I found this sweet, somewhat chipped, wood framed picture at SuzAnna's Antiques last week. I almost missed it as it was hanging high on the wall of the little office. I immediately knew it would find a home with me as the colors were just right, and I thought it 'perfectly imperfect' to hang in the corner of the dining room. The flowers, casually arranged in my favorite way, have to be from an English garden - delphiniums, perfumed stocks, daisies, hydrangeas - the blooms and fragrances I love so much. This still life, although just a print, seems at home with my own dried hydrangeas.
I'm usually overcome by mixed feelings when I see something old and loved at one time by someone else. Isn't it a little bit sad that they've let it go for some reason you will never know? But the good feeling of bringing it home, after spending just a few dollars ~ this lovely was $12 ~ placing it in the perfect spot, knowing it's admired once again, makes one's heart sing.
I'm usually overcome by mixed feelings when I see something old and loved at one time by someone else. Isn't it a little bit sad that they've let it go for some reason you will never know? But the good feeling of bringing it home, after spending just a few dollars ~ this lovely was $12 ~ placing it in the perfect spot, knowing it's admired once again, makes one's heart sing.
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