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Very Vanilla
helloveryvanilla.blogspot.com
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Why hello there! I love to get crafty/get cookin'/get travelin' on the regular and want to share it with you! Enjoy!
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Madrid, Shopping Bag in Hand

And last but not least in the Madrid wrap up, lets talk shop(ping). Just as I was unprepared for the number of pastry shops Id encounter, the amount of clothing options were out of control. There was...

16 may 12

Food Journal: Madrid Style

Oh boy! At last, Very Vanilla is back from her whirlwind European adventure. After my Spanish program ended in Madrid, I embarked on a long awaited trek to Southern Spain and Belgium with some close ...

03 may 12

More Spanish Flair

Wow, its amazing how time flies! Its almost time for the next adventure but dont worry, I still have more Madrid fantasticness to share. While I gather steam for the next posts on food and shopping, ...

11 apr 12

Museum Encounters: Thyssen-Bornemisz a and Museo del Romanticismo

In true Very Vanilla form, I had entirely too much to share for just one post about museums. First were the big hitters, the Prado and Reina Sophia, now two lesser known establishments that deserve t...

09 apr 12

Museum Encounters: Prado and Reina Sophia

Hello, hello! Well, Very Vanilla is still taking Spain by storm and now its time to talk art! Now that I have hit all my marks museum wise, I have some paintings to gush about. While I of course went...

08 apr 12

Mi Barrio

Since showcasing my permanent home in the old U.S. of A, I felt the urge to also display mytemporary one in España. My host lady has a wonderful flat just southwestof the city. The place is a co...

30 mar 12

Holy Toledo!

It wouldn’t be fair to only visit Spain’s current capitalnow would it? While Toledo hasn’t been the capital in about 500 years, it hasgot charm to spare. It was great exploring this hilltop city as s...

29 mar 12

Out and About

Madrid has a reputation for being a hyperactive locale but Ihave found it to still be quite livable. So far, mis compañerasand I have spent most post-class afternoons simply wandering the grandboulev...

27 mar 12

Very Vanilla en España!

Hola Chicos. At last I am on my newest European adventure inMadrid! As I mentioned a few postsago, in efforts to make my bucket list a little shorter, I took the opportunityto go study Spanish here f...

22 mar 12

Food Journaling

Very Vanilla has had some extra time to cook in the past few weeks and it has been nothing but glorious. They say food is all about presentation and it seems this holds true even when you are eating ...

16 mar 12

This Old House

Really its a miracle that I have not mentioned my place of residence sooner. Once an 1850s era school and totally the first house on the block (or farm field), the bulding is a slice of New England h...

13 mar 12

Butterflies in the City

As a native Washington D.C. area gal, I am ashamed to admit how little I know about my fair city. There were some school field trips, Kennedy Center performances, and, later on, the occasional concer...

03 mar 12

Inspired By: Florence Broadhurst

When I said in my last post that Id love to be a musician in another life, I should have added "textile designer" as well. Ive always enjoyed staring at intricate patterns, admiring the caref...

23 feb 12

Looking back, Thinking ahead

Ok, Very Vanilla is getting personal today. First of all - is it ok to have retroactive new years resolutions? I hope so. After some unexpected but exciting changes in my life, I have made it my miss...

19 feb 12

Sweet Treats

I hope everyone had a happy V-Day! A forced holiday? Perhaps, but when the occasion practically demands one to consume decadent desserts, Im there. The bouquet of golden-peach colored roses and choco...

15 feb 12

Bostons Finest

Gosh, speaking of art and speaking of wonderful things I had for one reason or another not seen yet, I visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum yesterday. Truthfully, my relationship with the city...

13 feb 12

New Enchantment: John William Waterhouse

I was just on my way out from my cousins place the other day when my eyes grazed the cover of a John William Waterhouse book. A carpenter/sculpture by trade living with his painter/illustrator girlfr...

11 feb 12

Nautical by Nature

Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, it seems like all my favorite television shows these days are about bygone eras. There is just something so fascinating about looking into the past, when lif...

02 feb 12

A Very Merry Birthday

Icelebrated my birthday earlier this month and I have to hand it to my friendsand family, I received some amazing presents. I cant help but celebrate theseobjects innate beauty, especially since...

25 jan 12

Birds of a Feather

In a quest to find the perfect knitted stuffed animal pattern to make for a friends newborn baby, I settled on the owl, the most endearing design of the litter. Yet, I soon discovered the animal is s...

23 jan 12

Wall Flowers

As much as I love the four seasons that New England does so well, I often dream of residing out west where I could have a true outdoor living room. The go-to place for relaxing, reading, napping, eat...

14 jan 12

Spray Paint and Sparkles

Oh boy! Very Vanilla is now back from her (admittedly too long) break. Between the travels and the simultaneous inf lux of friends and family, things were a little hectic around here. But th...

06 jan 12

Sugar, Sugar

I never got the pleasure of meeting my great-grandmother, but luckily I can keep her (buttery) traditions alive by doing some holiday baking. As somewhat of a sequel to my first Greek dessert post, b...

19 dec 11

Oh Christmas Tree!

Coming from a Jewish-ish, semi-Greek orthodox family, its no wonder my clan has always been a tad ambivalent about the holidays. The main strategy though out the years has been to pluck out ...

08 dec 11

Baking Up a Storm

Food, food, food - baking food to be exact. Thats clearly all I have on the brain lately. It helps that I am finding tons of excuses to do so. Exhibit A: I have been up to my elbows in leeks from the...

22 nov 11

Wooly, Wooly: A Pendleton Round-Up

Help! I have a serious obsession with all things Pendleton!  Winter is approaching so I find myself increasingly drawn to all things warm and fuzzy. Durning a visit to Portland, Maine this weeke...

13 nov 11

Adventures in Purple, Green and Black

Have I mentioned that glazing is hard? You think you are in the clear after narrowly avoiding bumps, cracks and warping but a pottery piece can still meet its proverbial death if the glaze turns out ...

10 nov 11

A Tale of Two Thanksgivings

I dont know about you, but Thanksgiving wins the number one spot in my heart (and stomach), as far as holidays are concerned. So it begs the question - why not have two? A prequel if you will, with g...

09 nov 11

Snow - Fall

Inches of snow in late October? You betcha. Its New England after all. I finally made it up to New Hampshire where my mother resides to catch the last of the fall leaves. Saw those but everything els...

04 nov 11

The Magic of Magritte

Last week I completed the most recent assignment for the Photoshop class I have been taking, the task being to create a composition with an optical illusion. While M. C. Esher, the father of upside d...

27 oct 11

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