Happy New Year!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLYuzD6UF99Q-7AoTO8hws1a7rTixCclwr9fT-7yTbWdw6hNVSNsCbs3ROS1kv1rqqmyQvV4tUg0DyzYZs6VgZQyIsjVoBp1S2YxkD_RF3WvIIKezL_3pfnMo_Ykz4O0ET9-IYR_KSxmG/s1600/IMG_2841_edited-763545.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="452" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354935956273394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLYuzD6UF99Q-7AoTO8hws1a7rTixCclwr9fT-7yTbWdw6hNVSNsCbs3ROS1kv1rqqmyQvV4tUg0DyzYZs6VgZQyIsjVoBp1S2YxkD_RF3WvIIKezL_3pfnMo_Ykz4O0ET9-IYR_KSxmG/s640/IMG_2841_edited-763545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKH-6VkwakSOE5fVN7DubJlfVfm2AsZUASS-NePK5gb58I8PqjzBc0w2OE4bhN0wohf9nKvZ6mSSL-6e0R9_akYm0IAlwS21LmeuoRQcl2b7Cv2jUwNKd_BIfA4IvcSk3Y3GqaSP12RoL/s1600/IMG_2857-764674.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354938432575122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKH-6VkwakSOE5fVN7DubJlfVfm2AsZUASS-NePK5gb58I8PqjzBc0w2OE4bhN0wohf9nKvZ6mSSL-6e0R9_akYm0IAlwS21LmeuoRQcl2b7Cv2jUwNKd_BIfA4IvcSk3Y3GqaSP12RoL/s640/IMG_2857-764674.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I am looking forward to our pond freezing hard enough to actually go skating on it soon.Although,I must confess it is a long time since I actually went skating.I was joking with a friend yesterday that I might need to borrow a walker to push on the ice for awhile first to get my confidence back before doing a  fancy pirouette!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiId3ujfd4BWT-62eTrfQzUeCX5Lr48kfblP5f0RqzWzBZg452SDvePt3dtiQv9RvSaCWwk-dbcRtBL0jgp5HR2zCAjUm36DnsZ5ClWZmKRe3LOrBEjuS25TZj9N8baKD6vYnR3a4OgoTxN/s1600/IMG_2854-768519.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354955871118306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiId3ujfd4BWT-62eTrfQzUeCX5Lr48kfblP5f0RqzWzBZg452SDvePt3dtiQv9RvSaCWwk-dbcRtBL0jgp5HR2zCAjUm36DnsZ5ClWZmKRe3LOrBEjuS25TZj9N8baKD6vYnR3a4OgoTxN/s640/IMG_2854-768519.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">We lost most of our Christmas snow but still have a little.It is going to rain for a couple of days though.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi4sCEGcwnx65PXRRy9hdjyy6P78xypGR_j63F_dwYVoSgnWVdQE73sZmF0ZF9449ndb4bb5LlrKfHz4JivQc0DnDmNlkbl6xMG-htebEAzRuGVyEWAgWEz5BX_6GGDyQNVNpIbBWAlYb/s1600/IMG_2852-769531.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="524" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354960480558338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi4sCEGcwnx65PXRRy9hdjyy6P78xypGR_j63F_dwYVoSgnWVdQE73sZmF0ZF9449ndb4bb5LlrKfHz4JivQc0DnDmNlkbl6xMG-htebEAzRuGVyEWAgWEz5BX_6GGDyQNVNpIbBWAlYb/s640/IMG_2852-769531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I will share my hot white chocolate with you-it is a yummy treat on a winter day.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGRNfQKnIVPh__eOj2QNco1U6odNXCmiB8RxuoDqnBsnqJTkP655KqdHGffSywdWM70lecBgV6toqSRRpeS0FFeH0UI3b7NyUbBZy5EfrLD74leAcm70_fDKH_hc8VJYk-oBaR7wWhayu/s1600/IMG_2865-773055.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354976813332802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGRNfQKnIVPh__eOj2QNco1U6odNXCmiB8RxuoDqnBsnqJTkP655KqdHGffSywdWM70lecBgV6toqSRRpeS0FFeH0UI3b7NyUbBZy5EfrLD74leAcm70_fDKH_hc8VJYk-oBaR7wWhayu/s640/IMG_2865-773055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofTeqm9jfKjgkImA4F5k0GuOFQwiO0VdhwCPcerAH6ZBHoymTcIIscV3DuERWJcIeYq3PdoX3fW4bDr1k0aeO723eHIlolsUm5Lxr0bh-OTBFUT2AVuHLCgroIPoJme7bp861F3wpgReC/s1600/IMG_2870-774170.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354980687131522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofTeqm9jfKjgkImA4F5k0GuOFQwiO0VdhwCPcerAH6ZBHoymTcIIscV3DuERWJcIeYq3PdoX3fW4bDr1k0aeO723eHIlolsUm5Lxr0bh-OTBFUT2AVuHLCgroIPoJme7bp861F3wpgReC/s640/IMG_2870-774170.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Whenever,I saw this mug at the thrift shop,I knew it would look pretty in this setting.