architecture – The Curated Nest

A delightful garden shop

I made an outing to Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois and was beyond dazzled. The garden shop is in an old manufacturing shop. The selection of plants, greens, pots and gifts was outstanding. A beautiful combination of history, nature, offerings and design.

A stained glass wall glows at night.

I was driving around Elgin, Illinois the other night and was struck by the beauty of a stained glass wall on the side of the Salvation Army community building. What a wonderful gift the architect of this building gave to the community with this wall of color.

Church spire soars to the heavens

This church spire is on the Catholic church Immaculate Conception in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This church is 150 years old. I love how most churches have spires that soar to heaven. Just think of how many prayers have been offered in this building and how many people were comforted by the words of scripture orContinue reading “Church spire soars to the heavens”