A few changes in the living room...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good thanks.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made a few changes to the living room wall...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcXX7GJmPuNTdjHv-IyGUyYZmMq_FNz7VjM2n6GVORL6dAjOwnbRPAt-TvJgvMaXCeajNnSCaVFx6qtjtegxu5e-8XSStU8KbU91EYgCOyAJvdmwm__C-CBo_6uQWus7cy_6_URlWwYEv/s1600/living+room+mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcXX7GJmPuNTdjHv-IyGUyYZmMq_FNz7VjM2n6GVORL6dAjOwnbRPAt-TvJgvMaXCeajNnSCaVFx6qtjtegxu5e-8XSStU8KbU91EYgCOyAJvdmwm__C-CBo_6uQWus7cy_6_URlWwYEv/s400/living+room+mirror.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...added the mirror (found at an op shop) and stuck up one of my 'K's using blu-tac. It hasn't fallen on anyone's head yet,  but I'm afraid the cyclamen is past its best. But no probs...I've got a hyacinth now...even if it does have a slight lean :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HVr97pXgbzXJPhwcOsIx_scg_loDegqLY6SRNmP0OEtBeYYVmAOiyFWDtQpoeio2djl3ddrmQaciDy3d-BvuMIMSdTx-gAtk_I3WuqVJI3CmLxZ2lrilL-QIv-1dUhBEa7nawxwYhWvl/s1600/living+room+hyacinths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HVr97pXgbzXJPhwcOsIx_scg_loDegqLY6SRNmP0OEtBeYYVmAOiyFWDtQpoeio2djl3ddrmQaciDy3d-BvuMIMSdTx-gAtk_I3WuqVJI3CmLxZ2lrilL-QIv-1dUhBEa7nawxwYhWvl/s400/living+room+hyacinths.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X1DKeGo9aUvKSCbcRIM7IUDRL-f8zrQEAhokFQwyvygjI9E7tIGLrgVrhQkLiz-QA7BTf7Ap5hl9q-ooZ7qOm4skToEt8tVrhSL6Jdzkl_KKdl3RT5XT4prFObHw-l7uC0ybXmpNcrbC/s1600/living+room+wall+night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-X1DKeGo9aUvKSCbcRIM7IUDRL-f8zrQEAhokFQwyvygjI9E7tIGLrgVrhQkLiz-QA7BTf7Ap5hl9q-ooZ7qOm4skToEt8tVrhSL6Jdzkl_KKdl3RT5XT4prFObHw-l7uC0ybXmpNcrbC/s400/living+room+wall+night.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I framed and hung the New York poster...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and moved the <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-creative-spacea-painting-thats-taken.html">ballets russes costume painting</a>. Sorry about the reflections.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmf0BiVfc_TRTAk0a1Yxu4yzlX0WWSPYVmDeoDf-AzVnBl1obrg5MO2i7JqUGsWOFwJKhC6D_o62znN0dR6r2_7sNvB3u4c4co5HFaVp2fxtvJkXgJdL_tk0iu8OsWRKkBzp6onFszuyj/s1600/living+room+large+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmf0BiVfc_TRTAk0a1Yxu4yzlX0WWSPYVmDeoDf-AzVnBl1obrg5MO2i7JqUGsWOFwJKhC6D_o62znN0dR6r2_7sNvB3u4c4co5HFaVp2fxtvJkXgJdL_tk0iu8OsWRKkBzp6onFszuyj/s400/living+room+large+wall.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My friend Chris suggested I need to fill the whole wall. Not likely, and certainly not without a bloody big ladder!  S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ome things however, always stay the same...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WFq1BcNblkgVonBFcZHI1ziM8OkA0mW3MfSOr5IFauqaWa-LFxoG93pQCjzxEfJsshJ4GUvGd6NoVeq-LeDRbHHFD2RTkiIP4iQ7ZL2zJnmwKrgFhvPxwnWzlYWfygwzRP1qaH7aIflQ/s1600/living+room+buffy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WFq1BcNblkgVonBFcZHI1ziM8OkA0mW3MfSOr5IFauqaWa-LFxoG93pQCjzxEfJsshJ4GUvGd6NoVeq-LeDRbHHFD2RTkiIP4iQ7ZL2zJnmwKrgFhvPxwnWzlYWfygwzRP1qaH7aIflQ/s400/living+room+buffy.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The vampire slayer wishes you a good week. I do too.</span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

A few changes in the living room...

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty good thanks. I made a few changes to the living room wall... ...added the mirror (found at an op shop)...

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look what charlotta did for me...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Earlier this week I posted about my <strike>casual interest</strike> <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/05/im-thinking-about-wallpaper.html">fixation</a> on this wallpaper...</span><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/AVvXsEhVlTge6Q6lzf0vNhGpTA_WlfpQC9UOGKq65mu0nzmuh9jBBXQc1nDB0MetlCE-RwBrEX2EOBdYb9aeIKq_WNQGPpsa2774N07sQrFl2JjTwa_bSIgJiQsaB1V4ezwus8PrLilFz7xokXbQ/s1600/sanderson-wallpaper-sweet-bay-dpfwsw103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlTge6Q6lzf0vNhGpTA_WlfpQC9UOGKq65mu0nzmuh9jBBXQc1nDB0MetlCE-RwBrEX2EOBdYb9aeIKq_WNQGPpsa2774N07sQrFl2JjTwa_bSIgJiQsaB1V4ezwus8PrLilFz7xokXbQ/s640/sanderson-wallpaper-sweet-bay-dpfwsw103.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and remarked that if only the 23 year old still lived here that he could have done a mock up of that particular wallpaper on this particular bedroom wall (with some arm twisting involved no doubt!)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqX0fBHBrtIBXinEUDyE6offHE9eazjeV-iMJnGbd5gVZPBmXMDBzIHZXh5bOV0MCPN4I9JP1pf9Zl-foikTcTmqnfw5_3zFHwq5fiivjm_45Vf4C-jdG-4y4QMXma0wNct7T0tMNjoWK/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqX0fBHBrtIBXinEUDyE6offHE9eazjeV-iMJnGbd5gVZPBmXMDBzIHZXh5bOV0MCPN4I9JP1pf9Zl-foikTcTmqnfw5_3zFHwq5fiivjm_45Vf4C-jdG-4y4QMXma0wNct7T0tMNjoWK/s640/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But...who needs 23 year olds in the house when you have bloggy friends like <a href="http://spaceforinspiration.blogspot.com/">Charlotta from Space for Inspiration</a>. She saw my post and did a mock-up for me.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0B96xjF6iJ1gGbz7j2eJBdlsNlb7WL3FBKf-H8lXno-EeRknD2JPJJaKx2-RuHiATmDjAAV9Wjpbv8JiVU7zgoFMf9_PgpFK6UB_bTTNMDBqA0nmyHyQxyFD9CWSGCGYdqQ7OszxZJXBb/s1600/charlotta+mockup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0B96xjF6iJ1gGbz7j2eJBdlsNlb7WL3FBKf-H8lXno-EeRknD2JPJJaKx2-RuHiATmDjAAV9Wjpbv8JiVU7zgoFMf9_PgpFK6UB_bTTNMDBqA0nmyHyQxyFD9CWSGCGYdqQ7OszxZJXBb/s640/charlotta+mockup.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Am I going to do this? You betcha!  Thanks <a href="http://spaceforinspiration.blogspot.com/">Charlotta</a>...you're lovely, and smart, and kind, and clever, and...etc, etc :))</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have a terrific weekend everyone. And happy wallpaper dreams. I'll be working out where to get some and how to hang it!</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

