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Cabin & Cottage Celebrating Vintage Home and Garden Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-63716294519627237252023-10-01T12:00:00.007-06:002023-10-05T10:45:03.647-06:00October<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR-72bvvLYIO42K9S4tZPpeZ_E5yvEvAp1zywWFpKIUAarp4eT7_friw9bVa5m3xYq5jfHTB_WtkLBgtizpaDeTuak2yj9lhLkrrau_QLxZh-oZfq9hKsR55MUIhycvGd8O8F4l4JJllQfLfwL_RjCaYi6sSm7Za1RbjDK5VEzHiTuquYZ6wzRedy_sQk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR-72bvvLYIO42K9S4tZPpeZ_E5yvEvAp1zywWFpKIUAarp4eT7_friw9bVa5m3xYq5jfHTB_WtkLBgtizpaDeTuak2yj9lhLkrrau_QLxZh-oZfq9hKsR55MUIhycvGd8O8F4l4JJllQfLfwL_RjCaYi6sSm7Za1RbjDK5VEzHiTuquYZ6wzRedy_sQk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello friends! It's October already! I know I am not the only one to sense how just a change of the calendar can make you feel like a new start. But the days themselves have changed as well. Cooler mornings, shorter days, and that brilliant fall harvest moon! I hope you make a point of getting out into the darkness and looking up at that shining orb before it is gone for the month.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDrIYFhXcFFMurg-X1ZbKU5QZqCa2pvhoFeqZ84q6-FicWyNO0iIHTvIAmjOGkBFRTnD6YpdPoiv0MQuw9wlq6fXAZ2GQlcOLWeNag39feCYr3L11WMaEGo3yx_Xon4L_97aw0dYqJCS-xV6KDHL1Usu32Gs9OpCvRFFoRFfK95qKlmpmoKp38Brzbv3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="292" data-original-width="400" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDrIYFhXcFFMurg-X1ZbKU5QZqCa2pvhoFeqZ84q6-FicWyNO0iIHTvIAmjOGkBFRTnD6YpdPoiv0MQuw9wlq6fXAZ2GQlcOLWeNag39feCYr3L11WMaEGo3yx_Xon4L_97aw0dYqJCS-xV6KDHL1Usu32Gs9OpCvRFFoRFfK95qKlmpmoKp38Brzbv3Q=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It also feels like a little celebration to me when the brown transferware gets its day in the sun again. I appreciate it all year long of course, but autumn always feels like its rightful place in the world. And I do use different pieces in fall than in spring and summer for some reason.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivl5LHYk1oRBXsNFEDY_TySNrKc4UfFlCw_JCMfJ1pf3EcgE6FyNaiece6yWfGLRo8VMOQiwRi7PeP0i6UiR9y8E6CMddqEdROXatFo3bhm2mxP2HhJlo6xopXDMmECThOCp1uijWQqL0jlFB7RxbY_aC0l32vp2foGapRQReGk22BxhflU3IE192v8bs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivl5LHYk1oRBXsNFEDY_TySNrKc4UfFlCw_JCMfJ1pf3EcgE6FyNaiece6yWfGLRo8VMOQiwRi7PeP0i6UiR9y8E6CMddqEdROXatFo3bhm2mxP2HhJlo6xopXDMmECThOCp1uijWQqL0jlFB7RxbY_aC0l32vp2foGapRQReGk22BxhflU3IE192v8bs=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>As usual, the summer days just sl</span><span>ipped away, but not without my taking notice of each bunny, bird, and butterfly that crossed my path when I managed my pre-dawn jaunts to avoid the intense heat of the high desert even in a waning season. There can be so much joy in all small things.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj31rGAhcPevxeKvpDOwIAZz57tRtujUhbX5tt3UEGDOWfLl0-rQRmjcx3pq4kTDR2VMx2MdHJh7iJH65I5e8Gl8iYma6RRB-NQQFU0lWP3E5fDDX1FV04P8Yp3vmGGN90nq-Py4_daoLq3fPslV_yIzbHrZFveuJh1gD-GwTZj2eA9XafddoAthLUn8yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj31rGAhcPevxeKvpDOwIAZz57tRtujUhbX5tt3UEGDOWfLl0-rQRmjcx3pq4kTDR2VMx2MdHJh7iJH65I5e8Gl8iYma6RRB-NQQFU0lWP3E5fDDX1FV04P8Yp3vmGGN90nq-Py4_daoLq3fPslV_yIzbHrZFveuJh1gD-GwTZj2eA9XafddoAthLUn8yw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In my part of town, a semi-rural community, each day brings a subtle but notable difference. A few more yellow cottonwood leaves here and there, the corn fields growing more golden every morning, the flocks of Canadian Geese flying over in greater numbers on my evening walks. It's time to start gathering acorns and pinecones and Sycamore leaves. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9yudd2VEzLahUyKMsW1hOS2Eeq5HyCJAGf4804UlG6bXlZQ3DMxU4PJTeUAHNAA-LdWi3PQH9Tv3Swh8hIlWCgeC4esUMOM1Qt6vRVmunSV8eWkAliPW8irm9SrCDjbXXZPti-hhZ4DT8FkQmD2-8vnNrpOIbNoNTklQmpSxMph5TH9zDtFRDrN-qZKk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9yudd2VEzLahUyKMsW1hOS2Eeq5HyCJAGf4804UlG6bXlZQ3DMxU4PJTeUAHNAA-LdWi3PQH9Tv3Swh8hIlWCgeC4esUMOM1Qt6vRVmunSV8eWkAliPW8irm9SrCDjbXXZPti-hhZ4DT8FkQmD2-8vnNrpOIbNoNTklQmpSxMph5TH9zDtFRDrN-qZKk=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span>On the official last day of summer, a mild evening brought a slight cool breeze. Distant clouds filled with color as the sun found its way to the western horizon. The fields had been freshly mown, and a piled row of alfalfa at the edge tempted me to sit for a few moments to observe an unusual number of swallows that swirled over the heads of geese nestled feeding in the grass.</span></span></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjirEF6C_HfoN6txfxY_cuEdcsA7aYWtk8JzJkXSIznB5jMIuwab-LaWsrx25uYdLrVdxh0mnU8RNFM4OznNlDpC_IbePDYGJGIcghmfXWtemDlZc2Kh2c_YGy5Sf8yb-1JY1g-gnDPfl2-n46_ZBvBm7IAwrzkHToX_DRzKN4_FIx1cObBETkfbmM5q6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjirEF6C_HfoN6txfxY_cuEdcsA7aYWtk8JzJkXSIznB5jMIuwab-LaWsrx25uYdLrVdxh0mnU8RNFM4OznNlDpC_IbePDYGJGIcghmfXWtemDlZc2Kh2c_YGy5Sf8yb-1JY1g-gnDPfl2-n46_ZBvBm7IAwrzkHToX_DRzKN4_FIx1cObBETkfbmM5q6A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was mesmerized as the flock moved overhead, and sat many long moments as the birds flew high and then low, far and then near again, circling and whirling. Their great number made me feel as though something significant was happening in the gathering dusk. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimdGcRlSPATrw2uQotPfItwbK-81YsKQXQbgbTnqBKFcrDMcAv2YPqUXmSYt-cCRY5MfAiLbJcmm0OMVVODTIUBG1aD5dTj9GT2c7rOCI3jgb_qXSLHdwhmZJWP6UTZxvjDkFy0HNOvMgYm-3EIHAulnbnpsgdAK0VcEp_zYEcCYwzlCWb3IB9xEJ6ZlI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimdGcRlSPATrw2uQotPfItwbK-81YsKQXQbgbTnqBKFcrDMcAv2YPqUXmSYt-cCRY5MfAiLbJcmm0OMVVODTIUBG1aD5dTj9GT2c7rOCI3jgb_qXSLHdwhmZJWP6UTZxvjDkFy0HNOvMgYm-3EIHAulnbnpsgdAK0VcEp_zYEcCYwzlCWb3IB9xEJ6ZlI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span>A pleasing breeze played at my hair, and I felt at one with the whole moving scene until I began to notice the crowds overhead were thinning and slowly disappearing south beyond my sight. I felt such nostalgia as I discerned what turned out to be true: the birds had been feeding and gathering for their final flight of the year to their winter destination somewhere beyond where I would go. I called quietly out loud to the last of the departing swarm, "Goodbye! Goodbye!," while strangely, deeply moved to witness such a moment in time just by chance.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJAXDpobGzsYsC4TSXdE_SZirISvlBjc2sTExrYIa9QLOnfLpC60UtpI2owypZReUguim4uYcajNhPc7E0v1yx8ZxS--6yDqKxiCPotxtmos0kS1KT7GuDNovYrgARMNW_XabrUYgVNsmw0NeCt8G8V38v93vTEn8NkgyHpygAJX5z0V98BchOKrtDES8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJAXDpobGzsYsC4TSXdE_SZirISvlBjc2sTExrYIa9QLOnfLpC60UtpI2owypZReUguim4uYcajNhPc7E0v1yx8ZxS--6yDqKxiCPotxtmos0kS1KT7GuDNovYrgARMNW_XabrUYgVNsmw0NeCt8G8V38v93vTEn8NkgyHpygAJX5z0V98BchOKrtDES8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The swallows are gone from my daily walks. I would have noticed eventually if it ever reached my thoughts in my daily meditations in the field. But I do appreciate, once again, how important it is to leave room, make room, for the momentous in each day, whenever it may choose to arrive.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Gh-Hp9eVEhqEJjvyjFTw10y70ogoozGN2QBYZrKMr0iePVgKKM8eT_IKX8wdMdL7q8pr1Go-FbdvF--cL6puvCNS91tMtZB2MLKMMunROgnTkqtKOc49Jx7MZkiWOL4ntkqJaYIJula322AjAfACCpEkqFScDQ7xhtX3j9VhdJbbMzh2BwFmfC_xwco" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9Gh-Hp9eVEhqEJjvyjFTw10y70ogoozGN2QBYZrKMr0iePVgKKM8eT_IKX8wdMdL7q8pr1Go-FbdvF--cL6puvCNS91tMtZB2MLKMMunROgnTkqtKOc49Jx7MZkiWOL4ntkqJaYIJula322AjAfACCpEkqFScDQ7xhtX3j9VhdJbbMzh2BwFmfC_xwco=w477-h640" width="477" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My best wishes to you in this new season.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yours,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrGSPQf3rVMESlJ1x4sDSp8NqSo3B-E-rB-NRz8zrYcbV7coSvQYyBpFrE9AS2lLraggH7OJec9pnMwhvXsocOJaNI_FWl6_jCiF2_PioEZ9RZa-u8Wgca7I9xe-NKygC3pVenjShQKk6SqSpTHtCTbOwzGE_noEVnVSbxiLIenvGXOQZ659UgaaGUdTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrGSPQf3rVMESlJ1x4sDSp8NqSo3B-E-rB-NRz8zrYcbV7coSvQYyBpFrE9AS2lLraggH7OJec9pnMwhvXsocOJaNI_FWl6_jCiF2_PioEZ9RZa-u8Wgca7I9xe-NKygC3pVenjShQKk6SqSpTHtCTbOwzGE_noEVnVSbxiLIenvGXOQZ659UgaaGUdTQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-70990312262779896262023-06-08T11:08:00.004-06:002023-06-08T11:08:54.327-06:00Happy June Days<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE5z2zUl2aYClk_7IpwXxPRoPGu1t_uCPdqYdEAq9GdKYVmBzoRGPqqxt8ztpEZVDSfIRW_t8eMLdawJsBA45z2_ixbfRzx-rS_rIMGZcukkRrlcH8K8EDF2o5Pnd7zol8tqM353q_lj6xyAd3QsM7EC6xbu2Kqf153kq5PzwPx8dfiT3zoJI9-8OR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE5z2zUl2aYClk_7IpwXxPRoPGu1t_uCPdqYdEAq9GdKYVmBzoRGPqqxt8ztpEZVDSfIRW_t8eMLdawJsBA45z2_ixbfRzx-rS_rIMGZcukkRrlcH8K8EDF2o5Pnd7zol8tqM353q_lj6xyAd3QsM7EC6xbu2Kqf153kq5PzwPx8dfiT3zoJI9-8OR=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello friends! I hope this finds you enjoying these early days of a new summer. I have already had a nice cool morning walk in the open fields near my house today. I'm finding it hard to do much indoors these days. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQaoFNVeB1ZIiwLohQxKVec060i1U7bJFPsKlGmjah2j5lC08RrcXEee-xD8rCofz6MhCq4Hw3mFfd3zzpaQahrzKwi1IZar0V7n5A2-q0Nictbpnn208s_KVO0rCq8Zy4qlYbSCLoNwt9ljbQApk6CVZfBSnI8uWpox2rmBSLSOaGbWrNJGHLdz3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQaoFNVeB1ZIiwLohQxKVec060i1U7bJFPsKlGmjah2j5lC08RrcXEee-xD8rCofz6MhCq4Hw3mFfd3zzpaQahrzKwi1IZar0V7n5A2-q0Nictbpnn208s_KVO0rCq8Zy4qlYbSCLoNwt9ljbQApk6CVZfBSnI8uWpox2rmBSLSOaGbWrNJGHLdz3o=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am also having a time of it getting back into the blogging groove and relearning much of it. I had a bit of comedy of errors messing around with editing old posts this morning. My advise: just don't do it! Haha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm2r2KiagLqOxxA5EkxsOy0ITs27h33xRJCUZnBoXFOouxRBA961TwfzHw9QghM47KHDIiYwop8phc70grKUpkn7XNfYKe5uM-6l5nv82aX_WWDNr9PAbbFlnO2NYeY21yAQDcjAK75bmOeaZZClBr0B5tUAV-YjCAhR0U-gRTbg7myUwLZV8akFJF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm2r2KiagLqOxxA5EkxsOy0ITs27h33xRJCUZnBoXFOouxRBA961TwfzHw9QghM47KHDIiYwop8phc70grKUpkn7XNfYKe5uM-6l5nv82aX_WWDNr9PAbbFlnO2NYeY21yAQDcjAK75bmOeaZZClBr0B5tUAV-YjCAhR0U-gRTbg7myUwLZV8akFJF=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's finally picnic time again, and we enjoyed an impromptu gathering in the yard on Memorial Day, and another big family gathering same weekend with friends, aunts, uncles, and cousins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgQ_BAy5DWrygbG3q0_E9gQsyxhwC4KW1NUhGasZE0xgxGDuCrTF0tiQ0pSjuGXirj5rvoB-DBKM1uJ_UKW9bSz9bexbWMzLCG5ojlH6KTjIdpCneL-CV_WufXWcXG2E8NPVYEkk1lSNqL7ROeSJfnfe_oEtHKJ_8K1dsrirQe5k03OXOriNLuLY2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgQ_BAy5DWrygbG3q0_E9gQsyxhwC4KW1NUhGasZE0xgxGDuCrTF0tiQ0pSjuGXirj5rvoB-DBKM1uJ_UKW9bSz9bexbWMzLCG5ojlH6KTjIdpCneL-CV_WufXWcXG2E8NPVYEkk1lSNqL7ROeSJfnfe_oEtHKJ_8K1dsrirQe5k03OXOriNLuLY2=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I made a quick rice and black beans salad with chopped fresh veggies from my new best friend Trader Joe. I tried their potato salad too, thinking it might be a bit chancy, but I loved that too! And now I also have what's left of a cherry pie in the fridge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HnKGj6jKM1sFWeRuY1P-45jZ6Zq40z6gV3xFtbs20GeymXkCn4vAEjrmEOOHaE2weIop8u132Jws8f03_poqoooSUIaB4vWjGJZqgkUjz0ANU_zmC1jd1JwfwopZNeAN8kf_tlCqZz56yc-JkMubqFepnOzvWwXXSAYvKPiVJCBSTqF2NQ5qYmTH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HnKGj6jKM1sFWeRuY1P-45jZ6Zq40z6gV3xFtbs20GeymXkCn4vAEjrmEOOHaE2weIop8u132Jws8f03_poqoooSUIaB4vWjGJZqgkUjz0ANU_zmC1jd1JwfwopZNeAN8kf_tlCqZz56yc-JkMubqFepnOzvWwXXSAYvKPiVJCBSTqF2NQ5qYmTH=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fresh cherries were on the menu too. Nothing cheerier!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWN-gjEUsx4YZy5wvfY-_AF_Jd41cUgcRei_Ik0J5AsgrN6kkQ7ckJ0_NQ5zlCMOuO7c1fpI2yaWcYiGDJchUDwC9J1MKHE8tu3nfuWE1TQfyUmcRuhmoDz7OxBf24A8K0qAx80NTy1HshhqjCIxXEnmtRnhXfqI4imdjvizgQpAmm8sO2J1eFwSdx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWN-gjEUsx4YZy5wvfY-_AF_Jd41cUgcRei_Ik0J5AsgrN6kkQ7ckJ0_NQ5zlCMOuO7c1fpI2yaWcYiGDJchUDwC9J1MKHE8tu3nfuWE1TQfyUmcRuhmoDz7OxBf24A8K0qAx80NTy1HshhqjCIxXEnmtRnhXfqI4imdjvizgQpAmm8sO2J1eFwSdx=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've also done quite a bit of summer reading and sitting on the front stoop watching the birds and the weather go by. I highly recommend it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's to all the small summer pleasures! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for popping by again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> See you again on the blog soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yours,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe6MQ9WEkEpUn5Rv5RHO1ZGGXemyb751OqlFmS0lAYUjcZJYtsqr6mG2SoDIHLvYGM8KEUnKkn32Gdas9jtk1K17Pp7EZy24apCCFsgjnMjCJG_0lj9j7OUAeXT2phkojUUIUevf-oGwgQ_4ti9U7NgvAroYgO-qmxeP-jAFmGElxhJ537A1W0LQbJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe6MQ9WEkEpUn5Rv5RHO1ZGGXemyb751OqlFmS0lAYUjcZJYtsqr6mG2SoDIHLvYGM8KEUnKkn32Gdas9jtk1K17Pp7EZy24apCCFsgjnMjCJG_0lj9j7OUAeXT2phkojUUIUevf-oGwgQ_4ti9U7NgvAroYgO-qmxeP-jAFmGElxhJ537A1W0LQbJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-50791943106985555712023-05-26T15:07:00.000-06:002023-05-26T15:07:40.767-06:00Roses and Other Garden Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFopuhGT7j30gV12rz-WP8O6pbKhBk7sNJtmqQcsi3oEsYnyyDT3XCWjcGw6tZPy3d0-2j_ThWlHOxhZMb4WwqLPewjKMkkVQV3RNisz0hZRM4lLipHxax85sIfaeEnRiZuvh6Z0PfI29gnU-JkoM-cPDzt8QVTCUOSWs71X0_l8lnOcaSjntbukoi/s2048/P1010024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFopuhGT7j30gV12rz-WP8O6pbKhBk7sNJtmqQcsi3oEsYnyyDT3XCWjcGw6tZPy3d0-2j_ThWlHOxhZMb4WwqLPewjKMkkVQV3RNisz0hZRM4lLipHxax85sIfaeEnRiZuvh6Z0PfI29gnU-JkoM-cPDzt8QVTCUOSWs71X0_l8lnOcaSjntbukoi/w480-h640/P1010024.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>Like people, roses are a varied and complex species. I have a friend in California whose bushes number in the hundreds! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Hp2VPtQZPNQ5KjOpX7hR4RL8Lgl_rmtpXmx3WMMP9wrGBmtLpIm6hTVNGt_a1hMAk55kkJOFBw6w-c2tZdNgpiyHiCKuOvHJnYY_q7k7TzeGBwMrz50e_f8rPdYo9tEJUvL8lFcponTCuncD5xPUT_5RxO785mMZx-DXgC9BgYl-hmXT12ym0su1/s1910/P1010007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Hp2VPtQZPNQ5KjOpX7hR4RL8Lgl_rmtpXmx3WMMP9wrGBmtLpIm6hTVNGt_a1hMAk55kkJOFBw6w-c2tZdNgpiyHiCKuOvHJnYY_q7k7TzeGBwMrz50e_f8rPdYo9tEJUvL8lFcponTCuncD5xPUT_5RxO785mMZx-DXgC9BgYl-hmXT12ym0su1/w492-h640/P1010007.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>But I only have a few varieties of tea roses and three David Austin bushes. Two are Litchfield Angel, which you see here. I think they must be pretty hardy, and they are certainly prolific. I love the informal "loose" look of the blooms. (And, of course, the creamy white color!)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhlehREbhjGHioM5kMgRAhetpMc6kbf0mUAIV4iwvkWsuUKqhotiJ36653SFWefyfzHIrJILCOTwj6DUcO0zKPPPexEEFc2hB40DJKbzYjOiKAva_2dix5GR4YPqse1lY7ZEzS3PsNCVXlh2lwDN1CqaVc_7fI2EDLdlp-Q6MnUaq6QYM4iwv-mx7/s2048/P1010014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhlehREbhjGHioM5kMgRAhetpMc6kbf0mUAIV4iwvkWsuUKqhotiJ36653SFWefyfzHIrJILCOTwj6DUcO0zKPPPexEEFc2hB40DJKbzYjOiKAva_2dix5GR4YPqse1lY7ZEzS3PsNCVXlh2lwDN1CqaVc_7fI2EDLdlp-Q6MnUaq6QYM4iwv-mx7/w480-h640/P1010014.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>This particular variety has a droopy stem. They almost look better to me in a vase than on the bush! But for a brief spring moment the bush itself can look quite spectacular in full bloom. Mine are just getting started.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyXPS_mtuYJO1OC8ybo86PIwzRFaGxoMmNz0czY1crEFVBbz0sHJk1ID4qZldxuiiYv1QlBZKJq8Ihzd59EV5AXPdmG7u925W9se6I0S7lnlJtIVxv7keh9XnfcXJ8bitv31dxEZAbu9fxCjcDK0I9qs1Kro9kG5DO91LwMqwl-3xq-eItRNsh7pT/s2048/P1010013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieyXPS_mtuYJO1OC8ybo86PIwzRFaGxoMmNz0czY1crEFVBbz0sHJk1ID4qZldxuiiYv1QlBZKJq8Ihzd59EV5AXPdmG7u925W9se6I0S7lnlJtIVxv7keh9XnfcXJ8bitv31dxEZAbu9fxCjcDK0I9qs1Kro9kG5DO91LwMqwl-3xq-eItRNsh7pT/w640-h480/P1010013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">Just a few scattered roses can look so lush when gathered together.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnruopwW7HdUt09JAzlm4KOlC1fpGJnwMbd3T4OqHalt14WxxQlSgGK_x4x05PeJ6fa6y51lrSD1sgADZaK5a8XDujsv9_OLGrD3Kz-IHSqwx6L9yyAM_KNUuH4vXQ79-AwOUnU55ys3WzjL3bylsi17SK2gXQs88His4YJGESUaUFWAxgO8glsev/s2048/P1010008.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnruopwW7HdUt09JAzlm4KOlC1fpGJnwMbd3T4OqHalt14WxxQlSgGK_x4x05PeJ6fa6y51lrSD1sgADZaK5a8XDujsv9_OLGrD3Kz-IHSqwx6L9yyAM_KNUuH4vXQ79-AwOUnU55ys3WzjL3bylsi17SK2gXQs88His4YJGESUaUFWAxgO8glsev/w640-h480/P1010008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>When I think that I am saving just a few from the weather, I can end up with an abundant display.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARroV7I3eIz7jMVhPuwjfQDRogColNFU9b9LeW5EpzATSceDA_eXwZhNc7n0snhb8I7DA3BGe_dQwvCuzf3Dm3dRarAc58s4qQRx5vo_Hb-1gQ24EqBsJjMWdVsZyHDz52WwPXHm4CrUkXFCpASVqfTc3Ecz0sAuOP-jVIngDbmXokH-W196zgh2S/s1844/P1010021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1844" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARroV7I3eIz7jMVhPuwjfQDRogColNFU9b9LeW5EpzATSceDA_eXwZhNc7n0snhb8I7DA3BGe_dQwvCuzf3Dm3dRarAc58s4qQRx5vo_Hb-1gQ24EqBsJjMWdVsZyHDz52WwPXHm4CrUkXFCpASVqfTc3Ecz0sAuOP-jVIngDbmXokH-W196zgh2S/w640-h468/P1010021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>This bunch has essentially arranged itself.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBolhqvpy7eBhf2a264cR8Ek4HL3o1NKIWTiOVlHXNH0NgyqgNBlNEqHHoC66trU4QBX4twefv76yV_w25e3RWbD7OkTz2wnXmGveuq0SGgtFn1SvlOOPTCLl3Jkvbw5cu9dfGfL_KK2kYYiMShS-8ZE9PBPZ3PDdrNox2m5q8xlU8r9FDx6FT52p/s1739/P1010012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBolhqvpy7eBhf2a264cR8Ek4HL3o1NKIWTiOVlHXNH0NgyqgNBlNEqHHoC66trU4QBX4twefv76yV_w25e3RWbD7OkTz2wnXmGveuq0SGgtFn1SvlOOPTCLl3Jkvbw5cu9dfGfL_KK2kYYiMShS-8ZE9PBPZ3PDdrNox2m5q8xlU8r9FDx6FT52p/w448-h640/P1010012.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>We do have a big knock out rose and a couple of root stock roses that have reverted to wild. They aren't great in a vase, but they enliven a desert garden.</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcIblg7ilxOKLm4SO8YyrUZ9XeWeZC_py3KcG32OimKkvqg_KEpfuZF4zVncu35S9g09UHNsZWgA0YOrDEhIaukJp7g-FoN5NaRX6P_hO446OEAABdpaTXuURYg0RrZiJZGFyzerVGUQ490KVAHNkKewHbOJrocKLlm5hplZVYyAIszNbiECx4EQ8/s2048/P1010017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcIblg7ilxOKLm4SO8YyrUZ9XeWeZC_py3KcG32OimKkvqg_KEpfuZF4zVncu35S9g09UHNsZWgA0YOrDEhIaukJp7g-FoN5NaRX6P_hO446OEAABdpaTXuURYg0RrZiJZGFyzerVGUQ490KVAHNkKewHbOJrocKLlm5hplZVYyAIszNbiECx4EQ8/w640-h480/P1010017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>In fact, there's a lot in my ad hoc garden that has chosen itself. Some of what thrives here is adjacent to the lawn and sprinkler system. (Thank heavens!)</i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpjNwa8AT0DUELlvUF3SsEmeNJZJ2nUFq2KW-b7fWKzFIs2vCYUCX7mhEa_-xC0zaJoOMdwMxvL-3_1B2L9VOf9Z9Im1BvvOTRWV8bK0dbQywYLUnvjKgNqEizDkQpI3c_VdHv4JH_cTF717zZPK_ePC2hHFTFQMxKvLKR6yx1oWq0VOVdWwOUR6m/s2048/P1010032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpjNwa8AT0DUELlvUF3SsEmeNJZJ2nUFq2KW-b7fWKzFIs2vCYUCX7mhEa_-xC0zaJoOMdwMxvL-3_1B2L9VOf9Z9Im1BvvOTRWV8bK0dbQywYLUnvjKgNqEizDkQpI3c_VdHv4JH_cTF717zZPK_ePC2hHFTFQMxKvLKR6yx1oWq0VOVdWwOUR6m/w480-h640/P1010032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>And I'm so glad for the old dependables in the landscape like the English Ivy, and the sturdy desert shrubs.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrVSd8MFpVHAthPo_Cm3dpKxeMWYWSQVkNOHSLaDbvgOWBFFQPXDVuxNR-4PKGQ7l4E75WrhsLsh320U0hX8p18CkUA4oDGYhjhfE-XyIPrbq9HeF7QHwNfZZAbdKXTIzwYRg6hFX2lkxhKom48EFW2SR0wpiJuotK9dTy47iwuTEHyKF3B_okvyf/s1812/P1010035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="1303" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrVSd8MFpVHAthPo_Cm3dpKxeMWYWSQVkNOHSLaDbvgOWBFFQPXDVuxNR-4PKGQ7l4E75WrhsLsh320U0hX8p18CkUA4oDGYhjhfE-XyIPrbq9HeF7QHwNfZZAbdKXTIzwYRg6hFX2lkxhKom48EFW2SR0wpiJuotK9dTy47iwuTEHyKF3B_okvyf/w460-h640/P1010035.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>A little Sweet William is popping up in a big pot after three or four years here. It must really like the spot it's in.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIlzwvfJ1P-DNM7KkpDcm_g1yPp5S0P9tH2iFsuYZvubJN6_wHDj_hB9R6u5XHkIcXhj93QHy6uL_eDdam41cwEgEaMlkfShoEIdYOq0HtwSCLsKczAy0HsgiGRLI3-Kw6jIEgx-RMFM_-z7Ucfb5YUyqAepVbUEPVL_s555UVHVvpiZ68bzMYGSe/s2048/P1010025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIlzwvfJ1P-DNM7KkpDcm_g1yPp5S0P9tH2iFsuYZvubJN6_wHDj_hB9R6u5XHkIcXhj93QHy6uL_eDdam41cwEgEaMlkfShoEIdYOq0HtwSCLsKczAy0HsgiGRLI3-Kw6jIEgx-RMFM_-z7Ucfb5YUyqAepVbUEPVL_s555UVHVvpiZ68bzMYGSe/w640-h480/P1010025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>This might be "Snow In Summer." It was a small plant gifted to me one year, and it really wants to live, as it gets trampled a lot near the bird feeders.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cyqAKpnLY59VAq6vVHm0DpqIZaJqBSiFxFzAbAl-D5674C1VDcJFdNgR4z91WzLRbxvo8QhAT642fLftr7TZWumUBxcSRAErDA4LLOPT6Ffu2XkHqtc8cGEmJOggfPD71zk_hIwkJeDtVoDPDyf09eh_1ps-nlePen9B7C8xvRefxB6K8EJYVkf/s2048/P1010033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6cyqAKpnLY59VAq6vVHm0DpqIZaJqBSiFxFzAbAl-D5674C1VDcJFdNgR4z91WzLRbxvo8QhAT642fLftr7TZWumUBxcSRAErDA4LLOPT6Ffu2XkHqtc8cGEmJOggfPD71zk_hIwkJeDtVoDPDyf09eh_1ps-nlePen9B7C8xvRefxB6K8EJYVkf/w640-h480/P1010033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>I like the sage colored leaves with the white flowers.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vyb33XfOpNO2mjZKF-BF3YD3qc326S3nUGL3uilmpcKmcfbzaiV6Cc6KeUJXZ3p1ok2NBQrNW9fUFrxNykUQgxNTaMxCCibq9UTwdaTotc7Sq7e34Nej06kCwsCZl86d6okQmzvj3IysUwce3xVILXXuQ6O4m1J_w3Zwh8z13sJeGk68qpjKnY-f/s1965/P1010028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1457" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Vyb33XfOpNO2mjZKF-BF3YD3qc326S3nUGL3uilmpcKmcfbzaiV6Cc6KeUJXZ3p1ok2NBQrNW9fUFrxNykUQgxNTaMxCCibq9UTwdaTotc7Sq7e34Nej06kCwsCZl86d6okQmzvj3IysUwce3xVILXXuQ6O4m1J_w3Zwh8z13sJeGk68qpjKnY-f/w474-h640/P1010028.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>The brushy shrub with red blooms is a Salvia variety that hummers, bees, and butterflies love.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GxnvEnDQhQpl_Gx4EmLXqjF0W_gmpUOGDkdvlBAeFTXIqexoicbZIHV4bhJBhQYxk205I3nsOuJoGUPNV0OlT1oZ49JSAoP_tXXOLQ_MR8ipmrArURFolrZzmnsswYmtxzUw5oumuwZjqjUbm13gbfnhlsRAvrzkSXvHEVG1UfZZOat49QNnhIDE/s2048/P1010034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GxnvEnDQhQpl_Gx4EmLXqjF0W_gmpUOGDkdvlBAeFTXIqexoicbZIHV4bhJBhQYxk205I3nsOuJoGUPNV0OlT1oZ49JSAoP_tXXOLQ_MR8ipmrArURFolrZzmnsswYmtxzUw5oumuwZjqjUbm13gbfnhlsRAvrzkSXvHEVG1UfZZOat49QNnhIDE/w480-h640/P1010034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>The yellow bush is a drought resistant Potentilla, which butterflies also love.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjbBY8rgtv7EgTK4pamltMDLqvbUh4N0RG9yenHy0rQaqTzgsKs0tS77ibgLowVgKYg8JcyKtCfA2NirNlIJkkzQHUHM114qhsoktO9q2kchjkiZ7qw-jSlZxbNscTj5dqPO3KZNCoasRvP851vYizLSpAku9rJrvL3xLY9W_ukzFzwiMD55HZbFO/s1680/P1010030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjbBY8rgtv7EgTK4pamltMDLqvbUh4N0RG9yenHy0rQaqTzgsKs0tS77ibgLowVgKYg8JcyKtCfA2NirNlIJkkzQHUHM114qhsoktO9q2kchjkiZ7qw-jSlZxbNscTj5dqPO3KZNCoasRvP851vYizLSpAku9rJrvL3xLY9W_ukzFzwiMD55HZbFO/w462-h640/P1010030.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>We've had a recent bout of rainy weather to perk everything up before our long hot summer ahead. Seems for now that my plants are almost as happy to be here as I am to have them!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>It seems all my posts are outdoorsy ones lately, but that's probably because I can hardly stay inside these days! Pretty soon it will be too hot.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>So glad for your visit today too! Have a nice holiday weekend. Thanks for popping in!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>Yours,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><i>Jacqueline</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QIlSvfEUGYRtM6jmhGMmdqimxqJyyLLFItqr4qYFG8edvtKdYCZPVxr9tRbq5L4NEKJHuTgZhwAKJOsd04kMx5Sn8scXmi_7UVcYFIKBRLy4SGkI19e5qiABZov14gcoElGl0jH6a5DwSrrDOdICy6zGWJAcdWcRfA76Z1hN5HcX3iUegmEHbNQ4/s2048/P1010023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QIlSvfEUGYRtM6jmhGMmdqimxqJyyLLFItqr4qYFG8edvtKdYCZPVxr9tRbq5L4NEKJHuTgZhwAKJOsd04kMx5Sn8scXmi_7UVcYFIKBRLy4SGkI19e5qiABZov14gcoElGl0jH6a5DwSrrDOdICy6zGWJAcdWcRfA76Z1hN5HcX3iUegmEHbNQ4/w640-h480/P1010023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-45177083398248777012023-05-19T12:17:00.006-06:002023-05-20T10:30:43.229-06:00Dusting Off The Patio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ud898DGxYdB1P4trbeCBs6PadSxQsAayzYoNuE6zX8t_2QfQwgBDYwkgkOag8iKPjq7rNiNnBuYBAh40PPDenTgv-yEAHL3n9k2aqR3lA1drHlaXJbKyOvJepsp4ZF91B9WiW3Y9HZng2CE-EMcwHw8vwbxAS9KHGIFyD04UjIu4pGhOA4kEjVI4/s2048/P1010141.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ud898DGxYdB1P4trbeCBs6PadSxQsAayzYoNuE6zX8t_2QfQwgBDYwkgkOag8iKPjq7rNiNnBuYBAh40PPDenTgv-yEAHL3n9k2aqR3lA1drHlaXJbKyOvJepsp4ZF91B9WiW3Y9HZng2CE-EMcwHw8vwbxAS9KHGIFyD04UjIu4pGhOA4kEjVI4/w480-h640/P1010141.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, hello again friends! What a delight to see that a few of you have found me back already! So sweet of you to give me the kindness of knowing that you are visiting. It's been a bit of an exercise getting everything working on the blog again. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJGPFB41g0cx_0E3oYAFgAqIhtbBkaBSnjXz2qwVb8RR5E9CJB0I6xw43oQMvT3lD0u5kjbbkAao-K5aUx2_KgTtBupgtViPptHHXphRKF0SUzCNhQ4WzdOXtse2Pfj6U0CeXx6qXBnilZbG2n5yC8NYZY2nz0Xt5OWiUxWemwXunIhf17VMw9gss/s3146/P1010134.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3146" data-original-width="2311" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJGPFB41g0cx_0E3oYAFgAqIhtbBkaBSnjXz2qwVb8RR5E9CJB0I6xw43oQMvT3lD0u5kjbbkAao-K5aUx2_KgTtBupgtViPptHHXphRKF0SUzCNhQ4WzdOXtse2Pfj6U0CeXx6qXBnilZbG2n5yC8NYZY2nz0Xt5OWiUxWemwXunIhf17VMw9gss/w470-h640/P1010134.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But today I am just getting started dusting off the east patio for the season.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBxRvClyM2ExwQwl9hU9zTYu6CmYMeu0uPFL8v_U7lvzFmOFUYhShqzaoR6-IHnMs0O0J0EiVbewWXeH3tmoztDLeqRkli871t9xezYqY6iySerWkx5kBZpFY1ZE1ZA5sJpB9WP7tLrGe04JdFxfQfVpagkTDGGBBEQuo3I5A2fiRXEbQ2zkOJmWq/s2048/P1010130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBxRvClyM2ExwQwl9hU9zTYu6CmYMeu0uPFL8v_U7lvzFmOFUYhShqzaoR6-IHnMs0O0J0EiVbewWXeH3tmoztDLeqRkli871t9xezYqY6iySerWkx5kBZpFY1ZE1ZA5sJpB9WP7tLrGe04JdFxfQfVpagkTDGGBBEQuo3I5A2fiRXEbQ2zkOJmWq/w480-h640/P1010130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I habitually just leave things out here to chance over the winter (I am so sorry to tell you). But first things first. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8tdhG_dNWxaizjZS9rcyoyWKttMaF5EDM_cXqJIbQMluVV0DioRilY2tRKVgBrce3QsEsESeJxsguTWa67MrrA5MPuh7IxFvgjBWxI03gBNKrfXoU96gJ1dWQtMXiQJwDt4uiTazjlDI3_cuWtuUYfg76xTTmfcWaA2vGIHv1CI5bohb-eDLvk3g/s2048/P1010131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8tdhG_dNWxaizjZS9rcyoyWKttMaF5EDM_cXqJIbQMluVV0DioRilY2tRKVgBrce3QsEsESeJxsguTWa67MrrA5MPuh7IxFvgjBWxI03gBNKrfXoU96gJ1dWQtMXiQJwDt4uiTazjlDI3_cuWtuUYfg76xTTmfcWaA2vGIHv1CI5bohb-eDLvk3g/w480-h640/P1010131.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The coverlet and pillows need to be washed and tidied. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqHOM5KHCWmd8TgtkYMeU_lDo_UGlJk4_MXpVVJVc3_lhoaOKqGPBXG9ni2RxzP3pIqCGi2FpvmFZlsPNOFK_Jxa6dy2EWZnpWtb2qHZrCIhUF7ECUAWMT-3f0KBzb-GAcJjulnYX44JcJkshfeBplEQ36uRh79zDFwNWdoDvZzHIockPCPcmAeqo/s2048/P1010132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqHOM5KHCWmd8TgtkYMeU_lDo_UGlJk4_MXpVVJVc3_lhoaOKqGPBXG9ni2RxzP3pIqCGi2FpvmFZlsPNOFK_Jxa6dy2EWZnpWtb2qHZrCIhUF7ECUAWMT-3f0KBzb-GAcJjulnYX44JcJkshfeBplEQ36uRh79zDFwNWdoDvZzHIockPCPcmAeqo/w640-h480/P1010132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a cotton bed throw on the settee, but just grabbed this big cotton drop cloth.