tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38392803901480037162024-03-05T12:01:51.172-08:00cheerful countryBeach. Cottage. Antiques & Life with three children in CaliforniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-46994914298583072372010-03-27T13:46:00.000-07:002010-03-27T13:57:37.414-07:00Girly Hair Pins<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuMryv3CzEsezn_C7ijnB8uLZps_13vSAM30rQ-TCs7t0hNDBWngbsWNT8drFHtj7W5DiYzixWW8PDX_tmkvge9NDEdskbBB0uIixxa4sFXe_tUl1uj_goxaL2vXUnZyfsMG6hIRsRmY/s1600/il_430xN.131463641%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453418187485815506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuMryv3CzEsezn_C7ijnB8uLZps_13vSAM30rQ-TCs7t0hNDBWngbsWNT8drFHtj7W5DiYzixWW8PDX_tmkvge9NDEdskbBB0uIixxa4sFXe_tUl1uj_goxaL2vXUnZyfsMG6hIRsRmY/s320/il_430xN.131463641%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello, Saturday!</div><div align="center">I am having a lazy Saturday today :)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Hk8NfA7didyvzRgoQcbAzlQlOQFggf9X0cFll-QUD6dNAlEtCMFJCruscgphtQLhms4cPrduwbCDhEmWckUFITj5gNNJVyq_koIx4-QCYMhKghh6W3gTnIiE7ND0w-XoRjbaCgwSLVg/s1600/il_430xN.127878303%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453418180899024130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Hk8NfA7didyvzRgoQcbAzlQlOQFggf9X0cFll-QUD6dNAlEtCMFJCruscgphtQLhms4cPrduwbCDhEmWckUFITj5gNNJVyq_koIx4-QCYMhKghh6W3gTnIiE7ND0w-XoRjbaCgwSLVg/s320/il_430xN.127878303%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have been making hair pins for the little one</div><div align="center">Because she got short hair</div><div align="center">And I love girly hair pins on short hair girls...</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">...Found beautiful inspirations from etsy.com</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnIRMQo7hwGq68MPHHe4S0mTd1WLGgnNRSezg27TH2A7eLHh3B5kfHOA_SKNftRDgvCXiZVGoC3UHT-t9wppHa2l9gJI_5hAYyVqkF8Xu8CA0DOozNnsVkIIl2Mmcecy5FBaFmDfcL1o/s1600/il_430xN.123831963%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453418178431687026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnIRMQo7hwGq68MPHHe4S0mTd1WLGgnNRSezg27TH2A7eLHh3B5kfHOA_SKNftRDgvCXiZVGoC3UHT-t9wppHa2l9gJI_5hAYyVqkF8Xu8CA0DOozNnsVkIIl2Mmcecy5FBaFmDfcL1o/s320/il_430xN.123831963%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> If you haven't visited etsy.com</div><div align="center">Etsy is a site where creative people can sell their creations</div><div align="center">And vintage items</div><div align="center">And there are many beautiful creations</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2R5_tWK10330dsmsCvhzGK9VzBk3cz1cDaB9Q4X-XxWlQrxEdBe5RyuOZc4UEHOwtLJSm80YrxSegSDNAoDil9nAs0hGGK6IWzVAuhEnEmzrsqz76vsWpJz-Y8ZAUsG-ZxL1XRAa77w/s1600/il_430xN.120300963%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453418171172414930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2R5_tWK10330dsmsCvhzGK9VzBk3cz1cDaB9Q4X-XxWlQrxEdBe5RyuOZc4UEHOwtLJSm80YrxSegSDNAoDil9nAs0hGGK6IWzVAuhEnEmzrsqz76vsWpJz-Y8ZAUsG-ZxL1XRAa77w/s320/il_430xN.120300963%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anyway</div><div align="center">Happy Staurday!!</div><div align="center">Wishing you a great weekend :)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">(Images from etsy.com)<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-4875036845814518112010-03-22T11:06:00.000-07:002010-03-22T11:26:03.895-07:00Mamas And Papas<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERFeg6d8o7Wthrj8yC8xmp35IFXIn-h3D-O_fU5M-JIbIy-sHFIpQdin0R5m4LBPPZQfG73YB_ig4YjIk2kPp4JpVuqBcHhfrQgVnTrAMGfnyRu25CXWmDNM8wef51ZkL6uqFwBW-M1s/s1600-h/ProductImageTemplate%5B6%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451521826971357970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERFeg6d8o7Wthrj8yC8xmp35IFXIn-h3D-O_fU5M-JIbIy-sHFIpQdin0R5m4LBPPZQfG73YB_ig4YjIk2kPp4JpVuqBcHhfrQgVnTrAMGfnyRu25CXWmDNM8wef51ZkL6uqFwBW-M1s/s320/ProductImageTemplate%5B6%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello, everyone!!</div><div align="center">How was your weekend?</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThyphenhyphenqUdFz8LMnPLotTzqELOJZRYg7jzxWtx6J4GQuivxh8CwwCvaQLJWlNPmq4HBtc_Q864ojtB-rztYrD8Hn5pYhGMxTlXRX0FeJ5EM_jfToDUJ17wJX8T2TpVXp32XW7UgKpYjYdtVI/s1600-h/ProductImageTemplate%5B9%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451521820271118866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThyphenhyphenqUdFz8LMnPLotTzqELOJZRYg7jzxWtx6J4GQuivxh8CwwCvaQLJWlNPmq4HBtc_Q864ojtB-rztYrD8Hn5pYhGMxTlXRX0FeJ5EM_jfToDUJ17wJX8T2TpVXp32XW7UgKpYjYdtVI/s320/ProductImageTemplate%5B9%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had a longer and colder winter this year<br />So we went out and planted some flowers<br /><br />And we run to Target<br />Because I had an important mission<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkwrbuLUDxLpXzrJ6wbGVpPIpv4A9tkj-fxMPxAJA2vex_rxUe2yLjt6ZmydG8xa83ITjuYNfOwDiiS2kZnTWwBjlA7GXITXkaWIr7sikCcnBKRgYiq5I9dFK0t86pBMprdrJ6RwTxhc/s1600-h/ProductImageTemplate%5B7%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451521812894738178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkwrbuLUDxLpXzrJ6wbGVpPIpv4A9tkj-fxMPxAJA2vex_rxUe2yLjt6ZmydG8xa83ITjuYNfOwDiiS2kZnTWwBjlA7GXITXkaWIr7sikCcnBKRgYiq5I9dFK0t86pBMprdrJ6RwTxhc/s320/ProductImageTemplate%5B7%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yes<br />I went to get pretty clothes for our girls<br />Because Liberty of London for Target arrived :)<br /><br />I love pretty<br />Especially when they are reasonably priced ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaM3y4NvkuW7b61DiAaP1vAjNp2uguP3-mqk8xOD1dvbx7b4mQebXywn1xcD3JkWhWJDKjEvHYMEcjg2kUndexI8_i70hG5ci7iPOiRD1j8JCZBjPdMAvVhOnnAl9zH4rcIXc0TzF7NEU/s1600-h/ProductImageTemplate%5B4%5D+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451521809128514754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaM3y4NvkuW7b61DiAaP1vAjNp2uguP3-mqk8xOD1dvbx7b4mQebXywn1xcD3JkWhWJDKjEvHYMEcjg2kUndexI8_i70hG5ci7iPOiRD1j8JCZBjPdMAvVhOnnAl9zH4rcIXc0TzF7NEU/s320/ProductImageTemplate%5B4%5D+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a> I also found a special brand called<br />Mamas and Papas from England<br /><br />Super cute<br />And really reasonable<br /><br />This made me think of stopping over in London for my upcoming trip to France<br />..Only for a moment<br />..Because scaring husband won't be a good thing to do :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC4k5Rl-38fniMrjCvLFSz9CTHuROcjpAMzAFg6wsbUqWsdhFGE_zpDGp8zjvXfC1r5zDtqKefJSwE2nNwtIY31Rs8htqJgzzZfIxoIfFfdS6iIUHz3I17cxl4XfW6cpYNCxtNzQWIkY/s1600-h/ProductImageTemplate%5B4%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451521800604530978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC4k5Rl-38fniMrjCvLFSz9CTHuROcjpAMzAFg6wsbUqWsdhFGE_zpDGp8zjvXfC1r5zDtqKefJSwE2nNwtIY31Rs8htqJgzzZfIxoIfFfdS6iIUHz3I17cxl4XfW6cpYNCxtNzQWIkY/s320/ProductImageTemplate%5B4%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> But if you live there<br />Or have a plan to go there<br /><br />They have super cute clothing at Target price<br />For babies, kids, and expecting moms<br />And their beautiful <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">furniture</span><br /><br />Happy Monday..<br />Wishing you a super happy week!!<br /><br />(Images from www.mamasandpapas.com)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-2336516701730236022010-03-16T10:06:00.000-07:002010-03-16T10:23:46.792-07:00Lauren Ross Design<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KRyO9mb4mPPgAG0FNYRct-EmxNCPALaOzxdD_KQDdqwxVLz_tqpIDmgAJduRduo7HG8drnpLhb0OJl9ZZgu-0ubTohp12XgAVY6BTnwE7vZXEPeE9hOmnd9c_i48k5t-HrtTgZvQfLU/s1600-h/Master-Bedroom-Slipcovered-Headboard-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449279759934840546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KRyO9mb4mPPgAG0FNYRct-EmxNCPALaOzxdD_KQDdqwxVLz_tqpIDmgAJduRduo7HG8drnpLhb0OJl9ZZgu-0ubTohp12XgAVY6BTnwE7vZXEPeE9hOmnd9c_i48k5t-HrtTgZvQfLU/s320/Master-Bedroom-Slipcovered-Headboard-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Good Morning!</div><div align="center">Did you have a good morning?</div><div align="center">Me...</div><div align="center">I over slept this morning</div><div align="center">And a day like this</div><div align="center">I happened to find out there is nothing in my refrigerator...</div><div align="center">And my mini me</div><div align="center">Slept in my car while I drove to a bakery to school to home</div><div align="center">Oh I wished I was her this morning ;)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6oHpirtsgcJHe3MQ7xy_FQXkeuXbm6LAnYb1XY1v_Q8T-XTu9v5FzNi__rkSYvzizIuG5-8mZyr3GJeUjKbvSawxveFCWomraGvRz9QV0Y-WcHKeyYNN6rPr5jvn3r6ou3br10yYmRI/s1600-h/Tufted-Rosettes-White-Chair-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449279748283752386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6oHpirtsgcJHe3MQ7xy_FQXkeuXbm6LAnYb1XY1v_Q8T-XTu9v5FzNi__rkSYvzizIuG5-8mZyr3GJeUjKbvSawxveFCWomraGvRz9QV0Y-WcHKeyYNN6rPr5jvn3r6ou3br10yYmRI/s320/Tufted-Rosettes-White-Chair-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, </div><div align="center">I wanted to share some pictures</div><div align="center">Of a home of Lauren Ross today</div><div align="center">A interior designer</div><div align="center">And a creator of a fabulous slip cover company</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa8zqcOFdK2Rq3Uu0qr3eUN8FnA-TMNtHGsJhX25Jg7YSkVuVw_ysqbColqEQSFP5Ff7ZzLW5MvQMnoZQSqG3ik6QKoJELMQnwC0i44GOaepkCapPpUZl13BuujdrLh5dqiu77WnGTys/s1600-h/Living-Room-White-Slipcovers-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449279741746631394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa8zqcOFdK2Rq3Uu0qr3eUN8FnA-TMNtHGsJhX25Jg7YSkVuVw_ysqbColqEQSFP5Ff7ZzLW5MvQMnoZQSqG3ik6QKoJELMQnwC0i44GOaepkCapPpUZl13BuujdrLh5dqiu77WnGTys/s320/Living-Room-White-Slipcovers-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Oh, it looks so peaceful...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTNiMfaimmaQYM0QRyZjVzibeW_vOsj4e5a9PMAZg_4aqDzgF3sQiAJP_UYixb72eAZa_cZASKByb-y0v_W6TdmpB1K6ZCqOIrS6lVxxQR_Ulz9KxA8oy47TmDt1LP-2E52EaYEHRsYU/s1600-h/Lauren-Ross-White-Dining-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449279731286781650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTNiMfaimmaQYM0QRyZjVzibeW_vOsj4e5a9PMAZg_4aqDzgF3sQiAJP_UYixb72eAZa_cZASKByb-y0v_W6TdmpB1K6ZCqOIrS6lVxxQR_Ulz9KxA8oy47TmDt1LP-2E52EaYEHRsYU/s320/Lauren-Ross-White-Dining-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> And gorgeous...