tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84540541526963489042023-11-15T23:07:43.078-08:00tongue in beaklife while I await my next trip to Parisedinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-56444089945589681292010-07-22T14:13:00.001-07:002010-07-22T14:31:08.980-07:00awol interrupted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6RHn8VhxB7LYPZhZrbNbcXVbBMS9o6oTNRc8CShVzyyamZaDWAJ2kkgCgMD0-vwL3vbf0pJxnwv1vjNc0S-kMXdYfRGhowPuPRdtNUXaHwojPq2UbqqT9rWaiRlXiO4QBseOuIlgzfA/s1600/citron.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6RHn8VhxB7LYPZhZrbNbcXVbBMS9o6oTNRc8CShVzyyamZaDWAJ2kkgCgMD0-vwL3vbf0pJxnwv1vjNc0S-kMXdYfRGhowPuPRdtNUXaHwojPq2UbqqT9rWaiRlXiO4QBseOuIlgzfA/s400/citron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496842749418713474" border="0" /></a>Since I started rock climbing a few months ago I've been too distracted to focus on much else, but I've been sidelined with a shoulder injury for (hopefully only) a couple weeks so now I can catch up on this blog. I recently completed a <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter09/PATTcitron.php" target="blank">Citron</a> shawl with the Jojoland Melody I bought at Stitches last year. I highly recommend this fun and quick project. But be forewarned, it is a lot of stockinette...I even added an extra section to make the shawl bigger, so there were 636 stitches by the time I got to the final ruffle!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Jf82fP8UDSn8QQPJTwYNTK_41nuLopFkRq34RRsuCTICqPUgBwckORJoznkgLXV_cZrfvsip2e6jjzSu3zvOKZejVuqcjNQDsbaH8NAvWGJUVcM2WfyRNAboXXVXfcaDFCewohTLMhs/s1600/eve+frogged.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Jf82fP8UDSn8QQPJTwYNTK_41nuLopFkRq34RRsuCTICqPUgBwckORJoznkgLXV_cZrfvsip2e6jjzSu3zvOKZejVuqcjNQDsbaH8NAvWGJUVcM2WfyRNAboXXVXfcaDFCewohTLMhs/s400/eve+frogged.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496842756056343122" border="0" /></a>In less happy knitting news, I had to frog the Eve shawl I had been working on. The beautiful and soft Malabrigo Lace was just the wrong choice of yarn for the pattern. As you can see from the photo, the stitch patterns are obscured, especially in the Indian Cross Stitch section at the top. I couldn't even frog past that point because the yarn had felted together completely. Another lesson learned!edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-64572759634348818832010-06-04T13:50:00.001-07:002010-06-04T15:48:45.819-07:00happy friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63KKcj7nx26n1ySUjt9XLz32KEaO7Ct2VluxlTH34pitGGgYfF6lVMSXwEda-HU2HRzZGKCGHHSJ7RiwgygU-Q-KtBXYxV1Gl8nfrZlOonM5EbagQTMkm8tZvzPgi8ltW8kLpmwEXh-E/s1600/knitted-cranes-Ace-hotel-00.gif" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63KKcj7nx26n1ySUjt9XLz32KEaO7Ct2VluxlTH34pitGGgYfF6lVMSXwEda-HU2HRzZGKCGHHSJ7RiwgygU-Q-KtBXYxV1Gl8nfrZlOonM5EbagQTMkm8tZvzPgi8ltW8kLpmwEXh-E/s400/knitted-cranes-Ace-hotel-00.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479053074713437426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBc5sUQI4fic11EXLBIs0cXc-TRLlNfSxpe10gs3aK3YgxAsgeowGamurGxLTUK3WP5L27JCSeNxNlDhj8d1CKfB5TmhBrSHPwrDT3RcWY7U-Ok-lCQR-8m6KK83NHI5ECi_5k5BCqII/s1600/knitted-cranes-Ace-hotel-01.gif" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBc5sUQI4fic11EXLBIs0cXc-TRLlNfSxpe10gs3aK3YgxAsgeowGamurGxLTUK3WP5L27JCSeNxNlDhj8d1CKfB5TmhBrSHPwrDT3RcWY7U-Ok-lCQR-8m6KK83NHI5ECi_5k5BCqII/s400/knitted-cranes-Ace-hotel-01.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479053066011617282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">photos courtesy of <a href="http://dreamciclejourneys.blogspot.com/" target="blank">paula mcnamee</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My friend, <a href="http://dreamciclejourneys.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Paula</a>, was kind enough to stop by the <a href="http://tongueinbeak.blogspot.com/2010/05/knit-not-war.html" target="blank">knit not war exhibit</a> and send me photos. I just love seeing all the cranes displayed together - such lovely colors. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!</span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-44273554842615624642010-05-25T16:29:00.000-07:002010-05-25T16:49:30.933-07:00knit not war<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEu5NPakbWTHXvecL-wclY49ZNs3kNlbs0uAtYHGwJ5IzCO434QdW7-cYRuUsiImPE4E1V-W71hHrOrADFXGwbVUIeNI59b8NQaQUtsDw9X9JOGzx3_IcZGnYHyPeHh3DR78-8EzCJ-4/s1600/securedownload.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEu5NPakbWTHXvecL-wclY49ZNs3kNlbs0uAtYHGwJ5IzCO434QdW7-cYRuUsiImPE4E1V-W71hHrOrADFXGwbVUIeNI59b8NQaQUtsDw9X9JOGzx3_IcZGnYHyPeHh3DR78-8EzCJ-4/s400/securedownload.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475355947780534946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">200 cranes in spring</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.knitnotwar.com/" target="blank">Seann McKeel</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div>Hey Portland-area friends and visitors, the <a href="http://knitwithme.blogspot.com/2007/06/im-back.html" target="blank">cranes I knit</a> almost three years ago are finally going on display in an art installation at the Ace Hotel, so check it out if you have the chance (and please send me pictures if you go!) Here are the details:<br /><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.knitnotwar.com/" target="blank">knitnotwar 1,0o0</a>: a public art installation displaying a thousand knit cranes, celebrating the quiet logic of peace. More than a hundred artists contributed to knitting one thousand origami-style cranes which will be displayed through the weekend of June 3rd, 2010 in the lobby of the <a href="http://www.acehotel.com/portland" target="blank">Ace Hotel</a> at 1022 SW Stark in Portland, Oregon.</blockquote><blockquote>See the installation and join us for green tea and snacks in the lobby of the Ace Hotel on First Thursday, June 3rd from 7-9pm.</blockquote><blockquote>The origami crane is an international symbol of peace, due to the hopeful and heroic story of Sadako Sasaki. Sadako died of leukemia after exposure from US atom bombings of Hiroshima in 1945. Believing a Japanese legend that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes will be granted a wish, Sadako hoped to get well. She completed over 1,000 folded cranes before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of 12. Thousands of artists, children, religious groups, and other organizations commit to folding strands of a thousand cranes every year to express their commonality in belief of banning nuclear weapons-- their solidarity for peace.</blockquote>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-69434196190487190442010-05-11T13:00:00.000-07:002010-05-11T13:22:17.318-07:00happy tuesday<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPsqBEND3MFnJNAhu0bqc48o_Kb6UaRRRSLC0o8yLXiPNx2s3d0qmaCgdISp3bz65d4JTvD_TrKbOszXAAMFNMJxMuuB_znVnjwBCy8vbmHTojCTmCGKmwxyob124V2G3AabzjB9EteU/s400/P1030733.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470106254582545458" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>a rose from our yard</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One Perfect Rose</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> by Dorothy Parker</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A single flow'r he sent me, since we met.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All tenderly his messenger he chose;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One perfect rose.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I knew the language of the floweret;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">'My fragile leaves,' it said, 'his heart enclose.'</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Love long has taken for his amulet</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One perfect rose.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Why is it no one ever sent me yet</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One perfect limousine, do you suppose?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ah no, it's always just my luck to get</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One perfect rose.</span></span></div></div></span>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-40156866190355047422010-04-27T12:52:00.000-07:002010-04-27T13:00:20.349-07:00draw your lifeHere's a cool <a href="http://blog.michaelnobbs.com/2010/04/22/start-to-draw-your-life-is-now-available-as-a-free-ebook-to-download/" target="blank">free e-book</a> to download by Michael Nobbs called "Start to Draw Your Life" which also includes "75 Ways to Draw More." It's inspirational to read that the author took up drawing as a way to cope with an illness. (via <a href="http://www.penaddict.com/2010/04/free-ebook-start-to-draw-your-life-by-michael-nobbs.html" target="blank">The Pen Addict</a>)edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-4324945640829323642010-04-25T09:14:00.000-07:002010-04-27T13:00:32.534-07:00up in the airYesterday, I went rock climbing for the first time and had a blast. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of my first two climbs, since everyone was occupied with a job at the time and had no free hands to play photographer. Here are some of my third up a chimney formation and then rappelling down the other side. I highly recommend this experience - really exhilarating!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZoP8mwAMlMOes-u0Qv6WtIbIOMGJlElFcax9Y1JXnLMeILcVcTdGhCF0IFqWCy4_Dves9f_S2grh7Apf53cqurvREHxQIHr3thAzl_h17R0X2R97JohfC2IjpTns01_YTNE4dKFkqwA/s1600/chimney.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZoP8mwAMlMOes-u0Qv6WtIbIOMGJlElFcax9Y1JXnLMeILcVcTdGhCF0IFqWCy4_Dves9f_S2grh7Apf53cqurvREHxQIHr3thAzl_h17R0X2R97JohfC2IjpTns01_YTNE4dKFkqwA/s400/chimney.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464110100323251714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OzIHTuKWR-S7SgW0kspKTTs-8W47oxgUBom6tQE2IFaTXgnT8jhIidiDtRY0i_5ZUrF_EjuxSTITr9TCu7kaXqM33H4_nm_JD-AffWgOlD-EtXdP06efwIknAi9r04DzV7u8fSm7xjA/s1600/chimney2.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OzIHTuKWR-S7SgW0kspKTTs-8W47oxgUBom6tQE2IFaTXgnT8jhIidiDtRY0i_5ZUrF_EjuxSTITr9TCu7kaXqM33H4_nm_JD-AffWgOlD-EtXdP06efwIknAi9r04DzV7u8fSm7xjA/s400/chimney2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464110096678479554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVm3ID3ZZVEN7iABsL7GIktAEpoUCOMPpwbF6f77-tfxBru0gbNll_-Zv3cL3_G_WPZvjE7v2w8Nu0voZtCNGnmJK5_V5GwjUH01QMjLPN5576SW1CGzl28m1LNOByg7oObQjNZOmIWo/s1600/rappel5.