Visiting a friend’s garden ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd7LcO0tQ8OjLyp4AhuC7x9BQdfDC0toA_Nj9oXrHYyxRE5fnZPPIxa6XEgXZTtSpBj-RsI3ymU1VhS0l38QaPEzOf9JtKHvF_CA_GjcTkashm_biVbkjBAgqfFoNGkQv3S1DSuez6U0/s1600/porchKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618770734527330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd7LcO0tQ8OjLyp4AhuC7x9BQdfDC0toA_Nj9oXrHYyxRE5fnZPPIxa6XEgXZTtSpBj-RsI3ymU1VhS0l38QaPEzOf9JtKHvF_CA_GjcTkashm_biVbkjBAgqfFoNGkQv3S1DSuez6U0/s400/porchKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Last week I was able to enjoy an afternoon visit with my friend Kim Smith at her Gloucester home. After meeting at <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html">last year’s North Shore Design Show</a> at the Wenham Museum, we quickly discovered that we both shared a love of gardening, along with a passion for old homes (she <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html">has been creating beauty</a> inside and out at Willowdale Estate, while I have been involved with decorating projects at the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day-at-stevens-estate.html">Stevens Estate</a>). Parking my car, I knew I was at the right place as I was greeted with a fluttering of butterflies around a rose-covered front porch. Bird song filled the air and a profusion of colors and scents beckoned. I know this sounds very “Disney-like</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> but it really felt like walking into a secret oasis! Kim takes great care to design landscapes that attract winged creatures – birds, butterflies, bees –<br />all are welcome and enjoyed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here is just a glimpse of what I saw ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkbZMLLVLXEiPw1XGrog003Aa4h3ltkM_h32EmnGELQ8EIkml_ZSjYJpJaMLiDDYniJQdmHGtMTx1LZ-ZwzQgkJYvKUEh43Q00F7yG4bF0071kwB6noP45E39SoBYeQDDY7R7u-mHNrE/s1600/beebalmKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618481142452530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkbZMLLVLXEiPw1XGrog003Aa4h3ltkM_h32EmnGELQ8EIkml_ZSjYJpJaMLiDDYniJQdmHGtMTx1LZ-ZwzQgkJYvKUEh43Q00F7yG4bF0071kwB6noP45E39SoBYeQDDY7R7u-mHNrE/s400/beebalmKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Bee Balm</span> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeJpRYc1c93S0jMjoxpQHzzOmx3u4SmxxShQ_OT2ERZk8E42_PWVfJhCCzglBYm6ZeurYviiFxay1n5b_mUCus6xpI0b4JKoAz9a88Php2l1zgUi-NvYV4vi2ZHhooGoNnDwx2yn3_p4/s1600/honeysuckleKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618765954889250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeJpRYc1c93S0jMjoxpQHzzOmx3u4SmxxShQ_OT2ERZk8E42_PWVfJhCCzglBYm6ZeurYviiFxay1n5b_mUCus6xpI0b4JKoAz9a88Php2l1zgUi-NvYV4vi2ZHhooGoNnDwx2yn3_p4/s400/honeysuckleKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Honeysuckle ... pretty and fragrant</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Yo35Js6UYkC_0V7yy1sd033Gqtp2HY_XmDJh4IlsQXtqxVKmhRdN-6uplnVO9ve_zCewTzxnlXG3NqkdsfcgJJPJ4RsFMFIstH8FMrytomTA9R2tFhp3moqaHTkmPwAkE490EPmt1I/s1600/annaleeKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618668410904194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9Yo35Js6UYkC_0V7yy1sd033Gqtp2HY_XmDJh4IlsQXtqxVKmhRdN-6uplnVO9ve_zCewTzxnlXG3NqkdsfcgJJPJ4RsFMFIstH8FMrytomTA9R2tFhp3moqaHTkmPwAkE490EPmt1I/s400/annaleeKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Easy to grow ... Annabelle Hydrangea</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhU8IQsIfDLb110DJvD19CSUJd25Chzv0eXoKC5WIQkVdS8bRVY-rK_ZmolJkJByTTVmoyGuTBTxrlm06HsXuq8V6NtLgbevTTIHAFOYOpnx2q_gXMciC-poUCA2X9JTJZhuwVU1wiu8/s1600/wateringcanKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618186718937490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhU8IQsIfDLb110DJvD19CSUJd25Chzv0eXoKC5WIQkVdS8bRVY-rK_ZmolJkJByTTVmoyGuTBTxrlm06HsXuq8V6NtLgbevTTIHAFOYOpnx2q_gXMciC-poUCA2X9JTJZhuwVU1wiu8/s400/wateringcanKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Tomato plants and Liberty of London watering can</span> </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFruJKWzvErTR-GWaVtL7xtvUU9nBZ1OFdw-NjOSOWo14YdX0rZHGpqQsRN7hAi81LkyAS3gmg4eO7uSLPLWoj6QIIXKPxA8eZUgk23Gb5dOD2PmSKHMb1A2TUf2DH4f_4ti62q9agZsY/s1600/courtyardKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618665497682306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFruJKWzvErTR-GWaVtL7xtvUU9nBZ1OFdw-NjOSOWo14YdX0rZHGpqQsRN7hAi81LkyAS3gmg4eO7uSLPLWoj6QIIXKPxA8eZUgk23Gb5dOD2PmSKHMb1A2TUf2DH4f_4ti62q9agZsY/s400/courtyardKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A container-garden-filled courtyard</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ld83nNdkxpGKOHrzkiD6c05TuVoeycSkQdsd-KE-tFKeOQBggdGEskwErnYuDjDkK5eexoC_ZBW5d0ZZcH1-A-_QCd3Oan0j6abp4Lliwo7fWsyDciXzpjf355iD0f5Xx_-pNTEKwtE/s1600/pinkflowerKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618661175367186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ld83nNdkxpGKOHrzkiD6c05TuVoeycSkQdsd-KE-tFKeOQBggdGEskwErnYuDjDkK5eexoC_ZBW5d0ZZcH1-A-_QCd3Oan0j6abp4Lliwo7fWsyDciXzpjf355iD0f5Xx_-pNTEKwtE/s400/pinkflowerKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Can anyone identify this flower? The name escapes me ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hlxn7gWHKEZt4xt-LTbsWFMaKV5QDb0MP0WRXFhLoeNPM9lAlJFjqEtpJecgSorkx8paBXfcZrBgagv80FigmPsxFVm0rMUEtrng1KhsMAUjOwbOh1RTb39_kGnKSkglpOVJJw26im8/s1600/bouganveillaKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618491863866018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hlxn7gWHKEZt4xt-LTbsWFMaKV5QDb0MP0WRXFhLoeNPM9lAlJFjqEtpJecgSorkx8paBXfcZrBgagv80FigmPsxFVm0rMUEtrng1KhsMAUjOwbOh1RTb39_kGnKSkglpOVJJw26im8/s400/bouganveillaKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Bougainvillea ... holding up well despite summer heat</span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XUL5wK7AJWFp9GEHYohoz8bKXEZzAA6cSxx2Ju4kpZgqXWsH5juPtBinSbtE2YfDAD4t6CX-9f1P8NqkJujhX50KUJRFOPDImOAZwa1uOPQYPBYaPEaE439t5SYxPSH3A9buCswK_q4/s1600/brightyellowflowersKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWJeBS8K6JlobaE9khxV8GeS-BCglFYVbyM0E2ecXn91AbaIDn0I4cb6CycrBV06omsQpoJIrB5fB0Tg2_z-K-RFzlcd-nFrhml2gu8GvL_QGyv5si6TA6kPk3HVFoj0tCRIBkGa2RYM/s1600/vegetablegardenKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618654948466498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWJeBS8K6JlobaE9khxV8GeS-BCglFYVbyM0E2ecXn91AbaIDn0I4cb6CycrBV06omsQpoJIrB5fB0Tg2_z-K-RFzlcd-nFrhml2gu8GvL_QGyv5si6TA6kPk3HVFoj0tCRIBkGa2RYM/s400/vegetablegardenKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Lettuce, narsturtiums (a favorite of mine)<br />and Swiss chard (a favorite of my dad’s)</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XUL5wK7AJWFp9GEHYohoz8bKXEZzAA6cSxx2Ju4kpZgqXWsH5juPtBinSbtE2YfDAD4t6CX-9f1P8NqkJujhX50KUJRFOPDImOAZwa1uOPQYPBYaPEaE439t5SYxPSH3A9buCswK_q4/s1600/brightyellowflowersKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618653441173554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XUL5wK7AJWFp9GEHYohoz8bKXEZzAA6cSxx2Ju4kpZgqXWsH5juPtBinSbtE2YfDAD4t6CX-9f1P8NqkJujhX50KUJRFOPDImOAZwa1uOPQYPBYaPEaE439t5SYxPSH3A9buCswK_q4/s400/brightyellowflowersKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I believe this is a version of