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/AVvXsEhwcrVSQESN4P_GtnpioxK5j2zc_9or3IBJsYQkCks3MTdY0orMN6ByrGStA3zCekyeJzuzsC-JeDi_m7Uy8YCEMIoD9VEHeyunGDOzO2N8S6l-LvLIXJF-BDfgU1ysUhasAUFOTSSnFb8/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/AVvXsEhwcrVSQESN4P_GtnpioxK5j2zc_9or3IBJsYQkCks3MTdY0orMN6ByrGStA3zCekyeJzuzsC-JeDi_m7Uy8YCEMIoD9VEHeyunGDOzO2N8S6l-LvLIXJF-BDfgU1ysUhasAUFOTSSnFb8/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/AVvXsEiWtf6003W06h4Oc_jy_ZdWXF3zDyUjOzzPaCflt8Vp9efqe-1H8ZbvEWpxIc3eCEjkjfjWvraym31vy_xPYZWMxMlKQ5NGIjB2hSuE21RGvn28vQwgVSVe3vlS3VkBvxHaH_GjOc_dJ0I/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/AVvXsEiWtf6003W06h4Oc_jy_ZdWXF3zDyUjOzzPaCflt8Vp9efqe-1H8ZbvEWpxIc3eCEjkjfjWvraym31vy_xPYZWMxMlKQ5NGIjB2hSuE21RGvn28vQwgVSVe3vlS3VkBvxHaH_GjOc_dJ0I/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/AVvXsEitrWHfq7CuNnpNoPlDMpiMN8faKYTAv-oZr4E1nuktZzHKxWooLtNmRTgajC1m3FRj1DcsU4BR5YQiOmwxZ1M1Yt_ourmfF2KSGbtqAfrsrNni4f0QOfx_k3ClaZKcqA_UR6phIgItEgQ/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/AVvXsEitrWHfq7CuNnpNoPlDMpiMN8faKYTAv-oZr4E1nuktZzHKxWooLtNmRTgajC1m3FRj1DcsU4BR5YQiOmwxZ1M1Yt_ourmfF2KSGbtqAfrsrNni4f0QOfx_k3ClaZKcqA_UR6phIgItEgQ/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/AVvXsEgXmOm7tM4GQeQLOMsSOvLSTjb7hNfLBLgGRMrzJx7-Eh7FDgMvrrCUVbt2sKEsEnhZNcsy331yRdwSqS9Zis3aUDfIvARyeu3gKYmjpIWrJ57Ugppvm81Ba-aNp61wbOn3Ajneoamjh80/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/AVvXsEgXmOm7tM4GQeQLOMsSOvLSTjb7hNfLBLgGRMrzJx7-Eh7FDgMvrrCUVbt2sKEsEnhZNcsy331yRdwSqS9Zis3aUDfIvARyeu3gKYmjpIWrJ57Ugppvm81Ba-aNp61wbOn3Ajneoamjh80/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/AVvXsEivx2WLGVm_xiDnsapk0DJfm21fjQ5xBqvDVsAW1qZylKrmkkNa5iBAX0uDNpa8I4CY4Imx0gJzxQxP2lg1l5lPF8Wh0KypMMzpdY9a5Oytwcm8TpYwD5bAy4bds6fhhaUVwxiiywEh_tc/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/AVvXsEivx2WLGVm_xiDnsapk0DJfm21fjQ5xBqvDVsAW1qZylKrmkkNa5iBAX0uDNpa8I4CY4Imx0gJzxQxP2lg1l5lPF8Wh0KypMMzpdY9a5Oytwcm8TpYwD5bAy4bds6fhhaUVwxiiywEh_tc/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/AVvXsEhBDKpUG3oJlTCrFgIu45hAPue40deo5yRGxppN8gB4dn_y9hfevbxM-Y96tl_peMkdaDk1hgHvE4NQVWHqf2j1aHapmGBWgW7PsoAzE5rhP_LPjklFivjTdq7tfXpe0BKLkjhDGkVR5NQ/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/AVvXsEhBDKpUG3oJlTCrFgIu45hAPue40deo5yRGxppN8gB4dn_y9hfevbxM-Y96tl_peMkdaDk1hgHvE4NQVWHqf2j1aHapmGBWgW7PsoAzE5rhP_LPjklFivjTdq7tfXpe0BKLkjhDGkVR5NQ/s640/into+the+blue+3.jpg" width="196" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPrKmyw1aE42O_VChWSZd7gKoIUcNiz2ex3E_SlmZTZ_tktJoR1mF_sowEXFDXMjG2imMBuJ-h8vHdYCXJhRQN6Ib9duOIMd2I1dWn2CBCNYZFrkiknvYkYtFqMh5ybh5kIh2016sKmY/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/AVvXsEhmPrKmyw1aE42O_VChWSZd7gKoIUcNiz2ex3E_SlmZTZ_tktJoR1mF_sowEXFDXMjG2imMBuJ-h8vHdYCXJhRQN6Ib9duOIMd2I1dWn2CBCNYZFrkiknvYkYtFqMh5ybh5kIh2016sKmY/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

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'...

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Learn to cook?

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I watched a movie I've never seen yet;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Julie&Julia</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know everyone of you have already watched it,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but for me it was the first time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I loved it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The thing that I liked most</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">was <span style="font-size: large;">the commitment of Julie</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">of making all the recipes of Julia's book</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">in a year</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I mean..Julie decided to make somenthing</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to change her life and she jumps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">into this project with<span style="font-size: large;"> great determination</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now, while I was in bed yesterday night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was thinking...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">...what if I learn to cook?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yes, I don't cook,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">it's Max that cooks,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">it's him the one who has all the <a href="http://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/">La Cucina Italiana</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">magazines since 2003,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">it's him who has lots and lots of books</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and even a big encyclopedya about cooking.