Goodbye Smokey

<div style="text-align: center;">On the weekend, my parents called to tell me that my beloved childhood cat Smokey passed away. My heart is truly broken that I will never get to see him again, and that I wasn't there for his last few days or to say goodbye. But I know he is in a better place, and that he is not suffering, and that is all that I can ask for.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOB4icwmEepA9GXU1WniQ7A2t3s9aj-Ww0SmL0N5Elp76vxcjXnOIp5SSmMhme8cRzXBb-OEj30kyF1ifBG4xSIRQmjj2QcPuoAJQh_DcPGB5Rc1I4tGHe7EF6EMLVYhNztARrQV205c/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOB4icwmEepA9GXU1WniQ7A2t3s9aj-Ww0SmL0N5Elp76vxcjXnOIp5SSmMhme8cRzXBb-OEj30kyF1ifBG4xSIRQmjj2QcPuoAJQh_DcPGB5Rc1I4tGHe7EF6EMLVYhNztARrQV205c/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> He's been my partner in crime for fifteen years and he is always the first thing I look for when I go home to Waterloo for a visit. It's going to be so weird not seeing him there. But he had a good, long life, full of adventure and love. I'm quite certain that he had used up all nine of his lives.<br />He once escaped from the house and went missing for 30 days. We looked and looked but couldn't find him. I can't even tell you the overwhelming sense of relief I felt when my neighbour found him starving under a truck and brought him home to me. He was a house cat (although he loved sitting in the grass with his leash) and I thought for sure I had lost him. I am grateful for the extra years we had with him.<br />Then there was the hilarious time that a stray lookalike imposter tried to take his place:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAvuUC4OpWAwAqD81rAmV9qYOKmWVM9OohNQGn01mf_42eit_PDp6jjjIYEoEG9y18oez879bl-ym5nxiuBFRc7VQD8u5v5NJGuWk4cAaWZcyxwx4idKJVS4D7SHZqi8NTgEnm0DPS8c/s1600/P3150492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAvuUC4OpWAwAqD81rAmV9qYOKmWVM9OohNQGn01mf_42eit_PDp6jjjIYEoEG9y18oez879bl-ym5nxiuBFRc7VQD8u5v5NJGuWk4cAaWZcyxwx4idKJVS4D7SHZqi8NTgEnm0DPS8c/s1600/P3150492.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Smokey's twin now lives with my brother. Smokey was less than amused by this guy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWERG_tOZMvhHvyGGLbF9JCQ-d2HKrLnVy73O-BfUi5zEeNjYQbP1Nf-pcuobhODJxxdYbYJbdK6y2YQfyNyE0khGgkT3npkp7fbQIlkANJk_VGBiIp5cIujRVBe04H5_MZqXsGy4w-rc/s1600/121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWERG_tOZMvhHvyGGLbF9JCQ-d2HKrLnVy73O-BfUi5zEeNjYQbP1Nf-pcuobhODJxxdYbYJbdK6y2YQfyNyE0khGgkT3npkp7fbQIlkANJk_VGBiIp5cIujRVBe04H5_MZqXsGy4w-rc/s1600/121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>No one ever said he was a cuddly cat, but he was ours, he was a part of the family. We loved him so much and we will miss him dearly. Rest in peace my sweet little man.<br />xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Goodbye Smokey

On the weekend, my parents called to tell me that my beloved childhood cat Smokey passed away. My heart is truly broken that I will never ge...

