guest post ~ the perfect parent's retreat...

<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Hello blogsters. Today I have a treat for you, and a little break from me :) The fabulous Julie-Ann...she of <a href="http://www.decoratingforum.com.au/mainpage.php">Decorating Forum</a> fame...has agreed to take over the tranquil townhouse for a day. This post, about the perfect parent's retreat, was based on a Forum discussion.  Over to you Julie-Ann...I may have put my 10 cents worth in as well though...can't help myself...sorry!!</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">_________________________________________________________________</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are times when as parents we crave a little bit of time out. We need a place of our own where the floor isn’t scattered with toys and the television isn’t playing The Wiggles. <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">[or if you're living in the townhouse, old episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...yes, that is who that pesky cat is named after!]</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We asked the members of the Decorating Forum – When creating a Master Bedroom/ Parent’s Retreat what would you like included? On the <a href="http://www.decoratingforum.com.au/mainpage.php">Decorating Forum</a> we love to chat about decorating, renovating and building our homes. We bounce ideas around, help with decorating dilemmas and have a giggle.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starting at the basics you will need some beautiful bed linen with gorgeous cushions on top...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB9vSiWSkdCjlgUZNTHXZ4aLj2dr4dq1Czlc0m3fH7YvoaOBNzU01GFXjBFEYnnpCg2TZKvX_byQYv_XkAYSAoDDBsK-uTrykw43rU1-UYLS0aN0ra0b9GXl3KyQRstKv3ItlIMN6X50W/s1600/julie-ann+bedcushions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB9vSiWSkdCjlgUZNTHXZ4aLj2dr4dq1Czlc0m3fH7YvoaOBNzU01GFXjBFEYnnpCg2TZKvX_byQYv_XkAYSAoDDBsK-uTrykw43rU1-UYLS0aN0ra0b9GXl3KyQRstKv3ItlIMN6X50W/s400/julie-ann+bedcushions.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We loved the idea of having a comfortable place to sit and read or chat with Decorating Forum friends on your laptop...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19jWeSaafanTdxF3LOw8Cofdvt0VDsM9u4EjbvtB30T9_sEvNB4E7hmEyYhjIiarA1GXALTQ2BJqY18zOYho8F3OH0lPiSCc9R31lMsMXe8acpYNsPXKVpBwnknGPg5zD2BsSCfV6-Fop/s1600/julie-ann+bed_chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19jWeSaafanTdxF3LOw8Cofdvt0VDsM9u4EjbvtB30T9_sEvNB4E7hmEyYhjIiarA1GXALTQ2BJqY18zOYho8F3OH0lPiSCc9R31lMsMXe8acpYNsPXKVpBwnknGPg5zD2BsSCfV6-Fop/s400/julie-ann+bed_chair.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your wardrobe needs to have plenty of storage so all of your clothes, shoes and handbags can be stored neatly. And of course there has to be plenty of room to add just one more pair of shoes or handbag... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><i>[whoa...that's an awful lot of shoes and boots Imelda-Ann!]</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVNUt0LCfKAzjekbj4YbTlcQMo54F8e1HNUDRvKZPJcJHBdWHGdAOA3e8_LDrwY-f0SgZ2q3sBFnKttYxtwq5DYcCoLUrh1D9hkvvY8fo0gSf0V8VVfDNz7d8T8D9ngQAwqpES__azXzB/s1600/julie-ann+shoecloset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVNUt0LCfKAzjekbj4YbTlcQMo54F8e1HNUDRvKZPJcJHBdWHGdAOA3e8_LDrwY-f0SgZ2q3sBFnKttYxtwq5DYcCoLUrh1D9hkvvY8fo0gSf0V8VVfDNz7d8T8D9ngQAwqpES__azXzB/s400/julie-ann+shoecloset.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A spa in that beautiful little courtyard off the bedroom would be lovely...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuBlrAC6JgEEPJsVR6WkKovT9sR0JzVb8N31VJQhaFnOvn-KEpiQfZMN8oFCC_fMRYPatzf6tmY2F3hz1XQqHiSIDRujXDqE-i5And4U-2uDbx40qcyFteFBqUou9LrQ2AaWimZt8oq-a/s1600/julie-ann+privatespa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizuBlrAC6JgEEPJsVR6WkKovT9sR0JzVb8N31VJQhaFnOvn-KEpiQfZMN8oFCC_fMRYPatzf6tmY2F3hz1XQqHiSIDRujXDqE-i5And4U-2uDbx40qcyFteFBqUou9LrQ2AaWimZt8oq-a/s400/julie-ann+privatespa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A cupboard stocked with high quality chocolate is a must...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><i>[Really? Oh, ok then...]</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyUlSDybeSmYyMMjhWK5XFQFxAMLziWs9uEW26OCkuA0rV6zVegMKz_R8_VEPq0gc6brVsJFX7l45PyHw5EwJkQrYm8WvFnJ_uUYaah-KW-4UwjJfLixdJuTszT4i84UPLfUPMtkfr8QG/s1600/julie-ann+chocloatecupboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyUlSDybeSmYyMMjhWK5XFQFxAMLziWs9uEW26OCkuA0rV6zVegMKz_R8_VEPq0gc6brVsJFX7l45PyHw5EwJkQrYm8WvFnJ_uUYaah-KW-4UwjJfLixdJuTszT4i84UPLfUPMtkfr8QG/s400/julie-ann+chocloatecupboard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><i>Remember how the 22 year old came to stay for " only a few weeks mum" about 7 months ago...even with grown up kids you need a parental sanctuary it seems. My bedroom makeover isn't far away...I may have to rethink a few things after this though!</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b>When creating a Master Bedroom/ Parent’s Retreat what would you want included?</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>[My answer? Not this....]</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicozYCsaaS7_rlTdBbV_ihahjzBE_Y8mNOKS8ybhV4YUsJaJyng3jAM5qqtctEg7Z0vMarESRDzLBwyT9xdOZ6h4YDgl3H39gQl3IIXH2TXmPZtX9MisY3xYBtid90wuq_12TEW4M077HX/s1600/buffy+on+bed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicozYCsaaS7_rlTdBbV_ihahjzBE_Y8mNOKS8ybhV4YUsJaJyng3jAM5qqtctEg7Z0vMarESRDzLBwyT9xdOZ6h4YDgl3H39gQl3IIXH2TXmPZtX9MisY3xYBtid90wuq_12TEW4M077HX/s400/buffy+on+bed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Thank you Julie-Ann...<s>chocolate</s> food for thought here. And while you're pondering your answer, head on over to the <a href="http://www.decoratingforum.com.au/mainpage.php">Decorating Forum</a> and sign up. I have!</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></div>