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFYnNw7ruHgQgQsfdR0NFO1T6CwPhPzR0FGWWGXTTl8RIQItOXM0_a-4Ug1IJGIos5GSdYU_EwR_kkmQBFOmDBTNOSh_Kc54EU83cdAJ1cQuWWUNspLyH41dYlNa9tIvz57nRxNVMifoe/s1600/IMG_2843_edited-776484.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692354990338594258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFYnNw7ruHgQgQsfdR0NFO1T6CwPhPzR0FGWWGXTTl8RIQItOXM0_a-4Ug1IJGIos5GSdYU_EwR_kkmQBFOmDBTNOSh_Kc54EU83cdAJ1cQuWWUNspLyH41dYlNa9tIvz57nRxNVMifoe/s640/IMG_2843_edited-776484.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The pretty red pillow and blanket also were thrift shop finds. The chair and the old wire basket were roadside finds that I had to rescue.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3RIpR5ktUGhRfrLozFMImIZddjBCRlfLZ44hbAHFBmmHqg8FKD-Rk8b3YXIYiWL2KcPQgN4J9QQ159S4lF9zCC4byBl06Y1zw0LW95g6s2i9aJXE67Y44UdaSy-TIlQvvHiIUU-0lhmu/s1600/IMG_2866-778572.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692355001027820370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3RIpR5ktUGhRfrLozFMImIZddjBCRlfLZ44hbAHFBmmHqg8FKD-Rk8b3YXIYiWL2KcPQgN4J9QQ159S4lF9zCC4byBl06Y1zw0LW95g6s2i9aJXE67Y44UdaSy-TIlQvvHiIUU-0lhmu/s640/IMG_2866-778572.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Grap a pair of cozy hand knit mitts to keep your hands warm and enjoy the fresh air.It will put some pink roses on your cheeks and make you feel better too!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUE-KwxE6KofCNDTEc3RzUM8G3ZcktT9U9kMIsHtbUqc-m4gDloguiZ8BYPc45aseYb3rO0VEoO-3kbzorohTJSY65UBnidIBYOqsrU50oXXGKwtB0hZAWEJKuFnl8ATXJV3-iiV1u1kq/s1600/IMG_2829-782121.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="427" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692355016682798338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUE-KwxE6KofCNDTEc3RzUM8G3ZcktT9U9kMIsHtbUqc-m4gDloguiZ8BYPc45aseYb3rO0VEoO-3kbzorohTJSY65UBnidIBYOqsrU50oXXGKwtB0hZAWEJKuFnl8ATXJV3-iiV1u1kq/s640/IMG_2829-782121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIMgwAfAIS7GRLfRVD9SR0suIkM0AdoEKr_KFApRmna-2AZHk7k_XxqwJS24bD7jl9O-BnjKMWkuj85hXJkSTq39Xokq508OHZ3zJiCkUHch-k86_OVcJ4QGSPu3GmHXr3tJToRy9m5sF/s1600/2011-12-31-1258-461-783513.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692355027182584626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIMgwAfAIS7GRLfRVD9SR0suIkM0AdoEKr_KFApRmna-2AZHk7k_XxqwJS24bD7jl9O-BnjKMWkuj85hXJkSTq39Xokq508OHZ3zJiCkUHch-k86_OVcJ4QGSPu3GmHXr3tJToRy9m5sF/s640/2011-12-31-1258-461-783513.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZMOqAIk6ZOhu5_DgGxKwhn6_fKCkJFuBHhrdBh8llIshE7KVidnNkj9MLv_XjuAnsk7JUH2sxjZLNlZb6JakVZ44xNzNHgRYmJXdZZuUD2xWC6uibvSKTomzxhcvFU8hYq0RwNObk-iK/s1600/2011-12-31-1258-462-786327.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692355035994762930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZMOqAIk6ZOhu5_DgGxKwhn6_fKCkJFuBHhrdBh8llIshE7KVidnNkj9MLv_XjuAnsk7JUH2sxjZLNlZb6JakVZ44xNzNHgRYmJXdZZuUD2xWC6uibvSKTomzxhcvFU8hYq0RwNObk-iK/s640/2011-12-31-1258-462-786327.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF0I5Vcy2wjQay9LoasydfJJo6vl1FjH432mUb_c9xK0S5_tnFLlqwZj5nXatG6CFDaatz499cxgDcmA8lKKRlRWE6G6YOv39LsliRP1NiFhywr-w3vD9RSxGyJnsLMgaZmU81H_EpUhO/s1600/Collages161-790441.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692355055068353522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLF0I5Vcy2wjQay9LoasydfJJo6vl1FjH432mUb_c9xK0S5_tnFLlqwZj5nXatG6CFDaatz499cxgDcmA8lKKRlRWE6G6YOv39LsliRP1NiFhywr-w3vD9RSxGyJnsLMgaZmU81H_EpUhO/s640/Collages161-790441.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>Thank you to all who have stopped in to visit,left sweet comments or sent me lovely emails throughout the past year-you encourage me to keep trying to bring a little pleasure to all of you who take time out of your busy day to visit. I wish you all peace,hope,love and joy in this New Year of 2012!<br /><br />I am joining Hakan for his New Year's Party at<a href="http://maleviksrosentradgard.blogspot.com/"> Rose Garden in Malevik</a> today.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Carolyn</div>

