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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Sweet Salvage ~ For The Love Of Home ~ 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/AVvXsEjZm1NiSJa9Q5w0b5X0s6HX65qLBrIA4MB4w5rzaZNvGkDsHkShremPxOg7yy8mwHrkcjZj-3NVJW94UG9tkUvYS37PtGDWqaMAM-tbhL2XQ8pETtO1IEek4eBmK-KToU0Hkm3GE-ErRkg/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm1NiSJa9Q5w0b5X0s6HX65qLBrIA4MB4w5rzaZNvGkDsHkShremPxOg7yy8mwHrkcjZj-3NVJW94UG9tkUvYS37PtGDWqaMAM-tbhL2XQ8pETtO1IEek4eBmK-KToU0Hkm3GE-ErRkg/s1600/086.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What is it exactly that makes a House a Home to you?</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/AVvXsEjCek6g02InuJuwX4szYX7y2j-hjnZOh1rLjr6PX28_gRYYJVXKh_PfpindtiDIqXFsAR1irFCEN8EiAWWU99_ABiUFdf9-OrE9I02FMNu1IuWmAcOXQpq5czfp8LJpcELysYDs3WGkyWQ/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCek6g02InuJuwX4szYX7y2j-hjnZOh1rLjr6PX28_gRYYJVXKh_PfpindtiDIqXFsAR1irFCEN8EiAWWU99_ABiUFdf9-OrE9I02FMNu1IuWmAcOXQpq5czfp8LJpcELysYDs3WGkyWQ/s1600/048.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>As we return to this Month's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> "For The Love Of Home" Event, I paused to reflect upon what Creates the Love Of Home for me particularly.</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/AVvXsEgIDTS5pFpNLxcFgwxPnkgzW4DGY6b3cBCKofcFx8mZhiCVLkM6bvyneDG43KyWGbJzELROjJvUCzswotWgZjT4xUqTt_70NQ5j11KGMBUymqATB7CpiEcLfi3rHN3eQDtI4nDtLnfrsvw/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/AVvXsEgIDTS5pFpNLxcFgwxPnkgzW4DGY6b3cBCKofcFx8mZhiCVLkM6bvyneDG43KyWGbJzELROjJvUCzswotWgZjT4xUqTt_70NQ5j11KGMBUymqATB7CpiEcLfi3rHN3eQDtI4nDtLnfrsvw/s1600/076.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what Created the most Welcoming and Inviting aspect in the various Homes of others that I felt particularly Comfortable in?</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/AVvXsEgyoGAIqP3dPs2PZ7dX_ljWavyu0xX5llHtiWkad2FRyT_tC0uTaFan1hp6RLMlpLEoOjikXg0boGlVe7Ph9FgvciuF3o6FfytKAWSqNKWZ8qpneB9lacclui3BbqDIEPxNa90h39WBHjU/s1600/062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoGAIqP3dPs2PZ7dX_ljWavyu0xX5llHtiWkad2FRyT_tC0uTaFan1hp6RLMlpLEoOjikXg0boGlVe7Ph9FgvciuF3o6FfytKAWSqNKWZ8qpneB9lacclui3BbqDIEPxNa90h39WBHjU/s1600/062.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Not that there's a Right or Wrong way to 'Do Home' since it represents different things to different people and is very Personal and Subjective.  But there are some Homes that we Truly fall in Love with or Admire... and others, not so much.</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/AVvXsEjWrMkbcaLTG1ezwb6fMl9kFDuVfUWjw97R8piXZaerKZgKx9Vc0uv833C2WCNf080DLU4f5rqS6DcqYDLfjlYjbuxzhKgUSNQYP5E9j3HRpAeQ7E8hUiTxK0zQGV397CWDsImASeLkWgw/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrMkbcaLTG1ezwb6fMl9kFDuVfUWjw97R8piXZaerKZgKx9Vc0uv833C2WCNf080DLU4f5rqS6DcqYDLfjlYjbuxzhKgUSNQYP5E9j3HRpAeQ7E8hUiTxK0zQGV397CWDsImASeLkWgw/s1600/065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And for me anyway, Beauty is Secondary to Atmosphere... a place can be Breathtaking, but not have the Feeling of Home to me at all.</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/AVvXsEiHEtz6beZPtuC9LzyHOdOfhgy8ihyI-4Pxy6EndzDu22UoZTbi-A5nKbVQCuyQ9huo9YqRIBkgcyWIcUue1OmVwsggC0C1isGykISwONsQd5JaaCA8fsWDZ4mbsz1Ck2k5_wYjty4nPV0/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/AVvXsEiHEtz6beZPtuC9LzyHOdOfhgy8ihyI-4Pxy6EndzDu22UoZTbi-A5nKbVQCuyQ9huo9YqRIBkgcyWIcUue1OmVwsggC0C1isGykISwONsQd5JaaCA8fsWDZ4mbsz1Ck2k5_wYjty4nPV0/s1600/064.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yet others can be very Informal and even have 'Issues' in the arena of Housekeeping, Style or Possessions and still be so Inviting, Comfortable and Love filled, that we could hang out there anytime and really be a Home we Love and Connect to and want to go back often.