look what charlotta did for me...

Earlier this week I posted about my casual interest fixation on this wallpaper... and remarked that if only the 23 year old still lived he...

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my creative space: one use for a broken teacup!

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel this is somewhat of a fraudulent 'my creative space' this week as it involves nothing more than a bit of glue...but sorry, it's all I've got!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was helping my friend Susan move out of her rented townhouse so that she could go and babysit another friend's home while<i> they</i> were having the annual five month stint at their other place in the south of France...phew, did you get all that? Good. How jealous are you? Me? I'm an unattractive shade of green...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzUJ-nHhu-u668Ext1jOnAqQrL7xElShsP1Mlai8yALg9ncn4lpxP1lBe20K0nPlhZsTBHgnFmVgzUgiM-2quwkizhMerpmpmy6SuM7-lBsGyo810vDUrGuMrZtQSTNvPj3CEevJ-vhyY/s1600/cup+with+garlic+tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzUJ-nHhu-u668Ext1jOnAqQrL7xElShsP1Mlai8yALg9ncn4lpxP1lBe20K0nPlhZsTBHgnFmVgzUgiM-2quwkizhMerpmpmy6SuM7-lBsGyo810vDUrGuMrZtQSTNvPj3CEevJ-vhyY/s640/cup+with+garlic+tall.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyway, while the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/ive-had-visit-from-chandelier-fairy.html">chandelier fairy</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and I were helping clean and pack (and to be completely fair, a lot of it had already been done), I accidentally broke one of Susan's teacups...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fUG9zV1ivYTfZnYGcR0xJJtrccotbRIw2iMHPtRm22oidzF3AtNkZaVYLxOYKLRD2ukfEiEhG6fEsT6E1gVP4d8eRNHf5hSJOpNV6pEqIBtvG4hjNig_8P99fes0MLkuT7QA6Yxx3lAA/s1600/broken+cup+and+glue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fUG9zV1ivYTfZnYGcR0xJJtrccotbRIw2iMHPtRm22oidzF3AtNkZaVYLxOYKLRD2ukfEiEhG6fEsT6E1gVP4d8eRNHf5hSJOpNV6pEqIBtvG4hjNig_8P99fes0MLkuT7QA6Yxx3lAA/s640/broken+cup+and+glue.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was very good about it (and quite right since I'd just cleaned the bathroom for her!)...I know you're reading Susan, and I know you know I'm joking :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGs6WeSgGqPY9XRMbkLdB9oASk9JgAOPbSvuN9RPcBW5Oub8Ay_G6bBWmSUz-0FsBqpNdovDqxwOxWsEaYvKWTmUf6-YYmkWF3JT3voJL5xEjAdZkP9pvD6pr66WAAcOdQRMw4OdvqUhm/s1600/cup+glued.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGs6WeSgGqPY9XRMbkLdB9oASk9JgAOPbSvuN9RPcBW5Oub8Ay_G6bBWmSUz-0FsBqpNdovDqxwOxWsEaYvKWTmUf6-YYmkWF3JT3voJL5xEjAdZkP9pvD6pr66WAAcOdQRMw4OdvqUhm/s640/cup+glued.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I took it home and fixed it (but not brilliantly as you can see!) and I'm using it to hold the garlic...ok, so not </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>hugely</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> creative, especially seeing I stole the whole 'garlic in a teacup' idea from the first born's house, but...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z_Zd1tvLYkiXsp_1XmDTFYYohs4vBXjDfznQ3YAO_JrV-3YusT4wA_ypod0F2ap2aIGKuXRDDQFlFlBCP1sodTDIRyt2zmOwwHX6ce4h4ZnT6j_30TwfQxeZwA1JQAVaxwGmFUigiWp4/s1600/garlic+holder+tea+cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z_Zd1tvLYkiXsp_1XmDTFYYohs4vBXjDfznQ3YAO_JrV-3YusT4wA_ypod0F2ap2aIGKuXRDDQFlFlBCP1sodTDIRyt2zmOwwHX6ce4h4ZnT6j_30TwfQxeZwA1JQAVaxwGmFUigiWp4/s640/garlic+holder+tea+cup.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...at least it's useful again. Gotta love that. From dim-witted clumsiness to garlic holder. Even a chilli repository from time to time. And cheap...really cheap. Friendship still intact as well :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a much more interesting post, you can read about my friend Susan's sea change and see her house by the coast <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/07/soul-food-friday-friend-her-beach-house.html">here</a>...and then go and see a whole lot of creative spaces <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/">here</a>. There'll be more than glue involved I'm sure! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">all photos by me</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

my creative space: one use for a broken teacup!

I feel this is somewhat of a fraudulent 'my creative space' this week as it involves nothing more than a bit of glue...but sorry, it...

