England, The Interesting

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alrighty - time for another listy-loo of things I find different here. Ready for a few?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqZPJibJi6eoZ5h7KZAkFDubZjZEzVtebjvxvhdsjQiiXrRF15faD1s_PMpDozoCqYhrI1x_TJwRMlg1-2Kn9vKzeInpEhtDWAsTqzWRd7bNXtih05JB8pe5MWQfmGslkJpAfvhCW5YM/s1600/7378751_avsiO8Tc_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqZPJibJi6eoZ5h7KZAkFDubZjZEzVtebjvxvhdsjQiiXrRF15faD1s_PMpDozoCqYhrI1x_TJwRMlg1-2Kn9vKzeInpEhtDWAsTqzWRd7bNXtih05JB8pe5MWQfmGslkJpAfvhCW5YM/s320/7378751_avsiO8Tc_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/7378751/">image</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Not only do they drive on the other side of the road, they walk up the other side of the stairs too!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Opposite from the US, push a door to go in a store. Then pull the door when you exit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* In England, pancakes generally only are eaten on <a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-pancake-day.html">Pancake Day</a> (yet a typical American breakfast). Thus you won't see any International House of Pancakes here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglffpJeOYK1FxBO5wCACsWWGdr_KkS33n8oqkLefW92F2YHJQ5a5pcv-3UUC0OZerYOMKahaqPCXy_9KtOXitoP1jfBL0UBi46Xyu9EWJLe7QInSdslgh0TcvledAy3i0R20CZp3c88Y0/s1600/5807978_lFLSnY3e_c-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglffpJeOYK1FxBO5wCACsWWGdr_KkS33n8oqkLefW92F2YHJQ5a5pcv-3UUC0OZerYOMKahaqPCXy_9KtOXitoP1jfBL0UBi46Xyu9EWJLe7QInSdslgh0TcvledAy3i0R20CZp3c88Y0/s200/5807978_lFLSnY3e_c-1.jpg" width="149" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pub Sign [<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/5807978/">image</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">* We couldn't understand why our favorite Indian restaurants were empty at dinnertime. We later learned curry typically is eaten after leaving the local pub, around 10:30p.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">* WAGs is an acronym used by the British tabloids to describe 'wives and girlfriends' of high-profile football players. Victoria Beckham has been described as 'Queen of Wags' and 'the original Wag'.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">* Generally, football (soccer) is played by kids in state schools. Rugby and cricket are played by private school students.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">* Girls and boys play field hockey.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* These police officers have set a 'speed trap' in their safety vests. I believe they found no one speeding that day - drivers saw them a mile away. Does anyone else find this funny?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLn-30HPXWMVvn49gV2ksrgXSt3XOmDF_D688XJBe0I1rUC-hSqPI04URlFtxK0EAJHIxzkG-phZ6XW08o80GKBS4c7sXfYFxrdEEA5P7taeRjOv_ze47nqcEHLV4US4NRX3G-mfvBzY/s1600/DSCN3828-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLn-30HPXWMVvn49gV2ksrgXSt3XOmDF_D688XJBe0I1rUC-hSqPI04URlFtxK0EAJHIxzkG-phZ6XW08o80GKBS4c7sXfYFxrdEEA5P7taeRjOv_ze47nqcEHLV4US4NRX3G-mfvBzY/s400/DSCN3828-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[photo by me]</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Call 999 in an emergency. The fire department is referred to as the Fire Brigade.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* It is unlikely you have screens on your windows or a sprinkler in your garden (yard) in England. However, you may have mold in your washer. And add salts to your dishwasher for the hard water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Many children's books are age-rated like films. I LOVE that!<br /><br />* And Spring is THE BEST time to live in England :)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyTKm7S4XgvQ9R683dENG41z7_emOOXlMDbMJzOBL247QWtlKPZNREK_Zhq8SXSXskncwJj2nt35T0v2AKxh8XETvky8J_bhzgFnmHDJJkq3x-CEFAEWF_DI0Z-s48LVpksqfteCxRmU/s1600/5964216_mTIL1QhZ_c-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyTKm7S4XgvQ9R683dENG41z7_emOOXlMDbMJzOBL247QWtlKPZNREK_Zhq8SXSXskncwJj2nt35T0v2AKxh8XETvky8J_bhzgFnmHDJJkq3x-CEFAEWF_DI0Z-s48LVpksqfteCxRmU/s640/5964216_mTIL1QhZ_c-1.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/5964216/">image</a>]</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Happy Mother's Day to my American mom readers :)<br />You rock!<br /><br />Because Mothering Sunday in the UK was in April,<br />I'm celebrating my second one this year<br /><br />Isn't that a coup?<br /><br />* Have a wonderful weekend, wherever you are *</div><br /></div>  <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

