Something's Gotta Give Kitchen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZBXVA4SwMP2B7gPTZKxS0Pc75CGtgRvIwbmHY1d3og1tUFZsD4IqM_wDKCHcws3HcOZ5QpA98XdiNWQSNULzaNPyzKq3L9n1B_khH-bqdlBgx5RnW8ZefjUF8Kr335cGLuxxWfV8WU-A/s1600/something%2527s+gotta+give+kitchen+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZBXVA4SwMP2B7gPTZKxS0Pc75CGtgRvIwbmHY1d3og1tUFZsD4IqM_wDKCHcws3HcOZ5QpA98XdiNWQSNULzaNPyzKq3L9n1B_khH-bqdlBgx5RnW8ZefjUF8Kr335cGLuxxWfV8WU-A/s640/something%2527s+gotta+give+kitchen+1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello honeypops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, where to start with this incredible kitchen?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And it is utterly <span style="font-size: x-large;">incredible</span>, isn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh_vaO_tTVsSo-sLrKYuze_St_nRWJksWcy_uO4ghjtrLQSoGvATkFjH4kU6Lok3OqN8Ms7pLdylZ0VcB-Aw2vjj7BEwOoB95sdbguo8pHf0J8xTdcDjzmZtSqoKhDU7P5EU9BsR9zQf3/s1600/something1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh_vaO_tTVsSo-sLrKYuze_St_nRWJksWcy_uO4ghjtrLQSoGvATkFjH4kU6Lok3OqN8Ms7pLdylZ0VcB-Aw2vjj7BEwOoB95sdbguo8pHf0J8xTdcDjzmZtSqoKhDU7P5EU9BsR9zQf3/s640/something1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's from the film <span style="font-size: x-large;">Something's Gotta Give</span>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so impressed with all the people that guessed correctly on Friday when I shared a <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/whats-coming-up.html">copycat kitchen</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9ZLkbqsierMBgUNucX9KWrEMcrV6OL-b3XzhFgsRKF6Sbj2uq1rWJvR46KpFOSlbG3g00GfoEfSvGrVLh50am4p_x95fS0M-qyDBr0GMtsnrLwj_PHRW5yRvfVJy_CiIf_U9Q8bQEU92/s1600/220px-Somethings_gotta_give.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9ZLkbqsierMBgUNucX9KWrEMcrV6OL-b3XzhFgsRKF6Sbj2uq1rWJvR46KpFOSlbG3g00GfoEfSvGrVLh50am4p_x95fS0M-qyDBr0GMtsnrLwj_PHRW5yRvfVJy_CiIf_U9Q8bQEU92/s400/220px-Somethings_gotta_give.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round of applause for the film buffs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've gathered up all the pictures that I could possibly find of The Kitchen so that we can </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">♥swoon♥</span>our little hearts out together today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2vkRqTDXhriYaOk0OFOdkgU_jfWe0RGrgUp61UiLtMMvjOZv2tb80of1HMn_1yuVXuRYcjTqZm8X4WxByKZK7dGJ8djsteeWEjIluZnQFi3uhGbau5pgv29J7pfNhRcLB7ssf_bz-W7r/s1600/feature_production_Somethings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2vkRqTDXhriYaOk0OFOdkgU_jfWe0RGrgUp61UiLtMMvjOZv2tb80of1HMn_1yuVXuRYcjTqZm8X4WxByKZK7dGJ8djsteeWEjIluZnQFi3uhGbau5pgv29J7pfNhRcLB7ssf_bz-W7r/s640/feature_production_Somethings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Group swoon....?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's all so elegantly understated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf3W4TnN0JAo0xy2Lil6jsWqZTOQu8W7eYwrphUTzfpIkoulNxjDx5szJhRsAzfYkqN0M7eF4v9DhOl7gLNQqSdP2MPtmU_pYNbvrLonPSLv8Xeeq4qgpmhLaPEWKNW9lCqcg9aUTO9Rc/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUf3W4TnN0JAo0xy2Lil6jsWqZTOQu8W7eYwrphUTzfpIkoulNxjDx5szJhRsAzfYkqN0M7eF4v9DhOl7gLNQqSdP2MPtmU_pYNbvrLonPSLv8Xeeq4qgpmhLaPEWKNW9lCqcg9aUTO9Rc/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the matte soapstone worktops and the white Shaker units.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T_WvvHKwdCTOuVS8FVmrIdbV771pcdfIg1FaWaR9HrWQLjQuWTQ03ix67eb55e4k9imlYMtKCRCEKBqdNUnrmdHcU7EVwMXT_XRvgyjpy2ans9Rdk_hgR8UDooDSZ_p6-WhjzmvY65ki/s1600/Set_Design-_Something%2527s_Gotta_Give-_Other_Spaces-_architecturaldigest_com_1213937867347.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T_WvvHKwdCTOuVS8FVmrIdbV771pcdfIg1FaWaR9HrWQLjQuWTQ03ix67eb55e4k9imlYMtKCRCEKBqdNUnrmdHcU7EVwMXT_XRvgyjpy2ans9Rdk_hgR8UDooDSZ_p6-WhjzmvY65ki/s640/Set_Design-_Something%2527s_Gotta_Give-_Other_Spaces-_architecturaldigest_com_1213937867347.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zT9kMeEsKLEUtV-cw3_RNYZ4mxw2h5dW65Tae5IgLNJ4QDxqB7eUNR0cqjSAH6ZuqXQvVEzb9nax-nB8COevdV950RTxVFwtW0Bv8boycdmRULCzutf0Ffko07g27QkqGx1hmNd2uVR/s1600/somethingsgottagivepic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1zT9kMeEsKLEUtV-cw3_RNYZ4mxw2h5dW65Tae5IgLNJ4QDxqB7eUNR0cqjSAH6ZuqXQvVEzb9nax-nB8COevdV950RTxVFwtW0Bv8boycdmRULCzutf0Ffko07g27QkqGx1hmNd2uVR/s640/somethingsgottagivepic.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The subway tiles and the hardware.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi645S21QZ0viIXVO-TrDFfaeZOp_0l5qqxAjZgiudGYhbZFZJjy14nsHQBajMVpOHSU0RkQKD9N0CAJ62_kiN7TkvIORhCD-3-4wrZfinNK1yQnj1oECY1LOIRZOljDzGNFVNrbmf5nUO4/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi645S21QZ0viIXVO-TrDFfaeZOp_0l5qqxAjZgiudGYhbZFZJjy14nsHQBajMVpOHSU0RkQKD9N0CAJ62_kiN7TkvIORhCD-3-4wrZfinNK1yQnj1oECY1LOIRZOljDzGNFVNrbmf5nUO4/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The inset sink and the pendant lights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1MwVpJr83FfatfMzAYcJumyIkMTsDJIA09VPvlBoUiecwK1PThL45d94bOHrRR4obueWjwPGsp7OjgFXl4-v7fITEUfXY5u2GkBJTExkAnrzBS6NwhARky2WMEW7DEEM4jis283DCVsE/s1600/sgtg23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1MwVpJr83FfatfMzAYcJumyIkMTsDJIA09VPvlBoUiecwK1PThL45d94bOHrRR4obueWjwPGsp7OjgFXl4-v7fITEUfXY5u2GkBJTExkAnrzBS6NwhARky2WMEW7DEEM4jis283DCVsE/s640/sgtg23.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The books in the island and the moulded top-cabinet supports.