Happy Turkey Day!!!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffrArCCTkW4cOreY8yyZlGYvQx7KOkHqh7Dmg9QRb-N1GK7cMoI2378hCTCx07_l4FLexXwm0Xz2xzxRhqHYzaJU3SniURetpcEJBil-bo_A4mXFq3EefPtJLBDG5obrIksBq9yg7/s1600/imgres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffrArCCTkW4cOreY8yyZlGYvQx7KOkHqh7Dmg9QRb-N1GK7cMoI2378hCTCx07_l4FLexXwm0Xz2xzxRhqHYzaJU3SniURetpcEJBil-bo_A4mXFq3EefPtJLBDG5obrIksBq9yg7/s640/imgres.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I am going to share with the class the wonderful accomplishments of the 21st century.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The amazing ability that we have to make</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;"><i> big things smaller!!!!!</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cell phone first started out this size.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSc_3jB71Thfjig87zhjoHymG6PDtmUa4dgWC-gX_-05F572O5e7nk0skop8ewCxQhPZDM7uhvlsn_7foQ-9a852w5rQefobLP7C83A0ECeTVQrcdwIse4o5K-gCVavvjy-xv4aQu/s1600/First+Cell+Phone+(1970-+99).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaSc_3jB71Thfjig87zhjoHymG6PDtmUa4dgWC-gX_-05F572O5e7nk0skop8ewCxQhPZDM7uhvlsn_7foQ-9a852w5rQefobLP7C83A0ECeTVQrcdwIse4o5K-gCVavvjy-xv4aQu/s640/First+Cell+Phone+(1970-+99).jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And all it could do was make phone calls!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we have these.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_KCWvfNhyphenhyphenTvXd0JAEPOoqtzrEaurM4sk8NUnn7caTbBfxOb7Wh3SilYcQiVk_NlD2hmpMwTWrdJ2FfrwbwDOLbAcAWidxV8E5HEMuySgrviN8xLIASZOrO46JWHkpGCcS3YRrKMH/s1600/imgres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_KCWvfNhyphenhyphenTvXd0JAEPOoqtzrEaurM4sk8NUnn7caTbBfxOb7Wh3SilYcQiVk_NlD2hmpMwTWrdJ2FfrwbwDOLbAcAWidxV8E5HEMuySgrviN8xLIASZOrO46JWHkpGCcS3YRrKMH/s400/imgres.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and they can make phone calls, talk to you, look things up, play games with you, help you get where you want to go, etc. etc. etc.</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;">Computers used to fill whole rooms!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjs5jMhKEisY9u2GNoxC14yRdgHBjYbAE1sJdry8hLVi7Yzou-cb40qAcXTE4ALUJmzZhTx7z661CjkJO8s9Ballnsv9DUxQedYv9LKyeusmINWqeOY6pvj5U-3QtXlJKfNWwKV3h/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjs5jMhKEisY9u2GNoxC14yRdgHBjYbAE1sJdry8hLVi7Yzou-cb40qAcXTE4ALUJmzZhTx7z661CjkJO8s9Ballnsv9DUxQedYv9LKyeusmINWqeOY6pvj5U-3QtXlJKfNWwKV3h/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then they were made small enough for our desks.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3_bD3Clz-jKTmsQ_rIb2gDErr-jCQQ0GkCN7mZoep-TwdofX4JQQhCWmvpcJDk74Aq9mx5npm0bVi0WbNDJTJy8TOPe77Z_Qz3mfnTg7D_Qq5T-pc21KpW-LkIXCL26zoLpA-oHi/s1600/imgres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3_bD3Clz-jKTmsQ_rIb2gDErr-jCQQ0GkCN7mZoep-TwdofX4JQQhCWmvpcJDk74Aq9mx5npm0bVi0WbNDJTJy8TOPe77Z_Qz3mfnTg7D_Qq5T-pc21KpW-LkIXCL26zoLpA-oHi/s400/imgres.jpg" width="400" /></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;">then they were made into laptops.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KINF8Aqdf6tDAwc9r3TC7Vos3PeJvsNxsO9UYLoGCQghjI5eNLHLgpVDEuz4Xcli8rzLLSuxH3dMKiTYpt_waaLkiHugybKe1ULscfo0YY1oFWqNWgq-0VC8ST194exGD2KjHiHq/s1600/imgres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KINF8Aqdf6tDAwc9r3TC7Vos3PeJvsNxsO9UYLoGCQghjI5eNLHLgpVDEuz4Xcli8rzLLSuxH3dMKiTYpt_waaLkiHugybKe1ULscfo0YY1oFWqNWgq-0VC8ST194exGD2KjHiHq/s400/imgres.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then they were made into thin laptops.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRKy-0T1NiUQLT7w0O7Mao1LO83SaCjGKz8zi5lfY3f3FVDaCUpdM4TdvfJmcsYB5W-zqWIBAOF9JqTjhaVipdj5T1QiLgTUifMJ2soqHECDtU_TXNgwiA9hC7fG-uWhbkHzl0w_Z/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRKy-0T1NiUQLT7w0O7Mao1LO83SaCjGKz8zi5lfY3f3FVDaCUpdM4TdvfJmcsYB5W-zqWIBAOF9JqTjhaVipdj5T1QiLgTUifMJ2soqHECDtU_TXNgwiA9hC7fG-uWhbkHzl0w_Z/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we got the </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large;">iPad</i><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/AVvXsEg-uRnb5vjS7QqYj6l3rKKRG4xPXYitTpn6KXa7ZOHX83_0Gb8-wV-21wdn54Myfagj2s0gUzbCAzTzL0yVVC3XRAp5g_vJl9POaJA8gO6TseHFFqBFq_wd8B7LTwzuBXcoxxJG7Swu/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uRnb5vjS7QqYj6l3rKKRG4xPXYitTpn6KXa7ZOHX83_0Gb8-wV-21wdn54Myfagj2s0gUzbCAzTzL0yVVC3XRAp5g_vJl9POaJA8gO6TseHFFqBFq_wd8B7LTwzuBXcoxxJG7Swu/s400/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And then the iPad mini.....</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;"><b><i>SOOOOOO.......</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In honor of the miniaturization of our culture.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Let me show you my thanksgiving turkey!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Q2A8b89Yn1XjtUYFqGZgF1ZZueMYCsvkZNVCW3AHfzm_ZHaJWZy0wb8yvWOLeCM-YvWZWsSz3E81e9Py0MnH-XSfktlLxN25qlqhvNvSsru8E4VyegcLM9PwuKc-LlDi-kOutV9/s1600/IMG_2710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6Q2A8b89Yn1XjtUYFqGZgF1ZZueMYCsvkZNVCW3AHfzm_ZHaJWZy0wb8yvWOLeCM-YvWZWsSz3E81e9Py0MnH-XSfktlLxN25qlqhvNvSsru8E4VyegcLM9PwuKc-LlDi-kOutV9/s640/IMG_2710.