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Communing with Nature

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html


Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html
"Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein


Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Believe it or not, this stylish room-with-a-view is actually a pre-fabricated green house/garden shed kit designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland.)
Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Linda modified the original design slightly adding lighting, wood floors and solar panels to create her own private retreat located on a remote island in eastern Finland.

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

The kit comes in various sizes and 
has a storage shed at the back made of Finnish pine.  

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

The greenhouse portion is made of safety glass and equipped with automatic openers to control the temperature inside.

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html


Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Salvaged bricks were used to create the simple stairs.

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Amazingly, the only tool needed to put together the entire structure is a screwdriver - (sans the modifications, of course.) 

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

Green House/Garden Shed designed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth for Kekkilä Garden (Finland) - photograph by Arsi Ikäheimonen - as featured on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2014/05/communing-with-nature.html

What an idyllic place to retreat and recharge...soaking in the inspiring surroundings.  —I'm imagining what it must be like to spend the night there...lying in bed with a blanket of stars to send you dreaming.   Pure heaven!
LeAnn - contact:  leannatlinenandlavender@gmail.com

all photographs by Arsi Ikäheimonen,  Arsi Ikäheimonen Photography 
edited by LeAnn for linenandlavender.blogspot.com  - contact:  leannatlinenandlavender@gmail.com
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Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita - Matera, Italy

Grotto 19, Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita, cave hotel recommended by linenandlavender.blogspot.com - see 98 page feature and travel guide here:  http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy
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detail - deconsecrated rock church, now restaurant of Sextantio, Matera Italy as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com -  see 98 page travel guide:  http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy
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Dinner by candle and firelight in the deconsecrated church, Sextantio cave hotel - Le Grotte dell Civita, Matera Italy  as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy
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Grotto 11, Sextantio, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy
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Benessere/Wellness - In-room spa treatments Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy
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Fireside bath and aromatherapy massage treatment, Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com http://glossi.com/linenlavender/25552-ll-travels-sextantio-matera-italy

Sextantio Le Grotte della Civita  - It's easy to see why this tops the list of our recommended hotels.  The design was carried out to perfection...honoring the rustic history while adding luxurious modern day amenities.  The sensuous ambiance and spectacular location perched high above the ravine make it ideal for a romantic get-away, an inspiring yoga retreat or a fairy tale wedding, –be it an intimate ceremony for two or a grand affair encompassing the entire hotel.  

What makes a place special to us is that oft intangible quality - the "spirit of the place" - the synergistic result of just the right elements coming together in a most magical way...Le Grotte della Civita has this in abundance.









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Before and After - The 1927 Cottage We Call Home

This is our stone concrete prep sink area with chalkboard and open shelving above. The door with a cast iron door knocker at center opens to our mini walk-in pantry.

A peek into our renovated kitchen.  This is our stone concrete prep sink area with chalkboard and open shelving above. The door with a cast iron door knocker at center opens to our mini walk-in pantry.  

For the full tour including before and after pics
see our latest magazine issue:
(update: Unfortunately, the magazine platform we used is no longer available - leaving our magazine cover here for archival reasons only. )


{Volume No. 01 ~ Issue 03}

In this issue:
Our Renovation Journey
(before and after pics - part 1 - our kitchen)
Our latest song pick and video 
(it makes us smile every time we hear it)
Companion Guide to Inferno
(a free multi-media guide to the novel)
A mini Italian lesson
(Ready to learn the language? Professoressa Alex gets you started)
Quiz  - Are you a sugar addict? 
(Is sugar aging us? - excerpt from the book: Sugar Detox)
The Heart Expansion Experiment
("Try this exercise today...")
Chicken Farfalle
(easy and satisfying, this is our go-to pasta recipe)
and more

Also see our 98 page feature and travel guide:
Sextantio - Le Grotte della Civita - l&l visits this fascinating CAVE HOTEL in the ancient city of Matera, Italy.  
Wedding Destination, History and Historical Sites - Things to Do and See in the Region.


Find the links to this separate travel magazine feature within the pages of our latest magazine issue or click the link below to go there now:

{Sextantio - Le Grotte della Civita} 
cave hotel in the ancient city of Matera, Italy
a 98 page digital magazine feature and travel guide created by l&l.

Sextantio Le Grotte Della Civita - Interior of Luxury hotel room with burning fireplace - inside a cave (grotto).
grotto/cave - hotel room located in the ancient city of Matera, Italy. 


We hope you  e n j o y!


LeAnn 
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Emiliana Torrini, view music video, recommended by linenandlavender.blogspot.com in our latest magazine
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IN THIS ISSUE - 

l&l travels to the ancient city of Matera, Italy - tour Sextantio's cave hotel: Le Grotte della Civita ~ See Before & After Pictures of the 1927 cottage we call home ~  and much more:
Table of Contents Volume No 01 - Issue 03 - delivered to email subscribers September 4, 5:20 am PST.

