Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame It's been a long time

It's been a long time since I've found a beautiful 19th century deck of cards

but no notable tears or major stains

so as to feel a strong sense of separation between "here" and "out there

I recently purchased a bundle of antique school notebooks from a bookseller in England

Delicious Antique Painted Silk Apple Pin Cushion rectangular frame It's been a long timeYum. I've had one of these antique hand painted silk apple pin cushions before, and will continue to scoop them up when I can because I find them such beautiful things, each a little different. There is something about the softness of the silk and luminosity of these colors painted on it that to me feel almost otherworldly. Plus I love an apple as a thing and as a symbol, of desire among other things. This one with a braided stem and satisfying seam