True Love Is...

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I know... but ours has Yellow Roses... this one has Pink Roses!!!  So... it's the same... only DIFFERENT! *winks*  And yes, after Antiquercising I wanted to go Clothes Shopping too...  and though I had swooned over fav Designer Creations that I'd LIKE to have... he knew that also meant I wanted to hit the Discount and Thrifts to find something equally fabulous, but at the deepest discount possible. *winks*  And that would mean a LOT of seeking and looking... with him as my Scout, since I'd pointed out the Designer STYLES that I liked and now wanted to replicate as close as possible in a Thrift/Discount Store Score!!!  And he didn't groan... not even once... and he did good because he knew if he was an able Scout that we'd get outta there quicker and Mama would be Happy... and when Mama's Happy, everybody's Happy, right? *LOL*  And look at how well "we" did as a Team:</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tFPYtQE8azNZ1aMFdGDsahckOdi1icXinZTroe_R_za-epWVRmFJ4NC7EZa0VL-_Fq86rbBN65PicNXji-m-Nky-j3A9PGW1917H0Fab-Pz9tr38uTthp88tEEau5LBGQUlMgeaVt6Q/s640/040.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>My Staple... anything Velvety and if trimmed with Lace... perfecto!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRM4vyEe91WsMPmErH_2IP3PaVmKOFRt3JHxMecC692dZ9zzsr7n9WQo5q6I0dc1t7b5cwTLUvsgDvxwSYlLtHMs3v9qyYPX-zfoP1XxNliUnDzakZ-vwmr-DSl0tURktPio9AAhBAS8/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRM4vyEe91WsMPmErH_2IP3PaVmKOFRt3JHxMecC692dZ9zzsr7n9WQo5q6I0dc1t7b5cwTLUvsgDvxwSYlLtHMs3v9qyYPX-zfoP1XxNliUnDzakZ-vwmr-DSl0tURktPio9AAhBAS8/s640/041.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I may dye and further embellish this one... I haven't decided yet.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxJmFboDr624OdbjwxaU1uSOXrf1HFN9vL4YrCC27ZNFPCfFijzcsPU_O4bp5-cr2anj96npAIVWk5xWKIj6vSPsjMqOKG-xZhj6W30hob6BT-MkVDgbYiCozgxIt0J_oTaHAd77ORbs/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxJmFboDr624OdbjwxaU1uSOXrf1HFN9vL4YrCC27ZNFPCfFijzcsPU_O4bp5-cr2anj96npAIVWk5xWKIj6vSPsjMqOKG-xZhj6W30hob6BT-MkVDgbYiCozgxIt0J_oTaHAd77ORbs/s640/043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It is quite nice "As Is" really, so I may just leave it be...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErrsBUGx6XBs8mJkLlIFw2Hvanl0Z0NnLFFnPqB3DsT_TD2nvgjL0wua-L7VCcUKkRz1cfy6HAVrjXFDFkQZMof7ULT3pdl1d-mhuVc2uA83dg93-4s7SGtDx71nCW9X6wggMYIKpKeA/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErrsBUGx6XBs8mJkLlIFw2Hvanl0Z0NnLFFnPqB3DsT_TD2nvgjL0wua-L7VCcUKkRz1cfy6HAVrjXFDFkQZMof7ULT3pdl1d-mhuVc2uA83dg93-4s7SGtDx71nCW9X6wggMYIKpKeA/s640/044.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>All Lace... Love it!!!  Can go under... or over...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ldxi8sg9cggqpnLxIXCvgz4CEYIKw9FQmECsHBAUeHcqxjVCTnlmJcSf74GTqsvLZTqwev1tGwlrE380_ffdojBmGqJCCfVKWnj5AbeJ3y79xLDXFW4lwq-t8jg45vgG_qt7I18L4a8/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ldxi8sg9cggqpnLxIXCvgz4CEYIKw9FQmECsHBAUeHcqxjVCTnlmJcSf74GTqsvLZTqwev1tGwlrE380_ffdojBmGqJCCfVKWnj5AbeJ3y79xLDXFW4lwq-t8jg45vgG_qt7I18L4a8/s640/045.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And of coarse one of my other staples... a Gypsy Skirt.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So yes, The Man truly Loves me even after all these years... and numerous outings like this... *winks* and he's probably relieved that I have so many Gal Pals that I can do these kinds of things with... more frequently than dragging him along and so I don't torture him too often with a request to go Shopping with me and I will also solo Shop *LOL*... but when I ask him to indulge me, I must say he's a mighty good Sport about it... and that's one of the many things I Love about him too. So yeah, I'm not at the Show in Texas again this Spring, but I'm Home with my Man for the last couple of weeks before he leaves for the Wilderness of Alaska for the Season, and we're hanging out together taking turns doing the things I Love and the things he Loves... and that is PRICELESS!!! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: black;">*Photos shared today from Shops were taken at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/rust-and-roses-phoenix"><span style="color: #cc0000;">RUST & ROSES</span></a>, <a href="http://sirensandsaints.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #666666;">SIRENS & SAINTS</span></a> and <a href="http://www.rareearthdesignsllc.com/category.sc?categoryId=1"><span style="color: #351c75;">FRILLY FROCKS</span></a> ... photo of the Gals at Round Top <a href="http://junkgypsyblog.com/"><span style="color: #741b47;">JUNK GYPSY</span></a> Prom Night cribbed from <a href="http://sirensandsaints.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #666666;">SIRENS & SAINTS</span></a> Blog* </span></em></strong></div></div>

