Breathe, relax,renew

Sometimes we just need to breathe, to relax and recharge, refocus, reinvent. Sometimes we need a change to renew our energy.

I needed that rest recently after a stressful start to 2013 so we went on holiday to the California coast-- my second favorite place after Paris. No agenda just visiting some friends, eating good,fresh food, relaxing near the water, going to Balboa Park in San Diego.Perfection.

I feel much better! I hope you can recharge in whatever fashion suits you . The best way for me is being near water, watching the tide and the sunset, hearing the roar of the surf.

Have a Pink day!

A very pink Japanese style garden

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I've posted before about Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground , GA. I have visited this Japanese garden there in the spring it was all white and green and very serene.

Last weekend Pink Boy took me back again and I was squealing with delight over how PINK the Japanese garden is now with the crepe myrtles in bloom. It is perfection! I love the reflection of the petals on the water and the pinkness around the little building near the pond. 

I hope this pleases your eyes and soothes your soul. 

Have a Pink day!

Swans and simplicity

Swan are so special- their serene demeanor, that glide motion, the down that makes such decadent powder puffs. They mate for life--which is more than most people do now .

I have used swans for decorating for holidays for many years. The large tree that we didn't put up this year has about 26 swan ornaments. I did however, find these wonderful simple cotton batting ornaments from Goldbug Studio this season. In the master bedroom I just did green on the mantel and the pearls and white twinkle lights and two of these precious swans. Less is sometimes more.

With all the holiday hustle and a sick dog I wanted to keep most of the decorations simple . I love to sit near the fireplace and enjoy the scent of the fresh pine garland and look at my two swans floating in a sea of white and green.

Take some time and relax, look around enjoy the beauty that is in everything. That is a true holiday gift.

Bedroom serenity

As much as most of us dislike the idea of working in the bedroom on computer or telephone ringing in the bedroom it is just a part of the hectic life we all lead and lack of space for most of us.

I have my little office in the corner where my vanity table used to be- trading vanity for work but you do what you must.

However, you don't have to work in the bedroom in an un-stylish way-- I use my pink phone, sit at my pretty pink and green desk and look at one of my pink peonies on my screen saver. We may all have to work or encroach on bedroom but it can be stylish and somewhat serene.

The pink phone works well and is from Pottery Barn Kids !! I turn the ringer off when not working- helps keep some sense of quiet.