Doonan near Noosa Country/Beach House

<h2> The Hinterland Home, Classic Hamptons Styling</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: red;">General Features</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-qld-doonan-110548853" target="_blank">PRICE RANGE:    Over $3.8 Million</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="featureListWrapper" style="float: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 18px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; width: 325px;"><div class="featureList" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; width: 303px;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px;"><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Property Type:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">House</span></span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Bedrooms:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">5</span></span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Bathrooms:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">5</span></span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Building Size:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">799.99 m² (86 squares) approx</span></span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Land Size:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">0.82ha (2.01 acres) (approx)</span></span></span></li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px;"><li class="header" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Indoor Features</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Open Fireplace</span></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="featureListWrapper last" style="float: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; width: 325px;"><div class="featureList" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; width: 303px;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px;"><li class="header" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Outdoor Features</span></span></li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-small;">Garage Spaces:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">3</span></span></span></li></ul></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a lovely home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brought to my attention by the lovely Tanya who lives in Queensland,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  apparently nearby to this home, in the Noosa Region!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She actually went to the open for inspection of this home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the lucky devil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She gave it 10 ticks for styling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">noting the owner is an interior designer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The owners just had it is a holiday home,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">life is tough for some aye....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thanks Tanya for letting me know about it!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilr3-1brflOiSE05e9uksTVb2452aoOyfnuzSrX4u62xrZYdO1PECusciHhgszRM9Djl8yO5CWZ9rI3b4KwLgybfw8t0s3O_MqmQ1AZHA-KbH3bmSUts9-yNXNcMiWiwnrfnJjHtN0fRVN/s1600/main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilr3-1brflOiSE05e9uksTVb2452aoOyfnuzSrX4u62xrZYdO1PECusciHhgszRM9Djl8yO5CWZ9rI3b4KwLgybfw8t0s3O_MqmQ1AZHA-KbH3bmSUts9-yNXNcMiWiwnrfnJjHtN0fRVN/s640/main.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE17-O2yW9_2Y4YaOVJlfDXdtuLsEi4cU36nWaMAolYq4os0JJk3aj_cZjD_fJq2HoT2Rt0Te7aQkWhCgdWjM35DRqQiJKkOfq4a76_PsqnXfxt0oXms_zxu8uXS_pojeCldzEFdEQq6x/s1600/image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE17-O2yW9_2Y4YaOVJlfDXdtuLsEi4cU36nWaMAolYq4os0JJk3aj_cZjD_fJq2HoT2Rt0Te7aQkWhCgdWjM35DRqQiJKkOfq4a76_PsqnXfxt0oXms_zxu8uXS_pojeCldzEFdEQq6x/s400/image6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZabtvuaI088W3gobrfY1rkeDovlpxILgcMq_mblZy9N31ShlCJcFTfIRrdezO8hejr_-dKHkgLVQ8swjYAunkQnvUANRacT7JaU0CYr8ud-CwvxM43iB6zGvfLi0GIAm-uq3ClT3JUKd/s1600/image7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZabtvuaI088W3gobrfY1rkeDovlpxILgcMq_mblZy9N31ShlCJcFTfIRrdezO8hejr_-dKHkgLVQ8swjYAunkQnvUANRacT7JaU0CYr8ud-CwvxM43iB6zGvfLi0GIAm-uq3ClT3JUKd/s400/image7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the beach over past the end of the driveway, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nice view to come home to!