More Tags For Our Tree And Home ~ The Paper Collage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjDdXDCd4RafOg667R0kJUV3qWi87jAVQZh8Zxt2GuenAwvomeMXcyCRdwrUQbaNeVPjqaXL9h7uVHE76b2fKMOfDMHyHm6bspc3LVkNthb0dJ9IR6RZsDQ0JVnU_KGJuJ3Bsvjl3dag/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjDdXDCd4RafOg667R0kJUV3qWi87jAVQZh8Zxt2GuenAwvomeMXcyCRdwrUQbaNeVPjqaXL9h7uVHE76b2fKMOfDMHyHm6bspc3LVkNthb0dJ9IR6RZsDQ0JVnU_KGJuJ3Bsvjl3dag/s640/052.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Friend Pamela Invited me over to an Altered Art Tag Workshop at her Shop <a href="http://thepapercollage.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">THE PAPER COLLAGE</span></strong></a> and to dye Seam Binding and do a Gypsy Trade of 'Smalls' with each other for Christmas.  Hey, you don't have to threaten me with a good time, so we spent a Fun filled Afternoon Creating, Socializing and Gypsy Trading.   Here's one of the Lovely Altered Art Tags she Traded me... LOVE IT, it's a Glorious Fibers Fantasy from her Personal Collection she's Cherished for Years!!!  I've attached it with a Vintage Clip Earring to my New Drapes.  Fabric Artists are particularly covetous of Fibers, Fabrics and Trims, we can't get enough of them and they're Priceless to us, especially as Gifts!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbhgjFgeM_gYb-v8AxYnCi9knsGZXx3no5QskU-JC7LOBOj_iOl6AI0FgCumSIkHGQVvaiP-3_czZkEoccoGskMxk98_FVU-lgMJiaVuyOhk4vzmc3rSAYN5fYaZ9Zx9Lt_gaAv2UJ74/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbhgjFgeM_gYb-v8AxYnCi9knsGZXx3no5QskU-JC7LOBOj_iOl6AI0FgCumSIkHGQVvaiP-3_czZkEoccoGskMxk98_FVU-lgMJiaVuyOhk4vzmc3rSAYN5fYaZ9Zx9Lt_gaAv2UJ74/s640/053.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... when Pamela agreed to also Trade me this Beautiful Whimsical Christmas Tag she'd Created with some Hand-Dyed Seam Binding in a Hue I was Adoring, it was yet another Priceless Gift to me!  And so on our Christmas Tree it went as further Ornamentation.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJ9JDo9x23QcowNpBRDxxqtcMYGvfULu3PFXK9l8EYHhuHxy3d6XE5vTTipvm6AGUoSICLEMLu6LUKtqCllMzdoBSoFhvR8_Cebj1yKIR1d6jvZwANIfGSce6Z4vbBrJiq2GoG1afKeU/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJ9JDo9x23QcowNpBRDxxqtcMYGvfULu3PFXK9l8EYHhuHxy3d6XE5vTTipvm6AGUoSICLEMLu6LUKtqCllMzdoBSoFhvR8_Cebj1yKIR1d6jvZwANIfGSce6Z4vbBrJiq2GoG1afKeU/s640/055.JPG" width="595" /></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;"><em>In fact, I'd 'Picked' a bag full of 'Smalls' that Morning, which I'd brought in for her to rummage thru as 'Trade' because I knew I wouldn't have enough Time to Create as many Beautiful Altered Art Tags as I wanted and NEEDED to complete my Christmas Tree Decorating, the back of our Tree was still quite sparsely Decorated.  So I was totally Jazzed that she was Down for a good Gypsy Trade of Tags for Smalls!  I LOVE Trading because a Good Trade is so Mutually Beneficial and everyone can Afford to Trade what they already have for what they Want or Need.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </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/AVvXsEi5uEzVgccmnYU4iUvYL0vyTXo5iRmL8OFsOwfENra18fh5pJRLq1TawlH7X5Z5kGbEHMfzBInZ3qRHD-p14J6kTKeILM4sR_GLota2_NXo8ZQNM4MSuWnZh4Infy1A0dIPdOhV-dQBMiI/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uEzVgccmnYU4iUvYL0vyTXo5iRmL8OFsOwfENra18fh5pJRLq1TawlH7X5Z5kGbEHMfzBInZ3qRHD-p14J6kTKeILM4sR_GLota2_NXo8ZQNM4MSuWnZh4Infy1A0dIPdOhV-dQBMiI/s640/054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So here's another one of Pamela's Tag Creations I Traded her for... so Cute and so Boheme' and in my Favorite Hues... on the New Drapes it went.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwdOfDwO-wi4Ia7iYgpunNmE9OvTCv79YZcnP6pSLJ_6q_uiU9b4PmY-Uqk60ci3icKg7zGJeinlfb36oIXHpqNOcjuTU4uH9ghZ1411nHjuHLCoZyDX-tghb5hfBGjYcgedLocfikk/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRwdOfDwO-wi4Ia7iYgpunNmE9OvTCv79YZcnP6pSLJ_6q_uiU9b4PmY-Uqk60ci3icKg7zGJeinlfb36oIXHpqNOcjuTU4uH9ghZ1411nHjuHLCoZyDX-tghb5hfBGjYcgedLocfikk/s640/022.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>As I said, I had also come to Create and Learn some New Techniques as well during the Workshop and there were so many Inspiring Examples that Pamela had Created all over the Shop and for every possible Occassion and Season.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuMJ2OU0y_BcJgqXeHXvxFgLrmO6AIXC5ZN4lKsGdimaz0I52Bcl4aj0w4mc_KBoWjZl6XnGwupZGvL6ckxyKDFzP7D5fHsABCEMrj2raITQEUjoDpV2GW1oVMri1z3yo8nVZwIFly8E/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuMJ2OU0y_BcJgqXeHXvxFgLrmO6AIXC5ZN4lKsGdimaz0I52Bcl4aj0w4mc_KBoWjZl6XnGwupZGvL6ckxyKDFzP7D5fHsABCEMrj2raITQEUjoDpV2GW1oVMri1z3yo8nVZwIFly8E/s640/025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Big Banner Tags...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFZz_z1K8Gzzx_WvMpSkJFpPQEwWP9b7xvzHPpONQwi6qkvRMyzYDfXilAiyjkpVygX97c8p-YhJ_f3T7Ziozl6G6VhtfKcKBl6ReQV-0yZSAPKY1YC0LlIdiKZaziccde-oghUDKgoc/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFZz_z1K8Gzzx_WvMpSkJFpPQEwWP9b7xvzHPpONQwi6qkvRMyzYDfXilAiyjkpVygX97c8p-YhJ_f3T7Ziozl6G6VhtfKcKBl6ReQV-0yZSAPKY1YC0LlIdiKZaziccde-oghUDKgoc/s640/024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And tons of Supplies for Creating your Unique Altered Art Treasures you'd be bringing Home with you from your Workshop Experience.  I like nothing better than taking a Class or Workshop and Learning New Art Forms to Create!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu9juCrVzNevXay-60e7CSR1riw_4EH8jeE7gcK4Rh8F3XY7GX4_8Xkwrm0Gp2DE3nrkY8iEWAbH7OvUdhi9_weiiH3EZt90OKnOADqsUW1pQAq0D0H7LaWkGpdw-EOleC-x4L1Xs6PM/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu9juCrVzNevXay-60e7CSR1riw_4EH8jeE7gcK4Rh8F3XY7GX4_8Xkwrm0Gp2DE3nrkY8iEWAbH7OvUdhi9_weiiH3EZt90OKnOADqsUW1pQAq0D0H7LaWkGpdw-EOleC-x4L1Xs6PM/s640/026.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Pamela is a Superb Instructor and very Talented so she has all these Wonderful Techniques to Teach... if you haven't already taken some Workshops you should sign up for some.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVGpss-Z7Y5y14eKhjyLVzsrf93DG1uGY7C3roRN5nXjAKD-CShcxd1_uDVtKXruEh0HD3s6vKoxWzmL0HliCksYmDryeK4kVJm9tjMTLU7y-bDw49DF14rdAqoezmkXWTmS3RwIHN-Y/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVGpss-Z7Y5y14eKhjyLVzsrf93DG1uGY7C3roRN5nXjAKD-CShcxd1_uDVtKXruEh0HD3s6vKoxWzmL0HliCksYmDryeK4kVJm9tjMTLU7y-bDw49DF14rdAqoezmkXWTmS3RwIHN-Y/s640/027.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And of coarse another Project we would be Enjoying the Creation of was Hand-Dying our yardage of Seam Binding.   So, I grabbed my newly Acquired Snowman Tag so that I could be Inspired by the Seam Binding Bow as I got to work Dying my own Seam Binding Yardage.  