Now That's Behind Us... Let's Continue To Move Forward

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><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/AVvXsEh392-WO3Twc00OWRTFxmUbVovM7hiTRgFfHza6gxCrxhovp1Qte0kTl6KUtddmnB1Tt1pdQbO1Uv4Iyg3krd2nHrAoy2J-A_9Moz04tAPltR_04OcGCH1pMMWsIqkx22z7Y3iRHOh7kRY/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh392-WO3Twc00OWRTFxmUbVovM7hiTRgFfHza6gxCrxhovp1Qte0kTl6KUtddmnB1Tt1pdQbO1Uv4Iyg3krd2nHrAoy2J-A_9Moz04tAPltR_04OcGCH1pMMWsIqkx22z7Y3iRHOh7kRY/s1600/016.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span class="userContent"></span><br /><span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_531bca4158ad50298133936" style="text-align: center;"><em>Princess T had her Surgery yesterday Morning and everything went well. The Nurses even suited up her fav Teddy Bear she brought with her in Scrubs!  *Smiles*  We had exceptional Care at John C. Lincoln Hospital and they made the day and a half we sta<span class="text_exposed_show">yed there so much less stressful for us both.</span></em></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GM1-Y2r2h-NCo0O36A2Iil6uEaMMXUHYIQBdpLo1C6iAOeGYya8TDh9CURV2NZT3BrPyZkOU4FA-khHG0dBCcEpP0ZoGyjXkBY7czD3QCdZm7a5GLdvV-Zjs2RYguN_sPBPlbmra66E/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GM1-Y2r2h-NCo0O36A2Iil6uEaMMXUHYIQBdpLo1C6iAOeGYya8TDh9CURV2NZT3BrPyZkOU4FA-khHG0dBCcEpP0ZoGyjXkBY7czD3QCdZm7a5GLdvV-Zjs2RYguN_sPBPlbmra66E/s1600/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show">This is her right after getting out of Surgery... she is now Home recovering, it will take about two weeks for her to fully recover and I'm Hopeful the pathology comes back okay on what was removed. For some reason Blogger Image Download has added an un-natural Yellowed Tint Wash to all the Images I took in the Hospital that even trying to Photoshop won't remove??!?? It didn't show up in the actual Images or the Facebook loads... very odd... but I didn't want you thinking I'd dyed and hi-lited her hair Blonde or that she looks this washed out and sallow now, she still has her lovely swarthy Olive complexion! *LOL*</span></em></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0MAHMIE4Xeoh5gCQ6mIyENpCl_cP3LjMOsWno324xmQqklqVU6jKgaMneAWSbLm5ApYWNhKnEUHIufhxXsBujNoB7gekHl3D5CHaFX7RT2yEaJTvZ6e9CaWBdDvt2oCSuD8k1kel70U/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/AVvXsEjh0MAHMIE4Xeoh5gCQ6mIyENpCl_cP3LjMOsWno324xmQqklqVU6jKgaMneAWSbLm5ApYWNhKnEUHIufhxXsBujNoB7gekHl3D5CHaFX7RT2yEaJTvZ6e9CaWBdDvt2oCSuD8k1kel70U/s1600/022.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>They had very nice meals... so it was a shame that she could barely swallow any of it... tho' while she still had the effects of the anesthesia dulling her pain she managed to polish off half of this first meal.  So our biggest obstacle will still be keeping her hydrated and fed at Home sufficiently as she recovers.   And getting this new CPS Insurance to cover her pain meds, since for some strange reason they only want to approve and pay for half of what the Surgeon ordered!?!  WTF!?!   So we only have five days worth instead of ten, even the Pharmacist was shocked they refused to Approve the rest of the Medication!!! </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/AVvXsEh4doMH09XF2lYPglh391g4j8JuU_xJop0O6R1OqZSQN0fBFtCHanGkotrd5xaORJI0Mtx2vc8HLiAHvPzEHkUlZRNyT2Xj-kesMHXHvQOJJzAONJ6pvhyRqD91a7akRUS_I7-NjWM3WKA/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4doMH09XF2lYPglh391g4j8JuU_xJop0O6R1OqZSQN0fBFtCHanGkotrd5xaORJI0Mtx2vc8HLiAHvPzEHkUlZRNyT2Xj-kesMHXHvQOJJzAONJ6pvhyRqD91a7akRUS_I7-NjWM3WKA/s1600/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em> This replacement Insurance CPS mandated is allegedly superior to our previous Insurance, which never refused to approve, cover or provide anything the Children's Doctor's ordered as necessary and we never had any problems with all these years.  So I'm not convinced the Foster Care System's Insurance IS better and not happy we had no say-so in keeping our old Insurance for them.  So, now I have to battle them Monday morning to cover the other half of the painkillers she'll need so that she can swallow, have her pain managed, stay sufficiently hydrated and not have excess swelling that could send her back into the Hospital!!!   *Grrrrrrr!!!  May I say it yet again, The System sucks!* </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGIUKAy3u-JeEbsJYfTGpxHUXz9aT6R4gFh3WWgsSZONrxLh4E0DazmijV-RM3C0v9nV1UOWPS23jFy5WobYnFD_EPHcx6eNl8KjM6bVan_ZSQ7ecja60CXqar94YT1uRJ1m17KMBPyg/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/AVvXsEgkGIUKAy3u-JeEbsJYfTGpxHUXz9aT6R4gFh3WWgsSZONrxLh4E0DazmijV-RM3C0v9nV1UOWPS23jFy5WobYnFD_EPHcx6eNl8KjM6bVan_ZSQ7ecja60CXqar94YT1uRJ1m17KMBPyg/s1600/035.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="text_exposed_show"></span></em> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><em>And today, when we finally got Home from the Hospital this Afternoon and I got her settled in and down for a Nap, I was able to make a quick pitstop at our Antique Mall to foof my Showrooms and see how the Big Sale Celebrating the Second Anniversary of our location was going.   And I Won one of the ten free T-Shirts an Hour they were having in the Give-Away Drawings throughout the day!  *Whoo Hoo!*  It's actually more a Violet hue than the weird download color Blogger is making it today... I sure Hope this Blogger download odd coloration situation gets fixed soon... its making my Images look like crap compared to the Originals!  *Le Sigh*  They were also serving up a Free Lunch for everyone and the Sale continues thru Tomorrow... so come on down and 'Score' 15% off your entire Purchase and get in the Drawing to Win your Free T-Shirt too!!!</em></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2BeLOiOAF8CS-hbP0bqqQHHzaq-oTwWA1NXyGB3huzwLN5ncGlyNPWl2S5YZwJC4IBbJPgl0Urqo4qvdNV5uv0P4bQx5Tg-_L5FEpuW5VsZUjcX1VbQf8c99HyHaU-VFuuOPz1Sd3f4/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2BeLOiOAF8CS-hbP0bqqQHHzaq-oTwWA1NXyGB3huzwLN5ncGlyNPWl2S5YZwJC4IBbJPgl0Urqo4qvdNV5uv0P4bQx5Tg-_L5FEpuW5VsZUjcX1VbQf8c99HyHaU-VFuuOPz1Sd3f4/s1600/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><em>Yes, I bought a few small Treasures since they were on Sale... this Vintage Ocelot Wrap from a New Dealer's Booth that has loads of Retro Fashions... and two 1960's Horse Show Ribbons, from my Friend Shelly's Showroom.</em></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><em></em></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I just have to get to it now that we have some of the Personal Drama behind us and can finally move forward with a bit less to have concerns about and keep me from Living the Dream!  *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/AVvXsEg8TjCRJxmLI9mpJX3Gt-Lfp_hu1ZpuPQQLNawwhEzYYerve3uY5zZ3Q34DHnU-xvnk3sXEyi4c225UuJklOdQ4c3Nc8fJHC5vGo46RBF1k6YwaWuo154IaKTNnfYrxVLs_jgr-jVVa0jQ/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/AVvXsEg8TjCRJxmLI9mpJX3Gt-Lfp_hu1ZpuPQQLNawwhEzYYerve3uY5zZ3Q34DHnU-xvnk3sXEyi4c225UuJklOdQ4c3Nc8fJHC5vGo46RBF1k6YwaWuo154IaKTNnfYrxVLs_jgr-jVVa0jQ/s1600/001.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Showroom #133 still has whatever Weird and Wonderful I can Source... the Goth and Rocker Youths seem to Love that Room best... </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/AVvXsEiNsjDK7tLRVzo1sMdnFh4ZOll-0AKk9h2oL-fNaRGjfpiXK6wP8Yr1MXrQRTZLfHDI1gKCIuZ0MzTlYMQ1SH0d5y05dqeMk2SsfA_ct-8Y7MVcZ34ryaFGzVXVVJP0hs96vLk_Mipc5Zo/s1600/186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsjDK7tLRVzo1sMdnFh4ZOll-0AKk9h2oL-fNaRGjfpiXK6wP8Yr1MXrQRTZLfHDI1gKCIuZ0MzTlYMQ1SH0d5y05dqeMk2SsfA_ct-8Y7MVcZ34ryaFGzVXVVJP0hs96vLk_Mipc5Zo/s1600/186.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>So any Oddities, Gothic Antiquities and Vintage Rock Memorabilia always sells out fast!  This Kinder Goth Doll Sold within hours of being put up for Sale...</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/AVvXsEh__Xk-EFwfVrb3fLqkId8mgh0GKLJIgvFMuuQd-3AAGOOcAM2I7LoRFjyJsjMfQ2OLsczx-NFQdyv-wIQrMDf240UVG7QR_nA8AzUzrtGzUb_xMSdQQ4YjRP_s-7TB3x9rybr26vA1E4U/s1600/187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__Xk-EFwfVrb3fLqkId8mgh0GKLJIgvFMuuQd-3AAGOOcAM2I7LoRFjyJsjMfQ2OLsczx-NFQdyv-wIQrMDf240UVG7QR_nA8AzUzrtGzUb_xMSdQQ4YjRP_s-7TB3x9rybr26vA1E4U/s1600/187.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And Vintage Ouija Boards sell out as fast as I can Source them even without the Planchettes so I'm almost always Sold Out... I've got requests for more from some of my Regulars so I never pass one up when I can locate them.  