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Fabulous Phillips Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:03:00 +0000

Silver!!!

Love it.

Look closely .... the piece at the foot of the bed.

It would make a super cocktail table.

And a touch of soft gold adds so much to a room.

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Kristi And The Brown Shirts

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:31:00 +0000

Kristi And The Brown Shirts

Sounds like a Pop Band

But it is not.

I will inform you of what it is.

At first, its members were Hitler’s personal bodyguards. Because he believed they were especially loyal to him, Hitler expanded the SS into the Nazi Party’s elite guard. Heinrich Himmler, as head of the SS, believed that its members ought to represent not only Germany’s military elite but also the nation’s “racial elite.” Each recruit was carefully screened, and each had to prove his family was “Aryan” dating back to at least 1750. Not only did every member of the SS have to pass the test but so did his prospective bride. The SS would grow to become one of the chief agents of terror and mass murder under the Nazi regime. The SS operated the concentration camp at Dachau that was opened in 1933, as well as the camps the Nazis built over the next 12 years. The SS also established an intelligence unit that spied on Germans and arrested, interrogated, and often imprisoned those they considered enemies of the nation.

In order to intimidate, attack, or arrest their opponents, the Nazis employed their own paramilitary groups and secret police. A paramilitary group is an organized military-style force that is loyal to a political party or private organization instead of a government. Chief among these organizations were the SA (Sturmabteilung, which translates to “storm detachment”), the SS (Schutzstaffel, which translates to “protection squadron”), and the Gestapo (an acronym of the first letters of Geheime Staatspolizei, or “secret state police”).

Below:

This is Jonathan Ross who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Right after he shot her in the head 3 x and the he called her a 'fucking bitch'.

“We do not say an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. No, he who knocks out one of our eyes will get his head chopped off, and he who knocks out one of our teeth will get his jaw bashed in.”

According to Rudolf Diels, the chief of the political department of the Berlin police, that attitude could clearly be seen on city streets: “Not only Communists but anyone who had ever expressed himself against Hitler’s movement was in danger.”

For source go here; https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/storm-troopers-elite-guards-secret-police

This is all based on HISTRORY

Does anything written in this post sound familiar ?

I don't know about you but I am frightened.

How About You ???

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Let's Take A Road Trip....Shall We ?

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to run !!!! ?????

Have you hungered for beauty and alone time ?

If only the road would take you to where you need to be

to find all the answers that you want to find.

Ahhhhh....

The answers......

Would a beach town do it ??

Rolling green hills perhaps ?

The mountains and the sea are the healing elements in my life.

Do you find the sea healing ?

Can you connect with your inner self when you are by the ocean ?

Let's not leave out the morning and evening skies.

It's when you see G-d.

Well, it's when I do.

I would love to drive in an open convertible down this road.

And have a fabulous picnic on the edge of one of the cliffs.

Would you ?

And do the same thing here.

Doesn't this seem like a great idea ?

Who is with me ???

See Article HERE

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Green With Envy...

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:35:00 +0000

I Love the Green Glass Subways Tiles

Shakespeare uses green to describe envy and jealousy at least three times in his works.

In Othello, Lago refers to the 'green eyed monster'.

In Anthony and Cleopatra,

Shakespeare wrote of the "green sickness", meaning envy.

And in Merchant of Venice, he used the term 'green-eyed jealousy'.

I am so grateful that I do not suffer from envy.

I never have really.

I can't imagine how horrible it is to live with!!

Have you ever known anyone who was really envious ?

I have, and it is such an ugly character defect.

Sometimes I think it is harder to live with someone who is envious

than to actually be envious yourself.

It is SUCH A HUGE TURN OFF!!

And when you live with someone who is suffering with envy -

(and now you are suffering, just being in the presence of an envious person)

And sometimes , when you really need to, You can't get away from this toxic situation

unless you go to a hotel, and that is not practical long term.

My EX husband was always envious of certain members of his family

that had wealthy Dads (his uncles).

He felt as though he got 'the short end of the stick'.

He felt as though he had it so much harder than his cousins had it - because they had The Rich Dads.

