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Bellissimo Burano and Pussy Galore!

“Postcards from Burano!” Detail  🙂 Burano is an island just a wee bit away from Venice. It is known for its lacemaking AND colorful buildings 🙂 Not having an Eddie sighting since arriving in Venice, I ASSUMED  it was safe to venture out. So I’m out, shutterbugging around Burano (did I mention it was COLORFUL??)…

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Sunflower Skies and Grapevine Goodness

Detail 😛   And they wanted you to see where they live! The grapes are hanging out next door to the sunflowers because… they compliment each other so well 😛 And they wanted to show off their home to you too! And a breezy video for you from the Tuscan countryside! A peek at my…

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Under THE Tuscan Sun

  Detail 🙂 This very petite watercolor comes with it’s own handmade paper envelope (procured from the same place as the Fabriano journal:) It is approx 3 x 4″ and is the giveaway for today! (See Below) It’s morning here in Cortona and I thought it was time to share a bit with you via…

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You Say Cortona, Eddie Says Cortuna

And the next thing I knew, cats were turning up everywhere… So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I walked into the shop and saw… Yep. Just as we had feared. Eddie has joined us in, as he calls it, Cortuna. So I will attempt to offset what may become a HUGE problem by focusing…

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Life Among the Ruins…

“A Night in Roma”
Original Watercolor Postcard
Runaway to Italy #3 Giveaway

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Runaway to Italy (or When In Rome:))

A Little Glimmer Does the Heart Good Okay, okay….how ’bout we just start with getting our bags?  I think we can manage that 🙂 (This is the part where those of you that are arm chair traveling with me notice how clean your teeth, skin and hair feel and smile smuggly to yourself while sipping…

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Second Chance for France and The Magic of Lavender

It is one thing to rest the body It is another to rest the mind. A stilled mind rests the body A rested body cannot still the mind It is more important to seek that which stills the mind for by doing so, both mind and body are at rest 🙂 How can the mind…

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A Tale of Secret Gardens, Purple Berets and Hidden Delights

The Le Vieux Couvent in the southwest of France has that special ingredient that was present in the book I read so many years ago—-the kind of place one might find on a walk and peer longingly over the wall wishing you could enter in, but knowing you will never get to—except in this case,…

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"Around the Corner in France"

“Longhouse Laundry Day” Watercolor If video doesn’t appear, just click here:)) And one more image for your watercolor journal. (The photos I share here, of our time in France, are to be used as reference for  doing watercolors for  your personal journals or postcards only.  I please ask that they are used soley for that…

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Timeless Moments in France

Well if you won’t tell then neither will I. We’ll just hope that the local authorities don’t figure out what happened ’til we are well on our way back home;)) (I know Eddie said it was safe to smoke the lavender but we both should have known better.   Since when can he be trusted?)…

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