For The Wall

Herself spent an hour and a half perusing the aisles of the local hobby and arts-and-crafts store with Offspring the Second today.  Offspring the Second is in an advanced art class in school, and needed supplies.  Herself marvels at his ability to envision the various projects and what will be needed for each of them. Such a quiet, thoughtful, talented and witty young man is he.

They passed by the section with posters and other items to mount on walls, and Herself leafed through them. She is particularly fond of the leaf and tree themed items.  She found a lovely set of wall stickers with branches and separate flowers that could be arranged.  She tried to imagine - in what type of room would one use such decorations?  They would work well in a corner of the children's section in a library. Or a nursery.

She suddenly remembered when she set up the nursery in their tiny apartment before Offspring the First was born.  She put a border of primary-colored dinosaurs at the midpoint of the wall, so it would be visible right above the changing table and the edge of the crib.  She loved those dinosaurs, so smooth-edged and cheerful and colorful.

So long ago. Alas.