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJowvKO2M1A-guyS8WLOv3YyiwKu_UH8g0t20sdUSZqp3CHFwfUKcBQDrRr9dkgXHABKq7LsW1QOU_1IR0sxaqXPaYQ-rOJPmVRfuoECIsxZxEwF0R57i5WzcE4pMV7txb_eHFlNBAzo/s1600-h/Bathroom-Sink-Pleated-Skirt-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449279721683377538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJowvKO2M1A-guyS8WLOv3YyiwKu_UH8g0t20sdUSZqp3CHFwfUKcBQDrRr9dkgXHABKq7LsW1QOU_1IR0sxaqXPaYQ-rOJPmVRfuoECIsxZxEwF0R57i5WzcE4pMV7txb_eHFlNBAzo/s320/Bathroom-Sink-Pleated-Skirt-GTL0407-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Tuesday<br /><br /><br />Hope your day is filled with many many smiles!<br /><br />(Images from Country Living Magazine)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-24829609756068688542010-03-13T19:17:00.000-08:002010-03-13T19:28:12.220-08:00Just Around The Corner<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbAdB1fj78-ERhQMqIsrczkvq410yRDGpZBrSkAklfqX16_BdmB9m2Vwzk60joWOAb4u-0go3jHdxPNJmrhQaAxxdw82dx6eYQl5kVeRCxCFFx71s5Ijmtqb1jSpRW96_-kX7CcjhufQ/s1600-h/hydrangea-setting-de-69122911%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448324050945806242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbAdB1fj78-ERhQMqIsrczkvq410yRDGpZBrSkAklfqX16_BdmB9m2Vwzk60joWOAb4u-0go3jHdxPNJmrhQaAxxdw82dx6eYQl5kVeRCxCFFx71s5Ijmtqb1jSpRW96_-kX7CcjhufQ/s320/hydrangea-setting-de-69122911%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I don't know about you</div><div align="center">But I am so ready for spring<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyYXNwmIW65PTuffIn67Qr_hdoouJ81_kIT_yWH3kqdTxgSJYKaHIf05tscNsw1homHjMmuGDtBaTCYUs31Z-NbkTMlATk9YdMMSrR27fpDvgBXlaD5wCbfajpQb_o3txCtrsKshKBPc/s1600-h/CLX0708INinspire02-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448324040432183474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyYXNwmIW65PTuffIn67Qr_hdoouJ81_kIT_yWH3kqdTxgSJYKaHIf05tscNsw1homHjMmuGDtBaTCYUs31Z-NbkTMlATk9YdMMSrR27fpDvgBXlaD5wCbfajpQb_o3txCtrsKshKBPc/s320/CLX0708INinspire02-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> And sunshine<br />And some warm sun<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0CZgrFTxhiYyYKOTNZMwKHUSrH-R9mxrfhlt6J7gdbQXFAnfZJzJPa6PofbUVXkVPxi3JzCKKLhiowC61DGi0xV7K8QRM8LxukPvrMhUqisn0VlDbBK827VomAh8QtqLRAiL-baiuhc/s1600-h/present-favors-de-43771749%5B1%5D.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448324036828085650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0CZgrFTxhiYyYKOTNZMwKHUSrH-R9mxrfhlt6J7gdbQXFAnfZJzJPa6PofbUVXkVPxi3JzCKKLhiowC61DGi0xV7K8QRM8LxukPvrMhUqisn0VlDbBK827VomAh8QtqLRAiL-baiuhc/s320/present-favors-de-43771749%5B1%5D.bmp" border="0" /></a>I can feel<br />It's almost there<br />Just around the corner<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkO6xzoCEqrTMnPw9_2kD17Q6Ep9uBnH1UQ5clfq2xCQPUQ-mNw0uaUqaUgF7OKkVV9-UJdn85inwCNogI6baqkItPe6fJwzAFGec8acmtgFCRVZp3T911GeY8bdAoP_OChwHwRnfzlQ/s1600-h/pink-flags-de-62580118%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448324030655205618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkO6xzoCEqrTMnPw9_2kD17Q6Ep9uBnH1UQ5clfq2xCQPUQ-mNw0uaUqaUgF7OKkVV9-UJdn85inwCNogI6baqkItPe6fJwzAFGec8acmtgFCRVZp3T911GeY8bdAoP_OChwHwRnfzlQ/s320/pink-flags-de-62580118%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> For us to enjoy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SL01GhcHVlYvOQA1OJxrRKBdmMv-5z0v57se-5yFf8MNYeq4IzTxCmNXNpFRki2pRewBDDTOJPCcgFXrP-73PX5RKSugzwOG4P3OnvFiisZgTEBb2gPZ325ET81qKgEXBK9xpmryC2o/s1600-h/pink-cake-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448324024205456690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7SL01GhcHVlYvOQA1OJxrRKBdmMv-5z0v57se-5yFf8MNYeq4IzTxCmNXNpFRki2pRewBDDTOJPCcgFXrP-73PX5RKSugzwOG4P3OnvFiisZgTEBb2gPZ325ET81qKgEXBK9xpmryC2o/s320/pink-cake-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a>Have a wonderful Sunday!!<br />Wishing you a warm one :)<br /><br />(Images from Country Living Magazine)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-16187144587191990702010-03-12T13:01:00.000-08:002010-03-12T13:19:18.644-08:00Urban Farmhouse Style<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NvNhkI1SAlmA0jYeBhm5OYNsfnHmf10JeY74y97nvsgOHXg-Rgk62gr076Oe0KqdJfTmIeKH8DNz5_fDtZM2A2d-Oqz0REyn_RUjUPo6CyJIKbGR3HrDlTm4-sdY_ZoixEgO4NCVWbo/s1600-h/brand_9_big%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447856074802782786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NvNhkI1SAlmA0jYeBhm5OYNsfnHmf10JeY74y97nvsgOHXg-Rgk62gr076Oe0KqdJfTmIeKH8DNz5_fDtZM2A2d-Oqz0REyn_RUjUPo6CyJIKbGR3HrDlTm4-sdY_ZoixEgO4NCVWbo/s320/brand_9_big%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Maison Reve</div><br /><div align="center">In San Francisco Bay area is one shop</div><br /><div align="center">That I would love to stop by</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5etKM7XOC6idsRkLDFEj00TZV6AaxbckMPEHVs_IZCmji_kIys2bJhpbRgJn8baJWh8HTgOIA4j2ScLRHwbtJntRojORxne9eMq0y_DRssb8UNAOqS0WHhTZiM30xx-QT1G7PhBz9KK8/s1600-h/brand_serv6%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447856048847685778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5etKM7XOC6idsRkLDFEj00TZV6AaxbckMPEHVs_IZCmji_kIys2bJhpbRgJn8baJWh8HTgOIA4j2ScLRHwbtJntRojORxne9eMq0y_DRssb8UNAOqS0WHhTZiM30xx-QT1G7PhBz9KK8/s320/brand_serv6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> The owner of the shop</div><br /><div align="center">Yasmine McGrane's French-inspired products new and old<br />Beautifully brings out the magic</div><br /><div align="center">The magic that can make home an oh-so-special place<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLVbn_OztAkx7aRWI4ZnzrpuW3shdHG_cv6Yefshjs28HHQcXROK7nZo0prMlZ9W7hLb8Us0d_P2ySJ7iLnTQT8MKgDePAsazwtW0lkLE0flqq_lQxqgGsEEEPX5AEWSv9acRA9vfMiY/s1600-h/brand_11_big%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447856029228648370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLVbn_OztAkx7aRWI4ZnzrpuW3shdHG_cv6Yefshjs28HHQcXROK7nZo0prMlZ9W7hLb8Us0d_P2ySJ7iLnTQT8MKgDePAsazwtW0lkLE0flqq_lQxqgGsEEEPX5AEWSv9acRA9vfMiY/s320/brand_11_big%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Some people have an invisible magic wand</div><br /><div align="center">I think</div><br /><div align="center">....A magic wand of beauty</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gjp2ASpLFOwpOa3vyU4K1867LNvsfoyH0xjNTNWkoNOC9pCJBiaHE0V69JuDn8na1Fkvuhm9ziVseXrCOrAedcvwfSpHcP2UeNy1WKsKcrrIPG_f5XO40cTd6mgj75MZY2U_OGG-ics/s1600-h/brand9%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447856016221284770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gjp2ASpLFOwpOa3vyU4K1867LNvsfoyH0xjNTNWkoNOC9pCJBiaHE0V69JuDn8na1Fkvuhm9ziVseXrCOrAedcvwfSpHcP2UeNy1WKsKcrrIPG_f5XO40cTd6mgj75MZY2U_OGG-ics/s320/brand9%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Do you have any favorite shop?</div><div align="center">Or a hidden spot to share?<br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Happy Friday (...finally!!!)</div><br /><div align="center">Wish you a wonderful weekend :)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">(Images from Yasmine McGrane's blogspot)</div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-78754920102109202962010-03-08T09:21:00.000-08:002010-03-08T09:47:53.555-08:00Little Things<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6j6dzG8tLSqRIZY35GQyf_IO2xaGKkfshYkmE-agMsXeZL2z4jWTgPeHslk97Tei3TTgmGNp3YC3DyYYLUXZ8Vmj7acY6oRdIrfjfzD-KzGMX7eR5ps2KMK48EffTVLgwajpVpR4wiGg/s1600-h/girls+day+2010+025.JPG"></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_U36Yv9Puxzu_gK77CYla0McvJ5JtGnm9X5PPb4VxhGNtkpxd8pwQuyh3nqNqwSLU4XbNRZy2xe4jaurFj4suMabkQRPxOcqIdLl0m59OmBol8nXwM6snt0_urQhfEyfWvP63xYCdwY/s1600-h/photo_4%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446315009204950066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_U36Yv9Puxzu_gK77CYla0McvJ5JtGnm9X5PPb4VxhGNtkpxd8pwQuyh3nqNqwSLU4XbNRZy2xe4jaurFj4suMabkQRPxOcqIdLl0m59OmBol8nXwM6snt0_urQhfEyfWvP63xYCdwY/s320/photo_4%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello!</div><div align="center">Did you have a wonderful weekend?</div><div align="center">I did :)</div><div align="center">It is finally warm enough</div><div align="center">So I spent Sunday doing spring cleaning<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiPUTIvj5gEd3BENM57_GZim4euUDjwREqYtWZhVyznKSmx2JPXXw2zPoYMaS6WvXTbELgME8SBrwzHd6s_7ZtQxxvCtLL8dCS1PXJy3ZOsoea7L4QBiC3amPSp3XOm1cy15nizz1dPQ/s1600-h/tedu_5%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446315005983448690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiPUTIvj5gEd3BENM57_GZim4euUDjwREqYtWZhVyznKSmx2JPXXw2zPoYMaS6WvXTbELgME8SBrwzHd6s_7ZtQxxvCtLL8dCS1PXJy3ZOsoea7L4QBiC3amPSp3XOm1cy15nizz1dPQ/s320/tedu_5%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Anyway</div><div align="center">Do you like little things?<br />I love little things</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Little furniture, little clothes, little everything</div><div align="center">There is something nostalgic about them<br /><br />I found some of those little things</div><div align="center">That are handmade</div><div align="center">And cute</div><div align="center">And looks easy to make ;)</div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Have you done little projects lately?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Happy Monday!!!<br /><br />(Images from LEE Magazine)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-14942036129032385212010-03-05T11:50:00.000-08:002010-03-05T12:20:22.628-08:00Jasna Janekovic Design<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrF3gNlB2UTLzWKrNMDzkffd8AzYoDPi0On0IFxRcSYk8nVjI-cRW4Pzk_iZdEt-xlbZkX8PCx0z8Tq_RHTztNqL8Rw7RlOKPLNqaLzwwoVKkF7FkVpbZOr7zJefgrA1UukvwPNVyU7Q/s1600-h/2704549256_f5d9b5ebe7%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240412396486626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrF3gNlB2UTLzWKrNMDzkffd8AzYoDPi0On0IFxRcSYk8nVjI-cRW4Pzk_iZdEt-xlbZkX8PCx0z8Tq_RHTztNqL8Rw7RlOKPLNqaLzwwoVKkF7FkVpbZOr7zJefgrA1UukvwPNVyU7Q/s320/2704549256_f5d9b5ebe7%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I want to share a sweet find today<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7PWWOmj_Xr3hlzrEQaMR47LemW9vom3FYrViA6LRupUlnUWV5ZHpwpqgPVOAWO1BCfhVJg9xvSFWqBdnKCNppHyB6LxYf6SO0mPrIzEP67c31fFlvhnj3T-1jCUpSs2xXdw25YvbWsI/s1600-h/2703723073_886a97bdd8%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240410088656114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7PWWOmj_Xr3hlzrEQaMR47LemW9vom3FYrViA6LRupUlnUWV5ZHpwpqgPVOAWO1BCfhVJg9xvSFWqBdnKCNppHyB6LxYf6SO0mPrIzEP67c31fFlvhnj3T-1jCUpSs2xXdw25YvbWsI/s320/2703723073_886a97bdd8%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Have you heard of a designer named Jasna Janekovic?