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Brrr...cold is here

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXHZU2R3b9IfBHeRLMThY-oj9SNKPxEXx8XSNBZBHtP_KNWPnxz63nqy_Ii4guaA13KA79BgcQkYSP6uDoo1lq2DQwlhxTmL32lp8Y_plHy4GOzBapUozikkRR9WdJrIxJAhgBgcrdLk/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXHZU2R3b9IfBHeRLMThY-oj9SNKPxEXx8XSNBZBHtP_KNWPnxz63nqy_Ii4guaA13KA79BgcQkYSP6uDoo1lq2DQwlhxTmL32lp8Y_plHy4GOzBapUozikkRR9WdJrIxJAhgBgcrdLk/s640/4.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It seems that winter is finally</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">arrived here in Italy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's not snowing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at the moment,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I can feel that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">snow is nearly here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I hope so!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sembra che l'inverno sia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>finalmente arrivato qui in Italia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Non stà nevicando al momento</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>qui da me, ma sento che la neve</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è vicina.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>O almeno lo spero!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RbV9fP2OecGl61NQ4KtF0_6tTPY2fdABm06hgsBH0XuqlIpKcWo-SeFO6XxVVJ82DMqMTrWgB3NaA97vF0ZoBio5F2Tl1gX8s-nynX9ksJ1WccXHuEArWuYSgmCJNcYkd-Nl8A1I8eo/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RbV9fP2OecGl61NQ4KtF0_6tTPY2fdABm06hgsBH0XuqlIpKcWo-SeFO6XxVVJ82DMqMTrWgB3NaA97vF0ZoBio5F2Tl1gX8s-nynX9ksJ1WccXHuEArWuYSgmCJNcYkd-Nl8A1I8eo/s640/1.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;">Usually I love winter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and can't wait to see the snow,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but this week I have other toughts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in my mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Both Amedeo and Sofia are sick,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but while Sofia is nearly 3 years old</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I know that she just need</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">rest and some cough syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to get well,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">seeing little Amedeo (who is just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3 months old) with</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> fever and coughing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">is like a knife in my heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sunday morning we also went</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to the hospital because</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">he had so much cough he seemed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to me he cannot breath right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Every mom out there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">know what I've been trough</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">without need of telling you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Luckly is he OK, he has just</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a bad flu and they give us some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">medicine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Di solito amo l'inverno e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>non vedo l'ora di vedere la neve, ma </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>in questa settimana ho altri</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>pensieri in testa.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sia Amedeo che Sofia sono malati,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma mentre Sofia ha quasi 3 anni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e so che ha bisogno di riposo e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di qualche cucchiaio di sciroppo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per stare meglio,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vedere il piccolo Amedeo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(che ha solo 3 mesi) con la febbre </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e un sacco di tosse</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>è una stilettata al cuore.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Domenica mattina siamo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>anche andati al Pronto Soccorso</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>perchè aveva così tanta tosse</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che mi sembrava non respirasse bene.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Tutte le mamme che mi stanno </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>leggendo sanno cosa ho passato</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>senza che stia qui a scriverlo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Fortunatamente Amedeo stà bene,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ha solo una brutta influenza.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ci hanno dato degli antibiotici</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>da dargli.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFJ6KO2Y1mlvuMmP7PH90MHj2aR6lM9H0i8uMS19YoILOoFZD-m9_58A7MVkcQgtvYrSdihbK4xt_5XBJvr2pTQoBqapsztCOK5cFgFwgcFRdHKjI_QRIjX_CxnS8N7n1UdmadjqLvzM/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFJ6KO2Y1mlvuMmP7PH90MHj2aR6lM9H0i8uMS19YoILOoFZD-m9_58A7MVkcQgtvYrSdihbK4xt_5XBJvr2pTQoBqapsztCOK5cFgFwgcFRdHKjI_QRIjX_CxnS8N7n1UdmadjqLvzM/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I would love to see</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the snow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and would love to play with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my kids in the snow,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but now all I really want is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that they feel better.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Per cui vorrei tanto vedere la neve</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e vorrei giocare coi miei figli sulla neve,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma soprattutto e prima di tutto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>vorrei vederli guariti.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawZIwAoSxDVHlIGk0vO9T7iaKM5xM1SSsqhyk65ILIgsbhjVYkPjLKs-jK2FBD4Su4bSgUpNGW2j8ZSoplyujf1tngAZKXb43oe7t-MTtFjX64GfE1wTkyaQyM5JSRzvtUI3dOLDGXGY/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawZIwAoSxDVHlIGk0vO9T7iaKM5xM1SSsqhyk65ILIgsbhjVYkPjLKs-jK2FBD4Su4bSgUpNGW2j8ZSoplyujf1tngAZKXb43oe7t-MTtFjX64GfE1wTkyaQyM5JSRzvtUI3dOLDGXGY/s640/3.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://seasonal-love.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">credits</a></span></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;">What can I say?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm a strong person,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I can't stand seeing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my kids ill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Just hope they fell</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">better soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Che posso dire?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sono una persona forte,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma non ce la faccio a</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>vedere i miei figli</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che stanno male,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">vorrei solo che si rimettessero</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in fretta.</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/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Brrr...cold is here

It seems that winter is finally arrived here in Italy. Here's not snowing at the moment, but I can feel that snow is nearly here. Well, ...

