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

Category: Decorating

  • Spring!

    Spring!

    Nope, not dead… just busy and overworked. These tulips are from my garden. Happy spring! © Mariam d’Eustachio at Simply Turquoise 2016.

  • A Late Bloomer

    A Late Bloomer

    Back in the day, in order to have green fabric, they used arsenic in the dye. Nowadays, we take this color thing for granted. We have every color in the rainbow available to us, minus the poison! This is so technologically advanced, it blows my mind. I have always had trouble knowing what my favorite…

  • Clean House Junkie

    I am bringing back an old post that still rings true and makes me laugh. Enjoy! My husband will not let me play bingo. Ever. He knows I maintain a delicate balance between my religiously induced disciplines and a genetic predisposition to all sorts of addictions, including gambling. As long as I avoid temptation, I…

  • Budget Botanicals

    I have a long, empty hall at the top of the stairs. It is one of two interior spaces that still need to be painted and nothing has motivated me to tackle it. It is narrow and boring, and until now, I have had no desire to take it on. Then, I saw this idea:…

  • A Girl, A Rag Rug, and Life

    My dear readers, Happy New Year! As I sit here on a bright, snowy morning, I am contemplating BIG CHANGE. 2014 promises to be an exciting year, and I have been in a quiet, reflective mood. Prima will be entering High School this fall, and we are wrapped up in a flurry of applications, essay…