Leikur og List

I Have Moved

2008-01-11T22:55:00.000-05:00

I have moved to moaromigboyles.typepad.com please come and see me there. Follow Dudley he knows the way to the new "Leikur og List".
http://moaromigboyles.typepad.com I look forward to seeing you...I'll be waiting.

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T10:21:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year... My hope for us all, is understanding, peace and love.
Thank you for the many happy times you have given me this year.

The photos in this family collage, were taken during our Christmas celebrations.

Favorite Colors...Red and Purple

2007-12-26T12:10:00.001-05:00

I am passionate about color. My favorite colors are red, purple and yellow. Every year I make a new red Christmas table cloth. My Mother mentioned that of all the Christmas table cloths that I have made, this years table cloth is her favorite.
I also made a new decorative shower curtain for the guest bathroom...a lovely purple/peach iridescent silk fabric.

I am not very good at sewing...straight stitch is good enough for me. You might wonder why I have a sewing machine that is computerized and one that has many decorative stitches and will even embroider. I don’t have an answer for you and I only know that it is capable of all this fancy stuff because that is what the user manual tells me. All kidding aside I do make a lot of pillows, curtains and table cloths on this machine...using the straight stitch. This year my resolution is to learn how to use the machine and all it’s bells and whistles. I have had this sewing machine for eight years, so perhaps it is time to learn to use it and all it's capabilities

Here is a photo of the table set for my book club Christmas party.

And here is a delicious and colorful cake one of the members brought to the party.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-22T10:42:00.000-05:00

Thank you all for your wonderful comments and well wishes. I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...a bit blurry, due to the latest attack medication Prednisone.
This Thanksgiving I am giving thanks to modern medicine and my new Doctor.
As always, I give thanks to all my very special and much loved Family and Friends. This year we are also giving thanks for the new member of our Family, our Grandson Victor, the Viking Traveler...he and his Mother and Dad will be with us at Christmas. Could live get any better :?
What are you giving thanks for this Thanksgiving?

My Husband Ken went out this week and took some photos of the Fall Foliage. Here are some his wonderful photos..

This Little Lady lives by our front entrance.

We will be six at our Thanksgiving Table...I just finished setting the table and wanted to share some photos with you.

My Family and I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

A Lovely Surprise

2007-11-12T09:24:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone. It turns out that I had Walking Pneumonia. It sapped all my energy, so much so that I have not even had the energy to make comments on all your wonderful posts.
The very kind and talented Constance of Rochambeau has written a post on two Icelandic doll artists that she has met here in New Jersey, Mary Louisa Klawetter and me.
I thought it would be nice to have a nice little post, for those of you that come over from her blog. This is one I first published in November 2005.
Thank you dear Constance, you are doing wonders for my recovery. You are truly one of the kindest people I have ever known.

It has occurred to me that I have only given a little glimpse into my art world.
I started making Art Dolls twenty five years ago. Over the years, I have used different mediums, and as the medium changed, so also did my style.
I have often been told that my figures are not dolls. This of course is understandable, as what most of us think of when we hear the word doll, is our favorite play doll from childhood. This is a big discussion in the Art Doll world, as our work is often misunderstood and underappreciated. There are numerous doll artists that cannot get into major craft shows, galleries, group art shows etc., as there is not a category for dolls, in many of these venues. One prominent doll artist was asked by a gallery owner, to dress her doll in clothing made from the same material as her doll, not cloth, as she had done in the past.......in essence she was being asked to make a figurine and not an Art Doll. There is light on the horizon, however, as a few galleries, major craft shows, group art shows etc., will accept us, if we call our dolls, figurative art, three dimensional multimedia art or some other name alluding to what we do. A few have educated themselves about the world and the art, of the Art Doll and will promote and accept it as such, in their venue. I could go on and on, on this subject, however, I fear I would loose you into boredom, rather than peaking your interest.
So instead, I am posting photos of a few of my pieces, to show what I have done over the years. Thank you for looking.

I made this cloth jester in 1989

I call this piece "The Maskmaker" he is part of a three piece scene, with a Lion and Lioness. He is giving the Lion a choice of the masks he made for him, for the masked ball. This piece was made in 1997. He was seen on the Carol Duval Show,in an episode where I was a featured artist. Medium is paper clay and cloth

In 1989, I was all into the jumping jack form and used that form, for my cloth pieces.

