Sweet Smelling Gift Idea

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a great smelling idea to end Teacher Appreciation Week, and honestly this would make a great gift for mom's day too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpCdxWIGuH68magu3Jb6ZjpUrejn7-t7lBZjPdovUCweaXwnw3oF18pIUbK6UpYxZ5C4OtGG5MMqxi9XLUUV5XUAZXIF8rhcPqREQXA-PCY7nFZvc5Ci2tPx1siEEzX_5FXjpei5CdRUv/s1600/IMG_4527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpCdxWIGuH68magu3Jb6ZjpUrejn7-t7lBZjPdovUCweaXwnw3oF18pIUbK6UpYxZ5C4OtGG5MMqxi9XLUUV5XUAZXIF8rhcPqREQXA-PCY7nFZvc5Ci2tPx1siEEzX_5FXjpei5CdRUv/s640/IMG_4527.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How cute is this! All's you need to do is take a few packs of scents- I used lavender,</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and tie a ribbon around them to secure</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLm9spzuL_5TRcZ1J2ObiqimLciOVU2lVqcUSuJ5vqCItdRE38umn2Er8vU6Tv9fkslELKORvC7yD-XJKLldYhu8wpxby0AuZAQcZseqZkvkDFmpgbq02fMZMxooJTijQmmNHelxkrqF7/s1600/IMG_4530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLm9spzuL_5TRcZ1J2ObiqimLciOVU2lVqcUSuJ5vqCItdRE38umn2Er8vU6Tv9fkslELKORvC7yD-XJKLldYhu8wpxby0AuZAQcZseqZkvkDFmpgbq02fMZMxooJTijQmmNHelxkrqF7/s640/IMG_4530.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">layer some circle shaped card stock and coordinating paper and attach your "Thanks for teaching me good scents" note. I printed this using Word and glued both circles together.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDalm21nuO16YzWODzA1y-h8CgJa64okUGTG-2EY2RzqUSnJrS_lINjgwGgORHXwyUgvjKQOl2symSpsEwzwqhwIT6ju2IVzUzcthAW0gcJfz_q7-TppJN6BlZd9Hl5RO7FfrhdjYc-lqR/s1600/IMG_4532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDalm21nuO16YzWODzA1y-h8CgJa64okUGTG-2EY2RzqUSnJrS_lINjgwGgORHXwyUgvjKQOl2symSpsEwzwqhwIT6ju2IVzUzcthAW0gcJfz_q7-TppJN6BlZd9Hl5RO7FfrhdjYc-lqR/s640/IMG_4532.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tuck the note in the scent packets and share with mom or your favorite teacher.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hheR8lN2fEzaqRITTyDTyNnoBb6R6BnOCkX40U_h-aXmiTeOo-8YP-EEOp8kQhB3zsu5cJsr3KrEcTzxqBYET466KWidDgbyzglKJECb4V9OA0e5M-_D2TaFxcXM6v-uJedolPQ-7L1I/s1600/IMG_4536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hheR8lN2fEzaqRITTyDTyNnoBb6R6BnOCkX40U_h-aXmiTeOo-8YP-EEOp8kQhB3zsu5cJsr3KrEcTzxqBYET466KWidDgbyzglKJECb4V9OA0e5M-_D2TaFxcXM6v-uJedolPQ-7L1I/s640/IMG_4536.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mom or teacher- maybe both, will certainly enjoy the sweet smell in this gift.</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="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><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Need more inspiration, check out my mom's day  arrangement <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/05/quick-flower-arrangement-for-mom.html">here</a> and my chalk butterfly idea <a href="http://keswickcountry.blogspot.com/2012/05/teacher-appreciation-gift-idea.html"> here</a> .</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come back on Friday when I'll share one more gift idea for mom's day and next week I will share an idea for an end of the year teacher gift. </span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sharing with:</i></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/create-and-share-features-too_08.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></i></span></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7308013757461749880">Trendy Treehouse</a></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; 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Sweet Smelling Gift Idea

This is a great smelling idea to end Teacher Appreciation Week, and honestly this would make a great gift for mom's day too.    How cute...

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Create an aged Flower Planter in minutes