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2irBSAwyo0fr0z_UEmnCRMyox5Sez5nnbYB6WoWJQSc4bumIILhz2Z6jw_zMiA5QP_fEqfuLXFhqCmBM7MZDI8bsra_lUBnqcDPtgupVJiQWZ5mPH5arl-AfgK1masIRwcWHZ8QMX1QP/s1600/something3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2irBSAwyo0fr0z_UEmnCRMyox5Sez5nnbYB6WoWJQSc4bumIILhz2Z6jw_zMiA5QP_fEqfuLXFhqCmBM7MZDI8bsra_lUBnqcDPtgupVJiQWZ5mPH5arl-AfgK1masIRwcWHZ8QMX1QP/s640/something3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The taps and the windows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWCs-kDXzAynPWXyXm1o67-LSF8-xXlinx8G8TjEVVgcCUp9fKmllFYCqi1pvv9Rg7k4zxs-eVns7a7_d63IXCjvxhyphenhyphen4kqesTvsEiZxk1OCRpaAOwRgljk6umZqVBOf22FDqQdOyC5TFi/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+5+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWCs-kDXzAynPWXyXm1o67-LSF8-xXlinx8G8TjEVVgcCUp9fKmllFYCqi1pvv9Rg7k4zxs-eVns7a7_d63IXCjvxhyphenhyphen4kqesTvsEiZxk1OCRpaAOwRgljk6umZqVBOf22FDqQdOyC5TFi/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+5+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">La-la-love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5gS8SbLdr61CZEdshBuJdlQbBugpEhZX-NtfYlhRfYsqVWCGPxoaFa7j-pT2DvqHi6VTPWUL8JuDENQ1NtBKXI4XxEGvfhGZ9WueIiiP6CHrUD0ura48NZwJ0I17ihUuBI4xjmiXTKvI/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5gS8SbLdr61CZEdshBuJdlQbBugpEhZX-NtfYlhRfYsqVWCGPxoaFa7j-pT2DvqHi6VTPWUL8JuDENQ1NtBKXI4XxEGvfhGZ9WueIiiP6CHrUD0ura48NZwJ0I17ihUuBI4xjmiXTKvI/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAAtxMLSaJ5HEIT_SDm3EONo5Yb4c6FLbLPezjvyK5-tGAGGu1oZpLXv1DRTtB5hq803dlZfYu7fAWQIXHUEUlsyeSJ8ulq-SAVwC6ymVcIQHLKx5n_ygyBHer08hx_en4tgOy8KS3E1s/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAAtxMLSaJ5HEIT_SDm3EONo5Yb4c6FLbLPezjvyK5-tGAGGu1oZpLXv1DRTtB5hq803dlZfYu7fAWQIXHUEUlsyeSJ8ulq-SAVwC6ymVcIQHLKx5n_ygyBHer08hx_en4tgOy8KS3E1s/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, I'll take it. Thanks very much....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnnKpB5rUVOUQhyLafw8SCq-zgLrB0IUAS6uBrqv65AyD0VjC_8aUKt3Ry8EsRPVNUQbLNujqw-zqSckdTcxN3-AQx6BayRsDKQd3NBxKPtptjbBCg3cVaKbv5acilwfKl_5yWHaOk7n4/s1600/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen++6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnnKpB5rUVOUQhyLafw8SCq-zgLrB0IUAS6uBrqv65AyD0VjC_8aUKt3Ry8EsRPVNUQbLNujqw-zqSckdTcxN3-AQx6BayRsDKQd3NBxKPtptjbBCg3cVaKbv5acilwfKl_5yWHaOk7n4/s640/Something%25E2%2580%2599s+Gotta+Give+kitchen++6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, about <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/01/spring-where-are-you.html">yesterday's garden post</a>, I've been thinking of throwing an English Garden Party for people to link up their gardens or flower-related ideas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm just desperate for Spring to come and I thought it would be such a perfect way to herald it's coming.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm just putting the finishing touches to the button.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of finishing touches, I've just completed the most <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">lovely Valentine's gift </span>idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wanna see?!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a big tease, I know....</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLNh1YyrcNlictMlCLoKuliFE4LlFvkn3CIPWn38IhYkOqFAdrLlnK9Rg5E-tKM8q9FVeah_itWAcqrERLU2WVJ6DVA2SRmVGJ-wCQ5hr4zCUDgz3tfHl1wjg8AhdNO_T-6dDEQzC5jdS/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozdxKUj24ptHK8T5516Pe9EH1tTYesr036ze97ucZC4G4AdTWyymC5N-0qfoDn78XYUYkZXvp3a2XSclOeTTKIfWZ-EVjfGNNeHU85f0d-FFVC1S6BEJM6HtXnUTCvOMhPJXK-SyY6A4d/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div></div>

Something's Gotta Give Kitchen

Hello honeypops. Now, where to start with this incredible kitchen? And it is utterly incredible , isn't it? It's from the film  Some...

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Spring: where are you?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello sweethearts,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you but I'm getting to that time of year when I'm longing for Spring. Longing, yearning, <span style="font-size: x-large;">craving</span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thoughtyou might like to see a photo of our garden at its peak.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFbFKEeSi-N8V-oOPmNbGlleRjOrY1AOBuzAgrpbGsEU_rTQgpMdMOyeEa0QkArcNh5QlLWRRh6WUKs3nTcyNs8R9Y_sENE3JqkNczUEuBBWuVjglYRoJFZXA1s4_p2gAC2szV1tJ-yea/s1600/106_0612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFbFKEeSi-N8V-oOPmNbGlleRjOrY1AOBuzAgrpbGsEU_rTQgpMdMOyeEa0QkArcNh5QlLWRRh6WUKs3nTcyNs8R9Y_sENE3JqkNczUEuBBWuVjglYRoJFZXA1s4_p2gAC2szV1tJ-yea/s640/106_0612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh garden, I miss you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But seed catalogues provide their own special brand of cheeriness for me in mid-January. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So much temptation!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It brings <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">S</span><span style="color: orange;">p</span><span style="color: yellow;">r</span><span style="color: lime;">i</span><span style="color: blue;">n</span><span style="color: magenta;">g</span></span> that little bit nearer...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXl1sNL-iz3dvTLhRJEtU0i3n6xfSkigK56WcVWjGHC7jfn-PvgPCl6TWmTcg7I7ikd1XbjuhthmKW92GLonEPpupz5ZRdatIyAAqaa49dEkmOO-awmz28c8lNrk4934-HLHFncFzDNPt/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4KElLf6h3LcHLIl1z74GqL74qHLy083KUYRa9GgEu6-MTeAKh0epy3OWnYaix44HgUY5zEoGEU8Z-RIrGDHl5_6_D43cfD_mSDRRMjcNO3kwGKQ1LGPguh0usFHoQpoBOF0RWexf4vOf/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Spring: where are you?

