tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90292979983070730302024-03-18T02:03:42.517-05:00Back Porch MusingsPAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comBlogger541125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-18827385355693030972014-04-21T06:13:00.001-05:002014-04-21T17:25:37.541-05:00Patio Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good morning dear reader. I am posting from the original Back Porch, temporarily. I hope to be back up and running at Typepad soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Typepad is experiencing technical difficulties again today. I thought the problem was resolved, but it seems to need a tad more help this morning. When things are back to normal, I'll be posting from the new version of Back Porch Musings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And now...a look at the beginning of Patio Season.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">When beautiful weather was predicted for Easter, we
gussied up the patio, for a picnic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;">We are still tossing around pergola ideas. Until we
decide what we want to do, we needed a new umbrella. Wind damaged the one we
used for the past two or three years. I found this one at Lowe’s and decided it
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geraniums. Our perennial plants are just now beginning. The Hostas are looking
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PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-80206802644625695862013-01-15T12:00:00.000-06:002013-01-15T14:59:46.881-06:00Just a Note<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you the best in 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-4232938225208664072012-03-01T07:24:00.000-06:002012-03-01T07:24:35.283-06:00JUST BECAUSE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRwwHcibmRR9S3er7W_-sNS_mriLnrneAOH0TiN1axTHI4WkTCHMXA78iWaelCm6k312irz32shqHzc16Z9d6Eq05V8kfEaKevUy4CteeizjsSPVoY1gH6jVB72weHRfXqA06WUaKT4/s1600/SWAN4a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRRwwHcibmRR9S3er7W_-sNS_mriLnrneAOH0TiN1axTHI4WkTCHMXA78iWaelCm6k312irz32shqHzc16Z9d6Eq05V8kfEaKevUy4CteeizjsSPVoY1gH6jVB72weHRfXqA06WUaKT4/s400/SWAN4a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MARCH 1, 2012</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">JUST BECAUSE...</div>PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-36318636856422849512010-10-07T21:25:00.002-05:002010-10-09T21:50:20.942-05:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Follow me to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-large;">Thanks to everyone for being so supportive through this change!</span>PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-45452650949231604592010-09-16T08:13:00.001-05:002010-09-16T08:13:03.643-05:00Moving to New Blog Address<div><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">While clicking and clicking this morning, I managed to get this page back.  Still no custom domain.com. That is gone forever, I am afraid.  I’m now posting on blogspot.com, for the purpose of relaying the address for Back Porch Musings’ new home.</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">I hope you all will visit me at:</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com">http://backporchmusings.typepad.com</a> </font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New"></font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">Thanks so much!</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">Pat</font></span></div> <div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6"></font></span></u></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6">Tidbits</font></span></u></strong></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXqOPCzRI/AAAAAAAAV6U/UbeG4dGUU74/s1600-h/confused29.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="confused2" border="0" alt="confused2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXrUxjSyI/AAAAAAAAV6c/Rs6F-mtw0GM/confused2_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="654" /></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large">Bradford Pear Blossom</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Monday morning, we made a quick trip to Wentzville MO, were J was having a blood draw at Quest Diagnostics.  Nothing to worry about, we are making progress with the pesky Pro Time. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">As I waited in the car, listening to the radio and reading, I glanced out the window and thought I was seeing things.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXsiqDn9I/AAAAAAAAV6k/wN-ioMjuZeU/s1600-h/confused36.jpg"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused3" border="0" alt="confused3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXtjpUyCI/AAAAAAAAV6s/SpbRaP7tVlg/confused3_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="343" /></span></a><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">The parking lot, at Quest, is lined with Bradford Pear trees.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Normally, in our neck of the woods, Bradford Pear blooms in early Spring.  This one appears to be confused.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXuUZb-3I/AAAAAAAAV60/EZ5kkBEwQag/s1600-h/confused411.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused4" border="0" alt="confused4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXviOp9rI/AAAAAAAAV68/oPBGzu7cG8E/confused4_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="869" height="579" /></a>  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: x-large">I attracted attention, as I was getting a closer look and capturing a photo or two.  The expressions on various faces didn’t deter me from my mission.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: x-large">I wonder if folks were focused on the quirky little old white haired lady, with the camera, and missed the phenomena of a September blooming Bradford Pear; I hope not.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXwpBrCqI/AAAAAAAAV7E/UPMFE0cYbN8/s1600-h/confused510.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused5" border="0" alt="confused5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXySOaIMI/AAAAAAAAV7M/2aaHAvFofeI/confused5_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="873" height="582" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">This fellow, not believing his eyes, moved in for a closer look at the tree and the photographer.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIXzVLq7YI/AAAAAAAAV7U/KN5ugIv8I3Q/s1600-h/confused79.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused7" border="0" alt="confused7" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIX0POLIXI/AAAAAAAAV7c/3vjR4rLaGaU/confused7_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="880" height="491" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">My camera is with me at all times.  Not for possible blog opportunities, but rather the passion I have for photography.  I had an interest in photography long before I began Back Porch Musings, in 2007.  Because of Back Porch Musings, my interest grew.  I hope the passion continues, when Back Porch Musings is a distant memory.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIX1BGfmJI/AAAAAAAAV7k/dN-OiZBDJWA/s1600-h/confused88.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused8" border="0" alt="confused8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIX2MHdqmI/AAAAAAAAV7s/lF62zp2xhms/confused8_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="882" height="588" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">A carousel ride…</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">A few days ago I visited my cousin’s Facebook page and was absolutely delighted with a photo, I saw.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Sad to say, many times senior citizens are dismissed as confused and a tad quirky, if not downright loopy.  I’m sure similar thoughts were going through the mind of at least one of the people watching me “dance” around the “confused” pear tree, clicking away with my trusty Canon. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">My cousin’s 70th birthday is in December.  I smiled when I saw the Facebook photo, taken while she rode a carousel.  The photo’s title, 7 or 70.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">I’m not sure, with my short chubby legs, I could climb upon a carousel horse.  I might give it a try, for my 70th birthday in three years….or maybe sooner.  Until then, I’ll enjoy the Camaro…another kind of carousel ride.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIX3Pb2ZmI/AAAAAAAAV70/TY9fLnAl6u8/s1600-h/confused18.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused1" border="0" alt="confused1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TJIX3vmsG0I/AAAAAAAAV78/NkssPv236lE/confused1_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="599" /></a> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Blog Confusion….perhaps….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I continue to enjoy blogging and am amazed at the number on the Follow list.  It was two years ago next month, when that list began to grow, not long after I added the Follow widget.  I’ve never asked anyone to follow, the list just grew.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I think, at times, we are taken in by numbers and confused by the competitive nature that sometimes happens in the land of blog.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">The advice of this little old white haired lady is to blog because you love it. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I completely understand having an interest in numbers if your business is connected with your blog.  But if you are blogging as a hobby, forget about the numbers and competition.  Someone somewhere is reading your blog and benefitting from your efforts, whether they stop by and tell you or not.  You touch the lives of others, without being aware of doing so.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Relax, enjoy the process.  I’ve always said, when the Back Porch becomes work, I’ll stop blogging.  I’ve slowed down a time or two, when it began to feel like a job rather than a hobby.  I’ve begun to do a few more posts, lately.  It just happens.  I don’t plan it.  If a project, day trip or meal looks like it will work for the Back Porch, I’ll take some photos and put together a draft.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">I believe a laid back approach to blogging works for me.  Otherwise, blogging just might take over my life and I would miss out on confused pear trees and carousel rides.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Thanks to all who read Back Porch Musings.  I truly appreciate your visits.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Thank you, also, for indulging this senior with her rambling little story of the confused tree and other things.</span></div> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-80431288065427141322010-09-14T04:56:00.002-05:002010-09-16T08:04:29.613-05:00Moving to New Blog Address<div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">While clicking and clicking this morning, I managed to get this page back.  Still no custom domain.com. That is gone forever, I am afraid.  I’m now posting on blogspot.com, for the purpose of relaying the address for Back Porch Musings’ new home.</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">I hope you all will visit me at:</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New"><a href="http://backporchmusings.typepad.com">http://backporchmusings.typepad.com</a> </font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New"></font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">Thanks so much!</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6" face="Courier New">Pat</font></span></div> <div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6"></font></span></u></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-family: bradley hand itc"><font size="6">Tidbits</font></span></u></strong></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GoIQWa7I/AAAAAAAAV4A/3hKerNlUOr4/s1600-h/confused2%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="confused2" border="0" alt="confused2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9Gow-NBgI/AAAAAAAAV4I/lGfePj1UZP8/confused2_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="450" height="654" /></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large">Bradford Pear Blossom</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Monday morning, we made a quick trip to Wentzville MO, were J was having a blood draw at Quest Diagnostics.  Nothing to worry about, we are making progress with the pesky Pro Time. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">As I waited in the car, listening to the radio and reading, I glanced out the window and thought I was seeing things.