Beautiful Pillows

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8haD-4_Av5UqVL6I639nYJxsNkT163HcYOtAcvzmhkipM6iDlYqrWNSY1CYvvJwIjhu3x5r9YvlsMpXLYPOoQeVj1rO8ClnxUqxDtn_nk4ntrUBmSZBF4mBXvggDerNvn9HVUO8bANqE/s1600-h/blissstuido.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211744654528343186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8haD-4_Av5UqVL6I639nYJxsNkT163HcYOtAcvzmhkipM6iDlYqrWNSY1CYvvJwIjhu3x5r9YvlsMpXLYPOoQeVj1rO8ClnxUqxDtn_nk4ntrUBmSZBF4mBXvggDerNvn9HVUO8bANqE/s800/blissstuido.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Gorgeous pillows from <a href="http://www.blissstudio.com/">Bliss Studio </a>in such dreamy, comforting colors.<br /><br /><br />Seeing the above picture made me think of these equally gorgeous pillows <a href="http://www.little-byrd.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-pillows.html">Little Byrd</a> made custom for a client.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN51NP-IudcU1DAvaXqd20nrRoTlt5Qge8HavF4EXOwUAF8j1KtplSSKNSEbEoL55XCxx7e9bWH-7xvPU8AL1aJl6I4sVnRpxwo_g2_jqC0mi9wWpYwCG6OVSZQS6M0_zePgdO0zAPyjk/s1600-h/pillowslittlebyrd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211744592667310290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN51NP-IudcU1DAvaXqd20nrRoTlt5Qge8HavF4EXOwUAF8j1KtplSSKNSEbEoL55XCxx7e9bWH-7xvPU8AL1aJl6I4sVnRpxwo_g2_jqC0mi9wWpYwCG6OVSZQS6M0_zePgdO0zAPyjk/s800/pillowslittlebyrd.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>

Beautiful Pillows

Gorgeous pillows from Bliss Studio in such dreamy, comforting colors. Seeing the above picture made me think of these equally gorgeous pillo...

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Part 1: Beautiful Rooms....Part 2: Grateful Blogger

Flipping through my copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588164764/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1588164764&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">House Beautiful 750 Designer Secrets: Exclusive Design Ideas from the Pros</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1588164764" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />I came across so many beautiful rooms. This is an excellent book, not one with a constant narrative running throughout, but the type of book you pick up again and again for new ideas and inspirations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX0raSWDzjgxasv57voBu-LTQYQbPwq2nz0EPb1o2mUtOxC6sH8ut1WN2m4fbqt8HN5YYELiTntTmi65Ef61IShyphenhyphen6KgjDvELzHkUmPPlJRoYLyGbdvsx5gf86YuHJ-Z36tqtz5JPCSiI/s1600-h/March2008+610+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210626783556765106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX0raSWDzjgxasv57voBu-LTQYQbPwq2nz0EPb1o2mUtOxC6sH8ut1WN2m4fbqt8HN5YYELiTntTmi65Ef61IShyphenhyphen6KgjDvELzHkUmPPlJRoYLyGbdvsx5gf86YuHJ-Z36tqtz5JPCSiI/s800/March2008+610+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>photography by Dana Gallagher <span style="color: #666666;">(The photos in this post were taken of the book, original photographers noted. I could not find designer credits for the rooms.)