A Crisp Autumn Thought

October 30, 2016

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Many of our lamps are getting a shade refresh. In the before times, I had a lovely maker of fine shades and then she moved away. It has taken until now to find the fabulously talented Marcy to create beauty in shade form for me. These lampshades are printed on luxurious silk using the Cyanotype process. This process utilizes UV (sunlight) to create prints. It is a photographic method, originally invented in 1842, that creates a cyan blue image in a similar way as creating sun prints. Variations in the technique can allow many creative solutions. She uses local Northwest plants: ferns, Queen Anne’s lace, and other delicate flowers which bring a certain aliveness to the final work. The fabrics are beautiful in and of themselves and then come to life in a whole different way when the light is turned on showing all the delicate undertones, features, and subtleties present. #BeautyInManyForms #AlwaysInTheDetails At #WatsonKennedy

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Little French drinking glasses & Veuve bottles holding lots of the scented geranium stems that got a ‘snip, snip’ out on the island adding a perky hit of green in a few of the First & Spring shop windows. #GeraniumLove At #WatsonKennedy

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So many lovely baubles arriving as of late, filling up our cases and website rows. This latest beautiful grouping will be up on the site in the coming days. These are so good, I get a bit teary at how stunning they are. At #WatsonKennedy

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{My Favorite Thing Today} Vintage French match strikers make me swoon. Utilitarian, highly visual. Just beautiful objects to enjoy in a bookcase or side table. Wherever suits your fancy. This handsome one in superb shape. At #WatsonKennedy

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The big galvanized tub of scented geraniums in the hazelnut shell courtyard have loved this mild few weeks, looking the best they have all season. If the weather stays above freezing until Spring, not unheard of in the Pacific Northwest, they will come back strong as ever. #GeraniumLove At #WestWardVashonIsland P.S. Note the slug on the shed, loving life!

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{My Favorite Thing Today} Smoked rainbow trout from Fishwife. A tin at the ready for an easy lunch or to make a quick nosh when company comes for drinks. At #WatsonKennedy

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