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9Gpm3H0II/AAAAAAAAV4Q/PPpR8t6GnKk/s1600-h/confused3%5B6%5D.jpg"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused3" border="0" alt="confused3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GqibnZ4I/AAAAAAAAV4Y/_CyTKf17DpU/confused3_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="508" height="343" /></span></a><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">The parking lot, at Quest, is lined with Bradford Pear trees.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Normally, in our neck of the woods, Bradford Pear blooms in early Spring.  This one appears to be confused.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GrVmnLzI/AAAAAAAAV4g/MC350NoUykM/s1600-h/confused4%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused4" border="0" alt="confused4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GsaVqDXI/AAAAAAAAV4o/E-YMAM3SxXU/confused4_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="869" height="579" /></a>  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: x-large">I attracted attention, as I was getting a closer look and capturing a photo or two.  The expressions on various faces didn’t deter me from my mission.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #4a4a4a; font-size: x-large">I wonder if folks were focused on the quirky little old white haired lady, with the camera, and missed the phenomena of a September blooming Bradford Pear; I hope not.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GtRzCbFI/AAAAAAAAV4w/MkCdXPKD0tg/s1600-h/confused5%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused5" border="0" alt="confused5" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GuGfS-4I/AAAAAAAAV44/7_8ZCs4FJ7w/confused5_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="873" height="582" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">This fellow, not believing his eyes, moved in for a closer look at the tree and the photographer.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9Guf9A5ZI/AAAAAAAAV5A/fUf5LVGLcSo/s1600-h/confused7%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused7" border="0" alt="confused7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GvMtZH9I/AAAAAAAAV5I/wQ50ySp2Rh8/confused7_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="880" height="491" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">My camera is with me at all times.  Not for possible blog opportunities, but rather the passion I have for photography.  I had an interest in photography long before I began Back Porch Musings, in 2007.  Because of Back Porch Musings, my interest grew.  I hope the passion continues, when Back Porch Musings is a distant memory.</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9Gvo7uPDI/AAAAAAAAV5Q/rRwuf7QkGRY/s1600-h/confused8%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused8" border="0" alt="confused8" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GwZ8-KPI/AAAAAAAAV5Y/RtWiiZjlgFk/confused8_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="882" height="588" /></a> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">A carousel ride…</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">A few days ago I visited my cousin’s Facebook page and was absolutely delighted with a photo, I saw.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Sad to say, many times senior citizens are dismissed as confused and a tad quirky, if not downright loopy.  I’m sure similar thoughts were going through the mind of at least one of the people watching me “dance” around the “confused” pear tree, clicking away with my trusty Canon. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">My cousin’s 70th birthday is in December.  I smiled when I saw the Facebook photo, taken while she rode a carousel.  The photo’s title, 7 or 70.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">I’m not sure, with my short chubby legs, I could climb upon a carousel horse.  I might give it a try, for my 70th birthday in three years….or maybe sooner.  Until then, I’ll enjoy the Camaro…another kind of carousel ride.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9Gw_02zxI/AAAAAAAAV5g/PEc4ITBT6vU/s1600-h/confused1%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="confused1" border="0" alt="confused1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TI9GxVDt6yI/AAAAAAAAV5o/7gH6syl86Gw/confused1_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="454" height="599" /></a> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Blog Confusion….perhaps….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I continue to enjoy blogging and am amazed at the number on the Follow list.  It was two years ago next month, when that list began to grow, not long after I added the Follow widget.  I’ve never asked anyone to follow, the list just grew.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I think, at times, we are taken in by numbers and confused by the competitive nature that sometimes happens in the land of blog.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">The advice of this little old white haired lady is to blog because you love it. </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">I completely understand having an interest in numbers if your business is connected with your blog.  But if you are blogging as a hobby, forget about the numbers and competition.  Someone somewhere is reading your blog and benefitting from your efforts, whether they stop by and tell you or not.  You touch the lives of others, without being aware of doing so.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #5f5f5f; font-size: x-large">Relax, enjoy the process.  I’ve always said, when the Back Porch becomes work, I’ll stop blogging.  I’ve slowed down a time or two, when it began to feel like a job rather than a hobby.  I’ve begun to do a few more posts, lately.  It just happens.  I don’t plan it.  If a project, day trip or meal looks like it will work for the Back Porch, I’ll take some photos and put together a draft.  </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">I believe a laid back approach to blogging works for me.  Otherwise, blogging just might take over my life and I would miss out on confused pear trees and carousel rides.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Thanks to all who read Back Porch Musings.  I truly appreciate your visits.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large"></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: franklin gothic book; color: #606060; font-size: x-large">Thank you, also, for indulging this senior with her rambling little story of the confused tree and other things.</span></div> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-60808137865357296502010-09-11T09:00:00.001-05:002010-09-12T07:56:28.567-05:00~Harvest Time~<p align="center"><font color="#626262" size="6" face="Arial">For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. <br />For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.</font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#626262" size="6" face="Arial">~Edwin Teale</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLYCEbMZI/AAAAAAAAVwQ/xrrkV3jhboM/s1600-h/fern912.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern9" border="0" alt="fern9" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLZWZEfmI/AAAAAAAAVwY/EwnLVJAwbUI/fern9_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="426" height="639" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">On many Easter Sundays, when I was a youngster, I was given a small Carnation corsage to wear to church.  Afterward, I pressed the corsage between the pages of my Bible.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The Carnations are gone.  I still have my childhood Bible.  Written inside is the date it was given to me; December 25, 1955. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I have only tried a few times pressing or drying flowers, since those long ago days.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLaAD4poI/AAAAAAAAVwg/jjK9MNmhwwc/s1600-h/fern1110.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="fern11" border="0" alt="fern11" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLbPeO6iI/AAAAAAAAVwo/xGtNRVKbl0o/fern11_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="883" height="530" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Rhoda, at <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/">Southern Hospitality</a>, pressed a few fern fronds between magazine pages, last month, and wrote about it <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/drying-ferns-for-framed-botanicals/">HERE</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I was inspired to try pressing fern fronds from our patio garden.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Several fronds were cut from Boston Ferns, in hanging baskets and a few from perennial ferns growing beside the patio.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Even with Summer at it’s end, the color is still good.  If these do well, I may try pressing ferns harvested during early Summer, next year.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLb3nJe1I/AAAAAAAAVww/cc3b_5VAMMM/s1600-h/fern1212.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern12" border="0" alt="fern12" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLdL5V9eI/AAAAAAAAVw4/S_pmMXGuwKU/fern12_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="686" height="457" /></a>  </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am sure there is a more efficient process for pressing flowers.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">As usual, with my projects, I am flying by the seat of the pants.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLd_KGwOI/AAAAAAAAVxA/pUJvP0_4Iik/s1600-h/fern159.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern15" border="0" alt="fern15" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLetwEKVI/AAAAAAAAVxI/Bc74qSPPZ20/fern15_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="725" height="484" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLfWpcnzI/AAAAAAAAVxQ/CsXV-xC60pg/s1600-h/fern178.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern17" border="0" alt="fern17" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLgP69kiI/AAAAAAAAVxY/jl_puw6KEXQ/fern17_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="727" height="512" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I placed dry fronds between sheets of waxed paper and weighted them with several magazines.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLhL6mWPI/AAAAAAAAVxg/IHEiTuzUYT8/s1600-h/fern1810.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern18" border="0" alt="fern18" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLiJIKwII/AAAAAAAAVxo/lWQX_WGCR9g/fern18_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="736" height="491" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">These are fern fronds after a couple of days pressing.  I will leave the fronds between the magazines a few more weeks.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I have no idea what I will do with the ferns, if I’m successful; I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I found this link with flower and leaf pressing information:</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="http://www.preservedgardens.com/how-to-press.htm" href="http://www.preservedgardens.com/how-to-press.htm"><font size="6">http://www.preservedgardens.com/how-to-press.htm</font></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I may cut more fronds and try conditioning them, as the article suggests, before pressing.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The link below has information about gluing the pressed flowers or leaves for framing. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">A spray preservative, found at Michael’s and/or other floral craft sources, is mentioned in the article.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a title="http://www.preservedgardens.com/glue.htm" href="http://www.preservedgardens.com/glue.htm"><font size="6">http://www.preservedgardens.com/glue.htm</font></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’ll post again, in a few weeks, with the results.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">In the meantime, if you have ferns or other foliage you would like to preserve for framing, I invite you to give leaf pressing a try.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLjM3Or-I/AAAAAAAAVxw/iTaWP1UKuZM/s1600-h/fern1912.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern19" border="0" alt="fern19" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLkKz4gkI/AAAAAAAAVx4/cW4vVBz6KiU/fern19_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="764" height="509" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">ANSWERS</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I was asked about the secretary in the foyer.  It is not an antique; it is by <a href="http://www.hookerfurniture.com/index.cfm/furniture/search.show-medium-results">Hooker Furniture</a>.  The link shows the secretaries available. I didn’t see ours on the website.  