When my mother called to ask what to hang on a kitchen wall, I knew we were in for a wild ride. This was the woman who once decorated our entire house with ceramic clowns because she thought they would ward off evil spirits. Spoiler alert: they only warded off friends and potential dates. "How about a ceramic wall flower?" I suggested, immediately regretting opening this can of worms. "It's modern. Very trendy wall art decor" The flower I had in mind was a medium-sized, dark deep pink number that looked like it had been plucked from the garden of a Barbie dream house designed by Tim Burton. It was the kind of pink that screamed, "I'm not just any pink, I'm a pink that's seen things." "Oh, that sounds lovely," Mom cooed, and I could practically hear her reaching for her credit card. "It'll go perfectly with my new collection of anatomically correct heart-shaped salt and pepper shakers." As I hung up the phone, I couldn't help but smile. Sure, our family's taste in decor might be questionable at best, but at le