Lantana</span>? </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhqJ0GJ4ZsCStamtpRKjGjIKkJmaky5QYCmKVeuhNMVnUkW-qb1KuVygYLPtUg6j1FPx0mpT__SkVveuZqsNB0DdTXMj8RZBI_tk_y_75lNpHSVWMyTmJQcw5w2KVp-C3T16UGXf7U58/s1600/shastadaisyKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhqJ0GJ4ZsCStamtpRKjGjIKkJmaky5QYCmKVeuhNMVnUkW-qb1KuVygYLPtUg6j1FPx0mpT__SkVveuZqsNB0DdTXMj8RZBI_tk_y_75lNpHSVWMyTmJQcw5w2KVp-C3T16UGXf7U58/s1600/shastadaisyKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618491460138994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhqJ0GJ4ZsCStamtpRKjGjIKkJmaky5QYCmKVeuhNMVnUkW-qb1KuVygYLPtUg6j1FPx0mpT__SkVveuZqsNB0DdTXMj8RZBI_tk_y_75lNpHSVWMyTmJQcw5w2KVp-C3T16UGXf7U58/s400/shastadaisyKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Shasta Daisy</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpDxnWoqUJy-zf-GdJoNCuDjCuT5aj5gG2ieduCiHDm947NiWWlB-vc06CHHqwSrTznhCOVHeaPg4AVphjui4hhzqj6xyCIIXOTxvs9e2YCivNpfUl_UzEQTGKQH5Z715LWq4bN1necs/s1600/butterflybushKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618483813787026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpDxnWoqUJy-zf-GdJoNCuDjCuT5aj5gG2ieduCiHDm947NiWWlB-vc06CHHqwSrTznhCOVHeaPg4AVphjui4hhzqj6xyCIIXOTxvs9e2YCivNpfUl_UzEQTGKQH5Z715LWq4bN1necs/s400/butterflybushKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A sure thing ... Butterfly Bush</span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkbZMLLVLXEiPw1XGrog003Aa4h3ltkM_h32EmnGELQ8EIkml_ZSjYJpJaMLiDDYniJQdmHGtMTx1LZ-ZwzQgkJYvKUEh43Q00F7yG4bF0071kwB6noP45E39SoBYeQDDY7R7u-mHNrE/s1600/beebalmKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LK_T0TdMQBd5uyhUn1Zm5eZ0Gybf8QRLHf-H62wMWWgTEkva3pOTDHrSsVoyTBrgEguy_IgbUGV4CqCWtjWn7UNSqekfgUrUvPcqb_8dnjtRJNC_jnvD1P7IsoX6FUcBpYP-d8ZfmTk/s1600/purpleflowerKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwTxb0SEBRh-xkVfwirGX4Kf3xvPCzcYC2jUKn4xR9Lga5k-0ux9Unxbj5599vEDJWRXGib8GME9ErbWzV1gG_oWTDolsX2ikwLfQjIx8bMh_ABohF2DWPaH5e8Wbd0_llsPqdAA0fng/s1600/fernsKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618197314710642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwTxb0SEBRh-xkVfwirGX4Kf3xvPCzcYC2jUKn4xR9Lga5k-0ux9Unxbj5599vEDJWRXGib8GME9ErbWzV1gG_oWTDolsX2ikwLfQjIx8bMh_ABohF2DWPaH5e8Wbd0_llsPqdAA0fng/s400/fernsKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Ferns (Japanese Painted fern is in front)</span> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_rG99hpaQ2PeEEeEDM9YHMJO8kulU5f4KZ6X4x4TcDGFqXEf_b8xi7VbdBIExSreRzb8wDbpkRijfoKOxVpGKqdc9lPdvT-Y47EVs0zG6e12xEiUNg2ZQgt_3yJJdsxbRKBJigzb05U/s1600/yellowflowerKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY5ZUYpeTh_LreZbJdD1JSoOi12YA9u7fVXgz0Nqe5KkfQV_rV9JDP_I5v_6UTKGDxn8C6UxgHW7cw87X_e28Yx7_hI-_pY86iyTSIU26eb9UFpYQ-EH69Y8zbsXzxM1baG_xRlXfLJ4/s1600/whitepoppyKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618214817084770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY5ZUYpeTh_LreZbJdD1JSoOi12YA9u7fVXgz0Nqe5KkfQV_rV9JDP_I5v_6UTKGDxn8C6UxgHW7cw87X_e28Yx7_hI-_pY86iyTSIU26eb9UFpYQ-EH69Y8zbsXzxM1baG_xRlXfLJ4/s400/whitepoppyKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Potted poppies</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsBykqYLeZlbBwRGifGjh1IqM03mzjai7CzFrdyBJaMV1Qu74VxH0Pe-rXjGfv2lAmJcbtJN9C-Sm4kKvd-6XO0SxGnLPSb3xBVEU-wOi8PQnMExG5IXdsbO_rwBvLfl1qU_YxyFlRTM/s1600/foxglovebirdbathKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618210751875666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsBykqYLeZlbBwRGifGjh1IqM03mzjai7CzFrdyBJaMV1Qu74VxH0Pe-rXjGfv2lAmJcbtJN9C-Sm4kKvd-6XO0SxGnLPSb3xBVEU-wOi8PQnMExG5IXdsbO_rwBvLfl1qU_YxyFlRTM/s400/foxglovebirdbathKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Pink foxglove, large leaf hosta, and white edged Solomon’s Seal</span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwTxb0SEBRh-xkVfwirGX4Kf3xvPCzcYC2jUKn4xR9Lga5k-0ux9Unxbj5599vEDJWRXGib8GME9ErbWzV1gG_oWTDolsX2ikwLfQjIx8bMh_ABohF2DWPaH5e8Wbd0_llsPqdAA0fng/s1600/fernsKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhU8IQsIfDLb110DJvD19CSUJd25Chzv0eXoKC5WIQkVdS8bRVY-rK_ZmolJkJByTTVmoyGuTBTxrlm06HsXuq8V6NtLgbevTTIHAFOYOpnx2q_gXMciC-poUCA2X9JTJZhuwVU1wiu8/s1600/wateringcanKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_rG99hpaQ2PeEEeEDM9YHMJO8kulU5f4KZ6X4x4TcDGFqXEf_b8xi7VbdBIExSreRzb8wDbpkRijfoKOxVpGKqdc9lPdvT-Y47EVs0zG6e12xEiUNg2ZQgt_3yJJdsxbRKBJigzb05U/s1600/yellowflowerKS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493618215202380850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_rG99hpaQ2PeEEeEDM9YHMJO8kulU5f4KZ6X4x4TcDGFqXEf_b8xi7VbdBIExSreRzb8wDbpkRijfoKOxVpGKqdc9lPdvT-Y47EVs0zG6e12xEiUNg2ZQgt_3yJJdsxbRKBJigzb05U/s400/yellowflowerKS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My favorite photo of the day</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The inside of Kim’s home was extremely charming. I did not take interior photos during our visit as I was there simply to enjoy her company. We talked a lot about raising our children (she has two, a girl and a boy, that while still under her wing are much more independent than my four littles), the need to create (she is writing and illustrating a new book, this time for children), and a variety of other topics including why the bowl of fruit I brought was still slightly frozen (when you are undergoing kitchen renovations, one must improvise!) Stop by and visit her blog,<br /><a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com/">Kim Smith Designs</a>, when you need a bit of nature’s beauty to lift your spirits, or have questions<br />about gardening. She is an expert on many topics, along with being a gracious host!<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="http://onesydneyroad.com/2010/07/alphabet-walk-blog-hop-3/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493743761623777682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiQlMfrRBtbOxp_4i70ZlztIVYkGzYqIps9BGeMflgAAyugfNneMHnzvtX00YV4hULH7vSEk2Y_4LvYPEOs-neWNzXTW0-weAUCKaS6xPe8DDx7WiAri9GqPzjgOVnIW0Y7PLfDGgXrg/s400/alphabetwalk.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />This week I will be participating in the </span><a href="http://onesydneyroad.com/2010/07/alphabet-walk-blog-hop-3/" style="font-style: italic;">Alphabet Walk blog hop</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> at<br />a fun blog I recently discovered: </span><a href="http://onesydneyroad.com/about/" style="font-style: italic;">One Sydney Road</a><span style="font-style: italic;">. Check it out!<br />(My letter is “Y</span><span style="font-style: italic;">”</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> and I will be posting on Friday, July 16th)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Bunting Flag Banner by <a href="http://www.puglypixel.com/">Puglypixel.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Alphabet Walk blog hop badge by <a href="http://74limelane.com.au/">74 Lime Lane</a></span><br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/design-show-preview-party-in-danvers.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493761825965316882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOLQxlTzk0rn9VYoy312HGqsxsgXr2xWaoo8HG9FDPM-CdMstb0oVbHonuoTWQl7TJJ83-ncXLa8Y1Ps21da2wW4yUPWBk1YsVF1AWTDcLycVqxzlGKnTPaCREYAjcIcQo3mlYngWLIMs/s400/DHSdesignshowbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Visit <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/06/danvers-design-show-sneak-peek.html">my space at the Danvers Historical Society</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/06/danvers-design-show-sneak-peek.html">designer showcase</a> now through August 1st!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Visiting a friend’s garden ...

Last week I was able to enjoy an afternoon visit with my friend Kim Smith at her Gloucester home. After meeting at last year’s North Shore D...

