tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58440671641756851712024-02-18T21:23:31.743-05:00♥Jelliesjams-Dolls♥♥ Bits and Pieces about family, decorating, gardening and making dolls ♥Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-87127525395033101282013-12-19T12:34:00.000-05:002013-12-19T16:48:17.950-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></em><span style="font-size: large;">Warm Merry Christmas Wishes to One and All</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to wish each and everyone of you a very Blessed and Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few photos of my home for the holidays!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>WELCOME</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Merry December </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope everyone is well. The months go by so quickly. I am always lagging far behind with my blogging. When I have a moment to write a post it has been months since my last post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not much really new going on at the house. I am all ready for the Christmas season, my decorating is done so I can sit back and enjoy it all because before I know it I will be taking things down and packing them away for another year. I do not put out as much as I once did, although this year I put up two table top trees, one in the living room and one in the dining room. I love the twinkle of the lights and the old ornaments, they fill me with happiness and sadness at the same time. I look to the future but also long for the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope everyone has a very blessed and Merry Christmas and the most happy New Year.</span></div>
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A few photos of my autumn decorations around the home. I love to decorate for all the seasons/holidays and special events. I hope you will enjoy seeing Fall in my home. <br />
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My new antique cupboard...I love changing things up in there and now I can display almost all of my collections of "stuff"!</div>
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A little owl on a bittersweet branch.. I have two, one is in the photo below, they actually have feathers, once upon a time these owls were Christmas ornament..</div>
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A little antique cupboard in my kitchen ...see the tiny owl in the bowl on the bottom shelf sitting on a bittersweet branch along with a real cotton ball.</div>
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I finally finished my penny rug mat...the colors are not as bright as in the photo. My daughter also worked on this with me!</div>
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A year ago we said good bye to our sweet Pug, Zoe. She was with us for 13 years and was more than a dog, she was part of the family, a sweet/smart and loveable dog. I still look for her to this day. </div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">A few changes have taken place around here. <br />Well, mostly in my family room...I ordered a new sofa and it arrived last week end. I never liked the furniture in there, it was typical family room fare, but not my taste and did not go with the rest of the house. My family room is mostly in reds/whites/and blues and holds things that are dear to me heart and would not want to part with, so that is how the color scheme took place.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">My new sofa is a Johnston Benchworks sofa in a red/creamy white check. I have dreamt</span></em><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"> of this sofa for nearly 10 years and I love it. I found two navy and white tiny print on Craigslist, talk about a lucky fine, they are Pennsylvania House chairs and they were a steal. The house where I picked up the chairs was to die for, they had so many wonderful antiques and furniture and a collection of stoneware like you would not believe, actually a collection of so many great items. He had a wonderful old cupboard that I fell in love with, but there was no way I could have brought it home.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I guess we need the rain, no wait, we had snow, the ground does not need anymore liquid for awhile, but then again, Mother Nature knows best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today my plans are to have coffee or tea with my "peeps" and then find something fun and creative to do. Wishing everyone a great day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">I sure wish I could "spring ahead"...lately I seem to move in slow motion, no spring in my step. Hopefully with spring time around the corner I will become more motivated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Lately I have been spending free time on Pinterest, so many great things to "pin". It helps pass the time and ease the feeling of cabin fever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>THEY MET THEIR GOAL AND NOW CAN GET THEIR TRACTOR.</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>YEAH...I AM SO HAPPY FOR THEM</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have a favor to ask, if any one is out their reading/looking at my blog. I am hoping that you can find an extra dollar to help out this young couple purchase a tractor for a farm they are starting up in Georgia. I know Darby from where my son went to college in Sterling Vermont. She is a sweetheart, has had some knocked downs in her life and has always stood strong. She is the hardest worker I know and it is my hope to see her and her husband succeed in this endeavor! So, I know it is down to the wire, but if you can help please do. All of their produce is grown without chemicals, NO GMO seeds...just honest to goodness flavor grown the old fashion way. Thank you again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is the link: </span><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1443074396/a-tractor-for-sun-dog-farm?ref=home_location"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1443074396/a-tractor-for-sun-dog-farm?ref=home_location</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And here is a link to their website </span><a href="http://www.thesundogfarm.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sun Dog Farm</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is not a gimmick, it is all done through a project called Kickstarter to give a hand to help someone find the path to make their dreams come true...</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hi everyone...well it is finally March 1st, 2013, soon we will be seeing signs of spring, in fact the other day I see my daffodils poking their little green arms out of the cold winter earth. I also heard the cardinals chirping away...I look forward to warmer and brighter days!