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Hi, and how is your week going? I cannot believe it’s Friday and that we are in Feb. Almost time to talk about Christmas, JUST KIDDING!  I have to say, mine is not going quiet as smooth as I had ordered:) Forget the myriad of tech issues (beyond explanation), my phone breaking, getting pulled over by the police (thankfully he was so nice and did not ticket me) then yesterday, the icing on the cake……pulling my back! Never a dull moment!!

Smoother days have to be ahead! I was watching a documentary the other day, the tail end of it featured a scene with Anthony Bordain and Eric Rippert dining al fresco on a old painted picnic bench under warm Provencal sun, there was a light breeze and I was salivating as I watched them cut into the juiciest ripe tomato ,break off some crusty bread  and of course enjoying it all with a big bottle of red. Ahhhh….that brief moment just brought me back to when my husband and I were in Venice about 9 years ago and dined al fresco with a picnic lunch while sitting on the canal, it was such a special and fond memory.

This got me thinking about the power of pictures and how they can take us back and fully emerge us into a particular moment in time.  I am such a visual person so pictures can evoke so much emotion, laughter, tears (happy and sad), etc….. When I look back at pictures of my kids being young, at pictures of parties we held or attended, holiday pictures, beach and seasonal pictures, those of Teddy coming home, it goes on….they just make me so happy. My pictures are among my most treasured possession as they allow me to connect to days and times gone by.  So today is a collection of pictures that just do something for me. They take me to a wonderful and happy place. And how about you?

This gorgeous shot brings me to one of my favorite places, Napa Valley!

Ahhh….would love to be taking an early morning walk here now. Nothing like a super early morning beach walk when it’s you the sun and sand:)

Of course Teddy has to be here…this reminds me of the first week that we moved, as a much younger Teddy was adjusting to his new digs

This picture reminds me of my favorite season of all, fall and all it’s magical colors

This reminds me of why I love doing what get to do everyday, playing with fabrics and trims for clients is so much fun!

This is just so dreamy……I love a beautiful charming village covered in natures fairy dust, perfection!

Along with summer comes the motivation to use all of natures bounty, love a big fresh salad loaded with the days find at the farmers market yum yum!

Nothing as magical as NYC during Christmas!

Love hitting one of the many great nurseries out in the Hamptons when there in the summer

These two pictures of my kitchen being installed gets me excited to do it all over again in PB, albeit on a much smaller scale…love the process!

This wonderful night brings a smile to my face…my sons graduation party. I put a lot into it and will always treasure this special day.

This makes me want to jump right in….and reminds me of hunkering down during the cold winter months and making a family favorite, Beef Bourguignon

This reminds me that spring cannot be far away, counting down the days, hours and minutes:)

This brings back fond memories of us at the open air markets in Provence…..great memories

And this charming little farm stand is my very  first stop when heading out to Montauk in July

Is there anything better than a summer al fresco meal….NO!

This picture brings back such great memories from the one and only La Mirande in Provence

Seeing this picture has me longing for that day that things start to go from brown to green and smelling that freshly cut grass smell…yum!

How beautiful is this! Doesn’t get better than appetizers and wine on the beach

Loved getting in the beautiful artwork from Jeanne of I Dream Of and a beautiful reminder that despite all the advances in technology to me the best things are still those that come from natural raw talent

This image brings the building process back to me and makes me smile at watching our dream come true but also reminds me of how loooooong of a process it was, and that patience is so key in this process

OK how about you? Any of these resonate with you? How do you react to pictures, do thy often stir up some kind of emotion or trigger a wonderful memory and ‘bring you back”?

Do you often look at pictures to bring you back to a special place or maybe reconnect with a special someone? It is quite remarkable how powerful they can be. So that’s what is on my mind this Friday and as we go into the weekend. Wishing you a wonderful day and end to your week.

Thanks for stopping in. Until next time…..

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