SLIM AARONS DIES

Society photographer Slim Aarons, who captured some of the world’s most glamorous people during the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s for Life, Town and Country, and Holiday, died at age 89 a few weeks ago. Read more about him in Pop Photo magazine. I know several interior decorators who bought his book, A Wonderful Time, when it came out in 1974. It’s now worth between $600-$1,600. A new collection of his work came out last year, Once Upon A Time. If you have a copy, hang on to it.

PERSONAL SPACES

Does your child’s bedroom look like this? Or more like this View image. A new company, Personal Spaces, (214.261.1000) run by former Container Store staffers, has put together some summertime organizing tips for our blog readers. Personal Spaces is a new division of Delivery LTD., a respected moving and storage resource for interior decorators in Dallas. For tips, click below:
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…THE BEETLES!

Most of the time, I love to garden. I don’t mind getting out in the yard, even when it’s hot, to pick weeds, trim and water plants, and do the day-to-day maintenance that some find tedious.

And having been a gardener of sorts since I was walking, I’d thought I’d seen everything. Until I went to turn on my hose yesterday evening, that is.

Jump for the payoff (including photo).
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