Last day of my 20% off sale!!!

It's the end of the financial year, which means it's the last day to get 20% off storewide in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/driftwoodinteriors">Etsy</a> shop!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3YOJhTPJGiCVUl6pp9HwVXnAdGu6ifAGfYrM0cATySr1V6plcchccciO5ffa0Z7VeKiiBdxtr2MNv83-fxhVXGqH2kcDRp9IbB9G0V3SlUbUvsmD5Bh6YmIfoO7X-u22gLwJI_-Nn9K/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3YOJhTPJGiCVUl6pp9HwVXnAdGu6ifAGfYrM0cATySr1V6plcchccciO5ffa0Z7VeKiiBdxtr2MNv83-fxhVXGqH2kcDRp9IbB9G0V3SlUbUvsmD5Bh6YmIfoO7X-u22gLwJI_-Nn9K/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" width="486" /></a></div><br /><br />Just enter 'ENDYEARSALE2011' at checkout for your discount.<br /><br />Have a great day everyone,<br /><br />Kerri

Last day of my 20% off sale!!!

It's the end of the financial year, which means it's the last day to get 20% off storewide in my Etsy shop! Just enter 'ENDYEAR...

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Holiday House

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today in Italy is so hot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that I just want to relax</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with some fresh images.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Oggi in Italia è così caldo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ho solo voglia di rilassarmi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>con alcune immagini fresche.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAph_yKbne5jZKRQPFsPVVq2AMMf1ilHmZrWIJ9HIuqmUwmg8gp0jZrwFT5javpk98yx1gM5bCOEof7ML_DlR1i0mjWlVVvBxgvuTPi_tS9sldisS6cYB6l4ZP0uId6FjERURYKH6Ejc/s1600/living_room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAph_yKbne5jZKRQPFsPVVq2AMMf1ilHmZrWIJ9HIuqmUwmg8gp0jZrwFT5javpk98yx1gM5bCOEof7ML_DlR1i0mjWlVVvBxgvuTPi_tS9sldisS6cYB6l4ZP0uId6FjERURYKH6Ejc/s640/living_room.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">White and blue...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">perfect colours for a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">holiday home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Bianco e blu...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>colori perfetti per una</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>casa di vacanza!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd0V13aHNTvGi2MPtQW9dlhIJrcWqBiWU8IWNtQbGmivj2hJaFqdwlyN4SFkcHzs-PXDcPKPE5ksBCeEzqUwE-mQ6qA_lQG3qaFtXyjrCEIX5-wWhzRJpstXqXzjlGvzPwPzsEA1I2gU/s1600/dining_room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd0V13aHNTvGi2MPtQW9dlhIJrcWqBiWU8IWNtQbGmivj2hJaFqdwlyN4SFkcHzs-PXDcPKPE5ksBCeEzqUwE-mQ6qA_lQG3qaFtXyjrCEIX5-wWhzRJpstXqXzjlGvzPwPzsEA1I2gU/s640/dining_room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love that polka breakfast set!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...maybe Emma Bridgewater?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mi piace quel servizio da colazione</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>a pois! ...forse è di Emma Bridgwater?</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDolxDKXVtqw0J8ufJz8KCLh5ZuUo9qBZ5mjTtcWhquL3TejUE1TkhZYUYwRSw-gvFkGFVG_qYcZBLOlYeQ6cCzKlUv80ft7Ag3KBJQP2o37mvXzTedLvQ59K50hkJSloZskNBcyzHjTc/s1600/bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDolxDKXVtqw0J8ufJz8KCLh5ZuUo9qBZ5mjTtcWhquL3TejUE1TkhZYUYwRSw-gvFkGFVG_qYcZBLOlYeQ6cCzKlUv80ft7Ag3KBJQP2o37mvXzTedLvQ59K50hkJSloZskNBcyzHjTc/s640/bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An dafter looking at these images</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all I want to say it:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Holiday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe someone of you is really packing...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so, this wish is for you, lucky ladies!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E dopo aver guardato queste immagini,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>tutto quello che vorrei dire è:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Buone vacanze!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Magari qualcuna di voi stà veramente </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>facendo le valigie,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>quindi questo augurio è per voi, fortunelle!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWleoZp3mA_gAyWgonntvxD5q-0OMB9QegENHzI5sJjNvY3HiragaQlyFrCzxJuE9uQF_hA1_Msx7oEFyo71ggaNDroyOG0WNWvfh2BGrhb071UjrAKgj04JWnGH9lmp1TdfpYrwrdC0/s1600/buone_vacanze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWleoZp3mA_gAyWgonntvxD5q-0OMB9QegENHzI5sJjNvY3HiragaQlyFrCzxJuE9uQF_hA1_Msx7oEFyo71ggaNDroyOG0WNWvfh2BGrhb071UjrAKgj04JWnGH9lmp1TdfpYrwrdC0/s640/buone_vacanze.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.gapinteriors.com/featuredetails.asp?featureref=783">images credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Holiday House

