tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15520787826499959962024-03-21T12:32:32.657+01:00Neither here Nor there...me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-90755599713835607442009-11-07T19:26:00.007+01:002009-11-07T19:38:09.629+01:00Petits Détails...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Today, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I'm feeling really inspired by these images...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2D-oZ7AaK5XgfOdyo8ySTpFPjRjJvb9EtputstYCuP3rHhbjshPyXUETpd_b2zt5tJUORfL7G3ccH5fe-jmAJcTj0S8GGzP0sru6BuhmBbqU762YWriZvxieYf2MXbLd_vedKDx1mpNv/s1600-h/6a00d83545496553ef0105367c4db0970b-500wi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401430928511894786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2D-oZ7AaK5XgfOdyo8ySTpFPjRjJvb9EtputstYCuP3rHhbjshPyXUETpd_b2zt5tJUORfL7G3ccH5fe-jmAJcTj0S8GGzP0sru6BuhmBbqU762YWriZvxieYf2MXbLd_vedKDx1mpNv/" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"> source<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgYupAPWgWW-QUj7QfO2Jt2KURjAmgN46iaqpPlyW1k0QjpfQFTg0DMXFtA0NyJSJ-9NFFMRXwwr-onOa4ehfuUXnI6X4kPB1OpmVvYgskC7SF1gKhr6mS9GsqxPJ3sXYHHeJelOs4vCR/s1600-h/hat.bmp"></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">C'est ce que j'aime le plus...<br />Des petits détails qui donnent un sens, qui racontent une histoire<br />ou tout simplement qui interpellent celui qui regarde. </span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-31452359046615190672009-11-04T15:23:00.013+01:002009-11-04T16:02:07.556+01:00Seasons Come and Seasons Go...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJKuL0opm2je56K2tdL_-Demjz5JsDod2OO3YvP0m-oSBFSExbLQu2IlA0pPz1q_g1ujkt2_Ju9vMYZSTNjoOb55qEs7rgJkwCgY8z2M-3jz0vpshsufjbBh2fj3Kcnxb2CHCwo_znsYR/s1600-h/Toussaint+09.jpg"></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;">Autumn </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVqlT05OyTLUwGiWamaAL1OhIaEp-4D6cLgQNJEJMQJw0oMuUn2Kt10N09CocX1Yt0Z-CAym37m_3wWbiQAmYfIuerS5v5izVrcsFn1rBlFk45Pfmw7akHLFGNBd9W0I9fWpTe3-IhOit/s1600-h/DSCN9990.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400260717490887986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVqlT05OyTLUwGiWamaAL1OhIaEp-4D6cLgQNJEJMQJw0oMuUn2Kt10N09CocX1Yt0Z-CAym37m_3wWbiQAmYfIuerS5v5izVrcsFn1rBlFk45Pfmw7akHLFGNBd9W0I9fWpTe3-IhOit/s576/DSCN9990.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">My photo - taken on one of my many walks last week...</span><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">When the trees their summer splendor<br /></span></div></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Change to raiment red and gold,<br /></span></div></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">When the summer moon turns yellow,<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">And the nights are getting cold;<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">When the squirrels hide their acorns,<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">And the woodchucks disappear;<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Then we know that it is Autumn,<br /></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Loveliest season of the year.<br /></span></div></span></em><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">by Carol L. Riser</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">_<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I'm finally back, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">it feels like Autumn is finally here,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">and I am one happy lady...<br />I hope you are too !</span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-54707584705344515542009-07-14T08:33:00.008+02:002009-07-14T08:44:40.427+02:00'tis the season...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">HAPPY HOLIDAYS!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zYUVmnbgpd9G74nwcpMYk0vDFovfsF_jUWJEeUsk05K2Mcmozhts18iRyjVljTu3v48xfBONigYVJldVPJsIdeTgtmt0TPYWNuqjjJBauSnL3XKh8En6K_kUyGFuct7IyeFjh4g8Y5fG/s1600-h/y1pL4uQAAudONE0V-Sj7lBCU8C-lxrNAVembBHThZXoHe28cS-ngx0SV00KV_r5kDeWrbNStoZnkHM.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358201119880679762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zYUVmnbgpd9G74nwcpMYk0vDFovfsF_jUWJEeUsk05K2Mcmozhts18iRyjVljTu3v48xfBONigYVJldVPJsIdeTgtmt0TPYWNuqjjJBauSnL3XKh8En6K_kUyGFuct7IyeFjh4g8Y5fG/s400/y1pL4uQAAudONE0V-Sj7lBCU8C-lxrNAVembBHThZXoHe28cS-ngx0SV00KV_r5kDeWrbNStoZnkHM.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">BONNES VACANCES!</span><br /></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-19785419686293394992009-06-29T11:49:00.008+02:002009-06-30T10:51:57.937+02:00Déco. d'éte...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W5zVYnGMkBpkKkqdDpoaiT5ZK38nWJGxaMTqH9Ap9lWwxwiy3j7PuhoThddSn9CGx-uD83k7CZH45fkTM9LsAJGTfAbmlFfhb8dRCx124urNQDflx1acaJ-vJ9KZQDCP9i6aivL_chqG/s1600-h/Picture_55.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352729478861076562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W5zVYnGMkBpkKkqdDpoaiT5ZK38nWJGxaMTqH9Ap9lWwxwiy3j7PuhoThddSn9CGx-uD83k7CZH45fkTM9LsAJGTfAbmlFfhb8dRCx124urNQDflx1acaJ-vJ9KZQDCP9i6aivL_chqG/s400/Picture_55.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s7dkZNXcHGpV0WY_mDsT0lmZAseru3wuOFj7UJkswdDo_HKu5226secznmCsIj4D58UqhmwJO4uEP3pwugS71HVn1u4LJ5t4FSY68J48TgCDdF31vrikx2-C4__whNes4wbvk-k7nCXL/s1600-h/Mes+images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352688280672905026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2s7dkZNXcHGpV0WY_mDsT0lmZAseru3wuOFj7UJkswdDo_HKu5226secznmCsIj4D58UqhmwJO4uEP3pwugS71HVn1u4LJ5t4FSY68J48TgCDdF31vrikx2-C4__whNes4wbvk-k7nCXL/s576/Mes+images.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#000099;"><strong>images</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Les trésors de chine s'accumulent dans la maison, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">entrent en scéne tandis que d'autres </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">partent en coulisses,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">petit à petit chaque chose trouve sa place...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-53253018163019724642009-06-23T11:01:00.022+02:002009-06-24T06:10:01.032+02:00Love at First Sight...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">My first encounter with Suno NY, by Max Osterweis, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">was when I read an *<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/fashion/19ROW.html"><strong>article</strong></a> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">in the New York Times,</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">way back in February, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">about </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">him and his use of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanga_%28African_garment%29"><strong>kanga</strong></a> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">and </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">african print...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love, love, love his modern take on vintage prints<br />with stunning effects...