WTF Friday: Gnome Way!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrvhGCgEzE/UD5DlipcamI/AAAAAAAACmo/_PFRVq7fmj4/s1600/CMG2100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTrvhGCgEzE/UD5DlipcamI/AAAAAAAACmo/_PFRVq7fmj4/s400/CMG2100.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Where has good taste gone, At West End?  I look at your online sale rack and nearly every item is a candidate for my WTF Friday posts, especially your Wooden Garden Gnome ($39, was $99).  Take this lonely loser back to the craft fair from which he escaped.  He doesn't belong in a garden or anywhere near a well-designed home!

WTF Friday: Gnome Way!

Where has good taste gone, At West End?  I look at your online sale rack and nearly every item is a candidate for my WTF Friday posts, espec...

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Install Day

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8lNnbLl76QU/UD5C4RjgAbI/AAAAAAAACmY/H6A2MVzeN3g/s1600/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8lNnbLl76QU/UD5C4RjgAbI/AAAAAAAACmY/H6A2MVzeN3g/s400/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg-1.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wqu4MZaEyvY/UD5C41jub3I/AAAAAAAACmg/TjNnu6uYQwc/s1600/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wqu4MZaEyvY/UD5C41jub3I/AAAAAAAACmg/TjNnu6uYQwc/s400/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div>Normally, I am off on Thursdays.  But not today.  Today I am installing a whimsical, modern-minimalist apartment in the West Village with my team of handymen.  To keep the workday flying by, we listen to tunes on my iphone.  But we can hardly hear them over the drills and hammers.  I sure could use Fred Flare's Disco Ball Speaker ($7, was $18) to amplify the sound and my cool factor--love the disco ball!

Install Day

Normally, I am off on Thursdays.  But not today.  Today I am installing a whimsical, modern-minimalist apartment in the West Village with my...

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Lazy River

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1gwnKCL5uH4/UD5CJQ69rrI/AAAAAAAACmA/A8ZlcZjOBqY/s1600/23729627_014_b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1gwnKCL5uH4/UD5CJQ69rrI/AAAAAAAACmA/A8ZlcZjOBqY/s400/23729627_014_b.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fHw82zSVaGo/UD5CKClL2eI/AAAAAAAACmI/adew8-Ov3Po/s1600/23729627_014_f1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fHw82zSVaGo/UD5CKClL2eI/AAAAAAAACmI/adew8-Ov3Po/s400/23729627_014_f1.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c-2M88wjiBc/UD5CLDk1JMI/AAAAAAAACmQ/PA9W0v9NFRE/s1600/390929_10151021123062563_471589451_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c-2M88wjiBc/UD5CLDk1JMI/AAAAAAAACmQ/PA9W0v9NFRE/s400/390929_10151021123062563_471589451_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This Sunday I spent the day at my girlfriend's lake house.  There were a gaggle of us gals and we bobbed, floated, and talked about relationships over snacks.  You know, the usual.  The one thing that was unusual:  I didn't think about design at all.  Just relaxing.  So when I came back to the city and found Anthropologie's Harbor Coffee Table ($849, was $1298) on sale, it took me right back to the lake house.  I want one of these to have a bit of summer wherever I live.

Lazy River

This Sunday I spent the day at my girlfriend's lake house.  There were a gaggle of us gals and we bobbed, floated, and talked about rela...

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Ray of Light

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Yl-AbnR-7M/UDmRQYV6M_I/AAAAAAAAClU/IL6ZHK_WBxY/s1600/ClutchFloorLampF12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Yl-AbnR-7M/UDmRQYV6M_I/AAAAAAAAClU/IL6ZHK_WBxY/s320/ClutchFloorLampF12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yma6pe_Hcao/UDmRQwi29kI/AAAAAAAAClc/eifddgoqgJc/s1600/clutchfloorlampslicewalFC12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yma6pe_Hcao/UDmRQwi29kI/AAAAAAAAClc/eifddgoqgJc/s320/clutchfloorlampslicewalFC12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>As those of you who have taken my design class know, every room needs 3 lamps.  They can be floor or table versions, but they must have a wattage capability at or higher than 100.  By these standards, I would definitely approve of CB2's Clutch Oak Floor Lamp, especially at its sale price of $149 (was $199).

