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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Carried Away With New Year Projects

<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/AVvXsEhAxchAFbWTx8R6J-5Z5l7nZpcF_fv4zxTj0pR7YiWTKD4gOG1BAagE1NGNnLoa79CnRaAJPB-jKHyBbFNK-kvUmRpoDV-EdL1Eg4DfTH3Tg-0AlWysHVcKOCvQwz7Askfy5jy7Xams9yQ/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/AVvXsEhAxchAFbWTx8R6J-5Z5l7nZpcF_fv4zxTj0pR7YiWTKD4gOG1BAagE1NGNnLoa79CnRaAJPB-jKHyBbFNK-kvUmRpoDV-EdL1Eg4DfTH3Tg-0AlWysHVcKOCvQwz7Askfy5jy7Xams9yQ/s640/042.JPG" width="504" /></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>Though The Family would contend that I ALWAYS get Carried Away with my Projects, I do find that I get Insanely Carried Away at the start of a New Year!  *LOL*  There's something so Energizing about the Fresh Start of a brand New Year that Invigorates me and makes me want to Freshen and Change just about everything up.  You name it and I'm probably Re-Doing it after the New Year rolls in... the House, the Cottages, the Showrooms, the Garden, Wardrobe, the Pantry and Fridge contents... see what I mean... Insanely Carried Away!  *Smiles*  I got a lot of Heart when it comes to New Beginnings you see... I'm totally Game for it, so I go for it in a Big way!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPSIocs_e0vG8AXLYxc-NdnClNtxRekluBM05qmJc845ouq_q2GqtWDAfEduQqG7QxwSEW5u0O9F4LMi3lQh7hMKvn9GmtZj59bnl9k12fc8qURDOgStYUx1zFtxPLPn406EF4M7RxQk/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPSIocs_e0vG8AXLYxc-NdnClNtxRekluBM05qmJc845ouq_q2GqtWDAfEduQqG7QxwSEW5u0O9F4LMi3lQh7hMKvn9GmtZj59bnl9k12fc8qURDOgStYUx1zFtxPLPn406EF4M7RxQk/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So New Year's Day I rolled out Early and went Pickin'... yep, I found that lots of my Fav Pickin' Places were actually Open on New Year's Day and oddly nobody seemed to know about it because only a paltry few showed up to 'Pick'!  *Color me Happy!*  Which was Awesome because nobody was competing for the Great Inventory of Found Treasures and the few who were there seemed Intent on Pickin' Clothing and so nobody was vying for what I was Sourcing!  *Joyful Leaping Thru the Air! This was certainly Pickin' Valhalla!*</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/AVvXsEjnjN7jRKF4rVScEy49xW_B_4OwNnd-zTtSrNe6iCxtY820ZbvCpWYTKEfj_lx2SH0ydTmxouj6p9OTfVbf5KHPXiqfVbOG3EkI2KwYStiJitbUnG8jE6n7tOLbiEXRVLACMsQVcrLorIQ/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjN7jRKF4rVScEy49xW_B_4OwNnd-zTtSrNe6iCxtY820ZbvCpWYTKEfj_lx2SH0ydTmxouj6p9OTfVbf5KHPXiqfVbOG3EkI2KwYStiJitbUnG8jE6n7tOLbiEXRVLACMsQVcrLorIQ/s640/003.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So such Treasures as Fab Vintage Suitcases, Red and Gold Scrabble Tiles, Vintage Industrial Lighting and Interesting Chachkes were MINE ALL MINE!!!</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/AVvXsEiSlObFhhdLbPrHBKg7q78zirCLGbqLbsD1dndc_ZIbiLBLL4zxyTFsEi-lshmyiGImWm9x5W96SruU5ieo4ufrOa6vz3UdPE-0fuUSrD3NTl4p_IUgYf_QGfrBVUQWcLbG-4qdUfXpo74/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlObFhhdLbPrHBKg7q78zirCLGbqLbsD1dndc_ZIbiLBLL4zxyTFsEi-lshmyiGImWm9x5W96SruU5ieo4ufrOa6vz3UdPE-0fuUSrD3NTl4p_IUgYf_QGfrBVUQWcLbG-4qdUfXpo74/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I was previously such a Hoarder of Vintage Suitcases that The Family thought we could be Moving again at any point in Time and I could be packed and ready to go with everything we own on a Moment's Notice!  *Winks*  It took me some Time, but once I began Editing my Vintage Suitcase Collection and began being more Discerning about which Type I would hold onto and which Type I would Let Go of, most I now 'Pick' for the Showrooms and Keep only but a Select Few.  Much to the Relief of The Family!</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-c3BqvCgWJ2tvIXnkKeF_oTzFiHUw2a1CjNrUGfCEGlXXfWrGfeOE_OJwrPbEb-wddO8xnh6nsVnrGlem1D2taFLSC1ciVH8-1sgvyH890eTZ4xV9vAFzZ1Z8Kn6ZazAwvm_p2vK1EHA/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c3BqvCgWJ2tvIXnkKeF_oTzFiHUw2a1CjNrUGfCEGlXXfWrGfeOE_OJwrPbEb-wddO8xnh6nsVnrGlem1D2taFLSC1ciVH8-1sgvyH890eTZ4xV9vAFzZ1Z8Kn6ZazAwvm_p2vK1EHA/s640/030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though the Larger one of this matching pair with my Lucky Number Seven and the Great Original Labels still legible and attached was mighty Tempting to not Let Go of.   But by Morning I'd Priced it too and off to the Showroom it went with it's Smaller Companion.</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/AVvXsEi7wUXNPlZrOOzqtBZHAaF3d6wcUwrdsnNDvNR2N5taW9xi2JAllnLsaKg2d1-E3OAGm4WtXc27COA5K7wZwLVyJIWFqmC9foh5ZzRz1bHI_r80An1g-LvvVpy2jN6Uqcfi6gk9ZNOQI74/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wUXNPlZrOOzqtBZHAaF3d6wcUwrdsnNDvNR2N5taW9xi2JAllnLsaKg2d1-E3OAGm4WtXc27COA5K7wZwLVyJIWFqmC9foh5ZzRz1bHI_r80An1g-LvvVpy2jN6Uqcfi6gk9ZNOQI74/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact I was Proud of myself for not struggling at all with 100% of this 'Pick' going to the Showrooms... even the Huge Round Vintage Suitcase and the Large Golden Jewelry Box with numerous deep drawers....</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/AVvXsEitgQ6Tw32xszTdu1LB9tPJRQm-aZITD2QkNvuMuDnBBndhmpheZEWS42SXkeM7c_CXbV0v2rLxM0j-zbFqqbeFqkakA3vdlQ6uMImDX9XxSlAtETFiBY_vH1rmvw_4kqhyphenhyphen1zJZlyJJEI0/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/AVvXsEitgQ6Tw32xszTdu1LB9tPJRQm-aZITD2QkNvuMuDnBBndhmpheZEWS42SXkeM7c_CXbV0v2rLxM0j-zbFqqbeFqkakA3vdlQ6uMImDX9XxSlAtETFiBY_vH1rmvw_4kqhyphenhyphen1zJZlyJJEI0/s640/007.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Lined in Lucious Vintage Gold Velvet and in Pristine Condition it was quite a 'Score'.  Yep, though it could have certainly Organized many Bits and Bobs I utilize for other Projects and Creations, I Let Go of it 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/AVvXsEgZl692P01W7NTrYJAuVHoc9yrTkEGo4-4ZirwK6CZxZL1rMYHx7WCGTMhgn3s-S6ZM4qEnbAZgfZoBmuDKySSkmMKkBdgHaTvjNZFnd4SYClP0wdGuTr77wdc3c1RDhn-XFLWxVtvTNaI/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/AVvXsEgZl692P01W7NTrYJAuVHoc9yrTkEGo4-4ZirwK6CZxZL1rMYHx7WCGTMhgn3s-S6ZM4qEnbAZgfZoBmuDKySSkmMKkBdgHaTvjNZFnd4SYClP0wdGuTr77wdc3c1RDhn-XFLWxVtvTNaI/s640/008.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I had recently Sold the Vintage Bridal Veils I'd Sourced in a previous 'Pick', so I was Jazzed to find another Custom Made One to put into 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/AVvXsEgq-6w3i6LqgW9XnofKooJtE_yuReGymm6FIV8nHfSM2r_yFJ1x_x0RxlAg5uVCeuwlhyHAUoMi11Bg6yvoI2xQKpDzP-60N38ozplqXRKS2kVtktdgzE66vCyTChzoyL7jGgNWManO01U/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/AVvXsEgq-6w3i6LqgW9XnofKooJtE_yuReGymm6FIV8nHfSM2r_yFJ1x_x0RxlAg5uVCeuwlhyHAUoMi11Bg6yvoI2xQKpDzP-60N38ozplqXRKS2kVtktdgzE66vCyTChzoyL7jGgNWManO01U/s640/009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though I Love Vintage Hats, I now only keep a Select Few of those too in my Personal Collection and the rest... and all Vintage Bridal Veils end up Showroom bound... and are Popular Sellers.