tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-78092881949988620 2011-12-06T17:20:17-06:00 All things French and fabulous. Home decor, travel, garden, entertaining, and fashion. From the charming apothecary for the soul, Indulge Decor, in Houston! TypePad IndulgeDecorBloghttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a01157204a024970b0162fd72ba69970d 2011-12-06T17:20:17-06:00 2011-12-06T17:17:16-06:00

Our beautiful nativity scene imported from Belgium. Can be used inside or outside. A wall of festive reindeer in white and silver to "spruce" up our winter Juliska wall! Wreath wrapped reindeer in white and silver. large $105, medium $48, small $38 Beaded glass plates just waiting for red velvet cake! Available in charger, dinner, salad, and bowls. Grande Standing Deer. Imported from Belgium. Petite terra cotta nativity scene. Handmade in Italy. $96. Christmas morning stoneware, rattan, and french ticking napkins. Christmas dinner Country Estate Julisaka Dinnerware. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Not-exactly-real-paperwhites. Ever-blooming and the perfect hostess gift. Beaded glass...

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Do you remember when you were a little kid and you would make your way through the buffet line asking for one of everything because everything looked so delicious? And, then your father would laugh and say with a pleased grin, "Looks like your eyes are bigger than your stomach. You come sit next to me, I'll help you finish that." Selfless encouragement. Well apparently, I never learned portion control. As you can see from the photos from my latest Blanc D'Ivoire container, I bought the whole buffet, ha ha. It is with great pleasure (and big eyes!) that I...

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Some people don't even know that we carry furniture at Indulge. Reason - because by the time they get back around to shopping at the store our Blanc D'Ivoire Container is unpacked and sold! We joke at Indulge that the Blanc D'Ivoire Furniture has about a 2 week expiration date on it, ha ha. So, don't whine, pout, and say, "Nobody told me the container was here." Take this blog as a formal invitation to come & plunder away. But, be warned - be prepared! Know what you are looking for. There are no holds for the first few weeks...

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We know you love our garden because we see (catch) you having a look around, snapping off our lovely little rose buds, sniffing their lofty aroma, and then cramming the delicate little flowers into your over-sized (over-priced) handbag as you innocently (huh!) scamper off. Now, I know harmlessly plucking a rose off a bush on 'public property' would never be considered stealing, so why, why all the shenanigans may I ask? Please, just ask us and we would happily cut a rose for you - our gift to you. And, for those of you who are respectful of our many...

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A Would Be Easter Bunny Tale "I want to be an Easter Bunny," Macaroon announced quite emphatically. "But why? I asked. "I thought you loved being the Indulge Shop Bunny." "I do love working at Indulge, but if I were an Easter Bunny then all the children would love me the most." Macaroon replied quite seriously. "But Macaroon, if you were an Easter Bunny then the children would only get to see you at Easter time. But because you are Indulge's Shop Bunny, the children get to visit you everyday all year long. Being a Shop Bunny is even better...

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River Oaks Garden Club 76th Annual Azalea Trail 2011 March 4, 5, & 6 Easy To Follow Numbered Map of Azalea Trail 1. River Oaks Garden Club - 2503 Westheimer Road 2. Featured Home - 2526 Bellmeade 3. Featured Home - 3208 Locke Lane 4. Featured Home - 18 West Lane 5. Featured Home - 3880 Willowick 6. Bayou Bend Gardens 2940 Lazy Lane / 6003 Memorial Drive 7. Rienzi I had a really great fun day yesterday. I was invited for a, ahem, (VIP) 'behind-the-scenes' tour of the four incredibly beautiful private homes featured this year on The River...

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So many fashion editors and designers preach the doctrine that fashion is ageless. Well, as I get older, I don't necessarily agree with that (sell more trends) philosophy. I think that there should be some correlation between age / body type / personality / personal style and the clothes that we choose to wear. In my humble blogging opinion, the following actresses have succeeded in doing just that (the total look). So, for my Oscar Red Carpet Review, the award(s) for Best Oscar Dress(es) goes to . . . . . The truth is, I couldn't pick just one winner....

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1 Husband . . . . . 39 Wives? Just about once week, I will pass an unfamiliar face pursuing the scents & fragrances section of our lovely little store. 'Said' unfamiliar face will smile knowingly, hesitate, and then call out a little too loudly, "Excuse me! Excuse me ma'am! Are you the one that writes that website?" I smile and do not roll my eyes. "You mean the blog?" "Oh, I don't know what you call it. But I just love all those funny stories you tell. I was trying to describe to my friend what that website, I...

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135th Westminster Kennel Club Show Last Thursday my sweet husband called me at work to ask me the all too important question, "Do you want to go out for dinner on Valentine's Day? And if so - Where?" My immediate response, "Out. And to Brennans." "No problem, I'm on it." Husband replied, feigning enthusiasm on this most trying of forced romantic occasions. Several minutes later husband called back. "OK, here's the deal - Brennans is booked Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Valentine's Eve), and Monday (actual Valentine's). They are wide open Tuesday." "Tuesday sounds great to me!" I said, most excited to...

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The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards In order to not offend anyone, let's just plan to use the term 'costume' and not 'fashion' throughout this blog post. I get it, musicians are so to speak 'artists' and, therefore, should be held to a different red carpet standard than say actresses. So, with that in mind (theatrics) here are a few of my favorite 'costumes'. Lady Gaga The Queen of . . . . . Egg in Your Face (Hey Madonna, duck!) Wings & a Wonder Bra. . . .? Katy Perry (From the Victoria Secret's Grammy Collection) Look Mom, No Panty...

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I have never been of the mindset that Valentine's Day is the equivalent of some type of romantic judgement day. In fact, one of the few Valentine's Days that I actually do remember with any real clarity was probably about 25 years ago. For those of you still doing the math (cyphering) that would put me in my early-ish twenties. Back then, we (me & almost all of my friends) all had some version of a job (trainee) & social life that we were trying to juggle without either one (stupid job) interfering with the other (social depravity). Early in...

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A week in the Bahamas sounds dreamy. A week in Paris sounds like heaven. A week in New York sounds exciting. . . . . But, dreamy, heaven, and exciting all in the span of just 4 short weeks sounds simply exhausting, even to a professional tourist (wanderer) like myself. I was supposed to leave Houston on Tuesday / to arrive Paris Wednesday, but stupid Continental Airlines had a 'scheduled' flight cancellation and bumped us (Issac & moi) to the next flight - which in 'international' lingo means the next day - new itinerary leave Houston on Wednesday / to...

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