tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32564856621935538242024-03-05T03:59:32.741-08:00Redbuds and WrensJournalistic thoughts of home, family, inspiring images, music and more.Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-20939792758444815942013-01-21T08:57:00.000-08:002013-01-21T10:14:03.799-08:00Elmo wishes Andy a Happy 1st Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Andy has invited his family and friends to celebrate his 1st Birthday!</div>
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In the scorching, sweltering heat of the summer the Long family has been blessed with the arrival of:<br />
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Wishing his mother and dad, Heather and Derek, "Congratulations and Best Wishes"! You have showered us with joy and happiness upon the arrival of little Aiden Ryan! May the coming days bring smooth sailing and the making of many cherrished memories!</div>
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We arrived at our destination, Land's End Condominiums, Osage Beach, Missouri early afternoon on Thursday. For a peek inside, it's listed under vrbo 65127.</div>
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After having lunch, it was fun to get out and explore our surroundings.</div>
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The time was filled with plenty of laughs, giggles, screams of excitement and smiles.</div>
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It was only a four hour pontoon ride, but it was a great four hour pontoon ride!</div>
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After an eight hour drive and afternoon spent at the pool we began to relax in our comfortable surroundings to a good night's rest. I arrose at the break of dawn, made myself a cup of coffee and relaxed on the screened patio to take in the sites, sounds, smells and peaceful calm.</div>
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If you desire to view the above website, it's interesting to read how the castle got it's name and met it's destruction.</div>
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We headed back to St. Louis on Saturday and took in the St. Louis Arch. It was interesting to learn the fore sight that Thomas Jefferson had for this area and it's contribution to the expansion of America to the west. Everyone had smiles when we joined together. My family went to the top and I viewed a movie on the making of the Arch. It all worked out great.</div>
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We spent a beautiful Saturday night viewing one of our favored baseball games.</div>
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It was filled with music, excitement for the kids with character mascots, catching baseballs and getting their gloves autographed by their favored team players.</div>
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Thanks to the most wonderful posts created by Pat of <em>http:// backporchmusings.typepad.com</em>./, I was able to enjoy this family trip planned since last Christmas. It had everything that I was looking and hoping for that would interest everyone in our group. Even though I'm recuperating from a broken leg, I was able to participate with the long awaited plans of our family trip. By getting in the lazy river children's pool at the condo, I was able to get in and exercise to help rehabilitate my leg and the walking helped to get me trying harder at it. Dennis and I were both tired. He from driving the distance and assisting me in getting around in hilly terrain really took a lot out of him. Our meals depended on where we were and what we were doing at the time and I think that drained his energy too. Do to the terrain, I used my wheel chair often and walked with my walker when possible, but the riding for the duration and not elevating my leg like I normally would do, caused it to swell and stiffen. I'm so appreciative for the great family time we shared and wouldn't have traded it for the world.</div>
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Pat has the most beautiful photographs and her writing style is so enjoyable. You'll want to keep coming back for more once you've read just a couple of her posts. That's how I became hooked on a cold, snowy January night when I referred to my laptop for inspiration. I noticed that she had just visited the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina and we had just taken a family trip there before Christmas and thouroughly enjoyed the candle light tour. After viewing her lovely photos and reading about her preparations for Christmas, I couldn't wait to read her review of their experience traveled there. She's gracious, kind, open and most generous with her helpful creative insights. She's assisted my recuperation process on a daily basis through here blogging. I always look forward to her newest thought, idea or creation for they are always stunning and executed to a "T".</div>
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<br /></div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-66185236606675123272012-04-16T04:17:00.000-07:002012-04-16T04:17:04.758-07:00A Room That Little Boys Are Made Of.Life is full of changes and new chapters. After our youngest son moved to an apartment across town, we decided his old room would be a logical guest room for our two sweet grandsons when they come to visit.<br />
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So, on the first weekend, after picking out a cute little boy blue, Dennis helped me to paint the room and transform it into something appropriate and comfortable for them to enjoy and stay in while visiting.</div>
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On the following Tuesday morning, I got up early after working the night before and was anxious to finish the white trim. I made myself a cup of coffee and proceeded to the room with it in hand and an arm load of some necessary tools. After being up and down the ladder a few times moving it along as I went, one time would prove to result in a very unfortunate accident with an extended period of healing time. After repairative surgery and time spent healing a broken bone below the knee, the time and desire had finally come to finish the room.</div>
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Part of my inspiration to decorate the room came from an enjoyable trip with our grands on a beautiful spring day to Carriage Hill Metro Park. Carriage Hill is a great place children love. It's all about life in the 1880's. There are demonstrations and reconstructed life style activities. At times someone can be making a wonderfully aromatic meal of fried chicken and bisquits in the summer kitchen while ladies might be quilting in the parlor. Outside, are other smells of coal and scented woods from a fire for the blacksmith who is busy at work. There are farm animals of the time.</div>
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It wouldn't be a really comfortable room if it didn't include baseball. Especially Cleveland Indians baseball. Grandpa remains a tried and true Cincinnati Reds baseball fan so there is always a little friendly team rivalry bantering going on.</div>
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Dennis put together the bunk beds that Jamie and Matt had given us that they were no longer using. This set of bunk beds were used by Matt and his brother, Brian, growing up. They look very well homemade and I'm curious to hear more of the story behind them. Dennis helped me to make the beds also.</div>
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The comfortors were picked up at a steel of a price on clearance at WalMart. The stuffed ponies were also on after Christmas clearance. I thought they added, warmth, comfort and softness not to mention a sweet memory.</div>
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While viewing Pinterest this weekend, I came across free letter and numbers to download to use for art projects. They are by Leo Reynolds on Flickr. After downloading letters and numbers I liked, I went to Picnik to create the collage to use as framed artwork.</div>
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I enjoyed putting these collages together. Picnik will be up for use until the 19th of this month and then it will be on Google +.</div>
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I love how the room is coming together. I have one other thing to do. Pick a rug for the brown painted wooden floor.</div>
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This rug is by Dash and Albert, woven yacht stripe cotton at Wayfair.</div>
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I'll continue to ponder this week which rug to choose for the wooden painted floor. After all, one thing I do have at the moment is:</div>
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The pocket portfolio on the left is almost 25 years old and contains the colors I wanted to have in this house when we first bought it.</div>
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At the time Victorian decor was somewhat stylish. I loved the smokey green base color of our house with lighter green moldings and mauve accent. I used mauve & cream as Christmas decoration that year.</div>
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The swag and jabot draperies were made by my Sister-In-Law, Donna of Donna's Draperies, my grandmother's quilts displayed on a quilt rack using salvaged corbels that my husband kindly made for me, the Santa throw is actually cross stitch made by a friend and fellow co-worker. The rocker was a wedding gift by my husband's fellow co-workers. It is going on 35 years old. It was originally a brown early American maple color. As you can see, I've since painted it white.</div>
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Recently, a fellow co-worker and Supervisor showed me a photo of this table and chair set as well as a curved chaise. She said, "there's something about this, I don't know what in particular, but I just love it and I have to have it"! I loved hearing the excitement as she was expressing her desires for her living space. She was unsure of how to put it all together and "what goes with what" uncertainty. She asked a few of us for our opinion and it was fun. I gave her my opinion when it was my turn and the next day I brought in this board to support why I thought the idea I was describing might work.</div>
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I told her that British Colonial was reminiscent in her chosen pieces of furniture. The surprise on her face was amazing as she looked at the collected photos as a whole and she loved it! "This is exactly what I like"! She loved the idea that I picked up on her strong belief in Christ and included it in her design to express her personality in the the space. The chair in the lower left corner sold her on the idea. I even looked up where it could be purchased and it turned out to be at Sellman's Furniture just the next town from us in Covington. That interaction was so fun.</div>
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That has happened a couple of times for Supervisors. The first was for a bachelor who was bringing his wife- to- be to his home for the first time. I guess he looked around his space and thought he should make what was a little on the practical necessity side like a chair and t.v. look a little more homey and appealing for a female. He mentioned how he was putting up a tree for the first time and he put white lights on it. He had met her while shopping for drapes for his home. She was the sales assistant and I guess he kept going to her for her opinion. One day he said, "Krista, I'm wanting to get a rug. I know what I want in my mind but I'm not sure, what do you think"? The next day, I brought in a photo of a beautiful Laura Ashley wool rug in time worn russett tones and he said, "Aaa...that's it"! "Thank you, Krista"! He smiled and folded it and put it safely in his pocket and it appeared he might be making a trip to his favorite mall that weekend. :)</div>
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It was fun to present a young couple who purchased a brand new traditional style home and wanted it to have a sense of personalized character. I brought in samples of a beautiful copper dupioni silk for drapery side panels and her favorite art by Monet to grace her suggested light golden walls with buttery cream trim and a hint of pale lavender as accent. It was a beautiful composition story board that matched her own feminine beauty. Other rooms of their home were relaxed and comfortable to balance the look but still continued the Monet artwork to make it cohesive.</div>
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I love to think of baby nurseries. When my Sister-In-Law, Karen, told me that her daughter was expecting her first child and her first grand child, I couldn't help but spend a leisurely Saturday putting together for fun ideas for nurseries based on items that Karen and I have always loved. I cut out fun photos from my favorite magazines such as Country Living, Country Home, Martha Stewart, children's books, art catalogs, and internet sites of history. I love Smith Noble for window treatments, shades in particular. They have great samples to use for this purpose.</div>
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Last fall I painted a wicker couch and chair purchased about 20 some years ago at an auction from white to a dark chocolate brown. I recovered the cushions with an olive green and muslin upholstery weight ticking. I found the shams at Marshall's on sale for $5.00 and thought they would look great as back cushions for the couch. We found white washed paneling at Menards and finished the back wall of the room for privacy. The rest of the area will be screened in. Can't wait to get out there when the weather gets above 65 degrees to white wash the whole area.</div>
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Our daughter, Jamie with her Dad.</div>
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Her daughter, our granddaughter, Kate, as a flower girl for their good friends Alexandria and Dan.</div>
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And purple yet another year. Embroidered pillow - <em>Belle journe'e ~ </em>Beautiful Day in French.</div>
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Christmas candle light dinner and tour at the <em>Biltmore Estate Asheville, North Carolina.</em></div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is it about taking down the tree and decorations that leaves some folks with a feeling of a clean crisp space and others with a feeling of ho-hum? Somehow putting back the dracena plant that was once lush, full and brimming beneficially from the late fall mix of sun and rain has been reduced to a plant droopy, pale and left with a sigh of "I hope I can keep it until spring when the sunshine and spring rains bring it back to life". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great time to grow up. That's why the little ceramic villages were created to re-in act it's lifestyle in bringing home the tree, hand writing & addressing Christmas cards, playing favorite musical renditions of Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and Silent Night. This year I listened to Christmas music before Thanksgiving and kept it on that station until it was gone for the season.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To this day I love the movie, A Christmas Story.<br />
I love to bring out all the construction paper glittery ornaments with yarn hanger that my children made for us at school. They bring back fun memories of making ornaments for my mom & dad to hang on our tree at home and decorating our class room windows for all passers by to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The aromas in the house were amazing. After supper mom might decide to make oatmeal cookies. When we had particularly heavy snows she would make the best snow ice cream using only the best and cleanest snow from a drift on top of our car port.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQoI6p3pcgfpO4cSTvxDJFxkkWwdcMA-79AEwwEZBZWw1WFFxzOPes3PRXgL3eDXule1Qt6oRtPTqXsa16CiRn5FStOzZzBd1c7w6LgO1F8l4kGWD4H0xeS_FweoZKcl0exHfb2NC4odT/s1600/0039_0017643989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQoI6p3pcgfpO4cSTvxDJFxkkWwdcMA-79AEwwEZBZWw1WFFxzOPes3PRXgL3eDXule1Qt6oRtPTqXsa16CiRn5FStOzZzBd1c7w6LgO1F8l4kGWD4H0xeS_FweoZKcl0exHfb2NC4odT/s400/0039_0017643989.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who wouldn't love a parakeet!?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrHdPOBHiR_hVizPwC8V7rO5c34sAlC76-5PquBy1PTxBTAGMHk10CZ5z2RHOZ54yO5vZLHpyxkKGUxbvUjHiG4ZSCJSHNNcBhs5aD4QWjRzsiJvh3wtebLB4mb-8JsLlg8I_DqX5mxFI/s1600/0030_0017643980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrHdPOBHiR_hVizPwC8V7rO5c34sAlC76-5PquBy1PTxBTAGMHk10CZ5z2RHOZ54yO5vZLHpyxkKGUxbvUjHiG4ZSCJSHNNcBhs5aD4QWjRzsiJvh3wtebLB4mb-8JsLlg8I_DqX5mxFI/s400/0030_0017643980.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dennis was raised on a farm and every year his parents would put up this life size manger scene in the grassy area of their circle drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas. It's my favorite time of year and it brings me to life. As I gaze across the room to the corner where the tree was this year I'm thinking of another photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpiIAcgcCUoSfuBPm0tuN2vbCwiFMHNo0kAvoR9Fl38M-PmpLhqlUP1M_ZquL-qN5EbJpXakAWkT-aqK2y3U-mb7bYf3ugt2licPq4NhPWhmXNfE8vDEh4NInnF63qm49VqXTDg8SPDl/s1600/0074_0017644024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfpiIAcgcCUoSfuBPm0tuN2vbCwiFMHNo0kAvoR9Fl38M-PmpLhqlUP1M_ZquL-qN5EbJpXakAWkT-aqK2y3U-mb7bYf3ugt2licPq4NhPWhmXNfE8vDEh4NInnF63qm49VqXTDg8SPDl/s400/0074_0017644024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What I thought was a glorious family Christmas dinner was really a birthday celebration with a Valentine theme! I love the older style Valentines at the place setting and the angel food cake with seven minute frosting is decorated with tiny cinnamon candy hearts. How I love this image!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe I won't put away the crystal lights after all and maybe I can add some glittery pink and red hearts to decorate a limp lifeless corner of the house. A time for gathering, sharing and love can continue. Yes, I think it's a plan!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As winter begins to unfurl in windy, rainy, gray and flaky days may you find the gift of love and memories as well as the making of new memories your blanket of warmth and comfort and ponder a little corner of your home for your own creative imagination.</div><br />
