When I saw the topic for this week’s challenge, the first thought I had was “Ooh, this one is going to be fun!”. And I think it will be. I hope my readers think my choice of said objects is fun.
My first two everyday objects are items that are precious to me. The first one, I have had since October of 2003, when I got married. My boyfriend and I had been looking around for suitable wedding rings (not matching, since our tastes are different). We happened to be in one of our favorite places, Leavenworth, Washington, and walked into a little jewelry store on a side street, away from the tourist-trap main drag. And there I found exactly what I had been looking for. It was made by Margaret Ostling, and it’s called a “Mini Moebius”. She made them in both white and yellow gold, with and without diamonds.
Such a simple concept, beautifully made, it is a continual source of wonder, and feels so good on my finger. And it’s unusual enough that I have never seen anyone else wearing one.
The other most precious object is my violin. It’s a bit older than the ring, having been made in New York in 1987. I bought it from its maker, who moved to Seattle just before I bought it. I took my violin teacher along when I first went to play and see if I wanted it, and she was quite impressed by its sound, saying that it sounded almost as good as her 18th-Century Italian instrument.
Not only is it beautiful to look at, it sounds wondrous, and I love playing it. When I bought it new from its maker, I had the idea that even Antonio Stradivari must have had to start somewhere, and was a young violin-maker just starting out, hoping people would like, buy, and play his instruments. Well, we know how that turned out! I just hope that David VanZandt of Seattle will become as famous.
Now, for something a bit more “everyday”. I took this picture of a very every-day kind of object, for a post that was based on a pun. But, now that I look at it, it’s quite a contrast between the object, and the pretty placemat that I used as a background for it. How best to show off your “tuber”?
A friend at work is a quilter, and I bought a set of six placemats in this ornate pattern from her at our holiday bazaar a few years ago.
Last but not least is an item that is not everyday for me, but is everyday for my dentist, and I thought it was so beautiful a tool that I just had to get a picture. Can you guess what it might be?
Actually, it’s a little precision dental instrument, a very tiny torque-wrench, used to tighten down a crown onto the dental implant underneath. My dentist loves it because it feels so good in his hand. In my opinion, it’s a piece of industrial art, too.
Well, thanks for accompanying me on this tour of Everyday Objects in my little world.
Here’s the Link to Patti’s Original Post.
A gold ring and a potato. The essentials of life. I like that
Just as long as you don’t try to eat the ring!
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Thanks for not posting about politics. The world situation is so depressing that I’m thinking of absconding to southeast Asia to indulge in forbidden pleasures and forget it all.
When you find just the right piece of jewelry, it’s wonderful. I had a special ring that was stolen and haven’t found anything to replace it since.
janet
I had my college class ring stolen at work. I was very unhappy.
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The ring is elegant and beautifully made. What a joy to play with this special violin.
The dental tool is a piece of industrial art, indeed!
Such a diverse group of special objects, I love that you still love your ring, it’s wonderful. My wedding ring was also one of my most treasured possessions and it was stolen from my home. I never took it when I traveled thinking it would be stolen from a hotel. Silly me 😫. Your violin looks gorgeous – I feel that way about my piano which was a gift from my husband many years ago. It’s beautiful and its sound when I play always makes me (and him) very happy. Lovely response.
A great collection, RB. I especially like your shots of the ring and the potato. I am so glad you found a violin. that gives you so much pleasure!
A dental instrument? I was thinking that it was some kind of planimeter, but I couldn’t make out where the horizontal pivot was.
Love your choices – very special. A beautiful ring and a beautiful violin.
A neat photo collection – and a reminder that I really must get my violin out again someday soon! I’ve let it sit in its case for far too long.