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUet8Y8tfJNwCPKihhDGiE8bBH9Jp0pbMvOANwdeMI7-qoMCEk_ZuOMbIOz5ASpQzcZDFOsEMQ25EBqJQt_2woFK1FkCQtMlyhCz8x4jt69LCvGext9TlYMjCdYJ_KX6UDJrp7VViAZZQ/s1600-h/1930665625_b508f79cdb_m%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240404596764274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 172px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUet8Y8tfJNwCPKihhDGiE8bBH9Jp0pbMvOANwdeMI7-qoMCEk_ZuOMbIOz5ASpQzcZDFOsEMQ25EBqJQt_2woFK1FkCQtMlyhCz8x4jt69LCvGext9TlYMjCdYJ_KX6UDJrp7VViAZZQ/s320/1930665625_b508f79cdb_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Her design makes me long for a warm spring weather<br />And some sweets :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXBINzheAi_YQ7cBa_DO3gZ43sUWaJxE9cFpWhmLxBPPF7JWNTy526Mzqh1BM0MDT8ZaeaR_eBHV7Hm4H-kdmDVuHsRFQG2bOOKlvGvzwj8rqOsVk3OBE5lNh2whJhbqq-DviY9QG6Y/s1600-h/555744029_30dece6c73_m%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240402552808722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 177px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXBINzheAi_YQ7cBa_DO3gZ43sUWaJxE9cFpWhmLxBPPF7JWNTy526Mzqh1BM0MDT8ZaeaR_eBHV7Hm4H-kdmDVuHsRFQG2bOOKlvGvzwj8rqOsVk3OBE5lNh2whJhbqq-DviY9QG6Y/s320/555744029_30dece6c73_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Her home is equally pretty<br />Like a blooming flowers in the Spring<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRUB3NTgj5T3J716ELEwrkliv9RczVGkDCr_ts8c7VCY9Owoo-XQb__8FJVbATzkXgM7CibiUyQgzU3vOJympeU4655TJdYWulAEPI9hdp_bc5HZTlKUu_x92WZBu6kgdsnWZuQHogxU/s1600-h/2022757976_4fb8a56f27_m%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240391997262450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRUB3NTgj5T3J716ELEwrkliv9RczVGkDCr_ts8c7VCY9Owoo-XQb__8FJVbATzkXgM7CibiUyQgzU3vOJympeU4655TJdYWulAEPI9hdp_bc5HZTlKUu_x92WZBu6kgdsnWZuQHogxU/s320/2022757976_4fb8a56f27_m%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m9JpSEOYYHhD3tAE8hjTSedLC4QUZS10C4H4rtnEcmNnJkuOCTnN9MHxJIS-MNCeNk9U_nrkIVf-ssOJ4aGVROYqoxFZrCV95AnaST_5CgpwAZTPLQo6l1CJGbP4W7Jrth7_hHeNEoQ/s1600-h/3621100993_6d7ba732d2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445239917484033554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m9JpSEOYYHhD3tAE8hjTSedLC4QUZS10C4H4rtnEcmNnJkuOCTnN9MHxJIS-MNCeNk9U_nrkIVf-ssOJ4aGVROYqoxFZrCV95AnaST_5CgpwAZTPLQo6l1CJGbP4W7Jrth7_hHeNEoQ/s320/3621100993_6d7ba732d2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSsmGbdq7mW5Jm1kAmxdq58qVGFpnkvSJHri0DbjP6TEmFomvzZ5qVowC3zKqK_AgMYfYo9l6ofqkvrJ59wIK9t93M4xCR1vH8zhYTruhIR1eVim8pTA5av9oeYswcCR8bakNl06TiyA/s1600-h/2980467593_029daa087a%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445239913395503586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSsmGbdq7mW5Jm1kAmxdq58qVGFpnkvSJHri0DbjP6TEmFomvzZ5qVowC3zKqK_AgMYfYo9l6ofqkvrJ59wIK9t93M4xCR1vH8zhYTruhIR1eVim8pTA5av9oeYswcCR8bakNl06TiyA/s320/2980467593_029daa087a%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPeF7CYY6N13WgHN-1_Dh90DMoSF3ctCVeiPXopB1NzdzNuMsRYWIduLFHyXUCCVf-YggB9FHl1tWK407kBraW_JTMchoNeVVhg-1DQ08C9CK_nVndpbHlCfFMhWxLU1MWmOuFge20KY/s1600-h/4368847726_cfae8df2ea%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445239903107174850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPeF7CYY6N13WgHN-1_Dh90DMoSF3ctCVeiPXopB1NzdzNuMsRYWIduLFHyXUCCVf-YggB9FHl1tWK407kBraW_JTMchoNeVVhg-1DQ08C9CK_nVndpbHlCfFMhWxLU1MWmOuFge20KY/s320/4368847726_cfae8df2ea%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Friday!!</div><div>And wishing you a warm weekend :)<br /><br /><div>(Images from Flicker/Jasna Janekovic)</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-30644154641715098352010-03-03T10:24:00.000-08:002010-03-03T11:00:22.581-08:00Girls' Day<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo1tjxUxR1xzWO0U-Kra2tOKvxvFPG9qhzHouT_1JHSod6eFUEB8PtS7wf-TQFmOu2BLdw-BBJRCJJuLTY7zLKvRb4pzWxHGUkAFlq1QDbC7qtaxtC0g5o9JCIXvAE8ZWTL4ip-GEvF4/s1600-h/CLX0606Chairs009-de-50035286%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475840651686226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo1tjxUxR1xzWO0U-Kra2tOKvxvFPG9qhzHouT_1JHSod6eFUEB8PtS7wf-TQFmOu2BLdw-BBJRCJJuLTY7zLKvRb4pzWxHGUkAFlq1QDbC7qtaxtC0g5o9JCIXvAE8ZWTL4ip-GEvF4/s320/CLX0606Chairs009-de-50035286%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> We are celebrating girls' day today</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We have decorated our house a few weeks ago</div><div align="center">With Japanese dolls depicting a wedding of prince and princess</div><div align="center">With ladies in waiting, musicians, new furniture for princess, and princess's carriage<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHAgNnflaGeG6nik9rnLh4b9PcRLOkugV_mnutJUNkJb_of_V8PpuplxC0Vl5WEnWUbfBY473h_Y272DIpMf60yKXoDmeBCWl0Y6WWFTMDbMUaZ6O7BSA-9EBolx-On5O3nHTmJfT3Nw/s1600-h/3b62392a-2256-4e1b-b1b7-358b9369f622%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475835108125442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHAgNnflaGeG6nik9rnLh4b9PcRLOkugV_mnutJUNkJb_of_V8PpuplxC0Vl5WEnWUbfBY473h_Y272DIpMf60yKXoDmeBCWl0Y6WWFTMDbMUaZ6O7BSA-9EBolx-On5O3nHTmJfT3Nw/s320/3b62392a-2256-4e1b-b1b7-358b9369f622%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Parents started ordering those dolls for their daughters many centuries ago</div><div align="center">Hoping their girls will find a wonderful match and happiness in their marriage</div><div align="center">Isn't it wonderful?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We women have more options today</div><div align="center">But I still hope our girls find great partners</div><div align="center">And happiness</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEWY-NZ71Z9eycwcndxalThhakxt2vGuGq-L9-iwHkNBnuXd99PZlNZkU3e6DgjNJyOGp7b4FgBU2RILdGOysrsOPs_XFGqZUXXcbsnWC9gM_oo12VQ_iKAYkTn3etFewdBsp1Qwpy3U/s1600-h/img_diningrooms_9%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475832770001090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEWY-NZ71Z9eycwcndxalThhakxt2vGuGq-L9-iwHkNBnuXd99PZlNZkU3e6DgjNJyOGp7b4FgBU2RILdGOysrsOPs_XFGqZUXXcbsnWC9gM_oo12VQ_iKAYkTn3etFewdBsp1Qwpy3U/s320/img_diningrooms_9%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> For me</div><div align="center">Today is a day of cooking :)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Making sushi</div><div align="center">And many desserts</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vK6HcMCIl-vQT_O6qkODeBd7HCFQLWd9Z2R3vKopik80BHR6Ku0a89kQ7TozI8rZrmJbJwUSgH0Pww25G5P5kKsQVK0EO3iKgfgjOa2bIO38ISqpu42FWJpd64hr7qd917BdLZxE3eY/s1600-h/c50a8e47-e67b-4343-a885-6f68d7142ef2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475822801341922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vK6HcMCIl-vQT_O6qkODeBd7HCFQLWd9Z2R3vKopik80BHR6Ku0a89kQ7TozI8rZrmJbJwUSgH0Pww25G5P5kKsQVK0EO3iKgfgjOa2bIO38ISqpu42FWJpd64hr7qd917BdLZxE3eY/s320/c50a8e47-e67b-4343-a885-6f68d7142ef2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> And one more important agenda of the day</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I am giving hair cut to that little one</div><div align="center">Who has been cutting her own hair in closet since she found out how fun it is to use scissors</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And now she has short hair around her face</div><div align="center">But she couldn't reach the back</div><div align="center">So she ended up having that 80's hair style<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvdMsk0ZHRkCP0FoDSOSibRUB06mSfHOLNC0SJG7cqVwM0nDnC6c35rgD215wfIAhrUIai5OtSx6wMNOGcTSeddHBHubjeH257XFK-qhdUADM5m7pZjwzksg4KwD18d_Whag9qfrGTd4/s1600-h/p_BHG152551%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444475821423372802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvdMsk0ZHRkCP0FoDSOSibRUB06mSfHOLNC0SJG7cqVwM0nDnC6c35rgD215wfIAhrUIai5OtSx6wMNOGcTSeddHBHubjeH257XFK-qhdUADM5m7pZjwzksg4KwD18d_Whag9qfrGTd4/s320/p_BHG152551%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a>...Yup</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">She has short hair from the front</div><div align="center">But long hair from the back</div><div align="center">...Maybe</div><div align="center">... She just needs mustache </div><div align="center">...And a truck to drive :)<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Anyway</div><div align="center">Can't wait to share our girls day with you tomorrow</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">(Image 1 from Better Homes and Garden; Images 2 & 4; Victoria Magazine; Images 3 & 5 from Country Living)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-8017050626190526882010-03-02T09:14:00.000-08:002010-03-02T09:42:35.307-08:00Romantic Homes<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIO4oxYTSH3cqu9Q4H5UE7m4Sr4JKqXaUN82bbTV00QWIV8swD9jpuL7eV6Nam1ulVMp3RSsDFeYEMPy6JRnmQT5mJXid-G5ZB_i-t2jxBgtMkReK46PDOfZWLrLPJewMmZzNrFPQLEk/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444087249305773394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIO4oxYTSH3cqu9Q4H5UE7m4Sr4JKqXaUN82bbTV00QWIV8swD9jpuL7eV6Nam1ulVMp3RSsDFeYEMPy6JRnmQT5mJXid-G5ZB_i-t2jxBgtMkReK46PDOfZWLrLPJewMmZzNrFPQLEk/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Good Morning!