C is for collections, cat, chair, colors, candy....

 CANDY..and COLORS.....My sis Janette made some yummy suckers with valentine hearts in the center to sell on her Etsy.com store.  The CROCHETED afghan I found at DI for $8...washed it up and the flowers "bloomed".  I love having colors all around.

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COLLECTIONS...Back in the 70's I collected all things hippo....now days it's books, owls, old orange quilts, and My Little Ponies.....oh, and Harry Potter stuff!  I have books, everywhere.  I had someone build some bookshelves around the fireplace, plus I have shelves in the basement, in my room, and some old lawyer bookcase with glass doors that I got for $25 at Deseret Industries (thrift store).  I put a bunch of books on the fireplace mantal, too.   I am probably going to buy a Barnes and Noble Nook but I will still have all my hard copy eyecandy books to look at.  I 've got books about books:  Living with Books by Alan Powers, Decorating with Books by Marie Hueston, and At Home with Books :How Booklovers Live with and Care for Their Libraries by Estelle Ellis....Amazon Books is my favorite website ever!!!!  A lot of the books I buy used on that site.   I should have been a librarian....

CAT , CHAIR....this rocking chair used to be a drabby green color...I had it reupholstered in a micro fiber orange...another DI find for about $20!  I won't say how much it cost to reupholster though!  The orange and white blanket also DI...Darla the cat is a found object as a kitten....I call her "Darla the Hut".      Hope you all find some delightful "C" things to be grateful for in your day today.  And be mindful of "D" things for next time.