W

What's this? Actual stuff on the wall? Could I actually be finally settling into life in our home? Yes! It's happening! 

Last week,while I painted, one of the blue settees from the parlor ended up next to the tv. Funny how a little change can make you fall in love with a space all over again. The blue settee has been returned to its home in the other part of the house and I'm now on the hunt for a cozy little love seat or fainting sofa to fill its absence here.

I also got around to putting up more of the W's I had sitting on top of the tv cabinet. There are 3 others to hang still and need to stitch a monogram on the burlap canvas. Some of these are just from hobby lobby but others came from fun places and people I love and the memories I see when I look at this wall make me really happy. The scrabble piece reminds me of playing Take 2 with my family, the metal siding W is a sugar creek craft fair find with my Mom and the book W is from War Eagle. The gold W hung on the living room wall in my old home for years and reminds me of the place I grew my babies, the stain on the tall W is from Laura the great, the tiny bronze W was a teacher gift, etc. 

When Aaron went to his Grandma Wini's funeral, I gave him the charge to ask for the cool wooden W that was in her home that we've always loved. It would've been the perfect addition. The W was nowhere to be seen and surely it has been given to the person it should belong to, but I'm determined I will find another one similar to it when I'm out thrifting one day to add a touch of Wini to our wall of Willy. 

I also need to find a W from an old Walmart marquee. 

I love collections. Yes, it's just "stuff". But  the stuff represents people and places that are a part of our lives. I'm glad I married into such a good family. The Willys are some of the best W's there are.