That's a Lot of #$% Snow!!!!!!!

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to take time from my fabric designing......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to show you guys who aren't in New England just what all the hoopla is about.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, remember.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time last week I was surrounded by palm trees and balmy weather.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what the view from my house was Saturday morning, BEFORE the most recent dumping of 12" of this white crap.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first picture is the view from my front door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice how there aren't any footprints in the snow down the path?????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>That's because I was staying inside!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwil75qUnpTQWB0Ab2z0dyKAJdvPkoNeJCAFRG36__m_JTUx0mz_qYdaRvPzKNktkzLOmL5TLIiWwe1JRw2EW5Y0XulByXldy-m18cXm3GlcJKZ4sqyk0wYIF418ph71-jPPPnPFH/s1600/IMG_6705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwil75qUnpTQWB0Ab2z0dyKAJdvPkoNeJCAFRG36__m_JTUx0mz_qYdaRvPzKNktkzLOmL5TLIiWwe1JRw2EW5Y0XulByXldy-m18cXm3GlcJKZ4sqyk0wYIF418ph71-jPPPnPFH/s1600/IMG_6705.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see that the snow is piled up against the glass of my storm door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me show you the view from my family room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0AgDZu2Sav39VYZ38YJXORoTmeiP2KJ-Azn2OjeP5b_38y0r-N0zgs0rPMKsxxj-QirOSXjUxGHGx-080O9tn4YblwDdfeVBors1im_-VfpalfKjwb9R3vE2UF3rvpDQA_rII9IS/s1600/IMG_6709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0AgDZu2Sav39VYZ38YJXORoTmeiP2KJ-Azn2OjeP5b_38y0r-N0zgs0rPMKsxxj-QirOSXjUxGHGx-080O9tn4YblwDdfeVBors1im_-VfpalfKjwb9R3vE2UF3rvpDQA_rII9IS/s1600/IMG_6709.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right, ladies and gentlemen.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THAT'S ALL SNOW!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This isn't some mound that was thrown there during shoveling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THAT'S JUST SNOW, PUT THERE BY MOTHER NATURE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here ya go, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">look out the other side of the room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHzy_6ibUXhJzqDi_GeBAoY39ukH_Na2U-vrfElPF_Zfd7fLbqe2Kb2fOauxMb54v3IPKu15zoEBwkRYrJOD06xhffRaAWiY2sIHxR0I416CJKbtaPTLEfjAYhppLOKBxu7WLt_Ga/s1600/IMG_6710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHzy_6ibUXhJzqDi_GeBAoY39ukH_Na2U-vrfElPF_Zfd7fLbqe2Kb2fOauxMb54v3IPKu15zoEBwkRYrJOD06xhffRaAWiY2sIHxR0I416CJKbtaPTLEfjAYhppLOKBxu7WLt_Ga/s1600/IMG_6710.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's the view towards the sliding doors in my dining room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">below is the view looking at my neighbors 6 foot high fence that is sitting on an 18" high stone retaining wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">if you do the math correctly,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that makes the top of the fence 7.5 feet high.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL07fc-YcPTi4TgB7Qy9ySYYUQ3W1v2-5arakFtYRjo5wlhLX_pRbN6KKH-jdjToLSkVLALKP95hZIjRaNlhLak9D_PclIcRIQx8DYgIMiWsdDOFrod_yhxTAQOYPijDwBT73mVq42/s1600/IMG_6712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL07fc-YcPTi4TgB7Qy9ySYYUQ3W1v2-5arakFtYRjo5wlhLX_pRbN6KKH-jdjToLSkVLALKP95hZIjRaNlhLak9D_PclIcRIQx8DYgIMiWsdDOFrod_yhxTAQOYPijDwBT73mVq42/s1600/IMG_6712.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is when I'm <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>really really really really</b></span> glad that I moved into a condominium.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLwm6E8iFBccEm6WpaFQOucL3sxC0vl0fJ7RN4C0_HpQIpXewqPcTMK7ScdPX-sFvnmey48uZR5V46tUZJwh88i5_urzULi7oGGT6RHuV8QIBhvhs52oMuZ8O0SzAmPLTLHSGRtko/s1600/IMG_6707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLwm6E8iFBccEm6WpaFQOucL3sxC0vl0fJ7RN4C0_HpQIpXewqPcTMK7ScdPX-sFvnmey48uZR5V46tUZJwh88i5_urzULi7oGGT6RHuV8QIBhvhs52oMuZ8O0SzAmPLTLHSGRtko/s1600/IMG_6707.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My dentists office just called to see if I wanted to reschedule my appointment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots of folks can't get out yet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT I'M ALL CLEARED OUT <span style="font-size: xx-small;">so I have to go to the dentist.......</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">@#$%</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not my favorite thing to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a completely different note.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The woman who designed my blog emailed me and accused me of bullying her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was very careful not to include her name in my rant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt that my blog post was just a consumer's response to what I perceived to be a bad service.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have a question for the class.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Was my <a href="http://betsyspeert.blogspot.com/2015/02/betsys-rant-1762.html">last pos</a>t a case of bullying?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't even name her name.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please leave your comments in the comments section.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Cuz, that's why it's called the comments section!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L8k6l5qoIi431H7zlp-6HjhcIx95f4c9rGv4hXQK3OcPY9BCjFQdS42ewR2d6s0poDczniOZOS8nE8Wm7NBCS2PaQaRU96MWZXTG8AT9a3Gas7Gq4lLsty1ux7NwBH47h5RL-g5O/s1600/signiture+photoshop+redrawn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L8k6l5qoIi431H7zlp-6HjhcIx95f4c9rGv4hXQK3OcPY9BCjFQdS42ewR2d6s0poDczniOZOS8nE8Wm7NBCS2PaQaRU96MWZXTG8AT9a3Gas7Gq4lLsty1ux7NwBH47h5RL-g5O/s1600/signiture+photoshop+redrawn.png" /></a></div>

That's a Lot of #$% Snow!!!!!!!