<div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Be safe,</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6OtQGHBrW9-94EsJ16hyphenhyphenGB8vfWg1sKIM01LFmTl1Bc-CxYk60dRRmBuAqhyKPHPo11CS1Z5vCkgHQDlIBdgnUg7wA0JnpfuCY608TXAvpoamP92tJD8s6OHyTFlYSOjlm5MYm-ZzTOQq/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6OtQGHBrW9-94EsJ16hyphenhyphenGB8vfWg1sKIM01LFmTl1Bc-CxYk60dRRmBuAqhyKPHPo11CS1Z5vCkgHQDlIBdgnUg7wA0JnpfuCY608TXAvpoamP92tJD8s6OHyTFlYSOjlm5MYm-ZzTOQq/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-83116082149777162742011-11-01T09:53:00.000-07:002011-11-01T10:30:33.893-07:00Autumnal Reflections<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvDle0QLD8JOvNOsXVA_XQWHhnQmwTnwPMs4chnPpGLoTtFqb2CsSQ5hd4owRBmPNQ9PGvIhk6UDAuWkeINhYYrUecx2nf5WZ0wmLz8FQ4trCaZE2Mo6MtMb4S4JxuwjhXk44_F1_jxxj/s1600/Autumn+November+2011+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvDle0QLD8JOvNOsXVA_XQWHhnQmwTnwPMs4chnPpGLoTtFqb2CsSQ5hd4owRBmPNQ9PGvIhk6UDAuWkeINhYYrUecx2nf5WZ0wmLz8FQ4trCaZE2Mo6MtMb4S4JxuwjhXk44_F1_jxxj/s400/Autumn+November+2011+051.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When all the leaves are off the boughs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and nuts and apples gathered in,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and cornstalks waiting for the cows,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and pumpkins safe in barn and bin,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then Mother says, "My children dear,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the fields are brown, and autumn flies;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving Day is very near,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we must make thanksgiving pies!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-Author Unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy your autumn season as it passes with your most enjoyable fondest memories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YqpO0jZOo2A6r7ATyTLYqURsKA9kr7scYqOI5M68jhh4khw9v7TRgFzwSAg29cPzGGdiBhVOQmNlVolVuagA4t-q4bbXeM-hDjlfxPf-GpC5XIbnYnIZLASrATipRtd-UrhZ067hPJ47/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YqpO0jZOo2A6r7ATyTLYqURsKA9kr7scYqOI5M68jhh4khw9v7TRgFzwSAg29cPzGGdiBhVOQmNlVolVuagA4t-q4bbXeM-hDjlfxPf-GpC5XIbnYnIZLASrATipRtd-UrhZ067hPJ47/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-81639243807839326372011-07-04T02:02:00.000-07:002011-07-04T02:46:53.376-07:00Rosey Red, Mr. Red Legs and Hand Cranked Ice Cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeEhl3fixONj18y-Y1yKhFqp9S0HocEVc7xI2UKS3lc-gyZsRdNiCXAruLyOg61PNKLXw3WfF1nQlDReGhFPlkyxcsO0rorVESHLcs3CRJhML6toQWypksN_IzhalH91RlqyQSJFZX777/s1600/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeEhl3fixONj18y-Y1yKhFqp9S0HocEVc7xI2UKS3lc-gyZsRdNiCXAruLyOg61PNKLXw3WfF1nQlDReGhFPlkyxcsO0rorVESHLcs3CRJhML6toQWypksN_IzhalH91RlqyQSJFZX777/s400/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+026.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosey Red</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A hot 92 degree sunny, hot, humid day down along the Ohio River at the Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. The smell of meat cooking on a sizzling hot grill filled the air with wonderful summer time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bar-B-Que arroma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5kFor_Pxiy9Lc_aWPHgm2FKE1_yOd0e2iuZHYW5mr88kIm-xVExtdK7IoMcTFoiarFWSdTjaMV9EWqDYaA9jSexfpY39QikwWBskXBxq2YaZd9nDE2EhLBEEEGvmKClAUrCzPR4-ubEk/s1600/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5kFor_Pxiy9Lc_aWPHgm2FKE1_yOd0e2iuZHYW5mr88kIm-xVExtdK7IoMcTFoiarFWSdTjaMV9EWqDYaA9jSexfpY39QikwWBskXBxq2YaZd9nDE2EhLBEEEGvmKClAUrCzPR4-ubEk/s400/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+027.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Red Legs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A long awaited game of the Cincinnati Reds vs. the Cleveland Indians. It was a fun day to take our grown children and grand children for a day of high spirited & all American pass time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1XySf1Jx16LD7NdxjNgN6yBfrKRTkW0E5u_piWhODsfhxWfUkDHUhW5Y3EHBkATUuPlH4vZNWaf1shlsxO8rh-4I-65ITmKJ7I7bhtXAxKDcpeev6cdcx4gniXUtqeVr9VHmfcIAUu_J/s1600/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1XySf1Jx16LD7NdxjNgN6yBfrKRTkW0E5u_piWhODsfhxWfUkDHUhW5Y3EHBkATUuPlH4vZNWaf1shlsxO8rh-4I-65ITmKJ7I7bhtXAxKDcpeev6cdcx4gniXUtqeVr9VHmfcIAUu_J/s400/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SfWSwCWGcTItMw_RZMwvJyFmf7kFz6wt-aVFHnc4FWgX-Yrk9bvUryn9gLo0X3qkcVkwTytQWdWWhtWNGroTUbhXKZ84YR6j-q_i3SvF5ctZAv5KThjIMtbWdWwQcPxZ-Th-ExBonZy-/s1600/Crosley+Field+model+by.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SfWSwCWGcTItMw_RZMwvJyFmf7kFz6wt-aVFHnc4FWgX-Yrk9bvUryn9gLo0X3qkcVkwTytQWdWWhtWNGroTUbhXKZ84YR6j-q_i3SvF5ctZAv5KThjIMtbWdWwQcPxZ-Th-ExBonZy-/s400/Crosley+Field+model+by.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new Great American Ball Park is nice but, I can't help but think of the spirit of baseball as it was in the 60's in this great old Cincinnati favored ball park known as Crosley Field. You could see the park from I-75 and look down on folks enjoying the game at times. The smell of popcorn, peanuts and beer waft in the air. It was centered in a working man's neighborhood and it had a great personality all it's own with a very unique well loved announcer, Joe Nuxhall on WLW to match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a good feeling to know our little grands will have memories of their own to share with their children of the fun times going to a baseball game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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text-align: center;">Aaah, summer...you're hot but you bring us together in the best way!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying your summer, your family and this wonderful weekend marking our freedom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLejnTPuzwE8APDIFcvDdQgrIofM3dS62BNzqv4J_gJ53VdZfkGyCuPPunOyA6BMlWjkOuW0F2lzfY4RygEKSRaqRKvJIHLflizzzDY41gclgptVtihQkBD-xhglpYqClrX7iSnrril7n/s1600/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLejnTPuzwE8APDIFcvDdQgrIofM3dS62BNzqv4J_gJ53VdZfkGyCuPPunOyA6BMlWjkOuW0F2lzfY4RygEKSRaqRKvJIHLflizzzDY41gclgptVtihQkBD-xhglpYqClrX7iSnrril7n/s400/Reds+vs.+Indians+2011+043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy 4th of July to you and yours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-73722133793574777982011-06-23T08:28:00.000-07:002011-06-23T08:28:19.819-07:00A Passion For Pink Today<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d6a55304e546b314d544d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d6a55304e546b314d544d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=commissionjunction&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">A picture slideshow by Smilebox</td></tr></table>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-21565390754896448212011-06-01T09:47:00.000-07:002011-06-01T09:47:44.835-07:00June Is Bustin' Out All Over!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SG3fAvwSt9GjHkExfhv0wjHP2Scf7T3mBPXyBi_kzew6kCqvV421Eh9w_TCj7VmeONj04bMjQN4AV7CcGrHpvSgNLiNZ454HpuPTuGTYbvyTvTgSV1RYMq2Lu3CeJ65R3J7e34g2x0D4/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SG3fAvwSt9GjHkExfhv0wjHP2Scf7T3mBPXyBi_kzew6kCqvV421Eh9w_TCj7VmeONj04bMjQN4AV7CcGrHpvSgNLiNZ454HpuPTuGTYbvyTvTgSV1RYMq2Lu3CeJ65R3J7e34g2x0D4/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+003.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a glorious day and I thought I would record a little Gardner's Journal update as to what is blooming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This climbing rose like's it's new position after being moved last fall. I do move things around alot, kind of like moving the furniture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjnRGRAnugmxuJjWb9s71cuf-XBXzv3GhlmqbjGvTISjMr0fffdYPsHzI7WNguwhIuz1L-lroOKvJ4ATYy2ixYFCMilQ1uVQpGEIAzvVCzT-z3sNl2nd6_AdSedrWpVnIZRuv6fXXUFWV/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjnRGRAnugmxuJjWb9s71cuf-XBXzv3GhlmqbjGvTISjMr0fffdYPsHzI7WNguwhIuz1L-lroOKvJ4ATYy2ixYFCMilQ1uVQpGEIAzvVCzT-z3sNl2nd6_AdSedrWpVnIZRuv6fXXUFWV/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+006.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last peony to bloom. I have a fond remembrance of these particular flowers. They were given to us by a very sweet lady that Dennis put a roof on for. I've always liked them where they were located.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtYfujvQFofGIX4vmCf4e-8hGpIZFFmJLaLqze5FHtaiGgWpbh0sL9l_hUTVbsiNpEY9QVdUWhj9alSLXKE_qfL3v6gKL0Vpwb2twiZr_9tKO6TvRA56CZ61LrCdkFLvKwE25pKRtud36/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtYfujvQFofGIX4vmCf4e-8hGpIZFFmJLaLqze5FHtaiGgWpbh0sL9l_hUTVbsiNpEY9QVdUWhj9alSLXKE_qfL3v6gKL0Vpwb2twiZr_9tKO6TvRA56CZ61LrCdkFLvKwE25pKRtud36/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+007.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can tell by the flag there is a nice breeze blowing today. Low humidity as well. I'm loving it. Perennials such as lenton rose, delphinium, hosta, hardy mums, phlox and tiger lily live amongst begonia, petunia, sweet allysum & dianthus annuals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx590f0F4aMcXn77mqsd-bJtRFMtsm4VekytWsLUE-HVmUc0AgHa_UodkS24GR8Ae9HuOj8f_C_kw1Q9x4rc90mcWFujoBZyvTT0u6R4QAPAuPKvo2JBbQKOTv1oM0p5F5eisMD_jPjAB/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx590f0F4aMcXn77mqsd-bJtRFMtsm4VekytWsLUE-HVmUc0AgHa_UodkS24GR8Ae9HuOj8f_C_kw1Q9x4rc90mcWFujoBZyvTT0u6R4QAPAuPKvo2JBbQKOTv1oM0p5F5eisMD_jPjAB/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+011.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coral bells, hosta and a miniature rose given to me as a Mother's Day gift by my son, John. I love to see it come up every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA1nKlyDa4bFzdElho735NU5aiPI4ueOC1YyQvZpDtQn1BtO7pJFrkb2yy9noYt7am9M0j3UulqC4BE_pj8X-v5p8Sl1S5XssvMPr7pp4BloEQabS8PsazgiblOFVO8k41GMYht9skIVn/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA1nKlyDa4bFzdElho735NU5aiPI4ueOC1YyQvZpDtQn1BtO7pJFrkb2yy9noYt7am9M0j3UulqC4BE_pj8X-v5p8Sl1S5XssvMPr7pp4BloEQabS8PsazgiblOFVO8k41GMYht9skIVn/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+030.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As well as this Japanese Maple given to me as a Mother's Day gift. It's looking really beautiful now and is about 7 or 8 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVhr0OozVMF9YoD-4Myqy8JBjQnZ73__jeuwJtNerZlsJEIGRTFbiAgDJN3B_XVoTEKJGusJjFU_pKyAiAqwLVcHBHCOGZ-ouDoHzYIAFNvAXnQTHuHuR6z-P-3cAHvAYNU1kLzcurO2N/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVhr0OozVMF9YoD-4Myqy8JBjQnZ73__jeuwJtNerZlsJEIGRTFbiAgDJN3B_XVoTEKJGusJjFU_pKyAiAqwLVcHBHCOGZ-ouDoHzYIAFNvAXnQTHuHuR6z-P-3cAHvAYNU1kLzcurO2N/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+014.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A window box of petunias looks great on the out house we still keep on our property. I use it to store my garden tools and supplies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yzwagm5E9lSTyhAuHY3ZG5gJioJ8_y1BGSJ_8NWiGu5hcJDCR9gW8isGPW2SPVVGn_qWrZWWc3Vd9JTLXfRcsyi40W7c7HG6owCUD_1oZlvtdpjl1ca55_74jKwhF1NjHXer_Fv0it2q/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yzwagm5E9lSTyhAuHY3ZG5gJioJ8_y1BGSJ_8NWiGu5hcJDCR9gW8isGPW2SPVVGn_qWrZWWc3Vd9JTLXfRcsyi40W7c7HG6owCUD_1oZlvtdpjl1ca55_74jKwhF1NjHXer_Fv0it2q/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+027.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you are looking at a reflection of trees in a waterway beyond our lot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's usually very soothing to watch the ducks train their little ones or to watch the blue heron glide low across the water's surface. He looks so prehistoric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_S4urBFEeqdxtZ0vzFLvBQcxoNdt4NsPWw7O5bct-uAPYtODYxnFktbTfOf14v5gEiJDcX7tvAreBjxp3Q-aSTfEqGxPNUlgE1zIaGjrCZ8q8Kn5avEVXv2noRr7REGeKbihWyZIttvl/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_S4urBFEeqdxtZ0vzFLvBQcxoNdt4NsPWw7O5bct-uAPYtODYxnFktbTfOf14v5gEiJDcX7tvAreBjxp3Q-aSTfEqGxPNUlgE1zIaGjrCZ8q8Kn5avEVXv2noRr7REGeKbihWyZIttvl/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+016.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is potted alysum with a center coleus. I watched a huge yellow butterfly land on this several times this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvVbC9_aT-bq24mVvZ4JkPhX8BKhUk_Ad6oOsEUSDVatC24kiv6amlnEgc2vpV7AFFn9tLP5eiw3l1Gr4bUjyvI3ARV1bMyfgvPJzgqYLFFs1GJMkFUEdXGsSf5OAcL7ZjFfF-VNeNNgg/s1600/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvVbC9_aT-bq24mVvZ4JkPhX8BKhUk_Ad6oOsEUSDVatC24kiv6amlnEgc2vpV7AFFn9tLP5eiw3l1Gr4bUjyvI3ARV1bMyfgvPJzgqYLFFs1GJMkFUEdXGsSf5OAcL7ZjFfF-VNeNNgg/s400/A+Gardener%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+018.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As well as a sweet hummingbird flying about. So entertaining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS42elv5UUZ71Y9d9zpyeEnjnwGmkAzHpnNHXF7apIw6xZQtSmGqg67J1DUfRZZIf4-6AodwwfXyj9S0qp4xZFuN2xowDA0NmRVoPuTpAihE_xPTd2uAWOLp77QOoAAHBhf5Mk0ENfxmv/s1600/A+Gardner%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS42elv5UUZ71Y9d9zpyeEnjnwGmkAzHpnNHXF7apIw6xZQtSmGqg67J1DUfRZZIf4-6AodwwfXyj9S0qp4xZFuN2xowDA0NmRVoPuTpAihE_xPTd2uAWOLp77QOoAAHBhf5Mk0ENfxmv/s320/A+Gardner%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+011.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lily's are blooming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Dg9slsFuY7lIoxdXe26bvjCWZa74Ru7o07Gz-DcsUN94v17P3MdiXpJV3h8SyV8yZb1SIST0XmByVWH7LIxqrHGdYl2gGMfpudAjz4P9W7ejtJarU0u6_VwrtsaM7cGgEfOsgBHyUlCA/s1600/A+Gardner%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Dg9slsFuY7lIoxdXe26bvjCWZa74Ru7o07Gz-DcsUN94v17P3MdiXpJV3h8SyV8yZb1SIST0XmByVWH7LIxqrHGdYl2gGMfpudAjz4P9W7ejtJarU0u6_VwrtsaM7cGgEfOsgBHyUlCA/s400/A+Gardner%2527s+Journal+June+1%252C+2011+004.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to bring my house plants outside during the summer. They become so healthy by the time autumn arrives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I sit and enjoy the beauty of spring I think of one of the great musicals of Rogers & Hammerstein's, June Is Bustin' Out All Over - 1956</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or It Might As Well Be Spring - 1945</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy this beautiful day, keep cool and stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZP5U4BZdMjeS7jZ0eEe9Loq6JPxHY_1y-MOp0_rttMJ-PNGAZFC7f1X8VTS4qy0le8iKsUkWu-2lzM1uiZhzl5eAzDecy9PgiNjsP635lK0EB_6m5F3BKF31SC4pORNBBA3S8lEmh7I/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+110.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vZP5U4BZdMjeS7jZ0eEe9Loq6JPxHY_1y-MOp0_rttMJ-PNGAZFC7f1X8VTS4qy0le8iKsUkWu-2lzM1uiZhzl5eAzDecy9PgiNjsP635lK0EB_6m5F3BKF31SC4pORNBBA3S8lEmh7I/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+110.png" t8="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-18297465732748566802011-05-17T08:44:00.000-07:002011-05-17T08:50:48.637-07:00Memories Override the Barbed Wire.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Fh5qv4c2b1cPIPtBVawAsNXe67m9SDTK-ks7CIAvLecMhbEzx_LH3znzl7aERWbkhw-DU-lY1KyOXB1y5XtT0m9o1UUtV-vtg0NXBCffD6qqORUUBjQtwRUpHPEFqAtoFZIqG6Iu3ksA/s1600/foursquare-sears-chelseasm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Fh5qv4c2b1cPIPtBVawAsNXe67m9SDTK-ks7CIAvLecMhbEzx_LH3znzl7aERWbkhw-DU-lY1KyOXB1y5XtT0m9o1UUtV-vtg0NXBCffD6qqORUUBjQtwRUpHPEFqAtoFZIqG6Iu3ksA/s400/foursquare-sears-chelseasm.jpg" width="280" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1908 add for a American Foursquare kit home sold from a Sears catalog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great minimalist style home. Also called the Prairie Box, it was a post Victorian style that shared many features with the prarie architecture pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was a house made more practical for mail order house kits from Sears.</div>These houses were built from 1895-1930 and some of their features included:<br />
