Our Warmest Greetings to you and your family!!!!!

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I've sent out all the cards...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and gave out most of the gifts, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but there's still one more greeting I need to give, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and that one is for you...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></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/AVvXsEgUstCefiJdt3fY9pizyUVmuNmgbjuUiojPGNtc3XG62dP1mAktxi42_XhOX4yHbve1hcN4EdWsXJO3VueqV3LOrlZuvVK6C2jDayYGfBbglkcLQL08dzP2nNdm6cyAKNpPvra0SMfNAp8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-23+at+9.30.23+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUstCefiJdt3fY9pizyUVmuNmgbjuUiojPGNtc3XG62dP1mAktxi42_XhOX4yHbve1hcN4EdWsXJO3VueqV3LOrlZuvVK6C2jDayYGfBbglkcLQL08dzP2nNdm6cyAKNpPvra0SMfNAp8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-23+at+9.30.23+PM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DESIGN FROM <a href="http://www.minted.com/?matchtype=e&network=g&mobile=&search=1&content=&creative=%7BAdID%7D&keyword=minted&placement=&adposition=%7Badpos%7D&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=G_S_Brand_Alpha_All_USA&utm_adgroup=minted&gclid=CjwKEAiAqrqkBRCep-rKnt_r_lkSJAArVUBc5VGLnl_0T27IuWw0MdwTNKlcZcMaT7-MCE9mezAA6xoCQAHw_wcB">MINTED.COM</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you and your family a very <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Merry Christmas</span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and a <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Bright and Blessed New Year</span></b> ahead!!!!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">God bless you all!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XOXO,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">VEL</span></i></div>

Our Warmest Greetings to you and your family!!!!!

I've sent out all the cards...and gave out most of the gifts, but there's still one more greeting I need to give, and that one is for you...DESIGN FROM MINTED.COMWishing you and your family a very Merry Christmasand a Bright and Blessed New Year ahead!!!!God bless you all!XOXO,VEL…

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No Christmas For Betsy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the spirit of Christmas......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm going to write about flowers!!!!!</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;">Just like last year, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the year before.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">THIS IS A NO CHRISTMAS ZONE!!!!</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Under the RULE OF BETSY....</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>we don't need no stinkin' holiday.</i></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;">Just as in years past,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NONE OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ANY TIME FOR ME!</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;">Thank goodness I have saved a bunch of "normal" shows on my DVR, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so at least I have something to watch while all my Christian friends are involved with their Christmassy stuff.</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;">Since my great nephew, Leo, is only 7 1/2 months old, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't buy him anything for Hanukkah, as he is too young to remember what I got him,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> so what's the point?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a truly generous spirit.</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;">As you may have been figuring out.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">this is not my favorite time of year.</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;">Now, let's get to the flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I wrote in my last post, since I haven't been blogging very much, I have a backlog of photos that are out of time with the season, as I took them this past summer and fall.</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;">today,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to write about using <span style="font-size: x-large;">REAL</span> flowers in my house!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am the queen of the good fake flower!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love good fakes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the image below is a shot of a bouquet in my living room in Massachusetts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With good fake flowers!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNmj48gnfogOY-o7aEejRexDh1yJocz-3AmXld8kZjsVb7ae3w3P94E-B1SOXNHY8aOxx3A5WaIE-d58HGmwUG3n3XQZCeMuPJpwmVzcQG49_iCDbggw52e2vIaDU5c6GrKgjk51o/s1600/23a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNmj48gnfogOY-o7aEejRexDh1yJocz-3AmXld8kZjsVb7ae3w3P94E-B1SOXNHY8aOxx3A5WaIE-d58HGmwUG3n3XQZCeMuPJpwmVzcQG49_iCDbggw52e2vIaDU5c6GrKgjk51o/s1600/23a.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, 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;">this past late summer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when I was trying to grill on my outdoor grill,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I was having a hard time getting to it through the jungle of my hosta and hydrangea tree....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFt3GMSz3oK6WelymHno0R2E33u-NBy13cTml70b9OdCB_jgehsGHMRdg66GbI11WzPjcH1kCpAU3cDqKbY3_C1dnQOddC7abVxHOJJQUwHStny9DcY3ivFm2rWlEpkoLxIfCgNu9/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFt3GMSz3oK6WelymHno0R2E33u-NBy13cTml70b9OdCB_jgehsGHMRdg66GbI11WzPjcH1kCpAU3cDqKbY3_C1dnQOddC7abVxHOJJQUwHStny9DcY3ivFm2rWlEpkoLxIfCgNu9/s1600/15.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(My grill is just to the right in the picture below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can see the corner sticking out from the side.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dSaNWQlpNXEGciOhYCOP-vk2e34h287kmuefwN0AaJVA8FbzLJ5DD_RCXEHy9tKnPaExeyQfSHmxBKl4BJ-xqtoJbrpLWf4QJJGv2Bd2gtlGW3iWQ_KmV0R8xHS6HVuDwxZhz0js/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dSaNWQlpNXEGciOhYCOP-vk2e34h287kmuefwN0AaJVA8FbzLJ5DD_RCXEHy9tKnPaExeyQfSHmxBKl4BJ-xqtoJbrpLWf4QJJGv2Bd2gtlGW3iWQ_KmV0R8xHS6HVuDwxZhz0js/s1600/17.