PAINT COLOR

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />NEW COLOR FOR A FAMILY ROOM</div><br /></div><br /><br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixccSYA836a74qUnCoS8RrR_rnsSby_0k1THoqdMUToUf_QMGxKaXVDld7fxa1XLvCF6qcHJO_VYoeBMRt4VbyFyvbjukcJ5ReB7DditncWkKSw0U_zSfjfD8k4Q399KXYHd8xxwSFZW8u/s1600/8fb8f294c63d.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixccSYA836a74qUnCoS8RrR_rnsSby_0k1THoqdMUToUf_QMGxKaXVDld7fxa1XLvCF6qcHJO_VYoeBMRt4VbyFyvbjukcJ5ReB7DditncWkKSw0U_zSfjfD8k4Q399KXYHd8xxwSFZW8u/s640/8fb8f294c63d.bmp" width="468"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />For a while, dark walls were all the rage.  Furniture looked amazing against them, as did artwork.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />They were dramatic and fun.  A whole room could be dramatic - or just one wall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> I noticed lately, that there are less and less 'accent' walls, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and that dark walls are giving way to lighter, fresher colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Sometimes how we feel is reflected in the smallest of ways.  Like paint color.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Things have been a little tough - economy has been down - we want change, </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />we want something new and fresh and we want our burdens to be lighter</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Could that be why things are lightening up around the house?</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/paint-color-questions-answered.html#more">Read more »</a>

PAINT COLOR

NEW COLOR FOR A FAMILY ROOMFor a while, dark walls were all the rage.  Furniture looked amazing against them, as did artwork.They were dramatic and fun.  A whole room could be dramatic - or just one wall.  I noticed lately, that there are less and less 'accent' walls, and that dark walls are giving …

Read more »

