A Black Parrot in Rockland Maine

There are not a bazillion stores to choose from in Maine for clothes or anything else, so only the strong survive!

The Black Parrot in Rockland Maine is a definite  stop every time I visit.

Here I am wearing one of their hats.

Very Annie Hall.

Don't you think ?

This shop has EVERYTHING.

Marimekko Accessories, which I adore since I first moved to Manhattan and stumbled upon their old shop off 5th Ave.

And now it is all coming back stronger than ever. And, BTW with many of the same designs from the 60's & 70's.

These boots had my name on them.

I love!!!

But far too rich for my pocket ....400.00.

The Black Parrot Shop has the best accessories for dressing.

If you like fingerless gloves & mittens.....you would NEVER be able to choose just one pair.

I thought these were a hoot and a half.

These eggs GLOW in the dark!!

What kind of chicken can do that??

Want the eggs ??

the black parrot , 207 593 9370. they are very sweet & will ship.

XXX 's RF

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A Fully Restored 'Gypsy's Wagon'

This is the real thing !!!

It was brought over from Europe and is on loan to the Owls Head Transportation Museum, in Owls Head Maine.

It is just down the street from where my Mom lives. She has tried to get me to go there for years, and finally yesterday I agreed. What a great place!

 I love mechanical things.

What I mean is 'gears and wheels.'

I will post the rest of the museum. It is filled with planes, cars, and all sorts of other things related to transportaion.

Below are some close up shots of the Gypsy Wagon.

Would you be a GYPSY for a weekend and live in this wagon while camping?

Above on the left is the kitchen.

And yes,

Mom made lobsters. Yummo!

Wish you were here....we bloggers would have a fun time. The weather is beautiful and the leaves are divine.

XX's RF

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Laurel Hill

Cindy Rinfret's  Laurel Hill

Cindy Rinfret, proprietor of Rinfret, Ltd., has been creating iconic interior design and defining true ‘Greenwich Style’ for nearly 17 years. With an array of high-profile clients, her portfolio includes eleven homes for Tommy Hilfiger, and several stately Georgian Mansions.

About her home 'Laurel Hill' ,she says:
“This is a wonderful process for every designer to experience. We often stand beside our clients while they endure this stressful process, but when it is happening to you, there is much to learn from the experience.”

There is that 'Zebra' so many of us love.

C.R. says:
 “the journey of a house should enable you to embrace the things you love. Our house is a composite of the time my family has had together. We have art that is from my husband’s apartment in New York City, and our dining room table is a French cheese table made of reclaimed wood. These are not just pieces of furniture to us. They hold meaning and are representative of who we are and where we’ve been.”

How about a bubble bath in here ???

Is this not a fabulous wall treatment ??

The Holidays are coming sooner than we can imagine. Isn't this cozy and inviting?
Are you ready emotionally for the holidays?
This can be a difficult time of year for many. I am never ready for them.


Me ? I love Halloween. It is my favorite Holiday. and that is about it.
I think it is the changing leaves and the change in temperature that hooked me so many years ago while living in NYC.
Here in Florida....we have none of that.

I will be heading up to Maine this Tuesday morning to visit with my Mom. I will be dining on lobster, and just hanging out. I hope to be be posting some pics of the leaves.
My feet need a vacation and much as my 'head' does.


love to you,
 xxx RF


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Credit:
Cindy Rinfret, Rinfret, Ltd.
354 Greenwich Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-622-0000

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Tommy's Old Place

"Stone Hill is the eleventh residence that upscale interior designer Cindy Rinfret has decorated for
Tommy Hilfiger. The world renowned fashion designer’s home on Round Hill Road in Greenwich stands as an example of true Fairfield County grandeur."

I came across this and fell completely for it. As it happens, this is the home of Tommy Hilfiger.

And from what I can gather he did not do his own home.

There is quite a bit of black. (which is my fave)
I just think black just balances things out .....at least in 'my world' it does.

This room is okay. It is a bit boring to me.
As Stone Hill is now on the market for sale, Rinfret will soon be helping Hilfiger decorate a new duplex penthouse in the Plaza Hotel of Manhattan. This home is offered by Sotheby’s International Realty Janet K. Milligan 203-869-4343

But this bathroom looks just right for me to get ready for Saturday.

Retail Hell Day.

I have a decent  presentation on Monday.So I will be working on it this weekend, along with meeting new clients as well. 
Did you know I often fantasize that I am  singing and dancing my way around the showroom with a new prospect. 
I am kidding.
Well, maybe if I had Madonna's body.....


