Decor Daydream: Casa Lola

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikALF54GFvD3yGAFC08lPCWf3py0yle_ryfLLBYV4lbGpxVkwV0da_62Spesl40KkVrDkkcCgneSbFBtGPJgPLu9gmgf681Ej6egRw7Qw88BLqxv-v5mcPIIai6bNOg2eBDkVKZYBx1oSI/s1600/big002.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Monday's can be so dreary, especially in winter. So let's lighten things up a bit and have a look at the lovely <a href="http://www.casalolatrancoso.com/" target="_blank">Casa Lola Trancoso</a>.  I've been daydreaming about this amazingly serene vacation villa, designed by <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2011/08/jan-elenis-smart-art-collages.html" target="_blank">Jan Eleni</a>, ever since it showed up in my inbox last week.  Happy to share it all with you here today.  For more details on how you can escape to Brazil, either in a daydream, or better yet in real life...check out the <a href="http://www.casalolatrancoso.com/" target="_blank">full site here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHY4uJHaUxX9xQ3QLN9QuxVF-7_wA13dET9CpkrjFobInAdq0LcFb7gmMAddF43YebsGbzVBga9OfaRdDwRTrqw7cl0tsdoLGhbpyUA4OyfPQxP_Rn5GykgVC4dTD4oM8C_dR6VmqQIM/s1600/Picture+340.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzHY4uJHaUxX9xQ3QLN9QuxVF-7_wA13dET9CpkrjFobInAdq0LcFb7gmMAddF43YebsGbzVBga9OfaRdDwRTrqw7cl0tsdoLGhbpyUA4OyfPQxP_Rn5GykgVC4dTD4oM8C_dR6VmqQIM/s1600/Picture+340.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWedBFzyhuSD1igaulXaw8Rc-elnUPq0Nw0mb9uHmi7V4TjkPvUA_GE-iN180G6colEu_RdYElVTwJTWq-ndbiy2yttQxrbD5dLvR54BkBVbp4l84En0a0wNzN6JGaGnKjBHxuqkzSb1DG/s1600/big010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWedBFzyhuSD1igaulXaw8Rc-elnUPq0Nw0mb9uHmi7V4TjkPvUA_GE-iN180G6colEu_RdYElVTwJTWq-ndbiy2yttQxrbD5dLvR54BkBVbp4l84En0a0wNzN6JGaGnKjBHxuqkzSb1DG/s1600/big010.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3Cg-1dI8idJ0hXC_Wc8c35ZsSIlCANOGoYgx1Xx8F7p4BpNyTW1h8bFTWQCJpubq79zE9QErk9-i0Pfh2FqbZP9MGm6zGNljJXqF_GKPWbb0wRF01cGuPGAan5E0zS8Pcli8LBocnjTX/s1600/big004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3Cg-1dI8idJ0hXC_Wc8c35ZsSIlCANOGoYgx1Xx8F7p4BpNyTW1h8bFTWQCJpubq79zE9QErk9-i0Pfh2FqbZP9MGm6zGNljJXqF_GKPWbb0wRF01cGuPGAan5E0zS8Pcli8LBocnjTX/s1600/big004.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1idWEsM5Zr9WyrqfrOh9C1LK6xu0Ms3q1hn9YpnNVkOCsQ4q2HsOX7Saf3-xBJin8pOUtYVJvd1Ll_5zazklbR3D9Ah_eRAx1B_0byVfG_Km78COSmWCJejBIH2IH0sJ7IHFsYqaP4ES/s1600/big005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1idWEsM5Zr9WyrqfrOh9C1LK6xu0Ms3q1hn9YpnNVkOCsQ4q2HsOX7Saf3-xBJin8pOUtYVJvd1Ll_5zazklbR3D9Ah_eRAx1B_0byVfG_Km78COSmWCJejBIH2IH0sJ7IHFsYqaP4ES/s1600/big005.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQa_5786j5K7P-CNFc_-RbkpysbBcc66656PAVgVPDHUP29tyl-OVOwDIfVXojMKSw9JnaBe5mHphXj4QV9T7KTo7WEjfVhPI9JLkGKR1TqqJzDIor8US8qLyxDgB8vb_cFzJWOMdrEfL/s1600/big013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQa_5786j5K7P-CNFc_-RbkpysbBcc66656PAVgVPDHUP29tyl-OVOwDIfVXojMKSw9JnaBe5mHphXj4QV9T7KTo7WEjfVhPI9JLkGKR1TqqJzDIor8US8qLyxDgB8vb_cFzJWOMdrEfL/s1600/big013.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe8Z7LDMBDTaDXq0h8qtskMfq4xBk1tK2JN3muifcMVFU5rhI7q_qVcamNGaQTC_WoYHgyBf9x1p6FIY0co1nRVHnFPNbc9WPxEyaYuhBCnQTR__5rM6PfrxyfJ0LTy_1DTn9a9WpkE4Z/s1600/big006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqe8Z7LDMBDTaDXq0h8qtskMfq4xBk1tK2JN3muifcMVFU5rhI7q_qVcamNGaQTC_WoYHgyBf9x1p6FIY0co1nRVHnFPNbc9WPxEyaYuhBCnQTR__5rM6PfrxyfJ0LTy_1DTn9a9WpkE4Z/s1600/big006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Decor Daydream: Casa Lola