-simple box shape<br />
-2 1/2 stories<br />
-4 room floor plan<br />
-low hipped roof with deep overhang<br />
-large central dormer<br />
-full width porch or "piazza"<br />
-brick, stone, stucco, concrete block, or wood siding<br />
-larger windows to allow more light to enter the home<br />
My three brothers, sister and I lived with our parents in a home such as this at one time.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfUYWIoXmTqgDejRg24kBSh2PSUwdLLRxIwI_8LnejdvB-MD0oXLHAud_a027LQEPBp04_M3AHOf6Wa4NrE_aZkR47vEGSWk8a8RR9FFTdKByNcClzC9MhNwTd4SnaxIoy4uneYNuXhha/s1600/Walter+%2526+Verda+Smith%252C+Cooper+home+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfUYWIoXmTqgDejRg24kBSh2PSUwdLLRxIwI_8LnejdvB-MD0oXLHAud_a027LQEPBp04_M3AHOf6Wa4NrE_aZkR47vEGSWk8a8RR9FFTdKByNcClzC9MhNwTd4SnaxIoy4uneYNuXhha/s400/Walter+%2526+Verda+Smith%252C+Cooper+home+015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the home today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Smack dab in the center of Dayton, it currently houses an impound lot. Nothing ever stays the same. Structurally speaking, the house really looks in great shape. It has some additions that weren't there before but the bones are still looking good and mark our family imprint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sister, Jean, and I traveled to revisit old homesites yesterday. It was so interesting to hear her recollection of what it was like to live in this home. She has some fond memories of her childhood growing up for a time in this old house. "Those two windows were my room", she said, "and those two were Dad and Mom's room". She pointed to the windows that were her's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and she recalled how the other rooms were laid out. I loved hearing her recollections.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the distance was a barn with pasture field. It was neat to hear that our oldest brother, Larry, had a horse. He would have been 15. I was just born when they brought me to this house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love history, architecture, design and furnishings. For fun, browse with me the way this home could have been.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnKYbjJO8woPs3ZYoarIJTVqwBS2v5WR4J5G5Ic_LbRj6m_el86AXw5CjV5CTtB2SXOv-ZrK_gOTVT52eHxKSL4Ge773FaVp1bUZcMKn-Krf3np9lwUjlBMr_HgORDti4EE-iBjA6rXso/s1600/Dayton%252520Ohio%2525201908%252520%252520Public%252520Library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnKYbjJO8woPs3ZYoarIJTVqwBS2v5WR4J5G5Ic_LbRj6m_el86AXw5CjV5CTtB2SXOv-ZrK_gOTVT52eHxKSL4Ge773FaVp1bUZcMKn-Krf3np9lwUjlBMr_HgORDti4EE-iBjA6rXso/s400/Dayton%252520Ohio%2525201908%252520%252520Public%252520Library.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The time is after 1908 in Dayton. The area is spacious with green spaces. This was the Dayton Library.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPQhZvNAZAJQ4sVACr-1TqKAA0rbXLzq0-u9XQp1Ah0nOsK3JDAapplPLdNUikS6yeZtTr-PiREgt976M1YbEeBT9SrlLv0eMw8rfVto3tkNGw4MC6rtR-qPnwVA8t5tcVD0vZydD3lG/s1600/DAYTON%252520OHIO%252520Steel%252520High%252520School%252520Bldg%2525201910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPQhZvNAZAJQ4sVACr-1TqKAA0rbXLzq0-u9XQp1Ah0nOsK3JDAapplPLdNUikS6yeZtTr-PiREgt976M1YbEeBT9SrlLv0eMw8rfVto3tkNGw4MC6rtR-qPnwVA8t5tcVD0vZydD3lG/s400/DAYTON%252520OHIO%252520Steel%252520High%252520School%252520Bldg%2525201910.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steel High School - Dayton</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeWBh85OLnNFmVr2HmB0Rf8rHsVGKR25_QtIV9FlGiPvYJD44T51pDV1xV0QL-h2TWie_4RXHnDsavgn0NiGR35bdl7wiK7Ri4XR-xewUkUVlxSxAz-8McpGACptubqNZuAIsD8KL8HpF/s400/foursquare-aladdin.jpg" width="257" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adds in the Sears catalog for this home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFMGdcnMhwi5YpAX0G8fytlQ4kYdwRTvGOWqvFlsP6K0mqFQEjiOC54jC6NMJaVax03lysTTlEJy-gHDXVEATdynix7qkC9b2BrtC9Fy3Zp4gkxcPgnMp6AoJQnAy8Gy1Y8gsTjLmcaas/s400/foursquare-sears-alhambrasm.jpg" width="283" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful southwest take on this home. Stucco finish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="381" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNRYhLXNt99tnzcJIcOd3kaeBmHTiO-qOnndQ0u7LQ2iknMZlQY0PSMljL_e_qCR6Ay2w_krYqhTyXHyS5RaacII6vIVX6BlAdRml5Grq9oHfdgfp9a_qQULnkIiD0DT6R6UFbRPNX0J9/s400/CraftsmanFireplaceRejuvenation.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the Craftsman style in built in's and home furishings of the time. If the pottery in this photo is Roseville, it's worth a mint at flea markets, auctions and tag sales today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6GYck3FvN4hAMwKLHyzBKENvviB7YDd5vTJiMTMqELnG9blffYMm7_rxgcIa-sdrYiDXHS9vqUvXH4TQYn5lKGABn5xNgJ03DP9hsDWsQp4k4VaZ2rWDa0A0fGpskL4m40BcIfnU7k_/s1600/CraftsmanDesk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d6GYck3FvN4hAMwKLHyzBKENvviB7YDd5vTJiMTMqELnG9blffYMm7_rxgcIa-sdrYiDXHS9vqUvXH4TQYn5lKGABn5xNgJ03DP9hsDWsQp4k4VaZ2rWDa0A0fGpskL4m40BcIfnU7k_/s400/CraftsmanDesk.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love this. We even had a phone like this. I still remember our old phone number.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbNozH96t-QxKKSItnRyPBqxZKInvraZw7SixmFNYB2rJctSeoP132L824IIau9T0qhK5gHldz7RqAYmu-7f4rOnyR8U-MpGFq9FMZsidobIo7liFqMFeFgWc9T2btRcoysY-LUmaJ0m8/s1600/CraftsmanDiningRoomBuilt-ins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbNozH96t-QxKKSItnRyPBqxZKInvraZw7SixmFNYB2rJctSeoP132L824IIau9T0qhK5gHldz7RqAYmu-7f4rOnyR8U-MpGFq9FMZsidobIo7liFqMFeFgWc9T2btRcoysY-LUmaJ0m8/s400/CraftsmanDiningRoomBuilt-ins.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Woodwork so beautiful. It just doesn't come like this any more. Notice another Roseville pottery vase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqLyumz-UXtQwCFRnho_8RfRGjWtDriCkrWk5L1WsFbzxTn39g4-XUR4J_tSWo-0-Ba3xnyERVf3JP3x7tr7gTAc52T8Dh4XUaB6PMKpFvv8d9oNFiIAbnizKDH7T9rpYErvNre9N8yha/s1600/1930sKitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqLyumz-UXtQwCFRnho_8RfRGjWtDriCkrWk5L1WsFbzxTn39g4-XUR4J_tSWo-0-Ba3xnyERVf3JP3x7tr7gTAc52T8Dh4XUaB6PMKpFvv8d9oNFiIAbnizKDH7T9rpYErvNre9N8yha/s400/1930sKitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A typical kitchen of the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sort of reminds me of the movie, " A Christmas Story", that I love to watch every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialMS6-QyrnXxBGAzY7HD0MuE4qCO-JJoR7v8XtI4n_6BjvB917c32MI3C9ct855uBjFoO8xFuUIct3ce5Jk0MRIr92JwzEz-xlaEm6ESr3MDn_3cDjDbA27MhWIHwuMh2R76YCYOsNXw_/s1600/MorrisChair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialMS6-QyrnXxBGAzY7HD0MuE4qCO-JJoR7v8XtI4n_6BjvB917c32MI3C9ct855uBjFoO8xFuUIct3ce5Jk0MRIr92JwzEz-xlaEm6ESr3MDn_3cDjDbA27MhWIHwuMh2R76YCYOsNXw_/s400/MorrisChair.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even then there could have been an easy chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can just imagine the possibilities of such a home could have been endless. I love the idea of playing around with it in style and furnishings of the time and I so agree with my sister, "I wouldn't want to see the inside of it today because that might interfere with my memories as it was". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my words, "Great memories will always override barbed wire". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How do you recall homes of your childhood? Keep the fond memories alive for generations to come. They'll never really know it that way if you don't pass it on. Some memories of home are filled with pure love and that love comes from God. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy your life, research your past, pass it on and stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTREOi2-uV-fQotk1H7M0A_r-g5JtO7ScLn4O1UW6eT4ivCQOHokIE71sUKuOvXWk6S8gjWnbaJzNFbhgurIBSwyJUH2kP_66yDqbj5LiGgw2T97QfOeSy3MLoJ6wVu_z0XbaZmeen1s16/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTREOi2-uV-fQotk1H7M0A_r-g5JtO7ScLn4O1UW6eT4ivCQOHokIE71sUKuOvXWk6S8gjWnbaJzNFbhgurIBSwyJUH2kP_66yDqbj5LiGgw2T97QfOeSy3MLoJ6wVu_z0XbaZmeen1s16/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll hold this day close in my heart and remember the thoughts and recollections of my sister with love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Research information:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starcraftcustombuilders.com/Architectural.Styles.Arts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> AndCrafts.html</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antiquehomestyle.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pennsylvania German Four Square </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">18th and 19th century</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Antique Home Style</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1908 Wilson & Girod</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Catalog by William A. Radford Co.</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-14070219165044802822011-05-14T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-23T07:40:41.727-07:00Spring Folly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOgKWQD_H_sZI__z6pQE6qAVdHtsYZOlfRAc6kU_F00h8SAYVS5UvNbiscg2bqZy3nyDfsbfhawe7djjfXJsc1XsR7pnFZG1JdoME-YdoaWCq8Q_wUguBvFNK8yAj7EH9F7YZ6RGBhmj/s1600/ex1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiOgKWQD_H_sZI__z6pQE6qAVdHtsYZOlfRAc6kU_F00h8SAYVS5UvNbiscg2bqZy3nyDfsbfhawe7djjfXJsc1XsR7pnFZG1JdoME-YdoaWCq8Q_wUguBvFNK8yAj7EH9F7YZ6RGBhmj/s400/ex1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty. - George Bernard Shaw</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q4kmWgF8cWwj1ibHUcttavklqtr0SgsSu6wcRNmRT_0CAqp1eQzCNt01U8JA9exqy_TveBxKL_IjXjiQAuPTErK61FOqaykbD7ryowbQ5d3SYSLHnExs6Oo2twrwZ0bUmgYFOdQ0NM-p/s1600/Spring+Follies-2011+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q4kmWgF8cWwj1ibHUcttavklqtr0SgsSu6wcRNmRT_0CAqp1eQzCNt01U8JA9exqy_TveBxKL_IjXjiQAuPTErK61FOqaykbD7ryowbQ5d3SYSLHnExs6Oo2twrwZ0bUmgYFOdQ0NM-p/s400/Spring+Follies-2011+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After returning home from our road trip south my sister-in-laws, Lenora and Janice, and I decided we would take in the Dayton Philharmonic Designer Show House and Garden after seeing it advertised many times on t.v.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Located in beautiful Oakwood, this French Eclectic home with Colonial Revival nuance was built in 1920 and was spaciously beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAgy42RHO0hxWRoIHtUOGvSHlpIzR-6PCJ2dOk-JQVH33abFq0iVgVgED5o7ghzDzXjs23CuIjwLx7OUvDHyLrPgtFMBlje58HKp0b_mVg8XjLa3lTOG7ckUiOm1tnUHOkcho9MetjmI8/s1600/Spring+Follies-2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAgy42RHO0hxWRoIHtUOGvSHlpIzR-6PCJ2dOk-JQVH33abFq0iVgVgED5o7ghzDzXjs23CuIjwLx7OUvDHyLrPgtFMBlje58HKp0b_mVg8XjLa3lTOG7ckUiOm1tnUHOkcho9MetjmI8/s400/Spring+Follies-2011+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went when the tour began to beat any hot humid heat that may occur as well as a crowd that might form at such events as this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtaZXDobtAAa-X66tsS23D8Auu-geBCV3LhwajpdbCCXsI3_txIODp4MW5BJZScOt7pDQ2xC-iUhEeWVjxOSI3vlaTYI6m_CENYlGpHUIYu9UoWcpsjP1-YzaQv5i0QrOmCKTlsnARznt/s1600/Spring+Follies-2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtaZXDobtAAa-X66tsS23D8Auu-geBCV3LhwajpdbCCXsI3_txIODp4MW5BJZScOt7pDQ2xC-iUhEeWVjxOSI3vlaTYI6m_CENYlGpHUIYu9UoWcpsjP1-YzaQv5i0QrOmCKTlsnARznt/s400/Spring+Follies-2011+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It actually turned out to be a fairly cool day with intermittent light sprinkles of spring rain. Everything was lush, green and well manicured. Today was the final day of the tour and I think the crowd has already seen it. Looking across the way a Spanish style home can be seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqlKoOazMEER8_RrQV213kfb_cwfEkQxQNLDWOK9Kef3wDOvj9k0fzcJgXKWPjpwUfUyXhgLL81iJrMh7vbTS_9_k2oYLTKGPrn93strHLU6ZaCvu5SvMp2Bk7PTbTe7TKvF63QDxiaig/s1600/Spring+Follies-2011+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqlKoOazMEER8_RrQV213kfb_cwfEkQxQNLDWOK9Kef3wDOvj9k0fzcJgXKWPjpwUfUyXhgLL81iJrMh7vbTS_9_k2oYLTKGPrn93strHLU6ZaCvu5SvMp2Bk7PTbTe7TKvF63QDxiaig/s400/Spring+Follies-2011+017.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed browsing the home with it's many light and airy rooms decorated by some of our very own home town designers such as, Sharon Bledsoe Designs, David Fair Interiors, J. Stuart Parker Interiors and Luken Interiors. One of my favorite spaces was this great screened in patio just off the breakfast room. What a great place to come to. I could imagine having my morning coffee from a place such as this and relax while watching the birds, butterflies, squirrels and garden. Just beyond the screen was a water feature with a bubbling fountain coming out of an old brass horn and koi fish swimming about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After taking in the home we were close by the Deeds Carillon Park and were curious to take a drive to it to see how it had changed over time. We found a little cafe on the premises to have lunch. Deeds Carillon Park is a great place to come for some of Dayton's history. It's a museum with buildings housing things like, the Wright Brother's plane, a grist mill, early transportation such as a Ford Model T, trolley car, a locomotive, a coach car, caboose, printer's press, cabin, tavern and much more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It happened to strike on the hour when we arrived and the bells were playing John Phillip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever or maybe it was George M. Cohan's, Your A Grand Old Flag regardless, we were enjoying it's chime and tune.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozSXytJdiDroTWGUBuVxyCxg4iob-2LrmLqmxvbgCbUlkWp9XanHLjflXywOUx9LKrbuBDyUbk1zME0mttUxWmagETlQQeqFeT2nh0NJPza0givQoKcFnCWcSFCwcj9xYFcl_szAiYEhO/s1600/Spring+Follies-2011+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozSXytJdiDroTWGUBuVxyCxg4iob-2LrmLqmxvbgCbUlkWp9XanHLjflXywOUx9LKrbuBDyUbk1zME0mttUxWmagETlQQeqFeT2nh0NJPza0givQoKcFnCWcSFCwcj9xYFcl_szAiYEhO/s400/Spring+Follies-2011+028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a great fun maze made for children to enjoy playing in and through. It was built by Patrick Dougherty of native laurel and willow twigs. Pretty amazing feature. Quite sculptural. In fact, here are some of his other creations elsewhere in other parks in the U.S., out west in particular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3kfuX14JnEsSjhXGzhIUTOnSURXnq2PJwRw3PO3OsXthbFRj5pvbl15CrJWitejatwkZIZxFss_ODcXM8LcQakJmeaGA90n4AMyQsUA1AAMMHAN7pW8JSiPSDYKF7leGyg4AjgbRRNBJ/s1600/montalvo-0314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3kfuX14JnEsSjhXGzhIUTOnSURXnq2PJwRw3PO3OsXthbFRj5pvbl15CrJWitejatwkZIZxFss_ODcXM8LcQakJmeaGA90n4AMyQsUA1AAMMHAN7pW8JSiPSDYKF7leGyg4AjgbRRNBJ/s400/montalvo-0314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0ufQcF8qaB5dScNXLX14cJ0KgBfdI21LeDpcZEOekuDCXyndXVyQeKF2BKrzLmNoVj6TmNxIvGKf-Bu9P3Iy5NFORwOkJmTYLCCfhKJqgCX6PdhPYwGuc22FmZZJerGsvnp29ffUDqtx/s1600/227544_10150233188985549_170223725548_8928660_4167499_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0ufQcF8qaB5dScNXLX14cJ0KgBfdI21LeDpcZEOekuDCXyndXVyQeKF2BKrzLmNoVj6TmNxIvGKf-Bu9P3Iy5NFORwOkJmTYLCCfhKJqgCX6PdhPYwGuc22FmZZJerGsvnp29ffUDqtx/s400/227544_10150233188985549_170223725548_8928660_4167499_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A poolside pergola.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Designed by P Allen Smith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgrF0vrJrnLwnyGmTIPK-n0tDHkHzUGOsMgTIqCx-2qWHZm2ugypL4RilkfggBR4p9zmbP6MQpN0OuzBwxfZ73fp-E4xIZig6-Txttjj5xyyI760DnaUm9TRHRTfhCaEHTS7wCLCjc7n0/s1600/brockington3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgrF0vrJrnLwnyGmTIPK-n0tDHkHzUGOsMgTIqCx-2qWHZm2ugypL4RilkfggBR4p9zmbP6MQpN0OuzBwxfZ73fp-E4xIZig6-Txttjj5xyyI760DnaUm9TRHRTfhCaEHTS7wCLCjc7n0/s400/brockington3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view of P Allen Smith's poolside structure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However you look at a Folly, I bet you'll agree it's a great place to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-28616856830366019342011-05-09T02:56:00.000-07:002011-05-14T20:08:58.049-07:00Aunt Clara Collected Door Knobs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just like the character in a great old sit com that I loved to watch, Bewitched, Aunt Clara was a collector of fun and interesting door knobs. I don't collect door knobs but here on Redbuds and Wrens I think of myself as gathering a collection of fun and interesting stories. While traveling through town yesterday I noticed doors decorated by local artists on display in the town square. It was a beautiful day so I thought I would go back into town after grabbing my camera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door." ~ Albert Camus French novelist, essayist & playwright. 