Inspire: The Art Of Living With Nature By Willow Crossley: Book Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now, my cherubs, after a fantastically heart-warming family Easter, let us move onto the second book review....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdeHSxM-fbvzi7eGJ0MnejRyb87rS8WBwwV6pZL_TQ0imWXuzPWxwh4vcr64wqjLRrFR80BeMSw_p7jSwnethmzN5QZFrsKuEb0xfcTV37pnsiLxBvvPpAtrV1YVQtQ0tOL8X97ye1lCN/s1600/9781782490951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdeHSxM-fbvzi7eGJ0MnejRyb87rS8WBwwV6pZL_TQ0imWXuzPWxwh4vcr64wqjLRrFR80BeMSw_p7jSwnethmzN5QZFrsKuEb0xfcTV37pnsiLxBvvPpAtrV1YVQtQ0tOL8X97ye1lCN/s1600/9781782490951.jpg" width="520" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Willow Crossley has her second book out! <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490957/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490957&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Inspire: The Art Of Living With Nature</a> by Willow Crossley, published by CICO books, is available from rylandandpeters.com. It includes fifty lovely projects on how to bring the outside in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB52YkZBl6nVp6pv4zTMo-vVpNxNuD8qIvXirisocII_l7x6MEW59LmWtXv6vA0SjlAafyDQQxTrN-gAXC5jh2D6n0CaAZl2DiBYaaEyYJQeihGX5Nc4cI-BAJYQLJH8lYOFy4zdcfsG1G/s1600/040_CB771_04_Helebores_V2_65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB52YkZBl6nVp6pv4zTMo-vVpNxNuD8qIvXirisocII_l7x6MEW59LmWtXv6vA0SjlAafyDQQxTrN-gAXC5jh2D6n0CaAZl2DiBYaaEyYJQeihGX5Nc4cI-BAJYQLJH8lYOFy4zdcfsG1G/s1600/040_CB771_04_Helebores_V2_65.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, when I say lovely, I really do mean <i>lovely</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFmtsTG5W3Pf0-kBh0xhbKSaIhN1MBlKwcq-pmBOzNeH8W03wni6Tc22VOtFNCm31kyvqdC6G3IMnmf67rV77Z23TQ9Ye4ChbPZ7rIMR1KYKQm5rP6zaL92EUr3oQGFEDXlJ6RPgbc5lY/s1600/059_CB771_20_HydrangaGarland_V3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFmtsTG5W3Pf0-kBh0xhbKSaIhN1MBlKwcq-pmBOzNeH8W03wni6Tc22VOtFNCm31kyvqdC6G3IMnmf67rV77Z23TQ9Ye4ChbPZ7rIMR1KYKQm5rP6zaL92EUr3oQGFEDXlJ6RPgbc5lY/s1600/059_CB771_20_HydrangaGarland_V3.jpg" width="546" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to say that Willow's first book wasn't reviewed on Modern Country Style because I didn't think it made the grade <i>but </i> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490957/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490957&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Inspire</a> is a gigantic step up, and most definitely worthy of a place in the Modern Country Good Books Hall Of Fame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ2l9cji462ATQPJHFmlOxsStyFx_t6E5Puqa-APqNqavZ8CK7J9JKY2pDwDjORXKuD-i488ux4q5x07GKTnORA-8VOI3rTlrYEFeaTn0HnlzoUHhZyySRxS3Z0v-Bjtcg6SI0Ub51IwJ/s1600/065_CB771_LilacDelphenium_+V1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEZ2l9cji462ATQPJHFmlOxsStyFx_t6E5Puqa-APqNqavZ8CK7J9JKY2pDwDjORXKuD-i488ux4q5x07GKTnORA-8VOI3rTlrYEFeaTn0HnlzoUHhZyySRxS3Z0v-Bjtcg6SI0Ub51IwJ/s1600/065_CB771_LilacDelphenium_+V1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With its rustic-inspired stitched spine, and simple-but-stunning front cover, Inspire is gorgeous from the get-go. