Holiday Homes Tour

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy2dEZTAyfZz6a_jpr7LTij7lcIS3R9Mp2Yp1ADDLwSobN1UaL6pXCIBkROHAgQphn0Xw4C1C6buVFtJt_sB-ECqRfeUOUO0f7VPxD04y9sudyPWx7DXMMXJS5eqeoQ2MDX1wvWC4rPNx/s1600/applecidermartinis-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673904695148379730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy2dEZTAyfZz6a_jpr7LTij7lcIS3R9Mp2Yp1ADDLwSobN1UaL6pXCIBkROHAgQphn0Xw4C1C6buVFtJt_sB-ECqRfeUOUO0f7VPxD04y9sudyPWx7DXMMXJS5eqeoQ2MDX1wvWC4rPNx/s800/applecidermartinis-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Laura Thomson designed vignette for the</span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Holiday Homes Tour in Boxford</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, MA</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Around the same time that I was planning <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-england-finery-at-antique-show.html">my New England Finery decorated space</a> for the Boston Antiques & Design Show, I was asked if I would like to participate in the <a href="http://homestour.bestforboxford.org/BHTdesigner.html">Boxford Holiday Homes Tour</a>. I thought about it for awhile, but with a magazine to produce, a show to prepare for and a new full-time job (I will share more about that in a later post), I just didn’t think I could pull it off without cutting corners somewhere. I am just one person (my favorite new line : ) and so far have not learned how to clone myself in order to be in two places at once! But I knew someone who could really rock this type of event. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR-PM0J-MrdWCGyA7_QFmiY9epbrWlYQru_tFEO9_VHGjwxYQtrJSzi9npu8VTEBF8qtC14ypO77wlR7WmplLk8CtMVcC3Mo6O_3CvMm80dZJnKg2r_isbruNevEyoxldBSVCDaG9H-qv/s1600/table+settings+laura+thomson-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673904699031431442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBR-PM0J-MrdWCGyA7_QFmiY9epbrWlYQru_tFEO9_VHGjwxYQtrJSzi9npu8VTEBF8qtC14ypO77wlR7WmplLk8CtMVcC3Mo6O_3CvMm80dZJnKg2r_isbruNevEyoxldBSVCDaG9H-qv/s800/table+settings+laura+thomson-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Flower arrangements in vintage red goblets</span> </div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Designer: Laura Thomson</span><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">My friend, Laura Thomson, who I have watched do amazing work year after year at our garden club <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2011/04/art-in-bloom-2011-part-2.html">Art in Bloom</a> shows, and whose home is to-die-for gorgeous (get a glimpse of it <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/12/decking-halls-part-1.html">in this holiday post</a>), was willing to step up and be one of the featured designers. And she did an amazing job! </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXB7qdTtlRYfRKYGq0SiOCHFvb1wujHJr7MmpTPTlNslFEqesWJedupErTo7HwyIxIyqpQGbAcTDxYpDQPvVMFs85R81QHZD38rs4ki2359kWb0U-rOuQ1uoe87K92GJUXLV2RYRgMUXj/s1600/urn+w-pumpkins-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673910370794459010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXB7qdTtlRYfRKYGq0SiOCHFvb1wujHJr7MmpTPTlNslFEqesWJedupErTo7HwyIxIyqpQGbAcTDxYpDQPvVMFs85R81QHZD38rs4ki2359kWb0U-rOuQ1uoe87K92GJUXLV2RYRgMUXj/s800/urn+w-pumpkins-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />She had an entire porch (and a large bit of front yard) to decorate. The porch itself had gorgeous stained floors and rustic looking white-washed walls. To see what Laura did to transform this veranda to an autumn cider-pressing party, visit her new blog <a href="http://designing44.blogspot.com/2011/11/boxford-holiday-homes-tour-part-deux.html">Designing44</a> to read about it in her own words. And be sure to follow her – she is super talented and I can’t wait to see what she posts in the future!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcLqM4DuDvPukrcbLXeQE0yUkNyoOjkxmLCdpY2jUCwWU8wlHauxflgIgEy8XWokg8e5FzSyS5Jef2h1bRb7V0Ud3reNWuijKWKUhnoW5hN6Oj7p9HRhte9YqIywhGicEvSKfaPI_5eN_/s1600/autumn+wreath+on+tour-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673903348589423954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcLqM4DuDvPukrcbLXeQE0yUkNyoOjkxmLCdpY2jUCwWU8wlHauxflgIgEy8XWokg8e5FzSyS5Jef2h1bRb7V0Ud3reNWuijKWKUhnoW5hN6Oj7p9HRhte9YqIywhGicEvSKfaPI_5eN_/s800/autumn+wreath+on+tour-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Want to see more from the tour? Here are some photos that I took while enjoying this </span><span style="font-size:130%;">“</span><span style="font-size:130%;">holiday stroll</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> on a warm, early November day.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-xAsIx3nKrJMOvaSYIdpTvNZJVSHzQ340zHwwnqiJTOZBkppDA4CbD_zx1PypxR9KyJSYedHWNTUCD1QZh8c-W2YfTuHh3vcbsG4I6aN1KKdvqfJF2TXwrnyolcBHpAnxhYwyiB8dthc/s1600/autumn+urn+w%253Agrass.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673903562408481682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-xAsIx3nKrJMOvaSYIdpTvNZJVSHzQ340zHwwnqiJTOZBkppDA4CbD_zx1PypxR9KyJSYedHWNTUCD1QZh8c-W2YfTuHh3vcbsG4I6aN1KKdvqfJF2TXwrnyolcBHpAnxhYwyiB8dthc/s800/autumn+urn+w%253Agrass.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I never tire of a classic black urn with fall flowers, grasses, peppers and gourds. So colorful and welcoming!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZM8uZk3gcbapD1HtUm36Vu4l-F4AvT-Ps7HPKKWOrkR_yv6fTVejkbEvfpt0gyh5L4aveTCDk-9tPfG_OLktk0-9OlaxhkmXW-oliLXA44sRzc4nkUqSvpKHnUcvZdwesWueT9pxHjsy2/s1600/Thanksgiving+dining+room.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6iHiS3j9e5YmQ7bc758Aue51l7KABfQ4t2pUjE_yWVVALCR2rilhsu9TK4iaF4b-hIgQbfWSthb1Vp9NLMa9diqwbBb8fOyLHNQarZE5qW9GCg-xOdcbDM8xOfeAVYzqE5Vu-agwCWnm/s1600/green+dining+room2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673924455653963122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6iHiS3j9e5YmQ7bc758Aue51l7KABfQ4t2pUjE_yWVVALCR2rilhsu9TK4iaF4b-hIgQbfWSthb1Vp9NLMa9diqwbBb8fOyLHNQarZE5qW9GCg-xOdcbDM8xOfeAVYzqE5Vu-agwCWnm/s800/green+dining+room2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This dining room was striking with fresh green walls, cobalt blue glassware and pumpkin spice damask chairs.