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a close up.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXcpFRUb3Gi4Pgg3hUwIPoPode2RWqEaLj-c-89TykQ8oFgwZdJlLvEusmA8Cfm-oJMUy1h3hIbNwOHQP6OGAwI2_cNlV3yy-eGrLqEatfZDduPcGc8JX8ITse15SlQ945xrlkHqm/s1600/IMG_2712(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXcpFRUb3Gi4Pgg3hUwIPoPode2RWqEaLj-c-89TykQ8oFgwZdJlLvEusmA8Cfm-oJMUy1h3hIbNwOHQP6OGAwI2_cNlV3yy-eGrLqEatfZDduPcGc8JX8ITse15SlQ945xrlkHqm/s640/IMG_2712(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A side by side comparison.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-UexGqbuSUiUATTDH5MhrX_1ELwQ5A184BFnV8JRP4n2DzxfFauT27szoHeI6AQjq4OP5oWcxX44I34ZqoA8HlIW6azwc-DIibUYcX7N1w8CCVnngvgGH7DQWnGCBS_mFtcuumzm/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/AVvXsEi0-UexGqbuSUiUATTDH5MhrX_1ELwQ5A184BFnV8JRP4n2DzxfFauT27szoHeI6AQjq4OP5oWcxX44I34ZqoA8HlIW6azwc-DIibUYcX7N1w8CCVnngvgGH7DQWnGCBS_mFtcuumzm/s640/PicMonkey+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is what happens when you get to have Thanksgiving by yourself!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peace and quite.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>and....</i></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>No sports on the TV!!!!!</i></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;">Later, Gater</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>

Happy Turkey Day!!!!!

Today I am going to share with the class the wonderful accomplishments of the 21st century.The amazing ability that we have to make big things smaller!!!!!The cell phone first started out this size.....And all it could do was make phone calls!!!!!Now we have these.....and they can make phone calls, …

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Showing off my collections

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another fun and obvious fact about me is that I am a<i><b> huge collector</b></i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started with stationaries, stickers, candy wrapper and pig figurines when I was little (Ok, I also went thru  a boy band phase with the MENUDO - latin boy group in the 80's for the unfamiliar).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've never outgrown my love for collecting, and so other than my <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/kitchen-finally-done.html">milk glass collection in my kitchen</a>, I have other things that I collect that have not been on the spotlight on my blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And before the Christmas decorations came out, my collections had a brief moment to shine in our home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like some of the books I collect...</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/AVvXsEhiMXKAsC-ufjIw1c_yJBFgAhlV4a8L4wr5Fa7yZ4qFoOmgmVtlrdi57I3RlwFvRVj3wiNcAkUC7DCFkoBB9OwpfC6iO4U5f52euxYMFCzfn2xbmLO3nsFpEzw0sHsFfGoglj_g0DYgOa8/s1600/DSC_0259-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMXKAsC-ufjIw1c_yJBFgAhlV4a8L4wr5Fa7yZ4qFoOmgmVtlrdi57I3RlwFvRVj3wiNcAkUC7DCFkoBB9OwpfC6iO4U5f52euxYMFCzfn2xbmLO3nsFpEzw0sHsFfGoglj_g0DYgOa8/s640/DSC_0259-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta get them out of the library sometime right?</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/AVvXsEg5aSMGqpTsE168sglSYwtFMoQBvys4RJVIDatW8NBAyNAg5dwEgQdOlMLTEfNDWpkaEovKR5GPzSjxHrI7sMN3g3GERpYHPB-q5-laaOeV2tSG8JVt_1XlCVDJoCcCMMxQH7T2xEzcEO8/s1600/DSC_0260-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aSMGqpTsE168sglSYwtFMoQBvys4RJVIDatW8NBAyNAg5dwEgQdOlMLTEfNDWpkaEovKR5GPzSjxHrI7sMN3g3GERpYHPB-q5-laaOeV2tSG8JVt_1XlCVDJoCcCMMxQH7T2xEzcEO8/s640/DSC_0260-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm so in love with these Penguin books - have more titles to get ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQXK9ISXnQlJhWLI1VDk8TCaLuRybyeRN8eUDKaavMioEKNl_mQZ6w080H8rqtBhaXdWgRqxJ3diIydO_TR4HK01vrf7jLuBMC3oA832alQGfGnxT1R3PP1DO1zAC65Vz2xbm-D-N5gY/s1600/DSC_0261-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQXK9ISXnQlJhWLI1VDk8TCaLuRybyeRN8eUDKaavMioEKNl_mQZ6w080H8rqtBhaXdWgRqxJ3diIydO_TR4HK01vrf7jLuBMC3oA832alQGfGnxT1R3PP1DO1zAC65Vz2xbm-D-N5gY/s400/DSC_0261-001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And you probably noticed how much I love BRASS right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I thought of showing off some of the Brass I collect...</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/AVvXsEg4U3PlQSkdDU1daNlSj-31I2D8XOX1XUzVzYs9mBuq6tculPp7BQ3PV-oDjhtyb2tDfoiJlIDj79zxn7_va0SXLCxgR1XhHXAeXTb_5A7DugUnvIoFu0bti9giTk8-GBIsud8E39zCdk4/s1600/DSC_0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U3PlQSkdDU1daNlSj-31I2D8XOX1XUzVzYs9mBuq6tculPp7BQ3PV-oDjhtyb2tDfoiJlIDj79zxn7_va0SXLCxgR1XhHXAeXTb_5A7DugUnvIoFu0bti9giTk8-GBIsud8E39zCdk4/s640/DSC_0248.