Raw And Refined ~ Sweet Salvage ~ Part IV

<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/AVvXsEgCsnCSYUc9BEWMmBPMKc7LRorTPnBg5hYT2fcXKoq8b1RepcYEZxSMVIdNLA-Pa4kAtLCjhRLmVrgfSrbfuWDijruJkcNN1uiNrQv99MDEAxteEm6A9wI-SENNn8KogMO-ulL43cNzqu4/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsnCSYUc9BEWMmBPMKc7LRorTPnBg5hYT2fcXKoq8b1RepcYEZxSMVIdNLA-Pa4kAtLCjhRLmVrgfSrbfuWDijruJkcNN1uiNrQv99MDEAxteEm6A9wI-SENNn8KogMO-ulL43cNzqu4/s1600/105.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>You'll be Happy to know that I have numerous Posts worth of Beautiful Images that I will saturate the Land of Blog with for days on end for a while, just from my two days of Me Time at the Shops on 7th Avenue!  *Winks*   My Pathological Picture Taking was in hyperdrive, even tho' I've been really falling behind and ambivalent about so many other things lately.  *Smiles*  One of my Favorite Vignettes this Month at the 'Raw And Refined' Event at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sweet.Salvage"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">SWEET SALVAGE</span></strong></a> was this wonderful Space reminiscent of an Artist's Loft.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEiiQhrGwTEebdu2UYJkaZGprO59YLjE5ET6JxpLn40iwp3yeDnmFCZpXH99ESveaL9w2ynzvQ6kFHld4RAbEB9JzFMsx49l_XFGPRGXDC7m1NyjDOYOa4_HhqhgfqaIVc3aX7KcrQle2nY/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQhrGwTEebdu2UYJkaZGprO59YLjE5ET6JxpLn40iwp3yeDnmFCZpXH99ESveaL9w2ynzvQ6kFHld4RAbEB9JzFMsx49l_XFGPRGXDC7m1NyjDOYOa4_HhqhgfqaIVc3aX7KcrQle2nY/s1600/104.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've always had a Love Affair with my particular Vision of the Quintessential Painter's Loft Space... and this Vignette captured that Vision and Essence Beautifully.  Loads of fresh Flowers in Zinc and Enamelware Vintage Containers, Bright Colors, Weathered Garden Art, Brushes and Easels filled with unframed Art being Created... oh my!!!</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/AVvXsEhif0GjE_pLl049EEQQbh2MsDe_JDMh39rVvCpLk3FblZYXbTBvdvP_jeMHquAdvkAQPgs7L8mU1uYrB1Iw1qzS1YWvKop-PtQrujPeDqyTigjrUNUgBVnUjwduQi8xIsv6Np2tv1gR27Y/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif0GjE_pLl049EEQQbh2MsDe_JDMh39rVvCpLk3FblZYXbTBvdvP_jeMHquAdvkAQPgs7L8mU1uYrB1Iw1qzS1YWvKop-PtQrujPeDqyTigjrUNUgBVnUjwduQi8xIsv6Np2tv1gR27Y/s1600/108.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>Even though I do have the Privilege of having an Art Studio Cottage, it is not a Loft, nor does it have those rough exposed Old Brick walls, huge floor to ceiling windows to allow tons of Natural Sunlight to spill in, weathered Barnwood flooring, vaulted ceiling with Industrial Lighting illuminating every recessed corner, and huge French Doors opening up into a British Style Secret Garden that can blur the distinction from Inside and Out.  Okay, so yes, my Vision of the Quintessential Artist Loft and Studio Space is Grandoise and very Specific... but isn't that the Stuff Dreams are made of after all?</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/AVvXsEj_WsSYJBqIusZrd1RYHKCUPFgBfht5Qs58iwJGBhpv1VkHpdwhxPcCgQO05m_EhEDzcivn_ZrFILEmQ1G6h_-6rD9YkQKYzrYPA8UepC1kDwvjblNzAIm8jTklfQzl3bw0UQ7P5idRP7w/s1600/107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WsSYJBqIusZrd1RYHKCUPFgBfht5Qs58iwJGBhpv1VkHpdwhxPcCgQO05m_EhEDzcivn_ZrFILEmQ1G6h_-6rD9YkQKYzrYPA8UepC1kDwvjblNzAIm8jTklfQzl3bw0UQ7P5idRP7w/s1600/107.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've seen Publications featuring those Perfect Artist Spaces that I drew my Vision from... embellishing it all with heady doses of Imagination.   And it's Fun to find any Vignette reminiscent of that Picture I've painted on the Canvas of my Imagination over the Years.  I don't know that I shall ever have that exact replication of an Art Studio in my Lifetime or not, but I do know what it should look like. *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/AVvXsEgfM6Dd97u9qvmX4Wj3uOmcHpX1kwlSqVnDfQYSn909MaGMwQ8VZ6ABo0_BllHbEuxhaXTkmSCMQlhZQtGcLzy5OQUC_Wg81LQeIckq9o7hBUfGHYqoNY3kRrKQImmb5R8Ub2UqoCNRIbI/s1600/1800456_3924440046896_892805651_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfM6Dd97u9qvmX4Wj3uOmcHpX1kwlSqVnDfQYSn909MaGMwQ8VZ6ABo0_BllHbEuxhaXTkmSCMQlhZQtGcLzy5OQUC_Wg81LQeIckq9o7hBUfGHYqoNY3kRrKQImmb5R8Ub2UqoCNRIbI/s1600/1800456_3924440046896_892805651_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Family has often Wondered why the exposed Old Brick Wall would be so Important an Element to me when clearly I would probably just hang an Antique Persian Rug upon it!?!  *LOL*  And they're right, I probably would... but I still Love exposed Old Brick Walls... and any Building I go into that has them, is a slice of Heaven on Earth to me!!!</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/AVvXsEjoBRAcgzXW9hYzQuehR52FHo4w0iepfJQZUmB4lsU4R5yiA6SK3LdjDy_F9z-oqQ9DkuMvPlhhPEQo6O19evN5VNcdG0HAO1RL1J5Rb0q9VyosmQR_RSQirLmMcE8AFja5n2IcXLf2140/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/AVvXsEjoBRAcgzXW9hYzQuehR52FHo4w0iepfJQZUmB4lsU4R5yiA6SK3LdjDy_F9z-oqQ9DkuMvPlhhPEQo6O19evN5VNcdG0HAO1RL1J5Rb0q9VyosmQR_RSQirLmMcE8AFja5n2IcXLf2140/s1600/100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What Elements are representative of Heaven on Earth to you my Friends when you walk into a Space?   What Atmospheres make you absolutely Swoon?!?  Make you linger?  Make you want to replicate such a Space in your own World, with your own distinctive Spin on it of coarse?