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/AVvXsEgIlpqfgS9HC0hHANs5Vy8jIQCyiwb2aN_AA9e4oGZOEllj1PH6_jOZ7cXeSALyLUkqi97-Y8UxLCW5sLnFK_1Q1rRHgAHgzxyjEAE3gkFCnT7tjb6jsEG2sHUAdCjoTEhC6atiIn02qFtF/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/AVvXsEgIlpqfgS9HC0hHANs5Vy8jIQCyiwb2aN_AA9e4oGZOEllj1PH6_jOZ7cXeSALyLUkqi97-Y8UxLCW5sLnFK_1Q1rRHgAHgzxyjEAE3gkFCnT7tjb6jsEG2sHUAdCjoTEhC6atiIn02qFtF/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/AVvXsEh9e8sQMAbjshUs6hzyV4hHWHLEd3JBnIQ6hfpzqTNUjsPVidmvu9mLVKCMvFcnwG8OKJVQDEgjQbqaQXQ21e1Bcc35gtLAqwCg5O3WKmls_NVSasUdgsauc0R3CfIZsx4bKnIVK6h6KeA9/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/AVvXsEh9e8sQMAbjshUs6hzyV4hHWHLEd3JBnIQ6hfpzqTNUjsPVidmvu9mLVKCMvFcnwG8OKJVQDEgjQbqaQXQ21e1Bcc35gtLAqwCg5O3WKmls_NVSasUdgsauc0R3CfIZsx4bKnIVK6h6KeA9/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/AVvXsEiHhDo5J9AqaVyuJeIZZxTbiTVDBdQ_ics7kTVHS3Zcr1qfujp8sms_eKXunHeWLlacxpTKpZTHVTCcrfwzciOw-PHpNOf_Vvk67UDJ1PX-CIA2RAnRRqqEp6D2Gn2AzhWciN6ftMJFwMMW/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/AVvXsEiHhDo5J9AqaVyuJeIZZxTbiTVDBdQ_ics7kTVHS3Zcr1qfujp8sms_eKXunHeWLlacxpTKpZTHVTCcrfwzciOw-PHpNOf_Vvk67UDJ1PX-CIA2RAnRRqqEp6D2Gn2AzhWciN6ftMJFwMMW/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/AVvXsEhY7KqglChV23QtJ61g66wDd77l2W169IRKhXKOrtfbUNM4YMNO4eQejTSrYLYG4jc1zEBI7gH9ratFQZLoIhXEhfSkW6yVUDdd7zHVPFtMpVTz13Y4DfjO3hwHIp7hfEPvxBH2kgxtR-2J/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/AVvXsEhY7KqglChV23QtJ61g66wDd77l2W169IRKhXKOrtfbUNM4YMNO4eQejTSrYLYG4jc1zEBI7gH9ratFQZLoIhXEhfSkW6yVUDdd7zHVPFtMpVTz13Y4DfjO3hwHIp7hfEPvxBH2kgxtR-2J/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/AVvXsEjQ80JP-PvcHzOuFvhMXTLHMK79CHqnRQztOJmzQuQSuVm0j5G6ke3fWN9hyphenhyphen5CF4GRUtSU7uQ3Xixc8px-NbYz_xhIaxQdrqxi9PjFar4pJgSIWN-wgPqvfUbwYyUTdCe-SG7PYNPker5FY/s1600/georgica+pond+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_8xS69Y5JfoebeNmBtPLYz2L2V6ypFM_UKqCUYTfpFvFGhOMHP3FVD3XleyW2ZbcTLUmzzCN8Xgj18uNsprtg4hGnQNNjKOXkoOBDmihAQ48XWY3DrLZlULPL3yCbTZAnhYOsYo2P6xS/s1600/mabley+handler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_8xS69Y5JfoebeNmBtPLYz2L2V6ypFM_UKqCUYTfpFvFGhOMHP3FVD3XleyW2ZbcTLUmzzCN8Xgj18uNsprtg4hGnQNNjKOXkoOBDmihAQ48XWY3DrLZlULPL3yCbTZAnhYOsYo2P6xS/s1600/mabley+handler.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.mableyhandler.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEetV2OE5zXUXQCYls5575M-gVwk4m_irRJYeRqyNcomy1L_U0YSv0lESQUrW995y8nuZ54xKIbGyIf8olenz3pF5E78R4ri7g0uatnX9UpnX50cgnT0ML8F0yqfolUDSQ1EipXYcEdtx/s1600/megbraff+via.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEetV2OE5zXUXQCYls5575M-gVwk4m_irRJYeRqyNcomy1L_U0YSv0lESQUrW995y8nuZ54xKIbGyIf8olenz3pF5E78R4ri7g0uatnX9UpnX50cgnT0ML8F0yqfolUDSQ1EipXYcEdtx/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/AVvXsEgrfzOGvNeNJYvXoWbYT99mGxbkJrOvwtLWGD4iJrwD14VeDAw7tqbPRkGM_nuKcET-Kyd5vqn7C8CJEMWXtQXIPHgbl3ANJKXX7rZ0vwgOuwr_4YpxhCL9AH_KmSfV_W6wyplgmxduYtEg/s1600/Melanie+Elston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfzOGvNeNJYvXoWbYT99mGxbkJrOvwtLWGD4iJrwD14VeDAw7tqbPRkGM_nuKcET-Kyd5vqn7C8CJEMWXtQXIPHgbl3ANJKXX7rZ0vwgOuwr_4YpxhCL9AH_KmSfV_W6wyplgmxduYtEg/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>

New blog on the block

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