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! I am looking forward to our pond freezing hard enough to actually go skating on it soon.Although,...

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Romantic Candlelight

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kC7I6F6P8pGX8APrqjEwJN4_Zyswu241Q8PpQowqpjptIq2whfWFlvMCTH-vA5saYbQcNFrroIT61UwenxQGOUvjlWlRE4VNsAQmhXc_diQcBBdKyYd44sTLmMIQ4NPrg7rBZjSjpBrI/s1600/IMG_2677-758345.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073592236526946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kC7I6F6P8pGX8APrqjEwJN4_Zyswu241Q8PpQowqpjptIq2whfWFlvMCTH-vA5saYbQcNFrroIT61UwenxQGOUvjlWlRE4VNsAQmhXc_diQcBBdKyYd44sTLmMIQ4NPrg7rBZjSjpBrI/s640/IMG_2677-758345.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">   One of the things I enjoy about the long winter nights is the romantic glow of candlelight in our home.A couple of nights ago we enjoyed a cozy candlelight dinner with the wood fireplace going and the Christmas tree nearby.It is one of the things I look forward to the most when the garden is put to bed for winter and the colder temperatures force me indoors.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTMsHAhICdVYrmKPI5kI4O37lvfYcATeHikhMb_ZIK3I5d8_DiPBXbuP0N2rjwgzkS4leP1dbF6VDHG5SBPTjtrsqHLg8KPTfb9-glekrSorAh4tVKxkeaT9GWNVPGm3swjpml6L5_QX8/s1600/IMG_2727-762405.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073611944467250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTMsHAhICdVYrmKPI5kI4O37lvfYcATeHikhMb_ZIK3I5d8_DiPBXbuP0N2rjwgzkS4leP1dbF6VDHG5SBPTjtrsqHLg8KPTfb9-glekrSorAh4tVKxkeaT9GWNVPGm3swjpml6L5_QX8/s640/IMG_2727-762405.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The bannister on the stairway gives a warm glow in the hallway as well.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb9NgzxXA2VzeFyNHgF81_RQrI5_q0AvWt0y06cMFIOuV5ss4PQGwdkml4wRNrNn4UW01QMwbDeVRji71c6XFxXVdysjEngzNvohMvyRk9sxw6xZ45gu6rK97a9kzjaHOjgYQFRNq1wzj/s1600/IMG_2614-767975.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073636604298482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb9NgzxXA2VzeFyNHgF81_RQrI5_q0AvWt0y06cMFIOuV5ss4PQGwdkml4wRNrNn4UW01QMwbDeVRji71c6XFxXVdysjEngzNvohMvyRk9sxw6xZ45gu6rK97a9kzjaHOjgYQFRNq1wzj/s640/IMG_2614-767975.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I love old drippy candles.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Qzv4ZfVDp2yyzkD8HMf-IOUZs55VUeZv2j6W86jrCHSMwVDTWhctpH4aterL2Od53gGeWGt6YwXnrJGptQGuEW54IM6oPjcXnkvlFoCUwCSevM0xgMoyWYliXFLu8-qAo7p_SLwOehPV/s1600/IMG_2661-771086.