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitbNrkRzw-6I-ZR7jYE6fWvicXd85xnrsNg_CuYT0gbq6gY_XAruvsa_O1omw2i8lruQVS4rnfThyphenhyphen3OtB7gXYCHwNpxzvSyoRFY8Kb-r9X6ReSvIwepLXj9MxYxskFjjNKwSWNBePM8zp/s1600-h/2921_91753028437_91750413437_2390204_3019174_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350728638173454466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitbNrkRzw-6I-ZR7jYE6fWvicXd85xnrsNg_CuYT0gbq6gY_XAruvsa_O1omw2i8lruQVS4rnfThyphenhyphen3OtB7gXYCHwNpxzvSyoRFY8Kb-r9X6ReSvIwepLXj9MxYxskFjjNKwSWNBePM8zp/s400/2921_91753028437_91750413437_2390204_3019174_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMT-YQ10z7TQpZAaEdHGhup_ONZfoBDKXallx0HrK1-Kz0NQ3KaeUsit5SHJPSOuRXQ7HeALCLnk_ENohu2vv-uIYBYjIdy9bNIR_mevT4fdCHZUxyuWJI5gI7U4xLzIZVixhJN5Zp3R_/s1600-h/2921_91753063437_91750413437_2390211_3288538_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350728472547846450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMT-YQ10z7TQpZAaEdHGhup_ONZfoBDKXallx0HrK1-Kz0NQ3KaeUsit5SHJPSOuRXQ7HeALCLnk_ENohu2vv-uIYBYjIdy9bNIR_mevT4fdCHZUxyuWJI5gI7U4xLzIZVixhJN5Zp3R_/s400/2921_91753063437_91750413437_2390211_3288538_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></div><div align="center">-<span style="font-family:verdana;"> lots of mixing and matching, clashing and more clashing,<br />and some african print thrown in for good measure...<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0IQg89YKlG1TDopvKHumC1likzWwSyZC1NGN1mVRkbMtZF9WjtJUVVbfzfxAcqW-C9W4rqMitc1BQ7RJ8YlK1JW5Ant0upCbE25GKMKkx5v4_I5LG3slyJgbzQNJsIY9UzrfESKfk6FN/s1600-h/2921_91752963437_91750413437_2390194_6409135_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350728195116737298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0IQg89YKlG1TDopvKHumC1likzWwSyZC1NGN1mVRkbMtZF9WjtJUVVbfzfxAcqW-C9W4rqMitc1BQ7RJ8YlK1JW5Ant0upCbE25GKMKkx5v4_I5LG3slyJgbzQNJsIY9UzrfESKfk6FN/s400/2921_91752963437_91750413437_2390194_6409135_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350727811107849778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxCMILU7_WVMR2cjpJxkNJrORa1ahT2FYtTsvmrxIJukM2WR_fylD8Ps1wm3CYoEEg1UMPr89brPXgjl73QVXiEUoiG6L1ZvyZBZHHkxuEuAiXQBLxMSTzCm7JA9nfZElhhmbhyphenhyphenSALmjd/s400/2921_91753068437_91750413437_2390212_1182556_n.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOzBBwB78mzkgpGgX93l9vGyIwCArQ90XIyUSLuu-2lIfLiW11Y292m41-YY5ff1QvdnP2ae0_0KHvfM_Y-G1z-zMSpgWbzk9tvgrbACNCeSZS7Hb0RmQbuNT9YaUh0vubcCsrZ4SJtTx/s1600-h/as1.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHX2u0Ix4JP_AMIAdNcusm7y2uqrA_sOJleGFjqOs4uHS-lmHk5UjKswMZ-3TA1g8w2Nx-84so5Jqqc-x3phk4Hvlc9p8Um1bmFcS9fXbVVHlXCrz9ovKfA2AEz35EDL8c57qvp0jkZTx/s1600-h/motherafrica02.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM_dDO7YdNoGVICynReuVxjiF-JnnlY5oh8Xbw8KME50-TMobMSd1ZcZpqX9wk_xVgeBMMorM5Yzz-hVQ4hUNrv2sqcW33O6cVPnqC6X1YWgnNubYAAjvUEQJxjCtJC-ti4vYrfxDcIDx/s1600-h/as3.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">more photos </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suno-New-York/91750413437#/album.php?aid=104085&id=91750413437"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;"><em>.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>*"Suno is the result of more than a decade of collecting textiles<br />during trips to Kenya.." </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">the New York Times<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-5419120412101366752009-06-01T18:32:00.003+02:002009-06-01T18:42:21.786+02:00Parfois...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BlmyjQTK4GnC7VUwKLq5EWY_quhQ0cOrHoW4vrwGNwj2kPd5ancJ7O-abH7zkAMIkY8k8zUQ9QC6X4mEo7_BedCSp6A_nNbGLyoGrebJsTDogGVjbh7jWEs23zatGTLMvfYDT7t52-nk/s1600-h/Picture_85.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342398267404624882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 99px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BlmyjQTK4GnC7VUwKLq5EWY_quhQ0cOrHoW4vrwGNwj2kPd5ancJ7O-abH7zkAMIkY8k8zUQ9QC6X4mEo7_BedCSp6A_nNbGLyoGrebJsTDogGVjbh7jWEs23zatGTLMvfYDT7t52-nk/s400/Picture_85.png" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span>Sometimes i love to cook,<br />and sometimes i love to watch<br /><br />Sometimes i just want to hide under my quilt<br />and sometimes i want to leap out from under my quilt...<br /><br />Sometimes i want to be with lots of people,<br />and sometimes i just want to see noone and be alone<br /><br />Sometimes i think outside the box,<br />and sometimes i don't know how to do otherwise<br /><br />Sometimes i think i can,<br />and sometimes i know i can...<br /><br />Sometimes I want to escape for a day...<br />but I always want to come back!<br /><br />Sometimes I forget how lucky I am.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Do you have a sometimes?</strong></span><br /></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-4068615875510374602009-05-26T07:59:00.008+02:002009-07-01T08:35:42.064+02:00Résumé d'un long weekend de mai...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">en images...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVGKUD4wJEaQ4kpUTvwScahLqTD04vdpjVLeVMlNpooWLoKT64V73Jgs1Xt8ihZMlen92nXz0tTozqL1YSKc41CwIG3S8vr3p0s81WUdMjFKtKAnEPdh7C3fb6XJSdehngMgqr2eHT0Jg/s1600-h/Mes+images.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340010065655995986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVGKUD4wJEaQ4kpUTvwScahLqTD04vdpjVLeVMlNpooWLoKT64V73Jgs1Xt8ihZMlen92nXz0tTozqL1YSKc41CwIG3S8vr3p0s81WUdMjFKtKAnEPdh7C3fb6XJSdehngMgqr2eHT0Jg/s400/Mes+images.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000099;"><strong>photo credits</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hope you all enjoyed your (long) weekend..!</span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-80889493886546984872009-05-20T06:33:00.014+02:002009-06-30T14:42:40.391+02:00Meanwhile...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><em>"The work goes on, the cause endures, </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;"><em>the hope still lives and </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">the dreams shall never<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> die"</span></span></em></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.wisdomquotes.com/000396.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Edward Kennedy</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb9m0ag8f8oZ-N8CYlWK_n9DtHp7hj706L1CioLSMKx8okphJPKbdZbpZ2nhe9RSOPZcuVKse7b6P5Wf_iMeRFVeL-76GAUFAYuQ4aD2Dy1muAOm3d1xkxwIUrLe8sE9rx1hkpmjDbD5K/s1600-h/Picture_38.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337760794233271666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb9m0ag8f8oZ-N8CYlWK_n9DtHp7hj706L1CioLSMKx8okphJPKbdZbpZ2nhe9RSOPZcuVKse7b6P5Wf_iMeRFVeL-76GAUFAYuQ4aD2Dy1muAOm3d1xkxwIUrLe8sE9rx1hkpmjDbD5K/s400/Picture_38.png" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG7jFOMjJ70krWU8xlMm71ckNC9bMJsGqOJCzsbwtquMTwZ1JjgaZV350j2-XxdNiyI_2Jxp__D5fugRV1w8D9CSfqPyxhAdQVK72uhEWPXR6068uWvY_T7Y5DBplSIHZ2NNMq6zy4Oxu/s1600-h/Back_jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337760147652362066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG7jFOMjJ70krWU8xlMm71ckNC9bMJsGqOJCzsbwtquMTwZ1JjgaZV350j2-XxdNiyI_2Jxp__D5fugRV1w8D9CSfqPyxhAdQVK72uhEWPXR6068uWvY_T7Y5DBplSIHZ2NNMq6zy4Oxu/s400/Back_jpg.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>jjjjound</strong><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Dreaming is just about all I have time for at the moment, other than work,<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">hopefully I'll be back posting a little more regualarly and<br />catching with your delightful blogs soon... </span></p>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-4529009054334380062009-05-14T12:16:00.010+02:002009-05-14T13:19:02.695+02:00My Style...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The concept of true style is mind-boggling to one and all. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Even if we try to dissect it, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">we never come anywhere close to actually attaining it.