THE COMFORTS OF HOME

Can come in many shapes and sizes. Our favourite chair, the morning coffee mug, putting on comfortable clothes after work! The people we love. Bigger is not necessarily better. Having empty rooms where loved ones once lived can bring loneliness too! If you were asked what are the 20 things you would take, if you only could take 20, what would they be? Think about that elderly person moving from a house to a condo then to a retirement home- which is really a small suite! How stressful to give up a lifetime of things! I have many comforts- my camera of course, my albums, my antiques- well the list could go on.

What are your comforts? Is your home your safe haven from the storm? Do you have a cosy corner?

ANTIQUES- THAT FUNCTIONAL INVESTMENT

Antiques never lose their value. I have several pieces in my home that I have enjoyed for many years. The pieces all have a story and were bought in various locations. My beautiful kitchen buffet from butternut wood. My dining room set- Honduras Mahogany. Several tables of pine wood. These pieces are mixed with modern ones. Life is like that- the old with the new. Mix and match. Not necessary to like just one style. Each of my rooms have different themes- from Canadiana to African to the basement with Canadian clutter- is it a style- well it works for me. Do you like antiques- things that are old with a story behind them. I even collect telephone insulators and have a purple one. My cousin Roy wrote an interesting blog on insulators. What do you think?