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Transformation of a dress...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whe you are pregnant,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">you can wear just few of your</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">dresses,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and you want to dress</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">comfortable dresses,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but not horrible dresses!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, when my mother in law</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">gave me that dress</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thanked her, but thoought:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"mmmm no way, I won't wear you!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Quando sei incinta</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>puoi indossare solo alcuni vestiti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>del tuo armadio,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em> e vuoi indossare vestiti comodi,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma non vestiti orrendi!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Così, quando mia suocera mi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ha regalato questo vestito,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>l'ho ringraziata ed ho pensato:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>"mmmm, non esiste, io non ti metto!"</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpWI27wuUAfCvLBi0RKO8Eu_Ad_byerdnxoOA9vhhBdoBVlSU0rSvFivqiQzo_DLAJW72DZJKe6rDmWQHpzHFLiPTZQx0EYNrBG6GqnTQqV0w4APWfEuJGxGECROIlYEq6aRqeLwiCFQ/s1600/vestito6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpWI27wuUAfCvLBi0RKO8Eu_Ad_byerdnxoOA9vhhBdoBVlSU0rSvFivqiQzo_DLAJW72DZJKe6rDmWQHpzHFLiPTZQx0EYNrBG6GqnTQqV0w4APWfEuJGxGECROIlYEq6aRqeLwiCFQ/s640/vestito6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, my <span style="font-size: large;">belly has grown</span> in the last </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">weeks and finding something to wear</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(especially with this hot weather)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is more difficult.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't want to spend money and money</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in pregnant clothes or extrasize</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">clothes that I won't wear anymore,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so I decided to <span style="font-size: large;">give this dress a chanche</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Tuttavia, la mia <span style="font-size: large;">pancia è cresciuta</span> nelle</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ultime settimane</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e trovare qualcosa da mettere</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(specialmente con questo caldo)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>è sempre più difficile.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>In più non voglio spendere soldi in</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>vestiti premaman o vestiti extralarge</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che poi non metterò più, quindi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ho deciso di tirare fuori quell'abito e dargli una</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">seconda chanche</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1tD9wPI6YRq-5KeWFKl0vnDvqPe_d5-UbuDKV_YB381QIwcrkYGXLdX7DqBPPo_OLaoU6sdAi3efFcxBWvRW5v_JTHtN4JmJbR5DuwczbGS3zZ5ZL93ZFOp4DNabmMqbg7tElNoJgdU/s1600/vestito1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1tD9wPI6YRq-5KeWFKl0vnDvqPe_d5-UbuDKV_YB381QIwcrkYGXLdX7DqBPPo_OLaoU6sdAi3efFcxBWvRW5v_JTHtN4JmJbR5DuwczbGS3zZ5ZL93ZFOp4DNabmMqbg7tElNoJgdU/s640/vestito1.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[ unfortunately I've taken this picture when I has just cut away a piece of the dress, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because I've tought just in a second moment to post about this trasnformation]</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>[sfortunatamente ho scattato questo foto quando avevo già tagliato un pezzo del vestito, </em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>perchè all'inizio non avevo pensato di fare un post sulla trasformazione di quest'abito]</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, before starting: <span style="font-size: large;">I'm not a seamstress</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've just tried to make this dress nicer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">according to my taste.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've cut a piece at the end of the dress</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to make it shorter...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...before it was to long and made </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">me look like a sort of bottle with a belly...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, with the piece cutted I've created</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">two shoulder straps which</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">have made more comfortable</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the dress.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ok, prima che inizi: <span style="font-size: large;">non sono assolutamente</span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">una sarta</span>, ho solo provato a rendere questo</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">vestito più carino e più vicino ai</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">miei gusti.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ho tagliato la parte finale del vestito</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">per renderlo più corto...</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...prima mi faceva assomigliare ad una</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sorta di bottiglia panciuta...</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Poi ho creato 2 spalline con il tessuto </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ritagliato che hanno reso il</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">vestito più confortevole...</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwAyBSosmvnqBEFMi1QYy2jjsK3-qBaO2M12IW9nDram9qgnF3pqxGBmK6Na958bqGZvfoLLhWw0Hkp3RKRMlLhw_kFFCqD8uhkxWu1HUMFH8YE76YSQ6Hm_J3SNRn3j97hwOfQcRfMk/s1600/vestito3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwAyBSosmvnqBEFMi1QYy2jjsK3-qBaO2M12IW9nDram9qgnF3pqxGBmK6Na958bqGZvfoLLhWw0Hkp3RKRMlLhw_kFFCqD8uhkxWu1HUMFH8YE76YSQ6Hm_J3SNRn3j97hwOfQcRfMk/s1600/vestito3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Then, I created </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">a rosette</span> to apply</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">at the dress.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Poi, ho voluto creare <span style="font-size: large;">una rosa</span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">da applicare </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">al vestito.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVW4DBBdPTLvch7Jn2bii_ozq1sK3I89ib-g9JuEkXqoXjhfYpmnzncSvz0BFTal20pqFebNqLATmwjD9qEqHO6j3rZGw4OH3Z-2DIrZMZMQBsHB4DP3s19JWvSAbrha6G9DIpHGw4ek/s1600/vestito4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVW4DBBdPTLvch7Jn2bii_ozq1sK3I89ib-g9JuEkXqoXjhfYpmnzncSvz0BFTal20pqFebNqLATmwjD9qEqHO6j3rZGw4OH3Z-2DIrZMZMQBsHB4DP3s19JWvSAbrha6G9DIpHGw4ek/s640/vestito4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Finally I've sewn all toghether</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and this is <span style="font-size: large;">the result</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Infine ho cucito tutto insieme</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e questo è <span style="font-size: large;">il risultato</span>!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUsDQiNu0xTybfzdXMB-Dotivx9eetS8tabK_K3JUfpEqUAUoo4S11AgoPNtIh-oFZLE3PRKxTnqAdQSET2H40DfL_kJlCoTq0uKTN7wFuwU8Peq8cGpjo6zMGMNSTJDHTc3_f8m2Ukg/s1600/vestito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUsDQiNu0xTybfzdXMB-Dotivx9eetS8tabK_K3JUfpEqUAUoo4S11AgoPNtIh-oFZLE3PRKxTnqAdQSET2H40DfL_kJlCoTq0uKTN7wFuwU8Peq8cGpjo6zMGMNSTJDHTc3_f8m2Ukg/s640/vestito.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyssiQ1PhTERd-PdDSZtfzJjMhISL6VtkiOUK5AFfDKjm4bDMXEPSXf6LusseL3K_1XjaVmO2EbWpgyQG5g3l_65umL9zL4nFexMS9EgQhJ2lPkDbp4vpE9Dza8_eCSxEGJbmEcWdxOSY/s1600/vestito5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyssiQ1PhTERd-PdDSZtfzJjMhISL6VtkiOUK5AFfDKjm4bDMXEPSXf6LusseL3K_1XjaVmO2EbWpgyQG5g3l_65umL9zL4nFexMS9EgQhJ2lPkDbp4vpE9Dza8_eCSxEGJbmEcWdxOSY/s640/vestito5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like it better now!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mi piace di più ora!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUsDQiNu0xTybfzdXMB-Dotivx9eetS8tabK_K3JUfpEqUAUoo4S11AgoPNtIh-oFZLE3PRKxTnqAdQSET2H40DfL_kJlCoTq0uKTN7wFuwU8Peq8cGpjo6zMGMNSTJDHTc3_f8m2Ukg/s1600/vestito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUsDQiNu0xTybfzdXMB-Dotivx9eetS8tabK_K3JUfpEqUAUoo4S11AgoPNtIh-oFZLE3PRKxTnqAdQSET2H40DfL_kJlCoTq0uKTN7wFuwU8Peq8cGpjo6zMGMNSTJDHTc3_f8m2Ukg/s640/vestito.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Link it up to:</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a border="0" href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/SuburbiaButton.png" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freckledlaundry.com/"><img alt="freckled laundry" height="125" src="http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/JamiClune/PartyButton.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Transformation of a dress...