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzz_4oO8gMUS9qLZ74pdvTqMrarOkdEkZxVzKuGMjK7a2pgygnk3ywGkH_wMNOUosucRqXtxloqX0O5gqSxRAmgobTV7rN4Q27XP8A7u3LvIYBn-vai5pV-LY3cz6DS5yyWMTlAG9ZH1I/s1600/floral+pumpkin-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA47MFCSd-Jvkk8xI4HqLgc3PeA7mZmWw-RcDhRciHBJWZWDjXDlYp4ZS_HKKeVgN1yJi14qSCZzNnjD3fgguYink4i1rtw-9vDWlqLjdMQbQ6-GsxcI-mhwl1VdWvRD4Z8DLhBhYYuUf3/s1600/seaside+holiday+table-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673903351146074530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA47MFCSd-Jvkk8xI4HqLgc3PeA7mZmWw-RcDhRciHBJWZWDjXDlYp4ZS_HKKeVgN1yJi14qSCZzNnjD3fgguYink4i1rtw-9vDWlqLjdMQbQ6-GsxcI-mhwl1VdWvRD4Z8DLhBhYYuUf3/s800/seaside+holiday+table-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The designer of this space, Arlene Jaffe or AJ as she likes to be called, came right up to me and introduced herself, “Do I know you from somewhere?” Well my memory is not as good as it used to be, but after a few minutes of “were you here, were you there” we figured out we <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/08/decorators-q-luncheon-in-york.html">sat together at a luncheon</a> that featured a panel of designers from the Old York Decorator Showhouse back in 2009.<br /><br />I loved seeing AJ’s work in person. She has an elegant sense of style paired with a super-bubbly personality. Note to my designer friends: when showing off your work at a designer showhouse, don’t be shy! Introduce yourself to visitors and get their feedback like AJ does. You will never know what you have in common unless you start a conversation!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UIVRVNisLg9PMpWPx_FnVtD0Ea-YuSeBNiLb2oABmKnbSLoK0aERdJq7vzG1mP_aId50Atq3w0aUEuGJUlOp073qzmvewxCeoN7_pK7ARnHVgPVAR3K-1MuWRtKwnZgyXGkc1FFo6pbk/s1600/living+room+-+Jaffe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673902856791002946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UIVRVNisLg9PMpWPx_FnVtD0Ea-YuSeBNiLb2oABmKnbSLoK0aERdJq7vzG1mP_aId50Atq3w0aUEuGJUlOp073qzmvewxCeoN7_pK7ARnHVgPVAR3K-1MuWRtKwnZgyXGkc1FFo6pbk/s800/living+room+-+Jaffe.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">AJ not only decorated this home for the holiday tour, she also decorated the home for every day living. This sitting room was quite inviting. Love the artwork over the fireplace, ottoman focal point and </span><span style="font-size:130%;">textured floor covering.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37dNz63-GzfPmNS8eBEpybOVBiUlaLKFnKaZo1VS8YnsNsNtADp26I1qfvNB05h3jA7WuYR5M22wmO1Y3p7id2jH9qvQRqPn8eUpjZt27UK-k4sSpvoDs6XqEPW11813tvqmdjeoXJBCB/s1600/mason%2526madison+food+gifts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673946795955759762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37dNz63-GzfPmNS8eBEpybOVBiUlaLKFnKaZo1VS8YnsNsNtADp26I1qfvNB05h3jA7WuYR5M22wmO1Y3p7id2jH9qvQRqPn8eUpjZt27UK-k4sSpvoDs6XqEPW11813tvqmdjeoXJBCB/s800/mason%2526madison+food+gifts.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Another friend of mine was on the tour – Liz White from <a href="http://www.masonandmadison.com/">Mason & Madison</a>. She set up shop in one of the homes and had on display numerous gift items including delectables and adorables ...</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcLqM4DuDvPukrcbLXeQE0yUkNyoOjkxmLCdpY2jUCwWU8wlHauxflgIgEy8XWokg8e5FzSyS5Jef2h1bRb7V0Ud3reNWuijKWKUhnoW5hN6Oj7p9HRhte9YqIywhGicEvSKfaPI_5eN_/s1600/autumn+wreath+on+tour-s.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO-eihrzF5Wna_wuKWspEtZSNdSF89FDlpDdUukynvYgEk4Elg3s_y1E3qO2FvpQDzuZaa7mfnOBBH83-Wrydl2rzkWuILS_DZboc2ZK6XnhEZcBy64wxiRmBo9E_6OaXlGnKR3OZ-24X/s1600/girls+gifts+mason+%2526+madison.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673902887295850274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO-eihrzF5Wna_wuKWspEtZSNdSF89FDlpDdUukynvYgEk4Elg3s_y1E3qO2FvpQDzuZaa7mfnOBBH83-Wrydl2rzkWuILS_DZboc2ZK6XnhEZcBy64wxiRmBo9E_6OaXlGnKR3OZ-24X/s800/girls+gifts+mason+%2526+madison.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfSzBvK8wjdsJ3xz3lsSEZbvjuGs13Dvw_5ifQfeE6SvmByo13L19irO4APfnVUfzdRY0m2nD2qXUSwiH1si99lMgL7OrykMbjKry4XbT5zGWWGUMM8R9QYA5Ea-JZcuCH0g6XlJL0NhY/s1600/floral+pumpkin-s.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673948099318284178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfSzBvK8wjdsJ3xz3lsSEZbvjuGs13Dvw_5ifQfeE6SvmByo13L19irO4APfnVUfzdRY0m2nD2qXUSwiH1si99lMgL7OrykMbjKry4XbT5zGWWGUMM8R9QYA5Ea-JZcuCH0g6XlJL0NhY/s800/floral+pumpkin-s.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">One of the designers on the tour, Linda Holt, wrote a <a href="http://newlightredesign.com/2011/11/before-and-after-photos-and-lessons-learned-from-my-first-show-house/">great blog post</a> on being a part of the event. Reading it, I discovered she studied with a color consultant/designer who I follow on twitter, <a href="http://www.mariakillam.com/">Maria Killam</a>. It is a small world! </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />If you’d like to take in a holiday tour for yourself (I suggest you grab some girlfriends, your mom, or a design enthusiast to join you) there are a couple coming up that I know of: </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.concordmuseum.org/visit/special_events_HouseTour.html">Concord Museum Holiday House Tour</a><br />December 3rd<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sandwichhollydays.com/Home_tours.htm">Holly Days in Sandwich:</a><br />Holiday Homes Tour on Dec. 11th</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Maybe I will see you at one of them?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">P.S. <a href="http://lynnfield.patch.com/articles/getting-ready-for-the-holiday-season">Click here to view more photos</a> from Laura</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >’</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">s space and see some other homes on the tour that I posted about in my decorating column for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lynnfield Patch</span>.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span>

