Simply Turquoise.

Peacock tail feathers up close.
Peacock tail feathers up close.

Month: January 2013

  • Color Inspiration: Turquoise!

    I love the color turquoise. It evokes summer, beach glass, and a natural beauty that is not too nature-y.  Looking around the house, it is not obvious how much I love this color. As if on a scavenger hunt, I went looking for the color turquoise. Ceramics are a great way to show off your…

  • Influenza: Signs and Symptoms

    Nothing like having the flu to help get a few things done around the house. Through the fever fog, I saw that I still had a bit of unpacking to do. Another symptom of the flu seems to be some sort of “Decorating ADHD” where I had to rearrange the furniture and buy pillows from…

  • Life in Cards

    Every year, there are several “Christmas letters” that come in the mail, via snail mail, that I anxiously await. I cannot describe the anticipation that I feel knowing that these will come, with an update about several people and families that I feel so close to, but yet do not see very often. One letter,…

  • The Boudoir

    Sometimes, I do not want to get out of bed in the morning. Let me rephrase that. Almost every day, I do not want to get out of bed in the morning. I wish I was a morning person. I crave that happy, post-good-night’s-sleep, alert and cheery mood. It almost never comes. And when it…

  • Cleansing the Palate

    In this new house, we are still in the drudgery of the “pesky little jobs list.” These are things that we have to do to make the house functional. It has nothing to do with decorating or adding my own flavor to every room. It is pure drudgery and we have to keep on keepin’…