Art Nouveau Style And Other Loves

<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/AVvXsEg9U9_UAhn91nh9Hsvg5c6NiTetyq1zLTWTrpOdL3aSf4hSci7fSjLuEQ2Z8bobIyDXRQkCeDJs61fh0CRQvh_TULBmy0TSUqrgtxphJ7ljmLXIP0lK_1Nyy8XA7nZj7qSLEMd_6LM6gvQ/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/AVvXsEg9U9_UAhn91nh9Hsvg5c6NiTetyq1zLTWTrpOdL3aSf4hSci7fSjLuEQ2Z8bobIyDXRQkCeDJs61fh0CRQvh_TULBmy0TSUqrgtxphJ7ljmLXIP0lK_1Nyy8XA7nZj7qSLEMd_6LM6gvQ/s1600/025.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... I had been Lusting after them for Months and Saving my dollars for when I felt I'd accumulated enough to make a reasonable offer on them.  Thankfully the Dealer Accepted my offer so no further negotiations were necessary... and the Art Nouveau Style Bookend Girls are now mine!!!  *Happy Dance* </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/AVvXsEiWVGkjJb5sAUl3EScjFN_EBSfEpY69tNqDfWDUy5q-vXaLn3aBqIFDNQpfo0-_qZrYpbesstP-y_LWbLKa0jUX6iZJar6VilWHwd1tv3qWQUYUFwoND08WvOAVwC2_qcWxoli_ve17VgI/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVGkjJb5sAUl3EScjFN_EBSfEpY69tNqDfWDUy5q-vXaLn3aBqIFDNQpfo0-_qZrYpbesstP-y_LWbLKa0jUX6iZJar6VilWHwd1tv3qWQUYUFwoND08WvOAVwC2_qcWxoli_ve17VgI/s1600/026.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>There's just something about the Art Nouveau Era that I really Connect to.  In fact, I could see me in an Ensemble like this because it is Timeless, Stylish and Classy for any Era.</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/AVvXsEjcNYlUGvPFw9S-Oe8JLRCQRHU7A48shi2BP2L1iO7OZXU3nVMJwezC99tyUYhe_o_NCa5Wr2KQ2QvtNk3aW_WjL2kupla6Fph7ifFCo0Vz-xPM-zEwzNNeRK8XG0XSHqOjlHP0e3pg5D8/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNYlUGvPFw9S-Oe8JLRCQRHU7A48shi2BP2L1iO7OZXU3nVMJwezC99tyUYhe_o_NCa5Wr2KQ2QvtNk3aW_WjL2kupla6Fph7ifFCo0Vz-xPM-zEwzNNeRK8XG0XSHqOjlHP0e3pg5D8/s1600/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And now both Stylish Ladies are sitting on my desk right in front of me, organizng my India Temple Incense stick packets.</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/AVvXsEj0wgfYK1wWhOTIBVPPUhiM5kPDpVHe_3tuJWODDw7L6lc3AczJnpbJ5M8b_DoltLHfOprJgE9tHtnh-7_Jp0EuqesfRI4rRQJvql6DWlxt9PWZDSYQiPVb0AL5fGmoule5-cgQ1c0KW04/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wgfYK1wWhOTIBVPPUhiM5kPDpVHe_3tuJWODDw7L6lc3AczJnpbJ5M8b_DoltLHfOprJgE9tHtnh-7_Jp0EuqesfRI4rRQJvql6DWlxt9PWZDSYQiPVb0AL5fGmoule5-cgQ1c0KW04/s1600/024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, until I can get my Art Studio Cottage Remodeled and up and running, my Desk is my only Creative Space in the Main House that is Exclusively mine and Sacred Space nobody is allowed to mess with or use.  So I like to Style this Room "Full On My Style" with no compromises so that I'm surrounded by the Atmosphere, Style and Vibe that I Love being immersed 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/AVvXsEgkhOi4RDQi2oEygES-gdG9TD0D44PSwFRT_c1KBjcdfYKfVYBiWIpi5GIOWNcR0wN453nu3f_yVlV4WboZ2azCXspqANVdXCHxKDgUFRkCL4DUtLBx1NEl0VuDST5xkn2ZbIbZOo8S7OQ/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhOi4RDQi2oEygES-gdG9TD0D44PSwFRT_c1KBjcdfYKfVYBiWIpi5GIOWNcR0wN453nu3f_yVlV4WboZ2azCXspqANVdXCHxKDgUFRkCL4DUtLBx1NEl0VuDST5xkn2ZbIbZOo8S7OQ/s1600/022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Sure, many of the Rooms of this Old House hold my Treasures and I've Styled them all, but usually compromising my Aesthetic enough to Accommodate all the others who reside here and make it palatable to them too in all Fairness to the Family.</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/AVvXsEhIBO2s0PVYnDyfnIRgSzbrADD__4rJccNqVK17ZvHDijNAG72c6-kjA3ZhvG7lz_bX3MHxHRVtc1nTE_JiZwUqghjSMeBYr-DuDh3D7TV_Evit0qrSrW6MwW8dTQOeUvUO8P1zPkNLXrs/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBO2s0PVYnDyfnIRgSzbrADD__4rJccNqVK17ZvHDijNAG72c6-kjA3ZhvG7lz_bX3MHxHRVtc1nTE_JiZwUqghjSMeBYr-DuDh3D7TV_Evit0qrSrW6MwW8dTQOeUvUO8P1zPkNLXrs/s1600/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But of all the Rooms this one holds the Essence of my Soul best and what most draws me in, holds my Interest, Captivates me and what I'd Envision my Ideal Dream Home actually looking like if it were all about me and I had nobody else to consider Decorating for.  If there were no Restraints to Styling the entire Home would look more like this Room.</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/AVvXsEh9csCRof8z0yeT_6QO6_6CScLOzDMmC_ysI8Yx6-XbXORdt89gXGJaSNyTxB9MB8Mku5HF-vwZ4Ui74D-L1glWkIgB8EPgF-5pgi2eA_jIHMLt8Ntk1TJQcU5HUIpRrAN4Y-7aV4NrdV4/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/AVvXsEh9csCRof8z0yeT_6QO6_6CScLOzDMmC_ysI8Yx6-XbXORdt89gXGJaSNyTxB9MB8Mku5HF-vwZ4Ui74D-L1glWkIgB8EPgF-5pgi2eA_jIHMLt8Ntk1TJQcU5HUIpRrAN4Y-7aV4NrdV4/s1600/049.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And it is within the walls of these deeply Personal Spaces I've gone "Full On Me" in that I recognize who I am at my very Core.  My True Aesthetic and what I Truly Love.  Most of the Collections and Decor in this Space will never be Turned in a Showroom or given away... well, not while I'm still vertical anyways!  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEg2E_7RE4tzwrcqVDQgeE76DhPpcQ5vBeNn_S267dmVk15LaddfSvgyNLzuxRzDgrDMMii3-UrVPJGkAcOHJpRHbSTz7gmNpgQgU2QtH_ZuoK7xiEgBJ_abmECvsLw4U3HauRhjrp9XYjc/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2E_7RE4tzwrcqVDQgeE76DhPpcQ5vBeNn_S267dmVk15LaddfSvgyNLzuxRzDgrDMMii3-UrVPJGkAcOHJpRHbSTz7gmNpgQgU2QtH_ZuoK7xiEgBJ_abmECvsLw4U3HauRhjrp9XYjc/s1600/047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now, whether you've done up one Space or an entire Home "Full On You" I think you'll know what I'm talking about?   It's these Spaces that are an Extension of Self and anyone walking into it will Feel your Essence and what you're about, what makes you tick and squeal with Delight when you Discover it and make it yours!