guest post ~ the perfect parent's retreat...

Hello blogsters. Today I have a treat for you, and a little break from me :) The fabulous Julie-Ann...she of Decorating Forum fame...has ag...

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soul food friday...investing in yourself

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hit the 'pay now' button yesterday. I probably do it more than I should, but I had been pondering this buying decision for a while and decided to take the plunge. Have a little splurge. Invest in my future.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t3cpcOJG2m5C9Zf9_8-VrDNehZbIK0e0eXAtdtERAlzW1rdgdEheOBwJkE8OjpM3oj87ueB2amwOS0Zt_Hr5VYdqjCj6SNyjG21WYCuiEs4kfoYsL4hNFy9_LN-vgIAEm_dJ6C-R3Tdr/s1600/shannon+fricke+workshoptable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t3cpcOJG2m5C9Zf9_8-VrDNehZbIK0e0eXAtdtERAlzW1rdgdEheOBwJkE8OjpM3oj87ueB2amwOS0Zt_Hr5VYdqjCj6SNyjG21WYCuiEs4kfoYsL4hNFy9_LN-vgIAEm_dJ6C-R3Tdr/s640/shannon+fricke+workshoptable.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm 53...there you go...I've said it! Don't look it though:) I've had an incredibly satisfying career in HR (and still do), along with a military career and the all important motherhood of course, but there comes a time when you need to think about different things...while there's still the time! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-TfpVGoAAgSwDWQ6KAuLL9Bi6mWspH1fu0pqWquk7zKdiNNJsQTqXcPWgA1IOA43iAejybw5F95BLXlY8i-IWqvvcprem_SWj0y7Y6E-geiaFyoPGQWqVnUL9fLCvCjMecsJX_q_CoG0/s1600/shannon+fricke+book+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-TfpVGoAAgSwDWQ6KAuLL9Bi6mWspH1fu0pqWquk7zKdiNNJsQTqXcPWgA1IOA43iAejybw5F95BLXlY8i-IWqvvcprem_SWj0y7Y6E-geiaFyoPGQWqVnUL9fLCvCjMecsJX_q_CoG0/s640/shannon+fricke+book+001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't see myself giving up my day job for a while yet (there's still a pesky mortgage to pay off) but you can see from my desk that my worlds collide! One day I'll want to move from Canberra and do something else. And I'm incredibly interested in styling and photography....so I'm going here...Shannon Fricke's</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvAbx4ri4yYcaeHmfOqvXqyC3rx6CC95V-vure93qhN3PsP5p5f5qASmTOxonPdhedwIh2ey5dghz55OTw-jRtyLF4j57Cnu1yrqsBzkQOEHwZBFnzivoZK2sV9FxoxSA7apJaljQtscN/s1600/shannon+fricke+little+cottage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvAbx4ri4yYcaeHmfOqvXqyC3rx6CC95V-vure93qhN3PsP5p5f5qASmTOxonPdhedwIh2ey5dghz55OTw-jRtyLF4j57Cnu1yrqsBzkQOEHwZBFnzivoZK2sV9FxoxSA7apJaljQtscN/s400/shannon+fricke+little+cottage.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...to do this...</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgm14m5PcVP5H9dbT2DPj46baUkNeYUDkqiappEWtvOgMi7Ho7Mgg8UXLK1_rh5qKGQWkXGDaVtw1UjcM_pg-b8SqTVcPcOd9lkVm_E-UCnrM-nCTRp_-CGifUeA9FmrMOMbq1nb4dfk_/s1600/shannon-fricke-workshop.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgm14m5PcVP5H9dbT2DPj46baUkNeYUDkqiappEWtvOgMi7Ho7Mgg8UXLK1_rh5qKGQWkXGDaVtw1UjcM_pg-b8SqTVcPcOd9lkVm_E-UCnrM-nCTRp_-CGifUeA9FmrMOMbq1nb4dfk_/s640/shannon-fricke-workshop.gif" width="586" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm booked in for the 6th of May. Can't wait. And as they say...it's never too late. What are you looking forward to? And how do you invest in you?</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you once again for another lovely week of wonderful, funny and supportive comments. You're the best.</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>