Hello sweethearts, I don't know about you but I'm getting to that time of year when I'm longing for Spring. Longing, yearning, c...

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What's coming up...

<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello poppet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You want a cup of tea and a chat in <span style="font-size: x-large;">my kitchen?</span> Oooh, me too! Me too!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUplsUOysA6tt0hee6aGRK0_lJKzm93-SCD6TruQtAhkAIBU0AxniIKalPemcjQjHNHwTh9DKZasw4owO56p7T5DGlys_RdE-BKrYrb5FRAreYOtEk_6vvbqljKcDvUeggy95EiCvHSCj/s1600/IMG_0383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUplsUOysA6tt0hee6aGRK0_lJKzm93-SCD6TruQtAhkAIBU0AxniIKalPemcjQjHNHwTh9DKZasw4owO56p7T5DGlys_RdE-BKrYrb5FRAreYOtEk_6vvbqljKcDvUeggy95EiCvHSCj/s640/IMG_0383.JPG" width="426" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hoped you'd come by. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{You're my <em>favourite</em>.}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">:-)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, look, a teapot in your honour!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love using a <span style="font-size: x-large;">teapot</span> for tea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It makes me feel <span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>oh-so grown-up</em></span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had some girlie friends round this week, for a bit of craftivity...and lots and lots of nattering.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">{I love nattering with my girlie friends, don't you? It's one of my absolute favourite things to do.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I got going on some Valentine's crafting which I can't wait to share with you. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/11/cinnamon-and-heart-garland-tutorial.html">Heart and Cinnamon Garland</a> is in the new edition of <a href="http://www.thediyclub.com/">The DIY Club's</a> gorgeous ezine. There's a version below this post if you'd like a look.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oooh, I have a question for you....what do you think of this for a bit of eye-candy?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoC8UfEQHgB-ehktQFXnJpYdOSzdjdEQlXODSrRAB2xr4jdSPBDfrjPBnShqCpypz1DqBi-GxEk1h7hoyBJu2HbT3rQDfm7k0vElIq3jT9zdivcMlKv8mKElfXCxKl6fMVDPCVjw849udn/s1600/maine+design+magazine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="414" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoC8UfEQHgB-ehktQFXnJpYdOSzdjdEQlXODSrRAB2xr4jdSPBDfrjPBnShqCpypz1DqBi-GxEk1h7hoyBJu2HbT3rQDfm7k0vElIq3jT9zdivcMlKv8mKElfXCxKl6fMVDPCVjw849udn/s640/maine+design+magazine.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's from my <span style="font-size: x-large;">colour inspiration</span> file. I really like the pale grey-blue paired with all the white. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I <span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">la-la-la-love</span> it as a kitchen too. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you guess which film it used as its inspiration? I'll be reviewing <em>that very kitchen</em> on Monday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Well, I say reviewing....it'll be more of an <em>ogling-sesh.}</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've got SO much loveliness to show you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm almost <em>bursting</em> with the excitement of it all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">*pop*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Well, you can't say I didn't warn you....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAr52icpWGT4eQS7gfxCMZnZ77MGcFapgmMs8Gae4WBz6wzMU1dLN04DEUs09KtkpasimZ8bjQq_nLvWwmAhV_Q7QpuSuveNrJ8M7lXBUwZJvPVmCbDej2FwUpd9IcoZbdUh1KzQXbbf0/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHjUMqHHKdRtH4UvdQbLbiO4e0Q2ItnrY8qRoQxnilpZ14dC9LT6l23tekO_L2LMdCJKZFsBILTQinV67t4qBAhIITZMDnaLJwqs7pTc5dyBsSYZNrjyh5oqPdJX_Fj1QICJZmav03amQ/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm linking up to my favourite parties in my sidebar.</span></div></div>

What's coming up...

Hello poppet. You want a cup of tea and a chat in my kitchen? Oooh, me too! Me too! I hoped you'd come by. {You're my favourite .} ...

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Anne Turner's Cottage Living Kitchen Before & After

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Hey there, sugarplum,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you're feeling fine and dandy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But if you're not, if the cold wintry greyness is getting you down, then I have something to bring a <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">happy smile</span> to your sad little face.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just look at what I have for you today.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSHRfvlq9vAE5T7ibdymEn1H5d0xltnsB8s-4PUcYi68F18hDfaTn38UBHo3wJvcTdcA-rK_F0X0G7LkpoJlJdaffDeoLax-gS7ZI-naZFLfe_NDwSA2rs60qKu6U8GWGXoiD52BAFRKu/s1600/modern+country+style+11.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSHRfvlq9vAE5T7ibdymEn1H5d0xltnsB8s-4PUcYi68F18hDfaTn38UBHo3wJvcTdcA-rK_F0X0G7LkpoJlJdaffDeoLax-gS7ZI-naZFLfe_NDwSA2rs60qKu6U8GWGXoiD52BAFRKu/s640/modern+country+style+11.bmp" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous After</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Only one of the <span style="font-size: x-large;">most fantastic</span> before-and-afters-on-the-cheap in the whole world ever.