A Side of Humor w/Your Building

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiT9-tDcI3UuuR6hglADufyn68PBMZwjqIevmCte0VDUjitlGQewlgsSbtLYi17w028XG8unFImvlcY8owdDP93uBwhYS2k9uTJBQrZ2vEBzJCKFFoFKZ-EZBmWAvNB0p0CWkSp0gh4A4/s1600/StJohn2010+001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536006282304987906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiT9-tDcI3UuuR6hglADufyn68PBMZwjqIevmCte0VDUjitlGQewlgsSbtLYi17w028XG8unFImvlcY8owdDP93uBwhYS2k9uTJBQrZ2vEBzJCKFFoFKZ-EZBmWAvNB0p0CWkSp0gh4A4/s640/StJohn2010+001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I'm guessing this Georgetown building was a stable or blacksmith shop - or maybe, the architect just likes horses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGnBj1fiueuk71uHgucVN6lB6A1-183nGp0MP27qlERZnhNMCDAeiCNH6X7IVbs8FqQ3PDn4R1Ow7BULgFLfaqZkmm4CiEZXHxhc3v8FJo-V6IorcaSzkB6GrzfH-JnKOOkFbsmrvhR8/s1600/StJohn2010+003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536006407263604818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGnBj1fiueuk71uHgucVN6lB6A1-183nGp0MP27qlERZnhNMCDAeiCNH6X7IVbs8FqQ3PDn4R1Ow7BULgFLfaqZkmm4CiEZXHxhc3v8FJo-V6IorcaSzkB6GrzfH-JnKOOkFbsmrvhR8/s640/StJohn2010+003.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Sorry for the light posting this week. It has been a bit crazy this week. Today I'm off to Kips Bay with a trip planned by the DC Design Center - should be fun!!

A Side of Humor w/Your Building

I'm guessing this Georgetown building was a stable or blacksmith shop - or maybe, the architect just likes horses. Sorry for the light p...