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sitting pretty in my Dining 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/AVvXsEge_bk5QSH0OVrmg1N5HV1L6L1kZdgvN9zJFDfyasrDdAvKXNx35A7RO6kkeFn_HfFre0ICi30-wHMKjpMY0L2JUIwMOo_A638YzNQWWqC4rpgvKyLWFSa5sofQQhQgsdqxyE3iJBIIGzA/s1600/DSC_0249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_bk5QSH0OVrmg1N5HV1L6L1kZdgvN9zJFDfyasrDdAvKXNx35A7RO6kkeFn_HfFre0ICi30-wHMKjpMY0L2JUIwMOo_A638YzNQWWqC4rpgvKyLWFSa5sofQQhQgsdqxyE3iJBIIGzA/s640/DSC_0249.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love these - timeless candlesticks can go anywhere!</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/AVvXsEg5Z3weePbvp9i6-xSqazw2C7HUUqUxWwJoyu2MaUmOUeScbQD6gNyLdfc8ApgGorKsI6Vz-Ym_TPIDXRCk3I89oOMTsNbBeDbDHTFny3ziUyG9ZdvzDk6scS24_JmDb7iyEsUXvGkb23g/s1600/DSC_0253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z3weePbvp9i6-xSqazw2C7HUUqUxWwJoyu2MaUmOUeScbQD6gNyLdfc8ApgGorKsI6Vz-Ym_TPIDXRCk3I89oOMTsNbBeDbDHTFny3ziUyG9ZdvzDk6scS24_JmDb7iyEsUXvGkb23g/s640/DSC_0253.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention I collect Brass Apples too!</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/AVvXsEh_GyUVIR8UcyohmlyNqzL-TFJtn3EXcASPTdyB789UdxYyq0k5NwWOgch2uoH_GZ94QKitTHwB2yc94A8chT4p4wVP-30SytvM4nh3byFVmWcJLpAJNOSaqnvRNQvE7zG4o89sqO-rFOo/s1600/DSC_0254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GyUVIR8UcyohmlyNqzL-TFJtn3EXcASPTdyB789UdxYyq0k5NwWOgch2uoH_GZ94QKitTHwB2yc94A8chT4p4wVP-30SytvM4nh3byFVmWcJLpAJNOSaqnvRNQvE7zG4o89sqO-rFOo/s640/DSC_0254.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think GOLDEN APPLES are just so pretty!</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/AVvXsEgPUc2AlGxWeuZqRAkEEkVVhmV99_iXw17pNNvufCfz1XzbY0l339UBTGXFLhdv1ZAaozEZEY1X_BiLDwr1ZKCnz3GR-WIokUtbWegSd7uANxixmAbv_CS02XwvLiT_0j5UIto7TX4lYqY/s1600/DSC_0250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUc2AlGxWeuZqRAkEEkVVhmV99_iXw17pNNvufCfz1XzbY0l339UBTGXFLhdv1ZAaozEZEY1X_BiLDwr1ZKCnz3GR-WIokUtbWegSd7uANxixmAbv_CS02XwvLiT_0j5UIto7TX4lYqY/s640/DSC_0250.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Dining room is just glistening in golden brass!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_2049367107"></span><span id="goog_2049367108"></span>And honestly, I think collecting is genetic too!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at what my sons collect...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjsRTibe9HY8TwIvLYP2TLQr-KYRpXHcHDRIaWaf27pzkmDw-ZsiR2v4a4nK3w3YgNtjDf-eYUnT5frj4g89zI1B6ghqtVhlJY5zWcgi-zo0iogIZ3cLpqCTEEc6yOb5Q7ZGeJsfAndfKA/s1600/DSC_0266-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRTibe9HY8TwIvLYP2TLQr-KYRpXHcHDRIaWaf27pzkmDw-ZsiR2v4a4nK3w3YgNtjDf-eYUnT5frj4g89zI1B6ghqtVhlJY5zWcgi-zo0iogIZ3cLpqCTEEc6yOb5Q7ZGeJsfAndfKA/s640/DSC_0266-001.JPG" width="410" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow Globes, skeletons & Lord of the Ring items</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/AVvXsEhWHDa81P3RP6sPikOcxx9rsDjtFW-v1agI84EWQPhdT68t0Kd6Uhyy_JpXUvECh6fdMhOz9UVPQivNllClniVapT9kPIW-5C81KKSfHONDT1qhR7dIr7UlIa08QsTgtcEYoY-kUkKR7RA/s1600/DSC_0374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHDa81P3RP6sPikOcxx9rsDjtFW-v1agI84EWQPhdT68t0Kd6Uhyy_JpXUvECh6fdMhOz9UVPQivNllClniVapT9kPIW-5C81KKSfHONDT1qhR7dIr7UlIa08QsTgtcEYoY-kUkKR7RA/s1600/DSC_0374.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got to use the <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/antiquing.html">Letterpress Drawers I scored Antiquing a while back</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/AVvXsEgvnQT4aS3Yx-L-30wfM67jngjz98RDaVwVOFL0RnO6DjcJzCg6qxvdqxLm2KfJ-PtAYUk8mEfkjj-EJqWd3ECHimpUAqTdrUqqmemC1c3tf7UcComKW8pC_DtXyR1D6XIq6sNwxGHiIvA/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnQT4aS3Yx-L-30wfM67jngjz98RDaVwVOFL0RnO6DjcJzCg6qxvdqxLm2KfJ-PtAYUk8mEfkjj-EJqWd3ECHimpUAqTdrUqqmemC1c3tf7UcComKW8pC_DtXyR1D6XIq6sNwxGHiIvA/s1600/DSC_0373.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Disney Characters that my younger son collect</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/AVvXsEhPXfUm3Uz8XvNlEIqKrtWA_49nfDIVmewZHVEjQViw-IxJrYjTIuSbbwRyxXkWqa5Olz0qWH6X7tNBf_bqaoP-bx69zr91ndJQ8EJ5mkEVUrNadCR9ccKC6-lFGGFlNAFlciAU-udcMnE/s1600/DSC_0372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXfUm3Uz8XvNlEIqKrtWA_49nfDIVmewZHVEjQViw-IxJrYjTIuSbbwRyxXkWqa5Olz0qWH6X7tNBf_bqaoP-bx69zr91ndJQ8EJ5mkEVUrNadCR9ccKC6-lFGGFlNAFlciAU-udcMnE/s1600/DSC_0372.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matchbox collection too</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come to think of it, my Dad collected Horse-themed decor and my mom has these gorgeous celadon vases & jars! I therefore conclude, that yes, collecting is in my DNA!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you? Is it in yours too?<br /><br />Will be busy preparing for Thanksgiving and the Dinner Fund-raiser, and hopefully squeeze some shopping in between, so maybe I'll see you all next week!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Wishing you a  very Happy Thanksgiving!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">*VEL* </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...</div>

