French Farmhouse

image via here

I haven't been to France yet, but it seems to play on my mind a fair bit.  I'm thinking that "one must go".  Check out this gorgeous farm house via The Style Files.  I think you like me will be ready to pack your bags and check into something similar.

Meh-hico

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Green - the good ones

images via House and Garden

I hope you are all settling into early 2011 with a relaxing mini-break.  We have been laying pretty low and it's been very nice to be at home all together.  Lots of quiet catch ups with friends and family.  The indulgent eating has to stop at some point surely?

Do you have any resolutions?  Apart from the obvious health related ones that pepper my list every year, I intend to keep on blogging, go to the cinema more often and revert back to the one I made in 2009, which was to see more live music.  It was about the only one I didn't break! And not only that but I saw some great live acts. 

Now onto to the green above.  It's quite refreshing to see a 'pop' of green (instead of that yellow that I'm always banging on about).  Green just makes me feel good and I think it is because it is so intrinsically linked with nature that it blends beautifully from outside to inside.  Especially the bright green in the last shot. And not just any green, all greens - olive, emerald, jade, mint, lime, moss, chartreuse, army green, British racing green.  Whoops, hang on... perhaps not bottle green as it reminds me too much of my school uniform which was especially ugly when teamed with red and grey.  What were they thinking when that one was devised?  Yuck, dispose of those hideous thoughts or memories from your mind with the following picture because it certainly didn't look like this!

image via here via The Sartorialist

Relax to the max

Ahh, well that's what I call a good break.  I think my shoulders did the relax as soon as the first sunset was seen as we headed along the road leading to the shack.  I love to make the most of it by sitting on the sand 'oohing and ahhing' about the colour and light at that time of night and thinking about how peaceful the world is in that particular spot. 

We had the most glorious spring weather, stunning sunsets (and no doubt sunrises), a bonfire on the beach, non-stop eating/drinking, boating, driving on the beach, sandcastles, slothing on the couch/deck & fun, fun, fun with great friends.

 Needless to say we are back on our usual discussion surrounding the pros/cons of purchasing a little piece of real estate beachy goodness to call our own.  I wish!

Gone fishing!

I'm excited!  Tomorrow we leave for the shack for a long, long weekend.  Look at this gorgeous shot taken from the deck on an absolutely divine evening.  The water is so still and sometimes a few dolphins come into the bay to have a quick evening frolic. 

Ahh, the serenity...  how's the serenity!

Have a good long weekend everyone.

Shack-a-licious

Bring on the long weekend so we can be here looking at this little sunset with a drink in hand. I always like to steal a moment on the sand watching the kids giggle and play around on shoreline. I can't wait!

Shhh... I need a little quiet

I'm pooped and I need a little quiet time on my own with no phones, emails or any means of communication. I don't mind if you come and you like to quietly read a book or contemplate your navel. I'll be in this room but please don't bother knocking, I won't answer.

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