The Books Cafe' - Irene Nemirovsky Deux

<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I want to talk to you about a novelist I've discovered only this year. Well, I've heard about <span style="font-size: large;">Irene Nemirovsky</span> and her incomplete work "Suite Francaise" published only after her death in Auschwitz, but only this year (remebering a good advice of a friend of mine - <em>You have to read it, it's beautiful!</em> -)  I've decided to read a little bit about her.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oggi vi voglio parlare di una scrittrice che ho scoperto solo quest'anno. Bhè, veramente avevo sentito parlare di <span style="font-size: large;">Irene Nemirovsky</span> e del suo romanzo incompleto "Suite Francese" pubblicato solo dopo la sua morte ad Auschwitz, ma solo quest'anno (ricordando un ottimo consiglio di un'amica - Devi leggerlo, è bellissimo!-) ho deciso di leggere un po' di cose di quest'autrice.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-ABi2BpozSx92TlRsB0LVxAWmW-logUcHu_0LDHcbh98U0liDGKH1sqQ0dqgOR-ykybJT_lRgsBIAHQYjbL8vqg7DkxLpos0k1HmQGprtxjO6HhL5UVnKw_AQBdF0VOG0YnI65WGX7w/s1600/221243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-ABi2BpozSx92TlRsB0LVxAWmW-logUcHu_0LDHcbh98U0liDGKH1sqQ0dqgOR-ykybJT_lRgsBIAHQYjbL8vqg7DkxLpos0k1HmQGprtxjO6HhL5UVnKw_AQBdF0VOG0YnI65WGX7w/s320/221243.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've read "Suite Francaise" and I felt in love with her style, so I soon read also "<em>Les Chiens et les loups"</em> and "<span style="font-size: large;">Deux</span>". Today I want to talk to you about this last one, 'cause I think it's one of the <span style="font-size: large;">best book about passion, love and marriage I've read in a long time.</span> Unfortunately I don't know if this one is available in english, 'cause I haven't found news about it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ho letto "Suite Francese" e mi sono innamorata del suo stile, così subito dopo ho letto "I cani e i lupi" e "<span style="font-size: large;">Due</span>". Oggi vi voglio parlare di quest'ultimo, perchè penso sia <span style="font-size: large;">il miglior libro sulla passione, l'amore, il matrimonio che mi sia capitato di leggere da molto tempo</span>. Sfortunatamente non so se questo libro sia disponibile in inglese, perchè non ne ho trovato notizia in rete.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEdYK2MuWdFZ-9FxVq9cPJRlYYFc5dGsdHd9dTKn0gtcWiAGcG8I7eCZm7s3jzBQndJCPFXos0inSf-XPi0ceOUNepUVaHppTbZrfhv2FF9hV9EKt5u-8zse1Ty8WyCKcyWvHEnBGdhc/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEdYK2MuWdFZ-9FxVq9cPJRlYYFc5dGsdHd9dTKn0gtcWiAGcG8I7eCZm7s3jzBQndJCPFXos0inSf-XPi0ceOUNepUVaHppTbZrfhv2FF9hV9EKt5u-8zse1Ty8WyCKcyWvHEnBGdhc/s640/1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">collage by me, image </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22258917@N07/5575441927/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">here</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br /> </div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In this book (published while Irene Nemirovsky was still alive), the author draws the picture of the French middle class during the 1920'. The story is about the <span style="font-size: large;">life and love of a couple</span> from youth untill adult life. I have been impressed by the <span style="font-size: large;">richness of feelings describtions</span>. Irene Nemirovsky knows exactly which kind of words and impressions needs to be used to describe every aspect of love. The passion and pains of the first love, the tranquillity of a long time marriage, the agony of lovers who knows that their story has no future, the melancholy of what it has been and will never be again.</span><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> questo libro (pubblicato quando Irene Nemirovsky era ancora in vita), l'autrice disegna il quadro della borghesia francese degli anni 20. La storia racconta <span style="font-size: large;">la vita e l'amore di una coppia</span> dalla gioventù fino all'età adulta. Io sono rimasta impressionata dalla <span style="font-size: large;">richezza nella descrizione dei sentimenti</span>. Irene Nemirovsky sà esattamente quali parole e quali atmosfere evocare per descrivere ogni aspetto dell'amore.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> La passione e i dolori del primo amore,</span></em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <em>la tranquillità di un matrimonio di lunga data, l'agonia degli amanti che sanno che la loro storia non ha futuro, la malinconia per quello che è stato e non sarà più.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZSsWhyphenhyphenLywxXZKjQamjZ7yOjWhhI0xUZqqPNLEZm3zXMGnNzBPmIARgR3YrNmsfWbq7YaKc3y-Y5Znzl36QUBZ14DYfr5p7bO-KL7CKo35nb8E7sOUsOA3r2ltoHZskq5fiMTUZ9gAUM/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZSsWhyphenhyphenLywxXZKjQamjZ7yOjWhhI0xUZqqPNLEZm3zXMGnNzBPmIARgR3YrNmsfWbq7YaKc3y-Y5Znzl36QUBZ14DYfr5p7bO-KL7CKo35nb8E7sOUsOA3r2ltoHZskq5fiMTUZ9gAUM/s640/2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">collage by me, image <a href="http://prettybooks.tumblr.com/post/10118335136">here</a></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recommend it to all of you who loves to read books which can <span style="font-size: large;">create an atmosphere</span>, which describe feelings so good that when you read it you think: "Oh yes, it is really like this! I've never found the correct words to express it, and now I've found them!"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Raccomando questo libro a tutti coloro che amano i libri che sanno <span style="font-size: large;">creare un'atmosfera</span>, che descrivono i sentimenti talmente bene che quando li leggi pensi: "Caspita! è proprio così! Non avevo mai trovato le parole esatte per descriverlo ed ora le ho trovate!"</em></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />

