"I'd like to add some beauty to life," said Anne dreamily. "I don't exactly want to make people KNOW more... though I know that IS the noblest ambition... but I'd love to make them have a pleasanter time because of me... to have some little joy or happy thought that would never have existed if I hadn't been born.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams
Thursday, June 26, 2014
prairie by the sea
Our big project this week has been a clean up of the backyard of our little coastal cottage. The previous residents left behind a lot of stuff in the yard and we may have gotten a little behind on the leaf raking and tree trimming last winter so some attention to the yard was overdue.
Lots and lots and lots of stuff went to the dump, I lost count of the number of broken plastic flower pots, but underneath the piles of branches and leaves, we found a few wonderful treasures that remind me of my beloved prairie.
As a card-carrying "bonnethead" scholar of Laura Ingalls Wilder, I am so in love with this wagon wheel. It's a bit fragile, some of the wood would love to fall out, so I threatened everyone with bodily harm if they dared to move it. Nobody touched it.
I squealed for joy when we found this rusty windmill neglected in a corner of the yard. A little oil and love and it's twirling away once again. I may not live out on the prairie (and since I am not a fan of snow, it's unlikely that I ever will) but it's fun to bring a little bit of the prairie to my home by the sea.
What terrific finds! That wheel, especially, is beautiful.
I'm not a fan of snow either, and after 20+ years living in Florida, I've found it difficult to adjust to living in it. When we first moved here (Idaha), though, I thought a blizzard would be fun. It didn't happen, so I re-read Laura Ingalls Wilder's "The Long Winter," and I experienced a blizzard vicariously through her. That's as close as I ever want to get!
Wow, you're finding some great stuff back there! The wheel is amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat terrific finds! That wheel, especially, is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of snow either, and after 20+ years living in Florida, I've found it difficult to adjust to living in it. When we first moved here (Idaha), though, I thought a blizzard would be fun. It didn't happen, so I re-read Laura Ingalls Wilder's "The Long Winter," and I experienced a blizzard vicariously through her. That's as close as I ever want to get!
Blessings,
Patti