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I'm thinking about wallpaper...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ever since I saw this image in the March 2011 issue of <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">Livingetc magazine</a></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LYA0kbrtwWKwKOPBsH4GD-P4DZ4nWA2ZqOGb0N6D-nM-j5PepPN-911Al5d__fT_UuJtMwYH0Fu1C-hAyTGXsHraUOD0vIK9N7EnZs6I8c7CEvgA-bj2DHbTmUaMD3b8gE3xz-vLJqGe/s1600/black+wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LYA0kbrtwWKwKOPBsH4GD-P4DZ4nWA2ZqOGb0N6D-nM-j5PepPN-911Al5d__fT_UuJtMwYH0Fu1C-hAyTGXsHraUOD0vIK9N7EnZs6I8c7CEvgA-bj2DHbTmUaMD3b8gE3xz-vLJqGe/s640/black+wallpaper.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't stop thinking about the wallpaper...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-cXrbMKfg5D_S1GQy6Awlm7DWcu_c0RpwyM7lFDqM5O0PteZ3qIyqYt3qltVdwriCBmWcEFvHLJzAQN89V6uDyKs6t8W8UwteIsIY29Y72ZtFtcV9zKZzcqdnUve9MJobgiWpMzfa2Hx/s1600/sanderson-wallpaper-sweet-bay-dpfwsw103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-cXrbMKfg5D_S1GQy6Awlm7DWcu_c0RpwyM7lFDqM5O0PteZ3qIyqYt3qltVdwriCBmWcEFvHLJzAQN89V6uDyKs6t8W8UwteIsIY29Y72ZtFtcV9zKZzcqdnUve9MJobgiWpMzfa2Hx/s640/sanderson-wallpaper-sweet-bay-dpfwsw103.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Sanderson Sweet Bay in Ebony/Ivory.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know I have a black wall in my bedroom. I love it. It's staying.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPrTTMm3UDNpcHRoTnoYWOYwyX_Lx3T2IBFYGgTiDFgf96HpixfoeThsQR_immg2EyALiCA6b-41X6FlTd6gXoRB6fxV7KHc_YlBHzoJTkJvk-aIkXZyUJtImTvDCRhTZ8OkluRJApsgF/s1600/bedroom+black+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPrTTMm3UDNpcHRoTnoYWOYwyX_Lx3T2IBFYGgTiDFgf96HpixfoeThsQR_immg2EyALiCA6b-41X6FlTd6gXoRB6fxV7KHc_YlBHzoJTkJvk-aIkXZyUJtImTvDCRhTZ8OkluRJApsgF/s640/bedroom+black+wall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I'm thinking...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriLoADT4Nd0bcz9GWoR-N4TuLdIycJDaSRtUiiZA97P-dBQbgQZmGcwsxsaegrMAyUzb6THRlHZ1PI2y9nAgklvZcTc6Gr-BxKGmoF63bTWjdmEH3aL-HkdQpkDSyX2oRS7_ggFpMh5NX/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriLoADT4Nd0bcz9GWoR-N4TuLdIycJDaSRtUiiZA97P-dBQbgQZmGcwsxsaegrMAyUzb6THRlHZ1PI2y9nAgklvZcTc6Gr-BxKGmoF63bTWjdmEH3aL-HkdQpkDSyX2oRS7_ggFpMh5NX/s640/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...that beautiful magnolia wallpaper might look good on this wall. If the photoshopping 23 year old was still in residence I'd be able to do a mock-up...I really must learn to use that software! I'd change out the fabric in the back of the bookcase of course. It's just that this view is all a bit too stark for me at the moment. Perhaps the white I used on the walls was a bit too white!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This part of the bedroom has no windows so it's already dark and there's nothing that can be done about that. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I think I should just embrace it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The bottom part of my bedroom is very light and bright...I'll show you one day when I finally finish it!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as we know...I'm not a minimalist so some wallpaper just might suit me down to the ground! What do you reckon?</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

I'm thinking about wallpaper...

Ever since I saw this image in the March 2011 issue of Livingetc magazine I can't stop thinking about the wallpaper... It's Sanderso...

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when janis says jump...(or 'art' and my studio begins to take shape)

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When <a href="http://pineconecamp.blogspot.com/">Janis</a> says jump, I of course say, 'not a prob Janis...how high?'</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember this mess...you can read about it <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-creative-spacecertificate-iv-in.html">here</a>.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FCiKu_2MIPoQB7c84Gj2nqoSsUvFVymxF7hHO-wxG2ridlYTxn3XLum_io5eJSFxZL4djpKoLQRRh2PP-nxVEkyKNGVUj-0FXLx53BERYVcW1aI3Mw2h5OwrEp4WMoYX7SkVOmkqCVVv/s1600/cert+IV+cardboard+backing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FCiKu_2MIPoQB7c84Gj2nqoSsUvFVymxF7hHO-wxG2ridlYTxn3XLum_io5eJSFxZL4djpKoLQRRh2PP-nxVEkyKNGVUj-0FXLx53BERYVcW1aI3Mw2h5OwrEp4WMoYX7SkVOmkqCVVv/s640/cert+IV+cardboard+backing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The very lovely and exceedingly clever (not the least because she had the good sense to marry an Aussie) <a href="http://pineconecamp.blogspot.com/">Janis</a>, said that I should frame it.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__7LZAu712E2s2b4IMUb_xKy_luA_YFTTzjqCMKvMyeXrt-3X025EcInKf1QNcyu5_nfiGXzZaPrruxu64AlZkw3FpzP_dYm5hPBIKa_6WAduS0f8sB9ngpg4GoeQBFNd3GtpQa7cSHep/s1600/paint+chip+art2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__7LZAu712E2s2b4IMUb_xKy_luA_YFTTzjqCMKvMyeXrt-3X025EcInKf1QNcyu5_nfiGXzZaPrruxu64AlZkw3FpzP_dYm5hPBIKa_6WAduS0f8sB9ngpg4GoeQBFNd3GtpQa7cSHep/s640/paint+chip+art2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I did. It has even more 'mess' now, although I do believe it's slightly crooked. Oh well. Never mind.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QpQvF5tmc4QmEDZnQBBmwmk_nncbomFT4gZX3LpYHgQW3bC_KHphCmexMi2JEH3Aj6ViqtHmAAupr-R5BLWEsop0pQM3-kT6TbNNkWCUP5RhERuJ1dViFJSe6NdG6GTQpF4Djob07wuv/s1600/colour+chip+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QpQvF5tmc4QmEDZnQBBmwmk_nncbomFT4gZX3LpYHgQW3bC_KHphCmexMi2JEH3Aj6ViqtHmAAupr-R5BLWEsop0pQM3-kT6TbNNkWCUP5RhERuJ1dViFJSe6NdG6GTQpF4Djob07wuv/s640/colour+chip+art.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's now in my reclaimed studio inspiring me (a little) and reminding me that anything can be made into 'art' (*snort*) and that I really need to get cracking again on that Cert IV after two weekends away.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImz9Zri_DGxUNHLl2KynsocM-aiPHp6oNH0irqX-Kf8fkyGssSTM0b7ct_Vh5U8OrBoo4G26UvxDDENREHAa57Fx78HCU5Bw5UF9uBLGOGRZLxh07Nhrmtixl5XUsMh9QASfscRRw7u-Q/s1600/studio+early.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImz9Zri_DGxUNHLl2KynsocM-aiPHp6oNH0irqX-Kf8fkyGssSTM0b7ct_Vh5U8OrBoo4G26UvxDDENREHAa57Fx78HCU5Bw5UF9uBLGOGRZLxh07Nhrmtixl5XUsMh9QASfscRRw7u-Q/s640/studio+early.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The studio is slowly (very slowly) turning into what it's meant to be. I'll keep you posted...as they say in the classics :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Head over <a href="http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/">here</a> for much creativity.</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

when janis says jump...(or 'art' and my studio begins to take shape)

When Janis says jump, I of course say, 'not a prob Janis...how high?' Remember this mess...you can read about it here . The very lo...

