A Trend: The Magazine - Catalog Merge?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoCgGO-nfueLekzP4d-g48RhvlEVI8GdsmKp9wsSoi4XkagKPUi3CZ6dYOlQR8oPE5hSg7l7zI_egD8_jeQR8Sy5Gqt3lUt1-oAYl5BVusHNMGRGVgk9lG7Ild5XA9nyVWJynZsq6tLs/s1600-h/123008DominoLP_04.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288361078686033122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoCgGO-nfueLekzP4d-g48RhvlEVI8GdsmKp9wsSoi4XkagKPUi3CZ6dYOlQR8oPE5hSg7l7zI_egD8_jeQR8Sy5Gqt3lUt1-oAYl5BVusHNMGRGVgk9lG7Ild5XA9nyVWJynZsq6tLs/s800/123008DominoLP_04.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Recessions require innovation. I was particularly interested to see the collaboration between <a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> magazine and Ballard Designs. Domino transformed a room into a dual-purpose study and dining room using Ballard pieces. Click <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/Domino-Magazine/c/2215">here</a> for a full listing.<br /><br />Domino has also paired up with West Elm to select Editor's Picks - here's just a few. Click <a href="http://www.westelm.com/online/store/CategoryDisplay?storeId=17001&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&langId=-1&cmsrc=IMC1726&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E&identifier=WE-SH1TREDOM&top=N&retainNav=true&pageNumber=1&cmtype=nav&highlightCategoryId=11355&cm_re=09SPR1.1-_-CB3-_-Domino">here</a> to see them all.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3sgQ66nJALxC80lBappo4LN8-QjnfXS1KxaSzeCfAHuBnEHIQypAWqek8ZhlC3EWBSh8kEv_XPVWtsNc-cWDKobvRy1uNbAUtWlsc7nzy_3ciqtqXr3qIgZhK9XtjiBVfDPtMEJWn38/s1600-h/westelmdomino.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288360957521318386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3sgQ66nJALxC80lBappo4LN8-QjnfXS1KxaSzeCfAHuBnEHIQypAWqek8ZhlC3EWBSh8kEv_XPVWtsNc-cWDKobvRy1uNbAUtWlsc7nzy_3ciqtqXr3qIgZhK9XtjiBVfDPtMEJWn38/s400/westelmdomino.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> West Elm's handloomed striped cotton pillow covers and zigzag rug.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi0VgDSgxvEPET6VfhFPLKTDXNSgXBlf0Apl_58PChfvNbj3NGmQSBsFG5Js3Rsi60vxlLkj19LlBKEHKiLfVo3hE4lPoQt6CZQuu_MXR0h_D9WCRTxPjbs75kGwfnEWNRfeu2fL-ug4/s1600-h/p_r656_alt_WE09A241_SP09_081125133315_Alternate_hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288359426004840402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi0VgDSgxvEPET6VfhFPLKTDXNSgXBlf0Apl_58PChfvNbj3NGmQSBsFG5Js3Rsi60vxlLkj19LlBKEHKiLfVo3hE4lPoQt6CZQuu_MXR0h_D9WCRTxPjbs75kGwfnEWNRfeu2fL-ug4/s400/p_r656_alt_WE09A241_SP09_081125133315_Alternate_hero.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g0fU3oSpu4CaeMw2Okn7hJ_Ds1rS3WnnB8XrR9DPEUAQlZwxWgYqOeU57aqR3DJz_Kcllr52Hg99MqYz5LMhfkMMWtB0uSEOOVR39e5DOzrk65rnQK17ikH6CGpLLYHh77DY697hWhI/s1600-h/westlem.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288359324249468434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g0fU3oSpu4CaeMw2Okn7hJ_Ds1rS3WnnB8XrR9DPEUAQlZwxWgYqOeU57aqR3DJz_Kcllr52Hg99MqYz5LMhfkMMWtB0uSEOOVR39e5DOzrk65rnQK17ikH6CGpLLYHh77DY697hWhI/s400/westlem.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd1G0gh-0f78BimilOaTRms9-YHe35NN44Ybkl0NTGRCamHWBioCKUCgo_E-CzsLcc_aJJur-N_CNItlju-00hEFlIaIcgkOIo-ajx6Peibuepu4OznzqM-5TFoSFCjv-jSgRsY3weVY/s1600-h/teak.