Torture

I'm off to subject myself to untold torture this morning. I broke the corner of my tooth, so now I'll be dragged kicking and screaming to visit my lovely dentist. I know I sound like the biggest sook on earth, but that's not true at all. I'm the survivor of a hellish 30 hour labour, so I'm no stranger to a little pain and discomfort. But after a few bad childhood experiences at the hands of my old dentist, it's a phobia I haven't managed to conquer. Wish me luck. And let's hope he doesn't arrive looking like this joker, or I'll be out of there faster than you can say 'root canal'.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigv89V8Rn9TCen4VUqkWxSLR8mXdtUwIp30JvIfPL6XHh_UUg7A8UPpWK7HavpID7trvI-2uIIIxDEG_5vTmagKUfAyoPKmU-qsIl3IK83HiPpwtMd4pnCo1B0mLx1euxOHowWugaYcE/s1600/dentist-mask.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigv89V8Rn9TCen4VUqkWxSLR8mXdtUwIp30JvIfPL6XHh_UUg7A8UPpWK7HavpID7trvI-2uIIIxDEG_5vTmagKUfAyoPKmU-qsIl3IK83HiPpwtMd4pnCo1B0mLx1euxOHowWugaYcE/s640/dentist-mask.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Not funny Mr Dentist, just plain creepy.</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Torture

I'm off to subject myself to untold torture this morning. I broke the corner of my tooth, so now I'll be dragged kicking and screami...

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Blog Love

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEjgm_oo4szXNau6RUY9ugKUH8Qti_2X-M7UPIasRkNOSmbLT9G2xg-C3tznV08RfD3oSZ1htXH7ijQLwA0K6t4XXwmLYD5iEE6h3cnfNyLruD0UWyNG-JENj0nAyTzs5VhQ_u3_mgDh3Oo/s1600/valentine-heart-garland.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgm_oo4szXNau6RUY9ugKUH8Qti_2X-M7UPIasRkNOSmbLT9G2xg-C3tznV08RfD3oSZ1htXH7ijQLwA0K6t4XXwmLYD5iEE6h3cnfNyLruD0UWyNG-JENj0nAyTzs5VhQ_u3_mgDh3Oo/s400/valentine-heart-garland.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun Blog: <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/01/fabric-valentine-hearts-garland.html">How About Orange</a><br />DIY Heart Garland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I am passionate about blogging. I love to tell stories, and I love to read others. You follow a blog for a while and you feel like you know the author - and you might through online dialogues or actually meet one day.<br /><br />I think about what I am going to write everyday, what might be of interest. It keeps my antenna up. Good brain food. I have a long list of post ideas and big file of photographs.<br /><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEhXVsBwyWYmO2Hfne2QRe0POQChO_qPxksP2PgmxrBYBwQSZSihx5xd41tHZTe7LfojP_EGu-XgvOq99UW2Xo4jabzhyMjScadP7ETILJLLQc2M0Oagr_MgahrFNWPS8xgOxXGlwiDFLwQ/s1600/DreamWhites1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVsBwyWYmO2Hfne2QRe0POQChO_qPxksP2PgmxrBYBwQSZSihx5xd41tHZTe7LfojP_EGu-XgvOq99UW2Xo4jabzhyMjScadP7ETILJLLQc2M0Oagr_MgahrFNWPS8xgOxXGlwiDFLwQ/s400/DreamWhites1.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Blog: <a href="http://dreamywhites.blogspot.com/">Dreamy Whites</a><br />French Farmhouse Inspired Living</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Unique to his profession, Charles Dickens distributed his book chapter by chapter often ending in cliffhangers. Obviously a big hit. Isn't this basically what blogs offer - just one chapter at a time? But take it further - it is an <i>interactive</i> book, where reader and author can ask questions and have conversations.<br /><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEg8a-KRWEZiKVscDGC67YiNLSpcbGt5EmvH2Jdi7VQzNokkDC13qYbvSkSWQ54BzsGCilOPVIrCqnhx344waM4bX6oAwQaXJZCBUrzUFtWeRFR1i5vhqnOf1rqF1QQloLp9_AEnyTaCR-U/s1600/Horsey.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8a-KRWEZiKVscDGC67YiNLSpcbGt5EmvH2Jdi7VQzNokkDC13qYbvSkSWQ54BzsGCilOPVIrCqnhx344waM4bX6oAwQaXJZCBUrzUFtWeRFR1i5vhqnOf1rqF1QQloLp9_AEnyTaCR-U/s320/Horsey.JPG" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quirky Blog: <a href="http://makeminemid-century.blogspot.com/2010/10/equine-epiphany-or-horsey-discovers.html">Make Mine Mid-Century</a><br />Horsey goes to the library</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Some blogs are written like magazines, some as biographies, and others like coffee table books with beautiful photography. Like a bookstore, there is something for everyone.<br /><br />I think blogs attract like minded readers, so interior design blogs attract other i-designers (or wanna bes, like me);  blogs written in a positive voice attract positive people.<br /><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEigDGbmYE5V-F79yxbyvgr8oLwZBtClsx07K7YHP7E3pia6HSxXlYmmXehmn3hhamxa8-a9dt7i5ORpmaYo5zENo8Mdf1TrCkRDLEiMjo-72F5dWgIbQ4JpmrIYaDswM1nCnivsQCUKuZ4/s1600/teaandreadcountryliving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDGbmYE5V-F79yxbyvgr8oLwZBtClsx07K7YHP7E3pia6HSxXlYmmXehmn3hhamxa8-a9dt7i5ORpmaYo5zENo8Mdf1TrCkRDLEiMjo-72F5dWgIbQ4JpmrIYaDswM1nCnivsQCUKuZ4/s400/teaandreadcountryliving.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought Provoking Blog: <a href="http://privetandholly.blogspot.com/2010/11/playing-hooky.html">Privet and Holly</a><br />What would your day of hooky look like?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I know there are many many blogs to choose from. Thank you so much for reading in my little corner of my world. It's so good to have you here!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

