This is one of the rooms in the Chateau Chenonceau in the famed Loire Valley of France. The wall colors are bright red pink and set off the gold framed portrait of Louis XIV, It certainly matches the rug. What impressed us is that the flower arrangement is in perfect harmony with the colors
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06/30/2013
This photo was taken outside our vet's office in Carpinteria, which is housed in an actual home converted into a veterinary office. The landscape is lush and this lovely plant was so unusual. that I just had to take a picture and share it with you. We have no idea what it is, nor did anyone e
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06/30/2013
This afternoon we enjoyed attending the Santa Barbara Wine Frestival. This event is an annual outdoor party benefiting the Children's Program at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Fifty wineries of the central coast sharef their wines, and many restaurants and other local food purve
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06/29/2013
Early Girl Tomatoes are still here. At last, a few heirloom tomatoes (our favorites) are starting to appear on the tables of various farmers. These "stripey" tomatoes were so beautiful, we just had to buy some for our salads this week. Wishing you all a delightful Saturday, and lots of Saturday
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06/29/2013
What a lovely day this was! After dinner we checked on the tides, and headed out for a nice walk along the beach. There was still a crowd enjoying the cool air, and the sand still retained some of the day's warmth. It is amazing how the light changes what you are looking at. We took a few s
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06/28/2013
Ron and I walked everywhere we could in Paris. We walked to our business appointments, we walked to and from dinner/lunch, we walked the length hand breadth of the Champs Elysees. Even when you take the metro and change lines you have to walk a distance to get to the next intersecting line. We
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06/28/2013
Photo Courtesy of Luxe Corp, Paris France When we were invited to cover the Club eLuxe International Summit in Paris, by our media partner, Luxe Corp - the producers of the event, we did not realize that the future of digital media was already here. In fact, some aspects of the future of luxury
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06/27/2013
We chuckled when we saw this store in Paris. This is a dog grooming salon known as a "toilettage." The French love their dogs and pamper them as much as we do. Even in the sparsely populated farm and vineyard area where our cousins live in the Loire Valley, we saw a "toilettage" for dogs in t
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06/26/2013
Jewelry Images Courtesy of Bulgari The Club eLuxe International Summit, recently held at the Meurice Hotel in Paris, on digital marketing for the luxury industry was a grand success! Most of the major luxury brands were represented at the event with participants from 11 countries. What became a
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06/25/2013
The Club e-Luxe conference in Paris was held at the historic Meurice Hotel. During the Second World War, the German headquarters were housed in the Meurice Hotel. It is in this hotel that General von Choltitz delayed Hitler’s order to destroy Paris. The Germans had wired the Eiffel Tower and
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06/24/2013