Indian Architecture and Art-The Bohras of Sidhpur,Gujarat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I thought I had been posting regularly last month and then took a break due to lack of time.So much to write and then left with no time.A visual journey of Ahmebdabad  is still not over anfd I take you today to visit the Bohras of Sidhpur.Being in Ahmedabad ,i wanted to so see the Town of Sidhpur,having read about it extensively about the Bohra households in the Henry Wilson Book "India,Decoration Design " and in the anniversary issue of Traveller ..I was wanting to see the magnificient buildings which were once upon a time built and deserted...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We reached Sidhpur at around 4 o clock in the evening ,travelling by car to the town of Sidhpur via Patan..It was hot even if it was in the month of October.We visited the Suntemple of Modhera on the way,the step well of Patan and then reached the magnificient town..The delicately ornamented building blocks in colurful play of muted colour tones,colourfully lined,almost all of them locked up and I looked up at them with sigh..beautiful is the word for each ornamentation and each of them is distinct in its own..no work is similar,but as a whole the neighbourhood developed on its own with ease in the twentieth century..we gazed at each of them and stood hours looking upto each work which has been beyond perfection and could imagine the ambition in which  they had been built.Emptier the streets and i could see among the 200 odd  houses,only one of them housed a doctors clinic which they denied permission inside to shoot..there where some of them that were occupied in the streets down..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Bohras are an old Shia Muslim trading community,with a distinctive economic,social and cultural background</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">A very small ‘grilled’ shaft of open air, called the chowk, runs up through the central room of all the floors bringing in a controlled amount of sun (and when the gods so decree, rain) and provides visual connection across the different levels. Decorative wooden extensions of the upper storeys often project out from the building line, in the older vohrawads particularly, and together with similar projections on the other side of the street, help keep the sun out from the street floor. Even by day, then, the street is a cool, shaded space. No wonder the otlas, or extensions of the high plinths, are carefully designed to be lounging spaces, particularly once the sun weakens. All this is, of course, much like in any other old settlement in the hot and dry landscapes of the country(excerpt from "Traveller ")</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">So much has been said and heard about the town that I had no idea how many images I took and you please have your time to look at the images and take your time to read them..</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GylWBK3rb2c4rMCcgcpcVAhNYUL1VO_1t2pD995XaLIjB66uoDs7PWibWY2_KT9RMLWN2CyFAR2UiFf4HSsirTuQY29_YamLaZNoB1qHt24ajNfwXUtxQGqFm1QTP2l3lOVCVvlVjBQ/s1600/IMG_6921+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GylWBK3rb2c4rMCcgcpcVAhNYUL1VO_1t2pD995XaLIjB66uoDs7PWibWY2_KT9RMLWN2CyFAR2UiFf4HSsirTuQY29_YamLaZNoB1qHt24ajNfwXUtxQGqFm1QTP2l3lOVCVvlVjBQ/s640/IMG_6921+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the first scene as we got out from the car</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB4UGFgVmW2vPJ9Zxky0m78fWKYXmYYVn9W0adf47BhdDg0skdqOzbc9lg3yurczIL8_aX8doRNVk2H750gMlJmj9N1op4Ysm8u2fWHc74vHNy4pNUtamSvw3Eh8sCKtZoHRf56D9ud8/s1600/IMG_6909+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaB4UGFgVmW2vPJ9Zxky0m78fWKYXmYYVn9W0adf47BhdDg0skdqOzbc9lg3yurczIL8_aX8doRNVk2H750gMlJmj9N1op4Ysm8u2fWHc74vHNy4pNUtamSvw3Eh8sCKtZoHRf56D9ud8/s640/IMG_6909+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">on to the left of us where the magnificient buildings stood</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZn1R6UE8hyphenhyphen-Co4DqZ-qq5Mukn0epuplsNwHcXB8bsAgLlcvNxOeg-OJ_5-oXaqFc6j8pAqVrTMnRZYuoSj_dbgrMbXtY7rN1xKim-yC8U9U6S74mO6GkJmNt0gcv474T-0p_21zFE_c/s1600/IMG_6916+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZn1R6UE8hyphenhyphen-Co4DqZ-qq5Mukn0epuplsNwHcXB8bsAgLlcvNxOeg-OJ_5-oXaqFc6j8pAqVrTMnRZYuoSj_dbgrMbXtY7rN1xKim-yC8U9U6S74mO6GkJmNt0gcv474T-0p_21zFE_c/s640/IMG_6916+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">towering buildings and ornamented glasses</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM46o0X3kcL0ZwltKBCHWspQTjurVYeUqZS4H3lIi21gjNBnqByyj-UWkMHYNCm4CO_qQiHdXtjRzQa1Y1NZ8GIb6Yj4uCRgm28OorTZSexVr8gOkJnreONLtpBSA3dKoFk2vtjE35Pc/s1600/IMG_6945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgM46o0X3kcL0ZwltKBCHWspQTjurVYeUqZS4H3lIi21gjNBnqByyj-UWkMHYNCm4CO_qQiHdXtjRzQa1Y1NZ8GIb6Yj4uCRgm28OorTZSexVr8gOkJnreONLtpBSA3dKoFk2vtjE35Pc/s640/IMG_6945.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">lovely roofs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8U_iDThP1ewoWH5OQbwWMiLNz5u3e3M0o_2qjoeeaqsRhCwnT4f3SMpBNDUlxmqR3Zgsk0qwisBF5E81wflv90EhovcDYTRXAwbuGYA-ZI0_odhyphenhyphenJnDGIY8z1rbHlSMU-jKrcwOQH7k/s1600/IMG_6944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8U_iDThP1ewoWH5OQbwWMiLNz5u3e3M0o_2qjoeeaqsRhCwnT4f3SMpBNDUlxmqR3Zgsk0qwisBF5E81wflv90EhovcDYTRXAwbuGYA-ZI0_odhyphenhyphenJnDGIY8z1rbHlSMU-jKrcwOQH7k/s640/IMG_6944.