tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74252088988466679852024-03-13T11:31:32.979-07:00Bits And PiecesBitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-31567813769518684122024-03-13T11:31:00.000-07:002024-03-13T11:31:30.987-07:00Time Well Spent<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Love my time with these two granddaughters. So blessed that Lauren is a strong person and wonderful mother to these two precious girls.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWuzybbGNWxOfNg9AmzQOg_LpgO8R0-26ujKh7SGROWhSG7wAKwTji0xZSUacPatAqcgaWoIB9XfHRSTDbciaBOwdU0fi77gfF3eQmycHarZ7M9SCGt9Td7QUpDIY2B_vhNVHjBY31CCOFlZEGvAWsVFG3B3Xz6uxPLQkZQw16qz_WcqaRkMWB8URxsV-/s4032/IMG_4023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWuzybbGNWxOfNg9AmzQOg_LpgO8R0-26ujKh7SGROWhSG7wAKwTji0xZSUacPatAqcgaWoIB9XfHRSTDbciaBOwdU0fi77gfF3eQmycHarZ7M9SCGt9Td7QUpDIY2B_vhNVHjBY31CCOFlZEGvAWsVFG3B3Xz6uxPLQkZQw16qz_WcqaRkMWB8URxsV-/w240-h320/IMG_4023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtpl18BWa0TgEbqQXlG3oVpkXBwzCFOICXg-EXxxGV-anceFhufPPIKAwLHEa6uT09oE931uIg3qH8iHKdyL9YuSbIeYUAoImLAC9w9AAOqVzLtl_sZQhjMVgoD__weNk-j4jh15hk4q5VIik7SqR0eRIbWowD60mrvvEKJwFwHUPDP8MBKArQIMclFFy/s4032/IMG_4028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcRdq8PCYi1q89djnkTptl0ubFsjhFu9sjwtA3DBYT6vbz9yV8IBWgXuziMPB_H6ftILGsL2M05ovO_P1OzmkIHyiX0LmzuN9r8OVG9f_ndB_bnhH4FzsbWsz5t1IsikwdunLk97zGK8CN6sKqIN0EzM7WbNFl_pHB3pirkxjtRkZ_c8j84HMjEv21UDa/s3352/IMG_E4040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3352" data-original-width="2514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcRdq8PCYi1q89djnkTptl0ubFsjhFu9sjwtA3DBYT6vbz9yV8IBWgXuziMPB_H6ftILGsL2M05ovO_P1OzmkIHyiX0LmzuN9r8OVG9f_ndB_bnhH4FzsbWsz5t1IsikwdunLk97zGK8CN6sKqIN0EzM7WbNFl_pHB3pirkxjtRkZ_c8j84HMjEv21UDa/s320/IMG_E4040.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I am happy that March is giving us some warm days of sunshine. </b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>I believe spring will help everyone's mood.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgageIhRdzMMeUwgnXqZm_cGi5MK2x1zQWyihdyfcLZwgaNKR31RknngAyE4Fje1r3LLfRcc8Cy5Jw70XevHtNS-1dDPwEoqkOqkqsotUYxx3JnrAdcEo657qX1_15HBBSZ2E2O5Vq-bZLFwcVFPXWA5iutRc-UQqd1dBZntddB6V1Lqb54QLwvjO4typeV/s4032/IMG_E4016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgageIhRdzMMeUwgnXqZm_cGi5MK2x1zQWyihdyfcLZwgaNKR31RknngAyE4Fje1r3LLfRcc8Cy5Jw70XevHtNS-1dDPwEoqkOqkqsotUYxx3JnrAdcEo657qX1_15HBBSZ2E2O5Vq-bZLFwcVFPXWA5iutRc-UQqd1dBZntddB6V1Lqb54QLwvjO4typeV/w300-h400/IMG_E4016.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /></b></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-69164129003335838302024-03-07T14:45:00.000-08:002024-03-09T06:47:43.618-08:00March Joy<p><br /> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>She's cute, smart, funny, loving, and pure joy.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg391PqS5YeMHIFopZucxFe1kZBJoK4xUL_74eKLFSMYoBR7bIUnBJn1NJ3H6k5-kBIeAMarV1Cc2ryO2mHgv6DOAxsoyiYdGPiNEKPHvbxRx3SVeJYyj2dTi0KnKbvvxRixYr9g7dr5er1Nqr2wtgI6hsEqRGME879p7Z9ENfcMJD-OoNgUQ3BZbFI3A7/s2048/IMG_4001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg391PqS5YeMHIFopZucxFe1kZBJoK4xUL_74eKLFSMYoBR7bIUnBJn1NJ3H6k5-kBIeAMarV1Cc2ryO2mHgv6DOAxsoyiYdGPiNEKPHvbxRx3SVeJYyj2dTi0KnKbvvxRixYr9g7dr5er1Nqr2wtgI6hsEqRGME879p7Z9ENfcMJD-OoNgUQ3BZbFI3A7/w426-h640/IMG_4001.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Tallulah Grace is already 3!</b></span></div><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-11796241578944490792024-02-27T14:10:00.000-08:002024-02-27T14:10:53.114-08:00Special Books<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>This is a special group of books that mean a lot to me. One book in particular transports me back to Swartz, Louisiana, when I was a little girl.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ZC824wlcGODYpQ6iWjtZokVniOE5LuKGmh1F38qj9dTZE60LBkq70yXS5A3W0mOGaYestH5LXbKOiBWb31elzN5bJj8uqJy3SvMq5c9f8bmG2RXpzg1Py_MY5EyYwN9JBKDiHLesw9VN3l6aDnWDt9c_Td_NEE1dSgE5AS6JXohzyjswZ7rTshDfqu7/s3434/fullsizeoutput_7fce.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3434" data-original-width="2287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ZC824wlcGODYpQ6iWjtZokVniOE5LuKGmh1F38qj9dTZE60LBkq70yXS5A3W0mOGaYestH5LXbKOiBWb31elzN5bJj8uqJy3SvMq5c9f8bmG2RXpzg1Py_MY5EyYwN9JBKDiHLesw9VN3l6aDnWDt9c_Td_NEE1dSgE5AS6JXohzyjswZ7rTshDfqu7/w266-h400/fullsizeoutput_7fce.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G-v4ycNZLslDOAK618OU5LKIsB_r9yiBYqygASRrKOOjIPEaFGE5oDvbLwLsZFmzVRmvNYM4ZamzlNWRCJhiNYZCCwV4-6LUYc-Gexc0DbWinWZQClbJ_st8EqT45ZpTNrzVNi0W_FVanVcvYmkmveIctdO5-HpgV10RuZv_Lz-bGCGxZspJyNtJOREe/s3533/IMG_E3943.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3533" data-original-width="2480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2G-v4ycNZLslDOAK618OU5LKIsB_r9yiBYqygASRrKOOjIPEaFGE5oDvbLwLsZFmzVRmvNYM4ZamzlNWRCJhiNYZCCwV4-6LUYc-Gexc0DbWinWZQClbJ_st8EqT45ZpTNrzVNi0W_FVanVcvYmkmveIctdO5-HpgV10RuZv_Lz-bGCGxZspJyNtJOREe/w281-h400/IMG_E3943.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The bookmobile would stop at our driveway. How exciting it was to climb its steps and check out books to read! I especially loved reading the biographies of famous people written for young people.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>I was happy when I came across this old edition because 0f the many memories it stirred.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUmaAoPT_nwhyphenhyphen2YeHIjCLkNoB6RjlbJvKLMgwiSTngiqkJYr7cm_486jEEM5MtD8-BRhFaQZqElOjFCunQWrtQ4Vv7pe5FvGD0GefL9gaOfrDZpz4g4kYcVGHo-3NLxG4HxC_WuI9rGcJmSfiYazcvBYRx2E0YU3_72I2ZbCKol6c9MxWxnxHT_sypi0x/s3916/fullsizeoutput_7fad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="3015" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUmaAoPT_nwhyphenhyphen2YeHIjCLkNoB6RjlbJvKLMgwiSTngiqkJYr7cm_486jEEM5MtD8-BRhFaQZqElOjFCunQWrtQ4Vv7pe5FvGD0GefL9gaOfrDZpz4g4kYcVGHo-3NLxG4HxC_WuI9rGcJmSfiYazcvBYRx2E0YU3_72I2ZbCKol6c9MxWxnxHT_sypi0x/s320/fullsizeoutput_7fad.jpeg" width="246" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFukJF3yX2wUTwtaxZPpO1dVgnbe2ZS7A_6BcgVv9xQnBFxXJ61T2oHbSSX6PzIhcKPPU_YBjBIjeQ3xVZ9nxMEp3UOgu2RLz3DPm7gXBhXO9k_JYp0r1HgYzdI8IDyOM7G4qiP7czkDT-ShWLFAzxrDBbH-VkGCrT0_FyT5IGB2sCvT6YF4lvE6c1y5Kz/s3944/IMG_E3945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3944" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFukJF3yX2wUTwtaxZPpO1dVgnbe2ZS7A_6BcgVv9xQnBFxXJ61T2oHbSSX6PzIhcKPPU_YBjBIjeQ3xVZ9nxMEp3UOgu2RLz3DPm7gXBhXO9k_JYp0r1HgYzdI8IDyOM7G4qiP7czkDT-ShWLFAzxrDBbH-VkGCrT0_FyT5IGB2sCvT6YF4lvE6c1y5Kz/s320/IMG_E3945.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><br /> I believe my love of books and reading was due to that early wondrous experience of bookmobile visits.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b> </b></span></span></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-84047971946077299852024-02-14T05:43:00.000-08:002024-02-14T05:43:37.043-08:00Valentine's Day<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Happy Valentine's Day!!!</b></span></p><p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>You had to dodge streamers as you walked this part of the store.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b> </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxULqId2DOq1N8E1spG4uoBIozZj5uyqp41ukfSXlMMiVbU9nbuaITRi1brmJsjWf6v3r90XJLS8zladPOlpDX7_M9yXWIbPIiKmIGsa48daksPR9siFI6BqkCAnWuf6wcKZYldprnw09zTXh_d2WTYNAD-fjT5-ymny1kkS2R-HcG2RHMWOsiknCqKJgz/s3639/IMG_E3920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="3639" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxULqId2DOq1N8E1spG4uoBIozZj5uyqp41ukfSXlMMiVbU9nbuaITRi1brmJsjWf6v3r90XJLS8zladPOlpDX7_M9yXWIbPIiKmIGsa48daksPR9siFI6BqkCAnWuf6wcKZYldprnw09zTXh_d2WTYNAD-fjT5-ymny1kkS2R-HcG2RHMWOsiknCqKJgz/w640-h492/IMG_E3920.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>It was a delightful display that made me smile.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>LOVE IS IN THE AIR</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Remember there are many kinds of love.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>SMILE and SPREAD SOME LOVE.</b></span></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-70924953184847088262024-02-09T19:43:00.000-08:002024-02-14T05:28:22.690-08:00Sweetest Month for a Walk Down Memory Lane<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>February makes me think of love notes, valentine cards, boxes of candy, and just everything that's special and sweet. Goodness knows, our world needs more kindness and sweetness. I had a true surprise as I was going through a box of old mementos. Inside there were old notes, letters, and three old valentine cards. I love vintage valentine cards and was excited to stumble across these. Two were from a grammar school boyfriend, and the other one was from a junior high friend. </b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lBcjgOHENtLF0CTWa7GcsnOz3u3aN36lxOQYXMq-_NBt61beEp-ql8BFPLcJi7Hb1EatcqQ50wDT4Q0aCy1cuIxpnBeqMrOKKWAHJfNDdnJNSIGLBx-MvPMbawXpd5SsVXEK7icd_0PeVlOpAyrO4qfI5m8PdoWIV7yxanR-E-JV0VyATRRSN5OGWkn-/s3723/IMG_E3909.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="2869" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lBcjgOHENtLF0CTWa7GcsnOz3u3aN36lxOQYXMq-_NBt61beEp-ql8BFPLcJi7Hb1EatcqQ50wDT4Q0aCy1cuIxpnBeqMrOKKWAHJfNDdnJNSIGLBx-MvPMbawXpd5SsVXEK7icd_0PeVlOpAyrO4qfI5m8PdoWIV7yxanR-E-JV0VyATRRSN5OGWkn-/w309-h400/IMG_E3909.JPG" width="309" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The pages, now faded and brittle, cover from birth through grammar school( grades 1 thru 5). The photo and clipping below also brought back memories.</b></span><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HyPHKTtS6WvSt7nbnYWRvtS2M93ZC_7DKMIx4fhtT2nTwq4n_SK4SPu98YnmEJKNKijZTIIzDxuSCEaJyKAK9bIQ0Piot7Mku_KMXRTosbLKgN3CwOxCcQ0nmfoSDV_ofSdtqUy7oT72NJjIaVLRqn822ctJn2kBELisn8x66WU7M3dyn6IQX4OVj3CC/s3543/IMG_E3905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3543" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HyPHKTtS6WvSt7nbnYWRvtS2M93ZC_7DKMIx4fhtT2nTwq4n_SK4SPu98YnmEJKNKijZTIIzDxuSCEaJyKAK9bIQ0Piot7Mku_KMXRTosbLKgN3CwOxCcQ0nmfoSDV_ofSdtqUy7oT72NJjIaVLRqn822ctJn2kBELisn8x66WU7M3dyn6IQX4OVj3CC/w400-h341/IMG_E3905.