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Rio

IMG_4250 IMG_3021{Pao de Acucar {Sugarloaf Mountain} and the lagoon on Flamenco side of Rio along with Copacabana Beach}

Listed are a few sites from the gorgeous seaside city of Rio, which is famed for its many points of interest; such as Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mt. Corcovado, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches and Sugarloaf peak at the mouth of Guanabara Bay is where you will find our travel team this season, scouting out the beaches and city before the summer Olympics begin on August 5th.
IMG_4211 - Copy                                                     {Copacabana at sunrise}

Imagine walking on this beach in the morning before work, you would never have a bad day and most certainly look forward to an evening swim to round out the day.

Travel stylishly,
K

 

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Flowers

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Lately, huge amounts of rain have made gardening and just being outdoors extremely difficult here in the mid-Atlantic. Earlier today there was a brief respite in the storm and the sun began to shine. Usually by mid-May our cold-weather crops, such as greens, cabbage, kale, lettuce and chard have been planted without fear of temperatures dipping below freezing… too often. Lately each day has been cold, dark and damp.

IMG_4065Normally this type of chilly weather has me puttering about the kitchen creating the ultimate in comfort foods, using the ovens to warm the house. Somehow that added warmth from the stove, along with a few lighted candles with a bit of jazz playing adds to that end of day ambience.

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IMG_4087But, I digress my point is that I could not wait to get outdoors into that pleasant sunlight no matter how brief so, with camera in hand this is what was found. No matter how much cloud cover there has been recently, the earth is still doing what must be done to change seasons and flowers were blooming most prolifically. Staking the peonies was a must, cutting a few of the purple irises for indoors was a delight and seeing the hydrangea making a valiant effort this year…well its all astounding!!

Garden stylishly,
K