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWykFP7hrGBk5ml9mYmlfdp6p5HqDSa6xd8xPJXb1grGkyhlpv3RBpTOe4Moua_NdmT6wUFVUS8yd-yrAqJIajF4AAfwvA2WTHTw-t-iSku7bsvpFFdx48cEE0AXaAxZEDQhK5hsNZeFU/s1600-h/March2008+612+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210626606743548514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWykFP7hrGBk5ml9mYmlfdp6p5HqDSa6xd8xPJXb1grGkyhlpv3RBpTOe4Moua_NdmT6wUFVUS8yd-yrAqJIajF4AAfwvA2WTHTw-t-iSku7bsvpFFdx48cEE0AXaAxZEDQhK5hsNZeFU/s800/March2008+612+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>photography by Dana Gallagher<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nWdMa2EKHFkQxasSZFnfUKV4H5iQ8NJcwafdQdjXUXw6LpS_KWrJIoHQmV4a0_a7t8j1kOTmwyy5G9QU5MhLq_Wn4wUuOsC9tv5hfSqPYP6ClKseyzG8spGDS1TvQK9jhr-uciK-zbk/s1600-h/March2008+619+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210630910275203618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nWdMa2EKHFkQxasSZFnfUKV4H5iQ8NJcwafdQdjXUXw6LpS_KWrJIoHQmV4a0_a7t8j1kOTmwyy5G9QU5MhLq_Wn4wUuOsC9tv5hfSqPYP6ClKseyzG8spGDS1TvQK9jhr-uciK-zbk/s800/March2008+619+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by Dana Gallager<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOlHvknO8BsOdaxG4tvxrceRc_merf_pyzI9F62kFlcbV0uGd0fUqffk4Wi-hTV11XPSPPAJ77_gTVGJpS2rZz7mXvFawncpjzm6GJOCL5fYq4j-mfYZP83cynHnHXERAAhDuLNYWjL0/s1600-h/March2008+617+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210626425572584370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOlHvknO8BsOdaxG4tvxrceRc_merf_pyzI9F62kFlcbV0uGd0fUqffk4Wi-hTV11XPSPPAJ77_gTVGJpS2rZz7mXvFawncpjzm6GJOCL5fYq4j-mfYZP83cynHnHXERAAhDuLNYWjL0/s800/March2008+617+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by Roger Davies<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBihVfGuRYb9oiXEYvGiApQRT_cfMbIXivYYf-Z7xixa5BIBkHSOX65yLV08UVZiJvczLox-zKXpZESFYHFeq9Jmpx-vARG39l4UHk8QbtsZo6h6xZCs7dNBYV95PeDpYOf8fFhORvopA/s1600-h/March2008+615+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210626244641796098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBihVfGuRYb9oiXEYvGiApQRT_cfMbIXivYYf-Z7xixa5BIBkHSOX65yLV08UVZiJvczLox-zKXpZESFYHFeq9Jmpx-vARG39l4UHk8QbtsZo6h6xZCs7dNBYV95PeDpYOf8fFhORvopA/s800/March2008+615+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by Dana Gallagher<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWai7mF8YGHl34Rd5qssgbc_HTP_xdflXVNeyErXWzxq8sEC38dzvwInSmJEp0w7Ibf2KzuCcJIyGVsIKAnHK-3gfA_sL3_Z1ylQDD8HzmQp5SDgW5uF50T7dPtn5LSPp8_gHW350ry0U/s1600-h/March2008+622+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210626038732154434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWai7mF8YGHl34Rd5qssgbc_HTP_xdflXVNeyErXWzxq8sEC38dzvwInSmJEp0w7Ibf2KzuCcJIyGVsIKAnHK-3gfA_sL3_Z1ylQDD8HzmQp5SDgW5uF50T7dPtn5LSPp8_gHW350ry0U/s400/March2008+622+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by Gordon