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQB4pHWMeP0FeiupRbyW_KJapxWQdNxgND0yiDDxZPIC6jnduKcQ-a15jxzQLEjSHBWSijQgP6xUlHDPmN5YlvLheOnw4inmJ2IF5zbRvUWCvjWTfjANJ_TfJoPOvfVzuARCAUsPy3dArLBnjs1VKclb_haz1MbSAKbroW1gBT9tLPziTWIgGxJsV0XeT/s4032/IMG_E3906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQB4pHWMeP0FeiupRbyW_KJapxWQdNxgND0yiDDxZPIC6jnduKcQ-a15jxzQLEjSHBWSijQgP6xUlHDPmN5YlvLheOnw4inmJ2IF5zbRvUWCvjWTfjANJ_TfJoPOvfVzuARCAUsPy3dArLBnjs1VKclb_haz1MbSAKbroW1gBT9tLPziTWIgGxJsV0XeT/w304-h640/IMG_E3906.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The two long dresses in the pictures were made by my mother. She also sewed dance costumes and school dresses for a little girl that had plenty of confidence back then. Ah, how sweet those times were! </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b> </b></span><p></p><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div></div>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-14985726131580949312024-01-29T17:50:00.000-08:002024-01-29T17:50:14.677-08:00Inside Days<p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Cold, rainy, and foggy days are reasons to stay inside and be warm and cozy with a book and cup of coffee. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Thankfully the weather is getting better, but chilly days are the norm.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>My warmth from winter blues comes from seeing these two little ones.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The biggest snow for me occurred in 1963 in Memphis when I was in high school. A fourteen inch snowfall brought a White Christmas.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1ebjFYo3dQHntcJn0l4H8-w-sptZ-OOeJ4VAHpA6KFXn8s_dAtLrS0yP2Ln5BlMcfrdfs_MIDzhtFlq7RcGzvQxd7CQDfAn1NsG2LT2ZcTVo-4EcF2deCprgnqAZyLFqyAkwtBO93afP1x9Mncg7f8lcBGmo61yqSiRlmu65Slws9aLUWJZqh5wPsxI8/s285/fullsizeoutput_7f05.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="285" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1ebjFYo3dQHntcJn0l4H8-w-sptZ-OOeJ4VAHpA6KFXn8s_dAtLrS0yP2Ln5BlMcfrdfs_MIDzhtFlq7RcGzvQxd7CQDfAn1NsG2LT2ZcTVo-4EcF2deCprgnqAZyLFqyAkwtBO93afP1x9Mncg7f8lcBGmo61yqSiRlmu65Slws9aLUWJZqh5wPsxI8/w400-h383/fullsizeoutput_7f05.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My brother and I worked on this one, and our mother helped us with the accessories.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAayLBB8MFWMZ3AirUMl8eDdT_MBgCCtV8DEwUVNN5Z_H6TvjpGolqjFu6pcH2cu5vBNd-cJL-Vcl3-YNQcIQQdZZV4_SGFngFVCcMtVhouN3hrFelycHyGV6ENIdREbPL1IJUWOLjgItrCT962y4-Vkhxwy6OjLV1voYa46Z9ed6V7Xqn_E-hHeKjk9Jv/s272/fullsizeoutput_7f06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="272" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAayLBB8MFWMZ3AirUMl8eDdT_MBgCCtV8DEwUVNN5Z_H6TvjpGolqjFu6pcH2cu5vBNd-cJL-Vcl3-YNQcIQQdZZV4_SGFngFVCcMtVhouN3hrFelycHyGV6ENIdREbPL1IJUWOLjgItrCT962y4-Vkhxwy6OjLV1voYa46Z9ed6V7Xqn_E-hHeKjk9Jv/w400-h394/fullsizeoutput_7f06.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The frigid temperatures will certainly be remembered with this snow plus getting to make snow cream.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn2Xd1magSGF9lyfFyLshH4KefFPLU1VH_6pR526auZ7H7_WPvRN69mk8cOhusJq_I6BWDHHp0uhAtE9O6NdHtQQvElI6_uVg1SmRMKC_GX4Cth4fVHUyHDPc6_eCLGZOBBU80yt466kpmmFPj2SUODo63b-vi9vHT8fk1Lg-iFw0PmbKeDDhuNgIHJ_J/s4032/IMG_3804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn2Xd1magSGF9lyfFyLshH4KefFPLU1VH_6pR526auZ7H7_WPvRN69mk8cOhusJq_I6BWDHHp0uhAtE9O6NdHtQQvElI6_uVg1SmRMKC_GX4Cth4fVHUyHDPc6_eCLGZOBBU80yt466kpmmFPj2SUODo63b-vi9vHT8fk1Lg-iFw0PmbKeDDhuNgIHJ_J/s320/IMG_3804.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-84977933943587178242024-01-05T07:47:00.000-08:002024-01-05T07:47:12.711-08:00A New Beginning<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I have been hesitant about starting a new year</b><b> with blog posts. One reason is that my daily comings and goings are very ordinary, and I feel readers are probably tired of my dull entries. However, even a simple life is precious. And I like to write and record what's happening.</b></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>My happiest times in December and January have been spent in the company of Lauren and her two little girls. Lauren shared this picture she took of them by their Christmas tree.<br /></b></span><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_PuquTk-R5Ku1x6-JnoDHcwI4TsYxsKcYQcWAVILCwanAeLdCZoS87zSOMrwEWokJ-dl6YZnGoEry3kJz2eIwd7geukQrgCg7lJSfjaW2ypQFdBSoiQpR2vMXGM5tZEy7mG-k0sKLIzLiO8Jipm-LhVU_RETC4MYwTki9ryMmXD_wKcho5lnS8hxNCce/s4032/IMG_1175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_PuquTk-R5Ku1x6-JnoDHcwI4TsYxsKcYQcWAVILCwanAeLdCZoS87zSOMrwEWokJ-dl6YZnGoEry3kJz2eIwd7geukQrgCg7lJSfjaW2ypQFdBSoiQpR2vMXGM5tZEy7mG-k0sKLIzLiO8Jipm-LhVU_RETC4MYwTki9ryMmXD_wKcho5lnS8hxNCce/w400-h300/IMG_1175.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>It was a bit sad to pack all the Christmas ornaments away, hoping we can be together and repeat the tradition at the end of 2024.</b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXqSCDLiGGBZ-EraymZeADok-8fOiOH0dF3og1WA2IV5biqlpx8fCjwpC8l2Hkwhs-kaprup4nefkBjuCYOFACG-2qPN8Njs_A2ECCX-Tp-Hn5tvcjRNVZrBLg42XUjFlvHdOidhnmgxVTBPfZ8Oc_YF__9sqGMxvgReTN-px1xQRX-V7VcFk7IWtREkR/s3760/IMG_E3716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3760" data-original-width="2791" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXqSCDLiGGBZ-EraymZeADok-8fOiOH0dF3og1WA2IV5biqlpx8fCjwpC8l2Hkwhs-kaprup4nefkBjuCYOFACG-2qPN8Njs_A2ECCX-Tp-Hn5tvcjRNVZrBLg42XUjFlvHdOidhnmgxVTBPfZ8Oc_YF__9sqGMxvgReTN-px1xQRX-V7VcFk7IWtREkR/w476-h640/IMG_E3716.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><b>I'm a bit nervous about this new year for reasons I won't go into here. But I'm trusting and keeping faith.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br /></b><b style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y6gqd3Xa8w1Q4zC9x9CTF8rI45n0f6LRirfgTI4rHvnu1mDeZX494xBlZij4zQWZYA9eivngDhu1UhWTqBH_2vzxoKpq8pd6r72P3XJg1sfLKLPNbnI0okYbDy6kpGUK6gO85gf3uQVrm5TGsdelUEUBY-UWV0F2oDc0OKW978PKcCfTaZ2IP4ndEZcX/s2961/IMG_E3753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="1915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y6gqd3Xa8w1Q4zC9x9CTF8rI45n0f6LRirfgTI4rHvnu1mDeZX494xBlZij4zQWZYA9eivngDhu1UhWTqBH_2vzxoKpq8pd6r72P3XJg1sfLKLPNbnI0okYbDy6kpGUK6gO85gf3uQVrm5TGsdelUEUBY-UWV0F2oDc0OKW978PKcCfTaZ2IP4ndEZcX/w259-h400/IMG_E3753.JPG" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-34574801324674303252023-12-23T14:48:00.000-08:002023-12-23T14:48:05.696-08:00Peaceful Moments<p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>In between errands, baking, and cleaning there have been quiet moments to sit back and take in this special time. One day this week was special for me. I kept Tallulah and Etta while Lauren went to a dental appointment. Boy, that was an experience I haven't had since my early thirties. Thankfully no major problems on my short watch. My admiration for Lauren grows and </b><b>grows. She is handling so much but bravely facing each new day. The mantel stockings and tree ornaments are reminders that Justin is not here to celebrate Christmas with them.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I keep making little changes to my decorating, such as </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKIajWdy0VC6SfYuhOQ8h0H-2VnzpNHlGDyuxOdKZJ5228gPVX6q-3MpScK632AP2-HXETMS-EW4nHnbUYQdyKdIBeM_RoiqF42KJ-UX02S9rbjlaJjHQcnnvLzx9Ly5OcJblNbQPhJ1vcqKTuDnoCUuedmyQHW_wyr3rvFYV2D4BmQro4ah4mioEX5_q/s3444/IMG_E3679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="2319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKIajWdy0VC6SfYuhOQ8h0H-2VnzpNHlGDyuxOdKZJ5228gPVX6q-3MpScK632AP2-HXETMS-EW4nHnbUYQdyKdIBeM_RoiqF42KJ-UX02S9rbjlaJjHQcnnvLzx9Ly5OcJblNbQPhJ1vcqKTuDnoCUuedmyQHW_wyr3rvFYV2D4BmQro4ah4mioEX5_q/s320/IMG_E3679.JPG" width="215" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>tiny additions to the kitchen window garland and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw7QgZcJzxDChtgdAbv4KrSeZ_ngtVvK3l977-7-65NTigjHsDxdhxdz7fR1CrMPZHWZS10yDCiyuA7DSUNfVlHLHDltnCzuPdYORjMUO1-PojfKL92mehXaRAGph7sDeQ0249Aqf9ZY52Anna0Rlwxh9iICvfRmGSJgJubVvBu5gJDx4lp58cW_XbnTz/s3105/IMG_E3678.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3105" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw7QgZcJzxDChtgdAbv4KrSeZ_ngtVvK3l977-7-65NTigjHsDxdhxdz7fR1CrMPZHWZS10yDCiyuA7DSUNfVlHLHDltnCzuPdYORjMUO1-PojfKL92mehXaRAGph7sDeQ0249Aqf9ZY52Anna0Rlwxh9iICvfRmGSJgJubVvBu5gJDx4lp58cW_XbnTz/s320/IMG_E3678.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #7f6000; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDVKEY6AQ9pqI6bCEzdnrbzuU8oJXn8b6Nwc7RJG80dFHkAYz94tGN_K4mFEXyaL6aGKW8DjvHI0lV0qawxvchp45H22sp3JaS9m5yVNVPqR6rAp7Otl5MoSCSCx703x5TKM35OkcY9uSZVWo6Q8g9WYnYe56086oRONMYTJsmQoc-9SDiGqPMKNqCfCK/s4032/IMG_3669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDVKEY6AQ9pqI6bCEzdnrbzuU8oJXn8b6Nwc7RJG80dFHkAYz94tGN_K4mFEXyaL6aGKW8DjvHI0lV0qawxvchp45H22sp3JaS9m5yVNVPqR6rAp7Otl5MoSCSCx703x5TKM35OkcY9uSZVWo6Q8g9WYnYe56086oRONMYTJsmQoc-9SDiGqPMKNqCfCK/s320/IMG_3669.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>Tallulah's </b>Play-Doh Christmas tree</div><div style="color: #7f6000; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #7f6000; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxF5IoEIY9HShVaSmYaVOeqDLfYxIkJT1jSByHAflOkLhyPJN1HzdrzlX4CJnSTint4zvxde4ALknbte64v9orCFx2ZO3TW9tiSXGyFkiMIFjkCecCAAxcFPKRdpFShI-V_0l2U_Qnbapoz1vUReD5ftpPLKxqwH2Ctg60B0RuTZ8HnbjoUnhCzbAQCHOh/s3853/fullsizeoutput_7e80.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3853" data-original-width="1855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxF5IoEIY9HShVaSmYaVOeqDLfYxIkJT1jSByHAflOkLhyPJN1HzdrzlX4CJnSTint4zvxde4ALknbte64v9orCFx2ZO3TW9tiSXGyFkiMIFjkCecCAAxcFPKRdpFShI-V_0l2U_Qnbapoz1vUReD5ftpPLKxqwH2Ctg60B0RuTZ8HnbjoUnhCzbAQCHOh/w308-h640/fullsizeoutput_7e80.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #7f6000; text-align: center;">It's the small moments that bring big joy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Merry Christmas!