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An evening in the garden ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4SffKIzjnVryxhydifhj0rC6WV9R06v56OMxL5FvVKXHupm-ZrpT2KltBrSP-0kvzDD-bzHZ2eMhoDq2vYVBK-30rkrB4ZMjDaWGY1EhYaWpKDKJkaxYC11IG04nzzZra1jBbKk2rdc/s1600/containergardenTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009421152133282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4SffKIzjnVryxhydifhj0rC6WV9R06v56OMxL5FvVKXHupm-ZrpT2KltBrSP-0kvzDD-bzHZ2eMhoDq2vYVBK-30rkrB4ZMjDaWGY1EhYaWpKDKJkaxYC11IG04nzzZra1jBbKk2rdc/s400/containergardenTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A bold container garden by Tracy Drislane</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Last week the Village Garden Club of Lynnfield held its year-end dinner event at the home of Tracy and Chris Drislane. Tracy, who is a garden club member, and Chris, who is a professional landscape designer and certified horticulturist {<a href="http://designscapesland.com/index.html">DesignScapes, Inc.</a>} have a beautiful property that I have always admired for its rustic charm, great use of scale and creative touches. Here are some images taken during the<br />garden stroll portion of our evening ...<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrA_vKqfLfHVDa-YjQMwcmKnBBFqgwk0w_jUi5cKLQWzJYdU8-_rdFlvtgOtB0QLpB2TFbpZQLCOFlvpNw3sARRsTtq9A7vXBShDSiF9IuWDEH2F9TxJ8R-r6l6-2EXmHspfzb0C08Yk/s1600/hosta_alleyTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009301606532898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrA_vKqfLfHVDa-YjQMwcmKnBBFqgwk0w_jUi5cKLQWzJYdU8-_rdFlvtgOtB0QLpB2TFbpZQLCOFlvpNw3sARRsTtq9A7vXBShDSiF9IuWDEH2F9TxJ8R-r6l6-2EXmHspfzb0C08Yk/s400/hosta_alleyTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YF_vhbjVBDlj-L0bWzxBYX8pT3mP-6u3C6jaYiOIngUCzXi4nt8UN8BOXI2m6uheRmFgloRu3amL6dJfovoe3pq_KQLQAesVYPMFmhlaN0-91TpRW52OdCyz9E_YuVfvo2HYJMdVFgo/s1600/hummuscrackersVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A variety of large leaf hosta plants fill the gravel<br />covered alley between the barn and the house.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIodxjCgbSKen0Ms4QO-Eyq0_4sFjDOAi2vKFoJ5nno4DQk_FjJ21aI1RNEzQnDSkZ0NRCRL-ZY79VRtWqrVWPDPIJt8DPvgbBM_9wa_sd1BhiAfDggGNT0p_nMBAIbXa6iOaltPfYyc/s1600/hurricanehostaTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009291234206898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIodxjCgbSKen0Ms4QO-Eyq0_4sFjDOAi2vKFoJ5nno4DQk_FjJ21aI1RNEzQnDSkZ0NRCRL-ZY79VRtWqrVWPDPIJt8DPvgbBM_9wa_sd1BhiAfDggGNT0p_nMBAIbXa6iOaltPfYyc/s400/hurricanehostaTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A hurricane lamp decorated with hosta and coleus leaves still stands tall even after the skies opened up and rained during the early part of the evening.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNXjJ2sDk-7LECefS04g3hZTSzUkL25Zhr-c39jGCEXmDwRC06NzGCLBuZ57Bqgkz5gdYsH5qxn-aIGV3tb0gwGIcViuJLVMzGsuoATuOADLkzNVqw-SFsYF_0u8RPKFqlMW6T9fRrgo/s1600/fireplaceCD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009307578343570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNXjJ2sDk-7LECefS04g3hZTSzUkL25Zhr-c39jGCEXmDwRC06NzGCLBuZ57Bqgkz5gdYsH5qxn-aIGV3tb0gwGIcViuJLVMzGsuoATuOADLkzNVqw-SFsYF_0u8RPKFqlMW6T9fRrgo/s400/fireplaceCD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zzgUpGJ8yVM6X78SZythsm6C2W1PdrRIxfJYgDAObWd_j_ILI87DO7lhkkIwDLiRKf9uVdE7kCgthfoi5AGBDolE7a16CZhBQ4Z-kY9J6csQDdn4tq9Ail0pMeYBas2yjYRa1UzlkM/s1600/shrimpVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">S’mores were on the menu, but we had our<br />desserts inside. Isn’t this fireplace amazing???<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9OcaEBmQ8vo8e-Humm9E2LPLFDJu4AbjMA5wSnBmPVV6xizmfApY27LMVj8itPooZz-hBnY_ATYEaByJ9zWhP4kgE9KFvPya7r9X5v5DlRyQrrAwB69c9EM43zR2ejPQippvV6OO-e0/s1600/stoneplanterTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpqgDetFZbKEOjdEu7chVwj5-zkuCOqzmd_P87bIUxu6zTxRSpclqbp0EwkvVWHxI1N159WiiCX2Oa68ezXdZYcSEbHOqG1a2FNAEuJ4rtP9cW3nldFEuG0WEF2TzxUl4zUCp2a9sT2g/s1600/succulentinglassTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009019200514002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpqgDetFZbKEOjdEu7chVwj5-zkuCOqzmd_P87bIUxu6zTxRSpclqbp0EwkvVWHxI1N159WiiCX2Oa68ezXdZYcSEbHOqG1a2FNAEuJ4rtP9cW3nldFEuG0WEF2TzxUl4zUCp2a9sT2g/s400/succulentinglassTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I love how Tracy filled a number of wine glasses with moss and succulent blossoms and then accompanied them with candles in bell jars as table centerpieces.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyU_gYE22ql9ZFWGmp0VYXwygvxeQqp0Fwdv4zN3DXLP7QePbvRUCEmicNRUSNeoNyT4UeVWxA-C26de0uCNyerAeSDQtvb7PmZthBGnbduUs4vDmifeHQwRhUP54IUEsvJ42pa95-io/s1600/tomatoesw-grassesTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009004490755298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyU_gYE22ql9ZFWGmp0VYXwygvxeQqp0Fwdv4zN3DXLP7QePbvRUCEmicNRUSNeoNyT4UeVWxA-C26de0uCNyerAeSDQtvb7PmZthBGnbduUs4vDmifeHQwRhUP54IUEsvJ42pa95-io/s400/tomatoesw-grassesTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Even the tomato plants looked great when<br />partnered with tall landscape grasses<br />standing like a living screen behind them.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zzgUpGJ8yVM6X78SZythsm6C2W1PdrRIxfJYgDAObWd_j_ILI87DO7lhkkIwDLiRKf9uVdE7kCgthfoi5AGBDolE7a16CZhBQ4Z-kY9J6csQDdn4tq9Ail0pMeYBas2yjYRa1UzlkM/s1600/shrimpVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009284463990690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zzgUpGJ8yVM6X78SZythsm6C2W1PdrRIxfJYgDAObWd_j_ILI87DO7lhkkIwDLiRKf9uVdE7kCgthfoi5AGBDolE7a16CZhBQ4Z-kY9J6csQDdn4tq9Ail0pMeYBas2yjYRa1UzlkM/s400/shrimpVGC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YF_vhbjVBDlj-L0bWzxBYX8pT3mP-6u3C6jaYiOIngUCzXi4nt8UN8BOXI2m6uheRmFgloRu3amL6dJfovoe3pq_KQLQAesVYPMFmhlaN0-91TpRW52OdCyz9E_YuVfvo2HYJMdVFgo/s1600/hummuscrackersVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">It would not be a Village Garden Club party without a beautifully presented and equally delicious menu (courtesy of President Bootie Stevens, Tracy Drislane and other club member contributions).<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjTwWTu6kan7YizpQ1zYW73keVT03etw_1aa3HpMD0AI3zBWC66fFYcqC40oNeAHgmORum57mIf-Uar3kqkck1oiaRrK-5OVRYP_dTxOpNl0von4_q43UeVkQANm9D9wBFarkKS9GT5s/s1600/veggiesVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486008995141726114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjTwWTu6kan7YizpQ1zYW73keVT03etw_1aa3HpMD0AI3zBWC66fFYcqC40oNeAHgmORum57mIf-Uar3kqkck1oiaRrK-5OVRYP_dTxOpNl0von4_q43UeVkQANm9D9wBFarkKS9GT5s/s400/veggiesVGC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zzgUpGJ8yVM6X78SZythsm6C2W1PdrRIxfJYgDAObWd_j_ILI87DO7lhkkIwDLiRKf9uVdE7kCgthfoi5AGBDolE7a16CZhBQ4Z-kY9J6csQDdn4tq9Ail0pMeYBas2yjYRa1UzlkM/s1600/shrimpVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YF_vhbjVBDlj-L0bWzxBYX8pT3mP-6u3C6jaYiOIngUCzXi4nt8UN8BOXI2m6uheRmFgloRu3amL6dJfovoe3pq_KQLQAesVYPMFmhlaN0-91TpRW52OdCyz9E_YuVfvo2HYJMdVFgo/s1600/hummuscrackersVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009296908904482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YF_vhbjVBDlj-L0bWzxBYX8pT3mP-6u3C6jaYiOIngUCzXi4nt8UN8BOXI2m6uheRmFgloRu3amL6dJfovoe3pq_KQLQAesVYPMFmhlaN0-91TpRW52OdCyz9E_YuVfvo2HYJMdVFgo/s400/hummuscrackersVGC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fresh rosemary is a pretty and fragrant<br />accent when added to a dish of hummus<br />or in a container garden like below.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9OcaEBmQ8vo8e-Humm9E2LPLFDJu4AbjMA5wSnBmPVV6xizmfApY27LMVj8itPooZz-hBnY_ATYEaByJ9zWhP4kgE9KFvPya7r9X5v5DlRyQrrAwB69c9EM43zR2ejPQippvV6OO-e0/s1600/stoneplanterTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486009029375911266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9OcaEBmQ8vo8e-Humm9E2LPLFDJu4AbjMA5wSnBmPVV6xizmfApY27LMVj8itPooZz-hBnY_ATYEaByJ9zWhP4kgE9KFvPya7r9X5v5DlRyQrrAwB69c9EM43zR2ejPQippvV6OO-e0/s400/stoneplanterTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN69boBVJlbQ0GZHfvYbNQ_M74fhrmVhbQt6BbcAHyMVd0EeqNeHtT-Yfp6FYLcAOxQF4sC_GjW2iF8KE409adjuCJoB7Qn1ShIMNKuPvi1EH8U-VZ8oHa-TQkBR-slFND-yMYJuugJI/s1600/yvonnelauraVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SlCC8YBvCIUIiR4dg5dWspeabor5zrHKotR51Bm-KLiKJ_Ft_Ttoaqx3ON3O-Yv87hR20ukai9G8z0C3B1D_CSsgEHdPR2CSM8fbEygS_lKo_zwK3fdQYT-ixdRD7W-DOWAt1fwsftc/s1600/yvonnelauraVGC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486012049223805778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SlCC8YBvCIUIiR4dg5dWspeabor5zrHKotR51Bm-KLiKJ_Ft_Ttoaqx3ON3O-Yv87hR20ukai9G8z0C3B1D_CSsgEHdPR2CSM8fbEygS_lKo_zwK3fdQYT-ixdRD7W-DOWAt1fwsftc/s320/yvonnelauraVGC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">With garden club member and friend, Laura Thomson</span> </span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A lot of members commented on the gray floral pin I wore attached to a string of pearls. It is by <span style="font-weight: bold;">stella & dot</span> and is available by <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productlisting.category&categoryId=1003">clicking here</a> (type in my name as the hostess to order one for yourself, or any of the other lovely <span style="font-weight: bold;">stella & dot</span> jewelry items).