Showing off my collections

Another fun and obvious fact about me is that I am a huge collector.I started with stationaries, stickers, candy wrapper and pig figurines when I was little (Ok, I also went thru  a boy band phase with the MENUDO - latin boy group in the 80's for the unfamiliar).I've never outgrown my love for colle…

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Christmas touches in the Kitchen

<div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all had a wonderful weekend everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like always, mine was busy but fun with lots of get-together and some R & R with the family.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today, I would like to share with your the touches of Christmas I placed in my kitchen!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I normally do not put a lot of stuff in the kitchen, for practical reasons, but with my new kitchen, I just couldn't help it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's start with the <i><b>office area</b></i>...</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/AVvXsEhJxujOClBdzyCE5mFtdVel59ZRIfdJKIs1R8anmXZd-hl6RdQlei_WhdI9skVhgq3BGwyOb2DPS9antt0JkQOz58ia2Reslq07GgyOjZ1BCCegUiz06qJRlRT_ksYsEcFOcKyZ2nWZcYQ/s1600/DSC_0272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxujOClBdzyCE5mFtdVel59ZRIfdJKIs1R8anmXZd-hl6RdQlei_WhdI9skVhgq3BGwyOb2DPS9antt0JkQOz58ia2Reslq07GgyOjZ1BCCegUiz06qJRlRT_ksYsEcFOcKyZ2nWZcYQ/s640/DSC_0272.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very subtle trees all over</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/AVvXsEj-dgUY4iM7yQYE4__yq7is6DayEaG5wP29TBDhC9YVAOIn9Nv-0tFRCVBI4H5jXAYnIcy8q3TaXQNKyeZNTqlnL6j3nTFpt4i_OOsEHfLO69vtniF-PDAQAp8x9WYHfOkevkKx5Fhav5c/s1600/DSC_0273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dgUY4iM7yQYE4__yq7is6DayEaG5wP29TBDhC9YVAOIn9Nv-0tFRCVBI4H5jXAYnIcy8q3TaXQNKyeZNTqlnL6j3nTFpt4i_OOsEHfLO69vtniF-PDAQAp8x9WYHfOkevkKx5Fhav5c/s640/DSC_0273.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love this Desktop wall paper I got online</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I added these white snow trees I scored from Crate and Barrel years ago and these <a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Set-of-24-Warm-White-LED-Battery-Operated-8-Function-Christmas-Lights-Clear-Wire/27938900?action=product_interest&action_type=title&placement_id=irs_middle&strategy=TIC&visitor_id=47363387430&category=0%3A2637%3A633379%3A1025279&client_guid=0cb899b6-3433-4439-988c-9a54c21b3b24&config_id=0&parent_item_id=29155935&guid=4a9fea54-a008-42e0-94cc-36c179ed1ce2&bucket_id=irsbucket001&findingMethod=p13n">s</a>mall battery-operated LED lights from Walmart for $7.99 for 18. Very similar to the <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1730031&categoryId=cat2670010">RH version</a>.</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/AVvXsEiXCqbKvJghhDy5RbrvpKEIy_Ysm0dIOy5pg-P5GI6ddn6FirlhjYRwWOjKGxlLWBOnBcPPXIele_7Hzw_t832BKOgp5bGTeDGDh0IRidYHpzrXplVQQV4vT4aO8R1vk5YKsYhwB_FKtuc/s1600/DSC_0274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCqbKvJghhDy5RbrvpKEIy_Ysm0dIOy5pg-P5GI6ddn6FirlhjYRwWOjKGxlLWBOnBcPPXIele_7Hzw_t832BKOgp5bGTeDGDh0IRidYHpzrXplVQQV4vT4aO8R1vk5YKsYhwB_FKtuc/s640/DSC_0274.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just couldn't remove my teapot and milk glass collection just yet!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I already had my gold back drop, so I just added these bottle brush trees I got last year on clearance from Home Depot for $1.99 for all of them!</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/AVvXsEh1X_PUiza673CcWNEZyu89AsWmRkcX-at6KDIJIMbpP0xcdVIMXbKw-Nx5eHvBX-3UAKd12whtrL0nG3nzo1V0Jy0wHbrUWtzYmQMESrJkxnoljSnCahNi52oQhvciIxnT4TYOVNJziJQ/s1600/DSC_0357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X_PUiza673CcWNEZyu89AsWmRkcX-at6KDIJIMbpP0xcdVIMXbKw-Nx5eHvBX-3UAKd12whtrL0nG3nzo1V0Jy0wHbrUWtzYmQMESrJkxnoljSnCahNi52oQhvciIxnT4TYOVNJziJQ/s1600/DSC_0357.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini Christmas Village in my Cupboard!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I eventually couldn't resist changing this up again, the reason being, I saw this fantastic idea from <a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2013/11/how-to-make-christmas-snow-globe-jars/"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Kelly </span></b>over at <b><i><span style="color: #073763;">Eclectically Vintage</span></i></b></a> and I couldn't resist putting a mini Christmas village here!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEh_ZM_SMHImv-FPCZCjQJkrQTmDSwePuMQjtSLttk_JdNqJvpbDVgSSbsNwUzcOsdwIGatVU5GMiJapAGSWhgmqX7k47a-84X8iajk6UD4N6n-4NaNRPiC74sU6eUA-FdXtHMXtRlB0ifk/s1600/DSC_0360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZM_SMHImv-FPCZCjQJkrQTmDSwePuMQjtSLttk_JdNqJvpbDVgSSbsNwUzcOsdwIGatVU5GMiJapAGSWhgmqX7k47a-84X8iajk6UD4N6n-4NaNRPiC74sU6eUA-FdXtHMXtRlB0ifk/s1600/DSC_0360.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the little detail and all it took was some Metallic gold & silver spray paint I already had lying around the house and viola - instant cute village!