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Funny thing but I was feeling a bit blue today... And then I received an email from a blog reader asking if I was blogging anymore. And you know what? I perked right up! And told her that I had actually been missing blogging. And she was just the impetus I needed to start up again! Thank you Debbie for making me feel like my blog matters :) I guess I lost my mojo for a while but have realized that my blog definitely matters to me and it was such a gift to hear from a reader that we were missed! So, this post is for you Miss Debbie! It's a compilation of what I'm focusing on at the moment. I've been wanting to give our family room a punch of pattern which started me digging around my stash of indigo textiles that I've been collecting over the last couple of years. I didn't realize I had such a great assortment until I pulled them out and spread them around. I ...

I picked up this Turquoise Peking Duck a few weeks ago at The Salvation Army. He was irresistible  despite his broken beak.   I tried to leave him there... trust me, but something wouldn't let me.   I guess it was my gut because today I did some research on him and found this comp on ebay.   I thought he was special!   I was hoping that one of you might have some advice on getting him repaired. He looks so funny with that broken beak of his!