Baltimore's Radica Textiles

<a href="http://www.radicatextiles.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507232673968290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y0nbEuk5Q4MXwPg66ZTS7aruX1ghIXaYif5R0sXi-H_feZnuSNIhv2hAUPOXRb_ZGgue8ce_s5xuPubdobjQJ66kSJDvj8ib2nDSnvNsiR7jtbjxr06uA5-Jkyxc2wjSidixlCpWQlVd/s640/radicateepee.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" />Radica Textiles</a> is a design studio run by Sarah Templin, specializing in original, hand-drawn, and screen printed textile designs. Based in Baltimore, her fabrics are full of punchy, vibrant color and strong graphic shapes. My favorites are the three dot fabrics on the right below - love those!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lFSasOUal9JvaKGiJnbHVhkJjIinLYs23YC5INF0Y1E_F_JRUxCCDGMf9sgI2bfxvZlhRGI_Zuxp5oC2gL8iQNpawLXL9XIwReSaxQ1cb2D6bxgSylRUKvf2nLAxObf42XS15nmqn6U9/s1600/radicaverticalstack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507126444197426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lFSasOUal9JvaKGiJnbHVhkJjIinLYs23YC5INF0Y1E_F_JRUxCCDGMf9sgI2bfxvZlhRGI_Zuxp5oC2gL8iQNpawLXL9XIwReSaxQ1cb2D6bxgSylRUKvf2nLAxObf42XS15nmqn6U9/s640/radicaverticalstack.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Radica Textiles are entirely made in the USA, using permanent, light fast, water based dyes and inks, with no harmful chemicals. To check out more of Sarah's designs head <a href="http://www.radicatextiles.com/#Textiles-by-the-Yard">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQinkwd7mU8_DlPC4y071qesk7DeNdZFmH0kY2h2FaAXF6mtuUyI6ff9EwiEoaUH76VlTME1XH-JsX5i59_V1wlLagtV1GSck-1Ucsksp2JbnOQV3uheKPP1ckkRG0x2EQyIe_pOTVQvx2/s1600/radicafabricstack.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784507032993272818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQinkwd7mU8_DlPC4y071qesk7DeNdZFmH0kY2h2FaAXF6mtuUyI6ff9EwiEoaUH76VlTME1XH-JsX5i59_V1wlLagtV1GSck-1Ucsksp2JbnOQV3uheKPP1ckkRG0x2EQyIe_pOTVQvx2/s400/radicafabricstack.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br />

Baltimore's Radica Textiles

Radica Textiles is a design studio run by Sarah Templin, specializing in original, hand-drawn, and screen printed textile designs. Based in...

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6efBG-GfbfhsAyF_vHU7ztV_8IHKs3PLx115wsCag3Y4NE-UNN6nCAo2-Ma1Jbw15FYFEsqBSRVH8JOYwcxrJ4Tfu4AvTbJbFKoJvaVZUK4a5KluS8lGfoSvbZW-oBEaYK2jSSDXZHoX/s1600/P1150028.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133292153036722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6efBG-GfbfhsAyF_vHU7ztV_8IHKs3PLx115wsCag3Y4NE-UNN6nCAo2-Ma1Jbw15FYFEsqBSRVH8JOYwcxrJ4Tfu4AvTbJbFKoJvaVZUK4a5KluS8lGfoSvbZW-oBEaYK2jSSDXZHoX/s640/P1150028.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>This fence says it all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpxlGNFo5_vofrQAcwXRZfniQxDKlUPKiU-mgMHMPgx-1y6KtPzd5dAGdWIIWZQ7gLfSn2Ruu_wZIzYd2JWRrUkov-vDY-n15cnCVFP-VGC0ofgcC-y0ls_W0PFibGurvME84LbR8Qnsk/s1600/P1150030.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784133092477336946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpxlGNFo5_vofrQAcwXRZfniQxDKlUPKiU-mgMHMPgx-1y6KtPzd5dAGdWIIWZQ7gLfSn2Ruu_wZIzYd2JWRrUkov-vDY-n15cnCVFP-VGC0ofgcC-y0ls_W0PFibGurvME84LbR8Qnsk/s640/P1150030.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br />

