Update I

As part of the riser project we have been enduring since we moved here most of one of the walls in the workroom/guestroom was removed to access the pipes of the adjoining unit’s bathroom. While the wall was being replaced there were problems with the old utility box so we got it replaced. While the old one was kind of funky and fun, the new one is ugly and utilitarian and looks like it belongs in a basement. So we covered it with my iris cross stitch picture and hung the wrapping paper picture next to it. It needed something above it too so I was glad to find a small square gold frame that was perfect for the cross stitch I rescued from the frame my mother had it in. Unfortunately both the cross stitch pieces and the mats had some foxing or mildew on them. Luckily I was able to get enough of it off of the cattail piece to reframe it.

One of the items on the bookshelf is a peacock paperweight. In the last post I wrote about this area I said my sister gave it to me. The other day my older daughter asked if she gave it to me and I started to say no my sister did but then I realized I was wrong, my daughter had given it to me.

Peacock Paperweight from my older daughter – A little blurry but accurately credited now.

The Georgia O’Keefe poster hangs alone over the couch now and the crayon batik peacock feather and iris hang above the other bedside table.

The quilt was made by my youngest daughter for our “blue” bedroom. When we moved to the “green” bedroom she was vacating to go to college, she made us a new quilt. Unfortunately, it is falling apart and while I mended it a few times I had to accept that it is beyond that now. We are now using the green comforter we bought her when we moved into the old condo!

I folded up the old quilt and put it on the bench (formerly my mother’s workroom coffee table) so we can still appreciate it. I think we figured out how to stop the rugs from curling up at the corners and moving all over the rugs. I glued the loopy sides of velcro to the bottom corners!

The rugs we bought to cover up a cleaning spot on the rug should stay in place now.