Sunday, 3 November 2013
Saturday, 2 November 2013
November is about...
A house in England
Autumn colors and playing with your hands.
Lights
Elegance
Walking
Living the quiet life
Happy November!
Thursday, 31 October 2013
This One Kings Lane video will inspire you to decorate!
What inspires you to decorate your home?
One Kings Lane just released this wonderful video (at the bottom of my post) that I found so inspiring.
It IS true, designing your nest grows and changes and is all about the seasons and our innermost needs.
What I love about the short clip is how they don't remodel the entire room, just a few pieces here and there to give the room an entirely new feel!
One Kings Lane has new sales pop up all throughout the week and each sale lasts 72 hours, so when you see an item, don't wait!
Head over and check them out today: One Kings Lane.
But before you go, watch their new quick video right here:
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
To be happy about...
Anna Spiro blogging again. I love her idiosyncratic shop and her eye for happy places.
Minimalist with maximalist-gold-undertones. How ingenious of you, Dustjacket Attic!
Creativity,
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Autumn 2013 is about...
{Etsy}
- A cashmere pullover-or a cardi like Charlie Brown's blanket
- Fragrant air-jasmin
- A cabin-in my daydreams
- The woods-a park will do
- Apple pie-make:next weekend
{79 Ideas}
- Travelling-paradise lost of the past-new travels to be made
- Reading-two new books
- Blogging-finding refuge
- Cross-stitching-Till we meet again
- Making house a home-For You
- Resting-in the kindness of friends
{Elsa Hansen via Tory Burch}
Fall 2013 is about
- finding my own voice
- expressing myself
- learning patience
- holding my breath
- breathing
Hey, people
Thanks for the lovely pics.
You motivate me to go on walking, living, expecting, hoping, believing
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Prayer Request
Dear Friends,
I am writing to ask for your prayers.
My family is going through the most unthinkable nightmare. We sometimes hope we'd pinch ourselves and awake on an ordinary, beautiful Autumn morning. And yet...
We are living one day at a time. Making no plans. Praying for my dear husband, and hanging on our hopes to God.
Please join us in prayer, that all will be well again when the time is right.
Loving you all,
Irene
Friday, 27 September 2013
On building the life of your dreams
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| Photo of Avignon, France, via here |
Do you have a fantasy about the life of your dreams?
Do you daydream about the good life?
What would you do, if you could do anything?
Do you fancy the rural stuff?
growing your own food, knitting, cuddling in front of a big fireplace or stove?
Or perhaps retreating to write poetry?
Do you wish your house were all-white?
Do you hope for plain walls to fill with quirkyness?
Or perhaps you dream of an active life of doing and being worshipped and starting a new you from scratch?
Whatever you do, make sure you put your heart in it. No sadness, no regrets, no looking back.
After all, it is about your one precious life.
xoxo
The Happy Turtle
Saturday, 21 September 2013
DDay
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| Artist: Unknown |
And so, the time has come to say Goodbye to this house.
Am I happy? Do I want to get moving?
Yes , I do.
It has been some time now that we have outgrown this place.
Things change and we have to adapt.
So tomorrow we pack and with God;s grace, next week will find us in our new home.
I want to put together a post about this house.
Because it was old and neglected and we came from our home where everything was put together we thought and care, this house was a blank canvas for me.
This helped in the transitional months since moving here.
I took the freedom to play with all that I had, and I am pleased with the result.
We entertained quite a lot.
I enjoyed hanging clothes on the line.
And being part of the neihborhood life.
Bon Weekend, then.
I hope you enjoy this Autumn weekend with your loved ones.
xoxo
The Happy Turtle
P.S. You've probably seen that I have changed my template for the nth time and lost all my sidebar widgets ;-)
New Beginnings!
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Tuesday Good Morning with...
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Monday, 16 September 2013
A young English wedding-The Blairs
Speaking of weddings, I so much enjoyed looking at the photos from Euan Blair's wedding. What a lovely young couple! He is 29 , she is 25 and they have been together for 8 years!
An interesting fashion note , indicative of fun pop culture. Fashion commentators noted that half-turkish Suzanne's blue heels were a replica of those worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sex and the City movie.
What a beautyful picture by Alan Davidson, capturing a moment of intimacy and pride between Cherie and Tony Blair, the former British PM and his wife.
The groom's sister, Kathryn Blair.
The Blair's Buckinghamshire mansion where the wedding reception was held.
Read more here.
Inspiration Monday-Soft light
The epitomy of softer times, softer light, slightly fresher autumn days, in a newly decorated home.
This photo gave me a solution to a decorating dilema.
I have a similar console (no castors, an extra self for current favorite books and magazines-yes!) that will fit nicely halfway under the living room window.
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Pribably my favorite picture for the natural wooden floors, the old table (I have two smaller ones of exactly the same design) , the modern mix of art and chairs and the wonderful wall art.
(A beautiful apartment in Northern Spain)
Book ideas via AnastasiaC
I am so not into cooking, these days. I find some ideas touching base when I think of our new kitchen in our new rental. Otherwise, these days I'd live on cheese and yoghurt!
I long for a light-filled house. I am installing our dining room table next to the kitchen. I want us to have our daily meals in a beautiful setting.
I have benches to go with my table, but I do find these chairs interesting, especially the autumn colors, rust-mustard-mushroom.
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I hope you find beauty to inspire you this week,
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