Charleston Courtyard Goodness

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80PMMDUgSkvdEmlOlCz023k1UC6WHuOSUhvSc7UuM1odPhM-CTf3uBn5U6jqPkdS5rkY1hhVm7lBo42EfLVav-7tRl6eh2sMtfO-OW7Kkb71e8R4gsyXTsWfnzZlmksP2ZBSRhKDPmDRO/s1600/amyvermillion2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80PMMDUgSkvdEmlOlCz023k1UC6WHuOSUhvSc7UuM1odPhM-CTf3uBn5U6jqPkdS5rkY1hhVm7lBo42EfLVav-7tRl6eh2sMtfO-OW7Kkb71e8R4gsyXTsWfnzZlmksP2ZBSRhKDPmDRO/s640/amyvermillion2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Sometimes you come across an image and think this should be in a magazine. That's how I felt about designer <a href="http://www.amyvermillion.com/">Amy Vermillion's</a> pictures of Charleston courtyards - the first of which is from her client's historic Charleston Battery home.  I immediately added them to my <a href="http://pinterest.com/mynottinghill/outdoors-exteriors/">Pinterest Outdoors/exteriors board</a> but then had to share them here.  Hope you have a great weekend.  More from Amy Vermillion's blog <a href="http://amyvermillion.com/blog/2013/05/historic-charleston-photo-shoot-sneaky-peek/">here</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7WsuKhVt8UApljIq0dqppg-YA92dLA__1SByww2RVZ5ZnrNvaJX4YPlNCR3UxrQHoQ0SeN23shR0xFuLZr3GXPkE1EY0S6zE4JxRxem0JB2wwTWc7pwQY6Yidd6DYLLEeK42LqGxolov/s1600/amyvermillion1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7WsuKhVt8UApljIq0dqppg-YA92dLA__1SByww2RVZ5ZnrNvaJX4YPlNCR3UxrQHoQ0SeN23shR0xFuLZr3GXPkE1EY0S6zE4JxRxem0JB2wwTWc7pwQY6Yidd6DYLLEeK42LqGxolov/s1600/amyvermillion1.jpg" /></a></div>.<br />and <a href="http://amyvermillion.com/blog/2013/06/nooks-crannies-walking-around-the-battery-in-charleston/">here</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/472372" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Follow My Notting Hill on Bloglovin"><img alt="Follow on Bloglovin" border="0" src="http://www.bloglovin.com/widget/bilder/en/widget.gif?id=472372" /></a></div>

