I got a pleasant surprise last night when I got home from work and found a compact little package waiting for me on the hall table. I hadn't ordered anything so I was mystified what it could be, until I saw that it came from Blogger Linda Sue in Washington state. Then I knew right away.
Linda Sue had blogged about a vintage Peter Max bedsheet that she found in her piles of fabric, and I expressed enthusiasm. I love Peter Max and his very '70s vibe. So Linda Sue put the sheet in the mail and voila! I spread it out on the floor to take a picture, and Olga immediately wandered up to take possession. (But don't worry, Linda Sue -- it won't become her new pink blanket!)
The sheet is made by Mohawk and the artwork, according to the packaging shown in this Pinterest post, is called "Olympic Flier 2000" from 1971. Here are a couple of eBay auctions for similar sheets, though I can't imagine they can really get those kinds of prices for them.
Anyway, it is now safely tucked into a cabinet until I decide what to do with it.
And then Dave said, "I have another surprise for you, at the side of the house." I looked and found this straggly quince in a pot. It belonged to the Russians upstairs -- they had it on their terrace and then on their front porch, but Dave found it in the trash area when he put the bins out yesterday. Apparently they decided to throw it out. So we have adopted it.
I'm not sure yet where we'll put it but we'll find a place. It has a copper slug ring around the base, even though it's not a very slug-prone plant; I'll certainly find a use for that too.
Our blanket flower (Gaillardia) is bursting into springtime bloom, and I've put it on the front porch once again.
That photo of Olga on Sue's gift is THE BEST EVER - it shows her spots so well, and she's splooting, and she's on a cool sheet in the dappled sun. What more could anyone want?
ReplyDeleteI was happy with that photo too. :)
DeleteCopper repels slugs? And maybe snails too? Good to know. I can't use any here though, copper thieves would move in the minute I turned my back, they get good prices for copper.
ReplyDeleteThe sheet was a lovely surprise.
Yes, they apparently don't like crawling across copper.
DeleteOh I like your doormat!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I saw one years ago and when it came time to replace our old mat I sought it out.
DeleteI used to love Peter Max. How cool... and kind. We had blanket flower in a couple of our gardens. So beautiful. And, uh oh, Dave is rescuing plants now, too. So glad he saved that for you.
ReplyDeleteHe knew I'd want to rescue it!
DeleteFor a brief moment I was thinking - Hooray! No plants in this blogpost and then, just near the end, you hit us with the Russian nuclear plant. Well, it looks as though it has been nuked.
ReplyDeleteI cannot do a post without plants. It's an impossibility.
DeleteSheets across the ocean! That's very Linda Sue.
ReplyDeleteThe Russians should have known the quince wouldn't really go out with the garbage.
What's weird is, they have a huge terrace. I don't know why they couldn't put it out there.
DeleteI hope the quince is grateful for your kindness. Your gaillardia look splendid - such a bright splash of colour.
ReplyDeleteI always like them, and they bloom well all summer.
DeleteI have a set of Star War sheets from 1970s, when the first movies came out. (They were actually my brothers.) We are huge Star Wars fans, so it's quite the coveted set of items.
ReplyDeleteProbably collectible! You should put them on eBay!
DeleteWhat a lovely gift for you! I love the photo of Olga on the sheet. You are definitely the "plant whisperer" in my book!
ReplyDeleteSome plants respond to my whispering and some do not.
DeleteI hope you brushed up on your Russian language skills when you talk to your new plant. Evidently all my plants are fluent in Tagalog judging from my MIL's talks with them.
ReplyDeleteHa! Maybe I'll ask the Russians to teach me some houseplant-useful terms. :)
DeleteI'm glad to see that Dave is as bad as you are at rescuing plants. And I also love that picture of Olga on the sheet.
ReplyDeleteHe knows I would want it rescued. If he were by himself I'm not sure he'd have done it.
DeleteI was worried that Olga had confiscated the new sheet, but she just wanted a new backdrop!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
DeleteLinda Sue is the Angel of the Mailbox. I swear. What a great find and what a dear thing for her to send it on to you. I know you love it.
ReplyDeleteSo. What are the Russians going to say when they see their discarded plant growing in your garden?
Just think of all the plants that are THROWN OUT and go to the dump or wherever trash goes, that could be beautiful and thriving if someone gave them a little care.
She really IS the "angel of the mailbox." That's a great way to put it. I am always horrified by the waste involved in throwing out houseplants. Each plant is an investment of resources by some grower and shipper.
DeleteHow nice of Linda Sue! Will you send a surprise back to her?
ReplyDeleteI offered to send her some McVitie's biscuits and I may still do so. (She was lamenting that she can't get them in Washington.)
DeleteYou can always use that as a top sheet on your bed since it is a flat sheet!
ReplyDeleteThe quince looks like it needs a good pruning! Hooray for Dave rescuing it! Now you can work your magic on it and it will thrive! The Russians won't know it was theirs.
Yes, exactly! It would make a good bedcovering or throw.
DeleteI remember Peter Max. His art was everywhere and then nowhere. That quince looks more like a rose to me. Another name for blanket flower is firewheel which I like much better.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he was hot stuff for a while there. His artwork reminds me a lot of "Yellow Submarine," but apparently he didn't work on the movie.
DeleteSo you have two good stories to tell us today. Olga knows a good thing when she sees it.
ReplyDeleteShe does indeed know a good thing!
DeleteYou had two great surprises today - the sheet and a quince adoption.
ReplyDeleteClearly Olga approves of the sheet and a photo opportunity.
As Bob said, she was eager for a new backdrop.
DeleteI remember Peter Max artwork! Olga looks great on it!!
ReplyDeleteI wish she'd lain on the right so we could see more of the image, but I can't have everything. LOL
DeleteWe Washingtonians are generous people. In fact the place where I live is called that, except in the local Native language.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very generous landscape, I suppose, with all that rainfall and salmon!
DeleteI LOVE your door mat! And the sheet is great. That's just what Lizzie would do -- anything that goes down, she's on it. I went to a Peter Max show a few years ago -- wonderful art, some familiar, some new to me. I love that you (Dave) rescued the Russian's quince!
ReplyDeleteHis art was so popular back in the '70s but we don't see much of it these days. I don't, anyway.
DeleteBest Olga Girl Photo - Way To Claim Your Territory There Girlfriend - Have A Delightful Weekend
ReplyDeleteCheers
"This is MINE!"
DeleteLove the door mat. I had one of those plants in Tucson years ago. It bloomed a couple of blossoms and then died. Apparently it was not happy. The quinces around here become enormous plants, they are pretty.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Tucson is too dry for them? We normally get quite a bit of rain here so I can see how they might fare better in this climate.
DeleteWhat a cool find. It looks so soft & broken in after all the years too. Glad its in a good home
ReplyDeleteYes, it was well-loved but not threadbare -- the perfect state for a sheet!
DeleteI love the sheet. What a great gift! I also like your door mat. Good luck with the new plant. What am I saying?? You don't need any luck. You have a top-notch green thumb.
ReplyDeleteOh, I need luck with some things. Despite what my blog may indicate, not everything prospers in my care.
DeleteGood thing you spoke up1 Likeing the sheet faded as it is! Glad it made it ! Olga loves it, she can have it...OR a funky table cloth??
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking a bed throw. Like, on top of the bedspread?
DeleteThe sheet looks like it is designed to appeal to children. Olga has put her scent on it now, so it is owned.
ReplyDeleteMaybe -- it is a twin sheet. But there were Queen and King sets too, so who knows?!
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