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Betsy's Rant #1762

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People who don't live up to their word drive me </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>nuts!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not going to mention any names.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">but</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I paid a blog designer for a blog design, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'cuz</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's what blog designers are supposed to do.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After lots of back and forth, I finally got her to do what I wanted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was not the easiest to work with, and she did some strange stuff.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">like posting the new design before we had it all worked out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">while it was under design, it could be seen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>That's like going to a party, and having the hairdresser do a foil wrap for your color right there in the middle of the host's living room.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was not amused.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I kept my calm, and worked with her till it was what I wanted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She kept some of the images of the fonts used, in her Photobucket account.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wouldn't let me have them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wanted control of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I asked her what would happen if she let her account lapse???????</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>She assured me that that would NEVER HAPPEN</b>!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess what happened!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you guess?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Give it a try.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>THAT'S RIGHT!!!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>SHE LET IT LAPSE!!!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everywhere that there was a word, such as the menu at the top of the blog,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my links to twitter and Facebook and Pinterest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">WAS REPLACED BY A PHOTOBUCKET ICON</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWy8a0cTRfZDuLjbP4j9D_bCJvxkCRh0MYZtb5UVxV7R-3E64nSrdm1o7kliAzeEPh3CMjQBAvzJ0sYQJc1HcJ2n7LLnWePs_izt6GbY5Q01S5iVhAVa1iTNKp3g-gcE7Ltwxw5P0-/s1600/aaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWy8a0cTRfZDuLjbP4j9D_bCJvxkCRh0MYZtb5UVxV7R-3E64nSrdm1o7kliAzeEPh3CMjQBAvzJ0sYQJc1HcJ2n7LLnWePs_izt6GbY5Q01S5iVhAVa1iTNKp3g-gcE7Ltwxw5P0-/s1600/aaa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a line of these marching across my blog just below my header.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then they were sprinkled throughout my side bar.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy, from Maison Decor, called me a few days ago to alert me to this situation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She had used the same designer, and her blog had the same problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we clicked on over to the designers website.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GUESS WHAT SHE HAD POSTED!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Can you guess?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her blog design business is on </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;">hiatus</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> </i>until further notice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amy wrote her an email, writing to the contact address she had listed,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and of course SHE DIDN'T RESPOND.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span><!--[endif]--></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">today I replaced the Photobucket icons with the best I could do using Blogger's template.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IT LOOKS CRAPPY,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> but at least my navigation menu at the top of my blog is visible again.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I Googled how to add buttons for following through Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel very smart for following how to do it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>So I did it.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT IT LOOKS CRAPPY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I need to find a new blog designer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone knows one that they like, please leave a comment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure that some of my readers have used the same designer that I did, and have experienced the same issue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after not writing for a few weeks,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what do I do?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do I write about design?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">NO I DON'T.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just use you guys for a venting platform.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I NEEDED TO VENT MY SPLEEN!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whew,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">well, now I feel better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back in Massachusetts, and the snow is halfway up my windows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">while I was gone, one of my bookshelves gave way.....</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRHttEERlPoZOhy9fsRhd4xw0V0-7iDn8OoJWWyS1YanRO3v1JCMe2a5dQBRaO_Sb3E7s_TtA1ZcbdSiRB9djlUSWWGAg6fTMtdBXp_quLYzMOy1djOVlUVLGkqk2u-cA0fLL5EDV/s1600/aaab.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRHttEERlPoZOhy9fsRhd4xw0V0-7iDn8OoJWWyS1YanRO3v1JCMe2a5dQBRaO_Sb3E7s_TtA1ZcbdSiRB9djlUSWWGAg6fTMtdBXp_quLYzMOy1djOVlUVLGkqk2u-cA0fLL5EDV/s1600/aaab.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I left Flerida yesterday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">why why why why why???????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know my parents appreciate my return,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">JEESH!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Latah, Gatah</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(she even screwed up my signature)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">See?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's the cursed Photobucket icon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

Betsy's Rant #1762

People who don't live up to their word drive me  nuts!!!!! I'm not going to mention any names..... but I paid a blog designer for a ...

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Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Do you remember my <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/fiddle-leaf-fig-bargain-breakfast-area.html"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fiddle Leaf Find</span></i></b> from Walmart 2 years ago?</a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got them for $4 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thumb" (which I wrote about <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/06/garden-days-summer-camps.html">HERE</a>),</div><div style="text-align: center;">they have surprisingly held up well and thrived!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I first got them, I was expecting the worse, they weren't exactly in great shape at the start (hence, the clearance bin). But I believe that with our TLC (and bigger pot) they truly are quite remarkable now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They grew so well that I was able to give 3 of my girlfriends this plant!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't prune them, It turned, out there were 2 in each pot. So I actually ended up paying just $2 per plant?!!! My friends were so happy to get their own fiddle leaf fig too since ours have become so beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tallest one so far</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother-in-law who's an avid gardener in the Philippines, even thought my the Fiddle leaf figs were artificial since they looked so perfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What's our secret?</i></b><br />Not much really, but here is what we've been doing and so far, has worked well for these plants:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">1) We water these babies generously once  a week in the summer and every 2 weeks in the winter. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>2) I do put some indoor plant fertilizer every 3 months or so (whenever I remember sometimes, so I didn't do this consistently)</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>3) Aphids can become a problem and nuisance. I just used water with some drops of dish washing soap in them, spray and wipe away. I don't put any oil in the leaves, their just shiny and perfect the way they are.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">4) I do trim the bottom (not the top like most experts say) occassionally (like 3x  only since we got them)</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">5) We did transfer them right away to Bigger Pots for them to grow better! Actually we need to transfer one to a bigger pot soon...</span></i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table>I truly love these plants, and they are perfect touches of green year-round inside our home!<br /><br />I still want them to look like this though...<br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So I better get my pruning skills honed right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, do you have any indoor plants that makes you happy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">                          Have a Nice Day!</span></i></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div><ol></ol>

Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

 Do you remember my  Fiddle Leaf Find from Walmart 2 years ago? Got them for $4 each Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thum...

