Plush Lush Pillows

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As far back as I can recall I have romanticized beds,

bed linens and simply bedroom decor.

The Bed~~ where at the end of a long day we bring our weary bodies to be refreshed.

 

 

Big fluffy textures beckon us to lay on them– to rest– to read– to relax…

 

Our senses enhanced by soft music , fragrant perfumed pillows and dimmed light, lull us to slumber

 

Satins, Velvets, Cottons and tassles become  friends

 

Don’t you think any guest would feel welcome in this retreat?

May the end of this week be a lovely one, where you can enjoy your Beautiful Life(visit Melissa) and as you can see I am definitely Hooked on Pillows and beds. Visit Julia at Hooked on Houses… and of course Beverly at How sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday.

Grab your favorite book and glass of ice tea and enjoy a soft day– at least for a moment.

TTFN~~ Claudia  ♥ ♥

 

August 14, 2009 at 12:07 am | Living Beautiful | 26 comments

August flowers

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Summer heat, no one can resist just placing a toe in the cool babbling brook.

Even the Mr. Rooster is looking for heat relief.

Sunflowers almost getting too heavey to hold up their heads

The Watchman of a Garden

Enjoy the heat– after all its SUMMER!

Join others at Out Door Wednesday with Susuan.

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

 

August 12, 2009 at 8:58 am | flowers | 24 comments

Time

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 Time does get away from us so very fast!  Having this blog helps me savor more days and I don’t say “where’s the time flying” as often as I used to. But it feels like only yesterday I was yearning for summer flowers and already it is AUGUST!  Below are some fun quotes about time.

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money.

Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever. . .”

David Norris

 ~♥~

“Time is the coin of your life.

It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.

Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”

Carl Sandburg

One last thought on time   probably one of my most favorites.

~ ♥ ~

“There is never enough time, unless you’re serving it.”
Malcolm Forbes

Todays Mosaic Monday is hosted by Mary at Little Red House… please stop by and see all the other Mosaics that inspire me!

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥

August 10, 2009 at 12:03 am | Mosaic | 20 comments

Heavenly Day

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Long Friday for me…
I’m sure I have mentioned I work as a Design Consultant for a National Home builder. I love my job and the wonderful people I have the opportunity to work with. Some days are long though… and today one of them. I guess I was sort of having a bit of a pity party.

I was heading home up I-15– pretty busy traffic, when I noticed a young man in the car next to me beating on his steering wheel and flailing his arms and screaming (of course I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but I am pretty sure they were some colorful words) — the car in front of him had another younger man in it  and he was just as irritated and was looking in his rear view mirror screaming and flailing his arms all about too!

I am quite aware that this was a very dangerous situation–

BUT honestly all I could do was bust out laughing — I mean laugh HARD and loud (ok,maybe I even snorted but no one was there so I won’t admit to that)  and I said to myself — “Claudia those boys are having a MUCH worse day than you!! Snap out of this!!”

So, I took myself to one of my local hang outs. Some people hang out at bars or pubs… me… I walk gardens…(yes i know BoooHOOORing)  But they lift me up! With my i-pod plugged in I was listening to fantastic orchestration. Some how it seems just as the music begins to swell I would round a corner to find quite by happenstance, a perfect moment in time just ready for me to capture. Serendipity– Nudge nudge — hence the name

I know many of you are weary of flower photos, but I know when the snow is falling, in a couple of months from now, I will long for more flowering days.

 

 

 

 

Borrowing some Lyrics from Patti Griffin — Heavenly Day

“Heavenly Day”

Oh heavenly day, all the clouds blew away
Got no trouble today with anyone
The smile on your face I live only to see
It’s enough for me, baby, it’s enough for me
Oh, heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day

Tomorrow may rain with sorrow
Here’s a little time we can borrow
Forget all our troubles in these moments so few
All we’ve got right now, the only thing that
All we really have to do
Is have ourselves a heavenly day
Lay here and watch the trees sway
Oh, can’t see no other way, no way, no way
Heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day

No one at my shoulder bringing me fears
Got no clouds up above me bringing me tears
Got nothing to tell you, I’ve got nothing much to say
Only I’m glad to be here with you
On this heavenly, heavenly, heavenly, heavenly
Heavenly day, all the trouble’s gone away
Oh, for a while anyway, for a while anyway
Heavenly day, heavenly day, heavenly day

by Patti Griffin

Happy End of the Week!  and… Happy Pink Saturday. Thanks to Bev at How Sweet the Sound, go visit and see what others are enjoying this week.

Thanks for letting me share my smile with you,  divine visitors, you mean more to me than you will ever know. Let me know you stopped by leaving me a note in the comments section!  TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

August 8, 2009 at 12:06 am | Pink | 32 comments

Silver Lake

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By invitation I took a drive up our Big Cottonwood Canyon and walked Silver Lake. It was such a lovely day– hardly a breath of a breeze.

As you can see there is hardly any rippling of the water.

There’s a wonderful trail that walks you around so as to not bother Mother Natures’ Beauty by walking on her Wet Lands.

My dashingly handsome great nephew was taken by the “junk on the bottom of the lake” …. look at his to die for eyelashes. (whats with little boys getting those things when girls would kill for them?)

It was a lovely walk that I certainly intend on taking again!

Stop by sweet Southern Daydreamer and see how others are enjoying their Outdoor Wednesday. Also, remember to visit Melissa at The Inspired Room and Julia at Hooked on houses.

TTFN ~~Claudia ♥ ♥

August 4, 2009 at 11:40 pm | Outdoor Wednesday | 41 comments

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