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Paris, Part Two

May 29, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

I guess it’s not all that surprising that a Parisian arts and culture centre with a giant golden flowerpot at its main entrance would lead me to discover a modern garden pot company. Teracrea was at the Pompidou Centre as a temporary exhibit at the Printemps Design studio. I wasn’t allowed to take photos in […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Gardens to Visit

Paris, Part One

May 27, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

I’m home. We had a wonderful time in France, and already miss it. Well, parts of it. Miss: the fresh, fresh, gorgeously-decadent food; the mind-blowing wines for under $10; the accessibility of great art, architecture and design; my sister. Don’t miss: the smoking; the humidity; how easy it is to overindulge. Now it’s time to […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Gardens to Visit, Indoors, Inspiration

France update

May 20, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

I’m writing now from La Ferme de Rouffignac, a foie gras farm near Bellac in Limosin. Of all the farms and chambres d’hotes (B&Bs) we’ve stayed at so far, it is my least favourite – too commercial and lacking in character for my taste – but it has wifi (or as the French say, “wee-fee”). […]

Filed Under: Gardens to Visit

Manger tout a Paris

May 13, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I mentioned a while back that I was going to France, but in the frenzied lead up to our flight, I ran out of time to do the actual “Okay, I’m leaving” post. So voila – I’m doing it now – albeit a bit late. Posts may be infrequent for the next two weeks, and […]

Filed Under: Gardens to Visit, Miscellaneous

Rainy day gardens

May 8, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

After my brother-in-law shared these gorgeous photos, taken this past (rainy) weekend, I started thinking about designing for the rain. Rain is such a given here on the West Coast (especially during winter months) that designing your garden with the rain in mind is such an obvious (and necessary) thing. If you don’t think about […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Pacific Northwest

The cutest birth announcement ever

May 6, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

I introduced you all to Esther, official Heavy Petal farm animal representative, back in January. Well, yesterday I received the cutest birth announcement ever (sorry all you new moms and dads – you can’t beat fluffy little black sheep!): Esther, my adopted sheep, has had twins. How cute are they?! Read more about Esther’s babies, […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Oh Canada

May 4, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

So, Al Gore is calling Canada’s climate change plan (Clean Air Act) “a complete and total fraud…designed to mislead the Canadian people,” while David Suzuki says it’s “a sham, and a complete abdication of our international commitment.” Meanwhile, in Nairobi, Canada “won” the international “Fossil Award” for “misleading” the world, “repudiating” the Kyoto Protocol and […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, Raving and Whining

And… we’re back.

May 3, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

I apologize for my absence, especially my insistence that it’s been May 1 for, oh, the last three days. I’ve been sick with a cold or flu or some such grossness, and when I get sick I basically just sleep. I have been sleeping for almost two days straight, with small jaunts to the loo […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous

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