Raw And Refined ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part IV

<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/AVvXsEgCsnCSYUc9BEWMmBPMKc7LRorTPnBg5hYT2fcXKoq8b1RepcYEZxSMVIdNLA-Pa4kAtLCjhRLmVrgfSrbfuWDijruJkcNN1uiNrQv99MDEAxteEm6A9wI-SENNn8KogMO-ulL43cNzqu4/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnCSYUc9BEWMmBPMKc7LRorTPnBg5hYT2fcXKoq8b1RepcYEZxSMVIdNLA-Pa4kAtLCjhRLmVrgfSrbfuWDijruJkcNN1uiNrQv99MDEAxteEm6A9wI-SENNn8KogMO-ulL43cNzqu4/s1600/105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>You'll be Happy to know that I have numerous Posts worth of Beautiful Images that I will saturate the Land of Blog with for days on end for a while, just from my two days of Me Time at the Shops on 7th Avenue!  *Winks*   My Pathological Picture Taking was in hyperdrive, even tho' I've been really falling behind and ambivalent about so many other things lately.  *Smiles*  One of my Favorite Vignettes this Month at the 'Raw And Refined' Event at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> was this wonderful Space reminiscent of an Artist's Loft.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEiiQhrGwTEebdu2UYJkaZGprO59YLjE5ET6JxpLn40iwp3yeDnmFCZpXH99ESveaL9w2ynzvQ6kFHld4RAbEB9JzFMsx49l_XFGPRGXDC7m1NyjDOYOa4_HhqhgfqaIVc3aX7KcrQle2nY/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQhrGwTEebdu2UYJkaZGprO59YLjE5ET6JxpLn40iwp3yeDnmFCZpXH99ESveaL9w2ynzvQ6kFHld4RAbEB9JzFMsx49l_XFGPRGXDC7m1NyjDOYOa4_HhqhgfqaIVc3aX7KcrQle2nY/s1600/104.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've always had a Love Affair with my particular Vision of the Quintessential Painter's Loft Space... and this Vignette captured that Vision and Essence Beautifully.  Loads of fresh Flowers in Zinc and Enamelware Vintage Containers, Bright Colors, Weathered Garden Art, Brushes and Easels filled with unframed Art being Created... oh my!!!</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/AVvXsEhif0GjE_pLl049EEQQbh2MsDe_JDMh39rVvCpLk3FblZYXbTBvdvP_jeMHquAdvkAQPgs7L8mU1uYrB1Iw1qzS1YWvKop-PtQrujPeDqyTigjrUNUgBVnUjwduQi8xIsv6Np2tv1gR27Y/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif0GjE_pLl049EEQQbh2MsDe_JDMh39rVvCpLk3FblZYXbTBvdvP_jeMHquAdvkAQPgs7L8mU1uYrB1Iw1qzS1YWvKop-PtQrujPeDqyTigjrUNUgBVnUjwduQi8xIsv6Np2tv1gR27Y/s1600/108.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>Even though I do have the Privilege of having an Art Studio Cottage, it is not a Loft, nor does it have those rough exposed Old Brick walls, huge floor to ceiling windows to allow tons of Natural Sunlight to spill in, weathered Barnwood flooring, vaulted ceiling with Industrial Lighting illuminating every recessed corner, and huge French Doors opening up into a British Style Secret Garden that can blur the distinction from Inside and Out.  Okay, so yes, my Vision of the Quintessential Artist Loft and Studio Space is Grandoise and very Specific... but isn't that the Stuff Dreams are made of after all?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WsSYJBqIusZrd1RYHKCUPFgBfht5Qs58iwJGBhpv1VkHpdwhxPcCgQO05m_EhEDzcivn_ZrFILEmQ1G6h_-6rD9YkQKYzrYPA8UepC1kDwvjblNzAIm8jTklfQzl3bw0UQ7P5idRP7w/s1600/107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WsSYJBqIusZrd1RYHKCUPFgBfht5Qs58iwJGBhpv1VkHpdwhxPcCgQO05m_EhEDzcivn_ZrFILEmQ1G6h_-6rD9YkQKYzrYPA8UepC1kDwvjblNzAIm8jTklfQzl3bw0UQ7P5idRP7w/s1600/107.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've seen Publications featuring those Perfect Artist Spaces that I drew my Vision from... embellishing it all with heady doses of Imagination.   And it's Fun to find any Vignette reminiscent of that Picture I've painted on the Canvas of my Imagination over the Years.  I don't know that I shall ever have that exact replication of an Art Studio in my Lifetime or not, but I do know what it should look like. *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEgfM6Dd97u9qvmX4Wj3uOmcHpX1kwlSqVnDfQYSn909MaGMwQ8VZ6ABo0_BllHbEuxhaXTkmSCMQlhZQtGcLzy5OQUC_Wg81LQeIckq9o7hBUfGHYqoNY3kRrKQImmb5R8Ub2UqoCNRIbI/s1600/1800456_3924440046896_892805651_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM6Dd97u9qvmX4Wj3uOmcHpX1kwlSqVnDfQYSn909MaGMwQ8VZ6ABo0_BllHbEuxhaXTkmSCMQlhZQtGcLzy5OQUC_Wg81LQeIckq9o7hBUfGHYqoNY3kRrKQImmb5R8Ub2UqoCNRIbI/s1600/1800456_3924440046896_892805651_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Family has often Wondered why the exposed Old Brick Wall would be so Important an Element to me when clearly I would probably just hang an Antique Persian Rug upon it!?!  *LOL*  And they're right, I probably would... but I still Love exposed Old Brick Walls... and any Building I go into that has them, is a slice of Heaven on Earth to me!!!</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/AVvXsEjoBRAcgzXW9hYzQuehR52FHo4w0iepfJQZUmB4lsU4R5yiA6SK3LdjDy_F9z-oqQ9DkuMvPlhhPEQo6O19evN5VNcdG0HAO1RL1J5Rb0q9VyosmQR_RSQirLmMcE8AFja5n2IcXLf2140/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBRAcgzXW9hYzQuehR52FHo4w0iepfJQZUmB4lsU4R5yiA6SK3LdjDy_F9z-oqQ9DkuMvPlhhPEQo6O19evN5VNcdG0HAO1RL1J5Rb0q9VyosmQR_RSQirLmMcE8AFja5n2IcXLf2140/s1600/100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What Elements are representative of Heaven on Earth to you my Friends when you walk into a Space?   What Atmospheres make you absolutely Swoon?!?  Make you linger?  Make you want to replicate such a Space in your own World, with your own distinctive Spin on it of coarse?</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/AVvXsEgC1_BXJH_Ma58Nh9_ftQsg0kULRdlTKDwlwmRpDBBgnbqKG4RAUsOLTqOURQFlhdm2kVopWLvQafSWPbwE2gPwR9KYtxuWTFCm9Mb4kWgK54jfY-qWcwJO0SUrvJiXc9aHIm4Jds206Xk/s1600/101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1_BXJH_Ma58Nh9_ftQsg0kULRdlTKDwlwmRpDBBgnbqKG4RAUsOLTqOURQFlhdm2kVopWLvQafSWPbwE2gPwR9KYtxuWTFCm9Mb4kWgK54jfY-qWcwJO0SUrvJiXc9aHIm4Jds206Xk/s1600/101.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Or... have you ever walked into a Space or seen one in Publication that you could just move right on into without changing a single thing?   Because it was just that Perfect and so very YOU even though someone else happened to Style 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/AVvXsEiY6YfI1KTzK4w-mhkDAYmspWXaAHn4HjGsqIP9N98PpYBsseotY5i9lz6iOFSgD7PLj4jYEGpwiOBVzOXPpTyySMzgC-oEAQP70QtODywEC_F-hMdzkaGOm4tP9Ldsneuuk00zUtGJMoA/s1600/1901937_3924456207300_883545648_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6YfI1KTzK4w-mhkDAYmspWXaAHn4HjGsqIP9N98PpYBsseotY5i9lz6iOFSgD7PLj4jYEGpwiOBVzOXPpTyySMzgC-oEAQP70QtODywEC_F-hMdzkaGOm4tP9Ldsneuuk00zUtGJMoA/s1600/1901937_3924456207300_883545648_n.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Whenever you are not the only one inhabiting a Space of coarse there must be some compromises to accommodate everyone else out of Respect and Consideration... but if you could be totally Selfish... what would THAT Space look like?  Feel like?  Smell like?  Embody?  