Charleston Courtyard Goodness

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Tom Scheerer Decorates: You'll Want This!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv0PhuOKyF3vjXM4sg1YQ0UVc08Fjtsn64sYKldvUQzi_Qbq2a8lErEwKuCV_Bw2aHPJX1Xov9h4xjI6G9dix8Rxs6zmvk6JpJHDMOwuNrgVddJIHUdqOQfpMvferdNUKfp6nXGXm0IYu/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.49.39+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv0PhuOKyF3vjXM4sg1YQ0UVc08Fjtsn64sYKldvUQzi_Qbq2a8lErEwKuCV_Bw2aHPJX1Xov9h4xjI6G9dix8Rxs6zmvk6JpJHDMOwuNrgVddJIHUdqOQfpMvferdNUKfp6nXGXm0IYu/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.49.39+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whenever a designer whose work has graced the pages of major shelter magazines issues a book, you always wonder - will I really be seeing anything I haven't seen before?  When <a href="http://www.vendomepress.com/">Vendome Press</a> offered me the chance to review <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865653054/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0865653054&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Tom Scheerer Decorates</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0865653054" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />,  I jumped at the chance to find out.  Well the good news is, you will.  Even with the homes that I recognized, there were different shots and new rooms that give you so much more than you've seen previously. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqopQ6maDucnq4T3uMMAGlqlSHypTBdzx8G8riwFYCkOOjiCiBc_KyePkbujoX0vXt0re_jDIEJAsQCuu_MiM-J6yCz-BPmupAdmzg5HfRN0g6maRvf-N6oSBFZFvRqKLnJG04SQkz8cRg/s1600/IMG_3672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqopQ6maDucnq4T3uMMAGlqlSHypTBdzx8G8riwFYCkOOjiCiBc_KyePkbujoX0vXt0re_jDIEJAsQCuu_MiM-J6yCz-BPmupAdmzg5HfRN0g6maRvf-N6oSBFZFvRqKLnJG04SQkz8cRg/s640/IMG_3672.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xbEBYdqmWxpZwiHz7vYRGkPSazg_VP05FHBCAzwb4DEDakzpPbw3pAciNoRO0Q_5Byia1w1nGAKRCLyhyQueLfPlReDKvzdtRIPRbn5P1OfMsDeqvl5papTpUzIhaQe0lcbLDsksss3t/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.41.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xbEBYdqmWxpZwiHz7vYRGkPSazg_VP05FHBCAzwb4DEDakzpPbw3pAciNoRO0Q_5Byia1w1nGAKRCLyhyQueLfPlReDKvzdtRIPRbn5P1OfMsDeqvl5papTpUzIhaQe0lcbLDsksss3t/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.41.43+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9axn8ahKsb7BqkBJzOZZ2CUw3YXLMo0oiPKVyCc1hQcrIi2K7WJBv5mptBzG0o_Ucdf7p3kkWb2El4GIhr2DEUUatKe7jDwaQbTjwg_BuSJj1KoL185f8u22UuQ5RGVdZOP84gzLJPU4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9axn8ahKsb7BqkBJzOZZ2CUw3YXLMo0oiPKVyCc1hQcrIi2K7WJBv5mptBzG0o_Ucdf7p3kkWb2El4GIhr2DEUUatKe7jDwaQbTjwg_BuSJj1KoL185f8u22UuQ5RGVdZOP84gzLJPU4/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.24+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The book is divided into 3 major sections:  City, Country and Tropics. Each is full of large, lush photos by Francesco Lagnese capturing all the elegant, livable chicness Scheerer is known for. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mimi Read's narration gives you a real sense of Scheerer's approach and the reasoning behind his choices.  And, isn't that what were looking for from a book like this - a glimpse into the creative process of such a talented designer?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KHGShWl37Bb1rj4OlJmGd3L3XbhUxAVZNnYsg8abYR3TWjMIutr4MKaD8lcGGCFzXLue0hB81MtxHwU4zLH1O8uphBMqBq0BTjJq3rbBsr12hw5qQmV3FOhet5oHLNS_8gNntsQEl0U/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KHGShWl37Bb1rj4OlJmGd3L3XbhUxAVZNnYsg8abYR3TWjMIutr4MKaD8lcGGCFzXLue0hB81MtxHwU4zLH1O8uphBMqBq0BTjJq3rbBsr12hw5qQmV3FOhet5oHLNS_8gNntsQEl0U/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.46+AM.png" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBRk5bxOBkJsA14QtpqPJAxXBtM-xPUyggqJMBP30ijRRHImfNrLJXmmTliq-9Q9dGRRarTUs76Y8nH9cYShbG7PXZEFWuflp6XsEzUJtcwCfOsM5RNvAx2wjY_GDkC0am8gFYWjVUeiZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBRk5bxOBkJsA14QtpqPJAxXBtM-xPUyggqJMBP30ijRRHImfNrLJXmmTliq-9Q9dGRRarTUs76Y8nH9cYShbG7PXZEFWuflp6XsEzUJtcwCfOsM5RNvAx2wjY_GDkC0am8gFYWjVUeiZ/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-30+at+9.42.04+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeaDUZ5gyxhdVD9xCXpYP_i1Mip_kp5ZFIfiqvQCD0DQyXrxrbijGVSGexC8cvHIqW-_bLoUm_uUA163my4uOAfg8IRFB8PCowPbA1zInIl-YGbld83LU3aLLYg2I1QdaKQVAGUlqgoft/s1600/IMG_3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeaDUZ5gyxhdVD9xCXpYP_i1Mip_kp5ZFIfiqvQCD0DQyXrxrbijGVSGexC8cvHIqW-_bLoUm_uUA163my4uOAfg8IRFB8PCowPbA1zInIl-YGbld83LU3aLLYg2I1QdaKQVAGUlqgoft/s640/IMG_3673.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEekrok3J3qDTKZizWOZSwe6Pa9u5e2TrQNLqeqW5K7bLOQyOC9pJsvQZ1Y9B6Ca2GS5X_Nexv22lZfL_2RlQSdcZSsqTlZBeW7MxTuRfpQGK8irphsxEbu0m70BXpqkyrP_gCB8W_TCV/s1600/IMG_3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEekrok3J3qDTKZizWOZSwe6Pa9u5e2TrQNLqeqW5K7bLOQyOC9pJsvQZ1Y9B6Ca2GS5X_Nexv22lZfL_2RlQSdcZSsqTlZBeW7MxTuRfpQGK8irphsxEbu0m70BXpqkyrP_gCB8W_TCV/s640/IMG_3677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />I had mentioned Scheerer's upcoming book in a post back in <a href="http://mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-design-books-giveaway-thank-you.html">July</a> and am so happy now to have it in my collection.  An added bonus, the under-the-cover of this book is fabulous. The caning design is even slightly textured!      <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0865653054/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0865653054&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">Tom Scheerer Decorates</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0865653054" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />

Tom Scheerer Decorates: You'll Want This!

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Mix Master

Today I'm blogging over at<a href="http://interiorcanvas.com/2013/08/pattern-play/" target="_blank"> Interior Canvas</a> discussing the often perplexing topic of mixing patterns successfully. While there are no hard and fast rules, so to speak, there are some guidelines that I feel are helpful when approaching multiple patterns in a space.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrBLhaw9welAXJMGMkBUIz7B6jXJxvZ3Wad_kg40wfKtccywg8CbokinaRUes3OSIiDu5BpCi6IxejhlSQYqeseXkMb5ciN5Wv_N3c3zqW8yenOrSeEbxFSyE8PDoV8MjjruKeM4y3GVt/s1600/PHOTO+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrBLhaw9welAXJMGMkBUIz7B6jXJxvZ3Wad_kg40wfKtccywg8CbokinaRUes3OSIiDu5BpCi6IxejhlSQYqeseXkMb5ciN5Wv_N3c3zqW8yenOrSeEbxFSyE8PDoV8MjjruKeM4y3GVt/s640/PHOTO+1.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391697087076/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via </span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">So please head over to <a href="http://interiorcanvas.com/2013/08/pattern-play/" target="_blank">Interior Canvas </a>and check out my tips for becoming a mix master. I've been so busy blogging for others that I've kind of neglected this here blog. Sorry about that. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Speaking of "mixing," I love adding in unexpected elements in my own home. In my case, this means a lot of vintage pieces that add those all important layers in a space. Some recent finds that will make an appearance in my house soon (somewhere . . . finding the perfect spot is part of the fun) . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdxi8UEcfrwrujjAsF_6xXdEJzmVLLahQ_VD0cfSKuOpDZNKwU-6VvPUlQ8lWAsQZwkXqvCO9OYdUzjlt6FEBwQKn-T1p1QXFWsWOpzazeZHJxw0KVdsu-SR4LyvCWKqTnyhyphenhyphenVZc2gCOy/s1600/lotus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdxi8UEcfrwrujjAsF_6xXdEJzmVLLahQ_VD0cfSKuOpDZNKwU-6VvPUlQ8lWAsQZwkXqvCO9OYdUzjlt6FEBwQKn-T1p1QXFWsWOpzazeZHJxw0KVdsu-SR4LyvCWKqTnyhyphenhyphenVZc2gCOy/s400/lotus.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A couple of brass lotus candle holders that I would like to convert into pendant lights, like so  (although mine are a lot smaller) . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7czCWB3AXFJEY8sL2cDQQQ4IH4Nr_kFki8Z0UMm9R4LrK3iApLwgeItkLnXFvgGgZOH-eNxJQ93JzWuvXSDvXBA5nhrlT0bBaH_yjv_AzOfaDqr_1udK_7oPe7yXVGDq90bhWx7ISRka/s1600/dining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7czCWB3AXFJEY8sL2cDQQQ4IH4Nr_kFki8Z0UMm9R4LrK3iApLwgeItkLnXFvgGgZOH-eNxJQ93JzWuvXSDvXBA5nhrlT0bBaH_yjv_AzOfaDqr_1udK_7oPe7yXVGDq90bhWx7ISRka/s640/dining.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391697151854/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And another recent vintage find that I love, however quirky it may be, is a camel saddle . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXwRmm4aiqaA8irvldOjVVUm88v0Q1dtqNtho-e3DzQIASIpZ-OlC1N-Wzxa_nt4o-PQ4uSnooQGLnXbmD-gsOhF5jG-m3oFug0vxUDims8PvKwqXW-41Y7UsKOS2SA-U3LpHhMmYcQ0y/s1600/saddle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXwRmm4aiqaA8irvldOjVVUm88v0Q1dtqNtho-e3DzQIASIpZ-OlC1N-Wzxa_nt4o-PQ4uSnooQGLnXbmD-gsOhF5jG-m3oFug0vxUDims8PvKwqXW-41Y7UsKOS2SA-U3LpHhMmYcQ0y/s400/saddle.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've often spied these on eBay or Etsy but have never found one in good enough shape (with all the brass embellishments in place) to buy until now. The leather on this one is very scuffed and rough, but I love the character it provides. I think these are great as little footstools or benches or just to set some books on, like so . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1HbB0zIP2wNqmQR5pfyyEjkSLgm9JuzmmA9Mm57gOSuUraQgncGbBYziPt3YGVbXh7unRPkNU2k4pFImNIIjkU1YRLHJnkIwoLuggY9RZwNzr3Ehmx7gTmZ_lkav_1X2AgDgky1HZ04v/s1600/camel.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1HbB0zIP2wNqmQR5pfyyEjkSLgm9JuzmmA9Mm57gOSuUraQgncGbBYziPt3YGVbXh7unRPkNU2k4pFImNIIjkU1YRLHJnkIwoLuggY9RZwNzr3Ehmx7gTmZ_lkav_1X2AgDgky1HZ04v/s640/camel.png" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mattersofstyleblog.com/2010/05/hump-day.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">via</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've got more family coming in town tomorrow but hope to hit an estate sale or two before it gets too busy. If I don't make it back before the weekend, have a great one!</div>

