Thursday, May 27, 2010

Goodnight From My Island Bedroom

I love this island bedroom, don't you? It was cool today and now it's almost dark and raining. I had to put on a sweater so I'm nice and cozy still enjoying my book.



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Love Your Imagination

Great illustrated quote: love your imagination.



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Diane Keaton, Ellen Page to Star in HBO Series About Blogging

Diane Keaton, Ellen Page to Star in HBO's Tilda
"Diane Keaton and Ellen Page have been cast in HBO's new Hollywood blogger pilot called TILDA.
Keaton, 64, will play the title character, a powerful and greatly feared Hollywood blogger, in the half-hour comedy. Ellen Page, 23, will costar as a creative assistant named Carolyn who's torn between following the corporate culture of her studio and following Tilda, who has a great interest in her.
Page will next be seen in this summer's Inception and Keaton will appear on the big screen in Morning Glory, due out this fall."

This sounds good. You know I love Diane Keaton and I just happen to like Ellen Page too. Sounds like a winner! Wonder when the series starts? I can't believe this news breaks just as I look at a note to myself on my desk to cancel HBO. I might have to rethink this action.



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Wyze Guy Wins American Idol




I'm happy with the results of the 2010 American Idol contest. How about you? I liked Lee DeWyze from the beginning!



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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cottage for Sale, Must be Moved | Currently Reading


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Sometimes I think I definitely have a fairy god mother who puts books I might like in the free book bin at the Post Office. I actually pounced on this one like a hen on a June bug as they say in the south. I just started it and love it already. Perfect reading for a hot almost summer day. It is sizzling outside at 92 degrees. I have a fan blowing directly at my face so I'm fine.

Cottage For Sale, Must Be Moved
A Woman Moves a House to Make a Home
by Kate Whouley

"A pitch-perfect description of both small-town life (Cape Cod) and personal anticipation . . . I loved Cottage For Sale." ~ Anna Quindlen



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Stairs with Bookshelves | Cool Design

You can never have too many bookshelves. What a good idea.



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A Pond Would Be Fun

I never want another swimming pool after having had one. They are too much work but I wouldn't mind having a pond. This one appears to be a natural swimming hole too. My new listing has one that is full of bull frogs and I love sitting at open houses hearing them croak all day.



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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Four Story Townhouse With Cozy Interior Design

The renovation of this 4 story townhouse in center Park Slope is one of the first projects by The Brooklyn Home Company. It’s a great example how cool could be combination of vintage and modern elements in the one interior. The main color theme in this interior is a combination of white and natural wood of different hues. It works very well and everything looks very cozy and livable. The home is flooded with natural light through double hung windows. Click on the link to see a 12-photo slide show of this amazing renovation. I could have posted each and every one of the photos I liked them all so much. You will too...guaranteed!



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String Gardens



These string gardens are way cool, aren't they?



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Decorate Your Porch With A Flag For Memorial Day


Don't forget to hang a flag somewhere for Memorial Day. The one hanging on this porch is perfect. So is the hammock.

Directions for Hanging an American Flag.



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Serene Getaway House in the Forest


Serene Getaway House in the Forest | Interior Designs And Home Ideas: Allandale House is a modern serene getaway home in the forest. Based on the classic A-frame, the extreme modern version of the cabin was constructed for an idiosyncratic connoisseur and her family. The vacation home is small, but contains enough storage space for collections of rare artifacts, books, wines, and stuffed animals, including forest dwelling elk and birds.

Click on the link to see more views of the inside and outside of this interesting house in the forest. I would require at least one very comfortable chair and ottoman and a reading lamp to go with all those books. The kitchen isn't even pictured. These people probably just read all the time and eat wild mushrooms from the forest floor.



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Monday, May 24, 2010

Windmill Love






Who doesn't love a good windmill photo?



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Catskills Fishing Cabin Becomes Sophisticated Retreat



Turning a Fishing Cabin Into a Sophisticated Retreat A publicist makes over a cabin with a mix of global influences and an indoor-melting-into-outdoor style. View New York Times Slide Show to see the transformation from a dark, paneled Catskills fishing cottage to a bright and open weekend retreat.



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Cherry Blossom Cottage

Oh My Goodness! Isn't this Cherry Blossom Cottage the sweetest thing you've ever seen? I had a very nice day yesterday. Hope you did too. My open house wasn't swamped with lookers but I had a very good book so I didn't even care. I haven't seen the movie yet.

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn't happen. In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and her own adjustment to the strange new place she finds herself. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. With love, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie watches her family as they cope with their grief, her father embarks on a search for the killer, her sister undertakes a feat of amazing daring, her little brother builds a fort in her honor and begin the difficult process of healing. In the hands of a brilliant novelist, this story of seemingly unbearable tragedy is transformed into a suspenseful and touching story about family, memory, love, heaven, and living.



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