tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13908303615140101002024-03-19T08:01:29.016-05:00things i loveimages of the people and things that mean the most to me.marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-27539855965853101242013-03-19T08:25:00.001-05:002013-03-19T21:07:49.273-05:00new blog<br />
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i have moved to a new blog as a continuation of this blog. come on over and see what we are up to at dash home farm and see the thingsilovetoo-marmee.<br />
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going thru pictures for my daughters thirtieth birthday party...i found this oldie but goodie of my sister and me. </div>
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<br />as spring is giving way to the brighter days of summer i am pulled into the light of the sun. </div>
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the sun wraps it's arms of warmth around me and holds on tight.</div>
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this embrace is what i long for all winter.</div>
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i am a sun junky. i need it, i want it, i can't get enough of it.<br /></div>
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long work days give way to the golden rays and usually i am exhausted.</div>
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had to say goodbye and farewell to our long time companion, maggie. </div>
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seventeen and half years was just not long enough. </div>
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she has been laid to rest on our farm underneath a golden desert ash. my amazing hubby picked out<br />
this beautiful tribute tree and said it would always remind us of our golden girl, maggie.<br />
the bark is an unusual amber colour and the leaves will turn the same hue in the fall. we have place it on a high point on the farm so we can see it standing there strong, tall in remembrance of our dear girl.<br />
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also i received this beauty, a black tulip magnolia for mother's day from my son, jesse. </div>
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he and hubby planted it for me.</div>
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the days of summer are full. </div>
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there is sheep sheering going on around here.</div>
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three of the sheep, out of the four are done.</div>
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this is not an easy task.</div>
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ok wilma it's your turn next.</div>
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poor baby needs to be able to see.</div>
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the animals around the farm are enjoying the sun too.<br />
renny is awaiting dinner keeping a watchful eye out &<br />
"the girls" as we call them, vivian and pearl like to hang out near me wherever that may be.<br />
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this handsome lad is our latest foster, tuxedo or tennessee tuxedo as my hubby calls him.</div>
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my violas have just been spectacular this year blooming since the very early spring and just won't quit.<br />
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i do so love to be outdoors enjoying everybit of sunshine i can get. riding my tractor and cutting the grass is a real favourite of mine. it gives me plenty of sun, plenty of time, and plenty of comtemplating the artwork that is nature, painted by the hand of God.</div>
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<br />marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-30653270288633443922012-05-06T14:08:00.000-05:002012-05-06T14:08:52.791-05:00getting some clarity farm stylelife's a bit busy right now, gardening, farming, end of school hoopla, ballet practices and performances, hockey winding down/playoffs for the menfolk, lots of watering due to extremely dry conditions, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, friends experiencing death and divorce, then there is always cooking, cleaning, laundry, children, grandchildren, grown children, family that doesn't live here(traveling), animals(lots of them) fostering, projects due, straightening up(my full time job) and i know i am not alone in this but sometimes it feels that way. <br />
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there are plenty of other things that could also go on that list (replacing toilet paper in the bathrooms, my other full-time job)....but you get the picture and most of you are experiencing it or have experienced it in the recent past. <br />
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SOME DAYS i just want to do what i want to do but alas the needs are still there when i return from my mental escapes. which includes photographing, painting, taking care of the animals, planting an edible garden...much less having dinner or time with grownup friends including my hubby.<br />
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don't get me wrong i love being a mother, wife, grandmother, gardener, cook, farmgirl etc, etc. i am just no good at prioritizing. i want to do or have it all. <br />
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then i put myself in my place...you aren't a superhero/mom. you can only do what you can do...more blah blah blah. <br />
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i realize that breathing is something that takes purposeful thoughts about it. long slow breaths. slowing down takes saying to yourself....SLOW DOWN.<br />
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life is a bit busy(vast understatement) but i am still going to take time to have some fresh cut flowers in a vase, take photographs of an unfurling flower, smell the gardenias, paint a picture, have a swing on the front porch, stroke the kitty, preserve memories by daydreaming, read that book with dust on the front cover, cook lavish meals that take hours, watch a sunset until it fads into stars, find new music and just sit and listen to it, stare at the birds flitting about, and lay in the hammock with my hubby, girl, and as many dogs as can fit on there with us.<br />
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life is full of things some are "glorious" others not so much but all in all life is full to the brim and i love it.<br />
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background: transparent;" /></a>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-16345276927943171372012-03-12T11:48:00.024-05:002012-03-12T19:42:11.165-05:00promise<div><br /></div><div>i know we are all feeling the need to celebrate spring.</div><div>the hope that it brings is so necessary to our well being.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTAlS1pQD4v1eVDGuvfrWXZUPdxMKhmFs75_u4sR0qGNkjn1jVE-rCJuC4hGkf7oko_ErhwcM1oFlrtplAb931-f1AG5dEgDWTbya_tD1AV0uMGyCwDB-0I_O8oInUEZFmBpHxKNNWg4/s1600/IMG_5306.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTAlS1pQD4v1eVDGuvfrWXZUPdxMKhmFs75_u4sR0qGNkjn1jVE-rCJuC4hGkf7oko_ErhwcM1oFlrtplAb931-f1AG5dEgDWTbya_tD1AV0uMGyCwDB-0I_O8oInUEZFmBpHxKNNWg4/s400/IMG_5306.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719167999022003794" /></a><div><br /></div><div><div>on this overcast, drizzly day the evidence of that newness is all around us.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomsllAe9E3Hnw-eUxUfzpd0HlC2g4BiW2pGG2iPMzUzhxHphrnw_PQPt_9cVssu-ZYvOeyyyT9A8SOxsYiDr6g48U8Xjz-rzAP9zP_33Ruabcvcgsx3qUTgAgZoG589J3fFbq-_6DmF8/s1600/IMG_5305.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomsllAe9E3Hnw-eUxUfzpd0HlC2g4BiW2pGG2iPMzUzhxHphrnw_PQPt_9cVssu-ZYvOeyyyT9A8SOxsYiDr6g48U8Xjz-rzAP9zP_33Ruabcvcgsx3qUTgAgZoG589J3fFbq-_6DmF8/s400/IMG_5305.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719167993836816530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the first unfurling of the peony leaves are a masterpiece.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiex03j9Nhz7LudA0SzZbfpRC8M12vBSHbvsbVDaO2K2ph8znwVCueMH3CaeOS1BoKkGMAVCPotSCzZrmdiMsBqyNL3juzZGdkUzoWQydjbzba1qVGROrvCDpmXbQrSRETyWS-badThXTc/s1600/IMG_5275.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiex03j9Nhz7LudA0SzZbfpRC8M12vBSHbvsbVDaO2K2ph8znwVCueMH3CaeOS1BoKkGMAVCPotSCzZrmdiMsBqyNL3juzZGdkUzoWQydjbzba1qVGROrvCDpmXbQrSRETyWS-badThXTc/s400/IMG_5275.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719167579967341842" /></a></div><div>violas haven't stopped showing their beautiful colours all winter long.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07r5ZIYCk8sItGXlof2TfYaTNcSfarJI9hFA_zZ3v8G6zgfLLXebaRAbcsLKyyxNUBSwvoalWxZZ4cxFRKqrsh2eDEdlMhTSH9xaeGD1583Xa-tmzpNAO5Q796dPGwgQcUgCeNv2snCU/s1600/IMG_5276.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07r5ZIYCk8sItGXlof2TfYaTNcSfarJI9hFA_zZ3v8G6zgfLLXebaRAbcsLKyyxNUBSwvoalWxZZ4cxFRKqrsh2eDEdlMhTSH9xaeGD1583Xa-tmzpNAO5Q796dPGwgQcUgCeNv2snCU/s400/IMG_5276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719167332292130226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>our fields are covered with clover(i am not bragging) </div><div>i used to hate it but now i see it as a sign of spring.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRkl_a2w6lQ6PjxrYVMTsnWk00JIevcCDIleO4NIm6cDApmkEQd9MYmngROgMoksY0GTISl2fzpendvqNXwpUl59P1Ja8SccUagJvT75It-V3wkx7pz1Qxz0zqXUsb0XDWNnemexU1S0/s1600/IMG_5290.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRkl_a2w6lQ6PjxrYVMTsnWk00JIevcCDIleO4NIm6cDApmkEQd9MYmngROgMoksY0GTISl2fzpendvqNXwpUl59P1Ja8SccUagJvT75It-V3wkx7pz1Qxz0zqXUsb0XDWNnemexU1S0/s400/IMG_5290.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719166831813039490" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGWGrt3aeQP9PY6Qmth69cvxtVouPiawcNlB3EX5HXoPfyJRkYuy8eZsEmvY8XlK9c-BDjkJScAh6slnqIRhpCjGlZpUjYg9U1guiu2gv8zCGYIST9Jgc91dt4vocbS-zSBPoN-YCaZw/s1600/IMG_5284.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGWGrt3aeQP9PY6Qmth69cvxtVouPiawcNlB3EX5HXoPfyJRkYuy8eZsEmvY8XlK9c-BDjkJScAh6slnqIRhpCjGlZpUjYg9U1guiu2gv8zCGYIST9Jgc91dt4vocbS-zSBPoN-YCaZw/s400/IMG_5284.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719166645509572546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5gbRi6vZWTi72hVD9IK0uuAa8yxShanR2z-yDmLx14Nc8js4AXhCFw9X5S65KuQEJKgEjEIuQrZ8ymMrVXaCqP1qwsVteeBldhN3hTrQNdJQaXjudr7RSMOXOhTjsPIsPzx8gCsk_ZQ/s1600/IMG_5287.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5gbRi6vZWTi72hVD9IK0uuAa8yxShanR2z-yDmLx14Nc8js4AXhCFw9X5S65KuQEJKgEjEIuQrZ8ymMrVXaCqP1qwsVteeBldhN3hTrQNdJQaXjudr7RSMOXOhTjsPIsPzx8gCsk_ZQ/s400/IMG_5287.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719166121045027490" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>it shows that growth is on it's way.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8ZH081L2gs0VIRpJK3IL0jmnNJmcYoM3Zzo1KwGYb_epO_22R2LrMk9HyLYSesR5P20mnSU67Jq57B2B7Gnr2mm88qN6dGrw-HpqOXqUHJxK_OHnsBY2uRCEoWX9dXHV9SYGOW2V-HU/s1600/IMG_5285.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK8ZH081L2gs0VIRpJK3IL0jmnNJmcYoM3Zzo1KwGYb_epO_22R2LrMk9HyLYSesR5P20mnSU67Jq57B2B7Gnr2mm88qN6dGrw-HpqOXqUHJxK_OHnsBY2uRCEoWX9dXHV9SYGOW2V-HU/s400/IMG_5285.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719163247012651762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i prefer a world of colour, too much grey is not good for morale.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCJ-4Vx2uPKY820AJ8LsBKmXClCIxiSv1G_Te75Z4JKONb7shI9F4pHQb0u-Fq4qJbkbgaZqmTbmpJAZKIz58xWvsm5HbbJ3mE2tjTG-fD4M47IhqEGEYiJhtImmxvCdgnBn5Oys80gc/s1600/IMG_5304.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCJ-4Vx2uPKY820AJ8LsBKmXClCIxiSv1G_Te75Z4JKONb7shI9F4pHQb0u-Fq4qJbkbgaZqmTbmpJAZKIz58xWvsm5HbbJ3mE2tjTG-fD4M47IhqEGEYiJhtImmxvCdgnBn5Oys80gc/s400/IMG_5304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719163627800158738" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIjUfQDJ0imw4u3ogsYN6baoRZ3tXLw3sDx8zNys36-RVn_9pIr-3B4mTqUyT-2Ej1K6j7Y1dxuCO6orC9LRxng0tXwaq4wvVA9FWM5oWift23IzHK9hzf2FOeQTv1vgObwt1umvE3iw/s1600/IMG_5303.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIjUfQDJ0imw4u3ogsYN6baoRZ3tXLw3sDx8zNys36-RVn_9pIr-3B4mTqUyT-2Ej1K6j7Y1dxuCO6orC9LRxng0tXwaq4wvVA9FWM5oWift23IzHK9hzf2FOeQTv1vgObwt1umvE3iw/s400/IMG_5303.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719163613716075042" /></a><br /><br />there is so much bursting forth with life.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2589258vwMm3X_LsFtXTXEdMW5ICrQ-p5IPvrmhLtudSn07x4uB9DR9KTbOmglrTAwAQt_DUwc2csi6dwfco_PTDlMfLoOncINnaKKUeZWP8Muvo8MXFxot_GQoOt451jKN7vJbTAcLQ/s1600/IMG_5300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2589258vwMm3X_LsFtXTXEdMW5ICrQ-p5IPvrmhLtudSn07x4uB9DR9KTbOmglrTAwAQt_DUwc2csi6dwfco_PTDlMfLoOncINnaKKUeZWP8Muvo8MXFxot_GQoOt451jKN7vJbTAcLQ/s400/IMG_5300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719161408457237026" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>my first ever camilla bush is going to be a stunner.</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPK27B57gJp6CN3w74vPbzL1fuhDQXNqAtToisnf0hT8moRkrdueDj_aKc7CPj-hrdQW7QHVPyYGLu5Ni6kFF1HKZlTVb4fsqisTCboDSZzTD6yq3NmH8Yy8rict0JjnpqR3e5EILXsU/s1600/IMG_5294.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPK27B57gJp6CN3w74vPbzL1fuhDQXNqAtToisnf0hT8moRkrdueDj_aKc7CPj-hrdQW7QHVPyYGLu5Ni6kFF1HKZlTVb4fsqisTCboDSZzTD6yq3NmH8Yy8rict0JjnpqR3e5EILXsU/s400/IMG_5294.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719157568870594114" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>something about everything leafing out makes me giddy.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpY56PbVLEtyNw8ZHsWD87eD3W-IWLXNU9RL3ynCX6aaixgZRwszauhpEIDKyvKemMUHo0sd_ZSP07EeoPBVVkK1ZzHsAPf41epKky65qZ-h3UhzuwEXT2kgitaFIYUDs1K2ZLKbBod8/s1600/IMG_5293.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpY56PbVLEtyNw8ZHsWD87eD3W-IWLXNU9RL3ynCX6aaixgZRwszauhpEIDKyvKemMUHo0sd_ZSP07EeoPBVVkK1ZzHsAPf41epKky65qZ-h3UhzuwEXT2kgitaFIYUDs1K2ZLKbBod8/s400/IMG_5293.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719157573646444354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>watching things awaken after a long winter slumber is </div><div>so exciting, rewarding.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RdCgiSAKo8s_oNMxfpLdiBRDg5cYDG5_IRnhI2zDT0mOiF7pi2y2QtJZ1qln8qwX70dXmuIafde0Szh-pm2yNIXAkjH7csQ1ccyRJkPzMV63G5lHuFqMiDkIkzUXoNwEt4ZNsBhWP9o/s1600/IMG_5289.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RdCgiSAKo8s_oNMxfpLdiBRDg5cYDG5_IRnhI2zDT0mOiF7pi2y2QtJZ1qln8qwX70dXmuIafde0Szh-pm2yNIXAkjH7csQ1ccyRJkPzMV63G5lHuFqMiDkIkzUXoNwEt4ZNsBhWP9o/s400/IMG_5289.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719156916473136962" /></a></div><div>even though there is much work to be done...somehow</div><div>with things blooming it doesn't seem overwhelming.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QNEUz1VpzqVgOc9aYP3bixO09ZBD6sFKdMbkB2Ngwc23hJFftgDlNon6I2KPBgJVYgQ2GzA5ihW8T2LHXkUZhXLwNLWcpYqq_r1kFDPbkoDz-OTv2aaEX-6WdvlLoshkK0v-vc5KcPw/s1600/IMG_5299.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QNEUz1VpzqVgOc9aYP3bixO09ZBD6sFKdMbkB2Ngwc23hJFftgDlNon6I2KPBgJVYgQ2GzA5ihW8T2LHXkUZhXLwNLWcpYqq_r1kFDPbkoDz-OTv2aaEX-6WdvlLoshkK0v-vc5KcPw/s400/IMG_5299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719155599676588770" /></a><br /><br />the birds are flitting around in anticipation.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1LFmTtQTU_WcodSwYgbcxnrZNJNJ6qkHKljIl_1d_x13678my24kkENvHCukSIHQ0zAyXTdBjOoS4eeIfaUnkQdPwCBPJ2R0zkSsQOPZ_q1pcI6wp1200qOiQQqFNHs-jQ_u-BUSFJM/s1600/IMG_5307.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1LFmTtQTU_WcodSwYgbcxnrZNJNJ6qkHKljIl_1d_x13678my24kkENvHCukSIHQ0zAyXTdBjOoS4eeIfaUnkQdPwCBPJ2R0zkSsQOPZ_q1pcI6wp1200qOiQQqFNHs-jQ_u-BUSFJM/s400/IMG_5307.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719154775627401826" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>seeds are a sign, there is more to come and new life will arrive.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPYS-b1phaApv7R9OjomK6RMGPfUSJRt-vn1a5OSFpN5n4DJ4DyKFjrAlF1Kwdjyl35Rg9xHsFo1SIu9H09j3wrqWPojVQ9yg4mVWiXDZpRRkAtXCEezM8F-hSuL4CTVN8GiHfRG6PUY/s1600/IMG_5308.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPYS-b1phaApv7R9OjomK6RMGPfUSJRt-vn1a5OSFpN5n4DJ4DyKFjrAlF1Kwdjyl35Rg9xHsFo1SIu9H09j3wrqWPojVQ9yg4mVWiXDZpRRkAtXCEezM8F-hSuL4CTVN8GiHfRG6PUY/s400/IMG_5308.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719154763889164530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>we are dusting off the bikes to take some gorgeous </div><div>rides on the winding roads of tennessee.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT1egqED1lIRaKITviXb6UG9u4DY6vavDQMg-akba40_GRB7IClRdcLGdSSFW0QPuKn8sJR0MQYy9W_ZFuRFPsE5uo_1etB6d1l4FP1c8S0oxt2svrlfqeVUwKkVOjcsRsM3ruEQYc0c/s1600/IMG_5322.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkT1egqED1lIRaKITviXb6UG9u4DY6vavDQMg-akba40_GRB7IClRdcLGdSSFW0QPuKn8sJR0MQYy9W_ZFuRFPsE5uo_1etB6d1l4FP1c8S0oxt2svrlfqeVUwKkVOjcsRsM3ruEQYc0c/s400/IMG_5322.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719154748204735202" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i look around and see all the containers that need refreshing</div><div>and i can't wait to get my dirt therapy on.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsvkeXjS03RQm0LmKYUspcqN23qGvA4VySu6S46g5WL43udDOp6RaoSFvEAv3skVaGMSp_wLScRXzYA7bvbaIvZWgDKX-S0y7AwxPzEC7qwEpZlUcviBFNXZuPvGwU2YObkzxhsBvLEs/s1600/IMG_5327.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsvkeXjS03RQm0LmKYUspcqN23qGvA4VySu6S46g5WL43udDOp6RaoSFvEAv3skVaGMSp_wLScRXzYA7bvbaIvZWgDKX-S0y7AwxPzEC7qwEpZlUcviBFNXZuPvGwU2YObkzxhsBvLEs/s400/IMG_5327.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719154146313258850" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>my hubby, the narrator, brought home </div><div>some calla~lily bulbs that say i can plant them now...who knew?</div><div>of course, i love the contrast of black and white.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT0_ZjMAwc8e5_anpndzrV5ndZNLEbbEXyQNB2QK0Mhojvp8vn_CysgeSrYibjosWQcavFVwb9eDAaC-a2nAbTYMZFlXZy0RbbwIonPnLkxse_-PeEwDv32jq9HjuK2UVWGuMgkgC0eo/s1600/IMG_5328.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT0_ZjMAwc8e5_anpndzrV5ndZNLEbbEXyQNB2QK0Mhojvp8vn_CysgeSrYibjosWQcavFVwb9eDAaC-a2nAbTYMZFlXZy0RbbwIonPnLkxse_-PeEwDv32jq9HjuK2UVWGuMgkgC0eo/s400/IMG_5328.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719154137768626354" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>he also treated me to some beautiful tulips in shades of yellow, firey orange and red.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM1Z_fb4aKXpN43ePuovv0gVjJ6gST4jOe-X0X6ZL1DF1B5oE3bDSZfYjvvNyFk_9Yfk1uo0FmEQyvBIEN8fVQF1KdHyWC6zINjM6LBwd58_uj2CfEM474HrnDDIt5qRc9kQbFHVMgHI/s1600/IMG_5332.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOM1Z_fb4aKXpN43ePuovv0gVjJ6gST4jOe-X0X6ZL1DF1B5oE3bDSZfYjvvNyFk_9Yfk1uo0FmEQyvBIEN8fVQF1KdHyWC6zINjM6LBwd58_uj2CfEM474HrnDDIt5qRc9kQbFHVMgHI/s400/IMG_5332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719153661402948466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i love fresh flowers and these hues are cheery for sure.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GFQV0adL2kHFyuAhWc7kKXIgh6cSaJerGgxbunx7CrCRPd4d5VVduvLUv2Ln43IPnnn7TjR-La2YTyxLIkM-IcZq6m16fKT1NX6jqhOcNecHtlgh_YsuXzPkf39qyoc9P5MJKv7oYtc/s1600/IMG_5333.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GFQV0adL2kHFyuAhWc7kKXIgh6cSaJerGgxbunx7CrCRPd4d5VVduvLUv2Ln43IPnnn7TjR-La2YTyxLIkM-IcZq6m16fKT1NX6jqhOcNecHtlgh_YsuXzPkf39qyoc9P5MJKv7oYtc/s400/IMG_5333.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719153655317667778" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>what incredible beauty God has created for us to view. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiQeSvJ0WHe_Z2A6LB-xN0jEVB2NzFXCsZpKuviAaSAzRqlUD7iUnSds1CWH8FCr_F9Njt56nS74Bw22qQER-w83sGTfeTEk_LEC0CZ2hCCR9qMqysCQ1YE-FIQ6xkYpHxtopInw3ReU/s1600/IMG_5334.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiQeSvJ0WHe_Z2A6LB-xN0jEVB2NzFXCsZpKuviAaSAzRqlUD7iUnSds1CWH8FCr_F9Njt56nS74Bw22qQER-w83sGTfeTEk_LEC0CZ2hCCR9qMqysCQ1YE-FIQ6xkYpHxtopInw3ReU/s400/IMG_5334.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719153087594053138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i am anticipating a wonderful spring with many outdoor hours </div><div>that include plenty of gardening.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>happy wet spring days.</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-54324733686459579472012-02-23T13:02:00.002-06:002012-02-23T13:06:47.067-06:00happy birthday son<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKT6RawfIn5y1CHwHeAsNt9tkA_LNVepf8bmMqqhPzDE4xZX6zsftr_9fsLBzPg6f3m5ydC90FOvdwSzUyM7YvUMk-7jIxUfPxAc6fEo_bPihXvFZIjf2kDegi8T97oruVFrr8kHDBPQ/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKT6RawfIn5y1CHwHeAsNt9tkA_LNVepf8bmMqqhPzDE4xZX6zsftr_9fsLBzPg6f3m5ydC90FOvdwSzUyM7YvUMk-7jIxUfPxAc6fEo_bPihXvFZIjf2kDegi8T97oruVFrr8kHDBPQ/s400/IMG_0263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712409364357167362" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">today we celebrate....ethan...you are a son full of love, life, and anything but dull persona. our love for you is boundless. we love that you are in our lives and that we were chosen to be your parents. so much of what life is about is still ahead of you to be pondered, explored, investigated...so go out there and enjoy it to the fullest. love, mom and daddio</span></p></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-1446541655453730472012-01-23T01:25:00.001-06:002012-01-23T01:28:56.583-06:00reason to celebrate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccMazukAlNsdb3HSAJNRgggvTW65mdL_YUMisR5HSQzOYm7Q53uRPJruWl_Kn3gQ3Wtsz_zy5P665W3FBc-oAlGuAGye-uyAwD6gAtwREsP4YhGBMhuLbnuro9Gka22f1R4BY10eT4n8/s1600/walking+into+august+077.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccMazukAlNsdb3HSAJNRgggvTW65mdL_YUMisR5HSQzOYm7Q53uRPJruWl_Kn3gQ3Wtsz_zy5P665W3FBc-oAlGuAGye-uyAwD6gAtwREsP4YhGBMhuLbnuro9Gka22f1R4BY10eT4n8/s400/walking+into+august+077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700725985455655298" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >just remembering 13 years ago today i was in labour with a wonderful little girl...that would impact my life in so many unexpected ways. she is...amazing, beautiful, a spitfire, full of life, funny, a dancer, daddy's girl, a healing force, unique, fun to be with, quick witted, dramatic, an animal lover, artistic, creative and the list goes on...happy birthday abbey!