I Enjoy Being A Girl!

 

Last Spring I was visiting the beautiful city

of Gent in Belgium.

 

While walking along one of the streets

I came upon this sweet little shop.

 

It was decorated in a style many of us would

 like if we had a little room of our own.  Creamy

walls and soft pastel colors and lovely soft

lighting.

 

The merchandise was just the kind of

things we girly girls love.  Sweet little

girl dresses, jewelry, linens, umbrellas

that seem to be more like parasols.

 

In the center in the bottom of the photo

are antique little boxes filled with jewelry.

 

 

I spotted a pair of earrings that I loved

and had to have them.

 

 

I was having lunch with a friend today and

I was wearing the earrings and I told the story

of being so happy in this little boutique.  It wasn't

merely that the shop and merchandise was pretty.

It was the experience that was lovely.

 

 

The packaging to take home was as nice

as the jewelry.  The earrings were placed

in tissue and then put in a simple fabric

bag then in a cellophane bag with their

 business card.  And 6 months later

I still have the wrapping and look at it

and enjoy the lovely memory.