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to step around the blossoms and the leaves to get to the stuff on the grill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All those flowers were in the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiRanvAR_GiEABMq8aXpDg70Q-MsxB_eLgsW1BwsP6mi-MgTVaRXqtSZ3M72lw8RGgmnkh8pZQJY9616p2WpPxG-KgYkCGTtD6K70KI2SPNVu2eeMrDeBTvZahpmRVO3bbruMKKq6/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiRanvAR_GiEABMq8aXpDg70Q-MsxB_eLgsW1BwsP6mi-MgTVaRXqtSZ3M72lw8RGgmnkh8pZQJY9616p2WpPxG-KgYkCGTtD6K70KI2SPNVu2eeMrDeBTvZahpmRVO3bbruMKKq6/s1600/16.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>I had an epiphany!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know what you can do with flowers that are in the way?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right class!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Cut them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But leave the good ones, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">don't cut too much.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIutdnk4SXFRsKz_4gI-YNouvMVP6uovAV5WRMplqEqbW07UvUI_LMEo5hl4Vw2bphyphenhyphenzJViZuNdAe625dFP3jHWpfokf0fiy0Fqwcpr9w3VvvhtoyesIytREvXxv0SmegR4S12t7rP/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/AVvXsEhIutdnk4SXFRsKz_4gI-YNouvMVP6uovAV5WRMplqEqbW07UvUI_LMEo5hl4Vw2bphyphenhyphenzJViZuNdAe625dFP3jHWpfokf0fiy0Fqwcpr9w3VvvhtoyesIytREvXxv0SmegR4S12t7rP/s1600/14.jpg" width="564" /></a></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;">that's what I did, and I ended up with a bouquet of real flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I arranged them on my kitchen counter just like a country gentlewoman would.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5iPCIFdrYFz3zfbfRcEFmRTgUo2iwErcm-iIYRVgqQq4rzUH5YyizNKiiawFPHEKs1NFXyiHX7VmH5qnsgTgkfaGhhQPRnPU_McPX6dmkDCWX5L7OJGjb09JHg0OGnsMwIv5obcq/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5iPCIFdrYFz3zfbfRcEFmRTgUo2iwErcm-iIYRVgqQq4rzUH5YyizNKiiawFPHEKs1NFXyiHX7VmH5qnsgTgkfaGhhQPRnPU_McPX6dmkDCWX5L7OJGjb09JHg0OGnsMwIv5obcq/s1600/2.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a close up of my excess blooms that I assassinated 'cuz they was in my way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8mY0EhUf7Nzcfq28eWTTJQOpjHfcC_8sFfZUr093sZfUpKLf9weCsl30XVBL1rXbUifNGJSBFdmh0yIlCXvDELa7drPN0USAfVvh0BAqZ2EUNR0Ulc_4QAe2eyu-StfHUcitMQU1/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8mY0EhUf7Nzcfq28eWTTJQOpjHfcC_8sFfZUr093sZfUpKLf9weCsl30XVBL1rXbUifNGJSBFdmh0yIlCXvDELa7drPN0USAfVvh0BAqZ2EUNR0Ulc_4QAe2eyu-StfHUcitMQU1/s1600/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got so giddy,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took a lot of close ups.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Xl4neWyRLZ_tx4TNSaaK_1GTBPRUwKJdFFhBH9N3t-Z5FkGaxma4FKdDC48b1yVghWiTc5aNenvBXZXjv6dJYU_PgmK0c74DpZdaQSuRYidoTNmd7tJ6a0Rww911GrLRBndTzN5/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlL2F66wALTTmsBA-NwZl-tqAx5VKaf-2DOiKr-s6vCIRQueHNy8L1y8KW226JFCk3TKv4pwMhBWDrYD0ZwAYgWJlkQj0psq-H4lhTI0O1aOK4-gOoI0myszMlGu-naAxIgiwUg3W/s1600/13.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I've mentioned before,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the reason I like fakes is because they don't start dropping blossoms and pollen and end up sitting in stinky water.</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;">before even a week was up,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">these flowers started dropping blossoms and pollen, and the water turned stinky.</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;">I threw them all out,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">that's the end of my story.</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;">So,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for those of you who are caught up in the madness that is this time of year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slow down,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enjoy the season,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and have a happy holiday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight I am having dinner at my brother's for a family Hanukkah celebration.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plan on getting dressed up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I washed my sweat pants!!!!</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;"><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>

No Christmas For Betsy

In the spirit of Christmas......I'm going to write about flowers!!!!!Just like last year, and the year before.....THIS IS A NO CHRISTMAS ZONE!!!!Under the RULE OF BETSY....we don't need no stinkin' holiday.Just as in years past,NONE OF MY FRIENDS HAVE ANY TIME FOR ME!Thank goodness I have saved a bu…

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Christmas Dining Room 2014

<div style="text-align: center;">I am proud to say my decorations for Christmas is ALMOST done! Woohoo!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, today, let me share with you our Dining room for the holidays!</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/AVvXsEjM0DufZe1UuajZHm3AKOtmfWnw1Fw-3-X2w5PHH4-Tj4FbZbqRAGRRL8EfxqhcR3VW-lFtjMKAoSV83XusIxiv4BrLpjZRocmWtlmhDGd4jJHnQE6mF5NU3BDv7ZC_CB0TTh67JyEHXQY/s1600/DSC_0257_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0DufZe1UuajZHm3AKOtmfWnw1Fw-3-X2w5PHH4-Tj4FbZbqRAGRRL8EfxqhcR3VW-lFtjMKAoSV83XusIxiv4BrLpjZRocmWtlmhDGd4jJHnQE6mF5NU3BDv7ZC_CB0TTh67JyEHXQY/s1600/DSC_0257_Fotor.jpg" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple in red</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> My Dining room this year is a bit more subdued than years past. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's also the first time I used a table cloth  (Ralph Lauren Home)for my Dining room, something I scored from TJMaxx !