</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/AVvXsEhDR1YC6qO-KBggutYgXdxtMGDIN-c4okqFpwTKgLJRHi-S36YRCJCJKFuhGqQ6PLkj5ZL-KkVmwquWhfDCsmsDs37htHqOB7TeD7mpxX-2-dFzOn_1j4fWSH146jjvtQ-3N7PSz175mc8/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDR1YC6qO-KBggutYgXdxtMGDIN-c4okqFpwTKgLJRHi-S36YRCJCJKFuhGqQ6PLkj5ZL-KkVmwquWhfDCsmsDs37htHqOB7TeD7mpxX-2-dFzOn_1j4fWSH146jjvtQ-3N7PSz175mc8/s1600/073.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Often it is the little Touches that make a House a Home and make us just plain Feel Good to be there.</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/AVvXsEgTitsArxnBD_IMm_cRkCAnULFak-_2m4vxC41m_0j_J4ZK8sgKUxZEYVMliIUiqXvuEo8VMKnfZC5uzmNFPSnwsCO8f8haQWnH90f8a5MhNjbcmbiaYyYUCBRBhMTlesI2iZD04eJq_W8/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTitsArxnBD_IMm_cRkCAnULFak-_2m4vxC41m_0j_J4ZK8sgKUxZEYVMliIUiqXvuEo8VMKnfZC5uzmNFPSnwsCO8f8haQWnH90f8a5MhNjbcmbiaYyYUCBRBhMTlesI2iZD04eJq_W8/s1600/026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've thought about all of the Homes I've Lived in over the Years, there were many since we led a very Nomadic Lifestyle... and even though we put our Stamp on each and every one had merits, there were just some that we Loved more than others. </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/AVvXsEiTxwz7TV3MhGFFPjN8D2E2F8m4xOqGm-wrC4u1zuBQ1I3y_Fkhb798_XpGgs9r36NjgbRP2YHTavdoPR17TKZ-yYNL1UKsJNRuEdCqt778hVWB1v3TcfZV9AIRcdg5e_Mbe2WEQvt_BI4/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxwz7TV3MhGFFPjN8D2E2F8m4xOqGm-wrC4u1zuBQ1I3y_Fkhb798_XpGgs9r36NjgbRP2YHTavdoPR17TKZ-yYNL1UKsJNRuEdCqt778hVWB1v3TcfZV9AIRcdg5e_Mbe2WEQvt_BI4/s1600/057.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though I have never been back to any of them to re-visit Old Homes we've Lived in... there are some I would like to have experienced once again... and see what has remained the same... and what has changed with the various Occupants it might have been Home to since we left?</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/AVvXsEj7EPWZPyBV8B-JHxWezQcciMxmdo1qnKKGIgP1SM1JG7YRTR65pVPSa3aErNay3ihb3M0irKDEWtGuJnENuibSOUiVZnvqBhA3pkWDRMHu6GCU-u2Zy2zFQvT54oUzv7VnspdKpNTP0Ig/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/AVvXsEj7EPWZPyBV8B-JHxWezQcciMxmdo1qnKKGIgP1SM1JG7YRTR65pVPSa3aErNay3ihb3M0irKDEWtGuJnENuibSOUiVZnvqBhA3pkWDRMHu6GCU-u2Zy2zFQvT54oUzv7VnspdKpNTP0Ig/s1600/033.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sometimes it is a particular Location that was Special... or the People who were our particular Neighbors and Friends during that Era of our Lives... other times it may have been the actual Structure that enamored us.</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/AVvXsEg9IR27KJIConAUFI9vvZfxy4XR8UtkBVCb4OKgm7bd9jEAPl5J9OSHw5IUfnQrutG1VhEBEclYSyQWM_Xh5GkhSFkUF2PzktDsl1Zc9WIl_nMQT_oIpiwP9YFTKzUm0FpfdvitDbm1hfM/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IR27KJIConAUFI9vvZfxy4XR8UtkBVCb4OKgm7bd9jEAPl5J9OSHw5IUfnQrutG1VhEBEclYSyQWM_Xh5GkhSFkUF2PzktDsl1Zc9WIl_nMQT_oIpiwP9YFTKzUm0FpfdvitDbm1hfM/s1600/042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Or the Memories we had of that Place and that point in Time.</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/AVvXsEjPhSWnblgTQoxkBb5bnnME-etoxcaVHDYaGzeohIORUZNZdJeEGitd923NQWbXpf87T3tIImqWDh3DU0vnsoZ2QMxC6jRav2V6EvSZw7kzA7068KhbxqpuajRMksrunI3v_zntH3sUG-4/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhSWnblgTQoxkBb5bnnME-etoxcaVHDYaGzeohIORUZNZdJeEGitd923NQWbXpf87T3tIImqWDh3DU0vnsoZ2QMxC6jRav2V6EvSZw7kzA7068KhbxqpuajRMksrunI3v_zntH3sUG-4/s1600/054.