We Live in a Beautiful World (never mind the dust)

The Man found an abandoned moving box with many CD's inside. I've been playing a Coldplay CD in my car--from 1999, but it's new to me. This is a peek inside the Lucky Penny household on a winter's day. There's the Golf channel on TV, and Piccolo in her favorite seating area, so she can see the entire apartment. There's also close proximity to food should the Man decide to have a snack. On one chair there is a needlepoint pillow that I made, and an antimacassar crocheted with the face of George Washington. I think it's from one of my grandmother's, but I'm not sure whether she made or purchased it. Over the sofa is a small quilt that I made in 1982. I signed and dated it! On the entertainment unit are some of my other obsessions--Shawnee, Roseville, and McCoy pottery. Behind the chair is a crock that holds a dog sweater wardrobe for a quick dash outside. Above the chair is a find from 2001 at an antique show--it's an oil painting from the 1930's of Pekingese that look very similar to my Penny and Gidget Alice. On the windows, over the provided mini-blinds, are lace curtains that were purchased at an antique flea market. To the right of the photo, another chair which has become a holding area for knitting projects. Above that chair is a linen embroidery that I had framed that says something like "home sweet home" in German. I drove the long way home tonight from the South side, and was just blown away by how cool Chicago is. It happens to me from time to time. Imagine driving up State street with no traffic--that's how it is south of the Loop. I drove through the IIT campus--and noticed above the student union, there is a corrugated steel tube that the el tracks go though. So many new condo projects, it makes me wonder what people are doing to make all this money. I wish I could find out how. It's all a part of my beautiful world--the Man, the little dog, the cozy apartment, and the incredible city.