</span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4MgsUX4-Cp3W4SI4Y2DPwTyTDNQLCh9-1lYjJElTHSn_1GKEvbS3Ja6GgxrNgxaFYcTK_Q5sy5U19uVTGZ4C0kRslUPYko5SSeTrn3FvgZ3zcZas1N-ocqEpvMtLk6cKTZm8nCViitwbxkxqWIWiuy2qi-dQf8Z7lXv7mrAPF_8kdic7IuuqxwNK/s3261/P1010133-Jacqueline.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="2449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4MgsUX4-Cp3W4SI4Y2DPwTyTDNQLCh9-1lYjJElTHSn_1GKEvbS3Ja6GgxrNgxaFYcTK_Q5sy5U19uVTGZ4C0kRslUPYko5SSeTrn3FvgZ3zcZas1N-ocqEpvMtLk6cKTZm8nCViitwbxkxqWIWiuy2qi-dQf8Z7lXv7mrAPF_8kdic7IuuqxwNK/w480-h640/P1010133-Jacqueline.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last year I removed these faded pillow covers and sewed them back on to clean them up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmM1L6nUW1fKUDCBZpOzV7LtjedqQOVLTNrDgdT-S0MKXhBvivWKEtyamBnAkCWeb_6H-nX727c985WPpNjPjEVZTfZUZO7eGLTY8osdNd8utEQG0_yIl1KjyI8aPg54FSK4ybhiWaJQGYsLETh9o0eBnWko9DsI1geDWcRjc9PQsmhmdXMllxBFj/s1980/P1010148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmM1L6nUW1fKUDCBZpOzV7LtjedqQOVLTNrDgdT-S0MKXhBvivWKEtyamBnAkCWeb_6H-nX727c985WPpNjPjEVZTfZUZO7eGLTY8osdNd8utEQG0_yIl1KjyI8aPg54FSK4ybhiWaJQGYsLETh9o0eBnWko9DsI1geDWcRjc9PQsmhmdXMllxBFj/w480-h640/P1010148.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Starting over with just a very few potted plants out here. As much as I love a pretty patio, I am not much of a yard putterer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6xLL4aAXH_XbK5paztz-6iSVkxSDoKcunfQ0lDNcc0GkHNiwRLYQ9M9nXUr6zxrFxBx7l75LVWoRvrwdCsTDSe5B1nXXNV1tlnNx6vL1A5DxZavyMtkZSRoY6Pm8U30p-kbESVquAt-YZKIE9d1AvUsAguWXbLco1q2pJkOsEniBQFPstPI9RGi/s2048/P1010149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6xLL4aAXH_XbK5paztz-6iSVkxSDoKcunfQ0lDNcc0GkHNiwRLYQ9M9nXUr6zxrFxBx7l75LVWoRvrwdCsTDSe5B1nXXNV1tlnNx6vL1A5DxZavyMtkZSRoY6Pm8U30p-kbESVquAt-YZKIE9d1AvUsAguWXbLco1q2pJkOsEniBQFPstPI9RGi/w640-h480/P1010149.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lots to do! . . . someday, . . . maybe, . . . soon. But I will need to have something neat and pretty to look at.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWQ-IBn6WoZcYg7_gUoV0nMLPxEjjiyXvJYo1LhzvqdrzOyL0mjpmupET0bYiF_pjGRwNRS9nSEB4FkCtUWwg20-wMDATbXLSq7GosmSs_TPhMgMfUJgkP-e7CMaYRYIzRfLJFcDnkD_wgjR4ZdPJH9GuFNcM4IroO1KpPysR1OSI2bv6BYgEOKPi/s1932/P1010152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWQ-IBn6WoZcYg7_gUoV0nMLPxEjjiyXvJYo1LhzvqdrzOyL0mjpmupET0bYiF_pjGRwNRS9nSEB4FkCtUWwg20-wMDATbXLSq7GosmSs_TPhMgMfUJgkP-e7CMaYRYIzRfLJFcDnkD_wgjR4ZdPJH9GuFNcM4IroO1KpPysR1OSI2bv6BYgEOKPi/w480-h640/P1010152.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the mornings, the sun coming up is cozy and warm and cheering. There are really just a few bird sounds, but the swaying branches against the sky are peaceful and soothing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sOyyDEejl16ykrKsGELdiNMgNX6Qk4z1nnlzTbKBcw2zGOPAXYpiE2aZINR69ibVAkfowpMEFHnXF8ZRmlPhdUwJcU8SSrC82K_oMaO0NnBxZgMOreHoTpQmO5e4HPdxXoH_7SaiLOzOTIkU5ISUNVhqelNISi1VEn_BemESEwZtS90184WfVGOi/s2048/P1010135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sOyyDEejl16ykrKsGELdiNMgNX6Qk4z1nnlzTbKBcw2zGOPAXYpiE2aZINR69ibVAkfowpMEFHnXF8ZRmlPhdUwJcU8SSrC82K_oMaO0NnBxZgMOreHoTpQmO5e4HPdxXoH_7SaiLOzOTIkU5ISUNVhqelNISi1VEn_BemESEwZtS90184WfVGOi/w480-h640/P1010135.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This little oxalis gal is taking a breather out here. She needs some TLC.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFZ7-rPbZVDDIpLPWxN27jKY39c8LmrWB17XMAaaQjGGLBCehAdOfwsoNnquz4PMKt7RV-MQYY5gpCvH1JlihYWYmNqr0iQb4AgxhLGRr8o2wY6TKM1HIyrj9fym05MJilDmp7UpJiHW2MpkCD5DVieTx4sXhUp04pJGKPXMr-ZNaLV6lVaH3oPlx/s1509/P1010140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1509" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFZ7-rPbZVDDIpLPWxN27jKY39c8LmrWB17XMAaaQjGGLBCehAdOfwsoNnquz4PMKt7RV-MQYY5gpCvH1JlihYWYmNqr0iQb4AgxhLGRr8o2wY6TKM1HIyrj9fym05MJilDmp7UpJiHW2MpkCD5DVieTx4sXhUp04pJGKPXMr-ZNaLV6lVaH3oPlx/w640-h478/P1010140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think we're in business!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31HUbcoPbtRTIFKnkmXfXIDNw1scQfDxm2hduTGeKl6gkCFRmauGGU4nkM0_yLh9UsG-vQ7ck09Zi1vglRUNyh1o62L348_IwTQxyYYyWpH5fPpwSzztNmnYzxoGNq-_5p4fCWvPLwnFX-Xjut0e4I8Sva4U395YcU1phjykFqaswLbsawyFtMWu5/s1863/P1010137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31HUbcoPbtRTIFKnkmXfXIDNw1scQfDxm2hduTGeKl6gkCFRmauGGU4nkM0_yLh9UsG-vQ7ck09Zi1vglRUNyh1o62L348_IwTQxyYYyWpH5fPpwSzztNmnYzxoGNq-_5p4fCWvPLwnFX-Xjut0e4I8Sva4U395YcU1phjykFqaswLbsawyFtMWu5/w470-h640/P1010137.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I'll take you for a wee stroll before I sign off for a while. And then I think I have some sitting to do!</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoiLjeErky17KMjyk7laN8L_-gqo1yCplSnlYJErYgqBaMF90k_mWIGRWC_xD3GCK55jrvPc_0VsQ-STFg6W7tENiUmG7yg1gsjymJH300Jr8wkpYIavB4Bvw2NRRp-sPHPH_Bk0ScLbOw77PPX9an2HGjwJZLaM19hCy3Zq7nZYRqz-IE5k53D-K/s1754/P1010143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoiLjeErky17KMjyk7laN8L_-gqo1yCplSnlYJErYgqBaMF90k_mWIGRWC_xD3GCK55jrvPc_0VsQ-STFg6W7tENiUmG7yg1gsjymJH300Jr8wkpYIavB4Bvw2NRRp-sPHPH_Bk0ScLbOw77PPX9an2HGjwJZLaM19hCy3Zq7nZYRqz-IE5k53D-K/w460-h640/P1010143.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Valerian blooms all summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaz9Gj830eHd6Tth7XVmdhDWttEGi2gaops2_IYcNYY1Cy-6NXKCoRNpOd14VXDQN68DlOK54OMwDJMv4UOqDQS08MoJIufnXjO03lTTE5Oa1jmS5KmSq3VsWRDD75psB9uACTuBdOUEpz8pwoLXIf3KOniqv9si9ZeezLEfDkz9gnTIIwX_Xm7OV/s1714/P1010146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSaz9Gj830eHd6Tth7XVmdhDWttEGi2gaops2_IYcNYY1Cy-6NXKCoRNpOd14VXDQN68DlOK54OMwDJMv4UOqDQS08MoJIufnXjO03lTTE5Oa1jmS5KmSq3VsWRDD75psB9uACTuBdOUEpz8pwoLXIf3KOniqv9si9ZeezLEfDkz9gnTIIwX_Xm7OV/w442-h640/P1010146.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>And the sweet peas will be coming on soon. They barely climb, but spread out wide. </span><span>Roses are all in bud, and grass is greening up. Soon it will be HOT.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">So that's me for now. Hope you are also finding joy in what spring has to offer. So glad you came by for a visit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yours,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LCHAkd90VaqMR-u_Ek2wAqKgWAuyczEwM-W2a3HM0Wvp_mGXPkqrvQCBqNKVsVoOEXkclewLIoNR4tT4G38_iT2CEao5_z079Xgm8ZqnrxqJk_pUqldjqhct7HuT1oL9hjY8LJtGvBqWv_fOnztj2qq8AOrTc14vIRkts4TbrLhUEPcSY6O5_A3p/s1897/P1010145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LCHAkd90VaqMR-u_Ek2wAqKgWAuyczEwM-W2a3HM0Wvp_mGXPkqrvQCBqNKVsVoOEXkclewLIoNR4tT4G38_iT2CEao5_z079Xgm8ZqnrxqJk_pUqldjqhct7HuT1oL9hjY8LJtGvBqWv_fOnztj2qq8AOrTc14vIRkts4TbrLhUEPcSY6O5_A3p/w464-h640/P1010145.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-28959122771486916332023-05-10T23:05:00.017-06:002023-05-12T11:18:18.190-06:00Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfl7UHkVQdZbFudJRRKpgzeD-ElBelcUGSlFmVotAaOpsUvOUF45HgbNgiyPMRYChtkKXzRAveNdS61oihJl3EZ0E4nyJUSB-Cfq_jmHl2isyKgblXzqg_P6UK0siHe1QHoYio_4ePHK4nmxzKsW5oYp35gW7mShVNFAPjGntiIpVBc4wsZaHIcAb/s4160/20230510_164239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfl7UHkVQdZbFudJRRKpgzeD-ElBelcUGSlFmVotAaOpsUvOUF45HgbNgiyPMRYChtkKXzRAveNdS61oihJl3EZ0E4nyJUSB-Cfq_jmHl2isyKgblXzqg_P6UK0siHe1QHoYio_4ePHK4nmxzKsW5oYp35gW7mShVNFAPjGntiIpVBc4wsZaHIcAb/w480-h640/20230510_164239.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello Friends! Welcome back! It has been just over a year since I last shared something here on the blog. It doesn't seem that it has been so long to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMlIZfxICnSfcOL0tpXbGwtP7sfV5w0rFSEovPE-cKgUt2ITQCVlxKfadDTtchz2VlJ6d7CM59IF0UIfgoCa_3SrV0hY8ox6c_BdKI__JVrABlhFiacvwVlaec8mjmSkNrECZ8md1YYjiRkMKyFOrQtgkUTt9XPewmOmhawvbYB-DxAdQNSj_sdd3/s4160/20230510_164324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMlIZfxICnSfcOL0tpXbGwtP7sfV5w0rFSEovPE-cKgUt2ITQCVlxKfadDTtchz2VlJ6d7CM59IF0UIfgoCa_3SrV0hY8ox6c_BdKI__JVrABlhFiacvwVlaec8mjmSkNrECZ8md1YYjiRkMKyFOrQtgkUTt9XPewmOmhawvbYB-DxAdQNSj_sdd3/w430-h640/20230510_164324.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So many of you have been kind enough to message me to let me know that you missed me posting here. You have my deep thanks for your appreciation and encouragement. Starting up again feels much like it did in the very beginning, but my world and the online community have both vastly changed since those days many years ago. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySJ2Yz2bhkB9LFxTyz8IBq8d-vgtvhHc5SCRe3dnzpAmFQmd8A6GhncoQQsbNVr2oBNcsJF75GGnceN_I-oXm-3VW8Of5jf2dopifqqtqoDhelSGpOW3HgkWlMdhxyO5wbxH_80DTWF7VGZ3VdXOVJSh-RxApvbujVVPfuGVGkhRgPyMwIcoz-2pk/s4160/20230510_164257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySJ2Yz2bhkB9LFxTyz8IBq8d-vgtvhHc5SCRe3dnzpAmFQmd8A6GhncoQQsbNVr2oBNcsJF75GGnceN_I-oXm-3VW8Of5jf2dopifqqtqoDhelSGpOW3HgkWlMdhxyO5wbxH_80DTWF7VGZ3VdXOVJSh-RxApvbujVVPfuGVGkhRgPyMwIcoz-2pk/w640-h480/20230510_164257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have continued doing the easier thing by posting on Facebook and Instagram during the interim where some of you have also joined me, but those forums are much less intimate and much more limited in scope and creativity. There is a different and more challenging energy to blogging, and probably now, a much smaller audience. But "For everything there is a season...", and I have always tried to embrace art and life as it comes. After a long time I feel like I might have something to say again. We'll see.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cRNIfV2i2VvnKxZDjqjFUBggJv2UXyN2ou6kqkJSEl7bGAMOW7VU7Xk3JSCsjgInzfMzNK0EDVzqhGRX3Jg_84HIDKBmgqwsPORs0jGGspjQkA0xZIBKE-aHfm-w5qbdpRTgd3HTyAu_RnZF2ks1u-4ZMLL82G0pXVEwqgPgkPP5EpfDlRpwYkhE/s3900/IMG_20230510_150854_970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3900" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cRNIfV2i2VvnKxZDjqjFUBggJv2UXyN2ou6kqkJSEl7bGAMOW7VU7Xk3JSCsjgInzfMzNK0EDVzqhGRX3Jg_84HIDKBmgqwsPORs0jGGspjQkA0xZIBKE-aHfm-w5qbdpRTgd3HTyAu_RnZF2ks1u-4ZMLL82G0pXVEwqgPgkPP5EpfDlRpwYkhE/w512-h640/IMG_20230510_150854_970.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It has been a joyous spring. I seem to have not noticed before just how fresh first green is, and what brilliance it has before it gets all ragged and weather-beaten as the season progresses. I'm usually more focused on enjoying the warmth again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I think I pruned my viburnum too much after it bloomed last year. The bush is a bit straggly, but the blooms had gotten smaller than I like and cutting it back improved on that. I didn't bring in a bouquet at all last year, so it is very nice to have a vase on the table to enjoy this time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OPbptW9oUA3wuZv6cPoZufbRKF78-Xo3iR4sqX1L3tWuOupPqvTnz_U0No6PxvazZMxxcj5hM5KH2hCUzCcDmJhTXTQPD1MdcpJ1Mue96PrEJfpSYcRQbEBcEUP6MuDQeH1-WuYakfn-JBAvrluEQsSnOg1xPtgOjQlgLVarzPB0PmnYj99dZSYW/s4160/20230510_164342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OPbptW9oUA3wuZv6cPoZufbRKF78-Xo3iR4sqX1L3tWuOupPqvTnz_U0No6PxvazZMxxcj5hM5KH2hCUzCcDmJhTXTQPD1MdcpJ1Mue96PrEJfpSYcRQbEBcEUP6MuDQeH1-WuYakfn-JBAvrluEQsSnOg1xPtgOjQlgLVarzPB0PmnYj99dZSYW/w480-h640/20230510_164342.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I suppose it was this bush that inspired me to finally take a few pictures to share. I am not much of a desert gardener, and so its blooms feel like a small miracle to me. And I like the contrast of the white metal garden furniture against the green.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySJ2Yz2bhkB9LFxTyz8IBq8d-vgtvhHc5SCRe3dnzpAmFQmd8A6GhncoQQsbNVr2oBNcsJF75GGnceN_I-oXm-3VW8Of5jf2dopifqqtqoDhelSGpOW3HgkWlMdhxyO5wbxH_80DTWF7VGZ3VdXOVJSh-RxApvbujVVPfuGVGkhRgPyMwIcoz-2pk/s4160/20230510_164257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySJ2Yz2bhkB9LFxTyz8IBq8d-vgtvhHc5SCRe3dnzpAmFQmd8A6GhncoQQsbNVr2oBNcsJF75GGnceN_I-oXm-3VW8Of5jf2dopifqqtqoDhelSGpOW3HgkWlMdhxyO5wbxH_80DTWF7VGZ3VdXOVJSh-RxApvbujVVPfuGVGkhRgPyMwIcoz-2pk/w640-h480/20230510_164257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEQV4YfqytkO34-wXxYixxCITkRzUMq8RU3scUzGDPuAzbLsrmRjFti90daCfuG-8pyWRjzY4jwunhj2I8GhVCO-YAnAenFX246laYj83mBGC48tPZqBFoyDVlX-Ja8jev-0K-lnQnbLYExDTdC5-aZoc2EzXlZd0inY8efwv-48yXclPNA5LZZLE/s2489/20230510_164544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="1694" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEQV4YfqytkO34-wXxYixxCITkRzUMq8RU3scUzGDPuAzbLsrmRjFti90daCfuG-8pyWRjzY4jwunhj2I8GhVCO-YAnAenFX246laYj83mBGC48tPZqBFoyDVlX-Ja8jev-0K-lnQnbLYExDTdC5-aZoc2EzXlZd0inY8efwv-48yXclPNA5LZZLE/w436-h640/20230510_164544.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'm also so happy about the garden gate ivy that recovered after it suffered a loss last year. It died off in big patches from lack of watering. I wasn't sure it would come back. It must be just the hardiest thing! I'm so glad to have another chance! Nature is not always so forgiving in our climate here in the southwest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIGILWwCTVqQlvGs-NkYiAFhMTtK2lMRZmC3c7Vxk-MxbYTxlfitHNGyYP8ur8hD4lNUEGZEWbZ2t7WA6XENwhE7tGGmI8MJyffn95dniQ2qkcdsKGVWyjjo4ypDD2JmJkiwoodnowuIrbnD0V4Omd8VnYwkWvKSqqWUaRVU9gsOzZv6RB1SBzafC/s3664/20230510_164504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIGILWwCTVqQlvGs-NkYiAFhMTtK2lMRZmC3c7Vxk-MxbYTxlfitHNGyYP8ur8hD4lNUEGZEWbZ2t7WA6XENwhE7tGGmI8MJyffn95dniQ2qkcdsKGVWyjjo4ypDD2JmJkiwoodnowuIrbnD0V4Omd8VnYwkWvKSqqWUaRVU9gsOzZv6RB1SBzafC/w438-h640/20230510_164504.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Larkspur is taking off in its vintage cement pot. That is Russian Sage in the back that is growing in the wrong spot. (Not enough sun.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KRY7anksanTtHIZjVM9ODD4xkZULz7CeDmeN9MRhTwZj54AcUAsXWPY2OoEXRqPCvQd37aQ8NMcP7efr2JHASgqbJf2CvSh3d_j74Wz1nU9ulyz4Rz9WUmyjWVQ4MB5pvwWSAcmqzDprdGrYT-dZR6ccxz8hAvMpB8PyfCHR-PCUvIMnzw5op5T8/s3790/20230510_164448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3790" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KRY7anksanTtHIZjVM9ODD4xkZULz7CeDmeN9MRhTwZj54AcUAsXWPY2OoEXRqPCvQd37aQ8NMcP7efr2JHASgqbJf2CvSh3d_j74Wz1nU9ulyz4Rz9WUmyjWVQ4MB5pvwWSAcmqzDprdGrYT-dZR6ccxz8hAvMpB8PyfCHR-PCUvIMnzw5op5T8/w640-h488/20230510_164448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A group of some of my favorite vintage watering cans with Virginia Creeper climbing the adobe walls as a backdrop. The vine is a volunteer like most of what thrives back here. (My watering can collection has no trouble growing though!) (That's a bit of Chamisa peeking through on the right.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJZ74CoY3EiStNYntM6aPTaLJiJrB_44GsEWH57mHWsuzWUoMFeW91qxLm_AnAeXrWXkvLW33Zf6GE9FIJ4kydECYlhgmcUkQdIcRmPTFbhN2Bnx5WghnGXGgijWxOxVaMtbhtmHmayfmajsDFe5mjZZop0AChbiNYrIU10QO_BNAoVhm8Tb2X68M/s4160/20230504_091949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJZ74CoY3EiStNYntM6aPTaLJiJrB_44GsEWH57mHWsuzWUoMFeW91qxLm_AnAeXrWXkvLW33Zf6GE9FIJ4kydECYlhgmcUkQdIcRmPTFbhN2Bnx5WghnGXGgijWxOxVaMtbhtmHmayfmajsDFe5mjZZop0AChbiNYrIU10QO_BNAoVhm8Tb2X68M/w480-h640/20230504_091949.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is my morning walk along the irrigation canal next to the open farm fields where I walk several times a week. The ditch (or acequia, as it is locally known) gives the wonderful illusion of naturally flowing water. It's another pleasing sign of spring when it is opened and fills from the Rio Grande River not too far off. Albuquerque is not a very green place unless you are situated in the valley as we are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC9_U3D8b7AAx71Oy0JV1FfzfDd0VeaCLGqnfQb8qYHZLTzNS-ZWwSx68Rz7qOcwLv6qBmM_KBcmk2GQnJKGtfYpmregFMZg__0io8Q1zj3nXiw8JoZohTuO6-8nrO1hHysRW3msF9YJ2u-H-m94DZhH8W5HKtwgHlk-pcZCqUIQisBjlLDtH3h4J/s4160/20230505_193311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC9_U3D8b7AAx71Oy0JV1FfzfDd0VeaCLGqnfQb8qYHZLTzNS-ZWwSx68Rz7qOcwLv6qBmM_KBcmk2GQnJKGtfYpmregFMZg__0io8Q1zj3nXiw8JoZohTuO6-8nrO1hHysRW3msF9YJ2u-H-m94DZhH8W5HKtwgHlk-pcZCqUIQisBjlLDtH3h4J/w480-h640/20230505_193311.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One evening I was shocked and thrilled to find this flooded field being irrigated. It looks like a Michigan lake! Sections of the fields are banked up at the edges to hold the water. I had already traveled around most of the dry open space only to encounter this vision in one quarter of the field as the sun was going down. An expanse of water is such a gift around here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1cXPBQajP1mindplCvxgVYgXF6Y6aIdUDUAbu3GuvMid8jFY0ZHMsDnAK-23ItlLksmo1AIYDMgyA8PyyxndyTCaYyRAb2-xLlFmEpPZMH8WXag3McFzPwHoDjhd96UTLln4wASw_uQU0cDspO4-hWXdxPxWKMNptTbx8bVpAyHnTTJ7Awj1KxU1/s1747/lights.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1cXPBQajP1mindplCvxgVYgXF6Y6aIdUDUAbu3GuvMid8jFY0ZHMsDnAK-23ItlLksmo1AIYDMgyA8PyyxndyTCaYyRAb2-xLlFmEpPZMH8WXag3McFzPwHoDjhd96UTLln4wASw_uQU0cDspO4-hWXdxPxWKMNptTbx8bVpAyHnTTJ7Awj1KxU1/w412-h640/lights.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I also want to share this photo my DIL took with her phone and sent me from Wisconsin during the recent sightings of the Northern Lights farther south than usual. The lights were even seen in some parts of New Mexico (just not by me). She hadn't noticed that the big dipper was plainly visible in the night sky in her beautiful shot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDNfpPs8xozLCnOc5rXp5lAei-OuwlB3aoUzDN8o3Uz6535dqlBVpR_hqqLIstACdKERWuBmipIW0IV2DPtAf5Nu1EjqdpKaCAlnnHQXnxeISQTlFuCbYuHi532cNJgMYlere2gll-Xc4b2ySe4ijjakvoqj4fp1r6hBOBU38sB33B8WfYuRdc1zO/s4160/20230505_193306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDNfpPs8xozLCnOc5rXp5lAei-OuwlB3aoUzDN8o3Uz6535dqlBVpR_hqqLIstACdKERWuBmipIW0IV2DPtAf5Nu1EjqdpKaCAlnnHQXnxeISQTlFuCbYuHi532cNJgMYlere2gll-Xc4b2ySe4ijjakvoqj4fp1r6hBOBU38sB33B8WfYuRdc1zO/w480-h640/20230505_193306.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So that's me after so long a time. I have spent a good deal of it taking in and gathering up: reading, resting, thinking, seeing, watching, visiting, feeling, being. Taking "time for every matter under the heaven," as the verse goes. Time for stars in a midnight sky, for flowing water, new green, and for the inspiration that a scraggly little bush can bring to a ready mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yours,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY9bax73-Pt8jm5DKFQIzw8jH6r_ispB1abJ7gcjwzjkj8bmTLTJvi9jkbd-4RDowSgqA9da9104wtQNVnKhQjMjl9LtPJRY8-JMJWrtvAetHrtJjRYVmLIXHJ3PgDOdm9wv-_L6DqgwyCmwwMxgpT2Nbh1PmQzQNXQn-9PM66OoP0q8F16ezhWMO/s4160/20230505_193241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY9bax73-Pt8jm5DKFQIzw8jH6r_ispB1abJ7gcjwzjkj8bmTLTJvi9jkbd-4RDowSgqA9da9104wtQNVnKhQjMjl9LtPJRY8-JMJWrtvAetHrtJjRYVmLIXHJ3PgDOdm9wv-_L6DqgwyCmwwMxgpT2Nbh1PmQzQNXQn-9PM66OoP0q8F16ezhWMO/w640-h480/20230505_193241.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">P.S. These are so good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1-Vf1Jxgrl9HnIVlDkBO8CX0Kte-YAh9EFXvemQT3jJG9g5_I5E--syqj3qfRbA-Fed0K1bl7lj_cRTjvnix7KxG1ojhEt_ip77L3NcWiIAeDl3VRwTibt0-aEZcbMOcAklLx3ALWqNTo-NXv72I8a9HJqWyZCyuAEqlxnN6dPBBpeJqOT6mPJkr/s4160/20230510_145819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1-Vf1Jxgrl9HnIVlDkBO8CX0Kte-YAh9EFXvemQT3jJG9g5_I5E--syqj3qfRbA-Fed0K1bl7lj_cRTjvnix7KxG1ojhEt_ip77L3NcWiIAeDl3VRwTibt0-aEZcbMOcAklLx3ALWqNTo-NXv72I8a9HJqWyZCyuAEqlxnN6dPBBpeJqOT6mPJkr/s320/20230510_145819.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-21152500055050269632022-04-01T09:44:00.002-06:002022-04-01T09:46:09.804-06:00Fooled By April<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwt3MXh_bRG4Yo3Lj5wcR0d_yVNEobgmpP869CCjqfWH5ADEC_kMvCC03bcIM_yZ2dNsSO4Xsmog0yW2zImgk6JrvYK77NEw3waEal_Pk-9WpUresmx6_CfYdlUUtWCPFphJdfckeR85bGvILkZp3TGmhygBaufS3QkA9Id0fMqGU6En0DXg0fuwqN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwt3MXh_bRG4Yo3Lj5wcR0d_yVNEobgmpP869CCjqfWH5ADEC_kMvCC03bcIM_yZ2dNsSO4Xsmog0yW2zImgk6JrvYK77NEw3waEal_Pk-9WpUresmx6_CfYdlUUtWCPFphJdfckeR85bGvILkZp3TGmhygBaufS3QkA9Id0fMqGU6En0DXg0fuwqN=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />Hello friends! Another month has slipped by. Happy April Fools Day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsRhsFLhv62I4YVDorvpeoOgncBvGAuEXjc0NmrmDJ8G7Rj9j7i1vkQwoucIoh99uKyyo14ZX1uh-kYLeoeobxuTamMEpdH21vU6pmw--ugBBUtS7ovhJI3_APosoPj_oLcTHk-TFU2e1xt4KP0mVTK5FUuwlwxu21i0st9-mndhxPRAN71X-xMnm6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsRhsFLhv62I4YVDorvpeoOgncBvGAuEXjc0NmrmDJ8G7Rj9j7i1vkQwoucIoh99uKyyo14ZX1uh-kYLeoeobxuTamMEpdH21vU6pmw--ugBBUtS7ovhJI3_APosoPj_oLcTHk-TFU2e1xt4KP0mVTK5FUuwlwxu21i0st9-mndhxPRAN71X-xMnm6=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nobody knows how the tradition started, but maybe it was the weather. Every day in April seems to surprise with drastic changes in temperature even in one day. Tricked by either by going out with short sleeves on a lovely warm morning only to be freezing by the afternoon, or the opposite: dressing too warm on a cool morning and sweltering by 5:00. At least that's how it happens here in Albuquerque! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDfxXLm1o03Ta2bJfIWNcFlLdqP_n-J4aMJTQ2qTx9f2vyVLQKad1aTwzSSmcEWlsgunAtD66xhxy-ChdyZ4_IxlslvNbx4peWiAvE8p-jtuRrJilYELUzLVkOIzcTdpy407H2P6S0Wlpw-gIisZLJduMrYxzCffq4SD5we1PxtoamjhLdEd65U7Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwDfxXLm1o03Ta2bJfIWNcFlLdqP_n-J4aMJTQ2qTx9f2vyVLQKad1aTwzSSmcEWlsgunAtD66xhxy-ChdyZ4_IxlslvNbx4peWiAvE8p-jtuRrJilYELUzLVkOIzcTdpy407H2P6S0Wlpw-gIisZLJduMrYxzCffq4SD5we1PxtoamjhLdEd65U7Y=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></div><br />But I do love the layers of spring whether it's in the choice of clothing or in the unfolding of nature after a long sleep. Every day is a waiting surprise at what has bloomed, or leafed out, or greened up. The great joy of finding a daffodil or a little violet peeking through the winter brush can feel a little foolish, but we are creatures of nature after all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKzXJWL69OGTMX-hb_oYw7eOoJtUb8mdImmX7S97evmsUnF01WySQwQAqM1Np3pBgdG-O9GBhMP2AVAAcP5x24b8wuxyFsheAF8i4Lmz24U2RfycAsBYFbS05B6ObOmB5Nr0qMwOvL6IrUbxqamdMCHLGZV4URiKKHBOEXElksiPEb9YHpl4hVaW9z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKzXJWL69OGTMX-hb_oYw7eOoJtUb8mdImmX7S97evmsUnF01WySQwQAqM1Np3pBgdG-O9GBhMP2AVAAcP5x24b8wuxyFsheAF8i4Lmz24U2RfycAsBYFbS05B6ObOmB5Nr0qMwOvL6IrUbxqamdMCHLGZV4URiKKHBOEXElksiPEb9YHpl4hVaW9z=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing cheerier than bringing the outside in! No surprise, but white blossoms are my favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF2NVdfFwWCo0ZCvgBMEdDOZMExyWxz6ZPkjV4Z25groLLgI8vkp807tb1iabv3EXEfamAjPFmtCixFKc_qD1hWDe7naOnBfUL-MTpOF8USkuSNHdID-nZnn_FsuIMw4xtVDzxCBsmdVfLhKRTxgvu_7CQKHTmJFzyYGK5stEb1MoLOqvzgzLeYE6H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF2NVdfFwWCo0ZCvgBMEdDOZMExyWxz6ZPkjV4Z25groLLgI8vkp807tb1iabv3EXEfamAjPFmtCixFKc_qD1hWDe7naOnBfUL-MTpOF8USkuSNHdID-nZnn_FsuIMw4xtVDzxCBsmdVfLhKRTxgvu_7CQKHTmJFzyYGK5stEb1MoLOqvzgzLeYE6H=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also always wanting a display of nests which somehow seems a challenge to me. But a nice dish or bowl serves well to keep a delicate nest contained.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBh6qmNeR2vVRIMJtjsSVzw0E1B_5cQpKsyiQeg-qWnfkR019xXOEiliKWKrQFDzhYFaX6rQ8u5gxxXqHANt2WUc611dcRmQ9FcsW5jtlScFGdILfp1RtpmKdMRurZNz6c0qdeKw7WogX7MDnKpnx8LcmTbQWWsebzCP-JwFd7zaoIHvSJWkCkSLSN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBh6qmNeR2vVRIMJtjsSVzw0E1B_5cQpKsyiQeg-qWnfkR019xXOEiliKWKrQFDzhYFaX6rQ8u5gxxXqHANt2WUc611dcRmQ9FcsW5jtlScFGdILfp1RtpmKdMRurZNz6c0qdeKw7WogX7MDnKpnx8LcmTbQWWsebzCP-JwFd7zaoIHvSJWkCkSLSN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />Illustrations from Maryjo Koch's book "Egg, Feather, Nest" get featured too. So many lovely pages to leaf through on a rainy (or snowy) day when the weather has fooled us again!.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigyCimjokk1WSglSBOsPiMrxUM7sSyOfMKC1CN0Au28PCcYyHoDknVdPmGtSBU4_v6gbYUMhia1ihuvh9qG_xPI_GIwfhKalNdOJoh0-GsUgydbaDEtjtgmlroorxldQit-CnmJBgOvwhKh-Xu_XY3REv7OH9MkMJC4d-jZ2rSg-sGbmNGBZxRiE8R" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1600" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigyCimjokk1WSglSBOsPiMrxUM7sSyOfMKC1CN0Au28PCcYyHoDknVdPmGtSBU4_v6gbYUMhia1ihuvh9qG_xPI_GIwfhKalNdOJoh0-GsUgydbaDEtjtgmlroorxldQit-CnmJBgOvwhKh-Xu_XY3REv7OH9MkMJC4d-jZ2rSg-sGbmNGBZxRiE8R=w640-h474" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like what's inside to reflect what's going on outdoors, so little vignettes get posted everywhere while we're waiting for more vases to fill as the season moves on. As it will, all too fast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-KVHBBJwQ6ccKvgV4yztOQP-LfkwwwM4cFFqg0R9AN_qslis1JcW28kLFJGUrcXotPB696RsyUSgHT7TOv1iMI_KmlHySJl52STZBDM1nlx7L2Xb011SPirYrPjzqNwOVIMQ-qK4_VyZt3cmf7gCOAXb55S8Ff6m9kBitEYEgBtA-BenRdNGqeg6J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-KVHBBJwQ6ccKvgV4yztOQP-LfkwwwM4cFFqg0R9AN_qslis1JcW28kLFJGUrcXotPB696RsyUSgHT7TOv1iMI_KmlHySJl52STZBDM1nlx7L2Xb011SPirYrPjzqNwOVIMQ-qK4_VyZt3cmf7gCOAXb55S8Ff6m9kBitEYEgBtA-BenRdNGqeg6J=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />I'm wishing you the cheeriest of springs! 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To share something from Third Eye Thoughts on Instagram: Speak positive words into your life every single morning. Think healing. Think peace. Think happiness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi6aDBLAtr-F4RYWP75ZYNn-Pt8GztghTmhiSmVi29nJf6biUdZ4D-pTsKJ2u6-22QMRjwHBYoEnILKw9UL5pc6YpzdUFzH4XAxEX6vsUBpLLLhtZtFgfZ5lWmRk9ChH7EQ8YJ259uhEG9LEQVIuFMNKXtlxorv4FOyClcmVzufHJhTYrE8UuAydUP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi6aDBLAtr-F4RYWP75ZYNn-Pt8GztghTmhiSmVi29nJf6biUdZ4D-pTsKJ2u6-22QMRjwHBYoEnILKw9UL5pc6YpzdUFzH4XAxEX6vsUBpLLLhtZtFgfZ5lWmRk9ChH7EQ8YJ259uhEG9LEQVIuFMNKXtlxorv4FOyClcmVzufHJhTYrE8UuAydUP=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Think Spring!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">April bliss to you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKZsANGeAJsUvrWueh5IPD6fVkMchA7njsBJm_LRRgUCsZRcwoxajtx4TqRZnriX6y8MCMh9t7KGMyz7oONmti4HX13gWs8y4jHPTc2tVhkvB4YHETwgCKmGx_nBMrvBlNrvBk-A34OtcOr6uh2EMjKeUzuvhvRfTZVUXUnrYbTSDKrrn2FU4qZJF4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="640" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKZsANGeAJsUvrWueh5IPD6fVkMchA7njsBJm_LRRgUCsZRcwoxajtx4TqRZnriX6y8MCMh9t7KGMyz7oONmti4HX13gWs8y4jHPTc2tVhkvB4YHETwgCKmGx_nBMrvBlNrvBk-A34OtcOr6uh2EMjKeUzuvhvRfTZVUXUnrYbTSDKrrn2FU4qZJF4=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-64810132569043024212022-03-09T12:57:00.006-07:002022-03-09T14:31:31.311-07:00Little Spring Changes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPMiUVqluMIFXILgSc69vqoCVd_NUfZvpOQ6SZnZiaYnSN8vvKL6VW9ltculGzXQIkzRURQgw5IgQ-p5fM7aq41vQbw79Vjd7A3LYeh5gNGxvhFpoc71qqwXjq3jiNI9EiIf9E2c2BQy98jpDj3XzpFkXxqyhRhllRmzb86hlNTvkP6msra8TY_2Rl=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPMiUVqluMIFXILgSc69vqoCVd_NUfZvpOQ6SZnZiaYnSN8vvKL6VW9ltculGzXQIkzRURQgw5IgQ-p5fM7aq41vQbw79Vjd7A3LYeh5gNGxvhFpoc71qqwXjq3jiNI9EiIf9E2c2BQy98jpDj3XzpFkXxqyhRhllRmzb86hlNTvkP6msra8TY_2Rl=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greetings friends! It was a longer hiatus for me than expected, but I find that I am lately more letting each day unfold as it comes. I am more than ready to embrace these warmer, if variable, early days of spring however! The season can be a long and protracted one. A frigid morning with a dusting of snow seems as much a surprise as the unseasonable warm day we had just before it here in Albuquerque. