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ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly

Emp Rudolf, Prague: arts, science, palace - *Rudolf II* (1552-1612) was born in *Vienna* to *Maximilian II and Maria of Austria*, grandson of Holy Roman *Emperor Ferdinand I.* Part of the *Habsburg d...
2 hours ago
Tao of Photography

Leaving a Trace - "The enlightened mind is like a bird in flight that leaves no trace of its path. People will say, 'A bird just flew by.' In their mind, there is a trace...
5 hours ago
C.P.

AMMANATI, Bartolomeo Fountain of Juno (lower figure) 1555-63 Marble Museo Nazionale del Bargello,… - AMMANATI, Bartolomeo Fountain of Juno (lower figure) 1555-63 Marble Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
6 hours ago
PROSIMETRON

Boa noite! -
10 hours ago
Arpose

Revivalismo Ligeiro CCCXLIX -
14 hours ago
~ A Colorful Mind

The fresh herbs and citrus zest in this Herb and Citrus Roasted Salmon recipe work together to make… - The fresh herbs and citrus zest in this Herb and Citrus Roasted Salmon recipe work together to make a bright and tasty dish. Great for a quick dinner dur...
15 hours ago
Journal of a Nobody

Tanka Diary - So little, so much,sparkling with meaningthe words we pass between us,We take these words awaylike...
15 hours ago
Booklover

“He had kept a little notebook for decades now. In it he wrote down what people said about love…. - bluewillowmoon: “He had kept a little notebook for decades now. In it he wrote down what people said about love. Great novelists, television sages, self-...
18 hours ago
Women Reading

From de sofa to the fruit - Olivier Neuray , 2024. - huariqueje: From de sofa to the fruit - Olivier Neuray , 2024. Belgian , b. 1962 - Oil on board , 73 × 92 cm.
19 hours ago
Gandalf's Gallery

- Gandalf's Gallery was founded as a non-profit making, educational vehicle. The gallery claims no copyright over the art exhibited. Visitors may, therefor...
22 hours ago
Mythology of Blue

Will you? Will you have me? - Will you? Will you have me? -Yael van der Wouden, The Safekeep
2 days ago
Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood

Millais’ Ferdinand Lured by Ariel: The Tempest, but make it Pre-Raphaelite - This is where The Tempest slips off the page. Pre-Raphaelite attention pins unseen magic to a real patch of grass and leaf, until the atmosphere around h...
4 days ago
Literatura e Arte

O ANJO - Quem, a não ser Ele o Anjo da Anunciação poderia ter ajudado àquele parto solitário cortando o cordão de um sangue de Vida eterna que a Virgem ai...
2 weeks ago
The Kissed Mouth

Exhibition Review: Beauty of the Earth - As you will know, I don't like Twixtmas, or the bit between Christmas and New Year so I thought I'd jolly it up by visiting the exhibition currently at ...
3 weeks ago
human voices

Whatever is not conscious will be experienced as fate. - Whatever is not conscious will be experienced as fate. -Carl Jung
5 weeks ago
Victorian Visual Culture

Victorian soap advertising bleeds through contemporary advertising - Sydney Sweeney and the Dr. Squatch marketing team did not need to create a false utopia to market bathing soap. Selling bathwater related items has happene...
5 weeks ago
Oil painting gallery

Oil painting reproduction in my gallery, https://www.chinaoilpaintinggallery.com - Oil painting reproduction in my gallery, https://www.chinaoilpaintinggallery.com
2 months ago
Indigo Dreams

Blue Birch Marsh, 2024 by Jef Bourgeau - kathifee-world3:gacougnol:Blue Birch Marsh, 2024 by Jef Bourgeau❣️…
2 months ago
Book Mania!

𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥 - academic-vampire: 𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔪𝔬𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔤𝔥
2 months ago
It's About Time

It has been a raw day. Here are a few ealy Renoir women to ponder... - *Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French Impressionist Painter, 1841-1919) Jeanne Samary 1877 Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, France, the 6th chil...
2 months ago
Early American Gardens

Women & Gardens in colonial New Jersey(1664–1776) - Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing c1665 National Gallery Of Art Washington DC detail 1698 “In the province of East Jersey, many gardens were planted with...
3 months ago
Old Paint

oldpainting: bateman, robert - The Dead Knight by Amber... - [image: bateman, robert - The Dead Knight] oldpainting: *bateman, robert - The Dead Knight by Amber Tree* *Via Flickr:* Robert Bateman 1842-1922 Engela...
5 months ago
Get Thee to a Nunnery

Another Art Fight attack - this time I had the pleasure of drawing Fray for Ryn! - birdie-told-me: Another Art Fight attack - this time I had the pleasure of drawing Fray for Ryn! Based on John William Waterhouse’s *The Soul of the Ros...
6 months ago
❀ nixele ❀

everythingfox: Laser laser laser(via) - everythingfox: Laser laser laser (via)
11 months ago
Thomerama

Pirate ship painting , oil painting digital on canvas of a tall... - Pirate ship painting , oil painting digital on canvas of a tall pirate s…
1 year ago
Windy Poplars Room

Valerie Hammond - Valerie Hammond “Traveler”
1 year ago
A Polar Bear's Tale

Paket Aqiqah Bandung: Solusi Terbaik untuk Aqiqah yang Sesuai Syariat dan Praktis - Aqiqah merupakan salah satu sunnah yang sangat dianjurkan dalam Islam sebagai bentuk rasa syukur atas kelahiran anak. Dalam pelaksanaannya, banyak orang tu...
1 year ago
Pinzellades al món

La vida en colors / La vida en colores / Life in colors - La vida, visa amb una mirada de color, és molt diferent i bonica. Mireu aquestes il·lustracions d'*Helena Pallarés* i ho comprovareu. Visca el *col...
1 year ago
teaching literacy.

Angela Davis and Toni Morrison in 1974 - neasoxi: Angela Davis and Toni Morrison in 1974
1 year ago
THE VIRTUAL VICTORIAN

ZYLPHIA SARAH FOX - *Zylphia Sarah Fox 1837-?* A short time ago, I was surprised to receive a letter from an American cousin which contained some copies of old photographs. ...
1 year ago
Bookoisseur

It’d be cool if they restarted reading rainbow and you hosted. - I appreciate that, and I'd do in a heartbeat, but if they restart Reading Rainbow without LeVar, we will riot.
1 year ago
...viajar pela leitura...

Os Sete Maridos de Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Sinopse: Evelyn Hugo, uma das maiores estrelas de Hollywood, agora a aproximar-se dos 80 anos, decide finalmente contar tudo sobre a sua vida rechead...
2 years ago
British Paintings

Zephyrus Wooing Flora Artist : Henrietta Rae, 1888 -
2 years ago
Pre Raphaelite Art

'The Sleeper' by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846 -
2 years ago
Tea, Coffee, and Books

driving with the windows down - driving with the windows down: amant-de-reves: I have missed the sun! Here’s a playlist to welcome summer <3 Listen if you’d like :)
2 years ago
OBI Scrapbook Blog

James Tissot, frontispiece to Ballads and Songs of Brittany by... - James Tissot, frontispiece to *Ballads and Songs of Brittany* by Théodore Hersart de La Villemarqué, Cambridge, London: 1865. Source: Internet Archive.
2 years ago
"literature is my utopia." - helen keller

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2 years ago
Go away, I'm reading

joonie: Musicians on Musicians - RM & Pharrell Williams for... - joonie: *Musicians on Musicians - RM & Pharrell Williams for Rolling Stone Magazine*
3 years ago
a man with a past

A Paris, un homme en uniforme embrasse sa compagne avant de... - *A Paris, un homme en uniforme embrasse sa compagne avant de fermer les grilles d’entrée d’une station de métro (Paris, Man in uniform embraces his girl...
3 years ago
Artemis Dreaming

AURORA - The Seed - AURORA - The Seed
3 years ago
books, paper, scissors

Le meilleur côté de massage thai - During my time in Thailand, I would guess that I impératif’ve tried between ten and fifteen different massage parlours. If I have learnt anything from samp...
4 years ago
Le Petit Poulailler

stilllifequickheart:Unknown designer A Year Has... - stilllifequickheart: Unknown designer A Year Has Passed… 1911 (archive of Christmas posts)
4 years ago
We Love Paintings