You can Purchase your Seam Binding right at the Shop if you have had trouble finding your own to bring, it is notoriously difficult to find undyed.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbgZfZIfFyWqUoba6BscdeDP677Mj7n1r6RigBB1nPv8HVf3Rl4mNOGauCLlx1v6mitHEDTrJnNIjXpENajzmHUXO-zHLOUCQtdjjVAG31JQ7M0GiSKutwWupc-pJ-YNEEMo-ZzUsR-M/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbgZfZIfFyWqUoba6BscdeDP677Mj7n1r6RigBB1nPv8HVf3Rl4mNOGauCLlx1v6mitHEDTrJnNIjXpENajzmHUXO-zHLOUCQtdjjVAG31JQ7M0GiSKutwWupc-pJ-YNEEMo-ZzUsR-M/s640/028.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... after I Dyed a bunch of Seam Binding {shown in the background} I now was ready to Create some Altered Art Tags with some of the New Techniques I'd Learned from Pamela.  This was my first Creation... but it needed a lil somethin'-somethin' else... because you KNOW how over the top Excessive I am, especially when Creating... More is just never enough... NEVER!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj3BTf-xR91CCXNbBJDBkqhM7uTG1x5gFwwQyFoVjeCD4Go2oW0f7Jvd-laCaNgvrvmH_h-PVfmWsg-0U7xtYAPjhbMlG82S40vvbWLMbT3syiltci_RAx4I4sWB_RwEfQsbLpb3ouKE/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrj3BTf-xR91CCXNbBJDBkqhM7uTG1x5gFwwQyFoVjeCD4Go2oW0f7Jvd-laCaNgvrvmH_h-PVfmWsg-0U7xtYAPjhbMlG82S40vvbWLMbT3syiltci_RAx4I4sWB_RwEfQsbLpb3ouKE/s640/030.JPG" width="494" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So we decided to use another Technique, Waxing the Tag and then adding some Sparkle Glue to the Florals... which gave the Tag the Aged Muted look that I was going for and brought some of the background thru the Portrait ... PERFECT!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i41QWn2npP0s7S0P9wHOq_yL02omg1tR4qtt8z-boJYsugrDfrWpx9H4B-qHSbkI-uxl0B3hq4J_U0IACxCxdkE-OdVxEk49BmixSXwmQYR1kbx96xWdsdibDY-PMb7RZFWI2BHTK2M/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i41QWn2npP0s7S0P9wHOq_yL02omg1tR4qtt8z-boJYsugrDfrWpx9H4B-qHSbkI-uxl0B3hq4J_U0IACxCxdkE-OdVxEk49BmixSXwmQYR1kbx96xWdsdibDY-PMb7RZFWI2BHTK2M/s640/029.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And here's how the back of the Tag turned out... as I Experimented with some more Techniques of Dying the Tags with Tim Holtz Distress Stain Products which are my Personal Favorites!  I mean, who doesn't Love Tim AND his Amazing Products, right?  I'm a self-professed Tim Holtz Groupie, I should buy Stock in his Company since I own practically everything he's got in his Line!  *Smiles*  And if you've ever met him, he's such a Super Nice Guy too!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXVb2zbf0xeDPonMG2fJqsWWu_Cf4_DpkaX3FEb-LucuSCaHZQiKvWK_94oVd676AKGQsjqySTCcuc7Xms8Et4sNcmDOlOHXe-WgtreL-whClMQ9EfPaLTkXEbPn1sNDJxD2AwG0aFOs/s1600/TH103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXVb2zbf0xeDPonMG2fJqsWWu_Cf4_DpkaX3FEb-LucuSCaHZQiKvWK_94oVd676AKGQsjqySTCcuc7Xms8Et4sNcmDOlOHXe-WgtreL-whClMQ9EfPaLTkXEbPn1sNDJxD2AwG0aFOs/s640/TH103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Okay, so I couldn't resist, rehashing the time we ran into Tim while he was in Town and I met him for the first time at our Friend Wendy's Shop and he Graciously got into the Photo Shoot for our Girl's Day Out Blog Fodder Post!  Don't we look positively Radiant while in his Presence?!?  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbNYvMD_fs4FrN0Tn3m0GFHJRXnStKwsvXttK9h-NvvjE0bw_4HPWsWuo-vYtpPuVhVg8iGZFBsVcDQsLymvFra9C9JJVdg50yC349ni0HMg1UynlqqDr-P8fecD0Jv6FM21HJvm371Y/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbNYvMD_fs4FrN0Tn3m0GFHJRXnStKwsvXttK9h-NvvjE0bw_4HPWsWuo-vYtpPuVhVg8iGZFBsVcDQsLymvFra9C9JJVdg50yC349ni0HMg1UynlqqDr-P8fecD0Jv6FM21HJvm371Y/s640/057.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Okay, so back to my Tags... because this Outing was all about ME so that I could get a Respite from the Family.  *Smiles*   BTW they ALL came down Sick the day the VA Respite Caregiver, Magdalena, was supposed to come to the house for the first time to cover The Man!  *Le Sigh*  And so since I had Sickness AND the G-Kid Force there, we had to Cancel.   Probably just as well since The Man was having considerable Anxiety about a Stranger coming to Care for him for up to six hours... he'd wound himself up into high blood pressure about it so we had to have the Home Care Nurse do an Emergency Visit instead... so maybe he's not quite ready for Respite Care just yet... I'll have to ease him into that slowly since Change, Routine Interruption and New People is still very difficult for him.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QXjXgiWpFOjY3x87vCks0n3ZL9wlaMdgIJ0AApBLlsXTYhKIBMaa-M_LPJ5lQhnYfPeEb-YqzXrMYNG84TFNXSdD51j3YbkzOeUK0cVCzjUWn5lHyzbLs686_6gNL74KI7afdOXKE8A/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QXjXgiWpFOjY3x87vCks0n3ZL9wlaMdgIJ0AApBLlsXTYhKIBMaa-M_LPJ5lQhnYfPeEb-YqzXrMYNG84TFNXSdD51j3YbkzOeUK0cVCzjUWn5lHyzbLs686_6gNL74KI7afdOXKE8A/s640/059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Honestly, it Touched my Heart since I'd already Scheduled the Workshop and he's begging me to come along and Dye Seam Binding and Make Tags with me... something he has absolutely NO Interest in!  Or that he could sit in the car... Okay, now I knew he was Desperate not to have to stay with Magdalena!  He was actually relieved when that Morning The Force woke up too sick to attend School and Prince R and Princess T said they could 'Babysit' Grandpa instead of Magdalena so that I could go to my Class.  Since everyone wasn't feeling well they're way more Low-Key and Manageable towards each other, so everyone Behaved and I didn't have to Cancel my Workshop too! *Whew*  I kept Calling Home just to check in... Princess T was busy Cleaning the House while Prince R cooked Grandpa's Lunch in the Microwave and made him Tea... Damn... they CAN Survive Intact without me for a little while... GOOD!   'Cause if I don't get my Respites, I might go Wheels Off the Rails!  *LOL*   </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiFpzMuqyMsudcV85tp-cG4ODj1cz5rUf9XWLpwteuN5xqIC5EQ-BJw2puyFYwW78q9Mb2UY5k7cCln2Pimjajf3gaxkQ-cOjGisPB6wkaiafJK-bZXEhhU5SIKmEqTxei7Vq0G_pL08/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiFpzMuqyMsudcV85tp-cG4ODj1cz5rUf9XWLpwteuN5xqIC5EQ-BJw2puyFYwW78q9Mb2UY5k7cCln2Pimjajf3gaxkQ-cOjGisPB6wkaiafJK-bZXEhhU5SIKmEqTxei7Vq0G_pL08/s640/059.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 align="center"><em>Okay... so above is another Tag I Created... Loved how the Dyed Seam Binding Hues matched up very well with my Tag Dying with the same Products.  I will Glitterize this later, didn't have enuf Time in the Workshop to do every Element I Desired and I have all the Products at Home anyways too.