soul food friday...investing in yourself

I hit the 'pay now' button yesterday. I probably do it more than I should, but I had been pondering this buying decision for a while...

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around my house ~ things that make me smile

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you know Danielle over at <a href="http://helloowl.blogspot.com/">Hello Owl</a>? Each week she hosts a <a href="http://helloowl.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-place-yours_31.html">'My Place & Yours'</a> bloggy get-together. She lives in the bush...I think she likes the company...go and visit! When I saw that this week's theme for My Place & Yours, chosen by Hayley from <a href="http://ouruniquejourney.blogspot.com/">Our Unique Journey</a>, was things in your home that make you smile...I thought I'd have a go...and to be honest work has been so full on I didn't have any other post up my sleeve. Are you ready for a glimpse into the tranquil townhouse and the style that makes me smile? Well, I smile at:</span><br /><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">colour, pattern and texture...</span></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu2bcF7yJrqH9qN6D6aBtxi6gvTAE7gdFQK4uOJfZILQ2RvdDLOqKBtLoDvyATNLhVDO0GFinockNnALTRkdB_O1QYeUrUGPSS4ITAg3s8y4h-nPfLpqIpnrlEUxHilhOVL9yR_v2RRE/s1600/things+on+coffee+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu2bcF7yJrqH9qN6D6aBtxi6gvTAE7gdFQK4uOJfZILQ2RvdDLOqKBtLoDvyATNLhVDO0GFinockNnALTRkdB_O1QYeUrUGPSS4ITAg3s8y4h-nPfLpqIpnrlEUxHilhOVL9yR_v2RRE/s400/things+on+coffee+table.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On my coffee table, a carved stone box I bought in Vietnam, a cloisonné bowl from a trip to Beijing, a little pot from Oxfam, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a glass thingy I made with my very own hands in a course at the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.canberraglassworks.com/pages/index.asp">Canberra Glassworks</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I love that place. And under it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a rug from Iran [I didn't travel for that one] and an embroidered velvet footstool. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">whimsy...</span></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y4ZwbTKtXjD6lEjn4O5FFfC7Sa1IhNAME5qvJUA-3wdLOxbIWcI31ebo-QnG-tDSKXbo9JbTx_518PL5HndpuYXBsFpBzCEUEzbVNEWIyc6HVjXunNLpziaLPELLUrlM7Ljd-LK4mmg/s1600/flying+pig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y4ZwbTKtXjD6lEjn4O5FFfC7Sa1IhNAME5qvJUA-3wdLOxbIWcI31ebo-QnG-tDSKXbo9JbTx_518PL5HndpuYXBsFpBzCEUEzbVNEWIyc6HVjXunNLpziaLPELLUrlM7Ljd-LK4mmg/s400/flying+pig.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My 'of course they can fly' pig. It's a cast iron money box but no money I'm afraid. Strange as it may sound, I think if my house was burning down I'd want to save him...even though he's as heavy as all get out. I'm sure it's a him. Maybe not...what do you reckon? P.S. the brown woodwork does not make me smile...it will be going to paint heaven very soon.</span><br /><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the classic beauty of blue and white china...</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-9vSpfX1oldBsy2r3NqjKAfC0sX9SdbRXji5jzgpSnM-U7X7gbMUvT_boXIWkSBQHDRGmcOjQE06P-wMWhZjl0u_Ddk4oCHrXFITfekjTZ-ziEZrTi0nPZ-S3zewzto5Zqvmh5T-h0/s1600/blue+and+white+4collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-9vSpfX1oldBsy2r3NqjKAfC0sX9SdbRXji5jzgpSnM-U7X7gbMUvT_boXIWkSBQHDRGmcOjQE06P-wMWhZjl0u_Ddk4oCHrXFITfekjTZ-ziEZrTi0nPZ-S3zewzto5Zqvmh5T-h0/s400/blue+and+white+4collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had more but I got rid of a lot when I downsized...I think I may have to start collecting again...there's space on those shelves for sure. And yes there is blue and white in the bottom left pic if you look very closely!</span></div></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">reminders of my travels...</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOpWNhNqC1ez1UzVHIgElRMWwsOA0r-pEFB8-NaOf9B7JqMKD70W6TUSWuZamOUzDKZpUZKuB2ce6HIPXXTIvwWNbZE52A3EZ9ScahkGg2TTI7_z6dVmGn3s726MCGb0lUg7Aqxo5y-U/s1600/mongolian+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOpWNhNqC1ez1UzVHIgElRMWwsOA0r-pEFB8-NaOf9B7JqMKD70W6TUSWuZamOUzDKZpUZKuB2ce6HIPXXTIvwWNbZE52A3EZ9ScahkGg2TTI7_z6dVmGn3s726MCGb0lUg7Aqxo5y-U/s400/mongolian+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vintage mongolian wall hanging...I bought this when I was lucky enough to work in Mongolia for a few weeks in 2005. It's hand embroidered (this one sewn in 1958) and signed by a woman, or perhaps it was a girl whose name means Honey in English. I liked that. These hangings are used to line the inside walls of the gers (yurts) lived in by nomadic Mongolians.