</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/AVvXsEjlPZBJZttP6gbxFSJIdJ1m2fyCfm7G4OzwKoYsgua5RDcY88k7sWQ-yzUM1CI0wi5ZRc9e59dHkSSTccDlGHkcKXawi5qhjPoykGk4LO-8800xgTZkbBvNEwBgTORcuYIi3daUOHHUduA/s1600/DSC_0362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPZBJZttP6gbxFSJIdJ1m2fyCfm7G4OzwKoYsgua5RDcY88k7sWQ-yzUM1CI0wi5ZRc9e59dHkSSTccDlGHkcKXawi5qhjPoykGk4LO-8800xgTZkbBvNEwBgTORcuYIi3daUOHHUduA/s1600/DSC_0362.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other spray paint I used was Satin Brown like the one in the Coffee shop - I penned the names of the shops myself using a fine tipped Sharpee and Gel pens</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, let's check out the Pantry area...</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/AVvXsEgdYHOw2rbY30XK8ie2VPQfFVQA_FL_JvfcdQ0Jnzz3nCdq3EbyvP5VDNzJxyeaDuulluDEkH85FS3n13s4rBYCFc8BhUX1aRPSIreX4wg-P_rWXUBRvIjNeFxOPehSIGSCerzB_vbzgzI/s1600/DSC_0276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYHOw2rbY30XK8ie2VPQfFVQA_FL_JvfcdQ0Jnzz3nCdq3EbyvP5VDNzJxyeaDuulluDEkH85FS3n13s4rBYCFc8BhUX1aRPSIreX4wg-P_rWXUBRvIjNeFxOPehSIGSCerzB_vbzgzI/s640/DSC_0276.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just added these small Christmas trees I also got from Walmart for $12.98</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEioBcv15M50mU4G78muaTAckoSd2PpkxprANeGNO79d14oTGp7t86p3eVVnQu2ecfkTiKYSDddfTzgOx0-dWs0F4rKgDMqgkpFUZbHSD0FIhzE4g828w5j85zX1wLHAvt1AkEwvKvxH74E/s1600/DSC_0278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBcv15M50mU4G78muaTAckoSd2PpkxprANeGNO79d14oTGp7t86p3eVVnQu2ecfkTiKYSDddfTzgOx0-dWs0F4rKgDMqgkpFUZbHSD0FIhzE4g828w5j85zX1wLHAvt1AkEwvKvxH74E/s640/DSC_0278.jpg" width="462" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think having these Christmas greens are perfect for the kitchen.<br />Got the rug from Home Depot too last year $1.50 each!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The main Kitchen area...</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/AVvXsEjqCeyHc71C7Qye40FlJhZs03LU81KP3P6flGwuH3uANqNwE1nvVW_KzEEr3k6bYNi46NjxHjnVf92N06SxBbsGLqdA-XuZo8B8xRBI4nY7jdZps3hj6EPHeo60zTr5GE9Bo_j3bKTvYPM/s1600/DSC_0350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCeyHc71C7Qye40FlJhZs03LU81KP3P6flGwuH3uANqNwE1nvVW_KzEEr3k6bYNi46NjxHjnVf92N06SxBbsGLqdA-XuZo8B8xRBI4nY7jdZps3hj6EPHeo60zTr5GE9Bo_j3bKTvYPM/s1600/DSC_0350.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very subtle from afar...</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgFdlHZQvJEZldpwqa40ZuczJPmswN6fYHddJllZKPZ0MVZjnfm76mxPmqwarG_v6MEED5oPTtTvkJFkHLr0Vj1O5lc_HvZoPFD-GepVsDdX0N9AN20gBvn5eOmQ15AmFjFYHE0dMo9WuE/s1600/DSC_0279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdlHZQvJEZldpwqa40ZuczJPmswN6fYHddJllZKPZ0MVZjnfm76mxPmqwarG_v6MEED5oPTtTvkJFkHLr0Vj1O5lc_HvZoPFD-GepVsDdX0N9AN20gBvn5eOmQ15AmFjFYHE0dMo9WuE/s640/DSC_0279.jpg" width="482" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posted this simple vignette on IG</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Placed a whole set of white string lights inside my perforated ceramic jars and added white and silver ornaments on my vintage metallic basket + candle and viola - a simple and festive vignette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEj0l-0uEAPCaJ44M9NpkdnwIt0y0QCWEUoGkk0LUzEd5PE_rZv3wAI2i58zlH2eUb7RMwU3QARUhklXvO0cjHKoHM_QdH1A7jQ2a_9mG6MIoKNejp9pPcQy5Dz7au0LUY46O70DORTXER0/s1600/DSC_0287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l-0uEAPCaJ44M9NpkdnwIt0y0QCWEUoGkk0LUzEd5PE_rZv3wAI2i58zlH2eUb7RMwU3QARUhklXvO0cjHKoHM_QdH1A7jQ2a_9mG6MIoKNejp9pPcQy5Dz7au0LUY46O70DORTXER0/s640/DSC_0287.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, my milk glass collection stayed..</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/AVvXsEj0pHHei_apCi5xLE3RMJbBvpeqPGyjeHVZS3JQIdZsW-KgPDYVfHSNdkKs9L_XXRHKzNmw-UlGAImL9l9qEj5xUy6ekZP3tWF_k3DGrxLo-ze0-4bd8CRN60lKemZM1T4NPr0RUCTrAwI/s1600/DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pHHei_apCi5xLE3RMJbBvpeqPGyjeHVZS3JQIdZsW-KgPDYVfHSNdkKs9L_XXRHKzNmw-UlGAImL9l9qEj5xUy6ekZP3tWF_k3DGrxLo-ze0-4bd8CRN60lKemZM1T4NPr0RUCTrAwI/s640/DSC_0288.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... just added more of the bottle brush trees and some Snow flake ornaments I already had</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/AVvXsEiGMCewtmZCmYaLtVS6h_mPGW30xb-mrqRauRIuZcMVNqRdiPAUg50GeicSTfT9dAuOe7WsCTV9XYWofVSiY7OhUQuaKBYCo7Txz_OE3CzDjkD70DccpXHrnsBQNvcWHSM0mV-3vzNgfrI/s1600/DSC_0283-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMCewtmZCmYaLtVS6h_mPGW30xb-mrqRauRIuZcMVNqRdiPAUg50GeicSTfT9dAuOe7WsCTV9XYWofVSiY7OhUQuaKBYCo7Txz_OE3CzDjkD70DccpXHrnsBQNvcWHSM0mV-3vzNgfrI/s640/DSC_0283-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got the gold & silver snowflakes from Opryland 2 years ago</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/AVvXsEgwqnZeo2M_mFc6v71-kUqe1ye7fSGuzW_P3fjXl7pJsmYBOjAwoX8TR459dqqsAt9gX-Nw_LeFyQ0MN-44sH9J7qr0ze5phjDfWrCusvag-9xrJAWraUmTS8slkm0yYLeCggpGKudvOy0/s1600/DSC_0284-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqnZeo2M_mFc6v71-kUqe1ye7fSGuzW_P3fjXl7pJsmYBOjAwoX8TR459dqqsAt9gX-Nw_LeFyQ0MN-44sH9J7qr0ze5phjDfWrCusvag-9xrJAWraUmTS8slkm0yYLeCggpGKudvOy0/s640/DSC_0284-001.