Let It Snow

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My children have been hoping for snow. Not a big storm. Just enough precipitation to build a snowman and spend a couple of hours with their sleds. I have heard that Mother Nature sometimes sends snow to children who wear their pajamas backwards and inside out. Putting spoons under pillows seems to work as well. We may have to give these tricks a try if we don't get any snow soon, but until then, we can look at pictures and dream . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Oeuh1VS9XAvNy4cGEXEetOi3he8YiSh2pubnXN0f7am0vHEaKYek7i2rXkH21mhU5Q4IVsbWJLwGAl5v4yt1typAqqLioTdlAYk2ReSkaPB-GCWe8kD5kFPhhwOoIZ0IR0z1cu2UWV9/s1600/RCJH_piuTv1l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Oeuh1VS9XAvNy4cGEXEetOi3he8YiSh2pubnXN0f7am0vHEaKYek7i2rXkH21mhU5Q4IVsbWJLwGAl5v4yt1typAqqLioTdlAYk2ReSkaPB-GCWe8kD5kFPhhwOoIZ0IR0z1cu2UWV9/s640/RCJH_piuTv1l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The sight of a charming sleigh greets guests to the lodge."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austria's <a href="http://www.hotelwachtelhof.at/de/Hotel.html" target="_blank">Jagdgut Wachtelhof</a> Ski Lodge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michele Bonan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#45" target="_blank">Peak of Perfection</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January/February 2013).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74h5t9_TCCb1KBDXmYev7_R12cZdAtSL-3CyP1tWOTs4XlALT1do3wLekSbAN5nVj1VJwnoQ5YS-n2KSxDGnxbgu6ZWzfoyx2Nx25uYBtX80la35PtKGWfkhHQ6E7QXfZnUk7t5zUE8_/s1600/17-designertips-shelleypenner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk74h5t9_TCCb1KBDXmYev7_R12cZdAtSL-3CyP1tWOTs4XlALT1do3wLekSbAN5nVj1VJwnoQ5YS-n2KSxDGnxbgu6ZWzfoyx2Nx25uYBtX80la35PtKGWfkhHQ6E7QXfZnUk7t5zUE8_/s640/17-designertips-shelleypenner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herd of approximately 20 reindeer made of tree limbs and branches that decorate designer Shelley Penner's Vancouver yard at Christmastime.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bryan Harrison.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/shelley-penners-christmas-reindeer" target="_blank">Shelley Penner's Christmas Reindeer</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EjhY4Q2EgIW2wGLdcI375aYpW9hqrxrmh3xFUzy_YLjW4lFpABLK40-d8wSeSk1vSgZ2c4hZlhVg2SStM6YLmkHP1exLD6fEUuA8GxMstfC-_rDyAXbq6h2UO1YLRN_dl-yX-_lZmqY/s1600/100905_Alyeska-Resort-Alaska-Lift-Tickets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0EjhY4Q2EgIW2wGLdcI375aYpW9hqrxrmh3xFUzy_YLjW4lFpABLK40-d8wSeSk1vSgZ2c4hZlhVg2SStM6YLmkHP1exLD6fEUuA8GxMstfC-_rDyAXbq6h2UO1YLRN_dl-yX-_lZmqY/s640/100905_Alyeska-Resort-Alaska-Lift-Tickets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.alyeskaresort.com/" target="_blank">Alyeska Resort</a> in Girdwood, Alaska.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.liftopia.com/ski-resort-info/resort/907002/AK/Alyeska-Resort.htm?crlt.pid=camp.byRhpovSyZP1" target="_blank">Photo via Liftopia</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-pFWcoSK8cHEZubzm3LTWuO-8ANi4OwGjSScT16Nl7H2W5F5azebSpXAc3QPXc97TlYMy3i7WLgCAXTs5TF9t2oeBaX6EjcfZuVaZC3mnYvfPnmbwiJuZJj9GC9kBLoN5OJb-2h5whDs/s1600/301525_228104887327338_1449484995_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-pFWcoSK8cHEZubzm3LTWuO-8ANi4OwGjSScT16Nl7H2W5F5azebSpXAc3QPXc97TlYMy3i7WLgCAXTs5TF9t2oeBaX6EjcfZuVaZC3mnYvfPnmbwiJuZJj9GC9kBLoN5OJb-2h5whDs/s640/301525_228104887327338_1449484995_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Treehouse in backyard of <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/biography/0,,441624,00.html" target="_blank">Kevin O'Connor</a>, host of <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/" target="_blank">This Old House</a> and <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/" target="_blank">Ask This Old House</a>. Mr. O'Connor built the house as a project with his children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Photo