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">flowers (and candles) in the bedroom...</span></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V-Ih1rzOg6pG_PWizaqRYocyd1530WcMcG6pXXT0He2wMjzd7gypAeOyP4JNUrRVgfeOU2eEuwS0KTR3ETZcZC2Muzm-O2PDXBf6v1t59r4rbnpmfHe__MYglBwbe2CHw81idpQtPXo/s1600/bedside+table+top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V-Ih1rzOg6pG_PWizaqRYocyd1530WcMcG6pXXT0He2wMjzd7gypAeOyP4JNUrRVgfeOU2eEuwS0KTR3ETZcZC2Muzm-O2PDXBf6v1t59r4rbnpmfHe__MYglBwbe2CHw81idpQtPXo/s400/bedside+table+top.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flowers and candles anywhere really...but there's something special about having them in the bedroom I think. And I love my black wall. I always smile when I see it and congratulate myself for my bravery!! Isn't that right Jules...go see hers <a href="http://thediversionproject.blogspot.com/2010/05/black-wall.html">here</a>??</span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">funnily enough...</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKW5NOTkgNErEWveWcvNFsghfWpZ7JPV4r1bz8UyhUlzyD8BIQNbDOt-Zoijih5lH4w48j9E_ThbLHstz5mmVyUgqDvkb6YPYjCwEV5E_CxVu6a94JweV4A1v4QyUuh-dnTGwZvM1oOc/s1600/john+denver+autograph+gold+frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKW5NOTkgNErEWveWcvNFsghfWpZ7JPV4r1bz8UyhUlzyD8BIQNbDOt-Zoijih5lH4w48j9E_ThbLHstz5mmVyUgqDvkb6YPYjCwEV5E_CxVu6a94JweV4A1v4QyUuh-dnTGwZvM1oOc/s400/john+denver+autograph+gold+frame.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My John Denver autograph. Oh stop laughing! John and the pig are getting saved if the house is on fire. Hey, maybe I should call the pig Denver?! If you're a true tragic like me you can read my post about John <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-inspiration.html">here</a>. It has lots of pretty pictures :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">buddhas...</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLyX6rBF0GPo-u4oMBHhc_gDNO7paopozC2mNUjLy1p5ScfdVNTvqiq3cuJHugZoPWxFEHjSD1dNW8AKez4ZSXJx7pxOCvcIAC9YwjHA2-0u3Qg-3VywWjvl0cvE362IEoZaYJeFSLbQ/s1600/buddha+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLyX6rBF0GPo-u4oMBHhc_gDNO7paopozC2mNUjLy1p5ScfdVNTvqiq3cuJHugZoPWxFEHjSD1dNW8AKez4ZSXJx7pxOCvcIAC9YwjHA2-0u3Qg-3VywWjvl0cvE362IEoZaYJeFSLbQ/s400/buddha+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, bloggy peeps it's not called a TRANQUIL townhouse for nothing. I have lots of buddhas...they're serene. I mainly have enigmatic ones like these but I do have a couple of laughing buddhas as well. This is a collection I will definitely be keeping and growing. Fashionable or not!</span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">last, and definitely least...</span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ-pkdoiyZ5VFjauJZR3Dkr9Te0_FtWFKA1HuwRI75KHLHinoAC_pTToAotm9BLD90bquaa-yUF25vIWAPYFxYvE4P5enHDnVK74hLy4JypzvRFwqXU2wdhRpEJZ9wUATh9tki2ifIJI/s1600/buffy+yawning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ-pkdoiyZ5VFjauJZR3Dkr9Te0_FtWFKA1HuwRI75KHLHinoAC_pTToAotm9BLD90bquaa-yUF25vIWAPYFxYvE4P5enHDnVK74hLy4JypzvRFwqXU2wdhRpEJZ9wUATh9tki2ifIJI/s400/buffy+yawning.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Capturing the vampire slayer in a very unflattering pose! Oh yes, that is smile worthy. Laughable actually.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you Danielle for hosting My Place & Yours...it was fun taking a look at things around the place from a different perspective. I had lots more I could have included...the 22 year old for instance...who sometimes makes me smile...but not last night when he spilled red curry all over the carpet! That was more a grimace than a smile. And the MGM when he visits of course...he's very funny so it's more laughing than smiling.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come back tomorrow for my weekly picks of the top ten images since last Thursday. Oh the blog stalking I've been doing for those! Gasp-arama-ness.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images taken and picnicked by me</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/tranquiltownhouse/6aa76c55681784d717c463ecc754d7c5.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a></div></div>

