Natural Hearts

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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/AVvXsEiDhZXgMFvvpPhWnllmjX3LvYF8fh9iQt4fAyQUPlboV8_LE6tPkgSViptoYwS8r1LG2C44bSzt89nNT7Hmkr5r1Aqk6sPC2Z7JjPtCe-nOUmw_uYaK8jY86UCtFSit4rpTBtvZ2eOV9aQ/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhZXgMFvvpPhWnllmjX3LvYF8fh9iQt4fAyQUPlboV8_LE6tPkgSViptoYwS8r1LG2C44bSzt89nNT7Hmkr5r1Aqk6sPC2Z7JjPtCe-nOUmw_uYaK8jY86UCtFSit4rpTBtvZ2eOV9aQ/s1600/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>I don't know about you, but I have a 'Thing' for Natural Hearts... Heart Shapes that show up in things of Nature.  If they're non-perishable, like a Rock, I Collect them.  If they're perishable and fleeting, I at least want to attempt to capture them thru the Eye of my Lens.  This Morning I'm eating my Breakfast and lo and behold a couple of my Raspberries had distinctive Heart shapes!</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/AVvXsEh_TfLJUZ2A8g7IEhFhJTp-kYHciyHPUBksquu3LDE_RfonA6uG_QpMr-r2U1Ck4FOSMsKPVupx6Kun9ywN8DYriU12yhHhJam-nhJVUg23pjGziqXuN6rTH3Llfv-dZ64_1MoM6lYSZ9w/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TfLJUZ2A8g7IEhFhJTp-kYHciyHPUBksquu3LDE_RfonA6uG_QpMr-r2U1Ck4FOSMsKPVupx6Kun9ywN8DYriU12yhHhJam-nhJVUg23pjGziqXuN6rTH3Llfv-dZ64_1MoM6lYSZ9w/s1600/009.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>Yes, they probably had gotten a little smooshed in their box, but the outcome had been quite Lovely... right before Valentine's Day, Heart shaped Raspberries, so I set about trying to capture their Romantic shape in Images... which proved to be easier said than done.  Who knew that a Raspberry would not cooperate in being Photographed!?  And the frustrating part is, thru the camera's preview screen everything looked perfect and gave me a Green Light... and so I ate them!  *Gasp!  Yeah you know what's coming, right?*  </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/AVvXsEi_nuoOrfoJKqzRUuKso3uy56XG3_Ip1ULBvb8uU0PAbEvqdGNrn-Fpc0SwytxetXw6OwJ0w2RtFmwDN4Kf19sA7RgyBLJOS5n7Zus4L3XMw6T84NVUai5yrhx9VMDJEkRtm9YBwB7ufwc/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nuoOrfoJKqzRUuKso3uy56XG3_Ip1ULBvb8uU0PAbEvqdGNrn-Fpc0SwytxetXw6OwJ0w2RtFmwDN4Kf19sA7RgyBLJOS5n7Zus4L3XMw6T84NVUai5yrhx9VMDJEkRtm9YBwB7ufwc/s1600/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And when I download them this had happened... Ohhhh Noooo... blurry Raspberry, which was supposed to be the Star of the Image and instead the background had come into sharper focus than the foreground showcasing The Star of the Post!  *Sob*  No do-overs here, window of Opportunity gone now that they're in my tummy!  Note to Self: Don't be so Confident... next time you have a Photo Shoot of Beautiful Food, download BEFORE eating, just in case!  *LOL*  Oh well, you get the jist of it... Natural Hearts for Breakfast, it made them all the Sweeter!</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/AVvXsEjYytgiAgOoMHt6MKkYim8HOGv4PEOZ9kCD3Oe8T1lDjoUY4Ut7ny3wucJQ0dSqf3TrdG5VRmL4ilaT43tpSJYZO2LcmwzK_-9wjYJZTn4lv4wjlm048cOM4OftpwhSM2D0_BoBA_06AhM/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYytgiAgOoMHt6MKkYim8HOGv4PEOZ9kCD3Oe8T1lDjoUY4Ut7ny3wucJQ0dSqf3TrdG5VRmL4ilaT43tpSJYZO2LcmwzK_-9wjYJZTn4lv4wjlm048cOM4OftpwhSM2D0_BoBA_06AhM/s1600/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Natural Hearts

    I don't know about you, but I have a 'Thing' for Natural Hearts... Heart Shapes that show up in things of Nature.  If they...

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Frivolity Aside... Back To The Emergency Room!

<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/AVvXsEiFUhMqwKv69kcmT9UyYAaPYzJKWLnPgFYYUaaXMckb4NNRsRuryxtNGomxOegjYNdQJcU0x0NBflZlFvWq0QfiuhudTlxp3DXjVbDfwMKRlwxi2wi0fBuvt7qf3dxJ9cOWRC99nvwLTkI/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/AVvXsEiFUhMqwKv69kcmT9UyYAaPYzJKWLnPgFYYUaaXMckb4NNRsRuryxtNGomxOegjYNdQJcU0x0NBflZlFvWq0QfiuhudTlxp3DXjVbDfwMKRlwxi2wi0fBuvt7qf3dxJ9cOWRC99nvwLTkI/s1600/005.JPG" width="598" /></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>Well, No, it wasn't me this time that ended up in the ER yesterday... but as I was readying Princess T for her Pre-Surgical Consultation with the New Surgeon that Morning... and asking Prince R to get ready for School, he got a severe pain in his side and passed out in the Bathroom!!!  He came to, but still had the Pain... and my first thought was Appendicitis, so I wanted to get that checked out ASAP... well, as soon as The Princess' Consultation was done, since we've anxiously waited over a Year for THAT so I couldn't blow it off now, not when we're so close! </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/AVvXsEjs7X8Gex6E7fTZRmcAslEdfl4_zTywchB2LjLLPRTTIatYNQZ27g-aZEzg31f_7R1SsJiEJl_30ugG1rbnT7_0wBH8CAsB-eO679cOQhZCNBbCW6cAr4_weZMLvPXfQwag9Zia1HagH64/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7X8Gex6E7fTZRmcAslEdfl4_zTywchB2LjLLPRTTIatYNQZ27g-aZEzg31f_7R1SsJiEJl_30ugG1rbnT7_0wBH8CAsB-eO679cOQhZCNBbCW6cAr4_weZMLvPXfQwag9Zia1HagH64/s1600/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thankfully I'm used to juggling concurrent or consecutive Emergencies, especially Medical ones, with this Crew... so we just Rolled with it.  I gave him something to take the edge off his Pain and off we went to her Consultation with the ENT Doc.  He was Elderly and very Experienced... and he didn't seem to Care that I wasn't Mom!  *Whew!*  He let me sign off on everything necessary without any Drama and gave me the number to call for Scheduling of the Surgery.  He agreed this tumor needed to come out and could solve a lot of her other Medical Issues, or at least diminish some of them.  So I'm very Hopeful we'll FINALLY get this done and behind us... one less Monkey on our back!?</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/AVvXsEhY9EoEHmIRqqxElB9aEOoUdMB1ngD2aDm624pAyZpUfq8crg0TPxfeBu22qiuJOb60p_nxw1aadnLFgjgNeh68qZG3YoqSR-kA1h5-WJhne5G2tDLXqGCjD6IzPiaZKeSUcDhUeVMWSCU/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9EoEHmIRqqxElB9aEOoUdMB1ngD2aDm624pAyZpUfq8crg0TPxfeBu22qiuJOb60p_nxw1aadnLFgjgNeh68qZG3YoqSR-kA1h5-WJhne5G2tDLXqGCjD6IzPiaZKeSUcDhUeVMWSCU/s1600/004.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>We unceremoniously dumped The Princess off at School with her Return To School Paperwork and sped off to the ER for Prince R.  I was Hopeful we'd get done before she needed to be picked up from School five hours later... but you never know, especially this time of Year when the ER is flooded with Patients.   At least we got all the necessary Tests done on him before we had to leave to pick her up and even got the results of some of them.  Which Thankfully most were Negative for Appendicitis or anything affecting his Brain,  tho' his Liver Enzymes were elevated in other tests.  </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/AVvXsEhcHzPr73_Ozo_kiXOY2UKR-JdA5CERq_OU3uiPlhZ6JJoctO4F9CHGOMeEUgLdyoeQJvRl35DI_qDZsfOdgSsQr1tDczXP1FUQ-ZBy1UQC6N2lBfAICDI0H2id3qMJGz6IrSa7dCk6vqU/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHzPr73_Ozo_kiXOY2UKR-JdA5CERq_OU3uiPlhZ6JJoctO4F9CHGOMeEUgLdyoeQJvRl35DI_qDZsfOdgSsQr1tDczXP1FUQ-ZBy1UQC6N2lBfAICDI0H2id3qMJGz6IrSa7dCk6vqU/s1600/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em>So, we had to ask them to take the I.V. out of his arm and wait for results for other tests later, because we did run out of Time and had to go. I'd already Consented to Treatment, but he didn't want to stay without me while I picked his Sis up... and I didn't want him to unravel Mental Health Wise in my absence, neither did the Staff.   *LOL*  So we had to do what we had to do to keep him on the rails and off the Crazy Train... since he was already very Anxiety ridden and Obsessing about the I.V. being in his arm.  Handling Prince R in Obsessive Mode is like herding Cats.  We'll just follow-up with his Pediatrician and Specialists since it didn't appear life-threatening. *Whew, what a Relief!*  Today he seems much better and no Complaints, which is Good since we can't schedule an Appointment on the Weekend anyway.  And we haven't even done MY follow-ups yet!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnJWKMs94XmxGBEl7Ht417zhgVTxJWHjb38odZoI-bcumjcRlGUB785YwOzoFiUcCGsFhqAK4rTW_Egh2IJbBu4qf9oL55CPK99uqRfs1KZTswfaFpxYDQ6LNTvRLBAcUvZHvPQnhM2U/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnJWKMs94XmxGBEl7Ht417zhgVTxJWHjb38odZoI-bcumjcRlGUB785YwOzoFiUcCGsFhqAK4rTW_Egh2IJbBu4qf9oL55CPK99uqRfs1KZTswfaFpxYDQ6LNTvRLBAcUvZHvPQnhM2U/s1600/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Being in Hospitals and Doctor's Office all day with the Kiddos was tough on me tho'... my blood sugars elevated considerably and I didn't feel so good.  So I was relieved to finally get Home and rest, take my Insulin injection and just try to Gel for the rest of the Night.  I was fantasizing about Desserts, which is Weird becoz I'm not much of a Dessert Person and rarely eat Dessert!  But I kept within my Diabetic Dietary boundaries in spite of strange Dessert fantasies!   Maybe it was a hallucination, the Dessert Thing, I dunno?!?  *LOL*  And No, I didn't have any Fruit Tartlets stashed in the house... this is an Archived Image of one, just to make a point!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEhuuLnRCmdumGuGnMa9bSILy41-shKpxcqC4iF4nbk8VXXy9ce8aLbrWFumGUFnY0Y7JAcmmxZKM0Fkgf_jv7nk3H1aKWsKIU2xGG3pPFvnCgWLnKoyKdab9CjaL4kE5d_OK_6TeZ6YL3o/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuLnRCmdumGuGnMa9bSILy41-shKpxcqC4iF4nbk8VXXy9ce8aLbrWFumGUFnY0Y7JAcmmxZKM0Fkgf_jv7nk3H1aKWsKIU2xGG3pPFvnCgWLnKoyKdab9CjaL4kE5d_OK_6TeZ6YL3o/s1600/007.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And now that I've put out some of the fires, it's back to some Frivolity for the Weekend... because I NEED it, I think we all do!   Not only in Real Life, but also here in the Beautiful Land of Blog, where we can Create our own little World of sorts, completely apart from Reality and filled with Illusions and Dreams if we want to.  *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/AVvXsEhZDz8RcFtfZQFpCow5d8bg-sOgZGNIoqhK3vXVI7gfHp-qsfRIw7a5zwKfiD7bLtAn8HdVegCi-ZnSLrU4mDSc9060HIpRNVWka9y8o77-uw1qdLWkow5ryNRvrNbi719vTN47MJT6N9o/s1600/078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDz8RcFtfZQFpCow5d8bg-sOgZGNIoqhK3vXVI7gfHp-qsfRIw7a5zwKfiD7bLtAn8HdVegCi-ZnSLrU4mDSc9060HIpRNVWka9y8o77-uw1qdLWkow5ryNRvrNbi719vTN47MJT6N9o/s1600/078.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Frivolity Aside... Back To The Emergency Room!

    Well, No, it wasn't me this time that ended up in the ER yesterday... but as I was readying Princess T for her Pre-Surgical Consulta...

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Last Day Of Rest, Relaxation And Freedom...

