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A Few Favorites

IMG_1302_2{Hellebore’s at Heath growing profusely along a heavily wooded area known as Poison Ivy Row}

With warmer weather upon us and temperatures continuing to climb each week, my primary focus has turned to gardening. There is nothing like getting into the yard to clear debris and search for new plant life within the ground. Reading materials are everywhere and its great to see what other gardeners are doing during the season. Reviewing old manuscripts from the museum complete with notations from the previous owner is a thrill. I like to compare the annotations within these books to my gardening notes and have found this to be an innovative way to design the flower beds and vegetable rows at Heath.

IMG_1148_2Geometry Book of Louis XVI
Abrégé Géométrie, Paris 1765
While perusing the Walters Art Museum a few weeks ago I found this geometry book that was made for the future king of France in the mid-eighteenth century when he was eleven years of age, and while textbooks were commonplace, this unique manuscript had meticulously drawn diagrams and hand-written notations by Louis XVI.

IMG_0855Favorite Boulangerie
I will never tire of the breads, tarts and pastries from la Madeleine at the Reston Town Center. This quaint French cafe hidden by towering skyscrapers is a place one can hideout and enjoy a fresh baked treat with an espresso or a even a glass of wine….how français!

016a5fd3a1f6464e69c869991a7a477adc858061c3010a79549d21ac306fac40269e7472b62b1ad806ec Honda CR-Z {The White Pearl}
This sporty hybrid coupe is my newest love and successor of my 25 year old CR-X {don’t say a word!}. And, for the pièce de résistance this compact cutey is one of the least polluting and rated as an “advanced technology partial zero emissions vehicle {AT-PZEV} in the United States. I get great gas mileage and enjoy a comfortable ride… absolutely love her!!!

Stay stylish,
K

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Season of Carnivals

IMG_0601 IMG_1646 Carnival is a time of wild excesses, along with the breaking of norms for the vast consumption of food, liquor and partying before the austerity of Lent. A time when the populace takes to the streets wearing masks and costumes, partaking in the freedom from religious or political constraints, and a time for delightful parody and satire to be expressed at it’s finest.

This festival has been around since the Middle Ages and is still celebrated in Europe and South America preceding Ash Wednesday. Known in France and New Orleans as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, everyone enjoys beignets and beads; while in Rio the street bands play raucous music with people sambaing and drinking mojitos on every corner, as they wait for the ball at the Copacabana hotel, and lastly in Venice the masked are celebrating with the hopes of being invited to their local palazzos for the party of the year!!!

So, whatever your preference is globally, enjoy one of these galas… or all!!

-Mardi Gras in New Orleans on February 17th
-Venice Carnavale on January 31st– February 17th
–Rio Carnival on February 13-17th

Celebrate stylishly,
K