Decorating with Vintage

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UuoUHncKFRTtWT_eO1YLw_xnUUbZEgNH9zA0fx-JcYmXGL14gAfupOWk3NcOEdq8W0Z9mJBT7ZCqqlE_Af98INaIJ_vZuNbL1hNCETZN9c7SWecaiOB1VatFTknNw0UAqcYBW_kA_5s/s1600/CIMG0619.jpgclose+up+easter+fluer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UuoUHncKFRTtWT_eO1YLw_xnUUbZEgNH9zA0fx-JcYmXGL14gAfupOWk3NcOEdq8W0Z9mJBT7ZCqqlE_Af98INaIJ_vZuNbL1hNCETZN9c7SWecaiOB1VatFTknNw0UAqcYBW_kA_5s/s640/CIMG0619.jpgclose+up+easter+fluer.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 Saturday</div><div style="color: #f4cccc; text-align: center;"> ♥</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of <span style="font-size: small;">the</span></span> easiest ways to add charm, beauty and romance</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to any room is by adding vintage treasures</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/AVvXsEh6CVGwLrFLfBRmowSIND0FX3SAZLcUQ0nscg1bbFLadT61E5fpGwNyiPTQYgL-CpZr36XEgdHHAkI65mRuR3Xcro_4gjgyyFWtMG94xwazl1S-Dli1_NE69i1797yAFqIr3E6PEMChckE/s1600/pink+fluers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CVGwLrFLfBRmowSIND0FX3SAZLcUQ0nscg1bbFLadT61E5fpGwNyiPTQYgL-CpZr36XEgdHHAkI65mRuR3Xcro_4gjgyyFWtMG94xwazl1S-Dli1_NE69i1797yAFqIr3E6PEMChckE/s640/pink+fluers+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">{Love} </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to buy vintage items which allows me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to create a specific look</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> on a small budget</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM2NeO29xtQIq90cltk0-2p7WlHVCBw_09mqSYZMMsaE69bexLl9y6G9fHxQZLm38EuWFkFoE32BktpOb8KBrt-L_OPTdUIo7_sX13W1fGVdL_9sia7p4Ov2E3xTXl_XBc0PlKbmJue8/s1600/CIMG1153.jpgwhite+mirror+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglM2NeO29xtQIq90cltk0-2p7WlHVCBw_09mqSYZMMsaE69bexLl9y6G9fHxQZLm38EuWFkFoE32BktpOb8KBrt-L_OPTdUIo7_sX13W1fGVdL_9sia7p4Ov2E3xTXl_XBc0PlKbmJue8/s640/CIMG1153.jpgwhite+mirror+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With a <span style="font-size: small;">few</span></span> pretty flowers in a white ironstone pitcher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and this vintage french bistro chair </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our Home has a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> clean and romantic feel</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-18auKWOP2dW1ONEV5VEok7X9Cq6uXtnrWFIDv6fxzIccQhx7dQSa4ODKTpnd-vwW2vPQJGHvQuLcVjmdSMNEofCU38IiCRB_pQLvyP5jKiKTVLL1xqRh1d_JlFjOxxGaifT9FHQ9WTo/s1600/CIMG0154.jpgpretty+pink+bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-18auKWOP2dW1ONEV5VEok7X9Cq6uXtnrWFIDv6fxzIccQhx7dQSa4ODKTpnd-vwW2vPQJGHvQuLcVjmdSMNEofCU38IiCRB_pQLvyP5jKiKTVLL1xqRh1d_JlFjOxxGaifT9FHQ9WTo/s640/CIMG0154.jpgpretty+pink+bucket.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When shopping</span> for vintage items</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> try to think beyond just one room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> its fun to move things around from our</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> kitchen to the living room </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and even our bedrooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This vintage chair has been used in every room in our house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEIrMI2vzIJaYNLbyYf9N4tcNxXxIZLJSJDdbwm5DuXYFumaiDH263tMTRy6Zy60CsLgI9L1f6BsmSwVVZHRtC7eHcTtCTpDxPUg5tXjeoIQBuR67CZUgrty7eLubvf0WX9F2TsvQZwU/s1600/CIMG0629.jpgdoor+flowers+hanging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEIrMI2vzIJaYNLbyYf9N4tcNxXxIZLJSJDdbwm5DuXYFumaiDH263tMTRy6Zy60CsLgI9L1f6BsmSwVVZHRtC7eHcTtCTpDxPUg5tXjeoIQBuR67CZUgrty7eLubvf0WX9F2TsvQZwU/s400/CIMG0629.jpgdoor+flowers+hanging.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">{Love}</span> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">to</span> set the stage before even walking in the house<br /> by hanging flowers on the front door too<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHvfEmTXrTuvlMnXrtQPC-LqZBTVajH_xvIqyvdP1w0PPGgjCNJhN90neTXhArm-4Xhn6vy8H4pAGusyWlb_KaPli2jc1bVZCHxZuARDEPABhg9ZMXcnmM1S3mo2jTYS2VUHgedvich8/s1600/ros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHvfEmTXrTuvlMnXrtQPC-LqZBTVajH_xvIqyvdP1w0PPGgjCNJhN90neTXhArm-4Xhn6vy8H4pAGusyWlb_KaPli2jc1bVZCHxZuARDEPABhg9ZMXcnmM1S3mo2jTYS2VUHgedvich8/s640/ros.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or by simply adding one single garden rose </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to a vintage watering can</div><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEg35VUdGXtxUtdQQa-oaUw6tuYZBgGR9sONUczDrWHZuil09Z68DuVnvIhZ28ejQQnq4Cg9-2umC_YC0Szo5msohAr7XfFN0m3o56EMRgPhp6kp-yoieuI9aFIZnQzNqWEgMym4yvw/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqEg35VUdGXtxUtdQQa-oaUw6tuYZBgGR9sONUczDrWHZuil09Z68DuVnvIhZ28ejQQnq4Cg9-2umC_YC0Szo5msohAr7XfFN0m3o56EMRgPhp6kp-yoieuI9aFIZnQzNqWEgMym4yvw/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday</a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"Since Love grows within you so beauty grows For Love is the beauty of the soul"</i><br />St Augustine<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Decorating with Vintage

Hi Everyone Happy Saturday ♥One of the easiest ways to add charm, beauty and romance to any room is by adding vintage treasures{Love} to buy vintage items which allows me to create a specific look on a small budgetWith a few pretty flowers in a white ironstone pitcher and this vintage french bistro …