</span></div><div style="color: #7f6000; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="color: #7f6000; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-34148989359645713612023-12-18T19:30:00.000-08:002023-12-18T19:30:22.916-08:00Holiday Bits and Pieces<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/AVvXsEhTa3hoRb4gJ1Hh4h6_YcJ0-B_XCK4fcq02aY8_qjSvj0fDLqjX52MtNOY-Mtsdu5kjiJojl9dkROqnUZ_wWUZSrc45vnAEd4-M8cJg2CvBD2CHdoVSfWXlA7j0Z4oqyCf64S1m3kkbHOLj4zZ4dVt93ndpUDS7C5mtzq-sz79_Q5uwu7V0tVW-2VZMVu50/s3623/IMG_E3632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3623" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTa3hoRb4gJ1Hh4h6_YcJ0-B_XCK4fcq02aY8_qjSvj0fDLqjX52MtNOY-Mtsdu5kjiJojl9dkROqnUZ_wWUZSrc45vnAEd4-M8cJg2CvBD2CHdoVSfWXlA7j0Z4oqyCf64S1m3kkbHOLj4zZ4dVt93ndpUDS7C5mtzq-sz79_Q5uwu7V0tVW-2VZMVu50/w267-h320/IMG_E3632.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">tiny trees on a bedroom dresser</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHURADOvcVh1WrRerzA6Xp0dDWrUvwzEPojk2LrDzbeteuuVKfYBKbAgQGOyadOq0CPIQELJMnIqG5Vk43lFPu8HBK0xqyq9TS1YvfgWfOjfQjjwlfV5J9WPvQC7B20_ISUNMGWmD-lxNlKRsH-bz6zxCiuB1GBt6hFlv_joQn0seHitwkqwxaRVxmgfgZ/s3328/IMG_E3640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3328" data-original-width="2881" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHURADOvcVh1WrRerzA6Xp0dDWrUvwzEPojk2LrDzbeteuuVKfYBKbAgQGOyadOq0CPIQELJMnIqG5Vk43lFPu8HBK0xqyq9TS1YvfgWfOjfQjjwlfV5J9WPvQC7B20_ISUNMGWmD-lxNlKRsH-bz6zxCiuB1GBt6hFlv_joQn0seHitwkqwxaRVxmgfgZ/w346-h400/IMG_E3640.JPG" width="346" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I open my writing desk...keepsake card surprise from Mary</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_3bzp0WLkjStmTDrlTjUgy_ITy7wt5cYXxxaKFzKgfDGfN3HKHrYjwB7X3DXdxtJF6i67E_L7tmeUly1LRhizOzZyhBMUX0wbaoaJi6ZgoaJuYR2vHomsGI3ak5ZEw0PyxuC2hKU1YfjJxb8jnk3b2h19KqYxAPymMD6LcrrfvScukh_ldHyifSZoAJx/s4032/IMG_E3650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_3bzp0WLkjStmTDrlTjUgy_ITy7wt5cYXxxaKFzKgfDGfN3HKHrYjwB7X3DXdxtJF6i67E_L7tmeUly1LRhizOzZyhBMUX0wbaoaJi6ZgoaJuYR2vHomsGI3ak5ZEw0PyxuC2hKU1YfjJxb8jnk3b2h19KqYxAPymMD6LcrrfvScukh_ldHyifSZoAJx/s320/IMG_E3650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">part of a larger display...the little deer is made of carved wood</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/AVvXsEh4Y32JB6_eSw81Bh8HBZfQBkZJDX4wCYDVlRkQfQv7MUmf4rli_vswKDd4ovRg09FGgZ8y03c9pRHAlJ8gz_wB7cP14-ZwMFd1DbY7zfdwQ-s1O1DfFCjzL-6ZfBxizTNXydAWnN3Omao7FSOi8FCpca60rC9GDPeKCSYunH5TQsvwnISB3NP5xBJ57G2y/s3294/IMG_E3634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="2602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Y32JB6_eSw81Bh8HBZfQBkZJDX4wCYDVlRkQfQv7MUmf4rli_vswKDd4ovRg09FGgZ8y03c9pRHAlJ8gz_wB7cP14-ZwMFd1DbY7zfdwQ-s1O1DfFCjzL-6ZfBxizTNXydAWnN3Omao7FSOi8FCpca60rC9GDPeKCSYunH5TQsvwnISB3NP5xBJ57G2y/s320/IMG_E3634.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">another one dollar ornament that's new on the den tree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoogCxc8T6WyQhDhW4oaImSOmXuxcQu4RlKpH7AZf7vyyAgINAPMwbEjNM3GikrxELumY1bWj-lmWO5rVBHUM4QwxMM36kxHTJYJkxqSci0AEc9c4AhC0hEpOSbNgGMl2W8m-5sDiUzNzqtHgGDVxw_R3e3rfI2OEobQwKPkslXZq5CSYU1AVrw9bO66Xu/s320/IMG_3552.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">keepsakes in white, especially</div><div style="text-align: center;">the kissing angels from Kaye </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZXUTHd0UdjX6SL65GqHWQCoWHJtTfvFXrlzk46LQBWFg2-ojUesfcUnytR1aiSvyTMdthPD9UmVHy7-wLW3PbWYxcZJHlrAjKqqd6OO6akHrU7GcGurXKJKE_W5eWrt1AH5QqPQZDmAtYbC-LsXaYjBjngADI475ddAUKmdcX4pE6w42l5JtJPWU4Tw/s3407/fullsizeoutput_7e74.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="3407" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3ZXUTHd0UdjX6SL65GqHWQCoWHJtTfvFXrlzk46LQBWFg2-ojUesfcUnytR1aiSvyTMdthPD9UmVHy7-wLW3PbWYxcZJHlrAjKqqd6OO6akHrU7GcGurXKJKE_W5eWrt1AH5QqPQZDmAtYbC-LsXaYjBjngADI475ddAUKmdcX4pE6w42l5JtJPWU4Tw/w400-h249/fullsizeoutput_7e74.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> dining room wreath and plates</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08o34CeXn7eNfRNDJofXbd8P4Lf6x0e32wvoR2D3MDk1nM4dx03btYjJ65A8PJQY8fmqRcfeFHi3lq-3nmanrAhGMAKqvjjtemfpw1_obVSswcIgnJdeI3vY2Ye-1WBk_jyhuVEtdE2LPcU8s9ptwWq_0kPIqHHgjJvG9QNDGx2IplJqfBgsPsZHbxLg8/w203-h320/IMG_E3653.JPG" width="203" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This skinny tree is in a crock and needs another bird or two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-61502291730918726082023-12-15T19:27:00.000-08:002023-12-15T19:27:52.027-08:00I'm Done!<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>With a few changes I'm finally done. I woke up very early Wednesday morning and took down a display on top of the refrigerator. I was not pleased with the way it turned out so down it came. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R3IjqAdT0skZkAVm60aDC9oCcBHEJRwEFNCYMClAfG4llF-Prb8GBVb5gOmXhlcO_83tCGAe0L2QVp8a9pCy6UpIT2PXMaG9k8lAp660eOKL8WRrRN9Jof_DHt3Dsz5yARUFwLpmcLMDcNiG4MPo0iArNnbb2ZgI3aCvrYNaYxzMk2baujKgkmGU7u_z/s4032/IMG_3595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R3IjqAdT0skZkAVm60aDC9oCcBHEJRwEFNCYMClAfG4llF-Prb8GBVb5gOmXhlcO_83tCGAe0L2QVp8a9pCy6UpIT2PXMaG9k8lAp660eOKL8WRrRN9Jof_DHt3Dsz5yARUFwLpmcLMDcNiG4MPo0iArNnbb2ZgI3aCvrYNaYxzMk2baujKgkmGU7u_z/w400-h300/IMG_3595.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Presents for Tallulah and Etta</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kp8lLLN8XEYu4kccoiyoAQ6aBV-3A0D5pOtcbUoWdG_cKmJE_On2YJ-koJYEIqHTYOFcsTnlWRbN7n4uMK3TQylotvrFcLQEgF-01Mtbb3V9l0NSQTc3o1o2jfJ1ZbJ3DIds-6LLcGwGQlk7f_Qlx9TSVlr2RadawpF5Jis1En5W-u9bdbGZx75eQ-0-/s4032/IMG_3596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kp8lLLN8XEYu4kccoiyoAQ6aBV-3A0D5pOtcbUoWdG_cKmJE_On2YJ-koJYEIqHTYOFcsTnlWRbN7n4uMK3TQylotvrFcLQEgF-01Mtbb3V9l0NSQTc3o1o2jfJ1ZbJ3DIds-6LLcGwGQlk7f_Qlx9TSVlr2RadawpF5Jis1En5W-u9bdbGZx75eQ-0-/w300-h400/IMG_3596.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I tried a cluster of ornaments and liked the look so well I did two more for the living room tree. The sheer red and green ribbons I had saved came in handy. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVKgBO55Tr3bNGCWk_Q0Vu_jbkknAt24-Xg5TsLojpwa1YqTbwuDmUkDKkFbrBjKcHadXwbKh62ADx_IIov6ulXh0JEkDqKP0ixXO8nijf91bU7ActQw4FgTe-p4TXGZZnlxkZKos5_U7QU70D_xAUTSPHcuG9d717BMHiZc4NmK90V04wMb1Pc4DDQkF/s4032/IMG_3597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVKgBO55Tr3bNGCWk_Q0Vu_jbkknAt24-Xg5TsLojpwa1YqTbwuDmUkDKkFbrBjKcHadXwbKh62ADx_IIov6ulXh0JEkDqKP0ixXO8nijf91bU7ActQw4FgTe-p4TXGZZnlxkZKos5_U7QU70D_xAUTSPHcuG9d717BMHiZc4NmK90V04wMb1Pc4DDQkF/w300-h400/IMG_3597.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_Z0A5lQrJuOVfRKIZ4SdSwiIHefWMpBSTTeq0Zby8cBA5kYW4nk6k4VacPJa5g9y8PGkGTcA6xWBs5P2th1HlkukzctcKZ7W6MNV7kzdEAZBnROvt-oMNwVS4c2ZHPyFXFF1CRWi5TkKphpwFc6Edj3G4g6nG-bKmVaDw7OXNQesoqox1CDSYyZ5rzaj/s3568/IMG_E3581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="2844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_Z0A5lQrJuOVfRKIZ4SdSwiIHefWMpBSTTeq0Zby8cBA5kYW4nk6k4VacPJa5g9y8PGkGTcA6xWBs5P2th1HlkukzctcKZ7W6MNV7kzdEAZBnROvt-oMNwVS4c2ZHPyFXFF1CRWi5TkKphpwFc6Edj3G4g6nG-bKmVaDw7OXNQesoqox1CDSYyZ5rzaj/w255-h320/IMG_E3581.JPG" width="255" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzf-aotNqsjc6_kFwG0O1REGnVYWAbFwj_LwYTGMdAQ_VWIQSECv8Kvf4mYTGMuoZx2imNC0ppbMqzcYSpngITBZ-FQ2OfteIfziL69wjx7r9oya8bVmfJ-BcMZaFnCsBjSda3K9uhkSVmlGGton_GBFdztZtXloayQHPgzkzh4tTj4gsrYXoFj_17zAr/s3892/fullsizeoutput_7e71.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="2716" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzf-aotNqsjc6_kFwG0O1REGnVYWAbFwj_LwYTGMdAQ_VWIQSECv8Kvf4mYTGMuoZx2imNC0ppbMqzcYSpngITBZ-FQ2OfteIfziL69wjx7r9oya8bVmfJ-BcMZaFnCsBjSda3K9uhkSVmlGGton_GBFdztZtXloayQHPgzkzh4tTj4gsrYXoFj_17zAr/w279-h400/fullsizeoutput_7e71.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The ribbon tree was a gift from a friend.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The green one I once placed in my mother's nursing home room.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I attached the tag that read</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Thank You,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Mom, for lots</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>of Christmas memories. We</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>love you today</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>and every day.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The white one I found at a thrift store in Covington last year.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>It seemed to go with the cotton in the picture. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JQjRJTVGt-lIGXOq5bKPPQQOdV5HeDa33NMhNPeZ8tQLawsOgvdk5x3D_lzgsOzIe1bnSA32UEmBpMpKuRwFPgZeJC7mPlXgV13YlrIRu9-U-CftDpxviBptGUAdK4GWV-sfCUl4WSqVkIm8puA1YJO-vp9lHcS5CUPCsNxdrufkBqacqzXGwg-hzBJ4/s3180/fullsizeoutput_7e73.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="3180" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JQjRJTVGt-lIGXOq5bKPPQQOdV5HeDa33NMhNPeZ8tQLawsOgvdk5x3D_lzgsOzIe1bnSA32UEmBpMpKuRwFPgZeJC7mPlXgV13YlrIRu9-U-CftDpxviBptGUAdK4GWV-sfCUl4WSqVkIm8puA1YJO-vp9lHcS5CUPCsNxdrufkBqacqzXGwg-hzBJ4/w400-h356/fullsizeoutput_7e73.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I like to decorate the organ top in the same way year after year.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00YKrH2vNnDl_xNJy4Do2uKR-BWsiizp6Sxxu4j0NL9pXnCNYKtNFx5CriTftw5Oxa_M4gGh2GhTbQ18dGo6-JyRo2Qgmjld97nRfnVQY8QQPQ-mXSR2nZLTU7T-NwWVVaWgqwLtIJ0knd5-IuGAoDwbU2OVlrZzMBtk6vFfHVtyxV5GKw6mXAAtfhO0l/s4032/IMG_3609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00YKrH2vNnDl_xNJy4Do2uKR-BWsiizp6Sxxu4j0NL9pXnCNYKtNFx5CriTftw5Oxa_M4gGh2GhTbQ18dGo6-JyRo2Qgmjld97nRfnVQY8QQPQ-mXSR2nZLTU7T-NwWVVaWgqwLtIJ0knd5-IuGAoDwbU2OVlrZzMBtk6vFfHVtyxV5GKw6mXAAtfhO0l/w480-h640/IMG_3609.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;"><b>There is a small tree in the garage room. It has only lights and two strands of garland. You can't tell it from the pictures, but that garland is absolutely beautiful.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Since we play Dirty Santa in the garage after our big Christmas Eve meal, I wanted that room to have a festive look, too. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBvUtCHbaOCFn6e27T2j_BDvsQm6WKjW-L0NQqMh3GX6uCVXhhgF4Q_AYFt8sHu8-FN_mxoWw31TrFCf0gwhP1cWUSyYNTldagpuPMDXBST_bnE5Ou0KJLw5E_3MjKFr-ruchXD88boS2w1th66WTpWaBCiH3_hmg2Dn7vXbffakJLO9_FedT50QyXdZo/s4032/IMG_3610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBvUtCHbaOCFn6e27T2j_BDvsQm6WKjW-L0NQqMh3GX6uCVXhhgF4Q_AYFt8sHu8-FN_mxoWw31TrFCf0gwhP1cWUSyYNTldagpuPMDXBST_bnE5Ou0KJLw5E_3MjKFr-ruchXD88boS2w1th66WTpWaBCiH3_hmg2Dn7vXbffakJLO9_FedT50QyXdZo/w300-h400/IMG_3610.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b>I'll end tonight's post with a few ornaments. This first one is new this year.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>It came from a dollar store in Munford. I wanted it for the word COZY.</b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaPN_EjDszlQCA0SY83QnfE-J9EiRPlL8mh5HhW8smRGvS4-JlAB_1k88pLtmbsHslT5GvQtm8FlmUgVGDi8M90G1GCbtvK9CZ_dm_B1S1iOQp2npWthkAEanOYDBJ8ATOSy3ivtIhCQzcY-EpScWaT4SqaWizqFXGw3SE7gYZtcUMB8IfCiMyNfSso7M/s4032/fullsizeoutput_7e48.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2543" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaPN_EjDszlQCA0SY83QnfE-J9EiRPlL8mh5HhW8smRGvS4-JlAB_1k88pLtmbsHslT5GvQtm8FlmUgVGDi8M90G1GCbtvK9CZ_dm_B1S1iOQp2npWthkAEanOYDBJ8ATOSy3ivtIhCQzcY-EpScWaT4SqaWizqFXGw3SE7gYZtcUMB8IfCiMyNfSso7M/w253-h400/fullsizeoutput_7e48.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qgNVLrFZDC8AFqnR1bRJNEAVvU4Qx6_43eNb8axGqx93CX62lhyC0Xl1dIURNXJDhR47z5Rs1z9f7edt2KJSNRb67HP4VufhvRR4kNzU5S2RjVyOuv2DzlQVv3CzxGJN4Fu8lwY2Q_a8-YYNmilWRaARVXc1PVTGlZP5jcUOZP4crTTr2Vc_QodX0C9p/s4032/IMG_3539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qgNVLrFZDC8AFqnR1bRJNEAVvU4Qx6_43eNb8axGqx93CX62lhyC0Xl1dIURNXJDhR47z5Rs1z9f7edt2KJSNRb67HP4VufhvRR4kNzU5S2RjVyOuv2DzlQVv3CzxGJN4Fu8lwY2Q_a8-YYNmilWRaARVXc1PVTGlZP5jcUOZP4crTTr2Vc_QodX0C9p/s320/IMG_3539.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The shine sparkle twinkle ornament is a cute one from Les and Pennee.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw70KeCm7LdycxRN1sNuD44reFw7Usr9z_3HpcTESFpcSN_Jh7dYrwG5XxdCNkk7Bojyw0vss-1lMt7XaDrdFatr0VrzOMxAlbohJi_IT8YzgzmB4XtBZcWoMFFrth4dxyUjWJApna6iyZD6jRxsRkaZWGYchuQg8292je7g3noIPF5_lh3Np8sdUApbfE/s4032/IMG_3544.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw70KeCm7LdycxRN1sNuD44reFw7Usr9z_3HpcTESFpcSN_Jh7dYrwG5XxdCNkk7Bojyw0vss-1lMt7XaDrdFatr0VrzOMxAlbohJi_IT8YzgzmB4XtBZcWoMFFrth4dxyUjWJApna6iyZD6jRxsRkaZWGYchuQg8292je7g3noIPF5_lh3Np8sdUApbfE/s320/IMG_3544.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And you know why I chose this one.</span></div></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-31033645943487610932023-12-13T19:25:00.000-08:002023-12-13T19:25:33.028-08:00Holiday Touches<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU_ymvJx49LKFwpRk1w2O9x7Zkg7Cz3htc1y48tTkZcveWDtxosfw694k6ZqVaprq4Hzs4aZ-_wBMq-QMTdzPFiE0Bc_h5hCbN-4uJ4eawnxxvZfQbcn-kuMuXz7uyTwV4v5XiEmJ0gVz6pEEvw8n993JhNpHqzocapxkxAgKzMJztKPP2AgfDXVz5peZ/s3780/50D1D41C-96CD-4211-B212-63C6F9E2EF52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU_ymvJx49LKFwpRk1w2O9x7Zkg7Cz3htc1y48tTkZcveWDtxosfw694k6ZqVaprq4Hzs4aZ-_wBMq-QMTdzPFiE0Bc_h5hCbN-4uJ4eawnxxvZfQbcn-kuMuXz7uyTwV4v5XiEmJ0gVz6pEEvw8n993JhNpHqzocapxkxAgKzMJztKPP2AgfDXVz5peZ/s320/50D1D41C-96CD-4211-B212-63C6F9E2EF52.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Love these little lighted houses!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This one sits beside the teapot I once gave my mother.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Together they make a bright spot in the kitchen, reminding me of wonderful past times and recent shopping fun.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbdoK9x46vowJQKXyUi0AtFDlqJRlngGmu71bRsp4R8vT_S4fc22em1C2jYvk7o7rDL6Q_hCbW1uhJMHsqg2XTyuiIwbMG7fiFwtC3kyxrLTOzjg8iOAh8U-IFKjWw-06BqTBK2fYhbpUkTtNwM_QZY63VziZPflUy521JNDRiPOQdBgvNtWWqQEasFVg/s2715/IMG_E3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2681" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbdoK9x46vowJQKXyUi0AtFDlqJRlngGmu71bRsp4R8vT_S4fc22em1C2jYvk7o7rDL6Q_hCbW1uhJMHsqg2XTyuiIwbMG7fiFwtC3kyxrLTOzjg8iOAh8U-IFKjWw-06BqTBK2fYhbpUkTtNwM_QZY63VziZPflUy521JNDRiPOQdBgvNtWWqQEasFVg/s320/IMG_E3587.JPG" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>It was an amazing </b><b>surprise! I love that she made the tiny Shiny </b><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>Brite boxes!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>They are perfect miniature replicas.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>What treasures!!!!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignsmmJ6_aF3f0Y_Hke5mjiQ6BHWEydT8SopkjgJeqqZJD3jZ1OeQUbYAf__Rw4mhGmx1Z0QXM-YpXWQeKlSb4tEhGjV3pngfVb92yHa2la1QBWUr89X0ajbamQ6X6crGDeaq0BV6pXxWVB1t3K0znEZhxjuFzwy5xExHKg0dKJpUhIMWjsrntvhyphenhyphenlTYjX/s4031/IMG_E3603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="4031" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignsmmJ6_aF3f0Y_Hke5mjiQ6BHWEydT8SopkjgJeqqZJD3jZ1OeQUbYAf__Rw4mhGmx1Z0QXM-YpXWQeKlSb4tEhGjV3pngfVb92yHa2la1QBWUr89X0ajbamQ6X6crGDeaq0BV6pXxWVB1t3K0znEZhxjuFzwy5xExHKg0dKJpUhIMWjsrntvhyphenhyphenlTYjX/w640-h406/IMG_E3603.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b>Yipes, Christmas will soon be here! Maybe you'll drop by one more time. I have a few more details I'd like to share.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E7cGI91Ea5P3jUijKWDhySBVR_aOYnun3XScueo93UHh2mESvunwVcdgLqsidmkpSf70vtVxj2DFPmvF8BWgKzCOo2Y5n7_plN0HSN8SUZi95GhClDl6G1fxuAgkWnQfU-H7WBYvTq1ZUPzzfA3UIL18tr2_4qLDPevxl2gMmDUGhzUIF2Mm-m16xUma/s3800/IMG_E3604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="3800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E7cGI91Ea5P3jUijKWDhySBVR_aOYnun3XScueo93UHh2mESvunwVcdgLqsidmkpSf70vtVxj2DFPmvF8BWgKzCOo2Y5n7_plN0HSN8SUZi95GhClDl6G1fxuAgkWnQfU-H7WBYvTq1ZUPzzfA3UIL18tr2_4qLDPevxl2gMmDUGhzUIF2Mm-m16xUma/w400-h300/IMG_E3604.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>This December the old advent calendar is on an easel near the backdoor.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>It reminds me that this special time is going fast.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-89249130085178177422023-12-08T18:07:00.000-08:002023-12-08T18:07:50.568-08:00Christmas Details, Part 2<p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Instagram and Pinterest provide so many ideas for Christmas decorating. I love seeing how others decorate their rooms and spaces for the holidays. And I hope you enjoy these glimpses into my decorating style.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlfPNEjRohRt-n6e3PoQOPS94pJjIe4nibGIGvNjg1-N6SWp7z4ibljK9LR6RtR2xjLOv5ozCR2kVrHXTTLegSIyRB0gkdkikMp5BfzVWj79cvtd0b89cgzXNvDQxhglS9rbf3JQqO6VhGfFxD2aOVrbbisl87F9Kw52-M-ysiMBI-st85ec8dz6HZJfn/s2874/IMG_E3564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="2802" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlfPNEjRohRt-n6e3PoQOPS94pJjIe4nibGIGvNjg1-N6SWp7z4ibljK9LR6RtR2xjLOv5ozCR2kVrHXTTLegSIyRB0gkdkikMp5BfzVWj79cvtd0b89cgzXNvDQxhglS9rbf3JQqO6VhGfFxD2aOVrbbisl87F9Kw52-M-ysiMBI-st85ec8dz6HZJfn/w390-h400/IMG_E3564.JPG" width="390" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /> This is the first year I have decorated the small window in the den. Usually a pair of birds are perched up there. This may be my new favorite space for Christmas decorating.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCsoyVUW7v0aYFCc8O-Bgacin4nMisdVFvczPp8j5h30ee6xoHf6Q0vc7zVu5Ea5AuH6r9YJe6UbuK8a2pSLphVNDzBQEH9qRAT_2Ww1IYmdhioYpgo6P9qNV-dUWzXATb0TYK5JhYUpx11U2fzkrJUH0kid6CTAkWFpKI3whLRUnX4ZIxKOf3xayPxqE/s4032/IMG_3489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCsoyVUW7v0aYFCc8O-Bgacin4nMisdVFvczPp8j5h30ee6xoHf6Q0vc7zVu5Ea5AuH6r9YJe6UbuK8a2pSLphVNDzBQEH9qRAT_2Ww1IYmdhioYpgo6P9qNV-dUWzXATb0TYK5JhYUpx11U2fzkrJUH0kid6CTAkWFpKI3whLRUnX4ZIxKOf3xayPxqE/s320/IMG_3489.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My desk bookcase shelves have special </b>mementos.</div></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgWqNE_XLFlLfJ4tR5Z8jhVhCuOlHNJh1bQHv6jpltCPXqyl56bT0UB1naTcl-8qaq-6WN6GAUHDxyWlVCRAYQ16f09knZbw1NJRCN8mPSTFOoua1lVDqR0GfQHh17eycIIu3Wh9MY-bzChPIAXIUKUzqKKRhZeE5E7mdrzHs0NxBwkAFSTUxX8elRQM_/s4032/IMG_3562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgWqNE_XLFlLfJ4tR5Z8jhVhCuOlHNJh1bQHv6jpltCPXqyl56bT0UB1naTcl-8qaq-6WN6GAUHDxyWlVCRAYQ16f09knZbw1NJRCN8mPSTFOoua1lVDqR0GfQHh17eycIIu3Wh9MY-bzChPIAXIUKUzqKKRhZeE5E7mdrzHs0NxBwkAFSTUxX8elRQM_/s320/IMG_3562.JPG" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjETw8swlVNfaT9K2pbjckkYOruwQu85aQkb2aZtW9bavftLxc9f4O_rmstAPZqevloJAnAsPTsv2MupLhIoQUP6LspQj9EEBJErMcgTgca7cM7Xs9mPYD0iuTKD604ysY0yVF0VLAfOODykxQvensp7B2chndhG-Q1Z-pxQvyx4x2PkAcRBD6rkFPeS3/s4032/IMG_E3563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-family: georgia;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The entryway bookcase is loaded down with Christmas keepsakes.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I admit it has too much, but I love seeing all the objects on display.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm3WSbRBTsp_52ejZdTjkMmlf0gMb8-iilZ8s41sQB4gYaqUrOlBfcuvrfiRjMle8Ffhnafj_j6RL9AMkI2fGh7J9o7dCSFt9dZHqm_4VLEEHwJLIiUYInRpUA38JtQaRqPQHd2JvgWIOHCiiKqTh4RAkEUoOvI2tdiyWsGKrzxoRhqwGpU75KYTjKIfS/s3876/IMG_E3566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="2907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpm3WSbRBTsp_52ejZdTjkMmlf0gMb8-iilZ8s41sQB4gYaqUrOlBfcuvrfiRjMle8Ffhnafj_j6RL9AMkI2fGh7J9o7dCSFt9dZHqm_4VLEEHwJLIiUYInRpUA38JtQaRqPQHd2JvgWIOHCiiKqTh4RAkEUoOvI2tdiyWsGKrzxoRhqwGpU75KYTjKIfS/w480-h640/IMG_E3566.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>I have placed the nativity in several different places over the years. This time I chose the top of the piano and hung a star over it from the mirror.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiuobyMCe1Z5XBfLvLCBjI-Y-jZGgaox8M4UK9k1AW-B0PRg2vY9-MxfVMygwiOu6dEXg0dOBs74dABfIl0o1TZhRrUG-kUYtuDb-aBgKPpjxuzguobgOlTpys5EVnRLHawfTa1CnykHsveUPwKIiF77oia7lFcBD1SSMyoQVW862WyCvGfxc0QQtRNUT/s4029/IMG_E3567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiuobyMCe1Z5XBfLvLCBjI-Y-jZGgaox8M4UK9k1AW-B0PRg2vY9-MxfVMygwiOu6dEXg0dOBs74dABfIl0o1TZhRrUG-kUYtuDb-aBgKPpjxuzguobgOlTpys5EVnRLHawfTa1CnykHsveUPwKIiF77oia7lFcBD1SSMyoQVW862WyCvGfxc0QQtRNUT/w286-h400/IMG_E3567.