around my house ~ things that make me smile

Do you know Danielle over at Hello Owl ? Each week she hosts a 'My Place & Yours'  bloggy get-together. She lives in the bush......

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top 10 pictures from the week

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A little while back <a href="http://tranquiltownhouse.blogspot.com/2010/05/picture-post-from-my-bookshelf.html">I said</a> that I get pretty tired by the time Thursday rolls around and just want to post pretty pictures. I've mostly been taking them from books on my bookshelf...but, ever one to change my mind (surely not!) I've decided...for the moment at least...that Thursday will be devoted to posting pictures that I've seen over the past week on other sites. Pictures that have made me go aaaahhh....or oooooh....or on some occasions have rendered me speechless (no mean feat that one!). Not that I'm qualified to judge these things really, but does that matter? No. Didn't think so.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6usdiyCb30Y7YWyrEg-kEGMoVL8sboY8x2m87Fok2dX-FJLpAmILyo8bxOVIiHs_8Fnq3X8JxIdMybajDjCOGw4dOEa_xl8Bju8MvlciYc1eAMQgPUFbIc1o8sL21fxJz26Da5iybeo/s1600/top+ten+-+greige.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6usdiyCb30Y7YWyrEg-kEGMoVL8sboY8x2m87Fok2dX-FJLpAmILyo8bxOVIiHs_8Fnq3X8JxIdMybajDjCOGw4dOEa_xl8Bju8MvlciYc1eAMQgPUFbIc1o8sL21fxJz26Da5iybeo/s400/top+ten+-+greige.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">stills locations via </span></span><a href="http://greigedesign.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">greige</span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Naturally, as I only just thought of this yesterday, I haven't been putting aside jawdropping images all week (no, that would require organisation and forethought) so it's taken me a while to put this together, which kind of defeated the purpose. And I have no doubt that I've seen many pictures this week that should have made it to the list. But...as this is my first attempt you will, I'm sure, cut me some slack.  Next week though, I'll be stockpiling as I blog stalk...that's the plan anyway! Enjoy...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujfSjVV89tJ-AjoWF9UwqT0qOyzOIB7yI9-Q_IPVESNz0qKbVp1PXFBXre-5cQ59krDsmDe8Tm2d2oVoDT5_XC1A2y4v5xEmMpUC9YjcUJxxUr9bVkllrrf4f20KpP_MM50hftuqmSzo/s1600/top+ten+-+flower+-+la+porte+rouge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujfSjVV89tJ-AjoWF9UwqT0qOyzOIB7yI9-Q_IPVESNz0qKbVp1PXFBXre-5cQ59krDsmDe8Tm2d2oVoDT5_XC1A2y4v5xEmMpUC9YjcUJxxUr9bVkllrrf4f20KpP_MM50hftuqmSzo/s400/top+ten+-+flower+-+la+porte+rouge.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://laporterouge.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">la porte rouge</span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you to all of these wonderful bloggy places and websites for giving me such tingles!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><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></span>

top 10 pictures from the week

A little while back I said that I get pretty tired by the time Thursday rolls around and just want to post pretty pictures. I've mostly...

