a museum in his pocket…

The title of this post was a story told to me by my father. Louis Rosenthal was walking around downtown Baltimore with his young son. A man stopped to greet Louis & said to Louis’s son, “Your father walks around with a museum in his pocket” I love that my own son has a drive…

my son is inside his origami box

i have several commissions to paint…but this was too much fun. My son makes origami boxes & paper cranes with post it notes.

eclectic mix of architecture & why i’m scared to go downtown

I’ve tried twice to capture the amazing mix of architecture of downtown Birmingham. The first time, i went downtown on a Sunday morning, with a friend who grew up in Paris. I had my Nikon with me & gave my friend an older one. As we came around a corner, we were confronted by a…

a walk to the pool

and still i managed to get 2nd degree burns on my chest…i counted the blisters….15 mini ones.

how to turn your black car interior white…

step 1. adopt a Siberian Husky from your state’s Siberian Husky rescue organization. step 2. own a car with black interior & take your Siberian Husky, while she is blowing her coat, for rides with all the windows open. Nala went with me today to drop the kids off at the movie theater. I keep…

life reflected in diamonds

i would have loved to buy the diamond mirror pots, it would bring so much light inside my house. i would hope that the light would dance off & decorate my whole house in diamonds. oakstreetgardenshop.com A local family owned & operated shop in Birmingham, Alabama. Support your local neighbors it makes your home town…

farm fresh veggies @ Oak Street Garden shop

tomato lovers…if you buy green tomatoes with ripe ones & leave them on your counter or table, they will ripen over time (a few days) & taste JUST. LIKE. YOU. PICKED. THEM. OUT. OF. YOUR. GARDEN! oakstreetgardenshop.com 115 Oak St. Birmingham, Alabama  #buylocal