tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83040306499462717852024-02-19T11:27:16.452-05:00Mona LisaMona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-18051129953250617582012-06-28T20:31:00.002-04:002012-06-28T20:31:31.977-04:00Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-40283729491204338352010-05-08T08:26:00.000-04:002010-05-08T08:26:06.925-04:00Postcard • Nature - spring flower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmB9n77U2avHiPgs7M3oAFdOVKIBN8ruGSr7TSeb-wZVkcA5Icq1i0mZzn5PhAHLzmdK3SBzueQdJogsqE_2q7Jke4EMfzZIF3f0LAAgAH85C8Ipthm9oDZVz4dzjeK_WAR_JfHZ5jQ0/s1600/IMG_5169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmB9n77U2avHiPgs7M3oAFdOVKIBN8ruGSr7TSeb-wZVkcA5Icq1i0mZzn5PhAHLzmdK3SBzueQdJogsqE_2q7Jke4EMfzZIF3f0LAAgAH85C8Ipthm9oDZVz4dzjeK_WAR_JfHZ5jQ0/s640/IMG_5169.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-53530436225613327822010-03-31T20:25:00.006-04:002010-03-31T20:31:55.204-04:00Charming ItlayAfter a long week working in Italy, I am back into the crazy schedule and happy to see the family.<br />
I had my camera in my coat pocket as I was walking from one meeting to the other. Italy is so beautiful that you are astonish and amaze buy the scenery and people everywhere you go.<br />
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Only in Rome you can walk by a very young and quite charming priest that is smoking while talking on his cell phone.<br />
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And here is the street corner where he was...<br />
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Florence is magic... I stopped quickly in my favourite shop to buy Florentine marble paper, and the shop owner was so nice that he took the time to show me how they made this beautiful paper.<br />
Here is a link to <a href="http://www.papermojo.com/marble/florentine+marble+paper.html">buy marble paper</a>.<br />
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Marble paper is marvellous and today it is only made in Florence, here is an article about it in the<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/13/travel/marbled-paper-from-florence.html?pagewanted=1"> New York Times</a><br />
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March is great in Italy flowers are blooming and you can really feel spring.<br />
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What was sad about this trip is I had no time to see anything, and since I traveled a lot by train I saw Tuscany fly in front of my eyes at 325 km/h...<br />
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I am planning a long weekend away in the country, time to sew, visit my favourite antique shop and walk in the forest. More about all this soon.<br />
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MonaMona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-79655601925768477612010-03-23T13:56:00.001-04:002010-03-23T13:57:03.139-04:00Postcard • Bologna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNTomIDh4QtWy0pMovRyMddCQ0WogNTGS_OSysZBys95RvN_XHIdF24xlJZH3tyzQFTRzr-faCjZ0dgPtH88U3z8oUuHNdaKf59F5t0WgGZOLdOHaWe9Cfu4NpSd1BusP_TRrQDI0BhU/s1600-h/Bologna_center.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNTomIDh4QtWy0pMovRyMddCQ0WogNTGS_OSysZBys95RvN_XHIdF24xlJZH3tyzQFTRzr-faCjZ0dgPtH88U3z8oUuHNdaKf59F5t0WgGZOLdOHaWe9Cfu4NpSd1BusP_TRrQDI0BhU/s640/Bologna_center.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
