Geoffrey Bawa an Inspiration!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How <b>deeply am I in  love with "Geoffrey Bawa"the Master Architect</b> who <b>inspires</b> me at every step to deeply love the amazingly built spaces, courtyards, pavilions, verandahs, walls of plastered brick, roofs of half round Portuguese tiles, colums of satin wood, window of timber lattice, floors of rough granite, the open plan and continuous flow of spaces, reflecting pools and the lovely white Frangipanis and light and shade and the special kind of darkness that exudes in all his images photographed!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">                                            A Loving Tribute to the great Geoffrey BAwa!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">                                                          Reflecting pools and Frangipani!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqIMXAw7oRh0h1U9jhz9FLqCOfpBvCNESXBasXQ2USqc7VuyD5rBowbC0s5I-1UnxLnD9mHi5mJdAn3oWKC446yf-U5x3L6zyIiDhkgnJQiv5wjLExrVqxUlgr2aNUGnpHBKavNTjRAE/s1600/madurai-jun2012-vol2+089+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqIMXAw7oRh0h1U9jhz9FLqCOfpBvCNESXBasXQ2USqc7VuyD5rBowbC0s5I-1UnxLnD9mHi5mJdAn3oWKC446yf-U5x3L6zyIiDhkgnJQiv5wjLExrVqxUlgr2aNUGnpHBKavNTjRAE/s1600/madurai-jun2012-vol2+089+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.401601791381836px;">In all wide array of topics in personal discussions at home with my Landscape Architect brother..Geoffrey Bawa remained a hot favourite among us from very early years.His projects remained widely debated and discussed at home. Srilanka remaining a tropical region had almost similarities with Kerala in all its aspects and so did the traditional houses and the courtyards within them..So what could it get more better than Geoffrey Bawa!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His<b> journey</b> in the first few years were like any architect,struggling to find his place among the sea of other architects..finding juniors and personal assistants who left him to finally reach a new generation of young assistants including  Channa Daswatte (now a famous architect of SriLanka). After wards <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.401601791381836px;"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span>Bawa was happy to amuse himself with a succession of projects that kicked off six years of astonishing activity.</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All of us <b>remember Bawa </b>for building one of the most Beautiful Asian Gardens of the 20 th century.You could all imagine how much he loved this space he built from scratch and spent almost fifty years in beautifying Lunuganga! Lunuganga has been featured inside out in various Magazines and various other sites. <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">It was here that he experimented with interplay between building and landscape, between inside and outside space.I</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">n the early 1960s, he bought a row of tiny bungalows off Colombo’s Bagatelle Road and embarked on a process that would transform them into a labyrinth of courtyards and verandas topped by a white Corbusian tower. This space also served as his space laboratory where he experimented with architectural scenography and the effects of light and shade.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">A.S.H. de Silva house in Galle, the Raffel House in Ward Place, the Bandaranaike House at Horagolla and in Colombo the de Soysa House and the Jayakoddy House ,Bentota  Hotel ,Srilankan Parliament are the rememberances of his architectural marvel.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">His designs varied from the series of pavilions and courtyards,with subsidiary courtyards within living spaces to tower designs to roof houses where he dispensed with walls and asserted the primacy of roofs in tropical countries.