Hmmm. Today’s post is just a little thing, a mere will o’ the wisp. But I wanted to share some things that have been making me happy lately:
That the flower guy threw in a big bouquet of flowers with my roses. Just because. What are those flowers called anyway? My Mom and I both thought of “anemones” and then said at the same time “but wait, aren’t those sea creatures?”–we crack ourselves up.
That we finally hung up the Gobelin panel and it looks great. And that it was worth the carry-on back pain to haul back the cream cable throw and pillow (I suppose I am officially off my pillow detox now) from the Ralph Lauren outlet in the States (and no I didn’t use them on the flight back. No bedroom pillows onboard!).
Due to the generosity of my florist, who may or may not have a crush on me, we even have flowers in the bathroom, where Remi thought to put out the maritime watercolor that he found in a tiny shop in New Brunswick.
That my dog makes me laugh every…single…day. Hard.
That, upon hearing joyful shrieks outside of my window, I looked out and watched a waddling parade of mini-pirates, princesses and geishas stroll by, all dolled up for Carnival.
That freesias smell like the clouds of Heaven.
There you have it! And you? Anything making your heart go “hip, hip, hooray” today?
Yes Heather, YOUR post made my heart 'hip-hip-hurray' today!
So wonderful, lovely and lively images! Love the view of your living room, well done with the piece of tapestry!!!
Sorry for late visiting your blog, but….the garden work here seems to be endless….Just taking a break because sun is now in the afternoon too hot to work, would you believe!
Hope that you have a wonderful springtime at your place and send you warmest greetings from the Perigord.
Amicalement et bisou
karin
My friend, thank you so very much for your wonderful compliment–coming from such an incredibly talented lady as yourself, well, it means quite a lot!
Ooh, and I would love to see your roses. Actually I would love to bury my head in their blooms–why oh why are you on the other side of the planet?! 🙂
Hey Catherine! Thanks for signing up! I am holding off on joining new blogs for the moment as I can't keep up with everything out there as is! But wow, you are only 14–good luck and keep going!
Judith, I am not sure if you will see this but I have been meaning to ask you how your job is going. I know that this is still a slow season for retail so hang in there, things should be picking up soon (almost all of us in my family have worked retail and it was my Dad's specialty–he actually was called "Dr. Retail").
As for Karina–well, she is tiny compared to our bear Ben! Can you imagine if we let him on the bed?! We would both soon be on the floor. He has a Napoleon III meridienne and he takes up the whooole thing!
Bisous.
Your home is truly a home now – nobody would guess in a million years that you have only been there for the blink of an eye – it looks so welcoming and elegant. Your bathroom arrangements look fabulous – a lovely thing to see. My roses have just come into their autumn flush – the prettiest, most intense colours of the year – but I always love cream ones like these too. xx
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David, you just crack me up!
Thanks for this post, Heather. It popped up yesterday while I was on duty at the little store where I work a few hours a week. It was a very slow day — and the weather was gloomy and frigid. Especially after the summer-like temps we had here last week. I am confused and so is my garden!
Anyway, this post was such a bright spot. And I'm afraid that Karina has both Ben and Dylan topped when it comes to burrowing. She likes to get under the duvet with us. In fact she's there right now as I too am under the covers trying to warm up.
Oh, and I love the little bathroom vignette.
Heehee–he sleeps like that sometimes Debra. I think he is burrowing. He also will tuck his paws under the rug. Such a goofball. Dylan looks far more serious than Ben–am I wrong?
I saw that Karena! I too was blown away–and learned a lot too. 🙂 Hope you are well…