tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14840613340322113602024-03-18T02:20:13.845-07:00Purple Chocolat HomeStyling Your Food, Styling Your Home, Styling Your LifeJacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.comBlogger979125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-14304148436871170712024-03-01T03:30:00.000-08:002024-03-01T03:30:00.135-08:00Tales of the Traveling Totes #38 and A Giveaway<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGQ1LefddWreFz9XP-v9t9_7lhCfXWv_4_o36pDGyEQC5u-AfP2SHNzv91r_Zqa74xgqlB59pEyRRIevXUJlfNleuiG8wg7qj92dt360M5AQexoPEoJKHPHE3rohecZQBuZPXhSA0FKA_lmV97J3K9s-GGOztGUROhgiAfeY_GN7rfhmjcMbUX5jXr64_/s4032/IMG_0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGQ1LefddWreFz9XP-v9t9_7lhCfXWv_4_o36pDGyEQC5u-AfP2SHNzv91r_Zqa74xgqlB59pEyRRIevXUJlfNleuiG8wg7qj92dt360M5AQexoPEoJKHPHE3rohecZQBuZPXhSA0FKA_lmV97J3K9s-GGOztGUROhgiAfeY_GN7rfhmjcMbUX5jXr64_/w640-h480/IMG_0811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our 38th edition </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Tales of The Traveling Tote, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where our MacKenzie-Childs </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>totes take you to all kinds of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>places and on all kinds of adventures.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We spent most of January and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>most of February in Cabo, again, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so Miss Petit Four, who stays </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down in Cabo, and I will bring </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you along with us, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvW84jluKab1hizPfLT8RTg3tFfowxzBsUSxOjq2v5dnBRKdHjonsHIyo2g_D9pZVEbNSjsW22-xG2o7OQ1M7Lip0JZxJeBA6CFoGk5oGzgSPfOEjpdDOdime9u0EprUwQvE-D1FN-E1XmbZSeaGass73WjizBr5vRB0eUYW_iecH1frf6wAb2PblWWSd/s4032/IMG_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvW84jluKab1hizPfLT8RTg3tFfowxzBsUSxOjq2v5dnBRKdHjonsHIyo2g_D9pZVEbNSjsW22-xG2o7OQ1M7Lip0JZxJeBA6CFoGk5oGzgSPfOEjpdDOdime9u0EprUwQvE-D1FN-E1XmbZSeaGass73WjizBr5vRB0eUYW_iecH1frf6wAb2PblWWSd/w640-h480/IMG_0068.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Where the weather is amazing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this time of year and the sunrises </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and sunsets are spectacular. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3R6uYrMkuxZOcfTRCt6BuUJVyg0kim1BrLozgVzJsFKLEwlXMMIYJzEPEZDkW8S1FObj4XvRE1OgdQPjTm7OHGPmGbLcv6y4WvQqxmE_4cVZtksxZnT6VRMnFqEYhGJmgEe9cheLtjcNCesrLK7Uc4RgWX3scEeePLm2kZ3d1wsdsdyrEKKA4MZB2ovVT/s4032/IMG_0618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3R6uYrMkuxZOcfTRCt6BuUJVyg0kim1BrLozgVzJsFKLEwlXMMIYJzEPEZDkW8S1FObj4XvRE1OgdQPjTm7OHGPmGbLcv6y4WvQqxmE_4cVZtksxZnT6VRMnFqEYhGJmgEe9cheLtjcNCesrLK7Uc4RgWX3scEeePLm2kZ3d1wsdsdyrEKKA4MZB2ovVT/w480-h640/IMG_0618.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Petit Four and I did a little</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>refreshing of our flowers in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the kitchen as they had yellowed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We spent New Years by ourselves </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as we watched fireworks from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>all sides coming from resorts </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and private homes. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF2Z8TMwkACQWuj8nQ4Jr4iBAqiqxtWCrKUaRCiZYVZfjXUaCxC2M3zvMxNdMKA29pI_z5AuiZfyG5CzVV5FEKTLb6Mh9GsSwpvTjILGFG78ubpH7Sd9RUaN7xpuHd2GZnc1Y3Qj80YudGBC_g7uaqZqBAiuuOtY2jLhc8dQreXopqBQ05BmWMgMOjE6X/s3009/IMG_0589%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="3009" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF2Z8TMwkACQWuj8nQ4Jr4iBAqiqxtWCrKUaRCiZYVZfjXUaCxC2M3zvMxNdMKA29pI_z5AuiZfyG5CzVV5FEKTLb6Mh9GsSwpvTjILGFG78ubpH7Sd9RUaN7xpuHd2GZnc1Y3Qj80YudGBC_g7uaqZqBAiuuOtY2jLhc8dQreXopqBQ05BmWMgMOjE6X/w640-h580/IMG_0589%202.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We enjoyed a lot of good food </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>together like this shrimp molcajete,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from one of our favorite Mexican </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>restaurants, Guacamayas,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>before our guests arrived. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLx2dUDcey4cODupOO2tWvE6C1gCrr-HPSzaRk_vTrv-bpdYeDYCXiXKFDVhscQ8hYbASQ8zEkVxklIxVYZEhgm1D_rFMSBU9iuXIp5JzUy0pDx6zahg91MDf24iSHNBjXqM_82d_mN3md3HLKZMv2vsAXVOmceqJTYJiEz_6Hp04Sb_N4tZeKI6omYf1/s4032/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLx2dUDcey4cODupOO2tWvE6C1gCrr-HPSzaRk_vTrv-bpdYeDYCXiXKFDVhscQ8hYbASQ8zEkVxklIxVYZEhgm1D_rFMSBU9iuXIp5JzUy0pDx6zahg91MDf24iSHNBjXqM_82d_mN3md3HLKZMv2vsAXVOmceqJTYJiEz_6Hp04Sb_N4tZeKI6omYf1/w640-h480/IMG_0079.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We entertained three separate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>groups, the first one was our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>oldest daughter and her family </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and one of her brother in law's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>family. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAftI3uuMW93-VnT1g6Lmy67oRuu2eguxtrbKuVV8JVG0t031ne44nNZ4qtm2S6u5JwdG9MexigZs75CiXSaYRD2e7ImDaahFootD9pd9xHc6vKapoHBWpD6YM-Ql95S1c7L7NMYWd_Gu4hhs4e_oqiz6wGLHntc3mVw09gRDvO1n5LTIpND6q2LvITOT9/s4032/IMG_0223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAftI3uuMW93-VnT1g6Lmy67oRuu2eguxtrbKuVV8JVG0t031ne44nNZ4qtm2S6u5JwdG9MexigZs75CiXSaYRD2e7ImDaahFootD9pd9xHc6vKapoHBWpD6YM-Ql95S1c7L7NMYWd_Gu4hhs4e_oqiz6wGLHntc3mVw09gRDvO1n5LTIpND6q2LvITOT9/w480-h640/IMG_0223.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>With this many teenage mouths </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to feed I made three batches of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream a day to treat them. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This was a chocolate Oreo. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I brought down an ice cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>machine in my biggest suitcase </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it gets used and used. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whynter-ICM-220CGY-Cream-Maker-Champagne/dp/B084P4BRYM/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2ZZGF1TZO52D7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6z_0EcL3FpdTLhkVNJB-_zj_NPUvVGD6InLti4PI5I6dYTw-EmaQ7dxrVqvxaQgjCWJuY8iNBK0nXJ2jUf1U01CjSmnDzysdWuydq4fflvvlYzo3G14WegTd_fxur0GieKQMy7RA7TozJ2wNSCpmtFt9DQiCeB028qciA6X7JtqXiStaga2FSbg6BlS-P_P98R7VDWZOelyHl3ALVhAuqTWfYART3iMf7wMoaBzITZg.sWGd7QngDftZjFHZBhOrAdUpht6k8ymi6cGTurw2vWg&dib_tag=se&keywords=whynter+ice+cream+maker&qid=1709161994&sprefix=whynter%2Caps%2C285&sr=8-1-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c3015c4a-46bb-44b9-81a4-dc28e6d374b3&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1">Click here</a> to see the ice cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>machine I am in love with.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have one at home and in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cabo and at Lake Powell. They </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have more than paid for themselves. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0nTg9PsUnYISN-gDQaaEgEeDtTcquKe8HXitSJ-dIxuYVnxTYLK_gHSS3ra7BwyocRfnNW71obi4j6tmZueFhDJNfxdVIMH75X7duI3t3nRbZHXW_HFhJMA-vwcciEowR6aZymefjPOlMpllVPCBp0vm40zmUbTcrPF5BvMm6Io6sdhwBxd3L2F_7xLH/s800/IMG_9791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0nTg9PsUnYISN-gDQaaEgEeDtTcquKe8HXitSJ-dIxuYVnxTYLK_gHSS3ra7BwyocRfnNW71obi4j6tmZueFhDJNfxdVIMH75X7duI3t3nRbZHXW_HFhJMA-vwcciEowR6aZymefjPOlMpllVPCBp0vm40zmUbTcrPF5BvMm6Io6sdhwBxd3L2F_7xLH/w480-h640/IMG_9791.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>One of our grandsons caught this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>big Dorado. He brought the meat </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>home and we made fish tacos and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fish in a lemon sauce. It was fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to see the kids want to eat it. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were able to freeze the rest </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and bring it home for him. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmAjwUh-SAcrdLOKERo_bGq0MmHw2aiJ6TrpUkrZ_WrcEvleMY8iUGNTdVBpZgIV86Mfm-7OIFL30ijeqVtWngsSDFK7pzNEmNICcoCexeyNNlXRJraqkO3wGqCSAGFsbTfvS89b4Ldw9s0aylfw2Ma0QsdhzkKKCdyk7iX43ugs8C6FBLVdglRSaYgHk/s4032/IMG_9972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmAjwUh-SAcrdLOKERo_bGq0MmHw2aiJ6TrpUkrZ_WrcEvleMY8iUGNTdVBpZgIV86Mfm-7OIFL30ijeqVtWngsSDFK7pzNEmNICcoCexeyNNlXRJraqkO3wGqCSAGFsbTfvS89b4Ldw9s0aylfw2Ma0QsdhzkKKCdyk7iX43ugs8C6FBLVdglRSaYgHk/w480-h640/IMG_9972.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They spent most of the day in </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the pool and a lot of time at </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the swim up bar. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRhGISlfN83e7mmG5ApT30kIsOn8C2MpUoP2hw_psyxO5nNqKDWicvJf9nicYdYqhdc_6jx6m_Nd2b9B3vjxy2OhwsNfVf0C2ZPvgPx5LHRQEQB1Spv4v_nzHFTJSIiTenHi-bTgj4yC1lRrD4cZ3v0mjS2tWudc8KSpVtDwVC77KCUujzgXBZkAXzlbP/s1936/IMG_0190%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRhGISlfN83e7mmG5ApT30kIsOn8C2MpUoP2hw_psyxO5nNqKDWicvJf9nicYdYqhdc_6jx6m_Nd2b9B3vjxy2OhwsNfVf0C2ZPvgPx5LHRQEQB1Spv4v_nzHFTJSIiTenHi-bTgj4yC1lRrD4cZ3v0mjS2tWudc8KSpVtDwVC77KCUujzgXBZkAXzlbP/w640-h640/IMG_0190%202.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We celebrated my birthday at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Montage Resort at Marea </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with a cold seafood tower and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the best lobster I have ever had. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G2j-GZhmVynZev-vPFaugYsJpEvKZuf13dx93B-wlVwRWjxyuiJ32_cPqVZCQtcC-LIga7P8QN5ukXFkSzeH3KMMKDJnrlVF0hS8S-s_8mGY7_lJCPB8K94fbmmw8N2HWCodvZ-ZrSu2R4C-Y3EM7ziYoghyphenhyphenK0bV9TPRfGKZitGm9PdCZ31bZfuSm2zy/s4032/IMG_0277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G2j-GZhmVynZev-vPFaugYsJpEvKZuf13dx93B-wlVwRWjxyuiJ32_cPqVZCQtcC-LIga7P8QN5ukXFkSzeH3KMMKDJnrlVF0hS8S-s_8mGY7_lJCPB8K94fbmmw8N2HWCodvZ-ZrSu2R4C-Y3EM7ziYoghyphenhyphenK0bV9TPRfGKZitGm9PdCZ31bZfuSm2zy/w480-h640/IMG_0277.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our next group of friends </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>arrived a few days after my birthday </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and we were off to breakfast at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of our favorite places, The Office. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qOQFJm33yusWjZ-8g142_d-0KEaJVUwsCyW1qIQ-uiHg4vEVqbAXHC-pacghXZoh6GI6uNnFHymGE_lSZRmwYCvCm0_wnIt1VOWjL1FG7TXzthwby12yuPwMemGWaEFUmo9ynn8D6Chmi5oKX8ZTv0qVtR8RHVT3qUD-hJ-uqXDE25lPfJJrOs22SdBH/s4032/IMG_0226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qOQFJm33yusWjZ-8g142_d-0KEaJVUwsCyW1qIQ-uiHg4vEVqbAXHC-pacghXZoh6GI6uNnFHymGE_lSZRmwYCvCm0_wnIt1VOWjL1FG7TXzthwby12yuPwMemGWaEFUmo9ynn8D6Chmi5oKX8ZTv0qVtR8RHVT3qUD-hJ-uqXDE25lPfJJrOs22SdBH/w480-h640/IMG_0226.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Office is where you can </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>take your shoes off and run </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>your toes through the sand. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Petit Four got to come </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>along, carrying my beach </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>necessities. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAOQ1uXJnA2AuhiXm598om05W6LJuYAZjJ-Wk4FsfYe3MLBSI6lLPqMocwru3Pj5R1aL1ggWsfaTghJhCYDwLqSaDmYHGRxdeZOpvUotqz-93F02pLHQ3x4RwJpoDW65R_bf0IrQ_YTxrgIc-kgp_EbKRWw0f5BV-3D4hhQTqdOqGU7SGNjNu1EJG5cUY/s2768/IMG_0254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAOQ1uXJnA2AuhiXm598om05W6LJuYAZjJ-Wk4FsfYe3MLBSI6lLPqMocwru3Pj5R1aL1ggWsfaTghJhCYDwLqSaDmYHGRxdeZOpvUotqz-93F02pLHQ3x4RwJpoDW65R_bf0IrQ_YTxrgIc-kgp_EbKRWw0f5BV-3D4hhQTqdOqGU7SGNjNu1EJG5cUY/w458-h640/IMG_0254.jpg" width="458" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She also got to come onboard </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>while I played photographer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for one of the couples that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wanted to parasail. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMBtfz8j7bvLsZT5CXZ1Pyf9oHjLvINfA97Ow7tcIZ0EnzA4OwBj5SPCJ6l8XsvvgKhWTelwKhdEirgSLQghWulIGq-6IXD5-M00aus0X5UCcILOk4U_mTtJ6I2QmlVQDmmZuQ4JJCCzMqEBmli7xxK0xDYy2im9eKyRQWp33DB8u7-8oeVjIeis_AmoC/s4032/IMG_0282.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMBtfz8j7bvLsZT5CXZ1Pyf9oHjLvINfA97Ow7tcIZ0EnzA4OwBj5SPCJ6l8XsvvgKhWTelwKhdEirgSLQghWulIGq-6IXD5-M00aus0X5UCcILOk4U_mTtJ6I2QmlVQDmmZuQ4JJCCzMqEBmli7xxK0xDYy2im9eKyRQWp33DB8u7-8oeVjIeis_AmoC/w480-h640/IMG_0282.JPEG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had dolphins swimming </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the pool, </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4b0V0jYleqdnQHUNRrkaka1JJB1LVagCLGuZ8NRVqaXwU-P03AAUMhV8IjduxPAPIRaSotDzBeZZc8LL61SVMOOPN_WVCZhGlfm5DXec1UeDiDp8d0r8A5gNQuZwT7sIGSbdhoQOAZp4M9Uww1ehALQCI9egfwp8_8L_QorAKw6k48ymXkeAV0XDfqWz/s4032/IMG_0337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4b0V0jYleqdnQHUNRrkaka1JJB1LVagCLGuZ8NRVqaXwU-P03AAUMhV8IjduxPAPIRaSotDzBeZZc8LL61SVMOOPN_WVCZhGlfm5DXec1UeDiDp8d0r8A5gNQuZwT7sIGSbdhoQOAZp4M9Uww1ehALQCI9egfwp8_8L_QorAKw6k48ymXkeAV0XDfqWz/w640-h480/IMG_0337.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and whales breaching! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These guys are a lot of fun! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NCLVIKoU4QvGY7tcx6Zd6jLThEpU-vbjR2E9krtAhSs56p-F1CqTXmyTD3VHAu70VDb4tt6Ikl2XQvm5cBWgr147F97_pbrQI4ARKffBObRGCi0o-IWm6uQpTmHw2YXtprWUugaahBVe_5lw_sseEfeH-iQAkA1jUF2NWiyboVNVp9f_kQv82n3W97R2/s4032/IMG_0309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NCLVIKoU4QvGY7tcx6Zd6jLThEpU-vbjR2E9krtAhSs56p-F1CqTXmyTD3VHAu70VDb4tt6Ikl2XQvm5cBWgr147F97_pbrQI4ARKffBObRGCi0o-IWm6uQpTmHw2YXtprWUugaahBVe_5lw_sseEfeH-iQAkA1jUF2NWiyboVNVp9f_kQv82n3W97R2/w480-h640/IMG_0309.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Why not celebrate all month </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>when you are born in January?!!</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9lkf3vxzYg-mKkT8qz6bF9_jCuJ4gCuE5iqHWJM8XP1xLHbLuROrNy1BapENH5sVas6Q9DR5Ee0Ysq2qHXNlS55SiXy1NFJy__suo7VvllzyfI7FG9ddS9fjW71jy-2-8p1Sk7as3DRghshWSoV_2d0wD1uQ-xp9fruDY0jIUXj9vqSaIq1krHHgrPyO/s4032/IMG_0313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9lkf3vxzYg-mKkT8qz6bF9_jCuJ4gCuE5iqHWJM8XP1xLHbLuROrNy1BapENH5sVas6Q9DR5Ee0Ysq2qHXNlS55SiXy1NFJy__suo7VvllzyfI7FG9ddS9fjW71jy-2-8p1Sk7as3DRghshWSoV_2d0wD1uQ-xp9fruDY0jIUXj9vqSaIq1krHHgrPyO/w640-h480/IMG_0313.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our architect and his wife arrived </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the next week on her birthday. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We celebrated by going to a couple </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of her favorite restaurants for two </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>days and also going to the spa </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at Villa La Estancia resort.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5i3yIAX2qmWj0q8wtnoB0igvuq6rOe7tx2Ds9j1bNgSYiYo9Ge95gIw9V4bPUN6lt0jhjRy2MWn5lRu2zl0F99G_0fu636998PVknpohjI-IcOlxm9SXEc-hcyodVPgIwdBBHl3zbWl_PfbWVpgVwG1fRQVefUM2Db1fSqMJMuSJZFYuI0tco7gqAJT6/s1936/IMG_0656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5i3yIAX2qmWj0q8wtnoB0igvuq6rOe7tx2Ds9j1bNgSYiYo9Ge95gIw9V4bPUN6lt0jhjRy2MWn5lRu2zl0F99G_0fu636998PVknpohjI-IcOlxm9SXEc-hcyodVPgIwdBBHl3zbWl_PfbWVpgVwG1fRQVefUM2Db1fSqMJMuSJZFYuI0tco7gqAJT6/w640-h640/IMG_0656.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lucky Miss Petit Four got to come </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>along too. Even though it wasn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our architect's birthday, we gifted </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>him some lobster sandals, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>since he loves lobster as much </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as we do. His wife, the birthday </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>girl, doesn't like seafood at all. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaEId3Vm0JcMUC8aZQOOWYWXSI2ZMR01yJr4j9gtsrF9PGkuQBAHqts-avV38uS2Mb_XBpjs2X1YyXt6ElaFKk6WoF5pGf_MdS6SNlVeJ0TsKaTLFGdFKEcdGFgnB7XOI-cntEZU4xFSgzhgBm7lYv2awYp_GEyfrnTf7ZgzInMoXAasBgSMeOo51Vzu3/s4032/IMG_0663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaEId3Vm0JcMUC8aZQOOWYWXSI2ZMR01yJr4j9gtsrF9PGkuQBAHqts-avV38uS2Mb_XBpjs2X1YyXt6ElaFKk6WoF5pGf_MdS6SNlVeJ0TsKaTLFGdFKEcdGFgnB7XOI-cntEZU4xFSgzhgBm7lYv2awYp_GEyfrnTf7ZgzInMoXAasBgSMeOo51Vzu3/w480-h640/IMG_0663.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Happy Valentine's Day and hubby </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>gifted all of the rest of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>incoming guests with heart shaped </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sunglasses and chocolates.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9jJEW7KKXs8D1EVLcUFukAiU2ZTK6HVNoKr0HJl0t42O5J91bUu2W-c4YD4OmkAnYP_FMz_SRLE0wgOWcrhoPLE0JVREbb-KHuqSTEL1bcZhk3gQGy76tED-a7ST1G2wN2GAENMzdljd_DC123Sb5RZHIkGYjIrtxsoByVgSfN7Pl4r6TsGllf6i6c_m/s1600/IMG_0668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9jJEW7KKXs8D1EVLcUFukAiU2ZTK6HVNoKr0HJl0t42O5J91bUu2W-c4YD4OmkAnYP_FMz_SRLE0wgOWcrhoPLE0JVREbb-KHuqSTEL1bcZhk3gQGy76tED-a7ST1G2wN2GAENMzdljd_DC123Sb5RZHIkGYjIrtxsoByVgSfN7Pl4r6TsGllf6i6c_m/w640-h480/IMG_0668.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We ate Valentine's Dinner at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of our favorite Italian </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>restaurants in Cabo, La Dolce. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQRTmGyU_PgKfFSXrzHAVT5alL0M2TAJiAaN1ilG4tJEhPF4H8HDil0Q60x59UfmnaW1JiK9qXvc4rCMSlg7lDJGZFB0C2vwNTu_ty8suhTf5uHMzoB9wylfQ5qFoYHu-E-GomrXGqk-FG4gT8V7YuQ8q8xjR1Bm0y_V8PyqpCV5rqq1hkb3dkAkAaNY/s3451/IMG_0696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3451" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcQRTmGyU_PgKfFSXrzHAVT5alL0M2TAJiAaN1ilG4tJEhPF4H8HDil0Q60x59UfmnaW1JiK9qXvc4rCMSlg7lDJGZFB0C2vwNTu_ty8suhTf5uHMzoB9wylfQ5qFoYHu-E-GomrXGqk-FG4gT8V7YuQ8q8xjR1Bm0y_V8PyqpCV5rqq1hkb3dkAkAaNY/w640-h440/IMG_0696.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The women held their roses </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from hubby and wore the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pajamas I had gifted them </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at Christmas. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQXxBcZ3y72b2h6fGI33EKSMXT_2MeNXmiCP7MyRDgqGOIm124amfBLcfxvn5022PbsptP8QcwSMQg1DTU15zvSi5A2_WuOZkZlHeKMOoW8OIqHjCxUpETPIiepAka9l2ULHl1IHenTAu4rZEF1X3JqgTaCvOWjOuGZXFOqkVPq9wR1MCZ02aVr9UwLPM/s1606/IMG_1049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQXxBcZ3y72b2h6fGI33EKSMXT_2MeNXmiCP7MyRDgqGOIm124amfBLcfxvn5022PbsptP8QcwSMQg1DTU15zvSi5A2_WuOZkZlHeKMOoW8OIqHjCxUpETPIiepAka9l2ULHl1IHenTAu4rZEF1X3JqgTaCvOWjOuGZXFOqkVPq9wR1MCZ02aVr9UwLPM/w514-h640/IMG_1049.jpg" width="514" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Meanwhile back in Utah, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our oldest granddaughter </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>opened her mission call for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our church, The Church of Jesus </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Christ of Latter-Day Saints. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She is leaving in June for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lima, Peru! She will serve for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>18 months and will pay her own </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>way. She is posing here with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>her siblings and parents. They </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were the family that were our first </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>group of guests here in January. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUPNDGMFCkb13Q8IlauKqgMEeLJuJivtRAIsFfOSyhGsKeTkYkghE1an7nXRslR9nA_wEMdiVANp3BDsVpONHvooXbD9nOX_Pt5MRbWX-Jun0l-3cF7W0R5GCVy61dntxhZG0ub4pRWBw55zFHO9N07MJRc-2q96bgGCtT_l8Fz4MyuQ6ghAKc9jUr4Hh/s2856/IMG_8053.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="2142" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUPNDGMFCkb13Q8IlauKqgMEeLJuJivtRAIsFfOSyhGsKeTkYkghE1an7nXRslR9nA_wEMdiVANp3BDsVpONHvooXbD9nOX_Pt5MRbWX-Jun0l-3cF7W0R5GCVy61dntxhZG0ub4pRWBw55zFHO9N07MJRc-2q96bgGCtT_l8Fz4MyuQ6ghAKc9jUr4Hh/w480-h640/IMG_8053.JPEG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our last couple joined us on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>two days later. They are the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>couple on the left. We attended </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Church on Sunday and experimented </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with Google Translate. I took 7 years </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Spanish, but have forgotten so </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>much over the years. I can speak </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enough to get us around, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>listening to talks at church is a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>little harder. We had great success </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with Google Translate.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsZfXAWAqM6tiQwFjB7uvHe2HB0b7HyVnVasL64CUTJOMPtyHa_A6pzJb_aWW8gu8-fk_5qwSIM686wWHXrUOX6xKtCai2S6Uaf6wx-7fGEbDUFIC5-EK05QbZ9QANqUoIEdmIOxtBZBSDiGxMCSSK5ORKSc26tY2x3kEL2B66iKzjnPlJsXwPVbvS3AE/s4096/IMG_6534.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsZfXAWAqM6tiQwFjB7uvHe2HB0b7HyVnVasL64CUTJOMPtyHa_A6pzJb_aWW8gu8-fk_5qwSIM686wWHXrUOX6xKtCai2S6Uaf6wx-7fGEbDUFIC5-EK05QbZ9QANqUoIEdmIOxtBZBSDiGxMCSSK5ORKSc26tY2x3kEL2B66iKzjnPlJsXwPVbvS3AE/w640-h480/IMG_6534.JPEG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had fun every morning </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>walking through the neighborhood, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>which is all hills. One morning I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>even took them downtown, which </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is downhill all the way, but then </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>uphill going back. They all made it!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr3gJI6gfU4OIagNYWB_poC9kNJpVECgxhSchGVA7sJNSR9GjFmxWNQRjERZe3uQslxPjltbwiGhBelZAWj3_dDiSdojjePafykspUJ3qrUG-BeckS4iawz6yNl7a5nteA5U-os-HH4Fy5SlL6tCHOoT_NKKAYGcTzGSPJPl1xv2fsvSqakBU2s_Kxamo/s1464/IMG_1050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJr3gJI6gfU4OIagNYWB_poC9kNJpVECgxhSchGVA7sJNSR9GjFmxWNQRjERZe3uQslxPjltbwiGhBelZAWj3_dDiSdojjePafykspUJ3qrUG-BeckS4iawz6yNl7a5nteA5U-os-HH4Fy5SlL6tCHOoT_NKKAYGcTzGSPJPl1xv2fsvSqakBU2s_Kxamo/w564-h640/IMG_1050.jpg" width="564" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Half of us went up to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Los Cerritos surf beach </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one day, and then while </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the most avid boogie boarders </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>stayed at the beach, we went </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on to Todos Santos to the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>famed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hotel California.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_WCRargL4YYw9DZ_XTqWP0pRNbA90GHDCwhJdeMbmbEeShKUlq-aqZstPAY4OxXWPQXagp_2UW9d8RgOqOJNO8Aw57IsHmuoFFCGhgVIZydHJ8lwp_vMZXvVzdpnnfN6J36mS22m77hUx0JQOGz3V4BEKOgvPRfHBNDz5MgvQ2FbSzLmYat4kayMSVHC/s4032/IMG_0792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_WCRargL4YYw9DZ_XTqWP0pRNbA90GHDCwhJdeMbmbEeShKUlq-aqZstPAY4OxXWPQXagp_2UW9d8RgOqOJNO8Aw57IsHmuoFFCGhgVIZydHJ8lwp_vMZXvVzdpnnfN6J36mS22m77hUx0JQOGz3V4BEKOgvPRfHBNDz5MgvQ2FbSzLmYat4kayMSVHC/w480-h640/IMG_0792.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljOApkxX_-AaJscSRu00x-CqLQSiMdegsZa1hzZdriy_359DmsI-C1ywDmTqv8GB2lK50KEP5aKAxlRTehUepagoqoAh8DGODR4teDfhkfJSwtH9ztCEbuMQacwJqtPKzjWU7jqZLkE90nIOQ_O980bsApDQ2sIMKfr76YQJjT5BFbQbExO5Wk5swQI4O/s4032/IMG_0802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljOApkxX_-AaJscSRu00x-CqLQSiMdegsZa1hzZdriy_359DmsI-C1ywDmTqv8GB2lK50KEP5aKAxlRTehUepagoqoAh8DGODR4teDfhkfJSwtH9ztCEbuMQacwJqtPKzjWU7jqZLkE90nIOQ_O980bsApDQ2sIMKfr76YQJjT5BFbQbExO5Wk5swQI4O/w480-h640/IMG_0802.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is a beautiful restaurant, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>not associated with the famous </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>song, but worth the drive </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for these massive nachos.</i></span></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/AVvXsEjfVXiiqWCRT7nWYzjvLox0SQkJvoI60ZpARTHEmIYA8s74t9Fz4TaFKMcx2Y-ltK_sAxf1KBDmAUS0Ly5EjXRtprHCZTAJn6eDfYFkbmeQ0OnQw7OCE8zyI_YxeHW-DCCF6zHGfYOoqMftZRRRDaVZWLaXTIXJioUNmMY7gLNQgNjpOSWGRWR3BZM6ZjeV/s800/IMG_3287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVXiiqWCRT7nWYzjvLox0SQkJvoI60ZpARTHEmIYA8s74t9Fz4TaFKMcx2Y-ltK_sAxf1KBDmAUS0Ly5EjXRtprHCZTAJn6eDfYFkbmeQ0OnQw7OCE8zyI_YxeHW-DCCF6zHGfYOoqMftZRRRDaVZWLaXTIXJioUNmMY7gLNQgNjpOSWGRWR3BZM6ZjeV/w640-h480/IMG_3287.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We always have to take our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>iconic photo in the pool </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with the ocean behind.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Although we entertained </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>three groups and had a lot of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fun, January and February </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had five funerals of close </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>friends and family. We were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>able to attend most of them. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our hearts were heavy for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>those who lost their loved ones. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So glad Miss Petit Four and I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>could entertain you too. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We always have lots of fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>visitors for our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>posts. Now for our giveaway: </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Please visit <a href="http://mountainbreaths.com">Debbie </a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and leave a comment </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to win this To Go Tote - </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>how cute is this? </i></span></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/AVvXsEgQl7cGU5oN2e5uHIU0OwIzYqeoxlnSJqY0Z8XGRnNt6LEpUwhwOGQuE1TY0kExZgy0KUky_o1vgHC1mAoX64-1Uc-50qpm_k28vDSS-nC7ffuG_kWyzmvNQqfzp4NjiHhwwC1c-2dNnN1tf9ZzOASyrRhFuOg5qtb3sMIR6Q_T_EtuKp3_96shiVlbF6Xf/s1290/IMG_1052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1290" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl7cGU5oN2e5uHIU0OwIzYqeoxlnSJqY0Z8XGRnNt6LEpUwhwOGQuE1TY0kExZgy0KUky_o1vgHC1mAoX64-1Uc-50qpm_k28vDSS-nC7ffuG_kWyzmvNQqfzp4NjiHhwwC1c-2dNnN1tf9ZzOASyrRhFuOg5qtb3sMIR6Q_T_EtuKp3_96shiVlbF6Xf/w400-h399/IMG_1052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And then visit our other </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Travelers to see where </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they have been off to this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>quarter.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Debbie</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</i> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</i>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </b></span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</i> <span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span> <a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</i> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</i> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </i>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</i> @ <a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jackie</b> and <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Madi K</i> @ <span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://purplechocolathome.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Purple Chocolat Home</a> (you are here)</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and Countess De Monet @ <span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</a></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><center><br /></center><center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2BFOK_pLrNM/V41kByItuKI/AAAAAAAAi5Y/P1xewY8K4OMXOzguvB08IFaMrvsGeFFbQCLcB/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2BFOK_pLrNM/V41kByItuKI/AAAAAAAAi5Y/P1xewY8K4OMXOzguvB08IFaMrvsGeFFbQCLcB/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-13147613635582966502024-02-28T13:54:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:54:44.632-08:00Galentine's Party with the Craft Group<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9-wy0tL6cVxDxQBSrd0jzES7-BCCuT7XSa6AXatc8iE3GKbrT_yJkIp9gjZDI5WqrEOdds3zbIVYiQoG3cviMxjDJjc3dnIBCL_C_XxUwM1zaBYqON-Je0ZT-HtA9GHmcpHI5nh8TCStr9uslJZEjvI_CYQ9lzfGAYJZ2lsHsEK-GHBYsfBmHhWe6k6H/s2830/IMG_0577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="2830" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9-wy0tL6cVxDxQBSrd0jzES7-BCCuT7XSa6AXatc8iE3GKbrT_yJkIp9gjZDI5WqrEOdds3zbIVYiQoG3cviMxjDJjc3dnIBCL_C_XxUwM1zaBYqON-Je0ZT-HtA9GHmcpHI5nh8TCStr9uslJZEjvI_CYQ9lzfGAYJZ2lsHsEK-GHBYsfBmHhWe6k6H/w640-h594/IMG_0577.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I know I am a little late posting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this, but I wanted to get it done </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>before the pictures got lost in my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>busy life.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our Craft Group had a Galentine's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>party this year. We started with this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fabulous charcuterie heart box </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made by our hostess Laura. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U0R_-exRSNFSbBuVwF28dR8BC0bDiMgQm9zRNxyiWCDw48Onr8LbBJ_48vvAklre-LhF0HabCvSMZCV9STrKjCBN9iWwNDMbnFv5sDyriaSTp9TqOk4M9O0Eokkj9wklukIvmI9WBcQCCzzrFcynlsv_K8-lMy0kYjykhmvmNlFVTHDvmVl_IsWuZeWz/s2990/IMG_0561%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2990" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3U0R_-exRSNFSbBuVwF28dR8BC0bDiMgQm9zRNxyiWCDw48Onr8LbBJ_48vvAklre-LhF0HabCvSMZCV9STrKjCBN9iWwNDMbnFv5sDyriaSTp9TqOk4M9O0Eokkj9wklukIvmI9WBcQCCzzrFcynlsv_K8-lMy0kYjykhmvmNlFVTHDvmVl_IsWuZeWz/w640-h466/IMG_0561%202.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The beautiful boxes were all laid out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on a side table. We took them into the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>living room and munched and talked.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have to admit by the time we finished </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our boxes, we were stuffed and we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>still had dinner!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can see there is a full meal </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the heart shaped box consisting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of cheeses, crackers, fruit salsa, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a chopped salad, a petit four, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>nuts and a chocolate. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EEMO49jBw6-7uFmQ0-Wy7rtGJLS8HmScZStWczUAXpksVG4SYzxzPLwMgQOXky_huxqP-LT88fJRjALL9l6UQcMd6t0cTbAMyDn5V_BUxGiba6spOYNr2URwfVmxt1_iHJXKrbZxhWeL0yKU0AetDLmPpfkeu1YTQOP2LXAIMigDh3Yt3m6srrGGroj9/s3039/IMG_0578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3039" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EEMO49jBw6-7uFmQ0-Wy7rtGJLS8HmScZStWczUAXpksVG4SYzxzPLwMgQOXky_huxqP-LT88fJRjALL9l6UQcMd6t0cTbAMyDn5V_BUxGiba6spOYNr2URwfVmxt1_iHJXKrbZxhWeL0yKU0AetDLmPpfkeu1YTQOP2LXAIMigDh3Yt3m6srrGGroj9/w640-h522/IMG_0578.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Because we were too full to eat </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anything more, we moved on to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our Favorite Things baskets. Some </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>contained books, and some Valentine's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>things, and some had date items. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They were all beautifully done. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIs0I0fywEt9XDW75Y8MnrU5mstX1TPWV331qk9XyCKACJYbcLaT8LoTaQQeFcwcgv7ynuAfIesEaFt5AxVzKVfZumJQhy98MpvHjF93u7YTbzEAjhtJs-h-2Asno2PPzU8Us0v27oWs2Z-ePIg5PFS37RYkW2zSujHCJjfczqwQ6LDu9xJv1kL8W8ebbi/s4032/IMG_0554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIs0I0fywEt9XDW75Y8MnrU5mstX1TPWV331qk9XyCKACJYbcLaT8LoTaQQeFcwcgv7ynuAfIesEaFt5AxVzKVfZumJQhy98MpvHjF93u7YTbzEAjhtJs-h-2Asno2PPzU8Us0v27oWs2Z-ePIg5PFS37RYkW2zSujHCJjfczqwQ6LDu9xJv1kL8W8ebbi/w480-h640/IMG_0554.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The table was set with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Valentine's theme with</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chocolates on each plate and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fresh flowers in the center.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC-WnZMVvNAk35G0ldnhhLXde6PB-HcuPCY-QQzHgINpYoqQPEPwN4F7dSzERNWf51fVKfAyQwSZ-jOFOx76UoNeKt6Z1khSnsUE_dY1WZelotpq2aFy4-4V8EGKJ29YnHErakX5D_sGGKBcRZl-KgIFuhTNmAxemGPtRCejxSAusOx90T6JBqbW8okZy/s4032/IMG_0562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC-WnZMVvNAk35G0ldnhhLXde6PB-HcuPCY-QQzHgINpYoqQPEPwN4F7dSzERNWf51fVKfAyQwSZ-jOFOx76UoNeKt6Z1khSnsUE_dY1WZelotpq2aFy4-4V8EGKJ29YnHErakX5D_sGGKBcRZl-KgIFuhTNmAxemGPtRCejxSAusOx90T6JBqbW8okZy/w480-h640/IMG_0562.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our lovely hostess, Laura, had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>prepared a gift bag for each of us.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Earlier she had asked us for the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>name of a boy we liked in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>grade school. Inside our gift bags </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were hand written notes from our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crushes! What a fun idea. Mine said, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Jackie I like you. Meet me at recess!" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What a clever and fun idea. She also </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wrote a Valentine to each of us from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>herself, a beautiful note to keep telling </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>us what she admired about us. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>There was also a pretty hanky, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>candy and treats. It felt very </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>special.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kb04qyIpTSyMNJLrGE30AEoyp4xQDVgBCqz3yfYz_hnOTF0cT0WzYJy7UJNgqP_EBAKv_vL7h5nIRCmnLE4xUnLCfUzaV6wVUqe7YCwVOPli2IBlIRITVPAW3Q0wYkhkQlm2HvjaGDKBwNURx7PhFR5nETVBmprxL9S6pm7RJvMEuKyY5PP1VTcMhVEM/s4032/IMG_0573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kb04qyIpTSyMNJLrGE30AEoyp4xQDVgBCqz3yfYz_hnOTF0cT0WzYJy7UJNgqP_EBAKv_vL7h5nIRCmnLE4xUnLCfUzaV6wVUqe7YCwVOPli2IBlIRITVPAW3Q0wYkhkQlm2HvjaGDKBwNURx7PhFR5nETVBmprxL9S6pm7RJvMEuKyY5PP1VTcMhVEM/w480-h640/IMG_0573.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ribbons were hanging from the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chandelier and six pots of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fresh flowers were lined up </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down the table. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpBzTpoX_S63Vo4TEmIGVi0ZDv0VXVvIb8ySMIP8ZxzTtt7bDS-lfSildUgek5_ZHBW5K8w_-mc9vk8epQ5n8G9lXXDxGV5ITyoxDr8c3KjODF3W2mO0RcaCD_voKhyphenhyphena0HRqoEOp9ZTBEYlrwc4-2j2PvH1t5JC39VDuJ6ZprYFRu3wc6wxsvojzon8Or/s4032/IMG_0574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpBzTpoX_S63Vo4TEmIGVi0ZDv0VXVvIb8ySMIP8ZxzTtt7bDS-lfSildUgek5_ZHBW5K8w_-mc9vk8epQ5n8G9lXXDxGV5ITyoxDr8c3KjODF3W2mO0RcaCD_voKhyphenhyphena0HRqoEOp9ZTBEYlrwc4-2j2PvH1t5JC39VDuJ6ZprYFRu3wc6wxsvojzon8Or/w480-h640/IMG_0574.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We each got a See's Chocolates </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Heart Shaped Truffle. I just </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>loved that ruffled white plate.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPPzP7GZ-0jILoXAySMA0lKA_wTZKddfOg7KpL0y_i_FE2Xhm-006lhQRRWx7m14LG0kFDH-01lSTdRMQR1m7BHCedMm2q8K9dKARYIU42KyUtIBYMQXZEmO2uSaZXinp6wYYYA6O2VX7rpTPJyX6suJe_c1327MYgplGYeGrzSF2NOCFjhzrlHPToHtd/s2982/IMG_0576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="2982" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPPzP7GZ-0jILoXAySMA0lKA_wTZKddfOg7KpL0y_i_FE2Xhm-006lhQRRWx7m14LG0kFDH-01lSTdRMQR1m7BHCedMm2q8K9dKARYIU42KyUtIBYMQXZEmO2uSaZXinp6wYYYA6O2VX7rpTPJyX6suJe_c1327MYgplGYeGrzSF2NOCFjhzrlHPToHtd/w640-h506/IMG_0576.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A second theme of strawberries </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was featured and Amy made </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>these beautiful strawberry shaped </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>macarons.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jcNTA6lr8ywqAkocO_gCFiopSsNTSh1KroRAE3QSvnq5l5y5eTg4DapFe3l6jMX_CXEC5lLcTCfMAOZ47Srv2fdja-aWxScx1-vsonBRdyYU7Npv1iyErRptPD0YsaDtD4_Orbw6bhkGRaebBsgxFAKcU-5dZX9DvRLsSngQTqrbC-vwWPIEg3GPJuzz/s4032/IMG_0555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jcNTA6lr8ywqAkocO_gCFiopSsNTSh1KroRAE3QSvnq5l5y5eTg4DapFe3l6jMX_CXEC5lLcTCfMAOZ47Srv2fdja-aWxScx1-vsonBRdyYU7Npv1iyErRptPD0YsaDtD4_Orbw6bhkGRaebBsgxFAKcU-5dZX9DvRLsSngQTqrbC-vwWPIEg3GPJuzz/w480-h640/IMG_0555.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here is our lovely hostess Laura.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNuNrTf1TIXv7YaoicvnwGSYb1QBA4nfLg3vWCkaeG8EPP-vUHSQgF3x03_Gfpq2ofnkLsn1sWizSextry01XIrbidpXE9yaj2o1upqX-DpXXsBsI_SeaG8z0PAZiPLbOraZ53q4jri1I4nlM5P9z3BVku6R39EajOPPEfPC1QC8V8X7xmgjlNZ1EEJYk/s4032/IMG_0568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNuNrTf1TIXv7YaoicvnwGSYb1QBA4nfLg3vWCkaeG8EPP-vUHSQgF3x03_Gfpq2ofnkLsn1sWizSextry01XIrbidpXE9yaj2o1upqX-DpXXsBsI_SeaG8z0PAZiPLbOraZ53q4jri1I4nlM5P9z3BVku6R39EajOPPEfPC1QC8V8X7xmgjlNZ1EEJYk/w640-h480/IMG_0568.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She is holding the chocolate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dipped strawberries I made </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for the party. Our husbands </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>call us the "Overachievers", </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so I knew the strawberries had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to be special. Some were painted </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>gold and some were covered in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pink sparkle. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Even though we didn't do a craft, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(seems to be the way this group </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is going), we had a wonderful </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>time and still didn't get home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>until 11:00!! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So fun to share food and fun with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fabulous friends. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> I will be posting this with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Tablescapes Thursday</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2BFOK_pLrNM/V41kByItuKI/AAAAAAAAi5Y/P1xewY8K4OMXOzguvB08IFaMrvsGeFFbQCLcB/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2BFOK_pLrNM/V41kByItuKI/AAAAAAAAi5Y/P1xewY8K4OMXOzguvB08IFaMrvsGeFFbQCLcB/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-49808003208413149012023-12-01T03:30:00.000-08:002023-12-01T03:30:00.142-08:00Tales of the Traveling Tote #37 and a Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL7CG8vrXZVcOXLhuEfTtWnuriJGgqIUUidtqZm-QgExQlYLtDwWzPGFhap4G6Ca4VeuQ-7Z50Tm1Pg-qmmARpx9Q7D8WLWyDyUu3zt3zRhJtd_6HeumvZNHAqhdEWoynRSFvqZiTiajoWmm5f3-xjVd2f4oiw8ErwKR-hNRXy8DbHAPMJ9c1DSX6bIs6/s839/IMG_9308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="839" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL7CG8vrXZVcOXLhuEfTtWnuriJGgqIUUidtqZm-QgExQlYLtDwWzPGFhap4G6Ca4VeuQ-7Z50Tm1Pg-qmmARpx9Q7D8WLWyDyUu3zt3zRhJtd_6HeumvZNHAqhdEWoynRSFvqZiTiajoWmm5f3-xjVd2f4oiw8ErwKR-hNRXy8DbHAPMJ9c1DSX6bIs6/w640-h456/IMG_9308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here it is already December 1st, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and Miss Madi K and I want to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>welcome you to our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and tell you where we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have been off to. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLlzOd0e9ei9vIQdOeJEBaPokUljuUkJzuiGHv_bcRz7Ngjh0cDbQRMDFQglaTDI0m2xo4kBrka3OxDhuTE3_p09eGWcgUbxerLzoirkzhHsXiIVD9BWqa_d7tMsj2QPToteLOwNXx1C3TEuDxe5jpfWNfQBbhnOJOuuKevk2HOA48lQYjDlvxWE1QaoG/s4032/IMG_7050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLlzOd0e9ei9vIQdOeJEBaPokUljuUkJzuiGHv_bcRz7Ngjh0cDbQRMDFQglaTDI0m2xo4kBrka3OxDhuTE3_p09eGWcgUbxerLzoirkzhHsXiIVD9BWqa_d7tMsj2QPToteLOwNXx1C3TEuDxe5jpfWNfQBbhnOJOuuKevk2HOA48lQYjDlvxWE1QaoG/w480-h640/IMG_7050.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are finishing building a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>new home and didn't think </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we could get away, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> surprisingly, we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were able to travel to a few </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>places. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DOAgLZuNqpqJgadufyJMP_USr1lU0HuE6YKV28xraiAUyfAWt9K19wExn57UdrIETfbhI4HvtvsebAkthttAIO4MMNdTuKneLj2gOY5z5Vb0xaWxvylqXTJ1vnn0DgJ0cBPVZNfXxVZOO87o-3mIAE2OUYnQ7TE93gT20zRs-VE_mpEjypx0ai7xMYTC/s4030/IMG_7987%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2318" data-original-width="4030" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DOAgLZuNqpqJgadufyJMP_USr1lU0HuE6YKV28xraiAUyfAWt9K19wExn57UdrIETfbhI4HvtvsebAkthttAIO4MMNdTuKneLj2gOY5z5Vb0xaWxvylqXTJ1vnn0DgJ0cBPVZNfXxVZOO87o-3mIAE2OUYnQ7TE93gT20zRs-VE_mpEjypx0ai7xMYTC/w640-h368/IMG_7987%203.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were so busy with the house </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we forgot that our friends had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>invited us to St. George for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Gentri Christmas concert </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at Tuacahn. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tuacahn is an outdoor theater </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it was a lovely settting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it started the Christmas </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>season out. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jclyvYqa9K6gt0DEVNBjwHZG5gfzDlp72DMsmrbCvpoU3uSDVjgygHPzKgHFGVEblM2_vNnoGUGb1yZutN8kACkm3N9-X5hf4s0PXrxbwtYy7uZzC3kY8019d7FxqFmh1c8O85iGxCMuqqx8mXTJNn3l40utBS06dvanyMc0S4AypCqpVWa0fv3nIJAN/s914/IMG_8971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="914" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jclyvYqa9K6gt0DEVNBjwHZG5gfzDlp72DMsmrbCvpoU3uSDVjgygHPzKgHFGVEblM2_vNnoGUGb1yZutN8kACkm3N9-X5hf4s0PXrxbwtYy7uZzC3kY8019d7FxqFmh1c8O85iGxCMuqqx8mXTJNn3l40utBS06dvanyMc0S4AypCqpVWa0fv3nIJAN/w640-h496/IMG_8971.