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288359216503666706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVd1G0gh-0f78BimilOaTRms9-YHe35NN44Ybkl0NTGRCamHWBioCKUCgo_E-CzsLcc_aJJur-N_CNItlju-00hEFlIaIcgkOIo-ajx6Peibuepu4OznzqM-5TFoSFCjv-jSgRsY3weVY/s400/teak.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <a href="http://www.westelm.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODf877&parent_category_rn=&retainNav=true&parentId=WE-SH1TREDOM&cmsrc=WE-SH1TREDOM&storeId=17001&langId=-1&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E">Expresso Butler Tray</a><br /></p><p><span style="color:#cc0000;">Now I"m wondering if we'll see a shelter magazine pair-up with Pottery Barn?? If so, I'd nominate these new pieces:</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqHf8zNSq-xeXFC5820vow55VR7bVma0YmOkmxDCBO5jL3QfU9rvIH3txAKrpO1a_APFBHkNvQWM-TWZYuoo5yoHNpokLmKLDfRH6_xywRiOSJxriouf2Ws2EC4r8hNMBIr2XpokPKTA/s1600-h/veronatable+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371387304384898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqHf8zNSq-xeXFC5820vow55VR7bVma0YmOkmxDCBO5jL3QfU9rvIH3txAKrpO1a_APFBHkNvQWM-TWZYuoo5yoHNpokLmKLDfRH6_xywRiOSJxriouf2Ws2EC4r8hNMBIr2XpokPKTA/s400/veronatable+lamp.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Verona table lamp<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcPCbyFgG11y75y5aPFyh6phFsRb5RAWf8f_uceEBq7wjxo7ZAOT7NLOqs4L9ieJsMBSqGaNc5W-UChlV9a8vJ-vuNWrmhe7BDQgq6jM5Y4Agx80lkEZ6cdsxuYvLQRYPq9rp9A0cpKI/s1600-h/monroeconsoletalbe.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371274086089266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcPCbyFgG11y75y5aPFyh6phFsRb5RAWf8f_uceEBq7wjxo7ZAOT7NLOqs4L9ieJsMBSqGaNc5W-UChlV9a8vJ-vuNWrmhe7BDQgq6jM5Y4Agx80lkEZ6cdsxuYvLQRYPq9rp9A0cpKI/s400/monroeconsoletalbe.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Monroe Console table - notice the interesting leg detail. It's reminiscent of a greek key design.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXH9pOVDqrDRTYblIQreReYYKQL5tjzgH4YCIfTUqGnSuzNrtjcFJBq_ZCp9UhWF3UycNqoeGA60k4HXW1RxJLomin5eiMjc8VUrcXtOP2R2t8qLR7Y3ZgfHoHUb8FNiy8CXifszVr-Q/s1600-h/bettinapillow.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371167690833874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXH9pOVDqrDRTYblIQreReYYKQL5tjzgH4YCIfTUqGnSuzNrtjcFJBq_ZCp9UhWF3UycNqoeGA60k4HXW1RxJLomin5eiMjc8VUrcXtOP2R2t8qLR7Y3ZgfHoHUb8FNiy8CXifszVr-Q/s400/bettinapillow.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Bettina pillow<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDry80teZMw6bx3t1QbE8ClvcOTv8UZ6TJH_OrBWoxHisB63_Wh5xL5T7fLS_dILKkB20EDVM2MZawCN8WERN5SLLpmo0CzOwdDpWKicmRGRtm3Yb-FoF-8qdq4k854cvmPmzE35ZamiA/s1600-h/orangeteagarden.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288371031461127058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDry80teZMw6bx3t1QbE8ClvcOTv8UZ6TJH_OrBWoxHisB63_Wh5xL5T7fLS_dILKkB20EDVM2MZawCN8WERN5SLLpmo0CzOwdDpWKicmRGRtm3Yb-FoF-8qdq4k854cvmPmzE35ZamiA/s800/orangeteagarden.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Orange tea garden<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG-19zvQO_56AR9rC4nH8fXrLC39HnuLXhV5FMZ1TqIgTIwvNSqxyPoDGMgou6pnnb8fzp2WupG21GaSQNlG5ddMnjxpL8BaNmI2Op1ituKTHdKk5ETE7HIbnhL6DfVOT-JCdYtyFwpg/s1600-h/PBcooperdeskchairslipcover.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288370961419273154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG-19zvQO_56AR9rC4nH8fXrLC39HnuLXhV5FMZ1TqIgTIwvNSqxyPoDGMgou6pnnb8fzp2WupG21GaSQNlG5ddMnjxpL8BaNmI2Op1ituKTHdKk5ETE7HIbnhL6DfVOT-JCdYtyFwpg/s400/PBcooperdeskchairslipcover.