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Okay, I have really been MIA! I don’t really have a great excuse for this, but in my defense - I have been up to my eyeballs with decisions concerning the renovation, dealing with dust everywhere, dust kittens where they really should not be and boxes! Oh, let’s not forget the boxes - boxes in the garage (still), boxes in the back Living Room & Upstairs Bedrooms, Pictures waiting to be hung all over the upstairs landings and all over the downstairs - boxes, boxes, boxes. . . Now that 95% of the renovation of this home is completed -...

Image courtesy of KingOfthy First of all, the image above rather succinctly expresses our feelings about this past year!  Good riddance (hopefully) to this horrible Pandemic and  "Hello" to a year filled with hope . . .  2021.  Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then, and  such is the case with  our current (but outgoing)  dysfunctional administration and the speedy invention of the new Coronavirus vaccines.  At least for now . . . there is HOPE! Daphne 2021 - right after her grooming! My hubby and I have been under something akin to "House Arrest" for the...

When the minimalist look in interiors became popular, as a designer, I always said, “If interiors were money - this would not even be a trend”! Less is just simply. . . .LESS! Thank goodness that trend is waning and interiors are once again beginning to look cozy and welcoming. Who does not delight in finding a few extra dollars in last year’s coat pocket or handbag? It is simply human nature to hope we can save a few extra dollars - even those that have plenty of cash in the bank! I don’t know about all of you, but...