{Hello, dear lovelies. I have missed you. Have you been bitten by the Royal Wedding bug yet? I have, but I haven't had time to do any blogging about it!! I barely got this post together as I recently had a MAC computer crash, lost all my bookmarks, pictures and had well just lost all my resources/tools to blog properly. I promise to get back into the swing of things soon. In the meantime, keep well and enjoy watching the wedding on Friday!}
{Hello! Already Wednesday (late) and many, many endless hours of french language training have left my brain mush this week. On the bright side, I am absolutely thrilled to have broken the 1000th follower mark! I cannot express how appreciative I am for all of you stopping by and supporting me. I'm not sure how much blogging will get done during my training, but I will try... in the meantime, take care and if you are looking for further inspiration from Simply Seductive, drop by here.}
* Diana Moldovan by Tesh for Marie Claire US May 2011 via Fashion Gone Rogue.
{have been neglecting my collection of black and white photography, so was thrilled to find a wonderful tumblr that had some very inspirational images... then decided to add some lovely images of flowers... enjoy. (p.s. who will be my 1000th follower?)}
* Black and white images from here; flower images from here.
{If you have been reading this blog long enough, you will know that I prefer simplicity and clean lines, with touches of elegance and sophistication rather than opulence through and through or an overly interior designed home. This home reflects my style perfectly. Some elements that are not that evident: a sliding door to separate the hallway to the bedroom from the open common spaces and continuity of floating shelves throughout (especially love how the pillar includes a floating shelf to display artwork).}
{Hello dear readers! Have been MIA lately, but I have a good excuse... I started a full-time language training course in french on Monday, yes french and as a result I am a bit exhausted! I live in Québec, but unfortunately the french I acquired over the years "que j'ai acquis sans études formelle" which I acquired without formal training is in need of desperate repair. On this, my second day of french language training, I stumbled upon this food blog which coincidentally featured this lovely parisienne tea salon where one can indulge in a wonderfully delicious "chocolat chaud". Wouldn't such a chocolat chaud while studying french in Paris be ideal?}
{... a current random selection of alluring images... hope you enjoy them! I also want to thank readers for dropping by and for those of you who left comments providing well wishes for last weekend's celebration, thank you! My husband very much enjoyed his birthday and the best part was that family came through with individual videos which made the celebration even more personal and festive.}
{... this weekend will be about family gatherings to celebrate a special birthday for my husband, turning a big XX!! and simply good times... hoping your weekend is spectacular and you receive all the love you deserve, xo}