Let’s just stop and take a gander at this miniature that arrived in yesterday’s mail – all the way from England.
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything more beautiful.
This was made by Emma of Croft House Miniatures. She has an IG account that I follow. One day, she posted this piece, along with a smaller loveseat and an big ottoman, all upholstered in this vintage fabric that she’d had in her stash for years. I happened to go on IG right after she posted a photo of the pieces and I was stunned. I went right to the link for her Etsy shop and threw caution to the winds and purchased this piece. I knew I would regret it if I didn’t.
It’s a good thing I did, because the ottoman had already sold and this piece and the loveseat went, according to Emma, within seconds of each other. Fast forward only a week and it arrived in my mailbox yesterday.
It is beautifully made, solid and with heft, just like the June Clinkscales pink toile chair that I have in Dove Cottage. The upholstery is impeccably done. I have it on the table next to my blogging chair and I can’t stop looking at it and holding it! It’s a true collector’s piece.
My goodness!
This is earmarked for the future Beacon Hill, which, unless something changes, we’ll probably retrieve on Tuesday. I tend to go with one signature piece in each room and then let the room evolve around it. This will definitely be the signature piece in the living room.
This is the link to Emma’s shop. My heavens, she’s talented!
Don and I had a long talk about the state of the world and our feelings of despair and anger and everything in between. We had to force ourselves to come back to gratitude. And we did. Quite frankly, all I want to do is retreat from the world here in our cottage, spend time with my husband, be creative, read, and start rehabbing that Beacon Hill. Of course, I have a few things to finish in Dove Cottage, but all of the major things are done. I can work on both at the same time.
I admit it: I’m not so crazy about people nowadays (present company excepted.) I’d rather be here. I need to work and when I do have work, I’ll venture out in the world. But in the meantime, I’m here.
I waited to write this until Meredith wrote about it on her blog. My nephew, Mere’s middle child, who is 24 and vaccinated, had a breakthrough case of COVID. He’s better now, but it lasted for two weeks. He was quite ill and lost his sense of taste and smell. He had now tested negative, but his taste and smell are coming back very slowly. Thank God he was vaccinated.
I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but, if you haven’t, get vaccinated. Now. And wear a mask.
Stay safe.
Happy Saturday.