copyright 2013 Kevin O'Connor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=228104887327338&set=a.204800112991149.48129.160773990727095&type=1" target="_blank">Photo obtained from Facebook page of Kevin O'Connor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ12NFCQxs3XTRYjoFb_IhCGP7Y6alC-0BehxRz7CS-0DUuL-ZuSQ-5oTiQC3deT6t59wUSIOTkOp_o7cI2o5r60cfe7BoF_bfBvA0tisz-uz4i9jJI2mIJkpG2hpwT4N84EXYMIPAt6/s1600/1488127_757826174247169_1231266991_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ12NFCQxs3XTRYjoFb_IhCGP7Y6alC-0BehxRz7CS-0DUuL-ZuSQ-5oTiQC3deT6t59wUSIOTkOp_o7cI2o5r60cfe7BoF_bfBvA0tisz-uz4i9jJI2mIJkpG2hpwT4N84EXYMIPAt6/s640/1488127_757826174247169_1231266991_n.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=757826174247169&set=a.117755688254224.14732.112259862137140&type=1&theater" target="_blank">Photo via juNxtaposition on Facebook</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5IpsYYuOR-L_HXdh1iYMGavoKfB253Iu0K8_BhzWYzPINVByHV4MUrof0t3r84QMDpe_fgPhel1-4pB7TNY4j5nFukyWeNjHOzUqoQgRs2LAmXjCx8sod2AhNuFLS1EoRaUxvZHwOEm6/s1600/101380267_p_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5IpsYYuOR-L_HXdh1iYMGavoKfB253Iu0K8_BhzWYzPINVByHV4MUrof0t3r84QMDpe_fgPhel1-4pB7TNY4j5nFukyWeNjHOzUqoQgRs2LAmXjCx8sod2AhNuFLS1EoRaUxvZHwOEm6/s640/101380267_p_1.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor courtyard offers a cheerful snow-dusted vignette. A vintage mirror hangs above a wire urn filled with greens and branches for a picture-perfect winter scene."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/outdoor-holiday-decorating" target="_blank">Outdoor Holiday Decorating</a>" produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_945583831"></span>Traditional Home<span id="goog_945583832"></span></a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijnNCCqlZpe9L4xEIjFmqI4CKnSYITWAxe75rg7RjzVCXGpeV19ZVF64BYHJPof3pL6-oN2PpWa6CO6RPe49za0CExC3ujCASmfG5kBfMueQTmJTuRtwE-VGEyX6LnT1FQrBH510zQVvc/s1600/cn_image.size.atelier-am-aspen-home-01-exterior-h670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijnNCCqlZpe9L4xEIjFmqI4CKnSYITWAxe75rg7RjzVCXGpeV19ZVF64BYHJPof3pL6-oN2PpWa6CO6RPe49za0CExC3ujCASmfG5kBfMueQTmJTuRtwE-VGEyX6LnT1FQrBH510zQVvc/s640/cn_image.size.atelier-am-aspen-home-01-exterior-h670.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Atelier AM gave the interiors of this Aspen, Colorado, vacation home - built by architect David Finholm using bleached spruce logs - a compelling contemporary redesign."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Alexandra and Michael Misczynskis of Atelier AM.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/aspen-colorado-home-atelier-am-slideshow" target="_blank">Winter Palace</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZ2D5iEM0GxhoRHGUQn3jkXqjCMcPs97oibl9xHTOy2K1bVU8Zo5HMRHPGiURdeLwlnqyEmuVtgoBnpjxSbdsUjLN9etZ2B1C8VWO6BC7ES-FD0WTVJWdtpCMBzyu19ZS6752lyMjziS/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.atelier-am-aspen-home-16-pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBZ2D5iEM0GxhoRHGUQn3jkXqjCMcPs97oibl9xHTOy2K1bVU8Zo5HMRHPGiURdeLwlnqyEmuVtgoBnpjxSbdsUjLN9etZ2B1C8VWO6BC7ES-FD0WTVJWdtpCMBzyu19ZS6752lyMjziS/s640/item15.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.atelier-am-aspen-home-16-pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The heated pool is used throughout the year; the terrace is laid with Colorado buff sandstone."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aspen, Colorado, vacation home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: David Finholm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Alexandra and Michael Misczynskis of Atelier AM.