Cheng Shifa - *Cheng Shifa*
5 years ago
Cheeky Reads

COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY: Robin Covington's BAD IDEA - Today I'm excited to share the cover reveal for Robin Covington's newest release, Bad Idea and offer you the chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card down belo...
5 years ago
Sensi

Beth & Joe - I’d Rather Go Blind - Live in Amsterdam - Beth & Joe - I’d Rather Go Blind - Live in Amsterdam
5 years ago
prettybooks

I reviewed The Switch, Scythe and The Places I’ve Cried in... - I reviewed The Switch, Scythe and The Places I’ve Cried in Public over on *prettybooks.co.uk*!
6 years ago
The Bookworm's Haven

It’s not about Anne With An E just being cancelled. It’s about the fact that every Anne of Green… - theobligatedklutz: It’s not about Anne With An E just being cancelled. It’s about the fact that every Anne of Green Gables installation is about Anne and...
6 years ago
Large Size Paintings

Hans THOMA The Flight into Egypt 1879 - via
6 years ago
Simbologia e Alquimia

Sérgio Ninguém, o pescoço na navalha, Eufeme Poesia - Transparece, na elegância de um cinzento negro, meio acastanhado, da capa, o traço fino de um rosto. Por aqui começa a sedução que nos levará a abrir o li...
6 years ago
Crashingly Beautiful

Jason de Caires Taylor, The Silent Evolution, Isla Mujeres,... - Jason de Caires Taylor, *The Silent Evolution*, Isla Mujeres, Mexico. There’s a great video of the installation here.
6 years ago
LLIBRE

nprbooks: Photo by Alexander Spatari/Getty... - nprbooks: *Photo by Alexander Spatari/Getty Images * Congratulations to the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards! Our own Colin Dwyer writes t...
6 years ago
We Hear of Love, of Youth, and of Disillusionment

outdoor-anarchy:I hate when people are like “the world’s a cruel place, just get used to it.” That’s... - outdoor-anarchy: I hate when people are like “the world’s a cruel place, just get used to it.” That’s a terrible mentality! Never accept cruelty and brut...
6 years ago
Victoria Station

denim-and-chocolate:Via TumbleOn - denim-and-chocolate: Via TumbleOn
6 years ago
a-thousand-words

"you must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first" - “you must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first” - *Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)*
6 years ago
a sacred art

artist-redon:Andromeda, 1912, Odilon Redon - artist-redon: *Andromeda, 1912*, Odilon Redon
6 years ago
Close your eyes, clear your heart, let it go...

The last updateI debated whether or not to post a goodbye because it seems kind of pompous to do so.... - The last update I debated whether or not to post a goodbye because it seems kind of pompous to do so. But ultimately decided it was the right thing to do s...
6 years ago
fuckyeahreading!

thepenguinpress:If you couldn’t get enough of... - thepenguinpress: If you couldn’t get enough of #MyYearOfRestAndRelaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, then you’ll love THE NEW ME by Halle Butler! We’re partner...
6 years ago
Scandalous Women

SEDUCTION: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood - Title: SEDUCTION Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood Author: Karina Longworth Publisher: Custom House How obtained: through the publisher ...
7 years ago
Estórias da Carochinha

🆔[ ID DOCUMENTARIOS 2019 ] 🎴 ID Investigação Discovery ™( National Geographic Brasil 2019 ) -
7 years ago
Retrogasm

totalariana: bob-belcher:MOOD THIS IS THE MOST CANCER STRING... - totalariana: bob-belcher: MOOD THIS IS THE MOST CANCER STRING OF TWEETS I’VE EVER SEEN
7 years ago
Vintage Blog

Claude Monet 1923 - via
7 years ago
Art Blog

William Ernest Reynolds-Stephens - via
7 years ago
WTF Art History

Saint John the Baptist, in Drag ~ Palacio nacional de Sintra,... - Saint John the Baptist, in Drag ~ Palacio nacional de Sintra, Portugal
7 years ago
French Painters