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a simple solution for a small annoyance

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No, Buffy is not the small annoyance I am referring to...she's a much bigger problem! But this jewellery box, bloggy peeps, believe it or not...was the simple solution...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz17HTdOzrAkfpttQCnezenA361bk06sgq4IKfsOYCznpQ9OL9neCHJuIWPgQA31may6Q93n6SZBu2QzcsauftoU15Eolwd12lmlaEvLp5YeOsxS1Gn-JlCB5nHIuvIYD3_QSB-1xWjs/s1600/jewellery+box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBz17HTdOzrAkfpttQCnezenA361bk06sgq4IKfsOYCznpQ9OL9neCHJuIWPgQA31may6Q93n6SZBu2QzcsauftoU15Eolwd12lmlaEvLp5YeOsxS1Gn-JlCB5nHIuvIYD3_QSB-1xWjs/s400/jewellery+box.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to this small annoyance...a candle plate that I have had for years and quite like...which of course you can no longer buy the right size candles for (at the right sized price at least)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWD9IVAFTl3ZU-JuK21jOqWD0g0p1d7RyICiI7bptULVWWE65R6kfDOk0rvHnaFwiw9jRdhE9P4Gv2PVEGJ0yfVRFI0mQbAh5pxreoZvPVrPloF-XL4XupxzkkKaU2f1YDAWirHix-bA/s1600/candleholder+bare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWD9IVAFTl3ZU-JuK21jOqWD0g0p1d7RyICiI7bptULVWWE65R6kfDOk0rvHnaFwiw9jRdhE9P4Gv2PVEGJ0yfVRFI0mQbAh5pxreoZvPVrPloF-XL4XupxzkkKaU2f1YDAWirHix-bA/s400/candleholder+bare.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What to do? Fill in the gap of course...and create a whole lot of different looks while you're at it...I tried beachy...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquVE7ZmxN8bXKCquRtHqMDd2DJBWeJ2cdoiDH_SYKxtIPaOcRXH8Ye5HC7NdDJdmHRYsrevWa-MPqcFIMQU7Wnr8o7AMjGbFGz_TdgzQuQeAMrccU51sehc7APps2VTmS5q__WkLmtbg/s1600/candleholder+beachy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquVE7ZmxN8bXKCquRtHqMDd2DJBWeJ2cdoiDH_SYKxtIPaOcRXH8Ye5HC7NdDJdmHRYsrevWa-MPqcFIMQU7Wnr8o7AMjGbFGz_TdgzQuQeAMrccU51sehc7APps2VTmS5q__WkLmtbg/s400/candleholder+beachy.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pastel...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlLw42cXbCirTjhqJMo6u0qu0uLXFKg5jHPjfggydR-aoKhC9wtDPPkJcZUNjNXbJAWPWjpyE3XoAt7FP_ciZiuHqUi_2AKafW-ib6_F2ainRhP-anrnkk7wACZngq-RAif4Y819D-U4/s1600/candleholder+pastel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlLw42cXbCirTjhqJMo6u0qu0uLXFKg5jHPjfggydR-aoKhC9wtDPPkJcZUNjNXbJAWPWjpyE3XoAt7FP_ciZiuHqUi_2AKafW-ib6_F2ainRhP-anrnkk7wACZngq-RAif4Y819D-U4/s400/candleholder+pastel.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">tribal...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieh-PJ5x2rZFpzseGdKS5t1LETCdPjcSYevNxVQqiUmOLZtXwEyUMzW9vbN4LFjzHmFdHK7odw0wiJAHO4JMRVi_Yc1-YmHo_Qhw2K5x6xPTbAK13UwCvxcR4JO4CSmdCFkhC0G98Wb9c/s1600/candleholder+tribal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieh-PJ5x2rZFpzseGdKS5t1LETCdPjcSYevNxVQqiUmOLZtXwEyUMzW9vbN4LFjzHmFdHK7odw0wiJAHO4JMRVi_Yc1-YmHo_Qhw2K5x6xPTbAK13UwCvxcR4JO4CSmdCFkhC0G98Wb9c/s400/candleholder+tribal.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a touch of old worlde charm...(that was my grandma's brooch)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaeEAMn1-vWOso7o7gxlFgkHokxucQq72op4_0f0JfsMJJzLlTNmbvU-6SYo1L-Ne6kCFjlUAzrZyjZQwVFCf2lqiASN10racrZUvZkZORQfj9BIfJ0iP-ckFjszvbiQvbd6rkvbe7jA/s1600/candleholder+victorian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaeEAMn1-vWOso7o7gxlFgkHokxucQq72op4_0f0JfsMJJzLlTNmbvU-6SYo1L-Ne6kCFjlUAzrZyjZQwVFCf2lqiASN10racrZUvZkZORQfj9BIfJ0iP-ckFjszvbiQvbd6rkvbe7jA/s400/candleholder+victorian.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">chinoiserie...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeoBOtXB4-eoeA3oiPdREto0s_yjzjBY-rC1qb5mXdflrFmH9ifUoCW48OXeTslCshqdVE0Iueske4MvJFl2Ha4UMAL4RCnlDa0hNgJYpF3gPH-tivIVOtmD7jcNHJ7mM9BbHmwsyQvg/s1600/candleholder+chinoiserie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLeoBOtXB4-eoeA3oiPdREto0s_yjzjBY-rC1qb5mXdflrFmH9ifUoCW48OXeTslCshqdVE0Iueske4MvJFl2Ha4UMAL4RCnlDa0hNgJYpF3gPH-tivIVOtmD7jcNHJ7mM9BbHmwsyQvg/s400/candleholder+chinoiserie.