First, a few eggs. I stayed up late Saturday night making eggs and wanted to show those first...don't want to make you scroll if that's why you're visiting :)
Saturday afternoon we drove up to my Mom's. She needed help replacing a light fixture and her kitchen faucet. Here's a pic of the new faucet I put in...it was super easy!
I also replaced a hall light with a big red dome light from IKEA. It looked great, but I couldn't get a decent photograph. So you'll just have to trust me that it was very cool. While she was cooking dinner, I had fun walking around and taking pics inside her house and out. Meet her cat Jack. I love this Jack boy!
Mom has the coolest decorations.
Can you tell it is in my genes to make and buy handmade? :)
It was years ago when I was in high school on a family trip to San Francisco that she bought this little two-headed dog in Chinatown.
As far back as I can remember, this painting was always in my grandparents' home. Now my Grandma lives with my Mom and it is in their dining room. Someone in my Grandma's family painted this water color, but I don't remember if it was one of her aunts or a grandparent.
My Mom's measuring/sewing board makes me smile as I always remember seeing this out in my childhood while she worked on various projects. Sewing clothes or quilting, it has been used a TON over the years. Right now, she is working on some new window valances.
Here is a picture of my dorky self before I got contacts. I suppose I was twelve or thirteen. This was my first cat, who came to us as a stray and left us within the year after she had a litter of kittens. Weren't my glasses humongous?
This pic was taken in either my senior year of high school or my first year of college. It is the longest my hair has ever been. It also makes me realize that I lost my childhood blondness earlier than I thought.
See? I was a blond at one point. I love this pic of Mom and me. I was about five. It makes me realize I want a pic of Chloe and me kissing.
Can you tell my Mom loves the jewelry I have given her? She has so much! :D She is almost always wearing something I made for her. My Grandma, too. Makes me feel good to know they appreciate and love the jewelry I have made just for them.
I like this quote.
On Sunday afternoon, we drove up to North Georgia. That post is coming tomorrow with pics. I petted a zebra!
8 comments:
Your eggs are awesome. The colors are beautiful. But I can't find them in your etsy shop.
Easter Eggs! Love them! Will you be posting them on Etsy?
Really enjoyed the glimpse into your past. Very heart-warming.
I want to EAT those eggs!!! They look like they should have chocolate inside them. Sweet childhood pictures, Chloe looks so much like you! My glasses were easily that big. In fact those look just like MY glasses from 7th grade. When I discovered that street signs had writing on them.
I love that your camera is an extension of you... sharing the world from your view.
Needless to say, the eggs are awesome, as usual! And thank you for the tour of your mother's artistically appropriated home... you, Miss Acorn have not fallen far from the tree at all! YAY!!! :~)
Hi Mari, I'm still working on a wait list for the eggs (look up at the top of my blog to see how long it is and how fast it is moving). If you want, I would be happy to add you to the list. Every time I get it down, more names jump on, so I don't feel right putting eggs in my shop when folks are waiting.
Janet, you're ON the list now!
Keirsten, you would break a tooth! It's always interesting to hear other's opinions on whether or not my kids favor me or Todd. I don't see it, but then perhaps I am just too close.
Cindy, I take my camera EVERYWHERE! I have more pics to share from my Mom's house, but that will wait for another post when I run out of things to talk about :D
I sooooo long for some eggies.
Great pictures! I had humongous glasses too, so don't feel too bad. What's worse is that my glasses were pink wire-rimmed and pink tinted. Oh, the horror!
What a great post, love the gorgeous eggs (they do look like they should be filled with chocolate) and all your pics with all of the lovely memories attached!! Kristi
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