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">His design strategy </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">set in motion a lifestyle revolution which  later spread across Tropical Asia. Bawa drew inspiration both from 20th C. Modernism and from Sri Lankan tradition(those Kandyan Manor Houses) and encouraged people to value their own past. But it is a sad thing to say that he has never been fully acknowledged in his native state.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">In the year 1970,He came to India to set up our own "MAdurai Club" In MAdurai..and the Connemara hotel in South India.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;">There isn't much I could say ,cause these ideas were all heard and read and byhearted in the mind and then I couldn't Conclude this topic by taking these golden words from the great architect  David Robson who has researched and studied on Geoffrey Bawa..These words were  written for an article for Arch Daily on "Remembering Bawa"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 900;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 900;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bawa’s Qualities by David Robson</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bawa enjoyed a unique view of the post-colonial world: he was half Asian and half European and his life spanned the divide between colonial Ceylon and independent Sri Lanka.  He was an addicted traveller who filled his mind with a rich store of architectural images and he delved into the whole history of architecture.  But he also explored the architectural traditions of his native Sri Lanka and was able to fuse elements from widely different sources to create new ideas.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was an intuitive designer with a strong spatial sense and could conjure up fully fledged ideas in his head. These often developed as scenographic journeys, rather like story-boards for a film. He had come to architecture from an interest in garden making and conceived of buildings as elements in a landscape, seeking always to break down the barriers between inside and outside space.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although he was no great draftsman, he produced endless sketches of plans and sections in order to convey his ideas to his colleagues.  He recognized his own short-comings and surrounded himself with people who were good at doing those things which he was unable to do himself.  With them he acted as an impresario, the conductor of an orchestra, an incisive judge, an arbiter of taste, an uncompromising critic: they enabled him to achieve things that he could never have achieved by himself whilst he inspired them to achieve more than they had ever dreamed of.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Architectural Association in London introduced him to modernist ideology, but his earlier training as a lawyer had bred in him a health disregard for cant.  Although he adopted a modernist approach in his early work he soon realised that white cubist architecture was unsuited to the humid tropics and shifted towards a regionalist position, borrowing from vernacular forms and adopting local materials and technologies.  Coming at a time of economic restraint and import restrictions this shift produced a way of building which was efficient, inexpensive and appropriate to climate and culture.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bawa was driven by pragmatic considerations: local materials were cheap and readily available; traditional forms had been developed to function optimally in the tropical climate.  He avoided using large areas of glass or air-conditioners because these were expensive and increased energy consumption. His buildings were naturally cool and comfortable and, long before the terms had been coined, were sustainable, energy conscious and ecologically friendly.