This and That

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrsE8_LGWZqwQE_XDge9k3KDVtqmhtnat1T48aKkF-WGGuOpKbcY_LqvB_DPZfgwgBAwcGbYzGt60uJZ4_jsT7mpa7yh2HWHJ8XG7ggqLXrTD9HCOgyDYJE8UFZ_7SXj7XYUczwDtPbaV/s1600/IMG_2984-757256.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338712549216226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrsE8_LGWZqwQE_XDge9k3KDVtqmhtnat1T48aKkF-WGGuOpKbcY_LqvB_DPZfgwgBAwcGbYzGt60uJZ4_jsT7mpa7yh2HWHJ8XG7ggqLXrTD9HCOgyDYJE8UFZ_7SXj7XYUczwDtPbaV/s640/IMG_2984-757256.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">    We are getting a good amount of snow that started this afternoon and is continuing until midnight-it sure does change the look of things in a hurry -it looks very Christmasy at the moment.</div><div class="mobile-photo">  I am still having camera problems but I discovered that it works with my macro and telephoto lens so I can at least take some shots with those lens.My camera comes up error 99 when I shoot with the lens that came with the camera if anyone knows why -please let me know.</div><div class="mobile-photo">    The red and white toile Father Christmas is one of my favorite Christmas decorations as I think he was made for my kitchen with all the red and white transferware dishes.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqIEstI00IZw4E7zA7XiG-ZgwMylQdgwJwn0pTO0QQlcP0Efz8Vpy6Y0cxwOzcWo29FDmWMaWTPdvfnGt33G4KEpsFi5QktGHree2mFE8VICmJ9P-dMUHqWEf8Fzw7_t2o5QEN30qwz4t/s1600/IMG_2988-757836.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338713919983202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqIEstI00IZw4E7zA7XiG-ZgwMylQdgwJwn0pTO0QQlcP0Efz8Vpy6Y0cxwOzcWo29FDmWMaWTPdvfnGt33G4KEpsFi5QktGHree2mFE8VICmJ9P-dMUHqWEf8Fzw7_t2o5QEN30qwz4t/s640/IMG_2988-757836.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRTf2OLiRKM9kYwiCXS7VkjY-hsa2NRCSG7mNMNDRQE72klKzBUo_TAryDhIVShB0_Ee8qrWHZsKVYUPkOxdeUzIK9V80ULSVKpajzVHtBpiCEvsZfy_r2szctLLQ1UeH-VHaZSPwUwq_/s1600/IMG_2900-758256.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338719674502354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRTf2OLiRKM9kYwiCXS7VkjY-hsa2NRCSG7mNMNDRQE72klKzBUo_TAryDhIVShB0_Ee8qrWHZsKVYUPkOxdeUzIK9V80ULSVKpajzVHtBpiCEvsZfy_r2szctLLQ1UeH-VHaZSPwUwq_/s640/IMG_2900-758256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I changed my bay window arrangement for the season as the chaise has gone back upstairs to my bedroom for now.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCiQJu-ixvuqqoUAM4vSLZogFXRtpeQH5fPPQWX_aHhrPq4bF1fGaJ4cPZRbR9MGw7kLZ181F_B99Q82P7qDqFVGx_q22uh_c4gWfMe_zGHFlePozmWkNCUxvH6BJqWsju9dzqVAzcwjH/s1600/IMG_2888-760477.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338725360906914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCiQJu-ixvuqqoUAM4vSLZogFXRtpeQH5fPPQWX_aHhrPq4bF1fGaJ4cPZRbR9MGw7kLZ181F_B99Q82P7qDqFVGx_q22uh_c4gWfMe_zGHFlePozmWkNCUxvH6BJqWsju9dzqVAzcwjH/s640/IMG_2888-760477.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZZ8RbT2iE4_oLFfB7kJwDKzzQm2aaGu_QZGOKH8Pcmfm7cXKY5Bgui79iJHz5jd0-_91KQTo5Ode0WtWp8XsGhU6gZRe-mqTb9OlDbXk7rX981VIAwaM-2-nCNM_7wGVwF5P4vQ1tQiM/s1600/IMG_2915-760894.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338724030410786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZZ8RbT2iE4_oLFfB7kJwDKzzQm2aaGu_QZGOKH8Pcmfm7cXKY5Bgui79iJHz5jd0-_91KQTo5Ode0WtWp8XsGhU6gZRe-mqTb9OlDbXk7rX981VIAwaM-2-nCNM_7wGVwF5P4vQ1tQiM/s640/IMG_2915-760894.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Do you see the beautiful painting my friend Heather painted for Lucas' tea party.My friend Linda(we met through blogging) is having the tea party at her home in Saint John NFLD, as a fundraiser for our little Lucas.He is travelling  to Montreal  from the Island each week for a drug trail.Aren't friends just the best!!! By the way, Lucas is doing well and he and his Mom are great little travellers.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bRdTjW2n_Hc0Lsn2QkLLJJ8gkb6fQAYQsDP9IS-6btUDcrBKC39uy7B5D-LASFXMWEnHd9MluKMR5uDjnnQ_X8WdMbQ25EP7mGRZjEgWS0kdQpX1WzhpzWer6LUca83N9jU3dXarVfRZ/s1600/IMG_2906_edited-763381.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338739022285490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bRdTjW2n_Hc0Lsn2QkLLJJ8gkb6fQAYQsDP9IS-6btUDcrBKC39uy7B5D-LASFXMWEnHd9MluKMR5uDjnnQ_X8WdMbQ25EP7mGRZjEgWS0kdQpX1WzhpzWer6LUca83N9jU3dXarVfRZ/s640/IMG_2906_edited-763381.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This is a closeup and if you look carefully you can see Lucas and his two brothers skating on our pond with our house in the background.Look even closer and you can see my husband feeding the bonfire and I am sure that is me doing a pirouette gracefully with one of my granddaughters!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHf4tY3KB8xAHoc4FD_GrIEMtipHiIU0YfIoL4CDiU4h5NHYvYW7KSXfCcxNpaBRg2v_ByWEDtuskeEJbcce8OqG3nyjerpZKngqDPjsAd1_lKzJNiJlsZ891v_N0FL9n00y6E0J3tsv1V/s1600/blog+620-764589.