straight painting. I went to visit my friend Katherine in her lovely
new home. I love it because she had so much color added
right at the beginning. Most of the main floor is this soft yellow
with white trim. Notice her beautiful, black, iron balustrade. It
is so elegant. The white cupboards in the kitchen are really
lovely with the black dining table and black and white
marble counter-tops. Pay special attention to the
rock fireplace in the last picture because Katherine
did the rock work herself.
Katherine, thank you for the wonderful lunch.
It was so fun to visit with you and Jess.
Your home is so lovely, which is very you.
When painting, it is good to get one or two holiday's 
This is my favorite bit of fiction. It is a beautiful love story and would make an excellent read for Valentine's.
I finished this yesterday. It was wonderful!
I left the house again today. It's amazing how social I've been lately. This has to be a record. I went to see my friend Niki's lovely Kitchen remodel and then we had lunch at the church with lots of friends.
I love the bright and happy artwork of artist Shelly Tribbey who makes everything from tassels & pillows to amazing floral collages and beautiful watercolors. See her site here.
Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Magazine featured a darling Moda Home ad this month. While there are many stores that offer bits of this line, you can find much of it online here, atleast what hasn't sold out since the ad ran. I adore this stuff and most of it is very reasonable price wise. I think I may send an email asking when re-stocking will be happening, if I find out anything, I'll let you know.
Yesterday, I un-hermited myself after two weeks of