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 344px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Cooper desk chair with slipcover<br /><br /></p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288359058160207122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4xYtFtRy1OH57RJ251Pans2rLJj-UGookz_zKwDxv8ir062iM0fQrh-jP6GKEeo7CXFOR3yOAA0bSvfRofYlI51CQus6W8No7K6jepuwNrOLMMMlSXmUHBYVtZNR0CnOjNOqgfM2g38/s800/tracyporter.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <p><span style="color:#006600;">Just had to add in this lovely </span><a href="http://www.tracyporter.com/Gold-Leaf-Wall-Shelf-p-18008.html"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>shelf</strong></span></a><span style="color:#006600;"> from Tracy Porter. It shouldn't be my style but I really like it. Contrasting it against the newsprint makes it so appealing.</span><br /></p>

A Trend: The Magazine - Catalog Merge?

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A Sea Captain's House

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJE5FFn-D2j2whPjZaZM0_EY3GwW1LNyIQDMnaUd8xX6BxqsN0S1xpjXRgsDdNZ2bkizhoy9OyaUvNn-E_id6PCYaP7HpYSxrN_YP6U7pKGdx2U6wGWhYnS5y9IbhoFiE_AVnGYMx64c/s1600-h/seacaptai.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574766793188994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJE5FFn-D2j2whPjZaZM0_EY3GwW1LNyIQDMnaUd8xX6BxqsN0S1xpjXRgsDdNZ2bkizhoy9OyaUvNn-E_id6PCYaP7HpYSxrN_YP6U7pKGdx2U6wGWhYnS5y9IbhoFiE_AVnGYMx64c/s800/seacaptai.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>A very popular post from last year was Things That Inspire's virtual home. She just posted her <a href="http://www.freshpalette.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-virtual-home-2009.html">Virtual Home 2009</a> with a gorgeous entry way from one of her favorite stores in Atlanta, <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/">Mrs. Howard</a>. (see last picture of this post) Atlanta is on my mind as I'll be going there for the very first time in Feb. on a business trip. <span style="color:#009900;">First thing I did was to mapquest how far my hotel will be from this store - 3.23 miles!</span><br /><br />A visit to this talented designer's site left me in total love with the <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/A-Sea-Captain-s-House/1-of-37.html">Sea Captain's House</a>. <span style="color:#666666;">(All images from Designer Phoebe Howard's site. The photography is terrific and I'm sorry I don't have the photographer's name.)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2msKqgrjok3dhyLwAz0o3nh2apXIqzcOIUFugxisea4xkuA1mCBejvBHKBDfB2TFg8Uiof53JTal1mmZpAZzT4qEKSFutU59MbXSYGPHTsJfSvjg5-AIyTMQivzJPj-7oLWD5AJHNN4A/s1600-h/seacap.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574466848134242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2msKqgrjok3dhyLwAz0o3nh2apXIqzcOIUFugxisea4xkuA1mCBejvBHKBDfB2TFg8Uiof53JTal1mmZpAZzT4qEKSFutU59MbXSYGPHTsJfSvjg5-AIyTMQivzJPj-7oLWD5AJHNN4A/s800/seacap.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Beautiful, beautiful murals on the wall.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzmL5YLEYiFJz4MXLQ-zoxBO0zzsekmb42H4OZzjq20MPnUcU8YGKkAF27_UkIAVWmLqboR4iEcp-ULN28qzN55EJZeba_tdDCYxyqot4__2fNw7dGmh3I9BxYTXcknQAOOVkrFJ-AUk/s1600-h/seacaptainhouse.