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socks hang out on the internethoneydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-71584560777694494422010-06-20T00:13:00.000-07:002010-06-21T11:05:09.052-07:00All the buzz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeZcesaG-jTOyPCkFEKMsgq-wOoqX7x2EsHtYzOUfcKgUaPT5qKCEGDoGtmz52yv0xkB7QZsxnUiMUcA-KshXCN2qnoWxPuamasy4_rHmLVk_C4OI4_GWfsFYnqWMHSxaHLlpdSNZac0/s1600/hen+party.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484758011616298866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeZcesaG-jTOyPCkFEKMsgq-wOoqX7x2EsHtYzOUfcKgUaPT5qKCEGDoGtmz52yv0xkB7QZsxnUiMUcA-KshXCN2qnoWxPuamasy4_rHmLVk_C4OI4_GWfsFYnqWMHSxaHLlpdSNZac0/s400/hen+party.JPG" border="0" /></a> Today my girlfriend Belynda & I attended a hen party at <a href="http://roseandthornca.com/default.aspx">Rose & Thorn </a>on the edge of Freestone in Sonoma after stopping for bread and sticky buns at the <a href="http://www.wildflourbread.com/">Freestone Bakery</a>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyRLYK5gZIEllNTPw0g-iUuzDKuhgvo2VDMm0cjgiW_8QEY6qMEKvUMk8n_yc1w40EY5hGrOhQqMBfIFEcY5n18NaWftcwzNmGPzPR3AVYqS75GiQsgZBC727-iP7qUI2GCIwlkHndrM/s1600/chicken+stars.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484758003193639186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyRLYK5gZIEllNTPw0g-iUuzDKuhgvo2VDMm0cjgiW_8QEY6qMEKvUMk8n_yc1w40EY5hGrOhQqMBfIFEcY5n18NaWftcwzNmGPzPR3AVYqS75GiQsgZBC727-iP7qUI2GCIwlkHndrM/s400/chicken+stars.JPG" border="0" /></a> As you can see we were in the company of stars! These chicks were no less glamorous than their namesakes and definitely had the run of the place.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDmERbaxNGAGKnqDYGu4Vo4v0CbSsP1cr2UXsx5mosJ-sZW_2M7ug0P9YELt1bd6F5DcvQMjc1IGxngSHaf9ahIbA10JMoP05UfsZfnTl7VVEwEh6Vtl0FUZwbersdeTzz0D3_BjTgf0/s1600/baby+chick.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757977960826770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDmERbaxNGAGKnqDYGu4Vo4v0CbSsP1cr2UXsx5mosJ-sZW_2M7ug0P9YELt1bd6F5DcvQMjc1IGxngSHaf9ahIbA10JMoP05UfsZfnTl7VVEwEh6Vtl0FUZwbersdeTzz0D3_BjTgf0/s400/baby+chick.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BE_zGfK6EEassu6glBJS2YxZszM-yB0gUetlhhQbkyVMVggu6O9wC40rPVCPdoYYnSIlJfo6p5kot733wqJNrGN66_bNt6RqAo4zX2yJhRFIy5nHW1ouHbyerN5U5D7T2iTv4CLgXM8/s1600/blush+chicks+with+pink+roses.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757968947187538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BE_zGfK6EEassu6glBJS2YxZszM-yB0gUetlhhQbkyVMVggu6O9wC40rPVCPdoYYnSIlJfo6p5kot733wqJNrGN66_bNt6RqAo4zX2yJhRFIy5nHW1ouHbyerN5U5D7T2iTv4CLgXM8/s400/blush+chicks+with+pink+roses.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier in the afternoon we'd had the pleasure of a stop at the <a href="http://www.themelissagarden.com/">Melissa Bee Sanctuary </a>near the Russian River learning about how important bees are to us and how much we can learn from them. All the flowers were planted to attract the bees and help them thrive in a place as free from stress and disease as possible.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpXO0SPSeniFyHrmQiW15945wALg-DNJl62kUg_WB4ahpX-_NyZXYweMpMEKfVIad3_d_es-9sf7OYG-6XWmjsu6jBZDjkQ0JlF7g9MpMJXz5k9s2LZDPrb4PvwMbnm07dn1RkXinPP8/s1600/looking+into+log+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757966635343378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpXO0SPSeniFyHrmQiW15945wALg-DNJl62kUg_WB4ahpX-_NyZXYweMpMEKfVIad3_d_es-9sf7OYG-6XWmjsu6jBZDjkQ0JlF7g9MpMJXz5k9s2LZDPrb4PvwMbnm07dn1RkXinPP8/s400/looking+into+log+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The log hive is completely natural and honey is not collected from it. Honey is what bees make to feed future generations and the folks only take honey when their hives have a substantial surplus. One of my favorite hives was made like the ones on Germany with a straw lining and they do not use plastic as it inhibits the queen from being able to produce drones to mate with and it's very important that she does!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8y_sMOJKntZQ07krhIYZY3W7HKVQimuyvymjAwBRnbXCu4dtOr4q-L9bYOlWV41MYIv8mXrYcTF3v6a0ROVHqIi-zzyaKjFoEPm7q9SCZt5N8E8dlCwbB_JvTqjG6TCgNNq94a2xDE0/s1600/log+hive.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757051073610562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8y_sMOJKntZQ07krhIYZY3W7HKVQimuyvymjAwBRnbXCu4dtOr4q-L9bYOlWV41MYIv8mXrYcTF3v6a0ROVHqIi-zzyaKjFoEPm7q9SCZt5N8E8dlCwbB_JvTqjG6TCgNNq94a2xDE0/s400/log+hive.JPG" border="0" /></a> It was so amazing to hear how by slowly opening the hives and keeping quiet it was not necessary to wear protective clothing and use smoke - in fact the bees were humming! They only bite if they feel threatened.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJdqSmBsDYwgwL8WT__H168noTgQH46IXKWRQYlZ_ZuiPFG3RQDGFQI-ol1mvFT8u65s18MEIuJJShb9P8vuaPgjdyRPPRtP-xqrk3LLjnSjMwKxJfsqLEknzUBgaPY_dEA-h_Ws2rNE/s1600/everyone+listening.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757025841519362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJdqSmBsDYwgwL8WT__H168noTgQH46IXKWRQYlZ_ZuiPFG3RQDGFQI-ol1mvFT8u65s18MEIuJJShb9P8vuaPgjdyRPPRtP-xqrk3LLjnSjMwKxJfsqLEknzUBgaPY_dEA-h_Ws2rNE/s400/everyone+listening.JPG" border="0" /></a> We even got to see the Queen make a regal appearance, but she doesn't leave her hive often so she was gently returned as soon as we made her acquaintance.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO26er_Te7eF_Dvha4kcHhJnuUqeB0XiIohQNeAM7CMUNU37vvyfcPh08qvVkiiXrfgxmxAIQYEgbbZsRgIf_mXGbTmV5kY0tq5Ev5obvzhwM9mJpn0q86ruAFct14grK0Xvyei3349oY/s1600/queen+for+a+day.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757012495401682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO26er_Te7eF_Dvha4kcHhJnuUqeB0XiIohQNeAM7CMUNU37vvyfcPh08qvVkiiXrfgxmxAIQYEgbbZsRgIf_mXGbTmV5kY0tq5Ev5obvzhwM9mJpn0q86ruAFct14grK0Xvyei3349oY/s400/queen+for+a+day.JPG" border="0" /></a> It's very important to have a water source near your bees but they'll drown if you're not careful so cork is often floated in pools or fountains so they can sip their water through it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbvFj4doSvHvBfdl_damuCoyyXH9erleQtu2CgQIKV9sgacOREG0NT6_dniuuQ3xW2a1g6UUleoc0ugpmabf5Vi6CyDH72ACHF-NhVKmVyKT9P58RYWq8KPt0Is7rVfqfhrPxYUeF0Ds/s1600/pool+with+garden.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484757000650969090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbvFj4doSvHvBfdl_damuCoyyXH9erleQtu2CgQIKV9sgacOREG0NT6_dniuuQ3xW2a1g6UUleoc0ugpmabf5Vi6CyDH72ACHF-NhVKmVyKT9P58RYWq8KPt0Is7rVfqfhrPxYUeF0Ds/s400/pool+with+garden.JPG" border="0" /></a> There are many different and extremely original types of hives.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlKYtrGto1nh58_TfXUyjhBSYa14rPFalceuLu4StG2a-hbsVEhyLFyLYJ3zDF1m3dg8eefPfqvPN08BjFkDPiFx5OeEsavkEClBfJ2CcWfCIQqUYDeekBNKHxoYxpMzi9G6ukdeB0p4/s1600/urn+hive+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484755709502163058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlKYtrGto1nh58_TfXUyjhBSYa14rPFalceuLu4StG2a-hbsVEhyLFyLYJ3zDF1m3dg8eefPfqvPN08BjFkDPiFx5OeEsavkEClBfJ2CcWfCIQqUYDeekBNKHxoYxpMzi9G6ukdeB0p4/s400/urn+hive+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here Belynda takes a peek - this hive had the most amaziing sweet smell emanating from it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIqVrh2QiDnAttV9rEQk0GXxC4ib9L-aEMNeHGDkmaWPT-ZtBuUZy7Yd4ZZcqfnYoLAnx2S_LVSkaO6jtRdmOGjSLyZcr6uCrjj4pxRetWvK5mcnRjEQ5L1_16hkHhbU8twTaQWDdGnw/s1600/belynda+looking+into+log.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484755696261668562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIqVrh2QiDnAttV9rEQk0GXxC4ib9L-aEMNeHGDkmaWPT-ZtBuUZy7Yd4ZZcqfnYoLAnx2S_LVSkaO6jtRdmOGjSLyZcr6uCrjj4pxRetWvK5mcnRjEQ5L1_16hkHhbU8twTaQWDdGnw/s400/belynda+looking+into+log.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here we saw the German type hive carefully opened from the top and the cloth gently rolled back to expose the bees busy in their hive below. Honey is an antibiotic as well as a food and has many other uses.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484755678919506210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnBif6WFIIOY_RO9plluPUMfSIRmy_-ZPw2pvvrHQJuiqc3InlHN0kMpuh_Y9O4C0-8GMp4DcKvdLXyceoi1r92LDS390OwcrcKDetuN9dbHNv9G053xqPZtRh756iIpLfUTT6IaRomA/s400/openinh+hive+1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilBufm3czd0aDdSlZHS378UFcoxXJ726iRW2MBPISaUItKyM_3CTwuOnd07erAZmwwk8es0Wg2LwBTPf_fu9SHUBsbqStaMeUUDofkGEMXK65rwJ_7f1mK0y2pgf5q3UqTo-Qdq-U9vc/s1600/opening+hive+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484755687804074562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilBufm3czd0aDdSlZHS378UFcoxXJ726iRW2MBPISaUItKyM_3CTwuOnd07erAZmwwk8es0Wg2LwBTPf_fu9SHUBsbqStaMeUUDofkGEMXK65rwJ_7f1mK0y2pgf5q3UqTo-Qdq-U9vc/s400/opening+hive+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>If you're interested in future tours you may visit their website!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pIyHPBWvN9SwKcfk0t8Z1an8g8714zo209pEMhyphenhyphenWqcOdg5As6CoZoTfNzk-OSs-7gQe1saGZHPqELHJDnxbUItSbncIfb8UPQjSJ2InA50waDcBEdckzii8nd6kLv1WBIe1wSu9s5es/s1600/Melissa+Garden+sign.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484755672315830002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pIyHPBWvN9SwKcfk0t8Z1an8g8714zo209pEMhyphenhyphenWqcOdg5As6CoZoTfNzk-OSs-7gQe1saGZHPqELHJDnxbUItSbncIfb8UPQjSJ2InA50waDcBEdckzii8nd6kLv1WBIe1wSu9s5es/s400/Melissa+Garden+sign.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The tour actually began at 10am in Sebastopol at <a href="http://www.beekind.com/about.shtml">Beekind</a> where they sell local honey for beekeepers as well as their own, beeswax, beekeeping supplies and seeds for flowers and herbs that will attract bees. The owner told us that when he put in his first hive he increased the yield in his vegetable garden by as much as tenfold!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lXRQG0s-gOqf960ac1PQMvKOaevNb-TqVUoFZBoQn1surSQ_CnQxR8nr2WwRhP8O4gstMpvtXFdtbzB1NSeZyM-INb9aCYJ8eTFQoGu2hufIgELpljisUwhQbVQ4X0bJNxbpDCoup3k/s1600/hive+five.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484754332796237858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lXRQG0s-gOqf960ac1PQMvKOaevNb-TqVUoFZBoQn1surSQ_CnQxR8nr2WwRhP8O4gstMpvtXFdtbzB1NSeZyM-INb9aCYJ8eTFQoGu2hufIgELpljisUwhQbVQ4X0bJNxbpDCoup3k/s400/hive+five.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a beekeeping 101 class where we learned about the roles of the different bees, mating, hive activity, how important bees are to us and how the planet used to take care of us and now it's our turn to take care of it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg-EEepQzLmrn2QE6i2-jd1SQ0rJFHvhuWUcPzv8u_vHwzWyNV-FE-ymgGoOgLKm9D8ptfjZz5xg8wW5cGdy0B228iI8-rT2W_LuVpYosobKnyKj11nNLF7GQYwhdgI7KBApy5hIhE2M/s1600/natural+hive+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484754325853646754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg-EEepQzLmrn2QE6i2-jd1SQ0rJFHvhuWUcPzv8u_vHwzWyNV-FE-ymgGoOgLKm9D8ptfjZz5xg8wW5cGdy0B228iI8-rT2W_LuVpYosobKnyKj11nNLF7GQYwhdgI7KBApy5hIhE2M/s400/natural+hive+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Belynda appears to be fascinated as this comb was brought out for inspection. It's amazing that I think only one person was stung the entire day and she didn't let it hold her back from enjoying the rest of her day.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnXef9uJrxNWuUqEh8zAhvDrP2n9gfSzcHEwEXcMk3BRCwq2MJ4SBxCaZo4HT8E3dCU6es22_yIJdVNPYNCXCNbesDMkBJ2kNWpaVHCtvY6r0J9lgNbeAjsUUOMjWoqWTfzRK3H5sUdI/s1600/open+hive+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484754316123439138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnXef9uJrxNWuUqEh8zAhvDrP2n9gfSzcHEwEXcMk3BRCwq2MJ4SBxCaZo4HT8E3dCU6es22_yIJdVNPYNCXCNbesDMkBJ2kNWpaVHCtvY6r0J9lgNbeAjsUUOMjWoqWTfzRK3H5sUdI/s400/open+hive+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you can see the braver members of our group passing the bees for closer inspection. They (bees) have amazing noses and love to make honey from the same flowers - if for instance one comes back to the hive with sage blossom nectar than he tells his friends and they take a sniff and can follow his directions to go out and find some themselves - it's amazing how complex the hive and the life of the bee really is.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogX_2_cxSV8VD0_sBYrqKu5hWS_cfWqifi-5EmUtZ1hECyT6WXvslkOTybclxtyoM3bR5b5txDRFXDRG17uYhiSLiGf17T5nHNZfSykD1TF31EZf85Z_O8q_NckjUVuUXcsyjr4mewjg/s1600/open+hive+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484754308687822258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogX_2_cxSV8VD0_sBYrqKu5hWS_cfWqifi-5EmUtZ1hECyT6WXvslkOTybclxtyoM3bR5b5txDRFXDRG17uYhiSLiGf17T5nHNZfSykD1TF31EZf85Z_O8q_NckjUVuUXcsyjr4mewjg/s400/open+hive+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />That's all the buzz for now!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX69gnx9zTv5fgOxF3h5mlL6lJNa9tSBY8thq3o0CEWq6LwlHg4cKPwgrbvbA3AknmrJ427U6I8egiRsNeGJqZBEsoaQYtkKPEw6qcQtbgkSYXHFALeiZtxjpVEa1Dkr_Mf0HwigTFWNM/s1600/honeycomb.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484754291840616546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX69gnx9zTv5fgOxF3h5mlL6lJNa9tSBY8thq3o0CEWq6LwlHg4cKPwgrbvbA3AknmrJ427U6I8egiRsNeGJqZBEsoaQYtkKPEw6qcQtbgkSYXHFALeiZtxjpVEa1Dkr_Mf0HwigTFWNM/s400/honeycomb.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-34502636115395614722010-06-14T23:36:00.000-07:002010-06-15T00:11:58.197-07:00Farrow & Ball Blue Black<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNGtVVxIArms2ggCZK2USvdGTBwrT14yFlD6lZYhdux3k4jxdNI4YRWYuhX062QoqIf4WMQQztL08zIiDRa25Zh1KDqejifqEd4S1boMfrRGYXxosg1-6sVXi983Uh1yUrGcs_Mql5Hg/s1600/IMG_2275.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqa9DuiUB-oFUTpgNUIBPtjLk5nSwQnordLILblK-4EIq1EqhHNAT10kk5WuusVEHpsCN6jon7ZpqdRP7x-v3LnDUS1F0N1OB5bP9OWSiWUY_M1oBLpqzGgbga_IeZsCibXuCWRlnfEI/s1600/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482887046939421394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqa9DuiUB-oFUTpgNUIBPtjLk5nSwQnordLILblK-4EIq1EqhHNAT10kk5WuusVEHpsCN6jon7ZpqdRP7x-v3LnDUS1F0N1OB5bP9OWSiWUY_M1oBLpqzGgbga_IeZsCibXuCWRlnfEI/s400/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> I've been enjoying the surge of interest in all that is dark and dramatic and was so-inspired myself by Farrow & Ball's Black Blue paint that I decided to experiment with a wall in my bedroom.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvPof4N3Ya9y3NNLF12unYJ6mxYWx7Hnpv2RAWOUrgtwtfajSYloUAq4H2fmSiU5RTcRNdLhvgGQtP7vKeJevU-DKFddFxbmoQl1Y5x0QgImEib43sOj_PT1GuFgP7GECYv8C8Ei5KJI/s1600/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482887045650012178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvPof4N3Ya9y3NNLF12unYJ6mxYWx7Hnpv2RAWOUrgtwtfajSYloUAq4H2fmSiU5RTcRNdLhvgGQtP7vKeJevU-DKFddFxbmoQl1Y5x0QgImEib43sOj_PT1GuFgP7GECYv8C8Ei5KJI/s400/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> I was able to order the paint (which is eco-friendly) and it was sent from England to my stockist in just a little over a week. Armed with a primer in Farrow & Ball's "Downspout" and my boyfriend Tim who is quite handy with masking tape and a paintbrush I waited with anticipation while he primed, waited three hours, added the first coat, waited two hours, added the second coat and voila! Thank you Farrow and Ball and thank you Tim.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdqSXH47T0hXmDyhjMMhyphenhyphenXNpekDkmNriM0adw96jqJmRNVL1qeh4sbhGEbnydNWxqlOaV92WMUPHPVE-GPbj1fHgF9nn7FsX4p-lTpQhBQXRJDiLqJ8fgom-MunpFr-rNfVoUWsK9RNs/s1600/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482887033312048562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdqSXH47T0hXmDyhjMMhyphenhyphenXNpekDkmNriM0adw96jqJmRNVL1qeh4sbhGEbnydNWxqlOaV92WMUPHPVE-GPbj1fHgF9nn7FsX4p-lTpQhBQXRJDiLqJ8fgom-MunpFr-rNfVoUWsK9RNs/s400/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I love the way it evokes the Victorian era and the consummate search for classification - the known versus the unknown. I see bell jars and butterflies, terrariums and topiary in my future.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIefPE5L06J18K-z1goVfRCth9Oppovkl1X_7d68aKX7iGTDVwLHmU6dxT3UDmIwql9LnO3K7yemIAd-beeTQea-z8SsPRNUIX1MLjbOBnS8LVK71H64hz4Pyl9ExWZdbKR-N8cUghlE/s1600/Farrow++%26+Ball+Blue+Black+at+night+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482887030784749954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIefPE5L06J18K-z1goVfRCth9Oppovkl1X_7d68aKX7iGTDVwLHmU6dxT3UDmIwql9LnO3K7yemIAd-beeTQea-z8SsPRNUIX1MLjbOBnS8LVK71H64hz4Pyl9ExWZdbKR-N8cUghlE/s400/Farrow++%26+Ball+Blue+Black+at+night+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The absence of color attracts color - I really wanted to play up the beauty of my many finds from India - textiles and paintings, hot colors and no color.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc8TBF3d0dRNUr-9Yox_sVWNes8LY1wmFOV3mzD643BVpP9mw0oYJXykXIMWmQUrNqUdsTNXJrImZuoNrn-vNga7FriphyphenhyphenA3ADYMmO_e1mrcbkEpGWmdZwrFnCZSJFQ-AHVeybskruRY/s1600/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482887022497102002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc8TBF3d0dRNUr-9Yox_sVWNes8LY1wmFOV3mzD643BVpP9mw0oYJXykXIMWmQUrNqUdsTNXJrImZuoNrn-vNga7FriphyphenhyphenA3ADYMmO_e1mrcbkEpGWmdZwrFnCZSJFQ-AHVeybskruRY/s400/Farrow+%26+Ball+Blue+Black+6.JPG" border="0" /></a>I've always seem to follow an ecclectic path to finding things I like and have some sort of story and then enjoy exploring ways that they can all go together. In some ways I supppose this mirrors my life.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-30723513231231876652010-02-19T12:30:00.000-08:002010-02-19T14:01:02.894-08:00Is it okay to be a Luddite?<div align="center">Is it okay to be a Luddite? Read <a href="http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_essays_luddite.html">this piece </a>by Thomas Pynchon from The NY Times Book Review in 1984. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055872694284210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo_vTMwwNvxxYngU-c_E8Nj_cn1KaVlMz8yBm3Ce5lIIC40iYW65rbn-GayBg0-tU8d1Z8GzZWinrbiv4jj9glp_0hwbMowqTkcrk7tn-AVyWjD6gDlFhGwMlF1Sci8zOUHpVxDs426Y/s400/Luddite.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center">What made me start thinking about this is the wonderful Luddite collection by <a href="http://thomaspaul.com/">Thomas Paul </a>where modern gadgets like your cell phone stay cozy and easy to find in your bag inside these wonderful zippered canvas pouches with pictures of their technological predecessor to give you a hint what's inside.