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A short break in transmission

I'm away on a little holiday at the moment, but will be popping in to catch up on all the blog happenings as often as I can. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a pic of gorgeous Queensland island living....rather hard to take, isn't it?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOsVlsZtBaFsu3L3XObwgKc_z9EL8iYYw8cmuVlAofeSTOIlDArQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOsVlsZtBaFsu3L3XObwgKc_z9EL8iYYw8cmuVlAofeSTOIlDArQ" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />See you all soon,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>

A short break in transmission

I'm away on a little holiday at the moment, but will be popping in to catch up on all the blog happenings as often as I can. In the mean...

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Sweet Peas and Vintage Blue

Well, it was a little longer in the making than I thought...what with the end of the school term, and all the last minute organising needed before the holidays. But I finally managed to finish off this little number; 'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue':<br /><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-tf40Hoxrth8opomyBwvc4Arl-jda0gkSdOJnvgUc31pozJNrxKMIoNqaqYM0FK5iAgZ45pnVtogOYNFqCGPWv2PGLOWrDGkWo9eiQTCB1PnViQY113BAd1XBLDg00sl_hjQXl4aUllO/s1600/fuze+sweet+peas+in+vintage+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-tf40Hoxrth8opomyBwvc4Arl-jda0gkSdOJnvgUc31pozJNrxKMIoNqaqYM0FK5iAgZ45pnVtogOYNFqCGPWv2PGLOWrDGkWo9eiQTCB1PnViQY113BAd1XBLDg00sl_hjQXl4aUllO/s1600/fuze+sweet+peas+in+vintage+blue.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue'</div><div style="text-align: center;">watercolour and gouache on paper</div><div style="text-align: center;">210mm x 297mm (8" x 11")</div><div style="text-align: center;">prints for sale now in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76572777/sweet-peas-in-vintage-blue">Etsy shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(please excuse the terrible pic! I'll post a new one as soon as I can, but you get the idea...)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I've had lots of requests for more paintings along the lines of my 'Bouquet in Flow Blue'...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc00Sfd2mXA4XcwqpgFFo1q8Egus76hwWrhrvoP9fICEvuJ8Pfi9Vm7p3AFXYaa5XsdGC_r4JPVRLgGwNn9k9hfjXguAV76Yje7l1NpjbQGqd8UARaQfnkKfDi7bZlrokbtMWfg2og-NG/s1600/bouquet+in+flow+blue+more+pink+watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwc00Sfd2mXA4XcwqpgFFo1q8Egus76hwWrhrvoP9fICEvuJ8Pfi9Vm7p3AFXYaa5XsdGC_r4JPVRLgGwNn9k9hfjXguAV76Yje7l1NpjbQGqd8UARaQfnkKfDi7bZlrokbtMWfg2og-NG/s640/bouquet+in+flow+blue+more+pink+watermarked.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69099692/bouquet-in-flow-blue">'Bouquet in Flow Blue'</a></div><br />...and finally, this next painting in the series is ready to go.<br /><br />Oh, and don't forget; I'm having an End of Financial Year <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">SALE</span></span> in my Etsy shop - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">20% off all prints </span>storewide until 30th June.<br /><br />That's it from me, have a wonderful weekend everyone, and I'll catch you all soon!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Sweet Peas and Vintage Blue

Well, it was a little longer in the making than I thought...what with the end of the school term, and all the last minute organising needed ...