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574560018093394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzmL5YLEYiFJz4MXLQ-zoxBO0zzsekmb42H4OZzjq20MPnUcU8YGKkAF27_UkIAVWmLqboR4iEcp-ULN28qzN55EJZeba_tdDCYxyqot4__2fNw7dGmh3I9BxYTXcknQAOOVkrFJ-AUk/s800/seacaptainhouse.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYgiveziXTorSNLgYTIxGTKtrCuDNxadbXFo8UlNka2XDaELVqmrFGJaq5rMc8sv2VsSoKpKFjqYccMFO2W1XtdHf7YlnxbOrR8DfyYAscwqRnAGU_TK46syuMSpKosdZmKNlVxK8Vc0/s1600-h/seacapt.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574383856198514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYgiveziXTorSNLgYTIxGTKtrCuDNxadbXFo8UlNka2XDaELVqmrFGJaq5rMc8sv2VsSoKpKFjqYccMFO2W1XtdHf7YlnxbOrR8DfyYAscwqRnAGU_TK46syuMSpKosdZmKNlVxK8Vc0/s800/seacapt.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> I keep returning to rooms and objects with this luscious green color. It's starting to rival my love of blue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2X2R98TRfe6tA2iuXqrvi0T-hs0TADpk6ojDc8fQbvHdCVps51CTLrO6ZHvvBxtIxOqr8Ddt3aYIJ9jNb2aQieMKUUU5mePydxjf966GLFJJgZEbJC3otpeFg0PQGaKI5P0-x7Oy_vQ/s1600-h/seacaptainn.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574157550834290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2X2R98TRfe6tA2iuXqrvi0T-hs0TADpk6ojDc8fQbvHdCVps51CTLrO6ZHvvBxtIxOqr8Ddt3aYIJ9jNb2aQieMKUUU5mePydxjf966GLFJJgZEbJC3otpeFg0PQGaKI5P0-x7Oy_vQ/s800/seacaptainn.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFT0C57yOXfXRe2isd4qESZ5raRZlUb6LWCHbvcK_8Syth_qEUE5s1_MONjTIMsjPYwO-dm1nUy-wiZCVrEUnQBeSZOm2J-xM8CoeYEwWk7pnTUjCoSOIOvw21YqYMAJNYZFgDuaY7PQ/s1600-h/seacaptianna.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287574069434150994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFT0C57yOXfXRe2isd4qESZ5raRZlUb6LWCHbvcK_8Syth_qEUE5s1_MONjTIMsjPYwO-dm1nUy-wiZCVrEUnQBeSZOm2J-xM8CoeYEwWk7pnTUjCoSOIOvw21YqYMAJNYZFgDuaY7PQ/s800/seacaptianna.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVe1dnJkEr-4FVsTCpjXwtV_tr5rBU8BkxV0ZN5j441tC7qE88GPkMDKtfOZeiBN7QJtVOPf_4ZRZSobMw6Z1M5MCS1JDH8cII0OaXDeqSwbZ_IY7PVhA8qPSoktuaIdY8P6_14LvPzNQ/s1600-h/viathingsthatisnpire.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287573960179326274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVe1dnJkEr-4FVsTCpjXwtV_tr5rBU8BkxV0ZN5j441tC7qE88GPkMDKtfOZeiBN7QJtVOPf_4ZRZSobMw6Z1M5MCS1JDH8cII0OaXDeqSwbZ_IY7PVhA8qPSoktuaIdY8P6_14LvPzNQ/s400/viathingsthatisnpire.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 384px" /></a>Here's the entry way from Things That Inspire's 2009 Virtual Home. So pretty. And, a huge thank you to her for including me in her <a href="http://www.freshpalette.blogspot.com/2008/12/favorite-posts-of-2008.html">favorite posts list of 2008</a>! She happened to like one of my personal favorite posts last year called "Busted" along with "Faulkner's 14 Rules."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o4bnTugbuJ9jIq2rlQ5TZwQzCRdjOxEqGeSMEEtu3_MI1fFeq1GuuaSCktS94PhyIoco_MonoqgzBwXTwKJzLjNLw7cHoDgTYOgfNEV5Sg_-zSi3BBPHeY_n68xGoBkNjgFqh_NPx_w/s1600-h/headerblog4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287587013361337970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6o4bnTugbuJ9jIq2rlQ5TZwQzCRdjOxEqGeSMEEtu3_MI1fFeq1GuuaSCktS94PhyIoco_MonoqgzBwXTwKJzLjNLw7cHoDgTYOgfNEV5Sg_-zSi3BBPHeY_n68xGoBkNjgFqh_NPx_w/s400/headerblog4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>

A Sea Captain's House

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Boston's Hudson, Beacon Hill and more...

