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Stalking "My" Seaside House

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqH3sDExDl1Xv2ABqHbeYNm3YOZRM-9YA2shSptS5gzLjzJvXAzddDgd8mTqwiav6GYW4C_XQjB5BF9MgGLTGarbEA-G9PI4libCGQuydCBi-ga4RI56KgkxTZ59I16O-4eEaw9t8CSc/s1600/StJohn2010+272.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509306702384116146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqH3sDExDl1Xv2ABqHbeYNm3YOZRM-9YA2shSptS5gzLjzJvXAzddDgd8mTqwiav6GYW4C_XQjB5BF9MgGLTGarbEA-G9PI4libCGQuydCBi-ga4RI56KgkxTZ59I16O-4eEaw9t8CSc/s640/StJohn2010+272.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>More accurately, STILL stalking this story book seaside house in Watch Hill, RI. The reference to "my" is strictly aspirational.  I can't visit Watch Hill without gazing at this house and taking as many pictures as possible - even with husband and kids reminding me I already have all these same pictures! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY89X2zjhMppVyCsoyMmyPuQoURaxbxHd1vWgCayrRnpJj2qf7JGUDYC_pdK9mhR6rlDudowZPh0qewKeISALcY70dUWc7fIU9S6Eafbj48JfXCBpwJDl69KaPgNiAreNpF3jyj8Es84o/s1600/StJohn2010+286.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509306539315865058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY89X2zjhMppVyCsoyMmyPuQoURaxbxHd1vWgCayrRnpJj2qf7JGUDYC_pdK9mhR6rlDudowZPh0qewKeISALcY70dUWc7fIU9S6Eafbj48JfXCBpwJDl69KaPgNiAreNpF3jyj8Es84o/s640/StJohn2010+286.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The quality of the detailing is incredible and just amps up the charm of this home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRWoHOMW7x7-4PuGmUE7ee7pQ_0Folrkz7FeY7UAy9stUFJndbbKMw3MXiQuYYNibs9_KZSXGRC8FV6NeqLyY-dr3avhhUFp3jvYVtjXYjiGMbMkFVKlDVbblSec0oUcQuZ-9W36_dX0/s1600/zzz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509306290805846546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRWoHOMW7x7-4PuGmUE7ee7pQ_0Folrkz7FeY7UAy9stUFJndbbKMw3MXiQuYYNibs9_KZSXGRC8FV6NeqLyY-dr3avhhUFp3jvYVtjXYjiGMbMkFVKlDVbblSec0oUcQuZ-9W36_dX0/s640/zzz.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Here I am peering through the gate meant to keep people like me at bay.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk4GvF6HvLB0W4FyQh3srjOa4laHsBlrJYqceN5WIWo41S8E2ZBdP1E7oWJphQxIxxD4KzdRIZZUHU9kesBMF8sUg28g5lz5AnjxTbcJziqkA6V-KzPXegcNSxu5XzNmz00NBTO9PlrA/s1600/StJohn2010+280.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509307004138777506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk4GvF6HvLB0W4FyQh3srjOa4laHsBlrJYqceN5WIWo41S8E2ZBdP1E7oWJphQxIxxD4KzdRIZZUHU9kesBMF8sUg28g5lz5AnjxTbcJziqkA6V-KzPXegcNSxu5XzNmz00NBTO9PlrA/s640/StJohn2010+280.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2sPSk7DomatBhyHDTRhYIBzndKy1F3I_1DkhRvyJZZAPAXBBD6qOVKNWwjvJfr3TkK2laRybVb2LZiM8y2dqg7_wudeVhk9RlEc7ltdrv9uns8EtoTZ8OxIJKz7iV_gvjny6s1zKwVs/s1600/zzzzz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509306161329015842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2sPSk7DomatBhyHDTRhYIBzndKy1F3I_1DkhRvyJZZAPAXBBD6qOVKNWwjvJfr3TkK2laRybVb2LZiM8y2dqg7_wudeVhk9RlEc7ltdrv9uns8EtoTZ8OxIJKz7iV_gvjny6s1zKwVs/s640/zzzzz.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0xpFbwRsEdpeBpZpb8vfrAOZFrysSsF17JNUI1yXop5Qr9Z16TCduthpg_1qA1h9GpFsOo6vZnkOH1tNtmLGxUNR5ZPKRYyquPrHV3ejtcl0ovXp4ueWE1UhELAdtniP-qonpEnpkGg/s1600/zzzz.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509305882038900850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0xpFbwRsEdpeBpZpb8vfrAOZFrysSsF17JNUI1yXop5Qr9Z16TCduthpg_1qA1h9GpFsOo6vZnkOH1tNtmLGxUNR5ZPKRYyquPrHV3ejtcl0ovXp4ueWE1UhELAdtniP-qonpEnpkGg/s640/zzzz.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The view out to the ocean. Could it be more perfect?  By chance has anybody ever been inside this home?  <br /><br />Do you have a home you covet and re-visit as often as possible?

