Home Ideas - Modern Home Design: Topsfield Fair

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0yZ2P48L7Kp-qzXhAz4XJnifS9xfZYna0jHFpZ-ialOwIA_9gebqT6CtmgCkE8_ELc757T4kRZKxV7XEU7Onurbj2zkwi6m0iLf2FR1IwikOzGeAA15E_BcTdtDcBvQFwmY7SkPZYSo/s1600-h/pumpkins-gourds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896457926462354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0yZ2P48L7Kp-qzXhAz4XJnifS9xfZYna0jHFpZ-ialOwIA_9gebqT6CtmgCkE8_ELc757T4kRZKxV7XEU7Onurbj2zkwi6m0iLf2FR1IwikOzGeAA15E_BcTdtDcBvQFwmY7SkPZYSo/s400/pumpkins-gourds.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 176px;" /></a>Fall’s Bounty at the Topsfield Fair, 2009 Topsfield, Massachusetts This weekend, my “boys” and I took a short ride from our present day farmhouse to see what working the land is really like by way of <a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/index.php">The Topsfield Fair</a>. Started in 1818 by the Essex Agricultural Society for the purpose of promoting agricultural interests, The Topsfield Fair still educates and amuses visitors of all ages with its colorful displays, adorable creatures, and food you know you shouldn’t eat but what the heck! Although I have to say, even the prize-winning vegetables were tempting ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAihbIxx5YPM1HbP80WAK5HU2l_xRj5RJuSuQZ629piIk189JJ1lbeHOuMQx82zMQEwhb6hGagC7q6c88irFeDEJbddjnMDr0XLvw9V3gXoJIqRyaXgaCKSJbsIl-NiGUSjjp9eiOaax0/s1600-h/harvest.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896181165031298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAihbIxx5YPM1HbP80WAK5HU2l_xRj5RJuSuQZ629piIk189JJ1lbeHOuMQx82zMQEwhb6hGagC7q6c88irFeDEJbddjnMDr0XLvw9V3gXoJIqRyaXgaCKSJbsIl-NiGUSjjp9eiOaax0/s400/harvest.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> In case you did not get a chance to go yourself, here is more of what we saw while walking the fair grounds. A beekeeper vignette ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuEtqAvu1t8UvOkXW0JsLcrImIFEGpihj0ztpMhnOtO3Gl676otI5HeOQHHyk12zXPNV3t_Qudptghjtw2r0ZJV4s0G-arR-AmhHHOfBnQWstsnAfSIqQBJMkm_s_m4yYNfJT8tJuGro/s1600-h/beekeeper.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895675490300466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuEtqAvu1t8UvOkXW0JsLcrImIFEGpihj0ztpMhnOtO3Gl676otI5HeOQHHyk12zXPNV3t_Qudptghjtw2r0ZJV4s0G-arR-AmhHHOfBnQWstsnAfSIqQBJMkm_s_m4yYNfJT8tJuGro/s400/beekeeper.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" /></a> I loved the sweet honey-yellow painted floors in the bee house ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL_dDfS4IBvWX3iZ1qqwkMv1HkOqHq4U1JT6P3_oxMspaEUhtJk4nv_LiswoCBvG8U2iQ-FtTrpUeSfq-QUj-HCzC8owdFbGuT9gaS4Dd8bUwhCT3C0wgNcrR3dZA02s2qxMTDj1w9EA/s1600-h/yellowfloor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391905201504366962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSL_dDfS4IBvWX3iZ1qqwkMv1HkOqHq4U1JT6P3_oxMspaEUhtJk4nv_LiswoCBvG8U2iQ-FtTrpUeSfq-QUj-HCzC8owdFbGuT9gaS4Dd8bUwhCT3C0wgNcrR3dZA02s2qxMTDj1w9EA/s400/yellowfloor.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" /></a> Colorful coats ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pYkFo_2zBY_E-cNYYUDznctyyvtSkc76BzeZlA_mNDogda7qX2oAdUF3-NrEfNmbSZqpMDLJDveJJM3HONsDw8ymW9bYLWmiIwhTqwgGkhYGEPC5mfTnAPXEyJAPfunfrbmtwYe_zes/s1600-h/sweaters.