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajBxmWi8tWk0olJTrviu_HpY99SE-3gpjtY9rj30kb-Sp7k0Aa5112d-CabA8MuJX-pshRmozAw0701Pn4qaVFWP65PrV3iga_szfVBZ9yyQG3jffP_IkLoqO2T0Dkb19S3ksQi78Ujk/s1600-h/Dec2008+080.jpg"><img border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286408476355720418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajBxmWi8tWk0olJTrviu_HpY99SE-3gpjtY9rj30kb-Sp7k0Aa5112d-CabA8MuJX-pshRmozAw0701Pn4qaVFWP65PrV3iga_szfVBZ9yyQG3jffP_IkLoqO2T0Dkb19S3ksQi78Ujk/s800/Dec2008+080.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand; alt: " /></a>While the rest of my clan was at the Science Museum, I had a great morning walking around Boston. A visit to designer Jill Goldberg's store <a href="http://www.hudsonboston.com/">Hudson</a> in the south end of Boston didn't disappoint. Love the framed blueprints on the wall. They also have a store in Wellesley.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwB80CrfTUNVmFQZZLWkU3t1In2-Vtfn9J5jAw9yn51XkJT7u7Hf-h_uYc9T5X_0R4idaRWb4rtBapOoNpNV64L9hsVSrZl3avIKXtlGBmwg3qPvOVYjbkTtU_155uujGFHZnvUF3pLc/s1600-h/Dec2008+087.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286407215879712498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwB80CrfTUNVmFQZZLWkU3t1In2-Vtfn9J5jAw9yn51XkJT7u7Hf-h_uYc9T5X_0R4idaRWb4rtBapOoNpNV64L9hsVSrZl3avIKXtlGBmwg3qPvOVYjbkTtU_155uujGFHZnvUF3pLc/s800/Dec2008+087.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMiG2Y1M8StqloyFDF1k2Y4P_TldOTmUFob9YDQGnuaWBBKRt0Li9s7bDWVPP-RwW2XG13E9jyxq7SX7MFLPCVhzwn0eXByDLDirx_MdoQR7oyVcM2AXplNTN1Z6587Kzyq4Rhk0ykU4/s1600-h/Dec2008+076.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286407043733223570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMiG2Y1M8StqloyFDF1k2Y4P_TldOTmUFob9YDQGnuaWBBKRt0Li9s7bDWVPP-RwW2XG13E9jyxq7SX7MFLPCVhzwn0eXByDLDirx_MdoQR7oyVcM2AXplNTN1Z6587Kzyq4Rhk0ykU4/s800/Dec2008+076.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI6oI6bl6-1L4N8KhEJu8Iv_wVRyOtuMhU9uubCRbDDzr3_61FZwUJ8qWAlaJ2RE2tcLRlYFQ961RG-2fGPmXx6fn8aBFdsiOI2W9DJSqV2LEGfg9-5iP_9LIFpk8Ned3DV6_eubFXRs/s1600-h/Dec2008+084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286406810867046626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI6oI6bl6-1L4N8KhEJu8Iv_wVRyOtuMhU9uubCRbDDzr3_61FZwUJ8qWAlaJ2RE2tcLRlYFQ961RG-2fGPmXx6fn8aBFdsiOI2W9DJSqV2LEGfg9-5iP_9LIFpk8Ned3DV6_eubFXRs/s800/Dec2008+084.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The glass display blocks above are also available at <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/prodinfo.asp?number=W2298">Wisteria</a>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3jL3IeoitfX3hclKEDuHaOcG9U2UekzRAxQhSr1gznGID40HP2uI6IGPC8YDG-UShiPMViOuQ6w5C88d642ehnmn1zC00EarsT1vp4PeKmFobD0vET6Z4CifEBgv5zoH9Ho4k-I6fDo/s1600-h/Dec2008+090.