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">It could be my project...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I mean...I don't have time to try a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">new recipe </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a day,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but maybe one a week...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And, after all, I'm surronded by cooking books!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">One last detail....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...my dad is a chef...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...<span style="font-size: large;">maybe in my DNA </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">there are some cooking abilities</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I just have to look for them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I'm just thinking about it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...if I will start to learn to cook,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I will let you know!!!</span></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/AVvXsEhtY_f_lmRWhzWhyphenhypheneM8RJJZqxkk_ca7VqJ1_rmJhWTwa1b_skkc0VucV6egoX54Phsw0CfP7NwafZv6jKrnNHaSxQ0cBH4jNSvRp0ipattDS9DStQ8a2oY7U0v4-eGetAJwQSjJu-tLe1o/s1600/julie-julia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtY_f_lmRWhzWhyphenhypheneM8RJJZqxkk_ca7VqJ1_rmJhWTwa1b_skkc0VucV6egoX54Phsw0CfP7NwafZv6jKrnNHaSxQ0cBH4jNSvRp0ipattDS9DStQ8a2oY7U0v4-eGetAJwQSjJu-tLe1o/s640/julie-julia.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ieri sera ho guardato un film che</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non avevo ancora visto:</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Julie&Julia</span>.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Lo so che tutte voi l'avete già visto,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ma per me era la prima volta.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mi è piaciuto da matti!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">La cosa che mi èpiaciuta di più</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">è stata <span style="font-size: large;">l'impegno di Julie a provare</span></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">tutte le ricette di Julia in un anno</span>.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Voglio dire... Julie non era soddisfatta della sua vita</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e ha deciso di cambiarla lanciandosi in un</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">progetto <span style="font-size: large;">con grande determinazione</span>.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ora, mentre ero a letto ieri sera</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">stavo pensando...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">...e se imparassi a cucinare?</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sì, io non cucino.</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E' Max che cucina,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">è lui che è abbonato a <a href="http://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/">La Cucina Italiana</a></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">dal 2003,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">è lui che ha libri e libri </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e persino un'enciclopedia della cucina!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Potrebbe essere il mio progetto...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...ok, non ho il tempo di provare una nuova ricetta</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">al giorno...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...ma forse una alla settimana...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E, d'altra parte, sono circondata di libri di cucina!!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ultimo dettaglio...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...mio padre è uno chef...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">...magari nel mio DNA si nascondono</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">delle abilità culinarie...</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...devo solo trovarle!!!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Al momento ci stò solo pensando,</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ma se deciderò di imparare a cucinare</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ve lo farò sapere assolutamente!!</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a>  </div>

Learn to cook?