Mix Master

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Guest Pimpin

Today you can find me over at <a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/2013/08/pimp-my-dollhouse-with-my-interior-life.html" target="_blank">The Green Room Interiors</a> sharing my mood board visions as part of Kim's "Pimp My Dollhouse" series. If you're not familiar, Kim has amazing style and a great little house (that she refers to as her dollhouse) that she's been slowly but surely outfitting in glorious fashion. However, her living room and dining room are the last to feel the love so she's asked some blogger/decorator friends to provide some inspiration. Here are the pieces she requested we work into her designs . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy5g9nZ1BBFYdngdVymVLhaqv4nkWA1kA0gFFxxgg14PBeSZyuzMCS_FFewZruL3fO2mXO-4xmVHMYvGA_tw5_d6cUFypaJ1GpEeZ0X4gPF0CeoL_M0p_hCjh-Alhf3bKzOKovV72uqxA/s1600/pimpdollhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy5g9nZ1BBFYdngdVymVLhaqv4nkWA1kA0gFFxxgg14PBeSZyuzMCS_FFewZruL3fO2mXO-4xmVHMYvGA_tw5_d6cUFypaJ1GpEeZ0X4gPF0CeoL_M0p_hCjh-Alhf3bKzOKovV72uqxA/s400/pimpdollhouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">She said not to worry about a budget (what a dream) as she's a superior shopper and can definitely find the look for less. I had such fun working on these spaces, so please go check it out <a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/2013/08/pimp-my-dollhouse-with-my-interior-life.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And if you'd like some mood boards for your own spaces (or other decorating services), please shoot me an <a href="mailto:themcgeesr@comcast.net" target="_blank">email</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Guest Pimpin

Today you can find me over at The Green Room Interiors sharing my mood board visions as part of Kim's "Pimp My Dollhouse" ser...