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrxTaxPjjtnNDUmJK9aBesJwKajuiFJkjBx-ciOkcWAo7AmVEZbhRDWA1WC19mkkT5c_1Wk_ZH_e-kpO91Ts4mrY4vlLPTLf2tbqH5mLfWaxTeZdmYibeCXW3LfETD8ANP3nv0GoDnII/s1600-h/luddite+phone+case.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055900870945138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrxTaxPjjtnNDUmJK9aBesJwKajuiFJkjBx-ciOkcWAo7AmVEZbhRDWA1WC19mkkT5c_1Wk_ZH_e-kpO91Ts4mrY4vlLPTLf2tbqH5mLfWaxTeZdmYibeCXW3LfETD8ANP3nv0GoDnII/s400/luddite+phone+case.jpg" border="0" /></a> Protect your MP-3 player with this lovely old gramophone covered pouch<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFE1gw_2faE8Byg9y1JFwdOjfACCznqmrMckaHXfQUxQTDcb6eWEVhX1uoYsoCE-ul09OCllLczN09ILQuu6LjhWpPGLs1WAEi_WBwhgmRM2Nfq0umMjOkYdKEH4Qz4e_PEpXQxpzV_E/s1600-h/Luddite+MP3+case.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055896479442018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFE1gw_2faE8Byg9y1JFwdOjfACCznqmrMckaHXfQUxQTDcb6eWEVhX1uoYsoCE-ul09OCllLczN09ILQuu6LjhWpPGLs1WAEi_WBwhgmRM2Nfq0umMjOkYdKEH4Qz4e_PEpXQxpzV_E/s400/Luddite+MP3+case.jpg" border="0" /></a> or slip your digital camera into this one !<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh7M10bAg-QZkfVAkUY2UNkzRfkUwF_9OOujKFve6_3QFqUn863nxoaxQAzCW6y1jx5kBgj-eYnY1qymUVSmNcrMkbtvQFbck-0e0zPZVjRjIkCYLlL8oSKYs1Y8ECN4XckolgrS3rCE/s1600-h/Luddite+camera+case.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055887464165506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh7M10bAg-QZkfVAkUY2UNkzRfkUwF_9OOujKFve6_3QFqUn863nxoaxQAzCW6y1jx5kBgj-eYnY1qymUVSmNcrMkbtvQFbck-0e0zPZVjRjIkCYLlL8oSKYs1Y8ECN4XckolgrS3rCE/s400/Luddite+camera+case.jpg" border="0" /></a>Need protection for your laptop while you walk down to the cafe or head out to the airport or office? What a wonderful reminder of how we used to use to communicate with each other before we had laptops and cell phones and digital cameras. I like that these are fabric covers, adding to the irony that the original Luddite movement was in response to new technology developed in the textile mills of England around 1811!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqLwlCkfNLywwGQQKuK3C-EHoSv1TpNxC0n-AiitrlcqldOAiRf0qVHobHtC-s8LP7fBSzxcUoBdxOQE8E86ZhLPV0JXngo7ZVMFopHy5iftFuSEcBaxYc0pkirFJWv7z9Ro6t-ZWTOs/s1600-h/Luddite+laptop+sleeve+lg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440055880424198322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqLwlCkfNLywwGQQKuK3C-EHoSv1TpNxC0n-AiitrlcqldOAiRf0qVHobHtC-s8LP7fBSzxcUoBdxOQE8E86ZhLPV0JXngo7ZVMFopHy5iftFuSEcBaxYc0pkirFJWv7z9Ro6t-ZWTOs/s400/Luddite+laptop+sleeve+lg.jpg" border="0" /></a> Are you a Luddite?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-2351284907169210352010-02-08T20:45:00.000-08:002010-02-08T21:18:35.510-08:00Fidelio<div><div><div><div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOepNHIB0yi_6ODMZPlePD4NDEe3RL6Zo1scnw0kaFlG-M9G-TerLw3vedqs6iCvPPq5idZRqbECnqMmKwWv1edk2CFSTu0Qt5DKB8YQQ8hKdtBoTYgIGTg_Pp-RjH3HRfyppF8OavUZs/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102991504328514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOepNHIB0yi_6ODMZPlePD4NDEe3RL6Zo1scnw0kaFlG-M9G-TerLw3vedqs6iCvPPq5idZRqbECnqMmKwWv1edk2CFSTu0Qt5DKB8YQQ8hKdtBoTYgIGTg_Pp-RjH3HRfyppF8OavUZs/s400/Venice+Carnival+7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Woman in White - shrouded in mystery<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA73VAUeMsU4-l0AgS7embbpkKtfyv0LGm7lv0MhyXvX8NP3X3BTcfZRPX8RA3x3ethBD3HF3XKye4zIuauyGb60d5mObOAnxqgVO6vHiEFlcmwJ_nyIIBdIIP6ul-7AL6N-SDMcrd9Bo/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102700755783682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA73VAUeMsU4-l0AgS7embbpkKtfyv0LGm7lv0MhyXvX8NP3X3BTcfZRPX8RA3x3ethBD3HF3XKye4zIuauyGb60d5mObOAnxqgVO6vHiEFlcmwJ_nyIIBdIIP6ul-7AL6N-SDMcrd9Bo/s400/Venice+Carnival+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Dark Harbinger<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju8IMBYrvRvQ8a-3yEqFxwq87B1O0rmmzOVUhnnYcPjhAdYHTn8o9KUQyYex8KXaQ3Xm00mghK3DeZ2glHvBS2l8MXS1ct2JArNC4GjKCbdUvksAblLg2n4yG8e-L_TqzpXEu9ld1I4I/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102693853566690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju8IMBYrvRvQ8a-3yEqFxwq87B1O0rmmzOVUhnnYcPjhAdYHTn8o9KUQyYex8KXaQ3Xm00mghK3DeZ2glHvBS2l8MXS1ct2JArNC4GjKCbdUvksAblLg2n4yG8e-L_TqzpXEu9ld1I4I/s400/Venice+Carnival+5.jpg" border="0" /></a>Right out the courts of old come the masked ladies...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0_U4rqg0pwEsvzkXftwKNkRSpTUgNAzQRwI2ZEMa7HTwTIyeM3fNWlRYMWiCmTiM_t1AkSzl8G2nUftR3kKS6svRvlEyAAXZm_HcFlZbXtTl8anepH3dXjThTKkZFikm4YeTufl6cKc/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102685674428290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0_U4rqg0pwEsvzkXftwKNkRSpTUgNAzQRwI2ZEMa7HTwTIyeM3fNWlRYMWiCmTiM_t1AkSzl8G2nUftR3kKS6svRvlEyAAXZm_HcFlZbXtTl8anepH3dXjThTKkZFikm4YeTufl6cKc/s400/Venice+Carnival+6.jpg" border="0" /></a>and Saracen warriors<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJyNyIsnVV4Tog_mgwrpfQQAPn7KPSE7AA3K7miJhKc3rLzpXsKBJRPj5FFhyphenhyphen3Kf-k3DUg9m-0t19Q0RD93AT4P8jT8C_qL7ulXh5AfnkW5-MLu3Qq6M_lfQ0LYvz_Oc3swo7lgZ6ZO8/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102681678868770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJyNyIsnVV4Tog_mgwrpfQQAPn7KPSE7AA3K7miJhKc3rLzpXsKBJRPj5FFhyphenhyphen3Kf-k3DUg9m-0t19Q0RD93AT4P8jT8C_qL7ulXh5AfnkW5-MLu3Qq6M_lfQ0LYvz_Oc3swo7lgZ6ZO8/s400/Venice+Carnival+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Eyeing the faintest hint of a smile <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8eLVKgImaEpmxSOyvK7uCTUV_oR4Tgy2OkGNGd0s6priWgafH3QCWYYVZGJIA_7h5lkPd6onfh4Ii7-LPuB7CffB0-z9V1L7CWqRCdfQBT-GG215zExmNCME8WXX3Xp5QN6Ot455DxA/s1600-h/Venice+Carnival+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436102673638000562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8eLVKgImaEpmxSOyvK7uCTUV_oR4Tgy2OkGNGd0s6priWgafH3QCWYYVZGJIA_7h5lkPd6onfh4Ii7-LPuB7CffB0-z9V1L7CWqRCdfQBT-GG215zExmNCME8WXX3Xp5QN6Ot455DxA/s400/Venice+Carnival+1.jpg" border="0" /></a>Can you guess?<br /><br /><div>Taking my cue from Venice 2010 Carnival photos forwarded to me today , I realized how much they reminded me of something else - what do you think it might be?</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105736252065970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs9YXKb6TonHcG2z1H1WgDOJyihs963Mo6XJuKe3St_slK8J-v1OOc_gKH8HnoYFenZw-DbgvE30UTW_4gsLg7QI0ydkaxyCBj_0r0YFY-lId34SKTQJk5JRFbl1ljY1oyM2EdmDhsjc/s400/Eyes+Wide+Shut+1.bmp" border="0" />Shrouded in Mystery <div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105738845123346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2sHIYUWERZZMHp5ADCNm4xlPJclJeAesMbFfTN9uasIeNoOyMwgHHY0g8LsYKfBhoOAirf3twcrzR8oHo0muCg2opk2YdiJSGhYVkm5EB-BOt0L_LdZomlhQZe-qEaRDjTAUYrRgipc/s400/Eyes+Wide+Shut+3.bmp" border="0" />with masked balls and dream sequences<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105746325476034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwMcgmfcyORnugg5GBtEkJzWajWZSpBucndE7InL-nA2SdYjNphsWgXC2XeUhFnA3NHQwNW2URITL6HFEZyv-AOwDrLwKAjCn-_k4Gl_w2hdI-abSX1U10SxczicWzvNR8buJrfwsTRw/s400/Eyes+Wide+Shut+4.bmp" border="0" />and costumes changes<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105751991810354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SG3DwTYGw9tg2XFRLk4MxeeUDm6RUf7NBqg3fhLHoBd2d-Kg93stuJ0WAoit20PNxwQtqHL3DpWrgQ5s895cypY7w6Ky3PNdGq1-VUmEpGUuwZh0kteTk3UIM75SIN1syyIogwZf0Oo/s400/Eyes+Wide+Shut+5.bmp" border="0" />Stanley Kubrick's last film - cult favorite or magnum opus?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436105725637210322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIxg1VBsGfSpXnNqGmqNURsmGQjI0AlxTQ6kYjbJSYzWVWkG8CqWghT55nSp4G13kJAOPeJENaKZMVP391ihK-3Tn3avnAw-bkJElQNTjRzXB-KuO6AEkT08TFt46F24npmzHHjrLszA/s400/Eyes+Wide+Shut+2.bmp" border="0" />You decide...<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-35081949592134689672010-02-04T11:33:00.001-08:002010-02-04T14:34:33.241-08:00showers bring flowers ...In one of my classes we're drawing simple geometric shapes and repeating them to create patterns for possible textile applications. I think Marimekko does this so well I stopped a moment to peruse their collection for inspiration.Here just a simple blue squiggle creates a stream for the eye to follow the fabric's flow.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474396785821682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 355px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 355px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUsMr1pjwL0-cykxXDMl9tpEcFO2dKNqDr-cISlZANVfDNvTAp9ptkgCfacPP07M_IJo_LaaSjgrNW9FSIH3Ua5m-JObpCichdpt6T1dbFLSeF7pxnSULjRSw3oTvH0BAwq1q4DlIrgI/s400/marimekko+4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Pomegranates (whole & halved) with birds on a wire and the building outlines with flower pods all hold together with the blue ribbon (like a river) making for an unusual, but somehow very pleasing design - I really like the juxtaposition.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474944015644290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTztrHeeh2dQEuuvlRy9AigJSs1UYjVSLPNb3kc1uGHXbIpFHHsbeK4lQ1Th5y9DAZoK-QEuMThd584NiB-nE2mBK7BF_g2as-ep9jP6FFApCZrjBfP93vATs568byGW0p3rAILGcAPbQ/s400/marimekko+6.gif" border="0" /><br /> Who doesn't love the silhouette of a gingko leaf? Here it's so tranquil in blue.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00CxoXodg76Y8YcyAtepozBgESMcwZolFFX4X7kxedgL4jNoTzB0wvGNlzVfHfI0Qqg_dd6hEze-jeKEh81flBtIlnEtgheCPaz_rmHRC6_q832LE1bySqAHCvKP-cM9jvmn0OgnnzUU/s1600-h/marimekko+2.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474940619509922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00CxoXodg76Y8YcyAtepozBgESMcwZolFFX4X7kxedgL4jNoTzB0wvGNlzVfHfI0Qqg_dd6hEze-jeKEh81flBtIlnEtgheCPaz_rmHRC6_q832LE1bySqAHCvKP-cM9jvmn0OgnnzUU/s400/marimekko+2.gif" border="0" /></a> or bright red to cheer up a rainy day and remind us spring flowers are just around the corner.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474373315549298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZffWCT8WIeploxVSMZG1PfRRpI9i22daHqvu5b7u-XqJtghW67A6j1CeLK0dlV83yQ5NMTJIoTKs4MvZX1FXfhdq9j13aUm7CF2EHJ7K2wk8VakMIj9icU4n9TKCiPBdETPWtrailuwE/s400/marimekko+3.gif" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474951671140210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSso-SqamXw13iD84eU61gZXxMAFDoVOBOvUf3LsZhPvSXTxGTa9n5s0aO26HAs623SUcCmyG7NsWMJAD3DYa4m2C3a3HCNAzpI3Fvds2lcMQ9tORGot0E7NMLKTGw3I3ECMcis7SDFG0/s400/marimekko+7.gif" border="0" /><br />Here the two colors combine to produce a beautiful primitive flowering vine and now I must go design my own...<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktdjUZAlIqrNFK3MBUBas3UzVaUlBnxIECuS5anY0WDq-J__qL1e00xmxhPZOOA-jl3fRgDxsnk2RisVRQIWwYaSmwtlDqJpr9vljs-DpNW9hUHW9KD6pZ3zTIR2YdDSu3ujF4Fjoy4o/s1600-h/marimekko+1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474391379744450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktdjUZAlIqrNFK3MBUBas3UzVaUlBnxIECuS5anY0WDq-J__qL1e00xmxhPZOOA-jl3fRgDxsnk2RisVRQIWwYaSmwtlDqJpr9vljs-DpNW9hUHW9KD6pZ3zTIR2YdDSu3ujF4Fjoy4o/s400/marimekko+1.gif" border="0" /></a><br />But just one more before I do. I like how the bold blue tree branches and bright red berries entice the sweet delicate bird into the picture.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y30EL1RItelcdSqPCVKTr-bxdaaF-AiZ93tdmeq5gttAPTb8KRRFQYYVUj5DwBFot7LIonSi7dFy3Ztw3gIK8jLAweFPdrMjezlXgbHnbox0LNn4rwIUZwNtlkk5uMiyOkmpmUpj7-U/s1600-h/marimekko+5.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434474383103344914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2y30EL1RItelcdSqPCVKTr-bxdaaF-AiZ93tdmeq5gttAPTb8KRRFQYYVUj5DwBFot7LIonSi7dFy3Ztw3gIK8jLAweFPdrMjezlXgbHnbox0LNn4rwIUZwNtlkk5uMiyOkmpmUpj7-U/s400/marimekko+5.gif" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-75312623450490440972010-02-03T15:44:00.000-08:002010-02-03T16:11:21.467-08:00Paper & Scissors<div><div><div><div><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434167988274681218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6REAXizFVcqWTEBELvDcu-ahR8JUPi4eKO5E29qDnuVXDSoVjRxNnwM_cnUttwkG4GfqxlScmaM7J4WsaRGH3UXJzQX9C1T73XATy9FALnuerT7KPZ23q_A2Von58E6U6mOaG5uK2aEE/s400/Su+Blackwell+4.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://www.sublackwell.co.uk/index.php">Su Blackwell's </a>artist statement:</em></div><div><em></em> </div><div><em>"Paper has been used for communication since its invention; either between humans or in an attempt to communicate with the spirit world. I employ this delicate, accessible medium and use irreversible, destructive processes to reflect on the precariousness of the world we inhabit and the fragility of our life, dreams and ambitions."</em></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434168000615645954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMjYrw3RY37Wg8OujuMYsIjVUThivxMk-ZitoWFYKib5I0Kyzcxynz3iOK6AVIRdNTf5LmIehjDdWJyLCiz9zhHij76d6tE1lw-4C5NosnFueRhZQjSWEkrzhNMwtFhZ2UjW1RnHiVRs/s400/Su+Blackwell+1.jpg" border="0" /><br />As someone who loves paper and the written word, I admire how Blackwell's sharp knife does not destroy, but rather preserves the essence of these old discarded books<br /><br /><div><em></em></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434167966568859682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdY73e4-ZALZNp5IYKRPr9G_KVNRI23pJOw9STOh7BoJOz47Vl7Q8oObf5yPAxoWx-A_foqKpJQD70lyJ6PNHE0K5ouDmwrfwqZPpOc5WjDKc8wh6txkLm6_CZ8Ij_0UxcHmzDyY38fU/s400/Su+Blackwell+2.jpg" border="0" />Like the stories of my childhood, these creations transport me to imaginary places in imaginary times and ultimately create so much more rather than they destroy.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434167976401093266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVH5fW1Xx_hyphenhyphenvtZRl0O4Hno4LEvfG5Gq9RgnjojYFTL3RdSOuSGzxVoBm4_gfBFXG30S_LBIhzwmeceu0VSEiN7RIWnJVizTRZDvsxPhIcrflFSbXEHfPVM2p17cBdDBBi14TEV0bbaCg/s400/Su+Blackwell+3.jpg" border="0" />You can fall down the rabbit hole with Alice or sail around the world in search of adventure...<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434167985248776434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhHCEdVy5eLKQjpNvQC9g4l765T9zsuuzKO-h2NYvP7Sgsj3dC2bECFSR8MgGxM5-pS2rajbQ1f4VzBOFc1I-m03IHsrRqpJ_1NPHJD3JjHhvwrbo8w_x-0jNUZuG94Rw_yEq5urNkHU/s400/Su+Blackwell+5.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>This last piece reminds me of my father when I was little using his hands to make animals & birds from the shadows - dispelling the fears that darkness can bring and filling it with wonder!<br /><div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-51165173655994163092010-02-02T07:13:00.001-08:002010-02-02T11:38:43.002-08:00out of the ashesI'm very excited to be back in school learning new skills in the Interior Design & Architecture program through U.C. Berkeley! The semester started out last week with my first Elements of Design class and this week I add Drafting! I thought it might be fun to resuscitate Out of Paper and keep anyone who's interested abreast of what I'm doing and things that inspire me as I begin new projects. <div> </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665294142259922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepbcnLRzoxaiZh_eTm7QltpxG1sxbvrX2tULw43PTzRsbj3ldDsi8ULMGQKjDyflCIkVoJbIifVc3v6DkJ3aoRDYLsJBwUTTpV17oIGSF72reE98dr7AwkNx4h-i_e0Djy9cBrZ7pgAo/s400/colbert+animals+1.jpg" border="0" /> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665299034448242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCX5l69KPawe6V9zV0xZ7l6e9_jXDryeqek36zZl1VC54_DDnAGpH12ZaYDZO05wdYBhHqKSPhhaTu3NWpJ1zGb1AnSA_yVcm7VRzF8pPlYhl1dOo62LRKPhsCp7fXyGaq6tqljD4k6w/s400/colbert+animals+3.jpg" border="0" /><br />Many of you are probably familar with the Ashes & Snow exhibit that toured the world from 2005 till 2008 beginning in Venice and coming to New York and Santa Monica before travelling to Tokyo and Mexico City. I have been thinking about it from a design point of view because while I find the photographs visually stunning and inspiring I am also fascinated by the housing of the tour in the very crates it was shipped in as well as the books one can buy- the images are beautifully bound in Nepalese handmade paper and tea-stained rope that incorporate the respect for the humanity & the wildlife that Gregory Colbert's photography embodies. <br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665305147689362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVazxMnOcj2EjR3qb2hVTIy_mAYjFTqjEqPGfoZsRDmc4cz0V7PEF8Q8clvFnjD2Did40HRduPdQz0p54F-Bxp7hvPccVBKTaiC9LQgWPK8iNoTjcX5Cxkgpe8agATCSIEuqAUioFBLWQ/s400/colbert+animals+4.jpg" border="0" />I love how these images tell a story that is dreamlike and universal but at the same time very intimate and personal - inspiring!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433665301541690162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 370px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBftO0r3Rl5JfHwFneRQTdbH3sVBm4j7smXq6ggarIHAwYHxEMEvTTIQ9DjkwWx49blOvSx4w0GZVT06JsHpFAfoDswbN2TsLkYxyLbRr2o07IrOLqYJBceXmrQJZaLhCctGmSznbuWd0/s400/colbert+animals+2.jpg" border="0" /> Here is Gregory Colbert enjoying a moment with one of his models. This is the stuff that dreams are made of!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-66104049141301829242009-06-08T21:11:00.001-07:002009-06-08T22:21:51.244-07:00Alameda Flea Market<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFdhdUooe6l9EBw9HsfG5KED9O6lCIcAeleQj9PAagI317r7LCbNj6815DZAqsfxWLWnLWfYU2xmm-j_lx4-uMmZKWa8EiU-TeguCj8ByWC1FDHYFFkjdiGbi0OWQT4wBODo9vPlmDH4/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Alamo+Square.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345179384940033314" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFdhdUooe6l9EBw9HsfG5KED9O6lCIcAeleQj9PAagI317r7LCbNj6815DZAqsfxWLWnLWfYU2xmm-j_lx4-uMmZKWa8EiU-TeguCj8ByWC1FDHYFFkjdiGbi0OWQT4wBODo9vPlmDH4/s200/Flea+Market+Alamo+Square.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ4vySvgVgzjfYnOfqTzBzg-twWh_pb5ACIIKo5rWiXTbxVguPxqncwKFk0shHA7uBrWoi6PtJuTi59IKXPNYW0OHB-2-U3GxWdX7Np5nFCDzgxCLlVx3byy3MT0t8AJEhjaMavwk17E/s1600-h/Flea+Market+truck.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345187684803130530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ4vySvgVgzjfYnOfqTzBzg-twWh_pb5ACIIKo5rWiXTbxVguPxqncwKFk0shHA7uBrWoi6PtJuTi59IKXPNYW0OHB-2-U3GxWdX7Np5nFCDzgxCLlVx3byy3MT0t8AJEhjaMavwk17E/s200/Flea+Market+truck.