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Furniture that can grow up with your kid - part 1

<div style="text-align: center;">Ok, now that the 'tour' of my Winter Blues home is done. I've got Nursery in my mind lately.<br /><br />And with that,  I've been "Screen Shopping" for furniture and decorative items that can go in that special room.<br /><br />For one thing, there's a lot of great pieces out there now, definitely pieces that can <i><b>easily grow with your child</b></i> and better yet, <b><i>go anywhere in your home</i></b>!<br /><br />One of the stores I love is <b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/?a=16&device=c&network=g&matchtype=e&gclid=CjwKEAiAxNilBRD88r2azcqB2zsSJABy2B96PSxIfaF7-BhYnWomaKmJSIMlyIL94Fy_1JFkwkSmkhoCSEnw_wcB">LAND OF NOD</a>.</span></i></b>..</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik52HhI7S9k9buJY3pOvKKkf2gkJl97Lv25RyyscHMci3amOga-bKSCLjIPGeZHAkwrKA0N-yx5etLYIX2lWquNr4E0o90_e7QTqPY1gAic19UUEMIoxY8pY1yeaXFr7rIpDf27lvZX7k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.43.06+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik52HhI7S9k9buJY3pOvKKkf2gkJl97Lv25RyyscHMci3amOga-bKSCLjIPGeZHAkwrKA0N-yx5etLYIX2lWquNr4E0o90_e7QTqPY1gAic19UUEMIoxY8pY1yeaXFr7rIpDf27lvZX7k/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.43.06+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/all-new/new/campaign-dresser-white/f14721">Campaign Dresser </a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGInsIhYMlZ660VDkUKprBB-uZxjmxGpJ9LJPOena2X0nxlVRBuhQsVtTIcQ3qyYhO7k4Pt4fS4htyNEr83wpiB0ESDwAvLYUmih_x6PCWLrooqixep6_SoiSFhk_rDEJb9UR0CxmPww/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.47.40+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGInsIhYMlZ660VDkUKprBB-uZxjmxGpJ9LJPOena2X0nxlVRBuhQsVtTIcQ3qyYhO7k4Pt4fS4htyNEr83wpiB0ESDwAvLYUmih_x6PCWLrooqixep6_SoiSFhk_rDEJb9UR0CxmPww/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.47.40+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/all-new/new/campaign-desk-white/f14427">Campaign Desk</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7CcgcC-jadKh_U2kNuxzqErskw86fZoj3EG7tadoK-nO8mzQGSFWLLnTtSXx2WSjv71o-LmBj545B7LNXPuXBnenrTlbekuS2tTi0fj03aS-_5qL1z7gxY2lgBR0gh_vHri3wPOApIQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.51.55+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7CcgcC-jadKh_U2kNuxzqErskw86fZoj3EG7tadoK-nO8mzQGSFWLLnTtSXx2WSjv71o-LmBj545B7LNXPuXBnenrTlbekuS2tTi0fj03aS-_5qL1z7gxY2lgBR0gh_vHri3wPOApIQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.51.55+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/now-you-see-it-acrylic-bookcase/f14168">Now You See It Acrylic Bookcase</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS46cvGEJ-pbIEjS6s1-zgHmqXdAK8d4P9beUc8rb4YdnK0mteRU82TqtwFuANMU0Alzebr-xLEvJzzXWom1zEsb5RUg0ilLWkfPR409LYzKBTnyEnDCJAa0eONeGs1HT8h44WXsIbPyQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.44.46+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS46cvGEJ-pbIEjS6s1-zgHmqXdAK8d4P9beUc8rb4YdnK0mteRU82TqtwFuANMU0Alzebr-xLEvJzzXWom1zEsb5RUg0ilLWkfPR409LYzKBTnyEnDCJAa0eONeGs1HT8h44WXsIbPyQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.44.46+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/all-new/new/whitewash-andersen-6-drawer-dresser/s181459">Andersen Dresser</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0U75_UInpAiGrtBKf3g1XcIYFw2pHfD2AGj6C6atsfdy4iLBgYaUui5M0fwQnKaG_JHIH8t0lzYSvwoZfUPGnO_A31TXl-Q_oGFZKxhHHpv0I7RnAmULCNoO2YTwS8CTKOihV8MaigY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.49.51+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0U75_UInpAiGrtBKf3g1XcIYFw2pHfD2AGj6C6atsfdy4iLBgYaUui5M0fwQnKaG_JHIH8t0lzYSvwoZfUPGnO_A31TXl-Q_oGFZKxhHHpv0I7RnAmULCNoO2YTwS8CTKOihV8MaigY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.49.51+PM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/as-you-wish-upholstered-settee/f14971">As You Wish Settee</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwsp7IOO6MlG6CIee19NHOzwuH-ccnx-minvdX5lGptkrJzgfE-KRN2kKt60i8WqJDbeRFMrHyG-zDhgyAqOWpouTl-TnRcyK4oEpfTF20RMjtNiJcmkoONhN2QiA0o-ALOY4HaD_GAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.54.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwsp7IOO6MlG6CIee19NHOzwuH-ccnx-minvdX5lGptkrJzgfE-KRN2kKt60i8WqJDbeRFMrHyG-zDhgyAqOWpouTl-TnRcyK4oEpfTF20RMjtNiJcmkoONhN2QiA0o-ALOY4HaD_GAc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.54.22+PM.png" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/circulation-chest/s611220">Circulation Chest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nCOUdF3t0w9VmvhFLY0jBs5nJacfpDrWvdhHEQlFfd2xm6RLBP_p4WW3PRvAFnYz30Jgct9HVge8tyYIYdtchWNugVgIwxhyphenhyphennaqQkprvOJgO71MwKo826w2Rt7wDV1QBOB4xHfxhPe4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.56.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nCOUdF3t0w9VmvhFLY0jBs5nJacfpDrWvdhHEQlFfd2xm6RLBP_p4WW3PRvAFnYz30Jgct9HVge8tyYIYdtchWNugVgIwxhyphenhyphennaqQkprvOJgO71MwKo826w2Rt7wDV1QBOB4xHfxhPe4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-13+at+7.56.15+PM.png" width="317" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.landofnod.com/color-weave-toy-box-blue/f14169">Color Weave Toy Box</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Do you see the versatility of these pieces? Gone are the days of  Car beds and Castle cabinets </div><div style="text-align: center;">(well,  maybe not yet),  and kid furniture are now more practical and definitely more beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think? Which one is your favorite and where will you put it or how will you use it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Have A Great Weekend!</span></i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div>

Furniture that can grow up with your kid - part 1

Ok, now that the 'tour' of my Winter Blues home is done. I've got Nursery in my mind lately. And with that,  I've been ...

