This may be a strange topic for a blog, but I know that some people collect crosses. I don't, but I know those who do. Well, I was going through some things we inherited recently
and among those things were 2 crosses.
This first one here is not one of the two inherited ones, but it is one that I found a few years back at either an estate or garage sale. Something about it fascinated me. And it has writing on the back.
These other two are the ones that we inherited.
This is a Lenox ceramic cross
and this next one I think is a stained glass one that was possibly hand-made.
Don't know why this would actually interest anyone, but since I was thinking of these today, I just thought I'd share.
As I said, I don't collect crosses, but I do collect rocks. I have quite a few around the house, so...
I will show you my 3 favorites:
The one on the right that has Sea Wall Beach written on it I picked up at my all time favorite beach in Maine in the summer of 2000. The black one on the left is from Dingle, Ireland (they had a huge number of flat black rocks on that beach in 1998). I had a smaller one too, but can't find it at the moment. And as for the one in the center I have no idea where it came from. But it's the best rock to hold in your hand and rub between your fingers... almost waxy.
And that's my post for the day! Almost supper time...
I did make a batch of chocolate chip/peanut butter cookies for DH this morning... and am about to go fix us some sliders for a quick Saturday night supper.
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| chocolate chip/peanut butter cookies |
and I'll close with a pic of Tux/Smudge and Julie snuggling together on the bed this afternoon...
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| Julie in front, Tux in back |
My granddaughter collects rocks. One quarter of her desk top is arranged with her rocks.
ReplyDeleteEmily or Laura? My grandson used to love to get out my rock collection and go through them when he was small. He's 17 now. Don't know if he remembers that.
DeleteVery nice eclectic post. I really like that green cross, it looks antique to me. And those cute kitties... :-)
ReplyDeleteEclectic - yes. I have no idea where the green cross came from... just thought it looked hand-made and we inherited it from my MIL. But it has found a spot on my kitchen wall.
DeleteThe crosses are wonderful, my favourite being the green one.
ReplyDeleteI used to have quite a collection of rocks, mostly small, from favourite places I'd been to. Over the years, as I've moved and as I've kept decluttering, I've gotten rid of them all. Ditto for other things I had collected over the years: feathers, pine cones, horse models, stuffed animals...lol. Actually, it would have been nice if I had kept my old Breyer horse models, but oh well, far too late now! :-)
Sweet pic of Tux and Julie cuddled up together. Smooches to them from me!
My collection of rocks are spread out all over the house. I wish I had somehow *marked all of them* as my memory isn't great these days. You mentioned collecting Breyer horse models. My daughter and grand daughter do that... or used to. I think they still have them.
DeleteI also have rocks and crystals all over the house. i don't collect cats though.
ReplyDeleteRocks are easier, Olga. You don't have to feed them or clean up after them, and although they do make you smile, they don't make you laugh.
DeleteI use to bring back a rock from most every walk for my water feature till I moved to Ar and realized rocks were to be gotten rid of as there are so many and they tear up lawnmower blades quickly. I'll think I have my yard clear, then it rains and a new crop comes to surface. Guess that is the reason this is called Stone County. However I do really like that clear one you have. Wonder what it is?
ReplyDeleteMy Audubon book of rocks and minerals has pictures and the closest I can tell is Calcite with Malachite... but there are several other rocks that look similar.
Deletethose are some unique crosses, love the lenox one; when I lived on the west coast and first started using clay I made a bunch of unique crosses and could barely sell them, then when I moved to Florida I sold a few, now that I don't have any here in baptist country I am sure I could sell some and did have my favorite I sold, go figure; now rocks those are up my alley, those and shells, what a cute pair resting all curled up, cats can get comfortable any where it seems
ReplyDeleteI'll bet you could make some unique crosses, Linda. And I agree that "location" probably makes a big difference in what sells. I also collected shells when I was young and we spent summers of the Gulf Coast... but those disappeared over the years.
DeleteIt's interesting what people will collect isn't it? I don't have a collection of either crosses or rocks, though I think yours are quite lovely.
ReplyDeleteMy collection is probably books though I've begun reducing those as well. Oh and yarn seems to be a more recent collection as I've started doing more knitting and crocheting.
And of course, I love the photo of the cats snuggling. My Sasha and Sami spend a good amount of time doing the same.
Have a great week!
Eileen, book collecting is great!But then I only keep the books I really adore (so I can read them again and again). The others I pass on.
DeleteAnd I do also have a lot of yarn (for crochet and knitting) and quite a bit of fabric (for quilting)...
I really must continue de-cluttering!