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-15487506688713300192012-01-02T15:26:00.017-06:002012-01-02T18:15:58.453-06:00playing with light & bits of fun<div>my two beautifully ripened meyer lemons have caused</div><div>me to be inspired and play with my new camera.</div><div><br /></div><div>a canon T3i</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCx3xW2XcPzNpTKZ0YJav1kvToHfRgMzr1YEsFyxiUeHp8knm6IvAPcj4wkOnobVlyvwbOii-0Zk4p6wfIYr42e7bOF0NQK47YBdKegahFyGjXra43V_PIlo0NQjIuLlfyCs3eHaZSOU/s1600/IMG_4921.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCx3xW2XcPzNpTKZ0YJav1kvToHfRgMzr1YEsFyxiUeHp8knm6IvAPcj4wkOnobVlyvwbOii-0Zk4p6wfIYr42e7bOF0NQK47YBdKegahFyGjXra43V_PIlo0NQjIuLlfyCs3eHaZSOU/s400/IMG_4921.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693166803726963042" /></a><div><br /></div><div>these two are perfect specimens of yellowy goodness.</div><div>i must say i am quite proud of these beauts.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd9PX-XjSa0qn_DZq3YxxUc-ouJdpde2hNqRqN1TLa1zzMQIjnHdkM4agZwOP2My9CY6rswJkSq-ZEWB8MUiddpSkYQ-GuoeXt996srP5coiD30HhHof-ede0nHLxQ2bdPc8zlcDVJuk/s1600/IMG_4933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtd9PX-XjSa0qn_DZq3YxxUc-ouJdpde2hNqRqN1TLa1zzMQIjnHdkM4agZwOP2My9CY6rswJkSq-ZEWB8MUiddpSkYQ-GuoeXt996srP5coiD30HhHof-ede0nHLxQ2bdPc8zlcDVJuk/s400/IMG_4933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693151823792344482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i bought the meyer lemon tree in the summer knowing full </div><div>well i would have to bring it in the house to overwinter...if </div><div>i wanted it to survive. </div><div>i am not so good at the house plant watering thing.</div><div>but to my surprise and delight i have nurtured these beauties</div><div>and three more lemons i haven't pulled off the tree quite yet.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NXI8jKtGIQ7RT2YuFB8cswk5_YmlvlpRXvA4StSArWfTWlj9usb5VMkBESNrVPzRjWUaqgh5aCtkz7f4XaCOSATKtjr7TqLu4J165qzC3AhNNAAu4kAsfsiAFwvLsc7G29c7a6SpIYI/s1600/IMG_4925.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NXI8jKtGIQ7RT2YuFB8cswk5_YmlvlpRXvA4StSArWfTWlj9usb5VMkBESNrVPzRjWUaqgh5aCtkz7f4XaCOSATKtjr7TqLu4J165qzC3AhNNAAu4kAsfsiAFwvLsc7G29c7a6SpIYI/s400/IMG_4925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693168937124490306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>since you need a bowl full of lemons to make lemonaid or </div><div>most any recipe...i am now in conflict as to what exactly, </div><div>i should use these most precious of meyer lemons for.</div><div><br /></div><div>i just have the five of them.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcydbAaJYsgBWoXQISFwKH5FO65mYIXOy46BYZEzqspHLRtxszExZmt5N93gEHguju7MuU2YFiijxWwY4oCGDfi4mHv0Xo-I_4KI1k9t1h7gBVd2M_lRLUSP6kKIK-RGpcyI0xU8rj2r8/s1600/IMG_4917.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcydbAaJYsgBWoXQISFwKH5FO65mYIXOy46BYZEzqspHLRtxszExZmt5N93gEHguju7MuU2YFiijxWwY4oCGDfi4mHv0Xo-I_4KI1k9t1h7gBVd2M_lRLUSP6kKIK-RGpcyI0xU8rj2r8/s400/IMG_4917.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693170170368134946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br />any suggestions?</div><div>so for now i am content just to let them awaken me to </div><div>the possibilities of my new canon.</div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq7lWIdVB1wcjac0Bipul8GkWjxI40qgsG7Cqk-3sMgiLL1xlZiEBjvCp20-suIbUKdZIJGuvOz-H-gedmAdCddm1O3MLchLqBg0LFle0MSTRdNHsAJ8nR490oPb7hR7zqs1cMzX_SvQ/s1600/IMG_4972.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwq7lWIdVB1wcjac0Bipul8GkWjxI40qgsG7Cqk-3sMgiLL1xlZiEBjvCp20-suIbUKdZIJGuvOz-H-gedmAdCddm1O3MLchLqBg0LFle0MSTRdNHsAJ8nR490oPb7hR7zqs1cMzX_SvQ/s400/IMG_4972.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693163431177164482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>it has been fun today to just change the settings and see what</div><div>comes from the same shot from the same angle.</div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JrdjHil4A3bp0IdgMJRyvCR_atLwH20FDvaWUi_DQwY5eKxdPHm04jpuDqQRXTkbqZmwgYyhuCr7W1kBC0UJjOetFxlZ_J52KBvrcNmgVMEM76RJXnn0JA1D0qXcCAXrxz8xQOZ8WIo/s1600/IMG_4969.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JrdjHil4A3bp0IdgMJRyvCR_atLwH20FDvaWUi_DQwY5eKxdPHm04jpuDqQRXTkbqZmwgYyhuCr7W1kBC0UJjOetFxlZ_J52KBvrcNmgVMEM76RJXnn0JA1D0qXcCAXrxz8xQOZ8WIo/s400/IMG_4969.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693163208537212626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>backgrounds can be dark and set off the brightness of the</div><div>rose petals or you can encompass the whole picture and give </div><div>the viewer an idea of the way the flowers are an integral part</div><div>of the overall view.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpDb0rwcNGuimhTlteWHcx5q6vTnleptb3ce1NZwV0B709trs97bx-Xq9-SmbUqTVT_-OzeP8W8ZtLScT2-kutizaneQIZvFKzofOSq0dHZLO6GVjyBUW8Q-ccT1ZEE1X80vdRO7BAAg/s1600/IMG_4951.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpDb0rwcNGuimhTlteWHcx5q6vTnleptb3ce1NZwV0B709trs97bx-Xq9-SmbUqTVT_-OzeP8W8ZtLScT2-kutizaneQIZvFKzofOSq0dHZLO6GVjyBUW8Q-ccT1ZEE1X80vdRO7BAAg/s400/IMG_4951.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693150118395553154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i love contrast.</div><div>i am into contrast. </div><div>i used black and white film for years. </div><div>so in my decorating, gardening, even in my choice of puppies i love differences.</div><div>opposite as it were.</div><div>unfortunately for vivian...i can never quite capture her cuteness & expressions </div><div>the way i really want to....especially when it comes to inside photographs.</div><div><br /></div><div>she is so cooperative and the cuteness factor is just there.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7SQIEXIjQnZXh08u5iqjuPpQxoCfA598CFpWDULgjMpKm_UpAJgl7SGuou6Icombl2xxnMEK8ed684tXBM22Uj8iQLpgjJs_nLr_Z8iBPOP3hfRu-Mb0K2PoPAizpUy25UXdjbji3T8/s1600/IMG_4953_2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7SQIEXIjQnZXh08u5iqjuPpQxoCfA598CFpWDULgjMpKm_UpAJgl7SGuou6Icombl2xxnMEK8ed684tXBM22Uj8iQLpgjJs_nLr_Z8iBPOP3hfRu-Mb0K2PoPAizpUy25UXdjbji3T8/s400/IMG_4953_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693162613876430082" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>my preference is to be outdoors and take lots of photos </div><div>in the twilight hours of the early evening. </div><div>but what photographer or girl gets what she wants all the time?</div><div><br /></div><div>for one thing i am still sick but feeling somewhat better.</div><div>for another it is a blustery very cold day, not so good either.</div><div>also i need to just plan play with this camera until i feel comfortable </div><div>in most situations. inside i never really feel comfortable taking photos.</div><div>but you have to for so many occasions...therefore i am forcing myself to</div><div>try it all. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ta4BofcGVIBOzbCRjwVPhQRY5My9nYWIg9Wem7X6IJ26qaVOdxaTXR8AldHTZTUJ3a_T07TxHmHaTWDpFUeXhTlYjtfBORYxfAT-oygdSWbwzwZeODSyl2LrGYWFTEV4VPY8u_SF8oQ/s1600/IMG_4952.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ta4BofcGVIBOzbCRjwVPhQRY5My9nYWIg9Wem7X6IJ26qaVOdxaTXR8AldHTZTUJ3a_T07TxHmHaTWDpFUeXhTlYjtfBORYxfAT-oygdSWbwzwZeODSyl2LrGYWFTEV4VPY8u_SF8oQ/s400/IMG_4952.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693150110747891890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>as you can see outside the window, the first shot is in the day </div><div>and the next one is at night with the candles actually lit.</div><div><br /></div><div>i like the clearness of the first one with shadow from the outside light</div><div>but i also like the bit of amber on the nighttime photo...it make the colours </div><div>blend together nicely.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9H8rCHxflW1E8r2YMn77PzYFEWH2vnj4MXXE1iN4CeH146Wg9ERuqAQriEQ8yWJidpXa6gBwVazVgJqYqJyV_1eHMgGcskU7eNbfohOAK47q6yFxEGRuYhnFLrRUcUTM7E_ecLBzEqo/s1600/IMG_4967.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9H8rCHxflW1E8r2YMn77PzYFEWH2vnj4MXXE1iN4CeH146Wg9ERuqAQriEQ8yWJidpXa6gBwVazVgJqYqJyV_1eHMgGcskU7eNbfohOAK47q6yFxEGRuYhnFLrRUcUTM7E_ecLBzEqo/s400/IMG_4967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693162187251048978" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>i am also working slowing(being ill since christmas) to take down </div><div>all the seasonal decorations. why is it the moment christmas is </div><div>over it all seems so crowded and overdone?</div><div>i want to just enjoy it but the greenery plus the tree is usually shedding, </div><div>somehow i feel a bit claustrophobic with all the extra stuff i just had to put up. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZGuP8ZCRBPByMY5PMthmHN4AouhBzf4wh8q6SGOoZtm4GO1d3pmqzux4-FYZ7miqE4gn1VNVtveNji9Zz9XwS1HCKy0Y6DOhR3mf-nexAgoY1X3FkLwMG4dctacjnHktK01b_UcEtsU/s1600/IMG_4934.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZGuP8ZCRBPByMY5PMthmHN4AouhBzf4wh8q6SGOoZtm4GO1d3pmqzux4-FYZ7miqE4gn1VNVtveNji9Zz9XwS1HCKy0Y6DOhR3mf-nexAgoY1X3FkLwMG4dctacjnHktK01b_UcEtsU/s400/IMG_4934.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693150583464336930" /></a></div><div>i tend to go clean and minimal once the holidays are over.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0c24XNYnClWLXHoafvpLheEBqt8pMuNm228y2EBIJ8I-J3Qmo6lNHgja1gvjFyylgeTadIarU4KvrhKTPXPfFvCmSCsAykVCVkaed53WzHQ-h2vFJtYFoBxmd2ru9EMPIv91R12Py-A/s1600/IMG_4942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0c24XNYnClWLXHoafvpLheEBqt8pMuNm228y2EBIJ8I-J3Qmo6lNHgja1gvjFyylgeTadIarU4KvrhKTPXPfFvCmSCsAykVCVkaed53WzHQ-h2vFJtYFoBxmd2ru9EMPIv91R12Py-A/s400/IMG_4942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693164968627939682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>these white sprays were in the tree but i love the wintery </div><div>vibe they give off by their-selves with the idea of the owl </div><div>perched on some snow laden branches overlooking the gathering room.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAekPS35iEcD_Z0RecZFRKGEatFuvwj2WbF1aCx5R3pXZUprwfPKX56s25cGGrtOQzumNhLF36JjHveFI-6_qglC8Ab180Kew9ryzqd7ID982NaoxWEdR140ZO8GRUQFhcYGvfkwbE-9Q/s1600/IMG_4937.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAekPS35iEcD_Z0RecZFRKGEatFuvwj2WbF1aCx5R3pXZUprwfPKX56s25cGGrtOQzumNhLF36JjHveFI-6_qglC8Ab180Kew9ryzqd7ID982NaoxWEdR140ZO8GRUQFhcYGvfkwbE-9Q/s400/IMG_4937.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693164967510698498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i found these wire baskets at an annual christmas pre~view </div><div>party i go to at my local gardening center every year the</div><div>first week in december. </div><div><br /></div><div>when i saw them i knew instantly they would make the cutest</div><div>nest for eggs and birdies. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKvB-OfRdN2HMbYhDYqZ7Uq3DYBBG3SSKSfozKyU0afbp5ALe_Agm0ah5SaD5GtNaI8LQW7tZibSsybZXOBLVpWO_y3jxz9URS23jdUIdFhaoRfxX5dNydlJTmXs5zwdx33B24eh-XgM/s1600/IMG_4943.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKvB-OfRdN2HMbYhDYqZ7Uq3DYBBG3SSKSfozKyU0afbp5ALe_Agm0ah5SaD5GtNaI8LQW7tZibSsybZXOBLVpWO_y3jxz9URS23jdUIdFhaoRfxX5dNydlJTmXs5zwdx33B24eh-XgM/s400/IMG_4943.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693150395206166306" /></a></div><div>i was fortunate enough to find metallic eggs in these soft hues i love, crinkly brown </div><div>paper for the nesting material and these sparkling golden birds added the final touch.</div><div><br /></div><div>i loved them in my christmas tree but i don't want to tuck them away just yet. </div><div>what gardener doesn't love to bring the things she loves indoors for winter?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5lu4y5Zx3s7yVTx95Hv8r1Z41kZgOmey02kDyfE2aAcypBx6J4nRbXdHFaTvff_1c0TrYqPLrFXxbU6Y62_02xYF4WkXpDMr2sw1NIxL4v2r872O1_7x3GoUjNjNgOYM_JOszHbGK4w/s1600/IMG_4947.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5lu4y5Zx3s7yVTx95Hv8r1Z41kZgOmey02kDyfE2aAcypBx6J4nRbXdHFaTvff_1c0TrYqPLrFXxbU6Y62_02xYF4WkXpDMr2sw1NIxL4v2r872O1_7x3GoUjNjNgOYM_JOszHbGK4w/s400/IMG_4947.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693150126223864978" /></a></div><div>again the lighting has everything to do with the ambience of the photo.</div><div>i am not sure which one of these i like more. but that is the fun of </div><div>it...being personal about what you share, what you love, what shows off </div><div>what you are feeling at that moment right then.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqsej47BAR3fz9l-qRcL-orhVD6IednGrly3F1VREUuQWExPqrbfk-RnwSiAxDDklVDrM2yLYapUfKUjn8v2EXgBN4jp3m8BKg0qi7AFNDsmqsTWCn7WEiU5RTy7k2mV7nrZByONqvdA/s1600/IMG_4961.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqsej47BAR3fz9l-qRcL-orhVD6IednGrly3F1VREUuQWExPqrbfk-RnwSiAxDDklVDrM2yLYapUfKUjn8v2EXgBN4jp3m8BKg0qi7AFNDsmqsTWCn7WEiU5RTy7k2mV7nrZByONqvdA/s400/IMG_4961.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693162948792878578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i am looking forward to this new year we are in "2012".</div><div>also to see what life's adventure holds for my family and i.</div><div>here's to taking lots of photographs, doing lots of gardening,</div><div>enjoying a life well lived with tons of family gatherings.</div><div><br /></div><div>i hope that you have the happiest of years this year...for you and your families.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-50158768046616768142011-12-31T18:04:00.008-06:002011-12-31T19:45:13.503-06:00ringingin the new year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfINEe6cpjfrnzaYQETk89wD-53ydPyWARpm-InvT2yFmRiHZWy6H36-m9gm2PufR7whdLa03W3MveHKfhGgJ6bRd0plFhaVDw7fbNIiPJBWYgOYJuOxYWy7Up2saygypD32kJM1doBg/s1600/IMG_4884.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfINEe6cpjfrnzaYQETk89wD-53ydPyWARpm-InvT2yFmRiHZWy6H36-m9gm2PufR7whdLa03W3MveHKfhGgJ6bRd0plFhaVDw7fbNIiPJBWYgOYJuOxYWy7Up2saygypD32kJM1doBg/s400/IMG_4884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692468944813227410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>this year will be different for sure...i am sick and have been since two days after christmas. </div><div>it's been a bummer to not feel like doing anything while abbey, jesse, and david are out of school. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BWNCQsdTej2RT825t7Boj5EY9xLQjaLAgWR8M0yaQNPr0NU5-utjninvlvGFtV1JCMpSbJSlIyB_WMe_7Y4OveKfpLZc6drins9AmpaJARbddQ7-bkBfbf7LSRh4Glu1pU8f0qOhEb8/s1600/IMG_4897.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BWNCQsdTej2RT825t7Boj5EY9xLQjaLAgWR8M0yaQNPr0NU5-utjninvlvGFtV1JCMpSbJSlIyB_WMe_7Y4OveKfpLZc6drins9AmpaJARbddQ7-bkBfbf7LSRh4Glu1pU8f0qOhEb8/s400/IMG_4897.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692472079029630818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>so tonight it's just us. me, dh, abbey, jesse, ethan, and david.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYWW87315FBikd3IUD1hAIEDmcm54cWwqo2TW4o2bhlFRNpR3uyns8UwER14DcgB-eK0IHc3-DGd9E4nqHA0B4s_pWuiYJAC8som5prBbhC5eQJgQsGXapCLfrxZpi4nFPcqi2y61nTU/s1600/IMG_4890.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYWW87315FBikd3IUD1hAIEDmcm54cWwqo2TW4o2bhlFRNpR3uyns8UwER14DcgB-eK0IHc3-DGd9E4nqHA0B4s_pWuiYJAC8som5prBbhC5eQJgQsGXapCLfrxZpi4nFPcqi2y61nTU/s400/IMG_4890.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692468952297690994" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>it will be a quiet celebration of ringing in the new and letting go of the old.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd_H7RH-1zRaeK_fH0WrQS0xjncnMX_aLkhecpXYRf992Vyvo-F56A5EYEYkKbN9Mtc1JsNAxaCeZGFrOKST4aO3OW6SPQHwh0kb_J25ErSs4syWOt-k5MHcW0s33iJyY8SwBJQEDLwY/s1600/IMG_4888_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZd_H7RH-1zRaeK_fH0WrQS0xjncnMX_aLkhecpXYRf992Vyvo-F56A5EYEYkKbN9Mtc1JsNAxaCeZGFrOKST4aO3OW6SPQHwh0kb_J25ErSs4syWOt-k5MHcW0s33iJyY8SwBJQEDLwY/s400/IMG_4888_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692470517811577554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>so i sent dh to the store for food and abbey cleaned up for me and i lit some candles.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n-hili_vwH_xmkzC_LtMixIPxP0Bp9DV3yhyVsL7fgNV8kEJzFI2l5XXJ7zpiPmez9jtPF667p6Bxze-tm3yGycS2JP16FWUMuDvBfUrZ2FgbdEK7O90MbSEDSrqqgr6aw2cB7Sp4lE/s1600/IMG_4895_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n-hili_vwH_xmkzC_LtMixIPxP0Bp9DV3yhyVsL7fgNV8kEJzFI2l5XXJ7zpiPmez9jtPF667p6Bxze-tm3yGycS2JP16FWUMuDvBfUrZ2FgbdEK7O90MbSEDSrqqgr6aw2cB7Sp4lE/s400/IMG_4895_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692470807843761746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>we will bring in the new year by candle~light.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJLrL0iXOijQi9v4e5QIxOwi8zVdW1D-JTfzT6xG3fucJxxog79nwJjGbL-B8XdDiiQUofXC3W8kL8teScCsbdwIyOZ_1eBUgeLgNIBj5m4PPX2EGl6Yry9UP6myNqdmx7UPn9DGUsMU/s1600/IMG_4896.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJLrL0iXOijQi9v4e5QIxOwi8zVdW1D-JTfzT6xG3fucJxxog79nwJjGbL-B8XdDiiQUofXC3W8kL8teScCsbdwIyOZ_1eBUgeLgNIBj5m4PPX2EGl6Yry9UP6myNqdmx7UPn9DGUsMU/s400/IMG_4896.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692471106292015346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>here's hoping you have a happy new year's eve.</div><div>and that the coming year will find you in good health </div><div>and full all things family.</div><div>and...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlvgb7syO7GVA6705hL21t0-CCxWn-EAo3lBV3ySCjfZRLh6w1zwQQmektVRJEi80RmoMlWsIEhsSf0Z4mFxmVIntOW_b8QX8aQaCj6NVvnc67uXXwx8tuLI_PKOro9YGv7dbjO8ZsMA/s1600/IMG_4891.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlvgb7syO7GVA6705hL21t0-CCxWn-EAo3lBV3ySCjfZRLh6w1zwQQmektVRJEi80RmoMlWsIEhsSf0Z4mFxmVIntOW_b8QX8aQaCj6NVvnc67uXXwx8tuLI_PKOro9YGv7dbjO8ZsMA/s400/IMG_4891.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692472283469487058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-68020633640249080222011-12-17T10:38:00.011-06:002011-12-17T12:32:50.294-06:00early gifting<div>as we all know family photos are a challenge.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFmboC6yNkIZz7CKxBOl1ChC7YRymTXqxmwyyqNvyOmvgrYp0JrXY9gZzbgnboypKEQzzFU8ElmYDw1E08zzPtm4EvDtzGTRcQZt30CN1DBH0_1nOKRfrzKDaA8bQUQQu7LbtvwlgxSc/s1600/IMG_9729.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFmboC6yNkIZz7CKxBOl1ChC7YRymTXqxmwyyqNvyOmvgrYp0JrXY9gZzbgnboypKEQzzFU8ElmYDw1E08zzPtm4EvDtzGTRcQZt30CN1DBH0_1nOKRfrzKDaA8bQUQQu7LbtvwlgxSc/s400/IMG_9729.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687147431230337298" /></a><div>(fyi...this was on purpose...just trying something new.) </div><div><br /></div><div>what to wear, where to gather, getting everyone</div><div>on the same page...just to name a few.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNHGIm02rAlKobwAUIf5vDU_Ud9VHJmtexUk9WjsoetGUYag-LtfmHXw9D8ZdG5crZTUNV0h5zBAZXiiqZWYtZDkuHCR5dtV7wv5ndy6cWoqA1lb2v3Uog_TjRJbbtIPHBtAt9Pdej-w/s1600/IMG_9693.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNHGIm02rAlKobwAUIf5vDU_Ud9VHJmtexUk9WjsoetGUYag-LtfmHXw9D8ZdG5crZTUNV0h5zBAZXiiqZWYtZDkuHCR5dtV7wv5ndy6cWoqA1lb2v3Uog_TjRJbbtIPHBtAt9Pdej-w/s400/IMG_9693.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687146952787282082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>scheduling it is a major undertaking with busy lives and not all living in the same state.</div><div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><i>when are we all together in the same place at the same time?</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>for our family it was the thanksgiving holiday. </div><div>then you have the weather to contend with...will it be freezing, rainy, muddy,</div><div>too hot(that i can deal with).</div><div>so between the baking, cooking, cleaning, fixing, doing, exams, traveling,</div><div>we made a date to all be there with bells on( aka good attitudes).</div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwc2T2Fvdh2c-AaHpPcOcBMSzqW-LLYgxx7iZOvVybcTVWblvyz4x0BBANlvvuUnR_pTh9bY8T7LqmgBCI_isi-n9-iv9soqIOEobAjemW2Ir86Mji0O8EhW5rRWbXbqgmzoUT8d9XlY/s1600/IMG_9720.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwc2T2Fvdh2c-AaHpPcOcBMSzqW-LLYgxx7iZOvVybcTVWblvyz4x0BBANlvvuUnR_pTh9bY8T7LqmgBCI_isi-n9-iv9soqIOEobAjemW2Ir86Mji0O8EhW5rRWbXbqgmzoUT8d9XlY/s400/IMG_9720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687147146488883954" /></a></div><div>this year we had r & e photography. </div><div><br /></div><div>that would be my oldest daughter, rachel and then the next oldest, esther.</div><div># 1...we did all show up...whew!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW6_KYqNE5sKDmSi7B7ugwm92XS7H75XCEeVL-XcFuNneZFaG4utwLihi7OKgFYm6LffcwteE67fhdbLZZsmxk9zg1p4uvh_bSa46-pLlt6SF8kmg6d4GZK8TfD8Yu2hAk85zOq2ck0g/s1600/IMG_9712.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnW6_KYqNE5sKDmSi7B7ugwm92XS7H75XCEeVL-XcFuNneZFaG4utwLihi7OKgFYm6LffcwteE67fhdbLZZsmxk9zg1p4uvh_bSa46-pLlt6SF8kmg6d4GZK8TfD8Yu2hAk85zOq2ck0g/s400/IMG_9712.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687146966483948882" /></a></div><div>#2...the weather was gorgeous...thank you Lord!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gg9ZOnnPKeUoL6bS7r07jmEFw1HgflXD1UxDvaZJfeklBSNslc5rtI8ktJ4J8LRVGavbWbyQo3OER_re2K4Zl2bR_ttac3ylgiwGwQF2n0tnGekl8AgObH4rISKG-B7HBb4zftrIpGA/s1600/IMG_9652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Gg9ZOnnPKeUoL6bS7r07jmEFw1HgflXD1UxDvaZJfeklBSNslc5rtI8ktJ4J8LRVGavbWbyQo3OER_re2K4Zl2bR_ttac3ylgiwGwQF2n0tnGekl8AgObH4rISKG-B7HBb4zftrIpGA/s400/IMG_9652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687146944870657906" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>#3...did everyone have bells on....absolutely not!</div><div>oh well, don't they say two out of three ain't bad. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymDeEzGj0R8C5iVBj9knPRM3L6GXgsElidwRLqNA6xck3yFJwu8j1-ycLaf-vChar4GvXnjVjb7l5R6LEDzimuAy8PfpLgX3faVujVApC1AsnL01J8LiM_8XBF7SuS5KAv6HLPmeye_I/s1600/IMG_9614.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymDeEzGj0R8C5iVBj9knPRM3L6GXgsElidwRLqNA6xck3yFJwu8j1-ycLaf-vChar4GvXnjVjb7l5R6LEDzimuAy8PfpLgX3faVujVApC1AsnL01J8LiM_8XBF7SuS5KAv6HLPmeye_I/s400/IMG_9614.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687146932088572658" /></a></div><div>we like very candid shots but when working with</div><div>children and lots of people's personalities you get a lot of </div><div>photos where some of the subjects aren't even in the picture.