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| Everyday there is a new poppy blooming in the garden. This week my house got a treat as well! |
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| My kitchen windows were rusted and the glass was cracked. So I made the leap and ordered new windows! The house was built in 1948 and these look like the originals. |
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| My home is three stories clinging to a cliff overlooking a large garden. The kitchen is on the top and I feel like I am on a great sailing ship |
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| Mosaic Monday Home sweet home |
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| Would you buy a painting from this woman? |
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| I spent the weekend at the Beverly Hills Art in the Park. It was a beautiful show. I rented an SUV and transported everything with the help of my friend Terry Reno. We spent the evenings in West Hollywood and had some wonderful dinners at Tortilla Republic. Dropped in on an art opening at Louis Stern Fine Arts. Terry and I know Jean Stern, so it made it seem like a small world in the "big city" to run into his brother. |
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| I am so happy to be home. This is the view from my deck. |
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| Poppies and roses are the grand event in the garden! Mosaic Monday Fabulous creative Friday |
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| These hybrid poppies are spectacular! I hope they last a while. The heat wave has let up and the garden is relieved. |
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| This is my favorite view of the redwood trees at the top of the garden, framed by enormous Cypress sentinels. I also have fig trees, persimmon trees , pomegranate trees, an apricot tree, an avocado tree and two plum trees. There is still room for more. |
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| The garden is full of frolicking humming birds. Generations of humming bird families have "that blonde lady" in their DNA. They are very nervy and buzz around me in a crazy, familiar way. |
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| Bluebird Canyon is blooming. Home sweet home Amaze me Monday |
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| Hybrid poppies are making their appearance. |
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| Delores Hope roses are having a good spring! |
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| The pomegranate tree is feeling lucky this year. I hope the blossoms stay put and develop into fruit! My garden calms my soul with it's peaceful gloriously beautiful abundance of spring. And so far no bunnies! |
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| Sometimes I get the urge to make purses and bags. I love combining beaded medallions with Navajo buttons and animal print fabric with velvet. |
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| Leather straps with silver conchos and fringe will always be my favorite theme and style for a bag. I make them extra long so they go across the shoulder and rest on the hip. |
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| I call this purse the "Barbara". Amaze me Monday Wow us Wednesday Home sweet home |
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| I love animal prints, especially leopard. Antique chairs are especially fine for a leopard makeover! A camel bag from Uzbekistan completes the look. I collect antique ethnic textiles and anything with tassels! |
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| Mosaic Monday Home Sweet Garden Wow us Wednesday Treasure hunt Thursday |
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| Sea anemone vase by Paulette Adams over at the Summerland Cottage I love this vase! |
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| Super cute vintage sea shell tea set and Delores Hope roses. They are my favorite rose, with great coral and red hues and featuring big cabbage blooms. |
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| I found this charming painting at Vanessa Rothe's studio. The artist's work was featured in the show Realism Without Borders, a traveling exhibit of paintings by Russian, American, Ukrainian, French and German artists. Realism Without Borders |
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| Blue and White Bash at the Pink Pagoda Treasure Hunt Thursday |
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| This beautiful painting is by Russian painter Volkov Daniil entitled "Lilac Bush". Volkov Daniil |