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COLOR OF THE YEAR 2012 and COLOR QUESTION

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">COLOR OF THE YEAR - 2012: </b></li><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></li><br /><li style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It's that time again.  In fact I'm a little tardy in posting this information.  As usual, we have Pantone's prediction for color of the year - the fashion and home decor industry will be pumping out clothing and home goods in the vibrant shade of Tangerine Tango for 2012. </span></li><br /></ul><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6DeSh3dRpOr7U_0t4bh2XYEf_4ZQj74tRiZXExsi_0PvMqhVKO3Tvl4sWRcZDqxcYbMIe1KI7tZisufFbP9eSwBFyq8qKmjCPD6zgL8j1Q-3qpgFCL4Ly4IFADuItvefquxdZw2PEyF/s1600/blog+pantone+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6DeSh3dRpOr7U_0t4bh2XYEf_4ZQj74tRiZXExsi_0PvMqhVKO3Tvl4sWRcZDqxcYbMIe1KI7tZisufFbP9eSwBFyq8qKmjCPD6zgL8j1Q-3qpgFCL4Ly4IFADuItvefquxdZw2PEyF/s640/blog+pantone+com.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">www.blog.pantone.com<br><br /><br></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/01/color-of-year-2012-and-color-question.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2012 and COLOR QUESTION

COLOR OF THE YEAR - 2012: It's that time again. In fact I'm a little tardy in posting this information. As usual, we have Panton...

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Kate Forman's cottage

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">It's been a while</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">since I've last posted</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">about English cottages...</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">So here you are,</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">a <span style="font-size: large;">very special cottage</span>:</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Kate Forman's cottage!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>E' da un po' che non</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>faccio un post</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>sui cottage inglesi...</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>Quindi ecco qua,</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>un <span style="font-size: large;">cottage molto speciale</span>:</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>quello di Kate Forman! </i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeXirsej5BsUrCUMNyZ2mPNp2BlC7MH9bywFAu7_mwDf4qBCOh6sXAdASUuByZA1Nmc4dj8saepQfoOYNkjS4H_0r4AUjpFgDIJAST21-ftYQrXheF9CpdDlCj5UsLwunJKMmEsvv154/s1600/Immagine1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeXirsej5BsUrCUMNyZ2mPNp2BlC7MH9bywFAu7_mwDf4qBCOh6sXAdASUuByZA1Nmc4dj8saepQfoOYNkjS4H_0r4AUjpFgDIJAST21-ftYQrXheF9CpdDlCj5UsLwunJKMmEsvv154/s640/Immagine1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kateforman.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">Kate Forman</a> is a fantastic</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">fabric designer (we all love her!)</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">and in her cottage </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">she has used all her</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">amazing textiles</span>!!!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.kateforman.co.uk/shop/" target="_blank">Kate Forman</a> è una fantastica</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>designer di tessuti (tutte la amiamo!)</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>e nel suo cottage ha</i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>usato tutte le sue </i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">meravigliose stoffe</span>!!!</i></div><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEh_mlA5gXBJO_zF4-EHyF9qQvJqgZ_KHkNFTfr4xv_1vWOJUgdX9kPP_ZkulJ6GUK65gT2SoE-jhWLgkpm1TuPvFQOpQzhpWloCjmA8Tc0WtNGOghMxt4_F3vh1xj-M6pTaZgjr6lGXSVQ/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mlA5gXBJO_zF4-EHyF9qQvJqgZ_KHkNFTfr4xv_1vWOJUgdX9kPP_ZkulJ6GUK65gT2SoE-jhWLgkpm1TuPvFQOpQzhpWloCjmA8Tc0WtNGOghMxt4_F3vh1xj-M6pTaZgjr6lGXSVQ/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;">And there are a lot of <span style="font-size: large;">red </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">touches</span> which i adore!!!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>E ci sono un sacco di <span style="font-size: large;">tocchi di rosso</span>,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">che io adoro!!!</span></i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_shWgrK3NHeR6xg4yF8ItkzVRZGduFww_HdU13DH9F5_JOz6blGbjnvhuoabmHHxZxozQERyXfcFUbV4r1QgRykd-mpUTKEUvod2siLArJdpOnGwzQRrQ7R3EvxSls0LAsdT3cfdqQs/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /><a href="http://www.gapinteriors.com/" target="_blank"><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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div>

Kate Forman's cottage

It's been a while since I've last posted about English cottages... So here you are, a very special cottage : Kate Forman's cotta...