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/aspen-colorado-home-atelier-am-slideshow_slideshow_item15_16" target="_blank">Winter Palace</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxRR292Z9wX_8japtXP2NwTQJ41ZXkxuTeEBGruiNiF9RJIHjrDy9AuYr2uWfBpIoEIFs5hYNgeLvC94e6BTWWRqZPYhFXaFLQe_sE1fJjqcisvV2JJW5b-DfS6VncsxN1deGNuHian9y/s1600/cn_image.size.st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-01-peterhof-palace-v440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxRR292Z9wX_8japtXP2NwTQJ41ZXkxuTeEBGruiNiF9RJIHjrDy9AuYr2uWfBpIoEIFs5hYNgeLvC94e6BTWWRqZPYhFXaFLQe_sE1fJjqcisvV2JJW5b-DfS6VncsxN1deGNuHian9y/s640/cn_image.size.st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-01-peterhof-palace-v440.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Among the places designer Vicente Wolf visited on his trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, is the Chapel at Peterhof Palace, situated just outside the city."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text and photography by <a href="http://www.vicentewolf.com/" target="_blank">Vicente Wolf</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2011/st-petersburg-russia-vicente-wolf-slideshow" target="_blank">North Star</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMmwRW7SHZzhi4pxrhW6sPhJOENbHtayfP8gBC0gk7-U2xn6quwZVGM1W0pywx0cIIK1XE2BL3MjEUoN0PQcBU5oxwnGZtOmPOCftB6eLzVoRdMaAetae2gSyZEyO9jxi0vo4zHx_jfgR/s1600/cropwm+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMmwRW7SHZzhi4pxrhW6sPhJOENbHtayfP8gBC0gk7-U2xn6quwZVGM1W0pywx0cIIK1XE2BL3MjEUoN0PQcBU5oxwnGZtOmPOCftB6eLzVoRdMaAetae2gSyZEyO9jxi0vo4zHx_jfgR/s640/cropwm+(2).jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mademoiselle</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Cover - December 1, 1936.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Jean Coquillot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo license property of Conde Nast Collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.art.com/" target="_blank">Art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGezRzYOh9o_zT5H5Q-prVKx3YR2XQx-sSyC_SSfMC3HgFuoZ0XauUzujmj-lcsfrLv04OhSUFwR7lQTFh9OsyEyzO3vRx4B14oPCIRoIitKiU28ptzn8CZt8vduC9v3VOuB-_iJlsJkz/s1600/cropwm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGezRzYOh9o_zT5H5Q-prVKx3YR2XQx-sSyC_SSfMC3HgFuoZ0XauUzujmj-lcsfrLv04OhSUFwR7lQTFh9OsyEyzO3vRx4B14oPCIRoIitKiU28ptzn8CZt8vduC9v3VOuB-_iJlsJkz/s640/cropwm.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p15385986-sa-i3696765/harper-s-bazaar-february-1933.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=25652&dimVals=25652&ui=E90D1DADBE034257A2180D8A42449DF3&aff=conf&ctid=881210169&rfid=945949&tkid=15059376" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Harper's Bazaar</i>, February 1933</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.art.com/" target="_blank">Art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOnaIGXImWy2QSar54Nd_WJBafx4GqCPdXBV060tAYJqwNJmycXlOLiz2nHrHHIwM6KrEPSGGuO5OqtwOFgrYHQulc1Sh9m3Igciw5slYWSCcvRr5DkttkxqC78hnF9-B7nKxXlpkiQ51/s1600/exterior-sarahrichardson-holiday_NO10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOnaIGXImWy2QSar54Nd_WJBafx4GqCPdXBV060tAYJqwNJmycXlOLiz2nHrHHIwM6KrEPSGGuO5OqtwOFgrYHQulc1Sh9m3Igciw5slYWSCcvRr5DkttkxqC78hnF9-B7nKxXlpkiQ51/s640/exterior-sarahrichardson-holiday_NO10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Aglow with lights from inside and out, designer Sarah Richardson's sprawling 4,000-square-foot country house offers a warm, inviting respite from the snowy landscape."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-winter-cottages?page=18" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Winter Cottages</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdmW3y6DivDkarqQ9WYwv2nmhS6XLNI4kFHPNvqUr4Rnk6xmUSvMLu7HPkjdHnWOOkuEHLcBvwte1Ssim2x3LzwF8E3cJyhdcoGfXQeQWvFQkmQo-yp55IlMwg144fhx_WeaW5MDfZDw/s1600/flamingos_national_zoo_snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzdmW3y6DivDkarqQ9WYwv2nmhS6XLNI4kFHPNvqUr4Rnk6xmUSvMLu7HPkjdHnWOOkuEHLcBvwte1Ssim2x3LzwF8E3cJyhdcoGfXQeQWvFQkmQo-yp55IlMwg144fhx_WeaW5MDfZDw/s640/flamingos_national_zoo_snow.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Even the flamingos are chilling out."