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Check out Gentri's Christmas </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>albums. They are a trio that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>met while performing in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Les Miserables in Salt Lake </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>City. Their harmony is wonderful </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and you may remember that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we traveled with them on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Mediterranean Cruise in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>May. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJJfMub7Hz4pupjVCTnMDwC2fXBH4wz9LI2l1yqzU69Sq0GxSFHsnDMsp3UbkQRAgzrWwiVdsjbdRv6NJsrS4XGGRkO6nLm87jxwCmlZP9TU_YoJ25E89OLY22U5w_xl2U-O4CcutNEA5Qv89KGbIDttsjxecvY_C1px_vt1HYMgNmKQz2aqIDLEqyrH8/s4032/IMG_8985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJJfMub7Hz4pupjVCTnMDwC2fXBH4wz9LI2l1yqzU69Sq0GxSFHsnDMsp3UbkQRAgzrWwiVdsjbdRv6NJsrS4XGGRkO6nLm87jxwCmlZP9TU_YoJ25E89OLY22U5w_xl2U-O4CcutNEA5Qv89KGbIDttsjxecvY_C1px_vt1HYMgNmKQz2aqIDLEqyrH8/w640-h480/IMG_8985.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So much wonderful food </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in St. George. We always </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have to stop at Tifani's for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crepes. This is a Cinnabon </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crepe with sugared pecans. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Yum!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxOv5fl5Yas-I40pTfl9ZtBvmyWtnQ8XOQRFu5jItMTKqaoq1OvRnTXRlbFSoHs47lJj5cLoPmtBIEOZCoSftTMkQXQXdGGJ4Y1_yteMg-25ceeWHHKNcuqGl2k6kwncN58JaH-RQ4Qh-y1qAFD4_vymwUcwFZUtTchzyOhYsdtKndTADWsUxtHQ53W44/s4032/IMG_9035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxOv5fl5Yas-I40pTfl9ZtBvmyWtnQ8XOQRFu5jItMTKqaoq1OvRnTXRlbFSoHs47lJj5cLoPmtBIEOZCoSftTMkQXQXdGGJ4Y1_yteMg-25ceeWHHKNcuqGl2k6kwncN58JaH-RQ4Qh-y1qAFD4_vymwUcwFZUtTchzyOhYsdtKndTADWsUxtHQ53W44/w480-h640/IMG_9035.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were home just for a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>couple of days when we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>headed to Cabo for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanksgiving. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is the year for the kids </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to be with the in-laws, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so it was just the two of us. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAmYl-WYH8Axc0umWdYTuCj8MKKbFHXq9160mcViL5qC-yh8sI2s3V7wDR4wp0_u1blWs1OnmTC5S4QG0zbdZ1QqNrA69scm-eneSoH7hzL5YPntcQwFtmXvYwwSRYAEyBcSsYc4m2y9mzR45Jpd53Kuqc8Yy2EOiVEspXnxrkB83u0g0VpkIJ_ceVGo_/s4032/IMG_9084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHAmYl-WYH8Axc0umWdYTuCj8MKKbFHXq9160mcViL5qC-yh8sI2s3V7wDR4wp0_u1blWs1OnmTC5S4QG0zbdZ1QqNrA69scm-eneSoH7hzL5YPntcQwFtmXvYwwSRYAEyBcSsYc4m2y9mzR45Jpd53Kuqc8Yy2EOiVEspXnxrkB83u0g0VpkIJ_ceVGo_/w480-h640/IMG_9084.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I made this Thanksgiving </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>floral arrangement using </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>just some wild flowers </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>growing out on the cliffs. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdROHuNpT2iR5J_71mwb5roL6bIgRxhuHIyC3VsuBohbE53T51F-7mOofAtLpmHWR8XKBx74li2p7Ho9Hanqxg42zyYutySh9XZUaiY18PVYqsqkPmCDW_uRcqVIRIJClmpdJORzUHUKn8i_H1ikXPYLaR3UivwH9Qi1u7sM8a-A7XxKDIBnVbt74MWVM/s4032/IMG_4312%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdROHuNpT2iR5J_71mwb5roL6bIgRxhuHIyC3VsuBohbE53T51F-7mOofAtLpmHWR8XKBx74li2p7Ho9Hanqxg42zyYutySh9XZUaiY18PVYqsqkPmCDW_uRcqVIRIJClmpdJORzUHUKn8i_H1ikXPYLaR3UivwH9Qi1u7sM8a-A7XxKDIBnVbt74MWVM/w480-h640/IMG_4312%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>While we basked in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sun, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0lqeMSBCRsIj6pyXunr_FxCQicLgJRPdFpCKyYA525aTK6r-MV9D8k3Gs0D45mzKGocMfjLjCGrH6wgQo0ewaaUQeNbsTWC0JPll_pENIBN608MCuf8hoYY0N4dh0Lg__tTlTwjYNOnDEV-_NFxT-Ih9nBd1sspjz1UH0xy7iD1i9JHv6P04zcp3eog8/s2896/IMG_6173%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="2896" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0lqeMSBCRsIj6pyXunr_FxCQicLgJRPdFpCKyYA525aTK6r-MV9D8k3Gs0D45mzKGocMfjLjCGrH6wgQo0ewaaUQeNbsTWC0JPll_pENIBN608MCuf8hoYY0N4dh0Lg__tTlTwjYNOnDEV-_NFxT-Ih9nBd1sspjz1UH0xy7iD1i9JHv6P04zcp3eog8/w640-h412/IMG_6173%204.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the new house got its </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>first snow storm.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGGNK2W5X2W1BcuGI_ODgmRbwDVbtH6eeY4oInkieS9H6xUQbLCzG5o9JcuW1OuJxN-0_21ucrPreH6MEfCfOOg83UmKonV6XIUFYgkuwgIt5_eKIiApN1ztH1KBARwekcuEgn98I32sjV2uDi8XVtTB14ngMWqiAzeljpBRcWwvKm8_O3uyUFlQwm_Gn/s4032/IMG_8263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGGNK2W5X2W1BcuGI_ODgmRbwDVbtH6eeY4oInkieS9H6xUQbLCzG5o9JcuW1OuJxN-0_21ucrPreH6MEfCfOOg83UmKonV6XIUFYgkuwgIt5_eKIiApN1ztH1KBARwekcuEgn98I32sjV2uDi8XVtTB14ngMWqiAzeljpBRcWwvKm8_O3uyUFlQwm_Gn/w480-h640/IMG_8263.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We enjoyed eating at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of our favorites </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in Cabo, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tres Sirenas. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I just love their presentation!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Those flowers surrounding </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the delicious coconut shrimp </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>just make it magical. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXHLodIx64PtepZFhAWOCnzBDD3BZoyBxaw3Li9a_I0tU7e26ZGW0wGLZPvyIhkNO1-3mgrxaPQfOwc9rZeJEXfsMUHp5A1isu01AzfL8rk3Ig9bQzs8xkMay3pugdLQTpfORLBFQlL9a7C4zdmGvHgFj6vc1MlBQoJsdPp8h6Y_GP4NfNfYlovSHtjsJ/s4032/IMG_8270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXHLodIx64PtepZFhAWOCnzBDD3BZoyBxaw3Li9a_I0tU7e26ZGW0wGLZPvyIhkNO1-3mgrxaPQfOwc9rZeJEXfsMUHp5A1isu01AzfL8rk3Ig9bQzs8xkMay3pugdLQTpfORLBFQlL9a7C4zdmGvHgFj6vc1MlBQoJsdPp8h6Y_GP4NfNfYlovSHtjsJ/w480-h640/IMG_8270.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We tried the three sorbets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for dessert. The presentation </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on this was amazing too. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmI4ipFhhpgnBg3WxQ8wHhJdut8gWLa1j9lHnJHpzY69UEsuMuJOAY6EtheueweA-SZQ4HnubvOO3Dlht7EvkYm6m10tX2MAGl1XaEc3xU8BfAsYdRrWLt2-7VNRToCoMMGJ5fMKs5rJ8-YO6yf13SZcQLZoDpCNLRKKNI6RQPrvi8MHfCr68cc6Llai9/s4032/IMG_9306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmI4ipFhhpgnBg3WxQ8wHhJdut8gWLa1j9lHnJHpzY69UEsuMuJOAY6EtheueweA-SZQ4HnubvOO3Dlht7EvkYm6m10tX2MAGl1XaEc3xU8BfAsYdRrWLt2-7VNRToCoMMGJ5fMKs5rJ8-YO6yf13SZcQLZoDpCNLRKKNI6RQPrvi8MHfCr68cc6Llai9/w480-h640/IMG_9306.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then when we got home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we had a couple of fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>shopping expeditions </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to get ready for Christmas. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are hoping to get into </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our new home next week! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSljJLMMlAB3aLX2ALiyJJj1YewZ1_u7hHkRJ4jHK7CUffT9HAWL_CdHazoXerLH1zBfIx3VRLwZ0Z2BczKeT1w_eNNe3_laNr94KqtX5s7WnTZvsbay6mtcbJjhek12hoFClnsiiffG2XkGHeHHd3bmcbIAdhd64s046FeTzgV3G0LqQCY9VYXuXahBUA/s4032/IMG_9300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSljJLMMlAB3aLX2ALiyJJj1YewZ1_u7hHkRJ4jHK7CUffT9HAWL_CdHazoXerLH1zBfIx3VRLwZ0Z2BczKeT1w_eNNe3_laNr94KqtX5s7WnTZvsbay6mtcbJjhek12hoFClnsiiffG2XkGHeHHd3bmcbIAdhd64s046FeTzgV3G0LqQCY9VYXuXahBUA/w480-h640/IMG_9300.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is always fun shopping </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with the littles! She was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>totally entranced with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of our favorite </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>boutiques, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Busy Biddy.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for traveling along with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K and I. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Join in on the giveaway!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Visit </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Bookish Dilettane's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>blog and leave a comment </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for this fun giveaway.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NMkfy3vpz75e480Z6-rQJQcbuuVLFbjfSZi7Av_AWfOjq72HF7EWborWlVZmJlkbjCIjkU_CQHU8OhKN8n_6Nl25VbPtD_qoB7tX4UGkkLi2h3YzE5eLlp3R1J1RELoqqQS1fBg361NnMfqA3N4qc6x3Z-sripAt45PZDt2rxm3g16c0X_Maw4pX3vAl/s320/ttt%20dec'23.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="320" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NMkfy3vpz75e480Z6-rQJQcbuuVLFbjfSZi7Av_AWfOjq72HF7EWborWlVZmJlkbjCIjkU_CQHU8OhKN8n_6Nl25VbPtD_qoB7tX4UGkkLi2h3YzE5eLlp3R1J1RELoqqQS1fBg361NnMfqA3N4qc6x3Z-sripAt45PZDt2rxm3g16c0X_Maw4pX3vAl/w640-h386/ttt%20dec'23.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then go see where our other </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>TTT members have been off to.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</i>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </b></span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; 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box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</i> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</i> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </i>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; 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font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and Countess De Monet @ <span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHXcKK3wqpCCe5HPfovOKuD8DuHA1LSWv2wJgQuEOrHBHENj644xC4rDbtWJTFlftvL7ZLCsO4g1ZLd_3xwYXpgyk9yhchLH-jjHRa1I7DRZPBx04UihnfPqKyrxIcN49hWdsR0IY903tGjuh8eRXiTL4j_b7-4FKW5OAre0g8bcIt7F0OkDCXNRP3ako/s1920/TalesoftheTravelingToteMarch2024.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHXcKK3wqpCCe5HPfovOKuD8DuHA1LSWv2wJgQuEOrHBHENj644xC4rDbtWJTFlftvL7ZLCsO4g1ZLd_3xwYXpgyk9yhchLH-jjHRa1I7DRZPBx04UihnfPqKyrxIcN49hWdsR0IY903tGjuh8eRXiTL4j_b7-4FKW5OAre0g8bcIt7F0OkDCXNRP3ako/w360-h640/TalesoftheTravelingToteMarch2024.PNG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Join us in March for </i></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our next </i></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote.</i></span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><center><br /></center><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-44907897371592196902023-10-09T08:54:00.002-07:002023-10-09T08:55:02.040-07:00Salty Halloween Pirate Mirror<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1S486vFmLaPlkTNYR7n_SveiINPCg819hI4dmG5xMm86DPqJnWf1789aLzYftK3HjRZm0rZvObu28GisKRjXNuVO2H755eRZrPCxZKou8X8w3r3GPKWPnVeforpY4z0H89Pf1gsREQrVCyT0LrEJjf3i59fEUdTdlYT3hR_vVfc6VEr6DlP-oNOeVHJq/s4032/IMG_7792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1S486vFmLaPlkTNYR7n_SveiINPCg819hI4dmG5xMm86DPqJnWf1789aLzYftK3HjRZm0rZvObu28GisKRjXNuVO2H755eRZrPCxZKou8X8w3r3GPKWPnVeforpY4z0H89Pf1gsREQrVCyT0LrEJjf3i59fEUdTdlYT3hR_vVfc6VEr6DlP-oNOeVHJq/w640-h480/IMG_7792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween has been in full</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>swing here for a while.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As many of you know we are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>building a new house, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>most of the Halloween </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decor boxes were already </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>taken to storage. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(You may not believe that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>if you see my house all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decorated!)</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHwWeMV8Gv0dFwfLbWcjiI3g4aG6-hU-uNGPS1xCNaOBprVxVkbMbC6lpth38hKYNEjhePLaU4x6sGr_nNSHj4yB1rddfQSRo-P6pzqL2vDsNTKJN1XUECpjhInKT0kRw4VaHCCJi0IkSWGWo8pJxOW71rw4_8I7G0Id0z9D9LBHTXlnZeV9uNvK0qG3r/s1861/IMG_7793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHwWeMV8Gv0dFwfLbWcjiI3g4aG6-hU-uNGPS1xCNaOBprVxVkbMbC6lpth38hKYNEjhePLaU4x6sGr_nNSHj4yB1rddfQSRo-P6pzqL2vDsNTKJN1XUECpjhInKT0kRw4VaHCCJi0IkSWGWo8pJxOW71rw4_8I7G0Id0z9D9LBHTXlnZeV9uNvK0qG3r/w444-h640/IMG_7793.jpg" width="444" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>But Beaulah and I decided we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had to decorate to be happy </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>while we pack endless boxes!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It has really lifted my mood </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to have the house decorated </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it opened the way to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>having the house ready </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for all of the last parties </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we want to have in this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Haunted House.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybKca1vTb44UeXjGjOl8zevyUWEGsx0KcWna-D_ZuXfkXJrnJfJ08DT69hUe5CNwLOEvu1epDy8QigwHx1WtRecDHI6HULaYtejvS2cRARHwcLEX2NtnXc5aRTvHPSfBdA3NJst7rdhVOR1FigyWUds_9tmShOE42Wo-QoPCwY1ftL5QyUC7rrFdfDtMz/s3710/IMG_7481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybKca1vTb44UeXjGjOl8zevyUWEGsx0KcWna-D_ZuXfkXJrnJfJ08DT69hUe5CNwLOEvu1epDy8QigwHx1WtRecDHI6HULaYtejvS2cRARHwcLEX2NtnXc5aRTvHPSfBdA3NJst7rdhVOR1FigyWUds_9tmShOE42Wo-QoPCwY1ftL5QyUC7rrFdfDtMz/w522-h640/IMG_7481.jpg" width="522" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>In the thrift store pile was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this old frame - that I had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>no place for in the new house.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The pirate skeleton was also </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>being tossed! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then I decided - since I wasn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>busy at all - haha - that I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wanted a Halloween Craft </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Project. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkIF1jkrFbF3PMuKkBumaGXYAqpjfbUKiHd9Izazz0uM9sKozHteezohze5n925VPzp3KAxMRvhsvDbQyobTvZQC40ICPN63KakvbqMZ0mv1dP3QU19g62RYvGjG-y7BaLkasHGeq-PxCGfFccM9PrCwQCNPknEBtYuzrRiUIMqhlzN_lbUpofAG_A4YY/s4032/IMG_7482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkIF1jkrFbF3PMuKkBumaGXYAqpjfbUKiHd9Izazz0uM9sKozHteezohze5n925VPzp3KAxMRvhsvDbQyobTvZQC40ICPN63KakvbqMZ0mv1dP3QU19g62RYvGjG-y7BaLkasHGeq-PxCGfFccM9PrCwQCNPknEBtYuzrRiUIMqhlzN_lbUpofAG_A4YY/w640-h480/IMG_7482.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had the pirate skeleton </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for years and only used him </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>once. He is undersized and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had a peg leg and I just didn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>like him much. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So I got out my bread knife </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and sawed his lower body </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>off - ZZZZ - and then took </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>his eye patch off and gouged </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a hole - trying to sound </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloweenish here! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then I stripped him of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>his headband and he was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ready to be transformed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with some gold paint. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr1Ma1l9xlO_Pjmgp_cgksihuow0zfk3Sw1T-Imgob9Ie2WG9OTUi36d28a_gtGNdCKgqGItWwOZahvkKJSDkA5gCIjfRAFqSZMg8qbWDHhTt8VMCklxAP3NsgN7pzNV32_Fk8pZ4EqZvhz1Jw8JB2cmCkfJunND-YRCRsvkJ93iX9BnW5aBEFVwzm99J/s4032/IMG_7788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr1Ma1l9xlO_Pjmgp_cgksihuow0zfk3Sw1T-Imgob9Ie2WG9OTUi36d28a_gtGNdCKgqGItWwOZahvkKJSDkA5gCIjfRAFqSZMg8qbWDHhTt8VMCklxAP3NsgN7pzNV32_Fk8pZ4EqZvhz1Jw8JB2cmCkfJunND-YRCRsvkJ93iX9BnW5aBEFVwzm99J/w480-h640/IMG_7788.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I didn't have to do </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anything to the mirror. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyGuTuSbDblRftXCjfMe6193hfY4uIQPBxccFB9U2BUOYZG8MDBEH8Va6vzXB943C6DKsQDszaU9FNf9n0XRX3al60uOicWXlfneEWwbPOR6KRt7Hn7bad48Ppf9YefGH0kLKg2-tcYdJ2UQK3FdYIeRdTQLXYhM2SUXd1GzfTzxZAtCMn9PnQeb3QuHe/s4032/IMG_7789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyGuTuSbDblRftXCjfMe6193hfY4uIQPBxccFB9U2BUOYZG8MDBEH8Va6vzXB943C6DKsQDszaU9FNf9n0XRX3al60uOicWXlfneEWwbPOR6KRt7Hn7bad48Ppf9YefGH0kLKg2-tcYdJ2UQK3FdYIeRdTQLXYhM2SUXd1GzfTzxZAtCMn9PnQeb3QuHe/w480-h640/IMG_7789.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A crystal knob that I had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>around the house became </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>his eye - my favorite part!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then I glued his headband </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>back on. I tried him without </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and he just wasn't the same. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrQvf24sTIHNbd0X3dUhbjSbBC3pLCscfs5pmOXMlXIGsg7vd_kxdyq0cYMUTYoItHE1633QKWTGq2DDhyphenhyphenMROnpYIAX0MtBiTNY53dlXVinJgfewNTuvHFEznHxSmHs8_XNK9j1NyfGiD-tDNPK332lhjGt7sCduNvVfNdlnB8JT9k-bwZxLFE2LLcj6k/s4032/IMG_7790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrQvf24sTIHNbd0X3dUhbjSbBC3pLCscfs5pmOXMlXIGsg7vd_kxdyq0cYMUTYoItHE1633QKWTGq2DDhyphenhyphenMROnpYIAX0MtBiTNY53dlXVinJgfewNTuvHFEznHxSmHs8_XNK9j1NyfGiD-tDNPK332lhjGt7sCduNvVfNdlnB8JT9k-bwZxLFE2LLcj6k/w480-h640/IMG_7790.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And we are in love with him. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GSPpozAQgtBlg1-GERhkI5iPL8-hV7rkJ_IdEcUibTYSK3dhPkScsWcVRcch1WLEVyWblyLivXSvaouhifJ3AdJtfP7jm1TbkT6oITBjrHRWLy4kT7GBbHqaB5vL_d7DaEOQSLxO8ycL-AQp8MayIOrgu5lA269H9bcKygtT3jg1yJR4J3v2wFRQdyao/s4032/IMG_7787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GSPpozAQgtBlg1-GERhkI5iPL8-hV7rkJ_IdEcUibTYSK3dhPkScsWcVRcch1WLEVyWblyLivXSvaouhifJ3AdJtfP7jm1TbkT6oITBjrHRWLy4kT7GBbHqaB5vL_d7DaEOQSLxO8ycL-AQp8MayIOrgu5lA269H9bcKygtT3jg1yJR4J3v2wFRQdyao/w480-h640/IMG_7787.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My three year old </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>granddaughter was oohing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and aahing over the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween decor in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>living room. I took her </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>back in and pointed him out. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She said with eyes wide open, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"OH! I didn't see that!" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now instead of the thrift </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pile he will have a place </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in our Halloween home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for years to come.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Metamorphosis Monday</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Show Your Creativity</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-14872669643620693902023-09-26T06:15:00.002-07:002023-09-26T06:15:26.076-07:00Happy Haunting Kitchen<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEAApOLgCYTI1_NKu-WiYr_khcGPKgTyh-h7BoSQoREFNsJUrMEStpBirv5w3scjaViPrW9216MFrzC0vvVlB53CiocOttmshyhf5R52pjAq0eKH7CX7wxWNU8v0MfJc3BoKN85UJJ7KoEb47zqjDbX2LBGAGequKDr6qIbPrfaet8oYwPXTbVGDcPgw6/s3789/IMG_7010%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3789" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEAApOLgCYTI1_NKu-WiYr_khcGPKgTyh-h7BoSQoREFNsJUrMEStpBirv5w3scjaViPrW9216MFrzC0vvVlB53CiocOttmshyhf5R52pjAq0eKH7CX7wxWNU8v0MfJc3BoKN85UJJ7KoEb47zqjDbX2LBGAGequKDr6qIbPrfaet8oYwPXTbVGDcPgw6/w640-h464/IMG_7010%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween decorating is all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>done and we are enjoying some </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>new things at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Purple Chocolat Home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This will probably be our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>last month here, and definitely </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our last Halloween here, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but I decided I would have fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decorating for Halloween </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anyhow.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkAtNERQnMBJx0m2RDulJHRieZkCxMOWqZJTRtYfeVlcM9rCqDryd5eNkdOeDY1LVShkfq1XiN6Fj3fhXj9m59o-Mo4JtV_qa-5FVw5hs8GGSjZwk5aef0WEnwk8TygeDV6OPgHNeMZuVsPUQXWi6WuOx0bdFYWADIyptp5SfnS6iX6WfXf9pPU10dCax/s4032/IMG_7008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkAtNERQnMBJx0m2RDulJHRieZkCxMOWqZJTRtYfeVlcM9rCqDryd5eNkdOeDY1LVShkfq1XiN6Fj3fhXj9m59o-Mo4JtV_qa-5FVw5hs8GGSjZwk5aef0WEnwk8TygeDV6OPgHNeMZuVsPUQXWi6WuOx0bdFYWADIyptp5SfnS6iX6WfXf9pPU10dCax/w480-h640/IMG_7008.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You have seen me decorate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my kitchen counter with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my boards for years, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this year I decided to elevate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>them. My son had made me </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this small board several years </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ago and I purchased acrylic </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>feet and glued them on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bottom to create some </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>height, interest and bling.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRKHxdlCh2Rg_iVkMKk_zPHA42769S1VMjp-MIHIIRIbrgDn2i0CNaZV5dNLRPY_Qi7PE8-mBTluaiaOo05wb_hRR61cGOzI-GxIA-AMrK9jhoMknIemml_o2unUuQxSeYZBSfjQrCM4pgrZ5pcVl_nt1lXImQiFc4LNvTTm1KYWiYuzWtd1ABoysYMjL/s4032/IMG_7009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRKHxdlCh2Rg_iVkMKk_zPHA42769S1VMjp-MIHIIRIbrgDn2i0CNaZV5dNLRPY_Qi7PE8-mBTluaiaOo05wb_hRR61cGOzI-GxIA-AMrK9jhoMknIemml_o2unUuQxSeYZBSfjQrCM4pgrZ5pcVl_nt1lXImQiFc4LNvTTm1KYWiYuzWtd1ABoysYMjL/w480-h640/IMG_7009.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>After he had given me that black </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>board, I decided I wanted a large </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one so I ran to Home Depot and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>purchased a board and painted it </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>black and sanded it a little. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had these feet that I got on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Amazon and I asked hubby to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>screw them in. It literally took </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>less than 15 minutes to elevate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this board. Everyone who has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>seen these loves the change. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWOhNErlap2_Us8JNl05qTdvjZssIlD9rC6PIU4Tl41nO_Y3T6odmZyuoRLKb-dqDcaFi2B34P4yDLKJyanQ8ZtLPbA_S0GJyQ2nCh9o0u7Ge4BtLczGuFoTUaOJRJGRGuLmUZiyBRGIOHv5R_NoeDGKB-haZ7zYawNmrjloBa0FJHDYx8xKpJjwYA1qm/s4032/IMG_7011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWOhNErlap2_Us8JNl05qTdvjZssIlD9rC6PIU4Tl41nO_Y3T6odmZyuoRLKb-dqDcaFi2B34P4yDLKJyanQ8ZtLPbA_S0GJyQ2nCh9o0u7Ge4BtLczGuFoTUaOJRJGRGuLmUZiyBRGIOHv5R_NoeDGKB-haZ7zYawNmrjloBa0FJHDYx8xKpJjwYA1qm/w480-h640/IMG_7011.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHmUDGKpZN2bB_-vJW1WixOBRs40lu1rfU9PadsgF4uGZFrtW_Pa80Pz_63ZqzfH6XST-X57_nuF2SrVCRFzFVkYE-IZHwYRUxcfoB6jVf0QUZxDAAvZRuXM94yiPuUAsT7jj5bxA-BuofYexZrEDdCSMMxGL6ZDM8Tfn-grmYLShWHAUBZ49D_yK3TAJ/s4032/IMG_6998%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHmUDGKpZN2bB_-vJW1WixOBRs40lu1rfU9PadsgF4uGZFrtW_Pa80Pz_63ZqzfH6XST-X57_nuF2SrVCRFzFVkYE-IZHwYRUxcfoB6jVf0QUZxDAAvZRuXM94yiPuUAsT7jj5bxA-BuofYexZrEDdCSMMxGL6ZDM8Tfn-grmYLShWHAUBZ49D_yK3TAJ/w640-h480/IMG_6998%202.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I like layering the smaller </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>board in front of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>larger board. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0xKKJVoyiK6Rh9uJ5qTaS0_EnAQAx5KTL7WngY0tQWsta2u9r7T7JO5-hxfxlTxC0VMBviTQrQ3BiKowUd5QxqsJYrBrk-BblAfyNLS6wGhXUmuIIbWHmnHbVUJvVfedpVKemUj1pEvlLQJSsI2W0aBYXINmUn5LCTik-BK5AhGf9giB4a8TUFbbIiIJ/s4032/IMG_7002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0xKKJVoyiK6Rh9uJ5qTaS0_EnAQAx5KTL7WngY0tQWsta2u9r7T7JO5-hxfxlTxC0VMBviTQrQ3BiKowUd5QxqsJYrBrk-BblAfyNLS6wGhXUmuIIbWHmnHbVUJvVfedpVKemUj1pEvlLQJSsI2W0aBYXINmUn5LCTik-BK5AhGf9giB4a8TUFbbIiIJ/w480-h640/IMG_7002.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Most of my Halloween </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decor was already boxed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and moved, but my two </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Haunted Houses were in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>special boxes to be hand </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>carried. I decided I needed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>some decor out, so I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>got these out and that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>started the decorating!</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm-8i3sJS0_rUMu8FfTHplFMWd0hjiw4Va9NboR0-xZlIVSPpfw6EWPwdKu2QpoGyFDm2MQ4bDh4BSTLyq_TBdSk1AzSiYAVSAMuvL5Gas2tuhixqW0pcXA1oankEa-EjGU8nHniI2MgkAb9l5tRCMK9-QTLYygKvNS6mdRp40YeNeJxGJYBnda70KZJU/s4032/IMG_7005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvm-8i3sJS0_rUMu8FfTHplFMWd0hjiw4Va9NboR0-xZlIVSPpfw6EWPwdKu2QpoGyFDm2MQ4bDh4BSTLyq_TBdSk1AzSiYAVSAMuvL5Gas2tuhixqW0pcXA1oankEa-EjGU8nHniI2MgkAb9l5tRCMK9-QTLYygKvNS6mdRp40YeNeJxGJYBnda70KZJU/w480-h640/IMG_7005.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I also had to display my new </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>furry cat pumpkin from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Home Goods. The grandkids </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>really love the houses and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the furry pumpkin. They </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>are really good to just look </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and not touch. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENT3Kc1DZekG3RoXg0oY3h0iV65oQA99LSbuGfi1UU4op44smWpOpAleiNNXL_M3yCzFkCvAPGRqIeF_1ybX8gjj7ssNWqttgkI8CXnSdEzw9r354-L5yXCeLYgVrY2P7OOEMD_4pJ7vhcPA-FcIh3tgyMauek3zY_2DckQLlK-JIrw9Y6gCp3Jj3OuEV/s3208/IMG_7520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3208" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENT3Kc1DZekG3RoXg0oY3h0iV65oQA99LSbuGfi1UU4op44smWpOpAleiNNXL_M3yCzFkCvAPGRqIeF_1ybX8gjj7ssNWqttgkI8CXnSdEzw9r354-L5yXCeLYgVrY2P7OOEMD_4pJ7vhcPA-FcIh3tgyMauek3zY_2DckQLlK-JIrw9Y6gCp3Jj3OuEV/w604-h640/IMG_7520.jpg" width="604" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hubby went with my son and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>grandson to a Jet's game in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>New York and he asked what </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I wanted him to bring back. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I said, "Oh, go to the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mackenzie-Childs store and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>get me something!"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So he went and took pictures </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and I chose this. What a great </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>guy!! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDu9yGvqoebYe9PRozbcMYMyAk0BEo9uZbEyKsHL2FKYOnAkYreOmqk0WFhkhNnOAiICUsWIe0VmLVOBNomDcg8VCKguKFPooXlyvI-QbOntTOo8nyRZwfDT-0FMOrdc9bLkwdNx6EyFsY7Hb9vQeSZ1gm08ptORZoFTcKcewaX8uVHpjACBeRxMDsg/s4032/IMG_5246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDu9yGvqoebYe9PRozbcMYMyAk0BEo9uZbEyKsHL2FKYOnAkYreOmqk0WFhkhNnOAiICUsWIe0VmLVOBNomDcg8VCKguKFPooXlyvI-QbOntTOo8nyRZwfDT-0FMOrdc9bLkwdNx6EyFsY7Hb9vQeSZ1gm08ptORZoFTcKcewaX8uVHpjACBeRxMDsg/w480-h640/IMG_5246.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaulah is happy with all of </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the fun new changes and </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she is ready to party. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are advertising all </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of our parties as our </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Last Halloween Party Here" </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but we are excited to move. <br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting this with</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Tablescape Thursday</a></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Metamophosis Monday</a></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Love Your Creativity</a></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><br /></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-78968682661817309652023-09-04T03:30:00.001-07:002023-09-04T03:30:00.142-07:00Happy Painting for the New House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaqqi-ELJcJ6yefnR5ptPIqIbO1-_040UIKJ7jc1k4TZpJaNT7pfqfoog0574YuMCAzZTkv62jG-DUp6iZeamIZ3hnBxnoemALK3KROCPI7S8XKpDkU-dR3eTJjmRqxf5jVb7X1xXFiwgBDCt3W8Xjwmiyyf2PIo_43F8mNseJorJlIwTypTxMEImNdAG/s640/IMG_4976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaqqi-ELJcJ6yefnR5ptPIqIbO1-_040UIKJ7jc1k4TZpJaNT7pfqfoog0574YuMCAzZTkv62jG-DUp6iZeamIZ3hnBxnoemALK3KROCPI7S8XKpDkU-dR3eTJjmRqxf5jVb7X1xXFiwgBDCt3W8Xjwmiyyf2PIo_43F8mNseJorJlIwTypTxMEImNdAG/w640-h480/IMG_4976.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Life has been extra crazy for </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the past year and a half because </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we are building a new house. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have had this property </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for over 35 years and lived </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>out here in the old house for </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>3 years in the 90's. Our oldest </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>daughter lives next door with </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>her darling 7 children and we </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>can't wait to live next to them.</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It seems to have taken forever, </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but when I looked at the date </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on this picture, it was just a </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>year ago, so I guess we have </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made good progress. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cabinets are in, painting is in </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>progress and railings are </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>starting to be installed. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are hoping for a move in by </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the end of the year. I told them I </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wanted to be in by Halloween, </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but no one ever gets in by their </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>move in dates, do they?!!</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa2fOwEAgQs33Q1pe0b8d8Zx-KVePmiLllfKMFArOt6zUsoOeQaxgUAqMyIKr8aUSiki7wK44wOeyqWwLcTz3Qq8ctkFJpw2UZ91Pkh4QTkW8OXfdQPnEkGcX6WPogA9yBzhm4gIXelcqIBkF3jU5TbfLk-rDfqRbF_f4yZ9YghBUadZQZXRZQ5hSE6k2/s4032/IMG_7067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa2fOwEAgQs33Q1pe0b8d8Zx-KVePmiLllfKMFArOt6zUsoOeQaxgUAqMyIKr8aUSiki7wK44wOeyqWwLcTz3Qq8ctkFJpw2UZ91Pkh4QTkW8OXfdQPnEkGcX6WPogA9yBzhm4gIXelcqIBkF3jU5TbfLk-rDfqRbF_f4yZ9YghBUadZQZXRZQ5hSE6k2/w480-h640/IMG_7067.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Besides sorting and boxing, I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have had a few painting projects. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I ordered these balloon chairs, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but the color was way off from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my table and the other cane </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chairs I had purchased. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am always nervous to try to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>paint something like this, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I started with Country Gray </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>acrylic paint on a sponge </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>brush and had a microfiber </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>towel in the other hand to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wipe off where I needed. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQyJvQg8KXznLtmh3o2ZEX0lvf5VvbLPwCtQcxlvfgUl0sjnd5NohuEfpM0_0H73awdQ8M7mUJxlP76303DzN8T0Xl8ITFFZzHb7Li7bM8yzeLZuICe7O9XZsI8kwwD93Dn-8BDVs6fsFp6eL7dufzIHZFbOpgAJyUhh2w04USgzAj15E3lZi3_90mwR/s4032/IMG_7066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQyJvQg8KXznLtmh3o2ZEX0lvf5VvbLPwCtQcxlvfgUl0sjnd5NohuEfpM0_0H73awdQ8M7mUJxlP76303DzN8T0Xl8ITFFZzHb7Li7bM8yzeLZuICe7O9XZsI8kwwD93Dn-8BDVs6fsFp6eL7dufzIHZFbOpgAJyUhh2w04USgzAj15E3lZi3_90mwR/w480-h640/IMG_7066.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It went really quickly, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and I even did the second </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one while a darling three </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>year old granddaughter </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>played down in the basement </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>by my side. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg-b29iczWVtE3P61OYtNtoQsnFtjvpY4It2-YUzOLaJVjo_txa5Qekau5Wl5i37eDYFxhcsbWyaB1OwHvKQ0k922mcSRMD5Aydg0oCW1ZeahpplBVFaoAqER-geErPG2pL2haOJ98ZwonT00BUB1ULmQONm5qf-L9ikc1UrMseW2Urky3G0TfUgRugzC/s4032/IMG_0707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg-b29iczWVtE3P61OYtNtoQsnFtjvpY4It2-YUzOLaJVjo_txa5Qekau5Wl5i37eDYFxhcsbWyaB1OwHvKQ0k922mcSRMD5Aydg0oCW1ZeahpplBVFaoAqER-geErPG2pL2haOJ98ZwonT00BUB1ULmQONm5qf-L9ikc1UrMseW2Urky3G0TfUgRugzC/w480-h640/IMG_0707.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This Orangerie is the room </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that will house these chairs </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and a gray washed table. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>An Orangerie, if you aren't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>familiar with the term was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a place where tropical plants, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>including citrus plants were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>brought in during the winter. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have had palms that we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bring out during the summer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and bring into the basement </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for 20 years, so we will use </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>it for that, but it will also be </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a room for entertaining. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is one of my favorite </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>rooms in the house, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you will find me here during </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the cold winter months </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>soaking up the south sun!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting this with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Metamorphosis Monday</i></span></a></div><br /><center><br /></center><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-7261206434826118232023-09-01T03:00:00.001-07:002023-09-01T03:00:00.145-07:00Tales of the Traveling Tote #36 and A Giveaway<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilEssgE4Yi1lNaNH5mZiLcdQBcKQjIPzbwO_Brls-T0J2y2-VNwhm6EOFHAFCt_sl2SCT7UAVLEhyMXU51EGyDjVGR8-W2PCZ-pGhZhvVsvfKJV7KpFOFfV7zqP_5NJVENfBbun7VNeUVYWt7I_Hl3CwDyfrrQUjrxI7GifEbElaG_ZLGbZJ6u8v0kggJ/s4032/IMG_7053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilEssgE4Yi1lNaNH5mZiLcdQBcKQjIPzbwO_Brls-T0J2y2-VNwhm6EOFHAFCt_sl2SCT7UAVLEhyMXU51EGyDjVGR8-W2PCZ-pGhZhvVsvfKJV7KpFOFfV7zqP_5NJVENfBbun7VNeUVYWt7I_Hl3CwDyfrrQUjrxI7GifEbElaG_ZLGbZJ6u8v0kggJ/w640-h480/IMG_7053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our September 2023</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>edition of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here at Purple Chocolat Home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the summer has been consumed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with building our new home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(now into it 20 months!)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and trying to go through 33 years </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of too much stuff! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is mind boggling and we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>are so sentimental that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we want to bring most </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everything with us! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Well, not really, but way too </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>much! We have already done 16 </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Suburban loads to thrift stores </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and tons of trash can loads, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but between entertaining, costumes, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tablescaping and decorating, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we have so much to sort through.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIl3e_ko77QY1tTUPjCA1MqzyG2xmLjU47e22du9fa1SJgl2Yf6qmDjSPUeuXGXIMO7QbSaihgry-hBtyDXTyHq3B7Q7lDlPzX7oCO1ESQxu-WoNiBzcM9lN-uvvYQ5-jL5dJXrLPKiyD7mboQQrwsSORDyoMi1G-PpDsoFGW7Cn5GgzmjYrbx6hLZI1ro/s4032/IMG_7056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIl3e_ko77QY1tTUPjCA1MqzyG2xmLjU47e22du9fa1SJgl2Yf6qmDjSPUeuXGXIMO7QbSaihgry-hBtyDXTyHq3B7Q7lDlPzX7oCO1ESQxu-WoNiBzcM9lN-uvvYQ5-jL5dJXrLPKiyD7mboQQrwsSORDyoMi1G-PpDsoFGW7Cn5GgzmjYrbx6hLZI1ro/w480-h640/IMG_7056.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am so busy I haven't blogged or </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>even read emails. I searched my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>emails the other night and discovered I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was to create the sidebar for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for December! Good thing I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>checked!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Well, then I couldn't find my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tote and wondered if I had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>left it on my last trip. I was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wondering if I would be kicked </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>out of the group if I couldn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>find it - a bit of a panic! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>After searching everywhere I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>could think of - and mind you, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>it isn't a small item - I thought </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of my purses which were already </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>packed up in five boxes. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lucky me, it was at the top of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the first box I checked!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHkOrmymrjOdNlqz9PkGXTxKEiZf5UubAqs2fkzUIV6PWwETtJXfrfGS7KoxZPwqY7EBWsTpBoEFCvlBVF9yuHHq8_xp2f1DPTtBE4LSDJsh6h9DiWMw9tw4X9c__BtdQH7rMT0ZbMW2AgMYW1OtRpNfwfqw0-i8x3Yo_eqi-IMUMudcy8nNNGBiREJ0Z/s4032/IMG_6575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHkOrmymrjOdNlqz9PkGXTxKEiZf5UubAqs2fkzUIV6PWwETtJXfrfGS7KoxZPwqY7EBWsTpBoEFCvlBVF9yuHHq8_xp2f1DPTtBE4LSDJsh6h9DiWMw9tw4X9c__BtdQH7rMT0ZbMW2AgMYW1OtRpNfwfqw0-i8x3Yo_eqi-IMUMudcy8nNNGBiREJ0Z/w480-h640/IMG_6575.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I thought I might have left it </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on the houseboat down at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lake Powell, and since we are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>done for the year, it would have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>been until next May before I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>would be able to check. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Good thing I found it!!!!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were able to sneak away for three </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lake Powell trips this year so that is </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where Miss Madi K and I were able </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to go. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5jtAmhxGrg1mOsJMueBFp4-UrMqleFv1RyRZQKYYoAYIXVakUk0vDCbBRCOz6efxuMLZmgLNOdlcSnIb1eIw8KzzsHcwCz10GT0qPR02FUBmrF_1HNFcneEMH9iU0XbCgPbTRgouoUpsvXCloXFQrmaEyh2lxCUHcP873XqUcK3sf2EYR3ilqmd0Xg1e/s4032/IMG_6573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH5jtAmhxGrg1mOsJMueBFp4-UrMqleFv1RyRZQKYYoAYIXVakUk0vDCbBRCOz6efxuMLZmgLNOdlcSnIb1eIw8KzzsHcwCz10GT0qPR02FUBmrF_1HNFcneEMH9iU0XbCgPbTRgouoUpsvXCloXFQrmaEyh2lxCUHcP873XqUcK3sf2EYR3ilqmd0Xg1e/w480-h640/IMG_6573.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Pansy got to travel along </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>too as she makes a nice bag </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for boating. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsYFe0mZ4TyFzd75ugRs00EPz0HjM9mEKc3ae_rQXVWt9bGVzug3VKwDObzDL9PBQ44gmSoKSJc4Us4Ql008Bak8VAGoARAWXYtYocAyk8lJ4jplsoT6ap9qVp0fT3M6KOlvOcc0_jX7Eeyab_i1ECQPy_lJ0us5yhR56Ds5NT-NZKwJxiEtWs75kL47I/s4032/IMG_6579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvsYFe0mZ4TyFzd75ugRs00EPz0HjM9mEKc3ae_rQXVWt9bGVzug3VKwDObzDL9PBQ44gmSoKSJc4Us4Ql008Bak8VAGoARAWXYtYocAyk8lJ4jplsoT6ap9qVp0fT3M6KOlvOcc0_jX7Eeyab_i1ECQPy_lJ0us5yhR56Ds5NT-NZKwJxiEtWs75kL47I/w480-h640/IMG_6579.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We invited two families from our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>neighborhood for the August trip. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR5BFU0lStgtW2aRrT_UXoFm41dmzHbMHZsj2zY0DY6YWG7BIp1otbkv59YWLThhjGrwAsOcdryWBJK8grUIuyQ04CLwacKoQruvWrKO8440N4KQN9tQFrZhuy65EH-hYUAh7FYcE4DZZjM7S7_7_h4RFWvL9VhxE67DGM2fjc6LIX1Yx1IEhcg8h998Y/s4032/IMG_6475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioR5BFU0lStgtW2aRrT_UXoFm41dmzHbMHZsj2zY0DY6YWG7BIp1otbkv59YWLThhjGrwAsOcdryWBJK8grUIuyQ04CLwacKoQruvWrKO8440N4KQN9tQFrZhuy65EH-hYUAh7FYcE4DZZjM7S7_7_h4RFWvL9VhxE67DGM2fjc6LIX1Yx1IEhcg8h998Y/w480-h640/IMG_6475.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had ten kids and 6 adults. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>One of our favorite games we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>play with kids is </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Candy Bar Game. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The basic idea of the game is </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you place 3-4 packages or pieces </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of candy in the center. Everyone</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>takes turns rolling the dice inside </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a bowl. If you roll doubles or </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>7 or 11, you get to pick a candy bar,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>announce what you picked and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>then hide it behind your back </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>or under a pillow. People can steal </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>it from you if they win a turn, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they have to remember what it was</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and who had it. After three </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>possessions it is permanent. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When the last piece leaves the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>table, the game is over. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Oh, and if the dice fall out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of the bowl you skip your turn, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and if you don't pick your </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>prize before the next winner, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you miss your turn! Lots of fun.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Well, we had one darling boy </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>who is 8 years old and he gets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>seizures if he eats sugar, so I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had to come up with a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>new plan. I decided on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dollar Store Game. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp5VFl7ehBQ3WDYfKAEE2FURCGFGk6XVvDdLu38iRG3T8HMJENV9i31dH-yhYdBIZUkgeUyvp_2nL1xKjr9Us_ebvRiPmK7895FZseiPk6xyN-Jep7a8UTXJutSrmBcYNS2i_U9zcmj8gj0W901fcj5X7u7uKmKVxccsgF6ucokbDJoqNUGuym-okMt1-/s2982/IMG_6474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="2837" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp5VFl7ehBQ3WDYfKAEE2FURCGFGk6XVvDdLu38iRG3T8HMJENV9i31dH-yhYdBIZUkgeUyvp_2nL1xKjr9Us_ebvRiPmK7895FZseiPk6xyN-Jep7a8UTXJutSrmBcYNS2i_U9zcmj8gj0W901fcj5X7u7uKmKVxccsgF6ucokbDJoqNUGuym-okMt1-/w608-h640/IMG_6474.jpg" width="608" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We decided it was even more fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>than just candy. Everyone had a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>blast and we didn't tempt him.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K helped carry all of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the prizes down and keep them a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>secret.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1cidw-D6WkiqJg9aAftb2q6b_Fa9C2ru0jolmLqS4EjPfBVGW0sUC5zpucCZ6KEpUYYb97gTZPovljucQseK6vFkrbjkUBMQEhpgOsxkmKFGeNGr4r-sySOMS8cY-8fcMqLoGue5O7IyTk1nIt4DpCClvRYSmqZ2mhDGwhs5YK9Ru4j9H94t9_FX-4Wo/s4032/IMG_6598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1cidw-D6WkiqJg9aAftb2q6b_Fa9C2ru0jolmLqS4EjPfBVGW0sUC5zpucCZ6KEpUYYb97gTZPovljucQseK6vFkrbjkUBMQEhpgOsxkmKFGeNGr4r-sySOMS8cY-8fcMqLoGue5O7IyTk1nIt4DpCClvRYSmqZ2mhDGwhs5YK9Ru4j9H94t9_FX-4Wo/w480-h640/IMG_6598.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Of course, sugary desserts are a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>huge part of our Lake Powell </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>experience, like this chocolate chip </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Pizookie, or Skookie, with homemade </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream and homemade hot fudge.</i></span></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/AVvXsEiKb6hlS5H7E6V3ZgZisRMuiVzCL1MMhDuqkztUprt7TNndT4cciYkCNT0tAgQTX0PJ-pqAKDnae0JW8IYQ6k0x-25ZnSLu-zU4bg-cvZXt2GcbiaBdgR9Qu3gqkJhb-maMWaOP0zOwrhqWYI-bntt2_bwXx0RiIt5ZFRDcSnQuS8SAJ1GP4xf1-Yc7teIO/s4032/IMG_6595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKb6hlS5H7E6V3ZgZisRMuiVzCL1MMhDuqkztUprt7TNndT4cciYkCNT0tAgQTX0PJ-pqAKDnae0JW8IYQ6k0x-25ZnSLu-zU4bg-cvZXt2GcbiaBdgR9Qu3gqkJhb-maMWaOP0zOwrhqWYI-bntt2_bwXx0RiIt5ZFRDcSnQuS8SAJ1GP4xf1-Yc7teIO/w480-h640/IMG_6595.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So I found a Pillsbury Sugar Free </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Brownie mix and sugar free </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chocolate chips at the grocery store, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and I made him sugar free vanilla </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream using powdered Swerve. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyRUWd-amo29v2YESrzin6w6u_RnHcdXXQWQ4yM9nYQH42C5jdW2HO-aX-YQ-36p6EiFu36jPqyJzj1o1QC2UZL7I6pV6SGWMYcuiZ7tpiv14JEpwJXv8G2wF_3go3hGRrSNElJJefSSlzd54EL2GbEIPcvfli_Sr2peenR2mfMb3reT45KAg5cCjhsEo/s4032/IMG_6596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyRUWd-amo29v2YESrzin6w6u_RnHcdXXQWQ4yM9nYQH42C5jdW2HO-aX-YQ-36p6EiFu36jPqyJzj1o1QC2UZL7I6pV6SGWMYcuiZ7tpiv14JEpwJXv8G2wF_3go3hGRrSNElJJefSSlzd54EL2GbEIPcvfli_Sr2peenR2mfMb3reT45KAg5cCjhsEo/w480-h640/IMG_6596.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>He was such a happy guy! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>His mom had said she would </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>go without sugar with him, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but at 8, how hard is that, so <br />I had fun experimenting. I even </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made his hot fudge with 1 T. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sugar free chocolate chips </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>melted with 1 T. cream. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNifMEjgQ2JrGRcXCL_iOf4phoX5DZdCcXT0j5lRN9TQLX5hcqSL6QMfJ_FijjPoiTPxwvSDDOYubpC2EOGelFLjGB3xLclE0ELrSZQScLED-6Kf7PGHOAJZg8XmuBmTcXh1RnJEr5uaYMbSKLZECfuPpomY1_rn2OzXwCJ2pOYM_IDoozan2EVa7ZglfJ/s4032/IMG_6525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNifMEjgQ2JrGRcXCL_iOf4phoX5DZdCcXT0j5lRN9TQLX5hcqSL6QMfJ_FijjPoiTPxwvSDDOYubpC2EOGelFLjGB3xLclE0ELrSZQScLED-6Kf7PGHOAJZg8XmuBmTcXh1RnJEr5uaYMbSKLZECfuPpomY1_rn2OzXwCJ2pOYM_IDoozan2EVa7ZglfJ/w640-h480/IMG_6525.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I think besides the Dollar Store </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>game one of the kids' biggest </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>surprises was that I got on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>water rockets to battle it out!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(My favorite thing to do at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Lake Powell!)</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzlGewZ6i1M4LS79__JTGpOpiUEa69DF-MRu0g7dWg9V89t4srJUePAl2sx5S788az061bTfaOP0U1FAswGyTHmII3Ypnxf1emRBjPbe4kT_jO7OPP3CcnyzhGKx4iDegZoPiQ8lIFDi8ftKhs3cAb08JdjpB1EoGkcM1h9cy2zAtqwC77LsRJETjVRbX/s4032/IMG_6528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzlGewZ6i1M4LS79__JTGpOpiUEa69DF-MRu0g7dWg9V89t4srJUePAl2sx5S788az061bTfaOP0U1FAswGyTHmII3Ypnxf1emRBjPbe4kT_jO7OPP3CcnyzhGKx4iDegZoPiQ8lIFDi8ftKhs3cAb08JdjpB1EoGkcM1h9cy2zAtqwC77LsRJETjVRbX/w640-h480/IMG_6528.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our final night was a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Copacabana Party, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where everyone dressed up </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for dinner in tropical clothing.</i></span></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/AVvXsEh2fhpJiEeLU-H6TWtxpDxwO3IZJiaTOrV7Oy9lvjiv7xo-4ZJQ2vZI-K2PVC95bqQsamz0A6DsIkBokH0K2kGGuMlDZsstOI0J831VHu1Am-qJyuAb6QtjX4cqzRQPnVoucuDP-96PUp2J3KyIathcYugtY7FFUsMyULXYraNMUmKkNQu8eiE0rJxWFdEl/s4032/IMG_6572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2fhpJiEeLU-H6TWtxpDxwO3IZJiaTOrV7Oy9lvjiv7xo-4ZJQ2vZI-K2PVC95bqQsamz0A6DsIkBokH0K2kGGuMlDZsstOI0J831VHu1Am-qJyuAb6QtjX4cqzRQPnVoucuDP-96PUp2J3KyIathcYugtY7FFUsMyULXYraNMUmKkNQu8eiE0rJxWFdEl/w480-h640/IMG_6572.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Summer fun is over, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we were glad to get away, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the best thing was, the builders </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>kept working while we were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>gone each time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When I get time I will post </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our Lake Powell menus. I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>just ran into someone the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>other day who requested I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>keep posting those. We love </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to eat, so food is a big part </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of our Lake Powell experience.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now for the fun giveaway. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am hosting this month, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so leave me a message and the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>winner will be chosen randomly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on September 8th. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Include your contact information </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>if you don't have a blog so you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>can be notified. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQgWgBw0hEKeKCDVo7P-kjMwOoy5Jp_R3Z4Kxjjn_19mG-n_Nk_Gned84Nip8S1xU1LrlAeCwVoy7kHuLdRjgvkgg6NWktJTtWByYjOekoibq3p2ctTJN_ngyyTTHon_Qhv9oGpUKE_sVfosndUOhHpWVXffOomYpObfepkREw45GYqvKaB6RXpQeYY_e/s1303/IMG_7057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirQgWgBw0hEKeKCDVo7P-kjMwOoy5Jp_R3Z4Kxjjn_19mG-n_Nk_Gned84Nip8S1xU1LrlAeCwVoy7kHuLdRjgvkgg6NWktJTtWByYjOekoibq3p2ctTJN_ngyyTTHon_Qhv9oGpUKE_sVfosndUOhHpWVXffOomYpObfepkREw45GYqvKaB6RXpQeYY_e/w396-h400/IMG_7057.jpg" width="396" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ooh, this is such a fun, fun prize.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Visit our other fabulous </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>travelers and see where they </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have been off to.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Debbie</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</i> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</i>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj34gHlJhSuGeotZyo0V_v3sImKQmNBW6kBOE1oTxv4YiFE3Tmb0fGIN20uN07hOO2vHKGh-XDLvequ5XW2uvq4njzmxQX2AYfovKZ8mvd2a8-7Tnv-PQV4UwlqXfunmecKYLFj06XXXoa7y-gM5KKYpygKW4LmycRaRGQ0SL9RV-46pWTHQyj3lIEyjEN/s1274/IMG_7013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="1274" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj34gHlJhSuGeotZyo0V_v3sImKQmNBW6kBOE1oTxv4YiFE3Tmb0fGIN20uN07hOO2vHKGh-XDLvequ5XW2uvq4njzmxQX2AYfovKZ8mvd2a8-7Tnv-PQV4UwlqXfunmecKYLFj06XXXoa7y-gM5KKYpygKW4LmycRaRGQ0SL9RV-46pWTHQyj3lIEyjEN/w640-h464/IMG_7013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><center><br /></center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Join the lovely ladies of my Craft Group,</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>also known as the </i></span></center><center><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Overachievers, </span></i></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>by some of the husbands. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We gladly embrace that title. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7Zag-ic8gmcEhJROTXqEK3hoxZLspKQk7nVXrhVAub3ktFfvG3F4iSnG2RuJLtDyMH6l7QodmAvijhHklefecWcYNi2rLDPDoZZaEGEs9Z6tBwWvd5YhLl2roe6lPEr9JJWuISXYSDUdVdkWhbwLPb6tn3yjWU2h2ze3TyZt32NWqisOIzeJJYmi_7Va/s2489/IMG_7052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="1901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7Zag-ic8gmcEhJROTXqEK3hoxZLspKQk7nVXrhVAub3ktFfvG3F4iSnG2RuJLtDyMH6l7QodmAvijhHklefecWcYNi2rLDPDoZZaEGEs9Z6tBwWvd5YhLl2roe6lPEr9JJWuISXYSDUdVdkWhbwLPb6tn3yjWU2h2ze3TyZt32NWqisOIzeJJYmi_7Va/w488-h640/IMG_7052.jpg" width="488" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We received a Save the Date in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>form of a small vase filled with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>flowers at the beginning of the summer, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and then we received this lovely </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>invitation. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r6RO_Z9kmlGZJXBY1iq87qaxlnqgBfAELvwiDuj1GERENQ90uTR8H6BQHX3wyCq3IzfOhN4dIjRpf1L9DW5zNc3DxhgfPrXZ8vr6xVUCqK-38M7or22Bb6rBMK5GTbaeXwQA4HnkdyXy_aJR56i4Yn8MmwJkVYkTgVQ1ggwoWRUU4OV_R76w9iI1otkd/s4032/IMG_6866.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r6RO_Z9kmlGZJXBY1iq87qaxlnqgBfAELvwiDuj1GERENQ90uTR8H6BQHX3wyCq3IzfOhN4dIjRpf1L9DW5zNc3DxhgfPrXZ8vr6xVUCqK-38M7or22Bb6rBMK5GTbaeXwQA4HnkdyXy_aJR56i4Yn8MmwJkVYkTgVQ1ggwoWRUU4OV_R76w9iI1otkd/w640-h480/IMG_6866.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Karen and her husband are the owners </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Dove Cottage. She is a master gardener </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and she and I have collaborated on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>several Relief Society parties this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>year. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Relief Society is our church's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>women's organization and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we are both in charge of parties!)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everything she does is over the top.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The gazebo is situated at the back of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their property along the river and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she lives in a Victorian house. What </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a setting for a Jane Austen party!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI5_5JXq4SRoD_vfWV-I15YyUZMKwzvNeiwAT1Iwf_fA3xAeSejjtUQO3MkWJOQn-fWCFR0DZe4ehwNqwa7z-Lf7YnS8Uog6_4-fDsjLQYfxYwOxHocWYIftEBaG0P4k_HcQoTQLth8pMuIFCJuk5AQYu6X0hvn3nIqOwokNHm2ZWSMavKClqEpe8z3WX/s2016/1692987593563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI5_5JXq4SRoD_vfWV-I15YyUZMKwzvNeiwAT1Iwf_fA3xAeSejjtUQO3MkWJOQn-fWCFR0DZe4ehwNqwa7z-Lf7YnS8Uog6_4-fDsjLQYfxYwOxHocWYIftEBaG0P4k_HcQoTQLth8pMuIFCJuk5AQYu6X0hvn3nIqOwokNHm2ZWSMavKClqEpe8z3WX/w640-h480/1692987593563.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The table was decked out with pink </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ribbons, pink flowers and pink candles </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with lots and lots of lace. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzHrjni5vo40ZkTFE7MmOqMNHF1q1q-GyLx0gPMfpaw9thnuRgp6vwkJEGkgf4wXhu3udR9LHLoi_lNzMujpuTOTpPhHKwC9MWAZYxf1QdT2aE95Qr9ZsaE-wAwGi_zccV47PM-UZjYFRIk5hETSNCHmMZbr2Bd_FyLC3I1FyeSTUVV071X3iQ35FgqSi/s2016/1692987596204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzHrjni5vo40ZkTFE7MmOqMNHF1q1q-GyLx0gPMfpaw9thnuRgp6vwkJEGkgf4wXhu3udR9LHLoi_lNzMujpuTOTpPhHKwC9MWAZYxf1QdT2aE95Qr9ZsaE-wAwGi_zccV47PM-UZjYFRIk5hETSNCHmMZbr2Bd_FyLC3I1FyeSTUVV071X3iQ35FgqSi/w640-h480/1692987596204.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The table settings were pink and white. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We each had a fan and our name tag </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at the places. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AYszZqgK6_FXGQRDZfFhGGnNCkYzEfZ090jn-ztLzfpJAdDYk_XRrHmBWxqbdIxQ5Zlta7ROwbofY8A6Ga8NchcmpAFmbVJh9v3op-TAL5XKoZvwvAqZiWuvc78TtS8z1owSDBjzY3xJIMXWrGaSSo8BUBNgXSvkpckf-sxIu4QAnca74tpxGElKXZaZ/s4032/IMG_6934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AYszZqgK6_FXGQRDZfFhGGnNCkYzEfZ090jn-ztLzfpJAdDYk_XRrHmBWxqbdIxQ5Zlta7ROwbofY8A6Ga8NchcmpAFmbVJh9v3op-TAL5XKoZvwvAqZiWuvc78TtS8z1owSDBjzY3xJIMXWrGaSSo8BUBNgXSvkpckf-sxIu4QAnca74tpxGElKXZaZ/w480-h640/IMG_6934.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She purchased images on Etsy and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sewed together little pockets that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>held our napkins and flatware. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR_nNBIUF2CCEQP2kAB4eOAwY_VNFs2_ptLKY9uS4PAN_GujN71VSBCGn7-FTYsGeFZ_A7exbGhPTZRHCz1QiFaGyeU7hb6tMXnC1p_AvoZOoYKcmdB2q5UMJz5fG_MSaUHS9DVBjVMsBn__H_XaBoKirPV7Ms34VOMZp40t9CdM650S7DgTOfRamOtNQ/s4032/IMG_6869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJR_nNBIUF2CCEQP2kAB4eOAwY_VNFs2_ptLKY9uS4PAN_GujN71VSBCGn7-FTYsGeFZ_A7exbGhPTZRHCz1QiFaGyeU7hb6tMXnC1p_AvoZOoYKcmdB2q5UMJz5fG_MSaUHS9DVBjVMsBn__H_XaBoKirPV7Ms34VOMZp40t9CdM650S7DgTOfRamOtNQ/w480-h640/IMG_6869.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>There are eight of us in the group. Our sweet </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jann Olson of Have a Daily Cup </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>passed away earlier this year from cancer. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We miss her dearly. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNob3DH1XCBlw96OUbOOP3IfLY94kiBiQlqoYUVuFOKpWs_EP5QuPYQRSL3I9cDoX2JPWAt_20j2-FZChuNRlcaqS_8A4a2dqX7b8wcrtzKjIlYxkU4pZ-9C3DMLfq5g0RfHfna-K-SNOh-HEaEcuECI1eiGfeV16MzFX6y_5Ql-ge-Am-v4bcrn4q5N4/s4032/IMG_6870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNob3DH1XCBlw96OUbOOP3IfLY94kiBiQlqoYUVuFOKpWs_EP5QuPYQRSL3I9cDoX2JPWAt_20j2-FZChuNRlcaqS_8A4a2dqX7b8wcrtzKjIlYxkU4pZ-9C3DMLfq5g0RfHfna-K-SNOh-HEaEcuECI1eiGfeV16MzFX6y_5Ql-ge-Am-v4bcrn4q5N4/w480-h640/IMG_6870.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The chandelier was hung with roses,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pink tea cups and cards featuring </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jane Austen's books. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTGW42GYIm22LmZT8tkimMxjM5RsbVOWxZHeTRnlgGl7UIhciaZtCd_JUH0lt_FcvaVAG9P1EHvxQ-bToq3OANwKY_gRdH8KRXGYBY5SvLQZpPrDfvbqeu7Pv6m785e7rngWuutd2nRwxkUBM17O2cgOvgvv5hVAV7R38E5d6JIVxrLFideRDpIzIwI5S/s4032/IMG_6886.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTGW42GYIm22LmZT8tkimMxjM5RsbVOWxZHeTRnlgGl7UIhciaZtCd_JUH0lt_FcvaVAG9P1EHvxQ-bToq3OANwKY_gRdH8KRXGYBY5SvLQZpPrDfvbqeu7Pv6m785e7rngWuutd2nRwxkUBM17O2cgOvgvv5hVAV7R38E5d6JIVxrLFideRDpIzIwI5S/w480-h640/IMG_6886.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q_wV9dhI-Dc-50yik1mGVWwQ03W7Xnz7WLyKLjxYKulUwMhhErIBddAtZ3wxSYPsj7JXyC7ECJTWjCEb5nlgZuEP06MGeYLnWdkGWj751TNoKxGt0HCMAC_mfhZEqmtloXhNm74_KEQSoLjHs-puVzirnxDzrizC9thYgZhIZX2ZQyIoZV-B2pePgjAr/s4032/IMG_6890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8q_wV9dhI-Dc-50yik1mGVWwQ03W7Xnz7WLyKLjxYKulUwMhhErIBddAtZ3wxSYPsj7JXyC7ECJTWjCEb5nlgZuEP06MGeYLnWdkGWj751TNoKxGt0HCMAC_mfhZEqmtloXhNm74_KEQSoLjHs-puVzirnxDzrizC9thYgZhIZX2ZQyIoZV-B2pePgjAr/w480-h640/IMG_6890.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was so magical with all of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>flowers and ribbons and candles. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeYjDemdLkNspl4jdcT6fJ31Ssv9x13bU84gcIZLwD5Wq6WjROB9Mizf4ZHRZ8rUKh4fHZrdQ_HFfU1y52aLRGpGlyu98iuXiP5sqeZ256rl0owgm5bjgor6Ipym3GmAZC7oyrFeOOoEosadkSb7i_4YdCqrlRp5GEyhyLRSGdijeRnDH1umr6Bh7l2lB/s4032/IMG_6892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeYjDemdLkNspl4jdcT6fJ31Ssv9x13bU84gcIZLwD5Wq6WjROB9Mizf4ZHRZ8rUKh4fHZrdQ_HFfU1y52aLRGpGlyu98iuXiP5sqeZ256rl0owgm5bjgor6Ipym3GmAZC7oyrFeOOoEosadkSb7i_4YdCqrlRp5GEyhyLRSGdijeRnDH1umr6Bh7l2lB/w480-h640/IMG_6892.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Karen made the center greenery runner </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with branches from her yard. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaO095A56yRzFbxf7i9MTpJSugisWDR1vWOpJakpJKAIAhDB57XxP7-GhLjKAmmB8RnINtu3CAr3J82670_hpei-h4RI4EbUawU_5V-qfzOhpA2rS9cU1K3MzsoK3TM8DHB9C400ceH-AwgLKfSM68z7IE_4LYhuRUPPDQtWq99XDxs7pHsGfvcNxX7vR/s2016/1692987551880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGaO095A56yRzFbxf7i9MTpJSugisWDR1vWOpJakpJKAIAhDB57XxP7-GhLjKAmmB8RnINtu3CAr3J82670_hpei-h4RI4EbUawU_5V-qfzOhpA2rS9cU1K3MzsoK3TM8DHB9C400ceH-AwgLKfSM68z7IE_4LYhuRUPPDQtWq99XDxs7pHsGfvcNxX7vR/w640-h480/1692987551880.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were each given an assignment for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the food and it was all delicious. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStrg8EVaHS7mK0kfNb7_Lj0-3hRmI6llY6jDX3bA9HmHH2LrseqC6CQ2ZLEaHlTlmaC-FPq5n54qSXzz9RQCubMFJ4iADxeIm6oq9-btyMie75Qc6cjaWJI1GZGQqj8WJwB1TUWcTUv7t-wN7Yg4SAh_jksdXDjFZS6NAV9ZpFVDJ5tk4DrUFDT0qAsHA/s4032/IMG_6875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiStrg8EVaHS7mK0kfNb7_Lj0-3hRmI6llY6jDX3bA9HmHH2LrseqC6CQ2ZLEaHlTlmaC-FPq5n54qSXzz9RQCubMFJ4iADxeIm6oq9-btyMie75Qc6cjaWJI1GZGQqj8WJwB1TUWcTUv7t-wN7Yg4SAh_jksdXDjFZS6NAV9ZpFVDJ5tk4DrUFDT0qAsHA/w480-h640/IMG_6875.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Even our punch was pink. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAE9yJqubD_pEK6hDkoy8stN2ShhUEapoMwd3UDNTbvcq1mFE41_z1WJizYirYLy8onUpOl1br45prBvPd-C5N4VjV1IvVLMipsmY-5bco-vrF0zqzzhDFczKjxceTEFVeLVClg0pNnjHFyt8GOKmESA8VBqh-hcAcpWA7LJQyfV7d0aeRIupt7cmZCf_/s794/IMG_5445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="765" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAE9yJqubD_pEK6hDkoy8stN2ShhUEapoMwd3UDNTbvcq1mFE41_z1WJizYirYLy8onUpOl1br45prBvPd-C5N4VjV1IvVLMipsmY-5bco-vrF0zqzzhDFczKjxceTEFVeLVClg0pNnjHFyt8GOKmESA8VBqh-hcAcpWA7LJQyfV7d0aeRIupt7cmZCf_/w616-h640/IMG_5445.jpg" width="616" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As we ladies were gathered and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>taking photos and admiring all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of the beauty, we got a huge surprise. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Let me say first, before I show you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the surprise - we were all watching </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jane Austen movies in preparation </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for the party, and I had just seen </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this very scene in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sense and Sensibility. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I thought - "We need this!"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aAtLBRJLjVsYNWEzv1j0JdYZECVBTM41Zscbd_4JGCf-cK5G0fYxNC2UQQU2JfjehqFNUiufm3TZEENg6N5MblcCxbpNezAUIsQJh-8KsPdl-tpUp6hbDxU46n5LwBMmWLDZu3Z3xSy4KTGwRZLTvAmmn5vEMLHo01vvNwGpK740HOBoXArO4YECY6WH/s4032/IMG_6908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aAtLBRJLjVsYNWEzv1j0JdYZECVBTM41Zscbd_4JGCf-cK5G0fYxNC2UQQU2JfjehqFNUiufm3TZEENg6N5MblcCxbpNezAUIsQJh-8KsPdl-tpUp6hbDxU46n5LwBMmWLDZu3Z3xSy4KTGwRZLTvAmmn5vEMLHo01vvNwGpK740HOBoXArO4YECY6WH/w480-h640/IMG_6908.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Across the lawn walks her husband </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Gene carrying a tall cake on this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>magnificent stand that he made, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and he was dressed in costume!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0our7ZGo4aouXOl3lRDuCZcrt77hFklHMIDHK7DUWWprgEXW_ZZSnMQLLV_lHepVKgeX6MuJbQ3LGlwQZTu_wiQ_DDRwBsEa38cdWEX1KEsYv3RemBU4A_IfNusB047HEUYI2yv1tlBPv1IFRH_uuijeQKKTCKptBmyWSddxRuBcrslqn3WnYcSXLXl5-/s2016/1692987369857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0our7ZGo4aouXOl3lRDuCZcrt77hFklHMIDHK7DUWWprgEXW_ZZSnMQLLV_lHepVKgeX6MuJbQ3LGlwQZTu_wiQ_DDRwBsEa38cdWEX1KEsYv3RemBU4A_IfNusB047HEUYI2yv1tlBPv1IFRH_uuijeQKKTCKptBmyWSddxRuBcrslqn3WnYcSXLXl5-/w480-h640/1692987369857.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Karen and Gene holding the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fabulous cake on the amazing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cake holder! Now we have to have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>yearly Jane Austen parties, just to get </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the use out of this. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I had just given Gene a hard time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Silly me, I had assumed that the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>men were invited, so hubby has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>his costume all ready. Karen said </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she had asked Gene and he had said </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>there was no way he was dressing up!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Surprise!!!</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZNmP1qXGIZMtOj28TvvpxfIOlVqavZLBQMB6M6k2mEHaUrsZZzA8bdaRKNytpgTqEDJ4s3RzeI_KOZpaVDzEdL4SHkSoxnXXJ-JHZlwAvqdl-17tlCkut5HwelMnWXaBxPYoKsqI2tDGeOFXuSq8UZcjRxdvOQDFe9OegS2a3bpNkJH1oSHXusgGygBx/s2016/1692987496598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZNmP1qXGIZMtOj28TvvpxfIOlVqavZLBQMB6M6k2mEHaUrsZZzA8bdaRKNytpgTqEDJ4s3RzeI_KOZpaVDzEdL4SHkSoxnXXJ-JHZlwAvqdl-17tlCkut5HwelMnWXaBxPYoKsqI2tDGeOFXuSq8UZcjRxdvOQDFe9OegS2a3bpNkJH1oSHXusgGygBx/w480-h640/1692987496598.jpeg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The pound cake made by Amy </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was delicious. We all said the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Empire dresses made it easy to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>eat so much delicious food.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33Ae-xpuouqua2OwzrOyN9tyFr90UzZiTeRKEVUTv_vXCnXbBkUL9HcXUbju5jT36mNVRiu0akAiMy9sS3L_D6U92PWtoew299YnmKaKkafBKCDqEc4xp5NZcsEDHwDcjjGRr5fPyToH4mPQi02EnCs_n_gypmOS1AX2w3S-yvrZh1_NsWCDRQHEi2Gb0/s4032/IMG_6937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33Ae-xpuouqua2OwzrOyN9tyFr90UzZiTeRKEVUTv_vXCnXbBkUL9HcXUbju5jT36mNVRiu0akAiMy9sS3L_D6U92PWtoew299YnmKaKkafBKCDqEc4xp5NZcsEDHwDcjjGRr5fPyToH4mPQi02EnCs_n_gypmOS1AX2w3S-yvrZh1_NsWCDRQHEi2Gb0/w480-h640/IMG_6937.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFv2scNCkygbohvyUfy81M2-ARlqJ66_SUGMcXdapmhAX3VmvfUbgyYaKLY3-cD5yfaw1wW3IZ7dRm0fvNbaKnIWx2CxXt90udLygSFN5-CaBE0OPVgNax4Yh9yF-86urtW71tOBOhgpKdLY7JZvunNl4SaS1N0HAep7_MaCYSU8TxeBeZaemK45c6En4/s4032/IMG_6942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFv2scNCkygbohvyUfy81M2-ARlqJ66_SUGMcXdapmhAX3VmvfUbgyYaKLY3-cD5yfaw1wW3IZ7dRm0fvNbaKnIWx2CxXt90udLygSFN5-CaBE0OPVgNax4Yh9yF-86urtW71tOBOhgpKdLY7JZvunNl4SaS1N0HAep7_MaCYSU8TxeBeZaemK45c6En4/w640-h480/IMG_6942.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As night fell we had a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>reading by Becky. She </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>read an article her </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>great grandmother had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>written and published in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Relief Society Magazine </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the early 1900's.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcIUw_yJa2NvlImXv4r7x9eRW9f2sOLFmLv1nY0eDkTMR9cbUGTJoxUY9-CJScSaAmu8plT_cWndTMTSRViqg0235XWdeh5KhZE2KNS6759c4FHmBxC4IjkS4XS_XuYortt9gDdIu1_ZwfZuwAVCh6WfhbDVWiSdmXKwg7CGQWSstgoyWJEB8UDvFelld/s4032/IMG_6943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcIUw_yJa2NvlImXv4r7x9eRW9f2sOLFmLv1nY0eDkTMR9cbUGTJoxUY9-CJScSaAmu8plT_cWndTMTSRViqg0235XWdeh5KhZE2KNS6759c4FHmBxC4IjkS4XS_XuYortt9gDdIu1_ZwfZuwAVCh6WfhbDVWiSdmXKwg7CGQWSstgoyWJEB8UDvFelld/w640-h480/IMG_6943.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The sun went down, the crickets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>came out and it was a magical </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>end to a fabulous evening. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We suggested to Karen that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she leave the decor up and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have this be the theme for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their next Relief Society Party.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am so blessed to have such </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lovely and talented friends. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks Jane Austen for your </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>inspiration!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzteca6VccBvNv3D45xwl8n0qO2GgriGXsQCVdkmMDii9ikRdNQy2p7WjB_bD2SLZahrxjOKwnSppTWMl8V9PYACaKNz7QkkACweSWWhsUWB-SMt_VH3o-wmjGRF0WTqIjwtr0ZUd2qBGGwuJFsNy80_PRD0Fs0Pm7OcPrmlu9HoSjKQWWe31eoPI5Axk/s4032/IMG_6902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzteca6VccBvNv3D45xwl8n0qO2GgriGXsQCVdkmMDii9ikRdNQy2p7WjB_bD2SLZahrxjOKwnSppTWMl8V9PYACaKNz7QkkACweSWWhsUWB-SMt_VH3o-wmjGRF0WTqIjwtr0ZUd2qBGGwuJFsNy80_PRD0Fs0Pm7OcPrmlu9HoSjKQWWe31eoPI5Axk/w640-h480/IMG_6902.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I learned I need a lady's maid!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hubby was gone to a meeting and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I had a hard time doing my own </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hair, zipping my own dress up, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and even doing the clasp on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my necklace!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6rHw3UATcrie8QZ_ylL-lJSyYzzrEBOuS8OY5BfSlurXBMa2zIIpd8tFAswkYTTkwNtAN21xLQWSIWm4GnCreUsCa2BSNDsgsfEDzsuLchO9eIKruFyaTGiWTdFKIQzE0mzK3Fh_pYtuGKcp2Z_ZrgICXBdX-FWvlESZjvZm05VD8SgOvHcmkg3olBQr/s3444/Jane%20Austen%20Party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6rHw3UATcrie8QZ_ylL-lJSyYzzrEBOuS8OY5BfSlurXBMa2zIIpd8tFAswkYTTkwNtAN21xLQWSIWm4GnCreUsCa2BSNDsgsfEDzsuLchO9eIKruFyaTGiWTdFKIQzE0mzK3Fh_pYtuGKcp2Z_ZrgICXBdX-FWvlESZjvZm05VD8SgOvHcmkg3olBQr/w562-h640/Jane%20Austen%20Party.jpg" width="562" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for visiting and joining in our</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fun! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tablescapes Thursday</i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Love Your Creativity</i></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-65657826018143918762023-06-01T03:00:00.001-07:002023-06-01T03:00:00.140-07:00Tales of the Traveling Tote 35 - Mediterranean Cruise Plus a Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY65yT0qinjOpHieGPHWgkWwXU6EMU2mDyb3RyoT7Pph8WslMvsPHKYXSPGAtcSBmLYV2qWrrA5eRdpPbWeCNtq96kBdXeQ3P7dacRtlBWFkF77P6t0lTYXPOf_x3L_2XH-PLwvf6RJRCGDwNfRDe206qiJmmBw3AJTaKwyY7tkHwVmy9I6aDYjutqw/s4032/IMG_3374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY65yT0qinjOpHieGPHWgkWwXU6EMU2mDyb3RyoT7Pph8WslMvsPHKYXSPGAtcSBmLYV2qWrrA5eRdpPbWeCNtq96kBdXeQ3P7dacRtlBWFkF77P6t0lTYXPOf_x3L_2XH-PLwvf6RJRCGDwNfRDe206qiJmmBw3AJTaKwyY7tkHwVmy9I6aDYjutqw/w640-h480/IMG_3374.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our June 2023 </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Totes.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K and I went all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the way to the Mediterranean </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on a 12 day cruise.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This was our first trip back to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Europe since Covid hit and we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had a marvelous time.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPyAZG8hOEqr0MZqIfj6pM7XGHCXclZMBVhQu6ThX8VsUGLr8aTRiSW6AheqtcTaS-HKMGhwUpSgQrNQICEB5OyF2smHuxmBknfLBZ8nbYfcxN3b1d4z900fteoCy_3Avwg5bzJEGGpKxIx7NnK5t8ZtlyWMb2_qtR90etfSXo3mnNIRfEdrDHIXUXg/s1936/IMG_4601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPyAZG8hOEqr0MZqIfj6pM7XGHCXclZMBVhQu6ThX8VsUGLr8aTRiSW6AheqtcTaS-HKMGhwUpSgQrNQICEB5OyF2smHuxmBknfLBZ8nbYfcxN3b1d4z900fteoCy_3Avwg5bzJEGGpKxIx7NnK5t8ZtlyWMb2_qtR90etfSXo3mnNIRfEdrDHIXUXg/w640-h640/IMG_4601.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We started with a three day </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pre-cruise trip in Rome </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where we stayed in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hotel Twenty-One. It was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so centrally located so we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>could walk everywhere. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lucked out and got a junior suite, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>which had a luxurious round </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bed and a soaking tub up </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>behind the bed. The flowers </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the lobby were the most </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>exquisite color of peonies. I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had to touch them, and sure </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enough, they were real. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5go6DJBCA9rR_PnH3NzJrMPVlNP4WiLCx0Wu8cEz9VELJnxbgTstlmCCVwhcFx08SUjUs4fuJxYX1uTurLlUxqlpOpBOyY4MgchL_XoLHHFmFWgYzu_Sbp1fF_JuJmYTF3IFJIfBkSNfruRNdlHpO9v6uxHUGY1Yra9IOJPvlabBhDOkTU_2KzZyB2A/s3548/IMG_2764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="2966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5go6DJBCA9rR_PnH3NzJrMPVlNP4WiLCx0Wu8cEz9VELJnxbgTstlmCCVwhcFx08SUjUs4fuJxYX1uTurLlUxqlpOpBOyY4MgchL_XoLHHFmFWgYzu_Sbp1fF_JuJmYTF3IFJIfBkSNfruRNdlHpO9v6uxHUGY1Yra9IOJPvlabBhDOkTU_2KzZyB2A/w536-h640/IMG_2764.jpg" width="536" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The first day we walked to the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Spanish Steps and they had the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>most beautiful display of flowers </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>going down the full length of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>steps. Alas, when we came back </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at the end of the cruise, they had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>all been removed. It had been such </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a glorious sight. We had been here </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in 2019, also in May and I knew </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they hadn't had flowers then either. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j32VHhfa9SUO2AQvkV2h_7446HdSNZDB1UbDzedNmb8WMj2MCoqM9QgPgvFDi6Ps-7_XKchWGO5GzzYgkVPExAJL76UOVGH98DRj--fzd62t_X6pjC7WuMsF9ChQ-RD1HeY2qebCXaoGDFluFzO89NwF96NmJibrSLs7IvaUQAIpLlGf3dD9e8Kdcg/s3452/IMG_0564%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="3014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j32VHhfa9SUO2AQvkV2h_7446HdSNZDB1UbDzedNmb8WMj2MCoqM9QgPgvFDi6Ps-7_XKchWGO5GzzYgkVPExAJL76UOVGH98DRj--fzd62t_X6pjC7WuMsF9ChQ-RD1HeY2qebCXaoGDFluFzO89NwF96NmJibrSLs7IvaUQAIpLlGf3dD9e8Kdcg/w558-h640/IMG_0564%202.jpg" width="558" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We did a tour of the Colosseum </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>during the day, but we got an </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Uber and went back again at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>night as our friends had never </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>seen it at night. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were also able to visit St. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Peter's Basilica, which had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>been closed in 2019, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Vatican Museums and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Sistine Chapel. We hadn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>been there since the late 90's, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so that was amazing.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ0U6BsVRth61fbLuT925ancTcWIPqITgIukfmWZeMFQDMqoxTfu1GFOp4BvgNkJun6evwL5b5CUehLaJTEz_t0JLg4HPvRMz9QGXBuyhQRmVfRQIFwD7IVXyUk_HpYaTyYj5m3fAeEXpOs_UNjZgVS1H9A9jo6l9ULi9iIXuJB453RAsLI5dLQ5Nnw/s3685/IMG_2948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3685" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ0U6BsVRth61fbLuT925ancTcWIPqITgIukfmWZeMFQDMqoxTfu1GFOp4BvgNkJun6evwL5b5CUehLaJTEz_t0JLg4HPvRMz9QGXBuyhQRmVfRQIFwD7IVXyUk_HpYaTyYj5m3fAeEXpOs_UNjZgVS1H9A9jo6l9ULi9iIXuJB453RAsLI5dLQ5Nnw/w524-h640/IMG_2948.jpg" width="524" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also got to visit the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Rome Temple of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Church of Jesus Christ </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Latter-Day Saints, the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>church we belong to. Our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tour group was mostly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>members of our church. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnt-GBOzV8xXa1Rl4oahvPhvKEdhjmrwuCF8IIYUbqhvHmHMWIsuN3jEp5JcCgdqoLU8TpwbF12h75omEr9Wujdwz1tC91o_lSttjxWorZ4tWRLhLqVIQ72evBiXrFQxuvzMq1_R9aQHmhLNm0koBVv4dFR9paf16XUCFW6oB4X_Xb-Fb4EXELJMjYw/s3501/IMG_2958%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnt-GBOzV8xXa1Rl4oahvPhvKEdhjmrwuCF8IIYUbqhvHmHMWIsuN3jEp5JcCgdqoLU8TpwbF12h75omEr9Wujdwz1tC91o_lSttjxWorZ4tWRLhLqVIQ72evBiXrFQxuvzMq1_R9aQHmhLNm0koBVv4dFR9paf16XUCFW6oB4X_Xb-Fb4EXELJMjYw/w552-h640/IMG_2958%202.jpg" width="552" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had been here in 2019 </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with our kids, so I told our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>friends to get off the bus and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>quickly get pictures before </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>9 other buses arrived!!! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIWiwUWTwDLe2xcDz5nF7IeMAqgY_nu2qnr6OhvzOz2p-BCV5me2Lo-cxx3u_k5p7DGon0RR2NaQKHXMgbj1SbVk0E7gxtoxaTXAFpuW3iGEKth2lhMj7It0i7NEOZrmLh0SykjR1vs8LJOnITMUvf8CKigg2Xa7Cj152CtKK-z4VcgJ9GWjhXGEIEA/s1936/IMG_4414.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIWiwUWTwDLe2xcDz5nF7IeMAqgY_nu2qnr6OhvzOz2p-BCV5me2Lo-cxx3u_k5p7DGon0RR2NaQKHXMgbj1SbVk0E7gxtoxaTXAFpuW3iGEKth2lhMj7It0i7NEOZrmLh0SykjR1vs8LJOnITMUvf8CKigg2Xa7Cj152CtKK-z4VcgJ9GWjhXGEIEA/w640-h640/IMG_4414.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We sailed on the Odyssey </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of the Seas, a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Royal Caribbean Ship. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can see my hat box and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I watched videos before I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>left that suggested magnetic </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hooks for your wall, so my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hats were displayed on the wall.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyEPhj3RDhDqMBh-q-trJ-kJJV2ATpu5_j4La71ICzzYECK4MtKOzNGPEoA8XYL7_7an-jt8lonbLjV4l-9OsrxpJ60-k54buuikeVv6-eT6qJMbsUsF0VvRS0CC5wCwgh-OYGi1u0npj8Z-n3PtPg2L4cwOFPqU7SIkH6aVUmkPHOsj9OknO-lfDqQ/s1936/IMG_3141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyEPhj3RDhDqMBh-q-trJ-kJJV2ATpu5_j4La71ICzzYECK4MtKOzNGPEoA8XYL7_7an-jt8lonbLjV4l-9OsrxpJ60-k54buuikeVv6-eT6qJMbsUsF0VvRS0CC5wCwgh-OYGi1u0npj8Z-n3PtPg2L4cwOFPqU7SIkH6aVUmkPHOsj9OknO-lfDqQ/w640-h640/IMG_3141.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br />Our big motivation for taking </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this trip was being on the cruise </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with one of our favorite singing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>groups, Gentri - the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Gentlemen Trio. They are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>local guys that met while </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>singing in Les Miserables and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>formed this amazing group. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can find their music on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ITunes. We especially love </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their Christmas albums. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The first day at sea we had a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>private meet and greet with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>them and a mini concert. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When I say private, there were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>400 in our tour group! They </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ended up doing two private </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>performances and two public </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>performances, to a packed theater. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjpevQO7yYKSJRHceEXIOHjhf-38rLgADmpk9EzCbe3jtqt9CD-4vApqcGayVJtxtMKM4ESlGRikhDMLbxNViiv6jlClviWhCXhaHc9mnAYSIWcNF90VXG7H7OF3dbZc1nK9er7zT2WhlroNUSIB1sw3ZA3hA-kMdmpbGy2uuQX_FnsRF9Z88wsWxgg/s1936/IMG_4413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjpevQO7yYKSJRHceEXIOHjhf-38rLgADmpk9EzCbe3jtqt9CD-4vApqcGayVJtxtMKM4ESlGRikhDMLbxNViiv6jlClviWhCXhaHc9mnAYSIWcNF90VXG7H7OF3dbZc1nK9er7zT2WhlroNUSIB1sw3ZA3hA-kMdmpbGy2uuQX_FnsRF9Z88wsWxgg/w640-h640/IMG_4413.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The second night we had our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>first formal night. We all loved </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dressing up for the formal nights. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This wasn't a carry-on bag only </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>trip for us!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknVHwDKg9EG3rCZcItJcCdww18blD1li9QLqwbnsgCg8jrpb0c0z1X7vK23jhKe1kITFfRwDFXej-uMImjcP4h1EHK5LyrvDYpdyOKT8amIaOiAKt63pElLsH65SzSgoKnI2zcR6JwRFf7aqknxd6ruVMRt6v9fVtSweAsNLr6D3HH9QLuZUmtqzeKw/s3302/IMG_3123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknVHwDKg9EG3rCZcItJcCdww18blD1li9QLqwbnsgCg8jrpb0c0z1X7vK23jhKe1kITFfRwDFXej-uMImjcP4h1EHK5LyrvDYpdyOKT8amIaOiAKt63pElLsH65SzSgoKnI2zcR6JwRFf7aqknxd6ruVMRt6v9fVtSweAsNLr6D3HH9QLuZUmtqzeKw/w586-h640/IMG_3123.jpg" width="586" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K's first outing was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in Cyprus, where we had booked </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a catamaran tour. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcBjkouLMgLqu7iKcEL-bWW_sloT7_mIA9hoIJ2rkzOX-HxrP34I_TWW57ae-73VnON48hYpMCvUCJKqogefV5xzfI2dnPhm78p8nqxHTPXZf6iz1z0_Tv5ebAWZZjH1xFvukB_ag15E8Vx1xJqLj8wyz4of5iE2TYcnNSHX2rn6KbgGsjxw8HdYlug/s1936/IMG_4410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcBjkouLMgLqu7iKcEL-bWW_sloT7_mIA9hoIJ2rkzOX-HxrP34I_TWW57ae-73VnON48hYpMCvUCJKqogefV5xzfI2dnPhm78p8nqxHTPXZf6iz1z0_Tv5ebAWZZjH1xFvukB_ag15E8Vx1xJqLj8wyz4of5iE2TYcnNSHX2rn6KbgGsjxw8HdYlug/w640-h640/IMG_4410.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZs5CxK16l57e9xxbNSPMG6AYrXXv_BXNTla_0S68vNV17-xuRj9C6m3BdrDKoqwWR7WY04Nksgt7sSfioXEWVtQWUSDT_EPURst1g9UIK5SWl3t1rqrEntgeIStWvgikEpDlSjNSc83Z8v9BszC3yfOGH9O5Ay_0JSVqevzBgwJSHSJpyMOdZPNF9Q/s3501/IMG_3269%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="3022" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZs5CxK16l57e9xxbNSPMG6AYrXXv_BXNTla_0S68vNV17-xuRj9C6m3BdrDKoqwWR7WY04Nksgt7sSfioXEWVtQWUSDT_EPURst1g9UIK5SWl3t1rqrEntgeIStWvgikEpDlSjNSc83Z8v9BszC3yfOGH9O5Ay_0JSVqevzBgwJSHSJpyMOdZPNF9Q/w552-h640/IMG_3269%203.jpg" width="552" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>After that we headed to Israel. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Unfortunately, there was bombing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>taking place down by the Gaza Strip. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The ship bypassed Ashdod and went </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>up to Haifa because of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bombings. We got off and went </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>through immigration, took this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>photo which says "Israel</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Vacation" and then were to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>stay on the ship until everyone </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had finished immigrations. They </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>stopped part way through the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>process and announced that we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wouldn't be going to Israel! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now hubby and I have been </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>multiple times to Israel, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our friends had never been, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>along with Gentri, that had been </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their big motivation. They had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tried twice during Covid and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hadn't been able to go, so that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was a huge disappointment. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our tour had scheduled a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>private moment in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Garden Tomb and Gentri </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were going to sing there. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So sad!!! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK2xsVqinAkI73Nudl-dxFwwrcsYeZXaynJCOmjeUklXqrLcHooS8AptS1dHgnnskn7NmT3MTKzv--55EKgDNatFBMh2Y8dPlzRGeto30JZLDe5PXvLEcZ_3NFZK7VBhBZNijV40R3i3QhqatvTZxX4ykWVS9aJJCokguvUsjk02kbFG4SgQGvNirDg/s1936/IMG_4402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK2xsVqinAkI73Nudl-dxFwwrcsYeZXaynJCOmjeUklXqrLcHooS8AptS1dHgnnskn7NmT3MTKzv--55EKgDNatFBMh2Y8dPlzRGeto30JZLDe5PXvLEcZ_3NFZK7VBhBZNijV40R3i3QhqatvTZxX4ykWVS9aJJCokguvUsjk02kbFG4SgQGvNirDg/w640-h640/IMG_4402.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>But the cruise line changed our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>itinerary to now include Santorini!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had never been to Santorini. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>booked a professional photo shoot </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>there, and that was a lot of fun.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcf61bODJ5noEmhdtdEX4qQDGlxMdquhfcBVwdfYqOI8AcXsnCELw1umyImivgn3sw3yZ0-6PGKbrwXWzaOMsDD_my5IJyJoP9c_ihq_ri_FzyByrj6qjpHIjMI3SFBODeLNjuD2i6qvFGlySsAKk_imUiCtM520lmmwzOZQ0h_MeZdiB9otcR9W49Q/s1936/IMG_4403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcf61bODJ5noEmhdtdEX4qQDGlxMdquhfcBVwdfYqOI8AcXsnCELw1umyImivgn3sw3yZ0-6PGKbrwXWzaOMsDD_my5IJyJoP9c_ihq_ri_FzyByrj6qjpHIjMI3SFBODeLNjuD2i6qvFGlySsAKk_imUiCtM520lmmwzOZQ0h_MeZdiB9otcR9W49Q/w640-h640/IMG_4403.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqDSa8H2zESLq7wksKeVw-LJJvxSl4dE0Tbq84lxrXyhfV8YHEqkqjNzaqTXtP9IoxUOLT3O8gV74DQeza4yeBYi-JMVeBBBK3BikC4W9Ougl6mtelV_K4Ef4bCCOkEV1Fodl27gbPYFVDluxw1eO0ZVwJPirm_Lb9jpbwp5GkVK9Gl1gAxwNrI0M9A/s1936/IMG_4408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqDSa8H2zESLq7wksKeVw-LJJvxSl4dE0Tbq84lxrXyhfV8YHEqkqjNzaqTXtP9IoxUOLT3O8gV74DQeza4yeBYi-JMVeBBBK3BikC4W9Ougl6mtelV_K4Ef4bCCOkEV1Fodl27gbPYFVDluxw1eO0ZVwJPirm_Lb9jpbwp5GkVK9Gl1gAxwNrI0M9A/w640-h640/IMG_4408.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hubby carried Miss Madi K along </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so that we could have a change of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>clothing. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR8KBKxbJ0qB1jPcsQPNJ3jCLc0kwl3x3ZX9C00AE4qpKB-JPj-_FmmiiUXhZCR5Q6aP8VeDh1XinTlmfPMxqvmcAsoo-2HZqgypGxFapr8kS__m8pW_sNANyh1Sl-7fZ_zhAix28tiAS16m3Mw4zVNMM1VVdIwKh_F-DYUcPCcnuQFoFwiLX42kqZw/s4032/IMG_3347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmR8KBKxbJ0qB1jPcsQPNJ3jCLc0kwl3x3ZX9C00AE4qpKB-JPj-_FmmiiUXhZCR5Q6aP8VeDh1XinTlmfPMxqvmcAsoo-2HZqgypGxFapr8kS__m8pW_sNANyh1Sl-7fZ_zhAix28tiAS16m3Mw4zVNMM1VVdIwKh_F-DYUcPCcnuQFoFwiLX42kqZw/w480-h640/IMG_3347.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We all agreed that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Santorini was a nice </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>consolation prize!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW--VcsW21kVFDZyP8mHqtdB1JUqIZjeZ9ENeYedgcwdvljU-JNouXdAtESXkFopH4dsI937tCWUXiwCT7Fw9EnhQcqKNtbseWP0quIS2gW3thiZPRSD9_Y8ZcHrwYjDYnyZA0ivjtCwL-3KvKmDKyrAxeSC4YQ_rZ_p1oDrKNaiah1sa9WPQFI2eCGw/s1936/IMG_4400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW--VcsW21kVFDZyP8mHqtdB1JUqIZjeZ9ENeYedgcwdvljU-JNouXdAtESXkFopH4dsI937tCWUXiwCT7Fw9EnhQcqKNtbseWP0quIS2gW3thiZPRSD9_Y8ZcHrwYjDYnyZA0ivjtCwL-3KvKmDKyrAxeSC4YQ_rZ_p1oDrKNaiah1sa9WPQFI2eCGw/w640-h640/IMG_4400.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our other consolation prize </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was Crete. We had amazing food </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>there. I had the best gyro </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sandwich I have ever had. It </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was chicken and the pita was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so amazing. I wanted to stop </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everyone and tell them to eat </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>there. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPQ8ngVzjPiZGbB06g3UxNWK1UXRGBkso9F5CjtWP1DQlois0M4u0APTx7X7FktgRrF4XvLaeaE-o53Ok0q1yU5L81rVD8i5oIFy40s6kaJ-v_5gGLFeApV9oLY5J3GVQaNCmszKLESUFa0PyWH-xpr1sNUCMLNKY6SwtFMv442-LtNI1hpqdzqbcIA/s1936/IMG_4395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPQ8ngVzjPiZGbB06g3UxNWK1UXRGBkso9F5CjtWP1DQlois0M4u0APTx7X7FktgRrF4XvLaeaE-o53Ok0q1yU5L81rVD8i5oIFy40s6kaJ-v_5gGLFeApV9oLY5J3GVQaNCmszKLESUFa0PyWH-xpr1sNUCMLNKY6SwtFMv442-LtNI1hpqdzqbcIA/w640-h640/IMG_4395.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Next we went to Ephesus. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We said we didn't get to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>walk where Jesus walked, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>except for on and off the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>boat, but we did get to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>walk where Paul walked. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ephesus is truly amazing.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0r8w2BkslcWGdjM1PK6HLg7mjXCZpmcLef-zCNi3eixNzrV3YvI5_95W52Zv0zlhFN-dxe6r6IV2zLNNe_ez-bi8sqJsFDXVaOio6RACviNaBAVnro16nXi9XmMLlUcrZM1ksZPSX-qiKH7YiTO3nueJGG1A7U6PYYHm7TkU2ffRew0qWjT82xBgnQ/s1936/IMG_4393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0r8w2BkslcWGdjM1PK6HLg7mjXCZpmcLef-zCNi3eixNzrV3YvI5_95W52Zv0zlhFN-dxe6r6IV2zLNNe_ez-bi8sqJsFDXVaOio6RACviNaBAVnro16nXi9XmMLlUcrZM1ksZPSX-qiKH7YiTO3nueJGG1A7U6PYYHm7TkU2ffRew0qWjT82xBgnQ/w640-h640/IMG_4393.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then we were off to Athens. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Where we got to visit Mar's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hill and the Parthenon - </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>again - we got to walk where </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Paul walked and talked.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My pictures in Ephesus and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Athens don't show the hoards </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of crowds that were there. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>If you were patient, you could </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>get a decent picture that looked </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>like you had it to yourselves! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>In Santorini they said we were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the only cruise ship there, as </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their season didn't start until </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the next week, so the crowds </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were very light. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>From our trip in 2019 I fell in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>love with Passion Fruit Gelato, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so I was on a search for it. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>finally found it in Athens and we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had it with a dark chocolate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>orange gelato. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have made both twice since </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we got home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQcFo-1sx6cywvEYBwm2f_fSkoIwndbkGUi31IJWFWdADZlwbDPg23pgeGMY8Zk1SlwJA7O2DQQC6lNcPDEJXy8LSwzvicB0O-1XtVIHOn4e8FftY-WR1r0zgyAq-vc8N1MxZH9G5GbJAwiXavW38XB5A71Vz1FqCPbI0D70EXmrQnV9Sxgxav-lpYA/s1936/IMG_4342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQcFo-1sx6cywvEYBwm2f_fSkoIwndbkGUi31IJWFWdADZlwbDPg23pgeGMY8Zk1SlwJA7O2DQQC6lNcPDEJXy8LSwzvicB0O-1XtVIHOn4e8FftY-WR1r0zgyAq-vc8N1MxZH9G5GbJAwiXavW38XB5A71Vz1FqCPbI0D70EXmrQnV9Sxgxav-lpYA/w640-h640/IMG_4342.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The poppies were in glorious </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bloom in Pompeii. Our guide </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>told us before we got back on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the ship we had to have pizza </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in Naples and especially we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had to try their fried pizza. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The fried pizza was like a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fried calzone and it was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>amazing. I don't think we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>would have tried it without </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>her suggestion. The pizza </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in Naples was by far our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>favorite pizza. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV24yKs7wb5iGzwbH58ANAPvO-THIp5KCV9HlxIn5iS6oxnTBU6SnpKP2OgAp5irKWHp9Akb3jBTGnyIgnrOBl4EinxTxnDQWv9r4I8kh01mVEAHpQlVgjUGRcqehATLNfeMvKopnsh4SV7SP2LM0ORjUGM_Xv_Q_QBueyoPzXdPQWFMTZ75JNiQ9Tw/s1936/IMG_4344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcV24yKs7wb5iGzwbH58ANAPvO-THIp5KCV9HlxIn5iS6oxnTBU6SnpKP2OgAp5irKWHp9Akb3jBTGnyIgnrOBl4EinxTxnDQWv9r4I8kh01mVEAHpQlVgjUGRcqehATLNfeMvKopnsh4SV7SP2LM0ORjUGM_Xv_Q_QBueyoPzXdPQWFMTZ75JNiQ9Tw/w640-h640/IMG_4344.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had been told there would</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>be three formal nights, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we only had two. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4jqB526kFVyMVrFXvVe9OLG_9t-VawMJqE__eyoaJDhClmxwXy24v8uLqCzfatIqm5nlWhFR12BuXnFOSSkTQadGsnFZtUWOt3fuKjkfC5woDVOEuRQCSPtxCdVyEQOxF5qfyY5PI67fqEiJ1LCBw4QzQR33TP7l0fjyX_CKHGqOEfjun4rTzNG5FQ/s1936/IMG_4341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4jqB526kFVyMVrFXvVe9OLG_9t-VawMJqE__eyoaJDhClmxwXy24v8uLqCzfatIqm5nlWhFR12BuXnFOSSkTQadGsnFZtUWOt3fuKjkfC5woDVOEuRQCSPtxCdVyEQOxF5qfyY5PI67fqEiJ1LCBw4QzQR33TP7l0fjyX_CKHGqOEfjun4rTzNG5FQ/w640-h640/IMG_4341.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So when we went to their </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>specialty restaurant </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wonderland, we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>used our third set of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dressy clothes. It is a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>take on Alice in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wonderland and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was a pure delight. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We loved it so much </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we went there twice. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTnX9q7M6tUNjCLB0mzPMd7p32vQXP3VpA-imwWF326kSQbIfVI6DikdAMTpOD6NpZaUMTnFEB_N97KnFN9Y1jc8EiFhDF3FhHaVMn1s_ncW0bqjUp2jDv8_Jb6YN2A3DwtdnfdetzU4P_7q6PG-RoW5xCN4AHVx0H89JJ8tk-ux_6eLURmV7q6w0Cg/s1936/IMG_4392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTnX9q7M6tUNjCLB0mzPMd7p32vQXP3VpA-imwWF326kSQbIfVI6DikdAMTpOD6NpZaUMTnFEB_N97KnFN9Y1jc8EiFhDF3FhHaVMn1s_ncW0bqjUp2jDv8_Jb6YN2A3DwtdnfdetzU4P_7q6PG-RoW5xCN4AHVx0H89JJ8tk-ux_6eLURmV7q6w0Cg/w640-h640/IMG_4392.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also tried their </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Teppanyaki specialty </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>restaurant and had a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lot of fun there. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had a singing chef and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>he asked if anyone was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>celebrating and we told </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>him it was our 44th </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anniversary the next night, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so we presented us with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this rice "cake" with an </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>electric candle and he </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pretended to blow it out.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX33fUonxni1VdOIGPT-FqYe_b-5334589IAPJXA6X6If8vttgOkvGuMLvhSK2X14qDaejf-5TlNMZ6vyI8TV1RNHdhN0VSpRkMEtdYMMLlbeoTkIk34ENF96niVrY58gpR-nRFdW6_46pKUkLMez7NKy7AJXeIT1UmzOdcC0u7ZKrR5KZ7Szlp92dgQ/s1936/IMG_4338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX33fUonxni1VdOIGPT-FqYe_b-5334589IAPJXA6X6If8vttgOkvGuMLvhSK2X14qDaejf-5TlNMZ6vyI8TV1RNHdhN0VSpRkMEtdYMMLlbeoTkIk34ENF96niVrY58gpR-nRFdW6_46pKUkLMez7NKy7AJXeIT1UmzOdcC0u7ZKrR5KZ7Szlp92dgQ/w640-h640/IMG_4338.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our final night of the cruise </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>happened to be our 44th </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anniversary, and we ate at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wonderland again and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Gentri gave their concert </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to the whole ship. We got </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>seats on the third row - our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>friend skipped dessert to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>secure those seats. What an </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>anniversary! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtsK4ZvvTNJAeKME1Xhj5eqkz-uhMgeEGjW4I_7SlkqrI4nAqF9NfjLdEg8EIkcQ42WXXzguTdqsXYAaOYCYMJGgj2Fkg3FZnEtfp8cXvILDjW2sB8Vb-x3fk6jFXB3J0hWPX2-jz6ngBD621sa3C8BefJtyOp6EuZr0-hRGhbCiupFkzJfVKsLNLcw/s1936/IMG_4340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtsK4ZvvTNJAeKME1Xhj5eqkz-uhMgeEGjW4I_7SlkqrI4nAqF9NfjLdEg8EIkcQ42WXXzguTdqsXYAaOYCYMJGgj2Fkg3FZnEtfp8cXvILDjW2sB8Vb-x3fk6jFXB3J0hWPX2-jz6ngBD621sa3C8BefJtyOp6EuZr0-hRGhbCiupFkzJfVKsLNLcw/w640-h640/IMG_4340.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is what he missed - </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Chocolate Globe that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they pour hot caramel over. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hubby wanted his own after </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we had it the first time. the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bottom left is another dessert </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and the bottom right is a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>vegetable garden. This was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>an experience!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbFXGzkj8mNztn8RRGOYpyS3nROF44iaLIB04wJrjzstXVDmbPT2ABr6l5oNg8XnD68dQEblRtvTPksouO4Sbq6bWGscpjBE2aDKr7MbWIJs_eckjGNW-YmopaA3wtaEeTKh05aAIMaKtRyY-W4Q85_Isejf-AmRHo53FQmiqzluPCJ3_wf7O74qtdQ/s1936/IMG_4337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbFXGzkj8mNztn8RRGOYpyS3nROF44iaLIB04wJrjzstXVDmbPT2ABr6l5oNg8XnD68dQEblRtvTPksouO4Sbq6bWGscpjBE2aDKr7MbWIJs_eckjGNW-YmopaA3wtaEeTKh05aAIMaKtRyY-W4Q85_Isejf-AmRHo53FQmiqzluPCJ3_wf7O74qtdQ/w640-h640/IMG_4337.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>After the concert we saw </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>another show with drones, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>went out on the deck for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>blue hour and of course </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had to stop for pizza! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(It was our last night!")</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We decided to leave our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tip for our cabin steward in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our own towel sculpture!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Even though we ate at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>specialty restaurants three </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>out of twelve nights, the food </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the main dining room on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Royal Caribbean was outstanding!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am so glad you were able </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to vicariously travel with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>us! There was some </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>disappointment, but we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had a marvelous time. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now for the giveaway!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75EIRXnf6bxPhaA9gO3cQlIQD4TNyWf4IjKYZiKc_RWiAZStaNJyvT8KZesO5Zrkd0BdQ3hDgaJMdxNq2zATKM8ld9vy4LAs4UujaKS2z7v4xPD8DT5No1KUQGEF7Xuhvm1nLkC3kvXRYZnhWvrU-zz1P8b1hA9LSa8KC2wWp-nmSt9cssJDJEz6nQw/s1434/sarah's%20giveaway%20June2023.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75EIRXnf6bxPhaA9gO3cQlIQD4TNyWf4IjKYZiKc_RWiAZStaNJyvT8KZesO5Zrkd0BdQ3hDgaJMdxNq2zATKM8ld9vy4LAs4UujaKS2z7v4xPD8DT5No1KUQGEF7Xuhvm1nLkC3kvXRYZnhWvrU-zz1P8b1hA9LSa8KC2wWp-nmSt9cssJDJEz6nQw/w478-h640/sarah's%20giveaway%20June2023.JPEG" width="478" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Visit lovely Sarah at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com">Hyacinths for the Soul </a> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and leave a comment to enter.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Visit all of the other ladies </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and their totes and see </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where they have been off to!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhBV18gQFpYbtuLGSAT89IukMi38vRXjxRIMdKSvGKEJKEkePkDg_mgx9NSpQQXD6rED4nrKMjaR1ymsdHXnz850UqgAVfvgM6Eq_ftLARrBTR2gNbKbYTqWYeyuST6Nqoi_k6FBPE1m0ZXcAHnjRFo27SrS72Pu0L3mK5qKkvIlYss55yqG4zmAMdg/s3024/IMG_1543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="3024" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhBV18gQFpYbtuLGSAT89IukMi38vRXjxRIMdKSvGKEJKEkePkDg_mgx9NSpQQXD6rED4nrKMjaR1ymsdHXnz850UqgAVfvgM6Eq_ftLARrBTR2gNbKbYTqWYeyuST6Nqoi_k6FBPE1m0ZXcAHnjRFo27SrS72Pu0L3mK5qKkvIlYss55yqG4zmAMdg/w640-h634/IMG_1543.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Each year we celebrate the birthday </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of the Relief Society, which is the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>women's organization of our church, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Church of Jesus Christ </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Latter-Day Saints. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYxIeSxl5Xwy9WC-_O38fSRvk_lkvfbwaj0UXk3tQIp65AZTrnoUqKBXbcTxfY_aKyl4AC46wdIWVlXWYOd9yGSPFuiuInmsV2BtgxNZBobSNzH9d9OSFNTc7iZLJzKMOaNbZPJWCoJK0jCVVJmELKqc6LdwwrJflqz0KCgEA0_w2RQB60mArit7fDw/s2153/IMG_0495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="1271" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYxIeSxl5Xwy9WC-_O38fSRvk_lkvfbwaj0UXk3tQIp65AZTrnoUqKBXbcTxfY_aKyl4AC46wdIWVlXWYOd9yGSPFuiuInmsV2BtgxNZBobSNzH9d9OSFNTc7iZLJzKMOaNbZPJWCoJK0jCVVJmELKqc6LdwwrJflqz0KCgEA0_w2RQB60mArit7fDw/w378-h640/IMG_0495.jpg" width="378" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am in charge of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Relief Society parties.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have about four a year. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I chose the theme of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-size: x-large;"><i>Finding Joy in the Madness.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>That felt so appropriate with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>all of the crazy things in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>world and on the news. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CZe-xcGcsxWGaYiIdiCw6ACU2uhTWNxg3ylqlGVeKehw1jD2SqnhoxYcs-_NRRP8gmG0KDJR47-u9HY3Kf6SMUJv52PYmWDaq_mRx7sFq3L41PQlTcDIF5Uk9I2rf1paCvOmx_rRmiPNpc0rs0ktbVfBckXoa2nNm_lCkO1prqQ5uhUQhCuqgm6lWg/s4032/IMG_1041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CZe-xcGcsxWGaYiIdiCw6ACU2uhTWNxg3ylqlGVeKehw1jD2SqnhoxYcs-_NRRP8gmG0KDJR47-u9HY3Kf6SMUJv52PYmWDaq_mRx7sFq3L41PQlTcDIF5Uk9I2rf1paCvOmx_rRmiPNpc0rs0ktbVfBckXoa2nNm_lCkO1prqQ5uhUQhCuqgm6lWg/w480-h640/IMG_1041.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My good friend Karen also has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the same calling, or responsibility, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as I do. I told her about my idea </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and she decided to do the same theme. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2D6FQmVHNXnkDHq1v7XSGXPSaqgfKnW8GJWXtiSKQImOqXKDVK55L-0j9b7zUPRyCx8H_sVLk_OOKIBT4RaTzIXOT8Sz4TORisraGn5lHOmIJEN2hplzkBcLkxiXWQ4VpQ4GUc0vqFRM9HWQItQeNO65ve8tKf2ARt8QEs_eMECBTOtGM13oSUcAFg/s4032/IMG_1031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2D6FQmVHNXnkDHq1v7XSGXPSaqgfKnW8GJWXtiSKQImOqXKDVK55L-0j9b7zUPRyCx8H_sVLk_OOKIBT4RaTzIXOT8Sz4TORisraGn5lHOmIJEN2hplzkBcLkxiXWQ4VpQ4GUc0vqFRM9HWQItQeNO65ve8tKf2ARt8QEs_eMECBTOtGM13oSUcAFg/w480-h640/IMG_1031.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Karen added to my ideas with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lots of creativity. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The activity is held in the church </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cultural hall, or gym, so it is </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a large space that can be </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>difficult to make inviting. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>She came up with this idea </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at the entry with a wooden </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>feature from her garden. It </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made the venue so inviting.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx8dADzjZ_4LNkpvqYeQ5_pHjasr7N7vFttvJ7mDuCx0cIHZchdLe8k_jB7sqjIgtPJfi3JppHWmFxibfAxkDk9VPeYs1cMM3SCyLwWskEHdna2pJSs8MHoEje6DXGIEsMu7GvGSEiEk-ToBhqXP6cEXtwrgVNLwyBZpcpUmqZ45aDxuBo1T2-hAyWA/s3550/IMG_1039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="2543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx8dADzjZ_4LNkpvqYeQ5_pHjasr7N7vFttvJ7mDuCx0cIHZchdLe8k_jB7sqjIgtPJfi3JppHWmFxibfAxkDk9VPeYs1cMM3SCyLwWskEHdna2pJSs8MHoEje6DXGIEsMu7GvGSEiEk-ToBhqXP6cEXtwrgVNLwyBZpcpUmqZ45aDxuBo1T2-hAyWA/w458-h640/IMG_1039.jpg" width="458" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>On the other side of the entry </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I hung a photo backdrop that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I found on Amazon. They are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my new favorite decoration items </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and so reasonable. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSOZZ1BFaBcNM4AhIDOhzopYMcFu4GDAD4XCRTVTKo2AMqTMMmilIJ8-FDxNMT4TaEyqEUVj2DShiMW1OlJvkalBBL-Dh8sgcn2nq0xMWRb4pCGtvRhRaWuCrDUfYYAwryD5JfmTENDNy0dLZvkh0ZfK6_AGYm-sMEED7y-nPjD3VNgqMuETew25XmA/s3761/IMG_1030%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="2821" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSOZZ1BFaBcNM4AhIDOhzopYMcFu4GDAD4XCRTVTKo2AMqTMMmilIJ8-FDxNMT4TaEyqEUVj2DShiMW1OlJvkalBBL-Dh8sgcn2nq0xMWRb4pCGtvRhRaWuCrDUfYYAwryD5JfmTENDNy0dLZvkh0ZfK6_AGYm-sMEED7y-nPjD3VNgqMuETew25XmA/w480-h640/IMG_1030%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Another great idea of Karen's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was to take a PVC pipe and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hang it from the basketball hoop, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and hanging from it is inexpensive </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lanterns. I just loved the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>mushroom shaped ones. These </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>are also from Amazon. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIJ_kwFPyvuSZhVr29S-zGrgeRSnrapkEjF9MukcZ8I56VfuZPX6vWZeUxY5-dnNTlokHLGi2mv-0XEeP0B4skJZ_DppfpCWmFEIRSRONUPpWjVrk2AQY9vW8UZ-Fv_Um-roiXVo1aaRJw5NakTHOGHqb3V3s6ERY0_dKkPs6-GiNH59MZE4xtPBd-w/s4032/IMG_1036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJIJ_kwFPyvuSZhVr29S-zGrgeRSnrapkEjF9MukcZ8I56VfuZPX6vWZeUxY5-dnNTlokHLGi2mv-0XEeP0B4skJZ_DppfpCWmFEIRSRONUPpWjVrk2AQY9vW8UZ-Fv_Um-roiXVo1aaRJw5NakTHOGHqb3V3s6ERY0_dKkPs6-GiNH59MZE4xtPBd-w/w480-h640/IMG_1036.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I made 48 Mad Hatter hats </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>using 12x12 papers, headbands, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and paper cups. They were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>time consuming, but were really </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a hit. We told them they couldn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>eat without their hats on, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everyone gladly donned them. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(That was Karen's idea and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hubby suggested I only make </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a couple per table so people </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>could take pictures, but <br />I was so glad I did one for</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everyone.)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEn6NS8Fd4imcl2Hy4wXIfVfgwlhz5kSnnM_zEpjjV9NoWUUzys2abw8YEiNpywPbkmCc5U3d9LkBZJDlLEZUTei5stNszq6_3wcQk0Qkz2_idG3HYlqGAM_DpUjynvSWNvB7Jxngjo-vmskMmz104g5cQQi1B9AEcoLShVaHmD30vxVM9A3tdOEu9g/s4032/IMG_1040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEn6NS8Fd4imcl2Hy4wXIfVfgwlhz5kSnnM_zEpjjV9NoWUUzys2abw8YEiNpywPbkmCc5U3d9LkBZJDlLEZUTei5stNszq6_3wcQk0Qkz2_idG3HYlqGAM_DpUjynvSWNvB7Jxngjo-vmskMmz104g5cQQi1B9AEcoLShVaHmD30vxVM9A3tdOEu9g/w480-h640/IMG_1040.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We filled the cups with different </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>colors of cotton candy, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>then the ladies could pour </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pink lemonade over the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cotton candy, as it changed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the color of the drinks. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu80nPFc49abvJUTb204hMSHEcIU_ydGFmZ2cOiwQ0rgj7jWXVR6lU_fS2XWVWhqlL6jChSyK1f-KptEpmbB_7gTbD2SR4fr3x9lj2f_2OoNrlXiiLaO4vp-jmRrRaHaxu1nkqXxQ8UgASChUQBM4wTysWlsMkftlRWL5KDjsEctQDiPSm2M9i3vSmA/s4032/IMG_1048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu80nPFc49abvJUTb204hMSHEcIU_ydGFmZ2cOiwQ0rgj7jWXVR6lU_fS2XWVWhqlL6jChSyK1f-KptEpmbB_7gTbD2SR4fr3x9lj2f_2OoNrlXiiLaO4vp-jmRrRaHaxu1nkqXxQ8UgASChUQBM4wTysWlsMkftlRWL5KDjsEctQDiPSm2M9i3vSmA/w480-h640/IMG_1048.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The buffet table had mini </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>scones, ribbon sandwiches, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>blueberry goat cheese </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crostini and chicken </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sandwich cream puffs. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxki-oJfauFoXLI3_CtLZW7uEiVBqhOI0FJlCRJ25HT41xI_wVRTC1Jsqjp5CxRR9h-y2VLs2QYYiX9nosM6iLXpBwhCjaJ99Ce-B2wDGc21mJiBH1P3rfMetZV7hDiJeHJAp_IGjLaQeq03HQMw5E95j8uvz26BhgZGS9E8_YJE9dKU7l0YW_4FlmQ/s4032/IMG_1032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgxki-oJfauFoXLI3_CtLZW7uEiVBqhOI0FJlCRJ25HT41xI_wVRTC1Jsqjp5CxRR9h-y2VLs2QYYiX9nosM6iLXpBwhCjaJ99Ce-B2wDGc21mJiBH1P3rfMetZV7hDiJeHJAp_IGjLaQeq03HQMw5E95j8uvz26BhgZGS9E8_YJE9dKU7l0YW_4FlmQ/w480-h640/IMG_1032.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These delicious scones </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were glazed with an </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>almond glaze. We had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>raspberry jam and lemon </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>curd on the tables to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enjoy with the scones. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGmbDcd0GCErRLEAz35ATlr1QzvBb4p_fvVY4V1Y6vqlVCBUakMyNloGTuaBxT_3qGmWy2Je9GaWxry2b6Um9cmLBGFTgHoqQKJe93WQkSSbfQb5ZNtWClqfL8N0VBXTJaXiU_xrjiVwC1KUJniCCWZKrwJPBzTdF41RgdyQMXitBoEvYVJ8sACeY_w/s4032/IMG_1050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGmbDcd0GCErRLEAz35ATlr1QzvBb4p_fvVY4V1Y6vqlVCBUakMyNloGTuaBxT_3qGmWy2Je9GaWxry2b6Um9cmLBGFTgHoqQKJe93WQkSSbfQb5ZNtWClqfL8N0VBXTJaXiU_xrjiVwC1KUJniCCWZKrwJPBzTdF41RgdyQMXitBoEvYVJ8sACeY_w/w480-h640/IMG_1050.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>One of our committee gladly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>took the assignment of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>making heart shaped </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chocolate covered </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>strawberries although she </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had never done those before. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We found these foam cubes </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at the dollar store to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>place them in as they dried </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and also to serve them. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I think they turned out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>beautifully. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwLuagC91Irs3lZV52sGS-pwMdutsZ9xSwklEwNjs7eciEB3pIG-Apv0wTxU8l2YoTnhTdkTJNZg43DBq7NmfeOE7yhlPXudIGXkYjB4nblManaDHJnKkk37TjtXbAestwZG5TFkYKWtwpGgjOr6HqtKZcMG8wHVKlW9nEX8y09M_BPz6RgjH-eFb1w/s2056/IMG_1548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwLuagC91Irs3lZV52sGS-pwMdutsZ9xSwklEwNjs7eciEB3pIG-Apv0wTxU8l2YoTnhTdkTJNZg43DBq7NmfeOE7yhlPXudIGXkYjB4nblManaDHJnKkk37TjtXbAestwZG5TFkYKWtwpGgjOr6HqtKZcMG8wHVKlW9nEX8y09M_BPz6RgjH-eFb1w/w402-h640/IMG_1548.jpg" width="402" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Another member of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>committee made the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>painted roses cupcakes. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These were displayed on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the tables on adorable </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Alice in Wonderland </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tiered serving platters. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can find the cute </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>paper products, tiers, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>runners and cut outs on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Amazon also. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHQ2B3Y5emJgzc3Ash5YQYSSOKIUI7ZlAMbO8oQkrJ5Jf13pYjDLIU4bGHUD-yvwjTC8wUwxJctpf3UdxTdA_fBo4ZnFEw_WR9oEVHnhebZT7V8-BPRltKzIoeNbDk1mg4LPbiDDhz7U2MpvHLHscnIFbYvGYZU1K8RxV7sD3H95CdzYy-BE9_O-7ww/s3792/IMG_1035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="2843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHQ2B3Y5emJgzc3Ash5YQYSSOKIUI7ZlAMbO8oQkrJ5Jf13pYjDLIU4bGHUD-yvwjTC8wUwxJctpf3UdxTdA_fBo4ZnFEw_WR9oEVHnhebZT7V8-BPRltKzIoeNbDk1mg4LPbiDDhz7U2MpvHLHscnIFbYvGYZU1K8RxV7sD3H95CdzYy-BE9_O-7ww/w480-h640/IMG_1035.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3196" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhODLoiPNZbtAcuUGAu77ZlA4WTW66GkbN4QWn3js8_gZ4rweSeN4usk8E49sZ1xL0YX_Zz3-9bW7at9wJtlTuy_xe_Hyzctil_W3IeO25RNyjBMh5U1uobOfg0A5qpwxoUB5VERAHsZ5mPE-NuXwqhF95li9IKgxdaTsYUIDo-WeTQwtu2p46FEc7Pw/w606-h640/IMG_1052.jpg" width="606" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I used two different tiered </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>trays and will reuse them for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a family party. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tables were filled with clocks,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>rabbits, flowers and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>mushrooms. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdqrx72R45qYnIeuY9WO0TlNWU51_yWYrF8tvx9twO0VgnqNoQrQqsijkNmrSvp05Wi9g88wr-IF910RfcCZaP-NpwOblRIyM_cVEUmDqlMGGRdLOlv2wHWYBB1yvuOJwiQllGn9L6849Y8Byc5Rolrjevo8M7jnsDFYFN6EV5ZbVW97wa4aUBHEQuw/s3538/FullSizeRender%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="3538" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdqrx72R45qYnIeuY9WO0TlNWU51_yWYrF8tvx9twO0VgnqNoQrQqsijkNmrSvp05Wi9g88wr-IF910RfcCZaP-NpwOblRIyM_cVEUmDqlMGGRdLOlv2wHWYBB1yvuOJwiQllGn9L6849Y8Byc5Rolrjevo8M7jnsDFYFN6EV5ZbVW97wa4aUBHEQuw/w640-h366/FullSizeRender%205.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We haven't tended to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>take a group photo in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the past, but with the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hats on, we just had to. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I think we need to make </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this a new tradition. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Just before the group </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>picture we had a speaker who did </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a great upbeat presentation </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on Finding Joy in the Madness.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> She used clips </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Marjorie Hinckley, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>whose delightful humor </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had us all laughing and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>feeling joyful. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriPXIbGNnkFiaVZvtkFs_wzU7MoT0St6c3REbuKXQ37j9XpNx5SBplXIYaRdewtEls58gF7F2-Dvf7tt83DCj9Uvcwx43TpRh6iqRWEVpZEVmQ-5aX4Y9afV5ZntibxJ87yCfShBXmDgJub4Q4e0qZO5ZdLGXQuNYQd_YFR3-dfHnnZbcIkfEimz3RA/s2603/IMG_1062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="2603" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriPXIbGNnkFiaVZvtkFs_wzU7MoT0St6c3REbuKXQ37j9XpNx5SBplXIYaRdewtEls58gF7F2-Dvf7tt83DCj9Uvcwx43TpRh6iqRWEVpZEVmQ-5aX4Y9afV5ZntibxJ87yCfShBXmDgJub4Q4e0qZO5ZdLGXQuNYQd_YFR3-dfHnnZbcIkfEimz3RA/w640-h486/IMG_1062.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is my wonderful </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>committee who stretch </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to try new things and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>follow all of my crazy </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ideas. I love them!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And a great thank you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to my dear friend Karen </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for all of her creative ideas </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and work. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for coming to visit! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I always enjoy your visits. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Tablescapes Thursday</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com"><i>Love Your Creativity</i></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59aIqvEo6Ac42m6cvIWkfa1pxuaDMObzz1IEf60dRXR8kskZaR2el4KN0rBXbmVQRpVa-RcDdwC9SbR8eNe6WeIsJQ165bopKi8U7nq4GpnZ6j6_CAJLPKy0SHVpmrwt-sc4vzF0MS5fbjcHN8d5FdD5MNhk62lsuRR3KtXVjpLneDRpHCg0-D_UK6g/s4032/Ice%20Cream%20Cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59aIqvEo6Ac42m6cvIWkfa1pxuaDMObzz1IEf60dRXR8kskZaR2el4KN0rBXbmVQRpVa-RcDdwC9SbR8eNe6WeIsJQ165bopKi8U7nq4GpnZ6j6_CAJLPKy0SHVpmrwt-sc4vzF0MS5fbjcHN8d5FdD5MNhk62lsuRR3KtXVjpLneDRpHCg0-D_UK6g/w640-h480/Ice%20Cream%20Cake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had seven March birthdays</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to celebrate this Sunday and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I decided to give my brother's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ice Cream Tall Cake idea a try. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslpRWU_DVtfmyu7IEVh8hmnGw_DzE46-jlFodcga8GHagARp_wgOQGNNFPgH6LQv-phfyqudMpth_jgvhTYcBdTVYHEkd19w0jqtUTfG7HtWSgOErsSbDWQPWFaBotAe6vgwMLCzs3DxLmARPcBw684Yd2lCi6z0D68MuDaOGaDLjAGp1Ep366rbNKw/s3424/IMG_0765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="2994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslpRWU_DVtfmyu7IEVh8hmnGw_DzE46-jlFodcga8GHagARp_wgOQGNNFPgH6LQv-phfyqudMpth_jgvhTYcBdTVYHEkd19w0jqtUTfG7HtWSgOErsSbDWQPWFaBotAe6vgwMLCzs3DxLmARPcBw684Yd2lCi6z0D68MuDaOGaDLjAGp1Ep366rbNKw/w560-h640/IMG_0765.JPG" width="560" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This enormous cake has been </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a family tradition in his home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for years and I finally </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decided to give it a try.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixon61yJKRqmbfz0fuKPHHBV47pS01p1FOrV1iK5OimlXjBesC4N7k1lIgmknmTX_Y7R90O8rv9E5YwLwtAPZsj1FLbx350Jz4hviPAsQL5IhYURYQzQoGYVTnrsIFCTkydXoJLNFGZfYtQJlabcS1whZ8m6gtO0wRLKMfEhP1xiok4OqYQYMChdKQFA/s4032/IMG_0767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixon61yJKRqmbfz0fuKPHHBV47pS01p1FOrV1iK5OimlXjBesC4N7k1lIgmknmTX_Y7R90O8rv9E5YwLwtAPZsj1FLbx350Jz4hviPAsQL5IhYURYQzQoGYVTnrsIFCTkydXoJLNFGZfYtQJlabcS1whZ8m6gtO0wRLKMfEhP1xiok4OqYQYMChdKQFA/w480-h640/IMG_0767.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It consists of a layer of cake </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>topped with three layers of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream. Over the years </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as he has told me of how they </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made it, it seemed daunting, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2V6oKirL6zUAkJgvQ8hfpqha6Rk8S12Vm1z-Voav7WZ9kafnPhPu1_zYQbey6ILv-9NFt0Goyx8B9B1lUyZE9RhHFqLsLGP40CrIfL46MZTJiKnkeG9ejNBH757MdmN47Shqla4VNbnL0aWhgI00fjq1we6kvzy2m7myOeIwiowrIToftdOPlV5PDQ/s4032/IMG_0753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2V6oKirL6zUAkJgvQ8hfpqha6Rk8S12Vm1z-Voav7WZ9kafnPhPu1_zYQbey6ILv-9NFt0Goyx8B9B1lUyZE9RhHFqLsLGP40CrIfL46MZTJiKnkeG9ejNBH757MdmN47Shqla4VNbnL0aWhgI00fjq1we6kvzy2m7myOeIwiowrIToftdOPlV5PDQ/w480-h640/IMG_0753.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but I figured out a way </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to make it easier. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I lined my cake pans with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>plastic wrap and then </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>topped the plastic wrap </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with a round of parchment </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>paper cut to fit. Then I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>spooned the ice cream in, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>starting along the edges. I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>used a whole container of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream for each layer. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I finally pressed the layer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down with the back of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my metal measuring cup </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and did a final smoothing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with a knife. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oNWNegvUcwitK_RGkcG3KTy8oeN66d0r9woF58RmednxcGQDkcfTab7gf0LZsjGp0riqvyllCaJ7wNTX9QhVYdoM3aonpi9Z4esS9wBn4ZlfmDLQN2kFutvxkQc0gCJACpgMK8Dffmyh8D5W4iUr8JpS7X8oGx-uiz8JisFWP2AtxftJFLiCCjiGow/s4032/IMG_0750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oNWNegvUcwitK_RGkcG3KTy8oeN66d0r9woF58RmednxcGQDkcfTab7gf0LZsjGp0riqvyllCaJ7wNTX9QhVYdoM3aonpi9Z4esS9wBn4ZlfmDLQN2kFutvxkQc0gCJACpgMK8Dffmyh8D5W4iUr8JpS7X8oGx-uiz8JisFWP2AtxftJFLiCCjiGow/w480-h640/IMG_0750.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I left the ice cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>layers in the freezer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>overnight, as well as </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the baked cake layer.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO8RQc5OsjbRdDX3NrESsUepLhEE3G9kovcMVwf0EpnGebUfpWOLDHF_IWOaDfKfNBakaDRFjsLAt0myp7jUUuhFIVLqRLDsO7J-S1UAzG4j5JBpb3J0lTfpw8uApHrkSuimDUCkVZFLca7gj2tOYt3mkPfy9hI8zSKjT_uivK6Tud8kAiINI8BnYJQ/s4032/IMG_0751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO8RQc5OsjbRdDX3NrESsUepLhEE3G9kovcMVwf0EpnGebUfpWOLDHF_IWOaDfKfNBakaDRFjsLAt0myp7jUUuhFIVLqRLDsO7J-S1UAzG4j5JBpb3J0lTfpw8uApHrkSuimDUCkVZFLca7gj2tOYt3mkPfy9hI8zSKjT_uivK6Tud8kAiINI8BnYJQ/w480-h640/IMG_0751.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was so easy to lift </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the layers out using </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the plastic wrap and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>then removing the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>parchment paper. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOwSi9DN-Lh1Rqw_Tbk2rxHlHNn4b19McyjamM9GBTfLJVsv6Uc_jZav2aRT-qzEuSBFQpuLez6Pm7MnBj0Q3NFXw03S0wZeVMB6mE4XKTrNwN6j6p0ws_WpaY9BoObrYZKRG2zC_87-Zpu3elqGOaL7ACYgj4xpx4DzxtY4ucd9KfLD5Ityj0JXe5Q/s4032/IMG_0756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOwSi9DN-Lh1Rqw_Tbk2rxHlHNn4b19McyjamM9GBTfLJVsv6Uc_jZav2aRT-qzEuSBFQpuLez6Pm7MnBj0Q3NFXw03S0wZeVMB6mE4XKTrNwN6j6p0ws_WpaY9BoObrYZKRG2zC_87-Zpu3elqGOaL7ACYgj4xpx4DzxtY4ucd9KfLD5Ityj0JXe5Q/w480-h640/IMG_0756.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My brother Fritz always</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>frosts his with another </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>container of ice cream, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but I decided to use a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>large container of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cool Whip. I liked </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that I could pipe the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cool Whip out. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvzET7cWklAjaev1ohxclGgUxBcvg7NpAjs5-iUMdNscrlVKv5bnfibFUKTkfDWl4PG90Z8X8t8eyLj7LUMb2xcpDF5kM6a7zTUdF2n-S9J5GXhH0Dc5JVLRE6VvefJ1VJ_pPGzUV1mpVjzPC18TtHy2-VsJwBkkMLdnT9E5H4XvaZlV-FxSXWjmJLg/s3924/IMG_0766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3924" data-original-width="2943" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvzET7cWklAjaev1ohxclGgUxBcvg7NpAjs5-iUMdNscrlVKv5bnfibFUKTkfDWl4PG90Z8X8t8eyLj7LUMb2xcpDF5kM6a7zTUdF2n-S9J5GXhH0Dc5JVLRE6VvefJ1VJ_pPGzUV1mpVjzPC18TtHy2-VsJwBkkMLdnT9E5H4XvaZlV-FxSXWjmJLg/w480-h640/IMG_0766.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Of course, with that many </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>birthdays, we had to top </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>it with sprinkles. My SIL </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>loved the cake so much he </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>said we needed to make </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this a weekly dessert!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7uD3RWn6dBYtIj4u6ICCVAyJSsR7lv0-EjHKqZv8tove8ScvPiF38UkONbPh9608zCkB0dqZuijiILtw1lXa6GYOLSQgVrYayjO5A6ho2033XcXgaHqJcT7yUoIVuSYogg4skT3dykTVK9Eesu1AkcI9zfAJP60289XzsEade0KTjsNYmogXfm7bA/s4032/IMG_0843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR7uD3RWn6dBYtIj4u6ICCVAyJSsR7lv0-EjHKqZv8tove8ScvPiF38UkONbPh9608zCkB0dqZuijiILtw1lXa6GYOLSQgVrYayjO5A6ho2033XcXgaHqJcT7yUoIVuSYogg4skT3dykTVK9Eesu1AkcI9zfAJP60289XzsEade0KTjsNYmogXfm7bA/w480-h640/IMG_0843.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>From top to bottom the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>flavors are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mint Chocolate Chip</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>French Silk</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cookie Dough</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4k1O-_lYpdIJ45Aoe3fUUw__gk0R8FblUmPHPwnlDFr8z5s4XsjkkrDZFhDQzAepWbU-z3Apq_yJo8xOhVHofTULCxqjP09RZjvLCAbIhfzSOeL5WejqoncqUyCGzxjaD18Cj4bMC4ANESNTqgEm0suJ4gqIRJerHNM7AeXTyb7klKj0ZROGtlUtaw/s4032/IMG_0762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt4k1O-_lYpdIJ45Aoe3fUUw__gk0R8FblUmPHPwnlDFr8z5s4XsjkkrDZFhDQzAepWbU-z3Apq_yJo8xOhVHofTULCxqjP09RZjvLCAbIhfzSOeL5WejqoncqUyCGzxjaD18Cj4bMC4ANESNTqgEm0suJ4gqIRJerHNM7AeXTyb7klKj0ZROGtlUtaw/w480-h640/IMG_0762.