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVm3ID3ZZVEN7iABsL7GIktAEpoUCOMPpwbF6f77-tfxBru0gbNll_-Zv3cL3_G_WPZvjE7v2w8Nu0voZtCNGnmJK5_V5GwjUH01QMjLPN5576SW1CGzl28m1LNOByg7oObQjNZOmIWo/s400/rappel5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464110090197800338" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWWQSxN8dt3ffRls9TAThoH-pE5anDPjsjrwyiU7rc1PUiKVE4InKUkNMCSoMq_MMo2TMTtAmOYqT3DYvwWA7yHKKCQfiaTw9tSlUY0M82P4SOrWRy7n86nZ9WhO5cY1Y7qbtAJYY80U/s400/rappel3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464110082808570178" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5omZkuDLCVv0fy2_y3lk4pbt7MSyDF2SX9QlbIRauSpodYWLy5S9xIfkTz3n78-NZ7sZNeLF6GEcXwEvnCqZRq5cEcAeAAHm3sSf5WfBDDS4PgabjddsyhrU2K4HJ4HgleedhHYbdtWc/s400/rappel6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464110079730412978" />edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-6651184398834217402010-04-14T23:40:00.000-07:002010-04-14T23:56:04.781-07:00my first laceweight project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXi7zFHT_UIsEwCyDzvR7DQ_ugA7ILRmuftyCO7ZCkUa7dYU2fTJQbsDcfvzELOqnKOg8GVF17hWm7MTw4oQek9UfoYdzm6XPeAxy1b8LkahRNydm5TM0fMYoxv0JMJz7h_xjPYzmkSI/s1600/eve+casting+on.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXi7zFHT_UIsEwCyDzvR7DQ_ugA7ILRmuftyCO7ZCkUa7dYU2fTJQbsDcfvzELOqnKOg8GVF17hWm7MTw4oQek9UfoYdzm6XPeAxy1b8LkahRNydm5TM0fMYoxv0JMJz7h_xjPYzmkSI/s400/eve+casting+on.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460250557808954258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">yarn: Malabrigo Lace - Stonechat colorway</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">needles: size 3 Knitpicks circular</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"># of stitches cast on: 363</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh boy, <a href="http://www.queeniesistersdesigns.com/eve.htm" target="blank">this</a> is going to take awhile. I've completed 8 rows but it's barely 1/2 inch long...why, you ask? Because it's double knit lace. I guess I should have read the pattern more closely before I purchased it. Luckily there are several stitch pattern changes throughout the wrap to keep me somewhat sane!</div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-89785493510036625872010-02-16T10:59:00.000-08:002010-02-16T11:24:07.422-08:00reduce, reuse, recycle<div>more journal pages...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQj2l0tnc0WEZgT96lcr1arbV2jwomtVCitfOIc2MfUaRbK-hAsiJx6VXjs2d1cybIuWvSsDadaEwSZm6U55YERWyOvKf0798n_l6T1YZnseoPVlXaM5zcnb_zfkzuf7AFj-VrCNiKdE/s1600-h/ROD+journal12.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQj2l0tnc0WEZgT96lcr1arbV2jwomtVCitfOIc2MfUaRbK-hAsiJx6VXjs2d1cybIuWvSsDadaEwSZm6U55YERWyOvKf0798n_l6T1YZnseoPVlXaM5zcnb_zfkzuf7AFj-VrCNiKdE/s400/ROD+journal12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918628599852738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">anthro catalog, misc paper scraps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YD8bgZVpCUgNEL2I7IzLHsZN75o9hGj0xFFZ0awrR4mgTmZyjA6ABFPIhjEHcpIw2tSadi0ckruboslL5EyvOYAAHQe4-JMEncUvL1YBKQI-_b7RfjYjDz0W2VDmyvlir09GUU5GtdI/s1600-h/ROD+journal.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YD8bgZVpCUgNEL2I7IzLHsZN75o9hGj0xFFZ0awrR4mgTmZyjA6ABFPIhjEHcpIw2tSadi0ckruboslL5EyvOYAAHQe4-JMEncUvL1YBKQI-_b7RfjYjDz0W2VDmyvlir09GUU5GtdI/s400/ROD+journal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918300155504946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">old book pages, vintage label</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8Hfs1a2GqRHAbZHKwv7OSFynV7Qv9oS70-PX9OslTIOQIeeSVr0HHCrBSky0Pe3uKr_lTmAG7hMJA4OrI3w2hHw-sQxFRMvlWuHQKyBeFmapJShukccf_2HcQL7a62z3uShjdYYgc34/s1600-h/ROD+journal22.jpg" target="blank"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 197px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8Hfs1a2GqRHAbZHKwv7OSFynV7Qv9oS70-PX9OslTIOQIeeSVr0HHCrBSky0Pe3uKr_lTmAG7hMJA4OrI3w2hHw-sQxFRMvlWuHQKyBeFmapJShukccf_2HcQL7a62z3uShjdYYgc34/s400/ROD+journal22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918647580894386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">old book page, ledger paper, misc scraps</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkqOIEx8vhsP8fZ6fObNSQJZ2bJVzS_QvkBgfZ7_D66mUXT0aBIDLP0Jj-MuYYPAVp7tIpHWt1zPglJPRWj0VtuYFt6wRZIxXnB0AebPH4st3O91eB_eHqqlCSS463Yz7jrjEw3cE8IY/s1600-h/ROD+journal19.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkqOIEx8vhsP8fZ6fObNSQJZ2bJVzS_QvkBgfZ7_D66mUXT0aBIDLP0Jj-MuYYPAVp7tIpHWt1zPglJPRWj0VtuYFt6wRZIxXnB0AebPH4st3O91eB_eHqqlCSS463Yz7jrjEw3cE8IY/s400/ROD+journal19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918644536363170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">vintage sheet music, painted old book page, misc scraps</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmAJFx9dF3DzKGFNs1Yx946KyICQXlX8UmUIsOVqWe5lafesraB2AaFPvOUgHnu9b8hkF7VaMy-fwkfK-WqYHjggE20xCUSQO7B0bduCIFnyNu6giG2yKnf4dlTnmJiQAsf0yZVVYykA/s1600-h/ROD+journal13.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmAJFx9dF3DzKGFNs1Yx946KyICQXlX8UmUIsOVqWe5lafesraB2AaFPvOUgHnu9b8hkF7VaMy-fwkfK-WqYHjggE20xCUSQO7B0bduCIFnyNu6giG2yKnf4dlTnmJiQAsf0yZVVYykA/s400/ROD+journal13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918634891458162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">scrapbook paper, wrapping paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDQPpHxIHkxCkTtqfmAkD2VHEtL6t47fWBzSDr2N1i-7kNFbIpvq-0OrGGdh3k0GpTb-K7-zTmAuyVGvGbFqSx4wb5STMOJZYHSwDMyPsS7mBKvyw4LQetzEygwKlNHch9DhlO8ssq1A/s1600-h/ROD+journal9.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDQPpHxIHkxCkTtqfmAkD2VHEtL6t47fWBzSDr2N1i-7kNFbIpvq-0OrGGdh3k0GpTb-K7-zTmAuyVGvGbFqSx4wb5STMOJZYHSwDMyPsS7mBKvyw4LQetzEygwKlNHch9DhlO8ssq1A/s400/ROD+journal9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918286831040754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">magazine page, vintage map</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-bePjOkbRdlfjUIJCNvns5qpAi1w9pMR_2tKTdreZLkwG0aCFtL4uS40qfYVg1Ehk7RGavzk2CyYC_2QerPTay_v5J1791TLbF0O0eQ5iNOxflLjxnUpa_xBmhny_styteRwvd8eh40/s1600-h/ROD+journal10.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-bePjOkbRdlfjUIJCNvns5qpAi1w9pMR_2tKTdreZLkwG0aCFtL4uS40qfYVg1Ehk7RGavzk2CyYC_2QerPTay_v5J1791TLbF0O0eQ5iNOxflLjxnUpa_xBmhny_styteRwvd8eh40/s400/ROD+journal10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918292802713794" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhQWtyNOJnAfpJR_l724pOv6TxkjkRcG8CjAjK9gX2sP_XXt5KZkOR1suNeWXbssOPMUZ7rffW-m0ls5fkzJkAwQqmkhkTkjHvzuV-yRn8_EOSZuROOrL6AfCie7yz1gMbVGHxhFAj3k/s1600-h/ROD+journal18.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" target="blank"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 200px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAhQWtyNOJnAfpJR_l724pOv6TxkjkRcG8CjAjK9gX2sP_XXt5KZkOR1suNeWXbssOPMUZ7rffW-m0ls5fkzJkAwQqmkhkTkjHvzuV-yRn8_EOSZuROOrL6AfCie7yz1gMbVGHxhFAj3k/s400/ROD+journal18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918637785747666" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rN4QMJoMNVl6s2fkqxe1aBsJl4H3CaE2HKGt3isxpScTmKwKxixMc3IPd2PjD2jeXjusbOElupG0ToDWFyhX-IiOl-enYuSlGSFaNUDQnvXvSAHw-ut4XljFnSsyuMU2JZFeNSr15rY/s1600-h/ROD+journal7.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rN4QMJoMNVl6s2fkqxe1aBsJl4H3CaE2HKGt3isxpScTmKwKxixMc3IPd2PjD2jeXjusbOElupG0ToDWFyhX-IiOl-enYuSlGSFaNUDQnvXvSAHw-ut4XljFnSsyuMU2JZFeNSr15rY/s400/ROD+journal7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918284327635746" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-_U-WkHgPaigfCPZ0-Mjq2WUsdLxKuxQNWYJq8utdVyDubDtKFv8z_z3uR3lGPenl__POih1Ry0AIVmLIYtLftOcyI4OyMEmCwCdFuE1A1_AcV-kK79B_mFGNabKp8qzfPHCbDUCsUE/s1600-h/ROD+journal3.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-_U-WkHgPaigfCPZ0-Mjq2WUsdLxKuxQNWYJq8utdVyDubDtKFv8z_z3uR3lGPenl__POih1Ry0AIVmLIYtLftOcyI4OyMEmCwCdFuE1A1_AcV-kK79B_mFGNabKp8qzfPHCbDUCsUE/s400/ROD+journal3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438918272030415874" /></a></div></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-13443657821911421602010-02-12T16:23:00.000-08:002010-02-12T16:29:30.960-08:00sagan all my love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_scientist_valentines.html" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkVlnpnY-vagRYCd2VavdoqKWjljHcgmQKawWoRgD9RzTXtBqw7y2PMZ3qYMkIdlpybBSW5WaVZryo_Zf4RT3wtLO8bG2ClTTS4-GEs87Y5B83xnSti_swbO1bwpp9HLtYPQLSvvTiv8/s400/valentine-sagan.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434827510460805586" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_scientist_valentines.html" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdsAAD0HUTzFuFNi7TBmsp5vAz79aSsP6vkQVZsPFiqXRQX0ABWisq6ITc0aWImP1pqtZLfXgpD2eLLrrcZaaxpTQjqqxTbMRdtnbg1sh0VL2VhBRa_U6RL47fwFF6nyc7nX_DfEFnnU/s400/valentine-darwin.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434824763418555074" border="0" /></a>My inner nerd needs to come out for a second to tell you about these hilarious (to me anyway) <a href="http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_scientist_valentines.html" target="blank">scientist valentines</a> you can use to share your love of Curie, Newton, Einstein, Sagan, or Darwin while you show how much you care. Have a wonderful weekend, Valentine's Day, and Chinese New Year!edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-14801743281966122162010-02-12T15:47:00.000-08:002010-02-12T16:22:55.991-08:00journal pagesI finished three signatures for my Paris travelogue as well as four more to bind into other journals. I made mine on the less embellished side so that I can add things as I go along. I also left out the fabric bits on the pages - might try that technique in the future, but I'm happy with just using paper for now.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldykfUjGirboqZCuBda4mTgVSb_HcwUJ21bKoyRbZt1CwFwhlXO-4HWkwGMzOdpLe_nafUzgbGeaCA11Uvh9cW0q88-c-Lqtz1AHU8tGf700eH9bfiW2wTTuTOhg7POuzFUzsDIo-6rw/s1600-h/ROD+sigs.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldykfUjGirboqZCuBda4mTgVSb_HcwUJ21bKoyRbZt1CwFwhlXO-4HWkwGMzOdpLe_nafUzgbGeaCA11Uvh9cW0q88-c-Lqtz1AHU8tGf700eH9bfiW2wTTuTOhg7POuzFUzsDIo-6rw/s400/ROD+sigs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437514785172767458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XdpJSgE4eVkJ031IoU9aEP4L1LbMxNR5nX9zV3J3nUt75Ux0RX-3FkmH6BHU2eaBzMmUWbgViwhdQcD4b3rV9bvD6x7-00-GdYiBsytJMOOe44U6_QQoXy9Smx86PLBbzdeoh4tjOk8/s1600-h/paris+journal.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR9EjdUGvHbADNzTPlmhsiaSxE0DAwebjC-KdVTR3yXXLWnKcBih5wxXvsKokUrCY8Q-_zt8rKVKzF-Uyv8YS3IQIcIY0lJLe4VcA0ISChD8TfWmhcLS7suFrZOrIMp90Yz7XLhiqhRI/s400/paris+journal2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437514804960942546" /></a></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-15236065217411229972010-02-05T09:13:00.001-08:002010-02-05T10:07:21.198-08:00instant photo gratificationTaking this Remains of the Day class got me thinking about easier ways to journal photographs. Although digital cameras are very convenient and I no longer have to leave the house to get film developed, there are times when I just don't want to go through all the steps to get a photo printed (wait for computer to boot up, find the right cables to connect the camera, curse at crappy photo editing software, curse at printer for running out of ink halfway through the picture, curse at myself for not taking a better photo in the first place, etc). I recently found out about the <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/instax-camera/" target="blank">Fuji Instax Mini Camera</a> which looks like a fun and simple alternative and would be great for journaling on the go.