First day of kindergarten!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">On Wedsneday Sofia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">had her very first</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">day at kindergarten.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What an emotion!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Mercoledì è stato</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>il primo giorno d'asilo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per Sofia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Che emozione!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Moreover during these days</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm looking at all her </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">baby clothes in search</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">of something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">that will be ok also</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">for the new baby.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>In più in questi giorni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>stò frugando fra tutte</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>le sue tutine e i suoi vestitini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>da neonata per trovare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>qualcosa che può andare bene</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>anche al piccolo in arrivo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's like looking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ahead and behind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">at the same time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E' come guardare avanti</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ed indietro allo </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">stesso </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">tempo.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQy88f8ywHoT25oE1NxYTP1UvhMawZjpA5nNdcIasoHwOb-sXRhxQ4sZOKBhO5L2dleEWxNyj06MZ3GIPWteMPkpYWVlsEqjmgXkNK88gF6N02hN70ejgpE3twYR0gN9jlcvuF-cSNs8/s1600/tumblr_lr5xo6WJjc1qey7l0o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQy88f8ywHoT25oE1NxYTP1UvhMawZjpA5nNdcIasoHwOb-sXRhxQ4sZOKBhO5L2dleEWxNyj06MZ3GIPWteMPkpYWVlsEqjmgXkNK88gF6N02hN70ejgpE3twYR0gN9jlcvuF-cSNs8/s640/tumblr_lr5xo6WJjc1qey7l0o1_500.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">So these are all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">little milesteps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in her and my life...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...first day outside the family...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...a new baby is coming...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Isn't this the circle of lile?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sono tutti piccoli</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>importanti passi nella</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sua e nella mia vita...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...primo giorno all'asilo...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...un nuovo bimbo che stà arrivando...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Non è proprio questo il</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>cerchio della vita?</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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First day of kindergarten!

On Wedsneday Sofia had her very first day at kindergarten. What an emotion! Mercoledì è stato il primo giorno d'asilo per Sofia. Che emo...

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ITS TIME TO GET YOUR 'BOO' ON

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">And we all know Halloween starts at your front door....<br><br /><br><br />Looking for inspiration for that very place, I discovered some Halloween facts....<br><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Black is in . . . .  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Feathers are the rage</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can have a fresh look for pennies</div><br><br />For example.... an inexpensive grapevine wreath (one from that pile in the garage is even better), some ribbon, scrapbook paper and glue - and a couple of bucks to use the die cut machine at your local scrapbook store - how adorable is this?<br><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/AVvXsEiFNDu8Jpt_NEqUzqzP3yaZSSI-qW1pflGAikk1oEI8a7Nun0vy7BW4p81dZEuOt5pKWKIaJcI4VujXJuiVonZIEOJjpRz_4VOiYjsSBerAZJZKGFRfEwssXmMHxJOQUGnpjdcadIIC6J7l/s1600/0000+carinagardner+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNDu8Jpt_NEqUzqzP3yaZSSI-qW1pflGAikk1oEI8a7Nun0vy7BW4p81dZEuOt5pKWKIaJcI4VujXJuiVonZIEOJjpRz_4VOiYjsSBerAZJZKGFRfEwssXmMHxJOQUGnpjdcadIIC6J7l/s1600/0000+carinagardner+com.jpg"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.carinagardner.com/">here</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/09/its-time-to-get-your-boo-on.html#more">Read more »</a>

ITS TIME TO GET YOUR 'BOO' ON

And we all know Halloween starts at your front door.... Looking for inspiration for that very place, I discovered some Halloween facts.... B...