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073647716888578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Qzv4ZfVDp2yyzkD8HMf-IOUZs55VUeZv2j6W86jrCHSMwVDTWhctpH4aterL2Od53gGeWGt6YwXnrJGptQGuEW54IM6oPjcXnkvlFoCUwCSevM0xgMoyWYliXFLu8-qAo7p_SLwOehPV/s640/IMG_2661-771086.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">The candle chandelier adds charm.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U9UGg3qh0T7LNYjYZxdX2pZm5H6uegZF6b8hwELHIrgsWwz3v24ZyKNs8jevJdIUy2wGbBSodc_FQ3Ymbe7lTccYtLD8hBn5BFcxQnfLWp5sfynxlALPFZbMqCnNQPbplk73EQtzDJk1/s1600/IMG_2703-771863.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073651564306434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7U9UGg3qh0T7LNYjYZxdX2pZm5H6uegZF6b8hwELHIrgsWwz3v24ZyKNs8jevJdIUy2wGbBSodc_FQ3Ymbe7lTccYtLD8hBn5BFcxQnfLWp5sfynxlALPFZbMqCnNQPbplk73EQtzDJk1/s640/IMG_2703-771863.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Candles glowing in the hall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKWMDsdGA4pUZLSrAnn9ixc7LZGNVrIfvXIVAz2BzzWELdiluCtc1frBw6rc0h_AdZkEcT6ow-WPMBRZwRiNZhS1qWV5YWI8n_ZrIHqcLj7olz6TSRMF2e-7u7_j7hcfqXWtHaxmdxaKX/s1600/2011-12-28-1402-23-775069.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073666689428674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKWMDsdGA4pUZLSrAnn9ixc7LZGNVrIfvXIVAz2BzzWELdiluCtc1frBw6rc0h_AdZkEcT6ow-WPMBRZwRiNZhS1qWV5YWI8n_ZrIHqcLj7olz6TSRMF2e-7u7_j7hcfqXWtHaxmdxaKX/s640/2011-12-28-1402-23-775069.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">A few Christmas touches in our home.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij29RUW6czobt0IvBckqzo_4FBdS95QxGunaQRrQK5637dNnJiCGpyPvke0NcnKPvcfip95EKw80-6YtpHFGTi2YJYY2rJpLuD9yl21L4MKj8tELQssz9hJ8ckRzi-z_EYow7zLCu8zsO/s1600/2011-12-28-2209-082-775956.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692073671225680690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhij29RUW6czobt0IvBckqzo_4FBdS95QxGunaQRrQK5637dNnJiCGpyPvke0NcnKPvcfip95EKw80-6YtpHFGTi2YJYY2rJpLuD9yl21L4MKj8tELQssz9hJ8ckRzi-z_EYow7zLCu8zsO/s640/2011-12-28-2209-082-775956.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>Hope you are enjoying a warm cozy night by the glow of candlelight!<br /><br />Last night we hosted a potluck dinner for 27 people and I took some pictures of the tables beforehand to share with you soon. We will be eating leftovers for days!<br /><br />I am joining <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday and <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a> for Show And Tell.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting,<br />Carolyn</div>

Romantic Candlelight

Hello everyone,    One of the things I enjoy about the long winter nights is the romantic glow of candlelight in our home.A couple of nights...

