Posted at 10:40 PM in Pink, Travel | Permalink | Comments (33) | TrackBack (0)
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Hello Friends,
I hope you had a nice weekend. I wanted to share with you a few detail photographs I took at Peacock Pavilions, the boutique hotel where I stayed in Marrakesh last month. I took hundreds of photographs while in Morocco but I took mainly tight detail shots while staying at Maryam's desert oasis. I like having visual notes like these to remember certain colors or patterns when I return home. Hopefully, the notes will inspire a creative project of some sort or maybe they will just take me back for a little daydream. Please visit Maryam's blog for lot's of stunning photos of her pavilions and to read about her life in Morocco.
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and I will see you all back here soon. xoleslie
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Hello Friends,
I am home after a week in Marrakesh, Morocco and a couple days in Amsterdam (I will post about that later). I did something different and attended one of Angela Ritchie's Ace Camps. Of course the camp was lead by my friend Holly of decor8 and another good friend of mine, Julie came along too. Still, I do not usually do group travel events, this was a first. All I can say is try one of Angela's camps if you have the opportunity to do so. There is nothing like dedicated creative time. Space to notice the colors of the details around you. Travel where everything is planned for you and you just need to show up. What a delight. Angela runs all kinds of camps all over the world, led by many interesting artists and writers. We stayed at the gorgeous Peacock Pavilions and Holly did a wonderful post on our rooms that you may find interesting. I had a great time and met some fabulous new friends. Marrakesh is the kind of place that stays with you.The senses remember.
Have you experienced a place like this? One you cannot forget?
Have a great rest of the week. xoleslie
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Last week I returned home from a short trip to Japan. I met my mother and three aunts there to show them around Tokyo. Yes, I guess you could say I was an unofficial tour guide. I showed them the trains, took them to some of the major areas of the city and then left them there to fend for themselves for a few more days. By the sounds of it they did just fine without me! I had a lot of fun, even if trying to get them all off the train in rush hour was a little stressful. We could not see one of my aunts who was caught behind an entire softball team who were standing in our train car. I had to almost drag her over a few of their equipment bags to free her from the crowd. It is funny to think about now, but boy was I sweating. Of course I managed to take them to a few stationary stores and a bookstore or two, oops, and a craft store! They are such troopers. Thank goodness they like that kind of thing or I would be in trouble. I brought back some inspiring treasures that I have been pouring over and contemplating what to use first.
More importantly though, I am in awe of these four women, all retired in their late sixties and early seventies. Two of whom lost their dear husbands in the last couple years. And one who left a relationship of almost twenty years last year. These inspiring women are out there living their lives, redefining themselves, seeing new places, being challenged in a foreign country, not once complaining that it is 90 degrees and about 100 percent humidity. It is never too late to be that person you want to be. They are living proof and I love them.
I am sure you know women like this? Amazing women.
xoleslie
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It is Color Me Pretty time over on Decor8 today, please join me there if you have a moment. My color story includes black, white, silver, grey and a little neon pink. I really hope you like it! I will be posting all my photographs from the series back here next week. Until then, take care.
xoleslie
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