12:00 AM

Whitewash

I'm sitting here, writing this post in what should be a hot, steamy Queensland summer, and instead it's been cold and raining for days. And to make matters worse, there have been next to no fabulous white beach houses to ogle - totally depressing. So I was very excited to find this gem. It would make the perfect beach getaway, and although it's a little sparsely furnished for my taste, the bones are very nice indeed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeweXM8_uon8e4QseMJw7oKB1PZI6jrcVGaAtWCUxTIwBwHt3HU8clFzzfA8Bi-y9CeiVWg5SjOpMIKbdk0200QJ6u_HLEKoT7Fr_xxPinhjcb0flGLqIzFbbMV9EVGlKz3TR7B15Zr2F/s1600/image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeweXM8_uon8e4QseMJw7oKB1PZI6jrcVGaAtWCUxTIwBwHt3HU8clFzzfA8Bi-y9CeiVWg5SjOpMIKbdk0200QJ6u_HLEKoT7Fr_xxPinhjcb0flGLqIzFbbMV9EVGlKz3TR7B15Zr2F/s640/image5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Sandstone...my favourite</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSV3tcumO4iXjJHLYcso1aVbB0zux5K93TOlugZzhvz7keqKThDljazVrqyS5lH9eV6eH6VWonZKcwk9oGHaP0X9V6c-ONBPfEhwH6jStXipCCqHGFej979wtxKOeh84qnYBVGcjFaddz/s1600/image4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSV3tcumO4iXjJHLYcso1aVbB0zux5K93TOlugZzhvz7keqKThDljazVrqyS5lH9eV6eH6VWonZKcwk9oGHaP0X9V6c-ONBPfEhwH6jStXipCCqHGFej979wtxKOeh84qnYBVGcjFaddz/s640/image4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Love the exposed beams and vj boards</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/AVvXsEiHWEao8wzGhJ7tAmJbiLdV0B_UEBE0Pm7Mb0rvK89osiqg6rfjrYWYdAyQDiBETwCbLodjqH5nZqlxrIvKA2If9eew4M7QqJsDIfPbPaWJLFgHcOi1Q_5aRIW8hZLFDbpx0N4pFIjxnidU/s1600/image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWEao8wzGhJ7tAmJbiLdV0B_UEBE0Pm7Mb0rvK89osiqg6rfjrYWYdAyQDiBETwCbLodjqH5nZqlxrIvKA2If9eew4M7QqJsDIfPbPaWJLFgHcOi1Q_5aRIW8hZLFDbpx0N4pFIjxnidU/s640/image6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVsoKbnRXBB_6heEi4msl32krEbYzCDlIGQ7bexGq5H8z8cwqeQRSejGMvw60tXWN0BYpgrUGfbWEZ8q6NH6TAJ7tmrMiJ4cki8slIomWc-WvG1OLwjcXOsdLSc-TPt9Bd4qn4GUsJ5yc/s1600/main1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVsoKbnRXBB_6heEi4msl32krEbYzCDlIGQ7bexGq5H8z8cwqeQRSejGMvw60tXWN0BYpgrUGfbWEZ8q6NH6TAJ7tmrMiJ4cki8slIomWc-WvG1OLwjcXOsdLSc-TPt9Bd4qn4GUsJ5yc/s640/main1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Simply elegant</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/AVvXsEh9mqkrpOEWnJcFt_pTarLgS3FA70dqqTO3fLd39UkVDSKQZNxqdeSpmGPdSjzSsVlMR2bpG7PyZTDiQUPHjkrRlE1kax5N31-otnfZU9yIhyphenhyphenYvXl2rGl16bm2R0TS5THKHuiNzANDtYm0T/s1600/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mqkrpOEWnJcFt_pTarLgS3FA70dqqTO3fLd39UkVDSKQZNxqdeSpmGPdSjzSsVlMR2bpG7PyZTDiQUPHjkrRlE1kax5N31-otnfZU9yIhyphenhyphenYvXl2rGl16bm2R0TS5THKHuiNzANDtYm0T/s640/image2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLfLfJvUALHyI-gKCj8W7NkI6_6Q12A3kBcgdAh3PPFQ4aY2so5xo70ySuE6KqYaDJ9Rczvl-Qe6iCbVnnebNqd6_HnikNOilTRM7yz36X3pM1dlcSMwyTuNQFU1O26B2iIYl5CDRryCP/s1600/image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLfLfJvUALHyI-gKCj8W7NkI6_6Q12A3kBcgdAh3PPFQ4aY2so5xo70ySuE6KqYaDJ9Rczvl-Qe6iCbVnnebNqd6_HnikNOilTRM7yz36X3pM1dlcSMwyTuNQFU1O26B2iIYl5CDRryCP/s640/image7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'd love to get my hands on this and really zhush it up - I think some accessories and artwork (no surprises there) would take this from good to great. What do you think - maybe you like it clean and completely clutter free, or do you think it could benefit from a few well-placed pretties?<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-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">images courtesy realestate.com.au</span>

Whitewash

I'm sitting here, writing this post in what should be a hot, steamy Queensland summer, and instead it's been cold and raining for da...