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A Wedding Memory

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoye23Zu7osSxr_OwDZz9IPUphbTMJeIYqctLIOIBQnOllcnX5igMrUvoZMxDufo0HuYJKYh6yn_8_Wh7sXknQE4BVzPMlMmvimIzB9D2cpOc-fkeql4SZ0VPtOWgMvIeRqcEf1rujVE/s1600/white+hat+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoye23Zu7osSxr_OwDZz9IPUphbTMJeIYqctLIOIBQnOllcnX5igMrUvoZMxDufo0HuYJKYh6yn_8_Wh7sXknQE4BVzPMlMmvimIzB9D2cpOc-fkeql4SZ0VPtOWgMvIeRqcEf1rujVE/s640/white+hat+2.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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This Vintage </span>white hat is so special</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The little white flowers and the beautiful green leaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the flowers look so real you almost want to smell them </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOld01ggt6XjJj0fhbQ1t8LLBUBNsy-j0XQ6yA4Ej4SDTSi74L1mqmOuISKAAJyIsPhyphenhyphen9DvhIZIfcuqSJxRrKm6oNQ0ZEuBIWjztwAvqcG2x70ckp321D7uC9sTmFvHf_mOEb9z2a2fC4/s1600/white+hat+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOld01ggt6XjJj0fhbQ1t8LLBUBNsy-j0XQ6yA4Ej4SDTSi74L1mqmOuISKAAJyIsPhyphenhyphen9DvhIZIfcuqSJxRrKm6oNQ0ZEuBIWjztwAvqcG2x70ckp321D7uC9sTmFvHf_mOEb9z2a2fC4/s640/white+hat+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When my </span>Mother was getting married to my Dad</div><div style="text-align: center;">  she bought this hat to wear </div><div style="text-align: center;">but when they got to the Church the day of the ceremony<br /> this little hat somehow got left at home</div><div style="text-align: center;">  My Mom ended up borrowing a veil from the Minister that married them </div><div style="text-align: center;">She can't remember how or why the Minister had a veil but she was so grateful he did</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7OyDx0l5ivmTuzhzsebsZbO-NKC-NH0C1NeuBALyZFG1rvjYj9AtnBbtZmYaJohvnbE78BTjRFq8IWCosDizYeZ3OmXbx_0gdJSAWcRRjui1Hir_5C5aRmDa9ct4tQinh7OlfYtOaTY/s1600/white+hat+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7OyDx0l5ivmTuzhzsebsZbO-NKC-NH0C1NeuBALyZFG1rvjYj9AtnBbtZmYaJohvnbE78BTjRFq8IWCosDizYeZ3OmXbx_0gdJSAWcRRjui1Hir_5C5aRmDa9ct4tQinh7OlfYtOaTY/s640/white+hat+1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I remember </span>as a little child playing dress up with this hat </div><div style="text-align: center;">and my Mom telling me the story about her Wedding day</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is such a romantic story</div><div style="text-align: center;"> My Mom was 19 my Dad was 27</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were married  and in <span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span> 56 years until my Dad's passing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AvOshV2GrsMTvz92yB_LgMzN9D0mjoUlznn3RwxsiqAXjV5ISBZ2U2BUOp7_vWXUq4XIVa-yAShJhyuu7rLc6i2cyNiDvZg3jxGoXS535yEGgCcw_jau_vr_d52-JjBgtNqhOEu5N7Y/s1600/white+hat+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AvOshV2GrsMTvz92yB_LgMzN9D0mjoUlznn3RwxsiqAXjV5ISBZ2U2BUOp7_vWXUq4XIVa-yAShJhyuu7rLc6i2cyNiDvZg3jxGoXS535yEGgCcw_jau_vr_d52-JjBgtNqhOEu5N7Y/s640/white+hat+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Mom </span>said that she was so in </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and excited to get married to my Dad</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that she didn't even care if she had the hat </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I think the veil that she wore was perfect</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenWEYXC-BUdN-1jCgxAMSaXcZH9KVdk80bVhd1ktY8xIXwfKxbPrKtxC-vDlFegMXDT60pDjj98tEc3lUA-vzl5YgLEPgY-ldVjZNjsZj2vj2OE8x5v-3w1KcNdLdWLLgn5XktTPcyY/s1600/texas+142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhyphenhyphenWEYXC-BUdN-1jCgxAMSaXcZH9KVdk80bVhd1ktY8xIXwfKxbPrKtxC-vDlFegMXDT60pDjj98tEc3lUA-vzl5YgLEPgY-ldVjZNjsZj2vj2OE8x5v-3w1KcNdLdWLLgn5XktTPcyY/s640/texas+142.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Here they</span> are just</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Married  in 1955 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMpkMVtSsWTun49wbX7ETaIxei66EH0fX1ez_BXZ1paW3FhAhETp3-RVWJ9U0PapmDnLsl5YYf2blQ85Y5bkeuLEoUJvpGyCW-JwPPUam9SIgbIXqhN11UybRiWXECbnSe8m111nvetU/s1600/white+hat+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMpkMVtSsWTun49wbX7ETaIxei66EH0fX1ez_BXZ1paW3FhAhETp3-RVWJ9U0PapmDnLsl5YYf2blQ85Y5bkeuLEoUJvpGyCW-JwPPUam9SIgbIXqhN11UybRiWXECbnSe8m111nvetU/s640/white+hat+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This little</span> vintage hat is a very special</div><div style="text-align: center;">vintage heirloom treasure!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">linking for </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-and-tell-friday_29.html">My Romantic Home</a><br /><a href="http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/">Simple and Sweet Fridays</a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>“Love is when you look into someones eyes, and see everything you need."</i><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Kappel</span></b></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Wedding Memory

Hi EveryoneHappy Friday♥This Vintage white hat is so special{Love}The little white flowers and the beautiful green leavesthe flowers look so real you almost want to smell them When my Mother was getting married to my Dad  she bought this hat to wear but when they got to the Church the day of the cer…

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White Paint magic

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4IgEA-me5QuCtsM_sGt42MYw7b6WJfaQqgUQiuVNM158a7if8HrKcq_4PbXuOo1LxPM7bw9azsPo1URygB3eviFC0Jw4FARKGIodlZ_GxPFa7mS2jddMIanaRCwXPfZsBckeh34xGxE/s1600/birdhouse+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4IgEA-me5QuCtsM_sGt42MYw7b6WJfaQqgUQiuVNM158a7if8HrKcq_4PbXuOo1LxPM7bw9azsPo1URygB3eviFC0Jw4FARKGIodlZ_GxPFa7mS2jddMIanaRCwXPfZsBckeh34xGxE/s640/birdhouse+5.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;">This large</span> birdhouse was sitting </div><div style="text-align: center;">at our front entrance when I came home tonight after our sons Varsity baseball game</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ~It looks so beautiful~ </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD43_r_sg8RdYWSZYyvYA8f4H0mcwbaTI0geIu1l8rweJXGEf55YJF5QPI_uo8I_8DE1Vh4jVb_EZcIXFQ62Bg2t-7ipPUX-s98XaRiGPN4deUYUSJh5xLn3gCpJyhF0GbyqL9RGHpbG8/s1600/birdhouse+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD43_r_sg8RdYWSZYyvYA8f4H0mcwbaTI0geIu1l8rweJXGEf55YJF5QPI_uo8I_8DE1Vh4jVb_EZcIXFQ62Bg2t-7ipPUX-s98XaRiGPN4deUYUSJh5xLn3gCpJyhF0GbyqL9RGHpbG8/s640/birdhouse+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My sweet </span>handsome husband surprised me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> by painting the birdhouse for me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">♥</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJbaxoER4G2Tb11maD0jG3sA-69JSp34vFN_rnvxv-BxBMzZpigXq7X6TW1uWJ8fGM2UAfIdGPHR9gQhDUnaZ_94FwSk22lDz9EuSqHlzscwRpeotHTaPY7ESQZL0PQ-E94sRf24BSuE/s1600/green+birdhouse+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJbaxoER4G2Tb11maD0jG3sA-69JSp34vFN_rnvxv-BxBMzZpigXq7X6TW1uWJ8fGM2UAfIdGPHR9gQhDUnaZ_94FwSk22lDz9EuSqHlzscwRpeotHTaPY7ESQZL0PQ-E94sRf24BSuE/s640/green+birdhouse+1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I found</span> this cutie last Friday at Matildas Mouse sale</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was painted a light green color</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew it would look amazing painted <i>white</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYzKNwsR9ybqz3xEugXW-ND-Fcv7BznQ98o0lnYgXRwBPXUhgRvPu7iCl-eW7YsSy2kD0kf49W5KBKOne6Cto8Pnglr2Cg4IfHn4l_vdH2YNIONw7X3KnIv1nDRqrMb5xYXqw7vGZpIY/s1600/birdhouse+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYzKNwsR9ybqz3xEugXW-ND-Fcv7BznQ98o0lnYgXRwBPXUhgRvPu7iCl-eW7YsSy2kD0kf49W5KBKOne6Cto8Pnglr2Cg4IfHn4l_vdH2YNIONw7X3KnIv1nDRqrMb5xYXqw7vGZpIY/s640/birdhouse+1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I am</span> thrilled with the way it turned out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love} </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the magic of white paint the birdhouse now looks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">clean, crisp and fabulous</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNep_xdIzMBCB5mKOS2V06Y-TPcnc0s3TPf-pLmNQKO4YD0gQn4ujm88YU1lQPf3hdl8Ib8ucjHjPtninsvKYTD2HEiiobpNcOed5muG0C3BbrhbjvlPKu5CTWWpkaj0oxO1iMdRjBkJI/s1600/birdhouse+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNep_xdIzMBCB5mKOS2V06Y-TPcnc0s3TPf-pLmNQKO4YD0gQn4ujm88YU1lQPf3hdl8Ib8ucjHjPtninsvKYTD2HEiiobpNcOed5muG0C3BbrhbjvlPKu5CTWWpkaj0oxO1iMdRjBkJI/s640/birdhouse+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So touched</span> that my handsome husband painted it for me<br /> I didn't even ask him to <br />He knows the way to my heart<br />everyday I am grateful to be married to such a  handsome thoughtful  husband<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">{sigh}</span><br />linking for <a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/">White Wednesday</a><br /><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"Your Love lights my way every hour of every day"</i><br />unknown<br /><br /><i> </i><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam </span> </div>

White Paint magic

Hi Everyone Happy Wednesday♥This large birdhouse was sitting at our front entrance when I came home tonight after our sons Varsity baseball game ~It looks so beautiful~ My sweet handsome husband surprised me by painting the birdhouse for me♥I found this cutie last Friday at Matildas Mouse saleit was…