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The majority of us think it's just a matter of buying the latest, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">freshest clothes on the racks and copying exactly what the mannequins </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">are wearing... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Of course, it isn't, and never has been, about copying others, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">whoever they may be...</span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></em></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy_YoV1MV_NAPQuldmJbYpQH7o-Gl7KbT-7S84-wCxh_D4cQxPSa6t-6XvGQSo34xcE9byHznxe92IFNuEbGX37NG0PcmC8A67ABRJKp6GkgUixDohuTwm5o6GuyOBSoRCSN4SlntsVHJ/s1600-h/urte_cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335623920893877714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy_YoV1MV_NAPQuldmJbYpQH7o-Gl7KbT-7S84-wCxh_D4cQxPSa6t-6XvGQSo34xcE9byHznxe92IFNuEbGX37NG0PcmC8A67ABRJKp6GkgUixDohuTwm5o6GuyOBSoRCSN4SlntsVHJ/s400/urte_cake.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX9LMTRqFC8T9dDC09uS1AQO0MfLZFW2HhFEa9CoXg_M4MxshhNZUgROO1tmy6eX76jFnooFZI8y0CkWMEcDmhoh0MPVcOfUY1E4GDkjg7qNbh0hP3Tbff_jyk1mkCMMczKUd2gNy4Ie2/s1600-h/cake_dress_v1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335623601154316114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX9LMTRqFC8T9dDC09uS1AQO0MfLZFW2HhFEa9CoXg_M4MxshhNZUgROO1tmy6eX76jFnooFZI8y0CkWMEcDmhoh0MPVcOfUY1E4GDkjg7qNbh0hP3Tbff_jyk1mkCMMczKUd2gNy4Ie2/s400/cake_dress_v1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe09BrZOKLKDPGcQWy8L9rdMaf4KkV5dZOsxcT1Df6YJu5spVL5gT4b9SvknFPuHlrp-zvSg3pByCXajUDzmAke_lRM3-BtTsBaSLOwOPkaIZ5sbA4f1M0G1TeTwglnEzRbtGQeCTRwHx/s1600-h/home-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335622788854843714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe09BrZOKLKDPGcQWy8L9rdMaf4KkV5dZOsxcT1Df6YJu5spVL5gT4b9SvknFPuHlrp-zvSg3pByCXajUDzmAke_lRM3-BtTsBaSLOwOPkaIZ5sbA4f1M0G1TeTwglnEzRbtGQeCTRwHx/s400/home-3.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">All photos from the blog<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;"><a href="http://svetadresher.blogspot.com/"><strong>Sveta Dresher</strong></a></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p></span><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I love this definition of style by <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/gore_vidal/">Gore Vidal</a></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say,<br />and not giving a damn.”<br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>What is your definition of style?</strong></div></span>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-50268932664559372482009-05-11T11:19:00.007+02:002009-05-11T11:32:31.234+02:00Sun, Sea and Sand...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Sable blanc, mer et ciel bleu,<br />déco en bois flotté...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZpUAhlyULayy3mmXQWIC4oBDs0twOige1SLguR595vE0mm3SJMTV588jWJnYb-jE4mMlXrT8DYomkD1lmwOh9s2Zbdupvvu9sUJgnChYFhmcsIPWs30itB605psZ5VEEvJAzueb5LZEW/s1600-h/cafe.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334494041233059970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZpUAhlyULayy3mmXQWIC4oBDs0twOige1SLguR595vE0mm3SJMTV588jWJnYb-jE4mMlXrT8DYomkD1lmwOh9s2Zbdupvvu9sUJgnChYFhmcsIPWs30itB605psZ5VEEvJAzueb5LZEW/s200/cafe.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSCsXKJ0YEt7FRHDYWTuvSHe7FmNw_v6XvkZvnzzB_PArE-ZObU_5EAXdL533qE2T5BygJty9u0EOqt_kOF13sqZj93zO0gJ8wHfEgZS_aybOlurOY9L7U2PFv_9Kyn0d6elpUAfsxaU5/s1600-h/bar.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334493867529188866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSCsXKJ0YEt7FRHDYWTuvSHe7FmNw_v6XvkZvnzzB_PArE-ZObU_5EAXdL533qE2T5BygJty9u0EOqt_kOF13sqZj93zO0gJ8wHfEgZS_aybOlurOY9L7U2PFv_9Kyn0d6elpUAfsxaU5/s320/bar.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO3w5_CZFAU8dXg0SNOrL4WkneRx6Pnhzv4Baoihl5QbAJI598-VHKjgZxg2F8NLwC39qQPDTMYTpKXCbkailvd2_8RRYZMhxq92VAsyD5utAw7Wl9XMzOJOUDIonFPVWCU-mQo4QyekC/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334493676303524226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO3w5_CZFAU8dXg0SNOrL4WkneRx6Pnhzv4Baoihl5QbAJI598-VHKjgZxg2F8NLwC39qQPDTMYTpKXCbkailvd2_8RRYZMhxq92VAsyD5utAw7Wl9XMzOJOUDIonFPVWCU-mQo4QyekC/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Mes photos: Club 55, St Tropez<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Que demander de plus pour des mini-</span><span style="font-family:arial;">vacances </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"j'oublie tout"... </span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Thanks for all your kind words left in my absence; I'll be catching up with</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>all your blogs asap...</strong></span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-23830979094044672792009-05-04T16:34:00.016+02:002009-05-05T23:43:02.567+02:00Love to Love..<div align="center"><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.frenchduck.com/2CV.html');" href="http://www.frenchduck.com/2CV.html"></a><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">the iconic Citroen 2CV </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">(launched in 1948 at the Paris Motor Show )</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCz4nM8RsQ6pZ8Jdj8jG9VXJEUnngM07zVYdd-wr0lZY0szK3gwzEs_bhylTnF9h04wMNWgTojH4geWCXRRJ9k1DvHwCFS5PYPtQNRSwBaCIpaxubBMOHl8aCAD-KtoCwOJjo4mO-nkO6/s1600-h/120071889_1f5ab74a19.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331983000390959026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCz4nM8RsQ6pZ8Jdj8jG9VXJEUnngM07zVYdd-wr0lZY0szK3gwzEs_bhylTnF9h04wMNWgTojH4geWCXRRJ9k1DvHwCFS5PYPtQNRSwBaCIpaxubBMOHl8aCAD-KtoCwOJjo4mO-nkO6/s400/120071889_1f5ab74a19.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">by </span><a title="Link to Citroën Guy's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobandmonika/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Citroën Guy</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1ZoW0SXBNbjaBbwIfGfHize7RnGE4J33ofG-RApvfHJdi9XTIqjvE1a_QdubaBFEVfMLV7shHNK2c7OznAr-hUD8w__QAjLaeG9XL7c4owMXCVFgKgYo1SvwrFro7olx-AF4sDAZqHbP/s1600-h/118408878_e4a3b718b8.jpg"></a><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I had a blue convertible one when I was a student in London and</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">travelled the length and breadth of the UK </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">and Europe - slowly but surely </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">(they're surprisingly robust)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">A friend of mine calls it a "marmite car", i.e </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">you either it love or hate it ! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">See <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FRovouOLyQ');" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXmaCjhLN1Q" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">for a fun video </span><span style="font-family:arial;">which is well worth watching for a laugh...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I'd love to know what you think...</span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-11803997644358676392009-04-29T17:53:00.006+02:002009-04-29T18:19:40.252+02:00Sailing into the Sunset...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">well, not exactly, as we'll be leaving at dawn, but </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I thought it sounded good...