Stalking "My" Seaside House

More accurately, STILL stalking this story book seaside house in Watch Hill, RI. The reference to "my" is strictly aspirational. ...

8:43 AM

Do You Have a Fly Swatter?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21Cjjpsq9KwYh8ufgGP3skCRudwwVMCcz26WFaCFaHczwW8VDKWcSD_ULjqeg0uBP9TTtARoQodisA1c2XlCVV8EniIHkRs9KkleXztQfq344lkJyAQlSaRdeJ4mCSih2AilPe-0piAI/s1600/1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498433115171072018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21Cjjpsq9KwYh8ufgGP3skCRudwwVMCcz26WFaCFaHczwW8VDKWcSD_ULjqeg0uBP9TTtARoQodisA1c2XlCVV8EniIHkRs9KkleXztQfq344lkJyAQlSaRdeJ4mCSih2AilPe-0piAI/s400/1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Am I crazy to ask this question?  Will I lose readers just at the thought of a squished fly on a swatter?  (expecially since my friend Lisa reminded me a rolled up newspaper works great and can be thrown out.) <div>Well, I do have a fly swatter courtesy of attending a really fun wedding at a farm in central New York.  As you can see, the handle notes the wedding date.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggstZ28TzaDtL7tZvFpD4AZZdrwLjsHNOAtyCU_FU9U2aTE-XhqSwoOjYpyOkDPpzLdCRS4EAWywQp2Mq1AwLLDtWzIUJsCyxPZ_0xlV4q6WhDQOggZeCwusd25c1067B4_xq1bUtn_LM/s1600/StJohn2010+006.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498431110512145282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggstZ28TzaDtL7tZvFpD4AZZdrwLjsHNOAtyCU_FU9U2aTE-XhqSwoOjYpyOkDPpzLdCRS4EAWywQp2Mq1AwLLDtWzIUJsCyxPZ_0xlV4q6WhDQOggZeCwusd25c1067B4_xq1bUtn_LM/s400/StJohn2010+006.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>It came with a cute and creative poem - </div><div>Mike and Adrienne wanted to get married on a farm because of the memories and all the country charm.  They were worried the flies would annoy their guests so use this fly swatter to put a few to rest!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">(p.s. the marks on the poem sticker are not from flies!)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In the D.C. area, flies really aren't a problem and we rarely have them.  My fly swatter is tucked away in a hidden area - typically used only when a wasp or bee somehow finds its way in. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a kid we had a fly swatter hanging up in discrete area off our kitchen.  We had no air conditioning and alot of flies that were quite crafty at flying in when we were going in or out the door.  Although instead of the swatter we much preferred the entertainment of watching my Dad catch flies in mid-air with his hands!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwRsnVv3nb-zU_WceylnGziIXYdmQhIg5VpxSqYsMx2vR_cDU0fNZRHNZ4-TfHGS1-O5TfjtYjzwM_a9nNnMRFVeLpnGT42fvvKlquHWVZUXOuemP4t67tvi6Hzw6Z-tL-6RitY3adjY/s1600/il_430xN_153822287.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498431857970046674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwRsnVv3nb-zU_WceylnGziIXYdmQhIg5VpxSqYsMx2vR_cDU0fNZRHNZ4-TfHGS1-O5TfjtYjzwM_a9nNnMRFVeLpnGT42fvvKlquHWVZUXOuemP4t67tvi6Hzw6Z-tL-6RitY3adjY/s400/il_430xN_153822287.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLQCVVrllfrwQ5E8-ptKNsN-dR07plzcPRF-X64DtIiVxtx_7Y-xM_XV5GeZ1u1BTMM1xUtVbg6UR5hu2UH9hdIVCs4TPNQbopcYj5BsdqA-8zbmudv_CJbNbv8fiR3Y3jXdoYz5hCRM/s1600/il_430xN_153822594.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498431805724492930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLQCVVrllfrwQ5E8-ptKNsN-dR07plzcPRF-X64DtIiVxtx_7Y-xM_XV5GeZ1u1BTMM1xUtVbg6UR5hu2UH9hdIVCs4TPNQbopcYj5BsdqA-8zbmudv_CJbNbv8fiR3Y3jXdoYz5hCRM/s400/il_430xN_153822594.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Here's a Daisy fly swatter from etsy - <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50153867/pink-daisy-fly-swatter?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=fly+swatter&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1rq7KyHp9Xgy-pZkhMkWjGIjp3qCUcbwzk8g0pQ2zh6m9A_EGy3Jwfho4gUItIsdWmG69IyjPeB0gbTQKl0Tyu_6pYiFHOcP1dR_5hm6PXD2jFfo8_4AcSRGuKIQVptcM0vdamBZ_js/s1600/il_430xN_152761913.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498432245013185394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1rq7KyHp9Xgy-pZkhMkWjGIjp3qCUcbwzk8g0pQ2zh6m9A_EGy3Jwfho4gUItIsdWmG69IyjPeB0gbTQKl0Tyu_6pYiFHOcP1dR_5hm6PXD2jFfo8_4AcSRGuKIQVptcM0vdamBZ_js/s400/il_430xN_152761913.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 377px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>This etsy Flip-flop fly swatter is fun. The fly is fake. ( <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49835797/fly-swattahpinkwhite?ref=sr_gallery_14&ga_search_query=fly+swatter&ga_search_type=all&ga_page=&order=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">here</a>)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#006600;">So, was this question too crazy or is there a fly swatter somewhere in your house, on your porch or cabin in the woods?</span>      <span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;">Note: no actual flies were harmed in the making of this post.</span></div>

