Hi it’s me again! Just adding to my travel to Jamaica blog. . .

Yes, it was so lovely there and I am now thinking of  a place high up into the mountains of the Blue Mountains. Mount Edge is at lease 3,700 feet above sea leavel and just 20 minutes drive from Kingston. The place is so peaceful and tranquil with a restaurant and freshly grown organic vegges that grow there with spring water and NO fertilizer! If you worship peace THAT’s the place to be.

A kick back place that will surly rejuvenate you.

What a peaceful life!

AndreaFay is an interior designer based in London, she writes about what’s HOT in design, travel and home improvements. Andrea takes commissions in the UK and on a global scale and is always keeping up with the latest trends.

I wanted to write this blog the day I returned back to the UK from my travels to the beautiful island of Jamaica. I went on a business trip and have a FAB time in Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio and Nigril Beach.

I arrived at Kingston’s airport and was picked up by a car that took me to the guest house in Kingston where stay  the night, the people there  at the Durham were so lovely, friendly and charming. . .

The next day I rented a car and off I went touring the island from county to county taking in all the breathetaking views of the hills and mountains by day and the stars in the skies at nights.

It was just great!!

Here are some photos to share with you.

I hope you all enjoy these photos, I had a wonderful time in Jamaica as always. I stayed at the Durham my first nignt then drove around the island just enjoying it all! I went on business but still had lots of time to enjoy the beauty of the island and it’s warm friendly people.

At the Durham they do tours island wide but because I am use to driving on any side of the road I rented and DROVE EVEYWHERE ! Even in the mountains, a place call Mount Edge where I met Michael Fox, the Jamaica’s Michael Fox a real super cool cat guy and his very beautiful daughter Robin, she looks like a reincarnation of an Egyption Godess! Absolute beauty, and not to mention the smoked Marlin there . . .  Oh! I could live on just that alone all my life, it was just so wonderful!

Thanks for allowing me to share all my joys with you.

ANDREAFAY, an interior design practice in Muswell Hill, North London. Andrea writes about interior design, travel and all thats HOT in the world of design.

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Hello once again, it’s me Andrea from ANDREAFAY with my blog of today!  My blog is about my recent visit to one of the most Southern cities in the USA.

Atlanta, Georgia is a very exciting place and I really look forward to going there, here you can share some notes on the place and view a few photos.

Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, which is a state in the Southern part of the United States. Atlanta is the most populous city in the state. More than half a million people live there. The premiere of Gone With the Wind in 1939 was held in Atlanta at the Loews Grand Theater. The city was the site of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Atlanta is the headquarters for many corporations. Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Georgia-Pacific, and Cable News Network are several of the companies that operate their headquarters out of Atlanta. The city has the fourth largest amount of Fortune 500 companies located there. The tallest landmark in the city is the Bank of America Plaza, which stands at 1023 feet. It is the 38th tallest building in the world.

Here are a list of famous people living in Atlanta taken from the Internet (Wikipedia).

Architecture

▪                John Portman, international architect and developer, designer of the groundbreaking atrium-style hotel

▪                Neel Reid, student of École des Beaux-Arts who died at the height of his career

Industry

▪                George Adair, early Atlanta real estate developer

▪                Dean Alford, President and CEO of Allied Energy Services, member of the General Assembly in Georgia.

▪                Asa Griggs Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company

▪                Lemuel Grant, early Atlanta railroad man, landowner, engineer and businessman

▪                John Pemberton, chemist and inventor of Coca-Cola

▪                Richard Peters, early Atlanta railroad man, landowner and a founder of Atlanta

▪                Robert W. Woodruff, Coca-Cola executive

Media

▪                Charles Brewer founder of MindSpring, now known as EarthLink

▪                Anne Cox Chambers, co-owner of Cox Enterprises

▪                Ted Turner, media mogul

Retail

▪                Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot and the current owner of the Atlanta Falcons

▪                S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A

▪                Bernard Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot and primary funding source for the Georgia Aquarium

Early settlers

▪                Hardy Ivy, First permanent white settler in Atlanta

▪                Wash Collier, Atlanta’s first postmaster and namesake of Collier Road

▪                John Thrasher, Built the first store

Entertainers and musicians

Music

Country

▪                Jason Aldean, country singer

▪                Zac Brown, country singer

▪                Luke Bryan, country singer

▪                Billy Currington, country singer

▪                Alan Jackson, country singer

▪                The Lost Trailers, country group

▪                Jerry Reed, country singer

▪                Sugarland, country group

▪                Travis Tritt, country singer

▪                Mark Wills, country singer

▪                Trisha Yearwood, country singer

▪                Brantley Gilbert, country singer

R&B

▪                112, R&B quartet

▪                Johntá Austin, R&B singer

▪                B5, R&B/hip hop group

▪                Blaque, R&B group

▪                Bobby V, R&B singer

▪                Sleepy Brown, R&B singer

▪                Cherish, R&B quartet

▪                Ciara, R&B singer, raised in Atlanta.