This little lady "Princess Papillon" is made from a two part clay called Apoxie Sculpt, over a gourd. I clothed her in paper and cloth embelishments.

Last is my favorite piece called "The Awakening" Made of wood, Apoxie Sculpt, polymer clay, paper and mosses. Made in 2002

2007-10-31T14:22:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone. I am back from our trip to Italy. We had a wonderful time, however, I brought a souvenir back with me that I really did not want......a cold, sinus infection and a hacking cough.
I visit your blogs, but don’t have the energy to comment. I miss my blog friends.
I will be back, once I get my bleary head, screwed back on. Happy Halloween!!!!!

Picinic With Blog Friends

2007-10-12T09:51:00.000-04:00

A week ago I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time Constance, Karen, Susanna and Rena. I am always amazed at how easy it is to talk to fellow bloggers, even though we had not met in person before.

We had a delectable picnic catered by the very talented Constance.

We had planed to go to a park close to Princeton, NJ, however, it was overcast and threatening rain so Susanna’s friend Rena offered her home. As it turned out the Sun came out and we had a picnic in Rena’s back yard. In photo from left to right, Karen, Constance and Rena.

Karen showed us photos of one of her Art Books. I was enthralled by them and cannot wait to see one of her books in person.
Susanna showed us a couple of her amazing Sketch Books and one of her beautiful encaustic canvases.
Constance showed us a wonderfulPurse that she makes from antique fur collars and her charming Floralinas.
Rena told us about the book she has just finished writing.
I brought Lepaludur, Candle Sniffer, Princess Papillon and a little needle felted bear.

Thank you Constance, Karen, Susanna and Rena for a wonderful time. I cannot wait for another
outing with my amazing new best friends.

I have a problem uploading photos at the moment...Please go to Constance's, Karen's and Susanna's blogs to see more photos. Links are in the Thank you paragraph above.
I will try to load photos as soon as the problem is solved.

Elinrós Eyjólfsdóttir Icelandic Artist

2007-10-01T12:43:00.000-04:00

I have known her all my life, she is my cousin. She is nine months older than I am...she will just love that I am telling you that ;] Her name is Elinrós Eyjólfsdóttir,Ella for short. Elinrós was named for our Grandmother, Elinrós...such a beautiful name.
We have been friends all our life. At one time we lived only doors away from each other. Now we live an ocean apart, however, we see each other at least once a year, either here in the US or in Iceland. Each time we meet it is like we have never been apart. We love to talk about Art and our Art Journey.
In the 1980's Ken and I lived in Saratoga Springs, NY where Ella and I spent several summers at Skidmore College at the same time, Ella in the Painting Department and I in the Sculpting and Ceramics Department. We attended many art lectures together and talked about the art we had seen and art we would like to create...Those were lovely times.
When we were little girls growing up in Iceland, along with her four sisters, brother and our cousins, we would make art together. One big project each year was making Christmas cards. Those were wonderful times, that I remember fondly.
We love and admire each others art and abilities. I am delighted that I am able to introduce my cousin, my friend and fellow artist Elinrós Eyjólfsdóttir.

Elinrós has been creating all her life. When we were growing up in Iceland all young girls learned the Domestic Arts, knitting, sewing and cooking. We were taught by our Mothers and Grandmother and in our Schools ...Ella excelled and became proficient in whatever she set out to create.

She became interested in Porcelain Painting and in the summers of 1978 to 1981 she took private lessons at Studio Glee, in Dowling, Colorado.

Elinrós became interested in furthering her art education in 1982 -1985 she attended Myndlistaskólinn í Reykjavík(Reykjavik School of Visual Art) and from 1982 to 1987 she attended the Myndlista og Handíðaskóli Íslands (The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts) now know as Listaháskóli Íslands (The Iceland Academy of the Arts)
where she earned her Art Degree.
She has also studied art Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY seven summers from 1986 to 1995. In Copenhagen, Denmark in 1988 and in Italy in 1997.
Elinrós has had 14 One Woman Shows and has been in 10 Group Shows of which 3 were in the US and one in the UK.