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He was also driven by aesthetic considerations and strove to create buildings which were contemporary in spirit and yet rooted in tradition. He derived enormous pleasure from making buildings, particularly if they gave pleasure to others, and it was no surprise that he was singled out by philosopher Alain de Botton in his book ‘The Architecture of Happiness’.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In the final analysis David Robson  says that Bawa bequeathed a new but timeless way of building to his native Sri Lanka just as it was emerging from four centuries of colonial hegemony.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /><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/AVvXsEgUNxn5pEraq849_yk5EKGSDHzbC1flaY_087JkF2j9wfq-QeFNy1PqP4vJe3cdpQ8hVGCFQZB6XULZKzyQZ7o5SmC6_ZrxlJaB-VPEjRJYbG6Q_MuQ6Nc9maRaEPTlS8adjKCtREF9z_A/s1600/52b0a3f0e8e44e04e3000040_remembering-bawa_02_-_ena_de_silva_house__colombo_by_david_robson-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNhSUhPnNr26GdGfvntorpam_3aznTRl-foqL4FG9qXAXDCp5HDjc5QA9TbV0fHKgZh181B3BVCXtcL4PEZYWtDkZdsm8kpj86FfZX-5mS68SmjQuUYPioqiVVkt2T3JeTsFdSepttDw/s1600/52b0a4d7e8e44ede3300003d_remembering-bawa_05_a_-_serendib_hotel__bentota-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bentota hotel courtyard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEh1JbGIlhCFKMgUFucuPVQBN6FyKVAEYdX_1RVRpH7VvMzCu8AdhO_YTQhTTkyi8hlYjWAjxHbxMzTJraEm-qIt7MBsfEwSLiSc8jbmcPVetIUq4nMCf-cIVhlVoSz277g5lB6yIdbqjSQ/s1600/52b0a5a0e8e44ee81300004c_remembering-bawa_12_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1JbGIlhCFKMgUFucuPVQBN6FyKVAEYdX_1RVRpH7VvMzCu8AdhO_YTQhTTkyi8hlYjWAjxHbxMzTJraEm-qIt7MBsfEwSLiSc8jbmcPVetIUq4nMCf-cIVhlVoSz277g5lB6yIdbqjSQ/s1600/52b0a5a0e8e44ee81300004c_remembering-bawa_12_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunuganga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEhg5PZsLoonTDXAK7VLg01MBRmgaB1DzLgrXIqpHCLxaiOpiJ88xFsZDIqPGteg2gtP26_PxYobdfhhL2mLZxqxcizkDW7jwO6IZvZavwNF3Rif9ZPGACi1UqCmyAhtlB9yVSvOMV62sZY/s1600/52b0a5e2e8e44ee81300004d_remembering-bawa_12_e_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5PZsLoonTDXAK7VLg01MBRmgaB1DzLgrXIqpHCLxaiOpiJ88xFsZDIqPGteg2gtP26_PxYobdfhhL2mLZxqxcizkDW7jwO6IZvZavwNF3Rif9ZPGACi1UqCmyAhtlB9yVSvOMV62sZY/s1600/52b0a5e2e8e44ee81300004d_remembering-bawa_12_e_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunuganga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEgsCNZThc_hLvLAFN5NjpM1kFkw32u6rc5vZgNfeJfA9EPq-Lh-Vv6_wXm_Eg5o1rdXHRSW7QeS7d2AJ0OEL2dDM1y4vFJICOFJrRFImyqsxGS7z5VIr9pVpW0pt9oAoDXZl4mwiZsGmkU/s1600/52b0a6c3e8e44e04e3000051_remembering-bawa_16_d_-_lounge_at_the_kandalama_hotel-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCNZThc_hLvLAFN5NjpM1kFkw32u6rc5vZgNfeJfA9EPq-Lh-Vv6_wXm_Eg5o1rdXHRSW7QeS7d2AJ0OEL2dDM1y4vFJICOFJrRFImyqsxGS7z5VIr9pVpW0pt9oAoDXZl4mwiZsGmkU/s1600/52b0a6c3e8e44e04e3000051_remembering-bawa_16_d_-_lounge_at_the_kandalama_hotel-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hotel lobby</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEhJ0-ElrlQ567WG4pPsfm0kr6eLT51DrwCCUZ4OMBYeYgFYg21Nsq62nkN235Hqz64Ffe2hqjJJ9GuLO34gSG5s3YaFempDcSPJrussoiDWRqvrgB2p9uvoij8PxLI_YWM5AyCHVXYW3KM/s1600/52b0a6fde8e44e04e3000053_remembering-bawa_19_-_the_bentota_beach_hotel_-_atmosphere-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0-ElrlQ567WG4pPsfm0kr6eLT51DrwCCUZ4OMBYeYgFYg21Nsq62nkN235Hqz64Ffe2hqjJJ9GuLO34gSG5s3YaFempDcSPJrussoiDWRqvrgB2p9uvoij8PxLI_YWM5AyCHVXYW3KM/s1600/52b0a6fde8e44e04e3000053_remembering-bawa_19_-_the_bentota_beach_hotel_-_atmosphere-.