A Holland Park Library

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfccijD1tjs1QmPtKJv8NdDzD5LYesHKO9hyphenhypheneWw4uaTxUWCCDL9sKItxoRvuirj8KCs4YC7WyftVsPa9k0KwCYrZflqow4-zC4zshYMkYbUb6F-W-pEZw0yxHscXi8-pV5IerzmqkaM48Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-12+at+8.09.49+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfccijD1tjs1QmPtKJv8NdDzD5LYesHKO9hyphenhypheneWw4uaTxUWCCDL9sKItxoRvuirj8KCs4YC7WyftVsPa9k0KwCYrZflqow4-zC4zshYMkYbUb6F-W-pEZw0yxHscXi8-pV5IerzmqkaM48Y/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-12+at+8.09.49+PM.png" /></a></div><br />Sometimes you just can't top a British interior for that feeling of coziness and grandeur all at the same time.  This Holland Park home is by <a href="http://todhunterearle.com/interior-design/london-houses/">Todhunter Earle Interiors</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj20E_uXKQzWJ2skLBy93GT43qtZGDn0qC7fb_o2c9eDAV7-9J_fl_DCDc5txGeyajP71DxbW2ItP7ik5_44LqbcTwugYo-AH7RfXywM1klgrJaiucxNEQzLmS1st5DgWx9wzKj7bavlC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-12+at+8.10.10+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj20E_uXKQzWJ2skLBy93GT43qtZGDn0qC7fb_o2c9eDAV7-9J_fl_DCDc5txGeyajP71DxbW2ItP7ik5_44LqbcTwugYo-AH7RfXywM1klgrJaiucxNEQzLmS1st5DgWx9wzKj7bavlC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-12+at+8.10.10+PM.png" /></a></div><br />

A Holland Park Library

Sometimes you just can't top a British interior for that feeling of coziness and grandeur all at the same time.  This Holland Park home ...

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Small Town Love in CNY

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPxYlmxDklJt2247N5YcVmU83sOThpZZx8z2AR9bPgkQkxGPArp3Hk_C8Rnm74Cp7pD-kxKcMrqzhIh-VDno-_qQ851LU9a5okN2BhYypYGurU_2GgoAlFSJdquryZL0O6jguNN2imPMd/s1600/DSCN5740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPxYlmxDklJt2247N5YcVmU83sOThpZZx8z2AR9bPgkQkxGPArp3Hk_C8Rnm74Cp7pD-kxKcMrqzhIh-VDno-_qQ851LU9a5okN2BhYypYGurU_2GgoAlFSJdquryZL0O6jguNN2imPMd/s1600/DSCN5740.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm back from a long weekend in Central New York, the first night in the beautiful village of Skaneateles, a few miles from where I grew up.  Clift Park is full of flags, each one dedicated to a veteran by family and friends, sharing their gratitude with everyone around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_z9tIKpmpQUC1S2ekauiKR7Ywla8cGdjFFW8wHbJR5K1AMzQ5GmYHYVilwjqxeX7aJkml_wlvraxQNMwCNEIroUVCxsMIuMnxc5ES2vLgFBr_k2W2DsZXYo8tcNz7XDIkP4qdxCwCS0k/s1600/DSCN5733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_z9tIKpmpQUC1S2ekauiKR7Ywla8cGdjFFW8wHbJR5K1AMzQ5GmYHYVilwjqxeX7aJkml_wlvraxQNMwCNEIroUVCxsMIuMnxc5ES2vLgFBr_k2W2DsZXYo8tcNz7XDIkP4qdxCwCS0k/s1600/DSCN5733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Community shows up in so many ways.  My morning walk was full of Good Mornings, even one from the two women running on the other side street as me.  They shouted it over to me and it felt like getting a little package of friendliness.  I love greeting people in the street and am so happy it's still a part of daily life every place you go in central NY. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihil2ukMyEl6UZ2FUceW7zZ094MIGBwsLZsTgVbGp5nDyMU3Q8ZRrVighxw0kQkXZocwBvcNyw6pgdtzoD0-cumaP3j3UcoWtdQgNTX7uMz5S4CiY-LV1FYT9TCFIEMaphBlq6clZwxvRk/s1600/DSCN5731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihil2ukMyEl6UZ2FUceW7zZ094MIGBwsLZsTgVbGp5nDyMU3Q8ZRrVighxw0kQkXZocwBvcNyw6pgdtzoD0-cumaP3j3UcoWtdQgNTX7uMz5S4CiY-LV1FYT9TCFIEMaphBlq6clZwxvRk/s1600/DSCN5731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6IEqo4BMfz-VaEc2Ax5FvwhZjtCOyjk1qkSYoUcJSWeOEfTpRluFciFXGtxPSDomoc8I7GER-FR8y1UrUP5GVGHGSZb84pG8GCcZEEeDvh2gUPSB5GeLiaHLYUCD3j8u-_WxpghHVfnn/s1600/DSCN5737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6IEqo4BMfz-VaEc2Ax5FvwhZjtCOyjk1qkSYoUcJSWeOEfTpRluFciFXGtxPSDomoc8I7GER-FR8y1UrUP5GVGHGSZb84pG8GCcZEEeDvh2gUPSB5GeLiaHLYUCD3j8u-_WxpghHVfnn/s1600/DSCN5737.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrKdOwY7oooNLTUS9qxG9Osc4suLOWQkmpl7VUAeBu1Vs1AX1Xo056jnwHeu06VMcfIDh4M6n57QcbRXIq8e6pLVNOTdiYBacqICEx81eWvuH_KPpho7kejqz1GvFJpBDia9l-G2il17t/s1600/DSCN5741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrKdOwY7oooNLTUS9qxG9Osc4suLOWQkmpl7VUAeBu1Vs1AX1Xo056jnwHeu06VMcfIDh4M6n57QcbRXIq8e6pLVNOTdiYBacqICEx81eWvuH_KPpho7kejqz1GvFJpBDia9l-G2il17t/s1600/DSCN5741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The older I get, the harder and harder I find it to make the drive back to DC, and I don't mean the drive literally.  Someday I won't get back in the car - probably about 6 years from now :)   In the meantime, I need to remember to "love the one you're with" and keep saying hi to people here in the big city.  Maybe I'll even call it out from across the street.

Small Town Love in CNY

I'm back from a long weekend in Central New York, the first night in the beautiful village of Skaneateles, a few miles from where I grew...

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Home Decorating Humor!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHGPHfm9dfkzMVt6uYwraknNGIr99N3TIbowtRcfvOd6meyzWsUx17O7a2d9ELcnLRTPkTaf5Xv4vT7jxlztkdWGJR4CTa4_slif7zdoH1hgDBE2sO8N_Gv9V5bkAAyu8NeAbk4LpWkO_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-07+at+7.38.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyHGPHfm9dfkzMVt6uYwraknNGIr99N3TIbowtRcfvOd6meyzWsUx17O7a2d9ELcnLRTPkTaf5Xv4vT7jxlztkdWGJR4CTa4_slif7zdoH1hgDBE2sO8N_Gv9V5bkAAyu8NeAbk4LpWkO_/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-07+at+7.38.55+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />My husband's cousin shared this on Facebook- they called him the Funny HomeGoods guys! If you'd like a good laugh watching Vic Dibitetto poke fun at various home decorating objects and don't mind the occasional "colorful" word<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ZUQDc2sHQ&feature=youtu.be"><b>click HERE</b></a></span>.   Made my morning!   Have a great weekend.

Home Decorating Humor!!

My husband's cousin shared this on Facebook- they called him the Funny HomeGoods guys! If you'd like a good laugh watching Vic Dibit...

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