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just like the walls in my house, planters on my patio get their fair share of color changes as well. I planted some beautiful wave petunias in a planter on the patio the other day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF_dc5aHtzloSdSyq2hyas85nZl2GuyX_Hsa1ZFMiQa2uAlueeIuDOdtDEcfa5rGpv1_SQcylRLpm0NjWg3sTt-XdI2CXWOls3U0Bi8dGAS0iGvJ0-BfW0ew5lzc1fTP6_kuqnhMy_B3B/s1600/IMG_3969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoF_dc5aHtzloSdSyq2hyas85nZl2GuyX_Hsa1ZFMiQa2uAlueeIuDOdtDEcfa5rGpv1_SQcylRLpm0NjWg3sTt-XdI2CXWOls3U0Bi8dGAS0iGvJ0-BfW0ew5lzc1fTP6_kuqnhMy_B3B/s640/IMG_3969.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I  love these wave petunias and the way the flowers cascade off the sides, just not the color of the planter they were sitting in. I </span><span style="font-size: large;">do however like this planter because of the raised design of vine and grapes, and thought it would look perfect aged.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxaoMkywPZ9xw8uK30-e_P_8eHF81PSv9M4wJQmawILjwD1kRzy1Ft93TadAV0g57aExl4edNkP9z5IC6g2M10UE9OtOR-wTn2yez94m7T67J_KxNNyTM4lgIHChpTp0_e1EhAm_0DmSd/s1600/IMG_3970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxaoMkywPZ9xw8uK30-e_P_8eHF81PSv9M4wJQmawILjwD1kRzy1Ft93TadAV0g57aExl4edNkP9z5IC6g2M10UE9OtOR-wTn2yez94m7T67J_KxNNyTM4lgIHChpTp0_e1EhAm_0DmSd/s640/IMG_3970.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After cleaning the planter off, I began painting using some chalk paint in Old Orche color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWMQ_X2mRdj6g7KOpFrsw1n91NYwNeOeFnB_yBDRP0bQslRk2V0WbDAI_sBIU3X2RJTUU9NlFhYk1vk7liAZ7l4xX0B8P30YlCRH4hZAOcp2IFbR1ggNMSGZPnViVVF7ZmesBxIThPDtf/s1600/IMG_3973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWMQ_X2mRdj6g7KOpFrsw1n91NYwNeOeFnB_yBDRP0bQslRk2V0WbDAI_sBIU3X2RJTUU9NlFhYk1vk7liAZ7l4xX0B8P30YlCRH4hZAOcp2IFbR1ggNMSGZPnViVVF7ZmesBxIThPDtf/s640/IMG_3973.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I wanted the green undercoat to peek through, I was careful not to apply to much brush pressure and coverage to the grapevine areas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrB3IrD0M5l5I2jyekcvjS98-FrORiU_OVQ47fH8kVReaomJkvPjTw0-JHLpU58OL6V44cWH03WY0ZyzCV4wi2m8ilBNk4_3E_gSLTLUN93yoKUNG_-O9zmxiCFAKXC_aTXNpD62iNfry/s1600/IMG_3976.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrB3IrD0M5l5I2jyekcvjS98-FrORiU_OVQ47fH8kVReaomJkvPjTw0-JHLpU58OL6V44cWH03WY0ZyzCV4wi2m8ilBNk4_3E_gSLTLUN93yoKUNG_-O9zmxiCFAKXC_aTXNpD62iNfry/s640/IMG_3976.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I applied two coats of paint and let the planter dry before applying a poly coat to seal it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40K1Wi84ZVeH2gcsmyzd-zo8EtkU3yoAOJEJxpMtdYsx3LwkQizg9mwoDbze4MozLJvpniCAjG5T9CHnoNpOdoL1w1syXX8U90LFda7beC3Lkcsr-VVhp8v6rB1en80Ygecq8Q2kDb4pn/s1600/IMG_3974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40K1Wi84ZVeH2gcsmyzd-zo8EtkU3yoAOJEJxpMtdYsx3LwkQizg9mwoDbze4MozLJvpniCAjG5T9CHnoNpOdoL1w1syXX8U90LFda7beC3Lkcsr-VVhp8v6rB1en80Ygecq8Q2kDb4pn/s640/IMG_3974.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful and aged! </span><span style="font-size: large;">The result is exactly what I thought it should look like. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq_Jr2szexaHzZQRdAMg6NEWckERHjxFdx4nQq8zIrggjJ-6hK4zqCtKN4n56rvN57aYNRyKjgmmAdsfo7UlXZEeolR-XTaHDv2inXmFZckRuj2_WfrQVmwA_ZF87agt6NLesjpu_HoYw/s1600/IMG_4408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq_Jr2szexaHzZQRdAMg6NEWckERHjxFdx4nQq8zIrggjJ-6hK4zqCtKN4n56rvN57aYNRyKjgmmAdsfo7UlXZEeolR-XTaHDv2inXmFZckRuj2_WfrQVmwA_ZF87agt6NLesjpu_HoYw/s640/IMG_4408.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the flowers are pretty too!</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="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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Sharing my aged planter over at :</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/05/tiered-lettuce-garden-link-party/"><i>Censational Girl</i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.thebungalowblog.com/2012/05/garden-party2-solomons-seal-and-sweet-woodruff.html"><i>The Bungalow Blog </i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://thediydreamer.blogspot.ca/2012/05/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-15.html">DIY Dreamer </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/2012/05/uncommonly-yours-link-party-27.html">Uncommon Designs </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/05/wow-us-wednesdays-65.html">Savvy Southern Style </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/2012/05/swing-into-spring-its-party-64.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FIhyCb+%28DIY+by+Design%29">DIY By Design </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.52mantels.com/2012/05/thursdays-are-your-days-25-amazon-gift.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+52Mantels+%2852+Mantels%29">52 Mantels </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.livelaughrowe.com/live-laugh-linky-9-and-psa-essentials-giveaway/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20livelaughrowe%20%28live.laugh.rowe%29">Live Laugh Rowe</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/2012/05/crafty-scrappy-happy-me-33-and-features-from-last-week.html">Crafty Scrappy Happy Me</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://too-much-time.com/2012/05/get-schooled-saturday-22-and-burlap-fabric-giveaway.html#comment-3706">Too Much Time</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/05/overflowing-with-creativity-21.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ItsOverflowing%20%28Its%20Overflowing%21%29"><i>It's Overflowing  </i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Create an aged Flower Planter in minutes