There have been numerous articles written about her and her art in Icelandic Publications and various Foreign Publications.

Ella’s art can be purchased in Gallerí Lind in Iceland and on the web. Her Son and Daughter-in-law own the Gallery. Please make sure you check out their web site...it is a great site not only to see Ella’s art but also a great sampling of other Icelandic Art.

Baby Traveler

2007-09-17T10:06:00.001-04:00

The little traveler is now back home in Denmark.
Yesterday was his 5 month Birthday. In those 5 months he has traveled from the country of his birth Denmark, to Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the US. While he was in the US he traveled to 6 states Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
I think perhaps his Viking blood is stirring in his veins.

Amma and Victor in Princeton, NJ

Afi and Victor share a laugh.

Gifts

2007-08-29T14:46:00.000-04:00

Don’t you just love gifts?
On Saturday Nessa of “The Chrysalis Stage” aka “Goldennib” came over to my house for a visit.
We had a lovely time talking, drinking coffee and nibbling on some cookies. We also took a tour of my Studio. It was a wonderful time, we talked like we had known each other for ever.
Nessa brought me this gift for my studio...the fragrance is Lavender and Mint...my studio smells wonderful.

The other day Ken took my parents to an Oriental Supermarket in our area and came back with this lovely Gingko leaf, that he found in their parking lot...don’t you just love the shape...and the color...Oh! my. This gift more than any shows me just how well he knows me...I like that!!!

This afternoon Ken brought me three pots of Michaelmas Daisies. They remind me that Summer is leaving and that Autumn will be soon strutting her colors.

Guess who is coming to see his Afi (Ken) and Amma (Me :))? He is bringing his lovely Parents, who brought this most precious gift of all, into the world.

The Hummingbird Feeder

2007-08-22T14:15:00.000-04:00

We have a Hummingbird feeder that is visible from my front porch. Much to my delight it is full of activity. There is a Ruby-throated pair that visit many times each day. As far as I can tell they are always the same pair.

The male has been dubbed the bully by me, as he stands guard over the feeder and won’t let anyone near it.
However, the female is quite tenacious and can get her share.

Several times, I have seen them both at the same time, enjoying a little repast. Some day I will get a photo of that moment.
The little male is quite busy as there are several Chickadees and Tufted Titmice that like to drink the water from the fresh water reservoir on the feeder.

Her Majesty The Queen Of The Sauna

2007-08-16T14:49:00.000-04:00

About seven years ago while living in Salem, MA, I was visiting my parents here in New Jersey.
A few days into my visit my fingers were itching to create something.
I went to the local AC Moore and found Sculpy II clay in silver. The only tools they had were plastic and in not time I had broken all of them. I finally settled on a nail file and toothpicks as tools.
This was the first time I had used polymer clay. My hands get very warm when I am working with polymer clay, resulting in a lot of melting and slumping of the clay. When I did this piece I did not know that I could bake in several stages.
She is not perfect.....I am a perfectionist. For some reason she is one of my favorites of all the work I have done. And because she is not perfect she lives in my house.
The other day I noticed the little crown that is on her head, siting on the counter in the master bathroom.
My husband had left it there when he opened a new bottle of “Royall BayRhum”....*their spelling* After Shave from Bermuda. Not only does he smell good but he also left me a little treasure to find. I just love that :)
That was day of the coronation. I present “Her Majesty The Queen Of The Sauna”

Squirrel Baffle

2007-08-14T10:14:00.000-04:00

In front of my house, there is a small porch, where we like to sit in the evening just before dinner. That is the time the birds come to the bird feeder and the squirrels look on longingly.

One little squirrel has a tenacious spirit. He tries every which way to get past the squirrel baffle on the bird feeder. Finally accepting the few morsels that fall on the ground and a refreshing drink from the bird bath.

The New Leaf

2007-08-08T20:52:00.000-04:00

For a number of years I have made it a practice to go by myself on an Artist Date. I think I have mentioned that in past posts. This is a time for me to get out of the studio, to forget responsibilities and to observe, think about and be inspired by what I see on these outings.

