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Tulips and Travel Plans {and a couple books}
We made it up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival last month on the last day of the event. It'd been a couple years since we'd been and I don't know why because the scenery is absolutely amazing and...
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Zara Shopping and Books
I've been online Zara shopping again. It is now my go-to for dresses for my girls. Quite a selection of fun, pretty, appropriate, and 10-11 yr old approved dresses. From very casual everyday to lacy...
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OOTD 6.12.13
Zara blouse, F21 denim, Target scarf, Stuart Weitzman Minx sandalNice detail on the blouse. I had to return the first one I ordered (by mail) because it arrived with a mark on the fabric and I found...
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A Peony and a Scarf
Hermes Casques et PlumetsI finally took my new DSLR camera out of the box and took off the lens cap. I had been a little intimidated. On the automatic setting, however, things are working out and I've...
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Huangguoshu Waterfall
I posted back in May about our visit to a beautiful scenic area southwest of Anshun in Guizhou, China. After lunch that day we saw Huangguoshu Waterfall. Here are a few snapshots: We were able to...
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Qingyan Ancient Town
Our last day in Guiyang - on the way to our flight back to Hong Kong - our friends took us to Qingyan Ancient Town for sightseeing, shopping, and lunch. This amazing gated village dates back to 1378...
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Packing
My children's outfits are sorted for our next trip. Elliott loves my packing piles. Max does too, but when I snapped this picture he stayed graciously off to the side, while Ell plops himself in the...
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Travel Posts Coming Up
Well, it's been quite a break between posts... my last one was July on packing for our summer vacation. We had a wonderful summer and school, activities, and office responsibilities are in full swing....
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Afternoon Tea at The Goring Hotel
I first heard of The Goring Hotel when photographs of the Middleton family emerging from the front door the day after the Cambridge royal wedding were published. At that point I was focused on Pippa's...
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London Sightseeing
This trip was a quick three night visit, so I packed as much as I could into our first full day in London.We stayed at St. Ermin's in Westminster which is an historic hotel with an ideal location for...
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Outfits {London}
Before I start sifting through my many, many pictures from Harry Potter in Leavesden - and a few shopping ones - I thought I'd post some quick pics I took of outfits from the London part of the trip...
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Warner Brothers Studio Tour London {Harry Potter}
Our second day in London we spent late afternoon/early evening at the Warner Brothers Studio in Leavesden, to see the Harry Potter exhibit. I haven't read the books, though my children have, and we...
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Target Sweaters
I'll post about London shopping next (which, going through my pictures, I mostly have the food hall at Selfridges documented) but first a little local shopping. I went to Target for laundry soap and...
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Some London Shopping {& an app}
I set aside our last full day in London for this. Had a fantastic time. From the pictures I took, it looks like we spent the whole day at the food hall at Selfridges... which I must say is amazing....
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Target Gray + New Boots (+ dessert)
I'm slipping in one quick post on Target shopping again before I work on my France recap. My new Cole Haan Air Cara boots arrived from Nordstrom the other day so of course I've been thinking about how...
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France {Chateau d'Esclimont}
my eight year old at Chateau d'Esclimont this past summerOn our last trip to France with the children we were only in Paris. This time, we just travelled through. We were with family in the southwest...
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Zara Sparkly Crystal Bead Necklace
Zara Sparkly Crystal Bead Necklace Ref. 1856/240Before I get back to the travel posts, I have some snapshots of this great necklace that I was happy to be able to order online when it came back in...
View ArticleWe are on the road again and my attempts to post with pictures to Blogger have not worked out so well. If you follow me on Instagram @seaandtea I am posting some Hawaii pics and I'll sort out the...
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France {last summer}
I've posted about our stay at Chateau d'Esclimont when we visited Versailles, and here are some from the rest of our time in France. We didn't stay in Paris at all - we were in the Dordogne region...
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Denmark Vacation 2013 {part 1}
Last summer we were in Denmark two separate times - we left to fly to London, then took the Eurostar to France, and -- after a visit there -- flew back to Copenhagen from Paris. During our first...
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Zara Blazer Shopping
Before I post more travel pictures from Denmark (and some from Oahu)… I've been Zara blazer shopping again. I have the gathered shoulder blazer in two colors and a linen-y one from last year in three,...
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Wearing Lately {the pink Zara blazer, etc}
The two Zara blazers I mentioned in the last post arrived and they are great - just as I expected. I took my usual size Medium.I wore the pink one on Mother's Day for an early dinner with some black...
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Kyoto
I'd been to Kyoto once before, but it was only a day trip from Nagoya. A couple weeks ago I spent three nights there and it was amazing. I also managed not to get on the wrong bullet train on the...
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Boston Outfits
I'm jumping around a bit here but we are just back from a school reunion weekend in Boston and I snapped a few outfit pics. I packed more than I normally would have for three nights away (five pairs...
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I haven't shopped the Nordstrom sale very seriously like many people out there. I'm still enjoying summer and not very interested in getting ready for fall and back to school at this point but I did...
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