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Porchlight Interiors

This month's issue of <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/?refsrc=adwords&_s_ref=jNns5X4qS&kw=home%20beautiful&creative=9480786673">Home Beautiful</a> magazine is an absolute cracker, and one of the gorgeous homes on show belongs to Hayley Hayes, co-director of Brissie based design firm, <a href="http://www.porchlightinteriors.com.au/index%202.html">Porchlight Interiors</a>. Besides being talented decorators, Hayley and sister Tracey are just lovely, and I was thrilled to see Hayley's beautiful home showcased this month. And to top it off, if you look <b><i>very</i></b> closely, you can spy one of my prints on the wall - 'Seagrass in Turquoise'. So chuffed - thanks Hayley!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0Hp68pEyxzX174TrfQrU_qyK_MuuphI4lA4fn3zHOxpueqS4x5YAupjfe7X98l_a1C_o94Slug6yqN2xcSIpNsXWl26WGPQMYtLwDDiIj4K1e4to2C9TLfaRREEJfcS0We_Z7JFryGy8/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10001+scan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0Hp68pEyxzX174TrfQrU_qyK_MuuphI4lA4fn3zHOxpueqS4x5YAupjfe7X98l_a1C_o94Slug6yqN2xcSIpNsXWl26WGPQMYtLwDDiIj4K1e4to2C9TLfaRREEJfcS0We_Z7JFryGy8/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10001+scan1.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">terrible pic of my print, but isn't Hayley's home gorgeous?</span></div><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/AVvXsEjAmhixq-Na45O8ClfQnx3hmWXrQ2Fpf-Eic8LS_EypU561VdhiEWxXnb6sWmSYdHvQuDLylwmicxihp6WUwkUXMsC_VxA8ndJyuyjiKT6bekebEOQnccUHpEPU38UpAZNeIf87xxxADMmP/s1600/fuze+seagrass+turq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmhixq-Na45O8ClfQnx3hmWXrQ2Fpf-Eic8LS_EypU561VdhiEWxXnb6sWmSYdHvQuDLylwmicxihp6WUwkUXMsC_VxA8ndJyuyjiKT6bekebEOQnccUHpEPU38UpAZNeIf87xxxADMmP/s640/fuze+seagrass+turq.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">'Seagrass in Turquoise'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">210 x 297mm (8" x 10") </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">prints available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70889679/seagrass-in-turquoise-print">here on Etsy</a></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/AVvXsEjEqn-ihan4UpFO3__1GbFIrPlDN56KS-Y4TN4uT4iKX7usMIyNgL2TrLCZ4e2nAhAhEqIxgeF2QhudcClln_t73WGwx7d74ZcmRPGbDwIlKJTfTHXU8Z3WdYCnTSa9RydCfWbmPGhu3cku/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqn-ihan4UpFO3__1GbFIrPlDN56KS-Y4TN4uT4iKX7usMIyNgL2TrLCZ4e2nAhAhEqIxgeF2QhudcClln_t73WGwx7d74ZcmRPGbDwIlKJTfTHXU8Z3WdYCnTSa9RydCfWbmPGhu3cku/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10003.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-small;"> in.love</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2bUJHy1Uhw7emT1gEpKwjNT_17APBXTdwdiOEvjvyJsLlwz4jLyWRWErzWGfHGXbQsUWqdnZ-Eb-TTAR9mnFXWh6LC0xlrx3SVJC7iIqvSQBfxCgegQOQMluUnJY4k_DZXKSdLcNu3-Y/s1600/home+beautiful+porchlight10002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2bUJHy1Uhw7emT1gEpKwjNT_17APBXTdwdiOEvjvyJsLlwz4jLyWRWErzWGfHGXbQsUWqdnZ-Eb-TTAR9mnFXWh6LC0xlrx3SVJC7iIqvSQBfxCgegQOQMluUnJY4k_DZXKSdLcNu3-Y/s640/home+beautiful+porchlight10002.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;">love everything about her kitchen</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyQj6CAljrZkuYkkR2rVdc1mWpFmHwiUX4yPE2OLHLPM1o5vbpEkffqr49qx6fSzJISMWIYj2iLzu2Q_dZrNmUYj_zQnO8Uzp4CElp8dnaaxmEATDElZBdXdxu8ciCkj0ewj4keomDtkQ/s1600/home+beautiful+october+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyQj6CAljrZkuYkkR2rVdc1mWpFmHwiUX4yPE2OLHLPM1o5vbpEkffqr49qx6fSzJISMWIYj2iLzu2Q_dZrNmUYj_zQnO8Uzp4CElp8dnaaxmEATDElZBdXdxu8ciCkj0ewj4keomDtkQ/s640/home+beautiful+october+2011.jpg" width="452" /></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/AVvXsEiRNssnaqSGUMC3MbI83Wx89NS15wZMMa2YWHJsBbHnIcr-NbyRu1XSnShOJC6LcalH8RgvZzMX5BxDvxyJSOH53PcTIXL6HavNNmIwnXNrFlczymZek325M7jOB5YksD8aCoriaiTCwfCu/s1600/home+beautiful2+october+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNssnaqSGUMC3MbI83Wx89NS15wZMMa2YWHJsBbHnIcr-NbyRu1XSnShOJC6LcalH8RgvZzMX5BxDvxyJSOH53PcTIXL6HavNNmIwnXNrFlczymZek325M7jOB5YksD8aCoriaiTCwfCu/s640/home+beautiful2+october+2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">pics via <a href="http://porchlightinteriors.blogspot.com/">Porchlight Interiors</a>/<a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/?refsrc=adwords&_s_ref=jNns5X4qS&kw=home%20beautiful&creative=9480786673">Home Beautiful magazine</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">photography courtesy John Downs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, do yourself a favour, and check out the magazine if you get a chance - you won't be disappointed.<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; 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Porchlight Interiors

This month's issue of Home Beautiful magazine is an absolute cracker, and one of the gorgeous homes on show belongs to Hayley Hayes, co...

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