</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/AVvXsEjGiUZbNab5KaSbul8cNLom44dOamJHDizwxh98r5IrbhWunmvxhLpVcpXflM1MGRXB2JVoLUlc0_gu8Ditg7XlADL95oq2O90EPgT6ItgVlJVDLPxAjSvqSDtq4n8Ka5pLzlAlTk1PJz0/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/AVvXsEjGiUZbNab5KaSbul8cNLom44dOamJHDizwxh98r5IrbhWunmvxhLpVcpXflM1MGRXB2JVoLUlc0_gu8Ditg7XlADL95oq2O90EPgT6ItgVlJVDLPxAjSvqSDtq4n8Ka5pLzlAlTk1PJz0/s640/010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Vintage Millinery is something I'm Passionate about even though I rarely wear Hats... but mostly only because it's so Hot here in the Arizona Desert that wearing them I find to be uncomfortable.  But for Decor, nothing beats Beautiful Vintage Millinery Collectibles in my opinion.</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/AVvXsEhEWfSHKLd07ZhycHyWvAVMSN_J7YztH4hqjumLusJiTu8KvK2ZvJfWQQd4beN_xFl5H0CxWAa1CmNBkXP8d5X_wSgQLrqpDsJgQ2yemaoKumL1wUZ5HTUDAEwHh9d57IdXTwemQDNekvU/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/AVvXsEhEWfSHKLd07ZhycHyWvAVMSN_J7YztH4hqjumLusJiTu8KvK2ZvJfWQQd4beN_xFl5H0CxWAa1CmNBkXP8d5X_wSgQLrqpDsJgQ2yemaoKumL1wUZ5HTUDAEwHh9d57IdXTwemQDNekvU/s640/011.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And I rarely pass up Vintage Lace... whether its Wardrobe, Panels, Accessories or just Fabric.  So to Source TWO Beautiful Lace Dresses with lots of detailing in one day, Cha-Ching!  This one is in a Lovely Tea Stained Sepia Lace with loads of Pearls and Beading Accents.</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/AVvXsEha17puy1PrJd4dxaEk55TNuw_Yr4R6t_oqqj4eIAfVV-s0CSJCj1hFvWpiQzCv6Tc2XAe925c1gKBVTXCE7c4-395gpaILz_wAOTnNtGTSKDEECV25QbBMXsHRuEQHud9RazUcLW404XY/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/AVvXsEha17puy1PrJd4dxaEk55TNuw_Yr4R6t_oqqj4eIAfVV-s0CSJCj1hFvWpiQzCv6Tc2XAe925c1gKBVTXCE7c4-395gpaILz_wAOTnNtGTSKDEECV25QbBMXsHRuEQHud9RazUcLW404XY/s640/012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>An Attempt to give you more of a Close-Up of the Detailing, there's a lot of Hand-Work here and the Color of this Lace is simply Divine!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FCG7XwrLJz51gsU2-PPkx7GpwwfWjfAmJ51YzJDKvqjpo_loooIEZTkQ6Gm1hGoCu9wBvL6PXyxZbkFl3SADlH19d6mEqEUKFT5HlCB-vOlXSJOAVEFzIcmBbL9ZwsGWv5qQ-SzbNvM/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FCG7XwrLJz51gsU2-PPkx7GpwwfWjfAmJ51YzJDKvqjpo_loooIEZTkQ6Gm1hGoCu9wBvL6PXyxZbkFl3SADlH19d6mEqEUKFT5HlCB-vOlXSJOAVEFzIcmBbL9ZwsGWv5qQ-SzbNvM/s640/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now the Second Dress was a similar Styling but in a Classic White Lace.</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/AVvXsEhfgrY_YL52pOCCgHIloPK-nqN31Ga3fimbrKuwJROOaFX-M2Lqk4H4aC8KkfTc6erFMNxajrecbCg5RDsj0-7opF1ICrJmdQdrqu_v88doVuPZ3mn-D8Qg_nFziybf_zprJyd8fCgkyvs/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgrY_YL52pOCCgHIloPK-nqN31Ga3fimbrKuwJROOaFX-M2Lqk4H4aC8KkfTc6erFMNxajrecbCg5RDsj0-7opF1ICrJmdQdrqu_v88doVuPZ3mn-D8Qg_nFziybf_zprJyd8fCgkyvs/s640/014.JPG" width="576" /></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 some Bling Accent that really Sparkled in the Sunlight.   The Vintage Dress Form in Room 114 is now Modeling this Dress with a Vintage Mink Cape.  {Photos to follow in a Future Post.