<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT7DgR1FslyUlmJR5KzX39x6RV3zErtSaZ9t4PGuWdAurj68K6Nx6jRJBlzydAu7NSnRltbERGtG-5v-Z9q6vz7DZ5nwvaQxhgjtTfYbVG6_hu7VTDH8xKR6JcOO32EUrEM6zOfdSvaM/s1600/rockgardenYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486104542236651634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT7DgR1FslyUlmJR5KzX39x6RV3zErtSaZ9t4PGuWdAurj68K6Nx6jRJBlzydAu7NSnRltbERGtG-5v-Z9q6vz7DZ5nwvaQxhgjtTfYbVG6_hu7VTDH8xKR6JcOO32EUrEM6zOfdSvaM/s400/rockgardenYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My rock garden this morning</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItZ9FxMkrOuhKMGAoEvX7wpcwUUsAKf_0gqmZQKiOB8NLDCeFFaRQNisaYiz4TkvXDWedxzzMpcuYYHH0JanIH11RNUdz2OmFh722f5MAHtqzKKt-KesIOMjtl1K-iEFSn4b4Sed9e0c/s1600/gardenpathCDBS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486104409573677810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItZ9FxMkrOuhKMGAoEvX7wpcwUUsAKf_0gqmZQKiOB8NLDCeFFaRQNisaYiz4TkvXDWedxzzMpcuYYHH0JanIH11RNUdz2OmFh722f5MAHtqzKKt-KesIOMjtl1K-iEFSn4b4Sed9e0c/s400/gardenpathCDBS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A garden path by <a href="http://designscapesland.com/creative_plantings.html">DesignScapes, Inc.</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />for Club President Bootie Stevens</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This week I will be focusing on cleaning up my own gardens now that I have been completely inspired by the combined effort of the Drislane’s, plus a year of attending garden club lectures and events. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Village Garden Club of Lynnfield (and live in this area ; ) please contact me by email at yblacker@verizon.net.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnVjV05GYB0tZkN1nGWNK6FcNOIiShPhoH0yY7ERmmeunZysRMUFm9O3f-RZxI7MPFWS2kaLMUN67UxSelQNf6uHkwdDzq5fpvpZyRuPcuU55_MExQWPhHJVVbgQjL6H3hjGSISS4Hpw/s1600/purpleflowerinbottle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFfRgL6IjHj23oVWrsQXxCekbRCxuPouwnZKglnqyxEz8pbhdlhTLaQM_ARNbK8-E4xVK6i5iFj_f2ufdn53XiTN7Ns2NASlAWQMowjivQ8ocEGvSx6pSeozblm01hsYA7a5zepqf-A0/s1600/purpleflowerinbottle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486107793365278466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFfRgL6IjHj23oVWrsQXxCekbRCxuPouwnZKglnqyxEz8pbhdlhTLaQM_ARNbK8-E4xVK6i5iFj_f2ufdn53XiTN7Ns2NASlAWQMowjivQ8ocEGvSx6pSeozblm01hsYA7a5zepqf-A0/s400/purpleflowerinbottle.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Annual dues are just $25 per person which entitles each member to discounts at local nurseries, free admission to monthly events (we meet from September to June) and lots of information-sharing from the dedicated garden enthusiasts that make up the group. We always have a lot of fun at our monthly Monday night meetings, and have done a lot of community service gardening for the town of<br />Lynnfield as well. To see some mentions of events from this past year, visit the following links:<br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/04/design-tips-from-ford-flowers.html">Arranging dramatic centerpieces </a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">with Bert Ford<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-is-blooming.html">Art in Bloom</a> at the Lynnfield Library<br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/12/decking-halls-part-1.html">Holiday party decorating:</a> Laura Thomson<br /><br /><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/style-at-stevens-estate.html">Field trip</a> to The Stevens Estate, No. Andover<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/09/favorite-flower-for-autumn-joy.html">Kim Smith</a> and autumn gardening<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnVjV05GYB0tZkN1nGWNK6FcNOIiShPhoH0yY7ERmmeunZysRMUFm9O3f-RZxI7MPFWS2kaLMUN67UxSelQNf6uHkwdDzq5fpvpZyRuPcuU55_MExQWPhHJVVbgQjL6H3hjGSISS4Hpw/s1600/purpleflowerinbottle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p41Rpphu5ZNX6uRsnTOHX00DY5rsIXoxpIMsI6Lg1geP2NvDh9hHR9c6OH2J6MIdBO8NWHbmN_aPb7bL_LX_ZfB0D41-CEKPEqgB4W_xK83aJEtFskLxEsDOisCusk_QRrMVN-kCano/s1600/wickerchairsTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486104399678975026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p41Rpphu5ZNX6uRsnTOHX00DY5rsIXoxpIMsI6Lg1geP2NvDh9hHR9c6OH2J6MIdBO8NWHbmN_aPb7bL_LX_ZfB0D41-CEKPEqgB4W_xK83aJEtFskLxEsDOisCusk_QRrMVN-kCano/s400/wickerchairsTD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Thank you for opening your<br />home to us, Tracy and Chris!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p41Rpphu5ZNX6uRsnTOHX00DY5rsIXoxpIMsI6Lg1geP2NvDh9hHR9c6OH2J6MIdBO8NWHbmN_aPb7bL_LX_ZfB0D41-CEKPEqgB4W_xK83aJEtFskLxEsDOisCusk_QRrMVN-kCano/s1600/wickerchairsTD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>

An evening in the garden ...

A bold container garden by Tracy Drislane Last week the Village Garden Club of Lynnfield held its year-end dinner event at the home of Tracy...

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Kim Smith and Fragrant Gardening

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRVkObFocvHjvKtYo22AndxyE6ZJsQWRwbKM0VZU22dKwXTeL8nwX4XaPfCBVcNruFv47fRgmjh2RxexRsCC8icRL2qOX-wbH4rLbirv9AzWfbhSDYNBijLRg5sYvg3NrWn_Ylmnch9U/s1600/yvonnewithkimNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477780081300721090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRVkObFocvHjvKtYo22AndxyE6ZJsQWRwbKM0VZU22dKwXTeL8nwX4XaPfCBVcNruFv47fRgmjh2RxexRsCC8icRL2qOX-wbH4rLbirv9AzWfbhSDYNBijLRg5sYvg3NrWn_Ylmnch9U/s400/yvonnewithkimNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 387px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">At the Wenham Museum with designer Kim Smith</span></span><br /><br />One of the best parts of participating in a local design show is meeting other creative individuals who share the same interests. Last year at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Design Show</span> I met Kim Smith, a super talented designer, author, illustrator and photographer who created a lovely space for Willowdale Estate (<a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/tablescapes-spotlight-kim-smith-for.html">see it here</a>) where she works her design magic from the bridal suite to the <a href="http://willowdaleestate.com/Garden.cfm">garden landscapes</a>. While at the show, I really enjoyed talking with Kim about flowers and design (a couple of my favorite things ; ) so I asked Kim to share some of her gardening wisdom with my friends at the Village Garden Club of Lynnfield. She visited with us in September, presenting her tips on growing native plants – illustrated with many gorgeous slides – to our group of garden enthusiasts. While Kim did not participate in the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=171964&id=73210453062"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorite Spaces</span></a> design show this year (her daughter was graduating from college – congrats to you both!) she did host a slide show that highlighted the best flowers to plant when designing a fragrant garden.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_E0Y3HpG6EY5PVJ_n_K0w7h_djwuT8bLtPIA_z6F9KNZMLsRklzyiCYIqA_UdgykQKk0mtbcZcAPjK5avglWhGmHVIi7gIyyVIhRPopivY2Ju_PlW7XLTGBNKzpRiDCs6GHmbqHqoLI/s1600/peony.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477793068290122786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_E0Y3HpG6EY5PVJ_n_K0w7h_djwuT8bLtPIA_z6F9KNZMLsRklzyiCYIqA_UdgykQKk0mtbcZcAPjK5avglWhGmHVIi7gIyyVIhRPopivY2Ju_PlW7XLTGBNKzpRiDCs6GHmbqHqoLI/s400/peony.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Peonies I caught in bloom at a local cafe.