Summer table settings

What can be more inviting when visiting a friend for dinner, than a beautiful table.

Outside living..

Whilst we've had only a very small taste of the summer here in Blighty, it's nice to dream..

Palm Springs

Probably about as rough and ready as you'd get in Palm Springs. Stunning colours mixed with a retro ranch style.

The hunt is over...

... I've found my house in Spain. This little gem is in Madrid. If only..

Ohhhh cushions...

Particularly love the colours. Something I'd love to make myself.

Schuyler Samperton interiors

I'm loving this look, full of colour and texture (and a little bit of pink!).

Hydrangeas

 As the leaves start to show themselves and the mornings are brighter I can't wait to purchase hydrangeas for my garden and then scatter them around the house.

Dreams of pink sunshine

This makes me think of sunny days..which feels a long way away from here right now.

Colours

Ahh cushions...

Adirondack

Dreams of drinking coffee from my Adirondack  chair...roll on Spring

Attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places...

I'm really excited as today I will be ordering my Slim Aarons prints.. here are the other two I have my eye on.

I adore all three and they will have pride of place within my house. I love buying pictures (shouldn't I call them art?), its more exciting than furniture because they'll last longer. Imagine the houses they'll live in and who will see them... exciting!

For those not so familiar with the photograther, here's a little biog I found online.

'Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons established his place in the Pantheon of great postwar photographers. It was Aarons who perfected, if not invented, the environmental portrait while photographing the international elite in their exclusive playgrounds during the jet-set decades of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, carrying out his self-described mission: to document "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places."

Slim Aarons worked mainly for society publications, taking pictures of the rich and famous both before and after serving as a photographer for the US military magazine “Yank” during World War II. His work has been included in the publications Town and Country, Holiday, Venture and LIFE.

Slim Aarons is internationally known for the positive portrayals he gave to the people he photographed and was invited to high-society gatherings for exactly this reason. His subject matter covered American and European society as well as nobility and both minor and major stars of the day.

Slim Aarons died May 29th, 2006. He was 89 years old'.

Slim is wearing the blue shirt.. what a life!

Day One...

First day of my first blog, no readers yet but early days! Thought I'd start with some inspiring pics from my recent trips and as time goes by I hope to add a little more...things I've found, seen or just enjoy.

Here's one of them.. Top of shopping list tomorrow!

Gotta love Slim Aarons.

Vallecoppa

 A friend of mine has a beautiful house in Puglia, Italy, I was fortunate enough to spend some quality time there...