I received a beautiful Amy Smith photo for Christmas from my sister. I can’t link directly to the image, but it’s in the Vintage Books gallery and is called A Garland for Girls. You’re jealous, aren’t you? My sister saw the photo in a show and purchased it right away. When she went back several weeks later, a dozen people had inquired about that photo, and 4 of them were librarians! That’s when she knew she chose the right one

 I love it! It’s absolutely gorgeous – the colors and textures are amazing and it’s just a lovely composition. Best gift I’ve received in many years.

Well, I had good intentions to blog our vacation as we went along, but was too busy resting and relaxing (and was frequently without internet access). I’ll be posting highlights from the trip over the next day or so, but in the meantime, take a look at our pictures.

We are getting ready to leave for a vacation, which means it’s time to pull out the gorillapod.

I LOVE this thing. We took it on our vacation last year, and for about the first time in recent memory got more than one or two pictures of my husband and I together. Plus, it’s just fun to play with!