The Books Cafe' - Irene Nemirovsky Deux

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My home on "Casa Creativa"

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you remember my "</span><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/07/striped-wall-revealed.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Striped Wall</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, on the current issue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/casacreativamagazine?sk=wall&filter=1#!/casacreativamagazine?sk=wall&filter=1">Casa Ceativa</a> you can</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">find an article about it </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and how we did it!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Vi ricordate il mio "<a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2011/07/striped-wall-revealed.html">Muro a strisce</a>"?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Bhè, nel numero corrente di</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://www.facebook.com/casacreativamagazine?sk=wall&filter=1#!/casacreativamagazine?sk=wall&filter=1">Casa Creativa</a> potete trovare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>un articolo su casa mia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e su come abbiamo fatto a realizzarlo!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79JBOpv7QfIRbPZbvRDRotSGPVMWVtTH2Sp5BicGezEUtAh8vZp9qr-0JeSfF1VSgYDrll56mEAjAtnvMNdocw38pSGR43QDvGa6mI3Iy96FNOu4oGDr4457-F1GSeHNsRorhXSDdRmM/s1600/Immagine+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79JBOpv7QfIRbPZbvRDRotSGPVMWVtTH2Sp5BicGezEUtAh8vZp9qr-0JeSfF1VSgYDrll56mEAjAtnvMNdocw38pSGR43QDvGa6mI3Iy96FNOu4oGDr4457-F1GSeHNsRorhXSDdRmM/s400/Immagine+1.png" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wow! it's the second time my home</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">goes on a magazine!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so so happy!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Caspita! E' la seconda volta</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che la mia casetta finisce su</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>una rivista!</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sono così felice!!!!</em></span></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

My home on "Casa Creativa"

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Work in progress...

Just a quick update on the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/09/blank-canvas.html">commission for the lovely H</a>. Here's a little look at the underpainting as of last last week, although it's come along significantly since then. I'll share the finished painting as soon as it's signed, sealed and delivered, but until then, here's a snippet:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMEhD1C2obYWnwqgTgd__wu_qSpomvcINPf0-ih51GF2FYZg9MQbthZ8lTAJci-AFWO6kWWbxEki-FntJmLLHQmWjq12d-C9mKc0W8LHRW6R4J0egGsZlurBVCorvMu43sm55P6Nk_Pzn/s1600/abstract+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMEhD1C2obYWnwqgTgd__wu_qSpomvcINPf0-ih51GF2FYZg9MQbthZ8lTAJci-AFWO6kWWbxEki-FntJmLLHQmWjq12d-C9mKc0W8LHRW6R4J0egGsZlurBVCorvMu43sm55P6Nk_Pzn/s640/abstract+crop.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />I'm making a huge mess, but it's so much fun working big again. I'll be adding some of these larger works to the exhibition I'm having later this year too, so stay tuned for updates.<br /><br />Back to work now, catch you soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Work in progress...

Just a quick update on the commission for the lovely H . Here's a little look at the underpainting as of last last week, although it...

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Me

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love to <span style="font-size: large;">display objects </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">that have a story</span>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that brings memories of me and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So with this simple picture</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can tell you a little bit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">about myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mi piace disseminare in casa</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>oggetti che hanno una storia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e che conservano ricordi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>miei e della mia famiglia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Così con questa semplice</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>fotografia posso raccontarvi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>un po' di me.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi3lMipiREB6ALV1lb3vNQpDAMCH2sMgT2EvjOTvbsMWcn3AhtRCDGZxjZp4QF9nRPmGWOpGsHTsxC99Q3TRI9h1Gxh_VipnxGdPJyQvToLwQ0d1IwqOHXnJv1XvQwHa2ER1yhRMjkVbQU/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lMipiREB6ALV1lb3vNQpDAMCH2sMgT2EvjOTvbsMWcn3AhtRCDGZxjZp4QF9nRPmGWOpGsHTsxC99Q3TRI9h1Gxh_VipnxGdPJyQvToLwQ0d1IwqOHXnJv1XvQwHa2ER1yhRMjkVbQU/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <span style="font-size: large;">Buddha</span> reminds me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">of our trip to Thailand.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Me and Max, 2 backpacks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and lots of fun all around</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a beautiful country.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We bought the <span style="font-size: large;">mala</span> (buddish rosary) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">during </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">our honeymoon in Vietnam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Again no guided tours, even for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">our honeymoon we prefer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to travel alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The <span style="font-size: large;">tin</span> belongs to my family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">from ages. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was used to bring the food</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to my </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">grandpa when he was</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the wood or in the summer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">pastures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The <span style="font-size: large;">dried hydrangeas</span> come from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a plant that was my grandma's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's still beautiful and its flowers are </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">incredibly of every colour: green,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">blue, pink.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Love it, make it remember of her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Il <span style="font-size: large;">Buddha</span> mi ricorda del</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>nostro viaggio in thailandia.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io e Max, due zaini e tanto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>divertimento in un bellissimo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Paese.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Il <span style="font-size: large;">mala</span> (rosario buddista) l'abbiamo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>comprato durante la nostra</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>luna di miele in Vietnam.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ancora una volta niente</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>viaggi organizzati, anche</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>per la nostra luna di miele abbiamo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>preferito viaggiare da soli.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Il <span style="font-size: large;">contenitore</span> di stagno appartiene</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">alla mia famiglia da un sacco di</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">tempo. Era usato per portare il cibo</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a mio nonno quando era nel bosco </span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">o in malga a lavorare.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Le<span style="font-size: large;"> ortensie</span> vengono da una pianta</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">che aveva piantato mia nonna.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">La pianta è ancora bellissima e</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">incredibilmente produce fiori</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">di ogni colore: blu, verde e rosa.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">La amo, mi ricorda mia nonna.</span></em></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></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>

