Dusty brown boots by the ironing board, spray on dust is the greatest thing, sure is the greatest thing since the last;

I’m taking a teeny breather from posting Italy photos to share Eddie Ross’s blog with you.  He’s a contestant on the second season of Top Design (which I need to start watching as it seems it’s been significantly improved since the first season seemingly eons ago) and a Martha Stewart acolyte.  His aesthetic is repurposed [...]

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Snow is cold, rain is wet–chills my soul right to the marrow;

It’s the first really brisk day of the fall today, and I have the house to myself all afternoon (which, when I was working, was a novel experience.  Now I just call it regular).  Yesterday we spent running errands–food shopping, wine shopping (the BevMax in Hamden is fabulous when you want to get the best [...]

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Arial is not Helvetica;

Our entrance foyer, 9:30 this morning.  Pardon the flash–it’s a grey day here in the Have, and the natural lighting sucks.
One of the consequences of getting married when you don’t live in a home with many rooms is that you’re sent boxes of things, and you’re forced to get a little creative in figuring out [...]

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