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Amazing 35 sqm apartment

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA4lLJHLBH018GnXbCAfD3uI0ptK0UfPu4lB25HrAp7c8pJRx4I6QTG2zW989IZGvAEQdkzDW1ITPHDPBQoX3i2IoX3Ma_nOK1HkQTD_XAOSWhxYEOHDuI1ddSH9037q2cpxhN5i753M/s1600/3480446_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA4lLJHLBH018GnXbCAfD3uI0ptK0UfPu4lB25HrAp7c8pJRx4I6QTG2zW989IZGvAEQdkzDW1ITPHDPBQoX3i2IoX3Ma_nOK1HkQTD_XAOSWhxYEOHDuI1ddSH9037q2cpxhN5i753M/s1600/3480446_original.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLteXlHLOZIwHUymFcrIWud6VVVZ5ICTstbDOWcxrW1SYWQUDI7mfe8NedYJ-6r_3BjpUCwvKpiSso-FeTMENIcCqhdvjq27Xg0i_2hdPpR06glb1qkRsW7VhGUhXsHMHXJvQ0eLI372c/s1600/3480655_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLteXlHLOZIwHUymFcrIWud6VVVZ5ICTstbDOWcxrW1SYWQUDI7mfe8NedYJ-6r_3BjpUCwvKpiSso-FeTMENIcCqhdvjq27Xg0i_2hdPpR06glb1qkRsW7VhGUhXsHMHXJvQ0eLI372c/s1600/3480655_original.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrM5kfL4yVDTOoxy-OEGnG0vQCSelBnA4wUZ83FebQmwAUCyach6_bBghGmcMPMU20mj4UxDeh-RSf80dY3wPuIAZ4-1YWWPgn8WG4SfTGQZMX1eV0-dJaKRpexDcmQcWPf-VYUmY8i0/s1600/3480168_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrM5kfL4yVDTOoxy-OEGnG0vQCSelBnA4wUZ83FebQmwAUCyach6_bBghGmcMPMU20mj4UxDeh-RSf80dY3wPuIAZ4-1YWWPgn8WG4SfTGQZMX1eV0-dJaKRpexDcmQcWPf-VYUmY8i0/s1600/3480168_original.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />This light, white space is nicely decorated with rustic wooden furniture and other housewear from natural materials. The combination of creams, browns and white complement each other perfectly! What is really amazing about this apartment is, that it is only 35 sqm!<br /><br /><a href="http://nicety.livejournal.com/1457032.html">source</a>

Amazing 35 sqm apartment

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Equestrian Decor: Year of the Horse