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Where I went today...

Montecito Spanish Colonial by Architect Thomas Bollayvia old house online dot com as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html

...I started out in Montecito, California  visiting a Spanish Colonial home by Architect Thomas Bollay...


Entry, Montecito Spanish Colonial by Architect Thomas Bollay image via old house online dot com as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com. post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...with authentic detailed tiling and old wrought iron doors salvaged from the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel...

Patio, Montecito Spanish Colonial by Architect Thomas Bollay image via old house online dot com as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com. post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...and a charming outdoor living space complete with the ambiance of a wood-burning fireplace.

View from top of bell tower in St. Mark's Square image via Europe Up Close dot com, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
Next, I was off to Europe and found myself looking down from the bell tower in St. Mark's Square admiring the Byzantine architectural features of "Chiesa d'Oro"  also known as Saint Mark's Basilica.

Ram image via Tumblr, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
I'm not sure how I ended up here, but running across this impressive guy reminded me there was an article on horoscopes I'd been emailed from ArchetypeMe  introducing "Archescopes"– (combining your astrological forecast with your archetypes.)
If you think this sort of thing is fun too, follow the ArchetypeMe link to take a quick quiz to learn your top three archetypes, then go to the Archescopes page for a chart showing alignments between your sun sign and each archetype.  To delve deeper into all the archetypes that influence your life, read Sacred Contracts by Caroline Myss.  Then, learn about your friends and family's archetypes with the board game Identity Pursuit, inspired by Caroline Myss'  work.  

image via Tumblr as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
From there, I somehow found myself back in Italy.  This time, somewhere over Tuscany...ahh my home away from home.

image via Tumblr, Gifts of Life, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
Suddenly I had arrived at this portal.  Where am I?  What is the inscription above the door?  I never did find any answers (write me if you know, will you?), but my quest... 

image via Le Château de Montgeoffroy, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html

...somehow led me to a kitchen located in Le Château de Montgeoffroy...

Château Montgeoffroy as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
A beautiful place located in the Loire Valley...
Château Montgeoffroy, outbuilding as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
with all the traditional trappings you would expect of a grand château in this region.

Château Montgeoffroy,rooftop as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...towers and turrets and such...

Château Montgeoffroy, wildlife on the estate as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...These beautiful creatures reminded me I had "wildlife"photography of my own to edit and so I returned to my workspace for awhile...

l&l at home, squirrel in our garden eating walnut, image by LeAnn for linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...and prepped a couple of images to share on l&l at home including this one of our comical resident squirrel enjoying a snack.  


It wasn't long before I had the urge to travel again and within a few seconds, I had been transported to somewhere in the deserts of Egypt...

White Desert, Egypt, riti, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
Scouting about, I learned it is the White Desert and while there, I came across someone who has experienced this other-wordly landscape first-hand, even camping out under the stars there. {visit Egypt Sites here}


l&l at home, door style for our orangerie, image via Wabi Sabi as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html

Then my phone rang and I was brought back home again.  Our architect friend next door was calling about our deck enclosure soon to be conservatory / sunroom / orangerie.  

We've considered wood doors (something like the above) but haven't ruled out iron and glass doors like we did in our kitchen:

l&l at home, iron and glass doors, our kitchen, image by LeAnn, linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html


A few phone calls and emails later and I was headed back out - to France again...   

St Cirq Lapopie Village, France, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...this time to the picturesque village of Saint Cirq Lapopie, but rather than touring by foot, I took to the air for a bird's eye view:




I spent quite some time lost in several of the most

{beautiful villages} of France, but eventually made my way

 back to Italy...



Santuario Madonna della Corona by altomare on Flickr as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html

...and discovered the Sanctuary Madonna della Coronna in Veneto.  The sanctuary is built into the vertical rock face of Monte Baldo,  (it's a 400 meter drop to the valley below.)

Climb to Madonna della Coronna Veneto Italy,  images via magicoveneto.it , collage by lb as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
Can you imagine this being your trek home?


Speaking of home, I realized it was almost time for dinner.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/34466597, Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire England by AndrzejSmolinski as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html

On my way back, I stopped over to tour the eerie ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire England
(It's easy to see why it inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, isn't it?)




our garden, l&l at home, image by LeAnn, linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html
...and finally home, I headed out to our garden and kicked off my shoes to reflect on my day of sightseeing.

What a wonderful world we live in where we can connect in mere seconds with people of other cultures and lifestyles, and gain inspiration from the four corners of the globe.  

I love to travel and take in the sights, sounds and smells firsthand, but how fortunate we are to be able to explore the world from the comfort of our own home anytime we wish!
  
by LeAnn, linenandlavender.blogspot.com "Where I went today..." post:  http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/where-i-went-today.html




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