Beall<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0ESXvkG4G9vQ1NvWxRgNl63aZzstfA2x_LV_iuEg5hyuFbAk103EV8u2EwbVbViqkYZeEJKqN6KdwvpfB8tR4VnqAsOB0M2LJEMGRFCNdzy9WryYD7jUzHokWpoMDOqMpgkYAtEQUQ0/s1600-h/March2008+616+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210625866621818482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0ESXvkG4G9vQ1NvWxRgNl63aZzstfA2x_LV_iuEg5hyuFbAk103EV8u2EwbVbViqkYZeEJKqN6KdwvpfB8tR4VnqAsOB0M2LJEMGRFCNdzy9WryYD7jUzHokWpoMDOqMpgkYAtEQUQ0/s800/March2008+616+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by Gordon Bealle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt6tQjADZYwVYTbmU86y9wncjgA5kIqlMSy1Lt2we6p1D11XMEbyBZ98n3GPz12Gpg_afB3vIhHQ8-Zd-kEwhgF7KXfL0gZpA1naTdNRs8cQaIBuUIpi1GQOsnXmV5SDeTtdeR_HuZak/s1600-h/March2008+623+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210625665244262386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnt6tQjADZYwVYTbmU86y9wncjgA5kIqlMSy1Lt2we6p1D11XMEbyBZ98n3GPz12Gpg_afB3vIhHQ8-Zd-kEwhgF7KXfL0gZpA1naTdNRs8cQaIBuUIpi1GQOsnXmV5SDeTtdeR_HuZak/s800/March2008+623+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> photography by John Hall<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdN2oL-r9lyp13pBnJcC7bLWgHYybKhhZW4yVb_zQU2pQ7V4TqKZ9cQfczTLId1XTgvmTOpAIFuVvTjLpeu64c1gbYO8v1UsI7sV8UwfiktlYk92vUYR8CDg1-PNo064LvD2Li6zIuNo/s1600-h/March2008+621+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210612907671767394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdN2oL-r9lyp13pBnJcC7bLWgHYybKhhZW4yVb_zQU2pQ7V4TqKZ9cQfczTLId1XTgvmTOpAIFuVvTjLpeu64c1gbYO8v1UsI7sV8UwfiktlYk92vUYR8CDg1-PNo064LvD2Li6zIuNo/s800/March2008+621+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>photography by Gordon Beall<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1588164764/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1588164764&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">House Beautiful 750 Designer Secrets: Exclusive Design Ideas from the Pros</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1588164764" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">Part 2: Grateful Blogger</span></span><br />This past week I have been the recipient of some lovely, wonderful gestures that I wanted to share and acknowledge. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1g5sjS1b3gdqshyphenhyphenJSHIFR-kSJV4i1xe7LeiSuR3M488zKhtiXKhe-G3ucUtoWevxO8jgESBPdoStPxiVXK2EnroR4p3bjiLuke1ygRqN6_3cLMJs2iOgrlMxm-X-WvF3ybv4QHUHYM4/s1600-h/March2008+685+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210627785096053522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1g5sjS1b3gdqshyphenhyphenJSHIFR-kSJV4i1xe7LeiSuR3M488zKhtiXKhe-G3ucUtoWevxO8jgESBPdoStPxiVXK2EnroR4p3bjiLuke1ygRqN6_3cLMJs2iOgrlMxm-X-WvF3ybv4QHUHYM4/s400/March2008+685+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> A beautiful photo frame from <a href="http://mrrdesign.blogspot.com/">MRR Designs</a> for some very minor assistance with resizing an image (the technological credit actually belongs to my 14 year old son.) This frame is lovely - and so incredibly well made. I have attempted these before - and failed. Check out her wonderful site - you can even have custom message boards