Do You Have a Fly Swatter?

Am I crazy to ask this question? Will I lose readers just at the thought of a squished fly on a swatter? (expecially since my friend Lisa ...

5:44 AM

Round Hill

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch89z-rOFA0q4uCZw8LrnXzAexlIyZbSr9BPphumgkNdDevd7JWB8zZtldq6kHYdbEnTwm3UaeV2foNaPEpL5lyBkX9Ru5EOEbKsBwcV8jwQzI5CntDgXseAIvmseZjT1r98uHbed2sw/s1600-h/jamaica_hotel_001p.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595429620403362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch89z-rOFA0q4uCZw8LrnXzAexlIyZbSr9BPphumgkNdDevd7JWB8zZtldq6kHYdbEnTwm3UaeV2foNaPEpL5lyBkX9Ru5EOEbKsBwcV8jwQzI5CntDgXseAIvmseZjT1r98uHbed2sw/s800/jamaica_hotel_001p.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>If you read my blog back in the summer of 2008, you may recognize part of this post.  I will be gone for a few days, but in the meantime I hope you enjoy the new pics added to this old post. The first is still one of my all time favorites. <span style="color:#333333;">(All images are from the hotel</span> <a href="http://www.roundhilljamaica.com/"><span style="color:#009900;">Round Hill</span></a> <span style="color:#333333;">in Jamaica)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s1600/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492868808610295714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDIgoJRsyr7gsOQRIN88rq4Sm5Ud4BxwEoX-dz5lavkVSmh0k_iabekj07Che56lfXRUM2pICXIjWxgZgCETKT-A29JCU8zSFbvY8bkSzaQZRrlNUFK-oK9ZUb7-AYpatybsFmwkKyjg/s640/Round%2520Hill-08-Oceanfront%2520room%2520downstairs.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595735039967698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0_3HL2XSyCHXYvptMi0xTqnUGtrzBopBgupvPLWczeC1ARewpm7xbFREecwd2d1sdzMDvIdN-zyHMDmRoqAW7zsjlgjWVd6JUziUPia9qQ24oqzSdDoLWGyfJQAtHWpOfIxbCOQRzkg/s800/roundhill1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpSrDJ80usOnnHLivU5sxKBaKycYu8k9pCC64IQfO97zkAlz57L7I_Se365EGIU377AJrqPowmSwm3DpL9xfQFuLT9HG3Q25oZ1tlOVFJpuYbddaYt9LwLg4IxWvVNSaQZcP0x7aEnE/s1600-h/roundhill.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595646215808146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wpSrDJ80usOnnHLivU5sxKBaKycYu8k9pCC64IQfO97zkAlz57L7I_Se365EGIU377AJrqPowmSwm3DpL9xfQFuLT9HG3Q25oZ1tlOVFJpuYbddaYt9LwLg4IxWvVNSaQZcP0x7aEnE/s800/roundhill.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqkz1ilFmqYKPrpK6hZqMfW2tuM6crmq1p9Jf9HZXzosuowyVlfRmMJFwWSxYehue4yYU6SQsVroiMObnP58d89dlrUIxSMtsPX2CsTg1pEFZZqYgdyXwi1wuJxnDAYlhiBm1d3y18No/s1600-h/jamaica_hotel_005p.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228595319931122626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqkz1ilFmqYKPrpK6hZqMfW2tuM6crmq1p9Jf9HZXzosuowyVlfRmMJFwWSxYehue4yYU6SQsVroiMObnP58d89dlrUIxSMtsPX2CsTg1pEFZZqYgdyXwi1wuJxnDAYlhiBm1d3y18No/s800/jamaica_hotel_005p.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnKqWjuidp5XoKZQvi5hxAOzoMq0H_2VqV5wFtn4gVxgCxuhAmpG2Ei9zjZNmzYVQ_5_YRN2X-2KQiW3R9cQFUdqIS8IOg4jrGBjTlaeUI8zwJE9uXY9yy8OThTz3mxAp4yS_3v_YHHw/s1600/Round%2520Hill-12-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492870085977156274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnKqWjuidp5XoKZQvi5hxAOzoMq0H_2VqV5wFtn4gVxgCxuhAmpG2Ei9zjZNmzYVQ_5_YRN2X-2KQiW3R9cQFUdqIS8IOg4jrGBjTlaeUI8zwJE9uXY9yy8OThTz3mxAp4yS_3v_YHHw/s640/Round%2520Hill-12-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8yObDRqDonLUgAphb92eKJdUw_d5cs2QB8L1PMRBy8f_T0-iRk6W06MJ6o6akOv4cOw9n1PQehV6jhATBXlwpEbowXWzX7OJmfg6x2-0qtZdJdeUny9Z1K3bq3b29quJHpZ7G5MZYBk/s1600/Round%2520Hill-21-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492870025779224818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8yObDRqDonLUgAphb92eKJdUw_d5cs2QB8L1PMRBy8f_T0-iRk6W06MJ6o6akOv4cOw9n1PQehV6jhATBXlwpEbowXWzX7OJmfg6x2-0qtZdJdeUny9Z1K3bq3b29quJHpZ7G5MZYBk/s640/Round%2520Hill-21-Pineapple%2520suite%2520living%2520room.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzNtuoDbKFQBy8nwtMPM4e34OZcOHY1jAouNvvMxnbCAlWxtl0Iidv79kfZQ7XmWNxE11WSsKHlNoxr5b2UKRE_p0Sy36eAxplMXKFDeuDuzd5P2s3Ppl2AaeygQcAGIIcuhlxD9VL8I/s1600/Round%2520Hill-40-Villa%2520Living%2520room%2520%2520wall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492869932933225026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzNtuoDbKFQBy8nwtMPM4e34OZcOHY1jAouNvvMxnbCAlWxtl0Iidv79kfZQ7XmWNxE11WSsKHlNoxr5b2UKRE_p0Sy36eAxplMXKFDeuDuzd5P2s3Ppl2AaeygQcAGIIcuhlxD9VL8I/s640/Round%2520Hill-40-Villa%2520Living%2520room%2520%2520wall.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Round Hill