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Other Places might have Housed us for a Time but never really Felt like Home, for whatever reasons... and we never looked back once we left.</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/AVvXsEhp6yf9Mx8jMncgEYK4jX51J7xMov1iKdkKmsKjztIzojU29B-mLE4fMs8jAP-eJcrayHG1wCHCdMEfDsNwSpW85bRnHen4Va63_YnD5qY37-b6nT-FYyC9etsw6E4DGuO1uFIDjqdBIq0/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6yf9Mx8jMncgEYK4jX51J7xMov1iKdkKmsKjztIzojU29B-mLE4fMs8jAP-eJcrayHG1wCHCdMEfDsNwSpW85bRnHen4Va63_YnD5qY37-b6nT-FYyC9etsw6E4DGuO1uFIDjqdBIq0/s1600/040.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We were Fortunate to have the Experience and Opportunity to Travel far and wide, to many different States and Countries... but I do recall, even though we never put down roots anywhere in particular for most of my Life... of having a Feeling of Homesickness at times.  Either for a Home and Community we had departed from... or from being Abroad and away from our Home Country and Culture.</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/AVvXsEioyo9lpPm9UrOiwLTAyg4Tl9fmfJXJpdiLhxCrGrEe9bsoi7JX5R6n2ohwOdjW0RKP6uOklpzgPIBbiLZqDFIsM-HZYpxYwfJrbLSqdrpppFViWqBpT5wM0jUQApHDhAzolIhnu8XqC-4/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyo9lpPm9UrOiwLTAyg4Tl9fmfJXJpdiLhxCrGrEe9bsoi7JX5R6n2ohwOdjW0RKP6uOklpzgPIBbiLZqDFIsM-HZYpxYwfJrbLSqdrpppFViWqBpT5wM0jUQApHDhAzolIhnu8XqC-4/s1600/074.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>If I thought I could never go back I can't Imagine how Intense that Feeling of Homesickness might have escalated to should we have become ex-patriots of our Home Country and decided to make Foreign Soil our New Home?    Though I Loved so much about every State or Country we Experienced... I definitely had my Favorites of where I Felt more at Home.</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/AVvXsEg26X6uIVokOMhb4OPzFvc86UwcjI_tRF9E2md1q8zr2GnB08-rjulYyz-6QZQXGlMrhxR2jSiNU0IrsncP_smwNWyhQyMYuzvwJYlwGuzpzXdH31yG9BP6opSJtOo0rM7VeCiXql7_shE/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26X6uIVokOMhb4OPzFvc86UwcjI_tRF9E2md1q8zr2GnB08-rjulYyz-6QZQXGlMrhxR2jSiNU0IrsncP_smwNWyhQyMYuzvwJYlwGuzpzXdH31yG9BP6opSJtOo0rM7VeCiXql7_shE/s1600/068.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And because we moved often, I also found that for us, we tended to 'Get Over' previous Homes easier than folks who might have put down Roots or stayed put for extended periods of their Lives.  We tended to make where ever we were at NOW our Home.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Rvc-iOhAljLvzDGRtXwU3gXW-do8tdUyuBuM2Qj6dxpWXpRx1ZovThbd1lhCl-p9-lTjgxO_1iBUHwgU8_bKAMDChYHNEpgMIAM75XdI9iE_MOLvcwXljAkWnltsNsZ-oTkUjDppgM/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-Rvc-iOhAljLvzDGRtXwU3gXW-do8tdUyuBuM2Qj6dxpWXpRx1ZovThbd1lhCl-p9-lTjgxO_1iBUHwgU8_bKAMDChYHNEpgMIAM75XdI9iE_MOLvcwXljAkWnltsNsZ-oTkUjDppgM/s1600/020.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 there is a Strange thing that happens when you've been used to moving often... even if you do finally put down Roots, as we have in our Present Home, which I Assumed would be our last move ever... you begin to get itchy feet and Wanderlust... you begin to look around at other Possibilities even if you really Love your Home.</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/AVvXsEjAuajeBu7wSsVlnzPQu_Hnq8BFM8rX1_BbdlNQOHerGM81bG57DEAYFpOO0Kw5EjqXDjwjnDfkR7K-mypE4gXnUGJR3YpUXSvwxlfK68HwIvWJZAY7rXKz7f4W6yPmTiHNYiHWFATO5c8/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuajeBu7wSsVlnzPQu_Hnq8BFM8rX1_BbdlNQOHerGM81bG57DEAYFpOO0Kw5EjqXDjwjnDfkR7K-mypE4gXnUGJR3YpUXSvwxlfK68HwIvWJZAY7rXKz7f4W6yPmTiHNYiHWFATO5c8/s1600/025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I Confess I've been doing this a lot lately and I don't really know why because I Love this Old House and it was a Dream come True to Purchase it, so I don't know that I'll ever want to Sell it and not pass it down to subsequent Generations... but I do now realize I might not always choose to Live here Permanently myself either!?