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Cottage Garden

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKG3iRgYb0Ye9ope2cqasdrhgLP86-55OvGD_GKmLgQedUchVbCwShEfuTH8693xqa_6Vz_U_99vOoG5BHlu0a37rboUBHiIX1MkdKt0qWTrJRTN7WDu7Fpz7D4jfvJH8MAF2JYlj15ZA/s1600/moms+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKG3iRgYb0Ye9ope2cqasdrhgLP86-55OvGD_GKmLgQedUchVbCwShEfuTH8693xqa_6Vz_U_99vOoG5BHlu0a37rboUBHiIX1MkdKt0qWTrJRTN7WDu7Fpz7D4jfvJH8MAF2JYlj15ZA/s640/moms+flowers.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="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These pansies</span> are patiently waiting to be planted </span></span></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGvLI7jEt2md4dryzw9-CHVG5zF1YE2Z13cKZbnKghVYQCLNuiLzp28SuDeRrU-67-Acs8XWa0ocmxRGK864-69W4-m9pkQAi4_Bv_WxeiQamhwBPwsWTg_ojl7fgM_QcKhyOpJkK4sg/s1600/moms+flowers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGvLI7jEt2md4dryzw9-CHVG5zF1YE2Z13cKZbnKghVYQCLNuiLzp28SuDeRrU-67-Acs8XWa0ocmxRGK864-69W4-m9pkQAi4_Bv_WxeiQamhwBPwsWTg_ojl7fgM_QcKhyOpJkK4sg/s640/moms+flowers+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spring is</span> here and the weather has been crazy </div><div style="text-align: center;"> yesterday we had  beautiful sunshine in the morning</div><div style="text-align: center;"> then big winds blew in and clouds appeared out of no where</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and it started pouring down rain </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><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqfZXDjhB77WTXX2gr6Ur3m0g9w9GKYeW8a8mB23Z7vf55yl8w2tcqI71SNsxLSa2zy5xeSr6z6NI85Vq7qwT-PUsvCwSGCzP0J6zNuQfasPCLmcs0Yp65xFDs7WuKaWpqKVZWLDw0zI/s1600/moms+flowers+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqfZXDjhB77WTXX2gr6Ur3m0g9w9GKYeW8a8mB23Z7vf55yl8w2tcqI71SNsxLSa2zy5xeSr6z6NI85Vq7qwT-PUsvCwSGCzP0J6zNuQfasPCLmcs0Yp65xFDs7WuKaWpqKVZWLDw0zI/s640/moms+flowers+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had</span> big plans to plant more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> pansies in the garden </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfdmvV9V9QelvytHLCzDFr2k52ufAVmHfo8kAjJGrHu5uXmSHX8RyZu3E_mShv8w-QM0k6Im9DIzNjOKbpI0ihmXzwngUmdGXcGWbA3cpUPUwDnlGsFj3q3EYjdKlzW5eF9TDUQmbCJU/s1600/moms+flowers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfdmvV9V9QelvytHLCzDFr2k52ufAVmHfo8kAjJGrHu5uXmSHX8RyZu3E_mShv8w-QM0k6Im9DIzNjOKbpI0ihmXzwngUmdGXcGWbA3cpUPUwDnlGsFj3q3EYjdKlzW5eF9TDUQmbCJU/s640/moms+flowers+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This vintage</span>  rusty wire basket has become my new favorite garden tool</div><div style="color: #f4cccc; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">perfect for </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">carrying the plants to be planted out in the garden  </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6v59N8k0jiJJQAIFLxVvqzP0BpssgWA2T-ifM84NunBNZK7e_YDoUvJyFJ1Jj9_noXe9GU8LtSv8JrDmccUV94blBG8gCLR1eZeB1mwfHurZbw-OhHnoflvP-XNo5DkA2OX4y040-nQ/s1600/moms+flowers+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6v59N8k0jiJJQAIFLxVvqzP0BpssgWA2T-ifM84NunBNZK7e_YDoUvJyFJ1Jj9_noXe9GU8LtSv8JrDmccUV94blBG8gCLR1eZeB1mwfHurZbw-OhHnoflvP-XNo5DkA2OX4y040-nQ/s640/moms+flowers+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #f4cccc; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love} </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how the flowers look just sitting in the basket </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in the house too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decided to make a  little flower sign to hang in the garden  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSQaCagIedMX-h56E8XuGuj0hZeanvQhjiHR9Esx3d8UQXe-xwVaVkeSYmd_knk4MNoGl_GPHXLJSHVnRRxtfJvDhlqj3wWnhqWmj0AvqUkVhgcifUd-jGvWqDGKnEsoDjW6QrLy9fM8/s1600/Cottage+Spring+Bloom2.jpg+this+one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSQaCagIedMX-h56E8XuGuj0hZeanvQhjiHR9Esx3d8UQXe-xwVaVkeSYmd_knk4MNoGl_GPHXLJSHVnRRxtfJvDhlqj3wWnhqWmj0AvqUkVhgcifUd-jGvWqDGKnEsoDjW6QrLy9fM8/s640/Cottage+Spring+Bloom2.jpg+this+one.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today the <span style="font-size: small;">sun is shining</span> <span style="font-size: small;">perfect weather</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> for planting</span><span style="font-size: small;"> the pansies</span> <span style="font-size: small;">by our</span> </span>guest cottage </div><div style="text-align: center;">we will once again hold our annual </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Easter egg hunt</span> in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">by the cottage<br />Don't you just</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"> Spring</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grateful for the sunshine today</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking for<br /><a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-off-your-cottage-monday_25.html">Show off your Cottage Monday</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>"Its you alone that has captured my heart"</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Cottage Garden

Hi Everyone Happy Monday♥These pansies are patiently waiting to be planted Spring is here and the weather has been crazy  yesterday we had  beautiful sunshine in the morning then big winds blew in and clouds appeared out of no where and it started pouring down rain We had big plans to plant more pan…