Just like the walls in my house, planters on my patio get their fair share of color changes as well. I planted some beautiful wave petunias ...

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A quick flower arrangement for MOM

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love my mom so much, that I would turn this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IKENKBVpYSZE7yRvCMmC3twALO3ErH8hOkejSH0W8H5hLsAsBCBwoCyyRZVBlCt_kpH0AcwfN93oWN5cxEiwprBHwAouMa6SnHffoHvfo-awRHW28fmvsbS8iDeAGnqPPyloeDOHvieI/s1600/IMG_4062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IKENKBVpYSZE7yRvCMmC3twALO3ErH8hOkejSH0W8H5hLsAsBCBwoCyyRZVBlCt_kpH0AcwfN93oWN5cxEiwprBHwAouMa6SnHffoHvfo-awRHW28fmvsbS8iDeAGnqPPyloeDOHvieI/s640/IMG_4062.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Into this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" 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/AVvXsEhb3izEU2D7-x-lc2LyLHJ8ZhsqsxRWjUSR5cPVLmrgBo5VzXENlR04-XeQnJEvIEGlrXLdniHhnORk1gFEemqnt-hj-XoxFDc8I7Q9Gw_vrWILNgSZcpj1wrc8tSlJ_UFguwwfFbQ9gXpa/s1600/IMG_4330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3izEU2D7-x-lc2LyLHJ8ZhsqsxRWjUSR5cPVLmrgBo5VzXENlR04-XeQnJEvIEGlrXLdniHhnORk1gFEemqnt-hj-XoxFDc8I7Q9Gw_vrWILNgSZcpj1wrc8tSlJ_UFguwwfFbQ9gXpa/s640/IMG_4330.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know you are thinking how sweet I am to do this, but  it was actually very simple to turn this old holiday cutlery holder</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OqXVJF8LRg7lwsrP17f4WP4wEJhNK7a4ZcQgRc4mmQQXdPz4Kve3MhMAd4p9zi7fUuUQVv9IiTL7-QgHqTe3DuCpC1k9xnKfn1h1wSX_wjSarY2NOYBvyaiaGcDcqKDKdPE4efmgD3K/s1600/IMG_4064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72OqXVJF8LRg7lwsrP17f4WP4wEJhNK7a4ZcQgRc4mmQQXdPz4Kve3MhMAd4p9zi7fUuUQVv9IiTL7-QgHqTe3DuCpC1k9xnKfn1h1wSX_wjSarY2NOYBvyaiaGcDcqKDKdPE4efmgD3K/s640/IMG_4064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">into something really special for my mom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dZZQl6Y8v_hsYxuxLVCjXOvJgLShBldm4ITKBeMHtqq_MLRoaYQZyND_ZtIAqwNX4PVrpOCA6KMHcYsRLObL9OA39MRteyEteqUxZw_Gn4gmIYaYzY5cjuOPWDDXH3pLWdtis0wGFliV/s1600/IMG_4367.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dZZQl6Y8v_hsYxuxLVCjXOvJgLShBldm4ITKBeMHtqq_MLRoaYQZyND_ZtIAqwNX4PVrpOCA6KMHcYsRLObL9OA39MRteyEteqUxZw_Gn4gmIYaYzY5cjuOPWDDXH3pLWdtis0wGFliV/s640/IMG_4367.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A little satin nickel spray paint, blue vinyl letters, a coordinating ribbon for a pop of color and some cut flowers from the garden and I am ready to share a beautiful basket just for her.</span></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay, I'm sweet!</span></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="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><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Sharing at:</i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><a href="http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/2012/05/diy-vintage-art-goodwill-newbie-party-started.html">Debbie Doo's</a></i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; 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A quick flower arrangement for MOM

