Fresh Flowers On My Desk

They are good for the soul.

Some of you know that my boss was extremely hard on me for about 6 months.....

and at around six months at my job I decided to start 

putting in a (very cool) vase on my desk fresh flowers every week. 

This is something I have always done.

So my routine is that on my first day (saturday) of the week 

I go to Whole Foods and pick up a bunch of flowers. I need them. 

When I am thinking, 

and literally 'glazed over' 

I stare at my gorgeous flowers 

rather that staring into space (which does nothing for me). 

In addition.....it reminds me that I am worthy.

I am 'gifting' myself.

I need to be surrounded by beauty to feel good about myself.

Just like Dressing well.

Feeding your self esteem is vital.

I started sneaking half of my bunch of flowers into my boss's office six months ago too.

She knows they are from me but we never discuss them.

Since I started working at my company 

I have come to the realization that my boss, 

Laura works harder than any woman I have ever worked with,

And she has 2 children - Need I say more?

I feel that she deserves them. 

I think fresh flowers , 

right about 20 " away from your face does something to you.

I am not completely sure what it is....but it feels so good.

Warm and fuzzy I guess.

Maybe it says to one's soul " Somebody cares" or in my case it says

" I care about me, I deserve these ."

There is a desk in the distance with a plant not fresh flowers.

But I had to post this image because I love it.

Everything about it!!!!!

BTW......

Things have been very nice at work. Laura has been kind and friendly.

Call it brown nosing if you choose to....my coworkers do.

hahahahahhaah

But it comes from the heart.

How do fresh flowers affect you???

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Some Beauty Doesn't Fade

This post is about my attraction to Portuguese Tiles.
The Moors had their hand in the original designs, including patterns and colors.

Below you will see some applications done with these works of art.

This will always be my kind of style....it is forever!!
If you like it too you can...
::read more at this blog... click.here

Portuguese tiles running up the walls.

How is this for 'a touch of Chinoiserie??'

Now that you have taken a peek at Poruguese Tile....
do you love it like I do??
If you do ....get a load of the uses in the kitchen and in the bathroom.




*image fr. blog. hgtv.vcom
I love this....my back splash is done like this in black and white.
But I adore this green.The bath to the right, I think is faboo~!!

The tiles before install.....
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and after.
Pool Tiles Too 

 What do you think of some of these super old designs. 
Most are from the 12th century and later.

I have never seen the Portuguese tile done in this color-way. I am in love all over again.
I NEED THESE. These are actually enameled Moorish tiles




Starting with the tiles right over this sentence are from 
http://www.euromkii.com [Portuguese Tiles from Portugal] 





When I was a teen and I walked into 'Country Floor Tiles....'Now,:

*Country Floors, Inc.
15 East 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 627-8300 Fax: (212) 242-1604

I was completely smitten for life.
*Smitten;
If you are smitten, you find someone so attractive that you are or seem to be in love with them.
They were totally smitten with each other
If you are smitten by something, you are very impressed by it and enthusiastic about it.



I was never a blue person really.
But I was at the design center in Manhattan in the late 70's , there was this very dark walnut square cocktail table with Portuguese Tile in the center. I was of course drawn to it. So I inquired ,and it turned out that Anne Bancroft had originally ordered it because she was going to be in a show on Broadway and needed to furnish an apartment. The show was cancelled and she never took possession the table. Guess who did take possession????
That's right. Me!!!
I had it for many years until I gave it to my cousin who being the idiot that he is....
lost it or gave it away. I mean that in the nicest way - snicker, snicker.













The glazed ceramic tiles "azulejos" were imported from Spain and the motifs and techniques were all Spanish-Muslim. 


for more gorgeous tiles...go here
and here







Do you like these tiles?
Could you think of a place to incorporate them into your home?

XX's 

sources:
http://mnazulejo.imc-ip.pt/en-GB/Collections/Collection/ContentDetail.aspx?id=1116

p.vtourist.com

www.post-gazette.com

3.bp.blogspot.com

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Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design, Design Center of The Americas, D.C.O.T.A.