Things are "Heating Up" On Date Night!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I think the one thing that has changed more than anything since we had our kids, is Date Night. Not only are the occurrences more rare and treasured, but the locations have changed as well. Before kids it was fancy restaurants, concerts and movies. Heck I even wore make-up and my favorite skinny jeans and heels!   Now our favorite<strike> makeou</strike>t date night spot is right here in our backyard.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"></span><br /><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVECGbBSluctiPqOqgc1NlqzPWrW4iX7DXkmxPg8x1R4iLUFWHZ1w9_2DqiEmr3GunMgWWwprftOLocMJQEw4Uv78ftM511qqnDizyqkmENewsh5tyTmD9a03d9R0RV2u-2BugmL3RnxY/s1600/IMG_1869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVECGbBSluctiPqOqgc1NlqzPWrW4iX7DXkmxPg8x1R4iLUFWHZ1w9_2DqiEmr3GunMgWWwprftOLocMJQEw4Uv78ftM511qqnDizyqkmENewsh5tyTmD9a03d9R0RV2u-2BugmL3RnxY/s640/IMG_1869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Which isn't such a bad thing, I mean what's better than walking 10 steps out the back door to an </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">environment</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> that defines all </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">the reasons that keep the sparks alive in our relationship.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHb5ZK_orcLLPW2jU29deEg6HWSVZj3Dtb6irFHmhqdR5qES0PzurbWsfQ9Fu4IM27Ps3x9srTLwgzkbMm2TrHXfGK78hZS4_c6ZhT4_fgsHUNdkCEQnai2A86GKAg5we24yhSwriYq9A/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHb5ZK_orcLLPW2jU29deEg6HWSVZj3Dtb6irFHmhqdR5qES0PzurbWsfQ9Fu4IM27Ps3x9srTLwgzkbMm2TrHXfGK78hZS4_c6ZhT4_fgsHUNdkCEQnai2A86GKAg5we24yhSwriYq9A/s640/IMG_1976.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now my "hot" hunky date shows up with mums instead of red roses-but that's okay, he still makes my heart pitter patter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgLXvea4Le99KDK-C_3QyTQWDPyEN_KOHOwSh7RCnrYMP6h2gtxM2UqBw28Ep1IsTBBvxFffR0FJH96n_BlUUISw0rspHKM-b_yLHVBR4cwxWzDfktQZtbG-AZLwUG8ALDprn7JGOWF-1/s1600/IMG_1986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgLXvea4Le99KDK-C_3QyTQWDPyEN_KOHOwSh7RCnrYMP6h2gtxM2UqBw28Ep1IsTBBvxFffR0FJH96n_BlUUISw0rspHKM-b_yLHVBR4cwxWzDfktQZtbG-AZLwUG8ALDprn7JGOWF-1/s640/IMG_1986.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And gourmet meals and wine have been traded in for gooey marshmallows and sticks, but that's okay I love smores. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NVp7pmS4qKpexN6Gg3uY6Z9jt5Dkhvy8bo7a3jc7_OCXnDsupn8dFWnFcAyjh0782Wb1_c0_lE910aeveEAR3QKCzk706xzY7Ilh6shXP1oAIl7wKXNTYaZCtxk8rcAG0dJxhRAaoevc/s1600/IMG_1864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NVp7pmS4qKpexN6Gg3uY6Z9jt5Dkhvy8bo7a3jc7_OCXnDsupn8dFWnFcAyjh0782Wb1_c0_lE910aeveEAR3QKCzk706xzY7Ilh6shXP1oAIl7wKXNTYaZCtxk8rcAG0dJxhRAaoevc/s640/IMG_1864.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And the quiet more intimate affairs with soft music playing in the background are now shared with playful screams and the "other" loves of my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQAn7VvTMXIMUFIKK_lbXkRpcZTr4LkA5kVvTU6Hf_k6Em6sKSl7EyKuAPa6T2xsxpaOuTKD36H12D2JVJpSjKqp3FhvvwyKwu_VjFzgwhR5Yu_wIIBz9iZGLXNEUKihVOEwxPxxQxX0A/s1600/IMG_1942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQAn7VvTMXIMUFIKK_lbXkRpcZTr4LkA5kVvTU6Hf_k6Em6sKSl7EyKuAPa6T2xsxpaOuTKD36H12D2JVJpSjKqp3FhvvwyKwu_VjFzgwhR5Yu_wIIBz9iZGLXNEUKihVOEwxPxxQxX0A/s640/IMG_1942.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">But that's okay too, I like these Date Nights much better!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What is your favorite Date Night spot?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Grateful for:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A loving husband</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Sharing:</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/11/overflowing-with-creativity-47/"><i>It's Overflowing</i></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Things are "Heating Up" On Date Night!

