Oh! ive been thinking about your pillows. must come back and take my time to process. First impression is Beautiful!

I would put the white pillows on my bed unless you hate them then get rid of them I like no white pills in your living room the other stuff is so stunning the white don't compare

I LOVE the two pillows on right side of couch. The lighter one really captures your dads painting. Also really like smaller brown one with square pattern. Excellent eye liasch. As usual, hard to make the light ones work but your room always looks fabulous. Print overload, yes yes, but thats what its about. The print on your couch so subtle. Can the second pink and green print go on rocker?

The white pillows do nothing for me. I really like the new pillows. I would like to see them just on their own. Perhaps one in the corner of the sofa and one on the rocker. They are their own pretty scene.

I have removed the white pillows having come to that conclusion as well. Everything else is up for grabs. Except the new pillows, of course which are a keeper. The new pillows are too big for the rocking chair definitely. Currently I’ve gone back to the burgundy pillow and the shawl on the rocker. But the small brown flower pillow works OK there as well.

Haha…Lola… yes, print overload is what it’s about for some… don’t ask me why.

I like the burgundy combo for the rocker for the winter. Maybe the lighter one in the spring?

Mooz looks like she is thinking "what is she doing now-I want my couch back" 🤣

That is it for sure Kcooz…😝🤦🏼‍♀️ she HATES it when I clean, tidy, rearrange, make the bed…you name it. Well I love the new covers, and so reasonably priced.

Agree lia, everything looks very nice. The new pillows add just the right amount of lightness. And those white pillows wouldn't work on the couch with the cat hair. Ask me how I know, lol.

The new pillows are satisfying my need for seeing something different in my environment. It’s funny how several people have mentioned them as being lighter I think of them as being dark because the background is dark but now that I look at them you’re right the print gives them a lighter quality. The other thing I’ve discovered is how good William Morris is in my house. I always figured he would be…😘

You did Good,Good Good. Yes on William Morris. making me want to look at more

Gls, one on each side looks good but I need two…at least on the right, for back support.

Todays adventures included walking down the road and documenting this washout…😵‍💫 which is NOW five feet deep. And undercutting the pavement. My neighbour commented on FB “soon we’ll have underground parking…Lolol.

I reported it…twice. Once when it was a foot deep, a few days ago. They need to get their buns out here.

That’s scary, Lia…..hope that the powers that be attend to that soon.

The road, lia, is "concerning"...That's an understatement. You're right--they need to get out there pronto and get that taken care of.

So bummed this week. Sunday I had put my mom's gold leaf pin on my sweater to wear to church...probably my favorite piece of jewelry from her. Zipped back and forth from house to car several times, as i was taking several things for my son, who attends the same church. Putting on my coat, I realized the pin was no longer on my sweater. I made myself late by spending almost 15" looking for it, to no avail. Bedroom; hall; dining room; living room; porch; driveway; car trunk; back seat of car; front seat of car; bag and box for son; purse; repeat; repeat; repeat; and I have repeated several times this week. Son reports nothing in the items I had passed on to them.. ?? Things just don't walk off! It has to be somewhere. YS says he guesses it's in the things I gave other son. Other son says nothing there. *sigh* I would guess it's in the car...I've spent almost an hour just on the car. (Mutter to self: things are just things; they are not people.)

Mom photo in HM from better years. Possibly my favorite of her as an adult. ♥️

I prefer this:

Plus this:

Those William Morris pillows are truly beautiful and the smaller ones appear to be a perfect color match to your sofa. The bright green chair is a wonderful ”surprise” in the room. Love it.

Saw these images on Houzz this morning. Love the mix of florals with solids, geometrics and animal print patterns. Defintely ”more is more” design philosopy. Personally, I love the look.

Just an idea for a geometric. Seems to match the colors in the pillows and sofa?

Amanda, those pillows would be great! Good geometries are hard to find. For here they need to not trend MCM.

So those are lovely.

Road is fixed. Long afternoon with the troops. Feet up.

Decided to start marketing my pillows again.

Marjie… The pin will likely turn up. It might in fact be in one of the boxes it’s hard to say how thoroughly they looked and how big the pin is. I would look in the places where you were bending over a lot. if you rehearse in your mind your actions you may determine the point at which it likely came off.

But things do surprisingly come back sometimes so I would not give up yet.

A3 footer day today with the YGS as well. The YGS is now in definite competition for Gigi‘s attention.🤦‍♀️

Marjie!

I’m praying it turns up somewhere.

For my Mom’s wake I wore a sweater of hers that she never wore. A silk scarf and a pin. I felt comforted wearing them.

I hope you find it.

I know a few summers back I lost my Father’s hat. I have to tell myself maybe the person who found it needed it more than I did.

That's quite a hole in the road l i a I hope you turned it in for repair that'd be terrible to get swallowed in or if it becomes a Mudslide and that was a good picture of you Margie

Hole fixed… I think I mentioned a Neighbour commented that they better fix it or we were going to have underground parking available on our road… I’m still laughing.

It was so many years ago now that my mom died, back in 95 so we’re going on to 30 years soon hard as that is to believe… But I do still have a couple of pieces of clothing that were hers. One is a raincoat. So I do understand the comfort that these connections make. With my dad I have his paintings which a personal in a way that is unique and hard to explain.

lia, with you being an artist as well, I am sure there is a special connection to your dad's paintings. More so than your siblings-unless they are artists too?

Marjie, I lost a bracelet last night and thought I’d never see it again even though I was pretty certain it was somewhere in the house. OH kept saying don’t worry it will turn up.