Holiday Homes Tour

Laura Thomson designed vignette for the Holiday Homes Tour in Boxford , MA Around the same time that I was planning my New England Finery d...

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Inspired by the coast ...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s1600/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632247149028927986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iR7aoLFm3R90sA0O_im__EodYmwPUZORBpWQ-DFJ0nOBLNC1RZqCk7yfpnti8NmLDAXRURD66-LQNTFtRua8uUe3Ji_g0omSSOzbztRgDTdCR6j089X89Y_eA7Iw-esdgdwanvUPMy8G/s800/Hawkinssketch-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off along the line of the seashore. We are very fortunate that there are so many beaches within driving distance that we can visit to find relief from the heat. It is always worth the trip (as long as there is parking available ; )<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Interior designer <a href="http://design4seasons.blogspot.com/">Katherine Hawkins</a> enjoys the beaches of New England not just for their ability to cool, but for the inspiration that she finds there. An avid collector of sea glass, she is constantly on the lookout for these ocean-hued treasures. Read her article on incorporating the colors of the seashore in her article “<a href="http://issuu.com/nefinery/docs/newenglandfinerysummer2011/13">Sea Glass Serenity</a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> in the summer issue of <a href="http://www.newenglandfinery.com/">New England Finery Magazine</a>. And when you click on her illustration, you will be directed to the decorative pieces she has chosen to represent her vision of a room inspired by the water’s edge.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s1600/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632302078089037970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTcrEZ7htBhH0idbz4T1gcdBEBXpVdx0YGAPTwoQZw3eXIewawnXT3BpCpy0SMgxvvLrcbIzFZCZYcSh8HT5pgeauquafdNBxZxGakwMqKG5v-0uNpOrsw5JY0YWnNLUN4h4V_3ceWn_k/s400/Sea+Glass+Treasures-sm.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">photograph by Katherine Hawkins</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632248822736183426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldahrNOuSMHUAbvgxqzo-cXRwGfej3PHxA1m3u-3eRYuwxpUxKhyphenhyphenR9OHEcxg8gQmy8EvJLcE5poIsrg1IKP3hk-LO1M6jV32AZWEa0DAUgAL1u1nPHSlSzvqbanWf3lyo4RI_xVu0_z7F/s400/abalonechandiCottage%2526Bungalow.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Abalone Waterfall Chandelier</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.cottageandbungalow.com/ra--505-522.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">from Cottage & Bungalow</span></a><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJK6yhoer9hZfmnoKSxRLrhIgla-NTkSBrrCPt8BGrmKE5BzncsY-lfXuhGXwKKwhxDbzfblhpj_DrBeTjFgAvmsrG86a5E1eyCbd-vMyx0z9XHTfmL94RDQEwVKWFyUATIxbmkkCqbjP/s1600/potterybarnpillows"><span><span></span></span></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6pAnAPCvwYGQaX4j-Jp6ff2C9l__-e8me4i9m11w_jyOB-PogXFl7cuxt0EQA1gmwN_WvDCnADnOUbV7WZSLzti5idu__18MVqU8YqyVOkXwofDPuBAypZ54dQf69S9A8W2TE1jfZwNT/s1600/seahorselampKichler.jpg"><span><span></span></span></a>

Inspired by the coast ...

Temperatures rose above 100 degrees in New England today. It is the time of year during mid-summer when one longs to spend it cooling off al...

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Last day of summer vacation ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VclMqQvOeAK2ZSHYKu9adsyqolSYGq9b8Lf7XYHBFetnzcNFIMHFpsMoMMaC7fJBqzsjo76z5zTp-PmZFRFIekutSSoc1svWwwJlBnc_LijfaJddvyGVqmIlbvAwNA-KKfNI6xaMBkyu/s1600/dunes:pink_skyYBlacker.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511569064138851810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VclMqQvOeAK2ZSHYKu9adsyqolSYGq9b8Lf7XYHBFetnzcNFIMHFpsMoMMaC7fJBqzsjo76z5zTp-PmZFRFIekutSSoc1svWwwJlBnc_LijfaJddvyGVqmIlbvAwNA-KKfNI6xaMBkyu/s400/dunes:pink_skyYBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br />I based this painting “Boardwalk to the Shore</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >”</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" > on<br />a photo I saw in a magazine early in the spring.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><br />Can it really be the last day of August already? You know that feeling you get when you attend a really fun party where everyone is dressed their best, people are relaxed, the food is delicious, and the drinks are<br />thirst-quenchingly good ... then all of a sudden, mid-conversation practically, you start to notice the music has been shut off and people that you hadn’t even gotten a chance to say hello to are putting down their glasses and are embracing the host with a fond farewell??? Then you start to think, is it really over already? Next the lights come on, food is being Saran-wrapped, and you figure it must be time to go.<br /><br />I really hate the end of a good party and that is how<br />the end of August feels to me. As I look around my summer garden, which I admit I did not tend to with half the enthusiasm as I had planned, I see that there are some dawdlers who have decided to stay on for awhile. I intend to enjoy their quiet company for at least a few more weeks, even though so many of their more colorful friends have come and gone. These are low-maintenance guests who do their own thing and still look impressive at a time when the party season that is summer is coming to a close. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTaReNYbHp8Wx0Sicdab9LPTjDpfhyphenhyphenpBkswRf3DmVWQ_tSNhxjxs0RmlXk8jf7XiYmt9j7sLB2JY2SVS_zKLDbLhb0Lh-NkMBuY4kwKKF5kgAdBPvnqaP73iOQk7HwJ8ceJRhCn_QrkfZ/s1600/chives:galvanized.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511569248029055298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTaReNYbHp8Wx0Sicdab9LPTjDpfhyphenhyphenpBkswRf3DmVWQ_tSNhxjxs0RmlXk8jf7XiYmt9j7sLB2JY2SVS_zKLDbLhb0Lh-NkMBuY4kwKKF5kgAdBPvnqaP73iOQk7HwJ8ceJRhCn_QrkfZ/s400/chives:galvanized.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />A galvanized bucket (with drainage holes in the bottom) makes a great garden container and adds a<br />bit of rustic charm. I filled this one with chives,<br />flowering garlic and tri-colored sage.