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMVpi6_-os7VpOg8sJ7sXVC_EKESrddK_UOFIpo-6kuICbSsUByk6DHcLGz52BlVZE73WrGIIewJs-Nv7om0k2ndQ-P1T0DekOJcvU0u1UwcSRwTaKx2a6nvLm9d-Ovn8Zcyjvz-7dgnLUK05wcUEu5ov2qBvfKoiqMtSfeQ-cOc438B6kvv7p3s8K=s2011" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="1477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMVpi6_-os7VpOg8sJ7sXVC_EKESrddK_UOFIpo-6kuICbSsUByk6DHcLGz52BlVZE73WrGIIewJs-Nv7om0k2ndQ-P1T0DekOJcvU0u1UwcSRwTaKx2a6nvLm9d-Ovn8Zcyjvz-7dgnLUK05wcUEu5ov2qBvfKoiqMtSfeQ-cOc438B6kvv7p3s8K=w470-h640" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Home life unfolds quietly for me as the seasons pass. I find I gather up and put away objects much as the wind and weather does: gradually, and in not much of a hurry. On the other hand, like many of you, I am often a step ahead of things. With those crazy very warm days that tease us, I start looking for gardeny things for a long time before it's practical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTAVe_vN7BBRFE22JjFltjQF_16tE8rnZ8EEWGepslUmSf6RNv4fvh9c5wO4T1RfHT7ixS-j9ttXpPm-m2ksPUHR7bYZNQlX_rDjwkwTMrIpEd2tGpgFR64GypoySPTLvL8UwyOki2vOVjaAjS75nMKhROX5joMmv1kX_HX9Kx6SKAf6xtcTT-ezy=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTAVe_vN7BBRFE22JjFltjQF_16tE8rnZ8EEWGepslUmSf6RNv4fvh9c5wO4T1RfHT7ixS-j9ttXpPm-m2ksPUHR7bYZNQlX_rDjwkwTMrIpEd2tGpgFR64GypoySPTLvL8UwyOki2vOVjaAjS75nMKhROX5joMmv1kX_HX9Kx6SKAf6xtcTT-ezy=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I am lured by the muted colors of a lingering winter as it unfolds into a gradual green. New Mexico stays brown for such a long time after everything warms up you might think that I want something more vivid, but the soft tones seduce me more in this transition of time. Indoors, at least. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_fch4xuQahQYsSq90dDBnCwW8eYdFMM9lKIZ6pR-ItHwLYTXVw4-DbrvP7JqJZ-NMs_2fKYOBdw9uCpgvliiX1V5CoHEfK257Uf3uydRuZGK0Vq1MgIvZzQpg2qqcv5mcP79y8vfGrW6kACSZZarho_sWXO99dST4zYM6Cq84I6F7K1HGTr2VuJj_=s1953" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="1419" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_fch4xuQahQYsSq90dDBnCwW8eYdFMM9lKIZ6pR-ItHwLYTXVw4-DbrvP7JqJZ-NMs_2fKYOBdw9uCpgvliiX1V5CoHEfK257Uf3uydRuZGK0Vq1MgIvZzQpg2qqcv5mcP79y8vfGrW6kACSZZarho_sWXO99dST4zYM6Cq84I6F7K1HGTr2VuJj_=w466-h640" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More garden pots and vases appear on the shelves. Bits of green.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix8LSmbSj1PbKbEbQXGxUcUCmwge-KGNHqYj9-0E2oRuxswMTCpXOy7N-mGr74Mphlwb3gH2YC5AuSB8PsfgYfU9ipBIblcOQ4dEW14tvo5CgNpQsqevDJQFFvcEX15wqnHvsJSkHveh_he5jtUtB-bLWiJ2ZBjRh9-NQ37lPFT1SKc8gOKNfAIeue=s2005" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="1502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix8LSmbSj1PbKbEbQXGxUcUCmwge-KGNHqYj9-0E2oRuxswMTCpXOy7N-mGr74Mphlwb3gH2YC5AuSB8PsfgYfU9ipBIblcOQ4dEW14tvo5CgNpQsqevDJQFFvcEX15wqnHvsJSkHveh_he5jtUtB-bLWiJ2ZBjRh9-NQ37lPFT1SKc8gOKNfAIeue=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so fun to find natural boxwood topiaries in a pair at the fleamarket! I covered their shiny metal buckets in scraps of Jeanne d'Arc Living paper for interest. The sheep have lingered untroubled on my top ledge pasture since December.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS7X5HCLyk8l81P7wOexLcW1i5ccz4NoJAvQ27uWhCrjEdUmqDFjkNiqlMvuVkKChGdzqYXw345gI0FkVjhgTsLWTf1nfR9SR1zGz7Xt28rBHFBYfngpEmMLUIecIfnAOIvUAFFkzuE-s5r_Xy6mrhWZA118E8AnE1l_znlWnCH-b-MMwYvhAgx83y=s1848" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1372" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS7X5HCLyk8l81P7wOexLcW1i5ccz4NoJAvQ27uWhCrjEdUmqDFjkNiqlMvuVkKChGdzqYXw345gI0FkVjhgTsLWTf1nfR9SR1zGz7Xt28rBHFBYfngpEmMLUIecIfnAOIvUAFFkzuE-s5r_Xy6mrhWZA118E8AnE1l_znlWnCH-b-MMwYvhAgx83y=w476-h640" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Oxalis has lately kept blooming in such a friendly manner! So easy to have around for so many years now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpKcUBlxQGGcOFgaCCEdyt_FUS5J8kAlBSFCfyYCKp299YxN2_i0HG5zL1NhAD_L_vt4qwi1ruMw9xJ0A71AI4TqAn7jKYFy6G2ZKSmCeNi9f_LaYxyHs83m8OHV2e5Tzvved48yV14pB46qDHolXyO6_2dhgk3f77XgL798PaHEmrTjqMsYfMqPHN=s3648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpKcUBlxQGGcOFgaCCEdyt_FUS5J8kAlBSFCfyYCKp299YxN2_i0HG5zL1NhAD_L_vt4qwi1ruMw9xJ0A71AI4TqAn7jKYFy6G2ZKSmCeNi9f_LaYxyHs83m8OHV2e5Tzvved48yV14pB46qDHolXyO6_2dhgk3f77XgL798PaHEmrTjqMsYfMqPHN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recently my son brought in a goldfinch nest that had blown down into the garden. You can see where it broke away from its branch. I find nothing at all so charming as that wee bit of string woven in! A tiny nest is the sweetest little greeting for the coming of spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp6Lx0_hGBhIFG9sGbvh3fjCl0P-Dp28gkdEnhTqQ6eci2Gsecub-BjeKADQUXOSsPkfCWybuKLQF73rTaPZ4PNcqH1PJr8aq7UzdMZ9XnijKJcaO8Or-Vfruc_risa3vmdftF58DWtgPnq5oIb0BCuDnb-a7A8ueFLaSYQuyLfGt7v_oHVrK9kDnc=s1973" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp6Lx0_hGBhIFG9sGbvh3fjCl0P-Dp28gkdEnhTqQ6eci2Gsecub-BjeKADQUXOSsPkfCWybuKLQF73rTaPZ4PNcqH1PJr8aq7UzdMZ9XnijKJcaO8Or-Vfruc_risa3vmdftF58DWtgPnq5oIb0BCuDnb-a7A8ueFLaSYQuyLfGt7v_oHVrK9kDnc=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not all of my pots need a plant to make good cheer either. Mine are souvenirs of a happy time at the pottery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQQUo_vmVoe1p_W9Vzw8_1gy64VdYyXA6CPe16VSwj4DCPO8TF5e_zf7tMTp_Pri27xUhjHmGJKrjcMlMdNYAbU3X72_KXWisrfCOH3dgAdFy4OJtm7N-QnLU8Vuo_TvTgvYh3d57WU7ctacDiIGFvQSZTndTddJlzreAnCXRhaaaIzred7ZLyyy4E=s1930" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1930" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQQUo_vmVoe1p_W9Vzw8_1gy64VdYyXA6CPe16VSwj4DCPO8TF5e_zf7tMTp_Pri27xUhjHmGJKrjcMlMdNYAbU3X72_KXWisrfCOH3dgAdFy4OJtm7N-QnLU8Vuo_TvTgvYh3d57WU7ctacDiIGFvQSZTndTddJlzreAnCXRhaaaIzred7ZLyyy4E=w640-h490" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0mwlmcXmujEt1eu6K0TGaV7QoHQr59fHGB6mriSZVPWlfSVE5RAsTi2RhSVeS7JneGyO9KKK0NxvNUncqGno_usOJVGwfkZxWFqsC3NiiZZiluHdDlE0Z8xHLcukoc5ryQTnRt2BO84YJTXe5TRTeSbj1TdG-ohKp-YRScZ1axm-C7IaSjC0I4_GA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0mwlmcXmujEt1eu6K0TGaV7QoHQr59fHGB6mriSZVPWlfSVE5RAsTi2RhSVeS7JneGyO9KKK0NxvNUncqGno_usOJVGwfkZxWFqsC3NiiZZiluHdDlE0Z8xHLcukoc5ryQTnRt2BO84YJTXe5TRTeSbj1TdG-ohKp-YRScZ1axm-C7IaSjC0I4_GA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little barnyard friends make me happy in spring too. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="1501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsJrsPXkljSDiarVJer-EW4AFOzsgo69_CBU5RWJNeK6HQw040a-D7twbQVzacpTdna1_3qKx7d32Sun_LSs_C7C8qqNrHfWDtBZcyterVVWCe4e3ctz455XyBP8lEqqs-HL57lMrx1m7dyge1X8y0ILsM1WIGU16hs6XKHx4-UPzBN0bDY0m60Udd=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Season's greetings friends! I just got back from a few days travel, so I'm shuttering out (literally!) the busy world for a bit. Lit a fire, and put on the softest Christmas background music you can imagine. I wish you could hear it with me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPEQnnIt_ogjwQyQwO0QAkCMp9IXdlG5v3MutfI4DQZCeR7O0O9CLHnbZ_NzacDsDB0gzUkUE3UzdJEGB_PvBND0XXUc3z-Gp4rempWaAITHcmSTJKazTMl1d3mV21q_6xfYNue1dJ4h1rkxYis5wo5LvrigDypCm5EK9ZAnXOAbyoY7CxO87q27y7=s2001" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2001" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPEQnnIt_ogjwQyQwO0QAkCMp9IXdlG5v3MutfI4DQZCeR7O0O9CLHnbZ_NzacDsDB0gzUkUE3UzdJEGB_PvBND0XXUc3z-Gp4rempWaAITHcmSTJKazTMl1d3mV21q_6xfYNue1dJ4h1rkxYis5wo5LvrigDypCm5EK9ZAnXOAbyoY7CxO87q27y7=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving the interlude after visiting the big city which felt like a futuristic movie to me. Glad to be back to my own cozy corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_kIbseNJ4a9Ucx8nVipfer7BjDUPIzETnKnnjQcExJqHKSz5ntJDnYIl3yoOQTWubIHzBSnDzq6sR4ImrpBqCawXLe14VtYLwqJtm7v-bYBPdzKigVNYd3cldF9cixPjudb_No_jzTAIDNbo6fsxlFe1M6TavW95YwhzXO5oqffI1AsJcZd8XB5qa=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_kIbseNJ4a9Ucx8nVipfer7BjDUPIzETnKnnjQcExJqHKSz5ntJDnYIl3yoOQTWubIHzBSnDzq6sR4ImrpBqCawXLe14VtYLwqJtm7v-bYBPdzKigVNYd3cldF9cixPjudb_No_jzTAIDNbo6fsxlFe1M6TavW95YwhzXO5oqffI1AsJcZd8XB5qa=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's my year for enjoying other people's decorating (which I am, immensely), and taking a back seat from the flurry. I'm always more into the creature comforts anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6skY39tF_IELmKbdY-RXndxu0rzY1KueEIFgLmuJIFvbAG4Ae7sgWQDGWiZH7RiKFxQq0wkVKs_OutsdYj0OO6W4Mm2NrP9pRpOlE347sLNcqxkZEbTr9Oz_JvQGmyYBTOik0KYktRfrkrkv-VCKc1t-ZCBMiPYsBM0KGRYYS5hQgSU0LI2rC2sPX=s1999" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6skY39tF_IELmKbdY-RXndxu0rzY1KueEIFgLmuJIFvbAG4Ae7sgWQDGWiZH7RiKFxQq0wkVKs_OutsdYj0OO6W4Mm2NrP9pRpOlE347sLNcqxkZEbTr9Oz_JvQGmyYBTOik0KYktRfrkrkv-VCKc1t-ZCBMiPYsBM0KGRYYS5hQgSU0LI2rC2sPX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of which is this fantastic treat from Trader Joe's! I was too late picking it up last year. It is crazy delicious with all the flavors of the season built in. I had it alone and warmed up this morning. So delicious and fruity! It's too concentrated straight, so add something citrus or just water. But by all means warm!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS1pHYh9PGo86uFwyaMMZzaJlGPNbM5F7wy2UCDXXmr-rqTUeUSnL4CgnIk0IMsU0grCndjhOOjznkvHd2pIFdl9JZZav7PTf2UtZJfvtaRp0f6l1M8Zb-KwyzAcBWh38jOfEdRxKjNn5w7jMmgu9RrUzI8KYS06tHBlia48QvySvq_oTXEHBlAziX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS1pHYh9PGo86uFwyaMMZzaJlGPNbM5F7wy2UCDXXmr-rqTUeUSnL4CgnIk0IMsU0grCndjhOOjznkvHd2pIFdl9JZZav7PTf2UtZJfvtaRp0f6l1M8Zb-KwyzAcBWh38jOfEdRxKjNn5w7jMmgu9RrUzI8KYS06tHBlia48QvySvq_oTXEHBlAziX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add spirits for a lively celebration with friends. I guarantee it will be a big hit! I'm showing my favorite vintage tumbler here with a couple of new glasses I picked up from a restaurant from my recent trip to commemorate the occasion. They sold them in a set of six, so we all took them home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-KMS3blTcfoyTyhMO2YOwF1uLisWNX8hDitV09ER4l9T1us7EiHrPKTsFAxMPnqlJ5GckiwvSBT_QNHZVX9c1d_DaX7vZDqVEkrH9E8wE5WV7XwbM9lPMcOrBkcHa_7gixE-tkvUUAREfjxg3APbAMdXHBV8J2FFRmaDh7lQ8MoON-2IvC1QXtQAU=s1859" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-KMS3blTcfoyTyhMO2YOwF1uLisWNX8hDitV09ER4l9T1us7EiHrPKTsFAxMPnqlJ5GckiwvSBT_QNHZVX9c1d_DaX7vZDqVEkrH9E8wE5WV7XwbM9lPMcOrBkcHa_7gixE-tkvUUAREfjxg3APbAMdXHBV8J2FFRmaDh7lQ8MoON-2IvC1QXtQAU=w484-h640" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out a few things before I left to get a head start on the decor. It may be as far as I get. But a little goes a long way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnpYu21VDUAxXxyq_wpf1OtA81yw7pDYSZdylNH9iNlUJLVpYQhsedB9NMluUIWt9EuYhv330VL0pUY1VXigJOh4AI2GPi_ysonk61lSIv73hSOKSBIYo3pFj4xSZe7qCGl0P8Jvoe_p2aKImSzyRI955ZGoyxdfvfy78oPyoKODzZbs-Wlc8YY9w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVnpYu21VDUAxXxyq_wpf1OtA81yw7pDYSZdylNH9iNlUJLVpYQhsedB9NMluUIWt9EuYhv330VL0pUY1VXigJOh4AI2GPi_ysonk61lSIv73hSOKSBIYo3pFj4xSZe7qCGl0P8Jvoe_p2aKImSzyRI955ZGoyxdfvfy78oPyoKODzZbs-Wlc8YY9w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my shamrock surprised me with a few sweet and cheery blooms to greet me when I got home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSOrLknEOkNBN1qbtRInLbf07Gp7W9lYCuT8e0jJxgJEz4WCd_k258Yjb91L9Sd7WAo3zbM6nQZEk_6u_8Qun4BdVX_awA9SHSGtbUHilxEucbHSbZT27sRBguhp7YNFtZPWeWuA_3FCFICi0Lu16Q0cgEwXcB7yTqDvBpJW0zU7TEM5nHoDrmNWTl=s1997" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSOrLknEOkNBN1qbtRInLbf07Gp7W9lYCuT8e0jJxgJEz4WCd_k258Yjb91L9Sd7WAo3zbM6nQZEk_6u_8Qun4BdVX_awA9SHSGtbUHilxEucbHSbZT27sRBguhp7YNFtZPWeWuA_3FCFICi0Lu16Q0cgEwXcB7yTqDvBpJW0zU7TEM5nHoDrmNWTl=w464-h640" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I only have a very few plant friends that never let me down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBVwR7-lqETpLhxNZdzgeu5hYbRviA4OjEpDstgEtlfcrNY_L7qi8vvG6xUfmaI7LzOR5guDtuWE1YhGhMwSvC_YXfDcVFKeCL87kn-6JEjAR-VVpSMDQSus3vRejyWK2GN80BNZtXqr3cWPdnQ5zDwLxCyH1dkjXeOWMPnw_F2IF6Yh3moliRgG0=s2020" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBVwR7-lqETpLhxNZdzgeu5hYbRviA4OjEpDstgEtlfcrNY_L7qi8vvG6xUfmaI7LzOR5guDtuWE1YhGhMwSvC_YXfDcVFKeCL87kn-6JEjAR-VVpSMDQSus3vRejyWK2GN80BNZtXqr3cWPdnQ5zDwLxCyH1dkjXeOWMPnw_F2IF6Yh3moliRgG0=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I might still dress up this shelf ledge more, but have just a few things stuck on here from my Christmas boxes. But time is running out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRzjN-VQZBJDsWSPJpJEiQRtkLiQOYb0nLydqjWouHRE3NZIHxP2bf6hV3Qj8RNoI9GFwGe0XWD-ZN1wwLbGriuELAcXAuiyCbyjCYodmZXvFW2PGh9ePRWB3QcUQLocnrzeRbj_4Wo7mlBYu2oeu6LEiP-RJ6tJBhmerz0lfD9EeLHCUzEJnKaPtt=s1918" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="1421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRzjN-VQZBJDsWSPJpJEiQRtkLiQOYb0nLydqjWouHRE3NZIHxP2bf6hV3Qj8RNoI9GFwGe0XWD-ZN1wwLbGriuELAcXAuiyCbyjCYodmZXvFW2PGh9ePRWB3QcUQLocnrzeRbj_4Wo7mlBYu2oeu6LEiP-RJ6tJBhmerz0lfD9EeLHCUzEJnKaPtt=w474-h640" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our crowd shows up more after Christmas, so I am always thinking more Winter and New Year with the decorating anyway. I also like to do it without too much of a shuffle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk4v5DQI50xrZfysHQ2NQPBUgNSR3CJlg8kFeAD9CSW_KXFrdy_MHru4t62fU4JADvbzSJYvo6TizKp6gbvIFHjbVQ6ITJIeMe7TyQrQTOfnACTqo37pNAiMggmrLPyOv0yDfnHGgg7PpkM5I2AhfldyDzTE5HroVNkK-B-xaEMUAsVttocArnAPjs=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjk4v5DQI50xrZfysHQ2NQPBUgNSR3CJlg8kFeAD9CSW_KXFrdy_MHru4t62fU4JADvbzSJYvo6TizKp6gbvIFHjbVQ6ITJIeMe7TyQrQTOfnACTqo37pNAiMggmrLPyOv0yDfnHGgg7PpkM5I2AhfldyDzTE5HroVNkK-B-xaEMUAsVttocArnAPjs=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My trumpet vine wreath shriveled while I was away, as expected. I don't mind. I would love it if it faded more too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXRBNwyu5FdQ08CAWjdTJyNmu0C819ZIdGcW8Xdd16cmt1PG3fUTWWc7kG1kSNz5HQGWckQ00QjCvOYYgrEskR2xEsqV_DX8Wkr5fhRCQJmbvSRhXZI30cyCYoBynPdJbthdUytA1SU40zL4DMjiNRf5-3o0Wnq55NNRnNhh5YL6_SzP99Lh7FOzJH=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXRBNwyu5FdQ08CAWjdTJyNmu0C819ZIdGcW8Xdd16cmt1PG3fUTWWc7kG1kSNz5HQGWckQ00QjCvOYYgrEskR2xEsqV_DX8Wkr5fhRCQJmbvSRhXZI30cyCYoBynPdJbthdUytA1SU40zL4DMjiNRf5-3o0Wnq55NNRnNhh5YL6_SzP99Lh7FOzJH=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It surprised me with a couple of artfully dangling seed pods for drama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilIPTDOvUKRB_KPd5QEWvy4_IU1Y_khfntwoH7_3vQhw6WOIwcUCY69RYVIbrNuEMVPAZggWnRCojKmAmw5Er7bP65gP4jCiIyoSvEeQqTzJdfjrBtZSzWrR4qhlbwaXqpu0k3lLR5beSPkZ94CKzQIKnPcPkwCWgzZhVA35jPjItczTGqJwezhEgk=s1965" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilIPTDOvUKRB_KPd5QEWvy4_IU1Y_khfntwoH7_3vQhw6WOIwcUCY69RYVIbrNuEMVPAZggWnRCojKmAmw5Er7bP65gP4jCiIyoSvEeQqTzJdfjrBtZSzWrR4qhlbwaXqpu0k3lLR5beSPkZ94CKzQIKnPcPkwCWgzZhVA35jPjItczTGqJwezhEgk=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the time I usually enjoy tweaking and tucking in small bits as the days move closer to December 25th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUmcbh3ukJhqs0cIEz2_LJgeRWctI5PdCF2z6zs1UMta9mWLcgV2HSgGvsIb2rUQ_U6fIFm2jDM1mgnb0sJpPmCChaTS_MRdQhBYXDB_fNIC398xn4QHn2MKISYY3t3WPMJBsBHU1dHLvhTZO3kFoHobNNWz8cZyZcUo5Or1a6IwYX4ooQZSTXSgOu=s1919" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1919" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUmcbh3ukJhqs0cIEz2_LJgeRWctI5PdCF2z6zs1UMta9mWLcgV2HSgGvsIb2rUQ_U6fIFm2jDM1mgnb0sJpPmCChaTS_MRdQhBYXDB_fNIC398xn4QHn2MKISYY3t3WPMJBsBHU1dHLvhTZO3kFoHobNNWz8cZyZcUo5Or1a6IwYX4ooQZSTXSgOu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a number of holiday birthdays in our family, so there is celebration on top of celebration. It all rolls along so fast. But I always make room for reading my favorite Christmas stories, and of course movies. I may even bake a little something. Or maybe not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoC-4Wg8jxTC0cfP3xNK6rATp8OvHF-Jv-AeOUaiSWh9SP8-r3MoAzTHjVO7djNM2slC3LZzopeOeSskpSlWxK9esnIIYz3sEHJKmqgc6u8J20rX7HtdiEvhPTQl62glzA7F0J-INH1odqMfenMW326q-zeXdC9Eu1uWuRkcMQXmBZVUaHv8VdcEDd=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoC-4Wg8jxTC0cfP3xNK6rATp8OvHF-Jv-AeOUaiSWh9SP8-r3MoAzTHjVO7djNM2slC3LZzopeOeSskpSlWxK9esnIIYz3sEHJKmqgc6u8J20rX7HtdiEvhPTQl62glzA7F0J-INH1odqMfenMW326q-zeXdC9Eu1uWuRkcMQXmBZVUaHv8VdcEDd=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibSVELrY3ySVohqPc1l4HiCBFehON-cyBYaSewTayOEOyX3oSlCE-DfRyAmSnaM-ybLT8TeCAsg5vfOpvIvY6m-mB7qLUbH39YCespieNnhNsWd0drn_C3Afa7aJjSp6jAUeupAJdcNfFy2E-uOiobN0vfd7oKb6kgKK7PIS6iPvj4vks3Shu2Clbc=s1999" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibSVELrY3ySVohqPc1l4HiCBFehON-cyBYaSewTayOEOyX3oSlCE-DfRyAmSnaM-ybLT8TeCAsg5vfOpvIvY6m-mB7qLUbH39YCespieNnhNsWd0drn_C3Afa7aJjSp6jAUeupAJdcNfFy2E-uOiobN0vfd7oKb6kgKK7PIS6iPvj4vks3Shu2Clbc=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing I have slated for this afternoon is pulling out this little evergreen tree. I had high hopes that it would last. But it is heartlessly crisp!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKlyBs-GfG0xMwVKgmNzbv2axS_JXIUE89lwQ0xozXoZ7C7QhRUK4AUJxQf6yXa9Zo2NkK70lSKL9FQBt3fgzCIgp_7UN_Ylb8kw4anRpVOFqX23K4th8xrsl5tjUW0d7FJ_o6sGWlcM1-V_lYDMnEVeDZ6M4gd_ERLc7a6FupUkubBQ88EmizO3sy=s1997" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="1492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKlyBs-GfG0xMwVKgmNzbv2axS_JXIUE89lwQ0xozXoZ7C7QhRUK4AUJxQf6yXa9Zo2NkK70lSKL9FQBt3fgzCIgp_7UN_Ylb8kw4anRpVOFqX23K4th8xrsl5tjUW0d7FJ_o6sGWlcM1-V_lYDMnEVeDZ6M4gd_ERLc7a6FupUkubBQ88EmizO3sy=w478-h640" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easy enough since it is small and has only a string of lights. We have a neighborhood tree lot that will be happy to see me turn up a week before Christmas for a fresher little one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Ceq4loc5w3v1gQejyfphHs1gqOQKojs4mhExTtctVgrIdhONAl34xXGu8ib_ARRkUMAzAibmC7mywnch_8NEXKL8KLzzmPQRRke3T85FrMlo1J-UrnPwDnfUxK61OoiVepwU3H1SEChWHNaHZ_J55XFenr5ENNDhSd0PwchqHuYBAuKEa7HE4h6e=s1999" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6Ceq4loc5w3v1gQejyfphHs1gqOQKojs4mhExTtctVgrIdhONAl34xXGu8ib_ARRkUMAzAibmC7mywnch_8NEXKL8KLzzmPQRRke3T85FrMlo1J-UrnPwDnfUxK61OoiVepwU3H1SEChWHNaHZ_J55XFenr5ENNDhSd0PwchqHuYBAuKEa7HE4h6e=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.commonground-do.com/2021/12/christmas-is-here-at-all-about-home-123.html#more"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Common Ground~All About Home</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/all-about-home-link-party-123/">Follow the Yellow Brick Home~All About Home</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-71977832314269844222021-12-09T01:51:00.007-07:002021-12-09T08:59:00.191-07:00Old Traditions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh8vmqQhJIAMGfV2yL-sURngmOwEPE3YDObfaXsoGaK1trz9buwGB-wSV7ZeLDJoNbSzzwvUFgDixj9BC8VtwxRHMFqz-pgU17wZjCcV-MinhGcBb4ZH5JFSx7irBBJ7FpJ5VKuIW34c/s2048/P1010052+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNh8vmqQhJIAMGfV2yL-sURngmOwEPE3YDObfaXsoGaK1trz9buwGB-wSV7ZeLDJoNbSzzwvUFgDixj9BC8VtwxRHMFqz-pgU17wZjCcV-MinhGcBb4ZH5JFSx7irBBJ7FpJ5VKuIW34c/w480-h640/P1010052+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seasons Greetings friends! I finally pulled out the decorations and got my mantel dressed the way I want it. Things always get worse before they get better, but most of the overflow has been (mostly) tucked away. There were more decisions than I wanted to make this year. But I went easy on myself and the whole first part of the week disappeared into fiddling with Christmas's past to the backdrop of good movies and music. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7WOOztEa7_i317R8pTUh9prfP1XPrzoPPSWMKNZO4WxfFoN10x4R20yO273mqxRgXCazNU9P7EfsnSltovbR2rKMuUBOlCZfH6LTj7vnODYszVpFQxO-j_5-vatzKS1IYochTXoWbpM/s2048/P1010050+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7WOOztEa7_i317R8pTUh9prfP1XPrzoPPSWMKNZO4WxfFoN10x4R20yO273mqxRgXCazNU9P7EfsnSltovbR2rKMuUBOlCZfH6LTj7vnODYszVpFQxO-j_5-vatzKS1IYochTXoWbpM/w480-h640/P1010050+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have my favorites, as we all do, that reappear almost every year. But it's always fun to add something new. I'm always on the lookout for something vintage and original, and I found it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYHgs8sCGwifB0qWCsae0ASRo6hMOIXeIzVi9jDxvNdL2qBDKZWAtjEq46vGqb64MMgjP4l3YlI_a5ARHc1tgQ27MTwaSRVpLowCPS5Uw-jnR5ahLTpNF5RrODL2q3bqomCcwDlxnwJw/s2048/P1010048+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYHgs8sCGwifB0qWCsae0ASRo6hMOIXeIzVi9jDxvNdL2qBDKZWAtjEq46vGqb64MMgjP4l3YlI_a5ARHc1tgQ27MTwaSRVpLowCPS5Uw-jnR5ahLTpNF5RrODL2q3bqomCcwDlxnwJw/w480-h640/P1010048+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a little vintage Christmas tree fashioned from tiny seashells and pearls. The shell rims have been dipped in glitter before they have been glued onto a cone shaped base. Maybe the little tree looks familiar to you if you live near the sea, but I have never seen anything like it! It feeds my need for things natural, creative, recycled, vintage and in my color scheme. A tiny Christmas miracle to start the season! Isn't it charming?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zIdYvAzjfec4f8OErJS-jOlMWjnuuichcl7-8xLa0zKUQBbQJJ5-e4tvXDgOz0Sl3j8fzPopvSoZdKc7an5iuIo5Uym6BQuvLV-ZakpJ-Ei5vliCYsP1C3L3trAEdpHFdjl5RW7e_Y/s2048/P1010030+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zIdYvAzjfec4f8OErJS-jOlMWjnuuichcl7-8xLa0zKUQBbQJJ5-e4tvXDgOz0Sl3j8fzPopvSoZdKc7an5iuIo5Uym6BQuvLV-ZakpJ-Ei5vliCYsP1C3L3trAEdpHFdjl5RW7e_Y/w640-h480/P1010030+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also tuck away this old, weathered Currier and Ives "Winter In The Country" print all year long in order to appreciate fully it's annual debut. It reflects the twinkle lights from the Christmas tree behind me, as the age, color, and tone draws me into the scene. As though a part of my own deep past is mirrored there as well. But that is the magic of Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVM5khRL8G-Mwl1CRCV_LaPnIKAVGJbodQX-jehEmUqCqOURTm2SUOIr2IgsDZH1YNBzbCkrZ5195lknfh7BYCqp8Q8P7gn6M9Yv5QbE9vHvbx4gYtHj3G1B26ayoH5AU2TJXB-6nHvQ/s2048/P1010126+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVM5khRL8G-Mwl1CRCV_LaPnIKAVGJbodQX-jehEmUqCqOURTm2SUOIr2IgsDZH1YNBzbCkrZ5195lknfh7BYCqp8Q8P7gn6M9Yv5QbE9vHvbx4gYtHj3G1B26ayoH5AU2TJXB-6nHvQ/w640-h480/P1010126+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The picture gets showcased within this larger frame almost all winter long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfMpBMVdxHInfVcQrMebt2Cwq1TY1uFHvX-ksmZhZWMg0CTBxoggyQlsJ2UZsiGMQlpa4YTKrwx8yTZgG2w7BQ5QnQirwLrhOVF0V1RGusAVJb6xbm5bQ0aBnFHnGDtfZoMDnEZq9DIQ/s2048/P1010037+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfMpBMVdxHInfVcQrMebt2Cwq1TY1uFHvX-ksmZhZWMg0CTBxoggyQlsJ2UZsiGMQlpa4YTKrwx8yTZgG2w7BQ5QnQirwLrhOVF0V1RGusAVJb6xbm5bQ0aBnFHnGDtfZoMDnEZq9DIQ/w480-h640/P1010037+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite decorating books is this "White Christmas" volume from Tricia Foley. It somehow continues to inspire my white on white style ever since its publication in 1997. It's a good place to launch fresh ideas from. Or traditional ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfvl3UBlGcJpOhB2OeX2xWwoMm2qIpV7H6a5YRi4gQWEBtS1exfyEWp_dLhiSGpsAKtE6UcmUiGucn1asxRFujsH9TyGfx3_L25Fv9siC096_KGdY32qLFTOidah9e5Z1AyezidzpKg8/s2048/P1010034+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfvl3UBlGcJpOhB2OeX2xWwoMm2qIpV7H6a5YRi4gQWEBtS1exfyEWp_dLhiSGpsAKtE6UcmUiGucn1asxRFujsH9TyGfx3_L25Fv9siC096_KGdY32qLFTOidah9e5Z1AyezidzpKg8/w468-h640/P1010034+%25283%2529.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We always want to have a small fresh green tree, for instance, and fresh cut greens when we can. I keep the tree supplied with a bucket of water, and spritz it every time I pass by. How could we have Christmas without that wonderful smell in the house?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsz23Jn8sWsBWlVvMefFYhVgJtVDE5LBAixbEaV8EJ-OQUvrkw82S_F0uqUsY31uxc75pCWJmqXDWk3X1CHaFZNzx0CS8LJEa7sQvXnpYa6G3505vtOYDbzEYAdFpO8Rc-qqdCIGYjbrg/s1940/P1010036+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsz23Jn8sWsBWlVvMefFYhVgJtVDE5LBAixbEaV8EJ-OQUvrkw82S_F0uqUsY31uxc75pCWJmqXDWk3X1CHaFZNzx0CS8LJEa7sQvXnpYa6G3505vtOYDbzEYAdFpO8Rc-qqdCIGYjbrg/w472-h640/P1010036+%25281%2529.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hutch gets a small dressing up too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0gGCTdVLex8tCHnyogd3LgnZ7c7UsYNJibEr_OD9oX-7MLtK69RNsA-AZIeHOF9EXw2LeaLuL7v7kmkHgKS-_YadqkNpgnSM52hU2kbQMvcjnc7VuaFDpTMkBxXFP_jb6GVHy9n0URc/s1948/P1010038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1442" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0gGCTdVLex8tCHnyogd3LgnZ7c7UsYNJibEr_OD9oX-7MLtK69RNsA-AZIeHOF9EXw2LeaLuL7v7kmkHgKS-_YadqkNpgnSM52hU2kbQMvcjnc7VuaFDpTMkBxXFP_jb6GVHy9n0URc/w474-h640/P1010038.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuJkfjpCukXWEx53AIEJTlws03s5LD_w-6wMspKJuPhTKFY3lRvI-Eh8HYw6Mz0UmlwNwGg52BASCATnKxQ8OaPZzbOsFpkutCwY3Ej2yJgEy7KeVVbcTAtZkGa2EjkHSwPY6Bu6pcJs/s2048/P1010045+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuJkfjpCukXWEx53AIEJTlws03s5LD_w-6wMspKJuPhTKFY3lRvI-Eh8HYw6Mz0UmlwNwGg52BASCATnKxQ8OaPZzbOsFpkutCwY3Ej2yJgEy7KeVVbcTAtZkGa2EjkHSwPY6Bu6pcJs/w472-h640/P1010045+%25281%2529.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am crazy for all manner of wreaths and really have too many, but this preserved boxwood wreath is one of my very favorites. It lives on year after year. It's shown here lying upon a crisp vintage linen tablecloth with whitework embroidery at the corners. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qSwk1pMzPbbZMKTiCFh6KiJU7PtyPMxP4YOYA0t3Dq4sGq3D1KkBmB5PTYUqohAaCG2mnR3TdwxijVNfqrVI59Z6y9ggnUbpXVmkPAkLqt81A2kXddM_WP2LOD6Zk-_eZt1BD8VjJVQ/s2048/P1010043+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qSwk1pMzPbbZMKTiCFh6KiJU7PtyPMxP4YOYA0t3Dq4sGq3D1KkBmB5PTYUqohAaCG2mnR3TdwxijVNfqrVI59Z6y9ggnUbpXVmkPAkLqt81A2kXddM_WP2LOD6Zk-_eZt1BD8VjJVQ/w640-h480/P1010043+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The details suggest oak leaves to me. I always feel gifted from the universe when such a beautiful hand worked cloth crosses my path. And it most usually comes at a very small cost.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIa3JqH_RGYq_HDzBouWzs6XSFlo0oT2I-JrWiFiHL27tmq8RHgPhxfD90bZPbKTgGRip2iW6g7As2M49wfi3rNj_STCgBpbtxuTuKVJcMG1CG4tfVVG_9noWL8GH92g-AKwKm337oaW8/s2048/P1010031+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIa3JqH_RGYq_HDzBouWzs6XSFlo0oT2I-JrWiFiHL27tmq8RHgPhxfD90bZPbKTgGRip2iW6g7As2M49wfi3rNj_STCgBpbtxuTuKVJcMG1CG4tfVVG_9noWL8GH92g-AKwKm337oaW8/w640-h480/P1010031+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also fashioned another small wreath yesterday from my orange flowered trumpet vine which is evergreen. The spent vines are sturdy enough to hold the small shape without support. And it is a symbol to me of keeping Christmas present. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z6W-gXy01WrFqiHT5EKBiT4SLkWNjj2h5wL-6k3sR9A8JgyoWBX6p97RrHsAjJGsgVWWg0vtSwBy_zcaGtuzJLTI9olzf5uuD4BJ2bZXk66qkw2-8siXZDwB_wgQSIiwRQCD43fSwbY/s2048/P1010029+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z6W-gXy01WrFqiHT5EKBiT4SLkWNjj2h5wL-6k3sR9A8JgyoWBX6p97RrHsAjJGsgVWWg0vtSwBy_zcaGtuzJLTI9olzf5uuD4BJ2bZXk66qkw2-8siXZDwB_wgQSIiwRQCD43fSwbY/w468-h640/P1010029+%25282%2529.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are too many collections! I could never have them all out at once. At least not in this humble little house of mine. But we must always make room for Christmas stories and lovely little vignettes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglizvlSsgJXFeH5cnY3mi_e8T79iBFHPArHbd_j5d8vwnS61mdxair__T8OLrcx3G-oQ8VecpkcPrlwOdk5JN0X4qSKE0WWccYfh_trRvHOisqr79yEl4ku0zG70uK1wHSHeK-1ZuMI2w/s2048/P1010027+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglizvlSsgJXFeH5cnY3mi_e8T79iBFHPArHbd_j5d8vwnS61mdxair__T8OLrcx3G-oQ8VecpkcPrlwOdk5JN0X4qSKE0WWccYfh_trRvHOisqr79yEl4ku0zG70uK1wHSHeK-1ZuMI2w/w480-h640/P1010027+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For old memories, our gifts from the past.