Designers take to the road.

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CjznUjdfWF7ieL-J8HzO8OyW5CT1P0hoN58zfzqLueBqDj4iuX4CfIRZTy8ED9hFhPOYepjJ_xLJMk_7lOkXXV-bo82Zf6kxg-6ihHpc7ZSYsr1nMibggPK4QiIavRc7AZwI2E-O9L4/s1600-h/SCDshowroom.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288353323166210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CjznUjdfWF7ieL-J8HzO8OyW5CT1P0hoN58zfzqLueBqDj4iuX4CfIRZTy8ED9hFhPOYepjJ_xLJMk_7lOkXXV-bo82Zf6kxg-6ihHpc7ZSYsr1nMibggPK4QiIavRc7AZwI2E-O9L4/s400/SCDshowroom.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Furniture by <a href="http://www.sebastiancarpenter.com/">Sebastian Carpenter Design</a><br /></span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfPur_DALDY6rYBrEZQB884Ay0teI9hNpEs9dMwyz3umRRKMo2cugLW4Yk2zlCww9-XksoCYH-XTyxLptyTbcXngkdI0dKCp_GukycHFUO-M7XJMJ4ESVQ2kgH0hDtc3o10CKB38ajhc/s1600-h/SCDchairottoman.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288199856105426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfPur_DALDY6rYBrEZQB884Ay0teI9hNpEs9dMwyz3umRRKMo2cugLW4Yk2zlCww9-XksoCYH-XTyxLptyTbcXngkdI0dKCp_GukycHFUO-M7XJMJ4ESVQ2kgH0hDtc3o10CKB38ajhc/s400/SCDchairottoman.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >I love how the round feet contrast with the<br />straight edges of this chair and ottoman set,<br />which are dressed in a new-to-the-line geometric<br />print and trimmed in chocolate brown velvet.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I had the opportunity to get a sneek peak at this warmly modern furniture vignette that was set up over the weekend at the home of architect/furniture designer <a href="http://www.sebastiancarpenter.com/">Sebastian Carpenter</a>. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">These pieces (including the <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> cool sculptural green wall) will go on the road to the <a href="http://www.finefurnishingsshow.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show</span></a> being held in Providence, Rhode Island this weekend from Friday, October 23rd to Sunday, October 25th at the <a href="http://riconvention.com/">Rhode Island Convention Center</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.finefurnishingsshow.com/_artists/profiles/Sebastian-Carpenter-Design/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394382071862437138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNhkCGsu0yeudRjEqj5-obgsMiUI_N8VTxfP1Mg1MNwsmztEQixodOiQJBYSZNr2Bz_dLTS8WfDWEHCjUZrVYiPdWnQQ8G4TGnlzMAiliKnhfOyNS7V80eAIe_O1MdKxz4OO7G8E91P0/s400/FFlogo-color.gif" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 139px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Admission is only $10 to view over 100 American artists showing and selling handcrafted furniture, accessories, fine art and craft. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Get a chance to see a wide variety of pieces – from traditional to contemporary – and talk to the designers themselves, just like I did (I love to hear the stories behind the design process).<span> Here is what I saw this weekend: </span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJuxUG4RuHj7dttc9caQoQRCcw-WvSUSlQSxwqaP6Th6IIb9hJkeo94BIaN6Kj-K_utHXqZPyEqyyoBYXsUP4OudyBKdD83pvqt-D3mnl9EpfPZ0mrRRK0UZnf4UrWYpubRjqQYzaMW8/s1600-h/SCDsofatable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288343662936194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJuxUG4RuHj7dttc9caQoQRCcw-WvSUSlQSxwqaP6Th6IIb9hJkeo94BIaN6Kj-K_utHXqZPyEqyyoBYXsUP4OudyBKdD83pvqt-D3mnl9EpfPZ0mrRRK0UZnf4UrWYpubRjqQYzaMW8/s400/SCDsofatable.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sebastian’s pieces are strongly influenced by his architectural training along with an inherited artistic eye </span><span style="font-size:130%;">(see my previous post from <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/06/modern-love-sebastian-carpenter-designs.html">June ’09</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">).