</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/AVvXsEhPeNtsS70DXzlOkGYciTVzvjazWibwxsrb65W9gMegEV4cxzE4hzJDVZUu-4kM6rxI3m7akR9IQWO0IkpcDKStlD5yfijWmS9BuHAZ0KVSXJpS74PkH_p9RfoeIc4Z7Xpv_OcBLm4gNuU/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeNtsS70DXzlOkGYciTVzvjazWibwxsrb65W9gMegEV4cxzE4hzJDVZUu-4kM6rxI3m7akR9IQWO0IkpcDKStlD5yfijWmS9BuHAZ0KVSXJpS74PkH_p9RfoeIc4Z7Xpv_OcBLm4gNuU/s1600/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I often switch up most of the rest of our Home, but in these deeply Personal Spaces I find that not much really Changes in the way of Aesthetic, except maybe a few new Additions of Ultra Special Pieces newly procured in the Forever Keepers Category.  This will also be the Space, for me anyway, that I'll tuck some Creative Elements that I don't want to Forget about... so that they For Sure end up being made into a Bohemian Treasure by Dawn.</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/AVvXsEg8I8MckBT_NakAyPMfKV-R1N6gs2WsUs-tKx8jR-FtV5tUNi1Ja_0DJjR1rM9K3Rtmk1IBF6QlF2Pt-fUDYUT0ZlZPbDUmVGPb23p-XDLywxGIw3YOlMDScAGGx9UXX5G6Uoi04VV734s/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/AVvXsEg8I8MckBT_NakAyPMfKV-R1N6gs2WsUs-tKx8jR-FtV5tUNi1Ja_0DJjR1rM9K3Rtmk1IBF6QlF2Pt-fUDYUT0ZlZPbDUmVGPb23p-XDLywxGIw3YOlMDScAGGx9UXX5G6Uoi04VV734s/s1600/051.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So the Room can get a bit cluttered at times with random Elements awaiting a Project... but for some reason, unlike the other areas of the Home that I prefer to keep in Order and de-cluttered if at all possible, it never bothers me to have my Beautiful Mess in here... my Organized Chaos.  *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/AVvXsEhcwOmthP8bOHVHDHe3_kscSRDdqsShoi3pgsbBIf-3LGJwrHrJOE0v6Fwwbl8iAq8IfpSsbrE3-3ymiA1LNuzcOTWZVQIZ1AQGhU1RmOL1Gfcd7wvicQGKcU8X9uWARtoqsBPol_OUIW0/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwOmthP8bOHVHDHe3_kscSRDdqsShoi3pgsbBIf-3LGJwrHrJOE0v6Fwwbl8iAq8IfpSsbrE3-3ymiA1LNuzcOTWZVQIZ1AQGhU1RmOL1Gfcd7wvicQGKcU8X9uWARtoqsBPol_OUIW0/s1600/058.JPG" width="636" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And many of the items chosen to Grace this Space I just Enjoy being surrounded by often.  This Old House has many Rooms and some of them aren't utilized all that much really... or I might not even go into some Rooms for extended days at a time... nor will anyone else.   We have our Rooms that we each frequent most... and mine is this one... I'm here at some point in time every single day.</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/AVvXsEgh2P3l3jalNJ3BCWDM1iggm6SZJBm0qIsIUt14tN5kvUtkWrrl5sx1p2cFiL2OLIdMEXY62Aw1XD0NLbW0_HPt7H_TTlTJ8aOdXJ2O6O19BFhABwDFLOl88Tl_GXOyXDs1fFDJieqzk5g/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2P3l3jalNJ3BCWDM1iggm6SZJBm0qIsIUt14tN5kvUtkWrrl5sx1p2cFiL2OLIdMEXY62Aw1XD0NLbW0_HPt7H_TTlTJ8aOdXJ2O6O19BFhABwDFLOl88Tl_GXOyXDs1fFDJieqzk5g/s1600/055.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It is also a room with many entrances and exits so it's a Pass-Thru Room that everyone will walk thru at some point in time during the course of a day also.   So what is in here will be seen, often... and Enjoyed regularly.   So many of my very Favorite Found Treasures will typically be in here and not rotate out very often, if 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/AVvXsEj4YnWvZC0XLBfTSITJll5hiuj66DFWw5JVTZflTOnXQ7ftzAdsJfj2aqTqTCW_ZEHiy2Ui4SNuG7qHQ6ajj8i5IyIjlXL7Ka0zX5qnvoU11U585EdE-QF09mCnvXOgqjRpGil590c9cng/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YnWvZC0XLBfTSITJll5hiuj66DFWw5JVTZflTOnXQ7ftzAdsJfj2aqTqTCW_ZEHiy2Ui4SNuG7qHQ6ajj8i5IyIjlXL7Ka0zX5qnvoU11U585EdE-QF09mCnvXOgqjRpGil590c9cng/s1600/026.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I only lament that the Space isn't larger so that I'd have more Styling Options!  *LOL*  But... that's what the Art Studio Cottage will be for... that Unrestrained deeply Personal Space that is an entire BUILDING that I can go 'Full On Me' in and be Creative to my Heart's Content!  *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/AVvXsEh_DL28xfvms5Ji4b58u2VAd-vQTiulpPG58zrexbGEFs8skhSIF0cFtJmrF-I8XvxDW8X7xvymJPZ5T7OHIejmPE1B_AVBhxi4mfpSzB652fxJh0lJRa511VbNSKLk45z5aONcFlbAAWU/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/AVvXsEh_DL28xfvms5Ji4b58u2VAd-vQTiulpPG58zrexbGEFs8skhSIF0cFtJmrF-I8XvxDW8X7xvymJPZ5T7OHIejmPE1B_AVBhxi4mfpSzB652fxJh0lJRa511VbNSKLk45z5aONcFlbAAWU/s1600/033.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>The Timing hasn't been right to Concentrate on that Space yet though... until things Calm down sufficiently that we can immerse ourselves in the Grandoise Project it will be to come to Fruition as I Envision it being.</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/AVvXsEggkwaHiIsPoNi8Thm9i_J22Hj_k_EBa68wmMB0-R-mOyQS65vwYkVuXXN9NH8AU-YnB5CeXlyCfgFGrJ2GOOLvgOaPWCm4odlUdgMrfb1N96PwfN0BguXlmE8jRSj5g-Ug4iRKnS5ansM/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkwaHiIsPoNi8Thm9i_J22Hj_k_EBa68wmMB0-R-mOyQS65vwYkVuXXN9NH8AU-YnB5CeXlyCfgFGrJ2GOOLvgOaPWCm4odlUdgMrfb1N96PwfN0BguXlmE8jRSj5g-Ug4iRKnS5ansM/s1600/056.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the same goes for Showroom #113... which one day I Hope to also have reflect 'Full On Me' Retail Style.  I only Hope my Customers will Receive it well and be ready for 'Full On Me' there?!  *Smiles*   The hardest part for my Retail Spaces is Sourcing enough of 'Pure My Style' to Feather my own Nest AND have abundance of it for Inventory too to fill a Showroom!   You see, 'My Style' isn't that plentiful in the Pickins' around these parts.</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/AVvXsEjoVuJxNBUi6yEdEiaDZ6dk4qbwCzb0LGAaljLzFCZk2S7tZpdVLtcnb2Gz_FD54FxTOYGeu8Vxh8dQzUs66a4bht8mf5AN01fcoje8iOAqQuy_0nn3U-2o3AX17xV1aWDXrJOMWY66psk/s1600/059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVuJxNBUi6yEdEiaDZ6dk4qbwCzb0LGAaljLzFCZk2S7tZpdVLtcnb2Gz_FD54FxTOYGeu8Vxh8dQzUs66a4bht8mf5AN01fcoje8iOAqQuy_0nn3U-2o3AX17xV1aWDXrJOMWY66psk/s1600/059.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Weird and the Wonderful... the Oddities and the Relics... the Religious Antiquities and Bohemian Splendor are Scarce in the Arizona Desert Region... or cannot usually be had at a Bargain even when you can locate it.   And I am not in a position to be able to satisfy my Wanderlust and hit the Open Road to go Pickin' across the States or Overseas, due to Personal Reasons with the Family.