Reflections: The Mirror ....

Mirrors:

 increased light,

 Positive Feng Shui influences in the area of wealth and abundance. 

(especially with round mirrors). 

Ans they're just cool.  

Here are some new, 
along with some oldies but goodies
in the Images-of-Mirrors department.

Enjoy:

Dering Hall

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 don't miss the baby cello by the fireplace!

Martyn Lawrence-Bullard

Tobi Fairley - classic,  but always original

Designer Tom Stringer

a Horchow room

another Horchow room  -- lots to admire here.

by designer Tad Davinci --  but really, look at those CHAIRS!!!!

Tom Leighton  The coffee table is mirrored too!

 Reflect on that.
Have a great day!

~vbk~

Tory Burch Design: Exceptional Style

Tory Burch:
I  enjoy and admire her lovely fashion and interior designs. She is consistent in her choices of color and mood, but each time, the look is unique.  She understands relaxed, appropriate style... An understated sophistication, for both formal and casual looks. 
Here's why I am a fan: 

I have the flipflops in black. Now must also have these:

Don't you feel as if you know  this room? 

        

She knows I want that dress:

Friendly formality~

Summer glamour ~ stay cool

             

What an original, smart and creative designer, businesswoman,

 mother, and role model for all women ! 

You GO, Tory!

Have a great day!

xo

Valerie

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Lucky Ducks: Frame It and Hang it

It's a Mallard Convention~~

This is such a wonderful, artful photograph, that...

Hmmm...how can I suggest this nicely...?

This needs to be Blown up, Framed, and Hung on Everyone's wall.

Yes, It does.
Have a great day!
xo
Valerie






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Rustic Elegance, Easy as Pie**

** Recipe Included for a simple, awesome pie

Rustic, elegant, pleasing....

So lovely and relaxing!

An elegant yet humble kitchen:

Saltine Cracker Pie.
This divine meringue pie is magic.  The simple recipe has such humble ingredients, you cannot believe the results. 



No one would guess that this divine meringue pie comes from such humble beginnings, but the best is usually the simplest, right? 

• This is my mother-in-law's version. Sinfully  delicious:
• 16 Saltine Crackers, Crumbled
• 9" Pie Pan, Buttered
• 3 Egg Whites
• 1/4 t. cream of tartar
• 1 C Sugar
• 1/2 C Pecans, Chopped
• 2 tsp Vanilla
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• Beat egg whites until foamy
• Add cream of tartar and beat egg whites until stiff
• Gradually Add sugar to egg whites slowly
• Fold the crumbled crackers into the egg whites.
• Fold in pecans and vanilla
• Pour into the buttered pie pan
• Bake at 350º F for 30 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.

Top it with whipped cream,throw in  pineapple preserves mixed with the whipped cream ,or use chocolate whipped cream, ice cream ...yum!

Simple Ingredients, elegant results. 

Have a great day!

xo

Valerie

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Solar Flare Flair -- DIY and More

A chunk of sun...Magnetic fields are disrupted.

Communications are disrupted. Electricity is disrupted. The sky is beautiful.

Nature's  Design.

Which we love to copy.

Here is an image to keep, a Solar Flare Sunset:

Charged Particles are  Gorgeous!

This shot of the solar flares, taken recently by NASA,

 would also look great framed and up on a wall:

                                                              news.nationalgeographic.com

As would this sweet mirror:

Wow...

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     This certainly gives you a sense of being, um, overwhelmed, and may call for sunglasses...

       This calls for applause:  Solar-inspired D-I-Y

Unfathomable...

                                                                     www.physics.uci.edu

        A tea ceremony room at a 2009 gold exhibition in Tokyo:  golden tea set on display~ 

                                                                     

       Sunburst Dahlias~the colors match so well! Lovely flowers....

     Versailles Palace - Hall of Mirrors...

This solar flare was captured March 8, 2012 at about 11pm  Eastern Standard Time:

NASA

Amazing...




Have a Beautiful Day!
xo
Valerie




P.S..........................    


    According to :

The coronal mass ejection (CME), reached Earth at around 5:45 am EST on Thursday (3-8-2012) according to officials at the Space Weather Prediction Center of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But it was more of a “glancing blow” than a full on collision, thankfully.

The impact will continue to affect Earth today according to Space.com, but the storm has now been classified as “moderate” as of midnight last night (EST). The effects have been the greatest over the polar caps.

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