Month: April 2006
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Yay! I finished a new room design I’ve been working on. After I recover from the yard sale I had today (wish you here!) I will post some lovely, colorful spring-like photos of the room:
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We celebrated Earth Day with Marcel at a library in San Jose, California. He gets quite excited on the subject of Geography, and has since he was 2 years-old. It started with a fascination for maps and globes, and grew to include flags, culture, music, and regional elements. He was invited by the library to…
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My mother sent me this lovely image; her garden in Portola, California on Easter Sunday. I post it in memory of Tom Cat who died just before Easter. He is buried in this special place seen in the photo. I give thanks and honor to these superior creatures we call cats. Happy trails Tom.
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"Grimm connected the ‘Osterhase’ (Easter Bunny) and Easter Eggs to the goddess Ostara/Eostre." "According to Bede (c. 672 – 735), writing in De Tempore Ratione ("On the Reckoning of Time"), Ch. xv, "The English months", the word easter is derived from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of Eostremonat, corresponding to…
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I haven't gotten my menstrual migraine, yet. I'm walking on eggshells, counting my blessings, and crossing my fingers. While I've been in the red, so to speak, I missed being able to post my red colors for Saturday. Here they are… Marcel in San Francisco, Chinese New Year 2006 Jesse (8yrs.), Musée D'orsay Restaurant,…
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Today I’m taking it slow, so I’ll post a link to some great dolls by Heather Louise Bennett… Rose Bodice Bat Doll Scared Bat
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Yesterday, Marcel and I finished building his rocket ship… And…Friday’s Splash of Orange… Car in Cuba…
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Black & White Brown Sarlat, France
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Here is a photo of a ceramic vent on Monet’s house that I took a few years ago. I said in my last post that I would write about Utopian Neighborhoods, and on this green day I think it’s appropriate. A couple of years ago I had an idea about getting together with neighbors and…
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Above is my contribution to Blue Tuesday. I was delighted to find this article on the Marie Claire Maison site showing various small living structures: a treehouse, a yurt, and la roulotte immobile (gypsy caravan) to name a few. There is a company in Saint Remy de Provence, Les Verdines, that refurbishes gypsy wagons and…
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