If you read my blog back in the summer of 2008, you may recognize part of this post. I will be gone for a few days, but in the meantime I h...

9:12 PM

Gourmet Tonic Water - Yes or No?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_84xxTiJbDKe148mqqvJqCEzbRGxyKbObZtl2MlC-BdUWWxx7ZNhkB9lj-Wr2KZkrhrbq7wZHyeBGp1ptnXYkTc6Z5rsHSNqGgCoV-BcO4TB6OAT3UpV1QTLZrkln4rFt9hdMFnUzDKE/s1600/z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492350035483992114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_84xxTiJbDKe148mqqvJqCEzbRGxyKbObZtl2MlC-BdUWWxx7ZNhkB9lj-Wr2KZkrhrbq7wZHyeBGp1ptnXYkTc6Z5rsHSNqGgCoV-BcO4TB6OAT3UpV1QTLZrkln4rFt9hdMFnUzDKE/s400/z.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>A well made Gin & Tonic can really hit the spot on a muggy summer evening. Recently Dan brought home some gourmet tonic water to try. First up was Q Tonic...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdLRexqLJgy5YaHiZk0AdCaVKeMUdIrWDk7Cgowi-yyFTDRv6BM0GvROzn9pNrp2bKoeKyXGft9LGG0iq38egjaKruvCcIVWuQD04dY0nyVNhJwMWKbfqLwN1TwzLdbJ2p6Z24fDHmW8/s1600/StJohn2010+005.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492349891332932866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdLRexqLJgy5YaHiZk0AdCaVKeMUdIrWDk7Cgowi-yyFTDRv6BM0GvROzn9pNrp2bKoeKyXGft9LGG0iq38egjaKruvCcIVWuQD04dY0nyVNhJwMWKbfqLwN1TwzLdbJ2p6Z24fDHmW8/s400/StJohn2010+005.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> next up Fever Tree...they were fine but I missed the way my Gin & Tonic tasted when made with the old stand-by Canada Dry. So for me it was a no.<br /><br />Considering how pricey each bottle was, I decided to put them to use as a home accessory -<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqJZ6GJP20WL9NgtyK2tl2I28spdXtw1IdazIbqOI4p_dLLe-ZSROVcTPtqUzGZvB-1RvrDHS7Y2cP0u4yC_D0soGLPCW3oQX8VDS64R9xPdOZHB7xZUj6gk469DeTDUGjwcEK0gdLQ4/s1600/a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492356205371704882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqJZ6GJP20WL9NgtyK2tl2I28spdXtw1IdazIbqOI4p_dLLe-ZSROVcTPtqUzGZvB-1RvrDHS7Y2cP0u4yC_D0soGLPCW3oQX8VDS64R9xPdOZHB7xZUj6gk469DeTDUGjwcEK0gdLQ4/s640/a.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Plus, I've changed my mind.  My drink of choice for Summer 2010 is a Bourbon & Ginger Ale. Canada Dry of course.

