tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66224744003443381772024-03-06T00:33:45.595-08:00Green Ceramic Table LampDimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-87576491338496804992013-03-25T01:56:00.001-07:002013-03-25T01:56:15.800-07:00Turn on the Lamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Have no
fear, Spring is here (well, almost!). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">It’s been
so long since I last saw you; but this is going to change now. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Many things
have changed in this 2-year absence, but now that we are slowly entering spring
time, which symbolizes rebirth and a brand new beginning, I guess it is finally
time to turn on the </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Green Ceramic Table Lamp</b> </span>again!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Showered in
colorful blossoms and fresh ideas, the lamp is ready to shine again and remind
you of a great party which will take place in a few days. Yes, I’m referring to
the <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/70629/the-ultimate-blog-party-2013-announcement/"><span style="color: purple;">Ultimate Blog Party</span></a>! What a fun time, indeed, and a great way to make new
friends! Those of you who have been there before, already know what they have
to do, but for the rest of you, now is the time to visit <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/">5minutesformom</a>, read
about it and get ready to party! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">I’m so
happy to return back to my blog, and I hope that you are all still around! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US">Happy
Spring !!!</span></span></div>
Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-28763563166433751532011-05-13T22:49:00.000-07:002011-05-13T22:49:44.999-07:00Working, working<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyRmM2tBjAP-f8SyA4BA-sMtx0WNfJeDUIrw-pDfBKZEMbZuzUzRCLa9RXAqFyugZczv9JET75ywsC44LRkauDKinByVEEEeLlCm0itwoANu9h43JwERVovYst9ts9fBr3W3elzMNN74/s1600/istockphoto_5853965-question-mark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyRmM2tBjAP-f8SyA4BA-sMtx0WNfJeDUIrw-pDfBKZEMbZuzUzRCLa9RXAqFyugZczv9JET75ywsC44LRkauDKinByVEEEeLlCm0itwoANu9h43JwERVovYst9ts9fBr3W3elzMNN74/s200/istockphoto_5853965-question-mark.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><br />
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Happy Saturday!<br />
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I haven't been around much and now it is the time to tell you why! I'm working on something that will be ready in a few days (hopefully!).<br />
I will keep you posted :)<br />
Until then, have fun and enjoy the lovely weather!<br />
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</div>Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-3707223597857424182011-05-03T00:06:00.000-07:002011-05-03T00:07:10.907-07:00Hop like it is a Friday! :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">I have been to London once. But, unfortunately, I was too young and I can't say that I remember many things from that visit back then. Although, I do remember the Natural History Museum and that is probably because of all the mummies! I guess they can be a pretty frightful sight for a kid:) </div><span style="color: #666666;"> </span> <div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Since I don't remember much from my trip there, it is a good opportunity to see some new things from London, and to be more exact, from Buckingham Palace.</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">The big day is (almost) here and the royal wedding ceremony will start in a few hours so, let's have an inside peek or Buckingham Palace. </div><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Preparing the <b>nursery </b>can be a wonderful experience. It is a process where the parents -or, mostly the mother ;) - imagine and create a colorful, bright and peaceful environment. It is a safe, little nest, filled with hopes, dreams and fairy tales. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, let's see how <b>Mariah Carey</b> decorated the nursery for her twins. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are here from <b>Fab Friends Thursday Blog Hop</b>, please remember to mention it in your comment, so I can follow you back :)</span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you are here from somewhere else, please click <b><a href="http://www.pregnancybaby411.com/fab-friends-thursday-blog-hop-april-21/">here </a></b>to go to pregnancybaby411 and get your button!</span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Let me tell you a few things about this... lamp. <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Green </span></b>Ceramic Table Lamp is new and it is still trying to find its... voice! It is about everyday life and making a beautiful home! Nothing complicated, or difficult! Only simple, easy tips and information. Or at least that is where this blog is trying to go :) </span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spend a little time here, search the blog, subscribe, or follow me on Twitter. I would really love to hear your comments, or any suggestions you might have to improve this blog and make it more interesting to you. Also, if you would like to get my button, look on your right and... grab my <b><span style="color: #38761d;">lamp</span></b>! </span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;">Dimitra </span></span></div>Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-28358031107724644682011-04-20T08:59:00.000-07:002011-04-20T08:59:14.992-07:00Organizing the PC #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two days ago, I came across <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/architecture/the-city-within-a-garden-144108" style="color: #38761d;">an article</a> about Singapore. The title, "<b>The City Within a Garden</b>", draw my attention, because we often think that it is the other way around; first, we build our cities and then we allow some nature to intrude. Apparently, it is not profitable to just leave some green spaces. We have to build and build and build until everything is covered, so we can sell, or rent. However, this scenario has failed completely in my city. So much so, that my street doesn't even have one tree!</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have to drive my baby daughter 15 minutes away, so she can actually see nature, instead of concrete blocks of flats:</span><br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">But Singapore is another story! Although it is a giant city, with huge skyscrapers and a large population, they seem to respect nature, as a priority. They actually co-exist harmonically as "50% of Singapore is covered with foliage, trees and plants". (50%??? Amazing!) </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(By the way, excellent descriptions, lovely music, magnificent scenery!) </span><br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">That's a place I would love to visit. Just for the philosophy behind the way they chose to build their city. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">What about you? Is your city green? Is your street green? Is your house green? Would you like to share a photo to show us? </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br />