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0U2ic3QWFNJ_EaA3KacwKenBucQmUNxQCrmHo151qjoImDb_ydbEZxozP7lnu9PhvTQeaPx4nTF-lfgjDuti5DvVpiRLaPR4RaPcvtE2Pf4kLyB63V0Xj6pYGelYMVtf3CHKR12u4w4/s2048/P1010033+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0U2ic3QWFNJ_EaA3KacwKenBucQmUNxQCrmHo151qjoImDb_ydbEZxozP7lnu9PhvTQeaPx4nTF-lfgjDuti5DvVpiRLaPR4RaPcvtE2Pf4kLyB63V0Xj6pYGelYMVtf3CHKR12u4w4/w492-h640/P1010033+%25283%2529.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for whimsy, to cheer our hearts from within when the winds of the world blow without. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!" Scrooge repeated. as he scrambled out of bed. "The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From Stave Five, <i>A Christmas Carol</i>, by Charles Dickens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaYhnqJ7kOuuk3Cwi3RiT1dYi7C1fTfKR3zubeq5wY8odEgDlqQ3QLVsxziYwpYmpEKBpJ1x3PpprTjFbpxCv5oxQs4TGEpeEIH4aFznp6ECzh16cXoV-TInYDW2uz6P_msbGLwaWNOc/s2048/P1010042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaYhnqJ7kOuuk3Cwi3RiT1dYi7C1fTfKR3zubeq5wY8odEgDlqQ3QLVsxziYwpYmpEKBpJ1x3PpprTjFbpxCv5oxQs4TGEpeEIH4aFznp6ECzh16cXoV-TInYDW2uz6P_msbGLwaWNOc/w480-h640/P1010042.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNFFl3ZL1cY6-srtWT5Jj4wY-y9NqHxktBeH4ec9vWuw9KF-UIlZT0WE3Dgr4erfGVoWPI1zJkhtoedA6PJZkP1P0NZ3eHxJK9yv-HYZyGT5TIEjJQviGCNytJPd_4WllGfvOudkAg4/s2048/P1010004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjNFFl3ZL1cY6-srtWT5Jj4wY-y9NqHxktBeH4ec9vWuw9KF-UIlZT0WE3Dgr4erfGVoWPI1zJkhtoedA6PJZkP1P0NZ3eHxJK9yv-HYZyGT5TIEjJQviGCNytJPd_4WllGfvOudkAg4/w480-h640/P1010004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello friends! It seems like time to get my fireplace hearth and mantel ready for colder weather. As I was out walking yesterday, I thought what a lovely warm fall day it felt like. But it's the first week of December! I think temps are dropping a bit in Albuquerque this week, so I will be thinking of starting a fire soon. Nothing makes the Christmas season cozier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6cvwa1gQt8PwvvWN0X-21wa9WPBCp4XkX788V8EihdnIoYehjaL6VluFheKpHw2Y1qGfe_qMxGGxyPe5GT81vaIn8uDNDl2ol6U_hc2FJuAB3PeOU3flDT2w58hpDyUqReekHjQkCYU/s2048/P1010008+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6cvwa1gQt8PwvvWN0X-21wa9WPBCp4XkX788V8EihdnIoYehjaL6VluFheKpHw2Y1qGfe_qMxGGxyPe5GT81vaIn8uDNDl2ol6U_hc2FJuAB3PeOU3flDT2w58hpDyUqReekHjQkCYU/w470-h640/P1010008+%25281%2529.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Years ago we covered the fireplace opening with an easily removable plywood and tin tile insert. The surround is black metal with glass doors that looks fine while a fire is going, but not so great otherwise. During fire season the hearth stays pretty clear with items that are easy to move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjmGOFNB3zwbkARgzLh4YakQf8SvBXHqAm3VONbvgL0A53H_9GhoHDCMW8iXNKiUVmWgISzRF9iSSGzaubvgoTp8EyxGWrG6qDZa78eLFn89aCk7qGfStAikFDLAm1V8Q09mLKngOvR0/s2048/P1010011+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjmGOFNB3zwbkARgzLh4YakQf8SvBXHqAm3VONbvgL0A53H_9GhoHDCMW8iXNKiUVmWgISzRF9iSSGzaubvgoTp8EyxGWrG6qDZa78eLFn89aCk7qGfStAikFDLAm1V8Q09mLKngOvR0/w476-h640/P1010011+%25282%2529.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Faux evergreen garland is my standard choice for holiday decor on the narrow mantel. I always have a mirror above, but I am trying out a green wreath here this time. The first thing I noticed was less light at night without the reflection. I will try to get used to it, but I could also have both together. For now I'm enjoying the simplicity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eoxHd1Ked__LlCAP8sUjMj3JkDf_W6NAGE_WzL5lowoboejKQ_70TCb0A8WPCNSFnmRzAUVsLv1jGM1UgZcGYp7pCpCpUXx8uepSn9VcoQC_DS73mv548d3FnzWhCT4gkjCTOY1A2Wk/s2048/P1010020+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1538" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eoxHd1Ked__LlCAP8sUjMj3JkDf_W6NAGE_WzL5lowoboejKQ_70TCb0A8WPCNSFnmRzAUVsLv1jGM1UgZcGYp7pCpCpUXx8uepSn9VcoQC_DS73mv548d3FnzWhCT4gkjCTOY1A2Wk/w480-h640/P1010020+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The chair on the left is a wooden framed recliner in a dark leather. It's a "make do" from another house that is quite comfortable and very popular with everybody. Doesn't photograph well. So has a cozy furry throw added for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDRObGrHPLaQ4wwMwggywrrcLCP3xRN8Epzs8uoDHJsdTuOla16ekyLFufYC_G-pETUUm_z5gdhajlIUnFB4X1rpII_P-wo_cNzhRj6uHpOME0-mixKu46tbNcwqHY8ZWVeFrd-buvHM/s2048/P1010005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDRObGrHPLaQ4wwMwggywrrcLCP3xRN8Epzs8uoDHJsdTuOla16ekyLFufYC_G-pETUUm_z5gdhajlIUnFB4X1rpII_P-wo_cNzhRj6uHpOME0-mixKu46tbNcwqHY8ZWVeFrd-buvHM/w480-h640/P1010005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were enjoying candles on the mantel, so now they will perch on the hearth for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby3fsk3dbDR3hfDcRbSa5UA-5qt3PMoDrS4l2dXXLRTr1vFpoNzEuTmSJWLWOrRKBJJLG7_qpuTXeCBPhxPtZ3yAKFe6-c9cJSrPaID3KYuGg12rJOgGbMLy24GH1uY1HWaqZ20-C7vU/s2048/P1010016+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjby3fsk3dbDR3hfDcRbSa5UA-5qt3PMoDrS4l2dXXLRTr1vFpoNzEuTmSJWLWOrRKBJJLG7_qpuTXeCBPhxPtZ3yAKFe6-c9cJSrPaID3KYuGg12rJOgGbMLy24GH1uY1HWaqZ20-C7vU/w480-h640/P1010016+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little versatile chippy painted table is useful for so many tasks and easy for a quick change up if I want.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a6FVBaK5Uk9gYv7_DiSuROYMJVfBZBDUf2tBl-bA9oC4arPmjZqtpA51GVf1qWJnNS2onoj4q6cXGEJa0atsZA15tNoC-4SXS-QECF2dHZ9ryLkHSOpcz-5PpquBf1-RbH30NvDj7Mc/s2048/P1010018+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a6FVBaK5Uk9gYv7_DiSuROYMJVfBZBDUf2tBl-bA9oC4arPmjZqtpA51GVf1qWJnNS2onoj4q6cXGEJa0atsZA15tNoC-4SXS-QECF2dHZ9ryLkHSOpcz-5PpquBf1-RbH30NvDj7Mc/w480-h640/P1010018+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the most used room in the house, and also small, so I like to keep it a little spare visually. It will soon be full of visiting family!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEowUzeDy61oMgAHzuNneUWG-Go-C8aXVDEq3xO2oXyef-6-BEe2NBexoSDd1xLr_UulDt7oQOyBNtJZ5-MOell6Y1HENjbWOhtZOFjYoBAs_JPQ33-0S0KCZiQP9otisxr1u1Z_V36M/s2048/P1010001+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEowUzeDy61oMgAHzuNneUWG-Go-C8aXVDEq3xO2oXyef-6-BEe2NBexoSDd1xLr_UulDt7oQOyBNtJZ5-MOell6Y1HENjbWOhtZOFjYoBAs_JPQ33-0S0KCZiQP9otisxr1u1Z_V36M/w480-h640/P1010001+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a small collection of white knit gloves that I love to get out at Christmas to cozy things up too. Always on the hunt for more. Great for hanging or tucking things inside. I never hang stockings any more though! The fleece on the built in seat or "banco," as it is called in NM, is great for a sit by the fire. The fireplace bricks are plastered and painted adobe in this pueblo style home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEitfDGqUQfPTUo24vYad2wTdjmmt-e9Ztd7to6c4kCxgQXmk_qCre-tyjcwlmPfsr3062cyHusWs33RNcrHSQ2R3AUt_588zWAdrY_WiBVQdXFvryCce_SvxxOJlLbYmbXkvk5xkxFU/s2048/P1010006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEitfDGqUQfPTUo24vYad2wTdjmmt-e9Ztd7to6c4kCxgQXmk_qCre-tyjcwlmPfsr3062cyHusWs33RNcrHSQ2R3AUt_588zWAdrY_WiBVQdXFvryCce_SvxxOJlLbYmbXkvk5xkxFU/w486-h640/P1010006.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took those frames away and ended up putting them back! Empty vintage frames are one of my favorite things. The little antique painting was a recent find at a flea market for a dollar and a quarter. The London jug is only fabulous and makes my heart happy. Makes a good door stop too! To the right is a handy large white ironstone jar with firestarters, matches, and a little whisk broom inside. Ready to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw9agNlKwq3QlDFZ12Mvdgow7TQPQJpwNULraBRUHO0KiSblpKVGbIES66IiZlCPTwVUntpwCC-XCgw7DbuA3uyuQ58FrVdrrYqVDAF75jVnV9T4CtzuAC4rK09ucalvRfzl7O_dreZM/s2048/P1010019+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw9agNlKwq3QlDFZ12Mvdgow7TQPQJpwNULraBRUHO0KiSblpKVGbIES66IiZlCPTwVUntpwCC-XCgw7DbuA3uyuQ58FrVdrrYqVDAF75jVnV9T4CtzuAC4rK09ucalvRfzl7O_dreZM/w480-h640/P1010019+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You might enjoy this link to "<a href="http://biofires.com/blog/dickens-the-fireplace-and-the-spirit-of-christmas/">Dickens, the fireplace, and the spirit of Christmas" found here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For another look at this room and other hearth posts from my blog, click the links below...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2012/12/an-old-fashioned-christmas-mantel.html">An Old Fashioned Christmas Mantel</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2015/12/my-amaryllis-finished-blooming-and-i.html">Freshening up the Greens</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2018/12/christmastime-at-home.html">Christmastime at Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2015/11/warming-to-season.html">Warming Up to the Season</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2015/12/evergreen-and-firelight.html">Evergreen and Firelight</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-fresh-new-look-for-winter-mantel.html">The Winter Mantel</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiksrfOV-kcJNfXZlRkV3IBP6JaMs1sO8Re5o6bkf0ZxRpCvDqS_gEhna3Fqh28YgyDsbgwqSHuz57dKSl3-nEchF_b_Pr8V_fzxlnO1OY6jX20L0Yw-qv-7TkAZuD0G7N5PqmixaQHDs/s2048/P1010007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiksrfOV-kcJNfXZlRkV3IBP6JaMs1sO8Re5o6bkf0ZxRpCvDqS_gEhna3Fqh28YgyDsbgwqSHuz57dKSl3-nEchF_b_Pr8V_fzxlnO1OY6jX20L0Yw-qv-7TkAZuD0G7N5PqmixaQHDs/w640-h474/P1010007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-15444069310855343522021-12-04T10:52:00.001-07:002021-12-04T10:52:47.330-07:00A Heavenly Little Shop <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWhbUAFJ1F8EreAYWmkEoexKex67L5jZyGadIJWULEXKpzlPo4_VIe3DRXxZ5ljpEhG03sui5sDfzY_T6nCxUAV61hEpuQCl43WnIyvfr-zaYMcGwWW2WgN9OOwKu355qEOWttfe5bTo/s2048/P1010100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWhbUAFJ1F8EreAYWmkEoexKex67L5jZyGadIJWULEXKpzlPo4_VIe3DRXxZ5ljpEhG03sui5sDfzY_T6nCxUAV61hEpuQCl43WnIyvfr-zaYMcGwWW2WgN9OOwKu355qEOWttfe5bTo/w480-h640/P1010100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seasons greetings friends! One of my favorite rituals of the holidays is window shopping, and I'm guessing that it might be yours too! For me that mostly means vintage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WYuCwdnEn-evffTNz7T2as4cdXRBsvCA2POBg4WD6Ky6krNUSUGDwDGUkJ3i-ZvEISX2p2o5ddr4zYfAP2y3KweBQ_-PnMhE-Olo9yzbVOezkS35ZzPY2icjdQ6lEH13nfTNipWlB-Y/s1956/P1010075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WYuCwdnEn-evffTNz7T2as4cdXRBsvCA2POBg4WD6Ky6krNUSUGDwDGUkJ3i-ZvEISX2p2o5ddr4zYfAP2y3KweBQ_-PnMhE-Olo9yzbVOezkS35ZzPY2icjdQ6lEH13nfTNipWlB-Y/w480-h640/P1010075.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a wonderful little vintage boutique in Albuquerque that has so much of what I love under one roof that I had to start here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp80Ah5zQqBJTgazSxySDn4EBx1l-EpcM8aYEvYfkQcAqEc9nGL9wvpY1vQCV6hT5XIjWZjy7L7jJ8PHO2FurBs3jLBwY9urd9IDihdXl99kn8HcV__H-mA5JnsFE90egF0sZBQVgKGgQ/s1999/P1010071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="1499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp80Ah5zQqBJTgazSxySDn4EBx1l-EpcM8aYEvYfkQcAqEc9nGL9wvpY1vQCV6hT5XIjWZjy7L7jJ8PHO2FurBs3jLBwY9urd9IDihdXl99kn8HcV__H-mA5JnsFE90egF0sZBQVgKGgQ/w480-h640/P1010071.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're not already in the spirit, a visit to CIELO in Albuquerque will do it for you! Everything here is in such a pleasing collection of styles that it assures you will find something you love. I absolutely adore the soft color combination of this pretty little iron settee, for instance. All the graphics add so much too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iDlE3uvxRfUzInv2rgqp3zHvMo2PPL_OfozL0rFBB89Q3xPubQhD9t-TMQAWMux9l10ti_iqNHhegDB5qVMuhAqJgmMrJa_uyhXZN8aDVnGp44Xl_VC-rwPaC9kgRQzFMwjEn7XLBK0/s1963/P1010072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1963" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iDlE3uvxRfUzInv2rgqp3zHvMo2PPL_OfozL0rFBB89Q3xPubQhD9t-TMQAWMux9l10ti_iqNHhegDB5qVMuhAqJgmMrJa_uyhXZN8aDVnGp44Xl_VC-rwPaC9kgRQzFMwjEn7XLBK0/w640-h472/P1010072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hardest part is having to resist so many things. But I guess you can leave a nice list for Santa to choose from!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLoA58JkERDnzo0BUSHjSK-Z-1FciYfiRh7orqiaRiyicA4LxfJqm1BDi1hcWQMaFD469QG5dBSQRyO9BG7MWR4PGf_JAVl-JTVC43sT35Z28qn-3F3C8dWTwlEykw3dZwoVhDTxbcZs/s1913/P1010082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLoA58JkERDnzo0BUSHjSK-Z-1FciYfiRh7orqiaRiyicA4LxfJqm1BDi1hcWQMaFD469QG5dBSQRyO9BG7MWR4PGf_JAVl-JTVC43sT35Z28qn-3F3C8dWTwlEykw3dZwoVhDTxbcZs/w462-h640/P1010082.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My big loves are chippy furniture and architectural salvage, and there are always lots of old windows and doors here to choose from.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVzxTyrLVeyBFF63bK0esuKmeSyHs7LNeGO1glS23b6bTlmLiwJwwuU6r-twOJupGK1hOMzDZjH0Fyxc_9xtzgKAtEFe5O7Wi3RWMPV_3TWuMHOLBgDAdQaf8M3tO7sLkI0an6jJcxaY/s1965/P1010099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVzxTyrLVeyBFF63bK0esuKmeSyHs7LNeGO1glS23b6bTlmLiwJwwuU6r-twOJupGK1hOMzDZjH0Fyxc_9xtzgKAtEFe5O7Wi3RWMPV_3TWuMHOLBgDAdQaf8M3tO7sLkI0an6jJcxaY/w468-h640/P1010099.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got a small pair of these wooden stocking stretchers at another market for the first time earlier this year. I've always wanted to decorate for Christmas with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EprxQsBUPTaPjKrq2hIx9uKcOZEfupnQvEuWOiOz-umY7sIPAe9Xp0NOCmOyVk7ktkQkmBHs-99UyHlQHm2Wo9CLDF9n1SEeiKADhTt0vCuKZ1BTmUzV4v3dx8BQTuygF1zkyFi0CH8/s2048/P1010098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EprxQsBUPTaPjKrq2hIx9uKcOZEfupnQvEuWOiOz-umY7sIPAe9Xp0NOCmOyVk7ktkQkmBHs-99UyHlQHm2Wo9CLDF9n1SEeiKADhTt0vCuKZ1BTmUzV4v3dx8BQTuygF1zkyFi0CH8/w480-h640/P1010098.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I love this chippy white hardware on an old door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgid6PFHTp6R4-N-MSIYn3oDuv3pwJfFr9Eshu3CMd63w_trAbhXVwtQF4TxNdXHW8Z4_yyEq07KaYMUOnBS3QeelA0SwPZMg76ssdMilpbgCSaejxklOoi0m9lk6AzpLIPEuuQeRfU5vo/s1982/P1010083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="1421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgid6PFHTp6R4-N-MSIYn3oDuv3pwJfFr9Eshu3CMd63w_trAbhXVwtQF4TxNdXHW8Z4_yyEq07KaYMUOnBS3QeelA0SwPZMg76ssdMilpbgCSaejxklOoi0m9lk6AzpLIPEuuQeRfU5vo/w458-h640/P1010083.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are so many ways to decorate with old vintage, and there are loads of great ideas here. One of the things I love most about this shop is the beautiful simplicity in the way things are displayed. It leaves room for your own ideas to form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4cDmNONJHghix0nrzIYcyKlBb5u9PXvHi9N3eMVBfrPjf_uDuO7yRmgED6nduU9553rdjUgZTqWSRCwAhM1b1HdIidGqbK5rn7gnCrN8PbNwO_3ZwiTvBjmq-MbXaE75E3zPtqIelaA/s2002/P1010084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="1496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4cDmNONJHghix0nrzIYcyKlBb5u9PXvHi9N3eMVBfrPjf_uDuO7yRmgED6nduU9553rdjUgZTqWSRCwAhM1b1HdIidGqbK5rn7gnCrN8PbNwO_3ZwiTvBjmq-MbXaE75E3zPtqIelaA/w478-h640/P1010084.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y2Pv2u9vAg-GbKp4WMhMdZXS_3GxD9V9CV01ujiO6PcTDJPfqVUGUHcUMN-w9N6de5tHD3ixoXfAVHqTCbs2_aRH8w4tjQq6YAy2MNHjB1dkCDDTuOlV_eEBqAKRPzfYH6TY2sm7uRU/s1874/P1010087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1874" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_y2Pv2u9vAg-GbKp4WMhMdZXS_3GxD9V9CV01ujiO6PcTDJPfqVUGUHcUMN-w9N6de5tHD3ixoXfAVHqTCbs2_aRH8w4tjQq6YAy2MNHjB1dkCDDTuOlV_eEBqAKRPzfYH6TY2sm7uRU/w640-h460/P1010087.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqBPK6LnqIklc_450xNhi5CEhaZmajAU9d9ZRLudPobSHmsAW0qWUrDrbkQWXC5sn2j3tEGU9adnc6APbOin_ibr6lglZ0cl1TS380QbR4PWnyPrl073ZP7_Q5zwQrjp6OiqyweomthM/s2048/P1010085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqBPK6LnqIklc_450xNhi5CEhaZmajAU9d9ZRLudPobSHmsAW0qWUrDrbkQWXC5sn2j3tEGU9adnc6APbOin_ibr6lglZ0cl1TS380QbR4PWnyPrl073ZP7_Q5zwQrjp6OiqyweomthM/w480-h640/P1010085.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came away with that soulful old wicker bottle on top of this display to add to my collection. (I'm sure Santa can use the help this year! 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Gah!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH_W1Uzg8CxKMhOhFclOcQcUKtMMILbdYuPBwmnvD9WgBToAIaSLSL_xr0gtoYVwylFz55i_nTGMIo0-Tq_t-LvGcAFmsZejw1SrEljHO2itFoL_aWDyWiDQ8OHTf-PdDNBKRVK86ELs/s1815/P1010089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH_W1Uzg8CxKMhOhFclOcQcUKtMMILbdYuPBwmnvD9WgBToAIaSLSL_xr0gtoYVwylFz55i_nTGMIo0-Tq_t-LvGcAFmsZejw1SrEljHO2itFoL_aWDyWiDQ8OHTf-PdDNBKRVK86ELs/w472-h640/P1010089.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And beautiful little old postage stamp quilt to match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirudRY1G0AqdqiJKrY6tHOvoGDp2rHr-95RYMtkM-C0qIsI7iyGJpFs-G6Mu54Sg5LLX4bIcDgfxE40ZsxEup1Pufgrabm2lqC1Zrkx38lEjloOjJKt4gpXs_OeKdPi3N3hcTTMK3w-4g/s2048/P1010093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirudRY1G0AqdqiJKrY6tHOvoGDp2rHr-95RYMtkM-C0qIsI7iyGJpFs-G6Mu54Sg5LLX4bIcDgfxE40ZsxEup1Pufgrabm2lqC1Zrkx38lEjloOjJKt4gpXs_OeKdPi3N3hcTTMK3w-4g/w640-h474/P1010093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But you already know how crazy I am for old textiles. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to Celeste Walther for letting me showcase her wonderful little shop, CIELO, near Uptown shopping center in Albuquerque. The FB link is here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CieloHeavenlyHomeDecor"> https://www.facebook.com/CieloHeavenlyHomeDecor</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7-w3T0DWLNuua5oPurbqj0WuBmkSLx76OfFByTXk_hZxc9o_0Y8hAeicL53HJ3dtpBhna9_h2kDuDhqL4gG-rROFuc-UH0WesT_4ELsLVUyVzgS6mDZw1h2L2Ctqu4IH-Tbz9BKNiIc/s2048/P1010074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7-w3T0DWLNuua5oPurbqj0WuBmkSLx76OfFByTXk_hZxc9o_0Y8hAeicL53HJ3dtpBhna9_h2kDuDhqL4gG-rROFuc-UH0WesT_4ELsLVUyVzgS6mDZw1h2L2Ctqu4IH-Tbz9BKNiIc/w480-h640/P1010074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy shopping everyone! And be safe out there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Joy to you and yours,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS5nRd28U5Wv5tUuy8lNyiITZLdoQDXsyXzja6OiU8mrwn2BC0u6SUYx936b59xrCRAqhh4zN9xJhwoqJU83DsqUkSM6uVnNl5vOO8Gjfyv6eeeQopxfJpFVZW0HD-U-mq-gEl7_pp4s/s2048/P1010102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNS5nRd28U5Wv5tUuy8lNyiITZLdoQDXsyXzja6OiU8mrwn2BC0u6SUYx936b59xrCRAqhh4zN9xJhwoqJU83DsqUkSM6uVnNl5vOO8Gjfyv6eeeQopxfJpFVZW0HD-U-mq-gEl7_pp4s/w640-h480/P1010102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-48617055152720976122021-11-21T08:58:00.002-07:002021-11-22T20:44:25.509-07:00Making Home Cozy With Vintage Linens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSQK2sF5e0n_UPjJF3iq6ZitTjScqp5ExVQeaiGL_OY6aqGprEVo6iBlQRvGAOaWtxOhdOkE5ftfD3iJ6bQ3-JGhtR6Sx1-vwlZMeTvUaObihweyIbdCxV90HKbYHqi9ydv6Zv3TFER0/s2048/P1010066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSQK2sF5e0n_UPjJF3iq6ZitTjScqp5ExVQeaiGL_OY6aqGprEVo6iBlQRvGAOaWtxOhdOkE5ftfD3iJ6bQ3-JGhtR6Sx1-vwlZMeTvUaObihweyIbdCxV90HKbYHqi9ydv6Zv3TFER0/w480-h640/P1010066.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello friends! It's time to start thinking about how I will dress my Thanksgiving table. I am a linen lover, so I use more linen at home every day than the average person. Even when our children were small we enjoyed using cloth napkins for meals, and pretty embroidered pillowcases on beds. I loved and used quilts as much then as I do now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a wide world, and there are many ways to define what makes a home, but I wonder what warm memories of home the average child now takes forward as they grow into adults? But nice linens remain one of my personal family values.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHk50vgnxuLjvYkUGqEWsl4sY6C7ZRn9kZ52KxL4D5hcd0wJZxWsA0yooZSRHBR8pLjdVFOJCzPN56Jf51SuSZiPHQR_06hsyPrTGSyJuqn0vSHClTImxkAdhltAEQhBmTgexwsOHfFI/s1971/P1010056+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="1477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirHk50vgnxuLjvYkUGqEWsl4sY6C7ZRn9kZ52KxL4D5hcd0wJZxWsA0yooZSRHBR8pLjdVFOJCzPN56Jf51SuSZiPHQR_06hsyPrTGSyJuqn0vSHClTImxkAdhltAEQhBmTgexwsOHfFI/w480-h640/P1010056+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In our throwaway culture, using cloth can be a real standout in making your home more homey. And it saves on using so many paper products! But aside from that, people feel more special somehow when they sit down to a table set with a cloth napkin and a tablecloth. Many dinner conversations with guests have begun with comments about the table dressing at our house. I even find it easier to toss a cloth into the washer than to scrub a table!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEOD5YsKUi3KfekFnVSH_A1mBQo-6B60n2DmjE4kqdHJM_Uv7CG-I-nGxLYPKdbQJrm-wJF3o6c1jIijyv_z2ahygYuy_FkRc2GvdL3O84PLA3oS9AWw1ejBoQfd2mIiYTtv_0REuB_o/s2048/P1010053+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEOD5YsKUi3KfekFnVSH_A1mBQo-6B60n2DmjE4kqdHJM_Uv7CG-I-nGxLYPKdbQJrm-wJF3o6c1jIijyv_z2ahygYuy_FkRc2GvdL3O84PLA3oS9AWw1ejBoQfd2mIiYTtv_0REuB_o/w640-h480/P1010053+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I can't help myself anymore at any rate. When I found these four lovely tea towels together at the flea market for about a dollar each, all I could think of was what nice napkins they would make for a table setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YmMhMY-dpw5YWr9VHBMEyPlOYIbtxkUIY7-5ZtDFtUvN5DNYgtRGXQbPWLBJP47WohtqnLPjH9EiRMyMz5hyphenhyphenUEz-nHI82nqIYPtjpMx4sYxK6X-aTblZKEUlvSTed3bRQXNmgnhb7Fk/s2048/P1010051+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YmMhMY-dpw5YWr9VHBMEyPlOYIbtxkUIY7-5ZtDFtUvN5DNYgtRGXQbPWLBJP47WohtqnLPjH9EiRMyMz5hyphenhyphenUEz-nHI82nqIYPtjpMx4sYxK6X-aTblZKEUlvSTed3bRQXNmgnhb7Fk/w640-h480/P1010051+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKjMfCr6S15_dyiw61ND1GKj0AUHk75ONPqRCLxtcj1nD70TDLioxSA0eTh241BAA-IcFcMzaeP3slmzHT3QQ1B6NXeRFeUuBzq0EhW6XOCK8o7w-wGUdljC8nyA2Ntpq1dzECyqfXHw/s1908/P1010062+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="1423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKjMfCr6S15_dyiw61ND1GKj0AUHk75ONPqRCLxtcj1nD70TDLioxSA0eTh241BAA-IcFcMzaeP3slmzHT3QQ1B6NXeRFeUuBzq0EhW6XOCK8o7w-wGUdljC8nyA2Ntpq1dzECyqfXHw/w478-h640/P1010062+%25283%2529.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linens add to coziness, but when the cold weather starts, almost everything turns inward for me. I read more, go to bed earlier, stay in bed longer in the morning, and think more about drinks and food. Recently I have wanted even more than usual to enjoy good scents in the house too. When I came across these pine scented inscense sticks, nothing seemed more cozy to me! Too early for fires in the evening still, but a little smell of a camp fire is a comforting thought. A little goes a long way when it comes to this though. A few minutes of a candle burning can infuse a lot and last quite a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP3IbkjDDicUfKdoLqLzS0kPo91nE4aDqqdTf52IXBWrTVR2YdQ0PV9wh_kDHNAc5DsnVRVUPdzUpi9LT2w5SVHhfNsQuWQ48OPWG_mDZYb4V5eVFkRDbROCcWJW1YrwMAk-YT1PvbJY/s2048/P1010058+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIP3IbkjDDicUfKdoLqLzS0kPo91nE4aDqqdTf52IXBWrTVR2YdQ0PV9wh_kDHNAc5DsnVRVUPdzUpi9LT2w5SVHhfNsQuWQ48OPWG_mDZYb4V5eVFkRDbROCcWJW1YrwMAk-YT1PvbJY/w640-h480/P1010058+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3PntZI9LewjEcze5Oc4F8rENvHaNcprWBzhQSEIQU1Ya9ecuvrewZrFTMkh6ldQDkjH50cPwEKmTo7FqaPidmWF4pDnH7EtdgEeOXtQJgcmJClVxtlbXknq6N60_EJDdqWg0hu7jD_M/s1831/P1010064+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1831" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3PntZI9LewjEcze5Oc4F8rENvHaNcprWBzhQSEIQU1Ya9ecuvrewZrFTMkh6ldQDkjH50cPwEKmTo7FqaPidmWF4pDnH7EtdgEeOXtQJgcmJClVxtlbXknq6N60_EJDdqWg0hu7jD_M/w640-h480/P1010064+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is still time for autumm forest walks and leaf gathering, which we have to go out of the way to do here. 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text-align: center;">Hello friends! I haven't visited you here since summertime and I wanted to get in a fall post before everything turned into Christmas. Not quite everything has. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4xPsgQsuqlHfjV_NPFuIzk0dsiN1rgIdZeDYmp90YPtlV4tEbPy8qDPnWBZbELLCQJHmRNqCgSqWj5g1m8YDqblrP_KX_klm6I-5jkpR6YvnHcq4-nqORrqxdaumppt7nEFzNL4eers/s2048/P1010045+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4xPsgQsuqlHfjV_NPFuIzk0dsiN1rgIdZeDYmp90YPtlV4tEbPy8qDPnWBZbELLCQJHmRNqCgSqWj5g1m8YDqblrP_KX_klm6I-5jkpR6YvnHcq4-nqORrqxdaumppt7nEFzNL4eers/w480-h640/P1010045+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My life has changed so much since I was a regular blogger. I'm not actively out buying for a shop these days, for one thing. I realize I always had something new to show you, and that makes a big difference. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZlnhagaCAEpm36q7Y4DLGzBKVWo_luL7CYGsuqlQCgYyPqiSLXAFZy1Yvl1rtKDVcKgWDcb8N8-lEHWWDXQVBHudw442y_mh2lvRrBmFJedPzYOs5MstUE9KE8ldi3cp8pWfGAj2uT0/s2048/P1010035+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZlnhagaCAEpm36q7Y4DLGzBKVWo_luL7CYGsuqlQCgYyPqiSLXAFZy1Yvl1rtKDVcKgWDcb8N8-lEHWWDXQVBHudw442y_mh2lvRrBmFJedPzYOs5MstUE9KE8ldi3cp8pWfGAj2uT0/w480-h640/P1010035+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that I am passing on a lot of my own favorite possessions, it's more about rediscovering things and getting down to keeping only the most treasured. Old pitchers will always be on that list!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YsW7Q2oKXJUycYG5j__LV91lKAdV6_16flfu-9C4lcYgLQwMON6tyeF7xAKg660xvTlhOOoeLKhV2pSoVZZ_9hCkuoY2dRC3SEloNcfZhTglAyWuRAvGZHx4uAWDnCjZKbQac1ueJlE/s2048/P1010040+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YsW7Q2oKXJUycYG5j__LV91lKAdV6_16flfu-9C4lcYgLQwMON6tyeF7xAKg660xvTlhOOoeLKhV2pSoVZZ_9hCkuoY2dRC3SEloNcfZhTglAyWuRAvGZHx4uAWDnCjZKbQac1ueJlE/w640-h480/P1010040+%25283%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Old crocheted pieces continue to delight me too, especially if they feature unusual patterns. But let's face it. There are still millions of gorgeous works out there just waiting to be found. I love that little leaf pattern inside this one, for instance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllSQsyFhrnvFyzStgHn5xzQa5_QuGlNbsUef-Nbq3M7r34cI4qiCEV3ffIPvvPbns6yztum9Oe5wG23EFeD5DbPtCxamX7RV5SAHKh2_zICcCqvi2WkX12a1IulvZkBjwPgkbvzO7zrg/s2048/P1010043+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllSQsyFhrnvFyzStgHn5xzQa5_QuGlNbsUef-Nbq3M7r34cI4qiCEV3ffIPvvPbns6yztum9Oe5wG23EFeD5DbPtCxamX7RV5SAHKh2_zICcCqvi2WkX12a1IulvZkBjwPgkbvzO7zrg/w640-h480/P1010043+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoarding three of these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eKtiPQ8RQcRW58aoLlyq2JXUs7W9Ao3i907-d5LfKghrCIS1uINT2HreMksxiVtS3YkYd6-DcelypykUBpw9XswFNxvMOD8qTeW6SZiF_W_g0MeZUxbC0e9LwFjz0S7jikEVqFMx2uY/s2048/P1010041+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eKtiPQ8RQcRW58aoLlyq2JXUs7W9Ao3i907-d5LfKghrCIS1uINT2HreMksxiVtS3YkYd6-DcelypykUBpw9XswFNxvMOD8qTeW6SZiF_W_g0MeZUxbC0e9LwFjz0S7jikEVqFMx2uY/w480-h640/P1010041+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess my bread board collection isn't big enough either because I still buy almost every single one I find!