Gourmet Tonic Water - Yes or No?

A well made Gin & Tonic can really hit the spot on a muggy summer evening. Recently Dan brought home some gourmet tonic water to try. Fi...

11:34 AM

TGIF: Summer Cottage Eye Candy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgBSaAo1EYz1Iw6EE1fOa6F6f-uOh6U2VSahFnKKVLjqMsPfLJ1HrKG3X1gdNyIYGGKcX4awBpffP1G0zfX_nDEjT1BcmgPTT0rX3NVFEWIBWBFoXXYmn5Ud4XQbWhCZsXh4XkVaYTd0/s1600/aMichelleLloydBermannpStaceyBrandfordJuly07.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486703273453838242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgBSaAo1EYz1Iw6EE1fOa6F6f-uOh6U2VSahFnKKVLjqMsPfLJ1HrKG3X1gdNyIYGGKcX4awBpffP1G0zfX_nDEjT1BcmgPTT0rX3NVFEWIBWBFoXXYmn5Ud4XQbWhCZsXh4XkVaYTd0/s640/aMichelleLloydBermannpStaceyBrandfordJuly07.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Woke up this morning to find the humidity had broken and there was a summer breeze blowing; I thought these images captured the mood.  Just realized that since June 21st was the official start of summer, this is the <span style="color:#006600;">first summer weekend of 2010</span>. Hope you have a great one!<br /><br /><span style="color:#333333;">(first two images - interior design by Michelle Lloyd Bermann, photography by Stacey Brandford, Canadian </span><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-modern-cottages?photo=4"><span style="color:#333333;">House and Home July 07</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">)<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPqUbm58Gjm6BVOwiAEsRD45clTdz1J6YF4Jru_aNY-bjQJICsAOpPQLM5keUiG-lQklBiRk5mHhG665mrBfh3cQlacvL7PzUUN4Kp8M8C89WiyXokQ1QBKgYU6QH5UfkuWFQXHU1DjE/s1600/amichelle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486703098117152706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPqUbm58Gjm6BVOwiAEsRD45clTdz1J6YF4Jru_aNY-bjQJICsAOpPQLM5keUiG-lQklBiRk5mHhG665mrBfh3cQlacvL7PzUUN4Kp8M8C89WiyXokQ1QBKgYU6QH5UfkuWFQXHU1DjE/s640/amichelle.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJymKFVF0QPXBfWv2b9iGEGjVSfNcS2DUIK7yHmENYPimaQbv_w2kR5gnRK2bfxN3FygH3gnvPQWMaHqXFKFiSPsU4_dSef8nImTOGArpBXE7sJ329IMHJBL5tutpmB4rHO7CAkn5ibTc/s1600/apStaceyBrandfordJuly09.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486703356422272802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJymKFVF0QPXBfWv2b9iGEGjVSfNcS2DUIK7yHmENYPimaQbv_w2kR5gnRK2bfxN3FygH3gnvPQWMaHqXFKFiSPsU4_dSef8nImTOGArpBXE7sJ329IMHJBL5tutpmB4rHO7CAkn5ibTc/s640/apStaceyBrandfordJuly09.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><span style="color:#333333;">(designer not known, photography by Stacey Brandford, Canadian </span><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-traditional-cottages?photo=14"><span style="color:#333333;">House and Home July 09</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">) </span></div>

TGIF: Summer Cottage Eye Candy

Woke up this morning to find the humidity had broken and there was a summer breeze blowing; I thought these images captured the mood. Just ...

