Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Dec 4, 2009, 5:51 am
For years we had an old, rickety wooden ladder, complete with paint stains, that we used - holding our breath as we climbed lest it break. This would have been a much better use for it: Found at Du...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Dec 2, 2009, 8:01 pm
Clearly, this Santa was frightening...as this 40 year old photo shows. That's two year old me having the melt-down, being consoled by my mini-dress wearing mom. She made us all matching dresses e...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Dec 2, 2009, 6:04 am
Terrariums are back in style. Photo: Liz Hafalia, SF Chronicle A Terradome at Modernpast, San Francisco
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Dec 1, 2009, 4:32 am
"The wolf is neither man's competitor nor his enemy. He is a fellow creature with whom the earth must be shared." ~ L. David Mech On last Thursday's hike, my family met a wolf. A rescue an...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 30, 2009, 2:05 am
I must have had a past life where these items were surrounding me....I'm so drawn to them. Why is it that all the shops I seem to like, are on the other side of the continent? Red Chair Antiques,...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 28, 2009, 7:47 am
Click Hey Harriet for more shadow shots
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 27, 2009, 7:17 am
One of our favorite pastimes while vacationing at the beach, is to look for treasures that have been washed ashore. I think that's why I like the creations of Uri Eliaz.  He creates art from obj...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 27, 2009, 6:38 am
Yesterday, the women in my family spent the day in the kitchen. Cooking, laughing, (drinking), essentially putting on a feast while the men took the kids (two of our nieces) and Trux on a hike up Mis...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 24, 2009, 3:50 pm
We have company coming for Thanksgiving....actually, they all arrive Wednesday. Problem: our dining table seats 4, and I only have 6 place settings. There will be 10 of us for dinner...the scramble ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 24, 2009, 6:56 am
One of the ways I distract myself from gloom and doom news, is to follow the fashion pages. A slightly distorted reality to take my mind off serious subjects; climate crisis, economy, war, etc. The ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 13, 2009, 6:53 am
I went to a Yolo Colorhouse presentation last night. Its official....I really am in love with one of their new colors... Which is probably why I'm drawn to Jan Fabre's Heaven of Delight at ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 11, 2009, 9:09 pm
Thursday, November 12th, 6 - 9 pm Twilight Artist Collective 4306 SW Alaska StreetSeattle, Washington One of Mark's decorative metal sculptures is featured in this show. Click here for other ima...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 10, 2009, 9:39 pm
I know items from the late 60's and early 70's are all the rage, but I normally don't care for them. I was raised in a sea of harvest gold and avocado green, polyester knits and shag carp...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 10, 2009, 7:58 am
I was raised in Milwaukie, Oregon, home to The Bomber,  an iconic gas station and restaurant. The gas station is closed now, but The Bomber is still there, going through a slow renovation process. A...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 9, 2009, 6:04 pm
Mark's latest ~ Steel and copper countertop Christmas tree.
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 8, 2009, 8:19 pm
We hiked both canyons this weekend. Deschutes... and Crooked River. They are only about 6 miles apart, but so different in appearance. Trux - elated to be off leash. A little further along... that&...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 7, 2009, 6:10 am
“Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen.  Keep in the sunlight.” ~ Benjamin Franklin  More shadow shots at Hey Harriet
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 6, 2009, 6:02 am
"The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Up a Tree from...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 4, 2009, 7:43 pm
A visit to The Design Center... my favorite stairway...love this. Artwork within... Line Dance With a Circleclay and hempCheri Harris Lunaire 1, 2, 3acrylic and paper on canvasPam Jersey Bird
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Nov 3, 2009, 8:44 pm
The individual elements of the tree I'm designing for our garden club to donate to the Hospice auction seemed like a good idea... the reality...quite the snooze. More ideas are in the works to g...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 27, 2009, 2:08 am
Santa Land is slowly coming together. We've got a fabulous antique Russian sleigh on loan...now we're working on turning the inside of this bare commercial space into a winter wonderland wort...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 26, 2009, 6:23 am
I've got elf duty this week... Photo: Martha Murray Design I'm helping another designer turn an empty commercial space in Bend's Old Mill District into Santa Land...wish me luck!
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 24, 2009, 6:46 am
Tree shadowLooking back to Fisherman's WharfSan Francisco, California Hey Harriet's Shadow Shots
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 23, 2009, 6:12 pm
I'm in San Francisco visiting my friends Teresa and Sue. I haven't seen either of them since our trip to Italy in May. Sue, Teresa, Mary Ellen (and Coco) and AmeeFlorence, Italy, May 2009 cl...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 23, 2009, 6:59 am
Got your Halloween decorations up yet? Charmaine, Cherelle, & Cheriseprobably 1972 When I was little, my sisters and I would tape up Halloween prints on the inside of the front porch window.  Year a...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 22, 2009, 5:35 am
Autumn, to me, has always seemed the perfect time for a caramel apple.  (Here I am, oggling my sister Cherelle's....probably 1971.) Crisp apples picked fresh off the tree, the smell of caramel as...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 21, 2009, 5:50 pm
Can art rejuvenate a town? Yes. A competition for $449,000 in prize money received over 1200 submissions and re-energized a region in one of the most depressed states in the union, Michigan. Photo ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 21, 2009, 6:49 am
Came across this Polaroid yesterday.  My bachelorette party at Darcelle's, April 1991.  What a hoot!