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Chicago Bound

<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry for my absence over the past few days. I've been getting ready for a little weekend trip to Chicago with my husband who will be attending a continuing education course (don't know if I've ever mentioned it but my beloved is a <a href="http://mattmcgeedds.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/leading-cause-of-tooth-loss/">dentist</a>).  It will be so nice to get away for a few days. I love my children dearly, but I need a little mommy break. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCKVkHV23MqQ9f_Z5Zh3e2Pr1fTu09HLB2HzKWqBQxwitTRQAdN5Tf2u5Uu9loF9CLyEzV7s_-97ogY0VNX6_HtmKPddlvouI4tT66GdGrlP6nHacjrZYfjgq7EdaXZ1mp4a684pGs74/s1600/Chicago-travel-guide-ed-goes-to-ed0910-main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCKVkHV23MqQ9f_Z5Zh3e2Pr1fTu09HLB2HzKWqBQxwitTRQAdN5Tf2u5Uu9loF9CLyEzV7s_-97ogY0VNX6_HtmKPddlvouI4tT66GdGrlP6nHacjrZYfjgq7EdaXZ1mp4a684pGs74/s400/Chicago-travel-guide-ed-goes-to-ed0910-main.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm so excited, I hardly know what to do. We leave tomorrow, and I still need to pack. We'll be staying here . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaXiekLYnWYwEADmE5-SSyE4CAX6HV-aIJmHhQfjRgvxxymd56FwNchpYF33r2gFcgghGvuTdW0ugXnMn__-JYsGaGxkN0x-ybI7HhDns-zUpMDxz8k455h2NOB-PDWp7jaRDTFk9UWM/s1600/James-Chicago-Exterior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPaXiekLYnWYwEADmE5-SSyE4CAX6HV-aIJmHhQfjRgvxxymd56FwNchpYF33r2gFcgghGvuTdW0ugXnMn__-JYsGaGxkN0x-ybI7HhDns-zUpMDxz8k455h2NOB-PDWp7jaRDTFk9UWM/s400/James-Chicago-Exterior.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAAS5jmkl6OKXGg4bkCkUDzdjqywQBZ1FwK8DoOl11mX8GAu-yUIqyl5IWAM9TZm-kin4dhkUIoUBPfMtm3rqOSidnDEP6AILEwUu8l6KlyLV5JAFAwt_1My7_22gv_A7SqstS0NpKlI/s1600/James-Chicago-Lobby-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAAS5jmkl6OKXGg4bkCkUDzdjqywQBZ1FwK8DoOl11mX8GAu-yUIqyl5IWAM9TZm-kin4dhkUIoUBPfMtm3rqOSidnDEP6AILEwUu8l6KlyLV5JAFAwt_1My7_22gv_A7SqstS0NpKlI/s400/James-Chicago-Lobby-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK25uLxxuY_Au4u2IOHJZCabiyL2VNW0KNiK_1p3uuMu-4rJvoWVk03ax8JKg54z03kw3p75wY-uGg0Z11R8xSdfPItVQQHnioXzN-60XbZ5gYPZ0XrEvj7m3wdR-xS8BGqluCoZlvWco/s1600/James-Chicago-Lobby-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK25uLxxuY_Au4u2IOHJZCabiyL2VNW0KNiK_1p3uuMu-4rJvoWVk03ax8JKg54z03kw3p75wY-uGg0Z11R8xSdfPItVQQHnioXzN-60XbZ5gYPZ0XrEvj7m3wdR-xS8BGqluCoZlvWco/s400/James-Chicago-Lobby-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.jameshotels.com/Chicago.aspx">The James Hotel</a>. I don't know much about it. Can't even remember how I stumbled upon it. It looks much more modern than my style, but different is good. I don't care. I spy a bar!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know I will be going here . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqfhheUMo3YpyR9VkemY9FVbgE3vG1_2bMvtGt8705080G3cRiRsUNuhrDQXETKd-n20bM9rEyN0PhiN0JR9A8CMmuYqPj3Zo2djZNZylPLkArvN1sm3v52hog6cdimsjkmVAZoYyfrM/s1600/jhg_aboutUs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqfhheUMo3YpyR9VkemY9FVbgE3vG1_2bMvtGt8705080G3cRiRsUNuhrDQXETKd-n20bM9rEyN0PhiN0JR9A8CMmuYqPj3Zo2djZNZylPLkArvN1sm3v52hog6cdimsjkmVAZoYyfrM/s400/jhg_aboutUs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And guess what I found when I went to their site . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngN1soaiHlfNg5cerw5PO_4oFkvaR0X16TzlvTPqTXj0-NHQwfX1KqduFtkmYjxB8unM2dOK7HKxQQ0c8jTP6nVlACzxTIl1uXO-kC0fAeYy3dy5lciN-VkvROMjXaOJEx2l_D0gVmBk/s1600/c_72_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngN1soaiHlfNg5cerw5PO_4oFkvaR0X16TzlvTPqTXj0-NHQwfX1KqduFtkmYjxB8unM2dOK7HKxQQ0c8jTP6nVlACzxTIl1uXO-kC0fAeYy3dy5lciN-VkvROMjXaOJEx2l_D0gVmBk/s400/c_72_10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's right, a warehouse sale while I'm in town. How fortuitous! Do you think I could fit a new sofa in my carry-on? I might need a bigger bag.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will also be hitting this hard on Friday while Matt's in his class . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisg50p3f6SG7-z27Im8JKXxK33-Aoh8g8MKPU6DKSStkUM-MPA1SUR6cpBLFp0qmEeey40Rs1hyphenhyphenq7jKAjCrby53K-Svlxrtyygxqs3xrVrOClESf_U8dcOPs32i03Rt3mPNid_VifCNeA/s1600/panel3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisg50p3f6SG7-z27Im8JKXxK33-Aoh8g8MKPU6DKSStkUM-MPA1SUR6cpBLFp0qmEeey40Rs1hyphenhyphenq7jKAjCrby53K-Svlxrtyygxqs3xrVrOClESf_U8dcOPs32i03Rt3mPNid_VifCNeA/s400/panel3.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know we will be eating here . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEuOM17r23Df_md6JCZ15mSpioVHOCJjuzlz4qjECxi5TgdmS6jf5hKsN-rW3U4XTXa0DyDIQhj04dcUnuYM5ghW6fyG04wUEnHf5KIJ98QExEwph4Q8pDpyWUzhFK8e4NQo7R8vQlOU/s1600/nightwood_diningroom_030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEuOM17r23Df_md6JCZ15mSpioVHOCJjuzlz4qjECxi5TgdmS6jf5hKsN-rW3U4XTXa0DyDIQhj04dcUnuYM5ghW6fyG04wUEnHf5KIJ98QExEwph4Q8pDpyWUzhFK8e4NQo7R8vQlOU/s400/nightwood_diningroom_030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nightwoodrestaurant.com/about_visit.html">Nightwood Restaurant</a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">among other places. I haven't been to Chicago since high school when I was visiting colleges with my mom. We didn't exactly get to hit the city so I'm looking forward to experiencing all it has to offer. I'm a little stressed about what to wear because it will be pretty cold on Friday, and I'm sure I'll be hoofing it all the way. So, if you have any insider tips on shopping, sights, restaurants, etc., please let me know.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be back with details on Monday!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sources: Elle Decor, The James Hotel, Nightwood Restaurant, The Magnificent Mile</div>