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoTDzAMwjmtF_MVIQANg1y1-NFdS81AyYPPgkKmdhctZuZxwuT-Ro6aueNZGtAqk5KxdngOVhA8hC28fkAof02Cn8iPF96aStcg4rTcG9M_gdKTYdTG2CTXM4dEOpA1IPv_SB2sNjokRa/s640/image26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8XsCg4WhUkc9dNMKPgCjc2yAixiYE6xMWoJ0juyE2kjF8ZONX82Xo-t2HbsCB8sRRbVSPcjLRGhVPWSyFWWYxzRZtUSx2iUFsgd0Um7Fln-lfE5OMcv0HM31tFdhyphenhyphenVcd4_mGk8FMSud0/s1600/image20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8XsCg4WhUkc9dNMKPgCjc2yAixiYE6xMWoJ0juyE2kjF8ZONX82Xo-t2HbsCB8sRRbVSPcjLRGhVPWSyFWWYxzRZtUSx2iUFsgd0Um7Fln-lfE5OMcv0HM31tFdhyphenhyphenVcd4_mGk8FMSud0/s640/image20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tanya noted it was a nice home,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but on a rather small block.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">But with views like that, most wouldn't care,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as long as the neighbours don't mind the kids</div><div style="text-align: center;">using their land to play on!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XvOaYn9nt_aZuMLblD0eGQCvre4Psht00HQunheTrZPhFgwxfrqbPaENhGVzHA73hwHs3GbbW_WvQK1pYITfkGcUb1DO9JOmTKIhhNGEcGsWcfIAJgw9R1nyBjN1HcN0P_Q1PVuBD26n/s1600/image12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XvOaYn9nt_aZuMLblD0eGQCvre4Psht00HQunheTrZPhFgwxfrqbPaENhGVzHA73hwHs3GbbW_WvQK1pYITfkGcUb1DO9JOmTKIhhNGEcGsWcfIAJgw9R1nyBjN1HcN0P_Q1PVuBD26n/s400/image12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp7cNKvfkxhFuJElV-oiutuBjBJn5ZJXAZ9FHepivRTNPY5re8i1KAEgMgTVNJk3kBspEuBhIIhn7WvC9hc9Yn00N1_yfwk3K1DT20hHrYHGEyo0YYKHp3fJEexUUsOHMJ7pcEpsu9prF/s1600/image13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp7cNKvfkxhFuJElV-oiutuBjBJn5ZJXAZ9FHepivRTNPY5re8i1KAEgMgTVNJk3kBspEuBhIIhn7WvC9hc9Yn00N1_yfwk3K1DT20hHrYHGEyo0YYKHp3fJEexUUsOHMJ7pcEpsu9prF/s640/image13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Def a nice feel to this home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;">Loving the Ebony stained Blackbutt Timber flooring!  </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE8MlUlnhUa-mhksm8zT3lsR-J27tMRoPT9C3tgy5cXtzzIIru0ntNtL_Y6kCDk7dfqPbi-7AgEWxFDJjNQf8nRoRQfgeVX5WcKY9LSCnFpwkD4lbVLmamI4qlwEQ8ddv9XI5swEWnEuZ/s1600/image11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I know not everyone agrees,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I think cane furniture is pure luxury.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeVUGrvLtV89wyH1YYyX1QSdcfopkNDqYJUTgCIiJcxYneKRTonhtuoNDxAhcEr0LH7fa-JrCZJbsJe0qRB8wAoIEB-qlg3IS9YhFsEqZ_VEpR7KYAYL2qvU4-q18TiDm2kml3fy0jIV5/s1600/image9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeVUGrvLtV89wyH1YYyX1QSdcfopkNDqYJUTgCIiJcxYneKRTonhtuoNDxAhcEr0LH7fa-JrCZJbsJe0qRB8wAoIEB-qlg3IS9YhFsEqZ_VEpR7KYAYL2qvU4-q18TiDm2kml3fy0jIV5/s640/image9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> That's a nice kitchen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nice layout, nice materials, nice views.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiooIu7HVkjWAxVD34hql0pFPYap7LV6UOsWgLLITNhXCCAnQSm6fqfUaHeIqp2eDLVhIiM5ACtEycg2cryN9lSOiKBLJ6dvV73mVD2BaQ-f-llmMPGMH8wk-CKa7G4wY7Qql36OJucE2g/s1600/image10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiooIu7HVkjWAxVD34hql0pFPYap7LV6UOsWgLLITNhXCCAnQSm6fqfUaHeIqp2eDLVhIiM5ACtEycg2cryN9lSOiKBLJ6dvV73mVD2BaQ-f-llmMPGMH8wk-CKa7G4wY7Qql36OJucE2g/s640/image10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoHWILStpLz_1frlo9_jDY7Dc8obOiLLBf0by9_VbWAyInnt6w41MASt0hM30TMsEjxOZ5GaCBR7YioKJVFvpY5u5g9l-S2qbZ26T_sSolussRq95A-Mm61lF_1EJdypNygc192g6AIlJ/s1600/image23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoHWILStpLz_1frlo9_jDY7Dc8obOiLLBf0by9_VbWAyInnt6w41MASt0hM30TMsEjxOZ5GaCBR7YioKJVFvpY5u5g9l-S2qbZ26T_sSolussRq95A-Mm61lF_1EJdypNygc192g6AIlJ/s400/image23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great second area to hangout!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjv3QNZnMxsbUOPqnRk9WV1iJrgE0zd-HtzncOu7CCib1sZH6DEAMbEszeJWRi9ZgrfMkO2oKEWeg6jqFxnyp4UjrQ1f-GMOJ1w64Ddse0p_TeJ0MB98LTPbXW4KFlTStDYrmYkS3GVAb/s1600/image15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjv3QNZnMxsbUOPqnRk9WV1iJrgE0zd-HtzncOu7CCib1sZH6DEAMbEszeJWRi9ZgrfMkO2oKEWeg6jqFxnyp4UjrQ1f-GMOJ1w64Ddse0p_TeJ0MB98LTPbXW4KFlTStDYrmYkS3GVAb/s640/image15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb2LQ8Gm9nquWIbLjFlBpzKI-1P293x8xaHYlxQGBEvvtsiUo_CegeqcVfEyGufNj2rBst3MhxnKfx2DlBsg_osAWaA-TtpbLQZw855w9iJ8GydEo0DPmMoksnQTVKLlgHuNkG-E8g7ug/s1600/image16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb2LQ8Gm9nquWIbLjFlBpzKI-1P293x8xaHYlxQGBEvvtsiUo_CegeqcVfEyGufNj2rBst3MhxnKfx2DlBsg_osAWaA-TtpbLQZw855w9iJ8GydEo0DPmMoksnQTVKLlgHuNkG-E8g7ug/s640/image16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tanya said the bedrooms were on the small side,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not great for storage either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm loving that bed ensemble!