Sentences with phrase «by quaint»

Inspired by the quaint villages, churches and pastel architecture of rural Lebanon, the artist began painting at an early age.

Really it just wants to be old and it isn't so you see those of us from New England just traveling around the world, shaking off those chains of the sharp quickening weather and that sad desire to be classy or old usually betrayed by our quaint speech — wicked or our loafers, or deliberately well - worn clothes in New England's endless imitation of «real» which is a copy of those who we think know about something older — we think they own stuff, Harvard and the Swan Boats and that Swan Boat accident and all that cold weather food.

The route leads through narrow gorges and passes by quaint Andean towns.

Headlined by the decorated Hotel Del Coronado, accented by quaint shopping districts, galleries, beautiful landscape and parks, wide pristine beaches, and last but not least, some of California's most architecturally unique and prized homes.

Situated on the Costa de la Luz, Cadiz is surrounded by quaint coastal towns, hidden coves, and glorious sandy bays, so it really is worth exploring and finding your perfect beach, it's waiting to be found.

The summit can also be reached by a quaint narrow gauge railway for example from the picturesque town of Quedlinburg.

Popular with tourists, San Jose is surrounded by quaint farm villages and three majestic volcanoes.

Try out raclette, fondue or other local specialties in the fully equipped kitchen and enjoy a hearty apres - ski meal surrounded by quaint built - in cupboards and chic black armchairs in the formal dining area.

Whether visiting for a day or speding a relaxing weekend at one of our historic inns or charming B&B's, visitors find themselves mesmerized by the quaint charm of Granville.

It's about two worlds, the simple, plain life led by the quaint Amish community, where you can only get what you want if it pleases the others, and the dangerous one that John Book comes from, where one can get anything they so please, if they are strong enough to take it.

A cute little, red building surrounded by a quaint garden in the middle of the neck houses Chris Murch, owner and pewter smith.

Those players collectively were known by the quaint and improbable name of «the defence.»

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That period represented a peak for Toronto (prices crashed in 1989) but by today's standards, it looks absolutely quaint.

Pretty soon, your smartphone will be as quaint as an eight - track player, replaced by a pair of computerized contact lenses that can predict the weather or deliver your Facebook feed.

All of this is a long way of saying: Debt - free by 40 is starting to sound as quaint and improbable as «Freedom 55.»

It's a quaint idea, and one that is heavily promoted by the investment industry as the only reasonable choice for most investors.

This means that the reader can be assured that the book is pure of sectarian or theological contamination as it follows the by - now quaint - sounding criteria of a history objective and scientific.

Without foundations, there are no truths that can mandate radical change, and the stereotypes of left and right by which he defines «social justice,» along with his religio - patriotic flights of «pure, joyous hope» in limitless change, seem no more than quaint and fanciful.

The language has a quaint and innocent ring, redolent of the countryman upset by the vices of the city and the new temptations to the young, like movies, while worrying about land use patterns and the waste of resources ¯ part seer and part curmudgeon.

If we first taught our children these simple guidelines, before sp.oon - feeding them any religion, I expect that any such belief would be quickly dismissed by them as quaint nostalgia from a bygone era.

We would get on with our toddler groups and quaint carol services, mostly unhindered by the complaints of ordinary people.

In more modern thinking, by contrast, these ideas may seem a bit quaint, if not positively offensive.

Although their language would sound quaint today, a dualistic view of human nature torn by the lure of the flesh against the spirit has simply gone underground.

'' Cult» is not regarded by its adherents as something «quaint» or particular at all; they regard it as the axis mundi, the very connection between God and the world, and that which gives humans their true place in the cosmos.

A thorough genealogy of the fathers and forefathers of photography is succeeded by Nadar's quaint foray into beekeeping.

The story, written up in The American Prospect, points out that the 1970s feminist attitudes ensconced at Smith are quaint by today's standards.

Since the Reformation, many of the names chosen by popes — Pius, Clement, Leo, Urban, even Benedict — sound quaint to non-Catholic ears.

I sometimes think that, if we first taught our children these simple guidelines, Christianity and any other supernatural belief would be quickly dismissed by them as quaint nostalgia from a bygone era.

