Category Archives: Beauty

In Search Of Hidden Beauty – Nature Always Provides Beauty

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Olfactoria

I’m not having a good day, so without many words, here are a few beautiful photos from lovely reader Poodle that she took in her backyard. Thank you for sharing these, Poodle! What a beautiful place to live… I’m wafting … Continue reading →

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In Search Of Hidden Beauty – The Castle Beckons

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Olfactoria

For my birthday this past weekend we took a trip to a renaissance castle in Lower Austria, about an hour’s drive north of Vienna, the Rosenburg (Castle of Roses). The boys were excited to watch a bird show, as this … Continue reading →

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Spring In Snapshots – In Search For Everyday Beauty

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Olfactoria

I wanted to share just a few images of the last week… (please excuse the kid photos, I would totally post cat pictures if I had one! 😉 ) How was your week? Any plans for the weekend?  

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In Search Of Hidden Beauty – An Unexpected Flower

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Olfactoria

A very quick post today: Sometimes you are tired, cranky, preoccupied and general bad company (Sorry, S!), but then the unexpected beauty of an unidentified flower has the power to make you smile. Be sure to keep that image of … Continue reading →

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In Search Of Hidden Beauty – International Edition II

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Olfactoria

I received so many lovely photos from all over the world, thank you so much for sending them. Here are a few more from upstate New York, from Sweden and from the Philippines. Enjoy! “My love of reading began over … Continue reading →

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In Search Of Hidden Beauty – International Edition

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Olfactoria

I asked you recently to send in photos of your own places of beauty and I’m glad some of you did. So today I’m happy to post the first installment of gorgeous snapshots from around the world. And the last … Continue reading →

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Finding Hidden Beauty In Upstate New York

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Brie I have slowly over time become a woman of simple means. I literally own only five pairs of shoes. Give me the outdoors with a full moon in a star studded sky and a hot cup of tea, … Continue reading →

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This And That – Little Moments Of Beauty In Everyday Life

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Olfactoria

This week I want to show you little glimpses of everyday sights in my life. I went for a walk through our apartment with my iPhone and snapped away at the many unexpected things of beauty that I found. First, … Continue reading →

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Beauty Out In The Open – My Hermès Scarf Collection

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Olfactoria

Our series of hidden beauty (here) takes a break today, to give way to a kind of beauty that is right out there in the open, that is an end in itself, that has no other goal than to be … Continue reading →

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Spring Has Arrived – Search for Hidden Beauty Part IX

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Olfactoria

This not a post about beauty that is hidden, since it is right out there for all to see, but I figured it still fits the theme of the series. http://instagram.com/p/WhQYcovUnm/ Our garden is showing the first signs of new … Continue reading →

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