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It'll be all white....

...with a few unexpected hits of blue thrown in for good measure. What will? My beach house, of course. I found this stunner some time ago, and it had me at hello. Whitewashed walls + killer views + pops of colour = perfection in my book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeomjOjyzCgWvUXMWMxhidInmVDsyQJwogphTMNJMxhDG39hOkuEY9uNKFo5278DAQsw1X-BYU2P61g2qLKBcjOiq5ngWUgq86KZw505-AyYE4-N6nx32gCcZje5Kqr2Ei5z8A8Xd2Z70/s1600/south+africa+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeomjOjyzCgWvUXMWMxhidInmVDsyQJwogphTMNJMxhDG39hOkuEY9uNKFo5278DAQsw1X-BYU2P61g2qLKBcjOiq5ngWUgq86KZw505-AyYE4-N6nx32gCcZje5Kqr2Ei5z8A8Xd2Z70/s640/south+africa+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uH6S_s3Z5-f0IW0j1biBX_Cn5WhxaNh2xJCd3fAtw7tYXM89afMqFJDFsuGTe9wYRKic1Bw6tqygu-iQWO2EVAz8YfJvIUY98vn35Tm5MM9KN3kemQtf2GT51kX-zXOjYWZa1F5Bvz8/s1600/south+africa+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It'll be all white....

...with a few unexpected hits of blue thrown in for good measure. What will? My beach house, of course. I found this stunner some time ago, ...

