tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10364579632662671792024-02-20T21:21:31.123-05:00Peonies and PaintExperimentations and Observations from Around the HousePeonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-70348827013811726312013-04-17T19:29:00.002-04:002013-04-17T19:29:45.910-04:00Saga of the Citrus Marmalade... with Pork Tenderloin and Salmon
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had put together a gift basket of my father’s favorite treats: ginger snaps,
shortbread and chocolate truffles, vanilla wafers and fruity fig bars, fancy
soup and cheesy crackers, tea and some seasonally-themed coffee. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, of course, marmalade. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thinking I would get him something special, I
picked out the <a href="http://www.mackays.com/our-range/marmalades/three-fruit-marmalade/">Three Fruit Marmalade</a> with Seville oranges, grapefruit and
lemon.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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was a tough decision between Three Fruit and <a href="http://www.mackays.com/our-range/marmalades/orange-marmalade-with-champagne/">Orange Marmalade with Champagne</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as I’ve mentioned before, I really like
<a href="http://www.mackays.com/">Mackays</a> Preserves, especially the Three Berry one, and so I opted for the Three
Fruit Marmalade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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parents gobbled up everything over a couple weeks and then reminded me that
grapefruit was on their “do not eat” list… due to adverse reactions with their
medications. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they gave the
jar of Marmalade back to me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
still completely sealed and good as new. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I thought… I’m sure to find someone else
who loves marmalade and would appreciate a simple indulgence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But
then my mother made biscuits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And my
father felt, for certain, that he was safe if he only had a very small dollop
of marmalade on each of his biscuits. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
we opened the jar. And he ate the
tiniest portion possible, which didn’t make a dent in 12 ounces of marmalade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I don’t like things to go to waste. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
I’m also not a huge fan of marmalade. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
what to do? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily I found this recipe
for Honey Orange Pork Tenderloin by Julianna Grimes from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/">Cooking Light</a></i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reads as
follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/3
cup orange marmalade<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3
tablespoons cider vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3
tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1½
tablespoons minced fresh garlic<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1½
teaspoons honey<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2
tablespoons canola oil<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1
(1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¼
teaspoon kosher salt<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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Preheat oven to 350°.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Combine first 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reserve 2 tablespoons marmalade mixture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high
heat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add oil; swirl to coat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until
browned. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn pork over; brush with ¼ cup
marmalade mixture. Bake at 350° for 10
minutes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn pork over; brush with ¼ cup
marmalade mixture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake an additional 10
minutes or until a thermometer registers 150°. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove pork from pan; brush with reserved 2
tablespoons marmalade mixture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let stand
10 minutes; slice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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tested out the recipe, and it was fabulously easy and tasty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, I used the Three Fruit Marmalade,
and the lemon and grapefruit definitely brought a stronger citrus flavor and a
touch of bitterness that both Walter and I liked. Our tenderloin was over 1¼ pounds, so we
increased baking time by about 6 minutes… basically 3 extra minutes per side.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We
liked the recipe so much we decided to try the glaze with salmon. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And <u>it</u> was incredibly easy and tasty. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple tips:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We used just about 1 pound of salmon fillet and left the bottom skin on;<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I halved the glaze recipe… which taxed my brain a little (½ of 1/3 cup = about 8 teaspoons);<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I just poured the glaze, including 1 tablespoon of canola oil, over the fish – no need to sear the salmon – and baked for about 25 minutes.</span></span></li>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yum! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We served it with asparagus and deli potato
salad for a light dinner.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you prefer
something sweeter, definitely use a plain orange marmalade and consider adding
more honey.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-27998272537721802852013-04-12T11:57:00.001-04:002013-04-12T11:57:59.723-04:00Green and Yellow: Alberto Pinto and Kathryn M. Ireland<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last
month, Walter and I visited <i>Orchids Galore!: A Love of Living Color</i> at
<a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a> in Richmond. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more than a welcome respite from the
extended winter-spring we’ve been experiencing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Conservatory was just filled with orchid
blooms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some were romantic lady slippers;</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">others had flat, bright pansy-faces</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or were strangely insect-like.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Many were slightly grandiose and worthy of
old-fashioned corsages.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And they came in
all sorts of colors: plummy browns,</span></span><br />
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I seemed to be drawn to ones that sparkled emerald and gold, smiled in summery
lemon and lime and looked demure, even a bit hazy, in softer shades of jade and
primrose.</span></span><br />
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is almost here” and hint at sunshine-filled days to come.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is my predictable response to the perennial favorite-color question. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tend to dress in varying tones of pink and
red and brown. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when helping others
with their interior decorating, blues and greens or ivories and whites usually
dominate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after our tour of <i>Orchids
Galore!,</i> I realized how much I gravitate towards green and yellow in my own
home… and in the work of others.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My rooms aren't quite as bold as this interior by <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a>!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But green and yellow crop up a lot... like in this vintage poster<br />
in our otherwise sandy-red-and-French-blue bedroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or the pretty combination of natural wicker and an olive-dark green print<br />
from <a href="http://www.pindler.com/">Pindler and Pindler</a> that we've had for years.<br />
(The rest of the room is creamy yellow, a couple pinks and red and brown.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antique Bavarian plates in the dining room showcase colors from<br />
the Emerald City and Yellow Brick Road... but I think it's Hansel and Gretel, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the guest bedroom sports Roman shades<br />
in this old <a href="http://www.lauraashleyusa.com/">Laura Ashley</a> paisley that we just love.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Two
of my favorite designers: <a href="http://www.albertopinto.com/1.aspx">Alberto Pinto</a> and <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/">Kathryn M. Ireland</a> often use green
and yellow with stunning simplicity.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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and raised in Morocco, to Argentine parents, Alberto Pinto travelled widely in
his youth and quickly established careers in photography and interior
decoration. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He opened his own design
firm more than 40 years ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based in
Paris, he and his team created rooms, even planes and yachts, which epitomized
luxury and sophistication. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was famous
for his careful attention to detail <u>and</u> the grand scope of his commissions.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alberto's dining room in his Parisian home<br />
just glistens in darker-than-forest-green and golden woodtones.</td></tr>
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understood the charm and livability of green and yellow, whether in an English
castle, which feels intimate and opulent,</span></span></div>
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absolutely glamorous in Kuwait.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Alberto
died unexpectedly in early November 2012. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But his sister Linda continues the exacting
standards and palatial projects of Agency Alberto Pinto.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kathryn
M. Ireland was born in England, grew up in London and Scotland and moved to the
U.S. almost 30 years ago. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After jobs in
film and fashion, she started her eponymous line of lovely, somewhat feminine
fabrics in 1997.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathryn's <em><a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/wp/fabric/quilt/">Quilt</a></em> in Green</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kathryn’s decor is a
little bohemian, pretty (without being <i>too</i> pretty) and completely
accommodating.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Like
Alberto, Kathryn regularly collaborates with other businesses, so in addition
to her full-service interior design studio, she now has a collection of
upholstery with <a href="http://www.grange.fr/grange/easysite/grange/us/home">Grange</a> and new fabrics with <a href="http://www.scalamandre.com/">Scalamandre</a>.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Pennsbury,</em><br />
a jacquard velvet from Kathryn's collection for Scalamandre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Senwick</em><br />
an embroidered linen from Kathryn's collection for Scalamandre</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And of course, she has gained a lot more
attention as one of Bravo’s <i><a href="http://www.bravotv.com/million-dollar-decorators">Millionaire Dollar Decorators</a></i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can shop for her textiles and antiques
online or in person at her showroom in West Hollywood.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although
the formality of their styles is dramatically different, Alberto and Kathryn
have obviously been inspired by other cultures. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also share a penchant for layering
patterns and colors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They appreciate
truly fine craft and know the power of beautiful objects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their designs reflect life well-lived. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not really about money. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s about good food and friends and family,
the chance to create beauty and joy in even the smallest of settings and the
willingness to slow down and relish the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s no wonder that, despite their world travels, both Alberto and
Kathryn have called France home… at least for part of the year!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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course, yellow and green is a universal combination, effervescent and tranquil:
think of sun and grass; stone and leaf; pale moonlight and forest. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it also seems especially rooted in Paris
and Provence, Lorraine and the Loire valley, Aquitaine and Alsace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Sugar, Sugar </em>by <a href="http://www.irenesuchocki.com/">Irene Suchocki</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Le Petit Zinc</em> by <a href="http://www.irenesuchocki.com/">Irene Suchocki</a></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
realize that few of us can afford the services of Agency Alberto Pinto or
Kathryn M. Ireland Textiles and Design, but we can definitely read their books;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alberto wrote several books, but <em><a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/book.php?isbn=9780847826728">Orientalism</a></em> is perhaps the most fabulous.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.gibbs-smith.com/Kathryn-Ireland-Timeless-Interiors-P1176.aspx">Timeless Interiors</a></em> is Kathryn's lastest.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">splurge
on some pieces of Alberto’s tableware</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bread and Butter Plate from <em><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1630">Les Perroquets</a></em> from Alberto Pinto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alberto's <em><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1627">Envol</a></em> pattern (Tea Cup and Saucer)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em><a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/wp/fabric/toile/tulip/">Tulip</a></em> in Nuevo Yellow by Kathryn M. Ireland</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/wp/fabric/quilt/paisley-stripe/">Paisley Stripe</a></em> in Green by Kathryn M. Ireland</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/wp/fabric/mexico-meets-morocco/casablanca2/">Casablanca</a></em> by Kathryn M. Ireland</td></tr>
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maybe attend an <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/wp/info/france-retreat-2/">Extreme Balance Retreat</a>, which Kathryn and friends conduct at
La Castellane, her estate in southwest France.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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also encourage you to search out photographs by <a href="http://www.williamcurtisrolf.com/">William Curtis Rolf</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/rebeccaplotnick">Rebecca Plotnick</a> and the Robertsons at <a href="http://obviousstate.com/">Obvious State</a> (formerly known as Little Brown
Pen).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
for a completely low-budget vacation, watch <i><a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/midnightinparis/">Midnight in Paris</a></i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first fifteen minutes is like a green and
gold ode to Paris. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owen Wilson is one of
Woody Allen’s most charming characters, literally mesmerized by the city, past
and present. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in a party scene, you
can just make out the lovely boiserie panels, in pistachio and gilt, at
<a href="http://www.deyrolle.com/magazine/">Deyrolle</a> – the landmark taxidermist and natural curiosity shop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the way,<i> Orchids Galore!</i> closed recently, but you can still get
your flower fix at the <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/">Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History</a>, <i><a href="http://www.gardens.si.edu/whats-happening/orchid-exhibition.html">Orchids of Latin America</a>,</i> through April 21. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
finally, if you have a home project in mind, consider introducing green and
yellow to your life!</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-75853887110640518002013-03-21T20:31:00.001-04:002013-03-21T20:32:23.768-04:00Beet, Chickpea and Almond Dip<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over
the weekend, we were all discussing our </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> meal
options during this Lenten season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
sister has been eating a lot of egg salad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tuna and cod and, of course, mac and cheese
seem to be favorites. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although I
happened to have an enormous catfish sandwich this past </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (it was
basically the whole catfish, breaded in panko and deep fried… yum!), chick peas
have been my go-to ingredient over the last five weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
you are a fan of hummus, you should try this Beet, Chickpea and Almond Dip. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s perhaps more Mediterranean than Middle
Eastern, and the beets add a mellowness and lovely color. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It makes a great party appetizer or quick
dinner with leftovers for </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">tomorrow</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s lunch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Beet,
Chickpea, and Almond Dip with Pita Chips<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Makes
about 2 cups<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recipe
by Susanna Hoffman from the June 2006 issue of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/">Bon Appetit</a></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em>1
large (8 ounce) beet, peeled, cut into ¾” cubes<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1
cup drained, canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas) from 15½ ounce can<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¾
cup extra-virgin olive oil plus more for chips<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¼
cup slivered almonds<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5
garlic cloves, peeled<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1½
tablespoons (or more) red wine vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6
7”-diameter pitas<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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beet in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drain; place in processor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add garbanzo beans, ¾ cup oil, almonds, and
garlic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blend until smooth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add 1½ tablespoons red wine vinegar and blend
well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Season to taste with salt, pepper,
and additional vinegar, if desired. Transfer
dip to medium bowl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can be made 1 day
ahead. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover and chill. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring to room temperature before serving.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Preheat
oven to 400°F. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brush pita breads on both
sides with oil; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut each pita into 8 wedges. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arrange wedges on rimmed baking sheets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake until lightly brown and crisp, about 12
minutes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool chips on sheets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Place
dip in center of platter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surround with
chips and serve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
follow the recipe as written, but I have to admit that jarred beets work well
when I’m in a hurry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Double check that
they are plain beets and not pickled ones! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goodness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I’m interpreting this recipe as needing
½ pound of beets, which translates to about 1¼ cups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I add a good amount of pepper and extra
vinegar to taste.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The pita chips are
absolutely delicious and you’ll run out of them way before you finish your dip.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could substitute tortilla chips or
flatbread.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Beet,
Chickpea and Almond Dip is a handy recipe, even when Lent is over, for
vegetarian friends, last-minute events and whenever I need a break from meat. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It includes all the tastes you’d expect: a bit
tangy, a little nutty, a bit garlicky and sweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I usually have these ingredients on hand.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try it out for yourself soon!</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-17016463064615964372013-03-02T17:45:00.000-05:002013-03-02T17:45:32.952-05:00Yuletide Plantings, Part 2
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
legend of the Christmas Rose tells the story of a young shepherdess who wanted
to bring a gift to the newly-born Christ Child. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too poor to afford something grand and
luxurious and unable to find even the simplest flower blooming in the dead of
winter, she began to weep. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An angel
witnessed her distress and took pity. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miraculously,
a plant emerged where her tears touched the ground, and she was able to present
its beautiful white flowers to the Baby Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Of
course, the Christmas Rose represents renewed hope, the triumph of grace and
mercy over sin and death, and the purity of Jesus and Mary themselves. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of the German hymn, <i>Es Ist ein Ros
Entsprungen</i>, or its English rendition, <i>Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming</i>,
which is usually sung between Christmas Eve and the Epiphany.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In
Victorian and modern decorations, the Christmas Rose is often depicted as an
almost perfect Tea blossom, sometimes pristine white, sometimes rosy pink, but
the plant of lore was most likely <i>Helleborus niger</i> – an evergreen
perennial, native to Central Europe and part of the Buttercup family. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cultivated since ancient times and cherished
in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the flowers of <i>Helleborus niger</i> <u>do</u>
look like native European species of the Rose.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Two Dog Roses on a Stem and a Lackey Moth Caterpillar</em><br />
French watercolor, c. 1575, by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues<br />
from the permanent collection of the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However,
I’ve never seen any Hellebore bloom at Christmas, at least not around here. They usually refresh themselves about a month
later… sprouting new growth and unfurling their faces, shiny white with lots of
yellow stamens, and tinges of pink or acid green, that blush as they age. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can see why they are often linked with St.
Agnes of Rome, as a symbol of innocence and renewal, and in celebration of her
Feast Day on January 21.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
let’s face it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anything that flowers in
the middle of winter is a miracle!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
are lucky to have <a href="http://www.pineknotfarms.com/">Pine Knot Farms</a>, one of the premiere growers and breeders of
Hellebores, right here in Virginia, and they offer several cultivars of the
Christmas Rose and great guidance for growing all species of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Helleborus</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The star-like <em>Helleborus niger </em>'Double Fantasy',</td></tr>
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have gained popularity in recent years for their relatively-easy care,
deer-resistant foliage and drought tolerance. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In general, they are happiest in well-drained
soil and partial shade in Zones 4-9. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
most spectacular tend to be interspecies hybrids.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>H. x ballardiae</em> 'Cinnamon Snow', </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>H. x hybridus</em> 'Peppermint Ice' and</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>H. x hybridus</em> 'Shirley's Snow Stars' are all grown at <a href="http://www.pineknotfarms.com/">Pine Knot Farms</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pine
Knot Farms is hosting the second half of their annual open house, today and
Sunday. But they also attend plant sales
and festivals throughout the Mid-Atlantic, so don’t worry if you can’t make it
to Southside Virginia this weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
love cranberries and can eat them any time in any place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that bright, tart flavor, often combined
with lots of sugar, nuts and a touch of orange or lemon, is most associated
with Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the cranberry harvest is coming to an
end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
Cranberry is a low, creeping shrub in the <i>Ericaceae</i> or Heath family and
grows naturally in cool, acidic marshes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s my understanding that all true
Cranberries, including <i>Vaccinium oxycoccos</i> (Small Cranberry), native to
the northern reaches of the continent and as far south as Idaho and Virginia,
and <i>Vaccinium erythrocarpum</i> (Southern Mountain Cranberry), at home in
the Southern Appalachians and looking much more like a Blueberry at about 5’
tall, with deciduous leaves and deep carmine berries, are indigenous to North
America… although, some of these same species flourish in northern Europe and
Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
scientific nomenclature for Cranberry can get tricky. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, <i>Vaccinium microcarpum</i>,
often called Bog or Small Cranberry, is sometimes listed as its own species,
native to Europe, as well as, Alaska and Canada, but the USDA considers it
synonymous with <i>V. oxycoccos</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cranberrry
can be identified as subgenus <i>Oxycoccus</i> instead of genus <i>Vaccinium</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So in reading and shopping, you may find the
same <i>V. oxycoccos</i> described as <i>Oxycoccus microcarpos</i> or <i>O.
palustris</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And a plant like <i>Vaccinium
vitis-idaea </i>L. ssp.<i> minus</i>, commonly known as Northern Mountain
Cranberry, is actually an American subspecies of Ligonberry, native to New
England, the Upper Midwest and Canada. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close,
but not really a Cranberry. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And more
than a tad confusing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Vaccinium macrocarpon</em> 'Stevens' from <a href="http://ediblelandscaping.com/">Edible Landscaping</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s
what I think is important to know:</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Cranberry has been a vital part of the American diet and culture for millennia;</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
thrives naturally in the aforementioned habitat, especially where glacial
deposits have left layers of sand <u>and</u> peat;</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vaccinium
macrocarpon</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, also known as Large or American Cranberry, is the most
common species used for both commercial and decorative endeavors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Native to the East Coast, from Quebec to North
Carolina, through the Upper Midwest, and then along the Pacific Coast, <i>V.
macrocarpon</i> is hardy in Zones 2-7, reaches about 1’ tall and can spread
1’-6’ wide.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
if you’re thinking you need to create a bog in your backyard… never fear. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can grow Cranberries as an ornamental
groundcover in your home landscape. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pick
a sunny spot (with afternoon protection if you live in Zones 6 and 7), amend
the soil, much as you would for Blueberries, keep your Cranberries hydrated and
enjoy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://ediblelandscaping.com/">Edible Landscaping</a>, a local
mail-order nursery with a national following, recommends growing them in
hanging baskets or containers where you can better control the soil and
moisture content. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can easily envision
a pair of beautiful pots, surrounded by <i>Narcissus</i> ‘Polar Ice’ and Summer
Snowflake (<i>Leucojum aestivum</i>), overflowing with evergreen foliage, plus
pinkish-white, elongated-bellflowers and, of course, the berries we know and
love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't 'Stevens' be lovely in this lichen-green glazed planter from <a href="http://www.campaniainternational.com/">Campania International</a>?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The delicate 'Polar Ice' Daffodil from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By
the way, cranberries for juice, canned sauce and jelly <i>are</i> harvested
wet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know that iconic scene when the
fields are flooded and the berries are corralled in what look like giant
islands of red? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But whole Cranberries,
like the ones we use for baking, are harvested dry, just as we would in our own
gardens. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, maybe on a slightly
larger scale!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Viburnum
trilobum</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
also known as the<i> </i>American Cranberrybush or High Bush Cranberry, is
another garden-worthy native that dons Christmas colors, almost year round. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, it’s not a Cranberry at all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it is very pretty and provides four
seasons of interest.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3OKtmy_oDNhV2agSmFXMnmtjUMqz_7_0cciLX6doKQ-H5cJkmlIG5Lfj7vFnV12_ydAnOzsqhSLND8VjkRIaPA6Ec57lg_xmDp1mp8RfooNRV7aSr_GMO39Hf2C0bfzmuOButZXnCek/s1600/Johnson's+Nursery+Redwing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3OKtmy_oDNhV2agSmFXMnmtjUMqz_7_0cciLX6doKQ-H5cJkmlIG5Lfj7vFnV12_ydAnOzsqhSLND8VjkRIaPA6Ec57lg_xmDp1mp8RfooNRV7aSr_GMO39Hf2C0bfzmuOButZXnCek/s320/Johnson's+Nursery+Redwing.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Viburnum trilobum</em> 'Redwing', developed by <a href="http://www.johnsonsnursery.com/Home.aspx">Johnson's Nursery</a>,<br />
is one of the prettiest in bloom and</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It blooms when in
leaf – large, flat, milky lace umbels, not unlike certain Hydrangea, that
appear in May and June. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hardy in Zones
2-7 and preferring acidic, moist but well-drained soil, <i>V. trilobum</i> can
serve as a cool backdrop for your sunny border or filtered shade garden. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clusters of scarlet drupes (truly the color we
think of as cranberry or cardinal red) mature in early autumn.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ArcQIt0t5MjnaWikXUAeuet3cYwAC10HmyoyaEnJv8tN6KcyBKFn5bYZkQCYqqPudBen3CBt2giBmHtfeRZCaSbY35t2s2SlZPT9tlxtlBcLES4v7FJBUwwoYEU9vi8TNKeeudfEVcI/s1600/29+Redwing+in+Fruit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ArcQIt0t5MjnaWikXUAeuet3cYwAC10HmyoyaEnJv8tN6KcyBKFn5bYZkQCYqqPudBen3CBt2giBmHtfeRZCaSbY35t2s2SlZPT9tlxtlBcLES4v7FJBUwwoYEU9vi8TNKeeudfEVcI/s1600/29+Redwing+in+Fruit.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fruit.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They are seriously sour but can be made into
jellies and jams or left on the shrub where they will linger through winter,
eventually softening, darkening, as a lovely foil to maroon fall foliage and an
attraction for local birds and wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiDzX4erIitCZsvBGlzAP_Eeqax6vNJ6-u6_UAzqlOQPcbTpTDb9dg8xMKWB2FfqPiCm4eU-jb_kkkdrvMsVdO9YXwdo1sfAqeRbln6gbTdQKd3xpinFhwnCQ87V0GjziSFJa3JLh5dw/s1600/28+Viburnum+Red+Wing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLiDzX4erIitCZsvBGlzAP_Eeqax6vNJ6-u6_UAzqlOQPcbTpTDb9dg8xMKWB2FfqPiCm4eU-jb_kkkdrvMsVdO9YXwdo1sfAqeRbln6gbTdQKd3xpinFhwnCQ87V0GjziSFJa3JLh5dw/s320/28+Viburnum+Red+Wing.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All <em>V. trilobum</em> sport Maple-like leaves,<br />
but 'Redwing' glows with new growth of bronzy red.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Once
again, take note. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Viburnum trilobum</i>
is sometimes identified as <i>Viburnum opulus</i> L. var. <i>americanum</i> or <i>Viburnum
opulus</i> ssp. <i>trilobum</i> but should not be confused with the European <i>Viburnum
opulus</i>, also known as Cranberrybush or Guelder Rose, which has proven to be
invasive in certain states. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both species,
the native and foreign, have varieties named ‘Compactum’.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Powdery
mildew and Viburnum Leaf Beetle can be problems for <i>V. trilobum</i>, but
otherwise it is an easy-going shrub. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
a good replacement for some of my roses. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in a more suburban setting, I would love
to create a small grove of High Bush Cranberries interplanted with <i>Kalmia
latifolia </i>‘Elf’ and ‘Peppermint’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kQhx0if5VlhN81cQM6aWcbb6_CO6A45l477egCW3g2hk7EkEU67-j6s21n4-jrrD1BYl4p8XNuBXdKQEbQKgiOTZniVQd93o6hXxWHz4u53ilL2Dbw_epf9E33IC17yqP5NavapOkuc/s1600/We+Du+Natives+Peppermint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kQhx0if5VlhN81cQM6aWcbb6_CO6A45l477egCW3g2hk7EkEU67-j6s21n4-jrrD1BYl4p8XNuBXdKQEbQKgiOTZniVQd93o6hXxWHz4u53ilL2Dbw_epf9E33IC17yqP5NavapOkuc/s320/We+Du+Natives+Peppermint.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kalmia latifolia</em> 'Peppermint' from <a href="http://www.we-du.com/">Meadowbrook Nursery</a> in North Carolina. </td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and the Kurume Azalea ‘Christmas Cheer’,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHmJDoWZhooVxrd0e2EVqohyOdEu2AsH7mS_uLmRR_SJy6k6oUSXzv4ixndJSVNPUI29N-NOye7w8oSbt6h604JhWOxZk1OCf4WnGAcxhcb8apYwU7uDPAqdix2_WyP0rlajxg3vcG8U/s1600/colesville+nursery+in+ashland+christmas-cheer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHmJDoWZhooVxrd0e2EVqohyOdEu2AsH7mS_uLmRR_SJy6k6oUSXzv4ixndJSVNPUI29N-NOye7w8oSbt6h604JhWOxZk1OCf4WnGAcxhcb8apYwU7uDPAqdix2_WyP0rlajxg3vcG8U/s320/colesville+nursery+in+ashland+christmas-cheer.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.colesvillenursery.com/">Colesville Nursery</a> in Ashland, VA, is both a wholesale grower and retail garden center.<br />
They usually stock 'Christmas Cheer'.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">with one or two <i>Hydrangea quercifolia</i> ‘Snowflake’ and <i>H. paniculata</i>
‘Fire and Ice’, for quick succession of spring-summer bloom and appeal
throughout the year… all in Yuletide colors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztTHL2DmVpgwgzMk4GFluLVvIjssaNnWvmgShrHZG8sL5WKa1KqYT1hCuBn3BAjqgIDq1mfRNLGrhOYMVznu4Z1y80hL-gA1Z5DSS4103EwDL2N4ZLiQ8fYlYikwel3MB_vIzFSFpEYk/s1600/We+Du+Natives+Snowflake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztTHL2DmVpgwgzMk4GFluLVvIjssaNnWvmgShrHZG8sL5WKa1KqYT1hCuBn3BAjqgIDq1mfRNLGrhOYMVznu4Z1y80hL-gA1Z5DSS4103EwDL2N4ZLiQ8fYlYikwel3MB_vIzFSFpEYk/s320/We+Du+Natives+Snowflake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Snowflake' is an Oakleaf Hydrangea, but the long blossoms almost look like those of <em>H. paniculata</em>.<br />
Absolutely beautiful flowers, peeling bark and fall foliage if you have the space.<br />
From <a href="http://www.we-du.com/">Meadowbrook Nursery</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However,
Christmas is a lot more than green, red and white. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a season full of richly saturated