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxj4cVoCflrrYbSRCRIc6OgwG1nD79yn54odTGIr6ciDmhgmuqHqJLxoiCHc-FRVNS831EOuGb1gKdz0s5v68I_C593vJ2Cp9UBHuszfG0EFeph1_5c0nCujKp1H1drFfCVfu-x1EiZs/s1600-h/cdb4077.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxj4cVoCflrrYbSRCRIc6OgwG1nD79yn54odTGIr6ciDmhgmuqHqJLxoiCHc-FRVNS831EOuGb1gKdz0s5v68I_C593vJ2Cp9UBHuszfG0EFeph1_5c0nCujKp1H1drFfCVfu-x1EiZs/s400/cdb4077.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434811474792786370" /></a><br />And because I would have to embrace the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi"target="blank">wabi-sabi</a> nature of instant photos, my perfectionist self can just accept what comes out of the camera and not have to fuss with editing, etc. Now if I can just get someone to buy one for me...<br /><br />Creature Comforts is hosting a giveaway of your choice between a Fuji Instax Mini or <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/slr-sloop-camera-bag" target="blank">SLR Sloop camera bag</a> - go to <a href="http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/home/2010/2/3/giveaway-fuji-instax-mini-camera-or-slr-camera-bag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+creaturecomfortsblog%2FoDSo+%28Creature+Comforts%29&utm_content=Bloglines" target="blank">this post</a> to make your entry.</div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-91295229362825300442010-01-31T11:00:00.000-08:002010-02-01T08:54:07.803-08:00shabby labby ding dongIn <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/rotdoci.html" target="blank">Remains of the Day</a>, Mary Ann demonstrates how to use miscellaneous scraps (paper, fabric, and other odds and ends) to give her journals that wonderful shabby look. This is what initially attracted me to the class. I have a LOT of that kind of stuff, and ever since we moved into a smaller house a few years ago, the boxes of ephemera were becoming an albatross. I was prepared to let it all go last fall but heard about this class before I had a chance. Now I can put all the “remains" I've collected to good use! Here are the journal pages I started yesterday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dxiN_SJkN4USocnC9ard6enHA1JadDUKiQG3J9qV9DRIm2Me91u-oQ89zJLkSpKhZbeBx4t8Tu7gzdlWPiHEvwbt4AnnoF1Z1qFTUZmkNjKsnyE-d0KMP0q2fodzQ3A6CawcEVR82J8/s1600-h/ROD+pages.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dxiN_SJkN4USocnC9ard6enHA1JadDUKiQG3J9qV9DRIm2Me91u-oQ89zJLkSpKhZbeBx4t8Tu7gzdlWPiHEvwbt4AnnoF1Z1qFTUZmkNjKsnyE-d0KMP0q2fodzQ3A6CawcEVR82J8/s400/ROD+pages.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433318095270957682" /></a>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-68980386676939267562010-01-29T23:27:00.000-08:002010-01-31T01:09:40.183-08:00remains of the daySeveral months ago, I found out about <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/dispatch_from_la/rotdoci.html" target="blank">this online journaling class</a> by <a href="http://dispatchfromla.typepad.com/" target="blank">Mary Ann Moss</a>. Since then, more and more people whose blogs I read have been posting about it and I’ve loved how their journals turned out. Now that holidays and houseguests are well behind me, I decided to sign up and get in on the fun, too. My first foray into this journaling style is actually going to be a travelogue of our Paris trip from last year, so I’m looking forward to revisiting those memories as I work on my pages. Here are some photos of the fabric cover I just finished.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuD01LXlDTNZNsaTODiQPDfskyWIVG60tZG1-XPS_3r3hGFkFbBgxbXSGbj3Ky_yCk2xyrPBuk7hdSTDpYtDZjwfuTVQsUkpzV9CoDF_m_fTGlJXl2cgp8lqJDBr-Gvmbd6hz1rWCc8Y/s1600-h/ROD+front+cover+small.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuD01LXlDTNZNsaTODiQPDfskyWIVG60tZG1-XPS_3r3hGFkFbBgxbXSGbj3Ky_yCk2xyrPBuk7hdSTDpYtDZjwfuTVQsUkpzV9CoDF_m_fTGlJXl2cgp8lqJDBr-Gvmbd6hz1rWCc8Y/s400/ROD+front+cover+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432692278976299298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8ENmjwK_uqECUyVWBHO_BqsZpFKPSjcja0qwjKfNXxf56szdUWgFyuPcK3uNPeuHvf2Guju6_q6Xl6R-BA1YbqEO9naaGk44IcsNAxN4PnZ37vAOSF1xCQtEC53rVmWcI-xLdUDPtOM/s1600-h/ROD+back+cover+small.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8ENmjwK_uqECUyVWBHO_BqsZpFKPSjcja0qwjKfNXxf56szdUWgFyuPcK3uNPeuHvf2Guju6_q6Xl6R-BA1YbqEO9naaGk44IcsNAxN4PnZ37vAOSF1xCQtEC53rVmWcI-xLdUDPtOM/s400/ROD+back+cover+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432692270939855730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMA8y8k7H2Uuh6cYQWEnN5RnKDTvqRGHVo6HdLgb6fOVi-OGKjHiqYwLZ_whtxsv5Q7u13pg0UxaSGgutB2QvGDeGz-upQCO3FZZtphxljpWAjJzJsiBe3RB_Ken1lSu3b56mvQ-ifKc/s1600-h/ROD+opened+cover.jpg"target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMA8y8k7H2Uuh6cYQWEnN5RnKDTvqRGHVo6HdLgb6fOVi-OGKjHiqYwLZ_whtxsv5Q7u13pg0UxaSGgutB2QvGDeGz-upQCO3FZZtphxljpWAjJzJsiBe3RB_Ken1lSu3b56mvQ-ifKc/s400/ROD+opened+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432698473631997762" /></a><br />Notes & Materials:<br /><br /><div>-instead of 6“ x 9“ x .5", I decided to make mine 6“ x 11“ x 1.25"<br /><br /></div><div>-I did not have a large enough piece of 80 lb paper so I just recycled pieces of cereal box cardboard and sewed each piece in at a time so the cover would still be easy to fold. The thicker layer made it more difficult to free-motion stitch...I broke a machine needle but then replaced it with a denim needle and that seemed to help.<br /><br /></div><div>-I left the flap empty (no cardboard) to allow it to accommodate expansion in the signature pages<br /><br /></div><div>-tea-stained trim (on flap spine), decorator fabric samples from <a href="http://scrapaction.org/" target="blank">SCRAP</a>, velvet ribbon from a Paris flea market, flowers from <a href="http://invokearts.com/" target="blank">Studios Blackbird</a>, buckle from <a href="http://www.ladroguerie.com/" target="blank">La Droguerie</a></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-44709746726620121752010-01-14T09:40:00.000-08:002010-01-14T10:00:33.652-08:00knitters without borders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LPeiu6ayHo_ADidUsO4x-fbdMCfVfA6iZcXbMoYFr3Yz2msy1DeMZrmiipdzmYLyXmBdjHud8eg-T7pYR-rDzyrplLLOmRYWyJiJEboph7p43kfA9cUkmhJi3Ri-n150engoexXOSqI/s1600-h/tsfb.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LPeiu6ayHo_ADidUsO4x-fbdMCfVfA6iZcXbMoYFr3Yz2msy1DeMZrmiipdzmYLyXmBdjHud8eg-T7pYR-rDzyrplLLOmRYWyJiJEboph7p43kfA9cUkmhJi3Ri-n150engoexXOSqI/s400/tsfb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426655906135731618" border="0" /></a><br />As most everyone has heard by now, a devastating earthquake has caused terrible damage and taken many lives in Haiti. You may also have heard of a medical relief organization called <a href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/" target="blank">Doctors Without Borders</a>. I came across <a href="http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/newmoon/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=19_234" target="blank">some yarn</a> that donates a portion of proceeds to DWB and noticed a <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/tsffaq.html" target="blank">Knitters Without Borders</a> badge on the page. After clicking on it, I decided it made more sense for my money to go straight to DWB instead of more yarn. If you would like to learn more, follow the links in this blog post and consider making a donation if you can.edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-35121179506217656692010-01-11T11:41:00.000-08:002010-01-11T13:34:14.795-08:00a great start to the new yearSock designer and author <a href="http://www.cookiea.com/" target="blank">Cookie A</a> came to teach at our LYS <a href="http://www.fiberartshop.com/" target="blank">Common Threads</a> last week, and I volunteered to put her up for a few nights. She's as cool and fun as you might imagine and I learned a lot from her class - highly recommend it and her book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596681098?ie=UTF8&tag=editie-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1596681098" target="blank">Sock Innovation: Knitting Techniques & Patterns for One-of-a-Kind Socks.</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=editie-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1596681098" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> It was really nice to be able to spend an extended period of time getting to know her. The first night, we had a fabulous dinner prepared with some knitting friends: Nancy and her mom Caryl (who both own and run Common Threads), <a href="http://theknittingdance.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Kelie</a>, <a href="http://itsheknits.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Rebecca</a>, and <a href="http://csnail.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Shelly</a>. The next day was Cookie's top-down sock design class and then dinner at a restaurant - no photos of that because it was too dark. Before she left town to attend <a href="http://www.tnna.org/" target="blank">TNNA</a>, Cookie was kind enough to invite me to lunch with knitwear designer <a href="http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/" target="blank">Anne Hanson</a>, Anne's husband, David, and their friend Kim. Anne took some pictures at lunch but I was too shy to ask her to send me one - luckily, she posted it on <a href="http://knitspot.com/?p=1342" target="blank">her blog</a>!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IRWTn0ZIH1JKL7gJWlKPQoLqZjTDXYrN4GLzmdBcMZWf76OVn9T1Gr5gUAS5a8fRzXk14sLROszwR2AaEG5w3UzQrys_sNghpeDrTh4I2s5ACmLcVQKO6b3TMQOvBuf2eQfq_Pm5Leo/s1600-h/dinner+w:cookie+a.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IRWTn0ZIH1JKL7gJWlKPQoLqZjTDXYrN4GLzmdBcMZWf76OVn9T1Gr5gUAS5a8fRzXk14sLROszwR2AaEG5w3UzQrys_sNghpeDrTh4I2s5ACmLcVQKO6b3TMQOvBuf2eQfq_Pm5Leo/s400/dinner+w:cookie+a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425570902515713890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nA166_GpDagKHYiCzHWRdECLFxFxIEVQLAKFu8GRc1e8Rk78-U5t_RqK7W3afM-7Qe79bI_1-FYClis41pFem-HZJCPQwuc0St5LRJVaU2GS97S058kDVk-KSy7uGDrsspHxM2FfdHw/s1600-h/cookie+a+class.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nA166_GpDagKHYiCzHWRdECLFxFxIEVQLAKFu8GRc1e8Rk78-U5t_RqK7W3afM-7Qe79bI_1-FYClis41pFem-HZJCPQwuc0St5LRJVaU2GS97S058kDVk-KSy7uGDrsspHxM2FfdHw/s400/cookie+a+class.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425570910042391826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXxqRaEovky8iWePQBqWXEdh0wVUgxI8ON_KNFYhx13tXDUkoY3do7h969MVwQF1AHsurqVFX1YxrGDj68mxakKKC1HkUqkl9bepc94SCShFX1qSQJfyvNTQeJOyiPnze2o3HIt2iYJ0/s1600-h/cookie+a+class+from+kelie.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXxqRaEovky8iWePQBqWXEdh0wVUgxI8ON_KNFYhx13tXDUkoY3do7h969MVwQF1AHsurqVFX1YxrGDj68mxakKKC1HkUqkl9bepc94SCShFX1qSQJfyvNTQeJOyiPnze2o3HIt2iYJ0/s400/cookie+a+class+from+kelie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425570914357190434" /></a></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-17785218875762303392009-12-18T09:43:00.000-08:002010-03-20T16:40:47.652-07:00hello againReally have no good excuses as to why I haven't posted since August. I won't bother giving any except to say that other things have preoccupied my mind and time. I'm actually only here now because I was just given a one-day reprieve until our holiday visitors start arriving, so I thought I'd squeeze in some long overdue blogging.