It’s time for A Favorite Thing again – week number 28. How nice to visit each other and read about our favorite things – especially at the end of a somewhat dreary and cold week here in the Northeast! Before we begin, I want to say that I’m perfectly happy if you link to more than one post for this party, as some of you are doing. No problem! But I will only comment on one of the posts. Since I visit everyone who takes part and leave a comment, I think one comment per participant is fair. I hope you don’t mind!
Let’s look at some highlights from last week:
Roses, Lace and Brocante shared a post with the title A Home Needs Books. I couldn’t agree more. Shane has inherited some beautiful vintage books from her father, including The History of England, published in 1870. Simply gorgeous.
Lucy of Heart and Hearth, shared several spring-type things, including this project, made while a child was sick at home for the day – tulips made out of egg cartons. Adorable.
Tammy, of T’s Daily Treasures, shared another favorite thing – magazines! Yes, we all love magazines, but you have to take into consideration that Tammy lives in Kuwait, where there are no libraries and where bookstores are subject to censorship. That makes this find, discovered in a stationary shop, all the more precious!
Thank you all for sharing your treasures with us last week.
My favorite thing this week is really two things, though it was meant to be one. I started with the lamp on the right, which has been a favorite of mine since we found it in a little antique shop several years ago. It came with a shade that really didn’t match and it took a while until I found this little red shade. I love quirky little lamps and this one makes me smile. It’s on the desk at the bottom of the staircase and provides a warm light in the evenings.
But hey, on the left is a treasured photo of Don and me taken on the beach in San Diego. There’s a long story about it that you can find elsewhere on this blog. Short version: we had been dating about 8 months and were at our favorite beach. (I can’t even begin to dwell on how much younger we look here. Or how much skinnier.) A photographer from the San Diego Union Tribune took our photo and wanted to use it in an article for Valentine’s Day. Since we were keeping our romance quiet at that point – we worked at the same theater and I also had students working there – I decided that it wasn’t a good idea to have our photo splashed on the front page of the paper. We wanted a copy of the photo but the photographer said that he couldn’t legally give us a copy if we didn’t consent to having our names published in the paper. Oh well. I left town to audition students for the program and when I came back (on Valentine’s Day) Don surprised me with this photo. In his oh so charming way, he had managed to cajole the photo out of the nice photographer. It’s priceless to me.
Okay! Your turn.
You can link up anytime from this evening through Sunday. Make sure you enter the URL of your post. If you’re unsure how to do that, just click on your post title after you’ve published it and copy the information in your browser address window. Come back here, paste the URL into your link entry and there you go! If you have any problems, drop me an email and I’ll help you out. Please link back to this blog on your post. That way, those that read your post and are interested in reading more can do so.
One of my concerns about link parties is that the very reason for them has somewhat gone by the wayside. They’ve become so big and there are so many of them that many bloggers don’t take the time to visit any of the other participants. Link parties are a way to meet new bloggers and share with each other and the only way to do that is to visit each other. So, please, take some time to visit everyone over the next few days. No rush. Stop by, introduce yourself, and leave a comment. It’s the neighborly thing to do. It’s also nice if you leave a comment here, as well.
Enjoy, my friends!
I brought you a little sweet treat, a little is OK! Happy weekend, happy St. Paddy’s day! xo
First of all, one of the things I love about this party is that you ALWAYS visit all of the participants. That is a rarity in blogland these days. In fact, I am thinking about not linking up to a some of the big big parties anymore because the hostesses never, ever comment on my link. I don’t get much traffic from them and frankly, I get sick of trying to come up with their prescribed theme each week. It seems as though their one and only goal is to drive traffic to their own sites. Okay, there I have said it. However,tThis party is fun, open ended and I have met some wonderful new friends. So thank you Claudia for knowing how to throw a great bash! And I want to tell you that your lamp is darling and you two look oh so glamorous in that great shot! Thank for a fun evening!!
Big Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
That photo is gorgeous and the story behind it is so sweet! Looking forward to visiting as many “linkers” as I can. Have a wonderful weekend, Claudia!
I love the story about the photo – it’s just wonderful. And the lamp is sweet. Very nice favorite things. Thanks for hosting Claudia. I enjoy this nice group of ladies.
I don’t know why my link #10 name didn’t show up – weird!!! Thanks for hosting, and as always, I can’t wait to sit with my feet up and browse through all the beautiful and fun ideas!