12:22 PM

One house, three ways, two magazines and a painting

Confused by the blog title? Of course you are....let me explain.<br /><br />Ever since I started writing this blog, I've loved to post about beautiful homes. There is a gorgeous old Queenslander here in Brisbane that was listed for sale after a complete overhaul. A short time later, it was on the market again, with a completely different look (you can check out the full post <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2010/11/hamptons-style-comes-to-brisbane.html">here</a>). Well, as luck would have it, it's now the home of our very own Melinda Boundy, of <a href="http://lilygnew.blogspot.com/">Lily G</a>. Of course, it's looking better than ever now - so much so that it's just been featured in not one, but two magazines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDKQBZoi5HcRxKKiyeRXO6w5_FY6UZdfY4nuW6N-suLwSVjL4CpyQ7nC7-CKdVxAgXFgdJzFOLzjIm1m67YR9e8IYLqfwJBxDwmCFROyqyASG9GhOqFPd8RyrrZZ3iLVMn6rvJ63bSUk8/s1600/melinda+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDKQBZoi5HcRxKKiyeRXO6w5_FY6UZdfY4nuW6N-suLwSVjL4CpyQ7nC7-CKdVxAgXFgdJzFOLzjIm1m67YR9e8IYLqfwJBxDwmCFROyqyASG9GhOqFPd8RyrrZZ3iLVMn6rvJ63bSUk8/s640/melinda+1.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEi6QFnsjyyUTLW15ree8X-hgcaXl8nDU8aPDuTovMvYLT_9lVCPuy_FyZAmx3AJKdt8MDjFpxvAfna8iTnj7PyA8KVMNM4SmY5ZDRMUY6ML4s0Yj0goko54KmDYJkg6-cS9o0weSGHP9LFB/s1600/melinda2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6QFnsjyyUTLW15ree8X-hgcaXl8nDU8aPDuTovMvYLT_9lVCPuy_FyZAmx3AJKdt8MDjFpxvAfna8iTnj7PyA8KVMNM4SmY5ZDRMUY6ML4s0Yj0goko54KmDYJkg6-cS9o0weSGHP9LFB/s640/melinda2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hMaQlwUYxs0unfeHl5mVNxV598tVAP07jTj3kHnicw0_mEB2SN0bEf82hMcVu8l99qooMwwHjvdhnLhINscb-y3n__5ou_7tE0RKuhRfkOoJZkoXTN_Sxygj8N2XtWNK4Tie7Ol9mhfK/s1600/melinda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hMaQlwUYxs0unfeHl5mVNxV598tVAP07jTj3kHnicw0_mEB2SN0bEf82hMcVu8l99qooMwwHjvdhnLhINscb-y3n__5ou_7tE0RKuhRfkOoJZkoXTN_Sxygj8N2XtWNK4Tie7Ol9mhfK/s640/melinda.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">The above images are from the new <a href="http://www.queenslandhomes.com.au/?product=431">Queensland Homes Gold Annual 2012</a>, and were snapped by photographer <a href="http://www.johndowns.com.au/">John Downs</a> (a really nice guy who was kind enough to send me these pics - thanks so much John).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm thrilled to say that the lovely Melinda (who has been one of my biggest supporters, and was the very first to stock my original artwork) commissioned an original Butterfly painting to hang in her living room. It's similar to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78893582/butterfly-print-in-black-and-white-the">'The Monarchist'</a>, with some aqua accents to compliment her scheme. Here's a close-up...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KbmpO-jS78oIzm_s_ONnBT6RUZ_hrhcyWKbgiLjdiVJPzQF_W8E2uaskmnsg_odKcaH9pBnuepc78FuY03V9cgR-lvGdCuxvXDoWSJ9mxn0i06gFJTBkkBxUZGG0JVSPTgGlw6lKr7zZ/s1600/aqua+butterfly+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KbmpO-jS78oIzm_s_ONnBT6RUZ_hrhcyWKbgiLjdiVJPzQF_W8E2uaskmnsg_odKcaH9pBnuepc78FuY03V9cgR-lvGdCuxvXDoWSJ9mxn0i06gFJTBkkBxUZGG0JVSPTgGlw6lKr7zZ/s640/aqua+butterfly+2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">How lovely is this frame Melinda chose? And by floating the paper on the mount, those lovely deckled edges were highlighted perfectly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Want to see more (and let's face it, who wouldn't?). Well, grab yourself a copy of this month's <a href="http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/">Australian Women's Weekly</a>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzMKWotDbmBdblThLFDAhzqD6F2QSQg0r-n86UEGP_kM_r8QhJ48jwUHZYY5cQ0oI8kMVTtBXp7t_bWVKewv9dvgWQU-wxkhyphenhyphenKsI2YN3dTYA2RyNsm600xZN02c4uDC0G0oX2xfAHgZB8/s1600/melinda+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzMKWotDbmBdblThLFDAhzqD6F2QSQg0r-n86UEGP_kM_r8QhJ48jwUHZYY5cQ0oI8kMVTtBXp7t_bWVKewv9dvgWQU-wxkhyphenhyphenKsI2YN3dTYA2RyNsm600xZN02c4uDC0G0oX2xfAHgZB8/s640/melinda+2.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogsmM4MGzdm6itHa9q6eQlvvvWmeFvVhyoUxOn3pnffOPIXbtwrSi2Qv7unYznalMBK-kpxj1wH3tilcQjG9yBIJ_Wsdv7UFP0zoZGfO8Hr1p_EFw-UJaIZflHqvgFKgYiMpSfLxlse4/s1600/melinda3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglogsmM4MGzdm6itHa9q6eQlvvvWmeFvVhyoUxOn3pnffOPIXbtwrSi2Qv7unYznalMBK-kpxj1wH3tilcQjG9yBIJ_Wsdv7UFP0zoZGfO8Hr1p_EFw-UJaIZflHqvgFKgYiMpSfLxlse4/s640/melinda3.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">photography by Simon Kenny, words by Catherine Shields</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Looks great, doesn't it? No wonder the glossies are knocking her door down for a chance to feature it. And how great it is to see the same home, decorated so differently? I know which is my favourite, of course :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you all had a great day yesterday - the sunshine was short-lived and we're back to rainy and miserable today. Oh, and for those who've asked - I've finished the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-days.html">book</a> and it's a cracker. I'll be back next week with a little review, so pop back in for the full rundown.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great weekend, </div><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>

One house, three ways, two magazines and a painting

Confused by the blog title? Of course you are....let me explain. Ever since I started writing this blog, I've loved to post about beauti...