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I am exhausted from working... This is such a beautiful city.Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-82736649674344956922010-03-21T17:06:00.002-04:002010-03-21T17:08:43.853-04:00Postcard • Milano<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypGymHxUFJPVeyNrb1QL9J7Z0DXMCbJjaDWLfXSvUJ_Ip2OL9Cl7CGuJaEk-fZgTlcCCOl65MXl3wldgsBZhNirD0kG30z5s0S8cyVAAD9DBZUCtM0fwLt3ezBM6bsE64ipu0EqhtA1k/s1600-h/Duomo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypGymHxUFJPVeyNrb1QL9J7Z0DXMCbJjaDWLfXSvUJ_Ip2OL9Cl7CGuJaEk-fZgTlcCCOl65MXl3wldgsBZhNirD0kG30z5s0S8cyVAAD9DBZUCtM0fwLt3ezBM6bsE64ipu0EqhtA1k/s640/Duomo.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW57KdcxgMJTX7-jYV_FaAGSnFEduGNtPa4Mz6HhohFtvQ3XnRSBdAdIB8Ah2UARcjYXO4-yNG61BvbKAu-V7t-3beWtC2gzBW0rUgZTgtxdPF9EaRDuQcT6jV25GZsuPNdqRCoq2y-Rg/s1600-h/Duomo_in_the_rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW57KdcxgMJTX7-jYV_FaAGSnFEduGNtPa4Mz6HhohFtvQ3XnRSBdAdIB8Ah2UARcjYXO4-yNG61BvbKAu-V7t-3beWtC2gzBW0rUgZTgtxdPF9EaRDuQcT6jV25GZsuPNdqRCoq2y-Rg/s640/Duomo_in_the_rain.jpg" width="580" /></a><br />
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It is raining here !!!!Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-81115664426463944702010-03-19T15:48:00.004-04:002010-03-19T20:20:06.205-04:00Top 3 of the week {Inspiration and curiosity}<div style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here are my best read of the week on the web.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From Home & Harmony</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu_wgGOlq9lKDj1HyCp8Dj1WU2fFZe4vqJ8IKa-f815XSFOEQeZp5ut5-SkV0vWWGLtoWnPmCe13vSfSw-bKg4Aa7fi58OT6MHXCFJf-bbcUgsnePGRfFL3GYJ3yogzLJsigmStkxmwU/s1600-h/island-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu_wgGOlq9lKDj1HyCp8Dj1WU2fFZe4vqJ8IKa-f815XSFOEQeZp5ut5-SkV0vWWGLtoWnPmCe13vSfSw-bKg4Aa7fi58OT6MHXCFJf-bbcUgsnePGRfFL3GYJ3yogzLJsigmStkxmwU/s640/island-1.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
This blog is great, Rie post all the step of her home remodeling. With before and after pictures every read of this blog give you a boost of inspiration to turn your house around. This kitchen island revamped is very remarkable.<br />
<a href="http://homeandharmony.blogspot.com/2010/03/island-revisted.html">Read it</a><br />
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<div style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>From Heather Bullard</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH-GWVmFhEnFW1isE8pLrhrTKPnP_L4OBvAvk5StS9bSGrDzaeihg0_sAQUHWsLD_4P9f7RNJoCAYeqgXKMF63FnttpI8msdqzoJCz_7HHV7AnnPyu0cata-8NlknlWffnHpF7qkX9jQ/s1600-h/6a00d83451be3369e20120a937e8ed970b-500wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCH-GWVmFhEnFW1isE8pLrhrTKPnP_L4OBvAvk5StS9bSGrDzaeihg0_sAQUHWsLD_4P9f7RNJoCAYeqgXKMF63FnttpI8msdqzoJCz_7HHV7AnnPyu0cata-8NlknlWffnHpF7qkX9jQ/s640/6a00d83451be3369e20120a937e8ed970b-500wi.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
The best chicken coop ever. I don’t think I could add ‘feed the chicken’ to my list of everyday to do’s. However I am impressed by the design of this small barn to raise chicken. And one day I wish I could venture into raising chicken in my backyard too.<br />
<a href="http://heatherbullard.typepad.com/heather_bullard_collectio/2010/03/our-chicken-coop.html">Read it </a><br />
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<div style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>From Pioneer Woman</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsegav2ngglg4MGlWySnxHPoZT5aycTmd3pZRUSVInWtpV-gv4b6hTmvPzKvWurOA6xnCWn1Jgy9MabnDoWl7qaLJRLBHq2mE1AI8OoEAm4KSJiheAxwQZbvbrI5nwQ8hyrD_UsiTXOI/s1600-h/4069707797_7cefc626a2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsegav2ngglg4MGlWySnxHPoZT5aycTmd3pZRUSVInWtpV-gv4b6hTmvPzKvWurOA6xnCWn1Jgy9MabnDoWl7qaLJRLBHq2mE1AI8OoEAm4KSJiheAxwQZbvbrI5nwQ8hyrD_UsiTXOI/s640/4069707797_7cefc626a2.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
I find myself returning often to this site, especially because it is a great read. The pioneer women confessions post are so entertaining and her photographs are amazing.<br />
