Chic Birdcages

Bird cages from William Ashley's Christmas window. Since this Christmas I kept seeing Birdcages used as chic decorations in store windows and for the home. The Birdcages from the William Ashley store in the picture above looked so magical on their Christmas window. They decorated their store window with golden Birdcages filled with the birds and owl China figurines hand crafted from the Royal Crown Derby. Then this month, while stopping by at one of my favourite stores here in...

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Snowscapes

The Saturday morning after our first snow storm here in Toronto, everything was covered with snow and looked so picturesque. Our first snow storm last Friday night decided to arrive on a Friday Rush hour. The drive home felt like forever. But waking up to these views on a Saturday morning was just lovely. I decided to bring along my camera as Barkley and I had our morning walk around the neighbourhood. I also photographed our Garden here at home. This is our winter scene.  A majestic...

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The Gem of Cordoba

View of Cordoba with the Cathedral towering in the Centre. A flock of sheep in the foreground. Among all of the Andalusian cities of Southern Spain, Cordoba is one of the multi-faceted cities as it still represent the strong influence of both the Islamic and Christian cultures and traditions. Nothing else stand out in the city but the one and only Mezquita which is now known as the Catedral de Cordoba. This site was formerly a martyr's Church of  San Vicente. Following the Islamic...

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Street of the Flowers

There is an Arctic Deep Freeze across Canada this week from Alberta all the way to the Atlantic provinces. Here in Toronto we are currently experiencing -14C in temperature but feels like -23C with the windchill.  As I share here my walk on the Street of Flowers in Cordoba, Spain, I am feeling the warm atmosphere of that visit last Fall in this beautiful City. Besides the Mezquita, Cordoba, Spain is also famous for the The Street of the Flowers, known as Calleja de las Flores.  It...

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Shopping in Malaga

Shopping in Spain is one of the best in Europe. Besides all of the major shopping in Cities in Europe like Paris, London, Rome, Milan and Florence, the major Cities in Spain have their own local brands that are fashionable, high quality and well priced. We are all familiar and also love the major Spanish Fashion brands like Zara, Mango and the even the luxury leather goods brand, Loewe, which is now owned by LVMH. Here are some shops that I came across in Malaga that offers some really stylish...

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Surprising Malaga

Viva La Feria Shop with the display of Spanish Flamenco gowns, colourful tiled wall and a view of Malaga's narrow street. Visiting Malaga, Spain last October was surprising to us because we never thought it to be such a beautiful, popular and refreshing City. We usually prefer to Travel to Europe during Spring or Fall to avoid the huge tourist crowds and also to beat the heat. After we arrived at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, we immediately walked to the Air France counter to ask them if...

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