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7vidEJPrE3kOGhpTQkCi6SWfZjcEejqHKqrxy8wTFIZVtlsrVD7uexyfdbHnOS2i4yG__zZzz5pmH6rkK3tpEznZVmaxXBWsz63BxXWqUQb5lUDOu33FaU78B-Fxlc7OIHCCiRVFk8EM/s1600/021_CB771_Blossom_V2_58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7vidEJPrE3kOGhpTQkCi6SWfZjcEejqHKqrxy8wTFIZVtlsrVD7uexyfdbHnOS2i4yG__zZzz5pmH6rkK3tpEznZVmaxXBWsz63BxXWqUQb5lUDOu33FaU78B-Fxlc7OIHCCiRVFk8EM/s1600/021_CB771_Blossom_V2_58.jpg" width="504" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ideas are divided into five sections: Woodland, Flora, Fauna, Beach and Edibles; each filled to bursting with crafty deliciousness that you just <i>know </i>you could whip up in an afternoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVp7QWfVssRFq-U3IEqiLB5pVCDTHd9ciKDKROLox4SLNUrmeU3_ir1BqKgaHjwJkiUpGXAzFJ4qds8KOg0ZkEcLmpFqwirt62QBOPztTAHfa-lAeK28efk1agt1IvDfwacna-m5N5BXS/s1600/052_CB771_08_Anenomie_V1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVp7QWfVssRFq-U3IEqiLB5pVCDTHd9ciKDKROLox4SLNUrmeU3_ir1BqKgaHjwJkiUpGXAzFJ4qds8KOg0ZkEcLmpFqwirt62QBOPztTAHfa-lAeK28efk1agt1IvDfwacna-m5N5BXS/s1600/052_CB771_08_Anenomie_V1.jpg" width="514" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm talking about sea urchin candle holders, personalised pebbled, and teapots filled with strawberry plants. Love, love, <i>LOVE</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAoKt5ZCpyP1mZ74q9XxH_HkHLY1ETMzoZBtjDo3NYjMIyf5WsVjx3Wu1wlbfOgneEq3OqvT2hvhZUZTfrL6NOJNXw-xpqFqPLCbaTaLxUQ4FqBawFxnUxbr9FJi4QYuWDV3guw_OVJ0C/s1600/014-015_CB771_02_CowParsley_V1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAoKt5ZCpyP1mZ74q9XxH_HkHLY1ETMzoZBtjDo3NYjMIyf5WsVjx3Wu1wlbfOgneEq3OqvT2hvhZUZTfrL6NOJNXw-xpqFqPLCbaTaLxUQ4FqBawFxnUxbr9FJi4QYuWDV3guw_OVJ0C/s1600/014-015_CB771_02_CowParsley_V1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490957/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490957&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Inspire</a> by Willow Crossley has been seeing us merrily crafting throughout the Easter break..beautiful projects and stunning photography. Can I tempt you to click on the link and buy? You'll be in Modern Country Garden heaven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Inspire: The Art Of Living With Nature By Willow Crossley: Book Review

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Lakhpat | Kutch, Gujarat.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This post comes to you a good 28 months after our trip to<b><a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/search?q=kutch" target="_blank"> Kutch, Gujarat</a></b> in 2011;-)<br />I sit down to reminisce the last leg of our memorable trip on this cold spring day while staring at the steam dance on the surface of my strong ginger tea.<br /><br />We had an option of driving down to <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandvi" target="_blank">Mandvi:</a></b> <i>The Port Town</i> or <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhpat" target="_blank">Lakhpat:</a></b> <i>The Ghost Town. </i><br />Needless to say we were greatly piqued by the latter and headed there with our driver <i>Akhil Bhai. </i><br /><br /><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhpat" target="_blank">Lakhpat</a></b> is a town about <i>140 km </i>from <b>Bhuj, Kutch</b> and is enclosed by a 7 km fort wall built in the 18th Century by <b>Fateh Mohammed. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRfiOK3CEC3DfEX9yTv1udW9xwJORKZHHrf4XIyFtio-juEJ8ti8Z8F8mYW0mNxtx-nw86cz-LtljU-XpkG1g6RIO8FDsz2F_MEetubm-74KTdsBiqCB96SZ0wa58QrLLSFn6czx0Lp0/s1600/lak2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRfiOK3CEC3DfEX9yTv1udW9xwJORKZHHrf4XIyFtio-juEJ8ti8Z8F8mYW0mNxtx-nw86cz-LtljU-XpkG1g6RIO8FDsz2F_MEetubm-74KTdsBiqCB96SZ0wa58QrLLSFn6czx0Lp0/s1600/lak2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b>It derives it's name from the fact that it was once a thriving port town with daily revenue of more than a <i><b>Lakh</b></i> (One hundred thousand). In <b>1819 the massive earthquake</b> in the Rann of Kutch changed the course of the <b>Sindhu | Indus</b> river which was the main source of sustenance and trade for Lakhpat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OB_0tdHxCeecMUmbVaz-kHBIEK0J69fK10w2tdUGj6aHOY9RRS8BKmorahyphenhyphenF2KjWcvUqwfOgL6DZa-AMRR-WCBzGKl9QfgbynsFecKU17S6X3uEatJMCXSmDQLjVoZmxVgl7ZQYCzu4/s1600/lak3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OB_0tdHxCeecMUmbVaz-kHBIEK0J69fK10w2tdUGj6aHOY9RRS8BKmorahyphenhyphenF2KjWcvUqwfOgL6DZa-AMRR-WCBzGKl9QfgbynsFecKU17S6X3uEatJMCXSmDQLjVoZmxVgl7ZQYCzu4/s1600/lak3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Since then Lakhpat which had a population of 10,000 is now a sparsely inhabited town with a population of less than 500.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm56mpoHsS4UAx1VGcP_DoexSuJ0IhOWOVLnLcArZ6T_lcL2uxb0hgZ178b9aMT0wc89E1mhumCF1bSnc59QSH95o97BFv8qCJCFSL1sEYxPVbO7tCTBDgQznLaS9tqftfMatRyz-0nfE/s1600/lak4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm56mpoHsS4UAx1VGcP_DoexSuJ0IhOWOVLnLcArZ6T_lcL2uxb0hgZ178b9aMT0wc89E1mhumCF1bSnc59QSH95o97BFv8qCJCFSL1sEYxPVbO7tCTBDgQznLaS9tqftfMatRyz-0nfE/s1600/lak4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVaqVB5fvalE-pK-WfIVtvkR60u-QsHq6njDZ-jGLj1Ojdzy7GDrDbaD-AHEoqwAh0lngp6-U-Qbc3j3C0QoyiiY_-CuPjZG7OsCmOB7f04SBSEAyAoB805f4pvR4uHNQxJgocmn2ZD0/s1600/lak5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVaqVB5fvalE-pK-WfIVtvkR60u-QsHq6njDZ-jGLj1Ojdzy7GDrDbaD-AHEoqwAh0lngp6-U-Qbc3j3C0QoyiiY_-CuPjZG7OsCmOB7f04SBSEAyAoB805f4pvR4uHNQxJgocmn2ZD0/s1600/lak5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />At the entrance of Lakhpat Fort we were greeted by<b> Miyan Usman Bhai Khaleefa, </b>who was to be our link to the world of 87 families that now inhabit this deserted fort town.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AvRJXDR6nlLy-ZHjk3xAri_nuEF08PJI2110Qd6vdHwtsJ5hBUKYmow7XbAJmiLa7lgiAJ8KMka1gT3FOI5zdBHn1TT3DlI4jVDBdvvXuRVYtGqniIXLU2hXFPzVFVAs8L3Gs11GrXc/s1600/lak7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AvRJXDR6nlLy-ZHjk3xAri_nuEF08PJI2110Qd6vdHwtsJ5hBUKYmow7XbAJmiLa7lgiAJ8KMka1gT3FOI5zdBHn1TT3DlI4jVDBdvvXuRVYtGqniIXLU2hXFPzVFVAs8L3Gs11GrXc/s1600/lak7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove through arid landscape inside the fort and came to what seemed like a tiny oasis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The Lakhpat Gurudwara.</b> <i>Guru Nanak</i>, the first Guru of Sikhism is believed to have camped in Lakhpat on his way to Mecca and this is where he stayed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcztYo240__pB35Pg-bxjkCLRQ_b2fbPZA_55jmig5V2ruFDxZ2VQ8fcj3TXm1StnwwsaKfrXzRUF91iHSWoLa_sVG8q_UnyKbOGXHWTJ1jIXY9ui5M83gjX7v5rdMpIiXCartk-f87h4/s1600/lak9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcztYo240__pB35Pg-bxjkCLRQ_b2fbPZA_55jmig5V2ruFDxZ2VQ8fcj3TXm1StnwwsaKfrXzRUF91iHSWoLa_sVG8q_UnyKbOGXHWTJ1jIXY9ui5M83gjX7v5rdMpIiXCartk-f87h4/s1600/lak9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was so peaceful inside the Gurudwara. Everyone is welcome!