pigments… sugar-dusted candy and gaudy holiday lights…, the warm, comforting
hues of oranges and spice cake, and pale shades just on the cusp of another
like shimmering champagne and frosted moonlight. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why not capture some of these colors, slightly
burnished or silvered, fantastical and fun, in your own garden?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
can imagine sun-drenched steps flanked by</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Delosperma cooperi</span></i><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ‘Lavender Ice’,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfGWPM6w51_26rGUZh0M7rwmHKB6v_B8rs3PjRlx7A6Boiokn7Bw53fqA5vZzzBGq-3NBvq6mVIFi8ltHbtZvBsAE6MVK9Qwwe3l5jt0UQoMmbiTEfWEVjSOZuiy6Rjzd_09o3KxzB04/s1600/35+Lavender+Ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfGWPM6w51_26rGUZh0M7rwmHKB6v_B8rs3PjRlx7A6Boiokn7Bw53fqA5vZzzBGq-3NBvq6mVIFi8ltHbtZvBsAE6MVK9Qwwe3l5jt0UQoMmbiTEfWEVjSOZuiy6Rjzd_09o3KxzB04/s320/35+Lavender+Ice.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Lavender Ice' and other varieties of <em>Delosperma</em> can be found at <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Dianthus</i> ‘Cranberry Ice’</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9c1NXeaaSuZEJQFCAZkUBbYcTvfb4pnZYrR0j2jtNYGuL7ZraZdrpuMFU4-kGGmbym989gqQBxd9NdYXN1BUdrVJdQ3m2CtU1ilNyHqn27VDdWMWBB-u1AGInpaKCqJ_3abo2YlJT_I/s1600/35+Cranberry+Ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9c1NXeaaSuZEJQFCAZkUBbYcTvfb4pnZYrR0j2jtNYGuL7ZraZdrpuMFU4-kGGmbym989gqQBxd9NdYXN1BUdrVJdQ3m2CtU1ilNyHqn27VDdWMWBB-u1AGInpaKCqJ_3abo2YlJT_I/s320/35+Cranberry+Ice.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Cranberry Ice' is a favorite at <a href="http://www.waysidegardens.com/">Wayside Gardens</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and <i>Veronica spicata</i>
‘Icicle’;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzOcAtl6BnpVsasVoKCbHRvn8xt0ScPnZ6zx0VsIrrOZH-XycwJvJqAZZ4AkyVa2A2D2Cfaa2YA3KOY_0CvjafVP3hLcC6clJPpAacrbZs1NlBAVI66kQ3urV5_3MdKXiD8O0B3Qrem8/s1600/35+Icicle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzOcAtl6BnpVsasVoKCbHRvn8xt0ScPnZ6zx0VsIrrOZH-XycwJvJqAZZ4AkyVa2A2D2Cfaa2YA3KOY_0CvjafVP3hLcC6clJPpAacrbZs1NlBAVI66kQ3urV5_3MdKXiD8O0B3Qrem8/s320/35+Icicle.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Icicle' also at <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">a
sheltered corner with</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
<i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hamamelis
x intermedia</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ‘Gingerbread’,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XdM5Bvph5z4riIg8ONRK3gKRBHy4SQITJq8exGLp6-wdVMxQvsGOhmpcrM6dLZtDvwgCa66hcYLgRN8gc5AkSRfYnnYCZvtN548Cu2-uVXfqxQ-fx6F94TAF7Udibe7_kiEsIvU0fzI/s1600/32+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Gingerbread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XdM5Bvph5z4riIg8ONRK3gKRBHy4SQITJq8exGLp6-wdVMxQvsGOhmpcrM6dLZtDvwgCa66hcYLgRN8gc5AkSRfYnnYCZvtN548Cu2-uVXfqxQ-fx6F94TAF7Udibe7_kiEsIvU0fzI/s1600/32+Hamamelis+x+intermedia+Gingerbread.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rarefindnursery.com/">Rare Find Nursery</a> in Jackson, NJ, has an amazing selection of Witch Hazels,<br />
including the slightly more petite 'Gingerbread'.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Callicarpa japonica</i> ‘Snow Storm’,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4_WbgPrb3NPTTVF3Q160LwHQSu4cRfLD26I7_U-QF2AwYOpY_RjE7UCyQAax6-cwzra0EMTuh3zbH8UDizpEQ5FNsBgschdhyOPAJQk264xQgS7zbqkpySATFBtvDO8umNhBcGYrgNE/s1600/34+Snow+Storm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4_WbgPrb3NPTTVF3Q160LwHQSu4cRfLD26I7_U-QF2AwYOpY_RjE7UCyQAax6-cwzra0EMTuh3zbH8UDizpEQ5FNsBgschdhyOPAJQk264xQgS7zbqkpySATFBtvDO8umNhBcGYrgNE/s320/34+Snow+Storm.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Snow Storm' and</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Digitalis
purpurea</i> ‘Candy Mountain’</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH9bwOFELhc6FHHlBMcDu6S54n64hfow__1Y4l03dezic5NpucWZPAS3rhCMyiSODLJIxajNzPHqaoBdpD-aVapojEuQYRf1cTtNVw4aMtbOWqF8fjPRcWLgYxWI6M_fkoUCz70D2MCs/s1600/33+Digitalis_Candy_Mountain+Bluestone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPH9bwOFELhc6FHHlBMcDu6S54n64hfow__1Y4l03dezic5NpucWZPAS3rhCMyiSODLJIxajNzPHqaoBdpD-aVapojEuQYRf1cTtNVw4aMtbOWqF8fjPRcWLgYxWI6M_fkoUCz70D2MCs/s320/33+Digitalis_Candy_Mountain+Bluestone.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Candy Mountain' are available at <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a>.<br />
Visit them in person or via the internet.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and <i>Lilium</i> ‘Star Gazer’ for bits of joyful
color, from blossoms, berries and leaves, throughout the year;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">or
blanket a sunny bank with</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paeonia</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ‘Snow
Clouds’,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyD6eigYM3MsfBBnEzWMuqqaUg5YXWtEN0IO0jR1SqzXRxrvS-DMHYlCVPSzDjFPpN4r_0KoXVaAwYtqVgWbmBea3eM11Xf5j3LInfH5P6_LbxH-8-W3L438IyQlkm0sgBk0HsahxHZ0/s1600/36+Snow+Clouds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyD6eigYM3MsfBBnEzWMuqqaUg5YXWtEN0IO0jR1SqzXRxrvS-DMHYlCVPSzDjFPpN4r_0KoXVaAwYtqVgWbmBea3eM11Xf5j3LInfH5P6_LbxH-8-W3L438IyQlkm0sgBk0HsahxHZ0/s320/36+Snow+Clouds.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Snow Clouds' can be ordered through <a href="http://www.viette.com/">Viette Nurseries</a> and</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>Caryopteris divaricata</i> ‘Snow Fairy’</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Snow Fairy' is still in stock at <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and <i>Echinacea purpurea</i>
‘Fragrant Angel’</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9iVLZalSl1nfz6IW5Hu-l7EUPtKQxRFFwRei8XPJmlioNQu9kdKXlQWdaDUL3X6o5V7aIX7xffGyatQ_rm1RF5bPvoPPPsqXfbxJttl5u5pe3erBka5O0C05OblmBF7u0fqx630Zz1s/s1600/36+Fragrant+Angel+White+Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9iVLZalSl1nfz6IW5Hu-l7EUPtKQxRFFwRei8XPJmlioNQu9kdKXlQWdaDUL3X6o5V7aIX7xffGyatQ_rm1RF5bPvoPPPsqXfbxJttl5u5pe3erBka5O0C05OblmBF7u0fqx630Zz1s/s320/36+Fragrant+Angel+White+Flower.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you can't find 'Fragrant Angel' at your local garden center,<br />
check with <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">to mimic snowflakes and twinkling stars in the middle of
sunshine-y, summer days.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
if your landscape is usually all green: Boxwood and Hosta, ornamental grasses
and Pachysandra, then consider adding <i>Hibiscus rosa-sinensis</i> ‘Snow
Queen’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A local grower usually brings 'Snow Queen' to our farmer's market...<br />
at least once we're safely into May. It's not usually hardy north of Zone 8.<br />
Check with <a href="http://www.mrjacksfarm.com/dnn/">Mr. Jack's Farm</a> in Charlotte, NC, if you can't find it in your town.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or <i>Dahlia</i> ‘Santa Claus’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIcH4SGJyPjKBR0uLoUKoGRUySHmVPPji5U5TYQX53zYkcu5bgBjALbR-7Ks2xBS8xXXcVBKUy4uPsQMcnrmAzcSi5dsitVMhDgCqcfN7eRnt_t5XuSKLrHfvZAWt75WZlQILmwGpRP4/s1600/Burpee+Santa+Claus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIcH4SGJyPjKBR0uLoUKoGRUySHmVPPji5U5TYQX53zYkcu5bgBjALbR-7Ks2xBS8xXXcVBKUy4uPsQMcnrmAzcSi5dsitVMhDgCqcfN7eRnt_t5XuSKLrHfvZAWt75WZlQILmwGpRP4/s320/Burpee+Santa+Claus.jpg" width="271" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dahlia</em> 'Santa Claus' is available through <a href="http://www.burpee.com/">Burpee</a>'s catalog or website.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">for flamboyantly festive blooms in late
summer and fall when other gardens in the neighborhood have completely petered
out.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-10732915417274724332013-02-20T22:06:00.001-05:002013-02-20T22:06:34.882-05:00Waiting for Spring: My Favorite Daffodils
<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So… I’m worried about my Daffodils. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know there are many other, much more
serious, problems that should consume my energy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But right now, I’m really concerned about my
Daffodils.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The problem is actually our erratic weather. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I’ve mentioned before, Virginia’s climate
is notoriously temperamental and diverse, and this winter is par for the
course. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started with rather cold
temps in November followed by a dry, mild December. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s when my Daffodils started to peek out
of the earth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>January was a roller
coaster… some fluffy snow, torrential rains, a little ice interspersed with
desiccating winds and stretches of frigid dryness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>February has been just as fickle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>25 degrees on Friday; 70 by the subsequent
Wednesday, which means my Daffodils grow an inch one day and are zapped the
next. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watch and watch and wait. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s nerve racking, especially when Daffodils
are usually the most light-hearted plants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a forecast of rain.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whether you call them Daffodils or Jonquils, these flowers are all
varieties or cultivars of the species <i>Narcissus, </i>as in…<br />
<b>nar</b> (the beginning of narcotic)<br />
<b>SIS</b> (not your bro but your sis)</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">us </span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(you and me).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Most folks run it all together, as in… <b>nar-SIS-sus</b>.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(In either case, the emphasis is on <b>SIS</b>.)<br />
Originally from the middle of the ancient world: Europe, North Africa and
western Asia, </span><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Narcissus</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> bulbs are <span style="color: black;">incredibly
adaptable and will thrive in any spot with well-drained soil, full-to-partial
sun and 12-14 weeks of cool weather. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
chilly soil is important for root development. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are <i>some</i> varieties that can
handle the extended heat of Zones 9 and warmer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Ice Follies’ is what I consider a perfect Daffodil. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love its large, two-tone blossom with soft
white petals, known as the perianth, and frilly, pale yellow cup. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The contrast is much more subtle than what is
promised in most bulb catalogs: the trumpets emerge a light lemon, like the
combination of sugar and egg yolks, and fade to an almost-alabaster that looks
lit from within.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last year's 'Ice Follies' and</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even in more regular years, ‘Ice Follies’ blooms early for me,
usually by late-February, pushing through a bit of snow, and lasts through
March.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Minnow’ is another favorite. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like clusters of pert little faces, ‘Minnow’
blooms in the same color way, but slightly later, and its miniature coronae
never diminish from that sunny yellow.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Minnow' in my bulb bed.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You might have noticed a trend here. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really prefer bicolor Daffodils, especially
in combinations of white and yellow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
eight by forty foot bank I call my “bulb bed” is planted with ‘Ice Follies’,
‘Minnow’ and ‘Fruit Cup’… a short, cheerful plant with more than one, open,
almost-animated, bloom per stem, like a chorus standing at attention, and the
distinct fragrance of canned fruit salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You know the one from childhood with heavy syrup and maraschino
cherries.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The American Daffodil Society, horticulturists and bulb breeders classify
<i>Narcissus</i> into thirteen divisions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cultivars or species are identified further by predominant color
of perianth and corona. So ‘Ice Follies’
is 2W-W (because the yellow cup fades to white) and ‘Fruit Cup’ is 7W-Y.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dwarf Daffodils, like ‘Minnow’, can be
confusing, because many catalogs and growers list them as a separate category. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in fact, they share the same descriptors
as “standard” Daffodils… just based on their baby blooms and often shorter stems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a big fan of miniature Daffodils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They never flop over, even after heavy spring
rains, and the ratio of foliage to flower just looks right to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Trumpet
and Large Cup are the most common images of Daffodils: big blousy blossoms on
tall, thin stems that sometimes reach hyperbole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each is like a crown for the royal frog
prince, set askew.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 1 - Trumpet</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One flower per stem; the corona or cup is as long as, or longer
than, the perianth segments or petals.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The monochromatic ‘Dutch Master’, tall and brilliantly yellow, and
‘Mount Hood’, a faint lemon that matures to true-white, can hold their own in
highway medians and urban parks.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spotted these 'Dutch Master' among red Tulips and Cyclamen<br />
over the weekend at <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Currently,
I don’t have any Trumpet Daffodils in my garden but I plan to add ‘Lorikeet’,
slightly smaller than the aforementioned “big guns” with primrose petals and a
salmon trumpet, and ‘Pink Silk’, even more petite with that elongated
ballet-pink corona, under the arbor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhtKxfhqznn_8viklhjGcTK6PL5wiszYT1NzKmitBn_A67eP7TjX-jN1yc01IoJe_F8xB-eIkshctsJCcchRdaXLkbwsfX6XL7PHwG4UckaXFI-wTTKAw84BSsouYv658-AFqEjEtvEQ/s1600/B&B+Pink+Silk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhtKxfhqznn_8viklhjGcTK6PL5wiszYT1NzKmitBn_A67eP7TjX-jN1yc01IoJe_F8xB-eIkshctsJCcchRdaXLkbwsfX6XL7PHwG4UckaXFI-wTTKAw84BSsouYv658-AFqEjEtvEQ/s320/B&B+Pink+Silk.JPG" width="212" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Pink Silk' from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, one flower per stem; the corona measures at least one-third the
length (but is less than the full length) of the perianth segments.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Large Cup Daffodils are great for naturalizing and planting in
large swaths. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Ice Follies’ is part of
the category, as is ‘Carlton’… conspicuously yellow with a bluish cast to the
foliage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few ‘Carlton’ keep cropping
up along our fence line where they were planted thirty or forty years ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you love Large Cup, check out ‘Fortissimo’ </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">for its
giant blossom with oversized canary petals and frilly orange trumpet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ap-hnecPz7WGvBTNNiKeGYnn6cRUOFSdi3AhLSF0D2MtYEhN5H1RY1BU6ERRuT9FhhIlizk-t8KUW_kCEcnBBMmCt2lHz0jcZVUGzdtNyI4Nyo4qrmnqplLB0oWT2IGoHrezx5sNYQ/s1600/B&B+Fortissimo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0ap-hnecPz7WGvBTNNiKeGYnn6cRUOFSdi3AhLSF0D2MtYEhN5H1RY1BU6ERRuT9FhhIlizk-t8KUW_kCEcnBBMmCt2lHz0jcZVUGzdtNyI4Nyo4qrmnqplLB0oWT2IGoHrezx5sNYQ/s1600/B&B+Fortissimo.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Fortissimo' also from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 3 - Short Cup</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tazetta, Poeticus and even some Cyclamineus Daffodils bear very
small cups. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However a true Short Cup usually
has only one flower per stem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The corona
measures less than one-third the length of the perianth segments.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Merlin’ and ‘Barrett Browning’ are two of my favorites.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5XmiYVnni5ZCHdPp8b4tLxzB0JHVoYeAKHC5auiTo7qQYnaJJbEzZcZvo6dGyb-MWBM50qJaTbYP7KhxldXOyMam87fR_R0jjgkHsXb4Zh_JPl0F4-oabMRuU8fjHKYzN2gC-1_7zF4/s1600/B&B+Merlin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5XmiYVnni5ZCHdPp8b4tLxzB0JHVoYeAKHC5auiTo7qQYnaJJbEzZcZvo6dGyb-MWBM50qJaTbYP7KhxldXOyMam87fR_R0jjgkHsXb4Zh_JPl0F4-oabMRuU8fjHKYzN2gC-1_7zF4/s1600/B&B+Merlin.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Merlin' and</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pretty ‘Jamestown’ suits the colors of bulb
bank, but I’m afraid it might be overlooked in the mass planting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps it would be best in small doses,
brightening the blueberry bed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Jamestown' are usually available at <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There can be one or more flowers per stem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daffodils have a clustered cup, petals or
both. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes the cup is ruffled but
maintains a defined trumpet-shape.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66KlUgXpJKHsKFHeaeVBccuP6nhMvOGzoBy9oRwiHV-ygtv28ri2znUhgzJz5ziiGo7Psxl6kXmkBk2aTwfFzHnzyWw84KR3v3LaYhGSKvgR-UGDG0eeyadB34NJa7beUAOsOzHYGgdk/s1600/B&B+Wave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66KlUgXpJKHsKFHeaeVBccuP6nhMvOGzoBy9oRwiHV-ygtv28ri2znUhgzJz5ziiGo7Psxl6kXmkBk2aTwfFzHnzyWw84KR3v3LaYhGSKvgR-UGDG0eeyadB34NJa7beUAOsOzHYGgdk/s320/B&B+Wave.JPG" width="258" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I might just fall for 'Wave', also from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
other cultivars, the cup is almost hidden among the petals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These very-layered blossoms can look like decoratively-iced
cupcakes, or somewhat shaggy heads, where the petals mimic an explosion of tissue
paper.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have two cultivars: an anonymous hand-me-down with sulfurous
petals threaded with strips of green (it is full scale) and ‘Rip Van Winkle’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Popular since its introduction in the 1880s,
dwarf and robust ‘Rip Van Winkle’ is often described as greenish-yellow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it blooms almost school-bus bright for me,
with clustered flowers not unlike mini <i>Chrysanthemum</i> or <i>Dahlia</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a lot of bicolor choices in Double
Daffodils, including ‘Cheerfulness’, displaying creamy white </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">petals with
bits of straw around the <span style="color: black;">feathery corona,</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ZWgCGqzurcdwjkXR-3KuMHJnmbXU91mxG3cgIPeYq_w8Iyy2HHy_bXO2lNndz2JIjyG8JyWyNJCPkqvChN8LffOJ97IU_3ErdPGNLI3gIPnOxykdEdkjnLXMg6JDjQi01KpPz1l3lg/s1600/WFF+Cheerfulness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3ZWgCGqzurcdwjkXR-3KuMHJnmbXU91mxG3cgIPeYq_w8Iyy2HHy_bXO2lNndz2JIjyG8JyWyNJCPkqvChN8LffOJ97IU_3ErdPGNLI3gIPnOxykdEdkjnLXMg6JDjQi01KpPz1l3lg/s320/WFF+Cheerfulness.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a> usually offers a good selection of Double Daffodils,<br />
including 'Cheerfulness' and</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black;">‘Ice King’,
a sport of ‘Ice Follies’ with the same color combination and stamina, </span>but
a Carnation-like cup,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKTtgcyGv5R5JXbd-I6HlqlK5prDTpGp5mTq6j-7hSBsRXBzHlTqKKfk_mmUfoTqeKykrvrA-bKeBWm9edAYQqEUh2RTHw3fWHanYic20qx3xvaIEXzWrOgs29OnGZRCnJWpXzabTYvg/s1600/WFF+Ice+King.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKTtgcyGv5R5JXbd-I6HlqlK5prDTpGp5mTq6j-7hSBsRXBzHlTqKKfk_mmUfoTqeKykrvrA-bKeBWm9edAYQqEUh2RTHw3fWHanYic20qx3xvaIEXzWrOgs29OnGZRCnJWpXzabTYvg/s320/WFF+Ice+King.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Ice King'.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and tropical ‘Tahiti’, with layer upon layer of soft
yellow petals and a little tuft of <span style="color: black;">a trumpet with
orange ruffles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSSYqDfi-pPl53MVUNds3npWDqOjfrIVunXgZOTIKlArjbSEt4Po6NaO5ONwjdd94OrlODEz72iRGeAf1UXSqaR5FgtPcfde0gtAao8T-he09yxVgfhFTK3ZL1dDrJZOU7QqLj_QDxW8/s1600/B&B+Tahiti.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSSYqDfi-pPl53MVUNds3npWDqOjfrIVunXgZOTIKlArjbSEt4Po6NaO5ONwjdd94OrlODEz72iRGeAf1UXSqaR5FgtPcfde0gtAao8T-he09yxVgfhFTK3ZL1dDrJZOU7QqLj_QDxW8/s1600/B&B+Tahiti.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Tahiti' can be ordered from Brent and Becky's or White Flower Farm.<br />
Keep in mind... the colors are a lot softer in person!</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Usually more than one flower per stem; these are the daffodils
that resemble little bells or nodding heads. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their petals are often narrow and curved and
cups are short.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’ve noticed that most in the division don very defined, slender
petals, almost stellar in shape. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Triandrus
is epitomized by the all-white ‘Thalia’.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeviILYyn0OZMtU5ZSAEMUySJNVx-GyePzJ3hKPGpXZV32QGUbdZQqMwnbhTP61yHW5AGBGijB4bEMXOX0Ktl3mycI7xNDVmr0HkRjzFfAtw40yZ3HMVHxGaErJlj-yoYA2454D5auKY/s1600/WF+Thalia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeviILYyn0OZMtU5ZSAEMUySJNVx-GyePzJ3hKPGpXZV32QGUbdZQqMwnbhTP61yHW5AGBGijB4bEMXOX0Ktl3mycI7xNDVmr0HkRjzFfAtw40yZ3HMVHxGaErJlj-yoYA2454D5auKY/s320/WF+Thalia.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Thalia' from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Considered an heirloom, because it was
introduced before World War II, it is now available with a citrus trumpet as
‘Thalia Sun’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some folks who want happy,
upright faces on their Daffodils dislike Triandrus’ droopy heads. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I love that slightly old-fashioned,
Snowdrop look. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They seem like falling
stars.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 6 - Cyclamineus</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One or two flowers per stem; petals are usually slender and significantly
reflexed and paired with a straight and narrow corona. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some exceptions exist, but these daffodils
seem to have a perpetually wind-swept-look… not unlike a badminton birdie!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have two different types of Cyclamineus: ‘Jack Snipe’, a combo
of white and sunshine, and ‘Jetfire’, with deep gold petals and a faint orange
trumpet, both tiny and rambunctious, growing among <i>Hemerocallis</i>
‘Hyperion’ and ‘Stella d’Oro’ and self-seeding Columbine.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEvVlYropZ9kxgIFvEq-xwpsw__09YZM3Gk5lKMPFr58REVfiyqclcDSHb7q5c2QYNwzITxVJMa3252w-B0woNurF8SgEn7Z4OstRr1qi0m21ZB4C_sgOe4tQFIsqbfwTwMjobPQbL6Y/s1600/Jetfire.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEvVlYropZ9kxgIFvEq-xwpsw__09YZM3Gk5lKMPFr58REVfiyqclcDSHb7q5c2QYNwzITxVJMa3252w-B0woNurF8SgEn7Z4OstRr1qi0m21ZB4C_sgOe4tQFIsqbfwTwMjobPQbL6Y/s400/Jetfire.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Jetfire'</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But there is always room for more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Wisley’ is tempting for its white-and-yellow
color way and terribly long trumpets.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzr9x6B_uh123rJgc3q3hpoDs5WFB4uoLVuBcqg_VvnLoOL_AwjWdDWUn1bJdZWDwZ5G75JiNOUBG1jbjVxAihWS2FbbZ450bakwFaN3wHcUKrjggKhSCjxjHtuza1dWn1muybdF0st0/s1600/WFF+Wisley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzr9x6B_uh123rJgc3q3hpoDs5WFB4uoLVuBcqg_VvnLoOL_AwjWdDWUn1bJdZWDwZ5G75JiNOUBG1jbjVxAihWS2FbbZ450bakwFaN3wHcUKrjggKhSCjxjHtuza1dWn1muybdF0st0/s320/WFF+Wisley.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Wisley' from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Beryl’ is the other extreme with shuttlecock
petals and a thimble of a corona. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Rapture’
is a lovely goldenrod selection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Beryl' from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Jonquilla and Tazetta are perhaps the best performers for Southern
gardens and forcing. I personally like
them because they provide so many flowers per bulb and come in a wide range of
sizes and colors.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are usually one to three, very fragrant, blooms per stem. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These Daffodils have small “faces” with flat
petals. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The foliage is narrow and onion-like.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Fruit Cup’ is a Jonquilla, as is the golden-mustard ‘Quail’ and
this charming reverse bicolor called ‘Pipit’… all inhabitants of my backyard.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Pipit' looks and smells lovely.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also planted ‘Sun Disc’ many years ago, a
shortie with two tones of yellow on a round Pansy face, but I can’t find them
now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They must have succumbed to disease
or damp or more aggressive plantings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Sun Disc' from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a>; I'll have to consider planting them again.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 8 - Tazetta</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Daffodils have clusters of florets, usually more than three but
possibly as many as twenty, per stout stem. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweetly-scented, Tazetta sports short cups and
petals that are slightly rounded and sometimes crinkled. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The foliage and stem are rather flat and
broad. Most Paperwhites are Division 8.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My favorite Tazetta include ‘Minnow’, of course, and ‘Geranium’,
an older model that is reminiscent of the Poet’s Daffodil with shining, white
petals and an orange-ish cup, the shade of butternut squash.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 'Geranium' is in a sheltered spot, so the blossoms last a long time.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m anxious to see flirty ‘Falconet’, which I
just planted around my cobalt blue fountain this past November.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWYgpWAXAgNA1qOrQYFkpLb0ozqXdr5lShp0I0e2vJKxyeHjPxHDcMjkBuCotnk0XJcgGy-NC0cDoGC2Srs7HRT6fsjfWIDv-apDJXFxdLyTQ7jjcInS8APpGualU73k2Bb9q9_xBIo0/s1600/Falconet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWYgpWAXAgNA1qOrQYFkpLb0ozqXdr5lShp0I0e2vJKxyeHjPxHDcMjkBuCotnk0XJcgGy-NC0cDoGC2Srs7HRT6fsjfWIDv-apDJXFxdLyTQ7jjcInS8APpGualU73k2Bb9q9_xBIo0/s320/Falconet.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 'Falconet' came from <a href="http://www.dutchgardens.com/">Dutch Gardens</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Usually one flower per stem; these daffodils are known for their extremely
white petals, which are sometimes “stained” with the color of the corona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cup is a small, crinkled disc, usually in
shades of orange-red, with a green or yellow center.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes Poeticus is grouped with Small Cup
or Tazetta in plant catalogs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Sea Green' from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Sea Green’ perfectly showcases all the traits of Poeticus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also called Poet’s or Pheasant’s Eye
Daffodils, these late-risers can extend your bloom time through May.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 10 - Bulbocodium Hybrids</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Usually one flower per stem, the blossoms are really more trumpet
than Daffodil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They resemble tiny
funnels or megaphones and are often described as “hoop petticoats”.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My itty bitty ‘Golden Bells’, a more floriferous hybrid of the
species, always makes me smile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 11 - Split Corona</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once again, usually just one flower per stem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each Daffodil has a cup that is split more
than half its length, almost as if you dissected the trumpet, crimped the
edges, and pressed it flat among its petals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Split Corona fall into two shapes: Collar and Papillon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They may convey a similar frilliness as
Double Daffodils, but the cup is much more evident and is often highlighted in
a contrasting color to the petals.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Electrus' from <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Cum Laude' from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m not sure how I feel about these flamboyant Daffodils; they
almost <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">seem</span> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">too</i> decorative. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ve yet to add any to the garden.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 12 - Other Cultivars</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is a catch-all for “bred” Daffodils that do not fit nicely into
any other categories. Most are hybrids
between different divisional Daffodils.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Division 13 - Species</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another catch-all, but this time, for all the species and wild, or
reputedly wild, varieties and hybrids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These are Daffodils we only know by their botanical names.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Believe it or not, the ever popular Tete-a-Tete, hardly a misfit,
as the most often-used Daffodil for commercial displays and forcing, is part of
Division 12. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I planted additional
Tete-a-Tete bulbs, late this autumn, skirting a pair of <i>Abelia</i> ‘Twist of
Lime’.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forced 'Tete-a-Tete'</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But I’m thinking they may be a
great way to fill in around the white-and-yellow blossoms in the bulb bed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My friend, who works at a local nursery, told
me I can spring plant bulbs that have been forced for containers and floral
arrangements. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be handy to do it
when the existing bulbs and perennials are emerging, so I can identify any
empty spots.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Tete-a-Tete' and 'Ice Follies'<br />
Don't they look pretty together?</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But first, I need to wait for the ground to thaw! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Definitely an anomaly in recent years, another
batch of extreme cold is causing me, and my Daffodils, so much grief. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re more than ten degrees colder than the
norm!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In truth, I know it’s not the end of the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if they don’t put on the greatest show
this year, Daffodils are hardy fellows and, most likely, will rebound next
year… and for generations to come.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-6931799526677793732013-02-14T22:01:00.000-05:002013-02-14T22:01:46.233-05:00Call Me Baby and Other Thoughts on Valentine's
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
owner of a neighborhood store, which I frequent almost daily, calls me Baby.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Not
like “Ooohh baby, baby”, but in a way that means… “Little one, everything will
be all right”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He says it even when I’ve
managed to knock over a stack of orange sodas. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if he’s just restocking the chicken
salad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though I’m not at all
little.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our
server at the local Panera called me Baby just this past weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she’s probably ten years my junior. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’ve been suffering with this ridiculous
head cold. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And by lunchtime Saturday,
the pain and stuffiness must have shown on my face, because she said, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Baby</i>, I hope you enjoy this meal.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I have to admit, it comforted me more than
the chicken soup I’d ordered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
live in a community that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">feels</i> small
and where people often refer to one another as Baby or Honey or Sugar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try not to use Sweetie for anyone over twelve.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I do things that might not be
acceptable in other communities, whether large or small, urban or rural.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I make eye contact and smile or say “Hello!”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I engage cashiers and drive-through tellers (“Has it been crazy today?” at the grocery store and “I like your new t-shirts” at McDonalds.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I thank the bus driver when he reaches my stop and the cleaning crew when I leave the office.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I stop for pedestrians and provide directions to those who are lost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Yes,
I talk to strangers on the street, in elevators, in line at cafes and stores.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Annoying,
right? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But folks usually respond
favorably and in kind. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because we really
<u>aren’t</u> strangers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our lives have
crossed paths. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve shared even the
briefest of experiences. And who knows
what the future may bring?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In
truth, there are times when I’ve failed to be friendly or show the most basic
respect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I regret these times when I’ve
been unhappy about a situation and pass along that unhappiness… usually
to someone on the other end of the phone, on the other side of a counter,
someone who is trying to help and doesn’t deserve my wrath. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CBS journalist <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18564_162-509349/steve-hartman/">Steve Hartman</a> recently did a
story about <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50140679n">Mike the postman</a>, from the Penn State Post Office in State College,
PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike spreads love through cheerfulness
and compassion and genuinely impacts the lives of others by being nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you believe it? What an amazing role model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus he gets his job done without any remorse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So
on this day devoted to love, why not pledge to celebrate love in all its
aspects, throughout the whole year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let’s start
by thanking the people who work hard to assist us every day, especially the many
folks in fast food and customer service. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t need to be flamboyant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just say “Thank you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
at the start of this Lenten season, instead of worrying about “giving up”
something, why not add kindness to our daily routines?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Compliment a stranger – “that’s a beautiful
sweater” – and be patient with a friend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tell someone if he has broccoli in his teeth
or her skirt is riding up rather dangerously.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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share the love! Happy St. Valentine's Day.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-12606824635934414842013-02-02T10:38:00.001-05:002013-02-02T10:38:30.934-05:00Purple Passion: Manuel Canovas
<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I know there are folks who adore
purple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s never been my favorite
color, but my appreciation grows steadily over time.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For example, last summer I saw the