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> This Sunday on Alamo Square I picked up my friend Olivia and we headed out <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqAgD8B7cCuEoxAdjr-rHyZcJu7tmATVhReBNtUBjfHgh7LY02m0Z3mLGWvSDuT5ZTUB3-YwFnYh1eusoCM-JLWQzjNPHz7xqln5rJ7aH5VhtNRc_MukE1KBMZL-duqxizqP-s2yzYo0/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Surfer+Dudes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345187681304351874" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqAgD8B7cCuEoxAdjr-rHyZcJu7tmATVhReBNtUBjfHgh7LY02m0Z3mLGWvSDuT5ZTUB3-YwFnYh1eusoCM-JLWQzjNPHz7xqln5rJ7aH5VhtNRc_MukE1KBMZL-duqxizqP-s2yzYo0/s200/Flea+Market+Surfer+Dudes.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthaVGvhN3y1IXMHjArP5jyXFSOMn42SfdOvw-t4mRilKfuA8K5btCPZxXLDZ7ibFj1Kh2rNOFl3k1N1wylaPasW7AsBP_HP9ixJyjWu-tu-Ffb0HR1xGzqIhlSpZVeK9BhGJD81y1pOM/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Snoopy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345182124329944946" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthaVGvhN3y1IXMHjArP5jyXFSOMn42SfdOvw-t4mRilKfuA8K5btCPZxXLDZ7ibFj1Kh2rNOFl3k1N1wylaPasW7AsBP_HP9ixJyjWu-tu-Ffb0HR1xGzqIhlSpZVeK9BhGJD81y1pOM/s200/Flea+Market+Snoopy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />to the Alameda Flea Market<br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPQVpQOTF0GcV0CYY51-w3O7xQME1RkDqj6Wp19m-izc3cGyrGhksLUNTayoyRlV90VKSC060KmoLMrcoZRJI76BHN1AWW-s29BFoVJD55SYtoX65HClGJsC97Uo-A36u4KOnfwwqBfM/s1600-h/Flea+Market+watermelon+table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345187691832946066" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPQVpQOTF0GcV0CYY51-w3O7xQME1RkDqj6Wp19m-izc3cGyrGhksLUNTayoyRlV90VKSC060KmoLMrcoZRJI76BHN1AWW-s29BFoVJD55SYtoX65HClGJsC97Uo-A36u4KOnfwwqBfM/s200/Flea+Market+watermelon+table.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLItJiBS3Xqby9avvI4MUxV17o1JJCJGPbSmr9LY7yBhAKfAaHK-xLS5FvRCBrC0kRTKIxCuB7uhFHv06pGdUVchjJHcu9t9lnxKttvxejb_zj5ijUjFGrto3YIWst_iNjUSTGSnQd9cE/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Pearls+of+Wisdom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345179387789529378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLItJiBS3Xqby9avvI4MUxV17o1JJCJGPbSmr9LY7yBhAKfAaHK-xLS5FvRCBrC0kRTKIxCuB7uhFHv06pGdUVchjJHcu9t9lnxKttvxejb_zj5ijUjFGrto3YIWst_iNjUSTGSnQd9cE/s200/Flea+Market+Pearls+of+Wisdom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> In search of refreshments / and pearls of wisdom<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM819wYTvIfT2WmR9CQsp3SCBvEHc18yKtRV3hvQW9_Df1IQGVp2tyK_j1W36a1N9Uv0YTilJ6VgVpydONsgz8rQsXRC5-YewZNZx1QOonY_X-KXK2NAJ3cWKaM06u_Dka4e8Kf_3MGNo/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Portrait.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345182119334340674" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM819wYTvIfT2WmR9CQsp3SCBvEHc18yKtRV3hvQW9_Df1IQGVp2tyK_j1W36a1N9Uv0YTilJ6VgVpydONsgz8rQsXRC5-YewZNZx1QOonY_X-KXK2NAJ3cWKaM06u_Dka4e8Kf_3MGNo/s200/Flea+Market+Portrait.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUnhh6R7nw4YYQYdh4ohb-uMxHNppwGIX6ejTFYM5qMfWBVu4Fn0lqfLaZcTjYhNLkh4mi3qHIVJLq-1LcvYoGkf31VtqAb-nc3RQfIPVcD7S16ZuoN0fXZ0t-2j4cra5a4K13vcIOUQ/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Poodles.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345182115689667202" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUnhh6R7nw4YYQYdh4ohb-uMxHNppwGIX6ejTFYM5qMfWBVu4Fn0lqfLaZcTjYhNLkh4mi3qHIVJLq-1LcvYoGkf31VtqAb-nc3RQfIPVcD7S16ZuoN0fXZ0t-2j4cra5a4K13vcIOUQ/s200/Flea+Market+Poodles.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />watching the world go by/and people walking their dogs<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP-WLhzgjz6rTgh2JlVT0BOdf9g0DxF27e979rfK4WCouM8Ya66Lm-jdgU1xIwkDab1nxxgsbggS6MTQwZkm0MLzuWUwqeyCw_btI9jJgYgDCwwJ0C50hKscgN5qLfZYQ82brIqSpXUI/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Lion.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345182113242876466" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYP-WLhzgjz6rTgh2JlVT0BOdf9g0DxF27e979rfK4WCouM8Ya66Lm-jdgU1xIwkDab1nxxgsbggS6MTQwZkm0MLzuWUwqeyCw_btI9jJgYgDCwwJ0C50hKscgN5qLfZYQ82brIqSpXUI/s200/Flea+Market+Lion.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM9jnfIkVWSTK822xRlNor8j3SQzGULSkaZUeJPPpQ8fGgzoa5QgXhYiJbizhSBYwWiBuoLfaRLJ7CAFMd0CJo7NX_lAHwur0nCwm3dyDTR3CaPHGNCV2FnqzF_5Uh830-SvMph4Asqk/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Bear+Costume.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345176987337387954" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFM9jnfIkVWSTK822xRlNor8j3SQzGULSkaZUeJPPpQ8fGgzoa5QgXhYiJbizhSBYwWiBuoLfaRLJ7CAFMd0CJo7NX_lAHwur0nCwm3dyDTR3CaPHGNCV2FnqzF_5Uh830-SvMph4Asqk/s200/Flea+Market+Bear+Costume.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />but it can be a real jungle out there<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I945cDhAQRbc1eyG606MWeW_FotdCeVeoJbaOx7rk9RtWELuDt_Fi1A34YPWrWDLpW4eZi7M4CZdHIpbNcSNxFDGmRrQzrRUzoMopMomgg-ekFjljHt0QYG7UM_0n8YZnkfnS8JSfCw/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Clock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345178015152422194" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I945cDhAQRbc1eyG606MWeW_FotdCeVeoJbaOx7rk9RtWELuDt_Fi1A34YPWrWDLpW4eZi7M4CZdHIpbNcSNxFDGmRrQzrRUzoMopMomgg-ekFjljHt0QYG7UM_0n8YZnkfnS8JSfCw/s200/Flea+Market+Clock.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7JwGQYeMJcGBN_jcTJ6Q6ketQHnLvWKID1Sb1eOzV0rIrDZ3zkLmaNXASaHBl17Y9yxxnqXUZdGwSQYqm78zRs1GB-FsKB1kZOgMYNktGBq6zCDEnjdPwWkFf9da37RGH_fKCNP__iE/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Time+Left.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345179392742099922" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7JwGQYeMJcGBN_jcTJ6Q6ketQHnLvWKID1Sb1eOzV0rIrDZ3zkLmaNXASaHBl17Y9yxxnqXUZdGwSQYqm78zRs1GB-FsKB1kZOgMYNktGBq6zCDEnjdPwWkFf9da37RGH_fKCNP__iE/s200/Flea+Market+Time+Left.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzVB3LkKd77HORDHGLQt7hS3y0-HTYUxZR4FrrpXqGNlExqbHmCnl5fXEliDWtbW82EGX31CkAkxrd1IntWgmEOS3dx2CZOVzLPZ4O0RDBK0hbWz4rD3ztQYVra-GqrHL-kIjMh_QBT0/s1600-h/Flea+Market+T+%26+A.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345187687799466370" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRzVB3LkKd77HORDHGLQt7hS3y0-HTYUxZR4FrrpXqGNlExqbHmCnl5fXEliDWtbW82EGX31CkAkxrd1IntWgmEOS3dx2CZOVzLPZ4O0RDBK0hbWz4rD3ztQYVra-GqrHL-kIjMh_QBT0/s200/Flea+Market+T+%26+A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />one minute there's time and then it's gone. - in more ways than one.<br /><br /><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoLRwWZXKFTlihlFzDRW3KenHsFMwbq-1uuzBjwsmulWll_BRCc3f6e0R3nZWse0ADN7ftqKlZoHntSjoE3CvU7FTI6-TBO3jzkRj00aBCuVZ-8Q6iNy2m7Rzi9oVzliO9ppdiQEYbfM/s1600-h/Flea+Market+mannequins+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180432734830066" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoLRwWZXKFTlihlFzDRW3KenHsFMwbq-1uuzBjwsmulWll_BRCc3f6e0R3nZWse0ADN7ftqKlZoHntSjoE3CvU7FTI6-TBO3jzkRj00aBCuVZ-8Q6iNy2m7Rzi9oVzliO9ppdiQEYbfM/s200/Flea+Market+mannequins+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3UyiiDRwSY6l0gbkI0duV330E5TqCdVm4C3ZCW7tt-gtJ7xhnhNythuWOwKXtCHAZTcaktx-j9XGjToCY0S2cBGwrMM7urxn4tHtC2BsPOx7sQWxTgA4zNi8Vc3sBrbvo8UstrobBFU/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Mannequins+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180424671049074" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3UyiiDRwSY6l0gbkI0duV330E5TqCdVm4C3ZCW7tt-gtJ7xhnhNythuWOwKXtCHAZTcaktx-j9XGjToCY0S2cBGwrMM7urxn4tHtC2BsPOx7sQWxTgA4zNi8Vc3sBrbvo8UstrobBFU/s200/Flea+Market+Mannequins+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJZYKIIDjlNdvN6zIwgYaYMeITr1cZZogAN7SsTE8-Qv4MEVCTka0LedjvvLfgxy8ynaDCXXWzAx_9gqygNU4v74uZlnNafv_FOeYqKw3vgBMIHKgUy3kflThS88m0oSHqZZaa2Q9tZk/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Corset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345182103434978434" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJZYKIIDjlNdvN6zIwgYaYMeITr1cZZogAN7SsTE8-Qv4MEVCTka0LedjvvLfgxy8ynaDCXXWzAx_9gqygNU4v74uZlnNafv_FOeYqKw3vgBMIHKgUy3kflThS88m0oSHqZZaa2Q9tZk/s200/Flea+Market+Corset.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some people are a little stiff (but friendly) and others really let loose!<br /></div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEOLOcNQuK6p-DTvoWmXkj0kAu_a_e1qbmA1Ns5eZQalzfMvPeIcfxfocpM_ImYlBL1WEWBUKlTZ8PK-BFdKsBm32wHO-iksGeTWgDkPi8OlpQDFq695yT0KY2C61B7uG_43-913LdK0/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Magi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180417933069570" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEOLOcNQuK6p-DTvoWmXkj0kAu_a_e1qbmA1Ns5eZQalzfMvPeIcfxfocpM_ImYlBL1WEWBUKlTZ8PK-BFdKsBm32wHO-iksGeTWgDkPi8OlpQDFq695yT0KY2C61B7uG_43-913LdK0/s200/Flea+Market+Magi.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98tPNQzSLgucMNE0XQ3N4MvaC-9yocI5hYYRahVbjD29pNGoUGn_p-ZkoDw6qkJnUAzr3NudW3QIfi2aLNbSKzORiIKOi_8EnCquDQ9paSiF3bgMATKnmNy3qEG6TswB9Uco1eSV1fE/s1600-h/Flea+Market+plates.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180421892910018" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98tPNQzSLgucMNE0XQ3N4MvaC-9yocI5hYYRahVbjD29pNGoUGn_p-ZkoDw6qkJnUAzr3NudW3QIfi2aLNbSKzORiIKOi_8EnCquDQ9paSiF3bgMATKnmNy3qEG6TswB9Uco1eSV1fE/s200/Flea+Market+plates.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div> </div><div>Sunday offering/plates<br /><br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEV9NaGR-dg1RWVsVdFEPFBiDzU7GLASXFOB_W9Pcvin7Q-H5JnQtEuW5FHsrdNUWUOwflddHS_3y12UcPoyBdCc_bBnSJ4RqpR7SIqI3Wufvr83coVm8TSfEQdomlkC1kSwJdR2pHew/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Shoe+Repair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345180438473213506" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEV9NaGR-dg1RWVsVdFEPFBiDzU7GLASXFOB_W9Pcvin7Q-H5JnQtEuW5FHsrdNUWUOwflddHS_3y12UcPoyBdCc_bBnSJ4RqpR7SIqI3Wufvr83coVm8TSfEQdomlkC1kSwJdR2pHew/s200/Flea+Market+Shoe+Repair.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqid0bL_A1RV0sFvoViLNyCX-d22t0J5M1L5zKf8FKAmJISjozSRJ_Y19nlIGXN3rhnutC6M63xus5POUGvP0VYRcv7L5tq-qsCiQWzs3GgAsNRB9dcgysl9liS4A8gIPh9s1ma0YeeNI/s1600-h/Flea+market+African+Chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345179377034495266" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqid0bL_A1RV0sFvoViLNyCX-d22t0J5M1L5zKf8FKAmJISjozSRJ_Y19nlIGXN3rhnutC6M63xus5POUGvP0VYRcv7L5tq-qsCiQWzs3GgAsNRB9dcgysl9liS4A8gIPh9s1ma0YeeNI/s200/Flea+market+African+Chair.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicVP09LCN_4kguIZidkYxETATtxvnmdVcvn8vSywdp38AglBu6m-oTCaZ7MH4HdXI9Qjze1IiIJtiyFS2ZUoHr3bErUcdZQUMLxa8TJfG4tsMdxPuqMcSLIg6ki5UfRkbe2pdozoZ_uY/s1600-h/Flea+Market+lawn+chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345179381241481730" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicVP09LCN_4kguIZidkYxETATtxvnmdVcvn8vSywdp38AglBu6m-oTCaZ7MH4HdXI9Qjze1IiIJtiyFS2ZUoHr3bErUcdZQUMLxa8TJfG4tsMdxPuqMcSLIg6ki5UfRkbe2pdozoZ_uY/s200/Flea+Market+lawn+chair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDm3MN23Iyi8K0Lg4JEJ-Dlzc2JyeKDvVZimM66LVAWtSc6xrToztyBaV6f27VxnhPN9NfTkbfOI1Jl9Gd57ndQeGcK_LGna3i4GayWI2KbnDx9aslYDX7WtGvc12MlDyGb7UxA-L0Dzc/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Mammies.jpg"></a> If your shoes are killing you take a seat and meet<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG3E8qdrRvTS_DIqw-SDbaYHmHtrT-iJaVwlMzuftlnk0FzRg-7E7XVAilGaXPpz7XG4cbBnAl74D6j9OACABNc_SAinyTya7fJGm3GwL1GsqjZ1H3FlfVIfEbE3upGZQUne5yXJXei0/s1600-h/Flea+market+ladies+with+parasol.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345176984501858050" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG3E8qdrRvTS_DIqw-SDbaYHmHtrT-iJaVwlMzuftlnk0FzRg-7E7XVAilGaXPpz7XG4cbBnAl74D6j9OACABNc_SAinyTya7fJGm3GwL1GsqjZ1H3FlfVIfEbE3upGZQUne5yXJXei0/s200/Flea+market+ladies+with+parasol.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkSi05e_M_vakYxtMjZX7GhgqGamMopgz5UT_8ME5zQTG-y_N8KH6IEbnkHBqRyDcPlYGzB47ucmBJDSM_F71NfYNSUjzlf-pDk5dIfAwW6-FVfhrCJ1tiAFSUwX_IN7D4MHHM7zWi5Q/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Gone+with+the+Wind.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345178025258366530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkSi05e_M_vakYxtMjZX7GhgqGamMopgz5UT_8ME5zQTG-y_N8KH6IEbnkHBqRyDcPlYGzB47ucmBJDSM_F71NfYNSUjzlf-pDk5dIfAwW6-FVfhrCJ1tiAFSUwX_IN7D4MHHM7zWi5Q/s200/Flea+Market+Gone+with+the+Wind.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scarlet O'Haras /Gone with the Wind<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9vNUCfVJy-JX2-SZM3NFEeITdUbyH0J5R6UF7JUECFAENFdV5oNjqV9JEb7GaYlX8xZT9xwdcozLKYxJxe8AA0qTbxyniIvaNAd0_9iuChyks0CUO0ETMUIN7JXIK8EKcu4kpXbPGTQ/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Pram+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345178019758671138" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9vNUCfVJy-JX2-SZM3NFEeITdUbyH0J5R6UF7JUECFAENFdV5oNjqV9JEb7GaYlX8xZT9xwdcozLKYxJxe8AA0qTbxyniIvaNAd0_9iuChyks0CUO0ETMUIN7JXIK8EKcu4kpXbPGTQ/s200/Flea+Market+Pram+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjutfaIyW4LZo3YUzfPJFWkDPL1cXX1ukljhXMLtQYnQybMv13ZWCpVgmSOEe1GTfwu0APJ4ICMtCR1LWk1GgUc1sijtpgn3H5hhJWGTBLnFmyyfHnKL6ESoOTFry9ydXqmaQyZmqAqc/s1600-h/Flea+Market+Baby+in+bowl.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345176974733486530" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjutfaIyW4LZo3YUzfPJFWkDPL1cXX1ukljhXMLtQYnQybMv13ZWCpVgmSOEe1GTfwu0APJ4ICMtCR1LWk1GgUc1sijtpgn3H5hhJWGTBLnFmyyfHnKL6ESoOTFry9ydXqmaQyZmqAqc/s200/Flea+Market+Baby+in+bowl.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWpjjQvatJRODGunA2J6l_ZoXcSM0ukIGV4MYJUE0LcgpvKn7oKC7_4TCDRBeuEHjOqS894Y3j7GfiSkL-iGKnFasm-SHnLGG8LlANfKH259xTNI9a9Xdw1AZcFVzZyIQeh4nNx2pgYc/s1600-h/IMG_1450.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345176968789127730" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWpjjQvatJRODGunA2J6l_ZoXcSM0ukIGV4MYJUE0LcgpvKn7oKC7_4TCDRBeuEHjOqS894Y3j7GfiSkL-iGKnFasm-SHnLGG8LlANfKH259xTNI9a9Xdw1AZcFVzZyIQeh4nNx2pgYc/s200/IMG_1450.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZmhbH8NHPlaGu5B5gUrQtKqCeVGbndcCAdqfIBjYh9vEP5VhX4gq-78Fe8Bdrm-0daWZEChRvla7nwRt8sRjDsAexlLNRmcLwnnzJX9Mk_4-T0EuP_7j8AOH6sFYqip7OHngcCXYKR0/s1600-h/Flea+Market+baby+Stroller.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345178008644606258" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZmhbH8NHPlaGu5B5gUrQtKqCeVGbndcCAdqfIBjYh9vEP5VhX4gq-78Fe8Bdrm-0daWZEChRvla7nwRt8sRjDsAexlLNRmcLwnnzJX9Mk_4-T0EuP_7j8AOH6sFYqip7OHngcCXYKR0/s200/Flea+Market+baby+Stroller.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>And it all comes back to Father's Day!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-85243059580183374932009-04-15T18:09:00.000-07:002009-04-15T18:37:57.194-07:00Merijn van den Ende<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWlmDfBSvA6Ordtk4Asr2RjaZd5f5ZMJL7TfKnobmzQOwqx8E0dpKTCjzWrdXzZEDvVs6xNcXCkD4EzyEx8vYDNCyTHcWKXqpYOVeO-qK1cIUabo_sv9OoK3gPOnb__eCfRP9LcVy3B0/s1600-h/mendocino.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091545270046178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWlmDfBSvA6Ordtk4Asr2RjaZd5f5ZMJL7TfKnobmzQOwqx8E0dpKTCjzWrdXzZEDvVs6xNcXCkD4EzyEx8vYDNCyTHcWKXqpYOVeO-qK1cIUabo_sv9OoK3gPOnb__eCfRP9LcVy3B0/s320/mendocino.jpg" border="0" /></a>What do Mendocino<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gaRlsl1P29UgbO-m1iOzbipYqhHmlch7QStRVtKD115UL4ka02WyWXSZ6Ag83Ynje85Afz4mgXWDYssY54MYsVu9suh-jwcGAzBzwob1U_mcIoXgA9tV2Ar0I9DDTj0dP8zLlBcHk08/s1600-h/impactzone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091546956183538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gaRlsl1P29UgbO-m1iOzbipYqhHmlch7QStRVtKD115UL4ka02WyWXSZ6Ag83Ynje85Afz4mgXWDYssY54MYsVu9suh-jwcGAzBzwob1U_mcIoXgA9tV2Ar0I9DDTj0dP8zLlBcHk08/s320/impactzone.jpg" border="0" /></a> and Liberia<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHsRVRyMP5GQvHbfrlCZ7iXiIwJKElpRXIARZNH-M0X_0XeJc3qFrHy_Iom_RcE-zj255q0enODKOBGzmfHhg26h6fS6KrXq6fGtR8glyGTWn1DymtHZUahRxmZm4Viky7YqMri6KJBU/s1600-h/nightsceneindex.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091208549856242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHsRVRyMP5GQvHbfrlCZ7iXiIwJKElpRXIARZNH-M0X_0XeJc3qFrHy_Iom_RcE-zj255q0enODKOBGzmfHhg26h6fS6KrXq6fGtR8glyGTWn1DymtHZUahRxmZm4Viky7YqMri6KJBU/s320/nightsceneindex.gif" border="0" /></a>have in common?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVjSx6ESialbWdvSkUWEtauH2F1AE9t6-4tH27Q1GSEz6ogyIM-vNAUFWbKXgC_cmtJQ4Co32sV2XM-yPLlPldEyByQFH_vAg1Xk6PziWHrkNVk1GcrfHWW5nBFK_Se60l5S8ECgROxU/s1600-h/surfing_liberia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091203722172578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVjSx6ESialbWdvSkUWEtauH2F1AE9t6-4tH27Q1GSEz6ogyIM-vNAUFWbKXgC_cmtJQ4Co32sV2XM-yPLlPldEyByQFH_vAg1Xk6PziWHrkNVk1GcrfHWW5nBFK_Se60l5S8ECgROxU/s320/surfing_liberia.jpg" border="0" /></a>If you answered "waves" you're right!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqXLYdxh0zz5w4uwnvQIwszW0a9DCdMY0tJNc60CeW0ny99KXuw2yWZDRLUBKYsvGOIJTa2PCKaVXobrGKz1c2tFN7YwfYz7H174z8bAnSmQfZn_xbtR49VFrtsi0ajYGhXx32w4WayU/s1600-h/tiger+emerging.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091204400680770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqXLYdxh0zz5w4uwnvQIwszW0a9DCdMY0tJNc60CeW0ny99KXuw2yWZDRLUBKYsvGOIJTa2PCKaVXobrGKz1c2tFN7YwfYz7H174z8bAnSmQfZn_xbtR49VFrtsi0ajYGhXx32w4WayU/s320/tiger+emerging.gif" border="0" /></a> What do cats & waves have in common?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3rWWMEYsfiEdVvyKT20bFprv7CCwS3xzbRByd2tVmgpNKoWrA5RikOU-L5Ddw8EcWrpB6Tr54L7E19pwcKHiMtONExt3bE6TAwe3Op5Yllxiy401SgyeqeHWn_NBtmXIu_pqK5AejIA/s1600-h/leopard_in_green.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325091200292882594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3rWWMEYsfiEdVvyKT20bFprv7CCwS3xzbRByd2tVmgpNKoWrA5RikOU-L5Ddw8EcWrpB6Tr54L7E19pwcKHiMtONExt3bE6TAwe3Op5Yllxiy401SgyeqeHWn_NBtmXIu_pqK5AejIA/s320/leopard_in_green.gif" border="0" /></a> If you answered <a href="http://www.maradesign.com/">"Merijn van den Ende"</a> then you're right again.</div><div> </div><div align="left">I met Merijn's mother <a href="mailto:anjavanditmarsch@zephyrsf.com">Anya van Ditmarsch </a> on Russian Hill earlier this month when I walked by her gallery. She lives above the gallery and opens by appointment as she is also a realtor for Zephyr in San Francisco. <a href="http://www.maradesign.com/"></a>Currently some of Merijn's paintings are on view and for sale. The green leopard above came home with me. According to the artist, many of the paintings are the result of living in Liberia (West Africa) for ten years with "3 brothers, 1 sister, 6 dogs, 1 pygmy hippo and two cats in a large 2 story house, with a garden bordering on the beach. My mother ran a veterinary hospital on the first floor. Practically every day my brothers and I surfed the waves opposite our house." Merijn currently lives in Delft, Netherlands but to see his work in the Bay Area you may contact Anja at 415/203-3815. Proceeds go to aid in Liberia.