Guillaume SEIGNAC Innocence -
7 years ago
Peacock's Garden

Dugald Stewart - The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said - frontispiece - 1918 - *Click to enlarge* via
8 years ago
Libraryland

Garage Floor CoatingYou have to clean every little thing just as... - Garage Floor Coating You have to clean every little thing just as good as feasible before using epoxy. Our epoxy is easily used overtop of tile. Because...
8 years ago
Beautiful Da Vinci Museo

Rajmund Kanelba - Rajmund Kanelba
8 years ago
Nec Spe, Nec Metu

Pietro Ricchi (Il Lucchesino) (Lucca, 1606-Padua or Udine, 15... - Pietro Ricchi (Il Lucchesino) (Lucca, 1606-Padua or Udine, 15 August 1675), The Adoration of the Magi, 17th century
8 years ago
25, Heartfire

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8 years ago
Male Beauty in Art

necspenecmetu: Julius Kronberg, David and Saul, 1885 - necspenecmetu: Julius Kronberg, David and Saul, 1885
8 years ago
The Art of Narrative

songesoleil: Once Upon a Time.1904. Oil on board. 25.5 x 18 cm.... - songesoleil: Once Upon a Time.1904. Oil on board. 25.5 x 18 cm. (10 x 7 in.) Art by Edward Reginald Frampton.(1870/72-1923).
8 years ago
Anita Leocadia

Harry Paul Ally - mixed media on paper - Harry Paul Ally - mixed media on paper
8 years ago
kaleidoscopic vibrations

Top three guidelines for street fighting games - I am convinced that street fighting game titles are just about the most interesting things heading on the subject of in video games, and they have been f...
8 years ago
fuck yeah, pre-raphaelites

fuckyeahpreraphaelites:PassionFrank Bernard Dicksee1892 - fuckyeahpreraphaelites: *Passion*Frank Bernard Dicksee 1892
9 years ago
.la douleur exquise.

Video - [image: ba2017 s]
9 years ago
Living a Quotable Life

Where the Past and Present Meet - "I know I'm dreaming. But it feels like more than that. It feels like a memory." – Oblivion (Film, 2013) I've been dreaming about people from high sch...
9 years ago
Cantata per un Sogno

Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1924) - A la fontaine - Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1924) - A la fontaine
9 years ago
7 das Artes

Aquarelas magníficas do artista La Fe!!! - Amigos queridos, Que trabalhos impressionantes desse aquarelista tailandês *La Fe*. As suas pinturas contemplam duas de minhas paixões: aquarela e rosas!...
9 years ago
Children's / imaginative Illustrations

A Sample Video Lesson of Palette Knife oil painting -
9 years ago
Paper Lover

Photo -
9 years ago
On Books

Les premiers visiteurs de Shakespeare and co. - Les premiers visiteurs de Shakespeare and co.
9 years ago
OMBRE et LUMIERE

undesordredelicieux: J'adore. Scianna, Sicile,... - undesordredelicieux: J'adore. Scianna, Sicile, 1960 “J'étais fasciné (par leur apparence des paysans); la pureté du ciel, la beauté des champs. Le fait...
9 years ago
lizabeth elfride

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9 years ago
Your Daily Dose of Inspiration

"You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly..." - “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should’ve behaved better.” - *Anne Lamot...
9 years ago
Desde el otro lado del cuadro

Mujer semidesnuda delante de un espejo - Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg - Dos cosas no debe dejar de hacer el viajero que visita por primera vez *Copenhague*. Una de ellas es, después de haberse tomado una cerveza en alguno...
9 years ago
20th Century Paintings

Community College Awal Pendidikan Yang Baik - Banyak orang mencari dan mencari Universitas mereka akan menghadiri setelah lulus dari sekolah tinggi. siswa bersemangat menantikan waktu mereka di univers...
9 years ago
an overflow of words.

deep fry a turkey For Hall Contemporary with base color stain brushed edges Carbonized -
9 years ago
Invisible Stories