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THE POWDER ROOM: SMALL SPACES WITH BIG IMPACT

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />It's not a very large room</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />but it's one your visitors are sure to see</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and you know what that means...<a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/10494/interior-design-by-Norman-Design-Group--Phil-Norman--ASID-CID---Bathroom-traditional-powder-room-los-angeles" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="interior design by Norman Design Group: Phil Norman, ASID CID - Bathroom traditional powder room" border="0" height="608" nbsp="nbsp" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/10494_0_8-3839-traditional-powder-room.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">it needs to look great</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/06/powder-room-small-spaces-with-big.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE POWDER ROOM: SMALL SPACES WITH BIG IMPACT

It's not a very large room but it's one your visitors are sure to see and you know what that means... it needs to look great Read mo...

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The Books Cafe' - The Drowning People

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I want to talk to you about</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a book which has been a sort of revelation to me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I borroughed it from the public library</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(st. public library for a book eater like me!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with no idea about who was the author</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- I was just fascinated by the title - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I discovered <span style="font-size: large;">a little jewell</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Oggi vi voglio parlare di un libro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che è stato una sorta di rivelazione per me.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>L'ho preso in prestito dalla biblioteca</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(santa biblioteca per una mangiatrice di libri come me)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non avendo assolutamente idea di chi fosse l'autore</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>- ero semplicemente affascinata del titolo - </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ed ho scoperto <span style="font-size: large;">un piccolo gioiellino</span>!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Drowning People</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">by Richard Mason</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anime alla Deriva</span> </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">di Richard Mason</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Sj1RodULoNlG9kHfaXdrfXDqVUHbZjv2-rnk2tfmdlvZyLb38jKB78swAIuizxgoxsNPek0BvPwUNhyP0-hqwTKiHkZhjOQE7nDSwJIn2FJ-t7YD57HM12HV3-mCF4PA-VZVp8V68GU/s1600/anime_alla_deriva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Sj1RodULoNlG9kHfaXdrfXDqVUHbZjv2-rnk2tfmdlvZyLb38jKB78swAIuizxgoxsNPek0BvPwUNhyP0-hqwTKiHkZhjOQE7nDSwJIn2FJ-t7YD57HM12HV3-mCF4PA-VZVp8V68GU/s400/anime_alla_deriva.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">James Farrel is an old man of the<span style="font-size: large;"> best Britain high society</span>, a succesful violinist, a devoted husband. But now he is just the man who <span style="font-size: large;">has killed his wife</span>. Why? Why after a happy life together has James Farrel decided to kill his wife, Lady Sarah Harcourt? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It seems a thriller untill now, does it? But this book is <span style="font-size: large;">not a thriller</span>. Is the story of a great love, a deep friendship, an unpossible love and a familiar saga made of jealousy and secrets. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>James Farrel è un anziano appartenente <span style="font-size: large;">all'alta società britannica</span>, un violinista di successo, un marito devoto. Ma ora è solamente l'uomo che ha <span style="font-size: large;">ucciso sua moglie</span>. Perchè? Perchè dopo una vita felice insieme James Farrel ha deciso di uccidere sua moglie, Lady Sarah Harcourt?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sembra un thriller finora, vero? E invece<span style="font-size: large;"> non è un thriller</span>. E' la storia di un grande amore, di un'amicizia profonda, di un altro amore (impossibile questo) e di una saga familiare fatta di gelosie e segreti.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1SxCejXcewTCLtxYUjTkPHeItz10oL5cXOgSasHxHVgDrAnHAkhvHfnvF0RM3GFpW80nWU7wJaYlTfYx-sK8bZD_En9AXow_EqP12u-nEbQv33CSkxcE8bpoPdsG5uabyy-PeTM5u88/s1600/libro_fiori.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1SxCejXcewTCLtxYUjTkPHeItz10oL5cXOgSasHxHVgDrAnHAkhvHfnvF0RM3GFpW80nWU7wJaYlTfYx-sK8bZD_En9AXow_EqP12u-nEbQv33CSkxcE8bpoPdsG5uabyy-PeTM5u88/s400/libro_fiori.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://booklover.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The plot of this book is very intriguing (and I don't want to reveal it!), but what I really appreciated about this book, was the incredibly ability of <span style="font-size: large;">analizing the character's feelings</span> of the young author. This is the debut novel of a <span style="font-size: large;">very young writer</span>, in fact when The Drowing people was published, Richard mason was only 19!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>L'intreccio è molto intrigante (e non voglio rivelarvelo!), ma la cosa che ho veramente apprezzato di questo libro, è stata l'incredibile abilità <span style="font-size: large;">nell'analizzare i sentimenti dei personaggi</span> del giovane autore. Questo, infatti, è il libro di debutto di uno <span style="font-size: large;">scrittore molto giovane</span>: quando Anime alla Deriva fu pubblicato, Richard Mason aveva solo 19 anni!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SxhQl1Qd8S_pvUInTJbfga-e68AaeY26Q8ze9Il5o3-vjmD-CiihUCX3yIMcnQRrQp_9bdJIsFuFLBusb6GP3GK7FP5vJTcNitrjopGJKaZmFRIB44r9l88mpI1nT097TUW78IEicVc/s1600/libro2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SxhQl1Qd8S_pvUInTJbfga-e68AaeY26Q8ze9Il5o3-vjmD-CiihUCX3yIMcnQRrQp_9bdJIsFuFLBusb6GP3GK7FP5vJTcNitrjopGJKaZmFRIB44r9l88mpI1nT097TUW78IEicVc/s640/libro2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://booklover.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></a></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">James Farrel is a man who has to rethink about his entire life, 'cause what he thought his life was, was <span style="font-size: large;">just a lie</span>. The Drowing People is a book about the most important and ancient feelings of all humankind, a book about sins and punishments which describes beautifully<span style="font-size: large;"> the phsicology of all the charachters</span>.</span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>James Farrel è un uomo che si trova costretto a ripensare a tutta la sua vita, perchè ciò che pensava fosse la sua vita, è <span style="font-size: large;">invece una bugia</span>. Anime alla Deriva è un libro sui più importanti e antichi sentimenti dell'umanità, un libro che parla di peccati e punizioni e che descrive <span style="font-size: large;">la psicologia dei personaggi</span> in maniera perfetta.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdG0YjBs7W6_zwyrymixJcVS_SOMtEg4Wf_FVm9oDgpx6TriBbiMoozSvppv6VN79Ay7PJTpOk6GWFqERF-JN_qgR-2w65l_eXOavyAlzoy4OnMiTyKgX3WPO-DtkN-_n8jvxBTUp2J6Y/s1600/tumblr_lf92mbP2Cc1qg0dwro1_r2_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdG0YjBs7W6_zwyrymixJcVS_SOMtEg4Wf_FVm9oDgpx6TriBbiMoozSvppv6VN79Ay7PJTpOk6GWFqERF-JN_qgR-2w65l_eXOavyAlzoy4OnMiTyKgX3WPO-DtkN-_n8jvxBTUp2J6Y/s640/tumblr_lf92mbP2Cc1qg0dwro1_r2_500.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://booklover.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Hope this will be a good suggestion for your summer readings!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Spero che questo possa essere un buon suggerimento per le vostre letture estive!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Books Cafe' - The Drowning People