<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-59916634950058980272009-04-14T13:19:00.000-07:002009-04-14T13:32:00.312-07:00Michael Arras<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644768007086114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCjRFvNCvdL_XAWrd-_HBw4Kxn_AjRMOlRC6pdjKEKCzUkhsaEfl-ubCKZzFHAXzjOckwqAeFvj3bxoc3Yr6uko4P9h-zr3f8vAzjLH4hYJxvdYUXNFW5VMXQ_po8EvcoM4SVw-Y2V24/s320/medium+circles+table.jpg" border="0" />I recently was searching for chairs & tables on Etsy and found these wonderful pieces. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644767358367106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBWcQ2pJq4rMInTZmLtTTWEpQjThWS983kNDhC6FDfLZutIv4nTe7-plHzIZxP44ZDXTEdC7IvlTfP1grEW65l-qaNpM4ADtp0ZT8AkwIbFuZnQhxEeNvshK1WL3kRo4PEX3MfXNmbag/s320/lounge+chair.jpg" border="0" />They are the work of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5151831">Michael Arras<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644770135744946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSYumI7S3N0tY_DUF7U0LhELYzZUl2uPORTGlKwWObLaniC2z7vNa-2en3V-PqiMOJPL1jVhmOcf5pzKRm8hONSHNjAI1ii6-0ofMWMI-DDsBV8kLRyd5b3sMYYFaYeY-mUinxIBzoNM/s320/plywood+lounge+chair.jpg" border="0" /></a>Evidently he's been getting notice on Apartment Therapy <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3-IpAERCvYfMWckIZ_9_mHxNxGPfeqQond-e38ztGknExOmJX66dK0zbhYFXesnUsZAfVnhyphenhyphenAf9XUFLek2JZBh_KMgMcu2B6BtgwPKaqFHrDoncmQlGBVDUCrtH3dO1YcoXFuLi4r5A/s1600-h/small+circle+table+with+dog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324644770853759714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3-IpAERCvYfMWckIZ_9_mHxNxGPfeqQond-e38ztGknExOmJX66dK0zbhYFXesnUsZAfVnhyphenhyphenAf9XUFLek2JZBh_KMgMcu2B6BtgwPKaqFHrDoncmQlGBVDUCrtH3dO1YcoXFuLi4r5A/s320/small+circle+table+with+dog.jpg" border="0" /></a> When I see the integrity of design and workmanship I can see why. <div></div><br /></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-89351497439845671602009-03-18T21:14:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:42:54.403-07:00Living Etc.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gQU-m4FB5jjLXE-AD-3t4WZkWfWqpyEC4PtlbNPvojoIaAgQ7ZlUXL9_Urq8tOpQHD3905HH6VKmvJYPHgA_Kl4w55IvURnDDJ5tvLvf2lfn_ZQVYU0u2Jf_8HwHye0fIYbTZgD1IvA/s1600-h/living+etc+logo.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314763487185187714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gQU-m4FB5jjLXE-AD-3t4WZkWfWqpyEC4PtlbNPvojoIaAgQ7ZlUXL9_Urq8tOpQHD3905HH6VKmvJYPHgA_Kl4w55IvURnDDJ5tvLvf2lfn_ZQVYU0u2Jf_8HwHye0fIYbTZgD1IvA/s320/living+etc+logo.bmp" border="0" /></a> On Friday I stopped by <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/smoke-signals-san-francisco">my favorite magazine stand </a>on Polk Street to peruse the literary quarterlies, European fashion magazines and design issues from all over the world - as I am mourning the loss of Domino like may others, I can't tell you how happy I was to find the English magazine <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">LivingEtc</a>. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdnhn6PBwO9oXM2aTePqEgs_D9cZXUfIXjPBAjrzf7-eSEZenecclZQN5gpTxVJlZQcHla0HviRpvWVPPAupAEZOu-N5tZmwa9EjOwDVfJQLj_z9-Ai8q4PguJ1VHx5UZfYbqxmvUYZY/s1600-h/gently+formal.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762545694829954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdnhn6PBwO9oXM2aTePqEgs_D9cZXUfIXjPBAjrzf7-eSEZenecclZQN5gpTxVJlZQcHla0HviRpvWVPPAupAEZOu-N5tZmwa9EjOwDVfJQLj_z9-Ai8q4PguJ1VHx5UZfYbqxmvUYZY/s320/gently+formal.jpg" border="0" /></a> Some of my favorite images from their online gallery (deco files) include this dining room with traditional wood table and marble fireplace made less formal and more comfortable with these inviting yellow chairs and , always in the mood for a little whimsy, the bunny teapot.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9ksXZNUZsoPXTpcfBYiMR6B8yWOhxZHcuCsMGA9lujx6HFTt7A03Os92nH0aaClz1vamlV5tQ_TWynfUPpfSYW1WEqSocI-UOSWnT-UlVxaBuWCKXNTi4DNNRKMQ_eY9wzvyd3AWgpk/s1600-h/colorful+bathroom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762541191287874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9ksXZNUZsoPXTpcfBYiMR6B8yWOhxZHcuCsMGA9lujx6HFTt7A03Os92nH0aaClz1vamlV5tQ_TWynfUPpfSYW1WEqSocI-UOSWnT-UlVxaBuWCKXNTi4DNNRKMQ_eY9wzvyd3AWgpk/s320/colorful+bathroom.jpg" border="0" /></a> The color of this bathroom wall is so dramatic and emphasizes the bold, clean lines without being cold. The texture and colors of the towels add warmth too. Always on the lookout for form and function I like how the frame around the mirror doubles as a shelf.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGYbhULarHfLcy-PEHy9gCy6hM-n8g2iWKyFEO0mOjG-udCPu_3z9bz0F2MPxijBjiOzgXAZqC4Fah908qOxZXOVqE1cTBGo4Uvzx96v_iEk4DAuGrcy4XHtsrQiqgxirPLeAwQSoOYM/s1600-h/50's+style+oak+dining+table.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762539570957458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGYbhULarHfLcy-PEHy9gCy6hM-n8g2iWKyFEO0mOjG-udCPu_3z9bz0F2MPxijBjiOzgXAZqC4Fah908qOxZXOVqE1cTBGo4Uvzx96v_iEk4DAuGrcy4XHtsrQiqgxirPLeAwQSoOYM/s320/50's+style+oak+dining+table.jpg" border="0" /></a> I found this homage to 50's dining room set in their resources at <a href="http://www.habitat.co.uk/pws/Home.ice">Habitat</a>. It's maybe a good thing they don't have one here in the US yet...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc3FMle51EzyV7X3LOSHmOsnr1dCEMaBSfzA34-0K-cvlz42QSN7Pbqyi9Dvpg-UQlR_Rb3YojbNrwEUDoL5jIx6SB6bsl3jUoYUVG9qOifljGttaP9naIzM34ADiIUS732mDzdvLv1E/s1600-h/moody+living+room.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314762538115366898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc3FMle51EzyV7X3LOSHmOsnr1dCEMaBSfzA34-0K-cvlz42QSN7Pbqyi9Dvpg-UQlR_Rb3YojbNrwEUDoL5jIx6SB6bsl3jUoYUVG9qOifljGttaP9naIzM34ADiIUS732mDzdvLv1E/s320/moody+living+room.jpg" border="0" /></a> How to live with color is always a fascination for me - room as palette - drama and intrigue sort of pulls me in and down to relax and set a spell....<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCaPGAcCsoXM05QlGg_xkoUWqi_InC7C85gRCcDctikBjz0t5X7geGU6eZljaBPAC38DmFXDPNh5yEtT1I-KNusmHJTYuShi_JwODzc_ZmJaOU2udm9Fchcsp0IxAK6TRhDXaan0Stww/s1600-h/royal+blue+bone+inlay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314748512465254786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCaPGAcCsoXM05QlGg_xkoUWqi_InC7C85gRCcDctikBjz0t5X7geGU6eZljaBPAC38DmFXDPNh5yEtT1I-KNusmHJTYuShi_JwODzc_ZmJaOU2udm9Fchcsp0IxAK6TRhDXaan0Stww/s320/royal+blue+bone+inlay.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Ghost chair is always for me most effective with something elaborate like this exquisite bone inlaid table and mirror from <a href="http://www.grahamandgreen.co.uk/default.aspx">Graham & Green</a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiPbLld49uudf1MnCJP300Cf59gF0Meh3T0LBy4E0uqnIFX8vb6wyBQso3XyIQYEo8oO8ynqx3zmlzAa8JbeVkICM8aKwyTZa_YDlcFacGMbzTbuxzIozw9vg1FXp_Ns_FyxalgC8Ip4/s1600-h/regency+bone+stool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314748510021796818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiPbLld49uudf1MnCJP300Cf59gF0Meh3T0LBy4E0uqnIFX8vb6wyBQso3XyIQYEo8oO8ynqx3zmlzAa8JbeVkICM8aKwyTZa_YDlcFacGMbzTbuxzIozw9vg1FXp_Ns_FyxalgC8Ip4/s320/regency+bone+stool.jpg" border="0" /></a> or perhaps this seat will make me dust off my currency converter and beg them to start shipping overseas.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSli4EGx-65d9sFP4wu8LkGo_q-cEnn2LtJpGyAL3Wz-xGOW1Vq8OYdIT8R6qw8F8-o12MwkzvlvvN3U1fg_2IeWilpso3hSo8LaXsLlE3Kg7utYdJJzPxUeFUN0KGfg7U2DOp1N96Cz4/s1600-h/chrome+bath+rack.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314748508736552882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSli4EGx-65d9sFP4wu8LkGo_q-cEnn2LtJpGyAL3Wz-xGOW1Vq8OYdIT8R6qw8F8-o12MwkzvlvvN3U1fg_2IeWilpso3hSo8LaXsLlE3Kg7utYdJJzPxUeFUN0KGfg7U2DOp1N96Cz4/s320/chrome+bath+rack.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Calgon take me away...<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-74714465075482643752009-03-04T07:19:00.000-08:002009-03-04T13:02:16.113-08:00Acequias & Artists continued...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzejV6EVI9vkvO5gNWJEGV844kblXWTgaPRzZuesQ77Z0seRDgaVhGepBNQf25cmYQohJQEwYPF2TCAWkr-HQuJE02fFi_Mk_4RejcFjYJo3QWCBB2m9xjSLFeb3LyokU0i8U-ayZE2U/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309364738895405362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzejV6EVI9vkvO5gNWJEGV844kblXWTgaPRzZuesQ77Z0seRDgaVhGepBNQf25cmYQohJQEwYPF2TCAWkr-HQuJE02fFi_Mk_4RejcFjYJo3QWCBB2m9xjSLFeb3LyokU0i8U-ayZE2U/s320/new+mexico+2009+199.JPG" border="0" /></a> Welcome to my friend Mark's home in the North Valley, an old agricultural district of Albuquerque - we had breakfast nearby at a little cafe called Sophia's Place on Sunday morning and walked along the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acequia">acequias</a>. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309364714296885794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBipL4X2BgqStS1sDzy0On_m9MCyC523UZiHuhYBsEpTeq_ae158q-3cmLi0A-53DwClLNQX0xlQY_PFrjJ7k5TlLhkDXMg43fOjkKn_-g8aCaIP3Bj2A9S1XpA6H-M8Cl0VHIbJkFVIs/s320/new+mexico+2009+178.JPG" border="0" />I love how he's taken a small space and furnished it with older pieces pulled out of friends homes and whitewashed or collected over the years on his travels through Texas and California and Mexico before settling in Albuquerque.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4dVANbZHdSX-BhxYJJDRqxiY1rmsBgmeWHKJLmCRzqEulSwjKFuNku2twew4aRSAulcjZYV1VCyWDBTurs9zQzT9AdQ8SsGJBB2ueG5XX8xWop5A-bytQjq_p2y2Km3UBWTWpHRMYSE/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+187.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309364731795863666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4dVANbZHdSX-BhxYJJDRqxiY1rmsBgmeWHKJLmCRzqEulSwjKFuNku2twew4aRSAulcjZYV1VCyWDBTurs9zQzT9AdQ8SsGJBB2ueG5XX8xWop5A-bytQjq_p2y2Km3UBWTWpHRMYSE/s320/new+mexico+2009+187.JPG" border="0" /></a> He found this delicate wire birdcage in a shop locally and these two little orange birds happily flit from perch to perch in the sun-filled room at the foot of his bed.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRNtOBxy4xUJgXSqjsgJpXaJPklD_XJqvg2H2fiZ70KQHQmvwTbNfFx6Cs7XWGQiLnTbkhhFwrfWzRB0qAAHlt1fZ2SWLJ57F9DsghpOS8w7TfkJjYQoIm8xg3VWsvUTRNgKfTy-qHWw/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309364727488853074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRNtOBxy4xUJgXSqjsgJpXaJPklD_XJqvg2H2fiZ70KQHQmvwTbNfFx6Cs7XWGQiLnTbkhhFwrfWzRB0qAAHlt1fZ2SWLJ57F9DsghpOS8w7TfkJjYQoIm8xg3VWsvUTRNgKfTy-qHWw/s320/new+mexico+2009+186.JPG" border="0" /></a> How warm and self-contained his home space is while remaining open and light and airy.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0s9tYcoYLpBUjqXQ_4i_i4C-MZ0Gl1eW-iP7mHfqLVqZRe_3GBvCnj6Fa7U4wR9w2ZV40BOyryPyALkXAnWn-cJf9fTl02keigBUBl1UK92Ni8mVJ8QOQj7Ca_vOKy5mP_QCt480zuw/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+197.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309364721258886338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0s9tYcoYLpBUjqXQ_4i_i4C-MZ0Gl1eW-iP7mHfqLVqZRe_3GBvCnj6Fa7U4wR9w2ZV40BOyryPyALkXAnWn-cJf9fTl02keigBUBl1UK92Ni8mVJ8QOQj7Ca_vOKy5mP_QCt480zuw/s320/new+mexico+2009+197.JPG" border="0" /></a> We walked along the acequias past the homes and stables that border the waterway that is empty this time of year. Horses and peacocks, chickens and dogs barked and clucked and whinnied their greetings. <br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ODW9ZFif5aVfU8w3U9Y5yiDB-7J_PYF1suUi1xdST6SuQsRPOUdQyvFbKzHFHvh6_L5rjEHQgJaMaFHg-BixMauXSC6gRCz-hVis7BtOvJJ0usU1A65VYDfqJx6iz28qiuiLsAYghYQ/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+204.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309361200123017810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ODW9ZFif5aVfU8w3U9Y5yiDB-7J_PYF1suUi1xdST6SuQsRPOUdQyvFbKzHFHvh6_L5rjEHQgJaMaFHg-BixMauXSC6gRCz-hVis7BtOvJJ0usU1A65VYDfqJx6iz28qiuiLsAYghYQ/s320/new+mexico+2009+204.JPG" border="0" /></a> This time-honored irrigation system still maintains an elaborate code of protocol in opening and closing the waterways to each neighbor's property along the way.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjyZNLy30uPryvgmbc6fIPmdMOO0Im4hHPRmHOFQl8woUCtVQUO5QgfTFoOjMGSBu0UH4LFyrwwJYxP0EfgW6s_0u1L2toZ3-gyOyjE8D8e-kHVH4lTrwRPPug6Tsm67M_vdjLJobm9U/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309361197438027362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjyZNLy30uPryvgmbc6fIPmdMOO0Im4hHPRmHOFQl8woUCtVQUO5QgfTFoOjMGSBu0UH4LFyrwwJYxP0EfgW6s_0u1L2toZ3-gyOyjE8D8e-kHVH4lTrwRPPug6Tsm67M_vdjLJobm9U/s320/new+mexico+2009+202.JPG" border="0" /></a> Another time-honored tradition in New Mexico is a pilgrimage to Chimayo where this beautiful church sits.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqY0uY9ZDXUONO7teTAENszkG-i1miP_VT4DEs5-0FnkwMSrJjGDwVgHNcAJjHUtZRVzvMeXggOL91vUOkFeJ46jgCh9Griy8bR_EvcX2dW18_9Tiq6Nhbx_m2Lp2JfSGqnUGQ_RirmY/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309361191332110178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqY0uY9ZDXUONO7teTAENszkG-i1miP_VT4DEs5-0FnkwMSrJjGDwVgHNcAJjHUtZRVzvMeXggOL91vUOkFeJ46jgCh9Griy8bR_EvcX2dW18_9Tiq6Nhbx_m2Lp2JfSGqnUGQ_RirmY/s320/new+mexico+2009+239.JPG" border="0" /></a> In the sanctuary you will find the crutches left behind by men and women who came to pray and be healed. Whether you are steeped in the Catholic faith or not, we agreed there was something very peaceful about the small chapel.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIJvu_jD3cTvguXI9PLjf-1uHDzBeFcWs_EbBabhy84Zq-7DBLOfoL95ePe2eRNDk1OfA001DMunj3iHGdIm2WicGo0bOjNI3w7SXR4r8SfpzZxvvqMjBIEY8XpyqVDGrXxkhr-MYj_g/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+246.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309361185190512290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIJvu_jD3cTvguXI9PLjf-1uHDzBeFcWs_EbBabhy84Zq-7DBLOfoL95ePe2eRNDk1OfA001DMunj3iHGdIm2WicGo0bOjNI3w7SXR4r8SfpzZxvvqMjBIEY8XpyqVDGrXxkhr-MYj_g/s320/new+mexico+2009+246.JPG" border="0" /></a> The restaurant down the road was just getting to re-open after a bad fire in the kitchen a year or more ago so we had tamales at the little cafe right next to the church and loaded up on Sandia chiles and chile powder at the store around the corner. I have to say Luisa's makes one of the best chicken and green chilie tamales I've ever eaten with guacamole and house-made corn chips. With drinks our combined lunch expense was $10!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYVHfoif9vzMidCjmW55ZTpk7cwCyS_8dgbDNZiw9ghTE6-Gwpix0VCyhKB83DlmrcaAf-jxlBlxM8C32Pw9DhaymFAdG2Pj5o6CGHNQvfiyVZWAaqm0twJSm3b7f0FWYFumGaL1pdVk/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309361181731407826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYVHfoif9vzMidCjmW55ZTpk7cwCyS_8dgbDNZiw9ghTE6-Gwpix0VCyhKB83DlmrcaAf-jxlBlxM8C32Pw9DhaymFAdG2Pj5o6CGHNQvfiyVZWAaqm0twJSm3b7f0FWYFumGaL1pdVk/s320/new+mexico+2009+251.JPG" border="0" /></a> As one in eight New Mexico residents places their occupation as "artist" on their tax returns it's not unusual that I should have the pleasure of touring another artist's studio while visiting. This time it was my friend Al Kern's.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ4G3bbzLdaQ9cCYNR4FDEGRGBBFuTiOhFST7dd0TV64Ul59U5olikvGjTuJ8yJoy1aMf-C1r4YcJNLsyu5g715_3zHdmBcgovq9l5iCvBt4DHr98OR12zuyG787YuzPm7QdSrkobgg0/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309358674239152786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ4G3bbzLdaQ9cCYNR4FDEGRGBBFuTiOhFST7dd0TV64Ul59U5olikvGjTuJ8yJoy1aMf-C1r4YcJNLsyu5g715_3zHdmBcgovq9l5iCvBt4DHr98OR12zuyG787YuzPm7QdSrkobgg0/s320/new+mexico+2009+227.JPG" border="0" /></a> I met Al on a park bench 12 years ago just off the plaza in Santa Fe. He & his wife Marie took me under their wing and showed me the sights - the flea market and the galleries on Canyon Road were just two of the places I remember us visiting. Al's paintings are strong, beautiful representations of the spectacular light and natural land formations in New Mexico or the lovely friends and neighbors who have modeled for him over the years. </div><div> </div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKokOLYHB95zETk2Y5wSEv_LcVt6ptMtnwV50hFJvoA87bzpw-MuaRUaT2G6Det3IKRfE3SdP0VjPvjcl_w5AdsTmzpr-a_TpxT22-jY26OJWBa2PuDMEz-BMoxJPGMcieOCvHq92XhsM/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309358670262554818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKokOLYHB95zETk2Y5wSEv_LcVt6ptMtnwV50hFJvoA87bzpw-MuaRUaT2G6Det3IKRfE3SdP0VjPvjcl_w5AdsTmzpr-a_TpxT22-jY26OJWBa2PuDMEz-BMoxJPGMcieOCvHq92XhsM/s320/new+mexico+2009+224.JPG" border="0" /></a> His studio is just behind their home in Albuquerque not far from the Nob Hill neighborhood where one can park and walk to shops and cafes or bookstores and natural food stores. While the canvas are neatly stacked or stored on shelves I love the fact that it's a real working studio with brushes and paint tubes everywhere!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U_Hh4mK2mzYKVPoKBWflY3MdWNcx4JRqWRMmpLar9tF7nHC2BGzrr8i6cL_5JDUyVlwvVSOHATOst6NHBYpZvMyMH8lHopgflCLEPnb92NGEtKhHt6NrCAYjmXXjVMbpsdc7NxZEl9I/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+217.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309358661891135698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1U_Hh4mK2mzYKVPoKBWflY3MdWNcx4JRqWRMmpLar9tF7nHC2BGzrr8i6cL_5JDUyVlwvVSOHATOst6NHBYpZvMyMH8lHopgflCLEPnb92NGEtKhHt6NrCAYjmXXjVMbpsdc7NxZEl9I/s320/new+mexico+2009+217.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was one of my favorite figurative pieces of Al's pictured above; you can see his wife Marie admiring his work below. Unfortunately Al's father passed away the week we visited and he was in Alberta for the funeral so we didn't get to see him this visit.