▪                Keri Hilson, R&B singer

▪                India.Arie, R&B singer

▪                Dear Jayne, R&B trio

▪                Gladys Knight & the Pips, popular music act

▪                Little Richard

▪                Blind Willie McTell, famous for his song, “Statesboro Blues” popularized by The Allman Brothers Band and a major influence to                     the works of Bob Dylan

▪                Raven-Symoné, R&B singer and actress

▪                Otis Redding

▪                RichGirl, R&B quartet

▪                Kelly Rowland, R&B singer and actress

▪                The-Dream, R&B singer

▪                TLC, R&B trio

▪                Usher, singer

▪                Xscape, R&B Group

Rock

▪                The B-52s, punk/alternative band

▪                The Black Crowes, blues rock band

▪                Black Lips, flower punk band

▪                Cartel, punk/power pop band

▪                The Chariot, metal/hardcore band

▪                Collective Soul, alt rock band

▪                Drivin N Cryin, folk/rock band featuring Kevin Kinney

▪                Follow for Now, black rock band

▪                Mastodon, metal/hardcore band

▪                Norma Jean, metalcore band

▪                The Glass Ocean, indie rock band

▪                The Rock*A*Teens, ’90s indie band

▪                Sevendust, alt metal band

▪                Sound Tribe Sector 9, jam band

▪                Injected, alt metal band

▪                Family Force 5, crunk rock band

▪                Smoke

▪                Seely

▪                Toenut

▪                Hubcap City

▪                Butch Walker

▪                Magicicada, experimental

▪                Deerhunter, rock

▪                R.E.M.

▪                Group X

▪                Georgia Satellites

▪                Manchester Orchestra, indie rock band fronted by Andy Hull

Pop

▪                The Atlanta Rhythm Section, pop/rock band

▪                David Berkeley, singer-songwriter born in New Jersey but living in Atlanta

▪                Evan and Jaron, pop duo

▪                Indigo Girls, Folk and pop duo

▪                Brenda Lee, singer

▪                John Mayer, singer-songwriter

▪                Shawn Mullins, singer-songwriter

Jazz

▪                Ray Charles, jazz, blues, soul, and rock-and-roll pianist, songwriter, and singer; born in Georgia, raised in Florida

▪                Duke Pearson, jazz pianist and composer

▪                Mary Lou Williams, jazz pianist, composer and arranger

Conductors

▪                Robert Shaw, conductor

▪                Predrag Gosta,^{[citation needed]} conductor and harpsichordist

▪                Robert Spano, Grammy-winning conductor Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Singers and musicians

▪                Kilo Ali, pioneer Atlanta rapper

▪                Andre 3000, rapper

▪                Arrested Development, hip hop group

▪                Fonzworth Bentley, rapper

▪                B.O.B., rapper and producer

▪                Big Boi, rapper

▪                Blak Jak, rapper

▪                Bonecrusher, rapper

▪                Boyz n da Hood, rap group

▪                Jody Breeze, rapper

▪                Cee-Lo, rapper

▪                Crime Mob, rap group

▪                D4L, rap group

▪                Roscoe Dash

▪                Dem Franchize Boyz, rap group

▪                DJ Drama DJ

▪                Fabo, rapper/part of D4L

▪                Goodie Mob, rap group

▪                Gorilla Zoe, rapper

▪                Gucci Mane, (From Alabama, moved to Atlanta)

▪                Graham Jackson, the “entertainer of presidents”[1]

▪                Jim Crow, rap group

▪                Killer Mike, rapper

▪                Lil’ Scrappy, rapper

▪                Ludacris, rapper

▪                Chan Marshall, singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist for Cat Power

▪                Christopher Massey, Kyle Massey actors, rappers

▪                Mullage, rap duo

▪                OJ da Juiceman

▪                OutKast, hip hop duo

▪                Jennifer Paige, singer

▪                Pastor Troy, rapper

▪                Shawty Lo, rapper/part of D4L

▪                Shop Boyz, rap group

▪                Soulja Boy, rapper (born in Chicago, raised in Mississippi, resident of Atlanta)

▪                Bubba Sparxxx, rapper

▪                T.I., rapper

▪                Charles Davis Tillman (1861–1943), formative influence on southern gospel, author of “Life’s Railway to Heaven”