</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/AVvXsEh7PdU5BcikbfoYgKqyxl16ig2dqOy8TeRTYA3siWK3co9RGzER13AqCs9ET4LoazKkZ_kpVIGwJEqub_83IYAqzDiRQxJlrT1Woy0F-kCYCk6SUi2p4KQI9sJtr8cozooY9Kh7f0bkBSM/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PdU5BcikbfoYgKqyxl16ig2dqOy8TeRTYA3siWK3co9RGzER13AqCs9ET4LoazKkZ_kpVIGwJEqub_83IYAqzDiRQxJlrT1Woy0F-kCYCk6SUi2p4KQI9sJtr8cozooY9Kh7f0bkBSM/s1600/079.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>If I've fallen in Love with someone else's Home I can find it hard to Believe they would ever want to just pick up and Leave to move somewhere else... especially if the Home they're leaving behind was a Huge Labor of Love they Invested into it.  But then I Reflect upon how often this has happened to us too... where it was just Time and we moved on to another Home.</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/AVvXsEg6M7RjDidANXixDGWlVx3u75bboj9AHJ6bpzsYNbhrZlfVm7RRv6Likhu7NiZq746aN_ThBNV4UXMUzGuz6pKnuUWGWt5wWR9hLRV0nelDD-GIgT04vax_9R3Lmu72xv1g0zf8FFtdg60/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6M7RjDidANXixDGWlVx3u75bboj9AHJ6bpzsYNbhrZlfVm7RRv6Likhu7NiZq746aN_ThBNV4UXMUzGuz6pKnuUWGWt5wWR9hLRV0nelDD-GIgT04vax_9R3Lmu72xv1g0zf8FFtdg60/s1600/100.JPG" width="509" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>I can't say I haven't cried a river of Tears when that Time came, because there is that Attachment to a Place you have Invested yourself, your Time, Talents and Treasures into.   Living and Experiencing many Happy Memories that will always be Sentimental to you and link you to that Place in a Special way.</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/AVvXsEjnijsJ3C5YwyvuiOyNRSJgg26sb5voI0RVLWccHcaCTE8X0icxokt3aE3Gp0gkBorxKd9Js6kcmle3p0HMmLATUeunJ1X7N3nc0DVXUUmBWLiZXQ4wHwfqTg6cgQFP2Sm-kQBoRwRRuFo/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnijsJ3C5YwyvuiOyNRSJgg26sb5voI0RVLWccHcaCTE8X0icxokt3aE3Gp0gkBorxKd9Js6kcmle3p0HMmLATUeunJ1X7N3nc0DVXUUmBWLiZXQ4wHwfqTg6cgQFP2Sm-kQBoRwRRuFo/s1600/063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>No matter how Excited you may be to Move On and Occupy the New Dream Home... you always Hope that whoever Receives your Old Home will take care of it and Love it as you did and Appreciate all that you might have done to Improve it.</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/AVvXsEgNCaTAEGkOMRHZE_Gs5Ub4Ahw1-1wiVmpmxx1j2Rot9_ZSyVZUEgOyMKSQN9cIc9Gd1bcdOFWPImrGMp3vObKTFWkTx3Y-_khZy7lg5Qq9heFKBpsUysFpAwEh5QxFjO1Fs4TmAQmPIxw/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCaTAEGkOMRHZE_Gs5Ub4Ahw1-1wiVmpmxx1j2Rot9_ZSyVZUEgOyMKSQN9cIc9Gd1bcdOFWPImrGMp3vObKTFWkTx3Y-_khZy7lg5Qq9heFKBpsUysFpAwEh5QxFjO1Fs4TmAQmPIxw/s1600/052.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And maybe in part that is why I've chosen never to go back... because I'd like to Remember how it WAS and not risk seeing what it has now become... or that it might not even Exist anymore?</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/AVvXsEi9BSksJfgNu88JayneOCJCgtMZTclsgu5VCLMUF-URPa9tNAqbMdf-F6w3HhzJWyZETVC9whwU0kuTb514r2iO5odlXzUEn_6mpPmmuM81QhbUI_oroWI_n7oTXMZYlU0nD_jKsKTv3qY/s1600/130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BSksJfgNu88JayneOCJCgtMZTclsgu5VCLMUF-URPa9tNAqbMdf-F6w3HhzJWyZETVC9whwU0kuTb514r2iO5odlXzUEn_6mpPmmuM81QhbUI_oroWI_n7oTXMZYlU0nD_jKsKTv3qY/s1600/130.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 do Believe in the Old Saying that Home is where the Heart is.  