</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAwJuCyzmi5aYilCzrqJgPHHbkAUkWARHC06-jTejandn3GOCv_4caYE5QwzZDscS16zbJpGAWWzugBkkdA-aMKp4MkpTrdx5mlQB6DQIvTqh0i46N0nXpV2j3pgRqm47FEBmFyGvRlA/s1600-h/SCDcouchback.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288208289287602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAwJuCyzmi5aYilCzrqJgPHHbkAUkWARHC06-jTejandn3GOCv_4caYE5QwzZDscS16zbJpGAWWzugBkkdA-aMKp4MkpTrdx5mlQB6DQIvTqh0i46N0nXpV2j3pgRqm47FEBmFyGvRlA/s400/SCDcouchback.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />He strives to create furnishings that honor the use of natural resources. Many of his techniques, like the rich patina achieved by actually burning the wood of the sofa frame as seen above, employ unique methods to create aesthetic pieces in a </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“</span><span style="font-size:130%;">green</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> way.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbiS4zvOepOQCpap7_hyzg56ac5dFu_OOzTqPN_nD8-EB5p_VOEkkM1taEC1v0ULTwpDVvv9YUw0PyWiHNlrhHW4YFQKCfrCTlpH08bJKRjUdFG_nzow1FSUjCpULwJ1ns7MudVZH8iI/s1600-h/SCDponylamp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288217393433618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbiS4zvOepOQCpap7_hyzg56ac5dFu_OOzTqPN_nD8-EB5p_VOEkkM1taEC1v0ULTwpDVvv9YUw0PyWiHNlrhHW4YFQKCfrCTlpH08bJKRjUdFG_nzow1FSUjCpULwJ1ns7MudVZH8iI/s400/SCDponylamp.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />His lamps, with shades from <a href="http://www.blanchefield.com/">Blanche P. Field</a>, are elegantly sturdy and would certainly fit in the back of most cars if you are lucky enough to make it to Rhode Island to see the show.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> These pieces are also available through the <a href="http://www2.bostondesign.com/">Boston Design Center</a> or contact <a href="http://www.sebastiancarpenter.com/">SCD</a> directly to plan in advance for your next fine furnishing purchase</span>.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN9Bbo1d0PX0KDJO_Tk6acN3p_RyTakLFfhnNeE25i_0ardgOyexvjBQa_tkCY92BvvUIiAgAFVu7bFfsIEpzydY4tmt2HsSmMZnMPtnFv31x80WwOZKRq5WCy7uzWSHUOTO06PW77g4/s1600-h/SCcubesconsole.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394288188230846898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLN9Bbo1d0PX0KDJO_Tk6acN3p_RyTakLFfhnNeE25i_0ardgOyexvjBQa_tkCY92BvvUIiAgAFVu7bFfsIEpzydY4tmt2HsSmMZnMPtnFv31x80WwOZKRq5WCy7uzWSHUOTO06PW77g4/s400/SCcubesconsole.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">These always make me smile ...</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">a pair of </span><a href="http://www.sebastiancarpenter.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Pony Cubes from SCD</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x5zBy68CkAfw1ycsxnvmr-h9zrdIZ4_UzQMa7I4K0mouyHfA7VeJ76KPZIWVcSkT_-qZMllM_dPz9_6P63QFTrckmBghT6hquC96ZNRPDasqNaJgJoIdptPxrlMeRChWQzZ3JCro6N0/s1600-h/RISDpin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394522430707127250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x5zBy68CkAfw1ycsxnvmr-h9zrdIZ4_UzQMa7I4K0mouyHfA7VeJ76KPZIWVcSkT_-qZMllM_dPz9_6P63QFTrckmBghT6hquC96ZNRPDasqNaJgJoIdptPxrlMeRChWQzZ3JCro6N0/s200/RISDpin.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 144px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Also at the show (among other exhibits) will be some incredible work presented by students that are currently enrolled in 3 furniture making programs throughout New England (one being at </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.risd.edu/">Rhode Island School of Design</a></span>).<span style="font-size:130%;"> I always wonder if my life would have been different if I had gone to RISD when given the chance way back when. Perhaps one of my boys has inherited my artistic talent and will take that route (although to be fair, BC was very good to me!) Either way, I guess my husband and I should start saving ...