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286410223157438914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3jL3IeoitfX3hclKEDuHaOcG9U2UekzRAxQhSr1gznGID40HP2uI6IGPC8YDG-UShiPMViOuQ6w5C88d642ehnmn1zC00EarsT1vp4PeKmFobD0vET6Z4CifEBgv5zoH9Ho4k-I6fDo/s400/Dec2008+090.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLhyphenhyphen_FR7RczxyrujLBqWo0wPTQvaUTvG3u7Ak6vdH8sHGDgBBP5reNrF0uaiijkmnqbKmtRoMxAt_NQ_gWSwVO6uPBqv0ZOaZfA_4qBsUk9ycxCCaL3sRZblSxlcn9KNrJjA_AxeyfIM/s1600-h/Dec2008+083.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286406658503455650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLhyphenhyphen_FR7RczxyrujLBqWo0wPTQvaUTvG3u7Ak6vdH8sHGDgBBP5reNrF0uaiijkmnqbKmtRoMxAt_NQ_gWSwVO6uPBqv0ZOaZfA_4qBsUk9ycxCCaL3sRZblSxlcn9KNrJjA_AxeyfIM/s800/Dec2008+083.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_f8oCRdyPoZHfflg9x3QYTeqd1nW18zMutP0iofImRSNTW4M6IdPfna0ConmjGgdvvl_jKbwIVbd482lboTxqIQPJKVfEnunbzfUoRQIN9tNL3xvl3ZU2Y0-tYKQvnpSkVF3JRrstbA0/s1600-h/Dec2008+091.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286406493191305506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_f8oCRdyPoZHfflg9x3QYTeqd1nW18zMutP0iofImRSNTW4M6IdPfna0ConmjGgdvvl_jKbwIVbd482lboTxqIQPJKVfEnunbzfUoRQIN9tNL3xvl3ZU2Y0-tYKQvnpSkVF3JRrstbA0/s400/Dec2008+091.jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 377px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ROQWZR3ccvvpfNYDGg_tbw2t5N76vqiY3I2U5T3qCwwWhVRgtBRJA4YPzQgLSOv34cRTY1vaPuzZusYJit4v756F_hgvWlckqhiWe2Li-jWgAUKeW8NW1tccLjhvURm7uvJI_w9dOPI/s1600-h/Dec2008+088.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286406333059501906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ROQWZR3ccvvpfNYDGg_tbw2t5N76vqiY3I2U5T3qCwwWhVRgtBRJA4YPzQgLSOv34cRTY1vaPuzZusYJit4v756F_hgvWlckqhiWe2Li-jWgAUKeW8NW1tccLjhvURm7uvJI_w9dOPI/s400/Dec2008+088.jpg" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vChW4Gvt_-7Hj7OfM6Qo9UHqFR-qZuOUJEaNKQCS7oXv8-qFsr_jxyb5MAo38zMyXlz3PIidug82cUQCYxm2kiJl_q3m7uDsrh-PSfjX_1zJkO2L2nwBvVmcwBHtUKHWOMhSRL2sQBg/s1600-h/Dec2008+096.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286406202720043682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3vChW4Gvt_-7Hj7OfM6Qo9UHqFR-qZuOUJEaNKQCS7oXv8-qFsr_jxyb5MAo38zMyXlz3PIidug82cUQCYxm2kiJl_q3m7uDsrh-PSfjX_1zJkO2L2nwBvVmcwBHtUKHWOMhSRL2sQBg/s800/Dec2008+096.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Love, love the green of this bureau. Notice the deer antlers in the window below - I wish I had a telephoto lens because the interior of this home could be in a magazine.</p><p><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286410546758571122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcsnrWnABLC88MgCHiqKgM0_i9dvFlCqi4z7vCQz71p3HsIF4P8mMVEh-BzB1XpKt05k3VH_5dWzUnwDiPoXkzzU2Gdy4QRKPUnIuh6n6oI4gvnOdEJlUDhSZSCVYVgna4IyEXih5Uic/s400/Dec2008+067.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />I snapped about 20 pictures of the gorgeous wreaths and urns on display in Beacon Hill - here's one that will still look great if they leave it up all winter. I'm saving the rest for a post in Dec. 2009. This was the first Christmas season I blogged so I'm going to think ahead for next year!