Oscars 2010: Best Dresses

Oscars 2010: The Best Dresses - 50 Pictures - LIFE
If you're still interested in seeing the wonderful dresses from last night's Oscars, you'll really enjoy the coverage by Life Magazine.




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Tuscany in Winter

Tuscany in Winter Let's go. This looks like a wonderful place to be without all the crowds. I had no idea Tuscany was so nice in the winter. The picture above was taken in January. Click on the link and see the 15-photo slideshow. Complete article here from The New York Times.




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Oscars: Red Carpet Fashions

Oscars: Fashion on the red carpet
Does Penélope Cruz ever look anything but beautiful in this wine-coloured ruched evening dress by Donna Karan? The link will take you to a wonderful slideshow with 27 photos. Enjoy.

Complete list of Oscar winners.




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Bedroom Decorating Love

Antiquarian prints hanging unframed on the walls, recessed bookcases full of leather bindings, the bench with linen cushion at the foot of the bed, the bed hangings, the upholstered headboard, the lamps. I love it all. Absolute perfection.


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Follow Me

If it were only this easy to get followers. Bread crumbs, cracked corn? What's he using? So cute.


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Coco Chanel: A Life On Camera

Coco Chanel: A life on camera
Cocomania is nothing new as you will soon learn. The 24-picture slideshow clearly illustrates that this is not the first time we have turned the spotlight on the fascinating and pioneering fashion designer Coco Chanel.




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Coco Chanel | Fashion Advice

Coco Chanel practicing her own style advice circa 1926.
"Always wear your hat at a jaunty angle."

I always look forward to seeing the gowns at The Oscars. Maybe we'll see some vintage Chanel tonight. Hope so.


Photo: Guardian UK
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Painted And Stenciled Stairs | For Counting

This couldn't have been easy. How does one do this and still live in a house? Paint every other step every other day? Live downstairs until project is finished? How? Click on the link for more photos and a detailed report of this big project. I like it, don't you? The Stairs are Done

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Flowers In A Twig Basket

This is an amazing arrangement of spring flowers, isn't it? Guaranteed to make you happy every time you walk in the room. Simply lovely. Have a wonderful Sunday, Rosemary.


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Mud Room Love

Dibs. Want this. Love the brick floor, the blue wood box, the bench ... everything. I live in boots and jackets like this too, country girl that I am.


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Nantucket Seaside Retreat

On Nantucket, Massachusetts, a couple commissioned Botticelli and Pohl Architects + interior designer Elissa Cullman to create their seaside retreat. That's some staircase down to the sea, isn't it?
Photos: Architectural Digest. See slideshow.

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Walk or Slide?

Curved staircase with slide. This would be so much fun. Which would you take? I guess you'd walk up and slide down. I'm so glad there are people who want such things and find the people to build them, aren't you?

The Architecture Blog


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Fabulous Entrance

Wow. Just look at the entrance to this place. Love the big shaped bushes and benches lining the drive too. Wish I could see more of the house. Looks as if there's a party going on with the tents outside. How many lifetimes would it take for new plantings to get this tall?


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WATCH: Epic Forest Time Lapse Shot

This is so interesting. When you get a spare 10 minutes you will really enjoy seeing the work and effort that went into film footage that took 2 years to complete and lasts for only one minute. For a glimpse at just how much effort goes into creating the gorgeous shots captured by the BBC and Discovery Channel, have a look at this exhausting behind-the-scenes footage of a scene from the new series LIFE.

WATCH: Discovery’s Epic Forest Time Lapse Shot Two Years In The Making

I never knew that natural history photographers had to be carpenters and engineers too. We just sit on our couches and watch these programs as if they are created by magic. Now you will be able to understand what goes on behind the scenes. I can't wait to see this series. If you are in a hurry you can use the slider to move the film forward and watch the last minute or so. It is like seeing spring happen before your very eyes. Enjoy




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Crispy Bacon, Yum

Doesn't this bacon look yummy? I can't remember the last time I cooked it. Probably last summer when tomatoes were in season BLTs were on the menu. I have a showing of my real estate listing this morning and just might stop at Wightman's Farms the local farm stand and get some of their thick bacon on my way home. It's wonderful. Hope I don't forget...since I have to drive by twice.

Happy weekend. The weather here is going to be nice and in the 50s. Hooray. Maybe all of the snow will melt.


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