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnvwVO1dKqJ_W225ih2gJUqzdogRq75kNWrz8Ip7vbjfN6TUJg56Revr7GJE-Xjnr75xJDM9hLsfKYC8_JsywL7sO019AYmou71VAJFWbzPWMDP0f41iAksGT4V6jauDz5qA23XbA9TM/s1600/lak11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnvwVO1dKqJ_W225ih2gJUqzdogRq75kNWrz8Ip7vbjfN6TUJg56Revr7GJE-Xjnr75xJDM9hLsfKYC8_JsywL7sO019AYmou71VAJFWbzPWMDP0f41iAksGT4V6jauDz5qA23XbA9TM/s1600/lak11.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8mO6GycH6r7a6ygY0tdfa380pQpivIEwtkIQn6txgkeDKYuzn87CJ6X1ReJxEzcedw9MopUbqBREroKGOXOTQqFhcKhjpEWNRtV2c60oPS7l9FGIk_H6_WAklobJf-81wsMMFOzOn2s/s1600/lak10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8mO6GycH6r7a6ygY0tdfa380pQpivIEwtkIQn6txgkeDKYuzn87CJ6X1ReJxEzcedw9MopUbqBREroKGOXOTQqFhcKhjpEWNRtV2c60oPS7l9FGIk_H6_WAklobJf-81wsMMFOzOn2s/s1600/lak10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The hospitality and <i>chai</i> in tall steel tumblers warmed our hearts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cF4sdSFs0VyqOPQIB5ZlkA6N3mJQw7UTBzhOrsIPOJcgQaUrAycitsoMO6jS5NUADscIrvgJYs8srnTqjWrIC2ntyJiK_5S0MIwXUyPuUaAjsW8qO-jv9YLnSvekFLMiIFcu06EEZk4/s1600/lak12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cF4sdSFs0VyqOPQIB5ZlkA6N3mJQw7UTBzhOrsIPOJcgQaUrAycitsoMO6jS5NUADscIrvgJYs8srnTqjWrIC2ntyJiK_5S0MIwXUyPuUaAjsW8qO-jv9YLnSvekFLMiIFcu06EEZk4/s1600/lak12.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />Cheerful kids of the caretaker of the <i>Gurudwara</i> and smile-inducing English language.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcPdP-xmueQv4xeVbOGIJoGIQG4uhdy-H_CC1SVr7yeGo3Vh1TiHmQ921NzQW-xFzQY-xyaLUVGDNRp9iMKq4Z84WxvYkIJkOF4s5RS53kCYc08LyQUjZoaOK4KE7sUZQD9-aNiUF0zU/s1600/lak8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcPdP-xmueQv4xeVbOGIJoGIQG4uhdy-H_CC1SVr7yeGo3Vh1TiHmQ921NzQW-xFzQY-xyaLUVGDNRp9iMKq4Z84WxvYkIJkOF4s5RS53kCYc08LyQUjZoaOK4KE7sUZQD9-aNiUF0zU/s1600/lak8.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The hospitality and the warmth of the elder of the <i>Gurudwara</i> won us over!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvHpewcGEyE08PSODPKdIM72TQWgIH3JNKSbFmrlUwe4MwqKYvIQW2qvk993IbPWpQVxKAJia-lnnmORhhNf-EY4fqpIaX3gHsyiB9dN1Rdga4AJg6B-NFUaQ3ZC2uM1WvknLdanNlkY/s1600/lak13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvHpewcGEyE08PSODPKdIM72TQWgIH3JNKSbFmrlUwe4MwqKYvIQW2qvk993IbPWpQVxKAJia-lnnmORhhNf-EY4fqpIaX3gHsyiB9dN1Rdga4AJg6B-NFUaQ3ZC2uM1WvknLdanNlkY/s1600/lak13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />We continued our journey through various doors and entrances through the Fort, trying to visualise how this town would have been during it's happy days, teeming with people and abundance!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oyqt-gss_MjTBpwyVKOPivlmyg194N-lkj0csSYdoZnGD3eoCeICRyRJvNldMj8IpMkDZ1uzwky5xMTo7y_64AfKyyvATWy-Y9oaNe_2xnsy6X3p31SPDeOnz5bpPE_TXpfgX2nmNXo/s1600/lak15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Oyqt-gss_MjTBpwyVKOPivlmyg194N-lkj0csSYdoZnGD3eoCeICRyRJvNldMj8IpMkDZ1uzwky5xMTo7y_64AfKyyvATWy-Y9oaNe_2xnsy6X3p31SPDeOnz5bpPE_TXpfgX2nmNXo/s1600/lak15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6DQaaPXUwL1jfl5dTzCLOcrFyLVP5bHUX2IJEmyzoQAdZO9TlU8b7njd4uI7pcaKLZ17XnyWLjT4A26Y2Y8WZja905elndyfA0o9uGY9AsLNfB2jUU9JhXuFxtg8Zytxc4PrWXshpa8/s1600/lak14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6DQaaPXUwL1jfl5dTzCLOcrFyLVP5bHUX2IJEmyzoQAdZO9TlU8b7njd4uI7pcaKLZ17XnyWLjT4A26Y2Y8WZja905elndyfA0o9uGY9AsLNfB2jUU9JhXuFxtg8Zytxc4PrWXshpa8/s1600/lak14.