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change is good...so is remembering

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first of the changes to my study...I moved the desk 90 degrees so it now comes out from the wall instead of being up against it (nothing likes being 'up against it' I'm sure!)... so this is the view when I'm sitting at my desk...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like being able to look out through the house and into the courtyard...even with the ugly brown lattice...don't worry, it's on the hit list.  If I slouch I can see out to the hills too! And you can see why there's a permanent furrow in the sofa cushion can't you...the vampire slayer's favourite spot. But how I love my chandeliers...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6RrU1w6GlrLqKo1ySGMXRznLoztygODxN0u59dHY-oLdupnF1Pov_iWdljOkiGi8Zj5f98TEmAuhfeTZkRKyNVM9hIBGA5-q99snyTEgeKhi78kPLjT-HrmCj36y4DoEWqgceniHTn5Y/s1600/study+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6RrU1w6GlrLqKo1ySGMXRznLoztygODxN0u59dHY-oLdupnF1Pov_iWdljOkiGi8Zj5f98TEmAuhfeTZkRKyNVM9hIBGA5-q99snyTEgeKhi78kPLjT-HrmCj36y4DoEWqgceniHTn5Y/s640/study+006.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next thing...painting the study furniture white.  Three bookcases and a desk...not sure I'm up for that at the moment...but do stay tuned...you just never know :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Anzac Day today. If change is good, so is remembering. I wrote about it last year...<a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/anzac-memories.html">here</a> if you're interested. And also one of my most<a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/10/passing-on-blog-loveand-my-most.html"> embarrassing moments</a> (there have been a few) happened one Anzac </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Day as well. In Papua New Guinea. I can laugh about it now!</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

change is good...so is remembering

The first of the changes to my study...I moved the desk 90 degrees so it now comes out from the wall instead of being up against it (nothing...

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top ten pictures from the week ~ 19 April 2011

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi there and hello if you're new to the top ten...where in the heck did that week go?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcV7FfYF0ha-JyiAp5r0K65ZYQNU4ETFttWIqcocPz7jbdeoCLmQhPtfUbPq__KBLq1S280gd9Hfxr0LgwWbLbFnnygLNncbZaetnKFUqWvmC0xF4cSUFFqiUC3kUlCy4BkABdTB2pgwl/s1600/via+a+punch+of+color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcV7FfYF0ha-JyiAp5r0K65ZYQNU4ETFttWIqcocPz7jbdeoCLmQhPtfUbPq__KBLq1S280gd9Hfxr0LgwWbLbFnnygLNncbZaetnKFUqWvmC0xF4cSUFFqiUC3kUlCy4BkABdTB2pgwl/s400/via+a+punch+of+color.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite the <s>few</s> too many times I've grumbled about doing this weekly thing...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0-VccAT8aXPjkuCAm9YARnynXioo1aVqmNb628o51ItAlTSc1iaQ0-Iq4E5D0176qAvekJKUR5g9wKAAKJtmjwv0JnNr4MtIEk7iC2GJ8zOVcn-F9vZ-qRw-943zfHDaEz3zHawSqayP/s1600/via+mfamb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0-VccAT8aXPjkuCAm9YARnynXioo1aVqmNb628o51ItAlTSc1iaQ0-Iq4E5D0176qAvekJKUR5g9wKAAKJtmjwv0JnNr4MtIEk7iC2GJ8zOVcn-F9vZ-qRw-943zfHDaEz3zHawSqayP/s640/via+mfamb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">not really in a serious way of course...you know that right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hIFHKrcs11x1VwzdJTvTMkxsB3rK9y-e6r_1e6JQ6lhxm20DqKeK4Z0WMvJZ2f_aIoojw6UFbXNz1yfu35ysMY9EBgMSOJpn5JFdNQeC5RJcVjmxCFQbQ1_mTCel1iqI-E6bCVfO1FOM/s1600/via+a+perfect+gray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hIFHKrcs11x1VwzdJTvTMkxsB3rK9y-e6r_1e6JQ6lhxm20DqKeK4Z0WMvJZ2f_aIoojw6UFbXNz1yfu35ysMY9EBgMSOJpn5JFdNQeC5RJcVjmxCFQbQ1_mTCel1iqI-E6bCVfO1FOM/s640/via+a+perfect+gray.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It really is one of my favourite times of the week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkHagZMZJY5CYxTsNF8WO1e0vQqhFnCrp6MG23Wr_YJJcpLvQ3F2_X8r9eHCTvrWACLlNQR8dkJMCjKYTZr1B9QqXc0TcpbVhj-CdNPYXvj0tbv97WCDIksVf05j_Thy-ntqQuwCwQvmv/s1600/via+mfamb2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkHagZMZJY5CYxTsNF8WO1e0vQqhFnCrp6MG23Wr_YJJcpLvQ3F2_X8r9eHCTvrWACLlNQR8dkJMCjKYTZr1B9QqXc0TcpbVhj-CdNPYXvj0tbv97WCDIksVf05j_Thy-ntqQuwCwQvmv/s640/via+mfamb2.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fact that I've allowed myself not to get stressed if I can't find ten pics...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIXLW_Lc4bCFXJtT7hcqqS4VHzRxSP6Qd8F6FgyRTJOPNkmm9Aa5JgyxVnbct9IrHy9TNvWiQDjF0Ls4SLSjb5QVLMXh0b9_I6H_g6qxmqF0ktZYQTJUfPXqq_SFdAZj-8u0PFKYqmGl6/s1600/via+bright+bazaar.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIXLW_Lc4bCFXJtT7hcqqS4VHzRxSP6Qd8F6FgyRTJOPNkmm9Aa5JgyxVnbct9IrHy9TNvWiQDjF0Ls4SLSjb5QVLMXh0b9_I6H_g6qxmqF0ktZYQTJUfPXqq_SFdAZj-8u0PFKYqmGl6/s640/via+bright+bazaar.png" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">either because there haven't been ten I've liked enough...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SB_JA3AgJKvwkE54V7l_HeGntD-MQFmDhSFDzF4Iilhv42SMZpyHDAPVxf0AViMZ2fYwG0jXLyWGc7Q5gLCUCAspNr4-xetTg-1SdxgLe_muyDkZQlHgXvxRUGS9EugdYz-D9AIHQBPu/s1600/via+chasing+satellites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SB_JA3AgJKvwkE54V7l_HeGntD-MQFmDhSFDzF4Iilhv42SMZpyHDAPVxf0AViMZ2fYwG0jXLyWGc7Q5gLCUCAspNr4-xetTg-1SdxgLe_muyDkZQlHgXvxRUGS9EugdYz-D9AIHQBPu/s640/via+chasing+satellites.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or because I've just run out of time...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLj3hmZ35Z7Bp_6r5LTkZfzKgUIlDRG7ZCcYFQ9RchLcm9-xumnQHKuIWN5eNvj1gq-XrrI8el5TzMNRPROZV0MhwD_0lapTQs8MQrQ2z2sfBQxeNuXbw2N6BWc1Ky6-5nvYRCj-gWizj/s1600/via+mialinnman+solid+frog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLj3hmZ35Z7Bp_6r5LTkZfzKgUIlDRG7ZCcYFQ9RchLcm9-xumnQHKuIWN5eNvj1gq-XrrI8el5TzMNRPROZV0MhwD_0lapTQs8MQrQ2z2sfBQxeNuXbw2N6BWc1Ky6-5nvYRCj-gWizj/s640/via+mialinnman+solid+frog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">means I'm liking it even more :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MqPn2TuolN6dCNwGd5BxxmwfMcZEGu2L4eYF8Tnk998nfKZFt900l3mDhB4x9SM98yR2QGPnLAUnrHN_wZFF0FpJDRp9HNrC-wQNMhsTYAO8-8biO6YEf1vFJYWq18b6MJIIKLSTszDY/s1600/via+if+the+lampshade+fits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MqPn2TuolN6dCNwGd5BxxmwfMcZEGu2L4eYF8Tnk998nfKZFt900l3mDhB4x9SM98yR2QGPnLAUnrHN_wZFF0FpJDRp9HNrC-wQNMhsTYAO8-8biO6YEf1vFJYWq18b6MJIIKLSTszDY/s640/via+if+the+lampshade+fits.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And that, my bloggy friends is a damn fine thing! How about that...there were only eight! Liberating :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpclzB7gyoKaNvXMYxGVBLrKnjrTR9tRaiZ5qypaR4AbQgA1s6tOQ1hhfy-6lsplWfYVw6GeIyXuY_3S4WeWuAfYTNUcmany1PHDdATDFEUfHWWFTlQZy13XlqBDi37Mmh7x6hJRGnCEu/s1600/cyclamen+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpclzB7gyoKaNvXMYxGVBLrKnjrTR9tRaiZ5qypaR4AbQgA1s6tOQ1hhfy-6lsplWfYVw6GeIyXuY_3S4WeWuAfYTNUcmany1PHDdATDFEUfHWWFTlQZy13XlqBDi37Mmh7x6hJRGnCEu/s640/cyclamen+004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://smallacornsnz.blogspot.com/">Amanda</a> said I should put this one of mine in. She's kind. I'm obedient. So I did. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy holidays if you're lucky enough to be on them. I'm not. Never mind...much work to be done. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All good. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">images this week from: <a href="http://www.apunchofcolordesign.com/">a punch of color</a>; <a href="http://www.myfavoriteandmybest.com/">mfamb</a>; <a href="http://www.aperfectgray.com/">a perfect gray</a>; <a href="http://www.myfavoriteandmybest.com/">mfamb</a>; <a href="http://bright.bazaar/">bright.bazaar</a>; <a href="http://chasingsatellites.tumblr.com/">chasing satellites</a>; <a href="http://mialinnman.blogspot.com/">solid frog</a>; <a href="http://ifthelampshadefits.blogspot.com/">if the lampshade fits</a>; me!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div>