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Weekly Wow's

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Saturday! I am at the worlds largest outdoor flea market this weekend in Canton Texas, but couldn't help myself with sharing some of the WOW's that I spotted this week.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">WOW Master Bedroom reveal from <b><a href="http://www.simplyklassichome.com/2012/04/master-bedroom-reveal-unexpected.html">Simply Klassic Home</a></b>  is just divine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzj5NOX9qLaavIkIgX9t-RnFHYfkxh1QiUeQ9UUNT-6hVEW4HR7tzVf-M7K6qnyWSpH3ZX9W0a62s7tnn9rwbijifrlZmaCFdnUZC1sFdvPeO0mkxs7Pgrq5Vk4RvMD9Gh3s4JQr52BPp/s1600/Nightstand+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzj5NOX9qLaavIkIgX9t-RnFHYfkxh1QiUeQ9UUNT-6hVEW4HR7tzVf-M7K6qnyWSpH3ZX9W0a62s7tnn9rwbijifrlZmaCFdnUZC1sFdvPeO0mkxs7Pgrq5Vk4RvMD9Gh3s4JQr52BPp/s640/Nightstand+1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cocktails anyone? Wow cart transformation has <b><a href="http://ciaonewportbeach.blogspot.com/2012/05/pool-side-beverage-carts.html">Ciao Newport Beach</a></b> ready for some poolside beverages</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA2sTnQdGY2R0NWEv4FaW8nFqCgX48Le1-4LXJcMhboi651PZuQ9GztJg-2ainOlALVGFV6hfAZJmhEfbCwBVa1fBmNuPDNBnOVBeOu4giYfT4pmSKHKpSX4tEdGS10kE71sJB8sTPSLj/s1600/More+Bev+Cart+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA2sTnQdGY2R0NWEv4FaW8nFqCgX48Le1-4LXJcMhboi651PZuQ9GztJg-2ainOlALVGFV6hfAZJmhEfbCwBVa1fBmNuPDNBnOVBeOu4giYfT4pmSKHKpSX4tEdGS10kE71sJB8sTPSLj/s400/More+Bev+Cart+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Wow it's a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta! </span><a href="http://www.itsoverflowing.com/2012/05/cinco-de-mayo-fiesta_01.html" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>It's Overflowing</b> </a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">does a great job capturing all the details for this fun celebration</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx4uKdIUOiSNFFdR9Gv-pqj6cW6Ml4wMIkUvPhtyrwh7BO1wV5iPa5GGrWxT_jkKa0oFx6GSdr6YH5kt_dOVul6Jl00QEI2IoXSb1zDbV0A1AJWpKvV4PU0EXrPm4LlYJr5debM4k78Gd/s1600/cinco+de+mayo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihx4uKdIUOiSNFFdR9Gv-pqj6cW6Ml4wMIkUvPhtyrwh7BO1wV5iPa5GGrWxT_jkKa0oFx6GSdr6YH5kt_dOVul6Jl00QEI2IoXSb1zDbV0A1AJWpKvV4PU0EXrPm4LlYJr5debM4k78Gd/s1600/cinco+de+mayo.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And how about this WOW kitchen transformation from <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/04/french-cottage-kitchen.html"><b>French County Cottage.</b> </a></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To see the space before and after is just jaw dropping!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlY9reVZmD3OPvOCVu70vNjFYKOtz4M-aLgwwnqO2ZTnKDJo_MnihysTkOJq4UdIiQ2GtUAqnlfpOMIADu-wUZcwsCDLqFvDd5yJ9zE62rvWlb8Rmp24V3LQvgWZjIDE3taT2f6A6FSL-/s1600/IMG_3068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlY9reVZmD3OPvOCVu70vNjFYKOtz4M-aLgwwnqO2ZTnKDJo_MnihysTkOJq4UdIiQ2GtUAqnlfpOMIADu-wUZcwsCDLqFvDd5yJ9zE62rvWlb8Rmp24V3LQvgWZjIDE3taT2f6A6FSL-/s640/IMG_3068.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> More details about my Flea Market adventure later this week. Gotta go, some lady is fighting me for a beautiful vintage side table!</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="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><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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Happy Saturday! I am at the worlds largest outdoor flea market this weekend in Canton Texas, but couldn't help myself with sharing some ...

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Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea