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What About Raffia Instead?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8hw2yvbH_6MsBJ-3kIO-4Kdpp53h6yYB6Q9X3RmTvn4cPCaPUuYhR0hMenuGaikxrIyoqyxPF64CDJao_rysqyypHgUJUrO8Zd26xjrrJSHDXxdp0djTgX3TYNlrMB2GpGZpODgLbwkz/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+10.41.18+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8hw2yvbH_6MsBJ-3kIO-4Kdpp53h6yYB6Q9X3RmTvn4cPCaPUuYhR0hMenuGaikxrIyoqyxPF64CDJao_rysqyypHgUJUrO8Zd26xjrrJSHDXxdp0djTgX3TYNlrMB2GpGZpODgLbwkz/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+10.41.18+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grasscloth is popular and you see alot of it - but imagine these two spaces without the raffia wall covering.  It would certainly be nice but not quite the same look.  I think that since raffia has both vertical and horizontal texture the look is even warmer and more enveloping.  (room above by <a href="http://www.ericcohler.com/">Eric Cohler</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2vD3LbPiNgUPvvyECG8IsUA9L9qDtgiqdwKfnhodDrqaFW-YfGyEtNlj8kg382Bt5cSCzoJwEIyGRpr6sRCqY33NDcoAnwZkfI9IzKpE4saNRbmJh-I5gWyr3-XCl1pGnood5fYnxD_4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.13.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2vD3LbPiNgUPvvyECG8IsUA9L9qDtgiqdwKfnhodDrqaFW-YfGyEtNlj8kg382Bt5cSCzoJwEIyGRpr6sRCqY33NDcoAnwZkfI9IzKpE4saNRbmJh-I5gWyr3-XCl1pGnood5fYnxD_4/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.13.22+PM.png" width="500" /></a></div><br />From the home of Dave DeMattei and Patrick Wade via House Beautiful<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/demattei-wade-browns-0308#slide-13"> here</a>, photography by Jose Picayo <br /><br /><br />The raffia that Eric Cohler used was Phillip Jeffries, African Raffia Capri Natural (<a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/1749fw--african_raffia.html">here</a>).  They also offer some amazing raffia's with a metallic finish and with stripes.  In general,  I think raffia would take stenciling very well too.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Q2qxnQqsdwkZQTxsehBOgFC6p_P4qyb7_Xd2qSQ_isB29af3OK6FWbW7x2A7AEwonb4uF-DhB7tmhKw4tOs8S9Jf0OxP0ZyLzNdrIRoiZphQc5qDD-Vu1T76REF2S_gL_romT5MZjCZ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-26+at+8.32.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9Q2qxnQqsdwkZQTxsehBOgFC6p_P4qyb7_Xd2qSQ_isB29af3OK6FWbW7x2A7AEwonb4uF-DhB7tmhKw4tOs8S9Jf0OxP0ZyLzNdrIRoiZphQc5qDD-Vu1T76REF2S_gL_romT5MZjCZ/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-26+at+8.32.43+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPvuOyjz2RFLMKuj12Sz0DwEwq4ij4OohjSTgO72sj3kJYSeXBQ05roj5UhSnHwOxWzHVSF21CtDTd9HeqQHZA_LwkyEr-_GIMZgpKR8dYdtUKnVgsHJBkodaHeCc8s8YlsbN5myZkMgw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.27.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPvuOyjz2RFLMKuj12Sz0DwEwq4ij4OohjSTgO72sj3kJYSeXBQ05roj5UhSnHwOxWzHVSF21CtDTd9HeqQHZA_LwkyEr-_GIMZgpKR8dYdtUKnVgsHJBkodaHeCc8s8YlsbN5myZkMgw/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.27.51+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgvi2mD4RtLvndqn52EvJQtw-43n2BBS5EXOLBx1hqhtQoDeV-3D8HW_ze3zx6og-v8dr-Eu512h4c1VuCHXySLW8ns1c1hzAWSZUbYpaF0sZN-6bqQQCtuZ3-VSgpStR0Jm5eVSPCIJX/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.52.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgvi2mD4RtLvndqn52EvJQtw-43n2BBS5EXOLBx1hqhtQoDeV-3D8HW_ze3zx6og-v8dr-Eu512h4c1VuCHXySLW8ns1c1hzAWSZUbYpaF0sZN-6bqQQCtuZ3-VSgpStR0Jm5eVSPCIJX/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-08-25+at+9.52.54+PM.png" width="640" /></a>Besides well known wallcovering suppliers, you can find raffia from craft supply stores in a variety of widths - nice and cost effective if you're considering backing bookcases or covering a piece of furniture with it. The fine woven raffia cloth above is from <a href="http://www.caneandbasket.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RC-FCW">Cane and Basket </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These fabrics are from Franks Supply<a href="http://www.franksupply.com/raffia/supplies.html#raffiafabric"> here</a>.  Notice the second fabric comes with the option of <u>backing</u>.  I did read that's important  for ease of hanging on walls. <br /><br />My bed's headboard is upholstered in a raffia fabric.  Do you have any raffia in your house?