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />We reached this stunning structure which <i>Miyan Usman Bhai </i>explained was the <b>Sayyed Pir no Kubo </b>or the mausoleum dedicated to<b> Sayyed Pir Shah.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd3KYc0QLixECiZ-bFc1AaStfNhtG-l59d42cxCAA_Y6x9RzBz8JLcyUKT0hV20oDOrxiviijFQhdX9VHFqEKrblbRKG3qFM5Q0x7tfk2Mz-hPH2bBnL5071ao0jK3Lg4j4rBecj-lKc/s1600/lak16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOd3KYc0QLixECiZ-bFc1AaStfNhtG-l59d42cxCAA_Y6x9RzBz8JLcyUKT0hV20oDOrxiviijFQhdX9VHFqEKrblbRKG3qFM5Q0x7tfk2Mz-hPH2bBnL5071ao0jK3Lg4j4rBecj-lKc/s1600/lak16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The stone architecture has mind-boggling intricate'jaali' carvings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSRYHnwkvXH2uMT_WwNWWCXE91t7t4bqWqfvi6ren2UfyAjuc3e4AnJyVB7w9aorhB9_SKgNWWqjDhv5V5Tn1FqLH5SeY9qxl-9b5JB93BV-UpWSjrHAx9kWSmmFrxyOflcWdHJKr4PQ/s1600/lak17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSRYHnwkvXH2uMT_WwNWWCXE91t7t4bqWqfvi6ren2UfyAjuc3e4AnJyVB7w9aorhB9_SKgNWWqjDhv5V5Tn1FqLH5SeY9qxl-9b5JB93BV-UpWSjrHAx9kWSmmFrxyOflcWdHJKr4PQ/s1600/lak17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Ghaus Mohammed no Kubo</b> or the mausoleum of the mystic <i>Pir Ghaus Mohammed </i>is a stunning stone structure which took 13 years to build. The body of the mystic along with his family members rests here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcyKcDQ3gZCs92yBIFju28FAEPOCEFA93ev83kiyDmu5WSLYjeFY5FmTJPBHOY2Z7lpy0-_O4lM2Ffg2M85niGnOcU0Jh_8tI7V_ZbnvXjp_BzpYdehYPJzl7_Pr_xsTFVX02Fj1sWyA/s1600/lak19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcyKcDQ3gZCs92yBIFju28FAEPOCEFA93ev83kiyDmu5WSLYjeFY5FmTJPBHOY2Z7lpy0-_O4lM2Ffg2M85niGnOcU0Jh_8tI7V_ZbnvXjp_BzpYdehYPJzl7_Pr_xsTFVX02Fj1sWyA/s1600/lak19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2LVxKlhni9HAO9TrfJ5Q1lCzip68F89t6hio7PfhXAUqXr33ph1Q6zFbSWDKXgNKsIVAXzFn9RBs7YNPSj9cv5bDloyGlxGw-P25eGro0B7NUzSMknAqFrZwtkjfii6j_yGw-kbPscE/s1600/lak18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2LVxKlhni9HAO9TrfJ5Q1lCzip68F89t6hio7PfhXAUqXr33ph1Q6zFbSWDKXgNKsIVAXzFn9RBs7YNPSj9cv5bDloyGlxGw-P25eGro0B7NUzSMknAqFrZwtkjfii6j_yGw-kbPscE/s1600/lak18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The intricate carvings just took my breath away!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wXnP1-LihoU_3A6IRiUyEgqVSG7o24p-tXPwS_qVVf7nb3mAro7aD7dnrf9gcEHF_XuRCmVjbZoJmIDQ47IT-QmcoUU8t0hzq57PihM5jKmGTxWfKn_MzP6NJyEmZ0kkKb-JaeQli9M/s1600/lak20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wXnP1-LihoU_3A6IRiUyEgqVSG7o24p-tXPwS_qVVf7nb3mAro7aD7dnrf9gcEHF_XuRCmVjbZoJmIDQ47IT-QmcoUU8t0hzq57PihM5jKmGTxWfKn_MzP6NJyEmZ0kkKb-JaeQli9M/s1600/lak20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21XASmmK-QBd2yjuqRGl3OY9i8i8HxPv22QgQF4MUuGpu-W6v616FtniJyRGNO0V_zJ7Zm59Ji6T1kIYDopKON5jQN1C-buFSz7Qw0577RX-bdSL-rXLeKpCLHev4bTvWyI43znZwKPM/s1600/lak29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21XASmmK-QBd2yjuqRGl3OY9i8i8HxPv22QgQF4MUuGpu-W6v616FtniJyRGNO0V_zJ7Zm59Ji6T1kIYDopKON5jQN1C-buFSz7Qw0577RX-bdSL-rXLeKpCLHev4bTvWyI43znZwKPM/s1600/lak29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKnwCeypXrLaZPrSg9Tme8V4pHAsU7M4ZjYg3g5W_2iSg_1dg8Yf262SJj1X-0yoIwpe6nNyO4Geomqk4PaYfXULbzatTRC03IhyphenhyphencZvOVcYNrjaWaCtGfm_6_xVH7ero8zqCh2P0StdE/s1600/lak28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKnwCeypXrLaZPrSg9Tme8V4pHAsU7M4ZjYg3g5W_2iSg_1dg8Yf262SJj1X-0yoIwpe6nNyO4Geomqk4PaYfXULbzatTRC03IhyphenhyphencZvOVcYNrjaWaCtGfm_6_xVH7ero8zqCh2P0StdE/s1600/lak28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the