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Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The day I failed <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/01/this-program-has-been-interrupted.html">my driving test</a>, all was not lost. My inbox announced that Kelley from <a href="http://badhausfrau.blogspot.com/">Bad Hausfrau</a> gave me a blogging award. Kelley, your timing was impeccable! Thank you, thank you :)  I am honored</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BO9sIfMwHcaFnT-hmFHzfEG-uEcXna3pubw2wsTrs-bcS8WrD6npAKwAsjq7ZC8yUtoOODAKCxhjy1StrqDgaDxhQ6N58RHCNz8z5nHGdXyZLwf2V2VOEkqLBMrr4RrltG9Q17M7RJk/s1600/award_%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BO9sIfMwHcaFnT-hmFHzfEG-uEcXna3pubw2wsTrs-bcS8WrD6npAKwAsjq7ZC8yUtoOODAKCxhjy1StrqDgaDxhQ6N58RHCNz8z5nHGdXyZLwf2V2VOEkqLBMrr4RrltG9Q17M7RJk/s1600/award_%255B1%255D.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have a chance, visit her 'Notes from a Clueless Housewife'. I just love this photo of the 'bookstore cat'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEgAKJ9_LH14wLHlmA98eiPx-XuouyRTnevds3hngEvOBVrHMMHgvIq5ZVTABfYHDXhn1XeUmS0E-iwpG3s9bvnOEuPKxYYsZULK_NBixDodfgM1yHr0MvWUo7jAzY-gNHIgGvApmD6IZ2c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+8.08.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKJ9_LH14wLHlmA98eiPx-XuouyRTnevds3hngEvOBVrHMMHgvIq5ZVTABfYHDXhn1XeUmS0E-iwpG3s9bvnOEuPKxYYsZULK_NBixDodfgM1yHr0MvWUo7jAzY-gNHIgGvApmD6IZ2c/s400/Screen+shot+2011-01-26+at+8.08.06+PM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[image: <a href="http://badhausfrau.blogspot.com/">Bad Hausfrau</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now for those of you having a 'Johnny Cracked Corn (and I Don't Care)' moment, just turn away. But let me bask in the glory of being noticed and feeling loved for just a brief moment</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So in order to accept the award, I need to write 7 interesting things about myself. Grab your tea (or your blindfold); here we go...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. My happy place is Costa Rica. I lived there for 2 years, post-college. In my next life, I hope you'll find me living in the rainforest as a bird. Two of my favorite photos, pre-digital era:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH62fYQwrAamX9l8ztyJdfLKkgKCqf1mF2xscgKJzlDX1KdvjBe0Jyo7WH73Py8SfFJLbHRyCEhqUNpIT7pIi-3j26ebfVTqGrqDwlol7pybZTe2RjE364Qw6czxcsI9DAZNVf67oZpY/s1600/scan0046-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH62fYQwrAamX9l8ztyJdfLKkgKCqf1mF2xscgKJzlDX1KdvjBe0Jyo7WH73Py8SfFJLbHRyCEhqUNpIT7pIi-3j26ebfVTqGrqDwlol7pybZTe2RjE364Qw6czxcsI9DAZNVf67oZpY/s400/scan0046-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSt_iP61CtKB_4f379bKurH1o1XPuamlJ08dKpIy1zMN9BgH3E73c17S18Bp-4-ymQLVW9yQeLYh9qIZC8rTLQTr6ptk_9BRyVZTAq_2g9p_TJQDqjf7gP8-jF_RQlsq2XxGEjAaPDwPI/s1600/scan0044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSt_iP61CtKB_4f379bKurH1o1XPuamlJ08dKpIy1zMN9BgH3E73c17S18Bp-4-ymQLVW9yQeLYh9qIZC8rTLQTr6ptk_9BRyVZTAq_2g9p_TJQDqjf7gP8-jF_RQlsq2XxGEjAaPDwPI/s400/scan0044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. My newest product idea is to bottle English rainwater. Sell it to Anglophiles? Good for the garden? Great face tonic? My husband encourages me to not spend too much of our savings (or time) on this endeavour. But I am taking orders now :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. When I was in high school, I wanted to be a professional water skier. Or at least compete or go to a ski camp. I still have a fetish for those floral swim caps</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhoX_bXkBj85Wl7F804xrFFRxjluZEPYtD_LrshxspTgtm8IUBmjeSJ8pQgPyJsUR5AiL1TSfzy_R-AZTMSb81TTvRkp5SfqgA9lFYowJb5E7F_fptt4zDKlCfE7NylyxAd0FxaLy_q478/s1600/fotosearch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoX_bXkBj85Wl7F804xrFFRxjluZEPYtD_LrshxspTgtm8IUBmjeSJ8pQgPyJsUR5AiL1TSfzy_R-AZTMSb81TTvRkp5SfqgA9lFYowJb5E7F_fptt4zDKlCfE7NylyxAd0FxaLy_q478/s320/fotosearch.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[Google Images]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. My Hollywood cuties are Ashton Kutcher (cool factor), Matthew McConaughey (Texas drawl), Hugh Grant (goofy). And yes, I did have to look up how to spell their names correctly. Except for Hugh's :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><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/AVvXsEi0l1Dtt2CINMk4S5DZuLo5346k-qIF8qOHGAX6Ob2lPlaTCKRSpnyxtwPOJIthHBcZrpK1G9NOt5plXIptx6CYi8RPS99F9Psc8ujOeGVpYwmAP0g0xE00uwN8SYSccvjJEXxAJk40QNE/s1600/Happy+Homemaker+2011-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0l1Dtt2CINMk4S5DZuLo5346k-qIF8qOHGAX6Ob2lPlaTCKRSpnyxtwPOJIthHBcZrpK1G9NOt5plXIptx6CYi8RPS99F9Psc8ujOeGVpYwmAP0g0xE00uwN8SYSccvjJEXxAJk40QNE/s400/Happy+Homemaker+2011-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[Google Images]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. You know I have crazy love for photo editing online with <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">Picnik</a>. I just discovered the 'Touch Up' section. Play around with the airbrush, mascara, and thinning features on a few photos. Hollywood magic at your fingertips. Better than sliced bread. And I do love warm bread and a <i>really</i> good burger (that's No. 6)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. As of yesterday, I am the proud passer of the UK Driving Theory Test! A big WOO HOO! Popping the cork now...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last part of the award is to pass it on to another blogger. There are so many blogs I am loyal to and adore. However I must choose, so I give it to Sarah (with an H) from <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/">Modern Country Style</a> who lives in the Cotswolds (lucky girl). Somehow the fates have connected us, as we live parallel lives. Yet we hope that our 'parallelity' will defy mathematics and intersect with a meeting one day soon.  Her blog is not only a feast for the eyes, but humorous and uplifting too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With a spring in my step, wishing you a delightful weekend, my friends</div><br />  <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Squeal!

