tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89369121885103254632024-03-14T10:59:05.573-04:00JAKE & METAMARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-4467692117443051602021-01-02T21:25:00.002-05:002021-01-02T21:25:14.779-05:00Happy New Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgEme-BH3BNZnvYOQfN2tIpXX6k0mhuuuyoxypTeCvu8CQNjHR5Sk9g0FjxsF4dAxCsu_wk3f9cZlG7x0LIQEwpzeLzy6tuBhYmn9rs0M7GaVDE-zsnMTaGNtFnho8PpPh-PqyWw_kNs/s640/2021-calendar-JAKE%2526META_Jan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgEme-BH3BNZnvYOQfN2tIpXX6k0mhuuuyoxypTeCvu8CQNjHR5Sk9g0FjxsF4dAxCsu_wk3f9cZlG7x0LIQEwpzeLzy6tuBhYmn9rs0M7GaVDE-zsnMTaGNtFnho8PpPh-PqyWw_kNs/s320/2021-calendar-JAKE%2526META_Jan.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's 2021! If you don't yet have your <a href="http://jakeandmeta.com/2021-Mini-Desktop-Calendar-C2021.htm" target="_blank">JAKE & META mini desktop calendar</a>, be sure to order today :)</span></span><br /><p></p>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-72936967940665316322020-12-06T13:01:00.001-05:002020-12-06T13:02:02.114-05:002021 Calendar: Coastal Flowers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp7gNqnVLTvr-PcvqZVnEakj2SAIUCxFqCMrG173QKIqMJfesyPNRRiJqdWjmWEH0E3JD9PhsPWb8LQq1Qg1nXOyXAI7EVCbQDZkMGVA4TGETrgRHvOYnGXx4eW9e66UMerVNoMd9_sc/s640/2021-calendar-JAKE%2526META_stack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPp7gNqnVLTvr-PcvqZVnEakj2SAIUCxFqCMrG173QKIqMJfesyPNRRiJqdWjmWEH0E3JD9PhsPWb8LQq1Qg1nXOyXAI7EVCbQDZkMGVA4TGETrgRHvOYnGXx4eW9e66UMerVNoMd9_sc/s320/2021-calendar-JAKE%2526META_stack.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://jakeandmeta.com/2021-Mini-Desktop-Calendar-C2021.htm" target="_blank">Our 2021 calendars are in! Check them out here: http://jakeandmeta.com/2021-Mini-Desktop-Calendar-C2021.htm</a> This year they feature flowers indigenous to the coast—inspired by our recent move to eastern North Carolina. It's amazing what difference just 200 miles can make in flora and fauna. We still have hummingbirds here in December (!) whereas in the middle of the state, they pack up their bags around October. <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><span>We hope everyone has been staying happy and healthy despite the year we've had. And we hope our little calendar helps brighten your day. </span></span><br /></p>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-41243360557228727942020-03-07T12:38:00.002-05:002020-03-07T12:38:27.191-05:00Anemones and ladybug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scored these beautiful anemones at the market recently, and they came with a hitchhiker! These flowers were so pretty, I think I took over 10 pictures. It's like when you see an amazing sunset or vista and can't stop snapping shots. SO looking forward to spring and all the flora that comes with it!</span></span><br /><br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-34976208136140543142020-03-01T22:54:00.000-05:002020-03-01T22:54:19.999-05:00Beauty in subtlety <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Even a muted sky can be beautiful. This one doesn't have the fiery reds and oranges of a classic sunset, but I'm loving the soft gray and periwinkle blue of this late afternoon sky.</span></span><br /><br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-21430918166943050572020-01-01T11:42:00.000-05:002020-01-01T11:42:08.218-05:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love a good flower market. I also love Paris. Their flower market did not disappoint! So many aisles of beautiful blooms and options, and even some animal artwork here and there. When, oh when, can I return?!</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-69853067526699350542019-08-15T12:33:00.000-04:002019-08-15T12:33:03.750-04:00Not your everyday vegetable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whenever I'm at a farmers market or grocery store and see an unusual vegetable, fruit, or flower, I just have to take a picture. I mean, what does one do with this crazy thing? It looks more like something you'd use in a table centerpiece rather than something you'd cook and eat. The sign read "organic romanesco." Maybe in the cauliflower family? I must do some research...</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-82411972217111194322018-12-11T21:05:00.000-05:002018-12-11T21:05:17.734-05:00Saxapahaw Holiday Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a booth this past weekend at the Saxapahaw Holiday Market! The market looked amazing and so many people turned out ahead of the impending snow storm. Thank you to everyone who stopped by my booth and picked up their <a href="http://www.jakeandmeta.com/2019-Mini-Desktop-Calendar-C2019.htm" target="_blank">2019 Year in Bloom JAKE & META calendar</a>!</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Earlier this month a calendar fan sent me a photo of their 2018 JAKE & META calendar perched atop their kitchen counter. I was so flattered! Not only is the calendar front and center, but it's adorned with beautiful flowers. Love it. Thank you!