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Merienda en mi jardin

Merienda en mi jardin

Aunque hoy la tarde está algo desapacible , te invito a mi jardín para merendar juntas. Es difícil dejar ir al verano para que entre el f...

5:56 AM

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXlrXMd_xtTQWdrldYvrhnf6W8OvRA1ueKNvz848MErBiL40dRK3PRKAWT7K6m-x43EFc9O6V0DZpFHFyCBDkAYV0-VbOeJFbpKNyLuFA5oLmyQPFCCVtLewslukC53JVw8Zs_mlXsz0/s1600-h/Yoyos.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115598540077451586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXlrXMd_xtTQWdrldYvrhnf6W8OvRA1ueKNvz848MErBiL40dRK3PRKAWT7K6m-x43EFc9O6V0DZpFHFyCBDkAYV0-VbOeJFbpKNyLuFA5oLmyQPFCCVtLewslukC53JVw8Zs_mlXsz0/s400/Yoyos.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Hace unos días decidí poner en práctica , para cosas varias, alguno de los modelos del libro <li><a href="http://www.amazon.fr/monde-Léa-Patchworks-broderies/dp/270060346X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/403-9247632-6790027?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191067275&sr=8-1/">Le monde de Léa, Patchwork & Broderies</a></li> . Este original libro por su presentación y fotografía, nos cuenta la visión de la vida que tiene Lea y cómo su particular espíritu envuelve su casa y cada uno de los trabajos de patch que realiza con las más diversas telas , mezclándolas con el bordado en hilo y en cinta. Muchas de sus colchas son espectaculares por el contraste de colores . Se sale de lo común. Algo hippi a mi modo de parecer ,pero que motiva treméndamente para intentar hacer alguno de sus proyectos que explica en desplegables. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXajQ8YyjLRZLM2QVO5OKMfmRPpz01pcwTvsAwtxPuU-sk4jgpC7Ip6nfNDIyzlWNWLucL66NJ8HRzMlOQ9z1dLONG9lJZcLOz8dMgky_2wQ0Q3TEMzbbvBcmSbN4EfXNC8hijQWlBoI/s1600-h/Interior.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115600215114697042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXajQ8YyjLRZLM2QVO5OKMfmRPpz01pcwTvsAwtxPuU-sk4jgpC7Ip6nfNDIyzlWNWLucL66NJ8HRzMlOQ9z1dLONG9lJZcLOz8dMgky_2wQ0Q3TEMzbbvBcmSbN4EfXNC8hijQWlBoI/s400/Interior.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> La verdad , aunque he hecho algo de crazy patchwork , esta nueva visión, abre las puertas a la espontaneidad , a dejarse llevar por el color y la combinación divertida. De momento ya tengo preparada una sorpresa que veréis dentro de poco. Es un regalo que tenía pendiente . También quiero intentar algo con unos terciopelos que he conseguido y hacer algo similar a una de sus colchas, super sencilla de montar y algo más complicada de bordar con cintas de seda. Desde luego será de lo más calentita. ¿ O quedará mejor colgada?

Los yo-yos de Lea

Hace unos días decidí poner en práctica , para cosas varias, alguno de los modelos del libro Le monde de Léa, Patchwork & Broderies . E...

