It Was The Worst Of Times And It Was The Best Of Times

<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/AVvXsEik91ccLyEk7riQeBBsyqJgFhA7nQ_MMoMmXar_R3-brhEwrz7EurRVTGHzc42Xs64gn_R8o9yKzczzc-Vtv183Ll7jx5ZIpD4RUs5O-fb6kzJYqHCVjjlg_5eRseDZwCB6ahjCmjD1s26L/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/AVvXsEik91ccLyEk7riQeBBsyqJgFhA7nQ_MMoMmXar_R3-brhEwrz7EurRVTGHzc42Xs64gn_R8o9yKzczzc-Vtv183Ll7jx5ZIpD4RUs5O-fb6kzJYqHCVjjlg_5eRseDZwCB6ahjCmjD1s26L/s640/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Do any of you have a Room of the House that is both a Favorite... and also the most of a Wreck at the Moment?  That would be the Diningroom for me... it Houses some of my Favorite things... and right now, because it's also one of the least utilized Family Rooms, it has the most clutter and chaos that needs clearing out!  *Le Sigh*</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/AVvXsEi3fQ2qxV5vFrf9cRVHb7vLcu7oBxt6PkrIeCPkMgMGuap09U1EVYoiy94fWh5ZqqgfMPjAJIcQU1qdNS2RN5cxGsTXOXY_gfuEDe9nDeI9ONiyoPwg5sh4MwtVtWfL3atbMJBxWJrgu3WJ/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fQ2qxV5vFrf9cRVHb7vLcu7oBxt6PkrIeCPkMgMGuap09U1EVYoiy94fWh5ZqqgfMPjAJIcQU1qdNS2RN5cxGsTXOXY_gfuEDe9nDeI9ONiyoPwg5sh4MwtVtWfL3atbMJBxWJrgu3WJ/s640/020.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It often becomes the Room I bring New Acquisitions to until they have a permanent place to be... just so that they're out of the way but not out of sight so that I forget about them or can't remember where I stashed them!?  *Smiles*  I'm Notorious for that... Misplacement of things because if they're out of Sight they tend to be out of Mind.  And then Time goes by and I either completely forget that I have them or I can't remember for the Life of me where I put them unless they're in plain view?!?</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/AVvXsEioIUKPIkK39tNU79FuDIB8cecWZXLr929_KuWIsssSH12wz7e8lTFCp0eBzB10gNRkenVHmoVxJVyjnYFVZWAXOfuMB-JheKC3GiLV99Lh-QZJyYRfSbawaP3EF64UESGp22bzJ9FeMSgO/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/AVvXsEioIUKPIkK39tNU79FuDIB8cecWZXLr929_KuWIsssSH12wz7e8lTFCp0eBzB10gNRkenVHmoVxJVyjnYFVZWAXOfuMB-JheKC3GiLV99Lh-QZJyYRfSbawaP3EF64UESGp22bzJ9FeMSgO/s640/021.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And so right now I have an inordinate amount of New Found Treasures that are stashed in there in plain sight... too many in fact... and also piles of New Inventory that needs Processing for the Showroom and Loft Spaces.  So it's all quite a Hot Mess... a Beautiful Hot Mess to be sure... but a Hot Mess nonetheless!!!  And I'm Conflicted about being in the Room even though it's filled with many of my Favorite Objects and Collections... and not just because it's difficult to Navigate thru the too much currently stashed in there!  *Winks*  But also because on the one hand I Enjoy Beholding it all... like my Old Spools of Vintage Velvet just procured from the big End of Season Sale at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelroseVintage"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">MELROSE VINTAGE...</span></strong></a> but on the other hand there's such Chaos, Clutter and Disorder in there that it reminds me how much Work is yet to be done to get it all together!  *Le Sigh*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjehE6hFr30np0Q0aUhgx7iSWt-uoTquVcxL1PIIbLLuyA2XFnfGFV-_v2zIE7zLSCxk3DI5CzBsYGh7ZI3GaovLeKpGBEW8ZxsH6YfZ1sRsb1kSo3WAmIAV6-0-u_G8pnENasUyZODCG/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjehE6hFr30np0Q0aUhgx7iSWt-uoTquVcxL1PIIbLLuyA2XFnfGFV-_v2zIE7zLSCxk3DI5CzBsYGh7ZI3GaovLeKpGBEW8ZxsH6YfZ1sRsb1kSo3WAmIAV6-0-u_G8pnENasUyZODCG/s640/006.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>Finding the right Space and Place for everything is often easier said than done around here... some Treasures wouldn't fare well in certain Rooms that are used a lot and need total Function.   And the Rotation of Collections into Vignettes, along with Storage when they're not in Rotation... can be a particular Challenge when you are at Saturation Point.  Not to mention in the Process of Culling the Hoard of Lovelies in a Monumental Edit and Purge that seems to go on Forever and a Day... which just adds to the perpetual Messiness right now as things are being Sorted and Curated.</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/AVvXsEg8uxVSATnY5LqBv980GVx-7YUk6I1hfI11HNaDtsG3g63qv7Mlk26v0SqLfpCrLsSAVJX7tk856b37bKNGK9PKLE7rDWKUj-kJaMzmXDFfYje6na9vdLLIMIOol4ca6JBvfMfVdO__MNaF/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uxVSATnY5LqBv980GVx-7YUk6I1hfI11HNaDtsG3g63qv7Mlk26v0SqLfpCrLsSAVJX7tk856b37bKNGK9PKLE7rDWKUj-kJaMzmXDFfYje6na9vdLLIMIOol4ca6JBvfMfVdO__MNaF/s640/009.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 it's not as if many of the "Keepers" aren't things that you use often... and so it's important to get them Placed, at least Temporarily, where they can be Seen and Found easily so that you're not on frustrating Search Missions for that Special Object you want to use or wear daily.</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/AVvXsEhlFdK8sj95ApT3loPhwgwgYn_9G3T3cRL_2Q17LKlDMnmUbcg_2lvYGC35krGTVyb3bFLlBxDqIlxaKLTb5fGozM9O6g-rR6SB6QFCW6WbVoQD7qEomZATArxfzBzKRw21zSVEqRZ3ohKt/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/AVvXsEhlFdK8sj95ApT3loPhwgwgYn_9G3T3cRL_2Q17LKlDMnmUbcg_2lvYGC35krGTVyb3bFLlBxDqIlxaKLTb5fGozM9O6g-rR6SB6QFCW6WbVoQD7qEomZATArxfzBzKRw21zSVEqRZ3ohKt/s640/008.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>But too much is too much... and I know full well that in due Time I will have to wade thru all of the Excess and Dispose of it one way or another.  And as the layers of the Great Edit and Purge are Exposed and I Proceed... well... it does get harder as the Emotional Attachments to the Primo Good Stuff that I must Cull begins in earnest.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Regardless of how much Love is involved... there is also always the Sacrifice... of Time, Talent and Treasure.</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/AVvXsEjDLHidkwxq4HqnktHFngpWLpKwIpuZZXF-AIuLIoOPi5FLInrwzIfi64jg52VssyWb7kxTiQc5ziwJZTlNQmxwUMtAUDHGRNHXvZndR0Ug8wVNNmpnsh9f7NZ1-qzH-4Mad-MHCMWwlGwv/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLHidkwxq4HqnktHFngpWLpKwIpuZZXF-AIuLIoOPi5FLInrwzIfi64jg52VssyWb7kxTiQc5ziwJZTlNQmxwUMtAUDHGRNHXvZndR0Ug8wVNNmpnsh9f7NZ1-qzH-4Mad-MHCMWwlGwv/s640/013.