A Home is going to be an Extension of ourselves in so many ways and can Reveal so much about who we really are and what we really Value.  It will reflect our Priorities, our Strengths, our Passions and even our Shortcomings.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT_tX8PYqqrrtnaIIXCP32dBdsBKX_QzyL51I-TlHb54EQKjopZM45n7viri_T9CBk6HQZhGIuCRDkp3tffdLJsWez1ONcqcfjbsr7DAIs9YeXjQ13T6k6zfIzTLCl3wKENCga3Ud7fk/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT_tX8PYqqrrtnaIIXCP32dBdsBKX_QzyL51I-TlHb54EQKjopZM45n7viri_T9CBk6HQZhGIuCRDkp3tffdLJsWez1ONcqcfjbsr7DAIs9YeXjQ13T6k6zfIzTLCl3wKENCga3Ud7fk/s1600/092.JPG" width="597" /></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"> </div><div align="center"><em>Be sure to return as we continue Experiencing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage?ref=br_tf"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">SWEET SALVAGE'S</span></strong></a> Interpretation of 'For The Love Of Home'...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnYIgzTmnUjyyLL8SdwzLyH8tgn_KPCTS7EoWBheQNQEctNobtGK9lqc6n87YS7qax7lezhXB-y1QLvkCDgz2E6riQRu1KrUVUFBaq4T4MveF90-pyC8sPzaqJvUgOrteAOrdgNi7r2M/s1600/125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnYIgzTmnUjyyLL8SdwzLyH8tgn_KPCTS7EoWBheQNQEctNobtGK9lqc6n87YS7qax7lezhXB-y1QLvkCDgz2E6riQRu1KrUVUFBaq4T4MveF90-pyC8sPzaqJvUgOrteAOrdgNi7r2M/s1600/125.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sweet Salvage ~ For The Love Of Home ~ Part II

What is it exactly that makes a House a Home to you?       As we return to this Month's  SWEET SALVAGE "For The Love Of Home"...

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Melrose Vintage ~ The Best Of Light And Dark Decor

<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/AVvXsEhR1UVSfnFHY2f_DzmFHhhBLZPXruTfI7SURXJg6wnZ7ZHpLbPRYL-8NGDx949qdwqPA6av9d637CDphR6xr5Wv1jLKh_LZotV8_D7emI9PKvZhVrSKyNpNHf1a04L9BFvFfQeLKolusfw/s1600/142.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1UVSfnFHY2f_DzmFHhhBLZPXruTfI7SURXJg6wnZ7ZHpLbPRYL-8NGDx949qdwqPA6av9d637CDphR6xr5Wv1jLKh_LZotV8_D7emI9PKvZhVrSKyNpNHf1a04L9BFvFfQeLKolusfw/s640/142.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm not exactly a Purist when it comes to Styles and Color Palettes, I can Appreciate the best of Light and Dark Decor as well as a wide variety of Styles.  As long as it's done well, I can totally dig it.</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/AVvXsEgTkxkIrlJxsRtHdW9HWiplFZQMmWiAzkZodc13JoBvQsHUz3EewZexkHqr4Vpn_9frWGmwgRRR_dpvSUAyYg1UnCnsNgOht72LYiDQYxhXMxXt6uCmvtQoU27KmC85px1xFgXGyPyKUxE/s1600/140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTkxkIrlJxsRtHdW9HWiplFZQMmWiAzkZodc13JoBvQsHUz3EewZexkHqr4Vpn_9frWGmwgRRR_dpvSUAyYg1UnCnsNgOht72LYiDQYxhXMxXt6uCmvtQoU27KmC85px1xFgXGyPyKUxE/s640/140.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>So our recent visit to our Friend Wendy's Shop, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelroseVintage"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">MELROSE VINTAGE</span></strong></a>, was quite a Treat because she'd just Re-Styled everything in the Shop with the best of Light and Dark Decor... as you will see.  I confess I was gravitating more towards the Dark Side, of coarse.  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEiEay7Z_TT_WhikY4cRMYTYOoDDUbhhpgqJCFLF6zokhDXKcNlsAZGrgbxUoWGR2vUyMg6UsVhlbNt_9BSSxgdnGCHxVe30feL8xLTe6eJnK0DnPRqqKSuE4ii5mrmZb8yiJ2ME4_FpZVM/s1600/143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEay7Z_TT_WhikY4cRMYTYOoDDUbhhpgqJCFLF6zokhDXKcNlsAZGrgbxUoWGR2vUyMg6UsVhlbNt_9BSSxgdnGCHxVe30feL8xLTe6eJnK0DnPRqqKSuE4ii5mrmZb8yiJ2ME4_FpZVM/s640/143.