England, The Interesting

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK Alrighty - time for another listy-loo of things I find different here. Ready for a few? [ image ] * Not only do...

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On A Bluebell Quest

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I have been looking for bluebells for the last month</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I visited a well-known site for bluebells, but my photos turned out quite unimpressive </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">due to lighting and too early in the season</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Then we went away for vacation, and I thought the unseasonably warm weather had brought </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">an early end to my fairytale bells. I was empty handed</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlnmu0gVOI0H9sfSKS0HO2jKmbpyUnNXP1lXKgyGSh63xOXT4G4EhtUahI2MtL3qZgFgOwZQ616v6xAzDEmxDTyLB1iwFW3Q7EV8114hiKqj8o8e2JTY908c96RxvA4CWnIv8unVitLs/s1600/DSCN4496-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlnmu0gVOI0H9sfSKS0HO2jKmbpyUnNXP1lXKgyGSh63xOXT4G4EhtUahI2MtL3qZgFgOwZQ616v6xAzDEmxDTyLB1iwFW3Q7EV8114hiKqj8o8e2JTY908c96RxvA4CWnIv8unVitLs/s400/DSCN4496-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A protected species,<br />70% of the world's common bluebells are in the UK</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Then this weekend we drove toward a nearby hike in mind</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I barely brought my camera</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">When what should I see out of the corner of my eye on our drive?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Eureka! Blue 'gold' peeking from a forest</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCvEjz71S2VVkab2aiidQ0axMhm9Cc2xg32bz84CD8_S8yTCW4eyewD17NFqjcr_0NBgfHZaEDB6cO9daRXpTFz-dnmfqF_pCUOf9YqShrE5F3Vjv2GcJZUtK7pvLq4eZJkBrdq4QNxs/s1600/DSCN4409-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCvEjz71S2VVkab2aiidQ0axMhm9Cc2xg32bz84CD8_S8yTCW4eyewD17NFqjcr_0NBgfHZaEDB6cO9daRXpTFz-dnmfqF_pCUOf9YqShrE5F3Vjv2GcJZUtK7pvLq4eZJkBrdq4QNxs/s640/DSCN4409-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All parts of the bluebell are poisonous, yet a tasty treat for native red squirrels</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">With our little detour, we found the most amazing sea of bluebells!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">We practically had the forest to ourselves :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfZqvv0IEMVkFsbr2milwf_wDANUXM0VJxtzKZteLgw3Iu_io6DLd57NHrcMsfKRPiEoLW8q7W29pzB6HYpctlWJTKXwwIh_tzQ_y_yZ0WjFJL3yOdvDf1dx7cXgzZA4-OKz5vKqqT78/s1600/DSCN4481-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfZqvv0IEMVkFsbr2milwf_wDANUXM0VJxtzKZteLgw3Iu_io6DLd57NHrcMsfKRPiEoLW8q7W29pzB6HYpctlWJTKXwwIh_tzQ_y_yZ0WjFJL3yOdvDf1dx7cXgzZA4-OKz5vKqqT78/s640/DSCN4481-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under a Beech Tree<br />The flower's sap was used for sticking feathers to arrows. I think saw Robin Hood sneak by</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I must admit that alone, these flowers are a bit unimpressive</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">But en masse, STUNNING</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And not really blue</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Purple, actually</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7FuFjSWeqj-wHwePKxNoD3DvAZGXeeIs4Te22FJUc2Psz45MdPmPQfn9TEEAdzeWJXgcFStSHX1BRFQO6cHrsdxm0P5f1d9EpQ5qDwGJH_DmDQI0fzXCNz6EdrIwfgLzjaguZihvMbY/s1600/DSCN4443-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7FuFjSWeqj-wHwePKxNoD3DvAZGXeeIs4Te22FJUc2Psz45MdPmPQfn9TEEAdzeWJXgcFStSHX1BRFQO6cHrsdxm0P5f1d9EpQ5qDwGJH_DmDQI0fzXCNz6EdrIwfgLzjaguZihvMbY/s640/DSCN4443-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluebells identify ancient woodlands, especially in the east of England</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Here's the progress on my personal UK Scavenger Hunt</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.com/2010/10/operation-big-red-mushroom.html">Toadstool</a> (check)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Wild Bluebells (check!)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Hedgehog</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Cuckoo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Puffin</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Partridge in a pear tree</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Hope you are having a wonderful week!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></div><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Facts from <a href="http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/">The Woodland Trust</a> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; 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On A Bluebell Quest

