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Happy Easter!!    We are back from a very busy week (but fun)....and I am looking forward to a day of rest today, and a chance to visit all my favorite blogs and who knows...maybe even staying in my pj's a good part of the day! A short and sweet post today. If you haven't entered the contest for the wonderful Madhouse paper goods for a service for 8, click here you must leave a comment on that post. Winner to be announced tomorrow. And a few gorgeous blue and white Easter inspiration pictures courtesy of Martha Stewart. Enjoy your special day and be back tomorrow with a wonderful post that I know everyone is going to enjoy. Wishing everyone a wonderful day and a very happy Easter!!

Hi there! I have sooooo missed being in blogland, making my rounds and really missed all my readers! My little getaway was wonderful and I came back to an overflowing mailbox, and lots of orders to get out. No rest for the weary...but I love every minute:) We are off again later today on a mini road trip for the next three days to do some college visits so I am thrilled to share with you a post I had put together a week or so ago, I will be back on Sunday and just in case I do not have the chance to post want to wish everyone a very happy Easter! Next week.....everything goes back to normal! I looooove cherry blossoms. I can still remember the first time we attended a cherry blossom festival in Washington DC when I was a kid, I was totally transfixed in a way I cannot quite explain. As a young girl, we were also in Japan for the cherry blossom festival and have lots of pictures of my sister and I standing against natures most spectacular backdrop. Perhaps this was the very beginning of

 Sure hope this posts on time as I scheduled this for Monday morning while I am away. I  am being featured over at Amy Vermillion's blog today for her "Whats on my nightstand" posts ...such a fun id ea! Hope you wil l come visit me there after r eading this post. Click here to visit. Good morning! Time for another  round of "Bloggers beautiful abodes" and have I got a treat for you! So sit back and savor that cup of coffee or tea and enjoy this post full of beauty and wisdom.  Say hello to super talented........ Mary Ann of Classic Casual Home                                       Mary Ann is an uber talented  Newport Beach, California based designer (if she wasn't so sweet it would be easy to hate her for being lucky enough to live that California dream). She is always doing something gorgeous whether in her own beautiful home or adding her touches to  her friends ......and trust me they ALL look right out of the pages of your favorite design magazine!