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A 40++ Year Tradition

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf3nnriMCmv4ymkAbGZqQMtnfkDNF4mejd0xoVHvZa-0Ly6XKdPypsTlpRS04oUS2xg6LtEd6HfxNWTiYpTH_u0psP0CJ2XMUu3L4OLkY2QpCuzM5wtGm4y8j3KoveNHNE4jPRls_CY9g/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf3nnriMCmv4ymkAbGZqQMtnfkDNF4mejd0xoVHvZa-0Ly6XKdPypsTlpRS04oUS2xg6LtEd6HfxNWTiYpTH_u0psP0CJ2XMUu3L4OLkY2QpCuzM5wtGm4y8j3KoveNHNE4jPRls_CY9g/s640/IMG_0133.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />For 40+ years my Dad, my Uncle Don and their childhood friend Ray have been driving from NY, CT and RI to meet-up at one of the most beautiful racetracks, Saratoga, for an early round of golf and a day at the track.  How did these three kids from the triple-decker houses of Providence learn to golf?  By catching multiple buses to the country club where they caddied.  The affinity for horse gambling?  Natural inclination :) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTisPQ1oobEaxYpn1fOmHlLaIwDgOBn6YunU7gcy4K30haAnEy65uKbeWD6JTqogPgNRnWJLRPEveYtAWN6z-SA-pKJ0NY8UGEkkUhSC3PLdVN79t_Mns629IH8PhEiuIIcy98Xkt6w8ac/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTisPQ1oobEaxYpn1fOmHlLaIwDgOBn6YunU7gcy4K30haAnEy65uKbeWD6JTqogPgNRnWJLRPEveYtAWN6z-SA-pKJ0NY8UGEkkUhSC3PLdVN79t_Mns629IH8PhEiuIIcy98Xkt6w8ac/s640/IMG_0130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's always a one-day trip up early in the morning and back home late in the night.  There's routines and rituals - the same places for lunch (always take-out sandwiches) and dinner every year.  They still talk about "the year" when they went to their lunch spot only to find it had closed!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPrIvP3Rae0NgiFf__5hzQrHAIGEchM27zfDFDS0DDHGrU6NDGZ9V8cXYe0vYdu2DuJZ_Jo0DRm2eGKJ7m87bID1ZAzyHo_Bf_0ZN3MI8PFd2xPcL0wEwIvsYvfadLter57k5vx394QFB/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPrIvP3Rae0NgiFf__5hzQrHAIGEchM27zfDFDS0DDHGrU6NDGZ9V8cXYe0vYdu2DuJZ_Jo0DRm2eGKJ7m87bID1ZAzyHo_Bf_0ZN3MI8PFd2xPcL0wEwIvsYvfadLter57k5vx394QFB/s640/IMG_0127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Bob and Ray - If you knew them you'd agree that this picture  captures the essence of their 70+ year friendship, independent and connected.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZa12bkqu9G-ibC-vd4eT_GPxLU5s2oHJpSLE2upSpv5D9Pk5_X8_x7qq4NofMmHn01olgmeyvbVmgaGDkU24VzRACnkHabtgRpTvjS61Oyn3QkjFha6PUlX_BFxDD8zcjK3Z9-Szi0OH/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZa12bkqu9G-ibC-vd4eT_GPxLU5s2oHJpSLE2upSpv5D9Pk5_X8_x7qq4NofMmHn01olgmeyvbVmgaGDkU24VzRACnkHabtgRpTvjS61Oyn3QkjFha6PUlX_BFxDD8zcjK3Z9-Szi0OH/s640/IMG_0139.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The ritual now spans three generations.  This year's trip had a total of 11.  Here's two younger generations heading out with the coolers and gear for the day in tow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgSNpKgRkeepHZlwERV8d4lXIcVe4cgLG9zt0mgnGM_ALyjObMOfFkwSjhyphenhyphen4Cpo7socG_getATYzraIT0isuGA4JBrPa2y46YsL58fWTOpr-OWiw0WVjS3qL2W5UGqaReZZAF3Xv2yvtp/s1600/IMG_0143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgSNpKgRkeepHZlwERV8d4lXIcVe4cgLG9zt0mgnGM_ALyjObMOfFkwSjhyphenhyphen4Cpo7socG_getATYzraIT0isuGA4JBrPa2y46YsL58fWTOpr-OWiw0WVjS3qL2W5UGqaReZZAF3Xv2yvtp/s640/IMG_0143.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />While it's true that time marches on and things are always changing, <u>some things do stay the same</u>.  That's something Bob, Don and Ray know a little bit about.

