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    Ryan’s side of the room, originally uploaded by briones.photos.

    What an organized small bedroom – turned – dressing room! More photos if you click the photo’s link.

  • What a beautiful Paris apartment this pastry chef lives in!  (click photos to view larger versions)

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  • No photos of the discussion but plenty of pics of the fun and games!  Last night was quite the night with the junior high (pardon me: "intermediate school") students. 

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    Bryan updates us on his sermon from Sunday – which is the topic for the youth discussion tonight in our small groups.  I was distracted by the pretty sunset visible from our meeting room.

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    Jennie created a custom crossword puzzle for our girls to complete.  It was such a success that next week I'll introduce a word search puzzle based on next week's theme.  (Thank you, Internet, for having tools to create these puzzles!)

    What are you looking at

    What are they looking at?

    Alex - - soooo close

    oohh..THAT's what they were gazing at.  LOOK!  The ball is about to go into the basket!

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    Three of the girls I'll have in my group next year!

    That's all for now.  I'm happy the week is almost over but I like Thursday evenings:  puttering around the kitchen while listening to Dean Martin + Friends, putting groceries away, creating something for dinner, feeling productive while the dishwasher and washing machine are running during The Office and CSI. 


  • Kitchen Detail, originally uploaded by abchao.

    More of the kitchen that I find darling!!

  • Found some beautiful kitchens.  This first one appealed to be because of its clean counters and pretty artwork.  (Note to self: get some pretty art for the kitchen.)  The kitchen is part of fuse interiors in Dublin.

    Kitchen - fuse interiors - dublin

    Then these next two photos are from the residence of French designer Matalie Crasset.

    Kitchen - french designer - Crasset

    Office - french designer - Crasset

  • it's been quite the week.  am happy the weekend is almost here.  haven't much planned apart from an eye doc's visit (have to get my eyes dilated), might see "slumdog millionaire", a little card playing, and I really want to see a friend's puppy, Bjorn, who is a Saint Bernard.  Apparently he's a little ball of fluff and I'll never want to give him back once I cuddle with him.

    Bjorn + meredith 

    Bjorn Amadeus + his "mama"

    Elena + mobile 2 

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    Elena + kalette - fake sleeping

    elena + kalette fake sleeping – to give the impression of lack of fun at my apartment.  so not true!!

    here's how they really were (blurry photo alert):

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    happy, happy friday to YOU!!

     

  • Well..not WITH Orla Kiely – but with one of her mugs available at Target. This little photo containing Girl Scout Cookies made its way to London where Sharona realized she won't be getting any of those cookies this year.

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    photo:  sunnygirlsf 

  • I love getting immersed into the world of blogs.  A few clicks and you're in a new world that connects to your current world.  

    Tonight I was introduced to "From the Right Bank to the Left Coast"…she posted such gems as these:
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    The bedding colors are striking and the organized closet with the pretty curtains – love it!

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    Then I began reading "the paris apartment" and I love this little girl's tea party!

    Paris apartment - tea party
  • Thought I was ready for spring – we've had enough snow, ice, cold temps, icy rain, freezing temps and grey days to last a lifetime.  So I thought I was ready for spring.  Then saw these photos.  Now am even more ready for spring to arrive.  Or perhaps these fabrics from Mimou would help hurry spring along.

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  • ab chao has some of my most favorite photos on flickr and I used to read her blog. then she stopped blogging.  and now she's begun again!!  I'm thrilled!  I love her blog – all the white space on the pages  and how clean everything looks. Not sure what "hashai" means.  Here's her kitchen.

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