Lately, however, I do not go alone on most of these excursions, my Mother joins me.
My Mother is eighty four years old and can no longer drive due to an eye problem. Now that my ninety three year old Father does not drive any longer either, the only time they go out of the house is when someone else drives.
Mother and I enjoy our outings, we love to go out for lunch at nearby tea rooms,or restaurants and to take a look in gift shop or two.
Last week we went to a tea room called The New Leaf in Riverton, NJ.
Our lunch was delicious and the surroundings elegant. We enjoyed looking around and doing a little shopping in the delightful gift shop attached to the tea room.
Phyllis Rodgers the owner of the shop gave me kind
permission to take pictures and to write about our experiences at The New Leaf.

Angela Giovanna Loroux

2007-08-02T08:44:00.000-04:00

It was four years ago when I first saw Eden this amazing doll by today's featured artist Angela Giovanna Loroux. I was hooked and Eden has been in my memory ever since.
I see a lot of art every day and there are few artist that impress me as much as Angela does. Her art is both poignant and as elegant as their creator.

Angela attended Manhattan Beauty School and specialized in FX Make-up.
She was an award winning Display Artist for a large retail corporation and a resident Artist in a large Theatrical Costume shop where she made all things three dimensional: from hats to mascot costumes to props for productions throughout the United States and Canada.
Her Fantasy Illustration, Children’s Portraits & Photography work can be found in collections all over the world.

I asked Angela a few questions. Here are the questions and Angela's answers.

Mo’a: What direction is your art going in lately and what excites you?

Angela: Lately I have been working on faerie pieces for Faerie Con that will be held in October 2007 in Philadelphia, PA, as well as mythological characters in paper clay. I feel compelled to include my love of Premier paper clay, as I plan on working in mainly in this medium in the future.
I am entirely self taught, with the exception of purchasing and watching the Creager's Instructional Video tapes and Hannie Sarris' Instructional Books.
They are not only extraordinarily talented people they are very lovely human beings, which is important to me.

Mo’a: Do you belong to any Doll Clubs or Artist Organizations?

Angela: I belong to the Dollmakers List as well as other smaller sculpture lists. I am also a member of ASFA, the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.

Mo’a: In reading about you for this article, I saw that you have had many awards and honors through your art. Would you tell us what they are?

Angela: My work has been featured in the books, "Spectrum 11 & 12, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art."
I received the Froudian Artist Award for February 2005 and was chosen as the number one Fairy Fantasy Artist of the same month by Hannie Sarris.
I was featured on the french website, Free Land of Fantasy, for my piece "Eden" alongside Thomas Kuebler for appearing in Spectrum 11.

My piece "Morigan" was mentioned in an
Amazon Review for "Spectrum 11, The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art".
My piece "Within A Whisper" appears in the upcoming edition of Contemporary Doll Collector.

Mo’a: What inspired your piece “The Healer”?

Angela: I made "The Healer" specifically to celebrate a man who dedicated his life to helping and healing victims of Gulf War Syndrome and environmentally triggered illnesses. I was later informed the piece will be permanently displayed in a new Healing Arts Center in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Mo’a: Do you work full time on your art?

Angela: I literally work around the clock on my pieces. I only stop when I need to rest. I get my inspiration for a lot for my pieces from my dreams. My work is my way of communicating, it embodies who I am. I feel I have so much more ahead of me, the excitement truly is the journey.

Oden and Frigg

Souvanna

Litza

As you can see by the pieces shown here, Angela's Art is as extraordinary as their creator.
Angela has a blog, please go and visit her there and also leave a comment here. I know that she would like to hear from you.

Dad's 93rd Birthday

2007-07-30T09:32:00.000-04:00

Today is my Dad’s 93rd Birthday. His has been a life well lived. He has seen the Great Depression and he fought for his country in World War II.

In his youth he played the Violin and was Concert Master with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

He shaves and puts on a white shirt and tie every day. Then goes down for breakfast. After breakfast he reads the Philadelphia Inquirer from front to back. Later in the day he checks out the Food Channel on TV. He loves to take family and friends to his favorite restaurants.
He credits my Mother’s good care for his long and happy life.

When I was 12 years old he became my Dad and I am sure my life has bee richer for having had him in my life. Happy Birthday Dad.