made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlW7KSjLORm9wMeVA0gnsZMbU8laWQwek_UC9UXms75hr0VsJeSCvU2-1078i7nXMRDsuyyjc0b66Gj7TSVCM0eBVmAoCDVZMNZAvj5xBx021BNzfjIQ5rlsr3w559v1BE_bFHc0w4p8/s1600-h/March2008+682+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210627623397265762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlW7KSjLORm9wMeVA0gnsZMbU8laWQwek_UC9UXms75hr0VsJeSCvU2-1078i7nXMRDsuyyjc0b66Gj7TSVCM0eBVmAoCDVZMNZAvj5xBx021BNzfjIQ5rlsr3w559v1BE_bFHc0w4p8/s400/March2008+682+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> From the lovely and inimitable Patricia of PVE Design - an original rendering of a florist shop in gorgeous brown and greens. <a href="http://pvedesign.blogspot.com/2008/05/green-thumb.html">Click here </a>to see a full sized image of this painting from her original post. Patricia designed my blog header and I'll be posting more on some of the other things she's created for this blog.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X7ZntcXgxXjH9tFxUs3J42Jl7T-g0byL-9qrlrp973cJVWYEqdEgUJZrlcz398BFgr8WbgbNaL5d7DkS0Bm5XfUOELy2iFv1cci0hbdJIgMlTky8Q6H0RzHl1URasjd5rnx_gLppta4/s1600-h/March2008+688+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210627456461229762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X7ZntcXgxXjH9tFxUs3J42Jl7T-g0byL-9qrlrp973cJVWYEqdEgUJZrlcz398BFgr8WbgbNaL5d7DkS0Bm5XfUOELy2iFv1cci0hbdJIgMlTky8Q6H0RzHl1URasjd5rnx_gLppta4/s400/March2008+688+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> Out of the blue, a packet arrived from northwest Canada - more beautiful <a href="http://www.cartolinacards.com/">Cartolina Cards </a>from artist Fiona Richards. I so love this little Hello card - the blue and red are so perfect together. Now I want wallpaper like this for my downstairs bathroom!!<br /><span style="color: #333399;"><strong>AND from my husband - this Mocha Rumbie delivered to me pool side in our backyard. This past week we celebrated our <em><span style="color: #cc0000;">20th Wedding Anniversary</span></em>!!</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_S0CjQHKDZBuYjmyxejT4ThIwHxr2eh1EdWWmp-sWlQdJrXOlmzeIW3f426J0ywr55Q7_PECI8XSPKZN6_W_y7SejU9d7otacs1z59sHWmlTLQgIk_n56CmQEKTRGj_cYPHhjSQ9lqI/s1600-h/March2008+659+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210636544819581986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_S0CjQHKDZBuYjmyxejT4ThIwHxr2eh1EdWWmp-sWlQdJrXOlmzeIW3f426J0ywr55Q7_PECI8XSPKZN6_W_y7SejU9d7otacs1z59sHWmlTLQgIk_n56CmQEKTRGj_cYPHhjSQ9lqI/s400/March2008+659+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1HIJ8Yb8LfThQh9s5lSx40xGaV-4QNUi3YqJOVdAfagx_B8EAzx2R3tdei7SGSEnnIBgM8hJyBTRgfKaLJtIefqsmRSAarT6fUWhXZqoWXFC_tKLrdh5S5M2zyrHfWGZJSsQ44hCn-g/s1600-h/March2008+663+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210636079205164594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1HIJ8Yb8LfThQh9s5lSx40xGaV-4QNUi3YqJOVdAfagx_B8EAzx2R3tdei7SGSEnnIBgM8hJyBTRgfKaLJtIefqsmRSAarT6fUWhXZqoWXFC_tKLrdh5S5M2zyrHfWGZJSsQ44hCn-g/s400/March2008+663+(2).jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>

Part 1: Beautiful Rooms....Part 2: Grateful Blogger

Flipping through my copy of House Beautiful 750 Designer Secrets: Exclusive Design Ideas from the Pros I came across so many beautiful rooms...