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">looks straight from a movie set</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeIDpztoqG0eX0c0Ce2q_KZFGrmYrBt8CnFzYjFgDjnrzGzUgi28Ot3Bgsj3NCTx5YNKNKPQ5Ow-Vzj-DMRq5llX4LIJfdHxohq7zjjYUoElfa6YlptDwwhQmjim_GyTyEZpRDVR4uXU/s1600/IMG_6946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeIDpztoqG0eX0c0Ce2q_KZFGrmYrBt8CnFzYjFgDjnrzGzUgi28Ot3Bgsj3NCTx5YNKNKPQ5Ow-Vzj-DMRq5llX4LIJfdHxohq7zjjYUoElfa6YlptDwwhQmjim_GyTyEZpRDVR4uXU/s640/IMG_6946.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved the long railings,much more Brtish influences could be seen here</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU3eo0S5mCnhkmEVzlTRoC5IjVuJwQxW729tes55w7-WmWqy7HDRb-VE0gcAY4QBhR-8vHDy6gnQ12K85p00j0YRPW1t1x7XT8P2sdsk4M92thdF-Bycb8s3GKVFM4ksVdMtPGYX6cFM/s1600/IMG_6934+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU3eo0S5mCnhkmEVzlTRoC5IjVuJwQxW729tes55w7-WmWqy7HDRb-VE0gcAY4QBhR-8vHDy6gnQ12K85p00j0YRPW1t1x7XT8P2sdsk4M92thdF-Bycb8s3GKVFM4ksVdMtPGYX6cFM/s640/IMG_6934+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">this building has the maximum number of windows</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQLiW5p16l5du5gsjVxwilNz86lhaxsrpwtpUzfKdpag26QUtt6dmWkiYeymEAS9A4qRmPWmIBj5KtmewxGFXPdhFrhpa_GWd2h17pzu7hg6a9h7Pq3GrIazNb4mylnC2V0H7agA-hzk/s1600/IMG_6914+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQLiW5p16l5du5gsjVxwilNz86lhaxsrpwtpUzfKdpag26QUtt6dmWkiYeymEAS9A4qRmPWmIBj5KtmewxGFXPdhFrhpa_GWd2h17pzu7hg6a9h7Pq3GrIazNb4mylnC2V0H7agA-hzk/s640/IMG_6914+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the locked gates and creepers over them</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIZNoP6sy_Azn_H-Dq2MDeV8UILuc7SFu0NTQwxIJQgiX1rrJOkVez0QzIijay6ty98-bRHsZiEchsD0Oe9FExYdWJgUSk7iR3fOMTzOYnxmJQd1thbymMaPg9aIBwU1A5saEMXTjY0g/s1600/IMG_6901+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeIZNoP6sy_Azn_H-Dq2MDeV8UILuc7SFu0NTQwxIJQgiX1rrJOkVez0QzIijay6ty98-bRHsZiEchsD0Oe9FExYdWJgUSk7iR3fOMTzOYnxmJQd1thbymMaPg9aIBwU1A5saEMXTjY0g/s640/IMG_6901+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">some kind of board ,gujarathi on the doors</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiim58erSQHjr9r8yykV9D-OjozYt4sWf-ErVrMakrAWwY7Thpsust_H0AdWTmhHiZAYQUs3geoZhurwlqkydjA9i6kWdTgmWd8WExOME28-9-367lyl8886l14lbNAezmThHHI2oC-9VA/s1600/IMG_6939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiim58erSQHjr9r8yykV9D-OjozYt4sWf-ErVrMakrAWwY7Thpsust_H0AdWTmhHiZAYQUs3geoZhurwlqkydjA9i6kWdTgmWd8WExOME28-9-367lyl8886l14lbNAezmThHHI2oC-9VA/s640/IMG_6939.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the back doors of the buildings..</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaAMp7RR3mdb1RLeXHzMatIwD6WXUkS5fKwpCHRXG2Io_UzT2aTHnzq7zHiCJyLFkucmCC2iESUnZumXW4kzXIi9L1bXgx0xS_0SN9I7nlXS__cHMs4NkIipfRQRrdURGv7h0aDY0Gww/s1600/IMG_6942+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaAMp7RR3mdb1RLeXHzMatIwD6WXUkS5fKwpCHRXG2Io_UzT2aTHnzq7zHiCJyLFkucmCC2iESUnZumXW4kzXIi9L1bXgx0xS_0SN9I7nlXS__cHMs4NkIipfRQRrdURGv7h0aDY0Gww/s640/IMG_6942+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">lovely grills</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG68eMY8krXqMFqPgm698AneT00WVxu0W1gsx9u4GnoJyPRYUerAbiOXONZtbwoarlSMMbN8EYpreDE1zRAJVWW8yQrHzZ97uhWdQlTwb_1KGxr4dsqg8EXM6uceXZrAn1jm-hufcI7G0/s1600/IMG_6955+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG68eMY8krXqMFqPgm698AneT00WVxu0W1gsx9u4GnoJyPRYUerAbiOXONZtbwoarlSMMbN8EYpreDE1zRAJVWW8yQrHzZ97uhWdQlTwb_1KGxr4dsqg8EXM6uceXZrAn1jm-hufcI7G0/s640/IMG_6955+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">ornamentation and look at the year mentioned</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ9fRDdqcHFtbu2Nxsso6NyQlro0Kjy9fJlzYB-Wk5Bt-z_AdtJBpRuYxp5dwRQgRNmB-IBKYHFqdAdvJkl73PCrzhl2KvNRFmJSXovqpv6H1XZPQ8Je4Dr2qGkGssBuMT6RD7cR8fl4/s1600/IMG_6961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ9fRDdqcHFtbu2Nxsso6NyQlro0Kjy9fJlzYB-Wk5Bt-z_AdtJBpRuYxp5dwRQgRNmB-IBKYHFqdAdvJkl73PCrzhl2KvNRFmJSXovqpv6H1XZPQ8Je4Dr2qGkGssBuMT6RD7cR8fl4/s640/IMG_6961.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">rows and rows of beautiful deserted houses..</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpiXrvpTqlC6oX0k3U-trLsAorP9oAcoOcpdQMp_qEm0uwHh87Ejb3PdAkZUBPeyozONJAdCReWyci07tDJ9WNZnmoxtVuqcdc00bZdHvnGYjB0G7yigSMacbg9vLhxyPArSqpFWm6ws/s1600/IMG_6970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpiXrvpTqlC6oX0k3U-trLsAorP9oAcoOcpdQMp_qEm0uwHh87Ejb3PdAkZUBPeyozONJAdCReWyci07tDJ9WNZnmoxtVuqcdc00bZdHvnGYjB0G7yigSMacbg9vLhxyPArSqpFWm6ws/s640/IMG_6970.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved the roses on them..imagine the time taken to build them and then they got abandoned</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmN5GMpflORITC1qE6qT-gANofa4dz5pn1XTTOQeHK6PxoZr-bhyLFOQzV0bMq2pHqkF99n2yQEKZ_415doBbRV1zWNRBaRkgNc4z931JDHwO9dOgry5SGas1enLwRyHn2H5RQdeulawg/s1600/IMG_6964+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmN5GMpflORITC1qE6qT-gANofa4dz5pn1XTTOQeHK6PxoZr-bhyLFOQzV0bMq2pHqkF99n2yQEKZ_415doBbRV1zWNRBaRkgNc4z931JDHwO9dOgry5SGas1enLwRyHn2H5RQdeulawg/s640/IMG_6964+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved how M,A and P is written </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqvnsIHG79x-33nuuxO7KQLEj7tNiyYcaFHPs7BV_kPa7l35aCYaEr9MoD8bS5FUtRnecbjapgQo_JNu1Kh2XFbalzPEuH-6gBUbaLrNrEjvB61dC0m_qSuGvMd8m2SzJfGit16ginxc/s1600/IMG_6967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJqvnsIHG79x-33nuuxO7KQLEj7tNiyYcaFHPs7BV_kPa7l35aCYaEr9MoD8bS5FUtRnecbjapgQo_JNu1Kh2XFbalzPEuH-6gBUbaLrNrEjvB61dC0m_qSuGvMd8m2SzJfGit16ginxc/s640/IMG_6967.