My ex's dad was the only poor Dad -

His Dad however was the attorney for the Teamsters Union in NYC in the 70's.

He was always complaining.

Really ???? The attorney for the TEAMSTERS? NYC ?????

That sure looked good on paper to me.

UGH.

I used to say to him

"just make it on your own

Like my Dad did."

You can do it!!!

Because he adored my Dad.

And my Dad was self made (and very cool)

he rejected his wealthy fathers money because of all the strings attached to that cash.

And perhaps this Ex of mine had a high bar to pass in my eyes.

It was just that I hated the self pity!

Still do.

I remember that this was the beginning of the end

of my respect for him.

And I think you know the rest!

When you stop respecting someone...it all falls apart.

I am still close with my sister in-law still to this day -

and she too can get hung up on what others have and she does not.

It's sad and Perplexing to me.

I just can't wrap my head around being envious of others.

I just don't see the point.

Do you?

I guess that I am really fortunate that way.

Don't get my wrong....I have plenty of other short comings 👀

Back to design and GREEN!

Personally I NEED GREEN in my life always.

When I lived in Maine I craved green

when it was winter time...

and the winter which was about 9 months up there.

I suffered from depression,

I just need Rich, Rich GREEN.

Enough about me.....

I like the way these tiles and the combinations work together.

They are different, right?

The sources for these tiles are at the bottom of the page.

GREEN

represents life and abundance,

Happiness and hope,

including new beginnings.

I have always has large portions of my home painted green.

It just centers me and calms me.

It gives me a feeling of well being....

Like everything will be alright.

As you know, you can't get that feeling from a bottle,

but you sure can from a can of the right green paint!

But.....

Be cautious,

Because the wrong green can ruin a space.💀💀💀

I love the color.

How about you?

Paloma Chesky singing green Click Here

For GREEN TILE GO HERE

More info on Green With Envy & Color

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I Don't Know How To Get Back

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:49:00 +0000

I don’t know how to get back to blogging full time again.

It’s so hard.

It’s very hard when you really don’t want to hear yourself

because you have heard it all before.

And let’s face it, it has not been all ‘happy talk’ .

The past few years have been spent having a knee surgery that did not go as well as I had hoped.

Then I had the brilliant idea to rent my condo out in Boca Raton,

and move to Maine to care for my mother.

That too did not go as well as expected.

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Today I find myself living with my Ex husband in Lecanto Florida.

I have my own room and am very grateful to him.

We have known each other since Junior High

AND he is the father of my only child.

Today I went on a job interview.

This job has nothing to do with my profession

It is a part-time office job at Church.

Something without much stress I hope.

Oh, Did I mention that I had a stroke July 6^th 2024 ?

It was only 6 months ago.

Don’t worry all my facilities returned after 3 months.

My sarcasm for sure!

I am typing aren’t I ?

How do I get back in the right frame of mind?

Any tips besides ‘JUST DO IT’?

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:18:00 +0000

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House

When Frank Lloyd Wright completed the Ennis house in 1924, he immediately considered it his favorite. The last and largest of the four concrete-block houses that Wright built in the Los Angeles area remains arguably the best residential example of Mayan Revival architecture in the country.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S ENNIS HOUSE SOLD TO RON BURKLE

Los Angeles (July 15, 2011) — The Ennis House Foundation today announced the sale of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House to business executive and founder of the Yucaipa Companies Ron Burkle for just under $4.5 million. “We are excited that Mr. Burkle has purchased the Ennis House and is committed to complete the rehabilitation of this irreplaceable icon,” says Marla Felber, Chair of the Foundation. “Mr. Burkle has a track record of preserving important historic homes, and we know he’ll be an excellent steward of the Ennis House.”

Since 1993,Ron Burkle has owned the historic Greenacres estate, which was built in the late 1920s for silent film legend Harold Lloyd. He will continue the rehabilitation of the Ennis House begun in 2005 by the Ennis House Foundation. As part of the transaction, Ron Burkle will provide some form of public access to the house a minimum of 12 days per year, according to the terms of a conservation easement held by the Los Angeles Conservancy. The easement stipulates this access for future owners of the home as well.

