A few of my favorite things-
1) Forsythia
There is tons of forsythia bushes outside the condo. Unfortunately they are pruned and clipped (but still make me joyous). When I was little I used to hide in a forsythia bush and read by book, tucked under the blooms. Such a pretty name too- Forsythia. Hubs, maybe we can name a daughter Forsythia? Forsythia Faye?
2) A big stack of cheap fun books!
Do y'all have a good used bookstore? We have McKay's and it is heavenly! I've been in a light mood lately, so I finished off "LoveHampton" (cute), and am now reading "Notting Hell". Buying books I read in a matter of hours is not quite so guilt ridden when they cost a dollar. Also, I am very excited about Sophie Dahl and Dominick Dunne's "Too Much Money", which was just released. Some cookbooks and Ruth Reichl round out the mix, along with some historical fiction in Emma Donoghue's "The Sealed Letter". I read her novel "Slammerkin" which was engrossing yet a bit depressing.
3) Folk Art
The Red Fox by Cornbread Anderson
Kids Flying Kites by Woodie Long- we bought this on our honeymoon, and Woodie passed away this fall. Hubs at first was very unsure about art choices (he's more of a print of your college stadium on game-day type of guy), especially my love of folk art, and my plans to fill our home with all sorts of folk art. I think he's come around though. He is a fan of our newest piece, which I dreamed about for a week this cold, long winter. . .
Forsythia Faye? Done and done!
Samma Faye is a folk artist name if I've ever heard one! I have a feeling that we could totally rock a mother/daughter folk art field trip, by the way...
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, but the piece by you is amazing! What a great outlet! My hubby is the same way...we have a deal, his "artwork" (term used VERY loosely) goes in his mancave, mine goes everywhere else! are you familiar with the gullah artist jonathan greene? love his work.
ReplyDeletethat stack of books looks just divine! i need to start updating goodreads and we can share our reading-too-many-books-at-once habits with each other!
ReplyDeletexo, ACL
Great list - especially that great stack of books!
ReplyDeleteI would like a Forsythia Faye original please -- and a trip to McKays!
ReplyDeleteI love Dominick Dunne! He was so fabulous. Almost as fabulous as a girl named Forsythia Faye. What couldn't she do, really?
ReplyDeleteI love my Samma Faye orginals that I still have hanging in my house!!
ReplyDeletei want a Forsythia Faye for the study at the beach house. Gonna make the upper wall an "art gallery/salon".
ReplyDeleteThe Catawba Valley folk art show is in Hickory, NC this weekend...you can get a Crystal King original there. Check it out....wish Sam and I were there!!!
Samma's Mama
I think I want to change my name to Cornbread Anderson! Love this post!
ReplyDeleteI love forsythia bushes, too! They are blooming like crazy all over our neighborhood... Have created some wonderful photo ops!
ReplyDeleteFun picture post!! I've got to find a bookstore like that - how fun! Great picks!
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