</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/AVvXsEiBV7LMU37IBDKUWLO6elYynm3Fa30ZW9-qNxA0zmLiZUIwT_oCaYTExXcrPReX0Nc86jx9prCwIKVttC5iqIUXrlQdDLoULYCq8HLrB-F87H1ZWPSUDu5kTqIne-10tZrMoi9YhrxphT4/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBV7LMU37IBDKUWLO6elYynm3Fa30ZW9-qNxA0zmLiZUIwT_oCaYTExXcrPReX0Nc86jx9prCwIKVttC5iqIUXrlQdDLoULYCq8HLrB-F87H1ZWPSUDu5kTqIne-10tZrMoi9YhrxphT4/s1600/037.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 my ability to just Create what I want and need has also been hindered by the Issues of Life for quite some time now.  So my other Hope is to be able to get the Studio up and running and sequester myself in there again, like the Old Days, and Create what I want and need for my own Spaces and to fill my Showrooms to offer for Sale again.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpM_R-5MA12tjYtu1V_gxVXL-zyoTCJmwUEpyuR1wtlSrb_1dQVLIWUynKyzCPKX0zGKhAXbJxOWHxkgSrSsO2AqH_6-iOP2TO9O2vRzMIso-F7sh-hya4J9NOxtWjjOQHMIbw-hKvWc/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpM_R-5MA12tjYtu1V_gxVXL-zyoTCJmwUEpyuR1wtlSrb_1dQVLIWUynKyzCPKX0zGKhAXbJxOWHxkgSrSsO2AqH_6-iOP2TO9O2vRzMIso-F7sh-hya4J9NOxtWjjOQHMIbw-hKvWc/s1600/030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Frustrated Artist in me has been Yearning to Create again... because Truly I Live and Breathe Art and Beauty... and not being able to Create my own has been difficult.  And so I've Exposed myself more to the Art and Creativity of others to fill the Void it has left in my Soul so that it can be fed.   There's so many Ideas I want to Explore, so many Projects I want to get busy with and have the Time for, Workshops to take, new Art Forms to Learn.</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/AVvXsEj5dh3YhJ3ui06jjzOPBcR-Y8VVDdOzpyw8AQaXtrVljn1LIigSrMxIRq74vs8Bie9IUMOGhluFaUBRRV6U6xq_HBqNuxs0D7OZTosrjVwi-47lSiUosUKzZdSviiOYjOxUa8N6UGJ8znY/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/AVvXsEj5dh3YhJ3ui06jjzOPBcR-Y8VVDdOzpyw8AQaXtrVljn1LIigSrMxIRq74vs8Bie9IUMOGhluFaUBRRV6U6xq_HBqNuxs0D7OZTosrjVwi-47lSiUosUKzZdSviiOYjOxUa8N6UGJ8znY/s1600/042.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have always said that had I not had a Family to take Care of and Support, I would have been quite Content to be the Starving Artist, even if I remained Obscure and Created just for the sake of it rather than being able to make a Living at 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/AVvXsEgey8Im2b3AvEu1S00RUVe60bVv_URg-OyR9SKowseGEvPXp8M5r17hFmlmcmubq9hcaCiu71BRRBQHoVhZ9fOg_J27t-XUjs6716Q6fvrPxWDgzVggxBM_kAXb68yHWSCkALy2ZxWMX_E/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/AVvXsEgey8Im2b3AvEu1S00RUVe60bVv_URg-OyR9SKowseGEvPXp8M5r17hFmlmcmubq9hcaCiu71BRRBQHoVhZ9fOg_J27t-XUjs6716Q6fvrPxWDgzVggxBM_kAXb68yHWSCkALy2ZxWMX_E/s1600/041.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And if I were not a Full Time Caregiver I would probably be Lost in the Creative Process most of the Hours of my day with utter Contentment being in my own Bubble.   Emerging only for Socializing, the Thrill of the Hunt, Nature Walks, and whatever Events piqued my Interest.  </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/AVvXsEitKQ2LSs40GXqeQk2U0ISy78BS5MCEMm0ZgptBbRyO0tcDhVIAHBYnH37MQUCaWef-EzAnZ2Oj3ShhejKOfvc-eWTFf-k2ai0mdcnP_Y1O3Ds0GmxdCULQN6ICDN9a3Zjvid_CihE1XM4/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKQ2LSs40GXqeQk2U0ISy78BS5MCEMm0ZgptBbRyO0tcDhVIAHBYnH37MQUCaWef-EzAnZ2Oj3ShhejKOfvc-eWTFf-k2ai0mdcnP_Y1O3Ds0GmxdCULQN6ICDN9a3Zjvid_CihE1XM4/s1600/060.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I realize that my Needs really are quite Simple, I'm not a complicated person and it's the little things in Life that I tend to Enjoy the most.</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/AVvXsEj2QlmvhTtGWurYPVQga2tfJ6I-Cl6dhygt1PuEnxUQ_0Io76W6SsG-kH7CccR2I0ItWld65g1wyBi1gQlkS0xKvwDk-u3EjmaMcgps31cl0A2q40RJ5zSMD0V5iAxZOxXzsbvISlqzlqc/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/AVvXsEj2QlmvhTtGWurYPVQga2tfJ6I-Cl6dhygt1PuEnxUQ_0Io76W6SsG-kH7CccR2I0ItWld65g1wyBi1gQlkS0xKvwDk-u3EjmaMcgps31cl0A2q40RJ5zSMD0V5iAxZOxXzsbvISlqzlqc/s1600/062.JPG" width="532" /></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>The older I get the more Simplified I like my days actually, the more my Routine is uninterrupted the Happier I am... I really am a Creature of habit even though I tend to be Spontaneous in Nature and not much of a Planner of how the day will unfold.   I Enjoy the Journey more than the actual Destination, whatever and where ever that might be.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroLiWZa-x2EL1LYGB7ghtGOWW8n5X6ME9_yB39tkOuLUGHd5PcVwvZ-IUF_s53kTDbfa-dGofCnvOolSPUKCR_VcDflvPN8pc_DoIhSVRysH5HbmM3ClTSeCymFHW3aAsWdImK1FdgxY/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroLiWZa-x2EL1LYGB7ghtGOWW8n5X6ME9_yB39tkOuLUGHd5PcVwvZ-IUF_s53kTDbfa-dGofCnvOolSPUKCR_VcDflvPN8pc_DoIhSVRysH5HbmM3ClTSeCymFHW3aAsWdImK1FdgxY/s1600/029.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But striking that delicate Balance when you do have other Obligations and Loved Ones to Consider is sometimes quite Sacrificial... and there are things that you must give up, put on the back burner, not dare to Dream about just yet because the Waiting would get to you.</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/AVvXsEjjI6x0zF9bxb9MOG0GHp8LcjAX1PVuGrsF_n1WqnO4-amhPHRDm_LCcSxC2iX8A8W5_Dhn9CurJsrZ1Y2h237RgAObvtpXiAfHqznyhrOitfzKLxSbrtqdjRN5yCIKvuHnm_eoILiLIzU/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjI6x0zF9bxb9MOG0GHp8LcjAX1PVuGrsF_n1WqnO4-amhPHRDm_LCcSxC2iX8A8W5_Dhn9CurJsrZ1Y2h237RgAObvtpXiAfHqznyhrOitfzKLxSbrtqdjRN5yCIKvuHnm_eoILiLIzU/s1600/032.JPG" width="544" /></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 for me, at this particular Season of Life, I have Adapted and Improvised... Okay, so some Dreams might not actually pan out as originally Envisioned and Desired... but I can Modify them to a degree that I don't have to forfeit them completely.