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338743062260130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHf4tY3KB8xAHoc4FD_GrIEMtipHiIU0YfIoL4CDiU4h5NHYvYW7KSXfCcxNpaBRg2v_ByWEDtuskeEJbcce8OqG3nyjerpZKngqDPjsAd1_lKzJNiJlsZ891v_N0FL9n00y6E0J3tsv1V/s640/blog+620-764589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Lucas and his Mom's friend Lise(<a href="mailto:lmthomsen@live.com" style="background-color: #f3f7fd; color: #0000cc; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; white-space: nowrap;" target="_blank">lmthomsen@live.com</a> if you would like to email Leis to order one) made this adorable sock monkey that is also on the way to Linda's tea party.Don't worry Lucas has his own sock monkey that he loves to cuddle as you can see above.If you would like to visit Linda at her beautiful blog click<a href="http://beautifulideas.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> here</span></a>. Unfortunately for us, Heather does not have a blog.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJaveHuVtJzQBj9DuYF8qpF4W90QCTru_p4Lv5m8LiBXxhRAoLPUiQUm2iBOjoALzkJvpXhzBml0JGCAGt_FlEMiG4uAuDK7TRVGeDOlY1OH7h0UlvD5fu6wg7BGVVmw8dk8U9zyejUPN/s1600/IMG_2983-765698.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338748254440290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJaveHuVtJzQBj9DuYF8qpF4W90QCTru_p4Lv5m8LiBXxhRAoLPUiQUm2iBOjoALzkJvpXhzBml0JGCAGt_FlEMiG4uAuDK7TRVGeDOlY1OH7h0UlvD5fu6wg7BGVVmw8dk8U9zyejUPN/s640/IMG_2983-765698.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This afternoon we started to get snow but there is quite a bit more down now.You might notice that there are still red leaves on the pear tree beside the cottage-unusual to have that and a good cover of snow.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwPoOjrnUtgBAPDrx88xkUnbH9zrUllTrj8Z-2SjnMheJFs8Tb6CfNZQxI2GkDZXrllKA2A2ibx5Cucou5xBa-oJbbEjg9YZ3inZFwld52eD_s9jxaOOm2ZsTKVSIxEcRAcYTpromqpKW/s1600/IMG_2994-766139.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338750859252402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwPoOjrnUtgBAPDrx88xkUnbH9zrUllTrj8Z-2SjnMheJFs8Tb6CfNZQxI2GkDZXrllKA2A2ibx5Cucou5xBa-oJbbEjg9YZ3inZFwld52eD_s9jxaOOm2ZsTKVSIxEcRAcYTpromqpKW/s640/IMG_2994-766139.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTQNX_w5TuqfOJcTIMqhuGl07eG05oZ82DjKTQ2wy2bPKvEkDr9RyyjBJZFa8S6awGXN59JrHDizawgcVOKsmCV7bau2hgdFwKz9I3wxs1Ab9itBCmLCdNXXuEQLM8eIkxgu3TTJCOwbs/s1600/IMG_2951-767924.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338758287563890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTQNX_w5TuqfOJcTIMqhuGl07eG05oZ82DjKTQ2wy2bPKvEkDr9RyyjBJZFa8S6awGXN59JrHDizawgcVOKsmCV7bau2hgdFwKz9I3wxs1Ab9itBCmLCdNXXuEQLM8eIkxgu3TTJCOwbs/s640/IMG_2951-767924.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I put the old skates that were in the cottage out on the storm door where they will stay for the winter.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7vgpePhRKww9MNSJBjgbcxGLlMmL8PVolGC3fIvXepUZe1vBkyJV2Xj_MNYnKic_5kuwo0PQFdVvhQyvbdx7mVMIc6rGH2Qb9eRWbDc4ud_BzKUgVUWAmY2l7MTMy-ZLAbT4oXHQHoZx/s1600/IMG_2964-769120.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338763853883234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7vgpePhRKww9MNSJBjgbcxGLlMmL8PVolGC3fIvXepUZe1vBkyJV2Xj_MNYnKic_5kuwo0PQFdVvhQyvbdx7mVMIc6rGH2Qb9eRWbDc4ud_BzKUgVUWAmY2l7MTMy-ZLAbT4oXHQHoZx/s640/IMG_2964-769120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our old wheelbarrow got a coat of gray stain also and is filled with the greenery that I will use to fill the urns etc.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOs_h4c01Jr0AW2Sm6Jsmmxc5H4ST1taKb9RwB4vE5fJSkehHv5x-8taTwnli6_iCSq2-saZ-LyHtPlcaVS4WHPWrbBarB3mvtMcCVSUFEvp4oZxsg7-KkBvNIVSdqyWxvaWKZ12y0dxtF/s1600/IMG_2966-769624.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338766023744642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOs_h4c01Jr0AW2Sm6Jsmmxc5H4ST1taKb9RwB4vE5fJSkehHv5x-8taTwnli6_iCSq2-saZ-LyHtPlcaVS4WHPWrbBarB3mvtMcCVSUFEvp4oZxsg7-KkBvNIVSdqyWxvaWKZ12y0dxtF/s640/IMG_2966-769624.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqkYpf0P39QIP6lFNwr5XAMNXTOazicRbsYxp6vUSqPH8D1pPPKnAQa89mr62OAy73eJYNG1tf1vBYc_1iALsKMG9vuNFBdntvBJR45MSRoSlXu8nnyCVLbzZjbV8IG_d7AC3zF6RECLN/s1600/blog+619-772172.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338779185609186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRqkYpf0P39QIP6lFNwr5XAMNXTOazicRbsYxp6vUSqPH8D1pPPKnAQa89mr62OAy73eJYNG1tf1vBYc_1iALsKMG9vuNFBdntvBJR45MSRoSlXu8nnyCVLbzZjbV8IG_d7AC3zF6RECLN/s640/blog+619-772172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLajC8kNASoxL2RtmFNWQpsGd5cpp_R7uq5vxr-crao2Q5IKnHtb0PWPthKVk1OHF5_mZN92WQRFJHLZ-oWdI7Zbq8Ta1lvy3GlEiz9EVNKuQPDNVTbxNVdf51fXbfRc20ax3WHu12mE1/s1600/2011-11-23-1442-402-772605.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678338776874805442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLajC8kNASoxL2RtmFNWQpsGd5cpp_R7uq5vxr-crao2Q5IKnHtb0PWPthKVk1OHF5_mZN92WQRFJHLZ-oWdI7Zbq8Ta1lvy3GlEiz9EVNKuQPDNVTbxNVdf51fXbfRc20ax3WHu12mE1/s640/2011-11-23-1442-402-772605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I hope you are snug and warm wherever you are!<br /><br />Here in Canada we already celebrated our Thanksgiving but I would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!<br /><br />I am joining<a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">French Country Cottage</span></a> for Feathered Nest Friday.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting ,<br /><br />Carolyn</div>