<br /><br />My latest knitting projects include a pair of <a href="http://subliminalrabbit.blogspot.com/2008/12/bellas-mittens-updated-pattern.html" target="blank">mittens</a> for a Facebook Pay It Forward project, a <a href="http://involvingthesenses.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Shalom</a> cardi-vest shown below still wet on the blocking mat, and <a href="http://www.vogueknitting.com/free_patterns/faux-cabled_cardigan.aspx" target="blank">Silver Streak</a>, a cardi-wrap still in progress.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1u3pf87FKkbl9XsFu8dzFYIyqaZ_uuqtX3UqgLNSqXjGF4svDosI2E_lMw5aH2DW0JJ7mLVtIjYqxF20XgU7P8zKq71k4YaDKBEpPWnJY1oQ279Or0nN07PImXziKDG_0FM2OZRRYUk/s1600-h/robin's+mittens.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1u3pf87FKkbl9XsFu8dzFYIyqaZ_uuqtX3UqgLNSqXjGF4svDosI2E_lMw5aH2DW0JJ7mLVtIjYqxF20XgU7P8zKq71k4YaDKBEpPWnJY1oQ279Or0nN07PImXziKDG_0FM2OZRRYUk/s400/robin's+mittens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416633913285864930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDWW7HBMGun8yIETaBh7_PPSjCs9FRKr4setOU8tWsy1kdvco-ITDXwku8JH-fTNP320NypfwjjpvUDpcnXb_D97bsVhE7oHrlkeQmeyZV51SrRqSFhdrePTJCr0nR9Xkup_eXRjox_0/s1600-h/shalom+cardi.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDWW7HBMGun8yIETaBh7_PPSjCs9FRKr4setOU8tWsy1kdvco-ITDXwku8JH-fTNP320NypfwjjpvUDpcnXb_D97bsVhE7oHrlkeQmeyZV51SrRqSFhdrePTJCr0nR9Xkup_eXRjox_0/s400/shalom+cardi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416638069652355026" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQ3PN2W5uG-13WGl_Wy_fsuzmgsI3XkpozHNCMuLVGaF0dA9kYkj3djDhRs3s9SHTCMwNK1Uxn3LJd9q2pKzf0-YxTo6UYYxl9z68msDu1yqf4-Jdzhv1h5gFYHpcI5FEvfKcrZFlH1s/s1600-h/silver+streak.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQ3PN2W5uG-13WGl_Wy_fsuzmgsI3XkpozHNCMuLVGaF0dA9kYkj3djDhRs3s9SHTCMwNK1Uxn3LJd9q2pKzf0-YxTo6UYYxl9z68msDu1yqf4-Jdzhv1h5gFYHpcI5FEvfKcrZFlH1s/s400/silver+streak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416706417648027698" /></a></div><br />Last month, some knitting buddies and I went up to the Torrance Fiber Fest and I cheated on my yarn diet to acquire some gorgeous Malabrigo Silky Merino. Kelie has more photos of our road trip <a href="http://theknittingdance.blogspot.com/2009/11/torrance-fiber-festival-2009.html" target="blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPfFyq4EdNlTuRNrGvQr3AIR_TVHY0aGbeH7AoDdJ7MlsK88eaBuLqHk0OVfYaGCLRP55VVt9oDmmgaF__Og_Kd23NdItQEBHrkryG8_2dyMR9YGcYoyEQBA0ZfVk5Y9bzCK2OCtaOLA/s1600-h/silky+merino.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPfFyq4EdNlTuRNrGvQr3AIR_TVHY0aGbeH7AoDdJ7MlsK88eaBuLqHk0OVfYaGCLRP55VVt9oDmmgaF__Og_Kd23NdItQEBHrkryG8_2dyMR9YGcYoyEQBA0ZfVk5Y9bzCK2OCtaOLA/s400/silky+merino.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416707915597384450" /></a><br /><div>And just a few days ago, our weekly knitting group held our annual White Elephant and I ended up with some lovely Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4dE3_qpvtDnfGgWFKt8TiyZf-rulMhIgJ9eCCAEALAR_vEtYwot6ov1FxaGgus6HHDRrR4VUQnjjw-UokfyZDp3VOWXL8Jur_U5IKh0pnhTUXfpg0ZUsf8b3-e_HZzKE0i-rTM6fyP0/s1600-h/lorna's.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4dE3_qpvtDnfGgWFKt8TiyZf-rulMhIgJ9eCCAEALAR_vEtYwot6ov1FxaGgus6HHDRrR4VUQnjjw-UokfyZDp3VOWXL8Jur_U5IKh0pnhTUXfpg0ZUsf8b3-e_HZzKE0i-rTM6fyP0/s400/lorna's.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416707900709505986" /></a><br /></div><div>And then <a href="http://knittersbrewingco.blogspot.com/" target="blank">Wendy</a> gave me this beautiful Araucania Ruca that she picked up during her NYC trip. It's made of 100% sugar cane - so cool and so perfect for my inner pastry chef - love it!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vmycn7n13Yq_mGAoQkhqepeSyTZLCej4y8dHEl_-QcLbyAiD0UKc-xVJ_WNgkQnBgZb1a3ChN8MzthB9vHd-o-gqOJMBgAiPzaU4-Vd_qdIPkzs1QK8zVZFUwD3QgibBVIZyRB9jyg/s1600-h/runa.jpg" target="blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0vmycn7n13Yq_mGAoQkhqepeSyTZLCej4y8dHEl_-QcLbyAiD0UKc-xVJ_WNgkQnBgZb1a3ChN8MzthB9vHd-o-gqOJMBgAiPzaU4-Vd_qdIPkzs1QK8zVZFUwD3QgibBVIZyRB9jyg/s400/runa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416707906723435810" /></a>Well, I should really stop procrastinating and get back to getting the house ready for our houseguests. Happy Holidays everyone!</div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-5599079158272080832009-08-06T08:54:00.000-07:002009-08-06T09:40:00.679-07:00various states of incompletionAfter my last post and promises to start blogging anew, I came down with a terrible cold which, along with the heat and humidity, put me out of commission again. But I'm back now with photos to share! I finished <a href="http://tongueinbeak.blogspot.com/2009/05/swirl-shawl.html" target="blank">my Swirl Shawl</a> and started blocking it. The one <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/accessories/Blocking_Mats__D80597.html" target="blank">set of mats</a> I bought from Knitpicks isn't enough to accommodate the whole piece so I'm having to do it in stages.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_uuYg4SBSoWDlsbKNg1ResSQI-FW4jUsDCkTUf-qcpMxoHNPe1p4zMl0t1rvcbMazsvPOnG2AclI3qMjIzQoaP2PL3LpubR0SqvssiZZMIkj1VkcwgRYzQsefQ4a3ETqj3KH9i58-7E/s1600-h/small+swirl.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_uuYg4SBSoWDlsbKNg1ResSQI-FW4jUsDCkTUf-qcpMxoHNPe1p4zMl0t1rvcbMazsvPOnG2AclI3qMjIzQoaP2PL3LpubR0SqvssiZZMIkj1VkcwgRYzQsefQ4a3ETqj3KH9i58-7E/s400/small+swirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366884091537350178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Swirl Shawl in mid-block<br /></span></div><br />In preparation for <a href="http://www.stitchnpitch.com/" target="blank">Stitch and Pitch</a> last month, I started a cotton camisole so I would have a small item to work on instead of the above unwieldy shawl. Kelie has some photos of our group at the game in <a href="http://theknittingdance.blogspot.com/2009/07/stitch-n-pitch-2009.html" target="blank">her post here</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta4hOORwWMqG0LEgOSz1TuNJcCxBq-X-4HoCpXzUSupwt4-i9u2vyOkCC4lNL_JBj3CnLWVyxeHPVJuw0pp7eL9K-OdeUxZ-rEi09DsO6iWaEtwvLJA9yGvhIXpQa3dI_F74bA_yvTeQ/s1600-h/small+cami.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta4hOORwWMqG0LEgOSz1TuNJcCxBq-X-4HoCpXzUSupwt4-i9u2vyOkCC4lNL_JBj3CnLWVyxeHPVJuw0pp7eL9K-OdeUxZ-rEi09DsO6iWaEtwvLJA9yGvhIXpQa3dI_F74bA_yvTeQ/s400/small+cami.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366884095390955490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Victoria Tank from Interweave Knits Summer 2004</span><br /></div><br />In a fit of A.D.D. and to give my wrists a break from knitting cotton, I also started a small shawl/scarf (sharf? scawl?) yesterday. I highly recommend Malabrigo Sock yarn - it's so soft and squishy and a joy to knit. The pattern is <a href="http://kelbournewoolens.com/springtimebandit.html" target="blank">Springtime Bandit</a> but I'm changing it so it's mostly stockinette, inspired by two other modified projects I saw on Ravelry, also <a href="http://brokeknits.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/hybridity-v-3/" target="blank">here</a> and <a href="http://feministy.com/summer-berry-bandit/" target="blank">here</a>. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHFkM1POQ5LEFnqLk13yOi7xP_EIEGCxJmUg9i-SebpmXgeHSSrLqH_cF2lIz15uie0kSNSRswhwZmFq5XUlWp5r4MdiQ9wUHe09dVmESHvzdpFZricjzk_Tk72gdAt_iyHvw_EpLN8/s1600-h/small+bandit.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHFkM1POQ5LEFnqLk13yOi7xP_EIEGCxJmUg9i-SebpmXgeHSSrLqH_cF2lIz15uie0kSNSRswhwZmFq5XUlWp5r4MdiQ9wUHe09dVmESHvzdpFZricjzk_Tk72gdAt_iyHvw_EpLN8/s400/small+bandit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366884108987372146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">my bandito sharf in progress</span><br /><br /></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-18258715591245503222009-07-23T22:08:00.001-07:002009-07-23T23:29:32.285-07:00resurfacingIt's been a bummer of a couple weeks, culminating in my grandfather's passing. I have been in too much of a funk to post anything for awhile but finally am starting to snap out of it. More photos of Paris and my creative endeavors to come - for now, here are some bits and pieces that have helped reinvigorate my spirits lately...<br /><br />ingenious <a href="http://www.rabbitgeek.com/charka.html" target="blank">cardboard spinning wheel </a><br /><a href="http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/2009/07/printable-affirmation-gift-set.html" target="blank"><br />free printable affirmations</a> by kind over matter (isn't that the BEST name?); check out their other great freebies, too (esp. love the garden and quotation cards)<br /><br />free pattern by spud & chloe for a <a href="http://www.spudandchloe.com/blog/2009/06/cupcake-pincushion-free-pattern/" target="blank">knitted cupcake pincushion</a><br /><br /><a href="http://allthingspaper-annmartin.blogspot.com/2009/06/ring-of-keys.html"target="blank">antique keys</a> made of quilling paper<br /><br /><a href="http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/anything-made-from-wool-is-by-definition-recycled/2009/07/10/" target="blank">a great reason</a> to add to your yarn stash<br /><br /><a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-sampler.html" target="blank">amazing embroidery sampler</a> by amy of inspire company - look closely for the fabulous marie antoinette!<br /><br />french musician named <a href="http://www.clairedenamur.com/" target="blank">claire denamur</a> - I heard one of her songs on a commercial recently and then came across this music video (she's not on US iTunes yet but I <a href="http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunes.html" target="blank">put in a request</a> to add her):<br /><br /><center><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjnOCpTR_Qg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xjnOCpTR_Qg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object></center>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-7953378879706965422009-06-24T14:10:00.000-07:002009-06-24T14:14:21.538-07:00les pucesWe visited two flea markets (marchés aux puces) in Paris; one at Porte de Vanves and the other at Porte de Clignancourt (the latter is also known as<a href="http://www.les-puces.com/" target="blank"> Saint Ouen flea market</a>). I had been to the one at Vanves on a previous trip but didn't have time to go to St. Ouen so I was really looking forward to checking it out this time around.<br /><br />Vanves was still great - I like the ambience and friendly vendors and the fact that it's small enough to cover in a few hours. This is the one I recommend going to if you are short on time or don't want to be overwhelmed. Within walking distance is a small used and antique book market, too.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4wQpa5FM9lD603TYY_E7_VwSZeg4FHYi5UMtaPLCvJl9jgOU9J6Vf7GVtWrmY8tSvwcVtXPXQjyeglmCBJx7bUTjheoU1FFBp7LpBYakVXPG1hukOngfNcPuNNfNFeF-aE5qovrdigQ/s1600-h/vanves+100_0833.