Today I want to talk to you about a book which has been a sort of revelation to me. I borroughed it from the public library (st. public libr...

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Wish I was here today....

...and I wish it was summer!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjez8PK5xrbfuqRxwuc3EwZgAx3o5UPHis_AB4ssdiqnkOpsL1sAaaobKCdf1S7jrn2BF5ph2BtGR8CMsS_CcLQ_rQREx4G-Ymm5Ye0v67CLThTIbamShOpQwJ4Jl5pW6UiAptH6_wmCnEH/s1600/12-easyandageless-0508-xlg+via+house+beautiful+july+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjez8PK5xrbfuqRxwuc3EwZgAx3o5UPHis_AB4ssdiqnkOpsL1sAaaobKCdf1S7jrn2BF5ph2BtGR8CMsS_CcLQ_rQREx4G-Ymm5Ye0v67CLThTIbamShOpQwJ4Jl5pW6UiAptH6_wmCnEH/s640/12-easyandageless-0508-xlg+via+house+beautiful+july+2011.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://housebeautiful.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><br /><br />Will be back later today with a new painting...if I can thaw out, that is :)<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Wish I was here today....

...and I wish it was summer! source Will be back later today with a new painting...if I can thaw out, that is :)

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Welcome Summer!!!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is the <span style="font-size: large;">first day of Summer</span>!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Which kind of images come into</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">your mind when you think about Summer?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fresh fruits, a tasty ice cream,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wonderful flowers, sweet evenings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with friends...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oggi è il <span style="font-size: large;">primo giorno d'estate</span>!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Che immagini vi vengono in mente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>quando pensate all'estate?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Frutta fresca, un gustoso gelato,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>fiori meravigliosi, dolci serate</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con gli amici...</em></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4fHhuit3kvWU_p0W19x6ztQFBXGpsusLVa_l_HePVR57XF2TuszkXmAauBpd5IqlEp42Qotx8rmF_jpOl3BI2eXuKl6rtuDZ1VKVwhID1bQz3SOIzntGYNE8F37q2QWi3K9Whgtj6Es/s1600/Pioner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4fHhuit3kvWU_p0W19x6ztQFBXGpsusLVa_l_HePVR57XF2TuszkXmAauBpd5IqlEp42Qotx8rmF_jpOl3BI2eXuKl6rtuDZ1VKVwhID1bQz3SOIzntGYNE8F37q2QWi3K9Whgtj6Es/s1600/Pioner.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...lazyness, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">holidays,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">reading...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...pigrizia, vacanze,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>leggere...</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ7Q1SAV9geTiyLGHONjtL9dLBgDjBhDtCyX_0MlwmaP7S-cKBK1qxtIzO7rT3lls7jk3OB2gX0XBD95ITfqgouTnDRIBpM4b-ndQPg3QlM7Y7u6da0lmAiN-Dg7bvZIf7uzrO9TXJu8/s1600/Junikvll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ7Q1SAV9geTiyLGHONjtL9dLBgDjBhDtCyX_0MlwmaP7S-cKBK1qxtIzO7rT3lls7jk3OB2gX0XBD95ITfqgouTnDRIBpM4b-ndQPg3QlM7Y7u6da0lmAiN-Dg7bvZIf7uzrO9TXJu8/s1600/Junikvll.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...but also craft projects</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and decor projects!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...ma anche progetti craft</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e di decorazione!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome Summer!!!

Today is the first day of Summer !!! Which kind of images come into your mind when you think about Summer? Fresh fruits, a tasty ice cream, ...

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It's SALE time!