This and That

Hello everyone,     We are getting a good amount of snow that started this afternoon and is continuing until midnight-it sure does change th...

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A Different Look

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwf5c8xO8y47ekFHaCkGhtKA2_VoPyk7sibrMNCSU449l_B7jIzoqZPd8wV-rdn4Fbyp4oRpMBKKoUjTQTecBWp5TOwKFopSP8pvifrN6l_ysCro0MHrkx-5jgKfA-HSYuWCh4pzdtwlI/s1600/IMG_2449_edited-791332.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621601873018594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwf5c8xO8y47ekFHaCkGhtKA2_VoPyk7sibrMNCSU449l_B7jIzoqZPd8wV-rdn4Fbyp4oRpMBKKoUjTQTecBWp5TOwKFopSP8pvifrN6l_ysCro0MHrkx-5jgKfA-HSYuWCh4pzdtwlI/s640/IMG_2449_edited-791332.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">      It is a beautiful sunny but cooler day here today and so we are happy to have most of the outdoor chores done for the winter. Yesterday,I filled the window boxes with greenery for the season but I still have a few urns and planters to do as well as the arbors.I think we are getting some snow tomorrow so it is time to finish up.</div><div class="mobile-photo"> Anyway,at the risk of boring you , I have a few more pics of the cottage with a little different look as my camera is broke so that is all the new pics I have. I am hoping for a big sale on cameras this weekend even though we live in Canada we can still take advantage of Black Friday sales via the internet.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdhyC9aUzV_x8Ftrhywo2februmFUOLe4a-Cw8CvMBu5kNKMWmg7JXwPJE86pPRNPkZTgJRt8hm8B9KH6CcUard5Q1hiSy25wIlsi1KhUq45rJA68bNNpn8IQ-fhvz5bEoqf-HEuMLmp4/s1600/IMG_2452_edited-793207.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621606364771362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdhyC9aUzV_x8Ftrhywo2februmFUOLe4a-Cw8CvMBu5kNKMWmg7JXwPJE86pPRNPkZTgJRt8hm8B9KH6CcUard5Q1hiSy25wIlsi1KhUq45rJA68bNNpn8IQ-fhvz5bEoqf-HEuMLmp4/s640/IMG_2452_edited-793207.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">On my marathon cottage decorating day this was one of the looks for the cottage.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXP6OyHr1sEUEkOSJsB9zQmpz9BAwsmdbIw2uoC7BkaSpxv7VLUvia_wa6SOHdV8-5uj0WvIUu-8FFFcA42irSD4KERJcij-kP8BX6FjSBacAuUjZhxjzihyphenhyphen_cQ_oeKWJWVDFdoxoF8Yr/s1600/IMG_2464-795967.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621622006503570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXP6OyHr1sEUEkOSJsB9zQmpz9BAwsmdbIw2uoC7BkaSpxv7VLUvia_wa6SOHdV8-5uj0WvIUu-8FFFcA42irSD4KERJcij-kP8BX6FjSBacAuUjZhxjzihyphenhyphen_cQ_oeKWJWVDFdoxoF8Yr/s640/IMG_2464-795967.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">As you probably know I love red and white toile so this quilt was meant for me!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91nBx2Pjc9RKXMXYsTL9PtIRh9paMXeROKd4HFl11xnODks6bjlpupG32Q9xxAqQ4aK20zoL6Jp3VmKVeTju1tXp3hY8ReuQPlrGSrBpAK1yM0RvhLMcYk519c8Dxyff3PM9QKQXXvjg4/s1600/IMG_2543-797081.