And even incomplete Planchettes still Sell quickly.</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/AVvXsEhGFoSztBP31BB2q9Pr76cQUCOV7Seh5hOto6CbBd0qlaP6R2wLEAEmfEdZWvt4hiisxOKNrl7iSf5SMSPvLeAxHTxWrAZXqJhmqQm8wSVzQD6Tr3WEk1CdXeVZ2y4-vGlqgFlbU_kLqWc/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/AVvXsEhGFoSztBP31BB2q9Pr76cQUCOV7Seh5hOto6CbBd0qlaP6R2wLEAEmfEdZWvt4hiisxOKNrl7iSf5SMSPvLeAxHTxWrAZXqJhmqQm8wSVzQD6Tr3WEk1CdXeVZ2y4-vGlqgFlbU_kLqWc/s1600/002.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"><em>And since the Weird and the Wonderful just happens to be more 'Full On Me' than most other Inventory, I'm SLOWLY morphing that Showroom into what I REALLY want it to be and see how that Vibe will be received?  My Vision would be for it to one day resemble an Oddities Of Phoenix with a Hippie Gypsy Twist that would give my Generation a Flashback to the Sixties.  *Winks*</em></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"><span class="text_exposed_show"></span><span class="text_exposed_show"></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-59o3v6ZrU5Jf10KskQEwEDKVud5i_73b71iy57P6IjEja9-7pninKZKBXutOebTQsIB4L6OxhHkYoAg_b-3-V_5XHKWJ9BHIgf5JguCLUd7llM8F6bG0n5KMtbadl-bgyKUTuhxWz4/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-59o3v6ZrU5Jf10KskQEwEDKVud5i_73b71iy57P6IjEja9-7pninKZKBXutOebTQsIB4L6OxhHkYoAg_b-3-V_5XHKWJ9BHIgf5JguCLUd7llM8F6bG0n5KMtbadl-bgyKUTuhxWz4/s1600/054.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But for now I mostly Source what the Local Demographic Desires and turns fast because I want to keep things moving and Fresh, keeping my Customers Happy and making some extra Cash.  No matter how much I Love something, if it's not Selling, I'm not buying it for Re-Sale purposes to fill my Showrooms with.  My Retail Spaces aren't Warehouses to store my Stuff that won't fit into my Home.  *LOL*  Believe me, I've seen some Vendors who are still very in Love with their Stuff and it's obvious they really aren't ready to part with it and probably don't care if they ever Sell any of it. </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/AVvXsEhC-6j6DvHGoiENGaKcjnMQT2C7joMDEymnTfWuK1dMqjNQNdcXibQmJOYPxF7u5roTwGaIJ_EvFzB_tgAQMAsjkthNYfwIjZX-gWLJCln4C9u-EHgiNwVTtqatxRF16qFNpEkAhIN5fSE/s1600/191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-6j6DvHGoiENGaKcjnMQT2C7joMDEymnTfWuK1dMqjNQNdcXibQmJOYPxF7u5roTwGaIJ_EvFzB_tgAQMAsjkthNYfwIjZX-gWLJCln4C9u-EHgiNwVTtqatxRF16qFNpEkAhIN5fSE/s1600/191.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now... that said, I gotta still Love it to some degree or I won't Source or Sell it and Display it in my Showrooms, it has to Enhance my Spaces in some way... something about it has to Appeal to me at some level, I'm really anal like that.  *Winks*  There has to be some Cohesiveness to it all even if it's Eclectic in Nature.   </em><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV-rdZ6W5WU4xT1N5PoxycHghxEShv0Ew_zgoJUm0XBHa-ao3nb_USFV2eUm86zwoNuvouSqLbqqe_T_RMyaAExN_4VRfZCn8PHlFzUOxkbmppsPZgNsN_GXlrpq5gqrbc2mUfqy4dCo/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/AVvXsEhlV-rdZ6W5WU4xT1N5PoxycHghxEShv0Ew_zgoJUm0XBHa-ao3nb_USFV2eUm86zwoNuvouSqLbqqe_T_RMyaAExN_4VRfZCn8PHlFzUOxkbmppsPZgNsN_GXlrpq5gqrbc2mUfqy4dCo/s1600/026.JPG" width="597" /></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;"> </div><em>But I often do Sell what I'm not really all that 'into' myself if it looks real Cool to me.  Example: I am NOT a Doll Collector or even a Doll Person per se... though I do like and have a Collection of Creepy Antique Doll Parts at Home... but Hand Crafted OOAK Dolls, especially those with a Rustic Vibe and Tea Stained or Vintage Textiles Wardrobe do Sell very well in my Showrooms, so they've now become a staple, especially in Showroom #114 since my Customers are totally diggin' em.  And certain Collector Limited Edition Dolls also do very well.</em><br /><em></em><br /><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/AVvXsEgq7PIHEEeCUc619_FJNT3q4Sqm12stYNFw2i7GgVpVYdg6mZ1xRKslCw3oPvq98hEOe08ookdYQ0qd2qD-R9iJvsU56bKglNOYxIxkfH5pBs1ANt1Y85kNsb2yvW6UNnmsdmsbR8IiqUk/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/AVvXsEgq7PIHEEeCUc619_FJNT3q4Sqm12stYNFw2i7GgVpVYdg6mZ1xRKslCw3oPvq98hEOe08ookdYQ0qd2qD-R9iJvsU56bKglNOYxIxkfH5pBs1ANt1Y85kNsb2yvW6UNnmsdmsbR8IiqUk/s1600/025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> </div><div align="center"><br /><em>This one looked Boheme' enough to go with Showroom #114's Vibe, Loving her Cut Velvet Gown and Bling in fact!  *LOL*</em><br /> </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/AVvXsEjcyWoDR8odTCWA6iYwk-tqTlYVP3oYJuE_zq5DhwaUg2ANiqwmU5xu5Clq-c4y7adntg5NpuHAzSt8zm_NX9xHAbkhZPArAFlXhk4sS-wbe4SUjK01RnycDzYkltO6YKrXn6wDsIOKPYs/s1600/193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyWoDR8odTCWA6iYwk-tqTlYVP3oYJuE_zq5DhwaUg2ANiqwmU5xu5Clq-c4y7adntg5NpuHAzSt8zm_NX9xHAbkhZPArAFlXhk4sS-wbe4SUjK01RnycDzYkltO6YKrXn6wDsIOKPYs/s1600/193.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 align="center"><em>   One thing I've learned Selling at an Antique Mall, what Sells even ten miles down the road and is Hot with that Demographic or totally On-Trend Worldwide, might just languish in some Locales.  Every Area seems to have their specific Preferences and if you're Selling in that Locale you better have your finger on the pulse of what they Desire <strong><span style="color: #990000;"><u>there</u></span></strong>.  Some Demographics follow Trends, some are more Traditional, some more Nostalgic, some more Experimental and ahead of the Curve Visionary-Wise... it just depends.   And if they tell me what they're diggin', that's what I'll keep my peepers peeled for when on the Thrill Of The Hunt!  It's kinda like being a Personal Shopper in a way, once you get a good Following that frequent your Spaces regularly and are Eager to see what you've Found for them now.</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/AVvXsEiupR1zkZDVgGIeXlWAdRbaqoneaAu1N3rzGcN-v0KbFuOXqZUemavELuxxtVTCsIocsZrf6HKuHGa0wUzaThiZNpcbfnHYBgfMoODXWY-3Cvd-91APAS5zu_vl-EZhWArCBMZ1CJJK9Ww/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupR1zkZDVgGIeXlWAdRbaqoneaAu1N3rzGcN-v0KbFuOXqZUemavELuxxtVTCsIocsZrf6HKuHGa0wUzaThiZNpcbfnHYBgfMoODXWY-3Cvd-91APAS5zu_vl-EZhWArCBMZ1CJJK9Ww/s1600/047.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>For some reason Faux Foods Sell exceedingly well and initially I just bought it for Display Purposes 'til my Customers insisted on buying any of it I could Source... who knew?   But it makes sense if someone has a nice Collection of Antique, Retro or Vintage China or Kitchenware and wants a more Realistic Vignette or is 'into' Still Life Photography.   In a fiercely Hot Climate like the Arizona Desert, Real Food just doesn't hold up that well for Photo Shoots!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Where we have some Dramas now behind us and continue to move forward... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"></div></span><br /><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" style="text-align: center;"> </div></div>

Now That's Behind Us... Let's Continue To Move Forward

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Re-Vamp Boosts Balance Sheets