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">lovelier</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVL4FaZU39qAbcnWQC-O06L_mK252jKPDnN_FfaMv80GWjWT0VsuYxqbPD3lij6EzZJvG9kW8fegYPlJL-0F7tz8K7oX6MwxnmAiuVEjJgt2c0QceLK1j-g-qtuZxr9FDdXld6gGk3Ww/s1600/IMG_6971+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVL4FaZU39qAbcnWQC-O06L_mK252jKPDnN_FfaMv80GWjWT0VsuYxqbPD3lij6EzZJvG9kW8fegYPlJL-0F7tz8K7oX6MwxnmAiuVEjJgt2c0QceLK1j-g-qtuZxr9FDdXld6gGk3Ww/s640/IMG_6971+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved all the muted colours used</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y7pGmVc62UV5oAhjfaDkS5E0tVm0HPlioPJKeG3ZIbOfb-UimucCdfGUPLFassFERd9pNa95ljAesEVugGAZc5yvxmzslloBBeoxH7miL3oTKOkLVEVs5PHRS3K9D_HESxqBDyXtHgE/s1600/IMG_6979+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y7pGmVc62UV5oAhjfaDkS5E0tVm0HPlioPJKeG3ZIbOfb-UimucCdfGUPLFassFERd9pNa95ljAesEVugGAZc5yvxmzslloBBeoxH7miL3oTKOkLVEVs5PHRS3K9D_HESxqBDyXtHgE/s640/IMG_6979+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">closed windows</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2y9MCb76UJQM9F8IifFOUvt46v3FDtc663aFmH1Zy9dQU2eW0amvUIau1w2pIq5A8wvjl-ccmJHM7CgcrU4O8AWDbJ7Q-GyMKWfxnTCEkVxCdIQmLxd5zORQVpCMWzLCvTvGmXgRgug/s1600/IMG_6983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2y9MCb76UJQM9F8IifFOUvt46v3FDtc663aFmH1Zy9dQU2eW0amvUIau1w2pIq5A8wvjl-ccmJHM7CgcrU4O8AWDbJ7Q-GyMKWfxnTCEkVxCdIQmLxd5zORQVpCMWzLCvTvGmXgRgug/s640/IMG_6983.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a street at the end of the road</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-EKNgrtveNTEbBWhQS5b6dWGdTxeM20hPyGUTiaaNQxXVbHD37XDnontBxIwE-hE0AgMKGodCBZoEnCLLRJg6JL7p5wEB1WJtpvm5i2LgzOdYp5XYQxLqGNDYajTlv16zwzhdw-l-ao/s1600/IMG_6987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-EKNgrtveNTEbBWhQS5b6dWGdTxeM20hPyGUTiaaNQxXVbHD37XDnontBxIwE-hE0AgMKGodCBZoEnCLLRJg6JL7p5wEB1WJtpvm5i2LgzOdYp5XYQxLqGNDYajTlv16zwzhdw-l-ao/s640/IMG_6987.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved the peacock...a night lamp could have been there..a lovely decor idea</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwUtRTrT04GhlrCGrDsKmIKnzcPLv1WpS9Oq_IhopHKQ0p1gwUozK96yDHpJA-ppZRZ-KmJ3qVT7CCtLA5w5tvsU3wyjkLFE-h2ykCsdc1Lzc2dJZxcj6eof6njtBylqZaeePKdD_H8M/s1600/IMG_7002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwUtRTrT04GhlrCGrDsKmIKnzcPLv1WpS9Oq_IhopHKQ0p1gwUozK96yDHpJA-ppZRZ-KmJ3qVT7CCtLA5w5tvsU3wyjkLFE-h2ykCsdc1Lzc2dJZxcj6eof6njtBylqZaeePKdD_H8M/s640/IMG_7002.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">lotus on the windows,loved them</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y_eTujJEIWxGDYhkR8N88_6lUelXI9s82m3lK7ZW8peR5xd1pRbIAa-2gZH6xkDDn1pS-zYxCDhvIsP2EvFPKIBi2bnPwH4HOl2wEXJK57hHhagypqQqYdpzXMgl2ghZ8LcJLf9RyjI/s1600/IMG_7004+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Y_eTujJEIWxGDYhkR8N88_6lUelXI9s82m3lK7ZW8peR5xd1pRbIAa-2gZH6xkDDn1pS-zYxCDhvIsP2EvFPKIBi2bnPwH4HOl2wEXJK57hHhagypqQqYdpzXMgl2ghZ8LcJLf9RyjI/s640/IMG_7004+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">loved the light</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuWqyZV6AdxDdkDgrik5c7bEM5JfzT5yvzOI5bgZyAqtGZZhOFYrX7jV-qjuGQsLfahSdG5n3Ooiqir45zZfmCLLAEdx_yNHp40X6vyZ7UHVJLZmjbAf3X_NiLlnUSFA8wJNWeR_ZDjA/s1600/IMG_7006+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuWqyZV6AdxDdkDgrik5c7bEM5JfzT5yvzOI5bgZyAqtGZZhOFYrX7jV-qjuGQsLfahSdG5n3Ooiqir45zZfmCLLAEdx_yNHp40X6vyZ7UHVJLZmjbAf3X_NiLlnUSFA8wJNWeR_ZDjA/s640/IMG_7006+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">these shadows</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAWELLci39OXkPIEKOgTmi9sTZUTQa-Wz4_ZX7NPx59TiIespGxOtnYgUVS8nT9JYX9juoaXBCNTsYipl_ZBsIzyQNCjZhyY_UDMrlA_BiS7mDsuzQ1YPOl8TJP_yZs9HdF7_2AIdPtg/s1600/IMG_7007+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAWELLci39OXkPIEKOgTmi9sTZUTQa-Wz4_ZX7NPx59TiIespGxOtnYgUVS8nT9JYX9juoaXBCNTsYipl_ZBsIzyQNCjZhyY_UDMrlA_BiS7mDsuzQ1YPOl8TJP_yZs9HdF7_2AIdPtg/s640/IMG_7007+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">i spotted a dish on top/....wonder who has put it??the house looks deserted though</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnon3_m7c3BFnbHburr_yUKn9OYfmCoOx9DH-b70KjRluRIQ43Cym8WfyWkSgYOwoEsWOY-lJoa068VkSKIMH9DT5rejakrerUDCUu6CFP8yUxLdOFp_PzEEQTwPgEGWpTVMGH6tgu-4M/s1600/IMG_7010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnon3_m7c3BFnbHburr_yUKn9OYfmCoOx9DH-b70KjRluRIQ43Cym8WfyWkSgYOwoEsWOY-lJoa068VkSKIMH9DT5rejakrerUDCUu6CFP8yUxLdOFp_PzEEQTwPgEGWpTVMGH6tgu-4M/s640/IMG_7010.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">i love this idea of a box window projecting out...