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 of the Issues of Life often getting in the way and Consuming a great deal of that too!</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/AVvXsEj62tEfmLJvdE_j9vHUGU5abUsc5urr4k9YmzFsr5QM1Qw0MgXingGhYLfkRiMConYIiOcIKpJGkG5IlPjpdgKtCmEo44WV3T7YvaPMX0c_XYWlVk1qfJZZFHtDjUZVIc2FCC2QvD51e-yr/s1600/284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62tEfmLJvdE_j9vHUGU5abUsc5urr4k9YmzFsr5QM1Qw0MgXingGhYLfkRiMConYIiOcIKpJGkG5IlPjpdgKtCmEo44WV3T7YvaPMX0c_XYWlVk1qfJZZFHtDjUZVIc2FCC2QvD51e-yr/s640/284.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 so it can be a very delicate Balance... and keeping Centered thru it all... and some days we're more out of kilter than others and everything doesn't always line up... or there aren't enough hours in the Day... or... or... or... ______________________ {You fill in the Blank}</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;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjHG3dQRNaWIpXoIYZv1A1PMc0bMkdpIc1TjSIcC3uz54xRN82H4eDvjKAn6VNRXRQs8Mm1Qynd-vCeabT51rY9oz3URoVcqfUm6_pN5olvDZB5NbqgTyRXvYdgt7NUWs48aTXRPwh-p7/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/AVvXsEiAjHG3dQRNaWIpXoIYZv1A1PMc0bMkdpIc1TjSIcC3uz54xRN82H4eDvjKAn6VNRXRQs8Mm1Qynd-vCeabT51rY9oz3URoVcqfUm6_pN5olvDZB5NbqgTyRXvYdgt7NUWs48aTXRPwh-p7/s640/004.JPG" width="616" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I'm fairly Certain you "Feel Me" because if you're here at all we probably share more Similarities than Differences... if the Visuals Intrigue and draw you in... or the Story of the Post... then you've already made that Connection of having a Point of Reference to what this is all about and our Experience probably isn't all that different.  We're carrying something worth being baggage sometimes... and how long and for how far remains uncertain and untold at this point on the Journey.</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/AVvXsEg8x5Sk_BwcoFJmcsU7tYZ-5GgNNDjkqtn0DeNtV_LgedQBrWYmxXioXf_blXBRABJtzmIOb3WbHZqxjgMO-kE_TMoznoR9fCZTt36YZRKfL1PKhou0aFdJBcBY6Y2BQ3_l_FtI085LPdFR/s1600/280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8x5Sk_BwcoFJmcsU7tYZ-5GgNNDjkqtn0DeNtV_LgedQBrWYmxXioXf_blXBRABJtzmIOb3WbHZqxjgMO-kE_TMoznoR9fCZTt36YZRKfL1PKhou0aFdJBcBY6Y2BQ3_l_FtI085LPdFR/s640/280.JPG" width="618" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>But the Preservation of Beauty and History needs Dedicated Stewards and Advocates... and I suppose we're the ones who were Assigned the Mission...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em> </div></div>

It Was The Worst Of Times And It Was The Best Of Times

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Focusing On Photography... And Connecting Relationally