4:59 AM

Farrow and Ball and Emma Jane

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115430397235196914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHzyxUqSW3rcS-Hrn2uyU_8ttjd93tYZ-cPXC4wRdQtwTnEzZJMhA3C9Y1_Gd2kcAU1OqSUL5A15Cgf3M8mvd0mmYubGhyJkl3aNxQ7rq-izDROSpT8rO3Pzixs7_wyC6lUrvoSvTrvNK/s400/farrow.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" /><div align="left"> There is a rash of new design books coming out this fall in time for the Christmas shopping season. My pre-released order with Amazon is obscene: I owe them a king's ransom for all these soon to be released books. But that's ok, this is my only hobby, so I indulge it. These new books are just starting to trickle in. Alex Vervoordt's came the other day and it's a winner, totally gorgeous. Another one that's arrived is the new <a href="http://www.farrowandball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>: The Art of Color. For those who aren't familiar with Farrow and Ball: F & B is an English company specializing in paints. Not paints as in Sherwin Williams, but paints like those made centuries ago. With names like Cooking Apple Green and Book Room Red, part of the appeal is in the romance of times gone by. Their palette is extremely limited, only 132 colors as opposed to the thousands of colors made by other paint companies. Their paint is made the old fashioned way without "modern" cost cutting measures taken. Besides paint, they also manufacturer wallpaper of the highest quality. Their designs are traditional stripes and damasks, but recently they came out with a few hipper colorways. A company that produces such high quality goods deserves to be written about and now, they have been, twice. I wasn't taken with the first F & B book, Paint, but the new one The Art of Color is a completely different story. The photography is luscious at times and moody at others, the lens' subjects are breathtaking. One chapter that really stands out is Emma Jane Pilkington's <a href="http://www.ocfree.co.uk/real-estate/">apartment</a>. I'm not sure if it's ever been published before, I googled for awhile and couldn't find any hint of it anywhere. So, forgive me if you've seen her apartment before. Emma Jane, an Australian by birth, but raised in Greenwich, is a young, hot decorator who has received volumes of national press. Her apartment for Ivanka Trump is a work of art, done in bright shades of blues and reds. In fact, most of Emma Jane's published work is bright and happy. Her apartment, though, is anything but. Mainly painted in three shades of Farrow and Ball paints, the apartment is neutral in color. With a combination of modern art pieces and antique furniture, it shows Pilkington's sophisticated knowledge of classical design and refined taste for art instead of the more trendy look we've come to expect of her. Take a look at these pictures to see a side of Emma Jane that might suprise you. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUgcCunWRSEI7nP7zieMMGNYZXcIpgz4LKe66Fd67eQ4_NUFAawjJd70vj3FZLqCqCIrVGAkzPbV1Sp14-mq-XQTvQ3kBmZbkxGbKUZ6iC1qQ7XEWFw4-2JP-xCYXse5eW_L5CYGb660O/s1600-h/emm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115453143381996802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUgcCunWRSEI7nP7zieMMGNYZXcIpgz4LKe66Fd67eQ4_NUFAawjJd70vj3FZLqCqCIrVGAkzPbV1Sp14-mq-XQTvQ3kBmZbkxGbKUZ6iC1qQ7XEWFw4-2JP-xCYXse5eW_L5CYGb660O/s400/emm.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> Pilkington's apartment for Ivanka Trump, young and dynamic, exactly like it's owner. The colors are bright, the prints are bold. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Vgdih9J0rqClO7EOQU5iSwgKQakPDXJ_HKGLDUSaUy1FQVy4PhLtWlak1S4RG4JNJr2rQbGmeoqCoBwPEcX8zhrriNo5IqPhY5qkvknPloQfJDNbLTyduXv1HpOEsnMDBm9xEM8RycCX/s1600-h/emma.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115453151971931410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Vgdih9J0rqClO7EOQU5iSwgKQakPDXJ_HKGLDUSaUy1FQVy4PhLtWlak1S4RG4JNJr2rQbGmeoqCoBwPEcX8zhrriNo5IqPhY5qkvknPloQfJDNbLTyduXv1HpOEsnMDBm9xEM8RycCX/s400/emma.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> Another design by Pilkington, here she uses Raoul Textiles in bright pinks and yellows. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115440202645533906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0yCJaFwFGK9fMV1sLHMQsAE51hn_c5k2eCasSHO3V9mYuSviu6SugrNxeSgcOcph2AJWVDIiobICpLrm5ryTlGIE7Jk7o-z2uJd2QsnAZEJS4Oap9NH3-vbSM_ap-DVORtpxoF0d18AJ/s400/scan0007.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> And now, for something completely different, Pilkington's apartment. Modern sculpture by Mauro Corda plays against antiques such as the gold mirror. An obvious book lover, she displays them on a center table, an antique from a Rajastani palace. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_7is-a9feNqNfULCrvXHuNsvbdnQCgJx9FrrBhF0JjAQ_uY0qbpgpPLrLv6WjPerG2WleyhFtPBcBbp5U_O4TDOnn8HZ1furk9pFfXP1V05MS2SYbBZ4kKGnpmqeabnkP1fBYC5rSDTQ/s1600-h/scan0013.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115440198350566594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_7is-a9feNqNfULCrvXHuNsvbdnQCgJx9FrrBhF0JjAQ_uY0qbpgpPLrLv6WjPerG2WleyhFtPBcBbp5U_O4TDOnn8HZ1furk9pFfXP1V05MS2SYbBZ4kKGnpmqeabnkP1fBYC5rSDTQ/s400/scan0013.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> Here, she mixes antique furniture, a pair of crystal chandeliers, and a stunning modern art piece just reflected in the antique mirror. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438514723386514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ezC_0FgxvoNVEmdjkhuvC_2VdxuxQbt_tKnA_kwG-B4mVGQNEUgLZgsLoJ8Y5zENmaUU1NWM_5Rri-L0DRA_y986K9Wkyae2mk2pDgx-IL-u9hesK2bT1_nbChdEEq3b_rqtnsRBku3j/s400/scan0016.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> A close up of the sculpture by Verner Panton. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-sJf692GL-aDLTQ40iKOKDqw1XxdhZLmd9z-8DwZIikLFji40U3EGbHbpGg56FiTAQ_c9plQT70koTxCYIyKnIpNWuQT46E9djKsTJJjQNy5B6qdUe6OEeYK2Rivn1b06MduRBf9O4IP/s1600-h/scan0017.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438793896260770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-sJf692GL-aDLTQ40iKOKDqw1XxdhZLmd9z-8DwZIikLFji40U3EGbHbpGg56FiTAQ_c9plQT70koTxCYIyKnIpNWuQT46E9djKsTJJjQNy5B6qdUe6OEeYK2Rivn1b06MduRBf9O4IP/s400/scan0017.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> A contemporary sculpture by C. Jere sits atop an antique settee. Nearby is a spoon back Regency chair. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438506133451906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQA9kdcdQHmIzjpuTsHwuHIxb1LldgimsqwcO7udtnMs2gGJmM_tssEHk4ZpqIr-EtVJhHf_Bjg9zlPyfkRqY1zRAZ_BEBj5iflyzW8hHC8IXYojtmW3qpwL8pFQa2R1QsMzG7QXAqUUlB/s400/scan0015.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> A corner of the living room with an antique zograscope and Buccellati silver atop an antique Tric Trac table, from 1760. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438484658615378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44ejVqAK7vzGbsAjE1m4Dq2KzcUVcVcFD0JVuyhVnESiuuMFkeCAlUeXkb_da5_1VbAFZ7i35bId7T1pxa5fDbHBi-2y6mn_DLijzlof504XblCgt0BVEtaPTcNe4bkKpLNDaR0MOS2Bu/s400/scan0011.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> The study, with an antique directoire daybed juxtaposed with a leopard print contempory chair. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438076636722242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosRb6Wl5jjqHSeunx2tsJL5CPmEIVaCmJsUMTKZ85CQiBJ-_EuaZXBd1PzK2OlMQsJvypM4l-7P7nsxXN7uko2_A35sugk-OidW5T4UMz-usgnjn5rHNEKtVki5Ady6M_Ai5GP5wbBX-j/s400/scan0010.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> Close up of the daybed and another gorgeous antique mirror. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz9_Auefi3r7WqBbBAuZncNRu9cwjfXD1ZIuhvVl6doPPA7qi4SprYVojltn3qNxVzKfSzbFTOwL9z2qgMBvIuDByvCnyWmSHHKA5tmR2SQ1CIM_j1ZPd_bAWCsuFTyINh-1yjDwaBxzM/s1600-h/scan0014.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438501838484594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz9_Auefi3r7WqBbBAuZncNRu9cwjfXD1ZIuhvVl6doPPA7qi4SprYVojltn3qNxVzKfSzbFTOwL9z2qgMBvIuDByvCnyWmSHHKA5tmR2SQ1CIM_j1ZPd_bAWCsuFTyINh-1yjDwaBxzM/s400/scan0014.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> The classic kitchen with a wall of antique mushroom prints. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCOSW6s-jexrKWUQFtmsfKsbsmoHGvuHADXgqZEJzHG6mLCXjj0XdmWfoMR4Z5rFs5VABubA6GsZUkDNorOCVevB43FjS_jPNfpOp-sGiw1iFljIV6upX1lBhlWEnnBTSolo8wU0-dpIQ/s1600-h/scan0006.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438050866918402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCOSW6s-jexrKWUQFtmsfKsbsmoHGvuHADXgqZEJzHG6mLCXjj0XdmWfoMR4Z5rFs5VABubA6GsZUkDNorOCVevB43FjS_jPNfpOp-sGiw1iFljIV6upX1lBhlWEnnBTSolo8wU0-dpIQ/s400/scan0006.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> This bathroom is so atmospheric with the moody candlelight and marble tub. The hanging basket under the antique prints with just a touch of color from the purple flowers. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCW22R92gaAezEQ3AwPynFb3gAsjFOstHUnfYjqve9QQxF1gksb6sO7LkUpWVI98YHJKsszUZet9e3RqaJU2iVz2F-LZF1_9ao0AgKmqsUhyk_xROAXTwaCdEV_GVUzJn-L_TVmOyVTn_/s1600-h/scan0008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438063751820322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCW22R92gaAezEQ3AwPynFb3gAsjFOstHUnfYjqve9QQxF1gksb6sO7LkUpWVI98YHJKsszUZet9e3RqaJU2iVz2F-LZF1_9ao0AgKmqsUhyk_xROAXTwaCdEV_GVUzJn-L_TVmOyVTn_/s400/scan0008.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> A close up of a Venetian mirror from the 1840's. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f-n_n033n0-OeEgR6DOb6IqLKKKlU5pdcrK6q_FDrYHXISLxRLdtq2cRI6PTliGD_pnli7xdo7wFFhuvRDjnOsVxH9mB-efeh6Pi1_e7vey0OxTx9wqifb2-GyALD9iZBK4LnEHY4tds/s1600-h/scan0009.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438072341754930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8f-n_n033n0-OeEgR6DOb6IqLKKKlU5pdcrK6q_FDrYHXISLxRLdtq2cRI6PTliGD_pnli7xdo7wFFhuvRDjnOsVxH9mB-efeh6Pi1_e7vey0OxTx9wqifb2-GyALD9iZBK4LnEHY4tds/s400/scan0009.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> </a> The master bedroom, with a gorgeous wall of mirrored closet doors. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115438793896260786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaw2g3q3BPtC4YfDIO0sLCsYayKrqPK5Bc89uezcx9qJTgnjRjfEKIducld7HaShHBt7JijXv4HGbSAMbcSDyAT_-_cUo0n6hyvbKO-ZOiY1FIoIH-u2e0gfjdwq0XteT95bfKp7F8OoZz/s400/scan0020.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> Another view of the bedroom and it's unusual antique lighting fixture. If you enjoyed these pictures, I would suggest you pick up Farrow and Ball: The Art of Color. These are just a small sample of the wonderful images from the book. <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>