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English Manor Gardens & Interiors - Leesburg

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmg5hFUL2uxlgaDvUKvGQg2QG7hj7O1tAZkQDXI4czI4H_FtrEd_1PHpuZiblHADQW0ctuyCvvvtRBBp1UAAPf6ZMtxz2Rgghmshd_FcRfk9x5N5t34dDQfihwN6nkgcEGXvsGJmUylg/s1600-h/March2008+605+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208964876302964530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmg5hFUL2uxlgaDvUKvGQg2QG7hj7O1tAZkQDXI4czI4H_FtrEd_1PHpuZiblHADQW0ctuyCvvvtRBBp1UAAPf6ZMtxz2Rgghmshd_FcRfk9x5N5t34dDQfihwN6nkgcEGXvsGJmUylg/s400/March2008+605+(2).jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Fun day today - no work and lots of play! I had a lovely lunch with two college friends - one of whom has taken a 2 year post to Switzerland with her company. She and her husband and two boys are off on a wonderful adventure! We had a lot of catching up to do - even though the three of us live only 45 minutes apart we hadn't seen each other in a long while. We joked we'll probably see more of each other in Europe (we'll have to visit!) than here in Northern Virginia.<br /><br />If you come to No. Va, put <a href="http://www.visitloudoun.org/shopping/details?id=10536">Leesburg</a> on your list of places to see. After lunch it was time for shopping - first stop was English Manor Garden & Interiors. Painted furniture and antiqued mirror surfaces dominated, along with lovely accessories and pretty tablescapes.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMnRkmOF4AIrFMxjNiLkIKp5LtGDQpDQJBsY8Vb1GnRvpxEYaD42rIzDJJZTegc7ODubVewARxIyOhv7NaYwioxmjZs1nynQEwYnkXDA6ajjTvMQyomDu3YjmBl0F4ZKhuKner8VFdTc/s1600-h/March2008+591+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208964710532583378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMnRkmOF4AIrFMxjNiLkIKp5LtGDQpDQJBsY8Vb1GnRvpxEYaD42rIzDJJZTegc7ODubVewARxIyOhv7NaYwioxmjZs1nynQEwYnkXDA6ajjTvMQyomDu3YjmBl0F4ZKhuKner8VFdTc/s800/March2008+591+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh3S62aryjG146HinGuVK_53ByL9Q12zDnQnBCFcWXvlRsXftMSq7hmGhlVKieL0FNO0czZ_3ADrHwsQcfggARNy_STnImFpzM4DxZ3JBpoeF1iIov2ugZEGqvH9hNWYlEAihO2i1rXk/s1600-h/March2008+589+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208964576627451186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh3S62aryjG146HinGuVK_53ByL9Q12zDnQnBCFcWXvlRsXftMSq7hmGhlVKieL0FNO0czZ_3ADrHwsQcfggARNy_STnImFpzM4DxZ3JBpoeF1iIov2ugZEGqvH9hNWYlEAihO2i1rXk/s800/March2008+589+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="color:#666666;"> </span><span style="color:#333333;">Love how this book is displayed on a stand - I need to do that!</span><br /></p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDgQy1vMKPYmz0mAtr5kr2D1UlTxIEN5_EvGImXjFVKbzBORmdijvS6Pj9BKpo7QZuHtVgyUsNUj9TyC0vNijgS1tq7c0g3A00eBzlUoyMF51ZGmbw3U6WM8T6cj4Kxj4YRG8MLTERsc/s1600-h/March2008+585+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208964412619417730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDgQy1vMKPYmz0mAtr5kr2D1UlTxIEN5_EvGImXjFVKbzBORmdijvS6Pj9BKpo7QZuHtVgyUsNUj9TyC0vNijgS1tq7c0g3A00eBzlUoyMF51ZGmbw3U6WM8T6cj4Kxj4YRG8MLTERsc/s800/March2008+585+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#333333;">Gorgeous lamp.