<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wanted to share these lovely little chalk butterflies that will be going to my kids teachers during Teacher Appreciation week </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeofEBWR33TXKL1KgldJK1drK1lot2eD33Tcl6xcGg0J0pQItjyAMA8NHShqajbrIyCxjCQoXKboNWegEiDm7gHmoepIyXrpsG2XHuryQvA_j1Tdt7yUQYYOXH3SZjE1Otor7mIvyIa1h/s1600/IMG_4418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeofEBWR33TXKL1KgldJK1drK1lot2eD33Tcl6xcGg0J0pQItjyAMA8NHShqajbrIyCxjCQoXKboNWegEiDm7gHmoepIyXrpsG2XHuryQvA_j1Tdt7yUQYYOXH3SZjE1Otor7mIvyIa1h/s640/IMG_4418.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used  pre-cut cardboard butterflies from Joann Fabrics (located in the craft section) and painted both sides with black chalkboard paint</span></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/AVvXsEiERLflKIsLama_4BLHT99omWLbd1ILf6SEqHyPIa1BaFrw8zXE4meF4vhoTgX7quytopDF3Ts6NqxFwG0hyphenhyphenvhteHX3JNOjqPR77GE1c7awDs4dlV1DEUje2upfqqTFNr87IPM8RxmMZVkZ/s1600/IMG_4420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERLflKIsLama_4BLHT99omWLbd1ILf6SEqHyPIa1BaFrw8zXE4meF4vhoTgX7quytopDF3Ts6NqxFwG0hyphenhyphenvhteHX3JNOjqPR77GE1c7awDs4dlV1DEUje2upfqqTFNr87IPM8RxmMZVkZ/s640/IMG_4420.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hole punched the corner </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYme5qTO9mwZyOs4nNR8XqtyHmOuPyCFTjhQRRsBnIZOfBPlk8JVS4rzdUrBYvHlZ4k7q7zXXRmCQY36Fgypo294V_4M9gcW97xqHsQ-EvvaoNG51_0HJqVuBDJGOOeo5i_Hw0pcekljlF/s1600/IMG_4422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYme5qTO9mwZyOs4nNR8XqtyHmOuPyCFTjhQRRsBnIZOfBPlk8JVS4rzdUrBYvHlZ4k7q7zXXRmCQY36Fgypo294V_4M9gcW97xqHsQ-EvvaoNG51_0HJqVuBDJGOOeo5i_Hw0pcekljlF/s640/IMG_4422.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">and added some jute string</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QLd5_qFkcR9D0RCfzMf7RaNueSwpKBRKOxZ8G2vC1oND8hmGGV0y7Yk_5BhgoR_UZbIl08nbZ5HRBf49GH6_NV55SMbCJCIx-kvrNoV-sXlNYEh6UfCmM1qVue7vBXdOjapIMSnMtO6Q/s1600/IMG_4423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QLd5_qFkcR9D0RCfzMf7RaNueSwpKBRKOxZ8G2vC1oND8hmGGV0y7Yk_5BhgoR_UZbIl08nbZ5HRBf49GH6_NV55SMbCJCIx-kvrNoV-sXlNYEh6UfCmM1qVue7vBXdOjapIMSnMtO6Q/s640/IMG_4423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Quick, easy and thoughtful!</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="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><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br />Sharing with:<br /><a href="http://www.justusfourblog.com/2012/05/pinworthy-projects-party-9.html">Just Us Four</a><br /><a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2012/05/show-and-tell-saturday-050512.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20BeDifferentactNormal%20%28Be%20">Be Different Act Normal </a>

Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea

Wanted to share these lovely little chalk butterflies that will be going to my kids teachers during Teacher Appreciation week  I used  pre-c...

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How could something so wrong be so Right?

