Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries box with portrait I think I'd plant this

I think I'd plant this one with a mock orange or little lemon tree

the wood is unfinished and shows some darkening in spots

You can tell its flea market season when I start acquiring things like this

what a fantastic shelf

where I'd feel genially greeted and guarded

Pretty Pair of Old Strawberry Emeries box with portrait I think I'd plant thisI find it so heartening and life affirming the care and effort people put into making useful things special, and find old emeries and pin cushions a perfect case in point there's no reason for the tiny stitches meant to look like seeds on the smaller of these two emeries, but how nice that they, and the scalloped green velvet top, are there! For a long time I didn't know the distinction between emeries and pin cushions, but now know that the former