holy smoke

I must confess to having a charming head cold

all week and -- at the tail end of it, one hopes --

I look back to see my posts are spotty (I'd omitted

some important stuff; am working on fixing this) &

not quite as clear as I'd like. Oh my. Keeping my

fingers crossed that the smoke clears and the sun

comes out (goodness! we have gotten some good cali.

rain this year; and who's to complain when those

we love are living through blizzards and the like?

umbrellas ho!)

Anyway.

The above quick pix are a few pieces

from the astonishing & breathtaking

work that comprises

Michael Donaldson Antiques;

there's not one thing in the

showroom that we would

want to live without (given the

chance). Glory glory and

holy smokes indeed. Just

want to go back and get better

pix. To see things in more

detail, you can click each one.

Best idea?

For now (and for the best

look), please go here:

Michael Donaldson Antiques

via, of course,

the tour

diane dorrans saeks

(apologies, again, for any omissions or

muddle-headed words; praise the lord &

pass the kleenex...)

photos: victoria thorne