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFE-SXak73nSURnUuZ7jTrakjKMJliP4MIxEurMVy0VuIPPGilKD2IH0qQFoOp-V0FdYNrfRp6BVkra21GVn5FDarsDEJJeTVq7JQ40B4aWAzras9pDOJ3gihRapcpgpfp0EitOzR0fw9/s1600/rainwater:tub.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511593063296446530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFE-SXak73nSURnUuZ7jTrakjKMJliP4MIxEurMVy0VuIPPGilKD2IH0qQFoOp-V0FdYNrfRp6BVkra21GVn5FDarsDEJJeTVq7JQ40B4aWAzras9pDOJ3gihRapcpgpfp0EitOzR0fw9/s400/rainwater:tub.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%;">This second container is filled with some delicate plants – a chrysanthemum from last fall, a young poppy, and a marigold that my son brought home as a seedling on the last day of school. He watered it in its little styrofoam cup for over a month and then it was ready to transplant outdoors. We put it in this mini-still life-garden that also shows off shells and driftwood from summer outings to the beach along with some hidden treasures.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> When it rains (which did not happen very often this summer) the vintage blue pitcher that we actually found buried in our yard collects water for future watering use.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb44ydQYgISBCIMNta0oYSqzbP5r-JoBfhqBy1EM6Ys4bpFfIM5Lra_P3UlOUrzh-HCOMmO2zVh4tUYWWP77qnxXY0ybjasmeVkwXTxGYIL3FEPzVyvwXkWJlFG9QS4uUe8eZwJdBIwYbY/s1600/henschicksdriftwood.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511575860589824802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb44ydQYgISBCIMNta0oYSqzbP5r-JoBfhqBy1EM6Ys4bpFfIM5Lra_P3UlOUrzh-HCOMmO2zVh4tUYWWP77qnxXY0ybjasmeVkwXTxGYIL3FEPzVyvwXkWJlFG9QS4uUe8eZwJdBIwYbY/s400/henschicksdriftwood.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%;">These “hens and chicks</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> are successful<br />transplants from my Dad’s garden.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Z4zvqtJPyI3IikR2QkiR2n2Ktfgmg9gs4U7ecyP707ksYtiRteqtT-tm_oVGy7JIctnQWlk80QVpsK-H8BV9F-u1AOnPn9JakCxWutoHt3CxWWbND9I2fMnRxWgFRJvgICkVwAAyQT0/s1600/succulentsprouting.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511575653998215410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Z4zvqtJPyI3IikR2QkiR2n2Ktfgmg9gs4U7ecyP707ksYtiRteqtT-tm_oVGy7JIctnQWlk80QVpsK-H8BV9F-u1AOnPn9JakCxWutoHt3CxWWbND9I2fMnRxWgFRJvgICkVwAAyQT0/s400/succulentsprouting.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What started out as one large succulent,<br />has now grown some companions.<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaUiRWGdupBRj8cZiJZaZuLUfTe4NzyHb3zWc_UBxuEMiDhExChJ2azo9e2nXiqN0vjY0BFG4rrz1yC__GkLtKMcnF7-EiAev0gUk-s1kXuq3owSVFV2NigG2GFMXYPD2CBJnZLskhKXs/s1600/succulentcloseup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511576407275879154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaUiRWGdupBRj8cZiJZaZuLUfTe4NzyHb3zWc_UBxuEMiDhExChJ2azo9e2nXiqN0vjY0BFG4rrz1yC__GkLtKMcnF7-EiAev0gUk-s1kXuq3owSVFV2NigG2GFMXYPD2CBJnZLskhKXs/s400/succulentcloseup.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Succulents store water in their leaves which makes them the perfect plant in dry heat or if you are too busy enjoying summer to remember to water.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS_h5D8yVPyHeRgh281fQaIJ4HtbhesFcoBg3U4Wi80NfB1diCLBJuAbhAHOu6SKGUPDFf4GW3_LKNfIJrkVjf6PVMlOa_8CEtzPl9E0ikJTB3z1SFY0ush7Dnn85RK3a0jFeWdF0yNIo/s1600/succulents@FDO.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511575652980973058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS_h5D8yVPyHeRgh281fQaIJ4HtbhesFcoBg3U4Wi80NfB1diCLBJuAbhAHOu6SKGUPDFf4GW3_LKNfIJrkVjf6PVMlOa_8CEtzPl9E0ikJTB3z1SFY0ush7Dnn85RK3a0jFeWdF0yNIo/s400/succulents@FDO.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 tray of colorful succulents makes a design statement<br />indoors at<a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/fdo-group/overview/"> FDO Group</a> at the Boston Design Center.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSHj88333EctMaNXR8RXu4mpFiuyeVlju22MzsyJ3iMP-Metn9I_08mh7zkM0tHZYKidR0vw7-4xRtwv1fHZxQlnsT9YQen853mz9rdva08hVsm-jS9FZccvXjfzoxrOAQlkwq7R6kciw/s1600/ceramicsucculentsFDO.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511575640881357778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSHj88333EctMaNXR8RXu4mpFiuyeVlju22MzsyJ3iMP-Metn9I_08mh7zkM0tHZYKidR0vw7-4xRtwv1fHZxQlnsT9YQen853mz9rdva08hVsm-jS9FZccvXjfzoxrOAQlkwq7R6kciw/s400/ceramicsucculentsFDO.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you prefer the ultimate in low-maintenance,<br />then these ceramic versions are for you.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjOQSj6kN1aveJE5DYJN8ZZ6EvTt2aWVOMrSDlj6A68NEtaxImLkxqQRQ_SWcsL6CLjOwazccCLaTMfLfll67BcsBAI3VqmQr4zqHcmsUoy7JOXQxvuLsJUQkFpxTn1YPs0Gm93Tgu_XV/s1600/bensmarigold.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLhZ95W6jxUN7E0yJShZtovjb-SzAIGCQDZblD3HrKGTwwClZkPZ5j25wSH3uypRPFf8ZGCbDC5U13NbOXNCo-xzlN3XtYEc65a1_zt7kC8w7wO6nqP13iY1ZpkyTe3XHDxdBtsz7_NPD/s1600/bensmarigold.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511594245088578786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLhZ95W6jxUN7E0yJShZtovjb-SzAIGCQDZblD3HrKGTwwClZkPZ5j25wSH3uypRPFf8ZGCbDC5U13NbOXNCo-xzlN3XtYEc65a1_zt7kC8w7wO6nqP13iY1ZpkyTe3XHDxdBtsz7_NPD/s400/bensmarigold.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Ben’s kindergarten science project turned marigold.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>Think small. Planting tiny seeds<br />in the small space given you<br /></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" ><strong>can change the whole world or,<br />at the very least, your view of it.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 64);"> <span style="font-style: italic;">- Linus Mundy </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Even though the warmth of summer is coming to an end, there will be lots of projects to get started on and fun events to look forward to in the months to come.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Last day of summer vacation ...

