Romantic Homes Feature

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzHCwGFAm5Q5jDEiu_T51Oz67hgj4CmZEQq8Z5Pq1m00DunBb2jCXYTAhsfaLGFEHFYqsAVx3OpORvNxcZsw8PboqKUA2ARJpMaWZdcPO25FxZLIYjZTitr9BOHdA5fYVCQA23obvIQU/s1600/IMG_8679_4968-776866.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818608924112898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzHCwGFAm5Q5jDEiu_T51Oz67hgj4CmZEQq8Z5Pq1m00DunBb2jCXYTAhsfaLGFEHFYqsAVx3OpORvNxcZsw8PboqKUA2ARJpMaWZdcPO25FxZLIYjZTitr9BOHdA5fYVCQA23obvIQU/s640/IMG_8679_4968-776866.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello Everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">      How are you all? I have been away for the past couple of weeks (Florida) with some of our family so this is the first chance I have had to share that I have been featured in Romantic Homes this month. I know some of you had already seen it but it was pretty exciting to walk into Target in Florida and pick up my copy of Romantic Homes and see my pictures featured there! A big thank you to,JoAnne Coletti for choosing my pictures to feature in this lovely magazine-I am so honored!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhOp4vhJ-7rDb3L-pGSJJDxmX4ExxdJIuhUvfVov_en-n7eMJyQYg1Gn-Z4xCBgzJctUC32JtU9vkvxWRPH1H3IiFcsmC2hmvI_H5i1EzqHkYrEeEcIWmqalMK93BQKlO_dsvKNp0qIY/s1600/IMG_8678_4967-778963.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818618977693938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhOp4vhJ-7rDb3L-pGSJJDxmX4ExxdJIuhUvfVov_en-n7eMJyQYg1Gn-Z4xCBgzJctUC32JtU9vkvxWRPH1H3IiFcsmC2hmvI_H5i1EzqHkYrEeEcIWmqalMK93BQKlO_dsvKNp0qIY/s640/IMG_8678_4967-778963.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdIn16awLwRkSlr1FPalbQmGVnNEOnBTJ2bqKzCOGHMQPodCQQH2px_rPLKTpJ0G-Yx9wfJU4XhPAUkI6paZ-FJy0lDR3Ell0IsZdwTLWnW6i4bdr_RBC8fW-h4PTKc23Ebn-_78EVRQ/s1600/IMG_8676_4965-780253.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="560" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818620949929650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdIn16awLwRkSlr1FPalbQmGVnNEOnBTJ2bqKzCOGHMQPodCQQH2px_rPLKTpJ0G-Yx9wfJU4XhPAUkI6paZ-FJy0lDR3Ell0IsZdwTLWnW6i4bdr_RBC8fW-h4PTKc23Ebn-_78EVRQ/s640/IMG_8676_4965-780253.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Sorry for the quality of these pics but apparently I shouldn't have left the magazine by the pool with several splashing little ones!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgI2nlL5Uz1nijBsJOrv9_719HrJGKPsDImYekly-YA9R753TLbScEtUigRVg_pMkM82GMqlo44jmWgGZ8WWsqXvmP-p-bGZOk2WEeEffNOm_F1hsX-MhHbpMvvk4KkaiUNYMT8eDWOI/s1600/IMG_8677_4966-781342.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818626893040802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgI2nlL5Uz1nijBsJOrv9_719HrJGKPsDImYekly-YA9R753TLbScEtUigRVg_pMkM82GMqlo44jmWgGZ8WWsqXvmP-p-bGZOk2WEeEffNOm_F1hsX-MhHbpMvvk4KkaiUNYMT8eDWOI/s640/IMG_8677_4966-781342.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL4BTFrjgIJXm8HANbTFWnMIuWppGUsWbWF_LmYpBfe1ZHqtyNQDcOs4Nli-Qs3LLzQpcJ6IXS6HstonLisFDkLVOX6zO0D1sbbH9zV5REcaHEQ9aOcr9-LnxXpEccMZf6jMwj7ZEm1Q/s1600/IMG_8681_4970-782307.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818630534381442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCL4BTFrjgIJXm8HANbTFWnMIuWppGUsWbWF_LmYpBfe1ZHqtyNQDcOs4Nli-Qs3LLzQpcJ6IXS6HstonLisFDkLVOX6zO0D1sbbH9zV5REcaHEQ9aOcr9-LnxXpEccMZf6jMwj7ZEm1Q/s640/IMG_8681_4970-782307.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsilMXHEI-Pi-hBdX1AlfA0fGFsIWSOdS98_MCwUzvQ0jJra_CC5AA4WsKEGNZFANgYlk2xWl9t0u9SaZTnHwueL3H0KVMP5unv15mFyFwCNhKm0uRpSQxdER2-fkQCZoLankC16e89Dw/s1600/IMG_8683_4972-783418.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818634637605234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsilMXHEI-Pi-hBdX1AlfA0fGFsIWSOdS98_MCwUzvQ0jJra_CC5AA4WsKEGNZFANgYlk2xWl9t0u9SaZTnHwueL3H0KVMP5unv15mFyFwCNhKm0uRpSQxdER2-fkQCZoLankC16e89Dw/s640/IMG_8683_4972-783418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">I will share more on our trip later but for now I want to share my very first garden bouquet of the season. It was such a joy to come home and see these little beauties blooming in the garden and know that there is so much more to come!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhomleDILS7VajPONDwaMoek3kXpPx6CNKFlKRZ65okfMaj72lgNyzbBvQI-3-OSU_2tgdKn91vCg7Muop2aR26-L_FTzZ6MGHJGn9QQqtxEpNGs91dBTetC-bC_TawRA_Day_yUB3mo0/s1600/IMG_8699_4988-001-785145.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733818645154234946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhomleDILS7VajPONDwaMoek3kXpPx6CNKFlKRZ65okfMaj72lgNyzbBvQI-3-OSU_2tgdKn91vCg7Muop2aR26-L_FTzZ6MGHJGn9QQqtxEpNGs91dBTetC-bC_TawRA_Day_yUB3mo0/s640/IMG_8699_4988-001-785145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This morning I woke up to this peaceful scene on our pond as we had a couple of Canada geese and a mallard duck swimming around on our pond in the mist before the sun was up.<br /><br />Thank you for being patient with me in my absence and allowing me to brag a little when I returned.<br /><br />One of my treasured memories of Florida was getting to meet my friend Becky from the beautiful blog  <a href="http://oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.ca/2012/04/friendshipas-sweet-as-any-fragrance.html">One <span style="color: #660000;">Shabby Old House</span></a>. Becky and I enjoyed a lovely lunch together and some shopping at one of her favorite haunts.We have been writing back and forth for a few years now when we met through blogging and I always enjoyed hearing from her and knew I would enjoy meeting her someday.I am touched by Becky's very sweet post on our visit and hope you can pop in and say hello-Becky has a real talent with words and told the story much more eloquently then I ever could.Thank you Becky for taking the time to meet with me-you are beautiful inside and out!<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend!<br /><br />Carolyn<br /><br /></div>

