Lakeview Breakfast for the 4th of July

Join me for blueberries and bagles on the deck at the lakehouse.

Its the fourth of July week!

Its a sunny morning and I have a lot of shadows on my breakfast table.

I set the table with my nana's tablecloth from Ireland.

Purple and pink teacups and a lacey purple teapot.

Scattered lavendar rose petals dropped by a breeze.

Lady X rose gets an invitation to the table.

The lake sparkles in the morning sun.

Square plates with a deep hyacyinth pattern

hold court with a small bowl of berries.

These plates came from a local consignment shop.

Love love love purple..

Purple beaded napkin rings, purple plates,

 purple teapot and teacups

and a purple rose!

Galvanized planters give my table

the rustic country touch I love.

Happy Birthday America!

The greatest country in the world

Linking to Tablescape Thursday

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Luxury Design Bedroom Set from Pop Collection by Altamoda Company

Luxury bedroom set from Pop collection by Altamoda company, is well known among lovers of luxury and chic furniture, an excellent solution to create a bright interior design and glamorous. All furniture by surprise a little flashy colors and unique shapes. The main elements of this set is a round bed with the head of a beautiful bed that reminded crown. The bed completely covered by soft textiles, thus making it more luxurious. In addition, this room all fully equipped with the usual white was completely absorbed and a large bath. Such as bathroom sinks, which are both enriched with colorful flowers that glow with charm. Probably not many people could decide to make a room like that, but it could be interesting for fans to find such a glamorous style.

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Luxury of Dining Room Furniture – Between Tradition and Innovation

Modern dining room tables, for example, will highlight mere lines These are the traditional ways that dining furniture may come but in the modern setting, things could be quite different. For example, you can find furniture with unusually shaped legs, bases or tabletops with artistic etched designs. Some dining furniture come with elaborate engravings or etchings in them. Typically, a dining table would usually be weighty especially in the base or leg part, thus, making the whole dining set quite bulky.

While this is not absolute, this is how things go for the most part in the modern furniture industry. These days, dining furniture can go to extremes of either plain black or plain white. Classic furniture would usually emphasize the grain of the wood which is finished with medium to dark shades. There have been some major changes even in the treatment of wood, along with the finishing and the resulting textures. Comparing traditional and modern dining sets will lead one to discover that the differences don’t only lie in design.

This is where great home memories are built and when it comes to making these memories more special, you can count on fine dining furniture. There’s probably no other place in the home where you could get everyone to share the day’s events, crack jokes and make life just sweeter for having all these special people around. The traditions and values we’ve held on through the years couldn’t come move alive than in the dining room where the whole family gathers for some nice food and great conversations.

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Luxury Harmful Living Room Design

No one can be proud of in a house unless you can load the living room in the house to be comfortable. Appropriate placement Sofa and color to suit the color of the walls will add comfort to anyone who comes into your home.

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Spectacular Views of the Pacific: Luxurious Point Dume Residence in Malibu

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Famous for its amazing warm, sandy beaches, the mighty Pacific and the spectacular residences of countless movie and entertainment stars, Malibu is the place to be if you want to check out the vacation homes of the celebrities for some inspiration.

Living room interior design with view to the garden and the pool
Designed by Griffin Enright Architects and known as Point Dume Residence, this 6,000-sq.-ft. house uses concrete at its best to bring undulating flows to a contemporary interior that promotes large open spaces, expansive windows and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.

Living room interior design wooden wrown colors with white noteWith terraces offering spectacular views of the ocean, with perfect furniture for every room and an exquisite lap pool to dip in whenever you need to cool off, the Point Dume Residence charms with its minimalist simplicity.

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Silage Time Again.

All across the countryside the contractors are out making a second cut of the silage leaving the fields looking yellow before the grass grows once more. We've had some rain in the last few days but it has stayed warm. Looks as if we are having an early summer again. We've still got another 3 weeks at school - plenty of time for miserable weather to set in. This afternoon it was 'shuffle up' time when all the children went to meet their new class teacher and spend the afternoon in their new classrooms. We generally plan fairly relaxed afternoons so the children will look forward to returning to their new classes after the summer holidays.
This evening, before getting down to more school preparation, I had a quiet time catching the sun up in the scree garden. It is good to unwind just listening to the sounds of our valley; the singing of the thrush and the chink-chink of a flock of finches accompanied by the sound of the horses next door being walked through the yards before being turned out in the fields.