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896718979335458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pYkFo_2zBY_E-cNYYUDznctyyvtSkc76BzeZlA_mNDogda7qX2oAdUF3-NrEfNmbSZqpMDLJDveJJM3HONsDw8ymW9bYLWmiIwhTqwgGkhYGEPC5mfTnAPXEyJAPfunfrbmtwYe_zes/s400/sweaters.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 400px;" /></a> Designer-style coats ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk43wTRgwM9FrhWTwaMzPkEPKFEE1eHlgeNgZO5bjl_nuJR2dYzALBjIalR3CXrvJ0y5HlSThHI-WcEpPcoAdXQAPB5eyflzuhHkPHMzqCVvueIHjem1mVqC5t4zFjliTllEg6uCYTsg/s1600-h/stylishcoat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896709143593186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk43wTRgwM9FrhWTwaMzPkEPKFEE1eHlgeNgZO5bjl_nuJR2dYzALBjIalR3CXrvJ0y5HlSThHI-WcEpPcoAdXQAPB5eyflzuhHkPHMzqCVvueIHjem1mVqC5t4zFjliTllEg6uCYTsg/s400/stylishcoat.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" /></a> Of the hundreds of bunnies that we visited in the Rabbit and Cavie House (a cavie is a guinea pig), not one was as darling as our family pet, Lucky Charm. Lucky is a <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Bunny-Breed-Guide-Flemish-Giant-Rabbit">Giant Flemish</a> rabbit – the largest rabbit species there is (he could weigh in at 20 pounds or more when he is fully grown). We obviously chose a bunny big enough to survive four boys ... who actually treat him like gold! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH3qTehWMV6pzVu1MkS0HlTg7CEA69buzt-Xv1Up7HBZSYfUozRGBgyMluQWLoH1Xi4qgcfQIN-1L03hjefJyfxPosO8Tz2CMBLmwvHL0Zv3eofg3DXm4sBpBJx97fbadZBH7SZ1Gi6A/s1600-h/luckycharm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392058995928584738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH3qTehWMV6pzVu1MkS0HlTg7CEA69buzt-Xv1Up7HBZSYfUozRGBgyMluQWLoH1Xi4qgcfQIN-1L03hjefJyfxPosO8Tz2CMBLmwvHL0Zv3eofg3DXm4sBpBJx97fbadZBH7SZ1Gi6A/s400/luckycharm.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Lucky at home. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua8mR3EyUiGTBAKxxXXrMUruukfsZWaK8Lcea9UoIhqC7o2kSrt-qjlep9pJWtlEvKXxVopvp1g9LbiFbWNskhegB7OP-vJmjJT24AdPtAjKMMmqLONMhD_DC6rbVzBtnjYmGr0Rmw2I/s1600-h/bunnywcard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392151940937761234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua8mR3EyUiGTBAKxxXXrMUruukfsZWaK8Lcea9UoIhqC7o2kSrt-qjlep9pJWtlEvKXxVopvp1g9LbiFbWNskhegB7OP-vJmjJT24AdPtAjKMMmqLONMhD_DC6rbVzBtnjYmGr0Rmw2I/s400/bunnywcard.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px;" /></a> I did take home this cute bunny business card holder (to add to my rabbit collection). I think I will bring it over to <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/10/latest-word.html">Beth’s shop</a> when it opens in a couple of weeks. A small lucky charm for our new venture! Speaking of collections, now I know what to do with all the found-on-the-side-of-the-road chairs that I have been “saving” in my garage ... </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0c75oZt_5d73DEWC0I-oXDFMlcVoqmHHY40oTbESiGYu_S-gC5E9lx9ar-aVNEYeVeOTKCYTwHGrI8hFAyN-gDKGWJY0EYGZd2C8HrLFyaM21rgGGkyxIgpbmOTCCpmkADVo2NGuapc/s1600-h/ladderback.