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My Southern Fall Porch

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fall is my most favorite time of the year, Seeing the abundance of color on the trees and feeling a chill in the air. I love the faint smell of campfires in the distance and stepping back into your favorite warm-ups after months of summer weather. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Notice I did'nt say jeans! Afraid of that moment. Really Afraid!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">During this time of the year we are outside 88.5% of the time. The other 11.5% we are either eating <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-have-secret.html"><b><i>here</i></b></a> or sleeping <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2011/12/welcome-to-my-home-series.html"><b><i>here</i></b></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy1Bqiw75hDaA9h3fUrrTP-oHZhyphenhyphenuK94bwja_l9k3SD6VnTn7HW9kr7cQNwsnm3sz5j-9oZ4MkNN_GmSGg7MdsHUiegwBddr5YumrWTPDiRaGGbxD8MH5ny2ofrHXMHjuNeauvomhaFsn/s1600/IMG_1690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy1Bqiw75hDaA9h3fUrrTP-oHZhyphenhyphenuK94bwja_l9k3SD6VnTn7HW9kr7cQNwsnm3sz5j-9oZ4MkNN_GmSGg7MdsHUiegwBddr5YumrWTPDiRaGGbxD8MH5ny2ofrHXMHjuNeauvomhaFsn/s640/IMG_1690.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftopthistopthat.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F10%2Fmy-southern-fall-porch.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-KCn6hW3Yqyk%2FUH8anlT8ipI%2FAAAAAAAAXcg%2FD_cYeQI77NQ%2Fs1600%2FIMG_1690.JPG%22%20imageanchor%3D%221%22%20style%3D%22margin-left%3A%201em%3B%20margin-right%3A%201em%3B%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20height%3D%22640%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-KCn6hW3Yqyk%2FUH8anlT8ipI%2FAAAAAAAAXcg%2FD_cYeQI77NQ%2Fs640%2FIMG_1690.JPG%22%20width%3D%22426%22&description=My%20Southern%20Fall%20Porch"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /></center></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We talk local high school football, what we are growing in the garden next year and the buzz about a new Walmart coming to the next town over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_GjYLNfc4jFxKHRSGBLl2ksmHpz2lRmz3ieQNIwPpIjjP_R7YQ1JZg57kUZ447Ap912tg4iCQYHh8VVJ-hLHg1wmkuAT22NbktnDSgUG4jnIIBvS38D8YWocv_T5VkKVZwLrqFu8_7Nc/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_GjYLNfc4jFxKHRSGBLl2ksmHpz2lRmz3ieQNIwPpIjjP_R7YQ1JZg57kUZ447Ap912tg4iCQYHh8VVJ-hLHg1wmkuAT22NbktnDSgUG4jnIIBvS38D8YWocv_T5VkKVZwLrqFu8_7Nc/s640/IMG_1672.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I reckon thats why we moved out to the country, to escape the retail giants, even though the closest grocery store is only 32 miles down the road.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbMxBh8Xln8OU99SWYff5OhVRqeU18CKjpIrdm2jzTrO7gRtLTI4qqaigfAUmIy_bgNCfVFe_RUO94CdlqLi5Owbt-0h7KV6fBFItUYd4lqvnQazHULu_Hho4P-LY52mau4fjm6WoZfqS/s1600/IMG_1730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbMxBh8Xln8OU99SWYff5OhVRqeU18CKjpIrdm2jzTrO7gRtLTI4qqaigfAUmIy_bgNCfVFe_RUO94CdlqLi5Owbt-0h7KV6fBFItUYd4lqvnQazHULu_Hho4P-LY52mau4fjm6WoZfqS/s640/IMG_1730.