</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/AVvXsEhYH2WVeoEmWtdFnJ0jhbhcm4aW3YMI7pwlr3fnSyec-G7BElcxV4bq2CE2BFQ4mxlvCRmWxJsLOoHaOKB6ESY1qf6RY-7T9USKsdaNF5dA2TSBpNrIEnHUArRhFKR1ZAObwBX2LQKpFF4/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/AVvXsEhYH2WVeoEmWtdFnJ0jhbhcm4aW3YMI7pwlr3fnSyec-G7BElcxV4bq2CE2BFQ4mxlvCRmWxJsLOoHaOKB6ESY1qf6RY-7T9USKsdaNF5dA2TSBpNrIEnHUArRhFKR1ZAObwBX2LQKpFF4/s1600/050.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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Traveling part may have to wait and be put on Hold for an indefinite amount of time... but I can Transport myself on the Canvas of my Imagination and within my own four walls of any Space I'm spending Time in regularly.   And that is the Process I'm delving into right now... Refining the Found Treasures so that only that which is Loved Best remains as Decor and Collections.</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/AVvXsEhhfN7Pl3tcBJHQ6hggOllP9BdWI0rYUVEGSXwfXHemzl_LHLMNNSO1YEAm0Qci3Wfj8VgUGGCczQ1t4FVng_U_lQERzDquRC7iBvo8eaLiM4Tz-5rHvFxytnQM4pEA_FTzxuq5Npl5T9s/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfN7Pl3tcBJHQ6hggOllP9BdWI0rYUVEGSXwfXHemzl_LHLMNNSO1YEAm0Qci3Wfj8VgUGGCczQ1t4FVng_U_lQERzDquRC7iBvo8eaLiM4Tz-5rHvFxytnQM4pEA_FTzxuq5Npl5T9s/s1600/039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>That which Inspires me and makes me Smile and Feel Good to be surrounded by.</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;"><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/AVvXsEinNRsBUS2_YGXJPKiHz554HyDdW7koMEUQ7Ji_DhCL3XU4VfwSTdmvKYD4UdbOMsCUxOXwZaWQPRij80BzyARkowY3OyzJrFHwCf5QhjJi7z7YtVCaywXkq2HbF-X0vulactqJDZlXMSs/s1600/185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNRsBUS2_YGXJPKiHz554HyDdW7koMEUQ7Ji_DhCL3XU4VfwSTdmvKYD4UdbOMsCUxOXwZaWQPRij80BzyARkowY3OyzJrFHwCf5QhjJi7z7YtVCaywXkq2HbF-X0vulactqJDZlXMSs/s1600/185.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Maintain Areas throughout the Home that the rest of the Family can Feel at Home with... which can take the wear and tear, Posse's of Playmates, the spills and Happy Accidents that come with daily Family Living.</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/AVvXsEiwbTECmKPpH0Ul87rhYSuVTC0Yf303iDCg1UbHkSSJRaXj-SaElWoMmIzN2g4tG-5q-ofX96_323fVHf9gvETTjKryVMY_iyOODYHo8AiBPJHnIHGoJh9y1SqsPGf8OudwwV5YYuVsqb0/s1600/184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbTECmKPpH0Ul87rhYSuVTC0Yf303iDCg1UbHkSSJRaXj-SaElWoMmIzN2g4tG-5q-ofX96_323fVHf9gvETTjKryVMY_iyOODYHo8AiBPJHnIHGoJh9y1SqsPGf8OudwwV5YYuVsqb0/s1600/184.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And I'm Fortunate that I do have a Family that Indulges me in my overall Vision for the Home with a lot of latitude and very few Compromises really, so long as they're Comfortable and the House is a Home, which is a Reasonable Expectation.   And fulfill those requests and needs they each have... such as The Man requesting and needing larger, squishier lounging Pillows to relieve some of his Pressure Points of Pain after the Accident.  For use in his now Favorite Chair that used to be mine, but I relinquished because it's the most Comfortable for him to lounge in now.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Winks}</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/AVvXsEhMN2e4p751dcAu1q0FMYqJAHCenunMNDoq7eWn81GhYaEefZ9Oaus5k-t5XFZHqdeuo50tnQA2_z0i1g5Sqvmgif6scwEgavBVTc_MHJPZeTjEh8MLntoh1WZdRerjJrVbFc4JC8a1ln8/s1600/$_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN2e4p751dcAu1q0FMYqJAHCenunMNDoq7eWn81GhYaEefZ9Oaus5k-t5XFZHqdeuo50tnQA2_z0i1g5Sqvmgif6scwEgavBVTc_MHJPZeTjEh8MLntoh1WZdRerjJrVbFc4JC8a1ln8/s1600/$_12.jpg" width="578" /></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 MY Quirks and Other Loves, well, most of you know what they are by now, don't you, since I'm quite the Open Book?!?  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEjOOSGOvld56kIUXRueFeYhFFDjifuyfDib3YjtLcaDKCZtIuCnmFzocak1eh4EnZabrF6uxSwHzmNTQwxf5fvgIAPkZO_b5TwCbKBGVp_YYt4ubjBQf_GVZoD3RYSUCpZ0IufOXWNVf0E/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOSGOvld56kIUXRueFeYhFFDjifuyfDib3YjtLcaDKCZtIuCnmFzocak1eh4EnZabrF6uxSwHzmNTQwxf5fvgIAPkZO_b5TwCbKBGVp_YYt4ubjBQf_GVZoD3RYSUCpZ0IufOXWNVf0E/s1600/001.JPG" width="522" /></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 my Weaknesses... both in things I have trouble saying No to... *LOL*</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/AVvXsEi0pwUY3USW66ILC7qYdzFaf9NxslYrTsq_Za65wetBQiH4rOKpukuZbGX_MDg9xOCDeVDWBhXVlYU5_n0_mO5okmMU8CTExv0Q5VPAX7A_fdmTFk2XiLIDimh8FN6HZPx6Tzf6oq7TMOo/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pwUY3USW66ILC7qYdzFaf9NxslYrTsq_Za65wetBQiH4rOKpukuZbGX_MDg9xOCDeVDWBhXVlYU5_n0_mO5okmMU8CTExv0Q5VPAX7A_fdmTFk2XiLIDimh8FN6HZPx6Tzf6oq7TMOo/s1600/002.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And Beloved Peeps I have trouble saying No to as well... *Le Sigh*</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/AVvXsEj3xUnB35SbeQsZ7e59igNTVzR6VWJCJ4syq9I-BWqnnCA0p6ljYEJMwpVwC5XudcIM0Y0sMnEddUMouelkobsxLCnIooNunffqjLW_74-wlvHAN6AKk1yOmuLuDMfWZfGiHODNTv_b4Z0/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xUnB35SbeQsZ7e59igNTVzR6VWJCJ4syq9I-BWqnnCA0p6ljYEJMwpVwC5XudcIM0Y0sMnEddUMouelkobsxLCnIooNunffqjLW_74-wlvHAN6AKk1yOmuLuDMfWZfGiHODNTv_b4Z0/s1600/001.JPG" width="581" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Well... the Epic Post has Concluded my Friends... Wish you could be here to also Enjoy some Fresh Fruit Tart with me...  *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/AVvXsEgdFiGJcwCWhpPldzvnr5cSjci36_1MGwnGk-6NmE09b-9W1wQH0GIoeqqiamoWxwOSPr_YZwEhu9ABdLPLr0NvOFt3VPgjXK-36xC_8WfwQFl0ieGPHkn4P3aWvCqQN16ajbRfmOWcZCY/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFiGJcwCWhpPldzvnr5cSjci36_1MGwnGk-6NmE09b-9W1wQH0GIoeqqiamoWxwOSPr_YZwEhu9ABdLPLr0NvOFt3VPgjXK-36xC_8WfwQFl0ieGPHkn4P3aWvCqQN16ajbRfmOWcZCY/s1600/002.JPG" width="562" /></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>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Art Nouveau Style And Other Loves

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Colorful Gypsy Style ~ Yeah, More Fab Retail Therapy!