</div><div>or someone is blinking, pouting, staring off in space(you know who you are all three of you) or we could say looking a bit strange.</div><div>hence we have tons of photos but what is really suitable for </div><div>a real family christmas photo?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">any one of them that you like.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div>for me this year i printed my own photos and gave </div><div>different people different ones. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxXb51Iv4dgQfcAtSze1Pksuu2lIN9kxr6duVQgV6yFBeZ5KEvkBD3tjMSofuEiuzRbRB8KC08t9YJsNPIAnWNorIgagIQEMjkXaQwx7a74rqcslHIKMdmZWEkxJqpUPmACgwpnmflNI/s1600/IMG_9612.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxXb51Iv4dgQfcAtSze1Pksuu2lIN9kxr6duVQgV6yFBeZ5KEvkBD3tjMSofuEiuzRbRB8KC08t9YJsNPIAnWNorIgagIQEMjkXaQwx7a74rqcslHIKMdmZWEkxJqpUPmACgwpnmflNI/s400/IMG_9612.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687146925222094562" /></a></div><div>i know i love my own family but they are some beautiful subjects to capture. </div><div>my girls r & e did a great job.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhRUV7-AloBu-Jokn-0Sp_YnWWCaMYiRZ-K5xM0kOAOyEzka72_GSoGSyhGlBGJTbdD6SH-YB4cQXs7exyWZSJh-N-0mWizzDwnQ4K25HByRQr3k1jxiYuxrzLEOD4WYuA5Q8EfM75W0/s1600/IMG_9583.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhRUV7-AloBu-Jokn-0Sp_YnWWCaMYiRZ-K5xM0kOAOyEzka72_GSoGSyhGlBGJTbdD6SH-YB4cQXs7exyWZSJh-N-0mWizzDwnQ4K25HByRQr3k1jxiYuxrzLEOD4WYuA5Q8EfM75W0/s400/IMG_9583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687145353748074690" /></a></div><div>the little girls cooperated (most of them anyway... one needed a bit of </div><div>a bribe)...and i am not mentioning names. mine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaP6Ey_ovHHaFR_7jjvzOYC4zKHqT77-xpt0SYhVIuNxQ1UEWnj6LdX80ZTi8mGxs-CNTNfWaAzoxlZxC9m4GYB9GZhV823et-NyGq7qDm_vl8aRenspacK-gJeNR-VTXQ-MD7LgPVmo/s1600/IMG_9578.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaP6Ey_ovHHaFR_7jjvzOYC4zKHqT77-xpt0SYhVIuNxQ1UEWnj6LdX80ZTi8mGxs-CNTNfWaAzoxlZxC9m4GYB9GZhV823et-NyGq7qDm_vl8aRenspacK-gJeNR-VTXQ-MD7LgPVmo/s400/IMG_9578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687145345229425266" /></a></div><div>my boys, david, ethan, and jesse...actually were having fun with this</div><div>of course i never lost my temper at their tom~foolery. never not once.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA-2LBNOOGmUvMZkUUmd6F3sydqbFPO_oH1-QbhDqfl4J8uCRzT8XPXfPVyqblGvS-sBxH0RLg_PFs38d1eLRs9PVRmmI_0zWAQVxrK_U3Cg-aLXRKLd9GfYVzm9STAvh39QINzbPUUc/s1600/IMG_9671.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKA-2LBNOOGmUvMZkUUmd6F3sydqbFPO_oH1-QbhDqfl4J8uCRzT8XPXfPVyqblGvS-sBxH0RLg_PFs38d1eLRs9PVRmmI_0zWAQVxrK_U3Cg-aLXRKLd9GfYVzm9STAvh39QINzbPUUc/s400/IMG_9671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687144886161313202" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLGQVfdjAyHrkHbvwC0ZTL1-YinAU2_0XNN4pRHvX6jSIn5EvBaQaH_-zSd00JDOLn5Y-YDmG7mjOsXhvfH53OAMv8svxHAckM3XI-PgOlvrjYQM24_nfVDC-N1gwQ9aLRwYy19EFAzo/s1600/IMG_9681.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLGQVfdjAyHrkHbvwC0ZTL1-YinAU2_0XNN4pRHvX6jSIn5EvBaQaH_-zSd00JDOLn5Y-YDmG7mjOsXhvfH53OAMv8svxHAckM3XI-PgOlvrjYQM24_nfVDC-N1gwQ9aLRwYy19EFAzo/s400/IMG_9681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687144866696378930" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdm-lBEy293IPP1SS69m-QeQvcC8-9ExVHqDYtMBCMk6gDCsv-fWN-UrXZWi4mMU-ERTKJ2iNtXPEHU_xxqwYaNkNxKMfDK9VaIyb26XnfJMb28-7-tT_eQrKqSGgnfToOrGkV3ocr8s/s1600/IMG_9684.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdm-lBEy293IPP1SS69m-QeQvcC8-9ExVHqDYtMBCMk6gDCsv-fWN-UrXZWi4mMU-ERTKJ2iNtXPEHU_xxqwYaNkNxKMfDK9VaIyb26XnfJMb28-7-tT_eQrKqSGgnfToOrGkV3ocr8s/s400/IMG_9684.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687144841637384530" /></a></div><div>so if you can't beat them...join them...it goes a lot</div><div>smoother...you just might not have any photos you can send to many people.</div><div><br /></div><div>one thing i like to do is have props out ie furniture, dogs, tree limbs, candles, tables, blocks...it seems to loosen everyone up and give them something to do with their hands.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimaZHeZsFDyDYnpySy6haxroDFTh5Dpqg9b58tSccl3S8jS4LUlp9cZHm1QhvQTBaODjIUlbWARzQZHzZle5Qv3Zp70YtpE4VC8BRIdZVLV-S16HkAJs1OtiFAVYrmnxXwMEIOCSRUqY/s1600/IMG_9669.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimaZHeZsFDyDYnpySy6haxroDFTh5Dpqg9b58tSccl3S8jS4LUlp9cZHm1QhvQTBaODjIUlbWARzQZHzZle5Qv3Zp70YtpE4VC8BRIdZVLV-S16HkAJs1OtiFAVYrmnxXwMEIOCSRUqY/s400/IMG_9669.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687144841133241074" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>we also moved to another location which was a big hit with </div><div>everyone...(almost lost a few to...really mom!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7Vjs8E9QrTXhTnr85obebvwi1tJGxnnNLnL8I1NixYy5Ss-zmG3bO0WOZDc-IcdRe4HZChq8cjle6TZo2S1wDqPaXfMZSoNj2orpN4c4tC6ZBPGn5S1b7vmDDsG0jyzOXlaFwJrj-o8/s1600/IMG_9764.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7Vjs8E9QrTXhTnr85obebvwi1tJGxnnNLnL8I1NixYy5Ss-zmG3bO0WOZDc-IcdRe4HZChq8cjle6TZo2S1wDqPaXfMZSoNj2orpN4c4tC6ZBPGn5S1b7vmDDsG0jyzOXlaFwJrj-o8/s400/IMG_9764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687144833607879186" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>it was a gift to me to have everyone here...to have everyone </div><div>participate and to have everyone behave... well sorta behave.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GZpMAL2CoDKNNLip3C-gEWC5O65F4w3f7PfiI8QOO-NP0M4_Mts-yJM9fiACZcCsKNJGl_fdXOtNPIjRaSsFdtE9GBu_Hdb1J0VHstgmy-gAqxgdMB1xlyDokoZbKZOp409qE0EJOBM/s1600/IMG_9593.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GZpMAL2CoDKNNLip3C-gEWC5O65F4w3f7PfiI8QOO-NP0M4_Mts-yJM9fiACZcCsKNJGl_fdXOtNPIjRaSsFdtE9GBu_Hdb1J0VHstgmy-gAqxgdMB1xlyDokoZbKZOp409qE0EJOBM/s400/IMG_9593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687141970967526322" /></a></div><div>thank you esther & brad... for having your beautiful family spend</div><div>such a chunk of wonderful time with us...10 days.</div><div><br /><div>i loved spending time with grace and garnet.</div><div>they are growing into such fine young girls.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez-_ydRh9y1mJYPKLqwgWKseFfoxeKzAIDZMC-LeE7DfY8uR2RIAHh9DRxS63Tbk0MV328VE49tLLefOI20NcAvkcIu84m8En7f8FmTESe1O9QP1OOegXDCm6f8uTS9L0vtXYzWPSqMo/s1600/IMG_9629.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez-_ydRh9y1mJYPKLqwgWKseFfoxeKzAIDZMC-LeE7DfY8uR2RIAHh9DRxS63Tbk0MV328VE49tLLefOI20NcAvkcIu84m8En7f8FmTESe1O9QP1OOegXDCm6f8uTS9L0vtXYzWPSqMo/s400/IMG_9629.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687142741442956962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>i love seeing everyone together and that the young girls</div><div>have each other in their lives.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjXM-7qSvxYmUghyOD0ybPnJGWF6yNx0ag1Rji-yC-FYpZJCgHo1zdmBfOL5mU4WOA7pPo5dVIsrUpnTI7KbCu2jkOZBeTBO8De3873W7dV92CXNedv_cleyAF9p2O6w3ZhrFTDuMdo/s1600/IMG_9591.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgjXM-7qSvxYmUghyOD0ybPnJGWF6yNx0ag1Rji-yC-FYpZJCgHo1zdmBfOL5mU4WOA7pPo5dVIsrUpnTI7KbCu2jkOZBeTBO8De3873W7dV92CXNedv_cleyAF9p2O6w3ZhrFTDuMdo/s400/IMG_9591.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687141604823436674" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>thank you, rachel & eric...it is wonderful that your beautiful family lives </div><div>close by and doesn't mind being on hand for the madness.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyP_FyIfGZosspPAiVf3EcGOS-gbyNLFuZNbi_98_-UP8ZZ__QAEAGX8SURw74xLHOUomopE8J4NjTmj4rtmeDt_6_r40FYEceBQuXA8Q-AIbTR9EWznsDc0UaNVBrebIOV1NvzmzBMo/s1600/IMG_9724.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyP_FyIfGZosspPAiVf3EcGOS-gbyNLFuZNbi_98_-UP8ZZ__QAEAGX8SURw74xLHOUomopE8J4NjTmj4rtmeDt_6_r40FYEceBQuXA8Q-AIbTR9EWznsDc0UaNVBrebIOV1NvzmzBMo/s400/IMG_9724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687140437339178146" /></a></div><div>your girls, gwyne and ellery are not only beautiful</div><div>but i love having them in my life so often since we live close.</div><div><div>i love that truly.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuDkhUsMNrPAet0VdQX2GfKjWhzv0Kxz6TgoYDWXYTuHyF7HoL9jAGVp2UyXjMwcD4ZCL39z_FAtOvA2BEnWM7zNo095ZHlnbLg0cZbBZvrnf4n4jWabiV_Mem2uYev5TpZBlOe8zUNw/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuDkhUsMNrPAet0VdQX2GfKjWhzv0Kxz6TgoYDWXYTuHyF7HoL9jAGVp2UyXjMwcD4ZCL39z_FAtOvA2BEnWM7zNo095ZHlnbLg0cZbBZvrnf4n4jWabiV_Mem2uYev5TpZBlOe8zUNw/s400/IMG_9742.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687143153350356562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px; " /></a></div><div>we did have fun in-between some of the drama that family </div><div>picture times are made of. </div><div><br /></div><div>whew...another year down...so many more to look forward to!</div><div><br /></div><div>though i am not holding my breath till the next one. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tEVRnleU-t5oPRJdwJUUUAOVpISg0H8ncgHB75mUaeeN3DwIVFduzVzKvibYkmI336mkUgbqgGVaIe8NalVVf4l3kTDcgaZFu6NIy7kRcGR5hTE4smOAQalKrpO8PliQPcSvXJVcI00/s1600/IMG_9690.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_tEVRnleU-t5oPRJdwJUUUAOVpISg0H8ncgHB75mUaeeN3DwIVFduzVzKvibYkmI336mkUgbqgGVaIe8NalVVf4l3kTDcgaZFu6NIy7kRcGR5hTE4smOAQalKrpO8PliQPcSvXJVcI00/s400/IMG_9690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687140433389968274" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>merry christmas to all. </div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div> </div></div></div></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-66692500526958107662011-12-03T21:19:00.012-06:002011-12-03T23:14:57.873-06:00parting is such sweet sorrow<div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y5t8Q69F6DLPff4bAHDrpNwxFp8Ao2MVGm4uaPUywUviMfB1IPV4g3zOY8Mt3K7VBc3T6Twg4a8LrCllRRSPjLhGG44if6hEuzLKYXf2U-K086uexRub6LsBz6u5LkZKCeDEgmKQSRs/s1600/IMG_9757.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y5t8Q69F6DLPff4bAHDrpNwxFp8Ao2MVGm4uaPUywUviMfB1IPV4g3zOY8Mt3K7VBc3T6Twg4a8LrCllRRSPjLhGG44if6hEuzLKYXf2U-K086uexRub6LsBz6u5LkZKCeDEgmKQSRs/s400/IMG_9757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682133938526489746" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>...tonight my daughter, esther and her family left after ten glorious days visiting with us in tennessee.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xpEtmoPZ1PlizFeMlp3p47far5QMpSMKVDUHVOj4Iz7LUiOIDF1UCNmYmDAiUAsNRL35zCPpWTZDfaUFkAfsJvyNICYKMDrS1trjXtMHGMr_mXrZTRgMAAsiX_ZeWrm8iLgVNbjM7Pc/s1600/IMG_9605.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xpEtmoPZ1PlizFeMlp3p47far5QMpSMKVDUHVOj4Iz7LUiOIDF1UCNmYmDAiUAsNRL35zCPpWTZDfaUFkAfsJvyNICYKMDrS1trjXtMHGMr_mXrZTRgMAAsiX_ZeWrm8iLgVNbjM7Pc/s400/IMG_9605.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682136876048861522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>don't get me wrong everything is not always wonderful and everyone has their moments but all in all we had an amazing time of thanksgiving, hanging out, making pizza,</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJMfbJhCwuzU7WdRy6czocCt4RgoIdVOa9Ro5ovb9iq4uH2_UM10kahsJC1TvHUBZQoWf1YfE-3lDQ2Q9JUXDVZUCGOgmqKJT1hEiE3rjQG_tEZZkkurw-lRe0RiYiTIG-qaWpE3wuB0/s1600/IMG_9527.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJMfbJhCwuzU7WdRy6czocCt4RgoIdVOa9Ro5ovb9iq4uH2_UM10kahsJC1TvHUBZQoWf1YfE-3lDQ2Q9JUXDVZUCGOgmqKJT1hEiE3rjQG_tEZZkkurw-lRe0RiYiTIG-qaWpE3wuB0/s400/IMG_9527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682130051173050786" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fgAFHTYnqGsRi59PhbuKLQ27OIEN4Ve863Mp4b_5eTQFlm_aSd1jZhTF9F8Vav8gbpEhWX6AflhQ4MUmKUyZ7NAOJzRW_23gtEeqZdsCw5wDEivLMJPPRdTD90ee13cTLVcS4CWhHOM/s400/IMG_9534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682130052201306578" /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWRD-pcU26Z3YuHXHoE9aX-dWDNsOrxWzuZx5Cem3weVV8_5Kui_BkCWRb_CAIh0LGaiQizYNBx1BWm-l_he-oMDiKirp4PWsLoAnjR3qpevEf7VLmiUkfPu2yL94sHhhSr9W_7_7jM4/s1600/IMG_9524.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWRD-pcU26Z3YuHXHoE9aX-dWDNsOrxWzuZx5Cem3weVV8_5Kui_BkCWRb_CAIh0LGaiQizYNBx1BWm-l_he-oMDiKirp4PWsLoAnjR3qpevEf7VLmiUkfPu2yL94sHhhSr9W_7_7jM4/s400/IMG_9524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682130049482468018" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>dressed up on many occasions,</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiww1Ni9PludbndlfB4dSnDJZhHPLi5d5jI4VYse40Pv6g3xql5ONPD12VfLtgBExTwyMu95XqUAh35MPqS3bw1PY04BcrerL7eYs7e1PjsnS81ENLmTciyT1AiPLumEFYeLdkD30pUuho/s400/IMG_9516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682128490948741730" /></div><div>played inside...played outside, picked out a tree, shared starbucks with girls, painted christmas paper,</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dyTwGB2ZvoUtuRzAWsd_93k-gIOwgMn4SwgJKwMUbOoSgN-mvKnyDCstDZ3qUQpIkOdgkS5HOp4zgP8Crk7ufRlXKLeFGBy6toiQY2Q69x6Fl9gCN8qZ3_wsMSCmmsseP43nvcp_LvY/s1600/IMG_0424.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dyTwGB2ZvoUtuRzAWsd_93k-gIOwgMn4SwgJKwMUbOoSgN-mvKnyDCstDZ3qUQpIkOdgkS5HOp4zgP8Crk7ufRlXKLeFGBy6toiQY2Q69x6Fl9gCN8qZ3_wsMSCmmsseP43nvcp_LvY/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682128483811757138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89dR9lnqDQN2XhYBybGx9aRuacZXo1b-Edqh7qZ03cJg0tlV84vEDZlANSF0A8CWM_Rz_8hKR6N5Z8opj_m-FfpNkgSkgCB2gv9RBpme5n7z6ZECitz0OOILP5Owc7etAx7azbyAm5QU/s1600/IMG_0419.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89dR9lnqDQN2XhYBybGx9aRuacZXo1b-Edqh7qZ03cJg0tlV84vEDZlANSF0A8CWM_Rz_8hKR6N5Z8opj_m-FfpNkgSkgCB2gv9RBpme5n7z6ZECitz0OOILP5Owc7etAx7azbyAm5QU/s400/IMG_0419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682126430364813378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48iHGgwL4XAaZvQbBaaMdcAVz_yEYkLfRslFk0tDvvsKsXDgOr64N-OTzhw-_gC7mg6tixSbdtaissgRGzwwW7yRTrW6au1Hhz_DM0E2hyxMusK38Ws_chjnKfYq9EPUlrIEzafI34EA/s1600/IMG_0416.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48iHGgwL4XAaZvQbBaaMdcAVz_yEYkLfRslFk0tDvvsKsXDgOr64N-OTzhw-_gC7mg6tixSbdtaissgRGzwwW7yRTrW6au1Hhz_DM0E2hyxMusK38Ws_chjnKfYq9EPUlrIEzafI34EA/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682126419385560642" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrKDrmAi4nnP1V-ML4djx8I4uOgpcdeYkykOkjuL1F4-SVWsgJjem9gLkuNqTICdBCI6Q0V_DjmMAV8sMqScfld4ndCZ3JRsYoTV08lnznVxbMoNzslUcoM2Strl-uHkUgEHpHfylYz4/s1600/IMG_0348.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrKDrmAi4nnP1V-ML4djx8I4uOgpcdeYkykOkjuL1F4-SVWsgJjem9gLkuNqTICdBCI6Q0V_DjmMAV8sMqScfld4ndCZ3JRsYoTV08lnznVxbMoNzslUcoM2Strl-uHkUgEHpHfylYz4/s400/IMG_0348.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682126412461351378" /></a></div><div> we made cards for soldiers, started a sharing quilt, we cooked cookies, dinners, breakfasts, </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCegICpIu_2ZOGQFYa5QLQXmwNF51H53L2rYjKE3p0yaBSF7AP-LguYYNQ1NAfWUvgIjc9ozJ46DPxLPuLMiFt_dhBc0ZW2wPKMj7Sj0DHE09qNV2ljX5zBSWnFl5Wz1R8aBD_qst2O4/s1600/IMG_0476.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCegICpIu_2ZOGQFYa5QLQXmwNF51H53L2rYjKE3p0yaBSF7AP-LguYYNQ1NAfWUvgIjc9ozJ46DPxLPuLMiFt_dhBc0ZW2wPKMj7Sj0DHE09qNV2ljX5zBSWnFl5Wz1R8aBD_qst2O4/s400/IMG_0476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682126397551537106" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQhuLlD-1wQM2crXjhmZKy_LsJjwc9cjQqw0z8BzCMo4lJouZ_rZO0B5tnrC1INk6UoyhObGjSZECCjLdiEyha9zie02kXVVCQ5PB9rBZVfKpKksZDqWVuS5oNq91gV9ZV-aM3EfU0EU/s400/IMG_0457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682124673079463362" style="cursor: pointer; 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on the way home from a vet visit with our oldest dog, maggie, i was driving slow so she could enjoy it.<br />
she has been blessed with sixteen years of life. she doesn't really want to go for rides anymore but she and i were taking it all in the other day on the back roads of tennessee. we absolutely live in a gorgeous place and i so appreciate that about my life.<br />
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i haven't really been blogging much this summer or fall. in may my youngest broke my canon so i have been camera~less since then other than my little cool pics and my iphone. </div>
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driving around on the back roads of tennessee is like therapy to me.<br />
it calms me. makes me slow down and really breathe in the beauty.<br />
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i love the wide open landscapes that are an integral part of what makes leiper's fork such a beautiful place to live and in the fall it just couldn't be any more lovely.<br />
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so happy to be in the season of autumn.</div>
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my sister, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.hoeandshovel.com/" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">meems, from hoe and shovel</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></i></span>just left last week after a wonderful visit with me here in tennessee.<br />
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we met up with<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://www.clayandlimestone.com/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> gail from clay and limestone</span></i></a> </span>at nashville's famous <a href="http://lovelesscafe.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>'loveless cafe'.</i></span></a></div>
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it was so nice having some time to catch up with<a href="http://www.clayandlimestone.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>gail</i></span></span></a> and have a lovely face to face</div>
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talking a little bit about everything under the sun...including our gardens.</div>
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thank you <a href="http://www.clayandlimestone.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>gail</i></span></a> for giving us such a generous portion of your day.</div>
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afterward we all ended up at a local nursery (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><i> </i><a href="http://www.mooreandmoore.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><i>moore and moore garden center</i>)</span></a></span> purusing the plants and of course buying some plants.</div>
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in<a href="http://www.papaboudreaux.com/menu.html"> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">franklin, tn @ papa boudreaux.</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></i>we had some delicious soft shell crab, et to fey, red beans and rice.</div>
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this is a rare shot of the both of us arriving at the b & b, the garden inn located in monterey, tennesse.</div>
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on our was back to my house on a beautiful sunday morning we took a couple of detours.</div>
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one was a gorgeous nursery that happened to be closed. i took no pictures but meems did. if only it were closer to me i would be a regular visitor at<a href="http://www.johnsongardencenter.net/"> <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">johnson's nursery. </span></i></a></div>
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i would highly recommend it.</div>
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the next detour was<a href="http://www.stateparks.com/burgess_falls.html"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">burgess state park and falls</span></i>.</span></a></div>
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the upper falls was something to behold. we saw it from up above and then we hiked down below. <br />
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i loved having some quality time with my sister, meems. i already miss her terribly and can't wait for our next visit together wherever it might be.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> thanks dear</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hoe-and-Shovel-Garden/202516383143264"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>meems</i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for coming to tennessee to spend time with my family and with me. </span></div>
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marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-73702258770001360882011-08-14T11:40:00.007-05:002011-08-14T15:25:53.020-05:00cherished moments<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAlzpXqgMTBI5Pw2otwjkHj5rPxz22grUl5ikrGxi8q3hltXHEHgLab3VZ2ZhD1iS0PpmxRlz3xdXqZgacWV4FnRTDmpL0Rr3tUvXDknPMZZ6BUonF-X6dxGD9Zo-Tl6EbAhW4wTIpro/s1600/102_0031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAlzpXqgMTBI5Pw2otwjkHj5rPxz22grUl5ikrGxi8q3hltXHEHgLab3VZ2ZhD1iS0PpmxRlz3xdXqZgacWV4FnRTDmpL0Rr3tUvXDknPMZZ6BUonF-X6dxGD9Zo-Tl6EbAhW4wTIpro/s400/102_0031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640808102514304146" /></a>
