a well lived life...: December 2012

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The best decisions are always made at the last minute. Just know when the last minute is.
Holly Hunt

Be faithful to your own taste because nothing you really like is ever out of style.
Billy Baldwin

All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.
William Morris

... to ensure a successful mix, I treat cushions, trimming, lampshades and other accessories as the shoes and handbags of the home. The right shoes can really make an outfit - and equally, if you have the wrong shoes, you can feel old-fashioned in the smartest of suits.
Nina Campbell

Each item in a collection has its own story, its own memory - the search, the day you bought it, who you were with, the vacation, etc.; a collection provides a special satisfaction and sense of achievement.
Tricia Guild

Good design has to tell a story. It has to stop people, and it has to make them wonder. Good design is a conversation.
Zahid Sardar

I have been following What Katie Ate for quite some time. If you are not familiar, Katie Quinn Davies, she is a photographer that specializes in food and lifestyle. Although it is not uncommon for a food loving photographer to create blog, there is something different about What Katie Ate that keeps that you coming back for more.

Frozen Raspberry Pomegranate Cocktail

Mum's Chocolate Meringues

Just in time for Christmas, she has published a beautiful cookbook! I bought one for a friend and have on my Christmas list too - I can just imagine spending hours on a rainy afternoon reading cover to cover and flagging recipes for future dinner parties...Oh, to have free time!

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