top ten pictures from the week ~ 19 April 2011

Hi there and hello if you're new to the top ten...where in the heck did that week go? Despite the few too many times I've grumbled ...

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a cyclamen from the farmers market...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't often go to the Farmers Market near my house...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">goodness knows why...it's a two minute drive away on a Sunday morning.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaLm10Bj54DtXMHySoI4FPwI-OvwwjMvUqjzhvH_J1jpaivLnlClMybLc-zPzoGdIYc092k-YF_YGVz_TJxx1Y-YzsUzsx3uz4ORThLrOpZ5X8hbhF6Xt3w9GWtuG5LHeyc9_YyXLfBHy/s1600/cyclamen+close+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbaLm10Bj54DtXMHySoI4FPwI-OvwwjMvUqjzhvH_J1jpaivLnlClMybLc-zPzoGdIYc092k-YF_YGVz_TJxx1Y-YzsUzsx3uz4ORThLrOpZ5X8hbhF6Xt3w9GWtuG5LHeyc9_YyXLfBHy/s640/cyclamen+close+up.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's probably precisely because it's a sunday morning that I don't!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA_vQhEgLaWnELDr9r8or6iEu8X9Vau65TY9iidjI1tDrQzF9cVOnopnAldJO7w-vPiXMN_oX5rAWPl9BbAF7zRJ2ci7mWLrihOp-qb6XqZOOg4C2IQ6JS5Spvd7MwAOfRnwrUOJd_nzJ/s1600/coriander+and+spinach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA_vQhEgLaWnELDr9r8or6iEu8X9Vau65TY9iidjI1tDrQzF9cVOnopnAldJO7w-vPiXMN_oX5rAWPl9BbAF7zRJ2ci7mWLrihOp-qb6XqZOOg4C2IQ6JS5Spvd7MwAOfRnwrUOJd_nzJ/s640/coriander+and+spinach.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did this week though...as you can see. A pretty $4 cyclamen and $2 pots of coriander and baby spinach.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDn6i9mw-P4uA-gx82D4Pp8YBl_xyZ20xBlwc07_s00HVHpnbKBuSKIM0Q5RL998LggF1Ynuo2M3tgWE2STsvZ57OUXRbio3CuT_M2Wa4wzcgIyjhyPv_UqQKcZOx4HPPQtRwrbl_VuCHG/s1600/cyclamen+and+figure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDn6i9mw-P4uA-gx82D4Pp8YBl_xyZ20xBlwc07_s00HVHpnbKBuSKIM0Q5RL998LggF1Ynuo2M3tgWE2STsvZ57OUXRbio3CuT_M2Wa4wzcgIyjhyPv_UqQKcZOx4HPPQtRwrbl_VuCHG/s640/cyclamen+and+figure.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought vegetables and a venison, porcini and hazelnut pate too. Eaten before photographed. Sorry about that. And I'm very partial to an ice bucket plant holder. And garden urns used as ice buckets now that I think about it :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm linking this retrospectively (I do hope that's allowed) to <a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/2011/04/linky-party-beach-cottage-good-life-weds-the-butter-box.html#more-3529">Sarah's link party...good life Wednesday</a>. Because what's better than a $4 cyclamen...except of course, a free one!</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybUQzNQjzCI1TJHB3pBHV-Djwb1vUPUNuiJ3VZ18tTqSUI8ouH2NyGkaRO3Q-G5fE0JNBVCsRj4jEP-6SCjpJC8lPXCgRcdK5tdvYTo33gRr1TaMhnlJH5JbeIwiwYOxEJEysofGIrUCe/s1600/cyclamen+and+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybUQzNQjzCI1TJHB3pBHV-Djwb1vUPUNuiJ3VZ18tTqSUI8ouH2NyGkaRO3Q-G5fE0JNBVCsRj4jEP-6SCjpJC8lPXCgRcdK5tdvYTo33gRr1TaMhnlJH5JbeIwiwYOxEJEysofGIrUCe/s320/cyclamen+and+painting.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>