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>If you were totally diggin' that grouping of Industrial Style Lights in the Lead Image... check out how Versatile they are with some simple Vintage Industrial Light Fixtures added... Ta Da!</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/AVvXsEj7UaPuXJsvnig4VmPQHUchiH6_FzQGAaZ-9sDLMZk_pwZ1ZVRxFTtre9mg1jrIhmkSiaAD9AATgBVzNJ7SbMSgP9FYCuzB7CsdHRhDhm-YI9rh5c8XspNRbDcSwH4Rbmk5yZse9_4ZCxo/s1600/141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UaPuXJsvnig4VmPQHUchiH6_FzQGAaZ-9sDLMZk_pwZ1ZVRxFTtre9mg1jrIhmkSiaAD9AATgBVzNJ7SbMSgP9FYCuzB7CsdHRhDhm-YI9rh5c8XspNRbDcSwH4Rbmk5yZse9_4ZCxo/s640/141.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 my Mission this Visit wasn't Home Decor at all, so I was simply being Inspired by the Lovely Showroom Vignettes.</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/AVvXsEiySXOQh2eyAH-HoMzaerzGF3SXXJp7ASByxxazGgioAekTes1NvywRCLs1BSZeaMcIq2HAqYRqgtBzoi-WhTwxpqBFGAOoJaZm8Raqc0zOn3W6SBWOBi7qP3FQGC5fnnpMYaVTieQtOAY/s1600/145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySXOQh2eyAH-HoMzaerzGF3SXXJp7ASByxxazGgioAekTes1NvywRCLs1BSZeaMcIq2HAqYRqgtBzoi-WhTwxpqBFGAOoJaZm8Raqc0zOn3W6SBWOBi7qP3FQGC5fnnpMYaVTieQtOAY/s640/145.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This Visit for me was all about everything Tim Holtz in Distress Stains and various other Stamping Supplies since Wendy carries such a wide range of these Products that I am currently stocking up on.  For Creative Pursuits in 2014 and getting my Art Studio Cottage up and running again.  I'm going to focus more upon Creativity and Art, which I'd sadly neglected in 2013 due to the Issues of Life that came against us this year. </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/AVvXsEjYeyY1RmlbClOCFDXPkifDWPWGPIGS6rNjAXBANPl_A6eb3Ge9hQvOs5eBN_cKtr0hJBNoYsVeQ9zDtuzGo5QKCQfrxrfoKq8OpxmKQR8Jes2FzeZZp0LN1bu1cyjVOjtGYoVqpL5h_EE/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeyY1RmlbClOCFDXPkifDWPWGPIGS6rNjAXBANPl_A6eb3Ge9hQvOs5eBN_cKtr0hJBNoYsVeQ9zDtuzGo5QKCQfrxrfoKq8OpxmKQR8Jes2FzeZZp0LN1bu1cyjVOjtGYoVqpL5h_EE/s640/127.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But after I loaded up on my Supplies I soaked in the Ambiance of the Home Decor because the Staging of it all was Sublime!</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/AVvXsEipjrqqhapHXAOXuPe-OZfOr97l9opRoF2EbF5a2dZR1ZV1GuhyaNrAdS6Rf_P5KgTxyvMj2XYBDwlQcvzGnk3ulhWJThzJG-g-ea6DeFomNqIbHnVgF0-fMCv0_9XDE3AeZyoI7ZGJJnU/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjrqqhapHXAOXuPe-OZfOr97l9opRoF2EbF5a2dZR1ZV1GuhyaNrAdS6Rf_P5KgTxyvMj2XYBDwlQcvzGnk3ulhWJThzJG-g-ea6DeFomNqIbHnVgF0-fMCv0_9XDE3AeZyoI7ZGJJnU/s640/128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This Boudoir Showroom was quite Feminine and Romantic, the Silvery Greys and White Palette really reminded me of Winter.</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/AVvXsEgnbbGKjw7i_wp7rxlivt8THV02EFbXQ32pznkiTrudUMAYXW-yw06nr7actI-Y6SCuXKrorwqa0CrYkGCKQkZbS9mqNL4Wowf89uCmB3aJj9b7iZxNtYvE3FYLiXWVNIroK0r1pP1Upoc/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbbGKjw7i_wp7rxlivt8THV02EFbXQ32pznkiTrudUMAYXW-yw06nr7actI-Y6SCuXKrorwqa0CrYkGCKQkZbS9mqNL4Wowf89uCmB3aJj9b7iZxNtYvE3FYLiXWVNIroK0r1pP1Upoc/s640/129.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Exquisite Detailing of Barbola on this Vintage Bedroom Set was breathtaking!</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/AVvXsEjPMDQEyuXVR7P3qPHhCw0zvOGkw-Pp8JARhnUVXnIKjmCYOMil6jkmyhfNI8wfkUGYxyBMTkXVz2MhxR1enCyIiOfKx61WQfmNCUj_USQOggjI0ZbNMhcV9MqY45bVEnIXKw-krNXVmVY/s1600/130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMDQEyuXVR7P3qPHhCw0zvOGkw-Pp8JARhnUVXnIKjmCYOMil6jkmyhfNI8wfkUGYxyBMTkXVz2MhxR1enCyIiOfKx61WQfmNCUj_USQOggjI0ZbNMhcV9MqY45bVEnIXKw-krNXVmVY/s640/130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And those Linens... yeah, doesn't it just look so Inviting to climb up into?!?