6:29 AM

Ibiza Eye Candy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpIoGo2RZfR5svayVZ1mDSQmXrbCpYuMmK6uQHxnQAA7uSd8OKlLuf1QWR4jWhkE_QKGhNV-0uRCc3W3Dh4pwAZ5YCVz5AS3uMy_4uLyoOYFp2nHQKIwocTPifYPNEsRuD0-GIJGpOrY/s1600-h/texas+037+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369647502388850738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpIoGo2RZfR5svayVZ1mDSQmXrbCpYuMmK6uQHxnQAA7uSd8OKlLuf1QWR4jWhkE_QKGhNV-0uRCc3W3Dh4pwAZ5YCVz5AS3uMy_4uLyoOYFp2nHQKIwocTPifYPNEsRuD0-GIJGpOrY/s640/texas+037+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>My to-do list is too long.  I am trying to accomplish 1 - 2 years worth of procrastinated to-do's in 1 month. It kind of reminds me of cramming for an exam late at night...but I was younger then. These pics are from a vacation home in Ibiza.  Really stunning, although I worry about the leg on that one bed.  Although I guess if I was in Ibiza, I wouldn't spend any time worrying.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg820WLMEFLE2q95MniVUvZvJDDEdTEQLlYJHPXdJb0mrG8ikJ_3ALN6cwzfIkasif4yOFmVupJtyM7qWPlHb6LSXaAeI8-YAfkDXtRa_estE-3OArhOZCC_IXBjEhkHxYv04fKB_Q7L90/s1600-h/texas+035+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369647330970852034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg820WLMEFLE2q95MniVUvZvJDDEdTEQLlYJHPXdJb0mrG8ikJ_3ALN6cwzfIkasif4yOFmVupJtyM7qWPlHb6LSXaAeI8-YAfkDXtRa_estE-3OArhOZCC_IXBjEhkHxYv04fKB_Q7L90/s640/texas+035+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKZYyNsGDPrYonKHHoGzTNcXa5q_3vrqcjAIXRaOOvx7wX-ESuNCCbew0yoc9USdW2KfBev_8fIQNSf_UTMzm0kEQxbLxLE1wO_riNIxhdCW2WRiVLPw6FSseFoofkEQisuMePujSRG0/s1600-h/texas+036+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369647117349922850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKZYyNsGDPrYonKHHoGzTNcXa5q_3vrqcjAIXRaOOvx7wX-ESuNCCbew0yoc9USdW2KfBev_8fIQNSf_UTMzm0kEQxbLxLE1wO_riNIxhdCW2WRiVLPw6FSseFoofkEQisuMePujSRG0/s640/texas+036+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Isn't the styling in this photo supreme?  <span style="color:#666666;">Source:  British Home & Garden, Sep. 2007, photography by Simon Upton.</span>

Ibiza Eye Candy

My to-do list is too long. I am trying to accomplish 1 - 2 years worth of procrastinated to-do's in 1 month. It kind of reminds me of c...