A 40++ Year Tradition

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The Gardens of Twickenham, Huntsville!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikieRLtS9YrL9TqhM3RgOvAJgy1NkgcxSPiAOKFsVlhvFZUtjj4KT_Mtl0Q6A0Zy308DIjSsb0S7Muq9PtQw2qdjOXxZJ3fs8U4SGxfVA7ydOKHwWhHnMl4YTKU0JrbZLRCnDqXU3C1rsu/s1600/DSCN0070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikieRLtS9YrL9TqhM3RgOvAJgy1NkgcxSPiAOKFsVlhvFZUtjj4KT_Mtl0Q6A0Zy308DIjSsb0S7Muq9PtQw2qdjOXxZJ3fs8U4SGxfVA7ydOKHwWhHnMl4YTKU0JrbZLRCnDqXU3C1rsu/s640/DSCN0070.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Picking up from last week's post on the home, here's a glimpse at the gardens and landscaping of Twickenham. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrmO9pqn-ulTe_RZdNwELki-X6Mj1KYNRCwDMGC346qJPbicLz6USEOk7yn5dHctSYimFlV1HcpXjynLsobkhiixAZQLc5N3zVYNtUlsokrtnYppwQp2fN_RLxW0hh20I_Geemd5I4c3b/s1600/DSCN0072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrmO9pqn-ulTe_RZdNwELki-X6Mj1KYNRCwDMGC346qJPbicLz6USEOk7yn5dHctSYimFlV1HcpXjynLsobkhiixAZQLc5N3zVYNtUlsokrtnYppwQp2fN_RLxW0hh20I_Geemd5I4c3b/s640/DSCN0072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />I took this brick and stone "window" and the white stones creating a path as an invitation to peek.  Would you?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPQOrxSomjnb7cyvV6k9p48ASwzqLe2ogoB1fvwuwfXrR1Pkgt5ICE_JwjeEKrFW77lkplB_ZDRJHUHnPYVrOjHKu1CyDztza6m0g3tEQeRTYdoyL_qUETWCKrVTWO6SfAwBVTONcy2rW/s1600/DSCN0073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPQOrxSomjnb7cyvV6k9p48ASwzqLe2ogoB1fvwuwfXrR1Pkgt5ICE_JwjeEKrFW77lkplB_ZDRJHUHnPYVrOjHKu1CyDztza6m0g3tEQeRTYdoyL_qUETWCKrVTWO6SfAwBVTONcy2rW/s640/DSCN0073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLnx4peQMqNSeOCuvpIHFu4pEisl7GATghgz0SgxUbDdTefwnGQcFDjZTbSHfqNwn0Q2Sub27bSQYcM4v1LrpQUJetMe8FKxJLs3q1tN-MrAqCiJbRfFFq_KWuCv5S8N6AHX4EI_2ZN1l/s1600/DSCN0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLnx4peQMqNSeOCuvpIHFu4pEisl7GATghgz0SgxUbDdTefwnGQcFDjZTbSHfqNwn0Q2Sub27bSQYcM4v1LrpQUJetMe8FKxJLs3q1tN-MrAqCiJbRfFFq_KWuCv5S8N6AHX4EI_2ZN1l/s640/DSCN0074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Formal layout with beautiful