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having a considerable amount of "green" space to cut outside our windows  is  pretty much inevitable at my house, but we do what we have to do</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_940431891"></span><span id="goog_940431892"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxIlolUBBpV2vYkFmwOvKHWpfzrN-gFFA9cxQH1QjnxCyhPws_0Ekm6u0k251_hmg9vJTDevcg8VYauqCMfbPMGTUqzWBY2dEw2yo5PKFAVX2cT8upOcYZv_VP-XTlkwng-L8jw-BXNVl/s1600/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxIlolUBBpV2vYkFmwOvKHWpfzrN-gFFA9cxQH1QjnxCyhPws_0Ekm6u0k251_hmg9vJTDevcg8VYauqCMfbPMGTUqzWBY2dEw2yo5PKFAVX2cT8upOcYZv_VP-XTlkwng-L8jw-BXNVl/s640/spring+grass+and+new+garden+in+progress+005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and we hope along the way of riding the merry mower, there is something in the distance that makes us veer off of those pretty strait lines we like to create, that makes it look like a freshly manicured ball field</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ8x5Euy93ohaC5MhjnJc8q8gxQyhsO87jlP2XIJ76adYNhl0aLELv4iyc4G2SJZFdYfHwMuH8RMbqoq6X8npO6nL6M0ovDxLgp0Xj8vqWnC8dk1TEYnvOiHoum6azXvH5qPk2Anir-sf/s1600/IMG_4078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZ8x5Euy93ohaC5MhjnJc8q8gxQyhsO87jlP2XIJ76adYNhl0aLELv4iyc4G2SJZFdYfHwMuH8RMbqoq6X8npO6nL6M0ovDxLgp0Xj8vqWnC8dk1TEYnvOiHoum6azXvH5qPk2Anir-sf/s640/IMG_4078.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and we get closer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1MiexgyBFrSDeI-gbdE-TgDzLuSzF0plFzfZBzEHJ5hKbnIeFEcgMxOztcnrtr66X0ZEJZccP_1dX6PwiozRCNRGn8wTh2lBTQTxNq9vlJiJWdTNbzp9lMTftOW3YDz-QVppOw0NkSd5/s1600/IMG_4083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1MiexgyBFrSDeI-gbdE-TgDzLuSzF0plFzfZBzEHJ5hKbnIeFEcgMxOztcnrtr66X0ZEJZccP_1dX6PwiozRCNRGn8wTh2lBTQTxNq9vlJiJWdTNbzp9lMTftOW3YDz-QVppOw0NkSd5/s640/IMG_4083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and closer, to witness such a beautiful little surprise in the pasture</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJFlx0wxj5CICpwpRfP7T5BDsdcdNtppX4FG6Bs8VuVHODwQvRMyKC4FsYAKwJMyTK-b3MHrLxE8H6rpEUy8CahL3YHATQBzhINIFfsdLmK9IcjY5F0TRsKCrSKvUjQm08ZQk0R76dSct/s1600/IMG_4085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJFlx0wxj5CICpwpRfP7T5BDsdcdNtppX4FG6Bs8VuVHODwQvRMyKC4FsYAKwJMyTK-b3MHrLxE8H6rpEUy8CahL3YHATQBzhINIFfsdLmK9IcjY5F0TRsKCrSKvUjQm08ZQk0R76dSct/s640/IMG_4085.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> suddenly the engine on the mower stops, I didn't feel like cutting anyways, and I cut and bring these little beauties inside</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmfR_zRvxYhdy7vphXBGxZ1dumudYcemqOy9s0as779fFSFgPlJi19lzqmzsiGSF117isrfJsQRxa1skC8_pqDqWxiadFh3BXsGTNaBr2bM-EhIDw8nr56s-dWfC98Y4wZjQbGwPViHpg/s1600/IMG_4118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmfR_zRvxYhdy7vphXBGxZ1dumudYcemqOy9s0as779fFSFgPlJi19lzqmzsiGSF117isrfJsQRxa1skC8_pqDqWxiadFh3BXsGTNaBr2bM-EhIDw8nr56s-dWfC98Y4wZjQbGwPViHpg/s640/IMG_4118.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At this point, I forget that I was even on a mower today and instead envision running through a daisy field ( BTW- with clothes on!)</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLYLt4RXQbDbHqSkIVo1i5KYgQC-q0ZGn7r3m6IMUDU7pv1BOi7RA70VeA2Ptf7hvJvlfi-fje4VmHB8g4m1J0q2D_lL45Ta-PdArIAu27EI9sj73duLKxzYaf-tclxHYH5Xj_m0qu3HN/s1600/IMG_4124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLYLt4RXQbDbHqSkIVo1i5KYgQC-q0ZGn7r3m6IMUDU7pv1BOi7RA70VeA2Ptf7hvJvlfi-fje4VmHB8g4m1J0q2D_lL45Ta-PdArIAu27EI9sj73duLKxzYaf-tclxHYH5Xj_m0qu3HN/s640/IMG_4124.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">barefoot with the wind blowing through my hair </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxufohsNqAQQ25ZryfWQlye3eqZtxOO4tNZMQPp5_8Ev-VVwvMcS94zwZFMQxrU2gbRq2nKlTxxtG0gB7iDmybF5voRpNHAEPXwu9iwbXG2AtqzByJq2l7TtYJP3Li8IEQ1pUdItPt2SsC/s1600/IMG_4120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxufohsNqAQQ25ZryfWQlye3eqZtxOO4tNZMQPp5_8Ev-VVwvMcS94zwZFMQxrU2gbRq2nKlTxxtG0gB7iDmybF5voRpNHAEPXwu9iwbXG2AtqzByJq2l7TtYJP3Li8IEQ1pUdItPt2SsC/s640/IMG_4120.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and life is fabulous with not a care in the world, but beautiful flowers on the table</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xc8x9kMFIz_DBp4UqaKeC3xlBMNnA0wvT-_cEeZD8LqI7jm_pOeOctIHgPYJnLmVe97IVEWRumT_Ie4GP0iDTeq18rVSF186Bwd9o3wTNz9mXsxGLoSie5YRfblJ_QE0Zd9a-cM78s3W/s1600/IMG_4125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xc8x9kMFIz_DBp4UqaKeC3xlBMNnA0wvT-_cEeZD8LqI7jm_pOeOctIHgPYJnLmVe97IVEWRumT_Ie4GP0iDTeq18rVSF186Bwd9o3wTNz9mXsxGLoSie5YRfblJ_QE0Zd9a-cM78s3W/s640/IMG_4125.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I stop and get back on my mower, cause there's  more yard to cut! </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two tips to preserve cut flowers  1)  cut the stems at a 45 degree angle. 2) try adding half sprite or 7-up to half water. Flowers need the acidity and sugar. Refresh your water daily.</span></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><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>FYI- Us country gals don't use traditional fertilizer in these parts of the country, we use chicken poop. Yes poop. It really does make the grass green and lush</i>.</span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sharing my flowers with:</i></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/05/feathered-nest-friday.html"><i>French Country Cottage</i></a></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/05/derby-day-recipes-and-inspiration.html">At The Picket Fence </a></i></div>

How could something so wrong be so Right?

