Awash In Sage And Sepia Splendor ~ Great 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/AVvXsEjHCHOpfZpqKMZnRpE_aPATjec3bdoXb5_L0Mc0vn2JUp1LIzLumyE7fxP2KXSnAv-dDs4VCf2ntxmW0h8CweyERqs707UjCYcsieHxKHNyxhSnrXDZmOuGyC02yh1tsoqusamUSqOXOBQ/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCHOpfZpqKMZnRpE_aPATjec3bdoXb5_L0Mc0vn2JUp1LIzLumyE7fxP2KXSnAv-dDs4VCf2ntxmW0h8CweyERqs707UjCYcsieHxKHNyxhSnrXDZmOuGyC02yh1tsoqusamUSqOXOBQ/s1600/025.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You know, I think having a Near Death Experience was Good for me, I really do.  I have Enjoyed being in Excellent Health for so long that I was never really that tuned in to my own Mortality and how Fragile Life really is... and to remember to squeeze every ounce of Life out of it every day.  I was instead Living For the Occassional Day of Enjoyment and Fun from my Caregiving Routine... and I realized, that's just not enough.  It's not really Living it's merely Existing... no wonder I ended up with a Health Crisis, that has to be Toxic to the Body and Poisoning to the Soul and Spirit!!!</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/AVvXsEjsRIsX5uVgMzeLSa2XbjKfILOedqXicbrzVoQRcAZw-NZ3Mgg8nU5iWdAib4wRePDzxKhgbzjhrHexuXNCLgIPfK2XBLzqRqJg1OVP8PpEpwbDNnf0SSY7YdtAFjlZ-vshZ2nmtuuF-qY/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRIsX5uVgMzeLSa2XbjKfILOedqXicbrzVoQRcAZw-NZ3Mgg8nU5iWdAib4wRePDzxKhgbzjhrHexuXNCLgIPfK2XBLzqRqJg1OVP8PpEpwbDNnf0SSY7YdtAFjlZ-vshZ2nmtuuF-qY/s1600/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Son had said he would take the G-Force for the Holiday Weekend so that his Dad and I could Celebrate Valentine's Day and The Man's Birthday properly and without an entourage of G-Kids in tow.   The Man is still only up to so much Fun... so we limited his Fun Time to what he felt comfortable with... and when he settled in to Rest at Home, I went to a few of my Favorite Shops at his insistance.  Hey, you don't have to threaten me with a Good Time!  *LOL*  I was awash in Sage and Sepia Splendor at my Friend Shelly's Shops <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rust-and-Roses-Phoenix/224451874270241?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">RUST AND ROSES</span></strong></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sirens.saints?fref=ts&ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">SIRENS AND SAINTS</span></strong></a>... indulging in some Great Retail Therapy.  Can you Guess what Wardrobe I Accessorized my Closet with from this Fab Ensemble?   I know... hard... since it's all SO My Style!!!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEg-xJZ-5Hp7wuqnsasnx6_WI2kvmRkY12EoZi9PtsKUk3K_WZLSCjWkzwHFY0NonQpDKxFkyhJncwfMQeQdfBeju5uqYUdu4vOjnl5NC5rHN0dAT17k-2qsxxutSLu8z_q6mdzroldwpvI/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xJZ-5Hp7wuqnsasnx6_WI2kvmRkY12EoZi9PtsKUk3K_WZLSCjWkzwHFY0NonQpDKxFkyhJncwfMQeQdfBeju5uqYUdu4vOjnl5NC5rHN0dAT17k-2qsxxutSLu8z_q6mdzroldwpvI/s1600/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, I would have liked the entire Ensemble, had it all been in my Size... but I was quite Content to get this Gorgeous Upcycled Lace Vest.  Made from an assortment of Vintage Lace that will go with just about anything and everything else in my Wardrobe for a Lovely Layered Look!  And be Light enough for Spring and Summer.  When I get a Waist again, I shall wear it with some of the Collection of OOAK Custom Belts my Friend Angela Created for me that are just hanging around Bohemian Valhalla on the Mannequin Girls, patiently awaiting me to get a Waist again!  *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/AVvXsEieToBFuLmwHdQWi2g3pt6pnmvocvwyJVqpMrHObLJNYvhi4PLGls8LCz3YAHtDG_X2gQiXNee6Y8zPJEnb7Ekdpd0Pw8PRAY0wCujsSRKsms9Y1nqdfCF7S1NIZBHCDnDK_iK74Seni80/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieToBFuLmwHdQWi2g3pt6pnmvocvwyJVqpMrHObLJNYvhi4PLGls8LCz3YAHtDG_X2gQiXNee6Y8zPJEnb7Ekdpd0Pw8PRAY0wCujsSRKsms9Y1nqdfCF7S1NIZBHCDnDK_iK74Seni80/s1600/021.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And when I walked into this Showroom I was gobsmacked to discover a Harvest Table laden with Custom Gypsy Buntings in Vintage Sage and Sepia hued Fabrics, Trims, Seam Binding and Lace that had been Created by my Talented Friend Angela!  *Swoon... be still my beating Heart!*  I knew these wouldn't last long... and since I was gonna Create Buntings for my Remodeled Art Studio Cottage anyway... why not Save myself the Time and Work by just purchasing these absolutely Perfect ones Created by my Friend instead?!?  Made Sense to me... *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/AVvXsEioOMbDThYLAhMi-C0JhjHct9orNcSUGNOvpExxjyW4MJ5wn2BXj_c1iDkrOBUUWCak7EDJRv05PlQO4BX2rNbfZsPCKWFqLddhiFWqw-qQ42jDikYWH-4X6HxnZRIbH11Ug8A6dcT2S6M/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOMbDThYLAhMi-C0JhjHct9orNcSUGNOvpExxjyW4MJ5wn2BXj_c1iDkrOBUUWCak7EDJRv05PlQO4BX2rNbfZsPCKWFqLddhiFWqw-qQ42jDikYWH-4X6HxnZRIbH11Ug8A6dcT2S6M/s1600/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There were two distinctive Styles and I opted for the more Elaborate ones, of coarse. *Winks*   Even just sitting in their bundles they looked Gorgeous... and strung out across a Room, well, it looks like a Gypsy Party is about to be in progress!  *Smiles*   I am a Huge Fan of Buntings because they make any Room look more Festive and Interesting.</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/AVvXsEjshR4oimabZsO1Ozz6AIUe7j-1nFmcLkTOY86zarxflQ-FnPJtQFm-UFwv4lmtF1I14LYyvdOvdSC7E8ZPvCdvQta7mfwKhalFZiT9KuWXynkVtDtuEeaJT93j-IG9Nw9w6-KCcGEqtwI/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshR4oimabZsO1Ozz6AIUe7j-1nFmcLkTOY86zarxflQ-FnPJtQFm-UFwv4lmtF1I14LYyvdOvdSC7E8ZPvCdvQta7mfwKhalFZiT9KuWXynkVtDtuEeaJT93j-IG9Nw9w6-KCcGEqtwI/s1600/017.