</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/AVvXsEgC1_BXJH_Ma58Nh9_ftQsg0kULRdlTKDwlwmRpDBBgnbqKG4RAUsOLTqOURQFlhdm2kVopWLvQafSWPbwE2gPwR9KYtxuWTFCm9Mb4kWgK54jfY-qWcwJO0SUrvJiXc9aHIm4Jds206Xk/s1600/101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1_BXJH_Ma58Nh9_ftQsg0kULRdlTKDwlwmRpDBBgnbqKG4RAUsOLTqOURQFlhdm2kVopWLvQafSWPbwE2gPwR9KYtxuWTFCm9Mb4kWgK54jfY-qWcwJO0SUrvJiXc9aHIm4Jds206Xk/s1600/101.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Or... have you ever walked into a Space or seen one in Publication that you could just move right on into without changing a single thing?   Because it was just that Perfect and so very YOU even though someone else happened to Style 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/AVvXsEiY6YfI1KTzK4w-mhkDAYmspWXaAHn4HjGsqIP9N98PpYBsseotY5i9lz6iOFSgD7PLj4jYEGpwiOBVzOXPpTyySMzgC-oEAQP70QtODywEC_F-hMdzkaGOm4tP9Ldsneuuk00zUtGJMoA/s1600/1901937_3924456207300_883545648_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6YfI1KTzK4w-mhkDAYmspWXaAHn4HjGsqIP9N98PpYBsseotY5i9lz6iOFSgD7PLj4jYEGpwiOBVzOXPpTyySMzgC-oEAQP70QtODywEC_F-hMdzkaGOm4tP9Ldsneuuk00zUtGJMoA/s1600/1901937_3924456207300_883545648_n.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Whenever you are not the only one inhabiting a Space of coarse there must be some compromises to accommodate everyone else out of Respect and Consideration... but if you could be totally Selfish... what would THAT Space look like?  Feel like?  Smell like?  Embody?  What would be the very Essence of YOU in a Space if there were no boundaries and no limits to what could be procured to get it just right? </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/AVvXsEiqmuIxOmNdIQPnbn_3de9q80etjO9QfqO5k7stQ_n0gmPkcoFSKGd414rgM9gkwsqSayOwehghpL97uDWVW7diE4jm79K0moqJXpMlH2XgojmlNeUm2xrCf2hFbNnRgcQKuhfXnc0uMlM/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmuIxOmNdIQPnbn_3de9q80etjO9QfqO5k7stQ_n0gmPkcoFSKGd414rgM9gkwsqSayOwehghpL97uDWVW7diE4jm79K0moqJXpMlH2XgojmlNeUm2xrCf2hFbNnRgcQKuhfXnc0uMlM/s1600/103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What little Details would be Important to you?  Even if nobody else cared or noticed?  If you had a Secret Private Space to retreat to, would it look very much like the Space you would Welcome Guests and Family into... or would it be over-the-top unbashedly the Stuff of Dreams even if not of Form and Function?  *Winks*   I have to Confess mine would look something like what one would find if they were to fall down the Rabbit Hole and into Alice In Wonderland's World... an Alice who was the Offspring of Morticia Addams had Gomez been Gypsy Royalty or the Twin Brother of Jimi Hendrix perhaps.  *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/AVvXsEihUHV_P30Pxy7mAfRCg13psmNaBIUJZd-mhI6GLPRm46aNaBDhGk4ztB9EZ3GiSREvxJKtA6qpElgdr_Agq_1OiQ10KQzqEhMiFg4iUVTukuz-XSO2NnIaGJbFB85qcqbhz3J15siNsA0/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/AVvXsEihUHV_P30Pxy7mAfRCg13psmNaBIUJZd-mhI6GLPRm46aNaBDhGk4ztB9EZ3GiSREvxJKtA6qpElgdr_Agq_1OiQ10KQzqEhMiFg4iUVTukuz-XSO2NnIaGJbFB85qcqbhz3J15siNsA0/s1600/068.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Sure, I can Admire Traditionally Styled Spaces of any Genre too... but I would be most comfortable in Spaces that were Enchanting and Surreal, Spaces that looked like a Dreamscape come to Life.  Spaces where if a Unicorn were to trot by the window you wouldn't be at all surprised and it wouldn't look out of place or the least bit Unusual.  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEiyLaMBgDeenf7nYHRhPZAt6ahPd2NUgJmSDCDX9G9fxPdIVhYXcwcOevHourPe7t1u6uk5xwpQOy-ns6ubw_Ak-aAzZo2v7OrmzK178cc6UY4GVu0vqACBT7U1Gk8yNbOU3JxNpCLNDR4/s1600/110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLaMBgDeenf7nYHRhPZAt6ahPd2NUgJmSDCDX9G9fxPdIVhYXcwcOevHourPe7t1u6uk5xwpQOy-ns6ubw_Ak-aAzZo2v7OrmzK178cc6UY4GVu0vqACBT7U1Gk8yNbOU3JxNpCLNDR4/s1600/110.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>At times I haven't pulled back the reigns when I'm Styling my Personal Spaces and its raised some eyebrows to be sure.  *Winks*   And even when I feel I've Restrained myself, it's usually still quite Quirky to most folks since the Weird and the Wonderful have to co-exist with me for it to Feel like Home Sweet Home!</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/AVvXsEgEUn0eA9RNNdqna8DS1r5EOsvZ-zBaOxQE64ZFEnoCsvCW45IuIBLdrqk1r8fQpjf1ZOb0G8rRltVefBnsL1L97ZiF7NhYI-KBlCETfbYih9I6hkb7Jop_ypjF39JvwjGWseKY-wC_e3g/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUn0eA9RNNdqna8DS1r5EOsvZ-zBaOxQE64ZFEnoCsvCW45IuIBLdrqk1r8fQpjf1ZOb0G8rRltVefBnsL1L97ZiF7NhYI-KBlCETfbYih9I6hkb7Jop_ypjF39JvwjGWseKY-wC_e3g/s1600/113.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, I do have some Raw and Natural Elements... and some Refinement too... but mostly and generally the more Unusual the better in my book... or in my Rooms.  *Smiles*   But I also Confess that if I owned several properties I'd probably Style each one completely different.  Depending on the location of each property there would probably be distinctively different Elements comprising the Atmosphere of it.   One on the Beach would quite obviously have that Beach Cottage Style... unless it was in Bora Bora... and then it might be more distinctively Polynesian Style. </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Igm3RtLDXGH6H9Cb6d2zZuYDjxuxsp4BILbiMKaonfSpOKMFUS_n_MCbIZ6muxtZ94FsQ113EuRDCdrqvFNFzOGhabZOfMLsuUql77ycvDy_s5DVV5q9IIYHzVnFHKBu_kdmkkVZs9A/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Igm3RtLDXGH6H9Cb6d2zZuYDjxuxsp4BILbiMKaonfSpOKMFUS_n_MCbIZ6muxtZ94FsQ113EuRDCdrqvFNFzOGhabZOfMLsuUql77ycvDy_s5DVV5q9IIYHzVnFHKBu_kdmkkVZs9A/s1600/085.