Little Changes

Sometimes you need to make little changes

And this January at Linderhof

(after much consideration)

we've been making those little changes

First downstairs . . .

in the living room

And now --

Upstairs

First in the master bedroom

where I replaced the china cabinet in the corner

I moved it upstairs years ago when we bought the Asian cabinet in the dining room

Instead of china, it hold precious things

But it seemed dark in that corner

And made the room seem smaller, I thought

So the china cabinet/bookcase was moved

And in it's place is a small drop leaf table

With a picture over

A lamp

And the brandy snifter and glasses

The picture, a watercolor

bought last year in New York

It's got some age on it,

but I'm not sure how much

This seems the perfect place for it

for flowers abound on the Master Bedroom walls

And one of my favorite lamps

It, too, has some age on it

It's got a bevy of little children climbing to the top

Bought long ago at a consignment/antique shop (it was on consigment)

it's always been a favorite of mine every since I brought it home.

And next to it, a small silver tray 

with the Georgia decanter which we brought home from our first trip to England

And two Waterford brandy glasses.

For we sometimes like a relaxing bit of brandy before bed

And what did I do with the china cabinet/bookcase?

The sunroom

which is the sitting room off the Master bedroom

Two leather chairs with a table between

The bookcase (for that is what it really is since we removed it from the dining room)

between the chairs

It's filled with treasures

Husband Jim's childhood boots,

a wee tea set we brought home from our first trip to England

A basket made from a shell, a memento from a childhood trip to Galveston

A wee stein my father brought home from Germany after the war

My grandfather's shaving cup

Favorite books

Favorite pictures

And some of the Royal Doulton

And, of course, some blue and white!

It's Monday and I'm sharing my small changes with Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday