Living with Wicker

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr3lpA_FfqMeuFamJf1yEmNr4ktx_jZm4kXKEkiLvO86_xK3AxAH8Unmep5ldmZojGivNq79CLlIfRZI1KApp6EecG8l79HKZL4Z8RUzZjTvJ8xbAL-3x_hbHrYCVAY6r4ks7XRSsdZ0/s1600/white+wicker+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr3lpA_FfqMeuFamJf1yEmNr4ktx_jZm4kXKEkiLvO86_xK3AxAH8Unmep5ldmZojGivNq79CLlIfRZI1KApp6EecG8l79HKZL4Z8RUzZjTvJ8xbAL-3x_hbHrYCVAY6r4ks7XRSsdZ0/s640/white+wicker+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Wednesday </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do You</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"> {Love}</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">White <span style="font-size: large;">Wicker</span> furniture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrRvdhR4KowHjS5ek1ntKHnTNY1DkYiE5woUkQmzsQnxgs6MM6hx_796XeBPgwLhOK5mUobZPolLMjDDXbBpboejr7WlSeAE2YGw4W5MaJYEpETQx_KnhfhxcfwpnLgkyTNLZNtM7iwM/s1600/white+wicker+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrRvdhR4KowHjS5ek1ntKHnTNY1DkYiE5woUkQmzsQnxgs6MM6hx_796XeBPgwLhOK5mUobZPolLMjDDXbBpboejr7WlSeAE2YGw4W5MaJYEpETQx_KnhfhxcfwpnLgkyTNLZNtM7iwM/s640/white+wicker+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The very</span> first piece of white wicker I purchased was this little vintage desk</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I bought it for $46 at a auction</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> seemed like a fortune at the time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It went with me to college and back again</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now it has been </div><div style="text-align: center;"> in every room in our house</div><div style="text-align: center;"> even in the the kitchen at one time</div><div style="text-align: center;">{ We even used it at our Wedding}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA4rfENNKVwX-lXVUCg9-ui26Te0V9-Ili_yQNx3785DdNEj4CGt_vi-ZnyLo26dDbXBdR5KRQht0mKsy8xwyzaXUHGuD6YapkSGXeE1L4EPZuuyeHSflMX3rHzaGBzloRQWUS4RamyQ/s1600/white+wicker+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA4rfENNKVwX-lXVUCg9-ui26Te0V9-Ili_yQNx3785DdNEj4CGt_vi-ZnyLo26dDbXBdR5KRQht0mKsy8xwyzaXUHGuD6YapkSGXeE1L4EPZuuyeHSflMX3rHzaGBzloRQWUS4RamyQ/s640/white+wicker+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I remember</span> my room mate had a huge ugly heavy dark wood desk  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">which I talked her into letting me paint white</span>   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wicker it is light and airy easy to move around </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this wicker desk has stood the test of time </div><div style="text-align: center;">At the moment it is in our bedroom next to a chair that I found on the side of the road </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a free sign on it </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-M41AUeIVtqfSUCdn10qOAArBo_AL_yazkdMd9aUpS6xY1RfBiCOoofHNYuLbHhI2YZNuM-Mt_0eaQ2JPUeq-hJNwUA_cKy-h_WJ2THg0nyxwPzHQ2scPTRpJlk01yIsBPrMx9OLJ8I/s1600/white+wicker+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-M41AUeIVtqfSUCdn10qOAArBo_AL_yazkdMd9aUpS6xY1RfBiCOoofHNYuLbHhI2YZNuM-Mt_0eaQ2JPUeq-hJNwUA_cKy-h_WJ2THg0nyxwPzHQ2scPTRpJlk01yIsBPrMx9OLJ8I/s640/white+wicker+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Every  spring </span>we always take all the wicker furniture outside </div><div style="text-align: center;"> spray it down giving it a good bath</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CgTYDyQG0Mq_nexD-xlhkiBCIIPIJJcYkjBwKTSOSOGVV0bvtb2oBLO7Dl_zmsW5R3N0I1r64el8dhh-Wx3FAGzNsqSfBbQvWny4zWt-eDuMa47SBZLAaTmZfOYUDKPZGz6Px6VhQ88/s1600/white+wicker+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CgTYDyQG0Mq_nexD-xlhkiBCIIPIJJcYkjBwKTSOSOGVV0bvtb2oBLO7Dl_zmsW5R3N0I1r64el8dhh-Wx3FAGzNsqSfBbQvWny4zWt-eDuMa47SBZLAaTmZfOYUDKPZGz6Px6VhQ88/s640/white+wicker+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Then we </span>add a  fresh coat of white paint to keep it looking </div><div style="text-align: center;">fresh and clean</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89BPgCBygKPjluRm3ruUrWHVZ0LtPNpxR_0g1TGJ8x1CdlbTEko4Wn935eTdQoB7l2x6UZZ8A-x9zcyQ1Yp-AMKVlYEoqXiDPiJ2HAhk9gLuVp3f2SaqdxP_QWRH3fPD6Bg8yvB4IzHE/s1600/CIMG0089.jpg+white+wicker+chair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89BPgCBygKPjluRm3ruUrWHVZ0LtPNpxR_0g1TGJ8x1CdlbTEko4Wn935eTdQoB7l2x6UZZ8A-x9zcyQ1Yp-AMKVlYEoqXiDPiJ2HAhk9gLuVp3f2SaqdxP_QWRH3fPD6Bg8yvB4IzHE/s640/CIMG0089.jpg+white+wicker+chair2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> We have</span>  several white wicker treasures in our home </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wicker moves around fitting into every room</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and even looks fabulous outside too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLjJ7Ce64dsD7gs_qJ5OlYkxAKbt0ZHVrMSNZaKVREY_V_ydxJiW-NE_9_VwjDbn_wQJ6VjHQ-wF8SmDzGvZlB4Qjal9Tsg8S1Zl4InDl4zuaOAwdrtra-lXOwE8rmsfbEPhnNKZUVz0/s1600/shells+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLjJ7Ce64dsD7gs_qJ5OlYkxAKbt0ZHVrMSNZaKVREY_V_ydxJiW-NE_9_VwjDbn_wQJ6VjHQ-wF8SmDzGvZlB4Qjal9Tsg8S1Zl4InDl4zuaOAwdrtra-lXOwE8rmsfbEPhnNKZUVz0/s640/shells+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A little</span> white wicker tray   </div><div style="text-align: center;">is the perfect spot to show off  favorite found shells and beach glass</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEmOjVParceC1TkVB38SKnn0X44Kw9fZ0RBNDahr7SRwyCSpwWHC-QgkfmbIkKKVfGci4RelDaYs_X6LAqUXxrHod1nDVNdxGK4LUGq5W6jV9fEJd0NFIQqknVisvVCT_7q_MQzbpCuI/s1600/white+wicker+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEmOjVParceC1TkVB38SKnn0X44Kw9fZ0RBNDahr7SRwyCSpwWHC-QgkfmbIkKKVfGci4RelDaYs_X6LAqUXxrHod1nDVNdxGK4LUGq5W6jV9fEJd0NFIQqknVisvVCT_7q_MQzbpCuI/s640/white+wicker+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Living with </span>wicker </div><div style="text-align: center;">adds a charm and beauty to any home</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking for <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/">White Wednesday </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"One word frees us from the weight of life that word is love"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sophocles</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Living with Wicker

