Back to work now....this is the back porch, packed full of things from in the house! Some will be given away, some thrown out and some will be admitted back into our life.

While the back porch was crammed full, the living room became an island of serenity....(until yesterday when the carpet crew came. Yeah!)

Now, with new carpet, freshly painted walls and woodwork, the goal is to keep it more uncluttered and updated! I am loving the San Francisco travel poster of Lombard Street! Framed in black it stands out well against the taupe walls!

Before April is over I must watch this again!

"Enchanted April"

A wonderful movie based on a 1922 novel by Elizabeth von Arnim.

It tells the story of four dissimilar women in post-war (WWI) Britain who leave damp and rainy London to go on a holiday to a secluded coastal villa in Italy. Two housewives, who belong to the same club but have never spoken, become acquainted. Each in her own way is suffering through an empty marriage and faces the prospect of a lonely and almost isolated middle age. After seeing a newspaper ad for a villa for rent on the Italian Riveria, the women set about finding two other ladies to share expenses. Joined by a beautiful young socialite and an elderly dowager, the four find rejuvenation in the tranquil beauty of their surroundings. (Based on Wikipedia article)
It is the beautiful scenery of the villa overlooking the sea in Portofino, Italy which is the real star of the movie...everything in the movie moves at a leisurely, slow pace!
(This story has also been a Broadway play.)
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When I am not "escaping to the movies" this week, I will be savoring my "real life".

Friday, a good friend from my high school and our college years, Cheryl, came for dinner with her son. (We had Chicken Jambalaya...spicy and good!)

Saturday, we struggled to find the paint for our living room...ending up with this (the taupe color...it isn't really that rosy?!!!).
Our new drapes are going up and I am still painting walls and trim....getting ready for that new carpet!