A Couple of Decorating Ideas

 

 Once in awhile, some copycat decorating takes place around here.

For instance, since this apartment is so small, the banjo and guitar cases ended up along a wall in the living room.

At my daughter's house, she put holders on her living room wall for her guitars.

"What a great idea,"  I thought and told her, so she ordered two holders for me from Amazon.

She even came over and put them on the wall behind the television.  

I love the way they look, plus, being out in the open makes it much easier to take one down to play.

Sometimes "copycat" decorating turns out really great.

IF YOU HAVE INSTRUMENTS IN CASES AND A SMALL SPACE IN WHICH TO LIVE, WHERE DO YOU STORE THEM?

Three-Sided Mirror

 

Several years ago, while driving through Bennington,Vermont, a stop at a Goodwill Store turned up something that really attracted attention.

It was a three-way mirror, very heavy, and probably old.

For $15, it was impossible to pass-up.

 After several moves the past five (difficult) years, the unique mirror made the cut from dozens upon dozens of items let go due to downsizing.

For the past year, it has been sitting, all closed up, against a bedroom wall.

"Why not put that bad boy back into circulation?" the mind asked.

There has been no piece of furniture with enough space to accommodate it. That's why it hasn't been used.

Enough excuses.  This week I carried the heavy three-way mirror to the living room and set it up on a small table.

If another wider table is ever found, the table the mirror is on will be let go.

 The mirror is soooo pretty with a candle and a round ornate vase with pink roses in front of it.

Do not, repeat, do not let items you love get lost in the shuffle of life. 

 

Dig them out from storage, display them, and then sit down and love them with all your heart!                                                                       

Sweet Georgia Peach

Almost everybody has a favorite fruit, of one kind or another.

Peaches are among my favorites, especially when they are ripe and juicy.

When the sweet juice runs down one's chin, it's even tastier!  ha!

Luckily, while doing grocery shopping the other day, "Georgia" peaches were highlighted.

I have no idea why Georgia peaches are any different from others but have no qualms about arguing about them.

The bag of Georgia peaches came home with the other groceries. 

They are still quite hard and it will be necessary to let them ripen for a few days.

Peach cobbler is so delicious (but fattening) and so are peach preserves and peach iced tea.

Peach-colored roses are gorgeous, too.

Peach anything is fine with me. 

Does anyone know why Georgia peaches are supposed to be the best?

WHAT IS YOUR VERY FAVORITE FRUIT?

 

Tweet Tweet House Guests

 

                                This little glass blue bird perches on a window sill in my bedroom.

For Mother's Day, one of my gifts was a gorgeous Supertunia in shades of pink and white.

It now hangs from the rafters outside my apartment. 

Imagine my shock when a couple of birds flew out of the plant one day recently when watering it.

 A family of house finches has apparently moved into the middle of my plant!

There's a nest with eggs in there, too, so the happy couple are expecting babies!

Looking  up "house finches" on the Internet, I learned they are native to Mexico and the southwestern part of America.

The best news about finches is they are said to be "powerful symbols of joy, adaptability, love, creativity, and health."

Holy Moses!  Those traits are pretty amazing and kind of mirror my life these past five tumultuous years.  

The Internet site also had this to reveal about a house a finch....."It's presence reminds us to find happiness in the simple things, to remain resilient and adaptable, and to cherish our relationships and family bonds."

Check, check, and ongoing check.  All of the above are so very true that it's beyond amazing.

Hope your Sunday is blessed to the max. 

 

A Bouquet of Beauty and Color

 

Leaving the Dollar Tree the other day, all purchases complete, my eyes were immediately drawn to a vase full of sizzling, colorful flowers.

They stood on a shelf near the front door.

It included a variety of really lovely blooms.

How nice they'd look in my apartment!  

There is already a lot of pink in the decor and these flowers would fit right in.

Nope, there is too much stuff in the small apartment already so the flowers were left behind, unsold. 

Out in the car, before I started the engine, the bouquet of flowers, kept flooding my mind. 

Why couldn't there be a beautiful bouquet of all different kinds of flowers in the stuffed apartment?  Why not?

It's not like I was putting more than a hundred bucks down for a  bouquet of real flowers, like some people  do, all the time. 

This bouquet came to a mere $7. 

The car door opened and I went back into the store and purchased the flowers. 

Ever since, the fake but beautiful blooms have brought me great joy.

Sometimes the littlest gestures can make the biggest difference in our lives!

May your weekend be filled with little things that bring you great joy!