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My new Sponsor - Shabby Apple

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe someone of you have already</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">noticed it, but I have a new sponsor:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xbmXvmPEU9nCde4ETpFr40-HQsa__tqv86EThe2MfzDE2SUZqjwC4vsEUBBY9xLLrKnfqDvtfXjW5dVHbXbUo24SdJ9EjLpustx85wVL7X_xLrd46PVojrNtfaJE58LxxcQr47lhyPo/s1600/shabby_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xbmXvmPEU9nCde4ETpFr40-HQsa__tqv86EThe2MfzDE2SUZqjwC4vsEUBBY9xLLrKnfqDvtfXjW5dVHbXbUo24SdJ9EjLpustx85wVL7X_xLrd46PVojrNtfaJE58LxxcQr47lhyPo/s320/shabby_logo.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1906425180"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm sure many of you already know</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this beautiful <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/">shop</a>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but let me show some images</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the site!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Magari quacuno di voi l'ho già notato,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma ho un nuovo sponsor:</em></span></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/AVvXsEifqJNZWMkTaVHa8T6kzaVDTSaacO_JUFarb33hKlI4ewFgLT38GeWIp5U3fxEFJ3vkwlXVXNb5hgGhtJVH9_D_Ztv2B94zwSoS76X8Jlrvfr_UKGuRMd74BLKlHXp9jM_WoaWKdugdKT8/s1600/shabby_logo.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqJNZWMkTaVHa8T6kzaVDTSaacO_JUFarb33hKlI4ewFgLT38GeWIp5U3fxEFJ3vkwlXVXNb5hgGhtJVH9_D_Ztv2B94zwSoS76X8Jlrvfr_UKGuRMd74BLKlHXp9jM_WoaWKdugdKT8/s320/shabby_logo.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sono sicura che molte di voi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>già conoscono questo bellissimo <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/">negozio</a>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma lasciatemi mostrare alcune foto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>dal loro sito!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wonderful <span style="font-size: large;">dresses....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bellissimi <span style="font-size: large;">vestiti...</span></span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhbz48ooCD-eEl8ZO0sx6Cwg7pWa9eZ1ZEB5lLn53Zuc5EatZ3Fr0Mx0btff0A16HqQGBiSvnU7vp-gmNgtaDaX9GNpPHLdyt3qZycs3wBwx4TY5S_I-3HGmhzTRuGtgiCwk_wOd57oMqI/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbz48ooCD-eEl8ZO0sx6Cwg7pWa9eZ1ZEB5lLn53Zuc5EatZ3Fr0Mx0btff0A16HqQGBiSvnU7vp-gmNgtaDaX9GNpPHLdyt3qZycs3wBwx4TY5S_I-3HGmhzTRuGtgiCwk_wOd57oMqI/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEjffA0WfwSPgeoiHN0YPj-e4HqrpO7pDZIzPRqNSRIr7Ebj9kK8zY-z9lJuW21rfj3-pibfVvoU5t5UkCfm55UAPo6Hc63Bd8Xn7aBfuRBNUnczLoCXxygFT9_Z4deINJjkVNilPKkU4SE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffA0WfwSPgeoiHN0YPj-e4HqrpO7pDZIzPRqNSRIr7Ebj9kK8zY-z9lJuW21rfj3-pibfVvoU5t5UkCfm55UAPo6Hc63Bd8Xn7aBfuRBNUnczLoCXxygFT9_Z4deINJjkVNilPKkU4SE/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And they also have a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">maternity dresses</span> line!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ed hanno anche una </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">linea premaman</span>!</em></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKGg_6RbE4Mn1NCGVmCaoqG4fKWwBdV12ShfDZN7dixyY2AETa04VBf5NcsfrhFyNuWihrZdd7-uRlYxvoOxn0Op5DQ4kuuXsWzonv_vmXyvZZyM9S2njtmPGtnCv6KCmko43XKXLPVU/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKGg_6RbE4Mn1NCGVmCaoqG4fKWwBdV12ShfDZN7dixyY2AETa04VBf5NcsfrhFyNuWihrZdd7-uRlYxvoOxn0Op5DQ4kuuXsWzonv_vmXyvZZyM9S2njtmPGtnCv6KCmko43XKXLPVU/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And very nice kids dresses!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E bellissimi vestiti per bimbe!</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6KfrlBfo1VwiiYk3v3BWD5JorjRNkPwGLiTy0Tbfh0TPbURETWFtvL3ehLT2nXX10VrV1nUWidjfRohw5Hd_U_V7vOcj7BpRWLwfeyjTHDrnt58e0ZYo75hz-YqKZAQ-Q0lo_wDaxUE/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6KfrlBfo1VwiiYk3v3BWD5JorjRNkPwGLiTy0Tbfh0TPbURETWFtvL3ehLT2nXX10VrV1nUWidjfRohw5Hd_U_V7vOcj7BpRWLwfeyjTHDrnt58e0ZYo75hz-YqKZAQ-Q0lo_wDaxUE/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">all images <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/">shabby apple</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and they have international shipping!!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...e fanno le spedizioni internazionali!!!!</em></span></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