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7n3d-kD_mzE200kI5UixfLZWKxjqIqgc6dpFxAra6B2F2oguT7xrbk2nQWqjEVrtxwcH_Q5rCke3LDT9rCBdwQTPiPIbADj9ww4hkh8wZsf3ZZafyy5cYrK61bRksFrLf8fONui5Gbdg/s1600-h/March2008+585+(3).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6rfV-hIWGKwNNMxvSew3TvCW1ENI-IA2ILAcexYaOEqz916zISO2Y5yF1-HrpEbTCF_6itOpLUJsC1iEpCIaH0pcLEYOwxTgAaKp5GWwNM_DcCtEx1o9a5i0D84Gvk3aYfGp6_1z7G4/s1600-h/March2008+588+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208964060146642130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6rfV-hIWGKwNNMxvSew3TvCW1ENI-IA2ILAcexYaOEqz916zISO2Y5yF1-HrpEbTCF_6itOpLUJsC1iEpCIaH0pcLEYOwxTgAaKp5GWwNM_DcCtEx1o9a5i0D84Gvk3aYfGp6_1z7G4/s800/March2008+588+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#333333;">Faux artichokes in a beautiful wooden bowl.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUTEw130rHvlmQgDfIa1Of2DRZqZuVbgRv2jJF4JHCF14LVWYhMPHq2ZGsxOJ0FvQaFdX-o_ULaqFgVDYpa19i_0jx3_hLwWc6cAB-_n4OrV_StRflhTD8qhoEyv9q-cIAXm56tXoqJI/s1600-h/March2008+601+(2).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYcfJMxWW1xmfcIn5tknlac50fwPJfuuvC1_ElweKGVSmBsr-nVMT_NajOvNomwuQyYAummrZx2l0p9EKwHqu7fbXnUl-F8Dpiaf_t89i9-kZUK9WHhrHQxjWj3PXs_uCYBP-CBEsB1k/s1600-h/March2008+602+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208963601852252162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYcfJMxWW1xmfcIn5tknlac50fwPJfuuvC1_ElweKGVSmBsr-nVMT_NajOvNomwuQyYAummrZx2l0p9EKwHqu7fbXnUl-F8Dpiaf_t89i9-kZUK9WHhrHQxjWj3PXs_uCYBP-CBEsB1k/s800/March2008+602+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQeZ7GdmeKyk-2rolsV4bJG79H3Yx9EXLBNeYzP6FGS2E9-wR7g4GFFlD0OjbehgzQ41IWL_mp4QDZtYTrDmbzrwMobg6FjjSLhii_9C9x1-fNdQTYdICzFvzuAOkIGl_42Oi5hV6s_g/s1600-h/March2008+592+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208963403316604178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQeZ7GdmeKyk-2rolsV4bJG79H3Yx9EXLBNeYzP6FGS2E9-wR7g4GFFlD0OjbehgzQ41IWL_mp4QDZtYTrDmbzrwMobg6FjjSLhii_9C9x1-fNdQTYdICzFvzuAOkIGl_42Oi5hV6s_g/s800/March2008+592+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyeH97-kfkg1Vmlyl-3iSoy-en4iNM9gbXrBj-2o0NqPKWqzfw7V6Qp32DIdNV70dHxUJdPzo8wg2_Uzr7O7R9SVTJ0rxCL2TJKeAVo4I1yYJiXvyXqV7gXMGtrNfuKIqF1OA42s2jd8/s1600-h/March2008+593+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208963221076659010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyeH97-kfkg1Vmlyl-3iSoy-en4iNM9gbXrBj-2o0NqPKWqzfw7V6Qp32DIdNV70dHxUJdPzo8wg2_Uzr7O7R9SVTJ0rxCL2TJKeAVo4I1yYJiXvyXqV7gXMGtrNfuKIqF1OA42s2jd8/s800/March2008+593+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#333333;">Somehow these hot pink Christmas bulbs look so in-season in this tablescape.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fOza6QLiYbHeem8Sn5fQ8-Z_vB4frr31t27kZtrjmzXsjZ6Qud-dnNVci9yHDdDwNJ9TIoK5yoTIWG54elPPnwJZWNpvANLIn4m-KwT4L8ZrTTpVhXkDbRZsSL8X5_Z4U4AkYwQSlY8/s1600-h/March2008+592+(3).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_53DmAI3EMOWCFVVTc7nDDknMkg5a8urWuo04xZaj-EuEALIMqNsLy4eaGagaA0qaDYbqeSnqW5RSJ2YxpspGEaGDF0Y73C9VHgfIg63VOUOg_BbVxROXzbiPGeULL8PCWi2kqFNZhvM/s1600-h/March2008+599+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208962910215046370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_53DmAI3EMOWCFVVTc7nDDknMkg5a8urWuo04xZaj-EuEALIMqNsLy4eaGagaA0qaDYbqeSnqW5RSJ2YxpspGEaGDF0Y73C9VHgfIg63VOUOg_BbVxROXzbiPGeULL8PCWi2kqFNZhvM/s800/March2008+599+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <span style="color:#333333;">Love the circle motif on these painted cabinets.