<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/confessions/">Read it </a>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-91475454674790421682010-03-17T18:34:00.000-04:002010-03-17T18:34:20.749-04:00Postcard • Spring is here early<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZjn2szi-lkHHu5VoUarJLquZGWrnhms1KBnqlIFwKgLHWOKQFGCzi4hL4v4k_hBa7b_cQodbWBI5CFhaetyzXh4vHeQgOmoJFjQpXIRnlgc7xQhgeXSPbrl97F5IPvwJDQe-GbpxNNo/s1600-h/spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZjn2szi-lkHHu5VoUarJLquZGWrnhms1KBnqlIFwKgLHWOKQFGCzi4hL4v4k_hBa7b_cQodbWBI5CFhaetyzXh4vHeQgOmoJFjQpXIRnlgc7xQhgeXSPbrl97F5IPvwJDQe-GbpxNNo/s640/spring.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sun is out here and weather is abnormally high, joy ! Here is a sunny picture.</span></span>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-49479198680828648592010-03-15T13:52:00.009-04:002010-03-15T19:00:53.872-04:00Sugar time • great dessert and the art of Maple Syrup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQMrEz1kHWOJLEx7JElzwYxBVTpZHX-5R-ZccdxeAr7jWYKgI3x3JcyLp5AnwJEpPM7e82UsgBrzg2Fgnd9z9ukT4axP6FuSQqmiy_aceyBBYjfw2E9JgbhUaU4NaPBJ8vdqFZYA8NUs/s1600-h/cabane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQMrEz1kHWOJLEx7JElzwYxBVTpZHX-5R-ZccdxeAr7jWYKgI3x3JcyLp5AnwJEpPM7e82UsgBrzg2Fgnd9z9ukT4axP6FuSQqmiy_aceyBBYjfw2E9JgbhUaU4NaPBJ8vdqFZYA8NUs/s640/cabane.jpg" width="580" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Maple Syrup season has begun here in Quebec and the sugar shacks (cabanes à sucre) will begin collecting sap flow and creating this divine Syrup. We visited the "sugar shack" of my uncle last weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsnFzgOs4WzDuqtoIrOKn1v836fih5C6UnqMkVwR7AVDO0yhUKcBbjD242oYoIKMaORL_yPu-ibBBWV8iCBvYXTCM5rzimV05U69PjV5ruHu1BPMnOQFLHpohSQnAQ1aPykaVmrrku7A/s1600-h/Maple_syrup_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsnFzgOs4WzDuqtoIrOKn1v836fih5C6UnqMkVwR7AVDO0yhUKcBbjD242oYoIKMaORL_yPu-ibBBWV8iCBvYXTCM5rzimV05U69PjV5ruHu1BPMnOQFLHpohSQnAQ1aPykaVmrrku7A/s640/Maple_syrup_2.jpg" width="580" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here are is my favourite recipes ( Pouding-chômeur)<br />
Source from a French cook – </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://aladistasio.telequebec.tv/recettes/recette.aspx?id=617">A la Distasio</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><ul><li>18 oz Maple Syrup</li>
<li>18 oz Heavy Cream (35 %)</li>
<li>1/2 cup butter</li>
<li>1 cup of sugar</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>2 cup of flour</li>
<li>2 teaspoon Baking powder</li>
<li>1 pinch of salt</li>
<li>1/2 cup of milk</li>
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Preheat oven to 200 ° C (400 ° F).<br />
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In a large heavy saucepan, bring to boil maple syrup and cream monitoring to avoid overflow. Let it 3 to 4 minutes then remove from heat.<br />
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Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat about 2 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir dry ingredients to egg mixture alternately with milk.<br />
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Pour the mixture into a rectangular mould of 32 X 23 cm (13 X 9 inches). Cover the preparation of maple syrup and bake for 30 minutes.<br />
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This week is very busy, I am planning a business trip to Italy and leaving in 9 days. Rome is my favorite city, sadly this year I will be visiting Rome for only 5 hours... So here is a picture from my last visit.<br />
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Although they are teenage now, we still try a game of tic tac toe on piece a paper from time to time. So here my take of a 'quilt' version of this game.<br />
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I used left over fabric from Amy Butler beautiful line <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_display.php?fabric=daisy-chain&cid=39&flid=14">Daisy Chain</a>.<br />
