All photos and videos -- Copyright 2016 Laura Shmania
8-23-07-- thursday summer evening on the lawn at weaver street market “to laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch… to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!” -- ralph waldo emerson
7-16-07-- monday “live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!” -- fanny crosby
7-15-07-- sunday families gather on the beach after dinner at a local restaurant “the only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well!” -- joe ancis