</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/AVvXsEj30LA6FbjmtMMVYHWHI7K-zeQXQkG9rjvADNQxCnqcJL_M8DrCo8Wu1X97fN12jZ1Nx4H1aSi5Sn3SOd7XRnhkkHUlgU9e_lfYS7rQDZznfZXQ6wv2JgA72oJVI5XJ4WdVcPbBdAaeSvs/s1600/DSC_0258_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30LA6FbjmtMMVYHWHI7K-zeQXQkG9rjvADNQxCnqcJL_M8DrCo8Wu1X97fN12jZ1Nx4H1aSi5Sn3SOd7XRnhkkHUlgU9e_lfYS7rQDZznfZXQ6wv2JgA72oJVI5XJ4WdVcPbBdAaeSvs/s1600/DSC_0258_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbons and ornaments for our shandy</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/AVvXsEhExNO8-TAZJpij_gBfLk3rUdHoFXALjJMFaJ8mOeIRn_Ml4iLbdr4dn5ibS9M7y2ay-Ev3V_jG6xr7eMtXPkKJ1CBlF99dFdnhthkp4XbU6J7DRtnVevewIXXbvI9FOdeqiSEAKnOWaHo/s1600/DSC_0259_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExNO8-TAZJpij_gBfLk3rUdHoFXALjJMFaJ8mOeIRn_Ml4iLbdr4dn5ibS9M7y2ay-Ev3V_jG6xr7eMtXPkKJ1CBlF99dFdnhthkp4XbU6J7DRtnVevewIXXbvI9FOdeqiSEAKnOWaHo/s1600/DSC_0259_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simple seasonal display</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDpKyMxWLZqyY_mWxIkdORC1AQFMULCrNKbpWkazQ1FpSiTc8WbmeccOgyg5xJQuYye_2iAezEtTWiUHsYuohLCBnFM-RBHQnq9KrUHIiaqpgQmaKelJfqDbp_sVDnLMHbKNq0hVjuPA/s1600/DSC_0260_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDpKyMxWLZqyY_mWxIkdORC1AQFMULCrNKbpWkazQ1FpSiTc8WbmeccOgyg5xJQuYye_2iAezEtTWiUHsYuohLCBnFM-RBHQnq9KrUHIiaqpgQmaKelJfqDbp_sVDnLMHbKNq0hVjuPA/s1600/DSC_0260_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></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/AVvXsEg07brEekMjkP5Zg-7pv6jYmcHsCho9SCWpyXykeyq8m6KPHgJzNBnAhJQFzQmNsFtQcDSmb-I6bKg1-nwUWbcP8xHlZew-zckvK1VDiZ2dcYC24eSouAfOSfrx0qqLiwhaWKh2ZF7n5LY/s1600/DSC_0261_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07brEekMjkP5Zg-7pv6jYmcHsCho9SCWpyXykeyq8m6KPHgJzNBnAhJQFzQmNsFtQcDSmb-I6bKg1-nwUWbcP8xHlZew-zckvK1VDiZ2dcYC24eSouAfOSfrx0qqLiwhaWKh2ZF7n5LY/s1600/DSC_0261_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer look at my simple tables cape</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/AVvXsEgpMWGn9DVOPcqSRcqcusTkbY_0rErzcFPnMeqcJLgo2qSCrYjI1Gkv4dKbK5j_3tlW20xgQh6jbXrO7F3w9nrpKpmn9Oi5nBideQrUj6UyzYiNiYB8FNH2TlyoqFdhsc2z1HNaPvtsasA/s1600/DSC_0262_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpMWGn9DVOPcqSRcqcusTkbY_0rErzcFPnMeqcJLgo2qSCrYjI1Gkv4dKbK5j_3tlW20xgQh6jbXrO7F3w9nrpKpmn9Oi5nBideQrUj6UyzYiNiYB8FNH2TlyoqFdhsc2z1HNaPvtsasA/s1600/DSC_0262_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candles Galore</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/AVvXsEjbmEeSyrjDSHz3ypWZiEu65ndU79A-1qtOOc_LvbuT9NZSXaOVq0-OYszK0UQgFg7li0vo6MAxobtLTWEQOWz188eN96951u35NOqr5mh0cVMWd-cwV3EGmmWYAm_Dy1jH_npT0vABzHQ/s1600/DSC_0250_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmEeSyrjDSHz3ypWZiEu65ndU79A-1qtOOc_LvbuT9NZSXaOVq0-OYszK0UQgFg7li0vo6MAxobtLTWEQOWz188eN96951u35NOqr5mh0cVMWd-cwV3EGmmWYAm_Dy1jH_npT0vABzHQ/s1600/DSC_0250_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night time pic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDRA1622DDS9Lukmg_ia1vTABNyOvj-6b3YWcUtC6XJXpnNvVBxDo_pvHx_65el_f0QvIASGASsz49m4zt29krUXe4oidrZoSAOBePYYFd3eJLabNGh6oKX5fS6PQb15utGYPq1MHDSA/s1600/DSC_0251_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDRA1622DDS9Lukmg_ia1vTABNyOvj-6b3YWcUtC6XJXpnNvVBxDo_pvHx_65el_f0QvIASGASsz49m4zt29krUXe4oidrZoSAOBePYYFd3eJLabNGh6oKX5fS6PQb15utGYPq1MHDSA/s1600/DSC_0251_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></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/AVvXsEjUE5F8pjUOoE82ybtox3nPPujwZN9VriRC233jCKiKg5M2YZEgRcsfvhIrOabaIlXDy3YHNmouZ5RbJ3O-XGfnViiF6L6eQLf7iezNOnaFlU1Ru1Pb5BQNS2v2sLP1-3RIMFOsB-n3DEw/s1600/DSC_0263_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE5F8pjUOoE82ybtox3nPPujwZN9VriRC233jCKiKg5M2YZEgRcsfvhIrOabaIlXDy3YHNmouZ5RbJ3O-XGfnViiF6L6eQLf7iezNOnaFlU1Ru1Pb5BQNS2v2sLP1-3RIMFOsB-n3DEw/s1600/DSC_0263_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Nativity</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I placed our special nativity here on top of the buffet table with candles flanking both sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxrYzW5WVf4CEbEd8mb6XcpnqcyOszoJY5b-Gwi-fXw452exmxLDfL1BbetCc2f1iG135WYafaO-xyLqElGuPD-IsMvC_DeEQ-X7O7bc6jiVdICsPBwtnK5xN_2edTdjnkv5HMoU05NY/s1600/DSC_0264_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxrYzW5WVf4CEbEd8mb6XcpnqcyOszoJY5b-Gwi-fXw452exmxLDfL1BbetCc2f1iG135WYafaO-xyLqElGuPD-IsMvC_DeEQ-X7O7bc6jiVdICsPBwtnK5xN_2edTdjnkv5HMoU05NY/s1600/DSC_0264_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hung a simple paper star above the nativity. And see the plate ( scored from Goodwill for a buck) peaking on the back?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnZdClcMV6OjaHSufQis-LwnGak0i1ojG9ZHwLNj2O4HugjN5NfaionJnWcjjMsWreLge785MMXvowZisTroL9A18ltPflRi9CdErde_IKbSYqBJjCAiUVFNEi40qFrR4bV7x6_Yo2Vw/s1600/DSC_0249_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnZdClcMV6OjaHSufQis-LwnGak0i1ojG9ZHwLNj2O4HugjN5NfaionJnWcjjMsWreLge785MMXvowZisTroL9A18ltPflRi9CdErde_IKbSYqBJjCAiUVFNEi40qFrR4bV7x6_Yo2Vw/s1600/DSC_0249_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I say "AMEN" to that!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your done with your holiday decorating! </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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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! 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Christmas Dining Room 2014

I am proud to say my decorations for Christmas is ALMOST done! Woohoo!!Anyway, today, let me share with you our Dining room for the holidays!Simple in red My Dining room this year is a bit more subdued than years past. It's also the first time I used a table cloth  (Ralph Lauren Home)for my Dining r…

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Tiffany Blue Baptismal Party

