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Merry Christmas!

Posted in holiday, paintings on December 25, 2013| 5 Comments »

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with love, joy and beauty!

A village in winter ~ Marc Chagall, 1930

summer traditions

Posted in holiday, summer, tagged beach, fourth of july, ice cream, ocean, summer, summer traditions, vintage photography on July 4, 2013| 1 Comment »

wishing you and yours a very happy fourth of july!

The Gifts of Life via tumblr

punk kimono via tumblr

do it and how

photography by Nina Leen via much love, anna

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Russell Lee, July 1940 via Library of Congress

oddball daily

doe eyed dear via tumblr

The Gifts of Life via tumblr

Russell Lee via history in photos

The Gifts of Life via tumblr

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happy easter!

Posted in holiday, paintings, spring on March 31, 2013| 5 Comments »

Wishing you a Happy Easter and a glorious spring day!

Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!
~ L.H. Bailey

Shapes of Spring ~ Milton Avery, 1952

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happy valentine’s day!

Posted in holiday, love, paintings, poetry on February 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

A man had given all other bliss,
And all his worldly worth for this,
To waste his whole heart in one kiss
Upon her perfect lips.
~Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Kiss ~ Francesco Hayez, 1859

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happy new year!

Posted in holiday, paintings on January 1, 2013| 1 Comment »

Wishing you a very Happy New Year filled with love, happiness and beauty!

Copley Square, Boston ~ George Benjamin Luks, 1904

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merry christmas!

Posted in holiday, paintings, winter on December 25, 2012| 3 Comments »

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

A Village Street in Winter ~ Alfred Sisley, 1893

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from our house to yours…

Posted in holiday, holiday decor, winter on December 24, 2012| 3 Comments »

photography by danielle boudrot for a thoughtful eye

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happy thanksgiving!

Posted in holiday, poetry on November 22, 2012| 4 Comments »

For each new morning with its light,

For rest and shelter of the night,

For health and food, for love and friends,

For everything Thy goodness sends.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Feast Day in Knokke ~ Camille Pissarro, 1891

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enjoy the details!

Posted in holiday, holiday decor, lonny, tablescapes on November 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Hoping these lovely vignettes offer you some artful inspiration as you head down the home stretch! Keep breathing!

photos from Lonny Magazine and The Gifts of Life

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relaxed refinement

Posted in dining rooms, holiday, holiday decor, lonny on November 13, 2012| 5 Comments »

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I thought you might enjoy a post dedicated to beautiful dining rooms…

I adore the relaxed refinement of a humble burlap table cloth mixing with fine china and silver…or the inventive tablescapes featuring purple artichokes and sculptural gourds to reflect the beauty and bounty of the season…too many brilliant ideas to mention! Please enjoy!