<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/AVvXsEgKW36BITDA_efefusOQELs-cEvJtFnT1WuuAoXd2uU2Y2BVXUt6EyPlKWdzKBYycfloyPc7hdwJYawMm7cUKrq_QeiAAF4pzq1pphLxnp6qTS7okdkTZm4586lx0P30YtWEYJw0GOuAig/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/AVvXsEgKW36BITDA_efefusOQELs-cEvJtFnT1WuuAoXd2uU2Y2BVXUt6EyPlKWdzKBYycfloyPc7hdwJYawMm7cUKrq_QeiAAF4pzq1pphLxnp6qTS7okdkTZm4586lx0P30YtWEYJw0GOuAig/s640/006.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>A</em> <em>good Re-Vamp of the Showrooms always boosts the balance sheets almost immediately, so all the hard work is always worth it and yields instant benefits!  Remember how I was going to go back in the Morning and take pixs for you of Showroom #114's overhaul?  Well, when I left my Shift at 9:00pm on Thursday after working on it and being there all Day and Night, I went back in the Morning to capture the results of my Labor for Blog Fodder... and the Mink Cape plus several other larger pieces of Inventory had already SOLD!!!  *Cha-Ching!*  So... you'll just have to Imagine how it must have looked before it was 'Picked' now!  *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/AVvXsEgj7bMAJP3uwNcPEoWLZGSpLuNYJWRr1kbBy6_nw0lz9kwDoPp_rnGkTubh6wNlhqFkICwHwsCw6oRzk_E_QnZD5BoypMtLg7jegXkP7o5yHjchFCOLYBVfpNy3w0SEdSVb8RZnXZg6FCE/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7bMAJP3uwNcPEoWLZGSpLuNYJWRr1kbBy6_nw0lz9kwDoPp_rnGkTubh6wNlhqFkICwHwsCw6oRzk_E_QnZD5BoypMtLg7jegXkP7o5yHjchFCOLYBVfpNy3w0SEdSVb8RZnXZg6FCE/s640/039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... since it had been emptied out considerably I HAD to go Pickin' and fill it back up didn't I?  *Winks*   Can't have an empty Showroom after all... and you already know how I Live for the Thrill of the Hunt!  *Smiles*   As long as Profit is rolling in I'm Guilt Free about doing what I Love to do and Finding an Ultimate Score is SUCH A RUSH!!!   And I'm Guessing that if you're Observant you already see what Ultimate Score I'm talkin' bout?  *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/AVvXsEgVqoRFlpnhfNWgrr1u9APYHO0qs7oH4FCBMUXr0tHcqo1KGwfRCltcmxFLfbrClBcEW5bFJS8kzDyyhsTxBXtdlBFq6xDnBoJnCbC3l1i_4RTpTiX-Uv5semML9w5FmDugePccFLnK6Rs/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqoRFlpnhfNWgrr1u9APYHO0qs7oH4FCBMUXr0tHcqo1KGwfRCltcmxFLfbrClBcEW5bFJS8kzDyyhsTxBXtdlBFq6xDnBoJnCbC3l1i_4RTpTiX-Uv5semML9w5FmDugePccFLnK6Rs/s640/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Ta-Da... Fresh from the Farm so to speak in this Image, they're still dusty and dry from obvious Years of being Stored away somewhere... and let me tell you the back-end Story of how the Purchase of the entire Set of Six of these Old Lovelies came about... it's the Stuff Pickin' Legends are made of I tell ya!!!</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/AVvXsEi9C8n12R9_XTclhUqmCZyhmzeZg-hh6_sSSlDglHo3HBbJaJyjsIELzCJVK6vGI_NbA6gVBf7QzYyjVKwvn-X6g4o_7VkLQXP_Ix7sIbGKKi9Jl_rO77KnQfROaulCEJthsR5-p9TfzxE/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/AVvXsEi9C8n12R9_XTclhUqmCZyhmzeZg-hh6_sSSlDglHo3HBbJaJyjsIELzCJVK6vGI_NbA6gVBf7QzYyjVKwvn-X6g4o_7VkLQXP_Ix7sIbGKKi9Jl_rO77KnQfROaulCEJthsR5-p9TfzxE/s640/030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I spied the Set of Six and thought they were Individually Priced at Nineteen Bucks each, which was still a Steal with the Belgian Velvet Upholstery and Walnut, Cross Cut Oak and Detailed Inlay and Carving construction... but I only needed and wanted one for myself for the Studio Cottage Creation Station of mismatched Old Chairs I'm Sourcing for it... so I Agonized over which was in the best shape to take Home with 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/AVvXsEhcCy46r8PTHEUfqrXSCI2CZR199owFv_-tRC2vuAe3SvsT1irRUstp3GaSOHSHg8_RsxorOy2WqMLywixElubqD7ZVt-Qz-nYwYrVErmraRo6ojp71mT7c0AO6xHCN3Nwuu9v-jFIx-2E/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/AVvXsEhcCy46r8PTHEUfqrXSCI2CZR199owFv_-tRC2vuAe3SvsT1irRUstp3GaSOHSHg8_RsxorOy2WqMLywixElubqD7ZVt-Qz-nYwYrVErmraRo6ojp71mT7c0AO6xHCN3Nwuu9v-jFIx-2E/s640/033.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>One had Arms and the other Five didn't... I didn't need Arms so I finally chose one without Arms and dragged it up to pay for it...  "Where are the other Five?" the Cashier asks.  Uh oh, dammit, they'll only Sell them as a Set for Nineteen bucks each I thought... and I don't wanna spend that much and don't really NEED that many.  *Le Sigh*  I tell her I only expected to buy one and thought they were being Sold as Separates since each had a Price Tag on it?  I'm Hoping I'm Appealing to her... to Sell me the Coveted One I desperately WANT and NEED!?!</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/AVvXsEjtaumUaGWvGdVj5O6hAlnN8htur0vpAQFd8CgDYOpjYjMktF0Bjxvv6T60AXNl3ji7wPugDQU-R4CHYo3_PyyIwUUSM6OTjLmLmgzgf2M_-Y4gwmm5tmsj2CNYXkITd9SKDtVp4VUqXBg/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/AVvXsEjtaumUaGWvGdVj5O6hAlnN8htur0vpAQFd8CgDYOpjYjMktF0Bjxvv6T60AXNl3ji7wPugDQU-R4CHYo3_PyyIwUUSM6OTjLmLmgzgf2M_-Y4gwmm5tmsj2CNYXkITd9SKDtVp4VUqXBg/s640/035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Heart was literally pounding in my Throat lest I not be able to get MY Chair and have to leave it behind as The One That Got Away!!!???  *Insert Wringing of hands!*</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/AVvXsEg1hs-EL7o-4nOxinRp-kkH5Jb6Rrj3GhL0HfYsf3_ghnNt1a3Qa4W9pt0JplQwe4OgjkTKhRppfn9vn6f92PfjAsB0EbWpXYpyYWaR4x08G0Jj5Gv66QwMIkA4n0MqFZJP5wa9UOvDUi4/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/AVvXsEg1hs-EL7o-4nOxinRp-kkH5Jb6Rrj3GhL0HfYsf3_ghnNt1a3Qa4W9pt0JplQwe4OgjkTKhRppfn9vn6f92PfjAsB0EbWpXYpyYWaR4x08G0Jj5Gv66QwMIkA4n0MqFZJP5wa9UOvDUi4/s640/036.JPG" width="592" /></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>"No, you HAVE to take all Six, we can't break up the Set." she says... and then adds, "But that Price is for ALL of them."   Huh?!  I thought I hadn't heard her right... basically you're Selling these for less than Three and a Half Bucks a Chair??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   "Yes, but you have to take them ALL... TODAY."   I couldn't get my Nineteen Bucks {No Tax} out of my Pocket fast enuf... I'd worry about how the heck I'll pile all of these into the Jeep afterwards.  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEiMKBb02ZuZl-ibHtfmBHo0prjd3FoCASYuBlblyIH0TguQnh-8GhJ74E3Q1H7Li2J01X_l2EWfd10NB_imZ567ZcGVAT-Klan_dF1pii5FUiUprLQ1ixzCJtP44VB9FDEeQ82K4QciTvs/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKBb02ZuZl-ibHtfmBHo0prjd3FoCASYuBlblyIH0TguQnh-8GhJ74E3Q1H7Li2J01X_l2EWfd10NB_imZ567ZcGVAT-Klan_dF1pii5FUiUprLQ1ixzCJtP44VB9FDEeQ82K4QciTvs/s640/042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And Trust me... that Jeep ain't my Truck so it was quite the Ordeal to get all Six of these crammed in there, it was Dark before I succeeded and had to Immediately dump the Five I wasn't Keepin' off at my Showroom before the Mall closed so I wouldn't have to load and unload more than once!  *Smiles*   I SOOOOO Miss my Truck!  My Truck absolutely Spoiled me for 'Pickin' and was so easy to load and even overload...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NU8Rg4fF316hranIy2C2HGkbgYn-N9n-G9XZsHWu1BuI_D2jyZXeLFYILfhF7DUS5bIYG454pp_CVh8aQ6mFPSqz5wr3VqcGqacSKpHv-QsQHOgwWUXXQ448-I1mrmQl4EzbWhHc7ho/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NU8Rg4fF316hranIy2C2HGkbgYn-N9n-G9XZsHWu1BuI_D2jyZXeLFYILfhF7DUS5bIYG454pp_CVh8aQ6mFPSqz5wr3VqcGqacSKpHv-QsQHOgwWUXXQ448-I1mrmQl4EzbWhHc7ho/s640/043.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>When you have a Truck and are an Avid Picker you can do like this!   This is an actual load one of my Friends at Work 'Scored' and was bringing in... can't wait to see it all in the Showroom!  Yes, this is Living The Dream and The Life of a Picker!  Ain't it Sweet!?!  *Contented Sigh*   So... a 2014 Resolution is to replace my Truck that was wrecked in The Man's Catastrophic 2013 Accident with another Work Truck... The Jeep is Great for the Family, but it's not cutting it for my 'Picks'.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCh_5VdMg7gtCI2bvNTmaeuifuKE8EmmjZRWkH4dXbNi5O15ms_v4gDy5qX0Z3_FryBrkJ5tojI7xg_6lTYNgw-NxqUjE_0f7-E4mtXXrWvyM0YcntwwH4alr5OyNIqDOfiVUtC_M7Ew/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/AVvXsEiLCh_5VdMg7gtCI2bvNTmaeuifuKE8EmmjZRWkH4dXbNi5O15ms_v4gDy5qX0Z3_FryBrkJ5tojI7xg_6lTYNgw-NxqUjE_0f7-E4mtXXrWvyM0YcntwwH4alr5OyNIqDOfiVUtC_M7Ew/s640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So... back to my Old Chair Legendary Story... I spent the rest of that Night Oiling them and getting them ready for Presentation and Sale.   The Princess had tried them all out Goldilocks Style and confirmed that each was Comfy and Throne-like for any Princess or Prince, King or Queen.</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/AVvXsEgs7SFGCFcOSC42REZE6sJ61q6uzwSruKdRrsR0G0Fg634sNS5NLFHsQhjdNJc828mDBwt9rBvMgY6ybdpdOAbMXayDpCzrifGv8TDXB25OxUA-HN-0V0kjxDL2RaThbhDae-0e95ReFic/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/AVvXsEgs7SFGCFcOSC42REZE6sJ61q6uzwSruKdRrsR0G0Fg634sNS5NLFHsQhjdNJc828mDBwt9rBvMgY6ybdpdOAbMXayDpCzrifGv8TDXB25OxUA-HN-0V0kjxDL2RaThbhDae-0e95ReFic/s640/049.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I still got to KEEP the Coveted Old Chair I will use in my Studio Creation Station, so there was no downside to this Purchase whatsoever... making Profit AND getting my Chair virtually FREE... well, actually at just over Three Bucks a Chair that makes them ALL virtually FREE in my Mind!  *Winks*   Where could you even get a flimsy ugly mass produced Modern Chair for under Four Bucks... exactly!  *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/AVvXsEguFEUqnpV80OI-RT3-O93Of8QYK1IOyGa0A6LnKL7u8X7SnQ-wljO9GFImo3eG7Dm143aQ34h20Ym2dWA58RWRByH8DW3J_EEcZFVu2BIHW-oPEDerg11pikANRFfNRvgIzaf54h5yBoM/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/AVvXsEguFEUqnpV80OI-RT3-O93Of8QYK1IOyGa0A6LnKL7u8X7SnQ-wljO9GFImo3eG7Dm143aQ34h20Ym2dWA58RWRByH8DW3J_EEcZFVu2BIHW-oPEDerg11pikANRFfNRvgIzaf54h5yBoM/s640/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Here's some Close-Ups of MINE... I J'Adore Vintage Belgian Velvet and Detailed Inlay... and all the Inlay and Velvet was in Pristine Condition on all the Chairs.  Vintage Belgian Velvet can't even be had at under Four Bucks a Yard for Heaven's Sakes!</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_P5nwaLUwPER94FrnwzM9Oi4J8eZPly3uJa1Ft5yRVc4tz4Lvenlc_pI_0HKExa3naj57r8xuaTYOO9lSS-LdYTsA8ZklGFH5-mNFsKWQmmzKm777MAra5hU-BblB-2nlD0m4PoPPKj8/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/AVvXsEh_P5nwaLUwPER94FrnwzM9Oi4J8eZPly3uJa1Ft5yRVc4tz4Lvenlc_pI_0HKExa3naj57r8xuaTYOO9lSS-LdYTsA8ZklGFH5-mNFsKWQmmzKm777MAra5hU-BblB-2nlD0m4PoPPKj8/s640/051.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now, to be sure, after probably Decades or perhaps even a Century of Use and maybe even just as much Neglect and being Stored Away, since these were in pretty Rough Uncared For Condition... some of the Carving Details on each Chair have 'Issues'... but I don't feel it detracts from the overall Beauty of each of them and the Usefulness.   </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/AVvXsEhqtNuoD1vy1NuzUI6l6elzfGDm2_IFFN594lpw9Mw0xctc328PQyEpFporEIi8jBxM8FBEWRmmtig77qgWIyjxXe9QR4sO3RkgYGyP_wocJc04X0yoUVqpJ9GF1ZMAPylb0aVXKtfgPTM/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtNuoD1vy1NuzUI6l6elzfGDm2_IFFN594lpw9Mw0xctc328PQyEpFporEIi8jBxM8FBEWRmmtig77qgWIyjxXe9QR4sO3RkgYGyP_wocJc04X0yoUVqpJ9GF1ZMAPylb0aVXKtfgPTM/s640/052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I personally Enjoy the Character of Wear, Patina and Age on my pieces, how about 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/AVvXsEjvttZGLUZ-4WGztTlTfNcN7DxENWNQ4fQkel6QpKFgNW2siMQhs25XSzIjn6qcuaZMMOl59IpdrYOcN36oernEUgP6RZKVx001MNPZw_owacnbAukW9nz3xMpmYqmWMwHeNzQwOCPshiY/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvttZGLUZ-4WGztTlTfNcN7DxENWNQ4fQkel6QpKFgNW2siMQhs25XSzIjn6qcuaZMMOl59IpdrYOcN36oernEUgP6RZKVx001MNPZw_owacnbAukW9nz3xMpmYqmWMwHeNzQwOCPshiY/s640/053.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><em></em><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>I know I'm totally in Love with MINE and I Hope some of my Customers will give the others, Individually or as a Set, a New Home too.  I've Priced them Individually so that if you don't need 'em all, you can have as many as Needed or Desired.  Mismatching Chairs and Tables is so On-Trend right now that typically I've Sold my Vintage and Antique Dinettes as Separates better than as a Set anyway.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>  </em></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PDXzYA7D-lwwIuBUx5lub2nPnGWPOErNkRAMsbT6F1k5r3-4VnZgjVuX_EW_WI5PI165cifd9g7X92qOcmIP7TbW0PuGDLs1iXLa60MjcEFBMrG3fHsqk3Ta3REWcqDY2yV-xdRH6E8/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/AVvXsEh3PDXzYA7D-lwwIuBUx5lub2nPnGWPOErNkRAMsbT6F1k5r3-4VnZgjVuX_EW_WI5PI165cifd9g7X92qOcmIP7TbW0PuGDLs1iXLa60MjcEFBMrG3fHsqk3Ta3REWcqDY2yV-xdRH6E8/s640/041.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This time I did most of the Work myself, because it was a gargantuan Project to take everything out of the Showroom, Clean, re-arrange, re-style, re-foof and move things from one Showroom to another and bring the New Inventory in too... so I Spared the G-Kid Force being used as Slave Labor.  *Winks*   Princess T was actually miffed that Gramma didn't ask for more of her Help tho' because she LOVES to Work in the Showrooms and go Pickin' with 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/AVvXsEhXojQzkRh53JFuWhdzi7T915YLRrTK4SPInK0Av7nlO945J6GQwi1akoWaaU36iTSjpngF_A4VK4SlrjhKei07itcIZZkUHhyphenhyphenMYx6QUtk0vT9B8Eg-8HJb18OW4Fx_cxO2pNaq0nyQL2M/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXojQzkRh53JFuWhdzi7T915YLRrTK4SPInK0Av7nlO945J6GQwi1akoWaaU36iTSjpngF_A4VK4SlrjhKei07itcIZZkUHhyphenhyphenMYx6QUtk0vT9B8Eg-8HJb18OW4Fx_cxO2pNaq0nyQL2M/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And of coarse she re-arranged and re-styled some of my Vignettes too, because that's what she does... she's even more OCD than Yours Truly!  *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/AVvXsEg6zyk2DG3IxxQL_8hcEOCIirRRQSKJ02_OQk3oEZKvaYddXa2M9xihetHwkC4nN-f0ynu-GpKUom3IYWdcG2TzLztY7i7guYdyLVGgaUau7sI08Aw1oMSd9o_t4pfg9EQURYmSYNWYlco/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/AVvXsEg6zyk2DG3IxxQL_8hcEOCIirRRQSKJ02_OQk3oEZKvaYddXa2M9xihetHwkC4nN-f0ynu-GpKUom3IYWdcG2TzLztY7i7guYdyLVGgaUau7sI08Aw1oMSd9o_t4pfg9EQURYmSYNWYlco/s640/005.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>My Vintage Dress Form Model had looked Stunning in her Mink Cape and New Lace Gown... but I was totally Jazzed to Sell the Mink so quickly after Displaying it in the other Showroom.  Funny how the Location of anything in Inventory is so crucial to when it Sells.  If something hasn't Sold in a minute, all I usually have to do is relocate it and Present it differently and it flies out the door!</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/AVvXsEg6JRLrE26HzO1_4iDFKpY-tBIDZVqGwd9NXzI2gi3GXxHKa6E3Tyc9x1xwMaYeLA1wKgCCROqlNmu6VgWTnGTe7-n2o3rlwmc86QuNauPF-RIWuxbuh0q6dFVTw8WuuU2ZqGjUhn0mXWE/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JRLrE26HzO1_4iDFKpY-tBIDZVqGwd9NXzI2gi3GXxHKa6E3Tyc9x1xwMaYeLA1wKgCCROqlNmu6VgWTnGTe7-n2o3rlwmc86QuNauPF-RIWuxbuh0q6dFVTw8WuuU2ZqGjUhn0mXWE/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And though I still have some tweaking to do, I'm Satisfied with the results of the Re-Vamp and that the balance sheets were boosted so Quickly after my efforts.</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/AVvXsEi8qKUIBXmiSs2BnNFfswujq4P6xnzdYXNZWbWKpw-7KnTzpp-poJ1VnQB3CQRsMXeMNbWhqJxwXeOn38bXxKRdDIyOhoCONQ5h94g8Zz4EWYT13QEnkSIqNrh7r364LpM2NoP1A77U9ns/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qKUIBXmiSs2BnNFfswujq4P6xnzdYXNZWbWKpw-7KnTzpp-poJ1VnQB3CQRsMXeMNbWhqJxwXeOn38bXxKRdDIyOhoCONQ5h94g8Zz4EWYT13QEnkSIqNrh7r364LpM2NoP1A77U9ns/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Gives me a handy Excuse to go Pickin' more in the New Year doesn't it?  *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/AVvXsEgD1K7MznaKI49o1-DBygSSt8iJAVrQS7iyMQZWcL8tFVObtdi6B53GGHm9zmfSnIrDWdkvhLUepfm2_73zGvVnIeLwpvl4Zrv76Q-mt8eRRs0PJG8wh3xWjbB8FddmKJJmeH87-u0yFus/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/AVvXsEgD1K7MznaKI49o1-DBygSSt8iJAVrQS7iyMQZWcL8tFVObtdi6B53GGHm9zmfSnIrDWdkvhLUepfm2_73zGvVnIeLwpvl4Zrv76Q-mt8eRRs0PJG8wh3xWjbB8FddmKJJmeH87-u0yFus/s640/015.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I didn't Neglect Showroom #133... it too got a Re-Vamp and New Inventory...</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/AVvXsEinTyzNpgCItk9QGlQnWEPl35t6kx3bhOrgMNwGrm_FWFRgMBh6BpFfSN2tLwHOARMsxjA3w-p6z5v3d0DzGy4edfRhrFjIehj1ucEgoKqZxGwAb9n3LqVtt0bJkrdmrcazuw9yNg-9ug0/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTyzNpgCItk9QGlQnWEPl35t6kx3bhOrgMNwGrm_FWFRgMBh6BpFfSN2tLwHOARMsxjA3w-p6z5v3d0DzGy4edfRhrFjIehj1ucEgoKqZxGwAb9n3LqVtt0bJkrdmrcazuw9yNg-9ug0/s640/012.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And since everything is now Done for a minute at Work I can Relax a bit and just Enjoy some Recreational and Down-Time at the start of this Fresh New Year too.  But you know I'd rather be Busy and have a Project Going On... and my List is endless when it comes to the Grandoise Vision I have for our Home and my Showrooms... so I've only just Begun!  *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/AVvXsEileAoopH6U9vw7ZASVZaD7ziyO2vE9dwPN2B4PP6_c1w0KnMA1NfcVV7HML-cgp6w1S0MNDOZvJ7fdTNtylb75Ja07Iob9Csv2na9ADnkPs_YjoLltz41yS6iPqRFz629KTlq6SgJH10I/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/AVvXsEileAoopH6U9vw7ZASVZaD7ziyO2vE9dwPN2B4PP6_c1w0KnMA1NfcVV7HML-cgp6w1S0MNDOZvJ7fdTNtylb75Ja07Iob9Csv2na9ADnkPs_YjoLltz41yS6iPqRFz629KTlq6SgJH10I/s640/009.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... and a Happy New Year... may it be a Prosperous one for us all... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div></div>

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Holiday Parties, Sales And Parking Lot Flea Markets Oh My!