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfcCC4pE5HGdwj3s1jWaOVQ7Vucm6z0GUQTo6liAaNUi8BQ4uU6Q4MUi6P5ECIyPcNiHcxfbiTB_lO2UPbJknt9ytAULs7yrRNMeneXOE3gALEFYT2Ogpid-kpgqx6OV_xJggGZastQ0N/s1600/modern+country+style+1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfcCC4pE5HGdwj3s1jWaOVQ7Vucm6z0GUQTo6liAaNUi8BQ4uU6Q4MUi6P5ECIyPcNiHcxfbiTB_lO2UPbJknt9ytAULs7yrRNMeneXOE3gALEFYT2Ogpid-kpgqx6OV_xJggGZastQ0N/s640/modern+country+style+1.bmp" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bleurgh Before</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, siree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the kitchen of Anne Turner who was Assistant Decorating Editor for the magazine Cottage Living. It was featured in its last ever issue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4o9itgesBdjMQTnN_-VO6ScVVwPkZ_PDWp_rJ1WFcgAc-3N7W2H9jC-u98XmvuNQj6iW1pTQyN8uQOsTBXME9H8HFiyUbNNcR-paZVDd4qruo_Ng_ZqiWWdUP00J4glQlPbR9dC50Lcp/s1600/modern+country+style+2.bmp" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4o9itgesBdjMQTnN_-VO6ScVVwPkZ_PDWp_rJ1WFcgAc-3N7W2H9jC-u98XmvuNQj6iW1pTQyN8uQOsTBXME9H8HFiyUbNNcR-paZVDd4qruo_Ng_ZqiWWdUP00J4glQlPbR9dC50Lcp/s640/modern+country+style+2.bmp" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anne has taken her kitchen that's best described as bleurgh......and made it scrumptious...but without a complete overhaul. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDCAifCTSq47NBqa-hzGGgMnTjwnFRQQamrM1d2etz9Gw23vb4r7jb5iDxkjY7oIFlyK_oVGvXuo_93cDp0VHVr43EgnHPiBPNnNAjK5FUJYSKz1rZm38RADA9wkmSwQ1ZDXuoG1QhnKi/s1600/aaa.bmp" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="424" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDCAifCTSq47NBqa-hzGGgMnTjwnFRQQamrM1d2etz9Gw23vb4r7jb5iDxkjY7oIFlyK_oVGvXuo_93cDp0VHVr43EgnHPiBPNnNAjK5FUJYSKz1rZm38RADA9wkmSwQ1ZDXuoG1QhnKi/s640/aaa.bmp" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her budget at the time was needed elsewhere.</span><br /><br />{I don't mean to get off-track but was she wearing her slippers in that photo?}</div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdOds1KKFwUBTJo3tsdgcovXuOk0ssxGRz9O1vhyC9rT_Al1Sa8jgVy0z4NU5ra-7WjfAoMo0lDAAJeFNlVp1TgJHWVCil2_utlELLye1o6Oc1VtyKMq2KKSaBYadIz2Z9BxtNEIh-HlJ/s1600/modern+country+style+8.bmp" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdOds1KKFwUBTJo3tsdgcovXuOk0ssxGRz9O1vhyC9rT_Al1Sa8jgVy0z4NU5ra-7WjfAoMo0lDAAJeFNlVp1TgJHWVCil2_utlELLye1o6Oc1VtyKMq2KKSaBYadIz2Z9BxtNEIh-HlJ/s640/modern+country+style+8.bmp" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;">{Aaahaaa, I see some of the budget went towards some new snazzy footwear....}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's look behind the scenes at this virtual decorating miracle. :-)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE29C6NLETdpTTmbbRQlNzISErjO24c5i2QkaHStObzEaoijq3EsS_NdBdiCAlHtm26XIl98DwF53judidjA8t7lynKaSKagOuvSc4PMIKM-hbZmx8hz-WIGdajdoAWzaCfD_aYZasGH39/s1600/modern+country+style+3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE29C6NLETdpTTmbbRQlNzISErjO24c5i2QkaHStObzEaoijq3EsS_NdBdiCAlHtm26XIl98DwF53judidjA8t7lynKaSKagOuvSc4PMIKM-hbZmx8hz-WIGdajdoAWzaCfD_aYZasGH39/s640/modern+country+style+3.bmp" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They've had the existing cupboards up towards the ceiling and added moulding around the top.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoohp3oPFORQARD5qcRd7pMEvVda1M6FeLvUdBBjmgBp8yKlm0DJxj9WJw7NExk42ScezS-hXFvBzx0WEicIkcX9p6PxabgquSc6vK58iZJgqcm4K48ZYeyr8sOAFzBjbD7egruGm7gkE0/s1600/modern+country+style+4.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoohp3oPFORQARD5qcRd7pMEvVda1M6FeLvUdBBjmgBp8yKlm0DJxj9WJw7NExk42ScezS-hXFvBzx0WEicIkcX9p6PxabgquSc6vK58iZJgqcm4K48ZYeyr8sOAFzBjbD7egruGm7gkE0/s640/modern+country+style+4.bmp" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, with the extra space created, shelves have been fitted under the units. Aren't they darling?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRBDarZ5Ct-HAo7KbvJimBcQq9DwluJ5ey10TdzpyCc0Jhcr2X12NoQwMnihE9NJIyTFkviGCFTdmzyiAECT8P6Omzn7_eavmU84GnoxN733_jgRDGafyfJVUVuXvD120ukE0k9BfdmLB/s1600/modern+country+style+6.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRBDarZ5Ct-HAo7KbvJimBcQq9DwluJ5ey10TdzpyCc0Jhcr2X12NoQwMnihE9NJIyTFkviGCFTdmzyiAECT8P6Omzn7_eavmU84GnoxN733_jgRDGafyfJVUVuXvD120ukE0k9BfdmLB/s640/modern+country+style+6.bmp" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">They've changed the tiles, the worktop, appliances, sink, hardware, doors, taps, flooring and lights.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsLuPozmfiZfiQ5rDTR3Eln7SDMSKJqDjiQJCoSam8-W-4TVMRf05Zr6PDqaUJ3EWg_0HR0dVKnPI13sYgDTzH497CblX3ij0NIdBQsLrdr3XN4GDy0BnON-h4INSnUenAmNCVO-WFrSF/s1600/modern+country+style+10.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsLuPozmfiZfiQ5rDTR3Eln7SDMSKJqDjiQJCoSam8-W-4TVMRf05Zr6PDqaUJ3EWg_0HR0dVKnPI13sYgDTzH497CblX3ij0NIdBQsLrdr3XN4GDy0BnON-h4INSnUenAmNCVO-WFrSF/s640/modern+country+style+10.bmp" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The result is like having a splediferous new kitchen without the huge cost of new units.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ovis620OlZIUApXP9a15h0hNj13WEHNvHeUqckcEPdZD9yyvV1L79cRHZU_hQk-vPmLRzgUqI8PX-VcKgtfBLhn0BwrhMdXnZhIA0aOfOYFgcm6sB1nhwi45O29nAS8moR7wJXEkeAB_/s1600/modern+country+style+9.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ovis620OlZIUApXP9a15h0hNj13WEHNvHeUqckcEPdZD9yyvV1L79cRHZU_hQk-vPmLRzgUqI8PX-VcKgtfBLhn0BwrhMdXnZhIA0aOfOYFgcm6sB1nhwi45O29nAS8moR7wJXEkeAB_/s640/modern+country+style+9.bmp" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And don't you love the paint colours? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-pigeon.html">Pigeon</a> on the dining room walls,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lime White on the kitchen walls,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stony Ground on the doors and windows,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mouse's Back on the units.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> All by Farrow And Yummy Ball.</span><br /><br />{Which I do believe to be their official name.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicde0aP6Lixztt7obECdrJG0okzy0xOKukShsYEgx8nSiCu1f40skoJ9-fjdGNozb1RhRFHM94aGKRXPdLmn2Y2ulIJFqVF3v6VX6F4c-7QgDEedTB-H9IPVkZ7az-hxMz5zGnZUa5ly14/s1600/modern+country+style+5.