few families that live in Lakhpat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUHwXY3F1S5AMOZSx9cCtfx6pIAmW49M26DyBGH8Ur-YV8QF1-FQ4zDTKafepAsoBOpAd3zHvPfN4h-wu-S0snBXOzhIELtVDXAGy5XMw-q9-kgkA0ftp6R1YaRyAgWfCXwsmVjVWGao/s1600/lak27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUHwXY3F1S5AMOZSx9cCtfx6pIAmW49M26DyBGH8Ur-YV8QF1-FQ4zDTKafepAsoBOpAd3zHvPfN4h-wu-S0snBXOzhIELtVDXAGy5XMw-q9-kgkA0ftp6R1YaRyAgWfCXwsmVjVWGao/s1600/lak27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PYMUdgreqSdBCdw2YVjwYLvJWxixSwwVIZCT7rJbuep2zX2-Wfh-X6qa7Tnlw_m4GT1wX2YcFi9KuvfwDnCmU9X37zUQLok-ERMCr2NGE0PHZLjhv1aBp4ty5CeeCo77MmkEv-5pwdk/s1600/lak30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PYMUdgreqSdBCdw2YVjwYLvJWxixSwwVIZCT7rJbuep2zX2-Wfh-X6qa7Tnlw_m4GT1wX2YcFi9KuvfwDnCmU9X37zUQLok-ERMCr2NGE0PHZLjhv1aBp4ty5CeeCo77MmkEv-5pwdk/s1600/lak30.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally reached the edge of the fort from where one can see the <b>Great Rann of Kutch</b>. Lakhpat Fort sits at the point where Kori Creek meets the Rann of Kutch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFVvKfMEkBFkJBn1yi8kVw2zOtNVVnevize4kJ0wTHKNHuLXLg9w8yUbpulxIc0OKE22CnPA8cSPfmPafpPsKKQLawWEmTLXewLzdZTN0h1rBq37zYmLIvUS-bPbfIfqswe-Al28i6rc/s1600/lak32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFVvKfMEkBFkJBn1yi8kVw2zOtNVVnevize4kJ0wTHKNHuLXLg9w8yUbpulxIc0OKE22CnPA8cSPfmPafpPsKKQLawWEmTLXewLzdZTN0h1rBq37zYmLIvUS-bPbfIfqswe-Al28i6rc/s1600/lak32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a<b> BSF </b>( Border Security Force) post on the Fort which faces the seaside. Not far from the Fort is the international border between India and Pakistan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGobbRIwbwryq2Iu6f3ZO4iUWE0FKLtkA5h6kXJiDgekl5o1-JdiY7r2Jg6nPC2GmzeqOCRe7AJBfrCIZxMhv3Va5240CoufMlPIlecarI7edU2wNzobg3AJaetz5YpbfTPxkHm4obpA/s1600/lak31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGobbRIwbwryq2Iu6f3ZO4iUWE0FKLtkA5h6kXJiDgekl5o1-JdiY7r2Jg6nPC2GmzeqOCRe7AJBfrCIZxMhv3Va5240CoufMlPIlecarI7edU2wNzobg3AJaetz5YpbfTPxkHm4obpA/s1600/lak31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stood on the edge of the <b>Great Rann of Kutch</b> smelling the salt breeze and taking in the beauty of the land.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIl_PRzqCHK7oRUbc7_x2EnUrJMebcL8jzFujQ4q_2Fo_Vpb7fQtrBJl7GPMTQpWP0qprJRzAgJNrYiqZ7TQNopDec0HgqlhxdE157GvJKiEDQhlgPO5XOe5iznOr8AWIW3wEV1jAqzs/s1600/lak26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIl_PRzqCHK7oRUbc7_x2EnUrJMebcL8jzFujQ4q_2Fo_Vpb7fQtrBJl7GPMTQpWP0qprJRzAgJNrYiqZ7TQNopDec0HgqlhxdE157GvJKiEDQhlgPO5XOe5iznOr8AWIW3wEV1jAqzs/s1600/lak26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a memorable trip it was! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I sit typing the keys on my laptop, the mind is transported to a land which will always hold a special place in my heart. <b>Kutch</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgL4Wxja0hYNRod0_rbKb_3AcdErI7vtQqvMFZ4OKXdE9IrU3oCHh8FQV1tFjUC9enGvAC6gBpdEDJPpKtC32AInrDIBLNw1WGpETtTFiraLij5jPY7j5pMh9uaNIbSIiZV59VXOqZRM/s1600/lak1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqgL4Wxja0hYNRod0_rbKb_3AcdErI7vtQqvMFZ4OKXdE9IrU3oCHh8FQV1tFjUC9enGvAC6gBpdEDJPpKtC32AInrDIBLNw1WGpETtTFiraLij5jPY7j5pMh9uaNIbSIiZV59VXOqZRM/s1600/lak1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>One last look at <b>Lakhpat</b> as we get ready to leave…<br />If you ever find yourself in this beautiful land called <b>Kutch</b> in Gujarat, India. Do make trip to Lakhpat.<br /><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">( Images by Arch and are copyrighted. Reference~ Gujarat India Guide, Wikipedia and my travel notes)</span></i></b></div>