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Here are a few photos of Springtime in my home!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> A rabbit made of straw dressed in burlap, I call him Farmer Brown, he is surrounded with faux beets and carrots and real eggs that the yolks have been removed. The "brown" egg is actually a gourd, the bird's nest I found while mowing a few years ago along with a Robin's egg.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The next photo is an antique chocolate mold in the shape of a rabbit and next to it I have a real cotton ball! This is on my old chippy cabinet in the kitchen.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Wow, I have been really negligent in keeping up my blog! I will give you a photo journey of the highlights since I last posted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The most exciting was my daughter's wedding in June, it was great to have most of my family all together for this special day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Of course, every summer I have my grandsons stay for a few months and that is always special, the boys are growing up too fast it seems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I also took a trip in October to the farm where I grew up. I was ten when we moved away from there and it was a bittersweet feeling to go back there, it was something I have wanted to do for many years. I also went to visit my sister, I had not seen her in years, she lives in upstate New York, that was a very special treat. I got to see two of my nieces, both so beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">There were issues with the storms, but nothing too damaging for us and there were health issues with my husband, he is now on the mend, thank God!</span><br />
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-11227232493336653172012-04-06T16:50:00.000-04:002012-04-06T16:50:31.409-04:00Happy Spring and Happy Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4C4C6KEBBUbUodxNVlzOlOKgN8BXSn_6Yw5lIEhf_gAscQtyUL5XJcucHvNxGl6eOdma9hIyreYC9CSLqfuNeDDW6G1LkRMUSXmOlQxKpROxlLZ0qWuRICja1IaPkvTratxDeyLGZIk/s1600/Spring+Easter+April+2012+005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4C4C6KEBBUbUodxNVlzOlOKgN8BXSn_6Yw5lIEhf_gAscQtyUL5XJcucHvNxGl6eOdma9hIyreYC9CSLqfuNeDDW6G1LkRMUSXmOlQxKpROxlLZ0qWuRICja1IaPkvTratxDeyLGZIk/s320/Spring+Easter+April+2012+005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Stopping by to wish everyone a very Blessed </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and Happy Easter </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">From our home to yours.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are a few pictures of my Spring and Easter Decorations around the house...</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdqPUnOD8YazM5TPbQLck7VYYW3gXTzr-yVa0ehRqh5fWzSwnJNgA2Ydx9qiEBN9pMtGFWQ3v-CUMC0rG_v7znmxpxxMTuHa5wNUAUFX73Jh-1n3fI7g5q15sl2tBH3Sa_uUHCGI9ca8/s1600/Bunny+and+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdqPUnOD8YazM5TPbQLck7VYYW3gXTzr-yVa0ehRqh5fWzSwnJNgA2Ydx9qiEBN9pMtGFWQ3v-CUMC0rG_v7znmxpxxMTuHa5wNUAUFX73Jh-1n3fI7g5q15sl2tBH3Sa_uUHCGI9ca8/s320/Bunny+and+flowers.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</a>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-18850588604778025092012-03-14T09:03:00.001-04:002012-03-14T09:03:46.042-04:00A little kitchen redo and a rabbit<p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Two weeks ago we had a bit of work do on the kitchen.  I was going to have this done last spring, but we had the front porch replaced instead during the winter so this project was put on “hold”.  I had to have the old chair rail removed, which was upsetting since it had not been up that long, but in order for the beadboard/wainscoting to go up properly it had to come off.  The boards were nailed on one by one, a lot of work, thankfully my carpenter is great at what he does.  The baseboards were also replaced with a wider board, I would love to have that done in all the rooms, it looks better I think.  It took him two days to complete and then I had the fun job of painting all of it.  FUN it was not, it took me nearly 3 days to paint it all, prim/wait/paint/wait/paint/paint…I was never so happy in all my life to have this project out of the way!  The work paid off and I LOVE it.  Two weeks prior to this project I painted the half bath and we had crown molding installed in the master bedroom so that had to be painted.  My next project when hubby goes away in two weeks is to redo the laundry/craft room.  That will be the final project inside for awhile because then my days will be spent outside in my gardens.  We also have the wedding in June and once again my grandsons will be spending the summer with us so my days will be busy.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">So, for your viewing pleasure here are a few photos of the before and after in the kitchen.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VT6iWevy5xSS6bAdmQ-7vHQ-BWCu4tOixKNpkidU4kjt8aw9ghoJTg39ZE3Gk1DBzt1GiNye0DWwUKRM8xCVfy1rzvan4H3q44hUD9L15UlON5PSvt6g9eM26aRfFd7ubn9abaKkb4I/s1600-h/kitchen%252520beadboard%252520006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kitchen beadboard 004" border="0" alt="kitchen beadboard 004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgmzLev9UZZTdXhXEC_-I6bcunF0hzU_er4YYDrxLsEhbLWydFVEp6tR2hW0fBxhvKekpXcfh5CeM6bDtOYXqZNuEs3pYueYrome3JOibuKOv5Sq6T1ndj0L8os_KO9VQxz6WFJwpvjs/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Q6roWYTQDfQ/T2CXEwSA0SI/AAAAAAAAByY/YT5Eblqr1Yk/s1600-h/kitchen%252520and%252520rabbit%252520005%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kitchen and rabbit 005" border="0" alt="kitchen and rabbit 005" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HIBLawr8i8Q/T2CXFnxyf7I/AAAAAAAAByg/E57xWFntXmg/kitchen%252520and%252520rabbit%252520005_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="451" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CxhiceEdMyM/T2CXGK2ifJI/AAAAAAAAByo/C_ze7WvW5k0/s1600-h/kitchen%252520and%252520rabbit%252520001%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="kitchen and rabbit 001" border="0" alt="kitchen and rabbit 001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9YXOa_3yY8bcjcUwIjkizwldeoL9oPc2QwSrMYz4CT11QptD3JkkByl0jaA61RcANSrwCEAw38uKmYDz6sGREXz0mQMfzv8V3UiJyT9C4wB_DtC3EM87q_1NnfGayhWfThKcZgyNRGA/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Of course a few things have been moved around since these photos have been taken.  I have a few spring/Easter things out and I bought another old bowl when I was out browsing antique shops.  