  Monday's can be so dreary, especially in winter. So let's lighten things up a bit and have a look at the lovely Casa Lola Trancoso...

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The Mayflower

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8JJl2vzgqIngrqiJUfanvJFnm-iL8kFC_id4Gek6Q6cwTx1paNoyJ3fMsbYzBjUhIJbL4mg7IYHsLHOZEE-i1eMmMVcMwK8bbkoNc_MGtqop-gibGE_nncPCM4vR5_ks72nTVLBqI2ed/s1600/Picture+25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8JJl2vzgqIngrqiJUfanvJFnm-iL8kFC_id4Gek6Q6cwTx1paNoyJ3fMsbYzBjUhIJbL4mg7IYHsLHOZEE-i1eMmMVcMwK8bbkoNc_MGtqop-gibGE_nncPCM4vR5_ks72nTVLBqI2ed/s400/Picture+25.png" width="400" /></a></div>I can't believe it's been four years since I was lucky enough to escape to the <a href="http://www.mayflowerinn.com/">Mayflower Inn and Spa, </a>in scenic Washington, Connecticut.  For a whole week I stayed at this amazing respite. Relaxing within the walls of these beautiful spaces was a complete and total indulgence. It was here that I was first exposed to color coded bookcases...(as in calming white only please), an abundance of mercury glass, as well as some really fabulous artwork.  I remember being very taken with all of it. Such an incredible get away, enhanced with yoga classes, treatments, seminars and amazing food.  I would love to plan my return...but in the mean time I guess I'll just have to settle for these lovely photographic reminders.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsk2grG-78_csQcRjiEbHP2cMvXTGHZMLuZFkm259nMMsVkNRcbN7HV9_yWrvyNU5qlDN5nAEDs5Cce11d-HcthGURPQM-L-9SkWyVIGCVsw7BXxApG5_TYEMx35xZJMyg0EVI7zVw06c/s1600/Picture+28.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsk2grG-78_csQcRjiEbHP2cMvXTGHZMLuZFkm259nMMsVkNRcbN7HV9_yWrvyNU5qlDN5nAEDs5Cce11d-HcthGURPQM-L-9SkWyVIGCVsw7BXxApG5_TYEMx35xZJMyg0EVI7zVw06c/s400/Picture+28.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAh8CMb7hUoYAmB_BWHtinwH6MOEG_-PMTLSET-q05v87o3AIFadHkjsgrVIBsaVwibOg-e7Azm9krGio__KsrZ8-aToqR4Adk9ZqjkGwWY02co6xmFk2U-FqByHzZQZJuneWQ0pdpe_ry/s1600/Picture+29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAh8CMb7hUoYAmB_BWHtinwH6MOEG_-PMTLSET-q05v87o3AIFadHkjsgrVIBsaVwibOg-e7Azm9krGio__KsrZ8-aToqR4Adk9ZqjkGwWY02co6xmFk2U-FqByHzZQZJuneWQ0pdpe_ry/s400/Picture+29.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAP7zdRfk2e3kTqe52Ze5IqXNBtG1O5X9_lNJSJg0SG3o3_KWaWq40fy9NLN8OEQ1_bf9QXRH4ZsH8IKpVev4QHf-W3CtgStzGT3kFi1nJClCdmE5s8MNQPk8nnUZiG3KgyBdunFUGEa9/s1600/Picture+30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAP7zdRfk2e3kTqe52Ze5IqXNBtG1O5X9_lNJSJg0SG3o3_KWaWq40fy9NLN8OEQ1_bf9QXRH4ZsH8IKpVev4QHf-W3CtgStzGT3kFi1nJClCdmE5s8MNQPk8nnUZiG3KgyBdunFUGEa9/s400/Picture+30.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>My actual room...a design departure from the spa building, but equally as chic.</i></span></div></div>

