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ANYBODY WHO HAS SEEN MY DECORATING STYLE KNOWS THAT IT'S A STYLE ALL MY OWN.... VERY RARELY.... IF AT ALL.... DO I FOLLOW WHAT I SEE SOMEONE ELSE DO IN THEIR HOME...OR IN A MAGAZINE....ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER... JUST THE OTHER DAY MY FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR MAUREEN ASKED WHAT EXACTLY MY "STYLE" OF DECORATING IS CALLED.... IT'S LIKE "YOU BOOKED AN AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE ON THE TITANIC AND YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO SINK YOUR JUST NOT QUITE SURE WHEN" STYLE........ I MEAN I'M THE PERSON WHO MIXES A BABY GRAND PIANO IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A TAXIDERMY BUFFALO HEAD... ANYTHING GOES......MAPS.....GLOBES....FLAGS.....TAXIDERMY!! I SHOP A BIT AND PREFER HOME GOODS TO CLOTHES SHOPPING.... I WOULD RATHER BUY A NEW PLATTER WITH A LOBSTER ON IT THEN NEW SHOES.... SO WHEN I RECENTLY VISITED JOYCE IN FLORIDA I WAS VERY TAKEN WITH THE BEDDING IN HER GUEST ROOM.... A LOVELY NAVY BLUE AND WHITE WITH A SEMI-PAISLEY PATTERN....  WHAT INITIALLY CAUGHT MY EYE WAS HER KING...

When my crazy friend Joyce purchased a new Condo right on the beach in Florida and then invited me to visit....I was shocked when the Boss actually encouraged me to accept her offer.... You see the Boss....after 45 long years... has finally found an equally nutty group of men that are not only "car guys" but are also "gun guys" With his newly found social schedule he could give a crap if I'm gone from home for a month.... So with a ticket on Delta and enough clothes packed for a trip around the world I spent last week totally stress free and loving every minute of it... Not to mention that Joyce is a "one women party" Yes folks...this is her view from her condo.... so beautiful that at the end of 5 days I did not want to leave.... the beach was gorgeous  and here was the Hostess with the Mostess.... a few of her neighbors were sitting down by the pool one night having drinks and Joyce brought down her delicious shrimp orzo salad to sh...