Not long to go until June 30, so what better time to launch a huge <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">End of Financial Year SALE!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3YOJhTPJGiCVUl6pp9HwVXnAdGu6ifAGfYrM0cATySr1V6plcchccciO5ffa0Z7VeKiiBdxtr2MNv83-fxhVXGqH2kcDRp9IbB9G0V3SlUbUvsmD5Bh6YmIfoO7X-u22gLwJI_-Nn9K/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhun3YOJhTPJGiCVUl6pp9HwVXnAdGu6ifAGfYrM0cATySr1V6plcchccciO5ffa0Z7VeKiiBdxtr2MNv83-fxhVXGqH2kcDRp9IbB9G0V3SlUbUvsmD5Bh6YmIfoO7X-u22gLwJI_-Nn9K/s1600/20%2525+off+sale.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So head on over to my <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> for <i>20% off all prints</i> storewide. Just enter the code "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">ENDYEARSALE2011</span>" at checkout for your discount. It's my way of saying thank you to everyone for the amazing support for my artwork, it's been phenomenal! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before I go, I'm almost finished a new painting, which will compliment one of my most popular prints, '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69099692/bouquet-in-flow-blue">Bouquet in Flow Blue</a>'. Here's a preview:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-FcDUXyv7HbVZOkbg4Fko2EbrgUNbhhraxsx6cfBbom6uB_Jj4Je0HDSk_7Bw4j5XWHsGrv8mw8UzB_HyuMlQ2e8cioACWiUFpzSxQMzIqV_zPq72swkT_HvDTpMOSQ0rv1pdZDLZJ3X/s1600/Untitled+picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-FcDUXyv7HbVZOkbg4Fko2EbrgUNbhhraxsx6cfBbom6uB_Jj4Je0HDSk_7Bw4j5XWHsGrv8mw8UzB_HyuMlQ2e8cioACWiUFpzSxQMzIqV_zPq72swkT_HvDTpMOSQ0rv1pdZDLZJ3X/s640/Untitled+picture.png" width="538" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Sweet Peas in Vintage Blue'</div><div style="text-align: center;">will be available in both 8" x 11", and also 11" x 14"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's not quite finished yet, but I'll be adding this one tomorrow afternoon. Couldn't resist a little teaser!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

It's SALE time!

Not long to go until June 30, so what better time to launch a huge End of Financial Year SALE! So head on over to my Etsy shop  for 20% off ...

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A sneak peek...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello my dearest!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What did you do this week end?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Max and me <span style="font-size: large;">painted the living room</span>!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yeah!!!! My <span style="font-size: large;">stripes wall</span> finally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">became a reality!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Buongiorno carissime!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Cosa avete fatto questo week end?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Io e Max <span style="font-size: large;">abbiamo dipinto il soggiorno</span>!!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Siiiii!!!! Finalmente la mia <span style="font-size: large;">parete a righe</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>è diventata una realtà!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ANUOmR42rWpnyUiaxj7wD1bYP_b0MRaNth4AUYQR3WjjnxWBg7Vypq7VEk5bBF0HnrV1g8PjJKJqk7erfVTLfbEc6L9IlcghKFoSzMtd2O0CI7ilkau_1ikIG1r_MrpBJjfcl-zuejU/s1600/soggiorno.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ANUOmR42rWpnyUiaxj7wD1bYP_b0MRaNth4AUYQR3WjjnxWBg7Vypq7VEk5bBF0HnrV1g8PjJKJqk7erfVTLfbEc6L9IlcghKFoSzMtd2O0CI7ilkau_1ikIG1r_MrpBJjfcl-zuejU/s640/soggiorno.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dSaLFs9TLbEA89uxUs9rdr_A2lgp4d28HEAdJqdmKtP4yymKoprkcoWprVk5K82jZM6Wo2pzv2vd3aZekUMnp6RbIQWTrMswxBJ6x7giOBuAIe10-xsUY5ll3ZAwl98PDA3eo0gqVdQ/s1600/soggiorno1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dSaLFs9TLbEA89uxUs9rdr_A2lgp4d28HEAdJqdmKtP4yymKoprkcoWprVk5K82jZM6Wo2pzv2vd3aZekUMnp6RbIQWTrMswxBJ6x7giOBuAIe10-xsUY5ll3ZAwl98PDA3eo0gqVdQ/s640/soggiorno1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's <span style="font-size: large;">not finished yet</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We need to paint it again,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but we have to wait untill the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">next week end when we will</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">have some time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And also the colours that you see</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">are not the real ones,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">'cause I've taken these 2 pictures</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">when the paint was still </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">wet </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and so more deep.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will <span style="font-size: large;">show you the result</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I promise!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Non è ancora finita</span>.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dobbiamo dare la seconda </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">mano di colore,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ma dobbiamo aspettare fino </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">al prossimo week end</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">quando avremo tempo.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anche i colori che vedete non</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sono quelli finali,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">perchè ho scattato</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">le foto quando la pittura era ancora</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">bagnata e perciò più carica.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vi mostrerò il risultato</span>,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">promesso!!!!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A sneak peek...

Hello my dearest!!! What did you do this week end? Max and me painted the living room !!!!! Yeah!!!! My stripes wall finally became a reali...

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Oh my...