<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/AVvXsEj7obxSizHR_gRRtCLNeiYU2_8rhmtRebvdID_74KVs18u-sMNyfJ26d43I4VnQl1CEEdf9qNJHMqO7xipyYrwJ9_1vg6JuYv2RQJ10TYVLbBT4LZZCKshGKI0oIBd9sdCzaGnWfuH6mh4/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/AVvXsEj7obxSizHR_gRRtCLNeiYU2_8rhmtRebvdID_74KVs18u-sMNyfJ26d43I4VnQl1CEEdf9qNJHMqO7xipyYrwJ9_1vg6JuYv2RQJ10TYVLbBT4LZZCKshGKI0oIBd9sdCzaGnWfuH6mh4/s640/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I ain't gonna lie, with long Buffet Spreads of Holiday Foods and Confections and so many of our Friends present in one spot, I spent far more time eating and Socializing than Photographing all the Festivities!  *LOL*  Lucky for me my Friend Pamela takes her Job far more seriously and Beautifully covered the Events to Share here in the Land of Blog... it's always good to have Photography Backup, just in case, right?  *Winks*  So, many of the Images are Courtesy of Pamela's Faithfulness to bring you all along virtually and give me enough Visuals to actually Create a Post!  You can Thank her later... *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/AVvXsEiM-sBig6IFuf0WCqMQ1hA4dyn-0c5H6fZmvVLiwL3FtaI4mCFGV9B6M4UhYxmp2GnUOI2R_tVNwlH8WsnOK_AGhJzND7MfdOB5I5yJVm5sI_jfvpmyf2BUFlqecj50OZswzXc3jBoZGVw/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/AVvXsEiM-sBig6IFuf0WCqMQ1hA4dyn-0c5H6fZmvVLiwL3FtaI4mCFGV9B6M4UhYxmp2GnUOI2R_tVNwlH8WsnOK_AGhJzND7MfdOB5I5yJVm5sI_jfvpmyf2BUFlqecj50OZswzXc3jBoZGVw/s640/004.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had to lead off with the one thing I haven't bought myself for Christmas but am totally Jonesin' for... this 1930's Seafoam Green Old Door!  *Swooning Lustfully after it, yes, we're definitely having a Forbidden Love Affair!*</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/AVvXsEhyJDNE4xCzGiQhJ6NnxNzqvM4GNL78cgjm7D3c3YakqmFclPB4K1sbrR40RE03p7gAFKzT6vA7qG4FZd3Fp2DjrfxD7bm_GpkaojQLSRdl_LPK8Zh7BiaEpffg4klX0KFAtWtNhGC3wFA/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJDNE4xCzGiQhJ6NnxNzqvM4GNL78cgjm7D3c3YakqmFclPB4K1sbrR40RE03p7gAFKzT6vA7qG4FZd3Fp2DjrfxD7bm_GpkaojQLSRdl_LPK8Zh7BiaEpffg4klX0KFAtWtNhGC3wFA/s640/030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It's Okay though, The Man knows I have Forbidden Love Affairs with every Old Door I meet!  *LOL*  He had to stop on his way to the Holiday Party for me to Photograph it after all!  Since it intercepted us in the Loft Area on the way to the Buffet!  *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/AVvXsEhVYvaOKOpYmDOlDv_DI_WNBAR53R8RQHAvOwxZTD_7Mih83IGqtO2z8vCkB0XmxHIKlfgrdRD_bMOT9QoLh4p0qDkWOE5Xj10l3QBt8WXEoBcB-7HTTCvH9FGVTrIuO8SpfOYjTChT6Nc/s1600/549615_685995361445446_533802183_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYvaOKOpYmDOlDv_DI_WNBAR53R8RQHAvOwxZTD_7Mih83IGqtO2z8vCkB0XmxHIKlfgrdRD_bMOT9QoLh4p0qDkWOE5Xj10l3QBt8WXEoBcB-7HTTCvH9FGVTrIuO8SpfOYjTChT6Nc/s640/549615_685995361445446_533802183_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>I really miss Working with my Friends as a Key Dealer.  Even though I only worked Part Time I looked forward to my Shifts, when you're doing something you Love then it's not like Work at all is it?  Granted, I still have my two Showrooms and that keeps me busy when I can get in there to Work them.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NEjIZvNEbTPS3OuxrpxWzkjwnLe7i-h9VvDA6a68VIT6Qk47MZ_fTMerL6mT1NjBGkqzdA0WjT7X3mHuuOuM_arqahsaBdWXnsjolHQIpzZEmARerjilsfeXKwi6N88RcIChe_N8j7g/s1600/1459319_685994931445489_1730917866_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NEjIZvNEbTPS3OuxrpxWzkjwnLe7i-h9VvDA6a68VIT6Qk47MZ_fTMerL6mT1NjBGkqzdA0WjT7X3mHuuOuM_arqahsaBdWXnsjolHQIpzZEmARerjilsfeXKwi6N88RcIChe_N8j7g/s640/1459319_685994931445489_1730917866_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Of coarse I get to see all my Dealer Friends and Co-Workers when we have our Events.  The Christmas Party had a great turnout and we all had a Good Time.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xu2uda5KsQqF1c3CQOvtcuqbxj9z8jMotI0gB0A5yOVBfnbLr_G1dr7U95_LLVwDfD7S9mk9fip9fQuRWdyBZ2ISyiM-Nmx5GL5ZSH29fWCwDqeKFa9Z4gUBdfhVug01J2Rqo4dI5X0/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xu2uda5KsQqF1c3CQOvtcuqbxj9z8jMotI0gB0A5yOVBfnbLr_G1dr7U95_LLVwDfD7S9mk9fip9fQuRWdyBZ2ISyiM-Nmx5GL5ZSH29fWCwDqeKFa9Z4gUBdfhVug01J2Rqo4dI5X0/s640/027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And since she'd been behind the lens most of the Evening, I took some candid shots of my Friend Pamela and her Oldest Daughter in front of one of my Showrooms, both have Matching Identical Beautiful Sunny Smiles, like Mother, like Daughter!</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/AVvXsEhCBtJsq615EX5AHi0Ubhc9ljaa8QG6LEW20YZBGKhRpHCeK59SuvaIeBsGKdyTTTABMx_uGxp93ULfKt5EjEawEzIRYE7i47M-xIYwGC6MA2yl-kbTZtbFoIs0RB0ADIa2QOCHZkMMktQ/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/AVvXsEhCBtJsq615EX5AHi0Ubhc9ljaa8QG6LEW20YZBGKhRpHCeK59SuvaIeBsGKdyTTTABMx_uGxp93ULfKt5EjEawEzIRYE7i47M-xIYwGC6MA2yl-kbTZtbFoIs0RB0ADIa2QOCHZkMMktQ/s640/023.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Its so nice when all of our Families can get together during the Holidays at Events like these and Share Special Memories.  I find it difficult to Host Holiday Parties at Home nowadays like we used to, so this is the next best thing.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28gPmqV0trvV3p7opZ0MGhGS9fe-6-hI6IB7xUFUicfee-kR263_qFqIYropamUyI54AQ71sLelcn5DBv3nX_FsCatRBJL2fqLuL-a3bN-SYY1NAyXhyphenhyphenSnSmwfJE4sCpbKci4by9V_t8/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28gPmqV0trvV3p7opZ0MGhGS9fe-6-hI6IB7xUFUicfee-kR263_qFqIYropamUyI54AQ71sLelcn5DBv3nX_FsCatRBJL2fqLuL-a3bN-SYY1NAyXhyphenhyphenSnSmwfJE4sCpbKci4by9V_t8/s640/012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Of coarse the Dessert Buffet was my downfall at the Christmas Party... just look at that Selection of Confections!!!   I've been losing weight so well and I'm trying not to gain it all back during the Holiday Season!  *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/AVvXsEhaSBlmcY4kv7xbaGpWknPLD3hVDEwArKrQqTcaieinJiv_OlFqoYULub-IY7YXJyqvkaxw9L7D8IpgBZX5pyds4IrlTe_l1eVfGWVZLlvXoVT7C8EW5BuoiQUMiNFw18hwgNQJ0wyETp4/s1600/1456612_685993051445677_1210740037_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSBlmcY4kv7xbaGpWknPLD3hVDEwArKrQqTcaieinJiv_OlFqoYULub-IY7YXJyqvkaxw9L7D8IpgBZX5pyds4IrlTe_l1eVfGWVZLlvXoVT7C8EW5BuoiQUMiNFw18hwgNQJ0wyETp4/s640/1456612_685993051445677_1210740037_n.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Our Friends at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO</span></strong></a> {both locations Staff came together to pull this off} worked tirelessly to Host the Christmas Party for all of the Dealers and we Appreciated all their their hard work and showing us how much they Appreciate us 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/AVvXsEhQe487OxWX_t325Quu7tA-xk__PGD6xYWEqI52VnpY77_xoNHjqt_BhVur6dlbAZD6dcB9Kx0AFYC4sr-irXoWgZq-HdVazbRyU_QXqjkjbA_x3kiU6GWCbn_veUkCX0YEX9i4eO30Ooc/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/AVvXsEhQe487OxWX_t325Quu7tA-xk__PGD6xYWEqI52VnpY77_xoNHjqt_BhVur6dlbAZD6dcB9Kx0AFYC4sr-irXoWgZq-HdVazbRyU_QXqjkjbA_x3kiU6GWCbn_veUkCX0YEX9i4eO30Ooc/s640/034.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Our Friend Hugh Gifted Princess T with some more OOAK Original Oil Paintings by an Artist out of Taos, New Mexico.   Both he and Princess T Share a Love of Fine Art and he really digs that she Appreciates the Good Stuff at such a tender age and Admires his vast Art Collections, so he's helping her to expand her Art Gallery Collection.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAffowl0SRKxwj1woBpoL_RTreKJ42JlozCf9zxFhCeRYQP1E_zYCDtv9itQX_4x-C5oi11Ou3Ebj9MGwZUZ-xFr0w0jyizTFmpXlU_IJbRF2DpM8D7StiaK_ChmTANNXB7jRwrPBjoE/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAffowl0SRKxwj1woBpoL_RTreKJ42JlozCf9zxFhCeRYQP1E_zYCDtv9itQX_4x-C5oi11Ou3Ebj9MGwZUZ-xFr0w0jyizTFmpXlU_IJbRF2DpM8D7StiaK_ChmTANNXB7jRwrPBjoE/s640/039.