Tapestry of Life

My weekend visit to SuzAnna's Antiques was bittersweet. There were laughs and smiles, hugs and goodbyes.

The lovely, funny.......often hilarious, Anna, is ending her partnership in the shop. Remaining will be the elegant, smiling.......and also funny, Susie, who, with her lovely daughters Jenny of The Red Bulletin Board and Emily (when will you join we crazy blog gals Emily?), will keep this favorite Raleigh shop a welcoming beacon to those of us who love to hang out there.

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Anna will still be around. Thank goodness! Between being a busy mom to her two young sons, and what must be one heck of a comedienne to her Aussie husband, she will still go to auctions, consign all that fabulous treasure to SuzAnna's, and fill in behind the cash register when Susie decides it's time for a break. Then, in her spare time ~ good luck with that part Anna ~ she may write a book, fly to Paris (hopefully with me!) to buy real French treasures at their source, and do the hundred other things on her wish list.

So, dear Anna, remember we love you and will miss you, but I have a feeling we'll still see much of you...............and now you will have time to come to tea hopefully!

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Life is definitely like an old piece of tapestry. The woven colors are sometimes subtle and faded, yet the muted shades tell a story, often of times long gone, and very often English or French.

The beautiful bag above is hanging in Linda's booth at SuzAnna's, and its bucolic scene of a country boy being eyed by the girl who must live in the cottage, is a story worth telling I'm sure.

The piece of tapestry above is certainly French....see how they're gesturing with their hands to speak. Look at the couch the lady is lounging on, definitely French style don't you think?

This is a fragment of very old floral French tapestry I purchased already framed. I then hung it inside another frame to give it a bolder look - I often do this when hanging a small piece of art.

This little tapestry hangs in my French inspired guest room.

Do you have pieces of tapestry telling their stories in your home? Perhaps chair covers or wall hangings.