Ray of Light

As those of you who have taken my design class know, every room needs 3 lamps.  They can be floor or table versions, but they must have a wa...

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Gone Swimmin'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aAv4XljkOG4/UDmPxvwfA5I/AAAAAAAAClE/sSnnTsOVnMo/s1600/5965145311_0effdb69a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aAv4XljkOG4/UDmPxvwfA5I/AAAAAAAAClE/sSnnTsOVnMo/s320/5965145311_0effdb69a4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AGwTeW9UVMU/UDmPybyCJPI/AAAAAAAAClM/FuPGH-uxSk0/s1600/91EA31D5E84D1EF7973E828E0847116F_330035_1_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AGwTeW9UVMU/UDmPybyCJPI/AAAAAAAAClM/FuPGH-uxSk0/s400/91EA31D5E84D1EF7973E828E0847116F_330035_1_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Today I am playing hooky.  I am spending the day with a gaggle of girls at a friend's Croton Falls lake house.  There will be dips in the water, lots of food, and even more beverages--sadly, all of mine will be baby-friendly, i.e. non-alcoholic.  But I still plan on having fun and spending little to no time thinking of design.  It's a vacation day, after all!

Gone Swimmin'

Today I am playing hooky.  I am spending the day with a gaggle of girls at a friend's Croton Falls lake house.  There will be dips in th...

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WTF Friday: That's so 90s

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1-cX2mNdj8/UDPDBZIZRpI/AAAAAAAACkY/W-DSJsFq3b8/s1600/50677-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1-cX2mNdj8/UDPDBZIZRpI/AAAAAAAACkY/W-DSJsFq3b8/s320/50677-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iWyXwnBicBg/UDPDCe7jAkI/AAAAAAAACkg/pI4JMI5_1wM/s1600/50677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iWyXwnBicBg/UDPDCe7jAkI/AAAAAAAACkg/pI4JMI5_1wM/s320/50677.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As some of you who are Affordable Interior Design's facebook followers know, I have been shooting a show for the DIY Network.  Their new series, entitled "That's So 90s", makes fun of horrible design choices from that decade.  And I get to sit back and make jokes about all the tacky trends--one of those trends included roosters.  Remember when there were roosters on everything from tea towels to stenciled wall borders?  Well, apparently they are not gone because NapaStyle is selling a Rooster Storage Basket for $229 (was $299).  Really?!?!  <i>That's so 90s....</i>

WTF Friday: That's so 90s

As some of you who are Affordable Interior Design's facebook followers know, I have been shooting a show for the DIY Network.  Their new...

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Birds of a Feather...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNMLfCjLgHY/UDPBpByjtEI/AAAAAAAACkQ/0HlS7tz9IUs/s1600/NestingTablesWhiteS23QOT12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNMLfCjLgHY/UDPBpByjtEI/AAAAAAAACkQ/0HlS7tz9IUs/s320/NestingTablesWhiteS23QOT12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Flock to these nesting tables together.  I have a current fixation with nesting tables.  So versatile--two table that take up the floor space of one.  And I do love to entertain.  So Crate and Barrel's White Nesting Tables ($119, were $134) would be perfect for an impromptu cocktail party--and I'll still have money leftover for appetizers!

Birds of a Feather...

Flock to these nesting tables together.  I have a current fixation with nesting tables.  So versatile--two table that take up the floor spac...

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Topper Tips

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2fwNrI-VVD0/UDO6haGo54I/AAAAAAAACjs/fc58AWXuvtA/s1600/img11b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2fwNrI-VVD0/UDO6haGo54I/AAAAAAAACjs/fc58AWXuvtA/s320/img11b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When hanging drapes like West Elm's elegantly embroidered Diamond Links Window Panel ($54, was $79), hang it up and outside of the window box to enlarge your window and heighten your space.

Topper Tips

When hanging drapes like West Elm's elegantly embroidered Diamond Links Window Panel ($54, was $79), hang it up and outside of the windo...

