This post is a statement of a father's love for his young daughter. The value in the first photographs of a baby is without measure. This photo comes from my family and celebrates the blessing of children and a loving home.
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Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Saturday, June 14, 2014
A Vintage Photograph of Baby
A Vintage Photograph of Baby
This post is a statement of a father's love for his young daughter. The value in the first photographs of a baby is without measure. This photo comes from my family and celebrates the blessing of children and a loving home.
This post is a statement of a father's love for his young daughter. The value in the first photographs of a baby is without measure. This photo comes from my family and celebrates the blessing of children and a loving home.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
A Beautiful Gift - Mother's Day
A Beautiful Gift - Mother's Day
Love to all of the mothers - "whatever is beautiful look on that." And to the creator of this card - you are most wonderful - God loves you.. Forever and always....
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Vintage Photographs - Spring Blossoms - Tulips
Vintage Photographs - Spring Blossoms - Tulips
One special memory is held of a neighborhood where spring gardeners created beautiful blooms to greet visitors and passerbys. The vintage photograph below captured the community spirit and warm welcome of bright flowers extended by this neighborhood years ago to its members and guests.
One special memory is held of a neighborhood where spring gardeners created beautiful blooms to greet visitors and passerbys. The vintage photograph below captured the community spirit and warm welcome of bright flowers extended by this neighborhood years ago to its members and guests.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Travel Log Photo 42 - India circa 1980 - Taj Mahal Detail - White Marble
Travel Log Photo 42 - India circa 1980 - Taj Mahal Detail - White Marble
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Travel Log Photo 41 - India circa 1980 - Taj Mahal
Travel Log Photo 41 - India circa 1980 - Taj Mahal
Monday, December 9, 2013
Grandmother's Lamp - Mementos of Light
Grandmother's Lamp - Mementos of Light
This post features the delicate pattern from the base of a beige pink lamp that was owned by a special family member. The lamp occupies a dedicated corner of my home and when turned on reminds of the warm glow that filled the evening hours when visiting this loved one. Lamps and the light given by one person can fill the heart and save the soul from the cold of the winter season. I hope to enjoy the many lights of the upcoming season with joy and merriment.
This post features the delicate pattern from the base of a beige pink lamp that was owned by a special family member. The lamp occupies a dedicated corner of my home and when turned on reminds of the warm glow that filled the evening hours when visiting this loved one. Lamps and the light given by one person can fill the heart and save the soul from the cold of the winter season. I hope to enjoy the many lights of the upcoming season with joy and merriment.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Memory Book Gift (Handmade) - Mementos of Friendship - Roses
Memory Book Gift (Handmade) - Mementos of Friendship - Roses
This beautifully crafted booklet featured photos of times remembered and was gifted to me by a close personal friend. It brings joy to the heart even now as a reflection of an enduring bond that has deepened and grown over the years with sharing of thoughts and life experiences. I post it in celebration of friendship. "Make new friends but keep the old...."
This beautifully crafted booklet featured photos of times remembered and was gifted to me by a close personal friend. It brings joy to the heart even now as a reflection of an enduring bond that has deepened and grown over the years with sharing of thoughts and life experiences. I post it in celebration of friendship. "Make new friends but keep the old...."
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| Memories Fade Like Roses |
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| Page with Dedication |
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| Memory Book |
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| Pink Polka Dot Bow |
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| Back of Book with Calligraphy Label |
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| Long View of Rose Print Book Cover |
Monday, October 14, 2013
Red and Cream Roses - Family Ties
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| Silk Rose |
These two roses are each symbolic of two branches of a family tree. They were gifts of love.
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| Silk Rose |
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
The Wedding Photograph - Vintage Mementos of a Family History
The Wedding Photograph - Vintage Mementos of a Family History
This silver-framed photograph celebrates a wedding from many years ago. To me a photograph reaches memento or artifact status when it is time to pass it on to the next generation. In this spirit, I pass along this photograph of a very beautiful wedding to the younger members of my family.