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A Cabin in the Woods would probably have loads of Nature blurring the distinction between being inside and being outside... and I don't know why, but a Rustic Retreat would definitely have more Hippie Elements thrown in were I to be Styling it... Commune Style I like to call it, getting back to the basics.</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/AVvXsEixgyr0BFLB4SKCspe-14-_SlyG30egSyn0k40XOcSPriytA5lmLwY_aGqUyeKjpFR83CYjGbtQrBIG_Zlmlm_tfUp8d84CYGMm3nYP6cCiF5LohD0Anom5TfW43ihkAhD3TSjhHpITkuc/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/AVvXsEixgyr0BFLB4SKCspe-14-_SlyG30egSyn0k40XOcSPriytA5lmLwY_aGqUyeKjpFR83CYjGbtQrBIG_Zlmlm_tfUp8d84CYGMm3nYP6cCiF5LohD0Anom5TfW43ihkAhD3TSjhHpITkuc/s1600/086.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A Penthouse in the City... why definitely Art Nouveau would dominate that Space... or maybe a splash of Hollywood Regency Styling... where a Gabor Sister would feel quite comfortable coming for Tea.</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/AVvXsEiN6tCmYBMesA33n94OgnJLwDWj65zCXKv03FEvpyNjCnWfbTt_NhUpSl4yrYjpymCvpzh4_kmWVSdkmJwvLEB8RNUkjxwix5atSVQ3oaA6vtn1Ib9_xGln4ZnGYk4Y7_-ny1qc76WumYs/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6tCmYBMesA33n94OgnJLwDWj65zCXKv03FEvpyNjCnWfbTt_NhUpSl4yrYjpymCvpzh4_kmWVSdkmJwvLEB8RNUkjxwix5atSVQ3oaA6vtn1Ib9_xGln4ZnGYk4Y7_-ny1qc76WumYs/s1600/088.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I realize that I personally have many facets to my Styling Preferences and it would be Dreamy to get to Style many different spaces just to see what it all would look like when each came together?</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/AVvXsEjwmHQJGDp6B-863lNrjLh-gYsLttumlo-HJ2EOTUK7HvWUMdQHm96RyWs5Khx48RDiFxZcclIe7MR24q6lXT2rKUzBK96y_A4GgXhqGiW_Gjfm6K5RDMR6cCBiwmM0_0yfTkIt9o52amY/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmHQJGDp6B-863lNrjLh-gYsLttumlo-HJ2EOTUK7HvWUMdQHm96RyWs5Khx48RDiFxZcclIe7MR24q6lXT2rKUzBK96y_A4GgXhqGiW_Gjfm6K5RDMR6cCBiwmM0_0yfTkIt9o52amY/s1600/069.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And perhaps that is why I Enjoy these Events so much... especially the Occassional Sales where everything starts as a Blank Canvas every Month and then a New Theme comes together and Transforms each Stylist's Space into something directly from the Canvas of their Imaginations and incorporating what they have so carefully Sourced as Inventory to bring it all to Life for our Enjoyment and Shopping Pleasure!</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/AVvXsEiMPFIxPK-67YoPWbU32C0MbsigTrhyjVOooD2XAnkv1_mCBCQkFLjW4agjMCqudQeVekjJBb8OX-Elo04szwbM8P-Ee7MzeLL0Bw5UacsMAB1sRJc7yQKsAm3Nqr9g9TvDEM4WbYK2akY/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPFIxPK-67YoPWbU32C0MbsigTrhyjVOooD2XAnkv1_mCBCQkFLjW4agjMCqudQeVekjJBb8OX-Elo04szwbM8P-Ee7MzeLL0Bw5UacsMAB1sRJc7yQKsAm3Nqr9g9TvDEM4WbYK2akY/s1600/102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The only thing I Enjoy more than seeing the Great Inventory other people Source... is the Thrill of the Hunt myself!   Turn me loose in a Junkyard and I've been Transported to Seventh Heaven, wading thru the Junk to find Rusty Gold.   Or visiting Op Shops and Tag Sales to see what other people's discarded Treasures can be Re-Found and Rescued!!!   Even combing the Beach, the Desert, Abandoned Spaces and Places is a total Rush to me!</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/AVvXsEidKH_BrPvN0NSXZLoIPQfv047LUJ4Cgr73xOh5V5v34TYr6HaRKshuw9ltpvUoybJyziFsZtOYTWgwFz1wZ44wfl5dq8c0wwKXznExChdnHxlAjzLQEkkMc7uLoQDxvj3dNLABaVmPf9Y/s1600/126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKH_BrPvN0NSXZLoIPQfv047LUJ4Cgr73xOh5V5v34TYr6HaRKshuw9ltpvUoybJyziFsZtOYTWgwFz1wZ44wfl5dq8c0wwKXznExChdnHxlAjzLQEkkMc7uLoQDxvj3dNLABaVmPf9Y/s1600/126.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I Hope that at least for Today, during your Visit, you too were Transported to some Magical Place or Space on the Canvas of your own Imagination via the Images Shared?   There will be loads more, I Promise, because I have chosen to lose and loose myself into Photography to Soothe and Feed my Soul lately.   And then try to find the Words later that will come with each Post... be it Fluff, Imaginings or Personal Revelations Shared with Blog Friends. </em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH-ZrkQT0SAEQ91VXcFqxX71kfHfTp8wQ_KGNYTm2dRkKv1G6bUYcf140Pxwzpa_2fAMWrVePqKPTueebhc4eGBlU-Ld1BNEhiZz_w3LTu7d2fvOnzA7tiQD_l42oJLTs0VvD_Znb4ZY/s1600/114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH-ZrkQT0SAEQ91VXcFqxX71kfHfTp8wQ_KGNYTm2dRkKv1G6bUYcf140Pxwzpa_2fAMWrVePqKPTueebhc4eGBlU-Ld1BNEhiZz_w3LTu7d2fvOnzA7tiQD_l42oJLTs0VvD_Znb4ZY/s1600/114.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I do so Enjoy your Visits, your Camaraderie and your Friendship here in the Land of Blog... even on days when my Crown is a little wonky and I'm not having such a Great Day... maybe even moreso on THOSE days actually!!!  *Winks*</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/AVvXsEhJGmBvHN6XTnmAvzpR2-3gFfQTs9kQgkBeIARx7_md6mnd-3L0RxksgzoT-w_pNumMd8VKg3ImpipGZKA7PKttGhh8KL8O50Gnq9GoRRWBLBQk32hOJWr9Fnpia3dtSQn3mp6zLhGhnqY/s1600/116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGmBvHN6XTnmAvzpR2-3gFfQTs9kQgkBeIARx7_md6mnd-3L0RxksgzoT-w_pNumMd8VKg3ImpipGZKA7PKttGhh8KL8O50Gnq9GoRRWBLBQk32hOJWr9Fnpia3dtSQn3mp6zLhGhnqY/s1600/116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Be sure to come back for MORE, because we've just scratched the surface... Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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Let's Go Christmas Shopping!

