Post Holidays Blues ~ Crash Landing Back To Reality

<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/AVvXsEgRc9oaP9g-cLLW0pAOWLZyOrNeEuUKQl7RC3G4iBL78W1Ir_XEI0T55NB35Msj4XkoElqK-jGhXTkd9zGibZnm8rWRc7jm0lo5vZkcDvoXoGGXv0nQDyo5wx_dJmJZbYgIhb2WVkd8x1M/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="521" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc9oaP9g-cLLW0pAOWLZyOrNeEuUKQl7RC3G4iBL78W1Ir_XEI0T55NB35Msj4XkoElqK-jGhXTkd9zGibZnm8rWRc7jm0lo5vZkcDvoXoGGXv0nQDyo5wx_dJmJZbYgIhb2WVkd8x1M/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We had an absolutely Awesome Christmas and Holiday Season this Year... there was so much to be Thankful for and The Family and my Dear Friends exceeded my Gift Expectations and went above and beyond in Spoiling me rotten!   Check out for instance the Taxidermy Pheasant I bought with some of the Gift $$$ from The Son.  It will soon be Pimped Out in Gypsy Finery.  You wouldn't Believe how much of a Bargain I got it for, it was practically Free I tell ya!</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/AVvXsEhfm1yYm-I_TpZKmscZhSWp3k4O0fMcVavKPlGnlwgeltp35dO7Q7V7oL60bsVmM3m9y11vEWLOlZd-4GIubL1Q2rD70Bvk3dQ_qJB5jaqo7MNoFyzG8ZX3lS8tKMbQ6hsr_oqPim4nrsY/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfm1yYm-I_TpZKmscZhSWp3k4O0fMcVavKPlGnlwgeltp35dO7Q7V7oL60bsVmM3m9y11vEWLOlZd-4GIubL1Q2rD70Bvk3dQ_qJB5jaqo7MNoFyzG8ZX3lS8tKMbQ6hsr_oqPim4nrsY/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em>But you know, sometimes when things are so Perfect during the Holidays or a Vacation, it's so easy to fall into the Post Holiday or Vacation Blues as you have a Crash Landing back to Reality when it's all over.   I suppose that's what happened to me Yesterday... I had my Crash Landing Day!?  Or perhaps I came down from the Sugar Blaze I'd been on, since I rarely eat Sweets and Sugar, but during the Holidays the Sugar Devil can be particularly Tempting... and bottoming out from a Sugar High can be brutal too!</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/AVvXsEjt45x82FYSwnMged-eLAR4dK5aVRnaYKfO5unV-TDD_LvWD9PN4fh-7XP9QnWFFRgEA9y1GDLDDaD7NlHLyVyJh-weDgxf40cQTUblBZDWf07p4n7Ov0qVhNCKvBgGE12YG4o5jYRHd30/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt45x82FYSwnMged-eLAR4dK5aVRnaYKfO5unV-TDD_LvWD9PN4fh-7XP9QnWFFRgEA9y1GDLDDaD7NlHLyVyJh-weDgxf40cQTUblBZDWf07p4n7Ov0qVhNCKvBgGE12YG4o5jYRHd30/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sure... I was still totally Jazzing on my Fab Christmas Gifts... many of which I'd also had the Joy of Shopping for with my Christmas Gift $$$... and having extra Cash to go on an Egocentric Shopping Spree is always quite the Rush isn't it?  *Winks*  Indulging in Retail Therapy can help keep Spirits High and Soaring in fact... so inevitably you have to Land sometime!</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/AVvXsEiHbK3YY94122vOsQ35A592ZpgvxXVIfVNrLnSHpk0GD7xKjXFxO-SCFTjdMAy2atM134jCojRl7hyphenhyphenILd_r4sh7ZxgLSEmcZ9Oi4WVRTsol4TD1AdG1piiRgf1RPyLXmbiuYPx-fVDpbgo/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/AVvXsEiHbK3YY94122vOsQ35A592ZpgvxXVIfVNrLnSHpk0GD7xKjXFxO-SCFTjdMAy2atM134jCojRl7hyphenhyphenILd_r4sh7ZxgLSEmcZ9Oi4WVRTsol4TD1AdG1piiRgf1RPyLXmbiuYPx-fVDpbgo/s640/008.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Especially when you Discover something really Awesome to add to your Favorite Collections... like this Carnival Kitsch Puppy from 1930 that is Signed and Dated with the Carnival it came from.  This too was procured with some of the Christmas Cash that The Son gave me... and for a mere Seven Bucks I was giddy with Excitement since now these Kitschy Collectible Treasures can be pricey. </em><br /><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/AVvXsEgxWlYS3EY9DsjtkFC_CMlhm_nALSEtMrhKjUytMhLptS609g7T26yPtquDqPHQ0B7rq0fuU9kApS5-qotelBe10XSixj3W7rcy5DlDD8ggfp0qBq2aRQVXpzqdqjzDdnCRVaXeKbcYXaI/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWlYS3EY9DsjtkFC_CMlhm_nALSEtMrhKjUytMhLptS609g7T26yPtquDqPHQ0B7rq0fuU9kApS5-qotelBe10XSixj3W7rcy5DlDD8ggfp0qBq2aRQVXpzqdqjzDdnCRVaXeKbcYXaI/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... what the hell was wrong with me Yesterday when I had the worst ever case of the Post Holidays Blues in recent Memory?   Well, the Crash Landing back to Reality started in the Front Kitchen... you know, that Room that I had Tirelessly slogged away at Transforming into Functional Retro Splendor.  Only now it looked like Ground Zero after a Nuclear Attack!   Sure, the Sweet Retro Candy Canisters I'd 'Scored' for Christmas to put The G-Force's Cereals in looked Awesome... IF you could GET TO them across the Wasteland that had become the Kitchen's Floor?!?  </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/AVvXsEgl6D0IVDRjcP_DBu4KVpGWmSXo5bnxXC_Fgw1Qfr8FmkDzjA5pfK97L-nj-WoOEGJYQDpImmY_9dN9SNKs8a1BwV216yiEpFUNtzWpHsWrcXq9CIx99M09wLsSX939o8xRhHPyoeBqNQY/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6D0IVDRjcP_DBu4KVpGWmSXo5bnxXC_Fgw1Qfr8FmkDzjA5pfK97L-nj-WoOEGJYQDpImmY_9dN9SNKs8a1BwV216yiEpFUNtzWpHsWrcXq9CIx99M09wLsSX939o8xRhHPyoeBqNQY/s640/020.JPG" width="554" /></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>Seriously, you could take your Life into your hands navigating the obstacle course of Food Boxes generously supplied by Local Churches and Schools that I hadn't had the stamina to put away yet into the Pantry at the back of the house.  And I felt so Guilty and Ashamed about not just being Grateful and Appreciative of the Generosity, because it IS a Huge Blessing to have such a bounty of non-perishables given to feed this brood for the New Year.  We'd received so much, with everyone knowing about The Man's Catastrophic Event this Summer and long road to Recovery. </em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpLeQBU-f2viI7eR7f6Fw2mLuVx89IKtRkB3x_JU7TnRWnz67iAiGqSPzfkg_Gl0q2W1Nj4hOdDg8RSvFgYpTvm96v3jiUoD9dngqTrOzyk7J-T9qkTtLSMn3Hje1jgbyKAQNUUwCO6Q/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpLeQBU-f2viI7eR7f6Fw2mLuVx89IKtRkB3x_JU7TnRWnz67iAiGqSPzfkg_Gl0q2W1Nj4hOdDg8RSvFgYpTvm96v3jiUoD9dngqTrOzyk7J-T9qkTtLSMn3Hje1jgbyKAQNUUwCO6Q/s640/039.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yet having several heavy boxes laden with food at the front of the house, which needed to be navigated thru the narrow transom doors and through the maze of rooms to the back of the house is no small feat, especially with a sore back.  Which had become sore after doing hours of Pre-Holiday Laundry, which was still sitting around in baskets waiting to be put away.  And then there was the usual After Christmas Mess that is the Dark Side to every Holiday with Hosting Family and Friends.  So it was all quite overwhelming to me all of a sudden because it had to be done and I was an Army of One. </em><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0oTuNcw9rYuzZ3G98_LdV-jNXQ4Nh6VrmoSaJ8zD1WoP31ijhS6h_y5HEzG-L5awAkgCWp1HRnHkI254F2ACE0VaA6e5UtnS95oBxAa2JAc1H-sXW7PatvFqqb8djMz0MVPRfw2isH8/s1600/1504059_661987380520841_1225696685_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0oTuNcw9rYuzZ3G98_LdV-jNXQ4Nh6VrmoSaJ8zD1WoP31ijhS6h_y5HEzG-L5awAkgCWp1HRnHkI254F2ACE0VaA6e5UtnS95oBxAa2JAc1H-sXW7PatvFqqb8djMz0MVPRfw2isH8/s640/1504059_661987380520841_1225696685_n.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><em> The Man is still a 'Fall Risk' so I can't afford to keep things cluttered and messy until I feel like getting around to it... and I wasn't feeling like getting around to anything Truth be told.  The G-Kid Force are driving me Crazy being Fussy and already claiming Boredom only days into Winter Break and receiving their Christmas Bounty!!!  *WHAT!!!*   When they crash for the Night I'm so relieved... and no matter how difficult they were, in slumber they always look so Precious... especially The Beast Princess, who slumbers in all kinds of Interesting places during the Holidays making me laugh out loud!   This particular Night she had fallen asleep under the Coffee Table so she could be as close to the Christmas Tree as possible!  *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/AVvXsEhjf0Re0JlKTrT7VGRx7Pna6DWHJTxH9r7Z2gE-PniP-Fn2X2G5CxmZ-ceBtQcVkxKwWwqvjJKol2bptYOaQru0Ao9KuIrIf-p3cQcFIHAz2Gd8kWHheGxCguysdSchDphEScfmjMxlWlE/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjf0Re0JlKTrT7VGRx7Pna6DWHJTxH9r7Z2gE-PniP-Fn2X2G5CxmZ-ceBtQcVkxKwWwqvjJKol2bptYOaQru0Ao9KuIrIf-p3cQcFIHAz2Gd8kWHheGxCguysdSchDphEScfmjMxlWlE/s640/044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not to mention that the G-Kid Force are still at that Age where running constant damage control behind them and their Friends can be a full time job on a regular day... and during the Holidays, Forget About It!  Their Attention Span is miniscule and New Toys have them and their Posse playing with everything and nothing all at once and they're still on a heady Holiday High.  New Toys and Experiencing them are like Kiddie Crack, they can't get enough and the overstimulation short-circuits them and they soon go haywire!  *LOL*  </em><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT09_DK6046bbVRLpLP7fE1g3dzJGaIq3q_aRTDKW1WP1djHdftz46eFYkLtr93c8AquFlkeidXZrvT5nm8ch6ONkDhMn_r8Yl6eRl6T02qKHl7B0Ek1M_AI6rYv5WazzjThKnMECzwRQ/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT09_DK6046bbVRLpLP7fE1g3dzJGaIq3q_aRTDKW1WP1djHdftz46eFYkLtr93c8AquFlkeidXZrvT5nm8ch6ONkDhMn_r8Yl6eRl6T02qKHl7B0Ek1M_AI6rYv5WazzjThKnMECzwRQ/s640/026.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><em>Sometimes they do their part to clean up after themselves, in their fashion, and for a minute they get along and play well with others.  