<div style="text-align: center;">A little "Christmas Break" with this post my friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last December 7, our family celebrated a very important occasion in our little daughters life, her baptism ...</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/AVvXsEgxmX0qSui0lrK3beRPDoBl19aSJGjTTEG1gX90bEBFJL8jjIZhcFXqjVoajkkr5rcvGD30VRfaccTv7KczkiBEK9meR4Fs6avA2HBeWy7KUms9H1OBdcVvlUk4ZdGXdlKKxJ1VYB1Aj3Q/s1600/1979691_10152884625797552_6698267519859734451_n_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmX0qSui0lrK3beRPDoBl19aSJGjTTEG1gX90bEBFJL8jjIZhcFXqjVoajkkr5rcvGD30VRfaccTv7KczkiBEK9meR4Fs6avA2HBeWy7KUms9H1OBdcVvlUk4ZdGXdlKKxJ1VYB1Aj3Q/s1600/1979691_10152884625797552_6698267519859734451_n_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No crying for our little one during the entire ceremony </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were so blessed to have this moment shared with family and friends from here and far away and the whole church community celebrated with us...</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/AVvXsEjmmmN9Vtym8piiVW5-YahPQlhGzy-L-R4LcU2gu0KJA1PW_-g9ccyhj_PHxrpfSaEiAdqaCgE_ac7YVqqRhhlu1ArfN7hGosnhIzSgy2tiBtm6YFmpOYR_-fjcjYc8bsnjTyvdvwh2z6g/s1600/10404506_10152884626267552_7428871487476966030_n_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmmN9Vtym8piiVW5-YahPQlhGzy-L-R4LcU2gu0KJA1PW_-g9ccyhj_PHxrpfSaEiAdqaCgE_ac7YVqqRhhlu1ArfN7hGosnhIzSgy2tiBtm6YFmpOYR_-fjcjYc8bsnjTyvdvwh2z6g/s1600/10404506_10152884626267552_7428871487476966030_n_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fr. Ken singing "Alleluia" and showing off Sophia to everyone </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhHGZpubH2-l5eu7e0ISg5EuUlOrBDv2pYRK5oQi_TAeTiPHJCs4gYSl3Ct76D2Id7puX0VPldoZ20kPvFZ_Txxt66fOy68qM1AmSBJ0X4e6wN4FyM-dxD-bMddbn19clmxHQJqiE8vyCA/s1600/10525830_10152884626967552_5198443080852545976_n_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGZpubH2-l5eu7e0ISg5EuUlOrBDv2pYRK5oQi_TAeTiPHJCs4gYSl3Ct76D2Id7puX0VPldoZ20kPvFZ_Txxt66fOy68qM1AmSBJ0X4e6wN4FyM-dxD-bMddbn19clmxHQJqiE8vyCA/s1600/10525830_10152884626967552_5198443080852545976_n_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Godparents</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> We had 6 pairs of Godparents for Sophia (12 in total). That number is not unusual for us Filipinos - my oldest had 12 pairs of godparents, my second had 8 pairs, so come to think of it, Sophia has the least number of godparents ;-)</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/AVvXsEjYaGUPRNUt5hPCyRry5TBdX9HcEZesRAeUSCEMdwgtniD5ajbBJK_mC-R9zFF83qZAyt-VZ2WgWP63sk9_sBP5ESNRS-lORJEt8-z8A-80DFe1k_jWIJQ9ZZ6tgjFjvUJdYIfGgfIjeVw/s1600/1469809_10152884627557552_8807830200097223810_n_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaGUPRNUt5hPCyRry5TBdX9HcEZesRAeUSCEMdwgtniD5ajbBJK_mC-R9zFF83qZAyt-VZ2WgWP63sk9_sBP5ESNRS-lORJEt8-z8A-80DFe1k_jWIJQ9ZZ6tgjFjvUJdYIfGgfIjeVw/s1600/1469809_10152884627557552_8807830200097223810_n_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family with our parish priest</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Of course with something so important comes a party that is befitting for the occasion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I came up with a Tiffany blue baptismal party for Sophia to be held at our local country club.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I prepared my souvenirs, table centerpieces and a candy buffet set-up about a week before the event</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/AVvXsEjZF10jXvJZ2Dyg_IKW65ZZL5U82ChkctpvYSJsQytdjeartWmlbffbPGFCingJOiq1zifAn_Er0tOCSNZRIB7aa1tCgciY4u-uOXLhwATD8ppF4GnWOkYuS-MVnys4NGA-B3CmNO8qsvY/s1600/IMG_3750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZF10jXvJZ2Dyg_IKW65ZZL5U82ChkctpvYSJsQytdjeartWmlbffbPGFCingJOiq1zifAn_Er0tOCSNZRIB7aa1tCgciY4u-uOXLhwATD8ppF4GnWOkYuS-MVnys4NGA-B3CmNO8qsvY/s1600/IMG_3750.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shared this on <a href="http://instagram.com/docvel23/">my INSTAGRAM account</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Other than some jars & candies that I bought, most of it was decorated with my favorite material, gift wrap (from Homegoods) and ribbons!</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I was only able to decorate with the help of some of my friends, a<i> few hours the day before the event and about 1 hour before the event</i> since the room was booked to the brim with Christmas parties back to back.  There was also another party after mine so I had to come up with decorations that were <i>easy to set-up and easy to remove too</i>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what I did the day before the event, set up the cake table and Candy buffet...</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/AVvXsEhRFNjZK8MznLG85Vhd0c0nfr6QbJpm7QCS_hnWbK-WYV_fDP763N_LgK-kuQ_B0Mmt0e2jK8DizkPA9mSIBTsAY94GYIPvy4z1Bwn5MJO4rDGNydR2vwXvXcjrkWY4vbP93Z1RXKn9i9Y/s1600/IMG_3781_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFNjZK8MznLG85Vhd0c0nfr6QbJpm7QCS_hnWbK-WYV_fDP763N_LgK-kuQ_B0Mmt0e2jK8DizkPA9mSIBTsAY94GYIPvy4z1Bwn5MJO4rDGNydR2vwXvXcjrkWY4vbP93Z1RXKn9i9Y/s1600/IMG_3781_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added the balloon letters so that the wall wouldn't look too empty and skirted the table</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/AVvXsEghuTqi0H-4Dzg4U9z7YdxVx_qTsVwV3MuU1Akd59kvi_lleIi21fHE61boDBDECfgrEq6OL9o3NQ28pMl9Thr4Ar3dTHwDNSIGWOEHk_dB2eYuTJgkBxNFsCB7hsJ0jZ4QyqPL1Agob_s/s1600/IMG_3769_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuTqi0H-4Dzg4U9z7YdxVx_qTsVwV3MuU1Akd59kvi_lleIi21fHE61boDBDECfgrEq6OL9o3NQ28pMl9Thr4Ar3dTHwDNSIGWOEHk_dB2eYuTJgkBxNFsCB7hsJ0jZ4QyqPL1Agob_s/s1600/IMG_3769_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiffany blue Candy Buffet</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/AVvXsEgKvBdZ6XugD6gCC1XzwpvgEynzm10oeA7Hi1Ebfbs7ZHYoNInyhdxmRubccTJrnocva7wyKFBTWY5W4Y4_8qgK7Z-pwpSrlizPCWks0S9f1e0gKYHm1yweyz1qGFC4k-_8meDGGx6Dqnk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-14+at+2.31.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvBdZ6XugD6gCC1XzwpvgEynzm10oeA7Hi1Ebfbs7ZHYoNInyhdxmRubccTJrnocva7wyKFBTWY5W4Y4_8qgK7Z-pwpSrlizPCWks0S9f1e0gKYHm1yweyz1qGFC4k-_8meDGGx6Dqnk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-14+at+2.31.41+PM.png" width="321" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign I made for the buffet using a background from<br /><a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/">DESIGNLOVEFEST.COM</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUEcBLJ_0mbv4VllQUV3QmYAlS0Yj4jLmUca_CCKLgjBY1KBB8dnHicGDzvsKa9eSipSKp-TIvPFNKvLgk7aB7nX1JrA5QC-_JhD7X6UNTgcUhOpvQm-3Zy0OSE8DvRNVzQBD552a9s4/s1600/IMG_3774_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUEcBLJ_0mbv4VllQUV3QmYAlS0Yj4jLmUca_CCKLgjBY1KBB8dnHicGDzvsKa9eSipSKp-TIvPFNKvLgk7aB7nX1JrA5QC-_JhD7X6UNTgcUhOpvQm-3Zy0OSE8DvRNVzQBD552a9s4/s1600/IMG_3774_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's my first time setting up a candy buffet and it was really fun and I think it turned out good...