Posted by Happy Homemaker UK I have been looking for bluebells for the last month I visited a well-known site for bluebells, but my photos t...

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Something's Gotta Give...

Hi all, how's things? I've been under the weather for the past week, so I spent the time planning and plotting the design of my new/revamped house. Like many millions of other die-hard fans, I fell in love with the film "Something's Gotta Give"... in particular, that stunning Hamptons home of Erica's. I've watched the DVD endlessly to savour every little morsel of the design....so many gorgeous details, I could go on for ever. But there are a few common elements that crop up again and again in my inspiration folders, that will definitely make their way into my plan.<br /><br />1. Comfy white slipcovered sofas...and a blue and white striped rug<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBLE8gRrUAoKqU3Y-dSTCKVDKz-9Mv1evN6_O_RQSaTYnTVL1HVXGkrXf-8T8sJZ8LDYM-JVWh5UW7abCOHQtcho1PYu3lKx6BYVneitY5ui78zL4ddpppOX04pbwxGY-xN0QLi6QCkRS/s1600/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBLE8gRrUAoKqU3Y-dSTCKVDKz-9Mv1evN6_O_RQSaTYnTVL1HVXGkrXf-8T8sJZ8LDYM-JVWh5UW7abCOHQtcho1PYu3lKx6BYVneitY5ui78zL4ddpppOX04pbwxGY-xN0QLi6QCkRS/s640/06.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />2. Windows...one of the most important features of a home, IMHO. Love these, complete with transoms (hello <a href="http://thehousethata-mbuilt.blogspot.com/">A-M</a>!!)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qo0xZShLQyi7BosNU00QxdEg4uwQPlOTBanSAAtSh8noGl690sPGV3ohPxLTK2QfSLlEj70XInagfkDgm-qId95rFVBbOxhm3vsLYH1wstIcDWYQNaF9CCUOdLEQeZKRw4COTn9G1PMd/s1600/image_thumb%255B14%255D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Qo0xZShLQyi7BosNU00QxdEg4uwQPlOTBanSAAtSh8noGl690sPGV3ohPxLTK2QfSLlEj70XInagfkDgm-qId95rFVBbOxhm3vsLYH1wstIcDWYQNaF9CCUOdLEQeZKRw4COTn9G1PMd/s640/image_thumb%255B14%255D.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">3. White subway tiles, stainless appliances, feature lighting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Bg9KJg2QvhzwzZtTvtThFQVsFSJsSJpZ0D8WCiZZlDdPw3YdPdofXTSzXHJLSZTvf78dsYm76COo5SCN_acga8AGB8sZap4BHBGrjy4LNV8o3RzryTsJ9pNkJQYwnljMBP1Kc8h8gHC/s1600/image36_thumb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Bg9KJg2QvhzwzZtTvtThFQVsFSJsSJpZ0D8WCiZZlDdPw3YdPdofXTSzXHJLSZTvf78dsYm76COo5SCN_acga8AGB8sZap4BHBGrjy4LNV8o3RzryTsJ9pNkJQYwnljMBP1Kc8h8gHC/s1600/image36_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">4. This bedroom....quite perfect actually. I might change the windows for french doors, but that's about