One of the shopping highlights of my trip to London was a visit to Liberty. Liberty is a gorgeous, one of a kind department store, a beautiful oasis of good design right in the middle of London. Not only is their selection of home accessories, fabrics, wallpapers and furnishings stunning, the staff couldn’t have been more friendly, or helpful. While some stores of this... 
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A very kind reader suggested I take a look at the photography work of Diana Kingsley and her beautiful, and unique pairings. Being a huge fan of the stories a diptych photograph can tell myself, I really loved the way Diana paired her two images. While not exactly diptychs, I admire the way Diana has selected these images to live together on her online portfolio. Diana’s... 
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The lovely Janine at UpperCase Gallery just informed me that in honor of Canada’s Victoria Day, which is today, she has done a post about me! I am so flattered and honored to be included on the Uppercase blog journal! Oh, and be sure and look for an article I’ll be contributing to the new Uppercase Magazine in their next issue. Thanks so very much, Janine! Tweet#call_to_action... 
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I’m just back from London, so today I thought I’d share a few snaps from my our first day there. Our flat was literally around the corner from the entrance to Portobello Road – one of the city’s largest flea markets. So, as tired as we were, having just landed at 7am, we popped over for a quick peek and here’s what we saw. London was wonderful... 
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Design Your Life: The Pleasures and Perils of Everyday Things by Ellen and Julia Lupton is new book with a fascinating new look at the world of design and the role it plays in our lives. The twin Lupton sisters are the experts on DYL philosophy, and are very well-known in the design realm. Taking a fresh, funny look at parenthood, housekeeping, entertaining, time management,... 
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