Spring inside, too

After a week alone in the house, I’m looking forward to some company this weekend.  Saturday’s market gave me a chance to add some seasonality to the living room.

pussy willowsI admire big, complicated floral arrangements, but I don’t like to spend a lot of money on them. Pussy willows from the farmers market work for me.  I especially enjoyed buying them from George, an old, crusty farmer who is one of my favorite vendors. Sans water in an old estate-sale urn, they should last  until the forsythia comes in.

Virtually nothing in our living room is new, and that’s how I like it.  The leather ottoman is an exception, bought several years ago to complement the curvy couch John’s mom gave us during her extensive re-decorating soon after we moved into this house.  (John remembers diving from the arm to the cushions as a child, but with its heavy frame it has held up for more than six decades.)  For a long time I’ve wanted a big oval tray for the ottoman, both for display and, occasionally, to serve  pre-dinner hors d’oeuvres. Silver would be gorgeous, but I wanted easy-care and wasn’t about to spend money a big silver piece anyway.  When I saw an inexpensive (new) hammered-aluminum tray made in India I couldn’t resist:

trayJust because it’s spring, I added a little basket of ground cover, also from the farmers market and destined for the garden, to the blue willow platter my sister Martha gave me and a favorite old estate-sale bowl.

Putting all these pretty things together was fun.  Maybe I have too much time on my hands…

 

 

2 thoughts on “Spring inside, too”

  1. This is beautiful arrangement Mom. I do think you have too much time on your hands but I am glad that I get to vicariously enjoy the results.

  2. I don’t know if you have too much time on your hands, but you’ve always had a knack for arranging things and making ordinary spaces look beautiful. I wish i shared that knack.

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