Today my musings have taken me to the past…and here’s what I discovered. Check in with Jenn, at A Daily Rhythm.
For the past few days, I have been searching my Archives, discovering little treasures from my early days on this blog. Like the post in which I shared the photo and books above, Odds, Ends…Ah, Potpourri.
The books were old favorites: Marge Piercy’s memoir “Sleeping with Cats” is near the top of the stack, beneath a copy of “Open House,” by Elizabeth Berg. And who could ever forget “The Golden Notebook,” by Doris Lessing. I recall reading that in college. I recently bought another copy from Amazon, because, despite my obsession with my books, I couldn’t find my original copy!
The doll makes me think of Ireland, so she fits right into my Ireland Room, where I have hung several photos from my eldest, Craig, the Photographer.
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In this next photo, I have placed an “Irish” doll next to one of his photographs: set in a cemetery. I have the photo in my bedroom.
The three-dimensional plate features an Irish cottage.
I still have the dolls, but the one in the top photo is packed away in a bin in the garage. The dolls were overflowing into any empty spaces available.
Today I’ve been visiting blogs and thinking about the present, but while taking out my Thanksgiving decorations, I stumbled upon this old photo of three of my grandchildren, Alec, Aubrey, and Aaron…when they were much younger. They are now 20, 18, and 17. So I placed it in my office.
Here is a close-up:
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And here are the Thanksgiving Jim Shore figurines, the search of which brought me to an unexpected place:
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What are you musing about today?
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Love where your musings take you! I am not musing today…at all…I am trying to plan a way to actually get the motivation to work in the basement…but since I have the day to myself…I may just put it off one more day and read!
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Oh, thanks, Patty…I think I would postpone the basement, too. It sounds grueling…and dirty. LOL.
Enjoy whatever you decide to do.
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What a lovely musing, nostalgia gives us all so much pleasure and even better if you have physical items whether it is books, pictures or ornaments to prompt those lovely memories.
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Thanks, Cleopatra…I feel a little silly when I traipse down my memory pathways, but I always end up enjoying it. And finding these old pictures of things I have arranged differently, since I’m always rearranging…well, it feels good. And rediscovering the photo of my three grandchildren in “Old Timey” clothes was a delight.
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Beautiful figurines. Your Irish room is filled with inspiration.
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Thanks, Dinara…I love that room, and I think it’s fitting to have my bedroom be a place I enjoy. I love looking around at the photos, dolls, etc. And the books, too.
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Aw, loved the photo of your grandchildren, they are very close to my age. Which makes me wonder, are they readers too? Do you get to talk to them about books? 🙂
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The two oldest are in college, and yes, they are readers, but Aubrey doesn’t really read what I read. Alec is majoring in business, so his book choices are different, too.
They all love movies, so we have that in common.
Thanks for stopping by, Lia…
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