The Mayflower

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From Old Guard To Avant Garde

<div style="text-align: center;">While on vacation with my family last month, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I stopped into the Stubbs & Wootton boutique.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMFj1aHpuPeDHz0GA5YDBA7x-t9wRKdo5tjVpw1VLvUTWv5CLivjagIXmeCwRPRGAoNz7AsnAYnbnqrpQ6v1OQyvvpVWeFw2xrBSly87vd3BEvMNqNf8kk6vcxT4fJlfOMIXFzckfhuAq/s1600/stubbs+wootton+shoe+sugarbuzz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMFj1aHpuPeDHz0GA5YDBA7x-t9wRKdo5tjVpw1VLvUTWv5CLivjagIXmeCwRPRGAoNz7AsnAYnbnqrpQ6v1OQyvvpVWeFw2xrBSly87vd3BEvMNqNf8kk6vcxT4fJlfOMIXFzckfhuAq/s400/stubbs+wootton+shoe+sugarbuzz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I own several pairs <br />of this classic Stubbs & Wootton wedge.<br />{in varying heel heights + colors}<br /><br />But,  <br />the Stubbs & Wootton label<br />is really known <i>best </i>for this preppy staple.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHrFkUrivgwuDIgJihQWgNshnSgsfAO_gIHIPlg9-j1oPAcynlWFTnoM4_V6FN27pI-fwGREUWyYiGK-zMW2YO5lnu7aEczq5m5co0IzQ6x2tr_GosnVhsN0O15I-QbWB6fBr8xrHsGNy/s1600/coco_blackB_2_topview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHrFkUrivgwuDIgJihQWgNshnSgsfAO_gIHIPlg9-j1oPAcynlWFTnoM4_V6FN27pI-fwGREUWyYiGK-zMW2YO5lnu7aEczq5m5co0IzQ6x2tr_GosnVhsN0O15I-QbWB6fBr8xrHsGNy/s320/coco_blackB_2_topview.jpg" width="192" /></a></div>{These are not really my style.}<br /><br />And yet,  I couldn't help but<br />browse the endless selection of embroidered and<br />needlepoint slippers available.<br /><br />And, that's when I spied these!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98GUJrvLHV_GhOiH_v2Gu8RB8_nyL379uk1wGcZLkNnlnc7wak9J5ftblij1vp90ZqGIL2PiN0cS8qRkFH5naRihLiBC8j9aGfxKA5ePMOzP9qyIK6UuD1paXroXnqc8Z7-SSBHgHsAyh/s1600/collegeB_2_topview-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98GUJrvLHV_GhOiH_v2Gu8RB8_nyL379uk1wGcZLkNnlnc7wak9J5ftblij1vp90ZqGIL2PiN0cS8qRkFH5naRihLiBC8j9aGfxKA5ePMOzP9qyIK6UuD1paXroXnqc8Z7-SSBHgHsAyh/s320/collegeB_2_topview-1.jpg" /></a></div>WHAT?!<br />At which point, I realized that perhaps this<br />old school staple was looking to shake things up a bit!<br /><br /><br />So...browsed around a bit more,<br />with a renewed sense of curiosity, and then saw THIS.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHH_gemg3ECVH0Twp0CecK9z77PaRRarDAGyXVlvqPJ2vcKkb_IFFWj7OFX_Iq_RTkViUplg9_x5PLp-eKXIVypS-91p_NHFoTlgq466UuNUYdjgvNyObR1AYkuJko3O2xnf_NrKZ5H2U/s1600/weekend_guise_navy_2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHH_gemg3ECVH0Twp0CecK9z77PaRRarDAGyXVlvqPJ2vcKkb_IFFWj7OFX_Iq_RTkViUplg9_x5PLp-eKXIVypS-91p_NHFoTlgq466UuNUYdjgvNyObR1AYkuJko3O2xnf_NrKZ5H2U/s400/weekend_guise_navy_2-1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I love this blue needlepoint weekender!<br />It's like Mary Poppins meets Private Benjamin. <br /><i>and</i><br />{Doesn't it sort of remind you of <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2010/04/have-you-ever.html">this</a>?}<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdU_9OF2BTmBBUrl7HVhq33_IaG5AF-1TI6QDrbqmzCvwgr5St82hROUJWBIVzjBE-D2lz7uPpnUHwTNXb-wGkN8M7lBo5ZKuS1ZN_n0m5u0fLAPXZoZ0AYnRtS7Csuh62Jx82rguEC_O/s1600/960076_049_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdU_9OF2BTmBBUrl7HVhq33_IaG5AF-1TI6QDrbqmzCvwgr5St82hROUJWBIVzjBE-D2lz7uPpnUHwTNXb-wGkN8M7lBo5ZKuS1ZN_n0m5u0fLAPXZoZ0AYnRtS7Csuh62Jx82rguEC_O/s320/960076_049_b.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />~*~<br /><br />Don't forget...<a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-with-csn-stores.html">GIVEAWAY!</a><br />{it's still going on}<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images via; Stubbs&;Wootton;Anthropologie</i></span></div></div>

