d.Sharp Journal

A is for Another Abecedary

The Nonsense ABCs - c. 1918 by Edward Lear, illustrated by Marguerite L. & Willard C. Wheeler.

It has seen better days - a child {sarah jane I am looking at you}  has either scribbled or spilled on nearly every page.

Congratulations P + R

It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.   - Johann Schiller

We are so overjoyed for the adoption being {finally} finalized. Fatherhood couldn't happen to two nicer guys and we couldn't be luckier to have little T in the fam. Wish we could have been there!

The name says it all

Bookshelf Porn. Must bookmark.

OR to CA

Speaking of different states, we are in California. Took the boys to Fairyland in Oakland - funky, vintage and fun little park.

  

 

More

Finally found these other rebuses -

Can you guess all of them?

 

Paint the town red........and pink, and green, and yellow, and blue....

The Favela Painting Project transforms the central square of Santa Marta, a favela in Rio, saturating it with color. Love it.  MORE HERE

Monday morning : a perfect time to post this pick-me-up.

This DJ and the excited cheerleader {from a couple of posts away} should really collaborate and take it on the road.

So happy!

A is for Adoring Abecedaries

 

A note to girlfriend C:

 This is the chandy  I saw a long time ago - think it would look great in your kitchen. Made by Danny Seo from here.

{oh how I love little vintage cotton birds}

struck wood.

So fascinating - an 18th century ship was found at the World Trade Center site. HERE