a cyclamen from the farmers market...

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razmataz photo challenge - what's your dresser look like?

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every Friday Chania from <a href="http://razmatazblog.blogspot.com/">Razmataz</a> has a photo challenge. This week's was to <a href="http://razmatazblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/friday-photo-challenge-dresser.html">photograph your dresser</a>...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Iu8LCCjfWfQImetnRpswoVBjW-o82nMCzJdOdz_9neBLcyjtN4VbYHgRNXxmpfJ_A00QiWdz1tePeD_SIQo3wzA934f0rX5tf0myq4-M5pdEmzHnYMJYe5lBqmR4wcB08L3oB4e34z6f/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+from+right+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Iu8LCCjfWfQImetnRpswoVBjW-o82nMCzJdOdz_9neBLcyjtN4VbYHgRNXxmpfJ_A00QiWdz1tePeD_SIQo3wzA934f0rX5tf0myq4-M5pdEmzHnYMJYe5lBqmR4wcB08L3oB4e34z6f/s640/bedroom+bookcase+from+right+close.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which was slightly problematic for me...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RNcRdurSpBF_nApc-jr_hTJg8jJOf6YSCPmQHDPVpeJPmhmtYlLam3uletUJ6jqsfmtBFaP0m6QHaYOIqI3tKQuaId1Sr9YAKEVAF7xR_3_9lBAv2dPyuIXFHwCR9fP9IGqsfdX7q6IW/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5RNcRdurSpBF_nApc-jr_hTJg8jJOf6YSCPmQHDPVpeJPmhmtYlLam3uletUJ6jqsfmtBFaP0m6QHaYOIqI3tKQuaId1Sr9YAKEVAF7xR_3_9lBAv2dPyuIXFHwCR9fP9IGqsfdX7q6IW/s640/bedroom+bookcase+full+view.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as I don't have one. Did you see the <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-weekend-projectdont-try-this-at-home.html">frou-frou juju</a> in the mirror...never mind...another look coming up. It still makes me laugh every time I look at it :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOMI6FKRsYqMzeCvccggNiD6TK6E_yOOcpJnhQrVUhGMVtQjZZ1ljpSqdhkOre4sWYEiNOoErQIKePQiATvvUvgAy3qN28_SSYGNVPjFzEJ8k6NdWZE3ZpVRxVUYGRo_Xr3IwHWbniYE8/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+from+right.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOMI6FKRsYqMzeCvccggNiD6TK6E_yOOcpJnhQrVUhGMVtQjZZ1ljpSqdhkOre4sWYEiNOoErQIKePQiATvvUvgAy3qN28_SSYGNVPjFzEJ8k6NdWZE3ZpVRxVUYGRo_Xr3IwHWbniYE8/s640/bedroom+bookcase+from+right.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I thought I'd photograph the closest thing I have, which is a bookcase I rescued from the bottom part of my bedroom when I started doing up the boring beigedom that I inherited from the previous owners. I painted it of course. I painted the mirror too.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIREGflnED64EqOiGvj8qRVLNEIdssbvxFaN4MItQlN019f3wDSiSZkRoy7bYs1C8FhZA5q6qGFA-8pfBTUPwcK427S97NtogXTKIxwpBGtF98XEqjwq5rZ9Bpge9Lq6GU4TG76lIZBumr/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIREGflnED64EqOiGvj8qRVLNEIdssbvxFaN4MItQlN019f3wDSiSZkRoy7bYs1C8FhZA5q6qGFA-8pfBTUPwcK427S97NtogXTKIxwpBGtF98XEqjwq5rZ9Bpge9Lq6GU4TG76lIZBumr/s640/bedroom+bookcase+close.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chania wanted us to keep it real...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but quite frankly you weren't going to get it in its untidied state...the fake silk flowers might disturb you enough! And I didn't straighten that world history book either. Or take out the unpainted ikea box. Never mind. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and as it's now Saturday, clearly you weren't going to get it on time either...the post I mean.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgXsJh8Vb5AxosUR78OA3ov2igj6sxkbygrLo2ODI_qiQ6UnHtdOnfqPL5eQzsyL3LWbIRgAAOh4ux_kivV-VO0jTRvAon2ydpG_oeZJFfWY2obK__NtH_MY8A9ORWDSvHQBUP7j1iq1E/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+necklaces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgXsJh8Vb5AxosUR78OA3ov2igj6sxkbygrLo2ODI_qiQ6UnHtdOnfqPL5eQzsyL3LWbIRgAAOh4ux_kivV-VO0jTRvAon2ydpG_oeZJFfWY2obK__NtH_MY8A9ORWDSvHQBUP7j1iq1E/s640/bedroom+bookcase+necklaces.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I use the mirror and the top of the bookcase to deposit the jewellery I've taken off...so quite a bit of it lives here permanently. It's handy and just a little bit decorative. On a good day. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeNE542PljihnCkA4Sr4MbdsGElswN6Ca_RjgsTRIshzSUAg1FXdHLL6mJIR0dr5yHd538x18ILPQV7jLsrD35H_9nRt1yxMZsarhjDz7OyaZOdBGlfPWtPCBGXm6vVUe7dnVCtI9c6zu/s1600/bedroom+bookcase+buddha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeNE542PljihnCkA4Sr4MbdsGElswN6Ca_RjgsTRIshzSUAg1FXdHLL6mJIR0dr5yHd538x18ILPQV7jLsrD35H_9nRt1yxMZsarhjDz7OyaZOdBGlfPWtPCBGXm6vVUe7dnVCtI9c6zu/s640/bedroom+bookcase+buddha.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are always books...and of course you know by now that there's no room in my house that doesn't have a buddha! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pop on over to <a href="http://razmatazblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/friday-photo-challenge-dresser.html">Chania's</a> to have a sticky at other people's dressers. Or better still, take some photos of yours and link up :)</span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

razmataz photo challenge - what's your dresser look like?