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_C-JdPFN7sBEyfQJ-Qw564lJSJ8Wt6Jj_RP0mIMgUHu-D4wXnsrdincYptICDoRK4Rk_4gxSA8KyLyeR9Xu-59jAPoGTOg6awvRxQjZp_rSS3Z5RKklzcZt7aSwxohjnrqrgSkGSC8/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC_C-JdPFN7sBEyfQJ-Qw564lJSJ8Wt6Jj_RP0mIMgUHu-D4wXnsrdincYptICDoRK4Rk_4gxSA8KyLyeR9Xu-59jAPoGTOg6awvRxQjZp_rSS3Z5RKklzcZt7aSwxohjnrqrgSkGSC8/s640/060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>For this Tag we were Experimenting to see if the Products would Dye Velvet Trim as nicely as it does Seam Binding... I Love Experimenting so I'm Down for being the Guinea Pig Art Student with my Creations to see what happens, why not?  Most of the best Creativity Results often comes from Happy Accidents we didn't Intend or Predict!  Especially when you're Dying Stuff... I particularly Love the Art of Hand-Dying items because it is always Unique and no two Dye Lots will ever turn out Identical, there will always been Sublime Variances!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpvx18DgzLuRyDDdl9XkibmDw2CgVQ1kIzPthJVlzc6NbiKHZITlyrAPKhrU5L3vTw2PKX6AKZ_3OdiBNuPD088fsjaomqslEZ4gi6JBpWf0HOFnKVqzjezT_mOFVLPZ5wD4yHkEDC5Q/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpvx18DgzLuRyDDdl9XkibmDw2CgVQ1kIzPthJVlzc6NbiKHZITlyrAPKhrU5L3vTw2PKX6AKZ_3OdiBNuPD088fsjaomqslEZ4gi6JBpWf0HOFnKVqzjezT_mOFVLPZ5wD4yHkEDC5Q/s640/060.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And Yes, Velvet Trim took the Dyes quite well and I Loved the Results and it matched a Tag I Created quite nicely I thought.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOuFcu-rLMDt6L86NOXTocM6Fwbh39l8QQnnP86gEWpV6OcPGHyr_3oXsnw3ThknBkfRhzfpkNKOqMrF7wFatlgER84d-mI4Sf1vU7P60LSYxh3Hhs6rXVQME7XRnjTMXqwaQkvzlpcc/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOuFcu-rLMDt6L86NOXTocM6Fwbh39l8QQnnP86gEWpV6OcPGHyr_3oXsnw3ThknBkfRhzfpkNKOqMrF7wFatlgER84d-mI4Sf1vU7P60LSYxh3Hhs6rXVQME7XRnjTMXqwaQkvzlpcc/s640/061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Here's one of the last Tags I Created...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s8dwHhlfx7qi4R9bsJWaJms7kMPzDXIHbxUoHRuyYdDyvCgCviEyAV0tjUpa7wSwSbo0e5BLBeNpqX8jjSDFRLrjn5WD0jHXjCERIMaboarYIvwJc5K87KcxcwqfLR6cXwvQRwl2IrM/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s8dwHhlfx7qi4R9bsJWaJms7kMPzDXIHbxUoHRuyYdDyvCgCviEyAV0tjUpa7wSwSbo0e5BLBeNpqX8jjSDFRLrjn5WD0jHXjCERIMaboarYIvwJc5K87KcxcwqfLR6cXwvQRwl2IrM/s640/061.JPG" width="595" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>We spritzed this one with Water to see how the Dyes would react and to give it some Texture.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyX67cBIQzsDWinkv_3pHriBG-zqEGsG84Bka73-kOxYssonNxLaivTFJtv1y28t_X-R6s2PMpWW7xCvSpKrDUJxSfdfttgZGhX4UIQ_JL1qDqo3a7gzQ7gGscXFKdnnbO1Re_qtzA5M/s1600/062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyX67cBIQzsDWinkv_3pHriBG-zqEGsG84Bka73-kOxYssonNxLaivTFJtv1y28t_X-R6s2PMpWW7xCvSpKrDUJxSfdfttgZGhX4UIQ_JL1qDqo3a7gzQ7gGscXFKdnnbO1Re_qtzA5M/s640/062.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Some of my Hand-Dyed Seam Binding... so much Fun to do this!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAxYrvFyLzJGcCKMZG2OY2RQekHzYkia3ipqMYCRiIMXLb-ObE12OqE0ghn-vafwuUNocPbSFlXbDYrkcV6yokdhHl3fpysE_yQh691CtZPEckEBsbuZQ9QuIdEltHOHmM517V7l8I3o/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiAxYrvFyLzJGcCKMZG2OY2RQekHzYkia3ipqMYCRiIMXLb-ObE12OqE0ghn-vafwuUNocPbSFlXbDYrkcV6yokdhHl3fpysE_yQh691CtZPEckEBsbuZQ9QuIdEltHOHmM517V7l8I3o/s640/058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A couple of the last Holiday's Tag Creations by Pamela that I had been Admiring during her Halloween Event so she Gifted them to me!!!  My Goal is to keep Practicing with Tag Dying until I can get this Quality of End Result on my Tags... Divine!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iuEzhsaRaxwz9Qgz7f24ty3ccX0dF8iszhyMHSfuHkQd-wRfjpp07FGPai5A0By4YG8DOBSjTy3Ut31V99XvDAHdeJ1uLKv15O54urbq9q9mTLEXhzWgsClSpbKoXwEuxTJrFujQkgo/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iuEzhsaRaxwz9Qgz7f24ty3ccX0dF8iszhyMHSfuHkQd-wRfjpp07FGPai5A0By4YG8DOBSjTy3Ut31V99XvDAHdeJ1uLKv15O54urbq9q9mTLEXhzWgsClSpbKoXwEuxTJrFujQkgo/s640/063.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And check out the Sweet Navajo Vintage Pincushion Pamela gave me for Christmas!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ac0p6MrLrLlFkFkyzLhkvDuX2SdDTCza3AbKvQiVCVpKASqsl9HWeZ5QuPQUfIyTXbQx7acDIUSGWLLYIxmRx2wHidX819Tm6u_WVM2YpJ95llEIePSBOxPwKcBEn_H4g-jWEduA9VQ/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ac0p6MrLrLlFkFkyzLhkvDuX2SdDTCza3AbKvQiVCVpKASqsl9HWeZ5QuPQUfIyTXbQx7acDIUSGWLLYIxmRx2wHidX819Tm6u_WVM2YpJ95llEIePSBOxPwKcBEn_H4g-jWEduA9VQ/s640/064.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I just Love it, Traditional Navajo and Hopi Velvet Wardrobe are among my Favorite Tribal Ensembles.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERIgoZz9LF3aHmb0ia7KJmaV4T9c5_OtRpZrF1MalA6bwfLyiq2tLGVuCnZL5yAeGMLLIhRIRjORg6IYq3p2I-bd5Ohg2f2j9GzRjU4B2c1gmZBd7gl1rpEd9UONIDfUOyr7YInnWDRE/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERIgoZz9LF3aHmb0ia7KJmaV4T9c5_OtRpZrF1MalA6bwfLyiq2tLGVuCnZL5yAeGMLLIhRIRjORg6IYq3p2I-bd5Ohg2f2j9GzRjU4B2c1gmZBd7gl1rpEd9UONIDfUOyr7YInnWDRE/s640/065.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><div 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;"><em>Here she is from the back.   And check out how Princess T had 'Decorated' my Mini Black Christmas Tree with her Zoobles while I was gone!  *LOL*  And she'd worked tirelessly to dust many of Gramma's Chachkes as well Bless her Heart!</em></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/AVvXsEgedY4H4tFvt5AHSoKW64Y3OalFlVQdW6NvENCzgbk5J2SbqFUmExyt17cWpCOuS9cmypM6iIYRM657U7Z8jvoq69H1rSHNJIFuRJ_ha6s140Z61XhwXLwE-UFk-gbqUbqoeOIQ62s-7Uk/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedY4H4tFvt5AHSoKW64Y3OalFlVQdW6NvENCzgbk5J2SbqFUmExyt17cWpCOuS9cmypM6iIYRM657U7Z8jvoq69H1rSHNJIFuRJ_ha6s140Z61XhwXLwE-UFk-gbqUbqoeOIQ62s-7Uk/s640/002.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And it WAS a Fun and Productive day for Yours Truly... I stopped and had some Guilty Indulgences... BR Ice-Cream Nutty Coconut and Pralines N Cream in a Waffle Bowl... Yum!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAslnC_WPEY0X0HLP3yQBff543lAw9mZK2cpOMHi283N2tJFE-knSCbEnTugXOnUO7xvd7mB_ZtXbAYEcmiG2WvW4-G1P6FyG8HSlc6MrweIsdOvxHBbzMphCnrqKjnVO2wW_8DonV_pg/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAslnC_WPEY0X0HLP3yQBff543lAw9mZK2cpOMHi283N2tJFE-knSCbEnTugXOnUO7xvd7mB_ZtXbAYEcmiG2WvW4-G1P6FyG8HSlc6MrweIsdOvxHBbzMphCnrqKjnVO2wW_8DonV_pg/s640/004.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Pickin' is always a Rush... and Helps to fill the Showrooms back up so that I can keep on top of the Holiday Rush as well!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlbJvdUHWxbafunR9FA0tnf-g7Nj3wFq5JAojyUQAnsWzVeRnFGK2lrRS_7-KoBEM7GkldxxKc_lLW9QkwqKZwxclysGy4FSAHOfKCO-R8NzFZkasOiCpa-1rfDiVRGe0ZJBd5xR0Too/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlbJvdUHWxbafunR9FA0tnf-g7Nj3wFq5JAojyUQAnsWzVeRnFGK2lrRS_7-KoBEM7GkldxxKc_lLW9QkwqKZwxclysGy4FSAHOfKCO-R8NzFZkasOiCpa-1rfDiVRGe0ZJBd5xR0Too/s640/006.