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bentota hotel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEiaHJk8M0O8_BfJiAk5Fd9RMatGBPKigVNeujlHpsgbi0vjeY0IlajWacMJVFak-fhqrjx78avb4YBzGlTba55MYYDC_pD-SfvrajI2Gn9uz5C23QIKT_YfBY3PIqgdePaGEniqC8Og-3c/s1600/52b0a43ae8e44ee813000046_remembering-bawa_02_e_-_photograph_of_the_court_at_the_ena_de_silva_house_by_helene_binet-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHJk8M0O8_BfJiAk5Fd9RMatGBPKigVNeujlHpsgbi0vjeY0IlajWacMJVFak-fhqrjx78avb4YBzGlTba55MYYDC_pD-SfvrajI2Gn9uz5C23QIKT_YfBY3PIqgdePaGEniqC8Og-3c/s1600/52b0a43ae8e44ee813000046_remembering-bawa_02_e_-_photograph_of_the_court_at_the_ena_de_silva_house_by_helene_binet-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ena de Silva</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEhuezdJeCyQHeqeoml9FzBxPHu4ocZhrvGULN_DAt1uQi85HzRkEv0Kj6LzyH1733Nfpdx5D9vEvSIK-_i2py38TGwmRPnHmqlmMWrCmQQW9nJrAAEEmOgW_M1tHa8zg6uZkxVbhiZWUqg/s1600/52b0a47ce8e44e04e3000044_remembering-bawa_04_-_the_guest_wing_of_the_polontalawa_bungalow-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuezdJeCyQHeqeoml9FzBxPHu4ocZhrvGULN_DAt1uQi85HzRkEv0Kj6LzyH1733Nfpdx5D9vEvSIK-_i2py38TGwmRPnHmqlmMWrCmQQW9nJrAAEEmOgW_M1tHa8zg6uZkxVbhiZWUqg/s1600/52b0a47ce8e44e04e3000044_remembering-bawa_04_-_the_guest_wing_of_the_polontalawa_bungalow-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polongotowa residence</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEiHohq2rgEK6q2jS5H7NPG-iGQX6WStmQeJzjDsqWfVKQhss8dFV7QZ8SyC_idoFEl8IYOwIBzrxqfMlJ_26hkRNrpwdWMVFTX7vhJYVQjKPwidA9SWzzFjZ-NLHMc4cwgBeYdU6yL0AlQ/s1600/52b0a62be8e44ede33000041_remembering-bawa_13_-_a-s-h-_de_silva_house_in_galle-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHohq2rgEK6q2jS5H7NPG-iGQX6WStmQeJzjDsqWfVKQhss8dFV7QZ8SyC_idoFEl8IYOwIBzrxqfMlJ_26hkRNrpwdWMVFTX7vhJYVQjKPwidA9SWzzFjZ-NLHMc4cwgBeYdU6yL0AlQ/s1600/52b0a62be8e44ede33000041_remembering-bawa_13_-_a-s-h-_de_silva_house_in_galle-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ena de silva house</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqR0vCAszX34kkrbTSpvZdBuyspyStooEU0jqYQ_6lf6iBYX3aC28s2kYFG8IlIpnop7FG2pIZTttExfLd8PRn4c931hxMm9XBr6UaU7t6D9NxK751KypcfupJlIt_3ZLYXC3aqP3_5U/s1600/52b0a70de8e44ee813000052_remembering-bawa_19_c_-_the_bentota_beach_hotel-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEImL8uy6tzx5BBuwwHQpam2HCYg-OsAmKXtgBUfYuTo0uhhlml88q6sRYUa2NY4-3rn3s4M_wqLb069f1yy5UOs0cHQRMa2cZSG1lnJVnX9hwaX1XRYyhmXZypfbgNwjugHel2F0aJQ/s1600/52b0a615e8e44e04e300004e_remembering-bawa_12_f_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEImL8uy6tzx5BBuwwHQpam2HCYg-OsAmKXtgBUfYuTo0uhhlml88q6sRYUa2NY4-3rn3s4M_wqLb069f1yy5UOs0cHQRMa2cZSG1lnJVnX9hwaX1XRYyhmXZypfbgNwjugHel2F0aJQ/s1600/52b0a615e8e44e04e300004e_remembering-bawa_12_f_-_lunuganga_-_bawa-s_garden_and_estate-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunuganga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjT-7w5Mvos1EBDC02_j9Uzf9q3bzElcFpcddFbEXmviTqvJWwzxGpqtlPQqMdjwlu3qHoHfk6UFWZ7RO0BTdz9rj4WMSPs8OjVsk-SCAy6Y6ULV4iIXPzIbA-bp7_1DrTU_RO1K64ZrW4/s1600/52b0a752e8e44ee813000054_remembering-bawa_21_-_madurai_club_main_pavilion__india-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-7w5Mvos1EBDC02_j9Uzf9q3bzElcFpcddFbEXmviTqvJWwzxGpqtlPQqMdjwlu3qHoHfk6UFWZ7RO0BTdz9rj4WMSPs8OjVsk-SCAy6Y6ULV4iIXPzIbA-bp7_1DrTU_RO1K64ZrW4/s1600/52b0a752e8e44ee813000054_remembering-bawa_21_-_madurai_club_main_pavilion__india-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAdurai club</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/AVvXsEiwwlznnxB6wskge5slqoENSFAwLODidOtT_0IzVj5NvfOa1TLEjjCMkoNefb2q6_30xsVEEOTZ-PCjhPZhwBXjBB8lLdbcgPB4beeQFmK-emBB8oqFZ02M58obSdgsL_iMfLw15T2FkrY/s1600/52b0a776e8e44ee813000055_remembering-bawa_21_b_-_madurai_club_court__india-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwlznnxB6wskge5slqoENSFAwLODidOtT_0IzVj5NvfOa1TLEjjCMkoNefb2q6_30xsVEEOTZ-PCjhPZhwBXjBB8lLdbcgPB4beeQFmK-emBB8oqFZ02M58obSdgsL_iMfLw15T2FkrY/s1600/52b0a776e8e44ee813000055_remembering-bawa_21_b_-_madurai_club_court__india-.jpg" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MAdurai Club</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"> My ideas for writing the article are from David Robson's remarkable books,Complete works of Geoffrey Bawa,Remembering Bawa(an article written in Arch Daily),Images courtesy:Geoffrey Bawa Trust and Lakshmi Arvind</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"><br /> <span style="line-height: 21.401599884033203px;"> </span></span></div></div></div>

Geoffrey Bawa an Inspiration!