We purchased ours about three years ago.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The bespectacled reading bunny got a lot of attention in the <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/09/fall-foyer.html">Fall Foyer</a> post. I found the bunny at The Missouri Botanical Garden (St Louis), during the Orchid Show, last winter. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">My friend JoAnn passed along the 417 magazines, I used to press the ferns.  This is a publication about happenings in southwest Missouri. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuXbUGLOjI/AAAAAAAAVzI/qvJEqhDSJYU/s1600-h/fern20%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fern20" border="0" alt="fern20" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLlz5taWI/AAAAAAAAVzU/X--EdiIVD1o/fern20_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="1046" height="262" /></a></p> <p align="center"></p> <p><font color="#5d5d5d"><font size="6" face="Arial">A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air.</font> </font></p> <p><font color="#5d5d5d"><font size="6" face="Arial">~Eric Sloane</font> </font></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="Seasonal_Sundays_-_Fall_copy[3]" border="0" alt="Seasonal_Sundays_-_Fall_copy[3]" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIuLmXPYU8I/AAAAAAAAVyU/MgS1Kejjr80/Seasonal_Sundays__Fall_copy34.jpg?imgmax=800" width="209" height="240" /></a> <strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">The Tablescaper’s Seasonal Sundays</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="metmonday" border="0" alt="metmonday" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIzMC9l_d2I/AAAAAAAAV0A/zOLMOF-IFRQ/metmonday%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="223" /></a> </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Because the process of floral/leaf pressing is a metamorphosis, of sorts, I am adding this to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Susan’s Metamorphosis Monday</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIx2ZMQ7okI/AAAAAAAAVzs/AdERaqNAjog/s1600-h/shoes%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="shoes" border="0" alt="shoes" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIx2Z-6JrhI/AAAAAAAAVz0/BbLg5if0PlY/shoes_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="327" height="437" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I love this! </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I love the kids too! This photo of two of our younger grandchildren was taken by our eldest granddaughter, who is trying to grow a photography business.  She has photographed her cousins and baby brother since they were newborns.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Of course, I think she is a wonderful photographer and the kiddo’s are all great models.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-32696682856350053992010-09-09T15:39:00.001-05:002010-09-09T15:39:20.125-05:00~Fall Foyer~<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFsTqpqtI/AAAAAAAAVtM/pmdvIrR5xYA/s1600-h/fallfoyer15%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer15" border="0" alt="fallfoyer15" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFtTJOSUI/AAAAAAAAVtU/SgKXdE53otU/fallfoyer15_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="440" height="587" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Fall vignette in the foyer. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This space is difficult to photograph. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am never quite happy with the results.  It was more of a challenge today, with the overcast skies, as we await rain from the south.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">As we were leaving the lake, Tuesday morning, we noticed Dogwood leaves beginning to change.  Maple trees are showing a bit of color, also.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFuGigGrI/AAAAAAAAVtc/D6ODtXpTHco/s1600-h/fallfoyer14%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer14" border="0" alt="fallfoyer14" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFu062SpI/AAAAAAAAVtk/ariBgVvirzU/fallfoyer14_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="488" height="705" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFvvfKyXI/AAAAAAAAVts/6_tU4ZN_9EU/s1600-h/fallfoyer4%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer4" border="0" alt="fallfoyer4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFwisyXrI/AAAAAAAAVt0/LvsFU8YK3zE/fallfoyer4_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="496" height="661" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFxat5csI/AAAAAAAAVt8/d3yvPCGvcCY/s1600-h/fallfoyer16%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer16" border="0" alt="fallfoyer16" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFydb_uFI/AAAAAAAAVuE/mnBW1pBSTTs/fallfoyer16_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="491" height="736" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFzJt2u8I/AAAAAAAAVuM/EW81iuM7eT0/s1600-h/fallfoyer8%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer8" border="0" alt="fallfoyer8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlFz9I1aoI/AAAAAAAAVuU/JAHQbOToKoU/fallfoyer8_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="490" height="730" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF0tggRrI/AAAAAAAAVuc/bvX1fpMobPE/s1600-h/fallfoyer3%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer3" border="0" alt="fallfoyer3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF1XKoDgI/AAAAAAAAVuk/VdKlPvTvQr4/fallfoyer3_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="491" height="737" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF2QhO_oI/AAAAAAAAVus/Otf_kq_FOR4/s1600-h/fallfoyer6%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer6" border="0" alt="fallfoyer6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF3K6M8aI/AAAAAAAAVu0/ncHlKx6NHok/fallfoyer6_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="495" height="742" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF4I3tQQI/AAAAAAAAVu8/lUfKE5H03KI/s1600-h/fallfoyer11%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer11" border="0" alt="fallfoyer11" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF4yfc8GI/AAAAAAAAVvE/RYClCFOqBQQ/fallfoyer11_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="844" height="563" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF5jXXOCI/AAAAAAAAVvM/Umosf1pwvOs/s1600-h/fallfoyer20%5B10%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer20" border="0" alt="fallfoyer20" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF66XjJLI/AAAAAAAAVvU/PcSPT1XxM7Y/fallfoyer20_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="844" height="563" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The feature post, this week, comes from Southern Lagniappe. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"> Janie has decorated her beautiful home for Autumn.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Click on the Back Porch Feature Post button, on the sidebar, to visit her gorgeous southern home.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="vf" border="0" alt="vf" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF7m8gV1I/AAAAAAAAVvc/b_rqtSDk9gE/vf%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="664" height="207" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/">Artie’s Vignette Fridays</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF8sSVlkI/AAAAAAAAVvk/eJPuv4IHiCc/s1600-h/fallfoyer1%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fallfoyer1" border="0" alt="fallfoyer1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIlF9t003II/AAAAAAAAVvs/6DQSxAXkEWY/fallfoyer1_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="340" height="510" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-40596685495181043032010-09-08T14:05:00.001-05:002010-09-08T16:37:32.824-05:00~Delicious Autumn~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfd-rY5gtI/AAAAAAAAVoQ/yPpnSmyxK9Y/s1600-h/falldining2%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining2" border="0" alt="falldining2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfd_jKSEmI/AAAAAAAAVoY/pgxo6kgyHfQ/falldining2_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="394" height="591" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><font face="Arial"><big>"Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth <br />seeking the successive autumns." <br /></big>-   George Eliot</font></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeAlc8YJI/AAAAAAAAVog/ecg3wV3kQ0Y/s1600-h/falldining24%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining24" border="0" alt="falldining24" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeB2lswNI/AAAAAAAAVoo/v5vNvj895jI/falldining24_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="918" height="612" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We are home from the lake for a week or two.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’m working on getting the back porch ready for Fall.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Most of the things I used, for this table, you’ve seen before.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am getting lots of good use from the woven Wal-mart placemats.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The green cloche/birdcage is from Schaefer House, Jefferson City MO, last Spring.  I found the little “milking stool” and birds at Michael’s, last month.  Other accessories and dishes, used in this setting, were found around the house.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Home Goods has lots of wonderful Fall accessories.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I found the pumpkin plates at Marshall’s, Osage Beach MO.  If you have a base set of white dinnerware, it is easy to have a variety of table settings by adding colorful salad plates or other small dishes.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We continue having delicious Autumn weather.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIf-WW46wwI/AAAAAAAAVr0/XPfpWrAl0aE/s1600-h/falldining1a%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="falldining1a" border="0" alt="falldining1a" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIf-XxteVvI/AAAAAAAAVr8/nhNfucuwFbY/falldining1a_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="904" height="603" /></a> </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeE4pI7GI/AAAAAAAAVpA/t46rr448Il4/s1600-h/falldining19%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="falldining19" border="0" alt="falldining19" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeGMWJLTI/AAAAAAAAVpI/NlWTEz3vA18/falldining19_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="514" height="771" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeG7DT_6I/AAAAAAAAVpQ/PRJjVNfC8nU/s1600-h/falldining23%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; 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display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining3" border="0" alt="falldining3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeQW7wUbI/AAAAAAAAVqM/sRcuHM6oWu8/falldining3_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="614" height="921" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeRf_gZ3I/AAAAAAAAVqU/eAaV1p4J8HY/s1600-h/falldining14%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining14" border="0" alt="falldining14" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeSl5de_I/AAAAAAAAVqc/9a32S0okMh4/falldining14_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="910" height="607" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeT6sTL8I/AAAAAAAAVqk/vZsjSBViq7g/s1600-h/falldining4%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining4" border="0" alt="falldining4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeVGEhxTI/AAAAAAAAVqs/yUIzRVefXd0/falldining4_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="914" height="609" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeWPZ47sI/AAAAAAAAVq0/kVxRoCopE8Y/s1600-h/falldining27%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining27" border="0" alt="falldining27" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfeXvz_aWI/AAAAAAAAVq8/0Rq6jGcLM_M/falldining27_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="918" height="612" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIgCFY__ohI/AAAAAAAAVsI/NbYCKNcnDZg/s1600-h/falldining5a%5B18%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="falldining5a" border="0" alt="falldining5a" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIgCGwfCEDI/AAAAAAAAVsQ/CKF1SuiJhVo/falldining5a_thumb%5B16%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="560" height="842" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tablescapethursdaylogo" border="0" alt="tablescapethursdaylogo" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfebRvl1eI/AAAAAAAAVrU/r3S9aVwDtJs/tablescapethursdaylogo%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="229" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Susan’s Tablescape Thursday</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">ANSWERS</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Someone asked about the font, I use most of the time, in my posts.  