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNt70O3cB753vvu_JgeiuL6M6VDH7NhITgE9wuZe6RuTYcDZSm9crKMVt1Aa2hw_vGxyfurh5qG0nf8ys2NjAo6qNWxuQF4IBm4zZC6hug_Xyku8UBcqxx95Ycn6Glw6tq1Z4rXqMnm8/s2048/P1010046+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNt70O3cB753vvu_JgeiuL6M6VDH7NhITgE9wuZe6RuTYcDZSm9crKMVt1Aa2hw_vGxyfurh5qG0nf8ys2NjAo6qNWxuQF4IBm4zZC6hug_Xyku8UBcqxx95Ycn6Glw6tq1Z4rXqMnm8/w480-h640/P1010046+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This wonderful old towel just found it's way back to the top of one of the "save" baskets. It's a really large thick one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscWTPUnip3QlUUV1zIeyf1cCRS6XwjUUi2dsa5DkGpHAweVmxrVp1YXtlPwq1U-8xa-1wLT1DCebcpZAYdZADzDGLCI1LFOmqwCKUcjVdwOkKmgZ44LqzQDu42bOIBYy9Krok4fxieRw/s1930/P1010049+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="1393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscWTPUnip3QlUUV1zIeyf1cCRS6XwjUUi2dsa5DkGpHAweVmxrVp1YXtlPwq1U-8xa-1wLT1DCebcpZAYdZADzDGLCI1LFOmqwCKUcjVdwOkKmgZ44LqzQDu42bOIBYy9Krok4fxieRw/w462-h640/P1010049+%25283%2529.JPG" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my more recent indulgences are tallow berries. I only have a few sprigs because they are priced so dear, and in addition we have to send away for them from here. They are a southern thing which I envied so much on all your Texas blogs when I started out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshX7vEOW5Kqe7b3DkxBE6wGzgXM5_UbnMhNRS3yHfuYaTNi496ogMVPRMCMHPe9DBuYIbUaqXwrdVlWMHrYYDEqaJsIrvBQZJmaVKVklxdxzCx_vkbuil4zwm6TtShq4zVs0sQy9B4Oc/s2048/P1010044+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshX7vEOW5Kqe7b3DkxBE6wGzgXM5_UbnMhNRS3yHfuYaTNi496ogMVPRMCMHPe9DBuYIbUaqXwrdVlWMHrYYDEqaJsIrvBQZJmaVKVklxdxzCx_vkbuil4zwm6TtShq4zVs0sQy9B4Oc/w640-h480/P1010044+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They look good on everything!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeaYGuc_Y9ZO6Y37BINbETgI8xcupAy_uV2hAzpLt7LzbEfvfBiSEr2x_PXn8sh1NmFmGM4a_AmryN7H2_lLxHt3kJ381zWWWO8HY0aHPS6arVlesoAhYbaprlDd3wSTTd672pwXc5wI/s2048/P1010034+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeaYGuc_Y9ZO6Y37BINbETgI8xcupAy_uV2hAzpLt7LzbEfvfBiSEr2x_PXn8sh1NmFmGM4a_AmryN7H2_lLxHt3kJ381zWWWO8HY0aHPS6arVlesoAhYbaprlDd3wSTTd672pwXc5wI/w480-h640/P1010034+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do have my sentimental favorites like this little leafy creamer for fall. It's on display all year, but is so cheery in November.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQCj38vfcX-g6_BoGmtjDhC6u7E4ZSeA_hyphenhyphenISvoqDztOL4E35sATES9CIiAucEy3cxvcyFerGiFacRBdFCnsDhcmi4vKmLsMALh-TUQtaHXkRw7_IBMukZEetFDy1IhD3EUuyTO0_5iE/s2048/P1010038+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQCj38vfcX-g6_BoGmtjDhC6u7E4ZSeA_hyphenhyphenISvoqDztOL4E35sATES9CIiAucEy3cxvcyFerGiFacRBdFCnsDhcmi4vKmLsMALh-TUQtaHXkRw7_IBMukZEetFDy1IhD3EUuyTO0_5iE/w640-h480/P1010038+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The berry details with the thorns enchant me like a fairytale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JZKxIFxpPQPoH0s_53OcpwcrjE22xPvVerYeW36UUEtNAUYOT904-k7qXkjfoV49EgB8g778VQXwklByMtix-8s1QEglmJQetgkNVxU6F74J3IgaYG9-b8B7GXI5JoPjhI6APjyDDag/s2048/P1010037+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="2048" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JZKxIFxpPQPoH0s_53OcpwcrjE22xPvVerYeW36UUEtNAUYOT904-k7qXkjfoV49EgB8g778VQXwklByMtix-8s1QEglmJQetgkNVxU6F74J3IgaYG9-b8B7GXI5JoPjhI6APjyDDag/w640-h466/P1010037+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this is where I started out this morning. Sitting at my breakfast table, musing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc14LgsvmeKo3mX2Pp7eV5kMetnOrXm5qHfyRCTxbsTmNYntmjYhx6eGWirS9rLrglCBLyEszevaYhXECx1aQq9DJm9xbc7m8EtZhHjVllOx7Xn-IjhQBnT7fox1yLYEvbeqgj5AsQx4/s2048/P1010048+%25283%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc14LgsvmeKo3mX2Pp7eV5kMetnOrXm5qHfyRCTxbsTmNYntmjYhx6eGWirS9rLrglCBLyEszevaYhXECx1aQq9DJm9xbc7m8EtZhHjVllOx7Xn-IjhQBnT7fox1yLYEvbeqgj5AsQx4/w480-h640/P1010048+%25283%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flipping the pages of a new magazine, (Christmas, of course!) and feeling the old tug to share a few things.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DPsf6dc1xWCbadL44f5vJo43wmryvtBJAMbLZ24Fv5wQAIbf0hR3JsAMv9NVmFL0iLStsUi81pbPdf2fOkdyegdxzw37jTn7CX5utkTWn-Uj2bFrVn6oII0QwuBIhQGQSMO_6g8l_mQ/s1997/P1010050+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="1997" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DPsf6dc1xWCbadL44f5vJo43wmryvtBJAMbLZ24Fv5wQAIbf0hR3JsAMv9NVmFL0iLStsUi81pbPdf2fOkdyegdxzw37jTn7CX5utkTWn-Uj2bFrVn6oII0QwuBIhQGQSMO_6g8l_mQ/w640-h480/P1010050+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all, it is always time for being thankful, for spreading the bounty, for reaching deep into whatever it is that we have been holding on to, and sharing from the heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thankful for your visits,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> and wishing you all the blessings of the season,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8ATPTTjCNseRna_dvMMNJQH6mDHe5xGuZHJoMShCmN4setCq1TKKBvWiOQ4iiAlNzy3Q7oSiJolNnHGpyyJj9wRSNab1e5sGTg-DemdvgGzX9GoNrJG0rOrjyuGmh6BXbMta9KOeWSM/s2048/P1010039+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8ATPTTjCNseRna_dvMMNJQH6mDHe5xGuZHJoMShCmN4setCq1TKKBvWiOQ4iiAlNzy3Q7oSiJolNnHGpyyJj9wRSNab1e5sGTg-DemdvgGzX9GoNrJG0rOrjyuGmh6BXbMta9KOeWSM/w640-h480/P1010039+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfWkYxePApQcKc4TWZEbsCWUrbqMxyvX7NUjRm6Ljcip2kYMO6LjHEHVcXdp3E3aD_J4mCfTA-TIm5HaoHI42ti1Jvg4LosGOv7q1QdkTuIf3SvrdhC-e-JDIhl0WtZ8WhSr4ISG8TO0/s2048/20191204_124151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfWkYxePApQcKc4TWZEbsCWUrbqMxyvX7NUjRm6Ljcip2kYMO6LjHEHVcXdp3E3aD_J4mCfTA-TIm5HaoHI42ti1Jvg4LosGOv7q1QdkTuIf3SvrdhC-e-JDIhl0WtZ8WhSr4ISG8TO0/w480-h640/20191204_124151.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a tiny cafe on the square in the heart of old Santa Fe. Perhaps you know of it: The French Pastry Shop & Creperie. It has an authentic French menu, and is housed in the famous La Fonda Hotel. La Fonda means "the inn" in Spanish, and though the difference between an inn and a hotel may seem slight, the intimate character of an old country lodge here prevails.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxAJlWZGYZ49lJDVjuwz0vB4M-lUjJSw65AUZnzHjfS5SioTu0R3akkEAKjGVmGi7CLBOqv-TZxGvICWEdI1EL2AvIn_oN9wpQLiMaiaGz8HVtd1_cPslY_VBQXDuPi7JY3cQ6tgnrXw/s2048/20191204_123433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxAJlWZGYZ49lJDVjuwz0vB4M-lUjJSw65AUZnzHjfS5SioTu0R3akkEAKjGVmGi7CLBOqv-TZxGvICWEdI1EL2AvIn_oN9wpQLiMaiaGz8HVtd1_cPslY_VBQXDuPi7JY3cQ6tgnrXw/w640-h480/20191204_123433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There has been food and lodging at this corner for four hundred years, and a bakery with a delectable French twist for the last forty. History has seeped through the weathered brick and the hand formed plaster, the carved vigas, and the beams. It murmurs from each soft corner the echo of long past conversation. You feel it when you enter, and somehow know you will never forget. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL1g7Hpper3g1enaoxCIMe-q1xZ-aSwDWWNTT2O3UfeRKFpkanFfLKN8nNz__qTStsseX4T9ZNBrNzTl-TMcN6tjW5K1mgyH79mYGz2IFvrAaebhi4V7HCOTcw7lnt8tVZS3svp4C8Hc/s2048/20191204_123703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOL1g7Hpper3g1enaoxCIMe-q1xZ-aSwDWWNTT2O3UfeRKFpkanFfLKN8nNz__qTStsseX4T9ZNBrNzTl-TMcN6tjW5K1mgyH79mYGz2IFvrAaebhi4V7HCOTcw7lnt8tVZS3svp4C8Hc/w640-h480/20191204_123703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yet, I don't actually recall when it was that I first came here, as though it was always. After persuading as many visitors as I can to come with me, I still have not had near enough of the timelessness commingled with the Croque Monsieur, the Mocha, or the strawberry jam Sables (lightly browned to utter perfection), let alone sufficient numbers of visits to venture far enough into the savory depths of the menu.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPjYepGfCYs4la2Z3TQl_auntUwYzhH-i7IrDVawDS8bxVI2fLp34vJV_RCHoGFRJbxFIDdMHrHZqO0ZytSm_9frl_8GMnUkXQakYiaD6JfjE5rPpdwAxxCxoImmcJSge4XKD7BojCmY/s2048/20191204_123420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPjYepGfCYs4la2Z3TQl_auntUwYzhH-i7IrDVawDS8bxVI2fLp34vJV_RCHoGFRJbxFIDdMHrHZqO0ZytSm_9frl_8GMnUkXQakYiaD6JfjE5rPpdwAxxCxoImmcJSge4XKD7BojCmY/w480-h640/20191204_123420.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes the cafe is whisper quiet. Though Christmas always draws a huge crowd, as does summer, curiously we have never had to wait for a table. And at times we have needed more than one, for the sitting areas are very small, cozy, and convivial. (But hefty, made for lingering.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODswCjfjIbPr4CHLELZnasT5jFruiy1RMhxoXPGDfBVA1hTnGS__ZPQZjSJVybfv3l11xnE-09KL56qno_GIRjOD38Q5HEYmwudcCIxXMsGJIrIYpTjaB6VPb9vUx6vVGXDS8VjarUBo/s2048/20191204_123513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODswCjfjIbPr4CHLELZnasT5jFruiy1RMhxoXPGDfBVA1hTnGS__ZPQZjSJVybfv3l11xnE-09KL56qno_GIRjOD38Q5HEYmwudcCIxXMsGJIrIYpTjaB6VPb9vUx6vVGXDS8VjarUBo/w640-h480/20191204_123513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This painting on the wall captures the scene perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUFBmwHysp-hgZEq3vAs8a0jMyhy6puP-809tXuitxJB3LPh4W8KcSumQIsdQynQoRkJhLuUwB1njn3ifYH_kU7eaLBsTtPLVetqWc2fHtSMplA97qgsAXu8z35kfOcHGIccnxYNxx_U/s2048/20191204_123659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUFBmwHysp-hgZEq3vAs8a0jMyhy6puP-809tXuitxJB3LPh4W8KcSumQIsdQynQoRkJhLuUwB1njn3ifYH_kU7eaLBsTtPLVetqWc2fHtSMplA97qgsAXu8z35kfOcHGIccnxYNxx_U/w640-h480/20191204_123659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last time I visited the cafe on the square I made note that the majority of patrons were older. This is a tourist destination after all, and seniors have more of what it takes for discriminating cafe sitting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHciIkQXycGGqT1GKzE8NXW1d5Jjuhnz54p4ZNVUcDLrc4b5LUYhJC2GDg8d5rXil0tRcxWsqQ69xAsbD7oVwI5vQfHnVX_qjBcb6UYHQC9AWwDqp1Gh_N0LVZeQC1uSyOS9UlK3SYVs/s2048/20191204_124453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHciIkQXycGGqT1GKzE8NXW1d5Jjuhnz54p4ZNVUcDLrc4b5LUYhJC2GDg8d5rXil0tRcxWsqQ69xAsbD7oVwI5vQfHnVX_qjBcb6UYHQC9AWwDqp1Gh_N0LVZeQC1uSyOS9UlK3SYVs/w640-h480/20191204_124453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But locals, merchants, and artists of all stripes around the square also have gathering habits here. The cafe feeds one's inspiration as well as one's gustatory delights. The atmosphere fills as well as the food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4Sx1sfxxy1qnfZDyscdofnZQQII6u8Wzl_lA94HZFM65nlXHschtireARYUsPF2bMcU5in8FrgsJbI7n4b3rqrF7eCFoOwiGaWyjLg6Ak27N2Z8VkA6pw8_W6WcsHo9LVbmt3xIp8Xk/s2048/20191204_123735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4Sx1sfxxy1qnfZDyscdofnZQQII6u8Wzl_lA94HZFM65nlXHschtireARYUsPF2bMcU5in8FrgsJbI7n4b3rqrF7eCFoOwiGaWyjLg6Ak27N2Z8VkA6pw8_W6WcsHo9LVbmt3xIp8Xk/w480-h640/20191204_123735.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The gleam of copper warms in winter and welcomes in summer. This hearth makes me feel that I have wandered much farther than I have from my New Mexico outpost just an hour away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9nBH18vL24tAxuW6SZ3S16g193xS-ZqZwH4OzhDluQVtnbk8LA8lS383VQ9koMiaUn76vRhkEtoATSIKZqg2yr45d8S6h-W6nSWLXBkytVXJBh0FjCb0XVvStysXh3ZBPe1DOPGc2y8/s2048/20191204_123634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9nBH18vL24tAxuW6SZ3S16g193xS-ZqZwH4OzhDluQVtnbk8LA8lS383VQ9koMiaUn76vRhkEtoATSIKZqg2yr45d8S6h-W6nSWLXBkytVXJBh0FjCb0XVvStysXh3ZBPe1DOPGc2y8/w640-h480/20191204_123634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YTMQRZ_iidU2HeqiyOq2cltgozLZwF_3jUQrVKNF2Hm5K06YzAkE13N-yML7Nv3CF6AHJWU3goTcEQmvhBKpnHuCu1le62vwHT1QB-SwXqZLVS_USAia16cUMlargpCDitX3RAEUhxg/s2048/20191204_123546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YTMQRZ_iidU2HeqiyOq2cltgozLZwF_3jUQrVKNF2Hm5K06YzAkE13N-yML7Nv3CF6AHJWU3goTcEQmvhBKpnHuCu1le62vwHT1QB-SwXqZLVS_USAia16cUMlargpCDitX3RAEUhxg/w480-h640/20191204_123546.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sometimes wonder what it would take to own a sample of the interior, as in another nice painting which hangs in here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbzzLV7tPj0uJIMalngSy9LCotzB41ZjojIEH4A3_BfStHoR_qOXZiCcLrzlZs4ALSxOMYdIjusPpmOxWq7kDaqI1jTkbsrUHXwSO0P2MTvIbsH18qUmP3DRcOIz4n39vdWkpm1SzrFs/s2048/20191204_123556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbzzLV7tPj0uJIMalngSy9LCotzB41ZjojIEH4A3_BfStHoR_qOXZiCcLrzlZs4ALSxOMYdIjusPpmOxWq7kDaqI1jTkbsrUHXwSO0P2MTvIbsH18qUmP3DRcOIz4n39vdWkpm1SzrFs/w640-h480/20191204_123556.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or this evocative rendering of the storefront from the street.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePXofxwP-7XGwmUnTzL1ustPDT6vk6HbG33pIujtR2sIMIu7Qd79aFEq0H-dKf49skPuo246edr9NUP8_agtlmJpkRdTmU7cYXKlVqbf5O0AM5NZh0gskYuM3OxRcQpjwjy1hVHupPaQ/s2048/20191204_123714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhePXofxwP-7XGwmUnTzL1ustPDT6vk6HbG33pIujtR2sIMIu7Qd79aFEq0H-dKf49skPuo246edr9NUP8_agtlmJpkRdTmU7cYXKlVqbf5O0AM5NZh0gskYuM3OxRcQpjwjy1hVHupPaQ/w480-h640/20191204_123714.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because you do want to take a piece of the place with you when you leave. Even if intangible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHmulLyyinM_TSvpWiWqvL0GB23og4yab7DpjFaIhOtKo-NnVZhgx4TMT71EcKBPQLUmcCHVYjplYuNkcF8NovS1XulO7qgH8gIxpfmzjeORXYk8E19m_Q5BIzGshGuiXNKOawvo4PZI/s2048/20191204_124226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHmulLyyinM_TSvpWiWqvL0GB23og4yab7DpjFaIhOtKo-NnVZhgx4TMT71EcKBPQLUmcCHVYjplYuNkcF8NovS1XulO7qgH8gIxpfmzjeORXYk8E19m_Q5BIzGshGuiXNKOawvo4PZI/w480-h640/20191204_124226.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fannie Flagg once said of her novel that the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe. (The Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, GA is another nostalgic cafe that I have visited and that I love.) She thought that a place could be as much a charcter in a story as the people. The French Bakery on the square in Santa Fe would make a good candidate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlJDhnfogAI0_-jf90OMc8skputU6utCegmYC98RmA5n32cfTmLFRb9tXfmh_wmzfydq3kQPCHQvsOnfU6p2TE7UA6XludinVcbtg4yzzcxo_a0Idg1RhgfQ9jXmRCJ5xFQ4PZwjlH1U/s2048/20191204_124229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlJDhnfogAI0_-jf90OMc8skputU6utCegmYC98RmA5n32cfTmLFRb9tXfmh_wmzfydq3kQPCHQvsOnfU6p2TE7UA6XludinVcbtg4yzzcxo_a0Idg1RhgfQ9jXmRCJ5xFQ4PZwjlH1U/w480-h640/20191204_124229.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Best wishes from the Land of Enchantment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing you all many inspiring summer days ahead!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U8MKK7U6U25S7YMyqyMAyGJBzlEdFqpeGEBtLUfp2z9n9bo5OFoiwTRUGrn00hY72YSB6v-CN1KPQNO6RB-AYwnwfM-AzwhAN-a5vvCCVw2zqJNQtMp2N6sHTxao8bwHlFO0cKRmRGU/s2048/20191204_123526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U8MKK7U6U25S7YMyqyMAyGJBzlEdFqpeGEBtLUfp2z9n9bo5OFoiwTRUGrn00hY72YSB6v-CN1KPQNO6RB-AYwnwfM-AzwhAN-a5vvCCVw2zqJNQtMp2N6sHTxao8bwHlFO0cKRmRGU/w480-h640/20191204_123526.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A photo of the Saint Fancis Cathedral in Winter that hangs in the cafe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-54802741935346170242021-07-27T15:30:00.004-06:002021-07-27T18:47:35.481-06:00Once A Collector, Always A Collector<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T3Gg8Htxs82L7du9HTU3zt_TQU6vyUvKWE9bTJ4hE9AtwKaQC5lrDO9JZVegpevEOMoL-LWofGTR-dGuVexMY3fOgutD24hHYKAPkA-j-LGynpYJlRL2JLC8ZxV_liCdnf7D5Cbepgg/s2048/P1010002+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T3Gg8Htxs82L7du9HTU3zt_TQU6vyUvKWE9bTJ4hE9AtwKaQC5lrDO9JZVegpevEOMoL-LWofGTR-dGuVexMY3fOgutD24hHYKAPkA-j-LGynpYJlRL2JLC8ZxV_liCdnf7D5Cbepgg/w480-h640/P1010002+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes I forget where I am and try to explain myself. I'm a collector, and anybody who visits me here after all this time needs no explanation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-33WaYUzYbX3UuPvAHCbtxhyS7RRmKUcEMjH1IgbHvYLfU8ylh2w8oaqhbW92jTAN0hQhTB-d8I9tr_VObIxfS1cCz0mvFEXb5RuAKZm8eVl1dwRd4t1TNaPcK5Lmbm8g-X-5jeQDI-0/s2048/P1010014+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-33WaYUzYbX3UuPvAHCbtxhyS7RRmKUcEMjH1IgbHvYLfU8ylh2w8oaqhbW92jTAN0hQhTB-d8I9tr_VObIxfS1cCz0mvFEXb5RuAKZm8eVl1dwRd4t1TNaPcK5Lmbm8g-X-5jeQDI-0/w480-h640/P1010014+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not strictly in the "business" anymore. Vintage, I mean. But who out there can just turn off the love? Am I right??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvlgu0UCAByCexhK64Bi7BN_hNfNBjQX9qGSAJ7dws-YZwrernTlLL5-oR5bZCsC1LlQ5VqWsdN_CnaoFiQKxv5kwpZROFKkCc3IYLaAA8n4xIHo0lYEKcba0cB3ae9Nrwau-1cBt8aQ/s2048/P1010018+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvlgu0UCAByCexhK64Bi7BN_hNfNBjQX9qGSAJ7dws-YZwrernTlLL5-oR5bZCsC1LlQ5VqWsdN_CnaoFiQKxv5kwpZROFKkCc3IYLaAA8n4xIHo0lYEKcba0cB3ae9Nrwau-1cBt8aQ/w480-h640/P1010018+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJW6_nTqblFVlzokrgN-_-ZAQHycvrtggKwDZFMWFVylvmgMwa0I8h7pDg_xiU4FCHFUQhIwQVY5W2otWJvQZQ9_9_3b5vHzyQnf26TUPvOES8EOOM0ml7sJ0uL2kxzzffwI1peWLcW0/s2048/P1010001+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJW6_nTqblFVlzokrgN-_-ZAQHycvrtggKwDZFMWFVylvmgMwa0I8h7pDg_xiU4FCHFUQhIwQVY5W2otWJvQZQ9_9_3b5vHzyQnf26TUPvOES8EOOM0ml7sJ0uL2kxzzffwI1peWLcW0/w480-h640/P1010001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been more than a year since I visited any local markets until now. Some of the prices are unbelievable. You all know that I personally do not need one more ironstone pitcher, but look at this cutie! Fifteen bucks! What a lovely vessel with which to give away a bouquet of flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl3DBJTD6s56g8IZ-nY5xHE-kAzsWU_SADxEM5TJbcdalc-TfQ5qmKifY4BVEdhRfaNygMo6_KRIJFvQGTEXnn9hoIMegW3qswyFe48fEAoWo4YXAHZFXvpA-0TLWhyZSo_MNABDe3ZQ/s1837/P1010005+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="1377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPl3DBJTD6s56g8IZ-nY5xHE-kAzsWU_SADxEM5TJbcdalc-TfQ5qmKifY4BVEdhRfaNygMo6_KRIJFvQGTEXnn9hoIMegW3qswyFe48fEAoWo4YXAHZFXvpA-0TLWhyZSo_MNABDe3ZQ/w480-h640/P1010005+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cut glass is another weakness of mine, and I look at this beautiful compote as another way to wrap up something (anything from cookies to soap) as a nice gift. Seven dollars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvTpJbfAlwDs7p8qffIS_A88KYBsX09HiqlFKQXIaVoZhBZ_AjVAilm3SsT5ru4qQKKYolzkinE9YxiHgJaIcB8TVDItvdZFtQtDH-WJutY3un7JZuqhdkYqQxiulLWRcQPOchRE1rpM/s2048/P1010004+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvTpJbfAlwDs7p8qffIS_A88KYBsX09HiqlFKQXIaVoZhBZ_AjVAilm3SsT5ru4qQKKYolzkinE9YxiHgJaIcB8TVDItvdZFtQtDH-WJutY3un7JZuqhdkYqQxiulLWRcQPOchRE1rpM/w480-h640/P1010004+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuYDvK3UR1FU_ligWtEda-lK_pWCo2T9FsXMg5gFf3iJXa_nT4gmYmuesJNkus8Do3yFDqvennsOoi_j5GhGIoPN9IUT3fDLhgSLfUPNzN2v0AtdGgjnEyJdoWaJSWVatpvm5vWnEmEE/s2048/P1010007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuYDvK3UR1FU_ligWtEda-lK_pWCo2T9FsXMg5gFf3iJXa_nT4gmYmuesJNkus8Do3yFDqvennsOoi_j5GhGIoPN9IUT3fDLhgSLfUPNzN2v0AtdGgjnEyJdoWaJSWVatpvm5vWnEmEE/w480-h640/P1010007.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This scrumptious old tea pot with the exquisite detail was ten dollars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytUBRpLrN9BGvlLuoiXjo9s7pBk0U9M8Sj6NUoVZVBo6rfK6usD5OWXIp2abTHjcR6ajn0_0HN5wCy98LuR-GMkJnr_XzzPaQP7W2JFEmYJ_JqOAk4HhxOO4Bn-T1u75Rn1l-a-NEFZA/s1913/P1010003+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="1435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytUBRpLrN9BGvlLuoiXjo9s7pBk0U9M8Sj6NUoVZVBo6rfK6usD5OWXIp2abTHjcR6ajn0_0HN5wCy98LuR-GMkJnr_XzzPaQP7W2JFEmYJ_JqOAk4HhxOO4Bn-T1u75Rn1l-a-NEFZA/w480-h640/P1010003+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrAZ5UcpUXcqbqs4Qja29qel9iRE2EYb1JvulO23XpomjSQlmkF1B8PrYcxTZV1nV-MwM-iq9SmnDi78epjq-bV5A7AfJgwIaahZ5ZkOQzURJogYRZmZf52kIwhJAyGTeMuMCNQBafcM/s2048/P1010023+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrAZ5UcpUXcqbqs4Qja29qel9iRE2EYb1JvulO23XpomjSQlmkF1B8PrYcxTZV1nV-MwM-iq9SmnDi78epjq-bV5A7AfJgwIaahZ5ZkOQzURJogYRZmZf52kIwhJAyGTeMuMCNQBafcM/w480-h640/P1010023+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was finding this little set of Staffordshire dogs that keeps me driven to the hunt. I have been on the lookout for tiny figures for many, many years. I know you can buy the small ones for real money online any day of the week, but I would rather find a set for a tiny price to match. Wouldn't you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlCQTNK9Q64rnMCPRSA4TDvrj7mEC30I3z8c5c1Tk3tzwII0Am0pAwjLyz4TaO8WXcI5L1mVB9Q3X4mdMWGTyHb2bOQXgW8GFXUvD2JU4Xh0FlQxhEheWvrzcwu6pAcrak6IYOp78B4Q/s2048/P1010019+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlCQTNK9Q64rnMCPRSA4TDvrj7mEC30I3z8c5c1Tk3tzwII0Am0pAwjLyz4TaO8WXcI5L1mVB9Q3X4mdMWGTyHb2bOQXgW8GFXUvD2JU4Xh0FlQxhEheWvrzcwu6pAcrak6IYOp78B4Q/w480-h640/P1010019+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am showing them with the smallest dogs that I had collected so far. (Those are actually more common to find online.) How many ways are there to say "THRILLED"!? I don't think I have stopped squealing inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QH8G0Iw1QnyjEcsIGjiGgu4RpDND-FknqWS4jFVKglKmHzS6s1PJjYNEZpL9RC4AljCbiC8lTuN0uxrroyHzMai8lQc8dTc2z8NQ0SP0UwPbbXMAvvHpqZLGzObrtFX32IIbcf1SMNc/s2048/P1010020+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QH8G0Iw1QnyjEcsIGjiGgu4RpDND-FknqWS4jFVKglKmHzS6s1PJjYNEZpL9RC4AljCbiC8lTuN0uxrroyHzMai8lQc8dTc2z8NQ0SP0UwPbbXMAvvHpqZLGzObrtFX32IIbcf1SMNc/w640-h480/P1010020+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the contrast with the bigger boys that are seven and a half inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0RzqBHnbJd6XWP5o3ryaD8WsM0W_rQyPGmSfQ8pM77MdVCkMpwxl1JCmjkt4HAzKRDAhe5LcMsYT0AodSMchbpgphkD2XhFDZfn1fOLKnbNT4X8ws9adjea2mVKpD8nBDn8uZP41GJ8/s2048/P1010013+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0RzqBHnbJd6XWP5o3ryaD8WsM0W_rQyPGmSfQ8pM77MdVCkMpwxl1JCmjkt4HAzKRDAhe5LcMsYT0AodSMchbpgphkD2XhFDZfn1fOLKnbNT4X8ws9adjea2mVKpD8nBDn8uZP41GJ8/w480-h640/P1010013+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And well, you all know of my linen obsession. I don't collect linen anymore. Except when I do. (Grinning here....) Few people want it or use it anymore. It is a lost art, so I treat it that way, often just hanging it around to be seen and appreciated. Mostly by me. It's one of my happy things to surround myself with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzn3mn0Xm3YWxM1i6OvaetymQO6KNlpK-1EvrfE8CBTgp47wVRyC8SEylcxQLdVAVgSBhIlcL8IgG0mJluw_zqyQBmfySJ2UGlOrlu15RT9aAI9HMVw65FnJhD0_3pNEA9Bc_9NWtnEU/s2048/P1010012+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzn3mn0Xm3YWxM1i6OvaetymQO6KNlpK-1EvrfE8CBTgp47wVRyC8SEylcxQLdVAVgSBhIlcL8IgG0mJluw_zqyQBmfySJ2UGlOrlu15RT9aAI9HMVw65FnJhD0_3pNEA9Bc_9NWtnEU/w480-h640/P1010012+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to hang it like art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1n2oAT84Dv5Lb0eNhzy-5qjXWBfCUdY2joSkDyVjEi7lvg0obfVO5doqoouGYIbU1T6aZRIxlL49qB6pkuYK0PgObqdavVLvtI0wwHt43ASm_BCt6hYblE40A_4iG3xXuORjwg29OZk/s1905/P1010008+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1905" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1n2oAT84Dv5Lb0eNhzy-5qjXWBfCUdY2joSkDyVjEi7lvg0obfVO5doqoouGYIbU1T6aZRIxlL49qB6pkuYK0PgObqdavVLvtI0wwHt43ASm_BCt6hYblE40A_4iG3xXuORjwg29OZk/w640-h466/P1010008+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What else can you do with a crocheted doily with an lovely linen insert in my favorite ivory color?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bIA2EE6VNg8TqK-omES0HdAcyk8R7gBEPYqkVPZqZZcamBFzJFKGw0PUEPTbOpg7mFhQ6cFlvF1is10wHDNIwSsYVW5Xw6WN1FhNnD_l0sSDibGIuIakWU5UeHnYtIM_r8fYVs5c_ow/s2048/P1010009+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bIA2EE6VNg8TqK-omES0HdAcyk8R7gBEPYqkVPZqZZcamBFzJFKGw0PUEPTbOpg7mFhQ6cFlvF1is10wHDNIwSsYVW5Xw6WN1FhNnD_l0sSDibGIuIakWU5UeHnYtIM_r8fYVs5c_ow/w640-h480/P1010009+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do occasionally use this linen runner on a table or dresser.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOCml_9mg4w_6HCFrpTSDAllCFlzdrQ1Zd0sLIwVVkkebzfq8lSmvuxo-UFUrN8HycgNL0kCj5WKCsJUViEKLfkICp5EqR10bPTY38NZWs_UaCocnwEaiW3lz1IXCe44DRHN4FI10I8g/s2048/P1010010+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOCml_9mg4w_6HCFrpTSDAllCFlzdrQ1Zd0sLIwVVkkebzfq8lSmvuxo-UFUrN8HycgNL0kCj5WKCsJUViEKLfkICp5EqR10bPTY38NZWs_UaCocnwEaiW3lz1IXCe44DRHN4FI10I8g/w640-h480/P1010010+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The piece underneath is my most recent pillowcase find. A wonderful antique linen that shows better layered on the wall than on a bed. Though I will use it that way too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTwADnuHZAh4rxXO9lKGuD-7zdDbBiWIzrdgyDyERF-iv2JgokWLFF_vUq5qAGM1S-F06BAcbJGF_avg7sfVgMN1Gshou9O28zV-TUZZQ3mtywJeLtDkV80N-Ad3jyLBXMlI3qXwIvyc/s2048/P1010011+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTwADnuHZAh4rxXO9lKGuD-7zdDbBiWIzrdgyDyERF-iv2JgokWLFF_vUq5qAGM1S-F06BAcbJGF_avg7sfVgMN1Gshou9O28zV-TUZZQ3mtywJeLtDkV80N-Ad3jyLBXMlI3qXwIvyc/w640-h480/P1010011+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTnuX8NqM2D5l6V7_4TbXrIkud4zV7irJYQXqc6GBi8826GZsbLrKL1hu3SdE4NmxhS4qHKthZYJZeb0L4CNICv2-478r_XSooUI21hqS8RPy5NUMPj-qDWuwsStwF8SqJ5Z2E2tNFpY/s2048/P1010032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTnuX8NqM2D5l6V7_4TbXrIkud4zV7irJYQXqc6GBi8826GZsbLrKL1hu3SdE4NmxhS4qHKthZYJZeb0L4CNICv2-478r_XSooUI21hqS8RPy5NUMPj-qDWuwsStwF8SqJ5Z2E2tNFpY/w640-h480/P1010032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pair of napkins came from a thrift store jaunt with my granddaughter. (You KNOW she was raised right!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJzgBiUlWP-Tfb6HNxwoRCHDBE8HUMshw8qT0-YWEmNXY9iXgCNIjPkEJqVcD-_OyfgtcPvk1_mNHgMMmQKE8Mni12KZznv9Tcv_SQXLTPkyIocWkU7RXiPnn79z1m5Fce176h5_OeKU/s2048/P1010025+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJzgBiUlWP-Tfb6HNxwoRCHDBE8HUMshw8qT0-YWEmNXY9iXgCNIjPkEJqVcD-_OyfgtcPvk1_mNHgMMmQKE8Mni12KZznv9Tcv_SQXLTPkyIocWkU7RXiPnn79z1m5Fce176h5_OeKU/w480-h640/P1010025+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found the tablecloth at the fleamarket, and I'm actually pretty sure I sold this myself in a moment of weakness a couple of years ago! Glad to have it back. Looks like my sort of thing doesn't it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkCtcUux__rLFCv21WAF75hlsMoZcJ-IQ_0RbcHlphgULCB7oBktGBIo9oqBhj60d0eaWgIUW8fxxGTaKTNaX4m6r0roY6sQXskZFMDnimp01B6dv3XG-nqA71pLUnMp-iVoK5OS-RrY/s2048/P1010024+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkCtcUux__rLFCv21WAF75hlsMoZcJ-IQ_0RbcHlphgULCB7oBktGBIo9oqBhj60d0eaWgIUW8fxxGTaKTNaX4m6r0roY6sQXskZFMDnimp01B6dv3XG-nqA71pLUnMp-iVoK5OS-RrY/w480-h640/P1010024+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_kw4MZzGszRTYEJKL219N7LQ9msXFhZNy-V7R5E5VuFffDOb13TMJc8YDfNshDIlR3JmgsLbVPZTkUT8aZ6rZK7BZMsQsIRQ62OBrYO7Bxa1-W_NIc66cYR3emunjhfxL1TU_XD13qI/s2048/P1010027+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_kw4MZzGszRTYEJKL219N7LQ9msXFhZNy-V7R5E5VuFffDOb13TMJc8YDfNshDIlR3JmgsLbVPZTkUT8aZ6rZK7BZMsQsIRQ62OBrYO7Bxa1-W_NIc66cYR3emunjhfxL1TU_XD13qI/w640-h480/P1010027+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This gorgeous all linen and lace runner is lovely, long, and oh so soft. Thrift store too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTOyvlziItCjLtJMsfu5di0upBKKMMsV7V5fJL-rsJUaK4koHMZXGRvHJSzpKYkvLIP3eYOfiyOPVcXbH9XqElYzo5U9LRSg75npgAdZn0PtArNmGTudRjQm4Un6jlofSTwPn002qfOs/s2048/P1010026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTOyvlziItCjLtJMsfu5di0upBKKMMsV7V5fJL-rsJUaK4koHMZXGRvHJSzpKYkvLIP3eYOfiyOPVcXbH9XqElYzo5U9LRSg75npgAdZn0PtArNmGTudRjQm4Un6jlofSTwPn002qfOs/w480-h640/P1010026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatAtevSnhjPAEN58r1a64rP7tAjRsD-SmhXg_MiC16eqFiBX28zk-x9xYlYGxBItTnsPIQe5B_-IGASFInZd76f341o799dAKKKvsGsoC-wf22AN4-N6zTKsYgE6OdoH-sAKWU6Yx5sQ/s2048/P1010031+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatAtevSnhjPAEN58r1a64rP7tAjRsD-SmhXg_MiC16eqFiBX28zk-x9xYlYGxBItTnsPIQe5B_-IGASFInZd76f341o799dAKKKvsGsoC-wf22AN4-N6zTKsYgE6OdoH-sAKWU6Yx5sQ/w640-h480/P1010031+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Px1oYK8hDLcsNi1NKHwSDQWzOz10mISyf4J1W4Y_wIF7upjjzFnzZkMPs9TCxF6fvL48kdy0rES6okIsyzNam2eScLIvXcQ2Gr59QE6WSk2RFKfyCfmZBHqJ86Qhgwu87jPq2qP_ET0/s2048/P1010030+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Px1oYK8hDLcsNi1NKHwSDQWzOz10mISyf4J1W4Y_wIF7upjjzFnzZkMPs9TCxF6fvL48kdy0rES6okIsyzNam2eScLIvXcQ2Gr59QE6WSk2RFKfyCfmZBHqJ86Qhgwu87jPq2qP_ET0/w480-h640/P1010030+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a small crocheted curtain. Ready to hang or lay on a table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqYDbO4-d-u01j1vU0JvBm-To7Ke00erxPDZ0xmH41eJmYP0wMlBybpu5tOWJVP0SLOwzwn_Y2uDXnIZ_VjnUT3IFLHZD_TJNAweDqp-xY6OGfwqgiI34B9uQTsS9D85qNuINSlSO4ZA/s2048/P1010028+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqYDbO4-d-u01j1vU0JvBm-To7Ke00erxPDZ0xmH41eJmYP0wMlBybpu5tOWJVP0SLOwzwn_Y2uDXnIZ_VjnUT3IFLHZD_TJNAweDqp-xY6OGfwqgiI34B9uQTsS9D85qNuINSlSO4ZA/w640-h480/P1010028+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one found right beside it with a bit different detail. These are all over Europe hanging in cheery windows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o295IB57lJhO7zctcN5bUKH6GpkWkVlWR8V1fKcRwbbuKTkc2QSnQd68khPHSY8hACCr3I1OzW47VQSDR3Y3lei2IMAbn5BGHZ_frUHNWifQmdqbtWchXMc4EaYWpfPFF41cAFNak6g/s2048/P1010029+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o295IB57lJhO7zctcN5bUKH6GpkWkVlWR8V1fKcRwbbuKTkc2QSnQd68khPHSY8hACCr3I1OzW47VQSDR3Y3lei2IMAbn5BGHZ_frUHNWifQmdqbtWchXMc4EaYWpfPFF41cAFNak6g/w480-h640/P1010029+%25282%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPdtBp3x8eb5kSRdJcjUSyYPYNprCLq5kYsMv3k6urJwxQgnkN0VHkZUEiakLmCFxdqaGuiSh-7UnqiyEX_YO8gh-zM8ztuA31uwBXyo5OGVunBvE-X3fmhsY3BJVxpDYTvtfjWwHHAo/s1935/P1010015+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPdtBp3x8eb5kSRdJcjUSyYPYNprCLq5kYsMv3k6urJwxQgnkN0VHkZUEiakLmCFxdqaGuiSh-7UnqiyEX_YO8gh-zM8ztuA31uwBXyo5OGVunBvE-X3fmhsY3BJVxpDYTvtfjWwHHAo/w480-h640/P1010015+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I think I have scratched that itch for the next little while. It sure was fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y-XunIW8Iyyssor3H1B8ovDAIBz5gEQ6AAA6kkRNo5NsfmCuzT3XYlwQtsr32hjqL1YCT1NwN2U4z2zrSMxwVLJiMKXnCP8w_rVYfOLyUkdO0u4eTNM0wdMO8DH71RzEalRFMQ3I9tc/s1937/P1010017+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="1459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y-XunIW8Iyyssor3H1B8ovDAIBz5gEQ6AAA6kkRNo5NsfmCuzT3XYlwQtsr32hjqL1YCT1NwN2U4z2zrSMxwVLJiMKXnCP8w_rVYfOLyUkdO0u4eTNM0wdMO8DH71RzEalRFMQ3I9tc/w482-h640/P1010017+%25281%2529.