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The smaller snowflakes were from Pier 1 clearance last year</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/AVvXsEhJEY4mXYOnG_KwUBq_BLrD9jB13Cvu7v_fLi4Wc2_Qsb172WuQcZujHRqVblc-9987rFaSM7A3Z6QNmpq5yEWS7_M9LPcYCDWRNHTFHpk1OhKcwNwXCA69SfXyBjv-SWeLgyecxaxrImI/s1600/DSC_0286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEY4mXYOnG_KwUBq_BLrD9jB13Cvu7v_fLi4Wc2_Qsb172WuQcZujHRqVblc-9987rFaSM7A3Z6QNmpq5yEWS7_M9LPcYCDWRNHTFHpk1OhKcwNwXCA69SfXyBjv-SWeLgyecxaxrImI/s640/DSC_0286.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one more...</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">And again, I copied <a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2013/11/how-to-make-christmas-snow-globe-jars/"><b><i><span style="color: #0c343d;">Kelly's Winter Snow Globe Jar Idea</span></i></b></a> for the island decor - you should <a href="http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2013/11/how-to-make-christmas-snow-globe-jars/">check out how Kelly made it <b><span style="color: #990000;">HERE!</span></b></a><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/AVvXsEhxh4WLbYAfbw1kxynmZ2q3A5fueIVXlmDvZ30Xl1iEzP32C7LHotE2evFQC8Nk3rC-mxXFN6FixGIs5Wuc4vfi2PAzsSJvht2pU1M7-OSiX_BCOYoAZhYIqrCRHQzLqycxei5so9QPi1A/s1600/DSC_0353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh4WLbYAfbw1kxynmZ2q3A5fueIVXlmDvZ30Xl1iEzP32C7LHotE2evFQC8Nk3rC-mxXFN6FixGIs5Wuc4vfi2PAzsSJvht2pU1M7-OSiX_BCOYoAZhYIqrCRHQzLqycxei5so9QPi1A/s1600/DSC_0353.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think it's absolutely adorable </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/AVvXsEjs1sJNecrNjA8U4y62OIrWSGtpyRSrU8IzpFWYN_WCNSGm5Xx38fmwrd2yWKLcIAmJ_qNgWkzWUHYgTIKgKYBNX1dUARqugbJoS0iDR9s_Q6xXnJQ2zfVeG56uKGPCRJL5_6d71w7Hy2Y/s1600/DSC_0354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1sJNecrNjA8U4y62OIrWSGtpyRSrU8IzpFWYN_WCNSGm5Xx38fmwrd2yWKLcIAmJ_qNgWkzWUHYgTIKgKYBNX1dUARqugbJoS0iDR9s_Q6xXnJQ2zfVeG56uKGPCRJL5_6d71w7Hy2Y/s1600/DSC_0354.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids enjoy looking at the displays whenever they eat!</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/AVvXsEgJ4GVGpDLzW2Z_LWYr1ugD4QX6O6N5LxPV7PJc28KNwBfjMifWaNfESK_yNnpEZOoJTglI-ROjpRDw_tQtTwv2gtKd5C8SBqMJF-7H009N0hVz4Krz8J-w8VIKE7Ls4ecbrBkOuQyfuec/s1600/DSC_0355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4GVGpDLzW2Z_LWYr1ugD4QX6O6N5LxPV7PJc28KNwBfjMifWaNfESK_yNnpEZOoJTglI-ROjpRDw_tQtTwv2gtKd5C8SBqMJF-7H009N0hVz4Krz8J-w8VIKE7Ls4ecbrBkOuQyfuec/s1600/DSC_0355.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All items again are from the Dollar Store</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/AVvXsEhuFzeMRB3fXHQhGM_Q2RAlwq-c7UD-xFhUPaL6bjKmK-ZzLgYFJ4olJPzWbFzu1xIcA2dhJpk7IJVQjqwFCm0RzI0rNLJYz0IDNA69lLa-0fkyzolm5iDI7_8oP8PKrj1LcouXDGF14fs/s1600/DSC_0356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFzeMRB3fXHQhGM_Q2RAlwq-c7UD-xFhUPaL6bjKmK-ZzLgYFJ4olJPzWbFzu1xIcA2dhJpk7IJVQjqwFCm0RzI0rNLJYz0IDNA69lLa-0fkyzolm5iDI7_8oP8PKrj1LcouXDGF14fs/s1600/DSC_0356.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modified it a bit inside my cake dome - some spray glue and glitter snow made it perfect!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Lastly, I want to share our breakfast area...</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/AVvXsEh3372eHghphhZEeQYvunPGB4yt87SheX0Hof-ykeOENFL3eToj7OwAyIw4Msy6bKLfCEZIbfG4o33VA7S4_3iabG8gZ1p_dW1Kye77qcuP-SyX5qfcvbedbmhaHwKppxGbfOr1Ys7zTRs/s1600/DSC_0291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3372eHghphhZEeQYvunPGB4yt87SheX0Hof-ykeOENFL3eToj7OwAyIw4Msy6bKLfCEZIbfG4o33VA7S4_3iabG8gZ1p_dW1Kye77qcuP-SyX5qfcvbedbmhaHwKppxGbfOr1Ys7zTRs/s640/DSC_0291.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some festive reds added</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I got the paper lanterns from Pier 1 clearance too years ago. I love how the light just makes it look all the more festive. They are velvety red up close.</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/AVvXsEjV3TOmdKqO-2Aay9bciYQtJXyxZFnDDW40PEhCZmmp3p18_cn4tvuRtALhb-kx7lJ8PwKrTv0QfkNFTNrEbiGa-ALDBCNH5eJJpbZXRYW_EK9CuBVtNwnxHTfNWjiULeDnxW1nz5YheCQ/s1600/DSC_0293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3TOmdKqO-2Aay9bciYQtJXyxZFnDDW40PEhCZmmp3p18_cn4tvuRtALhb-kx7lJ8PwKrTv0QfkNFTNrEbiGa-ALDBCNH5eJJpbZXRYW_EK9CuBVtNwnxHTfNWjiULeDnxW1nz5YheCQ/s640/DSC_0293.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got the driftwood bowl from TJ Maxx and just added some silver ornaments with my fruits</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed this mini tour of our kitchen this Christmas!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you decorate for the holidays in your kitchen too? Do tell!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">*VEL* </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Christmas touches in the Kitchen