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 20, 2009, 6:54 am
Mark finished his piece for an upcoming  group show featuring Northwest blacksmiths. Nifty, eh? Twilight Artist Collective4306 SW Alaska StreetSeattle, Washington November 12th through December 4...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 19, 2009, 7:45 am
I'm in serious lust with this wall color... image from Flutter Yolo's Dream .06Makes an impact, doesn't it? Photo: Douglas Adesko for NYT
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 14, 2009, 7:01 am
A forensic expert has recently identified a finger print on the canvas of "La Bella Principessa" as belonging to none other than Leonardo da Vinci. Which makes this painting, purchased in 1997 for ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 13, 2009, 9:52 am
The first snow of the season. "The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world & wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchan...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 13, 2009, 6:56 am
In order to use this small space to its best advantage,  a custom linen closet was added to the narrow hallway. Vintage drawers and a cabinet door were found at Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage. T...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 11, 2009, 8:42 pm
Last winter, the blacksmith shop was a little too cold to work in, even with the forge running constantly. Mark decided to build a wood stove for supplemental heat. Most people buy, Mark builds. In ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 10, 2009, 7:40 am
“Sunlight is painting.” ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne Hey Harriet's Shadow Shots
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 9, 2009, 6:37 am
Brightening up a basement laundry room with no windows and a 6 1/2' ceiling height required one trick: lime green paint. Using this bright color on both the walls and the ceiling, visually lifted...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 8, 2009, 6:24 am
One of my favorite vintage furniture stores is going out of business due to the recession. RD Steeves Imports is having a clearance on their remaining stock. If you're anywhere near...run over a...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 7, 2009, 2:08 am
Eventually, this kitchen will be entirely redone. For now, it needs a cheerful facelift. Teresa, a world traveler, wants to incorporate maps into the design. She envisions them decoupaged onto the ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 6, 2009, 7:37 am
I'm going back to San Francisco! My friend Teresa wants a cosmetic kitchen make-over. We're going to decide on a low-cost fix up to brighten up the space until she's ready to demo and st...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 4, 2009, 12:55 pm
I marvel at this number: 50,000 We live in a tiny town in the high desert of Central Oregon-population 4,500 Globe via Vintage Zen Yet 50,000 people from around the world have found my blog. Blogging ...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 3, 2009, 2:58 pm
Hey Harriet's Shadow Shots
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 3, 2009, 6:39 am
Grant K. Gibson, an Interior Designer in San Francisco, turned a mass produced iron bed from Pottery Barn Teen into a comfortable one of a kind bed with the addition of an upholstered headboard.  Cr...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 2, 2009, 7:00 am
Crisp autumn days are here.  Time for warmer, textured clothes.   Click mosaic to enlarge Vintage goodness from Etsy Swing coat-Bitter Sweet Design Blazer-Purple Deer VintageBrooch-Pink Sugar Nin...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Oct 1, 2009, 7:57 am
After living in the high desert for 2+ years, I still don't understand weather forecasts of 55 degrees with chance of snow showers. Happily, yesterday turned out to be a beautiful, crisp fall day....
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 29, 2009, 6:01 am
The not-at-all-boring boutique hotel I'd like to visit....designed by owner David Carter. Click here to see the slideshow from Met Home Photo: Marc Rogoff I now have a strange fascination for f...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 28, 2009, 11:28 am
We've been hosting parties, friends and relatives all summer. On Saturday, we had our first party of the fall season when the High Desert Design Council came over for a BBQ. Tomorrow my cousin T...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 26, 2009, 10:22 am
Steelhead Falls-Deschutes River, Deschutes Canyon, Central Oregon Hey Harriet's shadow shotsClick here for more shadows
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 25, 2009, 6:53 am
I never tire of looking at this... "After a day of cloud and wind and rain  Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again,  And touching all the darksome woods with light,  Smiles on the fields until...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 24, 2009, 6:53 am
We finished the deck and ramada...this is how it looked before: And after...I like the curve against the straight line of the house.  Next summer, we'll put in a flagstone patio. Spent some tim...
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Charmaine M. posted an article on High Desert Diva - Sep 23, 2009, 6:29 am
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” ~Thomas Merton I'm still here, reflecting, balancing what is important to me right now. What about you?
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