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Dreams Do Come True

So I woke up from a dream… The words in my dream as I awoke were repeating loud and clear…”you own Seems Like Yesterday…you own Seems like Yesterday…” First thing I did that morning was incorporate Seems Like …

Welcome to Seems Like Yesterday

Hi there! Thank you so much for stopping by our blog! Seems Like Yesterday, an exclusive upholstery line and home decor boutique, is the inspired creation of Athena Thompson from Odyssey Interior Design in Southwest Florida. Here you’ll find the musings …

The Easter Lily

The Easter Lily. For many, the beautiful trumpet-shaped white flowers symbolize purity, virtue, innocence, hope and life-the spiritual essence of Easter. History, mythology, literature, poetry and the world of art are rife with stories and images that speak of the …

Earth Day Anthem

Earth Day Anthem  song along to Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy“   Joyful joyful we adore our Earth in all its wonderment Simple gifts of nature that all join into a paradise Now we must resolve to protect …

The Color Green

March is another month that is undeniably surrounded in a color: the color green.  As St. Patrick’s Day turns the corner, I was thinking how I never have celebrated the holiday…so I really can’t speak of the this green beer …

The Color Red

People have strong emotional ties to colors and a color can affect someone’s mood and their thoughts. During February we are surrounded in a wash of red everywhere we look as Valentine Day approaches: from red roses to red …

The Paradise Coast

I looked back and found that I had written about our Paradise Coast before, but thought it was important, as the seasonal traffic arrives, to think about the real draw to Naples, from our pristine beaches to our manicured roads, parks and upscale plazas, …

A Peaceful Earth Day

**Earth Day** Makes me reflect on a peaceful walk in the woods, or the fresh feeling from the splash of water from the prow of a boat… A place where you can feel at one with Nature. It’s great, isn’t it? My blog …

Dropping the ASID

Ah Hah!  As you may have noticed, after nine years, I have dropped my professional affiliation with ASID the American Society of Interior Designers, the very association that professed their commitment to build a professional and serious public appreciation and …