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621624047589058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91nBx2Pjc9RKXMXYsTL9PtIRh9paMXeROKd4HFl11xnODks6bjlpupG32Q9xxAqQ4aK20zoL6Jp3VmKVeTju1tXp3hY8ReuQPlrGSrBpAK1yM0RvhLMcYk519c8Dxyff3PM9QKQXXvjg4/s640/IMG_2543-797081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The great thing about white is that you can easily change the look with a few accessories.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvqJLE1rGw3NGlaI6xSrY93iHEkyV6j1DYjj3e8EhSCgFK2q6Jjgo_1lBi8ebaNXQ0tmlGk_q1Lp3UWj6lAPjLYEyAAOlNC8Mry1JP2DoJzhYSPmZiVVpJ0BBtUTns8DpLNwX-Z8lwXRE/s1600/IMG_2453-700137.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621639310423874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvqJLE1rGw3NGlaI6xSrY93iHEkyV6j1DYjj3e8EhSCgFK2q6Jjgo_1lBi8ebaNXQ0tmlGk_q1Lp3UWj6lAPjLYEyAAOlNC8Mry1JP2DoJzhYSPmZiVVpJ0BBtUTns8DpLNwX-Z8lwXRE/s640/IMG_2453-700137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXPAmNH6vPC9MV5nDWBS7Q3HmMGq_KZA76p1LvIjDtUS4sZclmGln5YYf-46Ix3FEH09lrWzm-OznKsY1Z0HYKFj3NzGJWF1_vgkfFwlhe6qEZ_j_rvplMCiGl2EDdVVk4W-t8-h3AYUl/s1600/IMG_2433-701178.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621643959067938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXPAmNH6vPC9MV5nDWBS7Q3HmMGq_KZA76p1LvIjDtUS4sZclmGln5YYf-46Ix3FEH09lrWzm-OznKsY1Z0HYKFj3NzGJWF1_vgkfFwlhe6qEZ_j_rvplMCiGl2EDdVVk4W-t8-h3AYUl/s640/IMG_2433-701178.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This toile chair cover came from the same thrift shop as the quilt.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAG2uc1FrBboIePIdJtDQzQGSCgtDCUJkwZ4MUQ5o5o_GET3qmt3WhX4-LFrlD1cHbWWRHMn5UslnKgG60ryIL-ny8epoR3B3a30QIfssYQWYDmVNPDUd6dvJmPYdMDUCxwiP9yh7H0QF/s1600/IMG_2374_edited-702536.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621648996688114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAG2uc1FrBboIePIdJtDQzQGSCgtDCUJkwZ4MUQ5o5o_GET3qmt3WhX4-LFrlD1cHbWWRHMn5UslnKgG60ryIL-ny8epoR3B3a30QIfssYQWYDmVNPDUd6dvJmPYdMDUCxwiP9yh7H0QF/s640/IMG_2374_edited-702536.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Would you like to sit for awhile and do some knitting?</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fCE00_pa2nTfJBnw3BMI9jYTZzYHdQcb_9kDr6zyIR_QVXpAxGdK_T5sdfijqxL8601jNImbMh1WUjuiUJusD1xl1K9pTQCPcFmP0JzGouR9I-fbn8ap0o9OOu91AtcBxuQbQTjdiEGG/s1600/IMG_2473-705995.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621663800434370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fCE00_pa2nTfJBnw3BMI9jYTZzYHdQcb_9kDr6zyIR_QVXpAxGdK_T5sdfijqxL8601jNImbMh1WUjuiUJusD1xl1K9pTQCPcFmP0JzGouR9I-fbn8ap0o9OOu91AtcBxuQbQTjdiEGG/s640/IMG_2473-705995.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Or maybe lounge in bed with a cup of tea?</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSfs-YAWbfSMCjN5S0V1s8YrNLQdiB_tZEKoIhW8-GEL3s5RjQRiB-dTpWSiWNkm3TG-zo1j0Wa9qYx6n1jpOIKpQGJ1yVbfZsafFyg15omq_iAwClqzzWxb35lkaFwiq3JIqfLrcr5uz/s1600/2011-11-15-1227-19-707015.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677621666775170274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSfs-YAWbfSMCjN5S0V1s8YrNLQdiB_tZEKoIhW8-GEL3s5RjQRiB-dTpWSiWNkm3TG-zo1j0Wa9qYx6n1jpOIKpQGJ1yVbfZsafFyg15omq_iAwClqzzWxb35lkaFwiq3JIqfLrcr5uz/s640/2011-11-15-1227-19-707015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I hope you all have a wonderful day!<br /><br />Take care,<br />Carolyn</div>

