Megan came home last night with a box of pottery and a curtain I gave her a while back. She had silk screened the curtain with a wild pattern of birds on top in red and blue, and cats in green and brown at the bottom. Well, I hung up that curtain in my laundry room. What do you think? The colors are right but is it too wild? Should I ask her if I can keep it?
Here is the pattern up close.
Last Friday, Chris and I went to a student show at the Cleveland Institute of art. Our daughter Megan had some of her work on display. This dinnerware exhibit showcased place settings, which combined ceramic plates, bowls and cups; silverware, which were designed by the metal majors & stemware, created by the glass majors. Here is a photo of one place setting that incorporated Megan’s ceramics.
My mother-in-law gave me a gift today. It is a new perennial for my garden that blooms in early spring with pink flowers that turn blue as they age. Pulminaria (aka Lungwort) is a strange name for a pretty little flowering plant. Apparently, the clever person who did the naming thought that the spotted leaves looked like lungs, and added wort to the end because it is a Saxon word meaning plant. The first photo is of the newly placed plant in my garden and the second photo is one that I found on the internet that show the flowers in bloom.
My Guinea Hen Lillies are back and are in full bloom. They are another perennial that was planted by the Family that owned my house over 25 years ago. For more info on these quirky looking lillies click here.
Gerry and Ben are both correct! I needed to post the solution early because tonight is the opening of the dinnerware art show and Megan has three place settings on display. I will take pictures because from what I hear from my daughter, this is an art show full of very weird sets of dinnerware!
Want more of weird object Friday? Follow these five links: Margaret’s blog , Jessica’s blog , Ben’s blog (Margaret’s brother Ben not my son Ben) Gerry’s blog & Katie’s blog
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Do you know what this is? What is your best guess???
I used to take this walk with my friend Jean about once a week. Even in winter, we would brave the weather and go walking. Unfortunately, It’s gotten more difficult to find the time since I started working again. Today we went for our walk to Patterson’s Fruit Farm and Orchard Hills Park. It takes about 20 minutes, (mostly uphill) to get there. Orchard Hills used to be a golf course which was owned by the Patterson family. They recently gifted it to the Geauga Park District, which I think is quite wonderful. Click HERE for more information on Orchard Hills Park. Also, it is interesting to note that straight ahead, in these pictures is Lake Erie!
Not too long ago, I saw a homemade woodpecker feeder in a photo on Jessica’s blog, which was posted April 12th. I was recently in a store that sold them for $25 and was very happy when Chris offered to make one for me. This log has four holes drilled in it and the holes are filled with peanut suet. Here is a photo of the finished product. Thank-you Jessica for planting the idea in my head, and a thank-you to Chris for taking the time to make it for me. I will let you know when the birds find it.