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Imagine that, it's closer to gather some dried corn stalks then it is to get a gallon of milk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh1DR2f02kFU3dyyk8svFmaKx-AQILtVdxcFob3Mr2-Hd6HEz1Iudqq7iC4cLWVL7B9uxdD92cH_edS3kY-ZATnXmh3bh-jKwOB3t5QzasebcZUgwVhP-IpJLgS-5LPcaWtSn8jDRu_5e/s1600/IMG_1710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh1DR2f02kFU3dyyk8svFmaKx-AQILtVdxcFob3Mr2-Hd6HEz1Iudqq7iC4cLWVL7B9uxdD92cH_edS3kY-ZATnXmh3bh-jKwOB3t5QzasebcZUgwVhP-IpJLgS-5LPcaWtSn8jDRu_5e/s640/IMG_1710.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We Southerners trade the traditional sweet tea for our favorite</span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i> <a href="http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2012/09/04/3-autumn-cocktails-to-drink-now/">Fall Spirits</a></i></b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> and we sit wee into the night just chatting non-stop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLgPT3TL-9hZGNN7EVVZMQKbRl5vzSfj_5XDgCq5ItKo5VW_kp8FsEYNMy90LC4_eGaoBKrYe-wtRFaBHfRk-e1LBlfkDCV5zy53Z4QmB_Oj3HNKWIZ8ZjGN0AnlnrGmKUH8DYLFdPWV-/s1600/IMG_1720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLgPT3TL-9hZGNN7EVVZMQKbRl5vzSfj_5XDgCq5ItKo5VW_kp8FsEYNMy90LC4_eGaoBKrYe-wtRFaBHfRk-e1LBlfkDCV5zy53Z4QmB_Oj3HNKWIZ8ZjGN0AnlnrGmKUH8DYLFdPWV-/s640/IMG_1720.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Heck, we don't have to travel far for an assortment of pumpkins picked right out of the neighbors garden</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTS-9eKmunS5ZDTrULJztqIEmneFY8_zIYDWm0kP-cOsbDaUAfW7PjrTFAmh-zttZCdnEzI3TFy4UYn65vVfO7i5wVRbfb49KEIsVlymwLVAhHD_kiqxw55PE6WRx_ZNEBv-Jyh6Oxyq6/s1600/IMG_1708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTS-9eKmunS5ZDTrULJztqIEmneFY8_zIYDWm0kP-cOsbDaUAfW7PjrTFAmh-zttZCdnEzI3TFy4UYn65vVfO7i5wVRbfb49KEIsVlymwLVAhHD_kiqxw55PE6WRx_ZNEBv-Jyh6Oxyq6/s640/IMG_1708.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The cedar wood pedestals can be cut on any given day, except Sundays, if you just give us a hollar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GwEAdpsnchCAdHn_cBdzTXwRvQbQ5nntDF9Kl7iZp_SNMfUxdn4JuCCRGQyoWgHjMPfZK8TQ4FmCkP1BpBuT93Hd3rGsqwAXvcxxCVVcuLfgciUCus2Z2i6JAlz63-_P9uiPFE8O1B9V/s1600/IMG_1751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GwEAdpsnchCAdHn_cBdzTXwRvQbQ5nntDF9Kl7iZp_SNMfUxdn4JuCCRGQyoWgHjMPfZK8TQ4FmCkP1BpBuT93Hd3rGsqwAXvcxxCVVcuLfgciUCus2Z2i6JAlz63-_P9uiPFE8O1B9V/s640/IMG_1751.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And those grapevine wreaths that you are buying up in the city, we got the vines in the backyard, just got to twist em up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvALhQHYJRgBj_qnMmeulNcKW5bhLMhgUgmnfYpLB1-OZa5fE1xPeogKzyHn9G2zRA5CVvieFPwmIJUqRxpNHSMMQFomGrjUS-UbLFB1BOdyIFKbmPl5ujVFEF2GUFJ3syIYDsYkF5b4Ib/s1600/IMG_1669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvALhQHYJRgBj_qnMmeulNcKW5bhLMhgUgmnfYpLB1-OZa5fE1xPeogKzyHn9G2zRA5CVvieFPwmIJUqRxpNHSMMQFomGrjUS-UbLFB1BOdyIFKbmPl5ujVFEF2GUFJ3syIYDsYkF5b4Ib/s640/IMG_1669.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Yup, we like our fall but love our Southern porches more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">For More of My Home Tour Click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/welcome-to-my-home.html">here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharing at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/10/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-87.html"><i>At the Picket Fence</i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My Southern Fall Porch