A Different Look

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The Little Details

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ae1dNEdz8C5c5s7Rd5T_QqzzsyULcgiVHmtrA6k-WedG68bmUNXSoFVc526RV6QUp0Se814pU3o7hGZbsjV6QVTSy2Ig_DFPBko4jkW-JxCIMRLtevXY37cyH3vcKRA0GxO1d6vZSBOC/s1600/IMG_2571-752120.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412266003031698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ae1dNEdz8C5c5s7Rd5T_QqzzsyULcgiVHmtrA6k-WedG68bmUNXSoFVc526RV6QUp0Se814pU3o7hGZbsjV6QVTSy2Ig_DFPBko4jkW-JxCIMRLtevXY37cyH3vcKRA0GxO1d6vZSBOC/s640/IMG_2571-752120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">      I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Today, I want to share some of the little details in the Christmas Cottage. On the corner cupboard above I added greenery to the cream dishes for a holiday look.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPVq1Fm8EHHCB00XX7__uPDV1WY-pE5Dr6yBxLk-2NR6qZm9Ytvhr4jDdJUXG6JikQvmMEv6Ssi6yPpIny2sMu6p7uiLkJQr_a7JAsQVw23Jyxayv9gaqeMUqPEU483DBZWGMYBrLiWhQ/s1600/IMG_2692-753239.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412269641740594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPVq1Fm8EHHCB00XX7__uPDV1WY-pE5Dr6yBxLk-2NR6qZm9Ytvhr4jDdJUXG6JikQvmMEv6Ssi6yPpIny2sMu6p7uiLkJQr_a7JAsQVw23Jyxayv9gaqeMUqPEU483DBZWGMYBrLiWhQ/s640/IMG_2692-753239.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">On the french style vanity there are some feminine touches.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadtLi-o0eZk9lqdHf80uyUHRaWovE-XiaFSJgbULePqw_n6KhtQtuJ_PCaMsV3w0iafPLssEjXFLrl-gC08RHfwxKClJ0SQ-3OHfDcC-TNDTJXz9LpSFRFK1hJGUAgGobKdnRN9oL_JSe/s1600/IMG_2713-753784.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412272698782610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadtLi-o0eZk9lqdHf80uyUHRaWovE-XiaFSJgbULePqw_n6KhtQtuJ_PCaMsV3w0iafPLssEjXFLrl-gC08RHfwxKClJ0SQ-3OHfDcC-TNDTJXz9LpSFRFK1hJGUAgGobKdnRN9oL_JSe/s640/IMG_2713-753784.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This antique was given to me by my 94 year old neighbor whose maiden aunt made this nightgown out of flour bags and beautiful hand crochet lace..I was given two of these treasures and I happily display them in our guest room.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGT227VXUFY4wfG2drI0V8IvBMj6aFZ9OtxkUUiys8DQY3AGEQpxvh_x_7CL1oHjlBRiptTMstUhZrulHIz-7u__reCtArx0M_4Lay6p9uIr3TqgqMVAP8I4BnvYisQtBme469VOdAARR/s1600/IMG_2725_edited-756115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="489" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412285594162386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGT227VXUFY4wfG2drI0V8IvBMj6aFZ9OtxkUUiys8DQY3AGEQpxvh_x_7CL1oHjlBRiptTMstUhZrulHIz-7u__reCtArx0M_4Lay6p9uIr3TqgqMVAP8I4BnvYisQtBme469VOdAARR/s640/IMG_2725_edited-756115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This antique lace doily with the angels on it came from the 70 mile yardsale and it is over 100 years old.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFzQ2vKJIiDMosaE9fN5f1NkoNsJzVgKGc8P02lhQrD78hlwA_xGoKIJQWHeFEkJZ5byrS_fWjPILupieTKuzWDz4yfBuAEe2YAoAdnj32ybRzi_ROn5uP08AVM8V-grCx3I2H3Emd7Ht/s1600/IMG_2660-757661.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412290412948114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFzQ2vKJIiDMosaE9fN5f1NkoNsJzVgKGc8P02lhQrD78hlwA_xGoKIJQWHeFEkJZ5byrS_fWjPILupieTKuzWDz4yfBuAEe2YAoAdnj32ybRzi_ROn5uP08AVM8V-grCx3I2H3Emd7Ht/s640/IMG_2660-757661.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I love this angel that I bought a few years ago at TJMAXX.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxumhkL4Vc56yBd64dUmTMmio14xP9j6TpsORGSXXFn6Yt6ghyphenhyphen7VPcxP3Apt-_zM5xxKjUUc_3WYqAcZvLI6ac5mLLtBTU8WrVB83-Kvt1kPvthWUv72p8XYdzVzMyJWiFG91Hoa2ftXN/s1600/IMG_2643-759535.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412295678534738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxumhkL4Vc56yBd64dUmTMmio14xP9j6TpsORGSXXFn6Yt6ghyphenhyphen7VPcxP3Apt-_zM5xxKjUUc_3WYqAcZvLI6ac5mLLtBTU8WrVB83-Kvt1kPvthWUv72p8XYdzVzMyJWiFG91Hoa2ftXN/s640/IMG_2643-759535.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I have a collection of father Christmas'.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LjakWhRZYP_V8LPYzSfNGz8Z2ROmrOV7xRo_dCXUsyYnNbCPRk3pHGaDKeRRIVBcyLCeKz1l3gfiP4B2849fZfATfhV8SijjXR5Wrp8bFZM6edaB4vT3ot6i3ZkywxqrguQbd-h-bidG/s1600/IMG_2651-760670.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412299810083810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LjakWhRZYP_V8LPYzSfNGz8Z2ROmrOV7xRo_dCXUsyYnNbCPRk3pHGaDKeRRIVBcyLCeKz1l3gfiP4B2849fZfATfhV8SijjXR5Wrp8bFZM6edaB4vT3ot6i3ZkywxqrguQbd-h-bidG/s640/IMG_2651-760670.