Dennis Hlynsky, “small brains en masse” - small brains en masse from Dennis Hlynsky on Vimeo. Dennis Hlynsky, “small brains en masse”
9 years ago
Art-and-Dream

silenceformysoul: seasonsandlife: Sting & Stevie Wonder -... - silenceformysoul: seasonsandlife: Sting & Stevie Wonder - Fragile Fragile…
9 years ago
Le lacrime al sole sono solo sale

Photo -
9 years ago
A Dash Of Thought

clash of clans - clash of clans
9 years ago
Crystallization of Amber Moments

cene pvc prozora - cene pvc prozora
10 years ago
FRASI BELLE^^ Le FRASI Più BELLE, Frasi Bellissime

FRASI DI FEDEZ - Mi lascio trasportare dal sentimento come un palloncino in balia del vento e non è importante di che colore è, perché se lui riesce a volare è grazie a que...
10 years ago
Tra genio e follia

Lowongan Kerja Terbaru untuk Supervisor - Lowongan Kerja Terbaru untuk Supervisor - Update Terbaru Mengenai InformasiLowongan Kerja September2015, Untuk Tamatan / Lulusan Sma, Smk, D3, dan S1 di ko...
10 years ago
♥ The Art of Romance ♥

sunmoonstar: the-art-of-romance: My life. You. Illustration by... - sunmoonstar: the-art-of-romance: *My life. You.* Illustration by Edwin Georgi.
10 years ago
BibliOdyssey

Humble Heather - *Early 19th century hand-coloured * *engravings of heath flowers* The vast majority of the 860+ species in the genus Erica (heaths/heather) are endemic t...
10 years ago
presenting... books!

Sms utan UC - billån - Uppfinningar har kommit och gått. Men, har uppfinningen kallas bilen stannat forever. Amerikanerna har helt enkelt välkomnat bilar på vägarna och i deras...
10 years ago
Realist Thoughts

Flashy entrepreneurship is cool but what happen to old school street smarts? - Entrepreneurship is flashy right now because of The Facebook Movie and Silicon Valley mini-series but the people who’ll walk away with fortunes at the en...
10 years ago
Chromamagnitude

Rainbow mille-feuille by Japanese architect Emmanuelle Moureaux. - Rainbow mille-feuille by Japanese architect Emmanuelle Moureaux.
10 years ago
Diamonds and Toads

More Details About Our Partnership with OUABlog - As you saw in our previous post, *Once Upon a Blog *is now *Timeless Tales*' official blog. So there are some big changes coming. Here are a few more detai...
10 years ago
A Writer's Ruminations

NEW TUMBLR BLOG -
10 years ago
FrenchKissed

When the Clock Doesn't Tick or Tock - Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I recently bought a non-working clock face that I have absolutely no need for ... but just couldn't resi...
10 years ago
o silêncio dos livros

- Personal Message
10 years ago
Painting History

Advertising with History - Making Palmolive 3,000 Years Ago (1920) by the Hungarian-born artist Willy Pogany (1882-1955). Pogany was a prolific illustrator of children's, magazines...
10 years ago
Exotic Painting

Sweet Bather - Another busty bather by the French painter Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905).
10 years ago
The StoryTeller!

The Puppet-show Man - [image: The Puppet-show Man] On board a steamer I once met an elderly man, with such a merry face that, if it was really an index of his mind, he must ha...
11 years ago
The Orientalist Gallery

La Passeggiata - Artist: ItalianTitle: La *Passeggiata* ★Thank you for Visiting!★ ~ Return to Website ~ Return to Blog Thank you for subscribing to the Orientalist Gallery!
11 years ago
Eye Candy for Bibliophiles

Penguin Modern Classics 7–Miscellaneous - This post will display the final books in my Penguin Modern Classics collection, and encompasses authors from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, India, Au...
11 years ago
Bookstore Couture

Photo -
11 years ago
The Beautiful Necessity

Why I Haven't Been Here. And Also, a Gorgeous Calendar! - The Beautiful Necessity was my very first blog, started in February 2008. At the time, I lamented that there wasn't more out there for enthusiasts of Pre-...
11 years ago
Novel Nerds

thebookishdragon: randomhouseca: Outdoor Reading Area... - thebookishdragon: randomhouseca: Outdoor Reading Area Gallery I’ve never wanted something so much in my life.
11 years ago
Love for Books!

