Pinking Up...

I bought myself something this weekend. It was a cardigan in the palest shade of pink I have ever been able to find. I fairly bolted into the shop where I spied it, and it quickly has become my favourite clothing purchase in a long time. Pink is a shade I have loved since girlhood. I love the way it makes our cheeks look rosier and how feminine we feel in it.

photographer: Paul Costello

That said, my daughter always questions why I don't have more of it in our home - which is a very good question, considering I always vow it is my favourite colour. Indeed, I read a very good book over the holidays, The Well-Dressed Home, by Annette Tatum, and it reaffirmed my belief that we should take inspiration from our closets (current or dream) when decorating our homes. Having seen this room - found in her book - featured in Country living a while back, I solemly (but silently) declared it to contain sofas slipcovered in the perfect shade of delicate pink.

While I have found my own pursuit of that perfect shade in accessories and furnishings elusive, here is what I found to share of some pink I just might consider for my own home if the world was the fantasy place we would all like it to be:

Morgan Harrison.com

Country Living.com

design by Sarah Richardson

I'm just not sure if the boys would go for any of it!!

A Change in Plans...

Well, a generous blast of snow led to hand wringing by the school board, the decision to keep schools open, and then the noon hour cancellation. Don't you just hate it when that happens? Not the cancellation (I believe in erring on the side of caution...and not having to make bag lunches!), but the mid-day cancellation. Parents scrambling and kids worried and/or confused.

All well that ends well, and my afternoon schedule has gone from getting some work done to using this:

to make a whole lot of this:

Which you need to wash down these (thanks to Mr. Pillsbury):

If I do that for them, maybe I'll even get one of these:

Need something to do with all that snow?

I have just the idea!!

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Dear Mr. Black Socks,

While walking with my friend yesterday, you gave us such a good laugh. You appeared to be doing housework -  which is always a good thing - while wearing only black bikini briefs, socks and shoes. Problem is, as you do so in front of your sliding glass doors, you are visible to all of us who walk by and house gaze. It is because of this that I offer up some free decorating advice: invest in some window treatments. In this case, it really doesn't matter what kind or colour. I will even go out on a limb and break all decorating rules and suggest these, if you're really desperate:

Now, some might say we could just avert out eyes as we pass by your home, as we know you aren't trying to be pervy.

But others say it's really healthy to begin your day with a good laugh, and walking + laughing = really healthy!