My new Sponsor - Shabby Apple

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Peace out

It's school holidays in this part of the world, and I managed to squeeze in a long-overdue trip to the beach last week. It was a gorgeous sunny day on the sunshine coast, with a warm breeze, and lots of seafood for lunch.....doesn't get much better than that.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOIMB36jtu3YNHmSnEw67Do97TNMIGAJd3TiAOQqkTlsQ3591neIpRalhCnN9JiiUN_34LzgJoMLN3f82FT2qiw1CkzodLkeS6al7tJLkcg1fU7l6wNS8TP6LGB4h82NInzEn2cPt0Pmj/s1600/beach2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOIMB36jtu3YNHmSnEw67Do97TNMIGAJd3TiAOQqkTlsQ3591neIpRalhCnN9JiiUN_34LzgJoMLN3f82FT2qiw1CkzodLkeS6al7tJLkcg1fU7l6wNS8TP6LGB4h82NInzEn2cPt0Pmj/s640/beach2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEj8qC9nZMNvkXJdGD7WTwzY6x2vEfMbheLymiYAJJ4JKWGjpSJ_vawJ8ptlAIiF3ShEYQ_ag10GlvsCoJrGk8-FVYm9sUB2BReLOyLhNnm21ymWxo2vrZG4JROU9btPDuoJRB8r_t3WvoDl/s1600/beach3crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qC9nZMNvkXJdGD7WTwzY6x2vEfMbheLymiYAJJ4JKWGjpSJ_vawJ8ptlAIiF3ShEYQ_ag10GlvsCoJrGk8-FVYm9sUB2BReLOyLhNnm21ymWxo2vrZG4JROU9btPDuoJRB8r_t3WvoDl/s640/beach3crop.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">yep, that's the Mr - shy little wallflower that he is :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTDhleFmA9QbLcN_GKtRjIaUHV4SlOChuLsrY4yPyk_vljfwwrcUu1NM1nps7DhJ6rfr8RfANRlxyj4PDOdEI7wlSrFUMD0-CfJSjU5TVIQ1ALmSipV32kGXchUQQiwcfTUgUg8uMekpY/s1600/beach1+crop2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTDhleFmA9QbLcN_GKtRjIaUHV4SlOChuLsrY4yPyk_vljfwwrcUu1NM1nps7DhJ6rfr8RfANRlxyj4PDOdEI7wlSrFUMD0-CfJSjU5TVIQ1ALmSipV32kGXchUQQiwcfTUgUg8uMekpY/s640/beach1+crop2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />But back to the coalface now - I have a painting to finish! I'll be back with an update soon.<br /><br />Catch you then,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Peace out

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Apple Pie

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apple aren't good just to decorate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but also for cooking <span style="font-size: large;">yummy pies</span>!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Le mele non servono solo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>a decorare casa, ma anche a cucinare</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">gustose torte</span>!!!</em></span></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/AVvXsEj_1zOAN_W-Yvm6Lkm-c7n1KcnK6Zi6d9JCdp2sd6TP53jXm3ak_jhVmjoyBpwya_Ey7bESn5mWzPZ3-4WezXpDwQgTDwIUmESlkfbS5dJoF4wQxpnExMjfRnDJeTXzXM0Jwa_dOJ0EA9w/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1zOAN_W-Yvm6Lkm-c7n1KcnK6Zi6d9JCdp2sd6TP53jXm3ak_jhVmjoyBpwya_Ey7bESn5mWzPZ3-4WezXpDwQgTDwIUmESlkfbS5dJoF4wQxpnExMjfRnDJeTXzXM0Jwa_dOJ0EA9w/s640/6.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8f1G5EUB3g67gM5EZ-r4mFOoZBVOy2Gi8psoMXJOzkXLBpCQ-AYCqrdSnn-4-oA4sLEGYMOXpTENvFrxn3C_kb5lJ3cviKbLwS4WNXOk0_QLaVeNkTof3Ojkx8zm9AIWAl-c6AyNm64/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8f1G5EUB3g67gM5EZ-r4mFOoZBVOy2Gi8psoMXJOzkXLBpCQ-AYCqrdSnn-4-oA4sLEGYMOXpTENvFrxn3C_kb5lJ3cviKbLwS4WNXOk0_QLaVeNkTof3Ojkx8zm9AIWAl-c6AyNm64/s640/7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAaJyIYIvQ72j8S1yDVHEkh-EexxQAZ84Dw4Wg-nH_-ew5Z9vEV22bWJRHFI3xnKj2XJ2MRojzsO8JamG9oi1LQNUi4LJUBukxLR-8a5OWXl5kQZmjDTM_ytvUBShmUKbsTywOht7GGI/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAaJyIYIvQ72j8S1yDVHEkh-EexxQAZ84Dw4Wg-nH_-ew5Z9vEV22bWJRHFI3xnKj2XJ2MRojzsO8JamG9oi1LQNUi4LJUBukxLR-8a5OWXl5kQZmjDTM_ytvUBShmUKbsTywOht7GGI/s640/8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6cZ3A0GPacbtwx5okDk6etXUgRRkivHFymo1tgn4cYMEyPn9E-k1-hJI6lE2WuCIcYlATvRjPVKd73SaXOMA_KcJzVIAkdvsrEvUWzvVlZtwiq-H2WPFnQB4Q_AQAxbKH_PXxO7OQdI/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6cZ3A0GPacbtwx5okDk6etXUgRRkivHFymo1tgn4cYMEyPn9E-k1-hJI6lE2WuCIcYlATvRjPVKd73SaXOMA_KcJzVIAkdvsrEvUWzvVlZtwiq-H2WPFnQB4Q_AQAxbKH_PXxO7OQdI/s640/9.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the Sunday aftenoon</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">snacks. We always try to cook</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">something special and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">last Sunday was this <span style="font-size: large;">apple and </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">cinnamon pie!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Amo le merende della domenica </em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>pomeriggio. Noi cerchiamo sempre di </em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>preparare qualcosa di speciale.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>La scorsa domenica era</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>questa <span style="font-size: large;">torta di mele e cannella</span>!!!</em></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div></div>

