Shutters on windows, thatched or shingled roof tops, smoke stacks and vines climbing up walls. I love it. Enjoy, Heidi
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Black and White with Color.
Black and white is so balanced, so simple, so sophisticated, but add small accents of color melodies and you create a clean, playful, energetic setting. Here are some great images that capture this perfectly. Some have the black and white and could use more color accents, you'll see what I mean. This would be a great beach house, by the way. Enjoy, Heidi
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Friday, March 18, 2011
For Japan with Love
Donations are being accepted through http://www.forjapanwithlove.com/ and go directly to ShelterBox, an international aid organization that provides shelter and life-saving equipment in times of crisis.
ShelterBox were on the ground in Japan within less than 24 hours after the earthquake struck. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Ebb and Flow of Life.
Yesterday, I kept pondering the quote, "Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should". It helped, I also unglued myself from the news and spent some time with my son, potting up some new plants we recently purchased. I bought my first Meyer Lemon tree and have had it in my home for the past few days, the fragrance from the blossoms is magnificent. I cooked chicken and broccoli, a recipe I found over at Annie's Eats and it was delish. So what I am trying to say is, "Keep calm and carry on". I made a donation, said many prayers, added a link on my blog for Japan. Now, I just need to be the best me I can be and do what I do, because that is what makes the world go round. I spent some time (5 to 10 minuets) at the home of Sting and his wife, Trudie while I was pondering the Universe. A beautiful Tuscan farm near Florence, that over looks the Valdarno Superiore valley. Breath taking. Enjoy, Heidi
Wisteria vining up the arbors, star jasmine growing on the walls and agapanthus blooming all around, these plants are easy and beautiful.
Italian cypress tress, box woods and lavender were everywhere. (easy plants for Texas as well)
Check out the old olive trees in the back. Olive trees grow very well in Texas too
and..... several hundreds perhaps thousands have been planted on the farms around Burton. (where I live)
This view reminds me of the Claire Valley in South Australia.
Oh yeah, this is Italy.
The perfect pool, the perfect view. I think all I need is a Sangria.
All images via Architectural Digest.
Monday, March 14, 2011
All at once, the world can overwhelm you.
Jack Johnson has been my life's soundtrack for the past 3 years. I love this man. His music resonates throughout your whole heart and his lyrics have a message that sometimes I get and sometimes I don't, but I dance and sing along anyway, because it just feels good. I would have to say he is like a modern day John Lennon only a surfer. He and his band were touring in Japan last week, but everyone is safe and ok. Sadly they had to cancel the rest of their Japan tour. To support the disaster relief efforts Jack will be donating to GlobalGiving’s Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, an organization working to help residents of the affected areas. To find out more about GlobalGiving’s effort and how you can get involved please visit http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-relief/ I hope that his songs console you, like they do me in this sad time. I just can't bring myself to blog about bathrooms and kitchens right now. Enjoy the music and check out Jack Johnson and Global Giving. Love, Heidi
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Progress on our new concept in Edmond
As many of you know by now, we are significantly upscaling our restaurant concept. We have been formerly known for 15 years as Italian Jim's Pizzeria. When we open our new place in Edmond we will be simply known as, "Italian Jim's Restaurant". We are losing the name, "Pizzeria". No, we are not getting rid of our pizza, but we are upscaling our menu and didn't want people to think all we did was pizza. We will be adding a really nice filet mignon, ribeye, salmon, and other signature chef dishes. We are "taking it up a couple of notches!" We will still be "casual" dining, but it's gonna be a really nice place! Things are getting close and it's possible and "preferred" for us to open sometime in April. May is not out of the question, but we want to make it happen in April. Also, we are excited about adding our glass blowing studio to our restaurant. To us, it's a completely natural fit. "Italian-style Art" (For centuries the glass blowing capital of the world had been Murano, Italy) and Italian food. At this point it seems there will be a few limited seats in the dinning room for folks to watch us blow glass from their table while they eat. Also, of course, people will be able to walk right into the studio before or after their meal to watch glass blowing.
We are going to have live and exciting demos of glass blowing and also host special glass events for groups of all sizes. We will be booking special "Romantic" evenings where a gentleman can bring his wife for a special Italian steak dinner (or whatever they want) and then after the exquisite meal, they will have an appointment in the studio with us to watch us create a special something "live" right in front of them and then after it anneals, pick it up and take it home. Business men can bring clients in and have the "experience" of watching something extraordinary created right in front of their clients eyes and then bring it to them later. For the next day or two the client will be highly anticipating the gift thats coming. We will have a video/photo service available eventually and will be able to document the experience on HD DVD to accompany the gift to the client, spouse, or date! Better book your Valentine's Day reservations soon!
I was talking with the owner of one of the major glass blowing supply houses in the United States the other day (I'm pretty sure he told me one time that he's the primary supplier to Mr. Chihuly) and he told me that as far as he knows, there is nothing or nobody in the United States doing what we are doing with the restaurant and art glass studio. We apparently, will be on the cutting edge in our industries!
(Make sure you "click" on the pictures to see a bigger version)
I'm gonna be posting some pictures of "before" and "during". Some will just be "during". Brace yourself, this first set of photos was taken from very close to the same spot. The photo with all the dirt on the floor was taken March 4th, 2011, the other one was taken July 15th, 2010 before we even decided on this property for sure. Then later on, I'll just be posting random shots of different areas in the restaurant/studio. This shot in particular, is taken from the front of the building, in what is now the glass blowing studio. Don't let the booths fool you, they are just hanging out there in the studio until we are ready to put them in the restaurant part. The booths are totally wonderful! Circular booths! Not U-shaped booths! CIRCULAR! Yes, that's right, I think circular is better.
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