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Spiders

If you are an arachnophobe - that is, if you suffer from fear of spiders - DON'T SCROLL DOWN. There are photos that you might not like.

But then, I guess that the average gardener can't be too worried. You can't move a leaf without seeing them, especially at certain times of the year.

I have to say I love them. OK, place one of the really poisonous types on my hand and I might freeze. But for the danger, not because it's a spider. In our house, the yell,of "Call Mum - there's a spider in the bath" occurs frequently.

All right - you've been warned, and I hope there's enough text for the photos not to appear above the fold, so that anyone who hates them will have disappeared by now. But just in case we'll start with the least spidery.

What, I wondered when I was at home in England, were these little yellow balls sitting in my front garden hedge. To the naked eye they just looked like blobs. It wasn't difficult to guess though, and when I blew the photo up - baby spiders!

Whose babies, I wondered. I didn't notice any adult golden-black striped spiders in the garden, but I looked them up and Araneus diadematus seems to match. According to my book on British wildlife, it's supposed to be the most common British garden spider, so I'll go for that.

Not sure about this slightly out of focus but hugely pregnant lady. I know how she feels - I was once hugely pregnant in the June heat too. But haven't been able to identify her so far - ??



By far the most common type of spider in the garden seemed to be a small one with a green abdomen and dark legs. Possibly Araniella cucurbitina ?? But the legs seemed darker. They never stuck around long enough for me to take a photo. How many spiders are there in Britain, I wonder? Or in Italy ? I rarely seem to see them here in the city. And in the whole world?

The last type I saw was, potentially, much more scary. This is what my mother used to call a cob - though what the difference between cobs and spiders is (if there is any), I don't know. And I've not found a really similar picture. But she just sat there at the base of the compost heap while I rushed in to get my camera. So I doubt if she had any really evil intentions ...

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Modern And Elegant Bedroom Collections From Gautier - give you fresh decorating ideas

Gautier is a design company founded in 1958. We found some really nice bedroom arrangements on their site which we hope will give you fresh decorating ideas. Most of them are simple, sober and elegant, with wooden furniture and stylish carpets to go with it. The color mix goes from mild to fresh, but the overall effect is always pleasing. You will rarely see strong colors – the green and red pillows are an exception, but with a lovely effect. Flowers and paintings make the interiors lively and also help personalizing every room. Small details and decorative items such as bottles and tea cups really manage to make a difference. We also like the floor lamps and the night stands. Enjoy!

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Elegant Sofa for Modern Living Room

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The Cut Sofa and Chair by Domenico de Palo
Elegant Sofa for Modern Living Room
Modern Sofa Design

.We all know how difficult choosing and finding a modern sofa might be.., So Here I show you a collection of modern seating furniture from Momentoitalia which may be suitable for your sleeping and entertaining areas. Their modern sofa beds are made in Italy and imported from Italy.Their sofas have a modern design yet are strong and durable,the bed system is easy to use and very comfortable. The selection of sofa beds is unique; their sofa beds combine comfort,design and functionality. Their modern sofa beds open with easy movement, can come also in sectional versions and feature a completely removable cover

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Luxury Classic Sofa and Armchairs

Have you ever found sofa beds who combine a sectional sofa,a reclining chair, a single bed and a double bed all in one? Now you found it. This modern sofa bed is all you need for your room. Starting as a regular sectional sofa with two seater element and a chaise lounge, the two seats slides forward into chaise positions. You can slide one seat more and unfold the seat cushion to reveal a single bed, or you can slide both seats to have a double bed. Modern design and plenty of creativity, this modern sofa bed is very innovative in its field.Elegant Sofa for Modern Living Room

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Swoon-worthy Staircases

Who doesn't love a grand staircase? 

Ever since Gone With The Wind

a beautiful staircase is the place 

for dramatic entrances and exits.

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Handsome steep staircase

 with ebony rails and treads. 

Note the fabulous chandelier.

Same dramatic black and white floor~a major player in this entry.

The angular rail system is striking.

Simplicity in decor lets the staircase standout.

So elegant, this iron rail system with painted treads and risers.

The dark stain of  the door contrasts with the buttery interior.

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