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My living room...work in progress!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello dearests!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have showed you my <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-kitchenwork-in-progess.html">kitchen</a> so far,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">now it's time to have a look at the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">living room</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Salve carissime!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Vi ho mostrato a che punto sono con la mia <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-kitchenwork-in-progess.html">cucina</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ora è giunto il momento di</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em> mostrarvi anche il <span style="font-size: large;">salotto</span>!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I still have<span style="font-size: large;"> to do a looooot of things</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">but I want to show you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">something.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Devo ancora <span style="font-size: large;">fare un sacchissimo di cose</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma vi faccio vedere a che</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>punto sono ora.</em></span></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/AVvXsEjCFIyn1wBmZZgBJkL4FKiwfmXX2XM0LItNciSyE2KLi2TGN5CBhwZwkGwvePab4ll0erIMUyquNW2DhDinWz9EQ0_FZ0HXPK-ar87IBeLdgDlvBcBvEAHAc1XedtKsmJlrm4tGmpqY0IA/s1600/living3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFIyn1wBmZZgBJkL4FKiwfmXX2XM0LItNciSyE2KLi2TGN5CBhwZwkGwvePab4ll0erIMUyquNW2DhDinWz9EQ0_FZ0HXPK-ar87IBeLdgDlvBcBvEAHAc1XedtKsmJlrm4tGmpqY0IA/s640/living3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP5EMZsbVBGnNHFHJZ81Lq2vLz5_9jiDtTpyYnHiGHS8ubN3MHDIsLa_xzhiwuUhZ-1k6nLagSrFD9-JN8n5PZKGQpKt04E7IzV3wDw2UP_h-yLLUE1SC3cMTNx8xMf0LkYR034opoZ8/s1600/living4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHP5EMZsbVBGnNHFHJZ81Lq2vLz5_9jiDtTpyYnHiGHS8ubN3MHDIsLa_xzhiwuUhZ-1k6nLagSrFD9-JN8n5PZKGQpKt04E7IzV3wDw2UP_h-yLLUE1SC3cMTNx8xMf0LkYR034opoZ8/s640/living4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the relax zone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with the two sofas in front of the <span style="font-size: large;">fireplace.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Questa è la zona relax</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em><span style="font-size: small;">con i due divani posti di fronte al</span> camino.</em></span></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/AVvXsEhJrzKRM8J5fQ-bzvrd4bINou0V3oeMnSKld6Vt1JAjkWxiYnRryjr6uWZCqAQFFhv4zCBY-cBliTxAk6VK1DF9De1stlu9CWklt7TmIxPcy-kmwCUSMul2a21xWhhsQoKKxKVWBjwj-6w/s1600/living2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrzKRM8J5fQ-bzvrd4bINou0V3oeMnSKld6Vt1JAjkWxiYnRryjr6uWZCqAQFFhv4zCBY-cBliTxAk6VK1DF9De1stlu9CWklt7TmIxPcy-kmwCUSMul2a21xWhhsQoKKxKVWBjwj-6w/s400/living2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4OMbPd-GReDtMfMEaF0JtRtnduKA9dM-aEtBvdNX_sA687dkNKuiF8EumLMEBxJtqeTEcWtarK3k-hkMrOZ9YMDANNw-S7gX8VH5V5BUzWbhHW7nYYQwoz5ZhrRj8fa3IiumIbS3Q8s/s1600/living1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4OMbPd-GReDtMfMEaF0JtRtnduKA9dM-aEtBvdNX_sA687dkNKuiF8EumLMEBxJtqeTEcWtarK3k-hkMrOZ9YMDANNw-S7gX8VH5V5BUzWbhHW7nYYQwoz5ZhrRj8fa3IiumIbS3Q8s/s400/living1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I want to paint the waal behind the TV</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">with a soft cream, just like </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/joa's-white/colours//fcp-product/100226">Farrow & Ball Joa's White</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">or</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/cream/colours//fcp-product/100044">Farrow & Ball Cream n.44</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Voglio dipingere la parete dietro la TV</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>con un crema soft, mi piacciono:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/joa's-white/colours//fcp-product/100226"><em>Farrow & Ball Joa's White</em></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>oppure</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://eu.farrow-ball.com/cream/colours//fcp-product/100044"><em>Farrow & Ball Cream n.44</em></a></span></div><br /> </div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_OWb5GZm8snclGp4YSXA6ZLjL0rwLWuDAbAxrC4YFv2nHYACzCalbcKyTEBVsw8AgQ_89WpfBBClxHuz350QzaQq4PyfJz7pmEo8GADxhdU4LY5RPxSUUR2CGVGyjTFBulPM2s73hS0/s1600/colori.