From Old Guard To Avant Garde

While on vacation with my family last month, I stopped into the Stubbs & Wootton boutique. I own several pairs of this classic Stubbs ...

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Think Pink!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last week, The Four Seasons, Palm Beach, held an exhibition of works by emerging and established artists, entitled, "Think Pink!"  A portion of the proceeds went to </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bcrfcure.org/">The Breast Cancer Research Foundation</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPg3Q2HpSSrjZjPEG09TvlpAoeFB6zSrqdfc2oTkPSmON4hBRqc7KSeyLWK797wzCJ18FgEKJZ0e3AVnV9lDqlbce3u8aCZGUPdktuHSSznWpQhzTGI5roZdmhTJpKD-esLkaZJTg5mA/s1600-h/DSCF2210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPg3Q2HpSSrjZjPEG09TvlpAoeFB6zSrqdfc2oTkPSmON4hBRqc7KSeyLWK797wzCJ18FgEKJZ0e3AVnV9lDqlbce3u8aCZGUPdktuHSSznWpQhzTGI5roZdmhTJpKD-esLkaZJTg5mA/s400/DSCF2210.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of my favorite pieces from the exhibit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZihwBlQyOZZPXfuVk7iZ-yMzJVOq_RK0xbevbKHkY99Qpmomee7ooHf2G7nSEzuhxGrRedZRY4Dl6s56UTXgchbQ7hClcirE54UCbGuGQHuOpxqxZuX7zrWCIA4o4YfjmBD_9DBMimw/s1600-h/DSCF2211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZihwBlQyOZZPXfuVk7iZ-yMzJVOq_RK0xbevbKHkY99Qpmomee7ooHf2G7nSEzuhxGrRedZRY4Dl6s56UTXgchbQ7hClcirE54UCbGuGQHuOpxqxZuX7zrWCIA4o4YfjmBD_9DBMimw/s400/DSCF2211.JPG" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Untitled (Rose 20)</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Will Ryman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQusCT1rg83FKj4b6FfSNpVTKHrzmp4f6XOJi-6UISktuX9LQ8D2Txy8vw7MJC37jX8CKbfJcWIJnLve_EsIwaj6ZWO2FOS23UgjaquVO8sZFZF2YrGANOkrwUNacD5b0p8a1CBZc6zDs/s1600-h/DSCF2213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQusCT1rg83FKj4b6FfSNpVTKHrzmp4f6XOJi-6UISktuX9LQ8D2Txy8vw7MJC37jX8CKbfJcWIJnLve_EsIwaj6ZWO2FOS23UgjaquVO8sZFZF2YrGANOkrwUNacD5b0p8a1CBZc6zDs/s400/DSCF2213.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bad Girl #5 "Chrissie"</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Peter Dayton</div><div style="text-align: center;">{love the surfer vibe of this one}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdkdIuYOFc7UsCEaNeGAKAvE4iizEW1LQzfryMINnne77szpaqIAm_kdn3_lKZpBSjFqrqY-vcX4flkXo4Xv2TmBW-2aujD6CRjfwnDy7PjYpk73KVMkPpS9f3sMh6s3Ldu6Hxa85bIA/s1600-h/DSCF2224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdkdIuYOFc7UsCEaNeGAKAvE4iizEW1LQzfryMINnne77szpaqIAm_kdn3_lKZpBSjFqrqY-vcX4flkXo4Xv2TmBW-2aujD6CRjfwnDy7PjYpk73KVMkPpS9f3sMh6s3Ldu6Hxa85bIA/s320/DSCF2224.JPG" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For The Worshippers</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Buddha Head) by Noh, Sang-Kyoon</div><div style="text-align: center;">{very Kelly Wearstler-over-the-top chic}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I5VKJ20tkn0D4ycMmnL8cgteQPBNtCf3tpbn-np8pF6b5ZlHJ_Aloq3ToOdwQ_JgKPCFZp5BEj8cuBI0aSiE7qLFQPxhc3c_pFZfv_uQOkPb941FI8lAs-uxxTeL1IhGiTzbGjAolNQ/s1600-h/DSCF2228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3I5VKJ20tkn0D4ycMmnL8cgteQPBNtCf3tpbn-np8pF6b5ZlHJ_Aloq3ToOdwQ_JgKPCFZp5BEj8cuBI0aSiE7qLFQPxhc3c_pFZfv_uQOkPb941FI8lAs-uxxTeL1IhGiTzbGjAolNQ/s400/DSCF2228.