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Winter Blues in the Living Room

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all had  a wonderful weekend everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is the last day of this "Winter Blues Series", I hope you enjoyed the last two since this one is the 'less blue' of all. Actually, I have more jewel tones in this room than in any other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKJyWo4L6wJ6c_oLwqaKAStiVnMFVpBbbcNN-vCIAN1mvuV6d0NEp3s3cRfVizKrLb4zuOzvHwuQx2vTp1levryIeVraCq3Y9spmfvBkPY-NBMODQenVzS_hFcZbwiJ0nwmDWS0tx7zk/s1600/DSC_0575_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKJyWo4L6wJ6c_oLwqaKAStiVnMFVpBbbcNN-vCIAN1mvuV6d0NEp3s3cRfVizKrLb4zuOzvHwuQx2vTp1levryIeVraCq3Y9spmfvBkPY-NBMODQenVzS_hFcZbwiJ0nwmDWS0tx7zk/s1600/DSC_0575_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house looks almost empty post-holiday doesn't it? But also feels more relaxing.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As always, it starts with the pillow change. These 2 - the denim and the country toile are both from IKEA I bought about a year ago but only got to use only now. I also switched back the lamps.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii36cshNMwKsf4wc9rsfB9sUTHAg7bBrIhLKlMAi4tYlPZ5x9_APBFt0iQfypjr1uUzbKVZv3dqADPBbKpSQHqCRnH2pt9qYeldVuC-yzfagSAAAZ01iMwF_odNvtS-xQR08dx8DsHQjE/s1600/DSC_0576_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii36cshNMwKsf4wc9rsfB9sUTHAg7bBrIhLKlMAi4tYlPZ5x9_APBFt0iQfypjr1uUzbKVZv3dqADPBbKpSQHqCRnH2pt9qYeldVuC-yzfagSAAAZ01iMwF_odNvtS-xQR08dx8DsHQjE/s1600/DSC_0576_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coffee table didn't change much. Just added my amber grapes for the Christmas beads and added all the brass.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC06PiabAUsLkvQEpKznKMzkZ91jfK45d7uqyNE8MMvOyQE9tf9B-Gh_iBuuMuU7wb3Refu9ljPYZ4tNw0jzyqwQ9MAyWMXOOblNfGvPS8ECtYZ8V5m4LxIiEyGFXvf-7k7a1M9M0iFdw/s1600/DSC_0577_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC06PiabAUsLkvQEpKznKMzkZ91jfK45d7uqyNE8MMvOyQE9tf9B-Gh_iBuuMuU7wb3Refu9ljPYZ4tNw0jzyqwQ9MAyWMXOOblNfGvPS8ECtYZ8V5m4LxIiEyGFXvf-7k7a1M9M0iFdw/s1600/DSC_0577_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brass galore on the piano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think my pair of <a href="http://shop.kerrysteele.com/">KERRY STEELE</a> watercolors look perfect with all the brass along with the greens in my orchids.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKtYPTsTnmmtEry834AuI36tMLoIAkOyeKPmuo6cmi_qTa8qLk6_KMaBx8eR6udzAzqZxYDZI3_2Jhctez7nqlzIrW1iXDSaeI9d_N7iixwL3RbilkyUEzQOgfGhSG1L1ep6WW8VxnqY/s1600/DSC_0578_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKtYPTsTnmmtEry834AuI36tMLoIAkOyeKPmuo6cmi_qTa8qLk6_KMaBx8eR6udzAzqZxYDZI3_2Jhctez7nqlzIrW1iXDSaeI9d_N7iixwL3RbilkyUEzQOgfGhSG1L1ep6WW8VxnqY/s1600/DSC_0578_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aisian-inspired console</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I planted some Amaryllis which hasn't bloomed yet, so I placed my faux ones here first.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JD4SD-DDcMI3LD_EuY8wRPH1nUeGsDjFNnEZm64WtnP0EvRJKX2CGYskDjQ8E7TVRWndEQnL4bWZHViT_QOTaG4BnlcZ3TZHoMvKatGBIoxctAP908U_Ube_vn148XWMK8WFJZkmsrE/s1600/DSC_0579_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JD4SD-DDcMI3LD_EuY8wRPH1nUeGsDjFNnEZm64WtnP0EvRJKX2CGYskDjQ8E7TVRWndEQnL4bWZHViT_QOTaG4BnlcZ3TZHoMvKatGBIoxctAP908U_Ube_vn148XWMK8WFJZkmsrE/s1600/DSC_0579_Fotor.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Mantel is simple but I love how the painting captures all the colors in our living room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPR1BdDKfkENapasJnycJAbvVpNu6o_J5OPtYiOD4rQVh1JxSX0WQosqtIfyWnSKYDMZZBzqVXhANlWkMD4cjxPLHvblw3M_XCiolJq-qYqUT7yxahI8DGnpLXO0Go3PRXctxArrIXXo/s1600/DSC_0580_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPR1BdDKfkENapasJnycJAbvVpNu6o_J5OPtYiOD4rQVh1JxSX0WQosqtIfyWnSKYDMZZBzqVXhANlWkMD4cjxPLHvblw3M_XCiolJq-qYqUT7yxahI8DGnpLXO0Go3PRXctxArrIXXo/s1600/DSC_0580_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Jewel tones here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jt4dLXjckXPzz-bQhJJYYz5HWx0zX7fY2UAlZ5he2yBl1AIfyoOveXYl5aap5v2YEpi_zdkAriWDClxe8Vik1dMnt_ptOkqAoBFbIDQl-nypvHEj2yrniER0RX02PStI0YdI3Eh4NYk/s1600/DSC_0581_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jt4dLXjckXPzz-bQhJJYYz5HWx0zX7fY2UAlZ5he2yBl1AIfyoOveXYl5aap5v2YEpi_zdkAriWDClxe8Vik1dMnt_ptOkqAoBFbIDQl-nypvHEj2yrniER0RX02PStI0YdI3Eh4NYk/s1600/DSC_0581_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The throw is a gift from my friend Grace.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkpDAnXHuRlVf3ncrOsYL5o8SAVd953qlR6UUqJChhluMlC5Z7nwndcNZ9zxg9PBBRArDt-fgL_fujdAC9ptKbuqAyR23bUmu9WxgH-tGlKruYgeA_pz7GsqIwYxdkwbsCGHtyhw-OrI/s1600/DSC_0582_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkpDAnXHuRlVf3ncrOsYL5o8SAVd953qlR6UUqJChhluMlC5Z7nwndcNZ9zxg9PBBRArDt-fgL_fujdAC9ptKbuqAyR23bUmu9WxgH-tGlKruYgeA_pz7GsqIwYxdkwbsCGHtyhw-OrI/s1600/DSC_0582_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you see Sophia's Playpen peaking behind? I need fix that area fast before she starts crawling around.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">That's all folks! Thank you so much for following along!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2015/01/show-and-share-no245.html">Linda's Coastal Charm</a>, <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/inspire-me-monday-43/">Inspire me Monday</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2015/01/tuesdays-at-our-home-96-features.html">Our Home away from Home</a>, <a href="http://colorpaintcreate.blogspot.com/2015/01/project-life-monday-10.html">Color Paint Create</a>,<br /><a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2015/01/make-it-pretty-monday-week-125.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29">The Dedicated House</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2015/01/252nd-inspire-me-tuesday.html#more">A Stroll thru Life</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2015/01/wow-us-wednesdays-205.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2015/01/flusters-creative-muster-party-107.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2015/01/a-little-bird-told-me-weekly-link-party_21.html">The life of Jennifer Dawn</a>, <a href="http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2015/01/centerpiece-wednesday_81.html">The Style Sisters</a>, <a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2015/01/treasure-hunt-thursday-189-highlights.html?showComment=1421900507262#c5020017335881678533">From my front porch to yours</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2015/01/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_23.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SerenityNow-aMommysSolutionToStayingSane+%28Serenity+Now-A+Mommy%27s+Solution+to+Staying+Sane%29">Serenity Now</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2015/01/frugal-friday_22.html">The Shabby Nest</a>, <a href="http://www.thediaryofarealhousewife.com/2015/01/friday-favorites_22.html">Diary of a Real housewife</a></div>