How deeply am I in  love with "Geoffrey Bawa"the Master Architect who inspires me at every step to deeply love the amazingly bui...

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DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

<br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />LONG DISTANCE DECORATING</div><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I have the most adorable clients far away in Houston.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Dy0GRr_VNJnSdoAsp7LdWAMHW4p1IYcNW262pg0oRZnWWgiJUn47eXrqGJOKH8P7S6xlivXk1doYMf1GW8l7EpC7hGWQtNqZdDpYTzx49NMKlAW9PVK9BMbu5q94xQpYaWTyUpgHvKg/s1600/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3Dy0GRr_VNJnSdoAsp7LdWAMHW4p1IYcNW262pg0oRZnWWgiJUn47eXrqGJOKH8P7S6xlivXk1doYMf1GW8l7EpC7hGWQtNqZdDpYTzx49NMKlAW9PVK9BMbu5q94xQpYaWTyUpgHvKg/s640/216564_10150179263463184_1614046_n.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It's been a big year for them....<br><br />They have a new baby - their first</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2gImZpW7aOKHSWTe8p34c5q8ZCFZ3NEvEs7hDcRU0p3W55H0ykAQVKo3CkiivJFboQQ9ePlXcXLB7WOHIkHw8i_bBDBy6HVT30uIJEhxhyphenhyphen5lxTfzXQD4RDkOyjdGvzrY5-_9PklkUoF1/s1600/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2gImZpW7aOKHSWTe8p34c5q8ZCFZ3NEvEs7hDcRU0p3W55H0ykAQVKo3CkiivJFboQQ9ePlXcXLB7WOHIkHw8i_bBDBy6HVT30uIJEhxhyphenhyphen5lxTfzXQD4RDkOyjdGvzrY5-_9PklkUoF1/s640/558888_10100691911540699_2006342759_n.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE0YE2sm-yxObyvejn_AyCuVibiEdtr2TBaiOco5sRstObmczd94LvpaZox8OuF-ZtuqL8hRDv3MtlGVfOFm6m0TVvSfdhE32xKV3ge6b9SQRb97RX6-uLclz3p-aY_HZi1o0VZBb_ue1/s1600/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLE0YE2sm-yxObyvejn_AyCuVibiEdtr2TBaiOco5sRstObmczd94LvpaZox8OuF-ZtuqL8hRDv3MtlGVfOFm6m0TVvSfdhE32xKV3ge6b9SQRb97RX6-uLclz3p-aY_HZi1o0VZBb_ue1/s400/3604_10100691926321079_286568496_n.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and are buying their first home.....<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2012/11/long-distance-decorating-i-have-most.html#more">Read more »</a>

DECORATING FOR A FIRST HOME

LONG DISTANCE DECORATING I have the most adorable clients far away in Houston. It's been a big year for them.... They have a new baby - ...

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A Beautiful Giveaway then Off to Market!!!