7:50 PM

Arrivederci to Summer

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UyKrfnvsYX_YUy18twveIfN2WRiwk19RwbxqxLLBTRAKxtbopoG_5ej-ahLCY_DA6Rp2FqiIpOLOcOjLjZQ7pYtDNpfn0MVdLFgIOYF3v03nkMb5gzsrqEm9lYgN1pfyn_PO5bldzss/s1600-h/imageinteriorsmagazine.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243664741405594274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UyKrfnvsYX_YUy18twveIfN2WRiwk19RwbxqxLLBTRAKxtbopoG_5ej-ahLCY_DA6Rp2FqiIpOLOcOjLjZQ7pYtDNpfn0MVdLFgIOYF3v03nkMb5gzsrqEm9lYgN1pfyn_PO5bldzss/s800/imageinteriorsmagazine.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>I have trouble with goodbyes. When they come, I tend to linger...to pine for what was... and so it is with my goodbye to Summer.<br /><br />I know, Fall brings crispness and energy, sharpened pencils and apple orchards, Halloween and a chance to wear sweaters and corduroys. But if had to choose between cute leather clogs and a pair of flip flops, the latter one please...<br /><br />Considering that I have trouble with goodbyes, it is fitting that I am <span style="color:#339999;">just now</span> ordering outdoor fabric for my patio furniture. One must keep hope alive for an Indian summer.<br /><br />Arrivederci to summer - until we meet again in 2009.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDMuDL0HKV7tqUiuYwSrgoD1tt5zWyLDmbinouum4QVzGNOFxYfKbhfV4cLaSFMLOYFdw77VE06YW_HXkGlEm5o1Qt7GvKaKOZhEqFOYm1E2Scopcta5X3GAiG4BlcQ1h4iyFEe8oPJA/s1600-h/March2008+1136+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243664336966291714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDMuDL0HKV7tqUiuYwSrgoD1tt5zWyLDmbinouum4QVzGNOFxYfKbhfV4cLaSFMLOYFdw77VE06YW_HXkGlEm5o1Qt7GvKaKOZhEqFOYm1E2Scopcta5X3GAiG4BlcQ1h4iyFEe8oPJA/s800/March2008+1136+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I chose the french blue floral from <a href="http://www.lsfabrics.com/store/fabric_catalog.php?cPath=1_39&pid=9488">Lewis & Sharon - LS Fabrics<br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdDeB_8_7Pdo6Hya4ZMzL-oFIn_EwCRbEqxtNT0hfKO7l1YBAldtqeUj0y9BU2GrvsqZFuxjY6_wmm1VTzlS9JEuSoyG48bVu1xTDAiLrhjJPtKcU_7qwH8tVdp_hifuyL5hWkNR8ORk/s1600-h/March2008+1139+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243663159082094786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdDeB_8_7Pdo6Hya4ZMzL-oFIn_EwCRbEqxtNT0hfKO7l1YBAldtqeUj0y9BU2GrvsqZFuxjY6_wmm1VTzlS9JEuSoyG48bVu1xTDAiLrhjJPtKcU_7qwH8tVdp_hifuyL5hWkNR8ORk/s800/March2008+1139+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#666666;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Goodbye to summer breezes.</strong> </span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">Image taken of pg. 66 Aug. 2008 issue </span><a href="http://www.countryhomesandinteriors.co.uk/"><span style="color:#666666;">Country Homes & Interiors</span></a><span style="color:#666666;">, August 2008, Designers Carol Wortley-Bishop and Louise Rastall, photography by Spike Powell</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Time to put away the straw bag and pull out the leather purse.</strong></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PaIZGhN7P3_aK30iK73XgWBt-hyoUBkubmqpEFziGm-uJSjM-7i67HKUm5i9DxGuaskyoeykAYIxlfasmfaaY1s-lJXA3AEiISEMoM7WVjB8FX4o1u4CXLgT-RxEaxJnpT2b6-X-LOI/s1600-h/aa300hamton.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243662841865770754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PaIZGhN7P3_aK30iK73XgWBt-hyoUBkubmqpEFziGm-uJSjM-7i67HKUm5i9DxGuaskyoeykAYIxlfasmfaaY1s-lJXA3AEiISEMoM7WVjB8FX4o1u4CXLgT-RxEaxJnpT2b6-X-LOI/s800/aa300hamton.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><br /><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Bags from </span></strong><a href="http://www.queenbeastudios.com/"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Queen Bea Studios</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"> - love them!</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tBx5HxPEre4D8lvUbfOIVA8VEgqIXNT74tsCAn6GDEsRzBvmbQSypjctLzmwllfxWe5QaEP_SSCLrxSZTqSL2KZKRzKSbARDw2YLvPQOSU1TQzvgomWIVV5ymxRDVZEtGyr-uAVp18Y/s1600-h/queenbeastudio.jpg"></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243662466557745842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tBx5HxPEre4D8lvUbfOIVA8VEgqIXNT74tsCAn6GDEsRzBvmbQSypjctLzmwllfxWe5QaEP_SSCLrxSZTqSL2KZKRzKSbARDw2YLvPQOSU1TQzvgomWIVV5ymxRDVZEtGyr-uAVp18Y/s800/queenbeastudio.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Thanks Summer '08 - it was great!</strong></span></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243662087147422018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bedYI36nocxtl8jHo2rjpOs-TcX_dgo5p_2P5E-WFWUonOLErrk8t4w4lfTAt4T_ft-znIu_bh8ehXlWcpIn3Vw6Ai4LwnRTAzCKJ6M0TI-JJlIJz4AaXKxPbU9xmn6iKmAy2Aj2WH4/s800/viahousetohomecouk.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />This image and first image via <a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/">Ideal Home</a>

Arrivederci to Summer

I have trouble with goodbyes. When they come, I tend to linger...to pine for what was... and so it is with my goodbye to Summer. I know, Fal...

