Happy Paddy's Day

Have a great day if you are Irish.

and for some American History on the Irish go here.

Okay, I have to paint my face green and head to work!!!

hahahahaha

 

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Secret Passages

This is a house loaded with secret passageways!!

*if you ever can go to Salem Massachusetts,

go to The House of The Seven Gables.

(no pictures allowed inside, that's why I couldn't post any)

A secret passage (or hidden passage or a secret tunnel) is a hidden route that is used to travel stealthily. Such passageways may be inside a building leading to a secret room, or be a way of entering (or exiting) somewhere without being seen. Hidden passages are a common feature of fiction, but have also served a variety of purposes throughout history. Hidden rooms have helped people evade capture or carry out illegal, religious, political, or smuggling activities.

en.wikipedia.org

I have always wanted a room with a wall just like this one.

That had a false bookcase / doorway.

Isn't this fabulous?

This is my favorite image in this post.

I would do this in a heart beat.

I was at a client's house, a

nd she had one going to a guest room

that was off the dining room.

It was fun.

From what I have found out...

these 'hidden doorways' are relatively easy installation kits.

I have them at the bottom of my post. 

There are all kinds of fun ideas you can incorporate into your very own 

FUN HOUSE!!

How do you feel 

about the hidden  passageways?

Would you want one in your home?

credits:
http://www.ballerhouse.com/?s=hidden+doors
http://www.fauxbooks.co.uk/doc/65/Hidden_Doors.html
http://schlicken.blogsome.com/2007/03/04/the-hidden-door-company/
*secret rooms
http://unusuallife.com/2008/05/12/secret-rooms/


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Dream A Little Dream Job

I had a dream recently

 and I was in Maine. 

(where my mom lives)

My mother was in my dream 

and so was her new boyfriend 

who she wanted me to meet.

I was at the house alone with her new beau 

while my mom had run to the store. 

Feeling weird with this 'new man' in mom's life, 

I decided that I needed to clean a few spots on her white carpet.

This enabled me 

to avoid any serious conversation with 'The Beau', 

since I decided 

the best way to get these tiny spots out of her carpet 

was with her 50 foot garden hose!!!

I brought the hose inside and hosed down the carpet.
Now....I am panicking because there is way to much water..........
.....but I manage to finish drying the carpet with towels
just in time for mom's arrival back home.

Ahhhh....she is home and here it comes.......

her usual minute by minute itinerary.

Mom insists on a schedule, 

and getting every single 

hair splitting second of fun 

out of your visit with her.

                           
So we head down to Camden Maine.
We are driving around with the new beau....
With me being me,
and not in 'the drivers seat',
I need to get out of the car for a few minutes.
I just needed to be alone for a while.
I need to have a few ciggie puffs
and explore a bit.
I am thinking;
geeez,
maybe I can find something  inspirational to paint or to post about.

So, I walk into this alleyway and see.... 

                               

these 12 x 12 paintings of crazy little faces, 

and I say to myself; 

hmmmm  "I could paint those. 

Or I could try."

*

But I need to get more info.....

I go into the shop where the paintings where displayed,

and I meet the artist.

I ask her if she gives lessons.

She said " Yes, I do." 

Then I asked " what is it that you are painting?" 

and she said....

They are Marionettes.

*A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings (wires being the standard now due to increased durability). A marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator.^[1] Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar in different forms of theatres or entertainment venues

Hmmmmmm.....

Then I said 

"where can I sign up, and when is the next class?"

This lovely woman explained to me that 

"this is a children's art class."

(I am thinking .... ruh roh.....!!!)

"Okay" I said with enthusiasm,

"when is the next class?"

She tells me, 

and off I go to find Mom and her 'new beau.'

I find them walking down by the shore. 

We all load back into the car and head home.

The next thing that happens is this; 

I asked to go back out to a nice cosmetic shop...
I just wanted to look around, and check out the lotions.....
maybe I would find something fabulous.....
( I love to do that)

I am looking around and
end up running into the artist lady
from downtown Camden.
The very same artist 
who paints the marionettes.
We get to talking about life and our interests.
And of course,
I begin talking about what I do.

I start talking about design,
and how much I love color.
And the joy I get from making a beautiful environment
for a person to live in.

The artist lady asked me 

if I would be willing to do her home?

I said "Yes, I would love to."
She explained; " I actually live in England.", "Would that be a problem?"

I said "No problem.
That would be great,
my sister lives outside of London."
We exchanged phone numbers and emails 
and off she went.

When I got to the checkout counter 

all the make-up girls were whispering 

and looking at the 'artist lady' leaving the shop. 

Then when I was checking out and paying for my things....

One of the girls asked me; 

"Do you know the woman 

that you were talking to?"

I said, 

"well... I know she is an artist and that she lives in England."

They all started to giggle 

and said to me

"That was The Queen Of England"

The girl said to me;
" she lives in England alright," 

" In Windsor Castle!!"

I looked at my mom and smiled, and she said;

"I told you darling,

everything works out for the best"

Sweet dreams tonight.

Thank you for indulging me my dream.

XX's 

*analyze your dreams at the bottom of this post 

*the little illustrations are from  Happy Doodleland
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All The Top Apparel Designers ....

Are using real fur again.

What is your opinion on this subject?

The picture below looks like a fur that was very chic ages ago.....

MONKEY FUR.

"And it didn’t just happen because of some idea 

that was floating around in the collective designer ether. 

Rather, fur became a trend 

because of a marketing campaign."

Click HERE 

to see the NYC catwalk-runway show of the new fur fashions 

and report back here.

I am off today (yippie), 

and trying to catch up on all my commenting  in Bloggieville .

XXX 

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Do It...You Will Feel Better

Monday night I came home from work and 

was reading my favorite blogs

...just trying to catch up....

when I  dropped by one of my regular stops. 

5th and State

And what I found was something sweet,

beautiful, and profound.

It was about our Bloggieville Community 

of which you are a part of if you are reading these words. 

I do not want to spoil it for you, 

just tap here

and you will be taken to Debra's post

The lead picture in this post is 

a really, really, really, really, good hint.

Let me know what you think. 

XXX's

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