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><br /><b>Hope to share a few more decorations next time. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I am tired tonight as I spent the day at Lauren's, playing with Tallulah part of the time and holding Etta during nap time. Lauren was able to set up her tree and get a few things done around the house. This will be a tough Christmas for her without Justin. She has been amazingly strong while tenderly caring for the girls.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-17416732060935433512023-12-06T19:51:00.000-08:002023-12-06T19:51:05.068-08:00Christmas Details<p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>Decorating the house for Christmas brings me so much pleasure. Many of the lovely ornaments and objects have fond memories attached to them.</b></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I believe the trees were first this year. Or maybe it was the mantel.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7YzKNR-qeWpoBIs8pnCDVOiGtfmW36j10T9AGTIQOnpCxh7JeGxGEM-Afw-6jzPJXKrcz7l9pGklvBRZKT-w096faK_8S4j71gwV3IT4S9HsTXv7Im6rflNgr6dh70TPVgQfdd1zcaKYA7IRovZNuReyvSO-TpuIutBfShG7pFDQ3t6PUKm3LRACzCm1/s3767/IMG_E3530.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3767" data-original-width="2750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy7YzKNR-qeWpoBIs8pnCDVOiGtfmW36j10T9AGTIQOnpCxh7JeGxGEM-Afw-6jzPJXKrcz7l9pGklvBRZKT-w096faK_8S4j71gwV3IT4S9HsTXv7Im6rflNgr6dh70TPVgQfdd1zcaKYA7IRovZNuReyvSO-TpuIutBfShG7pFDQ3t6PUKm3LRACzCm1/w293-h400/IMG_E3530.JPG" width="293" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FG06-pzTZ0UnK12C8gyphUZu0AbJj6FxbZ_TMJGNexwvg2hYhL9fhE7K7lWxHTr22pAwxjudYq3zKNNeFa4PEwllyFej07A8bhU-T5BABb1chZoXpBHELpQZTkIjEjv8s_REPhVwRR1uwKTMN8x2lxfVHsA_y8eRNKV6gwAHg80QZSe-kpc3Jj0CnSOz/s3967/fullsizeoutput_7e53.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many ornaments never reach the tree.<br /><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/AVvXsEi2C7fmzwOSbS4phyphenhyphenK3mDXs6r5U-rtToq1LmC6awkQ_7ehWNQPMr-dWfbcKd9s2h7qvuyUtgxWtubkb0PbGSVPnQfRanrH43HNF-MiHcugwbUzTBOrzR9gal6NPd29VrbVOupb38__9ZjkTAd1kbsuHLtVfpNIlho_gWkvLXDCR2wIKiWf669CapYRALFvO/s3714/fullsizeoutput_7e58.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="3714" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2C7fmzwOSbS4phyphenhyphenK3mDXs6r5U-rtToq1LmC6awkQ_7ehWNQPMr-dWfbcKd9s2h7qvuyUtgxWtubkb0PbGSVPnQfRanrH43HNF-MiHcugwbUzTBOrzR9gal6NPd29VrbVOupb38__9ZjkTAd1kbsuHLtVfpNIlho_gWkvLXDCR2wIKiWf669CapYRALFvO/w400-h276/fullsizeoutput_7e58.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div></b></span><p><span style="color: #7f6000; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WmkVL9muLsSAXyGKmmI6yob0K0rw6kYG5myaIMjz6DYkGL_ifkyDmIQm12uUrtTfUJ-M7kX0_ko6c7iQOKUBlfXn-51OqucbvhQY9iseOGZvUE3t6u9CyCtc_ygBKUHmG2a8nIcJs-pPC0aMzCBMPmYCtHvpN4szv-efeqrbKJ_3KGnVbC905LWUO_pf/w363-h400/IMG_E3542.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>ornaments in a wood box</b></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bMxqQHVVlf4keDs51GlCv4LDEH5XaBwXbo8rWmxVK0sYWcRicEhA4SBsgQjOwo-eew-GkVZVR4jvg4OgaG5JHsNjk-ssSoHELokR7zIDXc0cQy-4UUXiA04qN5nSIZhDYdHEl2dfGZ6IWL47W6cTW609aVgL27VHtH8wiF_bEIYlfkTYF5CVBtXJ-qhb/s4032/IMG_E3543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bMxqQHVVlf4keDs51GlCv4LDEH5XaBwXbo8rWmxVK0sYWcRicEhA4SBsgQjOwo-eew-GkVZVR4jvg4OgaG5JHsNjk-ssSoHELokR7zIDXc0cQy-4UUXiA04qN5nSIZhDYdHEl2dfGZ6IWL47W6cTW609aVgL27VHtH8wiF_bEIYlfkTYF5CVBtXJ-qhb/w400-h300/IMG_E3543.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">arrangement in a sewing machine drawer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">More to come...stay tuned.</span></div></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-61301246941333805042023-11-29T20:09:00.000-08:002023-11-29T20:09:54.017-08:00Special November Days<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>My goodness November flew by. We had a lovely Thanksgiving even though some family members were missing. Les and family surprised us by coming on the Monday before Thanksgiving. I had two wonderful helpers for making cookies, setting the table, and playing with Tallulah.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ-gF9SGu2QoiwSreUxAMJKoSKA5Oxl1lTlinhgfY9g_OnyTXWm5OuR3mazeIOF0i4FwaRM1kuy_3t-0aaJFyes3K9OZMMqe_IPw6PLQIGe28WUEm1ewRorwGZOFZHZpmAnxVZW1I5JQK4U0sK4cB6BODPRBNc1Bx2KyGTq73fVwFZi-T0-5lYN97Z7FH/s4032/IMG_E3430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQ-gF9SGu2QoiwSreUxAMJKoSKA5Oxl1lTlinhgfY9g_OnyTXWm5OuR3mazeIOF0i4FwaRM1kuy_3t-0aaJFyes3K9OZMMqe_IPw6PLQIGe28WUEm1ewRorwGZOFZHZpmAnxVZW1I5JQK4U0sK4cB6BODPRBNc1Bx2KyGTq73fVwFZi-T0-5lYN97Z7FH/w300-h400/IMG_E3430.JPG" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8uKCOzrEekhrIAlt9z5_MDe5G3aKKOe7aNC3bm15TFJ8dYlt8ILLg2ldYqE6Sp6357a0tUgd5B8pHQg9fN2SKAhEOtY013KSUEpmtO0yT3LVf6H7SGc6KLKi82AIQEdiWtM4XsWHPmwWEAKZsFg3XP7KgWlz9-yGfZ5KlKBuCKxe9hOC5dFbT-PLr5nu/s2780/IMG_E1949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="2780" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8uKCOzrEekhrIAlt9z5_MDe5G3aKKOe7aNC3bm15TFJ8dYlt8ILLg2ldYqE6Sp6357a0tUgd5B8pHQg9fN2SKAhEOtY013KSUEpmtO0yT3LVf6H7SGc6KLKi82AIQEdiWtM4XsWHPmwWEAKZsFg3XP7KgWlz9-yGfZ5KlKBuCKxe9hOC5dFbT-PLr5nu/w640-h636/IMG_E1949.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pennee snapped this photo as I was making sure we had places for everyone. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKiCwC4QSqoC_zJFtc57_o9AfqwPQH-1tJMrLtnhlBVgzxxGKA88xwiwAK5fdXrxgk0phbS8aR2t_b3Eq2iDgTUX3qjI9MemCNd8vvXIt7nhPyN8wwBdOh61j3A5HSfSpx66ojVdO_7pGUQwB8OkFsJG5g039ByMEFeeVFXd7siOeTnCNNboCpZaWmh7a/s359/fullsizeoutput_7df6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKiCwC4QSqoC_zJFtc57_o9AfqwPQH-1tJMrLtnhlBVgzxxGKA88xwiwAK5fdXrxgk0phbS8aR2t_b3Eq2iDgTUX3qjI9MemCNd8vvXIt7nhPyN8wwBdOh61j3A5HSfSpx66ojVdO_7pGUQwB8OkFsJG5g039ByMEFeeVFXd7siOeTnCNNboCpZaWmh7a/w460-h640/fullsizeoutput_7df6.jpeg" width="460" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>I celebrated my 75th birthday today! When this photo was taken I had no thoughts about aging and that the number on my shirt would one day be reached.<b style="text-align: left;"> I miss those young carefree days but am thankful and blessed to be this age.</b></div></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><b><br /></b></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPzWhjZA0KBD3jtBlgvYpm-98GB0W0MRoHRxyVQFLJwWsoCFNJkez-Ygyt-zYmwZlsy42ATFWsKqPsb-Z64BCZWQV2OCqmDCKuu28mjItHGKNs6sWdpGwmVzS2-qXEsG7WK7WDxJGacQE-lmSR2td5scM_jkoXzGKfq03SMfoo-sankpgBMI-lJ037RxI/s2973/fullsizeoutput_7e38.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2973" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPzWhjZA0KBD3jtBlgvYpm-98GB0W0MRoHRxyVQFLJwWsoCFNJkez-Ygyt-zYmwZlsy42ATFWsKqPsb-Z64BCZWQV2OCqmDCKuu28mjItHGKNs6sWdpGwmVzS2-qXEsG7WK7WDxJGacQE-lmSR2td5scM_jkoXzGKfq03SMfoo-sankpgBMI-lJ037RxI/s320/fullsizeoutput_7e38.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little by little I am starting to add Christmas touches around the house.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-Ai5sOTIgUId2q_9bW7oL5gevfxWT5yhqKdH1428QZksHvn8GNq4xqdyqyLN5lZk6VhNTXq7_qJnQpEMvTysNqdFTh3LTL5rab9PfH3g57FQ2yfm86g_FfNHd6eZEDXw-8JLh61CRoyqK4DvIvuIZD4lhY7f8ko8CUCQJ5FAmOqKphTj747FDwaNDtKq/s3674/fullsizeoutput_7e39.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="3674" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-Ai5sOTIgUId2q_9bW7oL5gevfxWT5yhqKdH1428QZksHvn8GNq4xqdyqyLN5lZk6VhNTXq7_qJnQpEMvTysNqdFTh3LTL5rab9PfH3g57FQ2yfm86g_FfNHd6eZEDXw-8JLh61CRoyqK4DvIvuIZD4lhY7f8ko8CUCQJ5FAmOqKphTj747FDwaNDtKq/s320/fullsizeoutput_7e39.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Decorating brings me joy as does sharing Christmas photos on this blog.</b></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><b>I looked back at some old posts to view past Christmas decorating. I'm sure there will be some repeats, but a few scenes and displays will be different. </b></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Hope you'll keep watching.</b></span></div><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-14424822641703301952023-11-12T14:45:00.000-08:002023-11-12T14:45:41.481-08:00November Notes<p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>For days I have wanted to make a post but lacked the motivation to write and share thoughts. Weird feelings about life, our country, and our world seem to occupy my mind. Prayer, Bible readings, and sermons help to quiet my worrisome thoughts. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>So here goes...a few good things about November thus far.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Son Ryan had a birthday on November 2. He's now 45. He sends me text messages that make me smile. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Corkey's high school class had their yearly reunion on November 4. Members tried not to dwell on the sadness of missing classmates. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uZV0-ctm6odyHGcldJeEyELG-5vGh60pb7t5W4WUz8CoVdBA6qwo1L0eGXDkEO-r4j6enGkH4KwGINX-lmyeS3WHiUe1osWUiZBpm0LbNxObTGYGQvOqgzEDvAzOTAysozAoqj3MtlarRhKsfZA1pLmjiEymxDqJSa8HZSeiamNzZKLQSOp9Bq4LtfXG/s3762/IMG_E3380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3762" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uZV0-ctm6odyHGcldJeEyELG-5vGh60pb7t5W4WUz8CoVdBA6qwo1L0eGXDkEO-r4j6enGkH4KwGINX-lmyeS3WHiUe1osWUiZBpm0LbNxObTGYGQvOqgzEDvAzOTAysozAoqj3MtlarRhKsfZA1pLmjiEymxDqJSa8HZSeiamNzZKLQSOp9Bq4LtfXG/w640-h398/IMG_E3380.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></span></div><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br />Daughter Lauren is handling a busy schedule. I have helped her a few times with Tallulah and Etta, but she's the one doing a fantastic job with the girls and maintaining her CPA business.