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are all finding your own cures for all the madness. We are having the most surprising mild summer, though a crazy hard rain flooded the kitchen and called for a new roof. I consider myself lucky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I am so glad to see that the sidebar thumbnail photos are back when you post! Bravo! I thought they were gone forever! Unless I learn a solution, your email notifications when I post are soon gone from your email though. (sad face)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Take good care of yourselves out there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFb9M1H2qt_plAu7j7DYbwg5o1q8JDIthCtpfgXb9GchKJLnxk4uPMqBtgAjL4uutzWz2kPKKv48Y9JGJ1mbh638liiIz4lCVXQe20YGDk5737PD0kNWQMkzBiM5nQaC8i60qroqR2c8/s2048/P1010022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFb9M1H2qt_plAu7j7DYbwg5o1q8JDIthCtpfgXb9GchKJLnxk4uPMqBtgAjL4uutzWz2kPKKv48Y9JGJ1mbh638liiIz4lCVXQe20YGDk5737PD0kNWQMkzBiM5nQaC8i60qroqR2c8/w640-h480/P1010022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Join me at</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://followtheyellowbrickhome.com/all-about-home-link-party-102/"> Follow the Yellow Brick Home ~ All About Home</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.commonground-do.com/2021/07/mid-summer-inspiration-at-all-about.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Common Ground ~ All About Home</span></a></div><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-86301540105076659502021-06-18T15:44:00.003-06:002021-06-21T16:01:09.600-06:00Summer Still Life<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmg8m6Zui7sWObPdfop6-ENgMqunbnKGGPOk3Ca6ckNEKAxOvBq-oUfVGwodXs7lvRdi0Ylxo7rd5AbipRWT-9dhlwXqATHgYJcHuDy7yv_wFFhNGM9Dpe9nfUesBK8o-l3C_SkCFJTE/s2048/P1010053+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmg8m6Zui7sWObPdfop6-ENgMqunbnKGGPOk3Ca6ckNEKAxOvBq-oUfVGwodXs7lvRdi0Ylxo7rd5AbipRWT-9dhlwXqATHgYJcHuDy7yv_wFFhNGM9Dpe9nfUesBK8o-l3C_SkCFJTE/w480-h640/P1010053+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello friends! It's been a long journey since my last post in the middle of May when all the roses were blooming and the garden was so newly green. There was a grand and wonderful flush of visitors all throughout May as well, one after the other in streams. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbsAhkkDNUDzwfcSY9mjGz8PYzA4Ao1gkgcScRfSAF4UqOpPlYH14xoyzjXYljQXH6of2Ro0TWYjendw1BUTQgOTXH9R79_rOzz0Ur3dYojO-NkXnPXaZPLtTFkPPMSRM2MYkwf3u5AI/s2048/P1010042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbsAhkkDNUDzwfcSY9mjGz8PYzA4Ao1gkgcScRfSAF4UqOpPlYH14xoyzjXYljQXH6of2Ro0TWYjendw1BUTQgOTXH9R79_rOzz0Ur3dYojO-NkXnPXaZPLtTFkPPMSRM2MYkwf3u5AI/w480-h640/P1010042.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was lucky enough to take a little summer jaunt of my own to get a dose of that summer vacation feeling that we all can't wait to taste of almost any year, but especially this one. It had been so long that I had been on the open road that I found it exhausting on my return, and had to rest up for a long while after my short whirlwind holiday. But it was so good to see the vast horizon and the patiently waiting landscape after so long. I hardly stopped to take a picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUjGrGCbrmoxfEJYiTMn-AvvRhBpbzFKMLNhbOJcgN3kp9ujyuNN4C95N1NyKV7jfeFSh0UJtn6Vtw2ALhw9wOzSS1ELhcUpdwuA9ghw_sJ96EOGtY_b48-1RU-ImGzQsp5IX3733GGA/s1943/P1010065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUjGrGCbrmoxfEJYiTMn-AvvRhBpbzFKMLNhbOJcgN3kp9ujyuNN4C95N1NyKV7jfeFSh0UJtn6Vtw2ALhw9wOzSS1ELhcUpdwuA9ghw_sJ96EOGtY_b48-1RU-ImGzQsp5IX3733GGA/w466-h640/P1010065.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But now we are at the height of summer. And it is so hot here that I feel like I can't just keep saying it over and over again, but I can't seem to stop myself!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqP-0v_c69NBOZEjGPL_j-6tS8CwGpTSEP_5XU90C0KCzt6wSSdji1MwbIro7gDuqjxk-aBPoB__gk1_aQ9j5iahknFenz1AFPMVJLOeah08XGmmXMLWZG4XLGnSzsFnv2SdJOHWv2gs/s2048/P1010039+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqP-0v_c69NBOZEjGPL_j-6tS8CwGpTSEP_5XU90C0KCzt6wSSdji1MwbIro7gDuqjxk-aBPoB__gk1_aQ9j5iahknFenz1AFPMVJLOeah08XGmmXMLWZG4XLGnSzsFnv2SdJOHWv2gs/w480-h640/P1010039+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now this withered beauty is all that remains of our profusion of roses from spring. A small parched memory that itself will soon be gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_SbpcSrdNQRf1kL2ilZmTtKtSKJqk2WuFjxTAAeYf8ognGtH-65cqmi-nCkjg4_5ku2lk0f7NeeJlBmN9o2oY1SjidOF2417x4lfs4Uzm2gdb6B87AIhe1iLnL1wnGT0V34HH3MTeOo/s2048/P1010040+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_SbpcSrdNQRf1kL2ilZmTtKtSKJqk2WuFjxTAAeYf8ognGtH-65cqmi-nCkjg4_5ku2lk0f7NeeJlBmN9o2oY1SjidOF2417x4lfs4Uzm2gdb6B87AIhe1iLnL1wnGT0V34HH3MTeOo/w640-h480/P1010040+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now we have retreated to the still life of summertime. The house all shutterd and closed during the day like some Italian village house. I suddenly want to have those striped door curtains in front for a bit of old world romance. And there is a rather constant low hum and a strange quiet in the house all day. I know I am supposed to being doing something useful, but lately I just spend much of the day reading like the summer I was ten years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGiFdawY8cNRPS8QlTvBY609TLMigPAP9-KKKLj9Xq1Th6t94qi8tBf3CHGCpat-30JCqazgFtofThBwdQk9gpjLyOQKl6eb5XZzF3sacEaii2EXEWZncxhEwMQilgItW1fQM9Mc5t-k/s1956/P1010059+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGiFdawY8cNRPS8QlTvBY609TLMigPAP9-KKKLj9Xq1Th6t94qi8tBf3CHGCpat-30JCqazgFtofThBwdQk9gpjLyOQKl6eb5XZzF3sacEaii2EXEWZncxhEwMQilgItW1fQM9Mc5t-k/w482-h640/P1010059+%25281%2529.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The intense heat will abate eventually, and the silence will soon be broken by young voices. I'll be back to changing beds, and getting outside for more than early mornings and the memorable dusk of evenings. We will have the summer solstice in a couple of days, and a game next Saturday at the local ball park. It seems the year to make sure to get it all in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg9FM8Du_CmWA62PyDYqxQfLO_w-Lq0CPi4H2q_qcisPDwmV232KsOfztgOzZ5H60qFaKe7jp41ST5ByOrk3c9EQ1yeE89iEqZ0Cafb61TVJD_nf8Ctfe6cyxMKxgfXghY_uWntskhI8/s2048/P1010055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJg9FM8Du_CmWA62PyDYqxQfLO_w-Lq0CPi4H2q_qcisPDwmV232KsOfztgOzZ5H60qFaKe7jp41ST5ByOrk3c9EQ1yeE89iEqZ0Cafb61TVJD_nf8Ctfe6cyxMKxgfXghY_uWntskhI8/w480-h640/P1010055.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been a nice pause for shifting objects, straightening furniture, and freshening the linens. Making plans, and finding misplaced things. Appreciating them with new eyes the way you can do after travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3uXqtn2Z4ByIeFdhrr5Dbg_wlYKWjVs0XP4wFgUo5Yk_Tb1BJFNBzpD1qhNWcWomKAK3BMTJ0MdDTlEmoE7JvTdCC5unspQM55mSF-4BHDFH-Jvn6e6-RF-ZEx9pUWdC5wzImidIURo/s2048/P1010056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3uXqtn2Z4ByIeFdhrr5Dbg_wlYKWjVs0XP4wFgUo5Yk_Tb1BJFNBzpD1qhNWcWomKAK3BMTJ0MdDTlEmoE7JvTdCC5unspQM55mSF-4BHDFH-Jvn6e6-RF-ZEx9pUWdC5wzImidIURo/w480-h640/P1010056.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moving a few possesions on to someone else, while reminding yourself of what is still important. Sorting myself out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSkD7YLv9-j-HJJW3_DUmszM5kSPWPgqQ3XStHkAq2bbUeHKghJA7TRPTQBCRbQMrJu9TFiRG9ijHTlWJ9r_5OcQ95cdQcOi2idoDEXkw8aNbHbK5sqIvb0GVGY6rhWHe35jHJ7-Vcz4/s1799/P1010052+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1341" data-original-width="1799" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSkD7YLv9-j-HJJW3_DUmszM5kSPWPgqQ3XStHkAq2bbUeHKghJA7TRPTQBCRbQMrJu9TFiRG9ijHTlWJ9r_5OcQ95cdQcOi2idoDEXkw8aNbHbK5sqIvb0GVGY6rhWHe35jHJ7-Vcz4/w640-h478/P1010052+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dusting off the dogs, and adjusting a few more pitchers. . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsAuCKVfWfgysv0n_w2ea2Lg_3xjw_9kPn2UwmneUB0THQeuyJmldy4lt35RyghjG9M3nAKSMhTVWjJl9YAmbAHJqKOq-rb3sUrZKSO8zTsGPLo0PYM2XObTcUpxIdGHLbrk-CYCcJTQ/s2001/P1010054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2001" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsAuCKVfWfgysv0n_w2ea2Lg_3xjw_9kPn2UwmneUB0THQeuyJmldy4lt35RyghjG9M3nAKSMhTVWjJl9YAmbAHJqKOq-rb3sUrZKSO8zTsGPLo0PYM2XObTcUpxIdGHLbrk-CYCcJTQ/w640-h480/P1010054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuvMV8qp2q9HIokODFR13svqazTC2b37H4fmiBffbSiYJ2Xq6b-PWM3oQPQLXN5cilKyO-XwNL77AWxR9rElK2vjJ5n7OX-VtJIq_vzdkkAQuqHE7kZf5lS3itZFIFZsaR7MdmM1hU8Q/s1957/P1010045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuvMV8qp2q9HIokODFR13svqazTC2b37H4fmiBffbSiYJ2Xq6b-PWM3oQPQLXN5cilKyO-XwNL77AWxR9rElK2vjJ5n7OX-VtJIq_vzdkkAQuqHE7kZf5lS3itZFIFZsaR7MdmM1hU8Q/w480-h640/P1010045.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did the weeest bit of shopping when I was wayfaring and found something wonderful (as I knew I would). You can see it below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VoGw612-wuE1quydJRvlN9eyElDZ6nZ5Mp56hl9Wegxbvg5XPLp-vvV9K1E-5X4MBO6kOMxG22XWg5nd7EJQqR-7MS0qULBOCzqs7YjGPH2H4m5ltQGSOS08d6yUHaCUOZM5aYjFnxs/s2048/P1010037+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VoGw612-wuE1quydJRvlN9eyElDZ6nZ5Mp56hl9Wegxbvg5XPLp-vvV9K1E-5X4MBO6kOMxG22XWg5nd7EJQqR-7MS0qULBOCzqs7YjGPH2H4m5ltQGSOS08d6yUHaCUOZM5aYjFnxs/w480-h640/P1010037+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another sweet sampler to add to my collection of one. And a wonderful reminder. My own personal assignment, I think, for the beginning of this long hot summer yet to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJf-doteyZu5gozy3AL8eg1_hDE7Em_apmL7-FFVggpNdZczeHqX3h_n_sOMkG1Z0PZP-rkTljBFNMVISoDfgIWdaIdU-w2AfUgjJdbX7JTxxXF5ke5f947Nh7A_fTmmMi5ALfsqrV_A/s2048/P1010044+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJf-doteyZu5gozy3AL8eg1_hDE7Em_apmL7-FFVggpNdZczeHqX3h_n_sOMkG1Z0PZP-rkTljBFNMVISoDfgIWdaIdU-w2AfUgjJdbX7JTxxXF5ke5f947Nh7A_fTmmMi5ALfsqrV_A/w640-h480/P1010044+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhWVG6fY6tVOkm-aIaObJsmh6EWNa-os7ehyphenhyphenhsXeG7BbTfUCgIv_pdAVA44MxoQ9Js-l4PorKk3eaKmWp8rz48Fhn-L9w2h_WEfgmve_98jPBOO0ZzACEhJ220EM11qYxn4mo7OAc2Ek/s2048/P1010012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhWVG6fY6tVOkm-aIaObJsmh6EWNa-os7ehyphenhyphenhsXeG7BbTfUCgIv_pdAVA44MxoQ9Js-l4PorKk3eaKmWp8rz48Fhn-L9w2h_WEfgmve_98jPBOO0ZzACEhJ220EM11qYxn4mo7OAc2Ek/w480-h640/P1010012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always wanted to be one of those ladies with limitless garden roses of my own strewn all over the house. For one shining moment this week it all came true. Pinch me! Or rather stick me. Lots of thorns for all my pleasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOABD3Vsrq5jUOKZCp1mZ7UxshyphenhyphenoW1CjLU4DOFn3RHjWrHGIqzC1-mc2gv_jvXE5jjJttyiqAL6TUKjnRdtJnhJ0oCAHsYwz1hjV3Zz3HC-uyxQVqy-RyGdrarDVq6PALB86v9BWsG5U/s2048/P1010029+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOABD3Vsrq5jUOKZCp1mZ7UxshyphenhyphenoW1CjLU4DOFn3RHjWrHGIqzC1-mc2gv_jvXE5jjJttyiqAL6TUKjnRdtJnhJ0oCAHsYwz1hjV3Zz3HC-uyxQVqy-RyGdrarDVq6PALB86v9BWsG5U/w466-h640/P1010029+%25281%2529.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To my astonishment the bushes have run wildly exuberant this spring, so I put together an arrangement to show them off instead of having little vases everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yif_cxLD4X6UkSuIJx-hXkTUhsh_iPJdNbleNnMVUKimYleO9K5CUgnUPH2K9n2Ercmx2KY5WbaBjza7215s353QA54gzHKmCrRmfePGRlRA571QTTPVvQ3WiH2lakPOJXvNxDYxoe4/s2048/P1010006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yif_cxLD4X6UkSuIJx-hXkTUhsh_iPJdNbleNnMVUKimYleO9K5CUgnUPH2K9n2Ercmx2KY5WbaBjza7215s353QA54gzHKmCrRmfePGRlRA571QTTPVvQ3WiH2lakPOJXvNxDYxoe4/w480-h640/P1010006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pale pinks are David Austin Bride's Dream. They are more white than pink this year so they probably need something. Any ideas? The others are David Austin Lichfield Angel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjujJm5-LalHDHR8d-ZFFCOYV2Kv0eNTH_OjihaMyojwwBMC2Sd8UsKksQQKKyuwH-XHZ0AxLjvDGdlcVHSVb-PBPml2-FpwuRvd36r3sYsYn7xKtBOVhPbUJtkwz3x5QA30Blz1YW4w/s2048/P1010009+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjujJm5-LalHDHR8d-ZFFCOYV2Kv0eNTH_OjihaMyojwwBMC2Sd8UsKksQQKKyuwH-XHZ0AxLjvDGdlcVHSVb-PBPml2-FpwuRvd36r3sYsYn7xKtBOVhPbUJtkwz3x5QA30Blz1YW4w/w480-h640/P1010009+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to do a serious impromptu prune of the Angels as they were swamping the Dreamers. Here they have arranged themselves. I just love the free and loose nature of homegrown roses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-sK0PlsXu9ofpckv2emcjOhwGxu93VblQrej5s6JZ5a1arDv3OjabEPzNVBB6roUAEHK6C2Zf4Z1kQ1W8X_rQfut2Qo1-sHIKQNALZPWll3nmphkRyvNaRg1S7KAZxLXam-_nuGpKXk/s2048/P1010003+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2048" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-sK0PlsXu9ofpckv2emcjOhwGxu93VblQrej5s6JZ5a1arDv3OjabEPzNVBB6roUAEHK6C2Zf4Z1kQ1W8X_rQfut2Qo1-sHIKQNALZPWll3nmphkRyvNaRg1S7KAZxLXam-_nuGpKXk/w640-h476/P1010003+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little shelf was happy to get a bit of a dust off and something new to wear for the season. Long overdue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTR_8R52acn-V3yLWTXVOyS4UYRd3ukcMlmQAC5h6u1DbOOVY4FEEGg4id_clFXjHT90vPssr07Fcm9JPrrir-vKFZC6tNs8UjV2ucszpI32Jhd9dXrlukz_h7P1bynjPv5FVHOPdMjU/s2048/P1010031+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTR_8R52acn-V3yLWTXVOyS4UYRd3ukcMlmQAC5h6u1DbOOVY4FEEGg4id_clFXjHT90vPssr07Fcm9JPrrir-vKFZC6tNs8UjV2ucszpI32Jhd9dXrlukz_h7P1bynjPv5FVHOPdMjU/w480-h640/P1010031+%25281%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like "chopping wood warms you twice", I have gotten an all day high from first picking the blooms early in the morning, then the pleasure of arranging a display for them, and finally seeing what emerged from the camera after. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRpsv6Hhv6PR2RkN9m7nmoaHxW6qIlgyB-uueqNH-CwOSyASuVxuG_qWkPuASxVJ6hGTp9RUtDYlsKaXIpcfCSX-8SxRKvmULt9Uvz8itER5tDCvMQ-4bNGcbEqeTfN3Mdj86XQhw6I/s2048/P1010011+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrRpsv6Hhv6PR2RkN9m7nmoaHxW6qIlgyB-uueqNH-CwOSyASuVxuG_qWkPuASxVJ6hGTp9RUtDYlsKaXIpcfCSX-8SxRKvmULt9Uvz8itER5tDCvMQ-4bNGcbEqeTfN3Mdj86XQhw6I/w640-h480/P1010011+%25281%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So happy to share with you! I hope my romancing the roses brings a little lift to you too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7LC4hL7V9BZoONDHZdwk1Pk3z_KNxHgKIkmNttdh4-Z0gwK2-N70EQlr0tS_o73a5oE2fnmeHdE6VoRG4wUSuOa7EK6_XJhgLMhpjL8N8imbmJDMk7hmbiVU-E1SSiNlKJkJVWendyc/s2048/P1010002+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7LC4hL7V9BZoONDHZdwk1Pk3z_KNxHgKIkmNttdh4-Z0gwK2-N70EQlr0tS_o73a5oE2fnmeHdE6VoRG4wUSuOa7EK6_XJhgLMhpjL8N8imbmJDMk7hmbiVU-E1SSiNlKJkJVWendyc/w490-h640/P1010002+%25281%2529.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECrA3C767hXu5HJqIhu4dqtUV0IF4tdbCp5F96nzYx_KQeMw_SsG1Ajk6LdBfTvDKuJxxgWnhK5pHUHiJF8QPUsVR0KtdDvgFPWYhJOFWpfoREPsMqPLg3bcwRnyRQEdLjOScQ0r-UyY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiECrA3C767hXu5HJqIhu4dqtUV0IF4tdbCp5F96nzYx_KQeMw_SsG1Ajk6LdBfTvDKuJxxgWnhK5pHUHiJF8QPUsVR0KtdDvgFPWYhJOFWpfoREPsMqPLg3bcwRnyRQEdLjOScQ0r-UyY/w467-h640/image.png" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sometimes get philosophical on Mother's Day. That's what overthinkers do! I am lucky to have some of my many children visiting from afar this year. But the looking back refers to a visit to former moments from this blog that I have gathered for the occasion, with links.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAFdTypUA_VqY-XR3haaLMVcfbhJCiq1ZQ3bTAgAnzC5omqoFclOaV0R8Ipxi1JepoIFtuZ83qfvPUirwDCtU8u-EsaVS81UtSyMYIcpkJYt7JsWTKzVRy_DnM22meBvRVKrQZH4uhE0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAFdTypUA_VqY-XR3haaLMVcfbhJCiq1ZQ3bTAgAnzC5omqoFclOaV0R8Ipxi1JepoIFtuZ83qfvPUirwDCtU8u-EsaVS81UtSyMYIcpkJYt7JsWTKzVRy_DnM22meBvRVKrQZH4uhE0/w477-h640/image.png" width="477" /></a></div><br />I share what I was thinking at the time in <a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2018/05/roses-for-you-on-mothers-day.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Roses For You On Mother's Day" </span></a>in this one from 2018. Really not so very long ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKdyZEVGFg7qZs_R5HPZJ9s31dwyGtkhXUyNnhsUg0h3fSRPbD9L_ECnfMHSj-eVMfMZ7qbLB5YsoWmOLuYGw0QOh2_2FI7QvPwNI-XwrRbiEthWAYUgAHJo4ISCOdgGyTInXZS5B8_k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKdyZEVGFg7qZs_R5HPZJ9s31dwyGtkhXUyNnhsUg0h3fSRPbD9L_ECnfMHSj-eVMfMZ7qbLB5YsoWmOLuYGw0QOh2_2FI7QvPwNI-XwrRbiEthWAYUgAHJo4ISCOdgGyTInXZS5B8_k/w480-h640/image.png" width="480" /></a></div><br />Another, from a little further back in 2013 features viburnum and stocks in "<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://getcottage.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-white-bouquet-for-mothers-day.html">A White Bouquet For Mother's Day."</a></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaDB9HJj-j2EBSMvHtPIe3wW3I9IV063gI7JtC2FpbvDFyYZNjQXYxDSpwLblNxBE2dH6j6AP5KjXzKtNlrcy8DgrIY12p7Vq0_Mog54xBisadTfl27SGdygL7xtLcpqgixsG_V8gad0/s1895/P1010002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="1421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaDB9HJj-j2EBSMvHtPIe3wW3I9IV063gI7JtC2FpbvDFyYZNjQXYxDSpwLblNxBE2dH6j6AP5KjXzKtNlrcy8DgrIY12p7Vq0_Mog54xBisadTfl27SGdygL7xtLcpqgixsG_V8gad0/w480-h640/P1010002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello Friends! I hope the spring weather is being good to you! Early spring is a mild time of the year in Central New Mexico for us. Albuquerque is in the high desert. Warmer and dryer than Santa Fe and Northern NM year round. It's invigorating to finally see some green and bloom here before the real heat sets in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvMbR6LEDBHDukrS5EzC5QlSyzmBYxX_VfrI34vIwOy8tcXFZebDNAwp41Fa7d4gPVOYz4fso4GAD7CGwCmbC7h1LmKqvuCm0uKuL_0RHI5JGMxyrXvCVW_rNUYLx1WmO3m8ARNX-Too/s1652/P1010001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvMbR6LEDBHDukrS5EzC5QlSyzmBYxX_VfrI34vIwOy8tcXFZebDNAwp41Fa7d4gPVOYz4fso4GAD7CGwCmbC7h1LmKqvuCm0uKuL_0RHI5JGMxyrXvCVW_rNUYLx1WmO3m8ARNX-Too/w478-h640/P1010001.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sunny front of our little brown house just bakes in the summer. There is a bit of ivy clinging to the shady north wall, and it's easy enough to keep a few potted flowers going out here throughout the season if you stay on top of things. So far this purple delphinium is doing very well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi766WLWM1_N7TOGiJVY4DWsdPqXaNcE74f3g6Ufpm74PqNwhtgVikYHDmJ4PxJdXyTHWR14xNFif10pjfrZCCPwM6r15QCYGZmP41T9u7Tc4hsUlETOv16hqPrg1dePxrNzIyQjQAFr2M/s2048/P1010003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi766WLWM1_N7TOGiJVY4DWsdPqXaNcE74f3g6Ufpm74PqNwhtgVikYHDmJ4PxJdXyTHWR14xNFif10pjfrZCCPwM6r15QCYGZmP41T9u7Tc4hsUlETOv16hqPrg1dePxrNzIyQjQAFr2M/w480-h640/P1010003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to keep a couple of mixed flower pots alive at the front entrance. The location assures that they get attention the minute they need it. For me it's "out of sight, out of mind" when it comes to growing things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXeGq6RJ94u8Akuio5ZP0-qJnUXXQAIDh1Wn2kXzlVyyrTvZ622SMaHsaKUUDURHaVnvhCS0xLmCiGs9Qs26_K3a-xwGdHqE7OBGnjZTwNtz4YSiU7-sENstyLMXqdmseB-tt80koRPQ/s1909/P1010004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlXeGq6RJ94u8Akuio5ZP0-qJnUXXQAIDh1Wn2kXzlVyyrTvZ622SMaHsaKUUDURHaVnvhCS0xLmCiGs9Qs26_K3a-xwGdHqE7OBGnjZTwNtz4YSiU7-sENstyLMXqdmseB-tt80koRPQ/w470-h640/P1010004.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But step through the garden gate and we have a little different story. . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievnmRXzRutIY2I2oIpzk-pyucB5ztQ9y1I9LhMV3iiwQ6kkq0Ipnqcx5x9OXwp1WFwj3NirjHpNQHDIL32RA9ckaNAXnZ4GhphE0fA6POeurnmJuLwxtP5gEGmSUDDya6gFZmxc2MJoM/s1901/P1010063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1901" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievnmRXzRutIY2I2oIpzk-pyucB5ztQ9y1I9LhMV3iiwQ6kkq0Ipnqcx5x9OXwp1WFwj3NirjHpNQHDIL32RA9ckaNAXnZ4GhphE0fA6POeurnmJuLwxtP5gEGmSUDDya6gFZmxc2MJoM/w640-h480/P1010063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tall poplar trees and grass provide a substantially cooler environment just a few steps away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMZnnDdV1i7fKrGCO7fc2drGgKIMs5L9tJcx2umdRujkdknZWhUoxedCh1kqt9moDZB0uAL_Fv68dzshkj0jIxBeyZjMBfq_XDBuILwpAMh5BI9NjdVyuAduQRYQNKVCeEGecdnAOJ0o/s2048/P1010059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMZnnDdV1i7fKrGCO7fc2drGgKIMs5L9tJcx2umdRujkdknZWhUoxedCh1kqt9moDZB0uAL_Fv68dzshkj0jIxBeyZjMBfq_XDBuILwpAMh5BI9NjdVyuAduQRYQNKVCeEGecdnAOJ0o/w480-h640/P1010059.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a busy visiting weekend for us to kick off all the warm weekends to come, so I did just a bit of easy dressing up of a few sitting areas around the lawn ahead of time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR78KJNLAB3XEr_Q00hHgCvjZEHwTzoM7KTqHRTAddiUDFVQxGYXVOdVkJtjN5dnEvVfA5zynprfGIOrLxe7fElDblVMxKgsv3Vr4MSWN9CkXGpBT04AOrsK-10FUPlHVETe7oteiadZo/s1889/P1010009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="1417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR78KJNLAB3XEr_Q00hHgCvjZEHwTzoM7KTqHRTAddiUDFVQxGYXVOdVkJtjN5dnEvVfA5zynprfGIOrLxe7fElDblVMxKgsv3Vr4MSWN9CkXGpBT04AOrsK-10FUPlHVETe7oteiadZo/w480-h640/P1010009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got our first rose in bloom on May Day just in time for the weekend. Tea roses are pretty leggy, but the scent is divine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillII_97AHNUG3JrA7naoLrDzAlG1V1UAbE9glEBWVHMkOhB7SSVqHcaBh4zkRANHBgmvFGEqlrSH0tLTJJ8rdkQXsIMRN7rtEw9QOfmYujn2JaxuXjHVVNTJi6Xv2Rn-lmczGdfKUUdM/s1952/P1010048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="1477" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillII_97AHNUG3JrA7naoLrDzAlG1V1UAbE9glEBWVHMkOhB7SSVqHcaBh4zkRANHBgmvFGEqlrSH0tLTJJ8rdkQXsIMRN7rtEw9QOfmYujn2JaxuXjHVVNTJi6Xv2Rn-lmczGdfKUUdM/w484-h640/P1010048.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep a few pots in the rose bed for interest and ease, and to fill things out. I love vintage garden urns and pots and buckets and cans. They get tucked in everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oAfj1kbktmcJo1OMRn1uUN-dZfGdR-Hp6sdpkF6HDLRr2ESecmWVTc-tJcU9QSOKu2s6uf_nT9fHd-I1xOLDLZPb7_lEPyds09pigoJegeUxD7GMC7Q9Kq37SfzgqfFh15gqs7wYa6U/s1817/P1010014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oAfj1kbktmcJo1OMRn1uUN-dZfGdR-Hp6sdpkF6HDLRr2ESecmWVTc-tJcU9QSOKu2s6uf_nT9fHd-I1xOLDLZPb7_lEPyds09pigoJegeUxD7GMC7Q9Kq37SfzgqfFh15gqs7wYa6U/w476-h640/P1010014.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one got a bit of alyssum tucked inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZyCwWOZ9HUFf5DfVzZVdSXaqOzcaE7YE-Bs7mpPFTADVY9b_CC2ORzLT922emk27ZtszBFPkDCdFWTl_VmuUFhYkumzEGsqOQz_cQRcl9N733pS1Ao7HuU2dzjhHspNCFkI31bSueuw/s2048/P1010020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1506" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZyCwWOZ9HUFf5DfVzZVdSXaqOzcaE7YE-Bs7mpPFTADVY9b_CC2ORzLT922emk27ZtszBFPkDCdFWTl_VmuUFhYkumzEGsqOQz_cQRcl9N733pS1Ao7HuU2dzjhHspNCFkI31bSueuw/w470-h640/P1010020.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the roses are all in bud. One of my old favorite trellises is on it's last legs, having already lost its top portion. I found it in very vintage condition to begin with. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM00agHvD8MdjABNBNwmgCzml3cMvuI15DOl5Px6wq6Yy_t7cZbp_GgBY8DReMdBs6TXbg5J8UT5CLkWL8YzLfBAWdFw_1nMJj2nveQoiZBxKmliA3_QwjzJ8NXba-T-taIUbNlvMV-Q/s2048/P1010018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggM00agHvD8MdjABNBNwmgCzml3cMvuI15DOl5Px6wq6Yy_t7cZbp_GgBY8DReMdBs6TXbg5J8UT5CLkWL8YzLfBAWdFw_1nMJj2nveQoiZBxKmliA3_QwjzJ8NXba-T-taIUbNlvMV-Q/w640-h480/P1010018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first peace rose of the season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMhn3eDqb4Rs-6Mzc6IXPFg1b9k0SSw7BqkYK5xga9W2sYQh2F-gpjaiEJA9z52mBCc-4gina5zf-JrOp7Ijbuup3s2RImfzv4BpSDWvpdsVkMAQDuSU342gITdrCjZIixkEdN0MgYP4/s2048/P1010029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMhn3eDqb4Rs-6Mzc6IXPFg1b9k0SSw7BqkYK5xga9W2sYQh2F-gpjaiEJA9z52mBCc-4gina5zf-JrOp7Ijbuup3s2RImfzv4BpSDWvpdsVkMAQDuSU342gITdrCjZIixkEdN0MgYP4/w480-h640/P1010029.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cement urns and watering cans, and most of the outdoor furniture are flea market finds. One of my favorite things to hunt for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUCUt2lIHcxvAoHeojUyZ9Wgqjql03BXSKrgL3j4RkPFvGjbXamRkYzSs6BqwgZ9gRUWa4JF9m3PAm71EbeEfoUle7tOT19X10bQvXXwUtQjrP3X55WGt_JLYcVQWWVDgKtd1XPz802g/s1732/P1010016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1312" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUCUt2lIHcxvAoHeojUyZ9Wgqjql03BXSKrgL3j4RkPFvGjbXamRkYzSs6BqwgZ9gRUWa4JF9m3PAm71EbeEfoUle7tOT19X10bQvXXwUtQjrP3X55WGt_JLYcVQWWVDgKtd1XPz802g/w484-h640/P1010016.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dYZLKMXIe23oNuOJpoeoHEmkhTK4jp3meoshCkbHjZl7d2VDgc4nTjYhM0meIFEUGmivdOXsLbsZRPakvoAay-pq3UTwvp1kUrvRSOakOzdsgqWUhf5PwvwRqZT3ehcTrl3z4G2PiF4/s2048/P1010031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dYZLKMXIe23oNuOJpoeoHEmkhTK4jp3meoshCkbHjZl7d2VDgc4nTjYhM0meIFEUGmivdOXsLbsZRPakvoAay-pq3UTwvp1kUrvRSOakOzdsgqWUhf5PwvwRqZT3ehcTrl3z4G2PiF4/w480-h640/P1010031.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mubfhnofEUtzwg-cRHT7MUC6YiaPjwWD5hh9HO1OQkwwEfESzUY9ELNdrqe7WnLlA0CdA602W-W3p2iSSWfG0-XM6miOWkUg5Fc_jQKJLc2YXYjR_wXf-daz7rAJ9umnV7G1QncXaNc/s2048/P1010027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mubfhnofEUtzwg-cRHT7MUC6YiaPjwWD5hh9HO1OQkwwEfESzUY9ELNdrqe7WnLlA0CdA602W-W3p2iSSWfG0-XM6miOWkUg5Fc_jQKJLc2YXYjR_wXf-daz7rAJ9umnV7G1QncXaNc/w480-h640/P1010027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still a few cement pots to fill!