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkIp8A-piLaJBgYCDrvNxMtbF-hJ-77nAWrtQv7Lhx6T4Jt-TwcznVLcpnIRf-vD2nAB081HbvZ-VwjrfERXyfGQN5TL5wG9r9ARTvoeS-yQuNNfut6ocoGnnK2E2LjAmKQJqmsMtCKy7/s1600/image17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkIp8A-piLaJBgYCDrvNxMtbF-hJ-77nAWrtQv7Lhx6T4Jt-TwcznVLcpnIRf-vD2nAB081HbvZ-VwjrfERXyfGQN5TL5wG9r9ARTvoeS-yQuNNfut6ocoGnnK2E2LjAmKQJqmsMtCKy7/s640/image17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a nice ensuite!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't forget to <a href="http://clicktotweet.com/a336a" target="_blank">Tweet this post here</a> if you like it too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw7Nqybf_HKkK0iKMxqL360AEkFkYMMoaeTx_l1rIBRszPKB3Bye5s-AkXfmA8eLq_KhHUPzoZ-p6CFzJEj3Hq7M3cdvYqp3GNey2U_MpUhnwKIT_TGMtXtS5753ezH8sr8VMUqZ-Hivl/s1600/image19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYw7Nqybf_HKkK0iKMxqL360AEkFkYMMoaeTx_l1rIBRszPKB3Bye5s-AkXfmA8eLq_KhHUPzoZ-p6CFzJEj3Hq7M3cdvYqp3GNey2U_MpUhnwKIT_TGMtXtS5753ezH8sr8VMUqZ-Hivl/s640/image19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU2P5F_BBGBs0VIgPky4NPNBMYuzl3fwTvlXpbi9F0hvCMBWchGZ3aZTEo1QK_8GJWn2jhs1BX7Q_aJOmXHWpdDYObvyhfTeWasKDxLxdRYdo9SmoJh8-8dQjEGjZcHEqh-tkKCkTQawl/s1600/image18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU2P5F_BBGBs0VIgPky4NPNBMYuzl3fwTvlXpbi9F0hvCMBWchGZ3aZTEo1QK_8GJWn2jhs1BX7Q_aJOmXHWpdDYObvyhfTeWasKDxLxdRYdo9SmoJh8-8dQjEGjZcHEqh-tkKCkTQawl/s640/image18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It looks a bit lonely there doesn't it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweDaAPpqkmddQuoelfEimV1gmcpoKRPQcEb9jy3S_MDRH1W27yWVKvwdNIxvPAF1ltUZYUWuBJywsj0BjGzJ-6JVN32EJZbrYhYqTk7YTaLso7xk4Y2N3cl8b2TyUj-uvcMjhoiKmyb8J/s1600/image14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yBW4WMXZ7xBUsAnVkmSFR0vkf0ST-ZiwVkXErAo_wdif51l7UG-aqbIcFrweXPYuZqwBkjJ9VXyUYm77IDkmNvtduX9zjvseiGCjuiANgr-wapB3JcX4XuwzKaDMfF18NmQZvoAaNCh-/s1600/image2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yBW4WMXZ7xBUsAnVkmSFR0vkf0ST-ZiwVkXErAo_wdif51l7UG-aqbIcFrweXPYuZqwBkjJ9VXyUYm77IDkmNvtduX9zjvseiGCjuiANgr-wapB3JcX4XuwzKaDMfF18NmQZvoAaNCh-/s640/image2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"> AND here's the Master Plan!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKngyebE8ziTy5tMA9Zyn5QgVn-ivp8wISNQx_Af7jAd5Jb5G2Pmph9v9qSudgr5PRdjYkbG_jT7wPRhtK5zT9C-athR4BctO4a2hwCgG8_r3A9sKhKPXrKYbwXmgPjMQMNdEO2XX___6O/s1600/floorplan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKngyebE8ziTy5tMA9Zyn5QgVn-ivp8wISNQx_Af7jAd5Jb5G2Pmph9v9qSudgr5PRdjYkbG_jT7wPRhtK5zT9C-athR4BctO4a2hwCgG8_r3A9sKhKPXrKYbwXmgPjMQMNdEO2XX___6O/s640/floorplan1.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2> AND here's what the Agent said about it!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="title" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Exquisite Noosa hinterland home</b></div><div class="body" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Framed by native gums and perched on a ridge line that captures breath taking ocean views to the east & Noosa hinterland views to the west, this magnificent country estate truly sits in a magical location. Wake up to the sun rise over the ocean and later in the day enjoy sunset drinks on the shaded verandahs overlooking Cooroy Mountain.<br /><br />A gum lined driveway leads up to a 3 car garage with large entertaining space above. Adjacent to the garage, the separate guest bedroom & bathroom includes its own private balcony capturing the sea views. The main house is accessed via a covered walkway and wrapped by wide shady verandas on all sides.<br /><br />The sense of quality & style is evident from the moment you walk in the door. Ebony stained Blackbutt timber floors compliment the off white walls and timber period features throughout. There is a lovely informal lounge and dining area with an open fire & views that span from east to west which adjoins the open plan kitchen with its magnificent solid timber cabinetry, double Ilve oven & 3 Fisher Paykel dishdrawers. The formal entertaining area incorporates a dining table for 14 people, a Jetmaster gas fireplace, and a very spacious sitting area that opens out onto the verandahs overlooking the pool area & the ocean views beyond. The four bedrooms in the main house are all ensuited, stunningly appointed and open via French doors onto the verandas. A lovely study and stunning laundry complete the layout.<br /><br />Outside the 2 acres of garden frame the home beautifully & a full sized floodlit tennis court provides additional outdoor entertaining.<br />The property is bordered by a large farm & acreage properties and, as such, is remarkably private and yet only 10 minutes drive from the heart of Noosa.<br /><br />This stunning property must be seen to be truly appreciated. </span></div><h4> <span style="background-color: white;">WOW</span></h4><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Doonan near Noosa Country/Beach House

