The natural light here is terrible. It's dark and gloomy and it feels more like autumn instead of winter. I need some snow and sun!!!

Thus my attempt of taking a whimsical photo of my new green guestroom/study failed miserably. With some Photoshop tweaking it turned out ok-ish but you can't really see how the green becomes delicious when the sun shimmers in this room - oh I love this room!!

I found the French bed on a Dutch auction/car boot sale site and picked it up last Sunday. My neighbor, who caught us caring the bed inside, insured us that it could do with a new coat of paint - arrrrgh!!!

Neighbor: *puts on a broad Amsterdam accent*
"doesn't it need a new coat of paint?"

Me: *puts on a Southern Dutch accent*
"don't you need to shut your mouth?"

I would have love to say that!!!

I indulged a little while ago in the Cath Kidston eiderdown. I was looking for a real vintage one but they are always so tatty and I prefer my bedding to be clean and fresh. Speaking of Cath, don't you think her sale goes on a bit too long? I'm waiting in anticipation for her new spring line. I've been keeping my wallet shut just in case. I've made the hot water bottle cozy myself some time ago, from a Gap sweater.

Bo thinks the room looks like a child's bedroom - well it does a bit but so does our whole house. For Pete's sake we have sailboats wallpaper in our loo!!

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Oh and Dooce is in The Netherlands and this post cracked me up. The weather IS crazy here!!!