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUd9FK2C1FoqDIii0uWKnBydyAw4MxmnmzhZjQ2qjEzR_7YHk_fE29Cn8SEklQ8QlM5H2yhYhUJ7Qv2WTTsTKHIrPW3p4Xoac3WFynarpWZk3jTZMYTjxLqEF5ruDHNWdHApo0zdy3OjM/s1600/shrubroseYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808797171602322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUd9FK2C1FoqDIii0uWKnBydyAw4MxmnmzhZjQ2qjEzR_7YHk_fE29Cn8SEklQ8QlM5H2yhYhUJ7Qv2WTTsTKHIrPW3p4Xoac3WFynarpWZk3jTZMYTjxLqEF5ruDHNWdHApo0zdy3OjM/s400/shrubroseYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My favorite shrub rose smells heavenly this week.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are just some of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim’s fragrant favorites</span><br />(although I think she loves most every flower!) ...<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />White Lilac </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Syringa vulgaris </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">‘</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Krasavitsa Moskvy</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">’</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">White Wisteria <span style="font-style: italic;">(W. sinensis v. alba ‘Jako’</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >)</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/plant/rosa-louise-odier">Old Garden Rose</a> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Rosa Louise Odier</span>)<br />Butterfly Bush <span style="font-style: italic;">(Buddleis davidii)</span><br />Nasturium <span style="font-style: italic;">(Tropaeolum majus)<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Oyama Magnolia <span style="font-style: italic;">(M. sieboldii)</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Moon Flower <span style="font-style: italic;">(Ipomoea alba)</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Mock Orange <span style="font-style: italic;">(Philadelphus)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Peony <span style="font-style: italic;">(Paeonia lactifolia)<br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Her number one tip on choosing <span style="font-weight: bold;">flowers with the most fragrance</span> is to <span style="font-weight: bold;">look for a white variety</span> as scent is in direct proportion to pigmentation. The more showy, colorful flowers may attract your eye, but the subtle shades of white, cream, pale pinks, yellows and purples will release the most scent. And while you are at it, plant those scented species closest to where you are apt to enjoy them, near a window or along a traveled path. I am going to try my hand at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ROFNFY/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000UZFOJM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=197Q9WDGD36NWEBE52ZC">Moon Flower</a> this year. I love that it opens at night, just around the time that I will be out in <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-secret-garden-room.html">my garden room</a>, enjoying a glass of something cold and refreshing!<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8jiOJLrLbB5OYXhFelwRIKNB9FfYsf0F0SgQAPPkQlZd49T2S6CVbpSrJzRrH8X5ddCQ-_0zag_DqzjsL8Dd0KK_yQq1ZtIzC2ODdmBIQNiJArPMja8tOOn82bHDRMwIoTJ-VTtmga0/s1600/phloxYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808815838322274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8jiOJLrLbB5OYXhFelwRIKNB9FfYsf0F0SgQAPPkQlZd49T2S6CVbpSrJzRrH8X5ddCQ-_0zag_DqzjsL8Dd0KK_yQq1ZtIzC2ODdmBIQNiJArPMja8tOOn82bHDRMwIoTJ-VTtmga0/s400/phloxYB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Vintage biennial phlox from my garden ...<br />they smell like cinnamon!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>To receive Kim’s gardening tips via email, visit her <a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.com/">website</a> and <a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.com/correspond.php">sign up for her eColumn</a> which is always chock full of great photos and information. Her <a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com/">blog</a> is another great resource for gardening inspiration.<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DDQruy2G-8DPPUVIRlJwvn50p7ouD_CVjn8uJuSp-glmvrgd-QIfOZh5RcA_OhLFHPm_EkMKcFn9aZeMeCDnQTaVg4yPZ1jeI_qngjypA5hPAKnzUEBuMUdoyBMnIzCf1uVzAwlma2g/s1600/whiteflowerKimSmithOGarden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477808812653506770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DDQruy2G-8DPPUVIRlJwvn50p7ouD_CVjn8uJuSp-glmvrgd-QIfOZh5RcA_OhLFHPm_EkMKcFn9aZeMeCDnQTaVg4yPZ1jeI_qngjypA5hPAKnzUEBuMUdoyBMnIzCf1uVzAwlma2g/s400/whiteflowerKimSmithOGarden.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" /></a>Kim Smith illustration from her book,<br /><a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.com/book.php">“Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!”</a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVWhjUyAo0Hl547hKdkENERTl4skskRLtlO8INiU26jNWIawK99LWWnL4wR78G1RLHrUbffFSxzipOnunKyFB91OGabaEXaWwfyBOKEiSHVAczGL_T1hlSNNAO_2vIt_-SZJX7-MzcD8/s1600/sashabroochSnD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYmI9M2ePs0AHZ3hKOUePkddGVcqr73EBklp0h_BtWjUCwuqzRoW8n_M8MUMw3nwXVLcNsi21rggIO04xXYjV6-e4jV4yt1IpHUqXaT8K7I_3BpIiYVYHQrCSGK37v8sbh0Hmvu7v6AA/s1600/homepage3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477813369135666946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYmI9M2ePs0AHZ3hKOUePkddGVcqr73EBklp0h_BtWjUCwuqzRoW8n_M8MUMw3nwXVLcNsi21rggIO04xXYjV6-e4jV4yt1IpHUqXaT8K7I_3BpIiYVYHQrCSGK37v8sbh0Hmvu7v6AA/s400/homepage3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Colorful jewels from </span><a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo" style="font-style: italic;">stella & dot</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />And for those of you who like to wear your love of flowers, I am hosting a <span style="font-weight: bold;">stella & dot</span> party online. One of my favorite items (besides the <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productdetail&sku=N1016I">Sophia Pearl Bib Necklace</a> that I am wearing in the photo with Kim above) is their <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productdetail&sku=BR1000S">Sasha Flower Brooch</a> ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.stelladot.com/corporate/productcatalog?page=productdetail&selectedLocale=en_US&sku=BR1000S" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477813313473893506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVWhjUyAo0Hl547hKdkENERTl4skskRLtlO8INiU26jNWIawK99LWWnL4wR78G1RLHrUbffFSxzipOnunKyFB91OGabaEXaWwfyBOKEiSHVAczGL_T1hlSNNAO_2vIt_-SZJX7-MzcD8/s400/sashabroochSnD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />These pin-on-flowers are all the rage right now, and are the perfect accessory to a summer top, bag or belt. There are so many pretty items in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">stella & dot Look Book</span> for Spring/Summer 2010. <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productlisting.category&categoryId=1003">Take a peek at the latest trends</a> and let me know what your favorite is ...<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQPUqSMoXtYlP8eKURXfNneb-qLECp2dH277KbV4L6UBkIanVLsjfALvyUzw8fZ4ZWA3WggQ5SMUXGtyKs3Xjdhm-ISEwf3UFqw2thNkRSz4Z3QpKV8qum9-9FaTqJOdzSK9Ial5itLI/s1600/stellandotlookbook.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477817728906610802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQPUqSMoXtYlP8eKURXfNneb-qLECp2dH277KbV4L6UBkIanVLsjfALvyUzw8fZ4ZWA3WggQ5SMUXGtyKs3Xjdhm-ISEwf3UFqw2thNkRSz4Z3QpKV8qum9-9FaTqJOdzSK9Ial5itLI/s400/stellandotlookbook.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />To purchase a <span style="font-weight: bold;">stella & dot</span> item, click <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/brendacataldo/productcatalog?page=productlisting.category&categoryId=1003">on this link</a> and add my name (Yvonne Blacker : ) as the hostess.<br /><br />Have fun shopping ... and gardening!<br /><br />xo<br />yvonne</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Kim Smith and Fragrant Gardening

At the Wenham Museum with designer Kim Smith One of the best parts of participating in a local design show is meeting other creative individ...