Chicago Bound

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Antidote to a Chilly Morning

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy4s8hQ_1zLGwZfh6qIYNX7beC0ZJzGHfx3RHbJLZHHWzpgXeXBWU9pP0g_1E1CDMQmh8TQBm8cPV2KixzhL_L8JQ9tGIIaXzN4gXsqCjPvM6kwSXYddNfQFeBJ39Uet947FCpZvGaCw/s1600-h/blue_ribbon.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230652183947169090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy4s8hQ_1zLGwZfh6qIYNX7beC0ZJzGHfx3RHbJLZHHWzpgXeXBWU9pP0g_1E1CDMQmh8TQBm8cPV2KixzhL_L8JQ9tGIIaXzN4gXsqCjPvM6kwSXYddNfQFeBJ39Uet947FCpZvGaCw/s800/blue_ribbon.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDquDeK7bOzrg8IyQ_OOE_LsTwcZ7Ue12AbbzV1HZr-JD5g5mVHwlkrYhHA16-TNSgclMGutSdZ6xrnYQPDo1GxVa4sffFvt44uXbGLd8GJHl77yQFa6ZYwliAzDWqNWEg8MlQm7HAb0/s1600-h/0708_103_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230649470111630962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDquDeK7bOzrg8IyQ_OOE_LsTwcZ7Ue12AbbzV1HZr-JD5g5mVHwlkrYhHA16-TNSgclMGutSdZ6xrnYQPDo1GxVa4sffFvt44uXbGLd8GJHl77yQFa6ZYwliAzDWqNWEg8MlQm7HAb0/s800/0708_103_2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioILx2P-PGZhBvPl33k-WIiFjGHOrcGcsgh7ZN_DIRJKFHZO62PW4T0FI9eyEDlZDRBGdjWKKHevqoGGeNDXvlHdhJ1RvpSbnCefOAoYQFY8pBdAv9sgUCyvbEPwVU4e2rwsvahNYC3KI/s1600-h/0708_103_1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230655622367498146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioILx2P-PGZhBvPl33k-WIiFjGHOrcGcsgh7ZN_DIRJKFHZO62PW4T0FI9eyEDlZDRBGdjWKKHevqoGGeNDXvlHdhJ1RvpSbnCefOAoYQFY8pBdAv9sgUCyvbEPwVU4e2rwsvahNYC3KI/s800/0708_103_1.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: hand" /></a>If you read this blog in 2008, you'll recognize this home but I couldn't help but think about it on our first really chilly morning this Fall. Love all the warm neutrals in this New South Wales <a href="http://www.houseandgarden.com.au/blueribbon_seat.htm"><span style="color:#330000;"><strong>home</strong></span></a>. (p.s. - every time I try to remove that repeat photo Blogger quits on me so I guess I'll have to leave it in.)<br /><span style="color:#666666;">(via <a href="http://houseandgarden.com.au/"><span style="color:#330000;">House and Garden Australia</span></a><span style="color:#330000;">,</span> designer/owner Suzanne Dougall, photography by Michael Wee.)<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDquDeK7bOzrg8IyQ_OOE_LsTwcZ7Ue12AbbzV1HZr-JD5g5mVHwlkrYhHA16-TNSgclMGutSdZ6xrnYQPDo1GxVa4sffFvt44uXbGLd8GJHl77yQFa6ZYwliAzDWqNWEg8MlQm7HAb0/s1600-h/0708_103_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230649470111630962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDquDeK7bOzrg8IyQ_OOE_LsTwcZ7Ue12AbbzV1HZr-JD5g5mVHwlkrYhHA16-TNSgclMGutSdZ6xrnYQPDo1GxVa4sffFvt44uXbGLd8GJHl77yQFa6ZYwliAzDWqNWEg8MlQm7HAb0/s800/0708_103_2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfp21uyMKXwRuRUlVgppF7cIkmgz4FODXTFrv1biPlTOd0OXJfrhnI3_4Tblwcs_cBzHlBzonfqxqjGro1XP8GcGaA8KRWgcmE3V1bvydkCfx192nfF7vMzN6s32CClpnlWOAbck4UZg/s1600-h/0408_exclusive_3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230654495392478706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfp21uyMKXwRuRUlVgppF7cIkmgz4FODXTFrv1biPlTOd0OXJfrhnI3_4Tblwcs_cBzHlBzonfqxqjGro1XP8GcGaA8KRWgcmE3V1bvydkCfx192nfF7vMzN6s32CClpnlWOAbck4UZg/s800/0408_exclusive_3.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Antidote to a Chilly Morning

If you read this blog in 2008, you'll recognize this home but I couldn't help but think about it on our first really chilly morning ...

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