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Hello Everyone,       How are you all? I have been away for the past couple of weeks (Florida) with some of our family so this is the first ...

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Shades of Pink

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF85WGc347gGJZH9C1IpaCDsaywLEUzUhkmD3gA4iGtKAImWyTh9P1n8woZkjg7XgYuAw9w92e5MFDVLxClhu2dRsQt2F-45QghvSMoFxz5QuBcm-F1nbL2yU1Az4kF82Iemo8jFLsac/s1600/2012+02+082-738555.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419241790166098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF85WGc347gGJZH9C1IpaCDsaywLEUzUhkmD3gA4iGtKAImWyTh9P1n8woZkjg7XgYuAw9w92e5MFDVLxClhu2dRsQt2F-45QghvSMoFxz5QuBcm-F1nbL2yU1Az4kF82Iemo8jFLsac/s640/2012+02+082-738555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     It is Pink Saturday today at How Sweet the Sound so I went looking though my photos for some of my favorite ' pinks'.</div><div class="mobile-photo">      </div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO3Dp_Ve_PCfqUjlqTGWW9QcKWXPP4HzvpTkD2Sn4TsTQ_SU8XDPbivsVia7I4fdMcYzIiTcjDS8waGgc2hN58mt9jI3u8KhX8Xmj4Lte31EE7nZKQ7JBwxsKaKy_EtDy4NBMbZggt34/s1600/2012+02+111-740339.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419249193927874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO3Dp_Ve_PCfqUjlqTGWW9QcKWXPP4HzvpTkD2Sn4TsTQ_SU8XDPbivsVia7I4fdMcYzIiTcjDS8waGgc2hN58mt9jI3u8KhX8Xmj4Lte31EE7nZKQ7JBwxsKaKy_EtDy4NBMbZggt34/s640/2012+02+111-740339.jpg" width="494" /></a></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/AVvXsEiXrDtp_nL_HJaysJNE-V1TYqGxrMVF3hsMYNJXQDzxRI_aVza-_lOLKP0971SwQfp8DQjZhmNUEyGvUF6nZc2gWfJnOdJb0nlG5aROA-OmbZjev5za5uvfsiAIsAiihmSE_oI7owzh_DY/s1600/Collages192-741668.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="508" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419249920667426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrDtp_nL_HJaysJNE-V1TYqGxrMVF3hsMYNJXQDzxRI_aVza-_lOLKP0971SwQfp8DQjZhmNUEyGvUF6nZc2gWfJnOdJb0nlG5aROA-OmbZjev5za5uvfsiAIsAiihmSE_oI7owzh_DY/s640/Collages192-741668.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Our little granddaughter practicing her ballet moves.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVvZqwEdjw5am3w6ZdL1fx2L_8v7p7jlwMhp_l46Z_Hyj8GZhdJ0h9kM3v0PprM_d06USS0YQzOnIVm5U8R9cJOrexyw_rokTYLucT2AVwwZUPJdfx0GKK6wJMXUN7iXPZ5wMz-ttYXE/s1600/blog+37-742900.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419259261072402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVvZqwEdjw5am3w6ZdL1fx2L_8v7p7jlwMhp_l46Z_Hyj8GZhdJ0h9kM3v0PprM_d06USS0YQzOnIVm5U8R9cJOrexyw_rokTYLucT2AVwwZUPJdfx0GKK6wJMXUN7iXPZ5wMz-ttYXE/s640/blog+37-742900.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQxrxsh3Ef8L_zEg9RuJ38Oa5RqKNIIVnowOjX7saWU_wXXI_o3JsQQE79S-J36GZ2pY1gJytFQ-23S7Bq99nMWD5AtTdW5nUyY8geMZRyVbYVwwAqlMu_-WuzP-6pPGt7VXXvh0kWYI/s1600/IMG_8769-744672.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419264187995442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQxrxsh3Ef8L_zEg9RuJ38Oa5RqKNIIVnowOjX7saWU_wXXI_o3JsQQE79S-J36GZ2pY1gJytFQ-23S7Bq99nMWD5AtTdW5nUyY8geMZRyVbYVwwAqlMu_-WuzP-6pPGt7VXXvh0kWYI/s640/IMG_8769-744672.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Looking forward to warm summer nights but not wanting to  rush spring as I enjoy it too.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDUXTr-cHebxMEKHC0ARIoQJ3XlcPNBMYF6847nX1E4wRXR39_NVhj9ExQIJ_86ww4JLJEwZFZCpLnP8KNmcxdLiXkWQiLAs6HohPsBbmLR-QfzvP7Gs-d62mLXz0Ko6sH9AnVy31zo8/s1600/IMG_8173-746037.