 Hi Everyone Happy Wednesday ♥ Do You    {Love}   White Wicker furniture The very first piece of white wicker I purchased was this little ...

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White Ironstone and hydrangeas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMgylr6J8iNF1aY1pMk5vKlSg8Rq3yneXydh7KWjfpQbdrKxnuM0t2DC2cngnPWtv-jsxGxQEwNanjr9eDJ51vI4PGWkl3bE5xHuLKaysS_6L88iiu7pyPuF5Q2S5zt1HEzt82AEmlPw/s1600/w+ironstone+perfect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMgylr6J8iNF1aY1pMk5vKlSg8Rq3yneXydh7KWjfpQbdrKxnuM0t2DC2cngnPWtv-jsxGxQEwNanjr9eDJ51vI4PGWkl3bE5xHuLKaysS_6L88iiu7pyPuF5Q2S5zt1HEzt82AEmlPw/s640/w+ironstone+perfect.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Monday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are</span> a few of the hydrangeas </div><div style="text-align: center;">that were cut from the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">to put around the house </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/AVvXsEjxE1SgXqB9ZWXoidYkDT3rpX6FWKuhLtUqned0rV0mbVpAejPNtPLmIz6QHwkiIaJ01pL49RrcYuYy1PrGCVY6FNqanGwKp9MIcb8dBGmRXvIVO8sg-V4WzZns5Z3SDOIPEga05aZjiwM/s1600/pretty+white+and+purple+ironstone+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxE1SgXqB9ZWXoidYkDT3rpX6FWKuhLtUqned0rV0mbVpAejPNtPLmIz6QHwkiIaJ01pL49RrcYuYy1PrGCVY6FNqanGwKp9MIcb8dBGmRXvIVO8sg-V4WzZns5Z3SDOIPEga05aZjiwM/s640/pretty+white+and+purple+ironstone+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> {Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">the variety of colors in this years hydrangeas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XBwHUtgQL25WfTlrwFaj0dgCebjUq1iZDojPtf_9oqwPag9gNIW5vwVUF13pAFwCAxuhoPo6hyphenhyphenkjGAfmlfTO2__psApWcPtV9WCPDT2f9qX8WIEsJRsWML2BMcvglV-bB9oixXb8e6I/s1600/w+ironstone+perfect+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XBwHUtgQL25WfTlrwFaj0dgCebjUq1iZDojPtf_9oqwPag9gNIW5vwVUF13pAFwCAxuhoPo6hyphenhyphenkjGAfmlfTO2__psApWcPtV9WCPDT2f9qX8WIEsJRsWML2BMcvglV-bB9oixXb8e6I/s640/w+ironstone+perfect+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hydrangeas </span>look  beautiful in</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span><span style="font-size: large;">White Ironstone~ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5kSopc9V40qHkEm81Nz6sK2CW4ZVxvIXjco2RWzI1IcsA0Hrai_uTEjZ5DkTX1Vpiosyfkw9FRpnHG3wyRMxJ_zC4J0xLUVZbeZeTdsIBHVoQTReZ9x0JqSi6GoL3enDh2A074Q8Sts/s1600/white+pot+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5kSopc9V40qHkEm81Nz6sK2CW4ZVxvIXjco2RWzI1IcsA0Hrai_uTEjZ5DkTX1Vpiosyfkw9FRpnHG3wyRMxJ_zC4J0xLUVZbeZeTdsIBHVoQTReZ9x0JqSi6GoL3enDh2A074Q8Sts/s640/white+pot+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> this</span> <span