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And the board was done with natural cotton and small strip of scrap of Amy Butler - <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=midwest-modern&flid=12">Midwest Modern</a>.<br />
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This is not perfect at all, but it is great small project.<br />
For an interesting read about this very basic game - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-tac-toe">tic tac toe </a>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-63590247393743526642010-03-08T20:01:00.001-05:002010-03-08T20:02:46.350-05:00Project Quilt {french general} - part 2<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ok a week off from work is great to get ahead with projects. I did not expect to go this far with my quilt project. But I have finished the 36 blocks planed to do this enormous project. </span></span><br />
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With no internet and almost no phone calls, our country home offers the best relaxing time. It is set in the middle of a ski region so we tackle the slope almost everyday.<br />
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Nice friends along the way.<br />
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Every morning I watched birds feed.<br />
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And every nights we enjoyed a nice fire.<br />
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Skiing was perfect with sun and very warm weather.<br />
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I have done lots of sewing and I will be back with the state of my <a href="http://monalisacuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-quilt-french-general-part-1.html">Quilt project</a> soon.<br />
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So here was my week.<br />
MonaMona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-12825031804940470122010-02-26T21:29:00.002-05:002010-03-06T17:28:26.756-05:00Postcard • Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4msIQeTnit-wo_zzYFqFTgYr2TyxDHI9cUTqDmJJ_mDNWLYlom1IJvLrTU2IOPVH4kzQ7p4NcpNaBt4Tvbu5LN-M1puVL9ANecCnqdGL2Lcd8rTRYPOpnxbj46p-KQ55QX8o8p77Ltqw/s1600-h/paris.at.night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4msIQeTnit-wo_zzYFqFTgYr2TyxDHI9cUTqDmJJ_mDNWLYlom1IJvLrTU2IOPVH4kzQ7p4NcpNaBt4Tvbu5LN-M1puVL9ANecCnqdGL2Lcd8rTRYPOpnxbj46p-KQ55QX8o8p77Ltqw/s640/paris.at.night.jpg" width="580" /></a></div>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-24464832148209600912010-02-26T07:44:00.004-05:002010-02-26T07:50:33.015-05:00What about a rustic look ? {decor - how to}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKeIEJ01oFHkf1JaN5brU7z1fclwyOZ2L8CxMHl3yW9WgDhNx0f4bZf031mKIwmZQzpmRc1lLT_FiYL4jVhARKbJVGgXnSDmGCzix1qq7W-FFy479XAZdVqvjRCu3FIjtEeZR7KTQn7c/s1600-h/bn_101109_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKeIEJ01oFHkf1JaN5brU7z1fclwyOZ2L8CxMHl3yW9WgDhNx0f4bZf031mKIwmZQzpmRc1lLT_FiYL4jVhARKbJVGgXnSDmGCzix1qq7W-FFy479XAZdVqvjRCu3FIjtEeZR7KTQn7c/s640/bn_101109_01.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
I find these wood wall very interesting. Great for the country home.<br />
Here is a creation by <a href="http://www.bleunature.com/us/accueil/home.html">Bleu Nature</a> located near Lille, in Northern France. They have a very nice collection of furnitures and lightings. With material like driftwood, pebbles, lacquered wood, and petrified wood, Blue Nature creates unique design.<br />
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If a wood wall fits your decor, there is several tutorial on the web to create them and here is interesting links;<br />
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Birch poles sliced into disks and glued to plywood panels to create a graphic wall mosaic.<br />
Easy and simple, could be a nice weekend project.<br />