12:12 AM

The Books Cafè - The Painted Veil

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to be honest: I don't have much time for reading since my little Amedeo is born. So today for my Books Cafè (after 2 months of absence!) I want to talk about a book I've read this summer:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Devo essere onesta: non ho molto tempo per leggere da quando il mio piccolo Amedeo è nato. Per cui oggi per il mio Books Cafè (dopo 2 mesi di assenza!) voglio parlarvi di un libro che ho letto quest'estate:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>Il Velo Dipinto di W. Somerset Maugham</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/AVvXsEhzsHYTGkLB7BWm_InPXEJKgrCmE3DYX_DPN3XWJGnSs5uzBhxwORSur4ONP32WAkC-f6oNC8fnO5aCSIXMrdF0hLz-lcFZyhJgbozVAyY66Qy8I2dzBZrnHFCQASSts0ASRtkuMJgfB_k/s1600/velo_dipinto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsHYTGkLB7BWm_InPXEJKgrCmE3DYX_DPN3XWJGnSs5uzBhxwORSur4ONP32WAkC-f6oNC8fnO5aCSIXMrdF0hLz-lcFZyhJgbozVAyY66Qy8I2dzBZrnHFCQASSts0ASRtkuMJgfB_k/s400/velo_dipinto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kitty is a spoiled, superficial english girl whose only desire is marrying an important man to live the high society life. When her younger (and uglyer) sister announce her marriage, Kitty decides to <span style="font-size: large;">accept the proposal of the bacteriologist William Fane</span> (who is madly in love with her) just because she wants to be married before her. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Kitty è una ragazza viziata e superficiale il cui unico desiderio è sposare un uomo importante per vivere la vita dell'alta società. Quando sua sorella più giovane (e più bruttina) annuncia il suo matrimonio, Kitty decide di <span style="font-size: large;">accettare la proposta del batteriologo William Fane</span> (che è follemente innamorato di lei) solo perchè vuole essere sposata prima della sorella.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhhCChO4QSMcA-D0C_XqvL9xQ2HV_Q35duU9dbtyLtYFtzp-URj84KNlrYpOkC9WAftAWP9evArxRmn_Srpg0Dwd3Hj_FY7Drx32IPMweHMlbYUWX1CuvHGcgIuMST4ab-9l93KMQhPNSI/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCChO4QSMcA-D0C_XqvL9xQ2HV_Q35duU9dbtyLtYFtzp-URj84KNlrYpOkC9WAftAWP9evArxRmn_Srpg0Dwd3Hj_FY7Drx32IPMweHMlbYUWX1CuvHGcgIuMST4ab-9l93KMQhPNSI/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://sayra.deviantart.com/art/lullaby-177874930" target="_blank">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: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Soon after the marriage they leave for Hong Kong where <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty starts a love affair </span>with the assistant colonial secretary Charles Townsend. When William discovers the affair, Kitty is almost happy: now she will have the divorce and marry Charles. But Charles doesn't want to divorce from her wife and, in order to avoid a scandal, suggests to Kitty to accept the other option William gave her. The option is to follow William <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to a little Chinese interior town to deal with a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cholera</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> epidemic, risking death.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Appena dopo sposati, partono per Hong Kong dove <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty inizia una relazione</span> con l'assistente del Segretario della colonia, Charles Townsend. Quando William scopre la relazione, Kitty ne è quasi felice: finalmente potrà ottenere il divorzio e sposare Charles. Ma Charles non vuole divorziare dalla moglie e, per evitare uno scandalo, suggerisce a Kitty di accettare l'altra opzione offerta da William. L'opzione è seguire William in una piccola cittadina dell'interno della Cina per combattere un'epidemia di peste, rischiando la vita.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi8BznOQgmxWq7Lb1f9koCZdneapf7u8bawJ6GFk-fR3UGc79_aS4I2xUsAkZbsnF6m_l3tDWWFe4S9JE5GvrCHlfnd0G431hJkfZ75fBhF_RKucbWb2RaY32NneQsuLVpMw2krfgNScOI/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BznOQgmxWq7Lb1f9koCZdneapf7u8bawJ6GFk-fR3UGc79_aS4I2xUsAkZbsnF6m_l3tDWWFe4S9JE5GvrCHlfnd0G431hJkfZ75fBhF_RKucbWb2RaY32NneQsuLVpMw2krfgNScOI/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jabbeltubel/6295314607/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank">credits</a></span></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: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">During her stay at the Chinese town, Kitty has a <span style="font-size: large;">lot of time to think about what she did</span>, and how stupid she has been to fall in love with such a superficial and selfish man as Charles. Moreover she starts to look at William and she discovers how honest, brave and generous her husband is. She also will start to help some nuns in the fight to cholera. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Durante la sua permanenza nella cittadina cinese, <span style="font-size: large;">Kitty avrà molto tempo per pensare a cosa ha fatto</span> e a quanto stupida sia stata ad innamorarsi di un uomo così superficiale ed egoista come Charles. In più comincia a guardare William con occhi diversi e capisce quanto onesto, coraggioso e generoso sia suo marito. Avrà inoltre modo di aiutare alcune suore di un convento impegnate nella lotta contro il colera.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjaq-Dioj9y6mudKsbp-RKa8j0xf6UYMRlftiY19LiJK8_bj4tQjhd3unq5WrHZGHYr8TLjHgb0U__vwozfA69tLpwMWsGfSNOL3gARjj0Mk7DqNr9_Vm-DlInmPQ41D5trVNyGK-DpKvw/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq-Dioj9y6mudKsbp-RKa8j0xf6UYMRlftiY19LiJK8_bj4tQjhd3unq5WrHZGHYr8TLjHgb0U__vwozfA69tLpwMWsGfSNOL3gARjj0Mk7DqNr9_Vm-DlInmPQ41D5trVNyGK-DpKvw/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't want to tell you more. This is <span style="font-size: large;">a bitter book</span>, but it is also a great book about <span style="font-size: large;">a woman who understands her faults</span> and tries to improve herself. I loved the caustic irony of Maugham. An advice: the last movie based on this novel is from 2006, but I didn't like it because it is very far from the novel in my opinion.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Non voglio raccontarvi di più. Questo è <span style="font-size: large;">un libro amaro</span>, ma anche un grande libro che parla di <span style="font-size: large;">una donna che comprende i propri difetti</span> e cerca di migliorarsi. Ho amato la caustica ironia di </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maugham.</span></em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em>Un consiglio: l'ultimo film tratto da questo romanzo è del 2006, ma a me non è piaciuto, perchè è molto lontano dal libro.</em></span></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/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

