I have had some lovely, humbling and thought-provoking comments this week, thank you. I now know I can rely on you to set me straight, walk me through, hold my virtual hand...it's a lucky thing for sure.
Must find a way to feature yellow in my house...
This is Uma Thurman; all 6' of her...I love the sprawl of city behind her and the summer decadence of bikinis and cocktails...
'Mother and Child' sketch by Pablo Picasso...
Doesn't this cake just look soooo good? It has such a village fete feel about it. There was a coconut shire at my children's school summer fair last weekend - we won two coconuts (my husband has a good bowling arm)...
South Sea pearl ring by Astley Clarke. My Mum used to have a ring like this...just one pearl sitting proud. Made me think of her to see this. Classically beautiful...
January Jones from 'Mad Men'. I must catch up on my viewing...the period styling is just to die for - retro heaven.
For all the dog lovers - Tania, that means you - how cute is this pup? Boo is desperate for a puppy; I am staunchly resisting. We have a (crazy) cat, I don't want another thing to have to provide care for. We can barely keep tomatoes alive in the greenhouse...
Is it just me who has a slight crush on this chap? Bradley in a bath...
A wonderful fluttery wedding dress, ready for the main event...I always like to see dresses hung up like this; makes me smile.
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Here's to casual but groomed ;-) weekend dressing...
The girl with the freckles is gorgeous! I love freckles, they add so much character to a face.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't have children, but time to yourself is so important. I would go insane without it.
Lovely pictures. And I have been looking for little flags like the one in that cake, any ideas where I can get them. Need them for my international birthday party next week. p.s are you coming?
ReplyDeleteI find myself looking forward to these posts. A lovely way to end the week. I absolutely understand what you mean about appreciating your alone time too. I know I am a better mom when I have some time away from the little ones. Adore all of these pictures, but especially the freckles, the picasso, and brad. I've had a little crush on him since Alias - those blue eyes! that smile! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your alone time, Lou :) I don't have kids and I cherish it, so I can only imagine how much it means to you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful collection as always. I am a Bradley fan too, so thanks for the hit, lol.
Beautiful Beautiful as always - have a wonderfully beautiful well put together weekend!! Leanne xx
ReplyDeletePS. Not only do I get frightened by the clean-up, but I also get frightened by all those small grubby hands in my house and I really hate the fact that nothing looks the way you set it up withinn 5 mnutes of guests arriving - don't they know they should just sit down and not touch!!! Too funny - I have made a decision that it is only a couple of times a year and the clean up is never as bad as you imagine! Bye ... again ... Have a good one
ReplyDeleteThank you my lovely friend....that was very very nice of you to think of me!! In mt hour of need LOL!! I am drooling over your Things of Beauty today....absolutely gorgeous :) thanks for knowing I would be missing my blog especially on a Friday!!
ReplyDeleteMy pc is no nearer to being fixed...my husband seems to think he can fix it. He knows lots about food but very little about IT, as far as I am aware. Time to take matters into my own hands and get in a man-who-can :)
Have a wonderful week-end! xoxo
Fab..fab..fab..just the thing to start the weekend, I am smiling!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a wonderful weekend Louise..
jeanne:)
The DOG. For ME. Too much. If only my girls were not past it in the reproductive department, I would hunt him down and get him for a husband for them.
ReplyDeleteSorry, that last was not an elegant sentence. Brain now on strike. But wanted to say thank you. Adored the girl with the freckles as well. How can anyone think freckles are not pretty?
Wow there is a simplistic beauty in every one of these shots. Just gorgeous. I really love that pearl ring, it is strong and lovely. Like You!
ReplyDeleteI am hopin' to grab some time before leaving on vacation to collect some images to save and share.
Love to you and Happy Weekend.
Laurel
Lou,
ReplyDeleteI just love this post. There are so many things in it that just make me smile. Bradley in a bath :), freckles, a puppy!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Marcie
love love love your blog, dear!! :) looking forward to reading more!! come check out mine too, if you get a chance!! http://www.whereisthelolo.blogspot.com
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Thank you for giving me the shot of Friday Fabulousness I truly missed this week from my sister across the pond Simone! You picked some gorgeous images ~ too many favs to pick just one but I adore the shot of January Jones and how could any girl not love Bradley! Have a wonderful week-end!
ReplyDeleteOh how gorgeous is this, hard to pick a fav, though I do like the girl reading with her feet up...what a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend honey,
xxx
Dear Lou, I love yellow too. The Picasso drawing is beautiful. The chocolate labrador is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're getting some time to yourself. Not long now before you can have lie-ins too. My poor neighbour has a six year old daughter and hasn't had a lie in since she was born. She's on the go constantly, I don't know how she does it! I hope you're having a lovely weekend xx
Dear Louise,
ReplyDeleteWhat wondeful yellow images. Yellow isn't really my colour but, I must change that as everything here looks beautiful.
Many thanks for your lovely, kind comment on my giveaway post. I am truly grateful for your support. If I don't get to all of your posts all of the time it's because their aren't enough hours in the day !!
Have a lovely new week. XXXX
And so you should enjoy your time alone! Wow to Uma, that beautiful wedding dress and Bradley in the bath! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! xxx
ReplyDeleteYou have such a wonderful way of posting and writing that keeps me coming back so often... keep up the lovely work :)
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