Every Friday Chania from Razmataz has a photo challenge. This week's was to photograph your dresser ... which was slightly problematic ...

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some stuff I bought in new york...

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hands up if you want to see what I bought?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1uYUmQr0w1UOj2wlG8EPQM3Oa64kCmhV_MJwFSexHK7xHA2iCZzYwu10CSFvyGHUngJZi0EGoU7Gz6Ac0Gc9qcdZ5Zjk-M9aigNEtzggLG9gNWQLW_t65yx5R9n0nT0295k4V50N0DqW/s1600/rubber+glove+moulds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1uYUmQr0w1UOj2wlG8EPQM3Oa64kCmhV_MJwFSexHK7xHA2iCZzYwu10CSFvyGHUngJZi0EGoU7Gz6Ac0Gc9qcdZ5Zjk-M9aigNEtzggLG9gNWQLW_t65yx5R9n0nT0295k4V50N0DqW/s640/rubber+glove+moulds.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">miniature rubber glove moulds from fishs eddy...they sit on the kitchen window sill...but the windows need cleaning...say no more</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be honest I didn't buy all that much...relatively speaking...these prints are from MoMA and need to be framed (obviously)...perhaps not my normal style but I seriously love them...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN8DVol48eO0UcZsmrWoAuHBISO25q_k531xJoNfYo8SquQL0IhsEZfMHcUl67Pzvbe4alYv_fEf4uqS2Oez2TMEmyUO-j7JiEcM5GCFhUgk_KFpvWx8JfaqjXMkjwpms-liKV_FWNyuo/s1600/MoMA+prints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN8DVol48eO0UcZsmrWoAuHBISO25q_k531xJoNfYo8SquQL0IhsEZfMHcUl67Pzvbe4alYv_fEf4uqS2Oez2TMEmyUO-j7JiEcM5GCFhUgk_KFpvWx8JfaqjXMkjwpms-liKV_FWNyuo/s640/MoMA+prints.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's so little I really need...but a shiny red lacquer tray from Pearl Trading seemed to be one of those things...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkidz-k33xMyiruzJtvxcdr3byjf07jgz3qVNA2gvWVxxQgeXi-XOKEyaxFwlSAJWjsrBtinj1GzucxEoIqcSpecBitu_jlTTHW7PG_JU54ZGY6QXfNYLA3uy4ZQywMgLHzqpGOE0mAXP/s1600/red+lacquer+tray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkidz-k33xMyiruzJtvxcdr3byjf07jgz3qVNA2gvWVxxQgeXi-XOKEyaxFwlSAJWjsrBtinj1GzucxEoIqcSpecBitu_jlTTHW7PG_JU54ZGY6QXfNYLA3uy4ZQywMgLHzqpGOE0mAXP/s640/red+lacquer+tray.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to be sensible...of course a gaudy-smoke breathing-incense burning chinese dragon is sensible isn't it :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL6xj1WUSRukCFf6pIZE-F12v8_sv_Q3m9kNuFLz2C_0f9rxDf1hu42T64ElnmqROF58yyTqoAHluYIXr5xlAVBv3kc_IflP0eLJ7nB2YhKfi8w2uymhWZJtmZs8bDTlZQi9mnG7CqfFU/s1600/dragon+incense+burner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL6xj1WUSRukCFf6pIZE-F12v8_sv_Q3m9kNuFLz2C_0f9rxDf1hu42T64ElnmqROF58yyTqoAHluYIXr5xlAVBv3kc_IflP0eLJ7nB2YhKfi8w2uymhWZJtmZs8bDTlZQi9mnG7CqfFU/s640/dragon+incense+burner.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">as is this 1940s lucite handbag...from the Antiques Garage flea market...the most expensive thing I bought</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUF3XMExA8qwbj92wfk79u0yLkUxO7ystoZKP_hqLrluMpNh06WBtMBm8bF2PqMyrEfuEsve5Tmi173NV5Wt498NjtvW0cyrH2J-xucqBR5QhAK96QqwDjIv3On5jf7y4dcrpMxDSF1E2/s1600/lucite+bag+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUF3XMExA8qwbj92wfk79u0yLkUxO7ystoZKP_hqLrluMpNh06WBtMBm8bF2PqMyrEfuEsve5Tmi173NV5Wt498NjtvW0cyrH2J-xucqBR5QhAK96QqwDjIv3On5jf7y4dcrpMxDSF1E2/s640/lucite+bag+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">engraved brass says Original Rialto NY</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...it was my 'this represents NY to me' purchase...and I will definitely use it. It makes you wonder about the life it's had doesn't it?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nd then there's the kitsch of course...no t-shirts, but a snow globe? Couldn't not...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_paHgpKw66F3d7w9oajtSPD1UvIghpGYusaYruI2uT2jHNKAgCbocKJ2A-EKDa6KDTKO1DblCq9eXmUX0I0Msf3fy2uDs7KvxORUplYcwaJxyA9JhRgGMoy0Y-MUqs4sKHPHtBhZ9uvA5/s1600/taxi+snow+globe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_paHgpKw66F3d7w9oajtSPD1UvIghpGYusaYruI2uT2jHNKAgCbocKJ2A-EKDa6KDTKO1DblCq9eXmUX0I0Msf3fy2uDs7KvxORUplYcwaJxyA9JhRgGMoy0Y-MUqs4sKHPHtBhZ9uvA5/s640/taxi+snow+globe.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...perfect next to my John Denver <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-inspiration.html">autograph</a>! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And a little something from Tiffany & Co...completely affordable votive, even if it was much heavier to lug home than a diamond ring...which was <u>not</u> completely affordable :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B4IMgqaMdOKV9hlGHmJlKKnUxWk0TldLdUUunEjpyoUv4O5r-4CWzvYhLrjtlYCrf3CVsWwuU0LH8kvnqQh_w1mUHMCpPGE2kJ5mz0HyvPZgYHet41rVaSXuEC_wnyLJju8EarDzV63o/s1600/tiffany+votive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-B4IMgqaMdOKV9hlGHmJlKKnUxWk0TldLdUUunEjpyoUv4O5r-4CWzvYhLrjtlYCrf3CVsWwuU0LH8kvnqQh_w1mUHMCpPGE2kJ5mz0HyvPZgYHet41rVaSXuEC_wnyLJju8EarDzV63o/s640/tiffany+votive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some things for the offspring...don't you love this 1930s brooch (that can also be a necklace) that I bought for the first born...hope you love it Jess...if not it can stay with me :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENXOQYX6ltGQUum_WQM0fRHjdCCd_7jiYXoIiJzCKSjQaXdlnpBO1GR6Ht7NFhrDht0ErRZaQv012i7n02d7zut7ATjm8jdUMQnS-ul-J4-rI7q_2q0-y5ioOhqu8DiF5KPnZ7ewlr6gy/s1600/deco+brooch+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENXOQYX6ltGQUum_WQM0fRHjdCCd_7jiYXoIiJzCKSjQaXdlnpBO1GR6Ht7NFhrDht0ErRZaQv012i7n02d7zut7ATjm8jdUMQnS-ul-J4-rI7q_2q0-y5ioOhqu8DiF5KPnZ7ewlr6gy/s640/deco+brooch+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and some printers blocks and the 'coolest USB ever' for the 22 year old...flea market and the MoMA design shop....great shopping combination</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4A1m8PdDWqTmuydLTROkZPEi-8kTMiwB4dzFwrpCr9WvqN3Dzs2T1aSuwCIda7NZif_NDh79Tjd-Q3zdbt-IEjfVFyANJXf9pOIdiHjFfWuh4AlM-7efJ-ekqIkuj_ZilgOO9qcZoY9J/s1600/bens+stuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4A1m8PdDWqTmuydLTROkZPEi-8kTMiwB4dzFwrpCr9WvqN3Dzs2T1aSuwCIda7NZif_NDh79Tjd-Q3zdbt-IEjfVFyANJXf9pOIdiHjFfWuh4AlM-7efJ-ekqIkuj_ZilgOO9qcZoY9J/s640/bens+stuff.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a bit of jewellery...nothing at all expensive...but very much me (which is not to say I'm cheap of course!)...bought at various gallery shops</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUZ6cUba39XkOdDQH9ekwRm3kB6VQL4lMqaUkgtY2JzJ6QqSyUkm-plUkmlFj6zZZfwFR1eynjQ1fEt4KgE0LbIaZ9tXXCndRbQtdtAVDyjVpTw52nZawqLGITeqgRCRdgt2aBg1Rp4de/s1600/jewellery+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHUZ6cUba39XkOdDQH9ekwRm3kB6VQL4lMqaUkgtY2JzJ6QqSyUkm-plUkmlFj6zZZfwFR1eynjQ1fEt4KgE0LbIaZ9tXXCndRbQtdtAVDyjVpTw52nZawqLGITeqgRCRdgt2aBg1Rp4de/s640/jewellery+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and who doesn't need new measuring cups...these from Anthropologie...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3aqgS4f12UHPp3sXvVf19f5AZ6xXlaqB_RT8GoCWmfB6oj9TMAusu7LXIAAkGKfNFVP-ws2iIg24YBs3zXQXp_ZT0oQCx9ltKvugXdy_fyc021hcqEvNj3aw3ZwY7zs2nSAkLbPj6NKj/s1600/anthropologie+cups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3aqgS4f12UHPp3sXvVf19f5AZ6xXlaqB_RT8GoCWmfB6oj9TMAusu7LXIAAkGKfNFVP-ws2iIg24YBs3zXQXp_ZT0oQCx9ltKvugXdy_fyc021hcqEvNj3aw3ZwY7zs2nSAkLbPj6NKj/s640/anthropologie+cups.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and I always, but always try to find a buddha on my travels...bingo! And I'm happy with the spot it's found itself in...for the moment :)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vC1VOmuX5V9GQMowG3OBW8Nytfm9iknRHH38Tu6cta-gcx6Y2oUeqCjvVGsqLEOEuhwsiixMJghatno1gpPzgvSPuWCTD-rd-Dl11BMXs6H6VAHa6vlN_zO7mKFsIBxBncyFEZWbccmt/s1600/buddha+head+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vC1VOmuX5V9GQMowG3OBW8Nytfm9iknRHH38Tu6cta-gcx6Y2oUeqCjvVGsqLEOEuhwsiixMJghatno1gpPzgvSPuWCTD-rd-Dl11BMXs6H6VAHa6vlN_zO7mKFsIBxBncyFEZWbccmt/s640/buddha+head+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So there you go...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I'm going to get this photo that I took blown up and framed as well...could look quite cool and edgy...like me, now that I've been to New York...*guffaw*</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9tu9rcnO8LQ2hBTWdD-avypZ9O-gj9JFzNe3iq92U1191JRpUTPmUdRAPVBefoOtEViSzbDmLRBpcYpvyVfnHY-Ok6KEq6-HekQP5ADD9d01EOHrOXCE2_tVkfpEzvlHwYtkqrBKrGiC/s1600/empire+state+yellow+taxis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9tu9rcnO8LQ2hBTWdD-avypZ9O-gj9JFzNe3iq92U1191JRpUTPmUdRAPVBefoOtEViSzbDmLRBpcYpvyVfnHY-Ok6KEq6-HekQP5ADD9d01EOHrOXCE2_tVkfpEzvlHwYtkqrBKrGiC/s640/empire+state+yellow+taxis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now, you wonderfully patient people...we say goodbye to the big apple...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The townhouse will resume normal blogging transmission, starting with tomorrow's top ten pics of the week...none of mine because there have been quite enough of those already :)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, one last thing...those <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-boots.html">boots</a>...?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxFFJLMNcXR4TZF22oztXbHHWPUqzLMq_qE9cAy_Vq9eJas9CJvte8yXOVHROnI3QTe418Y1K5Rdzw6run22xjwPcvhlCFeMsoh8Et-nZXoVsqu8m5NKC5pfHGkgCDBoaEE04ab3Z4x76/s1600/boots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxFFJLMNcXR4TZF22oztXbHHWPUqzLMq_qE9cAy_Vq9eJas9CJvte8yXOVHROnI3QTe418Y1K5Rdzw6run22xjwPcvhlCFeMsoh8Et-nZXoVsqu8m5NKC5pfHGkgCDBoaEE04ab3Z4x76/s320/boots.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...they walked!</span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

some stuff I bought in new york...

Hands up if you want to see what I bought? miniature rubber glove moulds from fishs eddy...they sit on the kitchen window sill...but the win...

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