<br /><div>in these days after my dad went on to be with the Lord...i have found it hard to harness my emotions and thoughts. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>i have enjoyed remembering past experiences and times spent with my dad</div><div>but at the same time have the profound knowledge we will not be making</div><div>any more memories together.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uxYiFF1-HWyr_77GYzCsjgZqhwFLnor_vcXoIrM2bODLsOtzfgQuOuDI9PqkNy9ZznLv8n2a4DHNesW7-tLXYN9VoK_TkNKITl-euSX2vyYFOHlqC_vGgpWIVPiWWTGmfafNT3SvaU8/s1600/IMG_3681.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uxYiFF1-HWyr_77GYzCsjgZqhwFLnor_vcXoIrM2bODLsOtzfgQuOuDI9PqkNy9ZznLv8n2a4DHNesW7-tLXYN9VoK_TkNKITl-euSX2vyYFOHlqC_vGgpWIVPiWWTGmfafNT3SvaU8/s400/IMG_3681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640808094519264898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>it has been a great comfort to me to absolutely know i will see him again...one day. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>i do so appreciate the fact that i was blessed with a dad that gave his heart to the Lord and generously taught me about Jesus. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1_49wztxeu-ww9sYl5BufJZ_L5_vch0IUhGzLexw9Ft6Hm_J5fn7si9fl2wjclsJ9DPmjQzKuUkDSTrKGxdanpjiHH5nwP7FMDh55MXjTMucwngoS6M2K_53T9WwI1WtvOXsh83Z2Js/s1600/IMG_3799.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1_49wztxeu-ww9sYl5BufJZ_L5_vch0IUhGzLexw9Ft6Hm_J5fn7si9fl2wjclsJ9DPmjQzKuUkDSTrKGxdanpjiHH5nwP7FMDh55MXjTMucwngoS6M2K_53T9WwI1WtvOXsh83Z2Js/s400/IMG_3799.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640808100328310786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div>there are many memories of my dad, witnessing about his own personal testimony is a strong one for me. he was an active, rugged man with many wonderful characteristics.</div><div>when he worked for the railroad as an engineer just one of my fond memories was him packing his bible everyday into his leather grip that he took to work everyday. i remember thinking, if a man's man like my daddy can take his faith to work and share it with anyone at the drop of a hat...i want to be able to do the same thing.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WP9ohdz0ENy0GyeJ9utp3Ukfm4hiXn7JiIwSwHu80YhnrX-1mh0efjh36CYc0IctFAxC8rcfPUingq2aVruU0Q-2JnggduwUW2xChcjsEHhSnW-ubHPhlUq11hOKVSOSkNjwmNm5CT0/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WP9ohdz0ENy0GyeJ9utp3Ukfm4hiXn7JiIwSwHu80YhnrX-1mh0efjh36CYc0IctFAxC8rcfPUingq2aVruU0Q-2JnggduwUW2xChcjsEHhSnW-ubHPhlUq11hOKVSOSkNjwmNm5CT0/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640806358690865602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>there are too many words, memories, thoughts, to share but i loved my daddy and i know he loved me and that is the best gift a daughter can be given.</div><div>
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<br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-56526214006285632822011-07-23T14:54:00.005-05:002011-07-23T15:12:17.830-05:00sweet~tooth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiK_mR8froMacwfh4Vk3c2dyvml4HIbm-toHrWlFQeJ1UeSyMVUqSpW16BkNFH_g-Z7JkFzGzo6TtEUxa3eBc7XqpZ4SCGPLnCaLRDpRFJOgFCYStGuoeq-3YcMNtH2zbXCm4WIFAqZM/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiK_mR8froMacwfh4Vk3c2dyvml4HIbm-toHrWlFQeJ1UeSyMVUqSpW16BkNFH_g-Z7JkFzGzo6TtEUxa3eBc7XqpZ4SCGPLnCaLRDpRFJOgFCYStGuoeq-3YcMNtH2zbXCm4WIFAqZM/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632639779521467698" /></a><div>i don't really have much of a sweet~tooth. but everyone </div><div>likes something sweet once in a while.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMDx8HOLlQxmNnL4ItyZvXAW93hmmMNeaxjitfsglOYoXU1SnPpEt8_NLn1ZBZzRUWbIYjf_shk7Yw4DWK-Ma_xeqcidEJnF8X5TBkhVoTDnoxxYMUN4KR9vihXdl8s-11_VUFe5x_Fg/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMDx8HOLlQxmNnL4ItyZvXAW93hmmMNeaxjitfsglOYoXU1SnPpEt8_NLn1ZBZzRUWbIYjf_shk7Yw4DWK-Ma_xeqcidEJnF8X5TBkhVoTDnoxxYMUN4KR9vihXdl8s-11_VUFe5x_Fg/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632639545028466274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i discovered this company online, took the plunge,</div><div>and ordered some very unusual marshmallows. </div><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.240sweet.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#660000;"><b>240sweet</b></span> </a>gourmet artisan marshmallows.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3_znsglwOGKVd7oEyZ02l3ZJRPQE4MHeshFnQUABAlItgZB91cFaZvu4nt2WkTGULVOVAiwsUQjiujQHYkGGI3hPi61PbSysEVtniowJH7_fAHfL_8KSunPnh4CehXoo3JqKJUgVSXA/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3_znsglwOGKVd7oEyZ02l3ZJRPQE4MHeshFnQUABAlItgZB91cFaZvu4nt2WkTGULVOVAiwsUQjiujQHYkGGI3hPi61PbSysEVtniowJH7_fAHfL_8KSunPnh4CehXoo3JqKJUgVSXA/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632639547908011250" /></a></div><div>i served them after for dessert after our meal at dinnertime. </div><div>i kinda got some funny looks around the table that night.</div><div>but one little giddy girl couldn't wait for dinner to be over to</div><div>take a bite of something she had never seen before. </div><div><br /></div><div>i have to say it was delicious. i think maybe i will even try to</div><div>roast one of these over an open fire...next time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ROSWyuEDMr7FmtMZBv8mT3_iTFQpoFm4TJ-9-h935ZW21clXDFORnPUcPhta85P-JEvmNV8JMYGmz6xbs8tGfLZocxtUyxPkFlCiDaBRiWcrNH9mPtrxR_UTrSD-SNH_w0malZAlQfo/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ROSWyuEDMr7FmtMZBv8mT3_iTFQpoFm4TJ-9-h935ZW21clXDFORnPUcPhta85P-JEvmNV8JMYGmz6xbs8tGfLZocxtUyxPkFlCiDaBRiWcrNH9mPtrxR_UTrSD-SNH_w0malZAlQfo/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632639540741951266" /></a></div><div>it is fun to try new things in the summertime.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-30346853652953589422011-07-09T16:19:00.016-05:002011-07-10T15:28:05.324-05:00summer days...reveled<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigtoHGVg0bJN-em_fzUBseNDzi20LBLXVr9hXa0YGZYcDahnwaHmXoBke4QGzDGC6XC-BNiMmkEoF5p3onOpk5u4VvaZz26WbbIKRBwNvTfsEBHJ-q_TmDMb-44IWySxdZZAfaod7QRU/s1600/DSCN3933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigtoHGVg0bJN-em_fzUBseNDzi20LBLXVr9hXa0YGZYcDahnwaHmXoBke4QGzDGC6XC-BNiMmkEoF5p3onOpk5u4VvaZz26WbbIKRBwNvTfsEBHJ-q_TmDMb-44IWySxdZZAfaod7QRU/s400/DSCN3933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627483898571262338" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigtoHGVg0bJN-em_fzUBseNDzi20LBLXVr9hXa0YGZYcDahnwaHmXoBke4QGzDGC6XC-BNiMmkEoF5p3onOpk5u4VvaZz26WbbIKRBwNvTfsEBHJ-q_TmDMb-44IWySxdZZAfaod7QRU/s1600/DSCN3933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> they are full of sunshine...lazy moments....fresh flowers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaaizHW8ZzNJ8ybiTg7BPNNzoY8v1thSMSZ5e0RMXA0QiM-zSerhlyOquxTmtY5RZKzLB0ORG8eXBBEI-bOMI3nYuJwqp8HhcXQ8ujL5D1ClTrr4a923UP14Uv-WaGBGRgDs9buH5120/s1600/DSCN3972.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaaizHW8ZzNJ8ybiTg7BPNNzoY8v1thSMSZ5e0RMXA0QiM-zSerhlyOquxTmtY5RZKzLB0ORG8eXBBEI-bOMI3nYuJwqp8HhcXQ8ujL5D1ClTrr4a923UP14Uv-WaGBGRgDs9buH5120/s400/DSCN3972.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627483869291622946" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaaizHW8ZzNJ8ybiTg7BPNNzoY8v1thSMSZ5e0RMXA0QiM-zSerhlyOquxTmtY5RZKzLB0ORG8eXBBEI-bOMI3nYuJwqp8HhcXQ8ujL5D1ClTrr4a923UP14Uv-WaGBGRgDs9buH5120/s1600/DSCN3972.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>we have celebrated holidays & birthdays.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlGZNdwgzSfqZtY02uMKHgLBTcYH9dko45-wBHUMW-LGTt_KGoxNRvMNkF3ZrPaipiSRQ_53Ep944Wt9LekSaCy7ghNv30Tr0Na3S2IcNJNnpM0neqwrMrCjd-kANnQJYKCEGnmDktB4/s1600/IMG_1651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlGZNdwgzSfqZtY02uMKHgLBTcYH9dko45-wBHUMW-LGTt_KGoxNRvMNkF3ZrPaipiSRQ_53Ep944Wt9LekSaCy7ghNv30Tr0Na3S2IcNJNnpM0neqwrMrCjd-kANnQJYKCEGnmDktB4/s400/IMG_1651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627476353719769170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlGZNdwgzSfqZtY02uMKHgLBTcYH9dko45-wBHUMW-LGTt_KGoxNRvMNkF3ZrPaipiSRQ_53Ep944Wt9LekSaCy7ghNv30Tr0Na3S2IcNJNnpM0neqwrMrCjd-kANnQJYKCEGnmDktB4/s1600/IMG_1651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLl2FEq6JCaP5g2uBT8JLAUJhPjrjm-Y14QXsA-jFAg3nYs7CJr6VylCTj4G7d-jZYfiU8EpndgS6QmapFz1Jmqo6_Re_UzbTsF-4nVYkZqRxPVo-60YBuD5e9l9sGGmQGEsRAcXimVM/s1600/DSCN3888.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLl2FEq6JCaP5g2uBT8JLAUJhPjrjm-Y14QXsA-jFAg3nYs7CJr6VylCTj4G7d-jZYfiU8EpndgS6QmapFz1Jmqo6_Re_UzbTsF-4nVYkZqRxPVo-60YBuD5e9l9sGGmQGEsRAcXimVM/s400/DSCN3888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473531083467378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3c2ZXaGTiPwmlWYy7MJvqCxpyLMrTf6n9ime6w2uE7xOLwkLCY4kIjeLHB0B3JMKTsQrji8xSlTQ0L0yzbf-2yEI_dHpPuCJPJ0Qjic0xwsGBzLi2917-l0LG74jAnGiVn3oVWcx0s/s1600/IMG_1659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3c2ZXaGTiPwmlWYy7MJvqCxpyLMrTf6n9ime6w2uE7xOLwkLCY4kIjeLHB0B3JMKTsQrji8xSlTQ0L0yzbf-2yEI_dHpPuCJPJ0Qjic0xwsGBzLi2917-l0LG74jAnGiVn3oVWcx0s/s400/IMG_1659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627476349525988226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>watched our grand~baby garnet's first year fly by.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE3ucJVq61IIRHWsVd8sIK_iKa6yFUpnejJ4uRRx1e7B_DfLHeMVciIYGx7YotLcek1HRYADmVxbuf2ijKanQQpnIsBc3DtxuqZ5_yxYqc3NNNgGmGq9OEciteu_ng-wsY2yi2qclbdY/s1600/DSCN3967.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE3ucJVq61IIRHWsVd8sIK_iKa6yFUpnejJ4uRRx1e7B_DfLHeMVciIYGx7YotLcek1HRYADmVxbuf2ijKanQQpnIsBc3DtxuqZ5_yxYqc3NNNgGmGq9OEciteu_ng-wsY2yi2qclbdY/s400/DSCN3967.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627471444159923010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZs-Z7n7IPk3_C_NKN7pcN6bBZdik-UjE8TgnhNPhE0jZ4AoR6QmxETXdhZ85nWKQMDaCe-PQGtyEuHhwyltVSeh8qO2uP-Fe4g8pRwq2ACqSilBxb72GKkLOrdRgBU4CdPFs8OyJrr4/s1600/DSCN3968.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZs-Z7n7IPk3_C_NKN7pcN6bBZdik-UjE8TgnhNPhE0jZ4AoR6QmxETXdhZ85nWKQMDaCe-PQGtyEuHhwyltVSeh8qO2uP-Fe4g8pRwq2ACqSilBxb72GKkLOrdRgBU4CdPFs8OyJrr4/s400/DSCN3968.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627483862904786434" /></a><br />there have been bike riding days, fostering dogs days </div><div>until they could find their forever homes.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTAIRtjfSrljKoY32Z32Ly11eaVQpd4ni-QPxiU7TKwNDUJF-JaVBC3M0zH23KBJ-_9r0ysLLkiYMTaQZdmvVNyI7j0Ad4EmxOEWaIvJ8qKsg09V9rWuNF_HeXebmwd2QCBMa2rBaLdI/s1600/DSCN3614.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfTAIRtjfSrljKoY32Z32Ly11eaVQpd4ni-QPxiU7TKwNDUJF-JaVBC3M0zH23KBJ-_9r0ysLLkiYMTaQZdmvVNyI7j0Ad4EmxOEWaIvJ8qKsg09V9rWuNF_HeXebmwd2QCBMa2rBaLdI/s400/DSCN3614.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627481255931365186" /></a><br />barrett, fiona, and sammy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfPaFM6h1hMEEe950ng8W_9O6dkAQZTqrFP-KkTms4lmjSTyx886gWg3WDTr51fx8Isop3TYVhRipdyigjgtyVKF0ZY8Jir15t7cm3HRAw8ndCKYlAaHpIy4qYdrmJTaYwaCbbVs5sSc/s1600/DSCN3626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfPaFM6h1hMEEe950ng8W_9O6dkAQZTqrFP-KkTms4lmjSTyx886gWg3WDTr51fx8Isop3TYVhRipdyigjgtyVKF0ZY8Jir15t7cm3HRAw8ndCKYlAaHpIy4qYdrmJTaYwaCbbVs5sSc/s400/DSCN3626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627481245120516514" /></a></div><div>one thing about these days is there is never enough time.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfPaFM6h1hMEEe950ng8W_9O6dkAQZTqrFP-KkTms4lmjSTyx886gWg3WDTr51fx8Isop3TYVhRipdyigjgtyVKF0ZY8Jir15t7cm3HRAw8ndCKYlAaHpIy4qYdrmJTaYwaCbbVs5sSc/s1600/DSCN3626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgcSGqksoolGk1pSy3gMSHg05RDwHEU5M-4MBezw1PndP5NoosEghQlgqnsDPce0tIuYWyXWqoLC_JSyBU5U0Rh9zawWoc92CqKpSpq8iSf226NBmKrqAZyvJ1Rfb5dPVACd0UI74130/s400/IMG_3361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627481249704481666" /></div><div>we have harvested many different times.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZvdHgflmIvDbyy23tAMdMv6iUHMhIE2R1y3MJVAMKrcHedxQVetGAENQbnb6RIH_uKm2boZyhvkFAz2L9E_veOmz3QsCBIrWLY2jsSzZDzI2rNVGRmbHD4ZwbYdEYhLr7S8uEmIs3xg/s1600/DSCN3659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZvdHgflmIvDbyy23tAMdMv6iUHMhIE2R1y3MJVAMKrcHedxQVetGAENQbnb6RIH_uKm2boZyhvkFAz2L9E_veOmz3QsCBIrWLY2jsSzZDzI2rNVGRmbHD4ZwbYdEYhLr7S8uEmIs3xg/s400/DSCN3659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627481240507282994" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZvdHgflmIvDbyy23tAMdMv6iUHMhIE2R1y3MJVAMKrcHedxQVetGAENQbnb6RIH_uKm2boZyhvkFAz2L9E_veOmz3QsCBIrWLY2jsSzZDzI2rNVGRmbHD4ZwbYdEYhLr7S8uEmIs3xg/s1600/DSCN3659.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> we have added four sheep to the farm.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLdgmh4FwbLfK7iZHPEwEvRMEJjutUqN9eCb8AL3TpdTApY42nc2Eq8DSFtt_ktgE0rjG8eNQ1dg8oR5XuX9i1UN-AbEOBcNlfvEIgveYj5lE_Rsi8y5MvCegqGBRRoBlwnjjXAlTOTY/s1600/DSCN3716.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLdgmh4FwbLfK7iZHPEwEvRMEJjutUqN9eCb8AL3TpdTApY42nc2Eq8DSFtt_ktgE0rjG8eNQ1dg8oR5XuX9i1UN-AbEOBcNlfvEIgveYj5lE_Rsi8y5MvCegqGBRRoBlwnjjXAlTOTY/s400/DSCN3716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627481238438510930" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLdgmh4FwbLfK7iZHPEwEvRMEJjutUqN9eCb8AL3TpdTApY42nc2Eq8DSFtt_ktgE0rjG8eNQ1dg8oR5XuX9i1UN-AbEOBcNlfvEIgveYj5lE_Rsi8y5MvCegqGBRRoBlwnjjXAlTOTY/s1600/DSCN3716.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>enjoyed beautiful blooms...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggU9TC7CE89ZVfRD_agH-SP_Rccv-qpcw_jT81IZgwn2_VXpJgELMv4ZQQERhO1BTK0fkVDvn9fXCFCMVVe_eaglHKjZ7TJ2DlMQyC25pw-vYWwjgchPR8UUjXJBELg_qh_xSZtVTWP90/s1600/DSCN3734.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggU9TC7CE89ZVfRD_agH-SP_Rccv-qpcw_jT81IZgwn2_VXpJgELMv4ZQQERhO1BTK0fkVDvn9fXCFCMVVe_eaglHKjZ7TJ2DlMQyC25pw-vYWwjgchPR8UUjXJBELg_qh_xSZtVTWP90/s400/DSCN3734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627480019567225586" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggU9TC7CE89ZVfRD_agH-SP_Rccv-qpcw_jT81IZgwn2_VXpJgELMv4ZQQERhO1BTK0fkVDvn9fXCFCMVVe_eaglHKjZ7TJ2DlMQyC25pw-vYWwjgchPR8UUjXJBELg_qh_xSZtVTWP90/s1600/DSCN3734.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEAO0Aes3EA5oKe1E0kFo_L87wjeQCu9pqKi125jVSHTuy_vOJzCss2CIY9XlLpMQB2Co1rxuf0qIFhVVvnIgHa_YchPDjRgrkcPU-49sO3DTM5KqcMZcMfrTpGgfHVuHIKsRNysd1pQ/s1600/DSCN3749.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEAO0Aes3EA5oKe1E0kFo_L87wjeQCu9pqKi125jVSHTuy_vOJzCss2CIY9XlLpMQB2Co1rxuf0qIFhVVvnIgHa_YchPDjRgrkcPU-49sO3DTM5KqcMZcMfrTpGgfHVuHIKsRNysd1pQ/s400/DSCN3749.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627480002233856978" /></a></div><div>herbs and lettuces.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdcRvL4ySVGbwPcd6scsC2v81QiIPKyiBQ4i-rRLdSffJ9tAnqg8IA-BpEikPnSoLqPuuVlEjHfbTiXUstJOKAws70_PnB3OZz-zLnokjoPwI8LOo-cuWd46YlPbN-D28sRWSWUh9xEY/s1600/DSCN3793.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdcRvL4ySVGbwPcd6scsC2v81QiIPKyiBQ4i-rRLdSffJ9tAnqg8IA-BpEikPnSoLqPuuVlEjHfbTiXUstJOKAws70_PnB3OZz-zLnokjoPwI8LOo-cuWd46YlPbN-D28sRWSWUh9xEY/s400/DSCN3793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627479998460803554" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdcRvL4ySVGbwPcd6scsC2v81QiIPKyiBQ4i-rRLdSffJ9tAnqg8IA-BpEikPnSoLqPuuVlEjHfbTiXUstJOKAws70_PnB3OZz-zLnokjoPwI8LOo-cuWd46YlPbN-D28sRWSWUh9xEY/s1600/DSCN3793.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>been blessed with volunteer flowers that packed a punch.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_DkTrAWtY8iEvSiQXEXCG8uWfErJ93-AooBwXRATr_PQzTrtvZIJ-qbVdJ3juBY06LQj3hD8YIfB92At3TvvCKU4AZQWnqZwdn5MgouhOV5YGt-KOjxnoF8A_BS-mlyW0mh5t4xE8eM/s1600/DSCN3796.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_DkTrAWtY8iEvSiQXEXCG8uWfErJ93-AooBwXRATr_PQzTrtvZIJ-qbVdJ3juBY06LQj3hD8YIfB92At3TvvCKU4AZQWnqZwdn5MgouhOV5YGt-KOjxnoF8A_BS-mlyW0mh5t4xE8eM/s400/DSCN3796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627477496297037218" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMZvyCV1T2yIMAhz2tdV3_VFE6p3JAbdH38Ke0jvs8e9QWbtEnACN9TUk7Sp3wpXP9QTKG4Vj7APxAT6dfoTZGU80bJpD47tarAkKdxDj4PAWeJkcXUf2lqED8zjwFUm75m67yIGjuXg/s1600/IMG_1695.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>spent camp weeks at kid on stage.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMq5w001Dh8DFjBm390Tf0ITBiuzUNGIc0KS7ftvIxeggspRrcisiutrg6hIl_qWldyn3b1eG0Cbq2eMlCCQgDxVbhbIDzuPXjsQQNYLNdY1U5MftE_haEz1lHVFF7rNg-FH4v_8AKVY/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMq5w001Dh8DFjBm390Tf0ITBiuzUNGIc0KS7ftvIxeggspRrcisiutrg6hIl_qWldyn3b1eG0Cbq2eMlCCQgDxVbhbIDzuPXjsQQNYLNdY1U5MftE_haEz1lHVFF7rNg-FH4v_8AKVY/s400/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627478313325509618" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMq5w001Dh8DFjBm390Tf0ITBiuzUNGIc0KS7ftvIxeggspRrcisiutrg6hIl_qWldyn3b1eG0Cbq2eMlCCQgDxVbhbIDzuPXjsQQNYLNdY1U5MftE_haEz1lHVFF7rNg-FH4v_8AKVY/s1600/get-attachment.aspx.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />enjoyed the firepit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_peoUrrWvvP-XjJ3jX60KiKRoDcmlwBdpHeVTMExeJjmkVJ3T9xuk3kEaHnHen4sP_TwsGIjWgdiRcs1rbgNebafo6LPMDGc5w6qBK6vk2VF2mMwtT3cflB9_CC1DodYRhftYYfujnU/s1600/DSCN3507.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-PHPDY65I887Q3dnBnZqCaZnzWZ7Oymd7z6x0fEJfzBlqZSxrNbMAklYXamL8sMgkDpgtBLz3QpXToHiiDlGEf0vnj71X6zYsmVbYQDxAkcsOsmppX4gDGjX9o_nktWGUp0i6_lLDjU/s400/IMG_1173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627477487150955906" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and let our hair down.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvy70xlB71xliYlzIaBiUzH2yYzQUlCbtIDg-8Zr9w7lrx30Pd9Ps8dw76hA0kSPEFKg_jvOQrd7fbCqrpB44qkbdtdZ3PbMURirw1H9b5CFmZVllSr9ylSi8Om1B-GFIUntHZ9lg1m8/s1600/IMG_1082.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvy70xlB71xliYlzIaBiUzH2yYzQUlCbtIDg-8Zr9w7lrx30Pd9Ps8dw76hA0kSPEFKg_jvOQrd7fbCqrpB44qkbdtdZ3PbMURirw1H9b5CFmZVllSr9ylSi8Om1B-GFIUntHZ9lg1m8/s400/IMG_1082.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627478316708170194" style="cursor: pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxeUrP2u2a0ku7SdayPShvR0inHaXVh1zAfvy2WuWCXvV7AYHYQlZyKpA0IXOo2C9hha0pqVZRISr49B8W6dkYhwROAnLNGtNuGCqyCfSdDchyWBh3FzuaAHVZ8ZlwUDsJYBr5usnFfY/s400/IMG_1637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627476366438092402" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxeUrP2u2a0ku7SdayPShvR0inHaXVh1zAfvy2WuWCXvV7AYHYQlZyKpA0IXOo2C9hha0pqVZRISr49B8W6dkYhwROAnLNGtNuGCqyCfSdDchyWBh3FzuaAHVZ8ZlwUDsJYBr5usnFfY/s1600/IMG_1637.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>and family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLxrbvaUtAOjz9atJ1GLDWzeOXlRB5mOzxForF9TjeaaP_iSEcZWG-tAGBUw-XfqF2u8pU7rSv5lum_Hx_ByBBmKJYa2gcbKFk-YAQVrex559kDP1diRB6UOKfqE-9GBY6rzyc48PNYc/s1600/IMG_1641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLxrbvaUtAOjz9atJ1GLDWzeOXlRB5mOzxForF9TjeaaP_iSEcZWG-tAGBUw-XfqF2u8pU7rSv5lum_Hx_ByBBmKJYa2gcbKFk-YAQVrex559kDP1diRB6UOKfqE-9GBY6rzyc48PNYc/s400/IMG_1641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627476356158460466" /></a><br /><br />time with our babies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArcnaXhMDgHfh3DBmwFs-ekItmku4Izt7UpVlxOui9G5LAOe1kMpM2ckYOdp-alNj45lO0uEyl8e76DcdbSSG-aRQHJRz90F9P77UPpLFOWyfuCDy8UbJzFbbNMHYlAc_UGVOOfEqp8o/s1600/IMG_2071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArcnaXhMDgHfh3DBmwFs-ekItmku4Izt7UpVlxOui9G5LAOe1kMpM2ckYOdp-alNj45lO0uEyl8e76DcdbSSG-aRQHJRz90F9P77UPpLFOWyfuCDy8UbJzFbbNMHYlAc_UGVOOfEqp8o/s400/IMG_2071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627474850578763506" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArcnaXhMDgHfh3DBmwFs-ekItmku4Izt7UpVlxOui9G5LAOe1kMpM2ckYOdp-alNj45lO0uEyl8e76DcdbSSG-aRQHJRz90F9P77UPpLFOWyfuCDy8UbJzFbbNMHYlAc_UGVOOfEqp8o/s1600/IMG_2071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>we have had traveling days.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6NZTzGMWbSYJJTbsoH2_gW-YdwqCzkpjQSBFWLIDVunMWcSdQXwn1t3RzRV2E4G1c5C7co55TMY78PqSajFDgGyy-PXa7y96jcioaa_s2los9x0FmXK3yAIPu0X9-jo0zk75ZRc23-0/s1600/IMG_1795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6NZTzGMWbSYJJTbsoH2_gW-YdwqCzkpjQSBFWLIDVunMWcSdQXwn1t3RzRV2E4G1c5C7co55TMY78PqSajFDgGyy-PXa7y96jcioaa_s2los9x0FmXK3yAIPu0X9-jo0zk75ZRc23-0/s400/IMG_1795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627474845915458402" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>tye~dying times.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6NZTzGMWbSYJJTbsoH2_gW-YdwqCzkpjQSBFWLIDVunMWcSdQXwn1t3RzRV2E4G1c5C7co55TMY78PqSajFDgGyy-PXa7y96jcioaa_s2los9x0FmXK3yAIPu0X9-jo0zk75ZRc23-0/s1600/IMG_1795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SCQsIi5YZ7p-sp10ZZa1nNrp-QK_r3cnwWj7cGzjc1BL21jQ9EkwZnseEV4fw6FU0RpnvFNSQOVjmgQpJXSH7IgdspZzZ6-LqlxsrSEGhUs0Ci5T17NaboXw2Uc5u2-rV3jZSTnhNVs/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SCQsIi5YZ7p-sp10ZZa1nNrp-QK_r3cnwWj7cGzjc1BL21jQ9EkwZnseEV4fw6FU0RpnvFNSQOVjmgQpJXSH7IgdspZzZ6-LqlxsrSEGhUs0Ci5T17NaboXw2Uc5u2-rV3jZSTnhNVs/s400/IMG_1914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627477477448079234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6NZTzGMWbSYJJTbsoH2_gW-YdwqCzkpjQSBFWLIDVunMWcSdQXwn1t3RzRV2E4G1c5C7co55TMY78PqSajFDgGyy-PXa7y96jcioaa_s2los9x0FmXK3yAIPu0X9-jo0zk75ZRc23-0/s1600/IMG_1795.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>puppy days.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zieaXAag4v8rnfldkPpvP-VAk8bR-ABnXCgg_vq_bIN0oFzoxgFhZ0CWmxGHzX8AO4qoLXx-0jSeDr6ZPsR13Hp84Xjc34FSgCNzt56Wb3AeMFBumaZx5jyFXCoEFo278UXM_ctcYU4/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zieaXAag4v8rnfldkPpvP-VAk8bR-ABnXCgg_vq_bIN0oFzoxgFhZ0CWmxGHzX8AO4qoLXx-0jSeDr6ZPsR13Hp84Xjc34FSgCNzt56Wb3AeMFBumaZx5jyFXCoEFo278UXM_ctcYU4/s400/IMG_0209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627474830461882882" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>watched sunrises....</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzVfvtYQpfHZrlS3A5efjwnWKx3TpKVF1twqvMiYzHKI68Dsmxc_5TBK8wWv1Q103uELWlhB2eD-XgAPcCoQfJ37wLrHtTLK8SjiADjDgoEFP-Yh-2DZz94dxOUkvMMPYcJpmih5w-UY/s1600/IMG_3295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzVfvtYQpfHZrlS3A5efjwnWKx3TpKVF1twqvMiYzHKI68Dsmxc_5TBK8wWv1Q103uELWlhB2eD-XgAPcCoQfJ37wLrHtTLK8SjiADjDgoEFP-Yh-2DZz94dxOUkvMMPYcJpmih5w-UY/s400/IMG_3295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473078917816898" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zieaXAag4v8rnfldkPpvP-VAk8bR-ABnXCgg_vq_bIN0oFzoxgFhZ0CWmxGHzX8AO4qoLXx-0jSeDr6ZPsR13Hp84Xjc34FSgCNzt56Wb3AeMFBumaZx5jyFXCoEFo278UXM_ctcYU4/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>sunsets.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKExnm81lMpwZmWzzhVrSG_xmPzcSz_VDSkao_E8vuytWIFhI884y_1vx0mBdkI6mQXKnomGCZxAilFTi4uLivIgJpM3kCAdOGEbdDKTFfcGfKKEA4blExQPwbTFaJsKWrXL60st-2eo/s1600/DSCN3150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKExnm81lMpwZmWzzhVrSG_xmPzcSz_VDSkao_E8vuytWIFhI884y_1vx0mBdkI6mQXKnomGCZxAilFTi4uLivIgJpM3kCAdOGEbdDKTFfcGfKKEA4blExQPwbTFaJsKWrXL60st-2eo/s400/DSCN3150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627474811556815570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKExnm81lMpwZmWzzhVrSG_xmPzcSz_VDSkao_E8vuytWIFhI884y_1vx0mBdkI6mQXKnomGCZxAilFTi4uLivIgJpM3kCAdOGEbdDKTFfcGfKKEA4blExQPwbTFaJsKWrXL60st-2eo/s1600/DSCN3150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4Gg6Wnqqbhad_QfI7F3KDJ8M4MlM1qGPziolDEu-qU3KditREvD1Wk606JGKxJd3yEWzAJY8mVzKfUjCbPWMkQsfmN8bGrE3_SFZcDC0aKyZIhWbAzdMpA7P8_kq2hY-a8E0QBNMmxk/s1600/IMG_3130.