Apple Pie

Apple aren't good just to decorate but also for cooking yummy pies !!! Le mele non servono solo a decorare casa, ma anche a cucinare gus...

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White in Copenhagen

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I want to show you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">an <span style="font-size: large;">all white home</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in Denmark.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Oggi vi mostro una <span style="font-size: large;">casetta</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">tutta bianca</span> in Danimarca.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qi7HbfWICnwEXhDWCwsQls5KG4cH1yb9Artgxh3XYrMFKlT9eXua_eT38R4RiO7PZejJVcQj4VMH32P-qdcwFqLEOfFwPnTspKG2TTLbPTLh1Aac2Dy5HrTMewgEtpK4S5pU35KrYH0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qi7HbfWICnwEXhDWCwsQls5KG4cH1yb9Artgxh3XYrMFKlT9eXua_eT38R4RiO7PZejJVcQj4VMH32P-qdcwFqLEOfFwPnTspKG2TTLbPTLh1Aac2Dy5HrTMewgEtpK4S5pU35KrYH0/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A <span style="font-size: large;">swing</span> in the kitchen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">there must be a very lucky </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">child here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Un'<span style="font-size: large;">altalena</span> in cucina...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ci deve essere un bimbo molto </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>fortunato qui!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lCIEu7BKC4BhUxCyaEUUQ_b7fDgSh9qd0c1mvbvMqamB4hsL7amG1bBvOBlm5Z3r1QY4FNjYzGqAerHUK9b2tFDZUWzfFGTMN2qSl6CPwcUehAFp6zQ7AZzvivM1jG14VWjLA_cIMYE/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lCIEu7BKC4BhUxCyaEUUQ_b7fDgSh9qd0c1mvbvMqamB4hsL7amG1bBvOBlm5Z3r1QY4FNjYzGqAerHUK9b2tFDZUWzfFGTMN2qSl6CPwcUehAFp6zQ7AZzvivM1jG14VWjLA_cIMYE/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also love the little relaxed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">porch</span> outside!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mi piace molto anche il</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>piccolo rilassato<span style="font-size: large;"> portico</span> </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>all'esterno!!!</em></span></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/AVvXsEgcyexObO-A_P7lZYh-AZAfacgbIvDAA048J3VAHtxYJ8WVrwMLVGuVP7BUxMSsvLjHpxH7YmejclgC2JNgMFl_4F3O5JKm5-DTtimrRbBOIVt19l6_fBz_vAQJe-33A4BbUggBiZ6xIME/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyexObO-A_P7lZYh-AZAfacgbIvDAA048J3VAHtxYJ8WVrwMLVGuVP7BUxMSsvLjHpxH7YmejclgC2JNgMFl_4F3O5JKm5-DTtimrRbBOIVt19l6_fBz_vAQJe-33A4BbUggBiZ6xIME/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://journal-de-la-maison.dekio.fr/reportages/charme/Ma-cabane-au-Danemark"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">credits</span></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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White in Copenhagen

Today I want to show you an all white home in Denmark. Oggi vi mostro una casetta tutta bianca in Danimarca. A swing in the kitchen... th...

