6x6, soft pastel
I've owned this bowl of lemons for years (yes, they are fake lemons). Over the years, setting "fake fruit" out in a bowl as part of a savvy decor item became passé. So of course, I eventually quarantined my beautiful fake fruit to the pantry where they've sat gathering dust for many years. I've discarded or "donated" most of the fruit except the lemons.
These three lemons are actually priceless to me. Not because they are realistic (which they are). But they're priceless because one day, when my adorable grand-daughter Maddie was quite small (probably 1 1/2 yrs. old), she climbed up onto the breakfast table when I wasn't looking and decided she'd help herself to a lemon...or two. I imagine she was quite surprised when she tried to bite into a couple of them without success. If you look closely you can actually see the teeth marks she left behind. Oh, Maddie...you still make me smile!!!