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North Shore Design Show Preview ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJMeK-zMzYazs6pi5kGg0Z81uW_9HYqZJGb-c2NaGqqPuIPg1-uaDMu-quL1__ZVfZiZQZgBherV-K_Vfr3-dLo6dVbruGrH9pcE0GB-f0c_0R7M4CxHeQEJw-J-8R5DbxkhkVWKpMVE/s1600/yvonneandjohnNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472094915209866066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJMeK-zMzYazs6pi5kGg0Z81uW_9HYqZJGb-c2NaGqqPuIPg1-uaDMu-quL1__ZVfZiZQZgBherV-K_Vfr3-dLo6dVbruGrH9pcE0GB-f0c_0R7M4CxHeQEJw-J-8R5DbxkhkVWKpMVE/s400/yvonneandjohnNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">My husband John and I at the Preview Party<br />share a celebratory drink in my “room.”</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What a fabulous weekend we had at the Wenham Museum’s <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/special_events.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">North Shore Design Show: Favorite Spaces!</span></a> Today the museum is closed (which will give me a moment to catch up with life in general!) so I am posting some preview pictures for you to enjoy before they re-open for the week on Tuesday.<br /><br />The show runs through Saturday, May 22nd and there are some great events scheduled: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Behind the Scenes of This Old House</span> on Wednesday evening with host and design show chair <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,441624,00.html">Kevin O’Connor</a>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Private Tour plus Meet the Designers Breakfast</span> on Friday morning from 9am to 11am, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Designing a Fragrant Garden</span> with author/illustrator/designer <a href="http://kimsmithdesigns.com/">Kim Smith</a> on Saturday the 22nd, and How to design a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Well-Dressed Kitchen</span> with Kathy Marshall of <a href="http://marshallwhitmandesign.com/MarshallWhitman/Blank.html">Marshall Whitman Design</a>, also on Saturday.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/special_events.html">Click here</a> for ticket information.<br /><br />Of course, I do not want to spoil your visit to the museum by giving too much away visually, so I will show you just a glimpse of what you will see in the 16 creatively decorated spaces at the show, along with sharing some great photos of our weekend guests!<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPnu0eKcKvYIugc-y4ooTNHUVfBFG3blKTUBk_mkOHSdaM45PONY0FJXoq1NTb_6uyh8AkR_Bn5nE_tcpF0Ys53Kk3fj0uo983-zPbPxOQBtdcucjZzHW9SOMnTCc80Br-Qjlkr4mAVE/s1600/wenhammuseumfoxgloves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093721272108514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPnu0eKcKvYIugc-y4ooTNHUVfBFG3blKTUBk_mkOHSdaM45PONY0FJXoq1NTb_6uyh8AkR_Bn5nE_tcpF0Ys53Kk3fj0uo983-zPbPxOQBtdcucjZzHW9SOMnTCc80Br-Qjlkr4mAVE/s400/wenhammuseumfoxgloves.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Beautiful flowers by </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lindsay Pollard<br />Arrangements </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">of Hamilton<br />line the walkway and fill the museum.<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijil5KwpOKKxE-MBh87bSxShF7ygS0V-5Z4CL6WxTS6NS6dHPBA7ffYhkZkvVXoWnSMp_uTkK6N2egq6xvw-3C36kDPDbaDb1e970DSFOpjP4EzZZPJO4am8WFH82Q8yT6IsO-i07WFZ4/s1600/peoniesLP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093508309989650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijil5KwpOKKxE-MBh87bSxShF7ygS0V-5Z4CL6WxTS6NS6dHPBA7ffYhkZkvVXoWnSMp_uTkK6N2egq6xvw-3C36kDPDbaDb1e970DSFOpjP4EzZZPJO4am8WFH82Q8yT6IsO-i07WFZ4/s400/peoniesLP.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijil5KwpOKKxE-MBh87bSxShF7ygS0V-5Z4CL6WxTS6NS6dHPBA7ffYhkZkvVXoWnSMp_uTkK6N2egq6xvw-3C36kDPDbaDb1e970DSFOpjP4EzZZPJO4am8WFH82Q8yT6IsO-i07WFZ4/s1600/peoniesLP.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tJoGI6dOrH9iqYtxnVvN4_ewWd7U_8aAV0XMParTWzeSBU4ze2kq3_Kx1IJKvC62eLbo0GfbEF1B7Jl4FFKG2bb0yatcj2-u5Ex7U2IpyLneAwwtpVBB7wqLKP5KdLogYhzEHGS_dns/s1600/wenhammuseumwkevino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093724578039826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tJoGI6dOrH9iqYtxnVvN4_ewWd7U_8aAV0XMParTWzeSBU4ze2kq3_Kx1IJKvC62eLbo0GfbEF1B7Jl4FFKG2bb0yatcj2-u5Ex7U2IpyLneAwwtpVBB7wqLKP5KdLogYhzEHGS_dns/s400/wenhammuseumwkevino.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tJoGI6dOrH9iqYtxnVvN4_ewWd7U_8aAV0XMParTWzeSBU4ze2kq3_Kx1IJKvC62eLbo0GfbEF1B7Jl4FFKG2bb0yatcj2-u5Ex7U2IpyLneAwwtpVBB7wqLKP5KdLogYhzEHGS_dns/s1600/wenhammuseumwkevino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Just some of the amazing behind the scenes crew who made the design show possible, including Honorary Show Chair Kevin O’Connor and his wife Kathleen. Special thanks goes to Lindsay Diehl, Executive Director; Christine Zampell, President; and Willa Worsfold, Council Co-chair. Not pictured: Lisa Bonneville, Consulting Designer.<br /><br /></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKivi7qKqWVWqQTCGl0jatt9j0ivDbG6tix38Kw15oobndkqSGqLyk0fpgWKt71_dUhmpgVCvtXoEqRh3JZmL0CtuHx6eoG80es6qC3nCh5ruBEjlNYPFuO1VUB7nNlFTw6bqIeukZPIs/s1600/yvonneandmaryNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472094860022381634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKivi7qKqWVWqQTCGl0jatt9j0ivDbG6tix38Kw15oobndkqSGqLyk0fpgWKt71_dUhmpgVCvtXoEqRh3JZmL0CtuHx6eoG80es6qC3nCh5ruBEjlNYPFuO1VUB7nNlFTw6bqIeukZPIs/s400/yvonneandmaryNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Mary Donovan of <a href="http://firstrugs.com/">First Oriental Rugs</a><br />(who matches my room perfectly!)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Stylish members of the Museum Council mingled with designers and other well-dressed visitors during Friday night’s jam-packed Preview Party ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMydx3zBycGjn-il3QzDn_vIPxRPe6LerWYcW0ryXygVyWBSNnFO4CAE2MZPJLcvQsgJ-m3CCZBmlZmnZ3qP2RQCueV476Ll2v35b9WRO8DciQbQgSSLkjOCiNLwhHDPj6xzfOXCbvM/s1600/amywithfriendsNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092502886868946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMydx3zBycGjn-il3QzDn_vIPxRPe6LerWYcW0ryXygVyWBSNnFO4CAE2MZPJLcvQsgJ-m3CCZBmlZmnZ3qP2RQCueV476Ll2v35b9WRO8DciQbQgSSLkjOCiNLwhHDPj6xzfOXCbvM/s400/amywithfriendsNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2RJDHGsmtgC_HK7rSMP8Ud6z9vTTuLSeF3BFHK49FVPCMPYb1dfITC0SR85SoYmq8yIbmHtFYAAOgVo7uJJ6xCI03fjs1wyF41NcVzdPibSQiTweC9qDNOvCH8k14qI8AfKyt9K8oqM/s1600/bluepatchworkdress.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092520876373378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2RJDHGsmtgC_HK7rSMP8Ud6z9vTTuLSeF3BFHK49FVPCMPYb1dfITC0SR85SoYmq8yIbmHtFYAAOgVo7uJJ6xCI03fjs1wyF41NcVzdPibSQiTweC9qDNOvCH8k14qI8AfKyt9K8oqM/s400/bluepatchworkdress.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO3pJVgJLG61ATEGYYRLhaqYthZSrEbwQorclNqjfzu_5fUfflCnF8O1BU7Jh8ugCOD06d6blHeSibrZ6DQgB08RIoJyK9zPcd34TjT-KF1bTwpE40eyJAovyrpqmaS9KICskmf4Oz94/s1600/irenamartha.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093022370362194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO3pJVgJLG61ATEGYYRLhaqYthZSrEbwQorclNqjfzu_5fUfflCnF8O1BU7Jh8ugCOD06d6blHeSibrZ6DQgB08RIoJyK9zPcd34TjT-KF1bTwpE40eyJAovyrpqmaS9KICskmf4Oz94/s400/irenamartha.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Participating designer/stylist <a href="http://sutyakstyle.com/">Martha Sutyak</a><br />(on the right) with her friend, Irena.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwr4P05bvvvl0NG2pMRQGJq_yNw5SKjGwjcrVc4uJOjRB50GOfpOleo1vO461T3wo-bvyQxJvqNeoWHoUHgzTy_srQlbWVKuHGAAiklzmktLoYjWmF85v-3rZmi6yPnT-NbE1UCSi0-A/s1600/sutyak.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093525073129106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwr4P05bvvvl0NG2pMRQGJq_yNw5SKjGwjcrVc4uJOjRB50GOfpOleo1vO461T3wo-bvyQxJvqNeoWHoUHgzTy_srQlbWVKuHGAAiklzmktLoYjWmF85v-3rZmi6yPnT-NbE1UCSi0-A/s400/sutyak.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Staged for a party: colorful and creative<br />details fill Martha’s fun-loving space.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiWUAyay9wt2SQTmIGyuObNbk4ApiOZiDHXZjL0Pzb3WmcCQDsxQ1A3ROhJgwesIen1pRQ4A0MrL1Kt5AIbnxpH7bIuh7nGvzqoHbC4sO7UBv0kYbRXm9bmDKnKDwIKNE41tDJ-hnJos/s1600/irenapurse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472098499018402482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiWUAyay9wt2SQTmIGyuObNbk4ApiOZiDHXZjL0Pzb3WmcCQDsxQ1A3ROhJgwesIen1pRQ4A0MrL1Kt5AIbnxpH7bIuh7nGvzqoHbC4sO7UBv0kYbRXm9bmDKnKDwIKNE41tDJ-hnJos/s400/irenapurse.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Irena’s purse was pretty cool as well!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxBOnKcIUqwwrlFDVwmITJigZoyKrKjELmK5QMNUaUf8Ou4iLkZcbcdTYZiac2gLokYxKMGPmlHvAw27qDrNv9aP98nd1u9J71IWvYhzTq-j542hG8Ut-YwafT9_0uiemfpgXGM_Cb7w/s1600/elizabethC&M.