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not to mention they are a Wonderful way to Salvage every scrap of Divine Fabric that a Fabric Artist might have leftover from other Projects, so that none is wasted.   I'm so Glad my Friend Angela takes the Time to Create those Wonderful Projects that I never seem to have the Time lately to get around to!  She and I are like Twins separated at Birth so just about anything she would Create is SO ME that I couldn't have Created it for myself any better... and she's way more prolific an Artist than I, so she Saves me enormous amounts of Time and Energy!  *Ha ha ha!*</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/AVvXsEhbVaR8XDgf4UvnWAoPPwcUF6rvPmuo0n9ovSJbs7gQvIpjB9n6aV-gY_JjCEhdZiGL_IIGIDwiBphAt2Tl1kZZSGcIaoaaIudCmboMeGXfkFKY9BAMujnKCUkMZb8y3cIJDGfDjO2jflc/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVaR8XDgf4UvnWAoPPwcUF6rvPmuo0n9ovSJbs7gQvIpjB9n6aV-gY_JjCEhdZiGL_IIGIDwiBphAt2Tl1kZZSGcIaoaaIudCmboMeGXfkFKY9BAMujnKCUkMZb8y3cIJDGfDjO2jflc/s1600/018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sure, I LOVE to Create, I really do... and Angela and I have often Traded our Art... but I must Confess that with all the Drama, Crisis and Infirmity swirling around Bohemian Valhalla and Mi Vida Loca lately, I haven't been in the Studio Creating in a dog's age.   And until I can get my Art Studio Cottage up and running again... and settle into the Creative Process Seriously again when Life settles down... it's a good thing my Artist Friends are still busily Creating the Art that we all Love so that I have the Opportunity to just Purchase what I don't have the Time or am in the Zone yet to Create myself.</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/AVvXsEi_GN4en4WydP-hU2aOInfaZNcELVujZVR8VJ5NfRf3jfa9MYX2zIqYIvWesA5UdricI1k7m-KQ0IL2M1boMrTfc9OTk9zzMPXwughH8MRWAVTYEY_DmzsJLnUo6laJ7iz5vPCLK7-E4J4/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GN4en4WydP-hU2aOInfaZNcELVujZVR8VJ5NfRf3jfa9MYX2zIqYIvWesA5UdricI1k7m-KQ0IL2M1boMrTfc9OTk9zzMPXwughH8MRWAVTYEY_DmzsJLnUo6laJ7iz5vPCLK7-E4J4/s1600/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I actually can't wait until I can be sequestered in my Studio once again and lose myself in the Creative Process and Feeding my Soul with my Art... there's nothing quite like it... it's my Drug of Choice, Creating.   I actually Enjoy it more than Shopping!  Did I say that?  Yes, I did... because it's True... when I'm Creating I don't even think about other Vices!  *LOL*  I don't even need Retail Therapy when I'm actively Creating my own Projects... in fact, I rarely even need to leave the house or the Studio when I'm lost in my Creative Haze.  I lose track of Time and place when I'm working on an Artistic Project... and my next Venture will be to begin Creating Clothing and their Accessories. </em></div><br /><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/AVvXsEjV8XZc2xOHbOoPY42nhSmHd-yUs-iobSCZl3QUd0W9ux99HkFZOrF6tPZrzTkJS6cX8Gjt_ooiFI0L0V-rk03SNLo5U5YkL3Yffn8yGVLdRGZ9VjO7e97u02shPQ8EIFjF3C2oxIJWCyI/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8XZc2xOHbOoPY42nhSmHd-yUs-iobSCZl3QUd0W9ux99HkFZOrF6tPZrzTkJS6cX8Gjt_ooiFI0L0V-rk03SNLo5U5YkL3Yffn8yGVLdRGZ9VjO7e97u02shPQ8EIFjF3C2oxIJWCyI/s1600/022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've been meaning to Create Clothing forever and a day, because I hardly ever see anything off the rack that is my Sensibility and Style... and the darn Budget prevents me from procuring the Fab OOAK pieces that other Talented Artists Create, so it just makes Sense to start making my own.   Especially since I'm still a BMW and so there's still that Sizing Issue when I do see Wardrobe I Desire and then get so Disappointed when it's too Small or too snug to be a comfortable fit or even an Option.  I want to Design Wearable Art Clothing and Accessories for the Real Sized Woman... us double digit sized Gals.   And... for the more Mature Gypsy Soul... since not all Funky Fun Wardrobe is that Flattering on a Senior and I don't wanna look like Mutton dressed up as Lamb. *Winks*</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/AVvXsEjq04lbEWNtASbx7GsHxxlBsCt9CBgjixdluINIxwssGyd8vgLXzo7SoiAlNotITnsxN5rfK8dM_qK4d6gJPmGHUHs7e1Lpj0CEQPqpf_pA7atRNK2ZyPeCFazhNGWwf1iNvkePnLQzBdo/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq04lbEWNtASbx7GsHxxlBsCt9CBgjixdluINIxwssGyd8vgLXzo7SoiAlNotITnsxN5rfK8dM_qK4d6gJPmGHUHs7e1Lpj0CEQPqpf_pA7atRNK2ZyPeCFazhNGWwf1iNvkePnLQzBdo/s1600/023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Here's that Bunting festooning the Showroom... sorry it's kinda washed out so you cannot see the Wonderful Details... but it will give you an Idea of how it will probably look festooned over my Creation Station Harvest Table and mismatched Antique Chairs that will be in the Center of the Main Room of my Art Studio Cottage eventually.   I have all of the Elements now... it's just a matter of the G-Kid Force and I getting in there to Deep Clean and Style the place.</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/AVvXsEhPD518NXKPypNBDIehx-AyRWnT3S5nGWF8BP0NghUVfNjEC8Xt7XzYk5qXGL7lvBeCrqDSR82r_yVmFWezzxWwcKm8eJJuuIR2JxB4rM0RdS9_w1m3lwwGU5Tst9Pq0HX02Y1Xu6cpSyI/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD518NXKPypNBDIehx-AyRWnT3S5nGWF8BP0NghUVfNjEC8Xt7XzYk5qXGL7lvBeCrqDSR82r_yVmFWezzxWwcKm8eJJuuIR2JxB4rM0RdS9_w1m3lwwGU5Tst9Pq0HX02Y1Xu6cpSyI/s1600/012.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Prince R and Princess T have been chomping at the bit to get in there and do it... but I've procrastinated because I haven't felt well since getting out of the Hospital, so I don't want to have a relapse and am taking it easy for a Time until my Energy levels return more to Normal.   Okay, so my Energy levels have never been AT Normal, since I'm one of the Vintage ADHD Kids, and they're probably at close to Normal now which is why it seems greatly diminished to Yours Truly and I don't Feel like going Full Throttle all the time anymore.  *Bwahahaha!!!*   I didn't realize how much I relied upon my Intense Hyperactivity and OCD to get me thru each day's Workload, until it was sapped by Health Issues!  *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/AVvXsEhfMDwRlmBkI7g3alMYIYI1emgfr625Br6V8z67Qi21vZTBnqsUOuOTP9LwiU_KzRf7IMjqgKdNKRJQJdwWe-0I6_JeZ1g9QLet9u3EnzJInl3WFiHf21U7mwcbjQN6b0AVYkyoQYW2fBU/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMDwRlmBkI7g3alMYIYI1emgfr625Br6V8z67Qi21vZTBnqsUOuOTP9LwiU_KzRf7IMjqgKdNKRJQJdwWe-0I6_JeZ1g9QLet9u3EnzJInl3WFiHf21U7mwcbjQN6b0AVYkyoQYW2fBU/s1600/035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>But slowly and surely I'm getting my Blood Sugars to an Acceptable Range... and I see the Doc that will be giving me Specialist Referrals this Tuesday... so I'm Hoping to get this Health Mess sorted out and see if getting off the Insulin Shots is a possibility, since it's just a pain in the arse... um, I mean belly, to have to take them!</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/AVvXsEjodKRYUrUUGBNqBbWFO_p8FAJBKZGc__SuyUTRZKWQ0djiDZU5fKQehHUdpESTEcRlMCS_FTGNmq8p3jG95EaqwRHTI-j9_BOqWzYa0179jjj0RvbeRBd5kHVEDK4kwyNecstJIfGtPe0/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodKRYUrUUGBNqBbWFO_p8FAJBKZGc__SuyUTRZKWQ0djiDZU5fKQehHUdpESTEcRlMCS_FTGNmq8p3jG95EaqwRHTI-j9_BOqWzYa0179jjj0RvbeRBd5kHVEDK4kwyNecstJIfGtPe0/s1600/037.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not to mention that me and Western Medicine don't mix real well, it's like Oil and Water that combo... so I want to be back on the Holistic Trail and Western Prescription Med-Free again as soon as humanly possible!   I also don't wanna take the suggested Sleep Study, why bother, dying in one's Sleep is the Perfect way to go and the way I always wanted to Go Out.  So I'm totally Cool with that possibility of going Naturally, it doesn't bother me one iota as the way to Transition from Time to Eternity.  I know that most Western Docs totally won't get that Outlook, but they will have to Respect it.  *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/AVvXsEjqBIh3XWATNVEVqapI01NIKnX_xvqSUQcL7pB4QbLxPqVLadL0I8BQdcUawLfNxhUoOEUXNxLLsIGBAxQtIid-BSPsHICH9KMoP2Z8wqaofZU7frJptAPlEfrowvH2qBc03Iw_1-hceKQ/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBIh3XWATNVEVqapI01NIKnX_xvqSUQcL7pB4QbLxPqVLadL0I8BQdcUawLfNxhUoOEUXNxLLsIGBAxQtIid-BSPsHICH9KMoP2Z8wqaofZU7frJptAPlEfrowvH2qBc03Iw_1-hceKQ/s1600/038.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Seeing a comfy Bed festooned with a sea of Down Custom Pillows... just reaffirms my Preference that if I gotta Go... that would be the way to do it... in my Sleep at Home in the most comfy place in the House!  *LOL*  Sorry, I've always had a Morbid sense of Dark Humor and been Okay with Mortality... I just haven't thought much about my own until now... which is why the Near Death Experience was Good for me in so many ways... so that I can Contemplate a preferable Ending... and what I want to do between now and that Assigned Time?   I realize there is a lot I Want and Need to do... and now I'm getting about the Business of checking it all off the Bucket List, or at least as much of it as I have Time for.   Western Docs are so damn Grim... that's why I don't like going to them... you actually don't even Feel as Sick as they end up telling you that you might be!!!  </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/AVvXsEizjkEtOfWP-LjbgikrhCPWPwmfIeFPCqnhHAEJOwVn-1MM1ISCID11WaGMcKkFyE1fCYVTD3Q9Px81JwqMzPwcM_27yrOvT-OsPhLzRpOapKkXk5-kl0RpkhKXa-QnqChivlC_albqvd4/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjkEtOfWP-LjbgikrhCPWPwmfIeFPCqnhHAEJOwVn-1MM1ISCID11WaGMcKkFyE1fCYVTD3Q9Px81JwqMzPwcM_27yrOvT-OsPhLzRpOapKkXk5-kl0RpkhKXa-QnqChivlC_albqvd4/s1600/039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>By comparison Eastern and Tribal Docs tell you go Go On And Be Well... and Assist your Body to Heal itself to that End... until your Time is up.   So you have that Feeling of Wellness and Peace that is not such a Head Trip as Dealing with and wrapping your Mind around all kinds of Grim Prognosis and Diagnosis.   My Younger Bro' and Mom were Diagnosed by Western Medical Docs as Terminal Decades ago... they're still here... because they Refused to Receive that Opinion and decided to just Go On And Be Well and Live Life despite Western Medical Opinion.  Because after all, you're not Dead 'til God says so anyway.</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/AVvXsEgGoPzH4CWBzBvk1aAEUmp-5am9ezOr4RLsYdwghzT5Ra8lN8N41CjP8o3GOgBkFwA0DkiwY2WbdoZyWyq5s4cuXK-ueGWKsEESnTZnIU23jIB3iaqomV7VJ0X6PiyfwqBGqKGqh65FaU8/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoPzH4CWBzBvk1aAEUmp-5am9ezOr4RLsYdwghzT5Ra8lN8N41CjP8o3GOgBkFwA0DkiwY2WbdoZyWyq5s4cuXK-ueGWKsEESnTZnIU23jIB3iaqomV7VJ0X6PiyfwqBGqKGqh65FaU8/s1600/040.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I'd much rather Dance and be Happy, having even the Illusion of Wellness rather than Resigning myself to Sickness and Grim Medical Opinions that make you Feel Worse.   That's not how I want to Live... Hopefully this Base Doc is Respectful of that Opinion or he probably will never see me again after this first visit.  *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/AVvXsEj7QDg_AY16JnCENxaHngj4vNZI8_83T84SlROgd38sYZk8sHp8LDug-K-tkCl_bw60EcLvgkhGWl2JbOrQriA6wzouC74JPJnsjfCj_QEZ9W5QI5TQ5SmrNwR-nvesk7eCUe5j4f59bm8/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QDg_AY16JnCENxaHngj4vNZI8_83T84SlROgd38sYZk8sHp8LDug-K-tkCl_bw60EcLvgkhGWl2JbOrQriA6wzouC74JPJnsjfCj_QEZ9W5QI5TQ5SmrNwR-nvesk7eCUe5j4f59bm8/s1600/041.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, I know, Princess T will be miffed that I didn't 'Score' her one of these oversized Vintage Ballerina Cake Toppers!!!   