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend everyone!Like always, mine was busy but fun with lots of get-together and some R & R with the family.Today, I would like to share with your the touches of Christmas I placed in my kitchen!I normally do not put a lot of stuff in the kitchen, for practical reasons,…

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Vermont Country Master Bedroom Suite

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Hiya!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm writing this in Flerida!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been able to get away for two weeks, and my hair is all frizzy.</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;">Let's get back to Connie and Chris's master bedroom in the mountains of Vermont.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lucky woman has a whole suite for the master space, so when her family descends on her en mass.....she can retreat into her own private hide-a-way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9chHLLrwPB_jNcFOQjY7URXs-h04sxdKUEjTQLinG7AwrAatMsaWZy-lce8D1CouTMQhaZ5pVWjm2NbrSeaZ5Qr2kvJ069p_cpphdTLjoKX02eF30zYf9xAFeO-Vy43ilwIhQbtQN/s1600/Nast+Vermont+2004,+9a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9chHLLrwPB_jNcFOQjY7URXs-h04sxdKUEjTQLinG7AwrAatMsaWZy-lce8D1CouTMQhaZ5pVWjm2NbrSeaZ5Qr2kvJ069p_cpphdTLjoKX02eF30zYf9xAFeO-Vy43ilwIhQbtQN/s640/Nast+Vermont+2004,+9a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Traditional Home Magazine 2004</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The room is tucked under the roof line facing the front of the house, so there are a couple of large skylights that flood the space with sun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The master bedroom opens off this room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the same wallpaper and rug as the bedroom to unite the two spaces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYVlSmecIT_E6inkxhJsTAo7y6WvQarKa-pZoP1kXoBClqsT-tC11cE04Z7LIMFXBO9dhj6E9JyMp-hqepvbkCDOowNDfbAfjBNKXqQA6veTEkfCN5q1OZBsevBlRVS1S4vOjDkAx/s1600/Nast+Vermont+2004,+8a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYVlSmecIT_E6inkxhJsTAo7y6WvQarKa-pZoP1kXoBClqsT-tC11cE04Z7LIMFXBO9dhj6E9JyMp-hqepvbkCDOowNDfbAfjBNKXqQA6veTEkfCN5q1OZBsevBlRVS1S4vOjDkAx/s640/Nast+Vermont+2004,+8a.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Traditional Home Magazine 2004</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a collage of the three rooms of the suite, sose you can see how they relate!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dDAp1k76C7TY_UqWbpsaWf-ADCabPcTKJ_MaeA6INWBf3L70GiQPYS8nI0XbxdPAv7S9RAgIDFLMiRdWv2EDZFso3XW7hh0KMd3twRkNol71VEFZUUDR029IRN-We_ray5ArIQ6s/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dDAp1k76C7TY_UqWbpsaWf-ADCabPcTKJ_MaeA6INWBf3L70GiQPYS8nI0XbxdPAv7S9RAgIDFLMiRdWv2EDZFso3XW7hh0KMd3twRkNol71VEFZUUDR029IRN-We_ray5ArIQ6s/s640/PicMonkey+Collage+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I continued using checks and plaids for the accent fabrics in the sitting room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX8G_ZTc7sUkTja-HJ4o2LgfNM28RWJCZnqH7ABvJnL9WRafZNMHdb-3l0um_9KoUgaeCIIXRS6GqxZ4ReFnpvJlpz3dtpyzOG7sBDdNSnMsKdekRfIvvQqqgg8MVJPSAzm4Lhtw8/s1600/Nast+Vermont+2004,+9ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgX8G_ZTc7sUkTja-HJ4o2LgfNM28RWJCZnqH7ABvJnL9WRafZNMHdb-3l0um_9KoUgaeCIIXRS6GqxZ4ReFnpvJlpz3dtpyzOG7sBDdNSnMsKdekRfIvvQqqgg8MVJPSAzm4Lhtw8/s640/Nast+Vermont+2004,+9ab.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at what a difference a toss pillow makes to the look of a chair!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HZkQef79owMDPO_LR_NfPr5g0T0dQSzp3RDbs_3p19JsWHNTMuObS2JfvJ2gVNV7g8Ub-N-0IpLLztXLdTyAhWsMjTksNTgth8u03RIQgRJ1l_11v_XvgRESxL78AbuJCDab_RUp/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HZkQef79owMDPO_LR_NfPr5g0T0dQSzp3RDbs_3p19JsWHNTMuObS2JfvJ2gVNV7g8Ub-N-0IpLLztXLdTyAhWsMjTksNTgth8u03RIQgRJ1l_11v_XvgRESxL78AbuJCDab_RUp/s640/PicMonkey+Collage+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connie had the coffee table from before she knew me, and I was able to incorporate it into her new room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83cxMl552uuhHN5FlzTFqgmHBj6cArjg_yrfw5aB2Pt2xaR5yaQkLsYnlgXEPJxBqYhIMTpFh-U6xQWDbY-BCFnIXs13NYVpr3gaoG5rtQYzN1CIoKuT_NClqqMx-U3nNIjHcdnyy/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83cxMl552uuhHN5FlzTFqgmHBj6cArjg_yrfw5aB2Pt2xaR5yaQkLsYnlgXEPJxBqYhIMTpFh-U6xQWDbY-BCFnIXs13NYVpr3gaoG5rtQYzN1CIoKuT_NClqqMx-U3nNIjHcdnyy/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the mantel I placed a small collection of antique mercury glass.