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It's not that I found a lot, but what I did 'Pick' was really Special to me and I Hope will be Special to my Customers as well?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFZVCc7DF8roQMlje7RNWDX76EE9ipFVyvacxglKdCjS5jtMgEnhfDVfAbCWKaefUsc0kBGEHpSQwdBlAKvO57xnTFsLkdRIZmiC4tH-w-P95pXwA02HfQalxj-tvQ6sQJuc_gKmZ4YU/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFZVCc7DF8roQMlje7RNWDX76EE9ipFVyvacxglKdCjS5jtMgEnhfDVfAbCWKaefUsc0kBGEHpSQwdBlAKvO57xnTFsLkdRIZmiC4tH-w-P95pXwA02HfQalxj-tvQ6sQJuc_gKmZ4YU/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have a Passion for Botanicals and was Jazzed to find a matching Pair.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4gdyKhvo0XTizPQJu6obEqGHyeasZ-JDyR1guW991gcBd70Go3s7tnq5kKoyi_bsGRecQEwG5YE_nACLFFTQcogwO6OreVjLXCzhKSJjVW3z9WXmnhflo4WY-YwWaSv7ayz6kXvAZEo/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4gdyKhvo0XTizPQJu6obEqGHyeasZ-JDyR1guW991gcBd70Go3s7tnq5kKoyi_bsGRecQEwG5YE_nACLFFTQcogwO6OreVjLXCzhKSJjVW3z9WXmnhflo4WY-YwWaSv7ayz6kXvAZEo/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This Sconce Shade reminded me of Italian Millifiore or Chuhuly Glass.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdC_rFnMqHTZCI-CAr-zbRYz3yU-YGzON-0wd-6kGG3VAdzC38Qie3_V8AWMCPGADbCl8rDuQJSn3_WAYtJcb-h1CBPRjvegC38iZ9dX57q1AYtA378bjZ6DzUOu7ZOtvKBjXh6tzjrg/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdC_rFnMqHTZCI-CAr-zbRYz3yU-YGzON-0wd-6kGG3VAdzC38Qie3_V8AWMCPGADbCl8rDuQJSn3_WAYtJcb-h1CBPRjvegC38iZ9dX57q1AYtA378bjZ6DzUOu7ZOtvKBjXh6tzjrg/s640/010.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I can never pass up a Crystal Sconce... even if this was a lone Orphan one that might have once been part of a matching Set?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98MmqvqNRaaF005XPKRVYRrTpUXmmHmJOmrF48sEvDK4L18nVFJ7SPRBn3p54vAArlOQqvvpMEllX3wjcOdG689GDUU2WLdUyW04vsHJzp8uiUx5ZhZjFvS73JG4OsEEIS5UgSDfHg8/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL98MmqvqNRaaF005XPKRVYRrTpUXmmHmJOmrF48sEvDK4L18nVFJ7SPRBn3p54vAArlOQqvvpMEllX3wjcOdG689GDUU2WLdUyW04vsHJzp8uiUx5ZhZjFvS73JG4OsEEIS5UgSDfHg8/s640/017.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I decided to keep a Pair of Unknown Masters Unframed and Unsigned Original Oil Art that I 'Scored'... don't know who the Artist is, but I Loved their Style.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dnoGQgllNS4EYP6h7C4LaI9Hk4DIs7zD-ufEl_Q2QliwAdoZhc10VqRuuP4epv_VCXN6-65jjj4DzjdRovvR8D85tenLBmV2ylmznMpW83webWFrz7yi7jYx3saarjExU38F9Wjnk0g/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dnoGQgllNS4EYP6h7C4LaI9Hk4DIs7zD-ufEl_Q2QliwAdoZhc10VqRuuP4epv_VCXN6-65jjj4DzjdRovvR8D85tenLBmV2ylmznMpW83webWFrz7yi7jYx3saarjExU38F9Wjnk0g/s640/018.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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I also found another Guilty Indulgence of mine... Spa Soaps in Gorgeous Packaging!  I got a huge Bag of them for under Two Bucks!</em></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/AVvXsEgJGfy0ve-SgpjQNlE6sXHFBRchQjAH3clcTFXW7_16P9Jt02o4QeoWYxvNT12hzG1QdCceuVXzSQiq0CNO9jv_aLDGpkhs_gfqGG8R9wIdoxLWLS-BSw0EdmQyk1As0F85X4EMpyTxfO8/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGfy0ve-SgpjQNlE6sXHFBRchQjAH3clcTFXW7_16P9Jt02o4QeoWYxvNT12hzG1QdCceuVXzSQiq0CNO9jv_aLDGpkhs_gfqGG8R9wIdoxLWLS-BSw0EdmQyk1As0F85X4EMpyTxfO8/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And lastly, but certainly not leastly... another Favorite Passion of mine is the Exploration of Old Abandoned Homes or Ruins that have always Intrigued me and I might be Documenting for perhaps the last time before they are Gone Forever?  This particular one I had driven by for Decades when it was occupied and always Loved the Old Adobe Two Story Structure on Two Agricultural Acres in the Heart of the City which has Urban sprawled around it. It had an Artist Loft Style Window taking up the entire front of the Building and always Intrigued me because it has several exterior Adobe Stairways leading up to the Second Floor and I Envision the Second Floor being an Artist Loft Style Space?  Sadly, it has had a Fire now and is Vacant up for Sale... don't know if it will just be razed and developed if a Restoration is too Costly for a New Owner?  I'm sure an Investor can get more bang for their buck razing it and re-developing it with a Cookie Cutter Subdivision or Apartments... sad though that it will be Lost.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aa_X7CDjhmSZcqFES3SasTxQ3qmNioHkX3z18Q4JN7Sm5zDUFdSpCQfy4PjaTtLmv_EYNl1I8l5F5xvLypFv0oIuAh-Ljs94V9LPHdKsOaXLdOVLTUeoOW61StBeCAxdbB0IPOUas0/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aa_X7CDjhmSZcqFES3SasTxQ3qmNioHkX3z18Q4JN7Sm5zDUFdSpCQfy4PjaTtLmv_EYNl1I8l5F5xvLypFv0oIuAh-Ljs94V9LPHdKsOaXLdOVLTUeoOW61StBeCAxdbB0IPOUas0/s640/021.JPG" width="480" /></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;"><em>Old Sentinals like this are Rare in the Heart of the City as Urban Sprawl Encroaches the Rural Areas and like a swarm of insatiable locusts devours the Agricultural Historic Homes of the Area that used to be out in the boonies and are the last hold-out bastions of what 'Once Was'. It is actually a very large deep building that only looks small from the Street, it is an enormous Old Home and I would Love to get an Appointment to see the Interior and the Potential... but sadly, can't Save 'em all can we?  And this Old Historic Beauty may be on borrowed time for Existing at all? </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UGL8GlZqggOAt3k0gCnJ6ulQd6zjCihrluZy9sfysBc59UslXWcOwyx6BBcNZy1RsVu0kI9w1_R8OOIcHNQLcEhBpxiaKRH94let497VJ2ijk8ltp8Kphutn5yRm3pXDHxUD0acAyvQ/s1600/show_and_tell_fridays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UGL8GlZqggOAt3k0gCnJ6ulQd6zjCihrluZy9sfysBc59UslXWcOwyx6BBcNZy1RsVu0kI9w1_R8OOIcHNQLcEhBpxiaKRH94let497VJ2ijk8ltp8Kphutn5yRm3pXDHxUD0acAyvQ/s640/show_and_tell_fridays.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And please join us for <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2013/12/vintage-and-vogue-at-christmas-show-and.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyRomanticHome+%28My+Romantic+Home%29"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY</span></strong></a> Blog Party, Hosted by Cindy at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2013/12/vintage-and-vogue-at-christmas-show-and.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyRomanticHome+%28My+Romantic+Home%29"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">MY ROMANTIC HOME</span></strong></a>.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Being Thankful At Thanksgiving