</b></span><p></p><p><b style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;">Son Jason and Corkey helped me set up my wall display and table booth for the Quito Market on November 11. </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KcSDl4RNEbUThuCci0l6UVTjZ2AFvxowtIuvWKV-3I559FGlMu14gi9dE2dlwYW40pOClOY0h_xjj_Q7iG-nXYeD0Dh0EzFGqdqIrj34xaSfIwTzEOvNr_sNjy7-moHhBEd7aqZHLFkbnjtCQSFjdn19DDQnKQ9MWQeovRijaH7MN2sowOLHkr-uL1Eb/s4032/IMG_E3399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KcSDl4RNEbUThuCci0l6UVTjZ2AFvxowtIuvWKV-3I559FGlMu14gi9dE2dlwYW40pOClOY0h_xjj_Q7iG-nXYeD0Dh0EzFGqdqIrj34xaSfIwTzEOvNr_sNjy7-moHhBEd7aqZHLFkbnjtCQSFjdn19DDQnKQ9MWQeovRijaH7MN2sowOLHkr-uL1Eb/w400-h300/IMG_E3399.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="color: #7f6000; 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I really don't like Christmas displays in the stores when we haven't even had Halloween yet.</b></span> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>There was a time when each special holiday was given its due - Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I like the one main Halloween decoration in the kitchen. Tallulah is looking forward to dressing up for play school fun and on Halloween night.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7YqcnkT2iH6Fd-UcxEA1qzvO5UzIBgvsPk7JX_aaLCgL6kEYX5l5YeTWb4UHFIlgaXeel0JligcgF2xNZO_T-VXWvpE7benZD4rnPSECOvNP2sQVNa1szhxVd1N2RXqiXY1WgkncI7XEDtgzfNqKaV6I9wBoB1SLtEfxKGIUitueVA_B7xwsXo1DBM0h/s4032/IMG_3353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7YqcnkT2iH6Fd-UcxEA1qzvO5UzIBgvsPk7JX_aaLCgL6kEYX5l5YeTWb4UHFIlgaXeel0JligcgF2xNZO_T-VXWvpE7benZD4rnPSECOvNP2sQVNa1szhxVd1N2RXqiXY1WgkncI7XEDtgzfNqKaV6I9wBoB1SLtEfxKGIUitueVA_B7xwsXo1DBM0h/s320/IMG_3353.JPG" width="240" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span><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/AVvXsEgG7fbp2O-yGOBu66KAZVxEy_kVNTz69izDRKwMENIf7Dl-msxaos698gJVdBcbghjXxjdDbyMQJnttouF7BLBPhsAKph13HhrJ_38alf5w9MzMbMLBdVc2kxve52tljyux2UEebywTD5zlHY08ExcUU6KOnGOux9Pj4kU7hWp38DrU7G3WlUH6SZxMfVYR/s3774/IMG_E3330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3774" data-original-width="2455" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7fbp2O-yGOBu66KAZVxEy_kVNTz69izDRKwMENIf7Dl-msxaos698gJVdBcbghjXxjdDbyMQJnttouF7BLBPhsAKph13HhrJ_38alf5w9MzMbMLBdVc2kxve52tljyux2UEebywTD5zlHY08ExcUU6KOnGOux9Pj4kU7hWp38DrU7G3WlUH6SZxMfVYR/w260-h400/IMG_E3330.JPG" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUtzJWEdg0xQTD2WoWGhOLdvXKdqXgOwhAzMwJIqdYYQBHlEyIoHHCIgCF_WggHH0No41Lflx0-Zehdvdn0tlOFUmG7z8_xeNmmix9xtskPhFIebhtlyN1L-gV9YTWB7XzaW54O-q6KpAzMz9AxGE5foxDPjN4uY6dX85IQNSrp1RJbRdYmd7QTS-okcc/s3129/IMG_E3335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="2669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUtzJWEdg0xQTD2WoWGhOLdvXKdqXgOwhAzMwJIqdYYQBHlEyIoHHCIgCF_WggHH0No41Lflx0-Zehdvdn0tlOFUmG7z8_xeNmmix9xtskPhFIebhtlyN1L-gV9YTWB7XzaW54O-q6KpAzMz9AxGE5foxDPjN4uY6dX85IQNSrp1RJbRdYmd7QTS-okcc/s320/IMG_E3335.JPG" width="273" /></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><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbZZxRC-Xw5P4edHRe4xdRZx5RQIL2683rj9F-h022Jq8gnH4d3ZG8efE88u4rgfSyRsN6qp7gQ9JQ4U3hXYNluXtNuGP0tXPlZB3VllpPbscboFbMB2QXWHi2Up19sBFehnCiMjkxPqnBfAqbsdT4MWQO8rRqyd_J_Xee5Ujbc_kM6qfRPb70UxPa2-4/s4032/IMG_3328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbZZxRC-Xw5P4edHRe4xdRZx5RQIL2683rj9F-h022Jq8gnH4d3ZG8efE88u4rgfSyRsN6qp7gQ9JQ4U3hXYNluXtNuGP0tXPlZB3VllpPbscboFbMB2QXWHi2Up19sBFehnCiMjkxPqnBfAqbsdT4MWQO8rRqyd_J_Xee5Ujbc_kM6qfRPb70UxPa2-4/w300-h400/IMG_3328.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>I have been making a few changes here at the house. It took me forever to decide where to hang this candle holder. Corkey hates nail holes but not me. I would like decorating every wall.</b></span><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfH6dP-5-WIVHhSAD2IaBPJRiYAvFSkvBjy1OhVqZi4ktkotS0eR7R37wk3cgw-8cMbLZJ5Xfok-AsJs3xK1HCzIwJs_no7qoAxEhLve4In-tPvHLfbRo9G_M-m4q_0-FJ_up6YEFMRh33v-KNmLPgt3WuAkAwsc_YrtEk7nc_aEJnMmcAWRopvLMKElU/s4032/IMG_3355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfH6dP-5-WIVHhSAD2IaBPJRiYAvFSkvBjy1OhVqZi4ktkotS0eR7R37wk3cgw-8cMbLZJ5Xfok-AsJs3xK1HCzIwJs_no7qoAxEhLve4In-tPvHLfbRo9G_M-m4q_0-FJ_up6YEFMRh33v-KNmLPgt3WuAkAwsc_YrtEk7nc_aEJnMmcAWRopvLMKElU/s320/IMG_3355.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I try to help out on those days, but Lauren does an amazing job tending to her sweet little girls.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b> Of course, I take more pictures of Tallulah</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAkM7qZRZ_7kFiRPvchyphenhyphenex32CkA2Yvy7MBwh2x_KJXpQBokJ2mFqW1KWDmAmC7u545EAB36qYrdI72BRuD2H2B4UIBa4BKUMZciNL9XI-SgOAe97RHIU4l0g8TuplAA6_EGtGsizZpHrOGpfOILwpbfXwl3LxZdfTVPacBMvLCZyfystFGrMPh8aGvS6Q/s4032/IMG_3308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAkM7qZRZ_7kFiRPvchyphenhyphenex32CkA2Yvy7MBwh2x_KJXpQBokJ2mFqW1KWDmAmC7u545EAB36qYrdI72BRuD2H2B4UIBa4BKUMZciNL9XI-SgOAe97RHIU4l0g8TuplAA6_EGtGsizZpHrOGpfOILwpbfXwl3LxZdfTVPacBMvLCZyfystFGrMPh8aGvS6Q/w300-h400/IMG_3308.JPG" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzZkGhWKMmON0Ktex5Cuh0KIZYdP6Hw0UrpnziXocLPKlqj3Zv5EBnavh5G0apCsa3E99emaXjoK0NxUHsygGdIJE6wL4mCs0hosTeHd1zs6CcLC9B7UqzTuDJKNHlDqACsfX8s7gTLRoNBnhMuYz7qJUo-o8lk-gsh6loR25RTxV7OR1V3k7DBoc9EVP/s4029/IMG_E3304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzZkGhWKMmON0Ktex5Cuh0KIZYdP6Hw0UrpnziXocLPKlqj3Zv5EBnavh5G0apCsa3E99emaXjoK0NxUHsygGdIJE6wL4mCs0hosTeHd1zs6CcLC9B7UqzTuDJKNHlDqACsfX8s7gTLRoNBnhMuYz7qJUo-o8lk-gsh6loR25RTxV7OR1V3k7DBoc9EVP/w278-h400/IMG_E3304.JPG" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcLC55WPHx5vJVUPyyaGAA7Qrf2TMfP_eiuV6QnwCgF7l7Xvt4owPy4JIPrXXuD41tn9-LVHvBmVX015g1nvQ3tKqAERyyFIVAzhQJXND8h7KomlhC-S0O3-uyXOFowcK1mGtnZHVC8E_wHXPNj2I_zZKwa4Sz5jsrbuKDhegPHiZR0qrBZ76ejmwRuKu/s4030/IMG_E3296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4030" data-original-width="2795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcLC55WPHx5vJVUPyyaGAA7Qrf2TMfP_eiuV6QnwCgF7l7Xvt4owPy4JIPrXXuD41tn9-LVHvBmVX015g1nvQ3tKqAERyyFIVAzhQJXND8h7KomlhC-S0O3-uyXOFowcK1mGtnZHVC8E_wHXPNj2I_zZKwa4Sz5jsrbuKDhegPHiZR0qrBZ76ejmwRuKu/w278-h400/IMG_E3296.JPG" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx5m6FHcjf27eBFkP-yhGog1WvWIoHBGg9G66_DBE_iZTBzGuSY8qQIvDX5N62DBn44MhhNAJeQoB5Q5U3fyYNzQWKL0Te0ew2to5hjwrmVydggAABFN0s4wAYgZDrxfwSq_XDQtyN3D3T1xQKCAqCMDO-f0DaKAHineBhsFEustHSAayMiipgHlFq-ab/s3625/IMG_E0696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3625" data-original-width="2719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx5m6FHcjf27eBFkP-yhGog1WvWIoHBGg9G66_DBE_iZTBzGuSY8qQIvDX5N62DBn44MhhNAJeQoB5Q5U3fyYNzQWKL0Te0ew2to5hjwrmVydggAABFN0s4wAYgZDrxfwSq_XDQtyN3D3T1xQKCAqCMDO-f0DaKAHineBhsFEustHSAayMiipgHlFq-ab/w300-h400/IMG_E0696.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /> since Etta is usually sleeping or nursing. Lauren snapped the photo of T by the window and this one of us with Bluey.</b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKVpsb1xcy6lga4N2Z6XQ7em0EA-iWIPAh6Cq5v-Adncy_tvyNGP8tZYMuPtRzhp1RydSoc6M77nbTiDlnJeNtqLS7I1h-S0TPd6X41J3N92VRs2TQfxUj8b4Jra58D4I7vPgcCYdZgcDiPNgzccKcF5k9bMjI8cnp6-4B_hpceUFxhdmyEDy2JUtFI_Y/s3024/fullsizeoutput_7d05.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3024" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJKVpsb1xcy6lga4N2Z6XQ7em0EA-iWIPAh6Cq5v-Adncy_tvyNGP8tZYMuPtRzhp1RydSoc6M77nbTiDlnJeNtqLS7I1h-S0TPd6X41J3N92VRs2TQfxUj8b4Jra58D4I7vPgcCYdZgcDiPNgzccKcF5k9bMjI8cnp6-4B_hpceUFxhdmyEDy2JUtFI_Y/w400-h398/fullsizeoutput_7d05.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-77738855407976624242023-10-04T19:30:00.000-07:002023-10-04T19:30:23.754-07:00Into A New Month<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>I'm not ready for it to to be October because I know how fast the next three months will zoom by. September breezed by before I had a chance to take it in. Oh well, what can one do but live each day and try to appreciate each one. </b></span></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEiZ6_Eb1fFr3KbuIzXDS-7JzhzzYR7uYad6W5HGdlcPGsgIcOfK3b4HBB9Oqe-EN4j3IVosgKiXm1-kQHScwGfGZfYlNGt5iU8pTo8Vp57YzLn9Qk-mc20YOXF0Sn56V8QHbjKEpdlajjSQzBzhrl_zV9bTCsPEKzBgX2ERsv2CCJRJ-lIlE5YG77BtoMjn/s3636/IMG_E3200.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3636" data-original-width="2727" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6_Eb1fFr3KbuIzXDS-7JzhzzYR7uYad6W5HGdlcPGsgIcOfK3b4HBB9Oqe-EN4j3IVosgKiXm1-kQHScwGfGZfYlNGt5iU8pTo8Vp57YzLn9Qk-mc20YOXF0Sn56V8QHbjKEpdlajjSQzBzhrl_zV9bTCsPEKzBgX2ERsv2CCJRJ-lIlE5YG77BtoMjn/w240-h320/IMG_E3200.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7BNbv3xz8U_Wkj6FDYEtqA11Mi-BjZYmQVUuyLIevk6rdYoQHJYCMFb2KV0CHbW6R6DA1cSOSds43aHqGoowhpDM6ZjvKQDVK36hW9wtCYLtYDnDzkI_R5cP_KIU1TBizdZZ9JuSGlfqL4UDRII8A-PzbDofPwAzbvmt5zj1wpEzYi7wnzffx-ALZ6CX/s3433/IMG_E3207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3433" data-original-width="2870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7BNbv3xz8U_Wkj6FDYEtqA11Mi-BjZYmQVUuyLIevk6rdYoQHJYCMFb2KV0CHbW6R6DA1cSOSds43aHqGoowhpDM6ZjvKQDVK36hW9wtCYLtYDnDzkI_R5cP_KIU1TBizdZZ9JuSGlfqL4UDRII8A-PzbDofPwAzbvmt5zj1wpEzYi7wnzffx-ALZ6CX/w269-h320/IMG_E3207.JPG" width="269" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZrab7wiT5DxJDpVFPhLIflbqNaGOyWnSAiLC0dNZioRoVDuAktmV2NNFAz8GLQKurswmi4wUNiGfXrv7kkalo4Ceff7ZgJSdfYrH226G-LapdKGDepemlaNqWoMsVwruc9NHeAiZGupm1fNQ1Ws984M28fYYumfgE58mWS6Sm4oWABx2ZP18ghfh2StI/s3612/IMG_E3201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZrab7wiT5DxJDpVFPhLIflbqNaGOyWnSAiLC0dNZioRoVDuAktmV2NNFAz8GLQKurswmi4wUNiGfXrv7kkalo4Ceff7ZgJSdfYrH226G-LapdKGDepemlaNqWoMsVwruc9NHeAiZGupm1fNQ1Ws984M28fYYumfgE58mWS6Sm4oWABx2ZP18ghfh2StI/w269-h320/IMG_E3201.JPG" width="269" /></a></div></div><b style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I have a few fall decorations out. Nothing new, just some old favorites.</b></div></b><p></p><p><b style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></p><p></p><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/AVvXsEhmlxF35SDDgcIkx8NEPMCXeLtKBnv7Pdlm_OY465uCtstmgFq4yQPbF-K_hJ5JedN-PUL8t8qLDpvlvpuhTofCOthDWxETMZ27HzZbmdCItcW7Qp4_odavU3w7r-dW16LG2WPybTmN3ldZz-86seKHOomatkSfyqYXB5maoV8sqJ4G4TLTJJbIHbhvDQfj/s3594/IMG_E0576.