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mehgan Murphy, <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/" target="_blank">National Zoo</a> in Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/01/breaking-news-pandas-play-in-the-snow/" target="_blank">Pandas Play in the Snow</a>" by Beth Py-Lieberman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Around the Mall" blog of the <a href="http://www.smithsonian.com/" target="_blank">Smithsonian website</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 27, 2009.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mOKBa9ssAyxMggqtXowk4DXeSpEvOTa9jbYCa-QoczyouyCXVlSZ6w8GtWwnubVDiL_99rkrJ6ot-3KDW7w1fJ6e648sS7jiRMZ6kCXN7COl2mYeJ1QoKGtENaqk6GlZ4lDsuz4nY3D/s1600/french-alps-travel-guide-edc-1212-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4mOKBa9ssAyxMggqtXowk4DXeSpEvOTa9jbYCa-QoczyouyCXVlSZ6w8GtWwnubVDiL_99rkrJ6ot-3KDW7w1fJ6e648sS7jiRMZ6kCXN7COl2mYeJ1QoKGtENaqk6GlZ4lDsuz4nY3D/s640/french-alps-travel-guide-edc-1212-02-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The town of Chamonix, in France's Haute-Savoie region, at dusk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Walter Bibkow/Getty Images.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/culture/travel/french-alps-megeve-chamonix?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Elle Decor Goes to the French Alps</a>" by Vicky Lowry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IvkKtEm1SSN658fyT8AIwrm4xHMigHqwrITahcwa0xKpUPEMg3DJdS-5tHa-B_oFTkZBsmx85SxQc-TkR7gjX4Pkx9sT2jFgM8FMwbsBU45BUFP_UkaDeYEbIlhfiCpWss8v2CuDzQN/s1600/g7t7TXCBjItl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9IvkKtEm1SSN658fyT8AIwrm4xHMigHqwrITahcwa0xKpUPEMg3DJdS-5tHa-B_oFTkZBsmx85SxQc-TkR7gjX4Pkx9sT2jFgM8FMwbsBU45BUFP_UkaDeYEbIlhfiCpWss8v2CuDzQN/s640/g7t7TXCBjItl.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Wachtelhof's pool, which is heated year-round, offers staggering views of the natural surroundings." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austria's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.hotelwachtelhof.at/de/Hotel.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Jagdgut Wachtelhof</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ski Lodge.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michele Bonan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#63" target="_blank">Peak of Perfection</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January/February 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAohsKCUmyl7uReh13hHW-D7ugERAMoHeXPY2TrwUC3ACJp6qJwW1Lc-RpYAR332pxDZE0Jml4wWpM-PY1CS2kHL4W6xde4bJPCAbHQm_bCXlk5XJ95QMh1_G4zdHg2uzXTAZLaLidGSs/s1600/good-housekeeping-january-1913-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAohsKCUmyl7uReh13hHW-D7ugERAMoHeXPY2TrwUC3ACJp6qJwW1Lc-RpYAR332pxDZE0Jml4wWpM-PY1CS2kHL4W6xde4bJPCAbHQm_bCXlk5XJ95QMh1_G4zdHg2uzXTAZLaLidGSs/s640/good-housekeeping-january-1913-mdn.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Housekeeping</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> magazine cover, January 1913.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrator: Coles Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/blogs-books/old-magazine-covers#slide-8" target="_blank"><i>Good Housekeeping</i> Covers: 1910 - 1919</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/" target="_blank">Good Housekeeping</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UxwczNdtxjfTAj1R_CoQ8D6mkwEdsM-gD8WNsizVLRtJV4y0MoUSDOAIRcEGMOoA2923kHHKrvOKrUe4DBStArgIze6R5Ed7bgFcxeqXMMIaMDjSKpfKfrgZhsxqL4oeqIrD0DDGak9H/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-02-exterior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UxwczNdtxjfTAj1R_CoQ8D6mkwEdsM-gD8WNsizVLRtJV4y0MoUSDOAIRcEGMOoA2923kHHKrvOKrUe4DBStArgIze6R5Ed7bgFcxeqXMMIaMDjSKpfKfrgZhsxqL4oeqIrD0DDGak9H/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-02-exterior.