Settling In

The next time we came to the land, we had brought some little things to make the place feel more like home.

Gerald hung his deer skull and draped the antlers with his bola ties given to him from each year he sponsored the Prix de West art show.

We also brought up a mirror from home that we intended to use temporarily as a vanity mirror. Only I liked it so well, I think we might make it permanent.

Gerald's son, David, had sent him this paper napkin holder for his birthday. We thought it went well with our "Flying Red Horse" salt and pepper shakers.

You may not be able to see it, but the small print tells us that the napkin holder is oven and microwave safe. In case we ever want to warm up all our napkins at once.

We also went back to Prescott to pick up a braided rug we had seen for $10 at an antiques store. I regretted not having bought it once we discovered how difficult it is to find good-quality braided rugs at any price.