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896184247223650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0c75oZt_5d73DEWC0I-oXDFMlcVoqmHHY40oTbESiGYu_S-gC5E9lx9ar-aVNEYeVeOTKCYTwHGrI8hFAyN-gDKGWJY0EYGZd2C8HrLFyaM21rgGGkyxIgpbmOTCCpmkADVo2NGuapc/s400/ladderback.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> Chairs exhibited at the <a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/grange.php">Grange Buildin</a><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/grange.php">g</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPRuL5cjADr0JTzFQRoYh_2iLzx0efliyPgy8h3kMD-xvbw4K_w-IHc8q90a2uYOuIIvPtDfYLhYYYdCi5OpZcrIGLBSEdhBRbBIZDZ5B_DNoeleSQhnLrv1Twjq5RGvYHMp5b9lPjlc/s1600-h/rushcane.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896705223868978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPRuL5cjADr0JTzFQRoYh_2iLzx0efliyPgy8h3kMD-xvbw4K_w-IHc8q90a2uYOuIIvPtDfYLhYYYdCi5OpZcrIGLBSEdhBRbBIZDZ5B_DNoeleSQhnLrv1Twjq5RGvYHMp5b9lPjlc/s400/rushcane.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8gIqYjEXcA-492pVE9fuyx8TxF3EXO5fGPFmBBoCson34urT0mzTFcI-eOf706zvpIjrVvvxxWqVuu5cyhxQtw0-Gef4MdPE5i5NQPlJLBP0cEaLSwjtl6O_sDEdsUf4Rk7PWpkhS-c/s1600-h/porchcane.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896452611886866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8gIqYjEXcA-492pVE9fuyx8TxF3EXO5fGPFmBBoCson34urT0mzTFcI-eOf706zvpIjrVvvxxWqVuu5cyhxQtw0-Gef4MdPE5i5NQPlJLBP0cEaLSwjtl6O_sDEdsUf4Rk7PWpkhS-c/s400/porchcane.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Hr0TE7No1sZtRSCoD3RuuaQUK2PoDBSYs5Np_fgQvQ0R0jPyxiPlLUbCVXUhoX9HZDlMSWkgDrK1uulPQ7BVl4phxalU1sfT5cQxb-SQjU10D1fzvQ_ZBJWrIlkQX0MwjT1TFllzyE/s1600-h/caneseat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895683796185746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-Hr0TE7No1sZtRSCoD3RuuaQUK2PoDBSYs5Np_fgQvQ0R0jPyxiPlLUbCVXUhoX9HZDlMSWkgDrK1uulPQ7BVl4phxalU1sfT5cQxb-SQjU10D1fzvQ_ZBJWrIlkQX0MwjT1TFllzyE/s400/caneseat.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" /></a> Chairs displayed by: <a href="http://www.normanscc.com/index.html">Norman’s Chair Caning & Upholstery</a> Ipswich, Massachusetts The flower exhibit (my favorite) ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zsNyWDQzKHrOh9cLYRHgLHiP9FLaffXGE3mzrNtZUOSgK-z5XQVBSdstB8YV566vKkeGKagXm9wWgaowD91csRPKru-VFyPYHbYLXIRpbqLN4zsusgBtv31h2IHzxz12Z7pSUKfTu94/s1600-h/flowershoe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895946517822130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zsNyWDQzKHrOh9cLYRHgLHiP9FLaffXGE3mzrNtZUOSgK-z5XQVBSdstB8YV566vKkeGKagXm9wWgaowD91csRPKru-VFyPYHbYLXIRpbqLN4zsusgBtv31h2IHzxz12Z7pSUKfTu94/s400/flowershoe.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" /></a> “New England’s Premier Flower Show” <a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/flowers.php">“Special Days to Green Up</a><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/flowers.php">”</a> in conjunction with the <a href="http://gardencentral.org/gcfm">Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts</a> A color trend for fall, inside and out ... lavender with green. </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0zarkUOQ1rVrYNPZyHUIWMSzQQKO9iFm8X0cfhKIuQR9rOyPJQrJ1CMrvq0i0JYY-9ceSUEUrmjnYsYDEuNAZ_BAXRmEhmAesMUp64HAzxIiTaI0LawtaxljnKulVXlchoVwBg81YE4/s1600-h/purpletopiary.