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Curl up in bed with a tea tray.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YKl26e9EKy8n-C9S3AWwe1ttWRZK7GU-FZ8t0wikjBjGKLz5jj4oKcF8ZRE4DoY0Q2FYhSoqRnxUvb7EtkAU_TBvXxp8WjO9kLtx9bulEWyfLjRKgFkkYWGKU1gFKcqYnkrHCo4Cwmd6/s1600/IMG_2662-761253.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412307758033906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YKl26e9EKy8n-C9S3AWwe1ttWRZK7GU-FZ8t0wikjBjGKLz5jj4oKcF8ZRE4DoY0Q2FYhSoqRnxUvb7EtkAU_TBvXxp8WjO9kLtx9bulEWyfLjRKgFkkYWGKU1gFKcqYnkrHCo4Cwmd6/s640/IMG_2662-761253.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Or maybe you like to knit-I used to knit  sweaters,mitts and little dresses etc. when my children were small</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBz26naCce7Fgy52-BRr9AqGQtmevGYF5kklgyY9VVsjs8xezdPmOoo759DSAI4fpRk3LUluiDeoeHI5g3Lqy_q_70QQo4vldPOKGXYHaoga8GCjOje_vGRCLp0p8ZExd14MyZAQPJ9RK/s1600/IMG_2634-763779.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412313353203010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBz26naCce7Fgy52-BRr9AqGQtmevGYF5kklgyY9VVsjs8xezdPmOoo759DSAI4fpRk3LUluiDeoeHI5g3Lqy_q_70QQo4vldPOKGXYHaoga8GCjOje_vGRCLp0p8ZExd14MyZAQPJ9RK/s640/IMG_2634-763779.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I can't resist angels</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkZXRJdee8wtSmWiIWOUVcuCE_zM3itVhhCizKBirqXLmjjMPC3MQDyELwDpiN82Fm2vOIYLydyqE-QF3mcxTOT8MwoCfcS-ozVZkZp3NhhOvTVb14VeHHe2YJEQw-sXBb9ZTmqY1B7Nj/s1600/IMG_2609-764415.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412318954787122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkZXRJdee8wtSmWiIWOUVcuCE_zM3itVhhCizKBirqXLmjjMPC3MQDyELwDpiN82Fm2vOIYLydyqE-QF3mcxTOT8MwoCfcS-ozVZkZp3NhhOvTVb14VeHHe2YJEQw-sXBb9ZTmqY1B7Nj/s640/IMG_2609-764415.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLadDXOR6rgMWXefg128cJBjdm_3_ixub7J5UdCefppcCscVbWqV6ZQDapfHnabx5B_pemasMm1keKNolGKliznFJ54v9hNYXplqu1PIleOvsXjzav21U-OIKC0y_WTyd1n5uZsVV8SHT/s1600/IMG_2653-766155.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412326350260338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLadDXOR6rgMWXefg128cJBjdm_3_ixub7J5UdCefppcCscVbWqV6ZQDapfHnabx5B_pemasMm1keKNolGKliznFJ54v9hNYXplqu1PIleOvsXjzav21U-OIKC0y_WTyd1n5uZsVV8SHT/s640/IMG_2653-766155.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Love candlelight too.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDuf4PCQbZZLxnN8SuGDAW5A0E2q8EUha16Qf80kEA5zEW5A6W6nEsgUQIOdrvU6ldIlRdpzPNHboZv4wWkxosbppWlOg5u6xVztwXjJ44sJELRTeFp2M9UP29CY4tD4r9lsX0mOcyYbu/s1600/IMG_2520-767101.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412333397835298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDuf4PCQbZZLxnN8SuGDAW5A0E2q8EUha16Qf80kEA5zEW5A6W6nEsgUQIOdrvU6ldIlRdpzPNHboZv4wWkxosbppWlOg5u6xVztwXjJ44sJELRTeFp2M9UP29CY4tD4r9lsX0mOcyYbu/s640/IMG_2520-767101.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Sweet little handmade mittens.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2zoSWJ0xpuKiTaV2MfFFYWIBy5HV62xEHcOqeGW50zUQUwUwhmc6WRU9M3UH2IplO9FY5frDItofszM6q8d4yaP0oScUdh2ka57SE3PfGXRe3rn-V8EQoxqAG5fYoZOEadgjxoh6o63c/s1600/IMG_2732-768518.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412335438629842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2zoSWJ0xpuKiTaV2MfFFYWIBy5HV62xEHcOqeGW50zUQUwUwhmc6WRU9M3UH2IplO9FY5frDItofszM6q8d4yaP0oScUdh2ka57SE3PfGXRe3rn-V8EQoxqAG5fYoZOEadgjxoh6o63c/s640/IMG_2732-768518.jpg" width="441" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Small Christmas trees-did you know you can make your old green ones ivory, by soaking them in bleach for awhile?</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxb79P-HXE2tar_3BQCSJCUYhzzwMAJH-S25YOOnqGCjR8wQ8CC_R2huvr4a00F56gPB2dYU1q8ukXXBkRPc67aKDpe73uJv1rnqUDaAkQZBCW-x9qSou-jFrXHpvbh7VcMfLwLacsf9a/s1600/IMG_2701-769195.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677412341715397890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxb79P-HXE2tar_3BQCSJCUYhzzwMAJH-S25YOOnqGCjR8wQ8CC_R2huvr4a00F56gPB2dYU1q8ukXXBkRPc67aKDpe73uJv1rnqUDaAkQZBCW-x9qSou-jFrXHpvbh7VcMfLwLacsf9a/s640/IMG_2701-769195.jpg" width="640" 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seems my Canon Rebel camera which I love has wore out, (it keeps coming up error) so unless Santa comes early I am going to be going through withdrawal!<br /><br /> Thank you to all who left so many kind words on the Christmas Cottage and welcome to all my new followers too- I am happy to have all of you!<br /><br />Take care,<br />Carolyn</div>

The Little Details

Hello everyone,       I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. Today, I want to share some of the little details in the Christmas Cottage. On th...