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419271987723890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDUXTr-cHebxMEKHC0ARIoQJ3XlcPNBMYF6847nX1E4wRXR39_NVhj9ExQIJ_86ww4JLJEwZFZCpLnP8KNmcxdLiXkWQiLAs6HohPsBbmLR-QfzvP7Gs-d62mLXz0Ko6sH9AnVy31zo8/s640/IMG_8173-746037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">I love my roses-this one is Heritage an English David Austen rose.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBuuw8FV1XZlDI9GfiuVWXCXuyZBFZS5jcJ4zfFmFnLJ5pvSM062CV4JXJpt8L6H6DB-GkAYWKnQTcvFy7UouaAUMsUdwlIoBBUFdisGuuLsiBTuVVYGaspcfozFv2I3QF7CudkKT7SA/s1600/IMG_1709-747586.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419275991913554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBuuw8FV1XZlDI9GfiuVWXCXuyZBFZS5jcJ4zfFmFnLJ5pvSM062CV4JXJpt8L6H6DB-GkAYWKnQTcvFy7UouaAUMsUdwlIoBBUFdisGuuLsiBTuVVYGaspcfozFv2I3QF7CudkKT7SA/s640/IMG_1709-747586.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">A pink hydrangea in a vintage vase.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xBFx4kiKjDluBbxfLlI4tY02FAOdlClJLNbiEYkcJ-fFyCCYkn-Nb9DCoJaGnKyiBzbzFZ9X7Lk-YAhVVwXG6n3Ux3JoC3ZvLDhLDuTDKexMT1zmYKNIrwI5-XUk4ofdQsb8yBmCPwg/s1600/IMG_7174-748726.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="528" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419279729874194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xBFx4kiKjDluBbxfLlI4tY02FAOdlClJLNbiEYkcJ-fFyCCYkn-Nb9DCoJaGnKyiBzbzFZ9X7Lk-YAhVVwXG6n3Ux3JoC3ZvLDhLDuTDKexMT1zmYKNIrwI5-XUk4ofdQsb8yBmCPwg/s640/IMG_7174-748726.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Some shades of pink geraniums.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_9IO3AYHaHdrOi-k0UALTtAui-W2kD4qOec6z1RNjYyfccFq6hhscsCXF7DizYO0tlBQFh3JIAJD45pNpoajIo3NGA41eoco9dwD_BGkk8j6McKTKgAf0JrMZZS_qsaJx_48h2yRnp4/s1600/IMG_5455-750088.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419288864238242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_9IO3AYHaHdrOi-k0UALTtAui-W2kD4qOec6z1RNjYyfccFq6hhscsCXF7DizYO0tlBQFh3JIAJD45pNpoajIo3NGA41eoco9dwD_BGkk8j6McKTKgAf0JrMZZS_qsaJx_48h2yRnp4/s640/IMG_5455-750088.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA14fzwKvwXsmmk55VoiC8cfxAUzQQCSCaxGwiwLOvVWKWvEHSHTkrToZRdDKr0gGj5RkBx2E2mYVF7UHFDPM6Y_1tEerJ9nrtoytL8SCToDcks41bCsEVghjVHL60z4s2yQ8EvKerUs0/s1600/IMG_5466-751355.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419296534425058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA14fzwKvwXsmmk55VoiC8cfxAUzQQCSCaxGwiwLOvVWKWvEHSHTkrToZRdDKr0gGj5RkBx2E2mYVF7UHFDPM6Y_1tEerJ9nrtoytL8SCToDcks41bCsEVghjVHL60z4s2yQ8EvKerUs0/s640/IMG_5466-751355.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qTcUsjDqpqdd1IxNk08NyxTaKjHRccg9VhViXInWLertpZWqy7V78bCDgeg_enwsVYwopLYJxx40C4wzLIAkEuqqfQ__BCibMKBTrr-g-X70HbhF00Fxulae-36zv1tJBUo05B52MgY/s1600/IMG_4882-752534.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728419299499054498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qTcUsjDqpqdd1IxNk08NyxTaKjHRccg9VhViXInWLertpZWqy7V78bCDgeg_enwsVYwopLYJxx40C4wzLIAkEuqqfQ__BCibMKBTrr-g-X70HbhF00Fxulae-36zv1tJBUo05B52MgY/s640/IMG_4882-752534.jpg" width="436" /></a></div>A pretty pink foxglove, alas not from our garden.<br /><br />Thank you Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday at <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span style="color: #660000;">How Sweet the Sound</span></a>.<br />And<br />Thank you for visiting me,<br /><br />Carolyn</div>