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhWnhyphenhyphenAxmMaj_8GVh15_JcvLILsOrOXVRBvWj4QHadrN708smniFuqIMa0GAycaUZoC9qjfVOqyeNoacInGk-tODQXLse1Sp5CP8gWJlAM5aoNQTqxbcUGXFttMIq_yMD90qds2dh3R4T/s1600-h/wilcoxsusan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330147406533755058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhWnhyphenhyphenAxmMaj_8GVh15_JcvLILsOrOXVRBvWj4QHadrN708smniFuqIMa0GAycaUZoC9qjfVOqyeNoacInGk-tODQXLse1Sp5CP8gWJlAM5aoNQTqxbcUGXFttMIq_yMD90qds2dh3R4T/s400/wilcoxsusan.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">via JJJJound<br /></span><div align="center"></div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSH-DQFxn9KgasuaOVmdD-ahJINO6fiZkh94yEcb6hyutbtlr8tSoa-vyN9P3VZed1MonSEbJi2bhWZ_TDjthqQw1tY-NLyNifJs_dXGIUUUzwsPB5FtZu54GoePtv-vb8VwPUAd0rmNl8/s1600-h/guardsonstairs.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZAGPjGWlkGvXC5_-o6zWJSO7DW3iw3ObM1JbgeMDwNDEWbnXqX-3jy37uWy1UEt3f-tzFEE4WsN9ZHPWDHq39zzhsytpNBcKEhFwmidY2v5XHsMKai3CaF2XBVU5sCmw6IJIbMC5K7Ja/s1600-h/DSCN5951.JPG"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We're taking a break </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">- off sailing for the week -</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">à bientôt!</span><br /></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-78842320488445317082009-04-28T16:14:00.010+02:002009-06-29T11:21:45.627+02:00Who? Me?...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329745587495059026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuEyYN63_YskFAiWesyr_46dPnEzHC-YDMBl5Umo6G0pPXNnHgje-0RQkyiQLW0LXUrfEkjI_SiAlICxpFCVxhDumEDfZUb0D7Deh5DMC1K2t9mqibRkCfBxcBxW8B4ulAT99AhoFAKyF/s400/423365308_f1a0560184.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">5. I have an incredible amount of patience </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">for some things, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and absolutely none for others...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">4. I love the aroma of freshly ground coffee...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">3. I have a special, unshakable, deep-rooted love </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">for Paris...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">2. I don't like people with no sense of humour, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've no idea how to </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">relate to them;</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I find they take themselves too seriously...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1. I’m more interested in ideas than what other people<br />are doing in their (private) lives...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-84057179383984092602009-04-27T15:32:00.012+02:002009-04-27T16:23:01.165+02:00A Happier World...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMk3oKNhhGRs6wC6lPjkfGYzq6ZxGqVO3rZq_FF68ueFdl-Mo8aTYI70HzvOWQtHsRBAQnzdALH15w5pzvzItp6-H1yobdh17vbLEX2sYd9HCKWluchcbfr6FOks8LqP0oWHkhz1iHNZg/s1600-h/page6-1003-full.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329375340740859266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMk3oKNhhGRs6wC6lPjkfGYzq6ZxGqVO3rZq_FF68ueFdl-Mo8aTYI70HzvOWQtHsRBAQnzdALH15w5pzvzItp6-H1yobdh17vbLEX2sYd9HCKWluchcbfr6FOks8LqP0oWHkhz1iHNZg/s400/page6-1003-full.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> Image: Côté Sud<br /></span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If every life learned to share</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A happier world we would have</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We could share our lives</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And share our thoughts</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Without any kind of recrimination</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We could share our love</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">With all the strangers</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">That may come our way</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Around the world</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Making new friends wherever we go</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If sharing was not just a dream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Paradise at our feet</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Would unfold</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">There would be no more poverty</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">For every crust of bread, we’d share </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We can only dream that one day</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many hearts will beat as one</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many minds will think alike</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">No more terrors will strike discord<br />And sharing will become the word</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">David Harris</span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-53878493172539742252009-04-21T17:16:00.013+02:002009-04-24T17:51:16.183+02:00Tell Me...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Do you blog everything you'd like to,<br />or do you *<span style="color:#000099;">censor</span> yourself?<br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictCggREXLQPYwaOTID1MYtn_gUXKzZadQIFhXnY1jm6PhZV7mXi7v9Zc5biTQsMKq9WRjxDg9NX83E4PPFpgLLkCrCWoOdn6oOkPER7wNIy565gT4H319cALZYQxm8zLY9v0vH3vGFduW/s1600-h/PropID424_Big_89.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327166681981816242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictCggREXLQPYwaOTID1MYtn_gUXKzZadQIFhXnY1jm6PhZV7mXi7v9Zc5biTQsMKq9WRjxDg9NX83E4PPFpgLLkCrCWoOdn6oOkPER7wNIy565gT4H319cALZYQxm8zLY9v0vH3vGFduW/s400/PropID424_Big_89.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">via <span style="color:#000099;"><strong>Remodalista<br /></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Are there times you start to write something </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">and then think, nah, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">not gonna write that?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I do, I sit down to write and I find myself </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">picking and choosing so carefully that I just give up. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This frustrates me. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't like it but I have learned the hard way</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">to be careful. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I won't go into it. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Let's just say once your privacy has been invaded </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">in an extremely unpleasant way, you learn to exercise caution.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#ffffff;">..</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">I quite frequently come up </span><span style="font-family:arial;">with great blog posts</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">on my way to work and then of course once I'm back home,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">poof... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">they've either left my head or I simply think better of it.