<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/AVvXsEi4fg2rfzYWfonkagvAePjlwfGVBPEd_B63S2nHYI986CtSBHTvrOKUu6AjjtDqPUrSWXMU5MW8W7V8tDT4TLcRff3rtVpHxTyndeAXjUXLSXvl6Ueq5bK1BhLyBjH7TLBzT5kAS0eXVjM/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/AVvXsEi4fg2rfzYWfonkagvAePjlwfGVBPEd_B63S2nHYI986CtSBHTvrOKUu6AjjtDqPUrSWXMU5MW8W7V8tDT4TLcRff3rtVpHxTyndeAXjUXLSXvl6Ueq5bK1BhLyBjH7TLBzT5kAS0eXVjM/s1600/042.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, because Tonight after the Super Bowl Party they attended ends, The Son and his Girl will be bringing the G-Kid Force Home again, this was my last day of rest, relaxation and Freedom... so I made the most of it.   I bought one of those Magic Bullets to make food prep quicker, been meaning to for some time anyway... and since I don't feel like malingering in the Kitchen long with not feeling well, it will be a handy device to speed up fresh food prep.</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_FsaYe2A4RM8OaCPEAk56Q8AebOv4CRvNJ-infR0HE_3uDlVYiynuydMRYKCgaR40D1VIufPBV-wKXgBqkiA8b7fquF3tpxe0V02QtfDi-As8rGg733FDhhN6DdW9MNJs-L7fkfJAtSk/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/AVvXsEg_FsaYe2A4RM8OaCPEAk56Q8AebOv4CRvNJ-infR0HE_3uDlVYiynuydMRYKCgaR40D1VIufPBV-wKXgBqkiA8b7fquF3tpxe0V02QtfDi-As8rGg733FDhhN6DdW9MNJs-L7fkfJAtSk/s1600/043.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>When I don't have to consider the meal prep of everyone else in the Family I can indulge myself in my own favorite Healthy foods without a consensus of what everyone else would eat... or not.  *LOL*  Though to be sure I think The Force would have Enjoyed my Vietnamese Pho and Gourmet Salad... I just would have had to make more.  Cooking and prepping for one is so much more streamlined than cooking and prepping meals for an entire Family... I've never really had to cook for just one... wow, you Single Folks that live alone save a lot of Time with cooking and housekeeping dontcha!?!   Cleaning up just after myself is a breeze, the house has stayed in Order!!!  *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/AVvXsEjpINAfi2Vx91zNsseieENTVm0AgvahwFLSE8xCbIvOCYN8WAhsbEHvH2UWcpwGU9B28a6yJgnoQvZBlFOdNHyN2xALiWczHu3EKYAo8Oaj7ltLrRwyS6hga0ldh0MMVSiFgxHXyX-NQBg/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/AVvXsEjpINAfi2Vx91zNsseieENTVm0AgvahwFLSE8xCbIvOCYN8WAhsbEHvH2UWcpwGU9B28a6yJgnoQvZBlFOdNHyN2xALiWczHu3EKYAo8Oaj7ltLrRwyS6hga0ldh0MMVSiFgxHXyX-NQBg/s1600/041.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But I confess that though the Quiet and Solitude around here has been Restful and Recuperative right at a time when I need it most... and the Freedom it has afforded me is Priceless as I get things Together after my Medical Crisis... I have missed the Family.  An empty Home with me just kicking around in it is just not something I'm used to.  I could probably get used to it, but I Enjoy having my Family around, they make our house a Home more than anything else in it.  I found myself still waking up several times during the Night just because I've always had to in my Caregiver role... and it would be an adjustment to sleep 'Normal' hours I suppose. </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/AVvXsEhu1OQAaOkdo5qZ1mQooC8__zcxUHVLC_Vnm5VpJsI5c9Mj8NBnU8uNo__-DHmU-nHIAzPL7uBIVndkDu12N3gvyJatB0UdJDcRdAEwM-JGOYBiW0UBYA7QkayEdAZaxh6fvrsPdpw4Fus/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1OQAaOkdo5qZ1mQooC8__zcxUHVLC_Vnm5VpJsI5c9Mj8NBnU8uNo__-DHmU-nHIAzPL7uBIVndkDu12N3gvyJatB0UdJDcRdAEwM-JGOYBiW0UBYA7QkayEdAZaxh6fvrsPdpw4Fus/s1600/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Along with the purchase of Groceries for the new Dietary Requirements, I also did some shopping at our Antique Mall when I attended the Dealer Breakfast this weekend.  Along with foofing and restocked my Showrooms this Morning, since Sales had been extremely brisk and everything was in disarray... a good problem to have tho' so I'm not complaining!  *Smiles*   I got this trio of Emergency Candle Sacks, which are in a Sage and Sepia Organic Beauty that I just Love, all Hand-Made in Tea Stained Fabrics. </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/AVvXsEjPpxVWCLT0PiFfKAh6Kz-Oq13WHQEAMFIWwIue-ZtFvyp134plYZ5DTLz7TW9M2hcLciCCK4oavqDYjF8mMANZ9f6-WjiJrFL9cicB8GvY8PwoNvjiFclwcJIBhvSDg1KWQuyj-JFSJd0/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpxVWCLT0PiFfKAh6Kz-Oq13WHQEAMFIWwIue-ZtFvyp134plYZ5DTLz7TW9M2hcLciCCK4oavqDYjF8mMANZ9f6-WjiJrFL9cicB8GvY8PwoNvjiFclwcJIBhvSDg1KWQuyj-JFSJd0/s1600/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I also picked up some more Antique Viewfinder Photo Cards from my Friend Hugh's Booth and they will go on the Rusty Heart Valentine's Tree as ornamentation.  Hugh has the largest selection of these Lovely Antique Cards that you will ever see in your lifetime and they're priced from a mere dollar to about five dollars, depending on condition and subject matter.</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/AVvXsEig2nYRD2nzXqgAYkELzCzPOivylrO9oD5QoEZqhHcXSd95uYr3-wuML3OVkbFpcfKydfTLJggjcGnSGspEhqsbuKpNVDkaXiSuApaWiLyMBhkMz8XCne-fm3Rbp0rABxlmG2Zv6Vobv7g/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2nYRD2nzXqgAYkELzCzPOivylrO9oD5QoEZqhHcXSd95uYr3-wuML3OVkbFpcfKydfTLJggjcGnSGspEhqsbuKpNVDkaXiSuApaWiLyMBhkMz8XCne-fm3Rbp0rABxlmG2Zv6Vobv7g/s1600/035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I always seek out the ones staged in Victorian Homes because the Decor and Styling is so My Style... Bohemian Excess... I would have been right at Home in that Era I think as far as Home Styling and Architectural preferances... the Victorian folks were known for their Excess, Eclectic and Exotic Styling.