Built in 1924 for retailer Charles Ennis and his wife Mabel, the Ennis House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built by his son, architect Lloyd Wright. The house is the last and largest of the elder Wright’s four Los Angeles-area “textile block” houses which feature patterned and perforated concrete blocks that give a unique textural appearance to both their exteriors and interiors. The house and chauffeur’s quarters span roughly 6,200 square feet and were constructed of more than 27,000 concrete blocks; all made by hand using decomposed granite extracted from the site.

Despite its significance, the Ennis House suffered greatly over the years from deferred maintenance, deterioration of the concrete blocks, the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and record rainfall in 2005. That same year, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy stepped in and reorganized the nonprofit that owned the house, renaming it the Ennis House Foundation.

Just ponder for a while on this spectacular home.

Let's hope we never lose it!

Souces Below:
https://la.curbed.com/2018/6/26/17507998/frank-lloyd-wright-ennis-house-for-sale
http://ennishouse.com/

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Rainiest Summer in Maine on Record 2023

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:26:00 +0000

It kind of looks like a painting.

And maybe that's why we have tons of artist living on the coast.

But

Below is how the summer really played out.

FOGGY AND GREY ALMOST EVERYDAY.

A Charming Cape - You just can't find it.

Again...this would make a great painting.

But who would sail in it?

Not me.

But this is day to day life this summer in Maine.

We didn't have much of a tourist season as you might imagine.

If you like to Kayak.....

Above represents an almost nice day....You could manage a hike without mud boots.

For me , when I look at this walking path I only see TICKS.

Yes, there are so many ticks.

I am definitely a city girl.

Plants belong in pots and all streets should be paved,

and next to the paved street should be a concrete sidewalk.

I just can't help it. I don't like dirt on my shoes.

I don't like living far away from everything.

To pick up a container of milk it's 9 miles there and 9 miles back.

And don't get me started on how long every drive takes.

(Forget getting your Ben & Jerry's home without melting !)

And let's not leave out the beautiful

but darting deer ...

Early morning & dusk heart attacks for me!!!

I think I would trade all this beauty for an occasional traffic jam.

Let's face it I would actually spend less time driving

and in the car with a minor back up in traffic.

And I would get my Ice Cream home and it would be just right!👌

I end this post with the fact that Maine is a beautiful place

with great people.

I just prefer my plants potted.

Links:

https://www.visitmaine.net/rainy-day-things-to-do-maine/

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/05/a-little-liquid-sunshine-closes-out-summer-tourism-season-in-maine/

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/08/01/portland-just-recorded-the-rainiest-july-in-more-than-a-century/

https://wanderingthroughmaine.com/things-to-do-outdoors-in-maine/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/20-eerie-shots-in-me/

https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/news/2020/11/01/watch-out-deer-your-headlights-there-1-113-chance-oklahoma-motorist-hitting-animal-most-likely-deer/6113489002/

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Just Moved Back To Mid-Coast Maine

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 11:56:00 +0000

I just moved back to Mid-Coast Maine in an area called St. George.

Spruce Head.

It is a beautiful area.

I came back to be with and care for my Mom.

She needs help now, things can be over whelming when you are 86.

Since I arrived on June 3, 2023 it has rained, been cold and is extremely foggy.

I am not a happy camper.

And now this is where I want to be.

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The Art Nouveau-Style CAPELLA HANOI

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:33:00 +0000

Hanoi Opera House and the Old Quarter, Capella Hanoi

conjures the glamour of the high society of Opera in the Roaring Twenties.

This hotel’s theatrical, Art Nouveau style is the genius of

( And I LOVE ) Bill Bensley.'s work

The 47 plush rooms and suites

(some with French balconies, others with terraces)

are decorated with operatic memorabilia.

At the BACKSTAGE Restaurant Opera Costumes set the stage.

Here is the DIVA Lounge

Diva Bar

Perched on the highest floor are four outstanding Opera Suites.

This is one of them.

You really must check out the carpets in the suites.

Look at the lamp shades!!

Love!

The ultimate DECO bath.

I am in a state of LOVE with this hotel.

I need to stay in this magical place created by Bill Bensley.

You must search the memorabilia out in each room

and in it's application!

