Blue Plate Special

     

     So, there is a Mom connection to the stained glass in our house too. My mother, that is. When Mom lived in Florida, there was a thin window next to her front door. A friend commissioned an acquaintance to make this stained glass piece for her, completely filling in the window by the door adding charm along with privacy. In Georgia, the piece was hung in her living room/sun-room, and now it is with Mike and me and much enjoyed.

the window by the door stained glass

gift from Mom

       Mom knew I liked stained glass, and one year she gave me this for Christmas. I think she had spotted it in an antique store. We have not hung it back up since the rooms were painted, thinking we were going to put the house up for sale soon and avoiding putting fresh holes in the wall. This piece will have a treasured space wherever it is we retire to.

       And this next piece has a story that incorporates both my Mom and my sister-in-law, Michelle. Mom had a shelf on two walls of her dining room in both St. Augustine and in Buford. The shelves were plate racks with a ridge allowing plates to be displayed standing up and leaning against the wall. Mom had a collection of blue plates on these shelves – lovely. After Mom passed away, some, maybe all, of the plates were sent to Eric and Michelle.

      

Mom's blue plate, Michelle's stained glass

     Several months later, Michelle sent this to us – stained glass with one of the blue plates suspended in the middle. She sent one also to Amanda and yet a third one to Sarah! Looking at the plate and the glass, I feel Mom connecting us all. It takes more than talent to create such works of art – it takes Michelle’s great big heart!

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