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="2696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlxF35SDDgcIkx8NEPMCXeLtKBnv7Pdlm_OY465uCtstmgFq4yQPbF-K_hJ5JedN-PUL8t8qLDpvlvpuhTofCOthDWxETMZ27HzZbmdCItcW7Qp4_odavU3w7r-dW16LG2WPybTmN3ldZz-86seKHOomatkSfyqYXB5maoV8sqJ4G4TLTJJbIHbhvDQfj/w300-h400/IMG_E0576.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;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Lauren sent me these two photos of the girls.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dpxSyR_VgP_l9Wh9Jdq5YzmF_fbj7asXXerf5iTYvgDCUvwdAy-nfxOim_2sZSPVLsPZKJEuDFIlLibQNrm1LAapQoTq0j6zo5chd2yqTfqiWXRvC_9ch9NXTQeBstOfq2vimymaqNtMvKv36yagwXNxzrHEujZpRWX8MQlkaITTeYjou1vnXSQtgUbu/s3316/IMG_0578.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3316" data-original-width="2487" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dpxSyR_VgP_l9Wh9Jdq5YzmF_fbj7asXXerf5iTYvgDCUvwdAy-nfxOim_2sZSPVLsPZKJEuDFIlLibQNrm1LAapQoTq0j6zo5chd2yqTfqiWXRvC_9ch9NXTQeBstOfq2vimymaqNtMvKv36yagwXNxzrHEujZpRWX8MQlkaITTeYjou1vnXSQtgUbu/w300-h400/IMG_0578.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>Adore these precious little ones!</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho08NlwWt8X4ouxshmjaRpyrRz_XNKQQY9xFaTxddio0c7PdN28H_nJOlXbFhmzMbf9emmlhTrPqHJtvQwirNiYcq3OSQLQl__gQjDneLZzBYSWGHxg9DctBtOMAS1CfaBYI9n2uF7q5bYQ4k9Ac0K0OFcg-5009sSSWMveqduN1h3D25OAonbZeV96iot/s1136/IMG_E3217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="942" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho08NlwWt8X4ouxshmjaRpyrRz_XNKQQY9xFaTxddio0c7PdN28H_nJOlXbFhmzMbf9emmlhTrPqHJtvQwirNiYcq3OSQLQl__gQjDneLZzBYSWGHxg9DctBtOMAS1CfaBYI9n2uF7q5bYQ4k9Ac0K0OFcg-5009sSSWMveqduN1h3D25OAonbZeV96iot/s320/IMG_E3217.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tallulah will be glad when Etta sleeps less and plays more, but thus far T has been a super sweet big sister.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><br /><b style="color: #7f6000; 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I found one needlework picture I couldn't leave behind.</b><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-G-qvOFZQEkGNgF9TmJahui-1X13VCloyEXxtgWgD6knMzH2azF642gmrT_hpEIC-yjfrMc4_DHJz0j8-k1s7JOjhyphenhyphenRcym6RB1pPt5fbaqzd4Z3w2QvwnTY7qgQnPavfd1ju5EhUQ086DHyu4hhgFZBxkZgLD72bmc99Q38P99V66xL8w9YxLM1LnKRk/s3767/IMG_E3254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3767" data-original-width="2825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-G-qvOFZQEkGNgF9TmJahui-1X13VCloyEXxtgWgD6knMzH2azF642gmrT_hpEIC-yjfrMc4_DHJz0j8-k1s7JOjhyphenhyphenRcym6RB1pPt5fbaqzd4Z3w2QvwnTY7qgQnPavfd1ju5EhUQ086DHyu4hhgFZBxkZgLD72bmc99Q38P99V66xL8w9YxLM1LnKRk/w240-h320/IMG_E3254.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0); clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHkdrgu3U8cYG5nETzuV6M-VVPayQrM-cUEkijHXRf_b8hCSDyOUkyfmXtl2VUIsocCwSh5WqcmBsy9ETVq5w7mEkkYrjqOgK-4rF4EqvQC62h_eKwYqWWqO58IxI13zpBrnejMC-KpT65ed6D-j0qvHV7Oz3XB2-rA9DF9lLsj6OuSK1Sy195dNhH8gE/s3650/IMG_E3257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="2821" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHkdrgu3U8cYG5nETzuV6M-VVPayQrM-cUEkijHXRf_b8hCSDyOUkyfmXtl2VUIsocCwSh5WqcmBsy9ETVq5w7mEkkYrjqOgK-4rF4EqvQC62h_eKwYqWWqO58IxI13zpBrnejMC-KpT65ed6D-j0qvHV7Oz3XB2-rA9DF9lLsj6OuSK1Sy195dNhH8gE/w309-h400/IMG_E3257.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><br /><b>Today at Bible Study we finished Season 1 of The Chosen. The study book and Pastor Brad's comments have given me deeper insights into the story. I have watched all three seasons but am happy to study them with a church group. I would encourage anyone to watch this production.</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Well, time to call it a night. I will be spending tomorrow with Lauren and the girls. <br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-27454735500281883832023-09-17T14:37:00.000-07:002023-09-17T14:37:43.255-07:00Feeling Blessed<p> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Granddaughter Etta Ryan Gann made her appearance on September 11th. What a blessing!<br /><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLp3eiSzQFQkjC1KcPFDzOWdya4qnRPHe9sr331rxQ_ZkKduwr2a9SbULpcYPsiDFRiKxcWOXNT09JwDd6VnONzjnLPXOvJzeLbW420yXO0LmVmw8TBraSOy52RJ-tFnWiUs6aFX19C4pdDPeNBtzlXruE1AWBu2O0vxe3gNNImxWcpbB-9yWttAyN3Ke/s4032/IMG_0923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLp3eiSzQFQkjC1KcPFDzOWdya4qnRPHe9sr331rxQ_ZkKduwr2a9SbULpcYPsiDFRiKxcWOXNT09JwDd6VnONzjnLPXOvJzeLbW420yXO0LmVmw8TBraSOy52RJ-tFnWiUs6aFX19C4pdDPeNBtzlXruE1AWBu2O0vxe3gNNImxWcpbB-9yWttAyN3Ke/w300-h400/IMG_0923.JPG" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LnSgOVkUGAk6wsHti21cLzxoxOcLyMlslMQ7NCLLucOHxFj4Fvv0WJV1GisEyhFwhNjKrfTv7M0AH3VDvDGZVZDcmv7JE2dBbNu0qFq9Xx7QyHMslqT9kIGgQZ0h0-fRLz3ENvSG0EXrUZ-43wgPgMhxw6WUEgkj-WUjep_YjZGpTMgPyFvzmD54lVog/s4032/IMG_E3182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LnSgOVkUGAk6wsHti21cLzxoxOcLyMlslMQ7NCLLucOHxFj4Fvv0WJV1GisEyhFwhNjKrfTv7M0AH3VDvDGZVZDcmv7JE2dBbNu0qFq9Xx7QyHMslqT9kIGgQZ0h0-fRLz3ENvSG0EXrUZ-43wgPgMhxw6WUEgkj-WUjep_YjZGpTMgPyFvzmD54lVog/s320/IMG_E3182.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5GKYb03i0b4hnKC3sOYYsfDjyEC768TsFZ6AOOursrTas7zJ_k4DMmO21kXK7zNS-ONBfBjBcwr1dz-o9soFNpj2nqBedGaVe1NuaKc7PkZGfqPATEwJVQBzX1iV1aNZRjRLRR7Omu-It5GhOIYlWU-5Uu_G0bFzGmtZsvpIgc35dvk0E6QZ-H9Qvty2/s3732/IMG_E3181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3732" data-original-width="2069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5GKYb03i0b4hnKC3sOYYsfDjyEC768TsFZ6AOOursrTas7zJ_k4DMmO21kXK7zNS-ONBfBjBcwr1dz-o9soFNpj2nqBedGaVe1NuaKc7PkZGfqPATEwJVQBzX1iV1aNZRjRLRR7Omu-It5GhOIYlWU-5Uu_G0bFzGmtZsvpIgc35dvk0E6QZ-H9Qvty2/w221-h400/IMG_E3181.JPG" width="221" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuuzaN_yXUlgrKvCLNHI-8OpPxhgs_i-xtm2p_e7VTkbC-kCMvAM0lNxGolY-DhWO3mmwlYslbht9Jg_NTXi6yQQreeCDQ0pkMpNv65RYzoe7oPg_mCItYIvBFlUT8JBMN_E2nkcJRYh47ENE0-q2wgRPVEu0UlD0e59qSpDo4D7IheEn2h8LbRjwL92N/s4032/fullsizeoutput_7c36.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2589" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuuzaN_yXUlgrKvCLNHI-8OpPxhgs_i-xtm2p_e7VTkbC-kCMvAM0lNxGolY-DhWO3mmwlYslbht9Jg_NTXi6yQQreeCDQ0pkMpNv65RYzoe7oPg_mCItYIvBFlUT8JBMN_E2nkcJRYh47ENE0-q2wgRPVEu0UlD0e59qSpDo4D7IheEn2h8LbRjwL92N/w410-h640/fullsizeoutput_7c36.jpeg" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1M1EypogG3RNX0yI48yeRsA4FOTJ49i-IvvVEK66vIqUU_42LHZNCBnBdH4UIwVmVGpyqEUq130FE3WMIX_iOc-ScUKZHNtU9vph1zeA6WJhXakM8Zc2_4W5_LXCFBXxvCRb6Hhnk1ZqWuLRqDLhd3vqSz7MG6fZYyUAfLBAU6XBzfzCcGW5Mr374Cpt/s4032/IMG_3176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1M1EypogG3RNX0yI48yeRsA4FOTJ49i-IvvVEK66vIqUU_42LHZNCBnBdH4UIwVmVGpyqEUq130FE3WMIX_iOc-ScUKZHNtU9vph1zeA6WJhXakM8Zc2_4W5_LXCFBXxvCRb6Hhnk1ZqWuLRqDLhd3vqSz7MG6fZYyUAfLBAU6XBzfzCcGW5Mr374Cpt/w400-h300/IMG_3176.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425208898846667985.post-67601033553058786032023-08-25T13:04:00.000-07:002023-08-25T13:04:17.718-07:00Going Forward<p><b>Life goes on in the midst of shock, grief, and sadness. It is still hard to grasp that Lauren is without Justin. She is bravely coping but with a sad heart. Below are two of my favorite pictures of Justin. I did not take the pictures, but they show the tender side of a man gone too soon. He was a wonderful daddy to Tallulah and was looking forward to his second little girl. </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57rmQLJlM1vwGANdmhFxxaY2-t5koCqe_QlAgUTMerCrSKquTE7MxALkKttXp6HA7bUt1rq3U8YLDprVPQLeVduPiMp54Yndy2LJcoNjm6K3RZ52fTU2edCB8OvYImR0ZQ1LP6d584hdS28RQbV07N5eN0gOWsQAmSlbR-WGamemtQrxwA20QSm06GLVs/s1224/fullsizeoutput_7a82.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="765" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57rmQLJlM1vwGANdmhFxxaY2-t5koCqe_QlAgUTMerCrSKquTE7MxALkKttXp6HA7bUt1rq3U8YLDprVPQLeVduPiMp54Yndy2LJcoNjm6K3RZ52fTU2edCB8OvYImR0ZQ1LP6d584hdS28RQbV07N5eN0gOWsQAmSlbR-WGamemtQrxwA20QSm06GLVs/w400-h640/fullsizeoutput_7a82.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtbeUoPuwxrL5OAhB4BTyVVdd4prdM9RByDmU_qABYeAUNI745hySGK0XCMazKRw6gOkgNN467nM9lNHmH9shm-h9R_jq_gTg9SXUVwTG5Sghvn0-vAa5_Q6nzOMEPwhvK38aO7ntEOudegE163TjZGYi2Z5bMuA2CfZIDkhnx95xW2WKbh3LOVcykcCS/s864/fullsizeoutput_7a77.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="864" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtbeUoPuwxrL5OAhB4BTyVVdd4prdM9RByDmU_qABYeAUNI745hySGK0XCMazKRw6gOkgNN467nM9lNHmH9shm-h9R_jq_gTg9SXUVwTG5Sghvn0-vAa5_Q6nzOMEPwhvK38aO7ntEOudegE163TjZGYi2Z5bMuA2CfZIDkhnx95xW2WKbh3LOVcykcCS/w400-h310/fullsizeoutput_7a77.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </b> <b>On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have been helping my daughter with Tallulah. So far Tallulah has been enjoying her play school on M, W and F. Justin would be so proud of his little sweetheart.</b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_dATmjlXoP0ko0v4-ggHoATuMui7uNC2gjjKXnJUgvpaYiW40j1uTLjyV3VUSYsD6HxIADwQ12k4LbpwlGGZjlvgG7JwCsfb5d0WI2yZie1qWw_S1YPofkUXZW8Em5HJccIbhmvei1A6ref_7FpQwQSieL-2DjJyHKgnZph9ANYyZsNNVEfOzu_rjq_d/s2972/fullsizeoutput_7a5b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="2378" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_dATmjlXoP0ko0v4-ggHoATuMui7uNC2gjjKXnJUgvpaYiW40j1uTLjyV3VUSYsD6HxIADwQ12k4LbpwlGGZjlvgG7JwCsfb5d0WI2yZie1qWw_S1YPofkUXZW8Em5HJccIbhmvei1A6ref_7FpQwQSieL-2DjJyHKgnZph9ANYyZsNNVEfOzu_rjq_d/w320-h400/fullsizeoutput_7a5b.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lauren snapped this picture of her before heading to play school.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><b>In loving memory of Justin Ryan Gann</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XjJ_gsrmaGv6M0qpTRUvfD2-B6koUD8qGDYGnHCEda1aUvD6HN6FAmB9DNOkFGCifRJc9aPwDvJ3QjGS01T-qgfH8RXBU2kX4Ejm2bJOZ6w9iDJpHFDqAQyvqJwU4bgJuhIe7eb_i4rKAu0kV64esnpxbUHEoWhUcQpS_oy5b0tlUPZbJAXC8ld6l37E/s2453/fullsizeoutput_1102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2453" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XjJ_gsrmaGv6M0qpTRUvfD2-B6koUD8qGDYGnHCEda1aUvD6HN6FAmB9DNOkFGCifRJc9aPwDvJ3QjGS01T-qgfH8RXBU2kX4Ejm2bJOZ6w9iDJpHFDqAQyvqJwU4bgJuhIe7eb_i4rKAu0kV64esnpxbUHEoWhUcQpS_oy5b0tlUPZbJAXC8ld6l37E/w400-h348/fullsizeoutput_1102.