I based this painting “Boardwalk to the Shore ” on a photo I saw in a magazine early in the spring. Can it really be the last day of August...

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A color palette from York, Maine

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbD0D_lqGa_utLkXzwT9NBrkWEO5-pEn-BsLDg-KNlOtd4R-0Vh6dxZHRG2vf_wA4vtwq5A5lI4oazjs3cJXC6jlTZzSa9vxAZ4Hz0WUEIvMs4kbLrAwDMCXhvtq14R_rU9a5lkeDckk/s1600/shellsanddollar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504370591408601346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbD0D_lqGa_utLkXzwT9NBrkWEO5-pEn-BsLDg-KNlOtd4R-0Vh6dxZHRG2vf_wA4vtwq5A5lI4oazjs3cJXC6jlTZzSa9vxAZ4Hz0WUEIvMs4kbLrAwDMCXhvtq14R_rU9a5lkeDckk/s400/shellsanddollar.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Seashells on a picture ledge</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhSUFLgDqQP6fzxigw9nKgTJEkhKvUYit7je0GJ2cSqVgsZuEe5orYsyMQnjuSE1_lmj0rWP17T-hse8uFp_vhL6-KkN0KxGcMJa4kPf0XJKZqUVKbU_QrocmM2Pbq491bmJFWAR-3Fo/s1600/linenwhiteBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507148122281027410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhSUFLgDqQP6fzxigw9nKgTJEkhKvUYit7je0GJ2cSqVgsZuEe5orYsyMQnjuSE1_lmj0rWP17T-hse8uFp_vhL6-KkN0KxGcMJa4kPf0XJKZqUVKbU_QrocmM2Pbq491bmJFWAR-3Fo/s400/linenwhiteBM.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Hydrangea blossoms in my mother’s garden.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DhNkg7qvfQhoiefJwrw3E8sC07xiKiOE7PBRpmmh-nqV95BUic6dLgMxvz9icwZOLBlL61H2M8qdR5G-nYlK1plBB5HoWMtShFxzJkcXf4attm-4sETf-U6tlwwneZ5yZ9F9rHDtIMk/s1600/darklinenBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507148127257439410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DhNkg7qvfQhoiefJwrw3E8sC07xiKiOE7PBRpmmh-nqV95BUic6dLgMxvz9icwZOLBlL61H2M8qdR5G-nYlK1plBB5HoWMtShFxzJkcXf4attm-4sETf-U6tlwwneZ5yZ9F9rHDtIMk/s400/darklinenBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 116px;" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScWYsXwsUa5rZGdpgwwfnTpSh3m8NZ-3rUyvEKvNlHQPMxjsXn0kDHhxEjKPtuDnV39hRITS2nchTUDfMsTiRIu_re_7z0jiEg5FuC8gIFFpkia7iRU4zxXlqM_wPyFnUtu7vjGKedZc/s1600/pleasantpinkBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507148119717499730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScWYsXwsUa5rZGdpgwwfnTpSh3m8NZ-3rUyvEKvNlHQPMxjsXn0kDHhxEjKPtuDnV39hRITS2nchTUDfMsTiRIu_re_7z0jiEg5FuC8gIFFpkia7iRU4zxXlqM_wPyFnUtu7vjGKedZc/s400/pleasantpinkBM.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >A stone wall decorated by nature’s brush.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroraF9sWHTXk4IZ6I1KNDXHHB0Vz-FQPXwzBny0FRsvuNLXE1tckks7qGMQuWZJfejwu-X0HGsMITuhEgoIH58Z0vAd0ScfhQoP7pwWDF73L-0E_89PyqcN6KeHkWD5hfOnYP-VJVEko/s1600/stuartgoldBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507151913849577042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroraF9sWHTXk4IZ6I1KNDXHHB0Vz-FQPXwzBny0FRsvuNLXE1tckks7qGMQuWZJfejwu-X0HGsMITuhEgoIH58Z0vAd0ScfhQoP7pwWDF73L-0E_89PyqcN6KeHkWD5hfOnYP-VJVEko/s400/stuartgoldBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 118px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi102jxc6V2kpNWevPTq0DRyUl03FRwgtRz4nMADbsg8JfPkCQItM6WRZi1_KPPtyenM6jmnSk-5w-woDdzOI9ZHdnwdnjCYeeDSdpaaSNU2R32tO6_aZR5es5lJyty13xCUJ_5saoJQBg/s1600/wickhamgrayBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507148240269697586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi102jxc6V2kpNWevPTq0DRyUl03FRwgtRz4nMADbsg8JfPkCQItM6WRZi1_KPPtyenM6jmnSk-5w-woDdzOI9ZHdnwdnjCYeeDSdpaaSNU2R32tO6_aZR5es5lJyty13xCUJ_5saoJQBg/s400/wickhamgrayBM.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Stepping stones on the way to the water.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72zmO-vnUUPdZfPGKd0Knf5fxPX-mY1RkuDhsNuw5aaQQJFXqD-eJPgREEZgr7DMxoRidJtalNM2uH0zo6y5wNEYpJiOH0yo6CtV_XNzRlaYbfTLMburt2THAgpkHWhGN2m3buKve_Qo/s1600/seahazeBM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507147913511985058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72zmO-vnUUPdZfPGKd0Knf5fxPX-mY1RkuDhsNuw5aaQQJFXqD-eJPgREEZgr7DMxoRidJtalNM2uH0zo6y5wNEYpJiOH0yo6CtV_XNzRlaYbfTLMburt2THAgpkHWhGN2m3buKve_Qo/s400/seahazeBM.png" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 116px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi102jxc6V2kpNWevPTq0DRyUl03FRwgtRz4nMADbsg8JfPkCQItM6WRZi1_KPPtyenM6jmnSk-5w-woDdzOI9ZHdnwdnjCYeeDSdpaaSNU2R32tO6_aZR5es5lJyty13xCUJ_5saoJQBg/s1600/wickhamgrayBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszcTy6NSw6AtPR40eLBo2fZSOf4_9B1NfonZV8RNz8GR6WqBpHO7jF76onhcOpC-KAO1J_64UOiyUfeNcO7csPvjVU68b5V8n7u28-9-iOIWAD0cPkacrzV8BS65QjyblC09fYiPcBxU/s1600/goldrushBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507151913236819346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszcTy6NSw6AtPR40eLBo2fZSOf4_9B1NfonZV8RNz8GR6WqBpHO7jF76onhcOpC-KAO1J_64UOiyUfeNcO7csPvjVU68b5V8n7u28-9-iOIWAD0cPkacrzV8BS65QjyblC09fYiPcBxU/s400/goldrushBM.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >A vision of brilliant textures and colors.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_m9z3IcqdbAFfYAII4Gn2gztmzWmpdDrxC7oHN9WxoaSsEIn6_7O-phZkNx9QjmMXAN4L7pUHDI2wwgsoO98BwQ4tZtPwf6WRajOw-1cOsK084UnAuR2hZ_eR-mLiG5U7w-l9ZuIFR0/s1600/brightlimeBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGllmXLamM5s-Rj9RlGBd3DMRVYoCOkZIwU72oE_kr1YkOy9z1OFb2fHm9hhrVjr2oIB6rsPjqSVq5DdGd6zYqPqySxtRKiXvItRghc5TfK6nsy0n2ob2wFv-4sJO_VTmJzUEVarphU6Q/s1600/terrapingreenBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507147913340893682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGllmXLamM5s-Rj9RlGBd3DMRVYoCOkZIwU72oE_kr1YkOy9z1OFb2fHm9hhrVjr2oIB6rsPjqSVq5DdGd6zYqPqySxtRKiXvItRghc5TfK6nsy0n2ob2wFv-4sJO_VTmJzUEVarphU6Q/s400/terrapingreenBM.jpg" style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Short Sands at the end of a beach day.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Apq17-ShanAdaFswQDuW7Y7njbM43AKmiYkOlMtHWAWObDrC15TUeSMX6QIESiJRFcfgJaza-9liz53rlqShgPbfYlEKqBgTmNIn-GVI9WHCTTymuX43qCMxh2peNXKr22DDTXDOD4/s1600/beacongrayBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507147903665636162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Apq17-ShanAdaFswQDuW7Y7njbM43AKmiYkOlMtHWAWObDrC15TUeSMX6QIESiJRFcfgJaza-9liz53rlqShgPbfYlEKqBgTmNIn-GVI9WHCTTymuX43qCMxh2peNXKr22DDTXDOD4/s400/beacongrayBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 116px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOrdjhNiU8B_F5tL31ZZGejxguLfiJ9cKYEKKcohpontxmSRi3g5V6HFC6N4deaPI0t1lc72jDt6wIQC0jvda4XFM7fQGL9NJCFvWNUEBQjyQJxD7Jg7LisKmx0DyhyibfrdMV_EmDN4/s1600/oceanairBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLex6YGyRJaDfJ4y1Bd5KOnw6aUx85ZVeJy48A4BEQrRo2cgVCl9NcRhlKmTfh6xjD2MBXTYTRaASumt6MfBzXxBGWssyA36eAC5OE9U69Y0OQqwcvG4z-F_TMYUhsS6Mp8-sYKJq3So/s1600/cascadewhiteBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507153838288433250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLex6YGyRJaDfJ4y1Bd5KOnw6aUx85ZVeJy48A4BEQrRo2cgVCl9NcRhlKmTfh6xjD2MBXTYTRaASumt6MfBzXxBGWssyA36eAC5OE9U69Y0OQqwcvG4z-F_TMYUhsS6Mp8-sYKJq3So/s400/cascadewhiteBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 116px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh7G96vtcU4SnoK7HC2bfb2weORA3rnj1Cas4ov5_u4Ioxz_amo2sX-fedyixrFU84ZHVBPcTiv8pl0acgugxZ_icJmxYLwBXu-zJLd1q46c39xwauuTWlZcIZj0Y6GsbuWz73zzgxoQ/s1600/blackbeautyBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507154747275189234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh7G96vtcU4SnoK7HC2bfb2weORA3rnj1Cas4ov5_u4Ioxz_amo2sX-fedyixrFU84ZHVBPcTiv8pl0acgugxZ_icJmxYLwBXu-zJLd1q46c39xwauuTWlZcIZj0Y6GsbuWz73zzgxoQ/s400/blackbeautyBM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 117px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjHnaZ8mZlVOFuDSOW-_mWGk6EfFM_3ZJvgY3w2oy7pOKXVdMgPKbfoyh4zzkjuloPitsusCHUmUM_wFDIDbtjuurTekhP7IFsD79xEio2_4jrbtJ3O6oWeYdjPL6Y2YOewscpJuFuOw/s1600/stormyskyBM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br />What views have inspired<br />you this summer?<span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Paint Colors: <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=contentrenderer_1_6&contentrenderer_1_6_actionOverride=%2Fbm%2Fcms%2FContentRenderer%2FrenderContent&contentrenderer_1_6cnp=public_site%2Farticles%2Fmain_page_articles%2Ffa_colordirection&contentrenderer_1_6np=public_site%2Farticles%2Fexplore_color%2Fec_virtual_fan_deck&_pageLabel=fa_colordirection">Benjamin Moore</a><br />Inspiration: Mother Nature</span><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div>