The Hinterland Home, Classic Hamptons Styling General Features PRICE RANGE:    Over $3.8 Million Property Type: House Bedrooms: 5 Bathroom...

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Louis Vuitton at Home

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Louis Vuitton trunks and travel bags make regular appearances in design photos – sometimes as props, but frequently as furniture. Vintage Vuitton can serve as cocktail tables, bedside tables or, in the case of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s recently-sold home in Beverly Hills, a custom-made safe.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpotizzLWNynwaruB9_bgTrfFRbADmOtIhRof89cd01fBikM3KQdrKkkJXil7v9gIoL6T08KOpEeEgrmS5rFbiZQc-3FAVNJR_xzZO9Sxe4H3xqfDksb-Hysm89fMXmkSEhU0KSF7AK6w/s1600/item09.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-09-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpotizzLWNynwaruB9_bgTrfFRbADmOtIhRof89cd01fBikM3KQdrKkkJXil7v9gIoL6T08KOpEeEgrmS5rFbiZQc-3FAVNJR_xzZO9Sxe4H3xqfDksb-Hysm89fMXmkSEhU0KSF7AK6w/s640/item09.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-09-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Home of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, Architectural Digest (November 2011).</o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>The "vintage Louis Vuitton trunk was customized for use as a safe."</o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBRAV8ggLRDwDvZVQX6PIwOtOehNZNkb_zD-yuvXyevM8kiDw20iC9ErFpMrVhUvL7LLE8guby8HO-2ZTfCveArKTZtjd-TufYsIKacQnKG49jhmgb_ulahqfYfnWtPf3ttUf3ZqHQI/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-11-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBRAV8ggLRDwDvZVQX6PIwOtOehNZNkb_zD-yuvXyevM8kiDw20iC9ErFpMrVhUvL7LLE8guby8HO-2ZTfCveArKTZtjd-TufYsIKacQnKG49jhmgb_ulahqfYfnWtPf3ttUf3ZqHQI/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-11-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"a set of stacked vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases near the window"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Master bedroom of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi's Beverly Hills Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Architectural Digest (November 2011).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2h-96nQboRdZNXPn-pDBaRE0I0Jddr0vSVeunRH6Eh9m0iasq8yC2U8RBnookJv-XxHdZcMh34mMtMhgv5LeSJuGXXOzsb62kxTWLiRR2eh17PwgZjYIstXr6Vf-yStKX656ZcRa9Vw/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-10-study%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2h-96nQboRdZNXPn-pDBaRE0I0Jddr0vSVeunRH6Eh9m0iasq8yC2U8RBnookJv-XxHdZcMh34mMtMhgv5LeSJuGXXOzsb62kxTWLiRR2eh17PwgZjYIstXr6Vf-yStKX656ZcRa9Vw/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-10-study%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk given to Brooke Shields by her husband Chris Henchy"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Architectural Digest (March 2012).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design by David Flint Wood.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Wiliam Waldron.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEOp1AviSmCMH76pJ9hMEWHjD6OL9Hpb_Dh5FfitePw_1cdS-b1qZrLwFNsm27sZb8u7pEZJquaNMM7b8PtQjE2Zpw0UH0Hgu2vvXiqc8TvZdONIGKRXkyVmL4mGxyQiH9k4q5yO-q7A/s1600/img_collectorstouchlg_ss4%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEOp1AviSmCMH76pJ9hMEWHjD6OL9Hpb_Dh5FfitePw_1cdS-b1qZrLwFNsm27sZb8u7pEZJquaNMM7b8PtQjE2Zpw0UH0Hgu2vvXiqc8TvZdONIGKRXkyVmL4mGxyQiH9k4q5yO-q7A/s640/img_collectorstouchlg_ss4%5B1%5D.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>If you look closely, you can see the initials "J.F.K." on this vintage Vuitton suitcase, which now serves as a coffee table in the home of interior designer, Christopher Coffin. The piece did belong to President John F. Kennedy.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Traditional Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design: <a href="http://www.christophercoffindesign.com/">Christopher K. Coffin Design</a>.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Michal Venera.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvf6bghydkwu8tw2XLpA0hxEw738Co2A_fZVzavQoKVa_eoHmeiITiKbRs5-bawhF9IGhzKHFT48rn_p8Z5nK3qHQUsYsLYz9Cq-qrMvvFJgjoSWldiaeKtAJytIqtY_ahuWrnCVutn8/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorDarylCarter+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvf6bghydkwu8tw2XLpA0hxEw738Co2A_fZVzavQoKVa_eoHmeiITiKbRs5-bawhF9IGhzKHFT48rn_p8Z5nK3qHQUsYsLYz9Cq-qrMvvFJgjoSWldiaeKtAJytIqtY_ahuWrnCVutn8/s640/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorDarylCarter+%25282%2529.