style="font-size: small;">large  vintage white ironstone pot</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> filled with  pink hydrangeas</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/AVvXsEjVr13t1LdUd5jBS4Ac1GkundxbnnLuWpk7OMQvLLO25ZJmKI8ceHbQJx3S08jLpPDRMineXi_kXiIBmr3BNBfYBSbYogFkaCbQJMir0WAX6aHD3uHpbJB1YBpFyoZIRiNyXWpOfOAYgGU/s1600/whitei+ronstone+pic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVr13t1LdUd5jBS4Ac1GkundxbnnLuWpk7OMQvLLO25ZJmKI8ceHbQJx3S08jLpPDRMineXi_kXiIBmr3BNBfYBSbYogFkaCbQJMir0WAX6aHD3uHpbJB1YBpFyoZIRiNyXWpOfOAYgGU/s640/whitei+ronstone+pic+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Small</span> white ironstone pot with a tiny  hydrangea sprig</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMgylr6J8iNF1aY1pMk5vKlSg8Rq3yneXydh7KWjfpQbdrKxnuM0t2DC2cngnPWtv-jsxGxQEwNanjr9eDJ51vI4PGWkl3bE5xHuLKaysS_6L88iiu7pyPuF5Q2S5zt1HEzt82AEmlPw/s1600/w+ironstone+perfect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMgylr6J8iNF1aY1pMk5vKlSg8Rq3yneXydh7KWjfpQbdrKxnuM0t2DC2cngnPWtv-jsxGxQEwNanjr9eDJ51vI4PGWkl3bE5xHuLKaysS_6L88iiu7pyPuF5Q2S5zt1HEzt82AEmlPw/s640/w+ironstone+perfect.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Large <span style="font-size: small;">or small</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">hydrangeas and white ironstone </div><div style="text-align: center;">are a beautiful and classic combination<br />so wonderful to have the hydrangeas blooming </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">so early this year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjS-9xshRE75oU9_5AbXJRKD233iBjBWtQu1AX4nMs1An7Ro4DJOYH28WSUciG7nddafFrPGLHHcNFFVPMEhQ4PlgNN98L1AhJtGX3dyPDI4hSaSFabx7jihqpNFQEeriKB0MPPA4NLw/s1600/hammock.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjS-9xshRE75oU9_5AbXJRKD233iBjBWtQu1AX4nMs1An7Ro4DJOYH28WSUciG7nddafFrPGLHHcNFFVPMEhQ4PlgNN98L1AhJtGX3dyPDI4hSaSFabx7jihqpNFQEeriKB0MPPA4NLw/s640/hammock.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Look at</span> the surprise I found in the backyard for Mother's day</div><div style="text-align: center;">sigh </div><div style="text-align: center;">Its perfect!!!!<br /> doesn't it look relaxing and fun<br />linking for <a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-off-your-cottage-monday_29.html">Show off your Cottage Monday</a><br />Today the first shipment of vintage treasures arrives from Texas can't wait to show you<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="font-size: small;">"Only you carry the key to my heart"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">unknown</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