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOeYNfRz_8cUPX4lVkhsPbUQLF3IZO-bKOkDaVb-qyXOWx9cahCWHW9a6GbpJu03KHPUn-TJQn00xa-hawR1vFTkJn9Jsh7xEPBuXk15-uvgJsa5372CAMKLWNXemGEGQrGS5G2g-U_o/s1600-h/March2008+599+(3).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjrMpYUv2nENpYMjwEzXBGlYXyCTnxAl82WfVVRu7YiQnl-Tl7pxlFzTRzh0cf4TGEVUhtSwF6wXG6A4iLGDMD3qUnJJzrhLN60gqRjJRct14hh6QnKg1LiozrEpNxRD4hzcXbC_t9QM/s1600-h/March2008+599+(3).jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsF8ZCIrSL46XOHUa4fa9sKjlkV1wmvLnUc6hAHfU3XHNArwvAfxi992EpcScSF-UFmyj3ZvVWXM2KcqMiW-xJUJPtvfeeaXcIuim6U78-34Ik-uH1jU_8XTwrXaQ0D0AwlaLVojGRZI/s1600-h/March2008+600+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208962466297864530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsF8ZCIrSL46XOHUa4fa9sKjlkV1wmvLnUc6hAHfU3XHNArwvAfxi992EpcScSF-UFmyj3ZvVWXM2KcqMiW-xJUJPtvfeeaXcIuim6U78-34Ik-uH1jU_8XTwrXaQ0D0AwlaLVojGRZI/s400/March2008+600+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8n4O6WHflmFQULg9Ka71ToTtnFfqLbYlz7hflBLC7eKPhGZwLd0XIRbIF6YmJ_NOPFWr1_W7i57Hfd1BwTnO04GPH5DofIdxUb3mRrJA9o55c-1FPz-JoUOBg33_iuYtMRUhtR3B_7o/s1600-h/March2008+606+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208962304666518674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8n4O6WHflmFQULg9Ka71ToTtnFfqLbYlz7hflBLC7eKPhGZwLd0XIRbIF6YmJ_NOPFWr1_W7i57Hfd1BwTnO04GPH5DofIdxUb3mRrJA9o55c-1FPz-JoUOBg33_iuYtMRUhtR3B_7o/s400/March2008+606+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2B8hNTJXmgA17ouJVHYojI_f0e8H91SIrISCvZx5_1LrZZtXjweiXdXhCRqO1jByxISGP68YfqAv3wlndYbem-tm3rOWFqT8NWnrSncSiYzdzmMbbrdVgYNPre-J4aQQymVD2vZ_F_Y/s1600-h/March2008+609+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208965090939583954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2B8hNTJXmgA17ouJVHYojI_f0e8H91SIrISCvZx5_1LrZZtXjweiXdXhCRqO1jByxISGP68YfqAv3wlndYbem-tm3rOWFqT8NWnrSncSiYzdzmMbbrdVgYNPre-J4aQQymVD2vZ_F_Y/s400/March2008+609+(2).jpg" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />This is the illustration from English Manor Gardens & Interiors' business card. They don't currently have a web site but can be reached at 703.669.3300 - 27 South King Street - Leesburg, VA - 20175</p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p>The shot below is from a narrow alley leading to the town's parking garage. A store devoted to pets has this wonderful topiary dog there to greet you - how apropos.</p><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9OSff__ctUv-Gb1Efd02Tzz8qna32HT1jE2fnT6IK1yO1uzgvE9mHJEtQUJdGpgxcaE4lZ_sqwUCgBlTjT27I7oHHpak8voPYw3LWoV9zPXKTSXiXjFMuh5wdV3y8F34jyGRG45odGU/s1600-h/March2008+607+(2).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208962149910911810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9OSff__ctUv-Gb1Efd02Tzz8qna32HT1jE2fnT6IK1yO1uzgvE9mHJEtQUJdGpgxcaE4lZ_sqwUCgBlTjT27I7oHHpak8voPYw3LWoV9zPXKTSXiXjFMuh5wdV3y8F34jyGRG45odGU/s400/March2008+607+(2).jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></p>

English Manor Gardens & Interiors - Leesburg

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