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g-zY_2hqSq_D20ZM-x_JfPCBGr4rYtZXU5Qd9SKQJX1QKOAR8CP7LHF4P79qGCkmY__d2lW-h8QaDaehQDv3ebRG7VwVF3iSbqPbSorlJkAra_P24yWLfK7DhdapreyP0Q8_ZhnCOdA/s1600-h/momandme.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394379664370490994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g-zY_2hqSq_D20ZM-x_JfPCBGr4rYtZXU5Qd9SKQJX1QKOAR8CP7LHF4P79qGCkmY__d2lW-h8QaDaehQDv3ebRG7VwVF3iSbqPbSorlJkAra_P24yWLfK7DhdapreyP0Q8_ZhnCOdA/s200/momandme.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >“Mom and me” by Ben, age 5</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />As for me, this weekend I will be in Reading, MA for<br />the opening of my friend Beth’s new design shop:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAev6JYewBd355ZWwvTfW_LxoqOhUVA5V4Huo42uhc4FhPsMS275mBfZuR9WabspNw2UXYSOqZyuU6Ki4jGGCyCo8zMp4wR6vlwofSqoTqMBIq1-hpKHegflQCEzPXNZGf2SoDqXfceio/s1600-h/ashbldg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394535504058547890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAev6JYewBd355ZWwvTfW_LxoqOhUVA5V4Huo42uhc4FhPsMS275mBfZuR9WabspNw2UXYSOqZyuU6Ki4jGGCyCo8zMp4wR6vlwofSqoTqMBIq1-hpKHegflQCEzPXNZGf2SoDqXfceio/s200/ashbldg.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDfg3HGIU5Rj-5P39TpGq-GgitU3OTwR4cnmNnhBr_mEEe4bQuBS1WRkIMgJ5jsiGFe9XxnTPj6ZTkaYS7rVhJfN5Rf1Y5weQBi6fRA1x_M47XnCDkfc6Ah3hVMmtyqZTQYGHd7rM6Hc/s1600-h/BHDS+logo+banner.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394388318702836914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDfg3HGIU5Rj-5P39TpGq-GgitU3OTwR4cnmNnhBr_mEEe4bQuBS1WRkIMgJ5jsiGFe9XxnTPj6ZTkaYS7rVhJfN5Rf1Y5weQBi6fRA1x_M47XnCDkfc6Ah3hVMmtyqZTQYGHd7rM6Hc/s320/BHDS+logo+banner.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 106px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Check out her new <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/">website</a> and <a href="http://bethhylandesignstudio.blogspot.com/">blog</a> (which I designed for her) and be sure to stop by some weekend to see the great stuff that she has put together. She has taken antique paper (that she has been collecting for years) and has combined it in the most amazing ways to create jewelry and home decorating items that are simply inspiring. Beth will also be offering fresh floral arrangements “to-go</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> along with vintage treasures. Her shop already feels very </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“</span><span style="font-size:130%;">Beth</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to me. I find that I feel more creative just being around her!<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwjcDK-pMMJfW0mDTFntVkSIWi-2n56LD1XieDMHav_Fm3j0WfGZTObCh4dbp0VrKvzyz97Gh21WqsHELWey7QTCnWRu-WGZXOxLZg_5gXBKySUmr4NiZHb7PSTywfMcHLWLSZ4OhLZ8/s1600-h/pumpkinvignette.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394389853454566818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwjcDK-pMMJfW0mDTFntVkSIWi-2n56LD1XieDMHav_Fm3j0WfGZTObCh4dbp0VrKvzyz97Gh21WqsHELWey7QTCnWRu-WGZXOxLZg_5gXBKySUmr4NiZHb7PSTywfMcHLWLSZ4OhLZ8/s400/pumpkinvignette.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy83ymeSnmmKwIOTarqaWZOzXX1JbNBbt9_HEao0k_IdStMxuebKPhwpJlNWkgtGKFlNccrfT30E1oDeVH7PG7MqU-uCtlIs42b92H-aEahd8scIgzH0BppAiu15MTya2Gk2ySJV0Jws/s1600-h/wreathatshop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394525043784309250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjy83ymeSnmmKwIOTarqaWZOzXX1JbNBbt9_HEao0k_IdStMxuebKPhwpJlNWkgtGKFlNccrfT30E1oDeVH7PG7MqU-uCtlIs42b92H-aEahd8scIgzH0BppAiu15MTya2Gk2ySJV0Jws/s400/wreathatshop.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This week, I will be helping with some prep work on the display areas in the</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> shop for the <a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/Guest_Designers.