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Washington, D.C. townhouse of designer Darryl Carter.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Elle Decor.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Simon Upton.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lge9N8y58Q3OKkGw-leO2d38WLluSyC1osGF7OFkOFv_PT9PV9XZrItI8L80IVK_x6oHe98G1_pMrJ7vuPbVYesC8Cz1GY3DQCotcyXPHro0IeFb3wZ32nhh5kCOP6USdA-SsrOOUEg/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lge9N8y58Q3OKkGw-leO2d38WLluSyC1osGF7OFkOFv_PT9PV9XZrItI8L80IVK_x6oHe98G1_pMrJ7vuPbVYesC8Cz1GY3DQCotcyXPHro0IeFb3wZ32nhh5kCOP6USdA-SsrOOUEg/s640/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorSeptember2010.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Sirius 55 luggage by Louis Vuitton.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Elle Decor (September 2010).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Design by Amy and Todd Hase.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fb5LDR5vQES_r7EhkNpXtPaMxhMhEVA30pW4XK6Vi4fK5SLsUFu1bgbbv-KB-Viw6YmthQZhT8mAlH90VhLm2kbpvYLp_gbolu07DYJLa6emm277mkrhYIXJ1Tc1iqQPSDw1-Hr9msM/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonHouseBeautifulFernandoBengoecheaPhotographer+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fb5LDR5vQES_r7EhkNpXtPaMxhMhEVA30pW4XK6Vi4fK5SLsUFu1bgbbv-KB-Viw6YmthQZhT8mAlH90VhLm2kbpvYLp_gbolu07DYJLa6emm277mkrhYIXJ1Tc1iqQPSDw1-Hr9msM/s640/BlogLouisVuittonHouseBeautifulFernandoBengoecheaPhotographer+%25282%2529.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>In-home salon of Cose Belle designer Shannon McLean.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>House Beautiful.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Fernando Bengoechea.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dhqoyOv9mcZXqWwRZJd6Tr-FWDBZ9XQsHRfvQwA_jn4_bh-vtMdXe_00VLXxP6uZ8dzctFiTa6I5hcYPVHJ5ikP6zThV2vIhXOw6hrBn9AiAoSwF6r9LfxcUrxUxjpYWuN4ERJmLtNs/s1600/MH0309_STEINER03_027%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dhqoyOv9mcZXqWwRZJd6Tr-FWDBZ9XQsHRfvQwA_jn4_bh-vtMdXe_00VLXxP6uZ8dzctFiTa6I5hcYPVHJ5ikP6zThV2vIhXOw6hrBn9AiAoSwF6r9LfxcUrxUxjpYWuN4ERJmLtNs/s640/MH0309_STEINER03_027%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> Washington, D.C. home of Parisian transplants, Eric and Pascaline Steiner.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"vintage Louis Vuitton trunks speak of the couple's international lifestyle"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Metropolitan Home (March 2009).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Erik Johnson.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk-xRwSYKfSCqhaueOx1V-ZDH4LuaeC9iaGCzinoKlzZkN2yzu4Ot17mN4p35ZDz_xOqo6fRO6uO73Da6hSvDDOZ0a-_Ivl5IQh8m573hT5zf7qca27k5IgpxMBtjpnCxGOQkh_s-cxM/s1600/BlogLVKenFulkHouseBeautifulVictoriaPearsonPhotographer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk-xRwSYKfSCqhaueOx1V-ZDH4LuaeC9iaGCzinoKlzZkN2yzu4Ot17mN4p35ZDz_xOqo6fRO6uO73Da6hSvDDOZ0a-_Ivl5IQh8m573hT5zf7qca27k5IgpxMBtjpnCxGOQkh_s-cxM/s640/BlogLVKenFulkHouseBeautifulVictoriaPearsonPhotographer.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Home of interior designer Ken Fulk.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>House Beautiful.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Victoria Pearson.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9CYxtnnKu2kXJKT-RqGF92vjVTFgNp5cVDs142R4Hy3sEd3gb7cTKdltziklJlgdFjQ8W3pPwbE9pP-I1WNbYAOp2crWg3xEwkBMFNSVXBXzjfH0BD00yIsgSV94-9pqrWm6c-XZRQ/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonTraditionalHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9CYxtnnKu2kXJKT-RqGF92vjVTFgNp5cVDs142R4Hy3sEd3gb7cTKdltziklJlgdFjQ8W3pPwbE9pP-I1WNbYAOp2crWg3xEwkBMFNSVXBXzjfH0BD00yIsgSV94-9pqrWm6c-XZRQ/s640/BlogLouisVuittonTraditionalHome.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"A vintage Louis Vuitton trunk doubles as a cocktail table. Owners used to label their luggage with their initials so they could be easily identified in a bustling train station."</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Traditional Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Colleen Duffley.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design by Berkley Vallone, the homeowner, of <a href="http://www.vallonedesign.com/">Vallone Design</a>.</o:p></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Louis Vuitton at Home

