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Cheerful Colors

August 17, 2012

macarons

Happy Friday! I’ve been busily practicing with my gouache paints and love the cheerful colors. We’ve been enjoying quite a few macarons lately and I declare Fresh Flours to have the best flavors (earl grey, blackberry, a turquoise one that is full of vanilla goodness) after many samplings.

And who doesn’t dream of a land where a yellow brick path leads you to a pink pirate ship — though you’d have to pass a field of grazing zebras first!

house to pink pirate ship

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

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