<div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uv5kGhKaadc/T5C1jRrHifI/AAAAAAAAHsE/CWWyL7guU0o/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B14%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image001" border="0" height="376" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xsy0bvXEYKY/T5C1ji2ShtI/AAAAAAAAHsM/Pq8C27VFQgg/clip_image001_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Designer: Kara Childress)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">When I first saw the work of Leslie Sinclair, owner of Segreto Finishes, I was mesmerized by her plaster finishes, wall treatments and cabinet finishes.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nj-LJj18_LI/T5C1kLoGYZI/AAAAAAAAHsU/H5EXZbtpL-w/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image001[6]" border="0" height="386" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PQTWbiKfRA0/T5C1ktMvyOI/AAAAAAAAHsc/-pcdwHx4YNQ/clip_image001%25255B6%25255D_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[6]" width="631" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Designer: Tami Owen)</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> A room touched by Segreto is transformed from ordinary to extraordinary under her careful direction. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dp6OGvPQ3C4/T5C1lYUi_9I/AAAAAAAAHsk/H8VtKo45wCI/s1600-h/clip_image002%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image002" border="0" height="731" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LhRlPy6OIjI/T5C1lzslVQI/AAAAAAAAHss/UkoueJchuxI/clip_image002_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image002" width="520" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Designer: Tami Owen)</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A true artist and accomplished business woman, she oversees a staff of 25 and her company, Segreto Finishes, creates some of the most coveted rooms today. Leslie recently released a new book, <em>Segreto – Secrets To Finishing Beautiful Interiors,</em> a wonderful book that has the blogs and Pinterest buzzing. So when she contacted me and asked if I would I like to review a copy, of course I said yes. Then I asked her if she would also be willing to host a Giveaway for you, and she generously agreed.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dNlcMe4C-_A/T5C1maUMVKI/AAAAAAAAHs0/QttjjaRIbFQ/s1600-h/clip_image003%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image003" border="0" height="706" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JthApKHNLzY/T5C1m28wkDI/AAAAAAAAHs8/vLD_9waESkg/clip_image003_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image003" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Designer: Kara Childress Architectural Consultant: Sara West)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">As I was enjoying page after page of this lovely book I was struck by the beauty and peacefulness her interior finishes convey. Segreto’s trademark favors soft neutrals, texture and depth, over bright colors. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pLrBXk7bca8/T5C1nW6SxfI/AAAAAAAAHtE/lheE4xofkro/s1600-h/clip_image001%25255B15%25255D%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image001[15]" border="0" height="363" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-62eUITK_nCY/T5C1n-XGVqI/AAAAAAAAHtM/M7EyRCtJp7s/clip_image001%25255B15%25255D_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image001[15]" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Designer: Talbot Cooley)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">The book is a gorgeous collection of page after page of dream interiors. As a coffee table book for inspiration, its worth its weight in gold. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KDka04-8Cec/T5C1ohpVwlI/AAAAAAAAHtU/nBEciIUV2u4/s1600-h/clip_image004%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="clip_image004" border="0" height="372" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MNICyNS3dy4/T5C1pGciDtI/AAAAAAAAHtc/gzlk7Bo__r0/clip_image004_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="clip_image004" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Joyce Horn Antiques)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">But, the book also provides wonderful tips, hints and insider information on choosing the best finishes for your own interiors. This book ranks as one of my favorite design books of the year!</span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UT2jLplKGf8/T5C1pZoij8I/AAAAAAAAHtk/spP0HQ5iVIU/s1600-h/Front_Cover_Segreto_Secrets%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Front_Cover_Segreto_Secrets" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pcDj3PDB3Rc/T5C1qCRb8BI/AAAAAAAAHts/Y7IPEuKxoDw/Front_Cover_Segreto_Secrets_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Front_Cover_Segreto_Secrets" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanks to Leslie Sinclair’s generosity, a lucky reader will be receiving this treasure soon. To enter to win the gorgeous <em>Segreto – Secrets to Finishing Beautiful Interiors</em> book just visit Segreto’s website <a href="http://segretofinishes.com/"><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a>, come back and comment which finish inspires you. I will announce the winner next Friday! </span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To see more of Leslie Sinclair’s work and Segreto Finishes click <a href="http://segretofinishes.com/"><span style="color: #2f79c5;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To visit her blog: Segreto – The Secret to Beautiful Living click <a href="http://segretosecrets.squarespace.com/"><span style="color: #2f79c5;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To listen to Leslie interviewed on The Skirted Round Table click <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2011/10/leslie-sinclair-visits-skirted_31.html"><span style="color: #2f79c5;"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To order a copy of this gorgeous book click <a href="http://segretofinishes.com/the-book.html"><strong><span style="color: #2f79c5;">HERE</span></strong></a></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-52pylPZM5yk/T5C1qfjOX6I/AAAAAAAAHt0/AUOckMBxcP8/s1600-h/bunny-williams%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="bunny-williams" border="0" height="601" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--UnytvzuhP8/T5C1q9Fnp-I/AAAAAAAAHt8/vqp7nPZviVw/bunny-williams_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bunny-williams" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Bunny Williams – BeeLine Home)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I am off to meet by BFF, Diane, at Market in High Point, NC! We’ll be shopping for clients and scouting out the new trends!! Can’t wait to bring back lots of pictures and inspiration for you!! See you a few days!!</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Note: Willow Décor receives no compensation for book sales)</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(All content copyrighted by Willow Décor and not to be used with our permission. All photos property of Segreto not to be used with out consent) </span></div>

A Beautiful Giveaway then Off to Market!!!