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Tea Party Review

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PmTORxT8w1u1aX8xuFVQPgIz2wlpP74k_wyl1Qp2Fxdg8WQdlxOg60Z10m5_-URcVZ8AHCer2QlSTnDL-WsDNmp4z5bcNeIV6P4oxUouH2z6azk26C5I4YOHjpyauBTuhJupYsTguQxA/s1600/Winter+tea+outdoors-715546.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690961444421591458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PmTORxT8w1u1aX8xuFVQPgIz2wlpP74k_wyl1Qp2Fxdg8WQdlxOg60Z10m5_-URcVZ8AHCer2QlSTnDL-WsDNmp4z5bcNeIV6P4oxUouH2z6azk26C5I4YOHjpyauBTuhJupYsTguQxA/s640/Winter+tea+outdoors-715546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     Last year I did a tea party review so I thought I would do one of the tea parties that I had this past year.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE46zJjo3Bsr1Ed084gt2WI5B2k2P1H_hcYPFU5thRLJjMuG-T13L-s5x-FiynQM_L6mmriD6JIRyMWkQbpRIcnsm75Uisl3WSbxG1ER8BbWJ0sDzSoMBXbYSFH2u5svo_Ikg1P2G1v9tB/s1600/2011-02-08-1243-0510-717263.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690961451979512226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE46zJjo3Bsr1Ed084gt2WI5B2k2P1H_hcYPFU5thRLJjMuG-T13L-s5x-FiynQM_L6mmriD6JIRyMWkQbpRIcnsm75Uisl3WSbxG1ER8BbWJ0sDzSoMBXbYSFH2u5svo_Ikg1P2G1v9tB/s640/2011-02-08-1243-0510-717263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNr3QaM4o-vTbbSh0X08mpze2JWRviGEDKF5JaNNm2bXjx2JkEr3aBs7eEEaRlxLgBpn5yOzEFeXs1yp288hclb0IUJE61p2R6JnZQqpuLQFSGCb8ZLs_83tP9YazTVRKACz6eLUjC3ZZ/s1600/BEAUTIFUL+CREAMY+WHITES5-720766.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690961461455590226" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuZ4_2IPiIWHaph7YNaqqk2ENU2q1RuYyAYYxoXfopVF1O5oASz4-N3xhoyzZq7Z19zOyFF-w2mWunuWpnUN4vH0f7V-AtxxUBLKtO6K1wRtV11bONk-N9yEBDdhlTPVaWzpPFmDsuueb/s1600/2011-11-09-1732-275-737047.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690961538128083522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuZ4_2IPiIWHaph7YNaqqk2ENU2q1RuYyAYYxoXfopVF1O5oASz4-N3xhoyzZq7Z19zOyFF-w2mWunuWpnUN4vH0f7V-AtxxUBLKtO6K1wRtV11bONk-N9yEBDdhlTPVaWzpPFmDsuueb/s640/2011-11-09-1732-275-737047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDIoLcLecm7LtND_GVbac4LPAtQgPOPs6YE6QuwVw9rd-MQHOCrmMUmSz0VYd4h4aiDaK8gzdCT1ohEFguXaNg-wEwhowNWTq8CxoM0pUeAImalJbAwOS_-KlFqtuIRnn2t9Cx3KyxeXs/s1600/2011-11-16-1731-003-740782.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690961548586690594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDIoLcLecm7LtND_GVbac4LPAtQgPOPs6YE6QuwVw9rd-MQHOCrmMUmSz0VYd4h4aiDaK8gzdCT1ohEFguXaNg-wEwhowNWTq8CxoM0pUeAImalJbAwOS_-KlFqtuIRnn2t9Cx3KyxeXs/s640/2011-11-16-1731-003-740782.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Well,another year is almost over and I hope to enjoy many new tea parties with you in the coming year!<br />If you would like to see last year's Tea Party Review click <a href="http://warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com/2011/01/year-of-tea-parties.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Today I am joining <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch </a>for Tablescape Thursday.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping in today.<br /><br />Carolyn<br /><br /></div>

Tea Party Review

Hello everyone,      Last year I did a tea party review so I thought I would do one of the tea parties that I had this past year. Well,anoth...