Louis Vuitton trunks and travel bags make regular appearances in design photos – sometimes as props, but frequently as furniture. Vintage Vu...

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Happy Birthday, Hemingway!

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today is my birthday. I share this day with a favorite author, Ernest Hemingway, who was born July 21, 1899 and died July 2, 1961. Hemingway was a master of the short story. He used language so precisely, writing only what was necessary to tell a tale. Despite the spare prose, the reader feels the presence of what has been left unsaid. Whether he was describing war, a bull fight or a conversation between a man and woman, Hemingway’s writing was always elegant. In honor of his birthday, I share some photos of Hemingway’s homes.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobvDeIBnGdAXPWvWeuCghbQE0E-b9GkNWxd2uAjdnP_5ENgY0PJ-yr30sdafAJolrvceMnrfhKi0EadgJucM0zXoVebRCMJTjpqrKr-XKQy1IqC6ulIkp1FFtyVxUVwbYZwMW5m9vvKQ/s1600/dt.common.streams.StreamServer%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobvDeIBnGdAXPWvWeuCghbQE0E-b9GkNWxd2uAjdnP_5ENgY0PJ-yr30sdafAJolrvceMnrfhKi0EadgJucM0zXoVebRCMJTjpqrKr-XKQy1IqC6ulIkp1FFtyVxUVwbYZwMW5m9vvKQ/s400/dt.common.streams.StreamServer%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is a <a href="http://riverforest.suntimes.com/13138956-417/hemingway-home-sold-to-oak-park-couple-restoration-planned.html">photo</a> of Ernest Hemingway’s boyhood home in Oak Park, Illinois. A couple with two young sons bought the house earlier this month for $525,000. The house currently is divided into three apartments, but the couple plans to restore it to a single-family home as it was in 1906 using Hemingway’s floor plans as a guide. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI46LuYQ7WTkoJ8MmdWTw8XRBJSGTLDGDP98OYrEy_QkvUt0kw0U3rV_W15Gb7cqVRgLaf4By59WCRTP8TDjfe9-waHwEDkkRSGSVrz1oGqb4V8S5M_Y_WsmvxBoXTckFQiiI4E1JYTNU/s1600/HemHouse-01_168_148_s_cy_c_c_0_0_100_bor1_c3b8a5%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI46LuYQ7WTkoJ8MmdWTw8XRBJSGTLDGDP98OYrEy_QkvUt0kw0U3rV_W15Gb7cqVRgLaf4By59WCRTP8TDjfe9-waHwEDkkRSGSVrz1oGqb4V8S5M_Y_WsmvxBoXTckFQiiI4E1JYTNU/s400/HemHouse-01_168_148_s_cy_c_c_0_0_100_bor1_c3b8a5%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This is a photo of the house in Key West, Florida where Hemingway lived with his second wife Pauline and their two sons from 1931 to 1940. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hemingway installed the first in-ground pool in Key West. Having a residential swimming pool was an incredible luxury in 1938, and this one was dug out of solid coral. The final cost was $20,000 (1938 currency). <o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcirQ-0qb313318VX1oBgHmTGHIA0VMqcl1VnZR0yi7KVKvCWNAWYC7lUUqYK7jwQDt_fP2AwGUsQFtyPgWt3Dd1GtOdJdjAoWtbrVHPpdnpty-2h9vklVs_obfM2hX6vJds5dmypdhU0/s1600/HemHouse-Pool-01_288_432_100%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcirQ-0qb313318VX1oBgHmTGHIA0VMqcl1VnZR0yi7KVKvCWNAWYC7lUUqYK7jwQDt_fP2AwGUsQFtyPgWt3Dd1GtOdJdjAoWtbrVHPpdnpty-2h9vklVs_obfM2hX6vJds5dmypdhU0/s640/HemHouse-Pool-01_288_432_100%5B1%5D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“ . . .The swimming pool is wonderful - it is very large and the water, from away under the reef, is fairly salt. Also it lights up at night - I find that each underwater bulb is five times the voltage of the one bulb in the light house across the street, so the pool must be visible to Mars - it is wonderful to swim around in a sort of green fire, one’s friends look like luminous frogs . . .” Quote from Pauline Hemingway’s friend, the poet Elizabeth Bishop</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hemingway shot the trophies that are mounted on the wall of the Key West house, which operates as a <a href="http://www.hemingwayhome.com/">museum</a>. Photos of the house have been taken from the museum's website.<o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbKTEAAXnkLBIbRK19gkczUdFB8E6tsJg8a-KBn0WZF3MCZY07hzB8ejIgfWrReDsvjkrWhPq-plvD48FRyhyPuricMIHpRka4fPHkrYyxG3S4gH_h-DTGby7MAcaKsFj2q9F88lbLBs/s1600/HEMHOUSE-rooms-07_1_538_360_100%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbKTEAAXnkLBIbRK19gkczUdFB8E6tsJg8a-KBn0WZF3MCZY07hzB8ejIgfWrReDsvjkrWhPq-plvD48FRyhyPuricMIHpRka4fPHkrYyxG3S4gH_h-DTGby7MAcaKsFj2q9F88lbLBs/s640/HEMHOUSE-rooms-07_1_538_360_100%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photo by <a href="http://www.transierphotography.com/">Christy Transier</a></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1940, Hemingway moved to a home in Cuba called Finca Vigia, meaning “lookout house”. Here is the library in the Cuban house, which is a museum. The photos below have been taken from the museum's <a href="http://www.hemingwaycuba.com/">website</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApPjVN2sv41fyTdq4jOcePku7kZF_dvPZfwEvxLUPwPwhhYcjAHl_MPi5yb5GKquPuW_NwskN_pmfam_55M8Qygxs9N15I_J166dsuAitOVquiyVGHP2g_ZPtustWto0jkoOk6YZv0JA/s1600/finca-vigia-library%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhApPjVN2sv41fyTdq4jOcePku7kZF_dvPZfwEvxLUPwPwhhYcjAHl_MPi5yb5GKquPuW_NwskN_pmfam_55M8Qygxs9N15I_J166dsuAitOVquiyVGHP2g_ZPtustWto0jkoOk6YZv0JA/s640/finca-vigia-library%5B1%5D.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The Cuban people have always respected [sic] famous writer’s choice to live in a modest town, amongst the people he fished with.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2GZYS4R22w_zamX9XMcQI8HErH4grAEgK2YsZ7wKGgS-obNNVtVkKi6tj1BpmkS2Q8ICns7jrDVCv15z1yU3pKA1m8jomqOHqSW9x08aBsmgjNGf4Kp3xb3VMw-oZUpV4riRHZ0Hag8/s1600/hemingway-with-kingfish-marlin%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2GZYS4R22w_zamX9XMcQI8HErH4grAEgK2YsZ7wKGgS-obNNVtVkKi6tj1BpmkS2Q8ICns7jrDVCv15z1yU3pKA1m8jomqOHqSW9x08aBsmgjNGf4Kp3xb3VMw-oZUpV4riRHZ0Hag8/s640/hemingway-with-kingfish-marlin%5B1%5D.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQU4W_Bq5qQs_zyEYTla4dFQgKigwdP2E0p0vctJHSlGl5IAVgcuHfOdBsotptKUZN08xdDP8jSkhKwxQwtAIdo6Wn1y5ozT-gF_VCqvP49xQ2iKifKDYQFT3mIUgnLqqLmQNzeriv00/s1600/pilar-at-finca-vigia%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQU4W_Bq5qQs_zyEYTla4dFQgKigwdP2E0p0vctJHSlGl5IAVgcuHfOdBsotptKUZN08xdDP8jSkhKwxQwtAIdo6Wn1y5ozT-gF_VCqvP49xQ2iKifKDYQFT3mIUgnLqqLmQNzeriv00/s640/pilar-at-finca-vigia%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hemingway’s boat <em>Pilar</em> at Finca Vigia. Pilar was a nickname for Pauline Hemingway.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br /></div>

Happy Birthday, Hemingway!

