Beach-Combing Magpie

Far from the beach, but still surrounded by treasure of all kinds just ready to be found, looked at, gloated over, gleaned and swiped or simply created! Here are my latest finds....

Monday, August 30, 2010

A mention of mermen

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Aix-en-Provence Like their female counterpart, mermen are legendary beings - of half-man, half-fish form with the ability to enchant a...

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Cast iron and reinforced concrete - architectural magic in Paris....

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The metro station above, Les Abbesses, with its turn-of-the century Art Nouveau style must be one of the most easily-recognizable images of ...

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Pieces of glass, pieces of porcelain..... Maison Picassiette - a house of peace.

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I recently heard about an original house in France, built from a modest person's dreams and imagination, as an antidote and haven from t...

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

'Pole Top Jewels' from the top of a mountain...

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This weekend we decided to jump on a little local train for a day trip to the woodland above Rilly-la Montagne, in the parc naturel et régi...

Friday, August 6, 2010

Mermaids - marine maidens, musicians or minxes?

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I presume that the majority of little girls are drawn to the image of mermaids - fascinated by these beautiful elusive creatures that live i...

Thursday, August 5, 2010

The flora & fauna of façades & the Stoneheart of Charlie Fletcher....

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Leadenhall Market I've just finished reading Tolkien's 'Hobbit' to my son, taking a momentary break from his other book w...

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