It is Bradley Hand ITC.  I use Windows Live Writer for composing my posts.  This is one of many fonts available in the program.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIffk4HIe6I/AAAAAAAAVrg/oeECAmdw_lQ/s1600-h/falldining28%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falldining28" border="0" alt="falldining28" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIfflg2RN2I/AAAAAAAAVro/sT9XnJ97gKY/falldining28_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="932" height="621" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-4864194244880000882010-09-06T11:25:00.001-05:002010-09-06T11:25:10.780-05:00~September Greetings~<p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">~Lakeside~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVRe84rrI/AAAAAAAAVjY/dJklTmCl2Ik/s1600-h/falltable410.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable4" border="0" alt="falltable4" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVSuqvfOI/AAAAAAAAVjg/kB5c4FNrKyE/falltable4_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="411" height="616" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Lantern from <a href="http://www.theschaeferhouse.com/">Schaefer House</a>, Jefferson City Missouri, a couple years ago.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVT4QU6uI/AAAAAAAAVjo/BQwuEhUVl8Y/s1600-h/falltable68.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable6" border="0" alt="falltable6" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVVVRb1MI/AAAAAAAAVjw/ttKi1en4KV8/falltable6_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="762" height="508" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">A freeform arrangement in a shell shaped container, assorted faux pumpkins, ceramic shore bird and a tea light lantern; tabletop vignette for the harvest table.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVWcXQnYI/AAAAAAAAVj4/6rFUDFGpav0/s1600-h/falltable55A10.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable55A" border="0" alt="falltable55A" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVX_5nXUI/AAAAAAAAVkA/fqIaGvyjpoQ/falltable55A_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="534" height="801" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVY_IDJwI/AAAAAAAAVkI/sqAco0Eqe_Y/s1600-h/falltable510.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable5" border="0" alt="falltable5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVaHb6oWI/AAAAAAAAVkQ/63RdHd2c38Y/falltable5_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="539" height="808" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I arrange vignettes at the end of this table, at the condo, because I like the backdrop. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This arrangement also leaves room for four place settings, without obstructing the view.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVa9nWWnI/AAAAAAAAVkY/pxQxJ0QEwAg/s1600-h/falltable998.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable99" border="0" alt="falltable99" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVctDLEcI/AAAAAAAAVkg/MxFQWB58_as/falltable99_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="546" height="819" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVdcL4wRI/AAAAAAAAVko/xHOC9F-J1Rw/s1600-h/falltable2213.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable22" border="0" alt="falltable22" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVe_rX9iI/AAAAAAAAVkw/MeTJ-YYBTE0/falltable22_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="550" height="825" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVfuO1htI/AAAAAAAAVk4/zBo47MhdJt4/s1600-h/falltable119.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable11" border="0" alt="falltable11" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVhM40eJI/AAAAAAAAVlA/w7YpoDWJQ8I/falltable11_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="547" height="820" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUViBwGQ7I/AAAAAAAAVlI/uHL_k_sguZ8/s1600-h/falltable66A8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable66A" border="0" alt="falltable66A" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVjkktwaI/AAAAAAAAVlQ/I7Rau4Msa94/falltable66A_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="547" height="759" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVk1NV0ZI/AAAAAAAAVlY/eKxUjrKF3Oo/s1600-h/falltable559.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable55" border="0" alt="falltable55" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVmcwJhhI/AAAAAAAAVlg/2RMAmAuNAB4/falltable55_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="551" height="751" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVoDH3lcI/AAAAAAAAVlo/geLFQoHJbXY/s1600-h/falltable11B7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable11B" border="0" alt="falltable11B" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVpHD3_YI/AAAAAAAAVlw/-94QN7dNyz8/falltable11B_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="588" height="392" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVqDiFc6I/AAAAAAAAVl4/JsOFfxNZPaE/s1600-h/falltable44A7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable44A" border="0" alt="falltable44A" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVrH4uJCI/AAAAAAAAVmA/jpl3BkM07MQ/falltable44A_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="630" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The shell plates and glasses are plastic, from Home Goods.  White dishes, placemats and napkins from Home Goods, also.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVrwcECRI/AAAAAAAAVmI/9gG10rHEQuY/s1600-h/falltable78.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable7" border="0" alt="falltable7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVtOwlBYI/AAAAAAAAVmQ/t-S1xN6yTag/falltable7_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="810" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The framed sunflower photo, on the shutter/window, is one of my photos. Sara Tetley’s Two Boats was here, before.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVt0lgagI/AAAAAAAAVmY/1UXfGG16d3E/s1600-h/falltable886.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable88" border="0" alt="falltable88" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVutZUsEI/AAAAAAAAVmg/9wcH8DXiV5E/falltable88_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="253" height="379" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVvVYnL6I/AAAAAAAAVmo/LDwvtAI8NBg/s1600-h/falltable97.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable9" border="0" alt="falltable9" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVweGrhQI/AAAAAAAAVmw/_UEpHcRApOk/falltable9_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="512" height="630" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Above Sara Tetley’s Two Boats is a photo showing sail boats at Mackinac Bridge (Michigan), by photographer Nancy May.  The photo is a souvenir from a trip to Mackinac Island.  The sunflower photo was on this wall before moving it to the shutter/window.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVxcatjnI/AAAAAAAAVm4/tdba2-24TwA/s1600-h/falltable17.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable1" border="0" alt="falltable1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVyLMlEeI/AAAAAAAAVnA/inK79rTLx98/falltable1_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="421" height="631" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/">Marty’s Table Top Tuesday</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="A Tabletop Logo" border="0" alt="A Tabletop Logo" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVybNo8fI/AAAAAAAAVnI/ok72fL0k-bI/ATabletopLogo3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Hint</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUVzWqJoOI/AAAAAAAAVnQ/IYc3q21UTcE/s1600-h/falltable106.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="falltable10" border="0" alt="falltable10" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUV1XmwrEI/AAAAAAAAVnY/UCvhLwNMCRI/falltable10_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="748" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Another Evergreen Mfg purchase.  I saw this birdcage Wednesday, thought about it, went back Thursday, bought it.  I am hoping I can use this on the chest behind the living room sofa at home.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUV2LUuLkI/AAAAAAAAVng/k6b5i1T4IoQ/s1600-h/quiet8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="quiet" border="0" alt="quiet" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUV3KySw_I/AAAAAAAAVno/m6tuqHy7jOo/quiet_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="528" height="528" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Family has been here at the lake with us, most of the time, this trip.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This morning, it’s so quiet here, after everyone left for home.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Miss them already!</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We will return home tomorrow (Tuesday), after a full week of fishing, golfing, fun, food, visiting and glorious weather.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUV4JB_Z4I/AAAAAAAAVnw/kJoKADt01dg/s1600-h/ozarkmorning97.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="ozark morning9" border="0" alt="ozark morning9" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIUV5liEhAI/AAAAAAAAVn4/Kjem3Ne-37Y/ozarkmorning9_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="686" height="457" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">These photos show one of the wood docks, at a marina, Lake of the Ozarks State Park.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-89774178655149728822010-09-05T10:09:00.000-05:002010-09-05T10:09:46.911-05:00~Seasonal Sunday~<div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOxsESqPAI/AAAAAAAAVhY/r1DvDVucivI/s1600-h/glade5%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="glade5" border="0" height="564" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOxta4akAI/AAAAAAAAVhg/GiiCoI8zd7A/glade5_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="glade5" width="376" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf's a flower. " <br />
~Albert Camus</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOxue7lPdI/AAAAAAAAVho/Dt2nZpZux18/s1600-h/ozark%20morning1A%5B11%5D.jpg"><img alt="ozark morning1A" border="0" height="519" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOxwrllg2I/AAAAAAAAVhw/pxw6RA8L1ck/ozark%20morning1A_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="ozark morning1A" width="779" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOxzCXdJ5I/AAAAAAAAVh4/5GavXEDK7pI/s1600-h/glade2%5B10%5D.jpg"><img alt="glade2" border="0" height="522" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOx2WtVcxI/AAAAAAAAViE/C2BHrXELUkQ/glade2_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="glade2" width="783" /></a> </div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOx6bHp5UI/AAAAAAAAViM/drAsem5WYkA/s1600-h/glade%5B12%5D.jpg"><img alt="glade" border="0" height="526" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOx9gsonBI/AAAAAAAAViU/lRVvbdb22ag/glade_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="glade" width="789" /></a><br />