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. 1913-1960.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlFptZTgI_u9y9QOSg5-yH4c9qTc87CRAjFpQkkQLEdNrgmeuTqq3rkDmKj-pznJl0jxekj1lB3hcTsYIGa2Ep1zb-cOigmgzujXhJHRYC4s6xjtu7YOU70bBG40PSQZSTn2OgaYSQnsw/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlFptZTgI_u9y9QOSg5-yH4c9qTc87CRAjFpQkkQLEdNrgmeuTqq3rkDmKj-pznJl0jxekj1lB3hcTsYIGa2Ep1zb-cOigmgzujXhJHRYC4s6xjtu7YOU70bBG40PSQZSTn2OgaYSQnsw/s640/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+007.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this old door with it's crackle finished and all of it's panels painted with a farm scene of the barn quilts from a past art venture to unite communities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH0lSMusbxGEaM6qaymijqQWdBUS9TXe22NlZewH1pGNI3GKu8lHQDXcC-EaWr0-zRnHBUtREtincwcMn7hCxWF2zZ_EHM78ojMdnkAhLPY5ZPJhOglD5ye40xbO_cdxGMZ4O4zP_mzJ4/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfH0lSMusbxGEaM6qaymijqQWdBUS9TXe22NlZewH1pGNI3GKu8lHQDXcC-EaWr0-zRnHBUtREtincwcMn7hCxWF2zZ_EHM78ojMdnkAhLPY5ZPJhOglD5ye40xbO_cdxGMZ4O4zP_mzJ4/s400/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+019.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would show some of the doors along with a few great businesses and features in town along with some moments of my fun Mother's Day weekend spent with my grands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8DKHCwbT0liFDRxezO30V7gGeJDnWFYKyfYpXAq0uc_7EfTs_M7cGheiuqc3UkFU4M22QpVA_A3xBr-4DzKPJNcf0uygz3Y2eS8eyduMYWyUUHcoBMEvqTl5VD_DMKMFWtYbCclmUxJs/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8DKHCwbT0liFDRxezO30V7gGeJDnWFYKyfYpXAq0uc_7EfTs_M7cGheiuqc3UkFU4M22QpVA_A3xBr-4DzKPJNcf0uygz3Y2eS8eyduMYWyUUHcoBMEvqTl5VD_DMKMFWtYbCclmUxJs/s400/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+058.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This door is fantastic! It depicts our Hayner Cultural Center but with small photos of the communities' activities that take place here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPrTlwVZcphaMHjJRrQfJbrL64rt5DRCgfW0IBQiOMA41gsPK51S1RzxvJXwbQhFi70SuK9JDzuBfFHvNf4rCfL-BdnjqSkygQz5O-fUFJwTi5hi7Brd9QniW5MbmFpScCqM46pxZYS5S/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPrTlwVZcphaMHjJRrQfJbrL64rt5DRCgfW0IBQiOMA41gsPK51S1RzxvJXwbQhFi70SuK9JDzuBfFHvNf4rCfL-BdnjqSkygQz5O-fUFJwTi5hi7Brd9QniW5MbmFpScCqM46pxZYS5S/s320/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+064.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Known as the Door to the Arts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8Ej1bWDEfRjijyAhXeQAtwlMqCRmfdA-nyCcYx0Fe8J3BCO8OoKo6dwUi3OG0ubK1goh_Fk5a9hXiFikWH-HK7TLtiU9OBjE8EfiwXwHz0Nd6NEEWn6YjnzXpqIi7GV8MwjyVm77PYJq/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8Ej1bWDEfRjijyAhXeQAtwlMqCRmfdA-nyCcYx0Fe8J3BCO8OoKo6dwUi3OG0ubK1goh_Fk5a9hXiFikWH-HK7TLtiU9OBjE8EfiwXwHz0Nd6NEEWn6YjnzXpqIi7GV8MwjyVm77PYJq/s320/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+060.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A close up of the door reveals many small photographs. Here are girls in a ballet recital and a boy working with pottery clay. This is amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfg8L655M4x96j4v6-3TnckZZt3Z7kWFKKpmAFrGj2IBhvCbsLfhUzTvkVQjJeHlMXDYYhd0Hjtm8J1V0lHSVy27CeQNP2AHQhE-sVzkK59l_UjOllyTl4z2evSdApFON2va_RHS3tY-V/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfg8L655M4x96j4v6-3TnckZZt3Z7kWFKKpmAFrGj2IBhvCbsLfhUzTvkVQjJeHlMXDYYhd0Hjtm8J1V0lHSVy27CeQNP2AHQhE-sVzkK59l_UjOllyTl4z2evSdApFON2va_RHS3tY-V/s400/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+065.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Miami County Courthouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dqQpkitBCVbKigW_KvUrT_JxSuXPhfx5waUFekC0WMcTi_Htl71WjINA9k-oQVDxgqRxvaHgCjwresIiCTv-vlanzwa5B8DzSPUaWVOZyGFL-QzO9mRr9aAebTXunwr3nu2KeHeAbDGf/s1600/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dqQpkitBCVbKigW_KvUrT_JxSuXPhfx5waUFekC0WMcTi_Htl71WjINA9k-oQVDxgqRxvaHgCjwresIiCTv-vlanzwa5B8DzSPUaWVOZyGFL-QzO9mRr9aAebTXunwr3nu2KeHeAbDGf/s400/Troy+Art+on+the+Square+025.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This door is all about our great Strawberry Festival coming up the second weekend in June. The theme on this door is "Strawberry Fields Forever". Hot Air balloons are floating over a field of ripened strawberries. The upper right balloon has a likeness of the late John Lennon in tribute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, if all great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning, then like Aunt Clara, I'm collecting and keeping them in a place of my own here on Redbuds and Wrens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great week and be safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhxD60RYFoYEd-fI6xZfoeQupEh07JULqYcZvPVj3wOJktJYbjFBlpIc55lY5NamS8wqxkitGbkE4848Cj-REYDG7ftb7Q_eHDQYwiCI1affdjUx795To3gKDsaKH-HabEPv0zCcLjxaf/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhxD60RYFoYEd-fI6xZfoeQupEh07JULqYcZvPVj3wOJktJYbjFBlpIc55lY5NamS8wqxkitGbkE4848Cj-REYDG7ftb7Q_eHDQYwiCI1affdjUx795To3gKDsaKH-HabEPv0zCcLjxaf/s1600/MEMORY+SLIP+2+127.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-39307309920629402011-05-02T09:23:00.000-07:002011-05-09T03:04:37.084-07:00It's Easter Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our way home and one last stop back in Nashville, TN before returning home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJp2synnTixPfdqX_rDXPlcXPZL2l-I_eptw7eFf_t4xgarphwGiL3Gxyeev1r1ncAmPgYxKAkVLn8PrQeIi7YyVnCVMZxYYyvvXmcYTXv-Z58VfAskkUnYSNzs6MgkPLSk85MklzU4gb/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJp2synnTixPfdqX_rDXPlcXPZL2l-I_eptw7eFf_t4xgarphwGiL3Gxyeev1r1ncAmPgYxKAkVLn8PrQeIi7YyVnCVMZxYYyvvXmcYTXv-Z58VfAskkUnYSNzs6MgkPLSk85MklzU4gb/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+220.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To set the scene of this wonderful home and garden, here's a little background information.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cheeks were early entrepreurs. Christopher T. Cheek moved to Nashville in the 1880's and he founded a grocery wholesale business. His son Leslie became a partner. Leslie married Mabel Wood of Clarksville, TN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The elder Cheek's cousin, Joel Cheek, developed a superior blend of coffee that was marketed through the best hotel in Nashville, the Maxwell House. Leslie and Mabel were investors of the coffee venture. In 1928 Postum (now known as General Mills) purchased Maxwell House's parent company, Cheek-Neal Coffee for more than $40 million dollars. They also invested monies in this new company of the time called, IBM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cheeks then bought 100 acres of wooded land in Nashville and decided to build a home but not just any home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> New York residential and landscape architect, Bryant Flemming was hired and they gave him total control over every detail of it's construction. Some of the story include four train cars full of Parisian antiques and artifacts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Cheek lived in the home two years before he passed and it then went on to their daughter and husband who eventually offerred it as botanical gardens and art museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After traveling a lovely country road and passed a classicly beautiful golf course, we entered the Cheekwood grounds and noticed it was decorated with multicolored spring flags and parents and children with their buckets and baskets were making their way in focused excitement to enter the grounds. They were arriving for the annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt & Activity Day! It was fun watching them arrive with their parents and grandparents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZMeCHTsB04vE599Gu0diAUm-N2NefYWa3KjsOs7pgta88VChxPLgUx1M4w4GR7Z3Q1T0_kPwioTJBdJIydVu9diK0M1wqeTsVL4_W4RlhefawlYXt3H3dq-fymosSXPCqEm7p4mNGyiO/s1600/il_170x135_180404491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZMeCHTsB04vE599Gu0diAUm-N2NefYWa3KjsOs7pgta88VChxPLgUx1M4w4GR7Z3Q1T0_kPwioTJBdJIydVu9diK0M1wqeTsVL4_W4RlhefawlYXt3H3dq-fymosSXPCqEm7p4mNGyiO/s400/il_170x135_180404491.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside, the home also has art on display from the Smithsonian Institute and one room had a Faberge' collection under guard protection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Janice mentioned a story that she over heard one of the parents telling their child that tonight they need to set their "Easter bucket" out for the Easter Bunny to fill. Today's children have fun types of Easter egg & candy holders from plush bunnies, super heros, plastic buckets, wagons and anything else under the sun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The kids came dressed in their play clothes and parents in their shorts and khakis & golf shirts as casual attire.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The feel of this garden takes me back. The home and garden was finished in 1932. I thought of our grandmothers and how they would have so enjoyed this special place as the setting to bring their children in all their new adorable outfits. While viewing Cheekwood's photos for yourself, see it as we saw it that day or for fun, travel back with me and see it as I imagined it.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With so many ideas from the great gardens of the past we came home with the excitement of seeing our family and loved ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're also ready to begin getting into some gardening projects of our own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed our travel destinations just as we did and I hope it inspired you to get out and see what's about in our beautiful America.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you Spring Blessings as Easter has just passed, enchanting thoughts of beauty just as we recently viewed the Royal Wedding of William and Kate and the promise of a better future by lessening that which is dispicable as announced in our news today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be careful, be aware and stay safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-48067611243290575942011-04-30T04:38:00.000-07:002011-05-02T09:18:27.642-07:00Ferme Orne'e ~ Creating living spaces to inspire beauty.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the place I have long awaited to visit. The home and farm of P. Allen Smith television personality and a best selling author as well as one of America's best known garden designers and lifestyle contributors. He is the host of a weekly public television show, P. Allen Smith Garden Home, a syndicated program, P. Allen Smith Gardens, a gardening report on The Weather Channel and regular appearances on The Today Show. He most recently launched a new public television series, P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His mission statement is "to help people create beautiful living spaces that blur the lines between indoors and outdoors". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For beautiful photos of the Garden Home Retreat please visit this article by Kim Severson and Robert Rausch for The New York Times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> " The Martha Stewart of the South".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moss Mountain Farm - Slide Show - NYTimes.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/">http://www.nytimes.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also his 10th Anniversary short video on you tube can be viewed to get a true sense of his relaxed approachable nature and filled with the grandeur of the area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">http://www.youtube.com/</a> P. Allen Smith's Garden Home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After passing through the gates, one travels through a lightly wooded area to arrive to a vastly spacious clearing of green pastures framed with dark wooden fence surround for grazing what could be white Dorper sheep and their lambs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5IREaomeqfdIUINZENj5lb5GdbT7efTJCU5tynl2HiSlnNW3qbnVFDbeDpj5WARS7FcaVNP1w2-4yWK7HBxlLjSSy2DxWqq-3jUjiZ5346hsv1q_IBe0BXhTwOcUxwtAMnDsJnvH4wJf/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5IREaomeqfdIUINZENj5lb5GdbT7efTJCU5tynl2HiSlnNW3qbnVFDbeDpj5WARS7FcaVNP1w2-4yWK7HBxlLjSSy2DxWqq-3jUjiZ5346hsv1q_IBe0BXhTwOcUxwtAMnDsJnvH4wJf/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+113.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside, the home has a Pottery Barn appeal. Some of Allen's reads are architectural, horticultural and inspirational in nature. One of his favorites is by Joseph Cambell. Allen feels guided by something greater than himself. It must be embedded in his nature and heritage so deeply that it overflows throughout the whole property for all and anyone who wants to visit. That's what you truly feel when you are there. A sense of welcome, beauty and calm unintimidating serenity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can tell Allen loves having people come with that y'all come attitude for it's filled with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> great bedding accomodations. The top upstairs is an adorable kids bunk house area that he had installed for his nieces and nephews.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GssmzzLbdxA0QyBUYX2jLVffghZXuP6Px9cxl9XQPKldY6Jphy6DtX8K_zgt7a0GycpiM-bSJtsQ6Cnos5gzpvXHaS1RABGrB0ko7eitKC2QEqD0s3ZheNzgm2DELai7-FAClJm_UBBa/s1600/36980_406455604572_38483929572_4089115_7886186_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GssmzzLbdxA0QyBUYX2jLVffghZXuP6Px9cxl9XQPKldY6Jphy6DtX8K_zgt7a0GycpiM-bSJtsQ6Cnos5gzpvXHaS1RABGrB0ko7eitKC2QEqD0s3ZheNzgm2DELai7-FAClJm_UBBa/s320/36980_406455604572_38483929572_4089115_7886186_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More favorites to this home include screened sleeping porches just like the ones people used long ago. I bet they render an amazing summer rest! There is also a copper bath tub which is unique. Imagine being up on the top story and looking out over the Arkansas River with only the feel of the land as it was long ago. Industrialization hasn't taken a grasp of this area yet. It's spectacular!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main floor has fabriced furnishings and a large picnic type table for dining on the screened porches. I think some outdoor fabrics are used quite handsomely for they are exposed to humidity and moisture from the elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kitchen is stunning bright white and classic with carrara marble and state of the art commercial grade appliances.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outdoors a summer kitchen type building houses Allen's art studio. His favorite subjects are vegetables like the ones he grows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other building is a summer kitchen. He makes use of a building reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in a unique and creative way using the remains of a once thriving tree as an upside down chandelier. Just as he states his lawn and garden areas are marked by rooms of distinctive organized, spaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After half of our 100 person group took in the house and the other half took in the garden, we gathered in a large barn type building with all the equipped comforts technology allows and decorated white tableclothed round tables with floral displays and a beautiful luncheon plate with dessert. All we had to do was pick up our chosen glass of ice water or tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1VRcRO_wGJpJeEJVCk5UkV3atprH4GggtLQoGbLf8tzW0NR64R7BfeftUglDonVS0MjEBRjhPJEjmOtp6c7FHVsTE6lt1aaydivvfQ3pupc-1qcnNwJw8uZxiORx5gjuhE7MTjLjzo3M/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1VRcRO_wGJpJeEJVCk5UkV3atprH4GggtLQoGbLf8tzW0NR64R7BfeftUglDonVS0MjEBRjhPJEjmOtp6c7FHVsTE6lt1aaydivvfQ3pupc-1qcnNwJw8uZxiORx5gjuhE7MTjLjzo3M/s200/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+121.