Lilacs

I picked them along the driveway, and put them in an amber jar that holds the crooked branches without tipping.  There used to be a little path through the bushes, that the kids made.  Happy Mothers Day to all of you mothers, young and... not so young. 

button, button

I've been looking through my button box this morning. My collection of small buttons used to fit in a tea cup. Here are glass buttons, vintage plastic, Mississippi mother-of-pearl, and 2-hole
bone underwear buttons (my personal favorites). Looking through my mother's button box was a favorite activity of mine when I was a child. These buttons survived the shop fire, and are still my treasure.