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQod7wd8Cb3NCEPgNADsL_mOpeUSJdc_hQo7sUC-3F2x5o02lzqQu0OM-D5aV0Ikpq4q5oYXxXdHHAinrE2UHQz3fAGwIXB94ANUalpcqbiPdDVEjKsG0MjnFLkyH6Gyy9V_CQH_MYZGw/s1600-h/Dec2008+057.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286405194959466642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQod7wd8Cb3NCEPgNADsL_mOpeUSJdc_hQo7sUC-3F2x5o02lzqQu0OM-D5aV0Ikpq4q5oYXxXdHHAinrE2UHQz3fAGwIXB94ANUalpcqbiPdDVEjKsG0MjnFLkyH6Gyy9V_CQH_MYZGw/s800/Dec2008+057.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> One of Beacon Hill's cobblestone lanes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2XSNUgL03XAQmtDfjv1XCXC3KS8uIyxyDuPz6rUE-kcOdwxxZJNoQFQ9QIE9L-4XZqlEArtTO5yG_6s5MSVngfN8PS0eTLIxbCLvPJm6vDyEmETAO0qGupwFntqilpcLfWLu50bFD4w/s1600-h/Dec2008+031.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286404785516676722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2XSNUgL03XAQmtDfjv1XCXC3KS8uIyxyDuPz6rUE-kcOdwxxZJNoQFQ9QIE9L-4XZqlEArtTO5yG_6s5MSVngfN8PS0eTLIxbCLvPJm6vDyEmETAO0qGupwFntqilpcLfWLu50bFD4w/s400/Dec2008+031.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Beacon Hill's Post Office on Charles Street<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc5Qs9lPanWZyB29J2biu1AayBeGVyJ6C_v8k3pTf_AqgHnXSrV7TqbncyhX2UECxq4md-xUwUJK9dA7x7Boob7E9Xwv4HWLcNb7h11pJZW7sFq3RpXTYs_8lEexOKnQkbD1cdXiZANk/s1600-h/Dec2008+032.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286404602013323378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhc5Qs9lPanWZyB29J2biu1AayBeGVyJ6C_v8k3pTf_AqgHnXSrV7TqbncyhX2UECxq4md-xUwUJK9dA7x7Boob7E9Xwv4HWLcNb7h11pJZW7sFq3RpXTYs_8lEexOKnQkbD1cdXiZANk/s800/Dec2008+032.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XZ50dNyWcLNM9KMR_am59eWUKwqFhc3vFRN6kGrND4t7mzVE8mYLn1BW2jXOFCSWCTEWJgoa3aC8VIxsprgY0m4WS8y-1QIELhpSr7XGGHNptTHPyKV92EeIUdgllYkwOb6iRSGgLlc/s1600-h/Dec2008+035.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286404376974922258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XZ50dNyWcLNM9KMR_am59eWUKwqFhc3vFRN6kGrND4t7mzVE8mYLn1BW2jXOFCSWCTEWJgoa3aC8VIxsprgY0m4WS8y-1QIELhpSr7XGGHNptTHPyKV92EeIUdgllYkwOb6iRSGgLlc/s400/Dec2008+035.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7T2xBu8omOEzHmWdCDLUeRLfAjQzWFN0E0qvtC1HuniiZRxkB6dhS2Lf3N1TH9Qh5GXUcoCyTIrJnqnGd-cfLYL9Irmr-XWZ2zw0yUdm0Q8MKhslCC9h2-2ppkR3jigUSlJCdVfCmxs/s1600-h/Dec2008+040.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286403186296476642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7T2xBu8omOEzHmWdCDLUeRLfAjQzWFN0E0qvtC1HuniiZRxkB6dhS2Lf3N1TH9Qh5GXUcoCyTIrJnqnGd-cfLYL9Irmr-XWZ2zw0yUdm0Q8MKhslCC9h2-2ppkR3jigUSlJCdVfCmxs/s800/Dec2008+040.