A color palette from York, Maine

Seashells on a picture ledge . Hydrangea blossoms in my mother’s garden. A stone wall decorated by nature’s brush. Stepping stones on the wa...

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The Summer Nursery: Design in Detail

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpLUvbU-ixG6n-wMJdsjwMb_Zj3fsDzo4YLGpAmtQg8Es2hVJAr8GmL8tNLSFhx6SQYrxI5RdU__yABVjDqGifMVH6rn3PNHaMNhgmAMkhUc1lQZ9nDL0EgQNIGhnYsH3Mi-Se7ZAsM/s1600/TheSummerNursery_YB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504378725155858978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0-cU4c3c084N98b9Qova_LJ-O_okD2kFqtQWUINzvOKn-IO7kVYJcLcDS7pKhzdaCwR0SG7kI_b0TKVOG0-GGmd1pwz8at7AOZK0Zyc9Zx16Eb3vWqqeRzWNnLvstdC2GzvwtG5Setk/s400/pinkchairYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">When I design a space, my goal is to weave together fine details to create a grand picture that is both beautiful and engaging. For <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-nursery-part-1.html">The Summer Nursery at Tapley Hall</a>, I chose details that reflect a story book theme, the spirit of adventure, and the tender touch of mother nature. It is an imaginative space that honors the classic relationship between parent and child.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpLUvbU-ixG6n-wMJdsjwMb_Zj3fsDzo4YLGpAmtQg8Es2hVJAr8GmL8tNLSFhx6SQYrxI5RdU__yABVjDqGifMVH6rn3PNHaMNhgmAMkhUc1lQZ9nDL0EgQNIGhnYsH3Mi-Se7ZAsM/s1600/TheSummerNursery_YB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504541514777463874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpLUvbU-ixG6n-wMJdsjwMb_Zj3fsDzo4YLGpAmtQg8Es2hVJAr8GmL8tNLSFhx6SQYrxI5RdU__yABVjDqGifMVH6rn3PNHaMNhgmAMkhUc1lQZ9nDL0EgQNIGhnYsH3Mi-Se7ZAsM/s400/TheSummerNursery_YB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Natural textures played an important role in telling this<br />story by-the-sea. Linen. Wicker. Rattan. Grass. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Seashells. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I picture this nursery in a grand Victorian, somewhere along the ocean’s edge. A true respite from the city.<br />A quiet place to relax and enjoy the natural rhythms<br />of the ocean while celebrating the ebb<br />and flow of motherhood. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504389529869176018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43Sdj32v5-VHpXelYaFot4DD-ZVld2uGyzUt0PHSRWwdA4V2GQ_4anCJmAdIN_WJwS_a9Ac6hfhS5XDWiXvPRsZaDMYcIt1LMQCHUMBzgAFBBDHQLXjyi_1pylLSEaE0-2WwvthOeFVs/s400/TheSummerNurseryYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">This is a story of juxtapositions where</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> visual<br />contrasts create symbolic interest ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Traditional styling paired with modern fabrics.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Fine art sharing space with story book illustrations.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Tailored pieces with a hint of</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">youthful exuberance.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehDip8S5geejtk45rRDX4xa-LTA1iUpplJeOqDbgbJ-6gQZDR2EvIyme3r-xrtbZ3Fs-GIK4NZt6XfPpzM86NHKAFBkDB2w6c0SSOyIOiA8JDbBW4CKHLJSODiSldH_gDJUBqxQN1gtY/s1600/bassinetteinroomYB@DHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504541509745020610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehDip8S5geejtk45rRDX4xa-LTA1iUpplJeOqDbgbJ-6gQZDR2EvIyme3r-xrtbZ3Fs-GIK4NZt6XfPpzM86NHKAFBkDB2w6c0SSOyIOiA8JDbBW4CKHLJSODiSldH_gDJUBqxQN1gtY/s400/bassinetteinroomYB@DHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Bright pops of color and playful patterns infuse<br />this vintage space with modern freshness.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gVYW9ifZ0TIf-d6gueF2ResxWUiq2uKy7gww4uhlo0jcJStKHcdm96LxgC66wxzUVd6K5Ey9vZ9NUpDhcWeiletLK8UmcWsUr3G3p4rcpOezTDezw78t3M9bN8RpozaVeCi_EhIyZOA/s1600/nurseryscreenart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504556370086077858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gVYW9ifZ0TIf-d6gueF2ResxWUiq2uKy7gww4uhlo0jcJStKHcdm96LxgC66wxzUVd6K5Ey9vZ9NUpDhcWeiletLK8UmcWsUr3G3p4rcpOezTDezw78t3M9bN8RpozaVeCi_EhIyZOA/s400/nurseryscreenart.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Favorite characters add visual entertainment while<br />preserving cherished memories from “story time.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Wild-Things-Maurice-Sendak/dp/0060254920/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281703629&sr=1-1">Where the Wild Things Are</a> by Maurice Sendak<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bear-Treasury-Holmelund-Minarik/dp/0060273984/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281703712&sr=1-5">Little Bear</a> by Elise Holmelund Minarik<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frog-Bog-Karma-Wilson/dp/1416927271/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281703675&sr=1-1">A Frog in the Bog</a> by Karma Wilson<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Shorts-Collectors-Jon-Muth/dp/0545040876/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281703584&sr=1-1">Zen Shorts</a> by Jon Muth<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Anything by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=eric+carle&x=0&y=0&ih=7_3_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_1.112_70&fsc=6">Eric Carle</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5Y7BU0H6NlweitVUVHz0VGZJ9aw4KRUmKGVGcf4C5bFPR-_BjcF03fM6dZivlLYDbOVPT-xejDrcD6QnYKEN6aXtPWJ4xGgmyl4oRRhwgrqTQpTVZlDfjRiBBhbMmQBMpXKmNTEJKIs/s1600/seahorseonscreen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504557025682727890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5Y7BU0H6NlweitVUVHz0VGZJ9aw4KRUmKGVGcf4C5bFPR-_BjcF03fM6dZivlLYDbOVPT-xejDrcD6QnYKEN6aXtPWJ4xGgmyl4oRRhwgrqTQpTVZlDfjRiBBhbMmQBMpXKmNTEJKIs/s400/seahorseonscreen.