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Small tribute to... an add-on!</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">As I have said before, I'm pretty new to the whole blogging, social networking, twitter, etc business. At first, all I wanted to do was to write in my blog, jot down a few ideas about decorating, organize my thoughts (as if I will ever be able to accomplice that!!!), and generally, have a nice time. But now, as I meet all you great people with your lovely blogs, I realize I want to stay more and more in touch with you and your new posts. That's why I created a Twitter account. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">But, what I discovered then has, literally, made me sooo happy:) </span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">It is a small, tiny,<b> add-on for Mozilla Firefox</b>. As you are browsing the internet, reading your favorite blogs, writing e-mails, etc, <b>Echofon </b>is sleepless and it delivers all your tweets in a small window. Yes, it is i</span><span lang="EL">nstant notification of new Tweets, within Firefox</span><span lang="EN-US">. <b>You never miss a tweet, and you are the first to get it! </b></span></span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, if you are using Firefox, then I recommend Echofon to be your loyal companion! </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can read more about this add-on and download it,<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/echofon-for-twitter/" style="color: #38761d;">here</a></b>.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">It is also available for iPhone, Mac and Facebook, too. </span><span lang="EL">Visit their website, <b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.echofon.com/">here</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;">. </span></span></span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes I look at my desktop and realize that it is ready to burst! So much clutter! It just can't take it anymore. And neither can I. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, it is time for some desktop de-cluttering! </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="2"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Create folders</b> to keep your files organized and place them into categories according to type. For example, you can have: "pictures", "applications", "music", "pdf files" folders and place the corresponding files in them.</span></li>
<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="3"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Move the files</b> you already have (and don't want to place to a folder on your desktop) to your documents folder.</span></li>
<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="4"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't make the same mistake I did, changing the destination folder for downloads to the desktop folder. </span></li>
<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="5"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Uninstall programs</b> you don't want/use anymore.</span></li>
<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="6"><span style="font-size: small;">Try programs that can do the job for you, such as Fences. Try it, <a href="http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/">here</a>. </span></li>
<li lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: middle;" value="7"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't allow time to go by without de-cluttering your files, otherwise you will end up not remembering what is important and what is not so. </span></li>
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">So, I have had 3 of these plants for over 2 years now. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">They have been living quietly and peacefully in water and they seem happy (I think!). But a few days ago I realized that their growth rate has stopped, and the leaves on one of them are turning yellow. :( </div><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><br />
<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">That's why I decided to experiment with it. I got a pot, a thin layer of perlite and a soil mix and.. Here is the result! </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">As I'm drinking my morning coffee, and reading my favorite blogs, I came across this lovely and funny list about the top 10 reasons why we should stalk <b>Jane Austen</b>! (Yes, the magnificent, but dead writer!) Well, the <b>top reason </b>is, of course, </div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">:) That is true, indeed! Although, Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813, Mr. Darcy still remains one of the most fascinating and handsome characters ever written. He is so well established in our eyes as the "male prototype", that he is incomparable.</div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"> </div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10.0pt; margin: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;">For the complete list of "Why you should stalk Jane Austen", please <a href="http://austenprose.com/2011/04/08/top-ten-reasons-why-you-should-stalk-jane-austen/">click here</a>. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm sorry for not blogging much lately, but I have been<b> lost in the blogosphere</b>! Through <b>Ultimate Blog Party</b> I have literally found myriads and myriads of lovely blogs to read and follow. It seems to me, that eight days of partying, it just isn't enough! How about an… "After-Event" ? :) </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until then, I would like to go back to my main focus, that is décor. Recently, Apartment Therapy has begun a contest entitled <b>"Small Cool 2011"</b>. It is, as the title reveals, a contest about small spaces. </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">In my opinion, decorating small spaces can be more difficult than decorating big spaces</span><span style="font-size: small;">. And that because you have to keep practical in mind, as well as beautiful. Every meter counts! </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I had a quick look through the participants and I have to say that there are many, many inspiration gems :) </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me introduce myself. My name is Dimitra, I'm from Athens, Greece. I'm a mother of a 4 month-old, wonderful girl. I'm new to motherhood and a bit clueless, I'm afraid. I'm trying my best, though, and I'm learning everyday. </span><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">My blog is even younger than my daughter, so I'm new in blogging as well. It is a little bit about everything, but it is mostly about home decor. I'm, also, learning much everyday and I'm hoping to meet great people, through this amazing blog party. Oh, this is my first blog party, as well! </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me share </span><span style="font-size: small;">my dreams </span><span style="font-size: small;">with you-for this lifetime, I hope :)</span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1) I hope that someday we'll move from this: </span></div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div></div>Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-7025258259839520442011-03-30T09:57:00.000-07:002011-03-30T10:28:55.302-07:00Flowers for summer balconies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: #999999;"></div> <div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">As I'm looking at my balcony, I realize that it is in a desperate need for plants and flowers. Thankfully, it still has a few "survivors" from last year's heat wave and a small strawberry plant that even made it through the winter!<br />
So, I have to buy some new plants that have to be "sun-resistant", as my balcony get serious, scorching sunlight during summer. It seems that the best solution would be to get some cactuses, because they are rather strong and durable. The only problem is that… I don't really like them. I would prefer plants with vibrant colors and big blooms:) </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">But, until they genetically mutate roses and daisies, I did a quick research to find plants that are sun-resistant. Here is what I found: </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<b> </b> </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Such a lovely, lovely, impressive flower. Plus, it can grow into a really tall plant! </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">A wonderful, resistant plant with daisy-like flowers. My mother used to have these plants in our balcony, but, as I recall, they have a weird smell. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; text-align: left;">Do you like these flowers? Which plant do you think can survive the summer heat? </div></div>Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-66038978116226547422011-03-29T10:51:00.000-07:002011-03-29T22:13:47.818-07:00Outdoor Furniture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnxsTFv3CeQTJWZIXYiOU4CMCCHv-emKuOQKSkN-zWDrRpaZ0hVydyTZKkyroFcDm8OPX4B-mj5YfliXtTVaBqpikBw7LUbSLOGvFL4iK5Ms7OXW9IiAfpaKxpVmk9yR36K0g1Ro9Ci4/s1600/DuneTXT2x1AV2ORVS11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div style="color: #666666;">Crate and Barrel has introduced their new Dune collection. It is, as they say, an urban style, indoor room that lives outdoors. A bit too grey and industrial for me, but other than that it seems comfortable :) More on their line you can find <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outdoor-furniture/dune-furniture/1" style="color: #38761d;">here</a>. </div><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Hello all! </div><div lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Let's talk about home decor! To design, or to decorate a room, or a house is not an easy task. Let's not forget, that decorating and design are in fact professions. They require not only knowledge, but inspiration, too. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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<div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">It is actually snowing now. It is actually snowing in Athens. So, so weird, since it almost never snows in the city. But is seems that winter has not yet left us. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Snow can decorate, so wonderfully, an ugly city; so simple, so elegant a sight. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;">Speaking of decoration, I will be building up a <b>list of online shops</b> that can actually ship their items to Europe. I have seen so many lovely lamps, beautiful art, etc. and I get so disappointed that I can't find them in my country. So, with a lot of searching and maybe some help from you, I will make a well informed list to keep us… busy and happy! </div></div>Dimitrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16655920494106721304noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622474400344338177.post-34511123098166330292011-03-04T10:42:00.000-08:002011-03-08T15:23:02.161-08:00Digging into the Etsy site<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; margin: 0in;">Hours and hours of browsing and searching, can bring up a small treasury! </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">Are you hungry? Then… Bon Appétit! </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">I came across<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_171476126"> this </a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kidsloveletters?page=6">lovely little Etsy</a> shop and I really liked the vivid colors and the floral patterns. </div><div lang="EN-US" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">A nice message to be placed in the kitchen for those not really convinced by my cooking! :) </div><div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
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