Memories of Italy and Bathrooms

Do these colors work for ....Tuscany? On Saturday, I was so blue! The night before, my boss, Jeff, had left for Italy, and on that same day (April 5th) two years ago, we had departed on our trip to Zurich, Venice, and Tuscany. A work project has me in touch with a home rental agency in Italy, allowing me to dream. From time to time, I wish the girls weren't so active in sports so we could take another great Spring Break to Italy.

In the mean time, activities abound. We had the JV Girls Lax team here Friday night. 15 for s sleepover! Katie's soccer started Saturday, and Carly had a field hockey tournament on Sunday. Oh, and we had our 24th anniversary on Monday. I couldn't find the card I'd purchased for Tom so I re-used the card he gave me last year. That was good for a laugh.

I ordered plants (Thanks Trudy and Tom!) that I hope will be here in time for the good weather on Thursday's forecast. It's been a very cool spring, and I can't wait to host a party on the porch, but first need to get the garden in order!

And, now for the bathroom picture. Isn't the granite gorgeous? We have no idea of the name, but are thrilled with the rock. Watercolors from Tuscany are being framed. The walls are Benjamin Moore Nantucket Gray, and the floor is a tumbled marble in a medium honey tan. Kids love the faucet. I think they really was their hands now.

The bathroom project is in the waiting stage as we wait for the framer, Greg at Roither's (recently moved to Occoquan), to say the mirror and artwork are done. I'm frustrated in the purchase of pulls for the cabinet. I really like Anne at Home's Roguery line, but can't decide whether Bronze with Copper (shown), Black with Copper or Black with Terra Cotta is the right selection. The towel ring just in the upper right of the picture is from that line, but in the washed white color. I need to figure out which darker color goes better with the faucet. No two manufacturers make an oiled bronze that looks the same. Some are very brown, and others are black like wrought iron. The Anne at Home line is all special order and the display at Home Depot's Expo store is a bit insufficient. And, how can a high-end store like that use a color copy to represent 40 color selections????

Reading: On the treadmill, I started to read After This by Alice McDermott, only to realized I'd previously read it. At bedtime, I'm reading a collection called Tuscany in Mind, and during daytime snatches (on the treadmill?) Jodi Picoult's Change of Heart.