Diversity

We're just back from a wonderful family vacation. When I downloaded our pictures, I was struck by the diversity of the things we saw and did.

We were awed by the magnificent Sculpture garden in Washington D.C.

In New York we were the only ones at the Old Bethpage Living History Museum.

It was a misty, dreary day, but the lighting was beautiful.

This is a very old, carved meerschaum religious picture. I've used small ones as pendants in necklaces. The detail is stunning.

This is the tailor's house. I learned that it was commonplace to sit on the table to cut and pin the fabric.

Although my niece plugged her nose and thought he was smelly, I thought smelly or not,  he looked pretty darn happy!

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Kayaking in Pennsylvania. 

And the Griswold finale?...

 Someone got a little confused.

: )

A Weathered Word Book

I bought this book a few months ago at Artifacts. I thought the worn, bruised cover was lovely and would make a terrific backdrop for photographing jewelry. Today I opened it and saw what it really is. It's a very old school book.  

Heavily used, but highly treasured. I thought of all the little hands that held it as they used it from "The First Year's Work" until "The Second Year's Work". 

This old, battered book taught people to read and write. 

 What a powerful, precious thing!