A Favorite Thing Saturday

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My favorite thing for this Saturday is a work in progress. I have special places in my home where I sit and relax...One place is next to the sliding glass doors in the breakfast nook. I have a rocker there and a small table with my bird books and binoculars. I love to sit there early in the morning, after I have filled the bird feeders...and watch to see who comes first.I have a throw on the back of this rocker...in case it's chilly.

My other favorite place is in the living room in a chair next to the fireplace. I have a couple stacks of books there that I am reading...or want to read and a floor lamp for good light. I can see the TV from this chair and on the back is a cozy afghan for chilly days.

Another place is in the dining room...next to the dry sink, where I keep all my books on my Faith. My little collection of Willow Tree Angels sit there.There is a statue of the Blessed Virgin also and some seasonal candles as well. I can sit at the dining room table and read with the chandelier giving good light. This is a bright room with windows to the front of the house.

 The favorite thing is the new plant window in my computer room. I sit here at my desk for so long some days...so I wanted a more beautiful spot. The last couple of days, have found me hunting up things to put in this window.So far, I have some amaryllis bulbs that were just potted. This is a sunny window...one of the only ones in the house, so they will do well here. Every year I grow these beautiful flowers, but they are placed throughout the house and not where I spend much time. Now, in this window, I can enjoy the blooms, while I watch the bird feeder outside. The window is tall with a floral valance at the top. No other curtains...just blinds that are usually pulled way up and out of view.I have a small table there. It is one that I bought years ago at the plant sale at the local botanic gardens. It is made out of concrete with pine cones and needles imprinted on the top. I put little mini pumpkins along the sill with my black metal cat. A berry wreath hangs there...I love wreaths made of berries. A wooden cabinet, a recent garage sale find for $2 sits empty for now. A favorite painting from my mother-in-law of a woman at the Louvre...painting. An inspiration for me to pick up my paints. Red birds, a gift from my daughter. I have a couple of stacks of garden magazines on the right...all in one spot for easy reading. A red pepper plant for fall, and a concrete planter with a sedum, brought in for the winter. I know that I will change this many times over the year. I have a couple of plants to add already. I can put seasonal things there with the one restriction...it can't spoil my view of the birds.When I was taking pictures there were only sparrows eating, since then a blue jay, cardinal, and some nuthatches have visited. Maybe they are wondering, "Whatt in the world is she doing to our view inside the house?"
Balisha