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16 June 2008

A post from Lisbon

We have made it safely to Lisbon, and are staying at my mom´s warm and beautiful home! It has been a whirlwind of visiting with family, shopping, and eating, of course!! I wanted to share some gorgeous pictures of my mom´s home, she has a great decorating sense and loves romantic things like me. The first picture shows my favorite room in the house, the sun room.

















































































My mom´s room is so romantic, mostly whites, a beautiful venetian mirror and lots of cherubs and candelabras, combined with pretty silver accents. A huge collection of Limoges boxes (not shown) covers shallow built-in shelves on the walls. Notice that my mom loves symetry... She buys most everything in pairs!












































































This is the prettiest linen closet I have ever seen!

























We have been priviledged to have some great delicacies to eat, my children surround a plate full of snails, and the blue bowl contains one of my favorite things to eat in the world (together with roasted chestnuts), TREMOCOS - I believe they are called lupini beans in the US. Yumm!!























































Finally, I leave you with a picture of some flea market finds. The day after we arrived, my mom and I went to a small local street antiques fair and I found some french books, a darling porcelain lamp, some old skeleton keys, a little hand painted limoges box and an old children´s book about portuguese history. Wednesday we will leave for London, and stay for four days. We lived there when my husband was a Marine Detachment Commander with the American Embassy in 1997 and 1998, so the older girls do not remember much... It will be fun to revisit! I will try to post some pictures next week. I am hoping to combine our touristy visits with a trip to Portobello Road and maybe a Cath Kidston store. I am also wanting to get some pretty floral fabrics from Liberty of London- See you then!!






















12 comments:

  1. WOW! Your mom's place is unbelievable!! Huh...what was that?? OH...Of course we would LOVE for you to take us with you on your next visit. Thanks for asking!! :o)

    J & J

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  2. Can I be your sister???? Ask your mom if she wants to adopt me for a day or two(-& let me cruise in her house)! Her home is magazine worthy! Sounds like you're all having a wonderful time! Enjoy every second & thanks for sharing with us!
    -Sylvi

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  3. Talk about FAB! Thanks for the peek into your Mom's home it is absolutely beautiful. The setting, the pool,and food. Now that's a vacation. The finds are great too. Thanks for sharing the pics.Have a great time in London, what a wonderful time for your family.Happy Trails.

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  4. Hi Isabel,

    I hope you are having a wonderful time. Wish I was there. I miss you! The pictures of your mom's house are lovely! Can't wait to see you when you get back.

    Love ya!

    Lisa

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  5. great pics!1 I am in LOVE with your mom's venetian mirror! Have a great weekend!!! xo Britt :-)

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  6. WHOOOA! that house is beautiful, i love the antiques and linens, i'm in a small little town for vacation and they just happen to have an antique shop i'm checking it out tomorrow!

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  7. Hi I,

    I miss you so much! Just got your note which made me miss you more. I have a bazillion things to tell you and I can't believe I will have to wait til you get back. So glad you had fun in London. Can't wait to see the treasures you found. Have a safe trip home and call me when you get here.

    Love ya!

    Lisa

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  8. Hi I,

    I miss you so much! Just got your note which made me miss you more. I have a bazillion things to tell you and I can't believe I will have to wait til you get back. So glad you had fun in London. Can't wait to see the treasures you found. Have a safe trip home and call me when you get here.

    Love ya!

    Lisa

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  9. WOW!am lucky to have passed through your blog. sweet mom's home. am delighted. thanks. be blessed.

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  10. Isabel, glad you had a wonderful trip...well, how could you not? That gorgeous family...the gorgeous scenery, that visit to your Mom's home. You couldn't miss! And, to top it all off - THAT linen closet...remarkable!!! Give her my best with lots of admiration thrown in for good measure.
    Pat at birdnestontheground

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  11. Your mother's home is simply lovely. What wonderful taste.

    Lisa
    Knitty, Vintage and Rosy

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  12. YOUR MOMS HOME IS AWESOME.I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE.AND THAT LINEN CLOSET?WOWOW.MINE WOULD NEVER LOOK LIKE THAT,BUT...IF IT EVER DID,MY BOYS WOULD MESS IT UP IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS.I HAVE SEEN ONE OTHER LIKE THAT IN LY LIFE.I LOVE YOUR BLOG.IT'S AWESOME.HAPPY NEW YEAR...ANN

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