Small Treasures

I believe that everyone has their favorite accessory.  That piece of art, weather it be expensive or not, that you value and puts a smile to your face every time you look at it.  When I was growing up, my mother had just that.  It was this hand blown green glass orb that was held up by three brass dragons.  I remember she would drive by the antique shop that held the orb in its window and stalk her treasure. Every time she saw it sitting there she would breathe a sigh of relief that someone else hadn’t snatched it up.   
I don't recall if she acquired it as a gift or if she just broke down and bought it herself.  I do remember, however, how much she loved it.  I took great care when dusting it on our Saturday morning cleaning sprees, and she would take it down off the shelf every so often to carefully shine the dragons. 

I don’t believe that we should place too much emphasis on the “things” in our home, but I do believe in making the things we have count.  That green glass orb stayed on my mothers mind for months before she actually placed it in our home.  It wasn’t an impulse buy.  It wasn’t something she wanted just because it matched the rest of our home décor.  This was something she wanted because it made her smile.