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The idea was to eat that from the farm and garden as well as meet Chef who prepared it. It served to inspire folks to eat more healthily that which is aesthetically beautiful and abundant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finished our tour with a visit into the refurbished dairy barn which houses his gift shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a wonderful and amazing experience to see in life that which is achievable on any level. It is a perfect place to reconnect to that which is lovely and good and to refill a philosophy for yourself that somehow gets worn down and lost during lifes daily activities for sustainance in today's fast paced, high tech and compromising lifestyles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Allen and his staff are most welcoming, warm and interested in making your visit the most rewarding possible. He truly has an appreciation for the public's interest and carries it in humbleness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A most memorable experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With this in mind, I think I'll take advantage of the beautiful sunny 70 degree we're going to have today and get outside to work in my lawn and garden spaces to make them better places to be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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My credits include: "The Martha Stewart of the South" by Kim Severson of The New York Times and<br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-29372039785459655912011-04-27T06:46:00.000-07:002011-05-03T06:56:46.082-07:00A touch of romanticsm and classic style creates a garden in which to linger a while...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjN1Pj40sT8-SpGULoHhFYkCiS17yqIqVSIBRgPD4REFmG-eBQGnnaQWHKS9AGcNBkWz6D3LG5dS2cdBb4x5b_PJ4s69WJyqbwHdMscaU-Wnic45iXX7Fqb_LNU6vVCgbZ-lBCg6fYxBY/s400/1_1250995348_the-bush-family-home-in-kennebunkport_1.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, you're not immagining things thinking this home was seen while on my recent road trip. It was seen a few years back while on a New England venture with my fellow leaf peeping sister-in-laws. Since it included the home of a past President, I thought I would include it in this segment of my second day road trip to the southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.</div>A few years ago and more recently, I've had the opportunity to visit a couple of President's homes. In the above photo we were passing by the home of President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush of Kinnebunkport, ME while traveling to reach our lodging motel for the night. It was close enough to the road open and unobstructed to get a feel of it's classic gray weathered wood style. I recognized an extended protruding room from the house with windows that allowed for amazing ocean views as well as the grassy knoll where the President stood just a week or so before while being interviewed by the Early Show on CBS. It was enriching to see their home in such an open setting visible to the public.<br />
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Not far from my daughter and son-in-law's home is the spacious home and museum of President Rutherford B. Hayes in Freemont, OH. A drive heading north in the country and after a time, a sprawling grassy and treed setting with stacked stone half walls, tall, black, impressive iron gates structured of the time bearing the familiar eagle with 13 arrows in one tine and an olive branch in the and shield of the American flag stand open to welcome visitors. The grounds contain walking trails for those who seek exercise, solitude and quiet contemplation.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you imagine walking in his shoes? A lot of weight of the world is on their shoulders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My recent southern route lent this rewarding experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkECYb9JvNsGt1ArSBizeMoGPL1YiM0bF9QNF0RIAPzM7YxptTAFCBkPntMlzBKOJ6o4ZRkc0As43u-gsHHjW34Fa27j9KS2RxT8_WjDmFS7qqrQ-7EMceGLbf4uqFUHl5tCDk7QG0Th9Q/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkECYb9JvNsGt1ArSBizeMoGPL1YiM0bF9QNF0RIAPzM7YxptTAFCBkPntMlzBKOJ6o4ZRkc0As43u-gsHHjW34Fa27j9KS2RxT8_WjDmFS7qqrQ-7EMceGLbf4uqFUHl5tCDk7QG0Th9Q/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An idylic lifestyle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTM_7RNEDB66DiJ3Xl5Z4J0ccL4LEnDZ0EaQU1PMvrf3uyBjKAL6sgacpLhQDB1bcjKACHdxeJPxExFi1b4vpKgkxxG9Uul9dR5tMOxNON-I_AN36FU4ESjL-rOHAocIZeHn90fnfPA5V/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTM_7RNEDB66DiJ3Xl5Z4J0ccL4LEnDZ0EaQU1PMvrf3uyBjKAL6sgacpLhQDB1bcjKACHdxeJPxExFi1b4vpKgkxxG9Uul9dR5tMOxNON-I_AN36FU4ESjL-rOHAocIZeHn90fnfPA5V/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inspiring words. This reads:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"I happen, temporarily, to occupy the White House. I am a living witness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that any of your children may come here as my father's child has.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-ALincoln</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Recently, on this last road trip I was enlightened with the simple boyhood home of President, Abraham Lincoln and the humble lifestyle in which he was raised and prepared for his future service to his fellow countrymen. A spacious green back wooded area with a sunken spring, and only that which fills basic need. A monument to honor him by those and their descendents who were blessed by his God fearing attributes and accomplishments.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also enjoyed this experience of a different nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdROywMHuKI2lw-1GXSfvt0gdBrlAd8nOQI-VIAae2SnSIhYAGL5ffSJNxBrC8gcmeP6-gkruSYIzsQwFQ3Q67bUtik9cpJH_iDPBYVsUdy1wLv54YmShORGvjr4f3QwIogCw6AvcRMux/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdROywMHuKI2lw-1GXSfvt0gdBrlAd8nOQI-VIAae2SnSIhYAGL5ffSJNxBrC8gcmeP6-gkruSYIzsQwFQ3Q67bUtik9cpJH_iDPBYVsUdy1wLv54YmShORGvjr4f3QwIogCw6AvcRMux/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+067.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Front view of the Hermitage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know why the ladder is there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guides were dressed in costume of the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the front of the home is white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the Hudson River Valley's school in technique. It's known for "majestic vistas with glorious light and detail of nature's spiritually nurturing forces".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lying on the bedside table of Mrs. Jackson is a book of poetry by Robert Burns 1759-1796 Ayrshire/Scotland that President gave to her in loving fondness of her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He commissioned William Frost in 1819 to design and create an English garden for her to enjoy on a daily basis. It's filled abundantly with many old fragrant varieties that you would recognize in your garden nursery today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTsKy7xHfeY9SzafAuPsNIvF6pukrYwiGbFY2v6Z7Q9H7EwTv-ZOtqKIkB6BiUcs22LR_zCr-4yO_vp7zzzYq8pN5_odOjYMKIxLzk1BEM6hwnfYEjt8pDQuIOW0QvB05EFzdZYohxTm4/s1600/beltedcows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTsKy7xHfeY9SzafAuPsNIvF6pukrYwiGbFY2v6Z7Q9H7EwTv-ZOtqKIkB6BiUcs22LR_zCr-4yO_vp7zzzYq8pN5_odOjYMKIxLzk1BEM6hwnfYEjt8pDQuIOW0QvB05EFzdZYohxTm4/s400/beltedcows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Beyond the fense in the pasture cows were grazing. These were black on both ends and white in the middle and their breed is known as Belted Galloway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My photos are poor but they serve to journal my travel. More amazing photos can be viewed on Flickr. of folks who have traveled the same site and posted their own experience. I love those of rbglasson and lauren252. Some day I hope to upgrade my camera and better my photo eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While here you can breathe in a breath and just imagine the aromas in the air at that time. This was a working plantation farm. Animals were housed close by, the smoke house slowly curred ham and other meats & wafed hypnotically smoke from it's chimney, the smells of bread baked in the summer kitchen and signaling an approaching meal, fragrance from the undeniably heavenly spring florals in bloom and the herbs that emmitted their own scents when brushed against with the hem of a dress and a not so distant singing of the slaves lement as they worked the field for their master. President Jackson was a knowledgably wealthy man with investments and land. Some 1700 acres are here. He created a successful plantation of abundant growth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also was the only President to pay off the national debt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0rfUpXPc5SoDTAdosk-WGHlbEO1udQND8gJFAOc4BRUw__6_F9vQ7BTCeHTzgwmNXkgJG_URQp7zqHoA2adtU8QGlWtfavt-J9ZHJoVTgBptDs2gpjZuw2qdjBxMgJjY63Rf8b2qm0aZ/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0rfUpXPc5SoDTAdosk-WGHlbEO1udQND8gJFAOc4BRUw__6_F9vQ7BTCeHTzgwmNXkgJG_URQp7zqHoA2adtU8QGlWtfavt-J9ZHJoVTgBptDs2gpjZuw2qdjBxMgJjY63Rf8b2qm0aZ/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+078.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Approaching the Jackson family plot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the fresh new shoots sprout toward the sky and sun, may you look at them with appreciation for their beauty and as a source for good health and well being.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then headed on to our resting stop for the night. The Magnolia House B & B in Franklin, TN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's owned and run by a kind and lovely lady named Robbie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a quaint craftsman type bungalow with reminiscent touches of Victoriana in decor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Accommodations were clean, comfortable and so very willing to please our need.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No vacation goes perfectly every minute of the time spent while on it. We encountered a transmission situation with the car grabbing at the tire. Early that morning I and Janice who went with me for moral support traveled about 1 1/2 miles to Moody's tire and service center to have it checked out. It was a little more than they could handle and they suggested a transmission service shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After an hour and a half, Janice and I returned to a delicious and beautifully prepared and presented breakfast of eggs benedict on delicate floral china, fresh fruit cup in crystal, a very tasty butter brickle bread, juice and coffee. A very nice retired couple across from us at the table requested tea as their morning beverage and it was sweetly served from a ceramic tea pot enclosed in an adorable tea cozy. The couple engaged us in polite conversation. Being a little pre-occupied with our car situation Robbie sensed our concern and offered her church as a potential parking spot. The gentleman of the couple was listening and offered a little information. He suggested to not take the car to a transmission service shop which could be costly, but to go directly to a dealership instead. We deciced to give it a try. Walker Chevrelet was located a couple of miles away. They saw that we girls were from out of state and put us on top of the service list. While inspecting the car the dealership gave us access to their shuttle and kindly took us into Franklin for our wait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTd5J38r81_eqZBu49jiqi1TjxFBIhX1o22ZK-DuQtWuBtP6_OsisW0PCYHoE_tMGDZZymLOY8VF4mvmQmy-gNNhbAoEHAgk-cbtjRw5qeuduJT8KtX4CG3BaQMkD3h6CbvU26OOl8k1r/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTd5J38r81_eqZBu49jiqi1TjxFBIhX1o22ZK-DuQtWuBtP6_OsisW0PCYHoE_tMGDZZymLOY8VF4mvmQmy-gNNhbAoEHAgk-cbtjRw5qeuduJT8KtX4CG3BaQMkD3h6CbvU26OOl8k1r/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+096.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful churches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Preserved and well cared for, Franklin is a charming town unique with cute shops and beautiful homes of many styles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PJyKNcGhiuvzqKcLxx21NKcLi1qFOfEqCm0WE_ADlSwVBef_MUJyeINthDNT3GpMHCoWxFItp74T_TfgcRgT50LJ0pAU4i7ybc88nyqS9xtJzB9bSDQvrPVjYv98hCuvE3HA35pTwaGb/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PJyKNcGhiuvzqKcLxx21NKcLi1qFOfEqCm0WE_ADlSwVBef_MUJyeINthDNT3GpMHCoWxFItp74T_TfgcRgT50LJ0pAU4i7ybc88nyqS9xtJzB9bSDQvrPVjYv98hCuvE3HA35pTwaGb/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+099.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Greek Revival</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNaJ1MqkCtRkPA-K4ElNwFEPOEShSB2cfZRl0kvlI_C0OtK22e-uzR5Kbgcr01SPBrNPjzo4qyx9T8p80OHEo_Ct0SP0JGcMFOpjXwWu1vQbraMY8-yj-8G4HSb1GUj1fswxl2Y_jgOM/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNaJ1MqkCtRkPA-K4ElNwFEPOEShSB2cfZRl0kvlI_C0OtK22e-uzR5Kbgcr01SPBrNPjzo4qyx9T8p80OHEo_Ct0SP0JGcMFOpjXwWu1vQbraMY8-yj-8G4HSb1GUj1fswxl2Y_jgOM/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+102.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Victorian</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBgsGryQ5vilnqOKQJ2_T_CAN5RSE1ukuegorpB2QONxRxMK3hdjTa9SWbDVqonYS-nbRuMA3gemIdsOdFw6ONkGsaiP0oV0xw8CKvtrAokAtumWfl35emBecCJQ68rORPixfD_3dJKa9/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBgsGryQ5vilnqOKQJ2_T_CAN5RSE1ukuegorpB2QONxRxMK3hdjTa9SWbDVqonYS-nbRuMA3gemIdsOdFw6ONkGsaiP0oV0xw8CKvtrAokAtumWfl35emBecCJQ68rORPixfD_3dJKa9/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+103.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDxHcgZ8vbYG6Gn-CphXdW7bBZxIBDai4dF0Y8pJV_RzgaS2sWqshPgjj4KsQjPYodlFzO1JH5Jdid2GiWQAtYaV5dEfRzCouNQB2QmLeINLUMi9fhDLqO3jF9HXPZAJdiYg8I-iWOK4x/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDxHcgZ8vbYG6Gn-CphXdW7bBZxIBDai4dF0Y8pJV_RzgaS2sWqshPgjj4KsQjPYodlFzO1JH5Jdid2GiWQAtYaV5dEfRzCouNQB2QmLeINLUMi9fhDLqO3jF9HXPZAJdiYg8I-iWOK4x/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+105.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Federal in nature. I loved the natural gas light flame burning a flame at the front door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yRqVE99ZfMkgvKCim_QkftIAXLKqA-OkrHRBI_CJT10eoNfwAUH956znG0UERjJDpI69kkBqI2MRU3v_xA0_lpo0X9c2BzWz4MvIv_-ToOx4acQOVGXMBJgzLOlK6gvSbRfrSxA0vxGq/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yRqVE99ZfMkgvKCim_QkftIAXLKqA-OkrHRBI_CJT10eoNfwAUH956znG0UERjJDpI69kkBqI2MRU3v_xA0_lpo0X9c2BzWz4MvIv_-ToOx4acQOVGXMBJgzLOlK6gvSbRfrSxA0vxGq/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+100.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely in southern charm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This section reminds me of our own Urbana or possible the prominent old section of Springfield where industrialists and investors once lived. The area in particular where the Frank Lloyd Wright home known as the Westcott House is located.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvu6P37vtp2Kff8Oa3TvrUQAM3oM1v4XjGFCUzpx9qf3ZedpcLHm_dcdcRTd99Z2ULJQGhUSlolNwV9jsnmjmiuz8EVAPGvNMS-CCwRGhthOZ0SK4X8It6aYX1v-NsRPx0m50fSECQko9/s1600/IMG_3371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvu6P37vtp2Kff8Oa3TvrUQAM3oM1v4XjGFCUzpx9qf3ZedpcLHm_dcdcRTd99Z2ULJQGhUSlolNwV9jsnmjmiuz8EVAPGvNMS-CCwRGhthOZ0SK4X8It6aYX1v-NsRPx0m50fSECQko9/s400/IMG_3371.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Frank Lloyd Wright home - Westcott House</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Springfield, OH</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV26i-v6Kc3B0MT3CxnElGbw8nju1g4M8BxCu72xIYkIUDRL71CDPPhD4N_2u4uzYYC8zttYrE5tkMUK8RU_3UqIDqrees7uyVeUh4yMAdo9a61IL2y3YssQR4mL5c1Fu5FlXQKzENmPir/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV26i-v6Kc3B0MT3CxnElGbw8nju1g4M8BxCu72xIYkIUDRL71CDPPhD4N_2u4uzYYC8zttYrE5tkMUK8RU_3UqIDqrees7uyVeUh4yMAdo9a61IL2y3YssQR4mL5c1Fu5FlXQKzENmPir/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+094.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1830 Carter House</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Center of Civil War Battle of Franklin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JIZqMy3Y0VAD7tDK69L_RaCkC4Wde2YGtq-kyqVF-spIBNoYke30T8MdIiTf9u_N9x2Z1arSt5AplyC6PlVsbVTgW3yoXIwELdIipDq7-6RlqVBxkENAdHNFYM5_vjaIG53QhAj1jbqb/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JIZqMy3Y0VAD7tDK69L_RaCkC4Wde2YGtq-kyqVF-spIBNoYke30T8MdIiTf9u_N9x2Z1arSt5AplyC6PlVsbVTgW3yoXIwELdIipDq7-6RlqVBxkENAdHNFYM5_vjaIG53QhAj1jbqb/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+106.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This was a wonderful town to visit especially if one had to be stuck somewhere for a time! With thoughts of the car, we didn't let ourselves explore it with the freedom we might have had otherwise. We found a great place to savor a taste of the local eateries of choice. We chose Puckett's Grocery. A great restaurant that smokes their own meat and serves delicious generous servings of plated food. It's all in the atmosphere of a small town market with it's stocked shelves as decor and local entertainment. A great place!<br />
