for the love of color

kristin posted this vivid color faves mosaic the other day and got quite the response, so she is hosting a color week starting today! who needs to wait for monday, when we've all got spring fever? no one!

here is the line up:

thursday ~ spring greens, apple greens, verdant greens

friday ~ hot pink, fuchsia, raspberry

saturday ~ orange, saffron

sunday ~ sunny yellow

monday ~ electric blue, royal blue, bright blues

tuesday ~ purples, eggplant

wednesday ~ (final day) rockin' reds: cayanne, candy apple red, fire engine, cherry

won't you join the fun?

mrs. downtown

mrs. downtown

i love mrs. lilien's lovely style posts and witty poetic descriptions. this one, in particular, really struck me. it's a little bit girlier & fancier than i normally dress, but i could totally see myself wearing all of this!

2010 lovely package exchange

oh, hello, friend is hosting a package exchange. last year's looks pretty, well . . . pretty, so i decided to join in the fun this year. i love to wrap up packages and i also love getting something fun in the mail, so this seemed like just the project for march. maybe you would like to play along, too?

weather geek

well, hello fancy new accuweather.com page. you look quite nice. how do you do?

#14 - read five books for fun

well number five sure was easy. i'm not quite three months in to the list and i've already read six books for fun. i do love to read, i just don't always make enough time for it. having it on the list is definitely good motivation. so is easy access to my public library!

books read so far:

1. one year off by david elliot cohen. a re-read, actually, but it had been quite a while since i read it last. loved it just as much the second time. it's a real life account of the author, his wife, their nanny & their three children on a one year trip around the world. wanderlust much?

2. the first annual grand prairie rabbit festival by ken wheaton. a story about a young catholic priest in rural louisiana who holds a festival at the church. MUCH funnier and more interesting that it sounds. a great read.

3. the lost symbol by dan brown. the latest installment of the adventures of robert langdon. i still like angels & demons best, but if you are a fan of that or the davinci code, then you'll enjoy this story set in washington, d.c.

4. unclutter your life in one week by erin rooney doland. a great, practical guide to get you started on getting rid of the clutter in your home and at work. i read it once quickly, just to get the general idea. i plan on going back and really going through each chapter thoroughly. an encouraging read.

5. my life in france by julia child with alex prud'homme. i absolutely loved it. i will probably end up buying a copy, so i can re-read it. and i know i would have loved it, even if i hadn't just watched julie & julia, but the movie is what made me aware of the book in the first place.

6. the catcher in the rye by j.d. salinger. somehow, i never read this in high school. oh, how i wish i had! it was a little slow for me at the beginning, and it took a while to get used to the language style, but in the end, i really, really liked it. i can see how it would make a huge impact for younger people.

i'm sure i will be adding to this list as the year goes on, but for now, check off number fourteen!