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Peaked Cao</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Takashi Murakami</div><div style="text-align: center;">{one of my favorite artists...love the Dr. Seuss feel to it!}<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfFfm3bcOnsVh73alWXQzx3Eh4dfoLim6396ZZvL9LX7YHhkYQX8YrYDgKk3o-YF5vVres00owBea_Ii7YPcj77sghzVkp8u1_dLfMZWCKODd25bE9Gkz42E9EE1QERE71Es_5cITGrk/s1600-h/DSCF2227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfFfm3bcOnsVh73alWXQzx3Eh4dfoLim6396ZZvL9LX7YHhkYQX8YrYDgKk3o-YF5vVres00owBea_Ii7YPcj77sghzVkp8u1_dLfMZWCKODd25bE9Gkz42E9EE1QERE71Es_5cITGrk/s400/DSCF2227.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Lipsticks"</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Vincent Olinet<br />+<br />Truncated<br />by Rachel Lachowicz <br />{Truncated was made out of eyeshadow} </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf6Y5T6Uni55v3OUDEER4XIaRLGhB9pW3tYCqudoKcsOgNySJ3NDCxrpsL4_ybPYeybAkxqQZ1ee22wqnD9Xbq8KiJD44V330rVZkljAuob12likYhFz9kCU2qTh4rZM3dwzsb6kNkLY/s1600-h/DSCF2221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf6Y5T6Uni55v3OUDEER4XIaRLGhB9pW3tYCqudoKcsOgNySJ3NDCxrpsL4_ybPYeybAkxqQZ1ee22wqnD9Xbq8KiJD44V330rVZkljAuob12likYhFz9kCU2qTh4rZM3dwzsb6kNkLY/s400/DSCF2221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ascending</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Jose Alvarez</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even the Spa at the Resort got in<br />on the Think Pink theme.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">With proceeds going to such a great cause,<br />I couldn't resist the "Pretty in Pink" pedicure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV06HHFqOorUWIFIFvFPfHWgNVdX7kOq6a4VA1Rpy3N-0t90ST9IZGozeVGETdCxBVV67b7VfEal27i6Cu3k86QwTX2uN91sqX0mEyENYDutQ7MEYIWzzM2bWuXnjYsK9jxqUTCQqdCGI/s1600-h/IMG_0789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV06HHFqOorUWIFIFvFPfHWgNVdX7kOq6a4VA1Rpy3N-0t90ST9IZGozeVGETdCxBVV67b7VfEal27i6Cu3k86QwTX2uN91sqX0mEyENYDutQ7MEYIWzzM2bWuXnjYsK9jxqUTCQqdCGI/s320/IMG_0789.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a heavenly concoction of<br />pink sea salts and pink grapefruit oil.</div><div style="text-align: center;">{Vacation's over, but the toes are still looking cute.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Think Pink!

Last week, The Four Seasons, Palm Beach, held an exhibition of works by emerging and established artists, entitled, "Think Pink!" ...