So it's a good thing I'm going back later this Week for my Girl's Day Out Third Thursday Events so that I can pick it up, huh?  *LOL*   Hey, this Trip was all about ME, what can I say?!?  *Smiles*  It's not often I get to have Hedonistic Indulgences, but I could certainly get used to it!  *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/AVvXsEhcGBVHoFkF7UET8WffnxC0Ff6TShE_TeYHQdppqBngVsIJbIRMDuevNCOKrT0194_rF1kjBy2c-vJMMujHoYTk6ueflhyzv4ZWMYyI2qe1-iAsCEcClZmPhBhdqMjwyq_6f43Bo9mCbl0/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGBVHoFkF7UET8WffnxC0Ff6TShE_TeYHQdppqBngVsIJbIRMDuevNCOKrT0194_rF1kjBy2c-vJMMujHoYTk6ueflhyzv4ZWMYyI2qe1-iAsCEcClZmPhBhdqMjwyq_6f43Bo9mCbl0/s1600/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And why I didn't pick up at least one or two of these Architectural Salvage pieces Aged to Perfection and for only Eight Bucks each, I dunno?</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/AVvXsEjJni6nuR4EjKxsy6ttr8xECkqY2Q7lGq3nIplRdbBFFqhqlX7vNJ2lOTFY5NbaLh2JHyyuEqiL3lvEr2oJsjm4Fa6O9DEL9grR59qgvLteq5xjtTIoYFb0xeSnC1Z9ZD38DqQBlravcik/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJni6nuR4EjKxsy6ttr8xECkqY2Q7lGq3nIplRdbBFFqhqlX7vNJ2lOTFY5NbaLh2JHyyuEqiL3lvEr2oJsjm4Fa6O9DEL9grR59qgvLteq5xjtTIoYFb0xeSnC1Z9ZD38DqQBlravcik/s1600/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I still have loads of Raw Cotton at Home awaiting their Creative Process to be made into Spring Wreaths and Table Centerpieces.   The Bohemian Cat Boys, Miss Priss and Yul keep wanting to Bed Down in the pile of it so I better get busy before it's all flattened into Cat Bedding and melded with Cat Shed!  *LOL*</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 align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtPgTcLzHUeLJMnVx4qlHISQlpYoF09sQs3MAYtsKB4zW76gj7Fx136rKW45wyFUzCbZEQNGpNPIvLQWnCT32ICWeEAaa3MbtDJELmBNBlEuqevFz_GW6ZluqKvjuRXaB1EddphKfzs/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMtPgTcLzHUeLJMnVx4qlHISQlpYoF09sQs3MAYtsKB4zW76gj7Fx136rKW45wyFUzCbZEQNGpNPIvLQWnCT32ICWeEAaa3MbtDJELmBNBlEuqevFz_GW6ZluqKvjuRXaB1EddphKfzs/s1600/019.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And though Today took you thru Sage and Sepia Splendor at both Shops... Tomorrow will take you thru the Colorful Side... because Shelly and Angela have also been busy Creating Bold Colorful Gypsy Splendor as well my Friends... for all the Colorful Gals!   Or the ones like me that like Both a Colorful Existance... along with the Calmness of Organic Sage and Sepia Splendor!  So be sure to come back for Part II!!!</em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU7-LM1eZAI1qQo93IlbyjvIa4UM_BdqX6Ibq6d_g9zGRDY9H9pDRbpPYL0qo76N_hL9-sHnU9n79S-pSD9Q8pTm8CGet6bHCteghR0ouMJ63tobWBYWIzCM2TK-c6fAfr6xxpXfs2i0/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="581" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCU7-LM1eZAI1qQo93IlbyjvIa4UM_BdqX6Ibq6d_g9zGRDY9H9pDRbpPYL0qo76N_hL9-sHnU9n79S-pSD9Q8pTm8CGet6bHCteghR0ouMJ63tobWBYWIzCM2TK-c6fAfr6xxpXfs2i0/s1600/029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>BTW: Angela is going to Design me another Sterling Cuff Bracelet, more Elaborate and for my big Man Wrist Size... can't wait to see it!!!</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/AVvXsEij1kGa-kei-Os1TzCiVr5XuPGH-vJ9U1KMufZskjijWds8fHwnCOcHxpIZGL_M_7dJ00XRqTLcb09Tk68BZubAu3BRM0wxvBIALyZWWldqfEbVE5zek1xye80p6jqIxVxIiuvq-mD1EFs/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1kGa-kei-Os1TzCiVr5XuPGH-vJ9U1KMufZskjijWds8fHwnCOcHxpIZGL_M_7dJ00XRqTLcb09Tk68BZubAu3BRM0wxvBIALyZWWldqfEbVE5zek1xye80p6jqIxVxIiuvq-mD1EFs/s1600/014.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Yes, I did pick up this Adorable Antique Fur Mini Cape with Caramel Hued Satin Interior... it will eventually go on my Miniature Taxidermy Antelope... but for now...</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/AVvXsEhsClRlhF38R9ZrXGdsWyZZDWG0SkeMhYFAVj0DGdojWqCcBo89xTwM7bkwJf1QjDUkKdFHUDx1RmyTKje7hhzHK0J3Qn-6wEXwepcj4EsNRxBXwRX1dFumB1qmeJI8Gy-i-8qX2yrzpCI/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/AVvXsEhsClRlhF38R9ZrXGdsWyZZDWG0SkeMhYFAVj0DGdojWqCcBo89xTwM7bkwJf1QjDUkKdFHUDx1RmyTKje7hhzHK0J3Qn-6wEXwepcj4EsNRxBXwRX1dFumB1qmeJI8Gy-i-8qX2yrzpCI/s1600/147.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>Miss Skully is Modeling it!   She looks quite Lovely in it in fact since it fits her so well and goes with her Hat!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEhW7Aqbp50dtmcDl5I_uoBrBHZU-O8Yo9RFzf3p4Hjky-iLKbKGkzW95l06MYE_a-GYD0pJX5otX6gNeB4hxEFLWeWc6rXbp2JwxP_UwUgBwoHXj3S2wovUIYN3SjhC1e7rxK0RPvgKCPc/s1600/148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7Aqbp50dtmcDl5I_uoBrBHZU-O8Yo9RFzf3p4Hjky-iLKbKGkzW95l06MYE_a-GYD0pJX5otX6gNeB4hxEFLWeWc6rXbp2JwxP_UwUgBwoHXj3S2wovUIYN3SjhC1e7rxK0RPvgKCPc/s1600/148.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert...</em><em> Dawn... 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Awash In Sage And Sepia Splendor ~ Great Retail Therapy

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The Pumpkin Festival