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlfQzYGnQrJkgNNV3fj6LXAspi3XcOKedngqjZsQPIV1ZO37ymJsCw3hlbpMc_XYJQAth4S7nkyKXnZo9W12BZFkM2zg_8Dp7wezvQmgs8P9rt7UNICxTRkpSUtITilxC4wRugr4ryH8/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309358597747384178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlfQzYGnQrJkgNNV3fj6LXAspi3XcOKedngqjZsQPIV1ZO37ymJsCw3hlbpMc_XYJQAth4S7nkyKXnZo9W12BZFkM2zg_8Dp7wezvQmgs8P9rt7UNICxTRkpSUtITilxC4wRugr4ryH8/s320/new+mexico+2009+216.JPG" border="0" /></a>Once you've explored some of the national monuments or visited the pueblos you begin to understand the New Mexican artist's fascination with landscapes - Georgia O'Keefe is probably one of the best known and loved of these. Be sure to see her collection at the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe. They own over 100o paintings, but only 8o or so are on view at any one time - the exhibits are changed four times a year so it's well worth a return visit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KIf9TuByprC9UhlOcHuhppys4QG0uevTawNa6IlZYwxywymLO0LZONXqKv522rJv1DD0tuixCT-PxJ9hjBw3U1vo9uu_GhU4YstXFU33YRoEKEzYn36A4eBakKruGwkMavcDhNEivqw/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309355737280348770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KIf9TuByprC9UhlOcHuhppys4QG0uevTawNa6IlZYwxywymLO0LZONXqKv522rJv1DD0tuixCT-PxJ9hjBw3U1vo9uu_GhU4YstXFU33YRoEKEzYn36A4eBakKruGwkMavcDhNEivqw/s320/new+mexico+2009+226.JPG" border="0" /></a> To get a sense of the natural beauty ourselves we visited Tent Rocks National Monument on the Cochiti Reservation just outside of Albuquerque.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDMq3JlFj3lZYiIEklS4IVIkOa1IQpr4Xcizmae6m-f1aD-15oY9wXpg8f9Gk1CL4O-Z_TmsUZ4kQAR-xHnSp83kJ-yd5UZmTCgh0oYpeghjAfgLSwtUQq-vQpYuiitWvR-YykMLnP7Q/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309355726331879458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDMq3JlFj3lZYiIEklS4IVIkOa1IQpr4Xcizmae6m-f1aD-15oY9wXpg8f9Gk1CL4O-Z_TmsUZ4kQAR-xHnSp83kJ-yd5UZmTCgh0oYpeghjAfgLSwtUQq-vQpYuiitWvR-YykMLnP7Q/s320/new+mexico+2009+172.JPG" border="0" /></a> One can really appreciate how the land has formed over millions of years from the spectacular vistas at the top of the Canyon Loop.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI0tIh4-3Ss3sQWkQGM5zOTsKjecU-fjh85heE0whr9bEjGeWUZknzuD52i-ZYODlFYK-iCyIVskZdznNkfUaboEPOqPY6YiUFgKXzW-QhghcJC6t4U7gmyQLLwirvclh1Iwko6NxeUc/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309355722890236930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI0tIh4-3Ss3sQWkQGM5zOTsKjecU-fjh85heE0whr9bEjGeWUZknzuD52i-ZYODlFYK-iCyIVskZdznNkfUaboEPOqPY6YiUFgKXzW-QhghcJC6t4U7gmyQLLwirvclh1Iwko6NxeUc/s320/new+mexico+2009+166.JPG" border="0" /></a> I know these are supposed to resemble tents, but in my imagination other forms come to mind - a sort of topographic Rorschach test.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgiRgK7uTW8CPJ-KL4qYHObMTAp13qkYioHVb31w5baEzwXk_YE03rRdTCL-nj-sEVFhjuJPeMrYV12G3weEZbUFltuwPOGw3YCEnoVzdYqpcYwCJCdb4D3aYXtDeMQjhmdwFOzVVD34/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309355717361207154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgiRgK7uTW8CPJ-KL4qYHObMTAp13qkYioHVb31w5baEzwXk_YE03rRdTCL-nj-sEVFhjuJPeMrYV12G3weEZbUFltuwPOGw3YCEnoVzdYqpcYwCJCdb4D3aYXtDeMQjhmdwFOzVVD34/s320/new+mexico+2009+147.JPG" border="0" /></a> I loved how a tree or cactus will grow out of the rocks where you'd think nothing could possibly grow.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdn5NJ9Lvfq08u8-wO8EJtijV5dg4QglPgWrqvA8tA8QRYwivzDyYsMrcGxqcqgOBy4V8D38AGZgn2ZzxgsR7vVdlNrqfAhCftPcYXK6tvr_gpf8KN1nF8li1U5KMHX8X97RwuJ2w1Jo/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309355715993789298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdn5NJ9Lvfq08u8-wO8EJtijV5dg4QglPgWrqvA8tA8QRYwivzDyYsMrcGxqcqgOBy4V8D38AGZgn2ZzxgsR7vVdlNrqfAhCftPcYXK6tvr_gpf8KN1nF8li1U5KMHX8X97RwuJ2w1Jo/s320/new+mexico+2009+146.JPG" border="0" /></a>I hope you have an opportunity to visit soon or, if you're there already. to see some of the wide open spaces you haven't been to yet....<br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-84188202413090724942009-02-26T21:06:00.001-08:002009-02-26T22:42:34.618-08:00Land of Enchantment - Part One<div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307340477692134834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3QrgR5tgaYJXhkG-COzrcPJmp8QhBa458UDUzMjY1G76aMmov0kgw-5GEgv5xu1KDGETFoy0IbaQtVwzA84t57UfPm_3oNbm3kBNpk1TpBsuEK7-JzdhfYCDBYiam5RZKFg3h8BxnBU/s400/new+mexico+2009+057.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-e33FZgw0tDxRsYGhkJ9ITOeXDAUmrXdW3PgDudiaiaty2pptWqQcShRliGHVG4iLx3bQKvW7_bOZjl54z48i9n4GDEfCRlUSZwwOCqPiGxq6hoavetbv8lwYz6eEpV8gpgJ0J9gQ98/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307342546728533090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-e33FZgw0tDxRsYGhkJ9ITOeXDAUmrXdW3PgDudiaiaty2pptWqQcShRliGHVG4iLx3bQKvW7_bOZjl54z48i9n4GDEfCRlUSZwwOCqPiGxq6hoavetbv8lwYz6eEpV8gpgJ0J9gQ98/s400/new+mexico+2009+118.JPG" border="0" /></a> Last week I had the good fortune to find myself visiting old friends and making new ones in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYW2qNys6-wFk9QqDBsvhu8ZyKiLmY6fNDPVsP3UCukN0aoJqgI7BBdKry7HtYtCW3b7jxHP7y0O073Kbr866Y_WOaReICBdktusnd-YR5ljIVNaBh_2UHBaBXjKIQwGc-A5mTJl_q2s/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307342544643282978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYW2qNys6-wFk9QqDBsvhu8ZyKiLmY6fNDPVsP3UCukN0aoJqgI7BBdKry7HtYtCW3b7jxHP7y0O073Kbr866Y_WOaReICBdktusnd-YR5ljIVNaBh_2UHBaBXjKIQwGc-A5mTJl_q2s/s400/new+mexico+2009+117.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the highlights was meeting the artist Ann Dunbar who teaches art to 7th graders part-time at The Bosque School and works in her home studio creating these whimsical mixed media assemblages and ethereal three dimensional dresses.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtaET5Pm7Yk0NQhi9yoso_GcYlKchhPRTPf3m5Y62LCAQZt4xgkJ93UqikJpXaqW3pgicSDNTht64Kn4CZZTj7-Cei58o6ebLpI4Iqz9MAlxQDLJX9jnXsCc7Xq5iGGqJiDTUAADFw7Q/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307342542728879122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtaET5Pm7Yk0NQhi9yoso_GcYlKchhPRTPf3m5Y62LCAQZt4xgkJ93UqikJpXaqW3pgicSDNTht64Kn4CZZTj7-Cei58o6ebLpI4Iqz9MAlxQDLJX9jnXsCc7Xq5iGGqJiDTUAADFw7Q/s400/new+mexico+2009+100.JPG" border="0" /></a> Many of her pieces are culled from visits to the Albuquerque Flea Market on Saturdays and Sundays.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER1rh8J5M7czqw4VOYnS9vrukgswQiVz039SMQ6lG6jhMDFKABM4ZQcSXyo4jaRrG_rN01hxxdEUDh8WemfNdXiRpnCNC9qOzWeMq5u-bQ8texoMrxeTaJJgOb4op9HCIwcUFrfSRwIY/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+094.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307342537693483490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER1rh8J5M7czqw4VOYnS9vrukgswQiVz039SMQ6lG6jhMDFKABM4ZQcSXyo4jaRrG_rN01hxxdEUDh8WemfNdXiRpnCNC9qOzWeMq5u-bQ8texoMrxeTaJJgOb4op9HCIwcUFrfSRwIY/s400/new+mexico+2009+094.JPG" border="0" /></a> Theses dresses takes hours and hours as she painstakingly folds and glues the pieces together. The New Mexico winter light was perfect the day we visited for catching some of the amazing detail that goes into these creations.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMZGpzM17plfwV8ZimTHVimbzooUX8B4GhhvUP3lRTIcz6cuvOeaCSbtniXvmuN-HdwlbHIRgAnuHwNZp3_Lhdr5SIdvTrDxN-qiSPmAXJU7zgFLYlXvBCCnxDw6HUUIgt3fTM5A_3U/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307342541334633250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgMZGpzM17plfwV8ZimTHVimbzooUX8B4GhhvUP3lRTIcz6cuvOeaCSbtniXvmuN-HdwlbHIRgAnuHwNZp3_Lhdr5SIdvTrDxN-qiSPmAXJU7zgFLYlXvBCCnxDw6HUUIgt3fTM5A_3U/s400/new+mexico+2009+091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />If you happen to be in Albuquerque next month you can catch her work at <a href="http://www.artspace116.org/upcoming/upcoming.html">the artspace116 </a>Gallery.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL3CX5ZdrP3yvzakl9TdsMhqH2klRNzlkt_UkOF2K5pV91IH9IyYekfUPEvdc9hAXxW_ZlEIFCaCu_o4E209BoGdYlS-Qn5cDGe-c27krkxZP1WMedK6clf2IkogCFybzsw2zvLkEcjk/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307341459144393266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL3CX5ZdrP3yvzakl9TdsMhqH2klRNzlkt_UkOF2K5pV91IH9IyYekfUPEvdc9hAXxW_ZlEIFCaCu_o4E209BoGdYlS-Qn5cDGe-c27krkxZP1WMedK6clf2IkogCFybzsw2zvLkEcjk/s400/new+mexico+2009+078.JPG" border="0" /></a> In this time of economic uncertainty and global warming it's refreshing to see such delicate beauty and memory keepers made from found objects and recycled treasures or simple everyday objects.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e2fB3ZlbCMHAWnkHaIYxgUW68LnuP87mQhh9TO5QZ1z4GySxA2xLG4C6Sn3cAhq7zIlQoWS-NI9faO2uSnAZq1elJ8X4PrckxJXuMC0_H9KF4sC43QZ0vVEuElvZmc8SuXsVsnJ1Vm4/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307341458930281586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e2fB3ZlbCMHAWnkHaIYxgUW68LnuP87mQhh9TO5QZ1z4GySxA2xLG4C6Sn3cAhq7zIlQoWS-NI9faO2uSnAZq1elJ8X4PrckxJXuMC0_H9KF4sC43QZ0vVEuElvZmc8SuXsVsnJ1Vm4/s400/new+mexico+2009+074.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here's Ann outside her home with one of her creations - a background in fashion design as well as fine art certainly influences her creativity as does her affinity for Mexican folk art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxnDPtunelMAsQtP3tXCLiN4qHPSDJEaxPk8uCbLEwTUs2c9UeH-pvou-HkseCJdiKg4zWKMnN56yKOScfTS-5J3u9tA2ZoZOFSZDwTFUWAvqQ5Jby4w1Cw7sGgm-nDlTXBzEiNa1njA/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307341454111963586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxnDPtunelMAsQtP3tXCLiN4qHPSDJEaxPk8uCbLEwTUs2c9UeH-pvou-HkseCJdiKg4zWKMnN56yKOScfTS-5J3u9tA2ZoZOFSZDwTFUWAvqQ5Jby4w1Cw7sGgm-nDlTXBzEiNa1njA/s400/new+mexico+2009+070.JPG" border="0" /></a> The room below shows one of her works on the wall below Turkish divans inspired by a trip to the Ottoman Empire. </div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307361390173330674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VagAitQVVNgBqvyq1rnLyBHZBMKlC-hB966cRyPvL38Qb_LQxkw6tL_wpDMq_uULp1ktBsLmRMxyZsdfgBuVi5O_9dA3SDYK8QOWQBtbyZc8Lewd5lp-KqhruSFYT1cY7Ots4ih0BCA/s400/new+mexico+2009+062.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>This is is one of my favorite photos of her white glassine dresses much like the ones that caught my eye in Seattle last summer where Curtis Steiner the owner of <a href="http://curtissteiner.com/">Souvenir</a> in Ballard featured her work - I fell in love with the delicate array and feel fortunate to have brought one home to enjoy every time I walk by the window in my home where it catches the light.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCovFfDzHa5rjuDF6IwRNqxUrUgTEL2t_EBVlWICu0nG8k9nMFQaRNdu-Hc0nr6TDQ5TOLAQPBPL08-xVYAuKArAoLPbJ_20b-7LNRCj2lFmiCU2xtljjl9nWObPaBFVt36wCJNvyM1g/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307341446031886642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCovFfDzHa5rjuDF6IwRNqxUrUgTEL2t_EBVlWICu0nG8k9nMFQaRNdu-Hc0nr6TDQ5TOLAQPBPL08-xVYAuKArAoLPbJ_20b-7LNRCj2lFmiCU2xtljjl9nWObPaBFVt36wCJNvyM1g/s400/new+mexico+2009+066.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here you see one of Ann's pieces with her yellow ceramic collection and the Mexican influence very apparent. One of her pieces was drawn and then sewn onto a backing and quilted before being hung in a shadowbox frame - I can't even begin to comprehend the focus and patience it must take to realize that kind of vision!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307340490237396498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0wjHPLyiLhZveubfmFWmWvhQja6YwpidLsZ6u8G-yA7qBbTOFrXD0aqdQXbmbSWqjwPuoLaM4Jti-pEOplUKzfMAu4Kxkh_AjJvmIz2haBlCyeqyfpcoaqNWb0Mu3TBBL7aPE4Jlxso/s400/new+mexico+2009+060.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307363343621285490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoD1WnlVczyTSwuzaGLwn1YT1pcNJMuiR5dkRpSpKsSDeJE4Cdfa-t7jScK4NwjeYYGQ3JzbjIQcqto7kjMrEF9xA40KfPGixtSMj5SUh2EPKCQo15PN6nHBqHAf8_q-fcUAP12lkzm8/s400/new+mexico+2009+061.JPG" border="0" /> The day before we went to visit Ann my friend Pamela & I made a pilgrimage to <a href="http://www.tenthousandwaves.com/">10,000 Waves </a>in Santa Fe on Artist Road - the Japanese style bathhouse with massage and skin treatments provides the perfect retreat. Everything from the koi in the pond to the sound of water and the scent of hinoki wood helps to decompress and recharge your batteries.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307356600265880162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpSw7-fdZDj6cwLnwhyphenhyphenhTzL0O8zchqmWQdYJp1d3jkYBoV7N2riXFnrOSYEKC_H5Ik6ligL0htnwCwMZIYfGw_0lKQ-JtqlH1n0W5nS6TmYjLdQoHZPb34MgyPf09wt9A5kZdjyxO_Ag/s400/new+mexico+2009+047.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkc60G9twDBHIanz2j93owyS9okHYwJbh8-VeMKVCuiClVzFUS5LqcHh9BtN3TZb-N5V0oGW9RGOtxHdawU3y55mdd1tWBCpFS-HHVKS8tEjT041nUDiNGJwO4sprLOdYYhXrldAw9FM/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307340487764655394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkc60G9twDBHIanz2j93owyS9okHYwJbh8-VeMKVCuiClVzFUS5LqcHh9BtN3TZb-N5V0oGW9RGOtxHdawU3y55mdd1tWBCpFS-HHVKS8tEjT041nUDiNGJwO4sprLOdYYhXrldAw9FM/s400/new+mexico+2009+048.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of the best places to have dinner or a well mixed Margarita is <a href="http://www.999dine.com/nm/highnoon/High-Noon-Home.html">High Noon </a>in Old Town.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6t_0-iBCx7VwK8A2mKEeTjb2B3576HQF1cls2yrzOiHkxpyUCg7YlsFh_vpuC1CkGcCMOXYM0khYal5rA_gJe34_1iIgQo9V-ypVtJ_yRxK3ZMRkaIg8oL2GaYgLTbBppKI5RNM4wkw/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307340482822778386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6t_0-iBCx7VwK8A2mKEeTjb2B3576HQF1cls2yrzOiHkxpyUCg7YlsFh_vpuC1CkGcCMOXYM0khYal5rA_gJe34_1iIgQo9V-ypVtJ_yRxK3ZMRkaIg8oL2GaYgLTbBppKI5RNM4wkw/s400/new+mexico+2009+042.JPG" border="0" /></a>If you need lodging check out <a href="http://www.casasdesuenos.com/">Casa de Suenos</a> - after a good nights sleep in one of the casitas you'll begin to know why New Mexico license plates remind you it really is a land of enchantment.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pY9Gvzg5KAQdEqxs2wvk7y1AquAWgTe8vXceCQII61cY1_SBqV5BI514vcIB5asjKmsmh2vcH7i6R3zOQ9tS72m6vXRZhjVoRbk8smcpE2JV6Ok9YzKMJShhzyLUIFQxt76PO0iiUDs/s1600-h/new+mexico+2009+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307340478544863010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pY9Gvzg5KAQdEqxs2wvk7y1AquAWgTe8vXceCQII61cY1_SBqV5BI514vcIB5asjKmsmh2vcH7i6R3zOQ9tS72m6vXRZhjVoRbk8smcpE2JV6Ok9YzKMJShhzyLUIFQxt76PO0iiUDs/s400/new+mexico+2009+030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-20733409747498852752009-01-16T21:07:00.000-08:002009-01-16T22:12:51.561-08:00One room at a time and The Suitcase House<div> I've always been interested in how human beings work with space so especiallly limited spaces like Airstream trailers and Tokyo apartments, where form and function are sometimes magically paired , appeal to me; I have been known to muse that "you can only be in one room at a time." </div><div> </div><div>So I was completely enchanted with the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/garden/15hongkong.html?_r=2&ref=garden">article in the NY Times </a>yesterday about architect Gary Chang and his tiny Hong Kong apartment with moving walls that can actually be transformed in 24 different configurations.<br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59jg83mbCjQ6LCvxELf_iMBM6n6K3OJGFDEa5jcIK26Uoc_LXA4ztkhfR8iboh_1yHYp24nU9zOahH8LffnQa896t56seD8dM51VjsW3a193_G7csdbYKjTy0lC1dGstmwZBgIzFGYfQ/s1600-h/box+of+tricks+four.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292125523061491890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59jg83mbCjQ6LCvxELf_iMBM6n6K3OJGFDEa5jcIK26Uoc_LXA4ztkhfR8iboh_1yHYp24nU9zOahH8LffnQa896t56seD8dM51VjsW3a193_G7csdbYKjTy0lC1dGstmwZBgIzFGYfQ/s400/box+of+tricks+four.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love the irony that an apartment filled with the latest design and technology was remodelled to house the architect's extensive cd collection! I agree that Mp3s are great but so are the liner notes and artwork tucked into jewel cases.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3ZBfrSUIWGK-KtvuYmYCF6TwA559t3YJkCm9xE8v1EqHoqrc9J-vsmLTzx1rxOvFPoeCUWQZCLIRi-rHpsen9kctMq-6f-tzZY9DuqqlAXxsbFYFiMWBCRfWo_CIQn4xVKGF15gtMs/s1600-h/box+of+tricks+three.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292125522509969026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu3ZBfrSUIWGK-KtvuYmYCF6TwA559t3YJkCm9xE8v1EqHoqrc9J-vsmLTzx1rxOvFPoeCUWQZCLIRi-rHpsen9kctMq-6f-tzZY9DuqqlAXxsbFYFiMWBCRfWo_CIQn4xVKGF15gtMs/s400/box+of+tricks+three.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It has a very <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939182/">Wong Kar-Wai </a>feeling the way the golden light bathes the space.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikh7wV4EOP7D1jQxBskZFS-Za1iwpagXCDuuxcc4WhERguBLC5Ro5oKXTCX4-r7B2L4KmWH-Yl3XA6zj5B-3U6WW01CimNEPmMULHzs6o7-3P24ghrXCliXVDOcv1RXSeNASXwfaQcKY/s1600-h/box+of+tricks+two.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292125518898144306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikh7wV4EOP7D1jQxBskZFS-Za1iwpagXCDuuxcc4WhERguBLC5Ro5oKXTCX4-r7B2L4KmWH-Yl3XA6zj5B-3U6WW01CimNEPmMULHzs6o7-3P24ghrXCliXVDOcv1RXSeNASXwfaQcKY/s400/box+of+tricks+two.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I also love that even in a tiny space the bathtub is deep and the guest bed is hidden above it!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292125515209861906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQt0lSRYruvVXXC_FT-UKHqTHSDAB5OeH_ClBcS819AwI1yp72OVsyyZVj2xAY1UnTEpC_iXmxkyKV7nxHQMq99ZoqL8L-eu-GMJ8mADytKHXAzsTUHXWJ7ihp2SpV5hIxHNlz2cSrxY8/s400/box+of+tricks+one.jpg" border="0" /><br />Then there is Mr Chang's <a href="http://www.communebythegreatwall.com/en/design/channel/default.shtml">Suitcase House</a> built in 2000 where you can stay in China near the Great Wall just 20 minutes from the Beijing airport . This space is filled with light and again the same flexibility of making the space into what you'd like it to be as you go along. So beautiful in summer...or winter.... inside.... outside.... day....or night..... <div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292131890286234066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbYk53SvqfU3LBcecOI0_a1Tof-7Z2BmStW_t-l4fK4UBxZ1uef4Yqb1sJnaqBGgbmAInGFVlH9wliqbVtFxe4dAmLCr6tikBXEtyzv4yzLmVIJylrrgbPTrwys8uD0E8QjoKOM2uQvI/s400/suitcase+summer.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292131895386676914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75zX-oQ_GVxBn2n_DvzVSqb6ra1HC5SLRz6r3cf5T3iFM_M6XhhmjEQDesJVvlSf3QSa-aQIXl1I6vLVAIYBLG0ZHJCHAeeoZa1botbbk9xy3S9B29u3-74pZfiMs_yDHdGby9dA70Tc/s400/suitcase+interior.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292131894081120898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vtRsPanUpCQ6HBo3XM1hjlT73aOHfGVmSwctgn8O_ReFvOFKZMk1zq1OFhg9QKviN5sCsffmUaJCEwulN_Igfk-vkrYTEdc5okIiceftbwkIdfXEHryVc6CBmRYjWOXBzjVcOFkqVO4/s400/suitcase+winter.