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lost in thought #110

All of this rain is knocking the flowers off of the trees and into the streets. The trees are going from pinks and whites to greens and darker greens. Yesterday, the clouds were really bearing down on the city; the fog didn’t lift all day and the rain didn’t let up. This weather makes me…

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lost in thoughts #80

This year, I’ve been really interested in finding color gradients, or ombré, in nature. My favorites are the way the sky fades from blue to pink and orange at sunset, and thefall foliage transitioning from bright green to yellow, orange, and red. The 2011 calendar is a direct result of my interest in the phenomena,  and I’m certainly…

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This is a cool post! Thanks for including my skirt.
xoxo
monique

you’re so very welcome, monique!

lost in thoughts #63

Most days, I go for a walk around 5:00 PM. Sometimes I bring a camera with me so I can capture the little surprises I discover. I especially love when I find sweet suggestions that kids rule the neighborhood. Here are some of the things I’ve seen in the past few weeks: I visit this…

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lost in thoughts #19

Welcome! As you know by now, every Thursday I share some of my inspirations. Let’s take a look at what I’ve gathered for you this week. Butterfly Quicksilver Colorful Mobile by Royal Buffet I’m a huge fan of mobiles. Not only do I think this butterfly mobile would be darling hanging from my ceiling, I also…

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lost in thoughts #15

What a week it’s been! I left for San Francisco early last Thursday morning and I returned on the red eye Tuesday night, which landed in Boston around 8:20 yesterday morning. I did a ton of walking and I took 810 photos. Yes, that really says 810. Today’s post will be about the things that…

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I just San Francisco! I have cousins who live there and love to visit every year. Thanks for the photo tour!

I’m glad you liked the post! It was a fun one. :)

[...] deeply impressed. Around the same time I got my first swirly tattoo, and I started noticing all the swirly metal gates, doors and windows in San Francisco. Even the gate and stair railing at my building have metal swirls, but I had never noticed them [...]

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