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With that in mind, it's almost time to get ready for a lunch invitation of my own. Please visit my blog again when a jam packed southern road trip continues with determination to a town outside of Little Rock, AR, the home of P. Allen Smith known as the Garden Home Retreat overlooking the beautiful Arkansas river.<br />
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*On special note, my heart goes out to the folks and families who parrished in the tornado that occurred north of Little Rock yesterday.<br />
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The weather is uncertain this time of year. At the moment the skies are dark and building to a storm and building wind. Stay alert, be aware and think of your day with safety in mind.<br />
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Love,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUqSoN12p4K_qm2WvuWPAQEMXsCSyW3fLcU_KqXjAn4ITidllC8gDpCFnGleIYqS5W5eWNDrV0BKguTLWpzKQWmQ3Sc0MosUm2kI8XHAgvkBTPe9t_5MHVdxcsF1LGAk2DAvo_OQ6slBC/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUqSoN12p4K_qm2WvuWPAQEMXsCSyW3fLcU_KqXjAn4ITidllC8gDpCFnGleIYqS5W5eWNDrV0BKguTLWpzKQWmQ3Sc0MosUm2kI8XHAgvkBTPe9t_5MHVdxcsF1LGAk2DAvo_OQ6slBC/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Continuing our travels and our first night's rest in a unique setting brings us to Goodlettsville, TN just outside of Nashville. The Thistletop Inn B & B is a true gem. A home built by a nonconventional contractor, Braxton Dixon of Hendersonville, TN.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Dixon a contractor who lent ideas to home building with advanced intellect created a signature style by integrating antiquity and artifacts from all over the world as mainstays in his some 50 plus homes. His style in the words of Marty Stuart "the closest thing this part of the country has to Frank Lloyd Wright".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Integrated in this suite is 200 year old rock and barn siding from a farm in Kentucky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Taos Suite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's angular formation boasts a textural foundation rock wall, barn board siding, and exposed cypress and pine beams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This comfortable and cozy family space was next to the Taos Suite where we watched a couple of movies. A comedy similar to Airplane and a conspiracy murder mystery with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. This room also contained a full dining table that easily seated eight as well as a unique half bath implementing a rock slab to hold bowl sink. You could definitely imagine yourself in a majestic mountain setting on the slopes of a Colorado ski resort in this home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Y5JuBeMHe73lcGYcgiir4KYRgVwo_hI5GyQyFm9cxuU7q_O7isMwYxKbsJ7VSwe-0t2DmGACy2ofn5_mc3L7dilU1c7veQu6EdzPHmYxZl3UFKyaNI_SvXvp9gAAMcDuWfV2U73LzRz/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2Y5JuBeMHe73lcGYcgiir4KYRgVwo_hI5GyQyFm9cxuU7q_O7isMwYxKbsJ7VSwe-0t2DmGACy2ofn5_mc3L7dilU1c7veQu6EdzPHmYxZl3UFKyaNI_SvXvp9gAAMcDuWfV2U73LzRz/s320/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+036.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loved this little hand crafted sweetie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyC_dZudVlLBOpR2rFJJ2PWvQPm8oCjK67aLG3RTFlDW-5Sx2TC7zMfU7_VopOny374EXmm7eBH88scQGsB2QzzEba0RbZ0UjlR87r7oDI5MKXvgWlBK-9KZLgPOU3tvsdahSdUsgN6DN/s1600/DSC03422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyC_dZudVlLBOpR2rFJJ2PWvQPm8oCjK67aLG3RTFlDW-5Sx2TC7zMfU7_VopOny374EXmm7eBH88scQGsB2QzzEba0RbZ0UjlR87r7oDI5MKXvgWlBK-9KZLgPOU3tvsdahSdUsgN6DN/s320/DSC03422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the home entering the drive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thistletopinn.com/">http://www.thistletopinn.com/</a> for more of this wonderful home by the owners, Fred and Mary Jane Pearce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K3AEEFx3qPMGoJUmc290kW_937cqSOC44cHsnfpIEBk3VN9AAg3ECkjRSR6Eta_lWKxNnHgCc_2_bg3yDyc1FWgfur7RIA0bIq6jnb_m1jIpCtthALsqmriEJiFCJ6sWEn6v7DIWuAfW/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K3AEEFx3qPMGoJUmc290kW_937cqSOC44cHsnfpIEBk3VN9AAg3ECkjRSR6Eta_lWKxNnHgCc_2_bg3yDyc1FWgfur7RIA0bIq6jnb_m1jIpCtthALsqmriEJiFCJ6sWEn6v7DIWuAfW/s320/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+034.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a stroll we traveled into nearby Riverside to eat dinner at Chef's Mkt., caterers to the stars and Governor's events. I had a tasty Irish pot roast, hicama cole slaw and sweet tea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The owners Fred and Mary Jane spoke of Mr. Dixon and his wife Maryanne with praised admiration and friendship. They shared a few facts about the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The front double doors were retrieved from an old stage coach station. A stained glass window of thistle and rose pattern from a demolished convent in Kentucky graces an area with colored beautiful light from the sun's rays. Exposed beams of cypress and pine from an Indiana train station are used as if they were originally intended to be there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Dixon's iconic list of purchasers of his homes included Johnny and June Carter Cash.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The home was chosen in 2009 by Lionsgate Productions for Epix to film a television series. "Tough Trade" , a story about 3 dysfunctional generations of country music legends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjomsgEl0t0l_A9kry_tqxt70Rm3WMRoi-RUpeciLBedkqKdcBXyYEYFcO-bDlNw-A2kKzJoSSmkIxbVQh-fwvyS8CVy-z5Auc6jM5Go7kVo__qUooubdxMpl2f2P6smTHkcP7ZvYpTQ88/s1600/shapeimage_2Johnny+and+June+Carter+Cash+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjomsgEl0t0l_A9kry_tqxt70Rm3WMRoi-RUpeciLBedkqKdcBXyYEYFcO-bDlNw-A2kKzJoSSmkIxbVQh-fwvyS8CVy-z5Auc6jM5Go7kVo__qUooubdxMpl2f2P6smTHkcP7ZvYpTQ88/s400/shapeimage_2Johnny+and+June+Carter+Cash+home.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beloved home of Johnny and June Carter Cash</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Built in 1968, Mr. Dixon planned to build this home for himself on the banks of Old Hickory Lake. It however caught the eye of Johnny Cash and he persuaded Mr. Dixon to sell it to him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Johnny and June called this their home of solitude and sanctuary as cacooned protection from the ways of the world for 35 years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This home has opened it's doors to guests such as President's, singers and songwriters, friends and family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jimmy Carter, Billy Graham, Kris Kristopherson landed a helicopter here once to get Johnny to listen to a tape of a song he had just finished. Do you remember listening to "Sunday Morning Coming Down" on the radio? His son-in-law, Marty Stuart lived next door with his wife Connie Smith and on and on. Tragically the home burned to the ground after being purchased by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gee's to be restored to it's original splendor and appreciated by his family as a getaway from their Miami, FL residence. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tammy Wnynette, Roy Orbison, Marty Stuart and Trisha Yearwood lived in his homes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJXCI8Y52Sspkh6ZBFldSw5xn-R1YNoaC2gKIx2gFrgvmuvip8p2T9LmXyuhjIG5ur_Yh5G9tputLMQXMCC4h8Z_nlkNxn52_5YFHnzsD7Rw2yLJ6y52e7SFAY9egn4U0-7d4oQznb_Zs/s1600/164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJXCI8Y52Sspkh6ZBFldSw5xn-R1YNoaC2gKIx2gFrgvmuvip8p2T9LmXyuhjIG5ur_Yh5G9tputLMQXMCC4h8Z_nlkNxn52_5YFHnzsD7Rw2yLJ6y52e7SFAY9egn4U0-7d4oQznb_Zs/s1600/164.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Contractor, Braxton Dixon and wife Maryanne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QUbb_80pJnG_fQ8LwIz3md0h6PCYs9qc6cqGQKJSq5SHZdpYtBlHC3DaDEa5_hMCgPoXjIxNhvn41CLYX-Aj5xMc4kOgMuHF9We0-hNr_kW0pR08o0Qq9-Wlacw_KqFpTCYsiD0x5tLW/s1600/125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QUbb_80pJnG_fQ8LwIz3md0h6PCYs9qc6cqGQKJSq5SHZdpYtBlHC3DaDEa5_hMCgPoXjIxNhvn41CLYX-Aj5xMc4kOgMuHF9We0-hNr_kW0pR08o0Qq9-Wlacw_KqFpTCYsiD0x5tLW/s400/125.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They fit perfectly in their new destination just as they would the day they were installed in their original place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCyasTkHmW-eb4AvB2o69qLBIKGm1n_RO86RGsoJuaB2YicuCDH3FOPIUrKH4FW2uM9z3lCK3qnqCSNuzoEz8UyhlNVKnmzXUDk4z4xpyn_eyHzXMkV-xlqq03GyMj6O8fHfkArVNRVrT/s1600/159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCyasTkHmW-eb4AvB2o69qLBIKGm1n_RO86RGsoJuaB2YicuCDH3FOPIUrKH4FW2uM9z3lCK3qnqCSNuzoEz8UyhlNVKnmzXUDk4z4xpyn_eyHzXMkV-xlqq03GyMj6O8fHfkArVNRVrT/s320/159.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eighty eight +, Mr. Dixon is still very involved in constructing great examples of unique architecture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He doesn't have a book of his homes and experiences. He didn't have a time line when building for his clients nor restricted expense account or even stick to any certain set of plans. He knew what was needed as he went along in it's transformation. How nice to have it here in blog form as collected information to enjoy, remember and reflect upon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next morning after being served breakfast by Fred who is also the chef for the Inn. The menu included:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spinach Quiche Casserole</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Home Fry style potato</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">danish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fresh fruit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">juice/coffee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mary Jane, the owner, knew we had a gardening mission and suggested the Opryland Hotel in Nashville for it's immense atrium filled with lush trees and plantings as well as Cheekwood Gardens and Museum of Art previously the home of the Maxwell House coffee fortune. So we headed into the city.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E6hcB6yc-uxqX-8pquqkFKFZ0M9clBdUXREfrPh7ri1Ql3mNhjWgxx33p2AKGsSw75a_Y0_IZEOOVqAFrTgoorZ7nqdDQwvqm63Git81aEy7VtlNZ_ZKnOgxydnHj7a0lNJfg9ILFrnv/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+054.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoy seeing what collections catch the eye of others. I noticed a beautiful arrangement of crosses on display on his wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtgEfpvevyVkSfxf9jzZSs8pDKRg5-rmvvGOS4GGZPwKPQfB8kwWhlyGrK-o-UXkgkuKgN8NoiaddlYxSPoeVpHKD1F6rTjg5I8yToc39fUsLoR8DM1cRNk6Ya8g8A29-Ofgnu_aB4Bq6/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtgEfpvevyVkSfxf9jzZSs8pDKRg5-rmvvGOS4GGZPwKPQfB8kwWhlyGrK-o-UXkgkuKgN8NoiaddlYxSPoeVpHKD1F6rTjg5I8yToc39fUsLoR8DM1cRNk6Ya8g8A29-Ofgnu_aB4Bq6/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+058.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of personality going on here! Some are being real "characters" while others are there because they had a discovered talent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I was young, about 6-until I left home at 18, I can recall the low mellow cruning of my Dad singing in very early mornings. Relaxed in his recliner, he played his years old Gibson guitar which always sat in it's rightful spot in the corner, Hypnotic tunes of "dear mother", "little white washed chimney", "somebody loves you", "when the moon shines down upon the mountain", "tie me to your apron strings again", "maple on the hill", "memories", "we've come a long way together", and one of my favorites, "silver haired daddy", all of which were titles to songs he knew and sang. He wrote each of them in a small pocket notebook so as not to forget.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By then his fingers began to feel the arthritic nag and stiffness that time slowly slipped in. But he never lost what I thought was a musical passtime. Upon his death several years ago as we were preparing arrangements, I requested the desire to my brothers and sister to play music of his time and style. I didn't know where to begin to find the music since country had gone a little pop at the time and a wave of young singers with a newer, fresher style was about. When asking my oldest brother about Dad's favorites, he said easily, "Gene Autry or The Sons of the Pioneers". "Didn't you know that Dad's dream was to be a professional singer just like Gene Autry"? "No", I said. "I had no idea", "I just thought he sang around the house because that's what his family did". "Oh no"!, my brother said. He played locally in a band and really wanted to make it big but the idea of stardom may have been too overwhelming to him and his confidence in himself and his talent". A lot of people thought he could do it if he really wanted it. One such place he played was Renfro Valley, KY. It was a hoppin' gathering place at one time long ago with people singing for others as a way of getting themselves out heard. For Dad, that dream wans't to be but I love knowing that it was his dream. He really wanted to be successful for his own family of 10 growing up as well as the solid assurance for his children of 5 and their future to live in a life of grascious living.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I continued the tour with the next back stage door. I snapped it's picture as I listened to our guide's story that at the request of it's owner, the door was always to remain open for the use of any and all entertainers and to whoever wanted to come by to visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh1Nf4RzvxC9mWsEpzRCz-uyn3rbJ3SvZ2-ioFLkSy7VAYADgQwp7VVTk-IRcLub4Uh2dgE9qLe2-e9dzJKD-NxBV2bQi65OFf7ITSbsIJZs0OItLSLrw5zVjP8CUXVYL-VUgpNSG2Hgu/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh1Nf4RzvxC9mWsEpzRCz-uyn3rbJ3SvZ2-ioFLkSy7VAYADgQwp7VVTk-IRcLub4Uh2dgE9qLe2-e9dzJKD-NxBV2bQi65OFf7ITSbsIJZs0OItLSLrw5zVjP8CUXVYL-VUgpNSG2Hgu/s640/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+059.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course this door belongs to the late legendary Mr. Roy Acuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of the tour I purchased a souvenier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WHs1sLcTYSLgud4TLk12fP42Sg7v9naeTSfsFQwyOQcmT9bt1D7qsqTws9t7uuWteR0swHnPyWYKQs9G0mmot2v4vfETzN3ZOVLhuPimicb8ff73mOQiqtTEG0o6T97L7lPGNIDlxK3Y/s1600/Jimmy+Johnson%2527s+Cowboy+Band+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WHs1sLcTYSLgud4TLk12fP42Sg7v9naeTSfsFQwyOQcmT9bt1D7qsqTws9t7uuWteR0swHnPyWYKQs9G0mmot2v4vfETzN3ZOVLhuPimicb8ff73mOQiqtTEG0o6T97L7lPGNIDlxK3Y/s400/Jimmy+Johnson%2527s+Cowboy+Band+027.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A frame and a guitar pic of number 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the photo needs a mat and I didn't realize at the time it was taken on the vertical instead of horizontal, but I saw the red frame and it was his favorite color and I knew it was the one. I love it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I so enjoyed the unplanned tour of the Grand Ole' Opry. It will always be fondly remembered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A six foot worn wooden circle where all performers once stood and sang at the microphone at the original site of the opry at the Ryman theatre had been placed at the Grand Ole' Opry when it was built. After the Katrina flood, it was retrieved, refurbished and replaced in the newly redone Opry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A good place to stop and hopefully you'll want to return to my next post as we traveled on to quaint, historic Franklin, TN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until then, be safe and know "somebody loves you".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-23860633450007470752011-04-25T04:25:00.000-07:002011-04-25T04:53:47.925-07:00Gardens are Heaven in 2011 ~ a southern road trip.<span id="goog_13675885"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_13675886">Since my last post in March, my days were similiar to this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4j6kvVL48zzWTgArmvSlV-4R6AaYKU5NjrpRJ8L_d_Z5MELfbEXcwcQmqCFgGG_wLobLyvuZV25T95XgnNRfIwe_pgmKbIOH72s4KpOpBghyphenhyphenSSJ-mUTH-TIfXOutEbJwoOF6dNM0GlAT/s1600/green-rain-umbrella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4j6kvVL48zzWTgArmvSlV-4R6AaYKU5NjrpRJ8L_d_Z5MELfbEXcwcQmqCFgGG_wLobLyvuZV25T95XgnNRfIwe_pgmKbIOH72s4KpOpBghyphenhyphenSSJ-mUTH-TIfXOutEbJwoOF6dNM0GlAT/s320/green-rain-umbrella.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cloudy with a chance of showers. Off to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AjKPD81PPSGQmdG85RjGMKngjx25QezGVcunv6nYmV02vqVTyhB2QMtTNXk_yE9cdEqc2kzGOQRDgyh1PRHhRO813nTcBy0hlagKCdvkCjgg954urMrXKCowJBVxN9eRasbND4RlNfJp/s1600/bubble-manual-stick-umbrella_110408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AjKPD81PPSGQmdG85RjGMKngjx25QezGVcunv6nYmV02vqVTyhB2QMtTNXk_yE9cdEqc2kzGOQRDgyh1PRHhRO813nTcBy0hlagKCdvkCjgg954urMrXKCowJBVxN9eRasbND4RlNfJp/s320/bubble-manual-stick-umbrella_110408.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cool today with a chance of showers and possible snow. Off to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqH64iME5zJ4c9PvFwMngelK8fD8OLxW1s-qJSJB5vDyBfuTGTHcY846frJEwXC6eYrlLjPGbJJrLgfvsZZVZDBc_4iEW1EIq6ueE95AhfRSA8D-7PTMOWK3tv8cjl12yYX-uBZowkp_v/s1600/cheeky_umbrella_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqH64iME5zJ4c9PvFwMngelK8fD8OLxW1s-qJSJB5vDyBfuTGTHcY846frJEwXC6eYrlLjPGbJJrLgfvsZZVZDBc_4iEW1EIq6ueE95AhfRSA8D-7PTMOWK3tv8cjl12yYX-uBZowkp_v/s1600/cheeky_umbrella_1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Windy with a 30 percent chance of rain. Off to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRA4mFmudLrCYaZ9SSAoGLfie9nlf0niWA_oSuI7UpvQ8DKchg_5XQRI6kpViQkfLxYErtG-FS5mtBj1J6NUaNYK5-36iJ59Dwtqpb8CB_SOqWJCWezskgDw6Gp6jUAXZiTIgZEZCbXkg/s1600/100-tiffany-butterfly-umbrella-450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRA4mFmudLrCYaZ9SSAoGLfie9nlf0niWA_oSuI7UpvQ8DKchg_5XQRI6kpViQkfLxYErtG-FS5mtBj1J6NUaNYK5-36iJ59Dwtqpb8CB_SOqWJCWezskgDw6Gp6jUAXZiTIgZEZCbXkg/s320/100-tiffany-butterfly-umbrella-450.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aaaa...it's looking cloudy, better grab my umbrella just in case. Off to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the day finally arrived. Tuesday April 19th. My vacation began and I and my gardening guru and nature loving partner's in crime sister-in-laws set out for a southern road trip to search for sunshine, those tender leaves of green, heavenly scented blossoms, inspiration and rejuvenation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Six a.m. sharp, Roger dropped Lenora off as road work was an issue in her area and unsure of. Left Janice's at 6:20 a.m. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Headed south on I-75 with turential down poor. It wasn't long, morning had broken, the rains ceased, the sun began to shine and travel was easy after veering south west toward Louisville, KY and heading toward our first stop in Goodlettsville, TN. A cd of the tranquil country tunes of Kentucky's most beloved songs purchased on a previous trip with sister-in-laws while in Berea, KY was played to render a feel of the atmosphere we were about to partake of, remembrance of togetherness and for a soothing time of travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the lay of the land began to form hills and valleys with spotted frameworks of weathered barns and grazing cows, a sense of peace was released in a relaxed sigh and the knowing that life has calmed for a time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 10:30ish we were getting toward a great resting point and found cafe for brunch. None of us had been to the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and the monument that marked the area. We decided to take it in first and allow for time to get out, stretch our legs and get some air before eating a meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Oz2E1IkHJnZbbkdLBGlu_mhCRU-cXhh8QljSpJLtEAcjsb_PfTwPN1qWrIXqkgrXusydYiTCpyDc2orJwPuzgT-fRXvOhadXPWi1AQizBU_NBORZPv4EdwfETreprQxTfs_Vu6UWvnQR/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+005.JPG" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The American flag waving in the breeze.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9xGXYCQajlDq5IfPY3SGhoJ55a7R8MzPIL95pKqtXUxTo_gARA6QgN4epqo2rsEm7gaPYkUzrnEdugZQY2HnU92H44QB0PjBGNCa1s7yx-XdptsH70h9TvhOn4GVKBdRlasIRqWROTFU/s1600/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9xGXYCQajlDq5IfPY3SGhoJ55a7R8MzPIL95pKqtXUxTo_gARA6QgN4epqo2rsEm7gaPYkUzrnEdugZQY2HnU92H44QB0PjBGNCa1s7yx-XdptsH70h9TvhOn4GVKBdRlasIRqWROTFU/s400/Spring+is+Heaven+in+2011+vacation+008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lenora and Janice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed back to Elizabethtown to the Back Home Cafe. We are now on central time and they are open for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-8980596205405333752011-03-22T10:11:00.000-07:002011-03-23T05:20:09.543-07:00The Daffodil PrincipleNot long ago, we were working on a project in our living room.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtdMEVuBGb9jomUJOxqNa6xuyPjfVos8LSEbUds7YTlya4D6ZOVoNxPtsyQWRriQXxi7mYjEhDb1B67ACcnsU7qvsU0WPX5wQ3dFM5IWsdbjPy04TLgpfC1Q8Hepzi22u0wEZtt__jHcn/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtdMEVuBGb9jomUJOxqNa6xuyPjfVos8LSEbUds7YTlya4D6ZOVoNxPtsyQWRriQXxi7mYjEhDb1B67ACcnsU7qvsU0WPX5wQ3dFM5IWsdbjPy04TLgpfC1Q8Hepzi22u0wEZtt__jHcn/s400/016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This wall in our living had been painted with a contemporary feel in mind. I used gray as a neutral and stenciled an old pattern on it to still maintain some antiquity to our old house. I knew I also wanted to have our grandchildren's portraits in this area. While watching an episode of Canidce Olson's Divine Design, I saw a treatment that she used to bring an element of coziness to a space for her client. I fell in love with it and thought it would be perfect to add texture and warmth to our living room space.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYHeLkMxmxFrO9YRLdrquOUcIQ8L-fFkBb8K-RAPMlCu8OwIaSUAyc3lqa_VaRYe8YHp8QPDIc9SkJUAPvui6NNTVBFaLiO2Wezzk2dkYnB8x7uRsRjF8VkjNNJ57AsFvkd-UFqxKYg7d/s1600/bcbg_white_rock_panel_fireplacewhite+quartz+fireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYHeLkMxmxFrO9YRLdrquOUcIQ8L-fFkBb8K-RAPMlCu8OwIaSUAyc3lqa_VaRYe8YHp8QPDIc9SkJUAPvui6NNTVBFaLiO2Wezzk2dkYnB8x7uRsRjF8VkjNNJ57AsFvkd-UFqxKYg7d/s400/bcbg_white_rock_panel_fireplacewhite+quartz+fireplace.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the stone I chose. It is white quartz stacked stone by Norstone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I set out to find the stainless wall mount fireplace for the space. I researched both electric and an ethanol burning fireplace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhLZNtuDyiaiHVVQUZl27UgIUmJa5hGw1hQISVK6Set1zIfha-VYASlqkBpOUggD38r5Ivwr7u4ar5O-OEJNXNbCPLITBhunNuApR7OEOcAvSJ9AEPo2czbuWHvwyXCLg13u5luq0U6Ul/s1600/344615-LFire+Sense+Stainless+Steel+Electric+Fireplace+by+morefireplaces.com+%2524255.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhLZNtuDyiaiHVVQUZl27UgIUmJa5hGw1hQISVK6Set1zIfha-VYASlqkBpOUggD38r5Ivwr7u4ar5O-OEJNXNbCPLITBhunNuApR7OEOcAvSJ9AEPo2czbuWHvwyXCLg13u5luq0U6Ul/s400/344615-LFire+Sense+Stainless+Steel+Electric+Fireplace+by+morefireplaces.com+%2524255.28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went with this electric model. I'm glad I did because our little grandchildren went right to it and wanted to touch it's front face. I was very glad for it's safety factor as well as it's esthetic look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I waited for the fireplace since February 3 as it was on back order. Then I ordered the stone and it arrived very quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weekend Dennis finished it all but the mantel piece that we are waiting to find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm thinking I would like to find an old piece of wood in which to sand, stain and varnish to add as a mantel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the juxtapostion of contemporary things mixed with old elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This project has added warm happiness to this wall and it's a great place to sit and regain a touch of the 60's time frame that I enjoyed growing up. The white brick on the wall reminds me a little of a white brick wall that my Aunt Rose had as her living room fireplace as well as a back drop for her beautiful bed in her bedroom. As I remember it also had a touch of that classic 60's aqua. I'm also loving the cheerful yellow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted this room a strong bright yellow because I thought my husband Dennis would like the color. He loves all bright colors. He should, the brights just look great on him as well as other members of his family such as his sister, Anita. I continued with yellows in the rest of the house. My latest being the kitchen/dining area this past weekend. This color is a medium yellow called Homey Cream from Loew's. I love it with the white wood work and spring green dishes in the hutch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love to decorate with birds and nature. Daffodils were in bloom this past weekend and I love them for the happy flower they are.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It grows in grass and field and bower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cheerful yellow flower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffodil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffodil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">comes after snow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At end of winter's drear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And spreads it's yellow cheer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blooms of summer coming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is still a far-off thought</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When springs </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the daffodil.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffodil is seldom single</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's happiness most strong</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">growing in a throng.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My life grows full and intertwined</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When all around I find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friendship like</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The daffodils.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Niel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I came across a sweet story called the daffodil principle and I wanted to share it with you.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It reminds me that no matter what you set out to do, go about it in small steps with patience and diligence for one day when you step back and look at it, it will be something wonderful and worth working for. Please watch this sweet video to see what I mean.</div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/bFM36LIEEy0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While growing up, a fun childhood tradition was wearing of green on St. Patrick's Day. Your friends would remind you to wear something green so as not to get pinched by someone who's eagle eye noticed from the other side of the room if you were wearing it or not. The teacher would have arranged a bulletin board with shamrocks and maybe a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to mark the approaching holiday on the calendar. It was fun. A story of stone soup or green eggs and ham might have been incorporated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, as I walk into one of my favorite stores, there are shelves of decorations to celebrate the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a little Irish in my blood via my grandpa and I'd like to think of it's roots in further detail and significance in my heritage and some of the traditions I unknowingly carry on. So I set out to do a little research as I love to do on the computer and visit the grand country of Ireland and some of it's wonders, cyber style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stroll down Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2vPxyk15evyoqrbaPWBEIl_GLBUp8krfocwqgznKAAOxDsqQ4PUQa1b_Y7G_UjkuQFRHDyFlMBh2UC_NhfZd08mcfhnc_bhpDV2EoATyosQcBt63zd9YNCOVZymUnR_74bXh1x0YFjiw/s1600/1388973162_9eec72ba3c_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2vPxyk15evyoqrbaPWBEIl_GLBUp8krfocwqgznKAAOxDsqQ4PUQa1b_Y7G_UjkuQFRHDyFlMBh2UC_NhfZd08mcfhnc_bhpDV2EoATyosQcBt63zd9YNCOVZymUnR_74bXh1x0YFjiw/s320/1388973162_9eec72ba3c_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely flowers fragrant and vibrant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gR1mAqyGLJkKtVLRrPdzEpEsxkch6UUUrPwxCHoW-9fAy452tdzegK_QKpCj5iJLfqNMqsEJcmchO-uvYYPEDZybFZP2R5h-ve_NXo_opMejHe41tE-7h8V3NZPMh5LcmNk3PXtkRACv/s1600/468573082ukgMFi_fs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gR1mAqyGLJkKtVLRrPdzEpEsxkch6UUUrPwxCHoW-9fAy452tdzegK_QKpCj5iJLfqNMqsEJcmchO-uvYYPEDZybFZP2R5h-ve_NXo_opMejHe41tE-7h8V3NZPMh5LcmNk3PXtkRACv/s320/468573082ukgMFi_fs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Complete with street musicians.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t9w1tD6QgoOyoLhhFURknL7c7Gv-r4LxmJlk-sya0UpOCksI9xMQ-wVB6Km9PvAirqGZrRfrtKdycXDr9YcJdFStIlQx-aC3uiu0c-nAulWDlX9fpHX8KUvZeDXhd9NCbxgxUnOTYNKm/s1600/shop_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t9w1tD6QgoOyoLhhFURknL7c7Gv-r4LxmJlk-sya0UpOCksI9xMQ-wVB6Km9PvAirqGZrRfrtKdycXDr9YcJdFStIlQx-aC3uiu0c-nAulWDlX9fpHX8KUvZeDXhd9NCbxgxUnOTYNKm/s400/shop_front.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A beautiful lace museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB-0gxRvxmayQrM69cau4dtX165R_B39HYuc5lCA-EqIJzp97bt4kQ9FN3qnwNCjKztKcdpmMMbEgOTfJ6pOrKdo3h-WMmpkr_p06hMwBfpENw1HHzCjO-SkdKvddsf4lVgy6ug-MWpfK/s1600/Irish_crochet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOB-0gxRvxmayQrM69cau4dtX165R_B39HYuc5lCA-EqIJzp97bt4kQ9FN3qnwNCjKztKcdpmMMbEgOTfJ6pOrKdo3h-WMmpkr_p06hMwBfpENw1HHzCjO-SkdKvddsf4lVgy6ug-MWpfK/s320/Irish_crochet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking over the most exquisite handmade crocheted lace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5ztONQfhphtFDlqIGxJmdagT4xDPmd0LRHrwDZzpd4O3YyL__jGY1yvnLBoKivNe8oCGb6gTEMw0TX9sZsUznu7f5Q4u0OQBhoim0RRkGeQtYw1NlR_UAlXcgvXqOdSlQHQb-SM7nSK9/s1600/3007_grafton_street_music.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5ztONQfhphtFDlqIGxJmdagT4xDPmd0LRHrwDZzpd4O3YyL__jGY1yvnLBoKivNe8oCGb6gTEMw0TX9sZsUznu7f5Q4u0OQBhoim0RRkGeQtYw1NlR_UAlXcgvXqOdSlQHQb-SM7nSK9/s320/3007_grafton_street_music.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stop inside a pub for a delicious plate of corned beef and vegetables with scrumptious bread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yciunu8xfU-bWKfUXW_lp8m53MQwZWd0PLJQ83kjYSqZ6jn1EBLLUdhO596agAjsz7S7Ul4sKuz4BAIHA1dUXoodk1R2v9zu4grO6C4NMEv8goHip5ZBArR33RNieVwD7ZFRMnzTpqhx/s1600/1276011-St_Patricks_Cathedral-Ireland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yciunu8xfU-bWKfUXW_lp8m53MQwZWd0PLJQ83kjYSqZ6jn1EBLLUdhO596agAjsz7S7Ul4sKuz4BAIHA1dUXoodk1R2v9zu4grO6C4NMEv8goHip5ZBArR33RNieVwD7ZFRMnzTpqhx/s400/1276011-St_Patricks_Cathedral-Ireland.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A stroll of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtYH0NiAuuwPAhonRul3NL8-uuRRwCWpEMiMSZjPUct8RFjtgisvwv2mHHrelR7Bmy8fCWe-mk1d1pusJXDyIXk1ltmBc8PQDcikmu_1EWxOSaZUgpJPW6up0Zf-Y-Q_njUQ-5fp9iDcq/s1600/cottage4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtYH0NiAuuwPAhonRul3NL8-uuRRwCWpEMiMSZjPUct8RFjtgisvwv2mHHrelR7Bmy8fCWe-mk1d1pusJXDyIXk1ltmBc8PQDcikmu_1EWxOSaZUgpJPW6up0Zf-Y-Q_njUQ-5fp9iDcq/s320/cottage4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homey cottages with stories of humble life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUyU60WL4V23rmHGscdw39aXnThx8xz_ZwOw-m0J0hoRIEQvpBcEkItFwqg3Y8xYHPUDd8mz_lB68eLqnYtc1m7iLBNdjpiBuDRqJ73GG08t-MDzKOkjV4w1SxTlqyRN5Cd3YoSlkdNnI/s1600/431564921GuAWsu_ph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUyU60WL4V23rmHGscdw39aXnThx8xz_ZwOw-m0J0hoRIEQvpBcEkItFwqg3Y8xYHPUDd8mz_lB68eLqnYtc1m7iLBNdjpiBuDRqJ73GG08t-MDzKOkjV4w1SxTlqyRN5Cd3YoSlkdNnI/s320/431564921GuAWsu_ph.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the countryside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXtK8BXQSEjXRHlRiuLxvqOAglxE11RJWmgLQk1-1njcOVZOUyOAYj5j-mGqolU16RG9lKq6NDlrcKX5PN1UnbNwDuREMOoJ5VnN9ZwsrsPXr6GqS-Z7L9z4TV42f87LVfXtjvdO56J-O/s1600/Cliffs_of_Moher_Ireland_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXtK8BXQSEjXRHlRiuLxvqOAglxE11RJWmgLQk1-1njcOVZOUyOAYj5j-mGqolU16RG9lKq6NDlrcKX5PN1UnbNwDuREMOoJ5VnN9ZwsrsPXr6GqS-Z7L9z4TV42f87LVfXtjvdO56J-O/s400/Cliffs_of_Moher_Ireland_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vast scenery at the Cliffs of Moher.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf22wISAF2hFgaGqvYi0KJwX6MDRYv52izeSTGSuM5OlaQOsWUtkifWLKBtKK02ByrpH4JXOOnGXt4iVTBrqp2TLyKPaUEuIjdRYmJ4QpPBp_VS7OoS7T8n91hgRlMTa-XtV9otlch_ImF/s1600/moher-ireland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf22wISAF2hFgaGqvYi0KJwX6MDRYv52izeSTGSuM5OlaQOsWUtkifWLKBtKK02ByrpH4JXOOnGXt4iVTBrqp2TLyKPaUEuIjdRYmJ4QpPBp_VS7OoS7T8n91hgRlMTa-XtV9otlch_ImF/s400/moher-ireland.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How beautiful, fresh and green!