Fall is my most favorite time of the year, Seeing the abundance of color on the trees and feeling a chill in the air. I love the faint smell...

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Is it Happily Ever After?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before I get to the ending of my <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/09/fall-in-love-with-spray-paint.html">story</a> it's only fair that I share how I met Mr.Rust Protector.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCs5txRV8qAPVSN_Fbc2un2w3vGoyKHK18zUHRu13xTONf4nTpcplIsZYRb2JKzayp6HkfyUd3tIdwqyV1zoZZh37cFAyWaY1ukaWshqIlzhgVH9bT4grS2IHSMGPSaCTEQjYvxtF6U9y/s1600/IMG_8397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCs5txRV8qAPVSN_Fbc2un2w3vGoyKHK18zUHRu13xTONf4nTpcplIsZYRb2JKzayp6HkfyUd3tIdwqyV1zoZZh37cFAyWaY1ukaWshqIlzhgVH9bT4grS2IHSMGPSaCTEQjYvxtF6U9y/s640/IMG_8397.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I wasn't pretty, I felt damaged and slightly neglected but he saw right through that and fell in love with my rusty spots anyways. Two even coats of the Copper Color Krylon Rust Protector is all it took. He had me at <strike>hello</strike> Spray Paint!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Trying desperately to gain my attention, he showered me with gifts of orange mums, pumpkins and candlelight.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGdBbfGLvWhq8fT8LwhM9H-eD24foygj-XMTU82eJhZgwPs-D3XUbvwdS8GjwFn2EOfLGG9NFuoNMLzAjRgXR0mMVrWExv9na9aNXhNWt6HjkBpaZvbI68dk2CHvWE-9bwgY7-yeeRe3l/s1600/IMG_1485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGdBbfGLvWhq8fT8LwhM9H-eD24foygj-XMTU82eJhZgwPs-D3XUbvwdS8GjwFn2EOfLGG9NFuoNMLzAjRgXR0mMVrWExv9na9aNXhNWt6HjkBpaZvbI68dk2CHvWE-9bwgY7-yeeRe3l/s640/IMG_1485.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I of course dressed in my finest linen pillows in 50 shades of cream, some burlap chair pads and my new embroidered fall pillow that I made especially for our first date. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtfYeR3OXB_D8t-WiAnSgcwrEWXwuoBbWVp6Zvzu3As5H_qEd21GxFEBxCP4Opxgxn8D-0VQYCaposLaNAnqVxpftPSO79Io2S6kxNm9BcOvqqqfC06agpRVnMCwi0Oy3MGB5SZLZQ8U4/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtfYeR3OXB_D8t-WiAnSgcwrEWXwuoBbWVp6Zvzu3As5H_qEd21GxFEBxCP4Opxgxn8D-0VQYCaposLaNAnqVxpftPSO79Io2S6kxNm9BcOvqqqfC06agpRVnMCwi0Oy3MGB5SZLZQ8U4/s640/IMG_1479.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Even my <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/10/nature-inspired-side-table.html">table</a> inspired by Nature approves of the courtship and she usually doesn't think anyone is good enough for me!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6X-rzw-xDfgjlMuNPUO0UEvHnO29rC-va-zNATiHWa7OxZQE5S9bET7p2uj7aal0ihmyOsq3P7Wos_d6HTcBQ2cQ5HP99Dp6I5jvZnf08QgEZc78lvfuzkABvziZu93KaQE-P7KRwQbX/s1600/IMG_1433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6X-rzw-xDfgjlMuNPUO0UEvHnO29rC-va-zNATiHWa7OxZQE5S9bET7p2uj7aal0ihmyOsq3P7Wos_d6HTcBQ2cQ5HP99Dp6I5jvZnf08QgEZc78lvfuzkABvziZu93KaQE-P7KRwQbX/s640/IMG_1433.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Ahh..... bliss. A relationship that was meant to be!</span> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I couldn't possibly  think of anything else that could make me look this good. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhRB-k6gVw8k3FB7hhD80jLqlKeIeHpcAXpGboy2hI6S_hdBujt1ltjDRIJA_DShjlpVqOe9aSYYRyzIJMbGQg4zfdojBDjSuubEAycirDp5Ba3q-tV1Ygt7Dm77Q0Nsz7XwX-uAjqQZr/s1600/IMG_1474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhRB-k6gVw8k3FB7hhD80jLqlKeIeHpcAXpGboy2hI6S_hdBujt1ltjDRIJA_DShjlpVqOe9aSYYRyzIJMbGQg4zfdojBDjSuubEAycirDp5Ba3q-tV1Ygt7Dm77Q0Nsz7XwX-uAjqQZr/s640/IMG_1474.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And to think all it took was some Krylon Rust Protector for these two to sit happily ever after!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sharing over at : </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/10/feathered-nest-friday_11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/QoLtm%20(FRENCH%20COUNTRY%20C">French Country Cottage</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/2012/10/tweak-it-tuesday-11/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FKxqG+%28COZY+LITTLE+HOUSE%29">Cozy Little House</a></span><br /><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-107/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-107">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a><br /><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/10/wow-us-wednesday-88.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a><br /><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2012/10/17/diy-fall-festival-and-halloween-highlights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diy-fall-festival-and-halloween-highlights">DIY Showoff</a><br /><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/10/sns-158-funky-fall-decorating.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KCcu%20(Funky%20Junk%20Interiors)">Funky Junk Interiors</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