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896465695699922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0zarkUOQ1rVrYNPZyHUIWMSzQQKO9iFm8X0cfhKIuQR9rOyPJQrJ1CMrvq0i0JYY-9ceSUEUrmjnYsYDEuNAZ_BAXRmEhmAesMUp64HAzxIiTaI0LawtaxljnKulVXlchoVwBg81YE4/s400/purpletopiary.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78_EEUNtRn611jTxbEfgGbPAUmfS9vB8hzOYGutvkZf0N8752duCCYtJzjrbEVpMycZ60CPVK2JPmC52WMS9OW_8_uxRve_tX0xgkldWge1iURx5GRdzjQ1-10xbV32ZZk7YffFtn7Qw/s1600-h/centralparkcloverDG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392157117016750722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78_EEUNtRn611jTxbEfgGbPAUmfS9vB8hzOYGutvkZf0N8752duCCYtJzjrbEVpMycZ60CPVK2JPmC52WMS9OW_8_uxRve_tX0xgkldWge1iURx5GRdzjQ1-10xbV32ZZk7YffFtn7Qw/s400/centralparkcloverDG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" /></a><a href="http://www.designersguild.com/all-collections/manhattan-fabric/central-park/central-park-clover/">Central Park Clover</a> wallcovering from the <a href="http://www.designersguild.com/">Designers Guild</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;">Ornamental cabbage always steals the show ... </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnm6DzsWYQoXhFBXSJrZxibgm5UVm2N9aEPUeLzrEEEXv-ytKp0CThsPCUXCsp7Yxiyiebu18n5u1s20e7K1LfYATWYdKftQ3dCpvELsjZ6nmqHPU3ANr5t0-nGBQboP7vz0rpyoI1p0/s1600-h/ornamentalcabbage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896448155348162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnm6DzsWYQoXhFBXSJrZxibgm5UVm2N9aEPUeLzrEEEXv-ytKp0CThsPCUXCsp7Yxiyiebu18n5u1s20e7K1LfYATWYdKftQ3dCpvELsjZ6nmqHPU3ANr5t0-nGBQboP7vz0rpyoI1p0/s400/ornamentalcabbage.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">A pretty window box idea ... </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTqrYfPfYnxx-OVfj7N81Uo22XdYgLPC_gmDHhy5uI4rudSIVSMTEmZIjUMjFvbWCL01vUeHeAknK6avH-oLzRUlRkEeq4C_yYI5ZwAIfxGEmEdrtJWGZRrz8GAXlYiHM7vZ74LqZ8_U/s1600-h/windowbox.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896724477928818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTqrYfPfYnxx-OVfj7N81Uo22XdYgLPC_gmDHhy5uI4rudSIVSMTEmZIjUMjFvbWCL01vUeHeAknK6avH-oLzRUlRkEeq4C_yYI5ZwAIfxGEmEdrtJWGZRrz8GAXlYiHM7vZ74LqZ8_U/s400/windowbox.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">I wish my fall garden looked like this ... </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyfI7b_QBQ1WwGq3k54RMlMR81Gxqh5rsASN2K48l3-Oo3otKlk1-9-UN9lgKfFuYaXcMWfHbOPlZHWMkcyAlFrJzfUUwdeKDQCC5gZ-QSxIR5Eotfy1QvnX1tgdQYU7jpbgLFWMNmgg/s1600-h/mumgarden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896201679659730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyfI7b_QBQ1WwGq3k54RMlMR81Gxqh5rsASN2K48l3-Oo3otKlk1-9-UN9lgKfFuYaXcMWfHbOPlZHWMkcyAlFrJzfUUwdeKDQCC5gZ-QSxIR5Eotfy1QvnX1tgdQYU7jpbgLFWMNmgg/s400/mumgarden.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjg6enai80Wiq9zt3iWka2AFsGoNgL4I88p5O21O3YRCTQ4xzRXjPCObDZDH9UxRoQOWDrM4ZL90oO5lIBZ9Ysu9MeuzbhVuEy0Ot_t9dqyzMpJDOfMLpePmL1F07xHUnUajw0MY57sE/s1600-h/mobile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896196461997490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjg6enai80Wiq9zt3iWka2AFsGoNgL4I88p5O21O3YRCTQ4xzRXjPCObDZDH9UxRoQOWDrM4ZL90oO5lIBZ9Ysu9MeuzbhVuEy0Ot_t9dqyzMpJDOfMLpePmL1F07xHUnUajw0MY57sE/s400/mobile.