This afternoon I found it in the rubber gasket of the washing machine when I was doing laundry! I just happened to see something sparkle…

Lia is right. Retrace your steps. Keep looking…

Your handmade pillows are beautiful, Lia. I think they would be a popular item to sell.

Lia, please try something with the throws: the one that’s small, the plaid one. See what it looks like folded on top of - or tucked into - what looks like an upholstered ottoman in front of your sofa. I can’t tell if that’s a lid that lifts up. If it works then the smaller one can be nearby and the gray fluffy one can be placed over the back of the sofa until needed. Might not work 😏

I like jayapple21’s suggestion. Bringing solids and geometrics over to the sofa area will enhance and soften the look of the florals.

I though you might like these images. Definitely from the ”more is more” camp.

Liasch, I did not know you made pillows. Absolutely sell them. Beautiful and unique

Pillows are on the move for sure…ordered the inners and have a few unfinished covers. Thanks for the encouragement peeps!

Jay, I tried it on the Ottoman it looks really tacky. Too poofy and the shawl itself isn’t quality enough to feature. I do like it on the back of the couch though and may go for that. But you all KNOW I am in the more is more camp…😂🤦‍♀️🥰

So I have screen shot this…thank you Amanda for the inspiration shots! I love ethnic geometries as opposed to the usual buffalo check or trellis stuff…which I have tried here and does not work. It’s tough to find ethnic boho style here…and Etsy shipping, I refuse to pay those added $$. More than it’s worth to me.

Cheer up peeps…this final solution will only be there another month or two…I need switch ups on a regular basis. Also, I might get my sewing machine activated…in my dreams…🤦‍♀️

Cat and I stocked the garage woodpile, anticipating the 1.4F deep freeze coming. This poor hellebore is trying valiantly to bloom.

Amanda, I also had a similar experience with the ring that I lost and miraculously found in the dirt in the garage. So yes don’t give up!

Marjie…don’t give up… (Just to clarify who that comment is for. ) A friend made some extra red lentil soup with coconut milk base and she offered it to whoever wanted it. I turned out to be the winner! It’s so nice to eat cooking done by someone else!

Kcooz…we(siblings) are all artistic to an extent though I am the only one who went to art college and got a degree in the arts. But yes, bring an artist does make the relationship to his work different I would say. I experience the brushwork very directly.

Retracing steps. Check.

Look again. 🧐😳 Check.

Retracing steps. Check.

Look again. 🧐😳 Check.

You get the idea...

Haven't given up but definitely discouraged... Not just about the pin, now that I think about it. Life moves on to another day

Marjie, my mother once found a lost diamond ring in the bag of potatoes a good month after she lost it. It could turn up at any time .

Liasch, the designer in the photos I sent you above is Mark D. Sikes. He was featured in Veranda Magazine in the November/December issue. Very interesting style. He states that he is resisting the ”paint everything white” movement so prevalent now. Definitely not a minimalist, lol!

I’m considering ordering his book on Amazon even though my house in Florida is decorated in a coastal style. I just love beautiful dedign. (Would have tried to copy his style if I still had my house in New York, though!)

Here’s a bedroom he did (on his website):

Yes, I found an earring under my bed 6 months after I thought I had lost it outside.

That pink rug! Oh my.

Well, you have all helped give me some encouragement on the pin. In my better moments, I realize my quality of life is not diminished if I never see the pin again. And it is not like I don't have other things of hers. But I do like it a lot, so in my worse moments, I am definitely sad.

Tomorrow I shall rummage in Dad's papers to verify when he left China. I was reading a book about a dog during world war II, and it was referencing the invasion of China by Japan in the 1930s. Dad and his brother left China rather abruptly while they were still able to travel. The school was not even able to finish out the semester, much less the year.

I long for winter. Several of you have referenced flooding and too much water and strange weather. This morning I killed a mosquito and a fly in the space of 20 minutes, muttering to myself about what month it actually is. Hopefully, the ticks aren't encouraged to come out too soon. But my grass is growing! I refuse to mow the lawn in February.

I may have mentioned that I generally don’t wear jewelry. Years back though, my husband found an earing that I had lost. We were clearing out the flower shop. He found it inside a radiator cover that my brother had made. It had been years. I have no idea. I might have been reaching for something?

These are very entertaining stories about things that have been lost that have been found! It’s so strange how the universe works like that. I had something happen like that recently with a bracelet that I thought I had lost that I had bought in Vancouver… I think I mentioned it on here. I was all ready to order another one.

Amanda, I may indulge myself in buying that book! I too really enjoy eye candy it’s one of the reasons why I buy the expensive English homes magazine. My house is definitely in the more is more category… I took a few photos here so you can see the level of pattern. I had to laugh about the designers comment that he was fighting against the “paint it white “trend… I love that bedroom. Right up my alley… 🥰

Marjie, before I found my lost bracelet, I was looking on Amazon for an inexpensive replacement. I know that would never substitute for the pin that you lost but you could still wear the new pin in honor of your mom….

Kitchen as well… it would probably drive other people crazy! No accounting for taste. I love the look of a minimal space BTW… And I did live that way at one point. And I could likely do it again. It’s just a matter of the aesthetic choices that one makes. I’m not about to empty my house and start over. You get in a certain stream and then it’s easier to just continue it. If I have to move out of here at some point I’m not sure what I would do, in terms of decor choices. There’s a lot to be said for white and the Japanese Zen aesthetic.