Dining ideas from The Magic of Design

D391 table and chairs from Ashley Furniture

There are some great dining ideas available these days from The Magic of Design Furniture & Interior Design. Here are a few of the selections and you can also see more ideas on our Facebook page here.

D432 from Ashley Furniture

D553 from Ashley Furniture

Great bar D668 from Ashley Furniture

We Include Delivery at The Magic of Design

Movers hoisting a sleeper sofa to second story

The Magic of Design Furniture & Interior Design includes delivery and installation, sales tax too. It is one price delivered and installed, and we take away the trash.

Sometimes that is an easy thing, a house with first floor access and a big front door. Other times, it can be a bit more challenging. For easier small deliveries, we have the pick up truck and two men. For the tougher jobs, we use a professional mover out of Cancun. Here are William, Alonso and Chuco (William is below pushing the sleeper) navigating the side of a house to get the sleeper to the second story where the living room is. We couldn't go from the front, as that is where the electrical wires are.

Easy or tough, we get it done! 

Happy Easter

Happy Easter! The time of year signifies so many things. Rememberances as a kid when my mother made sure I had a new dress, bonnet and sometimes parasol for the Sunday photos, each and every year. My brothers all decked out in new suits sewn by my grandmother, who came from a family of tailors. They were exquisite, and I've heard boy's suits are one of the hardest things to sew.

It is the beginning of spring. Here in Cozumel it is when it starts to get warm again and actually, I close the house up more, instead of looking forward to leaving the windows open. But back in Ohio where I am from, it meant opening the house again ... the first hint of spring flowers. 

It is the time of my grandmother's baked ham and spaghetti and cheese, thoughts of the summer picnics to come we used to share, with Ohio white corn and the best tomatoes on the planet. (Come on, if you are from Ohio, you know it's true. Our soil grows the tartest, juiciest tomatoes.)

Now I suffice with an email from my niece and Facebook photos from my brother. Not quite the same thing, as when I was small and we all crammed in  our living room for the family photo. Mad Men like, the parents with highballs and flash cameras, beehive hairdos and a million broken dreams to go around. But the one thing we always felt on Easter was love! That special kind of family love that only happens with those you are born with. 

Again, happy Easter!

Chrysalis 5K Walk/Run

Chrysalis 5K Walk/Run at Cozumel

The Chrysalis 5K Walk/Run was yesterday, February 24th, at Cozumel Island. Sally Hurwich was the sponsor of this event. It had a great turnout and everybody had a wonderful time. Chrysalis is an organization that gathers money all year so that school children who don't have the funds will get their books and supplies, so they can go to school.

The Magic of Design Furniture & Interior Design was a sponsor for this worthwhile cause. This was the first event, and next year proves to be even more special.

Thanks, Sally, for such a great event!

Roses

I snapped this photo of some roses at Costco Cancun. I loved it so much, I now have it as the wallpaper on my phone. 

Happy belated Valentine's Day!

Carnaval Comes to Me

Carnaval at Cozmel 2013

My neighbor who has moved to a different part of town came by before noon to tell me her granddaughter would be in the Carnaval parade. They would be dancing by our house in a bit, she said. I heard her say nieta, which is granddaughter but I assumed it was the little one. Above is Lucy with probably her grandparents on her father's side, actually not sure. But I just love this photo, taken minutes before the festivities began.

I hate to admit I am not much of a Carnaval person. I don't like crowds. I don't drink alcohol, so I have only been a few times to the main street to watch the parade. But this time, I was lucky enough that the festivities came to me. How cool is that!

The little granddaughter

Pictured here is the little granddaughter watching her cousin perform. I love her outfit and her mask is just precious. 

Cousin Lucy performing

Lucy did a wonderful job, both singing and dancing!

Some of the boys

Here are some of the talented young men, dancing just as well as any of the young women. They were a choreographed and beautiful site to see.

Thanks, Cozumel dancers, for bringing Carnaval to me! (I just keep wondering, is it Carnaval or Carnival? Guess it depends where you celebrate.)

Sand

Sand

Who can believe this is sand magnified? Next time you pick up that handful of grainy gray stuff, think about what it really is. It is amazing!