Winter Blues in the Living Room

I hope you all had  a wonderful weekend everyone! Today is the last day of this "Winter Blues Series", I hope you enjoyed the last...

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More Stuff for Kris!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I KNOW, I KNOW.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">leaving you guys with a cliff hanger.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I am back to remedy that situation!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When last we met.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was telling you about framing some artwork for Kris's guest room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was talking about reframing this pair of needlepoint pictures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnjpsm-_3TEatFDbVA21dtQxPTo4Y46Q_eI0cUKSxt9cvm3cntuMMyLckPu9bFzdU7A9NdZFd_gkEy9cADBolsbQ1GzjV0VNR0chIa9dgcRffGZ6YdBlK1Qts9QbXRJQoBzWk7JIS/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnjpsm-_3TEatFDbVA21dtQxPTo4Y46Q_eI0cUKSxt9cvm3cntuMMyLckPu9bFzdU7A9NdZFd_gkEy9cADBolsbQ1GzjV0VNR0chIa9dgcRffGZ6YdBlK1Qts9QbXRJQoBzWk7JIS/s1600/16.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHnX1Q8JpTbPBksyJ5O29NvY4051bZ9gmRhSx78TgrLNjBITNKHynt9jjoqWJCpNjeMKQnL1AivHy3UnYy5Nf_oR6l_HLc5pRDWj0xw4EAX7twrViKeqOzTlbBnoZSgodk-MnRq_Z/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHnX1Q8JpTbPBksyJ5O29NvY4051bZ9gmRhSx78TgrLNjBITNKHynt9jjoqWJCpNjeMKQnL1AivHy3UnYy5Nf_oR6l_HLc5pRDWj0xw4EAX7twrViKeqOzTlbBnoZSgodk-MnRq_Z/s1600/17.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see, the frames were pretty beat up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The black didn't work in the grouping we were creating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They needed to be reinvented.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked the old gold liner behind the black, so we decided to keep that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYdEWVy1GTHyBf2MmLJ8JhQoa2pYEW0Y_ck0F3hoJj7rr-Qvly3Mi1qGzcAfyMlTDoM4qU1nbmhd9NXPgTKgunDdKy9IHC8o2kVFbOB2jkyRE-vAs7tHolf00oWIqh24WhlzegGrM/s1600/a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYdEWVy1GTHyBf2MmLJ8JhQoa2pYEW0Y_ck0F3hoJj7rr-Qvly3Mi1qGzcAfyMlTDoM4qU1nbmhd9NXPgTKgunDdKy9IHC8o2kVFbOB2jkyRE-vAs7tHolf00oWIqh24WhlzegGrM/s1600/a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I took a trip to our local high falutin' custom framing shop in Cambridge Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rOw9RZWd_eHCCNZOSV29ANYzGSD-mvjwTOzNXyfReEhgPqbqkYBC9Sr7KwEB0yoguHjpPT-H7s5KBICU9EdGedtRJ-9s1Vb4-fFTsvjc7djlJsHZOCHiW9PHOnnbvzXPdqSmuVXF/s1600/1aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rOw9RZWd_eHCCNZOSV29ANYzGSD-mvjwTOzNXyfReEhgPqbqkYBC9Sr7KwEB0yoguHjpPT-H7s5KBICU9EdGedtRJ-9s1Vb4-fFTsvjc7djlJsHZOCHiW9PHOnnbvzXPdqSmuVXF/s1600/1aa.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you step through the doors, you're inundated with a cornucopia of fabuloso frames.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD92AKFYsWWGDVmbNjijIpRaxJ72TfzgZ_u6XrH05cpKokg7nnDXYfjz9En3uTHE2pYAepnzHV1u9eeKGL8hmCxPF2YxnEuLD0ju01l5KFkwpERzomDWwMGXU0wTrx_hiRw1lL45Sn/s1600/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD92AKFYsWWGDVmbNjijIpRaxJ72TfzgZ_u6XrH05cpKokg7nnDXYfjz9En3uTHE2pYAepnzHV1u9eeKGL8hmCxPF2YxnEuLD0ju01l5KFkwpERzomDWwMGXU0wTrx_hiRw1lL45Sn/s1600/37.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walls and walls of the things.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_QDDdmF7HfwJ4KwW5W3BTnG_jbqXb_gNOxmLzgxomzw5TPuHGxQrZlTrYbfJxR1tezDgrRVjAYM-iydT6Am5amhqY1CJRJ_takR278ebInnsqOQl93vhIOQFHpjrpGYrhS9CgW_g/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_QDDdmF7HfwJ4KwW5W3BTnG_jbqXb_gNOxmLzgxomzw5TPuHGxQrZlTrYbfJxR1tezDgrRVjAYM-iydT6Am5amhqY1CJRJ_takR278ebInnsqOQl93vhIOQFHpjrpGYrhS9CgW_g/s1600/30.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We had a really wonderful woman help us choose frames and mats.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spread everything out on the table and went to work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I concentrate.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tend to get tunnel vision...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I don't watch where I'm going.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yh7l6kE-k6KvqzoIu6gGtgYMdmO0tYoRvSFDlaWnn2Xn0DsfuC7HD7MFdRpWxFGXbsQ5FvqBS55KuvKa3Ze4C-eBueKOqK-kvaa0dDoL2G1p1jrcCrIZHHDRHdOVBzFCiCp1JpqX/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yh7l6kE-k6KvqzoIu6gGtgYMdmO0tYoRvSFDlaWnn2Xn0DsfuC7HD7MFdRpWxFGXbsQ5FvqBS55KuvKa3Ze4C-eBueKOqK-kvaa0dDoL2G1p1jrcCrIZHHDRHdOVBzFCiCp1JpqX/s1600/7.