Yesterday we had wonderful weather so I felt like creating, I have an old Easter Rabbit candy mold which I used to make a plaster of paris rabbit, it was fun and so easy.  Here are photos of the rabbit next to his mold…before and after.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkIL8krnvA_71suyn0-wsBeENr9uIl5Jl7g7QAhzMW0NudAWXcd_fbX9mlhUXUtRO-ZxqT-8MrMpXFdydZDb8xlsjvlGKUr3RkaLIiXEiB6XFpT-BWh-RUDTYv4KulcwNipOnlrgXig4/s1600-h/kitchen%252520and%252520rabbit%252520010%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Christmas came and went and we had a lovely time, then before I knew it we were celebrating New Year's Eve and now, today is Valentine's Day...zoom, zoom, zoom the days go flying by. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em>My daughter has picked out her wedding gown, to die for beautiful, she looks like a model. The venue is chosen and in March we go for a food tasting, the wedding is in June at the quaint </em><a href="http://stocktoninn.com/" target="_blank"><em>Stockton Inn</em></a><em>. There was a song written about the Inn "There's A Small Hotel", this song was written by Richard Rodgers and was featured on Broadway. You can listen to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKNREbJr1Bw&feature=search" target="_blank">"There's A Small Hotel"</a> sung by Frank Sinatra! The save the date cards were mailed and soon the invitations will be going out. A shower will be planned and all the fun and exciting events that go along with a wedding. I will post a photo of her gown when she gives me the thumbs up!</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">As far as things around the house, well it is all about the same, the only changes have been moving things from here to there and the other day I painted the half bath downstairs. </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We have been thinking about downsizing our home and last weekend went to look at a sweet 71 year old Cape Cod house, one of my favorite styles. It is <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>tiny! </u> </span></span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We would have to sell 80% of what we own, but I love the house and the yard would be a perfect size. For now we will "think" about it and maybe down the road if the little red Cape is still available take a plunge!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, here are a few pictures from Christmas, my dining room, the top of the blanket chest and the shelf above it and my living room and an after photo.</span></em><br />
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<em>And the living room today, after the holidays I moved the sofa and the blanket chest and that is about all!</em><br />
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<em>And my beautiful baby girl...from a baby, to a little girl to a young woman and soon to be a bride! Happy Valentine's Day to my beautiful daughter! </em><br />
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</div><div align="center">AND HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS! </div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/362/AABF8AC2F5A0816E023537C23EE48954.png" style="border: 0px currentColor;" /></a>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-66977909097818000692011-11-21T19:35:00.001-05:002011-11-21T19:35:01.896-05:00I Want to Wish Everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!<p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Hello everyone!  Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few days away!  I feel as if I just wrote about Halloween in the month of October…the older I get the faster the days fly by.  I am also very busy doing projects around the house so I guess that makes the days go by quickly.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Here are a few photos of my Thanksgiving dining table and other pictures of Thanksgiving décor around the house.  I moved the sofa in the living room and I hung a sweet glass front cabinet over it.  Projects like that require spackling/sanding and painting…but I enjoy that. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">The postcard in my header is 85 years old!  It was sent to my husband’s uncle when he was a child, I also have some very old cards from Christmas which were in his family that I display with my Christmas decorations.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">HAPPY THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS TO ONE AND ALL FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--7u5OEiYq0A/TsruJh16NFI/AAAAAAAABu4/Y-jhh2VXtRo/s1600-h/Thanksgiving%2525202011%252520001%25255B20%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Thanksgiving 2011 001" border="0" alt="Thanksgiving 2011 001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiL-2lbSl9FnC9nizUvnZV1UQZj0hG4uhCsLn1UAHhGYUiL5ng0FdwQ4pt3bcEYBtRsLrvCC8U2YRfBOh_UhtXgiNOnaXuBh7ROxqlMLlIOsUQgnzXEk1hXoTR90bSJPueyzbf96H2GI/?imgmax=800" width="1024" height="768" /></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3akUUqlMlaA/TsruKl3jdqI/AAAAAAAABvI/jifPE8-b6EQ/s1600-h/Thanksgiving%2525202011%252520006%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Thanksgiving 2011 006" border="0" alt="Thanksgiving 2011 006" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhpVkLeqHQERkBFX0FKKbkUGzg6g4vixn7W_BR13jUP9VRZjYEY7-DqSKY03ocuPh7X1hSL_IXtxbVpUSXjwAq5LG9I9KcV77KUgI6_F0ZHm8zzBAxsSyW6SB7DMZlJtAz5lTGMPHbEo/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WXfmzGRiKSE/TsruLiyUIOI/AAAAAAAABvY/KSivnvsTdsM/s1600-h/Thanksgiving%2525202011%252520010%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Thanksgiving 2011 010" border="0" alt="Thanksgiving 2011 010" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3vNMc1M6FGs/TsruMJJv9iI/AAAAAAAABvg/VfwQaIlbHRw/Thanksgiving%2525202011%252520010_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="1024" height="768" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-l7o3pcklWhU/TsruMmKlQfI/AAAAAAAABvo/BgGckMU7kd0/s1600-h/Thanksgiving%2525202011%252520013%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Thanksgiving 2011 013" border="0" alt="Thanksgiving 2011 013" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB3jKQVvMmL_l2HbSbwHJuhVDq6-08FapcE5YJwSqg_jWSHGPbDY39WoTO6zzMQsghsnHSRH8GE3XwXFUxRyAXiShRFmbzjXjHaVDvg7Bcje9f2Lj9_JA1a7U00kfRG-Em-kOK11cgac/?imgmax=800" width="1024" height="768" /></a></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-45160266847825402392011-10-28T18:55:00.001-04:002011-10-28T18:55:48.612-04:00Halloween Greetings!<p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Greetings from our home to yours.  </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I wanted to introduce you to my Halloween door greeter, my take on a scarecrow/witch.  