The Evolution Of Dawn...

<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/AVvXsEiOsMyS-tEkfD8ZVvW817EIb3IW9V5Mh4HsyiywJQqhY1TEKEObIENvQzjI3EBOBStandEtI9RkgGvcRe_RkuNCgBAheVe91Rei2ibfyJmQt9qvvd9P1diP6uKCOeaYGKmN7MDUxrUZ1LxE/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsMyS-tEkfD8ZVvW817EIb3IW9V5Mh4HsyiywJQqhY1TEKEObIENvQzjI3EBOBStandEtI9RkgGvcRe_RkuNCgBAheVe91Rei2ibfyJmQt9qvvd9P1diP6uKCOeaYGKmN7MDUxrUZ1LxE/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>A remarkable Evolutionary Process is happening to me as I spend more Time Sourcing to Sell than to Keep.   I'm now able to Let Go of massive quantities of my Personal Collections out of our Home as well without having any Emotional Attachment about the Process whatsoever!!!  It's becoming a Pure Business Decision perfectly Coordinated with the Desire to be at a place in our Lives to be Ready to Downsize considerably.  So a mass Exodus of Treasures Collected over the Years is now taking place as the Evolution of Dawn now goes into Hyperdrive and Amps up!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM5fDdQrXDYH0w_hBnjgw54UhgtFLGMXi7IdiU5wRjNJ4wRofs8HhHbTaw3I4EzHNYNnBlztXegR-XG_Ipn8OenaC7aSO98orwekb1_7EHfgC6N9y_CnOU0nWqYrXVTVmKtTPuywjHYpX/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/AVvXsEhvM5fDdQrXDYH0w_hBnjgw54UhgtFLGMXi7IdiU5wRjNJ4wRofs8HhHbTaw3I4EzHNYNnBlztXegR-XG_Ipn8OenaC7aSO98orwekb1_7EHfgC6N9y_CnOU0nWqYrXVTVmKtTPuywjHYpX/s640/001.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>Last Night it was the mass Exodus of an extensive Milkglass Collection... I still really Like it and just got to the point we weren't Using or Displaying it as much anymore, so it was Time to Purge it.  So Showroom #133 in particular now has some Wonderful White Collectibles to go with the Black and Red Hues that predominate the Showroom.  One thing I always liked about Milkglass was that it goes with anything and everything and is Sturdy enough for everyday use and has always been reasonably Priced to be able to Collect and Use.</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/AVvXsEgPVjYJvSkGjKjznL4BxWQwYEHBcismBKi5kzSNCkRu6fnGKFnQmkbiMjs7i_rCtBmmEM4spipAfiH6u30P882aOuBzqmGTbv3aWVJekj1wisrw-bWHU6XYMc3_PcaIjhWkpN5L062fcZAj/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/AVvXsEgPVjYJvSkGjKjznL4BxWQwYEHBcismBKi5kzSNCkRu6fnGKFnQmkbiMjs7i_rCtBmmEM4spipAfiH6u30P882aOuBzqmGTbv3aWVJekj1wisrw-bWHU6XYMc3_PcaIjhWkpN5L062fcZAj/s640/003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'll Attempt to get at least a few Images of it once I get it all in the Showroom and Styled... but doing all this in the midst of a Big Sale has it's particular Challenges.  Prepping Inventory takes so much Time even though the Decision Making Process of what to Let Go of has not been Agonizing or Time Consuming at all, which is a Huge Change for Yours Truly.  As I continue to Evolve I'm able to not let Emotions get in the way of Editing and Purging efficiently now and it's so Empowering.  It also makes the Process not stagnate or stall anymore, so I feel as though a LOT is being Accomplished now in Record Time and more is going out rather than ending up in the "I Don't Know Yet" piles!!!</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/AVvXsEjfP9meLAd3LHszmXMO1d-BrXv0LuuqsrKWENuB_n2U2TZaWLaoNB3OLSurodkN2wdhdmMYbRdTGvjvly41nG9ZsU13JKu_QJT_xCi6ze_c0P8VKZUwfOEBbCsaxcc41wxuBn1PHriVwyoq/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP9meLAd3LHszmXMO1d-BrXv0LuuqsrKWENuB_n2U2TZaWLaoNB3OLSurodkN2wdhdmMYbRdTGvjvly41nG9ZsU13JKu_QJT_xCi6ze_c0P8VKZUwfOEBbCsaxcc41wxuBn1PHriVwyoq/s640/004.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And as the Showrooms Evolve and constantly Change as Inventory is Sold Off it's been more Fun than Collecting for my Personal Pleasure and Home Displays anyway.  There's not that constant anxiety ridden dilemma of "Where Can I Put It" and there's not the Saturation Point a Home can end up with as Collections expand over the Years and adequate Display Space runs out.  In a Retail Environment the Found Treasures Turn rather quickly so there's always a Space to Fill and so the Thrill Of The Hunt doesn't have the same Down Side as when purely Collecting for yourself.