4th of Julys long ago

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mD8YiSoUfdkYKkNk4zFPRLs9Oz-BwfYmimshdLUA2PloG6pG2sQsQBp7QpRgY5W07MUEQ0-wotns14WA8_I3gclx6za_RTxV5vrC6Wjz3ENmMoLT_J5ya6ix00iqFBItb2VSEkTZkOyz/s1600/IMG_3854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mD8YiSoUfdkYKkNk4zFPRLs9Oz-BwfYmimshdLUA2PloG6pG2sQsQBp7QpRgY5W07MUEQ0-wotns14WA8_I3gclx6za_RTxV5vrC6Wjz3ENmMoLT_J5ya6ix00iqFBItb2VSEkTZkOyz/s1600/IMG_3854.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My late Aunt gave this to Dan and I when we were in our 20's - an IOU for lobster at her place on the Cape.  We used to go every year and have the best time.  A big table covered in newspaper, boiled lobster and cold beer - doesn't get much better than that.   Hope you have a terrific 4th of July!!

4th of Julys long ago

My late Aunt gave this to Dan and I when we were in our 20's - an IOU for lobster at her place on the Cape.  We used to go every year an...

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Fantastic Sconces!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05sHiUNiBSyYOfNRCNL4j_CrEByisgT536oEP1GuUHm8_9Z98ihtYrir-Mj8XUiATMIH0iFJ19fcHlud30Hwdq7gkEIBtt4jJkOv3mqBQrnTfydmxIQKKTQ-ErcuPfOseetiB3ZwY0Anq/s1600/DSCN4795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05sHiUNiBSyYOfNRCNL4j_CrEByisgT536oEP1GuUHm8_9Z98ihtYrir-Mj8XUiATMIH0iFJ19fcHlud30Hwdq7gkEIBtt4jJkOv3mqBQrnTfydmxIQKKTQ-ErcuPfOseetiB3ZwY0Anq/s1600/DSCN4795.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />Keeping with the "when I visited Atlanta in May" theme - here are fabulous antique sconces I came across at one of the antique shops in the The Galleries of Peachtree Hills.  Sorry to have misplaced the name of the store.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyh-swwkSjT8e_IDH-uNU41vqPA_uoCee3XTH4swMZ5BGPvTN9sXEXFO2vk_vZtqOwtTx-AkSvkdypN5dTmzXm06i1nYc4aqYrZbEdDaujREucqgF6_vmPsTpWokd3q7SW-8DUkhqi7Dtc/s1600/DSCN4796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyh-swwkSjT8e_IDH-uNU41vqPA_uoCee3XTH4swMZ5BGPvTN9sXEXFO2vk_vZtqOwtTx-AkSvkdypN5dTmzXm06i1nYc4aqYrZbEdDaujREucqgF6_vmPsTpWokd3q7SW-8DUkhqi7Dtc/s1600/DSCN4796.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CAoLmy9EIHSiqdg9gIwdJO9Ms81_d8Bwci4WQYXBXGADIRBbPFv9BvvALDS9ywIaqC4fnZmOZDkCK1fyFOEZndECMXciHOOkkZG8IqkBa8UAYksEmE-NfVDuXwc_REYmseVeQVpiwSDd/s1600/DSCN4797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CAoLmy9EIHSiqdg9gIwdJO9Ms81_d8Bwci4WQYXBXGADIRBbPFv9BvvALDS9ywIaqC4fnZmOZDkCK1fyFOEZndECMXciHOOkkZG8IqkBa8UAYksEmE-NfVDuXwc_REYmseVeQVpiwSDd/s1600/DSCN4797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Can't get over the curvy shape and how classic and fun they are at the same time.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvT77OJlOgo0vo3f3RvJ15HjRgxGKR9r0P_m2Mi-p_pMOjHumYn7Gd4FaDqhzCKNi3YYZrYCxjJCjdfqWvJJx71CHR7bxg3vyjwe7hhrb-8TygijdGqQ1BzFKoDeK_k2baJdD_49PbWKi/s1600/DSCN4798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvT77OJlOgo0vo3f3RvJ15HjRgxGKR9r0P_m2Mi-p_pMOjHumYn7Gd4FaDqhzCKNi3YYZrYCxjJCjdfqWvJJx71CHR7bxg3vyjwe7hhrb-8TygijdGqQ1BzFKoDeK_k2baJdD_49PbWKi/s1600/DSCN4798.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />

Fantastic Sconces!!

Keeping with the "when I visited Atlanta in May" theme - here are fabulous antique sconces I came across at one of the antique sho...

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Kitchen Storage - Taking Advantage of Nooks

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5MnyNU3iF0YJuFYLOwPontHjYum02HIE3pTvJX9fQbJ1NhY1kXq3VRvYuwDJgIdJrBAQzbxvDxR40x7N7-GC2Y2HHsxpmEkYoGzCYACu7jvGoPc-iQ2ZrYdsijfKgIctTsuEztXI4a6H/s1600/IMG_4032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5MnyNU3iF0YJuFYLOwPontHjYum02HIE3pTvJX9fQbJ1NhY1kXq3VRvYuwDJgIdJrBAQzbxvDxR40x7N7-GC2Y2HHsxpmEkYoGzCYACu7jvGoPc-iQ2ZrYdsijfKgIctTsuEztXI4a6H/s1600/IMG_4032.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Nadia Subaran of Aidan Design turned the unusual nooks in this older home of the 2014 DC Design House, into unique and attractive storage. I think it adds a lot of charm and interest to the space.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Pi0dqRxyZzlgL1xcUfzOnBL0LI7uDb6U468JDi7Ia0nK68PiT8Td3JJopOsM_pxl-NnJz4xuOYx1HiidqtNA_il_QbPrO2OE4LxZl7rBt06WAzUmin_5lpjYlG4-BoHfBzsAkwrY73BY/s1600/IMG_4033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Pi0dqRxyZzlgL1xcUfzOnBL0LI7uDb6U468JDi7Ia0nK68PiT8Td3JJopOsM_pxl-NnJz4xuOYx1HiidqtNA_il_QbPrO2OE4LxZl7rBt06WAzUmin_5lpjYlG4-BoHfBzsAkwrY73BY/s1600/IMG_4033.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBh2-M_DjnKHzyg9DjaWe3P8OiJeCiEZxzcpP6V8vNW5Xfu6TnwwZknaKoJUBCH64ZOXGNXdjoCpsHmnR1bPhogr1F1au1T9cjArXEpajqsF6yUNHE9ZOnB2JbXVXXjYKIfLiIqRlLrMJ/s1600/IMG_4030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBh2-M_DjnKHzyg9DjaWe3P8OiJeCiEZxzcpP6V8vNW5Xfu6TnwwZknaKoJUBCH64ZOXGNXdjoCpsHmnR1bPhogr1F1au1T9cjArXEpajqsF6yUNHE9ZOnB2JbXVXXjYKIfLiIqRlLrMJ/s1600/IMG_4030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Notice the light fixtures - in person they were quite charming, almost like glass bowls.

Kitchen Storage - Taking Advantage of Nooks

Nadia Subaran of Aidan Design turned the unusual nooks in this older home of the 2014 DC Design House, into unique and attractive storage. I...

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