Farrow and Ball and Emma Jane

There is a rash of new design books coming out this fall in time for the Christmas shopping season. My pre-released order with Amazon is obs...

6:16 PM

Directamente desde Japon

Afortunadamente unos familiares han estado de vacaciones en aquellas lejanas tierras pero tan cercanas en los libros de patch. Como podéis imaginar enseguida hice un engarguito y calentito calentito ha llegado a mis manos este libro alegre a la vez que sencillo .No quisieron venirse sin alguno y después de rebuscar en alguna estanteria de una librería , dieron con este libro. Se trata de " Check , Dot , Stripe ". Un libro tipo cuaderno para hacer bolsos, fundas de libros , accesorios para la casa.... con una costura y diseño aptos incluso para los que se inicial en el patchwork. Las telas son alegres, muy privaverales. Los diseños se dividen , como el título indica en cuadritos de vichí, lunares y rayas. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBW1LYv2BvmzlVUpFkTxL14E_Q5xiIIBq-HJUHX3fLIyBmisOHdQEs7sKGU9PtDh5nJcBUFJuNA_Fls2kxuCY6f-PjIwFIHeTE2i4KoSwU7jHsWtosUXVHOjmG3agaZee5rhAVZrYLFn8/s1600-h/+Check.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114863082762586354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBW1LYv2BvmzlVUpFkTxL14E_Q5xiIIBq-HJUHX3fLIyBmisOHdQEs7sKGU9PtDh5nJcBUFJuNA_Fls2kxuCY6f-PjIwFIHeTE2i4KoSwU7jHsWtosUXVHOjmG3agaZee5rhAVZrYLFn8/s400/+Check.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Aquí os hacéis una idea en su índice..... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfyKXJ9F786xsvVVN2HL2mugYy8CDQdcChAvX5-_k1Xx7PKQ-t7bnEIIQ-BcR5XGqNNL842vJCt-qvgZCqKcyV29JruxFe9AwywbCasr6SMov1pD9zQfki6F-rVn6VukpcihOTrlzDdE/s1600-h/Check3.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114863705532844290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfyKXJ9F786xsvVVN2HL2mugYy8CDQdcChAvX5-_k1Xx7PKQ-t7bnEIIQ-BcR5XGqNNL842vJCt-qvgZCqKcyV29JruxFe9AwywbCasr6SMov1pD9zQfki6F-rVn6VukpcihOTrlzDdE/s400/Check3.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> .....Y aquí de alguno de sus modelos.... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkaaEW2gHmnaqh_NIT2l1NWeUcStKpUto4ByDYTA88kHa3IfS07R6-iYURVEcjl9R1vKOziG5eW0lEnFY5AdIaaiGkpj1o-E-HePUZVO_khE3j_hfZ3B7O0hm9uLFHJzaBV9NXMO-bJs/s1600-h/Check2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114865797181917490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkaaEW2gHmnaqh_NIT2l1NWeUcStKpUto4ByDYTA88kHa3IfS07R6-iYURVEcjl9R1vKOziG5eW0lEnFY5AdIaaiGkpj1o-E-HePUZVO_khE3j_hfZ3B7O0hm9uLFHJzaBV9NXMO-bJs/s400/Check2.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> La verdad es que me ha hecho mucha emoción y prometo hacer algo en cuanto pueda.

Directamente desde Japon

Afortunadamente unos familiares han estado de vacaciones en aquellas lejanas tierras pero tan cercanas en los libros de patch. Como podéi...

5:35 AM

Leyendo........

