New Mexico Architecture with Blue Door

New Mexico Door.
This is lovely, isn't it? I've never been to New Mexico.




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Life's Little Instruction Book | Volume II | Page 16

I love the one about the three Rs. And the one about eating one daily meal together as a family too.

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A True Friend Is A Blessing

François de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer 1613-1680

"A true friend is the greatest of all blessings,

and that which we take the least care to acquire."

Why not touch base with a friend today?




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Playful Puppy Loves Color

This one month old lab puppy is too cute for words. Isn't this photo colorful and fun? Flickr

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Mr. Boddington | Imaginary Friend Inspires Studio Name

Mr. Boddington - Home
A wonderful studio. How did the name come about? Proprietor says, "Mr. Boddington was my imaginary friend as a tot…. shhhh!" Specialty: Old World Stationers in NYC. Nice interview here.




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Is Chris Isaak to Replace Simon Cowell on American Idol?

Is Chris Isaak American Idol’s New Simon Cowell?

Oh I do hope so. I love Chris Isaak. He has a great voice and he's funny too. He would be perfect and everyone would love him. Fingers crossed. Fellow crooner Harry Connick Jr. is also rumored to be in the running to replace Simon Cowell. Harry would be good but he and Ellen fight too much and that could be a big problem. I vote for Chris. A good way to describe Chris Isaak for those of you who don't know him, he's a cross between Elvis and Ricky Nelson.

Get to know him better. Watch and listen to 19 of his music videos here.

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I'm A Woman Who Runs On Coffee

This certainly holds true for me.

"Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee."

I used yesterday's free font for the quotation marks. Like it?

I've had two large mugs of coffee this morning and I'm feeling powerful!

coffee beans graphic from Google Images




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Beautiful Misty Morning

If you knew this scene would be awaiting you each morning outside your bedroom window, you'd probably never sleep late. Right?




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Free Font | Download Some Flourishes

I just downloaded 'Nymphette' . . . a free font that enables you to do lovely flourishes. Download here. Print the three sets of images above so you'll know what key to use. Can't wait to play around with this tomorrow. You know how much I love fonts! Have fun.




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Georgian House in New Jersey's Horse Country

In the Georgian Fashion A Family Builds a Horse Country Home That Savors the Past.

The homeowners wanted a house that looked as if it had been there for 150 years, but they didn’t want 150-year-old problems.

One and one make two. Right? Well, not necessarily. If you really work well with your interior designer, one and one make three. The architect and the designer both have their own thoughts, and they both bring their own intelligence to the project. If you can combine the two of them, there’s a bonus. The math makes perfect sense to me!

Images: Architectural Digest ~ View Slideshow




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Keep Calm and Continue Blogging

Posted by a blogger going on vacation. I love it. We are all tempted to stop posting when other things get in the way but we can't, can we?




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Tasha Tudor Loved Corgi Pups

Tasha Tudor would have loved this cute Corgi pup. Queen Elizabeth loves them too.




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Tasha Tudor Estate | Family Feud Still In The Courts

Battling heirs of author/artist Tasha Tudor back in court: "BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A family feud over the $2 million estate of famed children's book author Tasha Tudor raged on Friday, with a Probate Court judge warning that barring settlement, the only eventual winners may be the lawyers involved." Such a shame. Read my original post about the Tudor Family Feud.

The first photo is a scan of my very own copy of The Secret Garden illustrated by Tasha Tudor with the original dust jacket.

I love this charming image of hers called Cat in the Mixing Bowl.




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Outdoor Showers = Summer

I feel refreshed just looking at these examples of outdoor showers.




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