happy mother's day

In honor of the holiday that should be celebrated every month (in my opinion), I thought I'd take a moment to say a big Happy Mother's Day to my mom, Jan. I owe every inch of my design sensibility to her, she taught me everything I know. I could tell you the difference between Biedermeier and Baroque by the time I was 10 and I was picking out estate jewelry before I could talk. And thanks to her I've toured every old home on the eastern seaboard and been to 46 state capitals. She is a great teacher and friend and there is no one I would rather go shopping with.<br /><br />Basically what I'm saying is this...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaQ85DvIkqt-45y8JVxGHuZ_4CI6JwSvxZXzknILGONhRiI6fqIgISoxwE1Xdz1YicI8tf4BLCwToD5lE8dmP4jqRRHqUWtTQIc9_pY-WgptXfo_6TySiHQHwP3cZdaKNijkRsHyG6pfj/s1600/e8d988d2b69962e7e37abf4aa5a3eb86.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaQ85DvIkqt-45y8JVxGHuZ_4CI6JwSvxZXzknILGONhRiI6fqIgISoxwE1Xdz1YicI8tf4BLCwToD5lE8dmP4jqRRHqUWtTQIc9_pY-WgptXfo_6TySiHQHwP3cZdaKNijkRsHyG6pfj/s400/e8d988d2b69962e7e37abf4aa5a3eb86.jpg" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/267260559107147715/" target="_blank">source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And for something only she will understand - this is as close to a card as you will ever get. xoxo<br /><br /><br />And speaking of moms, don't forget to check out the <a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/05/09/blogpartyweek4/" target="_blank">Simply Baby Spring Blog Party</a> today. My girl <a href="http://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heather, from Vivid Hue Home</a> is hosting this week and I know she's got something special cooked up.<br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And stay tuned in the weeks to come for great ideas from</span><br /><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.rhymeswithsmile.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Rhymes with Smile">Rhymes with Smile-</a> Katherine</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.foreverslikeadream.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="Forever's Like a Dream">Forever's Like a Dream</a>- Kelley</span></li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAK0ou_ARhpIX2yGFFDlbnWKpHpEe3jy_8Z8lerVtbyCrU7ZDF7qM9vcPXAeWx-IEfAqLF7gSk5z198wwdyOlSm6AJ5-kLQ6vO7Y62sTUPTkkHKKZZoWPKv1q_j0nA5Uu969tFB1HU3m2/s1600/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAK0ou_ARhpIX2yGFFDlbnWKpHpEe3jy_8Z8lerVtbyCrU7ZDF7qM9vcPXAeWx-IEfAqLF7gSk5z198wwdyOlSm6AJ5-kLQ6vO7Y62sTUPTkkHKKZZoWPKv1q_j0nA5Uu969tFB1HU3m2/s320/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />How are you going to celebrate Mother's Day?

happy mother's day

In honor of the holiday that should be celebrated every month (in my opinion), I thought I'd take a moment to say a big Happy Mother...

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