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK The day I failed my driving test , all was not lost. My inbox announced that Kelley from Bad Hausfrau gave me ...

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Friday Fun: What Is Your Design Style?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><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/AVvXsEjihIr7mESz3Hhc4rg9hQ4vy2zPTkwg1nB-U4ZXz6HB4Jl9BbVEhlvzAyWko5BBVYuDsC6K0nfpzIewNgCkXhpD4b1t4z3rvM2vWK1RKchUvV-FDUKwvCypk2mo4jRy2tScunA0356Nifk/s1600/design-style-quiz.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihIr7mESz3Hhc4rg9hQ4vy2zPTkwg1nB-U4ZXz6HB4Jl9BbVEhlvzAyWko5BBVYuDsC6K0nfpzIewNgCkXhpD4b1t4z3rvM2vWK1RKchUvV-FDUKwvCypk2mo4jRy2tScunA0356Nifk/s400/design-style-quiz.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[image: <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/01/quiz-whats-your-design-style.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+HowAboutOrange+(How+About+Orange)">How About Orange</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yea! Another Friday Fun day :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just for fun, find out which of the 20 individual styles belong to you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take this short quiz to 'define your style' from <a href="http://www.stylishhome.com/Design/Style-Maker-Quiz">Stylish Home</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The quiz revealed that I like the quiet and simple life (no surprise there). My design style - 'California Country' with a cottage kitchen, warm and charming bedroom, and enjoy being outdoors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about you? </div><br />Happy Weekend!<br /> <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Friday Fun: What Is Your Design Style?

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK [image: How About Orange ] Yea! Another Friday Fun day :)  Just for fun, find out which of the 20 individual st...

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EXPLORING WALL COLOR : Color of the Year 2011

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, it was announced by Benjamin Moore that their color of the year for 2011 is PURPLE</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbpjfWqOThzWueoOVBZxOOqR97QYCj_gafWQ9omDl_SLy01v8t2ZEsgtcxL0BOSEMja5TgyzIhOvC2dtUzuXS8t04jvGFbNBdAEcq2NPyCaHr36imO8wjtQEsvlow67iMGfK_QxXGdJM/s1600/benjmoore+color+of+the+year+2011++vintage+wine.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291px" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbpjfWqOThzWueoOVBZxOOqR97QYCj_gafWQ9omDl_SLy01v8t2ZEsgtcxL0BOSEMja5TgyzIhOvC2dtUzuXS8t04jvGFbNBdAEcq2NPyCaHr36imO8wjtQEsvlow67iMGfK_QxXGdJM/s400/benjmoore+color+of+the+year+2011++vintage+wine.bmp" width="400px"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore [Vintage Wine]</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>                                    this particular hue of purple -Vintage Wine (see ceiling above)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">  It's a great dark neutral.   <br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/exploring-wall-color-benjamin-moore.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING WALL COLOR : Color of the Year 2011

So, it was announced by Benjamin Moore that their color of the year for 2011 is PURPLE  Benjamin Moore [Vintage Wine]                  ...

