Should we stay or should we go?

It's crunch time. When we bought our home, we knew it would need renovating to make it perfect for our family. But the location, the two plus acres of land, dotted with trees and high on a hill, was the clincher. And as I mentioned in one of my very first posts, the fact that we actually swapped houses with the previous owner meant that the whole move seemed meant to be.<br /><br />Fast forward a few years, and we found quite a few surprises along the way. Water tanks that needed replacing, a leaking pool, non-existent drainage plans, kids falling through the bath surround where the water had rotted the timber.....the list goes on. We've done a heap of work on the place, with a new main bathroom, painting, pool reno, kitchen revamp, but there's a lot more that needs to be done. It's the domino effect - everything we decide to tackle unearths another dozen or so problems that need to be fixed too.<br /><br />My husband has finally cracked. When he announced last week that he thought we should knock the house down and rebuild, you could have blown me over. But it makes sense, as vacant land in our area (which is scarce anyway) is worth at least three times what we paid for our house. And the possibilities.....!!!! I've had my dream home brewing for years now, and it looks a lot like a combination of all of these:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtH4Zn_plN8c6RtzVjLYLc9_rajwxC1fPj0dqSKXA7AFNWrlrUEN9PXK998ruHZtPSVCzrdgmlBBJYIOR53CWqPRZLm09SRA_FXOsQ76RnlrSq3-41PS5z1_dPIZbY_ZSAzDnkEOYjcw/s1600/arsl01_rose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtH4Zn_plN8c6RtzVjLYLc9_rajwxC1fPj0dqSKXA7AFNWrlrUEN9PXK998ruHZtPSVCzrdgmlBBJYIOR53CWqPRZLm09SRA_FXOsQ76RnlrSq3-41PS5z1_dPIZbY_ZSAzDnkEOYjcw/s640/arsl01_rose.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">love everything....windows, verandahs, the lot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://rosecorp.net.au/">source</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DzET1lobqIRvcURU_dfyH139vXPC72oLCaxfJC9Bqh5JvjuTyzQnMYB-REq4Bm3FCxlzjqetgxTawwdpC6WDbwDZDSdZ8nyLJT0BNZ1kdhqd5RSZUBbvxOPQ4VWVn3tkcwx9eJlk4ok/s1600/97fb2c61-7357-45ef-bb28-1bfa55cc1219_FS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DzET1lobqIRvcURU_dfyH139vXPC72oLCaxfJC9Bqh5JvjuTyzQnMYB-REq4Bm3FCxlzjqetgxTawwdpC6WDbwDZDSdZ8nyLJT0BNZ1kdhqd5RSZUBbvxOPQ4VWVn3tkcwx9eJlk4ok/s640/97fb2c61-7357-45ef-bb28-1bfa55cc1219_FS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">not quite the same view as ours, but I do love me a window seat</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://realestate.com.au/">source</a></div><br />These next images are by my favourite architect, W<a href="http://walterbardadesign.com/">alter Barda</a>. Love the detail in every single one of his designs - simply perfect.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrwwuJ6XfLSy7tcWlUzmRR3J-SOZeFZYwYWouKSgIoRDqAGS5UKSkYoFVLIrvVFF7o7hNUOvCBxq9BpkebfSJoq-xarsoYMf3cqbwQqSZhOnivx-8vjWpZjSkQd2rVLRbiHMsg3-MpmY/s1600/109_00500780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrwwuJ6XfLSy7tcWlUzmRR3J-SOZeFZYwYWouKSgIoRDqAGS5UKSkYoFVLIrvVFF7o7hNUOvCBxq9BpkebfSJoq-xarsoYMf3cqbwQqSZhOnivx-8vjWpZjSkQd2rVLRbiHMsg3-MpmY/s640/109_00500780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> Forget the decoration, but this room is gorgeous...those ceilings!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GOaJiET62arA13utcR2kLtTA2yPOGmskp5nWxi-qmRQSVj7vrnaOyC3p2BEHnmKKVgf2Z2z7UWFkctxThtRAcgLHvqIUwc4axMSPBAcyU1ca8YY9JhMfnLQreDXdArQPAFIfRG5SLa0/s1600/106339534sl1266556616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GOaJiET62arA13utcR2kLtTA2yPOGmskp5nWxi-qmRQSVj7vrnaOyC3p2BEHnmKKVgf2Z2z7UWFkctxThtRAcgLHvqIUwc4axMSPBAcyU1ca8YY9JhMfnLQreDXdArQPAFIfRG5SLa0/s640/106339534sl1266556616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">love the pocket doors - with a house full of teenagers I love the idea of shutting out all the noise and chaos </span><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA80JikyVurO-Xrzld-TWZHYZE0KxBNWiziQq7EhqqXQ7MtTtTmFConI_Ur6xfrxtecX55NEP8LyNpPlyCATs62mUtpo2bDqZXwJOftEtCY1gDVVW4c8w1O9K5zV1nF4x_tKsEWf9LZ8/s1600/106339534vl1266556629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA80JikyVurO-Xrzld-TWZHYZE0KxBNWiziQq7EhqqXQ7MtTtTmFConI_Ur6xfrxtecX55NEP8LyNpPlyCATs62mUtpo2bDqZXwJOftEtCY1gDVVW4c8w1O9K5zV1nF4x_tKsEWf9LZ8/s640/106339534vl1266556629.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://realestate.com.au/">source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />So, has anyone demolished and rebuilt? Was it a nightmare, or have you renovated and wished you'd started from scratch? It's a big decision, and one we won't take lightly. But either way, there are changes ahead, and to me change is so exciting - can't wait!<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>