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A Bit of NE in DE

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP9Maq1RjDisw6uGnx6FoLzaExoluPmegNDTSn-Do-uXCSU4vaETIMm-7L8sWPqmQPI-pgK4-yd3KeRirRb87oLxJCqxWrgL3ziljuIPVJkiVJGJ__HqZabFUSt6p5-OnuHZH0mRa5bbM/s1600/P1140089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113916571121570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP9Maq1RjDisw6uGnx6FoLzaExoluPmegNDTSn-Do-uXCSU4vaETIMm-7L8sWPqmQPI-pgK4-yd3KeRirRb87oLxJCqxWrgL3ziljuIPVJkiVJGJ__HqZabFUSt6p5-OnuHZH0mRa5bbM/s640/P1140089.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>I've lived in the DC area since 1990 but last week was my first trip to the quaint beachside town of Lewes, DE. It's like a dose of New England in the Mid-Atlantic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PP_4pPRtdn7fFn2ZHP5Hbi0fl4Io2GpiRqdIkZpoNuZlRSRrO9KgTJrPpoB0wmsa4iKAsYL6bqPgLKjm9zyRhZurJPZKIWfjs85xlNa3uKjKP9i5rhPdvklUpY-Tcn0K31epr6Od4H6J/s1600/P1140088.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113723049834194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PP_4pPRtdn7fFn2ZHP5Hbi0fl4Io2GpiRqdIkZpoNuZlRSRrO9KgTJrPpoB0wmsa4iKAsYL6bqPgLKjm9zyRhZurJPZKIWfjs85xlNa3uKjKP9i5rhPdvklUpY-Tcn0K31epr6Od4H6J/s640/P1140088.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6geMKlWND6E5olFFQ3g_egaW8rQJnGES0wyoYnS5eHY54FrYHFXNi5NZjj48AsIEiYt9gy-2XQQrUrr0i7gqlYAVrQLf7Bj4dx1iJNUGqy9235i7cNGSyG83m4IUpv7R-sDNDw7PmFBhJ/s1600/P1140084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113239886101138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6geMKlWND6E5olFFQ3g_egaW8rQJnGES0wyoYnS5eHY54FrYHFXNi5NZjj48AsIEiYt9gy-2XQQrUrr0i7gqlYAVrQLf7Bj4dx1iJNUGqy9235i7cNGSyG83m4IUpv7R-sDNDw7PmFBhJ/s640/P1140084.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvl0mdEqybx_l4SEfWAPg-Pqt2caC8GwnO_uZidhjl9Wtf2js8pxSxqes14se2yEfCdAHJV6TxjKgf-CAC80PhotEiKrF56lpYyahfVM8b1pxHS8Na3YR1nIPddkQpShi6kMe_w1aS7W6/s1600/P1140086.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782112917645556690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvl0mdEqybx_l4SEfWAPg-Pqt2caC8GwnO_uZidhjl9Wtf2js8pxSxqes14se2yEfCdAHJV6TxjKgf-CAC80PhotEiKrF56lpYyahfVM8b1pxHS8Na3YR1nIPddkQpShi6kMe_w1aS7W6/s640/P1140086.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWflW6wgYxSY5Nb9ndAGGKinFK-VGibmXApNm7pNQg_LBkvyePWMXaCNnG3WzrxLHBbGpMZYTm5DQwYByF8KYpeFxi3LIqWbcDUNFjja2p7CmTIwVBmqxL4G0ZLBBy3i78guZuwDRR35e/s1600/P1140115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782114439975051714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWflW6wgYxSY5Nb9ndAGGKinFK-VGibmXApNm7pNQg_LBkvyePWMXaCNnG3WzrxLHBbGpMZYTm5DQwYByF8KYpeFxi3LIqWbcDUNFjja2p7CmTIwVBmqxL4G0ZLBBy3i78guZuwDRR35e/s640/P1140115.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>A great place to eat - Striper Bites. Seems that Ty Pennington went there when he was in town.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wR93sWRY2QfGUflOjF-E79AVjqovaT93S5NJM5ckCyr5Zabcu3xkLy_sSjL4YYlnHtQtgV8g9QMqARHsQJHtGplzYObPjPM_Me17oNNQcA_fxBuCy6T0KywsrEG2VNx3JXqkYbvhZJCA/s1600/P1140101.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782112705997641778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wR93sWRY2QfGUflOjF-E79AVjqovaT93S5NJM5ckCyr5Zabcu3xkLy_sSjL4YYlnHtQtgV8g9QMqARHsQJHtGplzYObPjPM_Me17oNNQcA_fxBuCy6T0KywsrEG2VNx3JXqkYbvhZJCA/s400/P1140101.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>The infamous <a href="http://www.historiclewes.org/buildings/cannonball-house">Cannonball House</a>. It was built in 1760 and acquired its accessory in 1813.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o4Ihu7zjvcxCVPV6IIkmyebmOzNZm8cT0Crui_CUrwydXehtMhvpG_TmyLf-SfO5Gp1NfqESekfd-9qAtjqqW9DkzCkwyrqWoSnI88aaj-HU8c3GUHnmsxR3v3W_SV3rdAKkggYrkwB_/s1600/P1140090.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113481132814226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o4Ihu7zjvcxCVPV6IIkmyebmOzNZm8cT0Crui_CUrwydXehtMhvpG_TmyLf-SfO5Gp1NfqESekfd-9qAtjqqW9DkzCkwyrqWoSnI88aaj-HU8c3GUHnmsxR3v3W_SV3rdAKkggYrkwB_/s400/P1140090.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>A church - birdhouse.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrzWXU4nEgtCdYaBITzFpnlIwgcBr6g32TmAEwMbTTClsEAY2s6wbEqaDcNgkkxjKqGq_5nKeByEcvsfJcNtV3nk1hI-7ovaNOVS55sy0yCaNHVVXyVz9AQHFsO8ENVtR7PeWlaEut2qa/s1600/P1140097.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782111991307352258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrzWXU4nEgtCdYaBITzFpnlIwgcBr6g32TmAEwMbTTClsEAY2s6wbEqaDcNgkkxjKqGq_5nKeByEcvsfJcNtV3nk1hI-7ovaNOVS55sy0yCaNHVVXyVz9AQHFsO8ENVtR7PeWlaEut2qa/s400/P1140097.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>A duck nestled among the clams. There were two flanking the entry and they made me smile - credit where credit is due.

A Bit of NE in DE

I've lived in the DC area since 1990 but last week was my first trip to the quaint beachside town of Lewes, DE. It's like a dose of...

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