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><span style="color: #7f6000; 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I feel for those workers who have outside jobs. Recently we attended a graveside service, and a gentleman passed out due to the oppressive heat. Thankfully he recovered. This hot weather has been unpleasant and even dangerous.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7A9SObccIKWRFu_h04uQoSwgkH2tFS_Gs5ceL1PLouJ4jDPuhyXm-ybane68u_q1XW67JahmLpBUcBmgEHHMfBuaL7KrpnxjbGIZq_cUj2ub6fFk5C04xUFOPVjwMSrmFm7PDzJO7feHRyJL8IjdMRkAe5R2SVwkDQRY5rg-MDIXqA8Y_XFALwNlbb5R/s4032/IMG_2901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7A9SObccIKWRFu_h04uQoSwgkH2tFS_Gs5ceL1PLouJ4jDPuhyXm-ybane68u_q1XW67JahmLpBUcBmgEHHMfBuaL7KrpnxjbGIZq_cUj2ub6fFk5C04xUFOPVjwMSrmFm7PDzJO7feHRyJL8IjdMRkAe5R2SVwkDQRY5rg-MDIXqA8Y_XFALwNlbb5R/w300-h400/IMG_2901.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>The flowerbeds are full of weeds. </b><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b>However, one little corner has zinnias returning from last year's planting.</b></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>A visit to Millington's Abandoned Antiques helped to lift my spirits. I still like to view the different junk/stuff/treasures in all the booth displays. </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmcsMkeMQF62ZDIWXgMV6SGh4yppcNiuzB1PuJg9Hhj7uU6pu1S24PAOFNuPD_Hy4yrFctKeGAxAdTYMpX_JGwVBpEH5UE2HoqbE37RjOtecnO07C9FuHOH6d2j5B8FMCO4QgaI2DUzwQUiKyBbFxr09TZ3BX0z_ifB0DYUdwemPBnR3CHvilD5enXsVx/s3384/IMG_E2892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="2296" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmcsMkeMQF62ZDIWXgMV6SGh4yppcNiuzB1PuJg9Hhj7uU6pu1S24PAOFNuPD_Hy4yrFctKeGAxAdTYMpX_JGwVBpEH5UE2HoqbE37RjOtecnO07C9FuHOH6d2j5B8FMCO4QgaI2DUzwQUiKyBbFxr09TZ3BX0z_ifB0DYUdwemPBnR3CHvilD5enXsVx/w136-h200/IMG_E2892.JPG" width="136" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXR6oQGc69eb-vswzrUUL7UHiVdIvv0FLWzDNE4jI2MP1eGfEGWxz6sVZETVxXpNMPFVVALvXJu4265qNKuEtHDaw5yN0gLke_sRPS11wKesAcjCJ1fPu1GYA5YBiI_02JgncXCgWSrE-cqjRYAN-Sr1jOYPyHFZRigPfQ-zT7CdMuyBK2gCr_OG7DJjX/s3733/IMG_E2891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="3733" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXR6oQGc69eb-vswzrUUL7UHiVdIvv0FLWzDNE4jI2MP1eGfEGWxz6sVZETVxXpNMPFVVALvXJu4265qNKuEtHDaw5yN0gLke_sRPS11wKesAcjCJ1fPu1GYA5YBiI_02JgncXCgWSrE-cqjRYAN-Sr1jOYPyHFZRigPfQ-zT7CdMuyBK2gCr_OG7DJjX/w400-h268/IMG_E2891.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyvqNfA191LLMm_V9HdiL_RY1XxzNpW1D6H1tsZ4RR--R2DU9LZktenDVEpNP3nZYF5ZW0rwmrsRO36hVVecHJHoZE3yXIPm0xOKAmG1Kql2zZR8iAQPYisA-jTeRj5SM5j18uluMm5xJkCfTLPo7MlDgWlmWh6QAJyjVXzEyWT9RArixplBtlpjTUUmH/s2779/IMG_E2893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="2503" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyvqNfA191LLMm_V9HdiL_RY1XxzNpW1D6H1tsZ4RR--R2DU9LZktenDVEpNP3nZYF5ZW0rwmrsRO36hVVecHJHoZE3yXIPm0xOKAmG1Kql2zZR8iAQPYisA-jTeRj5SM5j18uluMm5xJkCfTLPo7MlDgWlmWh6QAJyjVXzEyWT9RArixplBtlpjTUUmH/s320/IMG_E2893.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5RexGAzeBsvt27xEUWKxEWa1bNUWy7vq4_4LtCoK4AXfSCzAqRRJPeB_ObtJWOlfo86MdO8dsCcSZCeYUap7LtUh6UaM1SBElmrJ1zcuhGbHtM3HRpWRihN7NfUUGELQxlzVv_cMNfZ98nJLRm6moyQGOpQkYUejzdcwIViPaG7Dl2toaNSmPWca_miV/s3379/IMG_E2894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3379" data-original-width="2818" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5RexGAzeBsvt27xEUWKxEWa1bNUWy7vq4_4LtCoK4AXfSCzAqRRJPeB_ObtJWOlfo86MdO8dsCcSZCeYUap7LtUh6UaM1SBElmrJ1zcuhGbHtM3HRpWRihN7NfUUGELQxlzVv_cMNfZ98nJLRm6moyQGOpQkYUejzdcwIViPaG7Dl2toaNSmPWca_miV/w334-h400/IMG_E2894.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Art is another way to lift one's spirits. This time I chose to do mixed media using art tissue paper, paints, and paper cutout.</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8IpCoIqrL5QWulHDCE6qyYNhmPa9EJW7e0W2VR6gfxz6lTCTrzkg2frWxqa0Ts0b1hgSjWUFcXjg_M2zcofXegXil3cCFEGGjc964OHf5_3fdMF-0y7EOjHxKf2dnpgtC1X_IbLYxOUgUmmpSev-T_4YiJsuxY1qLZke_mHRFsv7PtXR-lOHf1Kggmw2/s4032/IMG_E2865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8IpCoIqrL5QWulHDCE6qyYNhmPa9EJW7e0W2VR6gfxz6lTCTrzkg2frWxqa0Ts0b1hgSjWUFcXjg_M2zcofXegXil3cCFEGGjc964OHf5_3fdMF-0y7EOjHxKf2dnpgtC1X_IbLYxOUgUmmpSev-T_4YiJsuxY1qLZke_mHRFsv7PtXR-lOHf1Kggmw2/w300-h400/IMG_E2865.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPBSaQdNyga9PGgyDjBgUKP8h54kOLzgHjUGxuFlIIt73cMhbUMbIlUnoUC1gKsObKQAb9yfezBo-rJluLM8xT3LEoqxpgckpSyk-GHCudA4SB3-7esMRu-s6mKmhMvsFowo1gkhchhSgn89EjA9WQv_VGN1F_llZSf56eGkx_gR9LZ88U-HOcZwM_7Kh/s2889/IMG_E2863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: georgia;"><b>We had a quiet Fourth of July.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Arm is healing with strength and movement getting better each week.</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Creative mood returned and helped me create two mixed media pieces. </b></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHfOw0L1Cip-2zO0to2uC3vb09c8OHGD5MYQIviqK7xEP-uJIW7ItCW_CFWIaE9sMoyAp5tYk7ymlLckAKbWO1OmEpmBUpugtXbga4lORMXMWWQu0JsScWEnB2araNuM7TML8j0CDjgxohX-Ays-c9YZaBswAReRGboZ2FC8XFMnPAL7HhVpn6kkTFr3a/s3850/IMG_E2824.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHfOw0L1Cip-2zO0to2uC3vb09c8OHGD5MYQIviqK7xEP-uJIW7ItCW_CFWIaE9sMoyAp5tYk7ymlLckAKbWO1OmEpmBUpugtXbga4lORMXMWWQu0JsScWEnB2araNuM7TML8j0CDjgxohX-Ays-c9YZaBswAReRGboZ2FC8XFMnPAL7HhVpn6kkTFr3a/w273-h400/IMG_E2824.JPG" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Simple patriotic touch in the entryway</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmCQPzUsjNLKy5imI6TUjc9-_uvEGof9v2SZgIUKt5NfL7RDd1pqkKcYtTOGRO3E7DJLGaMWhP_QL7dAoNChdxxYlOhyjEFKHzJFO7IAueG5TDfklU41hDGgBbDWZ8FhBX3-jmaVk6u7tovwTeVE9QhO1fmne8lV7xF2qqg-SGBxAEBFEldARbX_LPk9Y/s3065/IMG_E2834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3065" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmCQPzUsjNLKy5imI6TUjc9-_uvEGof9v2SZgIUKt5NfL7RDd1pqkKcYtTOGRO3E7DJLGaMWhP_QL7dAoNChdxxYlOhyjEFKHzJFO7IAueG5TDfklU41hDGgBbDWZ8FhBX3-jmaVk6u7tovwTeVE9QhO1fmne8lV7xF2qqg-SGBxAEBFEldARbX_LPk9Y/s320/IMG_E2834.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you guess what the flower pot is?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I recently bought a set of brushes on a wooden palette.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used the cardboard piece that held the brushes in place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia;"><b>Certain magazine articles with decorating ideas I have kept in a notebook. Now and then I pull out that notebook for fresh inspiration. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(127, 96, 0);"><b><br /></b></span><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pg0F4SeGG8NSgrokqfb5MzM3hpebbRAIUqcIhGCVG1CLFGH2Frdb0b9nL80JnGRTpEPZySwYJQR7JTbjnLMx_a7hStVqUnfmChGYYH_dG1-hOsSdV3DOXpJmePF-hhuAL4yJLtPyPsGvsToes5vy40atIuLCqosJmQLObPG0q-FqIRwfr-aw_YQt3LyC/s3841/IMG_E2812.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3841" data-original-width="2881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pg0F4SeGG8NSgrokqfb5MzM3hpebbRAIUqcIhGCVG1CLFGH2Frdb0b9nL80JnGRTpEPZySwYJQR7JTbjnLMx_a7hStVqUnfmChGYYH_dG1-hOsSdV3DOXpJmePF-hhuAL4yJLtPyPsGvsToes5vy40atIuLCqosJmQLObPG0q-FqIRwfr-aw_YQt3LyC/w480-h640/IMG_E2812.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> This article is a favorite of mine. In it we are reminded to decorate our homes with what we love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tsf0L2Y4pr-1E984A6t2Xp7UsRenWwNW1XXP-qMT7GDJ6SnB0MeQLAwh6IbVTqx5XGyL3WIxgmEym4VYMhSG_BU9uAe65EcDZ048LgbTKrK2_LAzr2V6zXY6V0B5cvvqAJoUkFxIaSc4bK32XFkYDWLUi1NT3UK6LxoyqU8ndgJZXfNHZlz0yG_RxWmv/s4032/IMG_2813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tsf0L2Y4pr-1E984A6t2Xp7UsRenWwNW1XXP-qMT7GDJ6SnB0MeQLAwh6IbVTqx5XGyL3WIxgmEym4VYMhSG_BU9uAe65EcDZ048LgbTKrK2_LAzr2V6zXY6V0B5cvvqAJoUkFxIaSc4bK32XFkYDWLUi1NT3UK6LxoyqU8ndgJZXfNHZlz0yG_RxWmv/w400-h300/IMG_2813.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuOGzQE9lUwI5gFlpKx9bp3-nJSSlc4ICh0ycF6LKhwPzz7F9ssdb-Ci3qfYUCKMrp3SY6ZZffKRn2qS5EGRgrli_6ExUTLm9gB8tsGgVdPSr_zGfMAZfoZ549o5bSCCCL-2LF4pBt3bBoJ3wwI1s_TYHd_Zrn6p8KOz_urb51OUqtIdy9tC_hJgAwtvZ/s3876/IMG_E2814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="2907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuOGzQE9lUwI5gFlpKx9bp3-nJSSlc4ICh0ycF6LKhwPzz7F9ssdb-Ci3qfYUCKMrp3SY6ZZffKRn2qS5EGRgrli_6ExUTLm9gB8tsGgVdPSr_zGfMAZfoZ549o5bSCCCL-2LF4pBt3bBoJ3wwI1s_TYHd_Zrn6p8KOz_urb51OUqtIdy9tC_hJgAwtvZ/w480-h640/IMG_E2814.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVV2TpzZ063Vi22lKRYFhRmdtjG_vdQMXQgbkCAo9V-MgxP8aRgfQ8NIwTwnkkcN3IuR26yRXQBDnWlJmquzqRT_LtjzqzBohFQ3lKre-xfNKOvZMGMN-AYvS6VLxfz59mBDq7HGfm0C5Gl9vUD3nn2ledLE1Lf5IrqLPithcExbWbuaEFQOWVujUK_sf/s3820/IMG_E2805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3820" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVV2TpzZ063Vi22lKRYFhRmdtjG_vdQMXQgbkCAo9V-MgxP8aRgfQ8NIwTwnkkcN3IuR26yRXQBDnWlJmquzqRT_LtjzqzBohFQ3lKre-xfNKOvZMGMN-AYvS6VLxfz59mBDq7HGfm0C5Gl9vUD3nn2ledLE1Lf5IrqLPithcExbWbuaEFQOWVujUK_sf/s320/IMG_E2805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: georgia;"><b>This reading rabbit is one of those "whatever pleases."</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">He has been moved several times. He's now on a shelf in the utility room and continues to make me smile.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I5sNdvJwnW0H6rOC0Pl_NunYMRQ3iotPyQ7o-yimCEFJ3f1ij3Zd47cOBzgLHQxmuQD1ShccuP1knaHvwEYiiMFr1gbj33rNBS_Cz8NTxg7q7_J4yWcvOX6fZ2syE156P2dQDgVDX_YX0dvA5Lzfs2GhdnoSCyOEq2RaZc4qYBnIWVExeoL3_KfPvqk9/s2805/IMG_E2811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="2805" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I5sNdvJwnW0H6rOC0Pl_NunYMRQ3iotPyQ7o-yimCEFJ3f1ij3Zd47cOBzgLHQxmuQD1ShccuP1knaHvwEYiiMFr1gbj33rNBS_Cz8NTxg7q7_J4yWcvOX6fZ2syE156P2dQDgVDX_YX0dvA5Lzfs2GhdnoSCyOEq2RaZc4qYBnIWVExeoL3_KfPvqk9/w640-h468/IMG_E2811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This quote is over in the art room, reminding me it's okay to create art, even if it's not well done.</div></b></span><p></p>BitsAndPieceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07449380716587495708noreply@blogger.com0