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicde0aP6Lixztt7obECdrJG0okzy0xOKukShsYEgx8nSiCu1f40skoJ9-fjdGNozb1RhRFHM94aGKRXPdLmn2Y2ulIJFqVF3v6VX6F4c-7QgDEedTB-H9IPVkZ7az-hxMz5zGnZUa5ly14/s640/modern+country+style+5.bmp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, are you smiling yet?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">No?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This afternoon I will be having the pleasure of ironing my way through the laundry equivalent of Mount Everest. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, the joy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Bet you're smiling now....you ol' meanie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuyX5x53Fdlz38UwybCkKid8OmdsPPo1m1zauC2J4jfl3gh_bXfLnPPFheiUpng5ssQ79lfTrDcXmMwoD9olo3GPiHVTn8Ou1nK3AN6T9xlM60oZg1R6jRQtzMM7Uv-yZD4r9j52r-SYe/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dNmbWZ6sZ1dezxguz12O4KMqDZZ1SJ_K5dJ_E3VreMf61mqCkxrHXMxzrRqh7kWzGG-7U_km1yIiAREzLL5OSIXDVECOAeqldziXVMKQiMZ0dftIFFhw_tdyRtiacurbLe3wGELhtojo/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Anne Turner's Cottage Living Kitchen Before & After

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10 Things to do in Palm Springs

<p align="justify"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">1.  Visit Old Town La Quinta <br /></font><a href="http://www.oldtownlaquinta.com/index.html" target="_blank">Old Town La Quinta</a> is beautiful! The archways, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltillo_tile" target="_blank">Saltillo</a> tiles, the flowers, the mountains, every building is lovely to look at. It is an experience, not just pulling up to some strip center on the highway. The bogenvilia was beautiful climbing up the columns.  I love Saltillo tiles, especially on star risers.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp9jBIPcV8qEuXgC8kLAygE0Pus-e079NKH8MV258d0UXu8GwgTP601ixJT7GGGfPJMlr_6sH_LCdrbMk4dSAuZRgmyMoIptUZCpoKZg9jp3BL0R0BSGA73mL3ZQij1rL9cuVHAgqRUO2/s1600-h/image12.png"><img alt="Old Town La Quinta" border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIwRTGL9hObCBMFT36Lg0AnycHZBk6mx_DG_AZx8ghMP0ohvJgv7IEJwqbglOU-lXIiPlf2oGIsaDRQeED6UiWwyKd6UU14w7ylkoVM9LXTkfAC1CeYqzsZsluowC2q5RHSTIg3sLVtiF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Old Town La Quinta" width="500" /></a>  <br /><font size="1">Old Town La Quinta Palm Springs <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE37e6szWy_r6mxQ7luCq0y4zRck62AhpZzR9x-J21-tCUQ3gjxYpJbxRdLLEJEsdin98Tp4h4RYoYxwfONxbzrIqqAI2q2xCF9QZJNJ4_BPp0MxZ3LIkRyUo0MdOo41kn5ZE428fIGf-D/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec20100021.jpg"><img alt="Old Town La Quinta Porsche" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK0xaVlSr3SAvv_UUjFg_-q3H4EN7Q9dsL4bEzw0OUzbBopivstqDDMGukJZDLdrBgPffyNSOcwTbzsj16nJn_z6VrgF_18CdPS5YIa_NYE0lWQQQKD47Tre8u-YcTvGnxNt0bkBCALYR/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Old Town La Quinta Porsche" width="500" /></a> <br />This is definitely my car of choice to drive in Palm Springs <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnFTf_yyzpkyY49mfn5VNaGw3rEbXs_ORk8kiD2eGSAPmtTURXzhw84duEmE_ce5dgjZBIPF1-ZHRPGz0Tz1ov_skOFKK9sxiLAoWMnPswA6cTf96uGAzJeraVrrk_Z35tQ7S3HOisKue/s1600-h/image7.png"><img alt="Old Town La Quinta Saltillo Tiles" border="0" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVAR0z7hbVqS2T8m6G6jy9VUWSHxLlF63FhSi2hAFXQTzxp6V9pqg5xnd8_UwCPA6giU98dyrpTAkUtn9Z7RTD2ZImfATbZM1ZUGPOmFHDB4T7NBgGR9tettIA8esnzM7R9b7uhhnMvvT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Old Town La Quinta Saltillo Tiles" width="500" /></a> </font>  <br /><font size="1">Old Town La Quinta Saltillo tiles on stair risers</font></p> <p align="center"><img alt="Carthusia Note Fiori di Capri Room Spray" height="281" src="http://www.carthusia.it/CarthusiaWeb/ShowProductImage?BINDATA_ID=106" title="Carthusia Note Fiori di Capri Room Spray" width="222" /> <img height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAS899-wlJIHh_kETMrRwBG_2fO5eC4q_qDIEinv8VDE_IHIS4ZjloFvIOFVlcWHJDdUh5i5LQEMa_ooy92gBfhRcGTij3kOxGhCMZWHnNYPGsQZtrjCB5-J8Mtt6ewdRi0dB63iUzlE/s320/10+Things+to+do+in+Palm+Springs.png" width="260" /> <br /><font size="1">Carthusia Note Fiori di Capri Home fragrance left </font><font size="1">/Caldi Caldi Boutique Old Town La Quinta Palm Springs</font></p> <p align="justify">Check-out the wonderful boutique <a href="http://www.caldicaldi.com/" target="_blank">Caldi Caldi</a>. I was lured into this home furnishings store by the most delicious smelling scent from Capri called <a href="http://www.carthusia.it/CarthusiaWeb/showpage/2" target="_blank">Note Fiori di Capri</a>, which apparently was the home fragrance used by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis" target="_blank">Jackie O</a> when she was in Capri<em>. N</em>ow every time I spray this scent I am transported to another world and time. </p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">2.  Go on a Palm Springs Windmill Tour <br /></font>When driving or flying into Palm Springs, one of the most striking sights you will see in the Coachella valley is the vast array of wind turbines that sprout from the desert floor. The words "wind turbine" have evolved into what the locals call windmills. My curiosity was piqued so we arranged a tour which was excellent.  Our tour guide Ken Huskey was very knowledgeable, with a lot of the facts and figures that went right over my head. But what did stick with me was how huge the windmills were close up.  To give you a perspective of the scale of these windmills (in the picture below on the left) if you look closely you can see the small figure of a maintenance person dangling from a wire. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh0hJMrAGzb8Mg7VrHKLYXC1-6CGTrigSNR9QjjOdsoiVRVp1UdQW2aYUK9H_DVr78jCiusIAxbfZjk1qXd6Fx-h6b_-ndSClEIm_bAtg4tkoEcFU0c_8zhHYKZ5-h60zSFLbpr64I58R/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec20100041.