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292131896482759858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXN_tByLwQrRK830I6y9nJdFRCo3wEkCJDVQxkLksw6RbPiAti0Gmt-Ag2jZd_b11VFlVgIURmr0ZAY281aIVXyQvH5Apg-ec6mo6qKI9xXob-YZSurnCmIEhBo4_0lgZlZRbghyphenhyphengx2J0/s400/suitcase+night.jpg" border="0" /> I wonder if <a href="http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/suitcase/index.html">The Suitcase House in 1945 </a>offered any inspiration ....<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292127707491154978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZo_di7sskAdkSk5NFMwrp0oxkHdA3cTMK5YcxJZwuaEJoTzatkix_zx8kpTUujL0LHR6bkrXoy2QRK7VxOArmqnO-bvBEWS-wLJkLf3ZUJtBE8sm7ZJAV9eczXRfgTK3D2okaFAdAEGk/s400/suitcase-lg.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292127711995717586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 361px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8yvk_GANrGckF203x0BYScpBuPNrncRsWoa8-e3ni3woxZ16F3v_-MIZ19vR4fgJs-BUJx84v4IP8nuvpT3BGcZFr_58T3xaGcnbqskgXM4_lvFWSZhvoPxrhKFymz4Vu4ZSfsijbBI/s400/suitcase+detail.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-55617235427778838942008-12-05T00:26:00.000-08:002008-12-05T01:10:39.399-08:00The "Shrimp"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTj1tITrGqFfkDl35Ia_cd6sQildhVTt7NQlUWigmvCIwJjrSJM0oKCFxEiUpJO9IjychyN6SFJ5-_msIm_w8RrrOsDoFf_kG_ciY_KnNjNIfiNWvDdgs6TqLsChE5iTA1x5rSe_B5vJA/s1600-h/Jean+in+evening+dress.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220356177367586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTj1tITrGqFfkDl35Ia_cd6sQildhVTt7NQlUWigmvCIwJjrSJM0oKCFxEiUpJO9IjychyN6SFJ5-_msIm_w8RrrOsDoFf_kG_ciY_KnNjNIfiNWvDdgs6TqLsChE5iTA1x5rSe_B5vJA/s400/Jean+in+evening+dress.jpg" border="0" /></a> Now that I've been thinking about Mary Quant and the 60s fashion icons I remembered the model Jean Shrimpton who was the first supermodel to command the amazing fee of $56 an hour!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHnGax2lmNcJNjpoqDLfIzCN0uMrr8IAy7_5YUuX6sNKrt0G7xwXJTvpgW2Xsn8CyA4XoT_1eHit9sqEo56UZeDfFUVTfv2WSctNMvQC4x_I30k3u-M_-2bGDfP3UHKRRiSM6BOda46Q/s1600-h/Jean+in+color+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220121551606930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 338px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHnGax2lmNcJNjpoqDLfIzCN0uMrr8IAy7_5YUuX6sNKrt0G7xwXJTvpgW2Xsn8CyA4XoT_1eHit9sqEo56UZeDfFUVTfv2WSctNMvQC4x_I30k3u-M_-2bGDfP3UHKRRiSM6BOda46Q/s400/Jean+in+color+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> She was everywhere in fashion magazines with her long blonde hair, big blue eyes, fabulous pout and legs for days. Shrimpton became the face for Yardley cosmetics and was with Twiggy and Veruschka in the 60s what Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell were in the 90s. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdeaTXxWzAHB1_aUEBL7ExCXCaQvwceQLIa3VIVaj45hKUXM3rXsdxfgCHobQ3hns9MC9E7yVf8L1GUIcV4RaW7KPdew9JlQhHYc2G_L3gppyEqLfLD0NlcogHogp2poMyYMIB9IdAds/s1600-h/Jean+with+headscarf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220116856391890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdeaTXxWzAHB1_aUEBL7ExCXCaQvwceQLIa3VIVaj45hKUXM3rXsdxfgCHobQ3hns9MC9E7yVf8L1GUIcV4RaW7KPdew9JlQhHYc2G_L3gppyEqLfLD0NlcogHogp2poMyYMIB9IdAds/s400/Jean+with+headscarf.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Jean was romantically linked with the photographer David Bailey who would go on to marry Catherine Deneuve and the actor Terrence Stamp who was evidently more in love with himself at the time.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxgBfeEXbq9A_W2P8iCX4xQ82kW905hJ102qkeUcosrz-gDEqOs09G5lrMMDOdnFw7Ggb8e_ag8chXaMjp-5P4Gz-dLZMLP50AgspP-G_20OkRbkNjT0hfLYwpqBNDC8Jj-zthvq6f8k/s1600-h/Jean+with+long+black+gloves.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220103759755522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxgBfeEXbq9A_W2P8iCX4xQ82kW905hJ102qkeUcosrz-gDEqOs09G5lrMMDOdnFw7Ggb8e_ag8chXaMjp-5P4Gz-dLZMLP50AgspP-G_20OkRbkNjT0hfLYwpqBNDC8Jj-zthvq6f8k/s400/Jean+with+long+black+gloves.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As elegant and poised as she was in ballgowns and miniskirts it's reported that she actually like to wear her own comfortable clothes when not working and only owned about five dresses.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x2JOYXcwHwR8wAQY0OdXVtKeVvOl3gkia-BbdBC_YI_3oCibjq-7cefwJdA9ieV9IuAp3Vzy4SNPWBz88UQZQsRZBm6CFwtOs3ksriRFjTXG0VNU_RnJFNQFKVKh-yDfQdb2t6Ul9pc/s1600-h/Jean+in+color.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220097198571554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0x2JOYXcwHwR8wAQY0OdXVtKeVvOl3gkia-BbdBC_YI_3oCibjq-7cefwJdA9ieV9IuAp3Vzy4SNPWBz88UQZQsRZBm6CFwtOs3ksriRFjTXG0VNU_RnJFNQFKVKh-yDfQdb2t6Ul9pc/s400/Jean+in+color.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />She wrote an <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jean-Shrimpton-Autobiography/dp/0747409625">autobiography</a> and made one movie, but left the limelight decades ago. Today she is married with a son who was born in 1979 and she evidently runs the 300 year old <a href="http://www.theabbeyonline.co.uk/Welcome_to_The_Abbey_Hotel.html">Abbey Hotel in Penzance, England.<br /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgbjuVPSszpvK0ZDPWNiGnj6TolgjF2Fqu3hLQkZAdREnOUzugCtZJTNA-eIHM9MAS6MJ2VELFl6ijaHa1DN1f2mbItUKx098QPk7kHrHJCtj_Wxqf7OpyAIE1WTgbxG9Rf-kdm8E-mU/s1600-h/Jean+in+black+and+white.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276220095409454626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgbjuVPSszpvK0ZDPWNiGnj6TolgjF2Fqu3hLQkZAdREnOUzugCtZJTNA-eIHM9MAS6MJ2VELFl6ijaHa1DN1f2mbItUKx098QPk7kHrHJCtj_Wxqf7OpyAIE1WTgbxG9Rf-kdm8E-mU/s400/Jean+in+black+and+white.jpg" border="0" /></a> "It was fun becoming famous, but I got tired of it" <div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-74228572982579257302008-11-24T21:19:00.000-08:002008-11-24T21:38:04.086-08:00Mini Madness<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVdyuTk3pJ6AwrH0IxvpFNhMciCG1lBqlD7p9UlruFtGwBGmYd8lRkVVJUaexMGuf4R199bGPxnxKCq48MJaiXtiGV57ihzIElsHe0nEPGvg6QBzHG4iHkWA6gSDl3bJ_OwDaz-RAIYA/s1600-h/shrimpton+with+minis.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272462052351415602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVdyuTk3pJ6AwrH0IxvpFNhMciCG1lBqlD7p9UlruFtGwBGmYd8lRkVVJUaexMGuf4R199bGPxnxKCq48MJaiXtiGV57ihzIElsHe0nEPGvg6QBzHG4iHkWA6gSDl3bJ_OwDaz-RAIYA/s400/shrimpton+with+minis.jpg" border="0" /></a> In the 1960s it's said that <a href="http://digilander.libero.it/guido_1953/pics/x-mary-quant/mary-quant-1967.htm">Mary Quant </a>named her miniskirt after the Mini automobile because they were both "only as long as they had to be"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHshy20r4D37ArU7MdWG5tm8U8txivZGznoEKOaR6-2cjdCsI9hEMLoX8uZ4JQFBFvFxJDeQA_hQJ-EaOJNhqVnLYj5fJAlwcEk3vTdhJUowzyYkfGpMNXybDJ9HoM_He5v5T9WlLnq4/s1600-h/quant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272461576750955586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHshy20r4D37ArU7MdWG5tm8U8txivZGznoEKOaR6-2cjdCsI9hEMLoX8uZ4JQFBFvFxJDeQA_hQJ-EaOJNhqVnLYj5fJAlwcEk3vTdhJUowzyYkfGpMNXybDJ9HoM_He5v5T9WlLnq4/s320/quant.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyEGJ0aqF6FhQwyhkjPm97ZBLztxfOIHdckJyNfXPyZB5YvHpEXGs-cBC5YrmM5VZ5fVLuwYcig99f6IA-wb-zXcQq234cAXul66liOn2etbdMkDFoIxNSAdHrh5oD1frFy2AbiKxSq8/s1600-h/ob_boys1880.jpg"></a>Last week my 20 year old Toyota Corolla was replaced by a new 2009 Mini Cooper and they are fun! I parked in one of those spots in SF this weekend where I used to pass by in my old car saying "If I had a Mini I could park there." - 37 miles to the gallon on the freeway and one tank of gas to LA are only some of the perks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaqD9s8Mh5Jvg_TY6_kE5O0UwZ9m9C33LtL6gsT2N6lh8fE3nY-YRyks4ckPoOzvLXpRAm0bnMZpDm-2PnibWcOtKOkYNA3pMTvH0tnXUzVWTsDuVWU1u8UL_6UHrwW44PTHaJguj-hM/s1600-h/mini+sparkling+silver.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272461572919692018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZaqD9s8Mh5Jvg_TY6_kE5O0UwZ9m9C33LtL6gsT2N6lh8fE3nY-YRyks4ckPoOzvLXpRAm0bnMZpDm-2PnibWcOtKOkYNA3pMTvH0tnXUzVWTsDuVWU1u8UL_6UHrwW44PTHaJguj-hM/s320/mini+sparkling+silver.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Thinking about minis brought back fond memories of mini skirts and maxi coats and my Mary Quant eyeshadow paintbox - some trends do go full circle! <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn1uJSSiRPsqK6UsmGcHb3nkhpsMxetIq2JvjQJfMLNSZHMORMqHe4rOwCS19clN7xn8WiTFPEyXyDxuxmph9Zxla6jYrY6qSCbavo-2S6ZC7PvzB-H2KyerQutjNTvHjMM0JDFt3U84/s1600-h/mini+dress+by+mary+quant+1967.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272461569429205794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn1uJSSiRPsqK6UsmGcHb3nkhpsMxetIq2JvjQJfMLNSZHMORMqHe4rOwCS19clN7xn8WiTFPEyXyDxuxmph9Zxla6jYrY6qSCbavo-2S6ZC7PvzB-H2KyerQutjNTvHjMM0JDFt3U84/s320/mini+dress+by+mary+quant+1967.jpg" border="0" /></a> There's even a designer Mini that was customized by Mary Quant - love to see "colour" spelled the way I grew up with it being spelled. Now if I could only "mini-mize" my car payment...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fA6CoztYiz0d59fWtHDr96h_ij8OW3rHlh6fS8rkQ_DQ0NEHKy9_SWH4aWHhKyYCUvPFG2Q2T5_FmdWvf3sm9UYP3IELS2pt0efK1Ioou7j0QwT18wnvvm1zCkE670Injg8Hw9LYfU8/s1600-h/DESIGNER+mini+cooper.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272461566976670818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fA6CoztYiz0d59fWtHDr96h_ij8OW3rHlh6fS8rkQ_DQ0NEHKy9_SWH4aWHhKyYCUvPFG2Q2T5_FmdWvf3sm9UYP3IELS2pt0efK1Ioou7j0QwT18wnvvm1zCkE670Injg8Hw9LYfU8/s320/DESIGNER+mini+cooper.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-20366550857459050262008-11-03T20:31:00.000-08:002008-11-03T20:42:18.489-08:00Don't Forget to Vote!!!<p><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6kT2WsBWcOY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6kT2WsBWcOY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p>My friend's son in Southern California wrote the song and sings the song these Southern California actresses supporting Barack Obama lip-sync in the above video!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264657160250283234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSMX1QI2jbJyJp34zGBS8sEjNycFVFnx2y1IOpYrkt9TT87rofSNRCXvXoethblrSdr2Bu6ZEAX946i_p-eGRzyh5VQdGa5c1-tsD8RqJwD9vf0cfYIVPYNgwr-Aj1NBLSTkxlqTU1V8/s400/barack_obama0.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p></p>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-14560581501962110402008-10-03T00:13:00.000-07:002008-10-03T00:39:30.014-07:00Mill Valley Film FestivalThursday night was the opening night of the <a href="http://mvff.com/node/3348?PHPSESSID=789d23ec4c3fe07ede721037a18a8d82">Mill Valley Film Festival </a>which turns 30 this year! <div><div><div><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252824079904157410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoW4WCMva2ixngGCJI6h5mk7ndEYC5a-vSBj-nbZMyB8znQLSoar7Me6sa1MqsoZyACMSjABPi8jNZiopn2ZKeLLBES3Ax9CAR3194Xl3HxQCgChgVjCOZEOq9TBOX1MCJqrmEjdrVWKw/s400/Wendy-and-Lucy.jpg" border="0" />On Saturday I'm going to see <a href="http://mvff2008.inticketing.com/filmevent.php?eventid=27963&showdate=20081004&browse_type=edate&browse_value=2008-10-04&page=1&ssl=6JNNqd4u7M56zgN">Wendy & Lucy </a>with Michelle Williams.</p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252824982155856802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoevZ9MwRQn9_ovWnHqvLsLEFX1Ca76-2ED1X6FVf9Z-Rw77A9pqkvOvdO9G43fCWr1Zfui4d3w4p4oxjMdO1VFnFt5zIBKVWAm2yyBX_US8z0BvbND4xwoqOIA1FwNMykr_rv9qFxZdo/s400/Cherry-Blossoms.jpg" border="0" />On Monday it's time for <a href="http://mvff2008.inticketing.com/filmevent.php?eventid=27823&showdate=20081006&browse_type=edate&browse_value=2008-10-06&page=1&ssl=6JNNqd4u7M56zgN">Cherry Blossoms</a> by German director Doris Dorrie who entered How to Cook Your Life in last year's festival.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252826146160834770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBL7lkyuTOOWv0Qxxe83LHXK2NsQM6VyTUqzEPkbCo5ezyh449b-ei_0oyrGP4uk59Yu7KeBdL7OVYxNbFR-lbz3QJbGHGa-9m6J_YqltD88vxLCdWbw1uaKZK1kZAVrDWnCHl1eXrh0/s400/Adam-Resurrected_tn.jpg" border="0" /> On Tuesday it's a double-header with <a href="http://mvff2008.inticketing.com/filmevent.php?eventid=27789&showdate=20081007&browse_type=edate&browse_value=2008-10-07&page=1&ssl=6JNNqd4u7M56zgN">Adam Resurrected</a> and then <a href="http://mvff2008.inticketing.com/filmevent.php?eventid=27786&showdate=20081007&browse_type=edate&browse_value=2008-10-07&page=1&ssl=6JNNqd4u7M56zgN">57,000 KM Between Us </a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252826764416901554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYrP0RlTZmfPfMPHLubHhShvsDknM24FY4G6vK81265fR-AU-Si-ckszKVb_qr0zoaKfW4_VTw9Rc3s0ssIW5jTpJSqpS2JLmpxNJxF1xXwpkOKWGv73PYUJ59vaLdxwWtRmVXAU8MrU/s400/57000-KM-Between-Us_tn.jpg" border="0" /> Last, but not least, comes <a href="http://mvff2008.inticketing.com/filmevent.php?eventid=27849&showdate=20081011&browse_type=edate&browse_value=2008-10-11&page=1&ssl=6JNNqd4u7M56zgN">Good Night Irene </a>on Saturday afternoon - I can smell the popcorn from here...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252828162079410466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZqiTI-IqhONT8ecsiUf9Ue7IpeHuUAAEvWSTQmb7YtZ-jGDWG6LlBRCTROx6W6QZxbiWsKc5uEayFG4bISFdDyuGZQM4eUykkLJTlfy2GpNzaOyDR6oNKeVeaeZPF6oXB33tUblhZeE/s400/Goodnight-Irene.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-34882860607102832002008-09-22T20:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:50:48.254-07:00Piazolla and life on the pampas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuaT7iuEtWuINpoWtwn9ZUOWJZIGYKPTZk1A1SFQ-bLotCUR0-NifFCSMEcIqQrUFZHwH0dnMAqWwmGa07cZdqB7dy-3QT_Hvc1hh0sXKkfAUhkEt5R1FoS5spKvAw9en_n8-Um7h6GI/s1600-h/piazolla.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249061409826049714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="131" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuaT7iuEtWuINpoWtwn9ZUOWJZIGYKPTZk1A1SFQ-bLotCUR0-NifFCSMEcIqQrUFZHwH0dnMAqWwmGa07cZdqB7dy-3QT_Hvc1hh0sXKkfAUhkEt5R1FoS5spKvAw9en_n8-Um7h6GI/s400/piazolla.jpg" width="131" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD_p_LS4_6jcO0UlYvtN3_D8yV79z7caerhSuYYaKlYtSPXTl436zzInjHho-uHYMXQHXHtJ80bpjjSK5Gpt5yMiGaZe2XmY2Cxx49hzYoAddwZ56YutfcZwhoCTFuYj6ZQbYu7lzp6Y/s1600-h/piazolla+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249061411064693106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD_p_LS4_6jcO0UlYvtN3_D8yV79z7caerhSuYYaKlYtSPXTl436zzInjHho-uHYMXQHXHtJ80bpjjSK5Gpt5yMiGaZe2XmY2Cxx49hzYoAddwZ56YutfcZwhoCTFuYj6ZQbYu7lzp6Y/s400/piazolla+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I've been thinking a lot about Argentina and all the wonderful influences <a href="http://www.piazzolla.org/biography/biography-english.html">Astor Piazolla </a>and the tango have had on us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDez7NYo2KYK_boB2uxn1uboS_HsC2msEiYENxv3YQenIysFn4CCsOitsUG3YI-YP8tttUsCwyZownpXliJt7dmjbo_McHF7KNnB1w4aBs0WFnXTa1Gz6ie6IFrgtz_h4sopaydVYYBo/s1600-h/tango+dancers+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249061412767861026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDez7NYo2KYK_boB2uxn1uboS_HsC2msEiYENxv3YQenIysFn4CCsOitsUG3YI-YP8tttUsCwyZownpXliJt7dmjbo_McHF7KNnB1w4aBs0WFnXTa1Gz6ie6IFrgtz_h4sopaydVYYBo/s400/tango+dancers+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wouldn't it be wonderful to fly to Buenos Aires and spend the evening in a tango bar?<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sMZsLyq9Eiq8unwa69rdu8DgD_sEieVDMk2x7OjLSb_oZVTvbUlLESz2Fu-Kes7pGTWRDsYH7rF3y908X-HeymOYR2QyoZUADDtHlEYJVSP2ZjBt5Plpy0V6thX-KruOiRPECkSXRXw/s1600-h/Iguacu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060714204627778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sMZsLyq9Eiq8unwa69rdu8DgD_sEieVDMk2x7OjLSb_oZVTvbUlLESz2Fu-Kes7pGTWRDsYH7rF3y908X-HeymOYR2QyoZUADDtHlEYJVSP2ZjBt5Plpy0V6thX-KruOiRPECkSXRXw/s400/Iguacu.jpg" border="0" /></a> If nature calls then you must travel to <a href="http://www.welcomeargentina.com/paseos/cataratas_iguazu/index_i.html">Iguazu Falls </a>where the sheer spectacle of so much water evidently makes Niagara pale in comparison.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fE-SV57ubM_glXpBo6IAPw6V_3mYKizuECecqLY4qdwWaYSt1AMYnSiHiDHMdW7ZRn9RwAdab0j3MPeiEK49dwrORNQZDNIEUsNVtWP_eQV2iQwU0sESpjb8ZMu8w5ZSlZiSzgJ5y68/s1600-h/Jorge_Luis_Borges_Hotel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060716673948818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fE-SV57ubM_glXpBo6IAPw6V_3mYKizuECecqLY4qdwWaYSt1AMYnSiHiDHMdW7ZRn9RwAdab0j3MPeiEK49dwrORNQZDNIEUsNVtWP_eQV2iQwU0sESpjb8ZMu8w5ZSlZiSzgJ5y68/s400/Jorge_Luis_Borges_Hotel.jpg" border="0" /></a> For the bohemians we can hang out in caffes where the likes of Borges sipped strong espresso and wrote <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bu62HYqeBU">The Labrynth </a>or Cortazar wrote <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blow-Up-Other-Stories-Julio-Cortazar/dp/0394728815">Blow-Up </a>and we got one of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/">Antonioni's gems</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelmaDTNlTQJdFZ_bFnQCo6xprZWk4nmWXE6WZ1cWO1VrIq3zM9XEbmhOrPtlgp7LSvEEq0cjXTO-p_4I6WPzB1hp-M5YZHvt7ftWPfdYDE5SMrhoKaIjXkfxry0NbGMoGwXQ5HVPDoZ4/s1600-h/pampas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060722206893202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelmaDTNlTQJdFZ_bFnQCo6xprZWk4nmWXE6WZ1cWO1VrIq3zM9XEbmhOrPtlgp7LSvEEq0cjXTO-p_4I6WPzB1hp-M5YZHvt7ftWPfdYDE5SMrhoKaIjXkfxry0NbGMoGwXQ5HVPDoZ4/s400/pampas.jpg" border="0" /></a> Argentinian beef is supposed to be some of the best because of the pampas and the cows grass-fed diet. If you can't get to Argentina try <a href="http://www.elraigon.com/">El Raigon </a>restaurant in San Francisco. If you're vegetarian try the wild mushroom and leek risotto - if not, the epinadas.