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City line - <a href="http://www.citytv.com/cityline/home/art/article/47029--recycled-tree-art-project">Recycled tree art project</a><br />
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Furniture made of <b style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"></b><b style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">recycled teak wood or lovely rosewood can fit any design, from contemporary to exotic. </b><br />
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<b style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">I bought 2 chairs last summer and as I am planning the redecorate this year, I will visit the shop again soon. Well I need to budget first, otherwise I could very well spend the entire decorating budget there.</b><br />
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MonaMona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-62354893436489196362010-02-18T20:16:00.007-05:002010-02-20T10:41:31.040-05:00Project Quilt {french general} - part 1<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ok, I have a day job, and quite a full life.<br />
But when spare time comes around, or when I organize my schedule for spare time, I love to try new stuff. I always have several projects started.<br />
At present I have decided to learn how to quilt. So I tried small projects to get the idea of it, and I attended two very basic courses. Now I feel ready for a big project so I am trying to create a bed cover for a very large bed in our country home. My first quilt will be a traditional Log cabin pattern and hope it will work.<br />
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I have bought the fabric from the Rouennerie collection at<a href="http://monalisacuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/02/french-general.html"> French General</a>.<br />
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And I started to put together blocks a month ago.<br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After experimenting with various combinations here are the first pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcduqX63sTGW7Hb0jJ0YiyVEZh8YlnV4QzXbLOV-5MWWDG-nQ-WDIOqPC1wzeSRFCAFVuinq0IatxQfFH8KeSYoHA_uRofvcLjXw8AFByPPc6m9zpsOR-NufqnL6TB0DlKWax5QDF8HLg/s1600-h/Quilting+Log+Cabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcduqX63sTGW7Hb0jJ0YiyVEZh8YlnV4QzXbLOV-5MWWDG-nQ-WDIOqPC1wzeSRFCAFVuinq0IatxQfFH8KeSYoHA_uRofvcLjXw8AFByPPc6m9zpsOR-NufqnL6TB0DlKWax5QDF8HLg/s640/Quilting+Log+Cabin.jpg" width="580" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now I have 16 blocks done and 20 to go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ4S96WK_7Abb10HSo2UO9fG3lvGCGHAFWodw0BtcpwOiNVFwBfSgOqJRw9surTqYQ72_XMPwLxEPKuvLy_9AmUAE0qWtJaMpO6VF-L1l5LaeMHOmzSrrrPdOO2A3lkz-6VNEA_iCSbA/s1600-h/Quilting+Log+Cabin_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZ4S96WK_7Abb10HSo2UO9fG3lvGCGHAFWodw0BtcpwOiNVFwBfSgOqJRw9surTqYQ72_XMPwLxEPKuvLy_9AmUAE0qWtJaMpO6VF-L1l5LaeMHOmzSrrrPdOO2A3lkz-6VNEA_iCSbA/s640/Quilting+Log+Cabin_1.jpg" width="580" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I will keep you inform as move along.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mona</span></div>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-58578911435624062682010-02-17T17:32:00.002-05:002010-02-17T19:48:41.655-05:00Unique furniture {vintage}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOECP4__YdiSXKVa7tzCj1UAlaMXGD0zvKLsvnA4CAVZ-cpjcFRd3zR76j1iGYurX8lEIlwRg5hQ7-IZnnj8hZs8qHElcadUylJW3TJKK5RCJAj-0ZyzaahleiPxDWg6HZSKty9dJNzI/s1600-h/mosaicwares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoOECP4__YdiSXKVa7tzCj1UAlaMXGD0zvKLsvnA4CAVZ-cpjcFRd3zR76j1iGYurX8lEIlwRg5hQ7-IZnnj8hZs8qHElcadUylJW3TJKK5RCJAj-0ZyzaahleiPxDWg6HZSKty9dJNzI/s640/mosaicwares.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I found about Mosaicwares in a design magazine. The collection offers furniture, accessories and even jewel box made of pieces of vintage china and tiles. The mix of textures and colours is wonderful and dramatic. Mosaicwares was founded by two sister with real style. I can easily see one of their creation in my home.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.mosaicwares.com/%28g2zgqwvchjgnzefmd4e4wp55%29/index.aspx">Mosaicwares</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I love this idea ! Restored furniture with a difference.<br />
