I thought I'd post this photo for CHM, mainly. It's a winter jasmine plant that he gave us a few years ago. He also gave us a white summer jasmine, but that one didn't survive one of our cold wintertime cold snaps. I bought the pot this yellow jasmine grows in and we placed it right outside our greenhouse, so that we can see it from inside. It has bloomed nicely this year. Those are thyme plants growing on the ground around the pot.
I'm also posting my photo of the new chest of drawers, which I think is an attractive and a useful furniture acquisition. It was a pain to put together (Walt did the job), and the delivery from the merchant was botched, but the final result is good. Tout est bien qui finit bien. I'm in the process of filling up the drawers with socks, T-shirts, and other articles of clothing.
When I saw the new dresser, it reminded me a little of this chest that we bought in 1983 and is one of just a few pieces of furniture that made the cut when we moved everything we could realistically move to France in 2003. The simple, unadorned look of both these dressers is a look we both like. Both are in our loft space, where the walls are painted white and the floor is knotty pine boards. The loft (650 sq. ft.) is our private space, where we spend evenings and where we sleep.
That must have been hard in 2003, deciding what to keep and what to get rid of for good. Your new dresser is attractive and has a nice traditional look to it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of hard decisions had to be made. We sold a lot of stuff, including some pieces of furniture. Other pieces of furniture (two sofas, two armchairs, a refrigerator) went to friends as gifts. I think we sold our dining room table and chairs. We got rid of tons of vinyl albums, cassettes, and books. All the house plants had to go. After we had gotten rid of things we had decided not to send to France, the movers came in and did an inventory. They said we need to get rid of about 10% more of our stuff, but that we could hold back some items until the last minute just in case they would still fit into the container. I got my computer desk that way, but Walt got rid of his. The people who were buying the house wanted a couple of pieces of furniture as part of the deal. Since they were paying us $100K over asking, we couldn't say no.
DeleteI'd do a lot for 100 over asking...The vinyl albums would have been sentimental for me as they always marked a time and place in childhood and early adulthood for our generation. I hear they're making a comeback and see vinyl record stores around, but haven't been in one.
DeleteThat yellow jasmine is very beautiful. So graceful.
ReplyDeleteI love the photographs on the old dresser (chest of drawers to me), Rod
ReplyDeleteRavi de voir le jasmin jaune en fleur. C'est un peu de soleil en hiver. Le mien, à Paris, a disparu. Je suis maintenant trop vieux pour te demander une bouture. LOL
ReplyDeleteThe jasmine plant seems to thrive during your winter! A spot of sunshine on those gray days!
ReplyDeleteMary in Oregon
Your flowering jasmine makes me think of spring - a bit of a taste of it. Lovely picture!
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