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One of my favourite artists when I was a teenager was Salvador Dali and it is perhaps his melting clocks as seen in the painting The Persistence of Memory that most stuck in my mind. The philosophical and artistic meanings that the melting pocket watches symbolized fascinated me and I often wished I could have a clock like those to place somewhere in my own home. In fact I still do.

Luckily, there’s now a melting clock similar to Dali’s representations which you can buy. The stylishly chrome plated clock which uses precision quartz movement is designed to sit securely over any straight edge.

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One of our favorite stores, @WorkDesign at 5500 W. Madison St., Forest Park, is closing. If you’ve got a modern design sensibility and are looking to outfit a home office (or, really, any room or even outdoor space) head over right away—everything in the store is on sale. Two great deals: The Orbit chandelier (now just $329; was $450) and the Frank Pouffe ($300; was $617). Your college-bound child could be rockin’ some of these office supplies, too, especially fun felt desk items. Another closing sale: Pierre Deux (660 N. Read more…

Do you agree Wabi Sabi is trendy?   These recycled tin cans decoupaged with pretty wall paper are perfect for creating of Wabi Sabi Style.  Wabi-Sabi Wanderings created them where you can find a full set of directions for making your own.
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Just down the road from where I live is the one of the most notable bridges in history.  The Concord bridge is the sight of ‘the shot heard round the world’; renowned in American history as the the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

This morning, when I realized I had all but forgotten about today’s water post, a friend quickly (and thankfully) gave me much needed inspiration when she said that the first thing she thought of when I said water was bridges. (and we have so many famous bridges in our midst!)

Bridges, of course! They go hand in hand with water….(unless, like me, you are just as likely to charge straight through a babbling brook, soaking a perfectly good pair of shoes).   Bridges are the elegant, and if you think about it, often iconic way, of crossing water.  They are boundary breakers and funnel points. Read more…

I am feeling quite accomplished, it is only four days since I have returned home, and the luggage is back in the attic (laundry still awaits) the garden is about half reclaimed from the weeds, mowed and the mid summer resurrection process has begun, and I have organized my pictures.  As I got them all together yesterday, I realized that there were some pretty inspiring shots for all kinds — glamping, construction, natural beauty, desert style, wildflowers, and even a little garden design.   I picked some of my favorites for you…..enjoy.

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