The wonderfully stylish, whimsical, and insightful master of color combinations, Monica from M&Co., was so kind to give Poetic Home a Brilliant Weblog award (my first tag and award!).  Thank you so much Monica!  Be sure to check our her fantastic daily blog M&Co. Around the House, where she combines her love of color, thoughtfully detailed design, vintage, and greenery all into lovely inspirations.  Her blog is one of my daily stops for a breath of fresh design air!

What are the last 3 things you purchased?

• 2 mid-century modern nightstands (that look like Wall-E!)
• 1930s Super Electric Fan
• 1 flowering Oregano plant (whose flowers look like begonias!  Who knew?)

What are the last three songs you downloaded?

• Just Jack – Glory Days
• Shaggy – Church Heathen
• Mellowdrone – Fashionably Uninvited

What were the last three places you visited?

• Maui (just moved back…miss the sweet air so much…)
• Portland, OR
• Viva Las Vegas!

What are your three favorite movies?

• Stranger than Fiction
• Dan in Real Life
• Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind

What are your three favorite possessions?  Although I try not to be attached to possessions….

• My Sony dSLR camera (it is destruction proof!)
• Sweet drawings from the hubby
• My antique yellow writer’s desk

What three things can you not live without (other than family and friends)?

• Mia and Maddie – my sweet canine babies
• The glorious sun
• Plants!  Lots and lots of plants! 

What would be your three wishes?  (Wow, this is a serious question!)

• For all my loved ones to have emotional serenity and good health
• For everyone to contribute their “little” part in not leaving a huge carbon footprint
• To be able to split my time equally between Hawaii, California, and Paris!    A girl can dream, right?

What are three things you haven’t done yet?

• Bought a house (dang the speculators!)
• Visited South America
• Created with porcelain

What are your three favouite dishes?

• Chinese roasted duck (the only reason I am not vegetarian)
• Creme brulee with berries (extra crispy please!)
• Moroccan mint tea (does that count as a dish?  If not, all Moroccan food then!)

What three celebrities do you want to hang out with most?

• Danny Seo
• Dalai Lama
• Hilary Clinton

Name three things that freak you out?

• Racism
• Heights
• Public bathrooms

Name three unusual things you are good at

• Finding amazing vintage treasures in huge piles of junk or boxes
• Accepting and cherishing people for exactly who they are
• Re-purposing forgotten things and giving them new life

What are three things you are currently coveting?

• An antique grand piano
• A very old talking machine (to match the Vladimir Kush painting I have)
• A super old house that I can fix up and call my own

Name 3 bloggers you are tagging (and giving a “Brilliant Weblog” award to)

• Erin of Design for Mankind — Such a creative individual whose kindness and optimism inspires us all!
• Suzy from Dream Keyper — Her mission for encouraging people to achieve their dreams is much appreciated!
• Megan of Sweet and Low — A lovely blogger whose love for witty design and Nutella resounds deeply with me!