The Story Of Us

I tried but I just couldn't bring myself to post about anything today.. this country that I call home is breaking my heart. To think we were in the land of the free.. it is not just the orange man and his actions it is the fact that half the country supported this man. We consider ourselves lucky to live in a state that is more diverse and accepting but not all states are such. And I pray for my fellow brown men, women and children whose lives will be so greatly affected by ignorance and fear of an incorrect stereotype.  I am moved to tears by the hope that flickers, when I see people of all colors, race and religion protesting against the injustices against one.. I see all the good in so many of my fellow American's and it reminds me of why I call this great country home. I don't like to get political on this blog but I don't really see this an being political. This is our lives, our future we are talking about and the side you are standing on today will shape

Mirrored  - When touring a museum in Iran I came across a ceiling covered in rectangular mirrors, interwoven to make for a beautiful sight. And it was there that I took his photograph. The slight tilt of my camera creates more interest in the picture. And a sepia tone gives it an aged look. 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 now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

and we are already nearing the end of January.. what did we accomplish this month? so much.. and a whole lotta nothing. D finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. and has moved on to James and the Giant Peach. Over the weekend we binged on the sinfully decedent Godiva Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory while watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie, the Gene Wilder one of course! We also discovered this month that D got accepted to an advance reading and advanced math class!! This deserves some celebrating and we have the perfect reward in mind.. Did you know there is a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical on Broadway?! Silly hat day in school H has some skills of his own.. he is talking up a storm! He is quick witted and has a clever reply to anything we throw at him. While mostly amusing it get's difficult to keep a straight face when trying to tell him no! Which is a lot.. he is very fiery strong willed child.  With D growing in

Metro  - Inside the Washington DC Metro Station, the curved ceilings and repetitive grid like structure mesmerizing. 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 now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                             Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Since even before we started working on the boys rooms I had wanted to do this with them. I had bought the canvas' at Micheals and waited for the perfect warm sunny summer day because there was no way I was going to set H loose in the house with paint. What's interesting is how their personalities are perfectly depicted in their painting style :)                           Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Merry Go Round - The bright twinkly lights of the Farmers Museum Carousel in Cooperstown, New York. 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 now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

1. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena - by Anthony Marra - This is a long tale that takes place over the course of only five days and has three major characters. It takes place in a rural town of Chechnya during war time . I am not sure how I felt about this book. It was a very long slow read not something I felt compelled to read. With young kids reading is often a luxury and I want to be reading a book that I really want to be reading. But then again it had some really beautiful moments, some heart wrenching scenes that made me want to finish the book.. eventually. And I did and am glad I did.. though I did skip paragraphs here and there. 2. Triptych - by Karin Slaughter - A crime thriller based in Atlanta.  I read three books in this series this year, particularly the Will Trent series. This is the first in the series and it was a great fast paced read. It's brutal and gory and if you can stomach it then I highly recommend it.  3. The Girl on the Train - by

        Man Halved - You see two rocks stacked on a large boulder. I see a bust of a man, head bowed and shoulders heavy with the weight of many. Taken in Aruba 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 now accepting wholesale orders. Get in touch for more information. Love this print but don't think your wall is ready just yet.. how about this print on other things?! Check  these  beauties out.                    Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year.. Last year was all about renovations.. we re-did the master bath , the master bedroom , D's room and H's room too.. We also worked on our formal living room but I haven't had the chance to blog about it yet..  It is a large space and simply figuring out what to do with it was our greatest challenge, here's a glimpse  We also re-did our patio and some of our landscaping.. that is still not complete..  This is not the condition it is in now.. we have a walkway and stairs.. most of it is done.. just the last and very important 10% is left.. waiting for spring.  And when we weren't working on the house we traveled or made plans to travel. We made a weekend visit to Boston  then we went to Karachi for one of my best friends weddings.. We stayed in our first Airbnb in a foreign country!! Then spent a glorious week in Denmark. Spending our days in Copenhagen ,  Aarhus  and