The Things In My Window

Sing gave me the idea for this post, when she responded to my last with "... a tour through your world..." If you click on the photographs, the pictures will enlarge so you can seem them closer up.

So, here's a couple of shots of my kitchen window, the one that's right next to the stove. I have some of my favorite things there. There's one of my very first tiny face jugs. Gary made the jug, I put on the face. He actually hates making face jugs, because they take up so much time, but, they are really good sellers, everyone wants one. But, these are not to be confused with my little Ancient Faces, which are made an entirely different way, and are my own, while the face jugs belong to him. I just assist with them, sometimes. I actually have a lot of fun making the faces, while it's such a waste and bore for him. When I made the one in this picture, I had made 3 very small ones. My mother ended up with one of them, as a Christmas present in '06. Another was sold and went out somewhere, in another part of the country... and this one, I was sneekily able to, somehow, manage to keep for myself. I just sorta put it up in the window, when we had brought them home to "make pictures of my very first face jugs" and, well... he just sorta let him stay. Now I will always have one of my first face jugs, just like he still has his very first, even today. The face jugs are a mystery, really. The style of pottery that he makes is called Old-Edgefield style pottery and is made just like they did in the old days, when pottery was made by the slaves, for utilitarian-vessel-type purposes. The slaves made these faces jugs, and nobody really knows the true and for sure significance of them. It has been noted, however, that similar type wooden carved faces have been found on the graves in the Congo, so perhaps there was some spiritual significance to them. The faces were usually very crude and primitive looking, like the ones you see in the background of the picture of Gary, that I took through the pottery window in the previous posting. As you can see, with this one, my 'creature' tendency had already started coming out. He looks a bit 'oinkish', lol.


The rest of the stuff is just pretties for catching the sun; a crystal candle-holder(which is awesome reflecting on a bright and sunny day)shaped like a lotus flower, which are very symbolic to me, and atop that is an egg shaped mineral of some sort (that I can't remember the name of) but it's supposed to draw away negative energies. I used to keep it in my work place cubicle, lol. I just think it's very pretty, and if it did it's job, then I'm very grateful. Next to that is a beautiful chunk of citrine that I once helped someone very special pick out, while they were walking through a place called Heaven On Earth, and talking to me over their cell phone. It's very shiney and brings so much warmth when the sun is reflecting through it. I remember the first time I held it in my hand. It's there for just that, the warmth. To the left is a small wooden bowl filled with pottery necklace pieces that Gary made. And then there's another beautiful crystal that I like, sitting in the flower pot, because it has a baby and a rainbow... and is so pure and white. The green and white thing on the far left is another type of stone, whose name I also can't recall, that has been carved into the shape of a sleeping cat. It's just very comforting and, again, warm. And, there's my swan sun catcher, that I bought at Neuschwanstein Castle, in Germany (which means New Swan Castle). His childhood home, Hohenschwangau (gau is like seat of the government, I think) Castle was built on the ruins of Schwanstein Castle, which had been built by a bunch of knights. I believe this was all above Swan Lake, the reason for the reference to swans. Neuschwanstein was one of several castles of one of the last Kings of Bavaria, King Ludwig. I became intrigued with him, he was quite an individual. And last, but not least, my Sun sun catcher. The Sun is my symbol for the Creator. Nothing like the Light to cast away darkness.

















This brings me to the beautiful orchid that I purchased just last night. Tadah!!! I wanted a nice shot of her, now, while she is still opening... and when she is open, I will post another. She's a Lady Slipper Paphiopedilum (I hope I spelled that right). Gary gave me an orchid last Valentines and I managed to let it die. I let a lot of things die *sigh* . About a month ago he came home with two he'd bought from a friend and fellow grower, one for him, and one for me. But he wouldn't let me take care of my own. He was afraid I would kill it. I can't imagine where he'd get that idea from :P Recently, I talked him into giving it back to me, afterall, I can't very well learn how to care for them if he doesn't let me. That one has already bloomed and is tucked into a different spot till spring, when it will go outside. And this beautiful new baby is all mine! I can't wait to see her opened up. She's gonna have spots and hairy things. She's a cross between two different kinds.