Should we stay or should we go?

It's crunch time. When we bought our home, we knew it would need renovating to make it perfect for our family. But the location, the two...

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Old chest before and after

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you remember my <span style="font-size: large;">old chest</span>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've finally finished it!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ricordate la mia <span style="font-size: large;">vecchia</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">cassapanca</span>?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Bhè, finalmente l'ho finita!!!</em></span><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/AVvXsEiVfOSb9Q24OG9NhYLPRI0kRlSosMGWX9xSpf88B3-5kZcLPVQsJ4ZxfqFtA13HSgtcgKF-RX_GabYjSs8tuawS4KWQmLrf1DGMAYXNbpAcIoliYF4XkZNcoNTHjygpfbs6Y66hMFO2qqo/s1600/chest1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfOSb9Q24OG9NhYLPRI0kRlSosMGWX9xSpf88B3-5kZcLPVQsJ4ZxfqFtA13HSgtcgKF-RX_GabYjSs8tuawS4KWQmLrf1DGMAYXNbpAcIoliYF4XkZNcoNTHjygpfbs6Y66hMFO2qqo/s640/chest1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it took a long time,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I've been sick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and so this has caused a delay!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Lo sò che ci è voluto molto tempo,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma sono stata malata</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e questo ha creato il ritardo!</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/AVvXsEi-CS8DqTJ6D876XubiF8aqtkmaUvv8CZ7Bt81_-xOMLOaYJLYONGuHEhK75Hfq0R1kuJzwTj03bnAWhy5ZtY5dJsSD9eCpccwXQWpUgcFSPxq-cHdYu-NCCP9g7dNtACxVW2msu1m-0_k/s1600/old_chest_before.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CS8DqTJ6D876XubiF8aqtkmaUvv8CZ7Bt81_-xOMLOaYJLYONGuHEhK75Hfq0R1kuJzwTj03bnAWhy5ZtY5dJsSD9eCpccwXQWpUgcFSPxq-cHdYu-NCCP9g7dNtACxVW2msu1m-0_k/s640/old_chest_before.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGljYKd0S22IRgkm696BQvdsPQXsJRawTjxFYgd_dA-8ynMuGdXG2uqLlAcxQo5g8c8BZZrXG5NsOv_gnDIhmsF8vYrRS2tZe9L0CbNAYaZD4__bnl1rQxM3_cjSrOm2Re3bPp8IbjoUo/s1600/old_chest_after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGljYKd0S22IRgkm696BQvdsPQXsJRawTjxFYgd_dA-8ynMuGdXG2uqLlAcxQo5g8c8BZZrXG5NsOv_gnDIhmsF8vYrRS2tZe9L0CbNAYaZD4__bnl1rQxM3_cjSrOm2Re3bPp8IbjoUo/s640/old_chest_after.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've sanded and sanded and sanded.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I've used a coloured wax to give</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">it the colour base I wanted,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and then I've used the white decorative</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">wax by <a href="http://www.ceranovecento.com/">Cera Novecento</a> from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sweet <a href="http://passionedeco-francesca.blogspot.com/">Francesca</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>L'ho scartavetrata e scartavetrata e scartavetrata.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Poi ho applicato una mano di cera colorata</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per raggiungere il colore di base che volevo,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e poi ho usato la cera decorativa bianca di</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.ceranovecento.com/"><em>Cera Novecento</em></a><em> della dolce</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://passionedeco-francesca.blogspot.com/"><em>Francesca</em></a><em>!</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/AVvXsEiNdtrdAx_SNL4k0q85OICf3XzMFdVTqURGpN3WWrvNJ0aDxwfcnFsKDLLxI3MxjaY7s7y6LujDzFMJyISqqo6rcHuA7VLDko-IvgD7lu07BlOq2rphyphenhyphengBMHG9w_13FKQ5c695pGEpmHW0/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNdtrdAx_SNL4k0q85OICf3XzMFdVTqURGpN3WWrvNJ0aDxwfcnFsKDLLxI3MxjaY7s7y6LujDzFMJyISqqo6rcHuA7VLDko-IvgD7lu07BlOq2rphyphenhyphengBMHG9w_13FKQ5c695pGEpmHW0/s640/3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This image here, has been <span style="font-size: large;">my inspiration</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I'm pretty satisfied with the result.