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bold and modern...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumn581CQM0Yaahqky8_T6ykaY4b4Hy2aRlHYllIRxhnyBkGoa7hxeq6EP9aDkhFiWv-4zi3ht9IK9Da_WL3Blk9-3M_MYhvw0G1dw3KeKga2eBhYrXiNZeQpTcYtW7geBm2SRdzLfiI0/s1600/candleholder+modern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumn581CQM0Yaahqky8_T6ykaY4b4Hy2aRlHYllIRxhnyBkGoa7hxeq6EP9aDkhFiWv-4zi3ht9IK9Da_WL3Blk9-3M_MYhvw0G1dw3KeKga2eBhYrXiNZeQpTcYtW7geBm2SRdzLfiI0/s400/candleholder+modern.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">organic...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhFfmbYiyE_afjFdurxKkV4GQGaD9tb27gbL5CzYE04SUMIrmf1ISHi4dTIeKr3jcloQEoK9nV8KjAkryXaLiwUd15Divfjrcr3M8LCNvFTZYGZOwhy8zTUikdsjU8aGKg4sUbmTVnJc/s400/candleholder+boho.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">elegant...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv2UNZH5Lu2BUCKTcw8xDmS4AbyXO24I1bml1M2e2IswNMbHF0xfb5x2K9yCYOcEdvzCGznDe-zFbj2Jwpvqty4SoBdtrziNHvufSlU0VOmubvfayOGRsGqd0mxMDqPopkjO6-bfGWQE/s1600/candleholder+elegant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv2UNZH5Lu2BUCKTcw8xDmS4AbyXO24I1bml1M2e2IswNMbHF0xfb5x2K9yCYOcEdvzCGznDe-zFbj2Jwpvqty4SoBdtrziNHvufSlU0VOmubvfayOGRsGqd0mxMDqPopkjO6-bfGWQE/s400/candleholder+elegant.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a bit of bling...(see that Burberry perfume...a little goes a long way believe me!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcLD9hlYY7rNDg7GsxAL41WgaOAmLR2ySK-ZqaXCHlHXFRQW-SbsRcmsttEyK1cz2BIleRfZ4Iw_qSdBLaA7e1WYlAlThmBvs4YOqastjk2B-lbwynIp_wSYC3Fs-PtF6nYCvj_PygZE/s1600/candleholder+bling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcLD9hlYY7rNDg7GsxAL41WgaOAmLR2ySK-ZqaXCHlHXFRQW-SbsRcmsttEyK1cz2BIleRfZ4Iw_qSdBLaA7e1WYlAlThmBvs4YOqastjk2B-lbwynIp_wSYC3Fs-PtF6nYCvj_PygZE/s400/candleholder+bling.jpg" width="372" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the life aquatic...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-A7axXZxiu1UNBUcBk-ZI8w158XlWddN_QQZ5VbkSXve8fUueeGe9Igdr0hhOQ2scBHrBJodsWTi139VSAgACfEH9MyXtfYiWY3L29NeSAWSFDfq4MMFSO2ad4Z-yaFCUG6PIiQLTDc/s1600/candleholder+aquatic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-A7axXZxiu1UNBUcBk-ZI8w158XlWddN_QQZ5VbkSXve8fUueeGe9Igdr0hhOQ2scBHrBJodsWTi139VSAgACfEH9MyXtfYiWY3L29NeSAWSFDfq4MMFSO2ad4Z-yaFCUG6PIiQLTDc/s400/candleholder+aquatic.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And then what happens...?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9UxIIfYz9LiZfzFmRr3AJITxZ_SJofBUbSewMZI9p5KIl_gGcGl83dOIO2GVuaYA8TmGEykTi-ni_I4TW0WaSvXGQ6ks_BSfXfqpYbv4IbXMAQK86aURNthZ9vPEy9in-F3AKBMbdzc/s1600/candleholder+black+candle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9UxIIfYz9LiZfzFmRr3AJITxZ_SJofBUbSewMZI9p5KIl_gGcGl83dOIO2GVuaYA8TmGEykTi-ni_I4TW0WaSvXGQ6ks_BSfXfqpYbv4IbXMAQK86aURNthZ9vPEy9in-F3AKBMbdzc/s400/candleholder+black+candle.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...you find a candle that fits almost perfectly...and it doesn't cost the earth. Sigh. Life's like that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm linking this to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/05/welcome-to-71st-metamorphosis-monday.html">Metamorphosis Monday</a> at Between Naps on the Porch</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AVRraC8oeyDiBgpDJNYfABFWwu5EOMWBt7d1XvIHPahlOwK5Gahz5cC-BPzdl-jQAZjWx-sZByn8tjU0iAJh5iaZtkaQbr7jWh6SVS40XFZLAucgTqNFGLEyqgYyqIBx68kwlNbZKiM/s1600/metamorphosis+monday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8AVRraC8oeyDiBgpDJNYfABFWwu5EOMWBt7d1XvIHPahlOwK5Gahz5cC-BPzdl-jQAZjWx-sZByn8tjU0iAJh5iaZtkaQbr7jWh6SVS40XFZLAucgTqNFGLEyqgYyqIBx68kwlNbZKiM/s320/metamorphosis+monday.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...well it's kind of one I think even though it required no power tools or paint!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images by me...they took forever to stage, but it was heaps of fun! Just one more procrastination project brought to you by a tranquil townhouse!</span></span></div><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>