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4wQpa5FM9lD603TYY_E7_VwSZeg4FHYi5UMtaPLCvJl9jgOU9J6Vf7GVtWrmY8tSvwcVtXPXQjyeglmCBJx7bUTjheoU1FFBp7LpBYakVXPG1hukOngfNcPuNNfNFeF-aE5qovrdigQ/s400/vanves+100_0833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674912622507458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf8apk4vVI7zFI3D6GRFXfdwGPpZ7symFy_AS3td-zesiFKoxrAXcb9VdoK9YCNj3nCQSrxX37_N9LzRuCWHew4DSDbRg3qI4hi9BrlT9gE55URB6kgSvIOngjnzgbDD52Jzr6ZE4NP4/s1600-h/vanves+100_0829.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPf8apk4vVI7zFI3D6GRFXfdwGPpZ7symFy_AS3td-zesiFKoxrAXcb9VdoK9YCNj3nCQSrxX37_N9LzRuCWHew4DSDbRg3qI4hi9BrlT9gE55URB6kgSvIOngjnzgbDD52Jzr6ZE4NP4/s400/vanves+100_0829.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674906878143570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Le Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB10QHpmxc82gGVCXMsiP_TMEzNbMMPo2nF0ZndGT-bVj4_44_9-bPXzqeVFfsGPRU5207TvzTW_gQ4VmXlnehtSB74zJPErkaSBB6vTxQfYmtTIf9r2FnCmU_P392omTzgOOf5sx9coE/s1600-h/flea+mkt+jewelry.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB10QHpmxc82gGVCXMsiP_TMEzNbMMPo2nF0ZndGT-bVj4_44_9-bPXzqeVFfsGPRU5207TvzTW_gQ4VmXlnehtSB74zJPErkaSBB6vTxQfYmtTIf9r2FnCmU_P392omTzgOOf5sx9coE/s400/flea+mkt+jewelry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351000975627908530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">my purchases<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtnMO5wkZyFs1sQdJdMAjwxGVtYMyyqNnIWCzgXT887_-HsA-61bRqGLH6KBCCeEQx0nyVD5RQVw1z4wj4vPR6LOknj7I0r8K6HE7sjH8BoRYTSgQUeQX-NnjznpfpWOBkBBWgCWqYFk/s1600-h/flea+market+bks.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtnMO5wkZyFs1sQdJdMAjwxGVtYMyyqNnIWCzgXT887_-HsA-61bRqGLH6KBCCeEQx0nyVD5RQVw1z4wj4vPR6LOknj7I0r8K6HE7sjH8BoRYTSgQUeQX-NnjznpfpWOBkBBWgCWqYFk/s400/flea+market+bks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351000973138208498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">near closing time, I picked these up from boxes of free stuff on the sidewalk!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaALV3Ii5FRq0W_mapASS9CZDjgSPIMwuXg_5dYjX7FkHyrcK8zjEkclNBuuJ7VoBEgUMBOAclbsTC3Kiun4vrvs8uIQOZAcI2Gfzbge5sSWqhGqLIlwWDSZNwq-7RwYJhFduTsLDwmOw/s1600-h/book+mkt+100_0840.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaALV3Ii5FRq0W_mapASS9CZDjgSPIMwuXg_5dYjX7FkHyrcK8zjEkclNBuuJ7VoBEgUMBOAclbsTC3Kiun4vrvs8uIQOZAcI2Gfzbge5sSWqhGqLIlwWDSZNwq-7RwYJhFduTsLDwmOw/s400/book+mkt+100_0840.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674900841769282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Le Marché du Livre Ancien et d’Occasion @ Parc George Bressens<br /><br /></span></div>St. Ouen is HUGE and made up of several different markets with a multitude of vendors in each one (<a href="http://www.parisperfect.com/paris-flea-markets.php" target="blank">here's a great site</a> with useful tips for visitors). We got there early and walked through it pretty quickly since a lot of sellers weren't open yet or perhaps closed since the following two days were holidays. I liken the atmosphere at St. Ouen to an antique mall - the vendors I tried to negotiate with outright refused. Even though I spoke French to them, there's no question that I'm a tourist which made me wonder if they only or are more likely to haggle with locals. I'm glad I went and experienced it but don't think it will be my first choice on our next visit to Paris.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUooUf9Vk1I1gbqjLklk-tSfzgbt2hlq2P4J8db5EthgJZImIKpCvXM-lBQmo-Xdo_CRqM93VbYg9UEIV1hNetx9i5CLSFIFNMOjT54OnvOwosgE4tD2GGFTSFA135XEcwJddSu7nV9E/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030523.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUooUf9Vk1I1gbqjLklk-tSfzgbt2hlq2P4J8db5EthgJZImIKpCvXM-lBQmo-Xdo_CRqM93VbYg9UEIV1hNetx9i5CLSFIFNMOjT54OnvOwosgE4tD2GGFTSFA135XEcwJddSu7nV9E/s400/st+ouen+P1030523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674186038150578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">many vendors were closed<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31UzodBe6o5f7JVbesb5ug-HbWWav6eckpSYfI_45YzRRh53XMnPjqtXGglmAoPGjTwq6edppy9sKpKaFWoYrgm00FbqiyUXuk2WCGEuBte4s1X90PoYc4mhKK6uMgxeAvrpwUdkfp8M/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030520.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31UzodBe6o5f7JVbesb5ug-HbWWav6eckpSYfI_45YzRRh53XMnPjqtXGglmAoPGjTwq6edppy9sKpKaFWoYrgm00FbqiyUXuk2WCGEuBte4s1X90PoYc4mhKK6uMgxeAvrpwUdkfp8M/s400/st+ouen+P1030520.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674185399028818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">gorgeous chandelier<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Lo5QvtoJkyYsLRXc5Hc9pfZ48ryWUd2ZkHu-KdKzBuwntfP6U82vzhms4QSsJLVnAfpsVnH8PMmOxDtfm6rylJpAU2DcU1Fbiq6bsF0AgS2gvACdVWj9o9GNiU03LSmfHSKJYB0QhWw/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030517.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Lo5QvtoJkyYsLRXc5Hc9pfZ48ryWUd2ZkHu-KdKzBuwntfP6U82vzhms4QSsJLVnAfpsVnH8PMmOxDtfm6rylJpAU2DcU1Fbiq6bsF0AgS2gvACdVWj9o9GNiU03LSmfHSKJYB0QhWw/s400/st+ouen+P1030517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674178939275474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">vintage designer handbags and luggage<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW4gGXllkRyyoGsJaP5v_VG46Hx2E863IDAXzzSsqCwRo55m1LotJMMt_3NDXfXSnrHuYz_41FrOy_whEYgrQ8XIdH7DCf8OQUsu3hNf51AKbMsLCqXD4mzsHq5-Eg41NXQ_1jgOtk9w/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030540.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW4gGXllkRyyoGsJaP5v_VG46Hx2E863IDAXzzSsqCwRo55m1LotJMMt_3NDXfXSnrHuYz_41FrOy_whEYgrQ8XIdH7DCf8OQUsu3hNf51AKbMsLCqXD4mzsHq5-Eg41NXQ_1jgOtk9w/s400/st+ouen+P1030540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674193317257778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">beads being sold by the (small) cup for 16 Euros - about $22<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOgdao6T0Kc5REwqMBuHIjIh2dCqbnVU0fS0dwDVGV3U-jQdAWHCdSnk5797CTn-2RzDKfWIRWZq5U4KzprfzefMK-7IPeZhWrYRNY6F1FVKoJ_Puml2cnaX96V1vxFZoOxpL5h8NFxw/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030547.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOgdao6T0Kc5REwqMBuHIjIh2dCqbnVU0fS0dwDVGV3U-jQdAWHCdSnk5797CTn-2RzDKfWIRWZq5U4KzprfzefMK-7IPeZhWrYRNY6F1FVKoJ_Puml2cnaX96V1vxFZoOxpL5h8NFxw/s400/st+ouen+P1030547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674892243820482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">vintage paper house<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwXwjIncs0rr-jCMnJixumJiyEfNe8Dn-LnuLY6mi9GtzBztVSzfloOJsbvKbKtpk56v5lVevaFltJGPEv9fU3e2IVPlKDdEVdkn0CYDM2M2VZhobOhzsihJUjXAyJXgLA8E7Fk8HJ7s/s1600-h/st+ouen+P1030516.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwXwjIncs0rr-jCMnJixumJiyEfNe8Dn-LnuLY6mi9GtzBztVSzfloOJsbvKbKtpk56v5lVevaFltJGPEv9fU3e2IVPlKDdEVdkn0CYDM2M2VZhobOhzsihJUjXAyJXgLA8E7Fk8HJ7s/s400/st+ouen+P1030516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674173053527762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">can't imagine where this would go in your house or yard<br />but it made me think of the statue from the show Lost :)<br /><br /></span></div>If you can't make it out to les puces or don't crave the thrill of the hunt, allow me to direct you to this fabulous little store full of vintage finds...Au Petit Bonheur la Chance (13, Rue Saint-Paul, 4th arr.; open everyday except Tuesday & Wednesday). It's packed full of goodies like kitchenware, old signs, paper ephemera, and more.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9poWhBHbW4d_ZwYjLb7vRuIo6GDlEIVnQLj1I24oB8O-0_61aONcAYc2mcrreXAbn1mpwaItATBl9LQfsfVh12I-mEVAC5iaZzMkZZwzvTQrPRD2czAroMaSAAnaeRd9dfPVaNZEApe4/s1600-h/au+petit+bonheur+100_1323.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9poWhBHbW4d_ZwYjLb7vRuIo6GDlEIVnQLj1I24oB8O-0_61aONcAYc2mcrreXAbn1mpwaItATBl9LQfsfVh12I-mEVAC5iaZzMkZZwzvTQrPRD2czAroMaSAAnaeRd9dfPVaNZEApe4/s400/au+petit+bonheur+100_1323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349674918210161490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_K_TEBZ0IbZgmIZSRAIpkZ5746tAqNoWm16VmFt25aml16DIbWkY_OyPSCgDyL1FFNQYfsupYibPluX8S2__ZYsU7IdnpDpy_wxsdeCDzROKiA9jPYp4s2-Lvh5M59mutH0p-NL00KA/s1600-h/labels.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_K_TEBZ0IbZgmIZSRAIpkZ5746tAqNoWm16VmFt25aml16DIbWkY_OyPSCgDyL1FFNQYfsupYibPluX8S2__ZYsU7IdnpDpy_wxsdeCDzROKiA9jPYp4s2-Lvh5M59mutH0p-NL00KA/s400/labels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351003800598103890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">my purchases from au petit bonheur la chance<br /><br /></span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-66942930265014340862009-06-18T13:29:00.000-07:002009-06-19T00:11:55.307-07:00hidden kitchen<a href="http://www.hkmenus.com/" target="blank">Hidden Kitchen</a> is an underground supper club run by Braden and Laura, a young American couple. I had read several positive reviews on the internet, so once we finalized our travel details earlier this year, I immediately emailed to make a reservation. I thought it would be a nice break for hubby, who doesn't speak any French, to be able to converse with someone other than myself.<br /><br />We started with champagne cocktails while waiting for everyone to arrive and then were seated for ten courses with seven wine pairings. It turned out to be a wonderful evening with a room full of amiable strangers, mostly American tourists (and talk about small world...one of the couples seated beside us lives in Solana Beach which is adjacent to us here in Del Mar!) I highly recommend Hidden Kitchen for a unique dining experience in Paris.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FKEW44X1pX5Zk_vwfQyFDodK5QkwiP69zUseTE4Ynx7IrGaIMcTbo9pD2tMnq6Td2w4MQ65lgD06gJL1VFH6fjkwcYsaLRJEt0_fOW_xN5Vs9NHLX3y7VrjNm34p6xIICJvx_WzxBjM/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348769430910563330" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">lovely atmosphere<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 361px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7qGU1eG9iWu6XsLa9VAuWSLo3Ps2_9FZBZmSGRjxJ3w9BceTfsROoJfClkULfu1l1UzFKvzoTa3BQ6SlG5Nro-E9-e44yehAYlKXqBuo5aJhsPMc4Xro9y8qrxB7eXN3S0BSgd6Q1Qc/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348769426078570258" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">amuse-bouche: squid ink cracker w/onions (pickled, I think)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2-WNRnPd-Ra4DaqQn-PmZcJwExE-NO9yEF8pcVkw3TiCheVrJhBUn-gwsGBm7hfjqNJFWfXwj0TGl1ix4UgAbybPjj-X5JkapqJTgzQbAeT0B5vpWavo320wrqJzEcVtatRg4oIwYLw/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348769423259138978" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">fava bean raviolo w/sweet pea & herb sauce<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPQ0a02Kx3FvOS5smpnUeudeyqx45VlmrWMhKH-IZCQnVuYT4zcd0yjmP1l7V7hyphenhyphenL6WxN-yn6LU1cdSUl3vPXsOnvtWBv4_7bH_4TJPuoFCsBrYmnqr1K4FeAg7gaF-u-NWwX_rx6tAE/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768956321142962" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">poached egg w/chilled white asparagus & parmigiano mornay sauce<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOiBj3ZsGiD-RP5VLNcerHyiA0JB9x0yi8U1e51GuKPpU8pm95R8f2S0JFONFlqJ-3bXl0f6tl_TRhyjoD2vMC5oWhgjV1tAc8yBNuVD-L6tlTZoSfxxLP0WX4foOK7ZOk8q2CZzLzWE/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0735.