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Home for Christmas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rRC8vluOlL0KrEnFL5bqvmco_8vwp87ppPxd-ZO58Gmtrki39WZ4AewfT9WijjXvr_WqolJZ_6xc2QBlugCjFsrFHo3j2-6th3BkzaiHFg1_c42cN4XE9_fRdTMA6ubXfRSNbpAh91xy/s1600/2011-12-25-1851-231-759067.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949173861360562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rRC8vluOlL0KrEnFL5bqvmco_8vwp87ppPxd-ZO58Gmtrki39WZ4AewfT9WijjXvr_WqolJZ_6xc2QBlugCjFsrFHo3j2-6th3BkzaiHFg1_c42cN4XE9_fRdTMA6ubXfRSNbpAh91xy/s640/2011-12-25-1851-231-759067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     Hope you are still enjoying some holiday cheer and maybe a little rest from the hustle and bustle as well.I just have a few collages etc. to share with you today.The photo above is how we set up our  tables for dinner when our children and their families are all home for a family meal..There are 23 of us so it involves some rearranging of tables,chairs etc. It is more practical then fancy but it works good for us.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAxfliMU6zBv0WTS_5a3_sGppenCH2OHm42_lXbIhyZMr8UmFW6v1SAvQQAS4dd8owZMFnCIEmpHkTa5X971qWFiX0A0GRZB7g9uIUTDBMCQAhmqvX-WodEznX4T2hb925d65xRJw7jHX/s1600/Recently+Updated11-760015.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949177573451346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAxfliMU6zBv0WTS_5a3_sGppenCH2OHm42_lXbIhyZMr8UmFW6v1SAvQQAS4dd8owZMFnCIEmpHkTa5X971qWFiX0A0GRZB7g9uIUTDBMCQAhmqvX-WodEznX4T2hb925d65xRJw7jHX/s640/Recently+Updated11-760015.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This is me playing with my new 50mm lens and anything that was in front of me was photographed- too bad you weren't here!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9BjoVbcoG8Qd5moPCBj4ulA1veJzNJKvJEATcrkbPF10qsKa6R879AgPdr-2YM8BaCWJJcuEUtPJ0pCXuLColdWK7SX4vxtat6MvCFCC6ZzJRvYdQJXbcYjtXQdujNtdvMTTXKcxzU1i/s1600/2011-12-25-1851-234-765918.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949204929294626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9BjoVbcoG8Qd5moPCBj4ulA1veJzNJKvJEATcrkbPF10qsKa6R879AgPdr-2YM8BaCWJJcuEUtPJ0pCXuLColdWK7SX4vxtat6MvCFCC6ZzJRvYdQJXbcYjtXQdujNtdvMTTXKcxzU1i/s640/2011-12-25-1851-234-765918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Some quiet moments</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3S5Tl1TI7zgSHnQrzJDp0v3CAowmrwv_wMy1a8RvqoRGlpQ8Vq9gzRGWgEMq2_ksg2DVxFjqz2PcEYsjZdykWXqBdv7GWlI0X8PV-ncA_Qv7GC1acPAcibw8QiXACQ63o6kPmpllIM37/s1600/2011-12-25-1851-23-773244.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949235970531874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB3S5Tl1TI7zgSHnQrzJDp0v3CAowmrwv_wMy1a8RvqoRGlpQ8Vq9gzRGWgEMq2_ksg2DVxFjqz2PcEYsjZdykWXqBdv7GWlI0X8PV-ncA_Qv7GC1acPAcibw8QiXACQ63o6kPmpllIM37/s640/2011-12-25-1851-23-773244.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">More of our Christmas tables-there is a small children's table in the muddle for a few wee ones.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIFbhOCz1LOrIdKLOF3O1JwfAxjwPr4YVYWEFJ0qVWT_3k2rAtbsomQzSfGhdUzLCja9EE_OozgqyTGwFrXKMUWmkIE_MgC-rBFhFi6rQ_EauHMhVJ9gFU8j0i_jRi3kzTeN-rHbkGMJ0/s1600/IMG_2467-774301.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="515" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949239793932162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIFbhOCz1LOrIdKLOF3O1JwfAxjwPr4YVYWEFJ0qVWT_3k2rAtbsomQzSfGhdUzLCja9EE_OozgqyTGwFrXKMUWmkIE_MgC-rBFhFi6rQ_EauHMhVJ9gFU8j0i_jRi3kzTeN-rHbkGMJ0/s640/IMG_2467-774301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Beautiful roses- a gift from my sister-in law.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm1vvJHeFrGvpBTIN-IVnSmR4SMBKASoOtBqV34wxI2XQ_KCVhtNN0OJ40UcECKGdQdLvnDod0D1gjLtqEl4Y7qmyLEbZOdCk0x8dDvlOXlnPsoSgk_ZBAxGuUUM9Mq4ePDv_SKb85btj/s1600/IMG_2468-774993.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="553" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690949245820117026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm1vvJHeFrGvpBTIN-IVnSmR4SMBKASoOtBqV34wxI2XQ_KCVhtNN0OJ40UcECKGdQdLvnDod0D1gjLtqEl4Y7qmyLEbZOdCk0x8dDvlOXlnPsoSgk_ZBAxGuUUM9Mq4ePDv_SKb85btj/s640/IMG_2468-774993.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">My paperwhites bloomed just in time for Christmas.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgpXt5k0dXKCYGfL1gBBBjm5hsXd7nJuBuPtW-6sh1kh8thJH-TG6-ClKzWYUgh65UCzhJVqYWD5w6ly4h8t-7oVnIf9y9jZXSVt-bZuIuO85HsrD17XFmQe8ifwypmV9by1EAXrSEhg9/s640/IMG_2453-1-785750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Still playing with my new lense!<br /><br />I will be back soon with  a Year of Tea Parties post.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Carolyn<br /><br /></div>

