means early alarms, busy schedules and all the craziness that comes with it.  D is off to 10th grade.. I know I can hardly believe it myself. And H has said goodbye to Elementary School and is off to Middle School and 6th grade. But before we jump right into the craziness of a new school year let's take a step back into the last two weeks of August.  After our return from our trip to Egypt and Pakistan.. which I still haven't finished sharing with you.. we spent two weeks chilling at home. Or so we thought.  Our first weekend back M's cousin and family from Dubai were visiting so we hung out with them.. and they came over for dinner. When we first moved to New Jersey our closest relative was my great aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania. Now M has three cousins and their families all living within 30 minutes of us. One is a recent addition. So ...

                             Frustration - An abstraction of Auguste Rodin's Burghers of Calais sculpture found in the Rodin Museum in Paris. The Burghers of Calais sculpture commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War. The emotion he captured in the Burgher's face and the masterfully sculpted hands held my attention.  You can buy this print here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                               Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble           ...

I have a few more travel related posts left but with it being Labor Day... Happy Labor Day and what to me marks the official end of summer I thought I'd do a book post first.                            A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher Synopsis - Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don’t force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren’t sorcerers. After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelia’s mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, riding away on Falada’s sturdy back, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. The...

                               I took this photograph in Amsterdam . We visited once in 2009 pre blog days and again in 2012 as a quick layover. I liked this photograph of the street lamp set against the graffiti background.  Prints are available in both my Redbubble and Zazzle stores.                                Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Zazzle  

We spent 3 days in Cairo. One afternoon was spent touring the Pyramids of Giza.  The pyramids of Giza are the only surviving wonder from the original list of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Giza pyramid complex is a historical site containing three large pyramids and their associated structures, including the Great Sphinx. These pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, roughly between 2600 and 2500 BC. There are two main entrances. There is base fee to tour the plateau. If you wish to enter any of the pyramids there is an addition fee per pyramid. We choose to visit the the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Oookay.. so what I failed to mention in my last post is that we were not in Egypt by our lonesome. My parents, my brother, SIL and their 3 children along with another couple friend of theirs and their 2 children were also with us. So this little dude with D is my brother's eldest.  I am sure no on...