What would be the very Essence of YOU in a Space if there were no boundaries and no limits to what could be procured to get it just right? </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/AVvXsEiqmuIxOmNdIQPnbn_3de9q80etjO9QfqO5k7stQ_n0gmPkcoFSKGd414rgM9gkwsqSayOwehghpL97uDWVW7diE4jm79K0moqJXpMlH2XgojmlNeUm2xrCf2hFbNnRgcQKuhfXnc0uMlM/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmuIxOmNdIQPnbn_3de9q80etjO9QfqO5k7stQ_n0gmPkcoFSKGd414rgM9gkwsqSayOwehghpL97uDWVW7diE4jm79K0moqJXpMlH2XgojmlNeUm2xrCf2hFbNnRgcQKuhfXnc0uMlM/s1600/103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What little Details would be Important to you?  Even if nobody else cared or noticed?  If you had a Secret Private Space to retreat to, would it look very much like the Space you would Welcome Guests and Family into... or would it be over-the-top unbashedly the Stuff of Dreams even if not of Form and Function?  *Winks*   I have to Confess mine would look something like what one would find if they were to fall down the Rabbit Hole and into Alice In Wonderland's World... an Alice who was the Offspring of Morticia Addams had Gomez been Gypsy Royalty or the Twin Brother of Jimi Hendrix perhaps.  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEihUHV_P30Pxy7mAfRCg13psmNaBIUJZd-mhI6GLPRm46aNaBDhGk4ztB9EZ3GiSREvxJKtA6qpElgdr_Agq_1OiQ10KQzqEhMiFg4iUVTukuz-XSO2NnIaGJbFB85qcqbhz3J15siNsA0/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUHV_P30Pxy7mAfRCg13psmNaBIUJZd-mhI6GLPRm46aNaBDhGk4ztB9EZ3GiSREvxJKtA6qpElgdr_Agq_1OiQ10KQzqEhMiFg4iUVTukuz-XSO2NnIaGJbFB85qcqbhz3J15siNsA0/s1600/068.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sure, I can Admire Traditionally Styled Spaces of any Genre too... but I would be most comfortable in Spaces that were Enchanting and Surreal, Spaces that looked like a Dreamscape come to Life.  Spaces where if a Unicorn were to trot by the window you wouldn't be at all surprised and it wouldn't look out of place or the least bit Unusual.  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEiyLaMBgDeenf7nYHRhPZAt6ahPd2NUgJmSDCDX9G9fxPdIVhYXcwcOevHourPe7t1u6uk5xwpQOy-ns6ubw_Ak-aAzZo2v7OrmzK178cc6UY4GVu0vqACBT7U1Gk8yNbOU3JxNpCLNDR4/s1600/110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLaMBgDeenf7nYHRhPZAt6ahPd2NUgJmSDCDX9G9fxPdIVhYXcwcOevHourPe7t1u6uk5xwpQOy-ns6ubw_Ak-aAzZo2v7OrmzK178cc6UY4GVu0vqACBT7U1Gk8yNbOU3JxNpCLNDR4/s1600/110.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>At times I haven't pulled back the reigns when I'm Styling my Personal Spaces and its raised some eyebrows to be sure.  *Winks*   And even when I feel I've Restrained myself, it's usually still quite Quirky to most folks since the Weird and the Wonderful have to co-exist with me for it to Feel like Home Sweet Home!</em></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/AVvXsEgEUn0eA9RNNdqna8DS1r5EOsvZ-zBaOxQE64ZFEnoCsvCW45IuIBLdrqk1r8fQpjf1ZOb0G8rRltVefBnsL1L97ZiF7NhYI-KBlCETfbYih9I6hkb7Jop_ypjF39JvwjGWseKY-wC_e3g/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUn0eA9RNNdqna8DS1r5EOsvZ-zBaOxQE64ZFEnoCsvCW45IuIBLdrqk1r8fQpjf1ZOb0G8rRltVefBnsL1L97ZiF7NhYI-KBlCETfbYih9I6hkb7Jop_ypjF39JvwjGWseKY-wC_e3g/s1600/113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, I do have some Raw and Natural Elements... and some Refinement too... but mostly and generally the more Unusual the better in my book... or in my Rooms.  *Smiles*   But I also Confess that if I owned several properties I'd probably Style each one completely different.  Depending on the location of each property there would probably be distinctively different Elements comprising the Atmosphere of it.   One on the Beach would quite obviously have that Beach Cottage Style... unless it was in Bora Bora... and then it might be more distinctively Polynesian Style. </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Igm3RtLDXGH6H9Cb6d2zZuYDjxuxsp4BILbiMKaonfSpOKMFUS_n_MCbIZ6muxtZ94FsQ113EuRDCdrqvFNFzOGhabZOfMLsuUql77ycvDy_s5DVV5q9IIYHzVnFHKBu_kdmkkVZs9A/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/AVvXsEj9Igm3RtLDXGH6H9Cb6d2zZuYDjxuxsp4BILbiMKaonfSpOKMFUS_n_MCbIZ6muxtZ94FsQ113EuRDCdrqvFNFzOGhabZOfMLsuUql77ycvDy_s5DVV5q9IIYHzVnFHKBu_kdmkkVZs9A/s1600/085.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A Cabin in the Woods would probably have loads of Nature blurring the distinction between being inside and being outside... and I don't know why, but a Rustic Retreat would definitely have more Hippie Elements thrown in were I to be Styling it... Commune Style I like to call it, getting back to the basics.</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/AVvXsEixgyr0BFLB4SKCspe-14-_SlyG30egSyn0k40XOcSPriytA5lmLwY_aGqUyeKjpFR83CYjGbtQrBIG_Zlmlm_tfUp8d84CYGMm3nYP6cCiF5LohD0Anom5TfW43ihkAhD3TSjhHpITkuc/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/AVvXsEixgyr0BFLB4SKCspe-14-_SlyG30egSyn0k40XOcSPriytA5lmLwY_aGqUyeKjpFR83CYjGbtQrBIG_Zlmlm_tfUp8d84CYGMm3nYP6cCiF5LohD0Anom5TfW43ihkAhD3TSjhHpITkuc/s1600/086.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A Penthouse in the City... why definitely Art Nouveau would dominate that Space... or maybe a splash of Hollywood Regency Styling... where a Gabor Sister would feel quite comfortable coming for Tea.</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/AVvXsEiN6tCmYBMesA33n94OgnJLwDWj65zCXKv03FEvpyNjCnWfbTt_NhUpSl4yrYjpymCvpzh4_kmWVSdkmJwvLEB8RNUkjxwix5atSVQ3oaA6vtn1Ib9_xGln4ZnGYk4Y7_-ny1qc76WumYs/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6tCmYBMesA33n94OgnJLwDWj65zCXKv03FEvpyNjCnWfbTt_NhUpSl4yrYjpymCvpzh4_kmWVSdkmJwvLEB8RNUkjxwix5atSVQ3oaA6vtn1Ib9_xGln4ZnGYk4Y7_-ny1qc76WumYs/s1600/088.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I realize that I personally have many facets to my Styling Preferences and it would be Dreamy to get to Style many different spaces just to see what it all would look like when each came together?</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/AVvXsEjwmHQJGDp6B-863lNrjLh-gYsLttumlo-HJ2EOTUK7HvWUMdQHm96RyWs5Khx48RDiFxZcclIe7MR24q6lXT2rKUzBK96y_A4GgXhqGiW_Gjfm6K5RDMR6cCBiwmM0_0yfTkIt9o52amY/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/AVvXsEjwmHQJGDp6B-863lNrjLh-gYsLttumlo-HJ2EOTUK7HvWUMdQHm96RyWs5Khx48RDiFxZcclIe7MR24q6lXT2rKUzBK96y_A4GgXhqGiW_Gjfm6K5RDMR6cCBiwmM0_0yfTkIt9o52amY/s1600/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And perhaps that is why I Enjoy these Events so much... especially the Occassional Sales where everything starts as a Blank Canvas every Month and then a New Theme comes together and Transforms each Stylist's Space into something directly from the Canvas of their Imaginations and incorporating what they have so carefully Sourced as Inventory to bring it all to Life for our Enjoyment and Shopping Pleasure!