White Ironstone and hydrangeas

Hi Everyone  Happy Monday Here are a few of the hydrangeas  that were cut from the garden to put around the house  {Love} the variety of co...

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Blooming Hydrangeas

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSdZJw12YURTScOcBYeqiCnxFghpYSdlqtAdWShewUJZVHadhuJ3ZMlXCRhtszN0sLCgP_VsAKxmEeAKjssGq-QAWgKUv9B3RRJUYgl1uwCxiCG-rpmMbP_h-QMQ7EqLedGCZ7R74kQ/s1600/CIMG0236.jpgpurple+close+up+hydrangeas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSdZJw12YURTScOcBYeqiCnxFghpYSdlqtAdWShewUJZVHadhuJ3ZMlXCRhtszN0sLCgP_VsAKxmEeAKjssGq-QAWgKUv9B3RRJUYgl1uwCxiCG-rpmMbP_h-QMQ7EqLedGCZ7R74kQ/s640/CIMG0236.jpgpurple+close+up+hydrangeas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They are</span> blooming !!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The <i>hydrangeas</i> in the front garden have decided to bloom</div><div style="text-align: center;"> for <span style="font-size: large;">Mother's day</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFnBgIB1LOH-LFU9UNYeamCzRM9vVwCFbTAjxiqcg0J3Cxgsh1IgP5Mxh6zFS8G2H1RzcrkvcWbXqL2uf_3133H7ZtZ2scGvaCM6kDltp3ooBNzzwVmvXgG48RkQubNs2U-yA73_nW8s/s1600/CIMG0231.jpgmy+hydrangeas+pretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFnBgIB1LOH-LFU9UNYeamCzRM9vVwCFbTAjxiqcg0J3Cxgsh1IgP5Mxh6zFS8G2H1RzcrkvcWbXqL2uf_3133H7ZtZ2scGvaCM6kDltp3ooBNzzwVmvXgG48RkQubNs2U-yA73_nW8s/s640/CIMG0231.jpgmy+hydrangeas+pretty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #f4cccc; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br /><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">the color's</span> this year<br />They are blooming so early<br /> this is such a treat!!! </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTLSPd98So2DyQt1a4nrfrnXgFQoPI84DuC0x0J1a5mMAolPY0OQOZulw_fYLdFVw_-SxT81g5k37BUEGuKL6alej5dO-uaSdelDBBQ4VK_vTaEpO4nle3r1ZCeDKPt7Lp8KLmJwGYn8/s1600/CIMG0232.jpgbrick+and+hydrangeas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTLSPd98So2DyQt1a4nrfrnXgFQoPI84DuC0x0J1a5mMAolPY0OQOZulw_fYLdFVw_-SxT81g5k37BUEGuKL6alej5dO-uaSdelDBBQ4VK_vTaEpO4nle3r1ZCeDKPt7Lp8KLmJwGYn8/s640/CIMG0232.jpgbrick+and+hydrangeas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you</span> remember the brick border that I made  </div><div style="text-align: center;"> using the bricks our neighbors were going to throw away?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is wavy, uneven and looks like</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it has been there forever<br />perfect!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMrPamvtJl3bePGYERi-G8Up_kDSsyUu8eWVAEUTPL-XY_2apCbZ6m_kkvLfVTBW2V_ASzm4fNZbxD6vRz86sCRVQaNFKd3h_eDVRUpX86qBqoXNCrQttOswICYeR-r4zOAZCIAacXF8/s1600/CIMG0237.jpgclose+up+hydrandeas+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMrPamvtJl3bePGYERi-G8Up_kDSsyUu8eWVAEUTPL-XY_2apCbZ6m_kkvLfVTBW2V_ASzm4fNZbxD6vRz86sCRVQaNFKd3h_eDVRUpX86qBqoXNCrQttOswICYeR-r4zOAZCIAacXF8/s640/CIMG0237.jpgclose+up+hydrandeas+front.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you</span> have a favorite </div><div style="text-align: center;">color hydrangea?<br />This pink is beautiful </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLqouEzPwAKa_IBpU2EAOXu-vknLHZWtuChf7-eM5PZadAPuDr39id7Sk5Z5ts2nTkdzr0hokTY3OEc18iKuNVaRDcEYYGgftrWWXDAyKK9EVRI4b7_WkKD1s7BmAV-rLXT7T51jrYCE/s1600/CIMG0235.jpgpretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLqouEzPwAKa_IBpU2EAOXu-vknLHZWtuChf7-eM5PZadAPuDr39id7Sk5Z5ts2nTkdzr0hokTY3OEc18iKuNVaRDcEYYGgftrWWXDAyKK9EVRI4b7_WkKD1s7BmAV-rLXT7T51jrYCE/s640/CIMG0235.jpgpretty.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is </span>the secret trick I use here  in California to get the different colors to bloom</div><div style="text-align: center;">I put small nails in the soil near the base of the hydrangea </div><div style="text-align: center;">{be careful not to hurt the roots}</div><div style="text-align: center;">the iron in the nails helps to turn the hydrangeas purple and blue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSdZJw12YURTScOcBYeqiCnxFghpYSdlqtAdWShewUJZVHadhuJ3ZMlXCRhtszN0sLCgP_VsAKxmEeAKjssGq-QAWgKUv9B3RRJUYgl1uwCxiCG-rpmMbP_h-QMQ7EqLedGCZ7R74kQ/s1600/CIMG0236.jpgpurple+close+up+hydrangeas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUSdZJw12YURTScOcBYeqiCnxFghpYSdlqtAdWShewUJZVHadhuJ3ZMlXCRhtszN0sLCgP_VsAKxmEeAKjssGq-QAWgKUv9B3RRJUYgl1uwCxiCG-rpmMbP_h-QMQ7EqLedGCZ7R74kQ/s640/CIMG0236.jpgpurple+close+up+hydrangeas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Can't wait </span>to cut a few hydrangeas</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to bring inside for the weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">linking with <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Paradise itself was dim and joyless if not shared with him"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">unknown</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Blooming Hydrangeas

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ♥ They are blooming !!! The hydrangeas in the front garden have decided to bloom  for Mother's day {Love}   ...

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