Other times the battle to get them to do their part is even more exhausting than just doing it myself and just banishing them all from the house to Torment some of the other Kid's in the Posse's Families for a while, especially when they all begin to not get along and play well with others! *Smiles*  Hey, Sharing is Caring I hear!  I can only wear my Referee Shirt and Whistle for small portions of each day keeping the Peace before I'm not having Fun anymore either!  *LOL*  When there's so many Kiddos in the house it's beginning to look like a Day Care, Gramma's had enough now!  *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/AVvXsEgBWeGLUaaAu80tdrrNOJmkIVfq-ouG_U3hPS8CHCbbyE6Aqe7LFeBN6vZqHJLvNYVilbuAjs0o6QcNhEYsTZK384CwJbdl9OG30aj8Ag56Znsx5X069FSzJgGOkNB10t7Udsf37iPlD7k/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/AVvXsEgBWeGLUaaAu80tdrrNOJmkIVfq-ouG_U3hPS8CHCbbyE6Aqe7LFeBN6vZqHJLvNYVilbuAjs0o6QcNhEYsTZK384CwJbdl9OG30aj8Ag56Znsx5X069FSzJgGOkNB10t7Udsf37iPlD7k/s640/053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thankfully my Case of the Post Holidays Blues only lasted a single day.  *Whew*   And Today I got busy doing what had to be done and began tackling it all... and actually it didn't kill me and I still had time to do some Pleasurable things and just Relax after a Whirlwind Holiday Season concluded.  I had Time to sit back and Enjoy some of my New Christmas Gifts of Enchantment.  This is yet another Found Treasure I bought with The Son's Christmas Cash... an Awesome Burlwood Vase Signed by the Artist.  Just look at that Natural Patina to the Wood... Divine!!!  And it was "Picked" for <u>less than</u> THREE BUCKS!  *Gasp!*</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/AVvXsEjxQTahTMc-b9Vtf6fWsypGTQ-Lv24Hr4qiUgWZgpX-gstIg1sXUIM61Dvj49kKX6A8_-RBO1kkLUwLdtwJqlgilQ2wgPmr7PPBqfv1K1oB7TBSdFxrcMowFKVGRKWgUSkJHEYcvLpl11Q/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/AVvXsEjxQTahTMc-b9Vtf6fWsypGTQ-Lv24Hr4qiUgWZgpX-gstIg1sXUIM61Dvj49kKX6A8_-RBO1kkLUwLdtwJqlgilQ2wgPmr7PPBqfv1K1oB7TBSdFxrcMowFKVGRKWgUSkJHEYcvLpl11Q/s640/054.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And this is the other side, which has the most Fabulous Natural Bluish Hue to the Wood... I'm no Wood Expert so I'd be Interested to know what kind of Wood this was Created from?  And it's cut from a single chunk, so both Hues are part of the same Tree, which is mind boggling the diversity of Coloration in one piece of Wood!!!</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/AVvXsEgOBKyBMZGuEYHYyVMRERRzkNBgSBf5dqNPdylqDZRukQdAUSZNdZTamHV2XqbH2Ajev89MN7ARRBLZGfn4w1cb-77oS6yorIbQKnu806MeL0p3iR2qE8HwhU0VrPPnzVkkvRKEhSU5GpM/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBKyBMZGuEYHYyVMRERRzkNBgSBf5dqNPdylqDZRukQdAUSZNdZTamHV2XqbH2Ajev89MN7ARRBLZGfn4w1cb-77oS6yorIbQKnu806MeL0p3iR2qE8HwhU0VrPPnzVkkvRKEhSU5GpM/s640/027.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>And if anyone is Familiar with this Artist or can decipher the Signature, please Help a Sista out, since I'd like to know more about their body of Work.</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 align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIAcGK4AWUe3TGm-I2mKR3rBNrS35e-OtwUKbyAKdNK6evbTFR-kASt8l8jisUZ3pBu4X92EMlH_GFjwjYyM1k6DC5_lazbSt_RVO5nGfT5WOnfv_sCEwjHO9xLFVb1i61fno-HUziPg/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYIAcGK4AWUe3TGm-I2mKR3rBNrS35e-OtwUKbyAKdNK6evbTFR-kASt8l8jisUZ3pBu4X92EMlH_GFjwjYyM1k6DC5_lazbSt_RVO5nGfT5WOnfv_sCEwjHO9xLFVb1i61fno-HUziPg/s640/059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had been Admiring a Pom-Pom Scarf Wrap at Target for Winter wear... but didn't want to pay the Retail Price.  So Imagine my Delight when I'm "Pickin" and come across the Identical Scarf for less than a Buck... Booyah!!!   As well as the Victorian Style Fringed Lampshade for a Buck, which will be Dyed Black and Embellished Gypsy Style as a New Year's Project.</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/AVvXsEhJCt9uqZpEVigN-NZzn5znbI8Dzo491v8zPBRq7vMPGYxA5cbfPO570-BwQ4SBbDnkOpr12dI6jGws7Mi6P7ONuMfCSNGrLGf0-UTeSfwAq3Le6gBgW3tnL07SvMyipT4KACSt5yVHYYY/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/AVvXsEhJCt9uqZpEVigN-NZzn5znbI8Dzo491v8zPBRq7vMPGYxA5cbfPO570-BwQ4SBbDnkOpr12dI6jGws7Mi6P7ONuMfCSNGrLGf0-UTeSfwAq3Le6gBgW3tnL07SvMyipT4KACSt5yVHYYY/s640/003.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I think that the New Year's Projects will keep the Blues at bay, since when I'm Creating and Transforming Spaces, I'm in my own Bubble of Bliss... it tempers Reality and the harshness it can bring to even the best of Families.  