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>So, she wanted to Surprise Mister Hugh with a Christmas Gift from her, so we chose something out of Gramma's Primitives Collection that we knew he'd really like since he Collects Old Pottery.  So this Lidded Antique Pottery Crock with Blue Accents was just the thing to stick a bright Blue Bow on top of and present to Mister Hugh during this Weekend's Sale when we'd all be there together again!  He Loved it... and especially since it was from his little Princess T, he Adores her just as much as she Adores him!</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/AVvXsEjxRGKL73wChF2rBwhDCKdAhvvMcJjxWjtzijEICxZz-4z5EJEbNmFtJ_nTyUwcaAjLEnvfGSotn2WNrJuP_Q770W3-eniscy_vD4ceOIanV_prO_mwEdFxLobnO9ng7Vmr8TgAUFb1JEg/s1600/1469986_685993401445642_1385040694_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRGKL73wChF2rBwhDCKdAhvvMcJjxWjtzijEICxZz-4z5EJEbNmFtJ_nTyUwcaAjLEnvfGSotn2WNrJuP_Q770W3-eniscy_vD4ceOIanV_prO_mwEdFxLobnO9ng7Vmr8TgAUFb1JEg/s640/1469986_685993401445642_1385040694_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>My Co-Worker Friend Joseph was there with his little one... neither of us Works as a Key Dealer anymore, but we spent many a 2nd Shift Working together, he and his Wife are such a Sweet Young Couple.</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/AVvXsEgsnfqM_5kNCrDnc6pVIceHHjboaiUsedvH5NbN2PLdOT0_33_y4QgCJez0vrqqLOa93jSDCMcpKqEYx0SY8ruA6Q1pXdzsGltffzcsVp-wR5cEYJXHmVUXAb8KoDxml9sukd0MEBvhxyA/s1600/1470029_685992884779027_19289498_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnfqM_5kNCrDnc6pVIceHHjboaiUsedvH5NbN2PLdOT0_33_y4QgCJez0vrqqLOa93jSDCMcpKqEYx0SY8ruA6Q1pXdzsGltffzcsVp-wR5cEYJXHmVUXAb8KoDxml9sukd0MEBvhxyA/s640/1470029_685992884779027_19289498_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes... our Friends were showing up in droves and everyone looked so Festive and Adorable, I'm so Glad that Pamela took so many pixs of everyone and Shared them, since I was slack at the Pathological Photo taking at the Events this time around!  *Gasp... Shocking I know!  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/AVvXsEj5pEO8-_V6qbvaheM6UccUqR-_9_Qu_3tYSrvPF6CO9OxXW4VC34Pl6xM5b2xz8Vuy0-BrTH8ruA3HsJCnUx18aV3FBbZYcU80kZuCc0fMz6cUfXmy9Ks7kkmMQsQQEgCusWdd1-cj_jo/s1600/1486771_685994498112199_603071601_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pEO8-_V6qbvaheM6UccUqR-_9_Qu_3tYSrvPF6CO9OxXW4VC34Pl6xM5b2xz8Vuy0-BrTH8ruA3HsJCnUx18aV3FBbZYcU80kZuCc0fMz6cUfXmy9Ks7kkmMQsQQEgCusWdd1-cj_jo/s640/1486771_685994498112199_603071601_n.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela </em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, you too Hugh, you're Adorable too!  *Smiles*\</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/AVvXsEjdQWLp6xRsPQCYrWsBx05UHeaqOt5ww0UlhJW3399WYL-1ge5GFFhZ5fG8b259w70bBNlCIsrqIhAm-XU3tGqWL_R5bWayO_wICGDQ4EGxw_1YFmXe3ftfUrkDzkK7qlb9QTqElMhfwPg/s1600/941572_685995024778813_1782425329_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQWLp6xRsPQCYrWsBx05UHeaqOt5ww0UlhJW3399WYL-1ge5GFFhZ5fG8b259w70bBNlCIsrqIhAm-XU3tGqWL_R5bWayO_wICGDQ4EGxw_1YFmXe3ftfUrkDzkK7qlb9QTqElMhfwPg/s640/941572_685995024778813_1782425329_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>Sometimes it's only at the Events that we all manage to get together since everyone's Schedules are so busy and hectic... and so many of the Dealers Travel to other Shows across the Country and other States to do their Pickin'.</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/AVvXsEiUG1icKyJWAWcmHdJrKg82uWE0Rs4ZQ2NK5DRVBy70fijRt2OU7qp2pUH2zLGtjkkWaMIOMyELZ0Tr2XRwlYdmWIP7s4QmwYj54biLbwkLvYgO4lDxnkGRGhyst1CsPThQTzMeg8ftRTA/s1600/1455854_685993084779007_1471617145_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG1icKyJWAWcmHdJrKg82uWE0Rs4ZQ2NK5DRVBy70fijRt2OU7qp2pUH2zLGtjkkWaMIOMyELZ0Tr2XRwlYdmWIP7s4QmwYj54biLbwkLvYgO4lDxnkGRGhyst1CsPThQTzMeg8ftRTA/s640/1455854_685993084779007_1471617145_n.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>But when we do get together we can catch up on what everyone's been up to and swap Junquing Stories and Share our mutual Passion for the Love Of Old Stuff.  That's the real Beauty when Kindred Spirits get together isn't it... we REALLY ENJOY the back end Stories we all Share of our Found Treasures, Adventures on the Thrill of the Hunt and the Provenance of those Special Finds that Excited us upon Discovery!</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/AVvXsEicudUWB274mM69NPWbz_-8kxN9jEyB5qtffyuj_y20UazFDtsNaKgDuCBHFip7tDCa0Dy5SLT0fTI4dqVu-OskwnieVLQamd9WnUa4VTnXbQk43T81QaRYgJ6MOlsDzJ2KrJ3O_2AuazY/s1600/1012736_685993504778965_602444662_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicudUWB274mM69NPWbz_-8kxN9jEyB5qtffyuj_y20UazFDtsNaKgDuCBHFip7tDCa0Dy5SLT0fTI4dqVu-OskwnieVLQamd9WnUa4VTnXbQk43T81QaRYgJ6MOlsDzJ2KrJ3O_2AuazY/s640/1012736_685993504778965_602444662_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, this was some of the Friends at our table Sharing those Stories over our Dealer's Christmas Dinner!  *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/AVvXsEjUrx8xVGo0WKWxSh7dFOFsEt0DHvxrBvrjQ7L3ppaqTRSNy1cNLDH5CfVcmYkLD-oP_ZbiASgJJM00jqcB-eOsNj4HI5lBRq18kjZDzDGoTeigSRfQwkcyEfs-XAHG2sA33GIGhfjuT3A/s1600/1474700_3712941679569_1018377179_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrx8xVGo0WKWxSh7dFOFsEt0DHvxrBvrjQ7L3ppaqTRSNy1cNLDH5CfVcmYkLD-oP_ZbiASgJJM00jqcB-eOsNj4HI5lBRq18kjZDzDGoTeigSRfQwkcyEfs-XAHG2sA33GIGhfjuT3A/s640/1474700_3712941679569_1018377179_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Kiddos have a Big Time as well, since everyone brings their Families and so there's also lots of Youngsters... and so many of them have grown up around the Antiques, Vintage Items and Collectibles and come along on the Junquing Adventures, already becoming Seasoned 'Pickers' and 'Negotiators'.  So you'd be Surprised how many of the Kids are also swapping Stories about those Found Treasures they 'Scored' or want to 'Score'!  *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/AVvXsEiWh2P1r2Ai9dqWKE_OEGXUlPg1-jvWDlAoIDUP2U5YZoHNnIQTMjaDDBu8V70_Et8MgYow-E5KEUuVUyJNmvIWR800paXXWV4RfzL3o5XpCLxKyRdud3315VCQiWHK0orwBHWs2BOg6MI/s1600/963065_3712941759571_2077513931_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWh2P1r2Ai9dqWKE_OEGXUlPg1-jvWDlAoIDUP2U5YZoHNnIQTMjaDDBu8V70_Et8MgYow-E5KEUuVUyJNmvIWR800paXXWV4RfzL3o5XpCLxKyRdud3315VCQiWHK0orwBHWs2BOg6MI/s640/963065_3712941759571_2077513931_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>And Pamela obliged by taking some Family Pixs for us as well... it's so hard when you're always the ones behind the lens to ever get in front of it <u>with</u> your Loved Ones.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6IRUhXCHKIZagLZchMc9Nn8Pfy6Uv3XcNQnbLVRaPGSt0wIpi39rJ_MffR9Ih6tOzgwoBaEcOQSpAPc2WC4V160Cr6VMfS3uyO2jQBZVlr9spcQutstSycZQh3Y6EYE9a0lRzsqHtYc/s1600/861086_3713007721220_280307727_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6IRUhXCHKIZagLZchMc9Nn8Pfy6Uv3XcNQnbLVRaPGSt0wIpi39rJ_MffR9Ih6tOzgwoBaEcOQSpAPc2WC4V160Cr6VMfS3uyO2jQBZVlr9spcQutstSycZQh3Y6EYE9a0lRzsqHtYc/s640/861086_3713007721220_280307727_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>And of coarse we always have to have one of Pamela's famous Photoshopped Images!  *LOL... Hey, I'm having serious Hat Envy Pamela, yours is so much bigger and more Fabulous than mine!  Winks*</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2V-rdxn6ZlzQDfJTQ00tqimyNyDb-NRYG-N5o7GXzudqfTUSLJjJP0aZfxh5Sq-sResn9obLCl1lIuTAUENfIvRifVFtGkKrAQGCoShOffkumcz6fZXd7LH9N-R5pVrbdGlpW7wHedk/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/AVvXsEhb2V-rdxn6ZlzQDfJTQ00tqimyNyDb-NRYG-N5o7GXzudqfTUSLJjJP0aZfxh5Sq-sResn9obLCl1lIuTAUENfIvRifVFtGkKrAQGCoShOffkumcz6fZXd7LH9N-R5pVrbdGlpW7wHedk/s640/049.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And here's the Kiddos at the Flea Market Parking Lot Sale with our Friend Amy... who really spoils them rotten with Gifts!   