The Books Cafè - The Painted Veil

I have to be honest: I don't have much time for reading since my little Amedeo is born. So today for my Books Cafè (after 2 months of ab...

12:00 AM

When a mom is ill...

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...<span style="font-size: large;">the house collapses</span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's two days I'm KO</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because of a flu</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the only thing I can do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is moving myself from the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bed to the sofa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="font-size: large;">la casa collassa</span>!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sono due giorni che sono KO</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>per via dell'influenza e la</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>sola cosa che riesco a fare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>è ciondolare dal letto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>al divano.</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/AVvXsEgRaYNztpORsiRP_u5CcrMCUZJH5voCzeLnCNtM_gonAWatASRCX_ad8zMraZd7O4q0PgAH-TRncWXVMcLEvMM_Q6_r-BZa8zabUZLVaa53BEJ4-UblzDKDF5bTB2IxVK7QPvN_jWaltLI/s1600/ill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaYNztpORsiRP_u5CcrMCUZJH5voCzeLnCNtM_gonAWatASRCX_ad8zMraZd7O4q0PgAH-TRncWXVMcLEvMM_Q6_r-BZa8zabUZLVaa53BEJ4-UblzDKDF5bTB2IxVK7QPvN_jWaltLI/s640/ill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Comfy clothes, warm plaid,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">hot tea</span>...and all around me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the house drifts into</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">anarchy...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Do you remember</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my post <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/01/mom-has-no-time.html" target="_blank">A mom has no time</a>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well I've discovered that a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">mom also has no time (she is not alloweded) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> to get ill!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>Vestiti comodi, calda copertina,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">tè bollente</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...e tutto intorno a me</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>la casa scivola in una sorta</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di anarchia...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Vi ricordate il mio post</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/01/mom-has-no-time.html" target="_blank">Una mamma non ha tempo</a>?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Bhè, ho scoperto che</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una mamma non ha tempo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nemmeno</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>(non le è permesso)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di ammalarsi!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway I'm feeling a little better</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and luckly I haven't </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">infected Amedeo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">nor Sofia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So I just need some</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">time...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...and then all the house</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">will be <span style="font-size: large;">under Mom's rule</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">again</span>!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Comunque, mi sento un pochino meglio</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e per fortuna non ho</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>contagiato Amedeo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>nè Sofia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quindi ho bisogno solo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di un po' di tempo...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...e poi la <span style="font-size: large;">casa sarà di nuovo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">sotto il mio governo</span>!!!!</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/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4Cgzjg0LEZr3pDH2IhNx8uZ-3yJqPuctb2fmrVCznRwbfmRQobRy0OQ-vBTlKzTNM7pc1gU11sZdRnFwbHiGdmW1g_RdZC4GtYFnbx5yoHZHSjCc1tev1bCQ1GgzBnbijWn6rgdeMqU/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

When a mom is ill...

... the house collapses !!!! It's two days I'm KO because of a flu and the only thing I can do is moving myself from the bed to the ...

12:00 AM

Happy days

The sun is shining (finally!), the prawns are chilling, the barbie is ready to go, and I'm taking five minutes to just sit. And relax. Nice. I've got a latte in my favourite Pantone mug, a slice of carrot cake, and a lovely new book to read:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeAm2yBU_BWGbRkr5OJsKVNKfoywq52cDBuOy09XPUwB3W7Uydl4tYGsFFW6chZk6cUKD1nhy4Wi0c06kGJaP8wBXy1nl74TjWDuc4p-t6o3S9r1exPdHYGQAcgxmL2acVXyazL_BDLtO/s1600/oz+day+2012_edited-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeAm2yBU_BWGbRkr5OJsKVNKfoywq52cDBuOy09XPUwB3W7Uydl4tYGsFFW6chZk6cUKD1nhy4Wi0c06kGJaP8wBXy1nl74TjWDuc4p-t6o3S9r1exPdHYGQAcgxmL2acVXyazL_BDLtO/s640/oz+day+2012_edited-2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Doesn't get much better than this. And the book? <a href="http://www.creativewomenscircle.com.au/p/conversations-with-creative-women.html">'Conversations with Creative Women' by Tess McCabe</a>;<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C_7Es0W-aHPvGPkJ2Xr43mpS0AEt5TxP_CuTPlepODT8KVpHUFtmE2HU2pUtiCYOzfwRtia8OwVhyphenhyphentdKOzwrJrACKa30q7R-bt5QUIWUEedOt5Lze9XuYIFwH7Rdl6PrY-l8Hw5kJATq/s1600/ozday1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C_7Es0W-aHPvGPkJ2Xr43mpS0AEt5TxP_CuTPlepODT8KVpHUFtmE2HU2pUtiCYOzfwRtia8OwVhyphenhyphentdKOzwrJrACKa30q7R-bt5QUIWUEedOt5Lze9XuYIFwH7Rdl6PrY-l8Hw5kJATq/s640/ozday1+copy.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I'll let you know all about it once I've finished, but so far it's fabulous. It's an insight into the world of the creative blogger/designer/crafter/artist - and the interviewees are all Australian. You can find out more by visiting the website<a href="http://www.creativewomenscircle.com.au/p/conversations-with-creative-women.html"> here</a>.<br /><br />Happy Australia Day to all my Aussie friends - I'm off to make the most of the sunshine while it lasts!<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-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Happy days