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_BGdPfY_GI8l-MPFmkGMN1tIUJwtCbA5UVzHo1LUkmL7UpqzWcR-qfcNT4m7u-Ty8hyOyVlu2AQHSdNY8DESbDA6K0lQe42hQWNgpBtP_HdD3iLZLmd4nFeOXMtR8HyqXLxULrHppUg/s2047/P1010044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_BGdPfY_GI8l-MPFmkGMN1tIUJwtCbA5UVzHo1LUkmL7UpqzWcR-qfcNT4m7u-Ty8hyOyVlu2AQHSdNY8DESbDA6K0lQe42hQWNgpBtP_HdD3iLZLmd4nFeOXMtR8HyqXLxULrHppUg/w480-h640/P1010044.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love old garden gates and fences too! They keep things interesting when there's not much growing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY38mgLzSV92jfpVYlcXe9bEBapAJDwVUQvzJjve5be2vqFIyC_FBPkRP9ZxhXL5J3qb830y6GIDde2Z_2lOad_Usz0FkRZGdlvuxojAe8zlhegUGqA4kmwry3RQrr3l9Gim9oDqxaAQ/s2048/P1010035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY38mgLzSV92jfpVYlcXe9bEBapAJDwVUQvzJjve5be2vqFIyC_FBPkRP9ZxhXL5J3qb830y6GIDde2Z_2lOad_Usz0FkRZGdlvuxojAe8zlhegUGqA4kmwry3RQrr3l9Gim9oDqxaAQ/w480-h640/P1010035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The delphinium did so well out front that I got another one! Love it in white. And this chippy old pot is another flea market find. I have managed to collect quite a few over time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qFNM0vNdO4BocXWPCj7noUeF18Wrq3HprpuF8TNiYAj6QAWDKcFTIEWlxuNBsoJVOIKRClaP9aBiLATHaIDp25PUIMUvBcvy1ed26u0coeqdji8j0y6LN1D0jnvV5EdVyvt7G9xfcGM/s2048/P1010037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qFNM0vNdO4BocXWPCj7noUeF18Wrq3HprpuF8TNiYAj6QAWDKcFTIEWlxuNBsoJVOIKRClaP9aBiLATHaIDp25PUIMUvBcvy1ed26u0coeqdji8j0y6LN1D0jnvV5EdVyvt7G9xfcGM/w474-h640/P1010037.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage metal garden chairs are great to mix and match. . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddoxnl3H21agKzdSo37Z_yDiJzpNkorTEi5Zo0Kny6L_hLejXVIl4cJX1ioAtsRQLJbBE6xOP38bhAfyl3wn7hw4qpQQO51wRBi9i8-Rl0X9dFWhX0wSVqXE1pkBpWRjMXW2dDgpy8rM/s2048/P1010033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddoxnl3H21agKzdSo37Z_yDiJzpNkorTEi5Zo0Kny6L_hLejXVIl4cJX1ioAtsRQLJbBE6xOP38bhAfyl3wn7hw4qpQQO51wRBi9i8-Rl0X9dFWhX0wSVqXE1pkBpWRjMXW2dDgpy8rM/w480-h640/P1010033.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_394e6Te-m916Ljbt_f6AxoA2b7gRNOmz8O64hnlTDZ7G5dN6Gseir3uZJg2S-ckc9ZEAv_XuvJeyjGfVRFnxH4NvKHcpVilDPWHS2Wh-C60t2H1edBqI1IejWoGOGA8iMXQsfKVK-2E/s2048/P1010038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_394e6Te-m916Ljbt_f6AxoA2b7gRNOmz8O64hnlTDZ7G5dN6Gseir3uZJg2S-ckc9ZEAv_XuvJeyjGfVRFnxH4NvKHcpVilDPWHS2Wh-C60t2H1edBqI1IejWoGOGA8iMXQsfKVK-2E/w480-h640/P1010038.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little Marguerite daisy is popping up from last year. So cheery!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST0b9ZbbJzOYPNGPU13k5ptEGY_ZqjL-yaaWClHp4JVikFJnqpAaxR0NIbFw3D7gOzf0rUySZmLlVgy7CWZKCi-MJA84dj3jKh3ACgyZENrGbMxoZVC4-hcAwFgBuxTik1tiNS7ZAM8s/s1984/P1010053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhST0b9ZbbJzOYPNGPU13k5ptEGY_ZqjL-yaaWClHp4JVikFJnqpAaxR0NIbFw3D7gOzf0rUySZmLlVgy7CWZKCi-MJA84dj3jKh3ACgyZENrGbMxoZVC4-hcAwFgBuxTik1tiNS7ZAM8s/w470-h640/P1010053.JPG" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another garden table standing by when needed....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv0FPI9XyQFiJFHNSMm4a6lMZpzoUXYdhORZN9AhwCmJ78Zv947qO_cb4DNQmB5UIhd5QvoHyPShfNQ4gi_-1w34OfgbcisneTduONKYJuw6SNnGA4M8hhhzCJHA1iEBdzrDABfXEnFY/s2048/P1010040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv0FPI9XyQFiJFHNSMm4a6lMZpzoUXYdhORZN9AhwCmJ78Zv947qO_cb4DNQmB5UIhd5QvoHyPShfNQ4gi_-1w34OfgbcisneTduONKYJuw6SNnGA4M8hhhzCJHA1iEBdzrDABfXEnFY/w480-h640/P1010040.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little boxwood shrub is drought tolerant and easy care, but also gives a little height to this bed too. For this weekend I merely plopped it in a pot with it's platic nursery pot, but it will do better planted in permanently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijae2d708xNJFvp3OeKI1iscWzUzgmrRpYSByybXUuj6eUe0HOCGPcVHlw2l2VF2YuVGbyN1t39BY6mfLefaDvlTtLvNRaiCoe04d6RYeycx7lBFSsMD9qunsMJhGcg89cxcJw5hyphenhyphenOIts/s1909/P1010052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1909" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijae2d708xNJFvp3OeKI1iscWzUzgmrRpYSByybXUuj6eUe0HOCGPcVHlw2l2VF2YuVGbyN1t39BY6mfLefaDvlTtLvNRaiCoe04d6RYeycx7lBFSsMD9qunsMJhGcg89cxcJw5hyphenhyphenOIts/w640-h460/P1010052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FjkQaC79ufd66UL2hjkQPsdBzLIRW6yApVvC52lmgMZFNpGXJ3zNJvSZKs4XdkJu8nSvfRLTNSPsWZVJqrs7X-Prg8FXixtT7r59ec6QMMy8Tg8P3ay17I2kwOVGhW1V0U7tXVSotEw/s1985/P1010057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="1489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FjkQaC79ufd66UL2hjkQPsdBzLIRW6yApVvC52lmgMZFNpGXJ3zNJvSZKs4XdkJu8nSvfRLTNSPsWZVJqrs7X-Prg8FXixtT7r59ec6QMMy8Tg8P3ay17I2kwOVGhW1V0U7tXVSotEw/w480-h640/P1010057.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a couple of visiting dogs running through the yard with our human visitors. And Bocce Ball is a sort of ongoing thing this time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvEAfSppHnp5kFup0q3yRbPuPGhCgrMES8dZTMcVeBvW38znvoKI6X-m2GNFzdMkr5S-VNrcBjvEqkOnzecVyef_k_sCpbmy_begV4_aK_ho53WPup6JNM-Rwpoyfj139PoQStnxEtEk/s2048/P1010023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="2048" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvEAfSppHnp5kFup0q3yRbPuPGhCgrMES8dZTMcVeBvW38znvoKI6X-m2GNFzdMkr5S-VNrcBjvEqkOnzecVyef_k_sCpbmy_begV4_aK_ho53WPup6JNM-Rwpoyfj139PoQStnxEtEk/w640-h472/P1010023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the viburnum is blooming! Too bad we can't have snowballs all year long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiywR1e1k41CuDaAW_is_Fq8U6OBQTc_HAwRl6I6r4-ZwwK77VDOfV-7FVZ1vLiuu0A76tgRljdZXL6YJcEUZTuTt_mSexIdXZo6yIUXu2PnYtsa-OoOgdr5dNtzg6iWBjxAOKUXvthY/s2048/P1010011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiywR1e1k41CuDaAW_is_Fq8U6OBQTc_HAwRl6I6r4-ZwwK77VDOfV-7FVZ1vLiuu0A76tgRljdZXL6YJcEUZTuTt_mSexIdXZo6yIUXu2PnYtsa-OoOgdr5dNtzg6iWBjxAOKUXvthY/w480-h640/P1010011.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be green and coolish for another month before the serious heat sets in. But even after the spring bloom is over, the early mornings and evenings are a luscious time of day to sit out on the lawn under the trees and listen to the birds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Many happy May Days to you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjnThHiO9TLZ4yGMiotiL6kW_fK2AfuP4ZuDVo6FRQnBLKcYDN4LZit9DP7za1m6VjCJ39fpQqX7k9llSVNj_cvINkDzKCL0AmBVEqiaM1kIGmAOXoiWCkWN72p8lgjKTaF9jAgweMuQ/s1931/P1010050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="1449" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjnThHiO9TLZ4yGMiotiL6kW_fK2AfuP4ZuDVo6FRQnBLKcYDN4LZit9DP7za1m6VjCJ39fpQqX7k9llSVNj_cvINkDzKCL0AmBVEqiaM1kIGmAOXoiWCkWN72p8lgjKTaF9jAgweMuQ/w480-h640/P1010050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-39110948763344006732021-04-27T00:02:00.004-06:002021-04-27T11:36:23.624-06:00The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9WDEDU3WX6MrSggk7i6FS7X5eUpwq4Obd5XVcECmiYxe6sfxF1-YzqQpnyFsYz6eDuet8wCGqK_8ZfrtTgUzfOwZSBaFAAohjrteEsqY1lCJG0UL5kzEm7oD_cvEoomUcPMy2Ass6kI/s2048/20210421_101710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9WDEDU3WX6MrSggk7i6FS7X5eUpwq4Obd5XVcECmiYxe6sfxF1-YzqQpnyFsYz6eDuet8wCGqK_8ZfrtTgUzfOwZSBaFAAohjrteEsqY1lCJG0UL5kzEm7oD_cvEoomUcPMy2Ass6kI/w640-h480/20210421_101710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sky above the gardens this day matched my mood, but it also kept the afternoon from becoming too hot. Seventy-eight acres of natural woodland and wide open meadows returned my gaze at the entrance, and I had never before seen such a spectacular field of California poppies staring right back at me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0lxAZGhGPd-XSPSoKp6CWwt3Gkj7HBkGPzpM40cyQ0avKVTV_4SpP7PpAug8jUU-FIYvYgCM4Uj3vTY_xZ4rp8aOWNotH4Fzm6786L6zLoM0WwO_Sz9zT7GqJJiMl3YGsQRmCxvLAns/s2048/20210421_101913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0lxAZGhGPd-XSPSoKp6CWwt3Gkj7HBkGPzpM40cyQ0avKVTV_4SpP7PpAug8jUU-FIYvYgCM4Uj3vTY_xZ4rp8aOWNotH4Fzm6786L6zLoM0WwO_Sz9zT7GqJJiMl3YGsQRmCxvLAns/w640-h480/20210421_101913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having never visited, I had my expectations. But as <a href="https://www.sbbg.org/"><span style="font-size: large;">The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens</span></a> website explains, the native garden is not "just another place with open space and pretty flowers." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPlxm5tsiXFL82La7VFBP_LMx39fV6OH1wPNYKKWRQNnKYIxCxjuKlY52zCwB1UsloRIv_u7shwJO0xTF5M40ImPLeYPny5G_hIRkphFXm1UKRBpjVUnTIfVFlWOmMTgirBYxmZn74Qg/s2048/20210421_104412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPlxm5tsiXFL82La7VFBP_LMx39fV6OH1wPNYKKWRQNnKYIxCxjuKlY52zCwB1UsloRIv_u7shwJO0xTF5M40ImPLeYPny5G_hIRkphFXm1UKRBpjVUnTIfVFlWOmMTgirBYxmZn74Qg/w480-h640/20210421_104412.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is the sort of place to wander: an invitation to meditation, or education, or both. And almost involuntarily, I gave myself over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY44vRAhaajSG-4OqsN5RQ_P5UfcvlgL1c6RNCghkGUpYduGalaXJuWDEuM4dOV9pMGZljeik165tLGGZRyjJnM63FYhnh4X6f1aQ8lwQ_sAk3B6thjkuIu6UffQdcTeBxs3M_-Y5hpA/s2048/20210421_103726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheY44vRAhaajSG-4OqsN5RQ_P5UfcvlgL1c6RNCghkGUpYduGalaXJuWDEuM4dOV9pMGZljeik165tLGGZRyjJnM63FYhnh4X6f1aQ8lwQ_sAk3B6thjkuIu6UffQdcTeBxs3M_-Y5hpA/w488-h640/20210421_103726.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKPsfkE6q2DKWpP0TAkNg5_qfcmAZQBKW17qSTSjrL6UG3zCsnnrD_tc3ASghn-tntFgneQt7Xy74NH2BuDLIYqkOHdcVTnnFWA3EPf3qQyxPijb0LQvMDgTFeJ53cmQTriASn-5Gipk/s2048/20210421_110205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKPsfkE6q2DKWpP0TAkNg5_qfcmAZQBKW17qSTSjrL6UG3zCsnnrD_tc3ASghn-tntFgneQt7Xy74NH2BuDLIYqkOHdcVTnnFWA3EPf3qQyxPijb0LQvMDgTFeJ53cmQTriASn-5Gipk/w640-h480/20210421_110205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had gone on a whim, as some of the best jaunts begin. The parking was impossible. Why so busy on a random Wednesday morning?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8prnR3DmIyKa_zl-PAwGLiPFPx4IywBQYJZs8dZoiLE7gWHbKld0YD7GW4R0lqMkEF3cwhoIqWD_QkbcF6WY4OiVN1QGXEsVioBp5fvB32v1zoN17duSLNa7mP5Mtr1r4cbT43nXwWVs/s2048/20210421_102016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8prnR3DmIyKa_zl-PAwGLiPFPx4IywBQYJZs8dZoiLE7gWHbKld0YD7GW4R0lqMkEF3cwhoIqWD_QkbcF6WY4OiVN1QGXEsVioBp5fvB32v1zoN17duSLNa7mP5Mtr1r4cbT43nXwWVs/w640-h480/20210421_102016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turns out it was Senior Day with no entrance fee! But as we moved past the entering crowd, the winding paths and secret spaces opened themselves up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkr93NByK3aBILac7XQxl5xnrOBFe8kCKXHMZu_1EKPWhbD7vf9kHK8RWhjO2KEB8CQgesSN0SlXh2ylgivBnN8oIaY259Y7b1XBoQ-37TG04vyYQNM67d1dQvUrGZmqUuZlY2H5WPjU/s2048/20210421_102558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkr93NByK3aBILac7XQxl5xnrOBFe8kCKXHMZu_1EKPWhbD7vf9kHK8RWhjO2KEB8CQgesSN0SlXh2ylgivBnN8oIaY259Y7b1XBoQ-37TG04vyYQNM67d1dQvUrGZmqUuZlY2H5WPjU/w640-h480/20210421_102558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but this less than sharp photo makes me want to try my hand at an impressionistic painting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT48zgZ9Wk8A8tRqYXLX_VqXsoNWMWvFeRnYu3crfz3KAvWTexSt6lUw8AGWor2eqgpoKG7B1zGYzxjxI6emB2dGwrRNWVC4glrU2cCO37w0qnwnH2kxMfNJJapF1ECGVyv549J1wmuvg/s2048/20210421_101756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT48zgZ9Wk8A8tRqYXLX_VqXsoNWMWvFeRnYu3crfz3KAvWTexSt6lUw8AGWor2eqgpoKG7B1zGYzxjxI6emB2dGwrRNWVC4glrU2cCO37w0qnwnH2kxMfNJJapF1ECGVyv549J1wmuvg/w480-h640/20210421_101756.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="1423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcSZxcmfFmlYmURdzY0UeyMHxq9aTg0Qvt2AkraGeAy3rsyUMTbx-DiMxHf7heeulKzGl1WnWSdBzcR84HeE4B9SRwas6E3FVj-kIJeks0RhPJozgVKivSMwoNzh3cuJ9VIH-LTh46Cw/w464-h640/P1010221.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello friends! It's been a long while between posts for me here. I have been folded up into my own snug cocoon for the long winter months and feel like spring has finally awakened me a little. I have needed the rest and haven't minded the general isolation of our times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGGFujXVbfHc3-Q1FfefJ9d_DK6zMWNGf9Qp2rYfjXiKvcwFPrqxiR6zyeUdKcyJUXATiKlWOi3y5nr7zenmMYFODOcFt-AZ-d-pelZGGcNSvDpxA4p0kel3VrlN_AiRoPFKI9faVIKY/s2048/P1010234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGGFujXVbfHc3-Q1FfefJ9d_DK6zMWNGf9Qp2rYfjXiKvcwFPrqxiR6zyeUdKcyJUXATiKlWOi3y5nr7zenmMYFODOcFt-AZ-d-pelZGGcNSvDpxA4p0kel3VrlN_AiRoPFKI9faVIKY/w476-h640/P1010234.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The light and warmth has given me a subtle lift. Do you feel the same? I am slowly gathering up to something nameless, like the deep stretch of a dumb creature emerging from the depths. The bright morning of this room always calls to me, and I have spread out a few things to feed the spirit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEaWKHK9thPdPi5CB5DUvXr8zGgxUtyfyAcnHiKaPt8hiS1e1IqmF_lbjBI8M1ke9yWWkWLNZA7bn-qXLFJwiLIQiCix0ysCUouuky4lS_iC1qwl73JkQbVPNypSxVi4NgzgzpaahsvE/s2048/P1010218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEaWKHK9thPdPi5CB5DUvXr8zGgxUtyfyAcnHiKaPt8hiS1e1IqmF_lbjBI8M1ke9yWWkWLNZA7bn-qXLFJwiLIQiCix0ysCUouuky4lS_iC1qwl73JkQbVPNypSxVi4NgzgzpaahsvE/w482-h640/P1010218.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been working up to messing with watercolors. It's all process, and I have been looking to favorite artists for inspiration. I have a decent collection of pretty books to guide me: some old, some new, all garden and nature themed. I have pulled together just a few for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHwAEf7AlfzEPHPMnFe7r4x-M9UgPc94KIRaM13foM8JureZy1nR8Fyz3GQ1NuXxsf3dQRs1Uu89fFdrGkmkjwWY4qlgWGXwd1VZfaaCZqyZgs9k2wnL9p2MZtlwUQyJzuu8HyCEKVH4/s2048/P1010206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHwAEf7AlfzEPHPMnFe7r4x-M9UgPc94KIRaM13foM8JureZy1nR8Fyz3GQ1NuXxsf3dQRs1Uu89fFdrGkmkjwWY4qlgWGXwd1VZfaaCZqyZgs9k2wnL9p2MZtlwUQyJzuu8HyCEKVH4/w480-h640/P1010206.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you may remember IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN. My edition is from 1981. There are still a lot of used versions floating around. I recently got one on Ebay to give away. The Country Diary Herbal is in the back, which has Edith Holden's illustrations, and others, alongside the text. A beautiful book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNcqNex15o0Ndh-pRoRm1Xi_qy6KlNsBFmQ6avP2FAlvABg6LVjVtaDdyVlTjcVn0DLfaesm91ahPjAjkqTUxVxjpoyWei2rHrStfV7fjL2_1RAhfmAAFSy5OIovNGfRRnxmMRSNGk_Q/s2048/P1010268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNcqNex15o0Ndh-pRoRm1Xi_qy6KlNsBFmQ6avP2FAlvABg6LVjVtaDdyVlTjcVn0DLfaesm91ahPjAjkqTUxVxjpoyWei2rHrStfV7fjL2_1RAhfmAAFSy5OIovNGfRRnxmMRSNGk_Q/w640-h480/P1010268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have tucked in a sprig between pages of the HERBAL for you to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2_jaFuJ8CF7RoC_rsjJ090RaE4rVJCbZFx8FT2699aREY2I9D-CZnv17Yby8nhhJVeTBItir4GQLd6euhY9lMFXKcbHFppDjwKicv9yQPki45jy1YMH1Y_xmbmZzJdN6KNYWCU7XTUI/s2048/P1010240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2_jaFuJ8CF7RoC_rsjJ090RaE4rVJCbZFx8FT2699aREY2I9D-CZnv17Yby8nhhJVeTBItir4GQLd6euhY9lMFXKcbHFppDjwKicv9yQPki45jy1YMH1Y_xmbmZzJdN6KNYWCU7XTUI/w300-h400/P1010240.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second-hand "In And Out" had an inscription, as used books often do, that looked artful enough to me too. It adds a bit of mystery and character. Otherwise it was apparent that the original owner had hardly cracked the book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69W7DXOogZmVQ0IMEhLe3yH8yCbcknCJsnYXUlZ-xAL5pMMDmtv3VOH1zV_lzv8oEmTYTTAX8kSclgOzdwmoa8i7kEWZo9PWLNMNOCrjZ9_Soxs_hlZT17KcPADcw7T1giwip3QL31Rs/s2048/P1010214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1517" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69W7DXOogZmVQ0IMEhLe3yH8yCbcknCJsnYXUlZ-xAL5pMMDmtv3VOH1zV_lzv8oEmTYTTAX8kSclgOzdwmoa8i7kEWZo9PWLNMNOCrjZ9_Soxs_hlZT17KcPADcw7T1giwip3QL31Rs/w474-h640/P1010214.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I have always been enchanted with the art and drawings on its pages. I am giving the merest sample of what you find. It's lush and highly detailed in miniature, and a wonderful way to get lost in garden lore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJE8nsGrGNTcQI9uR7f5A6ewiHtOGo2RjnsRc_ypAV_g2NKk582I7W_v5i7CvGgANPEFVQo3BOU8fwogbEtli_7D8KEEUN4mqsItA358b7z5zJm-bqgNb3Z5CFgQdKotRkS2DXhulvnI/s2048/P1010213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJE8nsGrGNTcQI9uR7f5A6ewiHtOGo2RjnsRc_ypAV_g2NKk582I7W_v5i7CvGgANPEFVQo3BOU8fwogbEtli_7D8KEEUN4mqsItA358b7z5zJm-bqgNb3Z5CFgQdKotRkS2DXhulvnI/w472-h640/P1010213.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled it out again to get me stoked on painting techniques. Every day or so I put a few dabs on paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRwiVPIRnByEC9JWgrw33a8qZxDxcp82_s1FkdfX8GLAKBPqAFtKTtjg9LN4445C67c9t6LPvDlYR1iyJ3-q-kVfyqDFmSKZ_CxoI8SPRg0Kh81RYPWvT_Nqv3uJsnXC-LUS5eV2Z4Qo/s2048/P1010271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRwiVPIRnByEC9JWgrw33a8qZxDxcp82_s1FkdfX8GLAKBPqAFtKTtjg9LN4445C67c9t6LPvDlYR1iyJ3-q-kVfyqDFmSKZ_CxoI8SPRg0Kh81RYPWvT_Nqv3uJsnXC-LUS5eV2Z4Qo/w640-h480/P1010271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am trying to do lilacs. (These are mine.) (You can tell. 😊)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiE2z9Y6AIZDixmDU4Xb-9GN_g5z0OJOOm9LWRCqw7I9vywv1Yxhsymhnzq3yp7mlofxTF_v13zC5_v2630naV5vjPZQFA2zwuGjnKwuxP4QP3FkfFtq7YW1Q-F-WIV9UIAeF_wfpSGg/s1852/P1010215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1852" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiE2z9Y6AIZDixmDU4Xb-9GN_g5z0OJOOm9LWRCqw7I9vywv1Yxhsymhnzq3yp7mlofxTF_v13zC5_v2630naV5vjPZQFA2zwuGjnKwuxP4QP3FkfFtq7YW1Q-F-WIV9UIAeF_wfpSGg/w640-h478/P1010215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even if you only peruse a page or two a day, you will be delighted!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO1-3m7PX5GPNaYE0AxPxsMxWqziLrJ6AhWHJeNQ5QLXLgjmqOH3NbhC6ea1qVeFW_zQ7WOXcgr6Qhgjj_pbcJ_LHXYsqQEyYKbWiT37tuQHd8WmJws7a6EhqT8_GkcCqWbWtbF7NIWU/s2048/P1010258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO1-3m7PX5GPNaYE0AxPxsMxWqziLrJ6AhWHJeNQ5QLXLgjmqOH3NbhC6ea1qVeFW_zQ7WOXcgr6Qhgjj_pbcJ_LHXYsqQEyYKbWiT37tuQHd8WmJws7a6EhqT8_GkcCqWbWtbF7NIWU/w640-h480/P1010258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my field walk yesterday I saw someone at a distance that looked exactly like this as he worked with a hoe in the vast public gardens, alone with his thoughts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FlAaHCIwrmQaky9obThAYPNjzS6JY2wH-o4FNYfuyjUXypDdq5WR91p8yIjG-gQidvR5aJGtWkagDHp3xVrZvdqQG0ozcEnAAYKFPytKkDXulLJ8m6BZz1RoVJv5H_yTAKAxRpddv_0/s2048/P1010260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FlAaHCIwrmQaky9obThAYPNjzS6JY2wH-o4FNYfuyjUXypDdq5WR91p8yIjG-gQidvR5aJGtWkagDHp3xVrZvdqQG0ozcEnAAYKFPytKkDXulLJ8m6BZz1RoVJv5H_yTAKAxRpddv_0/w468-h640/P1010260.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a freebie day book that I got as a giveaway from B&N during the holidays that I jot in everyday. It is not carefully kept. It is mostly full of reminders and notes to do since my short term memory is shot lately. Now and then I write down a quote from something I have read. And now I will pepper the pages with little drawings. A little dabbling makes me feel as cheery as a grade schooler! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NRhPTFenSQ1MYlUzTujvAz__hztBRKjhKv2ZpTlMBGmqs82RWsJMpGQQNSMM3YvfXHKdp0lQ0TR4mE1O0deUgneEUL5BjumIN5F7Zhv4S8FbmgtSpPrIv9ceXJ7cQFdfijTHc5o2zQE/s2048/P1010261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NRhPTFenSQ1MYlUzTujvAz__hztBRKjhKv2ZpTlMBGmqs82RWsJMpGQQNSMM3YvfXHKdp0lQ0TR4mE1O0deUgneEUL5BjumIN5F7Zhv4S8FbmgtSpPrIv9ceXJ7cQFdfijTHc5o2zQE/w400-h300/P1010261.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my new portable paint box from Winsor & Newton.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoCjd7CYmOgUuG_F2Gi7Ca-A7ZyRZi0OqaiZIYuUryvUfl_zAX2Qw9zVUrJ9cCIid0J89G4thsRljeJp1x1GdWy9tS0PfaW9c0wsh2DAiLm0L6ZPj8QOnyYDcLNcdtO2ZkYCodzhpQrc/s2048/P1010225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoCjd7CYmOgUuG_F2Gi7Ca-A7ZyRZi0OqaiZIYuUryvUfl_zAX2Qw9zVUrJ9cCIid0J89G4thsRljeJp1x1GdWy9tS0PfaW9c0wsh2DAiLm0L6ZPj8QOnyYDcLNcdtO2ZkYCodzhpQrc/w480-h640/P1010225.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a couple of new titles that I discovered on IG from a British blogger,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mirandasbookcase/"> Miranda Mills Bookcase.</a> I found The Cottage Book there, and Old Herbaceous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIfGrUTxs6LFjXQHUtOeTkoN1dWBL0xKSE1zp-_dCpZIBUejxUTwqQKIgaWHcd7H8cL6JcEYVZxvhw34qKR0ohnBAmAEv-R8dv2DJI8tP3g0VCgo4ga49B8tkVPHv1jrCNhapVNuQsUU/s2001/P1010208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="1501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIfGrUTxs6LFjXQHUtOeTkoN1dWBL0xKSE1zp-_dCpZIBUejxUTwqQKIgaWHcd7H8cL6JcEYVZxvhw34qKR0ohnBAmAEv-R8dv2DJI8tP3g0VCgo4ga49B8tkVPHv1jrCNhapVNuQsUU/w480-h640/P1010208.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cottage Book is from the diary of an Edwardian gentleman who wrote about his English country house with his wife. It is illustrated by Philip Snow whose wildlife art and writing are also found on his <a href="https://www.philipsnow.org/">website here.</a> It's a very nice collaboration from 1999.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYFhlfqEoYHCAPMo9QlXjP5E1Qkm6R9KzSB9R4SWyHHSpvkmqHgz_hYytrAZvxX7kvWGw_nnlrlOt1xwaSNIcV1uCwKfZtr0HjdXwK_G5ktvxYirfSlkUd88WL9qJoWj4R6Hct9CXrxE/s1824/P1010270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1824" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAYFhlfqEoYHCAPMo9QlXjP5E1Qkm6R9KzSB9R4SWyHHSpvkmqHgz_hYytrAZvxX7kvWGw_nnlrlOt1xwaSNIcV1uCwKfZtr0HjdXwK_G5ktvxYirfSlkUd88WL9qJoWj4R6Hct9CXrxE/w640-h478/P1010270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj298w_mnqx8JCRZz-vt5D33AevOZpY7KG3Ow39gR23YfAq_cfXtmwP6eoiaHIv4gs9wXgfEm93y4mkqU_Tc-csrR_HBiKKtdzNrrR4-1S13inMp7flkXg-faoFkO5qyn2V7NdWYgXhyphenhyphennQ/s1927/P1010209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="1427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj298w_mnqx8JCRZz-vt5D33AevOZpY7KG3Ow39gR23YfAq_cfXtmwP6eoiaHIv4gs9wXgfEm93y4mkqU_Tc-csrR_HBiKKtdzNrrR4-1S13inMp7flkXg-faoFkO5qyn2V7NdWYgXhyphenhyphennQ/w474-h640/P1010209.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Old Herbaceous is suited for those who admire the written word as much as they admire gardens. Originally printed in 1951, it is now a part of the Modern Library Garden Series. I have enjoyed meandering through its pages as much as a wander through my local fields. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Young Herbert sat down on the bank with his bucket and, as many a gardener has done, mourned that he couldn't pack all summer into one August afternoon."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMZ2VIpewAeMAQstoX8M3XrrUxtt4BvhV8SEAakbhn8trNnBq24xiOAp8tlC3VQs7U6x8hS_pcDfqwdZ-oJaJSwVZC7ec3uMJV_DyHZOvv4BdiXTOBo5wBlnF-X2spFCoYOF1sa7a3QY/s2048/P1010211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMZ2VIpewAeMAQstoX8M3XrrUxtt4BvhV8SEAakbhn8trNnBq24xiOAp8tlC3VQs7U6x8hS_pcDfqwdZ-oJaJSwVZC7ec3uMJV_DyHZOvv4BdiXTOBo5wBlnF-X2spFCoYOF1sa7a3QY/w640-h480/P1010211.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the cover art too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3fzMOyxznvmIzMd92Z9gjwMOKQY4MhX0rQS-ldcIiXabxozIwKpxYVp5f8plNz0zOhRY85Iuca3s1hGCvcXSVgwijgMJSBOfHgfcPjrjyfVvy3-M3leOhfXH-vKEhMBmRQfiQ-gGCMs/s2048/P1010226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3fzMOyxznvmIzMd92Z9gjwMOKQY4MhX0rQS-ldcIiXabxozIwKpxYVp5f8plNz0zOhRY85Iuca3s1hGCvcXSVgwijgMJSBOfHgfcPjrjyfVvy3-M3leOhfXH-vKEhMBmRQfiQ-gGCMs/w480-h640/P1010226.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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or of the time you got drenched in a sudden rain shower miles away from the warmth and dryness of your car or home, which made that hard-earned blackberry pie even more enjoyable."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfp1mv7bfg6PiHr5ZNiW0gv6Wc1DRUE2Z9J7v-fhGU9Tt5C9gFiznExqj8pkLY_NjEi93fwZVwM2IDXmGAMFV_Fsj8dvq1ob32s_BpFhUjRdY572_Vw7RiHYW2yPfovmsw1mb_KiP6cU/s2048/P1010267.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfp1mv7bfg6PiHr5ZNiW0gv6Wc1DRUE2Z9J7v-fhGU9Tt5C9gFiznExqj8pkLY_NjEi93fwZVwM2IDXmGAMFV_Fsj8dvq1ob32s_BpFhUjRdY572_Vw7RiHYW2yPfovmsw1mb_KiP6cU/w640-h480/P1010267.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The book has wonderful drawings and lots of information about the uses of plants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNs1-kFUQhGEw-xKLsu5pw6AlFXNmGwg-lvTnOgvVS35oXoQGfNlPItEq6pAvZxYBN8GE-5KnmN4M9sC4m-eVRTdXtKxv8JufxdZPNok9IzAwtTKR_ncKsq1NS3ewBZkh556FPdrTLu8/s2048/P1010220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNs1-kFUQhGEw-xKLsu5pw6AlFXNmGwg-lvTnOgvVS35oXoQGfNlPItEq6pAvZxYBN8GE-5KnmN4M9sC4m-eVRTdXtKxv8JufxdZPNok9IzAwtTKR_ncKsq1NS3ewBZkh556FPdrTLu8/w480-h640/P1010220.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had pulled a few things out for Easter, but I might use this cheery casserole dish as a catchall for awhile. The bunny ear lid feels nice in the hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJA54eU0UoP6VCtr1yDmR5NuFzqB-GIbmEy84JtPinR9mVn2lAkTSdYka_3E6mNhpPJRl8soinVNdTiqZyL_jqvZkOJNxqsTZk1NaV72WV-OjPSAiVoJUNqOMmvsEevbsDq2RcF1hEXg/s2048/P1010231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJA54eU0UoP6VCtr1yDmR5NuFzqB-GIbmEy84JtPinR9mVn2lAkTSdYka_3E6mNhpPJRl8soinVNdTiqZyL_jqvZkOJNxqsTZk1NaV72WV-OjPSAiVoJUNqOMmvsEevbsDq2RcF1hEXg/w480-h640/P1010231.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN6fRQabKCU40sRm5aZXxyCNl9qUzlmOK-fJ0PSI0zUuTv6NpJqZdgnYYTWYfF8wNTCofOFoTtDeRUl-vpGR4js7uw8f309DjBC5FYMONQ5EqejIPAgd8pmwnpBdzCrdlBf9xyersIHg/s2048/P1010248.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitN6fRQabKCU40sRm5aZXxyCNl9qUzlmOK-fJ0PSI0zUuTv6NpJqZdgnYYTWYfF8wNTCofOFoTtDeRUl-vpGR4js7uw8f309DjBC5FYMONQ5EqejIPAgd8pmwnpBdzCrdlBf9xyersIHg/w480-h640/P1010248.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My poor Oxalis has seen better days, but she is an old faithful and will spring back soon with a little better care and feeding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw23EAQtg4H1nT2ti3HPojXYv7Hu2R4LrsImoaXUUjJV7A66HrcnPGMmvcf5IkWmNStwWHi2_CDEOHWCvXhyphenhyphenDtAmL6bl1kCVRB3AjP9cnzapV_wNVieZ92JalgnVkI4La8GGWGV9rRafI/s2048/P1010246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw23EAQtg4H1nT2ti3HPojXYv7Hu2R4LrsImoaXUUjJV7A66HrcnPGMmvcf5IkWmNStwWHi2_CDEOHWCvXhyphenhyphenDtAmL6bl1kCVRB3AjP9cnzapV_wNVieZ92JalgnVkI4La8GGWGV9rRafI/w480-h640/P1010246.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As pretty from the back as the front!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkkFG1pqCg_hnCaFSsmFxx_V7vxjQH1R9-KISUlGig0_J8ksahiDBSmDrsOuhHb5fU-7-7-7j6tWRuM-mkUeqfDtda-Wh5Ny6KtHRJ2g8wWxWAvLb3J7V53OPYQgzpTCFEnSVU2bWRN0/s2048/P1010230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkkFG1pqCg_hnCaFSsmFxx_V7vxjQH1R9-KISUlGig0_J8ksahiDBSmDrsOuhHb5fU-7-7-7j6tWRuM-mkUeqfDtda-Wh5Ny6KtHRJ2g8wWxWAvLb3J7V53OPYQgzpTCFEnSVU2bWRN0/w476-h640/P1010230.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an especially soothing basket of stone eggs left out from Easter that are hefty and smooth with a bit of a flat side so that they don't roll. They make a great worry stone at your work table!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOlyMosYY_Avhf87uI4R0bhpZdywmnQiLojxgHc7r08J08hwPesnuJFKd_jFgprL_srae37EN46hFNsCTi6HcrcwylDJ3QWEcK_ajI9lT1HaCpKVwfi5R05jEYfgJMCyPc26y5Vcpl6w/s2048/P1010212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOlyMosYY_Avhf87uI4R0bhpZdywmnQiLojxgHc7r08J08hwPesnuJFKd_jFgprL_srae37EN46hFNsCTi6HcrcwylDJ3QWEcK_ajI9lT1HaCpKVwfi5R05jEYfgJMCyPc26y5Vcpl6w/w480-h640/P1010212.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The paper cover...