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The Christmas Cottage

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1mPP14G69p4mROJBE5AceyruXWgKI58aXcPsg62he9QbhKVtTe3ulykkuCSCOOH2P7p1mZ1j8iHozcGSuKzVhikPCiMq5aFIhkwXyDFaubUQwG3uQIecZ4P8DLJSzRMFDu2obl9XTSXy/s1600/IMG_2825-787380.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112330882757010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1mPP14G69p4mROJBE5AceyruXWgKI58aXcPsg62he9QbhKVtTe3ulykkuCSCOOH2P7p1mZ1j8iHozcGSuKzVhikPCiMq5aFIhkwXyDFaubUQwG3uQIecZ4P8DLJSzRMFDu2obl9XTSXy/s640/IMG_2825-787380.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     I am glad you stopped in today as I have more pictures to share of our little Gardeners Cottage that this time of year becomes The Christmas Cottage. I have had fun decorating it for our Christmas house tour coming up on December 10th..</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmHE8_LHREAn66Ylhib7aP3DEhKZWvqbHEp7BPEKeOnhaHNRFrKPYAjrfSMWIYr9kFrNdEe254hhglseZm_0olJjirzMUx5vSimD2EwxNxWvyKxYQ3gkJfMsnu_tQQ_TN0TBa4AS01Xax/s1600/IMG_2673-788115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112335379199442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmHE8_LHREAn66Ylhib7aP3DEhKZWvqbHEp7BPEKeOnhaHNRFrKPYAjrfSMWIYr9kFrNdEe254hhglseZm_0olJjirzMUx5vSimD2EwxNxWvyKxYQ3gkJfMsnu_tQQ_TN0TBa4AS01Xax/s640/IMG_2673-788115.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Each year I like to give it a little different look. So this year it is more of a  french country theme.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwfdYxmC_COHfWVY57W-5-6F4AzT1BGzqA4iXy5A6yRr1iSOpURoXddm7FlUP2AkdEbSJ7YoLbMfnGC0jzy_J_zHtcol5Fd2lHnCj2I236dLk2WJiI9ejlm6KhIeNH1NYR1cwh0M1Jcls/s1600/IMG_2597-789458.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112339966055170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwfdYxmC_COHfWVY57W-5-6F4AzT1BGzqA4iXy5A6yRr1iSOpURoXddm7FlUP2AkdEbSJ7YoLbMfnGC0jzy_J_zHtcol5Fd2lHnCj2I236dLk2WJiI9ejlm6KhIeNH1NYR1cwh0M1Jcls/s640/IMG_2597-789458.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The quilt on the bed is Marie Antoinette -a taupe and cream toile.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFsSXmDc8p2r5yS9zPG6FQm6kecubnphSMGG_CiujBrkjWVE5JaQj4RMQy1ECtueXNRPhNtJUDFBjf71zHE3aaKTP69MBuHgbcqyAMj53QI_0T879pOE-qsrrlasGrmLEFpW-tUhwNIM8/s1600/IMG_2586-790812.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112342958599618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFsSXmDc8p2r5yS9zPG6FQm6kecubnphSMGG_CiujBrkjWVE5JaQj4RMQy1ECtueXNRPhNtJUDFBjf71zHE3aaKTP69MBuHgbcqyAMj53QI_0T879pOE-qsrrlasGrmLEFpW-tUhwNIM8/s640/IMG_2586-790812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I bought these old skates at a thrift shop and gave them a coat of grey stain. </div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP36UgxcMYPmVHAr7xX8oyKK8vh4AP4u76eBCHDaE3r6wvJSvrFCfVqpVzhs_IFhn3r8Y4fgw14j7pnjWkYmWmEr0eKhU6rP-Cq6eYeVP9WP-QE0uxkduQpeFa14lrMvvll099mehx4mu/s1600/IMG_2844-791916.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112353583525026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP36UgxcMYPmVHAr7xX8oyKK8vh4AP4u76eBCHDaE3r6wvJSvrFCfVqpVzhs_IFhn3r8Y4fgw14j7pnjWkYmWmEr0eKhU6rP-Cq6eYeVP9WP-QE0uxkduQpeFa14lrMvvll099mehx4mu/s640/IMG_2844-791916.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The tree and all the decorations where Dollar Store or thrift store finds.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jhV6q6GGrvelW8IwJduzkgJTztVKOJQvBpo6lnDr3p422ppP4IcoyR98GokIiI82eSdub9oSp_I4az4_AXHD_h9TyqQX5Q1MsZxhC3ulRuhAwH27onoCCbVMAoIwRb9YBuZHxrteXfFN/s1600/IMG_2809-792851.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="481" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112352230150578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jhV6q6GGrvelW8IwJduzkgJTztVKOJQvBpo6lnDr3p422ppP4IcoyR98GokIiI82eSdub9oSp_I4az4_AXHD_h9TyqQX5Q1MsZxhC3ulRuhAwH27onoCCbVMAoIwRb9YBuZHxrteXfFN/s640/IMG_2809-792851.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />The cupboard in the corner was built for me in the summer and now holds my cream dishes with some greenery for the season.