Home for Christmas

Hello everyone,      Hope you are still enjoying some holiday cheer and maybe a little rest from the hustle and bustle as well.I just have a...

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A White Christmas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQFPAwW012VIaoN8X5iSYE8YkwsjYbhDFhAJMuiD5vkTsG1TILQign-cyoh98xQJeO-IrAxtlMv6EhaUQjONyZs8-CjgUHIUbekz1EtmSGnJPreMksuqvzyt4Jvx4axPBFc5o73XxGl65/s1600/IMG_1733-770601.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690819087911536594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQFPAwW012VIaoN8X5iSYE8YkwsjYbhDFhAJMuiD5vkTsG1TILQign-cyoh98xQJeO-IrAxtlMv6EhaUQjONyZs8-CjgUHIUbekz1EtmSGnJPreMksuqvzyt4Jvx4axPBFc5o73XxGl65/s640/IMG_1733-770601.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">      I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. I was so happy to have some snow arrive a couple of days before Christmas as it had been so mild and I was resigning myself to a green one.It was Christmas card perfect!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQtZVer0hKU6eCUkF0rzQHfu04U8ljWnBouPs5hFOoLGAcDCcKtnmBXTApk4LJylT2pEUyoZKzu9tvVACYMbm42kmB9cRpIB5tLpsDN20BMZKXG4GhTr28ma7YCBuyOAbocU9C4c_iK_n/s1600/IMG_1755-771736.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="496" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690819087611347202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQtZVer0hKU6eCUkF0rzQHfu04U8ljWnBouPs5hFOoLGAcDCcKtnmBXTApk4LJylT2pEUyoZKzu9tvVACYMbm42kmB9cRpIB5tLpsDN20BMZKXG4GhTr28ma7YCBuyOAbocU9C4c_iK_n/s640/IMG_1755-771736.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Come along and I will show you some of the beautiful sights!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWeeLt2hciUdM-vVWzWiVGDrnOc7WDrL49VSiHUymJ8ID_3hy1fjG41dnJPcUqYW66MvmVlHISwUz2JV4xf5BgylHofOCf3pHeHYxb_6jcigC4fApBioNAf9zeIhQr2mlL96wFkyVXc_K/s640/IMG_1878-799429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was a beautiful gift from above just in time for Christmas!<br /><br />We had a lovely Christmas with all of our children and grandchildren gathered around our table for our traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings-a blessing indeed! Last night we had five of our little grandchildren(6 years and under) for a sleepover with a night coming soon for the 3 older ones.Little Lila was not feeling well so she didn't stay the night this time.It is so much fun to see them having such a good time together.<br />  On a different note I got a new lens for my camera so now I am off to practice on this beautiful bright winter day!<br />  Thank you to all who left such lovely kind wishes for me this Christmas season. I had hoped to be able to get back to you all personally but time slips by too fast.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting me today.<br /><br />Carolyn</div>

A White Christmas

Hello everyone,       I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. I was so happy to have some snow arrive a couple of days before Christmas as it...

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