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“When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.”

by Robin | Jul 13, 2011 | Art, Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Inspiring, Nature, Photos, Plants & flowers, Real beauty

Note: Click to bigify the pictures–OHMYWORD blog-size does NOT do them justice!   "B" is for… bumbley… and beautiful… and busy… and beady-eyed… And "b" is for buggy… and (wanna)bee Beautiful flowers...

When art meets light
Tiffany at Biltmore

by Robin | Jul 9, 2011 | Art, Beauty, Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Personal, Southern, y'all

When I think of Tiffany's, there's a confluence of three simultaneous thoughts: Audrey Hepburn and "Breakfast at…" Little blue boxes Beautiful stained glass lamps When I think of Biltmore Estate, there's another three-tiered thought parade:...

I like it when you help me make up my mind :)

by Robin | Nov 21, 2010 | Beach, Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Kiawah Island, Nature, On the farm, Photos

THANK YOU to everyone who chimed in in comments or on Twitter; I decided to go with the first picture based on your input and because the warm colors remind me of the cool season.  :) This week's challenge for Secret Agent Mama's "Picture it Outside...

Trust and Obey Ain’t Just an Old Church Hymn

by Robin | Aug 4, 2010 | (in)courage, Biltmore trip, Faith, Life Philosophy, Personal, Southern, y'all

"Can you follow directions–can you really follow directions?" It wasn't so much a question, repetition and tone suggested gentle insistence.  I hesitated before responding because I know something about myself– Sometimes I...

Biltmore House: a necessary addition to EVERY Bucket List!

by Robin | Jul 30, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Travel

{Biltmore Estate, fourth in the series}  One of my favorite movie scenes takes place in the 1984 movie Splash with Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah:  his character, Allen Bauer, gives her character, Madison, a lusciously wrapped gift....

Biltmore, Tapas-style, Take 2:  Asheville

by Robin | Jun 29, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Photos, Southern, y'all, Travel

{Biltmore, Tapas-style: Introduction} If my word's not enough, seems e v e r y o n e has something good to say about Asheville, North Carolina ~ According to the Southern bible aka Southern Living, Asheville is "one of the South's coolest cities"...
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