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Windmills" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAGCMtVrKrQ2hjEfnuFXcJKC0VDPT5gPWLUiD5Pr1vnrDGdiuKwySQT0cVcQcMISfOTIcIUXopzc9ABIJFd8V8rfyzXcMIx_SOLSAWi5_9dLP7iBRMkWLhECdMzEcCfGZ30PxHlo5SM0H/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Palm Springs Windmills" width="250" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAllDY2a9X7oybzQJUhn7Ijr0FeGBTjHtu2iBNFtW9KYMwqdocDhxIcxvaE24SRBcE31l-phEUJElsQLoQMGjMGzrytYjZBYP4B3xRH9orKbGlp3hbLaKMw2SkMh15x0yoW1fEZzy18UVs/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec2010001.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Windmills" border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5Dt0dpUAPwPQir3yC1yQa3cWQAI-kLbWI34Jq3JL1txBSD1FU2uyjOyvvNUfPqUG3dMMed_n-1HXyeY-7AiRFdCU59bQxsX3nHxIukgUsbRYBWH3bsLAS3oQBnGySY7WqDG19BbAkbR-/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Palm Springs Windmills" width="250" /></a> <br /><font size="1">Palm Springs Windmill Tour Coachella Valley <br /><a href="http://www.thebestofthebesttours.com/tour3.html" target="_blank">Palm Springs Windmill Tour</a> at the Spa Resort & Casino. <br /></font></p> <p align="justify"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">3.  See a rainbow over the Palm Springs Desert mountains <br /></font>It was unfortunate on this trip to Palm Springs that there were heavy rainfalls which resulted in flooding and the closure of many roads, but I was fortunate to see this beautiful rainbow one afternoon when the rain had stopped. </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OpuF3nzcTLk7rDuftY50ivj3H6QdaPw6mC4SfWHzMDOVtAvC9ORho7vSPY1Hd5wVsHG5n_EUb4T1Lf9utTknX183M4XUFa1I0j00leCwPxT-wU0xI9By3NO4iscxH9F5Xzts5az7qvnj/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec20100098.jpg"><img alt="Rainbow over the Little San Bernardino Mountains Palm Springs " border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8icppqTYw368f09srwLPUpD6Mc9uiPDmL_03Y6ck3aYK-pDQaWdWSIkEyEEpb2M_pIdh5iPM1fi1TGfgqUfekxtH1BSUU2iMhlAhYgvUtbZ2dhEiVOVLGtC4d7YLnFvsRb6Tm2CKYtPX/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Rainbow over the Little San Bernardino Mountains Palm Springs " width="500" /></a> <br /><font size="1">Rainbow over the Little San Bernardino Mountains Palm Springs <br /></font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">4.  Richard Avedon Photography Exhibit at the Palm Springs Art Museum </font></p> <p align="justify">The Richard Avedon photography exhibit at the <a href="http://www.psmuseum.org/exhibitions/current_exhibition.php?id=39" target="_blank">Palm Springs Art Museum</a> runs through January 30, 2011 and<em> </em>showcases 90 black and white images of notable Avedon subjects including Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan and, of course, some of the Richard Avedon’s iconic shots of Dior’s early work.  I went to the Museum with friends not knowing what was showing. I have long admired Avedon’s photography from afar, so you can imagine my delight in being able to see his iconic photographs up close. His photography is mesmerizing and I had to be dragged out of the exhibit.  I quickly rushed into the Gift Shop and bought Avedon postcards and the Richard Avedon book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Mirror-1945-2004-Richard-Avedon/dp/0810959623/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294522483&sr=1-5" target="_blank">Women in the Mirror</a>, so I could continue to feast my eyes on his work.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKzv_HesIS7HP2oaed5t5jSxL8CTEwK3M6GXdrz9cs9RXXSbpdOTOzsZRUw4FlkZGYEC0482iYUQLGSw4vEBvqAl9rngBZYIZ_va80x-NqQKVVyuUBXKapFID_WEVcagOBnlpLgnR8En0/s1600-h/image82.png"><img alt="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9wRxvI74-OYbha1uS_YhvkauV9i2MvqIh_abyGLvYEqejhlpsfbSpmZviujIF4zdkpPK3GFtZnkifay7ZjSzSOq_BTpafdKICZif_Dt8THKDUOrTc0_NbkHfs5OhnnADT_0QHeg3Iy2u/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8B4HP4bfoNzHZc4CfWzGd26PA31VlmwV5JUcjm6pSgU11_tYXvjylIgF9Gnge4scTa80vFMNuvhK99R9txCJfBqv1M3NrB6BQTKjBvBdE_NP7S0Y8zghVRoe3oiq2P-W1Bd9BReWLBjf/s1600-h/image313.png"><img alt="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2Wx8g2vd9UEqbceMeE6i7dhoFjhz4LuXhngNeyvuLu2sjvxvWSYaxpqFfxaiPYn7byNZNcDXzphxX4S8X1w24lE0jThk5T6Ld_rh4-Qqyz2G2vNSWsaKs-1m6A4zYwoO0YcZUU1e4Jyr/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " width="244" /></a> <br /><font size="1">           Richard Avedon, Self Portrait 1980</font> / <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Mirror-1945-2004-Richard-Avedon/dp/0810959623/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1294522483&sr=1-5" target="_blank"><font size="1">Amazon Book:</font></a><font size="1"> Women in the Mirror <br /></font> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE2e8HagbFZPVMOrXoOTTkhAohX8yxTZxFhNyCh-s7RKtHJ2LAgla3NL5O_e1O7tsHV-omuIIdXgZRHz-ERne2h8d1URvfbnvrUeIW1Ql1OJK5JAbQ06y4DhqdwC0K2jIlaWDkiRUrYa_/s1600-h/image182.png"><img alt="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3P9x1DbmZ4CBXqx9cdOoDNYMnQlQU7YXgknLoLuCx3oRXUrDoVSPGsUqHyfbYw5G0HQ1tE48aLKWUjiDxis3YrOsQfsxHF2naZZYJKzNnxw_-6-pYoXpuelmXOTW4VTDAUXp_WAys8A4m/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " width="179" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSopP0ZFX7OEUHYSB6yQiuZg54eidedtVEvylAswWkxCaM7qXUhj2cNddPfuwFPbZDXcGErWNKz8rBtjnofHoBC_ZJc-6VLFp3FbZVfItWaATO_mzROVnFIclA1j9EII-NMcCdZjxPJiaB/s1600-h/image1114.png"><img alt="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtBAFzPnTjeeV2_MpX3X-bDGt9_FVhKzMwRFSUwQfoA45QGYydrskF9LA8yWAQvTJCcNpYARFDKYVcJXWw5ZAqudYhn9Kl8MhQcOv6ABnOqhgfPtqn2uqQ9GugOOuyMLKoEekueBrKFnF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " width="312" /></a> <br /><font size="1">Richard Avedon, <em>Twiggy 1968</em>, gelatin silver print <br /></font>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRAFTTKT_3nb59XhVq1swan59aDhKLRO95nyKgrjiqhpEenkWz54PgehjN6VIOjkSBmrI8qxG-sSZPuYScskNzlI-KdEzSEljzFkZsa7D5_bRgtHRRKBXisFLy3vB2mTjAzPRPVReYKLl/s1600-h/image252.png"><img