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> This unusual floral mobile reminds me of ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKDdcBdH3kgGZxCO9bImhqa57LRTOWqw5FGodfilo1Eqjxx8hmdsqlHml-WPykt8gZX_d8PqnRYXBdAbVZ-LdVqXiYCoPopjOmwhIXG_iOQC_5vbBWzmSygT4JRq-OFeZby2mONnflQE/s1600-h/pearllotusVT" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391906911822140226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKDdcBdH3kgGZxCO9bImhqa57LRTOWqw5FGodfilo1Eqjxx8hmdsqlHml-WPykt8gZX_d8PqnRYXBdAbVZ-LdVqXiYCoPopjOmwhIXG_iOQC_5vbBWzmSygT4JRq-OFeZby2mONnflQE/s400/pearllotusVT" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 260px;" /></a><a href="http://www.vivaterra.com/pls/enetrixp/%21stmenu_template.main?complex_id_in=482007.2561145.2561499.2006589.page" style="font-style: italic;">Pearl Lotus Flower Chandelier</a> from VivaTerra </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsPdOpvu2VMScna6rk5ltn0JMCQjS70oBNnAfVETBUaFk3ZHZOyyaL23JcAbn55wutk3MnjHODf-Q3REckaKfRcFZcN4goQKvvUHlCHzy4gW1Saqw6Qch5P7y8bAl4PMFgErezhpDQoU/s1600-h/greendisplay.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896177593800434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsPdOpvu2VMScna6rk5ltn0JMCQjS70oBNnAfVETBUaFk3ZHZOyyaL23JcAbn55wutk3MnjHODf-Q3REckaKfRcFZcN4goQKvvUHlCHzy4gW1Saqw6Qch5P7y8bAl4PMFgErezhpDQoU/s400/greendisplay.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> Love the flower pots stacked one on top of another. Very sculptural. Almost looks like the carved wooden urns below from<a href="http://furnituremakingclasses.com/index.html"> The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts.</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzaFJzdvsmKXRWhYFdp28nQ6U5AUdADOmemp-qQb__Sap_6awsCBWihJnsIcSD-U3wAZm0peLLNGpBPRUKgRyR7Jm68Ar_P3jGeBq7-h4okuMlevmQWEi4BFJbaYPRooIJQpV0GkVckk/s1600-h/furniturepieces.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895970859756562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzaFJzdvsmKXRWhYFdp28nQ6U5AUdADOmemp-qQb__Sap_6awsCBWihJnsIcSD-U3wAZm0peLLNGpBPRUKgRyR7Jm68Ar_P3jGeBq7-h4okuMlevmQWEi4BFJbaYPRooIJQpV0GkVckk/s400/furniturepieces.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://furnituremakingclasses.com/PartTime/index.html">Furniture Making Classes ...</a> Nights & Weekend Workshops, Fall 2009 with Philip C. Lowe, Master Furniture Maker/Director Beverly, Massachusetts I would consider taking one of these classes (perhaps as a night out with the hubby?) I always catch him whistling when he is doing carpentry work. We could make a pair of new chairs! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AjJzFG4JqMk54KFBUxJwhzuyEsTkK0JjD-wpGHuK3ywLNCKm0jyxfP1AiQgW2K8Elgrypv7Eu_D6LlH3ZlXpusckC4peliMJKULZpiBOplnAmabPZ8ssFvY-jBeRoz7PBYJHz-GGS34/s1600-h/furnitureclasses.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895963233991602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AjJzFG4JqMk54KFBUxJwhzuyEsTkK0JjD-wpGHuK3ywLNCKm0jyxfP1AiQgW2K8Elgrypv7Eu_D6LlH3ZlXpusckC4peliMJKULZpiBOplnAmabPZ8ssFvY-jBeRoz7PBYJHz-GGS34/s400/furnitureclasses.