Is it Happily Ever After?

Before I get to the ending of my story it's only fair that I share how I met Mr.Rust Protector. I wasn't pretty, I felt damaged and...

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Fall Decor for the Side Door

<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I love the Fall Season and want you to know that before you knock on my door and I answer. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UJ5tL83NuHnl8cxizNBhuk3t18PJ7t7ObT88vKIHMJy3HeRL6NcesK6XocTL1unAt47sgy1ONzYEYSPNGJFzGotD6HWr_6kpVX_qviMDmsTCDCIBoxVNubTG4krGRG6Big1sKgswktOY/s1600/IMG_0540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UJ5tL83NuHnl8cxizNBhuk3t18PJ7t7ObT88vKIHMJy3HeRL6NcesK6XocTL1unAt47sgy1ONzYEYSPNGJFzGotD6HWr_6kpVX_qviMDmsTCDCIBoxVNubTG4krGRG6Big1sKgswktOY/s640/IMG_0540.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Typically it's all about decorating my front doors but since most of the house traffic comes to this door, I thought a little </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">autumn</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> love was in order.</span></div><div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgmkmbAZlkFR1jxlTzhKRm5KSwBCA27ClRRlstY6xstSsooLWCc4xeNCdFTUj9pHuYce3h8u0_Xqsv0RIaIMR2C035edrejVie8-RXG1XMzyvUbQI6QF1CfgE9JBvGBXpVEYlgH15My_Y/s1600/IMG_0605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgmkmbAZlkFR1jxlTzhKRm5KSwBCA27ClRRlstY6xstSsooLWCc4xeNCdFTUj9pHuYce3h8u0_Xqsv0RIaIMR2C035edrejVie8-RXG1XMzyvUbQI6QF1CfgE9JBvGBXpVEYlgH15My_Y/s640/IMG_0605.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftopthistopthat.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F09%2Ffall-decor-for-side-door.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-meEL9rYHvU8%2FUFpd6LECMhI%2FAAAAAAAAW6Q%2F-a4fhSPODdk%2Fs1600%2FIMG_0605.JPG%22%20imageanchor%3D%221%22%20style%3D%22margin-left%3A%201em%3B%20margin-right%3A%201em%3B%20text-align%3A%20center%3B%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20height%3D%22640%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-meEL9rYHvU8%2FUFpd6LECMhI%2FAAAAAAAAW6Q%2F-a4fhSPODdk%2Fs640%2FIMG_0605.JPG%22%20width%3D%22426%22&description=Fall%20Entry%20Decor%20with%20Burlap%20Wreath"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br />  <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My yellow mums in bronze planters wait on the step with a message for my guests.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwlrK-OAs4PYWbQvZvO4PsAvMzTerVQPUc12mv05YB-eQrig8mqRiAXgj9ksJZvoSRWMZILVfCT5jwEXGOlzJ-PNb5lky4bzU5cm4EUmn_j79k3brBt0_dkc40CQ3k9YoJLoBWgOViGOw/s1600/IMG_0592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwlrK-OAs4PYWbQvZvO4PsAvMzTerVQPUc12mv05YB-eQrig8mqRiAXgj9ksJZvoSRWMZILVfCT5jwEXGOlzJ-PNb5lky4bzU5cm4EUmn_j79k3brBt0_dkc40CQ3k9YoJLoBWgOViGOw/s640/IMG_0592.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My Burlap wreath is hanging out this season over on this door. I have added a cooper letter and some fall embellishments. I hope nobody snatches the cooper letter, after all it is only spray painted but we won't tell the cooper thieves.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLLP7VCz7wnRLtjUawQXsruP6OpeyLDK-qicUfyoVRPzbyFZhCcsACSqc_mawKyJ934Tt-CbHoUwGrpHhyphenhyphenySnsC0B9705A0Wvf99R7tce7BYeQI82BOgD9vML8W-2FTFyH7D59RmjqWb/s1600/IMG_0524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhLLP7VCz7wnRLtjUawQXsruP6OpeyLDK-qicUfyoVRPzbyFZhCcsACSqc_mawKyJ934Tt-CbHoUwGrpHhyphenhyphenySnsC0B9705A0Wvf99R7tce7BYeQI82BOgD9vML8W-2FTFyH7D59RmjqWb/s640/IMG_0524.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuaE45FARce0lOZ-y2Y6-sltSTOTkqOvA0ZaV1-fBgqroROGYDLMoFogeksAifpWkDvYJok29EB91jbLuF5PAhtqsGTy38omRMYIU-dcO-XS_l5tDkvN4OwkB8aSOZjz603qDOC3yMXgt/s1600/IMG_0611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuaE45FARce0lOZ-y2Y6-sltSTOTkqOvA0ZaV1-fBgqroROGYDLMoFogeksAifpWkDvYJok29EB91jbLuF5PAhtqsGTy38omRMYIU-dcO-XS_l5tDkvN4OwkB8aSOZjz603qDOC3yMXgt/s640/IMG_0611.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A sweet burlap pillow adorned with the same flower that is on the wreath is on my chair, so I am comfy waiting for you to come down the driveway to visit. By the way, how long were you staying again?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt8IXe7J8J13rBCKKLFcLrBvXhH3ltw6pl6MtftzPjCB1rDLVT9GFJ2SMH_RUIK0e-B51NuCF9MP1FijqOTQKSwkKinetywrwsi95J5IJA9VwPWOWoRTLXSaXZsYoIgn2R3TFdt2xNK4J/s1600/IMG_0616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVt8IXe7J8J13rBCKKLFcLrBvXhH3ltw6pl6MtftzPjCB1rDLVT9GFJ2SMH_RUIK0e-B51NuCF9MP1FijqOTQKSwkKinetywrwsi95J5IJA9VwPWOWoRTLXSaXZsYoIgn2R3TFdt2xNK4J/s640/IMG_0616.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And a planter filled with autumn leaves and a pumpkin sit on top of a little orange stool.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">All obvious signs that Fall is here. Except there are no real pumpkins for 500 miles around. Where are you Mr. Pumpkin?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiyykyfTmZv9WK_SGeMTiNV2Yx8UBBjNXt3m9IvPg_oNF0aSWUCi16p8O5DDmYTm3k3FuQrIK3_coxiglwINimvL4BZtujrPvP9PNbaLhqzpAhiv-U-y4oGB3BAOKmOWCZuCmz3E3uL_v/s1600/IMG_0470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiyykyfTmZv9WK_SGeMTiNV2Yx8UBBjNXt3m9IvPg_oNF0aSWUCi16p8O5DDmYTm3k3FuQrIK3_coxiglwINimvL4BZtujrPvP9PNbaLhqzpAhiv-U-y4oGB3BAOKmOWCZuCmz3E3uL_v/s640/IMG_0470.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Welcome! For more fall inspiration click <b><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/fall-inspiration.html">here</a></b>.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><script src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><i>Sharing over at:</i></center><center><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/kick-off-your-fall-fun-outdoor-decor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20southernhospitalityblog/PQqu%20%28Southern%20Hospitality%29"><i>Southern Houspitality</i></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></center></div></div>

