My Mother's Books

When my mother died we all gathered at our childhood home to clean.

We learned many things those few weeks.

We laughed.

We cried.

We moved on.

We also took home some of my mother's things.

To remember.

To stay connected.

To Love.

I took some of my mother's books.

She loved to read.

She passed on that love to read to me.

But these were not that kind of books.

They were vintage books.

These were books for decorating.

I have many different colors, blues, greens, browns, blacks and reds.

I choose a color for each of the seasons.

Books look wonderful all piled up

This was last year's mantel for Valentine's Day.

St. Patrick's Day.

Books, lovely to look at all piled up.

Showing Love

Valentine's Day.

It is an extra special day in our house.

I started decorating the mantels in the living room and dinning room.

I went with simple in the living room.

All of these books are some from my mother's collection I inherited. 

I have them separated by color and they come in handy.

The book on the bottom stack under the pitcher is Worlds Greatest Letters.

Some of the books have dates back to 1912.

LOVE

Simple but it makes a statement.

Aren't the letters great. 

I found them at a craft show this past fall.

Lots of hugs and kisses here.

A sampling of the treats the kids will make for their teachers this Valentine's. 

Simple, that is my word for this year.

All of the snow we received this past weekend was put to great use.

Mr. M. and I took the kids and their friends sledding.

We all had lots of fun.

I hope all my East coast blogger friends were able to find a good way to enjoy the snow. 

Even if it meant staying inside relaxing.

You will have to stop back later in the week to find out why Valentine's Day is extra special for us if you don't already know.