Having a considerable amount of "green" space to cut outside our windows  is  pretty much inevitable at my house, but we do what w...

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I have a Secret.... My Home Kitchen Tour

<div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sadly, I don't cook. My kitchen contribution, I clean and eat.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9tw-jMncMDUSUT71uUTiu_kfkfgbs7pk1STTwLrtqY8k5JK2d7YQ4DhiGPfnL2AamQBd-gFtlpsnjo5on0JOMMN77Xp83tWm-BKl6Nz1V5QFH9leuXgtMQDuGsavm4nU-9XlsHOzZJdW/s1600/IMG_3562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9tw-jMncMDUSUT71uUTiu_kfkfgbs7pk1STTwLrtqY8k5JK2d7YQ4DhiGPfnL2AamQBd-gFtlpsnjo5on0JOMMN77Xp83tWm-BKl6Nz1V5QFH9leuXgtMQDuGsavm4nU-9XlsHOzZJdW/s640/IMG_3562.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I can go the grocery store, come home and put the groceries away in the pantry, but I just don't cook</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0euxeOSdhAGeYNzQNRfW3-TPjreT14xK6_1Eg-TPJvBeSh1xNIetwuBq3pf5Ijb9ml1-S6AUpjazvSZwuyYBRjmnkB4FWfPQyw3EnB8NfQGQYqgwf4ZSEkVLxMYRnOqms4tmDvWF6MHN2/s1600/IMG_9871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0euxeOSdhAGeYNzQNRfW3-TPjreT14xK6_1Eg-TPJvBeSh1xNIetwuBq3pf5Ijb9ml1-S6AUpjazvSZwuyYBRjmnkB4FWfPQyw3EnB8NfQGQYqgwf4ZSEkVLxMYRnOqms4tmDvWF6MHN2/s640/IMG_9871.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">  <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't get me wrong, I can handle putting the milk and the bread on the table, but cooking is something that I really don't enjoy doing. </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQaw4Z1lSVQWMzBmFdVP0OobrDuTPTPM6eGQfrYSsdMnYHGg6MPTiPL_Pudv6qHMVW2wsGo_oER5n00Yo0dyiR1Jo-MUhUZsv_pvMVNVLoU-DSx0MQVdTWg5QZiPBVZME402ZQj_pCU0c/s1600/IMG_9875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQaw4Z1lSVQWMzBmFdVP0OobrDuTPTPM6eGQfrYSsdMnYHGg6MPTiPL_Pudv6qHMVW2wsGo_oER5n00Yo0dyiR1Jo-MUhUZsv_pvMVNVLoU-DSx0MQVdTWg5QZiPBVZME402ZQj_pCU0c/s640/IMG_9875.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">    <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now eating, that's another story.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC9A7axFQwMosDY0d3xqbmKoDrG2eZMVe9zKXWYjWZzrIPBaa6hkgpGT0gvtYiNK93a1KwuOOyMlSnWhij3GYW_x6aK9b86n9ZrgKjhu_5dEG8sVHOgkbTkOwG3N3ls4YaJNbfLKhtqlM/s1600/IMG_7216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC9A7axFQwMosDY0d3xqbmKoDrG2eZMVe9zKXWYjWZzrIPBaa6hkgpGT0gvtYiNK93a1KwuOOyMlSnWhij3GYW_x6aK9b86n9ZrgKjhu_5dEG8sVHOgkbTkOwG3N3ls4YaJNbfLKhtqlM/s640/IMG_7216.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" id="ssnoshadow" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My husband is a great cook and when we met the deal was, if we ever got married he would do the cooking and I would do the cleaning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDpaH47ON7bb6GO8Q4-5Rmt3JEoSIBOW3OfOF8S7okoVgjpqBKSmNPlFm4JixLAW_63VoMNkvqrqIr4JlIgoKPBkyeFeqeHiRr_Bx8PtO5geSl3C3fYv7b2ofhsarYe_BGArGs1urCK25/s1600/IMG_3516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDpaH47ON7bb6GO8Q4-5Rmt3JEoSIBOW3OfOF8S7okoVgjpqBKSmNPlFm4JixLAW_63VoMNkvqrqIr4JlIgoKPBkyeFeqeHiRr_Bx8PtO5geSl3C3fYv7b2ofhsarYe_BGArGs1urCK25/s640/IMG_3516.JPG" width="434" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">  <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We got married, but I hang the Chef sign in the kitchen just in case.