<div align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOx_LhM48I/AAAAAAAAVic/DSrFNhS3S2M/s1600-h/glade4%5B10%5D.jpg"><img alt="glade4" border="0" height="524" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyA8oBCrI/AAAAAAAAVik/ansDjWhCxwI/glade4_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="glade4" width="786" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyCmA2t-I/AAAAAAAAVis/4NyXcnDH_qk/s1600-h/ozark%20morning3A%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="ozark morning3A" border="0" height="528" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyEvCs7FI/AAAAAAAAVi0/bkE9uSyVzWo/ozark%20morning3A_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="ozark morning3A" width="792" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/2010/09/seasonal-sundays-14-sun-sets-on-summer.html"><img alt="Seasonal_Sundays_-_Fall_copy_thumb[1]" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyF3DuNMI/AAAAAAAAVi8/8wnjgSlZmpE/Seasonal_Sundays_-_Fall_copy_thumb%5B1%5D%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="Seasonal_Sundays_-_Fall_copy_thumb[1]" width="209" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; font-size: x-large;">Linking to <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/2010/09/seasonal-sundays-14-sun-sets-on-summer.html">Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper</a>.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyHcJMdwI/AAAAAAAAVjE/iw4iQbafe-A/s1600-h/glade3%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="glade3" border="0" height="463" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIOyIlq-o_I/AAAAAAAAVjM/g93gu1dFR8I/glade3_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline;" title="glade3" width="694" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Early morning scenes at Lake of the Ozarks, Saturday September 4, 2010.</strong></span></div>PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-55639564407713156352010-09-03T12:15:00.001-05:002010-09-03T12:54:01.812-05:00~Saturday Photo Fun II~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsh0yxfsI/AAAAAAAAVck/NUfA5W3hYMM/s1600-h/mumB6.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="mumB" border="0" alt="mumB" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsi8g8CqI/AAAAAAAAVcs/sEMu65s2n4k/mumB_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="456" height="684" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Straight from Camera</font></strong> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I wanted an ethereal look when I shot the pot of mums, sitting on the hearth in our hearth room.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">It was late afternoon.  I used the Canon Rebel T2i and the 50mm lens.  The ISO was set on 200.  I focused on the bud, in the center of the photo.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsj0cPzWI/AAAAAAAAVc0/bRMStnotIzU/s1600-h/mumB1C11.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumB1C" border="0" alt="mumB1C" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsk7G6Z1I/AAAAAAAAVc8/Z3VFxfX8C_A/mumB1C_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="471" height="706" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Brightened with Middle Grey Tone</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsmpDi7vI/AAAAAAAAVdE/gD1X_o0XABc/s1600-h/mumB1B6.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumB1B" border="0" alt="mumB1B" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsnuO0WBI/AAAAAAAAVdM/lNL82WVZK7E/mumB1B_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="464" height="696" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Reduced size to 853x1280, clicked Filter then Water Painting.  I used the 9 brush stroke, on the slide.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsoMsu1HI/AAAAAAAAVdU/6HC4z_0lm8s/s1600-h/mumB1C5.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumB1C" border="0" alt="mumB1C" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEspbJAgXI/AAAAAAAAVdc/dA8vidyXfBQ/mumB1C_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="469" height="704" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Saturate, (+)125 Backlight, Darken Middle</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsqP3BBNI/AAAAAAAAVdk/SxJW8K6MUCY/s1600-h/mumA15.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumA1" border="0" alt="mumA1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsrYfQ2zI/AAAAAAAAVds/GNQXD228Gos/mumA1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="806" height="537" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Straight From Camera (no editing)</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Canon Rebel T2i, 50mm Lens, 200 ISO.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The camera was set on AV mode.  The focus was on auto.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEssUd5opI/AAAAAAAAVd0/E7MfxLQ8L2I/s1600-h/mumG4.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumG" border="0" alt="mumG" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEst93o_cI/AAAAAAAAVd8/ngNXgK-LjnA/mumG_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="835" height="626" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6"><font face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>Canon Powershot</u> G11</font></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The above photo was taken in early morning light, using the G11.  This is a point and shoot camera.  The camera was set on Auto.  The image is straight from camera.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">In this segment of the series, I am using photos from both cameras; showing the possibilities when using a “point and shoot”, as well as the Rebel T2i.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsvG79_hI/AAAAAAAAVeE/v5vTTAtUfI8/s1600-h/mumG14.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumG1" border="0" alt="mumG1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEswn6c6mI/AAAAAAAAVeM/yGesdWf4rJc/mumG1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="818" height="614" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I changed the size from 640x480 to 800x600 and clicked Decolor 4, in the Bright/Color option of Photoscape.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEsxXM0PdI/AAAAAAAAVeU/H7gl1f_yqkM/s1600-h/mumH6.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumH" border="0" alt="mumH" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEszslfoKI/AAAAAAAAVec/7yEAvB69z4g/mumH_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="487" height="650" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I left the size at 480x640, for this example.  Notice in the background, of this shot, the fireplace is at an angle. Below, shows the same shot after straightening in Picasa.  I haven’t found a way to straighten shots, in Photoscape.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Photoscape was used for all editing, in this post, except straightening.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs0lCZttI/AAAAAAAAVek/HCZtjT0Mzs4/s1600-h/mumI6.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumI" border="0" alt="mumI" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs2UI8LKI/AAAAAAAAVes/tHmgNsKznlg/mumI_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="482" height="643" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs3BdGCmI/AAAAAAAAVe0/4hKeLxQFCVQ/s1600-h/mumJ12.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumJ" border="0" alt="mumJ" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs4igqzNI/AAAAAAAAVe8/-ILDR8fXMtg/mumJ_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="485" height="648" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Straight from G11 Camera 480x640</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs5FandzI/AAAAAAAAVfE/OnYcQZoMgf0/s1600-h/mumJ15.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumJ1" border="0" alt="mumJ1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs6VJDphI/AAAAAAAAVfM/8jYSUf5c_R0/mumJ1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="485" height="647" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Bloom-1 Click, Remove Color Cast-0, Level 100%</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs7tRNsEI/AAAAAAAAVfU/CP4vKxosOr4/s1600-h/mumK5.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumK" border="0" alt="mumK" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs9WcmAoI/AAAAAAAAVfc/wxnoHbDmnqg/mumK_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="765" height="573" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Straight from G11 Camera</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs-V2UaII/AAAAAAAAVfk/HyFv5yMeL7U/s1600-h/mumK15.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumK1" border="0" alt="mumK1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEs_Zt3X9I/AAAAAAAAVfs/lAeAAjIBC9s/mumK1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="773" height="580" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Sharpen-2, Bloom-Middle (default), in Filter option, Region Out of Focus-Level 5.0, Size 75%, Feather 100%</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtA89UVOI/AAAAAAAAVf0/Bpl8w0Rc0fk/s1600-h/mumL5.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumL" border="0" alt="mumL" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtCe8FZmI/AAAAAAAAVf8/lpl0FcfGfzw/mumL_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="777" height="583" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Straight from G11 Camera</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtEEQGfNI/AAAAAAAAVgE/yfpDeacqWqg/s1600-h/mumL15.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mumL1" border="0" alt="mumL1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtGD-AvaI/AAAAAAAAVgM/JIpA6FXcaGs/mumL1_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="784" height="588" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Backlight (+)200%, Water Painting Brush Size 6, Watercolor Pencil 75, Darken=Middle</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Mosaics</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This bit of whimsy sits on our deck, at Lake of the Ozarks.  As you can see from the water droplets, we were having precipitation, Wednesday morning, the first day of September 2010.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The Rebel T2i was set on P (Program).  The ISO was 200. Focus was set on auto.  I took a few quick shots.  The photos are straight out of camera, using the 50mm Lens.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtHH3jflI/AAAAAAAAVgU/Kx_IxOSiNSE/s1600-h/rainyday5.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="rainyday" border="0" alt="rainyday" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtJP79q7I/AAAAAAAAVgc/YDDMkFrcpdg/rainyday_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="754" height="754" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtKfcHCcI/AAAAAAAAVgk/xMf1CMVCozM/s1600-h/LakeFlight25.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Lake Flight2" border="0" alt="Lake Flight2" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtLzE5g7I/AAAAAAAAVgs/YOPuZMRUs7E/LakeFlight2_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="727" height="727" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Photos in this mosaic, were taken by our daughter while on a helicopter tour of Lake of the Ozarks, August 2010.  The camera is a Canon Powershot A470.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Next week I’ll talk about making mosaics and frames with Photoscape.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Meanwhile…</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtMcGkEQI/AAAAAAAAVg0/UHkv0mgk9Dw/s1600-h/roosterandhen25.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="roosterandhen2" border="0" alt="roosterandhen2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtNnETVOI/AAAAAAAAVg8/bzjch8IndH8/roosterandhen2_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="787" height="525" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I spotted these salt and peppers at Target.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">They’ve found a place to roost in the barn board cabinet.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtOFI-JUI/AAAAAAAAVhE/beC1hJgObGo/s1600-h/roosterandhen45.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="roosterandhen4" border="0" alt="roosterandhen4" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIEtPHfjc4I/AAAAAAAAVhM/tbcEUrGL-Ok/roosterandhen4_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="542" height="813" /></a></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Happy Labor Day!</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-59145160592411835932010-09-02T05:07:00.001-05:002010-09-02T20:59:06.525-05:00~Vignettes for Autumn~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93IXsRaOI/AAAAAAAAVZ0/mUUSW9eeiMw/s1600-h/fallB%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallB" border="0" alt="fallB" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93JTB7KtI/AAAAAAAAVZ8/AypU6QGbIQg/fallB_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="307" height="363" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93KTXEj0I/AAAAAAAAVaE/L64_z-dx04A/s1600-h/wreath22%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="wreath22" border="0" alt="wreath22" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93LgvWeWI/AAAAAAAAVaM/uYMIELCzPVk/wreath22_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="460" height="691" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I wanted a fun wreath on the front door of the condo, before family arrives for the holiday weekend.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This is a faux greenery wreath with two leaf stems, a grass stem, with sunflower and a scarecrow attached.  Rather than use glue, I wove the pieces through the wreath.  Within 5 minutes, the wreath was ready and on the door.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93M_BZbnI/AAAAAAAAVaU/uixXiJw49_w/s1600-h/wreath18.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="wreath1" border="0" alt="wreath1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93OsmYfxI/AAAAAAAAVac/3u3XoY588bc/wreath1_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="446" height="669" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I purchased the materials for the wreath at Evergreen, Osage Beach Missouri, Wednesday.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Jason has outdone himself with his selection of Autumn silks and accessories, this year.  If you plan to be in Osage Beach this holiday weekend or another time during the Fall season, you might want to stop by Evergreen Mfg.