Lakhpat | Kutch, Gujarat.

This post comes to you a good 28 months after our trip to Kutch, Gujarat in 2011;-) I sit down to reminisce the last leg of our memorable ...

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Outdoor Living by Selina Lake: Book Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking at Leopoldina Haynes' lovely garden leads us very nicely onto sharing not one but <i>two </i>fantastic new books about bringing your outdoors in and your indoors out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fmEM4DiuRGmKOVPIJZYrHVq_bZ8EtY7-qCQDayRKa_IHlomislHRuV_cDxynTe4o9kbfXQEjta5HZl8RyfG6h4ecj2IOZ19UuwxSjJBOuc-Ka7jXFyDx0uTUqRHeA3ZWJEEm-GuTRdsD/s1600/9781849755061new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fmEM4DiuRGmKOVPIJZYrHVq_bZ8EtY7-qCQDayRKa_IHlomislHRuV_cDxynTe4o9kbfXQEjta5HZl8RyfG6h4ecj2IOZ19UuwxSjJBOuc-Ka7jXFyDx0uTUqRHeA3ZWJEEm-GuTRdsD/s1600/9781849755061new.jpg" width="552" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You must have heard of Selina Lake, stylist extraordinaire? In her new book, Selina turns her hand to making the very most of outdoor space. <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184975506X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=184975506X&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Outdoor Living</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=modecounstyl-21&l=as2&o=2&a=184975506X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />by Selina Lake (photography by Debi Treloar - always a good thing...) is published by Ryland Peters and Small and is available from rylandpeters.com. Let the book review begin!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHSPxn5ixxJILRYpiBtlRaT1FoHXKEsNohgMHSMdXMC_J79pmsYDS5XVFjDoqwnSo5tfR_cq04iJQQNbwAd6PVs8tdnDNARXG_0KvZxpRLVOkU1_7_tfIgwTu_i5uT4UCRckVQXngBSjR/s1600/010_RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHSPxn5ixxJILRYpiBtlRaT1FoHXKEsNohgMHSMdXMC_J79pmsYDS5XVFjDoqwnSo5tfR_cq04iJQQNbwAd6PVs8tdnDNARXG_0KvZxpRLVOkU1_7_tfIgwTu_i5uT4UCRckVQXngBSjR/s1600/010_RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outdoor Living is not only jam-packed full of styled-to-exquisite-perfection photos but is also roly-poly full of gems and nuggets that are easy-peasy to put into practice. Not just one or two tips but page, after page, after Eden-like page...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVFC7-5Uw-SYXBtHOJr-07NLBbypcmIwd5bYG3hpGlQ8Ucy8gnPreBslwUDtc8FYZpce6UhT1ZdPzFpeSmmxzHpHXDiH26W2nATQBocdOFLCdKe_jjiTIIwoeB-SZow0_D7jszCFUHyS_/s1600/114-RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVFC7-5Uw-SYXBtHOJr-07NLBbypcmIwd5bYG3hpGlQ8Ucy8gnPreBslwUDtc8FYZpce6UhT1ZdPzFpeSmmxzHpHXDiH26W2nATQBocdOFLCdKe_jjiTIIwoeB-SZow0_D7jszCFUHyS_/s1600/114-RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-56.jpg" width="560" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Selina says, "You don't have to be an expert gardener to achieve my style outside, you just need lots of colourful and pretty accessories, and to look at what you have in a different light."