it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iFK4xMqzCJYXO0MO5IjTzbJeWJ8itcxEKeA-nT-t_Iej0kLdM5VpHxKI0DOM5bFYNK2TwJFuOVFvM13RvkfyETsfGeWhay3rS2xrfWGXEZ0wVWMwCX4poWlDUxufdUokrqo_8bmM_GSw/s1600/somethinggottagive2_thumb%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iFK4xMqzCJYXO0MO5IjTzbJeWJ8itcxEKeA-nT-t_Iej0kLdM5VpHxKI0DOM5bFYNK2TwJFuOVFvM13RvkfyETsfGeWhay3rS2xrfWGXEZ0wVWMwCX4poWlDUxufdUokrqo_8bmM_GSw/s1600/somethinggottagive2_thumb%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div>all images courtesy of the wonderful Joni and Linda of <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2008/07/beach-houses-series-4-hamptons-house.html">Cote de Texas</a> and <a href="http://silverscreensurroundings.blogspot.com/2010/10/somethings-gotta-give-is-still-giving.html">Silver Screen Surroundings</a></div><br />I thought I'd found every post ever written on this house, so imagine how excited I was to stumble upon a floor plan, drafted by a fan and shared on Linda Merrill's fabulous blog, <a href="http://silverscreensurroundings.blogspot.com/2008/10/somethings-gotta-give-floor-plan.html">Silver Screen Surroundings</a>. Although it's a fan's interpretation of the design, it's a pretty good one if you ask me. Pity there's not an actual plan from the movie set...if anyone manages to come across one, I'd love it if you'd share it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xaO67G3vQPavoBbPehSSJp7VA6Y2dDmI2yTD2B9FVfHYRwe4GhXc9ETbFc7OeezsMy5tm8hMgh7YijMdINf7Hl47ZG3srO5-cpDeCeFusWqBoFzW3sYxVSPw2dscgFsrfS7HGJMBV7lN/s1600/SGTGHousedrawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xaO67G3vQPavoBbPehSSJp7VA6Y2dDmI2yTD2B9FVfHYRwe4GhXc9ETbFc7OeezsMy5tm8hMgh7YijMdINf7Hl47ZG3srO5-cpDeCeFusWqBoFzW3sYxVSPw2dscgFsrfS7HGJMBV7lN/s640/SGTGHousedrawing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Now, my design won't slavishly copy this house....as I mentioned in my <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/04/should-we-stay-or-should-we-go.html">previous post</a>, I have lots of other design influences to incorporate. But really, they all have these elements in common, so I'm sure I can blend them all together and come up with something nice. Once I add a little quintessential Aussie beach house loveliness...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ROoQUIjAh5IdqbO3CrROhfmwG0qG2phUJJ6rTezE3ra21b7sAw00BcjAYfFP7rjrAn_E3vJcz37dqQLpeX4ZUWmo1k7cVqQoE0IoL7k_cv6-sNm-lQ5I028xiTR3TTIyE0kG3T1YE2zI/s1600/103558795ml1162332774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ROoQUIjAh5IdqbO3CrROhfmwG0qG2phUJJ6rTezE3ra21b7sAw00BcjAYfFP7rjrAn_E3vJcz37dqQLpeX4ZUWmo1k7cVqQoE0IoL7k_cv6-sNm-lQ5I028xiTR3TTIyE0kG3T1YE2zI/s640/103558795ml1162332774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://realestate.com.au/">source</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLCgVc_qS9D7rreeJzT4pXY-rF159kdbahhxpd1ZLfExdJn9tHAsv8B5U8iXzLUa6NLRvGILrRdAzD9dQISQ5Ed_FNmdTyqvuc0Vo9dw4xHRzJkMRzxuDzgRPHs57LhX4-X5pHgoVjLZo/s1600/obc%252520november%252520%252520part-6-large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLCgVc_qS9D7rreeJzT4pXY-rF159kdbahhxpd1ZLfExdJn9tHAsv8B5U8iXzLUa6NLRvGILrRdAzD9dQISQ5Ed_FNmdTyqvuc0Vo9dw4xHRzJkMRzxuDzgRPHs57LhX4-X5pHgoVjLZo/s640/obc%252520november%252520%252520part-6-large.