This year I wanted something geared more to the spooky/boo Halloween theme and all I will have to do once the day is over is remove her green gourd head and put it into the garden for the squirrel, chipmunks and birds to have a special treat of their own.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kEeYUfBKNlg/Tqsy41of99I/AAAAAAAABrA/i9heuj3VAeM/s1600-h/Rag%252520doll%252520007%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rag doll 007" border="0" alt="Rag doll 007" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-O9TZW5pS1pc/Tqsy5Fq_JII/AAAAAAAABrI/j8uEfawvWcI/Rag%252520doll%252520007_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="486" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">She was easy to make and fun!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RSfVEyLvfB0/Tqsy5lBQMaI/AAAAAAAABrQ/l3e5jkHJS4w/s1600-h/Rag%252520doll%252520005%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rag doll 005" border="0" alt="Rag doll 005" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YOPKw2RXze4/Tqsy59OkvXI/AAAAAAAABrY/hcjPa0A3WQw/Rag%252520doll%252520005_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="486" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Here are a few snapshots of some Fall/Halloween décor around the house.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iZIZrqdMkRk/Tqsy6csSQbI/AAAAAAAABrg/ceRb_lA9xVM/s1600-h/Rag%252520doll%252520009%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rag doll 009" border="0" alt="Rag doll 009" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YRdPTvaNxN4/Tqsy6qDULEI/AAAAAAAABro/sEhFtcA7weA/Rag%252520doll%252520009_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="486" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xp5HpAl1p_0/Tqsy7IlPIFI/AAAAAAAABrw/KsbvgSXK8Ag/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520016%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 016" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAGEOtv2I__2WbC182gCxZJAu6zX-X1f3XwRcWK8YaUl-t4a1e258WX-I45VDi72T9knli-ea17tOnepgYr8XMijTiHl-nrhelVDz1iS8g3X47nKHQ9-b7IZV_sXWC-zToBGnYLxnx6Y/?imgmax=800" width="646" height="485" /></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-apAUK-oiVx4/Tqsy71IBeQI/AAAAAAAABsA/RHV81RbtqOc/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 006" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 006" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5ZPJT3RDFvI/Tqsy8GZZa-I/AAAAAAAABsI/Lsljp462CWc/Fall%2525202011%252520006_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="477" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5fi4KtRysKs/Tqsy8v7AR0I/AAAAAAAABsQ/nwHmTgqgPV0/s1600-h/Rag%252520doll%252520025%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rag doll 025" border="0" alt="Rag doll 025" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r2iybr4GRHw/Tqsy86u1JqI/AAAAAAAABsY/tZVtQOl6bmE/Rag%252520doll%252520025_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="486" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">AND, the sweetest little doll made for me by my daughter-in-law! She is very tiny, her head/arms and legs are made of clay!  She is so precious, she is like an Izannah Walker style doll and she has the cutest little ears.  I was super excited when I received her in the mail.  My daughter-in-law does take orders for these.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Happy Halloween, stay safe and have fun-beware of the ghost, goblins, witches and the creatures of the night!</font></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-52786764469361240382011-10-03T16:40:00.001-04:002011-10-03T16:44:42.403-04:00I will start at the beginning of where I ended!<p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">My last blog post was before Easter-so much time has passed and the days and months have flown by!  </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Summer began with my grandsons coming to spend their summer vacation with us.  We enjoy having them and they love being here with us, so from the beginning of June to the end of August we are blessed with both of them.  They keep us busy for sure,; soon they will be getting too old to come and stay here so we enjoy every minute with them.</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC">Helping to water the garden.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PqIxUrLecos/ToodeNhKfSI/AAAAAAAABpY/ggm7w9JZdVI/s1600-h/2011-stuff%252520001%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-stuff 001" border="0" alt="2011-stuff 001" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IeZL-xT6D4E/Toode9HHRkI/AAAAAAAABpc/1_V_9tPWPFk/2011-stuff%252520001_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="180" height="240" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H6mJHRmpJkY/ToodfaE2N6I/AAAAAAAABpg/o_f30VOOEwM/s1600-h/2011-stuff%252520029%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-stuff 029" border="0" alt="2011-stuff 029" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KKisxx4MAMo/Toodf9rVQkI/AAAAAAAABpk/Yb0rxezliwE/2011-stuff%252520029_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC">A fun day at a farm picking blueberries, peaches and flowers with me and their Aunt Laura.</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-e4HwRaqa1-M/ToodgbvTezI/AAAAAAAABpo/dYQb3SFKdO8/s1600-h/2011-stuff%252520033%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-stuff 033" border="0" alt="2011-stuff 033" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fGRThRWPXDQ/Toodgy2GVdI/AAAAAAAABps/wdFgCBvd12s/2011-stuff%252520033_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">And getting to enjoy the freshly made blueberry muffins and other goodies from the orchards.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8Jrw1Pt9AbrugZ-ntol0V7_DyI_d16J-xt2FfVc5ra9GS_-Q2P1jJbgdolSCnRe8hjY5ExWvnU64GKEgx98RBK_1KxddtqdFOXbKJKbnyv-_Qf2odBV7c0OuH3NckQ4pP4_JoE0vuLo/s1600-h/2011-stuff%252520040%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-stuff 040" border="0" alt="2011-stuff 040" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-YF0uB9wwLLs/ToodhY9azxI/AAAAAAAABp0/FOE-iCJqUzM/2011-stuff%252520040_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zh6h7tvIalA/ToodhyemxgI/AAAAAAAABp4/FNHSZZvJj3o/s1600-h/2011-stuff%252520039%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="2011-stuff 039" border="0" alt="2011-stuff 039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Zp06Xhv9CIE/ToodiEEA0mI/AAAAAAAABp8/HQDqLIEF-pk/2011-stuff%252520039_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">They also went to NYC and enjoyed going to visit the Statue of Liberty, Liberty State Park and Ellis Island.  The rest of the time they played outside climbing trees, riding bikes and scooters or playing video games.  