Saving Mr. Banks!

Over the weekend I had a chance, finally, to catch a few movies, especially those creating such a buzz around Hollywood these days!!

 

 

Saving Mr. Banks was the first one!

 

And immediately fell in love with P.L. Travers' London "cottage" as she describes it in the film!

 

It's gorgeous, and I immediately wanted to see more!!! I loved everything about it. Muted greens and yellows, plants staggered here and there. And those lamps, the ones you see in the picture, and there are also two wall sconces on either side of the window, the drapery is beautiful, and a bookcase to the left, Oh my, it was just a "spoonful of sugar"!

 



 

The story is good too!!

 

A bit of a heartbreaker, because it appears "Mary Poppins" didn't arrive to "save the children", Mary Poppins arrived to "save Mr. Banks"; the real Mr. Banks!

 

I won't be telling you more except to say, that I never expected Travers to be so unlike Mary Poppins!

 It's quite puzzling because you see in flashbacks what a richly imaginative childhood she had back in Australia where she was from.

 

So what the heck happened!

 

There's you're movie and quite extraordinary!

 

I really did love it and Emma Thompson played her "practically perfect in every way"!!

 

 



 

P.L. Travers on the right of  Walt Disney.

 



 

I would recommend this movie to anyone that loved Mary Poppins. The story behind the making of the film is priceless!!

 

2 thumbs up for me!

 

 



Shaking The Winter From The Home!

You know what's it like. Those January blues set in and you're already tired of winter, going south isn't an option at this moment, and you're ready to scream "I want Spring"!

Well yesterday I went to the dollar store and bought these lovely green balls and decided I needed to  bring spring in!

So here is what I did, so far! Not finished as I'm only just beginning!! I just placed them on top of some candle holders I have and voila! Looks nice eh!

So that got me thinking about other "green" ideas we can do to make the home feel fresh and alive. Personally, I don't really have a lot of "real" flowers/plants in my home. I am a gardener but I leave the real stuff for outdoors! Inside I use fake plants! Sad eh? But I just find I move things around so much I just can't commit to one look for very long and everything has to be interchangeable.

Anyway, here's pictures I hope will inspire you!!

I am soooo ready for Spring!! I think these changes will make the dullness of winter a whole lot better!!



Feeling Inspired!

I have to admit I could spend hours, literally hours, visiting some of my favorite bloggers! There are so many talented bloggers out there, that I can't but be inspired by what they have to say, what they share, and what inspires them.

 

So I can't help myself when I find items I want to share too.  These are not my own pictures for sure. These are from those famous bloggers (and everyone knows who they are because as they are very very popular) and full credit goes to them!

 

Here is what inspired me today!!

 

 

Enjoy the day!



Radiant Orchid Pantone's 2014 Color of the Year!

I am much too conservative for this color! In fact I would consider myself then to be quite boring. Perhaps if I was a young girl, fashioning myself after the latest trends this color might, (slim might) have been an option.

 

But keeping an open mind I did come across a few pictures that made the color a little less like vegas and a little more urban acceptable, whatever that means...just made that up!

 

Anyway, have a peek, let me know what you think!!

 

I like this room!!

 





 

 

 

 



 

And I would have to be a young teen to go for this, don't you think!! It's cool so colol, but can you imagine if you changed your mind?

 



 

But I think overall, I'd rather...to be seen eating it!

 

 

 

 

 

Or drinking it!!

 And basking in the aroma of it all!!

 

 

Or seeing it as an accent at a wedding!

 

But I could never imagine any of these!

 

 

This color is extradorinary in small doses, or perhaps to add a bit of whimsy and fun to a room.

 

I cannnot imagine how one chooses the next color of the year. Perhaps this is the genius of Marketing because everyone will talk about this color, but I doubt that Pantone will sell a lot of it!

 

Just saying!