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Colourful and innovating, every piece of furniture here can be the star of a room.</span></span> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhuM0ioRE6yy475DesgKAhMHhrJ9cTZDecd9WJb2Xx_dS_teBgxg5pkMTa6mK_7krMGHCDEzPw3r0wZ34BkW08ze0xOy9xGYuWRZTA1oUr2Kek16puL9h7nUId-maiEdHF1zgnrM1QZs/s1600-h/blue-settee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhuM0ioRE6yy475DesgKAhMHhrJ9cTZDecd9WJb2Xx_dS_teBgxg5pkMTa6mK_7krMGHCDEzPw3r0wZ34BkW08ze0xOy9xGYuWRZTA1oUr2Kek16puL9h7nUId-maiEdHF1zgnrM1QZs/s640/blue-settee.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><a href="http://www.couchgb.com/default.asp">Couch</a> specialises in producing exquisite furniture with a difference. Period furniture sourced from around the world, lovingly restored and finally upholstered to the highest standard so as to produce a finish that is electrifying, sumptuous, and totally unique.<br />
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The Couch business philosophy is to combine innovation with the highest levels of quality to produce uniquely vibrant period furniture for the discerning homeowner.Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-9558004115054798212010-02-12T07:47:00.003-05:002010-02-20T09:04:50.762-05:00We all like free stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqVvgCTBqRxdICMaz2CpDNChStsEvg0_TedQcDrU7eK0dxGwi4-eaHyq2V7WjtD0f6E_OzO9sGHwnZg5yz5zaz7aST4lLxcCK2c0jqimcxCux79BiF-bxoqoFWlpbc6ZIQniygalG4F4/s1600-h/birdsgfairy4b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqVvgCTBqRxdICMaz2CpDNChStsEvg0_TedQcDrU7eK0dxGwi4-eaHyq2V7WjtD0f6E_OzO9sGHwnZg5yz5zaz7aST4lLxcCK2c0jqimcxCux79BiF-bxoqoFWlpbc6ZIQniygalG4F4/s640/birdsgfairy4b.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3yQRF-mI_3bhUuF1zG6rUvHHMzbettwla5Xcebh3Vou2wBJW_zhNOFa9sR5WwR5jOwh6UVwh2SjlQJDlx5aAGhNKdegHAfZbo63PotdDyAV3e5vxtfbTCwjYcE8CkCqLZ6Jdk9gjpk0/s1600-h/spencepeacockgfairy008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3yQRF-mI_3bhUuF1zG6rUvHHMzbettwla5Xcebh3Vou2wBJW_zhNOFa9sR5WwR5jOwh6UVwh2SjlQJDlx5aAGhNKdegHAfZbo63PotdDyAV3e5vxtfbTCwjYcE8CkCqLZ6Jdk9gjpk0/s640/spencepeacockgfairy008.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />
I love <a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a> blog !!! There is a huge collection of vintage and antique prints. Selections will include old wallpaper, early photos, advertising pieces, Victoriana scraps, and other assorted ephemera. These images are suitable to use in your collages, for scrapbooking, or as clip art for web design etc and they are free!<br />
There is wide choice of categories everything you need to be inspired.Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-59876932542873549252010-02-11T17:25:00.001-05:002010-02-11T17:25:58.768-05:00What do we eat tonight ?<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ever wonder what to cook for dinner ? Need a bit of inspiration for your next meal, or you just love to find a great food blog.<br />
There is so many very nice food blog around it hard to choose.<br />
I have the answer: <a href="http://www.tastespotting.com/">Tastespotting</a><br />
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Tastespotting is a collection of eye-catching images that link to something deliciously interesting on the other side.<br />
