Last night, CNN’s Anderson Cooper told of a second 11-year-old boy taking his life after bullying at his elementary school became too much for him to handle. Jaheem Herrera, of Georgia, had cried about not wanting to go to school, that he was called gay over and over to the point he just didn’t want to hear it again. Complaints to the school seemed to fall on deaf ears.
But on April 16, Jaheem appeared happy when he came home from school with a glowing report card. It may have been a glimmer of hope for his mother Masika Bermudez that her …read more

Look at this little slice of delight.

The Copper House renovation in Massachusetts by Charles Rose Architects is so lovely – starting with the color. The renovation added a wing to a 1940s kit home, and manages to integrate old and new design nicely. It looks crisp and modern but not overly so. It’s got a touch of unique that’s great but still has that livability factor I endlessly like to go on about.

This is such a sweet renovation job.
From Charles Rose Architects’ site:
“The two-story addition is oriented east-west. The addition is opened to the site on the north, east and …read more