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Spring roses

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnAV8d5aO3DeG1xrMk8XtH252OzJ-ejO_rSIFvD5KaGxJz6fK_tUNgGkdOw0FtHhqvEtUK4fvdUMqhoLabPWw5ARKCMpKd0tbJzdzEhYLhlldv_6yXDgGOoyfZnrDymGZ5RRA4VDfGuI/s1600/yellow+shoe+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnAV8d5aO3DeG1xrMk8XtH252OzJ-ejO_rSIFvD5KaGxJz6fK_tUNgGkdOw0FtHhqvEtUK4fvdUMqhoLabPWw5ARKCMpKd0tbJzdzEhYLhlldv_6yXDgGOoyfZnrDymGZ5RRA4VDfGuI/s640/yellow+shoe+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">  Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spring is</span> here and it is time to think about planting roses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this year along with more White Iceberg roses </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we have planted pink Cecile Brunner roses </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVAnRnAxhDBsy6XHJnqZljofWA7h5ZlF5ZXz7fixaNW3-y6svxCGjBXtUW0_rDM2JWXlDTHVUZdUiXPxAyTXyw-ko6vcfFtTOXqkmH0McKFK01v7vEdq5d60Kvfq-XGVIhIdHVEiKsL8/s1600/yellow+shoe+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVAnRnAxhDBsy6XHJnqZljofWA7h5ZlF5ZXz7fixaNW3-y6svxCGjBXtUW0_rDM2JWXlDTHVUZdUiXPxAyTXyw-ko6vcfFtTOXqkmH0McKFK01v7vEdq5d60Kvfq-XGVIhIdHVEiKsL8/s640/yellow+shoe+7.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They have</span> the most amazing fragrance for such a tiny rose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihfe1s9gP8RLY87nh68sUTNRp8iONG4HuMwLLOmQVmoUe0Zug00YNi2LOQFJkJcLfBYRydsRlvJl7X97lcqVSsf0GZzQGNySUdgHQ-j3-3-2Q8MGvO1uzzS1zXep62FRmoJ_Xtj98dF8/s1600/yellow+shoe+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihfe1s9gP8RLY87nh68sUTNRp8iONG4HuMwLLOmQVmoUe0Zug00YNi2LOQFJkJcLfBYRydsRlvJl7X97lcqVSsf0GZzQGNySUdgHQ-j3-3-2Q8MGvO1uzzS1zXep62FRmoJ_Xtj98dF8/s640/yellow+shoe+9.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">They look </span>and smell like spring </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO-Z19CStmDhYUhaCetqd6VC0I_JaYGaJEfrKMP1D2YFp38ItjhgekU6U_J9Wof2HKcU0o4jg_dhivEu4RX5WNhHrhzu_eBeivIwZpFiKofvBeb2jMXk_QoEmBEFy07lZ8dgh8BfPYEw/s1600/yellow+shoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO-Z19CStmDhYUhaCetqd6VC0I_JaYGaJEfrKMP1D2YFp38ItjhgekU6U_J9Wof2HKcU0o4jg_dhivEu4RX5WNhHrhzu_eBeivIwZpFiKofvBeb2jMXk_QoEmBEFy07lZ8dgh8BfPYEw/s640/yellow+shoe.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These little</span> pink roses remind me of the roses my Grandmother</div><div style="text-align: center;"> had in her backyard they are a miniature rose too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RxpIxfo6AUTIGh2EgOv63SCi4zeeuTj8nZfXpzcyQ_2aJQ7FdBGN8-vy_IX9rOB3Ce_px4_puCPYprDfwDblHSloJ0Lm1P_NF_SHv7vcxk6P_AIzDugesLsqP8Ox1_2zRvxBH5ra25o/s1600/yellow+shoe+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RxpIxfo6AUTIGh2EgOv63SCi4zeeuTj8nZfXpzcyQ_2aJQ7FdBGN8-vy_IX9rOB3Ce_px4_puCPYprDfwDblHSloJ0Lm1P_NF_SHv7vcxk6P_AIzDugesLsqP8Ox1_2zRvxBH5ra25o/s640/yellow+shoe+7.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">She would</span> have </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">{Loved} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">these pink roses in the little yellow ceramic shoe she gave me</div><div style="text-align: center;">She was an amazing gardener</div><div style="text-align: center;">She grew her own vegetables and flowers</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/AVvXsEgfvCYmsG1GFG5LWG4p4AeyXAFVloiRq3sbY-N62F5OO63HlJW6cMqesvoZZhA7o8c9vK1XOnJ-OQGrvK1s-Y9jXEG12qXDyzqDwu340ClyIKG8y44Bv7HrRJBkmZBLVNZMGm-vLSXP8L8/s1600/yellow+shoe+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvCYmsG1GFG5LWG4p4AeyXAFVloiRq3sbY-N62F5OO63HlJW6cMqesvoZZhA7o8c9vK1XOnJ-OQGrvK1s-Y9jXEG12qXDyzqDwu340ClyIKG8y44Bv7HrRJBkmZBLVNZMGm-vLSXP8L8/s640/yellow+shoe+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I think </span>of her every spring when we</div><div style="text-align: center;"> plant roses and vegetables</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in our garden too</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o7Qi_JCz60DlnjLdg0meF-5D1JKHoVHtUHaCZ0U9IgiMNay1bqwu0cYfJq5yFUACAdsSUwy3SLaq26K1-ytXzI1_ybhy4yhnVDXmUTIVTZTTwjRv1U476W3moMc6aJFiuENe0rSFDeY/s1600/yellow+shoe+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6o7Qi_JCz60DlnjLdg0meF-5D1JKHoVHtUHaCZ0U9IgiMNay1bqwu0cYfJq5yFUACAdsSUwy3SLaq26K1-ytXzI1_ybhy4yhnVDXmUTIVTZTTwjRv1U476W3moMc6aJFiuENe0rSFDeY/s640/yellow+shoe+9.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is</span> always so wonderful to watch nature in action </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the flowers blooming, birds singing, bees pollinating</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and watch the beauty blooming all around us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WSHOVoxi_WqK4fT7Pj2rJRqHLbld6oMUATuqL3xohk-gJLIY72iEZ_V9fEbh8Majbhd8JuVkiNoO5oVzGVVf3yW4qJHYILFNAAN8n_-4PwYtn5Zty_PJcdpGrxtkxpMoF9HyPT4NUMk/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WSHOVoxi_WqK4fT7Pj2rJRqHLbld6oMUATuqL3xohk-gJLIY72iEZ_V9fEbh8Majbhd8JuVkiNoO5oVzGVVf3yW4qJHYILFNAAN8n_-4PwYtn5Zty_PJcdpGrxtkxpMoF9HyPT4NUMk/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Loves words are sweet and strong like the fragrance of a rose"</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>

Spring roses

  Hi Everyone Happy Saturday♥Spring is here and it is time to think about planting rosesthis year along with more White Iceberg roses we have planted pink Cecile Brunner roses They have the most amazing fragrance for such a tiny roseThey look and smell like spring These little pink roses remind me o…

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Vintage Chandelier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekFjT3lIZdZHW5sO6dxN5gTouOYJgGHwuBnevlKEMBP5EuFMaB1EnbP83vgeiTHayfUUn9CDxJH-Re5Y0k2YRjy3Yw-SatI-MK48AsXLfIdNcQAP7ILgBooOKo1cX93O9U6u-stsm6s4/s1600/chandeleir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekFjT3lIZdZHW5sO6dxN5gTouOYJgGHwuBnevlKEMBP5EuFMaB1EnbP83vgeiTHayfUUn9CDxJH-Re5Y0k2YRjy3Yw-SatI-MK48AsXLfIdNcQAP7ILgBooOKo1cX93O9U6u-stsm6s4/s640/chandeleir.jpg" width="480" /></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><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This vintage <span style="font-size: small;">crystal chandelier it is the star</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  in our dining room  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb7O7_AQT6e2LNZSobl5HUAP3R9cE8lOwjtMAkNxqo8aB1RSW7N4v5XZAQYmq9LTulWAx4q6Vr9thuIDfXrn5KIsfGLR0u_GBnYRaD57AYQ3jXt7jAEgxZzQ9Pc1jXHMG_-ZbXu6RBb8/s1600/chandy+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqb7O7_AQT6e2LNZSobl5HUAP3R9cE8lOwjtMAkNxqo8aB1RSW7N4v5XZAQYmq9LTulWAx4q6Vr9thuIDfXrn5KIsfGLR0u_GBnYRaD57AYQ3jXt7jAEgxZzQ9Pc1jXHMG_-ZbXu6RBb8/s640/chandy+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When we</span> first moved in our Home there was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> no overhead lighting</i> at all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we had a  big design challenge </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk99zKQ7mbgv3OCuUpSfbQuypp3sqBsi3Psx1PYoAtJc9l_ze3rEBPgvOox3NWjJpWL5_DksVe7H3tqgNzhalm9JILUoUYDctREcQ7iChRo8LrqQH5t_rQ-g2FWesJKkGs2BvDJob6dY/s1600/chandy+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk99zKQ7mbgv3OCuUpSfbQuypp3sqBsi3Psx1PYoAtJc9l_ze3rEBPgvOox3NWjJpWL5_DksVe7H3tqgNzhalm9JILUoUYDctREcQ7iChRo8LrqQH5t_rQ-g2FWesJKkGs2BvDJob6dY/s640/chandy+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We knew</span> we wanted to hang a chandelier </div><div style="text-align: center;">over the dining room table</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and were thrilled to find this beauty at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.matildasmouse.com/"> Matildas Mouse</a> sale for </div><div style="text-align: center;">$250 dollars</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKGDmd3W6goVDqgmA2FytZt5fzZeEMgba9ENisgcIhlhjK7jiUCBWgV5MjEBNuUZyeCcfYnEh3aFB4VZXfceDuMSnUu1Izo2EeVQ3iSNLjZtdNusMQvJ8xak3hFQAkFqK9Lv2xy-9-r8/s1600/chandy+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKGDmd3W6goVDqgmA2FytZt5fzZeEMgba9ENisgcIhlhjK7jiUCBWgV5MjEBNuUZyeCcfYnEh3aFB4VZXfceDuMSnUu1Izo2EeVQ3iSNLjZtdNusMQvJ8xak3hFQAkFqK9Lv2xy-9-r8/s640/chandy+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So after </span>getting estimates and trying to figure out if there was hidden </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  electrical power anywhere in the ceiling</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR346_716Y8dtZoXyP5ebT69IxzenHgEcSF4Unvq8wbtZJthVcP2uHgYautBGd9KedR6UlhJODHz_mdJS9k3W0niEfPnDvC4TdeSaLkP6q0Y8fL9nvSd9ubbovTTeszR9WrAceRWOMucE/s1600/chandy+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR346_716Y8dtZoXyP5ebT69IxzenHgEcSF4Unvq8wbtZJthVcP2uHgYautBGd9KedR6UlhJODHz_mdJS9k3W0niEfPnDvC4TdeSaLkP6q0Y8fL9nvSd9ubbovTTeszR9WrAceRWOMucE/s640/chandy+6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We found <span style="font-size: small;">electrical near the wall</span></span> and ran a</div><div style="text-align: center;"> swagged chain to the middle of the room</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLrDrbXMVF4GcNNqsersy7g7SzUZH1tIdjLGGuSltVFKJ1WzOVaD_D5pc82IsEaSdLbB8cw9IZnlD82hNw9uMk5s-F6RRRW9e3pJFu8Ff6l3BNToElFplTpOKbLhJOloosvv2rC6SCDU/s1600/chandy+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLrDrbXMVF4GcNNqsersy7g7SzUZH1tIdjLGGuSltVFKJ1WzOVaD_D5pc82IsEaSdLbB8cw9IZnlD82hNw9uMk5s-F6RRRW9e3pJFu8Ff6l3BNToElFplTpOKbLhJOloosvv2rC6SCDU/s640/chandy+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So Grateful</span><br />we were able to find a solution and stay within our budget too<br />Adding the chandelier over the table changed the entire feeling in the room<br /> adding elegance and charm<br /><br />If you have not been to <a href="http://www.matildasmouse.com/">Matildas Mouse</a> sale I highly recommend it<br />Fabulous vintage treasures all housed in an old barn  in Valley Center<br />at  the house once owned by Betty Crocker <br />The sale is held once a month and starts today and through the weekend<br />linking for <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/03/vintage-inspiration-81-looks-like.html">Vintage Inspiration Friday </a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"All the birds in the world carrying poems in their wings</i><br /><i> could never tell the happiness I feel just loving you"</i><br />Marion Schoeberlein<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Vintage Chandelier