<div style="text-align: center;">Happy Chinese New Year! It's officially the year of the horse. I was born during the year of the horse, so this one is especially fun for me. The past couple of years, I've seen equestrian decor popping up more and more, and I predict that now that it is now officially the year of the horse, it's going to become a major trend. It's always been a dream of mine to go horse back riding - although I'm a little bit intimidated by horses, there is no denying the sheer power and regalness of these gorgeous creatures!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEWpfWwxzLd4NjnqLp0y8Sh5aca1l-fVxDHKD08brFvU5ulkKc0BjSpzsjq6HgTNRrIwZD9MdGwvqZzFCIuM16Kzzobt7P59eeal3vkY1soEbtYt_3aJkovcL7-GVdoSVhQUGAr7OBMs/s1600/year+of+the+horse+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEWpfWwxzLd4NjnqLp0y8Sh5aca1l-fVxDHKD08brFvU5ulkKc0BjSpzsjq6HgTNRrIwZD9MdGwvqZzFCIuM16Kzzobt7P59eeal3vkY1soEbtYt_3aJkovcL7-GVdoSVhQUGAr7OBMs/s1600/year+of+the+horse+final.jpg" width="579" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/119440109/vintage-brass-horse-figurine-paperweight?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=brass+horse&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=CA&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank">1</a> / <a href="https://www.luluandgeorgia.com/thomas-paul-horse-napkin-alcazar" target="_blank">2</a> / <a href="https://www.onekingslane.com/product/31663/2009210?or=1" target="_blank">3</a> / <a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/p/jonathan-adler-horse-head-lamp-white-base-black-shade/431067140" target="_blank">4</a> / <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/93923595/horse-art-original-watercolor-painting?ref=shop_home_active_24" target="_blank">5</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Take a look at some of my inspiration pics for horse-related decor:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-b_xu8wief3eOiSK2SmofSptttQAQxDM2h9Hh5kNUxMYZSzMohS8Qwpv7DZJkYPAMkfnUv6ZG7D7-CKcf4Svge9MyV7iavkCOn2UMerBbnMbG-yAYYPMFlQVHg8yo3LJoHmhbtevj-E/s1600/kelly+wearstler+horse+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-b_xu8wief3eOiSK2SmofSptttQAQxDM2h9Hh5kNUxMYZSzMohS8Qwpv7DZJkYPAMkfnUv6ZG7D7-CKcf4Svge9MyV7iavkCOn2UMerBbnMbG-yAYYPMFlQVHg8yo3LJoHmhbtevj-E/s1600/kelly+wearstler+horse+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Designed by Kelly Wearstler via O at Home Magazine</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUbbl1i65Q5qvDOFEHBLUkEiSdkji4lAJU3UedM2eR4XWaf4omUCz0phZI80R63NJRTjCe17kRDalzajvs95fZ8xGd30xiILe15ZmsFG7ucbpGbITu1cWgfDuf7yZS2bWeNU2PP0PrAM/s1600/horse+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUbbl1i65Q5qvDOFEHBLUkEiSdkji4lAJU3UedM2eR4XWaf4omUCz0phZI80R63NJRTjCe17kRDalzajvs95fZ8xGd30xiILe15ZmsFG7ucbpGbITu1cWgfDuf7yZS2bWeNU2PP0PrAM/s1600/horse+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atmosphereid.ca/#!/home" target="_blank">via Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5flU8W8I8pp7j5iBB5a1Y-l-BP7QT8tJgQP7yicBhZn2im1oDLw5eykplezSCIaPgTJpU_xjuXgrDOaAomI9Am_eqAlofb2eASxDQuCrcN84TuzraaymLxdhA28Zq79jsppJhgXq7Mw/s1600/horse+image+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5flU8W8I8pp7j5iBB5a1Y-l-BP7QT8tJgQP7yicBhZn2im1oDLw5eykplezSCIaPgTJpU_xjuXgrDOaAomI9Am_eqAlofb2eASxDQuCrcN84TuzraaymLxdhA28Zq79jsppJhgXq7Mw/s1600/horse+image+1.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/shoppers-guide-142439" target="_blank">via Apartment Therapy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqysjMphnB6X2i5_BX-y2mhk1ZLWmIynt9pS_yjOq-KGjrLJIXlN-wonbw2Qu13E6JD-Fv2v2VXvkGTZ2WRT7dHiqD3ZeLqvI2UgqQNVMtMePPLQ6wo1rFUKVETGYaQj2s2BIr6GRrjY/s1600/horse+head+bookends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqysjMphnB6X2i5_BX-y2mhk1ZLWmIynt9pS_yjOq-KGjrLJIXlN-wonbw2Qu13E6JD-Fv2v2VXvkGTZ2WRT7dHiqD3ZeLqvI2UgqQNVMtMePPLQ6wo1rFUKVETGYaQj2s2BIr6GRrjY/s1600/horse+head+bookends.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mackenziehoran.com/2013/11/lulu-georgia-bookends.html" target="_blank">via Design Darling</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN7esrFEicuqdc-qm3wpdQIL1U0Uop_SaL6S6PUf2JFzvXvAwOB2yhYCutx5jLIuLZoggf7Zvbgpg1zjeBjWd0BNnhuVY3Sy1b9cN7oqS69MgJFAtVYZru5w5Jd6kUR437nJAUAgLAbo/s1600/horse+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSN7esrFEicuqdc-qm3wpdQIL1U0Uop_SaL6S6PUf2JFzvXvAwOB2yhYCutx5jLIuLZoggf7Zvbgpg1zjeBjWd0BNnhuVY3Sy1b9cN7oqS69MgJFAtVYZru5w5Jd6kUR437nJAUAgLAbo/s1600/horse+art.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/horse-home-decor?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1451_42532404" target="_blank">via House Beautiful</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Do you have any equestrian decor in your home? What do you think about this trend? Comment below!<br />xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Equestrian Decor: Year of the Horse

Happy Chinese New Year! It's officially the year of the horse. I was born during the year of the horse, so this one is especially fun fo...

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