a simple solution for a small annoyance

No, Buffy is not the small annoyance I am referring to...she's a much bigger problem! But this jewellery box, bloggy peeps, believe it o...

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bemused by garden stools

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have two garden stools...just like this one...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvslkLCLwz6KF_G4EiboxTpSpZgbEwQTx0ddjP2Pxj9_fjIm3xhlqfmoZVuvhdXPVdQUZ7AO1FS8Qlq-RbSaRQhzt0S-30mxECgi-_j_IjsLaWXgAgT3T1buCbKpZvs0RlDBUEvPP5b1o/s1600/gardenstool-flickr-its+great+to+be+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvslkLCLwz6KF_G4EiboxTpSpZgbEwQTx0ddjP2Pxj9_fjIm3xhlqfmoZVuvhdXPVdQUZ7AO1FS8Qlq-RbSaRQhzt0S-30mxECgi-_j_IjsLaWXgAgT3T1buCbKpZvs0RlDBUEvPP5b1o/s400/gardenstool-flickr-its+great+to+be+home.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...but I'm thinking: why are they called garden stools?</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Garden:</b> <i>a piece of ground or other space commonly with ornamental trees, plants etc, used as a place of recreation</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Stool:</b> <i>a seat, either low or high, without arms or a back, usually for a single person..</i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIi_amiuJM7ES9v_sY_JIxDU-7YdjMGLPKmh6ybD2tihWJigv81-_EoxDtlrzET2WCqjzFxHb17FutPgm0nqxIki6LPnuJ3tjL_yIPoEvf1XD_XJ7TnZeZjR9VQTbarOlQQ9B0rwSQD4/s1600/gardenstool-palmerweiss.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIi_amiuJM7ES9v_sY_JIxDU-7YdjMGLPKmh6ybD2tihWJigv81-_EoxDtlrzET2WCqjzFxHb17FutPgm0nqxIki6LPnuJ3tjL_yIPoEvf1XD_XJ7TnZeZjR9VQTbarOlQQ9B0rwSQD4/s400/gardenstool-palmerweiss.com.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...when you hardly ever find them in the garden and I've never seen anyone actually sit on one...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Oh all right then..but just the one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofVfPtXfZ_FKvP35u9XeyiWRt4UFWhLrOx1cDxtAX4LxaQuJk9O70t5tX4rC0SXHc04mtz3NWF3V924BY27_WcaOh5O1uQNwJICw3DMNAfpiXib0RKykhS5rsDTga-NbPgeOwiNEbq2o/s1600/gardenstool23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofVfPtXfZ_FKvP35u9XeyiWRt4UFWhLrOx1cDxtAX4LxaQuJk9O70t5tX4rC0SXHc04mtz3NWF3V924BY27_WcaOh5O1uQNwJICw3DMNAfpiXib0RKykhS5rsDTga-NbPgeOwiNEbq2o/s400/gardenstool23.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> images 1-10 and 14 from </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16863012@N06/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">; others from </span><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a></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>

bemused by garden stools

I have two garden stools...just like this one... ...but I'm thinking: why are they called garden stools? Garden: a piece of ground or o...

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