These beauties literally took my breath away. I found this first image on <a href="http://pinterest.com/source/hutkerarchitects.com/">Pinterest</a> (the most addictive treasure-trove imaginable), and found that it was the handiwork of <a href="http://www.hutkerarchitects.com/portfolio/">Hutker Architects</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOz8f-xC-B0hwT2oLmzKSUYVvo4nZseJNMguuLqyP8nPuISiiE95blcY6YblGl3Xu2vzsSXnb7zqX5lbATudfYpQEPbvcK1Um2jCjCrNAAx7UmpF8OODttWq7F4wQxY0EsTYVnBuy8iUR/s1600/hutker+architects.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOz8f-xC-B0hwT2oLmzKSUYVvo4nZseJNMguuLqyP8nPuISiiE95blcY6YblGl3Xu2vzsSXnb7zqX5lbATudfYpQEPbvcK1Um2jCjCrNAAx7UmpF8OODttWq7F4wQxY0EsTYVnBuy8iUR/s1600/hutker+architects.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> be.still.my.heart.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDmYrCklPGmziz8nJFIl0ARdiHnIZcPkZ2Ikoxa95z_jqmEuSUxNeVbfrlT7m9Bo-Ob27PFCEHXXCMPB8Q-oAcyTTeSIZdOIbEEtz8NOhfIP8yXMklQpznI1woeVvVoiy9H7KuQ0sLxjw/s1600/hutker+architects2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDmYrCklPGmziz8nJFIl0ARdiHnIZcPkZ2Ikoxa95z_jqmEuSUxNeVbfrlT7m9Bo-Ob27PFCEHXXCMPB8Q-oAcyTTeSIZdOIbEEtz8NOhfIP8yXMklQpznI1woeVvVoiy9H7KuQ0sLxjw/s1600/hutker+architects2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDdm3hhn1hT2z-9TJNh8WUEXjpoBUGRwuTnKi3z8Km5Q8P1INT9r8BgrutGixcLHMsftxKHGt1_9P6OllLs5nz1aXqOdMiXpyGuLBFZR_7QogRsfpTPMJn7Kej7h0jdBn7CFLJ6DiDfC3/s1600/hutker+architects3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDdm3hhn1hT2z-9TJNh8WUEXjpoBUGRwuTnKi3z8Km5Q8P1INT9r8BgrutGixcLHMsftxKHGt1_9P6OllLs5nz1aXqOdMiXpyGuLBFZR_7QogRsfpTPMJn7Kej7h0jdBn7CFLJ6DiDfC3/s1600/hutker+architects3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNWfKuWvaZq-2gvJO4u0dvABGSIC9vhyUzL61ey2vpg1re_MxK-lqm_MATxzKHfRNZz8h4Pbuw4lQdndQkxMURqu1c0UMCQ0LInmh8zQQgLJfVKPs80-zfxShQ8iIl0lFLFa7aoz8yMje/s1600/hutker+architects4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNWfKuWvaZq-2gvJO4u0dvABGSIC9vhyUzL61ey2vpg1re_MxK-lqm_MATxzKHfRNZz8h4Pbuw4lQdndQkxMURqu1c0UMCQ0LInmh8zQQgLJfVKPs80-zfxShQ8iIl0lFLFa7aoz8yMje/s1600/hutker+architects4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> stunning in its simplicity</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NtC3mdCXwPTYBRcTWNsGd8OoqlvEEzLVng2Lp1LD05PONaYxRGYVdbdlJit3Pv9YI8FLHQIlBomRXK3AFVs2arXvoU7-l2_PMg9HFhnPlMLfTh0rcAJuG7L0eEJYQhPk6U6k8-g4pw_g/s1600/hutker+architects5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NtC3mdCXwPTYBRcTWNsGd8OoqlvEEzLVng2Lp1LD05PONaYxRGYVdbdlJit3Pv9YI8FLHQIlBomRXK3AFVs2arXvoU7-l2_PMg9HFhnPlMLfTh0rcAJuG7L0eEJYQhPk6U6k8-g4pw_g/s1600/hutker+architects5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> those doors, exposed roof trusses...doesn't get much better</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BjrbzHY0ck_pz00RbKStBIE7XpKKKhnc4s4aTtvAl59zz_J1WUM7pzd0BUQBKvhyphenhyphenq8QoiMb-OI8Y3wCbXdgHz9kXtd8H4hsh9lyRhKc1ptPpQxtiKL4tVwwveSe00LkNMC1qENNByLcT/s1600/hutker+architects6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BjrbzHY0ck_pz00RbKStBIE7XpKKKhnc4s4aTtvAl59zz_J1WUM7pzd0BUQBKvhyphenhyphenq8QoiMb-OI8Y3wCbXdgHz9kXtd8H4hsh9lyRhKc1ptPpQxtiKL4tVwwveSe00LkNMC1qENNByLcT/s1600/hutker+architects6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />So if you have the willpower, head on over to check it out. But don't say I didn't warn you - you may find yourself lost in all things fabulous for hours on end.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Oh my...

These beauties literally took my breath away. I found this first image on Pinterest (the most addictive treasure-trove imaginable), and fou...

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The last roses of my garden

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">May is gone and with it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all the roses of my garden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I've picked  this one up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and placed on the table in the kitchen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Maggio se n'è andato e con lui</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>tutte le rose del mio giardino.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ma ho raccolto questa e l'ho</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>messa sul tavolo della cucina.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDnmEsjl18fNVowvBoC7wYUui33JZOmcoXf3xkKyzBotlGd8NK0UDzhWHIwE3vYMmiiPJA8EUQg5nOHD_bnRyYgyJSKoK8kBVZG2MSEpbS_Mr66FFeuuMJlvnqPmRQuGcqTR3oYX2HP4/s1600/rosa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDnmEsjl18fNVowvBoC7wYUui33JZOmcoXf3xkKyzBotlGd8NK0UDzhWHIwE3vYMmiiPJA8EUQg5nOHD_bnRyYgyJSKoK8kBVZG2MSEpbS_Mr66FFeuuMJlvnqPmRQuGcqTR3oYX2HP4/s640/rosa.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It has an incredibly smell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ha un profumo incredibile.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jkvkIVjFfDNu_nil-_nXKdSt2F5ug92ksE0MY_cFt-bSS61cuOZnMuTc9aH04X0BcH3sKhhS7mWqkuUbVtcc9xjL_P8_wr0fPLIvrq5UWsgZtO95sy0P8taU_jmfNntDaHVEIJ8useA/s1600/rosa1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jkvkIVjFfDNu_nil-_nXKdSt2F5ug92ksE0MY_cFt-bSS61cuOZnMuTc9aH04X0BcH3sKhhS7mWqkuUbVtcc9xjL_P8_wr0fPLIvrq5UWsgZtO95sy0P8taU_jmfNntDaHVEIJ8useA/s640/rosa1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a nice week end!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Passate un buon week end!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUVSUClQ6n_A02juKfosjdcEtE9OFNwYi7RNf4VgIl11BgfyMuC2IBOc6Eq_Jm0tuhd8k4nF4cYAL2vuG7_90vctBoJo6zp-CDORc6_pboplwTLwybHPBnXuSACb5hrjOntap6rUbJ8U/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The last roses of my garden