~Jane Austen - [image: jane austen2 illustratrie C. E. Brock, 1898] Jane Austen illustrations C. E. Brock, 1898 [image: jane austen1 illustratrie C. E. Brock, 1898][...
11 years ago
Jokes2Go.com

Today's Joke - Three guys go into a bar, one in a wheelchair, one is blind and the other appears normal. A couple of minutes later, God walks in to get a beer. He sees t...
11 years ago
Bibliophibious

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11 years ago
books & art..

Chiang Mai, Thailand - Chiang Mai, Thailand
11 years ago
still life quick heart

Time off - Still life quick heart is taking a break for about a month to move house. In the meantime, the archive is rich with still life, botanical, interior, gard...
11 years ago
la bibliothèque et café

avocadomousse: Bluebird Coffee Shop, NYC - avocadomousse: Bluebird Coffee Shop, NYC
12 years ago
ILoVethiS...

lume-fodobrah: fairytales and fantasy - lume-fodobrah: fairytales and fantasy
12 years ago
Art and Opinion

Vanitas Still life with Books, a Globe, a Skull, a Violin and a... - Vanitas Still life with Books, a Globe, a Skull, a Violin and a Fan 17th century Jan Davidsz. de Heem
12 years ago
"and i quote blog"

- *"Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated that that.." ~ **Sylvia Boorstein*
12 years ago
19th 20th Century History images

Οικονομικά Προσκλητήρια με Τιμές - *Οικονομικά Προσκλητήρια με Τιμές* *Πολύ οικονομικό Προσκλητήριο Βαπτισης μόνο με 40 λεπτά / τεμ.!* *Ρομαντικό Προσκλητήριο για Γάμο. Μονόκαρτο με φάκε...
12 years ago
My old world

Peinture edmund blair leighton - Peinture edmund blair leighton
12 years ago
Fuck Yeah, Art History!

Photo -
12 years ago
EKDuncan - My Fanciful Art Quest

My Adaptation on a Vintage J.F. Schreiber Rococo Toy Theater - Hey All - I knows it's been a few months since my last post... but today I have another vintage toy theater post for you to enjoy. I've had this digital a...
12 years ago
Art Inconnu - Little-known and under-appreciated art.

Andrea della Robbia (1435 - 1525) - "Fragment of an altarpiece" (15thc.)
12 years ago
Medieval Muse

- Blog on hiatus until further notice. Thanks for all the kind comments.
12 years ago
Cultura Visual

- O Nevoeiro de Caspar David Friedrich (pensando na Europa de hoje) Grande, talvez o maior pintor do Romantismo alemão, reflectindo nas suas obras a saudade ...
12 years ago
A True Word: A Blog of Beautiful Poetry

"I Dwell in Possibility" by Emily Dickinson - *I Dwell in Possibility* *by Emily Dickinson* I dwell in Possibility – A fairer House than Prose – More numerous of Windows – Superior – for Doors – ...
12 years ago
Illustratus

Federico Uribe - O artista colombiano Federico Uribe desenvolveu um trabalho bastante original e sustentável: utilizando peças usadas de computadores, ele criou este grande...
12 years ago
My Dreamlandia -- where stories never end!

Kadin's Land: Taylor Swift's Prologue "I Knew You Were Trouble" - Kadin's Land: Taylor Swift's Prologue "I Knew You Were Trouble" : dinameetsnakamura72: “I think, I think when it’s all over it just comes back in flashes,...
12 years ago
Garden Art

portland's garden sanctuary - Perched atop Portland's western slope is a traditional Japanese garden, complete with koi ponds, wisteria arbor, and tea house. Some consider it to be th...
12 years ago
The Daily Painting

Lady In Blue - (click to enlarge) Ernest Bieler (Swiss, 1863-1948) *Lady in Blue*, 1913 Oil on canvas?
12 years ago
A Little Bookclub

