A Serene Life for Me

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Wall

This weekend's project will be the tall wall at the top of the stair case landing. I've been eyeing this image from Caroline Reed Designs for quite some time and I think I'm ready to start going through the images and finding the ones I would like to frame and put up on the wall. She gives you great instruction on how to plan this out so I'm not going to do this blind but instead with a road map.

Caroline Reed Interior Design

Loving This Grey Kitchen

I'm beginning to develop a real passion for "greige" - a combination of brown and grey. It's just such a soothing colour scheme.

Greige

Monday, April 16, 2012

A Dull Rainy Day

When the weather is dull and rainy like this I always get an overwhelming urge to pick up and take off to somewhere warm and tropical. So today I'm packing up my emotional baggage and taking a brief break from the world. See you tomorrow.

Ralph Lauren

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Profile - Jan McGill

One of the nice things about blogging is the connections you make with interesting people you would never meet otherwise.

Jan McGill

Case in point - Jan McGill - she is a costume designer and stylist living in the bright lights of LA. She has worked for Vogue, Cosmopolitan and many top photographers, directors, and actors all over the world. Her life is fascinating and the life she has led is beyond anything I could image. A former model who was the face of Revlon, Clairol, and Max Factor, she has turned her amazing sense of style into a successful career as a stylist working with many of the celebrities of the day. Seriously who wouldn't love to know a style expert. She's created a blog to express herself, her thoughts and opinions. Got to admire someone who does that right? I've read some articles that brought tears to my eyes, laughed out loud and simply found myself nodding in agreement or shaking my head at the absurdities of others. Either way it's a good read. Enjoy.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Spring Gardening Disappointment

My peonie bush has bit the dust and only ever gave me one bloom ...

Caroline Reed Design

Friday, April 13, 2012

Margarita Time

I need one of these...

Image William Sonoma

Ingredients

1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
6 fluid ounces tequila
2 fluid ounces triple sec

Directions

Fill blender with crushed ice. Pour in limeade concentrate, tequila and triple sec. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Why Don't They Make Them Like This Anymore

If you ask me this could work today...

This bathing suit on Grace Kelly looks great and could easily be worn today. This suit is sexy and would be great for those of us who don’t have a bikini body anymore. NOTE TO BATHING SUIT DESIGNERS OUT THERE: Time to revamp some of the oldies and make them look current.

Grace Kelly

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Spring Blossoms

This is what I like about Spring...

I have a tree that blossoms outside by bedroom window every spring like this. It’s the first sign to me that it’s finally here.

Photo taken last May by Jamie Beck of From Me to You

Jamie took some amazing photos last year of Central Park in the Spring. It's one of my favourite shoots. I've been to Central Park in the fall and it's lovely as well, but there is something about the renewal of Spring. Click on the link above to see what I mean.