Runny Noses, Sore Boobs and a Chicken

Yup. That's pretty much what my life has come down to. Claire is SO SICK. I can't stress this enough, this is the WORST cold ever. The poor thing is up most of the night with a fever and is so congested its heartbreaking. Why can't kids be born knowing how to blow their nose?! Seriously, you'd think evolution would have figured that one out already. At any rate we are currently co-sleeping as its the only way she isn't miserable and I can get a bit of sleep. This means non-stop nursing. I currently feel as if sand paper was rubbed against my nipples all day long. Oh and the chicken? This momma is desperate to keep the germs at bay so I'm currently roasting a chicken with whole onions and an entire garlic bulb. Daddy is sick too...I hope my loves enjoy their home cooked medicine. Here is my yummy looking chicken about to go into the oven, I stuffed the skin with fresh herbs!

Life is Full of Beautiful Mysteries

Image an underground cavern, or "grotto", filled with 4.6 MILLION shells decorating over 70sft of walls....what a wonder. I recently discovered this mystery and I am now obsessed with thoughts of going there. The Shell Grotto was discovered, by accident, in 1835 and to this day no one truly knows what it's purpose was. Was it a pagan temple? A secret cult? Seriously NO ONE knows! Isn't that fascinating? You can wander the winding passageways covered in abstract geometric patterns and let your imagination soar with limitless possibilities. I would love to take Claire there one day.

The first thing I thought of when I first saw these images was the intrique patterned mosaics one finds inside of a Mosque.

What do you think is behind this great and beautiful mystery?