Yes, Princess T brought her Infamous Pug Purse, Mister Fluffy Pants... so, Imagine our Surprise when...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFS39cgu166kishp8JLT9F7nu69wjaMWy0VEt3y6Ig9TMYN9kflIu741PKEPERz-qCsqI1SGvMCb17gFhETxmWGw75Pa_9sR3uDchEkMKuXAe0D59YavpEbwr-FR9mUdT4p7TZFoWMEE/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFS39cgu166kishp8JLT9F7nu69wjaMWy0VEt3y6Ig9TMYN9kflIu741PKEPERz-qCsqI1SGvMCb17gFhETxmWGw75Pa_9sR3uDchEkMKuXAe0D59YavpEbwr-FR9mUdT4p7TZFoWMEE/s640/043.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Our Friend Miss Myko brought the Real Deal, her new Pug Puppy Mister Pickles!!!   Who looks JUST LIKE Mister Fluffy Pants!   Well, that and the Pug in 'Men In Black'!!!  *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/AVvXsEhdNhXLpgj2kN5dtayzOFy4mcl8gNrpmwWiXCNPC1M6NAn_h3HmHxT6j5uJxA7AyQNqtM8FUp9Ysr2AhJp_GO9lDa2MWZvjrv1NwB0LzGEtB6QXKlZ1BaIv6gP8aJsSp45-zk9iiZCPSHA/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/AVvXsEhdNhXLpgj2kN5dtayzOFy4mcl8gNrpmwWiXCNPC1M6NAn_h3HmHxT6j5uJxA7AyQNqtM8FUp9Ysr2AhJp_GO9lDa2MWZvjrv1NwB0LzGEtB6QXKlZ1BaIv6gP8aJsSp45-zk9iiZCPSHA/s640/044.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Mister Pickles was Loving all the Attention... and how absolutely Adorable is that mardie little tongue sticking out for the Photo Op?!?   Not many can upstage the Princess in a Photo Shoot, but Mister Pickles is definitely a Show Stealer and Loves the Camera as well!  *Smiles*</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/AVvXsEhKmTJk9BspvgBE2HUmcL5panSM8Oq66_S3rqSKLMBULCkZ5wQHLjQR0pUvt5ki1f5LonYCSvcJWzEQ-5ga9JribfkIpCxBH0FLUhvPlt586U7mBblcHSGFeQkHItdihbeh7HbaGt6VFvU/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmTJk9BspvgBE2HUmcL5panSM8Oq66_S3rqSKLMBULCkZ5wQHLjQR0pUvt5ki1f5LonYCSvcJWzEQ-5ga9JribfkIpCxBH0FLUhvPlt586U7mBblcHSGFeQkHItdihbeh7HbaGt6VFvU/s640/050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>During the Parking Lot Flea Market Sale we also had the Antique and Vintage Car Show going on.  This was the G-Kids Favorite Vintage 'ride'.</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/AVvXsEgB8FmPKh9QoiISRJVY9HmZmwZzG7deNQqDA2rVHmhfZ3HDYHd2dIV0FKTFxoseCBaB8KVFgZ6VB23pFwpTYKmT42EbrpZLNy1zyjqZ0F1mdndc18N6YSNYA8v-bFKLz57_mktIUiXVwPg/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8FmPKh9QoiISRJVY9HmZmwZzG7deNQqDA2rVHmhfZ3HDYHd2dIV0FKTFxoseCBaB8KVFgZ6VB23pFwpTYKmT42EbrpZLNy1zyjqZ0F1mdndc18N6YSNYA8v-bFKLz57_mktIUiXVwPg/s640/034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And it was pretty chilly that Morning so a perfect excuse for <u>Hot</u> Coffee for a change rather than Iced Coffee!  *LOL*   And finally we can also wear our Jackets because it's feeling a bit Wintery now in the early Mornings and Late Evenings here in the Arizona Desert!  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tc-JVzEQWYpS4VZU03KBZ_CQ10spWja618ZnziYARjilY_vTwyPp97tqK5oFdVjhJEmAA61X1UTHzi484Yxt2uqpTo1n8L7caWZCY_DeMzkOGpMO3vhY_Hm7gBELION11PYd1e-NO3c/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO</span></strong></a> is so Generous to their Dealers that during most of these Special Events they provide the Dealers with Breakfast as we arrive {This one was catered by Manuels} AND...</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/AVvXsEjvN6s5nAUFZUiCuWcaEckk8cPUbSYK1Cl4P0bKwbXjYsePBEKJEuB1ZF1f_TitedwHaDZyyA6MXkjl-t_mqotjSDi3IhPGuzmznmLiFIx8EsVvB7YIJBA7_VspV8duq2SwnLR8NSVRfrY/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvN6s5nAUFZUiCuWcaEckk8cPUbSYK1Cl4P0bKwbXjYsePBEKJEuB1ZF1f_TitedwHaDZyyA6MXkjl-t_mqotjSDi3IhPGuzmznmLiFIx8EsVvB7YIJBA7_VspV8duq2SwnLR8NSVRfrY/s640/046.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>Lunch as well!!!  {This one was catered by Papa John's Pizza}  So you can really concentrate on your Customers and your Retail Spaces without having to leave the Mall to feed everyone during a Busy Event.    And that's really Important, so much of the Work has been done for me by the Staff at The Brass so it makes doing this possible without it consuming me and taking precious Time away from my 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/AVvXsEhDXFvcFdZLE04ybu0gVjsPqMWPdlj_LdTYMNjykj_gmUjvJ0NvTqFkg471dWXC1Z2dibxRRbP3u6JvqFKZZ6loZhHrGu3SFZTsQK04Q9NL6Mu-oyHTS_qezrjyJd55-ef0nN3ELa-yC_8/s1600/048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXFvcFdZLE04ybu0gVjsPqMWPdlj_LdTYMNjykj_gmUjvJ0NvTqFkg471dWXC1Z2dibxRRbP3u6JvqFKZZ6loZhHrGu3SFZTsQK04Q9NL6Mu-oyHTS_qezrjyJd55-ef0nN3ELa-yC_8/s640/048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And the Staff do Work hard during these busy Events... and I only have to be there when I can be without feeling as though I'm torn between Business, Family and Pleasure... I can have it all... and how Special is that?!?!</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/AVvXsEjwdtlUHAl4G89zK7YkTTkEP4NcCymFLh6i3mGr-bUk1m0EIjA-mhFjnVI5uFLXpLK8XmoNi8tLYdvjur-qnUMfC5RmWjIrY3F0hM3a83c_xjJkoLxeHZutAfQfTWWJo-18eLeQqxDT1pM/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdtlUHAl4G89zK7YkTTkEP4NcCymFLh6i3mGr-bUk1m0EIjA-mhFjnVI5uFLXpLK8XmoNi8tLYdvjur-qnUMfC5RmWjIrY3F0hM3a83c_xjJkoLxeHZutAfQfTWWJo-18eLeQqxDT1pM/s640/047.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I Love looking down from the Loft Retail Space because you can get such a Great Panoramic View of what's going on at the Main Floor.   </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/AVvXsEjzt817qTwSk4Vg8hX1KQCLhGMM7vovTCWI3lsbvKkQCWctFhvf4KWexCXstbeCAPnlzZMwbr_Gq6Uq1SNhf3LvB0SYIHDKwrPgRg1P9cJdN9kOBe3cYZgCRPmqpk3g1QnedQERPcUjnuY/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt817qTwSk4Vg8hX1KQCLhGMM7vovTCWI3lsbvKkQCWctFhvf4KWexCXstbeCAPnlzZMwbr_Gq6Uq1SNhf3LvB0SYIHDKwrPgRg1P9cJdN9kOBe3cYZgCRPmqpk3g1QnedQERPcUjnuY/s640/021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Where can you find a Polar Bear in the Arizona Desert?  Why, at our Antique Mall, that's where!!!</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/AVvXsEh6b_qUfT_b1SHQYg9LVYYkhHBONRgkgE6JVFhtxVDGbiBJhfQg7By1Wj84HtW-i5Xe2NRKnYEd7rlIXlCLeEcUIbqlbMWGkBm9nS9zptRELQDXs0nF2JW_4vVwiRd5Ez7Oj6xKChbXSEM/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b_qUfT_b1SHQYg9LVYYkhHBONRgkgE6JVFhtxVDGbiBJhfQg7By1Wj84HtW-i5Xe2NRKnYEd7rlIXlCLeEcUIbqlbMWGkBm9nS9zptRELQDXs0nF2JW_4vVwiRd5Ez7Oj6xKChbXSEM/s640/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I thought Princess T might be falling in Love with this guy and he was pretty darn big so there would be no place at Bohemian Valhalla for him!!!</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/AVvXsEiNx1cYg8xR3ePBH_xyEu-JWBTUB0L-xgbcH5F8MwtVd1zn8FQLQDaLI3PzEUMiJr30NBKUMa3cuaRvXOX3zl5L-MkgGsX-APUQ1TPMKzcobJZP7wPa3MDg43PuNhwsmaxWVevjkAWf-TE/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx1cYg8xR3ePBH_xyEu-JWBTUB0L-xgbcH5F8MwtVd1zn8FQLQDaLI3PzEUMiJr30NBKUMa3cuaRvXOX3zl5L-MkgGsX-APUQ1TPMKzcobJZP7wPa3MDg43PuNhwsmaxWVevjkAWf-TE/s640/018.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This is usually her 'Please... Gramma' face... but she was just messing with me!  *LOL and Whew! Insert me wiping brow with Relief!*</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/AVvXsEjQV70-Z0LNl7l-5fFOXj4AXebZv1EDSDkO3sN44IcUC72GzJ_g8RlEGpolU15nrO_aLwrUvus-tbrQctZAz7tmZlVdvjQ1ZoyXbgBPzRr6lV2LqMnUgyAcR5C3NqRzqSAfZxeLP8k-8t4/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/AVvXsEjQV70-Z0LNl7l-5fFOXj4AXebZv1EDSDkO3sN44IcUC72GzJ_g8RlEGpolU15nrO_aLwrUvus-tbrQctZAz7tmZlVdvjQ1ZoyXbgBPzRr6lV2LqMnUgyAcR5C3NqRzqSAfZxeLP8k-8t4/s640/042.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And since during our Dealer Christmas Party we could get 15% Off anything in the Mall I must say it was pretty Tempting because there was so much Great stuff begging to come Home with each of us!  *LOL*   How Sweet is this Burlap Teddy Bear Wreath?