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What we're up to this holiday season...

l&l at home - outdoor dining and lounge  -  December - image by lb for linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-were-up-to-this-holiday-season.html

This serene setting is an outdoor dining and lounge area overlooking our garden and stone fireplace where we sit and enjoy the soothing sounds of our fountain cascading into the pond.  

Where are we you might ask?  Well, contrary to this peaceful scene we are, (as usual) in a flurry of activity, rushing to finish up the last of the wrapping and baking and gift basket deliveries to our family and friends.
l&l at home - holiday gift baskets in progress - image by lb for linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-were-up-to-this-holiday-season.html
l&l at home - holiday gift baskets in progress

This year, we decided that we'd like to do a little less for each other and a little more for those in need and so we've been busy shopping and wrapping clothes and toys and other fun items for a family of five recommended to us by a local church. 

l&l at home - Preparing for Secret Santa Drop - image by lb for linenandlavender.blogspot.com - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-were-up-to-this-holiday-season.html

We're going to remain anonymous and can hardly wait to make the delivery tonight. We're still not sure of the logistics...exactly how we're going to manage to get all these gifts stacked on their doorstep without being seen but that's the challenge and just part of the fun of it all(wish us luck!)

Hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday.

  Merry, merry!

  Last minute gift: 


Send a gift card  
via email or facebook 
or it's super easy to  
print out at home - you can even
personalize with your own photos.
{Shop Gift Cards Here}
l&l at home - our 2013 tree - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-were-up-to-this-holiday-season.html
We decided to pare down in every way this yeareven our tree. (Last year our tree was over 10 ft. tall.) This year we elected to go with this diminutive,  simply decorated,  faux (gasp!) tree and adored our pretty little "lady" immensely. 


holiday playlist & last minute gift ideas
   



we're now at:

Great Gifts




I've gathered many great items in the emporium for gifting.   If you can't decide or you need a last minute option, I suggest sending a gift card via email or facebook and you can personalize your message with a few links to things you spied in the emporium you think they might like.


Shop Gift Cards Here
free 1 day shipping or
you can elect to send via email or facebook 
~even include your own photos.


I, for one, love receiving gift cards. 
- Contemplating all my options is half the fun!  
about   the emporium


May Featured Items:


Activewear essentials by Gaiam
Low eco-impact dyes 94% organic cotton/6% spandex.



Hidden Gardens of Paris
A guide to the parks, squares and 
woodlands of the city of lights.

A chronicle of a joyful year in one of 
the most beautiful cities in the world...
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about:  she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. 


Rachel McKenna has captured a host of unforgettable dogs in a variety of stunning locations, from stately chateaux to chic Paris addresses to cobblestone streets in quiet villages.

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My favorite: Breathe (By Bliss featuring
Sophie Barker.)



April Highlights:


From the stately mansions of Carnegie Hill to the cobblestone streets of Little Italy, over the perilous cliffs of northern Italy to the white-capped lakes of northern Minnesota, these star-crossed lovers meet and separate until finally...-excerpt from the publisher, The Shoemaker's Wife


Spring Cleaning with 100% pure essential oils.  
Lavender, Lemongrass, Rosemary and Tea Tree oils.
For general purpose cleaning - mix 1 cup vinegar, 2 cups purified water and 20-30 drops of this cleaning blend essential oil in a spray bottle.  Shake before each use.  For floors or larger cleaning areas, double or triple the recipe.  For wood surfaces, add olive oil to the recipe.  




Featuring bathrooms as never seen before, Magnificent Baths celebrates the most striking and eccentric bathrooms beautifully presented through the photography of Massimo Listri, whose travels have taken him to the most luxurious and idiosyncratic homes, palazzos and hotels around the world.

Ever romantic and wonderfully indulgent, Magnificent Baths visits the lavish bathrooms of writers, artists, fashion designers and other notable figures who have added their own personal touch to create sensuous, dreamlike spaces. -excerpt from the publisher.


Listen to the sample:  [La Guagua, Juan Luis Guerra]


~Style:  New for Spring



March Highlights:





February Highlights:


Valentine massage essentials

A favorite song from this album:  
"Mio Fiore Mio" (My Flower of Mine)(MP3)


Probably not what you are thinking...
but a lovely Valentine's gift all the same.



The latest.  If you somehow missed
the previous album, you'll want that too: [here]


Trembles with belonging (and longing) 
and love and sex. -The New York Times


An aphrodisiac cookbook -need I say more?


"Come to the altars smoking with incense, while the cool water sifts through the apple branches, and everywhere is shaded with roses, from the shimmering leaves, enchanted drowsiness descends into the meadow where horses graze.  And the spring flowers blossom and the winds blow gently." -Sappho 5-6BC


At the top of my Coelho list.


[after sex]
Viola De Lesseps:  I would not have thought it:  
there IS something better than a play!
William Shakespeare:  There is.
Viola De Lesseps:  Even your play.
William Shakespeare:  Hmm?
Viola De Lesseps:  And that was only my first try. 


Audrey is always a pick-me-up.


Gift yourself a Sunday afternoon 
with chocolates and Chocolat.


"Love is a simple thing."


LOVE LOVE LOVE!   


Nespresso Aeroccino Plus


The perfect gift for the cappuccino lover in your life.



for much more!





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Be Love.

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Fireworks from the Ponte Vecchio

Fireworks from the Ponte Vecchio
Giovanni Signorini (Firenze)

Matera Italy




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