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEaGkugMPb5RUNhbGJuPHM9ziXEAhTlFokOHcS79J2AjJk7c3IFE4bwKSW6oM1wnVQFxpb2DC8Zd7j8XF-Hir-pNC3-eEjKXf3926iekV9Hy5ERvKHABUOsKDFKSHxlOQ_RmeiiVaqpg/s1600/IMG_7014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEaGkugMPb5RUNhbGJuPHM9ziXEAhTlFokOHcS79J2AjJk7c3IFE4bwKSW6oM1wnVQFxpb2DC8Zd7j8XF-Hir-pNC3-eEjKXf3926iekV9Hy5ERvKHABUOsKDFKSHxlOQ_RmeiiVaqpg/s640/IMG_7014.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the lonely traveller among the house</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtWItsBjTr0Qo595KTrR68ac7DOqh_iS7sjnHYHQihIGfUoJDA0BTydyoWj1Er2lKo6G7Er1k5im7qNQxS8opj7qGmKVZzMcIosG2crB6cgL9gzZkDNaKO1dS7MnZRLrVQxw991sZhus/s1600/IMG_7016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtWItsBjTr0Qo595KTrR68ac7DOqh_iS7sjnHYHQihIGfUoJDA0BTydyoWj1Er2lKo6G7Er1k5im7qNQxS8opj7qGmKVZzMcIosG2crB6cgL9gzZkDNaKO1dS7MnZRLrVQxw991sZhus/s640/IMG_7016.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">windows and designs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gQRTFBDROextGLCFaOSKWKCA54hinQadUa1LnTB_OB98mrrw1jbCZ53-sJra5nrlh6a1gV9J168jY76zJobBH7yz8j1wxHFh8g4DIydxY_yddPid9pFuyWak1jXREvj39qaMVzhpF4g/s1600/IMG_7018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gQRTFBDROextGLCFaOSKWKCA54hinQadUa1LnTB_OB98mrrw1jbCZ53-sJra5nrlh6a1gV9J168jY76zJobBH7yz8j1wxHFh8g4DIydxY_yddPid9pFuyWak1jXREvj39qaMVzhpF4g/s640/IMG_7018.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">windows  and their work resembled some of them in south</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIuicKwXN31jHiVJYZhzhBiRBZONGGCi9E6lrIgeHJjGRjXMM_4bqA0gPghHk77HuMLWvfrdIYSeYlc1jZTf41FnyvwYtPcqbxAZ51cHYMeFPtRPnIBV6A_HG7rQzqDp2vs6pWj8l8IY/s1600/IMG_7019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIuicKwXN31jHiVJYZhzhBiRBZONGGCi9E6lrIgeHJjGRjXMM_4bqA0gPghHk77HuMLWvfrdIYSeYlc1jZTf41FnyvwYtPcqbxAZ51cHYMeFPtRPnIBV6A_HG7rQzqDp2vs6pWj8l8IY/s640/IMG_7019.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the only one house which i saw was opened..the great Zainab Mansion</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Below are some of the amazing images taken by the world famous photographer Henry Wilson for the Book <a href="http://books.google.co.in/books?id=aOvlx5Rc3SUC&source=gbs_book_other_versions">"India,Decoration,Design"</a>I am a fan of his photographs and books.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCoZ-BIJbrSA16_gQZylB-YlZl9RVkM-YTMM4ihguBvZKvKC1bbe3qbCHWvHUhtM1rl3sPm4fP091ta8UyD6xHqRJrpxM4an8r2TDZEaKog7BzuFKhq8o5Sc2Shbbgyxenkaf2mHylFs/s1600/IMG_3008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCoZ-BIJbrSA16_gQZylB-YlZl9RVkM-YTMM4ihguBvZKvKC1bbe3qbCHWvHUhtM1rl3sPm4fP091ta8UyD6xHqRJrpxM4an8r2TDZEaKog7BzuFKhq8o5Sc2Shbbgyxenkaf2mHylFs/s640/IMG_3008.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStM6wzqFkfz1qEBJVrDkf_xJZSxLiIEjnjeRA8x72kSH2o-lvq0SiQ639QUB2-niy2vEKpwYDxHtz9wIrQbhzFXcWCWHa65-94wqGb1SX_e7zuT-Wrga2Za4qv4yxOWcccSSDIlBb0A0/s1600/IMG_3011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStM6wzqFkfz1qEBJVrDkf_xJZSxLiIEjnjeRA8x72kSH2o-lvq0SiQ639QUB2-niy2vEKpwYDxHtz9wIrQbhzFXcWCWHa65-94wqGb1SX_e7zuT-Wrga2Za4qv4yxOWcccSSDIlBb0A0/s640/IMG_3011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgRFj2P7dF628Q48RTL8Yk01x8gcyarb3swnvP7DtMH1Y0xPSFNEMuUu6eex-42-bMZkVLvrY1HuXMaLRK0Y3ZUXsuVKqrLp6UEmyt_Hv5UJju6pKmaAiUbTyvdtH0pMKcw63KLwgPSUJo/s1600/IMG_3015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFj2P7dF628Q48RTL8Yk01x8gcyarb3swnvP7DtMH1Y0xPSFNEMuUu6eex-42-bMZkVLvrY1HuXMaLRK0Y3ZUXsuVKqrLp6UEmyt_Hv5UJju6pKmaAiUbTyvdtH0pMKcw63KLwgPSUJo/s640/IMG_3015.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStM6wzqFkfz1qEBJVrDkf_xJZSxLiIEjnjeRA8x72kSH2o-lvq0SiQ639QUB2-niy2vEKpwYDxHtz9wIrQbhzFXcWCWHa65-94wqGb1SX_e7zuT-Wrga2Za4qv4yxOWcccSSDIlBb0A0/s1600/IMG_3011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStM6wzqFkfz1qEBJVrDkf_xJZSxLiIEjnjeRA8x72kSH2o-lvq0SiQ639QUB2-niy2vEKpwYDxHtz9wIrQbhzFXcWCWHa65-94wqGb1SX_e7zuT-Wrga2Za4qv4yxOWcccSSDIlBb0A0/s640/IMG_3011.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS9qNFdiAZApsPX829FV47TA5Ez9MOrKpSnhuiyR5TFDva23g-8gLLT5APM1NOe8Dg71lAIanzTL8xTbIDLzktaGLQULsXXzMNF6qtFoT2bt4CqSTHx2XzPwXW2V6Oeh-yNU_YsKTZUw/s1600/IMG_3012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOS9qNFdiAZApsPX829FV47TA5Ez9MOrKpSnhuiyR5TFDva23g-8gLLT5APM1NOe8Dg71lAIanzTL8xTbIDLzktaGLQULsXXzMNF6qtFoT2bt4CqSTHx2XzPwXW2V6Oeh-yNU_YsKTZUw/s640/IMG_3012.jpg" width="364" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IMqzYlq1kP6qvK3NNTqOXfuydp6WKiY9lbm60t1PsAr-EZjdtNC65hYzsQHczo90rNqXfqNU-xfoizxKIv7VzmUpkzUNUl_lho3662OI122OrG3S9Lwc_v97nWCHbBMk0SCNfzns1KM/s1600/IMG_3014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IMqzYlq1kP6qvK3NNTqOXfuydp6WKiY9lbm60t1PsAr-EZjdtNC65hYzsQHczo90rNqXfqNU-xfoizxKIv7VzmUpkzUNUl_lho3662OI122OrG3S9Lwc_v97nWCHbBMk0SCNfzns1KM/s640/IMG_3014.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFj2P7dF628Q48RTL8Yk01x8gcyarb3swnvP7DtMH1Y0xPSFNEMuUu6eex-42-bMZkVLvrY1HuXMaLRK0Y3ZUXsuVKqrLp6UEmyt_Hv5UJju6pKmaAiUbTyvdtH0pMKcw63KLwgPSUJo/s1600/IMG_3015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFj2P7dF628Q48RTL8Yk01x8gcyarb3swnvP7DtMH1Y0xPSFNEMuUu6eex-42-bMZkVLvrY1HuXMaLRK0Y3ZUXsuVKqrLp6UEmyt_Hv5UJju6pKmaAiUbTyvdtH0pMKcw63KLwgPSUJo/s640/IMG_3015.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All images copyright:Lakshmi Arvind,Henry Wilson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Images from the Book India Decoration Design by Henry Wilson</span></div></div>

