Sunday, March 7, 2010

Famous Flowers

I received these flowers last night ...
from  the star of An Iranian in Heaven ...
Ocsar nominated, Emmy winning actress  Shohreh Aghdashloo.  She is very warm and charming in person.  I loved her in The House of Sand and Fog and her 2009 Emmy Award winning supporting role on the HBO original miniseries, House of Saddam.  She has also been seen on the TV series 24.
Together with her husband, actor, playwright and director Houshang Touzie, they preformed in Washington (well technically Alexandria) on Saturday night.
 I did the light design and hung the show.
 
 
It was a packed house (1300) and a long night.  I wish I knew Farsi because the play got many, many laughs, long applause and flowers for the stars.  Which came to me!

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Flowers from Richmond

Welcome to Today's Flowers # 82.  These images are from the Richmond Home Show.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Inside Play

I've shoveled all the snow I can for now.  We finally have the front drive open  (thanks Michael!) ...but more snow expected!!  Hard to believe.

With nothing else to do I moved furniture around and rehung some art work.  Here's the new look for the family room.  The boys have gotten so tall all of a sudden that territorial disputes broke out on the love seat I had near the TV.  So I moved the big sofa closer to the TV.  Don't laugh, I did it alone, using the boys' skate boards under the sofas.
I angled the love seat and moved the bigger wing chair with its footstool.  The lighting is better for reading in both places.
This print that was on the mantle is a better fit between the TV and the china cabinet.
The art from the kitchen looks good against the brick fireplace.
The smaller chair can be pulled in front of the fireplace with ease.

Did you notice the huge orchid plant in the pictures above?  My sister gave me a heads up that the left over orchids from Valentine's day were on sale at Safeway ... $15!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Mom

Ruth Kenton Lloyd c 1917
Ruth Bayly c 1946
 Dec 2007
Feb. 23 2007
We miss you Mom..

Sunday, February 21, 2010

What a Buy!

Get a look at my new orchids!
These are the babies.
These are HUGE.
 
The big guys were on sale for $15.
Go visit Luis Santilli Jr. and the team at TODAY'S FLOWERS #81 for more flowers from around the world hosted today by Medam..

Friday, February 19, 2010

Snow Play Inside

The street was finally plowed 5 minutes before the first flakes of the 2010 Blizzard so I made a quick trip to Home Depot for a new gallon of my favorite paint...Pewter Mug.  I spent the whole day working on the back wall of the family room that extends into the kitchen
You can see the drifts on the deck.
 
 
Looks much better.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Flowers and Bees (No Birds)

September seems long, long ago.  Here are some sedum in my autumn garden with busy bees.
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