Women as Fall Foliage???

Today I was pondering the foliage or lamenting the lack of color when the following thoughts popped into my otherwise vacant cranium.

The first fall colors that "pop" are the maples and birches, colorful, very colorful.  Each tree more flamboyant than the last.  They bombard your senses and loudly compete for your attention seemingly crying "pick me, pick me for I am the prettiest and the most vibrant".  Soon they fade and the oaks come into their own.  The russets, chestnut browns and maroons, each a beautiful color capable of stunning on it's own, but they don't try to dazzle you. Instead their  quiet reserve and confidence creates a tapestry of the most gorgeous hues imaginable.  This is as far as I got with my reverie, but it made me think of all my friends in their "middle" years and how beautiful we are individually and as a group...we are strong, we are invincible,..... we are Oak Trees???

Bet you never guessed I was this deep ;)

Later,
Janet

FABULOUS FIFI

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Fabulous Fifi O'Neill has just released the cover and title of her upcoming book to be released in April 2011.  It can be ordered at the above link.

It looks like it will be gorgeous like all her work!

Later,
Janet

Alice's

I am doing some research for an impending trip through the Berkshires to Southern Vermont.  As I started thinking about the towns we would go through I thought of Stockbridge MA, home of Tanglewood, the very lovely Red Lion Inn, the Norman Rockwell Museum and of course the 60s counterculture Alice's Restaurant.  Now I have that song running thru my head on an endless loop.  "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant, exceptin Alice" and "Walk right in, it's around the back, just a half a mile from th railroad track".  That's about all I remember, though I did know college friends who could sing the whole 18 minute naarative,  but even those two lines going nonstop will keep me awake half the night if I don't.get.them.out.of.my.head.  Ever happen to you?

Later,
Janet

New Bed Linens/ Old Bed Linens

I have always been somewhat of a self-professed quilt wh0#e.  I am always finding new quilts that I love, but alas I don't often act on my urges.  Usually I just love them from afar and sometimes go and visit them in the store.  Do you ever do that?  Stalk things that you love until someone else buys them and you know they have found a loving home with someone as tasteful as yourself ;)

Sometime last year I fell out of love with my winter quilt ( of course I have a summer quilt too, I know you understand!).  I still liked it, but I wanted something moodier, more bohemian, maybe something with more browns and subdued colors.  Enter this fall's PB catalog.  I spotted the Gianna scalloped quilt and just had to seek her out and see if she was as lovely in person as she was in the catalog.  She didn't disappoint.  So, since I had a 10% coupon from PB. com, which basically covers the shipping I sent my order for quilt and one decorative sham off into cyberspace. Yesterday she arrived and I am still tweaking.  I got the off white chenille shams at Christmas Tree Shop for $2.49 each and like the textural contrast.  At PB they had the bed made up with off white pick stitched shams, mine look similar for a lot less.  I have a white duvet cover for the down comforter (that resides at the bottom of the bed in colder months) which I hope to dye a camel color or dark Khaki.  Maybe a brown throw for the off white slipcovered chair. I'm lovin' it!

Now, I would like to sell my old "Providence" pattern quilt which is currently available at PB.  I have the full/queen quilt and two Euro shams. They are used but in very good condition. I have listed them on Craigs List for $95 for the set, but thought one of my readers might be interested as well.  Here is the pic from PB.

I have decided to take the "blogging without obligation" pledge and when I have something to say that might be of interest to anyone, I will post.  How's that for a compromise?

Later,
Janet