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trunk Shows</span></a> that will showcase <span style="font-weight: bold;">guest designers</span> over the nine weekends that the studio is open. As <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/10/latest-word.html">I have mentioned</a>, design items from my collections will be on display in the store (thanks, Beth!). These pieces have been my own personal field of dreams</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> (</span><span style="font-size:130%;">if you build it, they will come). In my case, if you are compelled to create art out of fabric and wallpaper, a store will magically appear to sell them!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/08/yvonne-b-designs-now-on-etsy.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394537117102874626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9GxO594fZYkAbg74NR7_pyf0pJZUo9b-CtX4-uDe1THCx51QDB20SxYznFdjL0zuNQWYNYz4dhbUd7g5uMku5w9D1fvfb54dAzz-0yHDGrs888xCqaJbHuyzk_1-9wG0e_U7EHBYZmI/s320/ybdesignsbanner.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 42px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhy63MkCp-CRjJSgaq9xKmimzV5PlkYg2sh0E7KNXHv0dcvNZ7FvmsMTpO6bdF1-H1C_GdpyKUVBSEasCiOg17Jo0rB6K03FnyaAZGX1aBFSSdoadtIMQw6lbM5QkGS92UgaPd559ODA/s1600-h/dogbolsterYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394389469611182850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhy63MkCp-CRjJSgaq9xKmimzV5PlkYg2sh0E7KNXHv0dcvNZ7FvmsMTpO6bdF1-H1C_GdpyKUVBSEasCiOg17Jo0rB6K03FnyaAZGX1aBFSSdoadtIMQw6lbM5QkGS92UgaPd559ODA/s320/dogbolsterYB.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">From my “Best Friends</span><span style="font-style: italic;">”</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> collection.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9H_Cp9djlAWv1qRYB6lYn4X82OoSSvi2KhbgVpC6TlaXHrZXpISZieQsEyJc9tic-Wcj4p0WXN5J9WjQKXy-iNGdIkS6H3Vln1SDQWCGOcVvU0mBYKcV-f4NJ-2_3skm9Bte2bgtoqE/s1600-h/bulldogYB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394526549795425138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9H_Cp9djlAWv1qRYB6lYn4X82OoSSvi2KhbgVpC6TlaXHrZXpISZieQsEyJc9tic-Wcj4p0WXN5J9WjQKXy-iNGdIkS6H3Vln1SDQWCGOcVvU0mBYKcV-f4NJ-2_3skm9Bte2bgtoqE/s400/bulldogYB.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Items like these are looking for a good home ...<br />come check them out for a limited time at:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mVfj_hvNtJwCvCQNTroz7rvMUw6aRKXI33lucwwgeA-2V0_CVOPniC3hdzBunnA4HUYqlemjcwx2uwo25vGb_Gy-9IKSJJP8NJG1fwxLRwncLAwhVbZI2EuskSTDY80JPm5TQ8UYZOA/s1600-h/BHDS+BC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394539047705339058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mVfj_hvNtJwCvCQNTroz7rvMUw6aRKXI33lucwwgeA-2V0_CVOPniC3hdzBunnA4HUYqlemjcwx2uwo25vGb_Gy-9IKSJJP8NJG1fwxLRwncLAwhVbZI2EuskSTDY80JPm5TQ8UYZOA/s320/BHDS+BC.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.bethhylan.com/Home_Page.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beth Hylan Design Studio</span></a><br />159 Ash Street, Reading, MA<br />Open Saturdays from 10 am – 5 pm<br />Sundays from 12 noon – 5 pm<br />Call 781.246.8552 for more info.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTonSXBdTCB7Qh78v7eKRy_Yjx2RVDSFURVfEYwSz5Dgr2R6dFyTrXlyWLNtRQaD9VkdWPDUza08YVk54rlaJtdcmLHhkr9vSQ7C6OQYwLJHPf5cmWc3hZ7noVFF0zxUSS-lKcTq6-E3E/s1600-h/bunnywcard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394537856707438274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTonSXBdTCB7Qh78v7eKRy_Yjx2RVDSFURVfEYwSz5Dgr2R6dFyTrXlyWLNtRQaD9VkdWPDUza08YVk54rlaJtdcmLHhkr9vSQ7C6OQYwLJHPf5cmWc3hZ7noVFF0zxUSS-lKcTq6-E3E/s200/bunnywcard.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 200px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">PS<span style="font-style: italic;">...</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />If you stop by the store, please sign my<br />guest book if I am not around to say hi!</span><br /></div>

Designers take to the road.

