Posts tagged: holiday

12/6/21 Christmas Gold

12/6/21 Christmas Gold
As I sit at my desk on this weekend morning, the sun rises over our tall black fence and bathes the garden in golden light.   I have coffee and keyboard in hand, but my proverbial pen is stuck.   What, I ponder, could I possibly write that would be worth taking time out to read during this bustling happy frenetically busy season?

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11/29/21 A Neoclassical / Roman Holiday / Audrey style Christmas

11/29/21 A Neoclassical / Roman Holiday / Audrey style Christmas
I've learned a lot about Neoclassical vs. Classical vs. Federal vs. what-does-all-this-mean architecture thanks to our Thanksgiving holiday in Charleston (which was fantastic - you must go!)   Classical architecture is the real deal, as in a structure from Greek or Roman Empire, Neoclassical is "with elements from the school of Greek and Roman architecture" but built much later, and Federal is Neoclassical but happening in 18th and 19th century America.

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11/15/21 A Very Versailles Holiday

11/15/21  A Very Versailles Holiday
If managing your family's happy holiday crush of merry madness is already making you feel a bit like Sophia Coppola managing the crowd scenes in "Marie Antoinette", well then here's a little soupçon of treats just for you.   I am pretty sure Marie would approve of all the belles choses linked below.

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