planters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDOsLPsO3aMQyG9qweBfS_jNU6ipt1AmAVCfd01MujqTsPl3OTzx73yi564WJ1fEMy14gdDktiBDvUK5bJUA61OMVlDCxO1s0e8VQVbdyhCrqY1KQ6g9GJ3gS3r-ER6UH5RXunIldw3zb/s1600/DSCN0076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDOsLPsO3aMQyG9qweBfS_jNU6ipt1AmAVCfd01MujqTsPl3OTzx73yi564WJ1fEMy14gdDktiBDvUK5bJUA61OMVlDCxO1s0e8VQVbdyhCrqY1KQ6g9GJ3gS3r-ER6UH5RXunIldw3zb/s640/DSCN0076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FHjnE3HFoujiXY7CUzVXbabMG5w25B6aSYMfpN9YPyTGbUOLedzg2QzHduTJn1vR-aX5mjneN01eAA0nPVpipYiszB3RQhfGfIrCKuLyu03evDcS53Z8j2GBKDKgHvb7GAkFZYiPfnri/s1600/DSCN0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FHjnE3HFoujiXY7CUzVXbabMG5w25B6aSYMfpN9YPyTGbUOLedzg2QzHduTJn1vR-aX5mjneN01eAA0nPVpipYiszB3RQhfGfIrCKuLyu03evDcS53Z8j2GBKDKgHvb7GAkFZYiPfnri/s640/DSCN0077.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Wish I could <strike>trespassed</strike> have taken a closer look at that sculpture!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTHy_thkmE37jZEOVupOD3Wed9nK0tME1g4aBohWSWp012oH0M9gAr8sBvI1hcbTUZ0brzvS_MOhXkY7OlDGat2DTSNgmqUoMVuBrRlwQMgEtEOkqGa9jEiNr-iLazIGcGnz8MGFRUGPn/s1600/DSCN0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTHy_thkmE37jZEOVupOD3Wed9nK0tME1g4aBohWSWp012oH0M9gAr8sBvI1hcbTUZ0brzvS_MOhXkY7OlDGat2DTSNgmqUoMVuBrRlwQMgEtEOkqGa9jEiNr-iLazIGcGnz8MGFRUGPn/s640/DSCN0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />While there were occasional flowers, one thing I noticed was that the landscapes took full advantage of all kinds of green foliage to create interest. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPEUWMGfk7Ek_kfJsUKn36uX6Pekdeqju8P4z4OGAULC4ghGdm3F_KIjlpke3wadJZVxdM6coAqJKrKArHnDqDXaoIQcVgCLRgDOxj3GthaChhLmBTxcXBCfirnPI2RAjtuoCprwldksJ/s1600/DSCN0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Incredible gate!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VVM_-eUKCaMq7iIySca3YSggrITTTPB4FGc9iX_a_65yxKp0YA0kDqktngenzde_uJrhRYmkNt_woXJuNVQ-WxsjyfHMGy6DKUhdUlqsJYOWhMKMoIGuk_uLf-vBv2XsUbYHcP05CHcA/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VVM_-eUKCaMq7iIySca3YSggrITTTPB4FGc9iX_a_65yxKp0YA0kDqktngenzde_uJrhRYmkNt_woXJuNVQ-WxsjyfHMGy6DKUhdUlqsJYOWhMKMoIGuk_uLf-vBv2XsUbYHcP05CHcA/s640/DSCN0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsRivcYzL42GSDneLvLByi_plfz1zbtFH0kbgzbC_LT9mlu_SYSak8qHhdfGAC6JSudWfRg_jFjd5jjI8dD7sZTr5UxtpdrZ3UTNz0Ee2qhAxo6nvyRPbR_zlxuxuVYAjVEib0SQSZiqJ/s1600/DSCN0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The Gardens of Twickenham, Huntsville!

Picking up from last week's post on the home, here's a glimpse at the gardens and landscaping of Twickenham. I took this brick and s...

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