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfQPkQshclUUZaPL7PYrYaUkz57tv6eHhBGqZSuzRf3xS4F6WmvuBjdRSUDQQ4jcT4oLcnFxtjHThkVuPTdhuHQfkFEV_00OxoVF6kQQXN7mgod1vgEUmHOXLyGUU7LGWFZtLQgwaDvQ/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444087001011968674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfQPkQshclUUZaPL7PYrYaUkz57tv6eHhBGqZSuzRf3xS4F6WmvuBjdRSUDQQ4jcT4oLcnFxtjHThkVuPTdhuHQfkFEV_00OxoVF6kQQXN7mgod1vgEUmHOXLyGUU7LGWFZtLQgwaDvQ/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+010.JPG" border="0" /></a> I was reading Romantic Homes magazine<br />And wanted to share some of the pictures<br />Of a home near the village of Cognac, France<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP7Vr_Mo2NMExYZLwRAUgL2njyQebXPwktpBiYjXmszhnsQxZ8jFgVnM4nAB5BMKUzF-VaYJ_-NFsLeSQwSHV3z4QFCYbwco6VRSEeX_g-J7VoZYEaCfq496V_mbzan2UR9-eS7OIZTg/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444086990853934818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEP7Vr_Mo2NMExYZLwRAUgL2njyQebXPwktpBiYjXmszhnsQxZ8jFgVnM4nAB5BMKUzF-VaYJ_-NFsLeSQwSHV3z4QFCYbwco6VRSEeX_g-J7VoZYEaCfq496V_mbzan2UR9-eS7OIZTg/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+011.JPG" border="0" /></a> Don't we all love old house :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVaaE1-safpNDP36-nHAoSQmITnDiSt289q1pstOuJ6WySjA69hyphenhyphenhYSfQhVMNUTIP_f8V4N4Bw3TceOELiqITWlwYYzDCuF5fEO7KGGLjt58YL_6oao3TV7z4SV_sOEWkfl3lRNo1Zc/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444086974087610274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXVaaE1-safpNDP36-nHAoSQmITnDiSt289q1pstOuJ6WySjA69hyphenhyphenhYSfQhVMNUTIP_f8V4N4Bw3TceOELiqITWlwYYzDCuF5fEO7KGGLjt58YL_6oao3TV7z4SV_sOEWkfl3lRNo1Zc/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+013.JPG" border="0" /></a> Me...easily influenced and always redoing rooms<br /><br />Just changed our dining table for breakfast<br />To cheerful red and white<br />After seeing this one last night :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDXXIJwk53nAbl5T67acCouMvaRpLHlmGoGYr7_L5AJUTA4fn5ls7tiWog9ycbYph0Unz0fM_ehn5pN7bw7P2F1-qkZF4dv9X8CMfZDSC3XpJ-bydv-MXd9m48flj9VlUu4xrNZe0uoM/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444086968343971586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDXXIJwk53nAbl5T67acCouMvaRpLHlmGoGYr7_L5AJUTA4fn5ls7tiWog9ycbYph0Unz0fM_ehn5pN7bw7P2F1-qkZF4dv9X8CMfZDSC3XpJ-bydv-MXd9m48flj9VlUu4xrNZe0uoM/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> And rooms like this makes me happy<br />That I have three children ;)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQDSiP5xG-JKniVIqutBZUS4nFfZKlRP3jKQb0PYDS6CLDm978vXEgE8XgKjTNWAi7j6G5ZmxavNwaB7jGSyXQu9wIyaDx04eyLztV7Q8q0G45NxT9nrWEHna9ZCg3H-OjyQro2RaS88/s1600-h/Romantic+Homes+Mag+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444086959000304978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQDSiP5xG-JKniVIqutBZUS4nFfZKlRP3jKQb0PYDS6CLDm978vXEgE8XgKjTNWAi7j6G5ZmxavNwaB7jGSyXQu9wIyaDx04eyLztV7Q8q0G45NxT9nrWEHna9ZCg3H-OjyQro2RaS88/s320/Romantic+Homes+Mag+015.JPG" border="0" /></a> Did you have a wonderful breakfast?<br /><br />Wishing you good weather where ever you are</div><div>So you can take a nice walk</div><div>And taste fresh air :)</div><br /><div></div><div>Happy Tuesday!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>(Images from Romantic Homes Magazine)<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-82225075726287285612010-03-01T10:52:00.000-08:002010-03-01T11:19:32.392-08:00Dinner At American Girl Place<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzcnCpmtO_fjLVbhIc1zbJiZVLY5s6gTuw28EVGBakaELVY6QvRjoufTIfczTnapAY1smfRBiKsgTRYSlwW_5d8oT0Piop8kAnaF7FyzUUNvzI-D99LTU8LGk2FdiD6Ke4ZNqsos36Vk/s1600-h/March+2010+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443741194188207106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzcnCpmtO_fjLVbhIc1zbJiZVLY5s6gTuw28EVGBakaELVY6QvRjoufTIfczTnapAY1smfRBiKsgTRYSlwW_5d8oT0Piop8kAnaF7FyzUUNvzI-D99LTU8LGk2FdiD6Ke4ZNqsos36Vk/s320/March+2010+016.JPG" border="0" /></a> We had a dinner at a restaurant in American Girl Place</div><div align="center">Because my sweet middle child is turning 8 :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Our girls have dolls from American Girl<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqktIYRJ75FZg6iGEJZpvzYBXvO3eL6oDzcE5esgtzFREjbFYt8FMnSIAmlVmnIVURLhL5Ly3uGbIc-vd9ONLdtV0f8iZQ7h5rlyPkZzXxTbyH2zfwmc-O4HadaGbpQfjjY9_EZ-7csU/s1600-h/March+2010+011.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443741178468010162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqktIYRJ75FZg6iGEJZpvzYBXvO3eL6oDzcE5esgtzFREjbFYt8FMnSIAmlVmnIVURLhL5Ly3uGbIc-vd9ONLdtV0f8iZQ7h5rlyPkZzXxTbyH2zfwmc-O4HadaGbpQfjjY9_EZ-7csU/s320/March+2010+011.JPG" border="0" /></a> So we went and ate<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOpS_aQ-jepIA69MKntjXYVerwKc-0IZlavlkbDQFo3qhU_Z0zXCQynYxBC-rkWUZ-LmxL8XEi_-9Zh4oi7mXTcIUBwM3Msx04InWHMTxRWXAOTZNp9kwOxLEnJQ4hPr7lWQJ96S7BiI/s1600-h/March+2010+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443741166707012802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOpS_aQ-jepIA69MKntjXYVerwKc-0IZlavlkbDQFo3qhU_Z0zXCQynYxBC-rkWUZ-LmxL8XEi_-9Zh4oi7mXTcIUBwM3Msx04InWHMTxRWXAOTZNp9kwOxLEnJQ4hPr7lWQJ96S7BiI/s320/March+2010+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> And our girls brought one extra boy doll<br />Just for daddy<br />So that he won't feel sad<br />Not having his own doll to feed :)<br /><br />And he won't feel sad<br />Not having a doll to hold while strolling at the mall<br /><br />Girls....are kind creatures<br />...Sometimes too kind<br />It makes him wanting to cry<br />...For holding the doll while shopping ;)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj449BoV1ZVtp_t25vsIqiTygYk6fUbfaIfiyQxlcNmc75s6zpqE36bgmGurgO4LEupunUFHbWgI2CvQQUn4jJMdSN3OfqYj_6Ll88m3Lf7TkCbW74KTtBVxZnbNM63Vw2GPzjnSGLVeV8/s1600-h/March+2010+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443741151148271298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj449BoV1ZVtp_t25vsIqiTygYk6fUbfaIfiyQxlcNmc75s6zpqE36bgmGurgO4LEupunUFHbWgI2CvQQUn4jJMdSN3OfqYj_6Ll88m3Lf7TkCbW74KTtBVxZnbNM63Vw2GPzjnSGLVeV8/s320/March+2010+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> At the end of the dinner<br />We got a heart shaped cake<br />A star shaped cookie<br />And a chocolate pudding<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuucmxriKmXqIdkVG-T_DCfU5izmLD8tj4zC9j3y85tGXW6nLLlpj3FdkAJJ9nJ9Yt6sHvWucHZ3ONDvOUhPYF-1IwrCWpbg4FS8Uc_0YuLra3FDyhjY8d9BSkabRcDkbS1QVhrdcT1I/s1600-h/March+2010+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443741145315358482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNuucmxriKmXqIdkVG-T_DCfU5izmLD8tj4zC9j3y85tGXW6nLLlpj3FdkAJJ9nJ9Yt6sHvWucHZ3ONDvOUhPYF-1IwrCWpbg4FS8Uc_0YuLra3FDyhjY8d9BSkabRcDkbS1QVhrdcT1I/s320/March+2010+022.JPG" border="0" /></a> A very sweet day<br /><br />Happy Birthday, my pumpkin!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-91519162296739809972010-02-24T09:24:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:47:14.907-08:00Hello, Hello, Spring!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DiHQCmqW6pdjGYahyvu-UBCMOBwInN6E8-8HdL0eaA4htIUZyNJTdv1vMWy8YMl76ntNQL0yxjCA_ewzCM4lS55CHkHNUvorJR1J7TltKY3hXQQ6IG4K2ID-oN8N0r7oedGdAGFFL-M/s1600-h/bread+2+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441862808668231154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DiHQCmqW6pdjGYahyvu-UBCMOBwInN6E8-8HdL0eaA4htIUZyNJTdv1vMWy8YMl76ntNQL0yxjCA_ewzCM4lS55CHkHNUvorJR1J7TltKY3hXQQ6IG4K2ID-oN8N0r7oedGdAGFFL-M/s320/bread+2+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> Hello, Spring!!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Now that sunshine is finally here</div><div align="center">I want to share what I got for Valentine's day</div><div align="center">....For myself ;) </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I got a silver tea pot</div><div align="center">So that I can get up 15 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">minutes</span> earlier</div><div align="center">And make a good cup of tea or coffee</div><div align="center">To share every morning with my lovely husband :)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkIh-mnlDAq8nkp3GvWp5NPVQEPJluQ38yvu9oIoVvrN0xqEeyV1hGQ5qKafuj8az38OlHzlm6Ybv_cFbWigbDnZP5D0M8nQGagBF8FQ22hsouUbGlWXYC4BZnTRR0ysYN-_KkOMHrqE/s1600-h/bread+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441862779971643074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkIh-mnlDAq8nkp3GvWp5NPVQEPJluQ38yvu9oIoVvrN0xqEeyV1hGQ5qKafuj8az38OlHzlm6Ybv_cFbWigbDnZP5D0M8nQGagBF8FQ22hsouUbGlWXYC4BZnTRR0ysYN-_KkOMHrqE/s320/bread+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> Life with three kids</div><div align="center">Is hectic</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And I have realized we all have been serving our own breakfast</div><div align="center">And rushing out the door<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And me...</div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Some days</span>, I am driving in my pajama</div><div align="center">Which no one knows...yet ;)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So a beautiful silver tea pot came to my life</div><div align="center">To change my way</div><div align="center">To let me enjoy small moments a little more</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Sometimes</div><div align="center">Sitting and sharing good cups of coffee</div><div align="center">Is better than going to Starbucks</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Do you have any new routine for small moments of happiness?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Happy Wednesday!</div><br /><div align="center">And have a wonderful afternoon!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-59025549597677788892010-01-20T11:33:00.000-08:002010-01-20T11:52:00.318-08:00Wednesday Inspiration<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu1iR04hM-YAcZbpm7xo8shDIa8eMswPCqw-LjjRKThlvWObnpYKek609uaS2S-D1iYhMsoMNJ_L5e5UXwfAiOJBtiyOIe2X-8Pr_iwJFIa6-3KRxn0igwKaofINrc-HhGDVoh7yKHEM/s1600-h/pavillon_chambre17%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428907879965686674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu1iR04hM-YAcZbpm7xo8shDIa8eMswPCqw-LjjRKThlvWObnpYKek609uaS2S-D1iYhMsoMNJ_L5e5UXwfAiOJBtiyOIe2X-8Pr_iwJFIa6-3KRxn0igwKaofINrc-HhGDVoh7yKHEM/s320/pavillon_chambre17%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello, Wednesday<br />It has been raining here in LA</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2bTeCbCQL8Cea1264iHXSCw8ZpoX4_bDNCNy6-XpzIBtLO4bYwXX66c-kAq3ati4m0ASg2pvTPytbdRUfmUGACFUhngdrgjDrbFv0lZ0g8O1LjligXYBKvX6rzBPgd0UXv8vFb5hm8Q/s1600-h/pavillon_chambre12%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428907872414388882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2bTeCbCQL8Cea1264iHXSCw8ZpoX4_bDNCNy6-XpzIBtLO4bYwXX66c-kAq3ati4m0ASg2pvTPytbdRUfmUGACFUhngdrgjDrbFv0lZ0g8O1LjligXYBKvX6rzBPgd0UXv8vFb5hm8Q/s320/pavillon_chambre12%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I found this restored hotel<br />In a tiny village of Perouges, France<br />Aren't they lovely?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijod2T0KKaAloWFQKQphxF4qxXgftd6g_6MzkwuPYp5Xl81xFmNS_HqvRT3MRp_WrF2cwLjsv6vEjFB7DqCJFL5P8dBsux07cfjv_BlrO69Va4R5FfXSrlCQhhlEn4VP7AU5t36e5IRYc/s1600-h/pavillon_chambre11%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428907862865322866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijod2T0KKaAloWFQKQphxF4qxXgftd6g_6MzkwuPYp5Xl81xFmNS_HqvRT3MRp_WrF2cwLjsv6vEjFB7DqCJFL5P8dBsux07cfjv_BlrO69Va4R5FfXSrlCQhhlEn4VP7AU5t36e5IRYc/s320/pavillon_chambre11%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Do you have any favorite quick getaway hotel?