<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/AVvXsEjIFcrUK7a619uubRrZ_YIItDFKioXFQPkNUM5cRIRPU4xRyLOOPrws7GkO-vWGgZlVAO17slhcNi2cxfD5_pugpqlySyH_Sk1BrMiUyiIffdXF-zrNhyphenhyphenOoz1qinbv6W5yKqfdUlhDf-XA/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFcrUK7a619uubRrZ_YIItDFKioXFQPkNUM5cRIRPU4xRyLOOPrws7GkO-vWGgZlVAO17slhcNi2cxfD5_pugpqlySyH_Sk1BrMiUyiIffdXF-zrNhyphenhyphenOoz1qinbv6W5yKqfdUlhDf-XA/s640/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Every October the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix has a Pumpkin Festival and gives a free Pumpkin to each Child to pick out from the vast Pumpkin Patch.  There are also Activities where they can win prizes, Music and good food as well as Carnival Style Foods and Snacks, Hayrides and Hay Bale Maze.</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/AVvXsEj4MYH4JlPWcb15CmukQcwZQlP9WPLlNiKTs5SjvFgmcbqhm2ChWnUGHvdF834cMwo3InSknMPNNsWYTy2h96n5vAoZ5hzoTrV-Z_TXopkk2uVVBB8BbBQ7wXHkrw2G1vACJ_Wo3ij5WoE/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MYH4JlPWcb15CmukQcwZQlP9WPLlNiKTs5SjvFgmcbqhm2ChWnUGHvdF834cMwo3InSknMPNNsWYTy2h96n5vAoZ5hzoTrV-Z_TXopkk2uVVBB8BbBQ7wXHkrw2G1vACJ_Wo3ij5WoE/s640/017.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Each Autumn the G-Kid Force and I look forward to this Event as the kickoff to Fall Fun.  The State Fair is also going on, but quite often that can get too expensive for us to attend, and this Event is part of our Annual Garden Membership so we know it's do-able every year.</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/AVvXsEg3rBcNzGNdKRUDbhMoVWn8bhqLl0uEo3MeDiQWjGOjQj-ktNTo3eVWbmIAuIFx03T6FDZi3p72oJ-xzFsR28njIVeaofjH5JaYwsFF8_FxTEFpdA2FvxrLUfiR31agjnQHU3DQU5RH6XQ/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/AVvXsEg3rBcNzGNdKRUDbhMoVWn8bhqLl0uEo3MeDiQWjGOjQj-ktNTo3eVWbmIAuIFx03T6FDZi3p72oJ-xzFsR28njIVeaofjH5JaYwsFF8_FxTEFpdA2FvxrLUfiR31agjnQHU3DQU5RH6XQ/s640/008.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Picking out their Favorite Pumpkin to bring Home is Serious Business for the Dynamic Duo.</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/AVvXsEghK8wQl3bCnW0U9t70c2x-sZg2HuuvZKE6tuqJQxMxLR8gbpr0fd0VyzXWb-buATjLbtpHPtGqOHVGMQpcGAEk9rLQq3bIL1wDTYJbiH1hVE91iCVQqtLM-9g9L-J8LNSziPjqrrmCcnk/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK8wQl3bCnW0U9t70c2x-sZg2HuuvZKE6tuqJQxMxLR8gbpr0fd0VyzXWb-buATjLbtpHPtGqOHVGMQpcGAEk9rLQq3bIL1wDTYJbiH1hVE91iCVQqtLM-9g9L-J8LNSziPjqrrmCcnk/s640/012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So it will be a time consuming Process as the merits of each Pumpkin in the Patch are carefully weighed and considered.  *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/AVvXsEilHF1EEP5pKu-pgfOEWR65ZhZ2g_PLmOx2PsD5tMuj-rO69-rks5Wj8bflUh-Aa1xZCa5YAB0SPPpeD3oGKePtFXRzA9hh_GmZVjLQdTiNOvW1D3Kk4mzaLdCrsg9NX15EzYKKILKYB28/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHF1EEP5pKu-pgfOEWR65ZhZ2g_PLmOx2PsD5tMuj-rO69-rks5Wj8bflUh-Aa1xZCa5YAB0SPPpeD3oGKePtFXRzA9hh_GmZVjLQdTiNOvW1D3Kk4mzaLdCrsg9NX15EzYKKILKYB28/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Prince R will usually hone in on his quite quickly since indecisiveness is not one of his weaknesses.  His had one of the largest stems I've ever seen on a Pumpkin, it made it almost like Luggage!  *Winks*   And he's developing his Man Muscles so at least I didn't mind how large a Pumpkin he chose this Season since he'd be able to schlepp it himself.  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEhg-BJ9FM_qonHCcR7lOnsjNaj4F4zCz6XtZOTqnIx35YsA17O9s_wvWFtV0eyYWC-cC9jNc3dpEAUOVJ-BAUStlgmEs9cwaEbqYkiN4PHnX2ohOYUZXfOQZ4NAuMfSxCaFe5bf_G8_cG4/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/AVvXsEhg-BJ9FM_qonHCcR7lOnsjNaj4F4zCz6XtZOTqnIx35YsA17O9s_wvWFtV0eyYWC-cC9jNc3dpEAUOVJ-BAUStlgmEs9cwaEbqYkiN4PHnX2ohOYUZXfOQZ4NAuMfSxCaFe5bf_G8_cG4/s640/005.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But then there's the 'Other One'... the one who if you give her Choices, well, she's going to have a difficult time making one!  *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/AVvXsEiSCmh5ItM4igWZk3T2ZflKY3t8K_BbCUcAy62gUUWF936OxHXy4AbP9M9KxFTKPHsNAvXDMOBigvIvjkwY6nTdfEGbSpFZ3DU5ncPcZbOXogOTVQFdtRbZd4kdA7w7IusqVby3n97uhVM/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCmh5ItM4igWZk3T2ZflKY3t8K_BbCUcAy62gUUWF936OxHXy4AbP9M9KxFTKPHsNAvXDMOBigvIvjkwY6nTdfEGbSpFZ3DU5ncPcZbOXogOTVQFdtRbZd4kdA7w7IusqVby3n97uhVM/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Even with Gramma and her Big Brother trying to help her so that we won't be there all day deciding!</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/AVvXsEihoszi5WOdH_rHlPX_nwqp1cIhvY8UdmG_G5eIcDV7d8lyn8vQxljaaVCxsePPcoWQO7mv1_tSqkvgA0gVRqD8OSKwBfatZdjdgB34kaTFX3ysDMMxkfe3wfD8_1cF0WS1KRN7k74MlO8/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoszi5WOdH_rHlPX_nwqp1cIhvY8UdmG_G5eIcDV7d8lyn8vQxljaaVCxsePPcoWQO7mv1_tSqkvgA0gVRqD8OSKwBfatZdjdgB34kaTFX3ysDMMxkfe3wfD8_1cF0WS1KRN7k74MlO8/s640/015.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And even though Gramma 'suggested' that we try not to pick out the biggest, heaviest, Pumpkin in the Patch THIS YEAR since Gramma will be the one eventually schlepping it... well... of coarse she still fell in Love with this humongous one didn't she!  *Winks*   And insisted it would be okay because SHE could lift and carry it... SEE!  Well, for a little bit anyways... *Le Sigh*  So you KNOW who ended up schlepping it most of the way... Moi!  Good thing I've still got good bicep muscles that rival The Son's from many decades of lifting heavy objects.  *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/AVvXsEjOSBtOH4yQXtKzSpJyT0uX-5ITcBQIzEfPEJpoji0UlGzkkQcenx7vAZU_DMDGpSSBNoUmcaW_9_j7eMiaevCHKCW3mg2FUVkAbnOoFPrUknsggBKhRhPZJV_otsgw9UnH-KZxtLTFfKY/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSBtOH4yQXtKzSpJyT0uX-5ITcBQIzEfPEJpoji0UlGzkkQcenx7vAZU_DMDGpSSBNoUmcaW_9_j7eMiaevCHKCW3mg2FUVkAbnOoFPrUknsggBKhRhPZJV_otsgw9UnH-KZxtLTFfKY/s640/019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, by the time we were ready for the Hayride back and schlepping these two huge, heavy Pumpkins around it had been better than a workout at the Gym 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/AVvXsEiMduzWphopyoggUZLZ-ufgCRsE8w418uht2tUdVHdLRGL_z2JZO_E-e9xTXoOBys6BP844zDxNVX3rewk6BoX7_Su5z-qyLG8XBmYoW9dVbe1KSxZL11uXVJrkbQoU-2PfKpFkjS6k3ng/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMduzWphopyoggUZLZ-ufgCRsE8w418uht2tUdVHdLRGL_z2JZO_E-e9xTXoOBys6BP844zDxNVX3rewk6BoX7_Su5z-qyLG8XBmYoW9dVbe1KSxZL11uXVJrkbQoU-2PfKpFkjS6k3ng/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But they were mighty Fine Pumpkins I must say.