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Maybe with time this will change. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Maybe not. Only time will tell.</span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">Definition of <strong>censor</strong> :</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;"><strong>Verb</strong> : to ban or cut portions of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#000099;">(a film, letter, or publication) </span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-86203598670966507432009-04-20T08:33:00.005+02:002009-04-20T09:12:17.527+02:00A Great Week...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">was had by all...</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7gtIjnXPtXMW7llYytSw4H93TldilWP6J-9cPeLQY0cmaxu0jtiWbN0v1tVJRWWjZW02NQ2s2SGtS-pvkOJn4HaLs5EfK82YoI3ca0H5OKiMfDL8QCqCdBaqqRYfcnLJgmke6Chp5jQ/s1600-h/gse_multipart52508.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because we had family and friends here...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because it's Spring and the weather is beautiful and warm</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">and hopefully going stay this way...<br />Because we spent the entire week out and about...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi0qU7hU_xoGjGU36ODTBQiB1e0Mt6jKdDQsiYdS9k7mc878l9-8FAKqDT7Xj8_SxdJkmpqMt8H9hb_UFBGPSmMkbv_cllHvGQyo4yeJR6pTA0b1mdsfju1fi3ClD8GQrPEJVwyzo12vF/s1600-h/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326658747351413586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIi0qU7hU_xoGjGU36ODTBQiB1e0Mt6jKdDQsiYdS9k7mc878l9-8FAKqDT7Xj8_SxdJkmpqMt8H9hb_UFBGPSmMkbv_cllHvGQyo4yeJR6pTA0b1mdsfju1fi3ClD8GQrPEJVwyzo12vF/s400/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"> .</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because the girls were on school holidays and were</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">on their best behaviour all week...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because I'm feeling particularly loved and cherished by</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">my "better half" </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(a bit corny but it's true..!)</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt4e5C2f8SF00dZPu-Dp5eB6imsJ2CVzzF5Td8GFMtuNyZ9mrHmt_rGzjeyEDSqLKsj85Mi6S7GTWzDg6pTIJiIO0PeLAiP-bVg0gRrBBul73TsPK4J4Rea2rKd5i_3PnAtZZa11w_aYu/s1600-h/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326658571427295458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 341px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtt4e5C2f8SF00dZPu-Dp5eB6imsJ2CVzzF5Td8GFMtuNyZ9mrHmt_rGzjeyEDSqLKsj85Mi6S7GTWzDg6pTIJiIO0PeLAiP-bVg0gRrBBul73TsPK4J4Rea2rKd5i_3PnAtZZa11w_aYu/s400/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_5.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">Because I'm well and truly back on my feet<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">- no more back pain....<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#000000;">Because I was off work all week...<br /></span></span><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">.</span><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OJr02p5mZ1cwoJtU9r_8g0_5ltB3R0T7_Dc4hmoywGkQT57XobnjCHO5sx4_v3MvMovuh8vCl8PjW1sQNYXEB4uPKCxaA04S-Td5CEJfzJuaavPdjhsfTB5UpNyqxp28LyRR0fVvy9PV/s1600-h/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326658417583095314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OJr02p5mZ1cwoJtU9r_8g0_5ltB3R0T7_Dc4hmoywGkQT57XobnjCHO5sx4_v3MvMovuh8vCl8PjW1sQNYXEB4uPKCxaA04S-Td5CEJfzJuaavPdjhsfTB5UpNyqxp28LyRR0fVvy9PV/s400/Lord_Snowdon_-_Chris_Beetles_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">all photos by<strong> Lord Snowdon<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Because I love nothing more than spending quality time with</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> my family and friends...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">I hope you had a great week, too...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"></span> </div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-44344074781120855402009-04-07T16:59:00.019+02:002009-04-09T13:19:07.527+02:00Vintage Beachwear...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">I know it's only April, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">but I'm already dreaming of long, hot, lazy days</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">spent on, and by, the sea...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">A trip the beach </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">doesn’t have to mean leaving style at home....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVL7csvde1edCQDaUBy_mHeQJoN_W1XlBylC_K_izWhnz_W-nB1nB8aiqiU7IgQ6zzJ61ZurRVjWIVYSe2AZAU83dT2_5h-Ulkj3AcV4UGLxhW6OfMRsFe1Wu6Fvp573F-SbmL_2usfUe/s1600-h/3390068496_9c4a8ea964.jpg"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966420852801378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVL7csvde1edCQDaUBy_mHeQJoN_W1XlBylC_K_izWhnz_W-nB1nB8aiqiU7IgQ6zzJ61ZurRVjWIVYSe2AZAU83dT2_5h-Ulkj3AcV4UGLxhW6OfMRsFe1Wu6Fvp573F-SbmL_2usfUe/s400/3390068496_9c4a8ea964.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHoz196dZlL5RlidTTVnp7-9vyHKYJy20_2tF-EVrr4IOw-OgHbCPjhMTc1E0vLMp5lfSfDS0-CpkreHA0AjsVbxLqyti93VTKHa_GUNau_vUiD4AQ6qOlg6LFwIU6md0OWs6CjaF0aux/s1600-h/3390796587_fe92014700.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs1bUdBMskgE_2Bd0YYVDHqPDb2f38eZ21is-kGJ3vduHjCj5VgKpJbU2kJob_O9DVCjyR2APrEa1GTNV8YCOxPcKrufkIrapAT_Zb5jgfyOLrFoigIusqjjKj9n17VdvwsTACQmtPfQv/s1600-h/3391607916_9d5444706e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966179663699522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXs1bUdBMskgE_2Bd0YYVDHqPDb2f38eZ21is-kGJ3vduHjCj5VgKpJbU2kJob_O9DVCjyR2APrEa1GTNV8YCOxPcKrufkIrapAT_Zb5jgfyOLrFoigIusqjjKj9n17VdvwsTACQmtPfQv/s400/3391607916_9d5444706e.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NxXPQcNLVVzJILG01rKRtxCfT31Pg7ofi_RJbYNAX_9vneFuufP8vlAxIcdBr_rqRQmHKIhgIWJEMgjeSJ2BXqfgBN_GTBhNxXygnI9rHoQ6FiZYviCe5LX5XiFcACMoGvV-g_07RL4k/s1600-h/3390795649_511abec122.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321966062745203778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9NxXPQcNLVVzJILG01rKRtxCfT31Pg7ofi_RJbYNAX_9vneFuufP8vlAxIcdBr_rqRQmHKIhgIWJEMgjeSJ2BXqfgBN_GTBhNxXygnI9rHoQ6FiZYviCe5LX5XiFcACMoGvV-g_07RL4k/s400/3390795649_511abec122.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All photos from May 1954 Seventeen<br />by </span><a title="Link to myvintagevogue's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintagevogue/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>myvintagevogue</strong></span></a><strong><br /></p></strong><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Don't you just love these vintage bathing suits?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">If anyone out there knows where I can</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">buy vintage (or vintage inspired)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">swimwear, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Please let me know...</span></div></span>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-31929669770017070992009-04-06T01:20:00.014+02:002009-04-06T11:27:46.076+02:00MERCI in Paris...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">is a new concept store like no other that I just know</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">you’ll all love... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsivXISBcBLaWGxzer9OTUZVg4xViS41iER8S1HXkVq78lb93jWVyOf4cmAHazAliy-7V2j5hJG6c7TtaSN_bs7XM3V-Y3vYNWPr7G3DR_IW1wOdG_vYaFCrCZiMnGFWEjgWHWXKPTvGWx/s1600-h/DSCN7736.