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Using Fruit as a Centerpiece

Here’s a decorating tip from furniture importer Maitland Smith’s newsletter, The Art of Living:

Fresh Summer Idea, Use Fruit as a Centerpiece
by Coral Nafie

Next to fresh cut flowers, the aroma of fresh fruit is a perfect complement during summertime to bring the outdoors inside. Follow these simple steps to create your own masterpiece. [Read more →]

Category: Environments · Getting There · Spaces & Places

Okay, I have to say this. I do NOT get to go to the Caribbean this summer, or probably not any other summer!! But, for those of you who need a change of scenery, and can get away (and afford it!!), I wanted to pass on that I saw a great article in the New York Times from June 15, 2008, called “Summer in the Caribbean.” I am sure you can find it if you Google it. Reasons to go there this summer?

Prices are lower
Temperatures might still be moderate
The threat of hurricanes might not be a great as you would imagine (oh my!!! LOL)

If you cannot find the article, but are interested, just let me know. Then you can report back to us all who are still here working!!

Category: Environments · Getting There · Spaces & Places

15-Minute Room Make-overs

I don’t know how I got onto this list (I think through a magazine subscription that I have), but I enjoy looking through the ideas that are presented each week in the www.myhomeideas.com e-mail that I receive. I am a big proponent of really being conscious of one’s personal living space. [Read more →]

Category: Environments · Spaces & Places

Back to Nature in the Great Plains

One coping strategy for change, as addressed in my book, is having a change of scenery. Coincidently, ‘Change of Scenery’ is also a recommended strategy for how to be more creative, or have more creative thoughts. Going somewhere else can add a new perspective, a new thought about an issue. You can sit outdoors, you can take a walk, you can take a trip–there are options! ‘Change of Scenery’ could even mean rearranging a room, couldn’t it?

I grew up on the Great Plains, so I took interest in this article. When I was young, I loved the wide open spaces, the blue skies, and yes, we even had buffalo herds in a local preserve in the State Park. I was so pleased to see they are being restored!

I would love to hear your ‘Change of Scenery’ coping strategies in the Community section of this web site.

Outgoing link: New York Times, Journeys | The Great Plains: Back to Nature and Ready for Guests in the Great Plains

Category: Environments · Getting There · Spaces & Places