Navigate by category, popularity or try the random feature to get the surprise of a tasty ideas.<br />
Have a great weekend cooking !!!</span></span>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-11583747243633012902010-02-09T21:03:00.001-05:002010-02-09T21:04:53.941-05:00Dog therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kfKii2mpVy_v6PqDgxIVOFOnaiUPbM0RBZWS8du_EdG-ovXYjhkZD2Rymzd00fULve0SzyvzU5gEAve9I2unrZVxX9t4n3S088JSbXDKcsfkYnlWoMqg3n-2Wcp9GPZVHyZlh4GoYCA/s1600-h/Tommy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kfKii2mpVy_v6PqDgxIVOFOnaiUPbM0RBZWS8du_EdG-ovXYjhkZD2Rymzd00fULve0SzyvzU5gEAve9I2unrZVxX9t4n3S088JSbXDKcsfkYnlWoMqg3n-2Wcp9GPZVHyZlh4GoYCA/s640/Tommy.jpg" width="600" /></a></div>My dog is, as all dog are, the best. <br />
The New York Time reader's dog photo is very nice. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3JRPS3L55UYIihhzETfEtHqOO9ZiwDFOdeYEW00oCy7y7Krztb1hq2UBVU7guOBPyQ3uCgMfF8l4t3rpaTpCbYX90a8_YaE5d-Y82GkXFRwmFczPsDyOfEW1fKj1SjRLejBi-0CvRo/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFB62MaGo0FUENyvA6rGKuFQzc5b45MpCW00xb4h5CrRjnf4eFu5eeXvjZ4Meb1Lwgpy_AyhLYwpUqK00sxnk8eS1-aRimOvzXWsGj3coH2iduqczgRWXlGJSLk-bf5xxKjiinQgdnws/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFB62MaGo0FUENyvA6rGKuFQzc5b45MpCW00xb4h5CrRjnf4eFu5eeXvjZ4Meb1Lwgpy_AyhLYwpUqK00sxnk8eS1-aRimOvzXWsGj3coH2iduqczgRWXlGJSLk-bf5xxKjiinQgdnws/s200/Picture+35.png" width="200" /></a><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAB3JRPS3L55UYIihhzETfEtHqOO9ZiwDFOdeYEW00oCy7y7Krztb1hq2UBVU7guOBPyQ3uCgMfF8l4t3rpaTpCbYX90a8_YaE5d-Y82GkXFRwmFczPsDyOfEW1fKj1SjRLejBi-0CvRo/s200/Picture+36.png" width="200" /></div>Visit New York Time <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/27/garden/20090727-reader-dog-photos.html">Dog photo page</a>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-55017153575275598542010-02-09T07:33:00.002-05:002010-02-09T07:36:42.000-05:00Shopping - GoldenHook {handmade}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKGxLe8VLstdkGR6-G_XGUhtww6kDVSa7ZqZ3d9UE4d870hQBaeJd9LwJgR0vLJWXjt_jag_XkV7PnT-0oatpHKx4DeUYKbFyuSEa4fNfMZ7nY-9ATjYWczrcDZ8eauw3UYXwTGRYt4k/s1600-h/Picture+37.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKGxLe8VLstdkGR6-G_XGUhtww6kDVSa7ZqZ3d9UE4d870hQBaeJd9LwJgR0vLJWXjt_jag_XkV7PnT-0oatpHKx4DeUYKbFyuSEa4fNfMZ7nY-9ATjYWczrcDZ8eauw3UYXwTGRYt4k/s640/Picture+37.png" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewjBDPZOYtUNbVj2Nvf9Jyudm8abeuX0nF5KtoLk2UH3pkHWEbG950dO7nVAd94vnEXH4cTtiVG4PA8W4NUwLBQ3XGlFTW0mJi0Dlmfa8keX4f9SaybDbfgztJqtU0pX7jwDnxcOVh_s/s1600-h/Picture+39.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewjBDPZOYtUNbVj2Nvf9Jyudm8abeuX0nF5KtoLk2UH3pkHWEbG950dO7nVAd94vnEXH4cTtiVG4PA8W4NUwLBQ3XGlFTW0mJi0Dlmfa8keX4f9SaybDbfgztJqtU0pX7jwDnxcOVh_s/s320/Picture+39.png" /></a></div>Create your own design and your creation will be hand knitted by a team of expert grandmothers.<br />
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Fantastic idea ! <br />
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Visit<a href="http://www.goldenhook.fr/"> Goldenhook</a>Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304030649946271785.post-23731661914132440092010-02-07T19:02:00.003-05:002010-03-10T07:18:48.109-05:00Postcard • Nature - Papermint flower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL28jxcK5Rs2ggB6GhaUWBT4DVk8KF273QEHAMAZeQo8lo-hNo08XtHjYMMABGDRLq4aGSEHefMt4iTvJMxEIUxsSa_AlrftolfSaFUzOZva95Vfs1MPv77L3B6A5rWnxKfW9NIMsoFA/s1600-h/Pepermint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL28jxcK5Rs2ggB6GhaUWBT4DVk8KF273QEHAMAZeQo8lo-hNo08XtHjYMMABGDRLq4aGSEHefMt4iTvJMxEIUxsSa_AlrftolfSaFUzOZva95Vfs1MPv77L3B6A5rWnxKfW9NIMsoFA/s640/Pepermint.jpg" width="580" /></a></div>Well it is only Feb, and I am already thinking of summer.Mona Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03580047045994468654noreply@blogger.com0