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321500000225542114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsivXISBcBLaWGxzer9OTUZVg4xViS41iER8S1HXkVq78lb93jWVyOf4cmAHazAliy-7V2j5hJG6c7TtaSN_bs7XM3V-Y3vYNWPr7G3DR_IW1wOdG_vYaFCrCZiMnGFWEjgWHWXKPTvGWx/s400/DSCN7736.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When I popped by whilst in Paris, I found the </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">layout more reminiscent of a house than a department store,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">which I loved...<br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN3NkNZqxDu5mCDp8_hGMygi5Xag-cUjuEHdemqgag4EHm2HD9UIPVLOYXS23ptti7mOXunTQE2R_oMThZToz7uHrbAngO7NjPVWl52-SjCSex_iv-SJFS2gJcAYXQ7uk9kYWFs3RJP7L/s1600-h/merci.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321499638529861186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN3NkNZqxDu5mCDp8_hGMygi5Xag-cUjuEHdemqgag4EHm2HD9UIPVLOYXS23ptti7mOXunTQE2R_oMThZToz7uHrbAngO7NjPVWl52-SjCSex_iv-SJFS2gJcAYXQ7uk9kYWFs3RJP7L/s400/merci.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">MERCI sells a variety of products both of contemporary design </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and second-hand; </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">on offer are contempory and vintage fashions, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a hardware section </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">with beautiful everyday objects, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a florist, a perfume corner, a Used Book Café </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">with new and second-hand books </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and a "Cantina"...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoODrn1ulrNIUKlVLxucPVGqgVcBuii4rnTqSTaNuLanNlNz3B9fymdyORvdv9yYR0cZu363TYqM_d6soCWQaAy9TfLaan8_cKbFTfrEV7Mj_T2WykTVK5nlcib6hNYwChsk0DaC9H3V6U/s1600-h/DSCN7741.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321499515073103010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoODrn1ulrNIUKlVLxucPVGqgVcBuii4rnTqSTaNuLanNlNz3B9fymdyORvdv9yYR0cZu363TYqM_d6soCWQaAy9TfLaan8_cKbFTfrEV7Mj_T2WykTVK5nlcib6hNYwChsk0DaC9H3V6U/s400/DSCN7741.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last, but by no means least, Merci participates in a<br />philanthropic project whereby<br />all the profits go to help deprived children in Madagascar.<span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovGUGclMcDefD6AGCre8l1qCUwiEaYizroFvbZrgHV6C9-Rhkk3yZu-CZ8_EdNXkg-JYrHp47cllsf0NGHIHQq0ERIFwLicJvixWU2u0AWwmG3jsJeHa0-UXbKQaOrd3Vu_MMMFGpKtJa/s1600-h/DSCN7735.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321499228593450738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovGUGclMcDefD6AGCre8l1qCUwiEaYizroFvbZrgHV6C9-Rhkk3yZu-CZ8_EdNXkg-JYrHp47cllsf0NGHIHQq0ERIFwLicJvixWU2u0AWwmG3jsJeHa0-UXbKQaOrd3Vu_MMMFGpKtJa/s400/DSCN7735.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">MERCI is to be found at </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">111, boulevard Beaumarchais </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">75003 Paris </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">which is in the Haut Marais district in the heart of Paris</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">an </span><a href="http://www.merci-merci.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;"><strong>internet site</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> will be online soon...<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-42205909912133844862009-03-31T13:06:00.006+02:002009-04-18T06:17:42.208+02:00Being Thankful...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,<br />If you did, what would there be to look forward to? </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hIRX1YhnsUtBZUeYIwaOm8n5qzCKvd0iumnBoIJfIilrMdQWy0IjdM5T1fZotE3GPWccx4K7s5seapU5TVlge2KN2zL1ACW82f_FDEu_8EB-b3zW-X6c3hUmWSsPCplHFJobQOgivMK/s1600-h/collage3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319308396778837234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3hIRX1YhnsUtBZUeYIwaOm8n5qzCKvd0iumnBoIJfIilrMdQWy0IjdM5T1fZotE3GPWccx4K7s5seapU5TVlge2KN2zL1ACW82f_FDEu_8EB-b3zW-X6c3hUmWSsPCplHFJobQOgivMK/s400/collage3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> My photos: Cuba, Sri lanka, Ghana, Mauritius, St Tropez<br /></span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful when you don't know something</span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">For it gives you the opportunity to learn. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful for the difficult times.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">During those times you grow. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful for your limitations</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Because they give you opportunities for improvement. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful for each new challenge</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Because it will build your strength and character. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful for your mistakes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">They will teach you valuable lessons. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Be thankful when you're tired and weary</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Because it means you've made a difference. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">It is easy to be thankful for the good things.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">also thankful for the setbacks. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">GRATITUDE </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">can turn a negative into a positive.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Find a way to be thankful for your troubles</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">and they can become your blessings.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">~ Author Unknown ~</span></div></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-66640850282183197732009-03-30T13:03:00.010+02:002009-06-29T11:23:44.378+02:00Yours Truly...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DITpyPvoxKuhyphenhyphen2cRmgqvB0jJ0grbs-Nhd6Ss0J1pBVf7Ko8cd3Av32uhhH-W3A22cO2y9PCWZ3FDNtelIA7clp_cvA3wNfVDGMKojMrVxaP2G1FJAU73gDIgLYtnGKx8PEntlNMMRwsy/s1600-h/423365308_f1a0560184.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318936946512119570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DITpyPvoxKuhyphenhyphen2cRmgqvB0jJ0grbs-Nhd6Ss0J1pBVf7Ko8cd3Av32uhhH-W3A22cO2y9PCWZ3FDNtelIA7clp_cvA3wNfVDGMKojMrVxaP2G1FJAU73gDIgLYtnGKx8PEntlNMMRwsy/s320/423365308_f1a0560184.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOb14pkk11txQeWXBn2dY9-HoagichvfdfATQBwRmJJxZLT4Z0bcf7MIwaeEgZRrBdsJC17exZsHp3dANTvANoPTIdSk4q4vH8KPaUOe3hyphenhyphen6W1VvOxWRMnqtwzNGEeSsr5YLd_JlVDGeF/s1600-h/Picture_6.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318935626997377042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOb14pkk11txQeWXBn2dY9-HoagichvfdfATQBwRmJJxZLT4Z0bcf7MIwaeEgZRrBdsJC17exZsHp3dANTvANoPTIdSk4q4vH8KPaUOe3hyphenhyphen6W1VvOxWRMnqtwzNGEeSsr5YLd_JlVDGeF/" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Photo:</span> <strong><span style="color:#000099;">VintageVogue<br /></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:180%;">.