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Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Aesthete's Alphabet - D is for Dots

 
 


Dots are generally regarded as playful and fun, but they can also be sophisticated and elegant. Here is my collection of favourite dotty images...

 
Dotty babies....
 

...dotty children...





 ...dots for sleeping...
 





 ...dots for bathing...




...dots for dining...
 

 





 
....dots for lounging...
 



 

 
...dots for wearing....



 
 
 
 
 
..and accessorising...
 
 
 
 
 
....and dots for driving...
 


Dots for snuggling...





...dots for embellishing...





 ...dotty denim and dotty linen...


...dotty walls....
 


 ....and dotty art.


....and the cutest of all....
 
 
 
 ....dotty dogs!
 
Wishing you a lovely Sunday
 
Till next time... E is for ????
 
Sharon x
 
Image Source: 1. Via Reason to Breathe 2. Brown Dress with White Dots 6. Les Indiennes  10. Peony and Sage 11. Hello Lovely 13. Brissi 15 Redecorate 16 The City Sage 26 Anthropologie 36 An Eclectic Pause 39 Noosh Kids 40 Elle Décor. All other images via Tumblr and Pinterest
 
 
 


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

The Aesthete's Alphabet - C is for Cinnamon


 
Cinnamon
Burnished talc, I'd mistake it for cocoa if not for its scent,
tell-tale and irresistible
Pied Piper, spice-song filling the air, in anticipation they follow invisible tether, a chorus of "Mmmm, that smells good!", their love-song back
Redolent intoxication, breathing in present, exhaling the past
The taste of Mama's love, the feel of home
A portkey to childhood, stirring memories spicy but sweet. 
 
(Poem via here)
 

















I'm going to pick up the pace a bit, else this series will take me the whole year! So the posts will be coming thick and fast...stay tuned.
 
Till next time

Sharon x

Image source: 1. Inconceivable Bliss 6. In his Grip 8. Casa Decorada 13 HGTV All other images via Tumblr and Pinterest

Saturday, February 1, 2014

The Aesthete's Alphabet - B is for Birds


 


Whether real or ornamental, I have always had a bit of a thing for birds. While I appreciate the beauty and majesty of big birds like swans and peacocks, it's the sweet little birds that really appeal to me.
 

































 

Stay tuned for my next post, C is for....
 
Till next time
 
Sharon x
 
Image source: 4.Designer Nancy Corzine, Photo Peter Vitale,  8, Etsy, 26, via Haute Home 27. via the Mill Shop Online  28. via Country Living.  All other images via Tumblr and Pinterest