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The birthday drinks </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>were made by frosting </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the edge of the goblets </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and then dipping in </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>sprinkles. We placed </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>some cotton candy in each </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>glass and poured </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cherry 7Up in. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Everyone loved watching </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the pop melt the </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>cotton candy and </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>turn the pop </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>different colors. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRItIEUghR3vGpMiej_vUmv--fYXvv0e3of4pEYwirAzbhrV8CIffHcO03GtuKeIzVo8ITXOqx85Os4_Flo7nUmU8ri0_irK7R5NhE2Q3wl78QwgXiHgqQsM9Q64g2nxToCW__8P3xiGLtMMGezGKYnnOCFub2f1CCA2ydtXZRRPR7B3qq8gWtF4vnQ/s2279/IMG_9065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2279" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRItIEUghR3vGpMiej_vUmv--fYXvv0e3of4pEYwirAzbhrV8CIffHcO03GtuKeIzVo8ITXOqx85Os4_Flo7nUmU8ri0_irK7R5NhE2Q3wl78QwgXiHgqQsM9Q64g2nxToCW__8P3xiGLtMMGezGKYnnOCFub2f1CCA2ydtXZRRPR7B3qq8gWtF4vnQ/w640-h532/IMG_9065.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to help us celebrate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lots of birthdays.</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-28244845535945504702023-03-01T03:00:00.002-08:002023-03-01T10:18:07.359-08:00Tales of the Traveling Tote 34 and a Giveaway<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfq6qqbaQ6j4vsSxNePSmT7YWWLi_E587bVJIcQnZF4s96dGoyVBtE_tM6Lfs6N9XoRLV3tcXwH9U_zcMERAYksnWM_OLdWP-QDnUdE2FfpGpbRlBzuATt1HrBjAv6GGwPfomJvaGQZRjzDtCl1ayA_VrI40fgHTaW7VSk9UOarptUAumdreenGHOjA/s2975/IMG_0252%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="2975" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfq6qqbaQ6j4vsSxNePSmT7YWWLi_E587bVJIcQnZF4s96dGoyVBtE_tM6Lfs6N9XoRLV3tcXwH9U_zcMERAYksnWM_OLdWP-QDnUdE2FfpGpbRlBzuATt1HrBjAv6GGwPfomJvaGQZRjzDtCl1ayA_VrI40fgHTaW7VSk9UOarptUAumdreenGHOjA/w640-h604/IMG_0252%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our March 2023 Tales of the Traveling Tote!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I haven't been blogging much because I have been </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>traveling so much! I was hacked on Instagram and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>haven't been able to resolve that, so a little discouraged </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with social media at the moment. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>But travels go on and we want to take you along</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to all of the places our group have been!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have spent most of the snow laden </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>winter down in Cabo and I was able to spend </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my birthday here with friends and Valentine's Day,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and we have done some entertaining. </i></span></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/AVvXsEiFB8JO7GTjq8vnRamwd_HtszYlBfO9n4EQK9_HIkVfHVjnZYtzfi1t_2xuLqGTpSm4qshJlBH2QSyXky9ih4zJ30cNtE2OVdvwwWNKWSn7ICUOWAbvuilE5ojWeBe9JOs1WXF4V-mgalpespNeCSJ-xPK22po1jy40zIIC9InW4xgW6p5ZWb6xfsQm5Q/s4032/IMG_0256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFB8JO7GTjq8vnRamwd_HtszYlBfO9n4EQK9_HIkVfHVjnZYtzfi1t_2xuLqGTpSm4qshJlBH2QSyXky9ih4zJ30cNtE2OVdvwwWNKWSn7ICUOWAbvuilE5ojWeBe9JOs1WXF4V-mgalpespNeCSJ-xPK22po1jy40zIIC9InW4xgW6p5ZWb6xfsQm5Q/w480-h640/IMG_0256.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have friends who have purchased a lot </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>close to our home and they are coming down </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to work on plans for their home. They invited us </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>over to the Garza Blanca Resort, and we and Miss Madi K </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>spent the day with them. The picture above is out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on their deck overlooking the pools. All rooms have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a hammock! Everything was so luxurious. They were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ready to open and then Covid hit, so they weren't able </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to open right away, so the resort is like brand new. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBltu11TaIwzi1aDJ7boT_N-06c-Tz31aSbzO1lVLmkiRNIfC1ZFCz3R1B7g7H7CMeUklyZWgQmB2hg9JyYirPQT6J5Mh4g4dKvgkH4a9kCpUjO1Bp4JLAEz7HUu51INR5jmwks213RlYvxgZPhPBBww2c-ai8OcCz3dly5RHvYVYplUugUD6BH9pcqQ/s4032/IMG_0257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBltu11TaIwzi1aDJ7boT_N-06c-Tz31aSbzO1lVLmkiRNIfC1ZFCz3R1B7g7H7CMeUklyZWgQmB2hg9JyYirPQT6J5Mh4g4dKvgkH4a9kCpUjO1Bp4JLAEz7HUu51INR5jmwks213RlYvxgZPhPBBww2c-ai8OcCz3dly5RHvYVYplUugUD6BH9pcqQ/w480-h640/IMG_0257.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The bedroom and bathroom were like from a movie set.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxy_bfQ_UTf6pwcvPcHLlz64RicjustTl_YrIYjRGklXSOvMnsaQueqKDp0l4fIZoH7x7c2R88l8TFV3H3VxvNDq__Y4WOLq2WrhnSlfVSis2TYiN7nWdb_v0AShhKdUdVBxw5TOzdPeCFinIxV4Lrw9_WokPuOnxVwkuWYXR8-1_wRPg7AbaB8OFJw/s4032/IMG_0259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxy_bfQ_UTf6pwcvPcHLlz64RicjustTl_YrIYjRGklXSOvMnsaQueqKDp0l4fIZoH7x7c2R88l8TFV3H3VxvNDq__Y4WOLq2WrhnSlfVSis2TYiN7nWdb_v0AShhKdUdVBxw5TOzdPeCFinIxV4Lrw9_WokPuOnxVwkuWYXR8-1_wRPg7AbaB8OFJw/w480-h640/IMG_0259.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Look at this bench in the shower. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmBQjMIX5qwSZJ88OTcs9NeJ5VfoVGNYFmQZqfh4iwFE1M-FSiHiZRwbfzYqm_Z5B3CaiollOypA9TfIgcD25hzrrLCqtaYpetb0QDw0oDcZIK-w7VWr7x0nmZh7hIKs6dZoF_ZN-DR60tqVL1QZstoepO1oLT5TumPbj_0jlCyA3yqZKZPpQz98gnw/s4032/IMG_0262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmBQjMIX5qwSZJ88OTcs9NeJ5VfoVGNYFmQZqfh4iwFE1M-FSiHiZRwbfzYqm_Z5B3CaiollOypA9TfIgcD25hzrrLCqtaYpetb0QDw0oDcZIK-w7VWr7x0nmZh7hIKs6dZoF_ZN-DR60tqVL1QZstoepO1oLT5TumPbj_0jlCyA3yqZKZPpQz98gnw/w480-h640/IMG_0262.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When you enter the suite you think this is just a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>mirrored wall, but it is a huge sliding door that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>leads into the master bedroom. I want one of these!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-WLcdwtf_53f8CFlAqAnumWZ_pvrMAws0nRP2ZdWXSd1WM1j_Ar_djdJcDB0Pds8ETo1ejy4ei2ccNx6mSK8Je3pR6Z0khu8Neu59LcwJ994t84MgSfli9poimNCVmUXc0WtBk8zdODiQ3rWlYy8zcowWiKCgg3cf597eRA4Fd-JAqvYVIY2CWwPAg/s4032/IMG_0270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-WLcdwtf_53f8CFlAqAnumWZ_pvrMAws0nRP2ZdWXSd1WM1j_Ar_djdJcDB0Pds8ETo1ejy4ei2ccNx6mSK8Je3pR6Z0khu8Neu59LcwJ994t84MgSfli9poimNCVmUXc0WtBk8zdODiQ3rWlYy8zcowWiKCgg3cf597eRA4Fd-JAqvYVIY2CWwPAg/w480-h640/IMG_0270.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I brought my new coordinating tote that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Deb gifted me. I put my makeup in it as we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were heading to dinner after the pool. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzMiVsiOjzgEDngz8SOxwpxG_28lVcI2466s5hK99eCaWiZStwV2oQfBiiA86CXCvqc5E6H4DN_pJNWR3_untPvcWdm1vAI44DugR5zhmZMYmgZ63EN_4IplZfV-qRPGkV7XWRsBWNEXqsFqai-uuSm6vR971bzP0v9d6mCKvC3Ou8QwKGiPXwdeowA/s4032/IMG_0267.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzMiVsiOjzgEDngz8SOxwpxG_28lVcI2466s5hK99eCaWiZStwV2oQfBiiA86CXCvqc5E6H4DN_pJNWR3_untPvcWdm1vAI44DugR5zhmZMYmgZ63EN_4IplZfV-qRPGkV7XWRsBWNEXqsFqai-uuSm6vR971bzP0v9d6mCKvC3Ou8QwKGiPXwdeowA/w480-h640/IMG_0267.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had shrimp, shrimp, shrimp poolside. This was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>quite the place. Miss Madi K carried all of the necessities </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to the pool! I do worry a little when I take her to a pool, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as she is quite valuable, and it would be horrible </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>if someone walked off with her.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cZUiS8FI_k005uNlOzzEobC5HEiG3vidC_t57Y5FRlSIi5kL8-xMrrmAH8PApcqnVKcZzish538-FSNHGeg9CdDwD5RFPGtPg-E7nNRO3True8XytKZUbLe6V_itQFsCp7WVR13b5qMNBgVYgOGts7VTJhj6PKMqHOltluyL-PknZGPt_ww6hAYM-A/s2048/IMG_5963.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cZUiS8FI_k005uNlOzzEobC5HEiG3vidC_t57Y5FRlSIi5kL8-xMrrmAH8PApcqnVKcZzish538-FSNHGeg9CdDwD5RFPGtPg-E7nNRO3True8XytKZUbLe6V_itQFsCp7WVR13b5qMNBgVYgOGts7VTJhj6PKMqHOltluyL-PknZGPt_ww6hAYM-A/w480-h640/IMG_5963.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My friends surprised me with a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sunset sailing adventure for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my birthday </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>through Cabo Sails, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"> complete with </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">a birthday sash, crown and </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>even a candle. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5az16rray7NHyIoE1mnRthk-WrHsQrPPw5Tzoi8yjhAzy8v27KjgRM4x0qyQVTPUoBlFb1iVC2mFBq-CdSEuQ1Dcz0isQBZMFtkOEl_32UPgEBxS9itcruogRvvT7yyqdAXDi2q_90zWr9Lro-quJdi1BeAo-HwpzyAjbRiiEKzVBEPH67X-ueJBhdg/s4032/IMG_8470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5az16rray7NHyIoE1mnRthk-WrHsQrPPw5Tzoi8yjhAzy8v27KjgRM4x0qyQVTPUoBlFb1iVC2mFBq-CdSEuQ1Dcz0isQBZMFtkOEl_32UPgEBxS9itcruogRvvT7yyqdAXDi2q_90zWr9Lro-quJdi1BeAo-HwpzyAjbRiiEKzVBEPH67X-ueJBhdg/w480-h640/IMG_8470.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My smaller tote came along for this adventure, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>filled with </i></span><i style="font-size: x-large;">a shawl in case it got chilly. </i></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WDGMcqsEN-yJBcv2sJNnOvot1eh2BiZHt1N4QtZ5xCK6mhxkF1_cHOPbUs9tJ3KdLd0ehcniufKuxc8rY6Wtd-6ZV0XnRuIbFVCtsiZH23AXg_7_u31MsdlQE6lJ4LRnur8d9u8mZUVxr3ubDJkwWLXc80Xz_L9vdYx6RwXSpZcE6yog6xzn1mz-vA/s4032/IMG_8506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WDGMcqsEN-yJBcv2sJNnOvot1eh2BiZHt1N4QtZ5xCK6mhxkF1_cHOPbUs9tJ3KdLd0ehcniufKuxc8rY6Wtd-6ZV0XnRuIbFVCtsiZH23AXg_7_u31MsdlQE6lJ4LRnur8d9u8mZUVxr3ubDJkwWLXc80Xz_L9vdYx6RwXSpZcE6yog6xzn1mz-vA/w480-h640/IMG_8506.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They paid extra for a special occasion cake and had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>even been asked how to spell my name, so we all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had a good laugh when they brought this out. I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>think they forgot about the cake and improvised. </i></span></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/AVvXsEh_mojSlYQfprZ6g-0WwO57sADrx5BRZ53BPWhUCmhkhpAC4JcNIZq2eNqjoSLEZKGByjURnHutJ1A-tVKZjQoj_IJcN2YG89ZPi_MfPUJxaQNs3loBkHHvZLYdBWEevPZ_Xt_GS98EZPkbZLyxCLk4Q4lN7N6AowM5YsAe3t2Xg5HjzsrHKdkO4ht-Iw/s4032/IMG_8354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_mojSlYQfprZ6g-0WwO57sADrx5BRZ53BPWhUCmhkhpAC4JcNIZq2eNqjoSLEZKGByjURnHutJ1A-tVKZjQoj_IJcN2YG89ZPi_MfPUJxaQNs3loBkHHvZLYdBWEevPZ_Xt_GS98EZPkbZLyxCLk4Q4lN7N6AowM5YsAe3t2Xg5HjzsrHKdkO4ht-Iw/w640-h480/IMG_8354.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Despite the cake, the rest of the food was delicious </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and we had a wonderful time.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimbi6EKRR6pYZourgCzDLfkE0aG6_5-aYZiTthfKI6wje8uJPWD1CCdXFoLyWhJPMcg_utdLDHFbroOUswBRexS9EMIC6ui-8mX0ciK3HW_4NeO6gWnxeAReeAn62VBtMossU5TTyKuO9zRBIgm3GRrbKoMWzMJvAU1rAWJUGsIE2eJ5_OuSZjLQfYg/s1936/IMG_0366%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimbi6EKRR6pYZourgCzDLfkE0aG6_5-aYZiTthfKI6wje8uJPWD1CCdXFoLyWhJPMcg_utdLDHFbroOUswBRexS9EMIC6ui-8mX0ciK3HW_4NeO6gWnxeAReeAn62VBtMossU5TTyKuO9zRBIgm3GRrbKoMWzMJvAU1rAWJUGsIE2eJ5_OuSZjLQfYg/w640-h640/IMG_0366%202.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Valentine's dinner was with friends at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Marea at the Montage Resort. They have the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>most amazing lobster. They had a special </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>heart shaped chocolate mousse for dessert </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and then gifted everyone strawberries and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cake pops. Marea is situated ocean front and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is one of our favorite special occasion places. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h3cIYIz7EExJZe1B6C5lAQBvdwXgN0wU38UXzAAjDcb9G0ErOmSPpMVr6sAkvp3-evL-JfUVUzgtolTIwZjwOOHp2T1BC8KJOUk8S9dMuG8h7jXo2xqRf6JPgnMPe-5072UjRny39wprWpySImDyloTUdm_ouf85Vz3eZcnPwuvMgJe9h9rMQWb2ng/s640/IMG_7480.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4h3cIYIz7EExJZe1B6C5lAQBvdwXgN0wU38UXzAAjDcb9G0ErOmSPpMVr6sAkvp3-evL-JfUVUzgtolTIwZjwOOHp2T1BC8KJOUk8S9dMuG8h7jXo2xqRf6JPgnMPe-5072UjRny39wprWpySImDyloTUdm_ouf85Vz3eZcnPwuvMgJe9h9rMQWb2ng/w480-h640/IMG_7480.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am blessed to have such wonderful and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fun friends who love to travel too. This group </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>photo was taken at a lovely restaurant called </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Secret Garden. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4DE9kf6PjgNC-5rNMJQ5EwchSgPdRsUFus87RanSOmvamgskJtomJBOdVc9FvOG2Dt8YeY07QEssfu47-THVUZw6YhnfpIWgGqjrtlHLMxmgETKc5B8fZ2lXseRRV3Cj0Uqj3Cny4islIA3UXSNPjNn6E2LIrLvukNpZoqcB3cO-tOH5ohzn9HKIHg/s4032/IMG_8687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4DE9kf6PjgNC-5rNMJQ5EwchSgPdRsUFus87RanSOmvamgskJtomJBOdVc9FvOG2Dt8YeY07QEssfu47-THVUZw6YhnfpIWgGqjrtlHLMxmgETKc5B8fZ2lXseRRV3Cj0Uqj3Cny4islIA3UXSNPjNn6E2LIrLvukNpZoqcB3cO-tOH5ohzn9HKIHg/w640-h480/IMG_8687.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We always have to take an iconic pool photo.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubCRvqqQvrOqjELm2MPgGcw4vnISJihuONaUWZiPJD9uCo8kBn6rTMb8ggsyV0ZduIdPDLQVIypmFiXmUJs6Mn0OWVhE1ljin15htVu9H3xiagJbMxGcn6X73O_rcCgTh-nE_ALcM_JWa4IJIx_TfIur3R2gfp5F7evNYDUdOgOZ5sqn0HMtT_wiayA/s4032/IMG_9069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubCRvqqQvrOqjELm2MPgGcw4vnISJihuONaUWZiPJD9uCo8kBn6rTMb8ggsyV0ZduIdPDLQVIypmFiXmUJs6Mn0OWVhE1ljin15htVu9H3xiagJbMxGcn6X73O_rcCgTh-nE_ALcM_JWa4IJIx_TfIur3R2gfp5F7evNYDUdOgOZ5sqn0HMtT_wiayA/w480-h640/IMG_9069.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Later we had another group of friends come and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we did the sailing adventure with them. The water </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was a little rougher,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVPjjjJXxZvEfAL3cg2_Coa90ZWTVmRpqsDQ8FV9l4X9vH37ZHxeKBWmY-rjesy3v1sYOXVJ9qu__AiQMrWaEUmcSN9D3grP69Wb3XdCYG9RqBXJ_zk2DDp_wekfOQshF-Y8c3Da7gIen8l5SR9vqsCtgzWakBGJyOAwajs3_qRBcSl-KpgaReJH0EA/s4032/IMG_9130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVPjjjJXxZvEfAL3cg2_Coa90ZWTVmRpqsDQ8FV9l4X9vH37ZHxeKBWmY-rjesy3v1sYOXVJ9qu__AiQMrWaEUmcSN9D3grP69Wb3XdCYG9RqBXJ_zk2DDp_wekfOQshF-Y8c3Da7gIen8l5SR9vqsCtgzWakBGJyOAwajs3_qRBcSl-KpgaReJH0EA/w480-h640/IMG_9130.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and although the food was amazing again, people </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>got a little seasick and didn't eat much. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUkOap9gjnl_rqmDyksDAWKcKbFwpKE6D6C_WOvYxDzkhdQjsQs64Pbqe4XGrNwiuFWjB3hrfTvljTPWb_77RGLTAXKlaN2dq3X7asr3ajtDBVFPLQQPtRN-8mOhSGXas1sOTgdXfF7HZw8wHfcZN7ry4DOo1f55R5IFTtoeFHdWlv4JSU2pBkqkCCA/s4032/IMG_9044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUkOap9gjnl_rqmDyksDAWKcKbFwpKE6D6C_WOvYxDzkhdQjsQs64Pbqe4XGrNwiuFWjB3hrfTvljTPWb_77RGLTAXKlaN2dq3X7asr3ajtDBVFPLQQPtRN-8mOhSGXas1sOTgdXfF7HZw8wHfcZN7ry4DOo1f55R5IFTtoeFHdWlv4JSU2pBkqkCCA/w480-h640/IMG_9044.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I brought my smaller tote along this time too. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh34-BwdbJgCtIF0KCR1kgTkt6g352DssHBbyXU67VbVyHEhhiID1snAHiD2HcUF_I8IbjAD7SkGPz5sM6tSbHZkhK58Xzm_fcEsa9_g2GDYOwyNTGOWUoIQIjZcQ4SYoR-M3NoSobfxLsvxyLlI8aGfPOWeNx4pDj5rLdbxPZ1Yj2lqdooDIDa_qGg/s4032/IMG_9105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh34-BwdbJgCtIF0KCR1kgTkt6g352DssHBbyXU67VbVyHEhhiID1snAHiD2HcUF_I8IbjAD7SkGPz5sM6tSbHZkhK58Xzm_fcEsa9_g2GDYOwyNTGOWUoIQIjZcQ4SYoR-M3NoSobfxLsvxyLlI8aGfPOWeNx4pDj5rLdbxPZ1Yj2lqdooDIDa_qGg/w640-h480/IMG_9105.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We still had a great time, </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i8ijNkSOtoi4tZPzB4v_7vda0BoKzOZtJjBTHn-lNvFdy8vejn9t9kGXrLZR3QptTLMgNcLxEierJSss4wr850d6xEP0cT8G6mEWlYov6r3by1g4jAHcmQIjOuzbnBPPdAUcgvUJTfEPGzP_qXXJ8SpLmy18Yamt7MIFu6c5HxK1E3C2LtO_vVvRvg/s4032/IMG_9177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i8ijNkSOtoi4tZPzB4v_7vda0BoKzOZtJjBTHn-lNvFdy8vejn9t9kGXrLZR3QptTLMgNcLxEierJSss4wr850d6xEP0cT8G6mEWlYov6r3by1g4jAHcmQIjOuzbnBPPdAUcgvUJTfEPGzP_qXXJ8SpLmy18Yamt7MIFu6c5HxK1E3C2LtO_vVvRvg/w480-h640/IMG_9177.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and the sunset out on the ocean was fantastic. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy7XiDDeAljbx1lROSU_JTXNbPNMprTw_fnjdFqWt9SC370Uf4ZfJh8yTpJ3Ceoo84QfitcswGkT8jF1cm786b6___6TjwBbdfzfNp09JoCRNyCvwExMqPN0o8T48RJmD6UllmHiQR-A5Lm5LB_RuB4Wuy6d14Q_XI_U3_KHm3Ja0Y-oMtPkqCqmvVA/s4032/IMG_8879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy7XiDDeAljbx1lROSU_JTXNbPNMprTw_fnjdFqWt9SC370Uf4ZfJh8yTpJ3Ceoo84QfitcswGkT8jF1cm786b6___6TjwBbdfzfNp09JoCRNyCvwExMqPN0o8T48RJmD6UllmHiQR-A5Lm5LB_RuB4Wuy6d14Q_XI_U3_KHm3Ja0Y-oMtPkqCqmvVA/w640-h480/IMG_8879.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is a sunset from the house. We try to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>go to dinner after sunset every evening </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so we can watch it from home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>While we are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enjoying the sun and fabulous weather, the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>kids are being dumped on with record snows </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and it is supposed to snow again all week. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>need the water, so that is good, but we are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>worried about the snow load on the roof and deck</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of our Sundance home.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for coming along with me, my totes and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our friends. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now for the giveaway:</i></span></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/AVvXsEhBRust6uMKH-YPiIp0mkSOK_kgjEr_EzMAvGMsjz6ZCE5rzzDCDP-htR1ExCPXOE1Z8fK-8X64pHUpqeIsnkRfgXthQEJ0cRu-ar9uYRfoQuxvJgpsO6K2bKygAhlcx9-UPilIWfsmaPc979q7EyXYQTo5Q0hXy9FPXlR4gQLj-6Q0kHvAl-62ZjXuYw/s1529/IMG_8188.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRust6uMKH-YPiIp0mkSOK_kgjEr_EzMAvGMsjz6ZCE5rzzDCDP-htR1ExCPXOE1Z8fK-8X64pHUpqeIsnkRfgXthQEJ0cRu-ar9uYRfoQuxvJgpsO6K2bKygAhlcx9-UPilIWfsmaPc979q7EyXYQTo5Q0hXy9FPXlR4gQLj-6Q0kHvAl-62ZjXuYw/w306-h400/IMG_8188.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please visit my MacKenzie-Childs friends to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">see where they have been off to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Debbie</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</i> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</i>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </b></span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</i> <span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span> <a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</i> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</i> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </i>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</i> @ <a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jackie</b> and <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Madi K</i> @ <a href="http://purplechocolathome.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Purple Chocolat Home</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and Countess De Monet @ <span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg1NTZfu4iwUY_XcL5JWf8Gam4awBdPb5wQo9booTuO-HYpvF7H6wcrHBW1qTaL1VzCO6iylV04MwQ3LTUMnksLKFpEBxNxaDuT0TnGXMFBDbpt6xIhtyqH5I5TzqopWdz6dD3WjEEJ6p9budY-Wt7h3iPKwDBeKbtR_GaFW4zZSdyW7cd_sIKuL2qg/s3248/TTT%20June%202023%20Teaser.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="2466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSg1NTZfu4iwUY_XcL5JWf8Gam4awBdPb5wQo9booTuO-HYpvF7H6wcrHBW1qTaL1VzCO6iylV04MwQ3LTUMnksLKFpEBxNxaDuT0TnGXMFBDbpt6xIhtyqH5I5TzqopWdz6dD3WjEEJ6p9budY-Wt7h3iPKwDBeKbtR_GaFW4zZSdyW7cd_sIKuL2qg/w304-h400/TTT%20June%202023%20Teaser.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See you again in June!</div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-11742561841333581542022-12-01T07:21:00.006-08:002022-12-02T08:41:40.926-08:00Tales of the Traveling Tote #33 and A Giveaway<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBGII5LktGlnDmzMa8JcLHtmB-LD3MEc-CikZm0ML5XLb3k_L7RhkheQNl620mZmvd_9sk_OO-7TB0DlKWJwZNBrlQbo9tHTjdP3p0E_YOLMRjjdlFQO9hpCpfTXMaQMjrIMBoubf2OYx/s1600/IMG_4425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBGII5LktGlnDmzMa8JcLHtmB-LD3MEc-CikZm0ML5XLb3k_L7RhkheQNl620mZmvd_9sk_OO-7TB0DlKWJwZNBrlQbo9tHTjdP3p0E_YOLMRjjdlFQO9hpCpfTXMaQMjrIMBoubf2OYx/s640/IMG_4425.jpg" width="640" /> </a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i>Welcome to our 33rd edition of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote. I joined</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i>this wonderful group of MacKenzie-Child's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>loving ladies in December of 2017.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My tote has traveled all over the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>world, but today it returns </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to the world that lives on a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>snowflake - to Whoville!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY8mrshT7Lkmt0Rh6dB-yl5B8soucL6CKqgKHXXJEqGGctGqxXLNxomu9cH9vVHGfs8yKiXUmju0L-f2sNYZEmOeIXqMfy-X3LePkj1ubf2acxb910wt_O_6ELV5E6pRg37uX9J0ZTQfkGfPlp7KbSlDuX0FdPZY80P24Qceurgwms21WD8hrZfuJfQ/s4032/IMG_6735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY8mrshT7Lkmt0Rh6dB-yl5B8soucL6CKqgKHXXJEqGGctGqxXLNxomu9cH9vVHGfs8yKiXUmju0L-f2sNYZEmOeIXqMfy-X3LePkj1ubf2acxb910wt_O_6ELV5E6pRg37uX9J0ZTQfkGfPlp7KbSlDuX0FdPZY80P24Qceurgwms21WD8hrZfuJfQ/w480-h640/IMG_6735.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Miss Madi K's first Tales of the </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Traveling Tote was also to </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whoville, but things were </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>bigger and better this year.</i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a3KuuOZ0vj1z6dEU75mOwxVXzIyZxG6b-uZkryB7wTB_p0tGhr49ewA3QP7m1wTKHT44RNVBIZH4qSNxu6I02GrmAoG8elC_WpoTTh_Ohq0rPnNFS4Q7x9TNjrTKtvZUSzfvTyhOm5X0SdwksWUpYCPkWhlM8syEF0gLE7X5X_l0nICDoXUdAHD6Ow/s4032/IMG_6736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8a3KuuOZ0vj1z6dEU75mOwxVXzIyZxG6b-uZkryB7wTB_p0tGhr49ewA3QP7m1wTKHT44RNVBIZH4qSNxu6I02GrmAoG8elC_WpoTTh_Ohq0rPnNFS4Q7x9TNjrTKtvZUSzfvTyhOm5X0SdwksWUpYCPkWhlM8syEF0gLE7X5X_l0nICDoXUdAHD6Ow/w640-h480/IMG_6736.JPG" width="640" /></i></a></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3EKO7Zy5OAeFDJO4YO2A8yE8Z2oC82xmXKgMjcFBnFwbl7As7u6fmw-roUD77d5xZsnF909BcAY7si83pd4bxHJGSyF9H4O17j03RzieqUuUDKnUFmToM-U5XDueSM355nvdrbGMybylVxcoAL0FBmgKOVUWL5D5MBkQ_3WaA7b7nOYadG9RvJXVxg/s4032/IMG_6726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3EKO7Zy5OAeFDJO4YO2A8yE8Z2oC82xmXKgMjcFBnFwbl7As7u6fmw-roUD77d5xZsnF909BcAY7si83pd4bxHJGSyF9H4O17j03RzieqUuUDKnUFmToM-U5XDueSM355nvdrbGMybylVxcoAL0FBmgKOVUWL5D5MBkQ_3WaA7b7nOYadG9RvJXVxg/w480-h640/IMG_6726.JPG" width="480" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>She already has had two parties </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and it is only December 1st.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1WB8Ji_6dO6RRA0qF3T2ez-JKRv3A0eKs_jATLfaK1eR4W7iWMzfzuZWxGIfSYnn55b2w56ahqNZm-MyTJh12bpBZxVb4pzfX2Z8U14otagBF4-E86YYJzrdkAMRZ6sWCcOUpmtz2GrfFBx1css8BnKyoFapY6vHLZmIFAPS0ePLIe-Z0iGOxMFZ0g/w480-h640/IMG_6728.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We invited the Relief Society ladies, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>our church group, over for a </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>party to make our hearts grow three </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>sizes this year. Everyone brought </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>needed supplies for refugee families. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The supplies were dropped off in </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the Grinch's sleigh out front and </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we had so many that the sleigh and </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>porch were overflowing.</i></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/AVvXsEjubSGKez54ypz-DOxoaZEtMUdMSOKwNrHzgqp-nxdZ90ioFgLcz13wbNatEnDIdN2wGtKugZgdULW1uVeom6qs-Hseh06iXZarvwdHAZczvssXthb5NlZRfEsT5absOrbz1JtLCwE4tQMt5raBaS1UkG5jd4q_rHSqoHYkY9z0_rPjJAAVkYnLfeAyVw/s4032/IMG_6259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubSGKez54ypz-DOxoaZEtMUdMSOKwNrHzgqp-nxdZ90ioFgLcz13wbNatEnDIdN2wGtKugZgdULW1uVeom6qs-Hseh06iXZarvwdHAZczvssXthb5NlZRfEsT5absOrbz1JtLCwE4tQMt5raBaS1UkG5jd4q_rHSqoHYkY9z0_rPjJAAVkYnLfeAyVw/w640-h480/IMG_6259.jpg" width="640" /></i></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We had about 50 ladies come for dinner, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>all Grinchy food of course. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGUJyLt2P8pPvGNNPW6d-6JpyDxHzkIwuAUKG7JRwbB6EUKtSoVP11zD4jU7WFYFckfs_h0t9p-PEO7R4KtkSJ-eWCmt33ioCJq3_8VZhISn_l3OoCMQ5r93_mYFiz3ElX2Nlwk0CSpF2ruS0qAFMdcB638SFmLg1dpOH-VIODe0CFq1D3zBusYF5MQ/s4032/IMG_6668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><i>to make that our theme for our </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Christmas Eve dinner, and we even </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>found some plates that The Grinch </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>approved!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG97pTUI26v2iBXAmPEAmjajAJLI-8Py7eREgeKfnQDQIQBBLPgK6k7BTziAabgBNJPvPUASI307vceI_O_mfXff0uUDByRplDtFniVpQFs1Wt87yv35Evevt3418aOpgHn-7B8DDIv6ZgiAzk6Me8eDEewK9qn7iyhFay9AiCUcEp9Ri_RdaosJIRKQ/s4032/IMG_6731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG97pTUI26v2iBXAmPEAmjajAJLI-8Py7eREgeKfnQDQIQBBLPgK6k7BTziAabgBNJPvPUASI307vceI_O_mfXff0uUDByRplDtFniVpQFs1Wt87yv35Evevt3418aOpgHn-7B8DDIv6ZgiAzk6Me8eDEewK9qn7iyhFay9AiCUcEp9Ri_RdaosJIRKQ/w480-h640/IMG_6731.JPG" width="480" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We have lots of Dept. 56 villages, but </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>only some pieces have increased in </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>value and they are the Original</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>How The Grinch Stole Christmas </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>houses. This is Cindy Lou Who's House, </i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLvWs0Lokp3JARYlVX5Q4EW2DAoNQgc3vBJ1Wkk4T1WV5lEnkqmzqa5BhoO42JzAPj8AaIb5PZlbBz5n-60xX7VV5qdM_Rjxg9pZo3BxYpdvLnJsseUH6eoXi1PginID2e9g6p9KNxSvs3O4bBmlwQCUlXLP8JszdrLzXHc4zmzYrwMLp0soi1Yu09g/s4032/IMG_6732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLvWs0Lokp3JARYlVX5Q4EW2DAoNQgc3vBJ1Wkk4T1WV5lEnkqmzqa5BhoO42JzAPj8AaIb5PZlbBz5n-60xX7VV5qdM_Rjxg9pZo3BxYpdvLnJsseUH6eoXi1PginID2e9g6p9KNxSvs3O4bBmlwQCUlXLP8JszdrLzXHc4zmzYrwMLp0soi1Yu09g/w480-h640/IMG_6732.JPG" width="480" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The Town Hall, </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHx4SsprTJMt98HEeThwTyH67SJx7_paLP_eeEr-HLYX-5qgnliG2YqW7UQw874Xx9FIU-rUL3kSeZ0O2nDYzA4H9ijYEXLSLPHUBJwrvrhyiml8miI39Dq_zo_J5UtpK5ah0sMzTFw0vKR8-I3NDIO2QSRJlTK5cZfpLFmcsCMz5F9BHZGALTUwQLQ/s4032/IMG_6733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHx4SsprTJMt98HEeThwTyH67SJx7_paLP_eeEr-HLYX-5qgnliG2YqW7UQw874Xx9FIU-rUL3kSeZ0O2nDYzA4H9ijYEXLSLPHUBJwrvrhyiml8miI39Dq_zo_J5UtpK5ah0sMzTFw0vKR8-I3NDIO2QSRJlTK5cZfpLFmcsCMz5F9BHZGALTUwQLQ/w480-h640/IMG_6733.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and Farfingles Department Store. I had </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>purchased Cindy's house for all of my </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>kids years ago, so it was so cute when </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>my youngest son who is 28, said this </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>year that he would like to inherit the </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Town Hall and Farfingles!</i></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcjSbWpSY5NrnhiA31cHPvBiB7_blfF_bH-yakoiZv3Uov1VmXm0QRdB5bOZOBPyxN3nMK8L2eqIkI_uWKwRrAKHLEGHSrtOWq9l7Dh8_PHe_PyHbDMIN9D1I6Jw2ePVRMDcZP4WaLphniwMBVV4DiS8hlFsZYIEeAtOsH8U9Qnrt5Mlfbo_GJrXJkA/s4032/IMG_6734.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcjSbWpSY5NrnhiA31cHPvBiB7_blfF_bH-yakoiZv3Uov1VmXm0QRdB5bOZOBPyxN3nMK8L2eqIkI_uWKwRrAKHLEGHSrtOWq9l7Dh8_PHe_PyHbDMIN9D1I6Jw2ePVRMDcZP4WaLphniwMBVV4DiS8hlFsZYIEeAtOsH8U9Qnrt5Mlfbo_GJrXJkA/w640-h480/IMG_6734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>They are all displayed on my </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whoville kitchen counter. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thanks for traveling to a place </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that is special in our hearts, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whoville!!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Now for the giveaway, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>which all Who's would love, </i></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/a/AVvXsEgRDqZP8dlE0ehrnMsFyQe8r6OcN8f8O552E1x0eQp9ogMPBbuTtVFfJXv-kDs1qa2uhzp97urVcDr7PARwuQd3fXEjhY_N5t9bpWjfSx3E01watrUagKsOGiClB3TqzY9p88MlBB-hrN58Qtd4JpoGYBlYUsX059Y4wd2vzkvMP_K55s_GSnQkwY-0QQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1260" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRDqZP8dlE0ehrnMsFyQe8r6OcN8f8O552E1x0eQp9ogMPBbuTtVFfJXv-kDs1qa2uhzp97urVcDr7PARwuQd3fXEjhY_N5t9bpWjfSx3E01watrUagKsOGiClB3TqzY9p88MlBB-hrN58Qtd4JpoGYBlYUsX059Y4wd2vzkvMP_K55s_GSnQkwY-0QQ=w640-h350" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Visit <a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Linda</a> and leave a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>comment to be entered in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for this darling keychain. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Then hop on over to our TTT </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>friends and see where they have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>been off to.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> </span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Debbie</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</i> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</i>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </b></span><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</i> <span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span> <a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</span></a> </span></p><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</i> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</i> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </i>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</i> @ <a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jackie</b> and <i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Madi K</i> @ <a href="http://purplechocolathome.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Purple Chocolat Home</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and Countess De Monet @ <span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e95c87; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</a></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Join us again in March for another </i></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Tote.</i></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M4ikmQStX9R3HHMluvbBljR2mnYe5L-SZqlkRrlCuOkqNERv8I_qcqLtg_jsPQKP-yDzYZrpl6jB-FXhNO95qtonBPLW2MZ7jvAvQQo8M4a3L3tmsNXzDm0ZmsOTzrC_Uivu_kwB6Jlha6r9wfvjApFbukD4KV0pwu7rOB8GzoeRGpbTsABLj75pmg/s1325/IMG_6737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M4ikmQStX9R3HHMluvbBljR2mnYe5L-SZqlkRrlCuOkqNERv8I_qcqLtg_jsPQKP-yDzYZrpl6jB-FXhNO95qtonBPLW2MZ7jvAvQQo8M4a3L3tmsNXzDm0ZmsOTzrC_Uivu_kwB6Jlha6r9wfvjApFbukD4KV0pwu7rOB8GzoeRGpbTsABLj75pmg/w492-h640/IMG_6737.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-1153914869088640882022-10-20T10:39:00.004-07:002022-10-20T10:39:59.673-07:00The Return of Harry Potter Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9q2TCec0WqHF41wiGoA204SaHO04R_kRQqXzRr8HETX2GPDOSiR70b7Jv75TrFSv0vFqfGGd8pU3ITSrt-EnSWi6aSR9tyMaA03vPWxtLwpA8dfYQ37MmQqHDC7FyP_NA2VBl-ZgM1wRBSNZl4k3XW7HtfazdUkz7cyWbeHCLkbqJ4Loqp8VYVc5aw/s4032/IMG_5623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9q2TCec0WqHF41wiGoA204SaHO04R_kRQqXzRr8HETX2GPDOSiR70b7Jv75TrFSv0vFqfGGd8pU3ITSrt-EnSWi6aSR9tyMaA03vPWxtLwpA8dfYQ37MmQqHDC7FyP_NA2VBl-ZgM1wRBSNZl4k3XW7HtfazdUkz7cyWbeHCLkbqJ4Loqp8VYVc5aw/w640-h480/IMG_5623.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween is in full swing again </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>here at Purple Chocolat Home </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and we decided to have another </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Harry Potter feast in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Great Hall. I changed it up a bit </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this year and put the tables on an </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>angle. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rZQGNuE2Mxx2zbbkIIcNCnFVwXmpbIy2_9uHOiO_vBuVRa9Ohpm1r1jsAxZ2abKvvizdVZDdj174Hi7xw32lkjBhuztanN700Cx5XxtQYceCrXP6OCbXtugKHI8uNHm-481GDbJUvlXH-rjSx6yU5HC0DCJcb5vOEQ7mayrsvn5fN-G1DzqK26fVMQ/s4032/IMG_5624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rZQGNuE2Mxx2zbbkIIcNCnFVwXmpbIy2_9uHOiO_vBuVRa9Ohpm1r1jsAxZ2abKvvizdVZDdj174Hi7xw32lkjBhuztanN700Cx5XxtQYceCrXP6OCbXtugKHI8uNHm-481GDbJUvlXH-rjSx6yU5HC0DCJcb5vOEQ7mayrsvn5fN-G1DzqK26fVMQ/w640-h480/IMG_5624.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>To get us all a seat, with 31 of us, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I used 2 eight foot tables and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one 6 foot table with adjustable </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>legs so the little ones can sit at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>it on my children sized Chiavari </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chairs. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFZdfwUfJ7bOC85vsFxDAcGmGMJSvLiT7B5ci94viOa_H2odxNPC_iCBC-xDTXanRzWRzyaF1D8yTEjFXlZkpyWNFEQT6jrMoAKO3t4iHsfpXnsJ23TKFkuKSaQqNuAZ3WrbukSkbxxfq0E8OHmRO1HtNG1vOn2zkUp7Iql5IZPwyZ8iqeN_sPuYDhQ/s4032/IMG_5656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFZdfwUfJ7bOC85vsFxDAcGmGMJSvLiT7B5ci94viOa_H2odxNPC_iCBC-xDTXanRzWRzyaF1D8yTEjFXlZkpyWNFEQT6jrMoAKO3t4iHsfpXnsJ23TKFkuKSaQqNuAZ3WrbukSkbxxfq0E8OHmRO1HtNG1vOn2zkUp7Iql5IZPwyZ8iqeN_sPuYDhQ/w480-h640/IMG_5656.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Removing the furniture from the room </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>helps to accommodate the crowd. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UlfSLI2Epng9qzlm5Kq4360iyRj8-Vx3nC2KIAU8GOJqgIGMuTLe9JWibwMRxb4x2nruDL7LedhaOX5TUl7mbKY1lsU_iZ_XBnxMx4kByVK6PhoCVRksgfU0nmjyvamqGqh7hZnr7urbzgStoo_g3xX2WD5P47URVzJTygZTtPpd2apGRQDiiBLEjA/s4032/IMG_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UlfSLI2Epng9qzlm5Kq4360iyRj8-Vx3nC2KIAU8GOJqgIGMuTLe9JWibwMRxb4x2nruDL7LedhaOX5TUl7mbKY1lsU_iZ_XBnxMx4kByVK6PhoCVRksgfU0nmjyvamqGqh7hZnr7urbzgStoo_g3xX2WD5P47URVzJTygZTtPpd2apGRQDiiBLEjA/w480-h640/IMG_5617.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>All tables were draped with black</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tablecloths and then the color of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>runner determined which house </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>was represented. This one is blue </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for Ravenclaw. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVC5pClzOHMFFDjv0osz3TJMeawL62MRKSMthxCxnIDKgF5DCPtWfoERB90dafbXVVbElwX8EftXw25CgMLv6HUH3GLE1sUQsfbYaI8Da91Vn6oHgCh3YP2v5p7oGXYupCYi4Gg-Jjtlk40TnVbGe3UluWooPEUuKxwN-CL05cfgrGkv0r-9xbQI5pw/s4032/IMG_5619%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVC5pClzOHMFFDjv0osz3TJMeawL62MRKSMthxCxnIDKgF5DCPtWfoERB90dafbXVVbElwX8EftXw25CgMLv6HUH3GLE1sUQsfbYaI8Da91Vn6oHgCh3YP2v5p7oGXYupCYi4Gg-Jjtlk40TnVbGe3UluWooPEUuKxwN-CL05cfgrGkv0r-9xbQI5pw/w480-h640/IMG_5619%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This one is green for Slytherin. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP8LURza0Htz3taOx4YMMVEiClRBUBKTAztANgExG44qZtiW2a-0pVhRHnD6wtNpX5vuVG-nRYR1Oy7nXKphI3p8_iMwsUydQLsVai6-6xdUb9ZwkyeV_kHwBxA00tERJ0viOKhvg9Ix9OfnRnug8gp7eCQT3XcVorZGLGEUPsVhB-dxbX_9lX4Q4HQ/s4032/IMG_5656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP8LURza0Htz3taOx4YMMVEiClRBUBKTAztANgExG44qZtiW2a-0pVhRHnD6wtNpX5vuVG-nRYR1Oy7nXKphI3p8_iMwsUydQLsVai6-6xdUb9ZwkyeV_kHwBxA00tERJ0viOKhvg9Ix9OfnRnug8gp7eCQT3XcVorZGLGEUPsVhB-dxbX_9lX4Q4HQ/w480-h640/IMG_5656.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And this one is read for Gryffindor. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcoCXlFT6COvKwRdpHAJgphCa4HQo8UFxbu2Km-Y6gn0X-5pOMMDc3bDDPpwFDbyF0n9_yGvwKFV0L2uj2fBeyrFfACrfMYNMncqZAx1vWi33ti9niDKc1zp4T490e_J8DoO6WmKaD2CxhoP6UKnZFI7KJ909UZDSfN9d_MuW3pCk-mMfn9CNQcg7cQ/s4032/IMG_5622%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcoCXlFT6COvKwRdpHAJgphCa4HQo8UFxbu2Km-Y6gn0X-5pOMMDc3bDDPpwFDbyF0n9_yGvwKFV0L2uj2fBeyrFfACrfMYNMncqZAx1vWi33ti9niDKc1zp4T490e_J8DoO6WmKaD2CxhoP6UKnZFI7KJ909UZDSfN9d_MuW3pCk-mMfn9CNQcg7cQ/w480-h640/IMG_5622%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Hogwart's banner flies at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the end of the room. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj_m9wEIAyZsdF-NeMKb_qG8LIOIj0Gr80ZhWTM6Op5esUU-aiOVUER3RxYvUh2l252_XkBcwyxaBatODGzL9pgbeULQjfGg5jvblHVOwRV8WUYe2VNAs_juEsRgoei1dK2OekyQvGg_HroIDPwFu9cKaZifjsiGlLvzjicHRReLSXCbian9y48fmlw/s4032/IMG_5498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIj_m9wEIAyZsdF-NeMKb_qG8LIOIj0Gr80ZhWTM6Op5esUU-aiOVUER3RxYvUh2l252_XkBcwyxaBatODGzL9pgbeULQjfGg5jvblHVOwRV8WUYe2VNAs_juEsRgoei1dK2OekyQvGg_HroIDPwFu9cKaZifjsiGlLvzjicHRReLSXCbian9y48fmlw/w480-h640/IMG_5498.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And at the other end of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Great Hall we have the letters </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to Harry flying out of the fireplace. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFvMv2ukN7OCu6vjbUlcN1q31UGOKGNxU_XIvKXe7_H5RdTippdoie4ViYUhtYqwdDjITL7t5pxMkIeiZilUVRNTnDkmeGTGR7qh3ldUKgwFAAG9FgN9JHp4w2FxtzhAzKpARZx5MYeCYqR00xBXhTX3eWUHBs3f3hBp2Uotj3OPv51VZBwidJrCjBg/s4032/IMG_5631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFvMv2ukN7OCu6vjbUlcN1q31UGOKGNxU_XIvKXe7_H5RdTippdoie4ViYUhtYqwdDjITL7t5pxMkIeiZilUVRNTnDkmeGTGR7qh3ldUKgwFAAG9FgN9JHp4w2FxtzhAzKpARZx5MYeCYqR00xBXhTX3eWUHBs3f3hBp2Uotj3OPv51VZBwidJrCjBg/w640-h480/IMG_5631.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Napkins for each house were set at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>each placesetting. I used copper </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chargers and gold flatware on all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of the tables, except the little table, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where I used plastic for the little </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Slytherins. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT1zgRd6LMcggObwIhQGIG9jaLsdr79BO64hg-NUflDJMmyK7-S_xBLFLlwrqfeE1B8fF0E4maOKUEWLvmp4uOGYHGM7EeJhO6d7C7TDK_cogIlunIZ-z-JGng8OmDMMEXTILJXR3Wcqb8OQfhzFFpqq6bwj6SvuzkYl1VYZvVoNFvFXxXQHL9nAEPw/s4032/IMG_5632%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBT1zgRd6LMcggObwIhQGIG9jaLsdr79BO64hg-NUflDJMmyK7-S_xBLFLlwrqfeE1B8fF0E4maOKUEWLvmp4uOGYHGM7EeJhO6d7C7TDK_cogIlunIZ-z-JGng8OmDMMEXTILJXR3Wcqb8OQfhzFFpqq6bwj6SvuzkYl1VYZvVoNFvFXxXQHL9nAEPw/w480-h640/IMG_5632%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I had a mixture of mugs. These </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>particular mugs are from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Universal Studios. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIJDRiwCZ25xX_sFFD8lWNkD5yKHXr0o675ukVYPmnwXqDqzVkaGSE_O9g1gfapFfmZbRYH_-TAKcnf1_MU5NQWJ32Ubkddw3sE7_D_6pKtP_IiR7c6uPrpCNqq0pmsuGHoz-gtyPpH813sdp7coZkBEroxEHhW1XVWRVbk0dE24i4JloX23RH82mLQ/s4032/IMG_5633%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIJDRiwCZ25xX_sFFD8lWNkD5yKHXr0o675ukVYPmnwXqDqzVkaGSE_O9g1gfapFfmZbRYH_-TAKcnf1_MU5NQWJ32Ubkddw3sE7_D_6pKtP_IiR7c6uPrpCNqq0pmsuGHoz-gtyPpH813sdp7coZkBEroxEHhW1XVWRVbk0dE24i4JloX23RH82mLQ/w480-h640/IMG_5633%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here is another mug I made using </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>stickers. The tables have a scattering </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Harry Potter memorabilia, like the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>authentic Pumpkin Juice bottle,</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVm74VSLQ-8wUStxMWRmoBWaG-wNOxe1rBMe_yzSLoUZMz3Fvvqby96RlAC2t8GiFAjvMKOKVV1mUguxJrjHv9k9lYbJeKnzYXDFN40ZRwKLJi1eeENWdcAw3QIomZrP6aj50LZ2da9e-eT2nLrOCD28dkVONkUiVAk4l1ptP6BJg9BUBE1S6VFJ7xA/s4032/IMG_5634%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVm74VSLQ-8wUStxMWRmoBWaG-wNOxe1rBMe_yzSLoUZMz3Fvvqby96RlAC2t8GiFAjvMKOKVV1mUguxJrjHv9k9lYbJeKnzYXDFN40ZRwKLJi1eeENWdcAw3QIomZrP6aj50LZ2da9e-eT2nLrOCD28dkVONkUiVAk4l1ptP6BJg9BUBE1S6VFJ7xA/w480-h640/IMG_5634%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Golden Snitch and candy boxes.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWbsb8VY9ZrNbdmAY5wMcfTevbrqturRbjUHuuAwzF_NE5FhlVoqARS96EuImnJP1cDoTYP6Reu4h11LtAmosrW-_0JAPuOQ8mQMKr6wQf_qX-gbUUntd0oypwdFalpA5rL-DN3sw5QBpi82OHLPkm4Dyq18IbDo-OudZFSnZ2HNqVX1WT1PGmY8OEw/s4032/IMG_5635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWbsb8VY9ZrNbdmAY5wMcfTevbrqturRbjUHuuAwzF_NE5FhlVoqARS96EuImnJP1cDoTYP6Reu4h11LtAmosrW-_0JAPuOQ8mQMKr6wQf_qX-gbUUntd0oypwdFalpA5rL-DN3sw5QBpi82OHLPkm4Dyq18IbDo-OudZFSnZ2HNqVX1WT1PGmY8OEw/w640-h480/IMG_5635.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I had fun with creating pages </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from the Daily Prophet which had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the photos of each guest and a story </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>headline for each. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c-auiO6dx4XUUwqk1_EIZJ1btTvVkWXph-uEFLoxX0UArpXpjWQ6S464XOMeMd5xGZmJnoY9MjOJobo3i4grZWA08EHxJycX5bK-9OFtybwMikd-2dPhFYhGoV5l5iXoiY0P8pmUpakD69T2ze58NPuerTlhoN9pOVgVxTnNxOEWK5vLMOo7qfqvyQ/s556/Saylor%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here is another authentic mug </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from Universal Studios </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wizarding World of Harry Potter. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I created the Weasley's clock a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>few years ago. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjayCB2GlNXEZHazNnoPV5ifN3W48q5i2VDDw-tXuLl0NXgw-kkaBeMrWEVvE3tJDwyfLOpDPbYlDhBpMGU1sqNo2zr5n1dd3UM2PMz7nNLnX4meIrdA5ULDhCj0XuRMiXjYr6owv8KwFpznkPGnE3jQPOuajTlvmkc0MT8PUt2u1Q9b7Bcz6AKp6iImQ/s4032/IMG_5641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It rests down </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the TV room in the basement which </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is decorated with all of my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Harry Potter items. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2CMcUEvEFvN0kjkHCvbbNkfVB3gdgbd3g-t3HzUPnWtnBg_vWiceBea6_PYsyvZv3vaIqzSQoX3TG5_OOP_cxbWiqCZW_Yy8n_SxNCCMs6Mici5nKOe8q5SEQoNDqtcMqAzVK4rJ69uzIh7tocyI2sIOirkK_xhGQVHsPGlqMMRjcb9dOkewdT3t9Q/s4032/IMG_5643%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2CMcUEvEFvN0kjkHCvbbNkfVB3gdgbd3g-t3HzUPnWtnBg_vWiceBea6_PYsyvZv3vaIqzSQoX3TG5_OOP_cxbWiqCZW_Yy8n_SxNCCMs6Mici5nKOe8q5SEQoNDqtcMqAzVK4rJ69uzIh7tocyI2sIOirkK_xhGQVHsPGlqMMRjcb9dOkewdT3t9Q/w480-h640/IMG_5643%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>lot of fun putting this tree together, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so it sits decorated down in the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>TV room. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qE-7onwbJ8C0tDEo4u6QbugVAylasW33z_L2U3YQvFNhzXKTGZ55InLixSirUNLVZYeDdtqfthkfGHqz9-BbtyrsciygLqi8p30_tAaL7SeKo6q3AMi3Z61qL7vdD7Tb-16PFbX7KqM6xc-0sT4ES_5dHQVvuHKZt_R8LSaCMtasJvDaFGVOOY8gpQ/s4032/IMG_5741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qE-7onwbJ8C0tDEo4u6QbugVAylasW33z_L2U3YQvFNhzXKTGZ55InLixSirUNLVZYeDdtqfthkfGHqz9-BbtyrsciygLqi8p30_tAaL7SeKo6q3AMi3Z61qL7vdD7Tb-16PFbX7KqM6xc-0sT4ES_5dHQVvuHKZt_R8LSaCMtasJvDaFGVOOY8gpQ/w640-h480/IMG_5741.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>For character photos I purchased </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>three backdrops, one the library, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of Honeydukes, and one of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Hogwarts Castle. I hung those </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and had all of the families take </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>family photos. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMsflpm3A0qf9ypBzusJuRvme45SuX79wYzhjVGCeQBuN9tLpToDbS35cNIHe1BYA744Had-26OAeY7M9aLUGt8LI0OjsmHZu-lKT_7xu8x7FYpUskK6FD53BLMk9zhz_fP4dTI7gSpQvwrtFX01Ye-T5CewR6PZJIBn8oTkOY3QEkaJutydFhZeq8A/s4032/IMG_5698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMsflpm3A0qf9ypBzusJuRvme45SuX79wYzhjVGCeQBuN9tLpToDbS35cNIHe1BYA744Had-26OAeY7M9aLUGt8LI0OjsmHZu-lKT_7xu8x7FYpUskK6FD53BLMk9zhz_fP4dTI7gSpQvwrtFX01Ye-T5CewR6PZJIBn8oTkOY3QEkaJutydFhZeq8A/w640-h480/IMG_5698.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We loved this photo of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>little people at their table </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with Honeyduke's window </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the background. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2esPlCC40IpegkjV_HDaK6ZkCsGnzTixL0YiQFGR8qzvv8cmwsOz9oYWsos5PHXpNKSR1p5SWHKU7V-_ZgLnWLW1f2uuOsEvERGDUd_tA_NV51l_B-pIG5dAivbhe_E0N95jvD0nsQSirW8ow74Vofvl5fMLu9qYZbVpkiM4cm1EoSROms978wiQeaQ/s4032/IMG_5707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2esPlCC40IpegkjV_HDaK6ZkCsGnzTixL0YiQFGR8qzvv8cmwsOz9oYWsos5PHXpNKSR1p5SWHKU7V-_ZgLnWLW1f2uuOsEvERGDUd_tA_NV51l_B-pIG5dAivbhe_E0N95jvD0nsQSirW8ow74Vofvl5fMLu9qYZbVpkiM4cm1EoSROms978wiQeaQ/w480-h640/IMG_5707.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Of course we had to have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Harry's birthday cake made by </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hagrid. We were celebrating </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>5 October birthdays. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa9qElTz0QhNRvp2rJdkVT7QMEQ7nJ1XeeZOtNOU3JVL8sCeEMXkzbgdDVi0GOFaN0WYkpm6aLiatB0jF0U_OtPOYIIV5g9dw7SnlNR1JXRKkjMLsDExZ6Qm9r5jaZLFdJLJg5B92kzSHl3HTLFtQv0tJ3y-GkRqy7ZF35qP685f8GDPogCPFWfM19Q/s4032/IMG_5735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa9qElTz0QhNRvp2rJdkVT7QMEQ7nJ1XeeZOtNOU3JVL8sCeEMXkzbgdDVi0GOFaN0WYkpm6aLiatB0jF0U_OtPOYIIV5g9dw7SnlNR1JXRKkjMLsDExZ6Qm9r5jaZLFdJLJg5B92kzSHl3HTLFtQv0tJ3y-GkRqy7ZF35qP685f8GDPogCPFWfM19Q/w640-h480/IMG_5735.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Every family was asked to bring </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Harry Potter inspired dish, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so our menu consisted of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Toad in the Hole (pictured above)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Fire-breathing Dragon meat, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hagrid's Vegetable Hash, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Professor Sprout's rolls, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>First Year Broom Cookies, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and of course birthday cake. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXwM_-lSkkevQiEoblZOdGodww6PQ8RVAOyYcF86JeryK0fyWO_e30x5yftwXu_S6k8sh0x72n5tvMEXBrOhkUH_SS58E42auk1zaDTGNjR7LMziKRzA2zgXDf6XVzc0rFshWjcjEmePoxLSUGAfYvlYbXaujyeWvzWgZ-TYtW55Na_r6j88M_br4xg/s4032/McGonagal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXwM_-lSkkevQiEoblZOdGodww6PQ8RVAOyYcF86JeryK0fyWO_e30x5yftwXu_S6k8sh0x72n5tvMEXBrOhkUH_SS58E42auk1zaDTGNjR7LMziKRzA2zgXDf6XVzc0rFshWjcjEmePoxLSUGAfYvlYbXaujyeWvzWgZ-TYtW55Na_r6j88M_br4xg/w640-h480/McGonagal.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The feast was overseen by </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Professor McGonagal</i></span></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/AVvXsEjDY_kCDB33DZnRIawU3ahstl1eKvzKN200pyHhLOMTV1_rLHMdSeDCQp_hL-k6hfO3AIDaEDyie_aXa5fiknqqO-aHMCos0dxvFHjjQ4MN45jcnfvCQzWRRnR_RCYSKN5D4xCBiXKSE1Qp-Ku7HiQZVPW2sucmjKfOinSy0Oza9INSeo6GzQPc_S8mBA/s4032/Snape.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY_kCDB33DZnRIawU3ahstl1eKvzKN200pyHhLOMTV1_rLHMdSeDCQp_hL-k6hfO3AIDaEDyie_aXa5fiknqqO-aHMCos0dxvFHjjQ4MN45jcnfvCQzWRRnR_RCYSKN5D4xCBiXKSE1Qp-Ku7HiQZVPW2sucmjKfOinSy0Oza9INSeo6GzQPc_S8mBA/w480-h640/Snape.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and Snape. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for visiting our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wizarding World of Harry Potter </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween Party.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting this with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsonthe porch.net">Tablescapes Thursday</a></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><center><br /></center><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-51285997950550211462022-10-05T13:00:00.001-07:002022-10-05T13:00:28.932-07:00Stepping Out Witch Tablescape<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl3YWilVS8b3SaQ2RAye2NERuTVRq-6NeGUEzheJJlVnRMxiw0mnrTzwhfQowimAV8PZnfSrkIVawv1qgLda9x4VUQE1BpEYEpPwaQpxDRspOqdeg_QNCx1FGZE7lZNTKei02AqZQ0nqKOyf9eFcMeODek36puzR9zPIWOa2aoF5GWhXWBQmAIE8TBw/s4032/IMG_5251%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEl3YWilVS8b3SaQ2RAye2NERuTVRq-6NeGUEzheJJlVnRMxiw0mnrTzwhfQowimAV8PZnfSrkIVawv1qgLda9x4VUQE1BpEYEpPwaQpxDRspOqdeg_QNCx1FGZE7lZNTKei02AqZQ0nqKOyf9eFcMeODek36puzR9zPIWOa2aoF5GWhXWBQmAIE8TBw/w640-h480/IMG_5251%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Yes, yes, yes, it is that time of year </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>when the witches fly in for grand </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>celebrations at Purple Chocolat Home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have our friendly witches Stepping Out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for our first Halloween Party.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDu9yGvqoebYe9PRozbcMYMyAk0BEo9uZbEyKsHL2FKYOnAkYreOmqk0WFhkhNnOAiICUsWIe0VmLVOBNomDcg8VCKguKFPooXlyvI-QbOntTOo8nyRZwfDT-0FMOrdc9bLkwdNx6EyFsY7Hb9vQeSZ1gm08ptORZoFTcKcewaX8uVHpjACBeRxMDsg/s4032/IMG_5246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDu9yGvqoebYe9PRozbcMYMyAk0BEo9uZbEyKsHL2FKYOnAkYreOmqk0WFhkhNnOAiICUsWIe0VmLVOBNomDcg8VCKguKFPooXlyvI-QbOntTOo8nyRZwfDT-0FMOrdc9bLkwdNx6EyFsY7Hb9vQeSZ1gm08ptORZoFTcKcewaX8uVHpjACBeRxMDsg/w480-h640/IMG_5246.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaulah is here and ready to host </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as she is our very favorite witch.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can see she has on her favorite </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>black heeled witch shoes with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>purple accents. These fit perfectly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with our party table. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncHroAhx2v_wiHf6MYscOZfnvnDi-HYSloOQkuwZEVWpB27SDh6iaWKT2wt_XObLO4eISAXgnzvx2KNgGmHjNyxEmnF0mZlQvo3kCjdURRMEJjkXKPFTL7ZuAu3U07Tzq26kqFCszUQfkavfh268__tGuRjiAps_dYSxWZzxKV3r48fZxo350IpO1zg/s1170/IMG_5371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1170" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncHroAhx2v_wiHf6MYscOZfnvnDi-HYSloOQkuwZEVWpB27SDh6iaWKT2wt_XObLO4eISAXgnzvx2KNgGmHjNyxEmnF0mZlQvo3kCjdURRMEJjkXKPFTL7ZuAu3U07Tzq26kqFCszUQfkavfh268__tGuRjiAps_dYSxWZzxKV3r48fZxo350IpO1zg/w640-h482/IMG_5371.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These were the witches that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were invited to fly in for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dinner this year. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(We took this photo a couple of years ago.)</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uZ2Fj45HGx0t_bk-Z_Trj0eqRQmt0UbN7X4E_0MU6_H-LGI7d2IOOdZaB_JxjNYPmfKoH_wiK1wJbcKqITOVqMZPGDC45qmKXOpEXiwTz8PQ7Kuyx2hSeLY03lvJeFFg8zsqjEpl7kenUU7Czr_sw6dnlKA2RRDtbfLtE6CAjD4atAtTIu8hoDeIfQ/s3561/IMG_5258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3561" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uZ2Fj45HGx0t_bk-Z_Trj0eqRQmt0UbN7X4E_0MU6_H-LGI7d2IOOdZaB_JxjNYPmfKoH_wiK1wJbcKqITOVqMZPGDC45qmKXOpEXiwTz8PQ7Kuyx2hSeLY03lvJeFFg8zsqjEpl7kenUU7Czr_sw6dnlKA2RRDtbfLtE6CAjD4atAtTIu8hoDeIfQ/w640-h544/IMG_5258.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaulah and I had spotted these fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>plates and bowls at Home Goods </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a few years ago, so we flew over </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on our broomsticks to my daughter's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>house to borrow them back.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmbwcyjHaht_xaMOJSWctGljgeGGm8ub14UvkvSbgi61lXDvAGcha-qrcDW10ZBTmMSmW-F27hOiulV9kDzOJ3wU_-EzUgPATSNyq84_CqfRYr2QHeDIUQEnhBud5yz3LQtxTqXloziHL7BSGaOO1sfOKVMS6VDgbY-9Y2m_cihxNlgVX8pgwKC3c3g/s4032/IMG_5239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmbwcyjHaht_xaMOJSWctGljgeGGm8ub14UvkvSbgi61lXDvAGcha-qrcDW10ZBTmMSmW-F27hOiulV9kDzOJ3wU_-EzUgPATSNyq84_CqfRYr2QHeDIUQEnhBud5yz3LQtxTqXloziHL7BSGaOO1sfOKVMS6VDgbY-9Y2m_cihxNlgVX8pgwKC3c3g/w480-h640/IMG_5239.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The plates come in four colors and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the bowls do too. I started the plate stack </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with jeweled purple chargers.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79BjeR7Dbrsn6pLMFT7apntqo3bqzZvrt2TjzKyuaJbf8z1yb1seXHlHiEGCKXqKGgxI8iI6Hd_QNMO5y4Ef2_7xJ2dlhNd6q4-vbxjMKMuHBMabOOyP7HqDHaIUtbjiWWlSR2PdIjrEoAFgBkPPR7smwcVkiDq6YZJ2YU7IK3u-plNnAXeo2Cexgxw/s3664/IMG_5242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79BjeR7Dbrsn6pLMFT7apntqo3bqzZvrt2TjzKyuaJbf8z1yb1seXHlHiEGCKXqKGgxI8iI6Hd_QNMO5y4Ef2_7xJ2dlhNd6q4-vbxjMKMuHBMabOOyP7HqDHaIUtbjiWWlSR2PdIjrEoAFgBkPPR7smwcVkiDq6YZJ2YU7IK3u-plNnAXeo2Cexgxw/w480-h640/IMG_5242.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A purple tablecloth grounds the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>placesettings. I love these polyester </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tablecloths as they wash up so nicely </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and are inexpensive. They also come </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in so many colors. They can be found </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at Linentablecloth.com or Amazon</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG53Vv5a7MScOieXVEJ-CH-AFL94stifsoyZOs3KMC21Er6IqEHQQr2QkYNB2Rjt9Q6_61-gADTR3ZKuCaet8nDV3frelaMdSEPOT0tz1Qsd1ehOIarARptEidtxQIX0__JknrhjYNINRLF0sp5TT8ara4JhA3X9jrDSAyVW-dKGWOVajCM02aBBL_ww/s4032/IMG_5260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG53Vv5a7MScOieXVEJ-CH-AFL94stifsoyZOs3KMC21Er6IqEHQQr2QkYNB2Rjt9Q6_61-gADTR3ZKuCaet8nDV3frelaMdSEPOT0tz1Qsd1ehOIarARptEidtxQIX0__JknrhjYNINRLF0sp5TT8ara4JhA3X9jrDSAyVW-dKGWOVajCM02aBBL_ww/w480-h640/IMG_5260.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The witches love to hang their hats </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on the chandeliers - better than </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>having them hang from the chandeliers </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>themselves. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKC37Ndjv3BfRtv5B5hD-q-jB2rX_i0VmooSoMSTUpbpyU8ym-ViE05-UMqF5X8gnbjbjjjBj-prQC4oGXoMDsuPmx_SMJrdSxK1X5cxmcrKc7BN0UOGDuLx9-kuFe-po1piRrS0f0QJfVU7IdGfGHRlAacqD-JQ5cdjccHS_dFLyVmVkd6fOgSpCqQ/s4032/IMG_5249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKC37Ndjv3BfRtv5B5hD-q-jB2rX_i0VmooSoMSTUpbpyU8ym-ViE05-UMqF5X8gnbjbjjjBj-prQC4oGXoMDsuPmx_SMJrdSxK1X5cxmcrKc7BN0UOGDuLx9-kuFe-po1piRrS0f0QJfVU7IdGfGHRlAacqD-JQ5cdjccHS_dFLyVmVkd6fOgSpCqQ/w480-h640/IMG_5249.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I broke up the Halloween plates and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bowls with a silver dessert plate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from ZGallerie.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxcuJN8SdrV58gEWxCVf392c8LE9MrH5zj72Hm77jIO4mkxC76sJJF4Z5dkw3CbLjwwjh1xLaj4tvoHGB9beNaTxJl8APcJ6kJoxLOxt5nC15LaVkX4n8sGZee5YQ1tSB8_moHPS00TkMOUghFoHMiBeQ4H6OtjcJQZeLTH6kAPq14TWB4HMNqFe4QA/s4032/IMG_5256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxcuJN8SdrV58gEWxCVf392c8LE9MrH5zj72Hm77jIO4mkxC76sJJF4Z5dkw3CbLjwwjh1xLaj4tvoHGB9beNaTxJl8APcJ6kJoxLOxt5nC15LaVkX4n8sGZee5YQ1tSB8_moHPS00TkMOUghFoHMiBeQ4H6OtjcJQZeLTH6kAPq14TWB4HMNqFe4QA/w480-h640/IMG_5256.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What better flatware for a bunch </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of witches than my midnight black ones.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxAsQFH2mwiNV9jeZGCilnMGTCRRYRfjCisWL1jBe7_Or--eY7yNhCWD3haOIyoUq6EDSEO229GI6_RKDK2wfDOgtwj7gWnQGpHk1oT_BOI7qPeXiOiEwM6SKH9_eb78M3gAsuyv0RuoKzDH1jjLIkfah3DGGVN-H1nfGubxYKQZBRO-qpWBXtEsG4w/s4032/IMG_5257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxAsQFH2mwiNV9jeZGCilnMGTCRRYRfjCisWL1jBe7_Or--eY7yNhCWD3haOIyoUq6EDSEO229GI6_RKDK2wfDOgtwj7gWnQGpHk1oT_BOI7qPeXiOiEwM6SKH9_eb78M3gAsuyv0RuoKzDH1jjLIkfah3DGGVN-H1nfGubxYKQZBRO-qpWBXtEsG4w/w480-h640/IMG_5257.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These little footed bowls are my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>favorites with their high heel </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>shoes - stepping out!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXskqiih6YxhHK3Y62nZQG-zbb2G9Dkveb2d2N-z96NdIkkqiiGqRoyYythAS87yrQHLL195iIkGpn-6OMoqDbptOEFEu7QfWuMLkFJ1n2ncYuvyNDhdGEOm9-vHuSOPiF6wFtHJOP2PybVyP6c5LEAObJ-UkrppeawSA0AMLRvvTOal9GKGIp2Wm5Q/s4032/IMG_5232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXskqiih6YxhHK3Y62nZQG-zbb2G9Dkveb2d2N-z96NdIkkqiiGqRoyYythAS87yrQHLL195iIkGpn-6OMoqDbptOEFEu7QfWuMLkFJ1n2ncYuvyNDhdGEOm9-vHuSOPiF6wFtHJOP2PybVyP6c5LEAObJ-UkrppeawSA0AMLRvvTOal9GKGIp2Wm5Q/w480-h640/IMG_5232.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Have you tried the Pumpkin Spice Jo Jo's </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>from Trader Joe's? I think they are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>addicting. Each place setting got </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a little gift bag of Jo Jo's. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Try them - they are amazing. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBlr_wPnh5XvbvH6Daufok82QrWH1ixK-0PQoQ3OIIHES8rDH6b5d6hVE-oZ1g-jhyVzB9Fr2wEBw9cPPT4K7w-72KIrLGlObZU0mX-I29DInwbr9e7tRHpBY13j5Bj09pFvIZCz74203VlGEnZsQGEZkxgcs5KWTkgArJjLO5Cib-l3uQkVA_iGkzQ/s4032/IMG_5233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBlr_wPnh5XvbvH6Daufok82QrWH1ixK-0PQoQ3OIIHES8rDH6b5d6hVE-oZ1g-jhyVzB9Fr2wEBw9cPPT4K7w-72KIrLGlObZU0mX-I29DInwbr9e7tRHpBY13j5Bj09pFvIZCz74203VlGEnZsQGEZkxgcs5KWTkgArJjLO5Cib-l3uQkVA_iGkzQ/w480-h640/IMG_5233.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My purple bubble glass goblets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>always add a nice touch to the table. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmennWq0MDbvkk3iOLLy2RYjWEFp3P8SkjA2OBhjANIhSQL_jnGodR1Kzf-zax0UHVuNSkJe8BD86pHM3sz-yNKY4uHjPOg1kYTtN_zcD3gAmzVGpL_Rqsu0FxsclVC5yX9r9jKWov8fLD0CEJ-VpZtBzThuyPDzoqMWm_OwmJrmVw56b0o-ogwCl1A/s3664/IMG_5242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="2748" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmennWq0MDbvkk3iOLLy2RYjWEFp3P8SkjA2OBhjANIhSQL_jnGodR1Kzf-zax0UHVuNSkJe8BD86pHM3sz-yNKY4uHjPOg1kYTtN_zcD3gAmzVGpL_Rqsu0FxsclVC5yX9r9jKWov8fLD0CEJ-VpZtBzThuyPDzoqMWm_OwmJrmVw56b0o-ogwCl1A/w480-h640/IMG_5242.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9SJuy0dDkfid2pILnZ7J8kaFdWPTybMb7FeKoaV25gqE119CohmaDMDly2P6tnmM9hnLm4Q2yz-Y8KtA-ku2LuPbERCtvS7cQGtlyDJE5KZNpHGFrEjV7GQIcwSiwswTR9WSqVTFYd8fUD-pXEgjrY5r1cf5zOi0O9BhAhmzKU7vtXzDUrlVUNIzug/s4032/IMG_5254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9SJuy0dDkfid2pILnZ7J8kaFdWPTybMb7FeKoaV25gqE119CohmaDMDly2P6tnmM9hnLm4Q2yz-Y8KtA-ku2LuPbERCtvS7cQGtlyDJE5KZNpHGFrEjV7GQIcwSiwswTR9WSqVTFYd8fUD-pXEgjrY5r1cf5zOi0O9BhAhmzKU7vtXzDUrlVUNIzug/w640-h480/IMG_5254.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Beaulah and I decided to set the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>centerpiece on one of our black </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>boards that we painted just for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween last year. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The focal point is my MacKenzie-Childs </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pumpkin planter with wheels that I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>got a few years ago.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe6_hnoOTIdCQrn6kaxzNXyreCI-xbNWfT02rd4Gbq3u5mSu798mB-xF1PiWbkjWRRtGHGNYaGK-lvwv_2SEY0o4SBGwlenQ2B_mMvppccC3KcV2A5Rr6fi_HVcHI45_wyhJr6MNoo-w8KHr2OZor9cVlihwWd0Vgzg94uXvo0fiCMq-HppYaSzbV5Q/s4032/IMG_5234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe6_hnoOTIdCQrn6kaxzNXyreCI-xbNWfT02rd4Gbq3u5mSu798mB-xF1PiWbkjWRRtGHGNYaGK-lvwv_2SEY0o4SBGwlenQ2B_mMvppccC3KcV2A5Rr6fi_HVcHI45_wyhJr6MNoo-w8KHr2OZor9cVlihwWd0Vgzg94uXvo0fiCMq-HppYaSzbV5Q/w480-h640/IMG_5234.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I filled it with my favorite </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>black and purple flower stems with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>spooky eyeballs that I have all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>over my house. These were from Dollar Tree </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a few years back. Loving that purple </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>glass pumpkin too. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokXy-QfuUPrxYIlsxre3TzTWG_uRrIXfLiMRCVdSfvAsC1HCHx1iJLdnYSNqCUF3dxfW2EbgFRSN_o5IAEDZIWlN-BMVmHVb1eQV_essnlu-usvQE1Q3kOSwY2TfP0vFaZhClJTrzdkgj8fldKqn5LhRe-dvLXE6ok0x3PDEbbtCFEWv9KzSooySjTQ/s4032/IMG_5235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokXy-QfuUPrxYIlsxre3TzTWG_uRrIXfLiMRCVdSfvAsC1HCHx1iJLdnYSNqCUF3dxfW2EbgFRSN_o5IAEDZIWlN-BMVmHVb1eQV_essnlu-usvQE1Q3kOSwY2TfP0vFaZhClJTrzdkgj8fldKqn5LhRe-dvLXE6ok0x3PDEbbtCFEWv9KzSooySjTQ/w480-h640/IMG_5235.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Obviously a couple of good witches </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>fly over here at Purple Chocolat Home and</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we are so glad you flew in to see us. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tablescapes Thursday</i></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-13801957159253437052022-09-01T13:07:00.004-07:002022-09-01T13:07:47.964-07:00Grandma Has a New Hip<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-TbOPoGSaoylEDjXjwYmOIMOiKLrGaZSOlOsq29LmujhDbj-t34RzU1Bn9ujhTA-xcyorJXh_nkKkYV7pwCdfkwd4WvY2rs_hkuVIu_oID77kbaWou8vLpKI1hjPEUrkEU3mhQlIks_5hD68LgjUyChh1rOsAXhaHR-iezQuJJxRuavfdU1g93gmPw/s4032/IMG_0714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-TbOPoGSaoylEDjXjwYmOIMOiKLrGaZSOlOsq29LmujhDbj-t34RzU1Bn9ujhTA-xcyorJXh_nkKkYV7pwCdfkwd4WvY2rs_hkuVIu_oID77kbaWou8vLpKI1hjPEUrkEU3mhQlIks_5hD68LgjUyChh1rOsAXhaHR-iezQuJJxRuavfdU1g93gmPw/w480-h640/IMG_0714.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I haven't blogged for the past few months as </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I was in a lot of pain and waiting to get a new </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>hip. I had fallen 28 years ago while pregnant </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>with one of my children. It irritated for years, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and finally I had X-Rays and it had deteriorated </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>enough to need a replacement. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVFp9cD_U06WTmRjaW-LfO8fp614nx_4JG9VMeaXBj8MMW6FJycwa9iyGAhuVqLK2X2teG7BRcgkCBVjCu7AvKJfvHqKAuqdHOwB8BodGYFdffpUK_eOMj39ANIZY6rRjgk3C9lMO2f8muHIzqpHRPZyX0_sB8BYe8-FuKSk7mvbo9ofAXTh4qfLlJg/s4032/IMG_0826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVFp9cD_U06WTmRjaW-LfO8fp614nx_4JG9VMeaXBj8MMW6FJycwa9iyGAhuVqLK2X2teG7BRcgkCBVjCu7AvKJfvHqKAuqdHOwB8BodGYFdffpUK_eOMj39ANIZY6rRjgk3C9lMO2f8muHIzqpHRPZyX0_sB8BYe8-FuKSk7mvbo9ofAXTh4qfLlJg/w480-h640/IMG_0826.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I went up to the Park City Hospital which </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>looks more like a mountain lodge inside </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and out. Miss Madi K is sitting on a ski lift </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>outside of the hospital. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZXtcCdP0PpPIiAKSFCVnLAs0XnIk8EETa35mJllv4Q1-dSWOiJEGIltC2I0m2HQS_Fmgf9TQkuutBJdpqtyZ5iutvJtrgjoXt0mAwWsMK_10VjbjUSD10zpPi6OVhlKLEdbQ2EzFPQPtnGoblkzbiw9AWhFeoNwDi4WWXWC7kz4PbFBa2bVxQwfjxw/s4032/IMG_2802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZXtcCdP0PpPIiAKSFCVnLAs0XnIk8EETa35mJllv4Q1-dSWOiJEGIltC2I0m2HQS_Fmgf9TQkuutBJdpqtyZ5iutvJtrgjoXt0mAwWsMK_10VjbjUSD10zpPi6OVhlKLEdbQ2EzFPQPtnGoblkzbiw9AWhFeoNwDi4WWXWC7kz4PbFBa2bVxQwfjxw/w480-h640/IMG_2802.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Inside there are several gorgeous fireplaces </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and it was amazingly beautiful. They specialize </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>in operating on Olympic athletes, so I felt like </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I was in good hands. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The recovery was going well but in ten days </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I ended up in the emergency room with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>severe pain in my stomach. I stayed undiagnosed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>for ten days in the hospital, throwing up </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>constantly. They finally decided to look </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>at my gallbladder. They found stones and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>removed it. I was in pretty sad shape by </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>that time, not being able to drink or eat </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>anything without throwing up. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnMTgUbRH3mNvpyz9yDgcj3ttSBu6XRaIgD6KTiO65fk7tWrcNhMHPgRJwcyCa4Il8Sapu_A4FGL5d9yG5VuTo_biFZzq2TpkFUCWe8xTycwne6k0EsEKIcfdTOzdibcjv7BtMCvM7WPNQn0UnbGTTl_NF57oXMt22FbZZSXqvqeTqIMh5vA83TLAeA/s4032/IMG_1144.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnMTgUbRH3mNvpyz9yDgcj3ttSBu6XRaIgD6KTiO65fk7tWrcNhMHPgRJwcyCa4Il8Sapu_A4FGL5d9yG5VuTo_biFZzq2TpkFUCWe8xTycwne6k0EsEKIcfdTOzdibcjv7BtMCvM7WPNQn0UnbGTTl_NF57oXMt22FbZZSXqvqeTqIMh5vA83TLAeA/w640-h480/IMG_1144.jpeg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The kids and grandkids were really worried </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>about me and came by to visit. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6aL7BXx6Jw9qKFbvMxyTYf5HekWO_PphfmVkxvOa8-hB2aLvIbsBnsPMfkm0dRHdRE8ZY1t0MEgiOtE_8tnirTG8_HgcTuHF5dfHY5aO2dNfH3S1s52-jpvWTGjkredLzicZLMowJpWUi3r0OCc5mzNaEZPENxd7hdri5rQCJhfaaxXdYuHukmxvTg/s4032/IMG_1146.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6aL7BXx6Jw9qKFbvMxyTYf5HekWO_PphfmVkxvOa8-hB2aLvIbsBnsPMfkm0dRHdRE8ZY1t0MEgiOtE_8tnirTG8_HgcTuHF5dfHY5aO2dNfH3S1s52-jpvWTGjkredLzicZLMowJpWUi3r0OCc5mzNaEZPENxd7hdri5rQCJhfaaxXdYuHukmxvTg/w640-h480/IMG_1146.jpeg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I wasn't great company, but it did my heart </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>good to see them. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCgjsr9ZlbPxXjHTqashfA1HHmz6IvlAiREVsfGLNdhesMPMAQ6lzqKKdQ6ZmhziJyXw6Hzhie0sND9oRkPW1VpoYwS6EbwBOMKLM6oCEHwWyZkL2ZgAwS5TDjxf5bakA5PKtp3OlSdsRMbifFPGCElGFywcdEQH2Vqp9qskB-gkfO15ORP_2g_uqw/s4032/IMG_1102.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCgjsr9ZlbPxXjHTqashfA1HHmz6IvlAiREVsfGLNdhesMPMAQ6lzqKKdQ6ZmhziJyXw6Hzhie0sND9oRkPW1VpoYwS6EbwBOMKLM6oCEHwWyZkL2ZgAwS5TDjxf5bakA5PKtp3OlSdsRMbifFPGCElGFywcdEQH2Vqp9qskB-gkfO15ORP_2g_uqw/s320/IMG_1102.JPEG" width="320" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Hubby has had a tradition of bringing a cooler </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>full of treats to the women in the hospital </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>as they were having babies, so they did the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>same for me with many wonderful cards </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>made by the little ones. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Hubby said he knew I was in rough shape as I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>didn't speak or watch TV or even look at my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>phone for those two weeks in the hospital. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqjmOU5j-zQFiTruMVn810GF8JHhBzlDd7IrETE2uCb99bvputCitBx2gNSIwBwc_s-xLzFl5rggkh21sP_HTCo_j-GxD9TsYagriVvLTjuaqvry1pDatzIK6qZ6xrKb6WmvFu3lKpNgznh-4nYVPZQbSbdp-x1nShhER2QVBGoe5iOjN9QnvYGBayg/s2154/IMG_2821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="2154" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqjmOU5j-zQFiTruMVn810GF8JHhBzlDd7IrETE2uCb99bvputCitBx2gNSIwBwc_s-xLzFl5rggkh21sP_HTCo_j-GxD9TsYagriVvLTjuaqvry1pDatzIK6qZ6xrKb6WmvFu3lKpNgznh-4nYVPZQbSbdp-x1nShhER2QVBGoe5iOjN9QnvYGBayg/w640-h598/IMG_2821.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>When I finally got home after almost two weeks </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>in the hospital I was still throwing up many, many </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>times daily. We were spoiled by friends and neighbors </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and family with foods and gorgeous floral arrangements. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgw-Eax4wroxLdjoRBC7_dUgO5TGnZf_Yhjgh3RCNGw4XTPrpPTpX9TdmPmOfR3a2R3rhGyfZI_DQ8N5d82i7zHZJxsz9SoOnB-Nnw9W6VQsf9Rgz_Y_3SE0fh4t0fbvEglD-vIzI3RNhRgfUB8bZQM1gk9HVv3lbXZMqERM8iwpt4_yCxtrB1My1VA/s4032/IMG_0857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgw-Eax4wroxLdjoRBC7_dUgO5TGnZf_Yhjgh3RCNGw4XTPrpPTpX9TdmPmOfR3a2R3rhGyfZI_DQ8N5d82i7zHZJxsz9SoOnB-Nnw9W6VQsf9Rgz_Y_3SE0fh4t0fbvEglD-vIzI3RNhRgfUB8bZQM1gk9HVv3lbXZMqERM8iwpt4_yCxtrB1My1VA/w640-h480/IMG_0857.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I wasn't able to eat any of the food people </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>brought over, but Hubby enjoyed all of it. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>We realized the importance of supporting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the caregiver. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I continued to throw up everything for another</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>two weeks while home, but got on home nursing </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>IV's and using Zofran. I slowly was able to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>eat things and it took that extra month to be </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>able to have energy and be able to eat. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The little granddaughters ran around saying, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"Grandma has a new hip!!!" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>That's because I hadn't been able to have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>any sleepovers with them while I was waiting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>for surgery and for a long time after </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>surgery. I was in the hot tub with several </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>of them and one that is four said, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"Let's say a prayer of thanks that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Grandma is better?" </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>How sweet is that?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>But thanks to lots of prayers </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and kindnesses! </i></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-18010164945685240762022-09-01T03:00:00.002-07:002022-09-01T15:08:57.921-07:00Miss Pansy Goes to Branson - Tales of the Traveling Totes and Giveaway<center><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutAJLDNFCSL2pvBP6c5XihIS-EfYEOBRkvmrxNipOvrO95S72G2XCuhURhjqMobNF5wVqf70QF2hA-g6bZUv_fgda6br6YEChUPBBK_XGTxBfKuue64cofbj0bFAPDDEz9_1_aFtYRKYc/s1600/IMG_E2406+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutAJLDNFCSL2pvBP6c5XihIS-EfYEOBRkvmrxNipOvrO95S72G2XCuhURhjqMobNF5wVqf70QF2hA-g6bZUv_fgda6br6YEChUPBBK_XGTxBfKuue64cofbj0bFAPDDEz9_1_aFtYRKYc/s640/IMG_E2406+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to Tales of the Traveling Totes for </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>September of 2022, where <span style="color: #800180;">MacKenzie-Child</span> </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>loving ladies post once a quarter on where </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>their bags have been. If you follow me on IG </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you know that I was recovering from hip surgery </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in June and then hospitalized again for </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>gallbladder surgery so I didn't </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>post in June, so it has been a while.</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>In January of 2020 we each received custom made </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #800180;">MacKenzie-Child's</span> bags based on what the </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>incredible seamstresses at <span style="color: #800180;">MacKenzie Child </span></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>designed for us based on our blogs, and </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>then Covid-19 hit! So this month we are </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>focusing on our custom made Serendipity </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bags' travels. Mine is named <span style="color: #800180;">Miss Pansy.</span></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1gXPmuH7tfp79PdANY3Z9e5lDRUG2RkAE5euPSZoERJbczKPbGffX3-HXBMJkiIiZVRNG6xR7REFwcVIFInXJB_VgAYHb7XPW7LDvYjhipNWzs60725cV1k6xEmGj4Q4aBCodH8oaA8lz9qmZi5I6C6-z1c1ZKKBqaMnlJltWMtMUi_QDDgi4BPS4g/s4032/IMG_4156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1gXPmuH7tfp79PdANY3Z9e5lDRUG2RkAE5euPSZoERJbczKPbGffX3-HXBMJkiIiZVRNG6xR7REFwcVIFInXJB_VgAYHb7XPW7LDvYjhipNWzs60725cV1k6xEmGj4Q4aBCodH8oaA8lz9qmZi5I6C6-z1c1ZKKBqaMnlJltWMtMUi_QDDgi4BPS4g/w640-h480/IMG_4156.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>One of my girlfriends had gone to Branson </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>two years ago and she decided right then and there </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that she wanted all of us to go together. </i></span><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> They </i></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>belong to Holiday Inn Vacation resorts, so </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they booked two rooms in Branson for the </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>five couples. None of the rest of us had been </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to Branson, so we didn't know what to expect, </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but we absolutely had a marvelous time. </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGQ-HvBoFQMVKcgSTw9pfntWAfggCyVY2VsqZM4HqvuDn4qW_dN119oDJLIorYd--5lRCAtHfvjtPzCh1uhtPglxUfHnUCUiFqfQhy094RApSNV0E-mFofMkg2u3tFVi5j_K9zBwsMazyEyI1sU5S_TH8JuaCxeBEafbehoFup__ElyWpNcmwQHyIRA/s4032/IMG_4135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGQ-HvBoFQMVKcgSTw9pfntWAfggCyVY2VsqZM4HqvuDn4qW_dN119oDJLIorYd--5lRCAtHfvjtPzCh1uhtPglxUfHnUCUiFqfQhy094RApSNV0E-mFofMkg2u3tFVi5j_K9zBwsMazyEyI1sU5S_TH8JuaCxeBEafbehoFup__ElyWpNcmwQHyIRA/w480-h640/IMG_4135.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>A neighbor heard that we were going and said </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we absolutely had to eat breakfast at Billy Gail's. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So we started our vacation the first morning there. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We loved the Big Boy out front whose hamburger </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had turned into a stack of pancakes.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGtymLV6s-NzuQ944GfPD1slR9OzuvZiy20XFJJyXYv2FymHfDmLmsWGZGuP4_-rBtN1Ugo-7BWsnx1IH87X4YuY3O01gR8gCVV_-xud9rHAC9Rc4_wgkcFbgOjId14zFDWjEpQUcnBrDuwFEoUccCEoJycFRmSxxU1PRZgc8y8BA_Ehm0ieNTfkGhA/s4032/IMG_4137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGtymLV6s-NzuQ944GfPD1slR9OzuvZiy20XFJJyXYv2FymHfDmLmsWGZGuP4_-rBtN1Ugo-7BWsnx1IH87X4YuY3O01gR8gCVV_-xud9rHAC9Rc4_wgkcFbgOjId14zFDWjEpQUcnBrDuwFEoUccCEoJycFRmSxxU1PRZgc8y8BA_Ehm0ieNTfkGhA/w640-h480/IMG_4137.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>One couple was missing that first morning </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so this picture only shows four of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>couples. They had stayed one extra night </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at home as their dog had just had a litter </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of five puppies. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUALZW4owxqUlVGNdWCT3Vmo8q1KxY0cOhWDqIhhiZdZ9dJpaNQTN8-NSjCMm-RNVwrSMJk4bQW6hYpF1jB6_lbr5PnOMVLKvkNYk58gj6quXuDf9-zUvuclK9mhiLfKIfq1sFpJmRZfgApz8bWH-HSEiak2UrKh3MpZsuulptXY0e8mEwtPuGhEnQg/s4032/IMG_4141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUALZW4owxqUlVGNdWCT3Vmo8q1KxY0cOhWDqIhhiZdZ9dJpaNQTN8-NSjCMm-RNVwrSMJk4bQW6hYpF1jB6_lbr5PnOMVLKvkNYk58gj6quXuDf9-zUvuclK9mhiLfKIfq1sFpJmRZfgApz8bWH-HSEiak2UrKh3MpZsuulptXY0e8mEwtPuGhEnQg/w480-h640/IMG_4141.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The food was so good that we decided when the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>other couple joined us, we would have to go again. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The pancake in the background is 14 inches! It was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the most amazing pancake. We all got to try some </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of it and there was still some left. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaAs9UTIVsjc7vztjjWfYBniVehJFm9gep5nxWX4PsWgRJugF5nuSE6ONM_E8lDKtMOwMznsP8jVpFkuHcbXDvcEze_opkrp4uXWWNCFt3w5wrkFq011a0Lo0eZARAO1Bk49i39rCab62WlDwmnjgnsrLIAJmgquqQs1CmeX0VXbOdRdkXV0PmVD0bw/s4032/IMG_4162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaAs9UTIVsjc7vztjjWfYBniVehJFm9gep5nxWX4PsWgRJugF5nuSE6ONM_E8lDKtMOwMznsP8jVpFkuHcbXDvcEze_opkrp4uXWWNCFt3w5wrkFq011a0Lo0eZARAO1Bk49i39rCab62WlDwmnjgnsrLIAJmgquqQs1CmeX0VXbOdRdkXV0PmVD0bw/w480-h640/IMG_4162.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As we were picking up our show tickets, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we spotted a Paula Deen's restaurant, so </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we had to add that to our list. She has the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>most charming shop at the front of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>restaurant, and we'all had to get some of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>her fun gifts. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U8kcLr3VLSXatbUZOCs2etcjcH7rGGwyxayRa-TCMKc70Cb0Jiirv41rN0KgT-mH9WzMmpddsS8kw3a2tlUcggyu13yVkVtgzW-yuHW1zMQtNFzpz8jgktVwMB9mKUHcA-VyJkqwdvkmVn-ijtgijke2EJ5mfloOJlHt5iLQ3FeuQ0OryVKeh2cZlg/s4032/IMG_3368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U8kcLr3VLSXatbUZOCs2etcjcH7rGGwyxayRa-TCMKc70Cb0Jiirv41rN0KgT-mH9WzMmpddsS8kw3a2tlUcggyu13yVkVtgzW-yuHW1zMQtNFzpz8jgktVwMB9mKUHcA-VyJkqwdvkmVn-ijtgijke2EJ5mfloOJlHt5iLQ3FeuQ0OryVKeh2cZlg/w480-h640/IMG_3368.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Pansy and I looooved the biscuits </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they served at Paula Deen's Restaurant </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and we were </i></span><i style="font-size: x-large;">introduced to </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">Ooey Gooey Butter Cake, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>which we then ordered at almost every </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>restaurant we went to. I also brought </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>home two boxes of her Ooey Gooey </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Butter Cake Mixes, one in vanilla </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and one in chocolate. I am making one </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>tomorrow for a pool party! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxdgcBY42tnh4IghJEWknQp2VVVN4N2OtiwhmLhmkvHc7zkS84m7zqnXJzB3Thox8ew05O8KJLHOSr01J4k8Y161JnbffyLaWTT5dB1o-h43k0KLmiMBdDoGtTyq9MAeElV-3_kY52_pB4kZx6l7j7AHQxm4kFIhRqKsYjx8Ed4edxVu8BWvKxnl3Dg/s4032/IMG_4165%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxdgcBY42tnh4IghJEWknQp2VVVN4N2OtiwhmLhmkvHc7zkS84m7zqnXJzB3Thox8ew05O8KJLHOSr01J4k8Y161JnbffyLaWTT5dB1o-h43k0KLmiMBdDoGtTyq9MAeElV-3_kY52_pB4kZx6l7j7AHQxm4kFIhRqKsYjx8Ed4edxVu8BWvKxnl3Dg/w480-h640/IMG_4165%202.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Each night we attended a show and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Haygoods by far was our favorite show. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They are sold out every night. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2hI5M9Z54aTJbfVYL9YfIMWkZ3ThcY7XCrGJznjeOVZnlOgwZYG-JC9KFTZRr2VDeD_JAeNU01fscAKBLYPqzXPWOQLJq9Lt_Cu8GTOvcw5NWtx95n1dKxunBkqngTvZCyMzAgIqGTG81D-RiT2cDq2tFDFl9ECiSVcm3Ng3wi2gARiJkhD3pl4NYA/s4032/IMG_4168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl2hI5M9Z54aTJbfVYL9YfIMWkZ3ThcY7XCrGJznjeOVZnlOgwZYG-JC9KFTZRr2VDeD_JAeNU01fscAKBLYPqzXPWOQLJq9Lt_Cu8GTOvcw5NWtx95n1dKxunBkqngTvZCyMzAgIqGTG81D-RiT2cDq2tFDFl9ECiSVcm3Ng3wi2gARiJkhD3pl4NYA/w640-h480/IMG_4168.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>instruments, but my favorite was the harp, as </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>they had it lit up and her dress was lit up too. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2hYF7XfzJXSMsrK4bRbZ1YC4ncgKaiikV7dKT01NWMrwSnDMz9lWRvakcZKFfIZozYx8TvgocsN_0d_NiR4m8QvT3erkwsDNigel6Ctcmk_fb6J44zcoIO55VMc_kQzv0-2ZsQpA8z8r0NhX-AaKwC5ncY7rlS90Gl9nOcxQnMR-3m9MdpFIMKwFGQ/s4032/IMG_4193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2hYF7XfzJXSMsrK4bRbZ1YC4ncgKaiikV7dKT01NWMrwSnDMz9lWRvakcZKFfIZozYx8TvgocsN_0d_NiR4m8QvT3erkwsDNigel6Ctcmk_fb6J44zcoIO55VMc_kQzv0-2ZsQpA8z8r0NhX-AaKwC5ncY7rlS90Gl9nOcxQnMR-3m9MdpFIMKwFGQ/w640-h480/IMG_4193.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What we enjoyed most was the outdoor </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>activities. We rode bikes up Dogwood Canyon. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is a nice easy ride and I was thrilled that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my hip had no problems. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioswuP2UNuzjfKab4PZSS3tilvjQJ_F--Zd6YejuzBL5bw24fdKhBWgAdvI7UxksKguBIBfQmccaBeUhU7E3jPlS-JSGixTmZPHeIaI7LCaYOMEMQX-IxDViRK09rGitARWLoDWcALEVHn3379Bub3IacPsDIb_zF9M5q8i-cT45ZEf011gL9yJJoHTA/s4032/IMG_4196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioswuP2UNuzjfKab4PZSS3tilvjQJ_F--Zd6YejuzBL5bw24fdKhBWgAdvI7UxksKguBIBfQmccaBeUhU7E3jPlS-JSGixTmZPHeIaI7LCaYOMEMQX-IxDViRK09rGitARWLoDWcALEVHn3379Bub3IacPsDIb_zF9M5q8i-cT45ZEf011gL9yJJoHTA/w480-h640/IMG_4196.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The bike path crisscrossed over the stream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>many times and the stone structures were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>just gorgeous. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEUCR_MJ84RSwOBmpzxRZlhJIV6nfxINtrDRUE7wMC-X7e1IWF0bdIFTntUBltyFL4lD64S_E5qmZLModsjUy4m8euptGPvv0uakkWL1Et9CUjIY-ZtfUz1E6iTxufkpWXbJX0NAtlDI5rtIqF7X-01v_ml-NspeA2av4Pl_xISUgmH4k5l4-1fU4Bw/s4032/IMG_3439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEUCR_MJ84RSwOBmpzxRZlhJIV6nfxINtrDRUE7wMC-X7e1IWF0bdIFTntUBltyFL4lD64S_E5qmZLModsjUy4m8euptGPvv0uakkWL1Et9CUjIY-ZtfUz1E6iTxufkpWXbJX0NAtlDI5rtIqF7X-01v_ml-NspeA2av4Pl_xISUgmH4k5l4-1fU4Bw/w640-h480/IMG_3439.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>At the top of the ride they had this beautiful </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>waterfall with golden trout in the pond. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had never seen golden trout before. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaRhE-JBsYSNy0OCTjvLy2HZYvLC67aOBfdYkRyR6aFdOcJi6dhjQ72m8Mg2viNjYRqvvzj8zlNY0uMusrPdo9B56guJYcCVvExLST31a0EFxya7zDx28KCQUPOiORgGQsIjjhjAtD231AMTvybISTHNt5R8_NW6PdZpMCjBll0SPdA3iUfoRElxrow/w640-h480/IMG_3445%202.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Along the trail you cross from Missouri to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Arkansas, so we laughed and said we rode </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>all the way to Arkansas. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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All of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the food we had on the trip was amazing. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also got to walk through a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Treehouse Master's house there on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the property. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTyBfIkjr2UgeieO4OXrAxS1lYL0D-n_8sSmfuCy1Dqd_pW8jOEG7d3fRyDoJSUhyxXDOp8-Ko9t6Z2tIWyNAvWZDvWXKF1Q_TixrJWQTg8pD6-lLT1ObbXTMLKOKR3LPK5CRtqMBfY4AB3VpQk0W95UfbUmPQUd_EgRKdxMisPNTQ_xKUETAov1RoQ/s4032/IMG_4333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTyBfIkjr2UgeieO4OXrAxS1lYL0D-n_8sSmfuCy1Dqd_pW8jOEG7d3fRyDoJSUhyxXDOp8-Ko9t6Z2tIWyNAvWZDvWXKF1Q_TixrJWQTg8pD6-lLT1ObbXTMLKOKR3LPK5CRtqMBfY4AB3VpQk0W95UfbUmPQUd_EgRKdxMisPNTQ_xKUETAov1RoQ/w640-h480/IMG_4333.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Later in the week we rode gold carts through </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Top of the Rock Heritage Preserve. It was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>also stunning with waterfalls and bridges. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You even drive through a cave! It was so </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>beautiful. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2up70UDV89hCBBnrNSVv5jHl0M89BJWqziUkqeQgeccw_FjpCFTcnxMo9IrzRZI-XozaMSlZ3Ql-LuqpZhwbYVxMmypQdGAo1S9foLWDux6akIwRYLJPC2pAhnsfGp_zqeQeUls7d6eW-nxFCkc1BYozfwNexUKBNTVbF6cuHwxlrjbPgTOOjIhEgnA/s4032/IMG_4344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2up70UDV89hCBBnrNSVv5jHl0M89BJWqziUkqeQgeccw_FjpCFTcnxMo9IrzRZI-XozaMSlZ3Ql-LuqpZhwbYVxMmypQdGAo1S9foLWDux6akIwRYLJPC2pAhnsfGp_zqeQeUls7d6eW-nxFCkc1BYozfwNexUKBNTVbF6cuHwxlrjbPgTOOjIhEgnA/w480-h640/IMG_4344.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The iron work everywhere is unbelievable. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We just marveled at the creativity and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>money that was put into both of these </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>places - everything so beautiful. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-Vq4XQ9kxLIwvDrpS-T6WcX7kQ0tCAlNGYQMExzHDbAKy2dOjoJALMDs0vLZ14DHh2HxDa8Fvs2YAP5HC0gHnCZEeEbcTYk-AD9bFAFn-l5jcLq2gb6LWa1a_oTnK04Ffs_ReS-XCpimxRNcZZxT3K2CbcDmLEzHLaUJVkwklOQxvZY0BuecmhtCLA/s4032/IMG_4354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-Vq4XQ9kxLIwvDrpS-T6WcX7kQ0tCAlNGYQMExzHDbAKy2dOjoJALMDs0vLZ14DHh2HxDa8Fvs2YAP5HC0gHnCZEeEbcTYk-AD9bFAFn-l5jcLq2gb6LWa1a_oTnK04Ffs_ReS-XCpimxRNcZZxT3K2CbcDmLEzHLaUJVkwklOQxvZY0BuecmhtCLA/w640-h480/IMG_4354.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also roamed through the Ancient Ozarks </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Natural History Museum that had so many </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>beautiful Indian artifacts. My favorite items </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were all of the beaded dresses and the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dolls, all so well-preserved. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhip1RP4wNTwyyLcFI9b24O4PIF_2GJ1XchmKmIjkzf6WIJ2SYsOmTS_IreAs2hqeqzlUikt_omcHsLzpYVvMZI94o5FEmAbXcViydN1DdLGlj9hbzhnNrG6Lrwh-prw9YCiv1ibJB02vSbvzvwG2XdCUOveSNy8PC4yq998NmIgC33Z9a0zFe2WIaA/s4032/IMG_4357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhip1RP4wNTwyyLcFI9b24O4PIF_2GJ1XchmKmIjkzf6WIJ2SYsOmTS_IreAs2hqeqzlUikt_omcHsLzpYVvMZI94o5FEmAbXcViydN1DdLGlj9hbzhnNrG6Lrwh-prw9YCiv1ibJB02vSbvzvwG2XdCUOveSNy8PC4yq998NmIgC33Z9a0zFe2WIaA/w480-h640/IMG_4357.