</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/AVvXsEiMPFIxPK-67YoPWbU32C0MbsigTrhyjVOooD2XAnkv1_mCBCQkFLjW4agjMCqudQeVekjJBb8OX-Elo04szwbM8P-Ee7MzeLL0Bw5UacsMAB1sRJc7yQKsAm3Nqr9g9TvDEM4WbYK2akY/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPFIxPK-67YoPWbU32C0MbsigTrhyjVOooD2XAnkv1_mCBCQkFLjW4agjMCqudQeVekjJBb8OX-Elo04szwbM8P-Ee7MzeLL0Bw5UacsMAB1sRJc7yQKsAm3Nqr9g9TvDEM4WbYK2akY/s1600/102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The only thing I Enjoy more than seeing the Great Inventory other people Source... is the Thrill of the Hunt myself!   Turn me loose in a Junkyard and I've been Transported to Seventh Heaven, wading thru the Junk to find Rusty Gold.   Or visiting Op Shops and Tag Sales to see what other people's discarded Treasures can be Re-Found and Rescued!!!   Even combing the Beach, the Desert, Abandoned Spaces and Places is a total Rush to me!</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/AVvXsEidKH_BrPvN0NSXZLoIPQfv047LUJ4Cgr73xOh5V5v34TYr6HaRKshuw9ltpvUoybJyziFsZtOYTWgwFz1wZ44wfl5dq8c0wwKXznExChdnHxlAjzLQEkkMc7uLoQDxvj3dNLABaVmPf9Y/s1600/126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKH_BrPvN0NSXZLoIPQfv047LUJ4Cgr73xOh5V5v34TYr6HaRKshuw9ltpvUoybJyziFsZtOYTWgwFz1wZ44wfl5dq8c0wwKXznExChdnHxlAjzLQEkkMc7uLoQDxvj3dNLABaVmPf9Y/s1600/126.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I Hope that at least for Today, during your Visit, you too were Transported to some Magical Place or Space on the Canvas of your own Imagination via the Images Shared?   There will be loads more, I Promise, because I have chosen to lose and loose myself into Photography to Soothe and Feed my Soul lately.   And then try to find the Words later that will come with each Post... be it Fluff, Imaginings or Personal Revelations Shared with Blog Friends. </em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH-ZrkQT0SAEQ91VXcFqxX71kfHfTp8wQ_KGNYTm2dRkKv1G6bUYcf140Pxwzpa_2fAMWrVePqKPTueebhc4eGBlU-Ld1BNEhiZz_w3LTu7d2fvOnzA7tiQD_l42oJLTs0VvD_Znb4ZY/s1600/114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH-ZrkQT0SAEQ91VXcFqxX71kfHfTp8wQ_KGNYTm2dRkKv1G6bUYcf140Pxwzpa_2fAMWrVePqKPTueebhc4eGBlU-Ld1BNEhiZz_w3LTu7d2fvOnzA7tiQD_l42oJLTs0VvD_Znb4ZY/s1600/114.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I do so Enjoy your Visits, your Camaraderie and your Friendship here in the Land of Blog... even on days when my Crown is a little wonky and I'm not having such a Great Day... maybe even moreso on THOSE days actually!!!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEhJGmBvHN6XTnmAvzpR2-3gFfQTs9kQgkBeIARx7_md6mnd-3L0RxksgzoT-w_pNumMd8VKg3ImpipGZKA7PKttGhh8KL8O50Gnq9GoRRWBLBQk32hOJWr9Fnpia3dtSQn3mp6zLhGhnqY/s1600/116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGmBvHN6XTnmAvzpR2-3gFfQTs9kQgkBeIARx7_md6mnd-3L0RxksgzoT-w_pNumMd8VKg3ImpipGZKA7PKttGhh8KL8O50Gnq9GoRRWBLBQk32hOJWr9Fnpia3dtSQn3mp6zLhGhnqY/s1600/116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Be sure to come back for MORE, because we've just scratched the surface... Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Raw And Refined ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part IV

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Colorful Gypsy Style ~ Yeah, More Fab Retail Therapy!

<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/AVvXsEgdCc8xpSwfLytkbqeOn0HQBVP8XDUFCD8pzJr8Kipvsz4RtCissHOqgpilBDX283s94f2cbSTUa6Mhqo5VWJ4-CWCR2LTRxdNH_kAu_GIXtV7hvQUzNorqNM-AzRuDChSCED491OwWvg0/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCc8xpSwfLytkbqeOn0HQBVP8XDUFCD8pzJr8Kipvsz4RtCissHOqgpilBDX283s94f2cbSTUa6Mhqo5VWJ4-CWCR2LTRxdNH_kAu_GIXtV7hvQUzNorqNM-AzRuDChSCED491OwWvg0/s1600/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>As Promised we're back at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MissClara/136256056444728?ref=stream#!/pages/Rust-and-Roses-Phoenix/224451874270241"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">RUST AND ROSES</span></strong></a></em> <em>and Sister Store <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MissClara/136256056444728?ref=stream#!/sirens.saints?fref=ts"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><strong>SIRENS AND SAINTS</strong></span></a><strong> </strong>so that all you Gals who aren't really the Colorless, Neutral or Organic Palette Types will get a dose of Colorful Gypsy Style!  *Winks*   My Friend Shelly had recently brought in a Fab assortment of Gypsy Bags she'd Created from Vintage Fabrics, mostly Cut Velvets... and let me tell you... hard for Yours Truly to Resist!!!  *Swoon*</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/AVvXsEjQ2kYAZ7KXtWVA6TmXa4pCbhVhLsU4Fidznwivs3T8ga44fM4xE_wFZ4C2MB2J7u3yuy8tWgg2cKaaxjbH6H9mGC9hBwKX4NR2xS2dZZewv6o1452i7GijhyphenhyphenMNpEf-V_Nos2HBlSi6RBc/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/AVvXsEjQ2kYAZ7KXtWVA6TmXa4pCbhVhLsU4Fidznwivs3T8ga44fM4xE_wFZ4C2MB2J7u3yuy8tWgg2cKaaxjbH6H9mGC9hBwKX4NR2xS2dZZewv6o1452i7GijhyphenhyphenMNpEf-V_Nos2HBlSi6RBc/s1600/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Friend Angela has been busy Creating too, so the Shops are filled with new Creations, so get yours while there's still some left and you have first Choice!!!  I would have had a lot of trouble picking just one Favorite of these new Colorful Gypsy Bags... so my Hope is that several Sell right away and save me the Agony of choosing!  *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/AVvXsEhIR3oFYzdmBIc5ThuiEC09qsGBN8SGommZ7lNKTOT9pv3wbe_xdhYxuwmKJ6EvK8-wC0re1pYdAU7ji7H4vieWX8FuEq7jD_fKbcOtWzz1l8nWkWNaQFXbeK1rh5Wo9lSPvMh2pat0WRA/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR3oFYzdmBIc5ThuiEC09qsGBN8SGommZ7lNKTOT9pv3wbe_xdhYxuwmKJ6EvK8-wC0re1pYdAU7ji7H4vieWX8FuEq7jD_fKbcOtWzz1l8nWkWNaQFXbeK1rh5Wo9lSPvMh2pat0WRA/s1600/024.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm so conflicted when it comes to Beautiful Bags... I'm the Imelda Marcos of the Desert when it comes to my Bohemian Bag Collections.   And even tho' I Create my own Gypsy and Carpetbags, I Love expanding my Collection of Bags from my Favorite Artist Friends 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/AVvXsEjs4pFAjkyHDi5jqWOq4wjmhuOrT7_p_yXujd-vKXGnvTnxJnPVqbo2BshGr8xDzoHEQzajgiwtEeHuq6unCOjbuhqAgM5lT0Ce21q_GJ9mj2PpLDF2CZco4ZL-Kc_N9rzLdW01HCOXjB0/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4pFAjkyHDi5jqWOq4wjmhuOrT7_p_yXujd-vKXGnvTnxJnPVqbo2BshGr8xDzoHEQzajgiwtEeHuq6unCOjbuhqAgM5lT0Ce21q_GJ9mj2PpLDF2CZco4ZL-Kc_N9rzLdW01HCOXjB0/s1600/032.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>See... see how many Lovely Designs Shelly has saturated the Shop with!?!!!!!!!   So Bright and Cheerful for Spring and Summer.