</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/AVvXsEhdZ6zaOC55YfWZYTmj1aLgh98ErLxQnVsni5HyZ1tw4PidecNvwNfoDUznNElThEINvemVHEIFJIhEemKm6L_SPJnd6n5PCi4koD2GAqVQvue2S2_LU6pNxwyissDacPKBtPauQrFGiws/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZ6zaOC55YfWZYTmj1aLgh98ErLxQnVsni5HyZ1tw4PidecNvwNfoDUznNElThEINvemVHEIFJIhEemKm6L_SPJnd6n5PCi4koD2GAqVQvue2S2_LU6pNxwyissDacPKBtPauQrFGiws/s1600/048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Man will get his Chocolates for Valentine's Day... I save my Favorite Valentine's Day Boxes and repurpose them for Valentine's Day Styling and filling with bulk candy that is his Favorite.  It's an economical and more refined way for him to get exactly what he prefers... and since the rest of us really can't or don't eat Chocolate, he has it all to himself!  *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/AVvXsEhhQk3FFiHRMgLZSVFlzNAAgDqSmVLBWdmIkr4jN0nIv_WNRlNky4TO4JCH56hibiE5eTiaLYd9viIAPr9RByyR7o5R5Ox3FP8seuaTbc_DgY5Xk9rlmltndvSGssRpQDSHqqVYt2MAb5w/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/AVvXsEhhQk3FFiHRMgLZSVFlzNAAgDqSmVLBWdmIkr4jN0nIv_WNRlNky4TO4JCH56hibiE5eTiaLYd9viIAPr9RByyR7o5R5Ox3FP8seuaTbc_DgY5Xk9rlmltndvSGssRpQDSHqqVYt2MAb5w/s1600/049.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Thought I'd show you a close-up of each of those Sweet Emergency Candle Sacks.  These are from another Vendor at our Antique Mall that has Rustic Styling which feels so Cozy and like an Old Fashioned Country or Prairie Home.  Though I couldn't Decorate my entire Home that way, since it's a little bit too 'Little House On The Prairie' for Yours Truly, I've always Appreciated that Sensibility and Style, it's very Welcoming and Soothing to the Soul.</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/AVvXsEh5_xRA_z2tL7YsNFDMhPRHNVxsj4Odqj_UtkqFZT61Nb2iIYwUvYdKu9-p3K1ZZSbyBN8UStkkwvTsA8KV4dWeTWn0HqWVXKE5ohzKKGlnrAhuIORl97hitjg1Tgopo2-QSU5Qmv4mDSY/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_xRA_z2tL7YsNFDMhPRHNVxsj4Odqj_UtkqFZT61Nb2iIYwUvYdKu9-p3K1ZZSbyBN8UStkkwvTsA8KV4dWeTWn0HqWVXKE5ohzKKGlnrAhuIORl97hitjg1Tgopo2-QSU5Qmv4mDSY/s1600/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>If I had a Second Home that I used for Vacation Get-Aways, I might go more with that Simplistic Rustic Couture Prairie Styling... done my own way of coarse.  *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/AVvXsEglJWg77tTHdldPAPYwrlUrCfjDD78UmhN6bEkvn41k7IoilZuwL1HlWMnP3ZvUkvdILmOqbI06P5AkbTrKZi3vleGkJYopszbjfch-0HxeujAr_da3pTaS0URLEGst3EBtyFzXOyGcnRM/s1600/051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJWg77tTHdldPAPYwrlUrCfjDD78UmhN6bEkvn41k7IoilZuwL1HlWMnP3ZvUkvdILmOqbI06P5AkbTrKZi3vleGkJYopszbjfch-0HxeujAr_da3pTaS0URLEGst3EBtyFzXOyGcnRM/s1600/051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Vacation Get-Away would certainly be a Sage and Sepia Canvas to Experiment with Style Wise.</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/AVvXsEhFgO1GLO-RDXLNtXSi7Ivn5VR9JPDSCZaosGL-XGp23dPc6tl81NWCjTGvkkn4h76wtKWubxNboHPKBKl86F8RXytQtbUs3PU8Osz97w-wUShOYgy2AHRnNddar417AMir7OWf3ZF36Y4/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgO1GLO-RDXLNtXSi7Ivn5VR9JPDSCZaosGL-XGp23dPc6tl81NWCjTGvkkn4h76wtKWubxNboHPKBKl86F8RXytQtbUs3PU8Osz97w-wUShOYgy2AHRnNddar417AMir7OWf3ZF36Y4/s1600/047.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Honestly, Bohemian Valhalla is becoming more awash in Sage and Sepia lately than any other Palette... I almost didn't notice until I stood back and looked at most of our main living areas, because it wasn't Intentional at all... I just have gravitated in that direction of late.  Evolution in the Home is always something I've come to expect... as we move thru Seasons in Life we can become more comfortable with certain things and begin feathering our Nests with that which speaks to our Heart and Soul during that period of Life.</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/AVvXsEh2Itpe6DWgAauaKT5Sz7Gv_IHuhlIcOfSz8EAkxgtx-DZwv5WDNy2EMQ1akGcjsAv7mzsnsBnqdRrMLBp7DPUD4X95w6P7g2zpFzdJIO9mKVW577psIW55ZeQ1VTB6CDsufPgl4toOS-A/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Itpe6DWgAauaKT5Sz7Gv_IHuhlIcOfSz8EAkxgtx-DZwv5WDNy2EMQ1akGcjsAv7mzsnsBnqdRrMLBp7DPUD4X95w6P7g2zpFzdJIO9mKVW577psIW55ZeQ1VTB6CDsufPgl4toOS-A/s1600/044.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>My Rusty Heart is still slowly on the mend, so I want to surround myself all the more now with those things that speak to my Heart and Soul loudest at this Time... and purge the rest, that which is not necessary or absolutely Beloved.  It's rather Freeing really... to reach that place of decisiveness and Letting Go.  