</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/AVvXsEhbBEmFJXvtsS_xIu_U1bsEWzfh_DdP-ziPZs-9y2QgCaVKMlqVcOFjRsXyh5dlqTP6GBhAZ0Klo_pVkvJTUP9hgN-ZFAhwhS2lOVhjW-rnGpf8gKW0ppTI3-mEA_uwFVXJjwffB622HeWC/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/AVvXsEhbBEmFJXvtsS_xIu_U1bsEWzfh_DdP-ziPZs-9y2QgCaVKMlqVcOFjRsXyh5dlqTP6GBhAZ0Klo_pVkvJTUP9hgN-ZFAhwhS2lOVhjW-rnGpf8gKW0ppTI3-mEA_uwFVXJjwffB622HeWC/s640/021.JPG" width="560" /></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 can Source more of an Eclectic Mix of things than I might for my own Collections... knowing that would look Cool in the Showroom and might Appeal to my Customers.  I'm Learning what my Customers Desire and Hunting for it has Expanded the Thrill Of The Hunt for me actually as I seek out Specific Inventory that has been Requested.</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/AVvXsEh1_YuInUXgNu5qCv56iMo5Ch7PO0BUatg9kq2nUf-x8HkfuRWiwzqmnlw9KxypX5lbyNsPGIj72qs3_yZHD5E0U4Rg429VntKEAA5M1T2fOlO8OapLtmIZkCOHgzsaZHCLuuv1fBdLDg-f/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/AVvXsEh1_YuInUXgNu5qCv56iMo5Ch7PO0BUatg9kq2nUf-x8HkfuRWiwzqmnlw9KxypX5lbyNsPGIj72qs3_yZHD5E0U4Rg429VntKEAA5M1T2fOlO8OapLtmIZkCOHgzsaZHCLuuv1fBdLDg-f/s640/034.JPG" width="556" /></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>Finding New Homes for every single Old Globe and Map... and Displaying them En Masse has been a Joy for me because I Love Styling with them and Sourcing them, but had no Room of this Old House left to be able to do that particular Theme that I'd been dying to Create!</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/AVvXsEhGlhCPF-wVzJ3fh21Vt0IuOAJhIzk3zZQJs6IAuPcyK5wMCj6HfctKm7EEXcrg3jXDMGswLC5Or6AiTcwRZCq3M5f5ZSYYjeLLTnV7MD_nqLpHKetyyNoj7DwUBuASQ0fIWg5zwcO7fkEE/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlhCPF-wVzJ3fh21Vt0IuOAJhIzk3zZQJs6IAuPcyK5wMCj6HfctKm7EEXcrg3jXDMGswLC5Or6AiTcwRZCq3M5f5ZSYYjeLLTnV7MD_nqLpHKetyyNoj7DwUBuASQ0fIWg5zwcO7fkEE/s640/033.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Because how many times have you been Inspired to try a New Style or Theme but not had a Personal Space to do it in?  I'd need several Properties to be able to Experiment with all the Styling Options, Aesthetics and Themes I'd like to Decorate with just for the Joy of it... but might not necessarily want to Live With in our own Home or have sufficient Room to do it right.  Or feel too Indulgent to start over with Decorating our Home, even a single Room of it... but for Retail, well, it can be Justified when it Turns a Profit!  *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/AVvXsEjocom5iXmw7rXqhRH-AHgDisIMYaXpQp_8GNxCM92tJDU37GcbdDF3bHfrFoqkx5EYDTRfXG3M69uKUKxskvqIRisYc92l7eIFTW5pkOOBcKt2wJgmZ7jtOxmoGfiR-26D8EMovItgd9v5/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/AVvXsEjocom5iXmw7rXqhRH-AHgDisIMYaXpQp_8GNxCM92tJDU37GcbdDF3bHfrFoqkx5EYDTRfXG3M69uKUKxskvqIRisYc92l7eIFTW5pkOOBcKt2wJgmZ7jtOxmoGfiR-26D8EMovItgd9v5/s640/036.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And yes, I do Enjoy that extra stream of Income coming in again... I Missed having my own stream of Income coming in... and though this isn't quite at Career Earning Potential yet, it could be... and that is the Ultimate Goal... to make as much or more at this eventually as I ever did in my Corporate Lives... but totally Enjoy the Journey and Time spent dedicated to it, because it's a Passion and not just a Career move.</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/AVvXsEj06tFLTfMaq_P6EYAHCDcoJ2yO5_K-t6to2GxqeGqFPd-wCxrC5UDBz7zg6-OgCsQTLqFC8U4de2baoM4Mu6NJmmWuZ_f-X2OE6tMI5JXgrHdk0_2o9U6foDvo9HZeI5BEXhZP4VdSwDWh/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/AVvXsEj06tFLTfMaq_P6EYAHCDcoJ2yO5_K-t6to2GxqeGqFPd-wCxrC5UDBz7zg6-OgCsQTLqFC8U4de2baoM4Mu6NJmmWuZ_f-X2OE6tMI5JXgrHdk0_2o9U6foDvo9HZeI5BEXhZP4VdSwDWh/s640/035.JPG" width="490" /></a></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>Because being on a Fixed Income for so many Years after Forced Retirements due to Health and Personal Reasons had really put a cramp on our Style and what we had been Accustomed to.  Increased Medical Expenses and Raising a second Family had also caused me to re-assess the ability to actually enter into Full Retirement, it wasn't going to meet us at our Point of Need for The Man to be Medically Retired and me to fully Retire from Working outside the Home to be a full time unpaid Caregiver to them all.  And if something doesn't work then I have to re-work it so that it does.