This silver-framed photograph celebrates a wedding from many years ago. To me a photograph reaches memento or artifact status when it is time to pass it on to the next generation. In this spirit, I pass along this photograph of a very beautiful wedding to the younger members of my family.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Baby Gifts - A Rag Quilt Blanket
Baby Gifts - A Rag Quilt Blanket
The rag quilt blanket was a beautiful gift to celebrate the coming of a new baby. I have had a fondness for beautiful and handcrafted textiles as far back as I can remember - perhaps the source of that love extends all the way back to the baby quilt featured in today's post. These soft and colorful coverings are real decorative treasures created from textile scraps to commemorate with love the momentous event of a new child's birth.
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| Rag Quilt Detail |
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| Blanket Quilt Detail |
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| Rag Quilt |
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| Baby Blanket |
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| Blanket Detail |
The rag quilt blanket was a beautiful gift to celebrate the coming of a new baby. I have had a fondness for beautiful and handcrafted textiles as far back as I can remember - perhaps the source of that love extends all the way back to the baby quilt featured in today's post. These soft and colorful coverings are real decorative treasures created from textile scraps to commemorate with love the momentous event of a new child's birth.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Christening Favors - Celebrating the Blessing
Christening Favors - Celebrating the Blessing
Some say the Greek wedding is the important event; but competing for the title of over the top celebrations is the christening for a new baby. I was privileged to be a guest at both of these ceremonies. The pomp and circumstance and beauty of these events is reflected even in the quality of mementos given to departing guests. These items often are included in the table setting before they are given to guests. Here in this post is a sampling reflecting the importance of these two life events - birth and marriage.
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| Angel |
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| Unicorn and Teddy Bear |
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| Teddy Bear |
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| Valentine Wedding Hearts |
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| Teddy |
Some say the Greek wedding is the important event; but competing for the title of over the top celebrations is the christening for a new baby. I was privileged to be a guest at both of these ceremonies. The pomp and circumstance and beauty of these events is reflected even in the quality of mementos given to departing guests. These items often are included in the table setting before they are given to guests. Here in this post is a sampling reflecting the importance of these two life events - birth and marriage.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Wedding Favors - Bubbles in a Church
Wedding Favors - Bubbles in a Church
These bubbles in a small bottle shaped like a church are a favorite memento received at the end of a very special couple's wedding. It seems that the lightness and beauty of bubbles in a summer breeze are a proper reflection of a couple's precious love. Like doves and rice and flower petals, bubbles in a tiny bottle form a recognition of the hopes and dreams for the newly wedded partners. The bubbles seem to say dream on and hold on to the good times. I wish much happiness both to the newlyweds and to the long time married with this post. May your love be forever.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Love Mementos - Plaques of Affirmation and a Decorative Plate
Love Mementos - Plaques of Affirmation and a Decorative Plate
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| Love |
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| Decorative Plate |
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| Serenity Prayer |
The decorative plate in the photos shows a happy home in bright primary colors. It was given to me in my early years as a homemaker when I was beginning to build the physical and spiritual foundation to raise a family. It has over the years served as a quiet beacon of the goals of the work put forth to provide stability and encouragement to family members. The other two items are plaques which affirm the spirit with encouraging words and ask for patience while providing understanding and wisdom. These were also gifts to me and are symbols of fond bonds with close friends and family. May these mementos bring thoughts of your blessings too in your own home and hearth.
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| Decorative Plate with Happy Home |
Wooden tulips (fools in love and money)
Wooden tulips (fools in love and money)
My wooden tulips are special mementos purchased by me as symbols of that flower given at times by a fool in love. In the photo they sit in a very old pottery piece glazed also in my favorite colors of pink and blue. These blossoms seem symbolic of that kind of youthful love or infatuation that has no real foundation but brightly blooms in the spring each year. The wooden flowers were bought as a gentle reminder of the short life span of this kind of love. Funny as well that one of the most foolish investment boom and bust stories in history was centered around tulip bulbs. Yes, innocence takes the same path whether with money or love - fast up and down.
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| Pink and Blue Wooden Tulips in Stoneware Vase |
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| Pink and Blue Tulip |
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| Wooden Tulips Fools in Money and Love |
For more on tulip crazes see http://www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/crashes2.asp and for the language of flowers go to http://www.languageofflowers.com/flowermeaning.htm.
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