</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/AVvXsEhk1XDZPMCBH2Hx87KjL8uwMS6TQSGVDXyOpV_D27cXkUti6_CSTPTgf1A3GyDjNua44EFe-pO5RYUTZlKcsKYGKSHFXwQ-M1jFE3lrYEjaJAUoyrsy3kwdOkr3TQMMBQ0Cc360PzmqcxE/s1600/IMG_3772_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1XDZPMCBH2Hx87KjL8uwMS6TQSGVDXyOpV_D27cXkUti6_CSTPTgf1A3GyDjNua44EFe-pO5RYUTZlKcsKYGKSHFXwQ-M1jFE3lrYEjaJAUoyrsy3kwdOkr3TQMMBQ0Cc360PzmqcxE/s1600/IMG_3772_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">marshmallows, mints, gum balls, chocolate drops, jelly beans<br />rock candies and twisty pops</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/AVvXsEjlNScxV8soZxIhbVk2o0YknjKTTdpdUZVhbT0J351RGgq1glDJPYadnxwPaT84rzKVf2p5kqm6hekL9TOalUY0sDJrv0jnHYpEgh3J775BCwEsPJjA44JGacEvgghHovrBteTOB3u4jM8/s1600/IMG_3771_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNScxV8soZxIhbVk2o0YknjKTTdpdUZVhbT0J351RGgq1glDJPYadnxwPaT84rzKVf2p5kqm6hekL9TOalUY0sDJrv0jnHYpEgh3J775BCwEsPJjA44JGacEvgghHovrBteTOB3u4jM8/s1600/IMG_3771_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cake boxes were a gift  that contained the souvenir which was ordered from ETSY by our friend </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEicQjNjo2iRYOVvAVpGwL2bsZjYnyxcd55BgV6c0uHt-Gzz2aWI1e7uwxx8VLW8-rKZzjRT4XQo-CQ3V2typlsTNlfSuWIrnkxzBtCfwllG8tw5FG-zRaSfCpW1e2eButOq3RaeZBPQDt8/s1600/photo-24_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQjNjo2iRYOVvAVpGwL2bsZjYnyxcd55BgV6c0uHt-Gzz2aWI1e7uwxx8VLW8-rKZzjRT4XQo-CQ3V2typlsTNlfSuWIrnkxzBtCfwllG8tw5FG-zRaSfCpW1e2eButOq3RaeZBPQDt8/s1600/photo-24_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was what's inside - Genuine pearl rosary my mom brought from<br />the Philippines</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added balloons for a more festive atmosphere and added the gift wrap napkin holders too.</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/AVvXsEj4sZLbc0YBH6Libw4WFSEnMCnnmbEuiRqI1V2vE3gs2Qeko8wn1J5jeLyKmdptKj2oc8f4BdB4EuitmAPpbZqdIX7f5ik7xQXkYZlavuuz5e021PDnacDijEXYmF6SYRghVfsaLQVZKTA/s1600/IMG_3782_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sZLbc0YBH6Libw4WFSEnMCnnmbEuiRqI1V2vE3gs2Qeko8wn1J5jeLyKmdptKj2oc8f4BdB4EuitmAPpbZqdIX7f5ik7xQXkYZlavuuz5e021PDnacDijEXYmF6SYRghVfsaLQVZKTA/s1600/IMG_3782_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added tiffany blue plastic covers underneath the white cloth ones</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEg6NtttmQjJhRvvgdf8tiDeoDWkCY-NY6bMy9O_-3V_QCN8N61GBG8bdv7S4fTQ6PALiMh8qOcsxitEmsgVaAwzYJSRjTOWr07q3JMuMBT-No8wiRLAIHKqZr4OUDRBtT2P1PrOjukaxqE/s1600/IMG_3784_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NtttmQjJhRvvgdf8tiDeoDWkCY-NY6bMy9O_-3V_QCN8N61GBG8bdv7S4fTQ6PALiMh8qOcsxitEmsgVaAwzYJSRjTOWr07q3JMuMBT-No8wiRLAIHKqZr4OUDRBtT2P1PrOjukaxqE/s1600/IMG_3784_Fotor.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More lettered balloons by our table</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> The centerpieces were very simple. </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/AVvXsEiDh0YSz34i-nwzZjk9dmlBGLPmw_ozyHBUsuxxzKVR-dHSzWZLdxpOClPibSMjdBPd7bpKr4AJRbcbk1x0sSdEdVfp7cPcidlt39vDL56sZXqZg0hTBhqaPvV4SmqviZtQPhWkUbUFKMw/s1600/IMG_3788_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh0YSz34i-nwzZjk9dmlBGLPmw_ozyHBUsuxxzKVR-dHSzWZLdxpOClPibSMjdBPd7bpKr4AJRbcbk1x0sSdEdVfp7cPcidlt39vDL56sZXqZg0hTBhqaPvV4SmqviZtQPhWkUbUFKMw/s1600/IMG_3788_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The centerpiece I came up with - square vase from Walmart, baby's breath for flowers, silver frames were from the Dollar Store (2 each table) contained photos of my sweet little girl</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun and filling celebration...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFBlRV1aZZNoXIP8aEZhp108ZXkiMug_piBpAfLSB4439616XW9L34PQj8LZXVJIIRl4AYQzOy_xcwNMdfDPtJxgvYOoLnUVyonCWwhZFuqvOxl-jDPUW_cj8DS70tE8I2dsN5Pssnnc/s1600/DSC_0328_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFBlRV1aZZNoXIP8aEZhp108ZXkiMug_piBpAfLSB4439616XW9L34PQj8LZXVJIIRl4AYQzOy_xcwNMdfDPtJxgvYOoLnUVyonCWwhZFuqvOxl-jDPUW_cj8DS70tE8I2dsN5Pssnnc/s1600/DSC_0328_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that someday our little Sophia will see how happy we all were for her...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhxGbV0TfQLu8EL5i1zrcvjONYNn69bF2A9aNJXmHu6lEmrtlCkpsWRJsW3SYAGGjJPlEigs86U-9tlB14_GQvIVcSxlsfOfdxZ4lDND16aUT8YbaTHyCgPU5nGLlB0gAjByuiujr0bvBw/s1600/DSC_0341_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGbV0TfQLu8EL5i1zrcvjONYNn69bF2A9aNJXmHu6lEmrtlCkpsWRJsW3SYAGGjJPlEigs86U-9tlB14_GQvIVcSxlsfOfdxZ4lDND16aUT8YbaTHyCgPU5nGLlB0gAjByuiujr0bvBw/s1600/DSC_0341_Fotor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And that everyone greeted her into the faith with love, prayers and care!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;">Hope you all 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://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/12/amaze-me-monday-89.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:">Amaze Me Monday</a>, <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2014/12/show-and-share-no241.html">Show & Share 241</a>, <a href="http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/2014/12/tuesdays-at-out-home-91.html">Tuesdays at our Home</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2014/12/247th-inspire-me-tuesday.html?showComment=1418695022609#c5505451528218452539">A Stroll Thru Life</a>, <a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/inspire-monday-38/">Inspire Me Monday</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/12/wow-us-wednesdays-200.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/12/centerpiece-wednesday-simple-christmas.html">The Style sisters</a>, <a href="http://www.flusterbuster.com/2014/12/flusters-creative-muster-party-102.html">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2014/12/wow-me-wednesday-185.html">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2014/12/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-121.html">The Life of Jennifer Dawn</a>, <a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2014/12/treasure-hunt-thursday-186-highlights.html">Treasure Hunt Thursday</a>, <a href="http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/2014/12/gingerbread-village-tablescape-mantle.html">Rooted in Thyme</a>, <a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/12/pin-junkie-pin-party-97.html">The Pin Junkie</a>, <a href="http://www.thediaryofarealhousewife.com/2014/12/friday-favorites-last-of-2014.html">The Diary of a real housewife</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2014/12/frugal-friday_18.html">The Shabby Nest</a>, <a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2014/12/feathered-nest-friday_18.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">French Country Cottage</a></div>

