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baierouge — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:43:31 +0000

I am head over heels for this uniquely handcrafted Chess set designed by Steve Vigar. Its pieces represent the famous skylines of San Francisco, New York and Chicago while individual pawns replicate the diverse residential architectural styles of the cities. The sets are made out of solid Zebra Wood and Whangee. Whangee refers to any of over forty Asian grasses of the genus Phyllostachys, a genus of bamboos. They are a hardy evergreen plant from Japan, China and the Himalayas whose woody stems are often used to make umbrella handles. For a mere $2,100, I would place this Chess set on a modern game table in my study.

Steve Vigar Chess set

Hunting for Vintage

baierouge — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:47:13 +0000

I ♥ Posh Girl Vintage

If you love dresses and vintage clothing as much as I do, you should definitely check out Posh Girl Vintage. They have a lovely collection of vintage clothing, handbags and jewelry as well as clothing for men and children. The quality of the products they choose is topnotch while offering a fairly large selection of sizes and eras to choose from! Items go quickly though so if you are serious about your purchase you should act hurriedly! Here is some of what I have been drooling over this week:

www.poshgirlvintage.com

Spring is in the air

baierouge — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:57:03 +0000

Le printemps est dans l’air

photograph:unknown

baierouge — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:08:41 +0000

A friend of mine who is studying industrial design was recently given the assignment of finding examples of texture and pattern in nature. I thought this was a neat idea and found some of my own examples while out on a dog walk.

baierouge — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:59:17 +0000

baierouge — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:53:45 +0000

Tomorrow is inauguration day!!! “Rosa sat so Martin could walk, Martin walked so Obama could run, Obama ran so our children can fly.”

baierouge — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:20:57 +0000

I received this honey soap as a gift from and a friend and I am totally obsessed with it! It has a subtle sent of honey and jasmine and works up a wonderful lather.

My husband found the mistletoe in our yard yesterday. I had no idea it grew in my own backyard! Mistletoe’s grow on a variety of trees. They are in fact a parasite, unable to grow without feeding from a host plant. It manages this by producing a specialized root system that searches for and then taps into the host plants own vascular system. This enables the mistletoe to draw water and nutrients directly from the host, although it is able to create some of its own sugars using limited photosynthesis. The mistletoe also releases growth regulation hormones into the host causing localized swelling and helping to increase the yield of nutrient and water.

Mistletoe’s are generally spread by common birds who feed off the berries they produce. The seeds of these berries are either excreted or are stuck to twigs when they sit on a particular branch. Due to its sticky gum, it hardens the seeds to the branch from which develops a parasitic plant. Most of these parasitic plants belong to the families of Santalaceae, Loranthaceae and Misodendraceae. My hope to to make a mistletoe wreath by Valentines Day.

Good Day

baierouge — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:50:13 +0000

Hello and welcome to Baie Rouge!
This site is dedicated to all things that make me happy. I’d like to create a place to share ideas around the things I love and find inspiring; design, food, music, photography, dance, crafts, art, architecture, gardening and family.

xoxo,

Elizabeth