<br />Mine is Hadsten House in Solvang<br />And I am hoping to visit<br />Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake in northern California<br /><br />They are both rescued by its owners<br />And restored beautifully<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L3KaGLA-ojGIuAtJnSUDt4fSjN56pQUqcFJg1dQjlFwAPB3dvmsmRAQsW24FI8rgrd1pen0za3EtUcq4CozNtSVYB-p39Y6V7qYH949JGIKqSke5TTnjYTFek-UEh8k-iSxzNwLufDQ/s1600-h/pavillon_chambre2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428907859752559842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L3KaGLA-ojGIuAtJnSUDt4fSjN56pQUqcFJg1dQjlFwAPB3dvmsmRAQsW24FI8rgrd1pen0za3EtUcq4CozNtSVYB-p39Y6V7qYH949JGIKqSke5TTnjYTFek-UEh8k-iSxzNwLufDQ/s320/pavillon_chambre2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> This hotel in Perouges<br />Is located throughout the village<br />Because the owner bought abandoned houses and turned them into hotel rooms<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr5a9sWzUi95SivMTroZLNaBPht6-nQLKEUHEg-sLp23G3adLaag-KLm8WF2TQwIK1M2dH0YlODffDE0B9ApSFFFYYYK48XXkbl0-dyeu3YuTE208xHgPVUZDTLh6AwBunm43OYQN4Z8/s1600-h/1861070282_ee5d95dcc7%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428907852142801122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr5a9sWzUi95SivMTroZLNaBPht6-nQLKEUHEg-sLp23G3adLaag-KLm8WF2TQwIK1M2dH0YlODffDE0B9ApSFFFYYYK48XXkbl0-dyeu3YuTE208xHgPVUZDTLh6AwBunm43OYQN4Z8/s320/1861070282_ee5d95dcc7%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> And here is the village of Perouges outside of Lyon<br />.....Doesn't it make us feel so unlucky to live too far away to snatch those beautiful abandoned homes?<br /><br /><br />Happy Wednesday<br />And stay dry :)<br /><br />(images from <a href="http://www.ostellerieduperouges.com/">http://www.ostellerieduperouges.com/</a>)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-22110543469693652072010-01-19T11:54:00.000-08:002010-01-19T13:25:04.690-08:00$5 Chandelier<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlkOnYG7ecfQrdk380tOICeGa2JeZZ1oA3HGZ3dmAxwYePE63k-F3dnFqK6QXVmqYJcQkWrbBbmKEJobQcuhKyiwg1m80mCorhQwZf8ArqG2lQ5tmKGh189rrhVSoc1PZUnzQIp2jJ_g/s1600-h/bedroom+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543912792908018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlkOnYG7ecfQrdk380tOICeGa2JeZZ1oA3HGZ3dmAxwYePE63k-F3dnFqK6QXVmqYJcQkWrbBbmKEJobQcuhKyiwg1m80mCorhQwZf8ArqG2lQ5tmKGh189rrhVSoc1PZUnzQIp2jJ_g/s320/bedroom+010.JPG" border="0" /></a>I am finishing up with our white bedroom</div><div align="center">Which used to be our den</div><div align="center">It turned into our bedroom</div><div align="center">With sitting area</div><div align="center">Since we gave our bedroom to little Lauren<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-vN5KnLpKpAt-2iNu8ZgGPWH-cg3w0tQru2BApgHJyxQtJvbrVhPH-MI8MSK4UVPKOsXnEx9dcbxEM88iC1o8U5ONY5feKJK_7RyQur590Z8RL7utg_QoCZ7OKWE3_XsIwm2XJXvpJk/s1600-h/bedroom+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543904385834674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-vN5KnLpKpAt-2iNu8ZgGPWH-cg3w0tQru2BApgHJyxQtJvbrVhPH-MI8MSK4UVPKOsXnEx9dcbxEM88iC1o8U5ONY5feKJK_7RyQur590Z8RL7utg_QoCZ7OKWE3_XsIwm2XJXvpJk/s320/bedroom+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> But the problem was</div><div align="center">That apple of my eye didn't have any intention to sleep in her own room</div><div align="center">She went there to hide and eat chocolat during the day</div><div align="center">And came to our bed to sleep at night</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfhDF8j539wGN3EnSlDy3F6MgtuiKwaW8AIxTUHj2BAJM9inLukh5b3ip_RfdWhbKNevBTSm_aHR9XASaR1fYnUbZi5-paIl25LhzBz-ZhyphenhyphenI2YjBVshOrOb6HIIAEZfNs37GKR8F99X8/s1600-h/Nov+2009+030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543894767360946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfhDF8j539wGN3EnSlDy3F6MgtuiKwaW8AIxTUHj2BAJM9inLukh5b3ip_RfdWhbKNevBTSm_aHR9XASaR1fYnUbZi5-paIl25LhzBz-ZhyphenhyphenI2YjBVshOrOb6HIIAEZfNs37GKR8F99X8/s320/Nov+2009+030.JPG" border="0" /></a> So sweet Chloe came to rescue last night</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">She might have known already</div><div align="center">That I might turn into <strong>a real owl</strong> soon</div><br /><div align="center">She happily slept with Lauren in her room</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTW65l3y88OJHaPYLLZ2F5-qDfK-I5bSM3SA-9DOHo4PXZRp-6N6Tq3Nj3y3vODZsAw1CEd1b1oAZFL35rbvZezPmvUoagYyo63x18vmNsbjMLEb4LHhNYyhtpmn1ytbeX5HRDNhnRs8/s1600-h/Nov+2009+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543886624638674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTW65l3y88OJHaPYLLZ2F5-qDfK-I5bSM3SA-9DOHo4PXZRp-6N6Tq3Nj3y3vODZsAw1CEd1b1oAZFL35rbvZezPmvUoagYyo63x18vmNsbjMLEb4LHhNYyhtpmn1ytbeX5HRDNhnRs8/s320/Nov+2009+009.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">So thank you, Chloe</div><div align="center">To take care of Lauren, the chocolate princess :)</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmB0nSnqcFJ5ZerC2PUOJ0d4iE07hSBmzXSf1ISbVCO4sDFO5ImEonHQu5NT-H42CprUvDP5bg6PS0STnrOtRNI3SO-3BbQJJxyPCTS4-qTwiIQKW4aooh4gFX4sd9CeE6Lp5zeDTqik/s1600-h/halloween+2009+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428543880300198306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmB0nSnqcFJ5ZerC2PUOJ0d4iE07hSBmzXSf1ISbVCO4sDFO5ImEonHQu5NT-H42CprUvDP5bg6PS0STnrOtRNI3SO-3BbQJJxyPCTS4-qTwiIQKW4aooh4gFX4sd9CeE6Lp5zeDTqik/s320/halloween+2009+021.JPG" border="0" /></a> Anyway, </div><div align="center">I am almost done with our white bedroom</div><div align="center">I am now trying to finish up the sitting area part</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I found this wooden chandelier at a thrift store many months ago</div><div align="center">Which was $10</div><div align="center">But I bought it on yellow tag half off day</div><div align="center">So I paid $5 for it<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVkHRmCqL6qWHkALi60STWaHxpgqo-ButiWi-4OOPXajY78CZaYiMGhZu0Gnhoqyv44_Tymq0-a3PUQ2geKtjDWu8occRyWBtEux3rtqALROn9z3rmSVV3VKUcBRAcqDO7K3zvpBewYo/s1600-h/halloween+2009+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428542864067394178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVkHRmCqL6qWHkALi60STWaHxpgqo-ButiWi-4OOPXajY78CZaYiMGhZu0Gnhoqyv44_Tymq0-a3PUQ2geKtjDWu8occRyWBtEux3rtqALROn9z3rmSVV3VKUcBRAcqDO7K3zvpBewYo/s320/halloween+2009+017.JPG" border="0" /></a> It used to look like this<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoGmzeWFztqS-nfn1FZQd-4wo1cMct1xIGyO5wk96RVX5b3t_Y8CMW9dSqTFy6KlDPBE_giNfNrk0iG1pe4gk0yWqrivd6cgZ_Wo0AfpX3558K4s2It3N8Yr0yz4uzRqSzov5mGIjB8o/s1600-h/bedroom+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428542851291232562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoGmzeWFztqS-nfn1FZQd-4wo1cMct1xIGyO5wk96RVX5b3t_Y8CMW9dSqTFy6KlDPBE_giNfNrk0iG1pe4gk0yWqrivd6cgZ_Wo0AfpX3558K4s2It3N8Yr0yz4uzRqSzov5mGIjB8o/s320/bedroom+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> So I painted it to match my new white bedroom<br />It is now hanging where sitting area will be<br /><br />And yes<br />You might have noticed already<br />That I didn't take the picture of the chandelier very well<br />....I simply forgot<br />...To look at ceiling<br /><br /><br /><br />Happy Tuesday!!!<br />Are you having a short week?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF_BkJ51y4OpVuXtbImrEE4vBNDSKg7ZDMtl3JiTzUDkbcgqFp7Q-I1Atie9wqB2E7GvLStybI772bb829KXw52xQxCjZxDx7DgeL4qstjRKYLbCJLbrxhHCaZWegtYAv2r5LyJruB7s/s1600-h/bedroom+010.JPG"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-23500567369226447682010-01-13T10:42:00.000-08:002010-01-13T11:28:42.705-08:00Beautiful<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aDXgwkUAoGNzN20SDfE5fTy1A0Fvs9e0EhKaGb7DXdPo2yvKJ5ZtWgcjOTd4HkQsupy4eAJIcipMdCx2cbZIHgp1mSZ0YCmT4Tb35_RrNTxehyphenhyphenbXbU09yohpdRBa6Ga_PR7eiv83NZU/s1600-h/4028240564_ae1da2f2bd_o%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426297017107824322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aDXgwkUAoGNzN20SDfE5fTy1A0Fvs9e0EhKaGb7DXdPo2yvKJ5ZtWgcjOTd4HkQsupy4eAJIcipMdCx2cbZIHgp1mSZ0YCmT4Tb35_RrNTxehyphenhyphenbXbU09yohpdRBa6Ga_PR7eiv83NZU/s320/4028240564_ae1da2f2bd_o%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> My trip to Paris will not include too much shopping</div><div align="center">However I will be looking for an old statue like this</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Those ones are owned by Rachel Ashwell</div><div align="center">Which I find so beautiful</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Like many people</div><div align="center">I heard the news last night</div><div align="center">That Miep Gies</div><div align="center">The woman who helped Anne Frank to hide</div><div align="center">Has died</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I have read a book when I was young</div><div align="center">That she was one of many ordinary people</div><div align="center">Who helped in their own way</div><div align="center">And not many of those people felt they were doing something special</div><div align="center">Because there were just so many of them<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeKvCoRAkT_BlKHpyl19Vuewh_BrF9i-fjF4kw7dvJHwNTHxWiaDlezHt007T8ZKegqZm4lEi0_A1cZ6droXXzq6AB86ZX_pImsZYshLls5RMtiGQB2pSMp7kmkRys-vRWbv1n-Zypl8/s1600-h/4161001827_64f1203a3c_o%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426297010957269954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeKvCoRAkT_BlKHpyl19Vuewh_BrF9i-fjF4kw7dvJHwNTHxWiaDlezHt007T8ZKegqZm4lEi0_A1cZ6droXXzq6AB86ZX_pImsZYshLls5RMtiGQB2pSMp7kmkRys-vRWbv1n-Zypl8/s320/4161001827_64f1203a3c_o%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sometimes it is so easy to be disconnected</div><div align="center">Because we see so much distractions everywhere</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Somewhere deep within us</div><div align="center">We turn blind eye</div><div align="center">Knowing things are happening</div><div align="center">And we forget</div><div align="center">Places like Darfur</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Then</div><div align="center">One summer day I got a visit from our friend Maria</div><div align="center">Who kept her hat on during the entire stay</div><div align="center">Because she cut her hair really short</div><div align="center">To donate for cancer patients</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Reminding us special act</div><div align="center">Is easily done</div><div align="center">By ordinary people</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Happy Wednesday!