I already feel Lighter... and I realize that the Great Edit and Purge that has been going on the past couple of years now has been quite Liberating and not nearly as difficult as I assumed it would be, given that I'm a Hoarder of Beautiful things and an Incurable Collector. </em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjwC4VrLYTtAeOVSVkhMp6Hf5uPxk3z90qUumUPY88JjlwkLJQ3HAffc6kSznTPhCW8xUSXCuD22u5BD8cotayVAMSNy7Ox_0pUtGZZPAcSrvkG2sGmlIOYEGrrWgfKF8OuxraglbzZ4/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjwC4VrLYTtAeOVSVkhMp6Hf5uPxk3z90qUumUPY88JjlwkLJQ3HAffc6kSznTPhCW8xUSXCuD22u5BD8cotayVAMSNy7Ox_0pUtGZZPAcSrvkG2sGmlIOYEGrrWgfKF8OuxraglbzZ4/s1600/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I shall probably never stop Collecting and Saving Treasures that others have discarded or don't Value... but I'm Delighting myself more in the Flipping of those objects now than the holding onto them for my own Home or Delight.</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/AVvXsEiDO1nigYQfeezacrWhw8cY1QL_k83DYeWFndQjaNwJx6UivU23ro9QXzhNZO42dul0Oq29hvPezPnRbHSnqfGC-uOrfwNboT98fCBepPlFA-8muWfGAgvloaQVt8ZwUOJ9LK1s4kUF9ug/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDO1nigYQfeezacrWhw8cY1QL_k83DYeWFndQjaNwJx6UivU23ro9QXzhNZO42dul0Oq29hvPezPnRbHSnqfGC-uOrfwNboT98fCBepPlFA-8muWfGAgvloaQVt8ZwUOJ9LK1s4kUF9ug/s1600/052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Transformation of our Living Space and my Art Studio Cottage is in full swing, so even more will be on it's way out... and a few selective Treasures will be making their way in.  I still have my 5 to 1 ratio... if I keep one thing, five must go... it keeps me accountable and resisting any impulse buys.  If I don't absolutely ADORE it, I hardly think it's worth dragging Home now if then five things have to Exit Stage Left because it came Home with me and was kept!  *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/AVvXsEhbsRamxEHwRXaEP1t0nG-p1bxOgvkIwJGVDdVuv9Em3U7QrTJJW4yUJc14iSXHzNjR4iJbG2sIkizAxFLeKNaYUvPEDhtH0nwLEponP8av_fYEyYmJ4rqs3uWeP91QRA0r3YmaRncBJOI/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/AVvXsEhbsRamxEHwRXaEP1t0nG-p1bxOgvkIwJGVDdVuv9Em3U7QrTJJW4yUJc14iSXHzNjR4iJbG2sIkizAxFLeKNaYUvPEDhtH0nwLEponP8av_fYEyYmJ4rqs3uWeP91QRA0r3YmaRncBJOI/s1600/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But there are Exceptions that are definitely worth the swap... things I think I NEED... you all know how Needy I am, right?  *Winks*  My Friends Myko and Brett recently re-styled their Showroom at our Antique Mall with the most Fabulous array of Vintage Industrial Elements you've ever seen... and of coarse Myko Styles it all impeccibly... so that you want to just move in!   Or at the very least hire her to come do one of these make-overs at your house!!! *Winks*  So... here's your Interactive Quiz Part of the Post my Friends:  What do you suppose I NEEDED in this Vignette?  I'll give you a Clue... it was two things actually... and a second Clue... one is in the foreground and one is in the background.</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/AVvXsEjjXyywhrjP5Y8X671oKArcnWajJLBM-chsA1MSSDDqRwQJAVNVb7YchazM7LUrm_DamnahdEIknOfnqK5fXHPwGNII7WOF6stbAaNM7lup2v9vPgBrDaSHEs9RkFsB5kr4xIQUX9V_V14/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXyywhrjP5Y8X671oKArcnWajJLBM-chsA1MSSDDqRwQJAVNVb7YchazM7LUrm_DamnahdEIknOfnqK5fXHPwGNII7WOF6stbAaNM7lup2v9vPgBrDaSHEs9RkFsB5kr4xIQUX9V_V14/s1600/016.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though I ADORED ALL of the Re-Purposed Vintage Industrial Style Lighting... my Heart was most definitely set upon the Upcycled Olive Bucket Light... and I 'Bundled', just like Ole' Frank... and coupled it with another item I just HAD TO HAVE... because I NEEDED it too for the Art Studio Cottage Make-Over which will be a blend of Vintage Industrial and Dark Gothic Elements coupled with Bohemian Gypsy Splendor.</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/AVvXsEghs0cdPgmBOzfqt3V4iYw_oKYLA0bB4zJerY2MVxJ1dvNEICuYygNshpEqYSXuO24QVZ2jfcKR8FOGFo4KL-DqD_QEyL1OuzqE3EJTG511udk8kP2I35INFC27UEXjUzJPrCsvSKYkoeU/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/AVvXsEghs0cdPgmBOzfqt3V4iYw_oKYLA0bB4zJerY2MVxJ1dvNEICuYygNshpEqYSXuO24QVZ2jfcKR8FOGFo4KL-DqD_QEyL1OuzqE3EJTG511udk8kP2I35INFC27UEXjUzJPrCsvSKYkoeU/s1600/018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Item No. 2 was that Awesome Upcycled Corregated Tin Roofing Bunting that spells out VINTAGE.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj4UK4-Is3Am3vH3Eg0t8vrP8NXLhah60Mf2vbOPEdFT7E0rG-BUhtn0uYOZFJQumtnHmGmVGC5f3Ot-5naMIRsplNvxPuoOllzy3GAchF3xQaA2E1tw_Dz4J3M9KS40ZcretoWO0qMk/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj4UK4-Is3Am3vH3Eg0t8vrP8NXLhah60Mf2vbOPEdFT7E0rG-BUhtn0uYOZFJQumtnHmGmVGC5f3Ot-5naMIRsplNvxPuoOllzy3GAchF3xQaA2E1tw_Dz4J3M9KS40ZcretoWO0qMk/s1600/019.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I already have some of those Great Industrial Garage Style Light swags... so you can kinda see the direction my Studio is shaping up into...  well, I Hope you've Enjoyed going Shopping with me Today?</em></div><div 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/AVvXsEgWHP309M83V-pTWky_8wkEjYSF45CmMSasQ3SF1K0bmQyw41kYzhbWWkEFhZ0fB70HUr3FLAwDd44e3-Ma1FN_6Y8hG9V0MHJddZcnjm3pUjR6XjogLmX-KffNdGTVrVUXWngUmlWHwEY/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHP309M83V-pTWky_8wkEjYSF45CmMSasQ3SF1K0bmQyw41kYzhbWWkEFhZ0fB70HUr3FLAwDd44e3-Ma1FN_6Y8hG9V0MHJddZcnjm3pUjR6XjogLmX-KffNdGTVrVUXWngUmlWHwEY/s1600/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Sucker For The Close-Up!