}</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCwz-sVhvTcRpX5iO1Q9E884s0ORDDFD1z6orRbuZvxlV4N5qRH-bGlXGxwxXVV4ylZT6BrrGcRExzSe5ur-WPv5zCh_gGdw8bzXNM0i6DUj7WUJJg7WT22cwfJSxDqJ2KcPr3D6VDTk/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCwz-sVhvTcRpX5iO1Q9E884s0ORDDFD1z6orRbuZvxlV4N5qRH-bGlXGxwxXVV4ylZT6BrrGcRExzSe5ur-WPv5zCh_gGdw8bzXNM0i6DUj7WUJJg7WT22cwfJSxDqJ2KcPr3D6VDTk/s640/031.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>That's right, I didn't have any Time to Photograph any of the Finished Projects I did on Day No. 2 of this New Year... and ya wanna know why?  Because I got completely Carried Away and things Snowballed and Spun out of Control Quickly like an Avalanche that there was no turning back from or getting out of the way of!   A Modest Project to Re-Vamp Showroom #114 turned into a Major Project of Epic Proportions that took Hours longer than Anticipated... all day Actually!</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/AVvXsEhxrBIUKsmNKm18poJInMwG4WSXP05BihMaig-X8c4Y6ySUS6txG86gTl-h_69JFhVb1PfwdUkZtIw5H6QOWnKX4OkpWy2APA4Jnw6VRA0Zkb7QId_crOpDniRYShZro71WTlGXrXZZNPo/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrBIUKsmNKm18poJInMwG4WSXP05BihMaig-X8c4Y6ySUS6txG86gTl-h_69JFhVb1PfwdUkZtIw5H6QOWnKX4OkpWy2APA4Jnw6VRA0Zkb7QId_crOpDniRYShZro71WTlGXrXZZNPo/s640/002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, my Projects tend to take on Beastly Proportions once they begin and devour all Time and boundaries of Sanity.   The Man Anticipated this, since it is my Typical Pattern, especially at the Beginning of any New Year.  *LOL*   I'm going to Re-Do one Showroom, I says Bright and Early this Morning, since the G-Kid Force were being Entertained away from Home for the majority of the day, giving me Rare Freedom to get things done.  I'll be back in a <u>couple</u> of Hours.  Sure you will, he says... he knows that tho' I THINK I will get this done Quickly, the only thing that will actually be Quick is how Quicly things will Spiral out of Control once I begin my 'Project'!  *LOL*</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/AVvXsEiS8logTqaLwrS2aI2G6ozRSwv6tyFLH17Twt4l-hDQbPzqL5dMxZBALJhGya0KqnLH4oCvwVVoaxe4JuJXgJz00eu7hw8aniEuZBjMe0_-kN3lviFU04GiqaArED2M_8-by9jD3yoAvh4/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8logTqaLwrS2aI2G6ozRSwv6tyFLH17Twt4l-hDQbPzqL5dMxZBALJhGya0KqnLH4oCvwVVoaxe4JuJXgJz00eu7hw8aniEuZBjMe0_-kN3lviFU04GiqaArED2M_8-by9jD3yoAvh4/s640/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Of coarse he was right, as usual... what began as just a Re-Foof and Re-Freshing of the Showroom... soon became a Major Re-Decorating, Cleaning, Re-Arranging and Re-Styling of the entire Showroom!   I literally took almost everything out of it that was Inventory and began almost with a Blank Canvas!   And once it was done... HOURS and HOURS later... well, it looked and Felt so damn good that I had the Momentum now to move on to Showroom #133 didn't I?  *LOL*  I'd called Home and The Man was Okay languishing in Bed watching his Sports... the Kiddos weren't going to be Home until Dusk... so I was on a Roll, I couldn't stop now!  The Avalanche had begun and was barreling downhill wiping out everything in it's Path and making a New Landscape in it's swath!</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/AVvXsEgcwuPnTiqyMO38WqzzY0KBuxQAndAJ9_iTuRPIanibvHvvTgCu-3UF9AwRy9_qWR55PJU3pNGFsXVZELCQpeFlTy_wcKur5IdKmDHQf_je9yFhb3MSEFlchu3CL6Sl5OxISkMcNIVisZc/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="633" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwuPnTiqyMO38WqzzY0KBuxQAndAJ9_iTuRPIanibvHvvTgCu-3UF9AwRy9_qWR55PJU3pNGFsXVZELCQpeFlTy_wcKur5IdKmDHQf_je9yFhb3MSEFlchu3CL6Sl5OxISkMcNIVisZc/s640/056.