<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/AVvXsEgdCc8xpSwfLytkbqeOn0HQBVP8XDUFCD8pzJr8Kipvsz4RtCissHOqgpilBDX283s94f2cbSTUa6Mhqo5VWJ4-CWCR2LTRxdNH_kAu_GIXtV7hvQUzNorqNM-AzRuDChSCED491OwWvg0/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCc8xpSwfLytkbqeOn0HQBVP8XDUFCD8pzJr8Kipvsz4RtCissHOqgpilBDX283s94f2cbSTUa6Mhqo5VWJ4-CWCR2LTRxdNH_kAu_GIXtV7hvQUzNorqNM-AzRuDChSCED491OwWvg0/s1600/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>As Promised we're back at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MissClara/136256056444728?ref=stream#!/pages/Rust-and-Roses-Phoenix/224451874270241"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">RUST AND ROSES</span></strong></a></em> <em>and Sister Store <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/MissClara/136256056444728?ref=stream#!/sirens.saints?fref=ts"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><strong>SIRENS AND SAINTS</strong></span></a><strong> </strong>so that all you Gals who aren't really the Colorless, Neutral or Organic Palette Types will get a dose of Colorful Gypsy Style!  *Winks*   My Friend Shelly had recently brought in a Fab assortment of Gypsy Bags she'd Created from Vintage Fabrics, mostly Cut Velvets... and let me tell you... hard for Yours Truly to Resist!!!  *Swoon*</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/AVvXsEjQ2kYAZ7KXtWVA6TmXa4pCbhVhLsU4Fidznwivs3T8ga44fM4xE_wFZ4C2MB2J7u3yuy8tWgg2cKaaxjbH6H9mGC9hBwKX4NR2xS2dZZewv6o1452i7GijhyphenhyphenMNpEf-V_Nos2HBlSi6RBc/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2kYAZ7KXtWVA6TmXa4pCbhVhLsU4Fidznwivs3T8ga44fM4xE_wFZ4C2MB2J7u3yuy8tWgg2cKaaxjbH6H9mGC9hBwKX4NR2xS2dZZewv6o1452i7GijhyphenhyphenMNpEf-V_Nos2HBlSi6RBc/s1600/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Friend Angela has been busy Creating too, so the Shops are filled with new Creations, so get yours while there's still some left and you have first Choice!!!  I would have had a lot of trouble picking just one Favorite of these new Colorful Gypsy Bags... so my Hope is that several Sell right away and save me the Agony of choosing!  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEhIR3oFYzdmBIc5ThuiEC09qsGBN8SGommZ7lNKTOT9pv3wbe_xdhYxuwmKJ6EvK8-wC0re1pYdAU7ji7H4vieWX8FuEq7jD_fKbcOtWzz1l8nWkWNaQFXbeK1rh5Wo9lSPvMh2pat0WRA/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR3oFYzdmBIc5ThuiEC09qsGBN8SGommZ7lNKTOT9pv3wbe_xdhYxuwmKJ6EvK8-wC0re1pYdAU7ji7H4vieWX8FuEq7jD_fKbcOtWzz1l8nWkWNaQFXbeK1rh5Wo9lSPvMh2pat0WRA/s1600/024.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm so conflicted when it comes to Beautiful Bags... I'm the Imelda Marcos of the Desert when it comes to my Bohemian Bag Collections.   And even tho' I Create my own Gypsy and Carpetbags, I Love expanding my Collection of Bags from my Favorite Artist Friends as well.</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/AVvXsEjs4pFAjkyHDi5jqWOq4wjmhuOrT7_p_yXujd-vKXGnvTnxJnPVqbo2BshGr8xDzoHEQzajgiwtEeHuq6unCOjbuhqAgM5lT0Ce21q_GJ9mj2PpLDF2CZco4ZL-Kc_N9rzLdW01HCOXjB0/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4pFAjkyHDi5jqWOq4wjmhuOrT7_p_yXujd-vKXGnvTnxJnPVqbo2BshGr8xDzoHEQzajgiwtEeHuq6unCOjbuhqAgM5lT0Ce21q_GJ9mj2PpLDF2CZco4ZL-Kc_N9rzLdW01HCOXjB0/s1600/032.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>See... see how many Lovely Designs Shelly has saturated the Shop with!?!!!!!!!   So Bright and Cheerful for Spring and Summer.</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/AVvXsEgb9oUJMErkcJqwbhuCssX9WW33Vyjz9-iIMWMMXWcT9C-gIdUVdzErulRKOK6Uc-DByApl4Xp9EZnMJlTZrZhZwEV_pzN_cJ0S1vuMNY5DS8fw5sbh9yz4xsLSYNDRozjGAK59TEOW_-g/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/AVvXsEgb9oUJMErkcJqwbhuCssX9WW33Vyjz9-iIMWMMXWcT9C-gIdUVdzErulRKOK6Uc-DByApl4Xp9EZnMJlTZrZhZwEV_pzN_cJ0S1vuMNY5DS8fw5sbh9yz4xsLSYNDRozjGAK59TEOW_-g/s1600/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And check out this Vintage Band Jacket and Cap... LOVE 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/AVvXsEjBHmv7EsvGa5_XCTsHav9H_yUPJSP0ln_xPfbCekGBXzD9An09ajjdGY-GdXae_a2xFd-NM0Yhu12rGpnnDXXlUf1I9ikSRxqY0nhQ7raqUGrqpKaQrdl_FtDKpeCfnk9XVrNzECFqdSo/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHmv7EsvGa5_XCTsHav9H_yUPJSP0ln_xPfbCekGBXzD9An09ajjdGY-GdXae_a2xFd-NM0Yhu12rGpnnDXXlUf1I9ikSRxqY0nhQ7raqUGrqpKaQrdl_FtDKpeCfnk9XVrNzECFqdSo/s1600/046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And what I Loved even more... and maybe it's so Wrong of me... was this Tattered Taxidermy Squirrel with the Terrified Expression on it's Face!!!  *LMAO*</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/AVvXsEiRmpZL4LRaGidRNPcTVDjy6IaHQIDUmhkoDSjnhvRwr2ozcLEF2x5Mhyphenhyphen2YX6KjI5x_paascj3HWNHYSG4mApP2uWOmXaCf6QOE_bwYen21mOsDXCMsfzIVJPEhjDU-eKLoWViNBTbTg20/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmpZL4LRaGidRNPcTVDjy6IaHQIDUmhkoDSjnhvRwr2ozcLEF2x5Mhyphenhyphen2YX6KjI5x_paascj3HWNHYSG4mApP2uWOmXaCf6QOE_bwYen21mOsDXCMsfzIVJPEhjDU-eKLoWViNBTbTg20/s1600/045.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I just couldn't look at it without Laughing out loud or Smiling... and with the way I've been overly Stressed lately... I NEEDED that.  So I just Love this little fella and can relate, because it makes me think of all the times I've been Terrified and just Holding On for grim death to get thru the Dark Days and Storms Life can send!