How about living on a quiet little street in Paris in the perfect home for 1 or 2? That's what Alexandra designed and enjoys, as profiled in the Janvier-Fevrier 2011 of Viva Deco -- it's what sold me on my copy of this magazine! Just 129 square feet! She bought a little old shop and turned it into her home! as well as her (real estate) office! It includes all you need, including bookcases you can't see here. At night she has thick privacy curtains to pull across the whole front of her home. (There's also a smaller window in the back of the home, so she must get lovely breezes.) Here's the first spread about it; check it out at http://www.vivadeco.fr/ and http://www.zinio.com/browse/issues/index.jsp?skuId=416152097 :
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born today in 1803.
The luncheon suggestion for today from 365 Luncheon Dishes (from
1902) is Philadelphia Relish, which sounds like a cole slaw made with
cabbage, green peppers, celery seed, mustard, brown sugar, and vinegar.
It's national Wine Day!