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz74p8vRBgx1xtK9qk5fij14GAh6lHamIm1Mxl7EJ51FK_JsLOF3gg2rPtS4P284Q2eVQuQHgN8tytnwUR7kxVvLqGtboSwJIrkViChauvr3omCBt9OqpSqMOM3IzfVaJVGgJ3s0hHEEZr/s1600/058-RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz74p8vRBgx1xtK9qk5fij14GAh6lHamIm1Mxl7EJ51FK_JsLOF3gg2rPtS4P284Q2eVQuQHgN8tytnwUR7kxVvLqGtboSwJIrkViChauvr3omCBt9OqpSqMOM3IzfVaJVGgJ3s0hHEEZr/s1600/058-RPS1695_ODliving_day1_1675-58.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lanterns arranged with soft symmetry on the stairs below is one such example of Selina's Country style-with-a-twist. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Don't you adore the addition of the hydrangeas? I'm having a bit of a design-crush on white an green hydrangeas at the moment....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivszkDsDDKKCe4cCU7IGHbK1NhbRpzHbq1al_hLZOaKSlyJeSqQZsVUrdJumDMlNpoExb6RjaUkDBFWev9QNM64sMqraaKj9l6-JG9fMVO1NrJRpOJvWRr0WDeMWSkFicCz_jwjYrZI8hd/s1600/040_RPS1695_DSC_6711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivszkDsDDKKCe4cCU7IGHbK1NhbRpzHbq1al_hLZOaKSlyJeSqQZsVUrdJumDMlNpoExb6RjaUkDBFWev9QNM64sMqraaKj9l6-JG9fMVO1NrJRpOJvWRr0WDeMWSkFicCz_jwjYrZI8hd/s1600/040_RPS1695_DSC_6711.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outdoor Living includes instructions aplenty for many of the projects, such as this lovely tepee...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yFH8V2r7XHkl5nlNCGN36TD_f7BQZxYhdyuW95OSljIlnt0QM1xqlEULfB-69kchh5ViTW0b8IDPwCZkllRCTfyMFRO_k0BHuGQN7QrYSX6h0oh-R8I8bMKf0iSD6sH923DUlgpu8J_e/s1600/095_RPS1695_OD_1695_day9029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yFH8V2r7XHkl5nlNCGN36TD_f7BQZxYhdyuW95OSljIlnt0QM1xqlEULfB-69kchh5ViTW0b8IDPwCZkllRCTfyMFRO_k0BHuGQN7QrYSX6h0oh-R8I8bMKf0iSD6sH923DUlgpu8J_e/s1600/095_RPS1695_OD_1695_day9029.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, truly, have you ever seen such a gorgeous garden swing? On one hand, yes, it's just lilacs and a doily...but, on the other? <i>Oh my!</i> Anyone sitting on this would be transported into princess-mode in the twinkling of an eye. And that's got to be worth the few extra minutes this would take to set up, no?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubANUcj2NarCMiLXxMaWVpalXC68zjtS72TbQPm2ZZKbdTGUf889BRyydtQRJWesPC_gzNXpd55vgbY8rvwjG9sHHHVbSyiFm8VOsAJH7FP6piJOv_Ioxdu-qfDuWELGyKB3KPXPNnlFH/s1600/057_RPS1695_OD_1695_day6-069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubANUcj2NarCMiLXxMaWVpalXC68zjtS72TbQPm2ZZKbdTGUf889BRyydtQRJWesPC_gzNXpd55vgbY8rvwjG9sHHHVbSyiFm8VOsAJH7FP6piJOv_Ioxdu-qfDuWELGyKB3KPXPNnlFH/s1600/057_RPS1695_OD_1695_day6-069.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From lighting to seating to hideaways to parties....<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/184975506X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=184975506X&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Outdoor Living</a> will give you so much inspiration that you'll find it hard to stay inside this summer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Outdoor Living by Selina Lake: Book Review

Looking at Leopoldina Haynes' lovely garden leads us very nicely onto sharing not one but two fantastic new books about bringing your ou...

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