Hi Everyone Happy Friday♥{Love}This vintage crystal chandelier it is the star  in our dining room  ♥ When we first moved in our Home there was no overhead lighting at allso we had a  big design challenge We knew we wanted to hang a chandelier over the dining room table and were thrilled to find this…

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Baby Bunnies

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVA1IVS0B1H5i0-Fd23VM2Ta_wTB31k2zRi9qf0XlvcgMXbtaSxooFL9IffOmwiyom5ol5wGyHkcwz5r8X-DELDzfcLcjuA-RsX-VdmFk2OITbuqfhOuJ3Jsh7a3RqWsP0P3WERTdKNk/s1600/roses+peeking+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVA1IVS0B1H5i0-Fd23VM2Ta_wTB31k2zRi9qf0XlvcgMXbtaSxooFL9IffOmwiyom5ol5wGyHkcwz5r8X-DELDzfcLcjuA-RsX-VdmFk2OITbuqfhOuJ3Jsh7a3RqWsP0P3WERTdKNk/s640/roses+peeking+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Tuesday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Backyard</span>  is private and peaceful and </div><div style="text-align: center;">brimming with new life</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGpdp25viyIP6sOLyf89rozi5pPg1q8Q4EBs7q9K0HErwBEUUGBP-wkQCfY_3aQu8u-h5pM-GzVTBNAcVDYlognhyFtCsnfag_3hrIAIAxhWmErEyllhcSgATub11E_PaYGP0dkFV7vE/s1600/clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGpdp25viyIP6sOLyf89rozi5pPg1q8Q4EBs7q9K0HErwBEUUGBP-wkQCfY_3aQu8u-h5pM-GzVTBNAcVDYlognhyFtCsnfag_3hrIAIAxhWmErEyllhcSgATub11E_PaYGP0dkFV7vE/s640/clouds.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Over the</span> last few days the baby birds have started to chirp in the birdhouse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the bunnies have appeared too they</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to eat the grass in the backyard</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Yue4l1DMGKZdh_9eqVfwjRYwd8enNmP7QxC5GlBjD3s_UtfHMwII5ajXxYEEAJKm82osdDrrQjckJMaVyW26B8EJe5jjk-hiTjDTnFpFXNuM5_zwncyVm6f4nrU0VgoKTLtTERuIwyU/s1600/bunnies+in+the+backyard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Yue4l1DMGKZdh_9eqVfwjRYwd8enNmP7QxC5GlBjD3s_UtfHMwII5ajXxYEEAJKm82osdDrrQjckJMaVyW26B8EJe5jjk-hiTjDTnFpFXNuM5_zwncyVm6f4nrU0VgoKTLtTERuIwyU/s640/bunnies+in+the+backyard.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We could</span> not be happier to have them feast on the grass <br />It is such <i>fun</i> to watch the Mommy bunny protecting her baby <br />she keeps a watchful eye at all times<br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span><br /> {we let them eat the grass so they don't eat the carrots, lettuce,radishes,tomatoes and artichokes}</div><div style="text-align: center;"> planted by our greenhouse </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">Happy First Day of Spring</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"With you by my side the world is a grand adventure"</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>

Baby Bunnies

Hi Everyone Happy TuesdayOur Backyard  is private and peaceful and brimming with new lifeOver the last few days the baby birds have started to chirp in the birdhouse and the bunnies have appeared too they{Love}to eat the grass in the backyardWe could not be happier to have them feast on the grass It…

