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Sorry about being MIA this past week as I've been under the weather. Thanks to everyone who sent me messages and well wishes! I'll be back as usual next week!Image of Chateau de Chambord roof & garde...
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Irish Rose
"There are very few people, just a handful, who have a relationship with their clothes like Daphne Guinness. The Guinness heir and fashion muse doesn't dress up or down. She dresses out"Featured in the August 2008 issue of Vanity F...
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magazine,
quotes
Yes we can!
I was at the inauguration, as many of you kindly asked. I spent the morning at a friend's watching the swearing in, drinking mimosas, then walked down to the national mall hoping to catch just a glimpse of the parade as it passed.It was a case of being in the right place at the right time. We accidentally went to one of the few gates allowing...
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DC,
just for fun,
Washington
Mary Pickford and Pickfair
Mary Pickford was our first real international movie star. Here she is shown above in front of Pickfair, the home she shared with her husband Douglas Fairbanks and spent her life in. She was known as 'America's Sweetheart' and 'the girl with the curls'.While she rose to fame in the early 1920s, Mary Pickford was born on April 8, 1892 in Toronto...
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history,
quotes
Happy Weekend!
It's spelling bee time at Grey Gardens; Stay warm, everyo...
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just for fun,
weekend
Belmont Mansion
The Belmont mansion, now home to the Order of the Eastern Star's International Temple, is located on an unusual triangular piece of land at 1618 New Hampshire Avenue here in the Dupont circle neighborhood of DC. I've always been fascinated by this building because of it's unusual footprint. a photograph from when the mansion was completed...
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Architect,
DC,
history,
Washington
Harbor Hill - new blog header!
In case you haven't noticed, I've finally found a blog header. Thats important to me, my blog has felt naked all along! What do you think of it? The image is by the famous architectural firm, McKim, Mead & White, of their project for C.H. Mackey, Harbor Hill. Stanford White was the architect of note and it was the largest home he ever...
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Architect,
blogging,
history,
Interiors
The Mercer Museum
I've already blogged about Fonthill and Mercer Tiles, so now I thought I would show you the showcase of Henry Mercer. Built shortly after his home, Fonthill, he started work on a museum to house his numerous collections of art, tools and Americana. It is a museum, essentially, to the 'hand-made' everyday items that industrialization was pulling...
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Architect,
artists,
history
In the Pittsburgh Post Gazette!
MacKenzie Carpenter wrote a really interesting article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (my home town!) about some of my favorite bloggers (including me) and the fate of the shelter magazines. Check it out online if you get a chance HERE. One small correction though, I'm actually 28, not 27! Thanks to the very sweet Heather at Habitually Chic...
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blogging
ANOTHER dinner.....
Are you sick of these table settings yet? It's just fun for me to share! I had a small, informal movie night & dinner last night for a friend (hi Alex and her mom!). As it was a workday with very little time to get ready, I just used the crockpot for the meal and set the table in just 5 minutes when I got home. I try to keep the silver...
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China of the week,
just for fun,
movies
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