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgNldUYWLgzTxJZ6eAV1ubBPmNClSXeEDT5NRmfVTRE3fm-w8K3LcUpu6c-mYoNfwc7yVK73pJbhG4HUwFs08lea1_WXKSNwJekO7_ihCMA-BrFZCYIS8LJstjenwAHOK5g6xGtVifbE/s1600-h/tango+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060721191639330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgNldUYWLgzTxJZ6eAV1ubBPmNClSXeEDT5NRmfVTRE3fm-w8K3LcUpu6c-mYoNfwc7yVK73pJbhG4HUwFs08lea1_WXKSNwJekO7_ihCMA-BrFZCYIS8LJstjenwAHOK5g6xGtVifbE/s400/tango+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> What is it about the tango that makes it so dammed sexy? Once again I think of Wong Kar Wai's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dk3w6USzaU">Happy Together</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmlhDsCY3gBZ4UDPAPeld57plvEMBxYk8WJScSxTnG5t3z45y7MgSXF8ijdWvUSI4fEV12vFGQ1j5CmXjURzNccaG4DZak1CK659mSoS9aPtUKQaJbK91S00wZgyTKLVLclMvWQWd0Mo/s1600-h/tango+dancers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249060726128302226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmlhDsCY3gBZ4UDPAPeld57plvEMBxYk8WJScSxTnG5t3z45y7MgSXF8ijdWvUSI4fEV12vFGQ1j5CmXjURzNccaG4DZak1CK659mSoS9aPtUKQaJbK91S00wZgyTKLVLclMvWQWd0Mo/s400/tango+dancers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-28603227909389956612008-09-01T20:22:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:45:51.682-07:00Brooklyn Modern<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6ZOF0Jjr5YL2NpALImR50sKeNiQpmwlNgoeGUbL7IErnKDvwYtuV5ai5tNkANerr9sfCopU6TzEJ_k2Z0TpK91iGBRYYpgnfPCwmc-DfvLaLuplAlL48YrRfJCo-If4gXFwDvjhbkr4/s1600-h/brooklyn+modern+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259938267225842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6ZOF0Jjr5YL2NpALImR50sKeNiQpmwlNgoeGUbL7IErnKDvwYtuV5ai5tNkANerr9sfCopU6TzEJ_k2Z0TpK91iGBRYYpgnfPCwmc-DfvLaLuplAlL48YrRfJCo-If4gXFwDvjhbkr4/s400/brooklyn+modern+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wandering through the San Francisco MOMA bookstore today I happened by accident to pick up a copy of the book <a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780847830435">Brooklyn Modern</a> and, after wondering what rock I've been sleeping under this spring and summer, promptly bought a copy to bring home and read the wonderful essays by Grace Bonney of <a href="http://http//www.designspongeonline.com/http://www.designspongeonline.com/">Design*Sponge </a>and Jonathan Butler of <a href="http://www.brownstoner.com/">Brownstoner</a> while enjoying the point of view photographs from talented photographer <a href="http://www.yokophoto.com/">Yoko Inoue</a>. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTM0MrESLsCXpCbNcCwziv9zuYKUlp3M4DELhcxbDCIY9J7XGV-kaoO2lSbQT40OOS2N_xCMB5agLgXF3-3-GUSxvqAyuqpRCSZXxXmrYHUamfpl4QlfLyPWTsAyq0_rkQRZe5j7_dZs/s1600-h/brooklyn+modern+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259934802535842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTM0MrESLsCXpCbNcCwziv9zuYKUlp3M4DELhcxbDCIY9J7XGV-kaoO2lSbQT40OOS2N_xCMB5agLgXF3-3-GUSxvqAyuqpRCSZXxXmrYHUamfpl4QlfLyPWTsAyq0_rkQRZe5j7_dZs/s400/brooklyn+modern+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Seeing a second renaissance in the "hood" where I did a lot of my growing up fills me with a mixture of emotions. My stepmother Elizabeth and my father (and my Aunt Nancy) raised me and my three younger brothers in Boerum Hill in the seventies while holding down demanding jobs and remodelling their 150 year old brownstone. In those days you couldn't get a cab in Manhattan to cross the Brooklyn Bridge - today a talented actress I just watched in the movie <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/transsiberian/33428/main?sem=1&ncid=AOLMOV00170000000022&otim=1220327353&spid=27619077">Transsiberian </a> is our neighbor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ2tX5QNm8_cxA_6bS2Mw4pF6izZUHkU5yNzIeFQ62CF15WMT5RQYjrkm0kbKRR11fhGgv3bfeRAV1rq2bKIHL23IYCjV4sdNMgTU_8UGXbuDgwaer7H_BrMis1JZkbWycs-c5-Tgx60/s1600-h/brooklyn+modern+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259936620100674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQ2tX5QNm8_cxA_6bS2Mw4pF6izZUHkU5yNzIeFQ62CF15WMT5RQYjrkm0kbKRR11fhGgv3bfeRAV1rq2bKIHL23IYCjV4sdNMgTU_8UGXbuDgwaer7H_BrMis1JZkbWycs-c5-Tgx60/s400/brooklyn+modern+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />These photos do a remarkable job of transmitting the light that pours in the long narrow windows, wide floorboards and high ceilings. On summer evenings neighbors gathered on their stoops or walked their dogs and stopped to talk about the next block party or <a href="http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2008/07/01/boerum-hill-2008-house-tour-vids/">Boerum Hill House Tour </a>. My parents were among the first wave of young professionals who were perhaps priced out of Manhattan and saw the inherit beauty of these brownstones. They planted trees forty years ago that now provide shade to the neighborhoods off Atlantic Avenue or Smith Street.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMrwL0k40Hbofb699U9f5xR2GdqcvGTDmV480cK9-IqaeT2ViEsgKYPJKEsOMA3Vku5FhDNx1_2cn3z7pRp5_j3fGDVagT744ZoOvUczaToXM8EvjZ3at5gZ4kGK5pfzL7trADFMRmFo/s1600-h/brooklyn+modern+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259944758872754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMrwL0k40Hbofb699U9f5xR2GdqcvGTDmV480cK9-IqaeT2ViEsgKYPJKEsOMA3Vku5FhDNx1_2cn3z7pRp5_j3fGDVagT744ZoOvUczaToXM8EvjZ3at5gZ4kGK5pfzL7trADFMRmFo/s400/brooklyn+modern+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Neighbors opened the first shops like Nancy Cogen's <a href="http://www.nancybatik.com/batik.html">Melting Pot</a> where I used to batik t-shirts when I was in college and lease empty lots from the city where small vest-pocket parks were planted and department stores donated benches for residents to sit - there were storybook readings for the smaller kids and I think I knew almost everyone who lived in the next block or two around me - pretty rare considering this was New York City in 1976! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbLyCNUdxltRO87cASJ3vSZdpXfxFKs8Qv9arSBIWWhj4owVmVyNzoH-teDDQT3g1LhjR6J5KeN5Au2kUxUFDX4gQWLfRDhdrHQ585MBGRpkcsKG6qWtXAb_7HeOxL1aABfcdiXQQWw4/s1600-h/brooklyn+modern+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259942964877538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbLyCNUdxltRO87cASJ3vSZdpXfxFKs8Qv9arSBIWWhj4owVmVyNzoH-teDDQT3g1LhjR6J5KeN5Au2kUxUFDX4gQWLfRDhdrHQ585MBGRpkcsKG6qWtXAb_7HeOxL1aABfcdiXQQWw4/s400/brooklyn+modern+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I think I most loved sitting in the backyard after the chain link fence had been pulled down and the concrete replaced by rose bushes and grape arbors where the world's tallest pear tree grew in the back. We would barbecue and sit at the picnic table hearing our neighbors in their yards too. The Williamsburg Bank building was really the only skyscraper in the distance silhouetted by the setting sun. My brothers would catch <a href="http://revver.com/video/463395/fireflies/">fireflies</a> in a jar and they'd glow luminous in the twilight - on and off like stars in the gallaxy; it really doesn't get much better than that!honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-32527673356984194622008-08-25T20:27:00.001-07:002008-08-25T22:24:07.778-07:00The Lost Coast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu71bpZGbgb7-rj6qoILgTrx4ugX-VqxXsq01Hyhf_ygrashTj7NYSnCtWB-6lgxICY_rk9kXthMEwZQgpWwaWlDClqUW4NGmqeRRCKjyNhf663X_f3QLAUrfksr2tNT6WpQsAXaVpawM/s1600-h/IMG_1324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238670392698008850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu71bpZGbgb7-rj6qoILgTrx4ugX-VqxXsq01Hyhf_ygrashTj7NYSnCtWB-6lgxICY_rk9kXthMEwZQgpWwaWlDClqUW4NGmqeRRCKjyNhf663X_f3QLAUrfksr2tNT6WpQsAXaVpawM/s320/IMG_1324.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIzSbUSMMFZXcCqxJhcaXWOuT6oSrAk-0KQ_h3xXkWI4pK6WUkm-0bYLthK1IyDe3M8wfKFsQPRx9ncXSghT2-d0ZZtqafozQeUc-YGWYlDVIqYtdxR3KhpD2CLpgqEwTx5gD7kfEwN0/s1600-h/IMG_1308.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238670359291829266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIzSbUSMMFZXcCqxJhcaXWOuT6oSrAk-0KQ_h3xXkWI4pK6WUkm-0bYLthK1IyDe3M8wfKFsQPRx9ncXSghT2-d0ZZtqafozQeUc-YGWYlDVIqYtdxR3KhpD2CLpgqEwTx5gD7kfEwN0/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Last weekend we drove north up Highway 101 past Garberville to <a href="http://www.humboldtredwoods.org/">Humboldt Redwoods State Park </a>to camp in the old growth forest at the Albee Creek campsite; after the luxury of coin-operated showers and a good strong cup of espresso heated up on our camp stove we headed out the Mattole Road over bridges like this past the occasional vineyard or meadow with grazing goats and the friendly folks at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeydew,_California">Honeydew</a> General Store where we bought $20 gas and key lime flavored soda pop to Mattole Beach and California's <a href="http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/ca/lost_co1.htm">"Lost Coast".</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mb1Kq419YPHjL6eMjycH9W4YbBYck-8SBcMtjxESTErHwUQ_8nQE24pm260tkP0KKEZV2NhSx5Z87Ybi3DiSEbUYOmTzkUeQJ0l_OV0FluTcWRxPwoJVdj74NHVH4nQU0qPP1Q6Z_Lc/s1600-h/IMG_1288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238670360933070386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mb1Kq419YPHjL6eMjycH9W4YbBYck-8SBcMtjxESTErHwUQ_8nQE24pm260tkP0KKEZV2NhSx5Z87Ybi3DiSEbUYOmTzkUeQJ0l_OV0FluTcWRxPwoJVdj74NHVH4nQU0qPP1Q6Z_Lc/s320/IMG_1288.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrixy6K0L7FzJGHmFLajkAl1yBYk1pO4uFmiKzJYgjwrTFbqspyNjNiSFbwCMxbCZyqca7OdWFyCvtQj2rT-PtJYqX-pmJ-4jfpizvRBVDpzhTJalWZv9rkMM1ihzgN8JRTkvinRYhWGw/s1600-h/IMG_1282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238666344447956434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrixy6K0L7FzJGHmFLajkAl1yBYk1pO4uFmiKzJYgjwrTFbqspyNjNiSFbwCMxbCZyqca7OdWFyCvtQj2rT-PtJYqX-pmJ-4jfpizvRBVDpzhTJalWZv9rkMM1ihzgN8JRTkvinRYhWGw/s320/IMG_1282.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The wind was coming in off the ocean and bringing a fresh bank of fog with it by noon and the campers in only a handful of the fourteen campsites were already hunkering down for what promised to be a blustery evening. At low tide the beach trail leads you on a half day hike to a lighthouse that can only be approached from the waterline, but after an hour hiking into the wind we decided the county campground we'd passed along the Mattole Creek was looking pretty darned inviting. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxFnc2bSoeY8W5V2k3M4uIhtofi2sCaQJm4vHi8PsPWCO6khcxTe9eHIf4wIH2flBqHtxLtOXmH-a7vgAqYGigcORESdxqY_lhFHx_Os4ApFNha0TdvV7gVuOy9v8QsomMUBa6L9ec-M/s1600-h/IMG_1319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238670376156152274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxFnc2bSoeY8W5V2k3M4uIhtofi2sCaQJm4vHi8PsPWCO6khcxTe9eHIf4wIH2flBqHtxLtOXmH-a7vgAqYGigcORESdxqY_lhFHx_Os4ApFNha0TdvV7gVuOy9v8QsomMUBa6L9ec-M/s320/IMG_1319.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6sUARySPlUyekkZvwgKgKfTe7oFXNatgDn1Y68HnStghQoOqWyd2HwbjOmBgyvSQIFq_I9WDr2q_BcIVXDCMxh9rrW1JFAtXTUEhp_pR-gmN5IEuVfWzFDDYh8h5y2jWE1QXhBcUfYs/s1600-h/IMG_1329.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238670385728090002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6sUARySPlUyekkZvwgKgKfTe7oFXNatgDn1Y68HnStghQoOqWyd2HwbjOmBgyvSQIFq_I9WDr2q_BcIVXDCMxh9rrW1JFAtXTUEhp_pR-gmN5IEuVfWzFDDYh8h5y2jWE1QXhBcUfYs/s320/IMG_1329.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /> Looking for firewood we stopped in Petrolia where these dolls greeted us by the roadside and we left the rugged coast behind us. Stopping at a little organic farm stand a lovely woman in wellies watering her garden picked a bunch of red beets out of the ground for two dollars. We added three little cucumbers with Dino kale to our purchases before taking our leave. An hour later we were setting up camp at site #9 and lying on our own private creek side beach in the sunshine. Little kids riding their bikes and dogs digging in the sand made for a very peaceful evening while we cooked vegetarian chili to have with our cornbread muffins and turn in for the evening while the folks at the next site played a guitar and sang softly under the stars for a few minutes more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QuB4utOvqFHNBCQn5dU0wa6KCvdkN4Ydw0gFGrVhNgRXd9mLkE2zuau81-GTUaRU3TT1kLHSa_aOEjAZYZFW0fqAk7TBxK1_sekrxgE0dfizvvXdvP34-W7omGhh6rM3iA0e5AJaCn4/s1600-h/IMG_1262.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238666345285324690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QuB4utOvqFHNBCQn5dU0wa6KCvdkN4Ydw0gFGrVhNgRXd9mLkE2zuau81-GTUaRU3TT1kLHSa_aOEjAZYZFW0fqAk7TBxK1_sekrxgE0dfizvvXdvP34-W7omGhh6rM3iA0e5AJaCn4/s320/IMG_1262.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGDnEuOV9IiVZSVT3LESt8Lj0OoNtC5DNz8JpaeY2AYTjz2VaD80OimXLgQVWwARU_gkJwo0SPfrvhHA2hwhgim-sVFB5nTpAVwrmzFWjVXyJQthCBKPk73ytVT71r_aMK43zs0O-nec/s1600-h/IMG_1277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238666351884020994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGDnEuOV9IiVZSVT3LESt8Lj0OoNtC5DNz8JpaeY2AYTjz2VaD80OimXLgQVWwARU_gkJwo0SPfrvhHA2hwhgim-sVFB5nTpAVwrmzFWjVXyJQthCBKPk73ytVT71r_aMK43zs0O-nec/s320/IMG_1277.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sunday morning we broke camp and headed inland for a hike in the old grove redwood forest. One fellow we met said he wasn't a churchgoer, but these trees standing so magnificently for hundreds of years were pretty darn close to a religious experience for him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEUuAfTRQqn7eVI_wlU0tTtRL9iWBVek29bYlj4hXuOya6hUQ5I-w-yMM71ePuwGZfLeCVSHroRqd2Hcxn3LdUw2D_RBXhgI4A82X-aOLtBoRy4M2UK_UwNuU6Vz91pE4cLeQHzmL1xs/s1600-h/IMG_1283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238666358654510674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEUuAfTRQqn7eVI_wlU0tTtRL9iWBVek29bYlj4hXuOya6hUQ5I-w-yMM71ePuwGZfLeCVSHroRqd2Hcxn3LdUw2D_RBXhgI4A82X-aOLtBoRy4M2UK_UwNuU6Vz91pE4cLeQHzmL1xs/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vrkJiCKdDyLPTDCo-8QPEw_SmeQvRL1SwkW-W2cfKash2Anu77Ar4C9i0vyDgthLV-0zGUg2MncCNlTp5nJYCn2AzhPaNk-C0I4a0JtagfHrA5-N4esQbJDXagLU2By1JZbsvA4ZA78/s1600-h/IMG_1291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238666368597366802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vrkJiCKdDyLPTDCo-8QPEw_SmeQvRL1SwkW-W2cfKash2Anu77Ar4C9i0vyDgthLV-0zGUg2MncCNlTp5nJYCn2AzhPaNk-C0I4a0JtagfHrA5-N4esQbJDXagLU2By1JZbsvA4ZA78/s320/IMG_1291.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Taking our leave we drove south to exit the park by way of the <a href="http://avenueofthegiants.net/">Avenue of the Giants </a>and were indeed humbled again by these trees that have been there before the Magna Carta was signed and just hitting adolescence with the Declaration of Independence. We ran into a couple who had been out to the ocean and filled their pockets with fresh mussels pulled from the rocks that they cooked for their dinner that night - it doesn't get much better than that!honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-78180497245862356302008-08-12T23:37:00.000-07:002008-08-13T00:20:36.221-07:00Ed Freeman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK77E52vpMEL0WFZlFlzhWaY-Hep6TuPIbfIQ1g0OIDMoYDgdpfErYEQeB_TQVP7uxrgzeQvx4jv_Jj72E_7g5Djex6q43V7Lt5OEdpzW59DHD0WMggPVnNO-8HYbGnFsbA32mIP29AkY/s1600-h/Bougainvilla.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233889140516535282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK77E52vpMEL0WFZlFlzhWaY-Hep6TuPIbfIQ1g0OIDMoYDgdpfErYEQeB_TQVP7uxrgzeQvx4jv_Jj72E_7g5Djex6q43V7Lt5OEdpzW59DHD0WMggPVnNO-8HYbGnFsbA32mIP29AkY/s320/Bougainvilla.jpg" border="0" /></a> Browsing through books at The Depot in Mill Valley I had to pick up and bring home a book with a series of photos by <a href="http://www.edfreeman.com/">Ed Freeman</a> called Desert Realty.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EgWpWI43jb0LICLUAziyvkO0OSDz9bKsaVNJCwSJx7S4atuZ_eOClS5z-_XYHi-glfgaTHnbmDrFWeIuPDATelC-oCjKAoVznnHRuYjjJBa7UF0_U1GNTt9mTVK671XPfc8HszN8Trk/s1600-h/Airstream.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233889145001019346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EgWpWI43jb0LICLUAziyvkO0OSDz9bKsaVNJCwSJx7S4atuZ_eOClS5z-_XYHi-glfgaTHnbmDrFWeIuPDATelC-oCjKAoVznnHRuYjjJBa7UF0_U1GNTt9mTVK671XPfc8HszN8Trk/s320/Airstream.jpg" border="0" /></a> Some were shot on the edge of Death Valley and this <a href="hhttp://www.airstream.com/products/2008-fleet/travel-trailers/design-reach/photo-gallery.htmlttp://">Airstream </a>is one of my favorites. Some days I want to cash in my chips, buy the DWR's model and head for the desert myself! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA4ZXCbLnb4MsknaM5GCSkexugDoKksYvzzBS2Fhr559DO3E5ohcbMsbF63FdQ304zMTXagnb5SeVCFggDKOs3VdH56j1eTQSbQNtzmoVY8H68LSrHmJ9YE4j_koA_IC0CRA2y8Hn1hM/s1600-h/Outhouse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233889146095105698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA4ZXCbLnb4MsknaM5GCSkexugDoKksYvzzBS2Fhr559DO3E5ohcbMsbF63FdQ304zMTXagnb5SeVCFggDKOs3VdH56j1eTQSbQNtzmoVY8H68LSrHmJ9YE4j_koA_IC0CRA2y8Hn1hM/s320/Outhouse.jpg" border="0" /></a> He takes the photos and then plays with them before arriving at the final "edited" image. Ed cites <a href="http://www.signandsight.com/features/338.html">Bernd & Hilla Becker </a>as his influences These also remind me of <a href="http://www.saltonseadoc.com/">The Salton Sea </a>documentary I saw not long ago - another one of those wonderful quirky places on the edge of the desert.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcXZAIonVOsI-bhvcQPtAZR9rhzjgnwkjMbbtUY7uFX9ZcPjuWOTMlkHCw1ZSLKkXnPrqTfcXyelU1suJbxee7c4Z9cknXjXxxP_coa3rffUFAJE8Z2PczS9xIwSg6k_B5WPEpXUpatQ/s1600-h/DRTrailer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233889149909727042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcXZAIonVOsI-bhvcQPtAZR9rhzjgnwkjMbbtUY7uFX9ZcPjuWOTMlkHCw1ZSLKkXnPrqTfcXyelU1suJbxee7c4Z9cknXjXxxP_coa3rffUFAJE8Z2PczS9xIwSg6k_B5WPEpXUpatQ/s320/DRTrailer.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ed also is working on a book of surfer photos taken in Hawaii - stay tuned.<br /><div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-25548375435488171912008-08-07T22:15:00.000-07:002008-08-08T00:16:52.055-07:00Death Valley<div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u3A2bgQbzyFtdrjP0bIvuTyd7H8AGiWH-iOUnwV7jbzp_3etlxcfecp0tmVqJXyGDkHS1nUdCJBKlQA3fF1M9_4LxfnYj7oJtwpwI9pCGS0TiJ-p0jjDGWbz9TgUG3TqmJ_yI1GE76I/s1600-h/chtecopa_clear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232028803001730322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u3A2bgQbzyFtdrjP0bIvuTyd7H8AGiWH-iOUnwV7jbzp_3etlxcfecp0tmVqJXyGDkHS1nUdCJBKlQA3fF1M9_4LxfnYj7oJtwpwI9pCGS0TiJ-p0jjDGWbz9TgUG3TqmJ_yI1GE76I/s320/chtecopa_clear.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.tecopaca.com/">Tecope Hot Springs</a> is one of the best places to visit in Death Valley (that's the Paiute Chief Tecope pictured above). One always thinks of endless sand and desert when you hear about Death Valley, but there are hot springs and pools there too. At night you can find springs under the moonlight surrounded by bullrushes and sit in the warm, sandy water being serenaded by bullfrogs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoZPPHiND3FDPQiCCqIj6LvV5GJKaA5S9gRwaEFLdpkpAH1VcwK56enFFgjuCq4c96co2HMJfKJu0RsG6cyLSqFpEjEyreHsjnbxsWYj0IOvcqrxUozwqsdxRag7o9UcrcAfVXK69iy0/s1600-h/taura+pool.