Living With And Loving Lavender

I don't often show pictures

of my "things"..

my home..

my "belongings"

because that is not

what

THIS BLOG

is about.

Later on,

down the road a bit,

I might do another blog..

featuring make-overs..

and "things" and "stuff"..

but my blog is about family life..

a history for my grandkids

to look back on~ and remember~

and smile about~

smile about their Nana--

who thought everything they did

was precious and funny.

So...today's blog is a bit of

deviation..

because I saw this article

and know that several of you

collect lavender glass.

Here's the scoop...Texan Michael Breddin, co-owner of Leftovers Antiques

in Brenham, Texas, has been adding to his

revolving collection of SUN GLASS

for several years. At the time of this article

(In Country Home Feb. 2008)

he had about 800 of these curious lavender bottles,

which started off CLEAR but have transformed

to purple over the decades as the

MANGANESE IN THE GLASS

was exposed to the sun's UV rays.

The bottles were made between 1860 and 1915

and, at the time, were valued between

$6.oo to $180.00.

Isn't that interesting?

Well, I love lilac

(and lavender too).

I have a guest bedroom

with ShabbyChic white

ruffled sheets that has

bits and pieces of lavender

in the room.

There is this plate...

made by 222Fifth...and this one...

same company...and a little hanger

with a crystal "hook"and..

my favorite...

an antique chair and ottoman

covered in lavender toille..

It is ever so comfortable..

and lovely..I keep a throw rug loomed

by my friend's mother

~in white and pink and lavender~

under the ottoman

because it sinks down

into the carpet when the

kids sit on it.And this is one of my favorite

pictures ~

It is an original oil painting

by a local artist..

My hubby got it as a surprise

for our 24th wedding anniversary...

It is more beautiful than

the photo shows..

(you know me and cameras)And this wall hanging..

which I love...

A little piece of tapestry..

And a bouquet of hydrangeas...

amd roses-

My kids know I love lavender..

So, my daughter-in-law,

TheSecretAgent,

gave me this saying..

"I thought maybe

you could use this somewhere"
Was she insulted when I

put it in the bathroom?

Nope! Not at all...It coordinates beautifully with

the lavender towels

in that bathroom...
My youngest daughter, Mimi,

handcrafted this for me..

stitch by stitch..after I admired one

in someone's house...

a true labor of love for her

because she is not a sewer..

(was not- is now!;>)

Isn't it a gorgeous piece?

And my oldest daughter, TPot,

handcrafted this vision in purple...who tells me,

Nana- I rweally LOVFFE the ones

that are wrapped in pourpul..they arhe

my fhavorites...Those arhe the ones

I gonna eat. OHkay?Okay...

Well, I guess that means there

won't be any left for me..

because it looks to me like

they are ALL wrapped in purple..

*sigh* The story of my life~