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4Gg6Wnqqbhad_QfI7F3KDJ8M4MlM1qGPziolDEu-qU3KditREvD1Wk606JGKxJd3yEWzAJY8mVzKfUjCbPWMkQsfmN8bGrE3_SFZcDC0aKyZIhWbAzdMpA7P8_kq2hY-a8E0QBNMmxk/s400/IMG_3130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473102861086514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwUkTwqqjDRAf4bscHn6HnkLbwF-HvtKj-N2w7mU55TO4ybRGAQJ-8VbiNshy2LN2iId28OY9COXxVxOaPp2rrgsY5BwHEMdS-p60F1RETxD0kAy1vwHI5TQkT4HVhxJ8dxXI4NyDXLs/s1600/DSCN3858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwUkTwqqjDRAf4bscHn6HnkLbwF-HvtKj-N2w7mU55TO4ybRGAQJ-8VbiNshy2LN2iId28OY9COXxVxOaPp2rrgsY5BwHEMdS-p60F1RETxD0kAy1vwHI5TQkT4HVhxJ8dxXI4NyDXLs/s400/DSCN3858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473516940916354" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwUkTwqqjDRAf4bscHn6HnkLbwF-HvtKj-N2w7mU55TO4ybRGAQJ-8VbiNshy2LN2iId28OY9COXxVxOaPp2rrgsY5BwHEMdS-p60F1RETxD0kAy1vwHI5TQkT4HVhxJ8dxXI4NyDXLs/s1600/DSCN3858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>we have had our share of bar ~ b ~ que and wine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Fou35VCgzzaHxyiOZusvsEwxyZWsB-CaodCBPbP8kQzQSKWtr8o7Hg7M_PcJmTxIEP0GH7XV-4Vgd5-ujF_soaqtT5HW-uegPVXceGmv48Br_e2jpOm-E56RT3fYDY2JX8vpdvcNj7M/s1600/DSCN3856.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Fou35VCgzzaHxyiOZusvsEwxyZWsB-CaodCBPbP8kQzQSKWtr8o7Hg7M_PcJmTxIEP0GH7XV-4Vgd5-ujF_soaqtT5HW-uegPVXceGmv48Br_e2jpOm-E56RT3fYDY2JX8vpdvcNj7M/s400/DSCN3856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473466505441778" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1r8pCFDUda7Lk-aG0ioGIkMJNWFVjXEMNDoJKqz4RKQLtqjvZPxA3VTVxws07ShVAaxrqWI8g5HkxXvJPf4z8cmhSvdfsAQDxAKaVdd4f16DB8Z_gKfqI_JYS2mk1GOP8AycSlHpWSw/s1600/DSCN3850.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>we have eaten al fresco, eaten out and eaten in.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8P2JxtgQjo5OusjvXFm_O2VQxH9B68zaYiqwoFaUHmgTOVWEajOrsTg58JGUV3n7xm9zJ5E9YIpsTznt8WOwrciVMyehlSNlST0xVpeVXxHgiOrJcW_gD861CAnYuFPSKKRm0uclZw8/s1600/DSCN3861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8P2JxtgQjo5OusjvXFm_O2VQxH9B68zaYiqwoFaUHmgTOVWEajOrsTg58JGUV3n7xm9zJ5E9YIpsTznt8WOwrciVMyehlSNlST0xVpeVXxHgiOrJcW_gD861CAnYuFPSKKRm0uclZw8/s400/DSCN3861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473528704878530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8P2JxtgQjo5OusjvXFm_O2VQxH9B68zaYiqwoFaUHmgTOVWEajOrsTg58JGUV3n7xm9zJ5E9YIpsTznt8WOwrciVMyehlSNlST0xVpeVXxHgiOrJcW_gD861CAnYuFPSKKRm0uclZw8/s1600/DSCN3861.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxL2jm0ajEkqU-bRi1b3IcOZzm-5kXKgAHgoU-0b23klI0NmVmV2a-i60OkMiLWdmNbI5U-1_tlSELt2j-f9eV2eNVwMjmMycKRoRyOdLrhDUXbyMiIUK5DiGWEjQfHo9LWmBoqjl3kE/s1600/DSCN3848.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxL2jm0ajEkqU-bRi1b3IcOZzm-5kXKgAHgoU-0b23klI0NmVmV2a-i60OkMiLWdmNbI5U-1_tlSELt2j-f9eV2eNVwMjmMycKRoRyOdLrhDUXbyMiIUK5DiGWEjQfHo9LWmBoqjl3kE/s400/DSCN3848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627470409416318418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxF-UkPlnVt0bezK0mOazFLYkB1vaZFC7jiJIiY_025INlLGZsJsIeRKk9QGLr_xBN6AFokvUYgfpqWXueyIK8LklzbGNDAN1EFL2SqiRz3IldXYvpSoLXhyLDC9NrUraUZYZF-W9ulw/s1600/IMG_2081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxF-UkPlnVt0bezK0mOazFLYkB1vaZFC7jiJIiY_025INlLGZsJsIeRKk9QGLr_xBN6AFokvUYgfpqWXueyIK8LklzbGNDAN1EFL2SqiRz3IldXYvpSoLXhyLDC9NrUraUZYZF-W9ulw/s400/IMG_2081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627473106345546690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>spent saturday mornings at the farmers market.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoxGOLE4as0J3W3WBD618a2JH_O1QBDJromJktRc9R7DQtUb0W5VDfvblHzdK9XRXti0DXEro4KcXEh21LrPpqH2Kek38L6MEGyp2V8dpo-YAQpVaCvk5ZvAQk4hWRc4vLwRDdD1cjXA/s1600/DSCN3927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoxGOLE4as0J3W3WBD618a2JH_O1QBDJromJktRc9R7DQtUb0W5VDfvblHzdK9XRXti0DXEro4KcXEh21LrPpqH2Kek38L6MEGyp2V8dpo-YAQpVaCvk5ZvAQk4hWRc4vLwRDdD1cjXA/s400/DSCN3927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627471419998831522" /></a></div><div>getting amazing things to eat.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKoxGOLE4as0J3W3WBD618a2JH_O1QBDJromJktRc9R7DQtUb0W5VDfvblHzdK9XRXti0DXEro4KcXEh21LrPpqH2Kek38L6MEGyp2V8dpo-YAQpVaCvk5ZvAQk4hWRc4vLwRDdD1cjXA/s1600/DSCN3927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBs_TqbIaEtznINR4Pfj7FLBDeIG1scr10Od5_l0zkDLJLJ5vogJaecSQYjl4szcfMf3aciJMnBr7H45-oYv7kkSQaQCxhWeW6VSC9_eyNrh7heYIBN94t8yQAK0Pep8Giueti_ojX3w/s1600/DSCN3930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBs_TqbIaEtznINR4Pfj7FLBDeIG1scr10Od5_l0zkDLJLJ5vogJaecSQYjl4szcfMf3aciJMnBr7H45-oYv7kkSQaQCxhWeW6VSC9_eyNrh7heYIBN94t8yQAK0Pep8Giueti_ojX3w/s400/DSCN3930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627471414625036002" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>enjoyed sunflowers.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBs_TqbIaEtznINR4Pfj7FLBDeIG1scr10Od5_l0zkDLJLJ5vogJaecSQYjl4szcfMf3aciJMnBr7H45-oYv7kkSQaQCxhWeW6VSC9_eyNrh7heYIBN94t8yQAK0Pep8Giueti_ojX3w/s1600/DSCN3930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnumBt-uXQlyS2OxL7X3dvrQNEU0P_X17cuaRwDNMnoVAXpYNMPjfjyYn0hOlqajOq25XhYoUxtZKXVxMKF1xiAsTU_oBxRJGFghLISHAww9qX0o9BGQ1KZ5ymVncLW45bFui6uiqcxU/s1600/DSCN3920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnumBt-uXQlyS2OxL7X3dvrQNEU0P_X17cuaRwDNMnoVAXpYNMPjfjyYn0hOlqajOq25XhYoUxtZKXVxMKF1xiAsTU_oBxRJGFghLISHAww9qX0o9BGQ1KZ5ymVncLW45bFui6uiqcxU/s400/DSCN3920.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627470459767330306" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnumBt-uXQlyS2OxL7X3dvrQNEU0P_X17cuaRwDNMnoVAXpYNMPjfjyYn0hOlqajOq25XhYoUxtZKXVxMKF1xiAsTU_oBxRJGFghLISHAww9qX0o9BGQ1KZ5ymVncLW45bFui6uiqcxU/s1600/DSCN3920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>... dill blooming.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebdtpX-RKg518nUiJkkP447dXXBOc_UY1A0XxX8QZy_SUuGHZg7uKAL0ligNdu1gGFBkYYwvWpKEdhE2gKWmBLoVmDP_D6besD1Pj0envSEryHaMl0qdEcw7Hj0og_ztL0W_AeMmd49I/s1600/DSCN3926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebdtpX-RKg518nUiJkkP447dXXBOc_UY1A0XxX8QZy_SUuGHZg7uKAL0ligNdu1gGFBkYYwvWpKEdhE2gKWmBLoVmDP_D6besD1Pj0envSEryHaMl0qdEcw7Hj0og_ztL0W_AeMmd49I/s400/DSCN3926.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627470442109079426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebdtpX-RKg518nUiJkkP447dXXBOc_UY1A0XxX8QZy_SUuGHZg7uKAL0ligNdu1gGFBkYYwvWpKEdhE2gKWmBLoVmDP_D6besD1Pj0envSEryHaMl0qdEcw7Hj0og_ztL0W_AeMmd49I/s1600/DSCN3926.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>comos and skippers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6I7qZDuZtmm_upcCNd90tCaWhk-Vn4KXzTf_QarSWCyf5pixFkR_g84EVPOTy7zA4IQ8NJfHXpr3FDb4DTCfLJkzCM_eeqmMLO5yfwuOcQ-AtuA8g93dh-GK1o-xIxjC3zSnbClysWY/s1600/DSCN3939.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwC9YGV_YmEm2wNnVCsmdmAalUdKi7fobqcT7jNceeMJEUqCDrqiWEFskolIFqshBQgKsB19VjsHy_v29RivBx_mUE-LAty6tJWcXO0GmDxEY0vGMfvsoak0ga7cqIy7tuXAdgCWEByI/s400/DSCN3942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627468954107989714" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>relished in the the eibles from the garden.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwC9YGV_YmEm2wNnVCsmdmAalUdKi7fobqcT7jNceeMJEUqCDrqiWEFskolIFqshBQgKsB19VjsHy_v29RivBx_mUE-LAty6tJWcXO0GmDxEY0vGMfvsoak0ga7cqIy7tuXAdgCWEByI/s1600/DSCN3942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl0m_DchstgYZhnEISvFB7vB5W9mJpOUwmSWTgvzQ4M-O-Zrvu0XgJOdc8e0eRHd9SzE3Y-RF-kHJZtA_ePD0AMeTdCJNPxxK-U17YkV0OIthZPr62vf954QDhzS7747ESb-_WYNy6vc/s1600/DSCN3951.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-50557752873792662992011-06-30T12:13:00.015-05:002011-06-30T16:46:20.210-05:00life~lessons<div>deep in the forest of the golden hills in ocala, florida</div><div>was an all girls clan with the princesses of the pretty feet.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9fFxmZUT4uwaeFIohxpuFN_sf2WaN3IcDQqrolt4cD0NXWoBMvx6jj42EE15iTpsGzjMVVWL6V04cFoFIRSlinyT7M3LuScY5s6xMkWtWtJqSEibR5655IZBXi3Eh3pncBkSci3X3Dw/s400/IMG_1967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624069138182327010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div>this all girl clan was very close.</div><div>there were many things that they liked to do together.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8VWpYwK2OWlijsA5g13vou63S_kkWHo8h6hcYgBs9FkXsaP_StZLL4en-S4apBiHa-UnlRMmTmPWcBZAz_ER-rOe0uls2oS3oHl9pl8-nhoIslBOqW7VCVVW_q6z0lv9_RBm7-ztfw0/s1600/IMG_1936.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBRVmPf8yfLeEudnvc5Oylcl5SabEoXVFomFATfiwdJFkE-Rx9pZLrOK56I8u2uoy1WrA3La-PzbsoCi1MAHvmp3gV0Hmw5fsgfRLnYKHIK1-OVDZGIo9CyEKOfwMtLXbK_azQ10paw/s1600/IMG_1937.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBRVmPf8yfLeEudnvc5Oylcl5SabEoXVFomFATfiwdJFkE-Rx9pZLrOK56I8u2uoy1WrA3La-PzbsoCi1MAHvmp3gV0Hmw5fsgfRLnYKHIK1-OVDZGIo9CyEKOfwMtLXbK_azQ10paw/s400/IMG_1937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624071685727985122" /></a></div><div>there were little girls called the "youngers."</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghctlZ3bSjQUAYbpe8canY_tzvZ6H12bBzwSIOKbiO9K1bpH7PSEH-qCqp6V6NpaVRYp24QB3esGN_u-NjRsT4a5MLDAIY1dFagJzDLbVe0UXEZ7wCpoRkQXFLCeHuc-5W5Q8lDdgcXzw/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghctlZ3bSjQUAYbpe8canY_tzvZ6H12bBzwSIOKbiO9K1bpH7PSEH-qCqp6V6NpaVRYp24QB3esGN_u-NjRsT4a5MLDAIY1dFagJzDLbVe0UXEZ7wCpoRkQXFLCeHuc-5W5Q8lDdgcXzw/s400/IMG_1946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624071683036183378" /></a></div><div>and big girls called the "olders."</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3jxnS209CioSAhUzoXu9_A_336M-ld67zvaTDJsgKLJN8ldqzXvpobobD1Zlg0xHhwKZhiPrOuXN7QQpNl0T9-vIIXocji2Wu2jyJt_sojwMAR2cQRQYs6bs68PgBkDnJmm_z10z-iU/s1600/IMG_1971.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3jxnS209CioSAhUzoXu9_A_336M-ld67zvaTDJsgKLJN8ldqzXvpobobD1Zlg0xHhwKZhiPrOuXN7QQpNl0T9-vIIXocji2Wu2jyJt_sojwMAR2cQRQYs6bs68PgBkDnJmm_z10z-iU/s400/IMG_1971.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624071673437778626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghctlZ3bSjQUAYbpe8canY_tzvZ6H12bBzwSIOKbiO9K1bpH7PSEH-qCqp6V6NpaVRYp24QB3esGN_u-NjRsT4a5MLDAIY1dFagJzDLbVe0UXEZ7wCpoRkQXFLCeHuc-5W5Q8lDdgcXzw/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>and from the youngest to the eldest...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSzoaKCYCwpCngiU_HdmFyau00bWv2PI-I3k2aRZAw4XIVmdx1VWNSOioLU-HxjbGRQzO-QSM3jqxA6j6GFHQQ43JNQUFVrzNSJ21PnficrRoRMTCFgo6rDQB9ZocCkE5trKSCVb2CfI/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSzoaKCYCwpCngiU_HdmFyau00bWv2PI-I3k2aRZAw4XIVmdx1VWNSOioLU-HxjbGRQzO-QSM3jqxA6j6GFHQQ43JNQUFVrzNSJ21PnficrRoRMTCFgo6rDQB9ZocCkE5trKSCVb2CfI/s400/IMG_1952.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624071678995987090" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSzoaKCYCwpCngiU_HdmFyau00bWv2PI-I3k2aRZAw4XIVmdx1VWNSOioLU-HxjbGRQzO-QSM3jqxA6j6GFHQQ43JNQUFVrzNSJ21PnficrRoRMTCFgo6rDQB9ZocCkE5trKSCVb2CfI/s1600/IMG_1952.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><br /></div><div>there were many things to be learned as a clan.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJNDMHJD-NdQxNOQdeBu6dt9dbtlHkSrEOqT8QNQEOfY9yLxwyd5sdy6pzFy9dbLQ8MO29ccdhkPk3BPAd3H01IIcwY_J-K10_LEhwyZxAWFz6g8CPFrvtlk5BkHOZx4GfT1iDqucpU/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJNDMHJD-NdQxNOQdeBu6dt9dbtlHkSrEOqT8QNQEOfY9yLxwyd5sdy6pzFy9dbLQ8MO29ccdhkPk3BPAd3H01IIcwY_J-K10_LEhwyZxAWFz6g8CPFrvtlk5BkHOZx4GfT1iDqucpU/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624101957148866162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3jxnS209CioSAhUzoXu9_A_336M-ld67zvaTDJsgKLJN8ldqzXvpobobD1Zlg0xHhwKZhiPrOuXN7QQpNl0T9-vIIXocji2Wu2jyJt_sojwMAR2cQRQYs6bs68PgBkDnJmm_z10z-iU/s1600/IMG_1971.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>taking care of the babies is an important part of learning</div><div>how the whole tribe works well together.</div><div><br /></div><div>one of the star pupils of this life lesson is definitely gwyne.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWhlHtIVmmy5LhnjMCCtZMywY29VPiJO5tIRgXXIF3W6euVEsa-qbciGqwXiEBCMqPQu6Oy3kJyQ5Xd9CFxnET5uvTT2EftvXUIPeA_6CxpXD40nLve1zA7Ix_Ycpke_Zp6q98HWML3Q/s1600/IMG_2086.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWhlHtIVmmy5LhnjMCCtZMywY29VPiJO5tIRgXXIF3W6euVEsa-qbciGqwXiEBCMqPQu6Oy3kJyQ5Xd9CFxnET5uvTT2EftvXUIPeA_6CxpXD40nLve1zA7Ix_Ycpke_Zp6q98HWML3Q/s400/IMG_2086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070787310634114" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>but all of the youngers were doing a really good job of helping with </div><div>the beautiful baby, garnet.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsv0e00Hjg_POcI4Y_I0Uo325fvaUrL-vEVDv-JaMcIjaKvqfLfTdr9l-SvTOlJpE_q9W6ylVg7BFoBCW-HadDkJ57VUjDg3MbTNKtnH5nWY1dblEWOL0LYq3a-knuhUiNH5q-Z6MPO0/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsv0e00Hjg_POcI4Y_I0Uo325fvaUrL-vEVDv-JaMcIjaKvqfLfTdr9l-SvTOlJpE_q9W6ylVg7BFoBCW-HadDkJ57VUjDg3MbTNKtnH5nWY1dblEWOL0LYq3a-knuhUiNH5q-Z6MPO0/s400/IMG_1946.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624100067476598770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsv0e00Hjg_POcI4Y_I0Uo325fvaUrL-vEVDv-JaMcIjaKvqfLfTdr9l-SvTOlJpE_q9W6ylVg7BFoBCW-HadDkJ57VUjDg3MbTNKtnH5nWY1dblEWOL0LYq3a-knuhUiNH5q-Z6MPO0/s1600/IMG_1946.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttGn1HNnP6Yz-bReRyKoOXe2hlobXyViSzGk-9KJGOnlGSW_UjYEr1mwXMtVLcuj3-v32Dv-G5oLh031W7XWKzB1i4H8A0ZHqGlOsbS4496CKyOKt8mSGLdiQSbc8zncctz6W5f8y_M/s1600/IMG_1942.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttGn1HNnP6Yz-bReRyKoOXe2hlobXyViSzGk-9KJGOnlGSW_UjYEr1mwXMtVLcuj3-v32Dv-G5oLh031W7XWKzB1i4H8A0ZHqGlOsbS4496CKyOKt8mSGLdiQSbc8zncctz6W5f8y_M/s400/IMG_1942.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624100062969125666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>also learning the fine art of colouring was a huge </div><div>part of what was being passed on to the youngers.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWhlHtIVmmy5LhnjMCCtZMywY29VPiJO5tIRgXXIF3W6euVEsa-qbciGqwXiEBCMqPQu6Oy3kJyQ5Xd9CFxnET5uvTT2EftvXUIPeA_6CxpXD40nLve1zA7Ix_Ycpke_Zp6q98HWML3Q/s1600/IMG_2086.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7OweWyxxk5xlSVGhkVTH1tS72vPklO1J98PjJoNvVtEsxYqpPF6fWvmR5NUGi6a6C6X4X1rutot3DPD2IHndNWAHyYLCbhoR6va861eiCeNdPo7QfEw_ibUbzzfT08yZDjOMZpkYH6o/s1600/IMG_2053.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7OweWyxxk5xlSVGhkVTH1tS72vPklO1J98PjJoNvVtEsxYqpPF6fWvmR5NUGi6a6C6X4X1rutot3DPD2IHndNWAHyYLCbhoR6va861eiCeNdPo7QfEw_ibUbzzfT08yZDjOMZpkYH6o/s400/IMG_2053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070761768401538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>learning the latest technology was a must in this society of girls.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bJGBMJYPWbddjG_PCbO1UUTl_kYxBUpmKeK9vjo1pP2N4_KOg9XtjMWwvbQJcbH9d9I4kDANdmi8Kv_w1RwRlgnH4cfS20U-pBylPqdjGguH8Ce5it7vPKqMl1cG-SdGqI2Efzhrxk/s1600/IMG_2054.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bJGBMJYPWbddjG_PCbO1UUTl_kYxBUpmKeK9vjo1pP2N4_KOg9XtjMWwvbQJcbH9d9I4kDANdmi8Kv_w1RwRlgnH4cfS20U-pBylPqdjGguH8Ce5it7vPKqMl1cG-SdGqI2Efzhrxk/s400/IMG_2054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070776811219282" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4bJGBMJYPWbddjG_PCbO1UUTl_kYxBUpmKeK9vjo1pP2N4_KOg9XtjMWwvbQJcbH9d9I4kDANdmi8Kv_w1RwRlgnH4cfS20U-pBylPqdjGguH8Ce5it7vPKqMl1cG-SdGqI2Efzhrxk/s1600/IMG_2054.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />lots of photographing is neccessary to document all the </div><div>learning processes.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7OweWyxxk5xlSVGhkVTH1tS72vPklO1J98PjJoNvVtEsxYqpPF6fWvmR5NUGi6a6C6X4X1rutot3DPD2IHndNWAHyYLCbhoR6va861eiCeNdPo7QfEw_ibUbzzfT08yZDjOMZpkYH6o/s1600/IMG_2053.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbzoS7LboPU_Bd9E028yXayRQBA-QSdGQ5H5tucrihx-eGmDbwwNOVFI_17RkyhZ_zW7xgCCwt0MNa3C6pnMI8hN9iGyIJAImYYPRvWeFEfvfjbhXUthu_oVzLjpHXejjzqRvBsRFmtg/s1600/IMG_1985.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbzoS7LboPU_Bd9E028yXayRQBA-QSdGQ5H5tucrihx-eGmDbwwNOVFI_17RkyhZ_zW7xgCCwt0MNa3C6pnMI8hN9iGyIJAImYYPRvWeFEfvfjbhXUthu_oVzLjpHXejjzqRvBsRFmtg/s400/IMG_1985.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070759033668578" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbzoS7LboPU_Bd9E028yXayRQBA-QSdGQ5H5tucrihx-eGmDbwwNOVFI_17RkyhZ_zW7xgCCwt0MNa3C6pnMI8hN9iGyIJAImYYPRvWeFEfvfjbhXUthu_oVzLjpHXejjzqRvBsRFmtg/s1600/IMG_1985.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>so as the olders were striking a pose....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAKlcidoPH1XRIbCmB-imkbT8VoCVeT6E6WL8LtJdsHq5Onft779D6UNfyI7Oitzzu9bdEqowZ7t5xip_ze6oaKFEfpUuHBJRoMdkiRIdJhAegO9vHp3PbBtmRdMcBXZ-iAMEFvcwajY/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAKlcidoPH1XRIbCmB-imkbT8VoCVeT6E6WL8LtJdsHq5Onft779D6UNfyI7Oitzzu9bdEqowZ7t5xip_ze6oaKFEfpUuHBJRoMdkiRIdJhAegO9vHp3PbBtmRdMcBXZ-iAMEFvcwajY/s400/IMG_1980.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624069153533979586" /></a></div><div>the youngers were observing closely.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAKlcidoPH1XRIbCmB-imkbT8VoCVeT6E6WL8LtJdsHq5Onft779D6UNfyI7Oitzzu9bdEqowZ7t5xip_ze6oaKFEfpUuHBJRoMdkiRIdJhAegO9vHp3PbBtmRdMcBXZ-iAMEFvcwajY/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXROjEvYb0ZXMDqEcFDezr06GSE0f8fzcxYWTaFJxw2EhrEO2QqvjxvoBE___czj4KVlQp8zffOWCaHKZ01uTRaEWYpnrJ2CgSrS2yQUxRJkdc1GGqM32SGbZ6_cJgFasS3JqcyPkgnis/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXROjEvYb0ZXMDqEcFDezr06GSE0f8fzcxYWTaFJxw2EhrEO2QqvjxvoBE___czj4KVlQp8zffOWCaHKZ01uTRaEWYpnrJ2CgSrS2yQUxRJkdc1GGqM32SGbZ6_cJgFasS3JqcyPkgnis/s400/IMG_1976.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624069142170237698" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXROjEvYb0ZXMDqEcFDezr06GSE0f8fzcxYWTaFJxw2EhrEO2QqvjxvoBE___czj4KVlQp8zffOWCaHKZ01uTRaEWYpnrJ2CgSrS2yQUxRJkdc1GGqM32SGbZ6_cJgFasS3JqcyPkgnis/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>like mother....like daughter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3QjGD9lMjZuvOkNjsp-KcbLhQUnyXLFTEjZi2zjCJJn_PsyzNx8NdRhAMhjr8b3Ax_d62TnXR97SAQPP1VOJGwf0YaTfJNVoaw5szVvsGk-UCWBt7tQ0w2qRj8mChnFnwGg08frpfAk/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3QjGD9lMjZuvOkNjsp-KcbLhQUnyXLFTEjZi2zjCJJn_PsyzNx8NdRhAMhjr8b3Ax_d62TnXR97SAQPP1VOJGwf0YaTfJNVoaw5szVvsGk-UCWBt7tQ0w2qRj8mChnFnwGg08frpfAk/s400/IMG_1962.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624069130453656994" /></a></div><div>being close is also a necessity of the clan and can be</div><div>observed quite often.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3QjGD9lMjZuvOkNjsp-KcbLhQUnyXLFTEjZi2zjCJJn_PsyzNx8NdRhAMhjr8b3Ax_d62TnXR97SAQPP1VOJGwf0YaTfJNVoaw5szVvsGk-UCWBt7tQ0w2qRj8mChnFnwGg08frpfAk/s1600/IMG_1962.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3WcOgvMzZT7GgHN_t1ekp05Z7Y59xrk4V5uKwzbuQ-OulhI6IrCszhuBRXGfcZOb9C7s6slWcg-J-yUT0UU57RqSwulsSGUT2hmUrq1qbHo08VnhOgoVloa3rvxIhsw4NQliZLO9YF0/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3WcOgvMzZT7GgHN_t1ekp05Z7Y59xrk4V5uKwzbuQ-OulhI6IrCszhuBRXGfcZOb9C7s6slWcg-J-yUT0UU57RqSwulsSGUT2hmUrq1qbHo08VnhOgoVloa3rvxIhsw4NQliZLO9YF0/s400/IMG_1955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624069126555839506" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3WcOgvMzZT7GgHN_t1ekp05Z7Y59xrk4V5uKwzbuQ-OulhI6IrCszhuBRXGfcZOb9C7s6slWcg-J-yUT0UU57RqSwulsSGUT2hmUrq1qbHo08VnhOgoVloa3rvxIhsw4NQliZLO9YF0/s1600/IMG_1955.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG9C0VP4tda53TYWK3ATHQ3AM23r0cSxcVO6wypeX5GNv3GgF-IHslcx_jDc5RX0KnvGWei6KNV60RjT1-sG1x6rM-VIi56O6Mo5rOP6qCqq7qvR6RhtB-8h751X3IGJdmMPxPsHqvNw/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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height: 400px; " /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXPCKB8cznoef5SO-8c0qRnfM4cgf36TkMSUB91PUDiWQ_9Lxhmhl1SaV0ry8qyN8WJyqhyrd_17H237nFH53Tv5ZLWrrkxi42bUzNIB7EJj6NjKavawkqd5b0EdOfNc-kEYAC4Zg33I/s1600/IMG_1808.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXPCKB8cznoef5SO-8c0qRnfM4cgf36TkMSUB91PUDiWQ_9Lxhmhl1SaV0ry8qyN8WJyqhyrd_17H237nFH53Tv5ZLWrrkxi42bUzNIB7EJj6NjKavawkqd5b0EdOfNc-kEYAC4Zg33I/s400/IMG_1808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624065038446123938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>one of the almost lost arts in the all girl clan is </div><div>the art of the shoppe of the tar~gchet. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho9P4dHritX9i3ZQfnnnoZW7NgwRlleTlkZ9RwN_0AAe_ACCpsce2Za8KTuap9d7K0z08Q6J8-wjzPD0zFm2wM53i3xcWcgjQ6ZqoPsYuegfAqLx501sZOrNixTDnsm4Rw4oD0MotOGI/s1600/IMG_1801.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho9P4dHritX9i3ZQfnnnoZW7NgwRlleTlkZ9RwN_0AAe_ACCpsce2Za8KTuap9d7K0z08Q6J8-wjzPD0zFm2wM53i3xcWcgjQ6ZqoPsYuegfAqLx501sZOrNixTDnsm4Rw4oD0MotOGI/s400/IMG_1801.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624096101416813570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>it is very important for us olders to show the youngers how </div><div>to hit the bullseye and find the bar~goons.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4eX43tAZxCuykiBiZ5bknyPxwAWA9zlgt_zhxu7Z5a1rhSgbGpIoiT6Y2O991fN_fs0JifSMoAowqfQ4KU5YRd_471cs09Sn94AmtzmCSyZ-mWF4tqvK_wEfR2C_Xc2poLl5i-B77b0/s1600/IMG_1803.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4eX43tAZxCuykiBiZ5bknyPxwAWA9zlgt_zhxu7Z5a1rhSgbGpIoiT6Y2O991fN_fs0JifSMoAowqfQ4KU5YRd_471cs09Sn94AmtzmCSyZ-mWF4tqvK_wEfR2C_Xc2poLl5i-B77b0/s400/IMG_1803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624065039675747298" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>no one is too young to be taught this valuable lesson. </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI6xe_dkXK9YxkV-GFCehWT-8Aez6HT-pr2wS6yyhyphenhyphenXzDYRTr6BCk0FrXxbeZ5rn-mtYOezF2BVuV-E3x71ZlRaIdOsgjIdz3WnQQmT9ywtxh3qZeVK0c9cfKIYFZDeRZpZtVSN8gjOE/s400/IMG_1807.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624065046613319634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>another ancient technique that has to be learned is the</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">art of tye ~ dying.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>this type of dying cloth has been taught </div><div>for centuries and must be passed on for the true </div><div>hippie~sense of self to be explored.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaIPMY7Oc8p5QJBN1i4P5Wu0YK5Y7XMbtPQEg1v5ysU6FvLS4XB6quEEZ3uTJTFta2IHoomLm3t05IdCuSixDuWk38MCJ45a0Dhc8at0GfzynkClULkNWqjnHq4AwAEdS6OHhwlEVGkc/s1600/IMG_1831.