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232036690544330098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoZPPHiND3FDPQiCCqIj6LvV5GJKaA5S9gRwaEFLdpkpAH1VcwK56enFFgjuCq4c96co2HMJfKJu0RsG6cyLSqFpEjEyreHsjnbxsWYj0IOvcqrxUozwqsdxRag7o9UcrcAfVXK69iy0/s320/taura+pool.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />During the day you can go to the pool!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cVUFWQvrpolrJXjdc4T212Q8s4C5nliNuVMHQyDvi4O6yQIsziiks9AtNEXLCYCjawZHV2GkOStI6tFqVte59djjkTWHzUqvjzFneDW6yjCSXNmUXQ_j8lsUvHZ1o-0VQiPkpeTnBvo/s1600-h/tecopa1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232030521430639378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cVUFWQvrpolrJXjdc4T212Q8s4C5nliNuVMHQyDvi4O6yQIsziiks9AtNEXLCYCjawZHV2GkOStI6tFqVte59djjkTWHzUqvjzFneDW6yjCSXNmUXQ_j8lsUvHZ1o-0VQiPkpeTnBvo/s320/tecopa1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Another magical place in Death valley is:<br /></div></div><div><a href="http://www.amargosa-opera-house.com/">The Amargosa Hotel and Opera House<br /></a><br /><br />It's a little bit David Lynch (think Wild at Heart) meets vaudeville and it works! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JBJx0b1FW1BU6fZBHVF0E_UW79lKrVcN3YLME7TqEoYhscc-eKW55LjalTB0nLlmoc9zEZVU4y2D-SRPCqPMCLwLqljRZ8ikVlg20k53dzI2ZzaSK9Du-Ub_VSBW_EnvCNOi6ZkF6VE/s1600-h/amargosa+interior.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232023516206958258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JBJx0b1FW1BU6fZBHVF0E_UW79lKrVcN3YLME7TqEoYhscc-eKW55LjalTB0nLlmoc9zEZVU4y2D-SRPCqPMCLwLqljRZ8ikVlg20k53dzI2ZzaSK9Du-Ub_VSBW_EnvCNOi6ZkF6VE/s320/amargosa+interior.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKL4X63hthvldjMvZ6sQeL1UeoVkG68NdnsgiHrhom2j3gBWx8fdekMXeDQ3X26R8YxvzL9s5pzOMHgEOCNUwVUgh9DM3kzgn6Vh4yQ0LNNKBJtgvosXuK7qPLtI9g1u2uMz0Nl5gCrE/s1600-h/amargosa+opera+house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232023513539635346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKL4X63hthvldjMvZ6sQeL1UeoVkG68NdnsgiHrhom2j3gBWx8fdekMXeDQ3X26R8YxvzL9s5pzOMHgEOCNUwVUgh9DM3kzgn6Vh4yQ0LNNKBJtgvosXuK7qPLtI9g1u2uMz0Nl5gCrE/s320/amargosa+opera+house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There's even an award winning documentary about <a href="http://http//www.amargosafilms.com/news_cinema.asp">Marta Beckett </a>who painted the amazing frescoes inside the theater and for decades has performed to desert audiences. She truly embodies the creative spirit .</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_h8JByFMfen37VIT_dgCfoY6MKIbGn22-QxsuD-ahJfZjhPyRcyLl94RyG1146kkySd0fts22gAgOHQA_bsC8aHNZIidog-uyavSsqFp7SJfI_wfK9EgHDhgAp48WsbCcgpJLWJww0/s1600-h/amargosa+marta.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232023509356953602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbY_h8JByFMfen37VIT_dgCfoY6MKIbGn22-QxsuD-ahJfZjhPyRcyLl94RyG1146kkySd0fts22gAgOHQA_bsC8aHNZIidog-uyavSsqFp7SJfI_wfK9EgHDhgAp48WsbCcgpJLWJww0/s320/amargosa+marta.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qc9TCY6f1TqbdWoZktHtVNQHmCmUL6AS9oxbQTfDyFnJQ5IaiDgs_Z9YMe3APuAVIGjpQ3ZWEdaPgUNXXQSY_EonNJrKnbIaficVbrG9epFT2JJNsV-awVulTBBCzVQl32YWZHZfi-g/s1600-h/amargosa+tom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232023511656775714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qc9TCY6f1TqbdWoZktHtVNQHmCmUL6AS9oxbQTfDyFnJQ5IaiDgs_Z9YMe3APuAVIGjpQ3ZWEdaPgUNXXQSY_EonNJrKnbIaficVbrG9epFT2JJNsV-awVulTBBCzVQl32YWZHZfi-g/s320/amargosa+tom.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="http://cafecestsibon.com/">Cafe C'est Si Bon</a> - better known as the Internet Cafe is in Shoshone, CA (the gateway to Death Valley) and is the best place to stop for a lovely meal - order crepes filled with savory cheeses or sweet concoctions created by David (pictured below with my girlfriend Taura) - the vibe is friendly and his son Oliver has a lemonade stand for thirst-quenching refreshment as well - if you are lucky, you might meet his potbellied pig named Pizza.<br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a 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/></div><div></div></div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-79704216652383354902008-07-21T22:53:00.001-07:002008-07-22T11:05:31.377-07:00Seattle and VictoriaOver the July 4th weekend we visited our friends in Seattle, Washington and took the ferry to Victoria, B.C. to visit our Canadian pals.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDeGyw4fSddpaEKPrdj7y05ZhbwFtCDwdf6Xg7Pxx_i-uw_uGnZfvj8yXVbkETnFJf_gepXjWxd72Yptl8dU3zeWKII3Bn9KS4CXJulGdTJECt6haR0suFvFzRLXcEyiVsOqASooxjVg/s1600-h/IMG_1101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225726791937312962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDeGyw4fSddpaEKPrdj7y05ZhbwFtCDwdf6Xg7Pxx_i-uw_uGnZfvj8yXVbkETnFJf_gepXjWxd72Yptl8dU3zeWKII3Bn9KS4CXJulGdTJECt6haR0suFvFzRLXcEyiVsOqASooxjVg/s320/IMG_1101.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DtZkhXkMKkt5birH8QGxVZM7ewkVeWFFyPW05UBBlxCqikz-00zGGkyQEW51femIFPAo8IoQjS59dLPuBCOWVfCmZvLBYxu2ReaSo0NbVJ5rBgZX6DjpaqjSP9iEJ0l_SYwYgfWFyF0/s1600-h/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+077.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225714286069956738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DtZkhXkMKkt5birH8QGxVZM7ewkVeWFFyPW05UBBlxCqikz-00zGGkyQEW51femIFPAo8IoQjS59dLPuBCOWVfCmZvLBYxu2ReaSo0NbVJ5rBgZX6DjpaqjSP9iEJ0l_SYwYgfWFyF0/s320/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+077.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Being the 4th, there were beautiful fireworks we watched from under the Fremont Bridge and signs along the way reminded us that Independance Day celebrates our fight to (or is that right to) vote!</div><div><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkJiv8Lw76NYQjag1H-GSpUv1NibWwWEg0vqfoYzE6X8Ji_nZB8UOmoAx4KHbvRqzSIdARs1GYk0FKgc3gau8yith-CtqUSbkO6HBI3RIjeFXWP2bfPsIgzAWCES2_gXrPWbcVWKfMI0/s320/IMG_1093.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>If you want big juicy Cuban sandwiches then <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/paseo-seattle">Paseo</a> is for you - the pink straws make everything taste better I think. Curtis Steiner's<a href="http://www.curtissteiner.com/"> Souvenir </a>in Ballard was hosting a show in their windows featuring these beautiful glasine dresses by Albuquerque artist Ann Dunbar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdDdBAGIdxb1ww6wNBHwOlRId1dRfh5vscApj62s6i01Ywd7TYgrgTpl7MF_ssuZ6HFK6QG0vVN-gYVeudgaCfOH30RobJpjRQDKDWEVN_ENLeP_Cn2LNrD8fcqb3sFrLCSGcRHnZjjM/s1600-h/IMG_1160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225726808728701362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdDdBAGIdxb1ww6wNBHwOlRId1dRfh5vscApj62s6i01Ywd7TYgrgTpl7MF_ssuZ6HFK6QG0vVN-gYVeudgaCfOH30RobJpjRQDKDWEVN_ENLeP_Cn2LNrD8fcqb3sFrLCSGcRHnZjjM/s320/IMG_1160.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukMLeU4hmMCj2FbYAiDSdAYP1kf5Mbw3XBL-Hd07j3Qc4r2EDKhwRXB8X7jAipDZjZu15KwRHNOw7yUOH7uE3Canz9010WoOOf9k3H8yhlkM385SrUkrfX1kH72Gkozk7beKImLp08tA/s320/IMG_1163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Dale Chihuly's glass at the <a href="http://www.museumofglass.org/">Tacoma Glass Museum </a>reminded me of fireworks too!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6ucplWAsL0lLjBjURi2iiZvpzAb_ckVdMWsRXyB1XjnCgBlEW4Xp39aonyVGX53fM_u1XuCw-3J_a_oB_S0QUGPhiCPYK1eQmqui_eKvbX_J-ZXmhB7dXn0CQOPU8ZucmvCFXgt1O-g/s1600-h/IMG_1082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225720260148674210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6ucplWAsL0lLjBjURi2iiZvpzAb_ckVdMWsRXyB1XjnCgBlEW4Xp39aonyVGX53fM_u1XuCw-3J_a_oB_S0QUGPhiCPYK1eQmqui_eKvbX_J-ZXmhB7dXn0CQOPU8ZucmvCFXgt1O-g/s320/IMG_1082.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Speaking of Dale, his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrM916oiQI">boathouse studio </a>is next to this bench overlooking the water where bike trails meander and white barked trees offer shade.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqjd5GMUTCsgWJeVizonB1GS2u31777iESBVh0RZ9HBqFFItD_Jq6CT42ywi3HHFOwEelHHUMba3fcumsoNgoJVG60mnpR5kpfpe3j42JUyW5P28LRq-ko3-sY431fJiI6poNrjy66WM/s1600-h/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225714278377475826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqjd5GMUTCsgWJeVizonB1GS2u31777iESBVh0RZ9HBqFFItD_Jq6CT42ywi3HHFOwEelHHUMba3fcumsoNgoJVG60mnpR5kpfpe3j42JUyW5P28LRq-ko3-sY431fJiI6poNrjy66WM/s320/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zLvSmskNktMcRoLnXJgn4HNfcBO_sUF0Gx3-C6YVYMMFjFQXmbUGbpvSpsOJVECtfxj5oUM8F_skMeNcH8RPg4gAXmxa7ISIDP_EACj0bYaKq2flr8vYUuj_eXYsu5dVkBucnC65Kfc/s320/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKyVokMpHDNDDmrcRSitDXtkh3Ku9qPlpMyHgRb_utFqYTThydGvVrcgiZ9Xa-XFt36ITjlOdAZAtpb4__BNMSvvr1JZsHlKA90Wz0d5HrrXgwC2ZQvSqeeNVHE_-Ms7tirve5l2muiU/s1600-h/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225714279727300434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKyVokMpHDNDDmrcRSitDXtkh3Ku9qPlpMyHgRb_utFqYTThydGvVrcgiZ9Xa-XFt36ITjlOdAZAtpb4__BNMSvvr1JZsHlKA90Wz0d5HrrXgwC2ZQvSqeeNVHE_-Ms7tirve5l2muiU/s320/Seattle+and+Victoria+2008+039.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>After visiting the boathouse we hung out in <a href="http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/tour/locks.htm">the locks </a>where boats hang out too - I love the mossy green walls and the salmon ladders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ-_VJVi6Qv478Vo555KGj0kne103xOQUj356ZNT-2DyJw8nT27lalSkZWV1_EjEI9D9anJhDYjtc5g-AlnVZWVBTE7xEaS7tqWNZsTtkUqoOs8hsBCP-kak0_1X9Vr9r6cg1IuJ5C10/s1600-h/IMG_1125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225726813589057938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJ-_VJVi6Qv478Vo555KGj0kne103xOQUj356ZNT-2DyJw8nT27lalSkZWV1_EjEI9D9anJhDYjtc5g-AlnVZWVBTE7xEaS7tqWNZsTtkUqoOs8hsBCP-kak0_1X9Vr9r6cg1IuJ5C10/s320/IMG_1125.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM3sLLxAQZtgyHfyc1ZlXL0QV2OFeB9dvHrPSbQK5RGc_3sGptAv1eTAT1-v2L3itVu-9Q_TrDwRRB3Ig-vfvAM6GRxAGbRtS65JrvYls0SAoIbmn9-r6b7NltvNzd5Amd73RlTOkqyQ/s1600-h/IMG_1129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225726797389137298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCM3sLLxAQZtgyHfyc1ZlXL0QV2OFeB9dvHrPSbQK5RGc_3sGptAv1eTAT1-v2L3itVu-9Q_TrDwRRB3Ig-vfvAM6GRxAGbRtS65JrvYls0SAoIbmn9-r6b7NltvNzd5Amd73RlTOkqyQ/s320/IMG_1129.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One morning we got up and took the ferry to <a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DA1730F932A25755C0A9629C8B63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FR%2FRestaurants">Victoria </a>to see old friends and have tea at Murchies because tea at The Empress Hotel was $58 a person! The Canadian economy really must be improving. A great bargain is <a href="http://www.redfish-bluefish.com/">Red Fish Blue Fish</a> where they serve fish & chips on the waterfront and it's delicious. Last stop was a walk on the beach before we took the ferry back to Seattle - so good to see old friends and celebrate summer.</div></div>honeydonthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16420528776015286237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4403448505373288413.post-5181445736442572802008-07-09T14:59:00.000-07:002008-07-10T00:58:42.089-07:00New Zealand - Once were Warriors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVr_htvEoiWOp68nB9Bl7Vg3_P5g-UxRCWxgU2L0p4CD0k66m8O6kcFJQ9b2XPCqr8Z18FH4bAl3KnosEkg4phDST3PvZ4JkZ-Ufin4NfsT4qHq47Y4mXKL9FXhG8xIhW5fBikMHEmLk/s1600-h/once+were+warriors++2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221166757699751554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVr_htvEoiWOp68nB9Bl7Vg3_P5g-UxRCWxgU2L0p4CD0k66m8O6kcFJQ9b2XPCqr8Z18FH4bAl3KnosEkg4phDST3PvZ4JkZ-Ufin4NfsT4qHq47Y4mXKL9FXhG8xIhW5fBikMHEmLk/s320/once+were+warriors++2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110729/">Once Were Warriors</a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvWWQE_ipaZiHRkRcUdgC902iyx0xB5YnpHfNNJBwt9_LbemsZloBQL1xJzX-7XTkD9YQpImyKPDC-b7_gKbWlFjcpy62G8iWmKO6uLnt4XDvdn8gKRG7kt7x6eF94JRiH8FbaCnz9Ko/s1600-h/newzealand_glassy-water.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138678697025554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvWWQE_ipaZiHRkRcUdgC902iyx0xB5YnpHfNNJBwt9_LbemsZloBQL1xJzX-7XTkD9YQpImyKPDC-b7_gKbWlFjcpy62G8iWmKO6uLnt4XDvdn8gKRG7kt7x6eF94JRiH8FbaCnz9Ko/s320/newzealand_glassy-water.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>I've been thinking about New Zealand a lot lately where my father was born & raised. This is Milford Sound - possibly one of the most beautiful places on earth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbde12s-tdeTOyqCN-IX2PUYsjA6y0HTQ59J19OGZW21pFCbxlTjy-WerxHnlH4uZYRak82L-tbZ7GOEG1A-zUyiNk0fTNwAh9DIp14Rya9z2H0SYE0sNOEKaj6qaZ9clZpIUniobWJU/s1600-h/Kiwi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138135458775682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbde12s-tdeTOyqCN-IX2PUYsjA6y0HTQ59J19OGZW21pFCbxlTjy-WerxHnlH4uZYRak82L-tbZ7GOEG1A-zUyiNk0fTNwAh9DIp14Rya9z2H0SYE0sNOEKaj6qaZ9clZpIUniobWJU/s320/Kiwi.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsYiI-Aucf0UwiOZVvUBr3kQgZ6vWC_cS-OCUTy_jwMI6eIwOfm_d1diEDo3yJ1kHt8s5JbNImAQ7SeyPjdtAldFqvKVgYDp9Kol5bnsYGO2RwQ8yfa_b2ylgMNebXTY0k9mEtySObkk/s1600-h/flax_dress_small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138127105154434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsYiI-Aucf0UwiOZVvUBr3kQgZ6vWC_cS-OCUTy_jwMI6eIwOfm_d1diEDo3yJ1kHt8s5JbNImAQ7SeyPjdtAldFqvKVgYDp9Kol5bnsYGO2RwQ8yfa_b2ylgMNebXTY0k9mEtySObkk/s320/flax_dress_small.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Of course one thinks of the funny looking flightless bird and the proud warriors rowing their canoes out to meet Captain Cook - my dad used to tell me and my brothers <a href="http://www.maori.info/maori_history.htm">Maori folktales </a>and spoke quite a bit of the soulful vowel-laden language.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qJsiLhmPU0D1W9NpiB-B31S87_oNeSWL7MgTJEq5U7qLOb7cbX5v86AN1F10xeBQ5HDJDWtVrXvcbfYqKqqh6mFTWf7D_WHD6m9Yeh6iOd1XZ6psi8I8TRw0MhGfbqpWDBWgVEYaxHM/s1600-h/storehouse_figures.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138684955274130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qJsiLhmPU0D1W9NpiB-B31S87_oNeSWL7MgTJEq5U7qLOb7cbX5v86AN1F10xeBQ5HDJDWtVrXvcbfYqKqqh6mFTWf7D_WHD6m9Yeh6iOd1XZ6psi8I8TRw0MhGfbqpWDBWgVEYaxHM/s320/storehouse_figures.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULdhebNGM9HcxrRmpRc5PuAUP8xlhG5pP7zCNnR-4dxvzNATqt3isdjNQ9WXQ4eeqyCgfGX_iPBj9RrgO7HHXQC6GrYR1OijqM1eeTvedfC62TIPGpNXEAUtrVvNyvw7YVG71vnKo5A/s1600-h/tiki_small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138672635841490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULdhebNGM9HcxrRmpRc5PuAUP8xlhG5pP7zCNnR-4dxvzNATqt3isdjNQ9WXQ4eeqyCgfGX_iPBj9RrgO7HHXQC6GrYR1OijqM1eeTvedfC62TIPGpNXEAUtrVvNyvw7YVG71vnKo5A/s320/tiki_small.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>My grandmother would send me tikis made from green jade like the one above and paua shell pins made from abalone that lives in the waters off the coast.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyoT8XixF73mioiSh6Y4VqwMBj6QQjRJMHmslTjhHPQynDaVw9FI3QEgU7lkNadH5jU9U4y3rM7UUKhZ4lfO5DVBs3wQWQ056GsBhDxHL7o0UhD_EZnQLzr0p9Z8kC4BvxlP-3Zu1ljE/s1600-h/man_tiki.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138678145693026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyoT8XixF73mioiSh6Y4VqwMBj6QQjRJMHmslTjhHPQynDaVw9FI3QEgU7lkNadH5jU9U4y3rM7UUKhZ4lfO5DVBs3wQWQ056GsBhDxHL7o0UhD_EZnQLzr0p9Z8kC4BvxlP-3Zu1ljE/s320/man_tiki.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKay5usLcnLOfQ5bJ9MFaaMuaFqjLSWUFJEbJ53lk1NSX334DoT0MQSxxD2g3nWVg0dNHTVeTVQzxT6_dVTzKsmP4QFRuEYN2IJddCKXmVyWXZ95kkCT246478aYvHUJ6QNIsFNqL430/s1600-h/newzealand_merino-sheep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138139000973714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKay5usLcnLOfQ5bJ9MFaaMuaFqjLSWUFJEbJ53lk1NSX334DoT0MQSxxD2g3nWVg0dNHTVeTVQzxT6_dVTzKsmP4QFRuEYN2IJddCKXmVyWXZ95kkCT246478aYvHUJ6QNIsFNqL430/s320/newzealand_merino-sheep.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>My dad grew up on a sheep station and went to <a href="http://www.timaruboys.school.nz/">Timaru Boy's School </a>on the South Island.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o5n3yw2QEyxVXjAeVfUNQ_aQK8BKKszioxT3bZCRZ6zMV1g8InS4qb2nocOk59v2i61l-9-xoHb2Zo-x_lmdcoWOMqutdGTcquoTKmi-SoCDLP-AANLXmyA3MPzkSKJdqT6nQ2UE-0I/s1600-h/ob_boys1880.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221290598927636546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o5n3yw2QEyxVXjAeVfUNQ_aQK8BKKszioxT3bZCRZ6zMV1g8InS4qb2nocOk59v2i61l-9-xoHb2Zo-x_lmdcoWOMqutdGTcquoTKmi-SoCDLP-AANLXmyA3MPzkSKJdqT6nQ2UE-0I/s320/ob_boys1880.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>He often compared Northern California when I moved here to New Zealand as their growing seasons are very similar and I love kiwi fruit!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Hobrr_fJIzjSf_tP7F_18Zq_PCKj-sC31mOQYGV_KglbUJSkZK9j_QdLIT7jTGLkqYTtEOhnEry-A51nMuloQZWCC09USEdM9OW_MKVri9OxJknnvj8b0-BtSlbxwZi6cMsk6XG6-4U/s1600-h/kiwi+fruit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138134146195906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Hobrr_fJIzjSf_tP7F_18Zq_PCKj-sC31mOQYGV_KglbUJSkZK9j_QdLIT7jTGLkqYTtEOhnEry-A51nMuloQZWCC09USEdM9OW_MKVri9OxJknnvj8b0-BtSlbxwZi6cMsk6XG6-4U/s320/kiwi+fruit.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uHd8daUjITnSF03ikRPtsSg5Qajp0C2FJNYxRbx1hibEXUgJEDuJXPBjZqilh_9gZNNdMgqQddXx3AH92DCG7brfY25kH3Mxu-FyvAqpfcUDw9CJGpOacGPieH7-yxK-KWnRfoMtMHE/s1600-h/200px-1898_kiwi_6d_red.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138671926158642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uHd8daUjITnSF03ikRPtsSg5Qajp0C2FJNYxRbx1hibEXUgJEDuJXPBjZqilh_9gZNNdMgqQddXx3AH92DCG7brfY25kH3Mxu-FyvAqpfcUDw9CJGpOacGPieH7-yxK-KWnRfoMtMHE/s320/200px-1898_kiwi_6d_red.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL0QFpLHF7sM4SUVqPrA1ii0k5hZ7RBBLzTkm6FXDrA1H_SoDMDYnLbw9Ut9mfCX0JES5eGh0aOsE5_wqr1c_ZGax0NxLtDM5a8oMQe_sn7MWKoz6SQ7zeEJ3tzneW5GKPXECiPkKtd4/s1600-h/flight+of+conchords.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221138131181023202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVL0QFpLHF7sM4SUVqPrA1ii0k5hZ7RBBLzTkm6FXDrA1H_SoDMDYnLbw9Ut9mfCX0JES5eGh0aOsE5_wqr1c_ZGax0NxLtDM5a8oMQe_sn7MWKoz6SQ7zeEJ3tzneW5GKPXECiPkKtd4/s320/flight+of+conchords.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>Check out <a href="http://www.flightoftheconchords.com/nzfacts.htm">Flight of the Conchords<br 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