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A blank canvas

You might remember in my last post I mentioned I was about to start on a commission for a lovely client? Well, I thought this might be the perfect time to share a little of how I go about painting a commissioned work - before I forget all about taking pics along the way.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOFF6eShYuSUoYQaV8UdhjJKj_616fsPvUfS87eKaLMcVCEadrrsJ_TSDoYM0sdMUZ_MkCjvl-nYFNT4BcpuLWQ2E5DnACpK7TfFEyePBVPvtXHaM6wHFDh2CQqpFdOFsYHBHGlkEwB9S/s1600/h+canvas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOFF6eShYuSUoYQaV8UdhjJKj_616fsPvUfS87eKaLMcVCEadrrsJ_TSDoYM0sdMUZ_MkCjvl-nYFNT4BcpuLWQ2E5DnACpK7TfFEyePBVPvtXHaM6wHFDh2CQqpFdOFsYHBHGlkEwB9S/s640/h+canvas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">here she is...a nice (big) blank canvas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>My lovely client, H, spoke to me about creating a painting for a large wall in her beautifully renovated Queenslander. If possible, I like to visit the client on-site - that way, I can get a feel for the space, the light, and the bones of the room itself. This painting will make a real statement - at 3m x 1.5m, it's a large piece, and will be on view from the minute you walk in the front door.<br /><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/AVvXsEgCC_ZoDaUWACyDRB4tlzXj17itUtJkCyB6foZzkhTkxE09sAglhUPiA9s-_1n10K2k_WOn377UhJovvI5g0hOvJ-mL-kIk2R7SsXETy6iopero3YlvTAP3R-33kWo-p_wwL60MfSK8mlRV/s1600/h+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCC_ZoDaUWACyDRB4tlzXj17itUtJkCyB6foZzkhTkxE09sAglhUPiA9s-_1n10K2k_WOn377UhJovvI5g0hOvJ-mL-kIk2R7SsXETy6iopero3YlvTAP3R-33kWo-p_wwL60MfSK8mlRV/s640/h+wall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />We then had a chat about her ideas, what colours she'd like included - and just as importantly, any she definitely <i>didn't</i> want. She has a great mix of traditional and modern in her home, as she's retained the original charm and character of her Queenslander, but she's also included some clean, modern elements too. To complement the original VJ walls, she chose a traditional, full-blown floral curtain:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVMLChQJ20osyfyFkr1XEBFC_pfQ3kLN0lXhEPxD01Kn5g1CqWT7kpcHYzLs9pcjb6c8d714sN5fMJcIxj-9uypS9Wui5LMHhOIDhzsJ1LHPORGveNAoWswjdkX7qFWbq80bwBt0bU01M/s1600/h+curtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVMLChQJ20osyfyFkr1XEBFC_pfQ3kLN0lXhEPxD01Kn5g1CqWT7kpcHYzLs9pcjb6c8d714sN5fMJcIxj-9uypS9Wui5LMHhOIDhzsJ1LHPORGveNAoWswjdkX7qFWbq80bwBt0bU01M/s640/h+curtains.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />..and picked up the olive green from the pattern, using it as an accent wall colour in the central hall, and also for the glass splashback in the kitchen. Elsewhere is a natural white, keeping things nice and airy.<br /><br /><br />So, after discussing the options, we decided on a modern abstract design, incorporating the raspberry, red/pink and olive green from her curtains, as well as some complimentary tones. Once that was sorted, I sent through a series of mock-ups of my ideas, to make sure we were on the same page, and also to provide a visual of what I'm thinking. I've found this really helps both me and the client - I'm a really visual person, but I realise not everyone works that way. By doing so, it really helps to iron out any misunderstandings before we're too far down the track.<br /><br /><br />So, that's enough from me - I have painting to do. I'll post more pics once the piece is all signed, sealed and delivered. Can't wait to share the finished painting with you all - and I have to say, it's a lot of fun to be working on such a large scale piece again. Supersizing isn't always a bad thing you know :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

A blank canvas

You might remember in my last post I mentioned I was about to start on a commission for a lovely client? Well, I thought this might be the p...

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A new clock!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My mother in law brought to me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this amazing <span style="font-size: large;">clock</span> from her holidays.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mia suocera mi ha portato questo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">orologio</span> come regalo dal posto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in cui è stata in ferie.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Lo adoro!</em></span></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/AVvXsEjwojt3q7P1VacK3hoP7XbpekTO6Se13DXe-9Jv0CpTqI2T7djICZpbiWJZnFnIHmqKy_mT_cXGLDdDite8eoHOdU0D8G1YUxm4drl_wh1hrJtFfnkZSp4gTCQKboZ1hmgdtfDWwHdgPL0/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwojt3q7P1VacK3hoP7XbpekTO6Se13DXe-9Jv0CpTqI2T7djICZpbiWJZnFnIHmqKy_mT_cXGLDdDite8eoHOdU0D8G1YUxm4drl_wh1hrJtFfnkZSp4gTCQKboZ1hmgdtfDWwHdgPL0/s640/1.jpg" width="480" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've put it on the table</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the <span style="font-size: large;">living room</span> for now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>L'ho messo sul tavolo del</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">salotto</span> per il momento.</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlBeFMwD8p8R8Lhni-b7L9ixvnVl5ZUAxwmcMk12T9u83kc6sNtjbyMjJoue-fH_vWHAZybZbou5OCPX9HxQr0m5ySqum4y7SLhvNImU9oIFM1cCxAx5UG3oPRZvIDNul1DyD4kYFdxE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNlBeFMwD8p8R8Lhni-b7L9ixvnVl5ZUAxwmcMk12T9u83kc6sNtjbyMjJoue-fH_vWHAZybZbou5OCPX9HxQr0m5ySqum4y7SLhvNImU9oIFM1cCxAx5UG3oPRZvIDNul1DyD4kYFdxE/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4WdjSVb_YoBvurcV2Hn7lSE2pPXc4r7eMq4iVCKr3P32uvQwT-MMU5CEfaSEM1WArbKRfeVwoHI_mrKrVDYrA5PfmfiK46LQ-gAHErBuix6Y1LO2l620Q0-WtPgbhn23_INHzUeOfL4/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4WdjSVb_YoBvurcV2Hn7lSE2pPXc4r7eMq4iVCKr3P32uvQwT-MMU5CEfaSEM1WArbKRfeVwoHI_mrKrVDYrA5PfmfiK46LQ-gAHErBuix6Y1LO2l620Q0-WtPgbhn23_INHzUeOfL4/s640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I've added a little</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">fall touches</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want it to be soon fall...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I think it's clear, isn't it? ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>E ho aggiunto alcuni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">tocchi autunnali</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Io voglio che sia presto autunno,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ma penso l'abbiate capito, no?</em></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEvA1PvTmp113MU0ISgRCS1Z3HkmPBxB6T3HXNrWa5Mxlth8_snVX9QQcUhVTFfX5bIPlbfz6HLVBMkkw-9DjFvH135WfFanHAmsHDfhnY0OOkShaTxu367e8NUK6RxAec-BflZIUFD8/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEvA1PvTmp113MU0ISgRCS1Z3HkmPBxB6T3HXNrWa5Mxlth8_snVX9QQcUhVTFfX5bIPlbfz6HLVBMkkw-9DjFvH135WfFanHAmsHDfhnY0OOkShaTxu367e8NUK6RxAec-BflZIUFD8/s640/4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Red <span style="font-size: large;">apples</span> and some </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">pinecones</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Mele</span> rosse e </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>alcune <span style="font-size: large;">pigne</span>.</em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1y83zSyKC_rzGrV6EAbhAwRQln4s7w2HLMp8p6XiyUkh73W4bf3QwZslubpiVyCuSa7SEymGUL7x4jsLviOHFZucfoxRtnMh6yCnsqo8erqBtt-6g1oash3NADMBA-PasAPav_1Z_78/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1y83zSyKC_rzGrV6EAbhAwRQln4s7w2HLMp8p6XiyUkh73W4bf3QwZslubpiVyCuSa7SEymGUL7x4jsLviOHFZucfoxRtnMh6yCnsqo8erqBtt-6g1oash3NADMBA-PasAPav_1Z_78/s640/5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is so simple!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If only the weather</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">would collaborate....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E' così facile!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Se solo il tempo volesse</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">collaborare...</span></em></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A new clock!