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93Ph93PwI/AAAAAAAAVak/iCZPIQl9Qro/s1600-h/fallvignette5%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette5" border="0" alt="fallvignette5" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93RWRfflI/AAAAAAAAVas/b4GJosoSfj0/fallvignette5_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="629" height="867" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Artie stopped by the Back Porch and asked me to share these vignettes, from my <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/08/autumnal-metamorphosis.html">August 29th Metamorphosis Monday</a> post, for Vignette Friday.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The fireplace screen is made of three separate iron panels, fitted together and secured with black zip ties.  I found the panels at Welcome Home several years ago.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93SY7NYWI/AAAAAAAAVa0/GxWS63xd_ls/s1600-h/fallvignette12A7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette12A" border="0" alt="fallvignette12A" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93TugBdNI/AAAAAAAAVa8/o_96K1k7GI8/fallvignette12A_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="628" height="416" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93UXcq8dI/AAAAAAAAVbE/cBlTfJUNEOc/s1600-h/fallvignette77.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette7" border="0" alt="fallvignette7" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93VqgxdhI/AAAAAAAAVbM/9YFNldF3SdM/fallvignette7_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="629" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93W99B5QI/AAAAAAAAVbU/1Q1iWMmoJV4/s1600-h/fallvignette87.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette8" border="0" alt="fallvignette8" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93YJe8CxI/AAAAAAAAVbc/wuFC37WS7cM/fallvignette8_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="755" height="503" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">A breakfast room vignette.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93ZWDXV0I/AAAAAAAAVbk/5XI0YQJmfL4/s1600-h/mantelswan%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="mantelswan" border="0" alt="mantelswan" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93ai0nDFI/AAAAAAAAVbs/Jx7mYVib5ic/mantelswan_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="394" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This photo, of a hearth room mantel vignette, was featured in a 2007 post, at Back Porch Musings.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The hand carved swan was purchased at a shop on South Main Street, Historic Saint Charles Missouri.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The, print above the swan, is a John Pils illustration of South Main Street.  To see more about the artist click <a href="http://www.johnpilscities.com/">HERE</a>. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93bR-qj6I/AAAAAAAAVb0/GCjkaTY2EZU/s1600-h/secretary1-10%5B20%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="secretary1-10" border="0" alt="secretary1-10" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TH93cZbyFdI/AAAAAAAAVb8/enTZiC1lhwc/secretary1-10_thumb%5B16%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="448" height="656" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Foyer Secretary-January 2010.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Artie, of Color Outside the Lines, is the host of <a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2010/09/friday-vignette-friday.html">Vignette Fridays</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2010/09/friday-vignette-friday.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="vignette friday" border="0" alt="vignette friday" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TIBWabIJx5I/AAAAAAAAVcQ/S0cjeyfLTJQ/vignette%20friday.jpg?imgmax=800" width="574" height="182" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-55274261294026568942010-08-31T05:44:00.001-05:002010-08-31T05:44:25.569-05:00~Something New~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THzdAIPZS_I/AAAAAAAAVZc/Guxt_Pf-I3Y/s1600-h/mumC%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="mumC" border="0" alt="mumC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THzdCAGlq4I/AAAAAAAAVZk/1NTbPHCBHp8/mumC_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="361" height="541" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We are preparing for a trip to the lake, today.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"> Labor Day weekend is the last big weekend of Summer 2010.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I have a post started in draft for Saturday Photo Fun II. The image, above, is included in that post.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Something New</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I added something to my sidebar, very early this morning, I hope will become a regular feature.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">While looking at the list of blogs I follow, I saw a delightful post from Vignette Design.  It inspired me to begin the new sidebar feature.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">In this first edition of Posts to Take Note, I used one of my own images.  In the future I hope to add the blog authors’ photos.  The feature was a spur of the moment idea, in the wee small hours of the morning.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">As you can see, from the image, we are fans of Coppola Wines, as well as fans of Coppola.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Delores’ <a href="http://vignettedesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/visit-to-francis-ford-coppola-winery.html">(Design Vignette)</a> photos are beautiful.  Her post about the Coppola Winery is well written.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I was taken with Francis Ford Coppola’s quote. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Enjoy! </font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-56926593064654249562010-08-29T14:37:00.001-05:002010-08-29T15:58:02.782-05:00~Autumnal Metamorphosis~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq1uNhm68I/AAAAAAAAVU8/q9h8CC3jTww/s1600-h/fallvignette19%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette19" border="0" alt="fallvignette19" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq1wfqF9nI/AAAAAAAAVVE/CwH02maLYKU/fallvignette19_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="391" height="587" /></a>  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq1yC3HbbI/AAAAAAAAVVM/a7fzulVQlH8/s1600-h/fallvignette25%5B18%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette25" border="0" alt="fallvignette25" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq11RNBt9I/AAAAAAAAVVU/VmFyZngfvrQ/fallvignette25_thumb%5B16%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="601" height="902" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">~Summer mantel morphs into Autumn~</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq13mWyTpI/AAAAAAAAVVc/CfpUWXDQa3w/s1600-h/fallvignette31%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette31" border="0" alt="fallvignette31" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq16Bs0zxI/AAAAAAAAVVk/zb_Lz7in0jg/fallvignette31_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="446" height="653" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Faux fireplace mantel as it looked during Summer 2010.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Metamorphosis</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">For more about how we assembled the faux fireplace mantel, click <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/06/fireplace-project.html">HERE</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq18PeGdPI/AAAAAAAAVVs/zB50RRnUie4/s1600-h/fallvignette5%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette5" border="0" alt="fallvignette5" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2ALuMlAI/AAAAAAAAVV0/egZHKgdnwtA/fallvignette5_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="829" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2DTJcqnI/AAAAAAAAVV8/cGZ0Pt4u-Rk/s1600-h/fallvignette12A%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette12A" border="0" alt="fallvignette12A" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2G8ECMSI/AAAAAAAAVWE/P9qJlPYeFzI/fallvignette12A_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="887" height="587" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2JPPb0mI/AAAAAAAAVWM/_3BS4mXyKss/s1600-h/fallvignette17%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette17" border="0" alt="fallvignette17" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2M_qfPuI/AAAAAAAAVWU/vU4Ktf9fzB0/fallvignette17_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="552" height="829" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2OurSqGI/AAAAAAAAVWc/CDuhpg1JKXI/s1600-h/fallvignette22%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette22" border="0" alt="fallvignette22" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2RClBgxI/AAAAAAAAVWk/9Lei8LYgzjo/fallvignette22_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="555" height="833" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Breakfast room harvest table for Autumn.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2Tm4iwcI/AAAAAAAAVWs/h-ZPtCuMJRE/s1600-h/fallvignette6%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette6" border="0" alt="fallvignette6" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2XNd1CYI/AAAAAAAAVW0/uCWz8Qb3Euc/fallvignette6_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="886" height="591" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2ZPrJ2YI/AAAAAAAAVW8/TBf_4PYSNwc/s1600-h/fallvignette7%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette7" border="0" alt="fallvignette7" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2cwlrjwI/AAAAAAAAVXE/THYFQB8f70Q/fallvignette7_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="540" height="810" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2ftIK6UI/AAAAAAAAVXM/EELZYoraCSg/s1600-h/fallvignette8%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette8" border="0" alt="fallvignette8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2jHf3ZnI/AAAAAAAAVXU/pJPQHjTLMDI/fallvignette8_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="889" height="593" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2l0q96hI/AAAAAAAAVXc/IORd6fFGjbU/s1600-h/fallvignette9%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette9" border="0" alt="fallvignette9" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2plpmU4I/AAAAAAAAVXk/UEUKhHUJdaM/fallvignette9_thumb%5B9%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="891" height="594" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2sPtnuZI/AAAAAAAAVXs/HsGtS9O5HzY/s1600-h/fallvignette32%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette32" border="0" alt="fallvignette32" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2wOWBW6I/AAAAAAAAVX0/d3ixKPMbZWg/fallvignette32_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="893" height="595" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq2yIXuEMI/AAAAAAAAVX8/c8HX6EEIDLQ/s1600-h/fallvignette33%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="fallvignette33" border="0" alt="fallvignette33" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq21YKaRGI/AAAAAAAAVYE/eo8nTTcK49A/fallvignette33_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="541" height="812" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I said I was going to wait until September 1st.  However, we had a wonderful week of pre-Fall weather that sent me spinning into Autumn decorating mode.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Besides…the older I get, the slower I get.  If I wait until Fall is officially here, I would finish the Fall vignettes sometime around December 24th!</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">HAPPY AUTUMN MEMORY</font></u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq24n54DnI/AAAAAAAAVYQ/tAfqC_Q4CAg/s1600-h/sebringA11.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="sebringA" border="0" alt="sebringA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THq28IM2luI/AAAAAAAAVYY/ajt6t6W_T7w/sebringA_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="888" height="600" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>PHOTO FROM FALL ‘99 or 2000</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">My friend Terri of <a href="http://bobandterri.blogspot.com/">Lakewood Manor</a>, purchased a new red convertible, over the weekend.  When I saw a photo of her new Sebring, it brought back happy memories of eldest daughter’s Sebring convertible.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">  One particular memory; a trip to <a href="http://www.eckerts.com/grafton.htm">Eckert’s Orchard</a> (Illinois), in September, about 10 years ago, during apple picking time.