The sun is shining (finally!), the prawns are chilling, the barbie is ready to go, and I'm taking five minutes to just sit. And relax. N...

5:38 PM

Kitchens!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kitchen is <span style="font-size: large;">the room </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love most</span> in a house and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also the room I spend most</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of my time during the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>La cucina è <span style="font-size: large;">la stanza che</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">più amo della casa</span> e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>anche il luogo dove trascorro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">più tempo durante la giornata.</span> </em></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1dT9oG9gUTYKY9A3LYJrwJ5zFuliyfg5gALInz5-kt8HYJTV2YBlMSfpJtNQaJd0CvJGILre1avTKHSMvleliLV5hsNfGX-QMpYA_42vpI-TaNS_3lgEU-q8HnfWQtATvwBi3eIHIk0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1dT9oG9gUTYKY9A3LYJrwJ5zFuliyfg5gALInz5-kt8HYJTV2YBlMSfpJtNQaJd0CvJGILre1avTKHSMvleliLV5hsNfGX-QMpYA_42vpI-TaNS_3lgEU-q8HnfWQtATvwBi3eIHIk0/s640/1.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's the style I love:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">touches of red on a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">pale palette</span>...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and that's also</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the palette I've chosen for </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my kitchen!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Questo è lo stile che amo:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>tocchi di rosso su una </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">palette chiara</span>...</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...ed è anche lo stile</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ho scelto per la mia</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>cucina!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxM3jyevZsgOkY0MWxX2yFjgYo-Vnh4A2GZBZwq2Z45m5HlDDKiwZt5JwJLnnpsla0DtflB1c7gpimtILqmrm7fwbBtTAzrPDIWcYpcAZDsDcnlpBqTT-NNgNc_7bhy_MFB3t5b9GXu8/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxM3jyevZsgOkY0MWxX2yFjgYo-Vnh4A2GZBZwq2Z45m5HlDDKiwZt5JwJLnnpsla0DtflB1c7gpimtILqmrm7fwbBtTAzrPDIWcYpcAZDsDcnlpBqTT-NNgNc_7bhy_MFB3t5b9GXu8/s640/2.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ikea offers a lot of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decorations possibilities </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for the kitchen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...<span style="font-size: large;">I love Ikea</span>!!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ikea offre un sacco di </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>differenti possibilità</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di decorazione</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>per la cucina...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...<span style="font-size: large;">io amo Ikea</span>!!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with <span style="font-size: large;">a warm Aga</span>?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I don't have a Aga (sob),</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but a wood burning stove</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">which I adore,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">especially during these</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">freezing days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E che ne dite dello stile</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>country inglese con <span style="font-size: large;">una</span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">calda Aga</span>?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io l'Aga non ce l'ho (sob),</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma ho una stufa a legna</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che adoro,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>specialmente durante</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>queste giornate di gelo!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Kitchens!

The kitchen is the room I love most in a house and also the room I spend most of my time during the day. La cucina è la stanza che più amo ...

