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Weekend Quick Pics

Since I have been away so long and since I set down my camera for quite a long time too, here for the weekend are things I found around the web.  Hope you like 'em!  

 above via frangipani decor

 these two via unatimo - sorry can't locate the link.  anybody?

 above from the thinking tank

 these two, Sophie Munns' seedcapsulestumblr

via stylefiles

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!

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designwali

Hello everybody!  How was the summer?!!!!  I've missed you.  I wish I could say that, just like in this photo, the last two months has been all about me (and occasionally Mr. Paradis)  floating like a little petal on distant dark water, being pushed wherever the wind thought it should take us.  Making heart garlands and dreaming about you.........................

OK.  I will say that!  (Voila!)

And tomorrow I'll come back and tell you what I really did!  Nice to be back!

Not....Time.........Yet..............

Jellyfish, by Lieke Huiting at this sweet and lovely blog.  Isn't this gorgeous?

Hello again everybody.  I'm not QUITE ready to come back!  I'm going to take the rest of the summer off.  No, it's not what you think, I'm not lounging the days away in a deck chair and dozing with a nice book on my tummy.  No, I'm working quite alot!  On sewing and cleaning (some more) and plans for the rest of the year, and finishing my kitchen project.  I miss you already!  So I will be back at the end of August.

But not.  Just.  Yet!

Hope you all have been having a wonderful summer so far.  xo

Real Time

I have to get real and face up to the fact that I just need some time away from the computer!  I beat off the flu but so many little projects still preying on my mind/ambitions.  And come on, REALLY all of you lovely Euro bloggers on your vacations have me delirious with fantasy vacation distraction!

I'm going to take a couple of weeks off.   Thanks so much to everyone for your comments lately and welcome to the new followers.  So nice to have you.  There's plenty to see here, if you want to just click a label on the right.  I'll be back with some great stuff (I think)  I've been sitting on (for like months!) and we'll be having a new giveaway.  

So until then mi lindos y lindas......besos!  Bises.  Kisses.  And yes, kitties with tails in your faces!

p.s. - before I go make sure to check out Janis' new shop, Bird Cafe here for her lovely block printed bags, lavender sachets and table runners..........

And ...... this weekend we lost three PEOPLE of soul and substance.

Betty Ford  - who thought that Republicans and Democrats once knew how to work together to make life better for the people who elected them and thought it was a GOOD thing.  She's my homegirl from Michigan and she is going back there.  And she was very brave + real = cool.

Manuel Galban - video here; the music makes the hairs stand up on the back of neck, Cuban guitarist

Facundo Cabral - Argentinian folk singer and hero; "I am not from Here, I am not from There" (video) should be my theme song

Monday Bites: A Taste of Provence

Another "oldie but goodie".  160 pages of gorgeous drawings and delicious recipes.  This version available here.  This is perfect summer holiday cooking.  Only question, will you be doing that cooking.  Or will you be leaving it to someone else?

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