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8bdeuIApv6LRWoXVtRRytTg5P3MU8lhWgvq8CEH2d6SUrQxW7poCe1of2RjwyEz-cjCqaDI2dIQC-_TT4VIU8rsQ8CI61XQqPcQroQEeSjOpaWz10FB9AGmeG-jf0UNGgGeoltLgo5Y/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8bdeuIApv6LRWoXVtRRytTg5P3MU8lhWgvq8CEH2d6SUrQxW7poCe1of2RjwyEz-cjCqaDI2dIQC-_TT4VIU8rsQ8CI61XQqPcQroQEeSjOpaWz10FB9AGmeG-jf0UNGgGeoltLgo5Y/s640/082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thanksgiving... I often Feel as though it's a much neglected and yet very Important Holiday.  Squeezed inbetween two very popular Holidays it is often rushed past.  And Hopefully, even though most are rushing towards Christmas and preparing for that most Holy Celebration with great Anticipation... they will still slow down enough, at least for Today, to Honor with Thanksgiving those things that they can and should truly be Thankful for this Thanksgiving Day?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveencbr6uWKWTj0t-bZkaozKCiDHpepIQQstQH3CK4QRBtnNNlqyEuHawb8slWrbvbvI-zGOD-aA63PiiwkSYjSLSIBzLsgxzJHw8whynCYhAXmGGzEtP6vvqEUbCDrFDW2yUrvFwW5Y/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveencbr6uWKWTj0t-bZkaozKCiDHpepIQQstQH3CK4QRBtnNNlqyEuHawb8slWrbvbvI-zGOD-aA63PiiwkSYjSLSIBzLsgxzJHw8whynCYhAXmGGzEtP6vvqEUbCDrFDW2yUrvFwW5Y/s640/081.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Certainly in a Retail Setting it is prudent to get things rolling in preparation for Black Friday's massive Shopping Crowds so that you are well prepared for what peeps want to be buying for Christmas and to Decorate for it...  but at Home we always keep Autumn present until Thanksgiving is over.  We still have the Home awash in Velvet Pumpkins to keep the Ambiance of the Thanksgiving Holiday's Harvest Autumn Theme.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKazCViDz5zhSLg005F_e_QIlskx0eSVVdZtnei2bmkE8JN6ifkDt188WW25siNoDs3IVCKGaHxgHMRn8lB5BJeJOc-reb2U-zOg0TTKOB5tZWqpjFAxxxWxZg8NbcBe0XkqCgP_4zSe4/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKazCViDz5zhSLg005F_e_QIlskx0eSVVdZtnei2bmkE8JN6ifkDt188WW25siNoDs3IVCKGaHxgHMRn8lB5BJeJOc-reb2U-zOg0TTKOB5tZWqpjFAxxxWxZg8NbcBe0XkqCgP_4zSe4/s640/083.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, of all the Traditional Seasonal Hues, Autumn Hues are my Personal Favorites.  Rich Warm Hues with an Organic Palette of Nature.   And this Thanksgiving, as always, we Reflect upon all that we have to be Thankful for... and the List is long indeed!!!  Though 2013 has been a tough year for our Family for a variety of reasons, the Blessings have also been abundant and often Miraculous.  We're particularly Thankful this Thanksgiving that The Man recovered enough to come Home and join us for the Holidays and that we aren't having to spend it with him in a Hospital Setting.</em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPzlXynUVOCX8QV9-pgiyefLO2BZJNvuO9srJM84B07lUoopT1dTCCcT-TO-WcDUIjJyOnTEAoBAxtDAJDFt_QAJC9OeFFVIm81B-61-YYPfbt6ylHckZABt9lOv4ezb2_LgHoLgSnVU/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPzlXynUVOCX8QV9-pgiyefLO2BZJNvuO9srJM84B07lUoopT1dTCCcT-TO-WcDUIjJyOnTEAoBAxtDAJDFt_QAJC9OeFFVIm81B-61-YYPfbt6ylHckZABt9lOv4ezb2_LgHoLgSnVU/s640/085.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>He always prepared the Thanksgiving Meal at Home since he's the more Masterful Culinary Expert in the Family... and since he can no longer use the Stove and Oven and given the circumstances, we had already planned not to make Thanksgiving Dinner at Home, but meet with The Son and his Lovely Girlfriend at a local Restaurant to partake.  So Imagine our Surprise when the G-Kid's School, in cooperation with Can-Do Nation Ministry, which is a Unified Faith Based Ministry of various Community Organizations and Churches, showed up with a Hot Thanksgiving Meal for Lunch for the entire Family!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>   </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR7jTEzXHKcQQZHRCtgAUSOKP4y0BTLOegctUdtnZJu4ZmL4343pHH1IF4mvJN9eFyOsbs41NnPMGVnJhDbwt-dulGgFlsNx9L9-zFYrISlSghclYQrFUJFGWUG3wMNUKxPFPeriSBa8/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyR7jTEzXHKcQQZHRCtgAUSOKP4y0BTLOegctUdtnZJu4ZmL4343pHH1IF4mvJN9eFyOsbs41NnPMGVnJhDbwt-dulGgFlsNx9L9-zFYrISlSghclYQrFUJFGWUG3wMNUKxPFPeriSBa8/s640/086.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What an unexpected Blessing and we were deeply Moved by such Compassion extended with Love for those in our Community who are going through particular Trials during the Holiday Season.  We are so Thankful for the Generosity extended to us and for the School submitting our Family to Receive such a Blessing this Thanksgiving Day!  It tasted as delicious as it looks, our Compliments to the Chef(s) who Created such a Feast!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz3YLbr5iVAcm8vC_8vwIbvMpZsgefuIVsIFQn_weQXYTLw7GS2Jsze9vSuQ_pI3wXkA91EQp37aD9-bxZ8ryX3l_aytwrlUfTMMFO9cWPgJirkDXiS7Di0A3LDepItUW6342f2YhGqo/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGz3YLbr5iVAcm8vC_8vwIbvMpZsgefuIVsIFQn_weQXYTLw7GS2Jsze9vSuQ_pI3wXkA91EQp37aD9-bxZ8ryX3l_aytwrlUfTMMFO9cWPgJirkDXiS7Di0A3LDepItUW6342f2YhGqo/s640/087.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And a Shout-Out to the Organizations that Sponsored it all... our Church and The Man's Church being among them... along with the Food Ministry I worked with for many Years.   Sharing and Working in Unity can accomplish so very much can't it?  Thank You!!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEdH0i838uwf5RHdUUX6iUKSyCZ1QZEkDa_Wet59N1akB8ajqMtlc_Ji6ClUj7NxaC64G62bZV866rZkorcGpw87riMqZSUdM3ohFoL9pRDabIPfbArd4u2HqOT8oOhfopyIAfwIP_MI/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEdH0i838uwf5RHdUUX6iUKSyCZ1QZEkDa_Wet59N1akB8ajqMtlc_Ji6ClUj7NxaC64G62bZV866rZkorcGpw87riMqZSUdM3ohFoL9pRDabIPfbArd4u2HqOT8oOhfopyIAfwIP_MI/s640/088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And yes, there was even Dessert!!!  It was a Wonderful thing to wake up to this Morning, having a house full of Giving Souls who are spending a great part of their Thanksgiving Holiday Ministering to others in the Community, delivering a delicious Thanksgiving Meal and visiting our Homes!  God Bless you all richly, as I'm sure He is!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ReGVr1cZPMYQyzDJnl1EpKCwGGqwRrqU8hlfcn5SgR8SQkL77dptEuKQu8McC98ZhIYLjHBiDbnFAqslnm7hMYBB95pjrbF8PNMlf9BTEKslBmT8RQxlpocruCiRb4V0Bw7R818UuQ/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ReGVr1cZPMYQyzDJnl1EpKCwGGqwRrqU8hlfcn5SgR8SQkL77dptEuKQu8McC98ZhIYLjHBiDbnFAqslnm7hMYBB95pjrbF8PNMlf9BTEKslBmT8RQxlpocruCiRb4V0Bw7R818UuQ/s640/084.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I also had my Friends Debbie and Roy Surprise me with an unexpected Friendship Gift of these Lovely Earrings... just Because!   