Happy New Year

For last year's words belong to last year's language

And next year's words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning.

~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"

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Merry Christmas from Chinoiserie Chic

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A Terrible Day

After being stuck in the house all weekend after a record blizzard, I decided to work outside today to try to remove the 20 inches of snow from my shrubs. As I worked outside, a burglar made off with my purse including cash, driver's license, all credit cards, checkbook, debit card, etc. etc. After discovering the burglary and calling 911, the police thought the burglar was still in my house, and armed police searched my home while I stood outside in the freezing cold not knowing whether my house had been ransacked or whether my dog was o.k. Izzy and the house are fine, but I am a bit frazzled.

Snow Day

D.C. is in the midst of its biggest December snowfall in seventy years with twenty inches predicted to fall. Christmas activities will have to be put on hold for a day or two to dig out, hopefully before cabin fever sets in. Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

(Photo courtesy of Rodney Smith)

Happy Halloween

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Thank You

Thanks to all for the lovely awards and mentions this week. I appreciate it so much. Thank you to the girls at Chic Coles and Averill at Odi et Amo for the Honest Scrap Awards, Kitty at Organic Orgy for the Kreative Blogger Award, and Desire to Inspire, Eddie Ross, Department of the Interior, Ticklish from a Distance, and My Notting Hill for the lovely mentions. Check out these great blogs this weekend and have a lovely weekend.

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Enjoy Your Weekend

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A Chinoiserie Chic Weekend

Hope your weekend is filled with new discoveries.

(Photograph by Rodney Smith)

A Happy Fourth of July

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Happy Father's Day

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Modern Photography

I think modern framed photographs with just a hint of Asian influence would be perfect for the city apartment of the lover of modern Chinoiserie. These examples by the uber talented photographer Rodney Smith are stunning.