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I learn a lot of new decorating terms from Andie, such as Ormolu and Fauteuil... which I have yet to be able to use in a sentence but at the first opportunity you just know I will, though I will probably masacre the pronunciation! *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em>The smell of fresh Lavender was strong, even through the unopened packaging, so I was already beside myself with excitement of what delightful Treasure was in store!?!?!!  Even the packaging filler was lovely, Sheet Music cut into wispy Feathers and glittery Birds cradling the contents... which literally took my breath away as I unwrapped each piece!!! *Gasp*  Along with a Sachet of Fresh Lavender were THREE Beautiful Vintage Rosaries!! *swoon*  I'm a Rosary Addict... I have probably amassed one of the largest Rosary Collections known to Man *winks* and yet I don't have any like these three so I was squealing with delight!!! There is a Baby Blue one with Miraculous Medals at four of the Pater locations and Wood from the Chapel of Apparitions in Paris encased behind the Medallion...  (Note to Self: Before photographing close up of hand after Gardening all Morning make sure you do a Mani first or said nails will look disgusting... winks)  But I always go into crazy Photographer mode to immediately photograph new exciting Treasures... photographing them here... photographing them there... draping... foofing... I'm a flurry of activity with the rush of it all! *LOL*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kshw_tpyxiyam66Mg7bHIi_1S7t-t6slDayf871cltE0N9ITDkDX7Wk31BZ5cfaif-5rAwuUZNhJu-CEolFWjoUTmEj7iz4HcV0bpaSYkM6rCJPxeM1DG4tr5Tew4cZvf8QlRAe3G0g/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kshw_tpyxiyam66Mg7bHIi_1S7t-t6slDayf871cltE0N9ITDkDX7Wk31BZ5cfaif-5rAwuUZNhJu-CEolFWjoUTmEj7iz4HcV0bpaSYkM6rCJPxeM1DG4tr5Tew4cZvf8QlRAe3G0g/s640/035.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em> There is a delicate Pale Pink  Glass one with a lovely ornate Crucifix ... and a lovely Opaque Glass one... this was the Trifecta of Rosary Presents my Dear Andie and I can't thank you enough!!!  AND THEN... there was the Vintage Bohemian Bling Butterfly!!!! ! *Quadruple Swoonfest... be still my beating Heart*  As if I wasn't overwhelmed enough with the generosity of this fabulous Surprise Package out spills Madame Butterfly in all her aged to perfection splendor!!!  I love the patina, I love the vivid Blue Stones and the ginormous size of this piece... she will look positively splendid mounted on one of my Bohemian Treasures Bags which I will one day get around to making for myself. (Well, I can't very well put myself to the top of my Waiting List now can I and say to clients who have had the patience of Job that I made myself a new bag instead of making theirs!!! winks)  But I'm thinking this will go beautifully on a Bohemian Bag made of Vintage Lace, Antique Tapestry and Royal Blue Velvet... whaddya think?  Andie my Dear, you said you were sending me a 'little something'... OMG this was a Big Something to me and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it ALL, you touched my Heart and this was yet another unexpected delight from a new Friend made in the wonderful Land Of Blog... given JUST BECAUSE... which makes it better than Christmas, when you might expect something... but to receive unexpected Treasures from someone always brings tears to my eyes, it truly does and I'm so honored and grateful, you have no idea! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em>Honestly, I am the most fortunate Woman in the World to have met so many wonderful new Friends through the Land Of Blog... this was a Journal and Journey I began just as a release for my own self-centered need to have one... to indulge myself in a personal space for thoughts, musings and passions... that though it was made public I never really expected the wealth of other benefits it would ultimately bring on a Social, Artistic and Giving level... and it is such a Joy and a Blessing... a Big Bohemian Hug to you all... and Thank You again Dear Andie for making my day special... yes, two special days I've had IN A ROW... I'm SO very Blessed and Spoiled rotten... Dawn... The Bohemian </em></div></div>

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Girl's Night Out will be May 20th with Music, catered Munchies and Wine... I hope you've enjoyed our visit to the Shop... come back soon and we'll go shopping together again... </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em>And look who just had her Spring Portraits done and is looking like a ray of Spring Sunshine... why it's Princess T...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8rItnzJdCzbUjeBv9GlkvZwiX525n3PzSD0XTMZK0aZUYl_aumYen2fS2L8_ceXUQBIx-maaS4UrJvUwSomLRgepkh7nGIWlYOgd29-PLMoYEb0HVyHe58i37VsS_zbm4n4qk17iBLI/s1600/showMedThumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8rItnzJdCzbUjeBv9GlkvZwiX525n3PzSD0XTMZK0aZUYl_aumYen2fS2L8_ceXUQBIx-maaS4UrJvUwSomLRgepkh7nGIWlYOgd29-PLMoYEb0HVyHe58i37VsS_zbm4n4qk17iBLI/s640/showMedThumb.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em>                             Spring Blessings... 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