<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/AVvXsEhjhrmanI-4svg0b64jQEM2RWCXyvwf9SgR4JJsE1QFf-YkhviVLjwXkR4oEjM24f8Xqa7bvcFHMpG5LadDcWbqt6yCnWRdnersI634to4pBHRKcc8ehHC4lvphgUQB-h2t-l92Fbulwf8/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhrmanI-4svg0b64jQEM2RWCXyvwf9SgR4JJsE1QFf-YkhviVLjwXkR4oEjM24f8Xqa7bvcFHMpG5LadDcWbqt6yCnWRdnersI634to4pBHRKcc8ehHC4lvphgUQB-h2t-l92Fbulwf8/s640/037.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I bet I didn't hafta ask you twice, did I?  *Winks*  So, let's go Christmas Shopping together virtually shall we... as we trawl several of our Favorite Local Haunts and see what Great Inventory is awaiting us!</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/AVvXsEglwrxa0x_zOLLFbH06z3cIuiAAZNge3oWvnpbdjoAjr2wxYz8Jro6QOAAK7te7AQU7V1mSo38vImza18Bu7J5Md4Pk6FCaGVlDR85bPgAqoAOptJdyOT6gr1oe6MAGZpDy0a8bcIwP6GE/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/AVvXsEglwrxa0x_zOLLFbH06z3cIuiAAZNge3oWvnpbdjoAjr2wxYz8Jro6QOAAK7te7AQU7V1mSo38vImza18Bu7J5Md4Pk6FCaGVlDR85bPgAqoAOptJdyOT6gr1oe6MAGZpDy0a8bcIwP6GE/s640/032.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm a notorious Window Shopper... I absorb Inspiration from it and so I don't HAVE to really buy anything to thoroughly Enjoy myself.   It's a Feast for my Eyes just to go Shopping even if I have no Intentions of making a Purchase that day.  Though certainly if I happen to find the perfect Found Treasure or a Killer Deal I'm all over it too!  *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/AVvXsEjfx3ru8_8HX_17hHMhlJXNBGYuxH80GXU8W2RTjHq9m2tsZ29QhLWXZE2-6AnVVQp38gCr13hElk0Nztn1vmQyzGzCZxCyoX_oOg6uFlqw1NFeVftojI2Mw9urSvmBX-RnuhZ0Ek_mrCM/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx3ru8_8HX_17hHMhlJXNBGYuxH80GXU8W2RTjHq9m2tsZ29QhLWXZE2-6AnVVQp38gCr13hElk0Nztn1vmQyzGzCZxCyoX_oOg6uFlqw1NFeVftojI2Mw9urSvmBX-RnuhZ0Ek_mrCM/s640/023.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The sights, sounds and smells of Christmas are just Magical and so this time of year I particularly use any Excuse to get out and Window Shop to my Heart's Content and revel in the Atmosphere that is pure Christmas Enchantment and brings a Childlike Wonder to everything!</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/AVvXsEhtGKweIVo6nolK8P0h_VlPcUVE7JRzfeMIOiPOG6CmrzAkidczzhiqokDNHtUWM0n5tNlzsZ2xs1KGn0QE8ZO9COe6RE8hbV852PFlYfFXokq5BwQmEu6n6xVsELDgE6xt4l3OSppeECE/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/AVvXsEhtGKweIVo6nolK8P0h_VlPcUVE7JRzfeMIOiPOG6CmrzAkidczzhiqokDNHtUWM0n5tNlzsZ2xs1KGn0QE8ZO9COe6RE8hbV852PFlYfFXokq5BwQmEu6n6xVsELDgE6xt4l3OSppeECE/s640/026.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm also a great 'Pretender' as the G-Kids call it... I like to Pretend, along with them, that we're actually getting everything on our Window Shopping Spree.  Yes, we'll take that... and that... and that... it's such Fun to Pretend because Money is no object as you Indulge your Fantasies on the Canvas of your Imagination... and it's much easier on the Budget because there's no commitment, debt or Buyer's Remorse!  *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/AVvXsEhqQ_OwSW5xpgkCCXbnzumYvY48ufmgIysRZLNpLKYLHQH_CaWG_MguN5dyr2sTWhcCSLEFqE1t1cZvkm9W-mqajJGIrAz5y4qsTMN1hKpjfdKr3iyLKn1YRX9JKuFHFfGs5P3Uq5uFcqg/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ_OwSW5xpgkCCXbnzumYvY48ufmgIysRZLNpLKYLHQH_CaWG_MguN5dyr2sTWhcCSLEFqE1t1cZvkm9W-mqajJGIrAz5y4qsTMN1hKpjfdKr3iyLKn1YRX9JKuFHFfGs5P3Uq5uFcqg/s640/022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You can be really Impulsive and go to Town with your Buying Spree when it's just a Game and you're filling up your Fantasy Mansion with unlimited Fabulous stuff that you don't even have to agonize about where you're gonna put it or find a way to afford it!  *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/AVvXsEhFDtczdX38gCChVe1k8ieS3b2HRVYUvTutNhcMC9Q5z9cuybQ44bcovD6w5MuuTeYIRFfpy3o6q2XbcOHeqJrKSAefrS68iRRaoAQBQgnkUNsx84unEK8loGhIYu_xkmy-4QI18wDEuIY/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/AVvXsEhFDtczdX38gCChVe1k8ieS3b2HRVYUvTutNhcMC9Q5z9cuybQ44bcovD6w5MuuTeYIRFfpy3o6q2XbcOHeqJrKSAefrS68iRRaoAQBQgnkUNsx84unEK8loGhIYu_xkmy-4QI18wDEuIY/s640/027.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Or even fill up that Fantasy Brick and Mortar Warehouse size Shop you have as you go on an Imaginary 'Pick' and fill it up with Fabulous Finds for the throngs of Customers you're Sourcing for because you totally Sold Out of Inventory from your last Imaginary 'Pick'!  *Smiles*   Yes, that gorgeous Hand-Carved Antiques Sign is now hanging on a Shingle outside of my Huge Fantasy Loft Warehouse Shop on the Canvas of my Imagination!   You should see that Place inside my Head, it's beyond Awesome! *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/AVvXsEi9o_ilrS8G7Q1g-7ShuHwqY0aYn2c2q4sqCx4J0ch24tJL_bN3BJJdUzE90cLO7ZT2GB0ono0iXBue8lrN1jMg9vQvslBV3FRhyphenhyphen8D-7SLzdE_6-CpbvELZ-mUwRqIL8S-wNy5CYaE8mxk/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o_ilrS8G7Q1g-7ShuHwqY0aYn2c2q4sqCx4J0ch24tJL_bN3BJJdUzE90cLO7ZT2GB0ono0iXBue8lrN1jMg9vQvslBV3FRhyphenhyphen8D-7SLzdE_6-CpbvELZ-mUwRqIL8S-wNy5CYaE8mxk/s640/014.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There's loads of Pimped Out Taxidermy hanging all over the place in my Dream Warehouse Retail Shop!</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/AVvXsEiia8u_0Mq_zWvAGMIsKVnYnTNDGemRgOP3ENjOm4jf21efH7bO80eGEBxnA5efHNcz8IzgUmtOT0qdX9uqQDqKZUaGP5tqcN875jXQ4w_X_EWrvjsbXo-ZlUHBv467Mfn8I83vBeEPvlM/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia8u_0Mq_zWvAGMIsKVnYnTNDGemRgOP3ENjOm4jf21efH7bO80eGEBxnA5efHNcz8IzgUmtOT0qdX9uqQDqKZUaGP5tqcN875jXQ4w_X_EWrvjsbXo-ZlUHBv467Mfn8I83vBeEPvlM/s640/015.