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My Australia Day

After all the recent dramas here in Queensland, it was nice to get away and appreciate just how amazing this country of ours really is. We loaded up the crew and headed north to Noosa, and spent a lazy day swimming, eating fresh prawns on the beach and generally enjoying a picture-perfect day Australia Day:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LnHkhBlJezVQLRAPF8_FqJAU3WDiUl7K5kxNwS59yXL00x1XO9FdmD-n0MOG7CM71Aj-y3QFDpAMZzT6Ie02Tfm9ICpkBdAEuoVFfqaAK0gGVj7jGQTD_SMrLlofQQYcOqdgNxLJllQ/s1600/P1261037+30%2525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LnHkhBlJezVQLRAPF8_FqJAU3WDiUl7K5kxNwS59yXL00x1XO9FdmD-n0MOG7CM71Aj-y3QFDpAMZzT6Ie02Tfm9ICpkBdAEuoVFfqaAK0gGVj7jGQTD_SMrLlofQQYcOqdgNxLJllQ/s640/P1261037+30%2525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> the mr's first attempt at a panorama shot </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/AVvXsEhNQsV-RvdnuUlWAvHP34VBpIIEEZOFG7Orny0ZorNcF3hFYNNcKGrQ_iXvrkLDzaX7LMs8XoCf2t-YhnY1e0lWn2rjrYMgRUR1Q-Pz9ZKV-nJZLar8CL2XN6lTH_FTsKo7WiRaai8vpfY/s1600/P1261039+copy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQsV-RvdnuUlWAvHP34VBpIIEEZOFG7Orny0ZorNcF3hFYNNcKGrQ_iXvrkLDzaX7LMs8XoCf2t-YhnY1e0lWn2rjrYMgRUR1Q-Pz9ZKV-nJZLar8CL2XN6lTH_FTsKo7WiRaai8vpfY/s640/P1261039+copy2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEh05JUEGS5lh0XcIcUyBYcIyDqdWox_HdN822FmLWKANPN9WAdEmJ_LepsbvZ-NBX9sL0v5uceo0haTxN_jHjMrA0FqYY0WKWm-YvouXox6KynTskEijyaUU_E9Eo3RoC75dPveFIwMcy8/s1600/P1261033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05JUEGS5lh0XcIcUyBYcIyDqdWox_HdN822FmLWKANPN9WAdEmJ_LepsbvZ-NBX9sL0v5uceo0haTxN_jHjMrA0FqYY0WKWm-YvouXox6KynTskEijyaUU_E9Eo3RoC75dPveFIwMcy8/s640/P1261033.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSKrRP1IUEHL0Wr7O3DtDH5oY-fWssNsRCgy60sX31chfBeXBV6s-NEhLP37evDG80_l8rkUTwHA2sq_1npmIBUaJvIzlc_0Neifin_yDHq54-QU9ShTIBRlPSvWZyJv0Jq8xo5etX0E/s1600/P1261027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSKrRP1IUEHL0Wr7O3DtDH5oY-fWssNsRCgy60sX31chfBeXBV6s-NEhLP37evDG80_l8rkUTwHA2sq_1npmIBUaJvIzlc_0Neifin_yDHq54-QU9ShTIBRlPSvWZyJv0Jq8xo5etX0E/s640/P1261027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2o2jc2dOT-fBuhba4HTBfYU6vbAee84ck2pm7L9YNg1VMFkxCZ4fQcrvO7c4xc4_Vtws9y6Jeas6_NfDVcVkFQ1X40Q2cLnjUhyRs-23pBZOH2aS6X4lBgGMC9lJ2R2G_UuQyJayH8Cg/s1600/P1261022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs63GtV5eXW7SBucdwGkBhR35LNYXVi_rWOT7dqAPhTcfcNCpmOJUDvkbiFGJacf4tjAqFMD28q0NJGWJe-WTlzqOD5dtnyylvok08KA1tfsGieEBsuZop9YgjaVWz9OZFtRyfpL08PM/s1600/P1261041res2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs63GtV5eXW7SBucdwGkBhR35LNYXVi_rWOT7dqAPhTcfcNCpmOJUDvkbiFGJacf4tjAqFMD28q0NJGWJe-WTlzqOD5dtnyylvok08KA1tfsGieEBsuZop9YgjaVWz9OZFtRyfpL08PM/s640/P1261041res2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The beach, fresh prawns, a drink or two......can't think of a better way to celebrate all that's great about living in this fantastic country of ours. Hope you all had a great day too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAutFKg9Y4pBLscSH0FU1ZyTwgxObW3rBX0ns-Dogor0XrIF0dQugpyQUzykNnnJ6Ws3eQ4OUNjkDiJHEVGz03lrG89dMffFhOY5NbjhbfXeZoLVaWQ7OclV2dynKEKJykPAzLPsZG6pk/s1600/P1260956+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAutFKg9Y4pBLscSH0FU1ZyTwgxObW3rBX0ns-Dogor0XrIF0dQugpyQUzykNnnJ6Ws3eQ4OUNjkDiJHEVGz03lrG89dMffFhOY5NbjhbfXeZoLVaWQ7OclV2dynKEKJykPAzLPsZG6pk/s640/P1260956+copy.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

My Australia Day

After all the recent dramas here in Queensland, it was nice to get away and appreciate just how amazing this country of ours really is. We l...