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUEvBEuqcCENyfBbZCgZExs38fzSQnopGibjvxKbqvmOon07Zwc4Az1mnNTMQsOoXcRI1vl0l7wNKac-ARF_164OyrgwXiiwwZObncaiNCUIaqhA8l3Vx3F4W35lYY1mNIXbO3Xa5Ewjv/s1600/IMG_3487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUEvBEuqcCENyfBbZCgZExs38fzSQnopGibjvxKbqvmOon07Zwc4Az1mnNTMQsOoXcRI1vl0l7wNKac-ARF_164OyrgwXiiwwZObncaiNCUIaqhA8l3Vx3F4W35lYY1mNIXbO3Xa5Ewjv/s640/IMG_3487.JPG" width="434" /></a></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/AVvXsEh9wpfeR5ggPDG1UOdTUe1Bs8nwi-YjWmc7tKZEZp3fKuFUbMkhkMhEaUCpI2DN0TZfym4nfsZ0ho0d8Sox1EhCdmZJkFpYaVs7o4LLwgQsXPSQgU2rc7zT5OLe_5V35AfgQRPzyAsMDdJY/s1600/IMG_3452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wpfeR5ggPDG1UOdTUe1Bs8nwi-YjWmc7tKZEZp3fKuFUbMkhkMhEaUCpI2DN0TZfym4nfsZ0ho0d8Sox1EhCdmZJkFpYaVs7o4LLwgQsXPSQgU2rc7zT5OLe_5V35AfgQRPzyAsMDdJY/s640/IMG_3452.JPG" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ztEM_7muB7eWuKu5-_Py9uooNMwVQvrH09nTCF9imN2tDlCw6x1LFZ3_thjzaEyzehdqZJ1Pz7nU6ydoI7ZQmpKaCBJMRUxk8rayJBgveM0eveeS9PK-9DVCnQmeMuuiKZ1hV1qKTBzU/s1600/IMG_7222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ztEM_7muB7eWuKu5-_Py9uooNMwVQvrH09nTCF9imN2tDlCw6x1LFZ3_thjzaEyzehdqZJ1Pz7nU6ydoI7ZQmpKaCBJMRUxk8rayJBgveM0eveeS9PK-9DVCnQmeMuuiKZ1hV1qKTBzU/s640/IMG_7222.JPG" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Actually, this part of the kitchen was originally designed as the family room but we decided to switch things around and create an informal dining space.</span>  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfxC2L5JN7Fqnfp7H8EEm3l7WVrHqq_RDr6u8sLOOBgSEjSBFjQyb6ean_NzyvAp2Cz0K2v_sDUvfVaOXU6tAR3zcrWzljhfP_VYVmB0JoC1J0R6g_z0-XuAmUMcZ2w-v_vx0IW9ueTaK/s1600/IMG_3996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfxC2L5JN7Fqnfp7H8EEm3l7WVrHqq_RDr6u8sLOOBgSEjSBFjQyb6ean_NzyvAp2Cz0K2v_sDUvfVaOXU6tAR3zcrWzljhfP_VYVmB0JoC1J0R6g_z0-XuAmUMcZ2w-v_vx0IW9ueTaK/s640/IMG_3996.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I love to eat at the table when there is a fire going in the fireplace. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Our kitchen serves a lot of purposes for my family, beyond the most obvious.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy31-lvZfZ4iovBpxjeuB08QVxNsFAu6AiZ2hVJUq-Mqa0t922Xu4Tyz8mtCaj3iEpZ6jHMJy3C8EXDAlzRYLPgTdmVYwG_QpGrMwgNkOolgCWMssxJwXt4WqCrQ5l7b5wxSug8FFbpiNc/s1600/IMG_3977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy31-lvZfZ4iovBpxjeuB08QVxNsFAu6AiZ2hVJUq-Mqa0t922Xu4Tyz8mtCaj3iEpZ6jHMJy3C8EXDAlzRYLPgTdmVYwG_QpGrMwgNkOolgCWMssxJwXt4WqCrQ5l7b5wxSug8FFbpiNc/s640/IMG_3977.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> From eating, to school work, to entertaining and don't forget cleaning</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD4OQ3TjrKdMNksCD8D7eNyPfjBB-Mj1XTG3gHly70DrLkjToEzIWEpSVa3fyC8caGb59vR9u31wMEyJVTH9KpiCY22_Qg6NmMYgpkXo5Ot49LxL_bwv7cOwPeKODnt1xJ_VnMYW1uDFX/s1600/IMG_3983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD4OQ3TjrKdMNksCD8D7eNyPfjBB-Mj1XTG3gHly70DrLkjToEzIWEpSVa3fyC8caGb59vR9u31wMEyJVTH9KpiCY22_Qg6NmMYgpkXo5Ot49LxL_bwv7cOwPeKODnt1xJ_VnMYW1uDFX/s640/IMG_3983.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">it's a place that we love and feel comfortable - <strike>we</strike> I just don't cook!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bon Appetit</span>!</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="clear: left; 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Sadly, I don't cook. My kitchen contribution, I clean and eat. I can go the grocery store, come home and put the groceries away in the ...

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