Furniture by Sebastian Carpenter Design I love how the round feet contrast with the straight edges of this chair and ottoman set, which are ...

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Field trip ... fairgrounds as inspiration

<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><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Fall’s Bounty at the Topsfield Fair, 2009<br />Topsfield, Massachusetts</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">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"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Topsfield Fair</span></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 ...</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">In case you did not get a chance to go yourself, here is more of what we saw while walking the fair grounds.<br /><br />A beekeeper vignette ...<br /></span><br /><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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I loved the sweet honey-yellow<br />painted floors in the bee house ...</span><br /><br /><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><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Colorful coats ...</span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Designer-style coats ...</span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Of the hundreds of bunnies that we visited in the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Rabbit and Cavie House</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> (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!</span><br /><br /><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><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Lucky at home.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />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!<br /><br />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 ...</span><br /><br /></div><br /><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><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Chairs exhibited at the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/grange.php">Grange Buildin</a><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/grange.php">g</a>. </span><br /><br /></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><br /><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><br /><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><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br />Chairs displayed by:<br /><a href="http://www.normanscc.com/index.html">Norman’s Chair Caning & Upholstery</a><br />Ipswich, Massachusetts</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The flower exhibit (my favorite) ...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><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><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />“New England’s Premier Flower Show”<br /><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/flowers.php">“Special Days to Green Up</a><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/flowers.php">”</a><br />in conjunction with the<br /><a href="http://gardencentral.org/gcfm">Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A color trend for fall, inside and out ...<br />lavender with green</span>.<br /></div><br /><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><br /><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><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.designersguild.com/all-collections/manhattan-fabric/central-park/central-park-clover/">Central Park Clover</a> wallcovering<br />from the <a href="http://www.designersguild.com/">Designers Guild</a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ornamental cabbage always steals the show ...</span><br /></div><br /><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><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A pretty window box idea ...</span><br /></div><br /><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><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I wish my fall garden looked like this ...</span><br /><br /></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><br /><br /><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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This unusual floral mobile reminds me of ...<br /></span><br /><br /><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><span style="font-size:100%;"><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><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />from VivaTerra</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />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></span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="http://furnituremakingclasses.com/PartTime/index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Furniture Making Classes ...</span></a><br />Nights & Weekend Workshops, Fall 2009<br />with Philip C. Lowe, Master Furniture Maker/Director<br />Beverly, Massachusetts</span><br /><br />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 <span style="font-style: italic;">new</span> chairs!</span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The rich colors of autumn ...</span><br /></div><br /><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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Fresh, stylish, gorgeous ...<br />Dahlias in a Perrier bottle.</span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />More stand alone drama ...<br />a red Chinese Lantern Flower<br />gets a blue ribbon.<br /></span><br /></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><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I love red paired with light blue ...<br /><br /></span><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><span style="font-style: italic;"> wallpaper from the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Cypress Collection by </span><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Thibaut</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Funnie on a rainy day ..<br /></span><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Shade for a sunny day ...</span><br /><br /></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><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">How I felt after so much visual stimulation ...</span><br /><br /><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><br /><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><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.topsfieldfair.org/sandsculpture.php">Sand sculpture</a> by Justin Gordon</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />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 ...)</span><br /><br /><br /><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><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">What inspired you today?</span></span><br /></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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