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">° When I was 12, I was in a car accident that, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">by all laws </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">of physics, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">should have killed me. </span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I still don’t know how I survived.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">° </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I seem unable to work unless I am surrounded by clutter.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If I file things away neatly, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I immediately </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">lose them.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If I stack them up in big teetering piles, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I somehow know </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">where everything is.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">° My heart still breaks much more easily than it should.<br />It doesn’t take much.<br />I keep waiting for it to toughen up a little bit, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">but it never does!<br /></span><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">° If there is one thing I can't tolerate, it's gossip. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have no interest whatsoever in the private details of </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">other people's lives, famous or not... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#000000;">° I think of my blog as a</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"> hobby; a place for me to play </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;">and share </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">things</span> that I like. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;">Its completely different from what I do </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#000000;">"in real life"...</span></span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-67243888992384027252009-03-27T10:04:00.016+01:002009-06-29T11:25:23.082+02:00Past Perfect...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">I simply had to share these adorable vintage<br />American car ads... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP7nkcNqwXtk4B4cX7gzfUA2fDxtcJ59RJyxc_11u3wBAvA7xKkLjL6L0TiJ5WHS-AqzCHX0SJoHDKa1nADkML0uGqiIvua22yaBOmfbad4KwvTf8rgyKMRoXWH_NLkvHHZ55vh3vu6LN/s1600-h/3259400334_aef8617ee1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318009389350037218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP7nkcNqwXtk4B4cX7gzfUA2fDxtcJ59RJyxc_11u3wBAvA7xKkLjL6L0TiJ5WHS-AqzCHX0SJoHDKa1nADkML0uGqiIvua22yaBOmfbad4KwvTf8rgyKMRoXWH_NLkvHHZ55vh3vu6LN/s400/3259400334_aef8617ee1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo4iXx5DlWM7KfSCZ3MbttSuOb31Wgd72eVRilK2RGSu-i12VXYkdWCySeLfjFuyY3jzK3hZo9TtFxxyzMsP5deIRNIk_S3VQDgefpz_UqnJIhVRUp3TKKUicERWzivrQCSxmAp6xuGcK/s1600-h/3254799410_5f10a9d2c0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317791288344989666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo4iXx5DlWM7KfSCZ3MbttSuOb31Wgd72eVRilK2RGSu-i12VXYkdWCySeLfjFuyY3jzK3hZo9TtFxxyzMsP5deIRNIk_S3VQDgefpz_UqnJIhVRUp3TKKUicERWzivrQCSxmAp6xuGcK/s400/3254799410_5f10a9d2c0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3P_SdMZhuEyGdJ4qkuui3v2zUNC0Zg95fEgHL0NmSlH-OuFEWsfzfhp5n-hRmZ2cxZCTGzL2LU04c-K23wKM6LsqHE26DFOAgGG7E6LiZrBHKdwZKyCBnXC9UvswQinYKk6pBVGlgif5/s1600-h/3260100415_764f755541.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317791078595014338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3P_SdMZhuEyGdJ4qkuui3v2zUNC0Zg95fEgHL0NmSlH-OuFEWsfzfhp5n-hRmZ2cxZCTGzL2LU04c-K23wKM6LsqHE26DFOAgGG7E6LiZrBHKdwZKyCBnXC9UvswQinYKk6pBVGlgif5/s400/3260100415_764f755541.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEuRsCNazfJNXzCpX7wj99DG4qzeiSmivPOgDgJ5joOIYhoJQsC-i-BUq_BLywDGrKL_DZIU2QXojM0d5MGF4jDDhzciRSIP8qpZqq1aGmG8RFxcNHGl5iXkhmAJFGwGnXF_qplkT0WS2/s1600-h/3331196467_bf634acc84.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317790927862897298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEuRsCNazfJNXzCpX7wj99DG4qzeiSmivPOgDgJ5joOIYhoJQsC-i-BUq_BLywDGrKL_DZIU2QXojM0d5MGF4jDDhzciRSIP8qpZqq1aGmG8RFxcNHGl5iXkhmAJFGwGnXF_qplkT0WS2/s400/3331196467_bf634acc84.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">All above by </span><a title="Link to Jon Williamson's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jon_williamson/"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Jon Williamson</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">Wish I was off in one of them </span><span style="font-size:130%;">for a weekend</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> by the sea! </span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-59605235571487418782009-03-26T16:38:00.022+01:002009-03-26T18:19:16.431+01:00Meanwhile...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"><em>.</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><em>“Somewhere over the rainbow,<br />skies are blue,<br />and the dreams that you dare to dream<br />really do come true”<br /></em><span style="font-size:85%;">Lyman Frank Baum</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">What I'm loving in the images below from the <a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/"><strong><span style="color:#000099;">TOAST</span></strong></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">online catalogue:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~ the merest hint of blue on the fluffy white bath towels</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">~ the flooring made of tiny pebblestones</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwuGYO9r0W9rqln9ClmzBAGwh13tfy9Mzkhbehz6LxVUzq8rFQTpKsny_uG-7eiwsWtQ6DxM34Gt_S8ZTOjDvBnEJaljeNteTlLxMCXwlHU6mOCWtZd2v9cAv1WyOPOIPq6sY8AXoGVOF/s1600-h/SS09_H1_PG51.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317537585730469042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwuGYO9r0W9rqln9ClmzBAGwh13tfy9Mzkhbehz6LxVUzq8rFQTpKsny_uG-7eiwsWtQ6DxM34Gt_S8ZTOjDvBnEJaljeNteTlLxMCXwlHU6mOCWtZd2v9cAv1WyOPOIPq6sY8AXoGVOF/s400/SS09_H1_PG51.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~ the pale blue near-seethrough curtains</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~ the plain and simple bed linen, white bedside lamps and</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">stripped wooden floorboards</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div></span><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEa1tnrcHDvq0q06GSm0AVZGReTIXMbCzjN9CfXvdyFUhN628HTRHWctWNY0t-odT3TfwKcfmuOE8IevDz5H5O6hwxUXioxD2hU9oHZfsfVxzthIHyt0diAq0dL0XyvTD3pDPZFLjw7Le/s1600-h/SS09_H1_PG76.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317536967599745874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEa1tnrcHDvq0q06GSm0AVZGReTIXMbCzjN9CfXvdyFUhN628HTRHWctWNY0t-odT3TfwKcfmuOE8IevDz5H5O6hwxUXioxD2hU9oHZfsfVxzthIHyt0diAq0dL0XyvTD3pDPZFLjw7Le/s400/SS09_H1_PG76.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">~ the Xtra large old rustic mirror and, last ,but not least,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">all those beautiful straw hats!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">. </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceIcOmfdGTGc99rL2Zh7Z2_RTT3b4DhpPpqfUSrpBqMlnV6SODANxNn6sv_VduA4QXybl0oabvF4SveXA-nwTcZ8yXvaYmVRHIFy2A74xhUteB-YSEs21EDwVf8oCxI8APHQe1CkiVNl3/s1600-h/SS09_H1_PG77.