Again, with the divine carpet!

The inset , (front facing) upholstered red wing chair is so clever.

Behind the bed is a stage set design painted on the wall.

Like I said...CLEVER.

Meet me there ?

What are your thoughts on this fabulous place?

Please see Bill Bensley's site for The Capella Hanoi

Capella Hanoi

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Everything was WAAAY Better

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:22:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but when I reflect upon the past

(like 20-40 years ago)

it seems that everything was better.

Politics, music, men, women, clothes, (except food) and PEOPLE.

People have gone crazy

They are RUDE.

And without a second of thought, they LIE.

And Lie BIG. Their lies are obvious to most of us.

But to about 30% of us.....they believe the lies.

It's is scary for the rest of us, and sad for them.

They lie in such a way that it puts peoples lives in DANGER.

Remember this woman? (sorry so blurry).

They have no social boundaries.

Like screaming at immigrants in Walmart, or on the open street.

And sick enough to post it on You Tube for all the world to enjoy.

What is happening?

Every single one of us when crossing the Atlantic were

immigrants with our hearts filled with dreams.

We may not always like the latest crop of immigrants.

That's nothing new!!

When the Irish came they were spat upon.

No one wanted the Italians either.

They were considered to be dark and or swarthy.

Still the largest single immigrant population

that we have in

the United States is German.

Seriously here is a breakdown

40 million claims to be of German ancestry

37 million Mexican

31.5 million Irish ancestry

17 million Italian Ancestry

10 Million French Ancestry

...and then there are the rest...

In my mind it accounts for some big problems that we are now experiencing.

People that are not even German but want to be Nazi’s.

We have our own home-grown Nazi terrorist.

BTW in Germany 1 in 20 men are Neo-Nazi’s

The GOP just had ;

"Hungarian Prime Minister VIKTOR ORBON has consolidated power over

Hungary's judiciary and press and chipped away at the country's democratic

foundations. He is called "ethnic homogeneity" the key to economic

growth, and deployed the Army and erected razor wire fences to stop Syrian

refugees from entering the country.

He seemed to joke about Nazi gas chambers, prompting a longtime adviser to call

his comments "Pure Nazi" and "worthy of Goebbels" from Aljazeera 8/5/2022

Seriously, I can not understand how the Republicans have fallen so far off the beam.

This is one of our so called 'White Pride' citizens.

There was a time when all these Pro Nazi's stayed under their rocks.

BUT NOW?

They grocery shop (in tattoo Nazi symbols) ) go to political rallies, and anything else you can think of.

They are not harmless, they are not men who just like wearing Nazi attire.

They want to be Nazi's and everything that goes with it.

They believe that the holocaust wasn't that bad or was entirely made up by the

Jewish media.

Speaking of Germans, one in twenty German men are Neo Nazi.

Did I mention that already?

I guess they are longing for the the good old days.

These are Facts.

I am not making this up.

You look it up.

Our HATE CRIMES are

Mostly attacks based on Race.

These past few years they are certainly doing a job on religious places of worship.

Killing as many as they can inside the Church or the Temple.

Some religions more than others.!!!

What do you think about the Hate Crimes ?

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Gorgeous Outdoor Spaces

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:31:00 +0000

Do you not want a place to just be you ?

A place to read design mags or post on your blog ?

I don't know about you..but I could sleep here.

Is this too DIVINE ?

Can you imagine how fab it would be to commission MATISSE ?

This is my fave. I love the brick.

I just want to be right here with all my girlfriends........

the ones that have passed from cancer and the ones that are still in m y life.

How about YOU ???

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JOHN RICHARDS - My Favorite Pieces

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:31:00 +0000

See it all right here :http://www.johnrichard.com/

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Windows In Back of Kitchen Cabinets

noreply@blogger.com (Renée Finberg) — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:35:00 +0000

Houzz

I have seen this done in a house in Manalapan F.

It blew my socks off.

Houzz

Here are some ideas.

HGTV

I love this one. I think it is done on the right side as swell !

thekitchentimes-com

I personally think this entire upper wall , starting at counter top should be glass.

But it is a show-stopper just the way it is.

Thanks for coming !

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