▪                Too Short, resides in Atlanta

▪                Trillville, rap group

▪                Unk, rapper

▪                Kanye West, rapper (born in Atlanta raised in Chicago)

▪                Ying Yang Twins, hip hop duo

▪                Youngbloodz, rap group

▪                Young Dro, rapper

▪                Young Jeezy, rapper (From Columbia, South Carolina, moved to Atlanta )

▪                Yung Joc, rapper

▪                Zion I, California rappers born in Atlanta

Producers

▪                Speech, rapper/singer/producer

▪                Lil Jon, rapper, producer

▪                Keith Sweat, singer/songwriter/producer

▪                Dallas Austin, music executive/producer

▪                DJ Toomp, producer

▪                Mr. Collipark, hip hop producer

▪                Babyface, singer/producer

▪                Jermaine Dupri, rapper, producer

▪                Polow da Don, music producer

▪                T.I, rapper producer

▪                Usher, singer, producer

▪                Shawty Redd, producer/rapper

Film and acting

▪                Isabella Acres, child actress

▪                Monica Calhoun, actress

▪                C. Martin Croker, voice actor, Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast

▪                David Cross, stand-up comedian/actor

▪                Don Curry, actor

▪                Wylie Draper, actor, dancer, best remembered as older Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream

▪                Corri English, actress

▪                Dakota Fanning, actress

▪                Elle Fanning, actress

▪                Jane Fonda, actress

▪                Jeff Foxworthy, actor & comedian

▪                Jasmine Guy, actress

▪                Oliver Hardy, comedian

▪                Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus tales

▪                Maggie Hatcher,^{[citation needed]} actress

▪                Tilly Hatcher,^{[citation needed]} actress

▪                Shuler Hensley, Broadway and film actor

▪                Jennifer Holliday, Broadway actress/singer

▪                Holly Hunter, actress

▪                DeForest Kelley, actor, Star Trek

▪                Elijah Kelley, actor

▪                RonReaco Lee, actor

▪                Spike Lee, film director

▪                Kenny Leon, former artistic director of the Alliance Theatre Company

▪                Chris Lowell, actor, Veronica Mars

▪                Christopher Massey, actor, Zoey 101

▪                Kyle Massey, actor, That’s So Raven!

▪                Bradford Mills,^{[citation needed]} actor

▪                Chloe Moretz, child actress

▪                Brittany Murphy, actress/singer

▪                Kip Pardue, actor

▪                Robert Patrick, actor, best remembered as the “T-1000″ in Terminator 2: Judgment Day

▪                Ty Pennington, actor

▪                Tyler Perry, playwright, actor, director

▪                Victoria Principal, actress (Dallas)

▪                Julia Roberts, actress

▪                Ryan Seacrest, actor

▪                Steven Soderbergh, film director

▪                Raven-Symoné, actress

▪                Christopher Tavarez, actor

▪                Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Fat Albert)

▪                Chris Tucker, film actor & comedian

▪                Devon Werkheiser, actor, (Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide)

Visual arts

▪                Gutzon Borglum, sculptor of Mount Rushmore and the first aborted Stone Mountain carving

▪                Mildred Thompson, African-American painter, printmaker and sculptor

Radio and television

▪                Neal Boortz, talk radio host, author with Congressman John Linder, The FairTax Book

▪                Robert L. Boyett, former ABC executive, television producer, producer of Broadway theater productions

▪                Ed Blair,^[citation needed^] pioneer local and network radio-tv correspondent, anchor and author (Odyssey of Terror)

▪                Alton Brown, Peabody Award-winning creator and host of the Food Network program Good Eats.

▪                Patrika Darbo, actress on Days of our Lives

▪                Paula Deen, cooking show host on Food Network

▪                Bobbie Eakes, actress on Bold and the Beautiful

▪                Clark Howard, talk radio host

▪                Deborah Norville, host of Inside Edition, former co-host of The Today Show with Bryant Gumbel prior to Katie Couric

▪                Erika “Nik” Pace, contestant on America’s Next Top Model Cycle 5, currently modeling for Ford Models

▪                Bert Parks, longtime host of the Miss America Pageant and many television game shows

▪                Ty Pennington, television personality

▪                Forrest Sawyer, news anchor and journalist

▪                Ryan Seacrest, TV/radio personality and host of American Idol

▪                Alicia Leigh Willis, actress on General Hospital

Other

▪                Baton Bob, cross-dressing street performer

▪                The Brothers Chaps, Homestar Runner creators

▪                RuPaul, entertainer

▪                Dominique Simone, adult entertainer

▪                George Wallace (comedian), comedian

I dinned at the very famous Sun Dial Restaurant, Mortons and Bones Stake Restaurants, Polaris Restaurant and had drinks and listen to sweet jazz at Dinty’s down the Hatch, jazz club.