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNM8WYWzDepybkagZZtv4w0MFLREsAhp0NYi1r-un7T_QWITHWTPgkt4FR0ROzyGOl2_gIlevvwP-lT1SI0TEizDPC3zHj6REZ8mDoe2zXdDRGyCT1QCwkoPDfnzWbD8N9uuYkuqXAcD4/s1600/mantel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNM8WYWzDepybkagZZtv4w0MFLREsAhp0NYi1r-un7T_QWITHWTPgkt4FR0ROzyGOl2_gIlevvwP-lT1SI0TEizDPC3zHj6REZ8mDoe2zXdDRGyCT1QCwkoPDfnzWbD8N9uuYkuqXAcD4/s640/mantel.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>This little electric stove was a gift from my daughter and I gave it a coat of ivory paint .It gives a little bit of heat to take the chill out on cool days and adds some ambiance.The mirror is the top of a yardsale dresser but it works good here.also.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUWdTCFVZcUe0JO33nqklFdP9ip3LvBB7tSoMha_59nC9vy6c5Zi7A0AAFDyO_RFzZieBw6s6YwBNofJabS7xuFjw60_jNPe5JoVeUj6L69Z8UjWIl8lERXKWaHRmzgf0cNDWou8gc70Q/s1600/IMG_2843-796325.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112371671278402" 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them recovered.I gave the wood a wash of ivory paint.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iZT7QK8EYNbp-XPqn2lbzOYylGhfSAlWQY-wsMRFublrkgk6H9zb5yIruYlaoa1Fipe6jaLwsLEuXLH9wXp7TpzddrXEqKrqeQhK1vpeEpNpnINvOLl8NCrYIgh3KGDavuklIPS-jGGJ/s1600/IMG_2847_edited-799946.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112387817123538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iZT7QK8EYNbp-XPqn2lbzOYylGhfSAlWQY-wsMRFublrkgk6H9zb5yIruYlaoa1Fipe6jaLwsLEuXLH9wXp7TpzddrXEqKrqeQhK1vpeEpNpnINvOLl8NCrYIgh3KGDavuklIPS-jGGJ/s640/IMG_2847_edited-799946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2it_YlSSfXC6mM3DhF_FZ3Vg7m4Ld-qWQ7WdRaVzJmSZ7koiioP5dC8QGvNzVTKNdk6HfUBfrCw2CO7fUMCBaORUv1p4dQ1rJsT3LKnHXCQr4P5u3uGRRya1cakwQDfRazx7ohph7JDqt/s1600/IMG_2736_edited-700653.jpg"><img alt="" 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112406943041842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJt7h0P5EdYapdhP3gzsQUGDB_uxG40iNmvthXEVpSm2uw0SEcIFNpzj8_C465nKT7LOT1eWy8H6_8A41x7ct403URouKd61IBxE9PH7HWnCYDsUfkk1XcteW841yV-pJnUxe-WvgYfWs/s640/IMG_2871_edited-705252.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The netting over the bed was also a yard sale find-it adds a romantic touch.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9cv9X4E_dJocXfggLFvLdE4h3rHw4Gk8YD4bpZfrKSbWf-dKCpVJpEJJbo4ct_XyhzlU5CvYE_y4OFsG9fM5GxY0EOLW7cWTk8r3OIPGXPz4QjYBZplIwYD3UFjTo_3bIUUdi9PiET5g/s1600/IMG_2495-707936.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112420761765634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9cv9X4E_dJocXfggLFvLdE4h3rHw4Gk8YD4bpZfrKSbWf-dKCpVJpEJJbo4ct_XyhzlU5CvYE_y4OFsG9fM5GxY0EOLW7cWTk8r3OIPGXPz4QjYBZplIwYD3UFjTo_3bIUUdi9PiET5g/s640/IMG_2495-707936.jpg" width="640" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM60sz0AjekJHhcpAmUn8QO0dmmePHw-t7_kVl8eI-2MxF1Zd5_Q-ytOTdErXvSy-TCH-ma0NN_UfLUj11KpcQx18NJqyZCnkafasHpajuE3PxgtYlthFrjddOFT6Q5WaRgo-yt5lw_aO/s1600/IMG_2435-711689.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="419" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676112437140093506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlM60sz0AjekJHhcpAmUn8QO0dmmePHw-t7_kVl8eI-2MxF1Zd5_Q-ytOTdErXvSy-TCH-ma0NN_UfLUj11KpcQx18NJqyZCnkafasHpajuE3PxgtYlthFrjddOFT6Q5WaRgo-yt5lw_aO/s640/IMG_2435-711689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Our Christmas Cottage last winter.<br /><br />I am joining <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">French Country Cottage</span></a> for Feathered Nest Friday and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a> </span>for Show and Tell Friday where there is lots for you to enjoy.I am also joining <a href="http://maleviksrosentradgard.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Haken</span></a> for Show Off Saturday.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed a peek inside The Christmas Cottage.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Carolyn</div>

The Christmas Cottage

Hello everyone,      I am glad you stopped in today as I have more pictures to share of our little Gardeners Cottage that this time of year ...

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