Shades of Pink

Hello everyone,      It is Pink Saturday today at How Sweet the Sound so I went looking though my photos for some of my favorite ' pinks...

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Garden Statuary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozdGIUQ7pWpoPz4vDH1SK8ytezbT233aMef36tX7LqydmdLiSyhPplIMBGJXzLk1rzqoP-FKxSdKT7DyuOrHVH4dYubn_764Moyq4AxL8LMosU07YCAQ5T_YiJWbAPpKHRC4Qxi2rBXA/s1600/Starred+Photos62+%25281%2529-740776.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792057007946098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozdGIUQ7pWpoPz4vDH1SK8ytezbT233aMef36tX7LqydmdLiSyhPplIMBGJXzLk1rzqoP-FKxSdKT7DyuOrHVH4dYubn_764Moyq4AxL8LMosU07YCAQ5T_YiJWbAPpKHRC4Qxi2rBXA/s640/Starred+Photos62+%25281%2529-740776.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">   As most of you know I love gardening and anything to do with gardens.So,one of the additions to gardens that I love is statues so over the years we have collected a few to place in our garden. The statue above is placed in our enclosed garden with a mirror behind her. The mirror is in a shady spot so that the sun does not reflect off it which can be a fire hazzard.There are vines that grow around it and ostrich ferns on the side of it</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UpdpgUbfJJUHqc0yzL_aFQ8zQcRPuDR6dU4mHp34PHi86z2gTzY9s7ALWAr4uF_-jecIEQ0Ry7tZd-CujbqyczV7A_Z-FOGMaZB4Zd8jY0GPYUWkdHMvVKsubb_DBiSbKeUCQJz3JCA/s1600/Starred+Photos53-743151.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792061982616978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UpdpgUbfJJUHqc0yzL_aFQ8zQcRPuDR6dU4mHp34PHi86z2gTzY9s7ALWAr4uF_-jecIEQ0Ry7tZd-CujbqyczV7A_Z-FOGMaZB4Zd8jY0GPYUWkdHMvVKsubb_DBiSbKeUCQJz3JCA/s640/Starred+Photos53-743151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Now you might notice that our statues get moved around from year to year so this is the original statue called Martha's that really belongs in here.She is a locally made cement statue from J&S in Albany.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLco9HvBVioJ2yBCt_gZYNM2BgQu4HJVRK_XjU5u4rnmV1vtTjOv6Az7ACYnU0l9U-y15AX0_cxby9DXb-yW_JYTOSPaRMgs6rG8Of0p86f8CaVWNvyrMKJWl8LhbbIPE8aCV7BAREiGo/s1600/Starred+Photos51-745341.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792072587717618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLco9HvBVioJ2yBCt_gZYNM2BgQu4HJVRK_XjU5u4rnmV1vtTjOv6Az7ACYnU0l9U-y15AX0_cxby9DXb-yW_JYTOSPaRMgs6rG8Of0p86f8CaVWNvyrMKJWl8LhbbIPE8aCV7BAREiGo/s640/Starred+Photos51-745341.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Another locally made statue from J&S </div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzdCIxOiCXDQF1C6EoUvmZ960PEbwkrr4Bn7aj_xQnQl8XOOWwC4F4rkFbHgCcuGroWEKkjfAJiwXTIKC35n94wU7rP_tPJ01JTPK-PusPTAxDS1OwgwbasHSltbckLJgJlOj9NXmYN4/s1600/Starred+Photos55-747557.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792082631193058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzdCIxOiCXDQF1C6EoUvmZ960PEbwkrr4Bn7aj_xQnQl8XOOWwC4F4rkFbHgCcuGroWEKkjfAJiwXTIKC35n94wU7rP_tPJ01JTPK-PusPTAxDS1OwgwbasHSltbckLJgJlOj9NXmYN4/s640/Starred+Photos55-747557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo">Love that face!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzAhKenBFnWzr7tPKqQKLXTBRj6rGJdVaViBcZ1UTNVjM7zwvNc0DzHE95Z0IzvY9eoKOA5fO2mcyMXUYF7y0mj2mfgmjFS2UeWeIvGv58jmADqwv84TCVbVrf3sMaGjykJQYECuphK8/s1600/Starred+Photos56-749358.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792087836201538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzAhKenBFnWzr7tPKqQKLXTBRj6rGJdVaViBcZ1UTNVjM7zwvNc0DzHE95Z0IzvY9eoKOA5fO2mcyMXUYF7y0mj2mfgmjFS2UeWeIvGv58jmADqwv84TCVbVrf3sMaGjykJQYECuphK8/s640/Starred+Photos56-749358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">As you can see they do get moved  to different settings.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ZsXdaozRjPed1I77tnXyHcH6d0RQt6hfKRHgYzlhGxAoAjBwUUrAHAOraFfvMBEz4t4ufa2thfvOhmfdmoXeaVLcMZzNQTZRrq1LDyuDkqVvBTla6-ivJXKp8OKNe95lBDrIu05Uv8/s1600/Starred+Photos60-751631.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792098928302562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2ZsXdaozRjPed1I77tnXyHcH6d0RQt6hfKRHgYzlhGxAoAjBwUUrAHAOraFfvMBEz4t4ufa2thfvOhmfdmoXeaVLcMZzNQTZRrq1LDyuDkqVvBTla6-ivJXKp8OKNe95lBDrIu05Uv8/s640/Starred+Photos60-751631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L11j0uGCVl2aWUHLp-VqDWwMrc6ifjJKc6fL1BE9oPzDKv3L2Gk30ZunKq24DOHehnEEg_E27itkmlxozPkB7mr19uV9Ghn5xDH7CO36CE8dKwGtF9zcCeG3w7RmgWYWVtIcUmnW34M/s1600/2011-05-04-2011-321-753357.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792106432252610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5L11j0uGCVl2aWUHLp-VqDWwMrc6ifjJKc6fL1BE9oPzDKv3L2Gk30ZunKq24DOHehnEEg_E27itkmlxozPkB7mr19uV9Ghn5xDH7CO36CE8dKwGtF9zcCeG3w7RmgWYWVtIcUmnW34M/s640/2011-05-04-2011-321-753357.