</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/AVvXsEgb9oUJMErkcJqwbhuCssX9WW33Vyjz9-iIMWMMXWcT9C-gIdUVdzErulRKOK6Uc-DByApl4Xp9EZnMJlTZrZhZwEV_pzN_cJ0S1vuMNY5DS8fw5sbh9yz4xsLSYNDRozjGAK59TEOW_-g/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9oUJMErkcJqwbhuCssX9WW33Vyjz9-iIMWMMXWcT9C-gIdUVdzErulRKOK6Uc-DByApl4Xp9EZnMJlTZrZhZwEV_pzN_cJ0S1vuMNY5DS8fw5sbh9yz4xsLSYNDRozjGAK59TEOW_-g/s1600/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And check out this Vintage Band Jacket and Cap... LOVE 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/AVvXsEjBHmv7EsvGa5_XCTsHav9H_yUPJSP0ln_xPfbCekGBXzD9An09ajjdGY-GdXae_a2xFd-NM0Yhu12rGpnnDXXlUf1I9ikSRxqY0nhQ7raqUGrqpKaQrdl_FtDKpeCfnk9XVrNzECFqdSo/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHmv7EsvGa5_XCTsHav9H_yUPJSP0ln_xPfbCekGBXzD9An09ajjdGY-GdXae_a2xFd-NM0Yhu12rGpnnDXXlUf1I9ikSRxqY0nhQ7raqUGrqpKaQrdl_FtDKpeCfnk9XVrNzECFqdSo/s1600/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what I Loved even more... and maybe it's so Wrong of me... was this Tattered Taxidermy Squirrel with the Terrified Expression on it's Face!!!  *LMAO*</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/AVvXsEiRmpZL4LRaGidRNPcTVDjy6IaHQIDUmhkoDSjnhvRwr2ozcLEF2x5Mhyphenhyphen2YX6KjI5x_paascj3HWNHYSG4mApP2uWOmXaCf6QOE_bwYen21mOsDXCMsfzIVJPEhjDU-eKLoWViNBTbTg20/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmpZL4LRaGidRNPcTVDjy6IaHQIDUmhkoDSjnhvRwr2ozcLEF2x5Mhyphenhyphen2YX6KjI5x_paascj3HWNHYSG4mApP2uWOmXaCf6QOE_bwYen21mOsDXCMsfzIVJPEhjDU-eKLoWViNBTbTg20/s1600/045.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I just couldn't look at it without Laughing out loud or Smiling... and with the way I've been overly Stressed lately... I NEEDED that.  So I just Love this little fella and can relate, because it makes me think of all the times I've been Terrified and just Holding On for grim death to get thru the Dark Days and Storms Life can send!</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/AVvXsEj2RAx0PMniQX547tpRKmcB4RivH1LrCckRLC2DwrgcDC6Y7XGxnyew3QYJfVs7fxGbGP2G31_zJwtQEYt2sLXjM8jehQixE9HxThpabEsylHugMxurd5w5-w4G_JRGQSi6mme8Eb4OaAc/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RAx0PMniQX547tpRKmcB4RivH1LrCckRLC2DwrgcDC6Y7XGxnyew3QYJfVs7fxGbGP2G31_zJwtQEYt2sLXjM8jehQixE9HxThpabEsylHugMxurd5w5-w4G_JRGQSi6mme8Eb4OaAc/s1600/007.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, if like me, you Enjoy Taxidermy and the like, the Shop is filled with Inventory of this ilk for you to Feather your Nests with Addams Family Style 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/AVvXsEjkWgq5JPf2FryKY0G2y0Slci1LnVUNP5WOqyPhqkSWOV7Vf49ZYeJV20blijCZ3t3JLjrGR-_M6v2cUVTw5OED3tIJY7h-DcH7zNyVxMWPAHKCifXrrs8GTSkpO_oiHBh1LWlLbrH6hg0/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWgq5JPf2FryKY0G2y0Slci1LnVUNP5WOqyPhqkSWOV7Vf49ZYeJV20blijCZ3t3JLjrGR-_M6v2cUVTw5OED3tIJY7h-DcH7zNyVxMWPAHKCifXrrs8GTSkpO_oiHBh1LWlLbrH6hg0/s1600/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Beauty is, when you come to Shop, all you Addams Family Types and Boho Gals... you can bring your Colorless Palette Friends and Granola Gals with you because there's something for us all to drool over and drag Home to our Lairs!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEjjwWoDc2Y6xuZxC_bNEvmOgtu0BnVbCvntZGeZMT5mAnyhz-elMoOcWGNgBK7ym9r7pXX29Bad2ZJeT1TAdKb5wv3WvGnG_hoLv6qxH5rBJ5juHSxTDa1N3BoYZJC3-Xju1gDAjBW-c9c/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwWoDc2Y6xuZxC_bNEvmOgtu0BnVbCvntZGeZMT5mAnyhz-elMoOcWGNgBK7ym9r7pXX29Bad2ZJeT1TAdKb5wv3WvGnG_hoLv6qxH5rBJ5juHSxTDa1N3BoYZJC3-Xju1gDAjBW-c9c/s1600/043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I was drooling over my Friend Shelly's Cuff Bracelet!  *Swoonfest!*  I should have written down the Name of the Artist so that I could look up some of her other Creations.  Note to Self: Get that Artist's Name again and Write it down so I can remember by the time I get Home!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEjIY8mH3_rncZfnTDH8hBzsXa_2imsdtxHcJSJ3vDMElC1hVmFpijct9ez-Hnj03kiMPBukSUIMBir23YgzywpThlcsZsTqwePlO0RbX4nz0tIgLuT8rW7B8hzfwyYSqOa8MaapMbvzIpY/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY8mH3_rncZfnTDH8hBzsXa_2imsdtxHcJSJ3vDMElC1hVmFpijct9ez-Hnj03kiMPBukSUIMBir23YgzywpThlcsZsTqwePlO0RbX4nz0tIgLuT8rW7B8hzfwyYSqOa8MaapMbvzIpY/s1600/044.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I'm having a total Lustfest lately over Vintage Industrial Lighting since that will be the Style hanging in and Illuminating the Art Studio Cottage... and these Colorful Light Strands really caught my Eye!!!</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/AVvXsEh7jjVrTSLJE6We0E4bmDNVJUBe5Lr9nZXtdU0wYYv-O30sPd-Aod_qwMFdyi6EZNB_ad0gGe4w8xF-2dj34hyphenhyphen2TFCZ-4-BXf4nGtfVJ22CDKNBIOZAFstWaGvSJAp92_yL07uasm_Xn4M/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jjVrTSLJE6We0E4bmDNVJUBe5Lr9nZXtdU0wYYv-O30sPd-Aod_qwMFdyi6EZNB_ad0gGe4w8xF-2dj34hyphenhyphen2TFCZ-4-BXf4nGtfVJ22CDKNBIOZAFstWaGvSJAp92_yL07uasm_Xn4M/s1600/044.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>All the Cool Colors... and a Grouping like this would be Awesome in an Art Studio dontcha think?  Or at the very least a Trio of them... I'm leaning towards the Turquoise, Green and Bright Yellow ones... so you'd be able to have the other Trio Okay?  *Winks*</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_mTyEV3mpggASWCRQh-ac3BYfBpjJHkU8M_A7wUNuasoF4PxQANrnqdog7dyV7JSnGta1rgle27-jnMDOh7VudIER5gxfp4DUY3w83Kymlgu3ZkUlTF-lLHk024T_8ZM_ynfLNEaCaI/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mTyEV3mpggASWCRQh-ac3BYfBpjJHkU8M_A7wUNuasoF4PxQANrnqdog7dyV7JSnGta1rgle27-jnMDOh7VudIER5gxfp4DUY3w83Kymlgu3ZkUlTF-lLHk024T_8ZM_ynfLNEaCaI/s1600/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Vintage Needlepoint Stools or Benches, can one ever have too many of those?  The Man would say, "Dawn does!"   I think I have a Trio of them at the foot of our Bed alone!  *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/AVvXsEii8HGkooDhdq18agI67Mfc4QGZG7z8ZkPcgPBYHTzpdzAbbtD8gGWGTIXMWsIWrCesX_aNVON-6KzvvHZ7Sf4OuFvIXnx-hAeMfw8ptD9AgOeJbvbNxcFwIJuC6dXoCAYwJs8QLMUKkaA/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/AVvXsEii8HGkooDhdq18agI67Mfc4QGZG7z8ZkPcgPBYHTzpdzAbbtD8gGWGTIXMWsIWrCesX_aNVON-6KzvvHZ7Sf4OuFvIXnx-hAeMfw8ptD9AgOeJbvbNxcFwIJuC6dXoCAYwJs8QLMUKkaA/s1600/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And how about Industrial Letters... with a backdrop of billowing Colorful Gypsy Fabric Curtains... 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/AVvXsEhIP3c8AS-6TCpPFGHx8rfMpZWBb3YYF7i4KuTsbks_MJfuUNM2bS0pymEynCEOtNQ8khmJM6OlzP0DX0EoUImqyszYUcZHgrwejALx7UyXpLkfCUWJNj1AAMC1ves5T0Z_aKs0ZshRZK4/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/AVvXsEhIP3c8AS-6TCpPFGHx8rfMpZWBb3YYF7i4KuTsbks_MJfuUNM2bS0pymEynCEOtNQ8khmJM6OlzP0DX0EoUImqyszYUcZHgrwejALx7UyXpLkfCUWJNj1AAMC1ves5T0Z_aKs0ZshRZK4/s1600/001.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And if you've got loads of room... there are some enormous Vintage Industrial pieces that would certainly be a focal point in any Vignette or Room!</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/AVvXsEg6nIGPMDIXfaTuwmH0HZdrB5AVze2Ta_KVnMQJehFzh4HlLTR4CAAZz8fJDOXgGpy3QEhoXJchtzOi-IPHF2bB_KdIkexOep-ovcJKpKn4OO_jvKuCI4aEhqllaDfKi9-QasG8eTgoe-o/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nIGPMDIXfaTuwmH0HZdrB5AVze2Ta_KVnMQJehFzh4HlLTR4CAAZz8fJDOXgGpy3QEhoXJchtzOi-IPHF2bB_KdIkexOep-ovcJKpKn4OO_jvKuCI4aEhqllaDfKi9-QasG8eTgoe-o/s1600/003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And loads of Vintage Industrial Storage Units with Zinc Tabletops.