(Designer: Kara Childress) When I first saw the work of Leslie Sinclair, owner of Segreto Finishes, I was mesmerized by her plaster finishes...

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The Miracle Chase Giveaway!

<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546830410448095554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXYcxu4yCyUSGPzKGoqtx9rL01BJxfF_yAfqNERhlcQVhkv6W3Ehp4qJ_IJogScUnVrEanm2rrfBNol8CU0tfUkvXK7dr05S1joYKedcTm31xAt4q5FTXkza65AWP417DQfcXkbkZUgeI/s400/White+Room+Katherine+Dutiel.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Photo by artist </span></span><a href="http://www.katherinedutiel.com/contact.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Katherine Du Tiel</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">)</span></span></div></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> like to think that even though I create beautiful interiors for my family and clients, my inspiration is deep rooted and not just led by a color palette, a fabric sample or which way the sun comes into a room. Just like a beautiful woman with no soul, a beautiful room with out personal warmth can be very cold and uninviting. Where we draw this personal warmth and inspiration is so important. I am blessed to find it in many different places.</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546810865668100706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiga2JPGiya1qVcK_cFmqNQxWS8tMiCj-E_SEM58aGIwlXxJ33NWSwivmK_jBprTRHUA0An7Ng7MR3ZgiZkg02C-FkFRmtIFW9OFNPa5-SXuJ0q4xnX3iS0gMVWN4PompTIsIRLexRcIk4B/s400/miracles.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(google images)</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">So each month or so I hope to bring you an inspiring person, project or experience that has touched me and helped me become a more beautiful mother, wife, friend and designer. Because these moments of personal inspiration are a great</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> part of what helps create a larger more beautiful world around me (and hopefully you, too).</span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546830395771313890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMX212dZZ7wv6E7hxzAP43glutFDWAm13-qFD3bR3E-xMLVLBMvoSoitJfrvnI0H4IP-u107V5cd7-0T9A8YCN2Qf1x-Rf1ZbmkkeLB9IdJVEhVZmXe4NEYx9X1vjdnzxBydrtRhSUuFw/s400/3+authors+webready.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Meet Joan, Meb, and Katie, the authors of the book </span></span><em><strong><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The Miracle Chase</span></span></a></strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. I have known Joan personally for several years. When I first met her, at one of my husband's business work dinners, she mentioned she was writing a book about miracles. I was very intrigued and we spoke briefly about it. We dropped the subject when the conversation at our larger table turned more "business - like". What Joan failed to tell me then, and several years after, was that she and her friends had all been the recipients of several personal miracles.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541984330219941666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnU3_JMUPWsWxhANjRkc78NnVrCM5RYbdeEA5rVjPuAFjNr-6R4MnAdWgRaP1di8ITLw6xhAOK5YAN6m-FyrGT5-wczkpImLmya0MO-UjQ1lCWW5sPNEiyG6zotO4EgR_eNx6SKAH2rtq/s400/miracle+photo.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 237px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Authors in 1999)</span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Those miracles led them on a 10 year personal exploration to uncover "What Really is a Miracle?" Because just like you and I; Joan, Meb and Katie really had trouble believing that their Modern Day Miracles weren't just really weird coincidences. In fact, in some cases it would have been better to believe they were coincidences rather than Miracles, because then they had to question the roots of their Faith.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546835040007429986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYn4j2L-1rcTnviYTTJ3YTLHx8ieSd9wEU4D1W4D_ZvDiG7cMbRxohVmKJ_e_8tY_aX4cK4O4zKP8gfw5Rveqm0x1fHVyI56JS7krY11F7ZrfgggU73Kijlvm8p7QXzQU3hsbKsKdVbPB/s400/White+Room+Katherine+Dutiel+2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Photo by Artist </span></span><a href="http://www.katherinedutiel.com/contact.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Katherine Du Tiel</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">)</span></span></div></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Miracles can be really messy stuff. When you need a miracle you're probably not in a very happy place, you are in turmoil and in great need. And after you have received a Miracle, revisiting the traumatic event and trying to make sense of everything can be very painful and difficult. Most of us prefer to forge ahead into the light rather than look back on dark events. To recognize the Miracle you have to recognize the pain and that's why I think we hear so little about a Miracles these days.</span></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546827712942272306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkCijuvND9adNaqn3AgBUcmxIVaBqvgmoc_I6ZPdLy7SqfwC54s5PFH0ID4IGHPu5hZHdbi6wY9y26Cziiv3IZBsk2EqMTd6FjOOSNNhY3XBZ8OsjBKDamPD76HlTmlzpOhNYsHbGZGmx/s400/miracle+Chase.