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This old boy was an Imaginary Purchase this day... and we're still Imagining the Tiara, strands of Pearls and Antique Italian Gesso Frame we'll eventually Source for him on the Canvas of our Imaginations.   That's part of the Game you see... and the Kiddos and I have such Fun 'Pretending' we're High Rollers on a Mega-Pick with an Unlimited Shopping Budget and a HUMONGOUS Shop to fill to the rafters, along with our Personal Mansions to fill as well!  *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/AVvXsEhGXLm_fit-dchgUCy217tFb0120zmB83_q0w2BWCBEP9JCOS2OYJIq2nabzaWzlaUVxfLAlqMAJMh4Wb4C9JFjaaXvSP4HJvptWLcDeSs7hUdy8NW68aRJ1MYJDorf1Ju7A7DGJQdavBQ/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXLm_fit-dchgUCy217tFb0120zmB83_q0w2BWCBEP9JCOS2OYJIq2nabzaWzlaUVxfLAlqMAJMh4Wb4C9JFjaaXvSP4HJvptWLcDeSs7hUdy8NW68aRJ1MYJDorf1Ju7A7DGJQdavBQ/s640/013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I always say if you're gonna Dream, DREAM BIG!!!   Kids tap into that Naturally, they have no limits to their Imaginations and what is Possible... and sadly, many Adults lose that "Anything and Everything is Possible" mentality and their Dreams shrink and can be so easily contained in what they now think to be Possible and/or Impossible for them.</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/AVvXsEjygkAgmCjrpPGwehV4FuVTVorTjvlPQb2LpiBkGqcKQKIZXLeLHaZmDtq4oh4S3ZGUBpVPzt8aXA8tv-9hR8wgVQ_vJNy-7f1UKRVh-XWGL_47s6lPiYHlUEC3OY0neo_Ha8UTxMbKuLU/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/AVvXsEjygkAgmCjrpPGwehV4FuVTVorTjvlPQb2LpiBkGqcKQKIZXLeLHaZmDtq4oh4S3ZGUBpVPzt8aXA8tv-9hR8wgVQ_vJNy-7f1UKRVh-XWGL_47s6lPiYHlUEC3OY0neo_Ha8UTxMbKuLU/s640/025.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm a Huge Dreamer... I've always Believed Anything and Everything IS POSSIBLE... I totally eliminated Impossible from my vocabulary and always set Lofty Grandoise Goals even into Adulthood.  So, many of those Goals were actually Attained... and many were Attained Prematurely, way ahead of Schedule.  You see, I firmly Believe that whether you Think you CAN or you Think you CAN'T you'll prove yourself to be Right.   I'd rather Think I CAN.  I firmly Believe in the Laws of Attraction, you tend to Attract what your Focus and Thoughts are upon most, whether Negative or Positive.</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/AVvXsEjepj0haiRMXtxHDRd6A0giHV9HTQkcPIOvQiLJ1vbbNOg38WiMPDHxtw-IedKhKU5vVZhT8KTfebxheNDdouble8DwbkC_KWGAaXx9PCyhO9eyfy4n-jjvZ72a-jAqEg-lzLDXk3kAxwo/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/AVvXsEjepj0haiRMXtxHDRd6A0giHV9HTQkcPIOvQiLJ1vbbNOg38WiMPDHxtw-IedKhKU5vVZhT8KTfebxheNDdouble8DwbkC_KWGAaXx9PCyhO9eyfy4n-jjvZ72a-jAqEg-lzLDXk3kAxwo/s640/024.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've rarely met a Child that didn't have Great Dream Capacity and Unlimited Imagination, they're just Hard Wired that way.   I like to Brainstorm with Children because they have absolutely Unlimited Vision and they don't yet know what allegedly can't be done!  And so... they will very likely be the first to DO what is said can't be done!</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/AVvXsEjHVCeHVXi-tROXYs1c9JCs8pG9xECiIO9TMHo6OMJOqdncmHG2NoAqYRd4NFnYCSFZS784m6CtnUvkfRGZRLHM-YCT-3Jj0-kVXWD6ESEd_5bpvI2AbCmzPRAWQLg4WWlfaGUfl2dELkE/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVCeHVXi-tROXYs1c9JCs8pG9xECiIO9TMHo6OMJOqdncmHG2NoAqYRd4NFnYCSFZS784m6CtnUvkfRGZRLHM-YCT-3Jj0-kVXWD6ESEd_5bpvI2AbCmzPRAWQLg4WWlfaGUfl2dELkE/s640/031.JPG" width="494" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>They are always their own kind of Beautiful, with few Inhibitions and Beautiful Free Spirits... until others begin to Influence them in the direction of Inhibition and Restrictions.</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/AVvXsEj7dJfuYjZDG-FzUDIdy_wItfT84zXIh7bFgFN89Gdy9JEr9LCsZxajMamSiF73FW_bc27rE-ZMECiDYUrRyyvtTwWT2lHM8lNoUvCVhGw2mkkNdkHMHHUmxma1DYfGGWFRLSKAn_I00rw/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dJfuYjZDG-FzUDIdy_wItfT84zXIh7bFgFN89Gdy9JEr9LCsZxajMamSiF73FW_bc27rE-ZMECiDYUrRyyvtTwWT2lHM8lNoUvCVhGw2mkkNdkHMHHUmxma1DYfGGWFRLSKAn_I00rw/s640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I like to see Younger Children get dressed up to go out... they don't care what anybody thinks about their Ensemble, if they're totally diggin' it they go with it.  And everybody thinks it's Cute, no matter how Avant-Garde because they're totally pulling it off with the utmost Confidence that they look Spectacular!   If you dare to have that same Mindset and Confidence as an Adult, I've found that you too can look Spectacular and Uniquely YOU regardless of Popular Opinion or the Critiques of those who Believe their way is the only way to go.</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/AVvXsEhLQngMsQHoQM-yrbBMtozjbK3BCtUEM5tC-XAo-Kaacjuq836LtthyphenhyphenhmkBP2RWCfzvRMGUkPMLPInMfBnlWlob38N1g71AG57InyZqT72hrjBnhwC8kHyU11__U1UTYRKvGzc4yKkTuQU/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/AVvXsEhLQngMsQHoQM-yrbBMtozjbK3BCtUEM5tC-XAo-Kaacjuq836LtthyphenhyphenhmkBP2RWCfzvRMGUkPMLPInMfBnlWlob38N1g71AG57InyZqT72hrjBnhwC8kHyU11__U1UTYRKvGzc4yKkTuQU/s640/036.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>You might even be Pleasantly Surprised at how many Sincere Compliments you will get when you go with what Speaks to your Heart and Soul and Follow it Confidently!   I do Believe we Connect with certain things for a Reason... at our Cores we really do know what we Love and are Attracted to... even if we don't fully Understand Why?</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/AVvXsEh2iXy4nPeNe_7pd8FFLNnBglR9Tbqi4wLVL08yjQIkBXlXwiPRrjkQuYqoufsF8FU_TQ1wx_6kcrMBjhwuudYkmoQFq5AcNSYj9YC5mU1M8dzxvQEPL_rTB6KzpQiWtF3wpjTPU4G2B_o/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iXy4nPeNe_7pd8FFLNnBglR9Tbqi4wLVL08yjQIkBXlXwiPRrjkQuYqoufsF8FU_TQ1wx_6kcrMBjhwuudYkmoQFq5AcNSYj9YC5mU1M8dzxvQEPL_rTB6KzpQiWtF3wpjTPU4G2B_o/s640/035.