Cordova is a quaint little fishing town, surrounded on every front by startling natural beauty.

And you paint such a quaint picture of you as kids — I love the thought of the kids stealing table scraps:) These cookies look spectacular, Valentina — so perfect that they're vegan and a little bit lighter, but by the sound of it, no less delicious..

A pretty drive along the coast will take you to the famously quaint seaside village of La Jolla, where world - class shopping, culture and fine dining is rivaled only by its notoriously spectacular sunsets.

Located in Madison, Alabama, 10 minutes from the Tennessee border, the all female team led by Schlaman is churning out big results in their quaint church - turned - bakery.

It was tucked into a quaint shopping area surrounded by unique stores, interior designers, and an upscale produce market.

It's a small tourist town with the quaintest little main street you've ever seen, surrounded by mountains perfect for skiing or snowboarding (and hiking in summer).

The rest of the time I wandered, I nibbled, I bathed again, struck by how quaint this village remained despite its world - renowned skiing and how, despite a yearly onslaught of Australians, so little English was spoken.

Jutting 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Fork is approximately 30 miles long by five miles wide of country roads, local farms, quaint towns, and sprawling vineyards.

Although the Montreal Expos offered him the most money, he signed a five - year deal with George Steinbrenner's Yankees for $ 2.9 million, an amount that sounds quaint by today's standards but made him the highest - paid player in the game.

The quaint neighborhood became hawked by media members, all aching to snatch a scoop of news or cast a different outlook on the pain that's beleaguering this city.

The facts are supplemented visually by the rather quaint embroidered illustrations with a «patchwork - quilt» feel to them.

My birthing center looked like a house from the outside — including a quaint wrap - around - porch with rocking chairs — but as soon as I walked through the doors, I was greeted by nurses in scrubs.

«The Taylor Review is a step in the right direction but must be followed through with real action from the government to stop the countryside becoming a quaint museum to be enjoyed at weekends by wealthy commuters,» said Rics spokesperson, James Rowlands.

BY JANIE ROSMAN The quaint village resolved to hold the Thruway Authority to its word about working together to minimize the new TZ Bridge project's impact on residents.

In a plot twist that now seems quaint, Miranda horrified her friends by moving from a Manhattan apartment to a brownstone in Brooklyn.

Unlike the faded main drags of so many upstate towns, the quaint storefronts along Market Street are bustling, buoyed by the six - figure average salaries of company employees.

With the recent dramatic uptick in petroleum prices, that quaint, low - tech approach to ocean travel is getting a supersize makeover by a German company called SkySails.

Otto wrote those words in the heat of a presidential election race that now seems quaint by comparison to the one the nation now finds itself in.

By 2062, the year the animated show was set, advances in artificial intelligence, sensor networks and robotics promise to make the Jetsons's home in Skypad Apartments, and indeed in all of Orbit City, seem quaint by comparison (although flying cars may remain out of reach — especially ones that beat parking problems by folding into a suitcaseBy 2062, the year the animated show was set, advances in artificial intelligence, sensor networks and robotics promise to make the Jetsons's home in Skypad Apartments, and indeed in all of Orbit City, seem quaint by comparison (although flying cars may remain out of reach — especially ones that beat parking problems by folding into a suitcaseby comparison (although flying cars may remain out of reach — especially ones that beat parking problems by folding into a suitcaseby folding into a suitcase).

There's a struggle (with an observatory door), the element of surprise (an unexpected burst on a photographic plate), disbelief (by our protagonist and a collaborator), a scramble (to figure out how to report the discovery of the supernova), and an action scene that seems impossibly quaint: A driver races to the nearest town 100 kilometers away to send a telegram and alert the world that 166,000 light - years away, a star has exploded.

Stop on by after strolling the quaint sidewalks of Cold Spring Harbor Village!

A peaceful environment, quaint setting, sages, yogis meditating on a Himalayan trail, practicing yoga asanas by the bank of holy river Ganges, the cozy town of Rishikesh in India offers the perfect solitude and ambiance for undergoing a soul - stirring yoga program.