Have you ever fallen down an internet rabbit hole? That's what I call it when I am searching on a particular subject and an hour later I find myself miles from my original goal, yet in a very interesting place. Sometimes this can be the ultimate time waster and sometimes it can uncover untold delights!  Last week I found myself in the middle of just such a search. The fall planting season is upon us so I was searching for old fashioned flowers, because as a gardener I find them to be more reliable and easier to grow in my Michigan garden than newer hybrid species.

Imagine my pleasure when I came across the volume "Old Fashioned Flowers" by Maurice Maeterlinck, published in 1905. The inside of this book held some delightful surprises. The title page was an exquisite example of the Art Nouveau style of the time.

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Hello and welcome to the new Night and Day Designs Blog -- I am excited to be here and I hope you are, too.  Allow me to introduce myself.  I am the sole proprietor of the small graphic design business called Night and Day Designs.  I chose this name because I love art in all of it's shapes and forms.  I don't want to get pigeon-holed into a particular genre or style because I feel my personal design style can be as different as night and day, depending on what strikes my fancy on any particular day.

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