A taste of the East

I spent my first day with my new camera at my sister-in-law's.

Not only did I get to capture my kids and their cousin
building and decorating a gingerbread house,
 I also got to have dinner with old family friends.

It was very enlightening to meet people
who knew my husband as a kid --
and to see our own children get along
like they are long-lost friends themselves.

My husband's sister, her husband and their two daughters
have spent the last eight years living in Asia.
First in my bro-in-law's home country of India then in China.
They have moved back here within the past year
and filled their home with all sorts of treasures.
No better place to play with my camera and natural light.

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