Today is my birthday. I share this day with a favorite author, Ernest Hemingway, who was born July 21, 1899 and died July 2, 1961. Hemingway...

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Happy Friday!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8NaPYb_WoZd4Dq9O3k9wjVNkV5lb1HPtNYijs8p_PAPqN57_BOSI6YV4NGYWLVuJL5uE39kgvuJi0ow94wn7lC3lp0AdA2_sOTI3i1wFBvufkT3BXghQtC8IPF2IWiDvaY2wRP3Mrl0/s1600/BlogHappyFridayBikeVerandaJulyAugust2012+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8NaPYb_WoZd4Dq9O3k9wjVNkV5lb1HPtNYijs8p_PAPqN57_BOSI6YV4NGYWLVuJL5uE39kgvuJi0ow94wn7lC3lp0AdA2_sOTI3i1wFBvufkT3BXghQtC8IPF2IWiDvaY2wRP3Mrl0/s400/BlogHappyFridayBikeVerandaJulyAugust2012+(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Veranda (July/August 2012).</div><div align="center">Photography by Laura Resen.</div><div align="center">Landscape design by Tavares Land Design.</div>

Happy Friday!

Veranda (July/August 2012). Photography by Laura Resen. Landscape design by Tavares Land Design.

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London Calling

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In honor of the 2012 Olympics that begin in London next week and in belated tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee last month, I share some images of both the Union Jack and Britain’s monarch. The Sex Pistols art is just for fun; I included it to contrast two images featuring safety pins: the anarchy image and Ann Carrington’s rendering of the Queen called “Heads She Wins”.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I have great respect for Queen Elizabeth, especially after reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elizabeth-Queen-Life-Modern-Monarch/dp/1400067898/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342717631&sr=8-1&keywords=sally+bedell+smith">Sally Bedell Smith’s Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch</a>. Despite the privileges of royalty, the Queen lives a life that is not really hers. She has devoted herself to her country for sixty years, taking on a tremendous job at a very young age. American presidents and British prime ministers have come and gone since the days of Winston Churchill and Harry S. Truman, but Queen Elizabeth continues to wear the crown. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfn_-k6kmGLW3LrKaMLE2Gf5kkvPI04kBWbsYfX1lN4GU1RJfw-c1MWoe-FSnBCI2vWCvZRcyrXr6bRRdc2LUBxGJrX-UYYNBw5tPw3rksh6X2QWEJawOxHcLURQmHcqD0St9d69Hjww/s1600/heads-she-wins%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfn_-k6kmGLW3LrKaMLE2Gf5kkvPI04kBWbsYfX1lN4GU1RJfw-c1MWoe-FSnBCI2vWCvZRcyrXr6bRRdc2LUBxGJrX-UYYNBw5tPw3rksh6X2QWEJawOxHcLURQmHcqD0St9d69Hjww/s640/heads-she-wins%255B1%255D.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span> <a href="http://www.anncarrington.co.uk/coins-of-the-realm">"Heads She Wins" by Ann Carrington</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mixed media: safety pins, chains and needles on canvas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPej3ykwHxPSmzaBKBjLA1_6o6mzid61oJcZ6njSV1QBEExQSgVgYRif884NyhyZA2VMvVr7bB3IxrWsFkMtNqc0RWDXXJ6Z-qSbZFOVuJoYaZgYkTrn4Ed9C5L96wP-FxoTX6rYJYwBs/s1600/anpost450%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPej3ykwHxPSmzaBKBjLA1_6o6mzid61oJcZ6njSV1QBEExQSgVgYRif884NyhyZA2VMvVr7bB3IxrWsFkMtNqc0RWDXXJ6Z-qSbZFOVuJoYaZgYkTrn4Ed9C5L96wP-FxoTX6rYJYwBs/s640/anpost450%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More safety pins . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">"This distressed Union Jack Flag image appeared on promotional posters and adverts for the Sex Pistols' debut single on EMI Records in November 1976."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/feature/sex-pistols-artwork">From the Sex Pistols website</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WT3IQIb5ecDki7ze7YbX4Fbbimm2TW5evUs5ToC04RdyEzENOKNQpHEFgTv5NTdC9QzV1xXoAKcEkOqvSse8uXTWffy82v_2X6c7RV271zOBaubfzUBxh2WIhkSlne7uJRX-0EltEKc/s1600/antique2chiccook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WT3IQIb5ecDki7ze7YbX4Fbbimm2TW5evUs5ToC04RdyEzENOKNQpHEFgTv5NTdC9QzV1xXoAKcEkOqvSse8uXTWffy82v_2X6c7RV271zOBaubfzUBxh2WIhkSlne7uJRX-0EltEKc/s640/antique2chiccook.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Antique sofa reupholstered in reproduction of Union Jack</div><div style="text-align: center;">by <a href="http://www.antique2chic.co.uk/">Antique2Chic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Featured in Traditional Home (June 2012).