When we lived in Israel, I got a book--a plain red book with blank pages--to fill with ideas for the future, dreams about the house we would have when we returned to the U.S., pictures I cut out of magazines that sparked my interest and gave me inspiration for future homemaking plans, etc.
Many, MANY of those dreams haven't come true--and probably never will. (For example, I thought we would buy some land when we returned and build a small log home on it; instead, my parents sold us the home place, and we've been here ever since.) But on one page of my dream book was a page torn out of a magazine (probably Southern Living) with a picture of a tree on it.
The tree was a Chinese fringe tree, and I liked it so much when I saw it in the magazine that I decided I would try to have one someday.
On one of my birthdays (maybe the first one I celebrated here after our return from Israel?), my dream came true, and Jeff got a fringe tree for me--actually, two.
When I was down in that corner of the property yesterday, I had to admire--as I do every year--the lacy, delicate fringe that this tree dances in during the springtime.
Not all of my green-thumb projects turn out well, but I'm happy that this particular one did. It's lovely when reality turns out to be as nice as the dream was all along! :)
So there are three houses on the property? I got a little confused with all that moving! ;)
ReplyDeleteLovely tree! I just found a list from middle school about things I wanted when I grew up. The only two I hit on the list were: get married and live no more than 4 miles from town.
Something else I had on the list was "no kids and lots of pets." Turns out I like kids a lot more than pets. :)
you know, i should make a list like that... ;)
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