Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Sparkle,Shimmer and Shine


This morning  I woke up to the delicious smell of coffee brewing 
and the sound of Mr. Flea strumming his guitar.
I love that.
 When I walked into the kitchen
 the sun was streaming through the window
 and lit up my little silver tree...it was positively glowing.



This tiny tree is for the littlest angels.




I'm not really done with it....
just keep adding shiny bits as I find them about the house.




    
 
 



This beautiful blue beaded butterfly
 flew all the way here to me from Italy...
It is one of a pair that my dear friend Walter sent me.
You may remember, that Walter and I met through blogging
 and a year ago when we visited Venice...
...he met us and took us to the flea market at la Corte dei Miracoli.

This October, at that very same flea market,
Walter purchased these lovely butterflies just for me.
  He knew how much I love blue...
...what he didn't know is
 that ever since my Mom's passing...
whenever I see a butterfly I think of her.
 I think of all that she taught me
 and how much she loved and supported me. 
So, thank you Walter!

And thanks to all my other blogger friends
 for your support and friendship this year!
:)

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Rainy Day Blue With Sunshine On The Way!



Rain, rain go away!



My forsythia bushes are blooming....
...had to bring some of that sunshine indoors!



The sun is supposed to come out tomorrow afternoon...



...and the rest of the week will bring sunny, spring like and warm weather...



You know what that means?

Flea markets!!!

...and time in the garden...

...and a beautiful Easter Sunday!

:)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

The Odd Item Finds a Home at the Lake House



The lake house has proved to be the perfect place for the overflow of my collections......



And lends itself beautifully to all things to do with nature.....



There always seems to be something tucked into my pocket...We have brought back sea shells, stones, twigs, bits and bobs from all sorts of places we have traveled to....in spite of being warned about the wrath of gods and seemingly ridiculous laws....



This poor delicate butterfly was found in this comatose state.....it lives on now under this cheese dome turned cloche .....my littlest visitors marvel at this specimen!





Don't you love wire ware? This is one of three little wire baskets...they are hooked together and hang from the porch ceiling...it holds tiny old French clay pots and new herb markers.....



I have a thing for architectural pieces....in this case...porch balusters...don't they look neat stacked on their sides with chippy white paint?



Interesting books, books and more books.....old brass pins....



Fungi with a bit of bling... an old metal stamping....



Look at this wonderful old book, titled...Seaside and Wayside and dated 1899...

"So he wandered away and away,
With Nature, that dear old nurse,
Who Sang to him, night and day,
The Songs of the Universe"
Longfellow





Scattered about are many found bird nests....this one in a little old spice tin.....



Some pretty vintage trim.....lots and lots of sewing notions tucked in old baskets and boxes around here...

If you enjoy these types of images...stop back again as there are years of collected treasure from nature and the great outdoors as well as from yard sales and flea markets filling the nooks and crannies of this place. The corners of our lake house are filled with reminders of our hikes and travels and never ending treasure hunting....