I've been racking my brain to remember their history, but the details aren't really clear in my my memory any more. I think that both may have been bought on some family holiday trip in the south of Sweden in my early teens or so - and that orginally, one was kept by us/me while the other was given to my p. grandmother. One reason why the details are blurred in my memory now is probably that later on, my parents moved to live in my dad's childhood home - and I seem to have memories of both ornaments from different windows over time. The only thing I'm sure about now is that at least since 2014, they have both been residing with me!
They're delightful. I love blue glass and a bit of colour brightens up these winter months.
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty. It must be lovely when they catch and reflect the light.
ReplyDeleteThey are awesome, and so unusual. The first one looks like it is dripping ice crystals.
ReplyDeleteI agree they are beautiful. After what feels like weeks of dull days full of dark skies and rain , today we had sun - I would definitely have those ornaments in my home
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These are really pretty, I bet their reflections are lovely in Summer when the sun shines on them.
ReplyDeleteMe too, love blue glass. I wonder if it reminds me of water when light shines through it. You could always make up stories about how you (or your grandmother) might have received them. There was this handsome man who saw her looking at one, but she didn't have the funds for it, and though he knew she wouldn't even talk to him, a stranger...he secretly gave the shop keeper...etc.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I'm afraid there were no handsome strangers involved in the purchase ;) ... Just a bit blurry in my memory when the two were passed on between different family members. I think I may have given the small one to my grandmother and then inherited it back when she died. But I'm not sure.
DeleteA pair of sunlit window ornaments—horseshoe nails and glass—carry hazy but cherished memories of family travels, shifting homes, and ultimately finding a lasting place with you since 2014
ReplyDeleteThey are both beautiful and cleverly made, but if I had to choose one, the larger would be my favourite, with the "drops" of blue glass at the end of each "ray".
ReplyDeleteWith some of the things I have kept from my grandparents' home, I know their history exactly, but with others, my memory is neither very clear nor very reliable. Every time I come across something I am not sure about, I ask my Mum - she remembers nearly everything, and we have managed to piece together quite a few events from the past. She always urges my sister and me to keep asking her these things while we can...
Meike, there is no one left for me to check with now, when it comes to my dad's side of the family. Well - my brother, but as he's six years younger than me, he can't always help. (My memories go back further than his!)
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