The buildings of Villa Reale Marlia ~ Palazina del’Orologia.

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Here we are, once again, on the grounds of the Villa Reale Marlia.  Today, I’m sharing the second of the three villas on the property.  (The first one was the Villa del Descovo) In 1651,  Villa Reale was purchased by … Continue reading

What makes that house so spooky?

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  I started to do a search to find some spooky and haunting buildings to share for a Halloween post.  The first issue I came across was  having to take the time to get copy rights permission for all of … Continue reading

Settling on a table setting. Or maybe it’s about not settling?

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One of my biggest weaknesses is making decisions on color and pattern.  That makes decorating our home quite difficult. (Just ask hubby and our boys how many times I’ve repainted some of the rooms in the house.  Yes, they may … Continue reading

The buildings of Villa Reale Marlia (Lucca, Italy) ~ Villa del Descovo

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  Admittedly, writing about this experience and this romantically, beautiful place is one of the most excruciating things I have endured.. (the posts about the gardens of Villa Reale Marlia and Casa Clara were just as difficult) Between deciding which … Continue reading

What do a car and a lamp have it common?

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No, it’s not headlights.  It’s a person, whose love of cars and creative mind came together to shed some light on how to turn his talents into something useful. The creative person would be my son number two.  His creations … Continue reading

Upcycled ~ Pianos are playing a new kind of tune.

It took me ten seconds of rummaging in the Pinterest playground of to stumble across this gem of a shelf that plays my kind of repurposing tune.  I followed the line of user pins back to the original “pinner” so … Continue reading