On the fifteenth of the month, Alexa at Trimming the Sails invites us to stop and share a moment from our day.<\/p>\n
15th September 2013<\/p>\n
\u201cOh! This is lovely, so light and airy.” I say as I look around the room as we wait to be seated.
\n“I love how the two levels are separated with the glass-panelled windows either side of the steps. The carpet\u2019s nice, a kind of coffee colour with tiny red squares, I like it and it\u2019s the kind of colours that wouldn\u2019t show dog paws easily!” Reality creeping in for a moment.
\n“The wood-burning stove at the other end of the room looks cosy, a bit too warm for me at the moment\u201d I say hoping we will be by the window.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s the wallpaper about then\u201d? He asks as we sit down.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s boutique I think, large pattern, it makes a statement, Oh! look at the curtains, Peacocks!\u201d I say as I peer a bit closer to check.
\nThe colours are not bright though; they are muted dark blue, navy and cream maybe a bit of gold around the feathers. They are heavy and gorgeous.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho would put horses on wall paper and then put it on a wall?\u201d he begins but I interrupt before the rest of his observations come pouring forth.
\nThe wallpaper is a repeating square design. The squares are picture frames, each slightly different in size and each has a horse and its rider depicted around the turn of the century. The overall colours are pale grey and charcoal; it looks a little like pencil sketching.
\nHe will observe that the chairs are not matching in colour, or all the same around each table. He does notice that they are very comfortable though.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat settee looks very comfortable too but I\u2019m not sure about the colours or the fact that it\u2019s a kind of patchwork,\u201d he grumbles as if I am about to order it for our home. When I told him how that kind of pattern came about he was a bit happier!<\/p>\n
The bottom part of the walls are painted in a pale grey, they make the room look so elegant.
\nWe are both looking at the far wall, either side of the fire, \u201cDo you think they are mirrors?\u201d he wonders
\n\u201cYes they are\u201d I say, having already checked them out, I can\u2019t bear facing a mirror!<\/p>\n
I really love the tables, not too many, various sizes, square, round and oval, not too close together, polished mahogany and no cloths! Perfect. The only things on the tables are the white heavily starched napkins enclosing the cutlery in a fold, a white candle lamp and the cruet.
\nPlain, simple, understated and elegant. <\/p>\n
\u201cHappy Anniversary darling girl, what are you going to order?\u201d He asked
\n\u201cOh! a full English breakfast of course\u201d I smiled
\n\u201cSome things never change.\u201d He said taking my menu.
\n\u201cNo, well that\u2019s a good thing sometimes\u201d I said as I poured my tea “because the other thing that hasn\u2019t changed is, I still love you,
\nHappy Anniversary husband of twenty nine years” xx<\/p>\n
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