Fall Decor for the Side Door

 I love the Fall Season and want you to know that before you knock on my door and I answer.  Typically it's all about decorating my fron...

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My "Serenity" Deck gets a makeover

<div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to my little place, tucked in the corner of my garden that's just mine.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I call it my Serenity Deck. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1S1nGjDeRNNvnlgNH7lcwR4gku3mWsrLl1m2hg9rkRY2EbW3DT9TpeBrjOXPZB5QN2gsdnSO6WZmtBy8X_yLwTMSALnWSE1TL0WotC8SVavrRBT4hukeWgvHYro1CkgQcEDlqQHSX7IX/s1600/IMG_9715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1S1nGjDeRNNvnlgNH7lcwR4gku3mWsrLl1m2hg9rkRY2EbW3DT9TpeBrjOXPZB5QN2gsdnSO6WZmtBy8X_yLwTMSALnWSE1TL0WotC8SVavrRBT4hukeWgvHYro1CkgQcEDlqQHSX7IX/s640/IMG_9715.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My little escape.</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> It's where my kids send <b>me</b> for my "time outs". It's where the family knows they need to make a reservation in advance if mama is on the deck and they need me.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxJBD1rK8-hwgDbqjiycWcJidpy5iE8MnnzWaPAJkk-OMu2JfigJ6Mj9ZvJdUfACej3F8qph61wEOCMe82VAI048axZuqGoxajowYT7N65H52tnZUYaEJITsLE3TJfOekJeoBH5PssX6x/s1600/IMG_9755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxJBD1rK8-hwgDbqjiycWcJidpy5iE8MnnzWaPAJkk-OMu2JfigJ6Mj9ZvJdUfACej3F8qph61wEOCMe82VAI048axZuqGoxajowYT7N65H52tnZUYaEJITsLE3TJfOekJeoBH5PssX6x/s640/IMG_9755.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This weekend my little Oasis got a quick and inexpensive makeover. The makeover actually revolved around these $4.00 pillows. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhptksMQnFg4G3GL6LJum64TqwUzKqFwdTnzAGbCgEPbXQhhuEfEldWoxvVA6yxYTrQsh8LZ2FHoMkIcW7oAB1lNiY_7IxNGFzG6hFKUdh71tsm0vgmkWqYRRax0q4vn2Bt0zKMUJUezG/s1600/IMG_9767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhptksMQnFg4G3GL6LJum64TqwUzKqFwdTnzAGbCgEPbXQhhuEfEldWoxvVA6yxYTrQsh8LZ2FHoMkIcW7oAB1lNiY_7IxNGFzG6hFKUdh71tsm0vgmkWqYRRax0q4vn2Bt0zKMUJUezG/s640/IMG_9767.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">End of season sale pillows at the Home Depot and a $6.00 side table that I picked up at a garage sale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7H5dCkvf0SaNGHIgbT9YixW9Gs-qQ1SvYLvbQkT1J4jXzAg9ATZz011hrTWjLsIYgKwkIgbc6vKWmpEi3rfCr52J7WexuYjeZXq8GODuflZdTWcGfDKq_Ls_BVU0kPYBjEZv2szSHDo8/s1600/IMG_9782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7H5dCkvf0SaNGHIgbT9YixW9Gs-qQ1SvYLvbQkT1J4jXzAg9ATZz011hrTWjLsIYgKwkIgbc6vKWmpEi3rfCr52J7WexuYjeZXq8GODuflZdTWcGfDKq_Ls_BVU0kPYBjEZv2szSHDo8/s640/IMG_9782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What's cool about the table, is that the top is a removable tray so when I am in 'time out' I can move it around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBzyS03bylB4p6LuyxM8AXwxYpoZeBTuGcgoyVbXKxUydTV1FgPrU8IKdim5WyF9iP5q1ULzL1dWcBjEtS_FFUnALqE0SwgU7baXtQ5JX-IyCv6Ps9meLxEIjHXNp6MtCW80arc8CaCqS/s1600/IMG_9740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBzyS03bylB4p6LuyxM8AXwxYpoZeBTuGcgoyVbXKxUydTV1FgPrU8IKdim5WyF9iP5q1ULzL1dWcBjEtS_FFUnALqE0SwgU7baXtQ5JX-IyCv6Ps9meLxEIjHXNp6MtCW80arc8CaCqS/s640/IMG_9740.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The chairs were freshened up as well with a few coats of Aqua Spray paint. They were looking a bit drab and beat. Certainly not something that I wanted to be sitting in during my moments of escape.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XoXdfpWhx9B0Nr_YMegdHJxtztf9zuOPEm2AQfZV-XGOeWKPJI4yDQ8X3QG5mluChbRqZpM-tfT1GDNrR-SyaFzlAzwENemu5iSCeXtuPH9x-IpW9hj41SHkV2kYk1ESLMoraPzwoEyR/s1600/IMG_9545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XoXdfpWhx9B0Nr_YMegdHJxtztf9zuOPEm2AQfZV-XGOeWKPJI4yDQ8X3QG5mluChbRqZpM-tfT1GDNrR-SyaFzlAzwENemu5iSCeXtuPH9x-IpW9hj41SHkV2kYk1ESLMoraPzwoEyR/s640/IMG_9545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When I do feel like having company( with a reservation of course), it makes a great spot for a date night with my husband.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsHljDpjYk0s6VDpVz_k-9PvFzzRbhuq8u_vDqY0jL-p6eaIfN4mt975D7pw6mjJH3TZpS4zHsjgTw0sIGv-D_nllmpBRt_hGmAnE3WtPN0_APEh0S_gcLCdMgE1YH216ZiloFSLVHR46/s1600/IMG_9738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsHljDpjYk0s6VDpVz_k-9PvFzzRbhuq8u_vDqY0jL-p6eaIfN4mt975D7pw6mjJH3TZpS4zHsjgTw0sIGv-D_nllmpBRt_hGmAnE3WtPN0_APEh0S_gcLCdMgE1YH216ZiloFSLVHR46/s640/IMG_9738.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Or I can just sit here all day with my Restoration Hardware catalog and eat watermelon and pretend that I don't hear the kids screaming!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3InskDf337TTB-C7_UYhZise5lF0_U02zWZfftgTCmCS51CN7QDhGvcjcWa7ijOkD1QMDhVT1gzzh7-sqcbYLb9dy0-zh5bkEzwSOLjBb-LAfPmMtTgKIIDol4R0wyCQqVwfwQ9zWLGn/s1600/IMG_9780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3InskDf337TTB-C7_UYhZise5lF0_U02zWZfftgTCmCS51CN7QDhGvcjcWa7ijOkD1QMDhVT1gzzh7-sqcbYLb9dy0-zh5bkEzwSOLjBb-LAfPmMtTgKIIDol4R0wyCQqVwfwQ9zWLGn/s640/IMG_9780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Can you believe the size of that thing? It may take me all day just to read it. Oh well.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For More of My House Tour Click <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/p/welcome-to-my-home.html">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sharing With:</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/2012/09/cottage-garden-party-20.html">Fishtail Cottage</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/2012/09/happy-hour-friday-1.html#comment-6124">Crafty Scrappy Happy</a></span><br /><a href="http://missmustardseed.com/2012/09/furniture-feature-friday-features-a-link-party-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=furniture-feature-friday-features-a-link-party-5">Miss Mustard Seed</a></div>

My "Serenity" Deck gets a makeover

Welcome to my little place, tucked in the corner of my garden that's just mine. I call it my Serenity Deck.  My little escape.  It's...

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My John Deere Inspired Mailbox