<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/AVvXsEgPF6qbM86FMksch_ZylZXzK1fcPZVFSBbI4vKIpcedRVb75e1jp1PhzGco_sM1fSuhigeLJGyECgo2oUjppscYSzAkLzGmNaaqBbkWgZOMGTQwozd6k-nJmTIE2sIeBla5E9zFeVc8TuC-/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF6qbM86FMksch_ZylZXzK1fcPZVFSBbI4vKIpcedRVb75e1jp1PhzGco_sM1fSuhigeLJGyECgo2oUjppscYSzAkLzGmNaaqBbkWgZOMGTQwozd6k-nJmTIE2sIeBla5E9zFeVc8TuC-/s640/011.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>When it comes to Images I'm an absolute Sucker for the Close-Up!  </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/AVvXsEi2T6ByXJsB6B-1ZyQLXU7TOztVvk3hC2Rg0PFj_NXE7L0gHqhYp2BktnE7gjpA6Ae2CCr9m_PC-owTrdf6sBg24BJs0vG9dXYumxOGuG6ezPg0VqmkcYusD0zEt9Mn2s2VYlIwFQrDISJs/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T6ByXJsB6B-1ZyQLXU7TOztVvk3hC2Rg0PFj_NXE7L0gHqhYp2BktnE7gjpA6Ae2CCr9m_PC-owTrdf6sBg24BJs0vG9dXYumxOGuG6ezPg0VqmkcYusD0zEt9Mn2s2VYlIwFQrDISJs/s640/045.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 have to admit that the Magazines, Books, Publications and Blogs that Appeal to me most are those that have lots of Beautiful Close-Up Photography in them.</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/AVvXsEjW_2P00UmTvXO4mlp6XCyedjjEPfJiI3Eq3-aQZb3XZlpsXKsEzhKYIcE8_gg1bSpBkKhopAbuZ2xHPXjFCtJB4TmCws3gyfhiB0yMcj8QM8rnq9RjRigjnaBYyUlQ_SJdeVwgIFwXo6KF/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_2P00UmTvXO4mlp6XCyedjjEPfJiI3Eq3-aQZb3XZlpsXKsEzhKYIcE8_gg1bSpBkKhopAbuZ2xHPXjFCtJB4TmCws3gyfhiB0yMcj8QM8rnq9RjRigjnaBYyUlQ_SJdeVwgIFwXo6KF/s640/041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And even my Favorite Images Captured through the Eye of my own lens are almost always the inevitable Close-Ups I concentrate on most and seem to have much better results of than the Panoramic Images I've Photographed and attempted to Capture the Beauty of.</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/AVvXsEifAZbYoZBcTNaQ0gWcmhVwQKlxCmkG-dItKGRd63IZUndeWWxdjLOAA4XxunTI0yxDznheJTfnhTyZUjGxxpts9Yl-_E5DCVXshAWHDbJMmoTKqAV-VXeT_X2TdCQI1W6xSqw-z0Dqbapj/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAZbYoZBcTNaQ0gWcmhVwQKlxCmkG-dItKGRd63IZUndeWWxdjLOAA4XxunTI0yxDznheJTfnhTyZUjGxxpts9Yl-_E5DCVXshAWHDbJMmoTKqAV-VXeT_X2TdCQI1W6xSqw-z0Dqbapj/s640/028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It's not that the 'Big Picture' isn't Beautiful or doesn't often take my breath away in Real Life... but when it comes to Photography... the Closer the better I've found... both in Capturing the Essence of something or someone... and the greater Appeal it has for me Visually.</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/AVvXsEg5kYqk8pBp0B9JCx2rIbgAdBCs194Dm1c_Calt6H8BI0wOz9si8wDB4GSkZhz0ste2uaqCOaBG5dMvfigjOcFdgjRMOG0S7_y8_1XNjWTuN1dI8fUt1xjqMM6MPAjwTekLPrJ239l5ZYFH/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kYqk8pBp0B9JCx2rIbgAdBCs194Dm1c_Calt6H8BI0wOz9si8wDB4GSkZhz0ste2uaqCOaBG5dMvfigjOcFdgjRMOG0S7_y8_1XNjWTuN1dI8fUt1xjqMM6MPAjwTekLPrJ239l5ZYFH/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Perhaps for me it could be because it's all about the Details to me... and it just happens to be more Awe Inspiring to me to get up close and really Examine and Scrutinize the Intricacies of the Object and it's Visual.</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/AVvXsEhAasuc_R56HlzJk0RO6SeuVrUC32k9GPCfniXjGpiaU9aQVD-uGl2vT33yGen2b1VdJucskV81W-2R9OpH9GTIEzovYs4H4Nv4Ljmo4c42I8ejHRaIvdlUoPJ6HYxjN4HuQ6VLLl6YjSrU/s1600/097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAasuc_R56HlzJk0RO6SeuVrUC32k9GPCfniXjGpiaU9aQVD-uGl2vT33yGen2b1VdJucskV81W-2R9OpH9GTIEzovYs4H4Nv4Ljmo4c42I8ejHRaIvdlUoPJ6HYxjN4HuQ6VLLl6YjSrU/s640/097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And you can concentrate more on all that is right with a Scene, at the exclusion of what might not be so Photo Worthy around it, when you take the Close-Up.  My Home for example, looks presentable in Close-Ups, because I'm only Photographing a small area.  *Winks*  The Panoramic would not be so good, especially since more of it isn't presentable and I'd need a Team of Merry Maids to get it Photo Op Worthy!  *Le Sigh*</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEjJG8MM4TRM_FbgHcB5G2x9GWygJ7jIRk6wiTDZYYv4YkTxcVIHSnEglgi7JD5bFKLrSDJ2XW56KKbrUsbVOwvM2krVsM8V6kTbneqyxhMcJUmecNNMX_2lPxwLjRUEbiN6q0iTEJFPSI7l/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJG8MM4TRM_FbgHcB5G2x9GWygJ7jIRk6wiTDZYYv4YkTxcVIHSnEglgi7JD5bFKLrSDJ2XW56KKbrUsbVOwvM2krVsM8V6kTbneqyxhMcJUmecNNMX_2lPxwLjRUEbiN6q0iTEJFPSI7l/s640/031.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Besides, more is left up the Imagination in a Close-Up, you can Imagine what else there might be that remains unseen?  And leave you Hungering for MORE Visuals of the Scene, the Vignette, the Room, the Show, the People... or whatever other Subject Matter you got a Glimpse of... enough to whet your Appetite.</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/AVvXsEipWW2bqg-cvk-g82aNQP4tRebZIO5BNhefiLi40ELZbISJ3mTxYUQwOqBf9Up6MpEK8gAjE19h9tizRJUX1bJV9TpjeuXEj0-4Bs6AS5bu3VAWAtpl9o6b43yawQja9dcfWD8eVMYElVbU/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/AVvXsEipWW2bqg-cvk-g82aNQP4tRebZIO5BNhefiLi40ELZbISJ3mTxYUQwOqBf9Up6MpEK8gAjE19h9tizRJUX1bJV9TpjeuXEj0-4Bs6AS5bu3VAWAtpl9o6b43yawQja9dcfWD8eVMYElVbU/s640/063.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>If you Felt as though you already saw it ALL, would you be as Eager to come back I Wonder?  Would you be as Intrigued?  