Yes, another thing we are so very Thankful for is our Wonderful Circle of Friends, who are each and every one, the Salt of the Earth!  We are so Fortunate to have so many Friends and such rich Relationships in our Lives.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkcGJC9UkwU-eh75MHq5A9p7CsJIepK-765egke_IQ_kJc6BMlyxPv4YsklWwyVlJjau67IgTW0E8Lx5oHVteMx4EYgnp6Y4PEIHaqP8JHSYFXBzHhrqiiBmKpY9VfXDPJ0VLU7MHeSw/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkcGJC9UkwU-eh75MHq5A9p7CsJIepK-765egke_IQ_kJc6BMlyxPv4YsklWwyVlJjau67IgTW0E8Lx5oHVteMx4EYgnp6Y4PEIHaqP8JHSYFXBzHhrqiiBmKpY9VfXDPJ0VLU7MHeSw/s640/084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>They know us so very well.  And that is the Special Intimacy of True Friendship, when one takes the Time to REALLY get to know one's Friends and be there for them through thick and thin.   I'm a very Social Person and I've always Cherished my Friends and every Special Relationship I Share with another Person.  So when Friends reciprocate in Cherishing their Special Relationship they Share with us equally, it is a particular Blessing and Mutually Enriching.  Thank You Debbie and Roy, these were so very ME and I just Love them!  Your Encouragement and Friendship thru these difficult times has really Uplifted and Strengthened us!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpKqejB0WAAk-cZ8oHq_DgGU3rXt66TNPd4tybeJ9Y2N6ZdPNxBvBBeqJ7kgv1ytZMJPPz1Fy5vA5HZbLAvAKd1MT9Cx9AUHkO7ULwWb5saj8faFRodXGUDT6cfoT35_CXSveHOtxWU4/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpKqejB0WAAk-cZ8oHq_DgGU3rXt66TNPd4tybeJ9Y2N6ZdPNxBvBBeqJ7kgv1ytZMJPPz1Fy5vA5HZbLAvAKd1MT9Cx9AUHkO7ULwWb5saj8faFRodXGUDT6cfoT35_CXSveHOtxWU4/s640/056.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We'll still be getting together with The Son and his Girl later...</em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqXbdF7gTTnXWJBabxjjU95klxZ9Uu0yr5A64m37nQjVPa-kDVZ10rTMIwoZDOPsb_MpcsutLgMTOgY-QT7GKn5ynE5uYwcizFtyuybL1EBpH8IQQzwArICzY33V5-oqPm5yiWdlrneg/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqXbdF7gTTnXWJBabxjjU95klxZ9Uu0yr5A64m37nQjVPa-kDVZ10rTMIwoZDOPsb_MpcsutLgMTOgY-QT7GKn5ynE5uYwcizFtyuybL1EBpH8IQQzwArICzY33V5-oqPm5yiWdlrneg/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>This was "Later"... The Son and his Lovely Girlfriend Treated the Family to a Fantastic Thanksgiving Dinner at Cracker Barrel... where a Ham AND Turkey Dinner WITH Dessert was being Served and it really was exceptional with loads of leftovers because there was so much food!  *Whoo Hoo!*  Thanks for Indulging us and spending Special Time with the extended Family this Thanksgiving, we Love you so much, Mwahhhhhhh!!!</em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgv7tOv-poYTuXWgpZaTQd8zyRGZz1z15uL-vbMsICtDV7019DleoLOb45Gg_SewU5f4SF9lABr9TnDsuSeHFQvPcGY1mF0hw755fq7Au0Uq5eA4Si64vAxiXoI93YxHSq80v0HfaLzg/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgv7tOv-poYTuXWgpZaTQd8zyRGZz1z15uL-vbMsICtDV7019DleoLOb45Gg_SewU5f4SF9lABr9TnDsuSeHFQvPcGY1mF0hw755fq7Au0Uq5eA4Si64vAxiXoI93YxHSq80v0HfaLzg/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><em> I'm also Thankful that I have such a close Relationship with all of our Adult Children and their Significant Others.   I hear so many Dear Folks that don't Share a Closeness with their Grown Children and I always feel so Sad for them.  Even though we've been thru much with our Kids over the Years, it has never weakened nor broken the Special Bond and Unconditional Love we have for each other.   We might have put the Dis in Dysfunction at times with some of the Drama and Crisis we've Endured individually and cooperatively *Smiles*... but we're still thick as Thieves Relationally and there has been absolutely nothing that could come between that.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqo1gc_PSBtfjk8GJ8hYQn-Y3JHnYkdNo0jm3Hjg0Oun7Kaf8DHdAH1LUIXntCQZgMo_dpS8gQNOMkQr6cLVY_QuF2WB-dpM2t8WHK7F5suscVEeDsjK8N_xceYIcsgBNcueVE5-S5Ac/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqo1gc_PSBtfjk8GJ8hYQn-Y3JHnYkdNo0jm3Hjg0Oun7Kaf8DHdAH1LUIXntCQZgMo_dpS8gQNOMkQr6cLVY_QuF2WB-dpM2t8WHK7F5suscVEeDsjK8N_xceYIcsgBNcueVE5-S5Ac/s640/054.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Our Kids always Applauded the fact that no matter what they put us thru with their Choices and Lifestyles, or particular Disabilities and Illnesses, we never gave up on them and Loved them thru all of it... and continue to daily.  Still exceedingly Proud of each of them... we Celebrated and Magnified their Strengths and Character rather than dwelling upon or condemning them for their Weaknesses and Mistakes.  We Live our Lives knowing that by Grace God has shown Mercy upon us, so how could we NOT extend the same Grace and Mercy towards others?  And most especially our Loved Ones!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmtjaeJL-GzUhLr7RDpH7dCX6tsPSq4Pi37mHNsxz51Yj9DUYgOwZb7VJSJE2_qThE9iLsggOJkMOFw227upYKbnPuBZiqeSMkZiBZEGuWMvQxtV-YrQw-VW28HYNaWKABRsr1ouiIdw/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmtjaeJL-GzUhLr7RDpH7dCX6tsPSq4Pi37mHNsxz51Yj9DUYgOwZb7VJSJE2_qThE9iLsggOJkMOFw227upYKbnPuBZiqeSMkZiBZEGuWMvQxtV-YrQw-VW28HYNaWKABRsr1ouiIdw/s640/058.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So if you have an Estrangement with a Friend or Loved One Today, or any Broken Relationship for that matter, I Encourage you to be bigger than whatever the Issue was and find it in your Heart to Forgive and Extend some Grace in an Effort to begin a Healing Process Relationally this Thanksgiving Day.  Even if it is not reciprocated, it will Minister to your own Soul and set you Free as your wounds Heal and you have a Peace about the situation instead of harboring regrets, hurt, sorrow, bitterness, ill will, or whatever Negative Emotions might have been consuming you.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOJcxwDg4trCIwf5aTkLkr1UyZcfqEES8AwsEuEfXgBgu6hToANj0EiCn0X21b0GFMgfy2KOsloAfQuJUcAVNRM84jATs0bxJ-H0WbzwpR94YmRuExuKCBoPI2lfpSE1Iu2nwK6v99tg/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOJcxwDg4trCIwf5aTkLkr1UyZcfqEES8AwsEuEfXgBgu6hToANj0EiCn0X21b0GFMgfy2KOsloAfQuJUcAVNRM84jATs0bxJ-H0WbzwpR94YmRuExuKCBoPI2lfpSE1Iu2nwK6v99tg/s640/057.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>My Nanna never allowed the Sun to go down on her Wrath towards anyone or anything and that was a Great Foundational Biblical Principal for me to build upon and Serve me throughout Life.  Each day that you can lay your head down on your pillow without having Upset or Anger, regardless of what may have transpired throughout the unfolding of the day, is a Good Ending to the Old Day and an Excellent Beginning to the New Day.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAheMoIuX7YUZmgwm6mP9sTt0czzCLsKneT_E0Ne6AIgmejP1Awrunknwd1EAiUh60zwGiZeBB1jWt_Y43prjc9lUpkjmZsO2UJwfKu637omjpgdheV1gs_Mj3pg37Mrbp2BYjgJOEmA/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAheMoIuX7YUZmgwm6mP9sTt0czzCLsKneT_E0Ne6AIgmejP1Awrunknwd1EAiUh60zwGiZeBB1jWt_Y43prjc9lUpkjmZsO2UJwfKu637omjpgdheV1gs_Mj3pg37Mrbp2BYjgJOEmA/s640/073.