Aged and Gilded (Palazzo-Interiors & Gardens)

Brief Hiatus

I'll be out of touch on a brief hiatus for the next few days, but you won't be far from my thoughts. Just need to focus on the spring collection of textiles at Palazzo and get organized. Yikes!

Mosaic Monday: Pretty in Pink

1. Tie Me a Pink Ribbon, 2. For Pretty Pink Tuesday, 3. pretty pink flowers, 4. Pretty flower bush outside my cabin!!! (:, 5. Pretty pink patisserie, 6. Pretty Pink Valentine, 7. Pretty pinkness, 8. ~ pretty., 9. Pretty Pastels, 10. Pretty Cupcake cases, 11. Pretty Pink Peonies, 12. pretty

Happy Weekend

Hope this week has taken you on a journey of love.

British Country Homes & Interiors

Castaway in Capri

What would does the view from a slice of heaven look like?

 

Nature, the sun and the sea, a trilogy of happiness...

Love the fabric paired with the patina of a paint-chipped chair...

Ancient ceramic tiles with classical motifs cover the entire walls...

Spectacular chandelier dripping in Murano glass...

An exotic oasis swathed in Mediterranean foliage...

A summer kitchen happily dressed in more ceramic tile...

French Elle Decoration

What's your idea of paradise?

And the winner is...

Congratulations! Paula Jo of Home Decor is the winner of last week's Valentine Giveaway. I'm so happy Paula, you are one of my favorite readers. I hope you enjoy your gift. And to all of my readers, I hope your Valentine's Day was all that you hoped for and more. Today I'll be recuperating from chocolate overload!

Country Living

Mosaic Monday: Tickled Pink

Happy Valentine's Day!!

1. Kew Peony, 2. IMG_5648 Happy Moet, 3. Flower Crakle, 4. Pink Champagne Cupcakes, 5. Champagne !, 6. Free Wishing You True Love on Valentine's Day Creative Commons, 7. with love (365/65), 8. 5: lingerie on sale shopping, 9. Breast Hang-Ups?, 10. it was a day when bluish mists rose off the sea, 11. 2/365 (Year 2)--I'm surrounded by your embrace..., 12. (78/365) lets dance the night away.

Happy Weekend

Hope this weekend is just your cup of tea.

British Country Homes & Interiors

Love is...

"I've always thought with relationships, that it's more about what you bring to the table than what you're going to get from it. It's very nice if you sit down and the cake appears. But if you go to the table expecting cake, then it's not so good." Anjelica Huston   

Country Home

"Love doesn't makes the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile." Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Seduction Spells/Teresa Moorey

"Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price." Jean Baudrillard

Seduction Spells/Teresa Moorey

"It is not enough to conquer, one must also know how to seduce." Voltaire

Seduction Spells/Teresa Moorey

"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet."  William Shakespeare

Seduction Spells/Teresa Moorey

 "Courtship--a man pursuing a woman until she catches him." Unknown

Seduction Spells/Teresa Moorey

“Take time to be sure, but be sure not to take too much time.” Anonymous

Shabby Chic Interiors/Rachel Ashwell

"I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun-warmed, flower-bordered path." Andre Gide

Shabby Chic Interiors/Rachel Ashwell

 “There is no future, there is no past. I live this moment as my last. There’s only us, there’s only this; forget regret, or life is yours to miss, no other road, no other way, no day but today.” Unknown

Vogue Living/Carolyn Quartermaine

"Love is a fire. But whether its going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell." Joan Crawford

 "It is a weakness that I lead from my heart, and not my head?" Princess Diana

"The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market." James Lowell

"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing: we know this in countless ways." Blaise Pascal

Romantic Country/Mary Emmerling

 "The most dangerous food is wedding cake." James Thurber

Chandeliers/Elizabeth Hilliard

"There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted." Unknown

Country Home

Have I Told You Lately?

The Little Book of I Love You/Sacha Goldberger

2nd Valentine Giveaway/Last Week's Winner

Hugs, kisses and a big thank you to all who participated in the giveaway last week! Even if you didn't win you still mean the world to me and I hope you'll try for this week's little prize. And...the lucky winner is...Debra of AcquiredObjects. Congratulations, Debra--I am sending you an email to collect your shipping address. I hope you love your "love" candles.

And this week's prize is a collection of sweet Valentine mementos--a tin of vintage style glitter cards, a tin of lovely Valentine labels and a booklet of "iou"s to gently nudge your sweetheart into doing those little things that make you feel loved. (I wish I had done this giveaway first because you won't receive it in time for Valentine's) Remember to leave a comment on one of this week's posts (February 7-12) to win. Become a fan on facebook and/or mention it on your blog to receive multiple entries. You must reside within the continental U.S. and be 18 years or older. Bonne chance!

And just in case he still needs help...