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Bike basket

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpVuFiQGg-KV1bdNdqVVch9770EFdXAuJa_fX-dY95K-qmhjFeVPrcD7gfUDqv73fn-gi1NxhA6rZf_rwFUD9Kvj02NNkG5Smvq8Biazb_bRw2dfOZ5I5fO5GSzhevvsCIhMRouFdaAs/s1600/bike+basket+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpVuFiQGg-KV1bdNdqVVch9770EFdXAuJa_fX-dY95K-qmhjFeVPrcD7gfUDqv73fn-gi1NxhA6rZf_rwFUD9Kvj02NNkG5Smvq8Biazb_bRw2dfOZ5I5fO5GSzhevvsCIhMRouFdaAs/s640/bike+basket+6.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="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was</span> a wet and wonderful weekend </div><div style="text-align: center;">filled with giggles and laughter, chick flicks and fun</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP6lzT66tWMezEdUQrZUfa-zxqKkNkkHNhVuZRtT2VarSDaT2dyBsyBwQ6q7ujLaFC00BJBX9K8fljbMhFcujA4ILZLV77HELCiWgfbsjRnZiYItb4wad2em2-OclCqe-i-ddNeK6mRg/s1600/bike+basket+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigP6lzT66tWMezEdUQrZUfa-zxqKkNkkHNhVuZRtT2VarSDaT2dyBsyBwQ6q7ujLaFC00BJBX9K8fljbMhFcujA4ILZLV77HELCiWgfbsjRnZiYItb4wad2em2-OclCqe-i-ddNeK6mRg/s640/bike+basket+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After Church</span>  the sun was shining  for a  few minutes<br />and the whole family went </div><div style="text-align: center;">for a  quick bike ride around the bay</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTNsDUQ2rm4Lq3-hh9B4tRMZDkMsYuX2Z2YDIuXxdTRZk-i6FlZtQZjkgNwtwruFh6TuBgtVdbKbTpUoCb1cg9tbHr6ztyqV6sOhZCflGTsGBo8Frf2fLLhKCCyv7iaFc_CIlFTbng1o/s1600/bike+basket+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTNsDUQ2rm4Lq3-hh9B4tRMZDkMsYuX2Z2YDIuXxdTRZk-i6FlZtQZjkgNwtwruFh6TuBgtVdbKbTpUoCb1cg9tbHr6ztyqV6sOhZCflGTsGBo8Frf2fLLhKCCyv7iaFc_CIlFTbng1o/s640/bike+basket+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This little </span>bike basket is perfect for our bikes </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> the hooks on the back so you can hang it anywhere</div><div style="text-align: center;"> even on the edge of this</div><div style="text-align: center;"> pretty pink wooden chair</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2QDL-Mh-VNbSJZeWPbXfAtAxnuZceWpqaLD3KlSkigikHwmsIvin2LF6RbLQyOv0cxQMi5NHFvPDGrdOt176QGKHwcJEqt6NUmLB6bzljG-piqZy5Kc-eC8fInSFebLntT_jYxc4HFE/s1600/bike+basket+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2QDL-Mh-VNbSJZeWPbXfAtAxnuZceWpqaLD3KlSkigikHwmsIvin2LF6RbLQyOv0cxQMi5NHFvPDGrdOt176QGKHwcJEqt6NUmLB6bzljG-piqZy5Kc-eC8fInSFebLntT_jYxc4HFE/s640/bike+basket+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">On our <span style="font-size: small;">bike ride rain started to fall and it turned</span> </span>bitter cold </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we headed Home then the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the sun was shining again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we even had a beautiful rainbow  right over the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLpA3YF6IIKX3HUWsSJk1QbCg1Q2wTkNEEsSyvGSjviUONofFjQah3HCsZ66OEKvxvkMhwF8AP6x7ODmRaIJcscCr4XonDWssuCkGLa1xEYIAC6X15uGAaZGmwRTnSU8Z8YA8-HjoOMY/s1600/DoubleRainbow_Over_Patio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLpA3YF6IIKX3HUWsSJk1QbCg1Q2wTkNEEsSyvGSjviUONofFjQah3HCsZ66OEKvxvkMhwF8AP6x7ODmRaIJcscCr4XonDWssuCkGLa1xEYIAC6X15uGAaZGmwRTnSU8Z8YA8-HjoOMY/s640/DoubleRainbow_Over_Patio.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our backyard</span> with a double rainbow</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX_256eb-d2Dd_hXZMQOqIyFo8i1BvDyNxqvfMlOE2VWrq-21KW29fVSynATuEhxEpWxdm_GUqMPVLHdNWXEq6A1sDt3sefjBwHRFxGlqWSj5zM3CeR8hTadmSQMKDw8LwTccDp4LCws/s1600/bike+basket+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX_256eb-d2Dd_hXZMQOqIyFo8i1BvDyNxqvfMlOE2VWrq-21KW29fVSynATuEhxEpWxdm_GUqMPVLHdNWXEq6A1sDt3sefjBwHRFxGlqWSj5zM3CeR8hTadmSQMKDw8LwTccDp4LCws/s640/bike+basket+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Purple</span> blue <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pride of</span> </span>Madeira flowers look<br /> like bunny ears<br /> peeking out of  the basket</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQZwbRu-tHcBYoJqdvdj3LlRyvBfOCVgeaO34mC7HXUl76BvqkExWytti5Z1qsFWKc3TYvEl49idC-n4oZrMKeSP_PNamJHxOWQqyBZ6bLYrGcPsaenc1EF1yUXH_fvpt2AL8tgnv3rE/s1600/bike+basket+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQZwbRu-tHcBYoJqdvdj3LlRyvBfOCVgeaO34mC7HXUl76BvqkExWytti5Z1qsFWKc3TYvEl49idC-n4oZrMKeSP_PNamJHxOWQqyBZ6bLYrGcPsaenc1EF1yUXH_fvpt2AL8tgnv3rE/s640/bike+basket+2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Having our</span> daughter Home and our family all together<br /> brings a <span style="color: #f4cccc;">Joy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">that seeps through every activity  and conversation  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Makes even watching the rain fall  a memory that I treasure</div><div style="text-align: center;">The sound of laughter and giggles still rings in my ears<br />My heart is filled to overflowing with gratitude  and an all encompassing <br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> {Love}</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></span><br />linking for <a href="http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/">Show off your Cottage Monday</a><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><i>"A Joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with Love" </i><br />Mother Teresa<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><span name="KonaFilter"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;"><span name="KonaFilter"><br /></span></span></div>

Bike basket

Hi Everyone Happy Monday♥It was a wet and wonderful weekend filled with giggles and laughter, chick flicks and funAfter Church  the sun was shining  for a  few minutesand the whole family went for a  quick bike ride around the bayThis little bike basket is perfect for our bikes {Love} the hooks on t…

