Photos and stories of an ordinary life.
Hi, friends! How was your weekend?
We had so much fun at the Detroit Jazz Festival! We kicked off our weekend by attending a Jazz Mass in Detroit. The worship music was wonderfully uplifting, and the entire Mass celebration was absolutely beautiful.
“Welcome aboard.” Detroit, Michigan – August 2026.
A city bus passes by the Detroit Institute of Art while we eat a quick lunch on the sidewalk.
💜 XO
We had our annual checkups recently. I like to schedule everyone’s appointments during the summer so we can get them all taken care of at once.
Thankfully, the kids and I all see the same family doctor, and he is kind enough to schedule us in one large time block.
For the most part, we all received healthy reports.
I did have an unusual little spot on my right ring finger that required a biopsy, but thankfully, everything turned out well.
After our long appointment, we headed to a local ice cream shop. I think we all earned a treat!
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It is nearing 10 p.m., and I have decided to come to a stopping point with the Christmas prep. I have done all I can do for the day. Tomorrow is a new day, and I am very tired. 😴
📸 Enjoy these photos I took in Detroit and Rochester Hills, Michigan a few Christmases ago (2020 – 2023).
Merry Christmas Eve Eve! 😊🎄✨️
All images in this blog post are my own photography. If you’d like to use a photo, please contact me first for permission. Thank you!
On our way to the Saturday farmers market, I noticed a small crowd of people gathering around a large statue and taking pictures with their cellphones.
I didn’t have a chance to see what the statue was because I was driving, so I just didn’t really think anything of it.
But after our market trip and lunch at a local diner, I still saw people gathered around this statue.
We were curious to see what this mysterious statue was all about, so we headed over in the direction of the crowd.
As we got a little closer, I realized the statue was RoboCop! Wow!
I honestly can’t remember if I ever watched the 1987 movie, so I can’t say that I’m a big fan. (More than likely, I probably didn’t see it because when the movie came out I was around 7 or 8 years old. 😂)
But I do remember at least seeing images of RoboCop in the media when I was a kid, and I probably heard other kids talk about it.
I’m not originally from Detroit (I grew up in Tennessee), so RoboCop doesn’t have any strong connections for me like I know it does for many Detroiters.
But it was still very cool to see the RoboCop statue in person! 😁✨️
Also, my kids were so confused about why RoboCop was such a big deal to everybody. “Who’s RoboCop, Mom? Why are all these people taking pictures of this statue?” 😂
It made me feel super old to say, “Back when I was a kid, RoboCop was a famous movie.” 😆🤣
Photos: Pictures I took of the new RoboCop statue in Detroit, Michigan. You can find it in Eastern Market on Russell Street if you’d like to go see!
All images in this blog post are my own photography. If you’d like to use a photo, please contact me first for permission. Thank you!