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice this stack of pictures leaning against the desk???????</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYA-n3FnG2MMtKOBJ8cwfYE2BABvCT7_JfApifCTw-8zdzDj8FlERBj2cCsMCvo5GvMDGUp0Tzk0qc764iHbKmc4_ETVX76MDx-soLMceVkUE3G2RqWQUBxwpXFlcT_Fm1Qp5lFC4/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYA-n3FnG2MMtKOBJ8cwfYE2BABvCT7_JfApifCTw-8zdzDj8FlERBj2cCsMCvo5GvMDGUp0Tzk0qc764iHbKmc4_ETVX76MDx-soLMceVkUE3G2RqWQUBxwpXFlcT_Fm1Qp5lFC4/s1600/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">WELL, I DIDN'T!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a framing accident.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>on my leg!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsXI3TNgNlRgEZDk0KRxBzNrs0ZkGF-i4AViAN1sFJRAJzrqt2cApDnjsp7vJDQ210oJ3ggjiBj-e4nXO1a8sq6dvtBHPQAyJ4jvw9R8kEypX_1RZNOAv_iIiHKVsC-Aw-v6ffYjj/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsXI3TNgNlRgEZDk0KRxBzNrs0ZkGF-i4AViAN1sFJRAJzrqt2cApDnjsp7vJDQ210oJ3ggjiBj-e4nXO1a8sq6dvtBHPQAyJ4jvw9R8kEypX_1RZNOAv_iIiHKVsC-Aw-v6ffYjj/s1600/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><b>the above picture was taken, after all the blood was cleaned up.</b></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The medic was called in,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this place was fully stocked for idiots JUST LIKE ME!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4uOwumeFC6br1lbx3SY2FU4cg0cCVQK6tQdcy-bqfAU9Na5yvp6Zg_bWXAVXHzhUkdnvtgRP7zshTh9KC1pudlKVdeqSfXg3X9c9kCFc9a1xOG_VUbf5ySDtzu-hKw88XEoAQfDV/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4uOwumeFC6br1lbx3SY2FU4cg0cCVQK6tQdcy-bqfAU9Na5yvp6Zg_bWXAVXHzhUkdnvtgRP7zshTh9KC1pudlKVdeqSfXg3X9c9kCFc9a1xOG_VUbf5ySDtzu-hKw88XEoAQfDV/s1600/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>after</b></span> the blood was cleaned up and the lawsuit was filed.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I got back to the serious act of choosing frames.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started with the little oils she found on eBay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vw3QcUTYWediSidsD3a2eTpB7KTGkyM88qDpIkH6Bg_OhMuZ5LCbHLCIAUyGBORheGdBsDqv7nb2ns6hSNgGwL_i-y2LpVIy-20dXZ7p46T3hyNDf05Z8zhMcqeCllwkcztrvQN3/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vw3QcUTYWediSidsD3a2eTpB7KTGkyM88qDpIkH6Bg_OhMuZ5LCbHLCIAUyGBORheGdBsDqv7nb2ns6hSNgGwL_i-y2LpVIy-20dXZ7p46T3hyNDf05Z8zhMcqeCllwkcztrvQN3/s1600/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDs4nkWX4tLCVyEsddF2CYiAi4fi1xVqWeczJ6cDP8dV8ZlRcrgPk_roXMY6h4XG48_bhccTAqyPVNCQrWp04IzaVQbusPif33jQjflNLBD8ZPGGwfsHyyiFFhozoIpteOWoOf6l/s1600/34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCDs4nkWX4tLCVyEsddF2CYiAi4fi1xVqWeczJ6cDP8dV8ZlRcrgPk_roXMY6h4XG48_bhccTAqyPVNCQrWp04IzaVQbusPif33jQjflNLBD8ZPGGwfsHyyiFFhozoIpteOWoOf6l/s1600/34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difference between custom and stock frames, is the corners are made to order.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr_TPXwCCd-KDr0rSgeDJ0uHw0Jnpz5yhvkg2aXCuUUwPuBh0OyMG2Xg7nZ8H9AkxyWYdAHDCLYGVulOX5ciodlOywy1ixCopIDVd8gnNQ01AESxDLMIE5apb3ao9ohiIFY7ZmT5b/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWr_TPXwCCd-KDr0rSgeDJ0uHw0Jnpz5yhvkg2aXCuUUwPuBh0OyMG2Xg7nZ8H9AkxyWYdAHDCLYGVulOX5ciodlOywy1ixCopIDVd8gnNQ01AESxDLMIE5apb3ao9ohiIFY7ZmT5b/s1600/31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stock isn't just cut as needed and mitered.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't they pretty?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblE5XXtEvOAd_I9Fp3PvCXH80D6AL_viAcSRlCX3tnLauKaNTCZz1LpcVJc5gi2dh1GdrPmfk56g62bjhDsT9D1tt3XkoOT2ABs9VdMvoxdjbc9DQa-boT9C44-PxF-ngfjaOFgZQ/s1600/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblE5XXtEvOAd_I9Fp3PvCXH80D6AL_viAcSRlCX3tnLauKaNTCZz1LpcVJc5gi2dh1GdrPmfk56g62bjhDsT9D1tt3XkoOT2ABs9VdMvoxdjbc9DQa-boT9C44-PxF-ngfjaOFgZQ/s1600/32.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's what we were looking for, for Kris.