Sarah Louise, via Blackbird, wishes to see windows for "Show and Tell" this week -- here is one of mine. Our little house is in dire need of a coat of paint, and things look rather shabby, I'm afraid, so I won't show the outsides just yet. This is part of the window in our living room, a fairly typical bungalow arrangement of two tall double-hung windows flanking a rather large picture window. Apparently this is the original 1929 varnish, and I'm quite impressed that nobody has ever painted it over. When Laura was a baby, there was a new apartment building going up directly across the street, and she used to sit there in front of the open window, for hours it seemed, and watch the comings and goings of the construction crews. It seems to have been a favorite spot for babies over the years, as hers were not the first teeth marks on that ledge!
My SIL has a very similar window set up -
and our babies have loved it.
It's amazing the memories and feelings that things like woodwork hold isn't it?
Posted by: blackbird | March 23, 2006 at 09:48 AM
I *love* your window. I've always loved older homes with double-hung windows, especially when they have not been painted. Yours are beautiful.
Posted by: Laura | March 23, 2006 at 11:11 AM
I love the woodwork window. It looks so much nicer like that rather than being painted over.
Posted by: Cee | March 23, 2006 at 01:00 PM
What a beautiful window! The wood gives such a warm glow to the room. :)
Posted by: Marie | March 23, 2006 at 03:46 PM
Hello,
Hope you dont mind my comment which is not about books.
I used to get notices from Bloglines when you posted, but it doesnt work any more. Is this deliberate?
All the best,
Dawn
Posted by: Dawn | March 27, 2006 at 01:54 AM