most amazingly simple combination of plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vitex agnus-castus</i>,
underplanted with purple-leaved <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Heuchera</i>,
separated by clumps of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Perovskia
atriplicifolia</i>, all abloom at once, all thriving in an inhospitable stretch
of highway median.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking velvety cool,
despite the blazing hot pavement, probably at 130 degrees or more, and
refreshingly delicate among the chaos of rush hour traffic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sight convinced me that purple should be
the backbone of the new garden I hope to establish this year to replace my
overgrown, faltering butterfly garden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Purple shines in winter as well as
summer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYoEk7BHl0rFMJ_WU0qOjmKgKkBb-njkONb7F2caLg4y_wwp5Dkn0aSmHB2i1J_uWTXrhgRgp8hpEElUaPm7gdbpk0Ol3LLNA4uZREYuxLCUMWdp0bnjQselbEibimx6WhUNV8HL9E_g/s1600/1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYoEk7BHl0rFMJ_WU0qOjmKgKkBb-njkONb7F2caLg4y_wwp5Dkn0aSmHB2i1J_uWTXrhgRgp8hpEElUaPm7gdbpk0Ol3LLNA4uZREYuxLCUMWdp0bnjQselbEibimx6WhUNV8HL9E_g/s320/1.JPG" width="228" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some plants shimmer despite the frigid weather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaQ7EawyTQY5E7FyNm3ujrJyQx9huxJugTQszT2fMAy644m5niIoVWL9eFubCp7LmXwaMMtbGnIXkO3GmM_Vr4AvUEQhvUpF3HoX7Y0tUYFgrjnFL_D5pY45uXNHUJZNVtQxjdiAwRBY/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaQ7EawyTQY5E7FyNm3ujrJyQx9huxJugTQszT2fMAy644m5niIoVWL9eFubCp7LmXwaMMtbGnIXkO3GmM_Vr4AvUEQhvUpF3HoX7Y0tUYFgrjnFL_D5pY45uXNHUJZNVtQxjdiAwRBY/s320/2.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the decorative cabbage is layered with purple tones.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is old-fashioned and romantic,</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpOlo9expO_j4k_UiBN1asE3OswXfIUuIXlc2KToHbqdDcBUS_I8hUsOEnOxNuCmhVzyzNHcPgaXuNYgI6-fuM00M4R203yP6ZG-BMb7UL-DW602_PM-axiiblfcHSve4utwBsbXAHak/s1600/3+2's+Co+Monet's+Garden+Trays.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpOlo9expO_j4k_UiBN1asE3OswXfIUuIXlc2KToHbqdDcBUS_I8hUsOEnOxNuCmhVzyzNHcPgaXuNYgI6-fuM00M4R203yP6ZG-BMb7UL-DW602_PM-axiiblfcHSve4utwBsbXAHak/s320/3+2's+Co+Monet's+Garden+Trays.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Monet's Garden Trays</em> from <a href="http://www.twoscompany.com/">Two's Company</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the
color of Lilac, Lavender and evening skies, and pure energy and adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of frosty morns and glam rockers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Purple is decadent</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwPbi3CDES8OcZVzxHGGRUgh-j34htgOJs1IJDGnpzEUU3rdDb0pOciBI-H1o2NOU6C-zHYLroT3f8gqYWR_9qB5pdVMkfAeDXkM9zqDVF6vktFRGIMW7rzG1ZK-_V0L4A25jkSC0Wyg/s1600/4+Cowtan+and+Tout+Mackinaw.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwPbi3CDES8OcZVzxHGGRUgh-j34htgOJs1IJDGnpzEUU3rdDb0pOciBI-H1o2NOU6C-zHYLroT3f8gqYWR_9qB5pdVMkfAeDXkM9zqDVF6vktFRGIMW7rzG1ZK-_V0L4A25jkSC0Wyg/s320/4+Cowtan+and+Tout+Mackinaw.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cowtan.com/">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s <em>Mackinaw</em> is lush with autumnal colors,<br />but it's really the bits of purple that give it that extra something.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and exotic;</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_lj4sdKj52Q-Wsw7EYgHREU7B2I7IlURzpI96mhdzRuhugg9WhWc5GD2_kxOUpJA5boR5cD-lBy8bK9uzFkL4f1RIw4-BdJ7P1iXnKGN2BFvBp4-3zC0c9NmAOaNz_59ReHAh96TFBc/s1600/5+Thibaut+Lucala+Linen+and+Plum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_lj4sdKj52Q-Wsw7EYgHREU7B2I7IlURzpI96mhdzRuhugg9WhWc5GD2_kxOUpJA5boR5cD-lBy8bK9uzFkL4f1RIw4-BdJ7P1iXnKGN2BFvBp4-3zC0c9NmAOaNz_59ReHAh96TFBc/s400/5+Thibaut+Lucala+Linen+and+Plum.JPG" width="291" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a>'s new collection, called <em>Biscayne</em>, includes this tropical floral.<br /><em>Lucala</em> in Linen and Plum</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h0HFSbdV39KOv84buV4clHREkD5o0XZ7qL565GUKX53KObmvRc8mBCfJpbdKIRp1E7v1m37yiGAufYoVoYy9ECTXB7m08d6B_fhP8jTJqc-GiodphPFKHAoKX9lmnWmkM_Q4Xl77AiM/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h0HFSbdV39KOv84buV4clHREkD5o0XZ7qL565GUKX53KObmvRc8mBCfJpbdKIRp1E7v1m37yiGAufYoVoYy9ECTXB7m08d6B_fhP8jTJqc-GiodphPFKHAoKX9lmnWmkM_Q4Xl77AiM/s320/5.JPG" width="257" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Lucala</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of coordinating <em>Rinca</em> wallpaper, also in Plum.<br />Both <em>Lucala</em> and <em>Rinca</em> come in printed fabric and wallpaper.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">royal and
rebellious.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And perhaps no one understands this
better than the creative team at <a href="http://www.manuelcanovas.com/">Manuel Canovas</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Founded in 1963 by its namesake,
Manuel Canovas Paris quickly became known for textiles, both for fashion and
home, in bold patterns,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you know, I'm a big fan of chrysanthemum and <em>Penelope</em>.<br />Seen here in Prune and Rouge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Bagatelle</em> in Magnanese</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Sultan</em> in Fuschia</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">gorgeous rifts on
traditional toile;</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Bengal</em> in Grenat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Cerisy</em> (my favorite toile of all time), seen here in Prune,<br />is both warm and vibrant with a cream-yellow background,<br />ivory accents and rich raisin purple.<br />
<em>Bengal</em> and <em>Cerisy</em> are available as fabric and wallpaper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Byzance</em>, a linen-silk blend, in Rubis</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">usually with shades of
purple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although these are the "taupe" versions of <em>Aurore</em> and</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dara</em>, they seemed infused with dark and bright purples.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even without a lot of pattern, Manuel
Canovas fabrics are sumptuous and heavily invested in purple.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Maroquin</em>, in Cassis, is beautifully textured.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Safari</em> in Lilas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Shetland</em>, a wool-blend plaid, comes in several color combinations,<br />including Amethyste and Taupe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Tamia</em> in Parme is sturdy enough for outdoor use.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The variety of textiles, and how they
are embellished, is extraordinary.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Fiesta</em> in Amethyste... embroidery on linen-viscose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Nimes</em> in Basilic... embroidery on viscose-silk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silk <em>Charlotte</em> in the softest Mauve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And <em>Bastide</em> is a damask of fire-resistant Trevira fabric.<br />
Seen here in Parme</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And I love the charmingly descriptive
names for purple hues.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Belem</em> in Lie de Vin...<br />the color of wine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spritely <em>Marly</em> comes in the popular French color known as Parme,<br />which I think of as the hue of spring crocus.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Foch</em>, a luxurious cotton velvet, comes in five shades of purple,<br />including Quetsche... a dark, luscious plum and</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glycine... like racemes of wisteria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Zenith</em> in Violine,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Vence</em> in Oeillet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <em>Vallauris</em> in Pensee, recall Deco-era resorts on the French Riviera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Calypso</em> in Fuschia and</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Nautilus</em> in Lilas aren't your usual beach-inspired patterns!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Tarascon</em>, seen here in Parme and Violine, may be the perfect stripe.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Manuel Canovas is now one of the five
brands that make up Cowtan and Tout, and Ariane Dalle, previously with Pierre
Frey, leads the design process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
purple, in all its glorious variations, is still a mainstay of the collections.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Champs-Elysee</em>, a linen-viscose weave, comes in Raisin (seen here),<br />as well as Lilas and Violette.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Voyage en Chine</em> in Prune</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chairs sport a cotton-linen weave called <em>Ales</em>...<br />here in Amethyste...<br />and the draperies are the finely-embroidered <em>Beauregard</em>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Ales</em> in Parme</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Beauregard</em> in Nattier Rouge or</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuschia Rose.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I remember a pair of earrings and
cocktail ring that my mother owned decades ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were uncut amethysts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
ring was large and almost liquid. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
earrings hung in long teardrops with posts, which looked like little seals of calligraphy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe my father had purchased them in
Hong Kong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although the set is long
gone, I can recall how magical, how foreign and mysterious, it seemed to me
when my mother would get dressed for an evening out or let me play with her
jewelry box.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Le Cabinet de Curiosite</em> in Amethyste</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So as we head from January (garnet)
to February (amethyst), consider adding a bit of purple passion to your home,
preferably with something wonderful from Manuel Canovas.</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-82202790423722052772013-01-29T21:37:00.001-05:002013-01-29T21:37:35.139-05:00Free + Reading = Freading
<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our recent bout of frigid weather has
definitely kept me indoors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth is
that my wardrobe just doesn’t accommodate below-freezing temperatures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My usual winter wear includes a windbreaker
or barn coat, scarf and gloves and many layers of t-shirts and sweaters – no
real match for a wind chill of 10 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So you can imagine how a quick walk from the office to the bank on
Friday nearly took my breath away.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank goodness I visited the library <u>last</u>
week for a short stack of gardening books and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/life-style/pets/boo.html">Boo: The Life of the World’s Cutest Dog</a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But I’ve also been exploring <a href="http://freading.com/index">Freading</a>
– a collection of downloadable books that is relatively new to our library.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Freading is the brain child of
<a href="http://www.libraryideas.com/index.html">Library Ideas LLC</a>, based in Fairfax, and through a partnership with the <a href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/">Library of Virginia</a>, is available to all library patrons in the Commonwealth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can access the collection via your local
library’s website or electronic catalog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Freading may not offer the largest or even most up-to-date selection of
books, but I appreciate that access to each book is unlimited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t matter how many other folks have
checked it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our library belongs to
another e-book program, which simulates physical bookshelves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically, an e-book can only be downloaded
by one person at a time… much like real-life volumes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Freading check-out is based on a
system of tokens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every patron starts
with a certain amount of free tokens (5 at our library), and books “cost” 1, 2
or 4 tokens each, depending on their newness and general popularity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each week, tokens are added to your total, which
includes any unused tokens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the
fourth week, you start afresh.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Your download lasts for a 2-week
circulation period, but you can usually renew.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Freading collection is rather heavy
with how-to manuals, such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What to
Expect When You’re Expecting</i> and <em>An Herbalist's Guide to Growing and Using Violets</em></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">; a surprising number of “pet” books, including the
popular <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unlikely Friendships</i>; some
naughty romances; and, since Barnes and Noble is one of the participating
publishers, a bunch of true classics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
it’s easy to tackle <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Far From the Maddening
Crowd</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Woman in White</i>
during your lunch hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 1 token
each, cookbooks are especially guilt-free downloads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it’s a nice way to test drive a few
recipes before investing in the actual… meaning a hold-in-your hand,
jot-notes-in-the-borders, share-with-friends… book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/products/?isbn=0740773941">The Barcelona Cookbook: A Celebration of Food, Wine and Life</a><br />
by Sasa Mahr-Batuz and Andy Pforzheimer with Mary Goodbody</td></tr>
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No matter where you live, a</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">sk your local librarian about
Freading today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might just save you
from winter chills <u>and</u> doldrums.</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-82693267180152809602013-01-17T22:20:00.001-05:002013-01-18T14:42:58.894-05:00More Mushroom Musings<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Packing up Christmas is a forlorn
task – a chore that consumes more energy… physically and emotionally… than
“decking the halls”.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Perhaps it’s the general malaise of
January. Our wintry skies appear gloomy
and unnecessarily gray. And it takes an
enormous effort to reinstate a regular routine:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">moderate culinary treats;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">run household errands;</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">respond to belated emails and phone
calls and mail.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">While some folks struggle with the
blues during that hectic stretch from Thanksgiving to New Year, it is usually
the aftermath that makes me melancholy. I
miss the sparkle and mysticism and general busyness of the Christmas season. I mean, when else is it completely acceptable
to fill our homes with glitter, glitz, felt and wired ribbon? Not to mention the emblems and characters of
storybooks and folklore?</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Mushrooms are popular for trimming
the Christmas tree or dressing a traditional Buche de Noel (in meringue, of course).</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contact <a href="http://www.mackenzieltd.com/">Mackenzie Limited</a>, in Maryland,<br />
if you're not up to baking, rolling and decorating your own yule log cake.<br />
They also make delicious mushroom tarts... delivered right to your door.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Like so many of our Western customs, rituals
and iconography involving mushrooms were adapted over centuries, from ancient,
pagan ideas of winter and the supernatural, to conform with Christian beliefs
and the development of national identities, until they became entrenched in our
yuletide celebrations and cuisine… in the very concept of modern Christmas. Legend attributes Santa’s ability to fly to <i>Amanita muscaria</i>, the fanciful, red and
white, toadstool-shaped mushroom, which is indigenous to the pine forests of
northern Europe and the pages of fairytales.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My funky little ornament and this trio of mushrooms come from <a href="http://www.medusa-copenhagen.dk/">Medusa Copenhagen</a> in Denmark<br />
and are designed by the mother-daughter team of Maj-Britt and Rie Bidstrup.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">But in truth, mushrooms, especially edible
ones, have long been recognized, throughout the world, as a gift of nature and
a symbol of good luck, peace and prosperity.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">So mushrooms seem like the perfect
decorative start to 2013.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caitlin Hilton just opened her Etsy store, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CaitesPlates">Caites Plates</a>, in December.<br />
She paints her comical illustrations on simple, white porcelain.<br />
For decorative use only, not food safe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shrooms</i> Salt and Pepper by <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">warmth</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i>Mushroom</i> Duvet Cover and Shams from <a href="http://www.westelm.com/">West Elm</a> and</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/morrel">Benjamin Moore's <i>Morrel</i> </a>(AF-125) make for a cozy guest room. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">and whimsy</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mushroom Pouf</i> from <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">to our homes. Plus,
for the last two months, I’ve been obsessed with this charming print from
<a href="http://www.duralee.com/">Duralee</a>’s Delfina Collection and am determined to use it somewhere soon!</span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pattern 21025 is 95% cotton and comes in "Burlap" with mustard and blue accents,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Aqua and Cocoa"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and "Moss" with red and burnt orange.<br />
The repeat is about 12" vertically and horizontally.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mushroom
motifs are especially effective when the scale is a little out of whack. The more miniature reinforces their
enchanting, otherworldly qualities.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pincushion from <span id="goog_1367558177"></span><a href="http://foxtailcreekstudio.blogspot.com/">Foxtail Creek Studio<span id="goog_1367558178"></span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terrarium accessories by <a href="http://foxtailcreekstudio.blogspot.com/">Foxtail Creek Studio</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felt mushrooms fit for Thumbellina... by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltVille">Feltville</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And pastel ornaments for Christmas or Easter or any party favor, also by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltVille">Feltville</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.mazeandvale.com/">Maze and Vale</a> <i>Tiny Forest</i> linen-cotton print shows how "little" can make a big impact.<br />
Australian artist, Leslie Keating, screenprints her fabrics using natural dyes and fibers. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">While the extraordinarily-large draws us into the story.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mushroom Forest Coffee Table</i> by California-based <a href="http://thomaswold.com/">Thomas Wold</a>.<br />
Thomas crafts custom case goods and humorous furniture,<br />
often pieced together from found objects and recycled shapes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mushroom Garden Stool</i> from the <a href="http://www.winterthurstore.com/index.jsp">Winterthur catalog</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trump Floor Lamp</i> by <a href="http://www.arteriorshome.com/">Arteriors</a> was recently featured in <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The
image of the mushroom is recognizably commonplace <u>and</u> compellingly
strange. And the most appealing
accessories somehow capture this dichotomy of mundane and magical.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.albertopinto.com/1.aspx">Alberto Pinto</a>'s mushroom illustrations are beautiful,<br />
but it's really the faux bois border that completes the fantasy.<br />
<i><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1638">Sous Bois</a></i> Dinner Plate #4</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1638">Sous Bois</a></i> Dinner Plate #5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1638">Sous Bois</a> Dinner Plate #6</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <i>Fungi Lamp</i>, by German designer <a href="http://www.andreaskowalewski.com/">Andreas Kowalewski</a>, is constructed out of simple nylon webbing </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and looks amazing when lit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The juxtaposition of clean, white stoneware and cast pewter<br />
is perfect on the <em>Vegetable Dish</em> by <a href="http://www.vagabondhouse.com/">Vagabond House</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joel Philip Myers served as Design Director at <a href="http://www.blenko.com/">Blenko Glass</a> through the 1960s,<br />
and his creations, such as these decanters, combined function with fashion and fun.<br />
Check out <a href="http://www.cultureobject.com/">Culture Object</a> for a stunning selection of Blenko and other Mid-Century glass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even these place card holders from <span id="goog_1096993949"></span><a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/">Williams-Sonoma<span id="goog_1096993950"></span></a> add a bit of enchantment to everyday life.<br />
Use them to label food on a party buffet or book and magazine stacks in a personal library.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lamps,
particularly lamps of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, intrinsically mimic that
familiar cap-and-stem shape… some more literally than others!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVPGJ3g-YPmJzbQidaLQBddcDU2i4fJxvaoTg5DHi2D10mx4CodFrkr3SWoS0ANjgp-WT7W87qDHGcaTAPmzLp6a25Bidf141v2jGDTF4SgZixOEGQ8CZ0t_LBGk7TBUF1EXoO8ODuYY/s1600/CMOG+Tiffany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVPGJ3g-YPmJzbQidaLQBddcDU2i4fJxvaoTg5DHi2D10mx4CodFrkr3SWoS0ANjgp-WT7W87qDHGcaTAPmzLp6a25Bidf141v2jGDTF4SgZixOEGQ8CZ0t_LBGk7TBUF1EXoO8ODuYY/s400/CMOG+Tiffany.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Cypriot Glass Lamp</i> by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Clement Massier,<br />
c. 1895-1910, blown and iridized glass, lustered ceramic base with bronze fittings,<br />
from the permanent collection of <a href="http://www.cmog.org/">The Corning Museum of Glass</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rattan <i>Amanita</i> <i>Lamp</i>, designed for <a href="http://www.alessi.com/en/">Alessi</a>, by brothers Humberto and Fernando Campana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of vintage Laurel Lamps from <a href="http://www.mauricebeaneartanddesign.com/">Maurice Beane Art & Design</a> in Richmond, Virginia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mazeandvale.com/">Maze and Vale</a>'s <i>Gathering</i> fabric looks like a collection of spores<br />
or dissections of mushroom gills.<br />
Seen here in mustard... it's a wonderful match to the Laurel lamps.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://filamentsofnewyork.com/">Filaments of New York</a> specializes in restoring and selling Art Deco and Mid-Century light
fixtures. And it’s a great place to
indulge any mushroom cravings.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Murano glass mushroom light,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two Italian, etched glass table lamps,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a pair of traditional student lamps</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z6lpnkeoGm8oQU6InIbVf7PU2Xtv2LV24TnxgY5rC7oNam__mMLaoGi5BgYtS1fl_xeajgjxQxKyUULiAbWDAa7awSYmRXSQzRy7_WcN_Exe3_kL8Jxm2bG4tp_lzpNuinlw1w0GSks/s1600/25+Filaments+Ceramic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z6lpnkeoGm8oQU6InIbVf7PU2Xtv2LV24TnxgY5rC7oNam__mMLaoGi5BgYtS1fl_xeajgjxQxKyUULiAbWDAa7awSYmRXSQzRy7_WcN_Exe3_kL8Jxm2bG4tp_lzpNuinlw1w0GSks/s320/25+Filaments+Ceramic.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and these absolutely exquisite ceramic lamps... all from Filaments of New York.</td></tr>
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visit them in Greenwich Village or online to seek guidance and shop for
fabulous and surprisingly affordable lamps.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Keep
in mind that fungi-inspired décor <u>can</u> avoid the <span style="color: black;">kitschy or quaint.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lyonsglass.com/">Elizabeth Lyons Glass</a> <i>Mushrooms</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chanterelle</i> ceramic vase from <a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/">Janus et Cie</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iconic <i>Chanterelle</i> glass vase was designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Finnish lifestyle company <a href="https://www.iittala.com/home">Iittala</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I adore these <i>Shady Side Candlesticks</i> by <a href="http://lindseyadelman.com/">Lindsey Adelman</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <i>Shady Side Candlesticks</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning, early-20th century mushroom vase by Swedish ceramicist Wilhelm Kage.<br />
Originally trained in decorative painting,<br />
Wilhelm served as creative director of the prominent Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory<br />
from 1917 until 1949, and influenced generations of Scandinavian potters and designers.<br />
This vase is available for sale at the <a href="http://www.jasonjacques.com/">Jason Jacques Gallery</a> in New York.</td></tr>
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I have to admit that, when it comes to toadstools, as in most things, I’m
usually attracted to the quirky;</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of cement, fungi-forest lamps from <a href="http://harriskratz.com/">Harris Kratz Antiques</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/mushroomcap">Benjamin Moore's <i>Mushroom Cap</i></a> (177)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">animated;</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shroompers.com/">Shroompers</a>' <i>Morella</i>,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rinus</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJi_3-AHk56pRPYy5iJRmoAETLYDXlsfySsdmATHY6vriVYk69ADrFnLuzTC5Ps1D9yT45B_k0Unp_dDNV5UHy95ZBUVCfurRQa2tEs4LOji105hjA4FtAigIcHH1O-ncf_2wvTEBwe8/s1600/34+Shroompers+Rosepe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJi_3-AHk56pRPYy5iJRmoAETLYDXlsfySsdmATHY6vriVYk69ADrFnLuzTC5Ps1D9yT45B_k0Unp_dDNV5UHy95ZBUVCfurRQa2tEs4LOji105hjA4FtAigIcHH1O-ncf_2wvTEBwe8/s320/34+Shroompers+Rosepe.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <i>Rosepe</i> are the sweetest wool felt dolls, only 2-3" tall,<br />
brought to life by Canadian artists Charlotte Kolff and Damon Langlois.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and
splendidly lush.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instead of creating realistic, botanical guides, Art Nouveau artists, like Maurice Pillard Verneuil,<br />
looked to nature for ornamental patterns: sinuous, sumptuously-colored and imaginative patterns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These specific plates from his 1897 <em>L'Animal dans la Decoration</em> pattern book<br />
(<em>Lucans et Champignons</em>, above, and <em>Oiseaux</em>, below)<br />
are in the permanent collection of the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/">New York Public Library</a>.<br />
But you can purchase originals of your own from <a href="http://www.greyheronprints.com/">Grey Heron Prints</a> in Georgia.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Walter’s
favorite mushrooms are <a href="http://www.meijiamerica.com/#products/chocorooms">Meiji's Chocorooms</a>… those bite-size crispy, cracker-like
cookies covered in milk chocolate.</span></span></div>
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Japanese confectioner makes similar sweets in chopsticks and tiny
Christmas-tree cones, but Walter swears they just don’t taste as good. There’s something about that mushroom shape,
like an elfin umbrella or pixie parasol, that makes all the difference.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">So munch on Chocorooms. One at a time, please. And add a few mushrooms to your home décor for
a little fun, and lots of luck, in 2013.</span></span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-69773703851892267942013-01-09T20:50:00.000-05:002013-01-18T14:43:48.822-05:00Trying to Stay a Little Healthy: Kale Chips<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Potato
chips are a food group unto themselves in our household. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ridged, wavy, hand-cooked, kettle-cooked, Hawaiian,
barbecue (usually known as bar-b-q) and fried with the skins on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially love a combination of russet and
blue potato with sweet potato chips.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But
I’m trying… trying to limit my chip intake. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ve discovered kale chips are a nice
alternative. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, they are actually
roasted, not fried, so they are super easy to make at home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, well, they are kale, which is packed
with vitamins K, A and C plus iron, calcium, vitamin B6 and fiber – all the
things I and, I suspect, you need this time of year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’ve
never really excelled at cooking kale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
mother often sautés it with tomato sauce and pepperoni, like her mother used to
make, or parboiled potatoes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there
is a real leatheriness to both of these dishes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kale chips, on the other hand, are like air…
slightly nutty, crispy, almost-bitter air. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus they look gorgeously dark in a white or
red bowl. Somewhere between bottle green
and obsidian black.</span></span><br />
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recipe comes from <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/"><i>Bon Appetit</i></a> magazine and differs from other recipes
I’ve read in its low cooking temperature.</span></span><br />
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large Tuscan kale leaves, rinsed, dried, cut lengthwise in half, center ribs
and stems removed</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
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oven to 250°F. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toss kale with oil in
large bowl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sprinkle with salt and
pepper. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Arrange leaves in single layer
on 2 large baking sheets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake until
crisp, about 30 minutes for flat leaves and up to 33 minutes for wrinkled
leaves. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer leaves to rack to cool.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
follow the recipe as written except I let the kale leaves break into their
natural ruffles, so they are bite-size like actual chips. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use one tablespoon of oil per 6 leaves of
kale. Also, I have no idea how to fit
all that kale in one bowl, so I toss it in two batches. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty generous with the salt and pepper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now,
I must stress that kale chips are great alternatives to steamed or sautéed kale
or deep-fried potatoes but in no way capture the lovely, greasy decadence that
is eating a bag of potato chips! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
don’t try and fool anyone. But snack to your heart's content.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-57565111213902037442013-01-03T17:51:00.000-05:002013-01-03T17:51:56.866-05:00Yuletide Plantings, Part 1<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
‘Yuletide’ Camellias outside my office are brimming with buds, and I’m
anxiously awaiting the initial bloom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
not unlike receiving that first present at Christmas. Sometimes the anticipation is just as great as
the gift.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.monrovia.com/">Monrovia</a> grows 'Yuletide' for nurseries around the country.<br />
Check with them for retailers in your neck of the woods.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
to be honest, these flowers are no sure thing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frigid overnight temperatures and a few days
of ice and sleet could reduce each bud to tawny mush. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I wait… in apprehensive hope.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Camellia sasanqua</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ‘Yuletide’
is my favorite camellia. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When in flower,
its Christmas-red petals, surrounding a fat cluster of bright yellow stamens,
remind me of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Paeonia</i> ‘Blaze’ or even
the more exotic ‘Sword Dance’.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Blaze' from <a href="http://www.sandysplants.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm">Sandy's Plants</a> in Mechanicsville, Virginia</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Sword Dance' from <a href="http://www.viette.com/">Viette Nurseries</a> in Fishersville, Virginia</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They are identifiably Japanese and yet seem
right at home in Virginia’s urban gardens. Their happy blooms are especially precious
this time of year, set against an abundance of glossy, forest green leaves, miraculously
delicate and tenacious, just at the start of real winter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Camellia by Water</em>, in style of Ogata Kenzan<br />
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, c.1741<br />
from the H. O. Havemeyer Collection at the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We
live at the western edge of the Piedmont, and Camellia’s range, and so there’s
always a great deal of discussion about which is hardier: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sasanqua</i> or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japonica</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve heard votes for both.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Camellia
sasanqua</i> can handle a little more sun than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">japonica</i> and tends to be more upright and slender.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The descriptors <em>sasanqua</em> and <em>japonica</em> can be confusing.<br />
<em>Camellia sasanqua</em> originates from a small region in Japan,<br />
while varieties of <em>japonica</em> grow naturally in many parts of Asia.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Yuletide’ is particularly charming for its
tidy, slightly pyramidal shape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
folks trim it into standard tree form and prune the bottom branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the three examples at work have been
allowed to grow naturally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, decades
old, they are almost 10’ tall but only half as round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite spectacular, really.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they got me thinking about other plants
that could extend the Christmas season throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Yuletide’
is petite enough for even the smallest garden and would do well in a sheltered
spot either as foundation planting or in a small grove of other shade-loving
ornamentals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too much sun and wind are
its greatest enemies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use its rich ever-greenery