Tiffany Blue Baptismal Party

A little "Christmas Break" with this post my friends.Last December 7, our family celebrated a very important occasion in our little daughters life, her baptism ...No crying for our little one during the entire ceremony We were so blessed to have this moment shared with family and friends from here a…

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Shopping For Antique Lighting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a new computer!!!!!</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>Isn't it pretty?????</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After I calmed down about how different my new Surface Pro 3 computer was, I realized that it wasn't so bad, and it would satisfy my needs after all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't use it the way it is meant to be used.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have  a big monitor that I attach it to, and it works great for fabric design.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The solution was to connect my Intuos touch pad to it, and draw on that instead of the glass of the Surface Pro screen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main point, is that it is light enough to carry back and forth to Flerida without needing some strapping young dude to sling my carry-on into the overhead bins on the plane.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to sling my own stuff, thank you very much.......</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;">I've been going over my files of photographs that have accumulated since I stopped blogging so much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a ton of material, so you guys are going to be seeing things from the summer that I never got around to sharing with the class.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My buddy and bidness partner, Kris, needed to find some sconces for her front porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We couldn't find any new ones that we liked, so we went to the <a href="http://www.yankeecraftsman.com/">Yankee Craftsman</a> in Wayland Massachusetts to hunt for something that would satisfy our very particular tastes.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTJOhtrK6rAtYs6sSqNBpNifkpfSTXM9kxMm3xOdlBdtSp1uErHhx20YaRm9yrwYOzjYJrq8PWnqu5MZpwUPjnv31Lu6CKA3zApUrHz6e49jeFbt7oGkYPk5-AtKMfYjoLoq5WqCt/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTJOhtrK6rAtYs6sSqNBpNifkpfSTXM9kxMm3xOdlBdtSp1uErHhx20YaRm9yrwYOzjYJrq8PWnqu5MZpwUPjnv31Lu6CKA3zApUrHz6e49jeFbt7oGkYPk5-AtKMfYjoLoq5WqCt/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have barns of old stuff just waiting for some <strike>sucker</strike> one with discerning taste to come along and pluck them out of the dust and have them refurbished into a wonderful piece of lighting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSw9BIDpBYl8oyBdgdNHxO70MAZOI2cGOIzbU1ktC2FawpZ1eMBGgLSA6pyTZWc51rFbihAmwzsYcXlOoe1VOmulciGiv8RR_24ZGC2j7zHMgHPE28bDAMWd45oTVXvfpgijBRMjd/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSw9BIDpBYl8oyBdgdNHxO70MAZOI2cGOIzbU1ktC2FawpZ1eMBGgLSA6pyTZWc51rFbihAmwzsYcXlOoe1VOmulciGiv8RR_24ZGC2j7zHMgHPE28bDAMWd45oTVXvfpgijBRMjd/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are buildings all over that are just full of stuff!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-HMscbmpi7u4kuwCpOtvJ04gdOiYZNJhSl5W3iYpfrVMzEyOhNoxksH_zXt_k12kGS4Xa6TSh7_BC1EVwFYzeR9TbulhC4h0ure3e6VAKpNbaf4ZQ18IR2M4MQ_2bXjj90w20Kqb/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-HMscbmpi7u4kuwCpOtvJ04gdOiYZNJhSl5W3iYpfrVMzEyOhNoxksH_zXt_k12kGS4Xa6TSh7_BC1EVwFYzeR9TbulhC4h0ure3e6VAKpNbaf4ZQ18IR2M4MQ_2bXjj90w20Kqb/s1600/IMG_0650.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4GnNeg2jn9ui7hmmNmi_eqVq7aoJ-qp6Laf4kIHu78lflFn2-SHbt6gorl0ai-Pvi3upTFSjGIzqzO9slL6VD6Xv-Hd1gcH1mXhsVc2WlVgsViuvqgiLzDc6rgvu-ZAqwC62z0nx/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4GnNeg2jn9ui7hmmNmi_eqVq7aoJ-qp6Laf4kIHu78lflFn2-SHbt6gorl0ai-Pvi3upTFSjGIzqzO9slL6VD6Xv-Hd1gcH1mXhsVc2WlVgsViuvqgiLzDc6rgvu-ZAqwC62z0nx/s1600/IMG_0653.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everywhere you look, more structures with old things!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We didn't get a chance to see what was behind the doors in the barn below, and we wanted to.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRXV7cMl1XGU18gtxaaOTWTylV7FmkLI2cYkAUW6WpgTrPl1A_B4wjcgAYjIcrlS6ZMcUe74LalATj8RZSNh6vj61rdfxvB2TLNHUS-D5d0Vfnau1XHNSe3FEHW6VPDCo3joBnTE5/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRXV7cMl1XGU18gtxaaOTWTylV7FmkLI2cYkAUW6WpgTrPl1A_B4wjcgAYjIcrlS6ZMcUe74LalATj8RZSNh6vj61rdfxvB2TLNHUS-D5d0Vfnau1XHNSe3FEHW6VPDCo3joBnTE5/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" width="426" /></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;">I mean...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">don't you just wonder what they're hiding?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQNSyf4F6hplgLNnzX4LItjzmgPXKM6DXGPqzXp4-GSPd25eYM1cY36xLMoEa-eNAncyjIgLnaZN02cZPimIW-H84SOS83z6XVVZL2E4pSgyuwgRlIYgtKhG8eNpdZXsyiIECvPTP/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQNSyf4F6hplgLNnzX4LItjzmgPXKM6DXGPqzXp4-GSPd25eYM1cY36xLMoEa-eNAncyjIgLnaZN02cZPimIW-H84SOS83z6XVVZL2E4pSgyuwgRlIYgtKhG8eNpdZXsyiIECvPTP/s1600/IMG_0675.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the main barn is just chock full, so I took lots of pictures for you guys to ogle all the dusty dirty treasures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is where you can hunt around, and choose something that the restoration geniuses will fix up, clean up, and wire for anyone with a large enough bank account!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> </i>I loved this chandelier, but we gots no more places for no hanging lights, no more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gdcz2cnA67ZhOUHXWeq8gvLGceiTNiIj2yNuKTubSHNZ0Ua0WkGP4yYkrHJN27tbPSjloJtTTpQCDkQNEthqtZaDNWIR7-YoomiZRSc4E_0sjfX9RdMsHUCCsAcqlLCPotCaKX9c/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Gdcz2cnA67ZhOUHXWeq8gvLGceiTNiIj2yNuKTubSHNZ0Ua0WkGP4yYkrHJN27tbPSjloJtTTpQCDkQNEthqtZaDNWIR7-YoomiZRSc4E_0sjfX9RdMsHUCCsAcqlLCPotCaKX9c/s1600/IMG_0654.