And I must say that I'm Optomistic that 2014 will bring forth Blessings so Abundant they will be difficult to contain and so will have to be Shared and spread around!</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/AVvXsEiIHYZLX4H71zxeiN4C_Ji1WRZPkDgLxptACf5GDqndb3N0p8yJDYmKHWDG3GrvUV8Q7ZHzMkE3Ww4YUdtlawMLsckdSts7v5ppibmxTX7_WgnCATcXzaSq57Dw_gXr_cHSlrd0Gg7s4O8/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/AVvXsEiIHYZLX4H71zxeiN4C_Ji1WRZPkDgLxptACf5GDqndb3N0p8yJDYmKHWDG3GrvUV8Q7ZHzMkE3Ww4YUdtlawMLsckdSts7v5ppibmxTX7_WgnCATcXzaSq57Dw_gXr_cHSlrd0Gg7s4O8/s640/005.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And really, Blue isn't such a bad Color if you look at it in the right Perspective rather than as a Mood... 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Post Holidays Blues ~ Crash Landing Back To Reality

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Sweet Salvage ~ Tis The Season ~ And The One That Got Away

<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/AVvXsEiTcNulB0v4ET54itHtR4Lp2vlK-hblxMDAMmGnazDzkswS3B5bGcHElYotU3VNasp7MgGxo1QQPuwNOAPtfLJ4Abc4ilwgRwc7cmN1NjDqLVx9fu8Yej6PaMNv_CSa0cYDMaeEkztZQSc/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/AVvXsEiTcNulB0v4ET54itHtR4Lp2vlK-hblxMDAMmGnazDzkswS3B5bGcHElYotU3VNasp7MgGxo1QQPuwNOAPtfLJ4Abc4ilwgRwc7cmN1NjDqLVx9fu8Yej6PaMNv_CSa0cYDMaeEkztZQSc/s640/181.JPG" width="514" /></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'd kept it under wraps, that which I was on a Mission for... because I didn't Trust anyone, No, not even you my Friends, just in case you might be faster than me or arrive earlier!?  *LOL*  Yes, I'd given you a Clue in the previous Post... but only a glimpse of the Magnificence.  Luckily the G-Kid Force were sick and didn't have to go to School so I could leave even earlier... yes, that's how sick <u>I AM </u>... that sick kiddos would be considered a Lucky Break in my World!  *Bwahaha!!!*  So here it is in the Lead Image... that which had opened up the Heavens and had Angelic Hosts singing Choruses to me on the Night we met at the Preview Party... yes, it was Love at first sight! </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/AVvXsEgWPOrjec1VT0rjXAb54u_9icLKpJt35l-U-fg4i25mn0RBmzqGkhTHBzacMqpARbHHI8FeU61Fc4-bUXzKONIPWB7DuGf2nbo69pRX1tVj0PfdZ-_Wahf3KhejWkmlip-LNHN-fbRSvL8/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/AVvXsEgWPOrjec1VT0rjXAb54u_9icLKpJt35l-U-fg4i25mn0RBmzqGkhTHBzacMqpARbHHI8FeU61Fc4-bUXzKONIPWB7DuGf2nbo69pRX1tVj0PfdZ-_Wahf3KhejWkmlip-LNHN-fbRSvL8/s640/005.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Plan couldn't Fail... or so I thought, I'd done my due diligence and excellent Recon, I'd put my Mojo all over the piece the Night before at the Preview Party, I got a great place in line near the front that Morning and even Santa stopped by to see what was in there that I wanted so badly for Christmas and to ask if I'd been Naughty or Nice?  {Whaddya Think was my answer? Winks}  Okay, so perhaps I shouldn't have lied and told him I'd been a Good Girl... Santa has Recon too you know. *Le Sigh*  And I kinda have a Rep for being a Bad Girl... but Honestly, I didn't think all that would matter, right, and I'd still get exactly what I want?  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEiI64RskEwMHBtCIidX3ktbmWtmyM2vjeG9MV6FGm59kznaXuIdMBrOgJ0iiF9hCyRlkifgIy231WoXFgzlJTIyJ-EWI056g0RYK0dyNs5qXxrLOsMgukwswFNhkeM1Mag71435e2fJo9Y/s1600/964724_3633926463965_711792313_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI64RskEwMHBtCIidX3ktbmWtmyM2vjeG9MV6FGm59kznaXuIdMBrOgJ0iiF9hCyRlkifgIy231WoXFgzlJTIyJ-EWI056g0RYK0dyNs5qXxrLOsMgukwswFNhkeM1Mag71435e2fJo9Y/s640/964724_3633926463965_711792313_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Source: Facebook</em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Now these Gals, they're ALWAYS Nice, so they could say that in Truth when Santa came to Visit them in line.  *Smiles*  These are a couple of the Nicest Gals a Friend could have so I'm Certain they got exactly what they wanted from Santa.  I'm actually Eager to see what they 'Scored'!?</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/AVvXsEiw2QKMTplEspMcF8vBRaAxxCBaltIs_U4jS4FVUpYN0PJv5jajdi-wtV1FV9lcBCeJHCZ2MnfxpbrTzgTEGQwwokD63XHYN0VktY6C5y4ucergzmd8GBA5J2Bjf9wBi5R4QJD6YQ2i6uc/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/AVvXsEiw2QKMTplEspMcF8vBRaAxxCBaltIs_U4jS4FVUpYN0PJv5jajdi-wtV1FV9lcBCeJHCZ2MnfxpbrTzgTEGQwwokD63XHYN0VktY6C5y4ucergzmd8GBA5J2Bjf9wBi5R4QJD6YQ2i6uc/s640/001.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Friend Jenny showed up in all her Fabulous Retro Finery, she is always a Vision and I'm in Love with that Silk Velvet Vintage Jacket GF!  *Swoon!*  If you J'Adore Vintage Finery be sure to visit Jenny's Link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redhead-Sadie/141689229229196?