Weekend

What are your plans this weekend?  I plan on making this.  Rutabagas where have you been my WHOLE life? I feel a little jilted, I must say. They are that good. Last month, I was able to eat here, where I had them for the first time.  Lovely.  I steamed some a couple weeks ago, and honestly, that is ALL you have to do.  We  have tickets to this Saturday Night.  Thanks Haile(sister-in-law).  It's a bird, it's a plane, it's what we won't be wearing from New York's Fall Fashion Week.

 I think I am pretty in the "KNOW", but I didn't KNOW about this publication until very recently.

That Union Jack reminds me of the fabulous pillows that just arrived at my store, from the U.K.

 

                            Have a great President's Day Weekend! Nan

POST THIS

It was hot pink, my new iphone just didn't capture it, which I
also heart very much!

Hey GUYS and DOLLS, you could really learn from this GUY.  On Valentine's Day, I was going into my store's backdoor and there was a simple, single, hot pink, heart shaped  POST IT note.  Nothing written on it, just there.  When I went into the store, there was another one on our front door.  I inquired to my ROCK STAR assistant, "What is up with those cool hearts?" She beamed. She radiated. She giggled like a school girl.  Her cute and oh so clever husband of 20 plus years, had put them on her bathroom mirror, her closet door, her coffee mug, the catfood, her car, and then preceded to drive 30 miles to put them at her workplace.  Be still my beating heart!  How adorable is that.  Needless to say, she continued to BEAM and giggle all day! Brilliant Charles Brilliant. XO, Nan



P.S. On the subject of LOVE, I love this new iphone app.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day My Sweets.   I have always enjoyed V- DAY.  What is there not to LOVE about LOVE.  Unfortunately, my sweetheart will be out of town, so I guess I will have to make something special for my other two LOVES.  It will have to be fairly low key though, as I will have to work.

OH MY PIE. Too bad, I didn't come across this sooner...So cute.  Yes, I could probably make them, but remember the work thing.  I think some Breyer's Strawberry Ice cream with red and pink M&M's will work equally as well for my two.

I have blogged about their New York Map before, as I now own one.  I am loving this LOVE  BUG print too.

My honey has been on a groove lately. I came home yesterday to a sweet little orchid.  Albeit, from Publix's, but I'll take it. I had a little creative moment and used some vintage bead flowers to hold the orchid together.

 Last week he gave me my Valentine's gift EARLY.  It is a BIG one!  Now to make something yummy in it!

What sweet treat do you like to do?  May your dinner table be surrounded by those you LOVE!   XO, Nan

N.Y.C.

There are just  always awesome moments in NYC, every
time I go there.  Saturday evening, walking from the Javits to another
awesome moment, the sky was just heavy with blackness and winter.
There was a brief distance of glowing buildings and the earth. It just made me
sigh and breathe it in like rustic homegrown meal.  Thank you Brian and Gary of Aunt Sadie's.
 The party was as lovely as you both are! xo

Taken in Union Square with my son and our
BBF's from Virginia.  We were celebrating Double
Digits and his 10th birthday was on 10/10/10!

I am glad to have gotten out today (bad weather), but I am always a little sad to leave too.  I hope to see you soon BIG GUY, until then adieu!  Thank you for an inspiring weekend, Nan

P.S. I love you.  Maybe, we should have a Spring Fling? I enjoyed our Fall  Rendezvous. wink.

AHOY

A watercolor of my boys when they were
six and four!  Now, ten and eight.

Soon to be wallpaper in the boy's bathroom!
What do you think?

One of my greatest loves EVER!

ALSO LOVED THIS! HEAVEN IN A BOWL.

Note to self:  Just realized...Where in the heck is that ocra picture and
wire sculpture octapus!  Redid this bathroom a year ago.
Both pieces would be awesome in the bathroom upstairs.

Today. We sail away to Tampa Bay.  Don't I wish! Life would be EPIC then.  Speaking of EPIC, if I don't shave my legs soon... Yikes.  Gorilla in the Mist.   At least my hair is light, but that still doesn't help the overall effect- PASTY, WHITE, DRY, KNEES SLOWLY FALLING and NOT GOOD.   I need to be packing and picking up the house, so that when we come home  SUNDAY the house is not a complete disaster.  We are driving though to Tampa for some serious pirate festivities.  I can't wait!  I am taking some  favorite cheese from my favorite folks to some more favorite folks, our hostesses for the weekend. I am still dreaming about  here from  last weekend, and I can not wait to make this next week! Rustic and amazing!  What are your plans? I'm going to squeeze my family extra hard and be thankful! Have a great one, Nan

I love a good word and a good interior.

I love a good word. I have a dictionary, by my computer that I use all the time. Yes, I know I can look it up online and sometimes, I do... I just love to look up words and the act itself is so satisfying.  I also love a good interior.  I do. I do.  So here is the word- Juxtaposition,  and here is the Interior. LOVE. LOVE.


P.S.- Home of Decorator Marie Olsson Nylander

Happy Happy

Hello folks.  Sorry it has been a day or two... A sign of a bad blogger is when she(me) signs "in", and it takes three tries.  oops!  To my sad defense, I do manage two blogs and I am not savvy enough to "manage" under one account.   Anyway,  HAPPY HAPPY to YOU!  What does 2011 hold for you?  Life is so exciting isn't it?!  XO, Nan

I will not be doing this.  Can you even imagine?

It makes me want to cuss like a sailor just looking at this

picture! Those people are FN crazy!

Now this is my idea of CRAZY.  CRAZY FUN!  After years of looking at it, I booked it yesterday! Happy New Year in July to ME and my family.

One tide pool large enough to swim in (about the size of THREE, not one, not two, BUT THREE Olympic pools at High Tide)!  Did I mention

Lobster and Buttah! I certainly have before.

This is more my speed.  I think I will ask HIMSELF for this for

my birthday... January 20th.

A cute Tallahassee customer was in yesterday, and said

she had seen a picture of our Christmas display on a blog!

LOVE THAT. Can I tell you how many times I straightened

those books?  Oh well.

I always LOVE dancing with my neighbor, Heeth.  He is single ladies.

He can make you look like you know what you are doing

on the dance floor.  He also makes dancing so  much fun, you don't care!

This dress last night was a huge success!  Someone even told me I was

delicious!  I will definitely be on this site in the New Year.

HAPPY! HAPPY!