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJPhNt25bv0l2_CzUtPO70YJSWMP3BZqsJRrdMaSt48jhryYw5yRysQLxTz-b2uFygtxmOsCDADmCFztfvbHVP2CgbzsTfVmwFR0NYtFcUZrAGvwmlnodJR3Q6oF0Dkx4io5fMTP2hpM/s1600/Collages11-755708.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792115166214946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJPhNt25bv0l2_CzUtPO70YJSWMP3BZqsJRrdMaSt48jhryYw5yRysQLxTz-b2uFygtxmOsCDADmCFztfvbHVP2CgbzsTfVmwFR0NYtFcUZrAGvwmlnodJR3Q6oF0Dkx4io5fMTP2hpM/s640/Collages11-755708.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZeb7ScF2Fg-xfprXkRo55_8S_d6VO19E5p3Un1KfHRaiW7X1rl4K4Tgl5DsqAcJOTnHTby7S1Meeuvs0R0WffZZRfEEPvBakdkpc9vYevZLj6iqek8M-Z6pfqM_2AkzMePsMy_mg5o4/s1600/Collages20-757467.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792121999201570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZeb7ScF2Fg-xfprXkRo55_8S_d6VO19E5p3Un1KfHRaiW7X1rl4K4Tgl5DsqAcJOTnHTby7S1Meeuvs0R0WffZZRfEEPvBakdkpc9vYevZLj6iqek8M-Z6pfqM_2AkzMePsMy_mg5o4/s640/Collages20-757467.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6abl-v3-efjhrkxILyvKTfh77MePf9rJwtOu-IKTuw7dyt6ekUxaYZgr37JxguiHmRuo74dn-qv0ZvK1Y2ZKzPIsinltULBrKtEOAYHpPtqbgojVg5QuSebo9eYC8aON-v2D2m5FvBE/s1600/blog+212-759552.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792130332333746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6abl-v3-efjhrkxILyvKTfh77MePf9rJwtOu-IKTuw7dyt6ekUxaYZgr37JxguiHmRuo74dn-qv0ZvK1Y2ZKzPIsinltULBrKtEOAYHpPtqbgojVg5QuSebo9eYC8aON-v2D2m5FvBE/s640/blog+212-759552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This statue is a lighter resin one from Wal Mart-easier to move but not as durable.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16o2ZTLOXYlAi3NO5Bk1r12_aMeOEoedzyyaMfkELXVecaAFUOn4ZV5AGHRL4fZfXFVJ1wK1lhFyDdKQyQqGGrosjOdiHOPfQXxj6wQ4OcN3ZOdQfhW_whzEfpVeIlIV4T0osPhhsbZw/s1600/blog45-761726.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792138754612450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16o2ZTLOXYlAi3NO5Bk1r12_aMeOEoedzyyaMfkELXVecaAFUOn4ZV5AGHRL4fZfXFVJ1wK1lhFyDdKQyQqGGrosjOdiHOPfQXxj6wQ4OcN3ZOdQfhW_whzEfpVeIlIV4T0osPhhsbZw/s640/blog45-761726.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuQ_voDNn5s8MQDByYODu14BuYif5e2r06ylQP-r4k9tQaGboKSEzPbbffb1LDK7rXkVavour7tA_ysW2OAOg8pRO_ala348KLYOaqFwDmXKl5yBrxzX-DJcFdX81PQUrvgjEUAq33hw/s1600/blog+66-763378.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792150991507250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuQ_voDNn5s8MQDByYODu14BuYif5e2r06ylQP-r4k9tQaGboKSEzPbbffb1LDK7rXkVavour7tA_ysW2OAOg8pRO_ala348KLYOaqFwDmXKl5yBrxzX-DJcFdX81PQUrvgjEUAq33hw/s640/blog+66-763378.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynDc3MRbFlPLEiCKb3v4zdi_woNjrQpJD6PiOnNtjbyumkJ2br1JsrDOZ7-O-1xnlvKQc6Ag9zCOTgUgIfs_NTThvbl5n7gE9KWz9MUCdh1FpDpM2qUX7N6X9KL7N44oSzoKg_mUVLts/s1600/BOOK%2521%2521%2521%2521%25218-765531.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792156135266866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynDc3MRbFlPLEiCKb3v4zdi_woNjrQpJD6PiOnNtjbyumkJ2br1JsrDOZ7-O-1xnlvKQc6Ag9zCOTgUgIfs_NTThvbl5n7gE9KWz9MUCdh1FpDpM2qUX7N6X9KL7N44oSzoKg_mUVLts/s640/BOOK%2521%2521%2521%2521%25218-765531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">This  angel statue was a Mother's Day gift to me last year from my children. </div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWc4kymRQ29YX65kPk5Rpg1AgcqBi26SLLdK__T6ubufudiEhyphenhyphenn3hD5_Vic4AFE4xiHIvqhPVeDUT5dtXCeaTJYbNvtXugNQ428UsCfKKyLqFfqxgBLdNjMmQ4rRKRHyQ-HokYQYJbQc/s1600/2009-07-12-2348-56-767391.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="512" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792164790986082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWc4kymRQ29YX65kPk5Rpg1AgcqBi26SLLdK__T6ubufudiEhyphenhyphenn3hD5_Vic4AFE4xiHIvqhPVeDUT5dtXCeaTJYbNvtXugNQ428UsCfKKyLqFfqxgBLdNjMmQ4rRKRHyQ-HokYQYJbQc/s640/2009-07-12-2348-56-767391.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq0YYS575eLI_-_Ng-QGOaaRHB1yiTlZPjpGRDqXIiMQeHRPsbopnXPjKcUS3Iuocp5sU5n11bJHJ922646RcEPK-AfKjAKE4q7iKZzqfI1vhEGLPtf4NYExjPEUGVFe29o5m-VTHOvQ/s1600/Collages63-769113.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728792176095566610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOq0YYS575eLI_-_Ng-QGOaaRHB1yiTlZPjpGRDqXIiMQeHRPsbopnXPjKcUS3Iuocp5sU5n11bJHJ922646RcEPK-AfKjAKE4q7iKZzqfI1vhEGLPtf4NYExjPEUGVFe29o5m-VTHOvQ/s640/Collages63-769113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This is one of my favorite setting in the garden last year-I am looking forward to it's rebirth.<br /><br />I think a well placed statue adds so much charm to a garden-don't you?<br /><br />Thank you for visiting me,<br /><br />Carolyn</div>