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092735764905538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxBOnKcIUqwwrlFDVwmITJigZoyKrKjELmK5QMNUaUf8Ou4iLkZcbcdTYZiac2gLokYxKMGPmlHvAw27qDrNv9aP98nd1u9J71IWvYhzTq-j542hG8Ut-YwafT9_0uiemfpgXGM_Cb7w/s400/elizabethC&M.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A corner of the elegant vignette by designer<br />Elizabeth Brosnan Hourihan of<a href="http://www.carpentermacneille.com/"> Carpenter & MacNeille</a><br />plus a close-up of her equally dazzling purse ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoRVzpBV18N45E2vlKSY5WaYh1KtQ6xJlk7_xdbnywTFKKZqkhYb7ez3oZ-4d45X_OghX91_41GXEiVfnr__OQDB-cBKN1313J2i8N-O0HR_L13Xf6JzqbChb7CWBRz3sMMpCP2Pjm4E/s1600/bagdetailElizabeth.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092511599720626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoRVzpBV18N45E2vlKSY5WaYh1KtQ6xJlk7_xdbnywTFKKZqkhYb7ez3oZ-4d45X_OghX91_41GXEiVfnr__OQDB-cBKN1313J2i8N-O0HR_L13Xf6JzqbChb7CWBRz3sMMpCP2Pjm4E/s400/bagdetailElizabeth.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrEqfawJECUjoNNJ8bnWo9B-T7Za2S-2UFQ8sSyz7pprXHjcHZDDU0R3JLNNGswtkzFFPgveoAYBmS59kdz08c7AObhZpi71LrHV-nxHViV9F7CYHoCWB1uEd8wDqxBwyjYnTQXgbsB0/s1600/DellaPiana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092726557697970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrEqfawJECUjoNNJ8bnWo9B-T7Za2S-2UFQ8sSyz7pprXHjcHZDDU0R3JLNNGswtkzFFPgveoAYBmS59kdz08c7AObhZpi71LrHV-nxHViV9F7CYHoCWB1uEd8wDqxBwyjYnTQXgbsB0/s400/DellaPiana.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fashion designer Harper Della-Piana of <a href="http://www.seamstheshop.com/">Seams Couture</a> with her mother, artist and gallery owner Elissa Della-Piana of <a href="http://gallerydellapiana.com/">Gallery Della-Piana.</a> Here is a peek at the beautifully organic space that Elissa designed for the show ...</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TkKgDjfpKApJgMZl6ALNNh1G3ahtYtFc97ci3OUlk73Iy2WtX2RNenrZQaD89g0dWUbhtsH7J_GBY6bxaHkLAsMgFFrsiBLPqNBmVjYWg-44xmi88l9b_lrN79QZk9hkkH3rL3oPR9A/s1600/dellapiana.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092731446534562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TkKgDjfpKApJgMZl6ALNNh1G3ahtYtFc97ci3OUlk73Iy2WtX2RNenrZQaD89g0dWUbhtsH7J_GBY6bxaHkLAsMgFFrsiBLPqNBmVjYWg-44xmi88l9b_lrN79QZk9hkkH3rL3oPR9A/s400/dellapiana.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />More vignettes from this year’s<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >North Shore Design Show</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> talents:<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxm8UfTcrZJrhHfyYOV57F0QCZnomKlyl_YBR2J3wPDsI24pcJvru1aiQFmE5Nb5cBtJnTPzLfVZ7QZKDrH28rdNS4MtlpIOvyocIrVkmTYtxkMMrq_2LJ7WZPxi3DuXHRd3_hTRm_rE/s1600/windowMWD.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472242689619364706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxm8UfTcrZJrhHfyYOV57F0QCZnomKlyl_YBR2J3wPDsI24pcJvru1aiQFmE5Nb5cBtJnTPzLfVZ7QZKDrH28rdNS4MtlpIOvyocIrVkmTYtxkMMrq_2LJ7WZPxi3DuXHRd3_hTRm_rE/s400/windowMWD.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-6-2CeBKdcUu62qKsD5dA8xjjv_jbgUgI3ebjSOU2x4K3bexlUqcNx00sAydke2Dgfnym0rM1ZLGz621Wh26_YobLXKGFK2AAhnS3HUakm_w6NKw-Y8FYark2HFy96a7OXAOTywjDes/s1600/marshallwhitman.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472098490202621858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-6-2CeBKdcUu62qKsD5dA8xjjv_jbgUgI3ebjSOU2x4K3bexlUqcNx00sAydke2Dgfnym0rM1ZLGz621Wh26_YobLXKGFK2AAhnS3HUakm_w6NKw-Y8FYark2HFy96a7OXAOTywjDes/s400/marshallwhitman.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Rich details fill the combined space of designers Gracyn Whitman and Kathy Marshall<br />of <a href="http://marshallwhitmandesign.com/MarshallWhitman/Blank.html">Marshall Whitman Design</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWiLfkh2FxTTBOgDsu2ajV9qajys5Tiu717533srLvG_ch3C_yGO-3g5opFyVaCD537HZqU3V793rCeoYne8_joIbf8QafNDpE1tQL3t30gau4tnrFASyZ4njqW1bj7l3lJG1WimsvH8/s1600/siemaskoverbridge.vignette2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472101737860309026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWiLfkh2FxTTBOgDsu2ajV9qajys5Tiu717533srLvG_ch3C_yGO-3g5opFyVaCD537HZqU3V793rCeoYne8_joIbf8QafNDpE1tQL3t30gau4tnrFASyZ4njqW1bj7l3lJG1WimsvH8/s400/siemaskoverbridge.vignette2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A jewel of a room inspired by the sea ...<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://svdesign.com/">Siemasko + Verbridg</a><a href="http://svdesign.com/">e</a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDyW74tRXP4VSv8ndYwhUEp5mA1K53JArEmQR9clhyphenhyphenmenE6JJ8_oMOSZdPnWNq9lIXKM5NRP11mfFjwKGIOo5E4Bvge_c_wu4xbybcqJDvyV7ZTxCRsMDHbxbiEFzeVGaJr4cftjVL0/s1600/honeycollins.vignette2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472096201634439218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMDyW74tRXP4VSv8ndYwhUEp5mA1K53JArEmQR9clhyphenhyphenmenE6JJ8_oMOSZdPnWNq9lIXKM5NRP11mfFjwKGIOo5E4Bvge_c_wu4xbybcqJDvyV7ZTxCRsMDHbxbiEFzeVGaJr4cftjVL0/s400/honeycollins.vignette2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A pair of vignettes from the warm and inviting space<br />designed by traditionally chic <a href="http://www.lwcinteriors.com/">Honey Collins.</a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqFZXu6FTfZYSYobTvIVJPEOeCFjLITPQAHlJeynqgE7_sT9pb_1zAJxUSKzVkTzTRIXjA-u0F9hHFEaItvG9qRvdgM8mAYvA_KwaXaVQ6KHjZZJJCkuQNCqyrLv96hTtsSxY-0W00Rc/s1600/honeycollins.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472096195496238498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqFZXu6FTfZYSYobTvIVJPEOeCFjLITPQAHlJeynqgE7_sT9pb_1zAJxUSKzVkTzTRIXjA-u0F9hHFEaItvG9qRvdgM8mAYvA_KwaXaVQ6KHjZZJJCkuQNCqyrLv96hTtsSxY-0W00Rc/s400/honeycollins.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-hQLI84zpTuR2ppIU1M8W7E0oLAzyNfBLv4nBiGMcM4oyIY-9FkBJyboycvdz2WuCxYNg3-mMvox4ULhZjrHgQMBOrrsTK6yomI4jLeEgQHT8FPxAR2RRxHCJrKSFWfjYHgBDpsStE/s1600/niles-scott.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472095404184106562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOM-hQLI84zpTuR2ppIU1M8W7E0oLAzyNfBLv4nBiGMcM4oyIY-9FkBJyboycvdz2WuCxYNg3-mMvox4ULhZjrHgQMBOrrsTK6yomI4jLeEgQHT8FPxAR2RRxHCJrKSFWfjYHgBDpsStE/s400/niles-scott.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A charming powder room by <a href="http://niles-scott.com/NILES-SCOTT/Welcome.html">Niles-Scott Interiors</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BFPYaIEdHJxcsdzjc6cs6Kgenx618s3XXtBweoz-BLLGkW9VYRGYLzKT3cow5hfTzyoDkWHaNit1K1nUwBfkZ-XUkMWjwAi4TGizT3aNa0M6TkE0-o1SUcJpGByhafXMwnhXnRQIzk8/s1600/chandler.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472253586276215538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BFPYaIEdHJxcsdzjc6cs6Kgenx618s3XXtBweoz-BLLGkW9VYRGYLzKT3cow5hfTzyoDkWHaNit1K1nUwBfkZ-XUkMWjwAi4TGizT3aNa0M6TkE0-o1SUcJpGByhafXMwnhXnRQIzk8/s400/chandler.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The table is set for a ladies’ luncheon by designer</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nanette Chandler</span> of Interior Style, Brookline</span>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJMeK-zMzYazs6pi5kGg0Z81uW_9HYqZJGb-c2NaGqqPuIPg1-uaDMu-quL1__ZVfZiZQZgBherV-K_Vfr3-dLo6dVbruGrH9pcE0GB-f0c_0R7M4CxHeQEJw-J-8R5DbxkhkVWKpMVE/s1600/yvonneandjohnNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFauDn0CRSDHu49g70u9ZFpiTwsJy5D_Wq_7ONZ11ruWQUou1Cm-JuQvT25nUyWt3_nnqipHbCkxmGbCidNkMqN_y8X8FPK3ImYvbp5HmhU0uET5VpBNAyrV7lpJhPHnHiPvSqeS_d9Sg/s1600/landryarcari.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472098497136566514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFauDn0CRSDHu49g70u9ZFpiTwsJy5D_Wq_7ONZ11ruWQUou1Cm-JuQvT25nUyWt3_nnqipHbCkxmGbCidNkMqN_y8X8FPK3ImYvbp5HmhU0uET5VpBNAyrV7lpJhPHnHiPvSqeS_d9Sg/s400/landryarcari.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Unique pieces presented by <a href="http://www.landryandarcari.com/Oriental-Rug-Gallery.php">Landry & Arcari</a><br /><br /></span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGPe5M_jpxqHMWOio05jjrdOfmYOcpCyHb5tVGTtaWrH52rV25jBy87ZmVtu6__vyikza49ehWwQORsAfJ73gULHmr6YjRF8ddkD2BL4FRH58_XOJzB8IRwsYbLCFl4jtXr8J0F0YDW0/s1600/wilsonkelsey.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472094985784606930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGPe5M_jpxqHMWOio05jjrdOfmYOcpCyHb5tVGTtaWrH52rV25jBy87ZmVtu6__vyikza49ehWwQORsAfJ73gULHmr6YjRF8ddkD2BL4FRH58_XOJzB8IRwsYbLCFl4jtXr8J0F0YDW0/s400/wilsonkelsey.