as a backdrop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Underplant with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Muscari armeniacum</i> ‘Christmas Pearl’, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Muscari</i> ‘Peppermint’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check with <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a> for a fresh batch of 'Peppermint' next fall.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Liriope muscari</i> ‘Christmas Tree’ for a
blanket of strappy foliage and pale purple blooms at the very beginning and end
of the growing year.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several years ago, I noticed quaint <em>Liriope </em>'Christmas Tree'<br />
along the Woodland Walk at <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It can be difficult to find, even online and in garden catalogs.<br />
<a href="http://www.sandysplants.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm">Sandy's Plants</a> supplies nurseries throughout the Mid-Atlantic...<br />
or you can just buy directly from her.</td></tr>
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of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Caladium</i> for a bit of iciness in
the middle of summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘White Christmas’,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">‘Peppermint’</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and ‘Cranberry Star’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.classiccaladiums.com/">Classic Caladiums</a>, in Central Florida, is a wholesale grower and breeder of <em>Caladium</em>.<br />
They supply garden centers and florists around the country, but you can buy directly from them.<br />
Just know that they usually require a minimum purchase of 10-25 bulbs.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">capture the colors of ribbon candy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Clear
white and true red are difficult to breed in Daylilies; but there really isn’t
a more cheerful color combination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can
you imagine <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hemerocallis</i> ‘Christmas
Wishes’ along a white picket fence?</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Christmas Wishes' from <a href="http://www.oakesdaylilies.com/">Oakes Daylilies</a> in eastern Tennessee</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Plant a swath of ‘Christmas Carol’,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFzCjA0X0m_fncRnCZUzu7lFsPBQcv67sWdBRlRqIWuMTdsieD4cBcGPAeINuajP8hDousTY1A4EmH-oEpnjEHbcTDtgogPvlXilFak5OpKeStMzV4Z3CYWdMwi5MogV3zZ8e6ZfFTbg/s1600/12+Christmas+Carol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFzCjA0X0m_fncRnCZUzu7lFsPBQcv67sWdBRlRqIWuMTdsieD4cBcGPAeINuajP8hDousTY1A4EmH-oEpnjEHbcTDtgogPvlXilFak5OpKeStMzV4Z3CYWdMwi5MogV3zZ8e6ZfFTbg/s320/12+Christmas+Carol.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Christmas Carol' from <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘Arctic Snow’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFoZbm6V4b-hKZnW7mYOVtX8ruTjuKRQN7MiFu84yjNR7WQZe_jbiPt4uxNOWwcXyyVYhFmrhblXFFdfyq9cL_He4JKzmd9yu311wDHmgQIEZmheLIbxJwYGgbDIFCJWedTRfDX8a4U4/s1600/14+Arctic+Snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFoZbm6V4b-hKZnW7mYOVtX8ruTjuKRQN7MiFu84yjNR7WQZe_jbiPt4uxNOWwcXyyVYhFmrhblXFFdfyq9cL_He4JKzmd9yu311wDHmgQIEZmheLIbxJwYGgbDIFCJWedTRfDX8a4U4/s320/14+Arctic+Snow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Arctic Snow' from <a href="http://www.roycroftdaylilies.com/">Roycroft Daylily Nursery</a> where they only grow Daylilies...<br />
just south of Georgetown, South Carolina</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and ‘Carolina
Cranberry’</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_WmCzmpsfomxSmKmdvcyTEgJTQSKCqbqkCMwEFVMR57Ysp9fc-fK55NLXEWorhmWBBV08edvxBDdluy5tCEQjg95HALkA30gcogEyatP-IIM94_iRQcvXoSJCr7idhgMHnUpW4fV4rs/s1600/15+Carolina+Cranberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_WmCzmpsfomxSmKmdvcyTEgJTQSKCqbqkCMwEFVMR57Ysp9fc-fK55NLXEWorhmWBBV08edvxBDdluy5tCEQjg95HALkA30gcogEyatP-IIM94_iRQcvXoSJCr7idhgMHnUpW4fV4rs/s1600/15+Carolina+Cranberry.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Carolina Cranberry' is also grown at <a href="http://www.oakesdaylilies.com/">Oakes</a>.<br />
Oakes, Roycroft and Viette's are all multi-generational, family-run businesses.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in front of </span><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Muhlenbergia capillaris </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">‘White Cloud’.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'White Cloud', at the <a href="http://www.usbg.gov/">United States Botanic Garden</a>, was still a showstopper in mid-December. </td></tr>
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‘Peppermint Stick’.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <a href="https://store.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/">Brent and Becky's Bulbs</a>, near the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">They all enjoy lots
of sun and can handle a little drought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plus new growth on the Daylilies will hide Tulip foliage as it dies
back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t worry… it is more subtle
than it sounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each species would have
its moment, and if planted here in Virginia, the border would provide interest
from April until December.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hosta</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> x ‘Christmas
Tree’ </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and little ‘Ice Follies’ look like they have been edged in frosting.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Christmas Tree' from <a href="http://www.sandysplants.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm">Sandy's Plants</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Ice Follies' from <a href="http://www.plantdelights.com/">Plant Delights</a></td></tr>
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and its sport ‘Christmas Candy’ seems filled with cream cheese or lemon
custard.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Night Before Christmas' from <a href="http://www.sandysplants.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm">Sandy's Plants</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Christmas Candy' from <a href="http://www.plantdelights.com/">Plant Delights</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hosta</i> ‘Stargazer’, a new introduction from <a href="http://www.plantdelights.com/">Plant Delights</a> in Raleigh,
North Carolina, is perhaps the prettiest.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Varieties
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Heuchera</i> have been inspired by so
many Christmas flavors, including the almost-indestructible <em>Heuchera x brizoides</em></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ‘Plum Pudding’,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a>, based near the southern shore of Lake Erie, for a good selection of <em>Heuchera</em>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">marbled <em>x americana</em> ‘Peppermint Spice’,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From <a href="http://www.sandysplants.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm">Sandy's Plants</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">villosa</i> ‘Caramel’ with hints of peach
and bronze and green,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can order 'Caramel' for spring planting from <a href="http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/">White Flower Farm</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">deeply-lobed ‘Chocolate Ruffles’,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and unusual ‘Mocha’ and
‘Ginger Ale’.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Mocha' actually emerges in copper and then darkens to almost black.<br />
The <a href="http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/">Missouri Botanical Garden</a> has a lovely display of Heuchera, including 'Chocolate Ruffles' and 'Mocha'.</td></tr>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Heuchera sanguinea </i>‘Snow Angel’ is my
absolute favorite for its frilly leaves, speckled in grass green and ivory, and
wispy rose-pink “coral bells”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Ginger Ale' and 'Snow Angel' are both available from <a href="http://www.bluestoneperennials.com/">Bluestone Perennials</a>.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Polystichum
acrostichoides</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is commonly known as Christmas Fern, probably because it
remains green even in winter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve also
seen gardeners include its slightly-olive fronds, sometimes dotted with brown
sori, in wreaths and garlands. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Native to
most of the eastern United States, leathery Christmas Fern lacks the lushness
and rambunctiousness of other ferns. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
its mild temperament makes it a great addition to small gardens. Waterlogged roots seem to be its main enemy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise, Christmas Fern thrives in moist,
well-drained or dry shade, even on rocky or wooded slopes, often snatching a
spot beneath trees and large shrubs where little else will grow.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These Christmas Ferns were snapped at the <a href="http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/">Missouri Botanical Garden</a>.<br />
But I purchased mine through <a href="http://www.monticello.org/">Monticello</a>, where they are grown "in-house",<br />
at the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gaultheria
procumbens</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or Wintergreen is another “Christmas” plant native to the
acidic forests of eastern North America. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually found among the groundcovers at
nurseries and in plant catalogs, Wintergreen is a minute shrub that will
eventually reach 6-8” tall and 2-3’ around. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely love Wintergreen for its sturdy,
thumbprint leaves, in shades from bottle green to bronze, pinkish-white
tinkerbell flowers throughout the summer and red, red fruits, like souped-up
cranberries, in the fall and winter.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.waysidegardens.com/">Wayside Gardens</a> stocks Wintergreen year after year, but don't wait too long...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
all-around-great plant always sells out quickly in our area, so don’t hesitate
if you find a healthy example at your local garden center. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Gaultheria procumbens</i> enjoys partial
shade but needs a little </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">sun</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, preferably
in the morning, to bloom best. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yes,
oil extracted from its glossy foliage is the <u>original</u> source of
wintergreen flavoring!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For an interesting tapestry of foliage, plant a corner of bright shade with Christmas Fern, Wintergreen and <em>Tiarella</em> 'Sugar and Spice' </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and stay tuned for more yuletide plantings!</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-67248064790568990352012-12-17T22:05:00.001-05:002012-12-17T22:05:43.996-05:00Belated St. Lucy's Day: Norwegian Caramel-Almond Tosca Cake
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December 13 may have been a lot like mine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My thankfully uneventful work day included
leftover Chinese for lunch, plus a trip to the fabric store, followed by a
two-hour committee meeting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 8 pm
by the time I made it home for a little dinner and fretting over what still
needed to be accomplished for the week.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Saint Lucy</em> by Francisco de Zurbaran,<br />
oil on canvas, c. 1625/1630<br />
from the Chester Dale Collection at the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/">National Gallery of Art</a></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hardly
a day spent honoring St. Lucy or celebrating the triumph of light over
darkness.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So,
I decided to add tributes to St. Lucy to our weekend festivities… starting with
Norwegian Caramel-Almond Tosca Cake for my boss’ holiday party. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Swedish Saffron Buns (Lussekatter) or Saffron Bread
(Saffransbullar) are the more traditional Scandinavian treats for St. Lucy’s
Day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this Tosca Cake is always a
crowd pleaser.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
recipe comes from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-great-scandinavian-baking-book">The Great Scandinavian Baking Book</a></i> by Beatrice Ojakangas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 teaspoon vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1½ cups all-purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1½ teaspoons baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¾ cup butter, melted<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 tablespoons milk<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/3 cup butter<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½ cup slivered blanched almonds<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½ cup sugar<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½ cup whipping cream</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Beat
the eggs until foamy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add sugar and beat
until light and lemon colored; add vanilla. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix flour with baking powder and fold into the
egg mixture until blended.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mix the
melted butter and milk and stir into the flour and egg mixture until batter is
smooth and blended. Turn into a buttered
10” springform pan or an 11” or 12” tart pan with a removable bottom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, prepare the topping. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melt butter in a 8” or 9” frying pan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add almonds, and stir over medium heat until
almonds are toasted and golden. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in
the sugar and cream. Turn heat to high
and bring to a vigorous boil, stirring constantly.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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to become slightly darker tan and thickens slightly. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour hot topping over cake and place under
broiler until topping is bubbly and lightly browned.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I f</span></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ollow the recipe as written and use a springform pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our medium frying pan bit the dust awhile
ago, so I just use a saucepan to brown the almonds and boil the caramel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It works well, because there is sometimes a
little splatter.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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are two tips:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gather
your ingredients, but delay cooking the caramel until you have about 18-20
minutes left on the cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t want
it to harden or darken too much.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once
you have broiled the topping, allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 15-20
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then release the cake from the
springform pan.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
know it sounds time-consuming to cook the cake three times: bake, boil and
broil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you can tackle it all in
about an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No
one has adequately explained to me why this cake has an operatic name,
especially from such a violent opera. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
the sponge cake and crispy almond topping definitely seem like northern
renditions of classic Italian flavors (with the addition of lots and lots of
butter). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve made the cake for
birthdays and showers, but perhaps it is best suited for a celebration of Santa
Lucia – the young Italian saint, whose story has been adopted and adapted and revered
throughout Scandinavia, even now, more than a millennium after her death.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-56882884587819671892012-12-09T11:18:00.000-05:002012-12-09T11:18:40.100-05:00Gift Guide: Around the Kitchen and Garden
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Are
you just now starting your holiday shopping? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or need one or two extra gifts? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below are 5 things I love for working around
the kitchen and garden. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While none are
absolute necessities, they are all incredibly affordable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And to be honest, I’m not sure how I ever
survived without them! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One, or more, may
be the ideal present for someone on your list.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pineapple
Slicer</span></u><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mine
is by the Dutch-based company <a href="http://www.vacuvinusa.com/">Vacu Vin</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It cores a pineapple and slices the fruit into
even rings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus it keeps the pineapple
shell intact… in case you want to re-use it to serve drinks or fruit salad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just slice the top off your pineapple and
drill down as if uncorking a bottle of wine.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Vacu
Vin also offers their Pineapple Slicer in stainless steel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But mine is only plastic and has lasted almost
20 years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Vacu
Vin’s Slicer costs about $10 for the plastic version and $20 for the stainless
steel one. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can find them at <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/default.asp?">Bed Bath and Beyond</a> or <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/">Williams-Sonoma</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But check
your local grocery store first. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
often for sale in the produce section. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add
a fresh pineapple for a great hostess gift.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Pitter-Splitter</span></u><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Mine
is by <a href="http://www.oxo.com/default.aspx">OXO</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mango is one of my favorite
tropical fruits, but I’ve never been very adept at removing the pit. It normally
gets so juicy and slippery. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to
cut myself all the time until… I was given a Mango Pitter-Splitter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ta da!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just
slice a little off the bottom of your mango, so it can sit vertically upright,
and push down with both handles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
tool cuts around the large pit and slices the mango into 2 fleshy halves. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, you just need to peel off the rind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
OXO version costs about $15 and, once again, can be purchased at <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/default.asp?">Bed Bath and Beyond</a> or <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/">Williams-Sonoma</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a fun
gift for that person who has just about everything or pair it with a decent
paring knife for someone who is just setting up house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Plant Ties</span></u><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
started using <a href="http://www.velcro.com/">Velcro</a>-brand Plant Ties about a year and a half ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was training my standard-form <i>Hydrangea
paniculata</i> ‘Limelight’ and was concerned about damaging its delicate bark.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These
“plant ties” are actually a soft, ½”-wide Velcro tape that clings to itself. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You just cut off the length you need and wrap
it around your plant and support. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are amazingly strong but gentle… much more forgiving than plastic ties or even
string. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I don’t lose little bits all
over the garden. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I had this
product when we were first tying up our roses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It
comes in 30’, 45’ and 75’ rolls at $3-$9. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Velcro also makes a 2”-wide tape for trees and
individual garden ties that work like zip ties. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All are adjustable and reusable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check your favorite garden center or nursery
for a selection – the best stocking stuffer for gardeners in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Galvanized
Watering Can</span></u><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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have 4 rain barrels, and so I spend a lot of time watering by hand. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This old-fashioned model makes the job a
pleasure.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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wouldn’t think there was much to a watering can, but I’ve tested out many. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s what I love about this one:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The upper handle lets me carry the can almost-level, so there’s no sloshing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That water is precious in the middle of August!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The secondary handle offers a good tilt for watering. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No extra strain.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 2.5 gallon capacity is just about the perfect weight… much easier than moving a 4-5 gallon bucket from rain barrel to plant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, the fairly standard measurement helps me track water per plant: 1 can per small shrub; 2 cans per large shrub; 4 cans per ornamental tree.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And finally, its heavy-gauge galvanized steel means mine is no worse for wear even after years of neglect in the rain and sun and dirt.<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These
simple watering cans are surprisingly hard to find, particularly this time of
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check your local hardware store. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.southernstates.com/">Southern States</a> and <a href="http://www.tractorsupply.com/">Tractor Supply</a> usually stock them year-round in our area. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure you get one with a removable nozzle.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expect to pay $12-$25.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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know this may not be the prettiest present, but it will soon become something
beloved. A definite must for anyone who
has invested in a rain barrel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Believe
me. Just add a huge red bow.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Bowl Lids</span></u><u><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m
completely flummoxed by plastic wrap and prefer to use aluminum foil for baked
goods. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So imagine my joy when I learned
about these fun flower lids from my cousin. Designed and manufactured by <a href="http://www.charlesviancin.com/spip.php?rubrique46">Charles Viancin</a>
of France, the Lily Pad and Sunflower Lids are crafted out of high-quality,
food-grade silicone and were introduced to the U.S. about 3 years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just
place one over any bowl or baking or serving dish with a smooth rim and push
down. Voila! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lid forms an air- and watertight seal with
suction.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Charles
Viancin’s lids are safe for use in the refrigerator, freezer, microwave, oven
and dishwasher and look adorable. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Different
sizes include: 4”, 6”, 8”, 9 7/8” and 11 3/8” in diameter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lids run $9-18 each, depending on the size,
and $35-$45 for a set. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s even a
Hibiscus variety.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
purchased my Lily Pad and Sunflower from <a href="http://pomegranateseedshome.com/">Pomegranate Seeds</a> in Arlington,
Virginia, and spotted them at <a href="http://www.ladlesandlinens.com/page.home">Ladles and Linens</a> on our recent visit to
Lexington, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This might be the
gift you save for yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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hope my 5 favorite things for the kitchen and garden inspire your Christmas
shopping. Good luck!</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-45810111443366013442012-12-06T22:02:00.000-05:002012-12-09T10:46:52.425-05:00Think Pink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Most
of the autumnal golds and tangerines have faded to paper-bag-brown. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And neighbors are starting to hang their
boxwood wreaths. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I can’t stop
thinking about pink!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/minstrelheart"><em>Minstrel Heart</em> (1297)</a> is one of the prettiest pinks known to man.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Earlier
this year, I had the opportunity to visit two amazing exhibits: <i>Maharaja:
The Splendors of India’s Great Kings</i> at the <a href="http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Default.aspx">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</a>
and <i><a href="http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/worlds-within-worlds/">Worlds Within Worlds: Imperial Painting from India and Iran</a></i> at the
<a href="http://www.asia.si.edu/">Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, I visited them several times each.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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two exhibitions focused on royal patronage of the arts in India. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For hundreds of years, art, ritual and
pageantry were interwoven with the identity, both personal and imperial, of
India’s rulers and those close to them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paintings
chronicled and idealized. Beautifully-crafted
and bejeweled artifacts legitimized regal authority.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maharaja:
The Splendors of India’s Great Kings</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was organized by the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>, from their huge Southeast Asian collection, and broadly
addressed the changing roles of maharajas, through shifts in power of India’s
political and ethnic dynasties and, of course, British rule, from the early-18<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup>
century until India’s independence in 1947. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By embracing tradition, <u>and</u> innovation, these
last kings encouraged the creation of stunning paintings, textiles, metal goods
and jewelry.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlF-6hYjJH4tEoSqZPrEmXCtMJMGDpZPJadCDa0iE5cKM6x0pZ9T_8rXMoZcNauwof78174yF4sdAQp67Xnhs8kgpqvM1NV_fKPRd7ZLftHI05FXfmp610lehZWZ1hAbXZSiestQLK3c/s1600/World+Within+Worlds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlF-6hYjJH4tEoSqZPrEmXCtMJMGDpZPJadCDa0iE5cKM6x0pZ9T_8rXMoZcNauwof78174yF4sdAQp67Xnhs8kgpqvM1NV_fKPRd7ZLftHI05FXfmp610lehZWZ1hAbXZSiestQLK3c/s400/World+Within+Worlds.jpg" width="306" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Allegorical Representation of Emperor Jahangir and Shah Abbas of Persia</em><br />
(from the <em>St. Petersburg Album</em>), ca. 1618<br />
Decorative margins, not seen in this detail, were added later in 1747-48.<br />
Opaque watercolor, ink, silver and gold on paper<br />
from the Smithsonian's Freer and Arthur M. Sackler Galleries</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Worlds
Within Worlds: Imperial Painting from India and Iran</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> dealt with
portraits, manuscripts and historical paintings of the Mughal Empire. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mughal rulers controlled most of southwest
Asia, India and the rest of the subcontinent, from the 16<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> until
the mid-19<sup>th</sup> century, and recognized the power of art to reinforce
their sovereignty, both home and abroad, justify their political ambitions,
build alliances and foster a sense of oneness within their vast empire.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At
the height of their influence, emperors Akbar (1556-1605), Jahangir
(1605-1627), and Shah Jahan (1627-1658) sponsored literary and academic
endeavors, supported ateliers and commissioned monumental buildings, including
the Taj Mahal, as advocates for a consciously new and identifiable Mughal
style.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Both
exhibitions confirmed that so many Indian rulers of the past, whether they
actually ruled or not, were extremely savvy patrons of the arts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through the centuries, they understood the
role of art as propaganda – to define and promote ideals of beauty and piety
and kingliness – and to acknowledge India’s diversity of cultures and
religions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also a way to develop
local economies and make sense of new customs that were continually being
introduced through travel and trade. They
appreciated fine craftsmanship and were genuinely fascinated with artistic
styles from other places, including Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But
what was the most prevalent aspect of each exhibit? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pink, of course!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Despite
the dimmed lighting and hushed crowds, the museum galleries seemed to glow
pink, like the inside of a conch shell… a pink cocoon, warm and joyful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The paintings, in particular, whether majestic</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Portrait of Maharana Amar Singh</em><br />
ca. 1700<br />
Opaque watercolor on cotton cloth<br />
from the Victoria and Albert Museum</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or intimate</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Raja Bhup Singh with a Rani Under a Quilt</em><br />
ca. 1800<br />
Opaque watercolor on paper<br />
from the Victoria and Albert Museum</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">or epic,</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-AffwSrx8VNMsDxJ_HqI7ove00LEvam5wHf5QXa0Tte_OHM8GTvrZ-OGXX7jJGUVy-j1ZsXaj_xW1x-RevcY6e90FzdAziCMjZPpUxyImHYzY9dmylLpxRBF88lQgHgBhvdQagRV4Es/s1600/Umar+Disguised+as+the+Surgeon+Mazmahil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-AffwSrx8VNMsDxJ_HqI7ove00LEvam5wHf5QXa0Tte_OHM8GTvrZ-OGXX7jJGUVy-j1ZsXaj_xW1x-RevcY6e90FzdAziCMjZPpUxyImHYzY9dmylLpxRBF88lQgHgBhvdQagRV4Es/s400/Umar+Disguised+as+the+Surgeon+Mazmahil.jpg" width="303" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Umar Disguised as the Surgeon Mazmahil Arrives before the Castle of Antali</em><br />
(from a <em>Hamzanama</em>)<br />
ca. 1570<br />
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on cotton cloth<br />
from the Smithsonian's Freer and Arthur M. Sackler Galleries</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">appeared to be illuminated from within with so many
different shades of pink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’ve
always been drawn to these coral-y, melon-y, sunshine-y pinks.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/opal"><em>Opal</em> (891)</a> and</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgLtFik38RVrQC9wwtcWi5N9HwGNcbdfHqlzEYVOucY6g4WueRvW7-vzbBecwm-9nerKQqhPijKm2MyhXHNL5aUsk3Dsf6ppWKZR56kUPqcc4xAcwvd6utNxFYdVlnAKVZmOjjiBj16U/s1600/Ambrosia+893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgLtFik38RVrQC9wwtcWi5N9HwGNcbdfHqlzEYVOucY6g4WueRvW7-vzbBecwm-9nerKQqhPijKm2MyhXHNL5aUsk3Dsf6ppWKZR56kUPqcc4xAcwvd6utNxFYdVlnAKVZmOjjiBj16U/s320/Ambrosia+893.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/ambrosia"><em>Ambrosia</em> (893)</a> are barely pink but stand out in the evening sky when tinged with a bit of</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4PAu6Tk6fj6SDO6LSMV4DQYldiPQ8Ive_UaLj1DsFG1Bc1hqrCCJCxBk1ge5Hoe9obYAPqDtI21Hef-bIk49ehFNdiyPxvejt4U6PV_mZ5fHIpXJ3azm0RKI-wL8v1EpdJJHcwZQ9e4/s1600/Pink+Polka+Dot+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4PAu6Tk6fj6SDO6LSMV4DQYldiPQ8Ive_UaLj1DsFG1Bc1hqrCCJCxBk1ge5Hoe9obYAPqDtI21Hef-bIk49ehFNdiyPxvejt4U6PV_mZ5fHIpXJ3azm0RKI-wL8v1EpdJJHcwZQ9e4/s320/Pink+Polka+Dot+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/pinkpolkadot"><em>Polka Dot Pink</em> (004).</a><br />
These three pink paints, and the others following, are all from Benjamin Moore as well.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wear a lot of pink: pale pink instead of
white, ballet pink instead of yellow and even hot pink instead of true red,
simply because pink is more flattering on me. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I tended to think of pink as a rather
“decorated”, almost superfluous color until I experienced <i>Maharaja</i> and <i>Worlds
Within Worlds</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now,
I look for pink everywhere, especially in hues I could add to my home. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you ever noticed? Pink is the color of autumn flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwgRzPmuvkQ_GkIoqQ_9_cioz4HF1c_rDE75apbqwaHFrrTnakd6D9W-D3l5WMnmf7KEAqH6kxDxpCJMM8M5NGbkXfktEhn_5HUGpsKc8VqX0eqcLjwVbja_9BWq9HDvvjazoEm7a8P4/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwgRzPmuvkQ_GkIoqQ_9_cioz4HF1c_rDE75apbqwaHFrrTnakd6D9W-D3l5WMnmf7KEAqH6kxDxpCJMM8M5NGbkXfktEhn_5HUGpsKc8VqX0eqcLjwVbja_9BWq9HDvvjazoEm7a8P4/s320/9.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bed of blooming <em>Gaura</em> looks like dozens of butterflies in...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpqZmD8J6pm-ET1v2vrGTKKCi5cd4khcgj4NqMEr6NjvCAagQudZqUKP20Qf8-LqHySPhSQzuKz1u7lpDFAhvf35eG90QZCVMY884scDQnlDEDLnlGG91MoyH_DvVL6o4-JWW9ydvJ6g/s1600/9+Authentic+Pink+2006-60.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpqZmD8J6pm-ET1v2vrGTKKCi5cd4khcgj4NqMEr6NjvCAagQudZqUKP20Qf8-LqHySPhSQzuKz1u7lpDFAhvf35eG90QZCVMY884scDQnlDEDLnlGG91MoyH_DvVL6o4-JWW9ydvJ6g/s320/9+Authentic+Pink+2006-60.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/authenticpink"><em>Authentic Pink</em> (2006-60),</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ6YyRK4bxw2T5WD-XgY5dHyFnBj6jnqFxKjEA3ocJpK_dK0U702_g_nECiqurSUwxoRHWhqQfBGK3WbGvOgyz7gf3DcKZMVQQQm5q9ZyNynNlwCDI_XcYwHMWD818-p4TnJmp9J7lGU/s1600/9+Hydrangea+Flowers+2008-40.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ6YyRK4bxw2T5WD-XgY5dHyFnBj6jnqFxKjEA3ocJpK_dK0U702_g_nECiqurSUwxoRHWhqQfBGK3WbGvOgyz7gf3DcKZMVQQQm5q9ZyNynNlwCDI_XcYwHMWD818-p4TnJmp9J7lGU/s320/9+Hydrangea+Flowers+2008-40.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/hydrangreaflowers"><em>Hydrangea Flowers</em> (2008-40),</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RuURRHE5BJSezO5blg130DXTQA-8JjO0JRiidqCs5mJK2Kf_D7907FbtxxGmfmUxzKwBsJVJ4rTTViQlt2ctg4r6DvVpu2y0EAt00R-GNijvMA3olv4b76jOJ7el580HHVJJZ8fv6Oc/s1600/9+Pink+Buff+1285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RuURRHE5BJSezO5blg130DXTQA-8JjO0JRiidqCs5mJK2Kf_D7907FbtxxGmfmUxzKwBsJVJ4rTTViQlt2ctg4r6DvVpu2y0EAt00R-GNijvMA3olv4b76jOJ7el580HHVJJZ8fv6Oc/s320/9+Pink+Buff+1285.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/pinkbuff"><em>Pink Buff</em> (1285)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iQPYnvx9dErsILNuVvGnP8RY6glCrvdRWr1bKPSgq1EtcB3UDl18jH99A1xYRwjd7g9_1wHaViWQ88MdJ1jUu45P-csy_v9Hj3yAItjvJ6nfMCr4kz0t889obCQzEN8RuN4G4ki8nlU/s1600/9+Soft+White+2170-70.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6iQPYnvx9dErsILNuVvGnP8RY6glCrvdRWr1bKPSgq1EtcB3UDl18jH99A1xYRwjd7g9_1wHaViWQ88MdJ1jUu45P-csy_v9Hj3yAItjvJ6nfMCr4kz0t889obCQzEN8RuN4G4ki8nlU/s320/9+Soft+White+2170-70.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/softwhite"><em>Soft White</em> (2170-70).</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZR7VStwe3wQTjLzPh3WmrFT99rrYOWqgjmkff-u4ZdDWQFlN5iYVRBmMgNMUGuc4pHjko8jJSiKPRI5gNQECvHrOHOR2vravFLXrcm82UAUqiClshoGNHZtVRrwVYR0VUgZ6cWbA86w/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZR7VStwe3wQTjLzPh3WmrFT99rrYOWqgjmkff-u4ZdDWQFlN5iYVRBmMgNMUGuc4pHjko8jJSiKPRI5gNQECvHrOHOR2vravFLXrcm82UAUqiClshoGNHZtVRrwVYR0VUgZ6cWbA86w/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These fall roses are a kaleidoscope of pink.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/sweettaffy"><em>Sweet Taffy</em> (2086-60)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/floridapink"><em>Florida Pink</em> (1320)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/cactusflower"><em>Cactus Flower</em> (1335)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/dropdeadgorgeous"><em>Drop Dead Gorgeous</em> (1329)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/mardigras"><em>Mardi Gras</em> (1342)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/milanored"><em>Milano Red</em> (1313)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Abelia x</em> 'Mardi Gras' sports</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/confetti"><em>Confetti</em> (1311)</a> on its blossoms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/oldworld"><em>Old World</em> (2011-40)</a> on its leaves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of rambunctious <em>Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum</em>, 'Hillside Pink Sheffield, I think,<br />
