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Color Story #8 : The Colors of Wet
It’s been raining here in Burgundy. And raining and raining. Presque sans cesse. But I have finally learned—all those years in Oregon helped—that when a day looks too “ugly” to venture out into, it is exactly time to do just … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, FRANCE
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Last day of the year. Pensive. Warm. Still.
This post could easily have been “Color Story: Neutral” but that wouldn’t have said anything about the way it all feels. It almost feels “lazy” but that isn’t the right word at all. Not in this Life, anyway, in which … Continue reading
Posted in COLOR, FRANCE, IN THE HOUSE
Tagged December 31, last day of the year, lazy, textures
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Transitions/Color Story #8: A baguette travels to Italy
This wasn’t initially written as a poem (I’m not a poet) but it really wanted to look like one, so I obliged. Every time we say we’re going to travel light. And every time it’s like moving a circus complete … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, FRANCE, ITALY, TRANSITIONS
Tagged autoroute, autumn, baguette, color, France, going home, Italy, travel
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Milan color story #7: Metro-palette
I was scheduled to meet a friend last week at the Lanza Metro. We hadn’t seen each other in months and were long overdue for a cappuccino. I was early. So I parked myself above the steps leading out of … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, ITALY, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged clothes, fashion, lanza, metro station, metropolitana, Milan, MIlano
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Day 7: Textures and patterns
Between sea, sand and cloud, are the things made by man. Fishnets and roof tiles, shopping baskets and hats. And somehow, here at the French seaside, they all blend into a harmonious tapestry. In the realm of the manmade, the … Continue reading
Posted in COLOR, FRANCE, OUT & ABOUT, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged bags, Cap Ferret, French seaside, panniers, polka dots, stripes
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Day 2: Shutters
A walk around Cap Ferret is a tour through color, all of it showing off like a group of giddy starlets against a beautifully dull backdrop of sand, weathered wood, and the ebbing and flowing tide. Factor in a frequently … Continue reading
Milan color story #6: Heat wave yellow
I didn’t blog yesterday. Couldn’t. The Southerner in me dictated inactivity. It was just too damn hot. You could have fried one of those goose eggs I wrote about on the sidewalk. Or on your car hood. Or on your … Continue reading
Milan color story #5: Tutti-frutti
Hello all! I’ve categorized this “What we wear” as well as “Milan color story.” Both are leggermente misleading, because I’m not wearing these colors myself, at the moment, nor are these colors native to the city. But they certainly are … Continue reading
Posted in COLOR, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged accessories, colors, fashion, Milan, shoes, spring 2012, tutti-frutti
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Lugano color story #1: Black and cream
Today, a story from the archives. Rewind to that March day-trip to Lugano. Under undecided skies, the lakeside city (or is it a town?) of Lugano revealed its true duo-toned heart to me. After having taken several photographs, I realized … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, OUT & ABOUT
Tagged black and cream, color, lugano, man ray, quail eggs
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Milan color story #4: Green
Milan, that great Gray Lady, has not filled her wardrobe with greens, but the color has, like a tenacious weed, crept into the cracks of her closet providing life and vibrance when weather permits. Which is to say, that much … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, COLOR, ITALY
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