Wow, what a beautiful day here in south central PA! This morning, on my way to work, I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few items. I also stopped in at Stauffer's under the guise of looking for a specific something. Truthfully, I just wanted to go in and smell Spring.
You know that dirt, earthy smell that greenhouses get when the first annuals and perennials show up? Yup, it was there all right.
Only had a couple of minutes to spare, so I traipsed around and looked at the oxalis, and the primroses, and the pansies. Got my fix for the day. Thursday I think I will go back for a longer visit to buy some pansies for my window boxes.
I like the way they smile in late winter.
29 years ago, I received from my Aunt Caroline, a wedding gift. It is a silver tray that I promptly put in a cabinet and forgot about for the next 25 years. When doing a serious house cleaning, I found it. Angie's friend at the time, Kayla, remarked how beautiful it was and why did I never use it?
I couldn't find a good answer. I tried all the obvious. It was too fancy for me. Impractical for small children. I didn't do such a good job trying to explain. Kayla thought I should clean it up and use it.
So I did. I cleaned it up, bought doilies for on it, so I could serve cookies on it every now and then.
Then I decided that it should be out everyday. So I dug up some old trinkets and candles. It sits on my Hoosier cabinet 365 days a year.
It reminds me of a lot of things. A young girl getting married. An Aunt that I don't get to see enough. That life is too short not to use the good china.