What a wonderful time it was!

ANDREAFAY is an interior designer from North London, England. She writes about interior design, home improvement, home decorating, HOT NEW DESIGN and travel.

Please enjoy my blogs and comments are welcome.

Andrea

Blinds, Shades and Curtains

Are you redecorating or have you recently purchased a home and now find yourself in the market for new window treatments? If so, you will have a decision to make between blinds, shades, and curtains, each offering something unique. The choice would depend on a number of factors starting with personal taste and style. However, the size, shape, and type of window, décor of the room, and even architectural features would also be contributors. In this blog, I wanted to provide you with some tips for buying blinds, shades, and curtains to make the buying process more enjoyable and successful.

4 Factors

If you plan to work with a professional decorator then much of the guesswork is eliminated but if you want to choose the window treatment yourself and actually hang them, you need to do a little research so you go through the appropriate steps. In either case, remind yourself that light control, privacy, functionality, and style are the four primary factors looked at when buying new window treatments,. Therefore, we suggest you consider these four factors so you can put them in order of importance. Once this is done, you would finally choose between blinds, shades, or curtains.

Privacy

Above all, privacy should be a big deal. After all, you do not want just anyone peeking into your child’s bedroom.. For this, make sure windows in bedrooms and bathrooms are the most protected from peeping toms. The types of window treatments that offer the best type of privacy include a fabric or roller shade, and backed curtains. With shades, the material is from vinyl, mostly opaque although other colors are available.

Curtains

On the other hand, you could choose traditional style curtains. However, for privacy, new curtains means choosing something with a backing and teaching other members of the family to keep the curtains drawn at appropriate times, such as taking a shower or bath, dressing in the bedroom, and so on.

Fabric or Roller Shade

Now, for a fabric or roller type shade, these are very affordable and if cared for properly, will last for years. The fabric is also opaque whereas fabric shades can be constructed using literally any colour or type of fabric imaginable. In this situation, the final choices goes back to personal preference and the inside style of the home.

Curtains and Drapes

For curtains and drapes, we strongly recommend you add a backing or buy the curtains that way. In addition to providing better privacy, this means better ability to block out daily light, which is great for people who sleep days and work nights. If you prefer something that is airy and contemporary, you can certainly go that route but to address the privacy and light issues, you would also need to couple the curtains with some type of shade.

Type and Style

The type of blinds, shades, or curtains you choose for your home will make a huge difference in the way your home looks and feels. Sometimes, people choose just one but other times, blinds and shades are coupled with curtains. In this article, we wanted to provide you with some options that you might consider specific to light control, style, and safety, two things people are look for when buying new blinds, shades, and curtains.

Other Privacy Concerns

First, privacy is one of the most important considerations coupled with style. Today, privacy has become a major issue and with the right blinds, shades, or curtains, you can keep the inside of your home off limits. Some of the best choices offering opaque covering include roller or fabric shades, lined curtains, cellular and pleated shades, and blinds. With shades, most are made from opaque material, which is great for both privacy and keeping the hot sun out. The key to success with shades is to make sure the fit is exact.

For lined curtains, you benefit not just from privacy but also from the outdoor elements. In other words, lined curtains block out hot UV rays from the sun, wind, and even cold air. Therefore, you can go to bed knowing your home has an added layer of protection while helping reduce the amount of money spent on utility bills. In addition, lined curtains can be used alone or with shades or blinds, meaning you can enhance the inside while receiving benefits for the outside as well.

Mini-blinds

Now, mini blinds have been and continue to be a very popular choice of window treatment. The nice thing here is that mini blinds are relatively inexpensive and they work amazingly well. For this, you could choose white shutters made from vinyl to go with draperies or if you want something as a stand-alone solution, beautiful wood blinds. Just as with shades, the key to blinds working is to make sure you have an exact fit so there are no small gaps.

Cellular and Pleated Shades

Cellular and pleated shades are another excellent solution for window treatments. In this case, you could use the shades alone or with sheers or curtains. Shades are also an affordable option and with so many incredible choices now available, you are sure to find a number of styles you like. In addition to the privacy factor, cellular shades are also a great insulator. Now, if you want the best option for blocking out unwanted light, we suggest you choose a type of darkening shade. These shades are made from special material specific to fighting UV rays. You will enjoy a cooler or warmer home while also protecting your furniture, artwork, carpeting, and other furnishings from fading due to the UV rays and dampness.

ANDREAFAY is an interior design company based in Muswell Hill, North London. ANDREAFAY writes on home improvements, Travel and whats HOT in the world of design.