I drive past these three houses in the historic district every day, had to stop and happy snap. Driving home tonight was as pretty with all the white fairy lights ablaze, but no parking spot, so maybe tomorrow.....
Annapolis. Visit, eat, shop, walk, live. Long ago, the capital of the USA - check it out - the capital of Maryland, 350 yrs old - an historic city with a colonial heritage & proudly home to the US Naval Academy (good looking Naval Academics stroll the narrow sidewalks)! A vibrant mix of restaurants, shopping, historic architecture, and is the Mid-Atlantic sailing and boating mecca of the Chesapeake Bay. Not to mention the very yummy Blue Crab. Visit, stay a while, stay forever. I did.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
STILLRIDGE FARMS at the Harbor Center
I first visited Stillridge Farms way back in the days when I was still living in South Africa and came over on a look-see, probably 16 years ago. I remembered the recycled wood furniture, the rustic decorations, the exquisite embroidered cushions and beautiful smell of natural soaps, cinnamon and dried orange. At the back they have a collection of delicious sauces and chutneys, lots of adorable pottery bowls filled with samples to taste. I was delighted when I returned to find it has survived the years - I stopped by this evening while Christmas shopping in the Harbor Center - that smell of cinnamon is still there.
The storefront from outside |
Storefront closeup - so inspiring as always....... |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
HOMESTEAD at CHRISTMAS
Baubles, jingles and beads, reindeer, glitter and trees, poinsettias, paperwhites and elves, snowmen, cardinals and fairy lights by the gazillion - beautiful decorations - and I remember the reason for the season. Just 15 minutes from Annapolis on Rt. 214 in Davidsonville, MD - Homestead Gardens is an all-season trip to gawk and stare and desire and want and hyperventilate and shop. And get inspired to come home and decorate.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
WELCOME TO ANNAPOLIS - a taste of what's to come...........
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