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George Clooney and his beautiful wife, Amal, married this weekend in Venice.  These photos are from Dailymail.uk.  They spent their wedding at the luxurious Cipriani and Aman Hotels.  Amal's parents paid for the wedding and Cindy Crawford's husband (seen with them on the boat) was best man.   

Oranges and Orvieto ...I love oranges, browns and greens this time of year. Italy is full of the warm seasonal colors in its buildings, monuments, statues and landscape. Upper left: popular Pompeii oranges; Capri clock tower at night; Middle: Villa Margherita, Levanto; Middle right: Positano; Lower left and middle: Pisa, Rome.  See more...

Got empty wine bottles?  Idea from Pinterest: Spray paint wine bottles and wrap jute string around the tops or bottoms for a more rustic look.  The ones on the left have chalkboard paint you can write on and erase.

Do you have a few maps hanging around (or put away) to inspire you to take a trip?  I love maps and have featured some various uses of maps in older posts. I'm convinced there are hundreds of ideas for using maps after seeing these marvelous new ideas and products. Take a look at   the latest finds from Pinterest to inspire your journeys without ever leaving your home...

Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around  Italy. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri. See Ciaotraveler's  Liguria , Portofino Tuscany Rome Shopping  Amalfi , Positano Capri See the movie  Trailer

Check out the Dove Chocolate commercial and my post here...

Very natural linen bags in euro style I found on Etsy...

A writer (Kate Bosworth) and her husband are visiting on the Island of Ischia, Italy when she meets a younger man in the new movie, "And While We Were Here" filmed in Naples and Ischia.  See more... I used vintage photo and card techniques for this picture.

Rachel Ashwell at her Malibu Home I wrote this post two years ago but now I want to bring you up to date. Rachel has a new business venture, Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture and a new Prairie style. Her new book will be out in the Fall of 2013.  Here's a look... One of  my fav Brit designers, Rachel Ashwell, founder of Shabby Chic, mentioned in my Euro Shabby Chic post, has rented this wonderful Malibu beach "shack" home.  In the last two years, she closed 15 stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said goodbye to her house in the tony Malibu Colony.  I had no idea there was trouble for the chic shops but glad to see her getting back into her creative style.   Los Angeles Times.

                                                                                      People Mag   When I first saw the exquisite photo (top) of Nicole Kidman, I knew it had to be taken for a special movie or photo shoot.  Yes, she's playing the extraordinary life of Princess Grace and she surely looks the part.  This must be the perfect role for Nicole...she's lovely, talented, and star royalty.  The story is about the termoil between Prince Rainier and the French President, Charles De Gaulle.  The movie was filmed in Monaco, Paris, France, Belgium,  Genoa, Italy...see more...

Lovely florals from Hidden in France

Have you seen the The Dove Chocolate commercial featuring Audrey Hepburn?   The creators of this commercial used special techniques projecting Audrey's face over a model's to have her in this new commercial for Dove chocolate.  Some aren't happy about it but her two children love it. They say Audrey would often sneak a bite of a dark chocolate bar, but it had to be dark.  They love the commercial.  See the video and an article here...

I'm been fascinated with maps since I was a child.  I had a huge globe where I pointed the places I'd go in my lifetime...Here are a few of those maps and my photo adventures... I love this Ligurian sea map home to the beautiful ports of Portofino and the old historic Cinque Terre cliff homes.   I grab a stunning yellow leather bag from Etsy for my Ipad and I'm gone...

Moms are worth a space in any post...a few of my favorite florals in honor of moms...

This looks like a beautiful English cottage estate but it really belongs to Larry David, the producer/actor who recently sold this mansion in Pacific Palisades, CA.  Its worth checking out the large rustic kitchen... here Redfin Realty

An English Easter...

                                                                                                                                               1280x960 You may use my photos as screensavers.... Portofino. Itlay Enjoy!

  The movie about Pompeii....the poster lettering is done in Pompeii Red,  one of the most essential colors in Italian painting history. See more on Pompeii....

Lakefront traditional elegance on Lake Como here          Wall St.Journal See my Lake Como photos and George Clooney  here See more Lake Como villas in my "explore contents" tab