Frail children of the air; excursions into the world of butterflies.1897. Cover detail.
Frail children of the air; excursions into the world of butterflies.1897. Cover detail.





Backgrounds courtesy of pure spite, I think! xD I ran out of it (and everything else) in the last panel. Which is fine, because this wasn’t supposed to be even this expansive initially, but somehow became anyway. xD
Freehearted
adjective | Unreserved, open; light-hearted, spontaneous; generous in providing aid to others
Boys jumping onto snow flat, Boston, ca. 1930s

“My main concern is to go to a safe country where I can bring up my child, and get her the treatment she needs, so she doesn’t waste her future. Our future is lost already, but it’s not fair that she should lose hers too.” Meet Syrian refugee Rasheed Tari from Aleppo and his one-year-old daughter Ella. Having arrived in Greece some months ago from Turkey, the family is now stuck in limbo waiting for resettlement in a new country. #actofhumanity

Middle of the 19th century Unknown artist - Portrait of a Girl
サマセット・ハウスの噴水。
Somerset House fountains.

Homework is hard when you’re five years old.
Two centuries between

developmental milestones for the first 2 years of life
For the anon requesting beaded braids, here you go!















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Pavel Tchelitchev (Russian, 1898–1957)
Boys, N/D
Oil on canvas, 73.2 x 54 сm

Can the Boxcar Children love thy neighbor?










My son is so full of personality 😁

Fashion blog


Page of new children’s book project.
звёздный кот в небесах

В ожидании перемен

Весна настаёт

Зима на дворе

~ I found these adorable illustrations by the super talented Italian Illustrator Paolo Domeniconi, and couldn’t help not sharing them on my blog, and as you can see each picture has a description in Russian because I love Russian too :)