alt="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrd3gkqiOdTNWY7uDt-j-jaETkaRtIswe3ZDKhf0JMkjeQpa6CzhJSA7Tmul27kKWQ-jpvNbmV3vbHHzaP_v9YbQ5oDtH-CqqnqehA3qpTUno-dwMIAsSdOUYXNy6C_Z0pfdgdo_Ii48_/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Richard Avedon Palm Springs Art Museum " width="250" /></a>    <br /><font size="1">Richard Avedon, Dovima with elephants 1955, Evening dress by Dior</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">5. Look at Mid Century Modern Real Estate in Palm Springs </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGPNtqrVVoLs2MV119FOyt1VXk14SsQjfN12xUmMvyKBhbokbu0dg2mJjyd09G_f2qmTwg7aBtgk-WiXC3G6V3N2OrjG33sylUSCTcEMyWZdMo1W_SzgyEzKZi1By25iS3gUXUzyUvDUX/s1600-h/PalmSprings30784.jpg"><img alt="Mid Century Modern Real Estate Palm Springs " border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YnsNNG2O4ne3nomWO0jxuWZNCG01ZzhCPPWNlkyH48ld_10EQv8Sl5ec3uOhgYpQ1kY2dn2MESriP4P3DHaODLdqtNhIv9l1pp8xsGJJzT_Cm9AvYMPAMOeRbUYK9MfM_V3Zmm5P05Qf/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Mid Century Modern Real Estate Palm Springs " width="500" /></a> <br /><font size="1"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/palm-springs-modern-architecture-and.html" target="_blank">Mid Century Modern</a> Real Estate Palm Springs</font></p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovUIXY5q4Pz7Z94hig74mXzDiuBZBRD62dVlHHb44MxOM8nXmY9c2QOqWb12DscgYLcIgaLTeR_0N_71e43AHGfE3GAeKhRz6LMkIBzZwckqy3FiaxKPngYk0hu3iMHmHjarGa9ATp5cD/s1600-h/PalmSprings31024.jpg"><img alt="Mid Century Modern Real Estate Palm Springs " border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJa517tYhXea_ffLBfFRronG9f7lY2IxeHvDpJzLGohOQh8YWXqxroZ-igEfPqkBLVwfbDU5qbXXPCf2vsqslBB9N8bna0I71hZ7mwOhf7kPLwzprtOwfpG4gc9FstmYj1hW1KxxvrA9Y5/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Mid Century Modern Real Estate Palm Springs " width="500" /></a> <br /><font size="1"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/palm-springs-modern-architecture-and.html" target="_blank">Mid Century Modern</a> Real Estate Palm Springs</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">6.  Shop at the </font><a href="http://www.cabazonoutlets.com/index.cfm" target="_blank"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">Cabazon Outlet Mall</font></a></p> <p align="left">The prices and selection are fantastic!!  Some of my favourite stores are Tod’s, Gucci, Prada, Elie Tahari, Michael Kors, Dior, Ralph Lauren.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.tods.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WQX0tTHfo0gT6qA9L8UmcwgqEF96YJVmcTBnCUaxo-Y8eooTn7R9EmTnDFCGvDzGTVSqR4U0W1qzzgvGWxRPMbXnCrT71Zvwm21OQGlpjNZPFClF8o5rg0yyxwA2n-SZrTSdahuToQE7/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="122" /></a> <a href="http://www.gucci.com/ca-en/home" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="49" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqywzvx45h6C_AGkpWTO4NGDYZQaqE7yZRzXQnjJZTlwhf7BR7ubtXxQIy39xGPdUf277v4TEOaURV4ppEAvbZR1nnHXHKSN5H4R4pHN5G8jvRkg5kwF30B0v3qJsZtiT5QMQLbys92pO/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="157" /></a> <a href="http://www.prada.com/en" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbo_LPQXbfBRk91E6cF0dsUrqCZYsIoun4BTtPEcuVfz749_AtNoN-dmdnYjGfePtBxIx8cmQGaQgGKyy3AIJo9MjAYuKuomUYZ8ZAU3cgyTx-6p5amSjorjA3xomVVdBlPaPafxojK_a/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="197" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.elietahari.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="31" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBBGet4Ay7NQC1gF1N2if-M4KxTlumEg_u0RqRVcElIT6GEAIIWQIo8IY7Xg_iHd7GO9D4HpF4UfpftK6HpmOWzl-TYMZ_DoXsaegzoCW3btBuG1WnzXN0qytdifzBVPJjRRVsWwFLp3N/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="254" /></a><a href="http://www.michaelkors.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="35" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo8lMgDONrwTV29FESjjyF5qHBohPOk8q_8nu7trvefkYHCESsX3y0R-j1e7wkCfJDDJFZYfCopu-qgw8-HXrlskGOMapIcvNknuDQBExjtOwMZAeBvMNcJBqsaTQLcxij4e6_8yTJlvN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="231" /></a>   <br /><a href="http://www.diorcouture.com/dior.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_6TJdlyjWJ7GxLEctiExUHBuORUNrG7Lc8TxHSPtyGrMlYO4Qtx_3r-1NWZvuH4xqq5EXLpfbP52CoOmNgT4FhDgC26A8jhM6Ay56AlqHxnqOEibhrpzUdjNWbH5LuqYjt29mWb7mXwF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="155" /></a>  <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=1760782&ab=global_women" target="_blank"><img alt="Cabazon Outlet Mall" border="0" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVbxvbCYrWvs7q4jdfzcu_1o9uon4YCYU6Ke8kcoyx5catPiEPvD04crRtqMi_29QoQWAqyUzxH025W6Qhd6cBEdqk5lybU_lxO4ZJdFgYZYdyH1fJV1t8day-vxPE9-cxwscjBFSev83/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Cabazon Outlet Mall" width="323" /></a></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">7.  Have supper at Jillian’s Restaurant on El Paseo Drive, Palm Desert</font></p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://www.jilliansfinedining.com/home.html" target="_blank">Jillian’s Restaurant</a> is housed in a historic 1946 hacienda style building.  The building was originally built as Fort.  It is still intact complete with the artillery room in the rear.  At the front entrance at Jillian’s you can look at interesting pictures of it in the 40’s.  I found it amazing that when it was was built it was the middle of the desert with nothing around it.  That is hard to imagine today, as it is in the center of the busy and thriving Palm Dessert El Paseo Drive shopping area. Below is what I had for Supper at Jillian’s, which was absolutely delicious.  I think the Apple Dumpling has to be the best desert I have ever tasted!