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEDnIJL2eCBsUWJ8HcabockMYDjHVg0auKVmR3mIDat1ln8ULcJql0FWmzZBQlCeIB0EGLngaDwdKHlvdm5_T_oHTau_no2thrqwRhvm0X4B4EubjGyfrx3utKVggx99Ks9NYhQYB2kRY/s1600/easter-greetings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEDnIJL2eCBsUWJ8HcabockMYDjHVg0auKVmR3mIDat1ln8ULcJql0FWmzZBQlCeIB0EGLngaDwdKHlvdm5_T_oHTau_no2thrqwRhvm0X4B4EubjGyfrx3utKVggx99Ks9NYhQYB2kRY/s400/easter-greetings.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As Easter approaches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I reflect the things I have to be thankful for and a time of togetherness with family and friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photos were taken by folks so fortunate to visit Ireland and wanted to share them, by tourist sites promoting Ireland travel and sites of Ireland and it's history. They are photos I would place in scrapbook form as a possible travel destination and reference. Where does your heart carry you in imaginative thought?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visiting the home of your roots is a great beginning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also visited Martha Stewart's site. She has some wonderful recipes of irish potoatoes, corned beef with vegetables, a soda bread recipe, dessert dishes and more. Sounds like a great way to top off your celebration of St. Patrick's Day! Have a beautiful St. Patrick's Day! Filled with fun and childhood memories, filled with celebration and always with your safe keeping at the forefront of your thoughts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-7944562578059063512011-03-01T06:25:00.000-08:002011-03-16T08:46:21.473-07:00Ode to Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsG-z_SMRgo6-kwwJm5aQBTao7aAKqSFtSFHJprd4qDUsk0P7yIZ4696K4ieITQIynP00LUFLDHIVidxVHKuxP0jpcwyR0EfWSPPbKQjn-_xlRiyifZkGWhIfxFg2-AAj3zI25OSoLfFj/s1600/spring+2011+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsG-z_SMRgo6-kwwJm5aQBTao7aAKqSFtSFHJprd4qDUsk0P7yIZ4696K4ieITQIynP00LUFLDHIVidxVHKuxP0jpcwyR0EfWSPPbKQjn-_xlRiyifZkGWhIfxFg2-AAj3zI25OSoLfFj/s400/spring+2011+003.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up one of my favorite magazines today and was ready for the spring inspiration it might contain to lift my spirits on this cold, drab and dreery day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was right...on closer inspection I noticed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9QiiYQo5j63Lq2LvXHR3esAMuAptZGEK19LceXoynyCpmddstpVgJmm3U3Y3CZCLzUChXEsCqORNELouayC3L6O3Via6m-a20BkfJJ_iRf-jEdHA9s7wvvJfBdshT3dUiVHqI3jy6f6_/s1600/Spring+2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI9QiiYQo5j63Lq2LvXHR3esAMuAptZGEK19LceXoynyCpmddstpVgJmm3U3Y3CZCLzUChXEsCqORNELouayC3L6O3Via6m-a20BkfJJ_iRf-jEdHA9s7wvvJfBdshT3dUiVHqI3jy6f6_/s640/Spring+2011+002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the small green floral dessert plate the ice cream dish is sitting on is my pattern! What a pleasant surprise! I remember so well almost 35 years ago Dennis and I going to Elder Beerman McCook one weekend to pick up a set of 8.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnboxD4X2OL96D6-4H2j2Dhfx15RLhVtv2t6XQa_an2g_Nhtjknv19L_DlhdR941GSdLNpATxLDt5QniqnN78B3IeIaOYd1Ir3pjVGjvOvUjhlJtD66jduwLRVSJbvZnDXFYbnTkahpbs/s1600/spring+2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnboxD4X2OL96D6-4H2j2Dhfx15RLhVtv2t6XQa_an2g_Nhtjknv19L_DlhdR941GSdLNpATxLDt5QniqnN78B3IeIaOYd1Ir3pjVGjvOvUjhlJtD66jduwLRVSJbvZnDXFYbnTkahpbs/s400/spring+2011+007.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufFRHQpVo15fohLseua8CVwSbwT4j4k98q-fHG_QNpUWVNix5lRaVeQBvUMbjz1ZLo3UckyX0J2nRfKn_8KmbDjzwUQUsSTjO9qmrVrwLjwhfZ26WI0w1syjRcRLX46OEArFl7MWxNwRj/s1600/spring+2011+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufFRHQpVo15fohLseua8CVwSbwT4j4k98q-fHG_QNpUWVNix5lRaVeQBvUMbjz1ZLo3UckyX0J2nRfKn_8KmbDjzwUQUsSTjO9qmrVrwLjwhfZ26WI0w1syjRcRLX46OEArFl7MWxNwRj/s400/spring+2011+021.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved them for their green and white colonial design. They reminded me a little of the same antinquity in style that my mom had chosen as her dishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiede8Nq9nPG_tU3eeHs0ZYk6g0q5CkBZBkyTAUBscBqCuXitm-PzKWRf9t6kpIKpsXBVgnhHJ5Yiv8z_Hdw9OJZrL7r7PEmptdogZpkKvPIUQ_d-vMU_d-W7_4OyTVKBaKbPrx0pNgto6d/s1600/Mom%2527s+dishes+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiede8Nq9nPG_tU3eeHs0ZYk6g0q5CkBZBkyTAUBscBqCuXitm-PzKWRf9t6kpIKpsXBVgnhHJ5Yiv8z_Hdw9OJZrL7r7PEmptdogZpkKvPIUQ_d-vMU_d-W7_4OyTVKBaKbPrx0pNgto6d/s400/Mom%2527s+dishes+006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were Mom's dishes. They are Colonial Homestead by Royal. They were patented in 1954. She always brought them out at Thanksgiving and the dining room table looked beautiful with all of us around to enjoy her delicious Thanksgiving dinner. My oldest brother, Larry with his wife Donna and their two little girls, Cindy and Cathy, my brother Ron and his pretty girlfriend, Marsha, along with my sister, Jean her husband and cute son dressed in little suit joined my brother, me, Mom and Dad. She always got up before 4 o'clock a.m. to get the turkey in the oven and bake the pies. The house was filled with the most memorable aroma of hearth and home. I used silverware purchased from Ballard Designs catalog a few years ago. I love the rustic touch they add.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQwu57jUWz8jTU_qjFeiHstV74kjMVerxcycxC7xF9GS3kdjVc7iie7pWLycjKef0bcNDmLxwZC9wrA_Ms3kAZRKp0Y-9zHGxZ6PiQRDWJrEwQP8cgbjg09E2Aa6-HcREGeLgmtpHIDEn/s1600/Mom%2527s+dishes+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQwu57jUWz8jTU_qjFeiHstV74kjMVerxcycxC7xF9GS3kdjVc7iie7pWLycjKef0bcNDmLxwZC9wrA_Ms3kAZRKp0Y-9zHGxZ6PiQRDWJrEwQP8cgbjg09E2Aa6-HcREGeLgmtpHIDEn/s400/Mom%2527s+dishes+009.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I changed the setting just a bit to add feminine touch. This time I used my Mother-in-law's silverware. My husband had a couple more children in his family than I and they shared the most wonderful family dinners as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRHJ20bFoTeo0cLvYFkRocv7QYBDY9WhH1rv_EN2pNUE7PLMc9bNrASjVLB60fpj2QXOThxk_K9j5hdJevi2V2g-YCKiFSbrqVxF3GICXCMpfhBdUD6lIyy10oOVf6WUjSC9Mtngp2Wey/s1600/Mom%2527s+dishes+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRHJ20bFoTeo0cLvYFkRocv7QYBDY9WhH1rv_EN2pNUE7PLMc9bNrASjVLB60fpj2QXOThxk_K9j5hdJevi2V2g-YCKiFSbrqVxF3GICXCMpfhBdUD6lIyy10oOVf6WUjSC9Mtngp2Wey/s320/Mom%2527s+dishes+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here, I'm adding a little close-up of the napkin ring. While at a antique store not far from me, I found this pretty ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM3SzlUd8QNPUM2JADO_jOP0GZb1ygdCCaC0-uC4OXncfek-8weNTHl_rn_dhT_mfJ-H9UCPfoI2RxazJKSoijb90SydgbiVPqwOyJOo3WNwnWYjfDye4hT8n-dS9e0dKcne3nYec9_mC/s1600/Mom%2527s+dishes+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM3SzlUd8QNPUM2JADO_jOP0GZb1ygdCCaC0-uC4OXncfek-8weNTHl_rn_dhT_mfJ-H9UCPfoI2RxazJKSoijb90SydgbiVPqwOyJOo3WNwnWYjfDye4hT8n-dS9e0dKcne3nYec9_mC/s400/Mom%2527s+dishes+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a most beautiful inscription of the name "Belle". That was my Grandma's name. I love it. I think it reflects the period beautifully and reminds us that things were made with artistic talent, skill and with appreciation in the fact that it would last longer than a life time. Today, things are made to be discarded without thought of any sentimental value.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dishes are Royal Staffordshire Avondale Ironstone by J & G Meakin ~ England.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing fancy like porcelain but homey. I imagined many a meal of meat and potoato hartiness to feed my family. It's quite sweet to see them in such a delicate setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also noticed in the magazine a cake stand that appears to be Fostoria ~ American pattern that we purchased at the estate sale of Dennis' grandmother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBik6ykdpfQiTdOahndP456HLgFzIeNB7e3Iir_j64dYRP5UnfCuypQ4xtO5wNe8FZUAr68HUVJWmfP5yFWI54_kt9NJApvyOuz9UVMQ-wcHcEaN2ghcLW0Mm2IldU2Qxd0av3gW3yNrpG/s1600/Spring+2011+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBik6ykdpfQiTdOahndP456HLgFzIeNB7e3Iir_j64dYRP5UnfCuypQ4xtO5wNe8FZUAr68HUVJWmfP5yFWI54_kt9NJApvyOuz9UVMQ-wcHcEaN2ghcLW0Mm2IldU2Qxd0av3gW3yNrpG/s640/Spring+2011+013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the photo in the magazine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mhXBUgJl2LY9d3dT_MUyM9xYISnpVYwBVM-TjE1qJdwSRuBQP-nqJnwUhRV3JFII4kGf-4u9mYHfHQjeh2igNsJNx_aGVr6zBNiXkyycc_wXZE1hY-reVLj_CV1Srxpzq3wH5JTVA19q/s1600/Spring+2011+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mhXBUgJl2LY9d3dT_MUyM9xYISnpVYwBVM-TjE1qJdwSRuBQP-nqJnwUhRV3JFII4kGf-4u9mYHfHQjeh2igNsJNx_aGVr6zBNiXkyycc_wXZE1hY-reVLj_CV1Srxpzq3wH5JTVA19q/s640/Spring+2011+014.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also noticed a lot of spring green used as beautiful decoration in table setting. I really fell in love with that green and varying shades of it depending on what I had to mix and match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not anticipating a trip but really had a desire to stay close to home and catch up on some maintenance and yard work, I find myself planning a wonderful spring 3-4 day road trip with my two sister-in-laws who are retired and garden enthusiasts. We, well, I have been mentioning for three years now how much I would love to visit the Garden Home Retreat of P. Allen Smith who has his own gardening program on PBS. One day out of the blue I decided to check his web site after receiving one of his gardening tips by e-mail. Low and behold! There it was! A public invitation to attend your choice of his spring home and garden tour and view his prolific daffodil bed planted under an enormous old oak tree in the front of his home or a visit to view his spring gardens and home tour! How fabulous is that? It's in the planning stages at the moment, but I'm thinking a small lunch for them to set and make our travel plans will be a great start. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW9Z94Ou0S617YZJ9Agt6XJlMYcAKnqjNCeX2qNOId5dKeP45M8FrrcG-22bQHkegp7rlEgTleTm4SdHr2kxgXnHG4WF48msRtNraSrI2A-TX4O8sRfYoli13bnI6_2NBnN4xjpQCOPXE/s1600/Spring+organization+2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEW9Z94Ou0S617YZJ9Agt6XJlMYcAKnqjNCeX2qNOId5dKeP45M8FrrcG-22bQHkegp7rlEgTleTm4SdHr2kxgXnHG4WF48msRtNraSrI2A-TX4O8sRfYoli13bnI6_2NBnN4xjpQCOPXE/s640/Spring+organization+2011+012.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day while viewing a lovely post by Pat of Back Porch Musings, <a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/">http://backporchmusings.typepad.com/</a>, entitled: anticipating spring in the dining room, I fell in love with her tablescape. I thought how nice it would be to have my sister-in-laws for lunch and send them an invitation by mail. I asked Pat's permission and this was the result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihp0qmJ5ls4aQlOA2VJl2hZ1xPMGIxfksyI8NiHXbKj7uTbHno9VTrrsDla0WyNgd6wGnZFtX1loURF_WNJsuOOhT0k5IHAKp9hb9HsjwoTr5iih5e3EYWDCZFPG16Yd2RiBMXCth5dGfV/s1600/Spring+2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihp0qmJ5ls4aQlOA2VJl2hZ1xPMGIxfksyI8NiHXbKj7uTbHno9VTrrsDla0WyNgd6wGnZFtX1loURF_WNJsuOOhT0k5IHAKp9hb9HsjwoTr5iih5e3EYWDCZFPG16Yd2RiBMXCth5dGfV/s400/Spring+2011+007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how it turned out. I used decorative papers as accents. The white paper is handmade and stamped with fern leaves. I love the photo of Pat's straw garden hat. She purchased it in Charleston, SC while on vacation. Thank you Pat for allowing me permission to use your photos for this purpose. If you haven't visited Pat at Back Porch Musings, please do. Her photography and postings are lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTmbTaPrjQcA9H1bcASHUZACaNRTBJZ9DnO6qE2t6UIi7N7SKEeueEfl5jajSkQJnWT5oyxIxBqkJfe9t0jZOqDGUN1fpuAyx_Kjh5XIJEq9cbQn480NrdrrTDcyOX9hStBvApF_sKAwb/s1600/Spring+2011+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTmbTaPrjQcA9H1bcASHUZACaNRTBJZ9DnO6qE2t6UIi7N7SKEeueEfl5jajSkQJnWT5oyxIxBqkJfe9t0jZOqDGUN1fpuAyx_Kjh5XIJEq9cbQn480NrdrrTDcyOX9hStBvApF_sKAwb/s400/Spring+2011+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_1_NXUTJslWAZXtepoN7LL7VT0AN6QeXKNp_q7eKBDCn-2VDI3LLNUgx23nUMLV0uMXI5U6ILU8YtL1YXTvci6lIcISW55KsF-WMPAWiD2IuIPcsm-E3iYfkMvHtRLXe5KhvWZY422ML/s1600/Spring+2011+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_1_NXUTJslWAZXtepoN7LL7VT0AN6QeXKNp_q7eKBDCn-2VDI3LLNUgx23nUMLV0uMXI5U6ILU8YtL1YXTvci6lIcISW55KsF-WMPAWiD2IuIPcsm-E3iYfkMvHtRLXe5KhvWZY422ML/s640/Spring+2011+019.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3jcBGw-Xk3OLbQFufF781kEhgAIrEkqMYN_EZ92q8VD-Q8EK44u9MlfHmb-S-5VSOky6Q_TrI5KQuLxjmlyojz6QsXmp7oVFble4_0XJvY_hPvkDje3ToNw6zgB3DKrER3nqHAZvPHys/s1600/Spring+2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3jcBGw-Xk3OLbQFufF781kEhgAIrEkqMYN_EZ92q8VD-Q8EK44u9MlfHmb-S-5VSOky6Q_TrI5KQuLxjmlyojz6QsXmp7oVFble4_0XJvY_hPvkDje3ToNw6zgB3DKrER3nqHAZvPHys/s640/Spring+2011+010.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Couldn't wait to play with the idea after purchasing some great placemats and napkins by RL on clearance at Marshall's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QiKVPzFJLsTnBX3fbbPlBz-pSeiWJ-izktRmMdqR67BjK2X89f2D5bH5OJotTnUDebTk-twQ8QzUmhGDNkx8SPoT7BEX7gZ5Nzj-yevoWsrMJyqCdODnHE40iaUpsOn12RUxVxdBW5E3/s1600/Spring+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QiKVPzFJLsTnBX3fbbPlBz-pSeiWJ-izktRmMdqR67BjK2X89f2D5bH5OJotTnUDebTk-twQ8QzUmhGDNkx8SPoT7BEX7gZ5Nzj-yevoWsrMJyqCdODnHE40iaUpsOn12RUxVxdBW5E3/s640/Spring+2011+011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few more spring entertaining photos and I'm thinking my spring is shaping up to be quite exciting to anticipate after a long winter's bout of cold. And so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AOcOfu9HJlJVB7xd96MlrHirFDnbuT4oWIZNFAqjAkeOt2H-GjNiGHV5hQvNmJjMsDQhAb_qBRzbek5bvX4tnlpZ8fKtFwYKkLAs8jH1wlkdIEewWUNwwcoccRq3reZgZgTYHTQiFrtE/s1600/Spring+2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AOcOfu9HJlJVB7xd96MlrHirFDnbuT4oWIZNFAqjAkeOt2H-GjNiGHV5hQvNmJjMsDQhAb_qBRzbek5bvX4tnlpZ8fKtFwYKkLAs8jH1wlkdIEewWUNwwcoccRq3reZgZgTYHTQiFrtE/s400/Spring+2011+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what is it that sparks your imagination and desire to travel a little to get first hand perceptions of spring and what it will bring to calm the senses and soothe the soul?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Krishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850737098820679889noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256485662193553824.post-32700865391744089322011-02-21T04:12:00.000-08:002011-02-21T09:44:16.442-08:00President's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZqfbcXfePJfZQYPD5vhGILzHaKpocboyKsW8hMTTryaej24ZESTx9k2A82NuG4RuNSA1j4Xk9Lo0nRFG0vrFwdLBAgeIh5__kahLDoXkzKVm42Lttw2kBMj8jqkpEO274rbIULsuoA5d/s1600/George-Washington.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZqfbcXfePJfZQYPD5vhGILzHaKpocboyKsW8hMTTryaej24ZESTx9k2A82NuG4RuNSA1j4Xk9Lo0nRFG0vrFwdLBAgeIh5__kahLDoXkzKVm42Lttw2kBMj8jqkpEO274rbIULsuoA5d/s320/George-Washington.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">George Washington</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First in War, First in Peace and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">President's Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A day to take a moment and appreciate the things we have and those great leaders who helped preserve and grow our nation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cherry Thumbprint Cookies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 t. vanilla</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 sticks butter or margarine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 egg yolks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 c. brown sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 c. flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 t. salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">maraschino cherries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, mix together vanilla, butter, egg yolks, & brown sugar. Add flour and salt. Mix well. Form into 1" balls on greased cookie sheet. Inpress thumbprint in center and add a maraschino cherry. Bake 8-10 minutes. Makes 3 doz.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Abraham Lincoln</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXblXjSeSh-sHfSwMP3gyH1DS9AapYkqxzWFyAyjDl2r_MseC0fygOIroDxHv4hNwWJbP_yGkBKQScDtfcz_flB4MIPsrkDM1e1SYIHB7kVs1LEFFM1qo_tBZtnGYHzhBsVdf3bRHj3md/s400/abraham-lincoln1.jpg" width="248" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our 16th President</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fought to abolish slavery and to keep our nation united. Our first President to be assassinated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you reflect on President's Day today, do so safely and humbly in thankfulness for those who are favored for the greatness they accomplished for the good of our nation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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