</div><div align="center">Are you having good lunch? </div><br /><div align="center"><br />(Images from shabbychic.com)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-58411250342379454642010-01-12T09:33:00.000-08:002010-01-12T13:32:31.978-08:00Mini Me<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PR8BgvBkHQn4DRdCQVqYzlLh_-BOnETp5YqRrTiQ-rZLOxW8v2mdLs51o-VQqGEde8ADq1xHrs7cr60Qiuogf0vRd3LuOb4valnHwcaT8Ov2V1vMiVIioFMxCiIm0-xEOHgRG7jH7v0/s1600-h/HG0508-55.jpg_e_9c53654d7f7c9c72667efde1daba6b35%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425908235327697362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PR8BgvBkHQn4DRdCQVqYzlLh_-BOnETp5YqRrTiQ-rZLOxW8v2mdLs51o-VQqGEde8ADq1xHrs7cr60Qiuogf0vRd3LuOb4valnHwcaT8Ov2V1vMiVIioFMxCiIm0-xEOHgRG7jH7v0/s320/HG0508-55.jpg_e_9c53654d7f7c9c72667efde1daba6b35%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> My agenda today is</div><div align="center">Taking that mini me to her first dentist appointment<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWPRH_3YYRZ4fxHytVZyRhG0KaTpx1p6bb2lQZkSAxNzzDpN6wdlwJCjBwnmgbdvs3x9bGHckcAWqXcJ738LhtkLyiu3aRItcZIF55q6aVOU4Sd6780UV1oJWB5fjLnO3b2pQQ7Uf61I/s1600-h/pink-floral-bedroom-de-90184309%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425908227065374450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWPRH_3YYRZ4fxHytVZyRhG0KaTpx1p6bb2lQZkSAxNzzDpN6wdlwJCjBwnmgbdvs3x9bGHckcAWqXcJ738LhtkLyiu3aRItcZIF55q6aVOU4Sd6780UV1oJWB5fjLnO3b2pQQ7Uf61I/s320/pink-floral-bedroom-de-90184309%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I asked my older girls' dentist if I should make appointment with her<br />And was kindly<br />Turned down<br />Possibly because how she acted at her sisters' dentist office in the past<br /><br /><br /><br />So I am taking her to a dentist we have never been to<br /><br />My little daughter always amazes me<br />By being a mirror image of me as a child<br /><br /><br />Having biggest sweet tooth<br />And being a youngest child<br />Who has tired mother and father<br />So eating healthy was forgotten<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp223Ye5mL8ZDJ9m4QXUYTm6fn9uYrSlgFuQpBYq-_JX_w9Tex67YQf0JeVUT5jIKO6zsVvhKhV2kwE1InkofCtPr5Y1thdXmTg8-NYjWco0KV5jaKqHEa1jgYV3x552hs9SrOZNz-DMc/s1600-h/Green-Vintage-Doll-Crib-HTOURS0706-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425908222959998178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp223Ye5mL8ZDJ9m4QXUYTm6fn9uYrSlgFuQpBYq-_JX_w9Tex67YQf0JeVUT5jIKO6zsVvhKhV2kwE1InkofCtPr5Y1thdXmTg8-NYjWco0KV5jaKqHEa1jgYV3x552hs9SrOZNz-DMc/s320/Green-Vintage-Doll-Crib-HTOURS0706-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I don't know how my older children do it<br />They don't know it but I can't eat like them<br /><br />They eat super healthy<br />Eating tofu<br />Drinking non fat milk<br />And eating vegetable sticks for snacks<br /><br />Yes<br />I did that to them since they were very little<br />So they see no problem with those healthy foods<br /><br /><br />And I admit<br />I have those moments<br />Looking at them eating carrot sticks<br />Thinking<br />How can they think those are good...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoWyY8ED_vm6iylWgd_i7IfDZ9iUsrjff5jUUUqEb_VYaZCqjdpDlmVgTpuYstEwUClu9EZgOqYqptGPDFti2G2ASA1X7aKqGpNvDE2ANDSfKhfYVJzb9w7nOToB_khqMCJNxLKxg640/s1600-h/img_romantic-decor_1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425908212057344658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoWyY8ED_vm6iylWgd_i7IfDZ9iUsrjff5jUUUqEb_VYaZCqjdpDlmVgTpuYstEwUClu9EZgOqYqptGPDFti2G2ASA1X7aKqGpNvDE2ANDSfKhfYVJzb9w7nOToB_khqMCJNxLKxg640/s320/img_romantic-decor_1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Anyway<br /><br /><br />Are you starting to plan for Valentine's day?<br />The reason why I asked<br />Is because picking a gift for man<br />Is seriously difficult<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTRrhYQmSYa2bjCWWO-SHu-fKqYBOHEAcbNLs9pyVAbH4HzQzBu72gMH8PzFqLiY385olZLoiq_OVYcpl85XgeRBb9ZfIHGUMqgbNpU0z_kIlRLKbJiarRijr1YWgA3cCVj6L7MUobsU/s1600-h/ina-garten-3-lg%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425908207942777074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTRrhYQmSYa2bjCWWO-SHu-fKqYBOHEAcbNLs9pyVAbH4HzQzBu72gMH8PzFqLiY385olZLoiq_OVYcpl85XgeRBb9ZfIHGUMqgbNpU0z_kIlRLKbJiarRijr1YWgA3cCVj6L7MUobsU/s320/ina-garten-3-lg%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I have been picking books he might like<br />But that is getting old, too<br /><br />What do you give on Valentine's Day?<br />And no...That doesn't include big screen TV..<br /><br /><br /><br />Have a wonderful Tuesday! </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-89106867515642794792010-01-10T17:48:00.000-08:002010-01-10T19:23:53.051-08:00Paris...Here We Come!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3XKagFfft_c_i7aYLj347iFnpAUwAVlSOiqQMEMTqt75uvaAm0loHCo-COLCYHEnjnVtreGzPlFl4rd6Ld4MquBT-UduVH5CvKKwye6-WtFnTULuv1LDF7Ca-IlRlpORm7m73h4IuJg/s1600-h/gall-eiffel-tower-from-the-trocadero-2801145%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425293751505962114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3XKagFfft_c_i7aYLj347iFnpAUwAVlSOiqQMEMTqt75uvaAm0loHCo-COLCYHEnjnVtreGzPlFl4rd6Ld4MquBT-UduVH5CvKKwye6-WtFnTULuv1LDF7Ca-IlRlpORm7m73h4IuJg/s320/gall-eiffel-tower-from-the-trocadero-2801145%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> A part of my new year's resolutions this year</div><div align="center">Was taking Chloe to another country to visit<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ49WcYl3EnzJDEJVbR977942EK23HwkSgJACuRmwin9O6ge7ZY1L0y8vSlEFyGli5s6KlnnPVERcW3nBF-7owaipIJY_GZRfBh4KziO4DBAXc36bCVo2Igm2zSTLJum2d-nM-dPsg1IU/s1600-h/ph02%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425293748058098786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ49WcYl3EnzJDEJVbR977942EK23HwkSgJACuRmwin9O6ge7ZY1L0y8vSlEFyGli5s6KlnnPVERcW3nBF-7owaipIJY_GZRfBh4KziO4DBAXc36bCVo2Igm2zSTLJum2d-nM-dPsg1IU/s320/ph02%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> My mom let me and my sisters pick a country to visit</div><div align="center">When one of us graduated school</div><div align="center">And those are some of my greatest memories growing up<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBhUrijXOnQ9ANzrXYoGxBY86uNVfzgYYok_UDP7eRBvD8dBVz40Z0WoyfWXq9iGAbMh3z9zxyv9_udIrKxSP8-fTfwTyzJvO0t6VbJjKSi8z_eKKlSyBZQ2gHfY1g_CCoEriB46dEHs/s1600-h/ph03%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425293743752501282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBhUrijXOnQ9ANzrXYoGxBY86uNVfzgYYok_UDP7eRBvD8dBVz40Z0WoyfWXq9iGAbMh3z9zxyv9_udIrKxSP8-fTfwTyzJvO0t6VbJjKSi8z_eKKlSyBZQ2gHfY1g_CCoEriB46dEHs/s320/ph03%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> So when I became a mother</div><div align="center">That was something I dreamed of</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Although I cannot take all of our children</div><div align="center">Which is good in some sense...you know what I mean ;)</div><div align="center">I am really looking forward for this trip<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdgKlPpc6FghvG2n6tgxEZnG5akJuZZDxgSLTkMXLtlLn0Yb6SVoS9m_GWvRbhulmu9oiLZG5wSlLbV_M5SjnGmpvNXyKuCEHelztuoQy2Sw7epYjoWAgFcr7J0eJeIhZOyTLBZvATuo/s1600-h/ph09%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425293739314496066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdgKlPpc6FghvG2n6tgxEZnG5akJuZZDxgSLTkMXLtlLn0Yb6SVoS9m_GWvRbhulmu9oiLZG5wSlLbV_M5SjnGmpvNXyKuCEHelztuoQy2Sw7epYjoWAgFcr7J0eJeIhZOyTLBZvATuo/s320/ph09%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Chloe is finishing elementary school this year</div><div align="center">Which means it has been 10 years of me being a mom with all the fun and hard work that came with it</div><div align="center">So it is time to cerebrate</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlLimuATfPZ5o5OKZPDoA0viksdIsG36XOUeP_Oc77PsfEjD8iCmPPrhXyPw559mtl8BEcb_0Ppl0rCjhg4X2uYktLXm9KG6FknxvpyCQw-jPCS2xAx9eEWDtxb8UWMYlatOlCh-D_Ig/s1600-h/ph07%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425293735307204818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlLimuATfPZ5o5OKZPDoA0viksdIsG36XOUeP_Oc77PsfEjD8iCmPPrhXyPw559mtl8BEcb_0Ppl0rCjhg4X2uYktLXm9KG6FknxvpyCQw-jPCS2xAx9eEWDtxb8UWMYlatOlCh-D_Ig/s320/ph07%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> ....And my non existing French</div><div align="center">Will test French people's kindness ;)</div><div align="center">Because I would love to venture out and visit their country side</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Have a wonderful night!</div><div align="center">What is your fun new year's resolutions?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">(Image 1: Fricker; Image 2,3,4,5 from Lee Magazine)</div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-36578401558204287762010-01-10T11:11:00.000-08:002010-01-10T11:36:45.254-08:00White Bed Room<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7tCdtTktdUhu8Nn6bypzemkdm5yR6iaNV3ZLRK27w2P1ipx7rwaXEkwj_GbtC2K3DR5Ms9skOYCzCNJJ9NokPgAvQ1i5XBTk8SUEqAxXixQfkPJq2TRLMORafUurzVQ780wPrylGJyM/s1600-h/img_shadepale_1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425191330378194194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7tCdtTktdUhu8Nn6bypzemkdm5yR6iaNV3ZLRK27w2P1ipx7rwaXEkwj_GbtC2K3DR5Ms9skOYCzCNJJ9NokPgAvQ1i5XBTk8SUEqAxXixQfkPJq2TRLMORafUurzVQ780wPrylGJyM/s320/img_shadepale_1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello Sunday!</div><div align="center">I am making my bedroom creamy white today<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIpxMlFiS1G9R9-IRUbsRRIhF0zROV6K5v0uTAqAwDv_hD-Vyei4EP5Qiiq-u8BpCgYkU9JIkr2NMrs36KxoVIkYEbEnnTGwIf8nk8ozPHv2doYJFSZQcXhzuqAbKyGc7pUlUpjDJ2nc/s1600-h/img_diningrooms_12%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425191325697028658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIpxMlFiS1G9R9-IRUbsRRIhF0zROV6K5v0uTAqAwDv_hD-Vyei4EP5Qiiq-u8BpCgYkU9JIkr2NMrs36KxoVIkYEbEnnTGwIf8nk8ozPHv2doYJFSZQcXhzuqAbKyGc7pUlUpjDJ2nc/s320/img_diningrooms_12%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> White rooms can be stark<br />And boring<br />But I am planning to use different shades of white<br />Like those rooms<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Zd8gmA06FkIQOydm_fcIbqR8DU6Tb3A7sYBmheOnJ0Ajw3NfKpS8wh1blzxOScg9P4P-0Dr_tg_OQtGl24fc8uXyriJuL2UWFSDXawt5_6XqEflLO9kVjWQxRDpHM4LOeHwXlfqAns/s1600-h/ALL_WHITE%5B2%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425191320580209506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Zd8gmA06FkIQOydm_fcIbqR8DU6Tb3A7sYBmheOnJ0Ajw3NfKpS8wh1blzxOScg9P4P-0Dr_tg_OQtGl24fc8uXyriJuL2UWFSDXawt5_6XqEflLO9kVjWQxRDpHM4LOeHwXlfqAns/s320/ALL_WHITE%5B2%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Did you have a relaxing breakfast?</p><p align="center">Hoping you a happy Sunday!<br /><br />(Image 1: Traditional Home Magazine; Image 2&3: Country Home Magazine)</p><p align="center"><br /><br /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-90964222720613673142010-01-08T08:15:00.000-08:002010-01-08T08:32:35.783-08:00Happy Friday!