just finished up blooming after two months. Don't adjust your television set!<br />
The variations in color are natural.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/antiquecoral"><em>Antique Coral</em> (1198)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/bridalpink"><em>Bridal Pink</em> (2013-70)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The umbels of <em>Sedum x</em> 'Frosty Morn'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/countrypink"><em>Country Pink</em> (2001-60)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/whispypink"><em>Whispy Pink</em> (2005-70)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and 'Autumn Joy', pincushions of pink when in full glory,<br />
have now aged to rosy tan and brown, respectively.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/glamourpink"><em>Glamour Pink</em> (2006-40)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/secretgarden"><em>Secret Garden</em> (1284)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/butterflykisses"><em>Butterfly Kisses</em> (902)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/firenze"><em>Firenze</em> (AF-225)</a></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even
now, in this almost-winter, I can find pink in little doses of abundance.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My blueberry shrubs are ablaze with leaves of ruby-pink.<br />
Even the sprout of new growth shimmers a nearly-blue pink.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/anilinered"><em>Aniline Red</em> (1350)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/pinkbegonia"><em>Pink Begonia</em> (2078-50)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9NQyuvShSsdixZeHUx-uHSwDxHCsH9Hj8P-2DhziH_O2DWSZc_rCk7ZFv3oSb45I-zij1zCOuC-vmDvMWR4zPmtdxhAU0m32jnuoCIs671zjnnwbWKMRyoAVjqQwIaVGXbksHGsNBww/s1600/11+Charming+Pink+2075-70.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9NQyuvShSsdixZeHUx-uHSwDxHCsH9Hj8P-2DhziH_O2DWSZc_rCk7ZFv3oSb45I-zij1zCOuC-vmDvMWR4zPmtdxhAU0m32jnuoCIs671zjnnwbWKMRyoAVjqQwIaVGXbksHGsNBww/s320/11+Charming+Pink+2075-70.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/charmingpink"><em>Charming Pink</em> (2075-70)</a> highlights</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YXzt2dApcwXOYkgdoPv0qMMHhXquSefE6N0jIIrp_LACkk6rVY8MGULYIq_MBQNo3fZ_bJ3qkPyEC11gddTwPdmxuVxA25Jtzzu8J4Itw-j5g6dyr27sKrPmd4ytSZmBoaFBY8bXkRQ/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YXzt2dApcwXOYkgdoPv0qMMHhXquSefE6N0jIIrp_LACkk6rVY8MGULYIq_MBQNo3fZ_bJ3qkPyEC11gddTwPdmxuVxA25Jtzzu8J4Itw-j5g6dyr27sKrPmd4ytSZmBoaFBY8bXkRQ/s400/11.JPG" width="255" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wispy remains of Muhly Grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI66OiBf7mKi8wwbq4gK7ml6yQFlEC0h17ZmNFmPPx9t7AxjtPVz0tUYEvxmgdsf07KwchXw28fqgez9JqnfepnVJAHxhZfQSe1xdXBG0-H_qDa2v18-qpoK0DGx_RIKJEMDN-0d1Gkw/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI66OiBf7mKi8wwbq4gK7ml6yQFlEC0h17ZmNFmPPx9t7AxjtPVz0tUYEvxmgdsf07KwchXw28fqgez9JqnfepnVJAHxhZfQSe1xdXBG0-H_qDa2v18-qpoK0DGx_RIKJEMDN-0d1Gkw/s400/8.JPG" width="313" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Japanese Maple, which smoldered bright orange just a few weeks ago,<br />
is a fringed parasol of faded corals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucIi7yLM1Z9yW15SEEZYDlmPva2vQMYZt2Ye8iZh2Kz88uwEgBYW3uuB1YtT0pPyqaxBHLaWjiLEwuJ1BiT4qhlveRfAcvw-yF2A8I-brxbNq4uC17g05Whc7RQx03m21Tr2859v1ih8/s1600/8+Blanched+Coral+886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucIi7yLM1Z9yW15SEEZYDlmPva2vQMYZt2Ye8iZh2Kz88uwEgBYW3uuB1YtT0pPyqaxBHLaWjiLEwuJ1BiT4qhlveRfAcvw-yF2A8I-brxbNq4uC17g05Whc7RQx03m21Tr2859v1ih8/s320/8+Blanched+Coral+886.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/blanchedcoral"><em>Blanched Coral</em> (886)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/conchshell"><em>Conch Shell</em> (052)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdR2v-VJu8xxHkSBIPaBJQNcZLSSmD3Scffunz2FdpAN4ZAnn-NV_8QyeSjGYpZY_caxyfs4kNExC1qIeSipIU92EwJAiK8ZwQ8iGbLKFWGcgZJgNPbiRlbGqaqIFQRPFCm06hrrH4h64/s1600/8+Fruit+Shake+2088-60.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdR2v-VJu8xxHkSBIPaBJQNcZLSSmD3Scffunz2FdpAN4ZAnn-NV_8QyeSjGYpZY_caxyfs4kNExC1qIeSipIU92EwJAiK8ZwQ8iGbLKFWGcgZJgNPbiRlbGqaqIFQRPFCm06hrrH4h64/s320/8+Fruit+Shake+2088-60.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/fruitshake"><em>Fruit Shake</em> (2088-60)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakbVvRH_QNJcQq4UfibLXOaZaVZKDDBrhr_kuKPediu6z7OEv2sI8kkDz4QikNSoXLBiwbvMGcYlCagCiBZJqm1qpcQIpAYRQ92wAlJQiRi7qOt14VHkCSGb0ozKW5ssalgdXaJsJqc0/s1600/14+Razzle+Dazzle+1348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakbVvRH_QNJcQq4UfibLXOaZaVZKDDBrhr_kuKPediu6z7OEv2sI8kkDz4QikNSoXLBiwbvMGcYlCagCiBZJqm1qpcQIpAYRQ92wAlJQiRi7qOt14VHkCSGb0ozKW5ssalgdXaJsJqc0/s320/14+Razzle+Dazzle+1348.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I discovered <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/razzledazzle"><em>Razzle Dazzle</em> (1348)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/hotlips"><em>Hot Lips</em> (2077-30)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">in the stems and veins of <em>Hypericum androsaemum</em> 'Albury Purple'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/bayberry"><em>Bayberry</em> (2080-50)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/peony"><em>Peony</em> (2079-30)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">capture the velvety remnants of <em>Echinacea purpurea</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and hint at the spring to come.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the leaves of <em>Azalea x</em> 'Christie Lyn' may be my favorite.<br />
Normally creamy butter and grass green, they are currently flushed pink,<br />
as if wearing a little rouge for a Christmas party.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/heartbeat"><em>Heartbeat</em> (1319)</a></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some
folks will tell you that pink is passé. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t
believe them! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pink feels safe and a
little off-beat; feminine and powerful. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
speaks of exotic places and charming garden walks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But most of all, pink is inherent to light and
living things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it can never go out of
style.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't this Magnolia pod look like it's been dipped in the appropriately named</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/springblossom"><em>Spring Blossom</em> (2172-70)</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/autumnred"><em>Autumn Red</em> (2087-40)?</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If
you happened to miss <i>Maharaja: The Splendors of India’s Great Kings</i> and <i>Worlds
Within Worlds: Imperial Painting from India and Iran</i>, check out the permanent
Asian galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum or Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts for a gorgeous selection of Indian paintings and textiles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries
house some of the finest examples of Mughal painting in the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So visit often for rotating displays.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
in the meantime, add a bit of pink to your life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will make you happy.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-49159103306127781622012-12-01T21:29:00.000-05:002012-12-01T21:29:19.587-05:00Building a Collection: Papernstitch<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
don’t know what you talked about during Thanksgiving dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But once we had exhausted family news and
neighborhood gossip, the conversation turned to Etsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, much to the chagrin and confusion of the
fellas present, we discussed Etsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More
to the point: we discussed how to find decent stuff on Etsy.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Etsy
has grown into the largest marketplace for crafty things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A behemoth, really.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not unlike Ebay or Mall of America in scope
and variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And since Etsy embraces
thousands of vendors, literally, all describing their own creations, it can be
extremely difficult to navigate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
example, yesterday, a search for “Christmas pug” unearthed 802 items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Butterfly mobile” brought up 1,194
examples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And “photographs of Paris”
discovered an overwhelming 3,933 options for sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Happiness is Homemade</em> by Alyssa Nassner</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Plus,
the idea of homemade or handmade is really diverse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And expectations of quality are highly
personal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The beauty or cleverness of an
object may be easy to spot at your farmer’s market, but it’s a little trickier
to judge via your computer monitor or smart phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what to do?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you already have a favorite artist on
Etsy, you could constantly check out what he or she loves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just follow the hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But
most of us involved in the Thanksgiving discussion trust blogs – blogs of
friends, designers, reviewers, and even Etsy’s own blog – to sift through the
huge selection and find what we actually want <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> like.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://papernstitch.com/">Papernstitch</a>
is a blog I trust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Papernstitch
is both an online exhibition space for artists and makers of handmade goods,
many culled from the best of Etsy, and a <a href="http://papernstitchblog.com/">blog</a> about design and DIY craft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Founder Brittni Mehlhoff takes curating the
site seriously.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exhibitions change at
least monthly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeff, her partner in life
and work, keeps the dual endeavors running smoothly, both technically and
visually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Papernstitch regularly
receives accolades from media, such as, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Country
Living</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Huffington Post</i> and
other well-known blogs like Apartment Therapy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Papernstitch
has featured my sister’s prints and photographs by <a href="http://www.irenesuchocki.com/">Irene Suchocki</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus it’s introduced me to the following
artists:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sally
Harless;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stacie
Bloomfield;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lisa
Zador;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alyssa Nassner;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Derek Sullivan;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and Melissa Lund.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sadlyharmless.com/">Sally Harless</a>, also known as <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sadlyharmless">Sadly Harmless</a>, is based in Bloomington, Indiana, and
attends major craft fairs throughout the Midwest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Papernstitch and Etsy, she offers prints
of her original drawings and watercolors, plus these clever shadow boxes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ZSBjd5-SivtvuEha4U1wVnH3dCqok5cCkRoDktBcjCQpeXXIRjf0eXA4qq6Fq03uH3zNjGnJjLH3tcAlYpLNlWpECHfirTTvItQ6xhzectRclWx0gU2npLrL-dk-FGa9KFvuul3vkQ/s1600/Snow+Drifter+Shadow+Box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ZSBjd5-SivtvuEha4U1wVnH3dCqok5cCkRoDktBcjCQpeXXIRjf0eXA4qq6Fq03uH3zNjGnJjLH3tcAlYpLNlWpECHfirTTvItQ6xhzectRclWx0gU2npLrL-dk-FGa9KFvuul3vkQ/s400/Snow+Drifter+Shadow+Box.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Snow Drifter</em> by Sally Harless</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
like the somewhat Eeyore-feel to her images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Life <u>is</u> an adventure… a little tragic and humorous and perpetually
in motion, whether we recognize it or not!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGkll3Q4gzducSmRdlZGB4kiULiuIGEjd09l7QPxGNdCpkxv_4ev-O7ECh1FiZU2ZFFy-fm8S-RStx4Lq9GB8Gjj_ljFGic3Iz2fxrLQRoPpS1O_h_n2AailDoG271pQC62QTFZzULek/s1600/A+Crawling+Garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGkll3Q4gzducSmRdlZGB4kiULiuIGEjd09l7QPxGNdCpkxv_4ev-O7ECh1FiZU2ZFFy-fm8S-RStx4Lq9GB8Gjj_ljFGic3Iz2fxrLQRoPpS1O_h_n2AailDoG271pQC62QTFZzULek/s320/A+Crawling+Garden.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally Harless' <em>A Crawling Garden</em></td></tr>
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</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cwG_skgK_oLvW_DS3l3QFBdZ-59Q_IiJKmUXrv7VrYX_kLzy2e2a7yTxc82vn4rIutTTjZ3hIwqBWHMj6upvdWiLz0BNSinhUkVxtqYDCDp3B-kStkgID3rRtJSAFZtM57SdZuwOIRg/s1600/In+My+Own+Way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cwG_skgK_oLvW_DS3l3QFBdZ-59Q_IiJKmUXrv7VrYX_kLzy2e2a7yTxc82vn4rIutTTjZ3hIwqBWHMj6upvdWiLz0BNSinhUkVxtqYDCDp3B-kStkgID3rRtJSAFZtM57SdZuwOIRg/s320/In+My+Own+Way.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <em>In My Own Way</em></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gingibersnap.com/">Stacie Bloomfield</a>, aka <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Gingiber">Gingiber</a>, grew up in the Midwest and currently lives in
Arkansas with her young family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has always
been obsessed with animals, and her illustrations manage to capture the
individual and the archetype in a minimal but charming style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pattern plays a big part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><em>Gemma Giraffe</em> looks like Kente cloth.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkhnKi6mggXDG1gTsxPdCMpdvrLEKtxULn-ykMN_-2wT7XnulsfUFboRL3vFN21yHZP_S1Iq3BWlyBPKTfkWodoutb8Q31pJLJVAMX4JT-GArjDy0eQdziXFEQXz_TzjtvOPyXSZdyko/s1600/Gemma+Giraffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkhnKi6mggXDG1gTsxPdCMpdvrLEKtxULn-ykMN_-2wT7XnulsfUFboRL3vFN21yHZP_S1Iq3BWlyBPKTfkWodoutb8Q31pJLJVAMX4JT-GArjDy0eQdziXFEQXz_TzjtvOPyXSZdyko/s400/Gemma+Giraffe.jpg" width="302" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Gemma Giraffe</em> by Stacie Bloomfield</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The stripes on <em>Leo Lion</em> mimic handprinted
Adrinka cotton.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7Ge2WUS2tg2jArwUsPzknOcnNbcdG0IeNZp4m8PIl2aTZU4iUVBFkJ8Q9eXH-khc8JxbfVGIxI8eqUw_U7eFwatt6RPl1rDFZG6ZAMo3vpnlDnjxKWchkxp07VWIfM6xmTxjm_9ouTM/s1600/Leo+Lion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7Ge2WUS2tg2jArwUsPzknOcnNbcdG0IeNZp4m8PIl2aTZU4iUVBFkJ8Q9eXH-khc8JxbfVGIxI8eqUw_U7eFwatt6RPl1rDFZG6ZAMo3vpnlDnjxKWchkxp07VWIfM6xmTxjm_9ouTM/s400/Leo+Lion.jpg" width="312" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Leo Lion</em>, also by Stacie Bloomfield</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In
addition to prints, Stacie sells greeting cards, wall decals and pillows based
on her original illustrations.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLJrwpL2Ff6StBbbIrWI0Wm6xLFD1QU0-P1dGHgeFfXNVn6tIUn9trhXa0GTJb9BSZXdUboO-BDh-Iy4dmWotlCEyWjjOejWczH5Oo5jZx5coXo6dHRFBA73isWsMivLQoOHnhReWfVw/s1600/Black+Sheep+Pillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLJrwpL2Ff6StBbbIrWI0Wm6xLFD1QU0-P1dGHgeFfXNVn6tIUn9trhXa0GTJb9BSZXdUboO-BDh-Iy4dmWotlCEyWjjOejWczH5Oo5jZx5coXo6dHRFBA73isWsMivLQoOHnhReWfVw/s320/Black+Sheep+Pillow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and her <em>Black Sheep</em> pillow</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lisazador.com/">Lisa Zador</a> is one of the most established artists featured on Papernstitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An animal lover and avid collector of retro kitsch,
Lisa has been designing textiles and packaging for over twenty years now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she may be best known for her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CuriousPortraits">Curious Portraits</a>: exquisite paintings and surprisingly poignant portrayals of antique
toys;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n3TbLUCSj_MRbtgVjja9ZHiXWYuhFB2h8TqrCuFvoS_ytHNj7qQAWVpo2iFur1_1bj-lHJQu9FiWfn7Qe1vnaD1eYrq7nQUQ3fyRoH_hp6hS9GaWvM8ZrSN_Rfi4XYK50zP82s4kpqs/s1600/Steiff+Kitten+Portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2n3TbLUCSj_MRbtgVjja9ZHiXWYuhFB2h8TqrCuFvoS_ytHNj7qQAWVpo2iFur1_1bj-lHJQu9FiWfn7Qe1vnaD1eYrq7nQUQ3fyRoH_hp6hS9GaWvM8ZrSN_Rfi4XYK50zP82s4kpqs/s320/Steiff+Kitten+Portrait.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Steiff Kitten</em> by Lisa Zador</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">vintage
knick knacks;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4nm9ly2fzScYHxlSkGTfhs8wJR_NBrxHgB9OApNEaMs2YhnDrSaqnmuvbvtUiwrtbH6Es-S3Cc17r1ZmbUCqes5uP5g6Rufa_s-RJPnMl6ZBheIjwefCE4l3S1htYv_epghaVeS6jcE/s1600/Salt+and+Pepper+Still+Life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4nm9ly2fzScYHxlSkGTfhs8wJR_NBrxHgB9OApNEaMs2YhnDrSaqnmuvbvtUiwrtbH6Es-S3Cc17r1ZmbUCqes5uP5g6Rufa_s-RJPnMl6ZBheIjwefCE4l3S1htYv_epghaVeS6jcE/s320/Salt+and+Pepper+Still+Life.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Salt and Pepper Still Life</em> by Lisa Zador</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and
rather dapper fauna.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wK_DHD7LBYY0WrCbgo3VCMgf3j0IYxa8Su3FJxHeXPZ97-pXpSOX1S80_1fxKqB90T58vL-NBMlMSVidC5xm1KUbmw3vewBMjxFCX-rP6aGDja2HynC0z1onqqduqcsVpAd-dne89FY/s1600/Goose+Gentleman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wK_DHD7LBYY0WrCbgo3VCMgf3j0IYxa8Su3FJxHeXPZ97-pXpSOX1S80_1fxKqB90T58vL-NBMlMSVidC5xm1KUbmw3vewBMjxFCX-rP6aGDja2HynC0z1onqqduqcsVpAd-dne89FY/s320/Goose+Gentleman.jpg" width="254" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and her <em>Goose Gentleman</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Once
again, Lisa offers affordable reproductions of her paintings through Etsy and
Papernstitch and sells her original pieces, including custom pet portraits,
through more traditional venues.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There
is no doubt that Etsy empowers crafters around the world and provides artists
with a genuinely huge audience – much larger than any single gallery, craft
show or wholesale market could supply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
despite its clunkiness, it broadens our “local” shopping experience by
introducing us to new work and helping us connect to craftspeople we hope to
support.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://alyssanassner.com/">Alyssa Nassner</a> is an illustrator who successfully uses Etsy as a storefront <u>and</u>
marketing tool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alyssa spends her
regular workday in design and also freelances as <a href="http://www.smalltalkstudio.net/">Small Talk Studio</a></span><span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may
recognize her drawings from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Real Simple</i>
and Gemma Correll’s blog: What I Wore Today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span>Alyssa’s prints, often developed from
these extra projects, exude a can-do attitude and pretty nostalgia.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4Lhyphenhyphen7qlBxbTnEl8OSyqfk8D8gXx27-qQvsDwv4isrGpf_kYfdE9LVHaYgdVdXCHLkVHYTutqmD_VwwIdH8Hw1PchMAwQWV0SH-nFiD7pT7KCs4DKok0G0N82rQ83p59qSEvs_osuS6M/s1600/Fortune+Favors+the+Brave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4Lhyphenhyphen7qlBxbTnEl8OSyqfk8D8gXx27-qQvsDwv4isrGpf_kYfdE9LVHaYgdVdXCHLkVHYTutqmD_VwwIdH8Hw1PchMAwQWV0SH-nFiD7pT7KCs4DKok0G0N82rQ83p59qSEvs_osuS6M/s320/Fortune+Favors+the+Brave.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Fortune Favors the Brave</em> by Alyssa Nassner</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ2m1TGyJjrILqFyMs3_MZAsDiomTMx2NScJtEAO1BzmlndGGkUfoh4v33APO2Gtp3qoip3LMSW-41udi8876LfvXRfNGvjmhyaZ12JlL-z1dYbOeI3IofvquvySHeN18xGk3fE2uZyw/s1600/Let+Yourself+Be+Free.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQ2m1TGyJjrILqFyMs3_MZAsDiomTMx2NScJtEAO1BzmlndGGkUfoh4v33APO2Gtp3qoip3LMSW-41udi8876LfvXRfNGvjmhyaZ12JlL-z1dYbOeI3IofvquvySHeN18xGk3fE2uZyw/s320/Let+Yourself+Be+Free.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Let Yourself Be Free</em> by Alyssa Nassner</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span>Even her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mushroom
Identification Chart</i> is bright and cheerful compared to the old-fashioned
lithographs that inspired it.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Etsy
shines as the realm of women, especially young women, in tune to nature,
fantasy, wit and the joy of crafting lovely, slightly ephemeral things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And fellas like <a href="http://dpsullivan.com/">Derek Sullivan</a> are
significantly outnumbered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based in Seattle,
Derek is another professional designer who utilizes Etsy as a creative outlet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely love his <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/dpsullivan">alphabet flashcard prints</a>, which seem influenced by pulp fiction covers and product advertisements
from the 40s and 50s.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>F is for Film Noir</em>,</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJdL_p3uSwYvWuLhU1RQGTxLeQf1ADvjKz19589L5pNAvyZuA0QBUqE8L3wF4j1mWAWY5Fm_YfyENxVV1-0s-TUtKb4jbvV8Pzf9PiXop4OdyGShc5bmeOg6tPwKc40AeWzmT-CKqayY/s1600/U+is+for+Upside+Down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJdL_p3uSwYvWuLhU1RQGTxLeQf1ADvjKz19589L5pNAvyZuA0QBUqE8L3wF4j1mWAWY5Fm_YfyENxVV1-0s-TUtKb4jbvV8Pzf9PiXop4OdyGShc5bmeOg6tPwKc40AeWzmT-CKqayY/s320/U+is+for+Upside+Down.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>U is for Upside Down</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSkbaM7imVc2SI5tIsnQf7j0M61hjcj7XUYC28UR1GjT_cPu6wJ9kKd9d8ra2PCB3b3bKZvgs_EVwwgMQ0_6-2jTO6rIzDSqgXiTu_vbqktJewOEc0YLhzlF2vmVplRl3Pc6iDbWrWvQ/s1600/N+is+for+Narwhal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSkbaM7imVc2SI5tIsnQf7j0M61hjcj7XUYC28UR1GjT_cPu6wJ9kKd9d8ra2PCB3b3bKZvgs_EVwwgMQ0_6-2jTO6rIzDSqgXiTu_vbqktJewOEc0YLhzlF2vmVplRl3Pc6iDbWrWvQ/s320/N+is+for+Narwhal.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <em>N is for Narwhal</em>... all by Derek Sullivan</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cuteness-overload
is an ailment that strikes me from time to time when searching through
Etsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I become immune to the pleasures
of felt and pale pink and almost miss something great like <a href="http://melissalund.net/index2.php#/home/">Melissa Lund</a>’s photographs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbNPKH8W_f5j-Z-GfEmpjWPTxokDjyc7G7SnyvNLIXm9T4hF8cHkEy_U5Bht2Agzwzm0A9mcOz5NuhaRyIdkaUi0LiETchDTrt_CCLdlp1kZQmxnLfwcFoisxOaVVb2u2J7gMzmABTQw/s1600/Taffy+Six.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbNPKH8W_f5j-Z-GfEmpjWPTxokDjyc7G7SnyvNLIXm9T4hF8cHkEy_U5Bht2Agzwzm0A9mcOz5NuhaRyIdkaUi0LiETchDTrt_CCLdlp1kZQmxnLfwcFoisxOaVVb2u2J7gMzmABTQw/s320/Taffy+Six.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Taffy Six</em> by Melissa Lund</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Melissa’s
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/melissalund">whimsical little scenes</a> are beautiful and beautifully crafted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sugary treats for the eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But more than that, they draw us in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The encourage us to look closer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To pay attention. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think that’s what we should expect from
art, whether it costs $25 or $25,000.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClY3iXJdng9_SKk8rfgfSYTsoj-VXsvaGRiLBhjrnk6r1pBkxoM6UOvOmbV70RmRV5gz1x7Ibn57f5-nmjBsUjHcu0L5XQ5F3pFMb222RRUR1JmC3C_Dd0AB8w85aGoEfzOb9bJzgPUY/s1600/Pins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClY3iXJdng9_SKk8rfgfSYTsoj-VXsvaGRiLBhjrnk6r1pBkxoM6UOvOmbV70RmRV5gz1x7Ibn57f5-nmjBsUjHcu0L5XQ5F3pFMb222RRUR1JmC3C_Dd0AB8w85aGoEfzOb9bJzgPUY/s320/Pins.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Pins</em> by Melissa Lund</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNxL9PYkb4xNVyG7PoLwzjQcvmB6AkEkXLb5KK2iE5kZcHOna1HMA-sLbx55JfFOq-NLaLZd75wmCXPgTcBxbhEKGqWWnQiFssZMnMtgS-kp4X1J9lWgStkAllq5SDrTyzEJ0HzYIu1M/s1600/Cupcake+Love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNxL9PYkb4xNVyG7PoLwzjQcvmB6AkEkXLb5KK2iE5kZcHOna1HMA-sLbx55JfFOq-NLaLZd75wmCXPgTcBxbhEKGqWWnQiFssZMnMtgS-kp4X1J9lWgStkAllq5SDrTyzEJ0HzYIu1M/s320/Cupcake+Love.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Cupcake Love</em> by Melissa Lund</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
don’t think I’m overstating things when I say these six artists remind us that
life is a noble quest…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi46zH_5v8MNHb-pXeNGU6qgU6_0JRP3gGzWDcS6Wyi1qBrt7GNfszznSfC0kp_ex4ocxEyWBzE_Mfeqd0cJo6SNg1LoBWCj5N9T9_obIKQY95b9Y1j9uE9Yb4EupMgHZgd2XU-dKp9ss/s1600/Sail+Close+to+the+Wind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi46zH_5v8MNHb-pXeNGU6qgU6_0JRP3gGzWDcS6Wyi1qBrt7GNfszznSfC0kp_ex4ocxEyWBzE_Mfeqd0cJo6SNg1LoBWCj5N9T9_obIKQY95b9Y1j9uE9Yb4EupMgHZgd2XU-dKp9ss/s320/Sail+Close+to+the+Wind.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sally Harless' <em>Sail Close to the Wind</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">colorful…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY3hVjCOW5iE8Qz6UqkkPtx5XLHn_skkTonhCrk-fq3U4JKoYwPAWzyUb0rcjFTCo-kNIO-hLy0K2uN4pIlVia3tSS_w6FmfeVv01UkPI0ZaHeFczg4Urs_EYzTEckMtP0KfVTJB2kx4/s1600/Confetti+Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY3hVjCOW5iE8Qz6UqkkPtx5XLHn_skkTonhCrk-fq3U4JKoYwPAWzyUb0rcjFTCo-kNIO-hLy0K2uN4pIlVia3tSS_w6FmfeVv01UkPI0ZaHeFczg4Urs_EYzTEckMtP0KfVTJB2kx4/s400/Confetti+Cat.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stacie Bloomfield's <em>Confetti Cat</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">meant
to be cherished…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPLuwyvL2NG8AWkGXdIxwoO2eYfHGbrWpJ-I3YMUvR7zBRV-tWisCcHMHM60rumKGOVqw6JH0ETRwi3QW01ebWlB3in6ydMPTckla32F84niHy1aA37t76ouWz3hhzFRlv9QpLQUh5CQ/s1600/Steiff+Bunny+Sleeping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPLuwyvL2NG8AWkGXdIxwoO2eYfHGbrWpJ-I3YMUvR7zBRV-tWisCcHMHM60rumKGOVqw6JH0ETRwi3QW01ebWlB3in6ydMPTckla32F84niHy1aA37t76ouWz3hhzFRlv9QpLQUh5CQ/s320/Steiff+Bunny+Sleeping.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa Zador's <em>Steiff Bunny Sleeping</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">full
of possibility…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnpt2QIG1z7CeXJ9J5_Yg8doM0jiWBavpvCDZQSnwrEzhTpKhy_J3T9mYCQkk-ryiW2cQeYDnNyWhp1K62-ijXpGgLcGVF3Ozp_42m2Up2oXXblZeO4TwCdWBRXoN9XQFBTzCrKH-y6w/s1600/Be+in+Love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnpt2QIG1z7CeXJ9J5_Yg8doM0jiWBavpvCDZQSnwrEzhTpKhy_J3T9mYCQkk-ryiW2cQeYDnNyWhp1K62-ijXpGgLcGVF3Ozp_42m2Up2oXXblZeO4TwCdWBRXoN9XQFBTzCrKH-y6w/s320/Be+in+Love.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyssa Nassner's <em>Be in Love</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">wicked
fun…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrVeTgmYt4aAHXBPGGmh8J669mojl9lQAjLZvcc6Jp7C2v1WFI73FHOkoaVDjcU3nLIUm5LCxW4QOcjFfTw8BXa5qqqRZy2n7cYq9YmzX1DSp8Mxob2hKsMoEvOU0VNgQkuQtbfm9U0o/s1600/Y+is+for+Yeti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrVeTgmYt4aAHXBPGGmh8J669mojl9lQAjLZvcc6Jp7C2v1WFI73FHOkoaVDjcU3nLIUm5LCxW4QOcjFfTw8BXa5qqqRZy2n7cYq9YmzX1DSp8Mxob2hKsMoEvOU0VNgQkuQtbfm9U0o/s320/Y+is+for+Yeti.jpg" width="207" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Derek Sullivan's <em>Y is for Yeti</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and
transient.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA1K3ho6eCeoqv3awvWpyt1MKXm8oELAqTduC4hY40NcMlbkxtolLpxSdr-0LoDcBEr6U_2Jjp8-KLfBgV7eZbxeC_3M8Hz7isyV0TVXtUVP1Q7UqFXXLNfH432Ae-naUGvDT7XpFNBA/s1600/Berry+Baskets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA1K3ho6eCeoqv3awvWpyt1MKXm8oELAqTduC4hY40NcMlbkxtolLpxSdr-0LoDcBEr6U_2Jjp8-KLfBgV7eZbxeC_3M8Hz7isyV0TVXtUVP1Q7UqFXXLNfH432Ae-naUGvDT7XpFNBA/s320/Berry+Baskets.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melissa Lund's <em>Berry Baskets</em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So,
this holiday season, I hope you will shop Etsy for some of your gift purchases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And employ <a href="http://papernstitch.com/">Papernstitch</a> as your handy filter
and guide.</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-36417194934681328462012-11-27T21:26:00.000-05:002012-11-27T21:26:16.748-05:00Pronto! Pronto!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over
the weekend, we had a chance to visit Lexington, Virginia, and our friends’ new
</span><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">caffè </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and gelateria: <a href="http://prontogelateria.com/">Pronto</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pronto is Franky and Meridith’s third
restaurant and a testament to their love of Italian food, coffee and, of
course, gelato. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their goal is to offer
quick, fresh take-away you want to eat every day and an inviting bistro
atmosphere for those who want to dine in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Franky
and Meridith are incredibly creative, smart restaurateurs, and I think they
would be the first to admit that establishing something new, in every sense of
the word, can be a <i>bit</i> of a challenge, even for the most fearless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they definitely had a vision, and I was
thrilled when they asked for my help with some of the decorative decisions at
Pronto.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Starting
with a shell of a space can be daunting <u>and</u> liberating. And we knew the
right balance might be tricky to achieve. First, we wanted Pronto’s decor to acknowledge
its historic setting without any “quaintness”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And although the Italian cases and counters
are simply gorgeous, Franky and Meridith hoped to avoid a sterile interior
dominated by too much white and stainless steel. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, they planned to welcome folks of all
ages, morning until night, possibly even late-night during the summer, so we
needed sturdy, easy-to-clean materials and lighting to illuminate and provide
intimacy.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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started with porcelain tiles that mimic hardwood planks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We had considered mosaic or laminate flooring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But these long, lean tiles are absolutely perfect. They add warmth in color and texture. They seem contemporary… with a little nod to
the past. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their grain pattern helps
reduce slipperiness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The soft, slightly
aged color is imbedded in the porcelain clay, not applied to the surface, so
any future nicks will hardly be noticed. Plus, the small grout joints make cleaning a
breeze. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And as you may have guessed,
these tiles come from Italy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can
find something similar through <a href="http://www.daltile.com/">Daltile</a>’s Terrace Collection and <a href="http://www.marazzitile.com/">Marazzi</a>’s
American Heritage and Riflessi di Legno lines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is a deep space with huge windows along the street and almost no natural light
towards the rear. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ceiling is
unusually tall, and we knew we had to bring the light down to humanize the
dining areas, provide task lighting over the counter and illuminate the menu
sign. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also wanted a happy, ambient
glow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No black hole in the ceiling!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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originally looked at those schoolhouse-style pendants you see in so many
renovations. But in the end, we opted
for fixtures that, I think, are slightly less trendy, starting with amber,
seeded glass pendants from <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/">Ballard Designs</a>;</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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sconces and chandeliers, in heirloom brass, from <a href="http://www.savoyhouse.com/">Savoy House</a>;</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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ceiling fans from Savoy House and </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em>Sadler</em>
track lights by <a href="http://www.kichler.com/">Kichler</a>;</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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three <em>Mini Barn Lights</em> in matte black from <a href="http://www.barnlightelectric.com/">Barn Light Electric</a>.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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House also supplied lights for the bathroom and office.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Using
“off-the-shelf” lighting options fit our budget and tight time schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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chose a mix of restaurant-grade furniture, including larger round metal tables
for the front windows, small rectangular tables with simple pedestal bases for
the rest of the space, classic all-weather wicker bistro chairs and moulded
plastic chairs in chocolate brown. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything
is really comfortable and functional.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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truth is that wooden tables and chairs would have cost less. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I think they might have looked rather
old-hat, even when brand new. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we are
hoping these more modern materials and forms hold up better, both visually and
physically, in the long run.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As
you may have guessed, our choice of paint colors was influenced by traditional
gelato flavors… but nothing too icy or sweet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benjamin Moore’s <em><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/durangodust">Durango Dust</a></em> feels like a
warm afternoon in the main area.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/palestpistachio">Palest Pistachio</a></em>, in the bathroom, is really more gray than green and we like how it
continues the clean, silvery look of all the metals in the restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Meridith
specifically asked for subtle wall décor… no black-and-white photographs of
historic Virginia or vintage posters of the Italian countryside. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I always love mirrors. Three mirrors from <a href="http://www.cyandesign.biz/">Cyan Design</a> have lovely
frames and reflect light throughout the restaurant.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The over-scaled <em>Tangiers</em> mirror feels like a window in this little corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of one of the <em>Canterbury</em> mirrors.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On
Saturday, Walter and I enjoyed turkey and brie sandwiches, Italian sodas and
butternut squash soup for lunch.</span></span><br />
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after a brisk walk around downtown Lexington, we returned for scrumptious
gelato. Walter chose three flavors:
chocolate hazelnut, coconut and banana. I splurged on salted peanut and banana.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yum!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gelato
is decadently rich, especially when compared to American ice cream, and more
intensely flavored. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Pronto, Franky
makes his gelato in-house, in very small batches with fresh, seasonal
ingredients. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t sit around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most modern ice creams include a lot of air,
especially so-called low-fat or slow-churn varieties. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gelato <i>seems</i> thicker, creamier and
