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Toni often posts about artists so I thought I’d tell you about an artist we discovered on our Carmel trip that we liked a lot. We are looking for a painting for over our new fireplace. It needs to be rectangular about 3 feet wide by 2 feet high approximately. Carmel is noted for it’s many art galleries so it was a perfect place to browse. Jeff and I seem to have similar taste in art and we both wanted something that would remind us of the Carmel/ Big Sur area that we love so much. We also want something with vivid colors that would be a real focal point. We liked this artist very much. He is French and the one drawback we found was that he’s never really been to the Carmel/ BigSur area so he paints from photographs that the gallery sends to him. I can only imagine how amazing his work would be if he actually visited this spectacular area. Here’s a link to Louis Magre’s paintings. They are far more beautiful in person because they are oil paintings so have great dimension. There were different paintings in the gallery but the ones that we relate to are Carmel Inspiration, Carmel Beauty and Pebble Beach Sunset. Maybe someday we’ll visit France and will relate more to those paintings.

It’s almost the end of July and I’m wondering where’s summer? It’s one thing to have May Gray and June Gloom but what’s with the foggy mornings and overcast days in July? We had a nice time on our trip to Carmel but I really don’t have photos to share because the weather wasn’t good enough to bother with photos. I have so many photos of Big Sur, Carmel and Monterey on nice sunny days that I didn’t bother to take any on this trip. We drove up Highway One and only got out of the fog a few times. Once was at Nepenthe and once was at The Ventana Inn where we stopped to have a drink on their patio overlooking the Pacific Ocean. While at Nepenthe, I visited their over-priced gift shop but found a little rug that I wanted for the cat room. It will help catch the litter on the cat’s feet after they get out of their litter box. I have a litter mat but this will be next to that to try and catch more of the litter before they go onto the hardwood floors. It’s made out of recycled plastic pet products and is washable. Continue Reading »

Will post later today after Kanan’s 3 hour interview and give you info about his new collar so you can spot him on the Camp Bow Wow Webcam. Yesterday was spent unpacking all the cardboard boxes and putting things back in order. We also have been putting felt protectors on all the furniture. Had to add my Superwoman moodgirl for all the heavy furniture I’ve helped Jeff move. I am woman, I am sore!

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