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">REDHEAD SADIE VINTAGE</span></strong></a>.</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/AVvXsEg2ExfrnJe3vcrKIePu-73v2v0GySKt3kc2vXO3t4mpeEUpz4vPzj_FQFzLkqJVwuaUvNoYBqKC-elvzleiEh7K4sEKyt7hlwcQ9-V0J4e5QrxjD-njRNgAmIlKzTigv05MMsHOYCVXX20/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/AVvXsEg2ExfrnJe3vcrKIePu-73v2v0GySKt3kc2vXO3t4mpeEUpz4vPzj_FQFzLkqJVwuaUvNoYBqKC-elvzleiEh7K4sEKyt7hlwcQ9-V0J4e5QrxjD-njRNgAmIlKzTigv05MMsHOYCVXX20/s640/083.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And my Adorable Friend Carissa of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MamasDogsLLC?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #a64d79;">MAMA'S DOGS</span></strong></a> was there, of coarse I had to load up on her delish Homemade Cookies!</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/AVvXsEiya4sfKKLT_GoiC4xejtMiyTLJm-g3lQ-bEhdXokpbgVhS3_PiE6ORV7I-eCE5yxOUD6L0YwNstEyTZYYsAKdCwYTU3-Aojd2gvaEeKRPjETZTr51F-q3-wZtTrtbhiAPAs5QYLt9dUcg/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiya4sfKKLT_GoiC4xejtMiyTLJm-g3lQ-bEhdXokpbgVhS3_PiE6ORV7I-eCE5yxOUD6L0YwNstEyTZYYsAKdCwYTU3-Aojd2gvaEeKRPjETZTr51F-q3-wZtTrtbhiAPAs5QYLt9dUcg/s640/082.JPG" width="536" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>It was a chilly day {for Arizona Desert standards anyway} so everyone was lining up for a cozy meal before or after Shopping.</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/AVvXsEj2SfEPpxDAsL3DrIshQ3fPRnDoG1sH7FWmoQdFtS3r5AWY356qrrx4xmTvn9e_KwG66vHcaIBsfL-BtGun4GBXC4dvTHc1l2S2rtEdGvK7Jlo5DCdIgML64o9OER-D8BZhP9AASRzANM8/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/AVvXsEj2SfEPpxDAsL3DrIshQ3fPRnDoG1sH7FWmoQdFtS3r5AWY356qrrx4xmTvn9e_KwG66vHcaIBsfL-BtGun4GBXC4dvTHc1l2S2rtEdGvK7Jlo5DCdIgML64o9OER-D8BZhP9AASRzANM8/s640/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The moment the doors opened I made a beeline for MY coveted piece, I was absolutely certain I had a pretty good chance of 'Scoring' it since most peeps thru the door ahead of me were stalled out at the first Vignettes at the Entrance, Entranced and Mezmerized by the Awesome Fabulousness of the Magical Scene unfolding in front of them.  When I saw it was still there my pulse was racing, I was SURE it was MINE!  And then I saw it... the dreaded Yellow 'SOLD' tag... oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!  It couldn't be... MY Cabinet had SOLD to someone else?!?!??! *GASP!*</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/AVvXsEjPcrOSkw42MuBjkIeIRUSwTkmS4jFJ__GlNBS1Qj_0vKb6oE-hQmQqzq_rPKT_4QKolX2z-p40rQQhMLLsLPRb6W11HBcWwK9hm_fKqEaA8aWhIShNa9pTCqaXQgZMpxbBCQydX-ehF4Q/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/AVvXsEjPcrOSkw42MuBjkIeIRUSwTkmS4jFJ__GlNBS1Qj_0vKb6oE-hQmQqzq_rPKT_4QKolX2z-p40rQQhMLLsLPRb6W11HBcWwK9hm_fKqEaA8aWhIShNa9pTCqaXQgZMpxbBCQydX-ehF4Q/s640/073.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Alas yes, though it was supposed to be on it's way Home to a Fabulous New Home at <u>MY</u> House, a Greased Lightening fast Gal named Susan S. had gotten there before me!  *Sob*   What had gone wrong, I'd put my Mojo all over it... Failed Mojo apparently, that almost never happens so I was in Shock.  It had been my most Photographed and Carressed Piece at the Event!   I had to take a Moment Of Silence to Grieve the Loss of MY Beloved Antique Sewing Cabinet.  </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/AVvXsEhlyxa_jlgM1Zqd7kYGa-cqkgTQCbS35rnua5K5pHWT62zZEAqYPdZFTpcWAmOCrBVzYtwx-0qjucBcRMVNKc4Z6Vn3r0IWjcUqotANSj2Zlq-7abMAml5Htvalp6x1KW3f1yJ-jf5xvzM/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyxa_jlgM1Zqd7kYGa-cqkgTQCbS35rnua5K5pHWT62zZEAqYPdZFTpcWAmOCrBVzYtwx-0qjucBcRMVNKc4Z6Vn3r0IWjcUqotANSj2Zlq-7abMAml5Htvalp6x1KW3f1yJ-jf5xvzM/s640/072.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 align="center"><em> I had spent all Night Envisioning it in my Art Studio holding all my Threads and Vintage Trims you see.  Letting Go was Painful and the Goodbye was Excruciating, but I dared not Mourn too long, though my Heart was Broken I had a Backup Plan.  Every Good Picker ALWAYS has a Plan B for the Second Favorite Piece and there was still time, since I Grieve Quickly and pulled myself together fast to Get Over It and Move On.  *LOL*  So before too many more Zealous Shoppers piled in I sped over to the other Recon site.