<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Oh no. I think I owe you an apology. I am so sorry if I had you running around all weekend looking for my mailbox that I showed you </span><a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/09/go-ahead-i-dare-you.html" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>here</b></a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxYVK_NZoAWfp8-Q79dehMz3zldvDKwccdUg_icC4Ag5VIWA8CfXGzamBxk3GYBViFaT4E1zzBr7TLIWQvWZD-9yg73dT_8dQaxaZCktFHtcOnqearsEgyhQ26wbw0z0wPRnqMk7PztK/s1600/IMG_9541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxYVK_NZoAWfp8-Q79dehMz3zldvDKwccdUg_icC4Ag5VIWA8CfXGzamBxk3GYBViFaT4E1zzBr7TLIWQvWZD-9yg73dT_8dQaxaZCktFHtcOnqearsEgyhQ26wbw0z0wPRnqMk7PztK/s640/IMG_9541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sorry if I mislead you into thinking you could buy it at some tractor supply place somewhere on a dirt road in the country or on eBay, because you can't. Not this one anyways. Nope, this is a one of a kind Flea Market Treasure, and it did'nt always look this good.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7U9sZS_WDkU6mQEHAqtDBi05OjquEwyu1PzSWXlliKWQVAkbslopqr_v3rHx48MSynVv67bdBXL9SgUjRrChsU5RPgwexeHVlP9gAUn4TSbfG15aWsAgF1PUqRk9BYRhSHCKIfXKrZTM/s1600/IMG_8408.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7U9sZS_WDkU6mQEHAqtDBi05OjquEwyu1PzSWXlliKWQVAkbslopqr_v3rHx48MSynVv67bdBXL9SgUjRrChsU5RPgwexeHVlP9gAUn4TSbfG15aWsAgF1PUqRk9BYRhSHCKIfXKrZTM/s320/IMG_8408.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">See when we got it, it lacked a lot style and color.  Heck, even my mailman would drive right by and throw us our junk mail!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mLYv9sCt3FyCNRSKh9j3g6ErGo6t8BV5y2rSQAMEZrb6Bff4DCHQdaAjIOcCQFOLwrbsOhDx7JcXCBNBfwQRmP9vqbkP5MXnIqubP3trCbrBbnpoh1uG0I8VYoqvcS_paTJlOpjHCkxo/s1600/IMG_8409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mLYv9sCt3FyCNRSKh9j3g6ErGo6t8BV5y2rSQAMEZrb6Bff4DCHQdaAjIOcCQFOLwrbsOhDx7JcXCBNBfwQRmP9vqbkP5MXnIqubP3trCbrBbnpoh1uG0I8VYoqvcS_paTJlOpjHCkxo/s640/IMG_8409.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But that all changed one day with a little bit of spray paint and some aluminium foil.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTTd7S2yEJ98gnrGAxTieJKxE__NE-pExSlnVKDejnfYWYTF060KAD4TxiBCZiO1aYcFnBIYpv5drKlk1Q9DHlfMaxH4HhM-KDnKSsIZWr42Yeg82BiaBvqRoct3__2K94DPGF_yn2GHd/s1600/IMG_8414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTTd7S2yEJ98gnrGAxTieJKxE__NE-pExSlnVKDejnfYWYTF060KAD4TxiBCZiO1aYcFnBIYpv5drKlk1Q9DHlfMaxH4HhM-KDnKSsIZWr42Yeg82BiaBvqRoct3__2K94DPGF_yn2GHd/s640/IMG_8414.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYlFiKzVKSUM6irQ6JehTLZSAi6WTIvrDA9bwl01z10CmlIj3_ji_JM8_WgMpE6phhmR3Q3zrnBP5GK4AlTk8YiSs4pKDse4OxzsG6ttNa9gNJNtOzEMlnOFVdth6YafTZmKNcMnLHGad/s1600/IMG_8418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYlFiKzVKSUM6irQ6JehTLZSAi6WTIvrDA9bwl01z10CmlIj3_ji_JM8_WgMpE6phhmR3Q3zrnBP5GK4AlTk8YiSs4pKDse4OxzsG6ttNa9gNJNtOzEMlnOFVdth6YafTZmKNcMnLHGad/s640/IMG_8418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GYdK6rja8DjJ5R-Xi__EV11HWAqzy-2y5l15Ot6zp4a491lxRW1ZCMw5kuDZ6kIZ-VK5qcUt5sD0Nu_O6FNzIc6Ph3n1wxNj9NPH8F_MTxFow0Ldj2Tqb7ejEyzkc3oEzsWtEQWhM4Az/s1600/IMG_9367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1GYdK6rja8DjJ5R-Xi__EV11HWAqzy-2y5l15Ot6zp4a491lxRW1ZCMw5kuDZ6kIZ-VK5qcUt5sD0Nu_O6FNzIc6Ph3n1wxNj9NPH8F_MTxFow0Ldj2Tqb7ejEyzkc3oEzsWtEQWhM4Az/s640/IMG_9367.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Add a little bit of outdoor yellow vinyl for the stripes, a little red on the flag and the <strike>tractor </strike> mailbox is good to go. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhZusMd7N4PXqUJwAObmijvNCAH9GJ8ppHqxWREMC8XQo8QwykSIyow-d1My3mF6aS56RoUIbzlnPpKDBL0TzBMZtU-SCJfjPQQVDrQwC48X-o81oJLo_CavFULhHHIYkBEJD2dmvKQf/s1600/IMG_9370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhZusMd7N4PXqUJwAObmijvNCAH9GJ8ppHqxWREMC8XQo8QwykSIyow-d1My3mF6aS56RoUIbzlnPpKDBL0TzBMZtU-SCJfjPQQVDrQwC48X-o81oJLo_CavFULhHHIYkBEJD2dmvKQf/s640/IMG_9370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My mailman has e</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">ven stopped delivering the junk mail. Now if I could only get him to stop delivering the bills!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sharing at :</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/floral-autumn-basket-or-wreath-for-front-door-the-190th-metamorphosis-monday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29">Between Naps on the Porch</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/">Southern Hospitality</a>ty</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/2012/09/tweak-it-tuesday-7.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KxqG%20%28COZY%20LITTLE%20HOUSE%29">Cozy Little House</a></span><br /><a href="http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/tuesdays-treasures-102/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tuesdays-treasures-102">Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a><br /><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2012/09/wow-us-wednesdays-83.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a><br /><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/09/its-inspiration-friday-no-82-welcome.html">At The Picket Fence</a><br /><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2012/09/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-willow-house-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20%28Tatertots%20an">Tatetertots and Jello</a><br /><a href="http://www.foxhollowcottage.com/2012/09/getmorepinterestpinspinninglinkparty.html">Fox Hollow Cottage</a><br /><a href="http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2012/09/best-diy-projects-of-september-linky-party-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-diy-projects-of-september-linky-party-3">Beneath My Heart</a><br /><br /><br /></div>

My John Deere Inspired Mailbox

Oh no. I think I owe you an apology. I am so sorry if I had you running around all weekend looking for my mailbox that I showed you here .  ...