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And if it takes a Glass of Sarsaparilla or Wine... or two... to get to that place... *Winks*  I don't know what it is about Sarsaparilla, but it always has a Calming Effect for me and though it is hard to find nowadays, I stock up when I can locate it!  Not to mention peeps love Collecting the unusual Bottles because it has such an Old West Flair and Feel to it.  Sidling up to the Bar in an Old Western and asking for a Sarsaparilla always seemed so Wild West Romantic... even tho' as a Kid I didn't even realize they were just drinking a Rootbeer!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwYyJAE_WKNBJ6R4Q0rdCUevL4AkJRRjmy9PHI1dd-Rt9uPiy4Bh1LXOFCKof22K-ukLlevJmZNEIBvJqGQ6uEo_UnE4WAnWn6y7J8TUiDDR32rLw6bGEUbPVFAZu9RhRbe77bewMpi8/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwYyJAE_WKNBJ6R4Q0rdCUevL4AkJRRjmy9PHI1dd-Rt9uPiy4Bh1LXOFCKof22K-ukLlevJmZNEIBvJqGQ6uEo_UnE4WAnWn6y7J8TUiDDR32rLw6bGEUbPVFAZu9RhRbe77bewMpi8/s640/072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... if you ever need a Sarsaparilla Bottle... I try to keep some in stock in my Showrooms.  The end result of me sidling up to my Imaginary Bar at Home and downing some at the end of a particularly Stressful day.  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2px8tpjA5dWCoqW5Sqd9v17EE-zPGsfdqkB5ICYbk80SvHVDG_xvor1-5jQt_yeuPLtpUmHHhHnJTx048T9E55tQm9GPPFrHcOnxicbXUujG2yRXV85SXlnp7GK-spjTC0mlgamRd3o/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2px8tpjA5dWCoqW5Sqd9v17EE-zPGsfdqkB5ICYbk80SvHVDG_xvor1-5jQt_yeuPLtpUmHHhHnJTx048T9E55tQm9GPPFrHcOnxicbXUujG2yRXV85SXlnp7GK-spjTC0mlgamRd3o/s640/060.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Another thing I'm extremely Thankful for at our Season of Life is that we still have the sounds of Children's Laughter and Play evident every day at our Home.  The Children in our Neighborhood Love coming to our Home to Play... and there's something about the Carefree Pure Emotion of Childhood that Inspires me like nothing else.   Children can be going thru as much, or more, than any Adult is or could even contemplate surviving... and yet still be Exceedingly Joyful and Enjoying Life FULLY!   Many of the Children in our Neighborhood are Poor or have gone thru much, but are Rich in so many other ways that you cannot put a price upon and couldn't buy for any amount of money.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirql5X48XjD2znbSZvHB9QOHY1jJePQvmw7WkTkVy2Qq4OmrmOtoST3BqI7_1_jVnBkNx4YOxYyaRrGCPL5SvCQxTDn5A6OeX-jWdeX810ZZ-WXgzQCm3R03RkzmGQJox7HORUsamD8ew/s1600/062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirql5X48XjD2znbSZvHB9QOHY1jJePQvmw7WkTkVy2Qq4OmrmOtoST3BqI7_1_jVnBkNx4YOxYyaRrGCPL5SvCQxTDn5A6OeX-jWdeX810ZZ-WXgzQCm3R03RkzmGQJox7HORUsamD8ew/s640/062.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My own Grandchildren never cease to Inspire and Strengthen me by how Resilient they are and how much they have gone thru in their short lives and yet rebounded from.  Our Fur Babies too were all Orphaned and seemingly Unwanted and Uncared for until they Adopted us and chose to become a part of our extended Family.  It has been our Privilege to have them choose US to Love and make a Home with!  As you can see, Yul in particular Adores the Children and was Playing House with the Girls this day... he was trying to squeeze his big fluffy arse INTO that little Dollhouse in fact!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXxuUNiXBUeh5XO71jt3Z0-yrdEswYHhejd-GD0f1oeQchVE8izdiTDloVux_leRRqdmJY2ByLP_s-pf6v5kjdMl2vequ_JrEYa7_tcvTvsfYAqAAvXcuCrWP7Dd6dUAwO6YyRjY_ZnA/s1600/1464026_1431719217042993_1205303610_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXxuUNiXBUeh5XO71jt3Z0-yrdEswYHhejd-GD0f1oeQchVE8izdiTDloVux_leRRqdmJY2ByLP_s-pf6v5kjdMl2vequ_JrEYa7_tcvTvsfYAqAAvXcuCrWP7Dd6dUAwO6YyRjY_ZnA/s640/1464026_1431719217042993_1205303610_n.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I am Blessed beyond Measure by how many Grandchildren I've Lived long enough to Welcome into this World and then to have Lived long enough to Welcome not one, but two GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN as well!  This is the latest one, who just when you think she can't get any Cuter... well, you know!  *Winks*  Besos from Great-Gramma Dawn!   She looks SO much like her Aunty Princess T that it would be hard to tell them apart from their Baby Pictures!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOdOK6KVk8BAhasEuHHslXaMDa2j00IA-1xSFaM1eDvLutzoSHLDZvgBhmeDE9xhqq35Qmm6mI92x1rv01AF0K4vpNsl9cgGmlh-73ioQ6vYknAvJMIcMU_s_VKc7O0YFqdlLuPmGFYg/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOdOK6KVk8BAhasEuHHslXaMDa2j00IA-1xSFaM1eDvLutzoSHLDZvgBhmeDE9xhqq35Qmm6mI92x1rv01AF0K4vpNsl9cgGmlh-73ioQ6vYknAvJMIcMU_s_VKc7O0YFqdlLuPmGFYg/s640/113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So my Friends, what are just some of the things you are being Thankful for at Thanksgiving?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DGsmnS0LMv81jMZLju7QWaZnsMlylXAG4hvrqwujdQfXrcvDuk0ywrqKi2CUXi6nXZpi4mjSl1ST34wv6jHbW9saBzyFbibQY1ws-1G3H2fCuD3wJWI8sFOlzpAgvYIjnoRSouxVDEs/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DGsmnS0LMv81jMZLju7QWaZnsMlylXAG4hvrqwujdQfXrcvDuk0ywrqKi2CUXi6nXZpi4mjSl1ST34wv6jHbW9saBzyFbibQY1ws-1G3H2fCuD3wJWI8sFOlzpAgvYIjnoRSouxVDEs/s640/010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what Plans are you making for this day?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL3OT656l5l8Qpn7irPjcQmOIddOoeJnUZp3Sk3ECDl1VmxdUTdRN1LsON9KWuKvumX8WanmPiGxLJrJusNCdqL5970Mpl-Mpk46Gc1ZwAfdoz2IjRxJaAFz9eZJFY1Y71Ed-LeUVR5E/s1600/145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAL3OT656l5l8Qpn7irPjcQmOIddOoeJnUZp3Sk3ECDl1VmxdUTdRN1LsON9KWuKvumX8WanmPiGxLJrJusNCdqL5970Mpl-Mpk46Gc1ZwAfdoz2IjRxJaAFz9eZJFY1Y71Ed-LeUVR5E/s640/145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What Special Traditions and Rituals do you partake of each Thanksgiving?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_rj3r22uWORo2hF2pbWftKQHmVbUSVirs0Agop3-IYkR-v7Hh5ayxKMsuWOx7JEDgEq_OxFwmfZLOMaV_lHZBfYjxmZb3uYoetPrOOdq-LFzNuflaKxQpPemJGE8039oFEbjMA5J-n4/s1600/178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_rj3r22uWORo2hF2pbWftKQHmVbUSVirs0Agop3-IYkR-v7Hh5ayxKMsuWOx7JEDgEq_OxFwmfZLOMaV_lHZBfYjxmZb3uYoetPrOOdq-LFzNuflaKxQpPemJGE8039oFEbjMA5J-n4/s640/178.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And do you take the Time to Savor this particular Holiday and not neglect it nor rush past it?