New blog on the block

I always enjoy finding new blogs to add to my ever-growing reading list, and this latest addition is fast becoming one of my favourites. I was commissioned to paint some original sea coral paintings for Melinda, and from her lovely thank you email I found her gorgeous blog - <a href="http://www.georgicapond.blogspot.com/">Georgica Pond</a>. Reading through her posts quite literally stopped my in my tracks - almost each and every one of her inspiration photos was either one I had stashed away myself, or wish I had! Melinda has recently moved into a new home and is about to embark on a renovation, and from the looks of things, I'm going to love following along on her journey.<br /><br />She and her family built this stunner on a hundred acre property in the NSW Southern Highlands.....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkKQm1SVysHOUrPTLM9E0RcD_uqMHX7LYX4W8YmL1zsYJiB1n7heJ4vxUK_9o9DsRpS1vIfDU8K-4FEFLf_dj6SxBN6x8J2AWtXY9kidWAlvG4z_d6plqZbJXz1lv9bGA8Xlo6LWTbiYf/s1600/georgica+pond+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkKQm1SVysHOUrPTLM9E0RcD_uqMHX7LYX4W8YmL1zsYJiB1n7heJ4vxUK_9o9DsRpS1vIfDU8K-4FEFLf_dj6SxBN6x8J2AWtXY9kidWAlvG4z_d6plqZbJXz1lv9bGA8Xlo6LWTbiYf/s640/georgica+pond+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoHVFCliFb0F33u6K_S4PRlV0M80693x9R90geIKIFQZFcTsUsCmHZNz9wP819TUxhTj2T03LUVTLiSdBXbDZCBB9etX2xsarO-wLFhOh3-vb0Bw20JisY8O-m_bOhL3Lzjf6AFnTMAo/s1600/georgica+pond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDoHVFCliFb0F33u6K_S4PRlV0M80693x9R90geIKIFQZFcTsUsCmHZNz9wP819TUxhTj2T03LUVTLiSdBXbDZCBB9etX2xsarO-wLFhOh3-vb0Bw20JisY8O-m_bOhL3Lzjf6AFnTMAo/s640/georgica+pond.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWokpexvk5o9r7afOT8QAyXjHkd3ZtVvS6Xl5-79-msOBkE5DsCFUTvUKTro1SPu6JHgIuPMq1o9zPK9c9gsvYaiCZOTAMWBgi7WV83_kHAOHt2QuWuHkz11zu9yx5B6k27C5hFd0DQB-/s1600/georgica+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWokpexvk5o9r7afOT8QAyXjHkd3ZtVvS6Xl5-79-msOBkE5DsCFUTvUKTro1SPu6JHgIuPMq1o9zPK9c9gsvYaiCZOTAMWBgi7WV83_kHAOHt2QuWuHkz11zu9yx5B6k27C5hFd0DQB-/s640/georgica+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />...but they've since moved to Sydney into this renovator's delight...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6nSyrPZq2M08oPLVUZXavohB_G_FfCjC_r_78lFs1fI0DaHUBK8BBqfVP4s28Kk2-8G36vg-XEs6xC6OZq1G-ugVDLB5aGjMu_0DTFcI54RAbaiN7K1rQO90jvOBeHVRp6XFsOFCVgv0/s1600/georgica+pond+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6nSyrPZq2M08oPLVUZXavohB_G_FfCjC_r_78lFs1fI0DaHUBK8BBqfVP4s28Kk2-8G36vg-XEs6xC6OZq1G-ugVDLB5aGjMu_0DTFcI54RAbaiN7K1rQO90jvOBeHVRp6XFsOFCVgv0/s640/georgica+pond+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />...and when we share these as inspiration for our renovations..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-faU4IIVBElkdurWB_Bggwa4YmgytEB-J1VrgkVNZksTjE8DJ3YUvL95Sxju-rWyK6Qyktj2XMpw-2kfGd4AsbgIaMG75M2f7BT_MQIXM5zUmWbVA_Lz9f_xRQ0OJrjXQ81Ctcn5jncB-/s1600/georgica+pond+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpoRorDtpUCbWQtq1pGuv7CFr_vqB87CTRlUz_BZUQ1FNEhTJXZPbELAYDpmgoOyRSUd7g22n-dHrxeh_CYQsI6_77SM1jj8PlaZX01vDlX48Q0EqCa0jrnGm92t29e2eeEIbmCbUI7it/s640/megbraff+via.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://megbraff.com/">Meg Braff</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFYBJmCZr4roKN7Z1Inz7FuMIJh7lv8dhaXA5NX9MoYTCzsltb8_AvDUphz7fdFQd75aSVsMaeunn-dBDorKBvLPlbdI0cBajoDRNyAxxd6uLzGEp8bdh94CjJldv7qeug55qMBMyuRuy/s1600/Melanie+Elston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFYBJmCZr4roKN7Z1Inz7FuMIJh7lv8dhaXA5NX9MoYTCzsltb8_AvDUphz7fdFQd75aSVsMaeunn-dBDorKBvLPlbdI0cBajoDRNyAxxd6uLzGEp8bdh94CjJldv7qeug55qMBMyuRuy/s1600/Melanie+Elston.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...I knew I'd found a kindred decorating spirit. So, if that's whet your appetite, head on over to Melinda's lovely blog, Georgica Pond. Oh, and make sure you say hi from me!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

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