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Snowcapped Lone Peak rises behind a Big Sky, Montana, stone-and-timber house designer by Locati Architects and decorated by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/" target="_blank">Michael S. Smith</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-12/michael-smith-montana-mountain-home-slideshow" target="_blank">A Rustic Yet Modern Montana Ski House</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc0v3IhMdIxV5ZQi21XzJIngUvKi9AUilBgRE-lMPsC99_C4s8g-Ayr7K6nFPDNJmfKC_MJcLHV7hcdPyCAoex3gTRVx73aYCTuH77CpjmaHJ3HHZjt0QF3fLqmqn-5aE-QZW14nWGIVN/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-03-teton-village-wyoming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigc0v3IhMdIxV5ZQi21XzJIngUvKi9AUilBgRE-lMPsC99_C4s8g-Ayr7K6nFPDNJmfKC_MJcLHV7hcdPyCAoex3gTRVx73aYCTuH77CpjmaHJ3HHZjt0QF3fLqmqn-5aE-QZW14nWGIVN/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-03-teton-village-wyoming.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Situated in the picturesque town surrounding the Jackson Hole resort, North Colter Lodge was built by local architect Ellis Nunn in 2001. The cedar exterior blends elegantly into the forested landscape, and large windows frame exquisite mountain views."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teton Village, Wyoming.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Brian Siegfried.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Teton-Village--Wyoming_3" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu3Yasu7kZsE8t4tRslKLbn0E44LxTS0B5S3jDsTUFJv3fyxL-xeq1BQk3d-ygFAtsXBUYfYL-MztFb_K9rTd8Y5TpEuCSXD8yhovtQKxjZd20j6PZ0meuzT1KI2vy8TaPL_X3Wwmh68y/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-05-courchevel-france.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu3Yasu7kZsE8t4tRslKLbn0E44LxTS0B5S3jDsTUFJv3fyxL-xeq1BQk3d-ygFAtsXBUYfYL-MztFb_K9rTd8Y5TpEuCSXD8yhovtQKxjZd20j6PZ0meuzT1KI2vy8TaPL_X3Wwmh68y/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-05-courchevel-france.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Although the exterior was designed in traditional chalet style, with a gently sloping roof and overhanging eaves, this year-old Alpine retreat contains refreshingly modern and sleek interiors. Spread over four stories, the thoughtfully planned layout features a mix of living and entertaining spaces, as well as two wraparound balconies perfect for taking in the exquisite views."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Courchevel, France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography: Knight Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Courchevel--France_5" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngJc5BXlPBYKVahpIPwzsYn0pqF-98gj5Ocl0AVvZ1thnt4x15ZXhoR2UkUVv8vS_yTn9YOqqmTtcKAc5Glq2fDhon0ZdA-DTIdTj45PGudNCVA9pnQtw6AJ-iaCaElgxhjkccCRLClB/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl06_predock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngJc5BXlPBYKVahpIPwzsYn0pqF-98gj5Ocl0AVvZ1thnt4x15ZXhoR2UkUVv8vS_yTn9YOqqmTtcKAc5Glq2fDhon0ZdA-DTIdTj45PGudNCVA9pnQtw6AJ-iaCaElgxhjkccCRLClB/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl06_predock.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The logs, which [architect Antoine] Predock imagined as representing fallen trees, are a dominant feature of the rear elevation, extending from deep in the landscape through the facade and into the upper reaches of the three-bedroom residence's interiors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charles Sabel and Miriam Horn commissioned this house, a galvanized-aluminum-clad, 2,200-square-foot design on 15-acres in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.predock.com/" target="_blank">Antoine Predock</a>, FAIA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert Reck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Not So Log Cabin" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRogFWBjwEcnCa5PGZY9X4KRQKQwaiuSrSsX6ao1H4ytRJC1SxUolim8GjmEb-xWXYq0z8r89ruGhsnheleyCBPQBMeL8lLB6fZbiRI5zW83I3-JCG_gqo89I34FQubyE4OunAeIXW_JO/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-07-telluride-colorado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRogFWBjwEcnCa5PGZY9X4KRQKQwaiuSrSsX6ao1H4ytRJC1SxUolim8GjmEb-xWXYq0z8r89ruGhsnheleyCBPQBMeL8lLB6fZbiRI5zW83I3-JCG_gqo89I34FQubyE4OunAeIXW_JO/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-07-telluride-colorado.