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homes.ninemsn.com.au/house-and-garden/">source</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRGWU8MAAqLBfbUjVIK5AQmmAiSdCNoo4gzyhwOeAJLdGVRQEfAPFzjr6Qi2EyuuMWu8R6FbzG9NfoqhzVHcIcQfAepqhfEE1OyeyIl1KRdowu668tHDRWh-NKdyn-KbGQBFL67NqQyQA/s1600/breeze_gallery_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRGWU8MAAqLBfbUjVIK5AQmmAiSdCNoo4gzyhwOeAJLdGVRQEfAPFzjr6Qi2EyuuMWu8R6FbzG9NfoqhzVHcIcQfAepqhfEE1OyeyIl1KRdowu668tHDRWh-NKdyn-KbGQBFL67NqQyQA/s1600/breeze_gallery_07.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/house-and-garden">source</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">...and of course, not forgetting a little Ralph Lauren magic, into the mix....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCWE7gqE0WYlFlcgVEfhNfS_31IC7QBdqsHrTHUQAKpr9eYJgaitk_6lcp857bkVoAc_9jqysN78yVzlzspjn-LyAopSI1qIOGm9rSr90ppEXEmhplZoaaKBYEk2hxbfUq6z8Co1Z2QN-/s1600/Ralph_Lauren_Furniture_Driftwood_Sofa.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCWE7gqE0WYlFlcgVEfhNfS_31IC7QBdqsHrTHUQAKpr9eYJgaitk_6lcp857bkVoAc_9jqysN78yVzlzspjn-LyAopSI1qIOGm9rSr90ppEXEmhplZoaaKBYEk2hxbfUq6z8Co1Z2QN-/s640/Ralph_Lauren_Furniture_Driftwood_Sofa.png" width="636" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8Q1_8Zv8RMTjsTELFFflLgaUsUisrk3km3nmwu6-rq1WDWUHsDXG8YdXN99p0qVpD0HbfntE0u2_FqD_SsY-3f741H7H694_6jUVcT7foZn-3tmvydW2dbJ6j8fKC35D30gzeqyUsikQ/s1600/ralph%252Blauren%252Bhome%252Bla%252Bplage%252B4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8Q1_8Zv8RMTjsTELFFflLgaUsUisrk3km3nmwu6-rq1WDWUHsDXG8YdXN99p0qVpD0HbfntE0u2_FqD_SsY-3f741H7H694_6jUVcT7foZn-3tmvydW2dbJ6j8fKC35D30gzeqyUsikQ/s640/ralph%252Blauren%252Bhome%252Bla%252Bplage%252B4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">via r<a href="http://ralphlaurenhome.com/">alphlaurenhome.com </a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_631931197"></span><span id="goog_631931198"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div>...I think it could be rather special. I'm working on a floor plan of my own, so as soon as it's done I'll share it too.<br /><br />Have a great week everyone,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Something's Gotta Give...

Hi all, how's things? I've been under the weather for the past week, so I spent the time planning and plotting the design of my new/...

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