alabama menagerie

i'm still in montgomery, where spring has fully blossomed and days are as warm as may and june.  trees are flushed out in green, azalea bushes are a riot of color, and it has been a pleasure to spend late afternoon/early evenings out here on my mother's patio, where i am sitting with the laptop perched in my lap.  there are lots of stories to share - but for now i'm just checking in and sharing a couple of photos of jewelry thrown all helter skelter across the marble topped chest of drawers in my mother's front foyer.  i hope to begin listing quite a few pieces of trinkets - three wrap bracelets, lots of necklaces - sometime tomorrow.  spring rules here, and i am enjoying time with my mother, filling up the empty spaces with laughter and stories and simple presence of a loved one....xo

Comments

[Vickie]

so happy for you to enjoy the day with Mom in warmth and love! I long for deep sunshine here on the Oregon coast. memories of last summer bring a lump of nostalgia to my throat along with the missing of Mother who is alone in Colorado without me.. hope to see her this year. love all the way around!

[Carol Weiler]

Looks like an early spring here in the Midwest also-the forsythia a beautiful golden yellow and everything blooming already! Love that your mother has a marble top chest- I have one in my kitchen that I inherited from my mother and it brings back so many memories.

[kathy dorfer]

Happy Spring to you !
xxoo

[Minnie]

Love sweet prayer ,,,,,such a powerful intention

[herhimnbryn]

Glory be! What a treasure trove of sparkling delights! xo

[Robyn Ayaz]

Beautiful treasures - glad to hear there is laughter, that is the best treasure of all for healing wounds! The spring weather seems almost edible the way you describe it.

[dorylyn]

Oh my! how I love touching your creations with my eyes! Beautiful!

[Karen]

Enjoy the warmth and the blooming flowers and, most of all, your precious time with your Mom, dear Nina. I'm going to see mine in 3 weeks, can't wait! Happy Spring! Karen xo

[Tina in McLeansville]

ohhh..pretties!! :) most of all, enjoy this time with your mom. hugs to you both...xo

[delila]

you have been busy girl Nina! i am writing this with an admiration... lovely to see in Etsy what you have been working on. i tried to look those with twigs and such, and oh, they look beautiful. such a lovely way to use twigs. send greeting from Finland to your mama. love.

[sandra]

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke

[Mary G.]

Wow! You have been busy. Lovely jewelry. I, too, love the "sweet prayer" piece. Happy spring!

[Monica]

Sounds as though you are having a wonderful time =-)

[susan]

Love that jewelry display!
Enjoy the happy spring days with your mom.

xo dusan

[vickie]

Creating such beauty while enfolded in the warmth of nature and a loved one. What joy!
vickie in kc

[Emily]

Be still my heart. Your creations look exquisite. May your days continue to be filled with Mother Nature's sunshine and the new beginnings of spring.