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Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPZFSU74tsMCP0vpXIYeMg0lbaJJYBycB2plqTAj-Bu8hvIW0T07ptEIxc0svoPh20gb5uaJZ2DYU_dlznxyAK2Kbbn4LJpHG_D_-cAoktVNqkhmtUXeB-NEynnsPG-Mk9uAzxssPO6c/s1600/DSCN2923-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPZFSU74tsMCP0vpXIYeMg0lbaJJYBycB2plqTAj-Bu8hvIW0T07ptEIxc0svoPh20gb5uaJZ2DYU_dlznxyAK2Kbbn4LJpHG_D_-cAoktVNqkhmtUXeB-NEynnsPG-Mk9uAzxssPO6c/s320/DSCN2923-1.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">How clever is this? At the grocery store I use a handheld 'gun' and shoot the product label; I bag the items as I go along. When my shopping is complete, go to the till, give them the 'gun', pay, and I'm done! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The kids love running to get items around the store so they can 'shoot' the labels - anything that makes the kids happy at the store :) Right?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

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Posted by Happy Homemaker UK How clever is this? At the grocery store I use a handheld 'gun' and shoot the product label; I bag the ...

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Into the blue...and jogging my memory

It's no secret that I love me a bit of blue. Indigo, cobalt, azure, turquoise, aqua......love 'em all. So when I saw this month's issue of <a href="http://veranda.com/">Veranda</a> magazine, it was enough to whet my appetite.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbAM683k08GrOhjCBp89FwZl5pSYFVvBJHxxPC7ajDI4bGo2_iV4puYcBlx5QwIz1LIkvQkq_j7BOwJQxr-Bbcnm92bH-lXlS6s7qS6GT85Kr2NVSq_Qs-9Et26H_BZJsKwCNRT7Ayn8/s1600/kirsten+kelli+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbAM683k08GrOhjCBp89FwZl5pSYFVvBJHxxPC7ajDI4bGo2_iV4puYcBlx5QwIz1LIkvQkq_j7BOwJQxr-Bbcnm92bH-lXlS6s7qS6GT85Kr2NVSq_Qs-9Et26H_BZJsKwCNRT7Ayn8/s640/kirsten+kelli+1.png" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-S75ZYvgIJlrAVTP0qeilyrP0VcY3_yx9I0gUHh_EuLyNh26O8NG5LkZTsnIIE-UB8feLjJqY9yPbiDxjxlyZZXChxEbgrscxysiW9xh5LAf7StYPL3AWJlAZUESmQccWD4BCRISIGQ/s1600/kirsten+kelli+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-S75ZYvgIJlrAVTP0qeilyrP0VcY3_yx9I0gUHh_EuLyNh26O8NG5LkZTsnIIE-UB8feLjJqY9yPbiDxjxlyZZXChxEbgrscxysiW9xh5LAf7StYPL3AWJlAZUESmQccWD4BCRISIGQ/s640/kirsten+kelli+3.