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317536811174502322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceIcOmfdGTGc99rL2Zh7Z2_RTT3b4DhpPpqfUSrpBqMlnV6SODANxNn6sv_VduA4QXybl0oabvF4SveXA-nwTcZ8yXvaYmVRHIFy2A74xhUteB-YSEs21EDwVf8oCxI8APHQe1CkiVNl3/s400/SS09_H1_PG77.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">~ the rustic setting of all these images in what looks<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">rather like an old fisherman's cottage in the Greek islands </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">All images: </span><a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Toast</span></strong></a><strong> </strong></p>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-50530663336468746262009-03-23T18:10:00.021+01:002009-06-29T11:26:49.498+02:00Fin de Semaine Dernière...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Au chalet, en montagne, en toute simplicité...<br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpBis_ClHpQqTDOCi3UzW9qQTRbidOxLEMoYWLr7WVZ6aW_rPMW-FXw26KLR2TC7c2YyalZq0szqW4qOLde5dmVf1OXu9F3JCRj1D42ti6MO4ox9DjDaSBXEKdvbFjlxRbrgt0-KRqe_b/s1600-h/DSCN7677.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317762551661923922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpBis_ClHpQqTDOCi3UzW9qQTRbidOxLEMoYWLr7WVZ6aW_rPMW-FXw26KLR2TC7c2YyalZq0szqW4qOLde5dmVf1OXu9F3JCRj1D42ti6MO4ox9DjDaSBXEKdvbFjlxRbrgt0-KRqe_b/s200/DSCN7677.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHNdp8KDtcJJEmXz5d0AU_B1khIr0CjlaUPwbS5XR7g6pcT417qBGq_23L3j4fVJegQb0J-8BL-xSCiIKcayfxMKZ7AuxmvKAa-vdiI05HyxOuANOJ42YoURdhf6d6toflcZPyshBSdcC/s1600-h/DSCN7681.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316439850090514306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHNdp8KDtcJJEmXz5d0AU_B1khIr0CjlaUPwbS5XR7g6pcT417qBGq_23L3j4fVJegQb0J-8BL-xSCiIKcayfxMKZ7AuxmvKAa-vdiI05HyxOuANOJ42YoURdhf6d6toflcZPyshBSdcC/s320/DSCN7681.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUFayJFzEqF300XWZnvtSHzs0ZKPXJmYKvyh_tY4J61bh_KXv0b4J3ksuLMY1kovqP7NN1HZ3ulOvdSByFNKSUj3W7WUqgkwAVmJJKNKF7zNn5AsWyH4v_w3KEmrrsMxYxnJBt2YoNMnE/s1600-h/DSCN7648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316436558240742962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUFayJFzEqF300XWZnvtSHzs0ZKPXJmYKvyh_tY4J61bh_KXv0b4J3ksuLMY1kovqP7NN1HZ3ulOvdSByFNKSUj3W7WUqgkwAVmJJKNKF7zNn5AsWyH4v_w3KEmrrsMxYxnJBt2YoNMnE/s320/DSCN7648.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa-2uSpiI9FVFRIXg_j_VFN0I8mf-TsKtGMZDsMCYzN3uBy5fhNzlmXIY44KQDM-H80E_zDQzF9El5RzvfFQDTqwM7VWvYIegjXHyvL5tKWgoMrlHp5wYFOu-GcDo9mHwkq2KsyFnSyML/s1600-h/DSCN7647.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316435979289823330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVa-2uSpiI9FVFRIXg_j_VFN0I8mf-TsKtGMZDsMCYzN3uBy5fhNzlmXIY44KQDM-H80E_zDQzF9El5RzvfFQDTqwM7VWvYIegjXHyvL5tKWgoMrlHp5wYFOu-GcDo9mHwkq2KsyFnSyML/s400/DSCN7647.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">Mes photos </span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"The best life to lead is your own. </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Forget about what everyone else is doing and</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">concentrate solely on you."</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">unknown</span></span></div></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-52031655742211245322009-03-22T19:45:00.007+01:002009-03-23T11:14:48.847+01:00Spring Fever...<div align="center"><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><em>"It's spring fever.<br />That is what the name of it is.<br />And when you've got it, you want - </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><em>oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,<br />but it just fairly makes your heart ache,<br />you want it so!"<br /></em><span style="font-size:85%;">Mark Twain</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVjZKziMO6T_wgW_0pABMaEaFU6s0pU6RN0-_ZmjVr48JoBBeGgK506M4KFFij6CwWgfFp1AshdKUaOb2fHEFOUSFUlGDezih1dCw2lxXzh8RhTErBYFywAr8df6hL4nbJD8k3DZglnB6/s1600-h/3259026085_f04a622d32.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087749781848434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVjZKziMO6T_wgW_0pABMaEaFU6s0pU6RN0-_ZmjVr48JoBBeGgK506M4KFFij6CwWgfFp1AshdKUaOb2fHEFOUSFUlGDezih1dCw2lxXzh8RhTErBYFywAr8df6hL4nbJD8k3DZglnB6/s400/3259026085_f04a622d32.jpg" border="0" /></a>photo: <a title="Link to abbytrysagain's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abbytrysagain/">abbytrysagain</a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Hope you all had a super weekend!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1552078782649995996.post-12076583802105308292009-03-18T09:54:00.013+01:002009-03-23T11:25:53.766+01:00Hey, You...<div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">can you help?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffff;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04tC97EvseF6DhqKXc2mNiL5toiYUFucnj7i8FZReYlB539V5zv_qroh1xTuPThlN7fHsQlgwrPU21jejaBrkxo6V0N8Xj7iOXCz8JSTUbqlbAy3tOgmRfsexhj9Mv3K7wgBcTUqnHWlC/s1600-h/audrey_23593895.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314833040711169794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 322px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04tC97EvseF6DhqKXc2mNiL5toiYUFucnj7i8FZReYlB539V5zv_qroh1xTuPThlN7fHsQlgwrPU21jejaBrkxo6V0N8Xj7iOXCz8JSTUbqlbAy3tOgmRfsexhj9Mv3K7wgBcTUqnHWlC/s400/audrey_23593895.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>*</strong> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;">The One and Only! </span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yesterday, as we lingered over lunch,<br />a friend of a friend, who's thinking of starting a blog, asked me:<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">"What advice would you give to someone new to blogging?"<br /><strong>Qui? Moi?</strong><br />Give advice on blogging?!!<br />I mean, honestly, who, in their right mind, would ask <strong>moi<br /></strong>for advice on blogging?!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Despite my best intentions, I can honestly say<br />I quite often think of one thing and then something completely<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">different imposes itself and somehow ends up on my blog<br />- now, from what I've read about blogs and blogging<br />on other people's blogs,<br /><strong>this is not the way most bloggers blog</strong>...<br />Posts are pre-planned, thought out, perhaps even written ahead.<br />I, on the other hand, am still muddling<br />my way along somehow, pretending I know what I'm doing!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;">.<br /></span>It was my nearest and dearest who jokingly suggested<br />I give her a list of <strong>"don't do what I do"</strong> tips!<br />Nevertheless, I must say, this whole conversation<br />got me thinking and<br />I wondered if any of you out there <span style="font-size:85%;">(all three of you!!!)<br /></span>have better advice...<br />Which blogging platform do you,<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">or would you, use?<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Blogger?<br />TypePad?<br />WordPress?<br />Any others I haven't heard of?<br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">..<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>*</strong> I've had this photo in my collection for a very long time - I've no idea where<br /></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">I initially sourced it; if anyone does know, please inform me -thanks!</span></p></div>me, myself, Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13504879233811414262noreply@blogger.com5