</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/AVvXsEjvdfI_XogdwppPjdc4C5-3KihyphenhyphenbpxKRXEAsaAqexb_AEUfN4hp45SrrmwkzSWdjGik9IUhk7dmnUhnGDEgLYrvDqmi6hd0RNHf5VfkU4xvi0M_P0IeQUlhP387Z6FbVfEpla4B07a8CjM/s1600/194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdfI_XogdwppPjdc4C5-3KihyphenhyphenbpxKRXEAsaAqexb_AEUfN4hp45SrrmwkzSWdjGik9IUhk7dmnUhnGDEgLYrvDqmi6hd0RNHf5VfkU4xvi0M_P0IeQUlhP387Z6FbVfEpla4B07a8CjM/s640/194.JPG" width="480" /></em></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thankfully the Second Favorite Piece I was Jonesin' for was better hidden from plain view than the Glorious Sewing Cabinet, which had been front and center like a Freakin' Beacon of Fabulousness with a Spotlight dead on it that nobody could miss beholding!  *Le Sigh*</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/AVvXsEh8MfAmCpTJmh6obbtx1J9sxMlhprPyWyaPCdyEfCX3UcgsWsIR1Rz4JmRrMN2MlBiDA6AqqRH8wc4sXEkxb_j4W5-4IklvAHdMt-yAsn8baAoixXP0TgSR9eJVmrcZHPMwMkuk1y1_7Q4/s1600/202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MfAmCpTJmh6obbtx1J9sxMlhprPyWyaPCdyEfCX3UcgsWsIR1Rz4JmRrMN2MlBiDA6AqqRH8wc4sXEkxb_j4W5-4IklvAHdMt-yAsn8baAoixXP0TgSR9eJVmrcZHPMwMkuk1y1_7Q4/s640/202.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 was Bracing myself tho', just in case my whole trip had been in Vain.  I was almost afraid to look...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEhPQtXLMKZVxqNHTkaMcKbtT8Mexv9VgFFPlkLN7vGAHj8uazVAOfyniKoAdaIdtm7dnwV9D2PKjAe53VmQeP2AxM3pmtPgsXZtjDpFOZUTsJyxQo3NzZo8pH1686ZbT2BWpwseiOFAWFw/s1600/111untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQtXLMKZVxqNHTkaMcKbtT8Mexv9VgFFPlkLN7vGAHj8uazVAOfyniKoAdaIdtm7dnwV9D2PKjAe53VmQeP2AxM3pmtPgsXZtjDpFOZUTsJyxQo3NzZo8pH1686ZbT2BWpwseiOFAWFw/s640/111untitled.png" 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>But yes, yes... YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It was still there, the Antique Art Nouveau Metal and Wood Statuary from Germany of the Bohemian Dancing Girls with the most Amazing Patina of Age!   One holding Belly Dancing Cymbals and one playing a Harpsicord, such Free Spirited Beauty almost made me forget about the Sewing Cabinet... almost... I knew I'd have to Revamp my Mojo once I got Home lest it Fail me again and I was still licking my wounds of disappointment!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEhhKuwOaLz-zojBMUPdn4JoDJWw4Q4DAvsl5h0U1ePAW0QUlqmBt-7YIqUsjO0wcXu4mN60mmx7qkakDCVvySdz9t6gEOSmC_6Jd_3HtHzeWmhb9_Se-FuEUXaUFlFDAIAxU3xxs-eqcZw/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKuwOaLz-zojBMUPdn4JoDJWw4Q4DAvsl5h0U1ePAW0QUlqmBt-7YIqUsjO0wcXu4mN60mmx7qkakDCVvySdz9t6gEOSmC_6Jd_3HtHzeWmhb9_Se-FuEUXaUFlFDAIAxU3xxs-eqcZw/s640/076.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Luckily Friends are always there to be a Shoulder to Cry Upon when a Recon Mission doesn't quite work out.  Judy and Gail listened Sympathetically as I recounted The One That Got Away!  Every Picker and Junquer has those Stories... of those Found Treasures that slipped thru our fingers... so you know your Kindred Spirit Junquing Buddies have Been There and Done That and can lament with you and then Cheer you up.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5auPvFxqhKvNMyqLkJ8giD7J4wXq9CqAXWGylQu_OKdRROMmKqQ307Mpyf684blettMGYaWgK3drLi-_Do1tgxLbFepufF_hrDtPQwsHS5S0Ess5mScY0vrgA9yPI6e_Fsyt7nBt5Udw/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5auPvFxqhKvNMyqLkJ8giD7J4wXq9CqAXWGylQu_OKdRROMmKqQ307Mpyf684blettMGYaWgK3drLi-_Do1tgxLbFepufF_hrDtPQwsHS5S0Ess5mScY0vrgA9yPI6e_Fsyt7nBt5Udw/s640/089.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Girls really are quite Art Nouveau Deco Lovely... and that Patina!  *Swoon*</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/AVvXsEhg6g7z0PmSqUVWUI0Unv8idGSalPBJjsWlSTy4_DyvDNZvgiHykN71CzXF_Cc44IcSp7g3C24hJtDURa9e0Pr-kQrqaMWeK3DZDYgcsFz9E-p6dsr7fo4PEeEKAsOagbH8uFCzQrYfaas/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/AVvXsEhg6g7z0PmSqUVWUI0Unv8idGSalPBJjsWlSTy4_DyvDNZvgiHykN71CzXF_Cc44IcSp7g3C24hJtDURa9e0Pr-kQrqaMWeK3DZDYgcsFz9E-p6dsr7fo4PEeEKAsOagbH8uFCzQrYfaas/s640/087.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've tried to find out more about them online, to no avail, they are quite Old and aren't Signed, but are stamped Germany on the back.  Not certain if they're Pot Metal Spelter, at first I thought perhaps Bronze, but I'm seriously doubting that by the texture and oxidation of the Metal and Bronze Sculpture is usually quite heavy.  I have small Bronze Sculptures that rival a Boat Anchor in weight!</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/AVvXsEggV585Vc-aSlin-aHfKc7JDzSWtZFLmePKjPVvhRaeqTbcsbkChsD9DuIk7YGXysHQJMUmsikvDeKcnmVaWY0c7q3QJx-uk9UolmKtRAu-IKEA7XUR21Fl3R-wd_avPy_joIcAZM8dS98/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/AVvXsEggV585Vc-aSlin-aHfKc7JDzSWtZFLmePKjPVvhRaeqTbcsbkChsD9DuIk7YGXysHQJMUmsikvDeKcnmVaWY0c7q3QJx-uk9UolmKtRAu-IKEA7XUR21Fl3R-wd_avPy_joIcAZM8dS98/s640/085.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 oiled the Beautiful Wood Base, which was quite dried by Age, it is a rich Reddish Hue and at the back looks like it could have once been attached to something and part of a wall mount?  