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Louisburg Square - Beacon Hill. Per Wikipedia "Currently it is the most expensive residential neighborhood in the country...the average cost of a townhouse on the street exceeds $6 million and reaches as high as $20 million."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosAKmZdpKhKVwqDNDxXGuF10W95dPtQ0ioOUToEgmhft76h8CBg03OW6DEJy0vrtC9CXpj745xl6SIj0U5iErjQZcOps0e8n2FQuIu0reDmo0akVNJnDEWukd3EdE76D28Q45FaheLZU/s1600-h/Dec2008+052.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286403019079788482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosAKmZdpKhKVwqDNDxXGuF10W95dPtQ0ioOUToEgmhft76h8CBg03OW6DEJy0vrtC9CXpj745xl6SIj0U5iErjQZcOps0e8n2FQuIu0reDmo0akVNJnDEWukd3EdE76D28Q45FaheLZU/s400/Dec2008+052.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQuigjnmRUd35X93bodu2W5QBjmU4dkt6wRQLjWDSS_vDMXtNEoTFalhcdMQA8VWWmbj3Vm4bKut0GBpfKLUyiWAlcIyX3_bw4OrzpqyRvPfXYu9gbvD96K_bP4e6steSAkqhDv18YRU/s1600-h/Dec2008+115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286402722623236530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQuigjnmRUd35X93bodu2W5QBjmU4dkt6wRQLjWDSS_vDMXtNEoTFalhcdMQA8VWWmbj3Vm4bKut0GBpfKLUyiWAlcIyX3_bw4OrzpqyRvPfXYu9gbvD96K_bP4e6steSAkqhDv18YRU/s800/Dec2008+115.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Here I am stalking around Commonwealth Ave in Boston. We had afternoon tea at the Taj Hotel but somehow the rest of my family wasn't as interested as I was in lingering in the neighborhood... Notice the ornate ceiling. The wall color was a beautiful teal-green that doesn't show up in this photo. Love the fact that this incredible Comm Ave brownstown has this (see below) in their front lawn.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMXbhFmLgDPQVduzg8VaWEqEbsvxRT0QihBObE3OiFeN7tQSr67Z5rT7BXZgdKBl7cG5_Is92hrmOwgHBcFzZqTT3OOkMJ5KPxN-Py8EczZ8me28E7srhyphenhyphenRW-b8DcXuq5r9fB2xv0Q4U/s1600-h/Dec2008+114.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286402485872240018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMXbhFmLgDPQVduzg8VaWEqEbsvxRT0QihBObE3OiFeN7tQSr67Z5rT7BXZgdKBl7cG5_Is92hrmOwgHBcFzZqTT3OOkMJ5KPxN-Py8EczZ8me28E7srhyphenhyphenRW-b8DcXuq5r9fB2xv0Q4U/s400/Dec2008+114.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br />We used to live in Cambride MA and this visit was a nice trip down memory lane, as they say. We dragged our kids back to our old apartment on Forest Street in Cambridge, but in all the nostalgia, forgot to take pictures. It looks pretty much the same. I could definitely live here again... or at least rent a place in Beacon Hill for a year or so when we retire. Anyway, this is a New Year and time to enjoy the present. <span style="color:#6633ff;"><strong>Happy New Year!!</strong></span></p>

Boston's Hudson, Beacon Hill and more...

While the rest of my clan was at the Science Museum, I had a great morning walking around Boston. A visit to designer Jill Goldberg's st...

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