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 in between all of this flurry of Insane Work I'd undertaken I was also Negotiating Deals with Customers and other Dealers on the Christmas Inventory I was wanting Gone... I'm not one to pack it all away until next Season... I'd rather 'Pick' Fresh Vintage Seasonal Inventory every Year if possible.  And JUST as I was in the Home Stretch of getting it Done and ready to go Home, completely Exhausted but Happy... the Inevitable happened.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEjgPb_5CZ1YPL5lGIfNHH6HFaI-RTaqvfr5qS6PGyovD_xHVJqiYn_DSuEAnl6cIp7OvSLoSCK-I3Ou1GNgYrx4M1FwxbvFrlC0Vv4ZG54BbEcRuqHPnZqYCDl9Xhx2oVj4NR25rS0g/s1600/085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEjgPb_5CZ1YPL5lGIfNHH6HFaI-RTaqvfr5qS6PGyovD_xHVJqiYn_DSuEAnl6cIp7OvSLoSCK-I3Ou1GNgYrx4M1FwxbvFrlC0Vv4ZG54BbEcRuqHPnZqYCDl9Xhx2oVj4NR25rS0g/s640/085.JPG" width="512" /></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>You see, The Man had Encouraged me to Pick up some 'Filler Shifts' at Work now... if the Mall needed a Replacement Key Dealer on an Occassional Second Shift where I would Fill In for someone who couldn't make it or needed last minute Coverage.   I can't yet do Regular Scheduled Shifts, but he's at a stage in his Recovery where I can Work Occassionally, when he's having a Good Day.  And my Friend Sue comes in just as I'm wrapping up Showroom #133 and says she's not Feeling Well and could I take her Evening Shift Tonight, which begins in Forty-Five Minutes!?!   Uh oh...  but I can see she doesn't look Well at all... so I call The Man... and he says Why Not do a Sunup to Sundown now... because we all know that once I Stop, well, the Body will Seize Up... and a Body in Motion tends to stay in Motion... so Make Hay while the Sun Shines Girl!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzb8RcGkzh055-2aULB9oTKZcRNQsoOq_ibikPX7HB-ginGWXUsogaIdzbKodAC60IS4F8m80gHOWTNH8D7UNcxNiSqbbX6ea7U7r1VECATNe7ZM29zK7RqH31996kShBPuvDZfOhpSA/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzb8RcGkzh055-2aULB9oTKZcRNQsoOq_ibikPX7HB-ginGWXUsogaIdzbKodAC60IS4F8m80gHOWTNH8D7UNcxNiSqbbX6ea7U7r1VECATNe7ZM29zK7RqH31996kShBPuvDZfOhpSA/s640/003.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>So yep, that's how 'Modest' Project No. One for 2014 became a 'Major Insanity' amount of Work on only the Second Day of this New Year... but hey, that's just how I Roll when I've got a Heady Bite of the New Year's New Beginnings Bug!  *Winks*  My Kids always said I'll never get Rusty with Age, I'll go out in a Blaze of Glory doing something totally Insane for an Old Lady!  *LOL*</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSh_tnKmEfbN626xuUAQXXeN8JmzjyQd4T-1hCo7nfA_D_ixwEx1VOwoJ7kTePebHk8e7NqTfZmG089ZyAkPxqd0JVGcv242e7F1Kc5Yxmj6zivVs1KR2A3a1pBZeuDAwQFKxsOFun-w/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSh_tnKmEfbN626xuUAQXXeN8JmzjyQd4T-1hCo7nfA_D_ixwEx1VOwoJ7kTePebHk8e7NqTfZmG089ZyAkPxqd0JVGcv242e7F1Kc5Yxmj6zivVs1KR2A3a1pBZeuDAwQFKxsOFun-w/s640/031.JPG" width="595" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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Carried Away With New Year Projects

    Though The Family would contend that I ALWAYS get Carried Away with my Projects, I do find that I get Insanely Carried Away at the start...

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