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A stunning take on contemporary design<br />by <a href="http://www.wilsonkelseydesign.com/index.html">Wilson Kelsey Design, Inc.</a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa1FEF_BqCLodHUp24B3E05QOWP8W4omAreRJMSNhyphenhyphenGLeI2Is833g-pSg2Fkd0Nz1i7_lZhqAKElNOwrBIoozNMpsIo6YkMCsNpCAs2RNFeytOsj0zEd_nowoUYXm2Rx9SWivuU8Bmkg/s1600/finnmartens.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472096203606360642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa1FEF_BqCLodHUp24B3E05QOWP8W4omAreRJMSNhyphenhyphenGLeI2Is833g-pSg2Fkd0Nz1i7_lZhqAKElNOwrBIoozNMpsIo6YkMCsNpCAs2RNFeytOsj0zEd_nowoUYXm2Rx9SWivuU8Bmkg/s400/finnmartens.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">An engaging North Shore story is told in this vignette<br />designed by Patricia Finn of <a href="http://www.finn-martensdesign.com/index.html">Finn-Martens Design</a>.<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Uq7MljafO6oLAFJ3WIK13fqdnPIKH0UI_hXx7m6Msnh0AU4qoU7pwHXChKItHRIn4tsTfV092eIy8wiq4QL9tpW_aCX8zDkbktZ1KwDvbKfswqzVKXV9mf9_jTOtnJ-qg1582y4OxTI/s1600/timelessinteriors.vignette3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472251165538055106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Uq7MljafO6oLAFJ3WIK13fqdnPIKH0UI_hXx7m6Msnh0AU4qoU7pwHXChKItHRIn4tsTfV092eIy8wiq4QL9tpW_aCX8zDkbktZ1KwDvbKfswqzVKXV9mf9_jTOtnJ-qg1582y4OxTI/s400/timelessinteriors.vignette3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A magical time of year is recreated in this room designed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Timeless Interiors</span> of Prides Crossing.<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrEqfawJECUjoNNJ8bnWo9B-T7Za2S-2UFQ8sSyz7pprXHjcHZDDU0R3JLNNGswtkzFFPgveoAYBmS59kdz08c7AObhZpi71LrHV-nxHViV9F7CYHoCWB1uEd8wDqxBwyjYnTQXgbsB0/s1600/DellaPiana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvcK2Fe3Uyt-g6SIZxa6Xm7qKbnaRcFBrnOkWtYamb3c1kv5IhTHm_aMYzdFqaLsnnk9xpOahXIGuHOJ96pn7U48PJU2pwxfdO6Ff38Mb3QUfdbBV6Vrk2qPx33WjXhKGC5zM-c2x4lA/s1600/classicalarchitecture.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092722439066034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvcK2Fe3Uyt-g6SIZxa6Xm7qKbnaRcFBrnOkWtYamb3c1kv5IhTHm_aMYzdFqaLsnnk9xpOahXIGuHOJ96pn7U48PJU2pwxfdO6Ff38Mb3QUfdbBV6Vrk2qPx33WjXhKGC5zM-c2x4lA/s400/classicalarchitecture.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />An outdoor oasis designed by John Margolis, President of the<a href="http://www.classicist-ne.org/site/home.html"> Institute of Classical Architecture</a><br /><a href="http://www.classicist-ne.org/site/home.html">& Classical Americ</a><a href="http://www.classicist-ne.org/site/home.html">a</a>.<br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBeYJP40TwbI_0-sXEUTC3Q_U-XcOvsG8S9EpcrpkyCaEYmjVeLvls4EAHx8Xw-qb9XBjgA2UAsTEmUgaQ3HDgp14AMheMBNWJLbUhEFaOrv-eHJSmCjo-54u2wVt-RRHLJsrgykOSYk/s1600/bluepeacock.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092526088653506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBeYJP40TwbI_0-sXEUTC3Q_U-XcOvsG8S9EpcrpkyCaEYmjVeLvls4EAHx8Xw-qb9XBjgA2UAsTEmUgaQ3HDgp14AMheMBNWJLbUhEFaOrv-eHJSmCjo-54u2wVt-RRHLJsrgykOSYk/s400/bluepeacock.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A traditional hunt tea designed with the equestrian in mind by <a href="http://www.bluepeacock.com/showroom.php">Blue Peacock Home</a>.<br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5e01sVbX-d8d-y_6KOD4HtZWJagudGp2cjLUXed5epSqyWNtjOHmwI98hZZvK0hYSSyHcU-JGp8KKo-yzZPotp7ZfLeD0kTWQySHLvp8cx8gHXg0qyVmWW0MBrd5_kvkdCLnUUopijQ/s1600/camillegarro.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092716155360882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5e01sVbX-d8d-y_6KOD4HtZWJagudGp2cjLUXed5epSqyWNtjOHmwI98hZZvK0hYSSyHcU-JGp8KKo-yzZPotp7ZfLeD0kTWQySHLvp8cx8gHXg0qyVmWW0MBrd5_kvkdCLnUUopijQ/s400/camillegarro.vignette.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />In vogue ... a reflective space designed by<br /><a href="http://camillegarrointeriors.com/">Camille Garro Interiors.</a><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMydx3zBycGjn-il3QzDn_vIPxRPe6LerWYcW0ryXygVyWBSNnFO4CAE2MZPJLcvQsgJ-m3CCZBmlZmnZ3qP2RQCueV476Ll2v35b9WRO8DciQbQgSSLkjOCiNLwhHDPj6xzfOXCbvM/s1600/amywithfriendsNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7NATICWv4PPnJWQj9Je9cFZIGv-1KPbvnJT8uzoxWwea3mHdPLhp3duJmYWajnonYy0wNnutXeS2-cZUgvcutg6yPJ9ceCujNBguXHAAB3YBGagJ9Au9PAWUOGATnz1b_o0LtFsCDnQ/s1600/urns.lindseypollard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472093716797631426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7NATICWv4PPnJWQj9Je9cFZIGv-1KPbvnJT8uzoxWwea3mHdPLhp3duJmYWajnonYy0wNnutXeS2-cZUgvcutg6yPJ9ceCujNBguXHAAB3YBGagJ9Au9PAWUOGATnz1b_o0LtFsCDnQ/s400/urns.lindseypollard.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I hope to see you at the show!<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORC4NQ4n4ETaLN9S-n58VKbjIhYHDu3ggN1ZVD8PpeE-I-IuOz8aHjrmPjqyIQia36fXnf6VNftwKeGQv5sCm_qeOl8nxwxDYqY9fnB7wrrgUSBoAYn2XUCfqIE7eq9wavAyJJE6CJh0/s1600/owlonpurseYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHjj_qmp2lsdoZtApz9LoYFxwjC8diVoe6Z5sREjJR2HLbSXdX9tznvbzy0ln5x8Vr8XZY7wmpFi2iGdOU7IgASIdjhSYXkuX27HXKyAKlwIfigEcRu8I96tJkvR2tRE0g6adzLSb4ps/s1600/paulayvonneNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472100034477301490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHjj_qmp2lsdoZtApz9LoYFxwjC8diVoe6Z5sREjJR2HLbSXdX9tznvbzy0ln5x8Vr8XZY7wmpFi2iGdOU7IgASIdjhSYXkuX27HXKyAKlwIfigEcRu8I96tJkvR2tRE0g6adzLSb4ps/s400/paulayvonneNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A special thank you goes to Paula Bakies of<br /><a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/acorninteriors">Acorn Interiors</a> for your professional assistance in creating the window treatments and upholstery for my space (I will post more photos of the entire room<br />after the show ; )</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVObKJJx8oRnCwbiCi6TwsEJcPSzEndyij7X7XOt_5EZCNgqG-6bKy9Ms3VEcgsDIv5OqhKT3-rv-7hlUT5M5DXKbQdZElVWgyN7kK4XKQ4JtwfhMrnktVE9ZyNvyPg-6OSjPthIHlANM/s1600/angelaNSDS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472092513472299618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVObKJJx8oRnCwbiCi6TwsEJcPSzEndyij7X7XOt_5EZCNgqG-6bKy9Ms3VEcgsDIv5OqhKT3-rv-7hlUT5M5DXKbQdZElVWgyN7kK4XKQ4JtwfhMrnktVE9ZyNvyPg-6OSjPthIHlANM/s400/angelaNSDS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />And thank you to the adorable Angela ...<br />my first visitor on Saturday morning (I could<br />not have cast a more perfect model!)<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPnu0eKcKvYIugc-y4ooTNHUVfBFG3blKTUBk_mkOHSdaM45PONY0FJXoq1NTb_6uyh8AkR_Bn5nE_tcpF0Ys53Kk3fj0uo983-zPbPxOQBtdcucjZzHW9SOMnTCc80Br-Qjlkr4mAVE/s1600/wenhammuseumfoxgloves.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w2LDFFvKLQW6L2FQil1GZJj30UTc0HearYR4G_mPZFsr3CSQmwATeTG6eDT2FBZxwlodLVPtpmCllIMoe2Y-Yd254fQvGB_TygMsPPk6LVCSI1Ikw8DMwMyo6Qo2qQMWDKy7xJQ2MWw/s1600/lisalindsayyvonne.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472095403217774386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w2LDFFvKLQW6L2FQil1GZJj30UTc0HearYR4G_mPZFsr3CSQmwATeTG6eDT2FBZxwlodLVPtpmCllIMoe2Y-Yd254fQvGB_TygMsPPk6LVCSI1Ikw8DMwMyo6Qo2qQMWDKy7xJQ2MWw/s400/lisalindsayyvonne.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Stay tuned for some great design tips that I will post later this week from Sunday’s presentation by consulting designer <a href="http://bonnevilledesign.com/">Lisa Bonneville</a>, shown here with <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/index.html">Wenham Museum</a> Executive Director Lindsay Diehl and yours truly ... xo yvonne<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwr4P05bvvvl0NG2pMRQGJq_yNw5SKjGwjcrVc4uJOjRB50GOfpOleo1vO461T3wo-bvyQxJvqNeoWHoUHgzTy_srQlbWVKuHGAAiklzmktLoYjWmF85v-3rZmi6yPnT-NbE1UCSi0-A/s1600/sutyak.vignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvMA0DBCNLalhuf8pTGnLTWm-gmIs1i2fQ2TM3JajFE3PAaJNVhDI9Vyd31lgCkLFSeMLNMqsK9bOf4OvGhAGIWvY1lzw9JHA9XlUSkQm7E9ADnP_k6X_QHJ0fSzOTGjRmJB3q20UHwI/s1600/springtini.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrEqfawJECUjoNNJ8bnWo9B-T7Za2S-2UFQ8sSyz7pprXHjcHZDDU0R3JLNNGswtkzFFPgveoAYBmS59kdz08c7AObhZpi71LrHV-nxHViV9F7CYHoCWB1uEd8wDqxBwyjYnTQXgbsB0/s1600/DellaPiana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>

North Shore Design Show Preview ...

My husband John and I at the Preview Party share a celebratory drink in my “room.” What a fabulous weekend we had at the Wenham Museum’s Nor...

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