</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/AVvXsEhuGFHMAlUuBntq1AH1RvBaSV-EpK119409whfIiPEKt_SHzinKr78JzZs-WAiv_e3xBGbyG8J_rKKTJeBfjw1etB0pHwtsHR4bNZZTdUFM1sqe1J4W4-m0pTyjo2tUw_zoPEQLepnaND0/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/AVvXsEhuGFHMAlUuBntq1AH1RvBaSV-EpK119409whfIiPEKt_SHzinKr78JzZs-WAiv_e3xBGbyG8J_rKKTJeBfjw1etB0pHwtsHR4bNZZTdUFM1sqe1J4W4-m0pTyjo2tUw_zoPEQLepnaND0/s1600/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You've got to be having a Swoonfest of Epic Proportions right about now, huh?  Well, if you still have a Pulse and haven't OD'd on Eye Candy!?!??!</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEjDMH9Gem6eLnCMqMBRfjzGKBkSOXirEUA9RTePoKUVOKvozwFx6mL9FvF_Ps3QDsg36JIQayg9Mt386tVckugI1dHACr_WFnWyWZwCPfwq34YfQpR2EZ3Vx_H4byWOxJ70cHKYXECWP70/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/AVvXsEjDMH9Gem6eLnCMqMBRfjzGKBkSOXirEUA9RTePoKUVOKvozwFx6mL9FvF_Ps3QDsg36JIQayg9Mt386tVckugI1dHACr_WFnWyWZwCPfwq34YfQpR2EZ3Vx_H4byWOxJ70cHKYXECWP70/s1600/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have to Confess that on this Visit I did some Serious Retail Therapy!!!  *LOL*   I've been having Excellent Sales of my own in my Showrooms so it was Time for some Hedonistic Indulgences without Guilt!  *Winks*   Typically I spend all my discretionary moolah on the Grandkids, we have so many of them and so it's always somebody's Birthday or Graduation or other Special Occassion.  And of coarse the ones we're Raising have to not only be Spoiled like the others, but have all their necessities provided as well... which can be pretty Expensive, Raising Kiddos nowadays!  BTW: I REALLY was Jonesin' for this Colorful Vintage Duster Display Prop!  So... if you ever DO decide to Sell it Shelly... just sayin'!!!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEi4VeA1KC9stdudfJPupx6kn3MBDBdr_-StdCZYMcSXVS99s499MaBjhB5sCM_DWa9aHnUG99KK7T6OmZcChWw-H_ysBgtQVO9ca3aoQ7ffBBAUeFj_YK9YKvr11Faz5odetib9e5Z4Cfc/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/AVvXsEi4VeA1KC9stdudfJPupx6kn3MBDBdr_-StdCZYMcSXVS99s499MaBjhB5sCM_DWa9aHnUG99KK7T6OmZcChWw-H_ysBgtQVO9ca3aoQ7ffBBAUeFj_YK9YKvr11Faz5odetib9e5Z4Cfc/s1600/006.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I always Imagined that as one reached the Senior Years one could become more Self-Indulgent... silly me... Grandkids are way more Expensive than ones own Children ever were... and we're such easy Marks us Grandparents, aren't we?  *LOL*  Not to mention I never Imagined in a million years that I'd still be Raising Kids and would be for Forty Plus Years consecutively!!!  *Arghhhh!!!*  I'd of Served less Time for Murder I tell ya!  *Bwahahahaha!!!*</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/AVvXsEjALDnt_MyxGLRVHVtaEfSB8vvnaDK_vi4NV3JmfjAPg-I-reM5FPqfzY7I9Q3AN3ILoeXXoIJoYsgEgMfWA6ACou0Mb0YhFwI4OGK04qSIoYlz-7AYeJ2x4gY7H7EzjeMzXeEpwQq-pZ0/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALDnt_MyxGLRVHVtaEfSB8vvnaDK_vi4NV3JmfjAPg-I-reM5FPqfzY7I9Q3AN3ILoeXXoIJoYsgEgMfWA6ACou0Mb0YhFwI4OGK04qSIoYlz-7AYeJ2x4gY7H7EzjeMzXeEpwQq-pZ0/s1600/008.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... I NEEDED some Serious Retail Therapy and The Man was totally in Agreement, so who was I to Argue, right?  *Winks*  Yes, I Willingly Obliged and it felt really good and was probably way cheaper than Traditional Therapy with a Shrink, right?  *Smiles*  Don't those Guys get about two hundred bucks or more an hour or something?  I can't even spend that much on a Marathon Serious Retail Therapy Spree, so I'm Golden with my own brand of Retail Therapy... it Saves way more $$$ than visiting any Western Doctor-Feel-Good.  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEhwQk8rhtoGDdwOdKPiQaBuJjUJ0LcXuEX-E7Xx4DGjkL35cQVD64hHxE6fkGsej7EWiz_353kJ3-LFC07ioGTRU1r5-6mUjJG49GsehxxnEybpYH9SXFUA-FeOfR4T4UT5oVDrv1YU6O4/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/AVvXsEhwQk8rhtoGDdwOdKPiQaBuJjUJ0LcXuEX-E7Xx4DGjkL35cQVD64hHxE6fkGsej7EWiz_353kJ3-LFC07ioGTRU1r5-6mUjJG49GsehxxnEybpYH9SXFUA-FeOfR4T4UT5oVDrv1YU6O4/s1600/010.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>In fact,</em> <em>since Tomorrow will be the first time I've visited a regular Western Medicine Primary Care Physician in YEARS, I have been in need of a Relaxing Holiday Weekend of anything that would make me feel good.  Because I am NOT looking forward to the Appointment or subsequent suggested Referrals to Specialists.  The Man will accompany me to this Appointment just so that he's sure I'll even show up!!!  *LOL*   Depending on what they all have to say, I'm weighing how quickly I can get in to see my Eastern Medical Doc so that I have an Opinion I Trust way more and Treatment without all the potential side effects and having-to-take-it-for-life that most Pharmaceuticals end up being.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJISsb90vs1eQuQu1Itu9zT6_5gxRqvNPfrytga7i6D3kkFirRncnv0iJKqDhfqtsvvUFDfpAFZ6kPM2-zYxAHT40govMQojgx0TFC-Ul8ah2N8sP2XBjENKei8oAgOX9zpPxQLHFxFA/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJISsb90vs1eQuQu1Itu9zT6_5gxRqvNPfrytga7i6D3kkFirRncnv0iJKqDhfqtsvvUFDfpAFZ6kPM2-zYxAHT40govMQojgx0TFC-Ul8ah2N8sP2XBjENKei8oAgOX9zpPxQLHFxFA/s1600/024.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yeah, Color me Distrustful of Western Medicine period... I'm the type that is loathe to even take an Asperin for a headache Okay, so taking any Western Pharmaceuticals, even at my Age, is not something I'm at all comfortable with whatsoever.  I've usually ditched them and the Docs... and that has served me just fine and I've stayed vertical and illness free way more than my peers that are on craploads of Rx and seem to be sickly and pill-dependant all of the time.   I talked with my Aunty June Today and she is just like me... she ditched all the Western Meds suggested thruout the years and is still going Strong and is a Force to be reckoned with well into her Eighties.  Even if I don't last that long, I'd rather last however long without popping pills.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqgJ968sqkZYKBH0_ULnCeNeMai3iDfVsOylFIr0CoC3fJxk0iY2Ls4ZfQYUrwXtXwNShpo_ysAw_aNpTBcA2-D17obIdZTk5wJ0XBIZK44RCRYacGcjKp0SzgLaInw11TYkTrODot50/s1600/137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqgJ968sqkZYKBH0_ULnCeNeMai3iDfVsOylFIr0CoC3fJxk0iY2Ls4ZfQYUrwXtXwNShpo_ysAw_aNpTBcA2-D17obIdZTk5wJ0XBIZK44RCRYacGcjKp0SzgLaInw11TYkTrODot50/s1600/137.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So anyway, as you can Clearly tell, I just want to get this Doctor Visit over, done with and behind me as quickly as possible.  And see how quickly I can get off this Insulin as well, because I don't like it and I've had a bad headache behind my eyes since I've been on it.  