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseWm9iAjAxISVSXxp__gjKHp4bBGcImiyncebqOuoKuBv3T0EBiI87YVqinpGKDnTdOnpMihbr3nq5IP30KxvdH6LjUz4bShiDidjKUm9vHZLC0Qrh4LaKCI5vExI5LJeESB_tz4DwRg/s1600/kirsten+kelli+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseWm9iAjAxISVSXxp__gjKHp4bBGcImiyncebqOuoKuBv3T0EBiI87YVqinpGKDnTdOnpMihbr3nq5IP30KxvdH6LjUz4bShiDidjKUm9vHZLC0Qrh4LaKCI5vExI5LJeESB_tz4DwRg/s640/kirsten+kelli+2.png" width="481" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://kirstenkelli.com/">kirstenkelli.com</a></span></div><br />I know I'm not alone here. I saw this pic on the lovely Judy's blog, <a href="http://verandahhouse.blogspot.com/">Verandah House</a> today:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23JSyjSvBAX05k_5EeAsDKefp0495eZQnXcB73au5_9sYEGfrgZFvxlO00C_Lo95PSJFLYK2F3VT6dwjrW1VquzFl9RS0x71-7E7G0BiyZDmcGtk1D8dhk4zboNOBdKMar2GIG0w36N4/s1600/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23JSyjSvBAX05k_5EeAsDKefp0495eZQnXcB73au5_9sYEGfrgZFvxlO00C_Lo95PSJFLYK2F3VT6dwjrW1VquzFl9RS0x71-7E7G0BiyZDmcGtk1D8dhk4zboNOBdKMar2GIG0w36N4/s640/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...not only did I fall in love with all the gorgeous blues, it also reminded me of a commission I did some time ago. I thought I'd lost these photos when my old desktop computer died, but after some sleuthing I managed to find them. Thanks Judy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbvUYCpDkeaDkPKSveEg-MCLz0IQlgcb5NEDxy3KAvd5bAyGGKVH25szrwxq8M6-LuJNLf5mXXWiuTS89FAaDiTYhzUU9tPNtu98JDJ8lWE1liTTpK2A1mKia-gO2FzudvrR9T7w9crE/s1600/into+the+blue+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbvUYCpDkeaDkPKSveEg-MCLz0IQlgcb5NEDxy3KAvd5bAyGGKVH25szrwxq8M6-LuJNLf5mXXWiuTS89FAaDiTYhzUU9tPNtu98JDJ8lWE1liTTpK2A1mKia-gO2FzudvrR9T7w9crE/s640/into+the+blue+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue I'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEwx2gJcDh5EX1o5AOyljPQgxZwTKhMTcze6__8n5Nlqoc8blZzP_vMhLmjnIPClVeSlGK22qFNnSYk1dOT5jwHSI-0Q5tt-WMPkwf65W9pnHxSLtT8SwbsXD_zcuwc1LnN1keB3lT18/s1600/into+the+blue+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEwx2gJcDh5EX1o5AOyljPQgxZwTKhMTcze6__8n5Nlqoc8blZzP_vMhLmjnIPClVeSlGK22qFNnSYk1dOT5jwHSI-0Q5tt-WMPkwf65W9pnHxSLtT8SwbsXD_zcuwc1LnN1keB3lT18/s640/into+the+blue+3.jpg" width="196" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwK8tsiyZHeZz2OFMHN09SIrqQ5qK9b3AZtJbF34SJT5vhOXW0mr4dY4GWILKogg_DakUfNAGbDK5w5rgsU2R18RyQ-9J9E929rZOjVBPE9iqIuJYjls52IyJOIlAnUXi9nl0w_zBSX8/s1600/into+the+blue+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwK8tsiyZHeZz2OFMHN09SIrqQ5qK9b3AZtJbF34SJT5vhOXW0mr4dY4GWILKogg_DakUfNAGbDK5w5rgsU2R18RyQ-9J9E929rZOjVBPE9iqIuJYjls52IyJOIlAnUXi9nl0w_zBSX8/s640/into+the+blue+2.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue II and III'</div><br />Lends a whole new meaning to 'feeling blue', doesn't it?<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Into the blue...and jogging my memory

