Happy Friday, 🙋♥️ guys. Scary how one week of my break has elapsed already. Yikes. ⏳⁣ ⁣ Some of you know I’ve been working on a book project for my uncle. He kept a diary for roughly 60 years. In 2010, he typed a lifetime of ✍️ handwritten notes into a computer and scanned a ton of photos dating back to the late 1800s. 🖥️ There were details about being put into internment camps during WWII, and other hardships the family endured. Not surprisingly, they ended up being successful in everything from family to fortune. 👨‍👩‍👦 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧👵👴⁣ ⁣ I’ve been reading through the printouts and marking up hundreds of pages of single-spaced text. 📝 Lots of the entries have been repetitive and boring, but there have been some moments that just about ripped my heart out. 💔⁣ ⁣ It’s a gift to have this legacy that goes back to the time of my great-grandparents' journey 🚢 from Japan to the U.S., 🇯🇵 🇺🇸. Most everyone in the family is at least mentioned at some point. So finishing this project will be meaningful to many of them. ⁣ ⁣ Some of his diary entries include personal information. If I kept a diary 📖 I would probably self-censor some things, even if the audience is family. 👁️ Or is that revisionist history? What do you think? 🧠⁣ ⁣ Besides many days of editing, there have been persistent problems with images 🖼️ and their placements throughout the manuscript. 📑. It’s like a puzzle to get things properly sorted out. After I do, I'll begin for the third time to design and format everything. 👩‍💻⁣ ⁣ As I approach the final 40-page editing stretch, it’s really changed the way I imagine I’ll design it. 💡⁣ ⁣ ☺️ It’s going to feel great to complete it. 🍾⁣ ⁣ Have you ever agreed or offered to do something for someone, then regretted it? Did you get out of it somehow, or did you grit your teeth and persevere?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Pictures: #manholecover #totempole #pergola #pioneersquare #PilchuckGlassSchool #LondonPlane (again, @flaviabisi) #leschielementary playground #solak ⁣ #pixelperfect #pixelphoto #pixelphotography #flowers #flowerstagram #flowersofinstagram #prayerrug #turkey #pioneersquare #madrona #seattle (at Pioneer Square Totem Pole) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1icax_AZoT/?igshid=1nwykerl1rzls

What distinguishes an Antique Prayer Rug is the use of an arched doorway, niche or “Mihrab” design motif. The mihrab replicates the “gibla” or niche in the main wall of a mosque, which enables the faithful to orient themselves toward Mecca when in engaged in prayer or “namaz” Antique Maracelli Caucasian prayer Rug. . . . . . #prayerrug #maracelli #maracellicsucasian #caucasianrugs #antiquerugs #antiquecaucasianrug #muslimrugs #niche #mihrab #gibla #archeddoorway #hangingrug #mecca #islamiccarpets #nazmiyalcollection https://www.instagram.com/p/BtT1LLyg8MX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j8kq0jiu53rv

(📸: Hart-Leshkina) When you roll in for namaz like a #villain

Sneak Peak 📿🤲 Stepped Mihrabs and other goodies 🍬 hit the site this Monday #steppedmihrab #prayerrug #prayerniche #turkishrug #ihavethisthingwithrugs (at Heirloom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnrlkp2r6gX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Let there be light 🕯 We are partial to the hanging lantern motif which is a symbol of divine light. These lanterns were rendered in silk providing a little extra luster. 🌅 🪞🏺🪞🌅 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #hereke #silkrug #prayerrug #kayseri #heirloomrugs #vasemotif #columns (at Heirloom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXZL1DLu0e/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Beautiful Vintage Handmade Tribal Rug Ltd Prayer Rug Mat eBay item number 224402238784 #tribalrug #rug #prayer #prayermat #prayerrug #tribalprayerrug #rugs #antique #antiquerug #vintage #vintageprayerrug #afghanculture #persianrug #handmade #handemaderugs https://www.instagram.com/p/CWyecA4obBP/?utm_medium=tumblr