My mother in law brought to me this amazing clock from her holidays. I love it! Mia suocera mi ha portato questo orologio come regalo dal ...

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Fall, fall, where are you????

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't like hot,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't stand hot anymore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">C'mon we are in September,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fall, why don't you come?????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Non mi piace il caldo,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non sopporto più il caldo.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Insomma, siamo a settembre,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>autunno, perchè non arrivi?????</em></span></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/AVvXsEh8f6Bx5G_SXTiAhSXnuNq6Llc-9bJmlFjDWgy4UkkVUiGd_cxX-AjjQmok4d49cvi5Pg_Q1nwVh-SSekQGojtBNTiXicD5jxhwx0_a_VWrNsRRIzMs6jc2SMRm72y49sDBJtSaQNxOtsg/s1600/autunno.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f6Bx5G_SXTiAhSXnuNq6Llc-9bJmlFjDWgy4UkkVUiGd_cxX-AjjQmok4d49cvi5Pg_Q1nwVh-SSekQGojtBNTiXicD5jxhwx0_a_VWrNsRRIzMs6jc2SMRm72y49sDBJtSaQNxOtsg/s640/autunno.png" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dedicated to all of you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">who, like me, wants to have coffe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the morning looking</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at the colours of trees in Fall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Dedicato a tutte quelle di voi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che, come me, vogliono</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>bere il caffè alla mattina e</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>guardare i colori degli alberi</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in autunno.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhGd1PJXgGhQNPvQp2SggKRUQmPixcAHdfSNuFQDROtjSR0sFw7bq3IR0bWUl7MV3k5tEj57ab-E3yxOI5nDJtAwFMS2HSlcPLPKztXaXH4RsIzShdhgK02_GC8yG9NYfBBA4g09HEwyAM/s1600/autunno1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGd1PJXgGhQNPvQp2SggKRUQmPixcAHdfSNuFQDROtjSR0sFw7bq3IR0bWUl7MV3k5tEj57ab-E3yxOI5nDJtAwFMS2HSlcPLPKztXaXH4RsIzShdhgK02_GC8yG9NYfBBA4g09HEwyAM/s400/autunno1.png" width="367" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">collages by me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">images <a href="http://tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></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/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Fall, fall, where are you????

I don't like hot, I can't stand hot anymore. C'mon we are in September, Fall, why don't you come????? Non mi piace il caldo,...