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Vintage pink scale

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RA5MUwhl9-x-QOWrqLBtkoSPi6G4ZERaxBKx6ZgIFBiXfTazx93JBPy_5hcSc9HV6C6bd0rtD-jzgb8Wo_KtRpMQQaX6LpGj_1IdYjWzupJMPpn0yuijKlnPSbN60GZMX706wNet_yY/s1600/pink+bunny+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RA5MUwhl9-x-QOWrqLBtkoSPi6G4ZERaxBKx6ZgIFBiXfTazx93JBPy_5hcSc9HV6C6bd0rtD-jzgb8Wo_KtRpMQQaX6LpGj_1IdYjWzupJMPpn0yuijKlnPSbN60GZMX706wNet_yY/s640/pink+bunny+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="color: #444444; text-align: center;"> Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">Happy Saint Patrick's Day</span></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/AVvXsEhepTpqAmXI2sgEvl0v6MNNY0o7xcHqCBp_Jzort-LPygCfip8f7g9csjp9TP3uD4hme3m5LbEgXbiIAhUrMVEnvoFQ6IF6qY0zshgOrME64a-DCDt51YF8vv9Mwcbc_v-iRNdu-hGufXw/s1600/pink+bunny+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepTpqAmXI2sgEvl0v6MNNY0o7xcHqCBp_Jzort-LPygCfip8f7g9csjp9TP3uD4hme3m5LbEgXbiIAhUrMVEnvoFQ6IF6qY0zshgOrME64a-DCDt51YF8vv9Mwcbc_v-iRNdu-hGufXw/s640/pink+bunny+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The forecast </span>called for rain all day today<br /> and over the weekend too</div><div style="text-align: center;"> so what a surprise it was<br /> when it turned out to be another <i>warm and sunny </i>day </div><div style="text-align: center;">{what a great job being a weatherperson is you can be wrong and no one really gets mad}</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0irZVghllRNlGZGn1DEZizsSU5iyzKaeF4HlGajbGunu_VXvgfw-E9Na6UjLz4C8LehP4hmHlzdbmIb4DUP0_4hbh05iNSAEM0hd_MLSDxB6ez-q91uvwlXKmSbUfyjNBDS6-65hi7GA/s1600/pink+bunny+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0irZVghllRNlGZGn1DEZizsSU5iyzKaeF4HlGajbGunu_VXvgfw-E9Na6UjLz4C8LehP4hmHlzdbmIb4DUP0_4hbh05iNSAEM0hd_MLSDxB6ez-q91uvwlXKmSbUfyjNBDS6-65hi7GA/s640/pink+bunny+4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our Sons </span> Varsity baseball team played in a  pre season tournament </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Championship game today it was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> rescheduled due to the weather forecast for tomorrow  calling for a total down pour so everything was sped up 24 hours </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> At the same time our daughter arrived home for spring break  from Texas  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a fun and exciting day</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDpk0HqwoaKa3JaQK_VSmqOl2fqN-bMnZ0T9GURIu-A4ofYH7zE4fxjAPJZjzrGXoL6s9byGP8F6wUsbTPqa5xFstNyngrYrhjy6mCDgMahTcBoTtVUyK1w3Y-HZJtmJsluo_pqVmofA/s1600/pink+bunny+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDpk0HqwoaKa3JaQK_VSmqOl2fqN-bMnZ0T9GURIu-A4ofYH7zE4fxjAPJZjzrGXoL6s9byGP8F6wUsbTPqa5xFstNyngrYrhjy6mCDgMahTcBoTtVUyK1w3Y-HZJtmJsluo_pqVmofA/s640/pink+bunny+5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So Blessed <span style="font-size: small;">and Grateful</span> </span>to have everyone all together under one roof at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> {Home}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">or as I like to say all our ducks in the pond</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GoLVs9Np2GT9mwHtpy1PSA-YuEhrwLf7da9EAtWA0ttF-mGpYOxiCXuRy2-QBjYm68GJZ6ypmPsnwK6CuAKHuzgufAMzfu3TYGYfDsiWrCxkISJ_YGpgVZHC37Cj1urFeiJ4ns4vfWE/s1600/pink+bunny+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GoLVs9Np2GT9mwHtpy1PSA-YuEhrwLf7da9EAtWA0ttF-mGpYOxiCXuRy2-QBjYm68GJZ6ypmPsnwK6CuAKHuzgufAMzfu3TYGYfDsiWrCxkISJ_YGpgVZHC37Cj1urFeiJ4ns4vfWE/s640/pink+bunny+6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Look what</span> our daughter brought home from Texas</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A fabulous vintage pink scale<br />Y'all this is just  too cute </div><div style="text-align: center;">She brought it home on the plane with her in her checked luggage Thank goodness for Southwest Airlines</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is one heavy scale</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ74Jg-M97pUG8kyKzDCHkOU2cfRWlWgDgBNVhWGwNGN8ta7jSxUHoDU7xbaiRY3h5HRXRagwhw2ZYHYwuqOS-YAwYZvhqMB9buaYqf584fdDsmmtdDRzwgkqJg6EymMvRfHSfnh_aTi0/s1600/pink+bunny+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ74Jg-M97pUG8kyKzDCHkOU2cfRWlWgDgBNVhWGwNGN8ta7jSxUHoDU7xbaiRY3h5HRXRagwhw2ZYHYwuqOS-YAwYZvhqMB9buaYqf584fdDsmmtdDRzwgkqJg6EymMvRfHSfnh_aTi0/s640/pink+bunny+7.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope you</span> all have a fabulous</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;">St Patrick's day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime;"> </span>and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> rain or shine</div><div style="text-align: center;">You get to be with the ones you</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> {Love}</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday </a></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/AVvXsEhmR4VnP2z13dtEeX8f01SqDJR2Jm_Li-j92nWW5BJgHWjNajzSK4P-MpLhPWMitCzbxTc1-W77pgiCfLkhRAcPnEVQfO2UO86fnhulzjaLMNeGoYeW8yPKAbQPHkiN69TeCHp_L3MfvB0/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmR4VnP2z13dtEeX8f01SqDJR2Jm_Li-j92nWW5BJgHWjNajzSK4P-MpLhPWMitCzbxTc1-W77pgiCfLkhRAcPnEVQfO2UO86fnhulzjaLMNeGoYeW8yPKAbQPHkiN69TeCHp_L3MfvB0/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"I don't want sunbursts or marble halls I just want you"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">L.M. Montgomery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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>

Vintage pink scale

Hi Everyone Happy Saturdayand Happy Saint Patrick's Day♥The forecast called for rain all day today and over the weekend too so what a surprise it was when it turned out to be another warm and sunny day {what a great job being a weatherperson is you can be wrong and no one really gets mad}Our Sons V…

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