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768950799049666" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">seared salmon w/rhubarb bay leaf sauce & kohlrabi lime slaw<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFhU9m3Zd8cZ_20SJGx_ilYKGltJv64YIMszA05hE-sBkTQT8EK3B2U-UFDjk0K5qQRXsM_9zSbGtrTtFsP_6YmOcByxhmOx63oyNjrHtMCNi1RP2_uJHOaC-vk9-__7fJAPqCuWPtJ4/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0736.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768946111609586" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">pan fried mackerel w/apricot barley & poppy seed cucmbers<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2emImA9JO_4etZGN1MuLLfyPIzel8w0iK0frTUloQJn1aJSgSgPUzgp7dOl6WjbCWCYphRGX9FDS8MNtYXglaBpD_1fvwcWuqCrj5dvTDIk-l1-VlrDFACknltLwy0QlUwGGFpcuZfpI/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768938934803650" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">deconstructed mint julep</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> palate cleanser: </span><span style="font-size:85%;">bourbon gelatin topped w/sorbet<br />(much more sophisticated than the jello shots we had in college!)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBpXiXh-YFV6owHM7HUECDkEaiNC_DXNKJBWGtFFv5W2EEboPwTP5FhVRjR0IM0pss9amBRDFr0LtNmaQimwn7FYl1GKUuAkwR58W_8YH-u58XDCH1zoQdJ9bXaGE-O6S1qdrqf__Sxs/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768933622903218" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">herbed stuffed pork roulade w/white bean salad & fried artichoke<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qyGF_X68MHoEdWvJd9rN6z61cmSGyszoBePp6hTlHsZ3OxB9Gd_9fUcEsHKfrTkaYRgqGd-nFvyH9WgYori8LnIffZhMGkaoXK26ZihDElDowqcCxla0GjmIYFOjbptIKM6VkyszdI8/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768452572465410" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">beet salad (w/a fun trompe l'œil beet made from a cherry & lettuce leaves)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTWWhqAvqszcJa7Dywy6qZcHyTJFeuNQUg4tdh-aCyyLg582yLgT3svjdy1ECXRgK5eBz-fgWZCrA6-fS7WILQSPy_QVF94ROb9AotPI74C8MIgJ8TQX6JzwpShY-6QYeCMJIfgbFJDk/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768442292209986" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">rhubarb mint sorbet w/shortbread cake & strawberries<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3-bphDXQQXua2SdA9NroSDRDCwODaqgtg7Wdu6fw-sEzM6YwAuZWTshd-aXwiWpEId-e9_a2_FB-phkRa1hw3iTlKR_vKyOCR7VD4HNaIVLMatKzBRUdanMnL8U57A7xSd5WXadW5eA/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768438486924210" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">petits fours (yes, that is a rice krispie treat!)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt5YZ_MpKylhLvg48ECyl91k9JXN1h00m6Wq7yKuOg7ycR5u6c8-QVAWbyzf7A60cB33mFsyerewm19tZuQaxwdE4hbBlokPQ1-mmnDodApUBvQNMm3FHHQ69FHz2SfZ-fXsjSDLK1-k/s400/hidden+kitchen+100_0744.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768435163328834" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">post-dinner conversation<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ioVJX-3-menu5bhkh1yr-SQBvrpWeyriCBbcqWr7wGXKhsngJVdWJUFqoH0IXw_I_uhxjL7WWl2aY_-yGynttQBb18gCEy5_SU93Bv5CsdJFASady8DigDhaAvU5bYEyKW-WQfcAn7w/s400/tati+100_0743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348768432565970306" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Braden & Laura's dog, Tati</span><br /><br /></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-22832441328147150122009-06-18T11:40:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:28:02.147-07:00fauchon<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6arGIR2EHAbnQeFMT9VGagL1CrpJiT6AQLHqTxsOBq1gp2IeJXEPywp5T1qImuEXSSBD1rgPGzia0Xp6JPyuETG7SNnXm-dJhcnZe8WguDOR5O9NYrFUBBZ3gRTieh7W4Az0c_gb9yU/s1600-h/la+madeleine+100_0690.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6arGIR2EHAbnQeFMT9VGagL1CrpJiT6AQLHqTxsOBq1gp2IeJXEPywp5T1qImuEXSSBD1rgPGzia0Xp6JPyuETG7SNnXm-dJhcnZe8WguDOR5O9NYrFUBBZ3gRTieh7W4Az0c_gb9yU/s400/la+madeleine+100_0690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348766754089238306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">l'église de la Madeleine<br /><br /></span></div>If you've been shopping around Place de la Madeleine and need a place to recharge, descend to The Counter at <a href="http://www.fauchon.com/" target="blank">Fauchon</a> where you can have a light meal at the bar in an air-conditioned room. Prices are medium-high but the food quality is good. While you wait for your order, check out their collection of pricey wine and spirits. Afterward, head back upstairs to purchase gourmet gifts to bring home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhILMScjrJAD86iEcc18UcSROZMLt2b6bMmlcSM5kebdaY1FE434TWOXJ0sGC23K5JqG2zCCK4inX10JnUhRtoIK_eGPbvHylbbt89ooC0EJXGk9hBHgf2vSU2bYpcmJ5r5lU96-F19E/s1600-h/fauchon+100_0675.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhILMScjrJAD86iEcc18UcSROZMLt2b6bMmlcSM5kebdaY1FE434TWOXJ0sGC23K5JqG2zCCK4inX10JnUhRtoIK_eGPbvHylbbt89ooC0EJXGk9hBHgf2vSU2bYpcmJ5r5lU96-F19E/s400/fauchon+100_0675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348739984974111746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">pink and black Fauchon décor</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMixLbq-694v_-lThyphenhyphen97bDGJX-kfCQ49tkBFfoEbp0VDtJZt3wjUx0PU50YHO81gdPVKRwflmhMqMLM9i1NiZywvxBzFPBAwoY2hIgEy6z9FbPoCcuG7LQc9TkC9TcwZihNQSpYPYKeU/s400/fauchon+100_0684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348740006251001122" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">salade niçoise - 10 euros<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevltpE9gd_SkmVsrChmmtdCpIMhHkIw016VK-jGG2lNfradAb2oTHM2Z6Su4mATMRFtFy5s0GTJrGynJaUDzxc7bc-fCeud-JfUjigWqaI1URC2ZbeKpNvFnj8tZiLrhwEb_L775NupU/s400/fauchon+100_0683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348740004405949538" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">salade de fruits w/refreshing passionfruit granita - 6 euros<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YFWez6KCYGRdMP0Xp5IW2_Ejr2YF92QTlmsBZp5rbTkD5tXNdGyQioexRUtupsH_afFsuxGktUjL1ysgaVMCEwYlR9nKuUxliWA7brkA7eMXHvmlw625vYtDYr87BK8KYm4Aa_yZ2so/s1600-h/fauchon+100_0682.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YFWez6KCYGRdMP0Xp5IW2_Ejr2YF92QTlmsBZp5rbTkD5tXNdGyQioexRUtupsH_afFsuxGktUjL1ysgaVMCEwYlR9nKuUxliWA7brkA7eMXHvmlw625vYtDYr87BK8KYm4Aa_yZ2so/s400/fauchon+100_0682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348739999119648034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Rémy Martin Louis XIII - 2300 euros<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ATSZ_f7UKAolpfbZ214eppPh1L0iM5OaDKQqM0wLBa4FIIC9qxVTocndgSGFnw5uiaq_WRDo4ou1Tc5NouihyW1PJQd3-Z2sNO-pkmebIqImuztwNvr2MNiwNkQXdigLtyVDk305WO4/s1600-h/fauchon+100_0685.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ATSZ_f7UKAolpfbZ214eppPh1L0iM5OaDKQqM0wLBa4FIIC9qxVTocndgSGFnw5uiaq_WRDo4ou1Tc5NouihyW1PJQd3-Z2sNO-pkmebIqImuztwNvr2MNiwNkQXdigLtyVDk305WO4/s400/fauchon+100_0685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348741034998687410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Champagne Roederer Cristal - 3500 euros<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVvRLOSUfIGPRmT0WvKEgpmvSqlsnl18hqOu9zn9Zm_WvhJ606b7rGU101bwgBwTynszM0Q_qJafaEeesJUS2hjhAvNoBwutcgDkjv6IJ9eFO2_4iics9FVv3S1bmSECvuXRqqkvk1ps/s1600-h/fauchon+100_0681.jpg" target="blank"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVvRLOSUfIGPRmT0WvKEgpmvSqlsnl18hqOu9zn9Zm_WvhJ606b7rGU101bwgBwTynszM0Q_qJafaEeesJUS2hjhAvNoBwutcgDkjv6IJ9eFO2_4iics9FVv3S1bmSECvuXRqqkvk1ps/s400/fauchon+100_0681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348739993431875330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">various Cognac A.E. Dor; the 1889 vintage is 7000 euros!<br /><br /></span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-70775623315595906152009-06-17T16:19:00.000-07:002009-06-17T19:27:16.391-07:00DIY paris styleFinally some posts for my fellow crafters! We visited (well, I visited and hubby kindly joined me and helped take pictures!) lots of stores and here are a few of my favorite spots to find craft supplies in Paris.<br /><br />First is <a href="http://www.mokuba.fr/" target="blank">Mokuba</a> - you may have seen this Japanese brand of ribbons here in the US, too. It was so nice to be in a store full of only beautiful ribbon - just heavenly.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0FuBT_CyjU1Bc5eLsuLFJTPbhn3IAxPcNYGW8lyYePz8U1OIoIKDRwUl9Xsrh_gCvbT8V0MAsyzfus8yrC6yb5Vdn958FSTi5ts0xOC36hO6qHiU8G-yH-xYHZGUKKvp-leRsOJQn8A/s400/mokuba+100_1122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348441833661967954" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.ladroguerie.com/" target="blank">La Droguerie</a> (which means "hardware store") sells yarns, beads, and other craft notions. Hubby managed to get a few photos of the yarn section before being reprimanded for taking pictures inside the store. Not sure what was up with the no photography rule...perhaps they have problems with piracy?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rLCuiuSIl9emYf_I5ZAYoxCu9ZknIJC-P0aHmB5C1UsVlcWgqv-DYhLQPVmm3x5SMLuvdWt0kOTlkiiLoDqnGmv7H9xifwOfRerPHFo_UrTszfXNZuKosrI2HYWWfhq_AD6NARn3ZLY/s400/la+droguerie+100_1128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348441823844421730" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gF6quSjDcgI44Cq4IZKtB6VrRAyT2gqL8YhBihxOUYnv98tGGShFNV8f4WBhquhHIiap46zc6eZlkLRqgkx4y3_03rNH5xwG1Fw0NrJynOn8CvdyUmk0YKx7w-5v45dES2lhGcuNv8c/s400/la+droguerie+100_1127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348441821435227554" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-5Mdp0pjVrF3Yy3aRx0sVs0xj0g5hrYLpqQDb3ujnYGzJQkXqaMvrp6e_OqZ4uz7BT6CjCFVmZ0fQ3x4lrLCCCp2-ojbXWPad6gP259O7Arl2bdWZoqaUiV1lWXjVrl9r9Rr9P6GYuA/s400/la+droguerie+100_1126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348441811927520162" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0sCtkM4jr-ReTz26FzRjTHMnUnfDgeZDdNJ5-gKz0HVbqpdoVUH9MtIlpNPbth5uV4IJmFLfGzHKye1EaUUKl4eqG7DKNbKGrz-9ZlJkj-MwKMq1VC8yMihkoPCSg7PA6mBaY44gsOrI/s400/la+droguerie+100_1125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348441808727532514" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm0guNpzvNz29P2qPAK0xBe9Yu93hux8fGlOHVE0cLitjDb6odes5ge37PwWhmf-KZNuwKd90XzP7U5obl97-JtRhOFSvlb3QR_wyEhrOHbs_Pldg7qMTXL_8xwSPMLcvoIIMTCvMN-U/s400/la+droguerie+purchases.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348477177951628738" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">my purchases<br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.entreedesfournisseurs.com/" target="blank">Entrée Des Fournisseurs</a> is another charming store located in a nice courtyard. Check out their lovely website, too.