<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/AVvXsEg8teGf4BwlWjL_Eefpr9aQbV34H3uLUgubClPPBMIjBX3jToF2Y-QU7ybpR6e4hPvVKJi1BsCtQwR5iVBA3y_qdNdOijX3CDy5BKgO4IqCuQ9O6R0gLA5FdBL0-6fijcNBU7UwHEfMIAxf/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8teGf4BwlWjL_Eefpr9aQbV34H3uLUgubClPPBMIjBX3jToF2Y-QU7ybpR6e4hPvVKJi1BsCtQwR5iVBA3y_qdNdOijX3CDy5BKgO4IqCuQ9O6R0gLA5FdBL0-6fijcNBU7UwHEfMIAxf/s640/007.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>Though I do Love to Write and always have a lot to say, my Favorite part of Blogging and Visiting the Blogs of others is the Imagery... the Beautiful Photography that is Shared amongst us!</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/AVvXsEg0nsf4iGU2Nq_2pLX7zTv3V8E3p6bhFWczuvT5nsGnrMX4OPEwL26l6V383bvDvBWOz_hok4tCCdYl39Btp7b-KrX0oBBvVNkgOtbWh5JQzZGHlh20ZJkl7Bu05Ri7_7QWHzTLFkykVQaa/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nsf4iGU2Nq_2pLX7zTv3V8E3p6bhFWczuvT5nsGnrMX4OPEwL26l6V383bvDvBWOz_hok4tCCdYl39Btp7b-KrX0oBBvVNkgOtbWh5JQzZGHlh20ZJkl7Bu05Ri7_7QWHzTLFkykVQaa/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I really have been focusing on Photography and the Quality of my Images and the Essence of what I Capture through the Eye of my Lens a lot more since I began Blogging.  It is now one of my Favorite Forms of Artistic Expression!</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/AVvXsEhHbSnAVVRpfHYSRxqJZoh6tXb59FOIRE64imyI0CPrT4UZYZBgZFbWcaWVxV_xlIOWIVyiTtk4p9ni14eedmKCP5b1P4UETgP-C0hijJfg2RMuAresveogeqNKSVkxPu5kws3ujOP-gzCv/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbSnAVVRpfHYSRxqJZoh6tXb59FOIRE64imyI0CPrT4UZYZBgZFbWcaWVxV_xlIOWIVyiTtk4p9ni14eedmKCP5b1P4UETgP-C0hijJfg2RMuAresveogeqNKSVkxPu5kws3ujOP-gzCv/s640/077.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It has caused me to really pay more Attention to the World around me and Appreciate the Visuals in more Detail and Depth than I ever have before.</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/AVvXsEiG8CSNNEmDHhf94_TvQFoDwxBNjVsb567dObN6aMi2jkEznnrIlmlnHtlBW5ojnJRspTjpyvo0n2unSQTJbLubxzDqJtmWxcyofUpZ8SRUrqmBGPamdxXm3pPrxKPuoRvF7RI-QuvKPHfa/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/AVvXsEiG8CSNNEmDHhf94_TvQFoDwxBNjVsb567dObN6aMi2jkEznnrIlmlnHtlBW5ojnJRspTjpyvo0n2unSQTJbLubxzDqJtmWxcyofUpZ8SRUrqmBGPamdxXm3pPrxKPuoRvF7RI-QuvKPHfa/s640/034.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I hardly ever don't have a Camera with me now... and on the rare occassion when I forget... I am always still seeing things that I Wish I could have Photographed and Preserved the Imagery 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/AVvXsEium6p18EciTYaDtIQVstUmFyTOeLPQBqerefLpEoVMjGIhXa2PIkbZsiLxPVgByUCTndz2rzBFCoaln6E9ss6yv7pPFm8aqfWdeDqZ4UzszUQUzluQWmmSt7IfRbh_YHS70mc1idMkwJar/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEium6p18EciTYaDtIQVstUmFyTOeLPQBqerefLpEoVMjGIhXa2PIkbZsiLxPVgByUCTndz2rzBFCoaln6E9ss6yv7pPFm8aqfWdeDqZ4UzszUQUzluQWmmSt7IfRbh_YHS70mc1idMkwJar/s640/071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Like a Good Book... Lovely Photographs are something that I can spend all day with.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_KtU9JE8gDDJStnbKUUIYqiwXrkkWrP4arR-XBV2QnL7PNMT_zuzTVGUrXKnakO5QNByLHbeMUPxNZIK5wmpHXRqpYqRuIE5qXDmga3qgSiHrQBskYHBs1nogDeVChatNH5HKBqmdvvD/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_KtU9JE8gDDJStnbKUUIYqiwXrkkWrP4arR-XBV2QnL7PNMT_zuzTVGUrXKnakO5QNByLHbeMUPxNZIK5wmpHXRqpYqRuIE5qXDmga3qgSiHrQBskYHBs1nogDeVChatNH5HKBqmdvvD/s640/072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And when a Good Book also has Lovely Images, it matters not what Language it is in to me... the Images speak 1,000 Words to my Soul!