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I do not want to give away too much of the book, but it highlights each of these women's journeys, their personal Miracles, their incredible friendship and the history behind Miracles in every religion. What is so touching and personally endearing to me is that these women could be your friends, the women sitting next to you at PTO, or your neighbors. </span></p><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546841859906485090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwC-UNwdfurbEld1AHmr2u-jrChfQjQ_Rhe4bPsPGhyAZs_799ikXPdiN_zUuAOidLQCejZ09148EobWUwWdqoWSbU8uMN8aMMvM9ppEPbfy5ynKoik06zca2Y2L6Ynx4Yl9yiNkwsaLt0/s400/Friends.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(</span></span><a href="http://thebb1.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">we heart it</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">)</span><br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The book has become a wonderful gift to me. After I read it I started sharing the stories of these three women with my close friends. And that is when I received a wonderful, unexpected gift. My friends revealed to me their own personal Miracle stories. I have had many moments of wonderful, deep, meaningful conversations with women I have known for years, yet never knew their secret stories. What a wonderful surprise to develop deeper friendships with them through these conversations. Who thought a little book would provide such a tremendous gift to me?!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546830407419823794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYLc0HKQz99HTzxlC3WvrBONXvqP5NhF98_0l9Zsouc9VKn01ykvdb1tJGqrdLGpd3u45Gtm91KhrB9YmYGdxP_m4RGjrGNr9mIBv9tkdcZhpLgZD8gKStBfeEriG0mtdl3KX43UBNdfB/s400/3+authors+signing+110510.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Joan, Meb, Katie and I wanted to give the readers of Willow Decor this Gift as well. If you are the recipient of </span><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The Miracle Chase Giveaway, we will send you five The Miracle Chase Books and a $25 Starbucks Gift Card.</span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> This will allow you to share the book with your five closest friends, enjoy some time together and hopefully spark some wonderful conversations and bring you closer as friends.<br /></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/miracleworks.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541983639696879010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6NGEiYJmiyLY6TxxycluE203uaXLBRHoVFHKyOivDprA2rsGmAqJwBPgQKDUYNKEY4LUy1U2nwc0LWQoJlNrudaxiRB-IRhSN01vGyJcISlGhLSgWk6yZy70Eg9_OrvwhihKXTFCk3kUy/s400/miracle+Chase.gif" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" /> </a></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The authors are always trying to help others, so please know that a large portion of the book sales profits go right back into the </span><strong><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/miracleworks.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Miracleworks Foundation</span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. A charitable organization set up by the authors to give back to women and children in need. You can check it all out on their new website by clicking on the photo above or </span><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/miracleworks.html"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">HERE</span></strong></a><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">.</span></strong></div><p></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541984228497147586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtXTPcB3ccf_elwfqGdzHd_3dIgqfZs301tFS6L-K38b3qUCikCy-MJ2c4roWCmbIDP8IkdQ2ynSIoViyFs4Emt3YUYFhK1XxCY6bbQNspEX76evZSlM4VQrNqAooF9K8xt4lNg-ysgn0/s400/miracle_logo.gif" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 89px; CURSOR: hand" /> <p align="center"></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To enter </span></span><strong><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The Miracle Chase Giveway</span></span></em></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> leave a comment below. To </span></span><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/select_store.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">purchase the book </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">click </span></span><strong><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/select_store.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HERE</span></span></a></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. They also have put together an online forum for people to write in and share their Miracle stories. To learn more about the </span></span><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/miracleclub.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Miracle Club Online </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">click </span></span><a href="http://themiraclechase.com/miracleclub.html"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">HERE</span></span></strong></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></div><p></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">' </span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hope you are as inspired as I am - Happy reading, my friends - may you take the time to find out some extraordinary things about each other!! xox - Gina</span></span></div><div align="center"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><em><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(as always Willow Decor receives no compensation for recommending this bo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">ok)</span></em></span></div></em></div></span></span>

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