Today Is My Birthday

2007-07-23T09:14:00.000-04:00

Today is my Birthday. In true blogger kind of celebration, I looked up quotes from greater minds than mine.
I did lean a few things from these quotes.....but first read the clever quotes.....I will tell you my thoughts at the end of this post.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

A woman has the age she deserves. Coco Chanel

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Elizabeth Arden

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. Henry David Thoreau

First you are young; then you are middle-aged; then you are old; then you are wonderful.
Lady Diana Cooper

People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live...[We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born. letter to Otto Juliusburger Albert Einstein

Enjoy Life.........Take care of yourself.....Numbers don’t matter.....Enjoy life with Enthusiasm.....I am not Wonderful yet.....OK!!! Maybe I am Wonderful after all...In closing do as Norman Vincent Peale said ...Live your life and forget your age.

Small Friends In The Garden

2007-07-19T12:28:00.001-04:00

It is amazing to me how much more you see when you are looking for neat things to photograph.
I have gardened for many years and have not often noticed, up close, the wonderful bugs and insects that frequent my garden.....oh! I have noticed some of the after effects, such as holes and bumps in leaves.....but never have I come so close to some of my little fellow garden lovers.
I guess it is true that most people look, but they do not see.

Click on the photos to get a close up look.
Here is a beautiful Butterfly that loves my Herbs.

I must have shot at least ten photos trying to get a good photo of her underside that is amazingly beautiful to me.....the pattern remind me of a Gustav Klimt painting.

Here is a lovely green bug on a Day Lily blossom. Does anyone know his/her name?

Ken took this Butterfly picture in a friends garden.

Just this morning as I was watering I noticed this Praying Mantis. It reminded me of a Fable and a Poem by my friend Doug. You must read it, it is amazing...mine however is green and not golden...if you read Doug’s Fable and Poem you will understand why I just said that.

Here is one more photo...yes, there is a little friend there...Can you find him/her?

New Camera

2007-07-10T15:26:00.000-04:00

The day after our Grandson was born our printer went to printer heaven.....Or is it, inkjet heaven?
This was just days after I had some computer problems fixed. Then while we were in Denmark, my digital camera started acting up. I felt it was time to upgrade especially after seeing these photos of Baby Victor that our son took on his Nikon Single lens reflex digital camera.
I studied for several days. Do I get a Nikon, a Canon or an Olympus? Finally after much study, I made a decision and bought an Olympus that comes with two lenses.....I am so happy with it that I want to show you photos that both Ken and I took of our garden and my Mother’s garden.

On To Live A Creative Life are more photos. I hope you enjoy them.

Back From Vacation

2007-06-27T13:31:00.000-04:00

I know, I know. You have been wondering what happened to me.....You have, haven’t you?
I am fine, I just gave myself a little vacation.
My vacation started in Iceland and Denmark and then continued here at home. Now, I did not sit on my hands, or just stare into space.....OK!!! just for a few moments, then back to my working vacation. I made ten more of these.

Then I battled the Gypsy Moth caterpillars and the results of their eating all the leaves of several of our Oak Trees.....what goes in must come out.

On top ot that.....it rained!!!
Here is what I had to do, until we decided that four hours of cleaning the walk with scrub brush and a hose is not the way to go.....the pressure hose arrives today.

There are hundreds of Gypsy Moth Fellas, doing whatever it is they do, besides fly. When I walk out the door they come in droves and head straight for my face.....now, I like attention....but, this is just too much.

Come to think of it after we left Denmark I have not had much of a vacation.....OK!!! I did put my computer aside for a while and ignored my cyber friends....but is that any kind of vacation?....I would call that neglect.......I am so sorry :( However, I am back for better or worse.

We had four glorious days in Iceland with friends and family.
When I think back on our time there, I realized that almost everyone we saw on this trip, is an Artist.
My cousin Elinros is a painter, my very good friend of many years, Katrin is a Puppet and Mask artist and a costume designer both freelance, for movies etc., and for the National Theater of Iceland.
We had dinner at the home of longtime friends, the husband is the owner and head designer of Jens jewelry shop in Iceland, he is also a sculptor. At the dinner party was an other artist, she is the sister of our hostess. Since there were four artist at the party, there was a lot of Art talk.....I thought I had died and gone to Artist Heaven.