</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/AVvXsEi1VbipY9dAOIWhbf9Ngo2F_p1O0dK_oQ5YySMvqEt4a70zDZ1LhW3dsdXjVHxJcUdYP2SidSP0DeB3I1pOb2pyQlOYeZwvw7sjyxm7YvlKX2bvCr0M0gqH-stzZ5B4nSyJmCxoaZhrxiA/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VbipY9dAOIWhbf9Ngo2F_p1O0dK_oQ5YySMvqEt4a70zDZ1LhW3dsdXjVHxJcUdYP2SidSP0DeB3I1pOb2pyQlOYeZwvw7sjyxm7YvlKX2bvCr0M0gqH-stzZ5B4nSyJmCxoaZhrxiA/s640/021.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And those Stems will look Awesome eventually mounted on some of my Velvet Pumpkins I'll Create with them after the Real Deal is used up making Pumpkin Treats and Jack-O-Lanterns.  I was totally Loving the Floral Oilcloth Tablecloths at the Event, I Adore Oilcloth!</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/AVvXsEhf-yeD-6jijySquHu11QCiFWQhSYwjB6QXNs65k8EPLg33-46aCV2mfOF5jI8Dx-19OTXlruc8ItCy6D878_L_TYcvw2dyOFmduqcDzVdo2sS_Qw3_gN-eo6OW2JxFF-0hs1w5IW8bFj4/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/AVvXsEhf-yeD-6jijySquHu11QCiFWQhSYwjB6QXNs65k8EPLg33-46aCV2mfOF5jI8Dx-19OTXlruc8ItCy6D878_L_TYcvw2dyOFmduqcDzVdo2sS_Qw3_gN-eo6OW2JxFF-0hs1w5IW8bFj4/s640/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Here's the G-Kid Force Patiently waiting for Gramma to catch up in the Haybale Maze... they whizz thru it like trained Rats... if they weren't helping me navigate my way through it I'd probably still be in there trying to find my way out?!?  *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/AVvXsEhfNm495sRmKx-jkKJGQG5ohenSzblEe14rmeUtOOBwldfHqFkfx0iS4nl7DYLTQOIBKlcyVwPL2VzvSPqtFMezkT0KRwqRTsCV3JDVGfjz0pkTtirqd7WoouQsj-iksWhQapC5WMAa9EY/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/AVvXsEhfNm495sRmKx-jkKJGQG5ohenSzblEe14rmeUtOOBwldfHqFkfx0iS4nl7DYLTQOIBKlcyVwPL2VzvSPqtFMezkT0KRwqRTsCV3JDVGfjz0pkTtirqd7WoouQsj-iksWhQapC5WMAa9EY/s640/003.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>With calls of, "Hey wait for me..." trailing after them and them hiding from me and Amused at my inability to navigate a Maze as adeptly as them, I guess it was a good time?!?  *Smiles*  At least it's not as scary and confusing for me as the Cornfield Mazes, which I can't see over the top of and give me flashbacks of "Children Of The Corn" and fears of being Hopelessly Lost!  *LOL*   Something about Cornfield Mazes are pretty creepy to me even in the daytime and at Night, forget about it!</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="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yxJEstpxqs7Frcf4pyNJuR9uNomeE8PBXlU5amDTJR244BO__07W7eBkcz1xumFN3g9e7zrEKS1-tboS3bb2vh6Sb2mBLee3fh58OBu9nkVEtZKD2fki5KpMKqPoCHfAy0kxojKrSwM/s640/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Monarch Exhibit was on now too, so we Enjoyed seeing those Magnificent Butterflies.</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/AVvXsEib3WANgqRaLlkzjDZOE-IBY9y0kSFTvU-uvEG7ZZiILM5HpNbTsBDXUT2Zk8f-1rn-_Q_UtdIz9WvoI2WGMqEcLjtUHeGdPgMg09u6DeVFq5qborKBDSLkBH8190oO-QTlUuJS9niHAxA/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3WANgqRaLlkzjDZOE-IBY9y0kSFTvU-uvEG7ZZiILM5HpNbTsBDXUT2Zk8f-1rn-_Q_UtdIz9WvoI2WGMqEcLjtUHeGdPgMg09u6DeVFq5qborKBDSLkBH8190oO-QTlUuJS9niHAxA/s640/030.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And tho' the G-Kid Force was chowing down on Mac-N-Cheese, five Rainbow hues of Cotton Candy, Chips and Snow Cones so as to be on a Sugar High for a Week... I Enjoyed one of my Favorite Healthy Lunches of Hummus and Quinoa Salad that is offered at the Gardens.  This is SOOOOOO delish and is garnished with the tart Kalamata Olives, Salad fixings, Pita and Tofu chunks!</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/AVvXsEjmZraDNipWDg4UDy499pUFsjKmI5nZTf98l94-6BdBb_ZR9546z2Hij8RJHROv3bVFPzRFMVGoZ_ZNuJgbkAiGFb9GZITc32ksiUpo5XUgHxlcXdZS_lVyBV6Kj9MABqkFH1VLxIFAgn8/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZraDNipWDg4UDy499pUFsjKmI5nZTf98l94-6BdBb_ZR9546z2Hij8RJHROv3bVFPzRFMVGoZ_ZNuJgbkAiGFb9GZITc32ksiUpo5XUgHxlcXdZS_lVyBV6Kj9MABqkFH1VLxIFAgn8/s640/032.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Be sure you're always going to have Desert Critter Beggars hovering around the tables for any scraps... Roadrunners, covies of cute fat Quail, Inca Dove, Cardinals, Cactus Wren, Prairie Dogs, Squirrels and Desert Gerbils always Delight the Kiddos during Lunch at the Gardens.</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/AVvXsEibTHKz7XkDm5njag_SBer5jv3ZVPKiswGfLQk-FsYUIeJZTmCFG5J7cfDnvp8lX8d34727RnpZeCuB_hOpfJWP3l9QkyqtdjPvGWny-fXrwY0s5vl11jqaFNjg9tdyUN1TV9pgRlUUdZg/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTHKz7XkDm5njag_SBer5jv3ZVPKiswGfLQk-FsYUIeJZTmCFG5J7cfDnvp8lX8d34727RnpZeCuB_hOpfJWP3l9QkyqtdjPvGWny-fXrwY0s5vl11jqaFNjg9tdyUN1TV9pgRlUUdZg/s640/037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Even though this time of year the Desert is abundant with the Critters Natural Foods... I guess they like to supplement their diets with whatever looks good at the Patio Cafe' too and we seem to be Enjoying way too much!?  *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/AVvXsEhL21Qe-iIqp0qgVEhq-wQdEXE4prPFP_ld1uYx04OOnmdLZlh9Pc361jvwoiiIVDxOY08Ow5An6Qc_rKT67q9KVBq3lpIMAqBrJdZ6Y0TlTMomsAlmrGlZ0Z26kygO8OZvnApaAfxyyVs/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL21Qe-iIqp0qgVEhq-wQdEXE4prPFP_ld1uYx04OOnmdLZlh9Pc361jvwoiiIVDxOY08Ow5An6Qc_rKT67q9KVBq3lpIMAqBrJdZ6Y0TlTMomsAlmrGlZ0Z26kygO8OZvnApaAfxyyVs/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, it was a Delightful time and we hiked off our Lunch around the Garden Trails afterwards...</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/AVvXsEibO5iLoztC35DfKclI1d5VrmYVN5K-tUh90qX5xVugqX39CkpcYEoyAwmRhvBuyjKScxAe0Ne9rG_16vdEs54YIs3nm0_P_pkzPNV7RmR2YLpRiuzYFcfJKoC-2eceufbTWk1u2aAqYC8/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibO5iLoztC35DfKclI1d5VrmYVN5K-tUh90qX5xVugqX39CkpcYEoyAwmRhvBuyjKScxAe0Ne9rG_16vdEs54YIs3nm0_P_pkzPNV7RmR2YLpRiuzYFcfJKoC-2eceufbTWk1u2aAqYC8/s640/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And my Favorite Visual of all was the Ride Home... with tired Contented G-Kids snuggled up for a nap around their huge Pumpkins... which made for a lovely Quiet Peaceful ride Home for Gramma!  They always look like little Angels when they're Sleeping!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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The Pumpkin Festival