They also enjoyed going to the movies with their Aunt and Uncle.  We also celebrated some birthdays-mine being one, but a very special First Birthday for my daughter’s best friends little girl.  So the days, weeks and months flew by and before I knew it my grandsons were heading back home to begin another school year.<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N_qFuxh-nLk/Toodis49U_I/AAAAAAAABqA/i6LIvM1uPWM/s1600-h/July%2525204-NYC%252520165%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="July 4-NYC 165" border="0" alt="July 4-NYC 165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnIW_HxaazJKBphcT5bBJF81kF_ococFQ3i-z1S3P3wQQyh4_qen6c5PzliLn1By398uII_lQOGiCkZKsA4NE_4JmGCEzz5jbUWTAika_iMDvTEfLkVafq5ItLmK6bdmIuYxfVmtdkR4/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dTdl6gaLdBU/ToodjRnjmjI/AAAAAAAABqI/LrTjPe1QI4Q/s1600-h/July%2525204-NYC%252520057%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="July 4-NYC 057" border="0" alt="July 4-NYC 057" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbqlmsnqWTkhb_NI1yJpDN2LVavXfrUJmhB2bMyemyjkDkE3ctXU78uQLa1gdhTtxv0j-lgRvv2fC-HzbF_yMUxqLqC7gzmcg0ip-K52y8Yl4uEqMjwnCG4KfgEB4NGjoJOH3WoumO5I/?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I spent the days working in the yard and doing little things around the house, one was organizing, but all of that happened after Hurricane Irene hit…we were very lucky with only some downed limbs and branches and lots of rain…it was not until after she passed we were without power for nearly four days, which caused the finished basement to flood, took a couple of days to find a generator to get the sump pump working and then the dreadful chore of cleanup in the basement.  It was funny because being without power we adapted to it-BUT the evening the power came back on we did rejoice!  After I had finished cleaning and organizing the basement just in time for Labor Day Weekend the air conditioner stopped working-and it was a hot and humid  weekend.  I knew what had happened to the unit but did not want to blow the house up trying to get the furnace back on to have the air start working, so we spent a sweltering holiday weekend and once again, we rejoiced after the unit began working.  We were truly one of the lucky ones, there was so much damage all around our area and of course the other states hard hit, one being my beloved Vermont!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">After a quick weekend trip to Orlando to watch my grandsons so their mommy and daddy could attend festivities with friends the boys and I enjoyed Downtown Disney and Magic Kingdom, the younger one loved taken photos and I love this photo of them-many more memories were created that last weekend in September. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LC0bD2s_VmQ/ToodkP1hmkI/AAAAAAAABqQ/YqLdfW1m0RA/s1600-h/P1040574%25255B1%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="P1040574[1]" border="0" alt="P1040574[1]" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPYyKFnTnuae3_aDOBfYoaUuNqFUDVqJGolLssIYn-pQ-afGxiWA4vhjn0WmJbrT4c9Mmqo2FgCKWTBXARdC7OYMFgQyi7mD6IFg9glArLU9-wG4oxvik_HzFphHhotTZU13YoMzRXNs/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I came home to enjoy our cooler fall weather and to do a bit of autumn/Halloween decorating.  I have wanted to make a scarecrow to usher in Autumn and being inspired by the creative scarecrows in Magic Kingdom I made my own version for the back flower bed (that was another project I took on in early spring, you can never have too many flowers!)  Wish I made this Scarecrow Lady earlier because she actually keeps the deer out of this little garden.  The cost of deer repellant over the course of the season gets to be expensive.  Last night the deer, and we have at least 5-7 visiting, stopped and just stared at here and ran off!  You can see where they nibbled the flowers down prior to Missy Crow Lady standing guard!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0oN1eIwTrew/ToodlBrx4vI/AAAAAAAABqY/hZYIo5De3Ik/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520002%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 002" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG_8_qLd-G7_CySikt8BIIXWojyGzVt6Ahia51CzOUNk3jWvTEJS07SYQ9vSgqPVYaGZlzzghXjpmYWcWR3gOKmwhkB4Ocmbt5RbiggZiTVPJl_FeMRhM3rFnd7PDIvsmtLNQP6I1NWs/?imgmax=800" width="360" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">The biggest news of all though was when my daughter called me on Saturday night after going to dinner with her boyfriend…she called to tell me that he asked her to marry him and now she is engaged!  So in the next few weeks we will start planning for a late spring/early summer wedding.  They have been dating for a long time and I think she had given up hope on hearing the question-his plan was to truly surprise her when she least expected it and he certainly did!  This photo was taken in June at her best friend’s daughter’s First Birthday party…the happy couple!  (Off to the far right is my grandson enjoying his party food!)</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vDjGSHieNsw/Toodl96KtKI/AAAAAAAABqg/5XQzKuxKiqI/s1600-h/July%2525204-NYC%252520023%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="July 4-NYC 023" border="0" alt="July 4-NYC 023" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nGKI1KB9iQs/ToodmO-ZT6I/AAAAAAAABqk/vl41UDp0Rpw/July%2525204-NYC%252520023_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">So, for now I say goodbye and leave you with a photo of my kitchen window display and my deck looking toward my dear Scarecrow Lady – I have more photos to share and will be back soon – not wait again for months – promise~!<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WLWqTveyYe8/ToodmmST1zI/AAAAAAAABqo/xNa4mRKAPnI/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 006" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 006" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcJCGwq7q1B8mdOQDwBoMBcA_PoijSOt4CGUTEJuAymsTt6QIeEO8u1jNg0Sz5GuUD4IX1DYdqwON9ufGdylvyQDfb_aoceqRCVSawLJn8HWmAjKTuhyt4X0TsgGn3v2OzxBY5sI0yOw/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="471" /></a></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WyNuCO6zOOw/Toodne7IfMI/AAAAAAAABqw/SygLQaUJ6cM/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520008%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 008" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 008" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC_ng7unB8OddcW407tm5fzBVWGBJx85xlfp_VgplzvM88xqsqgLR_FsT45tR0yAKz6s3ErA2tT_LSrEG1wVNok9F9kYr3bMM56kp7vBSEMHewOVVKMy-zlL3hvXRjq09DNcpdN20oBc/?imgmax=800" width="640" height="480" /></a></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-57290780851401136202011-04-24T14:57:00.001-04:002011-04-24T14:57:16.115-04:00Happy Easter<p> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Happy Easter Wishes!