I will tell you more about my Artist Friends and Family in Iceland in later posts.....there will be photos and links. I promise!!!!!

For photos of the Denmark trip please go to, To Live A Creative Life.

Blooms and Baby Faces

2007-05-13T10:30:00.000-04:00

And The Winners Are.....

2007-05-07T10:05:00.000-04:00

Having a contest is a lot of responsibility and it is important to do it right. I learned about this by entering contests on various blogs.

First I made sure that I had all the names of the lovely people that made comments on my blog.

Next step was to find a bag or something to place the names into....Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist was recently giving for a trade, these stunning bags from Trader Joe’s....I did not enter her contest, because I have a Trader Joe’s not to far away from my home...where I got this bag.

See, they are in there.

Now I need someone to draw names. Yes you lovely Brie!!! Please....she is a princess, so I must be polite and say please and thank you :)

You can do it!.....some people have their Dogs draw names.

I have done my work...and don’t talk about Dogs again!!!
See what I mean, she is a Princess?!?!?!

So Ken to the rescue he drew two names.....actually three, but don’t tell Brie I told you about this.....and while we are at it let’s not talk about Dogs either!!!.....She is very sensitive about this subject and I know she did her best.

Then I put the six Chrysalis I had made in the bag and drew one for each name. And the winners are.........

Leslie, Ulla of Ullabenulla and G. of simply said

There is more on To Live A Creative Life see you there.

A Celebration Give Away

2007-04-30T14:36:00.000-04:00

I am an Amma (Grandmother) it happened two weeks ago, when the little bundle was born ten days early in the land of Denmark.
When my son called to tell me the news, I was making little bunting Chrysalis (pupa) figures.
Their faces are made from a silk cocoons, needle felted bodies covered with mulberry fibers, silk hair. Some are embelished with beads and others with silk yarn, all have a loop for hanging.
I frequent many blogs by mixed media artists, who have a lovely habit of sharing their work with their readers.
To celebrate the fact that I am a first time Amma (Grandmother) I would like to give away three of the little Chrysalis figures. All who comment on this post will have their names entered in a pool from which I will draw three winners. Here are photos of some of the Chrysalis. Good luck :)
On “To Live A Creative Life” you can see a photo of our lovely Grandson.

My Studio

2007-04-12T12:32:00.000-04:00

The last several months have been devoted to getting the studio in shape. It is in a very glamorous space...my basement.
The first thing we did was put in a lot of lighting. Then we painted and waterproofed the walls, for that I got lot’s of help, as you can see on this post over at “To Live A Creative Life”. For several weeks I devoted my time to painting and decorating the walls, that I face when I am at my work table.
Then Ken laid a floor down for me with peel and stick tiles...this is a basement remember :)
I have a separate room for my supplies, it used to be a bedroom. We have another bedroom down there that is going to be my Library. There is even a bathroom down there that comes in very handy. A couple of teenage girls had their bedrooms down there, before we lived here.
I have all I need, in my new studio, to be comfortable while I create my Art.
Here are some photos. The room looks a lot better than my photos...but you get the idea :)
“Let The Magic Begin”, this is a saying that Marilyn Radzat has in her studio, I love having this saying on my wall...reminds me of many magical times I have had through my art.

“Here There Be Art ---------> And A Dragon” my attempt at humor. I need humor in my Life and Art.

Between the two walls.

My sewing area.

To my left when I sit at my work table.

A window, through which I see the seasons change.

My work table.

For the Senses

2007-04-07T14:58:00.000-04:00

This week for my Artist Date I stayed here in Medford, NJ. After delivering the faces, see previous post, to the Knitting Room. I walked across the street to another favorite store For the Senses.
For the Senses specializes in Modern Fragrances, Antique Perfume Bottles, Candles and Gifts.
This store is one of the most Girly Girl stores I have ever been into.
Here are some photos to tickle your senses.

In this photo are some large bottles, that were used for perfume counter display.

Don’t you just love this cabinet?

Everywhere you look there are lovely vignettes.

I love these teas, the bags are pyramid shaped. I drink a lot of tea. I think I need a teacup that is as large as the one in this photo.