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In Denial

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3zvWUl-rxQ/UDO5gti1_6I/AAAAAAAACjc/aQSIuPukbQM/s1600/img81o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3zvWUl-rxQ/UDO5gti1_6I/AAAAAAAACjc/aQSIuPukbQM/s320/img81o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R8I33ifaptc/UDO5ijV8mRI/AAAAAAAACjk/3BWY3eRUWaY/s1600/img6o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R8I33ifaptc/UDO5ijV8mRI/AAAAAAAACjk/3BWY3eRUWaY/s400/img6o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I often go to PBTeen and find things I would love to have.  Am I in denial?  Am I in search of my youth?  I'm in my 30s.  Is this inappropriate?  For instance, I love their Scroll Border Mirror.  And now that this pretty piece is on sale for $98 (was $149), I am trying to talk myself out of a tween impulse purchase.

In Denial

I often go to PBTeen and find things I would love to have.  Am I in denial?  Am I in search of my youth?  I'm in my 30s.  Is this inappr...

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And cause I'm still tired...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-luErZUWm39Y/UC2xVKMUPsI/AAAAAAAACiw/J9Vox9Pel_c/s1600/photo-148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-luErZUWm39Y/UC2xVKMUPsI/AAAAAAAACiw/J9Vox9Pel_c/s320/photo-148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VqaUW5MaxA8/UC2xagw80xI/AAAAAAAACi4/_5-pSxzZUtw/s1600/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VqaUW5MaxA8/UC2xagw80xI/AAAAAAAACi4/_5-pSxzZUtw/s400/IMG_0064.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Next week I am hoping to be less jet-lagged and more revived. Until then, here is another set of images from that install.

And cause I'm still tired...

Next week I am hoping to be less jet-lagged and more revived. Until then, here is another set of images from that install.

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So here's what I've been up to....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxWbiejKQ-w/UC2wcvvWVhI/AAAAAAAACik/KrNzZYzAjpI/s1600/photo-147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxWbiejKQ-w/UC2wcvvWVhI/AAAAAAAACik/KrNzZYzAjpI/s320/photo-147.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxWbiejKQ-w/UC2wcvvWVhI/AAAAAAAACik/KrNzZYzAjpI/s1600/photo-147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cO9-VWyLW3E/UC2wYoUuaRI/AAAAAAAACic/4EaXU2T-tZA/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cO9-VWyLW3E/UC2wYoUuaRI/AAAAAAAACic/4EaXU2T-tZA/s400/IMG_0061.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I have not been blogging this week, and I feel really bad about it.  This week I have been working like a dog:  two installs of two apartments (that means putting everything together and in its place with my team of handymen--physically and emotionally tiring!!) and then a shoot for the DIY Network.  Mama is so worn out.  Here is a before/after of one recently finished install.

So here's what I've been up to....

I have not been blogging this week, and I feel really bad about it.  This week I have been working like a dog:  two installs of two apartmen...

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Day Off

I just got back from vacation.  I am pooped and have a ton of calls/emails to return.  No blogging today.  Just work, work, and more work!  Til Monday, dear readers...

Day Off

I just got back from vacation.  I am pooped and have a ton of calls/emails to return.  No blogging today.  Just work, work, and more work!  ...

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Home Sweet Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWFvcLlyUz4/UA-Fv07BCwI/AAAAAAAACh8/D3OQ3KYw-0w/s1600/538284_10150817732507563_556852183_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UWFvcLlyUz4/UA-Fv07BCwI/AAAAAAAACh8/D3OQ3KYw-0w/s320/538284_10150817732507563_556852183_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qaENVmHhL0Q/UA-FywuZUrI/AAAAAAAACiE/9wj4-QcL74Q/s1600/brooklynbridge6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qaENVmHhL0Q/UA-FywuZUrI/AAAAAAAACiE/9wj4-QcL74Q/s320/brooklynbridge6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We are headed home today.  It has been a great trip.  But I am missing my Mister Baby.  Mama is coming home to her sweet little boy and home to her beloved NYC!  Almost there...

Home Sweet Home

We are headed home today.  It has been a great trip.  But I am missing my Mister Baby.  Mama is coming home to her sweet little boy and home...

