I don’t want to steal Jo’s birthday thunder (see post below), but in this case I think I need to make an exception. Jo just received a magazine from Singapore called Home & Decor that we’re featured in…as Bloggers of the Month!! They even included a photo of each of us and one of my kitchen. 🙂 WOHOO!!

Although it’s still Sunday here in Ottawa, there’s a 14 hour time difference between here and Jo’s part of the world, so it’s already Monday in Brisbane. And Monday happens to be Jo’s BIRTHDAY!!! I thought I’d put this up now so Jo sees this when she wakes up and (unfortunately) has to go to work. 🙂 Happy birthday blog buddy!! I hope you have a fantastic day and get lotsa pressies. Speaking of pressies, I know exactly what I would get you if I wasn’t in dire need of every cent I have to put towards an upcoming wedding and house renovations…a moroccan wedding blanket, which we have both been coveting for quite some time. Unfortunately all you get is a photo (via Living Etc.).

And since it’s almost Monday I thought I’d throw in a couple photos of Jo’s dog Mickey laying on some furniture in her office.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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When I found the following home on AT Casa my heart just melted. I am craving neutrals these days and this home REALLY does it for me. Beautiful natural fabrics, everything bathed in whites and greys, all giving an air of romanticism and serenity. *SIGH* It’s PERFECT. (Photos by Andrea Martiradonna)

Here are a few things that really do it for me: plywood used as a material for cabinets/walls etc., an incredible view out of floor to ceiling windows, vaulted ceilings, quirky shaped windows, the perfect red door…and I found all these in the portfolio of New Zealand based Parsonson Architects.