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabWr83g2sGPMbY1HSE60g9XccKuqf-TBaB6JurryiVvZUdOM7iMuAccjS66uaSWYOit54MGncYbs5s-2zcSRwi_MQiLbbhIZy0hI3X1T0bCV61CmY-NzMNDfue4vSCZDqtWH7pc59/s1600/35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabWr83g2sGPMbY1HSE60g9XccKuqf-TBaB6JurryiVvZUdOM7iMuAccjS66uaSWYOit54MGncYbs5s-2zcSRwi_MQiLbbhIZy0hI3X1T0bCV61CmY-NzMNDfue4vSCZDqtWH7pc59/s1600/35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted the look of an old 1930's style frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVNy0KS-9n2ohiFHF0S_Vpd66BsAgkG6Zr1iilCGT9QMdKbNqHCpdoJ1B8sI5xzzBI5esO_s6DLcQUqcmPUkoWcKa9Dd5U3njyHDrDMV7GRPTedSXgSBIrPvCCqZwFukzuCXPdu7U/s1600/36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVNy0KS-9n2ohiFHF0S_Vpd66BsAgkG6Zr1iilCGT9QMdKbNqHCpdoJ1B8sI5xzzBI5esO_s6DLcQUqcmPUkoWcKa9Dd5U3njyHDrDMV7GRPTedSXgSBIrPvCCqZwFukzuCXPdu7U/s1600/36.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See the way the old frame from the 20's she already had looked?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had a beautiful custom corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxxOyJzalG15ByLnYlRCOJMbFo31HUphepEdL5uck67VqSg9qBLQ5EfLNUBkFp3SP_GVQFcNtlFP53XEGi469-OudOg7vAq9DzKVrd7Q3p3esfdJ76M7EC-uGOit6FVO2wR5RYjRA/s1600/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxxOyJzalG15ByLnYlRCOJMbFo31HUphepEdL5uck67VqSg9qBLQ5EfLNUBkFp3SP_GVQFcNtlFP53XEGi469-OudOg7vAq9DzKVrd7Q3p3esfdJ76M7EC-uGOit6FVO2wR5RYjRA/s1600/29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, that was our goal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scariest part of the experience wasn't all the blood that was shed by yours truly.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it was when Kris had to bring out her check book.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqpXgAwJLqr3pf63WdDl1f3bZubxFmCRgvL7WWxbYxLSEmw_pkeCb_HiP4TTvnQor6E1D9pKr-puidM-keZC6K7wKUACY1gOy7Fxh2AryojTXg3pHGTo1WDxfpn54uMw9zLHyR1GD/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqpXgAwJLqr3pf63WdDl1f3bZubxFmCRgvL7WWxbYxLSEmw_pkeCb_HiP4TTvnQor6E1D9pKr-puidM-keZC6K7wKUACY1gOy7Fxh2AryojTXg3pHGTo1WDxfpn54uMw9zLHyR1GD/s1600/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to be forgotten....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but any good frame shop has a dog that comes to work with the owner.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as you can see, he's an important part of the design process,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxfErQPqc-OutgC0B4x8LkhnGtiWngOE1b-7K6_G6Bxv1gRwZDhodQf1UgioiYXYyDYFLqClBdbfYAFyuFopMcdZ8oo3rSIMjxXMiVcozgvG-jYn1itEUW8SQFBIwRmOSFLWdOYJR/s1600/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxfErQPqc-OutgC0B4x8LkhnGtiWngOE1b-7K6_G6Bxv1gRwZDhodQf1UgioiYXYyDYFLqClBdbfYAFyuFopMcdZ8oo3rSIMjxXMiVcozgvG-jYn1itEUW8SQFBIwRmOSFLWdOYJR/s1600/38.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the pictures after their redo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEwuAu8umRbqHMppA3UJ2e-13t4z1_JnYvVlKDTZUSFcIMT_p-B2MpAm0bdr-9Cz-Ojj2fTNpQwEco7o8_cKQVZWVxb0HxD3ublFRt9uL-r_u9yYkt5ofLiDFY9kcsY4yUe343trZ/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEwuAu8umRbqHMppA3UJ2e-13t4z1_JnYvVlKDTZUSFcIMT_p-B2MpAm0bdr-9Cz-Ojj2fTNpQwEco7o8_cKQVZWVxb0HxD3ublFRt9uL-r_u9yYkt5ofLiDFY9kcsY4yUe343trZ/s1600/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't they look like old frames?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hfr1obomcp-eoUmrNkTGViHin-qm9QtuDCKi6iXBLp0_5PHyi5UhQRidzOj2Cm4NfOFKhTOySM93DananKVzgxrNMptO54AsIihquU53S7sPWbdBFfoyZtmyLwyF_n2HvF-e4m8-/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hfr1obomcp-eoUmrNkTGViHin-qm9QtuDCKi6iXBLp0_5PHyi5UhQRidzOj2Cm4NfOFKhTOySM93DananKVzgxrNMptO54AsIihquU53S7sPWbdBFfoyZtmyLwyF_n2HvF-e4m8-/s1600/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We laid them out on the bed, to see how we wanted to hang them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMPqJthg2tI23lrcuyFBQOgYRPa7vKXRmYlmcSHdpRHrUZcZWh37BzDq5_KHR3DM0WmXE34tw-dHvVcqsREpV4XPCCAnJsQ4270SU4g6xEqicQiY7gTEcRBT7r8u-40K_3zxwLe4q/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMPqJthg2tI23lrcuyFBQOgYRPa7vKXRmYlmcSHdpRHrUZcZWh37BzDq5_KHR3DM0WmXE34tw-dHvVcqsREpV4XPCCAnJsQ4270SU4g6xEqicQiY7gTEcRBT7r8u-40K_3zxwLe4q/s1600/9.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">NOW IT WAS TIME TO ATTACK THE WALL!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One down....(or should I say up????)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBBFDUBXhKaffhR5akcVQ-JqPvWiV4qNmRShYAcL9lAj6H65cSUkHkbPUGS1gEchXNCQbECJmS25G68HFUKUCxrJtfkIS-4hZOn43D-O3HwV0D1TjHyEGVbmDK7RQVUA8u821YCB5/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBBFDUBXhKaffhR5akcVQ-JqPvWiV4qNmRShYAcL9lAj6H65cSUkHkbPUGS1gEchXNCQbECJmS25G68HFUKUCxrJtfkIS-4hZOn43D-O3HwV0D1TjHyEGVbmDK7RQVUA8u821YCB5/s1600/12.