VICTORIA will reign..........again!!!

As I mentioned, I was thrilled to find a bundle of VICTORIA magazines, plus this book by Victoria called Intimate Home, when I was in Asheville.

As if this wasn't fun enough, I've now discovered that VICTORIA magazine is to be relaunched and the first issue (November/December) will be published for purchase this October! Apparently Hearst Corp. have partnered with Birmingham, Alabama publisher, Hoffman Media to bring our beloved mag. back. Newstand price will be $4.99 and they hope to have a paid subscription base of 250,000 after the first two publications. Hopefully it will be just as good as when Nancy Lindemeyer started it and we will all want to subscribe.

Other fun items recently found at SuzAnna's - the old brass letter box which would have been part of a front door - the type we have in England - no curb boxes there! Postman still comes on foot and pops the "post" through one's door - you hear it plop onto the mat and the box slot slam.....................I love that sound.

Now, don't think I've lost it as DH does! The heavenly blue shutter, one of a pair, complete with iron shutter dogs, are to be hung inside - yes that's inside - on the sides of my bay window in the master bedroom. I'm still working on the "romantic somewhat Bohemian" old world look, and think this will clinch my idea of a slightly faded over time European cottage look.
Funny thing is I had bought another set of old shutters which have heavy white peeling paint and would really require a lot of scraping and then washing with a blue paint to get this exact look. This set is just about ready to hang and are the perfect blue against the already blue gray walls.