A very Interesting Piece and I just Love it, so I'm quite Happy with what I came Home with after all.</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/AVvXsEiV6sQG-SLEQy4zq3cxR5fJy4c6LSYKtNw7_TO4tCxVOAp6w8xK8r3Bxm327XigzKPzuKbZIeGPLoKNJ2gqwhrmVf7GH5EvpJnTz7k-kqka4yragQxbj6BeGXQNtfA5c8cYDjlgRNg49hw/s1600/115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6sQG-SLEQy4zq3cxR5fJy4c6LSYKtNw7_TO4tCxVOAp6w8xK8r3Bxm327XigzKPzuKbZIeGPLoKNJ2gqwhrmVf7GH5EvpJnTz7k-kqka4yragQxbj6BeGXQNtfA5c8cYDjlgRNg49hw/s640/115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had limited myself to one Purchase this Show... which is not easy lemme tell ya!</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/AVvXsEhaUrQokIVsd4xU3ODAufXID1ALfRk6ngdGM11TjneS1kfrH1PgTS_MF75Z5eG5DLh_gQEVbR5M0PL_lQ496azJ3ZdSHXw06_X4HD-ckweszTPdNxiWmMuuxWDjDzlbbiXUKprD5Cjm9Do/s1600/083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUrQokIVsd4xU3ODAufXID1ALfRk6ngdGM11TjneS1kfrH1PgTS_MF75Z5eG5DLh_gQEVbR5M0PL_lQ496azJ3ZdSHXw06_X4HD-ckweszTPdNxiWmMuuxWDjDzlbbiXUKprD5Cjm9Do/s640/083.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Along with a Host of Architectural Smalls like that Antique Doorknob with Door Plate that usually Call to me like a Siren's Song...</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/AVvXsEjTdz__HjTcmxRxDwylnLoc_TwqSaMrzNI8rpn1XkTWwOtq51UM5RpjJtJKI8DbiqjAaZVT4h3WQPIKnnIaUQ646R7XHntNLCCbpPLTnk_ign-KZjOY7zkuI_oEvUvRXvC3v_fP5OIDMW4/s1600/151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdz__HjTcmxRxDwylnLoc_TwqSaMrzNI8rpn1XkTWwOtq51UM5RpjJtJKI8DbiqjAaZVT4h3WQPIKnnIaUQ646R7XHntNLCCbpPLTnk_ign-KZjOY7zkuI_oEvUvRXvC3v_fP5OIDMW4/s640/151.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There were also large Pieces that caught my Eye too... Love Styled Skullies!</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/AVvXsEgaj1X7-jUIMQMUTsGuMYwdHKRMyqUpHTHK59lnerAwgdPd8LMhXvqJ51_8MB30HVNRk20pU_ypRu_Hz1prS32EfZ-AEjQ5z2PnwYf0Ji95n9NP0ve31QJZIIDccWflwxmEhCQ3PB3nBpE/s1600/161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaj1X7-jUIMQMUTsGuMYwdHKRMyqUpHTHK59lnerAwgdPd8LMhXvqJ51_8MB30HVNRk20pU_ypRu_Hz1prS32EfZ-AEjQ5z2PnwYf0Ji95n9NP0ve31QJZIIDccWflwxmEhCQ3PB3nBpE/s640/161.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I liked this Idea of festooning a Crystal Chandie with Shiny Brights dripping down from it like Blue Glass Rain!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGzCGHmIY5lxcepE0Qlf07QX-8mF-a55VTSqXRhyphenhyphendDESvCPPFqyi6ObHpK2SiMPwmJEloOJviB8lct56vSq0n18PVDwrHNdsFLfShD-Ux9v4lpkiPqcLzOUG9m9FRTsRoKFFZ55u9z8k/s640/198.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, I'd want six of them that I saw in a Grouping so that I'd have an Instant Collection of the Work!  *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/AVvXsEiT1QkdP8EGytuwItq8Em54df7jxpxdVTAx7P4kYWpaOuLJSLUk7WosJKdmiq4oO9iFXg0jES4LJkEPFe5mAGqfPLpYHWYQfWQlTCZRrk8SrRtVqo-ttXuAZ1qVMfE86t1oR8pY8F1a3QQ/s1600/215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1QkdP8EGytuwItq8Em54df7jxpxdVTAx7P4kYWpaOuLJSLUk7WosJKdmiq4oO9iFXg0jES4LJkEPFe5mAGqfPLpYHWYQfWQlTCZRrk8SrRtVqo-ttXuAZ1qVMfE86t1oR8pY8F1a3QQ/s640/215.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And you know how I am about Religious Collectibles and Antiques... but I persevered and brought Home only Images of all this other Loveliness and stuck with my Plan of only ONE PURCHASE!  Such Restraint, my arm fairly aches from patting Self on the back!  *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/AVvXsEioB-hBD3GGhvoah-ion9aelzWv5HsdnypcIttbDZd7ldycDMg5ROZudohyqNoiD-H6yaF5NNPOaUWsu1uIR6Y8q8G4cOv-6dBtA-pCmcY53OZFy8ZTwHuF-G-beOlA9bmGyxCom25YQEc/s1600/168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioB-hBD3GGhvoah-ion9aelzWv5HsdnypcIttbDZd7ldycDMg5ROZudohyqNoiD-H6yaF5NNPOaUWsu1uIR6Y8q8G4cOv-6dBtA-pCmcY53OZFy8ZTwHuF-G-beOlA9bmGyxCom25YQEc/s640/168.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Because I wanted this little Champagne Metallic Christmas Tree in the Silver Urn that Myko had Created, I really did!</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/AVvXsEj9sgkySf4Vpu9rPY2URl19ibKHyhY_2XY2nO7SDWnvyyEpyPOxd0vTPUoEUNMqqhE0RVUf-deJJ3sWVTUqbQMb9vtmIRE3eM5O_J40uAJAeV-ZnnhAGCAMlwEYnLT9IFKqAKyXlYEQjE8/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/AVvXsEj9sgkySf4Vpu9rPY2URl19ibKHyhY_2XY2nO7SDWnvyyEpyPOxd0vTPUoEUNMqqhE0RVUf-deJJ3sWVTUqbQMb9vtmIRE3eM5O_J40uAJAeV-ZnnhAGCAMlwEYnLT9IFKqAKyXlYEQjE8/s640/062.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But then again, I wanted this one too... *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/AVvXsEgUn4MW-24lCJRAssU-LtXuxtTwn7m_Wqq0JfOOuu94uHtOGKRHjriayEYAOhFRs5P0i-W5X_K1ovicGDEcB2zBnNEk9Q08kbS71UYqQoiFItWxDzFM15PX0cjiGjfK-pNvFalOGhlv-Sk/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/AVvXsEgUn4MW-24lCJRAssU-LtXuxtTwn7m_Wqq0JfOOuu94uHtOGKRHjriayEYAOhFRs5P0i-W5X_K1ovicGDEcB2zBnNEk9Q08kbS71UYqQoiFItWxDzFM15PX0cjiGjfK-pNvFalOGhlv-Sk/s640/063.