12:00 AM

Kate + Flo

Great design really does stand the test of time, and Australia's very own Florence Broadhurst is a perfect example. Flo is recognised for her use of bold, vibrant colour and graphic prints, and local company <a href="http://signatureprints.com.au/">Signature Prints</a> has been instrumental in bringing her work to the forefront. Now, thanks to a collaboration with <a href="http://katespade.com/">Kate Spade</a>, the rest of the world will soon know what a talent she was:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-mLBXxFn8DKtrKuhCqWcTX-YioTTSNEKC5PTDCVQVTvQiXHRc-jKrQW5t1ZlFwd75ZVIvqgKAITxbz4Uaz6nH8SwYBblQbcvp3JtD4eTz5DJqea5mOJdf_NqtlKiTGDyEsBTkl8eRhFy/s1600/402377_356025384408815_150845711593451_1539506_1895976590_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-mLBXxFn8DKtrKuhCqWcTX-YioTTSNEKC5PTDCVQVTvQiXHRc-jKrQW5t1ZlFwd75ZVIvqgKAITxbz4Uaz6nH8SwYBblQbcvp3JtD4eTz5DJqea5mOJdf_NqtlKiTGDyEsBTkl8eRhFy/s640/402377_356025384408815_150845711593451_1539506_1895976590_n.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibANfPfAx1AqQMfbGHqa4KTMzmc5jBbAZqVP5IUUh29it3Rp0L-phfJpzdIE9LMgpltVAR8qaUHTB4TeFo-wvyYHjmcoi312XmNK49p37y_fi_0eVZ9Gmw3mgC6IyEef72ci-XbA72Ag95/s1600/401011_353164461361574_150845711593451_1530291_550654231_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibANfPfAx1AqQMfbGHqa4KTMzmc5jBbAZqVP5IUUh29it3Rp0L-phfJpzdIE9LMgpltVAR8qaUHTB4TeFo-wvyYHjmcoi312XmNK49p37y_fi_0eVZ9Gmw3mgC6IyEef72ci-XbA72Ag95/s640/401011_353164461361574_150845711593451_1530291_550654231_n.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"> I particularly love the jewellery - my lovely sister bought me some Kate Spade goodies on a recent trip to New York, and I'd love to add these babies to my new collection :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNDD8l-feziZon8QM2bRRLr_itxkcx5CBsZT_T6G-kAb-8apBe91ueA9u15jYN3AGb35mSmk4xm6AM7BjfmEm4iPwyduVUknpiDd2RGLlyAVyBnwD2a9YDmiFWXz18ZrZmCrWvlUIrv5S/s1600/406175_353706147974072_150845711593451_1531333_1654879839_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNDD8l-feziZon8QM2bRRLr_itxkcx5CBsZT_T6G-kAb-8apBe91ueA9u15jYN3AGb35mSmk4xm6AM7BjfmEm4iPwyduVUknpiDd2RGLlyAVyBnwD2a9YDmiFWXz18ZrZmCrWvlUIrv5S/s640/406175_353706147974072_150845711593451_1531333_1654879839_n.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Brad Goreski is on the Kate Spade team too - love him</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">One of my dearest friends has just ordered a Florence Broadhurst rug from Cardry's. She chose 'Japanese Floral' (as seen below) in a custom colour combination of red and tangerine - a striking combination and definite statement piece.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08-ijzqF7dG5lA2LPuNX5tCWop082jwPSaQJzuiaX9pgN_VI8gu7Yt5WMWWJsRQP4aA0UeLxGS_q50OIufS2AezAK-5YKJ_iw1CcotJZN0np_tsLU89flLH4CoB0NNZNl8BItSobhtdo4/s1600/fb2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08-ijzqF7dG5lA2LPuNX5tCWop082jwPSaQJzuiaX9pgN_VI8gu7Yt5WMWWJsRQP4aA0UeLxGS_q50OIufS2AezAK-5YKJ_iw1CcotJZN0np_tsLU89flLH4CoB0NNZNl8BItSobhtdo4/s640/fb2-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta;">I love the 'Cranes' design, and how beautiful is it in pink? Drop-dead gorgeous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo4ZnY4zgxTm_W4DgAHs7nITXnOKRIbCs9usoM_LnmIf2bZr0buP0TUYT3KYnw7B_zO3W_fvT4bgCjh8uDB0jTz23egpwdBY5L85fAtE8-JY_PUAKRIR5w7q34DjjsUoWPAufHEqDSLN4/s1600/cadrys-contemporary-showroom0165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEo4ZnY4zgxTm_W4DgAHs7nITXnOKRIbCs9usoM_LnmIf2bZr0buP0TUYT3KYnw7B_zO3W_fvT4bgCjh8uDB0jTz23egpwdBY5L85fAtE8-JY_PUAKRIR5w7q34DjjsUoWPAufHEqDSLN4/s640/cadrys-contemporary-showroom0165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;">And don't think it's all bright and bold - pale and pretty is equally gorgeous:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZdrCihvckVFMTNoolGjfNAFeIvsoKCXxwFJklV6W69FT_ZsObltJjM8ZgO2HOX4SzlfUx2M2sqYFZiCKbTAMxOM9O-A8l2yrUF_LEER-uKdJmNl2yWm6UyXXUf_VDTnORqRxDOi9gmPe/s1600/FEA42CB6D0716C07E87397245251EA4F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZdrCihvckVFMTNoolGjfNAFeIvsoKCXxwFJklV6W69FT_ZsObltJjM8ZgO2HOX4SzlfUx2M2sqYFZiCKbTAMxOM9O-A8l2yrUF_LEER-uKdJmNl2yWm6UyXXUf_VDTnORqRxDOi9gmPe/s640/FEA42CB6D0716C07E87397245251EA4F.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSykkS33Pgb5CIom16kThb34JORNDyxzsvlWJoeFLC9ClYOsk8wT8R7sjyrS6Bw-LbcgD0UxxaTu9lP_ImpYWIPN0pDnerBJE3TlQ4EM8EpCaPAPgqzx2LuqtPC1qVZ_yp5kG-YWTdRDH/s1600/227055_218078251536863_150845711593451_973919_6527540_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSykkS33Pgb5CIom16kThb34JORNDyxzsvlWJoeFLC9ClYOsk8wT8R7sjyrS6Bw-LbcgD0UxxaTu9lP_ImpYWIPN0pDnerBJE3TlQ4EM8EpCaPAPgqzx2LuqtPC1qVZ_yp5kG-YWTdRDH/s640/227055_218078251536863_150845711593451_973919_6527540_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Two of my all-time favourite designers, working together. What's not to love about that?</div></div><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>

Kate + Flo

Great design really does stand the test of time, and Australia's very own Florence Broadhurst is a perfect example. Flo is recognised fo...

12:35 PM

French Farmhouse Decoration

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of us love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the <span style="font-size: large;">french farmhouse style</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's so simple and charming!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Molte di noi amano</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>lo <span style="font-size: large;">stile francese</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E' così semplice e affascinante</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>allo stesso tempo!</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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