</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/AVvXsEj2RAx0PMniQX547tpRKmcB4RivH1LrCckRLC2DwrgcDC6Y7XGxnyew3QYJfVs7fxGbGP2G31_zJwtQEYt2sLXjM8jehQixE9HxThpabEsylHugMxurd5w5-w4G_JRGQSi6mme8Eb4OaAc/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RAx0PMniQX547tpRKmcB4RivH1LrCckRLC2DwrgcDC6Y7XGxnyew3QYJfVs7fxGbGP2G31_zJwtQEYt2sLXjM8jehQixE9HxThpabEsylHugMxurd5w5-w4G_JRGQSi6mme8Eb4OaAc/s1600/007.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, if like me, you Enjoy Taxidermy and the like, the Shop is filled with Inventory of this ilk for you to Feather your Nests with Addams Family Style too.</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/AVvXsEjkWgq5JPf2FryKY0G2y0Slci1LnVUNP5WOqyPhqkSWOV7Vf49ZYeJV20blijCZ3t3JLjrGR-_M6v2cUVTw5OED3tIJY7h-DcH7zNyVxMWPAHKCifXrrs8GTSkpO_oiHBh1LWlLbrH6hg0/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWgq5JPf2FryKY0G2y0Slci1LnVUNP5WOqyPhqkSWOV7Vf49ZYeJV20blijCZ3t3JLjrGR-_M6v2cUVTw5OED3tIJY7h-DcH7zNyVxMWPAHKCifXrrs8GTSkpO_oiHBh1LWlLbrH6hg0/s1600/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Beauty is, when you come to Shop, all you Addams Family Types and Boho Gals... you can bring your Colorless Palette Friends and Granola Gals with you because there's something for us all to drool over and drag Home to our Lairs!  *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/AVvXsEjjwWoDc2Y6xuZxC_bNEvmOgtu0BnVbCvntZGeZMT5mAnyhz-elMoOcWGNgBK7ym9r7pXX29Bad2ZJeT1TAdKb5wv3WvGnG_hoLv6qxH5rBJ5juHSxTDa1N3BoYZJC3-Xju1gDAjBW-c9c/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwWoDc2Y6xuZxC_bNEvmOgtu0BnVbCvntZGeZMT5mAnyhz-elMoOcWGNgBK7ym9r7pXX29Bad2ZJeT1TAdKb5wv3WvGnG_hoLv6qxH5rBJ5juHSxTDa1N3BoYZJC3-Xju1gDAjBW-c9c/s1600/043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I was drooling over my Friend Shelly's Cuff Bracelet!  *Swoonfest!*  I should have written down the Name of the Artist so that I could look up some of her other Creations.  Note to Self: Get that Artist's Name again and Write it down so I can remember by the time I get Home!  *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/AVvXsEjIY8mH3_rncZfnTDH8hBzsXa_2imsdtxHcJSJ3vDMElC1hVmFpijct9ez-Hnj03kiMPBukSUIMBir23YgzywpThlcsZsTqwePlO0RbX4nz0tIgLuT8rW7B8hzfwyYSqOa8MaapMbvzIpY/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/AVvXsEjIY8mH3_rncZfnTDH8hBzsXa_2imsdtxHcJSJ3vDMElC1hVmFpijct9ez-Hnj03kiMPBukSUIMBir23YgzywpThlcsZsTqwePlO0RbX4nz0tIgLuT8rW7B8hzfwyYSqOa8MaapMbvzIpY/s1600/044.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I'm having a total Lustfest lately over Vintage Industrial Lighting since that will be the Style hanging in and Illuminating the Art Studio Cottage... and these Colorful Light Strands really caught my Eye!!!</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/AVvXsEh7jjVrTSLJE6We0E4bmDNVJUBe5Lr9nZXtdU0wYYv-O30sPd-Aod_qwMFdyi6EZNB_ad0gGe4w8xF-2dj34hyphenhyphen2TFCZ-4-BXf4nGtfVJ22CDKNBIOZAFstWaGvSJAp92_yL07uasm_Xn4M/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/AVvXsEh7jjVrTSLJE6We0E4bmDNVJUBe5Lr9nZXtdU0wYYv-O30sPd-Aod_qwMFdyi6EZNB_ad0gGe4w8xF-2dj34hyphenhyphen2TFCZ-4-BXf4nGtfVJ22CDKNBIOZAFstWaGvSJAp92_yL07uasm_Xn4M/s1600/044.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>All the Cool Colors... and a Grouping like this would be Awesome in an Art Studio dontcha think?  Or at the very least a Trio of them... I'm leaning towards the Turquoise, Green and Bright Yellow ones... so you'd be able to have the other Trio Okay?  *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/AVvXsEhM_mTyEV3mpggASWCRQh-ac3BYfBpjJHkU8M_A7wUNuasoF4PxQANrnqdog7dyV7JSnGta1rgle27-jnMDOh7VudIER5gxfp4DUY3w83Kymlgu3ZkUlTF-lLHk024T_8ZM_ynfLNEaCaI/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_mTyEV3mpggASWCRQh-ac3BYfBpjJHkU8M_A7wUNuasoF4PxQANrnqdog7dyV7JSnGta1rgle27-jnMDOh7VudIER5gxfp4DUY3w83Kymlgu3ZkUlTF-lLHk024T_8ZM_ynfLNEaCaI/s1600/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Vintage Needlepoint Stools or Benches, can one ever have too many of those?  The Man would say, "Dawn does!"   I think I have a Trio of them at the foot of our Bed alone!  *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/AVvXsEii8HGkooDhdq18agI67Mfc4QGZG7z8ZkPcgPBYHTzpdzAbbtD8gGWGTIXMWsIWrCesX_aNVON-6KzvvHZ7Sf4OuFvIXnx-hAeMfw8ptD9AgOeJbvbNxcFwIJuC6dXoCAYwJs8QLMUKkaA/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8HGkooDhdq18agI67Mfc4QGZG7z8ZkPcgPBYHTzpdzAbbtD8gGWGTIXMWsIWrCesX_aNVON-6KzvvHZ7Sf4OuFvIXnx-hAeMfw8ptD9AgOeJbvbNxcFwIJuC6dXoCAYwJs8QLMUKkaA/s1600/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And how about Industrial Letters... with a backdrop of billowing Colorful Gypsy Fabric Curtains... Divine!</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/AVvXsEhIP3c8AS-6TCpPFGHx8rfMpZWBb3YYF7i4KuTsbks_MJfuUNM2bS0pymEynCEOtNQ8khmJM6OlzP0DX0EoUImqyszYUcZHgrwejALx7UyXpLkfCUWJNj1AAMC1ves5T0Z_aKs0ZshRZK4/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP3c8AS-6TCpPFGHx8rfMpZWBb3YYF7i4KuTsbks_MJfuUNM2bS0pymEynCEOtNQ8khmJM6OlzP0DX0EoUImqyszYUcZHgrwejALx7UyXpLkfCUWJNj1AAMC1ves5T0Z_aKs0ZshRZK4/s1600/001.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And if you've got loads of room... there are some enormous Vintage Industrial pieces that would certainly be a focal point in any Vignette or Room!