Wonderful features, Claudia! Thank you for hosting.
Hi Claudia, Mom memory this week with her little elf/leprechauns added in a corner, She made pot gardens and Brenda reminded me., Thanks always for hosting.
Joy
Thanks for hosting again this week. Have a great weekend.
Your lamp is just precious! And the pic of you and don on the beach, that is priceless! So glad Don was able to finagle it out of the photographer. Thanks for sharing your favorite things.
Mary
What a precious story about you and Don. That photo is gorgeous!! I so wish that I had a romantic photo of my husband and myself. What a treasure.
May your weekend be Extraordinary!
I’ve always loved that photo of you and Don. Thanks for hosting once again. Hugs, Deb
Hi Claudia,
I love your “Love Story” photo. Could it be that I lived in SD when this photo was taken? What a precious capture, my friend.
Your little lamp is just perfect and the shade really does fit it.
I am so very impressed with your dedication to your blog friends. So many blog parties that I visit are so large that the personal touch is missing. You’ve mentioned this previously and I agree that the spirit of the party is lost.
It means so much to me to hear your kind responses. You are the genuine article, my friend.
Have a great weekend, enjoy that husband and please pet your sweet pooch for me.
Smiles,
Carolynn xo
Hi Claudia,
I have to say their is such an element of hospitality and warmth to this blog. I absolutely love it, and thank-you for sweetly mentioning my egg carton tulips. I want to post when time permits…Blessings, Lucy~
Sweet story behind a beautiful photo! And that quirky little lamp is adorable! :)
Dear Claudia
How kind of you to highlight my blog post from last week – I’m honored and thank you!
I can relate to your lovely photo of the two of you – it’s beautiful!
Oh to be young again and yes, that skinny!!! We’re still the same people – but we just wear a different size dress now!!!
I appreciate that you take the time to leave a comment on my blog when I’ve joined your party.
Wishing you a happy relaxing weekend Claudia.
Shane ♥
Great photo! Your red lampshade is a nice addition too! Very nice arrangement! I, too, appreciate the comments you leave! Thanks!!
Great features! Headed over to check them out in a minute. Love the romantic photo of the two of you and remember the beautiful story. The lamp is cute and qurikly.
Love that pic of you and Don…what year was that taken? Great story behind it too…I can see why it’s one of your favorite things! ;)
Hi Claudia; All favorites in my post, adding pieces to my various collections. Thanks for hosting. I also prefer parties where I can visit and not feel overwhelmed.
Denise
Claudia!! One of our favorite things!! Robins! I counted 48 in a flock in my backyard this morning! Spring is on its way. The birds usually know! Linda
Hi Claudia! Love your favorite things! Such a great photo – so glad Don schmoozed and finagled it from the photographer for you. Since I’m a new reader, I don’t know how long you guys have been together? Adore your lamp, so much fun. (My Dala horses are an odd “red”, to me they are really an orange.)
I miss participating in A Favorite Thing so much. WAH! I’m so busy with paperwork and I don’t have the time to visit everyone and leave comments right now, so I haven’t been letting myself actively play along. I am still enjoying everyone’s favorites though.
Happy weekend!
Beautiful photo Claudia!!
That lamp is a fun find! And I love the story and the photo of you and Don. Hope you are having a warm and wonderful weekend. Tammy
The favorite things today was so needed for me. Thank you for the smile’s. we are in the middlle of new hardwood floors being installed, and old one being refinished. It’s been quite some time since I’ve had my living room, or other areas of my house to decorate…I’m missing it so… And these photos helped me to know I’ll have my cozy home back again in a few weeks.
And on a side note, the coral crochet flower petals I ordered from you Claudia arrived today. They are so pretty! They will be one of the first things I drape across my robin egg blue old hutch when it is back in its proper home.
How special that dear Don was able to get a copy of the photo – I bet it’s great close up!
That little lamp is adorable – the shade matches the dress so well.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Hugs – Mary
It’s such a fun fun party with so many diverse people and interests!
I absolutely love the story behind the photo of you and Don. And what a gorgeous photo that is, too!
That’s such a lovely photo, Claudia, and I love the dear story that goes with it. And you really managed to find just the perfect red for that adorable lampshade. Thanks again for hosting this party. I hope to join in again soon, but for now I’ve been enjoying looking at others’ favorite things.