A Barge And A Bash At Vizcaya In Miami

A (formal) Halloween Bash at sundown on October 24th 2009.

I have mentioned a few times that Halloween is my favorite holiday.
This weekend I wish I could go back to Vizcaya again.
I went as a small girl a few times and I wanted to share it with you.
I want to see the home and the grounds again, but what I really want is to go to the BASH!!!!

The barge and most big structures are made of coral.
Which means ...it is all TEXTURE.

I remember this the clearest.

How cool it is to swim in and out of  one's home!

John Deering. It is his house.

The process.
You have to understand....Florida was a remote and difficult jungle to deal with.
You had to be  pretty ambitious to get this task completed.

The tour guides.....

Now you know if these woman were around today, THEY WOULD BE BLOGGING!!!

( and on my blogroll for sure)

Now...this is a formal garden.
Do you think so? Would you visit Vizcaya if you were in Miami?

Let's go inside and look around.

Check out the ship chandelier.

Would you want to go to a Halloween Bash at VIZCAYA with me if you could ????

I wish we could!!!!
And all dressed up too.
It is the closest thing to a masquerade ball that I will get to this year.

xx's RF

I am trying to get my 21 yr old daughter to go.
She is in her last year at  the Univ. of Miami.
If I were her...........nothing would keep me away. :) :) :) :)


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From This.....

TO THIS !!!!

"Howard Slatkin, an interior designer with rarefied tastes—every inch of his apartment 

has been as custom-designed as a couture dress."

"Slatkin says, describing the 6,000-square-foot residence on Fifth Avenue he created for himself in the mid-nineties by joining two apartments, then demolishing every room so he could start from scratch. The process took three years."

"The building is a classic prewar, as were the two apartments he took over, but now, the minute you step off the elevator, you are folded back even further in time, into a world where comfort and elegance reign."

I love his confidence.

No Fear.

Pattern upon pattern!!

Can you appreciate this design job?
I know not many people could see themselves living in this space.
But, do I know any of you who could ??

credit: New York Times

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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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OMG, I am heading home!

This may look primitive........but what do you think of this for a holiday away from work?????

My poor mother has radiant heat in her floors, and it is getting COLD.

So.......guess what??

(my fave pic from the owls head transportation museum)

My mother's hot water and heat has been on the blink for 2 of my 3 day visit.

The fireplace works so it is warm in the house.

But.....COLD SHOWERS?????

I may as well be camping out. UGH!

It is like a freak show ....

she calls the repair service, they come and work on the system for 45 minutes, and VIOLA, it is working!!!

We rave and say: " You are brilliant, Thank You, Thank You."

Then my mom says her normal 15 min. schtick: "My daughter hasn't been here for a year and this happens...."

 .....And now we can finally go out to do something,

when we get back there is NO HOT WATER.

But WAIT! There is more.

The next day, yesterday, the whole thing starts all over again.

We call the heating service, they come, they fix, we thank and...

As we are getting ready to leave the house it starts to stink like rotten eggs.

OH NO!!!!!

There is water pooling around my mom's feet at the computer in the kitchen.

We think the dog made a pee pee, but upon further investigation I see

is starting to pool all over.

I say to my mom, "I think this might be a septic tank back up!"

I knew someone who once who told me a story about a septic tank issue just like this.

Trust me, I am a city girl (though I long for a horse farm) I know nothing about having a septic tank.

And apparently niether does my mom.

LOL :)

Well, if you could have seen her face.....

her eyes popped out of her head like they were on springs.

She screams and starts to mop.

After the emergency DOODY BALL TANK TRUCK (septic service) arrived it all ended up ok.

Thank G-D for the tuberose candels I had given mom.

I am exausted reliving this .

We are on our way to Portland Maine, for my flight home.

Trust me on this......my mother is and always has been LUCILLE BALL.

Something will happen on our way there.

xx'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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