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Go ahead, I dare you !

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If I were to give you directions to my house it would sound something like this.....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Come in town. Head down Main Street 2 miles. At the Piggly Wiggly go left. Go 1/2 mile down, turn right. Go to the little white church, go right. Turn down the dirt road and keep driving. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCePyatx3DJgwAMnoaWa6Q4GhfcX9wfAJJb2U54D9ITMdsNOHH-5X1e1rbBJwLRs92b5JP9a0taRVQDYAZlzmjkI1GSY-QSd2uAkGIFpWGdH-QTPwLtDgI4lVf-fg-8P-OmSjIgSgyk62/s1600/IMG_9534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCePyatx3DJgwAMnoaWa6Q4GhfcX9wfAJJb2U54D9ITMdsNOHH-5X1e1rbBJwLRs92b5JP9a0taRVQDYAZlzmjkI1GSY-QSd2uAkGIFpWGdH-QTPwLtDgI4lVf-fg-8P-OmSjIgSgyk62/s640/IMG_9534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Go around the bend but watch out for the rabbits and deer. Turn slightly up the hill until you see </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Big John Deere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXeSQfCfKj8gM1BEj1E-07ukQw5dX6ycVR9qe9kD5CMl1NAv-1IcBj0N6D7q0mX-uv-2l5R5IfCh-qCCCFAa-txwreAShoYpHdXc4bMCbPcRa_GTC46o-wFJlXIi9T6UFY5Ji4GNsIb-F/s1600/IMG_9539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXeSQfCfKj8gM1BEj1E-07ukQw5dX6ycVR9qe9kD5CMl1NAv-1IcBj0N6D7q0mX-uv-2l5R5IfCh-qCCCFAa-txwreAShoYpHdXc4bMCbPcRa_GTC46o-wFJlXIi9T6UFY5Ji4GNsIb-F/s640/IMG_9539.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mailbox that is.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxYVK_NZoAWfp8-Q79dehMz3zldvDKwccdUg_icC4Ag5VIWA8CfXGzamBxk3GYBViFaT4E1zzBr7TLIWQvWZD-9yg73dT_8dQaxaZCktFHtcOnqearsEgyhQ26wbw0z0wPRnqMk7PztK/s1600/IMG_9541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDxYVK_NZoAWfp8-Q79dehMz3zldvDKwccdUg_icC4Ag5VIWA8CfXGzamBxk3GYBViFaT4E1zzBr7TLIWQvWZD-9yg73dT_8dQaxaZCktFHtcOnqearsEgyhQ26wbw0z0wPRnqMk7PztK/s640/IMG_9541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yupper, my mac daddy of a mailbox is the envy of every man, women and child in this town. Postmen from miles away come to deliver the mail and just stare as they put the Pottery Barn and J.Crew catalogs in the box.  Bored <strike>punks</strike> teenagers out mailbox bashing (ps- go out and get a real job), skip my house cause they know my <strike>tractor</strike> mailbox can withstand the swing of their bats .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks largely to....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM5ES3rVhVhBnVtw5EY7zeY3DmTseYH1lUBQXPd7atCWxYaHMVjRsRgEarh18PJpdSfH3jJ1h93F8iEZnEwAGd3yQRoLUc-3MsDawV_N1Zxcxpj_za_3gif85nBW0U3PYwWjZqqPyBssY/s1600/IMG_9369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM5ES3rVhVhBnVtw5EY7zeY3DmTseYH1lUBQXPd7atCWxYaHMVjRsRgEarh18PJpdSfH3jJ1h93F8iEZnEwAGd3yQRoLUc-3MsDawV_N1Zxcxpj_za_3gif85nBW0U3PYwWjZqqPyBssY/s640/IMG_9369.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">a 3 foot pole dug into the ground and secured with 2 bags of concrete. Yup, that will teach any youngin who's up to no good to swing at this mailbox.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhZusMd7N4PXqUJwAObmijvNCAH9GJ8ppHqxWREMC8XQo8QwykSIyow-d1My3mF6aS56RoUIbzlnPpKDBL0TzBMZtU-SCJfjPQQVDrQwC48X-o81oJLo_CavFULhHHIYkBEJD2dmvKQf/s1600/IMG_9370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZhZusMd7N4PXqUJwAObmijvNCAH9GJ8ppHqxWREMC8XQo8QwykSIyow-d1My3mF6aS56RoUIbzlnPpKDBL0TzBMZtU-SCJfjPQQVDrQwC48X-o81oJLo_CavFULhHHIYkBEJD2dmvKQf/s640/IMG_9370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So go ahead, I dare you. I double dare you.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And if you do, I sure will feel sorry for your bat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqsIYnbhcj7GH0E0J7K5f58-tpn93E7SpwicBUjAj4Qng1ycyFCK8YWuCrQM7Y4AUq2C579YL9hqcsC6xZ_O_8tTPNFaSkB1pm98SHEsZurHJPYE0-oO4ZTjVPDlvRjk3nS6wSWlwKSs-/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sharing- </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/atertotsandjello.com/2012/09/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-shailie-starter-set-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20(Tatertots%20and%20Jello)">Tatertots and Jello</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2012/09/sns-151-junk-styled-offices.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KCcu%20(Funky%20Junk%20Interiors)">Funky Junk Interiors</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>

Go ahead, I dare you !

If I were to give you directions to my house it would sound something like this..... Come in town. Head down Main Street 2 miles. At the Pig...

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