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've been Curious at times as to why certain things, certain colors, certain Styles, certain places and certain People are more Attractive to me... but it doesn't really matter Why.  It just matters that I Follow those Instincts and go with it, I've found that it makes Life easier and more Enriching for me because those Connections are just more Special and Abiding.</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/AVvXsEj9OwDTTNAlY7BWNvcloe-eqVjGTqhk6zyLbqae88mgdvm_0AIzaVGhOwtWEOZpr-XtgTrNmXDqX4DOKia-HNVazR8w2-ZPp7gMoyfFZTF4oWxM31XrkivKDqlKDZAG2qdHwNPX1-0xEnw/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OwDTTNAlY7BWNvcloe-eqVjGTqhk6zyLbqae88mgdvm_0AIzaVGhOwtWEOZpr-XtgTrNmXDqX4DOKia-HNVazR8w2-ZPp7gMoyfFZTF4oWxM31XrkivKDqlKDZAG2qdHwNPX1-0xEnw/s640/009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And sometimes when I'm on my Imaginary Shopping Sprees I do also pick up some Real Items that I Connect to... either for Resale or to Feather my own Nest.   I easily Feel that I could be a Personal Shopper because I so Enjoy the Process, even if the Product isn't for me!  *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/AVvXsEhAWwlMjavoKcvfRj6_uHki1BAkujEdCTjVz1Q0rNszg3kN6Z7NsxSRJ7VBWrjfoXlrdLtKW9vFUOA9dg9cMYejKR66S4MI79keb-WF16t59v9C6xtLNjigb3HNj6kFlgvnuhfQivt-UUo/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/AVvXsEhAWwlMjavoKcvfRj6_uHki1BAkujEdCTjVz1Q0rNszg3kN6Z7NsxSRJ7VBWrjfoXlrdLtKW9vFUOA9dg9cMYejKR66S4MI79keb-WF16t59v9C6xtLNjigb3HNj6kFlgvnuhfQivt-UUo/s640/010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>You wouldn't Believe how many times when I'm out and about I Discover Found Treasures that I just KNOW one of my other Friends or Family would be Ga-Ga over.  And I just have to get it for them or 'Pick' it for them to flip in their own Spaces if it's a total no-brainer that they would be loathe if they saw it and didn't pick it up!   No obligation of coarse, it's a Gift and we can always work something out in Trade later if they're more comfortable with a Trade rather than a No Special Occassion Gift.  My Friends and Family are all Generous Souls so we often Surprise each other for no particular reason and Believe in the Laws of Reciprocity... Givers always Gain... always.</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/AVvXsEh9cWz-I4w4QoyfCYoxizqg28MMvHOthYomEny5bhUUl2xbxZOXd_RypPUH9KS8EAc7jtbNY7ivym7Njv4OKB2wHCkgFkYBsePqN1yct421j2iYo_VOlfcrJ4dR9iMpAKo_CaflB8Djq40/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cWz-I4w4QoyfCYoxizqg28MMvHOthYomEny5bhUUl2xbxZOXd_RypPUH9KS8EAc7jtbNY7ivym7Njv4OKB2wHCkgFkYBsePqN1yct421j2iYo_VOlfcrJ4dR9iMpAKo_CaflB8Djq40/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Granted, there are always those Imaginary Purchases we would LIKE to be Real if Money were no object... this Chest was one of them for Yours Truly... isn't it Divine?!?   Yes, I most definitely have Champagne Taste on Beer Drinker's Money as my Dear Ole' Dad used to say... and total delusions of Grandeur!  *Winks*   If I didn't have a Penny to my name I'd still go for the Good Stuff and have the Trappings of Oppulence some kind of way with the use of Imagination and Resourcefulness, which are Free by the way and everyone Possesses to some degree.  *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/AVvXsEiKiK6OSeWKyd9VVhCakeAzrKm2LgWnOJCS03mR_aurROjYuZUITO4uvJHe2SzPZbzzdxDaEIWfPUVKvUdnh6NicHJiCop5A7rMtY8CokkUDva8zOoJIt31AMj-bplKh35lb1bHpV01008/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiK6OSeWKyd9VVhCakeAzrKm2LgWnOJCS03mR_aurROjYuZUITO4uvJHe2SzPZbzzdxDaEIWfPUVKvUdnh6NicHJiCop5A7rMtY8CokkUDva8zOoJIt31AMj-bplKh35lb1bHpV01008/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>What are the most Imaginative and Resourceful things you've done my Friends?</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/AVvXsEgFu7HS5z3ZP_M6lV39hur6ZV9QEVqgt6dPgXLav5CBIVjpghjB8p4ZdvQX4rbtlCukRh9_0j3FocsKeTBJkwT0r7hCubkVga0zMbPUZO7t58eq8HJCC3tAtFcFpQqqRCH1xFVwmT6rs5M/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFu7HS5z3ZP_M6lV39hur6ZV9QEVqgt6dPgXLav5CBIVjpghjB8p4ZdvQX4rbtlCukRh9_0j3FocsKeTBJkwT0r7hCubkVga0zMbPUZO7t58eq8HJCC3tAtFcFpQqqRCH1xFVwmT6rs5M/s640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I do Hope you will always hold onto the Capacity for Imagining and being Resourceful, it will Serve you well all your Life.   In fact, it will make the Magic come to Life in your 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/AVvXsEicNOG4x7fEZVci2aHFnVMyd3W50Nihp8D_Zk34shWPG6wZTXp2MtMKnKG8Ap_XBiI2MYCmP220i2271_GUefQwfLKLjCdql3k9uidf2umP1CWR-jeUG7CKGGwr2juk9QKN1cV7FlgQsCA/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/AVvXsEicNOG4x7fEZVci2aHFnVMyd3W50Nihp8D_Zk34shWPG6wZTXp2MtMKnKG8Ap_XBiI2MYCmP220i2271_GUefQwfLKLjCdql3k9uidf2umP1CWR-jeUG7CKGGwr2juk9QKN1cV7FlgQsCA/s640/029.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I Hope you're having Fun joining us on this Virtual Chistmas Shopping Spree?  Because I had such Fun bringing it to you through the Eye of my lens.</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/AVvXsEgDHjRRLTXtMfFByOkCqzeZIMXl4PZH_RNNIQeSEaE30ZkOGTPGzIk68VPe0aLx6J5WpOiAEtcBo68ANFzIFSDus3XukAaGmbpclu6lQeLxNgpyGyJXVRXUBjwxXkVBsD-nL2LJYU3PQqI/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHjRRLTXtMfFByOkCqzeZIMXl4PZH_RNNIQeSEaE30ZkOGTPGzIk68VPe0aLx6J5WpOiAEtcBo68ANFzIFSDus3XukAaGmbpclu6lQeLxNgpyGyJXVRXUBjwxXkVBsD-nL2LJYU3PQqI/s640/071.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Because though we might not be able to Purchase everything that catches our Eye, and Lord knows we wouldn't have the room to put it even if we could... *Smiles*... we can sort of have it via the Images we Capture of it, can't we?   