</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/AVvXsEhSyHATUA9Akh4quJgs3PQuS7lj9QEbtf-EKte9raYNesO2Ri7J3P0_CA5r8Q0OeLihL4bQjfRyIf49TcFwvY7V7AvUI1Uk8Le2TXZZeabHrTq_quD6Ubu6JazpABJTF1oyUHo0dxiEfUK4/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/AVvXsEhSyHATUA9Akh4quJgs3PQuS7lj9QEbtf-EKte9raYNesO2Ri7J3P0_CA5r8Q0OeLihL4bQjfRyIf49TcFwvY7V7AvUI1Uk8Le2TXZZeabHrTq_quD6Ubu6JazpABJTF1oyUHo0dxiEfUK4/s640/012.JPG" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And who knew that it would turn out to be a Blessing In Disguise to be almost Forced into Stepping Out In Faith due to Circumstances beyond my Control, FINALLY to Pursue a Passion and Dream I'd Nurtured on the Canvas of my Imagination for Years but had previously been too Timid or too Busy with Careers to actually Incubate and Give Birth to?!?  </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/AVvXsEikcsS4WppcKwARKPZdTW0WyqFdv2-yh3I54efA5B6VYP8RW2MN72pdiHJWcSGNB_fX9e_X7hHzdhP8ETmUGubZWy-GTz4tQ6e2ukd8GLE_Ip6jwbzf0eae0FXQ7uXhXsriZynI7ZWzbnZ5/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/AVvXsEikcsS4WppcKwARKPZdTW0WyqFdv2-yh3I54efA5B6VYP8RW2MN72pdiHJWcSGNB_fX9e_X7hHzdhP8ETmUGubZWy-GTz4tQ6e2ukd8GLE_Ip6jwbzf0eae0FXQ7uXhXsriZynI7ZWzbnZ5/s640/013.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It's almost as if The Lord had Intentionally Closed all those other Doors and made it so that I couldn't Open them any kind of way or Turn Back, in order to FINALLY HAVE TO step through the Door I'd been Longing to see what lay beyond and would Feed my Soul, my stifled Dreams and my Secret Longings and Desires!!!   He knows me well after all, I'm Fearless about many things... but then there are those other things and those Changes that I'm Timid about until Pushed in that Direction and made to 'Make It Work'... which I always manage to do... but it's not always Comfortable because it is not always Familiar so the Unknowns can flash 'Risk' and the potential for possible Failures.</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/AVvXsEjy1yw7-6kAAGqRPViLP-eAIHCOcQBOeC8i0USfy4-t9ElxZeKZ0LKGK5l5-qBTim9zqkti-ukWqpaFHrVnX_aj9EZ6Jb6kTNWepIP_Pe8EyKcnV7OU1j1YBPu9GBTjy1g0wNxo7wstfo7P/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/AVvXsEjy1yw7-6kAAGqRPViLP-eAIHCOcQBOeC8i0USfy4-t9ElxZeKZ0LKGK5l5-qBTim9zqkti-ukWqpaFHrVnX_aj9EZ6Jb6kTNWepIP_Pe8EyKcnV7OU1j1YBPu9GBTjy1g0wNxo7wstfo7P/s640/016.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm slowly, ever so slowly, Learning to become more of a Risk Taker and not just be Settling for a Sure Thing because it has that sometimes False sense of Security.  In this day and age you see I'm also Learning there's no such thing as a Sure Thing anymore... Times are Changing.   Working for one's Self is actually more Stable than working for somebody else who probably has no Loyalty to you no matter how Amazing your Work Ethic and what you bring to the Table... and can turn your World upside down on a dime, especially the Older Worker!  I don't want anybody to have that much Control over our Future or our Destiny. </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/AVvXsEhRGDC1xIyV5ejxoHmD_T-RYiyq8YU2fPmqlGykkAz0kvQLLDQVA9tcelBIDpHF6On2sYG4VQq4QBHxYy1MMqmAFbl0fxlUKQzilqkRGnhURDzY2ju8sAFlXhu0uMNwX1V2dfzFr7XI8Or8/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGDC1xIyV5ejxoHmD_T-RYiyq8YU2fPmqlGykkAz0kvQLLDQVA9tcelBIDpHF6On2sYG4VQq4QBHxYy1MMqmAFbl0fxlUKQzilqkRGnhURDzY2ju8sAFlXhu0uMNwX1V2dfzFr7XI8Or8/s640/022.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 can't even have a Peace about working for a Company anymore when I see how many of my Friends and Contemporaries are being Replaced, Let Down, Let Go and Screwed Over in the Workforce, even if they've been there for Decades and were Loyal to a Fault to their Employers!  Some may never work again unless they make the decision to work for themselves, because they're at that Season of Life where they're too Young to Retire and too Old to be considered an Asset by most Companies and Corporations.  Some now have Age Related Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and find themselves Uninsurable... which is scary indeed!!!