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaIPMY7Oc8p5QJBN1i4P5Wu0YK5Y7XMbtPQEg1v5ysU6FvLS4XB6quEEZ3uTJTFta2IHoomLm3t05IdCuSixDuWk38MCJ45a0Dhc8at0GfzynkClULkNWqjnHq4AwAEdS6OHhwlEVGkc/s400/IMG_1831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105823617796418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the tools of the trade are assembled by the olders.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaIPMY7Oc8p5QJBN1i4P5Wu0YK5Y7XMbtPQEg1v5ysU6FvLS4XB6quEEZ3uTJTFta2IHoomLm3t05IdCuSixDuWk38MCJ45a0Dhc8at0GfzynkClULkNWqjnHq4AwAEdS6OHhwlEVGkc/s1600/IMG_1831.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_QYTavtrawnyTvcvwOmvBgimFR_wyngNtqoiLpVDYvM6C5z54dbZmeWI9APi_kAb6mAHXI1pxVgsik27smdjXTSFsGO3y-E3oQKT7LU8y6rSaHKjKGLOuk8PMzjPNLocC-Wt6R3G48g/s1600/IMG_1818.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_QYTavtrawnyTvcvwOmvBgimFR_wyngNtqoiLpVDYvM6C5z54dbZmeWI9APi_kAb6mAHXI1pxVgsik27smdjXTSFsGO3y-E3oQKT7LU8y6rSaHKjKGLOuk8PMzjPNLocC-Wt6R3G48g/s400/IMG_1818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105596182101362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_QYTavtrawnyTvcvwOmvBgimFR_wyngNtqoiLpVDYvM6C5z54dbZmeWI9APi_kAb6mAHXI1pxVgsik27smdjXTSFsGO3y-E3oQKT7LU8y6rSaHKjKGLOuk8PMzjPNLocC-Wt6R3G48g/s1600/IMG_1818.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />then the lesson begins to the youngers...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNxDJN8KCzPw1rH3ZtMjgMGusIflt3ft3BUGt3-PuHO0uZikCPEoVssjWR_MkLoxDKqVAjVVDMb2OxyfFCKBNEe-JbntKQHUbndRnQ-SIdO3iuf21vz4VkBzpFw8DZOv0FO-_cZ14lNw/s1600/IMG_1822.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOsQBUqhjdmmvrHoQ8IdCeGSQBlEUOxXivDeVwgVAar6T6JLowKEnhidpH3PUxGnhTrG4Nnybc5azxf4pe3D08FJPLCJuormtpLU5s2OwAwJzYJ4FpaLdYSx93H-xVNR1FqXu74iMGTc/s1600/IMG_1841.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOsQBUqhjdmmvrHoQ8IdCeGSQBlEUOxXivDeVwgVAar6T6JLowKEnhidpH3PUxGnhTrG4Nnybc5azxf4pe3D08FJPLCJuormtpLU5s2OwAwJzYJ4FpaLdYSx93H-xVNR1FqXu74iMGTc/s400/IMG_1841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105583021642386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>to which they pay close attention. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNxDJN8KCzPw1rH3ZtMjgMGusIflt3ft3BUGt3-PuHO0uZikCPEoVssjWR_MkLoxDKqVAjVVDMb2OxyfFCKBNEe-JbntKQHUbndRnQ-SIdO3iuf21vz4VkBzpFw8DZOv0FO-_cZ14lNw/s1600/IMG_1822.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHNxDJN8KCzPw1rH3ZtMjgMGusIflt3ft3BUGt3-PuHO0uZikCPEoVssjWR_MkLoxDKqVAjVVDMb2OxyfFCKBNEe-JbntKQHUbndRnQ-SIdO3iuf21vz4VkBzpFw8DZOv0FO-_cZ14lNw/s400/IMG_1822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105591299471202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>experimentation is key to enjoying the experience.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy1IJ_kUZkq9FWipPMUybH0Zqi73Ru2gYJDf8AaIdh-W3OVS4o2a_J6FCYfQ-ZR9neyB5BPAULZGFbIyuAuzBJVNDpnbYdkY49X3ssi534rTppXLhhADkHtL83tzramERVf-v2M8ITOk/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy1IJ_kUZkq9FWipPMUybH0Zqi73Ru2gYJDf8AaIdh-W3OVS4o2a_J6FCYfQ-ZR9neyB5BPAULZGFbIyuAuzBJVNDpnbYdkY49X3ssi534rTppXLhhADkHtL83tzramERVf-v2M8ITOk/s400/IMG_1870.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105577894732290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy1IJ_kUZkq9FWipPMUybH0Zqi73Ru2gYJDf8AaIdh-W3OVS4o2a_J6FCYfQ-ZR9neyB5BPAULZGFbIyuAuzBJVNDpnbYdkY49X3ssi534rTppXLhhADkHtL83tzramERVf-v2M8ITOk/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6t1OEej9FXxZfDmU88-mBtwHEKfTdYqlon7EGNH3yo8oSLORQg4u92bEBbFEC53LXRtwGNJVALHxPuHTTFoP1P4pcAJw8xnZ3I-RcCruRn_QzFixjsKXMAqILI1qqfMVNam0RaX-xHU/s1600/IMG_1901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6t1OEej9FXxZfDmU88-mBtwHEKfTdYqlon7EGNH3yo8oSLORQg4u92bEBbFEC53LXRtwGNJVALHxPuHTTFoP1P4pcAJw8xnZ3I-RcCruRn_QzFixjsKXMAqILI1qqfMVNam0RaX-xHU/s400/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624105571097552274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6vKmvxUIvEe6YxSTKhX1TBtCOXvD3AlpbIG9bpfaWhuOfdNkOeSf6NF6ZRQ9jnfIjXCkuV4b6yPfdp8Sl4Zz109eAUGG8weXbu6TAWhnEZ5PK9RHtBKOajSoAoH4qAqkQ8dherLmY8k/s1600/IMG_1929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsOC8Ehxl9v8YSb5ZFmvuxKqDPF4-okJxmK5tuSu_00n9ER0DIMAc7vo74b_8_X9ZPzELrQvnUfGLS-ycVktgtP8d1H1IS9ighlB77RJJiMfSMRm7-UqGsAAbe-hhb1zYkYDegywMHj1w/s1600/IMG_1917.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AzFJV5yO50L3UTsvEZWoonDFt_ahv45VnzS_NzT6wyZgC3-WYWPPggJgVPzd0fV_ae1OU78NgG02aS0d94xTnk2pO80mrGCbdOJB7ik89uXm-6gVCuzBeaN-8EY1T8tzGAyBEhRMGqI/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AzFJV5yO50L3UTsvEZWoonDFt_ahv45VnzS_NzT6wyZgC3-WYWPPggJgVPzd0fV_ae1OU78NgG02aS0d94xTnk2pO80mrGCbdOJB7ik89uXm-6gVCuzBeaN-8EY1T8tzGAyBEhRMGqI/s400/IMG_1827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624065053473137122" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AzFJV5yO50L3UTsvEZWoonDFt_ahv45VnzS_NzT6wyZgC3-WYWPPggJgVPzd0fV_ae1OU78NgG02aS0d94xTnk2pO80mrGCbdOJB7ik89uXm-6gVCuzBeaN-8EY1T8tzGAyBEhRMGqI/s1600/IMG_1827.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> contemplating is also part of the artistic process.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCj10C5dGzZEZlP_K_LJsluRooX88AcQmUM0zPgj51SUlG0DDQvkcOfeLMIMY06Mx0VW1DiVK-OJD0Bum38HQhD-lxhkhT1igLGLcSEciykhyphenhyphenqX4ZThGIDQus5Aym8K_rmZOdgdD_Ga0/s1600/IMG_1858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCj10C5dGzZEZlP_K_LJsluRooX88AcQmUM0zPgj51SUlG0DDQvkcOfeLMIMY06Mx0VW1DiVK-OJD0Bum38HQhD-lxhkhT1igLGLcSEciykhyphenhyphenqX4ZThGIDQus5Aym8K_rmZOdgdD_Ga0/s400/IMG_1858.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624066118248039906" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCj10C5dGzZEZlP_K_LJsluRooX88AcQmUM0zPgj51SUlG0DDQvkcOfeLMIMY06Mx0VW1DiVK-OJD0Bum38HQhD-lxhkhT1igLGLcSEciykhyphenhyphenqX4ZThGIDQus5Aym8K_rmZOdgdD_Ga0/s1600/IMG_1858.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB-7DbSCqdL8cAv3OS0-XD8llZHaWsmcDSyN-XmGFT0E1u75sFhuVE1iD9XS9Jq0yuhGIt7oBT6PE30PFNOctRO2oiLOJDZKOXk7LdPImpmqbR_600BnBTS2DkQL3zKBY1QKtyrQ-V9g/s1600/IMG_1845.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>being able to wear the art is truly the end~all of the moments we have had together. </div><div>so until the next time we can all be together we have a symbol of our love and our bond.</div><div>this will help to remind us of how special it is when we all can be together at the same time.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCh6TErEncIpWP6jLykNObjS1LWTPtb4mZoyZANG62bEWF4hdXKJvAat_djU0y9pJnyv3gG03055MkQEXzAANidwrO31Lwww20g8-wj7BYztXF206me1JjT4Nnq9kSVtOu5AZTPQePqk/s1600/IMG_2080.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCh6TErEncIpWP6jLykNObjS1LWTPtb4mZoyZANG62bEWF4hdXKJvAat_djU0y9pJnyv3gG03055MkQEXzAANidwrO31Lwww20g8-wj7BYztXF206me1JjT4Nnq9kSVtOu5AZTPQePqk/s400/IMG_2080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624070777940165314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI6xe_dkXK9YxkV-GFCehWT-8Aez6HT-pr2wS6yyhyphenhyphenXzDYRTr6BCk0FrXxbeZ5rn-mtYOezF2BVuV-E3x71ZlRaIdOsgjIdz3WnQQmT9ywtxh3qZeVK0c9cfKIYFZDeRZpZtVSN8gjOE/s1600/IMG_1807.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>the good thing is the next get together will </div><div>be just around the corner and more life~lessons will be </div><div>taught and learned.</div><div>and so goes the clan.</div><div>and so goes the princesses of the pretty feet.</div><div>and so goes the next generation.<br /><br /></div><div>happy summer moments.</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-92017036885779084632011-05-30T11:42:00.001-05:002011-05-30T11:44:37.023-05:00honour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz18j99tdZPoxw6ZC1UsZnNqk15Q7r2EUIzsPE73UcNYvu4IES7PGvhn0sji9fpDipi0B9CfL4vzACTK54wb8Fq79jFnlsECbP3D6KF1EyQpjd_dPEhRs3B5vtmTMKCZI3UfGRWhyphenhyphenZXo/s1600/AmericanFlag-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz18j99tdZPoxw6ZC1UsZnNqk15Q7r2EUIzsPE73UcNYvu4IES7PGvhn0sji9fpDipi0B9CfL4vzACTK54wb8Fq79jFnlsECbP3D6KF1EyQpjd_dPEhRs3B5vtmTMKCZI3UfGRWhyphenhyphenZXo/s400/AmericanFlag-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612550699820938866" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz18j99tdZPoxw6ZC1UsZnNqk15Q7r2EUIzsPE73UcNYvu4IES7PGvhn0sji9fpDipi0B9CfL4vzACTK54wb8Fq79jFnlsECbP3D6KF1EyQpjd_dPEhRs3B5vtmTMKCZI3UfGRWhyphenhyphenZXo/s1600/AmericanFlag-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; ">i love our country and am so thankful for the men and women who lay their lives down daily to provide us with such great freedom & liberty. we honour you today especially but everyday we are indebted to eternally.</span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyz18j99tdZPoxw6ZC1UsZnNqk15Q7r2EUIzsPE73UcNYvu4IES7PGvhn0sji9fpDipi0B9CfL4vzACTK54wb8Fq79jFnlsECbP3D6KF1EyQpjd_dPEhRs3B5vtmTMKCZI3UfGRWhyphenhyphenZXo/s1600/AmericanFlag-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-26900553159209767482011-05-15T20:51:00.013-05:002011-05-16T19:02:50.174-05:00last year<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpCU_1pA6I3TIzozIVrYa_9VyTwfDWwvEyLDLn0ceKRJkYi9w5-16GUERYgBgEs_VAPKd4353eg1Spjc76ndT7g2nL9sSZG-J3VSYCAriXk1uPZ3rl9ZjfaXw3qUgbyN3MwMoffnAOA/s1600/IMG_5230.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpCU_1pA6I3TIzozIVrYa_9VyTwfDWwvEyLDLn0ceKRJkYi9w5-16GUERYgBgEs_VAPKd4353eg1Spjc76ndT7g2nL9sSZG-J3VSYCAriXk1uPZ3rl9ZjfaXw3qUgbyN3MwMoffnAOA/s400/IMG_5230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607126469168362946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LpCU_1pA6I3TIzozIVrYa_9VyTwfDWwvEyLDLn0ceKRJkYi9w5-16GUERYgBgEs_VAPKd4353eg1Spjc76ndT7g2nL9sSZG-J3VSYCAriXk1uPZ3rl9ZjfaXw3qUgbyN3MwMoffnAOA/s1600/IMG_5230.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>(my entry in the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><a href="http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=17015"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"> gardening gone wild photo contest</span></a></span> for may)</div><div><br /></div><div>in the summer of 2010 i had the priviledge of going to </div><div><a href="http://www.gardenwalkbuffalo.com/">buffalo</a> and joining the garden bloggers in the<a href="http://www.gardenwalkbuffalo.com/"> buffalo garden walk. </a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5wjYjt4x7YhodzWzIeYHWMZmP4R0eu9uJlDoEK3IjhEb8nAtgG5YeloRDbMWMHoL-5mLWl7jj9-41FnGXp6vOJ4Q0yvvlOxMZH9M-4NBnoKWlkUcwvbd1ByUH_r4EzSIUTAInj5X2yk/s1600/IMG_5246.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5wjYjt4x7YhodzWzIeYHWMZmP4R0eu9uJlDoEK3IjhEb8nAtgG5YeloRDbMWMHoL-5mLWl7jj9-41FnGXp6vOJ4Q0yvvlOxMZH9M-4NBnoKWlkUcwvbd1ByUH_r4EzSIUTAInj5X2yk/s400/IMG_5246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607126473683018850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>there were so many beautiful vignettes it was hard to know</div><div>where to point and shoot. i love close~ups but i had </div><div>to take lots of long shots to help jog my memory once i</div><div>was back home in my own garden. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2i9zIeHZVbU9V9hkJHfY-I34-ZukID1_HBpyd1ow0z9VNJxygEMy6XhJRBovHvDj2H_xXn8CQNhsLZNr2pVMedd170oXqceDSvmN7AJiFSggYs8C1DUH8Xfz2V0qGeWaIxP0Fv2Oyjk/s1600/IMG_5694.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2i9zIeHZVbU9V9hkJHfY-I34-ZukID1_HBpyd1ow0z9VNJxygEMy6XhJRBovHvDj2H_xXn8CQNhsLZNr2pVMedd170oXqceDSvmN7AJiFSggYs8C1DUH8Xfz2V0qGeWaIxP0Fv2Oyjk/s400/IMG_5694.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607132861103259954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>i never really got around to blogging about this wonderful</div><div>time i spent in buffalo....last summer was back to back traveling</div><div>all summer long. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzCv9ho-MvJvQLh5w3jI3rGJ8nodMk1Rtt4TRQuwRiwKtmr8i2HlhSmgv8kX4-BHKOQl5qAcwdLLZwwlPB-Vj1R1BARlT4M-T5Jk1WiEoTiLh-UCWUs2rYncxgSuYbzDjCgBAZndVi2U/s1600/IMG_5571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzCv9ho-MvJvQLh5w3jI3rGJ8nodMk1Rtt4TRQuwRiwKtmr8i2HlhSmgv8kX4-BHKOQl5qAcwdLLZwwlPB-Vj1R1BARlT4M-T5Jk1WiEoTiLh-UCWUs2rYncxgSuYbzDjCgBAZndVi2U/s400/IMG_5571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607132261866404418" /></a></div><div><div>my time there immediately resonated in my mind when</div><div>i saw the<a href="http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=17015"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> gardening gone wild photo contest for may 2011.</span></span></a></div><div>i thought of all the beautiful varieties of flowers showcased</div><div>in the lovely small gardens of the <a href="http://www.gardenwalkbuffalo.com/">buffalo garden walk.</a></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzCv9ho-MvJvQLh5w3jI3rGJ8nodMk1Rtt4TRQuwRiwKtmr8i2HlhSmgv8kX4-BHKOQl5qAcwdLLZwwlPB-Vj1R1BARlT4M-T5Jk1WiEoTiLh-UCWUs2rYncxgSuYbzDjCgBAZndVi2U/s1600/IMG_5571.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJeoThZpO175beALulzFfhi7I7oB0tXrxinQCLRb2ZqF65BcqUKW8hH4diKs7lYh7g26ljv0peeDFsrhYhGShBcwEyGj7FrGYolzAEziwiguPAhbLHXp-VFRCx3IlPJZ7XCHSqiScR80/s1600/IMG_5395.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJeoThZpO175beALulzFfhi7I7oB0tXrxinQCLRb2ZqF65BcqUKW8hH4diKs7lYh7g26ljv0peeDFsrhYhGShBcwEyGj7FrGYolzAEziwiguPAhbLHXp-VFRCx3IlPJZ7XCHSqiScR80/s400/IMG_5395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131980520613106" /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJeoThZpO175beALulzFfhi7I7oB0tXrxinQCLRb2ZqF65BcqUKW8hH4diKs7lYh7g26ljv0peeDFsrhYhGShBcwEyGj7FrGYolzAEziwiguPAhbLHXp-VFRCx3IlPJZ7XCHSqiScR80/s1600/IMG_5395.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5gQgU4OORfAunVVOquwYDgj9sl9qBdKxY58PGQ1Ff4nhCjl_QIn0yR_c83DBZVb35_XUupLPxVrIP3SS118gFyfTm6ofcGaDbSkFSQ0Hfsgl3IqShtaQRUYwV78SqZCamUHvEbWkkck/s1600/IMG_5389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5gQgU4OORfAunVVOquwYDgj9sl9qBdKxY58PGQ1Ff4nhCjl_QIn0yR_c83DBZVb35_XUupLPxVrIP3SS118gFyfTm6ofcGaDbSkFSQ0Hfsgl3IqShtaQRUYwV78SqZCamUHvEbWkkck/s400/IMG_5389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131977084079458" /></a></div><div>so here is just a fraction of what i got to look at,</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5gQgU4OORfAunVVOquwYDgj9sl9qBdKxY58PGQ1Ff4nhCjl_QIn0yR_c83DBZVb35_XUupLPxVrIP3SS118gFyfTm6ofcGaDbSkFSQ0Hfsgl3IqShtaQRUYwV78SqZCamUHvEbWkkck/s1600/IMG_5389.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>photograph, and enjoy the pleasure of last year.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauX2dQThuG0bKHVRXNWs7Jwl1fP5xem7BKKdhN9UPOb5uYgvBNDc0zE_8qSxUgu7IZx5jQtyhpS0PxBCcctPg6BGDI2mINQnZ7QBArEXd1-kuUPagnayHpo6i7nV2Sp_fTNFByjf3KRE/s1600/IMG_5388.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauX2dQThuG0bKHVRXNWs7Jwl1fP5xem7BKKdhN9UPOb5uYgvBNDc0zE_8qSxUgu7IZx5jQtyhpS0PxBCcctPg6BGDI2mINQnZ7QBArEXd1-kuUPagnayHpo6i7nV2Sp_fTNFByjf3KRE/s400/IMG_5388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131975268939986" /></a></div><div><div>it rained on us several times but i love rain drenched flowers.</div><div>the colour seems so saturated and glowy with drops of water on</div><div>the petals.</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAV2CZ8t2cavNUNXeybZgh-4UoxpgSW7qR4thdu_dDQ3v03xk_naTQ-qyS534DENeLBpVIUGRqLn98n9NCDSKRt7Fq7rcdafNv4-LFByJedH6uEJjfK4eoHL4HE490S4Y2P9aUdgyn3k/s1600/IMG_5383.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAV2CZ8t2cavNUNXeybZgh-4UoxpgSW7qR4thdu_dDQ3v03xk_naTQ-qyS534DENeLBpVIUGRqLn98n9NCDSKRt7Fq7rcdafNv4-LFByJedH6uEJjfK4eoHL4HE490S4Y2P9aUdgyn3k/s400/IMG_5383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131128537994242" /></a></div><div>i love the way the light bounces back at you in the rain.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAV2CZ8t2cavNUNXeybZgh-4UoxpgSW7qR4thdu_dDQ3v03xk_naTQ-qyS534DENeLBpVIUGRqLn98n9NCDSKRt7Fq7rcdafNv4-LFByJedH6uEJjfK4eoHL4HE490S4Y2P9aUdgyn3k/s1600/IMG_5383.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QGIqphd-55Bo6aRYFqt9Y-t5bA5FI67vh0Y7M4F97g2-rODiQqnU1o2qiGQsBrqt2KSpieU0c8WDn3dp5rsirhRvnGSI3vuOkhN5bHBg4N3DPV_9Yapcdwuu97N1tH7VijfeOBEkZD0/s1600/IMG_5380.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QGIqphd-55Bo6aRYFqt9Y-t5bA5FI67vh0Y7M4F97g2-rODiQqnU1o2qiGQsBrqt2KSpieU0c8WDn3dp5rsirhRvnGSI3vuOkhN5bHBg4N3DPV_9Yapcdwuu97N1tH7VijfeOBEkZD0/s400/IMG_5380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131124738997010" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QGIqphd-55Bo6aRYFqt9Y-t5bA5FI67vh0Y7M4F97g2-rODiQqnU1o2qiGQsBrqt2KSpieU0c8WDn3dp5rsirhRvnGSI3vuOkhN5bHBg4N3DPV_9Yapcdwuu97N1tH7VijfeOBEkZD0/s1600/IMG_5380.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dvTRxCPHu5Ppn-k1cQpW_F51CGJsHBdeCtqFVe28kuOWtbxiVMVEi12COrwKJHgTuTLbHsKMnxR5LSefr174utVVeJHNngsapT66UGhR1Z3VKFGCZ0v3YapT4GLoD3hxXKTYzm1mUNQ/s1600/IMG_5331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dvTRxCPHu5Ppn-k1cQpW_F51CGJsHBdeCtqFVe28kuOWtbxiVMVEi12COrwKJHgTuTLbHsKMnxR5LSefr174utVVeJHNngsapT66UGhR1Z3VKFGCZ0v3YapT4GLoD3hxXKTYzm1mUNQ/s400/IMG_5331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607131121081549762" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dvTRxCPHu5Ppn-k1cQpW_F51CGJsHBdeCtqFVe28kuOWtbxiVMVEi12COrwKJHgTuTLbHsKMnxR5LSefr174utVVeJHNngsapT66UGhR1Z3VKFGCZ0v3YapT4GLoD3hxXKTYzm1mUNQ/s1600/IMG_5331.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>there were over 60 garden bloggers that attended and </div><div>we had a marvelous time rain or shine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUE78XdDn7Ql141Y9dH3Zq2Ry6WPnHfpFpouIn-BWt7LVrXX0DyMAbvpcTwWV3C5IH0_pQ5I44Adq32o2e9FKmjtRv_4iq1vw3Gap94rwF1gTO8J6Sw9cTM3rMePA4jtwR-6UtcdVgPM/s1600/IMG_5295.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hlJW_FXJq09lX9yXdPhccpkn9M2hexh9EGqhzfx6CwJYGCEy49EkZRJ-GYE6Z2j2HjWJYF-msccv9GmldX08BCdmE01s_JXf6i-KCuTda6nOAYqYSE6F-wt2wf9OcseJAFaaacPkRoQ/s400/IMG_5274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607130294344282178" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-hlJW_FXJq09lX9yXdPhccpkn9M2hexh9EGqhzfx6CwJYGCEy49EkZRJ-GYE6Z2j2HjWJYF-msccv9GmldX08BCdmE01s_JXf6i-KCuTda6nOAYqYSE6F-wt2wf9OcseJAFaaacPkRoQ/s1600/IMG_5274.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKR42G4903AvArkp8mmqO03uZGgfBeNn5FHIRu8Vd5Ea2kvW0VKNQtl5LuWu_KURmFf3CX18Fbb6P9RawZYbU5Ei9NqicBwVpP-E4eE6l_3kTjTBLvVSMBmAwpbt8_FP74Akn3WgTHjo/s1600/IMG_5271.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKR42G4903AvArkp8mmqO03uZGgfBeNn5FHIRu8Vd5Ea2kvW0VKNQtl5LuWu_KURmFf3CX18Fbb6P9RawZYbU5Ei9NqicBwVpP-E4eE6l_3kTjTBLvVSMBmAwpbt8_FP74Akn3WgTHjo/s400/IMG_5271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607130289844822066" /></a></div><div>if you have a chance to visit buffalo during the garden walks </div><div>i would highly recommend it. they pack their gardens out</div><div>like nobodies business. the homes are beautiful and history </div><div>in buffalo is evident in the buildings and houses. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKR42G4903AvArkp8mmqO03uZGgfBeNn5FHIRu8Vd5Ea2kvW0VKNQtl5LuWu_KURmFf3CX18Fbb6P9RawZYbU5Ei9NqicBwVpP-E4eE6l_3kTjTBLvVSMBmAwpbt8_FP74Akn3WgTHjo/s1600/IMG_5271.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx6F9zdBxUqzs5iMPPcTe_45S3JcOIrMgVDdGX_hokqSBYNcjzK1vFtOe94Jy_FRYuyN-N4F8Y06iCApeQmotdpZzgeTEyz5YEgDKWLolSM_J6K56uEw-P4fc3i401GVSTlJkyPwniDs/s1600/IMG_5258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx6F9zdBxUqzs5iMPPcTe_45S3JcOIrMgVDdGX_hokqSBYNcjzK1vFtOe94Jy_FRYuyN-N4F8Y06iCApeQmotdpZzgeTEyz5YEgDKWLolSM_J6K56uEw-P4fc3i401GVSTlJkyPwniDs/s400/IMG_5258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607126474287435442" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfx6F9zdBxUqzs5iMPPcTe_45S3JcOIrMgVDdGX_hokqSBYNcjzK1vFtOe94Jy_FRYuyN-N4F8Y06iCApeQmotdpZzgeTEyz5YEgDKWLolSM_J6K56uEw-P4fc3i401GVSTlJkyPwniDs/s1600/IMG_5258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwVFBCqCrhP6xz5ZSPnO5EC80PmgiLckJ_VKZHHCuKl_Dpx1H8yH4ugk5TfTwLlqai-2epOSx1tuQV4CKGWCtPxZFbo7FSM0FZwhB8yczaAlxm4cqgbiMpp7JyQ0aHm9Ds7m87RPZGkc/s1600/IMG_5256.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwVFBCqCrhP6xz5ZSPnO5EC80PmgiLckJ_VKZHHCuKl_Dpx1H8yH4ugk5TfTwLlqai-2epOSx1tuQV4CKGWCtPxZFbo7FSM0FZwhB8yczaAlxm4cqgbiMpp7JyQ0aHm9Ds7m87RPZGkc/s400/IMG_5256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607126475476918994" /></a><br />happy may. gardens in may are beautiful. but these photos were in </div><div>the summer, in buffalo, in the most lovely gardens.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-5177428341070481312011-05-06T07:55:00.003-05:002011-05-08T00:40:38.919-05:00new blog on the block<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNzYUPP03dC9vVSjn0UFtrNWletbYF_uWzWTIo27UZv6mFMquDi4BKKN9BIPfGOj3byNbIa1c-tI6oARnnAfL1wJ02x6yQ2KAa7blHdVNzQ6FKW0QVcckIq6cVtZVF3f_UaA2ZWksjI0/s1600/IMG_9698.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNzYUPP03dC9vVSjn0UFtrNWletbYF_uWzWTIo27UZv6mFMquDi4BKKN9BIPfGOj3byNbIa1c-tI6oARnnAfL1wJ02x6yQ2KAa7blHdVNzQ6FKW0QVcckIq6cVtZVF3f_UaA2ZWksjI0/s400/IMG_9698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604215105102859234" /></a><br /><div>my two older daughters, rachel and esther and i have started a blog together.</div><div>we hope to inspire women and to build relationships.</div><div>hopefully to keep better in touch with each other too...we especially miss our</div><div>esther not living near us. </div><div><br /></div><div>check it out if you want. it is called raw beauty. </div><div><a href="http://rawbeauties.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></div><div><a href="http://rawbeauties.blogspot.com/">http://rawbeauties.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-48457077497147410022011-04-25T17:18:00.012-05:002011-04-25T19:14:05.732-05:00from the garden to the table<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhGtqbsZbjuROSnnoJFVxTg3A-nA9MyLlS77IzlXcPur3Q1CFpLTUmuyXAu7i_UbcKSQp9MnmBdDjxz8OdfpEDOQoXK3aEAJuNjm9hpM1lgP2P_Y9SvO25grKhiM4AMM-gOW3L06sOaw/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhGtqbsZbjuROSnnoJFVxTg3A-nA9MyLlS77IzlXcPur3Q1CFpLTUmuyXAu7i_UbcKSQp9MnmBdDjxz8OdfpEDOQoXK3aEAJuNjm9hpM1lgP2P_Y9SvO25grKhiM4AMM-gOW3L06sOaw/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653123945370850" /></a><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">purple sunrise astra</span></i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9qw-QLUATksnQ62gu9n6gXJeir678hCjmgWfbxGNFVGSXqftOtie1lT4lci_4b-DAh6qMOyrCdo2EeQ72Y0G2ajXEQna7mAUXKXLaAmv-Q_zeIvibwBUfEG6OGJtwgXsNClGczaa1eA/s1600/IMG_0272.