Rising from the chaos

Where oh where did the month go? I do believe it got lost somewhere in the chaos of our move. Thankfully this move is over and the boxes are unpacked, for the most part.  Now to get back to living life on a more creative note. I have a great deal of catching up to do with all the wonderful blogs and Linkies I generally follow, but trust me I haven't forgotten any of you and will stop by soon. 

I have so much to share with all of you it may take me a bit before I can delve more into exploring my new home town. Here is a peak at a few things I have in the works.

"The Labor of Love"
An in depth article and photo journal featuring the civil war  home of John Cary-Weston and interview with current owner Lisa Trengove-Jones.

"Farewells"
What we did to make this major move a bit easier for six year old Bubba and nine year old Sissy.
  

"Rural America"
Just some of the beautiful sights seen on our trek from Virginia back to South Dakota. 

As well as a few updates on the comings and goings of our family and an important announcement on some changes taking place at Artistix Network LLC.

Yet again the chaos has been defeated and I have prevailed!
 

I am adding this Fragment post to Mrs.4444's Fragmented Friday, please be sure to hope over and check out what everyone has been up to. I hope you will come back for the upcoming post 'The Labor of Love' It will be published Sunday June 9th.

 

Thanking Those Who Preserve History

It is no stretch to think of a photographer or a writer as preservers of history, but what about construction workers? Today's photos are a reminder to us that there is more to preserving history than just photographing or writing about it.  Today I offer a big Thank You to all who maintain our nations historic districts.

Seeing photographs and reading about cobblestone paths tend to give me a sense of the quaint or romantic.  While walking and driving on these paths although it did give me a feeling of going back to a quieter time, it also reminded me of the lack of comforts faced by our ancestors. For cobblestone paths create a rough path for the rider or walker. Watching this worker repair the cobblestone street I had to admire the hard work that our ancestors went through to line their cities, towns and villages with this then modern form of comfort.