Garden Statuary

Hello everyone,    As most of you know I love gardening and anything to do with gardens.So,one of the additions to gardens that I love is st...

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Calling all Tea Lovers!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyvXAjpFbLISRJJ3YPsn1LIHBzGM73ok5iwgcsFf5sldC34fW14w-sWVJBwivAKVNtgAwWsdQyfHGyoNEG6sv0oHzcMz_V63G5dD1DZrkPNee2Z65ESn1t6df4-zj7PncQ-Qq8PsJqa8/s1600/054+%25281%2529-726843.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="466" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716833721527042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyvXAjpFbLISRJJ3YPsn1LIHBzGM73ok5iwgcsFf5sldC34fW14w-sWVJBwivAKVNtgAwWsdQyfHGyoNEG6sv0oHzcMz_V63G5dD1DZrkPNee2Z65ESn1t6df4-zj7PncQ-Qq8PsJqa8/s640/054+%25281%2529-726843.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">       I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Now, for all you tea lovers I have some photos for you of some of the most beautiful teacups and teapots I have ever seen. Some of you may remember a few weeks ago I shared some photos of the most amazing antique lace collection, and now from the same lovely American friend (that I  met through my blog) I have some photos of her amazing tea things to share with you.</div><div class="mobile-photo">     </div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvhek2dnXsfEWxX9N_FjiH7Ag4xMFwNGijbDzzugJAYLcDTE1LuS74ml7RgwYw0DdXeB7T6EybK1zyIj4w0C44_TAmggCzHhhAKD-FBWU8vGJMZPEdIxZdd2z89dt98F2erZDHnKT9mA/s1600/052+%25282%2529-728819.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716839155830466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvhek2dnXsfEWxX9N_FjiH7Ag4xMFwNGijbDzzugJAYLcDTE1LuS74ml7RgwYw0DdXeB7T6EybK1zyIj4w0C44_TAmggCzHhhAKD-FBWU8vGJMZPEdIxZdd2z89dt98F2erZDHnKT9mA/s640/052+%25282%2529-728819.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Peek inside!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4jbigXaGxlqNkYsO6WtKMVysUO8sKQsjTPhPu69tYYHDMsJPxSVwaXTzLryKMgQ5w1Q0C1ZYWJNVKCVr1VORktESjFGUs_T2dGhfW3Zrr3hjYFrL-VPoM8QFJ5lTOgh8ToWwdft9XEY/s1600/053-730247.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="338" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716847698577122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4jbigXaGxlqNkYsO6WtKMVysUO8sKQsjTPhPu69tYYHDMsJPxSVwaXTzLryKMgQ5w1Q0C1ZYWJNVKCVr1VORktESjFGUs_T2dGhfW3Zrr3hjYFrL-VPoM8QFJ5lTOgh8ToWwdft9XEY/s640/053-730247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Wow!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AN91-AsawDzJ4shzddP25COld4BXNGIf9eBVtvfODdMVEsFPQ8hqO2L1oGg2_eXssy0xznmQUjmvcHrYasSopys8KbOmv2vd5WTM-iTYf9Tj8vTnzwKMHHf2ExjUPwsKK4Jku3Rlvmc/s1600/045+%25281%2529-733220.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="450" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716859336610370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AN91-AsawDzJ4shzddP25COld4BXNGIf9eBVtvfODdMVEsFPQ8hqO2L1oGg2_eXssy0xznmQUjmvcHrYasSopys8KbOmv2vd5WTM-iTYf9Tj8vTnzwKMHHf2ExjUPwsKK4Jku3Rlvmc/s640/045+%25281%2529-733220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HV-TrAQVfBBNp_ipjIvbxVn_LrqGfQOSLXKPTYtcchxllauOUNaF8b2cDgWRBb3FcslTqQWqN9wrlinKMP8r01hyphenhyphenZ5raiFvgsvKBLV5xoNqyhGDAgsztmuHSJ62DJDrO2e0EXpDn1VE/s1600/042-734083.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="292" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716863945183922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HV-TrAQVfBBNp_ipjIvbxVn_LrqGfQOSLXKPTYtcchxllauOUNaF8b2cDgWRBb3FcslTqQWqN9wrlinKMP8r01hyphenhyphenZ5raiFvgsvKBLV5xoNqyhGDAgsztmuHSJ62DJDrO2e0EXpDn1VE/s640/042-734083.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Beautiful !!!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoICx-HefDMFFWhAfOXe720PxISyokywuWTATyKIc1tDUyvTb6hOdGEDx_qwpjCOlQ05MBxkg_nCmpCUJx_CQpb1OCO69dLKRuq2kWmzNdx482W144n1z8jQOQbfJDOnRxFABvZSe3gBo/s1600/051-734911.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="486" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716861473626850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoICx-HefDMFFWhAfOXe720PxISyokywuWTATyKIc1tDUyvTb6hOdGEDx_qwpjCOlQ05MBxkg_nCmpCUJx_CQpb1OCO69dLKRuq2kWmzNdx482W144n1z8jQOQbfJDOnRxFABvZSe3gBo/s640/051-734911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Many of you will recognize the beautiful Shelley teacups and teapots in the collection.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67z-EHLGcdnTpjCjOOphFarRJY-0C1U6wLQ58CV3FJZt5RyQ6sZJkZU9kJTkfFq2bGCkxKHACHyQ820uM0nzIjmYBBLUZl3Jr_5HATOSHUXiye9wcjSqubyJs92Dlx-NmZiU1MQOrAhs/s1600/047+%25282%2529-736704.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="318" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2igNBXBsQ9Lf71ruRPJA2avO0JdkrajCjSguWx6MnKtwm5WV4CVWfCWVae_umzorWyt105l_CnUjjO6dTjTZsw3vb2ZLQ6e5-cRcUlwMkkkbQkG10AecJUJXpZx5AZqdYlPVfGQQBSo/s1600/050-738987.