My Body is used to being Pharmaceutical Free and so I don't usually Feel really Well on Meds.   But what DID make me Feel Good was to get the above Bohemian Bag that Shelly Created from Vintage European Grainsack and Velvet on Sale for 50% Off!!!   *Happy Dance!*</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/AVvXsEhnOjtbuE9bB3cjagdgVEBLapps-rnDehjCyw8q9rkYzYnw30tgMogmXI_kDiA78dZmpvPmP2wHAzAwzfLIxzHKtFu9oO_2cK9Hp6l8mFGTcjhOEOnCYIhezIw7uinv-DoXHkpjH8LxNDk/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOjtbuE9bB3cjagdgVEBLapps-rnDehjCyw8q9rkYzYnw30tgMogmXI_kDiA78dZmpvPmP2wHAzAwzfLIxzHKtFu9oO_2cK9Hp6l8mFGTcjhOEOnCYIhezIw7uinv-DoXHkpjH8LxNDk/s1600/132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>So yes, I came away with Gypsy Bunting for the Art Studio, my Lace Vest, a Beautiful Bag half-price...</em></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/AVvXsEiAwLR-hst4j3ZEtL3PdxFkPQj8OGNIMGrQTPjEID_NVB9j6jcn7wPwWu6UB7oOWPwXt5u0EgUHD7U6uXDAlIZVeQhR0hTd5OHriAe_647zwtRLRdNbuHawhZIOpPmQJ_iYGRzXmt92_Lk/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwLR-hst4j3ZEtL3PdxFkPQj8OGNIMGrQTPjEID_NVB9j6jcn7wPwWu6UB7oOWPwXt5u0EgUHD7U6uXDAlIZVeQhR0hTd5OHriAe_647zwtRLRdNbuHawhZIOpPmQJ_iYGRzXmt92_Lk/s1600/138.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the little Vintage Fur Cape with Satin lining.   Yep, I did some Serious Damage in the Shop... but I was Delighted with my Purchases!!!</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/AVvXsEhfc3lrXVjsOPerCfc1zRM5oGeekEV21xOQjMsDYwfp7_ikd6PInTUWEKEjfKC4Jm4FeyjuZNvdE0nhP9k9nQcMG4s2SsDaDCKAS_2nZVdLDabQ7LZfNjXVjylcyB5l3hZpSweqIPVNJcw/s1600/131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc3lrXVjsOPerCfc1zRM5oGeekEV21xOQjMsDYwfp7_ikd6PInTUWEKEjfKC4Jm4FeyjuZNvdE0nhP9k9nQcMG4s2SsDaDCKAS_2nZVdLDabQ7LZfNjXVjylcyB5l3hZpSweqIPVNJcw/s1600/131.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And everything is the Palette that I J'Adore and goes well in Bohemian Valhalla...</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/AVvXsEgu1SSRHPwokl_74Lvn6p_ICMy66JtgJXvqjKf7mBB-60nEWYyddeNeD92V_aS6SwxviUGyZp2GeijwEX5054V52a843sAQsLinn0UVLVMuRFyUNhB-7LK4AWXh5MGXPDS6arqV_VglN5w/s1600/mpjacket01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1SSRHPwokl_74Lvn6p_ICMy66JtgJXvqjKf7mBB-60nEWYyddeNeD92V_aS6SwxviUGyZp2GeijwEX5054V52a843sAQsLinn0UVLVMuRFyUNhB-7LK4AWXh5MGXPDS6arqV_VglN5w/s1600/mpjacket01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Everything in Bohemian Valhalla is of a certain Aesthetic near and Dear to my Heart and is Core to our Lifestyle and what we want to Wear and surround ourselves with.   Is your Home and Wardrobe of the certain Aesthetic that makes your Heart Sing and Feeds your Soul too my Friends?  If not, Why, might I ask?   Have you perhaps been too Influenced by Trends or what Others might think or approve of?  Or do you boldly stay Authentic to Self regardless of Popular Opinion or the Critics?</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/AVvXsEgvAOZURrE57tygBV6rT07arKWrc1WElkr9iyG3XoOQMxudWjW2kAvxLME3nyfGGV8x9ss3aEnt0C7quDhn4F74EflIXC6AUBxRBvao7mz_1r-BgzZhAp17A169mgvCu7o-PbxcztF9Zzg/s1600/143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAOZURrE57tygBV6rT07arKWrc1WElkr9iyG3XoOQMxudWjW2kAvxLME3nyfGGV8x9ss3aEnt0C7quDhn4F74EflIXC6AUBxRBvao7mz_1r-BgzZhAp17A169mgvCu7o-PbxcztF9Zzg/s1600/143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We prefer our Colorful Life... with Shades of Sage and Sepia amongst the Vivid Gypsy Jeweltones... it's our Bohemian Valhalla.</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/AVvXsEjF30wDc-qBZN63M7t1QX8OnCi7jtVn1FMkBH34dWOVw4iYMGtrDaW-fhYCce4-uXWStb5jb1wnHAH5D-XCz2FyJrwV-9_7UpRq7Avo3OyoC9huWBdRrPz2iNzYs1hR3imxzLig9GoiVmU/s1600/144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF30wDc-qBZN63M7t1QX8OnCi7jtVn1FMkBH34dWOVw4iYMGtrDaW-fhYCce4-uXWStb5jb1wnHAH5D-XCz2FyJrwV-9_7UpRq7Avo3OyoC9huWBdRrPz2iNzYs1hR3imxzLig9GoiVmU/s1600/144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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Sweet Salvage ~ Summer Lovin' ~ Part I

<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/AVvXsEhVFKFktquYlsNFvNkUq2thGpfrsGvdadeV5ENdTesKwYOH1YJbevK8ti7_l2nNbZRStqfBOOvovXtDn2s9hyphenhyphenDyctBeD9lNUrxiLuFIvFjOnTsTglhwKrqbT3RSdoDAN5kmS1jPumnG2EPL/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFKFktquYlsNFvNkUq2thGpfrsGvdadeV5ENdTesKwYOH1YJbevK8ti7_l2nNbZRStqfBOOvovXtDn2s9hyphenhyphenDyctBeD9lNUrxiLuFIvFjOnTsTglhwKrqbT3RSdoDAN5kmS1jPumnG2EPL/s640/050.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>It was that time again, to make the Monthly Pilgrimage to the <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/2013/06/oh-what-do-i-wear.html"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> Event, this Month's Theme was appropriately named 'Summer Lovin'.  And though the Desert Summers are fierce, I have to admit, I still Enjoy the Lazy Days of Summer... the intense Heat actually makes you slow down and take it easier.  The Kiddos are out of School on Summer Vacation, and so I can actually sleep in because their Salvation Army Summer Camp starts later in the Morning... just as I was leaving for my Girl's Day Out to hit all the Big End of Season Sales before some of the Shops Close for the Summer... and for the Event at <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/2013/06/oh-what-do-i-wear.html"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">SWEET SALVAGE</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;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3M_6n7T_eqxDbEv-c7X9k7z6KktWm9w_VqWyLzxkXqzUWtiVhzqgTHXL2uokBcXNdXl1HcqGwoTvDlqtFBKTMeO_jsMCICQqSv0bk3ammZKDey9AVd39pykFwIhHTtBuaKTJlOC3YOp3/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3M_6n7T_eqxDbEv-c7X9k7z6KktWm9w_VqWyLzxkXqzUWtiVhzqgTHXL2uokBcXNdXl1HcqGwoTvDlqtFBKTMeO_jsMCICQqSv0bk3ammZKDey9AVd39pykFwIhHTtBuaKTJlOC3YOp3/s640/051.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>My Favorite Piece that I didn't come Home with... would have to be this Altered Art Statuary encrusted with Seaside Treasures.   She was quite Lovely... but also quite delicate on account of the exquisite Sea Fan Adornment, so I would have had to also find a Cloche high enough to house her had she wanted to come Home to Bohemian Valhalla... lest the Crew here 'alter' her even further!  *Winks*  So she stayed behind for some other Lucky Shopper.</em></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1__eUUHn97l0EVLXDMr1RR4pXPYkngfYtD59SaZjGm4_kt5-3SVlyBp8NUGtL_a6JZFTNxGtYndXSm5FXq9lfqt44O-b225295Xw0Qi89xzckYv78X1xvI_hEuiOCuIOWvV1cHfvup19r/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1__eUUHn97l0EVLXDMr1RR4pXPYkngfYtD59SaZjGm4_kt5-3SVlyBp8NUGtL_a6JZFTNxGtYndXSm5FXq9lfqt44O-b225295Xw0Qi89xzckYv78X1xvI_hEuiOCuIOWvV1cHfvup19r/s640/042.JPG" width="532" /></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>And though it is not the Color Palette of our Home... for the Summer, and most especially for a Beach Cottage Vibe, I have always thought that Aqua, White and Organic Tones are very bright and refreshing, evoking a sense of living by the Ocean and capturing the Essence of Seaside Casual Living.  