VT (for all of my design-obsessed peeps)

photocourtesycotedetexase Peeps, It is so nice to be back home.  While it is so important to maintain familial ties to siblings, nieces, nephews (as well as adorable grand-nieces and grand-nephews), nothing comes close to the peace and tranquility to be found in my little sanctuary.  To my surprise and delight, the petals on my oh-so-recently-purchased orchid seem even more vivid than I remembered.  I plan to purchase another tomorrow, because I want to experience even more of nature's wonder.  I now contently sit at my desk, and love looking at my first orchid in its position on a Chippendale style wooden plant stand--picked up for a song at an estate sale, silhouetted against the backdrop of Indian miniatures, framed English prints, and a provocative charcoal drawing reminiscent of Bacon.  Truly, a joy to behold. I must confess to finding the drive down through the Carolinas en-route to Savannah to be long and tedious.  Especially after I...