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_OWb5GZm8snclGp4YSXA6ZLjL0rwLWuDAbAxrC4YFv2nHYACzCalbcKyTEBVsw8AgQ_89WpfBBClxHuz350QzaQq4PyfJz7pmEo8GADxhdU4LY5RPxSUUR2CGVGyjTFBulPM2s73hS0/s400/colori.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course there are a <span style="font-size: large;">lot of paintings and photos </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">missing </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the walls</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me and Max need an entire Saturday free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to use Mr.Black&Decker</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and fix this problem.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Again it's a <span style="font-size: large;">problem of </span><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/01/some-toughs.html"><span style="font-size: large;">time</span></a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">But we will sort it out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Naturalmente <span style="font-size: large;">ci sono un sacco di</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">foto e dipinti da appendere alle parti</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io e Max abbiamo bisogno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>di un intero sabato libero</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per usare il sig. Black&Decker </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e risolvere la situazione.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E' sempre un <span style="font-size: large;">problema di </span></em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/01/some-toughs.html"><em><span style="font-size: large;">tempo</span></em></a><em>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma ce la faremo!</em></span></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/AVvXsEiXvUh_5d0Gf9Qkgj_OpPBJVQ4__P1QlY5WrkiOeBXcgtULIHBOwtzs_jZ739dBS9ngu1_i9mRbXb59o4BrwPC5NT8XqJx-jcRrPobiwCr7Zo_Cx0GXzWUY4gvtdIZVZEVLyOsKsQkxO7c/s1600/putto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvUh_5d0Gf9Qkgj_OpPBJVQ4__P1QlY5WrkiOeBXcgtULIHBOwtzs_jZ739dBS9ngu1_i9mRbXb59o4BrwPC5NT8XqJx-jcRrPobiwCr7Zo_Cx0GXzWUY4gvtdIZVZEVLyOsKsQkxO7c/s400/putto.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Behind the 3-seat-sofa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">there's the <span style="font-size: large;">bookcase with my </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2010/12/little-corner.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">laptop </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">position</span></span></a>,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but it's not finished yet,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so I will show it next time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">And behind the 2-seat-sofa,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">there's the <span style="font-size: large;">dining area</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">well...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">let's say that it is supposed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to be the dining area,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">'cause we haven't buy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the table and the sideboard yet!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Dietro al divano a tre posti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>c'è la <span style="font-size: large;">libreria con il mio</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">angolo computer</span>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma non è ancora finita</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e ve la mostrerò più avanti.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E dietro al divano a due posti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>c'è la <span style="font-size: large;">zona pranzo</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Bhè...