Indian Architecture and Art-The Bohras of Sidhpur,Gujarat

I thought I had been posting regularly last month and then took a break due to lack of time.So much to write and then left with no time.A visual journey of Ahmebdabad  is still not over anfd I take you today to visit the Bohras of Sidhpur.Being in Ahmedabad ,i wanted to so see the Town of Sidhpur,ha…

Read more »

HELPING MARIA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />BUT FIRST... RELAX</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZcKgcDYeiItL5vQOnG6d4DceM0nX7aaatV0bg173Ne5t5gXw8dZ7moKPEHvQcpzDy4pxnl8QPjkZd2-RQEK8lAkJ8GnT9ZWTAoXOBv6GhUcdYb18zcPuh19sq7g2GaZqztAQj9MGe8hq/s1600/1+breakfast+lajolla8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZcKgcDYeiItL5vQOnG6d4DceM0nX7aaatV0bg173Ne5t5gXw8dZ7moKPEHvQcpzDy4pxnl8QPjkZd2-RQEK8lAkJ8GnT9ZWTAoXOBv6GhUcdYb18zcPuh19sq7g2GaZqztAQj9MGe8hq/s400/1+breakfast+lajolla8.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Feeling rejuvenated after a mini vacation in La Jolla, California</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />breakfast at Cody's = *amazing*</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/helping-maria.html#more">Read more »</a>

HELPING MARIA

BUT FIRST... RELAXFeeling rejuvenated after a mini vacation in La Jolla, Californiabreakfast at Cody's = *amazing*Read more »…

Read more »

OVER THE BED

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />A FOCAL POINT</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-63sX0tqC7tTVjo1JOANR0LOdE1eDMqYrKPZKYF7CJp1cQE-BGKtdwtCwGpUvWzyGrNbZ3V6GWc9Xh3rfiV7TDsFaCmpSS0SAn7nj1FXO-5Ir3Ji4nOHwkgWWf4CqHUnrp7fmhyxk25U/s1600/;KHN.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-63sX0tqC7tTVjo1JOANR0LOdE1eDMqYrKPZKYF7CJp1cQE-BGKtdwtCwGpUvWzyGrNbZ3V6GWc9Xh3rfiV7TDsFaCmpSS0SAn7nj1FXO-5Ir3Ji4nOHwkgWWf4CqHUnrp7fmhyxk25U/s640/;KHN.png" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The bed is the natural focal point of a bedroom</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />it should draw the eye</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />beautify the room </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />and invite...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />because who really wants an 'uninviting' bedroom?<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/over-bed.html#more">Read more »</a>

OVER THE BED

A FOCAL POINTThe bed is the natural focal point of a bedroomit should draw the eyebeautify the room and invite...because who really wants an 'uninviting' bedroom?Read more »…

Read more »

Aspen Beauty–An Imaginary Dream Tour!!

<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-utR-wyNrnXg/T1Ol5AxgzQI/AAAAAAAAHiw/Pu8h4thy6HI/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Wine%252520cellar%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Wine cellar" border="0" height="671" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HYeTEuGAUDI/T1Ol5t0sVGI/AAAAAAAAHi4/bXznGAqP0RE/Aspen%252520Wine%252520cellar_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Wine cellar" width="504" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Finally we have some snow on the ground in Boston. It’s getting me excited for our ski trip to Aspen this year. </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">As you know Dave and I are always scanning the real estate listings and we happened upon this gorgeous property for sale in Aspen. Of course at $39 Million USD, we couldn’t even get in the door, but its fun to dream. I thought you would enjoy a cyber tour of a home which caters to the rich and famous. So lets pretend it actually is my house and I am taking you on a personal tour. I would first bring you to our stone wine cellar to have a yummy glass of wine, before we started our imaginary home tour!</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0YCG_n56o_k/T1Ol6Oky_DI/AAAAAAAAHjA/j4DpT2JRVV8/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Great%252520Room%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Great Room" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o2evT5buVr4/T1Ol7SY77SI/AAAAAAAAHjI/KpZ96A1HowQ/Aspen%252520Great%252520Room_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Great Room" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We would then make our way to the extraordinary great room. I would point out the antique hand hewn beams and we would admire the craftsmanship of the stone work. Notice the arch in the fireplace and the how it mimics the entry arch to the left. We would also take in the spectacular view of the slopes. </span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-x7IFJqNPtpQ/T1Ol73QbNJI/AAAAAAAAHjQ/DsFScqRyMIQ/s1600-h/Aspen%252520kitchen%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen kitchen" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0g1G1v6vl5w/T1Ol8Q2hcKI/AAAAAAAAHjY/ooKUYSj8-e8/Aspen%252520kitchen_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen kitchen" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Next we would make our way into the kitchen, I would point out the floor and how we used limestone and antique wood for a wonderful effect. We would laugh about which center island to stand at because of course there are two!!</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SYWoObB6-Q8/T1Ol8iT5MKI/AAAAAAAAHjg/tQ60WJiJICE/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Dining%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Dining" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tB1SAprCTfU/T1Ol9IzuxYI/AAAAAAAAHjo/7ZgWmfXXEF0/Aspen%252520Dining_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Dining" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Then we would head into the dining room. We would talk about the gorgeous faux paint techniques and we would compliment the artist on his excellent fresco work. I would point out how the faux painting really enhances the arch in the dining room, making that architectural feature even more impressive. You will say how you love how it mimics the arches in the great room and I will be so impressed that you noticed. </span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1zp5Ix9lO3Y/T1Ol9ivUuFI/AAAAAAAAHjw/K89VfiSBBBA/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Pantry%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Pantry" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-T0qn3AB2Mno/T1Ol-NDTx2I/AAAAAAAAHj4/4zwzFmwmCto/Aspen%252520Pantry_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Pantry" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Then we would pop into the pantry – You know I love pantries and this one is spectacular. Notice the beautiful wood ceiling.</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SQtG1mwFg_w/T1Ol-x5oIAI/AAAAAAAAHkA/wZ6n2Yg1yDQ/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Billards%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Billards" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ai9uSxg7qcE/T1Ol_a9EWYI/AAAAAAAAHkI/Bbf4vAouw6I/Aspen%252520Billards_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Billards" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Then we would meet the boys in the Billiards room! It would be so cozy and inviting! Notice the wood work and the stone arch entry – love the juxtaposition of those two materials.</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e43qKIab_D8/T1Ol_5uAm9I/AAAAAAAAHkQ/saG8u9AD7LY/s1600-h/Aspen%252520MBR%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen MBR" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wRZEGo1phBg/T1OmAcTqwvI/AAAAAAAAHkY/1j5_N05TwLM/Aspen%252520MBR_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen MBR" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We would head to the master bedroom and you would “ooh and aah”. We both would love the beamed ceiling and the faux fur throw on the bed! You would ask about the big ottoman. I would say the kids love to lay across it!</span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VSoq2t_TX24/T1OmBIYjVUI/AAAAAAAAHkg/MLrXf12yEqk/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Porch%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Porch" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZZ9mIYKcajY/T1OmBoG87MI/AAAAAAAAHko/XYrzJYto0_s/Aspen%252520Porch_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Porch" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We would head outside to enjoy the sunset – I would point out how much I love the herringbone brick patio – You would tell me how much you love the interesting mantel around the fireplace which mimics the ceiling. We both would laugh at the animal heads and antlers. I would say they creep me out, but Dave likes them!!</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-djviXXeWns0/T1OmCNhgX6I/AAAAAAAAHkw/-IYP9jmR1-U/s1600-h/Aspen%252520Pool%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen Pool" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5qXWYvjftgU/T1OmCQJlj1I/AAAAAAAAHk4/rZ1XHShnMT8/Aspen%252520Pool_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen Pool" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">We would head to pool area and take in the spectacular mountain views. We would both say how we didn’t want to put our bathing suits on in March!!</span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FSuEsJ0XtaI/T1OmC2DwM_I/AAAAAAAAHlA/XurGvaVDPs8/s1600-h/Aspen%252520house%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="Aspen house" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OG_3kI-wskA/T1OmDtAXTbI/AAAAAAAAHlI/1gbJ6zAgCWk/Aspen%252520house_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Aspen house" width="604" /></span></a></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">You would say the exterior is breathtaking and I would agree! Then we would head back to the wine cellar for another glass of wine. Of course this was just a pretend tour, but if you want to see more of this exceptional property click </span><a href="http://www.craigmorris.com/index.php?func=listings&ix=1&m=1909011&filter=set,all&sort=price,desc&type1=on&type2=on&type3=on"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#0000ff;">HERE</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> to see the real estate listing. The new owners are going to be very lucky people!! </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(All content copyrighted by Willow Décor and not to be used with out permission. All photos Sotheby's)</span></p>