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Harry, A Different Kind of Potter

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKL3S-faG0a4aHswQOtRdg9d_3V4zxM1jfpGMREU2djunIxwW5T1b0fTZ_u6daUuE_B-2gagV51-t8-nF4ur8omdlpVRXKb0kcTnb8tl9c-q50sRfrWF4MbjsrAPhbn-CORIgPivbLv8/s1600/DSCN2747-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKL3S-faG0a4aHswQOtRdg9d_3V4zxM1jfpGMREU2djunIxwW5T1b0fTZ_u6daUuE_B-2gagV51-t8-nF4ur8omdlpVRXKb0kcTnb8tl9c-q50sRfrWF4MbjsrAPhbn-CORIgPivbLv8/s400/DSCN2747-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The hostess for the day plans a super secret getaway for the rest of us each month. We plug in the postcode into our Sat Nav and just see where it takes us. So far no one has given me the postcode to drive off a cliff. Ah, such good friends (so far)...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">So you can imagine my delight (and relief) when we drove up to quaint Grayshott Pottery in Hindhead, Surrey</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><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/AVvXsEgjWwuV4jal_Hp5Geqk-HsIVAjZltcwWFkH_KIsov1_-79IpnDMMqLw-V5DliNa-0cSRf56StR16tKxzJphDEvis-kbOnSwOkktbPK3uOYIOdd_DPvPoxEL6Nmjnn9IcC5Hx5-ZJhoT3i8/s1600/DSC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWwuV4jal_Hp5Geqk-HsIVAjZltcwWFkH_KIsov1_-79IpnDMMqLw-V5DliNa-0cSRf56StR16tKxzJphDEvis-kbOnSwOkktbPK3uOYIOdd_DPvPoxEL6Nmjnn9IcC5Hx5-ZJhoT3i8/s400/DSC.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it would have looked like on a clear summer day<br />[source: <a href="http://www.grayshottpottery.com/">Grayshott Pottery</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Founded in 1956, this location produces commercial and handmade stoneware for well-known establishments such as Harrods, a Jamie Oliver restaurant, and Cafe Rouge to name a few. And anytime I can use the word 'bespoke' (custom) I will, so here we go - they make 'bespoke' items too. With in-house designers and artists, anything is possible in this tucked away location where the magic happens... </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll let the photos do the talking, because I really have no idea what I am talking about</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Handmade Section<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T04LYabm-CJhf0myAr-XUkmTFoN-5-DTTJpcyfkBQpHYP4_fJUlKA-PYQeBOhH9jjRhmes87sF8wW0W2HlMqTppvd3lxRccUYyBoYw7uLzDCfJTTXPROnESsBxJ8Ipoa8PgCQ2a_aWA/s1600/DSCN2749-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T04LYabm-CJhf0myAr-XUkmTFoN-5-DTTJpcyfkBQpHYP4_fJUlKA-PYQeBOhH9jjRhmes87sF8wW0W2HlMqTppvd3lxRccUYyBoYw7uLzDCfJTTXPROnESsBxJ8Ipoa8PgCQ2a_aWA/s320/DSCN2749-1.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUPmStWHWcRjbZ-iwZRyr3M0Z01LQqa2GyB5KsziYPIW91XS2BsJVVN_ahclfp_fbOBouleC9AGv1_dtJ55ATjWliBJKR5lf1rFgQLVmn1Jzzx2qLDQND4BPkHaHlm0ViyffIFG_h1Hs/s320/DSCN2771-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Molds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEifMlhBJdHGEYrHYdON7idwz09D6gFHY0uoD4egpYWP7yc3KFTBGkWiqWQyC5mNjdFU9fRdl0zG-163NxkWCFiuuKVeqpHV8BAEw03vCwl6LCc1brUOT58bhsyzbWRL9D4aH63xspC89KU/s1600/DSCN2759-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMlhBJdHGEYrHYdON7idwz09D6gFHY0uoD4egpYWP7yc3KFTBGkWiqWQyC5mNjdFU9fRdl0zG-163NxkWCFiuuKVeqpHV8BAEw03vCwl6LCc1brUOT58bhsyzbWRL9D4aH63xspC89KU/s320/DSCN2759-1.JPG" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making A Bowl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM444370XwLrBfd9mersAvh2XNJScJ-yi86YjkxffV3TLA7rG8aTu-Al1_wdZXpacURXFx9efwEhx3JrfbzhqziSubTekdwTVCxlE9sq7gzPKZqRYZWZVE0SFRfsTxg36kwicZxXA3nw/s320/DSCN2775-1.JPG" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Sponging' A Plate Before Being Glazed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEiDlXxb2cJnTPRTx6ujlAnY2bhHdBQXxhXCmpN2WutyEuS1-S0jcjy5c_HsXMSiBSfQy7xEVsPBA3reNj96B6x5s4aMObf1CzN-9XA182JhFmXHNZC8Nd4AmPdF2-mwQv1STuCIU_9jl3M/s1600/DSCN2814-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlXxb2cJnTPRTx6ujlAnY2bhHdBQXxhXCmpN2WutyEuS1-S0jcjy5c_HsXMSiBSfQy7xEVsPBA3reNj96B6x5s4aMObf1CzN-9XA182JhFmXHNZC8Nd4AmPdF2-mwQv1STuCIU_9jl3M/s320/DSCN2814-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glazing By Hand</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Loved it all. And the 'pottery elves' (my words, not theirs) work many machines, so they don't get bored. It was surprisingly dust free.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />As friend Miss K pointed out, most places of interest in England have a gift shop and restaurant attached (with tea, of course) to make the day really happy.  Grayshott Pottery was no exception :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">And what did I buy in the <i>pottery</i> gift shop? A really cool<i> iron</i> nutcracker that looked like an antique vise, of course :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwLU_zY79upHTxcRFzfCBaBiOCAESvg1t5gV-EEdCnYCg4UJ5q_eQvnVV5oFsOx9xLHihf2QzvwIBTgYCR3JpW_5WWD3urOKSXfFvrxWxOl_Jjhfqun7j83pmVcsyaHIQLWCy40xc91I/s1600/DSCN2897-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwLU_zY79upHTxcRFzfCBaBiOCAESvg1t5gV-EEdCnYCg4UJ5q_eQvnVV5oFsOx9xLHihf2QzvwIBTgYCR3JpW_5WWD3urOKSXfFvrxWxOl_Jjhfqun7j83pmVcsyaHIQLWCy40xc91I/s200/DSCN2897-1.JPG" width="189" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How long had that treasure been waiting to be noticed?</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br />More information: <a href="http://www.grayshottpottery.com/">Grayshott Pottery</a>

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