</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-4118205431282503662018-11-10T22:16:00.002-05:002018-11-10T22:57:49.553-05:00Flower District NYC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Flower District in NYC never gets old. On a daily basis you can find row after row of beautiful fresh-cut flowers, potted plants, driftwood, cotton stalks, evergreen garland, flowering vegetables (like the artichokes pictured above!), branches with fall-colored leaves, branches with no leaves, cactuses (cacti-?), and on and on it goes. You name it--all lined up. And ALL will find a home. This is part of what amazes me about the city: there are so many people in NYC, it seems as though none of this volume goes to waste. And another thing I noticed: I was not the only one taking pictures. So beautiful!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The flower above is featured in our 2019 calendar and in <a href="http://www.jakeandmeta.com/Bromeliad-Protea-Cynaroides-Set-N1805-S.htm" target="_blank">our new note car<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ds</span></a> as seen below :)</span></span><br />
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<br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-67529868345570787582018-10-28T18:10:00.001-04:002018-10-28T18:10:28.039-04:00House Beautiful and Heather Chadduck Interiors and Decoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friend, <span id="goog_1443893807"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1443893806"><span id="goog_1443893801"></span></a><a href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/a23367697/heather-chadduck-hillegas-birmingham-alabama-house-tour/" target="_blank">Heather Chadduck Hillegas<span id="goog_1443893808"></span></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span id="goog_1443893802"></span></a>, was featured in this month's issue of House Beautiful! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">She is an interior designer and textile designer, and her work is amazing. If you haven't already, pick up the October 2018 issue (before it's too late!) or check out the <a href="https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/a23367697/heather-chadduck-hillegas-birmingham-alabama-house-tour/" target="_blank">article online</a>.</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-83765860686325380732018-10-26T22:05:00.001-04:002018-10-26T22:05:47.792-04:00Sky view from above<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flying in an airplane is certainly more commonplace than it used to be, but the concept still amazes me every time I fly. As a result, I always look out the window (my preferred seat is next to a window). On this particular flight, the sky was especially gorgeous, with big, pronounced clouds, and sunny spots alongside darker ones. I could not stop taking pictures--this one is one of my favorites.</span></span><br /><br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-41402358486042809622018-10-22T21:42:00.001-04:002018-10-22T21:44:14.199-04:002019 Year in Bloom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our 2019 calendars are in, and we are so excited with how they turned out! This year's theme is Flowers of the South Pacific, and with so many beautiful flowers in that part of the world, it was hard to narrow it down. (Maybe a future year will be part 2...) We hope you'll love it!</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-46243430887986969312017-12-29T14:59:00.001-05:002017-12-29T14:59:55.131-05:00Buddha's hand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are definitely some bizarre creations of nature out there, and in my opinion this is one of them. Having never seen this before, of course I had to stop and take a picture when I happened upon it in the market the other day. "Buddha's hand" fruit. There was only the one. What on earth does one do with one of these? I must investigate...</span></span><br />
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<br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-2762399888724641012017-12-03T22:57:00.001-05:002017-12-03T22:57:44.155-05:002017 Saxapahaw Holiday Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Join us this coming weekend at the annual Saxapahaw Holiday Market! (The image above is from the Saxapahaw Facebook page.) Once again we'll be offering Market-only pricing specials on calendars and stationery note cards. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Market hours are slightly different this year:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday, December 9 | 9:00am - 6:00pm</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The market features lots of local artists, and the General Store and The Eddy Pub serve delicious food. Hope to see you there! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">While at the Raleigh Farmers Market the other day, I spied this row of very colorful peppers. Peppers always make for good photos, and these did not disappoint! The rich, warm Fall colors are right on cue as well.</span></span><br /><span id="goog_1877856601"></span><span id="goog_1877856602"></span><br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-65849673427999030682017-11-16T16:21:00.001-05:002017-11-16T16:21:10.054-05:00Matilda's bouffant hairdo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Check out this clever flower vase! This beautif<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ul </span>dinner