May is gone and with it all the roses of my garden. But I've picked  this one up and placed on the table in the kitchen. Maggio se n...

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Unexpected winning

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">About a month ago I won</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wwwsweetsweethome.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gilda's</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> giveaway,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which was <span style="font-size: large;">an amazing birdcage</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was like when something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">absolutely unexpected happens</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(maybe during a no-period)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and you feel <span style="font-size: large;">incredibly happy</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, that was what happened to me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when I knew I'd won.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Circa un mese fa' ho vinto</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">il giveaway di </span></em><a href="http://wwwsweetsweethome.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gilda</span></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">che era un'<span style="font-size: large;">incredibile gabbietta</span>.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">E' stato come quando qualcosa</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">di assolutamente inaspettato</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(magari durante un periodo-no)</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ti succede e ti <span style="font-size: large;">rende incredibilmente felice</span>.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Questo è proprio quello che mi è successo</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">quando ho saputo di aver vinto.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxguYRQCH2xeACWWwL2NByAhQZ17hyf8qo4yJ9J0PLT8he_tRbWFtscvxvhvkSi_fIbyXNm4Tv6MyuDymYCxIzE2ycr9iVNnquSU1paUAuXr9lFcEMv4_vogu2s8336IWTA11oStlpFoI/s1600/vincita.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxguYRQCH2xeACWWwL2NByAhQZ17hyf8qo4yJ9J0PLT8he_tRbWFtscvxvhvkSi_fIbyXNm4Tv6MyuDymYCxIzE2ycr9iVNnquSU1paUAuXr9lFcEMv4_vogu2s8336IWTA11oStlpFoI/s640/vincita.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">package was absolutely beautiful</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I thought it worthed a couple of photos...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Il <span style="font-size: large;">pacchetto era bellissimo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ed ho pensato subito che valesse un bel po' di foto...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0fc1yclFUpidjY7rbEY31ARWr8LAqRhfRwVFH-yps2zsw6nRvB48VJp6Kp1hQMBth4WJ1CJBilfgGOimKj9uDqwGL-J6MeFJZEP0SDez6K_o1Z9oV-yj1TrKom5InJOZQjuwzr9r494/s1600/birdcage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0fc1yclFUpidjY7rbEY31ARWr8LAqRhfRwVFH-yps2zsw6nRvB48VJp6Kp1hQMBth4WJ1CJBilfgGOimKj9uDqwGL-J6MeFJZEP0SDez6K_o1Z9oV-yj1TrKom5InJOZQjuwzr9r494/s640/birdcage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">birdcage is adorable</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and it is provided with a nest and a little bird!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>La <span style="font-size: large;">gabbietta è adorabile</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e provvista di nido e piccolo uccellino!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx6oFS1y9HwuaUhxZz5fNeI0tm9EA6FoNnFYzLo0ql6YPZCbtagx9VK6c-SpaGDW2JeKYDkd8FAkZbWAHRJMzZuDVAIwpN7kUvJZ2it6CbSWxdC8rYbYVmzNWuYyzstNk3kHpmD2b23I/s1600/gabbietta.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx6oFS1y9HwuaUhxZz5fNeI0tm9EA6FoNnFYzLo0ql6YPZCbtagx9VK6c-SpaGDW2JeKYDkd8FAkZbWAHRJMzZuDVAIwpN7kUvJZ2it6CbSWxdC8rYbYVmzNWuYyzstNk3kHpmD2b23I/s640/gabbietta.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But most of all I keep <span style="font-size: large;">the card</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://wwwsweetsweethome.blogspot.com/">Gilda</a> wrote to me</span> like a precious treasure.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't want to say what it is written,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just want to say thank you to Gilda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">who illuminated with these words</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a day of a <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/05/worst-month-of-my-life.html">not so much happy period for me</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(which is luckly ended!!!!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ma più di tutto custodisco</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>la cartolina che <a href="http://wwwsweetsweethome.blogspot.com/">Gilda</a> mi ha scritto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>come un prezioso tesoro.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Non voglio dire cosa c'è scritto,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>voglio solo dire grazie a Gilda</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ha illuminato con quelle parole</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>un giorno di <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/05/worst-month-of-my-life.html">un periodo non tanto bello per me</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(che è fortunatamente finito!!!!)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sometimes words and toughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">are more important than</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">every gift.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A volte parole e pensieri</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sono più importanti di</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">qualsiasi regalo.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Unexpected winning

About a month ago I won Gilda's giveaway, which was an amazing birdcage . It was like when something absolutely unexpected happens (may...

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