It Was A " Wicked Good" Concert At The Camden Opera House

Remember the movie ' Peyton Place ' ?? It was filmed in Camden Maine.

The Camden Maine Church on main street.
This is taken at 2pm in the afternoon during a blizzard.

We had lunch, starting with 'delish' clam chowder, cornbread, a field green salad on top of crab cakes.

This is Andi heading over to the Camden Opera House for the ' Camden Pops' Christmas concert that was excellent. They even played a beautiful somber Chanukah song.

I adore the cello and violin , of which there were plenty.

The view from our seats.

A larger view of the Opera House from upstairs, in the very back.

The Camden Opera House could use a historical face-lift.

A bit of a nip & a tuck here and there.

You know, a face-lift while maintaining all the integrity of the original design.

A little fine tuning and accentuating of all the good ,

while minimizing the flaws, or what does not work anymore.

That's right , just little tightening up of it all.

In fact , come to think of it ,

I need a historical Face-Lift !!!

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How To Chop Down A Chanukah Bush:

After driving for quite a while , and getting little lost, we spy the Xmas Tree Farm .

Before the fall.

.....and after.

We have found ' THE BUSH.'

( my daughter and me )

My daughter Andi and ' The Nana. '

The cutting down of the tree.

TIMBER !!!

It was about 3 degrees, and I had made a mad dash for the car because my hands were freezing. I turned around and caught this shot of Andi helping Nana back from the Xmas Trees.

This is the machine used to wrap the tree in the plastic netting.

Wouldn't it be just like one of my adventures to find an Xmas Tree Farm owned by a Jewish man from the Bronx ? His name is Lowell and he sold his Xmas Trees to supplement his real job

as a clinical psychologist/social worker.

The tree was nine feet tall, and it was all of $ 30.00 and a tip. Can you believe that ?

A Success,

Three generations on their way at last !

The upside down feet in the second picture was Lowell's idea of funny.

He was a real sweetheart of a guy.

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The Most Romantic Time In Paris Is Christmas

We went to Paris during the holiday season.

' Isn't it Romantic ? '

Very Romantic. ( for my brother and his little woman )

It was Moi, my brother & his wife, and my big sis.

We stayed in the 7th. and everywhere I wanted to be was a metro ride away. I am a 6th. district kinda' gal. The apartment could not have been any nicer. It was roomy, well decorated, clean, and again, too far from where I wanted to be.

This is the floor, plan if you care.

Living room & dining room.

We went shopping everyday and had such delicious 'everything & anything' to nosh on.

The kitchen bar , and the kitchen had EVERYTHING you could possibly need for cooking and dining at home .

This was the master bath. It was great , it had washer & dryer ( hidden of course ) , and the elegant shell sinks.

My brother and sister in-law stayed in this room, it had the view of the Eiffel Tower.

This was the guest room.

Oh, did I mention my niece came as well ? She stayed here.

This was my little bedroom, it had a beautiful bath, very euro high tech. I loved it.

My own little heaven , I could close the door and be alone. I like ' alone' .

These are typical city street views during the holidays.

This is taken in the 6th. near San Germaine, my turf.

I spend quite a bit of time in this area. ( 6th )

I love the way everything is wet , clean and the streets are reflective and shiny . I imagine I will always stay a big city girl at heart. I love the city right after a good rain.

This is Rue Buci, and Rue Jacob is around the corner where I have a few choice antique shops that I buy from. That is a great street for you when you are there. ( Left Bank )

Everything is prettier in Paris .

Everything.

Have you ever seen such adorable cherry tomatoes.

What , do cherry tomatoes not have permission to grow unless they promise to be chic, and grow in a little straight line ?

I love that.

From left to right ;

Moi, My sister ( Nancy ) , my brother ( Danny ), and sister in-law ( Liz ).

This pic looks so corny. I hate corny. And I am all weird, tilting my head into my sister, what is up with that ??

That is soooo not me.

I blame this on Liz, because she loves Hallmark Cards, and clearly I have temporarily lost my mind caught up in all the warmth.

My sister Nancy ( who has lived in London for more than 25 years ) and Me .

I love, love, love, love, her ! She came over on the Chunnel .

I bought her that hat in Paris as a surprise, from a lovely Iranian shop.

I had no idea ,( but I think Nancy knew ) but that particular hat is worn by The Taliban in Afghanistan.

I have since seen many pictures on the CNN & BBC of these terrorist donning these wool caps while posing with their high powered rifles.

Nancy is as gracious as she is beautiful....so, of course she wore it !

This is the view from our apartment ( in the 7th district ) in Paris where we all stayed.

I took this in the morning.

The Eiffel practically blows up at night, the the light show is unbelievable. And it is all going on right next to the sofa.

More just shopping around .

I love my job. I get to shop with other peoples money !

"Such A Deal" ( spoken with a Yiddish accent )

Go here to see xmas trees all over the world : http://anythingbeautiful.blogspot.com/

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A Little Christmas Turbulance

My daughter and I are flying today to Maine to be with my Mom for Christmas.

So, in the immortal words of Betty Davis ; " Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride ! "

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Lovely Chandeliers From Bill Nessen

All of these Chandeliers are vintage, from 1900's to 1940's.
And none are priced for less than 5 thousand US Dollars retail( for what the US $ is worth ) .
Only 2 of these pieces are less than $ 6,000.00, can you tell me which two ?

A 37 h x 35
I think this is FAB-BOO. I love the tassels. And I am definitely a lover of Drama in Design (and only in design !) , and this has that.

B 24 h 18

This looks like something that I have used to death. But it IS wonderful, no doubt.

C 19.5 x 21

D 25 h x 24

Glorious !!!

E 45.5 x 23 Ok, I will give you this one...............

LUCKY FOR YOU, this has already been sold @ $ 60,000.00 .

Silver over bronze. I think it is the BOMB !

F 24 x 35

G 29 h x 25

H 22 x 24

This is especially for V @ Visual Vamp !

I 32 h x 30

French, white opaline glass.

J 29 h x 26

Love the scale of this one, I think in the right room , over the right breakfast table, it could be cute. Or in a MUDD ROOM.

K 36 x 39

You know, you could buy one of those cheap cheesy brass chandeliers, paint it all over in a dark putty color - Then ( if you are talented enough ) paint a design all over in a burnished gold leaf.

But , if you want the REAL DEAL....Bill has it.

He is charming , handsome, he's got the goods , and he delivers !! LOL

I love the man , he's a gem.

And almost as shiny as his showroom

Nessen Showroom
Email: mailto:info@nessenshowroom.com

1855 Griffin Road

Suite B-260 / B-454Dania Beach,

Fl 33004
954,925.0606

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