Meissen swans

Meissen swans are a thing of beauty . Sometimes it is just a swan figurine or it is a candle holder, cache pot or desk accessory. All are lovely and nowadays very expensive.

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Mailbox planting

Hyacinth bean vine on my ugly mailbox.

We all have the same mail box in this development. It helps mask the ugly box.  

You plant the hyacinth bean seeds and they grown and bloom most of summer till fall. Pick the pods off and save those seeds for next spring. It also comes in white bloom which I prefer.

I also did some under planting of pinks and purplish flowers. Salvias, peony, snapdragons and pink yarrow that is not in bloom right now.

I'm  trying to make the world a little prettier and pinker!

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More 18th Century Pink!!!

Pictures do tell the story of color and style of the 18th century in Europe. I guess I am so drawn to that era because it is a really feminine era bows, roses, pink and blue fabrics and decoration, lots of arabesques and rococo style and lots of references to Greek mythology and the Bible. 

I love all that. 

Even the gardens were feminine. The hand fans I collect tell the same story.

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18th Century Pink !!

Maybe one reason I love 18th Century France so much is there was sooo much pink all around,m Furnishings, fabrics, feathers, decorative objects. 

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Antique scent vials and necklace

I've been searching for vintage scent vials and when I find one I really like that isn't too expensive I will get it and turn it into a necklace like the ones made by Karen Sugarman ( she sells on Etsy, 1st Dibbs, and Neiman Marcus) I find them very intriguing and lovely little objects of times past. 

They were carried as part of a chatelaine or on a thumb ring.

They can't be too large or they would get in the way as a necklace. 

The two matching bottles are vintage perfume bottles I bought on Ebay. They are on their way they aren't suitable for a necklace I will enjoy them on my vanity. 

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Paris by Laduree

Laduree is my happy place. 

I think that I love it so much because it is serene and pretty and always new things and the desserts are so inventive and traditional yet sometimes they surprise you with a new twist or a totally new dessert. .

Laduree has a brand new book out. I wish I could go to Paris this year but it is not in the plan. Dental work and new jobs keeping Pink Boy and myself close to home.

So maybe next year we can venture to Paris again and I will be able to buy the new book. It looks so interesting like an insider's guide to the city.

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Vintage jewelry and the long hot summer

Bonjour !!

 I think that this is the longest break I have taken from blogging.

My laptop is dying and it is no fun to be on it. It has been sooo hot here and humid too. I really am not a fan of summer in the South.

I've been reading and collecting vintage jewelry.

I have long ago given up on Pink Boy buying me nice jewelry he just doesn't get it or care about it So now that I work part time I am purchasing my own jewelry. If I can manage on this laptop I will show you more things in next week or so.

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Hav