New Rug....so much love!

Got this rad new rug from www.rugsusa.com They have insane sales, constantly, it was 75% off plus free shipping. All wool, handknotted, called Verden Ikat. It's so fabulous that I feel like the rest of the room looks shabby by comparison. Sigh.

Gladiolas and Morning Glory...

I've always loved these flowers. They're so dramatic and showy....

However, they are also 5' tall and top heavy which means they need something to lean on...

I planted 60 bulbs, in a row, on their own. Lesson learned.

And apparently the bulbs need to be dug up and wintered over...which is probably not going to happen.

But at least this summer, they've put on quite a show.

TV Wall and Vittsjo...

So, I had a weird sort of revelation as I was contemplating my TV wall in my living room...I have somehow, unintentionally, become something of a minimalist. Now I'm not talking the zen, never-own-more-than-100-items-at-a-time sort of minimalist, but I do mean that my house is very free of clutter. Each surface has a carefully chosen item or two, never more. There are not a lot of competeing textures and fabrics. I use vibrant colors but they are repeated throughout each space...Strange. How or why did this happen? I always thought of myself as a more is more kind of girl...with tchotchkes, knicknacks and bric a brac aplenty. Is this a reflection of my mental state? Am I as mentally well composed and restrained as my home decor?...Eh, probably not, but it's an interesting evolution. Anyway, my TV wall with it's puny 32" television and dinky 36" console was looking a little forlorn and unfinished so I got a set of IKEA Vittsjo shelves. And placed on each shelf one or two carefully chosen items...weird.