Un par de amigas bloggeras me han invitado o retado a compartir el libro que estoy leyendo actualmente , no me gustan seguir este tipo de cadenas ,pero como esta me pareció sugernte y fuera de lo común ... y además se trataba de libros, quise compartir lo que estaba leyendo. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjQowlJhGCvuPb0oX-yLykSz5Vf8kjGhD1cqzPJHz5dniFT-opiyu8SrQ-NzvVhTpsF9GzsAZBcL9VGDFUustvaMFIK5UDYbyt6kD9Czza2WVgKW1iew65eFGyC0U0hIyyI9keDaLfNE/s1600-h/Libro.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114488604564048082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjQowlJhGCvuPb0oX-yLykSz5Vf8kjGhD1cqzPJHz5dniFT-opiyu8SrQ-NzvVhTpsF9GzsAZBcL9VGDFUustvaMFIK5UDYbyt6kD9Czza2WVgKW1iew65eFGyC0U0hIyyI9keDaLfNE/s400/Libro.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> . Se trata de <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Civil-Diary-Quilt-Rosemary-Youngs/dp/0873499956/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-7579828-8871155?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190809331&sr=8-1">The civil war Diary Quilt</a></li> escrito por Rosemary Youngs y que cuenta 122 historias de los bloques de patchwork en los que se inspiraron aquellas mujeres que sufrieron la guerra civil americana. En la pag 165 y quinta frace dice "She said they were then marching down Main Street, before them flying a panic- stricken crowd of women and children who seemed crazy ". Y traducido " Ella dijo que ellos estaban marchando bajando la calle principal ,antes parecían volar entre una muchedumbre de mujeres y niños que parecían locos ". Qué casualidad que justo esta frase refleja el contenido tremendo de estos diarios. En las páginas impares aparecen los bloques a tamaño real y en las pares los textos de los diarios . También hay una pequeña biografía de cada una de las mujeres , así como alguna foto de su aspecto que aquella época. Todo muy curioso. Intento leer un poquito cada día porque puedes leer una página de aquellos diarios en una sóla sentada. Aquellas palabras te llevan a conocer la desesperación , angustia y quehaceres diarios de las protagonistas y además sirven, incluso, de información histórica . Es un libro interesante que te envuelve en una época de la que conocemos más por las películas que por la información real e histórica que sepamos. Al menos yo y me imagino que mucha gente más.

Leyendo........

Un par de amigas bloggeras me han invitado o retado a compartir el libro que estoy leyendo actualmente , no me gustan seguir este tipo de c...

5:20 AM

Composicion de recuerdos

En nuestras últimas vacaciones a Italia, visitamos el rastro del barrio del Trastevere , en Roma. Iba con una idea clara, encontrar algún pequeño tesoro antiguo que tuviera relación con las labores. Escudriñar con la vista entre tanta cosa y dar con el objetivo, no fue sencillo. Pero por fín , pude dar con dos piezas que me parecieron una maravilla , y que después de regatear, se quedaron en mi bolso. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16GJNWsJmstSrjNQsFF4OG40f4DQT4CmypAFzVsKUGjjr5SyK2BkEVEZqj4faswtu4HoIbrRYNDt74ip5mNw3Rzvhbfc5x-vcmZCoudGmNTTo11mfRaXoMAQGOFqC4gUTm4_VIdQAE_8/s1600-h/DSCN1121.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112935836447590514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16GJNWsJmstSrjNQsFF4OG40f4DQT4CmypAFzVsKUGjjr5SyK2BkEVEZqj4faswtu4HoIbrRYNDt74ip5mNw3Rzvhbfc5x-vcmZCoudGmNTTo11mfRaXoMAQGOFqC4gUTm4_VIdQAE_8/s400/DSCN1121.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Fijaros qué dos agujas de ganchillo en plata más bonitas. Esta pareja trae la empuñadura labrada , con una niña bordando en una y una pareja en la otra. Por supuesto, ya desgastadas por el uso y el paso del tiempo. Según el señor, eran de finales del siglo XVIII, " ya" , le dije yo . " Sí , si señora se lo aseguro" contenstó él. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxlYPUknWXMxUEZeoTn4rDnv62s4nNlfYLfnYrJmtFn968gi_tImoorfAgcyu-7VHS4awFxQu0t_9Mahx7QFo8u5rBuRREXCHlz5Sl5-qNi5w2u_JimXtymL3b_OzQNu807vBCrPP3lo/s1600-h/DSCN1122.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112936446332946562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxlYPUknWXMxUEZeoTn4rDnv62s4nNlfYLfnYrJmtFn968gi_tImoorfAgcyu-7VHS4awFxQu0t_9Mahx7QFo8u5rBuRREXCHlz5Sl5-qNi5w2u_JimXtymL3b_OzQNu807vBCrPP3lo/s400/DSCN1122.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionAG_gi_LGS1rFYlhmNOdms-E0ryly-1SwKDgJsbflVfuq6gf8Essf4RFC8nbSvm3EOG3LFao0FYqzG_GViouwM6EMRBiFcctYf3dI8fGib-6cZs6kccEYFaer2_YVCStlLcD5ZqvYgw/s1600-h/DSCN1123.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112936721210853522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionAG_gi_LGS1rFYlhmNOdms-E0ryly-1SwKDgJsbflVfuq6gf8Essf4RFC8nbSvm3EOG3LFao0FYqzG_GViouwM6EMRBiFcctYf3dI8fGib-6cZs6kccEYFaer2_YVCStlLcD5ZqvYgw/s400/DSCN1123.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Pero quería que vierais lo fina que tiene la punta. He colocado un hilo de ganchillo al lado para que lo apreciéis. Realmente cuesta sujetar el hilo en la cabeza de la aguja. Y os lo digo por experiencia, que en mis tiempos también hice ganchillo gracias a lo que mi abuelita Francisca, que en paz descanse, me enseñó. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzVfTHNvxk_e3rtvNKDO9mXprASzQi8hO7cxKdMqUljAhjtvpyg8bcyZWQLF9wxy0OH9X0rgj1ZB7EZp3z2T5uAljSs1OtAyTInd3sR4eTy_VN_6dKplODCuNUiWku9yst47Jzibdrc8/s1600-h/DSCN1124.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112937292441503906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzVfTHNvxk_e3rtvNKDO9mXprASzQi8hO7cxKdMqUljAhjtvpyg8bcyZWQLF9wxy0OH9X0rgj1ZB7EZp3z2T5uAljSs1OtAyTInd3sR4eTy_VN_6dKplODCuNUiWku9yst47Jzibdrc8/s400/DSCN1124.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> he ............De otras ciudades , fuí añadiendo a mi bolso otros pequeños detalles, como estos corazones hechos en bolillos. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo7xhfk3SqZQ4OyhBG-4ctyQKFzpA7_kH7_4gddEGc3xoo5iuKPsVe79cH8bVm2KUv5thyJfn-CBS6WcND-zrLvWQ7ome3QOo4pULAXFctZSqltrY5AKIv7NrgQyqUexj95izceYDxcY/s1600-h/DSCN1128.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112938331823589554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo7xhfk3SqZQ4OyhBG-4ctyQKFzpA7_kH7_4gddEGc3xoo5iuKPsVe79cH8bVm2KUv5thyJfn-CBS6WcND-zrLvWQ7ome3QOo4pULAXFctZSqltrY5AKIv7NrgQyqUexj95izceYDxcY/s400/DSCN1128.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> ...... el dedal en cristal de Murano, las tijeras de plata de la orfebrería de Venecia, o puntillas de alguna mercería que encontraba en el camino. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatveKlqdQzaQEq6Sf4z3c3cQoe69564HWs17Ks_vX4tkYkjdUs4ibzKcRLg032FkPQbQhE_rRedmQKonDxbnPp-griC9DAHCErpsGbF4pj9vKslqObV0M_YQzCW75bhAAJbHwCOeiBYY/s1600-h/DSCN1131.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112938907349207234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatveKlqdQzaQEq6Sf4z3c3cQoe69564HWs17Ks_vX4tkYkjdUs4ibzKcRLg032FkPQbQhE_rRedmQKonDxbnPp-griC9DAHCErpsGbF4pj9vKslqObV0M_YQzCW75bhAAJbHwCOeiBYY/s400/DSCN1131.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Pensé que sería muy bonito tener todo esto recogido como un recuerdo del viaje italiano. ¿ Qué podía hacer ? Esto fue lo que se me ocurrió. <img alt="Composición de recuerdos" height="335" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1377/1422635602_c990a6a108.jpg" width="500" /> Utilicé unos marcos en beiege con cierto aire decapado . Coloqué una base de guata y sobre ella recorté una de las toallas de bastista bordada a mano. Luego sujeté todo lo demás con pequeños pespuntes y con pegamento caliente . En el marco donde iban las agujas hice un trocito de puntilla de ganchillo que quedaba enganchada en el hilo, y este a su vez, a un pequeño ovillo que estaba dentro de una cesta de mimbre , también traída de una tienda en Roma. Añadí el encaje de la bolillera , en una esquina , y una puntilla que hiciese juego con la cinta que colgaba de la cestita. <img alt="Composición de recuerdos detalle" height="335" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1153/1422639228_405bff6759.jpg" width="500" /> En el otro marco agrupé lo que me pareció más similar. El encaje del querubín con los corazones, el dedal, la otra pieza de plata ( me encantaron las tijeras que incluso se abrían , siendo tan menudas ) un encaje en forma de mariposa que rompiera un poco los volúmenes y el dedal de cristal colocado para lucir sus finas flores. <img alt="Composición de recuerdos 2" height="500" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/1422643898_fbf1b149a0.jpg" width="335" /> Ahora , cada vez que los vea, me llevarán de vuelta a nuestras vacaciones y rescatarán de la memoria todos aquellos recuerdos.