</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/AVvXsEg0iYiRBLQub1FKW5YCcCwCqalDk12njBL96sZo_i_AbHHtQxILbfwEmPmVWIK57EHuFujQg9ARP0GEBnvWxq7llBhHMeTHW-nR0ex4KqqR_cRD24Kv390ljWf7pX_KYN4fdrIKT7vLzC7X/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0iYiRBLQub1FKW5YCcCwCqalDk12njBL96sZo_i_AbHHtQxILbfwEmPmVWIK57EHuFujQg9ARP0GEBnvWxq7llBhHMeTHW-nR0ex4KqqR_cRD24Kv390ljWf7pX_KYN4fdrIKT7vLzC7X/s640/010.JPG" width="606" /></a></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> To me it is very Sad, because they're Good People and have Worked hard and smart all their Lives... but they never saw it coming and thought they had Job Security and Promised Benefits or Contractual Agreements that no longer Exist or were drastically Changed and not in their favor!!!  Some are losing everything and their Lives may never be the same, nor their Confidence or Countenance as the Struggle Changes them and wears them down over Time.</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/AVvXsEiFRljBKMnYUc_q9yxAjJN8DqVMEDABXugWSwpVaePBrdzxvApTrE-cHsiJTUkCcjbiUJLKBes5tFOKx5RTfd6P7AtGjJXNDeyYat01xiZOzKNY_ruh-_A-IYXnlEen9sw1dcglkjL94L0Q/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/AVvXsEiFRljBKMnYUc_q9yxAjJN8DqVMEDABXugWSwpVaePBrdzxvApTrE-cHsiJTUkCcjbiUJLKBes5tFOKx5RTfd6P7AtGjJXNDeyYat01xiZOzKNY_ruh-_A-IYXnlEen9sw1dcglkjL94L0Q/s640/008.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So it is Important to Learn to Adapt and Improvise because if you just keep on Living... Life quite often will hand you something you weren't exactly Prepared for as well as you thought you might have been... if at all?!?  I know we weren't Prepared for what came our way and for how long it would last... and I was a Diligent Planner and always had backup Plans in place and my usual Excess so that we always had something to fall back on during Hard Times.  Putting my Dependancy upon the Lord was perhaps my Wisest Life Decision ever though... because whatever or whoever you place your Dependancy upon ultimately Controls you... and I'd rather that be my Lord and not anything or anybody in this World!!!  I Trust Him completely... everything and everyone else, not so much... because sh** happens, lets face it!</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/AVvXsEgfmDcGqDDjrBQ1WElAl2yxpSFwN13kXxj2rImk-lIByVmhk-pf1zI-9Q0_IaTkdpVGlfleT7tVupB0pEN3lRFIoVQFDuSX2Pz1n0BKBlYlyJt_NXfboOiXPuVh1lgXY_3Cf3dA5J-Rt1QW/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmDcGqDDjrBQ1WElAl2yxpSFwN13kXxj2rImk-lIByVmhk-pf1zI-9Q0_IaTkdpVGlfleT7tVupB0pEN3lRFIoVQFDuSX2Pz1n0BKBlYlyJt_NXfboOiXPuVh1lgXY_3Cf3dA5J-Rt1QW/s640/015.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>Sometimes a sh**load of sh** happens in fact and that sorts folks out FAST!  My Dear Ole Dad always said nothing sorts folks out quite like Trouble, especially extended Trouble, he was a very Wise Man!  You'll often be Surprised at what and who is conspicuous by it and their absence during a Crisis... but the Good News is that whatever or whoever is LEFT, is all you ever needed anyway... and the chaff has been sifted out of your Life and given more Clarity to what and who matters.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cR1ibWlRzH1EbS80gPu3oa3IQ7ZnOZwW0aPmJAcqtfH4entHAabThLticNZojTvUEMAXDZ7PakjDza-jf-YffhI8xnpegid-ru6_qfxerUJrPoYuGW9D8PkYwiiOqLnadmluj0Nt0m-s/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cR1ibWlRzH1EbS80gPu3oa3IQ7ZnOZwW0aPmJAcqtfH4entHAabThLticNZojTvUEMAXDZ7PakjDza-jf-YffhI8xnpegid-ru6_qfxerUJrPoYuGW9D8PkYwiiOqLnadmluj0Nt0m-s/s640/041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>He is Fearless about Fashion and this was what he wanted... and we'd Agreed in advance that it's his hair so he could do whatever he wanted with it as part of his Birthday Gift from us.  My Parents were always very Liberal about Fashion and Trends, if it wasn't Permanent they didn't sweat it and allowed us to not have to be in the proverbial 'Box' or have to 'Color Inside The Lines' to Conform... and that's how I chose to raise my Children and now these G-Kids we're Raising... though The Man was raised a lot more Traditional and so he's had to Embrace our Free Spirited outlook about such things over the Years.  *Winks*   Prince R is Delighted with his new hair and that's the Important Thing, having good Self Esteem and sense of Self so that you know who you are and Whose you are... and aren't just following the herd because it's Expected and Conforms.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Change is the only Constant...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div></div>

The Evolution Of Dawn...

  A remarkable Evolutionary Process is happening to me as I spend more Time Sourcing to Sell than to Keep.   I'm now able to Let Go of m...

