IT'S REALLY HOT, REALLY HOT HERE

It hit 100* today and I'm melting......

Last night I took James and Lauren (6) and Kaia (5) out to dinner....I'm missing Grace and Mia.

One of my conversation snippets with Lauren went something like this:

Lauren:  Nana, how is your leg?

Me:        It's much better, but I think that I will have 

              to have surgery to make it all better.

Lauren:  (Very serious face) Like Daddy?

Me:        Yes, Like Daddy, only Daddy had knee

             surgery and I am going to have hip surgery.

Lauren:  Oh! Well, how are you going to walk?

Me:        I guess that I'll have crutches, but I'll be

             walking in a day or two.

Lauren:  No, I think you need one of those chairs!

Me:        What kind of chair?

Lauren:  Those chairs with wheels.

Me:        I don't think so. I'll be even climbing stairs in

             a few days.

Lauren:  No Nana! You need one of those chairs with

             wheels.

Me:        (The light finally goes on) Do you mean that

             you would like to play with the wheel chair?

Lauren:  Yes!!! And then I could help you.

Me:        I'm a bit speechless envisioning Lauren 

             wheeling me around the back yard full tilt 

             and yelling at Kaia to "stay away from Nana"

             ......perhaps it was a nightmare?

If only we could all return to the age of 6 every once in a while. Life is so simple and so direct.

Mia Update

Mia is finishing her first week of Proton radiation therapy. Three more weeks to go. And then, if everything is looking good, home to California. Thank you for so many prayers for Mia's recovery. We all feel so very blessed.

Auction Preview

On my way home (in the blazing heat with my air conditioner not working properly) from West Hollywood I stopped to preview tomorrow's auction....(the hunt goes on even when I'm not).  I rushed through, but I did see a couple of things that looked promising.....

Of course, I did cut off the rest of the table--but I think this is a Maison Charles two tiered lacquered table--just look at those little feet and the intricate finial.......

Charming antique bronze elephant (I have so many animals that I must think I'm a zoo keeper rather than an antiques dealer.....).

There is a pair of these 20th c. Imari vases which I will definitely buy to turn into lamps. I would prefer 19th c. Meiji period Imari, but these are very nicely done and will make very decorative lamps.

 

And then there is this "near pair" of  antique French terracotta urns. I love the old painted surfaces and the little nicks and scratches to the terracotta--these guys might go pretty high--you just never know.

Update on the black lacquer chests:  YES!! I sold them about 2 hours after putting them in the shop and finalized the sale on Monday.....I think that I'm on a roll here. My new alliance with an old friend who loves to shop and buy is proving to be just what I needed.

Hope that your end-of-summer weather is a lot cooler than mine--but this will pass as soon as we hit October.

Be well,

Mary & Jones (and Cole)