Sunday, February 20, 2011

Library Desk Treasures

The library at the homestead houses a favorite piece of furniture, a tiger maple desk, given to me by my Mom. It was given to her by a dear neighbor, Mrs. Terry. There gathered are my most treasured photographs...

with pencils I brought back from Baker Steet, Doyle in his cowboy outfit, Mom and Dad, son, Doyle again at Christmas, and Krumpet in his
Sherlock Holmes' cap. His little hat placed gently on the frame..

and Dad, this was his detective work photo.

Yes, there seems to be a detective theme with Dad...

and our family last name is Doyle ( Sir Arthur Conan- related??) after all .

thanks for looking and visiting my homestead...

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Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

23 comments:

Kirby said...

I love your little treasures!

Ann@A Sentimental Life said...

what a beautiful desk! I have all my favorite pictures on my oak library table too.

THE VERANDA HOUSE said...

LOVE YOUR DECOR STYLE ALSO YOUR PICTURES.AND YOUR LOVELY HOMESTEAD,THE PINK HAPPY FACE OF YOUR ROSES ARE BEAUTIFUL..I LOVE ROSES TO..XO..SANDRA

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

What a beautiful piece of furniture.

Unknown said...

Love that desk! Especially love the old photos of your son. Brings back memories of times past

Anonymous said...

Wonderful vignette, and I love the way you have photographed it making each element seem important.

Unknown said...

The photos and collection of treasures are delightful!

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Beautiful vignette and such wonderful photography. Gorgeous. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty

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~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

You found such perfect things to display! I love what you've done! I have a library table that I need to accessorize..you've given me some ideas! ♥

agnesofgod said...

great photos Karen. I love the sentiment behind them.

Blue Ridge Altered Art said...

Beautiful desk laden with beautiful memories. ~~Sherry~~

Ellen said...

What a beautiful collection of memories with such lovely things. Gotta love the history behind the things we collect, makes them even more precious. Thanks for sharing with us, have a great day!

xoxo,
Ellen

{oc cottage} said...

Just precious!

m ^..^

Mandi said...

cute! I love the desk and all of the treasures on it!

bikim said...

lovely post!
♥♥♥
sleep well
Rosa

A Whole Lotta Magic said...

Priceless; luck you!

Sue @ Beach Bungalow
xo

LV said...

Loved visiting and sharing in your homestead treasures.

Danylle McLain said...

What an lovely table. I really enjoyed the photos. That pen and ink set is such a rare site. All those silver frames just draw you in.
Thank you for sharing your treasures with us!
Happy VTT!
~Danylle

Coloradolady said...

Lovely. You know, my grandma had little heart frames like that that has our picture in them. I had forgot all about them until I saw yours. Funny, how almost every week something on VTT inspires me to remember something from my past that I had forgotten about. I wish I knew what happened to those little frames! Happy VTT!

Ann@A Sentimental Life said...

gorgeous desk!

Gina said...

Beautiful!

teddy bears Marin to Venice said...

Tuo blog è vero amore per cose molto belle e raffinate !

Rosarita