Which would you choose?

Good Monday morning to you  and how was your weekend? Hope wonderful. I must say with the glorious changing of the leaves around here I am sure to grab my camera whenever I am headed out,, as at every turn there is something I want to capture on film. The foliage is about a week  from peaking and is looking so spectacular. That coupled with the cooler less humid weather is really making for some delightful days. Perfect walking days. How about you? Are you enjoying the foliage? Today my Which would you choose is slightly different, its more of a Who would you choose? Imagine this.......you are going to have lunch with a famous somebody. Two hours, your choice of restaurant and you get to chew their ear off the entire time, nothing is off limits...you can ask them anything, talk about anything, you are in charge!! Two full hours spent with someone who piques your interest. Fun? I think so. So, I have gathered an interesting assortment of personalities representing culture, politics, Hollywood, religion, the literary world,  a little bit of everything. I kept both of our current presidents out of the mix and have included several who are now deceased but their legacy and our fascination lives on thus why they are included here......I am really looking forward to seeing who is going to be the busiest lunch companion! Try to narrow it down to to just one......here we go!CHOICE 1

Audrey Hepburn

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Bill Clinton

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Albert Einstein

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Princess Diana

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Steven Spielberg

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Meryl Streep

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Mark Twain

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Marilyn Monroe

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Thomas Jefferson

CHOICE 10Ernest Hemingway

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Maya Angelou

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Coco Chanel

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Prince Charles (and he promised  "the boys" will join you for coffee and dessert)

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Mother Teresa

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Bill Gates

OK...for me, seriously I could close my eyes and point to any one of these fascinating personalities and be over the moon to be lunching with them! Oh we would have so much to say...or at least I know I would have a lot to say and ask. Each and everyone of these people totally fascinates me for one reason or another......and what about you? Who could you see sitting down with at your favorite watering hole and kicking back with? And why? What do you want to ask them?  I am so curious to know who gets to be top dog in this grouping. For those of you thinking humm....wish she would have thrown a little more glamour or fun into the mix, fear not.....a glamorous/Hollywood version soon to come:)Thanks for stopping in and hope you have a wonderful Monday and start to the week!

Which would you choose? Another giveaway and a winner!!

Good Monday morning to you. How was your weekend? Hope it was a good one. Ours was busy but enjoyable.  I was overwhelmed by the response to my Homegoods partnership and over 450 of you were in the running for the amazing give way! I never thought in my lifetime I would ever see that many comments!!  Wish I had a prize for every one of you but I promise there are more great giveaways in the future. I am delighted to announce one very lucky winner of the generous $500 giftcard from Homegoods. Ready? Congratulations goes to.......

DRAWING RESULTS        (from randompicker.com)

Selected project: $500 Homegoods giftcard 

Prize ID	Public Info	Private Info	Random Sorting ID	Weight
1: Homegoods $500 giftcard	cubankraus@verizon.net	Marcia KrausOctober 10, 2012 1:14 PM Your loggia is looking AMAZING!!!!! Congrats on all ends, the house, Home Goods, your blog, etc. Keep up the beautiful and inspiring work. Marcia Kraus Pittsburgh, PA marcia.kraus@pncmortgage.com cubankraus@verizon.net	00093431-3934-439F-AE12-D3EC2F58ED3F	1

Please contact me so I can get your mailing address and get this on its way to you! Congratulations!

Today's Which would you choose is a special and magical edition. Special because every item featured is made with love and an insane amount of creativity and talent by Anita Rivera, a darling in blogland and the creator extraordinaire  of  Castles, Crowns and Cottages. Magical because one look at these and you will see the magic right away! Anita draws beautiful note cards and gift tags and hand creates the most exquisite paper mache ornaments, figures and table centerpieces. They are like little jewels....each and every one!

 Her legendary posts ( I do not say that lightly)  literally transport you to a place you don't want  to leave, trust me! And her wondrous creations reflect that fantasy like world.  Anita has a small Etsy shop and sells her handmade treasures and each is so incredibly special.  Can you not see an entire Bergdorf Goodman holiday window filled with these jewels? I can! Bergdorf's......are you taking note!! Barneys? Henri Bendel? Martha Stewart? Jean Paul Gaultier for your runway show?  I can see any of you snatching these up!

Moving onto the post.....imagine you get one to choose one special item from Anita's shop, which would you choose? Want to know the best part? One lucky winner gets to actually win one of Anita's beautiful creations! She has generously donated one special item to one lucky winner. Details are at the bottom of the post. So feast your eyes on these beauties, and be sure to visit Anita's beautiful online shop by clicking here. Thank you Anita for this beautiful gift that you share!

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Gorgeous, don't you think?   Were you like me and had a hard time making up your mind? I went from narrowing it down from five to three but cannot get past three favorites! They are each so special. Anyone who leaves a comment here will be eligible to win her lovely giveaway. I will announce a lucky winner tomorrow morning. Thank you all for stopping in and Anita, thank you for the beauty of your blog and for creating such objects of beauty and inspiration and sharing them with us! Don't forget to visit Anita's shop if you want a special little something to adorn your tree or table. Click here to visit her online shop. And click here to visit her blog. Trust me one visit...and you too will be hooked! Wishing everyone a fabulous day!

Which would you choose? And a winner!

First happy to announce the lucky winner of the monogrammed soap. Using randomnumber.org.....the winner is..........

Result:

25  PASTIS 2

Please email me and provide your monogram details and shipping address.

Good Monday morning and Happy Columbus day to you! Hope you had a splendid weekend. Ours was quiet and low key, and frankly it was a nice break after a very long and arduous weekend.Ahhh..that front door. The very first thing that gives you your first impression of someones home. What does the front door say about you? If its a funky color, does that mean that you have  wild side or  throw caution to the wind and know how to let loose, does black mean you tend to be serious and formal, a rustic wooden door make you casual and easy going? 
I wonder just how  much we can read into ones front door and how they choose to or not to adorn it. So today....we are looking at 18 gorgeous front doors, each definitely with their own "personality". If you had to choose one of these front doors, which most reflects your style and personality? I cannot wait to hear! So here we go.......CHOICE 1

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So which of these beauties opens the door to your heart and makes it sing? Would you ever paint your door a fun and vibrant color? I read about a woman who paints her door every season,for winter its bright green, for spring a pale pink for summer a turquoise blue and for fall a burnt orange! Now there's someone who knows how to enjoy and embrace the seasons! Cannot wait to see which comes out on top.......this will be interesting! Wishing you a fabulous day.