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3zpyCKqKiR9ZNk0p7mmHCbS9xdrhufx4gVpJMBjLfbR_bqQH83DN7UyN3EZW60hW212WZXd5wCljcGP2bDWWA3RPvJOyUlaef0K_OjCSwPjZbTFJeTK7NtMDND7OI0otWoMXVtZ80Xg/s400/entree+des+fournisseurs+100_1320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448783166627490" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6ZJDlMgyy57JtJr8v3WbyTcyqdWAEEjy5DYXIoEAaFJq5Jke3yIZQdXLSBPx1-8ioqWLbcDJRmM4gQEVS8_MowZFU-PfGR20isq7EuBCo6rFNS1fRhFLxPPkB8TeZOo88bmmyOFkcBQ/s400/entree+des+fournisseurs+100_1316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448776342843602" border="0" /><br />There are two department stores in Paris that are known for their craft sections. <a href="http://www.bhv.fr/" target="blank">BHV</a> and <a href="http://www.treeslbm.com/" target="blank">Bon Marché</a> which houses a branch of La Droguerie. After being yelled at one too many times in various stores, hubby tried to be less conspicuous with the camera which resulted in some fuzzier shots, but you get the idea!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDqeTCnYuDPeUZK5w0nnHz_bwGQXh1NMyHGPDUWLERz0jCEsq1e_STh5v6GX1spHpGuh7UMCHljVSFLKF1tDgQCyvDIqTJtRgdBU3k8ZafjDIRC4FNfSSgJA47QICDZNHQXyyBALtZjE/s400/bon+marche+100_0772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348444805725161090" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2Cj_uO8_cRY7vQefvjEISxm_v9E6-Eokw62E571e60RPcBQc-GUCuVRFmJAjO0ctywe55rQUlKMvzkcXR915ZnxbpCoBv9rxT-biBA2bWvJFzUqnH0ooF_nHECU6TndDKTetP9V5n1c/s400/bon+marche+100_0767.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348451611368350834" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBpdAIjh-stZmGgPvd5sz8mf0YBgBZjbgHUomDCgca3cXumjRqWG1wjck27WBjmE1V2_dQ4w7jBuJZ3rYERUf-k5VywnF9Qs_0CAHHVD6gW2oE-4IRwut8iy8C5aLev3mlzCqlIgwfDk/s400/bon+marche+100_0765.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348446343241582578" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">yarn and buttons at Bon Marché<br /><br /></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyaeudz9eLvtg1l6PXeFk0hiNcJgDfwYEM2dCMfzw5cFU4uVEQ_hGLZaa-Z41won9O6b8wljaQ3kpV3PVg98nR77GEvW0oc98JcKsdnEAxBq1nRiIjtWvp7po5yy_XNrWK9ZSa59WE40/s400/BHV+100_1338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348444810255038194" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">fun plywood shapes at BHV ready to decorate<br /></span></div><br />It took two trips to make it to Ultramod (3 & 4, Rue de Choiseul, 2nd arr.) but it was worth it - for some reason the store was closed the first time we went so we made a second trek out there. There are two parts to it on opposite sides of the street and both are packed with vintage goodies like fabric, trim, and millinery supplies.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6t_oNcKdSg5KCrQavE9hDPjR2kTqFuc8V9JaD2Mhi8ESju8Ql32tfxUGyvUKBmHfoHezaW0Ry249LdmfItP4yokAs3OKY5igRbT3IJoMJnKgrmH-mUV_tKeMsUeV3DAc9__ENAzwl1GI/s400/ultramod+100_1112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348446327168423298" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PAkCGdJOyter19XvbJ2KHjp63OaNyQgCYgGW1Gy55zikJlLjWyEIi0C01tKq8zGzaWTfRJmxU3NqN4HILXn7rQFcVjcf53jAt6Q1CPZ8dT-miOTlYPUij4LvUCdnPDfQbin0s6opvZg/s400/ultramod+100_1111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348444827225807362" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27VPz0PHLKrL3a_emrWcFvwfIdXrfza-_xRg5gqS_dHhSsLMyRE6zL8Bpy7z4WTJCKCPLhZltTDzpbOrnB8ZeSu_WZP4VFSsbn6ZT3-xoizFMrE8W5z-E_GHEL0vHn4-gvQLUKeWeCwQ/s400/ultramod+100_1110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348444820150664930" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQxEtX1XLk5CAR2T5Wc1hXEenFncK3Y6AOKhmK0my57wIQmjrW2wpSvU0EHLnMSHfgd4iF_7HSqIbI7HCV3L5I96gSxWCDtKfnY5P1WF99Ta6Jvq2YymApnxh0JskYYkp8zR9nOa829E/s400/ultramod+100_1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348444814379754226" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jGby4a_b1r3QwlCtubZyBunXTaF71yhgCFOh6RRU4_pKjuQDDCy_cL5__yxXTn1NTtADGVtpR9mI5MSIlq5HHgDqzxq5S0fD5ZtJoDq4vzajHbicrF6nIhNP3VTkuxP-6XigfKoFj3k/s400/ultramod+100_1115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348446334543673810" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpdqr46JdQc6YcLluz4Ov2-elCLRN81Xzdlq4Gee7spmIq6ClGkAAU2QSA4hqAU_HkmVinLfap0kT3MGM_hyQIrzCdM2K0Gj6gfK4eMkeP-nD_O0Zp9EHhy_dMeXPJ-T-ZVXbwZ3LtCQ/s400/ultramod+100_1113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348446331774350466" border="0" /><br />The area at the foot of the Sacré Cœur is chock full of fabric and trim shops. It was overwhelming and I think requires the guide of a local to navigate and find what you need. If you only have time to visit one store there, don't miss <a href="http://www.marchesaintpierre.com/" target="blank">Le Marché St Pierre</a>, the ultimate fabric retail establishment with 6 floors!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UsVBPsxJa7TjkNfv7PPNEwe29f_LWgwKG78s6Y9BIDT2rjJeTEsAVpo4q7j4528O9byMriq4O2UXjpzA6S_ABZWnXaFj-HoILEE6yYhwicbOCGVg-hLuSgxsbPHZFKzR3lmPfs34IC4/s400/dreyfus+tissus+100_1419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448022669050914" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">the six-storied Le Marché St Pierre<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZttEEy3X9fnRNlD2ie0XR4YCjEqdXttWRiF3vQvaoH4_Pfwd11y5I9oRMy7ExlcgxSV92WXctCntJZXOzeXPGHC25Kcur5W7HiPY4oUyFWJ-7z7-ea6s0JiAqdGYarGfzt9W-alrQdQ/s400/trim+store+100_1411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448767918392866" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf7LF94KchwNDfC49UVb0ZbUQY8i8BxRF-wDJ1JoQD6HjStqFW_QB1Dfma1-Ny96i4kFQkCszvGdFSMxPJqANThBQX94nvkLDWGMS-L11U29NgykIyzUvh4GRlmdEDbv81E_Y-7Q2mJA/s400/trim+store+100_1408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448763730135714" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">trim stores in the neighborhood</span><br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jPy4gT7CiHML0v7BbDJxFoq_udZGMRwfPnJ0D2Mxp_jtc23cVCnY5x9DkK1RaGtmuc8mcRE-rKgEgZrxw8LsQ-KgzSqscMmH5pScAgRLDCExtNmDGFfpwyipVfIfd1WgBZ1XDDLrhQU/s400/st+pierre+100_1409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448028215000722" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"> a store for all your Solid Gold dancer needs!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> should we<br />be worried that the name of the store is American 2?<br /></span></div><br />I managed to make it to only one true yarn store called <a href="http://chatmaille.com/accueil" target="blank">Chatmaille</a>. It was tiny (which is why my personal photographer didn't follow me inside!) but nicely organized with commercial European yarns like Katia, Gedifra, and Bouton D'Or. One thing that is very different from what we knitters here are used to...no yarn-petting allowed! As a matter of fact, full-service was pretty much standard in most stores, craft and otherwise. If you think about it, it's actually nice because the merchandise remains in pristine condition before you purchase it, an especially nice thing when it comes to food items.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbReip3V4_SbYVp-tQASWhLZrjRxxJ3-AvSuhIDx0IRwcZWNqKRuzB9YnG6YL1ZFGvEDIqqC5QWRQdsAUYh_3bZXqeD8qdHf8QL20HOOmWgIKOzlgUe6ozHdB6HbmS_VF6E7Bl9DLUlBQ/s400/chatmaille+100_1417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448015028082338" border="0" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU2SjRhBdG1NdwRxpK95Dxaf5rAKnkzxZZI_IRBUkAWyZ2L8WEcbE2c88u4fMSCU68RXLg9E-paAQIpW-BQsJSlJEZ-Y-Yp3UFEgna6wG45h5RQD7EwjwykT65OsM8JeuVcrNjh9M3YE/s400/chatmaille+100_1418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448018922053058" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">cute yarn skein door handle<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2WfzuDIMG1bPAvEM5VNOdvREjfoTfICnZVstlM8OxnX8vYMuyf03Gl3aP73BCTSW7FM69ahj6IBsueMM7b9m9-jvjrnG1xu6hOZBO4QmJ5xavu0mu8PUFQl_Z1L2FJc74_SmQE7QMho/s400/chatmaille+100_1413.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348448010580785858" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">located in the Montmartre neighborhood<br /><br /></span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-84104925812381235122009-06-12T09:14:00.001-07:002009-06-12T09:53:55.499-07:00palais royal<div style="text-align: center;">If you were walking down this street:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvrnxXLzxveZdhNFBNn-zc0dJ0X3b0y3d5T-FUid1oZmOC6Rdrj3JQMr2l0jx7Nu-hTZGGPSqCm1rug_3YHu5QpFtNxbEHi2bxeRnqy0ieT9HcTWkuXuzi6jbGdlCCKGBVjvdrZno3XU/s400/palais+royale+100_0709.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346476182540511090" border="0" /><br />you might not notice this hallway:<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj516RcP8mqejkgZ05Ef1VCXhwFOHlxsML_V_OfAJ_f9ocUA1_lJCTb-EYOhFbaS6MDSGBeZcwZro6qCOW1oojvolHTIg5xlhlCfuNutahZUsSiAyiPguLVrH432v-Kp32GDVzwyQCP2x0/s1600-h/picnik+palais+royal+cropped+100_0709.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj516RcP8mqejkgZ05Ef1VCXhwFOHlxsML_V_OfAJ_f9ocUA1_lJCTb-EYOhFbaS6MDSGBeZcwZro6qCOW1oojvolHTIg5xlhlCfuNutahZUsSiAyiPguLVrH432v-Kp32GDVzwyQCP2x0/s400/picnik+palais+royal+cropped+100_0709.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346482531346847506" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br />through which you can walk into a fabulous courtyard:<br /><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYTVQV1sxLLHRaWl-mX8VAb1UMpWPC2zYGehsTrWu2_ozkhK8sQ_Ko9PPUbcSWFmDpSVz_7cPUs8YFgxs6Cse0fLoRgn0Gl2ow3TEXlFEqZzBPoKq5hEIEUK5bpNUwEbotlN2Ta_t34g/s400/palais+royale+100_0710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346476186217898786" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eSfypx9qtAyVqX3iX40SKctCSoVKRJdKysOTAQrd9hjWjTNWhRAgq9EWmmmfBrXy7Vnf3_gQRUz01jMF6MsnnzPuHA5VM-2uNwr-GeMMAVm3kWdp3BB-M5zHVtR4xq2zTuZLQcLR4Kg/s400/palais+royale+100_0712.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346476195965029746" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic07Gj5eIKhmRy2yyFFLDyFIAeRrrFrGmi6040LOyS8d7CxCbvJ84e43bxms8jznN0kkJPNPGUvGFVG8xk_Nmtz3eJx9UqdMsdefWCdFK-8DRBOloDQylI-7_GiFtJEYjWd1wvvsicqcE/s400/palais+royale+100_0711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346476190246829874" border="0" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">also there that day, an exhibition of art created on pieces of the Berlin Wall:<br /><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakwpk2v7QEf_2YVOat5GGZCr2OPnYyK8Q0er3RIRSuCZk4NWcbUqgAhAE2OCH8I4r-Vo1qFjGLl-1RbNCteuH8271VXhK2U3nNJSTfBHEFxgjRqNLZpNJexlV3VdknZy-TBgrmDB_zd0/s400/palais+royale+100_0714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346478617196737570" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDWAZZF6OSXW351Cr_KGM4HD6Pzx2sHRzWMfimHR3VmUqRgewrSHh2KDl0_5yI6XERWyUZKDB4ErtsiKhSPTl0S3wlGxlCqIXysK5wcEgcV3KzUl469KaidTptEHUIns4CW4NFBzhtlc/s400/palais+royale+100_0713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346476198813530578" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsMJiZJlksKYQgkKFPC3mFSpYkOvHFmshkBmnhi-jD_Imo1_Y1o2rZi-ol5JIlmSXo-Fe07lz72Nfv5coGVdJj9h92bQyJu4QGcar6fokK0WFkZB_7Q-qn9mF68hvuOlKYLx06akD3E8/s400/palais+royale+100_0717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346478629125170866" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdEOWtSMkvftvHnyqvJI7MZ68_HiiLN0ZtKV8kgb29OhdFKufvK8sXY10KIdwuDRllhVKchaqeLqhC5LksnqA-pyw77cYZqEjzV6fdkiH8GCmYpkUNCIkSXrsp3tLnlvO7XvNPrH-hKA/s400/palais+royale+100_0715.