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSryyNs1tje7-qz_Lox23e6ZkI9flSUrSbrRXivXmAYHSdL7T6sh8ff2IojhVXvJk-4kv6ATe5_fohITi3JhZ5kLqPkNMp7JjAenk__jHn7COA6kIJz8qRiDb6kC9UH4ISqwbFiU89Dyrt/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSryyNs1tje7-qz_Lox23e6ZkI9flSUrSbrRXivXmAYHSdL7T6sh8ff2IojhVXvJk-4kv6ATe5_fohITi3JhZ5kLqPkNMp7JjAenk__jHn7COA6kIJz8qRiDb6kC9UH4ISqwbFiU89Dyrt/s640/074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So it is with Blogging... a Good Blog transcends any Language Barriers and often I don't even need to hit the Translate button to Enjoy a Blog in another Language because the Images Shared speak volumes in any and every Language!!!</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/AVvXsEiIDZGy80ukH69r0JYxfV7W82sPtBgmOqoPwjqd749QvD-2XA3PgpZIuyYUCSc6XoHxPeTZtXe8JcENTtmYkEemzaGRDnTLrHkie7co-y9yFbKBWB-19z1ON3VRB6SBfqArUOXKjyVgkWTo/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDZGy80ukH69r0JYxfV7W82sPtBgmOqoPwjqd749QvD-2XA3PgpZIuyYUCSc6XoHxPeTZtXe8JcENTtmYkEemzaGRDnTLrHkie7co-y9yFbKBWB-19z1ON3VRB6SBfqArUOXKjyVgkWTo/s640/073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Many of my Favorite Blogs are International ones in a Language and Culture other than my own in fact, I Adore seeing the World and Lifestyles being Shared via the Land of Blog.</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/AVvXsEgYLcHMYbCIc8gPt0Nl-6Cj-erEva9wR13u3hOSzUcSMEeDJhL-gmLvYDQ5WtfgpFT8y5SW3EA6LNbUs__92HnBPzNbQoEFtk67hA4D4sLyLQKy0LGp3tbP0rHs5WD1FRg4_qTDCvQuCF4n/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLcHMYbCIc8gPt0Nl-6Cj-erEva9wR13u3hOSzUcSMEeDJhL-gmLvYDQ5WtfgpFT8y5SW3EA6LNbUs__92HnBPzNbQoEFtk67hA4D4sLyLQKy0LGp3tbP0rHs5WD1FRg4_qTDCvQuCF4n/s640/075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It really does Unify us doesn't it?  In a Special kind of way that all of us can Appreciate regardless of our Differences... because the Focus is more on our Similarities, our Passions, what we Love and want to Share with each other... and what a Blessing that is!!!</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-REjfnkYMqAYVHjI41Jv7kxftRnjepAHaSaR3m3fbTrqJbxjeCEKJIHUDphpVpOZLpPh8tTj5D19Q65CUWCX8Vov0GO81VHii14OxbHDajeYJKhubJfkx-9e32VZhCicp3WawICprx8-J/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-REjfnkYMqAYVHjI41Jv7kxftRnjepAHaSaR3m3fbTrqJbxjeCEKJIHUDphpVpOZLpPh8tTj5D19Q65CUWCX8Vov0GO81VHii14OxbHDajeYJKhubJfkx-9e32VZhCicp3WawICprx8-J/s640/076.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We might start out as a Blank Canvas here in our Blogs... but soon it is filled in with all kinds of Details, New Friendships and Shared Stories of our Lives... building a Community like no other I've ever Experienced.</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/AVvXsEgq0uku9AQqk0raZAqrgN9q7ogoy-tZ99KLkPWPcwPOc6s3ikvcduC1hQqJe3L_MDpO1ESptPBtgyi0pt-UVpOLMyRUuLj5XbbPDCM4ZKF5k1W7JyPeTgZtOe0c_a3OT9FP-lajdOATdPou/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0uku9AQqk0raZAqrgN9q7ogoy-tZ99KLkPWPcwPOc6s3ikvcduC1hQqJe3L_MDpO1ESptPBtgyi0pt-UVpOLMyRUuLj5XbbPDCM4ZKF5k1W7JyPeTgZtOe0c_a3OT9FP-lajdOATdPou/s640/035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Friends and Family that don't Blog or Visit Blogs and Connect with this Community don't always 'Get' the Appeal and Joy that it brings to those of us who have become an intricate part of it and made it a part of our Lives.