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Dear Reader,
My husband and I went with our son and daughter-in-law to look at a model home last weekend. It was gorgeous. I could see right away why they'd fallen in love with it. But just in case the floor plan wasn't enough to seal the deal, the builder had added a lot of "sizzle." Every room in the house was filled with expensive furniture--wall hangings, a big screen TV, a pool table in the game room upstairs and family photos (just in case you didn't have your own). It was a decorator's showcase. Why, even the walk-in closets had clothes, shoes, hats and handbags in them. I know I was ready to move in. (The clothes were too big, but the lime green hat looked divine on me.)
We'd forgotten to bring the camera, so my son and his wife wanted us to come back the next day to take pictures. Their plan was to buy the house and everything in it.
Listening to them reminded me of when my husband and I rented space in an old office building that had been restored. We thought it would be fun to carry out the antique theme in our own offices, but we didn't have time to shop around. Lucky for us the current issue of the Pottery Barn catalogue was featuring antique reproductions of office furniture and equipment. It was the weirdest phone order I've ever placed: "Hello, I'd like to order everything on pages 24,
25, and 26. Here's my credit card number and the address you can ship it to." Not only did it make decorating a breeze, but whenever anyone asked us what our new offices looked like, all we had to do was tell them, "Get a copy of the Pottery Barn catalogue and turn to pages...."
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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