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbRyh5nQ5tI/AAAAAAAABpA/7gPWXnvvLG8/s1600-h/P1040232%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1040232" border="0" alt="P1040232" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbRyiH9zEVI/AAAAAAAABpE/CPz3IWkLoPI/P1040232_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484" /></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbRyigkbJ3I/AAAAAAAABpI/_dU6gm3vklo/s1600-h/P1040233%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1040233" border="0" alt="P1040233" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbRyi6-fKRI/AAAAAAAABpM/9Fu3ubVioL4/P1040233_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Tempus Sans ITC">This picture of the Last Supper</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5" face="Tempus Sans ITC">belonged to my mother-the true meaning of our Easter celebration! </font></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-63285361815726551772011-04-21T21:55:00.001-04:002011-04-21T22:00:45.906-04:00A Fun Project<p><font size="6" face="Segoe Script"></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I love primitive style portraits, especially those of children, some of these prints can be costly and since I love to keep changing things around my home I thought I would make my own.  No, not paint them, that is one talent I was not blessed with!  </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">It is a fun and simple way to make your own primitive style prints on canvas and if you are not into primitive/colonial you can do this with any type of art you love-just keep in mind the size.  This is not something that you can make to sell, more for your own personal use.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">First you find a print you love and print it out onto printer transfer paper-the iron on type-make sure it is for light background since you will iron it onto a canvas art frame, the ones that are stretched onto the wooden frame, I bought these on sale at Michael’s Craft Store and use the 5x7 or 8x10.  Just follow the instructions for printing and then iron it onto your canvas frame and there you have it-a primitive colonial style print to hang on your wall or sit on a shelf,  I paint the edges black to give them a finished look.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Here are my two “primitive girl” portraits which I hung over my sofa in the living room.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbDgH7gMWmI/AAAAAAAABok/DQEvxr73u7o/s1600-h/Spring%202011%20019%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Spring 2011 019" border="0" alt="Spring 2011 019" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbDgIJajmqI/AAAAAAAABoo/v-VXYAM5IfA/Spring%202011%20019_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="292" height="480" /></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC">A photo of them hanging on the wall. On the table at the end of the sofa is a tiny one, the baby in the red highchair, I love that print and plan to make a large copy when I get more supplies. The large colonial girls print I purchased many years ago in Detroit, Michigan. These are just two – I have made 6 total, a fun way to create art in the style you love!</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJsQshioUaczvF26x53v5SMTcaqQk3e2IWtZtuqBMj6V3nRkF0b6uG3OJ15m4_mv3uTSOFbJwu2j_AwUAIXjdF-tfFJnN9JB55WSQQ_xTsenD3soWON2OAtJyyK1f5ZXtD_jlbz7FMxM/s1600-h/Spring%202011%20017%5B17%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; margin-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Spring 2011 017" border="0" alt="Spring 2011 017" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TbDgJVZk1eI/AAAAAAAABo8/_ZcIUsURCSE/Spring%202011%20017_thumb%5B14%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="640" height="472" /></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC"> </font></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-14904972902755021542011-04-02T11:25:00.000-04:002011-04-02T11:25:59.645-04:00Where oh Where has the time gone!Wow-I have not be loyal to my blog! Busy with too many other things. So many things have been going on around here, some fun, some not so much fun, a few changes outside and a few things inside, BUT nothing really exciting. <br />
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The most exciting was when my son and his family came to visit at Christmas and a few weeks ago I was in Florida to visit them, I had a fun trip and love being with my sons and my grandchildren,<br />
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Here is a photo of my son and grandsons out in the snow-this was the day after Christmas, the kids were really hoping to have some snow-my oldest grandson had seen snow before, but his little brother never had, they loved being outside in the cold throwing snowballs and making a snowman. I had put in a "special request" for them to have snow, I guess I never gave a cut-off time because after that we had more snow than I can remember living here in Central Jersey. In fact, on April Fool's Day I looked outside and it was snowing!<br />
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Outside, just before the Holidays I had the front porch removed and replaced with just steps, at first I was not sure, but when it was all done I love it. I am anxious for warmer weather so I can redo my flower beds - which sadly a section was destroyed by the tractor and part of our lawn! It will be fun to plant new flowers and see how it will come out,.<br />
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This is now the front of the house-before there was a very ugly balcony under the center window with ugly pillars and ugly metal handrails. The bricks of the steps were starting to break up and it was time to remove all of it. To the left of the door is where my plantings were "destroyed"-so I will be focused on this area-the snow covered the area of the yard where the grass was torn up, that will be re-seeded once we get warmer weather.<br />
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Inside I have moved furniture around, you know how that goes, table from kitchen into dining room, that table into the kitchen, then move the chairs and rearrange end tables and coffee tables in living room-the fun part of owing a home, decorating!<br />
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I have not taken any new photos of the inside, all my photos are fronm the holidays, I have my spring-time decor out and as soon as I snap a few pictures I will post them. <br />