Slamming Tim Tams this Christmas Eve! on Flickr. - Slamming Tim Tams this Christmas Eve! on Flickr.
13 years ago
La citation du jour

Dernier petit mot après un long silence : je - Dernier petit mot après un long silence : je ferme mon blog, sans doute définitivement. Merci à toutes et tous de m'avoir suivie fidèlement pendant toutes ...
13 years ago
The Daily Postcard

Up, Up and Away - As promised, this thousand and first post is my last, at least for the foreseeable future. I will be checking in occasionally and updating some of the pos...
13 years ago
Gandalf's Gallery Modern

Jing Si Aphorism - Inspirational Wisdom by Dharma Master Chen Yen - It is easy to reflect on major mistakes, and hard to eliminate small bad habits. Repentance purifies the mind ; a pure mind can readily sweep away afflictio...
13 years ago
Angle d'art

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13 years ago
Question of the day

Planning Out Your Floor - Charlie is helping his family design a sun porch for their house. It will be in the shape of a trapezoid (ABCD), allowing for large windows on several side...
13 years ago
the poet muse

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13 years ago
The romantic query letter and the happy-ever-after

Westmorland Chapter Six of the Regency Novella - Read the prologue, chapter one, two, three, four and five by following the links provided. Thanks for stopping in to see me. Horace and Lydia by John Co...
13 years ago
~ My Fanciful Muse ~

Steampunk Beauties - A. Mucha Precious Stones & Flowers Series - I love the Art Nouveau Ladies painted by Alphonse Mucha and decided to have a bit of fun with a few of my favorites. I took three ladies from the "Precious ...
13 years ago
I sentieri della ragione

Il mio nuovo sito di filosofia - *Invito tutti voi a visitare il mio nuovo sito di filosofia all'interno del quale sono presenti:* *storia della filosofia, vita dei filosofi, ebook da scari...
13 years ago
Writing Romance in the Closet

Moved! - So I've permanently moved to my new home on Word Press. Here is the link. Hope you join me over there!
13 years ago
Way Cool Quotes

Lives are snowflakes - “Lives are snowflakes - forming patterns we have seen before, as like one another as peas in a pod (and have you ever looked at peas in a pod? I mean, real...
13 years ago
The Knight Agency Blog

New Blog for TKA - We're packing up our bags and moving away from Blogger Town. From now on, TKA's blog will be hosted on our website. We hope you'll come visit us in our n...
13 years ago
VINTAGE POSTER

Curse You, Pignouf! - Curse you, Pignouf!
14 years ago
English Muse

A Prada Pastiche - At the start of every season, I try to make a point of going to the Rem Koolhaas-designed Prada store in Beverly Hills to look at the new arrivals — displa...
14 years ago
Yes, We Love !

The happiness advantage - I'm Ｈａｐｐｙ! ℋα℘ρƴ ℋ@℘℘ƴ :-) dreams really do come true Avere un atteggiamento positivo, sereno ed entusiasta.. aiuta molto, in molte circostanze.. Questa ...
14 years ago
100 Artists of the Male Figure

Detail of Fall of Icarus by Blondel, decoration of Louvre... - Detail of *Fall of Icarus* by Blondel, decoration of Louvre ceiling
14 years ago
The Victorian Peeper

Full Steam Ahead - To accompany its spectacular exhibition on Steampunk, which closed in February after drawing more than 70,000 visitors in four months, the Museum of the Hi...
15 years ago
my quote library.

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the good far outweighs the bad

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Rivoluzionaria

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jardins proibidos

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that never wrote to me

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wicked game

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The Romantic Bibliophile

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art galore.

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Lecturimatges: la lectura en imatges

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Tea, Sympathy, and Perfume

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Anywhere

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The Earthly Paradise

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Newlyn and Staithes School of Painters

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Libereading

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To the moon and back......

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Words in Play

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Gardens of a Golden Afternoon

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borderland

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Maria Laterza

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10,000 Words To Go

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Quote Book:

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Eden-Un giorno perfetto

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Sharon

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it's the little things that matter.

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Retrogoddess

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Friday, May 14, 2010

Mediocrity