..Gone So Long

... I've been gone so long it seems...

I really have been gone so long it seems to me.

I have been getting settled in mind and body…

Not to mention putting all my favorite things

{the only things I took with me}

in the right places.

I am happy with how my room came out.

If my camera didn't just stop working ….

I would be posting pictures.

And my little girl {Shih Tzu} Josephine

is now settled in as well. The cold weather is definitely a shock for her.

We were both a bit shaky when we got here….

…but all is getting better.

This is my 1^st Thanksgiving and Christmas without my daughter {24 yrs old}

and I know now it won’t be my last.

So I 

‘I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.’

with all of you.

There is just so much to do here around the house with my Mom.

I could do a whole post on just ‘THE HUNTING’ for the perfect wreathes.

…and of course…she has to have them on everything!

Mom is a Christmas maniac, perhaps when the holidays are over and

we all get even more settled I will feel normal.

But then, normal is highly over rated.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ !!!!!!

I need to get back to posting, and I will.

I can say I am sort of lost without it.

Blogging for me is like taking my temperature 

....and taking yours.

You are my friends and I am feeling like an awful friend 

not being there for you and your blogs.

Please forgive me. XXXX's 

Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah 2012

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Christmas is coming

Winter is coming,

snow is falling.

I wish I were in it.

And all is dead as hell at work.

omg .....dead!

When I have too much time on my hands at work

I get nutty.

Funny nutty.

But, nutty.

Yesterday someone at work said ;

"Get this girl a client......she's wiggin' out"

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There's A Party Going On Across From Bloomies

Designer Richard Keith Langham hosts a holiday dinner.

Location: NYC across from Bloomies.

" It is adorned in foil icicles, lights and balls — from the inside out and the top down — a job that requires scaffolding and a cherry picker. Allowing the twenty-foot tree to dominate the space, 

Langham simplifies his festive formula for the rest of the interior: loads of fresh balsam, fir and pine, and everything else drenched in red.

I am definitely up for a Christmas Party.

Especially If I could just drop in after shopping at Bloomies.

"The thrust of the whole room is its verticality," he says. About a decade ago, Langham fell in love at first sight with the space, a freestanding former savings-and-loan institution across the street from Bloomingdale's."

The soaring space is uniquely suited to elegant Christmas partying, and 

drop-by guests are always welcome. 

With native Southern charm and a nod to his stint at the University of Alabama, 

Langham sums up his delight in the season: "Let the yuletide roll."

His design tip:

"Anytime you have lots of people in, 

it is important 

to have decorations up above everybody's heads. 

As the room fills up, anything at eye level is lost."

He says that his ornaments are all dime store ornaments.

But he has thousands, and the tree takes 5 days to decorate.

Would you have a tree this big if your space would allow it ?

I say " hell no."

But I would if I had a staff to do the work....

I mean what could be prettier than a huge Christmas Tree?

Click Here to read article from Veranda

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The Most Romantic Time In Paris Is Christmas

We went to Paris during the holiday season.

' Isn't it Romantic ? '

Very Romantic. ( for my brother and his little woman )

It was Moi, my brother & his wife, and my big sis.

We stayed in the 7th. and everywhere I wanted to be was a metro ride away. I am a 6th. district kinda' gal. The apartment could not have been any nicer. It was roomy, well decorated, clean, and again, too far from where I wanted to be.

This is the floor, plan if you care.

Living room & dining room.

We went shopping everyday and had such delicious 'everything & anything' to nosh on.

The kitchen bar , and the kitchen had EVERYTHING you could possibly need for cooking and dining at home .

This was the master bath. It was great , it had washer & dryer ( hidden of course ) , and the elegant shell sinks.

My brother and sister in-law stayed in this room, it had the view of the Eiffel Tower.

This was the guest room.

Oh, did I mention my niece came as well ? She stayed here.

This was my little bedroom, it had a beautiful bath, very euro high tech. I loved it.

My own little heaven , I could close the door and be alone. I like ' alone' .

These are typical city street views during the holidays.

This is taken in the 6th. near San Germaine, my turf.

I spend quite a bit of time in this area. ( 6th )

I love the way everything is wet , clean and the streets are reflective and shiny . I imagine I will always stay a big city girl at heart. I love the city right after a good rain.

This is Rue Buci, and Rue Jacob is around the corner where I have a few choice antique shops that I buy from. That is a great street for you when you are there. ( Left Bank )

Everything is prettier in Paris .

Everything.

Have you ever seen such adorable cherry tomatoes.

What , do cherry tomatoes not have permission to grow unless they promise to be chic, and grow in a little straight line ?

I love that.

From left to right ;

Moi, My sister ( Nancy ) , my brother ( Danny ), and sister in-law ( Liz ).

This pic looks so corny. I hate corny. And I am all weird, tilting my head into my sister, what is up with that ??

That is soooo not me.

I blame this on Liz, because she loves Hallmark Cards, and clearly I have temporarily lost my mind caught up in all the warmth.

My sister Nancy ( who has lived in London for more than 25 years ) and Me .

I love, love, love, love, her ! She came over on the Chunnel .

I bought her that hat in Paris as a surprise, from a lovely Iranian shop.

I had no idea ,( but I think Nancy knew ) but that particular hat is worn by The Taliban in Afghanistan.

I have since seen many pictures on the CNN & BBC of these terrorist donning these wool caps while posing with their high powered rifles.

Nancy is as gracious as she is beautiful....so, of course she wore it !

This is the view from our apartment ( in the 7th district ) in Paris where we all stayed.

I took this in the morning.

The Eiffel practically blows up at night, the the light show is unbelievable. And it is all going on right next to the sofa.

More just shopping around .

I love my job. I get to shop with other peoples money !

"Such A Deal" ( spoken with a Yiddish accent )

Go here to see xmas trees all over the world : http://anythingbeautiful.blogspot.com/

( enlarge any picture for more info and a closer look )

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