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quest'immagine mi ha fatto da <span style="font-size: large;">ispirazione</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e sono abbastanza soddisfatta del risultato.</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/AVvXsEga0tNx09jbVsWmKbqVJFG7EipkhSmIb0GtWhyphenhyphenesKxQ-5zPXmwpkOHkfjjRJmd9L0vGOV6jF9ATz2pyjrxtsnx9cSN_5tCNU3Pdg165rdLIPYFn-MisgGDaxm7aedF6qJILDsjkABD80uo/s1600/mybedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0tNx09jbVsWmKbqVJFG7EipkhSmIb0GtWhyphenhyphenesKxQ-5zPXmwpkOHkfjjRJmd9L0vGOV6jF9ATz2pyjrxtsnx9cSN_5tCNU3Pdg165rdLIPYFn-MisgGDaxm7aedF6qJILDsjkABD80uo/s640/mybedroom.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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now the chest is in my bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see it's absolutely empy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The truth is that I haven't started</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">decorating it!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm terrible, I know!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I know what I want for </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my bedroom:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to paint the walls in a delicate cream colour,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">then I want to hang a lot of pictures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">over the chest of drawers,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and I want to create a hydrangea garland</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to put on the mirror.</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>Ora la cassapanca è nella mia camera.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Come potete vedere è assolutamente spoglia!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>La verità è che non ho </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ancora cominciato a decorarla!!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sono terribile, lo so!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ma so anche cosa voglio per la mia camera:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>un delicato colore crema alle pareti,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>poi voglio appendere un sacco di foto sopra </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>la cassettiera,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em> e voglio creare una ghirlanda di ortensie</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per lo specchio.</em></span></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/AVvXsEjSRRTU-5gpt6gKKfyXzYVxORSUO8pvlPCki_I4MmK0uUDGJDw0u2lExrSbPbzVJWf2rRMbWpTTkeT1g1DeqtRgrQUGvntYbi1eQuv3xXBoHMGOx-Gkj7ZhleG-IY0eUwX_ZOH682ab_Cs/s1600/ortensie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRRTU-5gpt6gKKfyXzYVxORSUO8pvlPCki_I4MmK0uUDGJDw0u2lExrSbPbzVJWf2rRMbWpTTkeT1g1DeqtRgrQUGvntYbi1eQuv3xXBoHMGOx-Gkj7ZhleG-IY0eUwX_ZOH682ab_Cs/s400/ortensie.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just one think I'm not sure of:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ciel de lit or wall decorations</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">over the headboard?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Solo di una cosa non sono sicura:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>ciel de lit o decorazioni </em></span><br /><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">sopra la testiera del letto?</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Voi che ne pensate?</span></em><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-txJ21xmhW_w/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/YuvHRvkTR58/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-txJ21xmhW_w/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/YuvHRvkTR58/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div></div>