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French Market Event ~ Sweet Salvage ~ 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/AVvXsEjeGoaDlXEhIUAvVWULQb3WVrOZR_VUTfLS_AkDOAYCH8cGXjOql2iA5iEWdw6wpgwdGFcpYMnR5ub_lYNSqiLsO4jBpq2yZxhD2_GeBuRWl2nWHG82_xq0nzACFa4Crebvnc43uBP-rw3F/s1600/IMGP0994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGoaDlXEhIUAvVWULQb3WVrOZR_VUTfLS_AkDOAYCH8cGXjOql2iA5iEWdw6wpgwdGFcpYMnR5ub_lYNSqiLsO4jBpq2yZxhD2_GeBuRWl2nWHG82_xq0nzACFa4Crebvnc43uBP-rw3F/s640/IMGP0994.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">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;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Attention all Francophiles, this is the Event you've been waiting for at </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"><em>SWEET SALVAGE</em></span></strong></a><em>... the Theme of the French Market!   I admit, that a close second behind the Halloween Event, the French Themed Event is one I anxiously await!  Of all the Countries our Family traveled to, I remember my Parents unanimously agreeing that France was their hands down Favorite!!!  My Mom always said that being in France made you feel very much ALIVE... the Joie de vivre was palpable</em><em>! </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/AVvXsEii6egVJysyHyWyjvelgPmYo7yhtoYVCd8VBJ656mSoA0758i44Fl1kN5N67r9kuMwUU84K7kCSIGW1uU-Ka_akcHikUSGIkZl_EDQ1Mmous9cm0dLu8lMBFrna1na5kpp0MwUriRPERjAR/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6egVJysyHyWyjvelgPmYo7yhtoYVCd8VBJ656mSoA0758i44Fl1kN5N67r9kuMwUU84K7kCSIGW1uU-Ka_akcHikUSGIkZl_EDQ1Mmous9cm0dLu8lMBFrna1na5kpp0MwUriRPERjAR/s640/034.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> The food was exquisite and the presentation equally so, and since Dad was a Master Chef he really Appreciated that aspect of the Culture.   And the Style... well, it's Legendary isn't it?!   The French have also always made Salvaging, Preserving History and Re-Purposing Fabulous Old Treasures a priority and an Art Form, so the Paris Flea Markets have done for Centuries what many other Countries are just now getting around to and fully Appreciating.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></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/AVvXsEhIAXzEACN_buzh6Y13STIWexn0-ywg-MEj0uDGmluZAD7pbLFtCG-dejC5MrQpoHoYZwzyloBV22Lrrxpx_CykbduH2OydNk8K-QKuH_vdqtxS-rXwnULvDjhOWg9-mjCR70IPzrOlUhr6/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAXzEACN_buzh6Y13STIWexn0-ywg-MEj0uDGmluZAD7pbLFtCG-dejC5MrQpoHoYZwzyloBV22Lrrxpx_CykbduH2OydNk8K-QKuH_vdqtxS-rXwnULvDjhOWg9-mjCR70IPzrOlUhr6/s640/035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T, along with Pug Purse Mister Fluffy Pants, joined me this Month while Prince R stayed Home to watch over The Man... and so it was our Girl's Day Out and we unanimously agreed that this was our Favorite Vignette.  We could just Imagine her having a room Decorated like this that we could curl up with good books in and Host our Mad Tea Parties.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Evv1W3Pp0VESA_RUWaCKgEDpzQPVLlpQiigqcktCQ0L1bp2hk9IAMRhJxXW_yZj3ZtsvONb62al9vnRiCVjIfHBMxOoVgrCjzinkdaA9-Y0HGY8FXgQuyL0KZH7C1Dofo7tsjgTB6QAD/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Evv1W3Pp0VESA_RUWaCKgEDpzQPVLlpQiigqcktCQ0L1bp2hk9IAMRhJxXW_yZj3ZtsvONb62al9vnRiCVjIfHBMxOoVgrCjzinkdaA9-Y0HGY8FXgQuyL0KZH7C1Dofo7tsjgTB6QAD/s640/061.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My primary objective was to obtain the Lovely and Talented Claudia Strasser's new Book 'Paris Flea Market Style' and meet her in person for a Book Signing.  I've Adored her Paris Apartment Style and Fresh approach to Decorating with wonderful European Treasures gleaned from the Flea Markets.   This Book will take you along with her on an epic Journey through the French Flea Markets as she Shares a wealth of knowledge and her Favorite Haunts!   It is a 'must have' for your Decorating and Style Library... the Images will not only Inspire, but also Captivate you... you'll want it ALL!!!  You'll also be Jonesin' to want to visit your Travel Agent to Experience it firsthand!!! </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/AVvXsEgnh2X-DHTyYMlmYCAOFSnvrr9D3Cl1a378Tf9CERE51TVw168sBqdradCfU3wcjVfwrLJgchg6lTRMYUhcyXfvYC0Le6UewJ7DG44mTBtmvQLALTyR0F78p1zVm8ovYDWwfnYrgYuwozZE/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/AVvXsEgnh2X-DHTyYMlmYCAOFSnvrr9D3Cl1a378Tf9CERE51TVw168sBqdradCfU3wcjVfwrLJgchg6lTRMYUhcyXfvYC0Le6UewJ7DG44mTBtmvQLALTyR0F78p1zVm8ovYDWwfnYrgYuwozZE/s640/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But in the meantime, for those of us who know that a Trip to France may have to wait... this Event was the next best thing.    I knew this the moment I walked through the doors and immediately laid eyes upon the first Found Treasure I HAD to have!   Yep, the Vintage Mannequin with the lovely long eyelashes is now MINE!   You see, The Man had Encouraged me to attend the Event and to indulge in some 'Retail Therapy'... and hey, you don't have to threaten me with a Good Time Shopping!