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Sweet Salvage ~ Summer Lovin' ~ Part II

<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/AVvXsEheLPPzAf6HYOImNLoLEvMhOGbI-QWAyEiLwapXz_h3lxb1ZSwcABotMV3k9u4Uf18prU405ALmKZ4-ibDSYpaluJzQQDKZkk5KHcOjnsRmkxqEJJlBosRa2yziOxR3Wchnz7qpCMMIS4su/s1600/101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLPPzAf6HYOImNLoLEvMhOGbI-QWAyEiLwapXz_h3lxb1ZSwcABotMV3k9u4Uf18prU405ALmKZ4-ibDSYpaluJzQQDKZkk5KHcOjnsRmkxqEJJlBosRa2yziOxR3Wchnz7qpCMMIS4su/s640/101.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;"><strong><em><span style="color: red;">Take me out to the ball game,<br />Take me out with the crowd;</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Buy me some P</span></em></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut" title="Peanut"><strong><em><span style="color: #0b5394;">eanuts</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: #0b5394;"> and </span></em></strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_Jack" title="Cracker Jack"><strong><em><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cracker Jack</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">,<br />I don't care if I never get back.</span>Let me root, root, root for the home team,<br />If they don't win, it's a shame.</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,<br />At the old ball game.</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: red;"></span></em></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>That 1908 Tin Pan Alley Song always resonates in my Spirit when it comes to Summertime.  Memories of our own Childhood Sporting Events played during the Lazy Days of Summer.  We Traveled extensively and often in my Childhood so we lived in many different Countries, States and Climates... often Summer was the rare opportunity to spend a lot of time outdoors participating in Sports we Loved or going to Special Events on the rare times Dad had a Vacation, since he usually worked two jobs so Mom could be a Stay-at-Home Mom.</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/AVvXsEhoKtQ88YSq7E392O1mzy2ZT7RMgVtzAzWggbWxXicMSvfx1bHHZ6-L4mukaZfCsvz_RmJed635jOOc5qDR4rA2u4qfDJh08n-cIl3KYBnZI19ZzdEjI21sGt8hK2AiYiVCFilliXoUKxte/s1600/166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoKtQ88YSq7E392O1mzy2ZT7RMgVtzAzWggbWxXicMSvfx1bHHZ6-L4mukaZfCsvz_RmJed635jOOc5qDR4rA2u4qfDJh08n-cIl3KYBnZI19ZzdEjI21sGt8hK2AiYiVCFilliXoUKxte/s640/166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And I was Pleased to see a Patriotic Theme in some of the Summer Lovin' Vignettes at <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><strong><span style="color: red;">SWEET SALVAGE.</span></strong></a>   With a long History of Military Service on both sides of our Family it warms my Heart to see Patriotism in any form and fashion.   We are Truly Blessed here in the United States and I'm very Proud to be an American and to have this Country be my Home.  I always Loved Traveling to other Countries and Experiencing the various Wonderful Cultures abroad, but coming Home was always Comforting and most Familiar to me.  Even though my Mom is a Foreign National and I'm also Proud of my Heritage and Culture from her side of the Family.  And was Delighted that we got to spend time in North Wales and Connect with the Maternal Side of the Family too and Experience her Home Country and distinctive Culture and Language.</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/AVvXsEhCA4Z0el-MbAsAV2mco_IchJShMOS_7DOipRqscl23stS_7ja81wWO2sDIX1ZjslMaR1Z7enewVpCHK0_7QjKOCkoNN_orj21zC-LW-mXsolqvQ6eo9Dr5gHhjPrRpGJxOr0IC7wCtb42P/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCA4Z0el-MbAsAV2mco_IchJShMOS_7DOipRqscl23stS_7ja81wWO2sDIX1ZjslMaR1Z7enewVpCHK0_7QjKOCkoNN_orj21zC-LW-mXsolqvQ6eo9Dr5gHhjPrRpGJxOr0IC7wCtb42P/s640/088.JPG" width="510" /></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>Red, White and Blue Decor always Feels Summery to me... it's Bright, it's Cheerful, it Evokes the Essence of Summer... of the 4th of July, Bar-B-Ques, Picnics, Fireworks, Patriotism, Outdoor Events, Get-Togethers and Reunions with Family and Friends.   My Friends Myko and Brett had my Favorite Patriotic Displays at the Event this Month.   Myko's Styling always blows me away regardless of Color Palette or Theme, she's Masterful at it and Works so hard to make it Just 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/AVvXsEjYqALanqOYK7I83_zCVIvlukXLdUnkqrBAP3u3HACIuyzOfjqGrZeNglLSN0QCjcgpdLLlKhRiJQeOlJxOwTt-MKheIYaiyhxxfED8TMDV25h-cVMAA2oJZ6wJ6OA9RsZe5BxL7E3egy5Q/s1600/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqALanqOYK7I83_zCVIvlukXLdUnkqrBAP3u3HACIuyzOfjqGrZeNglLSN0QCjcgpdLLlKhRiJQeOlJxOwTt-MKheIYaiyhxxfED8TMDV25h-cVMAA2oJZ6wJ6OA9RsZe5BxL7E3egy5Q/s640/090.JPG" width="640" /></a></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;"><em>And Myko also finally went Dark too in some of her Gorgeous Vignettes... yes, we brought her over to the 'Dark Side' for a Show and she did it Superbly!  *LOL*  What many peeps might not know is that though she's a Pastel Gal through and through, she also does the Curated Bohemian Botanist Living History Museum Vibe so well that I'd Love for her to come Help me Refine that Favorite Look in my own Spaces!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Black and Sepia has also been a Decorating Staple for me that I keep coming back Full Circle to.  I would have to say that Black and Sepia are my Favorite 'Non-Colors'.  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEg4_pxXBcWESC2ry5NFmuSCuKjhtWfWaDCw6NuIEwJTGhnC78c3ESpISAemxwRVKoBw71EwzixL4iCZk0kipyvr2lrMFY-mn7F5xRgJuVBQ0HckRvoQhSBmNuMV9uBCz-bhV6bK8PRKt9Wr/s1600/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_pxXBcWESC2ry5NFmuSCuKjhtWfWaDCw6NuIEwJTGhnC78c3ESpISAemxwRVKoBw71EwzixL4iCZk0kipyvr2lrMFY-mn7F5xRgJuVBQ0HckRvoQhSBmNuMV9uBCz-bhV6bK8PRKt9Wr/s640/090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And so it's no Surprise that my absolute Fav Vignette was this one with the Vintage Kitten Images on their Vintage Stands!  Myko... if those haven't Sold by the end of the Event, you and I gotta Work something out GF!  *Winks*  They were Begging to come Home with me... yep, the entire Trio!  Alas, it was so crowded in that corner because the Vignettes were Appealing to so many, that I failed to get a decent Close-Up to Immortalize the Visual for Future Inspiration. *Sob!*</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/AVvXsEi4JJ5hOS9hg-haFbKQRUamp6YgtKUnPkUfD4IIgQe0VBk9-m5aOVvKuWJdRdjuqwJy0YA9LE5iA9NoBTCVIdXE_qQY34_qTBUqZfkmAfalwlW7m9nM5IIUyiPglylht_9wcrFPO4U5lvjw/s1600/137192502538968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JJ5hOS9hg-haFbKQRUamp6YgtKUnPkUfD4IIgQe0VBk9-m5aOVvKuWJdRdjuqwJy0YA9LE5iA9NoBTCVIdXE_qQY34_qTBUqZfkmAfalwlW7m9nM5IIUyiPglylht_9wcrFPO4U5lvjw/s640/137192502538968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And the few Images I did manage to Capture were blurry because I was jostled with the throng of Shoppers and using Zoom Lens to get closer to the Inventory than was possible in the flesh!  *LOL*  So Thank Heavens for Photoshop Functions that can make even the crappiest Photography and out of focus frames look halfway presentable and Salvageable!  *Winks*  This was my best Attempt at Kitten Close-Ups... *Le Sigh*  I know, so disappointing when I get Home and download them to realize I didn't get the one Best Shot Close-Up that was a Personal Fav of mine!  See the Kitten Candlestick, Sweet huh?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Gals Weaving thru the Crowd with a Camera trying to snap off Blog Fodder Images as I go!  Non-Bloggers probably have no Point of Reference and don't Understand our absolute Obsession with it!?  *LOL*  I'm now a Pathological Picture Taker of Epic Proportions.  And a Die-Hard Blogger, I LOVE Blogging and reading the Blogs of others, it's my Happy Place.</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/AVvXsEgMg6lr1SDZ9wOQBMqIuWbYPHAA3ry_omib670wILhyqtAKzw5wS814XniWEYnG59AiLrEzuhxCn6BYGFGbb4qGcFQX5opkb9sqatY8PCo8ilnp10moVF4phwEaEay6n-0gRATpCa71hyny/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMg6lr1SDZ9wOQBMqIuWbYPHAA3ry_omib670wILhyqtAKzw5wS814XniWEYnG59AiLrEzuhxCn6BYGFGbb4qGcFQX5opkb9sqatY8PCo8ilnp10moVF4phwEaEay6n-0gRATpCa71hyny/s640/064.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And it was certainly a Pleasurable Time Visiting <a href="http://blog.sweetsalvage.net/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>SWEET SALVAGE</strong></span></a> this Month and getting me some 'Summer Lovin' and a heady dose of Patriotism just in time for the 4th of July!!!  I'm Embarrassed really that I've been so behind and overwhelmed with Personal Issues that I haven't even Styled my Showroom with any Red, White and Blue Patriotic Accents this Year!   I don't know that I'll have sufficient time now to do it Well?  Probably not...   And you know how it is with those of us with OCD, if it can't be done Well and with Excellence, we probably won't bother to do it at all!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh13Lfi0W1tPwXiliPwMgq2kJqgOvIQrqz5kGFPCwGkRxBCuzhCJoe1T5L5BylZsjAfhmPnvvYV8-sF9_V_hpI-13bx3eotNcUEaeB800cbNT76CcS9-tp7s52mt1SeoET7NpHzAv0Kek/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh13Lfi0W1tPwXiliPwMgq2kJqgOvIQrqz5kGFPCwGkRxBCuzhCJoe1T5L5BylZsjAfhmPnvvYV8-sF9_V_hpI-13bx3eotNcUEaeB800cbNT76CcS9-tp7s52mt1SeoET7NpHzAv0Kek/s640/059.