AN ALMOST FINISHED BEDROOM

Well I guess I did take a small break....every time I say I am going to blog more I curse myself:) But hey....I guess that is what old people do...I don't know....but maybe!  I will be 71 in a little over 3 weeks....yikes! Anyway....This will be short but I thought you might enjoy a bedroom that is 95% finished except for one big wall that needs something but you won't see it in these

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How to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home with your kids

Once you have kids, it's harder to have those romantic dinners out on the town that you used to have — but that's okay.

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Picnic Days in all Seasons

Hello everyone, I hope you had a lovely weekend. It was a bitter cold one here...colder than it has been in many years. Although I like winter I am happy that it has warmed up. Thank you Laura for the suggestion that I do a picnic theme for a post. I went through my old pictures to collect some for this post.... hope you enjoy it! Winter picnics with a thermos of hot

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Superb exotics that don’t grow in the tropics

Dreaming of the flowers of the Costa Rican jungle? Take comfort, some of the most fantastic plants are far better suited to cooler climes.

In the long cold months of this winter, I have spent ages scrolling longingly through page after page of gloriously glossy images of tropical landscapes on various Instagram feeds.

Whether it’s rope bridges festooned in flowers in the Costa Rican jungle or my own videos of favourite adventures spent wandering through the lush and verdant greenery of Singapore, it’s my horticultural coping mechanism. It’s what I do when I have a desperate urge to see light and life around me.

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Marrakech expressed: turning an old farm into a light-filled home

A couple of French designers, helped by their son and two donkeys, have transformed a Moroccan chicken farm into a stunning family home

When French fashion art director Julien Tang met photographer and model Cyrielle Rigot in Paris, she was “longing for new air and far-flung adventures”. “Marrakech awaited us,” says Julien. Shortly afterwards, in 2014, the couple transformed a 16th-century townhouse in Marrakech’s medina into Riad Jardin Secret, an hôtel particulier. Once home to Yves Saint Laurent, who entertained his young lovers there, the house conjures up a 1970s Hideous Kinky design appeal.

Today, the couple also run an interior design studio specialising in a crafted, authentic aesthetic with a contemporary twist in their family home, a former chicken farm 25km outside Marrakech.

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How to repair gaps between vinyl flooring planks

Vinyl planks are usually installed as a floating floor. You should be able to nudge the planks together to close the gaps.

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‘AphroChic’ authors on color, art, culture and the Black family home

'AphroChic's' Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason join Jura Koncius to chat about their new book and the Black family home.

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