Aspen Beauty–An Imaginary Dream Tour!!

Finally we have some snow on the ground in Boston. It’s getting me excited for our ski trip to Aspen this year. As you know Dave and I are always scanning the real estate listings and we happened upon this gorgeous property for sale in Aspen. Of course at $39 Million USD, we couldn’t even get in…

Read more »

At home,these days...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello All. I have been so very busy lately that I haven't had the time to blog. And I am missing it.Thanks for all those who have written to me . Just thought I would put in some snaps of the season gone by. The dilli sardi, the burnt oranges and reds of winter giving way to the earthy hues of spring.Each travel we made has been close to heart..Some travels have been just for fun,some for photography and some helped learn a lot... Each travel has associated memories with it and our house has been filled with little memorabilia and those remain as memories for the future .They remain  to shine in all the frames that i photograph..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEJfEhVU6lU4v-Sn4TynUL6pC4WRRzBIykhecDIWQN1LIVY5QSdwrkMAj_6nGXTk-CtmzlvMhTl1m-wkUd4XVNi0F-FoefQuMmeF8yMpcGt62ddob0a1IZDxGtpJPHn57tPtCCN8fcxU/s1600/IMG_0105+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEJfEhVU6lU4v-Sn4TynUL6pC4WRRzBIykhecDIWQN1LIVY5QSdwrkMAj_6nGXTk-CtmzlvMhTl1m-wkUd4XVNi0F-FoefQuMmeF8yMpcGt62ddob0a1IZDxGtpJPHn57tPtCCN8fcxU/s640/IMG_0105+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">mellow yellows that brightened our winter</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1mxNXycim14me4rup2e-Epp5dRYzVeS6UA8dI26MtawYBQ8MBOKQ_wYqpAdXJwJrKUAuFDABMFk-TtAlPEO7ufkcVBc5zMuV9X6a6yjRkocCnLncDIMJir3f4a_ChoSzIsGmaeC9v2Q/s1600/IMG_0195+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1mxNXycim14me4rup2e-Epp5dRYzVeS6UA8dI26MtawYBQ8MBOKQ_wYqpAdXJwJrKUAuFDABMFk-TtAlPEO7ufkcVBc5zMuV9X6a6yjRkocCnLncDIMJir3f4a_ChoSzIsGmaeC9v2Q/s640/IMG_0195+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a breezy corner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfmORMEo9DvY1Ha39wOxjG4PxOJzWRRjx8L6ubA3hPi7nG2oviduxAqwTk5P6DC4RsdyJk-3wU7Evm2Dpp2ZB5jZSN0ofjcQ-MzFqnKJMJad0_h978eyMwOLDHaTplw1e4Jg1jjGlPOs/s1600/IMG_0481+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfmORMEo9DvY1Ha39wOxjG4PxOJzWRRjx8L6ubA3hPi7nG2oviduxAqwTk5P6DC4RsdyJk-3wU7Evm2Dpp2ZB5jZSN0ofjcQ-MzFqnKJMJad0_h978eyMwOLDHaTplw1e4Jg1jjGlPOs/s640/IMG_0481+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">my favourites and our restored bench</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5VmM11n1pmJOVDfC_0J8D9XAwpJ8ppPRTc6UR7YcyBbFVHJilCrqOsIH8xdN64fX1m4S41XuzBgUo2uUkx1EUBxk7RV29q4qYfqedzmYwgZVUu0iEJcjnIzX3NhCwiR8mUSz9i-47No/s1600/IMG_2070+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5VmM11n1pmJOVDfC_0J8D9XAwpJ8ppPRTc6UR7YcyBbFVHJilCrqOsIH8xdN64fX1m4S41XuzBgUo2uUkx1EUBxk7RV29q4qYfqedzmYwgZVUu0iEJcjnIzX3NhCwiR8mUSz9i-47No/s640/IMG_2070+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">love how the cups matched,a recent buy form the surajkund mela..(later abig post)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDDnPzX5W-ROQLawkiz_sS-iiw_WsTO9NKJoNqmlbkt6isnIjza7tw884M-Vs-Kxp098536TdXvdhCd9-OdOVN_XT6-IRDWv97_n8bE3L84cNfitKysgEzogzg73BPLAl32NuNZ5_0vw/s1600/IMG_7557+copy+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDDnPzX5W-ROQLawkiz_sS-iiw_WsTO9NKJoNqmlbkt6isnIjza7tw884M-Vs-Kxp098536TdXvdhCd9-OdOVN_XT6-IRDWv97_n8bE3L84cNfitKysgEzogzg73BPLAl32NuNZ5_0vw/s640/IMG_7557+copy+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a special kind etched lotta from gujarat,loved this decor idea</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 2</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgPFdg4bDwPR8plg_dGQeFPRlGvytyBewKjdAzdVHyKfRhImhvW9JKqeXZVQI-zCESOYNHV_cKouwRtFWsmS2sk6OlLD4vpiwcgPE_qNUCMLL1MYEsPS6kWgHfYoyPiX1r3tlGC8AWpc/s1600/IMG_8567+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgPFdg4bDwPR8plg_dGQeFPRlGvytyBewKjdAzdVHyKfRhImhvW9JKqeXZVQI-zCESOYNHV_cKouwRtFWsmS2sk6OlLD4vpiwcgPE_qNUCMLL1MYEsPS6kWgHfYoyPiX1r3tlGC8AWpc/s640/IMG_8567+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a buy from ahmedabad,House of MG,their inhouse design ,boatshaped