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>And I don't even know how I failed to Notice and Procure that Fab Red, White and Blue PERFECT Vintage Horse Ribbon?!?!   But I did... and just now noticed it in the download of the Image!  *Darn!But that's how it often is, isn't it, when there is Visual Overload of Lovelies?*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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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/AVvXsEhQBy7wWWYbvE6kANImrNN5GIXfEQz1ZEtBo5-R1ez0Qk2EzK_dMeRIH0J11IRt9LHbbM7bsjZGxXCFCABD7qbuQqxgLtJcPzcGSNmU07qzXFaviJP37VCETrdyOBddierb0-WJEAjr2qVf/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/AVvXsEhQBy7wWWYbvE6kANImrNN5GIXfEQz1ZEtBo5-R1ez0Qk2EzK_dMeRIH0J11IRt9LHbbM7bsjZGxXCFCABD7qbuQqxgLtJcPzcGSNmU07qzXFaviJP37VCETrdyOBddierb0-WJEAjr2qVf/s640/057.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>Does anyone else buy certain Refreshments just because the Packaging and Look of them is so Cool?  I do... Loving those Glass Bottled Colorful Sodas!</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/AVvXsEiMBd32wgu6QMZ333Q5FOhNO-EcwPb2df_bpJRO-G1o-gqsNCx0mP-VPYUoUrCdfpuC0wZkbSqXg1n7IWviHtc-z4cDw5qGfhYILrwkTqJUyaMqqUIMOmEzIWq13hEsSQZetG8LOKpHmM92/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBd32wgu6QMZ333Q5FOhNO-EcwPb2df_bpJRO-G1o-gqsNCx0mP-VPYUoUrCdfpuC0wZkbSqXg1n7IWviHtc-z4cDw5qGfhYILrwkTqJUyaMqqUIMOmEzIWq13hEsSQZetG8LOKpHmM92/s640/065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And how Cool is this Idea utilizing and Repurposing Old Industrial Spools and making Clocks and Compasses out of them to Style with?!  This trio was 'SOLD' Instantaneously to one of those Lightening Fast Power Shoppers, I don't think the doors were open five minutes before these all had 'SOLD' tags!  *LOL*   But at least the rest of us can receive Inspiration by the Idea of them.</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/AVvXsEgYEZVKzQJIhUX8vA87fVtOAS5kdtj2tiQLlGxygyjP3IziIWSjiHgCQUpI4VfmVfI8RoYdXC5GhIm2kSXmPboDJLsh2nzVMYUX_KRL1doL2rzXoDaX7zgnoiGzEn6WXKPQRmcJ3hVusc2i/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEZVKzQJIhUX8vA87fVtOAS5kdtj2tiQLlGxygyjP3IziIWSjiHgCQUpI4VfmVfI8RoYdXC5GhIm2kSXmPboDJLsh2nzVMYUX_KRL1doL2rzXoDaX7zgnoiGzEn6WXKPQRmcJ3hVusc2i/s640/080.JPG" width="500" /></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;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I was absolutely Amazed that this Fabulous Architectural Salvage Slag Glass Window with such an unusual shape wasn't already sporting a 'SOLD' Tag when I Photographed it only minutes after the doors opened... as you can see, most everything else around it was already sporting one!  I felt this had a very Gothic Religious look to it, which I Love!   But it was quite large and thus no place for it at Bohemian Valhalla right now... I'm rather at saturation point on Stained Glass Architectural Salvage anyway since I've been Collecting it for well over Twenty years... back when everyone thought me absolutely Mad for Collecting Architectural Salvage.   Not that they're saying that NOW... and especially since I got mine for a pittance or FREE back in da day when nobody was Styling with it!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEgQNschN8Yi5MYlgkgwaNm2zUQCqw9ACQFwoOrFebfcEnjLVpWxRoc_wWbyu3_waNGdJMAl4ciOMDNyakcSgp7ybtf88e76f1Coe0io-EqPIbOAn5zVZ1viCLwe9Jo53N5UKXmrx1mjnpRm/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNschN8Yi5MYlgkgwaNm2zUQCqw9ACQFwoOrFebfcEnjLVpWxRoc_wWbyu3_waNGdJMAl4ciOMDNyakcSgp7ybtf88e76f1Coe0io-EqPIbOAn5zVZ1viCLwe9Jo53N5UKXmrx1mjnpRm/s640/071.JPG" width="600" /></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>Is there anything you Collected and always Loved even before anyone else around you recognized it's Potential or Intrinsic Value?  Anything you stockpiled before it became On-Trend and everyone else began clammoring for it?  </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/AVvXsEgCITSTmhB0D8UQ9DnyGA9v_5Ef1pi8R3le-0fhTrLv4yXbzcRpOrPFX8oi7pcKsO4khTxrBolqqlHRW3Q8iURyNJr_xVEdfSHUuJtqt-9FY_JDO12gQ9OmrVTAh8Rjq3XECPu6UmJWdsmu/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCITSTmhB0D8UQ9DnyGA9v_5Ef1pi8R3le-0fhTrLv4yXbzcRpOrPFX8oi7pcKsO4khTxrBolqqlHRW3Q8iURyNJr_xVEdfSHUuJtqt-9FY_JDO12gQ9OmrVTAh8Rjq3XECPu6UmJWdsmu/s640/105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>That's why I always say to Collect and Surround yourselves with what you Love regardless of Popular Opinion and what may be Trending right now.