Cute Town with Fairy Things!

[unico_love]

Yesterday I went on a shopping trip with my mother to a bit north of here (far northern Illinois) to a small town filled with old Victorian houses. The date of the house was usually on a plaque, that also listed what the house had been used for originally. I love old houses and it reminded me of when we went to Massachusetts when I was 13:-) Autumn seemed like the perfect atmosphere to go, but it wasn't cold at all. I hope to go there again really soon. There were lovely fountains and ducks and ponds and all sorts of things in addition to the cute little shops/houses, but I had no idea where it was we were going or what it would be like, so I didn't bring a camera!!:( I hope to go back sometime soon, and I will definitely post pictures if I can!

We went there to look for a unique birthday gift for my uncle, who has a surprise birthday party this weekend. We ended up getting him a cast iron birdbath in the shape of a giant leaf with a little fairy girl sitting on it!:-) A lot of the stores had very cute fairy-related things, actually! I didn't think I should buy anything, but my mother thought I should since it was not a place we usually go. So I bought a few gifts, which I can't discuss here yet:-) I also bought myself an Amy Brown fairy print and a cute little wooden "potion"-type bottle that says "starlight." They had all kinds of words written on the bottles, a lot of which were really mundane and stupid-sounding to me (calories? ashes of ex-boyfriends?? Ick!). Starlight was my favorite, though there were a few other nice ones:-D

Unfortunately I can't find the title of the painting of my Amy Brown print:-( If anyone happens to know, please let me know! I did find the names of some of the other prints I saw in the fairy store.






I also have new, bright sweeping fabric for drapes from IKEA to put up in my living room, and a new bookcase. I don't think I've posted any remotely recent pictures of my bedroom here, either, and how it is decorated... Someday I will get around to doing that!

Comments

[ser-kai.livejournal.com]

It's common to burn a picture of your ex in 'moving on' -type spells. That might be what those bottles are for. I imagine the calories one is for a weightloss spell I haven't heard of.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

I tend to hold grudges (unfortunately) but when I break up with someone I try to get rid of any sign they ever existed. I don't think I deal really well with negative emotions, though.

[kirayoshi.livejournal.com]

That's quite striking what you tell. When my mother died, I inherited everything she owned but I gave everything away. I have not a single belonging of her and when I divorced, half of all things belong to me, as it was written in the divorce contract. However, I told my ex she could have it all because I didn't want anything of it, even my car, which was mine, I gave to her, I wanted to erase everything. I'm not sure I hold grudges, but I want to erase every memory that I have when I break up with someone, in whatever form that might be.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

Well it's usually true that even if I no longer have a grudge against someone in the form of feeling strong negative emotion toward them, I still don't want anything that might remind me of them. Sometimes I get too overly close or fond of people, so at times holding a grudge seems to hold me back from returning to a really unkind person who doesn't like me:P So I guess it's not always a horrible thing, but it's still definitely something I need to work on.

[jackiesjottings.livejournal.com]

I love both your purchases :) I think that picture is in one of Amy Brown's books, I will try and remember to have a look for you tonight.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

Wow, let me know if you find out, please! I will probably try looking again sometime soon, but it got kind of frustrating:P

I'm glad you like them:)

[queen-lily-rose.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous Print! And I LOVE The Starlight Bottle! :o)

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

Thank you!:D