I had a lovely lunch with Toad, of To The Manner Born, and his charming step-daughter, or his bonus daughter, as he calls her! We went to Petit Louis, one of Baltimore’s best restaurants and had a brilliant time over a delicious meal.
On Sunday, I swung by The Book Thing, and only managed to get one book before I got chucked out for bad behaviour. (I had yelled at some eejit for driving down the little one-way street BT’s on, the wrong way, and she came into the place and started freaking out on me! We both got thrown out, but I actually left.) However, the book that I did pick up was a good one. A true design classic!
It’s Mark Hampton’s 1989 book of essays from House & Garden, “On Decorating”. There are essays that cover a three-year period, plus nine essays written especially for the book. 
One of the things I like best about this book are the beautiful water-colour illustrations done by Mark Hampton, along with his beautiful calligraphic handwriting for the captions. 
Just leave me a comment and let me know if you’re interested in winning a copy of “On Decorating” and Connor will pick a winner on Friday. (US residents only… so sorry!)
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