Old chest before and after

Do you remember my old chest ? I've finally finished it!!! Ricordate la mia vecchia cassapanca ? Bhè, finalmente l'ho finita!!! I kn...

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Freshness!!!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think that there's no best thing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">than <span style="font-size: large;">flowers </span>to bring a little</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">fresh into your home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Penso non ci sia cosa migliore</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>dei<span style="font-size: large;"> fiori</span> per dare un po'</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di freschezza alla casa!</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/AVvXsEj24AEp6eiyVW4GDQALOo36Zs1bFjcv1xIQIJ_VJlgCRsmdqDET_beWXwHZKUWlLzkncMQ_L6qpt71EbKCjNW0hhAYRF1XhyphenhyphenPm78rBpDZLiF71hyphenhyphen0gkJAuKRvnzcAK-NzvhgdCQ1IFpNMg/s1600/fiori_di_campo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24AEp6eiyVW4GDQALOo36Zs1bFjcv1xIQIJ_VJlgCRsmdqDET_beWXwHZKUWlLzkncMQ_L6qpt71EbKCjNW0hhAYRF1XhyphenhyphenPm78rBpDZLiF71hyphenhyphen0gkJAuKRvnzcAK-NzvhgdCQ1IFpNMg/s640/fiori_di_campo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So when yesterday I found in my garden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">these wild flowers,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I immediately decided they were </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">perfect </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on my table!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Quando ieri nel mio giardino</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ho trovato questi fiori,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ho deciso immediatamente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>che sarebbero stati perfetti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sulla mia tavola!</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/AVvXsEg0ZKPXEYzwhVSA2BoA3sVLkjE4wVg4LaVzK1lgMrlv08wsrsvsq8_RcPEqHnxe919W7jZSGd2AzqF_Fi7etjFdl0oAB2QnTM9IHTKb9MjT9hrYYHSdC9o_BlRBBjOaV52x1ZlVHek8qBo/s1600/fiori_di_campo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZKPXEYzwhVSA2BoA3sVLkjE4wVg4LaVzK1lgMrlv08wsrsvsq8_RcPEqHnxe919W7jZSGd2AzqF_Fi7etjFdl0oAB2QnTM9IHTKb9MjT9hrYYHSdC9o_BlRBBjOaV52x1ZlVHek8qBo/s640/fiori_di_campo1.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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some glass pots,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a ribbon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and I've created</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my <span style="font-size: large;">new table decoration</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Alcuni vasetti di vetro,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>un nastro,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e ho creato la mia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>nuova decorazione </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">per la tavola</span>!</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;">- photos by me - </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/AVvXsEiwhjVLCKwCJ5N95KPx4snMkF2zB_nlrb2Yjl5G2S3pZx1NbWumE9uztAOdnWyfnZ3V_tajLcw5pusDLGsbGq3VGdzsTrt53IL1keXfn7Gjrx9fkRmz40dkPyCICJxsbCqKzmP_qLYMFJo/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhjVLCKwCJ5N95KPx4snMkF2zB_nlrb2Yjl5G2S3pZx1NbWumE9uztAOdnWyfnZ3V_tajLcw5pusDLGsbGq3VGdzsTrt53IL1keXfn7Gjrx9fkRmz40dkPyCICJxsbCqKzmP_qLYMFJo/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Freshness!!!

I think that there's no best thing than flowers to bring a little fresh into your home! Penso non ci sia cosa migliore dei fiori per d...

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