candle holders,to be hung</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhByaPKKAJCIMBqr94wcTMB9O6732-ZhikJl0VTvzV1vD4P7MtbNWfQTQL8tZz62rrwI58huMlh6ce2uQmKYESsutvMx4R-BKIXWIq5MiA9_yLyZyBEri2ocU_x504eERFEAuU2hN_W90/s1600/IMG_8625+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhByaPKKAJCIMBqr94wcTMB9O6732-ZhikJl0VTvzV1vD4P7MtbNWfQTQL8tZz62rrwI58huMlh6ce2uQmKYESsutvMx4R-BKIXWIq5MiA9_yLyZyBEri2ocU_x504eERFEAuU2hN_W90/s640/IMG_8625+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Akhanda diya form House of MG,Ahmedabad</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03wyUHU9b7uRLJkqwcg79OciQmVvexYDR727gYgiGcqMbPeCgbowerSywbfujHBcFBDOHlPTfcZCtu168jj4jiTKmRrkWkCqaj2Ga-KYt7llsSApMH_T2mChuK1Bsie4DDFwAbuBrwMQ/s1600/jan-delhi+060+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03wyUHU9b7uRLJkqwcg79OciQmVvexYDR727gYgiGcqMbPeCgbowerSywbfujHBcFBDOHlPTfcZCtu168jj4jiTKmRrkWkCqaj2Ga-KYt7llsSApMH_T2mChuK1Bsie4DDFwAbuBrwMQ/s640/jan-delhi+060+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">an old biscuit tin from the bylanes of Ajmer</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYPohQpHWcOIuqI1DA3rvIMQXF8f30HeowyPrSVNG4-svEcA6QuL22c2Gr24GLAzxefQALgUIRbCFyfLlcENGeVcahoPMmXJtJEhdFuyMDjRtgx-dLNTFrme2POzBYR0HP7Ot_-ZwH1I/s1600/jan-delhi+068+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYPohQpHWcOIuqI1DA3rvIMQXF8f30HeowyPrSVNG4-svEcA6QuL22c2Gr24GLAzxefQALgUIRbCFyfLlcENGeVcahoPMmXJtJEhdFuyMDjRtgx-dLNTFrme2POzBYR0HP7Ot_-ZwH1I/s640/jan-delhi+068+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the lamps get lit in the evening</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqbtptFvgoQZOKVuuYlM4WF2f0tumSQtCpE03slwQeFX-1sS-RWMH0NSKGC3khhYniQowPgMmkSF1moDy5HOhEUGiFuuC7bqAy5nMWIE82nLSIKO23k4g232GsikvFtaQiD1fpu3Vxxc/s1600/jan-delhi+074+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqbtptFvgoQZOKVuuYlM4WF2f0tumSQtCpE03slwQeFX-1sS-RWMH0NSKGC3khhYniQowPgMmkSF1moDy5HOhEUGiFuuC7bqAy5nMWIE82nLSIKO23k4g232GsikvFtaQiD1fpu3Vxxc/s640/jan-delhi+074+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">ektara from dilli haat,,an old blue pottery cup and floating rose petals</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaK-UCWbNWkGL4PDzpg3O2VXHhuBMo40F49T61Xrp3EmuyLHJaEU76xMbFWJFx19F0P8tmeXXsG4b1GFo_b1JreFQD26JotqRxKwRFzODYUz-8wfnwKne9Rcz0wQZbMDoG11dP5AMmBek/s1600/jan-delhi+077+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaK-UCWbNWkGL4PDzpg3O2VXHhuBMo40F49T61Xrp3EmuyLHJaEU76xMbFWJFx19F0P8tmeXXsG4b1GFo_b1JreFQD26JotqRxKwRFzODYUz-8wfnwKne9Rcz0wQZbMDoG11dP5AMmBek/s640/jan-delhi+077+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">some book always add character to the room</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQu3ctfBE8EMOKQ4cRtCbIyxozxpfCJilEsFWkp8BVnfSmWPDIQrKGlTL2VY1SQ4-fF43cJmW3m_SoVrl5U8nVoKMVf4b-vcbGODZqDINC581v_uBwPZJaIu9GWBU7TWs5Usxyw4aWWo/s1600/jan-delhi+079+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQu3ctfBE8EMOKQ4cRtCbIyxozxpfCJilEsFWkp8BVnfSmWPDIQrKGlTL2VY1SQ4-fF43cJmW3m_SoVrl5U8nVoKMVf4b-vcbGODZqDINC581v_uBwPZJaIu9GWBU7TWs5Usxyw4aWWo/s640/jan-delhi+079+copy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">a turban which we bought for my son.,from the lanes of pushkar sits on the centre table</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxhBmYO3Q9Rkw3V4RZl3sF76bJ2UDkieMvc3laou8PVeBcoA9yI8g-7QBVNNavJi24s49F_iSLT-_AWFoHIVaywB2k0DVik8lfiUU_oYN-8lNkwsD56ishqrW_Geu4oTEz3vS8kWUHFc/s1600/6399087265_d13cf4fe6c_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxhBmYO3Q9Rkw3V4RZl3sF76bJ2UDkieMvc3laou8PVeBcoA9yI8g-7QBVNNavJi24s49F_iSLT-_AWFoHIVaywB2k0DVik8lfiUU_oYN-8lNkwsD56ishqrW_Geu4oTEz3vS8kWUHFc/s640/6399087265_d13cf4fe6c_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">flower come in my way of life.,floating or other ways....the fragrance of my life<br /><br />image :lakshmi arvind.pl do not copy image</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>

At home,these days...

Hello All. I have been so very busy lately that I haven't had the time to blog. And I am missing it.Thanks for all those who have written to me . Just thought I would put in some snaps of the season gone by. The dilli sardi, the burnt oranges and reds of winter giving way to the earthy hues of sprin…

Read more »