</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/AVvXsEilrOeCuTOzsRZRDh5pA_1h5AwP5JnsqD62CpX_cr_Z1yFOfx_K1rFZf_A_hMGaDob4EdKHjwA6vfLtcuma-KrDOyM8vW8p2iAeAHh1YJgHLk_5iVhxm_6pcIiR3BhJ7TAYUiWiBm4X_Jwv/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/AVvXsEilrOeCuTOzsRZRDh5pA_1h5AwP5JnsqD62CpX_cr_Z1yFOfx_K1rFZf_A_hMGaDob4EdKHjwA6vfLtcuma-KrDOyM8vW8p2iAeAHh1YJgHLk_5iVhxm_6pcIiR3BhJ7TAYUiWiBm4X_Jwv/s640/073.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>Or go ahead and Create something Unique that you really dig... even if nobody else 'Gets It'.  I Loved this Huge Dressing Mirror in the Boutique, whose frame is Constructed out of various Salvage Frame parts.  Sorry I couldn't get a good shot of it... this was the best I could do and still be Considerate of not getting other Shoppers in frame.  I know that since I Post my Images to the Internet, I try not to get too many random peeps in frame lest they be Sensitive about being in the Photo without their express Permission.  And Honestly, who could possibly get Releases from every random anonymous person that happens to Accidentally walk into or get into frame of something you're trying to Photograph during a busy Event?!  *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-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;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrrDNpbv4CuMwNlTtSucoUVqBBldSvMpTyFisBjq82yYgF5MelFlDe_IatdDkpsEGp7wW5FtqOijq8kfFcUxXd2-Tp5b75FSoohILv6cFgaMlzj0PTKF85jLM-Y7heWpxQNWMrCqwHdJZ/s1600/137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrrDNpbv4CuMwNlTtSucoUVqBBldSvMpTyFisBjq82yYgF5MelFlDe_IatdDkpsEGp7wW5FtqOijq8kfFcUxXd2-Tp5b75FSoohILv6cFgaMlzj0PTKF85jLM-Y7heWpxQNWMrCqwHdJZ/s640/137.JPG" width="498" /></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>Which was a good thing that there was such variety and selection since many 'SOLD' right away... along with Architectural Salvage Columns.</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/AVvXsEhiki_BwvnwUTdg51eR5TRGKSV5XkUfu7lVjHEquxbwlcfjmGJAf8XLKGXk9dm27kcMglCL-4Qd-7VJg4fp6HDQRQnJwnvjDp6QYhrCFAwnoaCu42HimvY25AqZVJHeAOYNWgNVcL-sQb1r/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiki_BwvnwUTdg51eR5TRGKSV5XkUfu7lVjHEquxbwlcfjmGJAf8XLKGXk9dm27kcMglCL-4Qd-7VJg4fp6HDQRQnJwnvjDp6QYhrCFAwnoaCu42HimvY25AqZVJHeAOYNWgNVcL-sQb1r/s640/060.JPG" width="457" /></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>Some of the Flags were Enormous and draped Beautifully as an entire Backdrop to a Vignette.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvKzQy6nKWrY8bis1YY86tyA3qcjqRfNfsbH99v7TL4TI0yNJvqLfKOECJfg21jl4M4o5bWW5BaXChG8nvLxbkGzX7ZHisDCx-rLw-Fnp7ns9DAhEfZM-mQXfQGDnCjie6DN33tkT5x0J/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvKzQy6nKWrY8bis1YY86tyA3qcjqRfNfsbH99v7TL4TI0yNJvqLfKOECJfg21jl4M4o5bWW5BaXChG8nvLxbkGzX7ZHisDCx-rLw-Fnp7ns9DAhEfZM-mQXfQGDnCjie6DN33tkT5x0J/s640/138.JPG" width="536" /></a></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>And Crystal Collections coupled with a Patriotic Color Palette was a Lovely Combo.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> Honestly, I had a Shady spot under the Natural umbrella of an Acacia Tree, sheltered from direct scorching Sun, drinking Complimentary Ice Water and only arrived about 19 Minutes before the doors opened and it was almost too much for me!  *Whew!*  I thought it was Sweet that Umbrellas were made available to borrow, while supplies lasted, to those standing in line on the South Side of the Building the earliest.</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/AVvXsEibZyVOzBK66PxQDL2gFwEzwiuKc7whcDr2FaBjJ3S_Jn8fz7gLrcWGegHZtYaoK6JGEiavn4YWYhKVkzyGwBA81Psvncu3GYf5hzBUmt0yR0Yh8RYp11uLZHIPw6GY_QXourJTPGP6830l/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZyVOzBK66PxQDL2gFwEzwiuKc7whcDr2FaBjJ3S_Jn8fz7gLrcWGegHZtYaoK6JGEiavn4YWYhKVkzyGwBA81Psvncu3GYf5hzBUmt0yR0Yh8RYp11uLZHIPw6GY_QXourJTPGP6830l/s640/076.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>If only they'd had it in my Size, this Lacy Vintage Summer Dress was Perfect.  But most Vintage Clothing is NOT in Big Girl Sizes, folks were quite Slender back in da day compared to our 'Average' Typical Sizes now!  If you don't Believe me, just look at some Black and White Classic TV Shows and Movies!</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; 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Sweet Salvage ~ Summer Lovin' ~ Part II

    Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd; Buy me some P eanuts and Cracker Jack , I don't care if I never get back....

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