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Wishing everyone a wonderful day and I hope it is warming up where you are, because here Old Man Winter is enjoying his stay!Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-85504128675673910582010-12-12T10:58:00.000-05:002010-12-12T10:58:41.024-05:00Thank you Shelley for the Christmas Greeting!<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Thank you for the Christmas Greeting, which I am using for now as my header photo! So lovely!</em></span><br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/362/AABF8AC2F5A0816E023537C23EE48954.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-78213614049002926382010-12-09T22:23:00.001-05:002010-12-09T22:27:50.868-05:00A Little Christmas Around Our Home<p> <br /><font size="4" face="Andalus">Been busy getting the house ready for the holidays.  I love this time of year, it just seems magical. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus">This year my oldest son and my grandson will be spending the holidays with us.  Last year my other son and his family were here, if Santa could give me one special gift it would be that we all could be together, Christmas time is extra special with young children around!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus">So, here are some photos of our Home for the Holidays, I want to wish everyone a very blessed and Merry Christmas and a wonderful, happy and healthy New Year!  </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus">Blessing, </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus">Martha</font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; 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font-size: large;"><strong> VETERANS DAY 2010</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgekXZuy-uqimpdXj9M4rYMcNTjVrykU6JC3lvpcaUN5ew1MjSGOjvWVnG8mqXzVB0IZc6DXE-CIMHmmAkUnDdbtg0BdTGczFsw7w8JHYpNvdN93TjmyLN_MyXPcUWMiLjOSeVfcTTXs/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgekXZuy-uqimpdXj9M4rYMcNTjVrykU6JC3lvpcaUN5ew1MjSGOjvWVnG8mqXzVB0IZc6DXE-CIMHmmAkUnDdbtg0BdTGczFsw7w8JHYpNvdN93TjmyLN_MyXPcUWMiLjOSeVfcTTXs/s320/022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">God Bless our Troops! Remember those who gave their life for us!</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/362/AABF8AC2F5A0816E023537C23EE48954.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-72229239916814721632010-11-07T15:23:00.001-05:002010-11-07T15:40:21.561-05:00SLOW DOWN 2010!<p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Wow, the day/weeks/months are flying by!  I cannot believe it is November already.  Last month at this time I was in Florida visiting my sons and their families and in a flash the visit was over and I was back home in New Jersey!  I really enjoyed the time spent with my grandkids, they are growing up way too fast as well.  My granddaughter just turned 13 and it seems like only yesterday she was born, my oldest grandson will be 11 next month, again, I remember my son and daughter in law calling to let me know they were on there way to the hospital.  My sons and their families do not live close by so I have not had the pleasure of watching them grow up, it seems whenever I see them they have gotten taller and older and before I know it they will be young adults!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I am trying to remember what has happened since my last blog post.  Not any major changes around the house, well a few, you know how that goes, move a table, move shelf displays, move a chair. . .and when finished start over, if I took a photo each time I moved something or rearranged something I would be replacing my camera every few months because it would be worn out!  I did put away all of the Halloween things last week and took out my Thanksgiving turkeys, the rest of the things are the pumpkins and gourds which were out for Halloween, they have held up well, I think I only had to throw out two small gourds, not bad considering I had put them out in early September.  I can remember telling hubby I wanted to get my autumn décor up early since I was going away the first week in October! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Oh, my son returned home from wolf and bear country all in one piece!  He enjoyed working with the wolves, but his love are the black/brown bears in Minnesota.  He said the state of Idaho was very pretty and now he is waiting to hear about a job in Vermont, his and my favorite place in the good ole USofA!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Next month, weather permitting or maybe the end of this month we are having the front steps/overhang and rails removed and new little front porch installed.  Looking forward for the end results on that.  We were going to wait until Spring, but I did not want my perennials  destroyed, so while they sleep the work will be done!  This fall we have had the foliage change into such pretty colors, this is the first year in a long time where they leaves changed into their colorful wardrobe, I enjoyed seeing all the colors.  We would usually drive up to Vermont and enjoy the colors of the leaves on the drive up, we have not gone for the last two years and I was so happy to have seen the changes here in my neighborhood and along the country roads.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">Adding some photos of my Thanksgiving theme decorating; under the dining room table you can see our Pug sunning herself under the table, she sort of looks like a seal!  (You click on the photos to see the full album.) I love the large turkey on the dining room table and in the living room on the coffee table you can see a little ceramic turkey my brother had given to our mother, many, many years ago, one of my favorites, I also added the “pull-toy” type turkey in the kitchen on the sideboard.  I have a new teeny tiny yellow ware bowl on the last shelf of my old white cabinet in the kitchen, I bought that yesterday while I was out antiquing with my hubby, it was a fun day!  Wishing one and all a glorious week! <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; width: 410px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e5c0c488-17d5-45a8-86a1-5908e484f0d4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:410px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://cid-90a879622b4b79b6.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=play&resid=90A879622B4B79B6!234&type=5&authkey=jgp8tdPJkRo%24&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TNcKrHbj8xI/AAAAAAAABm8/Aot47lp3myw/November%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:410px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:410px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://cid-90a879622b4b79b6.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=browse&resid=90A879622B4B79B6!234&type=5&authkey=jgp8tdPJkRo%24&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:410px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">November</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://cid-90a879622b4b79b6.