If I had a Beach Cottage, I would probably gravitate to this Style and Palette for it and feel quite Comfortable for Seasonal Visits.</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/AVvXsEj0xkNjdYszcQpsLYtmUX9MfZlyuIO_K9fMCD9cXo4KRZUF4ieN-3GZEMAYritLm4lmOcxbLmN3MHqEgjllYUZU7EI6wtJc9Yd5Ise_UCxO5sfdOxr8znnVgtPHvHtMZOZx5s9TAV9P0NXA/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xkNjdYszcQpsLYtmUX9MfZlyuIO_K9fMCD9cXo4KRZUF4ieN-3GZEMAYritLm4lmOcxbLmN3MHqEgjllYUZU7EI6wtJc9Yd5Ise_UCxO5sfdOxr8znnVgtPHvHtMZOZx5s9TAV9P0NXA/s640/044.JPG" width="524" /></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 think that part of the Beauty of having a Vacation Home would be Experimenting with different Styling and Hues than you might surround yourself with in your permanent Home.  I have always Lived with Eclectic Tastes and so my 'Style' rarely remains Static anyway and is constantly in a state of Evolution and incorporating something New and Different... to stimulate the Senses, expand Inspiration and Exposure to something Different... and not live within narrow parameters of Decor. </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/AVvXsEifljnKNxnUExemOI2jh3wOtRgw3OW9tqWEYXrlkSxcR2X_oI59lpcdS3dGgv8yi7D7zKgtanILsiq5pmtXYgBjE85mNtjeRLOeMAFDPjNmYSBYSncZiE7g1mG-m2zNaTUWwvw5q3PtmFeh/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifljnKNxnUExemOI2jh3wOtRgw3OW9tqWEYXrlkSxcR2X_oI59lpcdS3dGgv8yi7D7zKgtanILsiq5pmtXYgBjE85mNtjeRLOeMAFDPjNmYSBYSncZiE7g1mG-m2zNaTUWwvw5q3PtmFeh/s640/043.JPG" width="494" /></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, how Fun would it be to be able to Decorate and Style several different Locations and allow your Imagination and Experimentation with Styles and Aesthetics to soar?!?  I've often thought that if I lived in a multi-roomed Mansion I'd probably Style every room differently... with a different Color Palette, Theme and Style... to Transport you to several different Locales all under one roof... and allow for Mood altering Environments... Tranquil Spaces and Stimulating Spaces.  Colorless Spaces, Neutral Spaces and Spaces saturated with a Monochromatic Color or a Rainbow of Colors. </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/AVvXsEgqYdYyfuDIV4oZOGmQWim4or4Hgrz3j0zkvU18eYUvCVDfai95UVUCDSRiJXKlM1Hq6XYrCKqiC8HZWDgRQvRJt13_2sbyx2GS7mtRwXlzXQMhy9MIrdyWcEHhadjtwjYAm92l8gn4lBPh/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYdYyfuDIV4oZOGmQWim4or4Hgrz3j0zkvU18eYUvCVDfai95UVUCDSRiJXKlM1Hq6XYrCKqiC8HZWDgRQvRJt13_2sbyx2GS7mtRwXlzXQMhy9MIrdyWcEHhadjtwjYAm92l8gn4lBPh/s640/045.JPG" width="552" /></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>Since every Summer I'm Jonesin' to be on Vacation at a Beach somewhere by the Ocean, I do find that every June I start gravitating towards Seaside Treasures and Beach Cottage Style in an Attempt to bring some of the Sea to the Desert in a small way.  I start dragging all my Seaside Collections out of Storage and Decorating with them... and I'm Inspired by Beautiful Beach Inspired Creations like this Lovely Weathered Style Frame with Seaside Treasure Accents.  </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/AVvXsEhGZ0r9QMArndXNjtbJHgN3HqgjvU6l29UrelaT9dhb9R4REovYo8DpDWxkXnTdjaNWGExeVS_PPSPvJXpX66KJSi3rzu2YEnDPdJ8eI6DASrgcyL0D5GpW-EGPu7XB5Hapvl4N2l4KHdjd/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/AVvXsEhGZ0r9QMArndXNjtbJHgN3HqgjvU6l29UrelaT9dhb9R4REovYo8DpDWxkXnTdjaNWGExeVS_PPSPvJXpX66KJSi3rzu2YEnDPdJ8eI6DASrgcyL0D5GpW-EGPu7XB5Hapvl4N2l4KHdjd/s640/054.JPG" width="586" /></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 Wonder, has anyone actually gone on Vacation to the Seaside and NOT brought back Found Treasures from the Sea that you either Scouted the Shoreline for... or picked up in a Local Gift Shop as a Vacation Souvenir?  I thought not... you ALL have, haven't you?  *Winks*  It brings back Memories of a Good Time and Vacations of Yesteryear to surround ourselves with such things.  Or... it Inspires us and keeps those Dreams Alive of the Tropical Paradises we have yet to visit and might have been on our 'Bucket Lists'.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEh-ZWA1loPNgKTOWZrLiLHuOuJ5Vj4cMYHFV4kJ1UlTOrgGUro2Yhu-pPAy2Xmx0UUKtIXH8_ahyphenhyphenogf3qbHLaP6NvZiSsTnRqnLoKGIozUPaMVlX7bZ9e_UoFBEDvt9o_DwN0Y2ZwvplWWX/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZWA1loPNgKTOWZrLiLHuOuJ5Vj4cMYHFV4kJ1UlTOrgGUro2Yhu-pPAy2Xmx0UUKtIXH8_ahyphenhyphenogf3qbHLaP6NvZiSsTnRqnLoKGIozUPaMVlX7bZ9e_UoFBEDvt9o_DwN0Y2ZwvplWWX/s640/068.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>My Preferred Boho Fashion Sensibilities are well suited to Summer in fact and I was Delighted to see lots of Boho Style in the Boutique for Summer.  And the Boutique Area is always packed with eager Shoppers, so this is one area you have to head to early to get the best Selection before it's picked clean by the above mentioned Power Shoppers!!!  *LOL*   I would have to say that Large Choice Furniture pieces and Unique Smalls move out the fastest from my Observations.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEhbsopgG46azEJVl6zkyKrMMbj1Bd6KLpMWpL8rJEoe01wDD917V4aE1aPQwMqAiKjRooxm0amMJhHIJk94Xc1ycbd3ccErC4Uw0OPVXWtaHQge2ALVCJ6rQk-Y2q2TfE1itLvXWu9aBcZ8/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/AVvXsEhbsopgG46azEJVl6zkyKrMMbj1Bd6KLpMWpL8rJEoe01wDD917V4aE1aPQwMqAiKjRooxm0amMJhHIJk94Xc1ycbd3ccErC4Uw0OPVXWtaHQge2ALVCJ6rQk-Y2q2TfE1itLvXWu9aBcZ8/s640/056.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>I like to Imagine what Inspired each Stylist to Create their Vignette Themes and where they might have Traveled and 'Picked' to 'Score' just the right Inventory to make it all come to Life?!?  And I like to Imagine the Story they're Telling through the Art of Display?  The Ambiance and Atmosphere they are Creating for us to Enjoy and Escape to via the Canvas of our Imaginations?  You cannot Imagine all of that if you are too focused and intent on Power Shopping at the Exclusion of Experiencing the Atmosphere and Visuals put there to Delight and Inspire you.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em>And Ironically, even though I'm a Leisurely Zen Shopper that takes my Time to Savor everything around me AND Photograph it for you my Friends to Share here in the Land of Blog... I always still manage to get exactly what I'm Seeking... as if it waits for me Patiently and all of the other Eager Eyes and Frenzied Souls somehow Miraculously miss it!?   This Event my 'Mission Statement' was to procure some tiny Metal Vintage Flower Frogs... and as usual my Friends Cynthia, Ron and Robert had the ones I was Hoping for and I 'Scored' a Sweet Quartet of them!