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346478621194759266" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMt4hWK-TJXQc77QJZbDscd_KN7upwk70LPa92AgDCYBje9-Rqz05hgVI44RXkz1kKy32H5mKXreKgszO65sEKMbPOvzabuCIIx_6qh-9_duzHQ7CsqHnoLZ03iAWJuP7SneuyMYlFowU/s400/palais+royale+100_0719.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346478634488152226" border="0" />edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-24363927556543065912009-06-09T15:48:00.000-07:002009-06-09T15:49:01.981-07:00the neighborhoodBeing able to live like a local is one of the benefits to staying in an apartment while traveling. As wonderful as restaurant food is, it was also nice to have some simple meals "at home." We stayed in the sixth arrondisement where there's no shortage of vendors, but no matter where you are in Paris, you are close to many wonderful food purveyors and markets.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVqatepS82iFH98KvU_SXLhHyCj1hWbRO5S4CckeLs3G-Ri2hbNNeVxDhfSNww8-GhBqRd65_D1sIYwlyb47SdBUgp_K3lAD37mZnxEQ2NCEPTqVGN0vq456uNJMwH-zUo9oiP1dLpyA/s400/apt+ctyd+100_0505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603100323444914" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoEpIb83KFzOYfkrnKPjzo9GdDCKm5rTbzY5MGDoorKG6pduv-nc3K3h0wYd3InS3kdVMIGMYX70W7SmsDwOHH-aTd2e8S1kn6x93XqccIWqQsXZ6gBbkhkoJzOnvyFMjM9qnXNQHRBs/s400/apt+ctyd+100_1538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603113619237522" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kspzCm7HJM5h87Jxf_MorG87lbT7y56-hmkBidlA1MyyF3rB0Yl5ySfHT9bcukpl9Pv4QscSqLVSlXU3Hue5okCmUfbeWsj_iYCiBlUyQl-ErfTWqC7ik0zXE9pG-RKLoe6ynUzggCo/s400/apt+ctyd+100_1537.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603110618931938" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEZudKontji6Z0smLkU4B0_AwKH5f7QwiAXdL9iZw2v-PPCA1el_GBNK_0ki0cFe79OxDVS8T33fEcyTGzZCP7UfvM4qLbl7rpzSEeIGnVvTxVd3hkrqoze7srpwBDgMCa5z0hVQsDsA/s400/apt+ctyd+100_1536.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603106871764626" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">our apartment building's courtyard<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4f1mN_ttmXG_uOkE36XncAZY6zoEYA8gS5glZUwctWIulLxQydN7DyZ7AIiAoprCzj0-Jvh4B-Jt3ZQXDvJTPP-o40RK0CMIONuQj-nW7DY8HsoZG1qHqMY1375eLn7LpeCY3bqIGJiQ/s400/neighborhood+100_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603720613828386" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIszSXCLHjYZT5Qw1gQYUJFYZWL4wnTTQKKSJSqmwKwq3fot9lSVDp62jnFUyvgKTHEsK2ztf6hhJR-mT3yVQJJieEYMroa6_grm7cUjeb0B187-WY_YPbMhLPKDE3fmikiPsXxn7yf4/s400/neighborhood+100_1678.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603733221412370" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPe-VriLWYEcmR6c32D61ihju6BiU0mox_1bINb554MWwySKM_2PX7Iy1kguIxjgYW89zsb4fQsD8-wyf1Ur62VgadkVh8n87OqNhO4Q1auEvTFiv4B5AULs33UjFyh9sxzszJvp3ztk/s400/neighborhood+100_0623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080364593782066" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsivyzocscHZlLihluH6N-M0XHPjPstkx0JvCWch1MHLQ_MKQ_ltbv0biIh1w3_mlgFHIYxjn2MFmqvNsOKaVEBk8CkvnZ2oJ1vm8eE7nYQmU5GqKP4yp_tgzfCT-CGIdOdisQRJlZp8/s400/neighborhood+100_1677.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603729838468034" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYptxEfvfVIQ4vi-G2azeqpriXRjI4gGds7wGyKJXS8BKIVL-Pbn-AQO3BeaZT0N2IkhDXFrA3uhUn5RZNITiqPyBqXxLFenT5fjmsVqZUol2Xjg4B0ed5Ax_dQFbD6gjh9IkEqCvJ1Q/s400/neighborhood+100_0521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343603725680140594" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">the neighborhood<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK5hu2P6gR6HXaleG6IOwxxJ47M7QNGNCmtrPpValuKhXGNstNH6AG2XaH0Vmcs6WV0-erSlOn3W5ExfMb_V0xG-UVNpQnq-a6oMmliBQKGP1-V_PJDNPPU1slU-J5OWCDvLYGqwQ-dw/s400/neighborhood+100_0757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080383798644018" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSfKY1OrmHd_qHZmk7d1bsYYy9ZnjrXH93Jed924L9u3kbrAlPTI0vxkFvetwx37K7Ad3wgC8jixfYtULVSxHYMDn1zbNnrj1S9qXnel9s6QaslpJ9fdMtks9V8nyTC7WYR71vJYSZOA/s400/neighborhood+100_0756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080382468037314" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1HvvfSX3s2TXuqzVU0lHMjdfEQsnt6KhYvQNHy9IxGO_xjgCnqoP9Sn89nleZHSdZ0CMjc-v1hm58eUqylWB3zAd2M6lwYDntUZy23a0BTeIIiXnkpsN1LpqMlP0fgncIAAMUQsDqLY/s400/neigborhood+100_0747.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080371555164674" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQQEow1iDVqOFfsmsmCk6aac0BXy4znhJ6melyRdmCtFmlAt4-nU09Si9HzNA-cu0rp2BFuyChu1tcdyRvVwpIyThyphenhyphenm13jSkcUWon3DEuaQ5nreZyDOcfjCL74tk_PqBbZ2FT1cXsWvw/s400/neighborhood+100_0761.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080714743488002" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Dfnv2AA5c94qimswXOGvKS6YHtLuuWxbt-WX6YoM6r8uFQ39gSitMwBitJK0MmoArmBD5ANmTzOGHHq3kG1MA5w4sm_L11mLg6LlYScrk0CeQ_dhH1MrUEqzuMI6uYn_Th_yK_GjiMw/s400/neighborhood+100_1138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080719303620114" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">benefits of city living<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcDmTxDvzHLMusF7yd3bInW1ku9fTn6TEkqGg4uyeGtAIf_bXQGbxFn-48YqHFUdfrBkQz9HKYJ2rgxtLJsB9LlY6COvBtOqXHa8_a5KHNnsNM4LU2rchEZGIbsTLLOeUjXbvc4ZMaTU/s400/ckn+meal+100_1140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345080370237851282" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">bon appétit!<br /></span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8454054152696348904.post-25166350844921085052009-06-08T10:38:00.000-07:002009-06-08T10:42:14.858-07:00musée d'orsay - part twoHere are more of my favorite images from and of the Musée D'Orsay...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVKO5IUjoxeC-k1HixzRSg4NLuDPNLANJ9ja_UhpyKihKofhNAlmEsUOGWzTHJNq68nox_HAzBTupoIW9aktQLYDh-HfZpgbbXRO1NbGZMIuUR70nHxh41gN77B9XUzxrSKBQXANUigI/s400/manet+dejeuner+sur+l%27herbe+P1030185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947409919751650" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Manet's The Luncheon on the Grass</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIX8ZdTBJMG1iVihzqT7DXqbJSZXv0GNOGwwM-sqQZ_J3vb0FOP0_DounukhJis1TprW5KPu7UTha4peTn6XFXVraMciSMlOHYcUKUkfAFwF-L2TxaMIcLtnCoUWM-5t9Xp271jiVK2k/s400/d'orsay+motif+P1030152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343932510549366082" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">architectural motif in the museum<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGezCW7BjONU8-Ur5pFt4X6KVmdGarvuKZHbd9M2KZPnH4vilE4MvX3Fz1hnjFMk0VJXDA3E0HiY7eEHjhIxqvgr_1Ei3ho_3SnjhSzYr695AZxkCIeEkT5T2gsDboEvkX11PYnM-fV4/s400/monet+woman+w+parasol+facing+right+P1030100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947404935144082" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Monet's Woman with a Parasol, Facing Right<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg2xd4wVaEEFl2IsgIJ_77Z9pNzOmBbqnjc4zTAko6bSbC53jCEwX1WUFsVjKCjhvEAlhnwc474745kR_5iqINIPuG5IQz2VuLztxgScHPvLH7HaeCQqCA9IIGEeSbjsI-uuOOmNNEjA/s400/jean-baptiste+carpeaux++prince+and+dog+nero+P1030188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947393991269506" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's Prince Imperial with his Dog Néro</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlXOmx1ZEGjX_xzgvnIep-TGMAhGsiVFJNfMs_AJ4pimnE8wt06oCXVbTwb7jkty2Q7YlveBjJbxnTgGgSzPU0RwW4kna6BIX7H84cDPAqqPhVNwKpbWLIZJP0-dM7uBCmqHTcIonL1g/s400/monet+rue+montorgueil+P1030112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343944131784073538" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfriQwQlijA1wOzWXw-0JwxL1IstvldzYDjAWhEFQwBy1gNYPj9Sn8FjbwPjdIFAiXSnBtcWJlcg0xtFGv67zgQOjG_7InQesG1vKyPevi-QXCPVm5jEzM2D6MFbWTgM_N985w6_vap5E/s400/monet+rue+montorgueil+P1030111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343944126475794546" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Monet's Rue Montorgueil in Paris, Celebration of June 30, 1878 (end of World Fair)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYS6LMkoz6Scq34vbqgYIxkw2IddrP1BLnOePuglWfb9EsjQZb4BsAQ9d4luHfdjzirbeHHcx_C7V-4hyphenhyphen5I1K3pXvErFjgvrKVN029yok8cQMzzoqq6fkVI5dV-0eZA_N2I4Fr_QvF7Y/s400/jean-francois+millet+the+gleaners+P1030184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947398001176898" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oLd8A0p4yPKvU_iRt9kwdZMJHxober6-P-pPBFn8ImUP_cBRp9KnHi8miIFZCHRy2QPChnAv3ktES9pYiXSbwWVeHjjo2HrD0y6XvdmmBZQ-YeNRKJo5addUzOStFsP_331-UN2bgnI/s400/d'orsay+clock+P1030155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343932494261444802" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">close-up of the beautiful clock<br /><br /></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvzi1U-_udJPlIqrJ_4vQz-Jk3Bfgnt6XjJwwwOfRJghXsZtTZK8m7ofXylyHE6kJ1ksJlnmafZD7AaEAzInbzeNx2njao9bIacZ0fdO2nUlfv543jDP7SD_4USc-axswu2GST-q1TTw/s400/van+gogh+1887+P1030065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947415383073554" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Van Gogh's Self-Portrait 1887</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhNXS-6262FmHqVGzA8Cj8bOWhg6nzvtJNhmmX5BuvYeKTA63Eeki-vdauWN8rUssfo0e4kdHzxauun8bv8TB080y8yE6s2H5YF9RleWHJKJ74EqVi3BKoHUYln0KWgZmyVheyLq5ph4/s400/van+gogh+1889+P1030083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343947678310196498" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Van Gogh's Self-Portrait 1889</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU2t0h31PWJuUPAzMlg-zuvyWEhZ-DPMlIR76S3BUmMKLFiLCIDI-8jD8ZxJ1454vRNgQEkUbAhrnG7JpO0XhgxKbYfrXhLNNXwl0Q0XbcHvfasXPVSAsVeha0CNTMifEvz5g921wPBg/s400/d'orsay+dining+rm+P1030183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343932509963730610" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKblxgypC7gneIgaTfjdN_nSPUG-Yoe3EMZ7jK_ycUpz9vqXEKKY13d7d6Ajg-fLNpHOt1v66tq2s5RqWMXGFf8a29VUT2W76owzytvpwQ0nnYouG6hJBVUytuYY5r4ce-IBmgaAHr838/s400/d'orsay+dining+rm+P1030181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343932504187699090" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">the gorgeous museum dining room<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRMooOHtsqARkY6euQUs4qVzO16IlliH00P5UA7sCKNrpI5aYWJFO5c2kx5KLNbbVQwrspi8RSBpbhwLNBkA_6HBAcKXsp_3f69ZG89jv5Tk1StegM8xEGaxUfO_68CEuwkbdk3I0gGU/s400/degas+grande+danseuse+habillee+P1030144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343938998186980818" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNuymv30b0foqZ83jBP6oM6ePLdFAE580BZW8vQlROBuT7E9yA8W9RN_jIHi8ynbSKWPVwJMRUb6951Ht1f0Pou1qGvMnBhaLMDJoRi2ug5WMMmZd36CsKo22ZfhUe4A8SOKFtVollgk/s400/degas+grande+danseuse+habillee+P1030137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343938993811437202" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;">Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years<br /></span></div>edinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604735538179590545noreply@blogger.com1