</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/AVvXsEiwFJT9L8anCKQW6GrOFmjDJz1LTuWMFRk4LMwy0m3To7mfkjx74jNNqkWnyK9uIQ9ykev47FKN2gNaJBTOVClBSWC1TuCSCL3ePy_ZueznrevkK67U1WrtcEto7Z3YIF3jeTL1dpLyHjE/s1600/131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFJT9L8anCKQW6GrOFmjDJz1LTuWMFRk4LMwy0m3To7mfkjx74jNNqkWnyK9uIQ9ykev47FKN2gNaJBTOVClBSWC1TuCSCL3ePy_ZueznrevkK67U1WrtcEto7Z3YIF3jeTL1dpLyHjE/s640/131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It was such a Beautiful Day that the door to the Showroom was Open and the Sunshine spilling in and Fresh Air really made you want to hang out in this Room... or better yet, move in!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgja2hj7M2bavRCKzmaFT1I0TxjwKcy_iCC6BjotbFG-20xRC_S5dG99ehWY1VDYf-qqH58d7vCYrZeZy253QASMvKzCw_qaqF_FoTdQ7jAgPIpGRA1LOQTtG-TC4iH0HHh5nz03E6nkzk/s1600/134.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgja2hj7M2bavRCKzmaFT1I0TxjwKcy_iCC6BjotbFG-20xRC_S5dG99ehWY1VDYf-qqH58d7vCYrZeZy253QASMvKzCw_qaqF_FoTdQ7jAgPIpGRA1LOQTtG-TC4iH0HHh5nz03E6nkzk/s640/134.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There had been several Workshops recently and I'm still Hoping to take one to learn to Create these Lovely large hanging Rosettes.</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/AVvXsEhgbPCU4UdQtUl1o6NwB1fz1qhQsq0Zu6ABpdjn2TaCYfxeSUD3i7dceIhjprTrzG0WyiWCBqo45g57HBMS3Rq8tqIHFDf36LfheM3kDZuEZZJXS1f3a3UPINBfRbHoe04OrEVVoBTCUas/s1600/135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbPCU4UdQtUl1o6NwB1fz1qhQsq0Zu6ABpdjn2TaCYfxeSUD3i7dceIhjprTrzG0WyiWCBqo45g57HBMS3Rq8tqIHFDf36LfheM3kDZuEZZJXS1f3a3UPINBfRbHoe04OrEVVoBTCUas/s640/135.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had to pass by yet another Sumptuous Boudoir Showroom Vignette to get to the Art Tag Inventory and take a peek at what those Attending that Workshop had Created recently.</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/AVvXsEh8KQG5b7jbRaLcIThYppRFEI724e5h6TffEFvAHd9Or3MiFVNA0LNh2VNlWP1x3Yx9gt5pq-WkETgNnt3GFwtbkOVOaZ_uDBbTqwR5U0pSPWTQODcwgbq_tIIhzWf3H_6SgA_fXz49JjU/s1600/136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KQG5b7jbRaLcIThYppRFEI724e5h6TffEFvAHd9Or3MiFVNA0LNh2VNlWP1x3Yx9gt5pq-WkETgNnt3GFwtbkOVOaZ_uDBbTqwR5U0pSPWTQODcwgbq_tIIhzWf3H_6SgA_fXz49JjU/s640/136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>This particular Sweet Tag made me Wish I'd taken that Workshop!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyb-boXJGKaFAv81nPJGuLCgdGav-Zz77smDPzB-jgp9tD-K7pErqI5yxudkeTZLLmWWRIfe-FUtV4KSagxOE7dH2LUuD5FhmHxjqXtVFEgWrezMkS-fUy_xTuSEeP2ejlWQtPyYstmw/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/AVvXsEiXyb-boXJGKaFAv81nPJGuLCgdGav-Zz77smDPzB-jgp9tD-K7pErqI5yxudkeTZLLmWWRIfe-FUtV4KSagxOE7dH2LUuD5FhmHxjqXtVFEgWrezMkS-fUy_xTuSEeP2ejlWQtPyYstmw/s640/137.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Amazing Antique Infant Of Prague Statuary was wearing a newly Created Crown.</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/AVvXsEj1Iia7Zg8hCEYf6RzrX-Cth-l9N_h8pwoi4NA26dXysEo-skFWP0DQDBFRHoUZ6xmqppBOYM0PwEaefD2izeu9-xBXIakIefINKWuN_7XGV7OUB4QmoJxnHEL6GOaoEh4xQaEsmnIvRb0/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/AVvXsEj1Iia7Zg8hCEYf6RzrX-Cth-l9N_h8pwoi4NA26dXysEo-skFWP0DQDBFRHoUZ6xmqppBOYM0PwEaefD2izeu9-xBXIakIefINKWuN_7XGV7OUB4QmoJxnHEL6GOaoEh4xQaEsmnIvRb0/s640/137.JPG" width="610" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Love it!  And that size and quality of Statuary is the stuff Dreams are made of if you're a Collector of Religious Art and Artifacts!