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEABftFI1qQ1t9R8sn0H8wv030E2xpbbPaTojsMrf_tF3QkEqG2lHGKPSp4AmddQx9fNSXru0lqCCJvYnznHi6t579k8aVOujr-ObCbjHE9eAFZI7B-51WLna5RV0sJdf3paItKfzS1IY/s1600-h/img_romantic-decor_5%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424403680550865122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEABftFI1qQ1t9R8sn0H8wv030E2xpbbPaTojsMrf_tF3QkEqG2lHGKPSp4AmddQx9fNSXru0lqCCJvYnznHi6t579k8aVOujr-ObCbjHE9eAFZI7B-51WLna5RV0sJdf3paItKfzS1IY/s320/img_romantic-decor_5%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I know it has been snowing and cold in some parts of the county</div><div align="center">Hoping your day will be bright and cheerful</div><div align="center">For it is Friday today ;)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5hAO0a-BRbvVP3WJnprA4W5OZLmUcObXjfw2R4HY4d9HCmIGCxonuKlVcro4kX91GIpEhHi-r8IeGLlmUv4CDiGyH1dryjgldLmymnCfLkOELiq-Csmk41Jja2VUkX8ZaiS8VYK6lKI/s1600-h/8-Varney-0209-lg%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424403673256858290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5hAO0a-BRbvVP3WJnprA4W5OZLmUcObXjfw2R4HY4d9HCmIGCxonuKlVcro4kX91GIpEhHi-r8IeGLlmUv4CDiGyH1dryjgldLmymnCfLkOELiq-Csmk41Jja2VUkX8ZaiS8VYK6lKI/s320/8-Varney-0209-lg%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I will share my favorite quote </div><div align="center">Just to make sure you don't have a day of being grumpy ;)</div><div align="center">Everyone have those days...me, too...</div><div align="center"><br />"Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love"<br />By Mother Teresa<br /><br />Happy Friday<br />And<br />Stay Warm!<br /><br />(Images from Victoria Magazine)<br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-47507844179403991452010-01-07T09:39:00.000-08:002010-01-07T10:01:07.313-08:00Wedding Anniversary Gift<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzup_TmTrqDhloVD0BxE1S4JXEGS2RipV1Bs4gj0rUuOHvDupoaN81zfhdHg3mYZnBCF4a66USPwyy6_T14jnP77IClG-b-E7o8M1hvI2WMBN6HwpQIInMYOwbRW6lQ8PXOBxG7aQRXJM/s1600-h/chandeliers-chair-de-27757174%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424054587262544818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzup_TmTrqDhloVD0BxE1S4JXEGS2RipV1Bs4gj0rUuOHvDupoaN81zfhdHg3mYZnBCF4a66USPwyy6_T14jnP77IClG-b-E7o8M1hvI2WMBN6HwpQIInMYOwbRW6lQ8PXOBxG7aQRXJM/s320/chandeliers-chair-de-27757174%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Remember I dream of a sun room with old doors and windows?</div><div align="center">I found this garden shed in a magazine<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIeREKCJZMBvaVpwIDfkOt2zBVBrqzYK5kiyeS5aZdMZBgWQGcUFYhGa9VerivXPxjl3MZPQqfqZeS10ufYZYl58iMDJkLjhDdrMyRUAXMJ9bZ_PUFZ2QhVlrA2BGJU2sepEndWSXVvQ/s1600-h/floral-pillows-de-20203643%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424054577504900754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIeREKCJZMBvaVpwIDfkOt2zBVBrqzYK5kiyeS5aZdMZBgWQGcUFYhGa9VerivXPxjl3MZPQqfqZeS10ufYZYl58iMDJkLjhDdrMyRUAXMJ9bZ_PUFZ2QhVlrA2BGJU2sepEndWSXVvQ/s320/floral-pillows-de-20203643%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love everything about this garden shed<br />But the best of thing about this garden shed is<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2NNpbYJYYmcvnHGQe0i_cgdzNVY16GVD_tsMw779DmeYOyp63YQ7pvcs7FQeMT1FqyquFUKFmTuv0OuJO9oXUpuXYtqreptDJJMORrpT2XrQtdrMz-z9pebPN6HAyV9ATIV4y_KKp74/s1600-h/shelf-dishes-de-77939983%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424054569244304114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2NNpbYJYYmcvnHGQe0i_cgdzNVY16GVD_tsMw779DmeYOyp63YQ7pvcs7FQeMT1FqyquFUKFmTuv0OuJO9oXUpuXYtqreptDJJMORrpT2XrQtdrMz-z9pebPN6HAyV9ATIV4y_KKp74/s320/shelf-dishes-de-77939983%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> That this garden shed was built by a husband for his wife<br />As their wedding anniversary gift<br />Thinking she would love it<br />Isn't it romantic?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHd8_vuiRBFPj6ZM4d56l6Ypjpywx-n_iPTtcB9n3cy9rC2Yf_hwaWya_bxmA1MWwoKA8uH5oUhl2Frmg_U2jNHR4uZdwC-HaR8XErc0u6X_aO8OgQFkuqVy1ioWhoVP7rqWYgfSz9gQ/s1600-h/couch-chandelier-de-79165221%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424054561668750162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHd8_vuiRBFPj6ZM4d56l6Ypjpywx-n_iPTtcB9n3cy9rC2Yf_hwaWya_bxmA1MWwoKA8uH5oUhl2Frmg_U2jNHR4uZdwC-HaR8XErc0u6X_aO8OgQFkuqVy1ioWhoVP7rqWYgfSz9gQ/s320/couch-chandelier-de-79165221%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a>In the past I have told my lovely husband<br />It is not what you give<br />But the time you spent thinking about it<br /><br />I have received gift cards and cash for many birthdays<br />Which I appreciate very much<br />And I admit<br />I went shopping right away as well<br />But it is hard to find romance in receiving cash<br /><br />So I am announcing to the whole world<br />This is the best way of spending that time :)<br />Working hard in backyard<br />Building a garden shed for wife :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6U7PLsWZecFxKKn2xDx4uABZe7JE6zWhYi1buWgNKbFVULnJqUGMLos8VZ1rFQhlNaX7uVmK58GPrYvifXmB1FYUBh7viie0oxoqHxCfhMsqBWoaEuqVE4KzRz9rtwiREhOiBdJMS90/s1600-h/ladder-flower-pots-de-50910689%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424054555932510114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6U7PLsWZecFxKKn2xDx4uABZe7JE6zWhYi1buWgNKbFVULnJqUGMLos8VZ1rFQhlNaX7uVmK58GPrYvifXmB1FYUBh7viie0oxoqHxCfhMsqBWoaEuqVE4KzRz9rtwiREhOiBdJMS90/s320/ladder-flower-pots-de-50910689%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Isn't it romantic?<br /><br />Happy Thursday!!<br />(Images from country living magazine)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-16430749456723084522010-01-06T11:44:00.000-08:002010-01-07T12:49:38.174-08:00Thinking Of....Old Doors<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglldTPPRiBPCD83Y5PP3i-GFUEZ0tX2viK-Cg8oaxv_fl7nz2106mAQnoxWaEGJVK-ute2Y1BdZENkjOwKh8OfyY2G9KEJvvhYuU3vb49ZTbsFlixwMj4TgFL3tkbErfegs2vsP_pTzFs/s1600-h/4167846692_a080ae9bc7_o%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423715615682057298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglldTPPRiBPCD83Y5PP3i-GFUEZ0tX2viK-Cg8oaxv_fl7nz2106mAQnoxWaEGJVK-ute2Y1BdZENkjOwKh8OfyY2G9KEJvvhYuU3vb49ZTbsFlixwMj4TgFL3tkbErfegs2vsP_pTzFs/s320/4167846692_a080ae9bc7_o%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking at Rachel Ashwell's blog today</div><div align="center">Made me want to get more old doors from my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">neighbor</span> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eSBtlXCohjK5Yi3NZ450ZAsDwx-duzIsUo46Chx947ydAh7kTXaftW14vQ2UP0qjkelZb0ZtY4TTHfn0EaW8NYJ5Gq345RF_8uWxy5LG_E6QS6q9waPYlNMq9BPRm12EcRMV2OOv9-c/s1600-h/painting+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423715605889799106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eSBtlXCohjK5Yi3NZ450ZAsDwx-duzIsUo46Chx947ydAh7kTXaftW14vQ2UP0qjkelZb0ZtY4TTHfn0EaW8NYJ5Gq345RF_8uWxy5LG_E6QS6q9waPYlNMq9BPRm12EcRMV2OOv9-c/s320/painting+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> When I got 2 doors for $20<br />It looked like this </p><p align="center">(Excuse my mess...I had multiple projects going on..)<br />Unfinished wooden door<br />That didn't even have a hole for door knob<br /><br />My lovely neighbor sells all kinds of old doors from home<br />I am guessing she must be working for a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">construction</span> company<br />She has about 20~30 old doors and windows<br />With wood flames at all time<br /><br />Someday when we buy a home<br />I know I will be visiting her<br />To buy many old french doors and windows<br />To make a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sun room</span> </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423715601241583794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSBnc7tjrAsGWqehfssm0t5rf2lQA3e96418gCqtF0Ji4q3xbp3xLyqrqmw93LzV2NESpcx7Pi_UduTsOE1ivLBM0pv9hAMWBjra18n1ZN5Lp5pdryyAI4OPIEF7xd-cpqF83iL-mpb4/s320/Doors+022.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center">I added a mirror and appliques to the old door I got<br />And layers and layers of paint<br />To make our small cottage look bigger<br /><br />But looking at Rachel's old doors<br />Made me want to make a room divider (screens)<br />With old doors<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6idYOL7C8YHhvXpYgccDBmV1nbwG92hmPUtUxMJa64psCEUukHP3Whj27Ze1x7zk91kLWqIf62BbK88gaahGdNPFhre36OvqTwLCwKjZGGlie_G1zO5XJq0oBU0ZHRtVJTuTto5qCPm4/s1600-h/Doors+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423715591224545858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6idYOL7C8YHhvXpYgccDBmV1nbwG92hmPUtUxMJa64psCEUukHP3Whj27Ze1x7zk91kLWqIf62BbK88gaahGdNPFhre36OvqTwLCwKjZGGlie_G1zO5XJq0oBU0ZHRtVJTuTto5qCPm4/s320/Doors+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> I just wish I didn't have so many obstacles</div><div align="center">Like three lovely young children who love to do hide and seek :)</div><div align="center">And a dog</div><div align="center">And <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">earthquakes</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Happy Wednesday!</div><br /><div align="center">Do you have any ongoing project?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">(Image on top from shabbychic.com)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-5055202782296591622010-01-05T10:13:00.000-08:002010-01-05T10:28:33.837-08:00Waiting For The Spring<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGyQy4_SJl1BSP6qITt4S3ChKTEx7O4FZpJzFqvY-qBoAXrCtlnWBxY6NddOKNzQE0m6vPg3tGUTx3UTxS_l9XFhyphenhyphenAVqkRxLO951jwCDgkOYDfTMQeTAp93eAcYypDCIpT6KgmjcrZdQ/s1600-h/greener-pastures-9-0809-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423321293918320770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGyQy4_SJl1BSP6qITt4S3ChKTEx7O4FZpJzFqvY-qBoAXrCtlnWBxY6NddOKNzQE0m6vPg3tGUTx3UTxS_l9XFhyphenhyphenAVqkRxLO951jwCDgkOYDfTMQeTAp93eAcYypDCIpT6KgmjcrZdQ/s320/greener-pastures-9-0809-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello! Tuesday!