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=play&resid=90A879622B4B79B6!234&type=5&authkey=jgp8tdPJkRo%24&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://cid-90a879622b4b79b6.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?page=downloadphotos&resid=90A879622B4B79B6!234&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=jgp8tdPJkRo%24" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> </font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TNcMATzwmMI/AAAAAAAABms/THMTwZukr4Y/s1600-h/P1030804%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030804" border="0" alt="P1030804" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TNcMAkpiEuI/AAAAAAAABmw/3E0IED5zxcg/P1030804_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TNcMAy6Q0gI/AAAAAAAABm0/1BPY0AEDbms/s1600-h/P1030803%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1030803" border="0" alt="P1030803" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKQaUT2vrezKObalj9H9PpRHr9u187ebB5noyApLMLyztv_NviszP1fLGJPo7o6BCI08g78oLDoZ-fBDfA3BEFIeozttAqG5TIaP4t2CztAyY1HsfLrf58BsDiqkKn3BesS4RpsP27sU/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC"> </font></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844067164175685171.post-22816116630584520282010-09-26T20:58:00.001-04:002010-09-26T20:58:28.270-04:00Simple Treasures<p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC">I really, really wanted to go to the Walker Homestead’s Simple Treasures from the Past show this weekend in Brookfield, Ma.  My husband would not have been able to go with me and I did not want to take the 5 hour drive by myself, I have driven up in that area and further, but not alone.  I enjoyed viewing all the great photos they posted on their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Brookfield-MA/WALKER-HOMESTEAD/85600164899" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> but I know it was not the same as being there.  It would have been fun to meet the ladies who created a great new publication, <em>A Primitive Place, </em>which features many great articles and photos of beautiful homes decorated in primitive/Colonial styles (I love this style and love to see homes and how they are decorated, my hobby/passion!)  If you want to learn more about the show and this new, hot off the press publication go over and visit <a href="http://aprimitiveplaceblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Primitive Place Blog</a>, you will enjoy it if this is your style.</font></font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">So, I did not get to go, but today I did go with my husband to the local antique mall, not many antiques or primitives, you have to hunt for them, so it is more like a treasure hunt.  Well, today I found a treasure, I had seen this little chest before in another shop, but the shop was sold and the dealers moved out, today while looking in the booths I spotted the little chest, I ran, nearly knocking over the items in my path and just stood there admiring it.  I was going back and forth in my head, yes buy it, no, yes, no, I called me husband to come over and look.  He liked it and said to go for it!  I guess he may have been feeling a bit sad for me since I was not able to go to Massachusetts!  I found a sales person and made an offer, she said she would call the owner and get right back to me.  We stood there waiting and waiting and finally I went to find her, she said she forget about me, she was busy with other customers, I remained polite and asked again about my offer and she told me the owner said YES!  Yippee!  We had them put it into the car and I could not wait to get home with this little chest of drawers.  Then came the fun part, where was I going to put it!</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">After looking at each room I decided the master bedroom was the perfect spot, next to my side of the bed.  With my husband’s help I put it in place. It was heavy and a task getting it upstairs, I think I am getting to old for some of these projects!  </font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I tried different gatherings on the top and settled for what you see in the photo.  The drawers are filled with my many decorating books, easy access for reading in bed and a small section of the top drawer holds eyeglasses, tissues, etc.  It is a sweet piece, made of yellow pine, it reminds me of an English or Irish style chest of drawers.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I also found a great crock at a great price, a tin can of Old Dutch Cleaner, this went in the main bathroom, I collect old tins related to cleaning and old medicine tins and bottles which were once filled with medicines.  I also found, for my husband, a wonderful large glass jar in the shape of a VW!  He collects cars and in his den he has a large collection of very old collectible cars, the VW is one of his favorite model cars.  It is a precious jar and he loves it.</font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">So, today was, in a way my, my own treasure hunt and I found some great treasures!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TJ_sJkcufRI/AAAAAAAABmI/nTySSoCKLzI/s1600-h/P1030725%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="P1030725" border="0" alt="P1030725" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TJ_sKl1KOzI/AAAAAAAABmM/FhDet6EbLWw/P1030725_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="380" height="500" /></a><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">You can see my copy of <strong> </strong><em>A Primitive Place</em> in my magazine basket! The item on the left of the dresser is a very old carved wooden Lady, she comes apart and you can store items in the base, this belonged to my husband’s aunt.  I have also posted a photo of the Old Dutch Cleaners tin can, since I am a clean freak I think the words on the tin describe me to a T! </font></p> <p><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Tempus Sans ITC">I hope that you all have had a great weekend.  Treasures come in many forms, but in reality the best treasures are your family and friends, all of your loved ones, there is no greater treasure than that!</font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TJ_sLUeHlDI/AAAAAAAABmQ/wW8iikohRZg/s1600-h/P1030722%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="P1030722" border="0" alt="P1030722" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZlP8tDfPhF8/TJ_sMlHB4iI/AAAAAAAABmU/3jeFI9SgSOA/P1030722_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="280" height="640" /></a></p> Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002142282990616065noreply@blogger.com4