denser, because it is. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ice cream is
usually made with heavy cream and has a much greater butterfat content than
gelato. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fat might be addictive. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it tends to mask, not enhance, flavors.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So,
if you are traveling on Interstate 81 this holiday season, we hope you will
stop off in Lexington for a caffeine, sugar and soccer fix at Pronto. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Franky broadcasts Italian Serie A and Premier
League soccer games from around the world.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pronto
is open 8 am until 8 pm, most days, at 26 South Main Street in the historic
R.E. Lee Building. (540) 464-1472.</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-1250841800917223192012-10-27T22:01:00.000-04:002012-10-27T22:01:06.804-04:00Get Out the Vote: AIGA Style
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Whether you are gung ho for
a particular candidate or can’t wait for Election Day to come and go… the
<a href="http://www.aiga.org/">AIGA</a>’s <i>Get Out the Vote</i> project may provide a little extra motivation
to, well, get out and vote.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=898">Cast Your Vote</a></em> by Steven Liska</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">AIGA, originally known as the American Institute of Graphic Arts,
is over a century old and provides professional support, networking
possibilities and financial and creative guidance to artists who make a living
in graphic design. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus AIGA promotes the
importance of good design.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Since 1998, their Design for Democracy efforts have helped
localities to<br />
design and test ballots;</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">develop better outreach materials for voters;</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">and create resources for election officials.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">AIGA also sponsors a national, nonpartisan <i>Get Out the Vote</i>
poster exhibition.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1074">Get on the Vote Boat</a></em> by Kip G. Williams</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">It seems like the best of this year’s entries fall into three main
categories.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">A lot draw on retro images for a nostalgic look.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=780">Do Your Research</a></em> by Alyssa Bastien</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=964">Quit Mopin'</a> </em>by Nicole K. Glaberman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=793">Turn the Tide</a></em> by Rachel Follis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1026">Reminder</a></em> by Jillian Coorey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=836">Vote</a></em> by Ann Ford</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1025">Vote!</a></em> by Thomas R. Ham</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=956">National Statement</a></em> by Zach Norman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=933">Be Relevant</a></em> by Arezo Hariri</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Others rethink patriotic or political symbols and colors.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1089">Make America Soar</a></em> by Shelley A. Miller</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1084">Make Your Mark</a></em> by Elisabeth Hawkins</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=771">Vote</a></em> by Eric R. Fernandez</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=1056">Stars and Stripes</a></em> by Dominique Chirinciuc</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can download and print individual posters from AIGA’s website
or view the exhibition in person at the National Design Center in New York
City.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><a href="http://www.aiga.org/gotv2012/detail.aspx?fileid=825">Butterfly Effect</a></em> by Vincent Gonzales</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Design Center is located on Fifth Avenue, in the Flat Iron District,
and is open to the public Monday-Thursday, 11 am-6 pm, and Friday, 11am-5 pm. Admission is free. <i>Get Out the Vote</i>
runs through November 30.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-26591708445031529532012-10-06T18:52:00.000-04:002012-10-06T18:52:36.319-04:00Fall Fiber Festival and Furry Friends
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
<a href="http://www.fallfiberfestival.org/">Fall Fiber Festival</a> is being held today and tomorrow at <a href="http://www.montpelier.org/">Montpelier</a>, James
Madison’s historic home, near Orange, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s basically a celebration of all things fibrous… meaning, yarn and
felt and the supplies you need to weave, knit, crochet and tat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s also a fabulous opportunity to learn
more about the animals that provide raw “wool”: sheep, goats, bunnies, llamas
and alpacas.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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met this charming fellow last year at the Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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confident and photogenic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He definitely
knows he is special (although I’m not certain he is a he).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Never
mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He got me thinking about my
favorite “animal” artists from the region.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.heatwole.com/">Marsha Heatwole</a> lives near Lexington, Virginia, with a small menagerie of domesticated
animals, many of whom populate her art work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And I do mean populate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
rather frenetic-kinetic-style really conveys humor and joy, and she manages to
capture each animal’s personality even in “group” portraits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6MFOQyf-TlFqTZl6z_sFBQVMKXhpJac61GZOI_pvuPU9CHu3sp5nPJsA97tKpDDclldRElcrrCEb8gRTRK_tF3jk7Rya4fyjeBHmZJE634UEyJlheGGyvH4xYyAh7CdEnfymV3DgIIs/s1600/MH+audience_of_sheep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6MFOQyf-TlFqTZl6z_sFBQVMKXhpJac61GZOI_pvuPU9CHu3sp5nPJsA97tKpDDclldRElcrrCEb8gRTRK_tF3jk7Rya4fyjeBHmZJE634UEyJlheGGyvH4xYyAh7CdEnfymV3DgIIs/s400/MH+audience_of_sheep.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Audience of Sheep</em> by Marsha Heatwole</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Marsha
works in a wide range of media, including:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Various
forms of etching;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY_o8y074EnXqYPzkuvQWEPsufSfk4LJ0oewQJwlRSphfFQm1bxpzwiF6UxnPDg0XcbXRPcngzpqrIhXd1ENLtc40xXPoOu2J5IOvm2p4L0aD8G_5vava6HUlqZZEX2U1xFkHOLyj9to/s1600/MH+Father's+Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY_o8y074EnXqYPzkuvQWEPsufSfk4LJ0oewQJwlRSphfFQm1bxpzwiF6UxnPDg0XcbXRPcngzpqrIhXd1ENLtc40xXPoOu2J5IOvm2p4L0aD8G_5vava6HUlqZZEX2U1xFkHOLyj9to/s400/MH+Father's+Day.jpg" width="275" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Father's Day</em> by Marsha Heatwole</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Silkscreen;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosp0OSnw8tFtsAs-CVv-fxlprf77jvduRipor4mEsAAW3a1XSy7QBY5_ZdlWVhx48fwXNCwKbF8kNzXNJXiFWryIX_xm-MAatPw9Wn6nbcT_A6ySgLt3Eo9kq8-dMurwPSJ0XC21FCwQ/s1600/MH+Rabbit+with+Iris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosp0OSnw8tFtsAs-CVv-fxlprf77jvduRipor4mEsAAW3a1XSy7QBY5_ZdlWVhx48fwXNCwKbF8kNzXNJXiFWryIX_xm-MAatPw9Wn6nbcT_A6ySgLt3Eo9kq8-dMurwPSJ0XC21FCwQ/s400/MH+Rabbit+with+Iris.jpg" width="247" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Rabbit with Iris</em> by Marsha Heatwole</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Monotype;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Maurice</em> by Marsha Heatwole</td></tr>
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acrylic paint.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBTQY7lm_os4U-ImW1J0e9IVSg-McPgvNtzysGqx_jiIzhbk-EuRyf8yIxUzCS7n0MV_cTCIetMwt-vpch9Oes671vs8gtSlsw_mIpiFFJkHZv2z2FGtgrjk5Vjx5OIF1Grl68MQO0zc/s1600/MH+Proud+Cheetah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBTQY7lm_os4U-ImW1J0e9IVSg-McPgvNtzysGqx_jiIzhbk-EuRyf8yIxUzCS7n0MV_cTCIetMwt-vpch9Oes671vs8gtSlsw_mIpiFFJkHZv2z2FGtgrjk5Vjx5OIF1Grl68MQO0zc/s400/MH+Proud+Cheetah.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Proud Cheetah</em> by Marsha Heatwole</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We
own one of Marsha’s etchings: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chickens
Divine</i>, and it hangs in our little hallway gallery of regional artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her original prints and paintings are very
affordable, but she also offers copies of her work in note cards, switch plate
covers and magnets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can contact
Marsha directly or purchase her creations at <a href="http://www.artistsincahoots.com/">Artists in Cahoots</a> in downtown
Lexington.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Earlier
this spring, several artists in the Rockbridge County area, including Marsha,
held an <a href="http://www.lexingtonrockbridgestudiotour.com/">open studio tour</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
hoping to host another tour in 2013, so you could visit Marsha <u>and</u> her
furry subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://studioburke.com/">Cynthia Burke</a> is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and predominately paints in oil on
panel or canvas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes she uses
small, almost book-size, copper “canvases” to create these luminous studies of
local birds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNSaESuI07rViC5ITYPrDXCqWgOqirlxWCdXKbiLzRoEVc8Ca9N5zFJeosXajNId71EB0_D1R8qCtViePU5KRz9B0vlgIBAmrY7eoE_qGtUy6p3Sa4lIT-JONFbJrVupDtOopP4y2Ef8/s1600/CB+Goldfinch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNSaESuI07rViC5ITYPrDXCqWgOqirlxWCdXKbiLzRoEVc8Ca9N5zFJeosXajNId71EB0_D1R8qCtViePU5KRz9B0vlgIBAmrY7eoE_qGtUy6p3Sa4lIT-JONFbJrVupDtOopP4y2Ef8/s320/CB+Goldfinch.JPG" width="242" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Goldfinch</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As
you can see, Cynthia is inspired by nature and intimate interior scenes and
portraits from the Dutch Golden Age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
she depicts the common Blue Jay as a rising guild member and our neighborhood
Possum and Groundhog in ruff and robes!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Blue Jay</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOxAk6kxymSiNm-092myo2_zPVZwxIpmRv53zoPvDwZakecH9hS-j-Z3X04tMajQzt-yMpJ08V4HVlmmhIBvDukFvEfeP9SN7ECMgGsVKYnwYqFwkzJ6YF-MbNRQ7er-pzr6LUQvYyKs/s1600/CB+Opossum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOxAk6kxymSiNm-092myo2_zPVZwxIpmRv53zoPvDwZakecH9hS-j-Z3X04tMajQzt-yMpJ08V4HVlmmhIBvDukFvEfeP9SN7ECMgGsVKYnwYqFwkzJ6YF-MbNRQ7er-pzr6LUQvYyKs/s320/CB+Opossum.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Opposum</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-s1OPgtItMFIY1DlMMsHQJvbHiH3EF2mTfSdC6qGAqcXlUrojQAJICX8aAnA0IMScXuvwJYTz3BHDxNjl3Nh1RJU8Q7bXm6nJUoBE91hqWhEhviHjIonsyghUtY-2X2C5j-B-Q1u_iw/s1600/CB+Groundhog+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-s1OPgtItMFIY1DlMMsHQJvbHiH3EF2mTfSdC6qGAqcXlUrojQAJICX8aAnA0IMScXuvwJYTz3BHDxNjl3Nh1RJU8Q7bXm6nJUoBE91hqWhEhviHjIonsyghUtY-2X2C5j-B-Q1u_iw/s320/CB+Groundhog+2.JPG" width="312" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Groundhog</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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more exotic Snowy Egret and Flamingo are like feathery still lifes… all
gorgeous plumage instead of fading flowers and fruit… with backdrops of
tapestry and silk.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUWUdTdEyliJDLW5H8syznw53sg6v9gVyCQ5xq8VuvwyKUgpfjGCVG60YQXwtiL5OsfjHLM39KunJCkSQal27ejoQN8U-zDIEB0gpHhENBiU47XA-PyeEYaoGtBuUEJ-cMSYVX0CcwdA/s1600/CB+Snowy+Egret.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUWUdTdEyliJDLW5H8syznw53sg6v9gVyCQ5xq8VuvwyKUgpfjGCVG60YQXwtiL5OsfjHLM39KunJCkSQal27ejoQN8U-zDIEB0gpHhENBiU47XA-PyeEYaoGtBuUEJ-cMSYVX0CcwdA/s400/CB+Snowy+Egret.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Snowy Egret</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Flamingo</em> by Cynthia Burke</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Cynthia’s
work is meticulous and luxurious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
about radiant.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
amazingly priced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can visit Cynthia
in her studio at the <a href="http://mcguffeyartcenter.com/">McGuffey Art Center</a> in downtown Charlottesville.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay,
okay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recognize that <a href="http://www.catherineledner.com/">Catherine Ledner</a>
is hardly a local artist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born and bred
in New Orleans, she now lives in Southern California with her family and a
pint-size clan of animals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Catherine’s
photographs of animals (whether the subjects are pets or wild beings) manage to
communicate what she sees and what she wants us to imagine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These animals are both individuals and icons.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to resist this shaggy sweetheart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBtNQgyRwjq2XjsYasXM4qeBTgEZOHy6eAw_-4_uk5rfMykEtfTZ6M4GGsQ3J2X1uZzXUgnn57Ni9pFKB442vTKAUWVqcF3lD2Vc7RcontUHDddf215boAYfjj4qkfxFAXS7b1xq_Rrc/s1600/CL+Flamingo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBtNQgyRwjq2XjsYasXM4qeBTgEZOHy6eAw_-4_uk5rfMykEtfTZ6M4GGsQ3J2X1uZzXUgnn57Ni9pFKB442vTKAUWVqcF3lD2Vc7RcontUHDddf215boAYfjj4qkfxFAXS7b1xq_Rrc/s400/CL+Flamingo.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Flamingo</em> by Catherine Ledner</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Catherine
is well-aware of the juxtaposition, the slightly off-kilter look of her images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that’s all part of the fun.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Fox</em> by Catherine Ledner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Llama</em> by Catherine Ledner</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You
can find Catherine’s photographs in national advertising campaigns and major
magazines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you can also commission
or buy her work for yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has a
whole website devoted to her animal photography: <a href="http://www.catherinesanimals.com/">Catherine's Animals</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her books <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://welcomebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=21&products_id=8">Animal House</a></i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/life-style/pets/glamour-dogs.html">Glamour Dogs</a></i> are
available through most bookstores.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBrwfckPLT7sXuRbclPrdBFIE7ztIV2gJDxytOw6067M-1YUBaBF1Otin6FaSMTgu5ZzfMsY7ZCv4_jiG3YaThndM4d-Gcy7R51apKtC_SBzqsAw-fWc4gwTQoOwLM6Br_n586Y-7Lmw/s1600/CL+Sheep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBrwfckPLT7sXuRbclPrdBFIE7ztIV2gJDxytOw6067M-1YUBaBF1Otin6FaSMTgu5ZzfMsY7ZCv4_jiG3YaThndM4d-Gcy7R51apKtC_SBzqsAw-fWc4gwTQoOwLM6Br_n586Y-7Lmw/s400/CL+Sheep.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Sheep</em> by Catherine Ledner</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
Fall Fiber Festival is always held the first weekend in October in a huge field
across State Route 20 from the Montpelier house and old train station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We try to attend every year for the sheep dog
trials (although the sheep are pretty obstinate by Sunday), kettle corn and
tent after tent of wooly wares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s our
kickoff to autumn and is usually a gorgeous day no matter what the
weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Montpelier is nestled in a
beautiful stretch of the Piedmont – lightly wooded with views of the Blue Ridge
Mountains – and an easy drive from Washington, D.C. or Richmond.</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-46226316535675157252012-10-03T22:54:00.000-04:002012-10-03T22:54:35.858-04:00British Butterflies
<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Great Britain has received a lot of attention lately… from last
year’s royal wedding, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and, of course, the 2012
Summer Olympics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And hopefully all this
worldwide media will also draw attention to the plight of British butterflies.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZo4qL75m2OzT2K_iG6BLzMDK2_dDK_2iWyTCY0VFWEbBxiSVuxpHSFWHUQCektfeY6oc6RL5p6DgGy91BNHNNB_vV-4AbrpZvBjrb7NtA1cJHzWssz-SOBWOCPpZr1gmGi78YfXGrGE/s1600/1+Daphne+mezereum+with+Butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZo4qL75m2OzT2K_iG6BLzMDK2_dDK_2iWyTCY0VFWEbBxiSVuxpHSFWHUQCektfeY6oc6RL5p6DgGy91BNHNNB_vV-4AbrpZvBjrb7NtA1cJHzWssz-SOBWOCPpZr1gmGi78YfXGrGE/s400/1+Daphne+mezereum+with+Butterfly.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor of <em>Daphne mezereum with Butterfly</em> by 18th-century artist Georg D. Ehret<br />
from the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a> permanent collection</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The populations of almost all British
butterflies started to decline significantly after World War II, mainly due to
habitat loss and the greater use of pesticides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And despite decades of successful conservation efforts, even small
changes in the environment, like this year’s heavy spring rains, can affect the
health of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lepidoptera</i> communities in
Britain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of the 70 species that live
on this island of butterflies, 25 remain in serious danger.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aDgz_0-Y0WKLkF8TvSrdEBJXx4pWhPpHU_g80aPu5t01xKpa7MfZQEpulfLrXJ6bB2VhyphenhyphenbAiZPJCrysK-0hbRnLIyX07G544zTSbfQa3a0cjgQ_BL8rcaHUqq-KD1fH-vPeUvb-ghN0/s1600/1+Fairy+Queen+Takes+an+Airy+Drive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aDgz_0-Y0WKLkF8TvSrdEBJXx4pWhPpHU_g80aPu5t01xKpa7MfZQEpulfLrXJ6bB2VhyphenhyphenbAiZPJCrysK-0hbRnLIyX07G544zTSbfQa3a0cjgQ_BL8rcaHUqq-KD1fH-vPeUvb-ghN0/s400/1+Fairy+Queen+Takes+an+Airy+Drive.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>The Fairy Queen Takes an Airy Drive in a Light Carriage</em>,<br />
1870 etching by Richard Doyle, also from the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ninacampbell.com/">Nina Campbell</a> was born at the very end of World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She began her career in interior decorating
and retail, training with legend John Fowler, while still a teenager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By 22, she had established her own
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, she epitomizes both the
history and future of British design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her interiors are traditional <u>and</u> infinitely livable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she happens to love butterflies… for
their prettiness as decorative motifs and the freedom they represent.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Her
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Farfalla</i> wallpaper is so exquisitely elegant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus it reminds me of all the lovely names
for butterfly: farfalla, mariposa, psyche and papillon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wouldn’t it be perfect in your dining
room?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Replace the hardware on your
sideboard with <a href="http://www.michaelaram.com/nsite/home.aspx">Michael Aram</a>’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly
Knob</i> in gold.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And continue the magic
with hand-painted, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/alberto_pinto_Results.cfm?pattern=1628">Filet A Papillons</a></i> porcelain
by <a href="http://www.albertopinto.com/1.aspx">Alberto Pinto</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dinner Plate</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Buffet Plate</em></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even rice pudding
would look divine served with candy butterflies from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugarRobot">Sugar Robot</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">About
20 years ago, as a young mother and homemaker, <a href="http://www.vanessaarbuthnott.co.uk/">Vanessa Arbuthnott</a> could not
find or afford what she wanted in fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So she started printing her own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
today, her home business has grown into a full line of textiles, rugs and
furniture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her company is still firmly
rooted in the local community and includes an art gallery that supports regional
artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is influenced by nature,
Asian and Scandinavian traditions and the fabulously fun fabrics that came out
of Britain in the mid-20<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> century.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUA5W9qvOXTBGPoLb66VsO6QIkRKfy5rHenXt4GUJxJ4ssdC8tpfEIw9oKeGQ0X8gKgIGFYxwkQCFIxfZH7TZaHxIsqPLX-1InJH0-vQGk_OdIcg3OrVwxWQjysQdxt6JZ639k2fd4mY/s1600/6+Vanessa+Arbuthnott+Butterfly+Dance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUA5W9qvOXTBGPoLb66VsO6QIkRKfy5rHenXt4GUJxJ4ssdC8tpfEIw9oKeGQ0X8gKgIGFYxwkQCFIxfZH7TZaHxIsqPLX-1InJH0-vQGk_OdIcg3OrVwxWQjysQdxt6JZ639k2fd4mY/s320/6+Vanessa+Arbuthnott+Butterfly+Dance.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Dance</em> in pigeon and charcoal</td></tr>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Her
hand-printed<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Butterfly Dance</i> really harkens back to these vintage designs and
would wear well in a family room as draperies or accent upholstery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add lamps from the 1950s or 60s.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage lamps from Yew Tree House Antiques</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuf54sz5WHlI-MrsurN6tzM8Lgeen1te5wshoY3dHxbnx811Y1wDZ8L8ScPqCyIX1Bc3UrCD39fbDVk-spf3FvvORgjZVBKxtUi4CpR9WuUP6fsP_yoa73TDa5hrsLKIre3PTsze05BI/s1600/8+Yew+Tree+House+Detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuf54sz5WHlI-MrsurN6tzM8Lgeen1te5wshoY3dHxbnx811Y1wDZ8L8ScPqCyIX1Bc3UrCD39fbDVk-spf3FvvORgjZVBKxtUi4CpR9WuUP6fsP_yoa73TDa5hrsLKIre3PTsze05BI/s320/8+Yew+Tree+House+Detail.jpg" width="236" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of lamp</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This quirky pair with cattails and gold
butterflies is available at </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.yewtreehouseantiques.com/">Yew Tree House Antiques</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sori Yanagi's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly
Stool</i> looks as fresh today as when it first manufactured in 1954.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.dwr.com/">Design Within Reach</a> offers reproductions in curved
rosewood.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Consider
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly Dance</i> in brick for your
kitchen, maybe as café curtains or to line cabinet doors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the slightly imperfect, block-printed pattern
would look great with <a href="http://www.arthurcourt.com/">Arthur Court</a>’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly</i>
accessories.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Nut Bowl</em></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Arthur
Court studied art design when he returned from World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He settled in San Francisco and opened his
first boutique in 1966, initially focusing on interior decoration, importing
unusual trinkets and creating his own jewelry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By the late-1970s, he was making easy-care, sand-cast aluminum
dinnerware to suit the trend for more casual entertaining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly</i>,
inspired by the California-native Mission Blue, is one of Court’s most popular
patterns and comes in examples of<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">
a<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">luminum;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Winged Pitcher</em></td></tr>
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and wood;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Chip and Dip</em></td></tr>
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aluminum and glass.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vkYYf_1lxU_5_FaWIXY_VI9OuuW7De6KElxnT58aquMP0KYZnYecLZ7zyfxJ6H11vCDUSu_cW-eNXlUqy_0-EefN60zzF7-o3xzIV3TAS9M_EQCbtTz_Esd11UaorBT-PRDgeqE7xVw/s1600/13+Arthur+Court+Glass+Salad+Bowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vkYYf_1lxU_5_FaWIXY_VI9OuuW7De6KElxnT58aquMP0KYZnYecLZ7zyfxJ6H11vCDUSu_cW-eNXlUqy_0-EefN60zzF7-o3xzIV3TAS9M_EQCbtTz_Esd11UaorBT-PRDgeqE7xVw/s320/13+Arthur+Court+Glass+Salad+Bowl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Salad Bowl</em></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
company is now run by Arthur’s daughter and remains a local family business,
committed to the San Francisco community, protecting endangered Western
environments and producing pretty and practical serving pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can purchase Arthur Court online at <a href="http://www.silvergallery.com/">The Silver Gallery</a>, which just happens to be based here in Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">And
instead of those ubiquitous glass pendant lights, try <a href="http://mixko.co.uk/">Mixko</a>’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Delight</i> lampshades, made from organic
wool felt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mixko was a collaboration by
artists </span><span>Nahoko Koyama and Alex Garnett</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the partnership has ended, you can
still purchase their lighting through <a href="http://noadesign.co.uk/">NOA Design</a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MIXKO">Etsy</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Delight Lacie</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Delight Belle</em></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
finally, round out this cheerful mix of reds, silvers and browns with a stack
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Engraved Butterfly </i>dishtowels from
<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Flora and Fauna</em> in duck egg and denim</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Vanessa’s
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flora and Fauna</i> is sweet and
sophisticated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The summery combination
of duck egg and denim feels like a perpetual weekend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Possibly at a Gustavian country house?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pair it with <a href="http://www.canopydesigns.com/">Canopy Designs</a>’ delicate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly and Blossom Chandelier</i> and
<a href="http://www.julianchichester.com/">Julian Chichester</a>’s two-seater <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly
Settee</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly and Blossom Chandelier</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Settee</em></td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m
a fool for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flora and Fauna</i> in rabbit
and damson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First – because I adore earthy,
creamy taupes with red, especially a plumy-pink-red.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And second – rabbit and damson are just the
perfect names.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I immediately imagine
these warm, luscious colors that make everyone and everything glow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a beautiful fabric for a master
bedroom.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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up the brown with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly Seas 1</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">2</i> from <a href="http://naturalcuriosities.com/">Natural Curiosities</a>...</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Seas 1</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Seas 2</em></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and a
duo of <a href="http://www.caracole.com/home">Caracole</a>’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Social Butterfly Chairs</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Social Butterfly Chair</em> in silver leaf</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQRFpXWCERzK_kCyafWFN6AK_6g97zJjo-6bxkhfD1i41n-9p9fCZldZsle8ckxMChQIpLK7WlJywojFXFxtqIo-WTxez7gJk9wHW81QoytjsM0iA1p-4pfXftIifSzk7JYmjju7Nblg/s1600/21+Caracole+Social+Butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQRFpXWCERzK_kCyafWFN6AK_6g97zJjo-6bxkhfD1i41n-9p9fCZldZsle8ckxMChQIpLK7WlJywojFXFxtqIo-WTxez7gJk9wHW81QoytjsM0iA1p-4pfXftIifSzk7JYmjju7Nblg/s1600/21+Caracole+Social+Butterfly.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly Dance</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flora and Fauna</i> are printed on a blend
of organically-raised cotton and flax linen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flora and Fauna</i> is also available
as wallpaper.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.raptureandwright.co.uk/">Rapture and Wright</a> designs another
wonderful fabric with hints of tan and red.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Birds and Butterflies</em> in grenadine</td></tr>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rebecca Aird and Peter Thwaites, partners
in life and business, established Rapture and Wright in 2002.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And their goal has been the same from the
start: to create home furnishings and textiles that are 100% British.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Designs are conceived and hand-printed in their
studio... on cloth that is woven in the U.K.... from suppliers, including growers
and furniture makers, sourced from around the U.K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cocoa
Sofa</i> is a very recent introduction and example of what can be accomplished
with a relatively-small carbon footprint.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Of course, it’s interesting that they chose butterflies as part of the
decoration.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Birds and Butterflies</em>, in green, is crisp and contemporary as well as naturally simple. In some ways, it looks back to centuries of gorgeous British craft but also thinks to the future and what we want our lives to be.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Birds and Butterflies</em> in green</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aesthetic Movement, woodblock-printed wallpaper,<br />
designed by Bruce J. Talbert, printed by Jeffrey and Co. in 1875,<br />
from the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Plus it’s just fantastically graphic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use it in a place you enjoy every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What about a long bench cushion in the
foyer?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or floor-to-ceiling draperies in
your home office?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It looks stunning with
this antique, Art Nouveau, Rorstrand vase that’s been converted into a lamp;</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original, wonderfully glazed vase was designed by Swedish artist Alf Wallander and produced by Rorstrand.<br />
It is available at <a href="http://www.hmluther.com/">H.M. Luther</a> in New York City.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of lamp</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fly Away</i> tufted wool rug by <a href="http://www.companyc.com/home.htm">Company C</a>;</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Fly Away</em> in driftwood</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and <a href="http://dpstudiousa.com/home.html">Diane Paparo</a>’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sculpted Stool</i> with that big
butterfly joint in ebony.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Vanessa
and Rebecca and Peter share a lot in common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Both companies have most of their fabrics woven in Scotland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They both collaborate with <a href="http://lucyrosedesign.com/">Lucy Rose Design</a>
to distribute their lines in America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And perhaps, most important of all, they live and work in the mainly
rural county of Gloucestershire, in southwest England, near Wales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gloucestershire is perhaps best known for its
charming Cotswolds villages and important gardens like Hidcote, and, as you may
have guessed, the area hosts over 40 species of butterflies.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Butterflies have long symbolized hope and happiness and
rejuvenation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they seem appropriate
emblems for Britain’s recent renaissance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can learn more about British butterflies at <a href="http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/">Butterfly Conservation</a>.</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-73122884267981985562012-09-30T21:10:00.000-04:002012-09-30T21:10:19.094-04:00A Smaller Landscape
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m
embarrassed by my lack of blogging this month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As you may have surmised, my life has been a little busier of late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten- and twelve-hour workdays and an increase
in volunteer commitments mean I barely have time to feed myself, let alone write
or even think of writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shaving my
legs or doing a load of laundry is a small triumph.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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of course, the garden is suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
managed to weed last Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it
hardly made a dent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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also fiddled with ideas for a new perennial border… laying out edges of the
proposed bed with old flower pots and buckets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The idea is to create a long, rather narrow bed in three curved sections
that would bloom tangerine-warm-gold in the spring and slightly garish,
carnival colors in late summer and fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Silly, I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fall asleep
every night working on a wish list of plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But do I really need another 54’ to weed, water and mulch?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps I should be thinking about
simplifying my garden? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Downsizing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even shrinking it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Miniature
and fairy gardens are increasingly popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And I totally understand the appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Like bonsai, these tiny gardens include plants that are carefully
trained and manipulated… living, growing, natural elements but in very small
scale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voyeurism and narrative play big
roles in most miniature gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are scenes of our collective lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or
what we want our lives to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s like
peeking over the fence of an unknown property or visiting a grand estate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What adds to the allure is that you can see
everything at once, and yet there is still so much to see!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, you may speculate a little more
about the inhabitants of a miniature garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are they hummingbirds or butterflies, fairies or gnomes?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pam
Shank crafts charming miniature gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She started her own business, <a href="http://www.landscapesinminiature.com/">Landscapes in Miniature</a>, just about two
years ago in nearby Harrisonburg, Virginia, and her gardens are the best I’ve
seen in our region.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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uses dwarf evergreens, Succulents and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sedum</i>,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Thymus</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erodium</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ajuga,</i> and even minuscule
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hosta</i> and Ferns, mixed with