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEh9slPsgSVCpxXtAuxkcfuZSRkg4btQ4KMGYKt0zifsaMtXEluGI2OXnkjQ-SWQlaIhMVf3ryfhkysugqLEoxohfJyNR9RQEznfG9npVMeFMOMlTs62o-BrQpVSkNLn4FSs2TKp0GfPmTMq/s1600/049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9slPsgSVCpxXtAuxkcfuZSRkg4btQ4KMGYKt0zifsaMtXEluGI2OXnkjQ-SWQlaIhMVf3ryfhkysugqLEoxohfJyNR9RQEznfG9npVMeFMOMlTs62o-BrQpVSkNLn4FSs2TKp0GfPmTMq/s640/049.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now, Time was of the Essence since we had several Doctor Appointments lined up later in the early Afternoon and I'd also promised my Guys that I wouldn't leave them too long to fend for themselves... so Princess T and I Power Shopped and hastily Photographed the Event... so forgive the lack of Staging my Shots... I'm pretty sure I was in motion most of the time as I was Photographing anything and simultaneously scoping out what I wanted to procure.   There was no second time around since we didn't have Time.  *Le Sigh*</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/AVvXsEjSKa1_wGoAdNuYHWfDPmJhZ-psmAhh7suIPDF0yqlsKlbQkdiyWC8sb2bFJrIsHxt2-qZsrVvdxlRAE-DPSA5IQCju6TF9UGVM6fZWMrqgn-0d0rcil4EbHBv93dXmejZ1MOTx5SJc9dk4/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/AVvXsEjSKa1_wGoAdNuYHWfDPmJhZ-psmAhh7suIPDF0yqlsKlbQkdiyWC8sb2bFJrIsHxt2-qZsrVvdxlRAE-DPSA5IQCju6TF9UGVM6fZWMrqgn-0d0rcil4EbHBv93dXmejZ1MOTx5SJc9dk4/s640/063.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So after snagging my Signed Copy of Claudia's New Book and scooping up my Vintage Mannequin, this Blinged Out Vintage Soap Case was the next 'Score'...</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/AVvXsEgSQivHotDDYw1Kyg6jgnuvUUV-OSgqWRJxjHYBDCF8mxaK1YUuKUF6IrHg_jMY_SSXIKaX5jfkXpllW0asUs4XjVESKQE3CUAMSmtQ1Jbu3o-TTJHv4yq10n6P5JddH_Tv4srxfRj-ptNm/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/AVvXsEgSQivHotDDYw1Kyg6jgnuvUUV-OSgqWRJxjHYBDCF8mxaK1YUuKUF6IrHg_jMY_SSXIKaX5jfkXpllW0asUs4XjVESKQE3CUAMSmtQ1Jbu3o-TTJHv4yq10n6P5JddH_Tv4srxfRj-ptNm/s640/043.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And another one of my Talented Artist Friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lilia.corona.31"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">Lilia Corona's</span></strong></a> Necklace Creations... mine is the one Lilia had Created from Vintage Door Hardware, Religious Medal and Bohemian Bling.</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/AVvXsEgPjuyzUeu1qzAH9aezZ4lGehgUfU_nG46G7yLz6O6ZHih7Stp5cNx6jSoJdTm4I70DzoMUolKVz3Fjxxhojd57FWOCnNgSzAaStlhYr00Vl_tfOjpyyOWZE3dLqF2UwmBoZgeSeBGYHzZy/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/AVvXsEgPjuyzUeu1qzAH9aezZ4lGehgUfU_nG46G7yLz6O6ZHih7Stp5cNx6jSoJdTm4I70DzoMUolKVz3Fjxxhojd57FWOCnNgSzAaStlhYr00Vl_tfOjpyyOWZE3dLqF2UwmBoZgeSeBGYHzZy/s640/073.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T was luxuriating in the Scent of Fresh and Dried Lavender which abounded everywhere in the Shop and is so very reminiscent of the Essence of France and the Rural Fields of Fresh Lavender waiting for Harvest... so she was smelling like the French Countryside by the time we left!  *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/AVvXsEh4ILzl6AjCSE7yWUCvi0BrNkPi9eBjk4m3P-_Bu5C1wWlECDmjI4Da9aEtoF7N_PuKCN3YV1xd2Y_S3krUpL4Q5ypYGLBPZvSTjywHIEScM8UElBJRHA6-f1IQvfMU0aAnXWyIPft3pgD8/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ILzl6AjCSE7yWUCvi0BrNkPi9eBjk4m3P-_Bu5C1wWlECDmjI4Da9aEtoF7N_PuKCN3YV1xd2Y_S3krUpL4Q5ypYGLBPZvSTjywHIEScM8UElBJRHA6-f1IQvfMU0aAnXWyIPft3pgD8/s640/075.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the last of my five Purchases that completed my 'Retail Therapy' Session was this gorgeous Vintage Santos Crown to add to my Collection of them at Home.    Some Taxidermy Critter, Antique Religious Icon or Creepy Doll Head will soon be Sporting this at Bohemian Valhalla you can be sure!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEjely-W6I9mbaaEXCNYpsnNDCve7j_nZihYs797xlx9szQZCoUcglXfQBzM7Lsi4wEc9n4JWuNLuzuKJ1DLn97tnseMhzFs6jmJ81FQug1sEzdzg-U_57CZzatWNyUqx_nyRJpIdR1RDPg-/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjely-W6I9mbaaEXCNYpsnNDCve7j_nZihYs797xlx9szQZCoUcglXfQBzM7Lsi4wEc9n4JWuNLuzuKJ1DLn97tnseMhzFs6jmJ81FQug1sEzdzg-U_57CZzatWNyUqx_nyRJpIdR1RDPg-/s640/057.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, I cannot think about France without also thinking about the Beautiful Religious and Spiritual Art and Icons the French have been Creating for Centuries!   In my Personal Collections of Religious Artifacts and Antiques Inspired by Faith, those from France are among my most Cherished!   The Shop abounded in these Art Forms, it was Tempting not to leave them all behind, but I'd set a limit to my 'Retail Therapy' Budget even though The Man hadn't.   I know, such Restraint, ain'tcha Proud of 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/AVvXsEj6LQKH7HeBCzibJJ0R1CPSwJPjdokSztJ_RdcJrLFX5bC7-2oDtdu8Uv7wV_ukSR51U4ArKx0_NkX2pHwM7bSYwWD6w9h7D69Hh2Y2MDjGMJXa9crRdc75WhEIlQaroddPYbdzhNvcJ9Ib/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LQKH7HeBCzibJJ0R1CPSwJPjdokSztJ_RdcJrLFX5bC7-2oDtdu8Uv7wV_ukSR51U4ArKx0_NkX2pHwM7bSYwWD6w9h7D69Hh2Y2MDjGMJXa9crRdc75WhEIlQaroddPYbdzhNvcJ9Ib/s640/108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And meeting up with Friends is always one of the Joys of Girl's Day Out and our Event Pilgrimages each Month... forgive me Gail, but remember, our Photographer was only Eight!  *LOL*   Hopefully the ones Judy got and Myko took will turn out more flattering?  Alas, this was the best of my two shots that Princess T took, but she gave it her best attempt whilst hurrying to click off a couple of shots before other eager Shoppers swarming around us got into Frame!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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French Market Event ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part I

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