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Stripe me lucky

Black and white is a classic combo that never goes out of fashion. Throw them together into a stripe, and it's even better. I've been seeing this pic all over the place lately, and it was love at first sight:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp5WFhDToAPTRJutx5QTzyRupXClrZmoKo7ejGgPIdn0C1DzYcSGVm2ItGC8Wpf_ea_dKifC-CqZSFrm9Da1rutbqrI5YA9WwzMgtk5OIQUjkWfvgYoR9svVH8NsfJyRqt0-xLoVSi1kC/s1600/Liz+Caan+Studio+1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp5WFhDToAPTRJutx5QTzyRupXClrZmoKo7ejGgPIdn0C1DzYcSGVm2ItGC8Wpf_ea_dKifC-CqZSFrm9Da1rutbqrI5YA9WwzMgtk5OIQUjkWfvgYoR9svVH8NsfJyRqt0-xLoVSi1kC/s640/Liz+Caan+Studio+1a.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">is this not the most gorgeous storefront ever? It belongs to designer <a href="http://lizcaan.com/">Liz Caan</a>. Perfection.</div><br />I love black and white awnings. So fresh, yet chic and classic at the same time. And how better to frame a lovely window, or door, than with one of these arrangements.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIbUrkkpvgvDeDKgxqf0Dgw86CgZtFBpzO-4oBve_6cfZObE7KiEVugf9S-Vx_N6SO99ZkSByvKZuYELHl-ersfXGwUh1pSQc7g6GUlp1MTgVjfFqduv41V2Iu2uKREGawtFkrrErBFuR/s1600/sibella16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLIbUrkkpvgvDeDKgxqf0Dgw86CgZtFBpzO-4oBve_6cfZObE7KiEVugf9S-Vx_N6SO99ZkSByvKZuYELHl-ersfXGwUh1pSQc7g6GUlp1MTgVjfFqduv41V2Iu2uKREGawtFkrrErBFuR/s640/sibella16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sibella Court's shop, The Society Inc. Love the green door too....and that it won't stay that way for long - she changes its colour often. Brilliant</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEvhytiK5KvZwi8gha_aO5LwhFZxBnky5SZWgoyBKwAuQhggtBH70YH54zoo0SyHxiD-wpAciTkE-KQhD9zhBWxmyNfMvuLEdIjvCoKer4_gNLx3BAmPy4gYPeuDev5O9tUQqg1-Z4HSC/s1600/nathanturnerstorefront_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEvhytiK5KvZwi8gha_aO5LwhFZxBnky5SZWgoyBKwAuQhggtBH70YH54zoo0SyHxiD-wpAciTkE-KQhD9zhBWxmyNfMvuLEdIjvCoKer4_gNLx3BAmPy4gYPeuDev5O9tUQqg1-Z4HSC/s640/nathanturnerstorefront_2.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nathan Turner is starring in my new fave show, Million Dollar Decorators. Of course we're late to the party here in Australia, but I don't care. Loving it sick.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sJPKZj-y3oMdZUHr_hTZ3ycrYuRqbKQ1w0ME7VO8o3UpOLiU5-Wyzr7ySsVMstIM5QLG2_B9CYERdy6TGVisjD_J1sLD4a_HQcxaA6NAcEk-xiluCdQz3mroC8rIspLUYZs7IamRrnoP/s1600/after2.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sJPKZj-y3oMdZUHr_hTZ3ycrYuRqbKQ1w0ME7VO8o3UpOLiU5-Wyzr7ySsVMstIM5QLG2_B9CYERdy6TGVisjD_J1sLD4a_HQcxaA6NAcEk-xiluCdQz3mroC8rIspLUYZs7IamRrnoP/s640/after2.jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Double the good stuff. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kcBxBtsWSzN7r9LaVI0CibbDdzk-D2Vg4ZdBQj46JOUntYTfN1S5wBcAd-0V2hyogGeXTNzBvfsXB7P2b71kHKGQjN628ONP6or0jyEaHJbWOHL_OmSVDiYv4MWKexHRi7893oQZZ6Kt/s1600/0809hgnswcottageslide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kcBxBtsWSzN7r9LaVI0CibbDdzk-D2Vg4ZdBQj46JOUntYTfN1S5wBcAd-0V2hyogGeXTNzBvfsXB7P2b71kHKGQjN628ONP6or0jyEaHJbWOHL_OmSVDiYv4MWKexHRi7893oQZZ6Kt/s640/0809hgnswcottageslide1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Love the awning and the pooch</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi_6d7qi_3dNzdllAdciyZFc5wQvaxWuxOBSqQw13tsHk_78xVtgv0njzINnsdUqr3kSskjNjxNrgGRG00qHtx2Sf8ROXPiaUCdO0BzIztzyZjan6FRtBjreXZzw3vF98Wc9wEBEueN1S/s1600/tyler+florence.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVi_6d7qi_3dNzdllAdciyZFc5wQvaxWuxOBSqQw13tsHk_78xVtgv0njzINnsdUqr3kSskjNjxNrgGRG00qHtx2Sf8ROXPiaUCdO0BzIztzyZjan6FRtBjreXZzw3vF98Wc9wEBEueN1S/s640/tyler+florence.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomZ0Mt5kF0K62KmLOHVx7Ea8ns3w1vx6oOfZ2QZWJJOTmBHxIljjdUwYH84bB6eirZVtHNkTft2SAaXAZGJ_i63oPdB6yFMbAO84-dOL7YTZCdUB2OcPhJ-4Rls5vdlsfKhPtQvrUJYtr/s1600/black+and+white+awning+country+style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomZ0Mt5kF0K62KmLOHVx7Ea8ns3w1vx6oOfZ2QZWJJOTmBHxIljjdUwYH84bB6eirZVtHNkTft2SAaXAZGJ_i63oPdB6yFMbAO84-dOL7YTZCdUB2OcPhJ-4Rls5vdlsfKhPtQvrUJYtr/s640/black+and+white+awning+country+style.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And best of all, it completes an Aussie beach house to perfection. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>So, are you a fan of black and white? Love it, or (heaven forbid!!) hate it?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image sources: <a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/liz-caans-design-studio-tour.html">1</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=the+society+inc+shop&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=cKQIvbYR2ecW7M:&imgrefurl=http://chalk-jenny.blogspot.com/2010/05/shop-love.html&docid=iSCLBeREvs1ZrM&w=475&h=309&ei=FJxyTt-VJebymAWzrPCZCg&zoom=1">2</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+awning+nathan+turner+design&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=i2ebsWsdqAjSwM:&imgrefurl=http://www.saragilbaneinteriors.com/travelfordesign/category/books/&docid=p9Vf4yenkAJOkM&w=377&h=432&ei=AJlyTpLWFcOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">3</a>, 4, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+shop+awnings&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=odza0sM2jqQ3nM:&imgrefurl=http://www.emmaclements.com/2009/11/shop-dreaming.html&docid=36L8vm9wwdmMtM&w=300&h=400&ei=lphyTqa3EMOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">5</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=black+and+white+striped+shop+awnings&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=685&tbm=isch&tbnid=mtdw1V6BUM7lTM:&imgrefurl=http://artfulplay.blogspot.com/2011/03/weekend-shopping-up-north.html&docid=Rod6CFlb1o6yWM&w=1600&h=1200&ei=lphyTqa3EMOJmQWr_MC9DQ&zoom=1">6</a>, <a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-weekend-wishes-of-2009.html">7</a></span>

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