November 03, 2021

Things I Love

November 03, 2021/ Meryl

Hi friends - today is a special day - it’s the Chalet Hubby’s birthday. Today we will celebrate him with a favorite meal, cards and presents. I would have dedicated this entire post to him but, that’s not his style - so instead I’m sharing other things I love! Click the image for source. Enjoy!

GREAT SHELFIES AND COLOR

BLUE AND WHITE CERAMICS

**MORE BLUE AND WHITE , chinoiserie and terrific pillows**

**FABULOUS LAMPSHADES AND WONDERFUL TEXTILES**

WONDERFUL FOOD AND DRINK!

I’ll close with the very best of all the things I love my family. I’m blessed to be a wife and momma and these titles are not lost on me.

Happy Birthday dear.

Til next time everyone - have a lovely week and be well!

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October 13, 2021

Autumnal Inspirations '21

October 13, 2021/ Meryl

Hi Friends… well it is finally that magical season when pumpkins and leaf motifs are everywhere. Enjoy this week’s dive into fall! Click image for source.

JCrew

Boden

My Mother in laws front porch - completely decked out for the season!

JCrew

Boden

JCrew

I am a huge fan of fall. Living my entire life in New Jersey - I love the change of seasons - getting out my sweaters, putting on a jacket - seeing the leaves change. Fall represents a feeling of cozy… Fires, Cocoa, Light Candles, Reading under a blanket…. the feeling of happiness in our little home.

Til next time friends be well!

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April 21, 2021

Tantalizing Turquoise

April 21, 2021/ Meryl

Since the first time I saw this ring - presented to me by my Grandfather when I was a girl - I have been a fan of all things turquoise!

Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum. It’s a been prized for thousands of years due to it’s hue.

It was highly coveted by the Egyptians as a sacred stone with metaphysical powers. Turquoise was used by Egyptian healers, worn by Pharaohs and important persons. One of the most famous items in this hue but, not actually turquoise is William the Metropolitan Museum of Art mascot. He’s made of faience and it’s believed the Egyptians developed this material to simulate the highly prized and rare turquoise.

The stone had many names. Pliny the Elder referred to the mineral as callais and the Aztecs knew it as chalchihuitl. The word turquoise dates to the 17th century and is derived from the French turquois meaning "Turkish" because the mineral was first brought to Europe through Turkey, from mines in the area then known as the Khorasan of Persia.

I also love to find hints or whole spaces filled with this amazing shade.

As I write this I am having a memory… it’s been forever but, my Aunt had turquoise leather parsons chairs in her diningroom - golly I haven’t seen those in decades.

In the United States Arizona and Nevada are the two top producers of turquoise. While Arizona mines produce the most by value - Nevada has produced a wide diversity of colors and mixes of different matrix patterns, with the stone in various shades of blue, blue-green, and green.

We can stare dreamily at amazing images of turquoise waters! I love this image from my 2017 visit with my bff who lives in Providenciales.

For thousands of years, Turquoise has spanned all cultures, prized as a symbol of wisdom, nobility and the power of immortality. Among the Ancient Egyptians, Persians, Chinese, Aztecs and Incas of South America, and Native North Americans, Turquoise was sacred in its adornment - for power, luck, and protection.