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Oldest granddaughter Xanti and her cousin Sasha built a scarecrow at the orchard.  After a discussion, about how to get the fellow home, it was decided he should ride in style.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The photo was taken at Pere Marquette Lodge, Grafton Illinois.  We can’t make a trip to the orchards or Grafton, without a drive up to <a href="http://www.greatriverroad.com/pere/pereindex.htm">Pere Marquette State Park</a> and the lodge.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Xanti is the taller of the two girls.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Standing behind the girls is yours truly, 10 years and several pounds ago.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/08/story-of-hope-and-healing.html">Susan’s Metamorphosis Monday</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/08/story-of-hope-and-healing.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="metmonday" border="0" alt="metmonday" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THrJ2HtjV7I/AAAAAAAAVYs/nodixXETPyc/metmonday%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="174" height="162" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font color="#008080" size="5" face="Courier"><strong><u>CLICK ON GREEN HIGHLIGHTED WORDS TO VISIT LINKS</u></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font color="#008080" size="5" face="Courier"></font></u></strong></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">ANSWERS</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The black iron dish rack, seen in <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/08/kitchen-vignette.html">A Kitchen Vignette</a>, was found at Home Goods.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The paint color in the kitchen is Valspar Laura Ashley Gold 3</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The paint color used in the master bedrooms at home and the lake is Sherwin Williams Antique White.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The pumpkins and other Fall items, used in the vignettes are faux, with the exception of the lotus pods.  The pods are from J’s Aunt Ruth’s lake.  The lake is no longer in existence.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">THANK YOU</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I appreciate your wonderful response to <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/08/saturday-morning-photo-fun.html">Saturday Photo Fun</a>.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I hope to have Part II ready for publishing next weekend. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’ll try to answer more questions in that post.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am enjoying the project.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-86708963593905437712010-08-28T09:23:00.001-05:002010-08-28T09:30:27.930-05:00~Saturday Morning Photo Fun~<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THka0_4q_mI/AAAAAAAAVR8/mg8v0oscPcI/s1600-h/fern8%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="fern8" border="0" alt="fern8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THka4uTy0rI/AAAAAAAAVSE/RHy1jej42OI/fern8_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="805" height="537" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>Straight From Canon Rebel T2i </u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THka7ZwUe1I/AAAAAAAAVSM/uTyiWHzYMxY/s1600-h/fern8B%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8B" border="0" alt="fern8B" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THka_RPcI7I/AAAAAAAAVSU/nMLhwPifwUM/fern8B_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="811" height="541" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Contrast Enhancement (high)</font></u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbCQenpEI/AAAAAAAAVSg/XksvlJNsqG4/s1600-h/fern8A%5B14%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="fern8A" border="0" alt="fern8A" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbGIRfGFI/AAAAAAAAVSo/uuVXzR7D7X8/fern8A_thumb%5B12%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="811" height="541" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>White Balance Clicked Once</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbIRLN4-I/AAAAAAAAVSw/V9QcybNZk1U/s1600-h/fern8C%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8C" border="0" alt="fern8C" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbLeAXBiI/AAAAAAAAVS4/qGMQ9rE-85s/fern8C_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="540" /></a> </font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Grayscale-Sharpen-Darken</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbN9HmWvI/AAAAAAAAVTA/6NoRgHfYviM/s1600-h/fern8C%5B11%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8C" border="0" alt="fern8C" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbRAV3kTI/AAAAAAAAVTI/rnfJs5LD1Oc/fern8C_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="817" height="545" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Sepia</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbTsRXj3I/AAAAAAAAVTQ/G03FZchxzWk/s1600-h/fern8D%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8D" border="0" alt="fern8D" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbXCdj80I/AAAAAAAAVTY/ndakq_CEU4k/fern8D_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="817" height="545" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Reverse Black and White (color)</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbZdb45gI/AAAAAAAAVTg/0q74lxqvNdk/s1600-h/fern8G%5B6%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8G" border="0" alt="fern8G" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbchls3KI/AAAAAAAAVTo/YhU1Y9KcYVc/fern8G_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="821" height="547" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Reverse Black and White (b&w)</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbfVi7s-I/AAAAAAAAVTw/58co-beChc8/s1600-h/fern8H%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8H" border="0" alt="fern8H" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbjlQIwYI/AAAAAAAAVT4/4N8dipNzWSI/fern8H_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="835" height="557" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Edge (level 10)-Saturation-Darken</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbl1LKwFI/AAAAAAAAVUA/dAzQlCilomY/s1600-h/fern8L%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8L" border="0" alt="fern8L" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbo9dn0wI/AAAAAAAAVUI/mAMG8T7nLEk/fern8L_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="642" height="642" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Reflection </font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbsw-3C8I/AAAAAAAAVUQ/QHimU7FvBro/s1600-h/fern8M%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="fern8M" border="0" alt="fern8M" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkbz1IQ2kI/AAAAAAAAVUY/52QnHkOgGGo/fern8M_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="890" height="593" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>Pictorialization (color engraving)</u></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php">Photoscape</a> is a free editing program with lots of options.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am not confident enough, in my skills, to pay for an editing program, at this time; perhaps later.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">For now, I will use the free downloads.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Click Photoscape, in the first sentence (highlighted in green), for a view of the program download.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Saturday morning I shot several photos, from the back porch, just before the sun rose above the trees that line the creek, behind our home.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The top image is a photo, straight out of the camera, of the evergreen that grows beside the back porch steps.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I edited the photo, using various options in Photoscape, for 10 different looks with the same photo. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkb2hKm9UI/AAAAAAAAVUg/XeIY-dCYYPw/s1600-h/evergreen%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="evergreen" border="0" alt="evergreen" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THkb6VrsyWI/AAAAAAAAVUo/9ApXFAhL080/evergreen_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="883" height="633" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am not compensated for mentioning Photoscape.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">My aim, with this post, is to show different editing options with the program.  There are many more.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I find the program very easy to use.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I am thinking about doing a small series of posts, on photo editing, for hobby/blog photographers, like me.  I hope this isn’t too presumptuous, being the amateur hobby/blog photographer, I am.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We’ll see what happens.  And we’ll see if I can do more than one post, on the subject.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-6076946362950558672010-08-26T00:06:00.001-05:002010-08-26T21:05:17.074-05:00~A Kitchen Vignette~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX1-zKfA-I/AAAAAAAAVPg/n8QC5CDbuCw/s1600-h/vignetteA12.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="vignetteA" border="0" alt="vignetteA" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2A82Mi4I/AAAAAAAAVPo/zUfBfy9GZKs/vignetteA_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="378" height="567" /></a><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We are promised 50 degree nights and 70’s during the day, this week.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I know, and completely understand, not everyone welcomes Fall with open arms, the way I do.  It truly is my favorite time of year.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This year I will welcome the season even more than usual.  Summer has been a tad hot, here in the St Louis area.  The temperatures, coupled with the humidity we have in Missouri, makes it seem much warmer than the thermometer reads.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I tend not to think about what lies beyond Fall, preferring to savor the season, rather than project toward Winter. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">When the time comes, I’ll welcome Winter, when we light the fireplace and enjoy the season, from our hearth room chairs.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Since J retired, as a Lineman, for the local rural electric cooperative, I don’t have to worry about him going out in all kinds of weather conditions, including Winter.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">He served the cooperative well for nearly 40 years.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">“Moose” celebrated his 65th birthday, Monday August 23.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">It’s been an interesting 65 years, to say the least.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2C24q6EI/AAAAAAAAVPw/KDVLuY_t4FA/s1600-h/MOOSE14.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="MOOSE1" border="0" alt="MOOSE1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2EqWz_TI/AAAAAAAAVP4/NYqEZ9evkCM/MOOSE1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="547" height="458" /></a>   </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">It’s nice having him home when the weather is extreme and the roads not so nice .</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">It’s also nice the phone doesn’t ring, with “trouble calls”, in the wee small hours of the morning.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The vignette</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2GRNS8oI/AAAAAAAAVQA/u3dfK-eWjKw/s1600-h/vignetteG8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignetteG" border="0" alt="vignetteG" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2KGbQebI/AAAAAAAAVQI/4lm6U2fglFM/vignetteG_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="676" height="1021" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I gathered a few cookbooks and added them to the cabinet top, at the end of the island.  Black and white dishes in a dish rack, a welcome home sign, canister and rooster add to the vignette.  I couldn’t resist the addition of a pumpkin.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2LiHjMdI/AAAAAAAAVQQ/RD-2VFItIOc/s1600-h/vignetteB10.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignetteB" border="0" alt="vignetteB" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2OqctSmI/AAAAAAAAVQY/Ee-64AV8J6A/vignetteB_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="674" height="945" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2Q7Yo2_I/AAAAAAAAVQg/cwfF97cvL90/s1600-h/vignetteD16.