9:15 AM

Breezy Bedrooms

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-q2fR6GbjeRe4EFtb7UjJ9yWeGC09m0rY_D6V1Z-1ei_7D-TIP2wQ1AdOzCdFppP9aW3vySichG6sHrq4QKG83-SCt4b7HjsaDMT06RncExexNnAuZh1qmGxQQt-hRP6ER-F4jU9btU/s1600-h/houstohomeviaallthingsblue.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238609103707402050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-q2fR6GbjeRe4EFtb7UjJ9yWeGC09m0rY_D6V1Z-1ei_7D-TIP2wQ1AdOzCdFppP9aW3vySichG6sHrq4QKG83-SCt4b7HjsaDMT06RncExexNnAuZh1qmGxQQt-hRP6ER-F4jU9btU/s800/houstohomeviaallthingsblue.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>House to Home via <a href="http://www.all-things-blue.blogspot.com/">All Things Blue</a>  <br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMPIOxFFyRaybJJLOggyfudNmeGSXuocsFDzWYFKHHYShdUhQmwDCS4V2wXjouzAMJW5M7o3Oegqbp05NEe4Ud-YQ-sCZSqRWklZh9TJAjO2dXyQ5rQ4oUBLxcRgwYEiBfZL22P_c2uk/s1600-h/sovevaerelse_2_coastallivingviaallthingsblue.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238609277537326690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHMPIOxFFyRaybJJLOggyfudNmeGSXuocsFDzWYFKHHYShdUhQmwDCS4V2wXjouzAMJW5M7o3Oegqbp05NEe4Ud-YQ-sCZSqRWklZh9TJAjO2dXyQ5rQ4oUBLxcRgwYEiBfZL22P_c2uk/s800/sovevaerelse_2_coastallivingviaallthingsblue.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/da/result/0,24880,733491,00.html?&Rooms=RoomsBedrooms&Rooms=RoomsBedroomsMasterBedrooms&offset=15&tab=Styles">Coastal Living</a>, <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666;">designer/owner Amanda Lindroth, photography by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn</span> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><em><strong>And, even a Swingy bedroom</strong></em></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZeJeA6v9Anp151vO50MN4qdTQ8abO7QFABr2sinnXtPir-tGuuRdqO_QR8ZwSIbC62-1waieaoUbS827Undio1Cz0dwxoRRlaWXMCGdtaKc3MI_UONDmaZHWRcKx3PxQ-vBY46LybGM/s1600-h/coastallivingjeanallsopp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238612513492250130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ZeJeA6v9Anp151vO50MN4qdTQ8abO7QFABr2sinnXtPir-tGuuRdqO_QR8ZwSIbC62-1waieaoUbS827Undio1Cz0dwxoRRlaWXMCGdtaKc3MI_UONDmaZHWRcKx3PxQ-vBY46LybGM/s800/coastallivingjeanallsopp.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/da/result/0,24880,1710933,00.html?&Rooms=RoomsBedrooms&offset=6&tab=">Coastal Living</a>, <span style="color: #666666;">photography by Jean Allsopp</span>

Breezy Bedrooms

House to Home via All Things Blue Coastal Living , designer/owner Amanda Lindroth, photography by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn And, even a S...

4:57 PM

Room Envy

<a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/homes/decorating/article/0,14587,543948-1,00.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237571036103677650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKdCv2IuB3hedLe8D78J32OV9Q669O-Glj3mZSR0e108ydNE55VVrAbbgUfQIrXHLRAl8QeV-Y1gQQqK3c6fpaYlD4w34imHn4ckjSjq9c_-6Xqdx5I54adLLde5cLLvFV7AgIYWSIiM/s800/CoastallivingpDeborahWhitlawLlewellyn.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/homes/decorating/article/0,14587,543948-1,00.html">Coastal Living</a>, designer/owner Amanda Lindroth, photography by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn </span><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><br /><br /><p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMtAFDStTbRCeKgORsCm3rmx8xdNtIgYrvVhyphenhyphenB-FPomSKPOqI45kqfQ6-VudQf3VVm2cmjBdJ9GaeqbRJCE-YPa5pzpnusoQUtyTwfJDyTS98D7LDxUxNE58fYyErX30u7B2r8aD6yjA/s1600-h/CT0311092l_2_y.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237766732987406738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMtAFDStTbRCeKgORsCm3rmx8xdNtIgYrvVhyphenhyphenB-FPomSKPOqI45kqfQ6-VudQf3VVm2cmjBdJ9GaeqbRJCE-YPa5pzpnusoQUtyTwfJDyTS98D7LDxUxNE58fYyErX30u7B2r8aD6yjA/s800/CT0311092l_2_y.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />Recently I was visiting <a href="http://www.harmonyandhome.blogspot.com/2008/08/scenes-from-beach-house.html">Harmony and Home</a> and saw one of my favorite rooms ever featured in Coastal Living.  Love the blue/gray bookshelves and mirror, the slipcovered furniture, the oversized lamps and of course, the parasol!</p><p><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">How did the parasol come to be?:</span><br /></span></strong>"In this house, the decor depends partly on serendipity. A zany Balinese parasol resides above the living area's inviting down sofa. Says Amanda, "I bought a dozen of them to use at my sister's 40th birthday party, and on the night of the event someone stuck it over the sofa." (excerpt from original article written by <a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/homes/decorating/article/0,14587,543948-1,00.html"><span style="color:#666666;">Marion Laffey Fox</span></a>)</p>

Room Envy

Coastal Living , designer/owner Amanda Lindroth, photography by Deborah Whitlaw Llewellyn Recently I was visiting Harmony and Home and saw ...

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