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A unique contemporary residence located in the center of town, this 2010 home is notable for its gridlike white facade . . . Designed by local architect Ray Messier, the three-story structure features dramatic limestone tiling in the entryway and white-oak floors throughout the other rooms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Telluride, Colorado.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Telluride Real Estate Corp.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_Telluride--Colorado_7" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vzGYvC7SPLuOl3hXJ0ixcnYo-ixULafCI4qozFm8Agkej-SRZqHjrnx65XgYvagm8F6z2ZAD7_tCPPoeesnVPOQ0If5GF0dSoAKLkjysqf9427XybbFoCmKcmZtPD_9ZILn9yb6WKgN/s1600/item18.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-19-meribel-france.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04vzGYvC7SPLuOl3hXJ0ixcnYo-ixULafCI4qozFm8Agkej-SRZqHjrnx65XgYvagm8F6z2ZAD7_tCPPoeesnVPOQ0If5GF0dSoAKLkjysqf9427XybbFoCmKcmZtPD_9ZILn9yb6WKgN/s640/item18.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ski-chalets-19-meribel-france.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Originally built in 1958, this picture-perfect French chalet was renovated in 2002. Located in the heart of the exclusive Three Valleys resort in the French Alps, the house offers easy access to the slopes as well as stunning views of the Dent de Burgin, Saulire, and Cretes Mountains."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meribel, France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Emile Garcin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2012/ski-chalets-for-sale-california-colorado-france-montana-wyoming-slideshow_slideshow_M-ribel--France_19" target="_blank">Elevated Luxury</a>" text by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlAX5Nbhum0J-9mwyzXHyqDyqmcZwRF4Ak-F5VttL0JInd4nj6X0w-Oyr4_GqEJJQ4pHhSi1ZQzBhk6223NrX0tG2AWxdkwpJnIfdHZ0Vdm4MzHFkrn8z4PM5RZ3oDnKPW15310oOrj8m/s1600/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlAX5Nbhum0J-9mwyzXHyqDyqmcZwRF4Ak-F5VttL0JInd4nj6X0w-Oyr4_GqEJJQ4pHhSi1ZQzBhk6223NrX0tG2AWxdkwpJnIfdHZ0Vdm4MzHFkrn8z4PM5RZ3oDnKPW15310oOrj8m/s640/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1928.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Poised at the base of a mountain, a woman shows the best in ski style, with a striped scarf tucked into the low-slung belt of her jade sport ensemble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1928-Prints_i8483173_.htm" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> Cover - December 22, 1928</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Jean Pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Vogue-Prints_c146181_.htm" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8cO-ZW9C5DlxG5LxEVnVA34Kbr6hfwW36e8KWcBwkNl0Tupxh9BgY8ci-1JJGRPm7x0K5f6x-uyB163wMfZ0lc7fcLULnO5Mkbu84Xw7W_TH1APbM3JeezsMKu_1S_TbYCSkptzvTxBx/s1600/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8cO-ZW9C5DlxG5LxEVnVA34Kbr6hfwW36e8KWcBwkNl0Tupxh9BgY8ci-1JJGRPm7x0K5f6x-uyB163wMfZ0lc7fcLULnO5Mkbu84Xw7W_TH1APbM3JeezsMKu_1S_TbYCSkptzvTxBx/s640/jean-pages-vogue-cover-december-1933.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For this 'Holiday and Winter Travel' issues of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> magazine, Jean Pages illustrated a woman dressed in blue and red ski attire and smoking a cigarette, with skiers in the background. Set against a sky filled with round, pinkish-purple clouds, the resort fashion illustration appeared on the December 15, 1933, cover."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1933-Prints_i8483653_.htm" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> Cover - December 15, 1933</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Jean Pages.