</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy46bbop88EPX76FPDe5Kqy_zpwbMZdmn18QEhYrr-GHymwPBnN5ygtZ6xr0f9URLVtDRLO9WGDk9V9lNkJfVYxBDDYHxed0d86sEm0Sfi5klj7-IOBz-UakMzdg7ihfLFG8iaUSr7DZA/s2048/P1010237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy46bbop88EPX76FPDe5Kqy_zpwbMZdmn18QEhYrr-GHymwPBnN5ygtZ6xr0f9URLVtDRLO9WGDk9V9lNkJfVYxBDDYHxed0d86sEm0Sfi5klj7-IOBz-UakMzdg7ihfLFG8iaUSr7DZA/w640-h480/P1010237.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the cloth binding in white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0SsyOJwxUgaMGJ7NlJ3TJYwPa4RZ_2GRbWOsgdgb36j9KhGrIm8CpkKeKuZ7ulHMbAlZOCVdSjuYTOqwviUdqG2cLazyXP8LoVM0rt07Iofn011oPw1N-wjLU7yU6k9C5kUsRWwq_K8/s2048/P1010238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0SsyOJwxUgaMGJ7NlJ3TJYwPa4RZ_2GRbWOsgdgb36j9KhGrIm8CpkKeKuZ7ulHMbAlZOCVdSjuYTOqwviUdqG2cLazyXP8LoVM0rt07Iofn011oPw1N-wjLU7yU6k9C5kUsRWwq_K8/w640-h480/P1010238.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new used one is a lovely sage green. (I may need them both! haha!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dYBH5eLQ09UQsWHLsagwz5jy0mTOWXrrT_7dh1aX6rXT7Hw9lwaW1IV1pqxiBFbIjmSpprYPOByR4gv5kkzuApUrOCi6ug3RPk_YpRlf_hrX_uJhnrUp7VI2C_Ns0WVf3r-ihZIi3is/s2048/P1010235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dYBH5eLQ09UQsWHLsagwz5jy0mTOWXrrT_7dh1aX6rXT7Hw9lwaW1IV1pqxiBFbIjmSpprYPOByR4gv5kkzuApUrOCi6ug3RPk_YpRlf_hrX_uJhnrUp7VI2C_Ns0WVf3r-ihZIi3is/w640-h436/P1010235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found an old tissue from Crabtree & Evelyn tucked into my own old copy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnR664FQ_u6f4Gw9_j3pyQlZxtSm54sDWYP16wL5lVatIWXc8o7vxRwVQhfkBipAoF-8OZi1ButvJxATHq_mDr-0g35BZWDNkMgPKYxEpImV7hKqR2SF5iDbcxpODCBCiIlCvfo7nvQw/s1837/P1010263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnR664FQ_u6f4Gw9_j3pyQlZxtSm54sDWYP16wL5lVatIWXc8o7vxRwVQhfkBipAoF-8OZi1ButvJxATHq_mDr-0g35BZWDNkMgPKYxEpImV7hKqR2SF5iDbcxpODCBCiIlCvfo7nvQw/w472-h640/P1010263.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another of my heroes is Susan Branch, the illustrator, who has a wonderful blog you may already know <a href="https://www.susanbranch.com/">about here.</a> Her most recent post is about dealing with her own recent "black cloud" that kept her away from blogging for a time. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My best to you from the Land of Enchantment,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">and wishing you still brighter days ahead,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB3iBqVkwWXj0guD0tcCzz1yYaFS-L11hG8yiksk8K5CjWtcfihYm9wMZXFIqSnAS2vHqX7z07luvgZpyKx3kDYfiB2_2pmdx5Z74LLn901q66x4mQ21ozj5h_Qy36gynRQchlB5PyoU/s2048/P1010266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOB3iBqVkwWXj0guD0tcCzz1yYaFS-L11hG8yiksk8K5CjWtcfihYm9wMZXFIqSnAS2vHqX7z07luvgZpyKx3kDYfiB2_2pmdx5Z74LLn901q66x4mQ21ozj5h_Qy36gynRQchlB5PyoU/w640-h480/P1010266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-90864346365314344762021-01-26T18:00:00.000-07:002021-01-26T18:00:22.346-07:00The Little Things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPPsvN9sxuga3dLAjRATOIXU_c-UBLVjh3m5WmH6dZiA0eTrKj2FRM4roJrrLHNxTjGipfjGRuuFWXi51ceT7WQ9vRpVySKjpaJHQJjf8UYFSI_gGafvluNxradQrUkH2tVMiyJ9heOE/s2048/P1010171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPPsvN9sxuga3dLAjRATOIXU_c-UBLVjh3m5WmH6dZiA0eTrKj2FRM4roJrrLHNxTjGipfjGRuuFWXi51ceT7WQ9vRpVySKjpaJHQJjf8UYFSI_gGafvluNxradQrUkH2tVMiyJ9heOE/w480-h640/P1010171.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems ages since I did anything normal, but my sister's birthday gave us a good reason to try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">We usually celebrate our sister birthdays lunching and shopping for a few hours together. Mine was in the summer, and we strolled along then for hours talking amid the beauty of the flowering Botanical Gardens. But we wanted something cozier for a small winter fete this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD7h8arTrC6jTb33mJt8ghhoKpdogl-YQ86b5jQ4EL1Z9L3l-UMrTWv5UEXB8bqCsxmA2cQu1BQ15RYyqFbhSIAGAPNIBYeoBrXYRq2X1e8Nn8TlDiLPdtMfQRAOnqlZdxxW9ogEIFRA/s2048/P1010172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD7h8arTrC6jTb33mJt8ghhoKpdogl-YQ86b5jQ4EL1Z9L3l-UMrTWv5UEXB8bqCsxmA2cQu1BQ15RYyqFbhSIAGAPNIBYeoBrXYRq2X1e8Nn8TlDiLPdtMfQRAOnqlZdxxW9ogEIFRA/w480-h640/P1010172.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all have different Covid "bubbles," and so we still mask, keep distance, and mostly opt for outdoors when we are together. But a simple home get-together lunch seemed reasonable enough for three.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke0DuIy7Q9qRnkVyv50CLl0m5msklqbp1n2Iu-VkGaHDwBUzicqa0nbwg81Rfla_H5btpzohgclUUSCGAb-eR20i4-q10ubQ6FMp5QEPb72wZXoZxPYF8Q8gn-gVFfp7fegBHzVt0Gew/s2048/P1010174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke0DuIy7Q9qRnkVyv50CLl0m5msklqbp1n2Iu-VkGaHDwBUzicqa0nbwg81Rfla_H5btpzohgclUUSCGAb-eR20i4-q10ubQ6FMp5QEPb72wZXoZxPYF8Q8gn-gVFfp7fegBHzVt0Gew/w480-h640/P1010174.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like the occasion was hosted by Trader Joe's: as it pretty much was! I couldn't believe how no fuss but successful that can be, since we only decided how to get together the night before. (One of us was only just arriving back in town.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNSmmJ7jeHMvaVVjfaAc66hMyuc5bibxKmG5ygyEILXddNvH72_nQVhfeYjAwFM2xSOf2abKFsaPicE5qoqG1Ik3VQ_Y57nqeJ53yED6XbsqCwU0GBE0mO8RcvywAlGOt9SJip9oSqg/s1980/P1010177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNSmmJ7jeHMvaVVjfaAc66hMyuc5bibxKmG5ygyEILXddNvH72_nQVhfeYjAwFM2xSOf2abKFsaPicE5qoqG1Ik3VQ_Y57nqeJ53yED6XbsqCwU0GBE0mO8RcvywAlGOt9SJip9oSqg/w478-h640/P1010177.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though my own sisters are an easy crowd, I still wanted something festive. A little pot of mini daffodils served as a centerpiece very nicely. You have to hunt to see the little chocolate cake in this picture that I chose. But it was surprisingly delicious too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FypsGaOMV8OKUxzCLTKLQq9FqmQYLNEvltfkgITV474mj6oMB0WKomfrhDa60x9eKBp5frPx28YEvJkVpMY1UAdtQDANfzUWixlUJSoFNPIlZgAY2lFh6usr6k3MqjtrOGf63zXyg-Y/s2048/P1010180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FypsGaOMV8OKUxzCLTKLQq9FqmQYLNEvltfkgITV474mj6oMB0WKomfrhDa60x9eKBp5frPx28YEvJkVpMY1UAdtQDANfzUWixlUJSoFNPIlZgAY2lFh6usr6k3MqjtrOGf63zXyg-Y/w640-h480/P1010180.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I strung my small length of party bunting over the table, and voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3lVMXivW4kscS1p4vBoIyfsUmdBlZ-CSTJKVOb6e26T79h60Q_m3BwVsXGIEITImlv3PKubdbv_ifSpsH6qoxeHJaZ7sM7Br3Z25EoQufCSDsrdp2OASZXaRrhhepMKAenfCi6YKPNA/s2048/P1010181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3lVMXivW4kscS1p4vBoIyfsUmdBlZ-CSTJKVOb6e26T79h60Q_m3BwVsXGIEITImlv3PKubdbv_ifSpsH6qoxeHJaZ7sM7Br3Z25EoQufCSDsrdp2OASZXaRrhhepMKAenfCi6YKPNA/w480-h640/P1010181.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0iT8A4zqT2sGUNJJ7rNxAHOaM0gk_sQMulFJH4RTsSldVWN2XhFl358ra6ENcpfpIP17VZ0mB7Asf48NC3ryB3IuKTJ0FRHD26Tr95C6tG3uzg3rJTmieQ35ulz5AYqMp9Jn00G9Gq4/s2048/P1010173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0iT8A4zqT2sGUNJJ7rNxAHOaM0gk_sQMulFJH4RTsSldVWN2XhFl358ra6ENcpfpIP17VZ0mB7Asf48NC3ryB3IuKTJ0FRHD26Tr95C6tG3uzg3rJTmieQ35ulz5AYqMp9Jn00G9Gq4/w640-h480/P1010173.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The menu was a tasty quiche and a prepared salad, both from the store, and which I had never before tried but had only picked up a couple hours before. I don't know if I was only lucky, but we found it all more than just okay! I laid out my best quilted Frenchy placemats for the table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvsA3Lue1PUAXUZNJg0BEHYYaGUj3ZIQgCsFNZbZ6xLK4S9Pv3DIEIuq5G_W5hV8_17uEZ646KEN7XZ9XhIn1fZxqfqyBw21cimYO88gzgeWNfL7SjDioHdB-aYMaRQqGYiH82Jsw5M0/s2048/P1010182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvsA3Lue1PUAXUZNJg0BEHYYaGUj3ZIQgCsFNZbZ6xLK4S9Pv3DIEIuq5G_W5hV8_17uEZ646KEN7XZ9XhIn1fZxqfqyBw21cimYO88gzgeWNfL7SjDioHdB-aYMaRQqGYiH82Jsw5M0/w640-h480/P1010182.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the look of delicious food on a pretty white plate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9fE3JiVhyMdvVSBSZL4bcI4mbUtvPz5qy-9ndzPOQUqLOZln8UdPBeCpQSTEnL8p6FihM53Jhr-5F3aro1tZTAYSE9kjS3hjFa7jwNIleQHVczNBPNUSL6b8_mTHkYNJnzjlbYJVAuE/s2048/P1010183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9fE3JiVhyMdvVSBSZL4bcI4mbUtvPz5qy-9ndzPOQUqLOZln8UdPBeCpQSTEnL8p6FihM53Jhr-5F3aro1tZTAYSE9kjS3hjFa7jwNIleQHVczNBPNUSL6b8_mTHkYNJnzjlbYJVAuE/w640-h480/P1010183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even more interesting if nothing matches!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfoZ04FnGUUYy-eGuw29tNcixlc3T37YqaphbY98e07gMi3kJPTeP01Hj8nYA7KjaV3JW8Fwh2INjALJ0dXxUIAuCSk6js7pJET6tj8Iche-OJphtaXaT9NkczfAvI_xlYA7mdILKMVQ/s2048/P1010184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfoZ04FnGUUYy-eGuw29tNcixlc3T37YqaphbY98e07gMi3kJPTeP01Hj8nYA7KjaV3JW8Fwh2INjALJ0dXxUIAuCSk6js7pJET6tj8Iche-OJphtaXaT9NkczfAvI_xlYA7mdILKMVQ/w480-h640/P1010184.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little birch tree is still up amd made a nice door stop right next to the table. We opened the doors a bit for air circulation like a streetside cafe. Only warmer! We even had the French Cafe music playing in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1ORENT17A70hWoA7hRLBqIPy_4Xi6k94GPggwufo6krr6dvu73Q-Qyqe2ChVTC4d-dTP_DS23cqK4RkLD4PDJis75HoVTuBWfuGcnvzMTyQNiGUlUN0Z2okWXGnMeOn4SNaklv5-i1M/s2048/P1010176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1ORENT17A70hWoA7hRLBqIPy_4Xi6k94GPggwufo6krr6dvu73Q-Qyqe2ChVTC4d-dTP_DS23cqK4RkLD4PDJis75HoVTuBWfuGcnvzMTyQNiGUlUN0Z2okWXGnMeOn4SNaklv5-i1M/w480-h640/P1010176.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gifted my sister a quote book by Robert Brault. Until recently, I had no idea who he is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKXJyx7Yn1m0K1ZRBu7pn_agX6yaiRL5wW3HNZ52QRUKmKN-5_zvNAcO0UK11pvefWdmw0UzDkMR4kik0IPBL7OEc83nfj6cRwB8syzEnL31JBwiQ-8TbOgntxJw05p0EPlh03RWFRBY/s2048/P1010190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKXJyx7Yn1m0K1ZRBu7pn_agX6yaiRL5wW3HNZ52QRUKmKN-5_zvNAcO0UK11pvefWdmw0UzDkMR4kik0IPBL7OEc83nfj6cRwB8syzEnL31JBwiQ-8TbOgntxJw05p0EPlh03RWFRBY/w480-h640/P1010190.JPG" width="480" /></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is famous for tons of familiar sayings we all know like: "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." His blog is listed on the sidebar of my blog page. But <a href="http://rbrault.blogspot.com/">the link is also here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ChyphenhyphenBBFCY_Lbqef79w-X7rUVRYmLHDDPxFCwhOzk9Fy9DoPvHeCNRVDtk-HTyykfq-XxGESPXXEUh4EuRwc99z90d2E2zpVhDV9gNRhzzhquptgu8vJBem8ZyOKaYXMKJEZQFHbK1ApA/s2048/P1010178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ChyphenhyphenBBFCY_Lbqef79w-X7rUVRYmLHDDPxFCwhOzk9Fy9DoPvHeCNRVDtk-HTyykfq-XxGESPXXEUh4EuRwc99z90d2E2zpVhDV9gNRhzzhquptgu8vJBem8ZyOKaYXMKJEZQFHbK1ApA/w480-h640/P1010178.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me these days it is <i>all </i>small things. But a trip to a fancy-ish grocery store turned into a memorable, if easy, soiree that was all about connection anyway. I picked up these pussy willow branches there that gave me small delight when I saw them. The girls each took some home after reminiscing about those that grew in front of our old elementary school when we were young. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBy5VwRa2cKic8_y4OAybhdpky88ctkMzEIB4ki5hq9qXRXHJDE_i9xxoStIpwIszRmW6Kv0JHqCRU2eEu-PpkC80AK5uh85mYWzoxmYjtep2e2FVgXM6qk3FUq-tm2nKU9v6PGU_yUc/s2048/P1010175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBy5VwRa2cKic8_y4OAybhdpky88ctkMzEIB4ki5hq9qXRXHJDE_i9xxoStIpwIszRmW6Kv0JHqCRU2eEu-PpkC80AK5uh85mYWzoxmYjtep2e2FVgXM6qk3FUq-tm2nKU9v6PGU_yUc/w480-h640/P1010175.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over a long lunch and lively talk, we toasted to survival, to simple pleasures, to friendship, and to love. We talked of days past and old dramas, as though we might be actors on a stage, or characters from a novel. As if we lived in such perilous times, or in days so strange or of such seeming unreality that they might sometime be written down in the pages of history. . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLw4uM5ereEfo19tz59RaKVu5jpRbTa0B3ECe1GclDl66B6VIhXblrIat-UF5pjC4PlA0xfA7y6Ad3ckhcT4FbxAvEo40aFgYI1-0jvox6iTPS7q2q8f7CkBx79vrNKSny4vIzvd7iOM/s2048/P1010185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLw4uM5ereEfo19tz59RaKVu5jpRbTa0B3ECe1GclDl66B6VIhXblrIat-UF5pjC4PlA0xfA7y6Ad3ckhcT4FbxAvEo40aFgYI1-0jvox6iTPS7q2q8f7CkBx79vrNKSny4vIzvd7iOM/w480-h640/P1010185.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vYTcc87pN52ZWFkw-K0W55pjKJq0OSqSe_MNEtvG5MzHoiidJTf9v5h-dS6EsHSnBqaXdvI9Et3VrWNhmUemM6LufAzaUn2_rCn6u5GNSOcARFB1qlbuyZBFnAVRveTGZSRVkk_U_hk/w480-h640/image.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy New Year dear friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Someone posted this quote by C.S. Lewis today... "Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qARx1CdmWUm3GlAVb99ZsxNf0QwZHYQPGiMSsPyea5ZPuvyPc8NYiZ99ze5TtSE3s0KEQMdB0m1bV1M8fvyHOrbw1roeM28Z2QdJnvvuWLDvE2zplY04XS2L7A9y6RVsSoU68cHpWM4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qARx1CdmWUm3GlAVb99ZsxNf0QwZHYQPGiMSsPyea5ZPuvyPc8NYiZ99ze5TtSE3s0KEQMdB0m1bV1M8fvyHOrbw1roeM28Z2QdJnvvuWLDvE2zplY04XS2L7A9y6RVsSoU68cHpWM4/w480-h640/image.png" width="480" /></a></div><br />Over the past months the days have indeed taken on a sort of sameness that belies the very different times in which we find ourselves. And some days have been truly unforgettable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM3i747iJoqj7lOqtakjs7ODgl6swjZJF96pgK_D-OlIFaC7iRVfvGQbkaG9KKTyrlX8s-WtZz-MHcftLIe2N-DUyUDKLTHNqQLYMdS19RP5T5OjKheMnQ6Dn6b7CeDjjjmtQNysGsso/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM3i747iJoqj7lOqtakjs7ODgl6swjZJF96pgK_D-OlIFaC7iRVfvGQbkaG9KKTyrlX8s-WtZz-MHcftLIe2N-DUyUDKLTHNqQLYMdS19RP5T5OjKheMnQ6Dn6b7CeDjjjmtQNysGsso/w480-h640/image.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so thankful to have a small company of family with me today who fully know the joys and sorrows of my past 365, and who celebrate with me the hope of the days looking forward. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ5yMfNWnjjhnaEXgElqcf_EoUJysyevc_TRSF_qtqEhxVmkTW1X1pbblEtKQBNfYFH_LX7FPNs8eObNqLoBoWkfIPJ6_hsDqjj-HQLIKIk7YJK0p41anCLusey-M2oUtvlO7ZpwmJwI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ5yMfNWnjjhnaEXgElqcf_EoUJysyevc_TRSF_qtqEhxVmkTW1X1pbblEtKQBNfYFH_LX7FPNs8eObNqLoBoWkfIPJ6_hsDqjj-HQLIKIk7YJK0p41anCLusey-M2oUtvlO7ZpwmJwI/w483-h640/image.png" width="483" /></a></div><br />Grateful too, for the kindness and friendship of our online community and the expressions of cheer and goodness that we share. The words of caring. The soulful thoughts that leave me at times nearly speechless.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aSTWSUd7hDlgotWBkk1t6WLJ8LCGADFviRwtHKkCWnD0ZvdGhBCeY0HI0z6NsI4BDwKNPJzA8YusTQ_C_9icLDYCG_sj7Nr04weX7GFXUbffC9DSF9rFMGvAoewDOsRd_1e9arhyi_I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="469" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-aSTWSUd7hDlgotWBkk1t6WLJ8LCGADFviRwtHKkCWnD0ZvdGhBCeY0HI0z6NsI4BDwKNPJzA8YusTQ_C_9icLDYCG_sj7Nr04weX7GFXUbffC9DSF9rFMGvAoewDOsRd_1e9arhyi_I/w469-h640/image.png" width="469" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am not much for looking back, nor forward either. A talent that can cut both ways. But I appreciate the taking of joy in just twenty-four hours.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4bP0WrxgyKeK2BfYFC-27e8cQG3BJAWuL16BWAYAdkWIJIrwweXzuk61QRhn7ChaFXi_TJjbYSxFP-xC3YGOjfAxRSgW1ReWr3scQMHAiC7kxDRTP-QbfF3FtO8QIcrKMNKZ8q13BUc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4bP0WrxgyKeK2BfYFC-27e8cQG3BJAWuL16BWAYAdkWIJIrwweXzuk61QRhn7ChaFXi_TJjbYSxFP-xC3YGOjfAxRSgW1ReWr3scQMHAiC7kxDRTP-QbfF3FtO8QIcrKMNKZ8q13BUc/w480-h640/image.png" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I will leave my twinkle lights on for now, as I do every year. Day to day, until I feel like moving on to something different.</div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLdDTmXaoYMQH6r27QChY-Q4sTDAAUsSEscDwGRHfOUblI26bVXLgmKZidXwqbmj-UT5C1xAL1xkMCTceO9taxtBOjM5OKnbJOwa09SpDNSddFtluKXTm_p-I8HMV-Cn0Gy1EUx3kQ8k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLdDTmXaoYMQH6r27QChY-Q4sTDAAUsSEscDwGRHfOUblI26bVXLgmKZidXwqbmj-UT5C1xAL1xkMCTceO9taxtBOjM5OKnbJOwa09SpDNSddFtluKXTm_p-I8HMV-Cn0Gy1EUx3kQ8k/w472-h640/image.png" width="472" /></a></div><br />I like a small fire on winter days, and the warmth of candle light. The lift of a pretty corner put together. (Maybe just one.) Some days that may be all we can ask for.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4P-8WfAJhd74loAJ_FzNs7_FsNM3hTt3SDRCXr9W3FnwI86mE-lQ1PT8HEajHL8RyAGdRVK4_fEYXt4FSSDbyq-BwE2TpjDrod1r16vVq0bFE_uEuSTZ1lsacfGvrW07Bj8bFsLTOh4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4P-8WfAJhd74loAJ_FzNs7_FsNM3hTt3SDRCXr9W3FnwI86mE-lQ1PT8HEajHL8RyAGdRVK4_fEYXt4FSSDbyq-BwE2TpjDrod1r16vVq0bFE_uEuSTZ1lsacfGvrW07Bj8bFsLTOh4/w464-h640/image.png" width="464" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The company of small memories. And the promise of more to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing You A Blessed New Year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jacqueline</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26y94lFWO9PmOi5vyQdNGXzqBNc5jw8H26MrPgxVVjlhBHa0UkKg4G_46BOfeMIK74TchoXqL_IuGwVm0q3ZD9N6LUwaz5HeeIlUm7bH5rx9jah65Lfz65lK4hEqRDN6gelP4e-IhtBw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26y94lFWO9PmOi5vyQdNGXzqBNc5jw8H26MrPgxVVjlhBHa0UkKg4G_46BOfeMIK74TchoXqL_IuGwVm0q3ZD9N6LUwaz5HeeIlUm7bH5rx9jah65Lfz65lK4hEqRDN6gelP4e-IhtBw/w640-h480/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184510138812887851.post-45208870705999904922020-12-22T19:22:00.002-07:002020-12-24T08:30:07.978-07:00From My Threshold to Yours<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxK2W5yFqAS13SEBYWeV8Vn9rDRywVk45rVn6WvoM8_i6IpSSmEEaovXK4ZKyRibiDtjiWa-BvXj9g6v-iHsNDZczN8MlI2MiNl4DGzbvt3r8TKAnm4WvHVGC7ibiORHEpeYrssPuIDk/s2048/20191226_124706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxK2W5yFqAS13SEBYWeV8Vn9rDRywVk45rVn6WvoM8_i6IpSSmEEaovXK4ZKyRibiDtjiWa-BvXj9g6v-iHsNDZczN8MlI2MiNl4DGzbvt3r8TKAnm4WvHVGC7ibiORHEpeYrssPuIDk/w466-h640/20191226_124706.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seasons greetings my friends! Here we all are after a difficult year. We think of Christmas as a joyous time, rightly so. And we strive so much to make it so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLZOVEHfu5LYYAkg7A-ZC_gxcgquyCsTIc6tZ7Yt2q_ZEbeSoNFwKuABElL7ufyFoDZb0ArlbsIqMg5pP77eakY63fdntmHMQyGffm_wcJFodPnaGJnzRSJiPSneWJlDJH1wG_4seK9s/s2048/20191226_124551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLZOVEHfu5LYYAkg7A-ZC_gxcgquyCsTIc6tZ7Yt2q_ZEbeSoNFwKuABElL7ufyFoDZb0ArlbsIqMg5pP77eakY63fdntmHMQyGffm_wcJFodPnaGJnzRSJiPSneWJlDJH1wG_4seK9s/w480-h640/20191226_124551.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I learned a lifetime ago that no matter our actual circumstances on December 25th, Christmas Day arrives on schedule to the rest of the world. It can be a hard time for people. Desperately hard. And at times has been so for me, and no doubt many of you as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOsuD_TYR4LDxAXG8swxzS6Oc3y1YcT8xD4sT_Gmrfh5yTO5C9VdbPILKGxiIcdlerOZ1SlkayewtuPy-cX77_SzJkcb0VyfilDtIJF-nuV_RLi09YB7gaLt6ms1p5_8pYwmC7PO41tY/s2048/20191226_124617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOsuD_TYR4LDxAXG8swxzS6Oc3y1YcT8xD4sT_Gmrfh5yTO5C9VdbPILKGxiIcdlerOZ1SlkayewtuPy-cX77_SzJkcb0VyfilDtIJF-nuV_RLi09YB7gaLt6ms1p5_8pYwmC7PO41tY/w480-h640/20191226_124617.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have also learned that Christmas is a lot more fun with children, and sweeter with family gathered all around! But that won't be how we celebrate this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn-hjiYDhbfoXGy1oE1jkjTWCs8hi5uYbM8Reez6yeaqfH4Cn-Ojbni2d8TxweFRv3JCwWnFxuZbKLO0oj-H9zgHqtdehSQpIwCD3SSORaE3lbyxzz0SSeFi10SZPPpqexmVoBNEaaIo/s2048/20191224_083706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEn-hjiYDhbfoXGy1oE1jkjTWCs8hi5uYbM8Reez6yeaqfH4Cn-Ojbni2d8TxweFRv3JCwWnFxuZbKLO0oj-H9zgHqtdehSQpIwCD3SSORaE3lbyxzz0SSeFi10SZPPpqexmVoBNEaaIo/w480-h640/20191224_083706.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now, more than ever I have needed all the lovely choral music. The exquisite sound of many and varied voices raised together in soulful celebration. The heartwarming stories of hopefulness, sharing, and love that make my heart swell so much this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqEY_rHrZ7tHEYJYO2W8bf2BuI-eUEy4Pdbgb7gcB8gLF6PnvoFz4T4eVrkiXC8Nmo6mvVe_UeWqXPemLKN7PoOY_ApE5jwAoq6t2fy3-rWKIAojlb47GqPyuFKpeNvGj70cL1yPvNKo/s2048/20191226_124637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqEY_rHrZ7tHEYJYO2W8bf2BuI-eUEy4Pdbgb7gcB8gLF6PnvoFz4T4eVrkiXC8Nmo6mvVe_UeWqXPemLKN7PoOY_ApE5jwAoq6t2fy3-rWKIAojlb47GqPyuFKpeNvGj70cL1yPvNKo/w480-h640/20191226_124637.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am seeing old favorite films with newer eyes as the time passes, and especially now. Cards and calls and greetings mean more to me in 2020, and I find myself more grateful for things large and small.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic16zJ4c0d4om9cSI2fiWHM4ZLpNxlm1jCkn8vo2iJH7SA7ZsAo8or4ekZLqly06NKADkQ5GJSBtCdR-8dRtxC5vWofZuoyr4l8zqgzq5JSUojYm9hwEyYEC01o012B8YlWuiv6Pifimo/s2048/20191224_083629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic16zJ4c0d4om9cSI2fiWHM4ZLpNxlm1jCkn8vo2iJH7SA7ZsAo8or4ekZLqly06NKADkQ5GJSBtCdR-8dRtxC5vWofZuoyr4l8zqgzq5JSUojYm9hwEyYEC01o012B8YlWuiv6Pifimo/w480-h640/20191224_083629.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I need more brightness and light just now. More purposeful joy. The kind that you have to put there yourself. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWW2Q06dpFP2k3L3at48bvsN_j4tEF_ZNeYqZLtoykQbenUgXFIFCFh0G9WJgRQMuXDGIGlNXokJme0feiAdm9fxos2gVPj8lvg7dXnsXT9nTkF1aoOBX3XE6j77ekZhkog4QZU_vVdY/s2048/20191226_124734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMWW2Q06dpFP2k3L3at48bvsN_j4tEF_ZNeYqZLtoykQbenUgXFIFCFh0G9WJgRQMuXDGIGlNXokJme0feiAdm9fxos2gVPj8lvg7dXnsXT9nTkF1aoOBX3XE6j77ekZhkog4QZU_vVdY/w480-h640/20191226_124734.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More walks in the fields. More good food that you cook yourself. More thoughtfulness, more kindness. More gazing at stars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDmjYVpnO4Dh0gf80fKHIObC8sepqKNBrunwXWt6Ydz9h47r88eULZhXptRU1FjZFtqUxdeANQKDCLbpWnnBajQemfwNeq422qGko6HDMI2kZqJ5zAz27nxaoTOSHLH_HeA_OSSAiN6k/s2048/20191226_124843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDmjYVpnO4Dh0gf80fKHIObC8sepqKNBrunwXWt6Ydz9h47r88eULZhXptRU1FjZFtqUxdeANQKDCLbpWnnBajQemfwNeq422qGko6HDMI2kZqJ5zAz27nxaoTOSHLH_HeA_OSSAiN6k/w486-h640/20191226_124843.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The smallest bits of Christmas decor remain in boxes. It is a macro year of greens and wreaths, and lights that have gone up gradually and are easy to do (or not) by whim. The tree has only just gone up. And all the undone things given their peace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxn9TT-C1rvLyE3iMeZWezk2yE-W09tnZAt7ILNq3ibLfyaDZnYujbNAe63Thel62OQE7AJ7vGCK-e2nLDFQNSMyjEwWOz7R7DpKpVupUav2X2Th8Hpgf3Zks5TsuTLZAEnEvBgkWB_6c/s2048/20191226_124525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1548" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxn9TT-C1rvLyE3iMeZWezk2yE-W09tnZAt7ILNq3ibLfyaDZnYujbNAe63Thel62OQE7AJ7vGCK-e2nLDFQNSMyjEwWOz7R7DpKpVupUav2X2Th8Hpgf3Zks5TsuTLZAEnEvBgkWB_6c/w484-h640/20191226_124525.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only goodness, and as much cheer as we can muster will be allowed across the threshold heaven willing. Another pot of New Mexico posole and tamales on the stove. A walk in the old town and a drive to see lights. Wood fires, and the vibrant scent of cedar and pine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG83X0KxwvI8bWqdS1WOkLKuyw_WSQe3y1kadBWWBxM_D4VZGIDOlfRWQiR3xBXK6rzF4I2Cu3CPYqLcdX_Du8cqzjotwEkndVaaHx891VBjlVkvvxChkf_PcOHbrRAJA1lO95CCEzqY/s2048/20191226_124600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG83X0KxwvI8bWqdS1WOkLKuyw_WSQe3y1kadBWWBxM_D4VZGIDOlfRWQiR3xBXK6rzF4I2Cu3CPYqLcdX_Du8cqzjotwEkndVaaHx891VBjlVkvvxChkf_PcOHbrRAJA1lO95CCEzqY/w472-h640/20191226_124600.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are so many small beautiful changes in the season! Fall in New Mexico holds so much richness and fullness to enjoy, as is probably true everywhere. And I so much appreciate all of you who left such kind words in the comments of my last post as well. As hard as it can be to keep on sharing when all is not right with the world, there can be such a gift in the simple exchange of thoughts and expressions of sympathy. So thank you so much for touching my heart.</div>
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Autumn is the coziest of seasons. And it seems like fall is the perfect time to feature this vintage apple shaped cutting board. I love the warm wood tones against all the white.</div>
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This little lace doily is a new find. I don't imagine I will ever give up collecting something so unique and pretty that gives so much delight!</div>
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Rearranging a shelf top vignette is a sort of rite of passage when the weather changes, and I think more of us are using what we already have. Although, these small tallow berry sprigs are new to me this season too.</div>
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I was lucky to find a few small linens at the fleamarket recently for an amazing price! This hefty linen piece was the prizewinner at under three dollars. (The little doily was .50!) </div>
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I like using table coverings with a substantial weight and feel. And that perfectly creamy color is just that extra something added!</div>
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Embossed white china is always high on my list of delights as well, and I have a bit of a collection of mismatched pieces that I have accumulated over time. </div>
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The tablecloth underneath everything is from the Jeanne d'Arc Living collection.</div>
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The postcards are from the art of Helen Buttfield. They came from a book of tear out cards published in 2000 that I have had for some time, but she has botanical art still around and available to buy if you are interested. I collected a few different versions in the past. They make for interesting insertions into vignettes, and of course you can send them too!</div>
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I used one of her designs in this shadow box display made from an old wooden clock case that can be changed up for different occasions.</div>
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I also pulled out this biscuit jar for fall that doesn't usually get seen much either. (I actually keep little cookies squirreled away in these as was their original intention! But, shhhh!)</div>
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So these are some of my first moves toward decorating for fall. I'll be on the lookout for dried leaves and sprigs to use while out on my walks these days. How about you?</div>
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You may have seen this poster around lately of the Beatles song. There are different versions I've seen. This one is large poster size and we have it hanging in our front hall for now. It made us both cry. Good therapy. I love the tree drawing, and the lettering. The song goes around in your head all the time. Can you hear it too? It seems like a good autumn thing too.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope you are enjoying some fall pleasures too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy September!</span></div>
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