</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/AVvXsEg6nIGPMDIXfaTuwmH0HZdrB5AVze2Ta_KVnMQJehFzh4HlLTR4CAAZz8fJDOXgGpy3QEhoXJchtzOi-IPHF2bB_KdIkexOep-ovcJKpKn4OO_jvKuCI4aEhqllaDfKi9-QasG8eTgoe-o/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nIGPMDIXfaTuwmH0HZdrB5AVze2Ta_KVnMQJehFzh4HlLTR4CAAZz8fJDOXgGpy3QEhoXJchtzOi-IPHF2bB_KdIkexOep-ovcJKpKn4OO_jvKuCI4aEhqllaDfKi9-QasG8eTgoe-o/s1600/003.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And loads of Vintage Industrial Storage Units with Zinc Tabletops.</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/AVvXsEhuGFHMAlUuBntq1AH1RvBaSV-EpK119409whfIiPEKt_SHzinKr78JzZs-WAiv_e3xBGbyG8J_rKKTJeBfjw1etB0pHwtsHR4bNZZTdUFM1sqe1J4W4-m0pTyjo2tUw_zoPEQLepnaND0/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/AVvXsEhuGFHMAlUuBntq1AH1RvBaSV-EpK119409whfIiPEKt_SHzinKr78JzZs-WAiv_e3xBGbyG8J_rKKTJeBfjw1etB0pHwtsHR4bNZZTdUFM1sqe1J4W4-m0pTyjo2tUw_zoPEQLepnaND0/s1600/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You've got to be having a Swoonfest of Epic Proportions right about now, huh?  Well, if you still have a Pulse and haven't OD'd on Eye Candy!?!??!</em></div><div align="center"> </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/AVvXsEjDMH9Gem6eLnCMqMBRfjzGKBkSOXirEUA9RTePoKUVOKvozwFx6mL9FvF_Ps3QDsg36JIQayg9Mt386tVckugI1dHACr_WFnWyWZwCPfwq34YfQpR2EZ3Vx_H4byWOxJ70cHKYXECWP70/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/AVvXsEjDMH9Gem6eLnCMqMBRfjzGKBkSOXirEUA9RTePoKUVOKvozwFx6mL9FvF_Ps3QDsg36JIQayg9Mt386tVckugI1dHACr_WFnWyWZwCPfwq34YfQpR2EZ3Vx_H4byWOxJ70cHKYXECWP70/s1600/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have to Confess that on this Visit I did some Serious Retail Therapy!!!  *LOL*   I've been having Excellent Sales of my own in my Showrooms so it was Time for some Hedonistic Indulgences without Guilt!  *Winks*   Typically I spend all my discretionary moolah on the Grandkids, we have so many of them and so it's always somebody's Birthday or Graduation or other Special Occassion.  And of coarse the ones we're Raising have to not only be Spoiled like the others, but have all their necessities provided as well... which can be pretty Expensive, Raising Kiddos nowadays!  BTW: I REALLY was Jonesin' for this Colorful Vintage Duster Display Prop!  So... if you ever DO decide to Sell it Shelly... just sayin'!!!  *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/AVvXsEi4VeA1KC9stdudfJPupx6kn3MBDBdr_-StdCZYMcSXVS99s499MaBjhB5sCM_DWa9aHnUG99KK7T6OmZcChWw-H_ysBgtQVO9ca3aoQ7ffBBAUeFj_YK9YKvr11Faz5odetib9e5Z4Cfc/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/AVvXsEi4VeA1KC9stdudfJPupx6kn3MBDBdr_-StdCZYMcSXVS99s499MaBjhB5sCM_DWa9aHnUG99KK7T6OmZcChWw-H_ysBgtQVO9ca3aoQ7ffBBAUeFj_YK9YKvr11Faz5odetib9e5Z4Cfc/s1600/006.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I always Imagined that as one reached the Senior Years one could become more Self-Indulgent... silly me... Grandkids are way more Expensive than ones own Children ever were... and we're such easy Marks us Grandparents, aren't we?  *LOL*  Not to mention I never Imagined in a million years that I'd still be Raising Kids and would be for Forty Plus Years consecutively!!!  *Arghhhh!!!*  I'd of Served less Time for Murder I tell ya!  *Bwahahahaha!!!*</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/AVvXsEjALDnt_MyxGLRVHVtaEfSB8vvnaDK_vi4NV3JmfjAPg-I-reM5FPqfzY7I9Q3AN3ILoeXXoIJoYsgEgMfWA6ACou0Mb0YhFwI4OGK04qSIoYlz-7AYeJ2x4gY7H7EzjeMzXeEpwQq-pZ0/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/AVvXsEjALDnt_MyxGLRVHVtaEfSB8vvnaDK_vi4NV3JmfjAPg-I-reM5FPqfzY7I9Q3AN3ILoeXXoIJoYsgEgMfWA6ACou0Mb0YhFwI4OGK04qSIoYlz-7AYeJ2x4gY7H7EzjeMzXeEpwQq-pZ0/s1600/008.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... I NEEDED some Serious Retail Therapy and The Man was totally in Agreement, so who was I to Argue, right?  *Winks*  Yes, I Willingly Obliged and it felt really good and was probably way cheaper than Traditional Therapy with a Shrink, right?  *Smiles*  Don't those Guys get about two hundred bucks or more an hour or something?  I can't even spend that much on a Marathon Serious Retail Therapy Spree, so I'm Golden with my own brand of Retail Therapy... it Saves way more $$$ than visiting any Western Doctor-Feel-Good.  *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/AVvXsEhwQk8rhtoGDdwOdKPiQaBuJjUJ0LcXuEX-E7Xx4DGjkL35cQVD64hHxE6fkGsej7EWiz_353kJ3-LFC07ioGTRU1r5-6mUjJG49GsehxxnEybpYH9SXFUA-FeOfR4T4UT5oVDrv1YU6O4/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQk8rhtoGDdwOdKPiQaBuJjUJ0LcXuEX-E7Xx4DGjkL35cQVD64hHxE6fkGsej7EWiz_353kJ3-LFC07ioGTRU1r5-6mUjJG49GsehxxnEybpYH9SXFUA-FeOfR4T4UT5oVDrv1YU6O4/s1600/010.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>In fact,</em> <em>since Tomorrow will be the first time I've visited a regular Western Medicine Primary Care Physician in YEARS, I have been in need of a Relaxing Holiday Weekend of anything that would make me feel good.  Because I am NOT looking forward to the Appointment or subsequent suggested Referrals to Specialists.  The Man will accompany me to this Appointment just so that he's sure I'll even show up!!!  *LOL*   Depending on what they all have to say, I'm weighing how quickly I can get in to see my Eastern Medical Doc so that I have an Opinion I Trust way more and Treatment without all the potential side effects and having-to-take-it-for-life that most Pharmaceuticals end up being.</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/AVvXsEjOJISsb90vs1eQuQu1Itu9zT6_5gxRqvNPfrytga7i6D3kkFirRncnv0iJKqDhfqtsvvUFDfpAFZ6kPM2-zYxAHT40govMQojgx0TFC-Ul8ah2N8sP2XBjENKei8oAgOX9zpPxQLHFxFA/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJISsb90vs1eQuQu1Itu9zT6_5gxRqvNPfrytga7i6D3kkFirRncnv0iJKqDhfqtsvvUFDfpAFZ6kPM2-zYxAHT40govMQojgx0TFC-Ul8ah2N8sP2XBjENKei8oAgOX9zpPxQLHFxFA/s1600/024.JPG" width="570" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yeah, Color me Distrustful of Western Medicine period... I'm the type that is loathe to even take an Asperin for a headache Okay, so taking any Western Pharmaceuticals, even at my Age, is not something I'm at all comfortable with whatsoever.  I've usually ditched them and the Docs... and that has served me just fine and I've stayed vertical and illness free way more than my peers that are on craploads of Rx and seem to be sickly and pill-dependant all of the time.   I talked with my Aunty June Today and she is just like me... she ditched all the Western Meds suggested thruout the years and is still going Strong and is a Force to be reckoned with well into her Eighties.  Even if I don't last that long, I'd rather last however long without popping pills.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqgJ968sqkZYKBH0_ULnCeNeMai3iDfVsOylFIr0CoC3fJxk0iY2Ls4ZfQYUrwXtXwNShpo_ysAw_aNpTBcA2-D17obIdZTk5wJ0XBIZK44RCRYacGcjKp0SzgLaInw11TYkTrODot50/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/AVvXsEhZqgJ968sqkZYKBH0_ULnCeNeMai3iDfVsOylFIr0CoC3fJxk0iY2Ls4ZfQYUrwXtXwNShpo_ysAw_aNpTBcA2-D17obIdZTk5wJ0XBIZK44RCRYacGcjKp0SzgLaInw11TYkTrODot50/s1600/137.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So anyway, as you can Clearly tell, I just want to get this Doctor Visit over, done with and behind me as quickly as possible.  And see how quickly I can get off this Insulin as well, because I don't like it and I've had a bad headache behind my eyes since I've been on it.  My Body is used to being Pharmaceutical Free and so I don't usually Feel really Well on Meds.   But what DID make me Feel Good was to get the above Bohemian Bag that Shelly Created from Vintage European Grainsack and Velvet on Sale for 50% Off!!!   *Happy Dance!*</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/AVvXsEhnOjtbuE9bB3cjagdgVEBLapps-rnDehjCyw8q9rkYzYnw30tgMogmXI_kDiA78dZmpvPmP2wHAzAwzfLIxzHKtFu9oO_2cK9Hp6l8mFGTcjhOEOnCYIhezIw7uinv-DoXHkpjH8LxNDk/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOjtbuE9bB3cjagdgVEBLapps-rnDehjCyw8q9rkYzYnw30tgMogmXI_kDiA78dZmpvPmP2wHAzAwzfLIxzHKtFu9oO_2cK9Hp6l8mFGTcjhOEOnCYIhezIw7uinv-DoXHkpjH8LxNDk/s1600/132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>So yes, I came away with Gypsy Bunting for the Art Studio, my Lace Vest, a Beautiful Bag half-price...</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/AVvXsEiAwLR-hst4j3ZEtL3PdxFkPQj8OGNIMGrQTPjEID_NVB9j6jcn7wPwWu6UB7oOWPwXt5u0EgUHD7U6uXDAlIZVeQhR0hTd5OHriAe_647zwtRLRdNbuHawhZIOpPmQJ_iYGRzXmt92_Lk/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwLR-hst4j3ZEtL3PdxFkPQj8OGNIMGrQTPjEID_NVB9j6jcn7wPwWu6UB7oOWPwXt5u0EgUHD7U6uXDAlIZVeQhR0hTd5OHriAe_647zwtRLRdNbuHawhZIOpPmQJ_iYGRzXmt92_Lk/s1600/138.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the little Vintage Fur Cape with Satin lining.   Yep, I did some Serious Damage in the Shop... but I was Delighted with my Purchases!!!</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/AVvXsEhfc3lrXVjsOPerCfc1zRM5oGeekEV21xOQjMsDYwfp7_ikd6PInTUWEKEjfKC4Jm4FeyjuZNvdE0nhP9k9nQcMG4s2SsDaDCKAS_2nZVdLDabQ7LZfNjXVjylcyB5l3hZpSweqIPVNJcw/s1600/131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfc3lrXVjsOPerCfc1zRM5oGeekEV21xOQjMsDYwfp7_ikd6PInTUWEKEjfKC4Jm4FeyjuZNvdE0nhP9k9nQcMG4s2SsDaDCKAS_2nZVdLDabQ7LZfNjXVjylcyB5l3hZpSweqIPVNJcw/s1600/131.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And everything is the Palette that I J'Adore and goes well in Bohemian Valhalla...</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/AVvXsEgu1SSRHPwokl_74Lvn6p_ICMy66JtgJXvqjKf7mBB-60nEWYyddeNeD92V_aS6SwxviUGyZp2GeijwEX5054V52a843sAQsLinn0UVLVMuRFyUNhB-7LK4AWXh5MGXPDS6arqV_VglN5w/s1600/mpjacket01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1SSRHPwokl_74Lvn6p_ICMy66JtgJXvqjKf7mBB-60nEWYyddeNeD92V_aS6SwxviUGyZp2GeijwEX5054V52a843sAQsLinn0UVLVMuRFyUNhB-7LK4AWXh5MGXPDS6arqV_VglN5w/s1600/mpjacket01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Everything in Bohemian Valhalla is of a certain Aesthetic near and Dear to my Heart and is Core to our Lifestyle and what we want to Wear and surround ourselves with.   Is your Home and Wardrobe of the certain Aesthetic that makes your Heart Sing and Feeds your Soul too my Friends?  If not, Why, might I ask?   Have you perhaps been too Influenced by Trends or what Others might think or approve of?  Or do you boldly stay Authentic to Self regardless of Popular Opinion or the Critics?</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Colorful Gypsy Style ~ Yeah, More Fab Retail Therapy!

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