[Magdalen] Tan is In.

[Georgia DuBose]

Blue is HUGE here on the coast. I got a blue sofa, mostly to match a
shade of blue in a painting I got. I now discover that blue is de
rigueur here. Another illusion (of originality) shattered. I don't
think I have ever had a truly original thought in my whole life. Good
syncretist, poor originator.


On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen
<magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> The annual interior design edition of the Mpls/St. Paul (MN) Magazine
> arrived today, and there are several featured dwellings and numerous
> advertisements, all with a seeming strong preference of tan/off  white/grey
> decorating schemes.
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> One searches in vain for a touch of color, even a vase of flowers, or
> some throw pillows.
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> So I guess tan is in, at least in Minnesota's Twin Cities.
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> Switching to West Central Wisconsin -
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> I'm reminded of some local matrons touring the grand colonial home
> owned by my neighbor, a radiologist who happens to be gay.
> The home is fitted out with a tremendous collection of English and
> American 18th and early 19th century antiques.
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> The matrons were breathless.  Finally one of them was able to say,
> "It's all so...so...so Minneapolis!  The radiologist was aghast.   He
> thought
> they might at least have said, "so Chicago" or "so New York", or  even,
> "so London".  But "so Minneapolis?"
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> David Strang.