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="560" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716885176505858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2igNBXBsQ9Lf71ruRPJA2avO0JdkrajCjSguWx6MnKtwm5WV4CVWfCWVae_umzorWyt105l_CnUjjO6dTjTZsw3vb2ZLQ6e5-cRcUlwMkkkbQkG10AecJUJXpZx5AZqdYlPVfGQQBSo/s640/050-738987.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">It is hard to pick favorites because they are all so beautiful-don't you agree?</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUWCBPYJR7etrMfH38zTpr7fvZ6hHi3lDJ_B5axaBmwC2TgHdmiNlKbHPIKVObi1nzG3I6rWQN3n6onFnTpnz9cA0UwIrPddA17X0CwL1pKSbfRzdW4mmDQ3I0Z7j6dc9bo3yXaqqqUQ/s1600/057-740468.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716890569051554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUWCBPYJR7etrMfH38zTpr7fvZ6hHi3lDJ_B5axaBmwC2TgHdmiNlKbHPIKVObi1nzG3I6rWQN3n6onFnTpnz9cA0UwIrPddA17X0CwL1pKSbfRzdW4mmDQ3I0Z7j6dc9bo3yXaqqqUQ/s640/057-740468.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqm5OqvObQvyydZIMza9jLE2MlTxDZqci-a6vW3kNjY-6IDv3sS3OTeRNSCL8X9EisvV-DgIo1BTVNkAb9RrkDRF3j9gqwBJ6Cg1ioCQzfejnu9iNzzYFKun0pLnSOxDd-qyQMz0vfx0/s1600/056+%25283%2529-742181.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716895407677442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqm5OqvObQvyydZIMza9jLE2MlTxDZqci-a6vW3kNjY-6IDv3sS3OTeRNSCL8X9EisvV-DgIo1BTVNkAb9RrkDRF3j9gqwBJ6Cg1ioCQzfejnu9iNzzYFKun0pLnSOxDd-qyQMz0vfx0/s640/056+%25283%2529-742181.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">It would be hard to get me away from these two  beautiful cabinets full of gorgeous china!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGxjhHKB0Xy3jW-icyjLQgES_g_IBlzGV09QaQdzt4z4jLWIly_6c0IVz1ev_ZL86-SGqUdIhiIaxXF7JGZKg8WKOdqEMcFG3wW7B5cTA_aCAByiKKesIPKmeaUuejaiHdhtX6K4wpaE/s1600/058+%25281%2529-743492.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716900977303122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGxjhHKB0Xy3jW-icyjLQgES_g_IBlzGV09QaQdzt4z4jLWIly_6c0IVz1ev_ZL86-SGqUdIhiIaxXF7JGZKg8WKOdqEMcFG3wW7B5cTA_aCAByiKKesIPKmeaUuejaiHdhtX6K4wpaE/s640/058+%25281%2529-743492.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">So pretty!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE7kdpbc5JJp9dWj9ne52ZYYE81M9sIGRo6xR7ftyWNBVVe9B-ENa15eV_WwfV4OQJ1n-bhXsiq2lcoAPPmx-L9vF-Kp5k2LgH8RwBTp4SnArz0Udc9gavNZVkWGI0-lBjqF_2RDQCtA/s1600/060-745891.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="380" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716915466670338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpE7kdpbc5JJp9dWj9ne52ZYYE81M9sIGRo6xR7ftyWNBVVe9B-ENa15eV_WwfV4OQJ1n-bhXsiq2lcoAPPmx-L9vF-Kp5k2LgH8RwBTp4SnArz0Udc9gavNZVkWGI0-lBjqF_2RDQCtA/s640/060-745891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Gotta love all those pinks!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NZyyqGZ8re7yGkR0ktf6JuOfIcMEHMkRazL29Bv7Rbo10z_ec28Y42eWQozcMzPXB-MCyg6xTl56psylq_xPNdxGWxbYWa3VKR2J4ytwXhkwrq9hzN0Jhe2P-ff8JZdYtYa-2-_bS4I/s1600/062-747482.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716919972049330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NZyyqGZ8re7yGkR0ktf6JuOfIcMEHMkRazL29Bv7Rbo10z_ec28Y42eWQozcMzPXB-MCyg6xTl56psylq_xPNdxGWxbYWa3VKR2J4ytwXhkwrq9hzN0Jhe2P-ff8JZdYtYa-2-_bS4I/s640/062-747482.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAAHnRl4SvJIZvO3S7rfMz7S4xTwdXt_tv4l1UHCVWqibht1XEMm9gBzIDLWWGD5QCGm5OPnorZJutixFWT0YiIcYF-sOo1ulNKiCqAVqoBtYAuEIkwKqWBF6PJNcNSrM8e85Tk-XWtI/s1600/063-749497.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716927646661154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAAHnRl4SvJIZvO3S7rfMz7S4xTwdXt_tv4l1UHCVWqibht1XEMm9gBzIDLWWGD5QCGm5OPnorZJutixFWT0YiIcYF-sOo1ulNKiCqAVqoBtYAuEIkwKqWBF6PJNcNSrM8e85Tk-XWtI/s640/063-749497.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY_elZqir8QzumdCK_EBNcuf_BeLzit5ARXthSDS5_QwwlUILCxep4V8VZ-_vTda4KHcEnSlepIC4_udpQvyEIEmMO1LBnsv3oWvhkuCvtw7xr60VpiyWynl_iCDTikBlB5Q-TZOS4oU/s1600/049-750733.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728716933237091746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY_elZqir8QzumdCK_EBNcuf_BeLzit5ARXthSDS5_QwwlUILCxep4V8VZ-_vTda4KHcEnSlepIC4_udpQvyEIEmMO1LBnsv3oWvhkuCvtw7xr60VpiyWynl_iCDTikBlB5Q-TZOS4oU/s640/049-750733.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I hope you tea lovers enjoyed seeing this beautiful collection as much as I did. A big thank you to my friend for taking the time to take these pictures and send them to me and allow me to share them with you!<br /><br />If you missed her beautiful antique lace collection you can see it<span style="color: #660000;"> here </span><span style="color: #444444;">and more</span><span style="color: #660000;">  here.</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">Please note that I am taking a short blogging break this week but I have posted a couple of posts ahead for you and I will be back next week, with hopefully lots to share!</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br />Thank you for visiting,<br /><br />Carolyn<br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div>