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm71s5suYeGO_Kcj8YWKLVsKtWAeSC2SleJo0bgfObXF2JFvG1ljcKkk3DYyPoYJoH6x-25tBYuuz-vNmbgL6bp7V7_6C9yQAiHT1ja-gXkwFgUnUFPEUG4dOoJ6OnP4387Vkn8SepZU/s1600/tabrizFO.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504706032785129058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm71s5suYeGO_Kcj8YWKLVsKtWAeSC2SleJo0bgfObXF2JFvG1ljcKkk3DYyPoYJoH6x-25tBYuuz-vNmbgL6bp7V7_6C9yQAiHT1ja-gXkwFgUnUFPEUG4dOoJ6OnP4387Vkn8SepZU/s400/tabrizFO.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">A story to ponder is woven in wool. </span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0-cU4c3c084N98b9Qova_LJ-O_okD2kFqtQWUINzvOKn-IO7kVYJcLcDS7pKhzdaCwR0SG7kI_b0TKVOG0-GGmd1pwz8at7AOZK0Zyc9Zx16Eb3vWqqeRzWNnLvstdC2GzvwtG5Setk/s1600/pinkchairYB_photoEWertz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gVYW9ifZ0TIf-d6gueF2ResxWUiq2uKy7gww4uhlo0jcJStKHcdm96LxgC66wxzUVd6K5Ey9vZ9NUpDhcWeiletLK8UmcWsUr3G3p4rcpOezTDezw78t3M9bN8RpozaVeCi_EhIyZOA/s1600/nurseryscreenart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SX1wPlXQqTUl1YiKjX0z8RR5cKdiyQ4onQ6bnrz2CS66OEeckmTE_GdH1dXCz4Wio7ajJFhprXpRS0odJG03uyZTRzGVvHeDyZkMT2wJilYOVClWc5AcMb_kT9KHr0DanoinCD0e0tk/s1600/booksontable.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504545903734940994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SX1wPlXQqTUl1YiKjX0z8RR5cKdiyQ4onQ6bnrz2CS66OEeckmTE_GdH1dXCz4Wio7ajJFhprXpRS0odJG03uyZTRzGVvHeDyZkMT2wJilYOVClWc5AcMb_kT9KHr0DanoinCD0e0tk/s400/booksontable.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Zebra and leopard prints pay homage to</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> the wild adventure that is parenthood.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHeo0n-n7IjGV1DtFUJphGaPsFKcP_dXO44z7151upJ-9hj7NIe8L0kxpr9Wg2HgQAB2iZjBh3GMdJw4-SGJZDAiPDKm5GvKXfF8wQ6NoOvE7U4WRhmkHBBVwyHMydNa4dsUwAdXUg3I/s1600/3booksinnursery.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504553118290435330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHeo0n-n7IjGV1DtFUJphGaPsFKcP_dXO44z7151upJ-9hj7NIe8L0kxpr9Wg2HgQAB2iZjBh3GMdJw4-SGJZDAiPDKm5GvKXfF8wQ6NoOvE7U4WRhmkHBBVwyHMydNa4dsUwAdXUg3I/s400/3booksinnursery.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Expectations-Women-about-Becoming-Mother/dp/0811816745/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281703414&sr=8-1">Expectations</a>, a collection of </span><span style="font-size:130%;">candid photographs<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">and reflective stories from new mothers,<br />reads very much like a blog. It was published<br />in 1998, the year I had my first.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu23zq7fSeis2nsVfi-F361UbI4NMSBu8PQkZdXx-4sz-nl4HhARY5Eko5YOuOSXOa97sO4UDEzrs-lWMC40I9nU5zZb05Nb8khA-h8zMU1ebNAQtZQ_IxjbXPGCtGMxel_kcSfbTi-pQ/s1600/parentsprideDHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504559617969506450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu23zq7fSeis2nsVfi-F361UbI4NMSBu8PQkZdXx-4sz-nl4HhARY5Eko5YOuOSXOa97sO4UDEzrs-lWMC40I9nU5zZb05Nb8khA-h8zMU1ebNAQtZQ_IxjbXPGCtGMxel_kcSfbTi-pQ/s400/parentsprideDHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">A little boy charms.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehDip8S5geejtk45rRDX4xa-LTA1iUpplJeOqDbgbJ-6gQZDR2EvIyme3r-xrtbZ3Fs-GIK4NZt6XfPpzM86NHKAFBkDB2w6c0SSOyIOiA8JDbBW4CKHLJSODiSldH_gDJUBqxQN1gtY/s1600/bassinetteinroomYB@DHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504378707393495314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhg-y3-x9-C0j8Y2VhYqL_KP5aAMBBHw8eDsOlI5SrCszQuaQkkIRKMtamL1omBO8p87R8xmJ_7rEHEazMxfhZ44zP296bll3RGrPktFFLBbQSrN_Va9jUcoMzrQl__Q3wyJWywc4cHg/s400/framedprintYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">A charming little boy, illustrated by my<br />all-time childhood favorite, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=eloise+wilkin&x=0&y=0&ih=2_9_1_0_0_0_0_1_0_1.102_78&fsc=8">Eloise Wilkin</a>.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504381199515941410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg50v3CsUmzW2u-ANxZ1Rq152cBoPd47vlA8_whIREsR_KtFQS9CUFptE9eFZGVq8rwZJDHPYn-Xw-c3GKxD1lfJXpejrHbV5labavDMgHFID0IdORPza4-4UOwjeu7E9F1LSpxDVzscLc/s400/littlevisitor_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A wildly adorable visitor finds a perfect place to sit.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504378721932727682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-Vk_pRNc_I-F8iSd2xFtboDTI3buPDtAIdWKUQwbSftzPcr_LpF0ayrG2fWcTPAyd0dBeTNHm1eHc2Rglk2rcKrRZCTp_2le46M14IWknmw_MgpqsrPKrhhZCkdCBqOiYWxJ9EkdMs0/s400/windowYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Simple dressing of a palladian window<br />includes a summery sheer that<br />captures light and softens the view.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcaEC0LLO_cAiRgdAcUxnbxVaNbYwuaDo98I4Hz2cQt5y9dabBDjGygLaIoheBsi_WE1AtfWfxgjCK9HcJCF1mGz-G5ThHB5_G46fCZtZORMPRL2PJMwUR0ubcnD413umatvLLDCrZDM/s1600/yellowdragonflyfabric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504887953539537186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcaEC0LLO_cAiRgdAcUxnbxVaNbYwuaDo98I4Hz2cQt5y9dabBDjGygLaIoheBsi_WE1AtfWfxgjCK9HcJCF1mGz-G5ThHB5_G46fCZtZORMPRL2PJMwUR0ubcnD413umatvLLDCrZDM/s320/yellowdragonflyfabric.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Dragonflies, tassels, and garlands of pearl add<br />a touch of whimsy to the traditional valance.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LMBK58n5SQNirXAj_BubUc0dVpEVJ35nfQfF7NbE2bAHQbhbelT0P-UnCZw2frhomzXsgQFPLLToK2D9OtHyBSBiOL6ImHRXjpjca54ITBoqtVbW24fdsDillis_t9rbnJGdhijkjuI/s1600/chairwithottomanDHS_YB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504386766873564738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LMBK58n5SQNirXAj_BubUc0dVpEVJ35nfQfF7NbE2bAHQbhbelT0P-UnCZw2frhomzXsgQFPLLToK2D9OtHyBSBiOL6ImHRXjpjca54ITBoqtVbW24fdsDillis_t9rbnJGdhijkjuI/s400/chairwithottomanDHS_YB.