PS Do you like zebra accents in a room?

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Anytime at all....

 I am missing NYC.

I am missing Carnegie Hill around 94th and Madison. It gets very quite there after 6pm. Just like it is quiet in the morning until about 7:45 am during the week.

During the weekend it is a perfect neighborhood. It is. It is quiet there, maybe just kinda' sleepy and very relaxed.

People are walking their dogs, taking their kids to the park.

Some just gettng the morning paper and a cup of coffee.

I miss NYC.

This time of year is so very cozy there. It is just great to take long walks down Madison, with someone you love, or even a run through the park (to get away from the one you love lol).

Or......You could sit and watch the world go by.

Sweet.

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I Am Just Not Feeling It

FOR HIM !!

Sure, he had a beautiful wife, and a baby on the way. It was a brutal murder, by someone who
"I won't even mention the idiots name."

It was clearly a horrible tragedy.

This is the home that Sharon and Roman were living in when the murders took place.
No one has ever moved in it since.
* Candice Bergen lived there before they did.

The day after the murders.

And here he is after his arrest when the child molestation charges was pursued.

It is odd, the La Bianca's were also brutally murdered (by the same group of idiots) the next night, after the Tate Murders.
I do not recall any survivors of  the La Bianca brutal murders giving drugs to a 13 yr old girl and then raping and sodomizing her. HMMMMM ? Do you ?
Did I miss something here ?

Our government's 1st mistake was giving in to all the initial pressure from Hollywood in the first place.
The era in which this all took place was a wild one in so many ways. But that does not excuse this. Does it?
And what of the 'tragedy' for the 13 year old girl ?
I know she is over it, and doesn't want to revisit it.
' The crime' is what this is all about. For a moment, remove the players and just look at the crime. It is a revolting, brutal thing to do to anyone. Ever.
Much less a little girl (or a young boy). How vile can one be to violate an innocent.

I really don't know what can be done now. 
Do You ?
It all seems ridiculous to me.
Roman P. is 75 yrs old now.
Was it because he was rich that he was not left in the slammer ? If so....it is sad.

The whole long story is sad.


images;

http://www.geocities.com/cean2/roman_by_polanski2.htm

http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/drhaney/2009/08/3301-waverly-drive/

(manolomen.com)

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Garbo's Closet

"Mauritz Stiller who brought then-19-year-old Greta Gustafson to the United States in 1925. A three-time Oscar nominee, Garbo was given a special 1954 Academy Award for her “unforgettable screen performances.”

*Of her legendary desire for privacy, she remarked in a 1928 interview—one of the few she ever granted—“I wanted to be alone, even as a child. I used to go to a corner and think... Thinking means so much, even to small children.”

I have never seen this picture (above) of Miss Garbo. I was thinking that this could be a model or movie star from a recent film or a fashion mag.

Sometimes my mother will tell me about how she loves this 'movie star' or that 'starlet', I take one look at them and say to myself; "when was ugly pretty?"

In the 1950's, the 40's, 30's ....what was up with physical beauty's standards back then??

Physical beauty does go 'in and out' of fashion .

Greta Garbo is the exception to all the rules.

Classic Beauty.

Then and Now.

I lived in Manhattan from 1974 - 1984 on East 58th. Street.

I walked to and from work on East 58th Street every day. I also walked my Shit-Zu up and down E. 57th, and then down on 1st Ave.

Guess who I saw all the time?

Guess who stopped and talked to me and my little dog when ever she saw me?

That is right! Greta Garbo.

And this is Miss Garbo's Closet

The “closet room.”

*The “closet room,” which Garbo created from a small library, is highlighted by one of the carpets she designed for her 1962 series, Birds in Flight. Over the closet is part of her collection of hats; others are stacked on a carved and painted Russian provincial tea table from circa 1880. Garbo chose the upholstery and drapery fabric, which features African tribal motifs.

Isn't this magnificent ?

*A living room wall adorned with artwork.

For Garbo, color was essential in art and décor, and she surrounded herself with vibrant hues. “I love color,” she once said. “With me it’s inborn. I just know. I didn’t have to learn it.” 

I really can't believe how much I love this place.

I love her artwork, her interior color scheme, and the placement of her art and objects.

To me, it is perfection.

What do you think of Garbo' place ?
Do you likie??

*From Architectural Digest


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