Alouette, Monet, and the dalmatian may lose her spots...

I read somewhere that Scandinavians varnish their window sills in the spring. The comment was made in reference to spring cleaning and it made me feel woefully inadequate as my spring cleaning usually amounts to putting away the winter clothes. This year, however, I find myself ruthlessly de-cluttering and I dyeing and painting everything in my path. I just finished dyeing a bedspread turquoise after successfully changing a boring crocheted ivory tablecloth to chartreuse. My dark imposing china cabinet is now sunny yellow, a smaller armoire is light blue, inspired by images from Claude Monet's house. I painted a Victorian chair black and spray dyed the upholstery to match. Pardon my francais, but it is bad-derriere. (Only after the fact did it occur to me that Zuzu sheds her white hair. Spray dye anyone?)

James says I watch too much TV and he is right, but I was further inspired by the new 'Alouette' Target ads. Here's what I made whilst humming the tune! That's all for now. My favorite show is on.

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