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">The rich colors of autumn ... </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1pv7s8FGKs5Hz8suc3jw43vSCGlPo4l1rEZTIhuqM37b4OVEcAXc69Z_OWZZyM-lXrri4cu_XgXSMP14-UjWV9IlZhK9FP5pXXyGZb__6Pq-56tNGGOA6puo7391rJ8if59SP5SUAlg/s1600-h/fallflowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895940187471330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1pv7s8FGKs5Hz8suc3jw43vSCGlPo4l1rEZTIhuqM37b4OVEcAXc69Z_OWZZyM-lXrri4cu_XgXSMP14-UjWV9IlZhK9FP5pXXyGZb__6Pq-56tNGGOA6puo7391rJ8if59SP5SUAlg/s400/fallflowers.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> Fresh, stylish, gorgeous ... Dahlias in a Perrier bottle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-nRy1LnYOdRZGWPkK2Fuz-xvxcee3zWepL6FcNyO6sxxq4kFYMTSeMQ0E4pX1AZHZylrp6eC1xn1rC3Fmrr6DahaHHbFc3f997Hq6qoDBPO2LGo1Ao-iGCIYtvFvCN3sz0EreZjLd80/s1600-h/dahlias.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895698222319746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-nRy1LnYOdRZGWPkK2Fuz-xvxcee3zWepL6FcNyO6sxxq4kFYMTSeMQ0E4pX1AZHZylrp6eC1xn1rC3Fmrr6DahaHHbFc3f997Hq6qoDBPO2LGo1Ao-iGCIYtvFvCN3sz0EreZjLd80/s400/dahlias.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> More stand alone drama ... a red Chinese Lantern Flower gets a blue ribbon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXeGzkfooy6mAlWuDcjNBMAWz9xTZHBcGjbLeO07vu0uMNBs4HWMkYMB-M4KClWOZQgrGhDKnJDmpgKo2PwjtsSKKO-1gODmWwdmFYFJifw3laorfNiZ6upBKkd2krC-NUjzeppNt5KM/s1600-h/chineselanterns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895687775177762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXeGzkfooy6mAlWuDcjNBMAWz9xTZHBcGjbLeO07vu0uMNBs4HWMkYMB-M4KClWOZQgrGhDKnJDmpgKo2PwjtsSKKO-1gODmWwdmFYFJifw3laorfNiZ6upBKkd2krC-NUjzeppNt5KM/s400/chineselanterns.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> I love red paired with light blue ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetLa_-tT1ISBIxvKvSP6hVqXdZTC0hM6ykaeBb0Cn8YGkfn4maUV_FYqvf_hWgkxBZtaXc4pCeVteG-PDMKEfNKlIW3LEBm0j95b9tyUvZbvL8bV0gKD0MDPhPvC8mX2RLNzULdn2kbs/s1600-h/pondicherryT." onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161450217645074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetLa_-tT1ISBIxvKvSP6hVqXdZTC0hM6ykaeBb0Cn8YGkfn4maUV_FYqvf_hWgkxBZtaXc4pCeVteG-PDMKEfNKlIW3LEBm0j95b9tyUvZbvL8bV0gKD0MDPhPvC8mX2RLNzULdn2kbs/s400/pondicherryT." style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/Collection/roomsetimage1.aspx?Pid=5254&mtrl=wall" style="font-style: italic;">Pondicherry</a> wallpaper from the Cypress Collection by <a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Thibaut</a> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Funnie on a rainy day .. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaKtwVliAoVZkte_O-Iz0_EnCplEg2EajMKogx7q8w-T89O5Nl_PAOkgbq8o67yjEwtdqK1yCkN-u-seFqMjkFfRgGH-Ie_SeYb2XSqFBS2p_0VIJX_QCOFIoo-Ny-kOM86B_NnjxRzc/s1600-h/funnyumbrella.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895956372038242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaKtwVliAoVZkte_O-Iz0_EnCplEg2EajMKogx7q8w-T89O5Nl_PAOkgbq8o67yjEwtdqK1yCkN-u-seFqMjkFfRgGH-Ie_SeYb2XSqFBS2p_0VIJX_QCOFIoo-Ny-kOM86B_NnjxRzc/s400/funnyumbrella.