itty-bitty accessories to build landscapes fit for the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Borrowers</i> or characters from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wind-in-the-Willows</i>
(at least during their quiet moments!).<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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also employs an eclectic mix of containers, including<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Large
traditional planters;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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baskets;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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troughs;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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glasses and mugs;<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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other found objects.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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can commission Pam to create a garden especially for you, either in a favorite container,
such as a birdbath, window box or urn, or directly in your yard.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This
is a permanent installation that includes a dwarf Crape Myrtle and evergreens,
trained into tree forms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything is
hardy enough to withstand Zone 6 and 7 winters.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pam
is best known for her tabletop beaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Some are small enough to hold in your palm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make great gifts for those ocean-lovers
who live far from the shore.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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can find <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LandscapesNMiniature">Pam’s miniature beaches on Etsy</a> and her other gardens at various shops
in the Shenandoah Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may also
run into her at regional festivals or make an appointment to visit her home in
Harrisonburg.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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instead of minimizing plans for a new perennial border, I think I’ll add a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">little</i> extra whimsy with a couple of Pam’s container
gardens.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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just need a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">little</i> extra time to get
it all started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe next month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Right?</span></span></div>
Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-64012919091200454172012-08-26T21:24:00.001-04:002012-08-26T21:24:16.629-04:00End of Summer, Stone Fruits and Pound Cake
<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Whew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The past nine days have been
lovely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lovely because, despite several
inches of rain and quite a bit of the usual humidity, our day and night temperatures
have been surprisingly low for August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Low enough to actually cook!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
after months of take-out and stovetop-only cooking, I’ve been baking: pumpkin
bread, one batch with plums, another with blueberries; salmon with lemon and
lots of pepper; and a delicious pound cake.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pound cake in summer?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most folks
seem to prefer sponge or angel food cake, but I’m a fan of pound cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The perk of living in the southern end of the
Mid-Atlantic is that we can grow a wide variety of fruit trees: apples, pears and
cherries, of course, not to mention the wonderful stone fruits of late summer:
peaches, nectarines and plums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s
hard to improve on pound cake with sliced peaches or nectarines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and
dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAgdUlu-Wy1WE5ogNPinFxSKAnaDQaZJopR4vyW1ikexAWKv__awZd2L8A1L8jWe6r9OMMu0bUXT7XmaQphoPgpiWtNN7PeMK3yGMVHycU1RcwidK8tHhKZyemYNq5hNBsrdXKHGRGBk/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAgdUlu-Wy1WE5ogNPinFxSKAnaDQaZJopR4vyW1ikexAWKv__awZd2L8A1L8jWe6r9OMMu0bUXT7XmaQphoPgpiWtNN7PeMK3yGMVHycU1RcwidK8tHhKZyemYNq5hNBsrdXKHGRGBk/s320/021.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're lucky enough to have 5 family orchards within 20 miles.<br />
This is the closest; they offer pick-your-own peaches, nectarines and apples.<br />
Or you can just buy already-picked fruits from their little market.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJlEi_UR71qVKKSo_LmDoc_a4Dy1ghJ32u8ytvLb6bKeC8jUoHtBXUtDUIhjcQJvxz0cn0ULRugpZnnUeUXvUMiVqqvtHRkKkrorIO4ss8BSjwArz4r9ebWAXr3KivgzOQgTl4WhanZk/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJlEi_UR71qVKKSo_LmDoc_a4Dy1ghJ32u8ytvLb6bKeC8jUoHtBXUtDUIhjcQJvxz0cn0ULRugpZnnUeUXvUMiVqqvtHRkKkrorIO4ss8BSjwArz4r9ebWAXr3KivgzOQgTl4WhanZk/s400/013.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plus they have great views to the Southeast...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3MQydiqQXvo8pq95nYD2uePNw8sJ2Xmq8vB1ckTI3njBO-kOf7toO0RRwwqqX1cUXPbdpURKOgb3qfHxBSaTNaRXxYdGystIqC9vBqfEx8lYOHnoxwtqdb-8v0f8IuQZgJoRIa5zUzg/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3MQydiqQXvo8pq95nYD2uePNw8sJ2Xmq8vB1ckTI3njBO-kOf7toO0RRwwqqX1cUXPbdpURKOgb3qfHxBSaTNaRXxYdGystIqC9vBqfEx8lYOHnoxwtqdb-8v0f8IuQZgJoRIa5zUzg/s400/015.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Southwest...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN_bu1m0nyBilP8a910Gfb19rklWITh-yhx42ZVO32_EC_csUP5Ky_3O91-xH9dEgq-UwlMs4H2lOcu8PbNoZ7g7avIgz7wJcBdVegXrO7d5BVIoGt59m1_03o7rklyU1BRVBflLIHPc/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN_bu1m0nyBilP8a910Gfb19rklWITh-yhx42ZVO32_EC_csUP5Ky_3O91-xH9dEgq-UwlMs4H2lOcu8PbNoZ7g7avIgz7wJcBdVegXrO7d5BVIoGt59m1_03o7rklyU1BRVBflLIHPc/s400/019.JPG" width="398" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Northwest...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JT9yqOEi5c3elYOSUAjLcSMwmKc2xM29tCoWVKArp1UIY7SuD4A3E7M2wz1P161cdzxRTRMMlv7N3OUC-s9jNVAMSTTGF8VocZz-_rtXpQe8_ZFTNvz1vQZ40Lqj4PSpTFlAbbIzDgg/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JT9yqOEi5c3elYOSUAjLcSMwmKc2xM29tCoWVKArp1UIY7SuD4A3E7M2wz1P161cdzxRTRMMlv7N3OUC-s9jNVAMSTTGF8VocZz-_rtXpQe8_ZFTNvz1vQZ40Lqj4PSpTFlAbbIzDgg/s400/004.JPG" width="396" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the Northeast.<br />
The pretty weather also blew in some dramatic skies.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My favorite pound cake recipes come from the April 2000 issue of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cooking Light</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And perhaps the best of the bunch is Brown
Sugar Pound Cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It reads as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3 cups all-purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 teaspoon baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">¼ teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">¾ cup butter or stick margarine, softened<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2 cups packed light brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3 large eggs<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 cup fat-free milk<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon powdered sugar<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Combine flour, baking powder, and
salt in a bowl, stir well with a whisk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until light
and fluffy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gradually add brown sugar
and vanilla, beating until well blended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add flour mixture to sugar mixture
alternately with milk, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with the flour
mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick
inserted in the center comes out clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack, and remove from pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool completely on a wire rack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sift powdered sugar over top of cake.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I basically follow the recipe as written, except<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I use an old-fashioned 12-cup Bundt pan and reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flutes of the Bundt make it really easy to cut small slices of cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I can slice 24 for a party.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I grease the pan with butter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be honest, I’ve never gotten the hang of cooking sprays and just make a mess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can use graham, butter, or whole wheat cracker crumbs for your dry breadcrumbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time I used the crumbs from the bottom of my box of Grape Nuts!<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I don’t worry about fat-free milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just use what’s on hand… this time – 2%.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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served warm with peach ice cream and drizzled with a little chocolate syrup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The recipe is similar.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3 cups all-purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 teaspoon baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">¼ teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">¾ cup butter or stick margarine, softened<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2 cups granulated sugar<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2 teaspoons vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3 large eggs<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">¼ teaspoon baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span><br />
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knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Combine flour, baking powder, and
salt in a bowl, stir well with a whisk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed of a mixer until light
and fluffy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gradually add granulated
sugar and vanilla, beating until well blended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add flour mixture to sugar mixture
alternately with milk, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with the
flour mixture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spoon two-thirds of the batter (about 4 cups) into prepared pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add syrup and baking soda to remaining batter
in bowl, stirring just until blended; spoon on top of batter in pan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cake pulls away
from sides of pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool in pan 10
minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cool completely on a wire rack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sift cocoa over top of cake.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pound cake is easy to freeze for later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once the cake has cooled, but before you have sprinkled it with powdered
sugar or cocoa, slice up what you think you can’t eat in the next day or
so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place slices in heavy-duty zip-lock
plastic baggies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two slices will usually
fit in a sandwich size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thaw by just
bringing to room temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once
thawed, you can also heat them up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Sugar Pound Cake with fresh sliced nectarines and a dollop of yogurt.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So take advantage of your local peaches and nectarines while you
can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Share them with pound cake and
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yum!</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-26611252204446102512012-08-09T20:53:00.000-04:002012-08-09T20:53:17.616-04:00Precious Pepper<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It was just about four years ago, on a ridiculously hot weekend in
August, that we brought Pepper home from the SPCA. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And our lives have never been the same!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepper on her first day home</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Both Walter and I have had wonderful cats in the past… brilliant,
beautiful cats who were fierce hunters and defenders, who explored fearlessly
and who grew up and grew old with us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
I can honestly say that none were quite as joyful as Pepper or quite as
entwined with our daily lives.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Pepper</em> by <a href="http://www.casalinguini.com/">Beate Casati</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pepper reminds us that it is often the little things, just like
her, that bring the greatest happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Eat when you are hungry… a bit now and a bit later is fine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t always have to clean your plate.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">But lick your lips and drink a lot of water. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s okay if it dribbles off your chin.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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better if you stick to your same bedtime every night.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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don’t forget to stretch.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepper still stretches like this!</td></tr>
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an amazing place.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Abelia</i> are some of her favorites.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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when you need help or a cuddle.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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other?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only was Pepper abandoned at
birth, but by the time we discovered her at the SPCA, she had already been
adopted and returned by a family who thought her too rambunctious. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too rambunctious? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Umm… isn’t that the point of kitty cats? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walter and I think so.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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seasons, they are all about play and include</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sparkles: </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">She spends a couple hours every morning and evening chasing the sparkles on the wall cast by the reflections or headlights of passing cars.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Squirrels: </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We don’t talk about squirrels unless there is a squirrel for her to see. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just too exciting.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">String: </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As my brother says, “Man, that cat loves string.” She can entertain herself for hours with a shoe string… throwing it, catching it, running with it.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bees: </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, she gets stung every year.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Butterflies are mesmerizing.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Birds are fascinating too... but rather noisy, especially the tiny ones.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And lately, she has been obsessed with snails and cicadas.</span></span></li>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The truth is that she’s not a sophisticated hunter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s interested in the search not the kill. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s inquisitive, within bounds, and always
inventive when it comes to play. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
watched her chase the <i>shadows</i> of big, fat bumblebees when the real
things were beyond her reach. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pepper
loves to pounce on billowing sheets when we make the beds. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What fun! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hiding, jumping, rolling.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, I hope not.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, we haven't been able to hang our glass Christmas ornaments lately.<br />
But they look so pretty in bowls and cases.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot like shiny toys. Right Pepper?</td></tr>
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never stops trying. And we’re okay with
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like. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pepper <u>is</u> allowed to keep
her favorite stick in the dining room. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
it’s an absolutely PERFECT stick. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
has a bed, cat-size, of course, on each floor of the house, and a place to sit
up high, at least table height, in almost every room. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her daddy enclosed the back yard, mainly with
a mesh fence, so she is protected from busy traffic but can still watch the
goings-on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And he just built a small
flight of stairs so she can reach her favorite tall window.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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without her.</span></span></div>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-22030349979475386352012-08-07T18:07:00.000-04:002012-08-07T18:07:36.734-04:00Beautiful Butterfly Bounty: Schumacher and Lulu DK<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/">F. Schumacher & Company</a> is perhaps the most revered textile business in
America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Established in New York in 1889
by immigrant Frederic Schumacher, it remains a family-owned and run business
even after almost 125 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
<a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a> originally focused on wallpaper production, Schumacher first imported
fine fabrics, trimmings and rugs from Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1895, they started manufacturing their own fabrics, then wallpapers,
and carpets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the years, Schumacher
has acquired other important, traditional companies including Greeff and
Decorator’s Walk and built an amazing library of textile designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say, they include some of the most
enchanting butterfly motifs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Arbor</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, seen here in parchment… a warm,
almost tea-stained palette, literally envelopes you in its garden trellis.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Leafy Arbor</em> in parchment</td></tr>
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room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add stone or ceramic tile floors,
plump sofas, a little leather and <a href="http://www.elizabethlucascompany.com/">The Elizabeth Lucas Company</a>’s canvas-gauze-burlap pillows.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly 2</em> pillows by The Elizabeth Lucas Company</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Very comfortable living that’s wonderfully
pretty without being too feminine!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leafy Arbor</i> is available in three other,
slightly clearer, icier colors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Vine</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> wallpaper is more contemporary, and
perhaps, more magical with silhouettes of ferns, trailing autumn clematis, and of
course, butterflies.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Shadow Vine</em> in chartreuse</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">It comes in four
colors, including chartreuse, and would be stunning in your foyer lit with a
pair of vintage, French sconces from <a href="http://lebretoninterieurs.com/store/furniture_search.php?FRID=lGrGYW1lkpeb">Le Breton Interieurs</a> in San
Francisco.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Shadow Vine</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabulous brass sconces from Le Breton Interieurs</td></tr>
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green and brassy yellow with an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aesthetica
Mosaic</i> by <a href="http://www.pheromonedesign.com/">Christopher Marley</a>.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vWlg8HSInFK3Pz6Te101hsxyhYr4U0WWYk8k8pjd9EwXMBszF3O9d_kn2Sy_mNQUcFNZlrSEFFcWT-n9AVq0eJoz9ZPa0V_XaSkKYwb4uEv2LG2SKko-R6AX6187zx8yaMjM07Rafbc/s1600/6+Pheromone+Aesthetica.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vWlg8HSInFK3Pz6Te101hsxyhYr4U0WWYk8k8pjd9EwXMBszF3O9d_kn2Sy_mNQUcFNZlrSEFFcWT-n9AVq0eJoz9ZPa0V_XaSkKYwb4uEv2LG2SKko-R6AX6187zx8yaMjM07Rafbc/s400/6+Pheromone+Aesthetica.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Aesthetica Mosaic</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW5ZMilK0hVg8x8jyOcXoddFIqBanvYQPuOZ3sfeq2wZQ_CVxCWqeie60TErHfDMZ9i9OQ-FQJUCLbTaYjjfM697Y2D9SOMN4qP6frPbPQVlR38_5oiJctFM6O4Da90nFVOLP6Vv8h7Y/s1600/7+Pheromone+Design+Goliath+Birdwing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW5ZMilK0hVg8x8jyOcXoddFIqBanvYQPuOZ3sfeq2wZQ_CVxCWqeie60TErHfDMZ9i9OQ-FQJUCLbTaYjjfM697Y2D9SOMN4qP6frPbPQVlR38_5oiJctFM6O4Da90nFVOLP6Vv8h7Y/s200/7+Pheromone+Design+Goliath+Birdwing.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The not-so-little <em>Goliath Birdwing</em></td></tr>
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studio, called Pheromone, collects butterflies, moths, beetles, bees, wasps,
flies and damselflies from around the globe and then creates these mesmerizing
collages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your foyer would celebrate the
strange and wonderful beauty of insects <u>and</u> make you happy everyday!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
1960s classic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birds and Butterflies</i>,
available in wallpaper or cotton chintz, originated from Decorator’s Walk and
is now a mainstay of Schumacher’s collection.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WMZlUMPrfb94RbTXWFHSqIRwhdco74oL5EdWbDc5sao9uPDZ6ak_uZqxW1XM9M98xKZP5dXgpy9krMVbG15SIPFIBwOxQHDjym93qrl8giT7_r_upIirzCe6YvSzxsgTFvBs3PppvCw/s1600/8+Schumacher+Birds+and+Butterflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WMZlUMPrfb94RbTXWFHSqIRwhdco74oL5EdWbDc5sao9uPDZ6ak_uZqxW1XM9M98xKZP5dXgpy9krMVbG15SIPFIBwOxQHDjym93qrl8giT7_r_upIirzCe6YvSzxsgTFvBs3PppvCw/s640/8+Schumacher+Birds+and+Butterflies.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Birds and Butterflies</em></td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I appreciate its quirky duality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It seems at once brilliantly bold and whimsically old-fashioned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be honest, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birds and Butterflies</i> really commands a room, but here are a few
accessories that can hold their own with the confident pattern.</span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birds and Butterflies</i> in a breakfast
room with black and white ticking and <a href="http://www.caskata.com/main/">Caskata</a>’s lovely <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly</i> dinnerware.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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use it to upholster a large screen in a guest bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add linen euro shams from <a href="http://www.design-legacy.com/">Design Legacy</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Butterflies
for Brains</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">, a sculpture from <a href="https://www.globalviews.com/">Global Views</a>, would look
perfect flanked by wing chairs in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birds
and Butterflies</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
last, but hardly least, the tiny, handmade <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly
Mosaic</i> chandelier, from New York-based <a href="http://www.canopydesigns.com/">Canopy Designs</a>, echoes the textile’s
bright blues and golds with just a bit more sparkle and glamour.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since
1925, Schumacher has collaborated closely with important designers, architects
and institutions to develop special collections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a>’s sprightly <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterfly</i> was created for Schumacher’s children’s line of fabrics,
but it could easily enliven any grown-up room.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURHmR3Ehp244gX_s7Yze1W5B0taAMV2SpFoY6a31WYaHDfJNXN9-5bkx11GoHrVqCej74MfP64hhrnyUtwNkFEzpNZYsta-pXUAd3lXWuJyWvLes_eBppZpdp6mOWjSNKLDCFlMBTJyU/s1600/1+Lulu+DK+Butterfly+for+Schumacher.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURHmR3Ehp244gX_s7Yze1W5B0taAMV2SpFoY6a31WYaHDfJNXN9-5bkx11GoHrVqCej74MfP64hhrnyUtwNkFEzpNZYsta-pXUAd3lXWuJyWvLes_eBppZpdp6mOWjSNKLDCFlMBTJyU/s640/1+Lulu+DK+Butterfly+for+Schumacher.JPG" width="436" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly</em> by Lulu DK for Schumacher</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Think
about floor-to-ceiling draperies or a skirted side table in the colorful poplin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Increase sophistication with <a href="http://carsonandco.com/">Carson and Company</a>’s chocolate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bettylou</i> lamp or
frame their <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mackenzie</i> silk charmeuse
scarf for a dramatic focal point.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvydEuSthRCjD5tIR05UGof81se4lba9jYFuyBJQoO5cGtOFqh1V8dMfLUns38FHCBRm8Sw72CAAHnFqMKpATksqFmgmqBgKPib8H3BT7W5yfbs-bqAMiaXMtN4ZPM1E1Uog01SUk_AsM/s1600/2+Carson+and+Company+Bettylou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvydEuSthRCjD5tIR05UGof81se4lba9jYFuyBJQoO5cGtOFqh1V8dMfLUns38FHCBRm8Sw72CAAHnFqMKpATksqFmgmqBgKPib8H3BT7W5yfbs-bqAMiaXMtN4ZPM1E1Uog01SUk_AsM/s400/2+Carson+and+Company+Bettylou.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carson and Company's chocolate-y <em>Bettylou</em> lamp...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPvUTKD-8hc0T2dLUSl1B96qohKKldkHlESCyTGr7dbj7200Uqra-OaMccUs7iChd_rZtT9eKcLvibOeUUR9zpBTaJx4YHHowrPZ_4qmUKzwEIObcGLcMV9alvgc3Mtjxzmlu5CxrCQc/s1600/2+Carson+and+Company+Mackenzie+Scarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPvUTKD-8hc0T2dLUSl1B96qohKKldkHlESCyTGr7dbj7200Uqra-OaMccUs7iChd_rZtT9eKcLvibOeUUR9zpBTaJx4YHHowrPZ_4qmUKzwEIObcGLcMV9alvgc3Mtjxzmlu5CxrCQc/s400/2+Carson+and+Company+Mackenzie+Scarf.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and sunshine-y <em>Mackenzie</em> scarf.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In
so many ways, Lulu deKwiatkowski reminds me of butterflies and their remarkable
dichotomy of fragility and vitality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lulu grew up in a wealthy and artistic family and must have been
influenced by her cosmopolitan parents and stylish grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she was also allowed time to play and
explore nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She studied fine arts at
Parsons School of Design and decorative painting in Paris but still regularly
finds inspiration in everyday scenes and objects from her travels throughout
the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I think it is this
openness to ideas, this true joie de vivre that makes her such a terrific
artist.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In
addition to her work with Schumacher, she has designed bed linens for <a href="http://www.luludkmatouk.com/">Matouk</a>,
furniture for <a href="http://www.eliteleather.com/styles_luludk.html">Elite Leather</a> and china for <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/index.jsp">Neiman-Marcus</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lulu’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Byzantine</i>
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Petals</i> dinnerware patterns are
based on her fanciful watercolor paintings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Byzantine...</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and <em>Petals...</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">would be perfect with the <em>Cracked Glass Butterfly</em> napkin ring from <a href="http://www.dransfieldandross.biz/home.asp">Dransfield and Ross</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
I think her original endeavor – her signature collection of hand-printed
fabrics – is still her most appealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The aptly-named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dreamers</i> comes
in 4 gorgeous color combinations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
crystal, it goes perfectly with <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/silveryblue">Benjamin Moore’s Silvery Blue</a>, like the small
butterfly native to western America, and a duo of vintage lamps from <a href="http://www.dragonetteltd.com/home.php">Dragonette Limited</a> in Los Angeles.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dreamers</em> in crystal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Silvery Blue 1647</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBTdzXmTMc1OVLGeHwBAUy_3bI53mpRXLFJ3RpFheYoq-MfUGGc88XsLo-qj_qdizqkggwQcyIrC9yTUheVATtjhVFosNs4TTHp-5f4Ir9ITSpM5EqiEv9NfpIqMJ2s_qul2vq6an0KI/s1600/7+Butterfly+Lamps+from+Dragonette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBTdzXmTMc1OVLGeHwBAUy_3bI53mpRXLFJ3RpFheYoq-MfUGGc88XsLo-qj_qdizqkggwQcyIrC9yTUheVATtjhVFosNs4TTHp-5f4Ir9ITSpM5EqiEv9NfpIqMJ2s_qul2vq6an0KI/s400/7+Butterfly+Lamps+from+Dragonette.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautifully hand-painted butterfly lamps from Dragonette</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmmAXXIG4hMDwpxwab6KKoF_EVOS54XbZYRDcn8UvRIc3RQno5gb1Pmtx3ym9v5RogvQJjCTo0ri6DP5_3Usg_uk-arWNuP351ML_uDBnacq8ZoxQxAnN7x73RWeKuaPK0bi5MKfrdLw/s1600/8+Dragonette+Detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmmAXXIG4hMDwpxwab6KKoF_EVOS54XbZYRDcn8UvRIc3RQno5gb1Pmtx3ym9v5RogvQJjCTo0ri6DP5_3Usg_uk-arWNuP351ML_uDBnacq8ZoxQxAnN7x73RWeKuaPK0bi5MKfrdLw/s400/8+Dragonette+Detail.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of vintage lamp</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dreamers</i> in kelly green is equally
charming, especially when matched with <a href="http://www.thenaturallight.com/home.htm">The Natural Light</a>’s simple <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Garden Gourd</i> table lamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So very pretty… in the very best sense!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dreamers</em> in kelly green</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1hGr8OCwDsnXnTJJ6a5kWKO6kWPiRxjULN0FdLpge1b7UT5G6OW5oaNRpNB_GgZKny4FfAyZOdwIDv_gSHgrVHngnpIazpSNx-wkms56RkfNdp0zcYAIkcAooURbWcPpkJI63i6k6LA/s1600/10+Natural+Light+Garden+Gourd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1hGr8OCwDsnXnTJJ6a5kWKO6kWPiRxjULN0FdLpge1b7UT5G6OW5oaNRpNB_GgZKny4FfAyZOdwIDv_gSHgrVHngnpIazpSNx-wkms56RkfNdp0zcYAIkcAooURbWcPpkJI63i6k6LA/s400/10+Natural+Light+Garden+Gourd.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Garden Gourd</em> from The Natural Light</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And
you know, there’s nothing wrong with pretty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We need sweetness in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
we need butterflies… for pollination and plant control and for what they
represent and inspire.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, plant a
butterfly garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/">National Museum of Natural History</a>’s <a href="http://gardens.si.edu/our-gardens/butterfly-habitat-garden.html">Butterfly Habitat Garden</a>, between the Museum and 9th Street,
provides a lot of great ideas for what can grow in a harsh environment and
relatively small space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <a href="http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/gardens-horticulture/all-gardens/bristow-butterfly-garden">Bristow Butterfly Garden</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/home">Botanical Garden</a> in Norfolk, Virginia, is
significantly larger at 2 acres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
goal is the same: to support butterflies and moths in all stages of life.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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if you don’t have a garden of your own, you can get up close and personal with
butterflies by participating in a butterfly count.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The official counts are wrapping up here in
Central Virginia, but you can always organize a count of your own in a neighborhood
park or open space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check with your
local Audubon Society or state Department of Conservation for guidance.</span></span></div>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-13280387511235188522012-07-24T08:05:00.000-04:002012-07-24T08:05:44.119-04:00Beautiful Butterfly Bounty: Thibaut and Others<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Recent
visits to butterfly exhibits at the <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a> and
<a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/">Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History</a> just confirmed what wonderful
additions butterflies are in the garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And seeing so many got me thinking about their decorative use in our
homes.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Butterflies
bring movement, color – bright and iridescent, whimsy and a sense of exoticism
to our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They exude happiness and
optimism… not to mention a little mystery and elegance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there are so many pretty butterfly
accessories… one can get overwhelmed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
I thought I would only share products I love, that really capture the
multi-faceted nature of butterflies, from companies and designers that
understand the beauty and innate symbolism of butterflies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too much to ask of a wallpaper or
chandelier?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think so.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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the French-sounding name, <a href="http://www.thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a> is an American company, first established in
New York City in 1886 by self-starter Richard E. Thibaut, when he was just
twenty years old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Known for their
gorgeous palettes and painterly quality, Thibaut is usually the first place I
look for wallpaper and fabric in lush, no-holds-barred floral and faunal
patterns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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slightly tropical <em>Lillian</em>, seen here in blue, and its coordinating trellis
<em>Margo</em> epitomize Thibaut excellence.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLnKTjx7CaJzDOSKJ4gY9CJ8VEy4V5Wac4Livysa-ORUT185Bpf26TsNXuMqulHry05O271xSaxfq50LDkVcgH91JCRFuVKjB_vScLwXejjspcTTxWKM0EKa7WsaAzjbj9D9YfsLo8qI/s1600/1+Thibaut+Lillian+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLnKTjx7CaJzDOSKJ4gY9CJ8VEy4V5Wac4Livysa-ORUT185Bpf26TsNXuMqulHry05O271xSaxfq50LDkVcgH91JCRFuVKjB_vScLwXejjspcTTxWKM0EKa7WsaAzjbj9D9YfsLo8qI/s400/1+Thibaut+Lillian+Blue.jpg" width="353" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Lillian</em> wallpaper and fabric in blue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Margo</em> wallpaper in blue</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Lillian</em>
comes in six colors, in both fabric and wallpaper, and <em>Margo</em> is available in
the same colors but only as wallpaper.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsreNG_5EjmoOMCXreJ5Efpty50pVc2JalohosTzfJq_bDnSUt1T3_wwQ7nm3H52IMSHqzwN7XDvK2ROqBl2l4M3_cyPZ6REGtLN34i2nFn_n16ewPMPXRhyphenhyphenXM3V2f9htRqCZ9xaepNU/s1600/3+Lillian+White+Detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsreNG_5EjmoOMCXreJ5Efpty50pVc2JalohosTzfJq_bDnSUt1T3_wwQ7nm3H52IMSHqzwN7XDvK2ROqBl2l4M3_cyPZ6REGtLN34i2nFn_n16ewPMPXRhyphenhyphenXM3V2f9htRqCZ9xaepNU/s400/3+Lillian+White+Detail.JPG" width="271" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Lillian</em> in white</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For a less “decorated” look, I can imagine a
cheerful room with one wall papered in Lillian, all the soft furnishings
slipcovered in tailored white linen or raw silk and <a href="http://www.ingo-maurer.com/">Ingo Maurer</a>’s <em>Johnny B.
