someone who treasures and displays the china of those who have come before

Sometimes I just like to drive around my town and look. Not "for" anything, just look. And pull over at will to investigate or photograph things that make me think, or smile, or wish, or hope...

I wanted to go up on the porch and move that blue cooler over 12 inches but I did not.  

I did however walk up to the flower beds when I thought I saw the neatness of this braided greenery, but needed to confirm. Oh. 

Clearly I need to make this spot the subject of a more thorough investigation. I could sense genius at work within. 

I wanted to leave the occupants of this house a note asking to please be invited to the next meal where they served something from one of these tureens. In said note, I would have included that I would bring a fine bottle of wine and do the dishes. It seems to me that someone who treasures and displays the china of those who have come before must be someone I would want to meet.

How's that for an extremely random beginning, middle, and end?

P.S. I wonder if they serve home-made croutons to sprinkle over the soup in this house? 

Comments

[Jan]

Hi Carol, you have such a great eye for colour! I love the final photo with the leaves against the woodwork. I like to imagine a story too behind the facades of houses. I wonder what the person who plaits their daffodils could be like.......? (Sorry, very UK English- braids). Love this post!

[jacki long]

You have such a talent for taking us along, and we enjoy what you see. I love your blog.

[Amy Fuller]

Finding beauty in the every day...thanks for sharing with us.

[carol]

Jan: I wondered if they might be from the UK too. I hope someday when I walk by the person who lives there is sitting on the porch so I can engage them in conversation.

[Maureen]

I love the braided jonquil stems. I used to do a quick tie up of the stems when I lived in England but braiding! oh my this is talent!

[SusanS]

You do live in the coolest town, I adore how you see it.

[Vicki in Michigan]

Thanks for taking us along! I need to sit on that wishing bench for a few minutes....

Someday you might like to meet my grandma's Royal Doulton little miss. She's on a shelf in my living room, with a mourning dove egg in a small blue egg cup. :-) (Egg discovered alone in an empty rain gutter, not stolen from nest!)

ps -- we have discovered we can have milk delivered to the house, just like olden times. (Also butter, and ice cream!) We have a cooler on our front step. Just in case the milk-delivery person stops by. Wouldn't want our ice cream to sit out and melt! Especially as our dairy makes the very best vanilla ice cream EVER. :-)