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SWDjKzzj27f_tUa0hIMA6CbxwrEewW39WzKhw4o9GMLeTwsJdspXUILyyWSL-wZzibAGpRXyBItTT5scVUPXcF8t-bqpvIPRadvglM4LNCV9Qib2MEbyrXtj-yueAqdu8caG7GTgbYI/s1600/BlogUnionJackFoundrybyfreemanElleDecorApril2012+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SWDjKzzj27f_tUa0hIMA6CbxwrEewW39WzKhw4o9GMLeTwsJdspXUILyyWSL-wZzibAGpRXyBItTT5scVUPXcF8t-bqpvIPRadvglM4LNCV9Qib2MEbyrXtj-yueAqdu8caG7GTgbYI/s640/BlogUnionJackFoundrybyfreemanElleDecorApril2012+(2).jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chest by <a href="http://www.foundrybyfreeman.com/">Foundry</a> in Washington, D.C.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Elle Decor (April 2012).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC4zrMGByzZnLpKzdUsJM3S3HWbWE8dmHVWKdab_iD1FKOs7oaI9mC-8LKiIeXJPCzbCYalF9gu0h12ysb_lg4kuDahjK9Zs1wFtGjV6ITvIvCV6-UW2YvDtn1Zy58dTd5YSE3OZzU5o/s1600/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC4zrMGByzZnLpKzdUsJM3S3HWbWE8dmHVWKdab_iD1FKOs7oaI9mC-8LKiIeXJPCzbCYalF9gu0h12ysb_lg4kuDahjK9Zs1wFtGjV6ITvIvCV6-UW2YvDtn1Zy58dTd5YSE3OZzU5o/s640/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wine room by Carol Egan and Wayne Nathan.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Traditional Home. Hampton Designer Showhouse 2010.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Union Jack blacksplash is constructed from Irish blue limestone - honed, polished, and distressed to create a subtle image of the British flag."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEZ7FGwkvMEnikUOqe-LfFr7cu_Wky3yuTxuKozGf3tXlc1CwScXmHNTSF2AbjLxzv5MdlyLi0tlWBg1p_PwTSDY5MNyhWVVZ1b6eihG-q-f2QUwzd4rlVIMWjANh1GHNVano5V5rWlM/s1600/ORGBRIT_DNV_1%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEZ7FGwkvMEnikUOqe-LfFr7cu_Wky3yuTxuKozGf3tXlc1CwScXmHNTSF2AbjLxzv5MdlyLi0tlWBg1p_PwTSDY5MNyhWVVZ1b6eihG-q-f2QUwzd4rlVIMWjANh1GHNVano5V5rWlM/s640/ORGBRIT_DNV_1%255B1%255D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://usa.hunter-boot.com/product/original-british">Hunter</a> made these boots using a vintage Union Jack flag as the base.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR0TO_jxabH4VbuvKwTtAQYLqoCTx35a7hd2zvSvTQa8zRQmCxryepqhaqiW4OehHGSQp60YLubnQhGU1-AYgVACAUpwNMAa0SwBL3oLwM37m6J5VRLQNHJx42PaM3vgc8JyVbcfmkEE/s1600/ioUg_nqA7jGA%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsR0TO_jxabH4VbuvKwTtAQYLqoCTx35a7hd2zvSvTQa8zRQmCxryepqhaqiW4OehHGSQp60YLubnQhGU1-AYgVACAUpwNMAa0SwBL3oLwM37m6J5VRLQNHJx42PaM3vgc8JyVbcfmkEE/s640/ioUg_nqA7jGA%255B1%255D.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span> "Queen Elizabeth II" by Andy Warhol.</div><div style="text-align: center;">National Portrait Gallery.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSmxo-_3xhPhYuhhph7lUqCwp-vW-LmzLSevUTMTUUEn58zTjcIKQIEBWNRm5LW7iGALyDESsy1_w1M_L_N6ZNna7pc9WI3RULS_TjfZvYsTAkeuokRLohH9F2oBdncVQbKqVr27X-l4/s1600/BlogUnionJackAnnCarringtonPearlyQueen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSmxo-_3xhPhYuhhph7lUqCwp-vW-LmzLSevUTMTUUEn58zTjcIKQIEBWNRm5LW7iGALyDESsy1_w1M_L_N6ZNna7pc9WI3RULS_TjfZvYsTAkeuokRLohH9F2oBdncVQbKqVr27X-l4/s640/BlogUnionJackAnnCarringtonPearlyQueen.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.anncarrington.co.uk/pearly-queens">"Pearly Queen of Jubilee Gardens" by Ann Carrington.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Medium: gold buttons on velvet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiIOctnwY5y2IHJk1koqtGJyyFzC1k8EQv3G9RpeVKfN8Fe05FEhpK62s9lTIOqTSWdAUImXT1P1EteDpXfcUy0aF-4E0xOBRteeo6WEDlAAiYG7Wn3S_O7VPwiL5TdfgaFl9azh7Qzo/s1600/jubilee-montageAnnCarringtonWebsite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiIOctnwY5y2IHJk1koqtGJyyFzC1k8EQv3G9RpeVKfN8Fe05FEhpK62s9lTIOqTSWdAUImXT1P1EteDpXfcUy0aF-4E0xOBRteeo6WEDlAAiYG7Wn3S_O7VPwiL5TdfgaFl9azh7Qzo/s640/jubilee-montageAnnCarringtonWebsite.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee</span></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><a href="http://www.anncarrington.co.uk/the-royal-jubilee-banner">Image from Ann Carrington's website</a></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

London Calling

In honor of the 2012 Olympics that begin in London next week and in belated tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee last month, I share...

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