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9qw-QLUATksnQ62gu9n6gXJeir678hCjmgWfbxGNFVGSXqftOtie1lT4lci_4b-DAh6qMOyrCdo2EeQ72Y0G2ajXEQna7mAUXKXLaAmv-Q_zeIvibwBUfEG6OGJtwgXsNClGczaa1eA/s400/IMG_0272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599650347585632562" /></a><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">wild strawberry blossoms</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><div>it is a tremendously exhilarating experience to harvest </div><div>food from your very own garden.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnfau37eceUMm28nxU8sgffSPugjvXZFzTrMjr2gdgbNR_JBCoXjc_Lq_7FoPSR_nPc9VDEM2JsRREg6hTCJm_-qzFRLaGAJqZmW83ybYik0oCEJqkMow_mYjyu5GYFGfwvGw7UZKSl4/s1600/IMG_0280.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnfau37eceUMm28nxU8sgffSPugjvXZFzTrMjr2gdgbNR_JBCoXjc_Lq_7FoPSR_nPc9VDEM2JsRREg6hTCJm_-qzFRLaGAJqZmW83ybYik0oCEJqkMow_mYjyu5GYFGfwvGw7UZKSl4/s400/IMG_0280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599650698546089922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">lemon balm</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>it is what gives me hope in the winter months.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a8_LBFBtErmg4VTJkMewOKIdTCGRv-sSOh7JXns2uDNhM8hY-su7INSRYdYW-cYMlNF2WSy_7OsiJvrLvJavySsRrh83_Ri3vNi1dT5HnY6PeBRuJWft3iXVbhLqeR8KhMw7fgftMwo/s1600/IMG_0273.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0a8_LBFBtErmg4VTJkMewOKIdTCGRv-sSOh7JXns2uDNhM8hY-su7INSRYdYW-cYMlNF2WSy_7OsiJvrLvJavySsRrh83_Ri3vNi1dT5HnY6PeBRuJWft3iXVbhLqeR8KhMw7fgftMwo/s400/IMG_0273.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651381715633682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">radishes</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>it is what i love to do in the spring, summer and fall. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DYQWViv2Oy-TdE79iUMiBpNK4Sssog_WJT7iNMpn_F7PcyrRrjBsm027qzRhERle5akko8dImYeYL5QWhbaPTSp_cLx62jMjYP1jtZG2MsjcgPtauXNq4d2lPs89qHqIu6TgitgpeO0/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DYQWViv2Oy-TdE79iUMiBpNK4Sssog_WJT7iNMpn_F7PcyrRrjBsm027qzRhERle5akko8dImYeYL5QWhbaPTSp_cLx62jMjYP1jtZG2MsjcgPtauXNq4d2lPs89qHqIu6TgitgpeO0/s400/IMG_0269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599651916442307698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>raised bed of lettuces, herbs and flowers.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa0BOrXX3x5_c2_8qvFm0xCvQ19WMkeRwhKbjKrDwDKH99exLNNgG_8QRFcLLtiNT2O06CugpxcvHvvWwOWk3T77vP1_jzz3Bjpfy1AgJpUm6xlf9r9yG1qzHRcyFvQnZAkhgoexRVeI/s1600/IMG_0270.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHa0BOrXX3x5_c2_8qvFm0xCvQ19WMkeRwhKbjKrDwDKH99exLNNgG_8QRFcLLtiNT2O06CugpxcvHvvWwOWk3T77vP1_jzz3Bjpfy1AgJpUm6xlf9r9yG1qzHRcyFvQnZAkhgoexRVeI/s400/IMG_0270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599652267457207986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">chives</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGbgflh_5cDFcQ4tRFhbSrOmYBsFt-ZlIKorh9VKQlNSeEZJGGvDCmCPZleq2m675j5R9SxC9qng25wJZUH1XCylZXz24fq7C2GyJwBnN_1W5pCmmstLHlXsXP2wh_QpU88ifxCqmhRc/s1600/IMG_0274.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGbgflh_5cDFcQ4tRFhbSrOmYBsFt-ZlIKorh9VKQlNSeEZJGGvDCmCPZleq2m675j5R9SxC9qng25wJZUH1XCylZXz24fq7C2GyJwBnN_1W5pCmmstLHlXsXP2wh_QpU88ifxCqmhRc/s400/IMG_0274.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653112791665410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">onions and garlic</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGbgflh_5cDFcQ4tRFhbSrOmYBsFt-ZlIKorh9VKQlNSeEZJGGvDCmCPZleq2m675j5R9SxC9qng25wJZUH1XCylZXz24fq7C2GyJwBnN_1W5pCmmstLHlXsXP2wh_QpU88ifxCqmhRc/s1600/IMG_0274.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKcSOR8KwgODcV5mFfhe1SNc5UQhx1PQvj7Qwrn9neNqmUiFhB824l6IwVPhDWE_b3iKjIlymvBUEjhNaDoMgexn4KzOKiLm5NPBR_H3D3GDldKR7dZtxlRkYpnV8sG34J-IdfxYIymo/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKcSOR8KwgODcV5mFfhe1SNc5UQhx1PQvj7Qwrn9neNqmUiFhB824l6IwVPhDWE_b3iKjIlymvBUEjhNaDoMgexn4KzOKiLm5NPBR_H3D3GDldKR7dZtxlRkYpnV8sG34J-IdfxYIymo/s400/IMG_0271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653119079546962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">lavender astra</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aeHLpgv-k3lGlLoaY-p2IAiXocqzf4WQvYvggtYNyzn2VflYy6gsMkzZtd2djMEjwMTInsH7armw6jyd2sJ1RRwmjngjmkIGWd-n2KaJdxGiX9Xmsv_egDQoVjUXQYTRbLzR6J3ZB0w/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aeHLpgv-k3lGlLoaY-p2IAiXocqzf4WQvYvggtYNyzn2VflYy6gsMkzZtd2djMEjwMTInsH7armw6jyd2sJ1RRwmjngjmkIGWd-n2KaJdxGiX9Xmsv_egDQoVjUXQYTRbLzR6J3ZB0w/s400/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599654574346334178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>being able to walk out of your front door and bring </div><div>in all this goodness for your family for dinner is amazing.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3Em-QGMzeVSShKZcFTEDyoeW6naivCpPUlkgASAcTAK9oEzmAVS92n3U101PA0mB0OCiNiwDgt_x3OXAgtYsUuHKBGlMQ3g57enGgrDcZAMW_LxBlWs8Ipw9YLMOoQ_L5EG5hTcaD7g/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3Em-QGMzeVSShKZcFTEDyoeW6naivCpPUlkgASAcTAK9oEzmAVS92n3U101PA0mB0OCiNiwDgt_x3OXAgtYsUuHKBGlMQ3g57enGgrDcZAMW_LxBlWs8Ipw9YLMOoQ_L5EG5hTcaD7g/s400/IMG_0268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599653126582921554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>perfect fixings for a dinner salad.</div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">winter green lettuce</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">red oak~leaf lettuce</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">chives blooms</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">lemon balm</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">variegated lemon thyme</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i>from the local farmer's market...asparagus</i></div><div><i> speckled leaf lettuce</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD87_s9SMnY454KAHsraSljW5Ht-6t1HxdqApnKiBQBayaDEO6ieNV6JWKK733eL0PuYYgEwrOP9N4emqS8nE5UGX-MsEyAOk1gGRK4ELUFcP64AA9QU5doAFcRV47jwhULkevobt2_rc/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD87_s9SMnY454KAHsraSljW5Ht-6t1HxdqApnKiBQBayaDEO6ieNV6JWKK733eL0PuYYgEwrOP9N4emqS8nE5UGX-MsEyAOk1gGRK4ELUFcP64AA9QU5doAFcRV47jwhULkevobt2_rc/s400/IMG_0287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599678396181550434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>happy springtime gardening.</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-19762610736731242672011-03-29T19:35:00.002-05:002011-03-29T20:08:58.554-05:00green makes me happy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4sbheUIrpiyaQeE33EmoxfWdrlzP64BGZ9A7zdoCCI5B4NvSybC4-c6jjWpmbybi2dcxRU6xL76hDUEFZW9V8kOLQQX_tqwDYIzZRoVR8lodZCJYIvQFw9nD2j3Kp17xgOP-S_tCC-Y/s1600/IMG_9774.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4sbheUIrpiyaQeE33EmoxfWdrlzP64BGZ9A7zdoCCI5B4NvSybC4-c6jjWpmbybi2dcxRU6xL76hDUEFZW9V8kOLQQX_tqwDYIzZRoVR8lodZCJYIvQFw9nD2j3Kp17xgOP-S_tCC-Y/s400/IMG_9774.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589665553428683506" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4sbheUIrpiyaQeE33EmoxfWdrlzP64BGZ9A7zdoCCI5B4NvSybC4-c6jjWpmbybi2dcxRU6xL76hDUEFZW9V8kOLQQX_tqwDYIzZRoVR8lodZCJYIvQFw9nD2j3Kp17xgOP-S_tCC-Y/s1600/IMG_9774.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>visiting our local true value garden center was on the list </div><div>today but not for plants. it was on there to get some </div><div>stain for a project i started the other cold rainy day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH6qqRWZz8i71rwMNjY9uW1Z97Tlsu-m5pC__JsEpoKCqWcYzXP4YVOMtJ3fYZSAvP5JEpIJkqPRs3tNDZFitTWz7YJFKBr8pruPOWl5fCgzg4mzPRNFWb2PcjdMG9bz75J2tQeiLLrw/s1600/IMG_9775.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH6qqRWZz8i71rwMNjY9uW1Z97Tlsu-m5pC__JsEpoKCqWcYzXP4YVOMtJ3fYZSAvP5JEpIJkqPRs3tNDZFitTWz7YJFKBr8pruPOWl5fCgzg4mzPRNFWb2PcjdMG9bz75J2tQeiLLrw/s400/IMG_9775.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589665550247867234" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikH6qqRWZz8i71rwMNjY9uW1Z97Tlsu-m5pC__JsEpoKCqWcYzXP4YVOMtJ3fYZSAvP5JEpIJkqPRs3tNDZFitTWz7YJFKBr8pruPOWl5fCgzg4mzPRNFWb2PcjdMG9bz75J2tQeiLLrw/s1600/IMG_9775.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>i rarely go to the hardware store that i don't at least stroll thru</div><div>the plants...if the weather is nice enough.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpKBBKY_XYY89gMZUyL_fHPu_4ILKkEjDE1y1GH-FT3JaOKzDyXrQDysZaSRP-vO_lc27bNNn0WVUtzf9bZDmFhx9yrDHLEwITO8Gc3QSklDKd015_4U6sNk4WyM3n2gV0jRNgUwCJF4/s1600/IMG_9776.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpKBBKY_XYY89gMZUyL_fHPu_4ILKkEjDE1y1GH-FT3JaOKzDyXrQDysZaSRP-vO_lc27bNNn0WVUtzf9bZDmFhx9yrDHLEwITO8Gc3QSklDKd015_4U6sNk4WyM3n2gV0jRNgUwCJF4/s400/IMG_9776.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589665543127331250" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpKBBKY_XYY89gMZUyL_fHPu_4ILKkEjDE1y1GH-FT3JaOKzDyXrQDysZaSRP-vO_lc27bNNn0WVUtzf9bZDmFhx9yrDHLEwITO8Gc3QSklDKd015_4U6sNk4WyM3n2gV0jRNgUwCJF4/s1600/IMG_9776.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>what a difference a week makes...last week nothing much</div><div>was there but today a different story. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56lPnzgJwjzWzzVDFVuys7YRNTpz9tMkNK3uzyhR05O8Ty2k8M1f2JvZkC3_1UKNkDdPVFsgQoJG_sZXbBzuPK2iUcUB3Aae_yV_VNeN15MlAOWfoPn0r1yknRPtZDE1bgOZflRfz1Mo/s1600/IMG_9777.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56lPnzgJwjzWzzVDFVuys7YRNTpz9tMkNK3uzyhR05O8Ty2k8M1f2JvZkC3_1UKNkDdPVFsgQoJG_sZXbBzuPK2iUcUB3Aae_yV_VNeN15MlAOWfoPn0r1yknRPtZDE1bgOZflRfz1Mo/s400/IMG_9777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589665538612350642" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56lPnzgJwjzWzzVDFVuys7YRNTpz9tMkNK3uzyhR05O8Ty2k8M1f2JvZkC3_1UKNkDdPVFsgQoJG_sZXbBzuPK2iUcUB3Aae_yV_VNeN15MlAOWfoPn0r1yknRPtZDE1bgOZflRfz1Mo/s1600/IMG_9777.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>some of my containers definitely needed sprucing up so i</div><div>bought mostly green fillers(F), spillers(S), and a few thrillers(T). </div><div><br /></div><div>my list of goodies.</div><div>for the victory garden:</div><div>anethum graveolens ~ herb dill </div><div>flat italian parsely ~ papa joe's</div><div>african daisy astra ~ violet</div><div>african daisy astra ~ white improved</div><div><br /></div><div>for my backyard patio containers:</div><div>dracaena indivsa ~ spike T </div><div>lysimachia 'midnight sun' ~ creeping jenny S</div><div>ipomoea batatias 'little blackie' ~ sweet potato vine S</div><div>asparagus setaceus ~ plumosa fern F</div><div>vinca major maculata ~ vinca vine S</div><div>citronella ~ scented geranium T</div><div><br /></div><div>for a walkway leading to side of yard and our hot tub:</div><div>lautentia fluciatilus ~ a lovely little trailing ground cover</div><div><br /></div><div>for an antique urn in the front yard :</div><div>festuea glauca 'elijah blue' ~ blue fescue </div><div><br /></div><div>got them all planted this afternoon with the sun shining for a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>happy springtime.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div><br /></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390830361514010100.post-17953446529785277022011-03-22T23:11:00.016-05:002011-03-27T16:52:49.215-05:00rewards of the day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_dCyfsGXXzYbRixYqJ6n0URUWYkGrSulDwfwhWDpChyoUBMzT5KCMn8FrO5sFWiQaoTFpkgoH5aUp8VfbYUW42LInIKBldmzn2FrjWj8Fqtbl_Ehi4ek-7ejTZlFEeKXBfzB5A4VIcM/s1600/IMG_9325.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_dCyfsGXXzYbRixYqJ6n0URUWYkGrSulDwfwhWDpChyoUBMzT5KCMn8FrO5sFWiQaoTFpkgoH5aUp8VfbYUW42LInIKBldmzn2FrjWj8Fqtbl_Ehi4ek-7ejTZlFEeKXBfzB5A4VIcM/s400/IMG_9325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587134463982918498" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_dCyfsGXXzYbRixYqJ6n0URUWYkGrSulDwfwhWDpChyoUBMzT5KCMn8FrO5sFWiQaoTFpkgoH5aUp8VfbYUW42LInIKBldmzn2FrjWj8Fqtbl_Ehi4ek-7ejTZlFEeKXBfzB5A4VIcM/s1600/IMG_9325.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>our spring break and the days preceding have been very full.</div><div>the weather here in middle tennessee has been spectacular. </div><div><br /></div><div>the violas were a gift from my dh. they came in two cute faux watering cans.</div><div>he got them at the franklin farmer's market. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9La-qJGWP1EcgX__2DkvQopi8ZyGjgD2_8MvkD-Gz6RkapZioP7OAwinf0Nq6WgzfWuDf1qyaoN54-sjmqeyqoRgrj4D8LN9qAvZTguKCnr3o1oS8SSNAQUvANbe3x92SlO-dKtqTBw/s1600/IMG_9563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9La-qJGWP1EcgX__2DkvQopi8ZyGjgD2_8MvkD-Gz6RkapZioP7OAwinf0Nq6WgzfWuDf1qyaoN54-sjmqeyqoRgrj4D8LN9qAvZTguKCnr3o1oS8SSNAQUvANbe3x92SlO-dKtqTBw/s400/IMG_9563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587134456883890306" /></a></div><div>i've had little time for blogging and there are so many things </div><div>going on around <b>dash home farm.</b></div><div> we did get our new little ram.</div><div>"mcgruber"</div><div>he is an olde english southdown babydoll miniature. </div><div>he is fitting in nicely on our little farm. </div><div>beatrice has taken to guarding him like we knew she would.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0wQIs3wqNGaHOhrcMk1r2Svw_JFtwp6UQCF1bt63URCXpiIRsjhGfhohzU8jOAPF6xVsx5Wk7H4TY933thkOvzti6yGYzTJYSx_1dY4xrAUq2KVuBykzhkQdbwUNOaddf7eT-3gEGYY/s1600/IMG_9762.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0wQIs3wqNGaHOhrcMk1r2Svw_JFtwp6UQCF1bt63URCXpiIRsjhGfhohzU8jOAPF6xVsx5Wk7H4TY933thkOvzti6yGYzTJYSx_1dY4xrAUq2KVuBykzhkQdbwUNOaddf7eT-3gEGYY/s400/IMG_9762.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587134450916129442" /></a></div><div><b>wild strawberries</b></div><div><br /></div><div>two(of the four) new raised beds with seating have been built. </div><div>we have planted some cool weather veggies and fruit.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL3Jxoi4DljP17zM4H0RkSzb8CA7DDda8Fqxm57c5OAbD3v56RUHMRoTzKeIy7B3zCpYHp-5xY908WBGdtq9YQJOaAfhFz1SiC5uxO3SEQ7wst_IkrQTJfUczXGLKpRewmZiKvsHjZhQ/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL3Jxoi4DljP17zM4H0RkSzb8CA7DDda8Fqxm57c5OAbD3v56RUHMRoTzKeIy7B3zCpYHp-5xY908WBGdtq9YQJOaAfhFz1SiC5uxO3SEQ7wst_IkrQTJfUczXGLKpRewmZiKvsHjZhQ/s400/IMG_9645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587134442291118978" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL3Jxoi4DljP17zM4H0RkSzb8CA7DDda8Fqxm57c5OAbD3v56RUHMRoTzKeIy7B3zCpYHp-5xY908WBGdtq9YQJOaAfhFz1SiC5uxO3SEQ7wst_IkrQTJfUczXGLKpRewmZiKvsHjZhQ/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><b>red oak~leafed lettuce and winter density green romaine</b></div><div><b></b>are in the dirt.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL3Jxoi4DljP17zM4H0RkSzb8CA7DDda8Fqxm57c5OAbD3v56RUHMRoTzKeIy7B3zCpYHp-5xY908WBGdtq9YQJOaAfhFz1SiC5uxO3SEQ7wst_IkrQTJfUczXGLKpRewmZiKvsHjZhQ/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNreviWkqQ1durJFk7ZZovmFZAl5eooRGZSGl8WPuK7sPXJ6ujK8k6L26BUwu7YiHprm6-NMB7QI0dla_iSKys7WPknzPatAONFbot1JwZTMXS4m47emeKhEOJejTbbWLezfk9xKi1BJg/s1600/IMG_9648.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNreviWkqQ1durJFk7ZZovmFZAl5eooRGZSGl8WPuK7sPXJ6ujK8k6L26BUwu7YiHprm6-NMB7QI0dla_iSKys7WPknzPatAONFbot1JwZTMXS4m47emeKhEOJejTbbWLezfk9xKi1BJg/s400/IMG_9648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587128884827468050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>as always we have lots of curious faces watching us wondering</div><div>what in the world are those guys doing.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL3Jxoi4DljP17zM4H0RkSzb8CA7DDda8Fqxm57c5OAbD3v56RUHMRoTzKeIy7B3zCpYHp-5xY908WBGdtq9YQJOaAfhFz1SiC5uxO3SEQ7wst_IkrQTJfUczXGLKpRewmZiKvsHjZhQ/s1600/IMG_9645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz9D-oZ3YUHcHPn7TTV3Tlp5CjnDhqEcdE6U7YI8PyizeerNOLYFbGl1_rT61lDH-V8xtgOZc1mr7iS5wygKnx0DFlWXgMjSnx7FjoI0-5bHd8PARYGvU396KPNTnQCxKLA2PGrZEUMA/s1600/IMG_9388.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz9D-oZ3YUHcHPn7TTV3Tlp5CjnDhqEcdE6U7YI8PyizeerNOLYFbGl1_rT61lDH-V8xtgOZc1mr7iS5wygKnx0DFlWXgMjSnx7FjoI0-5bHd8PARYGvU396KPNTnQCxKLA2PGrZEUMA/s400/IMG_9388.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587133225299150994" /></a></div><div><b>lylah</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz9D-oZ3YUHcHPn7TTV3Tlp5CjnDhqEcdE6U7YI8PyizeerNOLYFbGl1_rT61lDH-V8xtgOZc1mr7iS5wygKnx0DFlWXgMjSnx7FjoI0-5bHd8PARYGvU396KPNTnQCxKLA2PGrZEUMA/s1600/IMG_9388.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YmSGWbgCwYlkMq4Fgs6V4ujW_gPLQ6uR0_DAOYr1TYpeHyIcweZmfYnw8Fm1jRCkSb4TaOSwJndrqg1t0IUoslLQHEw9rPIVta7OHkiWhp_zB_6jjhzzrdALfr2jNjXPzL5pWv0f0xQ/s1600/IMG_9404.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YmSGWbgCwYlkMq4Fgs6V4ujW_gPLQ6uR0_DAOYr1TYpeHyIcweZmfYnw8Fm1jRCkSb4TaOSwJndrqg1t0IUoslLQHEw9rPIVta7OHkiWhp_zB_6jjhzzrdALfr2jNjXPzL5pWv0f0xQ/s400/IMG_9404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587133213882737730" /></a></div><div><b>rowan</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YmSGWbgCwYlkMq4Fgs6V4ujW_gPLQ6uR0_DAOYr1TYpeHyIcweZmfYnw8Fm1jRCkSb4TaOSwJndrqg1t0IUoslLQHEw9rPIVta7OHkiWhp_zB_6jjhzzrdALfr2jNjXPzL5pWv0f0xQ/s1600/IMG_9404.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v10DJJDrhCdE3IyKk1WehPQM8u9HP8Gta80gYSfYYR1vrnrwSqnH84CpH4xO4yMN2Era3sGjBYLu5DhQNd3lKVlI1kkduKbbGuZbehoEp5K-zB2xh2Wjq0b03a8XIxfzQxVWbckMfDg/s1600/IMG_9406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v10DJJDrhCdE3IyKk1WehPQM8u9HP8Gta80gYSfYYR1vrnrwSqnH84CpH4xO4yMN2Era3sGjBYLu5DhQNd3lKVlI1kkduKbbGuZbehoEp5K-zB2xh2Wjq0b03a8XIxfzQxVWbckMfDg/s400/IMG_9406.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587133207033870866" /></a></div><div><b>tawny</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-v10DJJDrhCdE3IyKk1WehPQM8u9HP8Gta80gYSfYYR1vrnrwSqnH84CpH4xO4yMN2Era3sGjBYLu5DhQNd3lKVlI1kkduKbbGuZbehoEp5K-zB2xh2Wjq0b03a8XIxfzQxVWbckMfDg/s1600/IMG_9406.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3ohBNzpJg_V5vp3yj3z9Le5J6VsIn9FHkv2s93URXtyGHQHV13wzgzpNA4N3UBKNBo_vNiDjKScybhs5XQDwI0Czj2KJpfP4iHrMwmAQITosDjCykAsyCWZ7VG6BIiSMDFWxRBFk4jM/s1600/IMG_9607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3ohBNzpJg_V5vp3yj3z9Le5J6VsIn9FHkv2s93URXtyGHQHV13wzgzpNA4N3UBKNBo_vNiDjKScybhs5XQDwI0Czj2KJpfP4iHrMwmAQITosDjCykAsyCWZ7VG6BIiSMDFWxRBFk4jM/s400/IMG_9607.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587133198273898994" /></a></div><div><b>barrette</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3ohBNzpJg_V5vp3yj3z9Le5J6VsIn9FHkv2s93URXtyGHQHV13wzgzpNA4N3UBKNBo_vNiDjKScybhs5XQDwI0Czj2KJpfP4iHrMwmAQITosDjCykAsyCWZ7VG6BIiSMDFWxRBFk4jM/s1600/IMG_9607.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBPf6wZv7v6Gopajenu-QZOuhft5jEHJSnKqSHnKCo3HZjoMYoxGhJcsn8I_En2jCdTsLIdEd_za-0H-ygulzTZVSpBEwOoh63zNaKaQx_ygvSSrgQt0y0aqyuDAGZVuLTc_ddOHphMg/s1600/IMG_9609.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBPf6wZv7v6Gopajenu-QZOuhft5jEHJSnKqSHnKCo3HZjoMYoxGhJcsn8I_En2jCdTsLIdEd_za-0H-ygulzTZVSpBEwOoh63zNaKaQx_ygvSSrgQt0y0aqyuDAGZVuLTc_ddOHphMg/s400/IMG_9609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587133189122054738" /></a></div><div><b>mcgruber</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBPf6wZv7v6Gopajenu-QZOuhft5jEHJSnKqSHnKCo3HZjoMYoxGhJcsn8I_En2jCdTsLIdEd_za-0H-ygulzTZVSpBEwOoh63zNaKaQx_ygvSSrgQt0y0aqyuDAGZVuLTc_ddOHphMg/s1600/IMG_9609.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>it's been so warm i have put out some easter stuff </div><div>for the younger kids and grandkiddos.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgVQKFf5Lvw_7c346ftn7IbJko9PJHC5XJ2g1s1V0ceuLSKt4Vn-msLcLfpl3hca-F6qVFZ80lp9thnPFpZV7mPXMIw4Id8BeNDe9nxlCME9hs7Pil38vxmhlYZ52lWhmUJ64wT8NLW4/s1600/IMG_9337.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgVQKFf5Lvw_7c346ftn7IbJko9PJHC5XJ2g1s1V0ceuLSKt4Vn-msLcLfpl3hca-F6qVFZ80lp9thnPFpZV7mPXMIw4Id8BeNDe9nxlCME9hs7Pil38vxmhlYZ52lWhmUJ64wT8NLW4/s400/IMG_9337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587132243364905810" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgVQKFf5Lvw_7c346ftn7IbJko9PJHC5XJ2g1s1V0ceuLSKt4Vn-msLcLfpl3hca-F6qVFZ80lp9thnPFpZV7mPXMIw4Id8BeNDe9nxlCME9hs7Pil38vxmhlYZ52lWhmUJ64wT8NLW4/s1600/IMG_9337.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>we will have our easter egg hunts all around the farm.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH5muCq3OfLpM5XCBoUs-3Ul8xmEaSyO1k53b8lGDrfEvaA4bl9014ofETQBIqA1MVDzUGtPvDHEfdPFvCM6AMp27kauR5udufb5zmJG4jQLsFALLlFfM7hohYMDZbE2-LFFgNOO6BEU/s1600/IMG_9335.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH5muCq3OfLpM5XCBoUs-3Ul8xmEaSyO1k53b8lGDrfEvaA4bl9014ofETQBIqA1MVDzUGtPvDHEfdPFvCM6AMp27kauR5udufb5zmJG4jQLsFALLlFfM7hohYMDZbE2-LFFgNOO6BEU/s400/IMG_9335.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587132235087806386" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIXmKRR9t4o69kvSMrc_lWn6UKXpX5dkYAX6oAFz4ibjh802nBTwXR6MOJrBGbOIi6v4FT7fLVAc4jWuassThEHkTgn0ayuHkA2LIgdCuVDBtNEuWm8UVLfzfth7N0Wr-ROp9jqXZbQ/s1600/IMG_9373.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KIXmKRR9t4o69kvSMrc_lWn6UKXpX5dkYAX6oAFz4ibjh802nBTwXR6MOJrBGbOIi6v4FT7fLVAc4jWuassThEHkTgn0ayuHkA2LIgdCuVDBtNEuWm8UVLfzfth7N0Wr-ROp9jqXZbQ/s400/IMG_9373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587131101743102530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>here's hoping we will have nice weather for that day.</div><div>sometimes it is very cool and rainy on easter. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>our ground cover is blooming although it is not in the ground</div><div>but in a lovely old yellow enamel container. the dogs would have </div><div>it trampled if it were in the ground. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWg_Z-DeiQgqKbcDYTHhsQOwwiFh0mrHZsDtoZrbuGLNdbvXh1FleaqzmYY_83hHYi8gF05vM7QJAt9mkYQmacoRXTYpyfM1tgp8JY981T2eUsNpb1cy59l9iV9EnHxdmnGtVtBCfT2A/s1600/IMG_9329.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWg_Z-DeiQgqKbcDYTHhsQOwwiFh0mrHZsDtoZrbuGLNdbvXh1FleaqzmYY_83hHYi8gF05vM7QJAt9mkYQmacoRXTYpyfM1tgp8JY981T2eUsNpb1cy59l9iV9EnHxdmnGtVtBCfT2A/s400/IMG_9329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587132220175093218" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWg_Z-DeiQgqKbcDYTHhsQOwwiFh0mrHZsDtoZrbuGLNdbvXh1FleaqzmYY_83hHYi8gF05vM7QJAt9mkYQmacoRXTYpyfM1tgp8JY981T2eUsNpb1cy59l9iV9EnHxdmnGtVtBCfT2A/s1600/IMG_9329.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>hellebores are showing up and i get so excited when they do...they have become one of </div><div>my favourite flowers.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj80suIqxn7e41XxYIUn7_PjShtl8gTBRHRXBeeIxxOIX91k4Hyj3gJu9_GlTjeUwIyXYKQwwEHdcoBkAPMh0NE7-G8HStN-zsbnWQmNPMOel3wY5h0sQVPvj78wPY3RyEYiwkvvarIw/s1600/IMG_9331.