It's A Love Hate Relationship

I'll never forget the day when I was around seven years old and was at the beach at St. Simons Island, where we lived for three years, with my family and I was having a good time out in the water when all of a sudden I started feeling severe pain all over my feet and was trying my best to get away from whatever it was hurting me. See, there was a current where I had gotten out to and I was trying to get out of it, yes, I was a good swimmer even at seven, but there was a big batch of rocks with barnacles all over it and my little feet were getting cut up.

This stuff is sharp. Very very sharp and it will cut you. I did finally get away from it though.

Even though this may bring back good/bad memories for me I think it is pretty to look at.

When I stumbled upon this piece at HomeGoods and flipped it over and saw the ridiculously low price it had to come home with me as an addition to my summer decor.

So it got placed on the stack of books on the bamboo tray in my great room along with the other accessories like my magnifying glasses and some tiny vintage fern prints. I think ferns say summer, too. I know we have several around our property.

This textured candle from the Pottery Barn Outlet sits in a wicker wrapped jar that I have had for years and have used it as a vase or candle holder.

Mr. Savvy noticed this piece the other day and asked if it was real? I said I don't think so especially since it was priced so low. I told him it is probably resin. 

When you flip it over you can kind of tell it is resin, but hey if it looks like the real deal then that is great.

So even though I hated this stuff when it cut my little feet up I now love to look at it on display in this summer vignette.

For only $7.99 I bet you would have bought it, too!

Happy first day of summer