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-st/Vogue-Prints_c146181_.htm" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpf2tw_CQGq1GbyFqIY1dGJwP7JnRqeBAv3AeXIH-5UzQvSIlQs_mX8SOmH0f9Tikk0TDbJ65ER1TB4DehHdQ7lc1yQokaHtuT0hcMzQ8pz5UnSVsgeza1dz8N5IRvwPIYUs5NWQeN84C/s1600/OD-BA277_SKILIF_J_20131224170916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpf2tw_CQGq1GbyFqIY1dGJwP7JnRqeBAv3AeXIH-5UzQvSIlQs_mX8SOmH0f9Tikk0TDbJ65ER1TB4DehHdQ7lc1yQokaHtuT0hcMzQ8pz5UnSVsgeza1dz8N5IRvwPIYUs5NWQeN84C/s640/OD-BA277_SKILIF_J_20131224170916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The best classic ski lifts, from Vermont to Colorado, let you relax, reflect and enjoy the scenery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.aspensnowmass.com/" target="_blank">Aspen Snowmass</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303773704579268552003536262" target="_blank">Classic Ski Lifts</a>" by Brigid Mander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wsj.com/" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> (December 27, 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-o1uV6PO1N2Rdsmwp2BmELw86E_yc3zfefNDcXvub1Lot94dZT1JNScygB2bO89d1DCvh-O0QRVjNWv60vFjSdOYGRfrfHf6kcPSm5fGRaUIxgeWhXzUloG6rzvGaE2Z59Bo9djP04I1/s1600/pierre-mourgue-vogue-cover-december-1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-o1uV6PO1N2Rdsmwp2BmELw86E_yc3zfefNDcXvub1Lot94dZT1JNScygB2bO89d1DCvh-O0QRVjNWv60vFjSdOYGRfrfHf6kcPSm5fGRaUIxgeWhXzUloG6rzvGaE2Z59Bo9djP04I1/s640/pierre-mourgue-vogue-cover-december-1927.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1927-Prints_i8483163_.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>Vogue</i> cover - December 15, 1927</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Pierre Mourgue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/~/vogue" target="_blank">Conde Nast Collection presented by art.com</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPL8S82dn5ONzDSOVZfcit1NT-fCgQJYmhozGiubQEUAVyARxZ48_Z77mkKPMYDvn1gr8eT0XlMP-2sTeb-y8_0-hCcJi7078PEcU3oYviYPhfsEadKdr6n0ZrdACVat6hA7-2msJ3auU/s1600/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-11-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPL8S82dn5ONzDSOVZfcit1NT-fCgQJYmhozGiubQEUAVyARxZ48_Z77mkKPMYDvn1gr8eT0XlMP-2sTeb-y8_0-hCcJi7078PEcU3oYviYPhfsEadKdr6n0ZrdACVat6hA7-2msJ3auU/s640/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-11-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A house in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, on the outskirts of Aspen, Colorado, which was renovated and expanded by Paris-based designer Caroline Sarkozy and architect Laurent Bourgois."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Renovation architect: Laurent Bourgois.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/aspen-mountain-chalet?click=main_sr#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">International Summit: A Mountain Chalet in Aspen</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO4Z_uI8RBoHZdyS2PQpO-LEbdkpuxlcMe0aeriGQnu2G3VqKvVrEuLv1O8ba_wq4bVgpIiPNI1kNO4SB2gflSQgZNY0nY3gI5q5eKyv9C89xuRK1SJbgp2Xj5Y8Q-xN4ZVCVmztWwZk9/s1600/uneasy_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO4Z_uI8RBoHZdyS2PQpO-LEbdkpuxlcMe0aeriGQnu2G3VqKvVrEuLv1O8ba_wq4bVgpIiPNI1kNO4SB2gflSQgZNY0nY3gI5q5eKyv9C89xuRK1SJbgp2Xj5Y8Q-xN4ZVCVmztWwZk9/s640/uneasy_medium.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mom is startled to find a snowman stashed in the freezer."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artist/illustrator: John Falter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.atticpaper.com/proddetail.php?prod=1959-saturday-evening-post-cover-snowman-in-freezer" target="_blank">Snowman in the Freezer</a>" - <a href="http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/" target="_blank">Saturday Evening Post</a> cover (February 21, 1959).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.atticpaper.com/" target="_blank">Attic Paper website</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

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