Nov 30
Saint-Petersburg. Nov 2010 Pavilions like this with a name taken from the French language were a common feature of regular gardens in the eighteenth century. They were intended to enable the owner of the estate to rest and dine in the company of a select few and …
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Nov 30
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Its formal …
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Nov 28
Nov 27
Explored Whenever I pass a bar in the early morning, when the tables are stacked inside and the stale smell of beer and garbage lingers, it always reminds me of my childhood. I grew up in Camden, which is on the north end of London, and is a community in …
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Nov 25
Staten Island DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS Completed in 1921, Wallcot is one of several small stone cottages built by Ernest Flagg on the grounds of his Todt Hill estate. Employing the architect’s inventive cost-saving design and construction techniques, Wallcot demonstrates Flagg’s conviction that economy and good design are not mutually exclusive. …
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Nov 25
When we’re born, we come to the world innocently, and as we grew up in our first years, the chaotic nature within ourselves pushes through in crying, yelling and whining, that we want everything and we want it right there and then… and it’s up to our parents to step …
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Nov 25
Day 42 I can feel her breath As she’s sleeping next to me Sharing pillows and cold feet She can feel my heart; Fell asleep to its beat Under blankets and warm sheets If only I could be in that bed again If only it were me instead of him …
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Nov 21
The first St Mark’s was a temporary building in the Doge’s Palace, constructed in 828, when Venetian merchants stole the supposed relics of Mark the Evangelist from Alexandria. This was replaced by a new church on its present site in 832; from the same century dates the first St Mark’s …
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Nov 20
This small faux fireplace sits in front of a hip wall with gate attached(left). It’s purpose is to allow safe passage to a small loft for the cats. Also seen in this photo is the leaded window I inserted into a decorative wall meant to hide stairs to loft. To …
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Nov 19
" From out of the wood I watched them shine,- The windows of the haunted house, Now ruddy as enchanted wine, Now dark as flittermouse. There went a thin voice piping airs Along the grey and crooked walls,- A garden of thistledown and tares, Bright leaves, and giant stalks. The …
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