Saturday, January 14, 2023
Friday, January 13, 2023
The Cyclamen
Today the Garden Center had a whole bunch of Cyclamen for sale. All different kinds; they were so pretty. Their petals point upwards like flames.
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In Japan, Cyclamen is considered as the holy
flower of love.
Leonardo
da Vinci was very fond of cyclamen flowers. He drew them at the margins of
his manuscripts.
These have a very thin white border around the edges of the petals
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Plates
The garden center had a new rack of decorative plates for sale.
We happened to drive by this house with what looked like pleated plates in the windows.
Always pass a plate
of forgiveness before each verbal feast.
— Anabel Jensen
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Off Today
I am taking the day off from blogging today (Wednesday). We have a doctor appointment out of town. See you soon!
Monday, January 9, 2023
Art For Gifts
Between thanksgiving and Christmas eve, one of our local museums displays things made from many local artists. Jewelry, baskets, etc. People can come in and buy any of them; they make great one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts. I got a copper necklace for a friend. Lets shop around. These photos do not show the best things, as I was being watched by employees! Stealth is not my forte, as I am so clumsy!
Handmade boxes
Handmade bells
Purses
Stained glass Christmas trees
Bows
Handmade journals and books with surprises inside
This rooster is made from curled paper. You can see our reflection behind it. What would you buy?
Without art, the
crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
~Bernard Shaw
Sunday, January 8, 2023
The Cardinal
One of my Christmas gifts from our son & his family is this Cardinal. It stands on a mirrored & lighted base, and the bird lights up from within! I have never seen anything like it!
We also happened to pass this house. They had made a tree with Cardinals in it, and placed it on their porch. I would like to make one of these myself, it is so pretty!
God loved the birds
and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.
Saturday, January 7, 2023
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