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>After that we had lunch in the Big Cedar Lodge. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The buildings at both places were just </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>magnificent, and the food matched the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>grandeur. Miss Pansy really enjoyed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>herself and even got to go on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>golf carts. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3q66FpzgcJ0o2u2Q6xFri1y4glNNNT8-H73fUbRUWNXdueYZcPWFP3-cP_90Hu9bwePFQi5D2RHU3FM4XbaKFFcTkSOOilittmyBhm_GUwLl_eQVeuyCYozKMsfpuhD-d4m7MfU0jgML8CTHDr4lvv7606IxkaXnxAD9Q9-LxgOlj-abZj4hvGtcpw/s4032/IMG_4361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3q66FpzgcJ0o2u2Q6xFri1y4glNNNT8-H73fUbRUWNXdueYZcPWFP3-cP_90Hu9bwePFQi5D2RHU3FM4XbaKFFcTkSOOilittmyBhm_GUwLl_eQVeuyCYozKMsfpuhD-d4m7MfU0jgML8CTHDr4lvv7606IxkaXnxAD9Q9-LxgOlj-abZj4hvGtcpw/w480-h640/IMG_4361.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2XzQf9_VKEa2aX5DDULSCDiqdSDkotJvFwe9ngRZdL50Yw-mxZpBp1lzpXxo6IfLEo0zim-zRdMY8tNIqqmiNyVvUwiwaxNbg7EF7KZP4vTRzIqcI0XEQasTPYOKoVw9ZGYDxzDXucd7RGlRTiqqR7PGcAUvtwsoclWxPHoZd8jPiJp20Y0ZlQ0deA/s1936/IMG_4404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2XzQf9_VKEa2aX5DDULSCDiqdSDkotJvFwe9ngRZdL50Yw-mxZpBp1lzpXxo6IfLEo0zim-zRdMY8tNIqqmiNyVvUwiwaxNbg7EF7KZP4vTRzIqcI0XEQasTPYOKoVw9ZGYDxzDXucd7RGlRTiqqR7PGcAUvtwsoclWxPHoZd8jPiJp20Y0ZlQ0deA/w640-h640/IMG_4404.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This was a sampling of foods we had at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Big Cedar Lodge. Yum! And we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>learned to order dessert as an appetizer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and all just share one, otherwise we wouldn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have room for dessert. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkXVNDxSz2oE8RkqBwXunk76kRz6vGjxKUjMv-tKfI9VaERGsS-5JK8NHWeMPEEgbE2Iiwr3iUBKCloCaWBDvyGzFUAHB2ACqdke9T9smVh0Ld1g7f7HGokrDqejQ8hGReNxB7Mp05-VUqIP1ZZYj35Yz8dh44o7Wef7F8T3eiW1cu1hhLWFJC1PbPw/s4032/IMG_4300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpkXVNDxSz2oE8RkqBwXunk76kRz6vGjxKUjMv-tKfI9VaERGsS-5JK8NHWeMPEEgbE2Iiwr3iUBKCloCaWBDvyGzFUAHB2ACqdke9T9smVh0Ld1g7f7HGokrDqejQ8hGReNxB7Mp05-VUqIP1ZZYj35Yz8dh44o7Wef7F8T3eiW1cu1hhLWFJC1PbPw/w480-h640/IMG_4300.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Another treat was getting to eat at Guy Fieri's restaurant </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down by the water. We ordered Trash Can Nachos. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I had seen him make these on one of his shows </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and I had tried making them. His were better of course. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMupFqEtDYg7_WazU6BVMemt3NkEeoN4KCMV2A6NKks8qTMUvb_L3aLXzeuFa-YcerLsuUviGjFhq-CbDyKohBMtZA5-GcesUh5U3hDbQEctkH_aHa1kZUr594bhDTt5ooUOLwnsleWjVC7J_okJY2SK1LlCIDB3oPCrjdKRvyS4GljiDCXZp4LVVPDQ/s2896/FullSizeRender%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2248" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMupFqEtDYg7_WazU6BVMemt3NkEeoN4KCMV2A6NKks8qTMUvb_L3aLXzeuFa-YcerLsuUviGjFhq-CbDyKohBMtZA5-GcesUh5U3hDbQEctkH_aHa1kZUr594bhDTt5ooUOLwnsleWjVC7J_okJY2SK1LlCIDB3oPCrjdKRvyS4GljiDCXZp4LVVPDQ/w496-h640/FullSizeRender%2011.jpg" width="496" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It's a big presentation where they </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bring it out in the "trash can" and then </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pull off the trash can. The smoked meat </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on it was unbelievable. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I was just so happy that with all of my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>problems after the gallbladder surgery </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>following my hip surgery that I was able </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to eat everything. After only being able </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to eat a few things for six weeks, the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>food was one of the highlights of the trip. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHkLPvRJvZfk7XQ4EXQbv7UyCQTVcwZWVP9uNVUVVaqWdrW1KqQ9RZoxwP0xeScCCPq7dlHcCCxPYhBzotyAA5J6yDSpTSdJwXm8uX6-y7InVI6qeWjAhuktJ9jr9ZgZoFUyjbVEh_SR-MXhZ2sCQ3_ed8ixhft8YW0EHgI0GQj1cSpGMSoXhcoKq9w/s1936/IMG_4400%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHkLPvRJvZfk7XQ4EXQbv7UyCQTVcwZWVP9uNVUVVaqWdrW1KqQ9RZoxwP0xeScCCPq7dlHcCCxPYhBzotyAA5J6yDSpTSdJwXm8uX6-y7InVI6qeWjAhuktJ9jr9ZgZoFUyjbVEh_SR-MXhZ2sCQ3_ed8ixhft8YW0EHgI0GQj1cSpGMSoXhcoKq9w/w640-h640/IMG_4400%202.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also spent a day at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Silver Dollar City Amusement Park. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everything we did was fun and beautiful and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>delicious. It was a great trip. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now for the giveaway. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NcS-WN9TdQLzR5osZlhbgucmavODdsE3qCkmukTa2Boe1Pz54IxmRTto22KIBSMKNW8AvEFhgXAUxdyzU1-S8LS-a4OpkpyW0ABdZ5LKzbiJ-hIE4EjWdV1FK1aO4hejxr9kosF314OCRcbOzNtYCSFX-VsxT5LDGzGeC1grXl53QD6nwxmELdWHKA/s1198/jenna.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NcS-WN9TdQLzR5osZlhbgucmavODdsE3qCkmukTa2Boe1Pz54IxmRTto22KIBSMKNW8AvEFhgXAUxdyzU1-S8LS-a4OpkpyW0ABdZ5LKzbiJ-hIE4EjWdV1FK1aO4hejxr9kosF314OCRcbOzNtYCSFX-VsxT5LDGzGeC1grXl53QD6nwxmELdWHKA/w378-h640/jenna.PNG" width="378" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Visit Jenna and leave a comment to be </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>entered into the giveaway for this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cute reusable shopping bag. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And also visit all of our other official </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Totes ladies to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>see what they were up to.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; 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box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="p2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</span>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</span> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</span> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s4" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</span> </span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="s5" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</a> </span></span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </span>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a></span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</span> @ <span class="s6" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</a></span></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Countess De Monet</span> @ <a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s6" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="p3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Cherry Kay</b> and <span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Carrie Ann Hall</span> @ <span class="s3" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://entertainingwomen.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Entertaining Women</span><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Thanks for visiting and leave a comment. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">And a huge thank you to Patti at </span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box for including me on </span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">all of the adventures of</span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Tales of the Traveling Totes. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div></div></center></div></div><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-24922319063921883222022-03-01T03:30:00.001-08:002022-03-01T03:30:00.242-08:00Tales of the Traveling Tote Cabo Cooking Class and a Giveaway<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN8WkCIPRdL6_zov5i_5QQE2FtidnpnK0SFgo6bPWygdPtxOXKTB6lLiLgzprwCSfZ06qxUjNJiMi2NnNs-jodwoCWi6GY2QvV3R48IxRjXSOphJIfRpSX9Ta2s6Pk7TGUfimr4MO3hth-2o_afrsrVhhgjTbEVhbDYHp-WvTJajy1bT9mdpDMgkLslQ=s3536" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2185" data-original-width="3536" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN8WkCIPRdL6_zov5i_5QQE2FtidnpnK0SFgo6bPWygdPtxOXKTB6lLiLgzprwCSfZ06qxUjNJiMi2NnNs-jodwoCWi6GY2QvV3R48IxRjXSOphJIfRpSX9Ta2s6Pk7TGUfimr4MO3hth-2o_afrsrVhhgjTbEVhbDYHp-WvTJajy1bT9mdpDMgkLslQ=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our latest Tales of the Traveling Tote </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where a group of Mackenzie-Childs lovers take you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>along on our fantastic travels with our marvelous </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>bags. Before you begin reading, I just have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to thank Patti for starting this amazing group </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of women and for Linda and Sarah for inviting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>me to be a part. I have enjoyed this blogging </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>group so much!!! You have made my life </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>richer by this experience of being part of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a MacKenzie-Childs travel group. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Today Miss Madi K and I want to bring you along to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our second cooking class with our Lunch Bunch </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>group. We brought our aprons all of the way to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cabo for this class. We were only missing one </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>couple, who are off living in Puerto Rico for a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>few months. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhImryEFIp2h1NjFlFE5or0by7iHynFgqVFf9zuGnpsmCctZZZvBMQAQmDqlU7ybD2TQNZcXr787U3LnYz4WVf_F6C9QB0JOtD0kvYYvB4LyiIr7IOheUIra-eVFAsRFUlbnyVQebKbjTlu3NU24rjyGnaBU2BTU_UE2a1nonFIO0oBHSSdn-gPAjDp0g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhImryEFIp2h1NjFlFE5or0by7iHynFgqVFf9zuGnpsmCctZZZvBMQAQmDqlU7ybD2TQNZcXr787U3LnYz4WVf_F6C9QB0JOtD0kvYYvB4LyiIr7IOheUIra-eVFAsRFUlbnyVQebKbjTlu3NU24rjyGnaBU2BTU_UE2a1nonFIO0oBHSSdn-gPAjDp0g=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K graciously brought ten of our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>COOK2GETHER aprons which Diana and I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>had made. What is really fun, is that we aren't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>just cooking together as girlfriends, but we are </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cooking together with our husbands too. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaQZ9KqC4Rry7KzTVDajWDxu9fxOiESbtSRJzgcErrzRN32Or9j5ouj3T5aaXIZl24zhHpZYBT-TPBlYnKX7wUrXxDBM5jtFVy2dzuTlCNJIMRBVkseS6P3SDc2kWJtQaSsshddtM1qyQ1Rgs8G5ew2PYhV0NHJOkaX4ekpzO1qYKAKkk6HLR33dscnA=s1465" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1465" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaQZ9KqC4Rry7KzTVDajWDxu9fxOiESbtSRJzgcErrzRN32Or9j5ouj3T5aaXIZl24zhHpZYBT-TPBlYnKX7wUrXxDBM5jtFVy2dzuTlCNJIMRBVkseS6P3SDc2kWJtQaSsshddtM1qyQ1Rgs8G5ew2PYhV0NHJOkaX4ekpzO1qYKAKkk6HLR33dscnA=w640-h512" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I decided to have a class on making ice cream. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My sister Jean had purchased a Whynter Ice Cream Maker </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that uses a compressor. These run right around $300 </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so they are on the pricey side compared to other </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream makers, but for months before Christmas </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of 2020 she kept sending me photos of the ice </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>cream she was making and raving about how </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>amazing it was. I decided to purchase one </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and try it out and ended up getting one for each </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of my five kids for Christmas that year. They all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>said that was the best Christmas present they had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ever gotten (now that may have been an exaggeration, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>because one of our Christmas presents to them was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the trip to Europe where we went to Paris, London </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and Rome), but I was so thrilled they all loved it. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVIZFaQfxK8DeKsVe06Ssb6L6kINGhW-5qBuBiaGe6azXWObZoTk8PQf4SIQKZqgyF7gE_aCRuYIpghTbroKuqZo23WqC3DcHm5UBwe1RrHVrKs4BvDJfi0Rrp6iOk3q0wKubFwLsZ3d5m81eFMkRGmx1h6YU6RQE6ATPZtVmzHOCD-93bnlpJ-FdDA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcVIZFaQfxK8DeKsVe06Ssb6L6kINGhW-5qBuBiaGe6azXWObZoTk8PQf4SIQKZqgyF7gE_aCRuYIpghTbroKuqZo23WqC3DcHm5UBwe1RrHVrKs4BvDJfi0Rrp6iOk3q0wKubFwLsZ3d5m81eFMkRGmx1h6YU6RQE6ATPZtVmzHOCD-93bnlpJ-FdDA=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I chose to teach them a Peanut Butter Cup recipe </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and a Nutella Recipe, using the basic </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ben and Jerry's recipe for the base. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Whynter compressor ice cream maker </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>requires no preparation and you can make </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>batch after batch of perfect ice cream. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The quality of ingredients makes all of the difference. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have purchased heavy cream from the grocery </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>store that has been more like milk consistency, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that will affect your ice cream. We have found that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Costco's Heavy Cream makes the most luxurious </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream, so I highly recommend that. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Base Recipe</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>2 large eggs, or equivalent of egg substitute</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>1 C. white sugar</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>1 C. milk</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>2 C. heavy cream</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Place the sugar into a medium size bowl and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crack the two eggs into the bowl. Using a whisk, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>whisk the two together until light yellow - this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>only takes a little time. Now whisk in the milk and cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and pour into your ice cream freezer bowl. Place </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the beater into the bowl and place the top on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and press the power button and then the start </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>button. It is that easy. It generally takes around </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>40 minutes to freeze the batch, and it freezes to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>about a soft serve consistency. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can eat it now, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I like my homemade ice cream more like a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>commercial ice cream consistency so I place it </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in these fabulous freezer containers shown in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the picture of Kirk ad I cleaning off the beater. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My sister Jean told me about these too. You will </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>want these placed in the freezer about the time </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you begin freezing the batch of ice cream. I let </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>mine ripen about 4-6 hours or overnight, so if I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>make the batch in the morning it is ready to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>serve that evening. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Follow the Ben and Jerry's base and whisk </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>or blend in the blender 1/2 C. creamy peanut </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>butter before you add the milk and cream. We </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>found that Cream Skippy Natural made the best </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>flavored peanut butter base. Don't use crunchy </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>peanut butter as the peanuts will catch in the beater </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and prevent it from turning. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>While the ice cream is freezing, chop your peanut </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>butter cups - the thin ones are amazing. I usually </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>add about a cup of mix ins for this size of batch. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When they are chopped, place them in the freezer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>too so that you aren't adding warm mix-ins to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>your ice cream. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When the ice cream is frozen, place half of the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chopped peanut butter cups into your pre-cooled </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>container (you can use any pan or container you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>want but maker sure it has been in the freezer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>first too. I just love these because they are insulated </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and really keep the batch nice over time without </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>causing crystals on top. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Working quickly, place half of the ice cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in the container, swirl the mix ins into the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ice cream, then top with the remaining mix-ins </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and then the remaining ice cream and swirl again.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This way the ice cream has the mix-ins evenly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>placed throughout the batch. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Return to the freezer and let it ripen. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Variations</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can follow the same recipe for the above </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but use smooth Cookie Butter or Nutella. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>When I make the Nutella I add 1/8 C. Cocoa </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Powder and if you have followed me for a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>while you know I only use Extra Brute Cocoa </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Powder, it will change your chocolate recipes </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>forever! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW7ZnUlsN2VczDS4ZK3c0_Z4akSpd8AYecpisf5NMTvJh2aRozY2NAP_dsKNup8q49E_-3bqJETp_5403Wq2qPqUfKFWa6dVenbS6UI3-FDpsyjaCWiBEZNfS4oXcXUlxVdDyKjizIzoN2nQT0gDY-55e5VWR1SHdhivs8fURlwK_o7xhd-TPfEPBOqQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW7ZnUlsN2VczDS4ZK3c0_Z4akSpd8AYecpisf5NMTvJh2aRozY2NAP_dsKNup8q49E_-3bqJETp_5403Wq2qPqUfKFWa6dVenbS6UI3-FDpsyjaCWiBEZNfS4oXcXUlxVdDyKjizIzoN2nQT0gDY-55e5VWR1SHdhivs8fURlwK_o7xhd-TPfEPBOqQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We plowed through a batch of Peanut Butter Cup and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a batch of Cookie Butter, so everyone requested ice cream </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>again. I had brought a package of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups - </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the thin variety with me, and we went to three stores in Cabo </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to find more - not a popular candy down there, so I got </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>online and made some homemade Peanut Butter cup, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>spreading it thin on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>froze it. When frozen I cut it. I have to say, it was superior </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in flavor and texture to the commercial peanut butter cups. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The second day we made a batch of Nutella and I had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>brought some Extra Brute Cocoa down with me. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhriLIK4FsAqxet5B9eDqfryIZzSTgdAQ31MtI3XWYvfmHfYTJjWxLeKnjVP1QmLHgZIYw_XnE7qMV7IXjg3xAKeHrlqe8CMkVHxCTc9Vuu2Y6ATA4fV1IZz6FqFgytIjPwn7v0CusIzUttUnAD1fu1dKOBsmzYKxE7KKtjAw1pCUqQqWhMXAI_-m_zfQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhriLIK4FsAqxet5B9eDqfryIZzSTgdAQ31MtI3XWYvfmHfYTJjWxLeKnjVP1QmLHgZIYw_XnE7qMV7IXjg3xAKeHrlqe8CMkVHxCTc9Vuu2Y6ATA4fV1IZz6FqFgytIjPwn7v0CusIzUttUnAD1fu1dKOBsmzYKxE7KKtjAw1pCUqQqWhMXAI_-m_zfQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Besides insisting we make more the next day, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the biggest compliment on the class was that </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one of the men in the class ordered the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whynter-ICM-220CGY-Cream-Maker-Champagne/dp/B07GZ2VSW8/ref=sxts_rp_s_a1_0?crid=131VFAH60PDNF&cv_ct_cx=whynter%2Bice%2Bcream%2Bmaker&keywords=whynter%2Bice%2Bcream%2Bmaker&pd_rd_i=B084P4BRYM&pd_rd_r=3eb47756-0e68-43a3-96f2-ce3027220ab0&pd_rd_w=S6zDx&pd_rd_wg=4NzFe&pf_rd_p=ef09fc8b-f6fe-450c-ac89-05f354bc6e1d&pf_rd_r=9VDCAP3F4MESY0MXWMD4&qid=1646056644&sprefix=whynter%2Bic%2Caps%2C200&sr=1-1-5985efba-8948-4f09-9122-d605505c9d1e&th=1">Whynter Ice Cream Maker</a>, the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ice+cream+freezer+storage+containers&i=garden&crid=2USAG3XF8KQM4&sprefix=ice+cream+freezer%2Cgarden%2C133&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_4_17">freezer containers</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and the <a href="f6fe-450c-ac89-05f354bc6e1d&pf_rd_r=XERRFHES0YJGCH04CPMH&psc=1&qid=1646056935&sprefix=Extra+Brute%2Caps%2C126&sr=1-1-5985efba-8948-4f09-9122-d605505c9d1e">Extra Brute Cocoa Powder</a> off of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Amazon that day and had them waiting at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>home. They made their first batch that next </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sunday for their family dinner. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>That Miss Madi K is so lucky that Mexico has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>been so welcoming through all of Covid and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she has been there a lot. We feel blessed too!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now for the fun part - the MC Giveaway </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this month is being held by Emily. What a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>perfect gift - this adorable luggage tag </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>will just make you want to travel! Please </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>visit her and comment to have a chance to win. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZCcDIvM2tydbq3n1yF-8Ouckcx4abMSLLQJJU-xnzKCqEqx03juVQdCj8CN6BhrgV9XFUcjYo-TDy_NC0Z2kf4jAmRq1MUP8mWIfFIfHiURuvjLHK1aUSDuwK6uFZp8nL3gc7QJi5jPVFGyDrVBZKsC-O16k4QjdJWdKmrdRgrKCzIE2M1lSo3ICywg=s1320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZCcDIvM2tydbq3n1yF-8Ouckcx4abMSLLQJJU-xnzKCqEqx03juVQdCj8CN6BhrgV9XFUcjYo-TDy_NC0Z2kf4jAmRq1MUP8mWIfFIfHiURuvjLHK1aUSDuwK6uFZp8nL3gc7QJi5jPVFGyDrVBZKsC-O16k4QjdJWdKmrdRgrKCzIE2M1lSo3ICywg=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Follow all of our amazing adventurers to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>see where they have taken their totes this </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>quarter.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Debbie</span> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</span> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></i></span></span></h2><center style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Emily</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</span>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</span> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</span> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</span> </span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="s5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</a> </span></span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </span>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a></span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</span> @ <span class="s6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</a></span></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Countess De Monet</span> @ <a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="p3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Cherry Kay</b> and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Carrie Ann Hall</span> @ <span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://entertainingwomen.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Entertaining Women</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">And stop by again for another giveaway on June 1st.</span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; 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box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for always stopping by.</span></span></i></span></span></div></div></center></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-33343155030024332812022-01-12T11:22:00.001-08:002022-01-12T11:22:18.774-08:00Cabo Birthday Table<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrntj8XO55jg94q2qGe-XmFNq-4GGVH2A67r5TOyJDdYoETRl4FbSF1D8c8zDmMp8Rj8UyYjb00SGeR4kzzAlPGkmo5_4IPfZ9rW0cwlLEaU8LrdLypiXl1kB_89BF5qWZdTDIS7Cpl26lS-lSsJPvQ70NvXf9FVxmGJbAlwy83wyOfC0k1l07p6Oayw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrntj8XO55jg94q2qGe-XmFNq-4GGVH2A67r5TOyJDdYoETRl4FbSF1D8c8zDmMp8Rj8UyYjb00SGeR4kzzAlPGkmo5_4IPfZ9rW0cwlLEaU8LrdLypiXl1kB_89BF5qWZdTDIS7Cpl26lS-lSsJPvQ70NvXf9FVxmGJbAlwy83wyOfC0k1l07p6Oayw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Happy birthday to me! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Since I turned 40 we have always gone </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>someplace warm for my cold and dreary </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>January birthday. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now that we have our home finished </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in Cabo, and since Mexico is so </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>welcoming to tourists, we have been </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>coming here for my birthday. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbOgYFcYB-uFncPTzOLkN6YrMIzeTPPnK95TOFRrm2Y28T7Zu6hS1SfcvBZ7UVuv0n0C6k5-uM_Xulr1KK-6hYs99IB8AJ05PysG8NDeIi_1CUnHS7Rn3CFxEMaMNzJUq-lAiwnBjCRykf8c1xXoFC2HTBvyD46cz0NOljDoKFDDcKx5imdL00m9dbYQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbOgYFcYB-uFncPTzOLkN6YrMIzeTPPnK95TOFRrm2Y28T7Zu6hS1SfcvBZ7UVuv0n0C6k5-uM_Xulr1KK-6hYs99IB8AJ05PysG8NDeIi_1CUnHS7Rn3CFxEMaMNzJUq-lAiwnBjCRykf8c1xXoFC2HTBvyD46cz0NOljDoKFDDcKx5imdL00m9dbYQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is my first tablescape that I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have created at our Cabo home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is out on our deck overlooking </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the ocean. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Z_mJ8PZUW18-19QqcCgs-nlHOR8MoaK2_ctfv82PUPpmqz0FB-pWtmPjS3_al2wSkfVPCO_wtidIIjjJcHW8G1ltx9e039oa6jXHbznMtngZDm8-TfxMHCRk3UhuxTKi6QvE0IudL9k01b2X6ysFAaFNMsmOVcgbxQvaTMUE4Mxubk_HmadNAeZYOg=s3342" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="3342" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_Z_mJ8PZUW18-19QqcCgs-nlHOR8MoaK2_ctfv82PUPpmqz0FB-pWtmPjS3_al2wSkfVPCO_wtidIIjjJcHW8G1ltx9e039oa6jXHbznMtngZDm8-TfxMHCRk3UhuxTKi6QvE0IudL9k01b2X6ysFAaFNMsmOVcgbxQvaTMUE4Mxubk_HmadNAeZYOg=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>If you follow me on IG you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>may have seen the surprise my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>husband gave me with a tub </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>full of gorgeous roses. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvO02kndwTLz_fT9vpg0-koVcQ0Q_GgVDNBTYhLiIgTM0xWahEVCEkSPq17x6yWTuOFGP7PeLHu11DxIQyAKao_9h_G-00M1P3S7DAJxXIi5Hgf1OJJi6fn7RXictJrLRUbhWCNz1yi6u_CmDbWaBuhwZokZM7XaFu2WvgOUcysExCieBkcUpRsltjtw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvO02kndwTLz_fT9vpg0-koVcQ0Q_GgVDNBTYhLiIgTM0xWahEVCEkSPq17x6yWTuOFGP7PeLHu11DxIQyAKao_9h_G-00M1P3S7DAJxXIi5Hgf1OJJi6fn7RXictJrLRUbhWCNz1yi6u_CmDbWaBuhwZokZM7XaFu2WvgOUcysExCieBkcUpRsltjtw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>He was actually the one who suggested </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that I use the roses for a tablescape </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>before they wilted. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZ6ZlJZqHFU3jH7Xpwg_J49o-BfsYBX7IAaE3I91HPV3eQAgrpbeTDzkKxiPKRH5CPJUl3il6Np8sKqEanmiY2a-4z3qKV8tlDWe8Q9_29NzI8b9Q0VJ8S9TjqB59S0PFo-1geTt6k-4DcBlA_qHpZSG4M1i4TOWimam9MyA1UlgWE0l1aiaQU-PLmQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQZ6ZlJZqHFU3jH7Xpwg_J49o-BfsYBX7IAaE3I91HPV3eQAgrpbeTDzkKxiPKRH5CPJUl3il6Np8sKqEanmiY2a-4z3qKV8tlDWe8Q9_29NzI8b9Q0VJ8S9TjqB59S0PFo-1geTt6k-4DcBlA_qHpZSG4M1i4TOWimam9MyA1UlgWE0l1aiaQU-PLmQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I asked him when he got the roses </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and prepared the tub filled with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>roses. He had also gifted me a two </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>hour massage at the house, so he </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>slipped away to get the roses and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>filled the tub and the room with candles </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>while I was having my massage.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What a guy!!! </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOcqDBRrevzyupJ8T4F9xCL5B7Xp_KSRHSEEhmLORs4YKmR-iu8D7bam7ax2a8vBzjmVElL36_ZNRTZusDZuaz1VLrqEG9NK-96prDGqcGUc-ACgdWXGmPuwioOtpXrYfYLPPNXDAYGPomfRBbBQ6AJ21FHFprx6BVRUCuduvd3ErS_LPEwm2RyZOyQA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOcqDBRrevzyupJ8T4F9xCL5B7Xp_KSRHSEEhmLORs4YKmR-iu8D7bam7ax2a8vBzjmVElL36_ZNRTZusDZuaz1VLrqEG9NK-96prDGqcGUc-ACgdWXGmPuwioOtpXrYfYLPPNXDAYGPomfRBbBQ6AJ21FHFprx6BVRUCuduvd3ErS_LPEwm2RyZOyQA=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We tore down our old house and rebuilt on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the same lot. We had used the house for 12 </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>years and had originally planned on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>doing this within 3 years, but when the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>economy crashed in 2008, we put off </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the tear down and were glad we did. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsvlg4reJlBfYbDFrFAPPigKg1NMQPpigjMm_AHXlyE5TO9dyrwu9OTLjepHV75zJSKPSEDmYlAsUUzXtxHpqnoWw4A6xtBSy5ijQ4Kn9-sGw0yNd7L2qp-V3ftsMZgj0ppgiwoTHYLwCdPzqii7ToO-FXsNN_d4V0JPeTadj2Y9R7HhnZ3r43BuFWOw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsvlg4reJlBfYbDFrFAPPigKg1NMQPpigjMm_AHXlyE5TO9dyrwu9OTLjepHV75zJSKPSEDmYlAsUUzXtxHpqnoWw4A6xtBSy5ijQ4Kn9-sGw0yNd7L2qp-V3ftsMZgj0ppgiwoTHYLwCdPzqii7ToO-FXsNN_d4V0JPeTadj2Y9R7HhnZ3r43BuFWOw=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Friends drove a 15 passenger van down </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for us as the house was getting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>finished and we filled it to the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>roof. That way I was able to bring </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down 6 sets of plates, glasses and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>flatware. These plates were from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Home Goods. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I love the flatware, but I have to say </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that the white hasn't held up. It has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chipped off and now is actually peeling </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>off and we have only had a year and a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>half of use. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRPW-5WkHf_vTknK0vqdsyRT0JLUUbqnNncUlWhoHG8fjXXFjYbcnoY-NVUAQwxbbNSxYkhsveXSL4TcRYap7kOvEf6IWJdb1sANaD1AJEa_CZscIaa1HCCG7R3aNhPQmZs7mgWnZd2VfHFY21STNjSh_l5VsewtTzrfJvLcGkOMgPv55fEcgEcj0tfg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRPW-5WkHf_vTknK0vqdsyRT0JLUUbqnNncUlWhoHG8fjXXFjYbcnoY-NVUAQwxbbNSxYkhsveXSL4TcRYap7kOvEf6IWJdb1sANaD1AJEa_CZscIaa1HCCG7R3aNhPQmZs7mgWnZd2VfHFY21STNjSh_l5VsewtTzrfJvLcGkOMgPv55fEcgEcj0tfg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>These gold glasses were purchased online. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis4xjkdc2SgLfdzVXXPYGHiJ3boMhpH6enB3yDOqvTjHpfSVsdH4l3JiF23JJ-iqcH2GPJyfaoiJR1UX8ik6E3jb8L-8LNOSyRQF0kLF187YTf4hte7zEk59mtsgCh4HjJ-mZS2eDcXQg0PprPrjI4RlgHgSqQfHcG94cgfMdLW7RVX6Bh16IE73Gp1A=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis4xjkdc2SgLfdzVXXPYGHiJ3boMhpH6enB3yDOqvTjHpfSVsdH4l3JiF23JJ-iqcH2GPJyfaoiJR1UX8ik6E3jb8L-8LNOSyRQF0kLF187YTf4hte7zEk59mtsgCh4HjJ-mZS2eDcXQg0PprPrjI4RlgHgSqQfHcG94cgfMdLW7RVX6Bh16IE73Gp1A=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I placed the roses in gold </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>plastic bins that I got from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Home Goods. They adorn my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>pantry shelves. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKWVYPIZ_BrUOPv7_l9Ld25vOE_0Fzseqpwa9zpyXsi0Vu_1TkEX-xczI_ImU8GJpIEzSc5DJkyJMEcytseZWXy1WgypZnERst9G4p1R_jXU6tSyFCWBngIz1NkVb0PiuMfuK6mUroekQfZhU3doyVKTQI1_2eiqomIZBHXwoC0axjAi-yTBDmDBHxiA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKWVYPIZ_BrUOPv7_l9Ld25vOE_0Fzseqpwa9zpyXsi0Vu_1TkEX-xczI_ImU8GJpIEzSc5DJkyJMEcytseZWXy1WgypZnERst9G4p1R_jXU6tSyFCWBngIz1NkVb0PiuMfuK6mUroekQfZhU3doyVKTQI1_2eiqomIZBHXwoC0axjAi-yTBDmDBHxiA=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWXgK4Bqzbf-wzTl8Wwj4hYtm02HBU3kaYl-du7WdlEmuGsFv3foiqHCEvyr2OpMS2Fo4H69rb7H6VpwF9P7WV7n0gGiC89qKTuw0xx0NA7ddAJRUVUVVraL6fg9UzQY9AxUj17mS5K67z-j1udXU-4_uxj5D0aKlZ1i-ZFmlwgyIIYMmD0DHkEBYIDQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWXgK4Bqzbf-wzTl8Wwj4hYtm02HBU3kaYl-du7WdlEmuGsFv3foiqHCEvyr2OpMS2Fo4H69rb7H6VpwF9P7WV7n0gGiC89qKTuw0xx0NA7ddAJRUVUVVraL6fg9UzQY9AxUj17mS5K67z-j1udXU-4_uxj5D0aKlZ1i-ZFmlwgyIIYMmD0DHkEBYIDQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The gold placemats were from Amazon. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAbjj0sWuXrrKpWqflduWdzEhnoipInCG4Z7Mr0YZOdwOYv7ECsZXerMPlG2fXpIxXedHirHkMTfHREb7k8sZHp4Tpe_4S66gR6g1j0zkAEcxfOQvdGaRRPoqOX31MFBzf_REf4zDK-uI0Xi1iT2LqLhee7gJNRnFL8YlLCRF2lRBFUjQHvB-0hmrIA=s1536" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1536" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAbjj0sWuXrrKpWqflduWdzEhnoipInCG4Z7Mr0YZOdwOYv7ECsZXerMPlG2fXpIxXedHirHkMTfHREb7k8sZHp4Tpe_4S66gR6g1j0zkAEcxfOQvdGaRRPoqOX31MFBzf_REf4zDK-uI0Xi1iT2LqLhee7gJNRnFL8YlLCRF2lRBFUjQHvB-0hmrIA=w640-h538" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The built in granite table has </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>soft blues and golds in it so it </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is beautiful near the ocean. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVab-W1bEf1el0zOwG_OiNisehkPGEcoQK10zzR35o8ySAS8Q_W-q7KMfNt-tDS0YaSzLoGaxsW8UcnfRApfq7hqEYy3XvlyRZNvwQzeXRrVZ8WItXg1uBFKJDI3GjC3Uh46K-vLMJS6WT52C8JYtpA4F3N9pfbTwQD2S7P9LG4SDzdtCDTF1J88J4Iw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVab-W1bEf1el0zOwG_OiNisehkPGEcoQK10zzR35o8ySAS8Q_W-q7KMfNt-tDS0YaSzLoGaxsW8UcnfRApfq7hqEYy3XvlyRZNvwQzeXRrVZ8WItXg1uBFKJDI3GjC3Uh46K-vLMJS6WT52C8JYtpA4F3N9pfbTwQD2S7P9LG4SDzdtCDTF1J88J4Iw=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7WibBFXfdqzO4S3tD3lQiMTvdWHNGrcGYaBF2dJFNmwi-lmrDYy88iLnF6xvnT__xE9_6_yxT3dAtXM27VsSmoNGdl9djyw6Tstux6sAj4LbgFxc141aaDKR3Wap8Gy8PUltXEv4sYPcHneMjjjCbHDECugdxQBGZCV-NsoQ_Diej1mD5XJjFJeLmQA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7WibBFXfdqzO4S3tD3lQiMTvdWHNGrcGYaBF2dJFNmwi-lmrDYy88iLnF6xvnT__xE9_6_yxT3dAtXM27VsSmoNGdl9djyw6Tstux6sAj4LbgFxc141aaDKR3Wap8Gy8PUltXEv4sYPcHneMjjjCbHDECugdxQBGZCV-NsoQ_Diej1mD5XJjFJeLmQA=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And as a special treat for you, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>while I was taking my photos </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a cruise ship passed by. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The marina has been filled with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>3 cruise ships at a time on most days. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This time of year is whale season, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so along with the cruise ships, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we get a good show of whales </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with adults teaching young whales </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>how to jump and to slap their fins. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by to visit. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tablescapes Thursday</i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Love Your Creativity</i></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-23665078208170288952022-01-06T15:02:00.003-08:002022-01-06T15:02:37.784-08:00MacKenzie-Childs Santa's Sleigh Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhw4gCmyJ4SyD7xthu9fkoavmJGt6T91ywGeIyuPIVH19ZhgDZsyBUxwEY6K93BM-utGHRygstKlL4dEFprU_6xQzNcNn3YLkvBcMe5O5mhpZHhUhbQ0QncJpbPp4nrf6wg-z5In9D5-PZx4qnuQkQ7fxucSFXIuZeD_C7GwoKfcKZFFtSsemsHWgr3w=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhw4gCmyJ4SyD7xthu9fkoavmJGt6T91ywGeIyuPIVH19ZhgDZsyBUxwEY6K93BM-utGHRygstKlL4dEFprU_6xQzNcNn3YLkvBcMe5O5mhpZHhUhbQ0QncJpbPp4nrf6wg-z5In9D5-PZx4qnuQkQ7fxucSFXIuZeD_C7GwoKfcKZFFtSsemsHWgr3w=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Before everything gets put away </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have to post my exquisite MC </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Santa's Sleigh table. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT4kj1OKBAthtWr4lGwy5MqR3PI_A2b2MCIsk2txUXXQkFM646ClLtygwplso-3pqCZZPLRVCKrvt9VtemirIE23tXryEeSzpidZz8sfyfcEb2rR9v8rkzgEivkR7D1TWyumapOcrRBOXK3tFWBBukZrqmJnvbVdvF2rNniX3YpdJ7m2_2mtvN0vChYg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT4kj1OKBAthtWr4lGwy5MqR3PI_A2b2MCIsk2txUXXQkFM646ClLtygwplso-3pqCZZPLRVCKrvt9VtemirIE23tXryEeSzpidZz8sfyfcEb2rR9v8rkzgEivkR7D1TWyumapOcrRBOXK3tFWBBukZrqmJnvbVdvF2rNniX3YpdJ7m2_2mtvN0vChYg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This beautiful piece was the center </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of my kitchen table all through </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the holidays and it was where we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>ate Christmas morning breakfast.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLO_X9mZ-TvyCZsfSxvK_npvPzxLKGt0JVGk8-sePzPoLWYRjwOFPLoEM10NjhARRIrux_i6knqF2umLg5Ic4Eed6rlNanLo8fj5y0xfiEc4uAAsihGPIIUjGvOsKTuK2btZ6A9nHfJABwL3f2aQFT70j1pMbFcvTk6w8HIsNygvr--JvPhVg_ywi6Hg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLO_X9mZ-TvyCZsfSxvK_npvPzxLKGt0JVGk8-sePzPoLWYRjwOFPLoEM10NjhARRIrux_i6knqF2umLg5Ic4Eed6rlNanLo8fj5y0xfiEc4uAAsihGPIIUjGvOsKTuK2btZ6A9nHfJABwL3f2aQFT70j1pMbFcvTk6w8HIsNygvr--JvPhVg_ywi6Hg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I chose a hot pink petalled tablecloth </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to go with some of the ornaments in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Santa's Sleigh and chose a stack of plates </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>starting with a clear beaded plate, a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>scalloped MC plate and topped it with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a delicate Christmas Tree plate. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_GE_ITk56xe_i-TTpEFvwB47JY3btWbxTvBeJkwUYkKPfkQPBmQjmhOoysP6Yt6_sXnpfIKh6Pq0VrMOz-tSGUQ6YSUKztKRMWzSAx8CibmAeuLR408V9pxxH5fJXeEmtQwG6aaQkpdaWk4Xbpol6aDUD1jgE87emxeDUZWdzUqIf_fsL9U52dKJgwA=s3269" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="3269" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_GE_ITk56xe_i-TTpEFvwB47JY3btWbxTvBeJkwUYkKPfkQPBmQjmhOoysP6Yt6_sXnpfIKh6Pq0VrMOz-tSGUQ6YSUKztKRMWzSAx8CibmAeuLR408V9pxxH5fJXeEmtQwG6aaQkpdaWk4Xbpol6aDUD1jgE87emxeDUZWdzUqIf_fsL9U52dKJgwA=w640-h464" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmp7oH-S7_odJV0DbQCxhgXfSrKdcXUOk4wzAtFQwegWE2kjnv4skZ4RkN4Ji4sRYJachZVHN4MLhm2u5afXQfqmLe1ijPPjOU_UApX2aeTVxotXBjcftUUHGCKJe51Z3ByAuUHsdarr7aCsfS6iDksjwVe5xPUf2LU12gpluYxyap8ONglNxukPnhg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOmp7oH-S7_odJV0DbQCxhgXfSrKdcXUOk4wzAtFQwegWE2kjnv4skZ4RkN4Ji4sRYJachZVHN4MLhm2u5afXQfqmLe1ijPPjOU_UApX2aeTVxotXBjcftUUHGCKJe51Z3ByAuUHsdarr7aCsfS6iDksjwVe5xPUf2LU12gpluYxyap8ONglNxukPnhg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was magical in my magical kitchen. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyMKBHkYW1_fbvPhRsZ9xDaNestIv2WLydBJrnSYw1CmfriN4cE2slLF_9c17oGwvxbiW1tAA7CBHaWyf3vdMkAhxOgkm7z37al7lmRLE7aV7fdgw-Hdf9ERva4JTeKyX-3X2XofpZbNQjfufYINkYECXrVHmREwkYXjFYIK_ZDSWESk2_tDDWNvl-Xg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyMKBHkYW1_fbvPhRsZ9xDaNestIv2WLydBJrnSYw1CmfriN4cE2slLF_9c17oGwvxbiW1tAA7CBHaWyf3vdMkAhxOgkm7z37al7lmRLE7aV7fdgw-Hdf9ERva4JTeKyX-3X2XofpZbNQjfufYINkYECXrVHmREwkYXjFYIK_ZDSWESk2_tDDWNvl-Xg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This is the first time we used the MC goblets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that I got at last year's Barn Sale. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFm-FrttQVPo5abxZNHH-ZhhVMirG5nOIF5c_rAZuyQRCqKnvSozHs5zHGV4w36tRyi33WSJoSM4bdRNCuyUnLlTu2xDBXrtb6iS1CB0Qzr-vOM25pylM0tydXeAVVIoDHFtZ0g-qdAqrCxHj7djMh08O7vXJtyCBYA2W8Iq8xbAjyO1sS0pFBF_Zn6Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFm-FrttQVPo5abxZNHH-ZhhVMirG5nOIF5c_rAZuyQRCqKnvSozHs5zHGV4w36tRyi33WSJoSM4bdRNCuyUnLlTu2xDBXrtb6iS1CB0Qzr-vOM25pylM0tydXeAVVIoDHFtZ0g-qdAqrCxHj7djMh08O7vXJtyCBYA2W8Iq8xbAjyO1sS0pFBF_Zn6Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The sleigh is filled with vintage style ornaments </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and was a splurge from Mrs. Claus last year. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxjI5YuTcPwMUv4IAgzObSuqHa_Jt1beuVtaSFwr2uk-eVA9szIdmJw2YK5dBEr8K1dNgt-zqm6DT-6kSRmViXwsNWS8qRML_NYFbI9XST_3roB5G47rEEe-GlW77qrHPdXsamT3dHuGAG5LD4gx7XmswUp_7qor_WZKuiYUDIWh9EGre3TeLOtDIxA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxjI5YuTcPwMUv4IAgzObSuqHa_Jt1beuVtaSFwr2uk-eVA9szIdmJw2YK5dBEr8K1dNgt-zqm6DT-6kSRmViXwsNWS8qRML_NYFbI9XST_3roB5G47rEEe-GlW77qrHPdXsamT3dHuGAG5LD4gx7XmswUp_7qor_WZKuiYUDIWh9EGre3TeLOtDIxA=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I love the little deer tucked in and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the beautiful ribbons. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2-3sgMMKUQCVFCpFgi6GlnKKYZyt0ldWdzYjkK-I0AskzZmQNEWG0zTF1B1MScQPVxC6rqlA-V3vD82edAywmJIR-i7FpM5Gl5hRhVX9dJoEgpKME9Csro6mBEO7u9PSx7rYXpOzTuss5ZCWmEcxkf-LKdiqugHs7kvnp5a3HuBulWoUmBXZ5f1loUw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2-3sgMMKUQCVFCpFgi6GlnKKYZyt0ldWdzYjkK-I0AskzZmQNEWG0zTF1B1MScQPVxC6rqlA-V3vD82edAywmJIR-i7FpM5Gl5hRhVX9dJoEgpKME9Csro6mBEO7u9PSx7rYXpOzTuss5ZCWmEcxkf-LKdiqugHs7kvnp5a3HuBulWoUmBXZ5f1loUw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everything is unbreakable, so although they </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>look like glass ornaments, they are plastic. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHkK-ssPbTEQq5jlP6dRk0hCbNl8u0RaSfzAXhv3Zz5mwDNSBu0IyE_9VORG1I1UYU02MouNH4yjs71MTD4QyIHoirpmj3DN3QF704DYrqlVuT_O1uX2niTU_NGSfStD7Oe8J6Rs-sfUkIx2ysJjExnUhwiGODBEOx_RGbNwxDD1BlcV9WxA3CQr0cbw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHkK-ssPbTEQq5jlP6dRk0hCbNl8u0RaSfzAXhv3Zz5mwDNSBu0IyE_9VORG1I1UYU02MouNH4yjs71MTD4QyIHoirpmj3DN3QF704DYrqlVuT_O1uX2niTU_NGSfStD7Oe8J6Rs-sfUkIx2ysJjExnUhwiGODBEOx_RGbNwxDD1BlcV9WxA3CQr0cbw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I know the sleigh will be coming </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>out every year to grace our home. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW4bIW1waj9uNMKwps1z9hyoiGGkiPhjH5gAeDGu_erLWkVzQ3IecR7u2DMbizJPqPxAFsCO9WFXWubFCd1BZaRNugWCsxeiF7AZl9YVLmf0Au1LCRAPmgwhrA5ikpX4dn7ZcokOv43w_uIFSTwO1ArBwitqKCBJCgBjQ6W_av9c5X0GJAdf-9eKhdXQ=s3857" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="3857" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW4bIW1waj9uNMKwps1z9hyoiGGkiPhjH5gAeDGu_erLWkVzQ3IecR7u2DMbizJPqPxAFsCO9WFXWubFCd1BZaRNugWCsxeiF7AZl9YVLmf0Au1LCRAPmgwhrA5ikpX4dn7ZcokOv43w_uIFSTwO1ArBwitqKCBJCgBjQ6W_av9c5X0GJAdf-9eKhdXQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We always leave everything up until after </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my birthday in January. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is always sad to put everything away. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The house always feels so naked, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>soon I can decorate for Valentine's Day. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Purple Chocolat Home. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will be posting this with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Tablescapes Thursday</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Love Your Creativity </a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br style="text-align: -webkit-center;" /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-76611011091194706632021-12-24T11:33:00.002-08:002021-12-24T11:33:43.472-08:00A Snowy Christmas Eve Table<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs9qPnElampyaB8ccFZJBX6esTyh8TfQEByn6M27I_dyLrhkdb7XwZRE0s1dgv9WV_Q6gOvSMuLbkNJWIKv8kGAi3w7yt1dQUht7acjdGj2xNlmKjNumto4GNry_I7Ma_qArrW4mBgahn9ccFawmxP5eIpKNxMVqmFobl5uKMmGt9Dm6LcAXAmWzROMg=s3149" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs9qPnElampyaB8ccFZJBX6esTyh8TfQEByn6M27I_dyLrhkdb7XwZRE0s1dgv9WV_Q6gOvSMuLbkNJWIKv8kGAi3w7yt1dQUht7acjdGj2xNlmKjNumto4GNry_I7Ma_qArrW4mBgahn9ccFawmxP5eIpKNxMVqmFobl5uKMmGt9Dm6LcAXAmWzROMg=w614-h640" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Oh the magic of Christmas Eve at </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Purple Chocolat Home! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>How I love to set the tables and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>change them up just a bit each year. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This year it is all white and with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>snow out on the deck and mountains </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>behind, it is just perfect. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvtrewgRzfhSbd0DsOifu2hy4rXx5Y4LEObwIOaQhNUdD_zuZKShFmL8L6PSZmPAI1uMUXMTeGQGdrjQixbhi7dZfBIbUyz9YNRRD5-hhP2e7bK3Zjr1tivNhrbVjZUnxve3RU_hnczq5E-gBsQWlhqpZ3GH9W3Xxfy8yddfybj5NCOQRvQHqQs6GCg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnvtrewgRzfhSbd0DsOifu2hy4rXx5Y4LEObwIOaQhNUdD_zuZKShFmL8L6PSZmPAI1uMUXMTeGQGdrjQixbhi7dZfBIbUyz9YNRRD5-hhP2e7bK3Zjr1tivNhrbVjZUnxve3RU_hnczq5E-gBsQWlhqpZ3GH9W3Xxfy8yddfybj5NCOQRvQHqQs6GCg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The furniture is moved out of the living room </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and if you have been following me </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for years, you know that it then turns </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>into the Great Room.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnoVy98eE-PhFY3nX0uvmvnT8cZFE87uIk6zsBJmpwpQzmN3cxSl-6FQzxpIJd7a2-GXl00qSpCsEngHuDk1egR-r0M9ZyLedhuSbY8Mc7HFuwEMPqVA_dEpsEIxt_DT08fdtdlHDIxvF9qUKTXp_KRe-EWJ0XK_QcipXW9UkBWAID351fO8fbdn_sew=s3820" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="3820" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnoVy98eE-PhFY3nX0uvmvnT8cZFE87uIk6zsBJmpwpQzmN3cxSl-6FQzxpIJd7a2-GXl00qSpCsEngHuDk1egR-r0M9ZyLedhuSbY8Mc7HFuwEMPqVA_dEpsEIxt_DT08fdtdlHDIxvF9qUKTXp_KRe-EWJ0XK_QcipXW9UkBWAID351fO8fbdn_sew=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can see that the table </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on the front is the tall table </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>for adults and teens, and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the short table in the back </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is for the smallest elves, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but Papa and Nana Claus </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>will be sitting with them for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a special night. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg250lGNdcAXoCjwdbkKRqTHQ4DCNQHalzFIHMttZxBw1eQyxSQpE9aWXW6m_9yqR-5AASCvphbG3s2VcYD9RQLnfatyoqVpCrFlq29u7_XRTbgE6oz9T64Hhf3dfGFoiGKMplDxfc9JYPjvjWO42cJ_fbiYpu-Fc_sSXrFLFTU8VxWwFMkJaRiPx7YBw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg250lGNdcAXoCjwdbkKRqTHQ4DCNQHalzFIHMttZxBw1eQyxSQpE9aWXW6m_9yqR-5AASCvphbG3s2VcYD9RQLnfatyoqVpCrFlq29u7_XRTbgE6oz9T64Hhf3dfGFoiGKMplDxfc9JYPjvjWO42cJ_fbiYpu-Fc_sSXrFLFTU8VxWwFMkJaRiPx7YBw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everyone gets a goblet. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I bought these at Dollar Tree, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so there isn't a worry about them </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>getting broken. White and silver </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chargers sit underneath </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the crowned plates - one set </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that I have enough of for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this fun crowd. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I ran silver sequined runners </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>down the table and added </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>white and silver feathered trees </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(new this year from At Home).</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPblEcnRlHi7Pp7Q2RU9XPhE5EEwzfZSPjb5yBkIklE9Y63sjI_EMhRZQg2z-5EaLy0jVmBv1IFt_z3tR1s45KZOMP4ctxd7vy8Gtm2uzYQMMKBiLCr3Q8T_l43aSv4uA6V0-GIqqpM5QbOSYxMklrWp31-SxZ8Ji4zCeE0v__7IDrRX_ygPmIFHPQQ=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPblEcnRlHi7Pp7Q2RU9XPhE5EEwzfZSPjb5yBkIklE9Y63sjI_EMhRZQg2z-5EaLy0jVmBv1IFt_z3tR1s45KZOMP4ctxd7vy8Gtm2uzYQMMKBiLCr3Q8T_l43aSv4uA6V0-GIqqpM5QbOSYxMklrWp31-SxZ8Ji4zCeE0v__7IDrRX_ygPmIFHPQQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The beautiful silverplate was from </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Horchow years ago and is no longer </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>available.</i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC_wg3swTnNC8bWO0FhJuJJyhECjhN2ijbVrZlmAlT_BqAvR5LgbaiUK-dRDDB5j50FaOIweEAZ8DqoAHGtL0GfoJMOGm92mJJh2Rv6xbRf8xACePN-qR8FYRIB9W_o4xoNSErdNuyak7Wm8IwrAEuYkFJ8d5LyJblhr3gliXPkjPl9WsHRZ8d8adzPA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC_wg3swTnNC8bWO0FhJuJJyhECjhN2ijbVrZlmAlT_BqAvR5LgbaiUK-dRDDB5j50FaOIweEAZ8DqoAHGtL0GfoJMOGm92mJJh2Rv6xbRf8xACePN-qR8FYRIB9W_o4xoNSErdNuyak7Wm8IwrAEuYkFJ8d5LyJblhr3gliXPkjPl9WsHRZ8d8adzPA=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everything just sparkles.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYoAYHME0MZEUCvozwwXZRU4U4Yv2Kkl7NDiI3ZnRl8K2WATI_Ea3N-khHTK78vXy8Npvtx6XIxg_sTTVQKTbghvcLFYkiZPZlPb07tK51dKZrVihhyGPfnCy962bm27C7Zb4efmhPOAbQFAw_9-L6TMzDWntLXXVxcAEoJP1r1FuTBrNams_Pi1eJw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzYoAYHME0MZEUCvozwwXZRU4U4Yv2Kkl7NDiI3ZnRl8K2WATI_Ea3N-khHTK78vXy8Npvtx6XIxg_sTTVQKTbghvcLFYkiZPZlPb07tK51dKZrVihhyGPfnCy962bm27C7Zb4efmhPOAbQFAw_9-L6TMzDWntLXXVxcAEoJP1r1FuTBrNams_Pi1eJw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The candelabras were from my oldest </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>daughter's wedding and were purchased </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>20 years ago. They have been used </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>over and over and over. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiLYtSjHmbWakwpewcgSKNhWZSztPZ-dzwGP-IVA9_XBHlwt2tmNMx99Qn6Dy1xNa8SBHvxgBBUEjqfnp8pHe9QdQQR8ms8S7bpz7tBkWFwq2zTCwa-5Hff3Kl9qkpvt4dWvPffXBUslvPZbcLffQgxUwThIiP0Rkru9TMLU5ufDeAwpDfMBONUGi4g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwiLYtSjHmbWakwpewcgSKNhWZSztPZ-dzwGP-IVA9_XBHlwt2tmNMx99Qn6Dy1xNa8SBHvxgBBUEjqfnp8pHe9QdQQR8ms8S7bpz7tBkWFwq2zTCwa-5Hff3Kl9qkpvt4dWvPffXBUslvPZbcLffQgxUwThIiP0Rkru9TMLU5ufDeAwpDfMBONUGi4g=w640-h480" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUYkuVub0PwlQqaFklOFxnpCQ6Gvu9_jwY57wMBecPBJ3YjfMe3NWn7TZxAe8-ARlehIyvTelTNBEhjhEO6lWmp6MkDX8soOCgffpQB74H1ZWVUnsLFrp-GnP8MVI_dZp2GbUlAa7dkMycA3EUw0ekynDJKAIMByDed5LWghQIWx6PTyMBMf750-Q1dw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUYkuVub0PwlQqaFklOFxnpCQ6Gvu9_jwY57wMBecPBJ3YjfMe3NWn7TZxAe8-ARlehIyvTelTNBEhjhEO6lWmp6MkDX8soOCgffpQB74H1ZWVUnsLFrp-GnP8MVI_dZp2GbUlAa7dkMycA3EUw0ekynDJKAIMByDed5LWghQIWx6PTyMBMf750-Q1dw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgESpFvQvMPB7V7DZVm1UFOhK4twWLod8wvdieryhCPd78v9x3uoOq5l-Hx1pd9iuoKHIfDsnhUZPBqxzzV-CDmisODuLHQ3UK_Ndj924MagiXUlLWzIM8XlsxT8XEygixrDOZYb-10QyPPOdtfB_5mWfai-q6mnifSc2y2QprLktk8XWX3HVF5yxkmEg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgESpFvQvMPB7V7DZVm1UFOhK4twWLod8wvdieryhCPd78v9x3uoOq5l-Hx1pd9iuoKHIfDsnhUZPBqxzzV-CDmisODuLHQ3UK_Ndj924MagiXUlLWzIM8XlsxT8XEygixrDOZYb-10QyPPOdtfB_5mWfai-q6mnifSc2y2QprLktk8XWX3HVF5yxkmEg=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFd-FUwmYxdgEzUJ5sZ1AXLBA3oOBYKO6sb-Uvogz-u3N_GKq638UIkgqvoZVK8iuDirrJUN4S6dR2BqvSezsNGodRYihBFl72lvkcTkEKt0e-cRRZek2AmfFQi6C1RMet7ELHGSOGw4mindtErNp34AbLQ4gSU9ishQZCRjydgeJ1_xLCqLxHT3HoAw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFd-FUwmYxdgEzUJ5sZ1AXLBA3oOBYKO6sb-Uvogz-u3N_GKq638UIkgqvoZVK8iuDirrJUN4S6dR2BqvSezsNGodRYihBFl72lvkcTkEKt0e-cRRZek2AmfFQi6C1RMet7ELHGSOGw4mindtErNp34AbLQ4gSU9ishQZCRjydgeJ1_xLCqLxHT3HoAw=w480-h640" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are all set and ready for guests. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hoping for a Merry Christmas for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>everyone. And we hope you are all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>healthy and happy too.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be posting this with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net">Tablescapes Thursday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Love Your Creativity</a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-4801746081995265272021-12-01T02:30:00.001-08:002021-12-01T02:30:00.249-08:00Tales of the Traveling Tote Cabo Thanksgiving<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRcDlmyahE2WIm_AZ5yn_VWUXIRaycFueSpgyCHEK-btrB5mLirieFkoQxCXIDeR8d5SWUfZrXPh1Nc3kjiARZ5o1LNYAqmihfNfhKVRTTFbJX2W0Uq7NBBP-8rF7f-2CayCBgVgwwrUI/s2048/IMG_5489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2048" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRcDlmyahE2WIm_AZ5yn_VWUXIRaycFueSpgyCHEK-btrB5mLirieFkoQxCXIDeR8d5SWUfZrXPh1Nc3kjiARZ5o1LNYAqmihfNfhKVRTTFbJX2W0Uq7NBBP-8rF7f-2CayCBgVgwwrUI/w640-h486/IMG_5489.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome to our 29th quarterly </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Tales of the Traveling Totes. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It's that time again where our Traveling Totes </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>share where they have gone this last few </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>months. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This was an off-year for our kids for </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanksgiving, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so as we were having a dinner with </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>friends, they said they didn't have their </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>kids coming this year either. We all </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decided we would spend Thanksgiving, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>or Friendsgiving together in Cabo. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The first thing they noticed was our new gate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to the driveway of our home. Miss Madi K </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>decided to grace the gates with her presence. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We added the gates because other cars were </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>using our driveway as a turnaround and sure </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enough, someone ran into our garage doors. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We quickly called our builder and asked him </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to add gates. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqf2bJVRuizbAZPS03HmD-_Et_JAdicLAKrp9lPKjmfA5RQiALpEh2k2ne4CGTtyoF4ggAr6ozTZYY5vVRKiVWdkCUgdwvk3NMky0VyXlkACtiIsZ6Q-xh9ZxcRHo9Hf9r7EfeAQpT1b5/s2048/IMG_5491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqf2bJVRuizbAZPS03HmD-_Et_JAdicLAKrp9lPKjmfA5RQiALpEh2k2ne4CGTtyoF4ggAr6ozTZYY5vVRKiVWdkCUgdwvk3NMky0VyXlkACtiIsZ6Q-xh9ZxcRHo9Hf9r7EfeAQpT1b5/w640-h480/IMG_5491.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The builder, MarCor, designed the gates to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>coordinate with the interior railing. We thought </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>he did an amazing job with his design. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHLuyeSJZY8drBJ9eHwbW-1oKcA9J9SEzn687f_IuJzvHgc3bOGqyN7oNkM-r62EUNUNkdcG0_qXLJ9C-vhtem5YneaIrPJhg8N41zAeM63k_ICGTUFCrjwTsyWnGtzTTK8Q7jSL1SF5B/s2048/IMG_5490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHLuyeSJZY8drBJ9eHwbW-1oKcA9J9SEzn687f_IuJzvHgc3bOGqyN7oNkM-r62EUNUNkdcG0_qXLJ9C-vhtem5YneaIrPJhg8N41zAeM63k_ICGTUFCrjwTsyWnGtzTTK8Q7jSL1SF5B/w480-h640/IMG_5490.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K also wanted to show off </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my master closet. Certainly nicer than we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>have at home! She feels so comfortable </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and relaxed in this fabulous closet. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnswsiqM5WUAgaCwZBZrPfQeW8_9nezRKC8IZ5zoss1cDJV2UAX2FYRmmDXlATZyBfTxRdJ7lWQI4JLGCV1Bg9Sdi9ngevYVJ8N0iwPe0eshBc4JmTxgPJ40zumZMrqxdF7xeEjWUCxOvC/s2048/IMG_5495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnswsiqM5WUAgaCwZBZrPfQeW8_9nezRKC8IZ5zoss1cDJV2UAX2FYRmmDXlATZyBfTxRdJ7lWQI4JLGCV1Bg9Sdi9ngevYVJ8N0iwPe0eshBc4JmTxgPJ40zumZMrqxdF7xeEjWUCxOvC/w480-h640/IMG_5495.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>As always, going out to eat is one of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>our favorite activities here in Cabo. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We love The Office for breakfast. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It is down on the beach and you </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>can take your shoes off and dig </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>your feet into the sand. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQdIhOEpQ1YRYyVWx0eFijqMV4Hbm4-uF_Nt2NwGJYQ3-3JAB61QH0QVjI9TfQYr2Mpr9B99dNyPClVRgbQXoDlHWq5U3d3aUSFyZm2va-3mWi_Gd8OCBerVhDKsVfo2R4fxsRs_UaF9s/s1941/IMG_5492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1941" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQdIhOEpQ1YRYyVWx0eFijqMV4Hbm4-uF_Nt2NwGJYQ3-3JAB61QH0QVjI9TfQYr2Mpr9B99dNyPClVRgbQXoDlHWq5U3d3aUSFyZm2va-3mWi_Gd8OCBerVhDKsVfo2R4fxsRs_UaF9s/w640-h544/IMG_5492.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This year we discovered La Lupita, a new </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>taco shop. These are Wagyu Tostadas </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>served in a mini smoker. Of course, I would </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>love to have mini smokers like this for entertaining. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I did a search for them immediately online </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but didn't find anything! I am sure they </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>are custom made for the restaurant. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI81CsRPpRrbSydXQWhjZvRn4aJVWajx0hhNk2EhOd-GR4-WTjQKaYVSczzcyxm7Kf_xOKkyM0XFQtMiiWZkjz_TkT0ZpdnPrLbYFOk5DBHxdPjuCb1cA_84Dr-AEVitRK5xiHq9Zfg0qY/s2048/IMG_5496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI81CsRPpRrbSydXQWhjZvRn4aJVWajx0hhNk2EhOd-GR4-WTjQKaYVSczzcyxm7Kf_xOKkyM0XFQtMiiWZkjz_TkT0ZpdnPrLbYFOk5DBHxdPjuCb1cA_84Dr-AEVitRK5xiHq9Zfg0qY/w480-h640/IMG_5496.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sunday we always cook at home and I </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>made these Tomahawk Steaks which we </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>served along with shrimp and cheese on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>mini raclette machines. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEazf9Jf5ntMIzBc7shFvY7RJmsQkEEtxTq4eagrqZEwsYswhS9UGzviBwn82KVAqLSaIwI-2T9YOeYn7ixXH0O4Kv565jSLS81_EjHmZBS37eyRiMlVVQqJErDhNKlxVl5YTFD3doVD8R/s2048/IMG_5497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEazf9Jf5ntMIzBc7shFvY7RJmsQkEEtxTq4eagrqZEwsYswhS9UGzviBwn82KVAqLSaIwI-2T9YOeYn7ixXH0O4Kv565jSLS81_EjHmZBS37eyRiMlVVQqJErDhNKlxVl5YTFD3doVD8R/w640-h480/IMG_5497.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our big adventure this trip was a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dune buggy ride out in the desert. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ05KZNj_c5P5PmVX7B9JJ4eZOhnq3JisaJWRiD2W0bwIHGXMuYnHuR5m7EF_eHn8vl-kYjqEZ4YS2cDWPdcFf5LerSXSuep-mlzaJ4akIn8_GLEHQ-d63c47ISMaPTBLn7Y-jm2VZcI_/s2048/IMG_5498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ05KZNj_c5P5PmVX7B9JJ4eZOhnq3JisaJWRiD2W0bwIHGXMuYnHuR5m7EF_eHn8vl-kYjqEZ4YS2cDWPdcFf5LerSXSuep-mlzaJ4akIn8_GLEHQ-d63c47ISMaPTBLn7Y-jm2VZcI_/w640-h480/IMG_5498.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had a lot of fun, but they weren't as fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>as side by sides. They struggled in anything </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that wasn't hard-packed sand. We thought </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>we were going to get to ride them on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>beach, but they had us stop and walk to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the beach - haha - that wasn't what we had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>in mind when we signed up for the ride. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDHbIgJLZ0r4SJLUfLuD-U3rhNxzaAi_1FFZ8rn0mcyxliR57liUTBqXlpQrtcfKUnFUsv6imZuMMBZWjNXzObkP9JG3qyY2j-9z_X3paJ0aLmBBTPJrS14kqOvlxc3cq-VGSunLKazDP/s2048/IMG_1942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDHbIgJLZ0r4SJLUfLuD-U3rhNxzaAi_1FFZ8rn0mcyxliR57liUTBqXlpQrtcfKUnFUsv6imZuMMBZWjNXzObkP9JG3qyY2j-9z_X3paJ0aLmBBTPJrS14kqOvlxc3cq-VGSunLKazDP/w480-h640/IMG_1942.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>But the star of any of our trips here is </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the home itself, with its beautiful </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>sunrise and sunset vistas, </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW3bSfMo6nh3JDmFS9p43A-Di-VZCbJtjm-AsbFXUePs6WeNcsPhlsDJPHNG9d6v-iG82aA-xqNh2C_iP9j8RMsFJanRQu11RgAnODgw3NPmxkDlAU2HwRCZUUYSfO-fuf8clrDcS3edT/s2048/IMG_1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW3bSfMo6nh3JDmFS9p43A-Di-VZCbJtjm-AsbFXUePs6WeNcsPhlsDJPHNG9d6v-iG82aA-xqNh2C_iP9j8RMsFJanRQu11RgAnODgw3NPmxkDlAU2HwRCZUUYSfO-fuf8clrDcS3edT/w480-h640/IMG_1952.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and of course the pools. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now we are off to race home to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>begin all of the Christmas parties. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Miss Madi K and I have a full month </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of fun ahead of us! </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQqrIb-VpOEFK89ictH487vqQgiXPiz6xIC-ezL30b9LBOdMzLA01ynDuTSSBEfaPy713NmiCweb6ZY-hHO4JVHk4TBqwwD6OJi8EP4k7cKk6yMTWej1mlfhKX4K0an5LwzCfFgh8ezD6/s2048/IMG_5500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQqrIb-VpOEFK89ictH487vqQgiXPiz6xIC-ezL30b9LBOdMzLA01ynDuTSSBEfaPy713NmiCweb6ZY-hHO4JVHk4TBqwwD6OJi8EP4k7cKk6yMTWej1mlfhKX4K0an5LwzCfFgh8ezD6/w640-h480/IMG_5500.JPG" width="640" /></a>\</i></span></div><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by. Now hop on </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>over to visit our other Traveling Totes and </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enter a drawing for our prize this month.</i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Deb at Mountain Breaths is hosting this </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>month, so leave a comment on her blog </i></span></center><center><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to enter to win. </i></span></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV9ba8WCnips98bN8u_Q41yjxiC0ffGW8jNWn9m3bY0RgIhwhaWU-RXThBDdSOYLLRscOkGvsTIq5dTFXOWiq4EsoNnNcctyiMMkaASEolAFodqdcmGVowWIpqZTNbJ2xURW8sx9wTi3c/s1290/ttt.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmV9ba8WCnips98bN8u_Q41yjxiC0ffGW8jNWn9m3bY0RgIhwhaWU-RXThBDdSOYLLRscOkGvsTIq5dTFXOWiq4EsoNnNcctyiMMkaASEolAFodqdcmGVowWIpqZTNbJ2xURW8sx9wTi3c/w488-h640/ttt.JPEG" width="488" /></a></div><br /><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><h2 style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Aurora</span> @ <a href="http://www.mountainbreaths.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Mountain Breaths</span></a> </span></i></span></span></h2><center style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Courtney Childs</span>@ <a href="http://www.thefrenchhutch.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The French Hutch</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenna</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Coquille</span> @<a href="https://thepaintedapron.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Painted Apron</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Linda P</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Lola</span> @<a href="http://www.lifeandlinda.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> Life and Linda</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Patti</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Kenzie</span> </span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">@</span><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="s5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Pandora's Box</a> </span></span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Rita</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Luna C </span>@ <a href="http://wvpanoply.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s2" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e70010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Panoply</span></a></span><span class="s4" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fb0007; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></i></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarah</b> with <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Miss Merri Mac</span> @ <span class="s6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://hyacinthforthesoul.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Hyacinths for the Soul</a></span></span></i></span></span></div></div><div class="p1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Ricki Jill </b>and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Countess De Monet</span> @ <a href="http://ricki-treleaven.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s6" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sketchy Reader</span></a></span></i></span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="p3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: neucha; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="s1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Cherry Kay</b> and <span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Carrie Ann Hall</span> @ <span class="s3" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e60010; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://entertainingwomen.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;">Entertaining Women</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ee1111; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></a></span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; 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font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We will be back in March for another adventure. </span></div><br /><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></i></span></span></div></div></center></center><center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-17144955951976944472021-11-30T06:42:00.000-08:002021-11-30T06:42:22.546-08:00Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL3rYfpxn6WV8MovrkCebxe1YmPa5jaQa_rdAGgDIue3kAB7u03tblw_QMDfOUNsPJm1aGE1OSRZ5PZHg4WczSacmZKv6Y3gyyT-PawwsPGl4zhsheSQaBQP1nYnTFDoePMjcH_SJ8uWn/s2048/IMG_5521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2048" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL3rYfpxn6WV8MovrkCebxe1YmPa5jaQa_rdAGgDIue3kAB7u03tblw_QMDfOUNsPJm1aGE1OSRZ5PZHg4WczSacmZKv6Y3gyyT-PawwsPGl4zhsheSQaBQP1nYnTFDoePMjcH_SJ8uWn/w640-h616/IMG_5521.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Does this Hot Chocolate Charcuterie </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>make your mouth water? I know it did </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that for my grandkids! This was a huge hit!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD84mAU4BJP535ZuOa23tMfN47PbBLm-Ejy9Wqx_oft3wVXRMQpGqofv1KJiApflnx3uugNMy7GyrL62hqBGi2OZDygV76hVwfukWCHeyGTVSVf6kdoyMmssPr8UmKItqcKvFSf24z1X7/s2048/IMG_5520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2048" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD84mAU4BJP535ZuOa23tMfN47PbBLm-Ejy9Wqx_oft3wVXRMQpGqofv1KJiApflnx3uugNMy7GyrL62hqBGi2OZDygV76hVwfukWCHeyGTVSVf6kdoyMmssPr8UmKItqcKvFSf24z1X7/w640-h572/IMG_5520.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>So I put it right in their reach on my </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Patience Brewster table. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYD4WDok5YrfWGasfqv4J-6EcruyWDiAwPuSNBnAxO5TIDW1bz2853t1J23pWOvXnUpRTCHnuIbM2dCC-71zpKmo3Cu_XXI-Bcc9LeOC-YDXkgoqfCRWq55RbgkZISl6ocfeK4KthIy-z/s2048/IMG_5517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYD4WDok5YrfWGasfqv4J-6EcruyWDiAwPuSNBnAxO5TIDW1bz2853t1J23pWOvXnUpRTCHnuIbM2dCC-71zpKmo3Cu_XXI-Bcc9LeOC-YDXkgoqfCRWq55RbgkZISl6ocfeK4KthIy-z/w480-h640/IMG_5517.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The number one hit were these </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>itty bitty tiny <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sarahs-Candy-Factory-Dehydrated-Marshmallow/dp/B08YS36GXH/ref=sr_1_9?crid=PMTEAG5S72SZ&keywords=freeze+dried+mini+marshmallows&qid=1638282340&qsid=130-8080949-3700035&sprefix=freeze+dried+mini+mars%2Caps%2C220&sr=8-9&sres=B075SH9S2C%2CB08CY8PY29%2CB00GRW10FY%2CB082MS4T53%2CB08YS36GXH%2CB09JYC4ZKL%2CB08X18V27J%2CB00WXZJTS4%2CB08QB1RVGW%2CB094LJTBZP%2CB08GPGZYK5%2CB01D57DTDY%2CB09DQ85FMQ%2CB08BQ5RSC5%2CB08259XD23%2CB095PTR8G9%2CB0714JDC5D%2CB0753WPPKL%2CB08WG4YCHL%2CB01M3T3G90&srpt=FOOD">freeze dried marshmallows</a>. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I found these on Amazon. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everyone loved the stir sticks also, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and you can find the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Stix-LB60-50-Sticks-Height/dp/B06XBTLHV9/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=rock+candy+sticks&qid=1638282559&qsid=130-8080949-3700035&sr=8-7&sres=B002GD3FU6%2CB08FMWZBFS%2CB06XBTLHV9%2CB07WGXX2LC%2CB000OVK66S%2CB08CMWFCYP%2CB00N6L5RJ4%2CB07RQPHNZY%2CB00T0VE4S4%2CB09LVXXWHP%2CB087TBHSDG%2CB00OGQH9FS%2CB01250XVU8%2CB00OAQVK5O%2CB0969SMCJ2%2CB00OWIBJ1K%2CB01N7KYCGD%2CB00HZANV8Q%2CB092B6VFL7%2CB08XJXYQ2Q&srpt=SUGAR_CANDY">sticks here.</a> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Just dip several times in chocolate </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and then roll in crushed candy canes. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3cDxoV5thSy0NX_TE-6v6eLSd-TjgTnC8kqe0Udp4uZW0StSlDkolv7lSkuZsMWQApYx6QySSQUONjj0xXohFowKn5mE2Tc6l4zbevg1TI5F9oodeYQvQy9dfwlDbWGjyqfHl_RzTXpD/s2048/IMG_5518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3cDxoV5thSy0NX_TE-6v6eLSd-TjgTnC8kqe0Udp4uZW0StSlDkolv7lSkuZsMWQApYx6QySSQUONjj0xXohFowKn5mE2Tc6l4zbevg1TI5F9oodeYQvQy9dfwlDbWGjyqfHl_RzTXpD/w480-h640/IMG_5518.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I also freeze dried small scoops </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>of Peppermint Stick ice cream. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They just melt into your hot chocolate. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Right next to them I have Oreos </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>with crushed candy cane. You can't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>imagine how good the whole board smelled! </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1sxiE4nLHObvzZUNtf4KJnQEm3qcor_mun2YbE-a5DIw3PGyihu8TyU_3hfIxF2r-JwmJqlX9OfrB2X8SJonERAJKh6q93UKEDg0Z8-CthkpNK16fEfHyIz0dMjq414FigYz1vmCKEkB/s2048/IMG_5519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1sxiE4nLHObvzZUNtf4KJnQEm3qcor_mun2YbE-a5DIw3PGyihu8TyU_3hfIxF2r-JwmJqlX9OfrB2X8SJonERAJKh6q93UKEDg0Z8-CthkpNK16fEfHyIz0dMjq414FigYz1vmCKEkB/w480-h640/IMG_5519.JPG" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ghiradelli Santas, candy canes and a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>new favorite - Gingerbread Oreos! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I loved the board as much as the kids. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6x8h3by3WaTfs8NHgDSVbt8G4Sc6Y3gzI6i5RY0t8hnC6p3-OIhVjGZ3w6HpdnW_3LxiFc4RtP4ZwpcBur6nD7NT9b4w314PSkxLfQ9LPYlTjc2nfPfKkyHXv-JmJzRusTZ1jYYJZwaud/s2048/IMG_5073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2048" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6x8h3by3WaTfs8NHgDSVbt8G4Sc6Y3gzI6i5RY0t8hnC6p3-OIhVjGZ3w6HpdnW_3LxiFc4RtP4ZwpcBur6nD7NT9b4w314PSkxLfQ9LPYlTjc2nfPfKkyHXv-JmJzRusTZ1jYYJZwaud/w640-h530/IMG_5073.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We served the board at our </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Christmas Cheermeister Event, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>where we give the kids their </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Christmas money. We asked them </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to wear pajamas and we served </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a Christmas breakfast of crepes. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4913Kpa3oRvH-hHcy1bgmpwTBdgbogrkPcMydUDs7qSwQMUVYi_O2AnuA4LO9NeZdivRMflb3ndJIxoyWXySRv5XZAtJdm71fyCis5nBU7S0AvdYvLovqF7aI-ALD9_7uP-YeAxEIfFtS/s1936/IMG_5305+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4913Kpa3oRvH-hHcy1bgmpwTBdgbogrkPcMydUDs7qSwQMUVYi_O2AnuA4LO9NeZdivRMflb3ndJIxoyWXySRv5XZAtJdm71fyCis5nBU7S0AvdYvLovqF7aI-ALD9_7uP-YeAxEIfFtS/w640-h640/IMG_5305+3.JPG" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We also celebrated a few birthdays. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was a great evening to kick off </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Christmas! These sparkler candles </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>are everyone's favorites, so we had </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to light one for each birthday! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Birthday-Decoration-Suitable-Weddings-Restaurants/dp/B09L5N4ZGG/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=Q54TIS3ZEW0P&keywords=sparkler%2Bcandles%2Bfor%2Bcake%2Bfireworks&qid=1638282992&sprefix=sparkler%2Bcandles%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUjNVUFU0WVJaSTZNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzU5MTg1MlNBU0I4SUdDQlA0NiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNjM4MTQ0Vk5VSlEwQlZUWE1KJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1">find those here.</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This was a huge charcuterie, but </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>you can put one together on a </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>much smaller scale. This fed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>30 and we had a lot leftover. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanks for joining us in a little </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>family fun! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Enjoy!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-24042933466250767322021-10-31T13:26:00.001-07:002021-10-31T13:27:28.229-07:00Halloween 2021<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk45TqqwNGIlCHBOS3OYJinJ9V_bFWqovOsVYcEa1f-z8lVMh4xnllrKzD4u9bV5wGzaFdyxfqkKCIdK1P194UBXLMMvzyqwAlHooCTMj970F9-32LNSuDyIBfj8SATENVXPxXuaYTbT-/s2048/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk45TqqwNGIlCHBOS3OYJinJ9V_bFWqovOsVYcEa1f-z8lVMh4xnllrKzD4u9bV5wGzaFdyxfqkKCIdK1P194UBXLMMvzyqwAlHooCTMj970F9-32LNSuDyIBfj8SATENVXPxXuaYTbT-/w480-h640/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #04ff00;">Maleficent and Diaval </span>were out in full </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>glory last night for trick or treating. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here in Utah when Halloween falls on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sunday we trick or treat on Saturday </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>night. We were blessed with a warm day </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and perfect weather. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHqwS3_aKT7RA5vnqq6fQuUkr-kSfHQPlUUa3RO6we-wumqb5_CaE44TbrjMq9WyilnWRUyD0uGoaDKZAgFsvW1CKFSeQU-DsdewxnVEibyIoaYRcqqZFtfTZEiIOA5YFBkjavqs_Qezo/s2048/IMG_4887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHqwS3_aKT7RA5vnqq6fQuUkr-kSfHQPlUUa3RO6we-wumqb5_CaE44TbrjMq9WyilnWRUyD0uGoaDKZAgFsvW1CKFSeQU-DsdewxnVEibyIoaYRcqqZFtfTZEiIOA5YFBkjavqs_Qezo/w480-h640/IMG_4887.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The catalyst for this year's theme was </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this Maleficent throne that I got </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>last year from <a href="http://thronekingdom.com">Throne Kingdom. </a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I decided since Maleficent had her </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wings stripped from her that her </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #04ff00;">detached wings </span>should hang on the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>chair above her head. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We decided against hosting </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>trick or treaters with Covid last year, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so <span style="color: #04ff00;">Maleficent's throne</span> finally came out. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was featured in my entry last year </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and some of the grandkids posed </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>on it. It stands 92 inches tall and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>is quite magnificent. We ordered a second </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>one to put in our theater room if we ever </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>get started building our new home. </i></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYW0XpqKZ6VJCz598CcUq_eAooskgP_zo4ge0soNimUXng6l5ij9TOttKwpw3i3dy9jwWNi8LLSNeOkHwtETSmUAuTQzy4kmRPisz7O4zduYNhiI497KjtipPnc6nm5k04c2kIIFtozd8/s2048/IMG_4891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYW0XpqKZ6VJCz598CcUq_eAooskgP_zo4ge0soNimUXng6l5ij9TOttKwpw3i3dy9jwWNi8LLSNeOkHwtETSmUAuTQzy4kmRPisz7O4zduYNhiI497KjtipPnc6nm5k04c2kIIFtozd8/w480-h640/IMG_4891.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0192JVZ4E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1">costume</a> was ordered off Amazon </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>last year also. I didn't wear it to the two </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halloween dinners we hosted as it is huge </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and heavy and the headpiece is heavy also, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so I used an old one that was lighter weight. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Since I was just sitting on my throne, the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>dress was perfect for the evening. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyffF3fs5dJJzqsQkFmQ6_jpyzPcxTmIQpjmeMAdp1AT-0t8S-i6L2ZRDOvKDa5-l8mW-p0GsKZBqcp-SpUDs5r9a9l85fpMcn42SwyMM-0Kmd8ZJ1BGhTYq_JrAkkdV7BRwig_vjwBm6c/s1206/IMG_4894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1206" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyffF3fs5dJJzqsQkFmQ6_jpyzPcxTmIQpjmeMAdp1AT-0t8S-i6L2ZRDOvKDa5-l8mW-p0GsKZBqcp-SpUDs5r9a9l85fpMcn42SwyMM-0Kmd8ZJ1BGhTYq_JrAkkdV7BRwig_vjwBm6c/w640-h490/IMG_4894.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Everyone wanted to know how we got the </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>green glow. That was achieved by two </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093R47CFL?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details">green light bulbs</a> I purchased off Amazon. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We shot two fog machines at the doors and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the green reflected off the fog. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I was surprised how many people didn't </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>know who Diaval was - her sidekick crow </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>that she turned into a human when she </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>needed his help and then turned back </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>into a crow, a horse and a bear when </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>she needed. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>If you want to see a movie of </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Maleficent's outfit check out </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>my IG post at</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Jacquelinekayes</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We had <span style="color: #04ff00;">600 kids</span> (and parents)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>come to the door - </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>whew - that's a lot of candy!</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center>Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484061334032211360.post-87658200775208800152021-10-30T08:30:00.001-07:002021-10-31T12:56:41.437-07:00Freeze Dried Caramel Apple Pops<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO9rrm8uUjHThODfV6ASmZJ74iUlFUEg5Sxb0DOOWrtlhjQUCnBCmGMx24wKD6TflblnxbelyWKfznjEBwawYoErDmf1N6RES2V7wvUbhIut8-R3yPhCgPqFk3gJRbceRiAjwNL-ZDFoz/s1078/IMG_4878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1078" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO9rrm8uUjHThODfV6ASmZJ74iUlFUEg5Sxb0DOOWrtlhjQUCnBCmGMx24wKD6TflblnxbelyWKfznjEBwawYoErDmf1N6RES2V7wvUbhIut8-R3yPhCgPqFk3gJRbceRiAjwNL-ZDFoz/w640-h558/IMG_4878.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Introducing our new freeze dried </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>treat - <span style="color: #04ff00;">Caramel Apple Suckers. </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We saw these for sale at a craft boutique </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>this fall and decided they were one fun </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>treat!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9GELti7DiQjTdu1EXSrEmLyUROKAKRhy1DQ9pMBxJ-ciaGL36VFyF9LeRi9HhBjqHR1TL84g6uzGAhAbIVAQfKpPWBE7tTJdWihL1StnsErdWNQ4J6O5_sT0sQq7sD25JpwWVu0kMVpt/s2048/IMG_4880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9GELti7DiQjTdu1EXSrEmLyUROKAKRhy1DQ9pMBxJ-ciaGL36VFyF9LeRi9HhBjqHR1TL84g6uzGAhAbIVAQfKpPWBE7tTJdWihL1StnsErdWNQ4J6O5_sT0sQq7sD25JpwWVu0kMVpt/w512-h640/IMG_4880.JPG" width="512" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We ended up making tons of them </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and gave them away in these cute, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>inexpensive<span style="color: #04ff00;"> buckets.</span> Some of the kids </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>were even stealing from other's buckets </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and putting more in theirs. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzYknwbrN_EQZwyAkMvH3FeYYy5s1zPWF3ygqX-utQASx1RG3oRI3wPbLOHoj9Fw_dg7gPADoRD-rbEmf_GBPhuZfoXLU1UwzH3ftA8nsaLEn-4f-9z8DbRsbgFzbaRzuD6O7n25q91OR/s2048/IMG_3412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzYknwbrN_EQZwyAkMvH3FeYYy5s1zPWF3ygqX-utQASx1RG3oRI3wPbLOHoj9Fw_dg7gPADoRD-rbEmf_GBPhuZfoXLU1UwzH3ftA8nsaLEn-4f-9z8DbRsbgFzbaRzuD6O7n25q91OR/w480-h640/IMG_3412.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I looked for instructions online </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and didn't find any, so I just decided </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>to give them a try. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I unwrapped and laid them out on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>parchment lined pans for the freeze dryer. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have a Harvest Right freeze dryer. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeMGo4vsYQid4f5qPkNtZd5PgMzyHhy1ixv533QogIFzW6BJsS8w1CZZDKmBV0zcEE0pcgFyGNVh-b6sfDL1dmm8LaLHVJzHO3z1XYG3VaEf4nHv5m7TD1kjYx-lKa64SWFDQag6KbTMO/s2048/IMG_3403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDeMGo4vsYQid4f5qPkNtZd5PgMzyHhy1ixv533QogIFzW6BJsS8w1CZZDKmBV0zcEE0pcgFyGNVh-b6sfDL1dmm8LaLHVJzHO3z1XYG3VaEf4nHv5m7TD1kjYx-lKa64SWFDQag6KbTMO/w480-h640/IMG_3403.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I didn't know if they would have </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a problem sticking together, so </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I alternated their direction and </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>spaced them apart, but as you can </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>see, they pretty much took up </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>the space they had. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I set the freeze dryer for a <span style="color: #04ff00;">standard time </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and that was perfect. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBT-dgQ7kKwCzalCSwsds1eB7cTTP8AXG6HveK8QFnIaeolImhEduPPZXVZkbdHWrwnyRIIVQcbQ09wYErKxgy8gtvtjhVBiYDAKUk3LTlfS3tvxmr0KeHmtoLHwxg6q1qa9CdcKGM80h/s2048/IMG_3404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBT-dgQ7kKwCzalCSwsds1eB7cTTP8AXG6HveK8QFnIaeolImhEduPPZXVZkbdHWrwnyRIIVQcbQ09wYErKxgy8gtvtjhVBiYDAKUk3LTlfS3tvxmr0KeHmtoLHwxg6q1qa9CdcKGM80h/w480-h640/IMG_3404.jpg" width="480" /></i></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>They are a caramel flavored <span style="color: #04ff00;">melt in your mouth </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>crunch with a tangy green apple melt in </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>your mouth surprise. They were a big hit </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and so much fun. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We have loved our Harvest Right </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>freeze dryer so much. It seems to </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>be constantly running. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I will post this on </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://lifeandlinda.com">Love Your Creativity</a></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s1600/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlxW2P_UONtgRRhnZpG-qehJOq-DnDXtkeqxBGA1ubdOfZxWWl8Gsm4xKr-4f-A0767RUB2d9OCF1le4MjBEoCQXivK1h3u9ID0VHWdU7kXSInk2jZU57vjv80MPhnxSDYAb3oTtMa4rT/s200/signature_2%25281%2529.gif" width="200" /></a></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com6