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, this little Christmas Tree was probably my second most Photographed Piece at the Event.</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/AVvXsEh3iAwJc_uARPKQmJ4dPQd0ZZtSfVVxewlyxCgMQe83cf9DeDhT2AaxymWrXKhu0ndO1KWKBmOg_phmR68-7BeGYiGyNPWFWrIcq3JTgKvJRJ6X-bN9ozU0pUYliroH6glDHI-W2ilJWuQ/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/AVvXsEh3iAwJc_uARPKQmJ4dPQd0ZZtSfVVxewlyxCgMQe83cf9DeDhT2AaxymWrXKhu0ndO1KWKBmOg_phmR68-7BeGYiGyNPWFWrIcq3JTgKvJRJ6X-bN9ozU0pUYliroH6glDHI-W2ilJWuQ/s640/064.JPG" width="552" /></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;"><em>From the Sweet Vintage Angel on top...</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/AVvXsEhEoRj5VecWcyGvH328IwLhDNDnYJ4XveI4EgDoc1NJHBjwZunGFnIawOzUZxkZ9WR-q-cvmi84mq4PHx5BCKCei5Ehpx_ZfkIsv_OupVPnN3g8h1WtKsPiuH0-X_vNKJmIHgEjTIt9Pzs/s1600/172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoRj5VecWcyGvH328IwLhDNDnYJ4XveI4EgDoc1NJHBjwZunGFnIawOzUZxkZ9WR-q-cvmi84mq4PHx5BCKCei5Ehpx_ZfkIsv_OupVPnN3g8h1WtKsPiuH0-X_vNKJmIHgEjTIt9Pzs/s640/172.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>To this Freakin' Amazing Ruffled Tree Skirt Myko had Created out of an Antique Fabric Remnant... everything about this Piece was sheer Perfection to me!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></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/AVvXsEhjbCw8XFLsMH9njBU-37dQAZuB3Z4ohvDefv9yHxIIf2rmJ2JpZ2LcXyi3aOZOd3pBkm8qr-4eHDNGlgMKjPZ59QFOSax8WMAFQyAMBNZ3C3C4-Vyt9xxtwA_sPIyfjohVfXIVamezVZc/s1600/167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbCw8XFLsMH9njBU-37dQAZuB3Z4ohvDefv9yHxIIf2rmJ2JpZ2LcXyi3aOZOd3pBkm8qr-4eHDNGlgMKjPZ59QFOSax8WMAFQyAMBNZ3C3C4-Vyt9xxtwA_sPIyfjohVfXIVamezVZc/s640/167.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact Miniature Trees were really drawing me in this Season... I'm Envisioning Several on my Fireplace Mantle this Christmas like a little Vintage Metallic Forrest of Enchantment.</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/AVvXsEhgIeyr7nQw5RcPZiWd-_4NjVGFifX96VjFTaedCJwSo9zs_dumWScl7zdcsi7KWX_vkIZmQY_0bEZrt-ds5gFB9RsFWPyb6BHosupwL7PhzZX8nt_VJ1bRW5XMDTkZSeXpP_VcSR6PkCw/s1600/171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIeyr7nQw5RcPZiWd-_4NjVGFifX96VjFTaedCJwSo9zs_dumWScl7zdcsi7KWX_vkIZmQY_0bEZrt-ds5gFB9RsFWPyb6BHosupwL7PhzZX8nt_VJ1bRW5XMDTkZSeXpP_VcSR6PkCw/s640/171.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>With Vintage Bottlebrush Trees under Cloche Scenes interspersed among them...</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/AVvXsEiuPp-GV1TBjG7DUReE2HzgBIO1CBs5JLyEqhiiw4a2govFxfzYE6FQubiY4VfkqfwALkLYdHdWjTidc3-XE3zj3-BETKfOEHRi2KJcLaOnj3UeLVjDCn_OD6lSeU2bhyphenhyphenfNrAqR-P-zrTE/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPp-GV1TBjG7DUReE2HzgBIO1CBs5JLyEqhiiw4a2govFxfzYE6FQubiY4VfkqfwALkLYdHdWjTidc3-XE3zj3-BETKfOEHRi2KJcLaOnj3UeLVjDCn_OD6lSeU2bhyphenhyphenfNrAqR-P-zrTE/s640/113.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>And be sure to come back Tomorrow for Part II of this Enchanting Show... and if you can make it out to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage"><strong><span style="color: #76a5af;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> for the 'Tis The Season Event' it will run through Sunday Afternoon.</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/AVvXsEgLMlFBYz02d3S-fWGBWiyRtfHVmzuOg3Qt_BgzQd3tHkJD-CzsL9SFehzuY39iMlZplI-UZvW6figkyspK6ne-vcTywIqB2WY7ZkxCdMUI2-PkUK5G1CApiDiBmC04AufPAS35Ph9pzXw/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/AVvXsEgLMlFBYz02d3S-fWGBWiyRtfHVmzuOg3Qt_BgzQd3tHkJD-CzsL9SFehzuY39iMlZplI-UZvW6figkyspK6ne-vcTywIqB2WY7ZkxCdMUI2-PkUK5G1CApiDiBmC04AufPAS35Ph9pzXw/s640/042.JPG" width="508" /></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 Santa will be there not only helping you to Shop and asking YOU if you've been Naughty or Nice... but also to take pixs with the Kiddos!</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/AVvXsEjPshM2rnjbc_s_X4SkDSs8mzcAJn-MFi_rmdWmW2eTJNSLYwloVAGznJXl7Nt2C2GbVdxglYhJvTO12BVKeWWww9DuTZKexXLWjyrJ7U0PWS61oM1mntylu02tKjmyLdigBGsT2B5QF1U/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPshM2rnjbc_s_X4SkDSs8mzcAJn-MFi_rmdWmW2eTJNSLYwloVAGznJXl7Nt2C2GbVdxglYhJvTO12BVKeWWww9DuTZKexXLWjyrJ7U0PWS61oM1mntylu02tKjmyLdigBGsT2B5QF1U/s640/044.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>Merry Christmas from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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