</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/AVvXsEjNRnzDVTPTGVvjqctg8ZU6iRHTErAxXAoAtd5Wo1W4XlzQ61qbMZg8ItGO2BC9dwJRbCuZNYLESMZrj4ws6NL7hDiUu78cI4nVx36M9EDgXhEgAFKd70Rll9iulrJcbuwG1LjuuouGHK8/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRnzDVTPTGVvjqctg8ZU6iRHTErAxXAoAtd5Wo1W4XlzQ61qbMZg8ItGO2BC9dwJRbCuZNYLESMZrj4ws6NL7hDiUu78cI4nVx36M9EDgXhEgAFKd70Rll9iulrJcbuwG1LjuuouGHK8/s640/132.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Christmas Accents were subtle and yet Beautifully understated.</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/AVvXsEhSL3beFSN2jN8mEq1gknK-HIbq6sT0Ix6SgDIikGpdBzpvPgcO54C8krRSKYCur1oYddETP65m0fIPDTXHpWsz5mkW3SzZ17Dwg3RJ3FcKMkJdoN1Bvdt02ess7Jrnlj94ExAbTtI29VE/s1600/133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSL3beFSN2jN8mEq1gknK-HIbq6sT0Ix6SgDIikGpdBzpvPgcO54C8krRSKYCur1oYddETP65m0fIPDTXHpWsz5mkW3SzZ17Dwg3RJ3FcKMkJdoN1Bvdt02ess7Jrnlj94ExAbTtI29VE/s640/133.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Giving many of the Vignettes a nod to French Nordic Style.  Which the more I'm Exposed to that particular Simply Understated Style of Decorating, the more I'm Attracted to it's Simplicity and Clean Lines.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE2uBzjsYqRu9dzOgqICRBsxL6pj7FtGzN6OcmQbQaELCG7mfib4aXjIUE5QnsZqp9hbnIJYYc6-6h7K2T3B2_N3ZiLfC6Td89UwPfj7CHw-ZWadkAdcqfiKVUU4YUw6gjSpJauC7Rgk/s1600/146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE2uBzjsYqRu9dzOgqICRBsxL6pj7FtGzN6OcmQbQaELCG7mfib4aXjIUE5QnsZqp9hbnIJYYc6-6h7K2T3B2_N3ZiLfC6Td89UwPfj7CHw-ZWadkAdcqfiKVUU4YUw6gjSpJauC7Rgk/s640/146.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But I'm not rushing into Summer Plans just yet... no, I'm still Reveling in the Season at hand, how about you?  Are you one to Linger a while in the Holiday Vibe too... or take it down immediately after Christmas?</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/AVvXsEhyRvDPOpF7Tb8aBaQQZRfLslwTSoB-JnxKHnf_YaPVzBUPvrFLtQZtR-j3ZX3BaVk9vXOw8lFNriFTvTfvKYUZMHvvS3EjRzyMIQOjq1R5lqP_1kOuAG2Mlb_6OXVRN87Z0MSBSp5XcrA/s1600/147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRvDPOpF7Tb8aBaQQZRfLslwTSoB-JnxKHnf_YaPVzBUPvrFLtQZtR-j3ZX3BaVk9vXOw8lFNriFTvTfvKYUZMHvvS3EjRzyMIQOjq1R5lqP_1kOuAG2Mlb_6OXVRN87Z0MSBSp5XcrA/s640/147.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We tend to keep ours up and Enjoy it all until Winter is almost over actually.   I've been known to be hesitant to take it all down until almost Valentine's Day some years if it all turned out so Beautifully that we were in no hurry to change some rooms for the next Season.</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/AVvXsEi69QRIkMH4-uSmyzKeyF-p3M3DEfhXUy3cPc0n324MZ7pKhl3_72my_ECVefNgG8zlUu_oip0PFi18aNda-coRSLgqoWGj0qT5k6wj2LfNLf1bkTf4EZdY5zg2m-d0u-hFbuVKn8y5yV0/s1600/144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69QRIkMH4-uSmyzKeyF-p3M3DEfhXUy3cPc0n324MZ7pKhl3_72my_ECVefNgG8zlUu_oip0PFi18aNda-coRSLgqoWGj0qT5k6wj2LfNLf1bkTf4EZdY5zg2m-d0u-hFbuVKn8y5yV0/s640/144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I know that once Spring is closer I'll get Spring Fever and be ready... but not just yet...</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/AVvXsEiPcViyTVGm7xhmZnqkSbVfbCTIpONodea1jw65KMOC5N4WwvD6lenxwO-53_FzGhMiUI0R3LM-LLl_necCsM4-BEqF8RCJKKCNT_kIrXX776oNnozbJHXeEwPVhv58os3dxVpsyG5f5Cw/s1600/150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcViyTVGm7xhmZnqkSbVfbCTIpONodea1jw65KMOC5N4WwvD6lenxwO-53_FzGhMiUI0R3LM-LLl_necCsM4-BEqF8RCJKKCNT_kIrXX776oNnozbJHXeEwPVhv58os3dxVpsyG5f5Cw/s640/150.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But during any Season I can certainly Appreciate a wide Variety of Styles and Palettes... the Best of Light and Dark Decor... </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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