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">More tassels are repeated on<br />a vintage reading lamp.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQkMOGxs8JUapc7Y40y0ChADUMlNpIikWD4-NCc3KHlwzwQRdHeHwhLONJwPkDC_8FiOOyaSOjtNoQ36zgYoCEwbUdO0lY9sQIAlMD5coj6jcznLaSRTzUAWPGhULjNoQY0cHhcZs1uU/s1600/tasselondoorknob.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504888472438738754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQkMOGxs8JUapc7Y40y0ChADUMlNpIikWD4-NCc3KHlwzwQRdHeHwhLONJwPkDC_8FiOOyaSOjtNoQ36zgYoCEwbUdO0lY9sQIAlMD5coj6jcznLaSRTzUAWPGhULjNoQY0cHhcZs1uU/s320/tasselondoorknob.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">And one more tassel<br />decorates a doorknob.</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPtIlbztAB4vJvX34k4J-ejOOD5KNRTHKDimodf3Y1HpRECbQpoXCyr9yrDCpZM-vNGU4VHIXiytKFmFv4hk02yKYetOz1oMBvS2I2PHEJVA9FjcztZoZ5Y_rJGF4l-fEGVCYDAlQ0CY/s1600/crownandpaperweight.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504557826666426450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPtIlbztAB4vJvX34k4J-ejOOD5KNRTHKDimodf3Y1HpRECbQpoXCyr9yrDCpZM-vNGU4VHIXiytKFmFv4hk02yKYetOz1oMBvS2I2PHEJVA9FjcztZoZ5Y_rJGF4l-fEGVCYDAlQ0CY/s400/crownandpaperweight.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">A crown because every child is royalty and<br />every mom should be treated like a queen.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid38-qEA8AcrCafMq9Xmfk3tc8KWqpVFKauPnMLZ1blNv_nVibGAs_fmHMPpEN9N_2PwfW3cASu_4uK91yMddm5CLLKQQ2nIOUc6-bYGegrupJsUNj16Zj82WdkOBDW2WT2s2YJUV8Qqk/s1600/shellonsill.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504558030236201538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid38-qEA8AcrCafMq9Xmfk3tc8KWqpVFKauPnMLZ1blNv_nVibGAs_fmHMPpEN9N_2PwfW3cASu_4uK91yMddm5CLLKQQ2nIOUc6-bYGegrupJsUNj16Zj82WdkOBDW2WT2s2YJUV8Qqk/s400/shellonsill.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Stars from the sea as a reminder<br />of a child’s limitless potential.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VrC_LKv9k1B-DrllRs51I-VbXEhtOFy9ezM1pL6T1y_0QdZWjUsFE0qwiNq0g3FcmwwZ0-TJC0Q4mEHndQQVeBdHUhVFzEARmIkAKvQFZats-eL0rtNG8Mw37MoDWJiXb5erxtYQc7o/s1600/shellwithpearls.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504559354006954882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VrC_LKv9k1B-DrllRs51I-VbXEhtOFy9ezM1pL6T1y_0QdZWjUsFE0qwiNq0g3FcmwwZ0-TJC0Q4mEHndQQVeBdHUhVFzEARmIkAKvQFZats-eL0rtNG8Mw37MoDWJiXb5erxtYQc7o/s400/shellwithpearls.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">A mother’s pearls add natural sparkle.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504378728612326194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9lCeu60iyGRvspEgj6w_lnwHYljDZ68IZIDZNf4DwCqKCMC0rTKc55pkdv9wbnF6JYUcwlVoU-xwlNzljoLypYDjZp3-8Bg1QYOmNWB79LGIcmPDAR3eJRACeiNQbUtAWgBhvcSxM2Q/s400/bassinetteYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">A sequined pillow shines brightly.<br />Truly, a baby is a <a href="http://www.flipkart.com/baby-blessing-welleran-poltarnees-book-1883211069">blessing</a>.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504378713042220962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYph_FcRkcPxVDNJ9qvc9Yq64YLp-QTKw6Xr_9UCgyKkr8bHsWxjW9uzmGIYYoC8Mqc-09OXCWVNfAI5q-4DcpObo52d1lusWFtoGzJiNFeGIfR6S_3Ax41XWJQR7wIjXtwOlt3jUNJw/s400/bassinettescreenYB_photoEWertz.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sweet dreams ...<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccxLGw8Uu7rrm3N-L-Tb2VTz9DBK6kfkjUqeEdSryVB6PRjz8WBWdZb1h1CdMEMdymhfyvyzlwz27cfghkdJaYtvZz1vAv_KYV8fnD4Pw6CBgItCM0xwNHacM3hW8u4njIut0P0O5nto/s1600/zebraframe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504914834066518434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccxLGw8Uu7rrm3N-L-Tb2VTz9DBK6kfkjUqeEdSryVB6PRjz8WBWdZb1h1CdMEMdymhfyvyzlwz27cfghkdJaYtvZz1vAv_KYV8fnD4Pw6CBgItCM0xwNHacM3hW8u4njIut0P0O5nto/s320/zebraframe.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Special thanks goes to:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Bassinet: <a href="http://www.danvershistory.org/">Danvers Historical Society</a> Collection<br />“Summer Sky” oil painting: <a href="http://taggartstudio.com/">Mary Taggart</a>, Wakefield<br />Valance: RDR for <a href="http://www.yvonneblacker.com/">Yvonne Blacker Interiors</a>, Lynnfield<br />Upholstery and Sheer: <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/acorninteriors">Acorn Interiors</a>, Andover<br />Persian Tabriz: <a href="http://firstrugs.com/">First Oriental Rugs</a>, Danvers<br />Flowers: <a href="http://fiddlehead-flowers.com/">Fiddlehead Flowers</a>, Salem<br /><a href="http://www.elizabethwertzphotography.com/">Elizabeth Wertz Photography</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0h6iF_ZKqSHhE-X6ZoXSEcTX4UQq3IDvTjYKU920gVT42oSU0pbnyorVVU7nRFaIPhy4BQi2b1CZBRDIAmVCO4jD6OIy4ofJ4jFBOrUVK6-fuTW0-mJBc7v8dapv9PRbovPQLTMki6k/s1600/YBmagicfishDHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >And of course, I can’t forget ...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />My husband, John, and the stars in our sky:<br />Zachary, Dylan, Owen and Ben<br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wtrxbFzoAU0ABQt0hrJKVRYh7T6g6dv6x1t6eTXeCDK6SoHvy2ufcauEchy1xXJ-hjc2G-bWaCsoKRJBu5cn_vteFvkAx2c6m0VsG6bTIn-FEwObOyB8L2yJwJSasoZs8di3dS98egM/s1600/smallwhitestarfish.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504919367391809826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wtrxbFzoAU0ABQt0hrJKVRYh7T6g6dv6x1t6eTXeCDK6SoHvy2ufcauEchy1xXJ-hjc2G-bWaCsoKRJBu5cn_vteFvkAx2c6m0VsG6bTIn-FEwObOyB8L2yJwJSasoZs8di3dS98egM/s200/smallwhitestarfish.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />xoxo<br />Thanks for all your love,<br />support, and inspiration!<br /></span><br /><br /></div>

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