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No, there's no need to rent Victorian-era attire for caroling anymore. AI image generation has really advanced this past year, so I thought I’d just take very plain studio portraits and then transport us through time and around the globe digitally. I’ve long been a big photoshopper, and this year's

The Smiths in 2024
Confused by the postcard picture? Well, it's a combination of two things that are usually pretty big parts of a normal year with the Smith's: 1.) Our neighborhood goes all out on Halloween, and we host a block party. Our family’s costume contest entry this year was 'Astronauts.' It's also meaningf
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