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A virtual cornucopia of glass and crystal chandeliers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-8q2RIVxQe09UH6poNf0xmogwT2DMwIH-fJWZWopagx8NRo0Kj17pFTFYprKwfvoa6ykZMDvi-fXICszEZVu1BkFgf2wQ02wHGuGNy5X1sh3qV4YRoe8J7UR3c1mmtir9GL5XEc6/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-8q2RIVxQe09UH6poNf0xmogwT2DMwIH-fJWZWopagx8NRo0Kj17pFTFYprKwfvoa6ykZMDvi-fXICszEZVu1BkFgf2wQ02wHGuGNy5X1sh3qV4YRoe8J7UR3c1mmtir9GL5XEc6/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tons of table lamps.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP1qoYFnoXr_PxtWHrD_yZKH3P_QoGuuynJQj78ZYZvtllhyphenhyphenVcb7mfbez5wQ5QGiMobg-mw_CXZmnZdngnTXXh40ze5Hvo-46QY3892TWcKK2Vjot2-VU_kNaL5vEM1HTh0vFEYWD/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP1qoYFnoXr_PxtWHrD_yZKH3P_QoGuuynJQj78ZYZvtllhyphenhyphenVcb7mfbez5wQ5QGiMobg-mw_CXZmnZdngnTXXh40ze5Hvo-46QY3892TWcKK2Vjot2-VU_kNaL5vEM1HTh0vFEYWD/s1600/IMG_0657.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check this girl out....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>she has no shame!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHKvySciR3bU4X7yz2bFw2yOL_uj9RqaaOGOkr45nAmViMdmzHd3jJnITTs6wnFIrU1FzFQbhcGnIWDxpxZJlRF2SiMucs_yv0Jr7bx4FoJGIxFHvCCvecNfng5rTJRWEGQRYh1pE/s1600/IMG_0659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHKvySciR3bU4X7yz2bFw2yOL_uj9RqaaOGOkr45nAmViMdmzHd3jJnITTs6wnFIrU1FzFQbhcGnIWDxpxZJlRF2SiMucs_yv0Jr7bx4FoJGIxFHvCCvecNfng5rTJRWEGQRYh1pE/s1600/IMG_0659.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Course if I had a bod like that, I'd pose for a lamp statuette too......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8tLNSfFsC9VLbtdP8rIFHQtqTG_D-QSFgaUhlx-RFrSS77_RpQcgGthtpnkL43O3SV_NlscySsxaDHGEfQXKpMwRNwJPbrCNgMux9Nb694vZWq04Ozjt7gJJQ9_qecNpuMVIy5Fy/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8tLNSfFsC9VLbtdP8rIFHQtqTG_D-QSFgaUhlx-RFrSS77_RpQcgGthtpnkL43O3SV_NlscySsxaDHGEfQXKpMwRNwJPbrCNgMux9Nb694vZWq04Ozjt7gJJQ9_qecNpuMVIy5Fy/s1600/IMG_0660.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think she's sucking in her stomach?????</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;">OK Betsy, get you mind back on lighting.....</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;">I found this glass lamp that I fell in love with,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT I HAD NO PLACE FOR IT!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaned up it would be perfect for a dressing table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT8yspf3vbypLg-TteRkCfC_Js1MURNst4EdR6M6j7zW7Pa6-coWQ1MxtPL8CpgWEc0bEFc4moxhdGzbqznXI1It7i8TWGEwVY8cbKgC2hoPUDsf26HDTs3VPqvbHmvyuQTEyKfW_/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT8yspf3vbypLg-TteRkCfC_Js1MURNst4EdR6M6j7zW7Pa6-coWQ1MxtPL8CpgWEc0bEFc4moxhdGzbqznXI1It7i8TWGEwVY8cbKgC2hoPUDsf26HDTs3VPqvbHmvyuQTEyKfW_/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They had some wonderful hanging lanterns,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>but we didn't need no stinkin' lanterns.....</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU6WQMpg5yPi_u5kfsHhbtjJhQiBqMI99JML_eeEEnB7hOgieN91R6dxTgeioLHHsLGY45RmkOS_Se5VpreeqZQytHwdPEwNqfdbq0pc6hgcYmlz5kUmNLtFrB8w-YHd_XrCAYnrZ/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU6WQMpg5yPi_u5kfsHhbtjJhQiBqMI99JML_eeEEnB7hOgieN91R6dxTgeioLHHsLGY45RmkOS_Se5VpreeqZQytHwdPEwNqfdbq0pc6hgcYmlz5kUmNLtFrB8w-YHd_XrCAYnrZ/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I stumbled upon this wall of cool rings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wYMR2UcV57dKlSJyb6Dbrqu34r-ZR9KlATJ-HzlU00VTdQr-KjoI3GfllMjScjRCDhiSslyDOOoUxiltZQfABczLC-WR4gzTUDGPph_PGbrU0Dv9iWLOBm09cNdci7aU2bQgfGSY/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8wYMR2UcV57dKlSJyb6Dbrqu34r-ZR9KlATJ-HzlU00VTdQr-KjoI3GfllMjScjRCDhiSslyDOOoUxiltZQfABczLC-WR4gzTUDGPph_PGbrU0Dv9iWLOBm09cNdci7aU2bQgfGSY/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They looked like crowns from the side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you had a really really really big head....</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/AVvXsEgk2VlxITvOSFa09JC_ZgryZCFtXV8DfexVsDwICu6znvrtJo7gEPNkm4oeW80_ZjGY41YBQpWckcTxuZGsxsR-5YM1JdsGBvdyqbnfaRVmiCYX6fr4JAT43jqloX5QLEWvVCtkbjJj/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2VlxITvOSFa09JC_ZgryZCFtXV8DfexVsDwICu6znvrtJo7gEPNkm4oeW80_ZjGY41YBQpWckcTxuZGsxsR-5YM1JdsGBvdyqbnfaRVmiCYX6fr4JAT43jqloX5QLEWvVCtkbjJj/s1600/IMG_0663.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They will all eventually be made into chandeliers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnmiX6-zDUD_mdon_G16QsAxPV0aobJQH-coq6u8Qct7FFfwRJcj1MQQweJo5YpCBKhHeE_5OvrzfgoIqPvwGy6qMAG5cj7I9KIlQ7CW6ZGpHTjdEhBom_tg6By3D2A5CpHNssp_v/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWnmiX6-zDUD_mdon_G16QsAxPV0aobJQH-coq6u8Qct7FFfwRJcj1MQQweJo5YpCBKhHeE_5OvrzfgoIqPvwGy6qMAG5cj7I9KIlQ7CW6ZGpHTjdEhBom_tg6By3D2A5CpHNssp_v/s1600/IMG_0665.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Soooooo.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">after screwing around for a while, not focusing on what we were supposed to be doing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just looking at all the neat stuff....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I got down to the serious business of finding a pair of old carriage lamps to bracket her front door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found this pair, but they were too big.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmFS5zwb3i9Os3PPPG85GD6Kz6wXr8nbDa8y65ZIRvsBpTOCZEBXalOvjL0ERE61vrtGS1-Rijr1GqN1TbOhdFWfaPPt0x8_lhxr0P9Y4ErLQaS35s0JVWU_NfRjgTWbHFQL9M4Hr/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmFS5zwb3i9Os3PPPG85GD6Kz6wXr8nbDa8y65ZIRvsBpTOCZEBXalOvjL0ERE61vrtGS1-Rijr1GqN1TbOhdFWfaPPt0x8_lhxr0P9Y4ErLQaS35s0JVWU_NfRjgTWbHFQL9M4Hr/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we got distracted by more chandeliers....