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I'll Meet You 'Round the Bend, My Friend

"I'll meet you 'round the bend my friend, where hearts 

can heal and souls can mend"*

St. Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square undergoing repairs

courtesy Tours of New Orleans

We're on our way to New Orleans and will be soaking up all the rich textural & visual culture of The Big Easy....to say nothing of sampling her amazing cuisine and fabulous JAZZ! We'll meander along the "third coast", stopping to visit the beautiful old city of Pensacola and the newly-minted urban-planned Gulf Coast communities of Seaside, Alys and Rosemary, then through Apalachicola with her circa 1820 French consulate. We'll return through Hattiesburg, Mississippi and New Orleans.

map of New Orleans circa 1880

see how the Mississippi River cradles the Crescent City in her bend

flag of the City of New Orleans, the three fleur des lis from her

birth under France; the red, white and blue because she is the

daughter of both the USA and France

*(I cannot find the source for this often-repeated quote...does anyone know it?)

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in the New Year, it's:

Kit Golson Design

for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic

Chic Provence Interior Design

A Little Warmth for These Chilly Days

If you are feeling the big chill and want a little something to brighten and cheer the winter days looming ahead, toss a few of these wonderful pillows around. Then wrap yourself in one of these luxe cashmere throws and enjoy the fire from your new George Smith sofa!

two fleurs rouge pillow in down-filled linen

tapestry pillow in down-filled wool embroidered cotton

papillon bleu pillow in down-filled linen

coral trees pillow in down-filled linen

tuilieries pillow in down-filled linen

swizzle ocean blue pillow in down-filled 100% linen

cashmere throws in gorgeous colors

the perfect sofa!

Pillows available at FCLStyle.com.
Cashmere throws at Williams Sonoma Home.

Sofa at George Smith.

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in the New Year, it's :

Kit Golson Design

for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic

Chic Provence Interior Design

The Exquisite Greet of Belgian Pearls

If the gorgeous pearls on her header aren't enough to capture your heart immediately (see below), maybe a castle in Belgium? Maybe the stunning modern interiors carved out of elegant ancient places? Maybe the inspiring images Greet curates and share with us on her new blog....do go to Belgian Pearls & see for yourself! Chic Provence loves her site!

ALL photos courtesy Belgian Pearls

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in the New Year, it's:

Kit Golson Design

for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic

Chic Provence Interior Design

A little Smile for Your New Year :)

We went over to the sea early New Year's morning to take Ollie for a long, well-deserved walk. Hadn't he sat through interminable holiday dinners and fetes and brunches and presents and giggling and laughing and toasting with barely a scrap thrown his way for nearly two weeks?

So we took him to the sea...his, and our, favorite place to just get away, breath the sparkling Pacific air and be surrounded by the mists and waves and sounds so unlike our living room, or office, or streets.

This picture of Ollie makes me laugh out loud!

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in the New Year, it's :

Kit Golson Design

for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic

Chic Provence Interior Design