Composicion de recuerdos

En nuestras últimas vacaciones a Italia, visitamos el rastro del barrio del Trastevere , en Roma. Iba con una idea clara, encontrar algún pe...

12:55 AM

Paris in Houston, Part Deux

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112481970905968754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGIf1f_-EWydbkbVbycOoCbry5dwWEX1wAg-xP2lqHE9loTqc7EOKx_GotU_Ef3c6Qw1pR4L9GvUvOq9WGlVyF_FRbChv0c2_DS3TqPk729QC4ygm6Lh_ltAn-eyouqgZM-gLaWFpPgHq/s400/018.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> My favorite landscaping company in Houston, pictured above, is Thompson + Hanson. Yes, you read that correctly, I said landscaping! The best part about shopping for plants at T+H is their antiques. OK, that sounds strange, I know, but believe me, their antiques are more gorgeous than their plants. Culled from trips overseas to France, their assortment of goods includes: armoires, chandeliers, settees, chairs, mirrors, bath goods, candles, and books, among other things. New or old, there is something here for every part of your home and body. The building, an old, restored stone-clad structure - is a delight in itself. If I were to start over and build a house today, I would base it on this design. It is a gorgeous space, the ceiling is raised to the rafters, the windows are all steel french doors that open onto an outdoor pergola-covered patio. The floor is stripped to its bare concrete foundation - cool on a typical hot Houston day. I want to live here, I say every time I come. Outside, the walkways are paved in small crushed stone, just as is done in France - the basis of their design sensibility. Because the landscaping is French in feel, you won't find a lot of bright, blooming plants here. The focus is more on grasses and succulents than on azaleas and crepe myrtles, the typical mainstays of Houston landscaping. Large pots made of stone or tin are filled with grasses that quietly sway in the breeze. A large fountain is pouring water into what appears to be a huge animal bath, made of iron, not the usual stone. Nothing is typical here, nothing is expected. And no one does this better than Thompson + Hanson. Located on Saint Street in the hot, new upcoming design area of town. Neighbors include Indulge, Design District, Pile, Chateau Domingue, Krispin, and the soon to relocate, M. Naeve, featured yesterday. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112492003949572274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Po9VoczqW92u4HrSnMWAxX48UFBDWyO7nDA5OBTFmI0LutgPybIJazzRy7Jjz6o3rdhdW6gVeurTpYnHgvDUG66Zy7MOtL52AfHa50f96hks_ohUrIG9xem1ZaJPWVFUv0NZwFZAkXsB/s400/029.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The gorgeous interiors - hard to believe their main business is landscaping!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112491978179768450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGSfL-8VczZYznYaqkXF5et43QH_5eGbHHEcFkthNQX-adGqqYEru2PzQNirLku8Q0k0h45sZN06gdS5wW_ZB8QO4tME-2Af41bXeYmMQFarKppZjPGigjFBsxF4v2HenB3nqP0R8fM0H/s400/020.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> French antiques are everywhere - I love this daybed. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf9vCFNEQUYO2U6oXG1kuuLjv6eabIuLsuiKNfX_xGnBDsOEV2wM6szflDyUCELQbSPXXjwHxAHxr0egSi1P8k-l6VZ8GG4zPAJWyM_77pfXtVtGeuSlg_cMG8Hr3wW_8obri8GklUzf-/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113146827548422434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf9vCFNEQUYO2U6oXG1kuuLjv6eabIuLsuiKNfX_xGnBDsOEV2wM6szflDyUCELQbSPXXjwHxAHxr0egSi1P8k-l6VZ8GG4zPAJWyM_77pfXtVtGeuSlg_cMG8Hr3wW_8obri8GklUzf-/s400/026.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> My reason for coming back time and time again: the up to date collection of <a href="http://www.betafish.com/">Betaplus books</a>, the only place in town you can buy them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgurNDLAYDaHZHl5hDhceCddR2BkkTUZOKh8WcyP9QJMXq9G0_Z-nHu4dwcIKbRheRA4L0Dd-zxTCvV4z_S9PQH7mg6ZWQZo2tCZ48L5DYCAmc9Q-B4r1YWhcroMIuyyKWLOP9SJsnMX4/s1600-h/019.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113146831843389746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgurNDLAYDaHZHl5hDhceCddR2BkkTUZOKh8WcyP9QJMXq9G0_Z-nHu4dwcIKbRheRA4L0Dd-zxTCvV4z_S9PQH7mg6ZWQZo2tCZ48L5DYCAmc9Q-B4r1YWhcroMIuyyKWLOP9SJsnMX4/s400/019.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> This gorgeous screen would look so good over a sofa. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113145908425421010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9DD83y29FzhI6a5reMyG-I0-8OXaLh2jZ4fCmU1y4_VJ6X1l7rnDU3V2efQO0g-aak8Iwl0gpI5SV2ERroU5CtUPlZst6wMtFPYSmPleUSwVQWslLJyupgA6FZY7RWhJ318LJXIPRcBG/s400/027.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> Swedish antiques peek out amongst the French ones. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oihWg230ud8zxhB9z6zSNnYz4jRlrnEZk-XYXxn1OX63bCbchJpy3t3A8PyBXteDUz8tTjVrfOLPh0zD9txVJ3NFK0peGcEHPSfKDtsnB_ulvzR6tbNWBNGRW2myw-Z_dXSsdMj04HS_/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113146840433324354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oihWg230ud8zxhB9z6zSNnYz4jRlrnEZk-XYXxn1OX63bCbchJpy3t3A8PyBXteDUz8tTjVrfOLPh0zD9txVJ3NFK0peGcEHPSfKDtsnB_ulvzR6tbNWBNGRW2myw-Z_dXSsdMj04HS_/s400/032.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Typical elements of Thompson + Hanson design: stones, succulents, and perennials. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a8alKoYuTfmBMoVufp9lPznlfHSUcG9KcXPYOPj4P1G08K_AZLAkqyh-8O868DwV0GkLA0X5KAdS9V2sfmGGzxe4v4MBSoNu4PBwDEPBeUto_VcumiIDfAxU_Y2U8Clj7EqWdLz6WV-Q/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113145917015355618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0a8alKoYuTfmBMoVufp9lPznlfHSUcG9KcXPYOPj4P1G08K_AZLAkqyh-8O868DwV0GkLA0X5KAdS9V2sfmGGzxe4v4MBSoNu4PBwDEPBeUto_VcumiIDfAxU_Y2U8Clj7EqWdLz6WV-Q/s400/042.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Their plants take on a contemporary feel, as do their landscapes. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFYEaEDgPMo3VD4VO4QUKPyQstpJ94e2MBJ2QIQ4w34W2TX0G2I-O-X6Kng-IB_iMc5yxvjyxsD2ZCMI5051dd-951KQv7gh-WA2jsUilYDn1H_IM1BSG4Gu1RgV-bvUQMzUGfYKYvCsN/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113145925605290226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFYEaEDgPMo3VD4VO4QUKPyQstpJ94e2MBJ2QIQ4w34W2TX0G2I-O-X6Kng-IB_iMc5yxvjyxsD2ZCMI5051dd-951KQv7gh-WA2jsUilYDn1H_IM1BSG4Gu1RgV-bvUQMzUGfYKYvCsN/s400/045.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> No bright colors or new gauche pots, the simple - the better. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUqD7y4GX-IFv1t1OpXFCkYMNrlC0cLzzLrMy4Ua1SK_UxPI581zhilVqUBVw8QxphYI3jtq_eQkSBwYxBJ7qdhToOrocZiWMz9VcjKFettcmvV8B8yfQN3wFqmflL9wJ4Cqv_rOHoy93/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113145929900257538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUqD7y4GX-IFv1t1OpXFCkYMNrlC0cLzzLrMy4Ua1SK_UxPI581zhilVqUBVw8QxphYI3jtq_eQkSBwYxBJ7qdhToOrocZiWMz9VcjKFettcmvV8B8yfQN3wFqmflL9wJ4Cqv_rOHoy93/s400/048.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Modern pedestals contrast with antique urns. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKxVaw0mxhWo3ga5grwlR7oXtpyd3QfctcINo9FaZhLGRw-ogBKUOXMjJITp3ZwhuGP-zMfjUp8bHaMFIyxZdgeo5vTayGCEgcstN8pz5rHwa6cXLegDU4uKaMUGzR9TZJ_-7CzGbA2Iq/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113145934195224850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKxVaw0mxhWo3ga5grwlR7oXtpyd3QfctcINo9FaZhLGRw-ogBKUOXMjJITp3ZwhuGP-zMfjUp8bHaMFIyxZdgeo5vTayGCEgcstN8pz5rHwa6cXLegDU4uKaMUGzR9TZJ_-7CzGbA2Iq/s400/034.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Massed for effect. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WHGLU2pOQcDxY7OXk85xqWsfKBMJtlHZs9so_lGN8Trqe0OK4Kdw3wxdfNLMItOykA0wjg-YcWMgXcSSbH0FThDJPO5UbK9ESeosYtqWzn95FTwnqp_gCJA35NHkboccMrkRIkSjkStI/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112492008244539586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WHGLU2pOQcDxY7OXk85xqWsfKBMJtlHZs9so_lGN8Trqe0OK4Kdw3wxdfNLMItOykA0wjg-YcWMgXcSSbH0FThDJPO5UbK9ESeosYtqWzn95FTwnqp_gCJA35NHkboccMrkRIkSjkStI/s400/038.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The wildly inventive fountain. <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKihRii2_ae3nXwHljPJKUFtskQjzZvNhHxb8dbzWpcm3Kcp-YqGTQ6Ruy_MW9dR7_eMiylSiMo6otbHg9MDczxBZHP38FFNw18GdtSPL014VIekxFglmAa5XVvwfTLzW0AHJR9j-QPQ0/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112481949431132226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKihRii2_ae3nXwHljPJKUFtskQjzZvNhHxb8dbzWpcm3Kcp-YqGTQ6Ruy_MW9dR7_eMiylSiMo6otbHg9MDczxBZHP38FFNw18GdtSPL014VIekxFglmAa5XVvwfTLzW0AHJR9j-QPQ0/s400/005.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Entry to the nursery is through a pergola holding up a water tower. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYlFHPr5hasAEpPWYF-EliGmhoh_gIV_UqQWtkEW8KTdUz3aU5BBmoJKQqZTn6FFLVryYWVyScMgKSRPjndieMCBzrwd5LF0e-TU0B6GWXmZjdQFeC24FM1e49VATjdKHTY7m7ruBIJnl/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112481958021066834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYlFHPr5hasAEpPWYF-EliGmhoh_gIV_UqQWtkEW8KTdUz3aU5BBmoJKQqZTn6FFLVryYWVyScMgKSRPjndieMCBzrwd5LF0e-TU0B6GWXmZjdQFeC24FM1e49VATjdKHTY7m7ruBIJnl/s400/011.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Evergreen wisteria climbs up the patio's pergola. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJDpb2zN8jRHlg1vjjhTB-4G6Mc5VRLvstweZDyDiyVGbtZVUY779rkSLJuGghFaybLa_86o4gtPRInrHIpuu-F9_Zy245mkpxQWElMwt6qg97JgXrEU3qVmJBVrIUtDGCe0bziHlyZ_i/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112481962316034146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJDpb2zN8jRHlg1vjjhTB-4G6Mc5VRLvstweZDyDiyVGbtZVUY779rkSLJuGghFaybLa_86o4gtPRInrHIpuu-F9_Zy245mkpxQWElMwt6qg97JgXrEU3qVmJBVrIUtDGCe0bziHlyZ_i/s400/016.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The best part: picnic table and wicker chairs set under a gorgeous antique chandelier. Takers, anyone? </div>