</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/AVvXsEgYYsBaLbBDSm7Z-jugkGN6WFJGsw2-nd95BVrbc81wTYxxJeomWQVvMExtY4Jk1Qcn0ElRzJistc3lAqKb1NJDMhQQHF0OAb3SXHBIi2upJAFngVDO9Ig8wIhFq0TRj_7kSyMnedPWi4IV/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYsBaLbBDSm7Z-jugkGN6WFJGsw2-nd95BVrbc81wTYxxJeomWQVvMExtY4Jk1Qcn0ElRzJistc3lAqKb1NJDMhQQHF0OAb3SXHBIi2upJAFngVDO9Ig8wIhFq0TRj_7kSyMnedPWi4IV/s640/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Even those that we have a Close Relationship with in Real Life can't always fathom how a place in Cyberspace can become as Dear and Special to us as what we're also doing in Real Life.</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/AVvXsEhUNjJ55hZm_j2FApWu1rXuEdQ77FfuurYo1e2CxHKAaZn4DpwkFYpJEE0fB3EHGW8_Y1j3LSrOOueXrOZ9kiy8TrSzl13xIulGzXdXPOOvMkVDpfcmx3ZvrlBxTPHYeKaHlHt2fcmv4J7N/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNjJ55hZm_j2FApWu1rXuEdQ77FfuurYo1e2CxHKAaZn4DpwkFYpJEE0fB3EHGW8_Y1j3LSrOOueXrOZ9kiy8TrSzl13xIulGzXdXPOOvMkVDpfcmx3ZvrlBxTPHYeKaHlHt2fcmv4J7N/s640/082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I can Relate to that too... because until I began the Journey to begin Blogging I didn't Expect or Anticipate the Appeal and Lure it would have on me either.  I didn't Imagine I could or would Connect to so many Kindred Spirits and make so many New Friends who would Relate to me as well!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV1gamrgGdqtuRMZvpeoDUxTQE_buzNbR-YAMU9Q7BwB1o1RTrlek77E6iNxIcC4TCE5nGrrcjixaMsvdDPYu-f-7pAC5U-NSnKTXWQQdI0cSiM7GHLLU0m1YfG3JACmaRhCx1vhGrS-e/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGV1gamrgGdqtuRMZvpeoDUxTQE_buzNbR-YAMU9Q7BwB1o1RTrlek77E6iNxIcC4TCE5nGrrcjixaMsvdDPYu-f-7pAC5U-NSnKTXWQQdI0cSiM7GHLLU0m1YfG3JACmaRhCx1vhGrS-e/s640/079.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I began my Blog Journey more than halfway thru 2010... it hasn't even been three years yet and I've already Connected with more Kindred Spirits here in the Land of Blog than I have since the beginning of my Life... WOW!!!</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/AVvXsEg1mV7x-HMtggJ0vkiJRYxI5zsyQl8T0yPZm8K1VAgE9smtQMolDa4pSytODAL6fJDM6mzSTnV0ypGdtN7c9bThMOpNuZvlUXbDyFyNvZspjb-hQzuYASfN78gHwWoWb4exwXYXggPNFJ6B/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mV7x-HMtggJ0vkiJRYxI5zsyQl8T0yPZm8K1VAgE9smtQMolDa4pSytODAL6fJDM6mzSTnV0ypGdtN7c9bThMOpNuZvlUXbDyFyNvZspjb-hQzuYASfN78gHwWoWb4exwXYXggPNFJ6B/s640/069.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 it's not as if I haven't met or Cultivated Relationships and strong Friendships with a great many Wonderful People during my Lifetime since I am and always have been a very Social Person.  But to Connect with Kindred Spirits, those that are SO LIKE YOU... well, it can be more of a Rarity in Real Life.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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