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHK5kIFrbXA_jrnQVfabhaTanaO5lbZeunQoyHNYX_8O-Y3ue2Eriuw6NvlG1pM5oimIA8mOgM9KOgKGdjRkF9sHspONobiIh87Xo35VmNrI5OvJH9NUwLW_AkoO06VTksjvI4Ev64y4/s1600/199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHK5kIFrbXA_jrnQVfabhaTanaO5lbZeunQoyHNYX_8O-Y3ue2Eriuw6NvlG1pM5oimIA8mOgM9KOgKGdjRkF9sHspONobiIh87Xo35VmNrI5OvJH9NUwLW_AkoO06VTksjvI4Ev64y4/s640/199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Do you Respectfully keep an Autumn Vibe alive in your Homes until at least the day after Thanksgiving?</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7NZB-AZUGebJsECBjEA67ELSuOexZhr8l5hKec15p0febnMXKNiLq3cB2BVuf6qlNVDe-B-UdocML4k-dFif_PDhPPYICCZ44utY2cnIoAbb4U5xAtZ5XZdVnGJ2knf8vk_AF4YKUIw/s1600/177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7NZB-AZUGebJsECBjEA67ELSuOexZhr8l5hKec15p0febnMXKNiLq3cB2BVuf6qlNVDe-B-UdocML4k-dFif_PDhPPYICCZ44utY2cnIoAbb4U5xAtZ5XZdVnGJ2knf8vk_AF4YKUIw/s640/177.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And even if you don't... do you make Thanksgiving something Special in your own way?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwIAcQRSwMmoL0IYLdMJqYNLN_Hhh2jY8dXNWVkgyU-PvdHrOB72_GWs_PkctG3d2pb_kz0mhelpcLbikIR9kYgOv2ODPMZbs4Xcf5om2HvgErIxAv_VdqKgP5WEY2aY7OFNaDh5u2H8/s1600/179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwIAcQRSwMmoL0IYLdMJqYNLN_Hhh2jY8dXNWVkgyU-PvdHrOB72_GWs_PkctG3d2pb_kz0mhelpcLbikIR9kYgOv2ODPMZbs4Xcf5om2HvgErIxAv_VdqKgP5WEY2aY7OFNaDh5u2H8/s640/179.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Are you one to also Savor Autumn and it's particular Vibe for as long as you possibly can?  By the way, I'm Loving this Old Sap Bucket filled with Wild Grasses.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFA89btfH_94kKOsuC7NdAmtwd021fHaMElr7Qgx2SXKaHMPtKHa2L5vHaMOmkqIFCdAwAE35iCRgknDJiDL_CMziGYVL1_k51mMQqEoQwWrvetJWWiPFlQTRLuu1cBrW0uPpgDjkK6To/s1600/181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFA89btfH_94kKOsuC7NdAmtwd021fHaMElr7Qgx2SXKaHMPtKHa2L5vHaMOmkqIFCdAwAE35iCRgknDJiDL_CMziGYVL1_k51mMQqEoQwWrvetJWWiPFlQTRLuu1cBrW0uPpgDjkK6To/s640/181.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Do you still have some Pumpkins out?  Whether they be the Real Deal or Lovely Creations?  I have both actually... and will probably not banish them entirely just yet as we prepare to usher in Christmas at Bohemian Valhalla in the next few days after Thanksgiving has been Celebrated. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5l0MdY9RPXChEoVANqRPeXauz9YaKC9lGCZ_bRBWp4KdYxQNJoPTxvIHcH2PiJKil4LBMVVh890m6xOhYTSJRaHucKcm0Fem5Z3ojYNrzA5fTnSl7Up5U5uEHTIQ3PHjsif-ZNIu2Vc/s1600/189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5l0MdY9RPXChEoVANqRPeXauz9YaKC9lGCZ_bRBWp4KdYxQNJoPTxvIHcH2PiJKil4LBMVVh890m6xOhYTSJRaHucKcm0Fem5Z3ojYNrzA5fTnSl7Up5U5uEHTIQ3PHjsif-ZNIu2Vc/s640/189.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Autumn in fact is my Favorite Time of Year here in the Arizona Desert because our Weather in Autumn couldn't be more Glorious and Perfect.  I'm almost saddened each Season when it's ready to pass and move into Winter.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe1bF3_IBl0sHMboP4Q32X5Phk-e33OU3Keyo_SIJ-AeyjUXe24Ew62I6YfxwIXQYUSmIXP_kiivqavrTJrzXRo5Aavc7dIJVuPTJxY0ufM2VME_ul_DJlADFdepv6NjkfUvuvD19u2w/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe1bF3_IBl0sHMboP4Q32X5Phk-e33OU3Keyo_SIJ-AeyjUXe24Ew62I6YfxwIXQYUSmIXP_kiivqavrTJrzXRo5Aavc7dIJVuPTJxY0ufM2VME_ul_DJlADFdepv6NjkfUvuvD19u2w/s640/074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Because I've Enjoyed so much of what Autumn has been.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKHB74CK_d96mlC92ZFNhPjMd8iCdEMRL3Y49_WxG0-DIhyphenhyphenI13WHzMhTenwEztyBgwHEQACn_PBJ-DINQbuI5TGvxwmMglobFJy2IwEbJDFvCuuw7dBGVGaZ-Sl8EQHU-1xFGauGKoI/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtKHB74CK_d96mlC92ZFNhPjMd8iCdEMRL3Y49_WxG0-DIhyphenhyphenI13WHzMhTenwEztyBgwHEQACn_PBJ-DINQbuI5TGvxwmMglobFJy2IwEbJDFvCuuw7dBGVGaZ-Sl8EQHU-1xFGauGKoI/s640/016.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what Traditions, Rituals and Celebrations we have had each Autumn.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g9-6fo1AJCKXJtLxgRrTF6VwEKZj68JhZA5Z80m8zIDUlm_Hc75b8Dj3W7xgoYKcr9vbrQ8tWQz6Ef0VZS784HnrdljSozTYdDNrlAPCAmBAjp_QGdWKFBLwnffHo134mpImzUxfa4E/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9g9-6fo1AJCKXJtLxgRrTF6VwEKZj68JhZA5Z80m8zIDUlm_Hc75b8Dj3W7xgoYKcr9vbrQ8tWQz6Ef0VZS784HnrdljSozTYdDNrlAPCAmBAjp_QGdWKFBLwnffHo134mpImzUxfa4E/s640/063.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Do you lament the Passing of each Season and Holiday too my Friends... finding it a bit hard to Let Go because you've so thoroughly Enjoyed every Moment of it?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3Qea2NdgjFz-ka6gzkMlPLhAPLfJgXl_NMmO3F3rON0011KwEA7Aa9uLiCgQJ1IK97NkCW03p-uCSzgpq1TRzgmqLIa_JGBidEMIi8LJ3vSCKhepnW65ckBXdSjjaTLpKI89MtczTyI/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3Qea2NdgjFz-ka6gzkMlPLhAPLfJgXl_NMmO3F3rON0011KwEA7Aa9uLiCgQJ1IK97NkCW03p-uCSzgpq1TRzgmqLIa_JGBidEMIi8LJ3vSCKhepnW65ckBXdSjjaTLpKI89MtczTyI/s640/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sure... it will come around again next Season... and we'll look forward to it all again with great Anticipation and the building of even more Memories and Good Times we'll have.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsGeB11Y5Ucxx9XvuIt_pzRnoO4sOXPfKtlplgYISPMEkGwn7i0g5Ly1j37-6Ih9DIshNQ5D89Bgkswcx6EdrDmX4J0xLO3S0vwA0gTl74CYklPsdnNOKSpOuijRsTYCsjNAR3NS2cQU/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsGeB11Y5Ucxx9XvuIt_pzRnoO4sOXPfKtlplgYISPMEkGwn7i0g5Ly1j37-6Ih9DIshNQ5D89Bgkswcx6EdrDmX4J0xLO3S0vwA0gTl74CYklPsdnNOKSpOuijRsTYCsjNAR3NS2cQU/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And those Special Treats we look forward to... one of mine is Creme Brulee!  YUM!!!  And I do Hope that you all also have a most Wonderful Thanksgiving Today with MUCH to be Thankful for!?</em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYf00_nNbsQJVGXl9sBq_DP2NvEzLxGGLBHlcpoa3eVAQe4PqxTlQwkeXuRaA6rxeu-IxCuT8QGJ_d2h3_8UpvSg_ObnvPFbaCqD2kLXnDXKSGBqNvpmsgHlUyOq5AU1EFGTEzEEvwsc/s1600/IMG_6168+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Today we're also linking up with <a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">COMMON GROUND</span></strong></a> for a Holiday Inspiration Blog Party so come join us!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIjbE1bdrXQ2TgLuQQ9Cg3aQH0UOqSo6fMvW0_eC-pOqf3SMszf1JIA86Fffdqad765_Un8dG2srlPGkZvkAxxWYlMc8pgEpx8Hht8e6qWnzk9H2NgGBWddmENLJcwaDRdPaGCpu25WQ/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIjbE1bdrXQ2TgLuQQ9Cg3aQH0UOqSo6fMvW0_eC-pOqf3SMszf1JIA86Fffdqad765_Un8dG2srlPGkZvkAxxWYlMc8pgEpx8Hht8e6qWnzk9H2NgGBWddmENLJcwaDRdPaGCpu25WQ/s640/022.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Happy Thanksgiving and Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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