That's why I Enjoy the Art of Photography so much actually... Preserving that which had Inspired or Captivated me, even if I couldn't bring it Home and Possess 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/AVvXsEisz8MpmByFk2oMRB8qjKi39J7MKhT6m9W9xvQR8rT-CqzDzwHbR9uvMTSbREzf1nQcD4Vc0FazWZe9kzjOfbyluwajX6fyqwBtD-7fJZtau06UK3soS_K5_h7_aMcoup3Vmm2IrGFluT4/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz8MpmByFk2oMRB8qjKi39J7MKhT6m9W9xvQR8rT-CqzDzwHbR9uvMTSbREzf1nQcD4Vc0FazWZe9kzjOfbyluwajX6fyqwBtD-7fJZtau06UK3soS_K5_h7_aMcoup3Vmm2IrGFluT4/s640/077.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Preserving Delightful Vignettes and Artfully Designed Spaces Inspires me so much that I thoroughly Enjoy re-visiting them in the Images Captured... either by myself or others.   Which is one of the Great Appeals of the Land of Blog isn't 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/AVvXsEiQtxm3YArmfLxpYFO-WUbw7VZwUZVLwS8IZaDqcn-lnVMFpEOXqMobzeK4lf5Qe0FkhTNKtIReD_GrP3el_MritSnt_Hr8BfPkkjeyn4VYMd210LUppRkhvJNGnU9mY2CBW2oqZNqDDV0/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtxm3YArmfLxpYFO-WUbw7VZwUZVLwS8IZaDqcn-lnVMFpEOXqMobzeK4lf5Qe0FkhTNKtIReD_GrP3el_MritSnt_Hr8BfPkkjeyn4VYMd210LUppRkhvJNGnU9mY2CBW2oqZNqDDV0/s640/066.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I Hope we'll go Shopping again together soon, because I had such a Good Time with you... Christmas Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Let's Go Christmas Shopping!

I bet I didn't hafta ask you twice, did I?  *Winks*  So, let's go Christmas Shopping together virtually shall we... as we trawl seve...

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Gypsy Trades And Craft Store Sales

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1c0eEtw5mE/UPYwYIevlUI/AAAAAAAA5T8/sVcXON5qenY/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z1c0eEtw5mE/UPYwYIevlUI/AAAAAAAA5T8/sVcXON5qenY/s640/001.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>Two things I Love and Live for... a good Gypsy Trade and The Thrill Of The Hunt for a Bargain!  Tuesday I had a blend of both... and it doesn't get much better than that!  First my Friend Myko and I conducted a Gypsy Trade and so now the Greek Trophy Studmuffin joins his Greek Trophy Goddess Mate at Bohemian Valhalla!   They belong Together as a Set and its Sweet that they didn't have to break up and end up in different Homes.  Orphaned Pieces previously part of a Set are never as much of a Statement as when they were Together and remain United.</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="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p6SNWLFGpso/UPYwhaucfTI/AAAAAAAA5UE/Cm9Qf5ov0TI/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p6SNWLFGpso/UPYwhaucfTI/AAAAAAAA5UE/Cm9Qf5ov0TI/s640/002.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And a 'Trophy' of some kind is always exhilerating to come Home with, right?  It makes you feel positively like an Olympic Athlete!  *Winks*   I'm always willing to Work a Good Gypsy Trade... so keep that in mind anytime you wanna Negotiate a Barter.  To me Trading always means that both Parties leave Mutually Satisfied with the Transaction and nobody has to Compromise or Lose.  I'd rather Trade Services for Services and Items for Items than do a Monetary Exchange anyway, because then Money and Economics is no longer a Barrier for obtaining what you or the other Person Wants, Desires or Needs.   I remember my Parents Working Trades all of the time and it was always Mutually Beneficial, even in Personal Hard Times and during a 'Down' Economic Turn.</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="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Of1wRaIB_o/UPYwvssGRyI/AAAAAAAA5UM/mLZT0BmnRhY/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="536" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Of1wRaIB_o/UPYwvssGRyI/AAAAAAAA5UM/mLZT0BmnRhY/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But I'm always Game for The Thrill Of The Hunt too... and 'Scoring' a Good Bargain.  SALE is one of the few four letter words that doesn't offend anyone.  *LOL*  And a Craft Store Sale... where the Raw Materials for Creating something Special are marked 50% to 80% off... well, you KNOW I was gonna be there!  *Winks*   I really like the 'Industrial Chic' Line by Susan Lenart Kazmer and the 'art-i-cake' Line by Amy Labbe, they are Personal Favs... because Quirky Assemblage and Collage Style Bling is just my Style.  And when it's marked 50% off or more... I'm seriously stocking up!!! </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="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NM7HkQfM91k/UPYw4GOfDrI/AAAAAAAA5UU/lU9iumD_p0I/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NM7HkQfM91k/UPYw4GOfDrI/AAAAAAAA5UU/lU9iumD_p0I/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Toss in that some of my Fav Bohemian Style Cling Stamps were marked 80% off... and I felt like a Looter during a Riot!  Seriously, by the time something you really wanted anyway is at a markdown of 80% to 90% off you're practically Stealing it.  Is this for Real?  I was pinching myself as I left the Store to make sure I wasn't Dreaming!  I Love to Stamp Tea Stained Price Tags with Boheme' Images... sure, you don't <u>have to</u> make everything a piece of Art and Beautiful, but I say, <u>why not</u>?!  I Embellish just about everything I put my hands on... it's my Gift.  *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="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HK0xtS-uGuA/UPYxDxRMHiI/AAAAAAAA5Uc/gKNG955wdMg/s1600/263179171944280924_RroLhIJm_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HK0xtS-uGuA/UPYxDxRMHiI/AAAAAAAA5Uc/gKNG955wdMg/s640/263179171944280924_RroLhIJm_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color: #38761d;">SOURCE: Pinterest</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color: black;">And the Final Image for a Heady Dose of Cottage Remodel Inspiration comes from this Idyllic Scene... YES... I can definitely Envision that back Storage Cottage coming to Life and resembling this on the Exterior now.  In fact, I even have Stone Facade Elements that can be attached to the Wood Frame that currently exists and this would be 'Desert Do-able' so I Plan to utilize it for my Exterior Inspiration.  In case any of you are Wondering what 'Desert Do-able' means?  When you live in a harsh Extreme Climate, not everything on Pinterest is possible, practical or feasible.   Whatever I do has to be able to withstand and thrive 117+ degree Scorching Desert Heat in the Summer and bitter Cold Evenings that chill you to the bone.  This WOULD work with Desert Wildflower and Xeriscape plantings to get the full Effect... and Spanish Terra Cotta Tile Roofing and Fieldstone are a Southwest Fav anyway for this Climate. </span></em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>May you too have Zen Days and Daily Inspiration my Friends... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

Gypsy Trades And Craft Store Sales

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Maturity never dulled my Imagination and Dreams... and in Adulthood I found that I Connected with and became Friends with many others who didn't either.   </em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZbMtpdUowYbBfuFnTpYupb3BjNKwFZJYCIfFfTIeFcXibizo6k_I9tfvsg42NAUIZJLBpZx0_ZPKXUObEuNFk5jy4oUtF53Zsjf4EAFfo2v3-jMSe4VUYRCMHMSS0O-3Oe0Iz_LfzVVo/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/AVvXsEhdZbMtpdUowYbBfuFnTpYupb3BjNKwFZJYCIfFfTIeFcXibizo6k_I9tfvsg42NAUIZJLBpZx0_ZPKXUObEuNFk5jy4oUtF53Zsjf4EAFfo2v3-jMSe4VUYRCMHMSS0O-3Oe0Iz_LfzVVo/s640/131.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><em>They never lost the ability to bring a Fantasy Scape to Life with Artistic Flair and heavy doses of Inspiration.  From a mere Thought and an Idea... which is what all Creativity and Creation is Manifested from.  We have all the Raw Materials that the Master Creator Endowed us with and Provided so Generously.  He Created us in His Image which is why we're Creative Beings... and He left the Creating of what we don't already have TO US... out of the Raw Materials that we already Possess!   It's only one IDEA away from Becoming your Reality my Friends!</em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADuxhSfFEjkRgO7ysKnTk9qecH5zk1jZPNT5zJ3hP8SLFjjEn1PJ3bpdjRq_0JXr_6tgjWvg69x9oGyZKuHbEhAMc3_X5rM9cv2-bh6iAOqdBQlLscqCDryoQEURXfDbTh1q7DHfBAYSk/s1600/111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADuxhSfFEjkRgO7ysKnTk9qecH5zk1jZPNT5zJ3hP8SLFjjEn1PJ3bpdjRq_0JXr_6tgjWvg69x9oGyZKuHbEhAMc3_X5rM9cv2-bh6iAOqdBQlLscqCDryoQEURXfDbTh1q7DHfBAYSk/s640/111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em>What would YOU bring to Life from your Imaginings and Ideas my Friends?  When was the last time you paid a Visit to the Realm of your Childhood Fantasies and the Enchanting Places you Dreamed up and used to spend Quality Time in when you Believed anything and everything was possible?   If its been a while I'm sure you've been Missed there... and Returning is very likely to Spark Creativity and Rekindle the Fire and Vision so that once again anything and everything will be possible in your World!  Everybody has Ideas, tap into yours.   And on this New Year's Eve my Hope for you is that you Renew and move forward towards your Hopes, Vision and Dreams with tenacity and Faith that you will Attain them.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUCDybpyvAfPDHnMqW2UDbUItjtckTo8adBL7fvAHl-Ll3Qh2Mf91M5vdvJbMPT218cRt_hfdgwBUZ0xqWlvp0uhbBiPQWaigdhYbjMH3vhPUmaXyrr9Lf3evwiDFNMs3wB6FJZXb_egi/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUCDybpyvAfPDHnMqW2UDbUItjtckTo8adBL7fvAHl-Ll3Qh2Mf91M5vdvJbMPT218cRt_hfdgwBUZ0xqWlvp0uhbBiPQWaigdhYbjMH3vhPUmaXyrr9Lf3evwiDFNMs3wB6FJZXb_egi/s640/014.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>As the New Year quickly approaches and the Old Year is drawing to a close, I've been Meditating upon my own Ideas... because it is only our own Ideas that WE can bring to Life and have a Responsibility for Manifesting.  If you have gotten a Word, a Thought that has brought forth an Idea and done nothing with it you must always ask yourself Why?  I've been asking myself this Important Question... because I know I'm only one Idea away from that which I've very likely been Praying for and Dreaming of... how about you?</em></div><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ0m7uKDmUqHJS9E1qToO62-4bbM2e0fjAnVXsmFYiRMfo2YhhFfD04gX1cmFMyT2Xquvumbrbdph9H2kHcWPziKOVkQVDzHJkEkOY109iMS3OZeBDtXXiXkGNxi2TJpSQaRqh6POiWIi/s1600/397594_506962489348735_969357655_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ0m7uKDmUqHJS9E1qToO62-4bbM2e0fjAnVXsmFYiRMfo2YhhFfD04gX1cmFMyT2Xquvumbrbdph9H2kHcWPziKOVkQVDzHJkEkOY109iMS3OZeBDtXXiXkGNxi2TJpSQaRqh6POiWIi/s640/397594_506962489348735_969357655_n.png" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div align="center"><br /><em>Be Safe and not too much of a Party Animal my Friends!  And when you wake up New Year's Day... if you're in the Valley Of The Sun... stop by for our New Year's Bash at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO WEST</span></strong></a>!  I'll be Working 9:00 to 1:00 New Year's Day so I'll Hopefully see you there!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... a Place of Bears in Crowns and other Adventures... AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div></div>

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