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT9YngB_30JjaiqW94ZAJ4xlrZmNUm2KOMs9FG_hGnyYP6m9lBQi1ooSgB1W5cehzDyIUjEceJmCzQeojyTdP7APJ1u5qTqnPmhN4Fv1invh_gUDl0RhTtdCblMdNohxGlIC9-Cdn/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOT9YngB_30JjaiqW94ZAJ4xlrZmNUm2KOMs9FG_hGnyYP6m9lBQi1ooSgB1W5cehzDyIUjEceJmCzQeojyTdP7APJ1u5qTqnPmhN4Fv1invh_gUDl0RhTtdCblMdNohxGlIC9-Cdn/s1600/13.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since this was where the door swung open, we had to make sure it looked OK when the door was open!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iGxvO46DMV-BB_LE8tA5Y6jpsuniSXahp7mucJrFvqgn-6w192bNvYzDA0Y_qn_Ok9-EF_dWHfX4zG0Qbdu9UH9bTU_ShaUBVE9QGUCdzjOIoISV0oej3k0rB5bSlDiR3ziDkpWj/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iGxvO46DMV-BB_LE8tA5Y6jpsuniSXahp7mucJrFvqgn-6w192bNvYzDA0Y_qn_Ok9-EF_dWHfX4zG0Qbdu9UH9bTU_ShaUBVE9QGUCdzjOIoISV0oej3k0rB5bSlDiR3ziDkpWj/s1600/14.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked the way the new frames worked together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4WvpS9SIQn3-nA5ofz6HxO_eHUVvt9VezYzQTIAYcsWjvLCwoCLdUEUZZR4Eb9rrLw1PyM-MlrocHXG4NMvvmikWnOUlB5g53OHX4wR1njdEij33mXFdTpYdk0W-PnaYEQkorGME/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4WvpS9SIQn3-nA5ofz6HxO_eHUVvt9VezYzQTIAYcsWjvLCwoCLdUEUZZR4Eb9rrLw1PyM-MlrocHXG4NMvvmikWnOUlB5g53OHX4wR1njdEij33mXFdTpYdk0W-PnaYEQkorGME/s1600/21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On to the next side.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP5ODNNqMqJthB7xBQau8pjTnmX4KyO8WGTcrIIV1u87BriTzwlhukjVVeWSOePN_6bICNuYAHtXDLerPwiGoQ7ridMHFFJ-SIDlLJJtWwnXTf5rWecQcDIv-MfsnhmF_1gJC9bm1/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNP5ODNNqMqJthB7xBQau8pjTnmX4KyO8WGTcrIIV1u87BriTzwlhukjVVeWSOePN_6bICNuYAHtXDLerPwiGoQ7ridMHFFJ-SIDlLJJtWwnXTf5rWecQcDIv-MfsnhmF_1gJC9bm1/s1600/15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BIL4qvCOL0aoa9XhuxvMg8d38uIbAxcTotqHAddb_FxK5M5dl7esi-8appsHrGhdhn5z6L6oAN_cWM-pxeyI7HSbWCjXpx-GMc2a575CT3KviJrxWkcnzHEpUzdR-fIY3nSdc6SV/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BIL4qvCOL0aoa9XhuxvMg8d38uIbAxcTotqHAddb_FxK5M5dl7esi-8appsHrGhdhn5z6L6oAN_cWM-pxeyI7HSbWCjXpx-GMc2a575CT3KviJrxWkcnzHEpUzdR-fIY3nSdc6SV/s1600/17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strike>What a #$% pain in the @$$</strike></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is so much fun to hang a bunch of stuff on the wall!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFblun6Bf6Hg0nCxjOLs8S-QKHfyf0J6cTLvs2wHAOmD6Nk9GYfvF2mcz-MgDWGPsSl_u6w_mr0WO-E_Gii36FqU5-vASQjhw8H0qpxjiWxDQviT7TPvoB7CkOta_lRl-sP6tOy5/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTFblun6Bf6Hg0nCxjOLs8S-QKHfyf0J6cTLvs2wHAOmD6Nk9GYfvF2mcz-MgDWGPsSl_u6w_mr0WO-E_Gii36FqU5-vASQjhw8H0qpxjiWxDQviT7TPvoB7CkOta_lRl-sP6tOy5/s1600/18.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"> Now my clutter loving heart is sooooo happy!!!!!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v63hJLN5fPHyvpzo-RWgMW9jwL1go0E1Em6IcdWNCwagaiVr3tXd8aDNlho4HLLMxSjlnPnwWiSPNpDNBlYimxd7L39exuMdSZ31tMLOmUOQ1FxMHO6HDfOh_BMJiPPQmGhqtQv-/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v63hJLN5fPHyvpzo-RWgMW9jwL1go0E1Em6IcdWNCwagaiVr3tXd8aDNlho4HLLMxSjlnPnwWiSPNpDNBlYimxd7L39exuMdSZ31tMLOmUOQ1FxMHO6HDfOh_BMJiPPQmGhqtQv-/s1600/20.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a side by side for comparison.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BxIH8JHVH6CSfFXSUA4Z4txi4H0W0VMyV9FqZ0YF0V7jq-SoJ66ll3EQM4pVHM_0lBdQm1FNehWVxDQ3cpAx2yi-aCtsuMEXtDHozb2lBVIWVmuavUiLpxHfa34zQXRwzThNfdLf/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BxIH8JHVH6CSfFXSUA4Z4txi4H0W0VMyV9FqZ0YF0V7jq-SoJ66ll3EQM4pVHM_0lBdQm1FNehWVxDQ3cpAx2yi-aCtsuMEXtDHozb2lBVIWVmuavUiLpxHfa34zQXRwzThNfdLf/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know some haters out there are going to prefer it with just the one picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">BUT</i>.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's the beauty of each of us having our own houses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can do whatever the #$% we want.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(if our hubby's don't complain too loudly.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I'm in Flerida....so let me just say....)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later, Gator!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/?action=view&current=Betsysignature.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u87/auntdoi/Betsysignature.png" /></a></div>

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