</p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hqkWXd_Md0BxI7oJWQAQ-xcSdMbu7F_HLGdS7W1cD-PB0b-v3sOzB_3jkIQ_81GJwbomhPKeC40l4YH2I0dBeQ3E7-TSs6vCis5fK8amnYAZeHRBNH6tzB_ZnwogL-09Zvpr9x5mQ5gM/s1600-h/image%5B11%5D.png"><img alt="Jillian's Restaurant El Paseo Dive Palm Desert " border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrokoakTyQCAiJDBCrA0frQOEENeFVaZVUGEE96o0kMVrKgjCmEAUaW0Fp8mMe8o0VHx1_30m0dQ0D_tpERKExXWMqJxZJKbI1JLiSNSvoATYL0s8p7uhOl8LYnXybptajyzkWx4ocWUtf/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Jillian's Restaurant El Paseo Dive Palm Desert " width="250" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> <font size="1">Jillian's Restaurant El Paseo Dive Palm Desert </font></p> <p align="center">Appetizer <br /><a name="Appetizers"><font color="#400040" size="1"><strong><u>Tower of Fresh Crab</u></strong></font></a><font color="#400040" size="1"><strong><u>  <br /></u></strong></font><a name="Appetizers"><font color="#400040" size="1">Fresh Dungeness crab meat layered between diced avocado, <br />sweet tomatoes and toasted brioche</font></a><font color="#400040"> <br />Entree <br /></font><a name="Entrees"><font size="1"><font color="#400040"><strong><u>Rack of Lamb <br /></u></strong>Rack of Colorado Lamb rolled in Dijon herb crust, <br />roasted and presented on a fresh Rosemary scented demi glace</font></font></a><font color="#400040"> <br />Dessert <br /></font><a name="Dessert"><font size="1"><font color="#400040"><strong><u>Apple Dumpling <br /></u></strong>A tart apple cored and filled with cinnamon and pecans, encased in puff pastry, <br />baked then drizzled with a luscious caramel sauce and served with vanilla bean ice cream</font></font></a></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">8. Visit the Salton Sea & Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve</font></p> <font color="#0080ff" size="3"> <p align="center"></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDpK2VngtclMdrfO8kSoYtpW8mIh0oLt1GSao6a9CSbKy3NtPVrxL4p3Lj9_o-VZQibLRmAUKa00rPW0HvOW1klkolZEGex-3ca_PL7-1FJuIokU191cJiiSvXIIMz6o0MuqeXfaEdPiI/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec20100446.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Salton Sea" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRkAOXclgkxHUycDdIuvHC_yHVZcINMQt8V5oEXlXE2JIARleY6jt34aEZQwyXU9pSfqPOY5eqGL38zH4RmVSeq5w81k4jOEZQ2rSWvSn27k6fAvtX857w0x4pPi_RBRjfhvKh6dsiHkk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Palm Springs Salton Sea" width="500" /></a>  <br /><font color="#400040" size="2"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2011/01/palm-springs-salton-sea.html" target="_blank">Salton Sea</a></font></p> <font color="#0080ff" size="2"></font></font> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaAR3uRmL208lyjn-wYYt1HGWjNNQy_P3ge-skxeHYaZbfdYyfdjjc9anWF-LV5OMhpjm86HW87hfokDVh9v7pOjNaTDE6h25rXd2az5Z9mSxwJXKoXfkpGQsLys6EmO3ScwVGxEtoeLt/s1600-h/PalmSpringsDec201013712.jpg"><img alt="Thousand Palms Oasis Coachella Valley Preserve" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2PZ1cedvx0CRwL1hoerVqiErlIbAw71Ac8asFmgiXRS_J06IdPTn3bPOIcds-aYAyVbsfJw86hbzTa5LF1ij1rZXvMGmaJRGmE5nSlLSpDf0Vyhqshkn02F1d72FfwgW9s_iRxQpzVvG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Thousand Palms Oasis Coachella Valley Preserve" width="500" /></a>  <br /><font color="#400040"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2011/01/palm-springs-thousand-palms-oasis.html" target="_blank">Thousand Palms Oasis</a> Coachella Valley Preserve</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">9. Pick an orange from the tree</font></p> <font color="#0080ff" size="3"> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOD5lEQV31OlM4DY_ElYxse3CJ0euHC9lfXDbTnfOA5OYHMP_MwslCl7eIDAPIcUmQfEwzdr-65QvKvfuUbyMOrNhHuko3wSfuWyyXvdYKFalk1GV6lxtwT5ENXVYQjJxU9LFzJ-0tZto8/s1600-h/PalmSprings1565.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Fresh Oranges" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYV4RRYmmZ214suQJHBC2NefQm2mLnl5WGhzkZHNH47kcUBB9VHeU9BwNyx_luIw5eY2h4JXo5QwWpi8nrooTANilZBNvvjbknbkc-MRYWAzJN2R8BhoODtRrO0teGnEmvlTv4yxLmxMG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Palm Springs Fresh Oranges" width="500" /></a> <br /><font color="#400040" size="1">Picking fresh, juicy, sweet oranges right from the tree.</font></p> </font> <p align="justify"><font color="#0080ff" size="3">10. Swim in Palm Springs Natural Hot Mineral pools <br /></font>The pool I swam in had water that flows from springs 300 feet deep in the earth and comes out of the ground at 115 degrees Fahrenheit. These Palm Springs therapeutic pools claim to be beneficial for arthritis and back pain, heart and diabetes, weight loss and insomnia. What I like best is that the water is odorless and tasteless.  It is a treat to swim in water that doesn’t smell like chlorine. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp_XbYIYcfXxdWJ0_FAuyQz9RFxfMNeUJA5qRFJYv8y5YZhkRPjZpW91LqzkOBRqmqM2HrbnoiEuuI8xqFTIc7b243ZVsnJo16za00xeIyi-NsbahS7XRXnST9RAbko9lCkzLYjpc54GG/s1600-h/PalmSprings31314.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aRMK3y6y3uhyphenhyphenPzIyijtUgymxJ1gi8SE6FEZIGYOuSmq3Pafgp6rIQaquC6qkpvQk6l2zc5ZN09Gv6dgJVySuDJzyB2KE9lXiKjhlyYAtGRICl44YN7ID8n5EBOYAufcA_oWprfg_D5FF/s1600-h/PalmSprings31311.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Natural Hot Mineral Pool" border="0" height="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizC1LbdRESqs-j-ekvDIZZkoHHAyEg5k34uZv9kWN72f-1nhHDLeWJiw8MYm0lvJ-LJ3ZIO5Woh8tLsaJZwsuEY2rw9n459Q-RiyASnmtdNZFSHojpCWCGcF7nue-EOFGebBpjgYYMD_aq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Palm Springs Natural Hot Mineral Pool" width="500" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/"><font size="1">PATRICIA GRAY INC</font></a><font size="1"> is an award winning interior design firm writing about lifestyle and <br />WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel. <br /></font><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/"><font size="1">2011 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</font></a></p>

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