OUTSIDE IS IN and Inside is Out “We have no longer an outside and an inside as two separate things. Now the outside may come inside and inside may and does go outside. They are of each other. Form and function thus become one in design and execution if the nature of materials and method and purpose are all in unison.” Frank Lloyd Wright
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH EASY INDOOR POTTED VARIETES
FRENCH FLAIR BY SEBASTIEN SIRAUDEAU
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here is no doubt that getting out of doors will lift your spirits and change your mood. Just sitting in an old lawn chair can be fun if you add a soft pillow and bring a good book… search through your library of favorites and leaf through the pages again. Our favorite: French Flair (modern vintage interiors) by Sebastien Siraudeau. This thick volume is a collection of photographs taken throughout rural France. But, even a novel can be reread, and you’ll be surprised at the details you may have missed on the
first read through. Trees, plants and greenery in the spring are so beautiful, but if you need a bit more green, mimic @lindaandwinks and surround yourself with easy indoor potted varieties. African Violets are a favorite in the kitchen or anywhere the light is adequate and these sweeties bloom reliably and are easy to grow. What a reward when the flowers appear. Bike riding has become a bit of an obsession these days and our great suggestion is keep your bicycle inside (yes, as an art object!)
This will keep it clean and ready to go and also as a reminder to take it for a spin. Whether vintage or brand new it is a treasure, MARGARET ANN ZETNER (home for a bit) has a new turquoise beauty with matching basket for spring cruising. MARK ASHBY has sent us so many handwritten cards over the years and they are saved so we can easily leaf through them. We could never throw them away as they represent a friendship of the written word… meaning pen on paper, a postage stamp and walk to the post.
FOR YOUR OWN FRENCH TWIST CONSULTATION, CALL CATHI AND LORI AT 318-355-3041
