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Today’s winner

Today

I really like the unique buttery color of the anthurium.  And the tulips just seem to move.  I dig it.

Doing it the Wright way.

FLW Grey Home

  Over the weekend I scootered out to Oak Park with some friends to wander around the Frank Lloyd Wright neighborhood. While I really enjoy the Prairie Style for it’s clean lines, I tend not to dig the color schemes that are often associated with the style. The style tends to embrace brown, butter and sage green. [...]

ranunculus

ranunculus

Isn’t this the most beautiful ranunculus ever?

lily of the valley

white lily of the valley

May is the month for these pretty  little things.  They are starting to pop up everywhere, so go find them and smell them and love them.  Also, it’s the national flower of Finland.  What’s more to like?

I hate people

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Someone over the weekend came in our studio and stole my camera and one of our printers. Whoever the person is can go eat a big pile of poo! I’m not happy. So if you are thinking of stealing something… DON’T. If it’s not yours, don’t touch it! Have a pleasant day. I know I [...]

all simple things

muji

Have you ever been to Muji? I have not personally been there but have drooled over products my friends have brought back from Muji while in Europe. Recently Muji opened their doors in NYC  with three stores. Guess what they’ve gone and done now… They opened an online store for the USA. I can’t wait [...]

my secret garden center

cityescape

Have you ever fallen in love with a store? I love shopping, so I have lots of favorite stores. But my favorite garden and plant store has got to be City Escape. It’s not in the easiest place to get to with out a car but totally worth the trip. Today I bought a stevia [...]

i like this

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Easy centerpiece: Remove blooms from their stems, arrange flowers to create a mosaic in a low container or series of containers, place in the center of a table.  Done.

Beauty is in season.

dogwood

One of my favorite things ever is in season. DOGWOOD! This dogwood was so pretty this morning I just had to take a picture.

Sand Art

sand art

A friend sent me this clip. It’s a little sappy, but it completely amazes me that someone can create artwork out of sand. And that it’s an evolution from one image to the next. I tend to think in a still frame manner, I love when people think and create in a different method than [...]