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a lot of reproduction mercury glass bopping around, but I am not a fan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It isn't double sided glass like the old stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlhtYEykF0Il3NL6HQUyvAU8_BOcO2haEqsrFAIxVimOGj0BIjb8Pl1z2n6e08AyXAvuvY2PU5CJQnx9DMo0aJM5DABkHroiQGle2EADejcgjA_evfHl79n6JLhLw_Xo8WmAGya9S/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlhtYEykF0Il3NL6HQUyvAU8_BOcO2haEqsrFAIxVimOGj0BIjb8Pl1z2n6e08AyXAvuvY2PU5CJQnx9DMo0aJM5DABkHroiQGle2EADejcgjA_evfHl79n6JLhLw_Xo8WmAGya9S/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mercury glass was the poor man's silver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had the shine of silver but was a double wall hand blown glass piece that was then filled with a silver nitrate and grape sugar solution, creating a silver reflective wash on the inside of the double walls. It was called mercury glass because mercury was originally used to create the silver finish of a reflective mirror, but for the table ware, it wasn't used. Once the piece had the solution wash the interior walls,  the bottom was plugged with a cork (American) or a metal seal (English).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Wikipedia, (<span style="font-size: x-small;">where would we be without it?????</span>), this glass was considered the first art glass, produced strictly for display purposes.</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;">Over the mantel I hung a round antique bulls eye mirror. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I blew the picture up, so you could see the other end of the room.</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; font-size: x-small;">that's me in the shot.......</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/AVvXsEhkc2R1wdKWf8ulXiVZGR2-t9Aji317BkZbJzAmrYaFn_V_xwtCrnz8zko9z8TiNnqmC0Bw7jcfDB_gEdFenK4-eC-5C-r6ZBQvbMuPMTyLaK39gHndqWQM8dkK1fv7ahiS0FUO3TTn/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkc2R1wdKWf8ulXiVZGR2-t9Aji317BkZbJzAmrYaFn_V_xwtCrnz8zko9z8TiNnqmC0Bw7jcfDB_gEdFenK4-eC-5C-r6ZBQvbMuPMTyLaK39gHndqWQM8dkK1fv7ahiS0FUO3TTn/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Across the room from the fireplace is the desk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the chair covered in a blue window pane plaid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZuj64jVtA1L31p4LWuOr_rZOAr8ozAkRVrVeKXPdefEXPQpeWxLUrj3aKPpCsuhN6GFgvbPNzPzoehYzaCwDEJD5hWSLvHFmQeb59aQELhJPfZ8cecDCQPHdWDYQ3oyxfFfYldrz/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZuj64jVtA1L31p4LWuOr_rZOAr8ozAkRVrVeKXPdefEXPQpeWxLUrj3aKPpCsuhN6GFgvbPNzPzoehYzaCwDEJD5hWSLvHFmQeb59aQELhJPfZ8cecDCQPHdWDYQ3oyxfFfYldrz/s640/1.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the desk I placed a blue lamp I had made from an Abingdon pottery vase.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finding lamps I liked with a delicate yet country feel, wasn't easy, so I had to have them made.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknbJ848ccqBMwydPeV_8A_xtAQq06SJZgpelBV00XrYssgQVWVoCkpkZbaGNwnTcezksg7biU8Z5VkqLTEy-q_i_XPeozJBl_a_wcUtc9TUKulMjmYx7UMWb3N6nt_tcYdaXQSlFN/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknbJ848ccqBMwydPeV_8A_xtAQq06SJZgpelBV00XrYssgQVWVoCkpkZbaGNwnTcezksg7biU8Z5VkqLTEy-q_i_XPeozJBl_a_wcUtc9TUKulMjmYx7UMWb3N6nt_tcYdaXQSlFN/s640/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I lucked out with this coin glass piece, it was already a lamp!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We just needed to have the shade custom made......</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ5RxNrxf6epzMjwJTns8BtZC8Rhrrbi4ejsymEPim3NyE5QUFrbvXJlghl9cootdQ63QNexXb4KJxuQUYZfcGbVoxsENx7ZSt93fMecW-uLqwqpcTg9MqpGDPkx_pXE2jDz67fR8/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ5RxNrxf6epzMjwJTns8BtZC8Rhrrbi4ejsymEPim3NyE5QUFrbvXJlghl9cootdQ63QNexXb4KJxuQUYZfcGbVoxsENx7ZSt93fMecW-uLqwqpcTg9MqpGDPkx_pXE2jDz67fR8/s640/6.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see how these lamps worked with the one in the master bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They all have that county cottage feel, are unique and one of a kind.</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; font-size: x-small;">unless someone else has one just like them.......</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/AVvXsEiRdfdyu7fKqysDS6cmSWkWuR9jV2izR8PQjM6GiP_oRGFF-VRfjsnc049P0abQqbTNOH9Ig93aRFDyJoGC9GOD9fbqUVqeyaLDt6Pa5oG4mF6-njmMsS4P6xBaFNUAohboOIu7UIa5/s1600/Nast+Vermont+2004,+8ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdfdyu7fKqysDS6cmSWkWuR9jV2izR8PQjM6GiP_oRGFF-VRfjsnc049P0abQqbTNOH9Ig93aRFDyJoGC9GOD9fbqUVqeyaLDt6Pa5oG4mF6-njmMsS4P6xBaFNUAohboOIu7UIa5/s640/Nast+Vermont+2004,+8ab.jpg" width="598" /></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;">Well Kampers.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's warm and sunny, so I'm going outside and let my hair frizz some more.</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;">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>

Vermont Country Master Bedroom Suite

Hiya!!!!!I'm writing this in Flerida!!!!!I have been able to get away for two weeks, and my hair is all frizzy.Let's get back to Connie and Chris's master bedroom in the mountains of Vermont.The lucky woman has a whole suite for the master space, so when her family descends on her en mass.....she ca…

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