I guess for me the Answers to those Questions would probably be 'No'.  And even when I see a Fabulous Panoramic Image... I want to Zoom In on the DETAILS... the Glorious Details and Scrutinize it Closer, like I certainly would in Person.</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEhQoM8dRbGJRXr0OKfRF9NMPTpBTa51XyIXMmXMBFmqjdo-CSSyAKo4XCQ4odgtr-Sb-dohytZfFORiyre4aIiE2a8p03Cjvg3g2jj5GvWceDW5QtK9dLWqTw6-yn0Yu_ragGconvp7AC3l/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoM8dRbGJRXr0OKfRF9NMPTpBTa51XyIXMmXMBFmqjdo-CSSyAKo4XCQ4odgtr-Sb-dohytZfFORiyre4aIiE2a8p03Cjvg3g2jj5GvWceDW5QtK9dLWqTw6-yn0Yu_ragGconvp7AC3l/s640/045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I would not, for example, be Content to see an Image of something like this Wonderful Old Hatbox sitting on a Shelf in a Panoramic Vignette without also getting a Close-Up of the Details of the Lovely Faded Floral Print.   I'd NEED to get a Closer look you see!  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEi9YovR7obUxgQ0FJfeK9BNr_xJye60qWlXiLnSkxi0x02XtO1Udk-BO6vf9gqbRNitP0HiH0urd37fpRMyozlpIz2yzkmKIanT-zCu3LmJHwE12hRfi98zVkSgEdwbFAA7LjQWNqosQzZZ/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YovR7obUxgQ0FJfeK9BNr_xJye60qWlXiLnSkxi0x02XtO1Udk-BO6vf9gqbRNitP0HiH0urd37fpRMyozlpIz2yzkmKIanT-zCu3LmJHwE12hRfi98zVkSgEdwbFAA7LjQWNqosQzZZ/s640/065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Don't Expect me to look at a Gorgeously Ornate piece of Bohemian Bling from across the Room!  Bring that over here so I can get a better look and fully Appreciate the Artistry and every minute Detail of the Construction!  *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/AVvXsEgYvFZySEKyYijmbkkItetFjuuMJhMmh7CuWoJkEoUY_t0kCkq5hzrL0-DaxSJ5wJxlMnij8yQu5U16ei9T1HbAzEW2n7XgMKd6o3K67xnfl8Ot330iDOodPhxTy4FMzlIdmx_dgZ-ZWE4-/s1600/084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvFZySEKyYijmbkkItetFjuuMJhMmh7CuWoJkEoUY_t0kCkq5hzrL0-DaxSJ5wJxlMnij8yQu5U16ei9T1HbAzEW2n7XgMKd6o3K67xnfl8Ot330iDOodPhxTy4FMzlIdmx_dgZ-ZWE4-/s640/084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>In fact, Expect me to get fully Lost in the Details... because I WILL Lose Myself there and Enjoy every Second of it!</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/AVvXsEhkuyZAkAxtCfl5TEXV_AvXXQFz4n5GumShO5pmiBd8kW4Mn27shv-wsocVs1KRLVQVCxUa9bx7hqG2iRipRj3wyIZ0wumBf4WLpOwLr7nHuF130gEwW4dQsx4KSTC0sHTJlauxhU0Q98OP/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuyZAkAxtCfl5TEXV_AvXXQFz4n5GumShO5pmiBd8kW4Mn27shv-wsocVs1KRLVQVCxUa9bx7hqG2iRipRj3wyIZ0wumBf4WLpOwLr7nHuF130gEwW4dQsx4KSTC0sHTJlauxhU0Q98OP/s640/068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I'm much more Inclined to Fall in Love with something if I've been able to Soak in the Close-Up of it.</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/AVvXsEh1OSUxaJRYYqKhz5U-0FUry0v_BBl6mrFYJZokDtqQglU4yUh-RU9ZWZCaQEc5dUejYdHciAyloU51X48ZMsoHhKE9RT9RJFxNmVaYrOliLaAJ92jcDY0o3nk8D3NVUVsEh_PDIaum2LA8/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OSUxaJRYYqKhz5U-0FUry0v_BBl6mrFYJZokDtqQglU4yUh-RU9ZWZCaQEc5dUejYdHciAyloU51X48ZMsoHhKE9RT9RJFxNmVaYrOliLaAJ92jcDY0o3nk8D3NVUVsEh_PDIaum2LA8/s640/067.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Which is why I haven't been able to bring myself to load and look at these Images taken this Winter of the Gorgeous Bohemian Bling my Friend Carol had just gotten in at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sfrm=1#!/thecottagegarden?fref=ts"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f;">COTTAGE GARDENS</span></strong></a> because after seeing it all... I HAD WANTED IT ALL!!!  *LOL*   And so I had to let sufficient Time pass so that I could remove myself from Temptation to overspend!   Sorry Carol... you know how I am about the Becky Edwards Creations particularly!  *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/AVvXsEgwO_5p3WtiU8xOQ1uG61CysG5LajlKH7PIrZ41T8srwCBSy-Y8mCqlQcankYeBSD2VQXI2OSAiyS1En28fkQfzyogMQMnyohZbW1l1GOQvn-GcGxLUbORDy89F-iwgsCiVYYpGbEZotJRs/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/AVvXsEgwO_5p3WtiU8xOQ1uG61CysG5LajlKH7PIrZ41T8srwCBSy-Y8mCqlQcankYeBSD2VQXI2OSAiyS1En28fkQfzyogMQMnyohZbW1l1GOQvn-GcGxLUbORDy89F-iwgsCiVYYpGbEZotJRs/s640/075.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Serious, Serious Lust can be going on when it comes to me and the Bohemian Bling Creations of Favorite Artists!  *Smiles*  And so Capturing the Close-Up is the next best thing to being able to Buy something I've fallen in Lust with!  *Ha ha ha*   You can't have it... but you can drool over it later, again and again, if you have a really good Close-Up of it!  </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"></div><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbIiLfjy-dKgiJEmGb3MFntuH0ZhyWKF7zASHdx_zkP3-SCsWDZg4dgcpRrqkCGn3EIP5bx0IzFPS1CmY1oo4acE1jN4UDrtkAXlONMIKwwn7W6hb9X3XMyIKfXNzi8HC6axa1mR3bq9l/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbIiLfjy-dKgiJEmGb3MFntuH0ZhyWKF7zASHdx_zkP3-SCsWDZg4dgcpRrqkCGn3EIP5bx0IzFPS1CmY1oo4acE1jN4UDrtkAXlONMIKwwn7W6hb9X3XMyIKfXNzi8HC6axa1mR3bq9l/s640/073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Because after all... if we've SEEN something or someone we Love, was Memorable or we thought was exceedingly Beautiful and Inspiring, we don't just want to Attempt to Remember what it or they looked like as Time goes by... or Forget what it or they looked like... we want to Immortalize it some kind of way... the Close-Up does that very well.