My mother's curios

My mother has a lovely wall unit that has many shelves with glass doors. Behind each glass door and on each shelf are a menagerie of colorful curios. It can be a magical place to gaze and daydream. 

Some of the items on these shelves I bought for my mother (many, in fact). There's the perfume bottle made in Italy from Knotts Berry Farm's gift shop ... a miniature tea set designed in the theme of the Wizard of Oz ... a small, glass-blown and glittered fish ornament with big red lips ...

Some of the items found on these shelves my mother acquired on her travels to Mexico and England, bought at collectible shops, received from friends or other family members, and even inherited (like the antique enameled vase). Each one has a story.

 

We sometimes walk over to the shelves when I come to visit, and my mom tells me the story about about one or two of the curios. I never mind hearing the stories more than once.

For now, I'll leave you with these pictures for gazing. And I will post back with a story or two later on. 

(See the dog?)