Butterfly</em> pendant light. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can’t you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Charming
<em>Gwen</em>, a wallpaper from Thibaut’s <em>Great Estates</em> Collection, comes in five
colors.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tt51VAzuSBmEWeJpZdxFwB2cl2jaoIF3kFDQLg2PUXPtDOeqcFvimJZvE5eq0Y2yo6WZbr1yOAIfyoGZw9mnO8_Rc_VVbrKVNzQ7LOCH6Tz6Xf0E_TkIqfxX2iFiUUaqQWeErGcJBfQ/s1600/5+Thibaut+Gwen+White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tt51VAzuSBmEWeJpZdxFwB2cl2jaoIF3kFDQLg2PUXPtDOeqcFvimJZvE5eq0Y2yo6WZbr1yOAIfyoGZw9mnO8_Rc_VVbrKVNzQ7LOCH6Tz6Xf0E_TkIqfxX2iFiUUaqQWeErGcJBfQ/s640/5+Thibaut+Gwen+White.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Gwen</em> wallpaper in white</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pair it in blue with <a href="http://www.cyandesign.biz/">Cyan Design</a>’s <em>Garden Settee</em>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add a fat seat
cushion, with a full length skirt, in lichen velvet to play up the garden feel <u>and</u>
keep everything from getting too saccharin.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Gwen</em> in blue</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I
suppose most people would use <em>Ladybug</em> in a young girl’s bedroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I think it’s sophisticated enough for a
home office or foyer.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Ladybug</em> wallpaper</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Splurge on a pair
of <em>Hermoine</em> lamps from Charlotte-based <a href="http://carsonandco.com/">Carson and Company</a>.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Hermoine</em> lamp</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Or really celebrate pink and green with their
stunning <em>Palm Beach</em> lamp, recently featured in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">House Beautiful</i>.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPkwBwZO1wHZdOU_kkRnGosi8W0E1Iio5L0Ye8uLX1j4x4JkJ7cwhSHSFwkUvJh_cksWbLubNjQc2ydAHnxY64x8A5eqx3s4XNp0n6LFa_9kOuBLDCaouDTdjkhFhG1fUA_6f9BtKOE0/s1600/20+Carson+and+Company+Palm+Beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPkwBwZO1wHZdOU_kkRnGosi8W0E1Iio5L0Ye8uLX1j4x4JkJ7cwhSHSFwkUvJh_cksWbLubNjQc2ydAHnxY64x8A5eqx3s4XNp0n6LFa_9kOuBLDCaouDTdjkhFhG1fUA_6f9BtKOE0/s400/20+Carson+and+Company+Palm+Beach.jpg" width="265" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Palm Beach</em> lamp</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Carson and
Company also offers fabrics based on their historic decoupage designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roman shades or an upholstered screen in
<em>Barbara</em>, in dark chocolate, or <em>Kelsey</em>, in citrus, would be amazingly
over-the-top and absolutely perfect with Thibaut’s <em>Ladybug</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIiY_o1MHZ3c4Zdz_nWHTVbLphCl1vZMCwCh8foZxDjA7Re8jnT-dpiDEzzzxomOepZLq4e4Ewu4TsdCk7aIv_bNhqpmYaguB7IcD1RPY-ODtMtDJST7G_O_UHTHJvy8b8Rz28E7Pc9Q/s1600/21+Carson+and+Company+Barbara+Dk+Chocolate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIiY_o1MHZ3c4Zdz_nWHTVbLphCl1vZMCwCh8foZxDjA7Re8jnT-dpiDEzzzxomOepZLq4e4Ewu4TsdCk7aIv_bNhqpmYaguB7IcD1RPY-ODtMtDJST7G_O_UHTHJvy8b8Rz28E7Pc9Q/s400/21+Carson+and+Company+Barbara+Dk+Chocolate.jpg" width="346" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Barbara</em> fabric in dark chocolate</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZwKPkEyrf8Rt17O-DAiTVu93-vABb9alJuJc-ytLNkwfyacXvlx7TUlahZXFS5FX0UUtad-aWIuOZ6Kfaqyo9cdMMfC4WuB9DGUigj_N3AXzcuhsgleGsFcEhbtLQWsGaYK6p_wnETE/s1600/22+Carson+and+Company+Kelsey+Citrus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZwKPkEyrf8Rt17O-DAiTVu93-vABb9alJuJc-ytLNkwfyacXvlx7TUlahZXFS5FX0UUtad-aWIuOZ6Kfaqyo9cdMMfC4WuB9DGUigj_N3AXzcuhsgleGsFcEhbtLQWsGaYK6p_wnETE/s400/22+Carson+and+Company+Kelsey+Citrus.jpg" width="327" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Kelsey</em> fabric in citrus</td></tr>
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</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A
printed wallpaper with the texture of grasscloth, <em>Butterfly Garden</em> is one of my
all-time favorites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your dining room
would shimmer both day and night with <em>Butterfly Garden</em> in metallic gold and the
<em>Gemma</em> Chandelier from <a href="http://madegoods.com/">Made Goods</a>.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Garden</em> in metallic gold</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqZ8aKy4Ye6QF5Wf9zUQ3-2ANqE1FlBffp6cZxvE3vUOyQdHC-ieFA_vAc4KcM5X6DYkdwBfGEWtp7h3biP73NEZBOQ9gdTRKcV498VzaG683RwvvBcj0preEzhI3am_CiCsPjzUf7sg/s1600/9+Made+Goods+Large+Gemma.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqZ8aKy4Ye6QF5Wf9zUQ3-2ANqE1FlBffp6cZxvE3vUOyQdHC-ieFA_vAc4KcM5X6DYkdwBfGEWtp7h3biP73NEZBOQ9gdTRKcV498VzaG683RwvvBcj0preEzhI3am_CiCsPjzUf7sg/s320/9+Made+Goods+Large+Gemma.JPG" width="317" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large <em>Gemma</em> chandelier</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Include
decoupaged, glass paperweights and trays from <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a>’s marvelous
collection and set your table with <a href="http://www.devinecorp.net/anna_weatherley_Results.cfm">Anna Weatherley</a>’s <em>Amber Leaf</em> porcelain
dinnerware.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0iIzc2BSjZlh8pUhwMpu3YXyxYhvJ0ksFKlnJuwIfhs9Cw3O2TTOnf5Kqjp7LmeumhDYy6K4wqPWTxnGVMA5jA9acht6uWcBB_KaBwPtwf2klR_47v0LDZ9IRLNoB_ZkAMfMCCyWzx8/s1600/10+John+Derian+Brown+Moth+PW.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0iIzc2BSjZlh8pUhwMpu3YXyxYhvJ0ksFKlnJuwIfhs9Cw3O2TTOnf5Kqjp7LmeumhDYy6K4wqPWTxnGVMA5jA9acht6uWcBB_KaBwPtwf2klR_47v0LDZ9IRLNoB_ZkAMfMCCyWzx8/s320/10+John+Derian+Brown+Moth+PW.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Brown Moth</em> paperweight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpv24Yf9xSOJVxlnAkNfHFJbbBNOFkQ_rz1YYkjVtT5idfX-7Ib9B8lKnRAyTMogj8RyIUPZ2FSP_qrRWn7vYd2o9L5_LHmHlLYT3b9XNLQM7XHcdxjwAM2ePmqRP4NwvTD2aQ_rSYMk/s1600/11+John+Derian+Dark+Green+Butterfly.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpv24Yf9xSOJVxlnAkNfHFJbbBNOFkQ_rz1YYkjVtT5idfX-7Ib9B8lKnRAyTMogj8RyIUPZ2FSP_qrRWn7vYd2o9L5_LHmHlLYT3b9XNLQM7XHcdxjwAM2ePmqRP4NwvTD2aQ_rSYMk/s400/11+John+Derian+Dark+Green+Butterfly.JPG" width="322" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dark Green Butterfly</em> glass tray</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPahJ62pag_s54u9pb2Ib7DEO8VXaj56mtYP5fr2NJ00m0zZA1ip2g7NPrLF31xdY1AkRSDT774aoDyIWMDUQyvHs1xxSL98VkLz1uIyhcxRYfwiC-WtJVeK6_Zb_z-bIsUNpNcBP-QqE/s1600/12+John+Derian+Green+Butterfly+Luna+Moth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPahJ62pag_s54u9pb2Ib7DEO8VXaj56mtYP5fr2NJ00m0zZA1ip2g7NPrLF31xdY1AkRSDT774aoDyIWMDUQyvHs1xxSL98VkLz1uIyhcxRYfwiC-WtJVeK6_Zb_z-bIsUNpNcBP-QqE/s400/12+John+Derian+Green+Butterfly+Luna+Moth.JPG" width="305" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Green Butterfly Luna Moth</em> glass tray</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI25hlWgT5hMRUSIau-uadyDQDzIZ9xj_y9-ADMPvBgdg8k9x-8ma49GMJdlIhae5ghXdZHedMbnDARyXSBRvTTqkQeSeT2M-Y7lGZvDGlVGmr4kdq1SKEIBigeaFi4TELULzvoNwfC8/s1600/13+Anna+Weatherley+Amber+Leaf+S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI25hlWgT5hMRUSIau-uadyDQDzIZ9xj_y9-ADMPvBgdg8k9x-8ma49GMJdlIhae5ghXdZHedMbnDARyXSBRvTTqkQeSeT2M-Y7lGZvDGlVGmr4kdq1SKEIBigeaFi4TELULzvoNwfC8/s320/13+Anna+Weatherley+Amber+Leaf+S.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small plate from <em>Amber Leaf </em>pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMj0SvCnsxRbNQBQoDhBWUI8-vu_j6ehn3U7B-0GhPxakezXBwJ_nRyhtx7n0h6hNWWqjmJRDCkm08GW8t_DY6c1VgPi0Uyni1GNo93gOkKCaPd4GNuPJ-MNl7SfUUsRdnPddtXWeexo/s1600/14+Anna+Weatherley+Amber+Leaf+M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMj0SvCnsxRbNQBQoDhBWUI8-vu_j6ehn3U7B-0GhPxakezXBwJ_nRyhtx7n0h6hNWWqjmJRDCkm08GW8t_DY6c1VgPi0Uyni1GNo93gOkKCaPd4GNuPJ-MNl7SfUUsRdnPddtXWeexo/s320/14+Anna+Weatherley+Amber+Leaf+M.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medium plate from <em>Amber Leaf</em> pattern</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Purple
isn’t usually my first color of choice, but <em>Butterfly Garden</em> in eggplant really
shows off the complexity of the design.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShhDaA4GO8rqcKmWNpM54PHmfzBWa3Q8OgSUvtJXfFLoNMS_C6xIjRw3dJLETaLj_DtHP-AUHCtemojaV1Rn4V99cRD9yBJY-pLOJxhwD6i1vc3d5kyinAZ3JL27kbHKXY9qhXDwi42U/s1600/15+Butterfly+Garden+Eggplant+Detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShhDaA4GO8rqcKmWNpM54PHmfzBWa3Q8OgSUvtJXfFLoNMS_C6xIjRw3dJLETaLj_DtHP-AUHCtemojaV1Rn4V99cRD9yBJY-pLOJxhwD6i1vc3d5kyinAZ3JL27kbHKXY9qhXDwi42U/s400/15+Butterfly+Garden+Eggplant+Detail.JPG" width="288" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of <em>Butterfly Garden</em> in eggplant</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Plus
it complements Anna Weatherley’s <em>Exotic Butterflies</em> so wonderfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And instead of large hurricane globes, adorn a
sideboard with a pair of <em>Butterfly Orbs</em> by <a href="https://www.globalviews.com/">Global Views</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rciEuR6oq0-Xftzfqam0oCfGxPIFijMcpL-60dcW2Lo6QetYx2ZMTdHgOuv4wVk-mxN2ETXcpx184XutwXOa8336YXhaFXKXCDjzLNZDircMUEQVOZ8kipsD1aGaXtohmbv77HfaomQ/s1600/16+Anna+Weatherley+Exotic+Butterlies+Dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rciEuR6oq0-Xftzfqam0oCfGxPIFijMcpL-60dcW2Lo6QetYx2ZMTdHgOuv4wVk-mxN2ETXcpx184XutwXOa8336YXhaFXKXCDjzLNZDircMUEQVOZ8kipsD1aGaXtohmbv77HfaomQ/s400/16+Anna+Weatherley+Exotic+Butterlies+Dinner.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner plate from <em>Exotic Butterflies</em> pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLoGKCmlcbHxESBi5oexJit43rlRD8EuCSFVVv1g7KCI84dJ8-NzpaCjA1Y6KmrHNMqbaaG92fgerVXegQLGzJhXREVzbeTrgzAAmtof3U5qdNJUyhpcf-WG2oh5F9rAZfbcxfMPxNak/s1600/17+Global+Views+B+Orb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLoGKCmlcbHxESBi5oexJit43rlRD8EuCSFVVv1g7KCI84dJ8-NzpaCjA1Y6KmrHNMqbaaG92fgerVXegQLGzJhXREVzbeTrgzAAmtof3U5qdNJUyhpcf-WG2oh5F9rAZfbcxfMPxNak/s400/17+Global+Views+B+Orb.JPG" width="293" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Butterfly Orb</em> adds a little metal to a traditional room.</td></tr>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The
truth is… you can add beautiful butterfly accessories to just about any room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These little touches transport the garden and
meadow indoors and remind us of sunnier days and sultry summer evenings.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Butterflies
Live!</span></i><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> is a seasonal exhibition in <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a>’s Conservatory in Richmond, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It includes mainly tropical and subtropical
butterflies and runs until October 14.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Admission to the Garden is $11 per adult and $7 per child and includes
entry to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterflies Live!</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Butterfly Pavilion is a permanent exhibit
within the <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/">NMNH</a> in Washington, DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, admission to the Museum and the related exhibit <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution</i> is free, but touring
the Pavilion costs $6 per adult and $5 per child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, go be inspired yourself!</span></span></div>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036457963266267179.post-47518101569836930802012-07-10T18:27:00.001-04:002012-07-10T18:27:32.697-04:00Building Your Collection: Thumbtack Press<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thumbtackpress.com/">Thumbtack Press</a> is an online community of illustrators and
artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based out of Chicago,
Thumbtack’s organizers seek out creativity from, literally, all over of the
world, and I appreciate that the artists they represent tend to be more
experimental than those exhibiting at my hometown galleries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scope and diversity of Thumbtack’s
collection makes them feel like a gallery, marketplace and art festival all
rolled into one.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Like <a href="http://www.20x200.com/">20x200</a>, Thumbtack Press keeps art affordable by offering
giclee prints on archival paper or stretched canvas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can customize the size of your print, to
a certain extent, and ask Thumbtack to frame it in-house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most prints are open edition, but it’s my
understanding that they are produced at the time of each order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, an artist will collaborate with
Thumbtack on signed, limited edition work, usually between 25 and 100 prints
per piece.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thumbtack’s goal is to support up-and-coming artists and to make
art collecting a reality for “the rest of us”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Artist profiles usually provide biographical information, creative
statements and links to artist websites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Over the years, Thumbtack has introduced me to several artists and
motivated me to track their work on Thumbtack and other virtual shops, watch
for new illustrations in magazines and books and seek out exhibitions of their
art in “real-life”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thumbtack actually
serves as a gallery and launch pad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My Thumbtack favorites include <a href="http://www.gianlucafoli.com/">Gianluca Foli</a>, <a href="http://www.katepugsley.com/">Kate Pugsley</a>, <a href="http://stellarbaby.com/">Liza Ferneyhough</a> and <a href="http://www.marcelacardenas.com/">Marcela Cardenas</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
some ways, these artists have a lot in common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They continually test new media and bring an element of assemblage or
collage to even their smallest pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And yet their work is distinctive and, I believe, highly personal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Born and bred in Rome, Gianluca Foli is perhaps best known for his
drawings and graphics for clients Alfa Romeo, Fendi and Mondadori, but he has
also illustrated children’s books like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Bear with the Sword</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Il Leone
Mangiadisegni</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gianluca’s ink and
watercolor creations are at once delicate and humorous and are obviously
influenced by Asian brush painting and calligraphy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gianluca Foli's charming <em>Soya and Tofu</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWjq5Bv5vPeo_H7TEGQlrWDtKVvSevZH6JZWxs7JPsWP3Ml92O0lMvwP8XuGTJkhz-lwjVBe9InOV4k74HlYWz0vgGZnAIaGAWZWaFathcSMm8VoutmZYnfw6IMRwX42yK5na8kgxwEA/s1600/Gianluca+Foli+Me,+Sushiii.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWjq5Bv5vPeo_H7TEGQlrWDtKVvSevZH6JZWxs7JPsWP3Ml92O0lMvwP8XuGTJkhz-lwjVBe9InOV4k74HlYWz0vgGZnAIaGAWZWaFathcSMm8VoutmZYnfw6IMRwX42yK5na8kgxwEA/s400/Gianluca+Foli+Me,+Sushiii.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Me, Sushiii</em> original watercolor is available as a print from Thumbtack Press.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gianluca is available for freelance work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So keep an eye out for his art in your monthly
magazines and consider hiring him for your personal project or publication.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kate Pugsley grew up in Ohio, trained at RISD and now lives in
Chicago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her prints and paintings
capture a familiar everydayness that is just a bit askew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The relative physical and emotional flatness
of each of these scenes is alleviated by pattern, either painted or drawn or
applied with paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The outcome is quite
unique with each image expressing a mood, a feeling… something very close to
peace and pensiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can only liken
it to viewing a vintage photograph where you recognize both the subject and his
thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Poppy</em>, Kate Pugsley's original oil painting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_rhfIhOwPRDgv7i2IifmAZJYcaHTdyvlqxVObFQZHDDLfqB6pmuBe5tzWVDro-5Lzg2je3J2zEy3eHA5WKSwhbWC_u2wMTtc4Vgt_KSZaoIb4anCMbIqo-qrRZF9mx5JePyjd6nfiEA/s1600/Kate+Pugsley+Snorkeler+Gocco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_rhfIhOwPRDgv7i2IifmAZJYcaHTdyvlqxVObFQZHDDLfqB6pmuBe5tzWVDro-5Lzg2je3J2zEy3eHA5WKSwhbWC_u2wMTtc4Vgt_KSZaoIb4anCMbIqo-qrRZF9mx5JePyjd6nfiEA/s320/Kate+Pugsley+Snorkeler+Gocco.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little gocco print entitled <em>Snorkeler</em></td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Kate’s original oil or gouache paintings are incredibly
affordable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But she also creates tiny
silkscreen and gocco prints you can own for next to nothing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And you can commission her to paint a
portrait of your beloved pet.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Liza Ferneyhough currently lives in San Francisco but spent her
younger days in Asia, England and… maybe not what you were expecting…
Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liza is an illustrator and works
in a variety of media: ink, watercolor, pencil, screenprint and acrylic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially enjoy her paintings on
tea-stained paper.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This original painting on tea-stained paper celebrates the flora, fauna and food of <em>Malaysia</em>.<br />It is available in print form at Thumbtack Press.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Gerber Daisy Trike</em> postcards were developed from one of Liza's paintings.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Liza really has a thing for insects and moths, birds and the night
sky, and bicycles and flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And her
work is fanciful and fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liza also
designs custom stationery, logos and signage.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Marcela Cardenas’ creations are absolutely exquisite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based in Medellin, Colombia, she takes
inspiration from nature in every form, even when it has been reduced to
household ephemera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing how
Marcela juxtaposes the traditional with the trivial and explores our perpetual,
if often overlooked, interconnectedness with plants and animals: seemingly
antique etchings of elephantine pitchers and teddy bear accessories and, most
recently, simple, conventional objects in porcelain… entwined with animal hair.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Marcela’s work is also so very striking because of its fineness
and skill, no matter what the medium: pencil and watercolor, oil paint, ceramic
or cut and perforated paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Domestic Landscapes</i>, in sugary palettes
of acrylic paint, elevate kitchen tins, collectibles and toys to almost heroic
status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The scenes are both still-lifes
and allegorical landscapes, with the figurines and packaging logos populating
the story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Domestic Landscape 2</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Domestic Landscape 1</em></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marcela Cardenas' still-lifes actually remind me of landscapes like<br />Winslow Homer's <em>Dad's Coming!</em> from the <a href="http://www.nga.gov/">National Gallery of Art</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So check out Thumbtack Press soon. It might inspire you to start a new collection!</span></span>Peonies and Painthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400816391905896354noreply@blogger.com0