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The Saturday Evening Post

<div style="text-align: center;">HOME!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEabKEFzFHCK3h6VVe-fKTEbj4PypYyzWLd9iFjf_pBDlxeZk9hbfRiF0aL7gQ81GYx0aHJuS4vyy7IpmnvVOyKaGyiOOzYrVg7JHHqst8bx48V1PhKnrsSzaid9_6MzTqEy-YYB-X4xM/s1600-h/movies-family-tchachkis-magnets-wizard-of-oz-ruby-red-slippers-6684871322479_nat11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEabKEFzFHCK3h6VVe-fKTEbj4PypYyzWLd9iFjf_pBDlxeZk9hbfRiF0aL7gQ81GYx0aHJuS4vyy7IpmnvVOyKaGyiOOzYrVg7JHHqst8bx48V1PhKnrsSzaid9_6MzTqEy-YYB-X4xM/s400/movies-family-tchachkis-magnets-wizard-of-oz-ruby-red-slippers-6684871322479_nat11.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br />Dorothy was right, there really is no place quite like it.  Especially when you come home to the beautiful weather we are experiencing in New York,<br />on this first day of Spring!<br /><br />Even though I missed the comforts of home...<br />especially my bed...<br />its hard to get back into the groove of reality.<br /><br />Mountains of mail, enormous piles of laundry<br />and an empty fridge are<br />all requiring my attention right now.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OyNOJcd_Rz3lgF7YbDm5z-nKzTQdPoIOIakStQpnrWmRs6QyqeZXQ0WDSCLKX2ZwPn_Rwgh0h25e42ygrS0oVL3xDMAHYV3MlhCjpmxlqeq4QWRE022rru1Tqs-HIFMlcTj1VHoo2hI/s1600-h/fan_mail_2716724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OyNOJcd_Rz3lgF7YbDm5z-nKzTQdPoIOIakStQpnrWmRs6QyqeZXQ0WDSCLKX2ZwPn_Rwgh0h25e42ygrS0oVL3xDMAHYV3MlhCjpmxlqeq4QWRE022rru1Tqs-HIFMlcTj1VHoo2hI/s320/fan_mail_2716724.jpg" /></a></div><br />This is <i>exactly</i> how I read my mail,<br />just in case you were wondering.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxfQeOFuMBCrYd_3_h1fOHw1GhiMI7kApLrEiuo1z_rNAPBIwdsBS5iDkh-gkeKZFyhF_WbF9JtSnDa5I6sBnEGQw85ingWLFVZOQXVevgJDbpzF2UtOE9lS_wuy48-sO4iFmwaJ5C54/s1600-h/stockxpertcom_id433542_size1_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxfQeOFuMBCrYd_3_h1fOHw1GhiMI7kApLrEiuo1z_rNAPBIwdsBS5iDkh-gkeKZFyhF_WbF9JtSnDa5I6sBnEGQw85ingWLFVZOQXVevgJDbpzF2UtOE9lS_wuy48-sO4iFmwaJ5C54/s400/stockxpertcom_id433542_size1_1.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br />And yes, even our laundry is adorable!<br /><br />{of course, this is the furthest thing from the truth}<br /><br />The truth is, now that the sun is going down, I can no longer procrastinate opening the bills, dealing with the piles of laundry and going to the super market, by justifying that it is too nice to be indoors.<br />So, I sat down in front of the computer, to pay some bills,<br />place a Peapod delivery, and return some emails...<br /> But, the next thing I knew, I was busy downloading our vacation photos...dirty laundry be damned!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6uVZucY2kAYPhwG_lGWstzjp5zgehvokrBx5WHTnOVYCK2Pkn1yVz_OKggkc1aekg5Zo-kVpusOt6jIqUFLlZHHT9urFXKOukXO2fDBcRAfSWuOASkZSVcpUxfsRA_TArbkq8zML_4A/s1600-h/DSCF2267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6uVZucY2kAYPhwG_lGWstzjp5zgehvokrBx5WHTnOVYCK2Pkn1yVz_OKggkc1aekg5Zo-kVpusOt6jIqUFLlZHHT9urFXKOukXO2fDBcRAfSWuOASkZSVcpUxfsRA_TArbkq8zML_4A/s400/DSCF2267.JPG" width="397" /></a></div><br />I couldn't resist sharing this photo.<br />It's a treat the hotel had<br />waiting for my children when we checked in.<br />I have never seen anything like this!<br />It is so cute and creative.<br />Rice crispy treats molded to look like sushi,<br />in a bento box, no less!   <br />The ginger and wasabi were made out of fondant frosting, and the soy and plum sauce were chocolate and caramel.  Gummy bears and fruit roll ups were used to look like the fish.  My girls are huge fans of The Cake Boss on TLC, so this surprise was a big hit.  I had to try some myself, even though I have a major sweet tooth, the gummies were a bit much for me.  But, once I picked them out, and dipped into the chocolate, it was so good!<br /><br />Vacations are great!<br /><br />And, now back to the bills and laundry....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images via:  GoogleImages;Photographersgallery.com;GoogleImages</i></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Saturday Evening Post

HOME! Dorothy was right, there really is no place quite like it.  Especially when you come home to the beautiful weather we are experiencing...

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