Category Archives: photography

Flowering Dogwoods

Posted on April 16, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Aren’t dogwoods just the best?? I love the petals in pink or white. We have a small wild one in our backyard too. I’m so glad to be back on the East Coast to see them again. It ALMOST makes … Continue reading →

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Bleeding hearts, etc.

Posted on April 15, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Went out and took some pics this gorgeous morning. I love dicentra spectabilis, otherwise known as bleeding heart. It’s so tender and actually appears to “bleed,” albeit in white. I found two in the neighborhood and positively drooled. Oh, I … Continue reading →

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Giada and cherry blossoms

Posted on April 4, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Giada de Laurentiis at one of her book signing sessions. I have to admit to being starstruck–the whole thing is kind of a blur now. Giada has like twenty million teeth that are … Continue reading →

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Having fun with PhotoScape

Posted on February 26, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Oh good, the font choice box is back today. Life in Blog Land is full of surprises. So yesterday, I thought I’d play around with PhotoScape, a FREE photo-editing software program like Photoshop. I love this photo that my beautiful … Continue reading →

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New Powder Room

Posted on January 8, 2010 by pearlsandprose

[Update, March 22, 2012. Three years since we completed the project, people are still looking at this post, so I thought I would replace the old, too-small photos with larger ones. Plus I found the paint chips and added that … Continue reading →

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Living in a Christmas card

Posted on December 26, 2009 by pearlsandprose

A picture of our home after 20″ of snow fell! We are living in our own Christmas card and I love it!  Merry Christmas to all….

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First Snow & Carmen Miranda

Posted on December 8, 2009 by pearlsandprose

  Well, we got our first snow this weekend and it’s kind of wet and gloppy and icy at the same time. I wasn’t quite ready for the cold after ten days in Spain and a week in Texas, but … Continue reading →

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Mosaic!

Posted on December 4, 2009 by pearlsandprose

OK, I just learned how to do mosaics of my photos and it so much fun! Here’s my first one–some pics from our honeymoon in Spain.     Many, many thanks to Mary from Little Red House and Big Huge … Continue reading →

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More SoCo

Posted on December 1, 2009 by pearlsandprose

As promised, more pics of that fabulous store Uncommon Objects. It’s a good thing I don’t live in Austin, or I’d be broke.    Can you believe the blues in this vignette?? Oh la la, I wish I had a … Continue reading →

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Shopping in SoCo

Posted on December 1, 2009 by pearlsandprose

        My husband and I spent a few days in Austin, Texas, to see my youngest son and did a little shopping in the SoCo (South Congress St.) district. There’s a shop called Uncommon Objects and it’s to … Continue reading →

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