Calling all Tea Lovers!

Hello everyone,        I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Now, for all you tea lovers I have some photos for you of some of the most bea...

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Peace & Quiet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhLqpUwnmA0V79ut9kORY5isq-mRGUcaOu8U0Y_qZZ2q9xOyZhbfzGW3mjCVx9qPybdZb4imvtl8Vioi_SMcPu8jRZvTdBtWzUjElHQ0gJVKbUGUeU6mjR6BuYNoL2WjxBxqUFJRlcRo/s1600/2012+04+05-752758.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981216941357554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhLqpUwnmA0V79ut9kORY5isq-mRGUcaOu8U0Y_qZZ2q9xOyZhbfzGW3mjCVx9qPybdZb4imvtl8Vioi_SMcPu8jRZvTdBtWzUjElHQ0gJVKbUGUeU6mjR6BuYNoL2WjxBxqUFJRlcRo/s640/2012+04+05-752758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Hello Everyone,</div><div class="mobile-photo">     It is cloudy and cool here today but spring is advancing as so many perennials are starting to grow. I noticed on my walk this morning that the lupins that grow wild along the roadside here are starting to pop up as well. I always look forward to their return.</div><div class="mobile-photo">   It is time for a little peace and quiet so I have some tea ready in a quiet corner of our bedroom</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4yXCLr7lvcuz61wHIMoqFiKmiT2xRKjy24xGHz4IdamYCPUMo6OFXT9tOIRLVDGDS610ej-uvDbVTsekXn2kCNDoarXtHLLgbWVVII2t7ludAZR1JA_T7D3rL-0F0fgVlDo7tPRTueA/s1600/IMG_7641_3902-755392.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981226180847650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4yXCLr7lvcuz61wHIMoqFiKmiT2xRKjy24xGHz4IdamYCPUMo6OFXT9tOIRLVDGDS610ej-uvDbVTsekXn2kCNDoarXtHLLgbWVVII2t7ludAZR1JA_T7D3rL-0F0fgVlDo7tPRTueA/s640/IMG_7641_3902-755392.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">My husband added some details to our fireplace mantel since you were here last.Did you notice the turned posts and the box above with the small pot lights. I think it adds pizazz to the mantel!</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S4OBvEtEpcYFVXZcGrOQfdgcQ9EPBE4YTtXMu4dU07SUzNzolD7Kfu6Ug1eRYjKXOer5KY3xxbffDmTjm4o1EHsI7GDX1yKDNQq1GjHdFX-gj20BSLhM0hUuS727DuyEThMIjlsPXI8/s1600/IMG_7700_3989-757940.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981237808959074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S4OBvEtEpcYFVXZcGrOQfdgcQ9EPBE4YTtXMu4dU07SUzNzolD7Kfu6Ug1eRYjKXOer5KY3xxbffDmTjm4o1EHsI7GDX1yKDNQq1GjHdFX-gj20BSLhM0hUuS727DuyEThMIjlsPXI8/s640/IMG_7700_3989-757940.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLOd_TyTWwMv_BsDfwn3_LCNpldZe_XHwzlHJ-UjAesRgkNo1J5pG6PwtA34kLFu9zliyhXl0qeKc5oX6FN5-zFtHC-V0JRVkKJHoE3MtkTa-NCcyrWpIpxDJ23wWKvJ2InO8VuGSwF8/s1600/IMG_7631_3892-759617.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" 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class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13_n1d3x8etNWRfJbJrrtdx7TzADKqwsUHluUUlZ-xlZG8W1auGcPufuD_2UuVYE0kXWJ6HwzZHJpH1DApoScwi8cNRKqLQwWIee1dyOm7Dw2eTq9ZSV56mLnl-GdxN8IsTUvx58BquE/s1600/IMG_7623_3884-763488.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981259631122226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13_n1d3x8etNWRfJbJrrtdx7TzADKqwsUHluUUlZ-xlZG8W1auGcPufuD_2UuVYE0kXWJ6HwzZHJpH1DApoScwi8cNRKqLQwWIee1dyOm7Dw2eTq9ZSV56mLnl-GdxN8IsTUvx58BquE/s640/IMG_7623_3884-763488.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo">Spring tulips.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTyYM8LqqKzrB1MI8tl4ntbTPkvisdB-DRLoUI-6nFhGRNwGBkFglKJwAzylS9r_b6R3dSIlyGPoDKCnFrJv-eT0EFZ-mJRvQHLDCEbYCrRz-4fot9_rL5B5t6OdGV8hOvA4sqQngwNQ/s1600/IMG_7624_3885-765727.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="428" 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this hydrangea.</div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6MD3ATpA9W_nLJ-fqYmR-iAr4CQ0OG-7J6mf3cIBkBTuaUVFkFcr19Fw0tHq0C9NIVKlZzrQ3gaSDxNHDIx4ZUvIyd0Jcklk3Oj8HbvE5G0TbG9811S1R6Mu7uJ5o6VUv-DZeNxRt3E/s1600/2012+04+052-770197.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981289792663202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6MD3ATpA9W_nLJ-fqYmR-iAr4CQ0OG-7J6mf3cIBkBTuaUVFkFcr19Fw0tHq0C9NIVKlZzrQ3gaSDxNHDIx4ZUvIyd0Jcklk3Oj8HbvE5G0TbG9811S1R6Mu7uJ5o6VUv-DZeNxRt3E/s640/2012+04+052-770197.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /></div><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-jGUBlvtSf2x2zvjdpvtLVJH0Cpqvh46Kfn1XjRY5qv24Pscwwp1DOC-xg8e7dzOgA2icOtwQ_dT9n7z5LTE4Why_aUf8fpTzw_rn_UROJCkUt3GEcOpX7Eclb-RAcViOrNo0vR0DCI/s1600/2012+04+051-774474.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727981307613353250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-jGUBlvtSf2x2zvjdpvtLVJH0Cpqvh46Kfn1XjRY5qv24Pscwwp1DOC-xg8e7dzOgA2icOtwQ_dT9n7z5LTE4Why_aUf8fpTzw_rn_UROJCkUt3GEcOpX7Eclb-RAcViOrNo0vR0DCI/s640/2012+04+051-774474.jpg" width="494" /></a></div>I hope you enjoy some peace and quiet in your day and have time to reflect on the blessings of  Easter.<br /><br />I am joining <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.ca/2012/04/easter-table-setting-with-tulip.html"><span style="color: #660000;">Between Naps on the Porch</span></a> today for Tablescape Thursday.<br /><br />Also,joining <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.ca/2012/04/feathered-nest-friday.html"><span style="color: #990000;">French Country Cottage</span></a> for Feathered Nest Friday and <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.ca/2012/04/show-and-tell-friday.html"><span style="color: #990000;">My Romantic Home</span></a> for Show & Tell .<br /><br />Easter Blessings to you All!<br /><br />Carolyn</div>

Peace & Quiet

Hello Everyone,      It is cloudy and cool here today but spring is advancing as so many perennials are starting to grow. I noticed on my wa...

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