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Gay Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BidfdxlQmH8/UA-FAhg_wTI/AAAAAAAAChs/lsCeNQYANhM/s1600/408-519.main_f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BidfdxlQmH8/UA-FAhg_wTI/AAAAAAAAChs/lsCeNQYANhM/s320/408-519.main_f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k6eN0ESWjdM/UA-FDa040II/AAAAAAAACh0/1QGmrel7RrA/s1600/Latin_Quarter_Apartments_Paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k6eN0ESWjdM/UA-FDa040II/AAAAAAAACh0/1QGmrel7RrA/s320/Latin_Quarter_Apartments_Paris.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I couldn't be happier to be in Paris.  All my favorite haunts are here from my college semester abroad.  We are staying right by the Sorbonne. We are so near the cafe where I used to wait tables, the streets I used to stroll at night, the crepe place at which I ate two budget meals per day.  And now I am here with my love.  What could be more romantic?!

Gay Paris

I couldn't be happier to be in Paris.  All my favorite haunts are here from my college semester abroad.  We are staying right by the Sor...

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Passin' Through

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MYRJi08Rjl0/UA-DcgzEZGI/AAAAAAAAChc/RX0SFnYzJd4/s1600/1-72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MYRJi08Rjl0/UA-DcgzEZGI/AAAAAAAAChc/RX0SFnYzJd4/s320/1-72.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-B7UEUL6II/UA-Dey5xSJI/AAAAAAAAChk/Z439w9wF8K0/s1600/france1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3-B7UEUL6II/UA-Dey5xSJI/AAAAAAAAChk/Z439w9wF8K0/s320/france1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Zip!  We are zooming from the South up to Paris today.  No time to sight see.  We have crepes to devour along my favorite streets in the City of Lights.  Off we set into the sunset.  No sleep til Paris!

Passin' Through

Zip!  We are zooming from the South up to Paris today.  No time to sight see.  We have crepes to devour along my favorite streets in the Cit...

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Along the Loire

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6qTrCq1wRJ4/UA-A8inqjmI/AAAAAAAACg8/ZcuN__8B1Ow/s1600/ch-Chambord.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6qTrCq1wRJ4/UA-A8inqjmI/AAAAAAAACg8/ZcuN__8B1Ow/s320/ch-Chambord.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gnf_k_1NOg/UA-BAmXHQhI/AAAAAAAAChE/N4hRBBS0WYQ/s1600/Tudor_buildings_in_Tours,_France.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Gnf_k_1NOg/UA-BAmXHQhI/AAAAAAAAChE/N4hRBBS0WYQ/s320/Tudor_buildings_in_Tours,_France.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today we are twisting along the Loire River Valley all the way to Tours.  There we are "Tour"ing chateaux like the Blois Castle.  I can't wait to check out the amazing decor and over-the-top opulence.  This is my girly-girl day, for sure!

Along the Loire

Today we are twisting along the Loire River Valley all the way to Tours.  There we are "Tour"ing chateaux like the Blois Castle.  ...

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Family Time

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fmmiAjh874A/UA-CWuIwxDI/AAAAAAAAChM/GgKmn-XYwpM/s1600/img015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fmmiAjh874A/UA-CWuIwxDI/AAAAAAAAChM/GgKmn-XYwpM/s320/img015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uoU-vpkpHNA/UA-CaLkXNaI/AAAAAAAAChU/0Sc7nT0lqrw/s1600/img024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uoU-vpkpHNA/UA-CaLkXNaI/AAAAAAAAChU/0Sc7nT0lqrw/s320/img024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We land in the South of France today--right on the Rhone.  This is not only a lovely area filled with medieval villages, it is also where I spent many months of my childhood.  I learned French in these rolling and lush hills with my French host family over the course of several summers.  I haven't been back in 12 years...  There is no place like home!!

Family Time

We land in the South of France today--right on the Rhone.  This is not only a lovely area filled with medieval villages, it is also where I ...

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Scaling to New Heights

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j5C57rbSbKE/UA-AMVipOJI/AAAAAAAACg0/QJj1K1hzUGs/s1600/Mont+St+Michel,+Normandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j5C57rbSbKE/UA-AMVipOJI/AAAAAAAACg0/QJj1K1hzUGs/s320/Mont+St+Michel,+Normandy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We woke up today at the base of Mont Saint Michel.  This monastery on an island is surrounded by tourist and by actual quicksand.  Hopefully, my husband will pull me out as I collect seashells and take in the view at the foot of this majestic structure.

Scaling to New Heights

We woke up today at the base of Mont Saint Michel.  This monastery on an island is surrounded by tourist and by actual quicksand.  Hopefully...

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