</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/AVvXsEirFNrwqSngUpJV7vWOSAPqYOf6szIsg2Ea5H3EAMnTqQbvqEGG7_EHuJQCCF9A_NLpZUJitsP26c8MlgraZLdZrqjK56aKuuvPmA9jCy31zjYbNpMYYssSHZeeZG3bz8coWTRaA9DuaHg/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/AVvXsEirFNrwqSngUpJV7vWOSAPqYOf6szIsg2Ea5H3EAMnTqQbvqEGG7_EHuJQCCF9A_NLpZUJitsP26c8MlgraZLdZrqjK56aKuuvPmA9jCy31zjYbNpMYYssSHZeeZG3bz8coWTRaA9DuaHg/s640/029.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And during our 'Name Your Own Price Sale' this Weekend all Customers could haggle with Dealers and try to Negotiate their Best Deal just in time for Christmas!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h1YZWK8V727yeWRw-hr0YqnlVLLx21Kf-egmB9-_iSXaPy-Sl3Wleed7oypN3IXw58NW6b8PnpmXeOnz2V0tC_Q6egP2qzAgyS7tFeEsLyFbBhZUnckN05ZLIo68Gaas4fTpY3z0cLI/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6h1YZWK8V727yeWRw-hr0YqnlVLLx21Kf-egmB9-_iSXaPy-Sl3Wleed7oypN3IXw58NW6b8PnpmXeOnz2V0tC_Q6egP2qzAgyS7tFeEsLyFbBhZUnckN05ZLIo68Gaas4fTpY3z0cLI/s640/028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have so much Fun Haggling and taking Customer Offers that I do quite well during this 'Name Your Own Price' Sale and it's one of my Favorite Events.   Not only for Selling... but also for Buying if there's something I want to try to Negotiate my Best Deal to 'Score'!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ_bCbl96ZV13Jv8OBZsSvyqdrAuMaFHDR-2JSgsjZwUd7Xp9DuIRnoa3UstVGS3XJpYdGbHEfTijwFJpxl2uCh4dRYfyYVxrt6AcxqbTC44U26Qq2YfWOzKVocFVagfqDSssNaXXTCk/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/AVvXsEgeQ_bCbl96ZV13Jv8OBZsSvyqdrAuMaFHDR-2JSgsjZwUd7Xp9DuIRnoa3UstVGS3XJpYdGbHEfTijwFJpxl2uCh4dRYfyYVxrt6AcxqbTC44U26Qq2YfWOzKVocFVagfqDSssNaXXTCk/s640/007.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And of coarse you all KNOW what that was, didn't you?  That one Salvage Treasure that I Rushed there first day of the 'Name Your Own Price Sale' to try to Negotiate my Best Deal for... as Princess T rolled me out of bed early, reminding me we needed to get there Early!  *LOL... yep, that Kid is better than any Alarm Clock!*</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/AVvXsEjprMbkZpLRHqXo8wJmheBRlqmP73YZAK8QroqsiuOiWbcqsQKL3i7oybqP3HPgndxYPy60KGmCq6-ASKaIcJAGQ2RS0BnQ5LQIVpVDtN11N3AHnVVDE-_ksN0i5tQyXROWSiHizY7O1_w/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/AVvXsEjprMbkZpLRHqXo8wJmheBRlqmP73YZAK8QroqsiuOiWbcqsQKL3i7oybqP3HPgndxYPy60KGmCq6-ASKaIcJAGQ2RS0BnQ5LQIVpVDtN11N3AHnVVDE-_ksN0i5tQyXROWSiHizY7O1_w/s640/008.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And yep folks, my Offer was ACCEPTED!!!  *Booyah, insert me doing my Victory Happy Dance!*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBtjrmUDf_ZQ2uP3FDTNTX7afFsNojT_fF3f50jqX6DM4c7D8u7M-rJx4hLE4aVYsiucDhf7MI8a3OZzjAo25VTsdPeRE9x0vWRpurlagpUGhxLfh8ljdD2TFBUfEiP7JEhZxECM1_7E/s1600/1476303_3719382840594_2026032469_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBtjrmUDf_ZQ2uP3FDTNTX7afFsNojT_fF3f50jqX6DM4c7D8u7M-rJx4hLE4aVYsiucDhf7MI8a3OZzjAo25VTsdPeRE9x0vWRpurlagpUGhxLfh8ljdD2TFBUfEiP7JEhZxECM1_7E/s640/1476303_3719382840594_2026032469_n.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div align="center"> <em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Dontcha just Love it when a Good Deal comes together like that?  I Love to Barter and Haggle, I so Enjoy the Art of the Deal, don't you?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ3wdy2wELr2bUSeh-iDktJlsjd1fh5S4bUcAiZENUMwkswurMgPjKLYzAyRvvR5FM8-R6sOLmPHsL53JsXd7TmB_qQ9bWHUQ37CHsuHuR90_LeA8Xrrvd94MSZcbIhyphenhyphenbAuSEIWQBSTY/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/AVvXsEiwJ3wdy2wELr2bUSeh-iDktJlsjd1fh5S4bUcAiZENUMwkswurMgPjKLYzAyRvvR5FM8-R6sOLmPHsL53JsXd7TmB_qQ9bWHUQ37CHsuHuR90_LeA8Xrrvd94MSZcbIhyphenhyphenbAuSEIWQBSTY/s640/010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>This only had to move downstairs to Showroom #133 where it will become part of a Display for that Showroom.</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/AVvXsEjsuBkvxWNVaqIxyfWFHy6ket0BxMZH0bR3Vm3HRAcnMCEXq6lwLVUznzMBj3Sl7DSOLMltDH0uKRcIlq3_jJMddPXN1AikcDZchGZEYmFqehhLCif6mGXZZ7yRO2uLpTRtDcfUZQWSfZM/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuBkvxWNVaqIxyfWFHy6ket0BxMZH0bR3Vm3HRAcnMCEXq6lwLVUznzMBj3Sl7DSOLMltDH0uKRcIlq3_jJMddPXN1AikcDZchGZEYmFqehhLCif6mGXZZ7yRO2uLpTRtDcfUZQWSfZM/s640/011.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>For right now it's just propped up in there... but it will soon become part of a Display for Inventory.</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/AVvXsEieDZF3HaSVnY1QT3euKRs_C7SewPGH0_VAqJ-RczTW4sOGir7amVLqEPDQzEyr6J0UuHhtl3FJ4gRPkKFHuIuTFZ9NmgBZHX2hMllIC2VyiBbkfhOW1ZLYZD3Sud3S85GHcG2PSGxHTFg/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDZF3HaSVnY1QT3euKRs_C7SewPGH0_VAqJ-RczTW4sOGir7amVLqEPDQzEyr6J0UuHhtl3FJ4gRPkKFHuIuTFZ9NmgBZHX2hMllIC2VyiBbkfhOW1ZLYZD3Sud3S85GHcG2PSGxHTFg/s640/012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>That 1920-1930's Era Hue of Seafoam Green is my Absolute Favorite Color... and the Hardware on that Old door on both sides is to Die For too... and the Window is the Original Glass... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaQAPGGPXamLNfe9gh2U0NfO2DumRKsyS3wAeA5Bzrb44bJfmb-rTfdbqd0FxoDRyXkLEtM0waGp2d6ZE_KkkyhIbb715_u0KAJOjsItqiRhp0bFMBjyekg7CIFgttm_AH6CIcHMtIfk/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaQAPGGPXamLNfe9gh2U0NfO2DumRKsyS3wAeA5Bzrb44bJfmb-rTfdbqd0FxoDRyXkLEtM0waGp2d6ZE_KkkyhIbb715_u0KAJOjsItqiRhp0bFMBjyekg7CIFgttm_AH6CIcHMtIfk/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I also Loved having such a Fabulous Breakfast {and Lunch} Catered for us while we Worked the 'Name Your Own Price' Sale too... just look at that Breakfast Buffet Spread!!!</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeOjAQDP1APUOqkH3Huq42TGFngyziIukeoj6wiZkPlCUYlreQJ97I_y7z78vTYNE76SBZisygeu7aCQIr7Yhe484AltkNk2-cnPARVDpMfEu8gFFCNisaS_Fh3MwQ3CkByD8Bq0Dwhw/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeOjAQDP1APUOqkH3Huq42TGFngyziIukeoj6wiZkPlCUYlreQJ97I_y7z78vTYNE76SBZisygeu7aCQIr7Yhe484AltkNk2-cnPARVDpMfEu8gFFCNisaS_Fh3MwQ3CkByD8Bq0Dwhw/s640/003.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 was actually Glad for once that Princess T had rolled me out so early!  *LOL*  It's so Tempting on the Weekends, when I don't have to get them up and ready for School, to want to sleep in 'til practically Lunchtime, you know!  *Ha ha ha*</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/AVvXsEh2XPFKKaye7wRuRG-ib4KYmSEara1b0Y8q5BKpO-nwK8s13Ab-brVFAFXGEKhWL9HBQetdjQVznpxqD-iKzeaYLJpZZMom6o3_SVTiZrfqg1WVnXOvjkEudSi3XAq0dh_rfVD6mRyav6s/s1600/1486911_687092878002361_371124645_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XPFKKaye7wRuRG-ib4KYmSEara1b0Y8q5BKpO-nwK8s13Ab-brVFAFXGEKhWL9HBQetdjQVznpxqD-iKzeaYLJpZZMom6o3_SVTiZrfqg1WVnXOvjkEudSi3XAq0dh_rfVD6mRyav6s/s640/1486911_687092878002361_371124645_n.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div align="center"><em>Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><br /><div align="center"><em>But then seriously, I would have missed so much of the Fun and Festivities wouldn't I?!?  And there will be Future Posts showcasing some of the Fabulous Inventory we had at all these Events... so stay tuned and be sure to come back...</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/AVvXsEj9XqB3ns2Mok1wQl5D6-djtNnBEELoMG0lGEpevI0el-nPxDToEcuQiN89KT5kz7pQ34sMyrO2A7s9qUl5UFNDp9i4pwU6lJrnWDzUsW2EGIreSlGAulHW9b11OR2eMcK1vXHY9uvuJ4k/s1600/1450963_686307688080880_1128025247_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XqB3ns2Mok1wQl5D6-djtNnBEELoMG0lGEpevI0el-nPxDToEcuQiN89KT5kz7pQ34sMyrO2A7s9qUl5UFNDp9i4pwU6lJrnWDzUsW2EGIreSlGAulHW9b11OR2eMcK1vXHY9uvuJ4k/s640/1450963_686307688080880_1128025247_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> Source: My Friend Pamela</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Merry Christmas... Dawn... The Bohemian... and her Family and Friends</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

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