plate dahlia grew in my friend's flower garden, and when she saw it had
some missing petals she said, "I have just the vase!" Boy, was she
right! It's as though the flower grew knowing it would be plucked for
this adorable little vessel. I have lovingly named this pairing
"Matilda"—don't know why, she just looks like one to me.</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-7377362353915782102017-11-02T00:17:00.001-04:002017-11-02T00:17:08.603-04:00October sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I haven't posted in a while, and wouldn't you know it: I'm featuring a picture of clouds and fiery sunset colors. It goes to show, they never get old (at least in my book). This picture was taken the other night. We haven't yet had consistently cool weather, but that particular evening had a chill in the air which makes me want a fire in the fireplace. Maybe now that November has rolled around...</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-8637105012920278172016-12-04T21:41:00.001-05:002016-12-04T21:41:22.078-05:00Evening sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another gorgeous sunset in the country sky. I took this picture a couple of weeks ago, but we are lucky to often have fantastic sunsets. Maybe one day I'll make a collage of all the ones I've captured on film. (Haha! "Film." What an outdated term!)</span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-3144494357928825342016-11-29T12:38:00.000-05:002016-11-29T12:38:21.352-05:00Saxapahaw Holiday Market<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please join us this Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4, for the annual Saxapahaw Holiday Market! We will have a booth, and our fresh-off-the-presses 2017 calendars will be available for all those lucky people on your shopping list. Look for our show-only specials. We hope to see you there!</span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-58813510585375595632016-11-24T22:41:00.000-05:002017-11-02T00:18:37.334-04:00Congress Park, Saratoga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This past fall I made a trip up to Saratoga Springs, NY, and the fall colors were gorgeous. Beautiful red geraniums surrounded this fountain just inside the main <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">entrance</span> (a previous post featured this fountain in the snow). Quite colorful and eye catching. </span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-38015518186990317522016-11-20T20:14:00.002-05:002016-11-30T19:14:08.260-05:00Chihuly in NC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Recently I went to a Chihuly exhibit that was showing locally, and wow, was it impressive! I first saw his work at an exhibit in the New York Botanical Gardens years ago and have been a fan ever since. While that show interspersed his works among the gardens and grounds, this show by contrast was indoors, so we were able to get really close to the pieces. The size and complexity of the pieces was stunning.</span></span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-68188525307337497742016-11-19T10:04:00.000-05:002017-11-02T00:20:08.275-04:00Morning fog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other morning I had a fairly early start on the day, and the sunrise through the trees was quite pretty. The fog added a layer of beauty and interest and made it feel even more as though I w<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ere</span> experiencing the outdoors "waking up" for a brand new day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Beautiful gardenias fresh from the garden, and boy, do they smell amazing. Their delicate, sweet scent takes me back to my childhood. We had 2 prolific bushes in the backyard, and my mom would cut fresh sprigs and place them throughout the house until the blooms ran out. She even traveled with some one time on a plane to come visit me, and they survived! So lovely.</span></span><br />MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936912188510325463.post-5900295453811614632014-07-02T23:47:00.000-04:002014-07-02T23:47:29.251-04:00San Francisco marina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A friend of mine and I had dinner together recently down by the wharf in San Francisco. When we were done, we stepped outside the restaurant to find a lovely sunset and this beautiful vista of the marina. Boat masts are always picturesque to me, but this shot seemed to really capture how pretty it truly was.</span>MARCELLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960935939970532198noreply@blogger.com0