</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/AVvXsEifNAEAeMxmksG6SA6Mm33hgLNGoJhjUGyGQs8UUJ9JM2hSMeUGiWYhHwJj-6bh5bqc8gOcuHWm372zOt7WH2pbH_anurY5h0qC9-iJTVQNkSmo4cND5CC88AowNY86b01Gi9XkiS11kMab/s1600/119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNAEAeMxmksG6SA6Mm33hgLNGoJhjUGyGQs8UUJ9JM2hSMeUGiWYhHwJj-6bh5bqc8gOcuHWm372zOt7WH2pbH_anurY5h0qC9-iJTVQNkSmo4cND5CC88AowNY86b01Gi9XkiS11kMab/s640/119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Lately Yul has seemed very Intent on being Immortalized in Film, every time he sees me with the Camera he's Striking a Pose!  He's almost as much a Hambone as Princess T!  *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/AVvXsEgO2ywdi0Msurg_oqe09HRCoWPDyKpSRVHtjV2mipCW0NWTEiQ1Uyn1OZMAgxbxQT-N6S2-TMCe3W4CvP_Hy8_-oM54Wbxh1veGpax_h1uwbqY2ni1Ios_D9LRRzf8Rxc-viNnHSjkAeIzU/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2ywdi0Msurg_oqe09HRCoWPDyKpSRVHtjV2mipCW0NWTEiQ1Uyn1OZMAgxbxQT-N6S2-TMCe3W4CvP_Hy8_-oM54Wbxh1veGpax_h1uwbqY2ni1Ios_D9LRRzf8Rxc-viNnHSjkAeIzU/s640/047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And after all, it is through those Immortalized Close-Ups that we can often Recall some of the Precious Beginnings.  Especially of those who joined the Family.   When I see big, fat, Healthy Bohemian Cat Boy Rusty now, it would be too easy otherwise to Forget the Frail Waif of an Orphaned Feral Kitten he came to us as.  He was an Adorable Hot Mess to be sure, like an Oliver Twist... and it was perhaps that Vulnerability and Fragility that Endeared us to him all the more. Urged us to take him in when the G-Son Begged and Pleaded to make things Right for the Wee Waif even tho' the last thing I Wanted at the time was another Cat... especially one that I wasn't sure would make it or not?</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/AVvXsEhElBGdHOXckI1YhJx920CZYKfh-0Uob8ypbuCWQNiOu1gX8hCaSwQnFsgg00gLNGRusLwDOfyZKczYwB3jtd-D42TYBzUlqpMXLY1Q069h5n-5-P1Z5Hav0GGCGf09q-JMJ9lS5Dqm-4fv/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElBGdHOXckI1YhJx920CZYKfh-0Uob8ypbuCWQNiOu1gX8hCaSwQnFsgg00gLNGRusLwDOfyZKczYwB3jtd-D42TYBzUlqpMXLY1Q069h5n-5-P1Z5Hav0GGCGf09q-JMJ9lS5Dqm-4fv/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And of coarse the Close-Ups of those we Love are ALWAYS Favored because it's like they're right up Close to us within the Frame of that Image... as they were... then...</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/AVvXsEgQ0TB3Ngz8uob55QOMUVVPDT5J6Cecqr7vkqQVtxI5JpPJs9XiXA90h6zNb8Jwd877aCkmnQ22rwK7Qw-oVGVHAvPR79ndo3THgYU9bTQDGMm0TPY5j5RK_NLX26ZRzs_e5hLqjqu5CGT1/s1600/1665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0TB3Ngz8uob55QOMUVVPDT5J6Cecqr7vkqQVtxI5JpPJs9XiXA90h6zNb8Jwd877aCkmnQ22rwK7Qw-oVGVHAvPR79ndo3THgYU9bTQDGMm0TPY5j5RK_NLX26ZRzs_e5hLqjqu5CGT1/s640/1665.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And though some are still with us... growing and changing over Time... others Sadly are not... and it is thru our Close-Ups that we can Fondly Remember them... especially during the Times of Intense 'Missing' and Wishing they were still here on this side of Time and Eternity.</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEipqYxbeSNVcZgRPSHerUVZKlj8Of2WQde6sB06m9y4j3btVS3mpiQ2jSuS-yrycGH1QeiUi3Pyj7VBDBlorimJ-WCLkySHTxqJ0RwcSnL74Luin3NdJTD3wA79LrkIMK6ECXVMcA9D_cSq/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/AVvXsEipqYxbeSNVcZgRPSHerUVZKlj8Of2WQde6sB06m9y4j3btVS3mpiQ2jSuS-yrycGH1QeiUi3Pyj7VBDBlorimJ-WCLkySHTxqJ0RwcSnL74Luin3NdJTD3wA79LrkIMK6ECXVMcA9D_cSq/s640/015.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And of coarse the Close-Up is always the Best way to Share a Visual of what Found Treasures we've recently 'Scored'... like these Beautiful Wooden Ukranian Style Decorated Eggs... which also made a Lovely Lead Image to begin the Post with.  And it's always those Lead Images in the Thumbnails of the Blogs that Draw us In Closer too isn't it and make us HAVE to stop by and SEE MORE!?!!?</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/AVvXsEhD2u_OzfBzVvFHrGeafu6i0YjQkQS8uzcxv535yXLDRY5H1r29qGnCa1jZJE9jJUJ7MCXeE1UyUXBLVwJQNPaVlts7izzY8yPFXF3tEpSmlfLt4OoY6njA53s2DyPQCTTjQp4Wy5NQfgKK/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2u_OzfBzVvFHrGeafu6i0YjQkQS8uzcxv535yXLDRY5H1r29qGnCa1jZJE9jJUJ7MCXeE1UyUXBLVwJQNPaVlts7izzY8yPFXF3tEpSmlfLt4OoY6njA53s2DyPQCTTjQp4Wy5NQfgKK/s640/013.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Because the Close-Up can Capture ALL the Delightful Details of an Art Form like this.  As well as Intrigue us about what the Back End Story might be that will Accompany it?! </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TauqpipFrrkxJHgesGe-fFgaUAWmw_RbqSlV9q759sXwyv5TG3_VKbCJjg6ozJHJh1077l6grpOanVLJerP63423mcF9NZykYKD6wbaHTRlt1dmNdj4AAWTJJVXCmut-BMqAgTlimWdN/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/AVvXsEi6TauqpipFrrkxJHgesGe-fFgaUAWmw_RbqSlV9q759sXwyv5TG3_VKbCJjg6ozJHJh1077l6grpOanVLJerP63423mcF9NZykYKD6wbaHTRlt1dmNdj4AAWTJJVXCmut-BMqAgTlimWdN/s640/014.JPG" width="528" /></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>Though certainly Great Images PLUS a Great Topic is even Better for those of us who aren't of the ilk of few Words in our Posts and Love a Good Story told by Others too!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Sucker For The Close-Up!

  When it comes to Images I'm an absolute Sucker for the Close-Up!          I have to admit that the Magazines, Books, Publications and ...

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