Friday, February 14, 2014

a few of my favorite THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(ok so who else hears julie andrews singing now?)

i was thinking.. there are thing over and over that i am attracted to.... here is a partial list


  • maple leaves, i love sugar maples! love them love the shape of the leaves and the trees
  • nests with eggs
  • birds
  • cookies
  • bird cages
  • terrarium and aquariums
  • knitting and yarn
  • sewing and crafts
  • books
  • cooking
  • laura ashley vintage prints
  • transferware in reds and purples
  • dishes and china
  • autumn
  • teapots especially vintage ones with violets or in pink or red
  • wool tweed coats and jackets
  • lace curtains
  • carousel horses and some of the other animals
  • good leather shoes and handbags (neat and tailored ones)
  • small stand up collars and fine but simple details on clothing
  • rice pudding
  • art supplies
  • minature teddy bears in blond colors
  • hand made artisan jewelry
  • lampworked glass
  • antique diamond rings
  • rose gold and copper
  • hand made alternative houses 
  • gypsy vardos and irish cob horses
  • british thatched roof cottages and stone barns
  • farm animals....( i adore farm animals)
  • ice cream, cheese cake and cannolis ..... THE food of the gods
this is my partial list...i was thinking of it all today
as i am getting ready to lay out another painting and started to rummage through my reference maple leaves..... 
these are some of the things that i reach for time and time again..things that you can be sure i'm going to notice

so i was wondering what all you folks had for favorite things?

would you be so kind as to post lists here?
i am very interested in hearing

til then

vi

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