Tuesday

Today has been a day to just stay at home and “nest.”  That always makes my day better.  How about you?  Don’t you think it just makes things a little better to  fluff your nest, rearrange a little bit and (maybe) clean?  I really don’t mind cleaning so much, I enjoy my home when it’s neat and clean.

I’ve been placing and playing with some more of my new treasures.

Like this delicate and beautiful lace collar.  I found it in a drawer at my mother’s house carefully wrapped in tissue.  It is on my mannequin now.  I just feel that beautiful things like that need to be seen and loved.

I brought home a pair of these beautiful vintage chairs.  I’m pretty sure that is their original paint.  They both show signs of wear along the top and back where they had been picked up and moved often.  If anyone out there could give me an idea of the style and maybe help me date them, I would appreciate it. 

Not that there’s anything wrong with the upholstery as is, but I would love them covered in burlap stenciled with a French advertisement.

I’ve loved this little vintage cabinet forever.  I did change the knobs as soon as I got it home.  I want to replace that middle one with something a little more unusual.  Hobby Lobby here I come!

I can’t believe how many vintage family photos that I have found!  I am so excited!  This is a huge stack and it’s only a portion of them.  I can’t wait to scan them into the computer and create something wonderful with them in Photo Shop!  Most of them are thankfully labeled with the year and who the picture is of.  One exception being the gentleman on the middle left.  I think he’s a perfect candidate for a Halloween project, he’s just a little creepy looking!

My Mother had very very eclectic taste.  Huummm…….maybe THAT’S where I get it!  HAHA!!
Had to have this cute leather pillow with the vintage cowgirl pic. on the front.

It’s just perfectly weird and mismatched next to my Eiffel Tower  pillow on my bedroom sofa!

My home is filled with the aroma of flowers from yesterdays memorial service.  I’ve had similar floral arrangements in my home before, but I swear I have never smelled any as lush and wonderful as these.  It’s kinda weird, ya know?

Yesterday morning, I was standing in the front yard thinking about how lovely and cool the weather was and just trying to compose my thoughts when a pair of Hummingbirds flew past right in front of me.  It was the second time that had happened in two days.  Suddenly I knew that everything was okay.  It was a sign that my Mother was where she most wanted to be.  With my Father, enjoying nature.  

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week.  The weather here is unseasonably cool and I LOVE it!

Thank you all again for your support and wonderful comments!

DENISE