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj80suIqxn7e41XxYIUn7_PjShtl8gTBRHRXBeeIxxOIX91k4Hyj3gJu9_GlTjeUwIyXYKQwwEHdcoBkAPMh0NE7-G8HStN-zsbnWQmNPMOel3wY5h0sQVPvj78wPY3RyEYiwkvvarIw/s400/IMG_9331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587132200348908322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBVOMcEnSZLuLhwMz243St9DSzhLFxheVm5GLPTTDQW8riIkybaTuGFcb5g-_nKk3bs-3DAJXIcP_hcUkfMJFp0stdlz7ZANG0yd45pN2Z8Zo1epiLhgiq5u0te777qGncHj_W2knnpM/s1600/IMG_9348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBVOMcEnSZLuLhwMz243St9DSzhLFxheVm5GLPTTDQW8riIkybaTuGFcb5g-_nKk3bs-3DAJXIcP_hcUkfMJFp0stdlz7ZANG0yd45pN2Z8Zo1epiLhgiq5u0te777qGncHj_W2knnpM/s400/IMG_9348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587131111712114658" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBVOMcEnSZLuLhwMz243St9DSzhLFxheVm5GLPTTDQW8riIkybaTuGFcb5g-_nKk3bs-3DAJXIcP_hcUkfMJFp0stdlz7ZANG0yd45pN2Z8Zo1epiLhgiq5u0te777qGncHj_W2knnpM/s1600/IMG_9348.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>it's been great to watch each dog bond with our baby ram.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2E6HdOi935qsChVdg7RaDH12svl8W12dfDTzjnIu-bJG6O1H3xiVxqdkELfxUpgBxP68JceI1uwLX2L8tM4pAYPSa3143RND8shi7jPn47DDjQ48wThUe-D7EoZj2XvnEsRJqiC_Yvc/s1600/IMG_9628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2E6HdOi935qsChVdg7RaDH12svl8W12dfDTzjnIu-bJG6O1H3xiVxqdkELfxUpgBxP68JceI1uwLX2L8tM4pAYPSa3143RND8shi7jPn47DDjQ48wThUe-D7EoZj2XvnEsRJqiC_Yvc/s400/IMG_9628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587131096336915186" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2E6HdOi935qsChVdg7RaDH12svl8W12dfDTzjnIu-bJG6O1H3xiVxqdkELfxUpgBxP68JceI1uwLX2L8tM4pAYPSa3143RND8shi7jPn47DDjQ48wThUe-D7EoZj2XvnEsRJqiC_Yvc/s1600/IMG_9628.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>a new variety of pansies for me...</div><div>viola x wittrockiana 'delta' pink shades</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhj9P52s8-IbzfqEvrp6netWkVdDe_E6lYuJ1YbFvo8i2ZA-Q92jzV6ALGI2nZMg5DpuUz0KLYOuReDC3PobuSrfGSj3Ry5vEeWaYMigzZTbppyU9J4LFvs5oznRqOex4mq64ZvG34fg/s1600/IMG_9650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhj9P52s8-IbzfqEvrp6netWkVdDe_E6lYuJ1YbFvo8i2ZA-Q92jzV6ALGI2nZMg5DpuUz0KLYOuReDC3PobuSrfGSj3Ry5vEeWaYMigzZTbppyU9J4LFvs5oznRqOex4mq64ZvG34fg/s400/IMG_9650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587131089375305458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhj9P52s8-IbzfqEvrp6netWkVdDe_E6lYuJ1YbFvo8i2ZA-Q92jzV6ALGI2nZMg5DpuUz0KLYOuReDC3PobuSrfGSj3Ry5vEeWaYMigzZTbppyU9J4LFvs5oznRqOex4mq64ZvG34fg/s1600/IMG_9650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>i am teaching mcgruber to walk on a leash with a harness.</div><div>i'd like him to be in the leiper's fork parade in december.</div><div>i think he would make a great addition to the quirky little </div><div>christmas parade in our town.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh06MZOCPILNe-VsavknZ_uc-574XYvrC5FOxPXTv3ZEMzqtJQYCYxXW2Re-7XJf0ZIju6YtKb55V942dvCfnfv3PXAHr7PySDqmZe_shIdlPLUIsFBwXehgbBDyERAdqxOzhoBL75Uo/s1600/IMG_9683.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlh06MZOCPILNe-VsavknZ_uc-574XYvrC5FOxPXTv3ZEMzqtJQYCYxXW2Re-7XJf0ZIju6YtKb55V942dvCfnfv3PXAHr7PySDqmZe_shIdlPLUIsFBwXehgbBDyERAdqxOzhoBL75Uo/s400/IMG_9683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587131078241238722" /></a><br />same pink shade of pansy as above...i love the variations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwR4C1o67fBDRr3ghatO64bUG5namqUGr5i3qu9PR3CX6oKJcfRKjS08zvs58t5Ntx0-J3evQEWM0GuXFw8WMpHgnSP7oTG-D9lHjU0hL5AgInM_u_uRpArDcoGZUDaD0vDLUzWPr6A4/s1600/IMG_9644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwR4C1o67fBDRr3ghatO64bUG5namqUGr5i3qu9PR3CX6oKJcfRKjS08zvs58t5Ntx0-J3evQEWM0GuXFw8WMpHgnSP7oTG-D9lHjU0hL5AgInM_u_uRpArDcoGZUDaD0vDLUzWPr6A4/s400/IMG_9644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587128878869363762" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the front yard is finally getting a makeover. we gave mcgruber </div><div>the back yard picket~fenced~in area...which is where we have </div><div>had most of our raised beds for the last several years. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBktYjdW1omknWsinMr_MZ2dJ_w754SZUjuJW7SiQGjxYdA9F8DEaDuSFLtu9Tsv3A5VJUtIHqld1bzAlFHVXAUl-mucODKGhqUONofW8yaf1im098S-ixlqSDS2yBdgTLeLikrn7ZSyI/s1600/IMG_9663.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBktYjdW1omknWsinMr_MZ2dJ_w754SZUjuJW7SiQGjxYdA9F8DEaDuSFLtu9Tsv3A5VJUtIHqld1bzAlFHVXAUl-mucODKGhqUONofW8yaf1im098S-ixlqSDS2yBdgTLeLikrn7ZSyI/s400/IMG_9663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587128876805365202" /></a></div><div>so we decided to put our new raised beds in our front yard</div><div>picket~fenced~in area. i think it will be much more convenient</div><div>to keep an eye on and take care of. we will see it every morning and </div><div>have water readily available. </div><div>the dogs are used to being able to use the front yard so we had to put some new fence boards</div><div>up to keep them out and will only let them in when we are out there with them.</div><div>i have dubbed it our<i><b> victory garden</b></i>. partly, in tribute to the men still </div><div>fighting the war and also to be as positive as we can about the success of our garden. </div><div><br /></div><div>my dh agreed to make me new raised beds with seating. </div><div>i am sure glad he did...it will be much easier on the back.</div><div>we picked rough hewed wood like the barn as a nod to the farm life.</div><div>i am loving the results. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBktYjdW1omknWsinMr_MZ2dJ_w754SZUjuJW7SiQGjxYdA9F8DEaDuSFLtu9Tsv3A5VJUtIHqld1bzAlFHVXAUl-mucODKGhqUONofW8yaf1im098S-ixlqSDS2yBdgTLeLikrn7ZSyI/s1600/IMG_9663.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HgjinG1WNm4Orf0D5HnfHvLlAsliGYvbOTZzf-aiR_3twUzmjXDPCZTXxQfDVrAWRfjVtlEkAJdbcYQteMKx6DNVRHfsR5EWkHt1OsQX8qDBS8x0mFKa_LUlHffb4cqKr1mLrqU_eN4/s1600/IMG_9675.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HgjinG1WNm4Orf0D5HnfHvLlAsliGYvbOTZzf-aiR_3twUzmjXDPCZTXxQfDVrAWRfjVtlEkAJdbcYQteMKx6DNVRHfsR5EWkHt1OsQX8qDBS8x0mFKa_LUlHffb4cqKr1mLrqU_eN4/s400/IMG_9675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587128871839365570" /></a></div><div>this is the first of four beds we have planned.</div><div>we talked about more but...i don't want to get </div><div>too many things going so they can't be cared for. </div><div><br /></div><div>the green watering can is an antique galvanized can from</div><div>england i found at a local antique store.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlyCrigiQD6obmmKJ3ZYSFy5q7Z0UVaTE-eX6jw7Y4ZpgKD4yCq_Cp8PxHXqlffyPqTxQWGAtbtb6sz6MSD8XZFzuHNaRDl0H-IFNF7xywcCMWus6gvuRhUyyN3iIxSF7hGMbiA1oU4k/s1600/IMG_9690.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlyCrigiQD6obmmKJ3ZYSFy5q7Z0UVaTE-eX6jw7Y4ZpgKD4yCq_Cp8PxHXqlffyPqTxQWGAtbtb6sz6MSD8XZFzuHNaRDl0H-IFNF7xywcCMWus6gvuRhUyyN3iIxSF7hGMbiA1oU4k/s400/IMG_9690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587128867321559730" /></a></div><div><b>buster brown</b> has taken to the new puppy...<b>barrette</b>.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlyCrigiQD6obmmKJ3ZYSFy5q7Z0UVaTE-eX6jw7Y4ZpgKD4yCq_Cp8PxHXqlffyPqTxQWGAtbtb6sz6MSD8XZFzuHNaRDl0H-IFNF7xywcCMWus6gvuRhUyyN3iIxSF7hGMbiA1oU4k/s1600/IMG_9690.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGJrIOc4BAczFLqMq5dafrr7SWyDc3jU_IC8XWj6NkFobXL3E3RIkwJEDmkIjHRj3H4zc1EqbSngqtKY1tYARUm-LjiY2iKJ4yoEIVfT3CgAgmXd4FoI53AcxFRw0sXUSF4ma5qG0JE8/s1600/IMG_9692.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGJrIOc4BAczFLqMq5dafrr7SWyDc3jU_IC8XWj6NkFobXL3E3RIkwJEDmkIjHRj3H4zc1EqbSngqtKY1tYARUm-LjiY2iKJ4yoEIVfT3CgAgmXd4FoI53AcxFRw0sXUSF4ma5qG0JE8/s400/IMG_9692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127541182605858" /></a></div><div><b>mcgruber</b> chilling in the front yard. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGJrIOc4BAczFLqMq5dafrr7SWyDc3jU_IC8XWj6NkFobXL3E3RIkwJEDmkIjHRj3H4zc1EqbSngqtKY1tYARUm-LjiY2iKJ4yoEIVfT3CgAgmXd4FoI53AcxFRw0sXUSF4ma5qG0JE8/s1600/IMG_9692.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCqP5aotnRJWGUx8saQPybJGDqPHEVlhUgk79ApPnJKAfTHMuIvMTdeSKEFyW1ftLz-rqhbDt8czpWCopn3CEPVnOkJue0grUBYApMKnM6U1-mLtvWHhvsWsmhfDzRf-XnRYriSEWayU/s1600/IMG_9699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCqP5aotnRJWGUx8saQPybJGDqPHEVlhUgk79ApPnJKAfTHMuIvMTdeSKEFyW1ftLz-rqhbDt8czpWCopn3CEPVnOkJue0grUBYApMKnM6U1-mLtvWHhvsWsmhfDzRf-XnRYriSEWayU/s400/IMG_9699.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127536119583250" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCqP5aotnRJWGUx8saQPybJGDqPHEVlhUgk79ApPnJKAfTHMuIvMTdeSKEFyW1ftLz-rqhbDt8czpWCopn3CEPVnOkJue0grUBYApMKnM6U1-mLtvWHhvsWsmhfDzRf-XnRYriSEWayU/s1600/IMG_9699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>a new hellebore just planted this year.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>winter jewels cherry blossom lenten rose</b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCqP5aotnRJWGUx8saQPybJGDqPHEVlhUgk79ApPnJKAfTHMuIvMTdeSKEFyW1ftLz-rqhbDt8czpWCopn3CEPVnOkJue0grUBYApMKnM6U1-mLtvWHhvsWsmhfDzRf-XnRYriSEWayU/s1600/IMG_9699.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>i am blessed to have both sunny areas and very shaded areas.</div><div>hellebores are shade loving.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXylie-rQ5-b67yKShvN1Bkh4f8Arzuhgd2gSf2vB9vgfRFk4VjCzDsAeqqzDdrBa7-TPrQstzU2x54CiWWtRQHsvnTYtzfhKay-YvkWwmPlIvNE5hjrp0NdAH9s3EzeMH2Rv1rXAypM/s1600/IMG_9698.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXylie-rQ5-b67yKShvN1Bkh4f8Arzuhgd2gSf2vB9vgfRFk4VjCzDsAeqqzDdrBa7-TPrQstzU2x54CiWWtRQHsvnTYtzfhKay-YvkWwmPlIvNE5hjrp0NdAH9s3EzeMH2Rv1rXAypM/s400/IMG_9698.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127522439122802" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXylie-rQ5-b67yKShvN1Bkh4f8Arzuhgd2gSf2vB9vgfRFk4VjCzDsAeqqzDdrBa7-TPrQstzU2x54CiWWtRQHsvnTYtzfhKay-YvkWwmPlIvNE5hjrp0NdAH9s3EzeMH2Rv1rXAypM/s1600/IMG_9698.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>eggs in a basket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6b24Ud-r8mkXtp2JPYhreOix3MFt2JvyXfvmoQFBu4JE5NNbh2vUdwWLY1UJaxJEJjdaoBSCC_SRwlySX-HzA3bK3IrdswP7E5F9JiuZMYSTbBiHkDW9Vo1SPx67s1pFmozmyDM4Eow/s1600/IMG_9703.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6b24Ud-r8mkXtp2JPYhreOix3MFt2JvyXfvmoQFBu4JE5NNbh2vUdwWLY1UJaxJEJjdaoBSCC_SRwlySX-HzA3bK3IrdswP7E5F9JiuZMYSTbBiHkDW9Vo1SPx67s1pFmozmyDM4Eow/s400/IMG_9703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127520704414722" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6b24Ud-r8mkXtp2JPYhreOix3MFt2JvyXfvmoQFBu4JE5NNbh2vUdwWLY1UJaxJEJjdaoBSCC_SRwlySX-HzA3bK3IrdswP7E5F9JiuZMYSTbBiHkDW9Vo1SPx67s1pFmozmyDM4Eow/s1600/IMG_9703.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>my black pansies coming back from last year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8GDPrVlE9JQAN9EPvmGkcaIDxicmpwl6HJe5-1l2QRnPeh4y3yScMPzXnnpT8UX-MdPwPfZAzc6zvfsuOdtsYASLedmCY7hEg8Te9bkdzzsGaBTpHYkuAsCviUDBXINlC1n-x4flQdk/s1600/IMG_9706.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8GDPrVlE9JQAN9EPvmGkcaIDxicmpwl6HJe5-1l2QRnPeh4y3yScMPzXnnpT8UX-MdPwPfZAzc6zvfsuOdtsYASLedmCY7hEg8Te9bkdzzsGaBTpHYkuAsCviUDBXINlC1n-x4flQdk/s400/IMG_9706.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587127514189507842" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8GDPrVlE9JQAN9EPvmGkcaIDxicmpwl6HJe5-1l2QRnPeh4y3yScMPzXnnpT8UX-MdPwPfZAzc6zvfsuOdtsYASLedmCY7hEg8Te9bkdzzsGaBTpHYkuAsCviUDBXINlC1n-x4flQdk/s1600/IMG_9706.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dWRdcGC_GTw-JhWfodOoJfQpn8CTEeIu8ngrsIFWbqcGVUXJzfKMPk1upde50nJGDTgo1teqFGsWPbgu3JY0MQ_CVn7_tBdY25Rg0P_tCKAjhdxocBfdYJp1sNaYWdHNHSPQ7X8Nig/s1600/IMG_9710.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dWRdcGC_GTw-JhWfodOoJfQpn8CTEeIu8ngrsIFWbqcGVUXJzfKMPk1upde50nJGDTgo1teqFGsWPbgu3JY0MQ_CVn7_tBdY25Rg0P_tCKAjhdxocBfdYJp1sNaYWdHNHSPQ7X8Nig/s400/IMG_9710.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587126640736682066" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7dWRdcGC_GTw-JhWfodOoJfQpn8CTEeIu8ngrsIFWbqcGVUXJzfKMPk1upde50nJGDTgo1teqFGsWPbgu3JY0MQ_CVn7_tBdY25Rg0P_tCKAjhdxocBfdYJp1sNaYWdHNHSPQ7X8Nig/s1600/IMG_9710.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>back door greetings...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ssq9JAksoJLL5KsdOmV7RIcFj69gQjBssLwAOLz-aAb7SFHaa0g9t-VVHrGRNip8eN9ZRFRZqcFfjf_KOZ7nEbhI3ngsXgsBgCzE_Q300JpVA3jUphHjrcvoPthWqO2Y0kTEEtUTZbY/s1600/IMG_9713.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ssq9JAksoJLL5KsdOmV7RIcFj69gQjBssLwAOLz-aAb7SFHaa0g9t-VVHrGRNip8eN9ZRFRZqcFfjf_KOZ7nEbhI3ngsXgsBgCzE_Q300JpVA3jUphHjrcvoPthWqO2Y0kTEEtUTZbY/s400/IMG_9713.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587126636076231490" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ssq9JAksoJLL5KsdOmV7RIcFj69gQjBssLwAOLz-aAb7SFHaa0g9t-VVHrGRNip8eN9ZRFRZqcFfjf_KOZ7nEbhI3ngsXgsBgCzE_Q300JpVA3jUphHjrcvoPthWqO2Y0kTEEtUTZbY/s1600/IMG_9713.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>with freshly planted pansies.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXryr5aTJp31jNz4VG51Sh495Y6unYdwLx_DHMxMpDCKmISihv836pY_6qYRr_xZCc_CFgNDk1aNYVi_zco-uleagr-wvEtnfGG356ESoZ124_H5nw6fkc0XSOR6XF9Ed56N6VdWC3LE/s1600/IMG_9711.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXryr5aTJp31jNz4VG51Sh495Y6unYdwLx_DHMxMpDCKmISihv836pY_6qYRr_xZCc_CFgNDk1aNYVi_zco-uleagr-wvEtnfGG356ESoZ124_H5nw6fkc0XSOR6XF9Ed56N6VdWC3LE/s400/IMG_9711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587126629907534882" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXryr5aTJp31jNz4VG51Sh495Y6unYdwLx_DHMxMpDCKmISihv836pY_6qYRr_xZCc_CFgNDk1aNYVi_zco-uleagr-wvEtnfGG356ESoZ124_H5nw6fkc0XSOR6XF9Ed56N6VdWC3LE/s1600/IMG_9711.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>some eggs the kids can't get to.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR8if211mQuCNehBtqLhtiHHx1SSzm5Gzo69-Qv6-7ishNRdRPkiZsdqypdBE5Qmvo5sNhWM3W18-du7lS0t0MWbOaO8vPM3p5J3JATS6H8hSBvCN_rx2fI_Le_BfFunuBRqesC3oGrw/s1600/IMG_9714.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR8if211mQuCNehBtqLhtiHHx1SSzm5Gzo69-Qv6-7ishNRdRPkiZsdqypdBE5Qmvo5sNhWM3W18-du7lS0t0MWbOaO8vPM3p5J3JATS6H8hSBvCN_rx2fI_Le_BfFunuBRqesC3oGrw/s400/IMG_9714.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587126622059670338" /></a></div><div>freshly planted columbines on the front porch.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDkIfPwSqi1AhxJlHZ6E2n1YHAyYv4vnLsyTZxpgXK-eLy9OVRmg9wvw8GSVm5FYPn4jL3Cdm6NRo73w3NyHHLrbLERbzDxw8Ia-cb47axwZD8qrYBvM_05Xlt_AAOaTsHKCFkS-p5w4/s1600/IMG_9717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDkIfPwSqi1AhxJlHZ6E2n1YHAyYv4vnLsyTZxpgXK-eLy9OVRmg9wvw8GSVm5FYPn4jL3Cdm6NRo73w3NyHHLrbLERbzDxw8Ia-cb47axwZD8qrYBvM_05Xlt_AAOaTsHKCFkS-p5w4/s400/IMG_9717.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587126618465345938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDkIfPwSqi1AhxJlHZ6E2n1YHAyYv4vnLsyTZxpgXK-eLy9OVRmg9wvw8GSVm5FYPn4jL3Cdm6NRo73w3NyHHLrbLERbzDxw8Ia-cb47axwZD8qrYBvM_05Xlt_AAOaTsHKCFkS-p5w4/s1600/IMG_9717.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><b>aquilegia hybrid 'winky' double red and white</b>.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_jVwW00pbWFtHm3QtoT7QWZCQrPoDrY3dchRZoO1yj2bUSQh6c7Ozg6hU71uOLWP7kTjB0tfRYBl9yj8dNb2LPCEc1qU6OxNacJGL41gSb1bZd004oH1IbXJS3AusHvupKnUXU2ZsVA/s1600/IMG_9724.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_jVwW00pbWFtHm3QtoT7QWZCQrPoDrY3dchRZoO1yj2bUSQh6c7Ozg6hU71uOLWP7kTjB0tfRYBl9yj8dNb2LPCEc1qU6OxNacJGL41gSb1bZd004oH1IbXJS3AusHvupKnUXU2ZsVA/s400/IMG_9724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587125677230616722" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>coral bells black currant </b>planted in black glazed pot</div><div>on front porch steps with bunny.<b> </b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_jVwW00pbWFtHm3QtoT7QWZCQrPoDrY3dchRZoO1yj2bUSQh6c7Ozg6hU71uOLWP7kTjB0tfRYBl9yj8dNb2LPCEc1qU6OxNacJGL41gSb1bZd004oH1IbXJS3AusHvupKnUXU2ZsVA/s1600/IMG_9724.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_auD75pXdZbtvZUtTF-Y_pQ8ka05p8TqgBp4g6TwXWcbyxMFMlFhc1daIfN2qF0-0QRF229nFqFWQeXKsouq-rLDErsMW9vB2RzJxQmhlL4LlxonS3boPDhzt0UG2Teoen9cUhAhYsU4/s1600/IMG_9721.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_auD75pXdZbtvZUtTF-Y_pQ8ka05p8TqgBp4g6TwXWcbyxMFMlFhc1daIfN2qF0-0QRF229nFqFWQeXKsouq-rLDErsMW9vB2RzJxQmhlL4LlxonS3boPDhzt0UG2Teoen9cUhAhYsU4/s400/IMG_9721.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587125670904666098" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_auD75pXdZbtvZUtTF-Y_pQ8ka05p8TqgBp4g6TwXWcbyxMFMlFhc1daIfN2qF0-0QRF229nFqFWQeXKsouq-rLDErsMW9vB2RzJxQmhlL4LlxonS3boPDhzt0UG2Teoen9cUhAhYsU4/s1600/IMG_9721.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>another columbine combined with last years creeping jenny.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgw54Gl42fATr6w3FiA30kVnT06Ni-QaYtTa6lD87Ge9M-QRRrlExaaDV3QapOOlsS-9MExE1ZzTiA24rTm2PGZD-37RiNUMn9WGmh6f_lZWUv1v9xN3QUs-7J2aO6PQ7mmo2Sz5idaQ/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgw54Gl42fATr6w3FiA30kVnT06Ni-QaYtTa6lD87Ge9M-QRRrlExaaDV3QapOOlsS-9MExE1ZzTiA24rTm2PGZD-37RiNUMn9WGmh6f_lZWUv1v9xN3QUs-7J2aO6PQ7mmo2Sz5idaQ/s400/IMG_9725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587125667275235426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the urn has a new iris.</div><div><b>iris african butterfly</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xLG2Yu4cjnUaXTwMcPoZqsOAv0Oe3xxmKxp_vt-CdX5YJ8sY0my1PHB6Hlvoyajm_MXDZpvC6m8_F9Ic6Y_9XUSY-kHlnKvS_P40fXFMC4HYZid3VAkpQbf8U1yFgWkIvNYerVoWVUI/s1600/IMG_9727.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xLG2Yu4cjnUaXTwMcPoZqsOAv0Oe3xxmKxp_vt-CdX5YJ8sY0my1PHB6Hlvoyajm_MXDZpvC6m8_F9Ic6Y_9XUSY-kHlnKvS_P40fXFMC4HYZid3VAkpQbf8U1yFgWkIvNYerVoWVUI/s400/IMG_9727.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587125661611258322" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>since we starting sprucing up the front yard</div><div>we added some handmade garden art from </div><div>the franklin's farmer's market...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1YThyH8KYJCWxB5FjVlrPptDeGXie3ji6idcys0_X_HoAjxBI3fzc7fwkAWc8Q4Yf6s0Dsa2iVvOxNWxBqvUY2lolkaypp98ect-89R1wZFgtexde3tcnqdcYtAOoY799UuIwNKkIag/s1600/IMG_9731.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1YThyH8KYJCWxB5FjVlrPptDeGXie3ji6idcys0_X_HoAjxBI3fzc7fwkAWc8Q4Yf6s0Dsa2iVvOxNWxBqvUY2lolkaypp98ect-89R1wZFgtexde3tcnqdcYtAOoY799UuIwNKkIag/s400/IMG_9731.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587125653827864946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1YThyH8KYJCWxB5FjVlrPptDeGXie3ji6idcys0_X_HoAjxBI3fzc7fwkAWc8Q4Yf6s0Dsa2iVvOxNWxBqvUY2lolkaypp98ect-89R1wZFgtexde3tcnqdcYtAOoY799UuIwNKkIag/s1600/IMG_9731.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>planted with some white candy tuft.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISTSq9nU1Id0DcDQgJ__RfIH5I9KXVdTiOKRg9i-Xc_Ev6xgcoV8qVQgwBFDPgCR-Z46uirzbjrtjVkhYzyt1Cuab_zBwbqVV072rBk50lkTJwUN1iVe2uYuInOFDipi5YbyMwrIHzWk/s1600/IMG_9732.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEDQnGN_ndqLWi_DkFO0cGULOpQsaaWfJZVP22sCdtuxhE-9OAWeJAioeLX5e1zUkogidRdxuLesJ0qpHy7Jdwa999nW0WOWGWf8JYg-L3meJBd8FcnK-TuC3M5hCsSVAKzEARKeNtCw/s400/IMG_9736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124458109391858" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>we got the second raised bed in and planted last night </div><div>just around sunset. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_DGaerKZpKZ-WqpI85U8bi0MHCvBnMQvGCbeyqdVy6h2g3-OeQU2Mxm_2Zvkb75n2VbaJzsxAlAPgIyf69fQTFDejbVnpKaSBWkS_A0YXoyxibO7VtJruaGaLmnrsaeH8eau6FqJv9w/s1600/IMG_9760.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_DGaerKZpKZ-WqpI85U8bi0MHCvBnMQvGCbeyqdVy6h2g3-OeQU2Mxm_2Zvkb75n2VbaJzsxAlAPgIyf69fQTFDejbVnpKaSBWkS_A0YXoyxibO7VtJruaGaLmnrsaeH8eau6FqJv9w/s400/IMG_9760.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124442822024594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>after our hard work outdoors, we opened</div><div>up a bottle of one our favourite pinots...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYahawEwBOqi1gNQNghIV6ZnHHSX4DweH2pp2sm-n-piDjWkcOpuotlwhmgWzJfpCSRRdy-P-L2A8JafNWJnxOQDXR6czP-25uu4o461CIK3Dc60XDT0GzXYewfaQDABH8X-liigX-Ka8/s1600/IMG_9754.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYahawEwBOqi1gNQNghIV6ZnHHSX4DweH2pp2sm-n-piDjWkcOpuotlwhmgWzJfpCSRRdy-P-L2A8JafNWJnxOQDXR6czP-25uu4o461CIK3Dc60XDT0GzXYewfaQDABH8X-liigX-Ka8/s400/IMG_9754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124451156569666" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and enjoyed a glass on the front porch</div><div>admiring our work and of course the </div><div>amazing sunset God had provided us.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0pMRjxxy8EhYUK84YLW2iNfyNHPAvF_Mkzi8ByDtLq_JKPpXfQqDKfH1wewcw0Bz6dm7Bzv5x6vhakIEzCB_fxr1YqYTAWl4Hp6NDMvDWWMULOj7s3hS310jwfKRKiV1zn4jiBxdcx0/s1600/IMG_9758.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0pMRjxxy8EhYUK84YLW2iNfyNHPAvF_Mkzi8ByDtLq_JKPpXfQqDKfH1wewcw0Bz6dm7Bzv5x6vhakIEzCB_fxr1YqYTAWl4Hp6NDMvDWWMULOj7s3hS310jwfKRKiV1zn4jiBxdcx0/s400/IMG_9758.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124449178114130" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0pMRjxxy8EhYUK84YLW2iNfyNHPAvF_Mkzi8ByDtLq_JKPpXfQqDKfH1wewcw0Bz6dm7Bzv5x6vhakIEzCB_fxr1YqYTAWl4Hp6NDMvDWWMULOj7s3hS310jwfKRKiV1zn4jiBxdcx0/s1600/IMG_9758.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>it has been thoroughly enjoyable being </div><div>back in the garden and welcoming in spring.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>don't forget earth day is approaching april 22nd...but don't </div><div>you think everyday should be earth day afterall it is our planet.</div><div> </div><div>also jan at thanks for today is hosting a wonderful give~away.</div><div>she is promoting sustainable living.</div><div>here is the link to join in:</div><div><a href="http://thanksfor2day.blogspot.com/2011/03/gardeners-sustainable-living-2011-win.html">http://thanksfor2day.blogspot.com/2011/03/gardeners-sustainable-living-2011-win.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>happy springtime.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/37/172B2C83D5064EDA03577966B3087BB4.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div>marmeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.com18