</div><div align="center">My children went back to school today<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25cXnhnwMH81urDAGC6DuimT1OnuFgT5hJJmEzhyphenhyphenmueSuG-zc8ojGH1PiB-qSeFKD6Ln34OD3ebv_C82XhPJyQ2Xo0eA-UJJZp9pc0r7feB3hO0xoKIi0KuPrHE7ky4UjqxKvRTx7_XE/s1600-h/potting-sink-de-17611759%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423321290350791042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25cXnhnwMH81urDAGC6DuimT1OnuFgT5hJJmEzhyphenhyphenmueSuG-zc8ojGH1PiB-qSeFKD6Ln34OD3ebv_C82XhPJyQ2Xo0eA-UJJZp9pc0r7feB3hO0xoKIi0KuPrHE7ky4UjqxKvRTx7_XE/s320/potting-sink-de-17611759%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>Although it is sunny outside<br />And it should warm up in the afternoon<br />I cannot wait for spring already<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7D23yp1wjA0ruFZgy9WXOdSLZwzWGF30bHZCAeI4g9AHjeanZHkpV_lFYx-GQ-ej8waHD9DhF4svzKQjtvFC3N3jr4W0IjkOsXv6NyZlUMcmrOabknf1tciRGPT_chmkWXswaDeXZBM/s1600-h/porch-seating-de-3527710%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423321285994889266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7D23yp1wjA0ruFZgy9WXOdSLZwzWGF30bHZCAeI4g9AHjeanZHkpV_lFYx-GQ-ej8waHD9DhF4svzKQjtvFC3N3jr4W0IjkOsXv6NyZlUMcmrOabknf1tciRGPT_chmkWXswaDeXZBM/s320/porch-seating-de-3527710%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>I love sun <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">drenched</span> rooms<br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2OzLCR7Yoy5E_f_UXNgZjE-wNBBqgKyoZqkqgbAAIGl1TCI8vzg-ZflbPUP3s1nUgNOdCbX4Z8sYEeC_OcSOZHGJkPh9vQQk-pVwbmkYrMdWtjodiMP-52kFEe-vAS51yq04o6aqaXM/s1600-h/17%5B2%5D%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423321282702469746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2OzLCR7Yoy5E_f_UXNgZjE-wNBBqgKyoZqkqgbAAIGl1TCI8vzg-ZflbPUP3s1nUgNOdCbX4Z8sYEeC_OcSOZHGJkPh9vQQk-pVwbmkYrMdWtjodiMP-52kFEe-vAS51yq04o6aqaXM/s320/17%5B2%5D%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> There is something about sunny spaces</div><div align="center">That makes people happy<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD02BeDkt3BvT7OEf4bnFdo-681fpsBlwG65U4YlvdkV96AcqLMFsJSYP_ece_1UDFVr2A4_RGBLPIMwkVlOH0VsRMTN2-vA5WK5yz2OuOvKMwUp-Q0LHnxnP5CYkphS4-RIVN05DmSE/s1600-h/CLX0308MARYLAND19-de%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423321270917922530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD02BeDkt3BvT7OEf4bnFdo-681fpsBlwG65U4YlvdkV96AcqLMFsJSYP_ece_1UDFVr2A4_RGBLPIMwkVlOH0VsRMTN2-vA5WK5yz2OuOvKMwUp-Q0LHnxnP5CYkphS4-RIVN05DmSE/s320/CLX0308MARYLAND19-de%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Are you waiting for the spring?</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">What are you going to plant for your garden?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Have a happy Tuesday!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">(Images from Country Living Magazine)<br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-10622613042230788972010-01-03T10:17:00.000-08:002010-01-03T10:29:11.663-08:00Afternoon Tea<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4jZwxO-JyI6ct8FcyW6d9WD1VCEkr8NSKu_blDYKLiEt7iCjrzB6mjD87GNj3_TpNrypg60_v8k_kxdg30d1gJUyr9ByMqOUXqbhAMhameVSuNhU2ZWHNK6NKprEiGixIl9PdUcXYJU/s1600-h/afternoon+tea+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422579693043759538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4jZwxO-JyI6ct8FcyW6d9WD1VCEkr8NSKu_blDYKLiEt7iCjrzB6mjD87GNj3_TpNrypg60_v8k_kxdg30d1gJUyr9ByMqOUXqbhAMhameVSuNhU2ZWHNK6NKprEiGixIl9PdUcXYJU/s320/afternoon+tea+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> We invited our dear friend Maria over</div><div align="center">For an afternoon tea yesterday</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">What do you do to treat yourself?</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I always go for food, sweets and good drink</div><div align="center">So we treated ourselves</div><div align="center">For an afternoon of sweets, wine and chai tea</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">How will you treat yourself today?</div><div align="center">Sunday is the day to start a beautiful week</div><div align="center">Wish you a wonderful day!</div><br /><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-21277247582702440492010-01-02T11:06:00.000-08:002010-01-02T13:24:28.939-08:00And One More Thrift Find<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jrQ7RaEczGy-AiAsAwlZd3c3nvNyvrVYvHUxpprjZlN-4C_JXpjPqzDZlZ7AN2Y54wpqDVQ6T38QEfW09ExUTldpftPAWlpJ0PGNykxjyWvwW8yIYa-nhSCblYd3EqMSeZF8oz76s58/s1600-h/New+Years+Day+2010+042.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422221289614325138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jrQ7RaEczGy-AiAsAwlZd3c3nvNyvrVYvHUxpprjZlN-4C_JXpjPqzDZlZ7AN2Y54wpqDVQ6T38QEfW09ExUTldpftPAWlpJ0PGNykxjyWvwW8yIYa-nhSCblYd3EqMSeZF8oz76s58/s320/New+Years+Day+2010+042.JPG" border="0" /></a> I saw this old wooden floor lamp last month at a thrift store</div><div align="center">But didn't buy it back then</div><div align="center">And when I went back</div><div align="center">It was still sitting there screaming for me :)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xAuskuhPmStIqdYVVE2vTqAXQM7xxXF2lQ5yAkOjIZNAHFjEN7eIQWcTebT8iFQ0k2WJ5Z6ehx8E5XXUiymWZE1N4XS0fyAPOgLt6SZDvdXBArL6_Zm3WHY4QZNL4bapRdPNoGqvxMM/s1600-h/thrift+finds+dec+2009+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422221283914091474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xAuskuhPmStIqdYVVE2vTqAXQM7xxXF2lQ5yAkOjIZNAHFjEN7eIQWcTebT8iFQ0k2WJ5Z6ehx8E5XXUiymWZE1N4XS0fyAPOgLt6SZDvdXBArL6_Zm3WHY4QZNL4bapRdPNoGqvxMM/s320/thrift+finds+dec+2009+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> So I took it home...<br />For $7<br />It looked like this when I purchased<br />So I gave a fresh coat of paint to match my cabinet<br /><br />Anyway,<br />Happy New Year to you all!!<br />Are you hitting flea market this weekend?<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-40013534740733711602010-01-02T10:49:00.001-08:002010-01-02T11:25:48.775-08:00Few More Thrift Items Added<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPk9if6a8AUcXUmenao-hBa3WjTyHdTkylRk33GOuvRJ7yZ8FYf0eMA5Ph3zGTnyYZBm0R-RSxAFVDJbESin_n8MVWilCUjGPrp9Barlwe1B5nE6IvMFxjdsm1rIU_60762ZGxwBbmq4/s1600-h/New+Years+Day+2010+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217360538322338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPk9if6a8AUcXUmenao-hBa3WjTyHdTkylRk33GOuvRJ7yZ8FYf0eMA5Ph3zGTnyYZBm0R-RSxAFVDJbESin_n8MVWilCUjGPrp9Barlwe1B5nE6IvMFxjdsm1rIU_60762ZGxwBbmq4/s320/New+Years+Day+2010+029.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few months ago I found this bench at a thrift store</div><div align="center">It was so blended in with everything else around it</div><div align="center">No one bothered to look at the price tag<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R2hSg_cn8AE4GbRcFgh12l9mRmf9R-8ABSwKKRchsx2wRPrItnwxO8AKfBi19jla3TiwLx8Kzh81yedG_MmYP6C4zt6etR0M8bdNQNBq2fvwtPxdem0nSfAd1khk6T7UWl87jL5NJgU/s1600-h/painting+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217353768232018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R2hSg_cn8AE4GbRcFgh12l9mRmf9R-8ABSwKKRchsx2wRPrItnwxO8AKfBi19jla3TiwLx8Kzh81yedG_MmYP6C4zt6etR0M8bdNQNBq2fvwtPxdem0nSfAd1khk6T7UWl87jL5NJgU/s320/painting+006.JPG" border="0" /></a> It used to look like this</div><div align="center">Surrounded by many old pillows</div><div align="center">And priced at $20<br /></div><div align="center">When I took it home and took faded pink fabric off</div><div align="center">There was this really bright mustard color fabric underneath</div><div align="center">I suspect it was once a Spanish Hacienda style bench</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuctxh0atk1auYDpCGXij-DDa53kHot6Okb3TzZr0a0UmHQrPDONllVuWQLcQLbKRQjNmLkz9iH29vuRpy7x6gsIdRwfUQLnDXxAyJAMDdxY6IT-ltjRQcYciOELcc_juepmBm_08Db4/s1600-h/New+Years+Day+2010+033.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217346615373010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuctxh0atk1auYDpCGXij-DDa53kHot6Okb3TzZr0a0UmHQrPDONllVuWQLcQLbKRQjNmLkz9iH29vuRpy7x6gsIdRwfUQLnDXxAyJAMDdxY6IT-ltjRQcYciOELcc_juepmBm_08Db4/s320/New+Years+Day+2010+033.JPG" border="0" /></a> I painted the wood with antique white paint<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLrQ3Ovbg3qpMEWHRPXcHKCLL2IWkeH8lURuVmZ88LIcyJKiNl09ln14e8c6J0MfwHqPfZgpjnZhsH0i7gCzvBGOSNTNwtAYNnRxfVaRV3GdO2iGaCQZ_XG0QJAFsGlI1yK1_JzObQ5s/s1600-h/New+Years+Day+2010+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217341017217394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLrQ3Ovbg3qpMEWHRPXcHKCLL2IWkeH8lURuVmZ88LIcyJKiNl09ln14e8c6J0MfwHqPfZgpjnZhsH0i7gCzvBGOSNTNwtAYNnRxfVaRV3GdO2iGaCQZ_XG0QJAFsGlI1yK1_JzObQ5s/s320/New+Years+Day+2010+036.JPG" border="0" /></a> And covered the seat with bargain fabric ($5.99/yard)<br /><br />And while I was at it<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLUEsIkpAnXo5h7yvvCjG6gdw6fDBJBidt5_Sinyvs-WnqGDYL47GCUDtAEAgYUJVAXmyfijo29PxPFf4A-rBzadAM7jpcM5YNjTEnENi6CMeCawRNVsRGih3G0TAR8j4xRb9mgXfy4/s1600-h/New+Years+Day+2010+040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422217331992013058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dLUEsIkpAnXo5h7yvvCjG6gdw6fDBJBidt5_Sinyvs-WnqGDYL47GCUDtAEAgYUJVAXmyfijo29PxPFf4A-rBzadAM7jpcM5YNjTEnENi6CMeCawRNVsRGih3G0TAR8j4xRb9mgXfy4/s320/New+Years+Day+2010+040.JPG" border="0" /></a> I painted another old chair in same paint<br />And covered the seat with left over fabric to match the bench<br />So that they can both be in our breakfast area<br /><br />It has been wonderfully warm and sunny here in LA </div><div align="center">Did you have a nice New Year's Day?<br />Have a wonderful weekend!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839280390148003716.post-12254058516499496762009-12-31T20:50:00.000-08:002010-01-02T11:36:10.501-08:00Keep On Keeping On<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23C3a95NpRgr4G-RmSLJXRZ4s2fdPEbXxyIlO_Paz8Nkz7hfHo2vNxkdUqPYxENYV2wFfxi_E4E-4U6QQwHHlPtxZ_8I5aoT7sM5N19eW9Xd84xKaJcldm5ncWRMd6Wvr4q6YGi10H20/s1600-h/susan-boyle-cd-reviewjpg-37ec23b13dd01539_medium%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421629427096779586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23C3a95NpRgr4G-RmSLJXRZ4s2fdPEbXxyIlO_Paz8Nkz7hfHo2vNxkdUqPYxENYV2wFfxi_E4E-4U6QQwHHlPtxZ_8I5aoT7sM5N19eW9Xd84xKaJcldm5ncWRMd6Wvr4q6YGi10H20/s320/susan-boyle-cd-reviewjpg-37ec23b13dd01539_medium%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Do you have a dream?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Susan Boyle showed us something this year</div><div align="center">That little insecurity in all of us</div><div align="center">That dream that we never really forgot</div><div align="center">And the importance of chasing it</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">What is your dream</div><div align="center">That you will be chasing?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><em>Happy New Year</em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em>May 2010 be your best year yet!</em></strong></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0