single moms need selfies…

with their children Before the divorce, there was a spouse that could photograph the everyday things. Single moms need to take photos of themselves with their offspring. Selfies are such a kid/teenager thing…which is perfect! Grab a kid & ask them to take a photo with you. I promise you- you need these images, because life may…

throw back Thursday or the secret geek x-men fan

this coffee mug was a gift from my high school boyfriend. i started reading X-men comics when I was 13 years old. being snowed in most of the year, in Vermont, i read every book on my mother’s book shelves & even read quite a few of my father’s set of Harvard Classics…my brother was…

Myers Plant & Pottery

Family owned & operated local business. Myers Plant & Pottery is a feast for the eyes. A wonderful place to bring your children because they have Koi of all sizes & colors. They have three different size tadpoles too.  Mother’s day is coming. I think anyone could find anything for her here. Support your local…

Origami box holds love

My mom makes origami boxes for a few locally (#buylocal!) owned businesses in Birmingham. Our family has a few boxes each because she always included a small gift, like jewelry, inside a box for birthday gifts. I have my boxes displayed on my shelves. Yesterday my son needed an envelope, I wished him luck getting…

rock, paper, scissors & glass

her media choices are ever changing, her style changes as does the seasons. My mother finds an art form & takes it every direction she cares to, until she stumbles onto another. Her studio table, today, is covered in glass- bright, colorful & sharp. All waiting to be assembled. On her shelves, sit her origami…

playing with photographs

So many ways to make photographs art projects. This is our lion. He lives among the Calla lilies beside our grapes. His name is Levon~from my favorite Sir Elton John’s song… He was a treasure. He is cement & these animals can cost a gazillion dollars. He was $25 at a Home Goods store. The…