Izzy and the Jaymar

My brother gave this great little piano to me as a birthday (or was it Christmas?) present I think about 10 years ago.  We were browsing antique stores downtown as only weird homeschooled teenagers would do, and I fell in love with it.  He surprised me with it a few weeks later.

In the past several years I’ve really been looking forward to my children being able to use it.  Yesterday, I lugged it in to the living room, and today I propped Israel up and observed.  He absolutely loves it!

I love that little man.

Anyway, I’m thinking about possibly painting it some bright, child-like color, since it’s got a few spots of wear and discoloration on it.  What do you think?  Should I leave it as is and consider the wear to be “character”?  If I do paint it, what color should I do?  I’ve posted a few pictures of our living room on this blog, so that should make it easier for you all to help me figure out what color would go.  Comment away.

New and Blue (And Green) (Via Hop Skip Jump)

I really love the dolls of aussie Fiona on her blog Hop Skip Jump.  This one (called Bernadette and available to purchase in her shop) is my favorite lately.  Fiona posts so seldom, though, that every blue moon (it seems always on a day that I’m in a bad mood), I’m surprised by a playful little creature staring back at me from my Google Reader page.  Considering the fact that some of the blogs I subscribe to can post 50 times a day (that is not an exaggeration), I like those unexpected surprises from the elusive Hop Skip Jump.