Saturday, February 06, 2010

Our house

Do you have a favorite part of your house? Like you've put something together, and it just really works? Here are my favorite nooks in our home:

This picture is propped against the bookshelves in our living room. It was a wedding gift, and I just adore it...the bird candlestick was a hand-me-down from my parents. It makes me happy. And our walls are a really light, barely-there mint green.

Here's my other favorite corner...this is a hutch in our dining room. My grandmother gave me the painting, which is by a Mississippi artist. I'm fortunate enough to have two more of his paintings in our home. The lamp is an old one from Pier 1. The palm tree candlesticks are more hand-me-downs from my parents. I set our fine china on the hutch, and I think it works there. And to the side of it is our crystal. I didn't choose the "typical" crystal but wanted something a little funkier. What we chose was a little pricey, so as you can see we only have two goblets...hopefully we'll add more over the years.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Hint, hint

My husband doesn't read my blog, but if he did, I'd let him know that I'd like a bouquet of purple tulips like these for Valentine's Day. And I'm newly in love with anemones...something about the black center against the petals is so dainty and kind of unexpected.

Smart chick lit

I've always been a fan of what I like to call "smart chick lit." Not the cookie-cutter chick lit with the overdone story line of girl working for a magazine in New York, girl dumped by boyfriend, girl finds even better boyfriend, and life is perfect again. Blech. Enter Emily Giffin. I was kind of wary to try her books, but I'm so glad I did. I've read them all, but her latest "Love the One You're With" is my favorite. I'm terrible at reviewing books, so follow the link if you're interested. Her newest, "Heart of the Matter" comes out in May, and I can't wait! And I know you can't judge a book by its cover, but I have to say I'm loving the purple...

Poor Rachel Zoe

Here's the thing...there have been a lot of rumblings in the blogging world about this particular photo that was recently taken of Rachel Zoe, telling her to eat a hamburger, to stop denying she has an eating disorder, etc. My particular favorite was the caption "Bananas. Eat some." There is no doubt she is undernourished, and I'd be shocked if she wasn't actually anorexic. All of that said, people need to be a little more sensitive. Eating disorders are diseases...they're a disease of the brain, and people tend to overlook those as not as important as diseases of the body, i.e. cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and so on. Her head is sick, and she deserves the same amount of sympathy that we give to others who are battling illnesses. My heart goes out to her.

I want...

I want a french bulldog puppy so bad (bad or badly? I should know, having a degree in English and all)...anyway, I have wanted one of these dogs ever since I lived in New York. They're the most precious little pups I've ever seen...look at those little bat ears! My husband says one animal is enough, and I can't seem to convince him otherwise. And they are pretty pricey...starting out at around $1,500. But isn't this face worth it?