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 400px;" /></a> Shade for a sunny day ... </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYpJF-6HcsQPvQgcV4oU96p0J6jCD-wg6jUUS3eMH7NYRQxOgmbWajI_3JUGAQxXjQ3lOPgI9DRT571Sv17TBy4NAq139QMvGmZWzfF78WGKptV9xp-LaUfnRocbcQm2a7PPsWSFD5RM/s1600-h/asianinspired.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391895668716461746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYpJF-6HcsQPvQgcV4oU96p0J6jCD-wg6jUUS3eMH7NYRQxOgmbWajI_3JUGAQxXjQ3lOPgI9DRT571Sv17TBy4NAq139QMvGmZWzfF78WGKptV9xp-LaUfnRocbcQm2a7PPsWSFD5RM/s400/asianinspired.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;">How I felt after so much visual stimulation ... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCsQkRjWGPfm5TD_k53yu5gn0hgrta5zedBfjc1eYayYFw3X8_QT0z0bte_pRzRlm6luvuVVlGUqphRxWgAhBXvD6U2-GM39Dv_ZuRiujfvUTDShqStqkJIpQTAkfQ5llOhkSrglcHrA/s1600-h/+atthefair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896790992700210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCsQkRjWGPfm5TD_k53yu5gn0hgrta5zedBfjc1eYayYFw3X8_QT0z0bte_pRzRlm6luvuVVlGUqphRxWgAhBXvD6U2-GM39Dv_ZuRiujfvUTDShqStqkJIpQTAkfQ5llOhkSrglcHrA/s400/+atthefair.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE11Ok0dLzXQY9ci_G_aeexJ7t3O-QhDwArxy29kLZeGNvVpGFgRvwznC1CNkj6LXSIlRFNLAb-Cc_3yjpXLrGFDRR5ZkRwCIER9FoSSZE6V1UuwI-I5GMuVJtddcV6yXZYEkC4PkLlOc/s1600-h/sandcastle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391910628262988050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE11Ok0dLzXQY9ci_G_aeexJ7t3O-QhDwArxy29kLZeGNvVpGFgRvwznC1CNkj6LXSIlRFNLAb-Cc_3yjpXLrGFDRR5ZkRwCIER9FoSSZE6V1UuwI-I5GMuVJtddcV6yXZYEkC4PkLlOc/s400/sandcastle.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" /></a><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/sandsculpture.php">Sand sculpture</a> by Justin Gordon The above images represent the work of many talented artisans and craftspeople. I apologize for not writing down everyone’s name and information, but I was doing my best to snap a few shots while keeping an eye on four boys (plus one husband) who were going back and forth between fried dough stands and petting zoos (I was actually handing out Wet Ones as a just-in-case back-up after they used the stationed-everywhere-Purell!) Overall, each of us enjoyed a fun day (something for everyone) courtesy of the Topsfield Fair (until the sugar kicked in on the ride home ...) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAswNuGAUNEzybW4QKPcNDVv3a_ShtaMevozZavfwY3dJ2VRACKEJ4j_fWimtkVVsjl1kncaphiz8feqwnOlwySUaHPDqKSMpW82aAN2kDWahqCWYQiPmoX1Z7042KjARl7KL8TiIjTU/s1600-h/pinkdahlia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391896441535358290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAswNuGAUNEzybW4QKPcNDVv3a_ShtaMevozZavfwY3dJ2VRACKEJ4j_fWimtkVVsjl1kncaphiz8feqwnOlwySUaHPDqKSMpW82aAN2kDWahqCWYQiPmoX1Z7042KjARl7KL8TiIjTU/s400/pinkdahlia.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>What inspired you today? </div>

Field trip ... fairgrounds as inspiration

Fall’s Bounty at the Topsfield Fair, 2009 Topsfield, Massachusetts This weekend, my “boys” and I took a short ride from our present day farm...

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