"The lesson [Henry David Thoreau] had taught himself, and which he tried to teach others, was summed up in the one word 'Simplify.' That meant simplify the outward circumstances of your life, simplify your needs and your ambitions; learn to delight in the simple pleasures which the world of Nature affords. It meant also, scorn public opinion, refuse to accept the common definitions of success, refuse to be moved by the judgment of others. And unlike most who advocate such attitudes, he put them into practice." (Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau--Edited and with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch, Bantam Books, 1962, P. 1)

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Taking My Own Advice


Taking my own advice from this post, I pulled back and quieted things down in my dining room this week. Blue wooden chairs, blue plaid seats, a little plate as a reminder.
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Judie and George said...

I love your little plates, and the advice as well. Your chairs are lovely. We have inundated ourselves with HG TV advice to prepare to sell our home. I tend to love color a lot, so I toned everything down with brown, which it turns out, I just love. It is very peaceful next to the purple in my bedroom, and the blue in my living room and kitchen. And it does tie things together. I even found some little rugs that manage to make the plan obvious to even the densest of home shoppers. Too bad they aren't coming over to look! The down side of selling is that we did do a fair amount of what they call "de-personalizing" so some of the things I love are in boxes now.

May 4, 2008 at 6:51 PM

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