Paris in Houston, Part Deux

My favorite landscaping company in Houston, pictured above, is Thompson + Hanson. Yes, you read that correctly, I said landscaping! The best...

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Paris in Houston, Part I

<div align="center"></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kvuyZgB16Kxn3X4jSW8-zp09fs2Yg6WmWEXJ34NvCOTBTPVXp7L7gMQ36mIgma0snnaXebyKA5A5OhcfqegqxXq62KYu50cx0TomZ_aq2VvSS2SgTSK0NBdbJp0np_LFwhmTeC0GpJdm/s1600-h/mnaeve+046.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458851097014258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kvuyZgB16Kxn3X4jSW8-zp09fs2Yg6WmWEXJ34NvCOTBTPVXp7L7gMQ36mIgma0snnaXebyKA5A5OhcfqegqxXq62KYu50cx0TomZ_aq2VvSS2SgTSK0NBdbJp0np_LFwhmTeC0GpJdm/s400/mnaeve+046.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I've been shopping in Houston this week, just making the rounds of some of my favorite places. First stop is the romantic antique store M. Naeve, eponym for Margaret Naeve, a darling, twenty-something who actually looks more like a teenager. What's most astounding about Margaret being the owner is how does someone so young acquire such excellent taste? M. Naeve isn't the place for those who go for KWID fabrics or trendy colors. Her shop is cool khaki all the way, though Margaret giddily confesses her own apartment is bathed in shades of lilac. Margaret purchased the storefront and it's contents from the older, previous owner, but the store under Margaret's watch never looked this good before. Her impeccable eye helps when she's in France on buying trips. The carefully edited inventory is limited to peeling, painted finishes and pale wood pieces, huge, ancient fireplace mantels, crystal and wood chandeliers, and oversized accessories. What she's bought for M. Naeve is exactly what Houstonians of means, taste, and desire are buying these days. If you lucky enough to hire one of Houston's top designer's - you'll probably be the owner of something from this store. Margaret's a doll with a bright future ahead of her. It's a pleasure shopping here among such beautiful and exquisite things and not be treated snobbishly or rudely, a rarity in the upper echelons of antique stores these days. She delights in the beauty of her hand picked pieces and her attitude is infectious. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112455741540691794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47RhSY_r9BWAmXmqxiD85TCJ0Neqk4Nb8rCEt7NUxYs_a4S4Swjlcws4FmoXoeDD9Ka2MaVhrDWHgTARZrqVQPcEJE6zEi7yUHQjcL_3QkHg32ne3QMFzGWFdpFUaeB8O1MNH7dMalXvs/s400/mnaeve+025.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Chandeliers, wood and crystal, pots, and lamps from M. Naeve.</div><div align="center"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNk-DbqZxiLzJSXhAEJdccGvbjiInRdqMoW_Gbtk2lWkPevuscf71SglU-tjtPicXZIVJIe8BDwXLFUMuHKCVG3-fpQqB93DOeSFWvYzbZMslAI07eIceA_MzY15dsGz6fHBrHMRoRZOQ/s1600-h/mnaeve+039.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458855391981570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNk-DbqZxiLzJSXhAEJdccGvbjiInRdqMoW_Gbtk2lWkPevuscf71SglU-tjtPicXZIVJIe8BDwXLFUMuHKCVG3-fpQqB93DOeSFWvYzbZMslAI07eIceA_MzY15dsGz6fHBrHMRoRZOQ/s400/mnaeve+039.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Pale woods are the norm here. Large accessories like this clock face are favored. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjufv6UR1go4rDsVUo4WCOeCpadkxkmbvHtXuWUtBu8Ob6KLnoIMOV7bWfIVAoSsn3OTxL6B8D31gb84oyKUCg-QLYz_i-aw8hQtoYNWbjkXRzrNlaAoZotXSnG7MpKQuaEoGRiXnlydE/s1600-h/mnaeve+022.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458859686948882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjufv6UR1go4rDsVUo4WCOeCpadkxkmbvHtXuWUtBu8Ob6KLnoIMOV7bWfIVAoSsn3OTxL6B8D31gb84oyKUCg-QLYz_i-aw8hQtoYNWbjkXRzrNlaAoZotXSnG7MpKQuaEoGRiXnlydE/s400/mnaeve+022.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Gray painted corner piece, unusual garden chaise, oversized mirror all add to the romance of M. Naeve. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWJtuX9onYw8Qqud74ZZadlTraJKHDtIVHVAebkhCizAIC6_fzhjB4cq0KYoMVMcDt21Sbao0PFuyqJSlWwcNyNfQjeS2vpd3NdPHdTlPc9586hy4OZ1wgQNDkQbPR5qxh4ZSRB2h8TOI/s1600-h/mnaeve+027.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458868276883490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWJtuX9onYw8Qqud74ZZadlTraJKHDtIVHVAebkhCizAIC6_fzhjB4cq0KYoMVMcDt21Sbao0PFuyqJSlWwcNyNfQjeS2vpd3NdPHdTlPc9586hy4OZ1wgQNDkQbPR5qxh4ZSRB2h8TOI/s400/mnaeve+027.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I'll take two of each: sconces and botanicals. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AZvDdNv_1X2rkKyXH5vz_m0GQ9bDor0-yU07DOKvYUzq95r-B4O_B9hFdW9bnLuX8F_9DAIFh7YTL2q1dzWnGuyaLbc7hVFKVSLIvkvLFe_BnRQXMF3ayzeZiXDh7kjRi7BTUl4FLaKb/s1600-h/mnaeve+036.