</em>  <em>Booyah!</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/AVvXsEg3J2z5Wa4QTE5kwbYCHY6gcZAqSOS_4B2LikK-R6dn4ePYyGYZdzuPZaavqGkciqnA_29TN_tGrjfcn4gSc__4yv61ITrfqJot-SE7Ia-HHIbxd_mirPKAJ3QdtGhsR9W8A85z2hFtg1hU/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3J2z5Wa4QTE5kwbYCHY6gcZAqSOS_4B2LikK-R6dn4ePYyGYZdzuPZaavqGkciqnA_29TN_tGrjfcn4gSc__4yv61ITrfqJot-SE7Ia-HHIbxd_mirPKAJ3QdtGhsR9W8A85z2hFtg1hU/s640/104.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>In fact, I was Delighted that there was such a wealth of Flower Frogs for this Event to choose from... enough for most of us who were Jonesin' for some!   A Sweet Lady and I were Sharing the Spoils of Discovering this mound of them in my Friend Nancy's Vignette.  </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/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen5jaBaaXeQWyWCaMNlJQpe0E1nkD3lW8ePeRxKSjV21YrVn-vbXKitTV1KjbIVOMuyTv0XnooT81e5PWQH_tHsrevBrLEEkN5WGdqFyLpcfWssEQ-s2x3Y1EvenKK8pzXz-K0T5Gr8_A/s1600/154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen5jaBaaXeQWyWCaMNlJQpe0E1nkD3lW8ePeRxKSjV21YrVn-vbXKitTV1KjbIVOMuyTv0XnooT81e5PWQH_tHsrevBrLEEkN5WGdqFyLpcfWssEQ-s2x3Y1EvenKK8pzXz-K0T5Gr8_A/s640/154.JPG" width="530" /></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>It's always nice when a fellow Shopper has more of a Sharing and Caring Mentality about dividing up what is Mutually liked or Desired and not Greedy about wanting it ALL!!!  *LOL... yes, I have ran into the 'All or Nothing' Types too on occassion!  They can be more than a little Edgy and Aggressive, can't they?!?!*  It is a bit of a pet peeve of mine to run into a particularly Crazy one that is Shopping as though they've Lost their Mind... and all Civility as well!  *LOL* </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/AVvXsEjGRfBThmWdf92aQsAuq-D7v-BXu7ppTvhxiutyBoHTF9T7luIDwn05xpF-ZJYjVUuAwsMTDS9LYrumWf5DLYGfMO0KvE21YlN04nUNmZRpvBH0eEghaTtxWBli8md3ghMRtWPKXWOMEIEp/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRfBThmWdf92aQsAuq-D7v-BXu7ppTvhxiutyBoHTF9T7luIDwn05xpF-ZJYjVUuAwsMTDS9LYrumWf5DLYGfMO0KvE21YlN04nUNmZRpvBH0eEghaTtxWBli8md3ghMRtWPKXWOMEIEp/s640/127.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>But even when it's over 112 degrees outside some Power Shoppers haven't slowed down one iota to a Leisurely Pace yet and are so Intense, sometimes Tense and certainly in such a Hurry when they Attend a Show or Event!   I think that would Steal my Joy and I wouldn't be having a Good Time... how about you?  I don't usually do well in large crowds for this very reason... Mob Mentality sometimes sets in and takes over when too many people are vying for the same coveted things and Feel a Sense of Perceived Urgency to get what they can before someone else gets it first! </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/AVvXsEjO_D5Va_H3Ezp8Ffdt_7hxBNDqCgPPrIMYreX_oK3CwnDPaWRvs5Fg3fvF5kf3ch5H1Jg4ol67RS6qkJBgkM6i6n1Z9FImVJHiK6_MhL0a6nWlprGBEe4bYt1dmeKGQtuQU6DJ2oQT94v4/s1600/119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_D5Va_H3Ezp8Ffdt_7hxBNDqCgPPrIMYreX_oK3CwnDPaWRvs5Fg3fvF5kf3ch5H1Jg4ol67RS6qkJBgkM6i6n1Z9FImVJHiK6_MhL0a6nWlprGBEe4bYt1dmeKGQtuQU6DJ2oQT94v4/s640/119.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>If you <u>are</u> a Power Shopper, or an Intensely Aggressive Shopper to get exactly what you Desire, how DO you actually 'Feel' during the Experience... is it still Pleasurable for you... or is it Stressful because of the Intensity, Urge and Focus being so Strong?  Are you ever Embarrassed at how you React towards fellow Shoppers in hindsight if you get too caught up in the Moment and it's kinda out of Character for how you usually are in everyday Life?  I just Wonder... because I'm a People Watcher... and it often Appears that the Countenance of some shows the Strain of Desperately Needing to Obtain what they Desire at all costs and Competing with others to get it! </em></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/AVvXsEiHZrQw2iCmEPcQg3yTgZybRB36IUp0ZHQnr6j5IWBYWWNZT9Wor-pdeYpGLQCHhQt7xSUZbUOV-puJ87j7TK0M7Pca6yyyosPr3l-z_EsItbs_5pj6BJbmn-yuDOo4xRx4p5ym2HR1rGpX/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZrQw2iCmEPcQg3yTgZybRB36IUp0ZHQnr6j5IWBYWWNZT9Wor-pdeYpGLQCHhQt7xSUZbUOV-puJ87j7TK0M7Pca6yyyosPr3l-z_EsItbs_5pj6BJbmn-yuDOo4xRx4p5ym2HR1rGpX/s640/128.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>Do you ever Wish you had Slowed Down, been more Considerate and Polite and not been so Obsessed to Obtain?  Or... was the Satisfaction of 'Scoring' enough Reward that there's no Shame in your Game and this is your Usual Shopping M.O. and maybe even your usual Personality Trait and Character?   I always just Wonder when I'm Watching and Observing this Type of Shopper... they go so Hard... even though it's just Stuff!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I look forward to seeing and Visiting with everyone each Girl's Day Out.  For a Full Time Caregiver the getting out and Socializing with Friends is part of the Joy and what you look forward to, even more than Shopping actually... I've got enough Stuff even if I never bought another thing really... so I never really care if I 'Score' something Awesome or not... it's all Good and I still have a great time.  Though I must say this Girl's Day Out I did 'Score' an Awesome Cache of Treasures, many ON SALE... some even up to Seventy-Five Percent Off!!!  *Whoop-Whoop and a Happy Dance!*</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/AVvXsEiM_pnlUfeLy4oR634ESl45EaLeQNKrxYwEBbajPuhKXM1LI2eQwni3UGCa0PXxybyRq8HCk7oAJHb1O8Dseu1hF8h-LNrjCOXbgAesFQ8C42TxvQ0qZR-bzCamdBSiQDl5ZHacedhYQx9j/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_pnlUfeLy4oR634ESl45EaLeQNKrxYwEBbajPuhKXM1LI2eQwni3UGCa0PXxybyRq8HCk7oAJHb1O8Dseu1hF8h-LNrjCOXbgAesFQ8C42TxvQ0qZR-bzCamdBSiQDl5ZHacedhYQx9j/s640/077.JPG" width="602" /></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>And I do Hope you'll come back Tomorrow as we take you around the Event and Capture some of the Wonderful Patriotic Inspired Vignettes that Evoke a Sense of 4th of July Festivities, Bar-B-Ques and Picnics... </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/AVvXsEgzAmZsr7d3V7v2keQRXRwzr8P1eXPsu1r5WMK3U4LMy5AsRVVAa4FlecRJm2ukTcpFTwhpXss8WXdAOfLt75oT_L_IVvV45EP59YnnS9e1guuTilWFSsVhQxj6S1g0-8TAYKixxEL9OagT/s1600/147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAmZsr7d3V7v2keQRXRwzr8P1eXPsu1r5WMK3U4LMy5AsRVVAa4FlecRJm2ukTcpFTwhpXss8WXdAOfLt75oT_L_IVvV45EP59YnnS9e1guuTilWFSsVhQxj6S1g0-8TAYKixxEL9OagT/s640/147.JPG" width="579" /></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>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Sweet Salvage ~ Summer Lovin' ~ Part I

    It was that time again, to make the Monthly Pilgrimage to the SWEET SALVAGE  Event, this Month's Theme was appropriately named '...

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