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>diciamo che ci dovrebbe essere,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>perchè al momento</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em> non abbiamo ancora comprato il</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>tavolo e la credenza!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know which sideboard to buy</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like the Liatorp one by Ikea...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Non so quale credenza comprare</span>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>mi piace la Liatopr dell'Ikea...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk9BuBwcH-lozlFi7Qukf7PFAbGmcFB02n6T8n8MVn40UPnWOfpULfeJdbvHynsMm4TvXK9gwkmaKi5NUMsswODkn6dOvPGOkxsgIQY3FU2OQmqkYRggnCY14pKRfVhOKsM6DjbvTgCk/s1600/liatorp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk9BuBwcH-lozlFi7Qukf7PFAbGmcFB02n6T8n8MVn40UPnWOfpULfeJdbvHynsMm4TvXK9gwkmaKi5NUMsswODkn6dOvPGOkxsgIQY3FU2OQmqkYRggnCY14pKRfVhOKsM6DjbvTgCk/s400/liatorp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the way, <span style="font-size: large;">have you ever seen this one</span>?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's not in Italy</span>, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but I think it's fab!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ehi Mrs. Ikea??? Have you heard me???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please, please, bring this model to Italy!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>A proposito, <span style="font-size: large;">avete visto questo modello</span>?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Non c'è in Italia</span>,</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma io penso sia favoloso!!!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ehi Sig.ra Ikea?? Mi hai sentito??</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Per piacere, per piacere, porta</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>questo modello in Italia!!!</em></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM52uakIKvPY_CKNQWHWkvFz7hZETmTfY27C1I2FDKwesrO3nQ-dWfMX1NaaPIRAaAH2oyf6ti2WHHR49kSFHYka_DWelSjKdbXjtsC97nE13kEQPNUiqCnMdyExhq-aQWllQruzUEuM/s1600/liatorp1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM52uakIKvPY_CKNQWHWkvFz7hZETmTfY27C1I2FDKwesrO3nQ-dWfMX1NaaPIRAaAH2oyf6ti2WHHR49kSFHYka_DWelSjKdbXjtsC97nE13kEQPNUiqCnMdyExhq-aQWllQruzUEuM/s640/liatorp1.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://vickiboutin.typepad.com/vicki_boutin/2007/10/index.html">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Or I also like this one by Maisons du Monde...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oppure questa della Maisons du Monde...</em></span></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/AVvXsEgh4F4_vDF5hi2l3oYx-St1F-P29hWal549INmBTWrpNytwepRvgXcFGn-dRHDkd-o7QhjiE7cc5vg-u7-w8P9jD8fI8CLztaYI5X2A75VVOVJR6V-hl7swBfi0chcwMZf7Jj_ePoAM0l0/s1600/josephine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4F4_vDF5hi2l3oYx-St1F-P29hWal549INmBTWrpNytwepRvgXcFGn-dRHDkd-o7QhjiE7cc5vg-u7-w8P9jD8fI8CLztaYI5X2A75VVOVJR6V-hl7swBfi0chcwMZf7Jj_ePoAM0l0/s320/josephine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will decide soon</span>....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can live without a sideboard!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Deciderò in fretta</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non posso vivere senza una credenza!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the way...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on Saturday I will buy my new camera,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">can't wait!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>A proposito...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sabato comprerò la mia nuova</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>macchina fotografica,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>non vedo l'ora!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vO05NP0X8es/TITTbYCWPNI/AAAAAAAACMg/mnCna-lIGws/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

My living room...work in progress!

Hello dearests! I have showed you my kitchen so far, now it's time to have a look at the living room ! Salve carissime! Vi ho mostrato ...

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