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458305636167586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AZvDdNv_1X2rkKyXH5vz_m0GQ9bDor0-yU07DOKvYUzq95r-B4O_B9hFdW9bnLuX8F_9DAIFh7YTL2q1dzWnGuyaLbc7hVFKVSLIvkvLFe_BnRQXMF3ayzeZiXDh7kjRi7BTUl4FLaKb/s400/mnaeve+036.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>There's a match to this chaise, with the arm on the right side, perfect with a table between them. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhTRkjr0oODk2tVF40iuBWgFpqTdaENURv1ZY7aW_h8Zfi-uytSiz130irUz9KZMQOiDeSHbr1QKWaOkDVKEQTuwf_gnvE0XIQi4lB4jxx4GDePN3KHEHwGat4d9cceLAt0Wg_zNwSzH0/s1600-h/mnaeve+041.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458309931134898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhTRkjr0oODk2tVF40iuBWgFpqTdaENURv1ZY7aW_h8Zfi-uytSiz130irUz9KZMQOiDeSHbr1QKWaOkDVKEQTuwf_gnvE0XIQi4lB4jxx4GDePN3KHEHwGat4d9cceLAt0Wg_zNwSzH0/s400/mnaeve+041.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Pale woods and lilies, chairs with interesting backs <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHV0xTR1-uCbLyxTLaIAGg90RDekBDLkzgJVwcRZB6Il9Kt4QHPFOpx0KoaFlFfmDzVGQP0MTh0gEfmOqmeIfIzh9HR6qNQcndtmLcYZ3c1EvhNPCqeD1h5J-o2HaKwgiM1peW7z3eJ0Mn/s1600-h/mnaeve+042.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458318521069506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHV0xTR1-uCbLyxTLaIAGg90RDekBDLkzgJVwcRZB6Il9Kt4QHPFOpx0KoaFlFfmDzVGQP0MTh0gEfmOqmeIfIzh9HR6qNQcndtmLcYZ3c1EvhNPCqeD1h5J-o2HaKwgiM1peW7z3eJ0Mn/s400/mnaeve+042.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The mood at the store is so serene, calm, almost hushed, until Margaret's giggles pierce the quiet. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL53qZNc26otZd8QuedcTVDQ7alJiUguaXgcXmqc2rbl_LSEiwKByJiRVJr95qC92ehYo4EdYbtRbJuBy0ETWDeyMmMPrObLyNJRM0lmHd4ljqGigExEL4QzjSBfb5hRaSMwtJEbsaQdA3/s1600-h/mnaeve+044.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458322816036818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL53qZNc26otZd8QuedcTVDQ7alJiUguaXgcXmqc2rbl_LSEiwKByJiRVJr95qC92ehYo4EdYbtRbJuBy0ETWDeyMmMPrObLyNJRM0lmHd4ljqGigExEL4QzjSBfb5hRaSMwtJEbsaQdA3/s400/mnaeve+044.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Interesting displays of furniture piled to the ceiling, gorgeous mirror. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktN7aDyJmMW4ajPK-bUENZlcbmIEfaCvGVVwgMFdGr0qGBr1aMk81uJZcI3Z1nmPI9l-SNINh4FS0TVbBFpUxL-VXzS5gDVPYBf03VVWLqOMR4pHGknruzkQsE9tWYsdEpYhlDbioeYDD/s1600-h/mnaeve+045.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458327111004130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktN7aDyJmMW4ajPK-bUENZlcbmIEfaCvGVVwgMFdGr0qGBr1aMk81uJZcI3Z1nmPI9l-SNINh4FS0TVbBFpUxL-VXzS5gDVPYBf03VVWLqOMR4pHGknruzkQsE9tWYsdEpYhlDbioeYDD/s400/mnaeve+045.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Margaret has all her lampshades custom made in Paris, of course! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPccXGJ9QCP0n4QTgBO_UtlR1sTFObtET4CWWNjNjIQ6NJmjJkR29iY0QFQwjsxYuM66Ysov1tEdv907MyCQOUxA9ZRB708vwxvtUPR_S_ZN_6Vu8mpPHQcL5crn2w8yly5C5sPAugst-I/s1600-h/mnaeve+029.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112455750130626402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPccXGJ9QCP0n4QTgBO_UtlR1sTFObtET4CWWNjNjIQ6NJmjJkR29iY0QFQwjsxYuM66Ysov1tEdv907MyCQOUxA9ZRB708vwxvtUPR_S_ZN_6Vu8mpPHQcL5crn2w8yly5C5sPAugst-I/s400/mnaeve+029.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Besides French furniture, Swedish pieces abound - like this day bed piled high with linens. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7NgUnj84dOs6xdAwaWzzXjNa4yNaPj7dxyDja2RgEwDP8uy3EbfSB5TB09qXep863TBspvIaoXl8cK5n3l8C-0UXud93-_t6zhRL2m06pCAOjZSSNDZe8sekmufO-a5mOARtUdriAa8D/s1600-h/mnaeve+030.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112455754425593714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7NgUnj84dOs6xdAwaWzzXjNa4yNaPj7dxyDja2RgEwDP8uy3EbfSB5TB09qXep863TBspvIaoXl8cK5n3l8C-0UXud93-_t6zhRL2m06pCAOjZSSNDZe8sekmufO-a5mOARtUdriAa8D/s400/mnaeve+030.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Stunning candelabra, table surrounded with chairs with a 'lone star' motif. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8skeLo44_yjcK8E0gISRmGLkAlWaRO7GzrZRDdSpmetUskzSe_YCs3fd5yO12FhlAWW_tJSvxKrNmRYIRHrUd7HZ0HBUjnF96-wQI0DFyqpcmrJZ91dCEpo9vTFJmjWfXVzuXjW26p1m/s1600-h/mnaeve+031.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112455758720561026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8skeLo44_yjcK8E0gISRmGLkAlWaRO7GzrZRDdSpmetUskzSe_YCs3fd5yO12FhlAWW_tJSvxKrNmRYIRHrUd7HZ0HBUjnF96-wQI0DFyqpcmrJZ91dCEpo9vTFJmjWfXVzuXjW26p1m/s400/mnaeve+031.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The only color - gorgeous green! 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Paris in Houston, Part I

I've been shopping in Houston this week, just making the rounds of some of my favorite places. First stop is the romantic antique store...

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