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I've been cleaning and rearranging my apartment to help myself feel better. I've gathered some cranberry and cobalt glass items in the western livingroom window. The afternoon sun really illuminates them. These are a collection of old family items, thrift stores, gifts and even a WalMart purchase or three. The glass shelf they're sitting on is the rear window of an antique family car, probably one of great uncle Art's mid-1920s Buicks. When the sun is just right, the edge of this piece of glass is a really bright chartreuse, really distinctive.
The begonia in the middle was a gift from my friend Mary. She clipped some leaves off of her large plant to propagate a new one—something begonias do readily. After several weeks, no roots appeared. She brought the rootless leaves over to me one day, knowing my bright green thumb might help. I kept them in water another 6-8 weeks and still no roots. As a last ditch effort, I planted them in good potting soil, in one of my hand-painted clay pots. New leaves started appearing in less than a week! I have no idea why they didn't root in water, but the plant is doing really well right now so I won't think about it anymore!
Spectacular photo Casey ! I love the mix of "colours" - one of your specialties. Even the begonia glows in this window.
ReplyDeletethanks! I love playing with the colors of my belongings! The begonias look green with light coming from the front and dark red while backlit. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThe 370Z might have some pretty expensive bumper repairs, might need to call the insurance company, lol.
ReplyDeletegood eyes, Woody. I'd imagine that red '72 Caddy Eldorado behind it might inflict some major damage in a rear-end collision!
ReplyDeleteI love the bow on the car. I always bought into the dream of waking up Christmas morning and finding a car bedecked with a red bow in my driveway. Sign.... well a girl can dream can't she? Over the years the make of the car would change but always the red bow stayed the same.
ReplyDeleteAnnie: Yes, we can dream! Several Xmases ago, I was walking around town and spotted a new white Lexus in a driveway with, you guessed it, a big red bow on the roof. I went home and made one of my own using an old model of a '51 Mercury from the Franklin Mint, lol.
ReplyDeleteYOU GOT TO LOVE FRANKLIN MINT,LOL MAYBE I'LL GO OUT IN THE MORNING AND PUT A RED BOW ON MY MAZDA. SHOULD I PUT THE TOP DOWN?
ReplyDeleteLOVE THE RED AND BLUE TOGETHER. I ALWAYS WANTED A WINDOW WITH RED GLASS,JUST TO HAVE THE SUNSHINE COME THROUGH AND LIGHT UP A ROOM. I HAVE A FULL SIZE CHURCH STAIN GLASS WINDOW BUT NOONE TO HANG IT FOR ME.I HAVE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR IT. ANOTHER SOMEDAY.
I HOPE BY YOU POSTING AGAIN SAYS JUST MAYBE YOUR FEELING BETTER.I'LL KEEP YOU ON MY PRAYER LIST UNTIL I KNOW YOUR BACK 100%.IT MUST BE WORKING. TAKE CARE AND EAT HEALING FOODS.
HUGS PAL, GRANNY
GRANNY
CASEY, THE LITTLE RED VASETO THE LEFT ON THE END, I HAVE THE SAME ONE. [STORY] WHEN I WAS ABOUT 9 OR 10 I HAD SOME CHANGE I HAD SAVED AND MY MOM LET ME WALK TO THE FIVE AND DIME STORE. I REMEMBER IT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS AND WHILE LOOKING AROUND THAT STORE I SPOTTED THAT LITTLE RED VASE. I JUST KNEW MOM WOULD LOVE IT SO I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON IT.I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MUCH BUT I'M SURE IT WAS BELOW A DOLLAR. SHE ALWAYS HAD THAT VASE WHERE SHE COULD SEE IT ALL THOSE YEARS. WHEN SHE DIED I GRAB IT BEFORE SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY TOOK IT. MAYBE TO GET THROWN INTO THE GOODWILL BAG.NOW IT SIT IN HONOR OF MOM HERE IN MY HOUSE.SOMEDAY MAYBE THE GRAND DAUGHTER WILL WANT IT.HOPEFULLY. HUGS AGAIN. GRANNY
ReplyDeletethanks, Granny. It's the little things that we remember our loved ones with best, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteMORE THAN YOU KNOW PAL.WE ALL HAVE A STORY.
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Fabulous!!! Casey, I have to spend alot of time here reading all this ! What a treasure trove... UNREAL!!!...Philip
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