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved this one that's all metal rings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DgbldqZaSb1M7cB8gRbyls9C25ouCA6ydf4gJlLVbUblNAXFQFuaEzhygw9HwYdspLxLtMLX8xqdUlYSOdTOQwRc7qobbADMofNj0EJQi8YpAWqtTZjnGBrywbgZYAYpuTmkfyav/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DgbldqZaSb1M7cB8gRbyls9C25ouCA6ydf4gJlLVbUblNAXFQFuaEzhygw9HwYdspLxLtMLX8xqdUlYSOdTOQwRc7qobbADMofNj0EJQi8YpAWqtTZjnGBrywbgZYAYpuTmkfyav/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the owners was in the back part of the barn and came out to see if we needed any help. Next thing that happened was that the three of us ended up spending around 1/2 hour chatting about all the cool things that could be made from the various parts that were strewn around the place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeG4n0STFPRF47NWpttC5Mrz9Kcu8awXaARjwRP36UAdO82TjhnLXC-4b6dUOdEmWvgegPofHFjrhbooym2Z_WFFh466cT_a8p1OWDTpwsKhKat3XgRNMipPWQy-IMqFhjfIDcujs/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeG4n0STFPRF47NWpttC5Mrz9Kcu8awXaARjwRP36UAdO82TjhnLXC-4b6dUOdEmWvgegPofHFjrhbooym2Z_WFFh466cT_a8p1OWDTpwsKhKat3XgRNMipPWQy-IMqFhjfIDcujs/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I mean, don't you just want this?????</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's making it into a </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: bold;">fabulous</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> hanging light for some university or library or restaurant or something or other, I can't remember, it was this past summer that we were there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT6uFH58gnKeTSCV7WfNyaRiAecRtoMVSbG9VQsBMUZweBW6pyX1JYNk3xARd-RCy9Wu7xx0ymtQCMxh8Z4tknn2ZB-WsduR-cJYkJacutcofbfZWPNVJEocvpY_9iCns8AaLeprE/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT6uFH58gnKeTSCV7WfNyaRiAecRtoMVSbG9VQsBMUZweBW6pyX1JYNk3xARd-RCy9Wu7xx0ymtQCMxh8Z4tknn2ZB-WsduR-cJYkJacutcofbfZWPNVJEocvpY_9iCns8AaLeprE/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He told us that in the front barn there were a pair of carriage lamps that he thought would be what we wanted, so we agreed to meat him up there.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way we got distracted.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They had a couple of miniature horses that required some of my time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ90M3UiU1R669CqZLxeBZ-XdEnPtUC858t3swBRDP1srN7oMzh3fDGIenZ0mpWd98Y4PB34LJF-rNEQtBKlJdVTyW9JiHl23C-17Cd0GDS05LxgucMXZDjWA1vFsPHX6653GJUQ6X/s1600/IMG_0677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ90M3UiU1R669CqZLxeBZ-XdEnPtUC858t3swBRDP1srN7oMzh3fDGIenZ0mpWd98Y4PB34LJF-rNEQtBKlJdVTyW9JiHl23C-17Cd0GDS05LxgucMXZDjWA1vFsPHX6653GJUQ6X/s1600/IMG_0677.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The horse didn't know that it required some of my time, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I needed to <strike>convince</strike> explain it to him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh2SohcrYsmAi_8GtVydqSkNNbc0HtNy0PcBI5uYq7xICiMLYMeleMU6V2IAc4MGJRUjIkM_7ANINEd84cvVoBthY8BFCAgHAyVPrgb_OkPMWy8O1HfiPUViZsu_JTIQ99zyBmGLx/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqh2SohcrYsmAi_8GtVydqSkNNbc0HtNy0PcBI5uYq7xICiMLYMeleMU6V2IAc4MGJRUjIkM_7ANINEd84cvVoBthY8BFCAgHAyVPrgb_OkPMWy8O1HfiPUViZsu_JTIQ99zyBmGLx/s1600/IMG_0680.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or her.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiQuIsQOHeDGobEAfvFTIvXonKJOtlWQB3qFpiPUh_shP-_5jrbT4neo86iaIJvQw0wroZGC3GlOHHX0f831H6f2sw-fR8atQlvgEtDj0e6PDpEVLUYf7F86MZxUp3eo-oYy72Lbt/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitiQuIsQOHeDGobEAfvFTIvXonKJOtlWQB3qFpiPUh_shP-_5jrbT4neo86iaIJvQw0wroZGC3GlOHHX0f831H6f2sw-fR8atQlvgEtDj0e6PDpEVLUYf7F86MZxUp3eo-oYy72Lbt/s1600/IMG_0679.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally she (or he) deigned to accept some grass from my hands.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHdixScAfeG6v-3qgGzKPiXxPAMYrvYBudRH9ikKy-L0NJJc9-SZfnvptECPaiAkwWhzmPH8VeMKtIRRUmXS_DeFGUEkSokR9cudqVUItE0fNCnWcTx-iv61FKCaWZIxIDrM3jAMK/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHdixScAfeG6v-3qgGzKPiXxPAMYrvYBudRH9ikKy-L0NJJc9-SZfnvptECPaiAkwWhzmPH8VeMKtIRRUmXS_DeFGUEkSokR9cudqVUItE0fNCnWcTx-iv61FKCaWZIxIDrM3jAMK/s1600/IMG_0678.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strike>Then Kris pulled me away to get back to work</strike></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then Kris and I entered the front barn, where we found this pair of carriage lights that were the perfect style and scale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z5nYTBm9-d0KDXWNseVQN3efMudlVYqfqL3xU6waRIEa-xdvww3y2yOkF9-aa9EY2XUoe5V5tIyJXwbXQkaDvWgxC72iEMWG2Rqw8dMVWfL4PPHC1H_Q059X0NoVn_8qszFgRMHq/s1600/IMG_0671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z5nYTBm9-d0KDXWNseVQN3efMudlVYqfqL3xU6waRIEa-xdvww3y2yOkF9-aa9EY2XUoe5V5tIyJXwbXQkaDvWgxC72iEMWG2Rqw8dMVWfL4PPHC1H_Q059X0NoVn_8qszFgRMHq/s1600/IMG_0671.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They were old and beat up, just like us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdehd2Zya5TbDIWowWR6DWGqrXwr6pJg5EunoyisUgyTMK8C2C6fKsQq0d0_d3gum8HiU7x01GrCpiQZezg6VhrgDvY128HUExQvuSgqRneuLHPwDmCdfcKMhiDUpSP1vffAZxQaW2/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdehd2Zya5TbDIWowWR6DWGqrXwr6pJg5EunoyisUgyTMK8C2C6fKsQq0d0_d3gum8HiU7x01GrCpiQZezg6VhrgDvY128HUExQvuSgqRneuLHPwDmCdfcKMhiDUpSP1vffAZxQaW2/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kris and I discussed with the restorer how we wanted them refurbished, and I must say they did a really nice job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had them installed on either side of her front door, and they looked truly handsome.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz9V6dJrbTZuLgEAvzQdW-Mr9xlsblHeI19LCi2Nq-DjVeFJwfsjxGwZLzE93OGbp-k4sNZD1Ik4bHcJGxN3LZHheyYHf2DKcL2qwJRV4Iosooxefn4zkqYY4JwegNMZP3BdsVNUK/s1600/10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz9V6dJrbTZuLgEAvzQdW-Mr9xlsblHeI19LCi2Nq-DjVeFJwfsjxGwZLzE93OGbp-k4sNZD1Ik4bHcJGxN3LZHheyYHf2DKcL2qwJRV4Iosooxefn4zkqYY4JwegNMZP3BdsVNUK/s1600/10.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's it for stories about Kris's front porch, until the spring, when we will add the finishing touches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8RuW84w1F1EWJpgN2zoQtZLbYNGIaXONjlnocRSueoNgV-786MGRMGPdtIlx1qp7oDeV9r_fLzWwZcX-2pH4JY6DZ7WvOHZKh6VlNxVrRNpi83PygKaq1F-nYsquS0Np8kb0pUjA/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/AVvXsEjU8RuW84w1F1EWJpgN2zoQtZLbYNGIaXONjlnocRSueoNgV-786MGRMGPdtIlx1qp7oDeV9r_fLzWwZcX-2pH4JY6DZ7WvOHZKh6VlNxVrRNpi83PygKaq1F-nYsquS0Np8kb0pUjA/s1600/8.JPG" width="426" /></a></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; 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