Monday, February 13, 2012

celebrating Addie's day


Tonight we spent the evening making and wrapping 35 or so heart-shaped rice crispy treats to hand out to Addie's classmates for Valentine's Day tomorrow. Nearly eight years ago Addie joined our family...traveling from a "little" coastal town in the Fujian Province of China. They tell us she was born on Valentine's Day. To us, this holiday will forever be Addie's Day.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

shorpy finds: Merchants' Dispatch Transportation Co.

Blacksmith shop, Merchants' Dispatch Transportation Co. - (circa 1904)

What's not to love about this snapshot? Those bricks. Those mustaches. The hand-forged metalwork. Sigh. Have I mentioned how much I respect artisan work? If you click on the image you can zoom in on all the gorgeous details. Cheers!