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignetteD" border="0" alt="vignetteD" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2UGewFiI/AAAAAAAAVQo/o71Tju8h-0o/vignetteD_thumb12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="972" height="661" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Tuesday Night Supper</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">One day a week, we have pasta.  </font></strong><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"> </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I love pasta! </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I was very happy when I had great cholesterol numbers, at the check up, earlier this month.  J’s cholesterol report was good, too.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">That means we can continue our once a week pasta night, until further notice.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’m always on the lookout for different ways to prepare pasta.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This week, I chose a recipe from the magazine, La Cucina Italiana (October 2010).</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2WDTXF-I/AAAAAAAAVQw/ixGrvN_R0gk/s1600-h/supper510.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="supper5" border="0" alt="supper5" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THX2X8uczEI/AAAAAAAAVQ4/DYnzTsUTKoY/supper5_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="630" height="420" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Penne con Salsiccia Zafferano</font></u></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Fine sea salt</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1/8 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1 cup thinly sliced onion</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">(from one medium)</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">3/4 pound sweet Italian sausage</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1 cup heavy cream</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">1 pound penne</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.  Meanwhile combine 1 tablespoon water and saffron in a small bowl; set aside.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">In a large nonstick skillet; heat oil over medium heat.  Add onion and thyme, cook stirring frequently, until softened, about 4 minutes, then add sausage and cook, breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon, until sausage is mostly cooked through, about 6 minutes.  Add cream, saffron mix and a generous pinch of salt, bring to simmer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.  Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Add pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente.  Drain, then transfer to a large bowl; immediately add cream mixture and toss to combine.  Adjust seasoning and serve immediately.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><u>Salad</u></font></strong></p> <h6 align="center"><font size="6"><font face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>I served </strong></font></font><font size="6"><font face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Heirloom Tomato Carpaccio Salad, with the pasta.</strong></font></font></h6> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The recipe is from Mary of <a href="http://homeiswheretheboatis.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/taste-the-fruit/">Home is Where the Boat Is</a>.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The link will take you to photos of her beautiful salad and the recipe.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong><a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vf" border="0" alt="vf" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THbeFr9ifUI/AAAAAAAAVRU/gl6Ot90pkgg/vf%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="478" height="150" /></a> </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/">Artie’s Vignette Fridays.</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">&</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/2010/08/foodie-friday.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Foodie_Friday_Logo_24" border="0" alt="Foodie_Friday_Logo_24" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THcdWg6NkEI/AAAAAAAAVRg/2vSN24iOr70/Foodie_Friday_Logo_24%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="199" height="244" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/2010/08/foodie-friday.html">Designs by Gollum</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Happy weekend!</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-38190928765087650252010-08-24T18:55:00.001-05:002010-08-25T19:08:07.073-05:00~RL Inspired~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRa8_rIvEI/AAAAAAAAVMs/QREQJ175YRk/s1600-h/tableL10.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableL" border="0" alt="tableL" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRa_0bT5-I/AAAAAAAAVM0/XkNJ2Mv-AvU/tableL_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="434" height="579" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Ralph Lauren Home advertising is beautiful.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I wasn’t surprised when I found inspiration for this week’s tablescape at the RL Home site.</font></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=1760785&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Display%2BURL%2BTest"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="RL Inspiration" border="0" alt="RL Inspiration" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbCtXJRRI/AAAAAAAAVM8/IexZFBeVy18/RLInspiration6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="440" height="550" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Inspiration for the table from <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=1760785&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_campaign=Display%2BURL%2BTest">Ralph Lauren Home</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I saw these photos several months ago and thought of putting together a table, using these colors and textures.  I bought bandanas and woven round placemats at Walmart, in preparation; that was the extent of collecting the elements, for quite awhile.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Fast forward to Monday morning, this week.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">J had another blood draw, early that morning, a few miles south of our home.  As usual, we found other things to do while we were in the area.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">A trip to Jo~Ann Fabric was on the list. The fabric store is in a new location, in Saint Peters MO, formerly the Circuit City building. If you live in our neck of the woods, stop by; more space than the former location and lots to see.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">What did J do at Jo~Ann Fabric?  Well, J was fascinated by the sewing machines.  I was beginning to think he was going to make a purchase and sign up for a class somewhere.  Definitely not our grandmothers’ treadle machines.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Another stop was Home Goods.  J found a comfy seat in the front of the store, while I looked around.  HG is where I found the navy floral plates ($3.99 each), for my RL inspired table. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">We stopped at Barnes and Noble for book browsing and tea, before our return trip home.   </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Late Monday afternoon, we received the call from J’s Cardiologist.  His Pro Time numbers were too low.  He’s on another dosage until Monday, when he has another test.  We are hoping the correct dosage has been found, this time.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><u><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The Table </font></u></strong></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbFxknvvI/AAAAAAAAVNE/mN066tpqJfs/s1600-h/tableA7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tableA" border="0" alt="tableA" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbKgMwwLI/AAAAAAAAVNM/zLBqifEZ8fI/tableA_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="931" height="621" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbN8EqV2I/AAAAAAAAVNU/R_CQ_1QUdgI/s1600-h/tableC11.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tableC" border="0" alt="tableC" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbTMHJz9I/AAAAAAAAVNc/qk_qPKmCR2g/tableC_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="931" height="620" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbWbpGFDI/AAAAAAAAVNk/1g6u7QXvqcg/s1600-h/tableJ9.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tableJ" border="0" alt="tableJ" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbbK_Y4rI/AAAAAAAAVNs/0XoTH4GLhDo/tableJ_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="930" height="620" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbeDnTMgI/AAAAAAAAVN0/9sbJbpfJNqA/s1600-h/tableI13.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tableI" border="0" alt="tableI" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbirBfewI/AAAAAAAAVN8/wV6w_AA8D_I/tableI_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="933" height="630" /></a>    </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRblNXI5hI/AAAAAAAAVOE/wTGMAIzYu-Q/s1600-h/tableK22.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableK" border="0" alt="tableK" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbpQnMlNI/AAAAAAAAVOM/SiVQhssL2-4/tableK_thumb18.jpg?imgmax=800" width="933" height="622" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbtKxM6tI/AAAAAAAAVOU/wa5CppSELR4/s1600-h/tableL20.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableL" border="0" alt="tableL" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRbzFJ8BYI/AAAAAAAAVOc/PnvTv4qrUYg/tableL_thumb16.jpg?imgmax=800" width="934" height="623" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRb1c0WPqI/AAAAAAAAVOk/tEs0ELfE1hI/s1600-h/tableM12.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableM" border="0" alt="tableM" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRb3PFyMUI/AAAAAAAAVOs/4itxTG-78zY/tableM_thumb10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="266" height="315" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-to-105th-tablescape-thursday.html">Tablescape Thursday</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/08/welcome-to-105th-tablescape-thursday.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="tablescapethursdaylogo" border="0" alt="tablescapethursdaylogo" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THWwZQfJarI/AAAAAAAAVPU/AaxY0akbTHE/tablescapethursdaylogo%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="229" /></a> </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRb8TBcKGI/AAAAAAAAVO8/grmit_C-6uY/s1600-h/tableD9.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableD" border="0" alt="tableD" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THRcAGuZ7PI/AAAAAAAAVPE/05EcXxq2HyA/tableD_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="768" height="537" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-70635016842825469632010-08-23T00:06:00.001-05:002010-08-23T00:06:41.659-05:00~An Autumn Appetizer~<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBBjFhZgI/AAAAAAAAVJM/8Xhrm-FKK2g/s1600-h/tableA16.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="tableA" border="0" alt="tableA" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBDeMg4AI/AAAAAAAAVJU/pOWe4qsRf94/tableA_thumb14.jpg?imgmax=800" width="365" height="547" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Playing with dishes in anticipation.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBFBizcZI/AAAAAAAAVJc/Q34O_IeG46s/s1600-h/tableB7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableB" border="0" alt="tableB" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBH5cU-fI/AAAAAAAAVJk/8eeKdXScRPo/tableB_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="838" height="559" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Fresh Alstroemeria from Kroger. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Votive cups, Michael’s a couple years ago.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBJlUlLXI/AAAAAAAAVJs/ShdgbqNOP2U/s1600-h/tableF9.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableF" border="0" alt="tableF" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBL4eYk7I/AAAAAAAAVJ0/UuyXUTwTSJs/tableF_thumb7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="534" height="800" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBNesEh5I/AAAAAAAAVJ8/mK7dbspoUFg/s1600-h/tableD17.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableD1" border="0" alt="tableD1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBPRWntUI/AAAAAAAAVKE/SqQHNLZZZ_M/tableD1_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="420" height="630" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Nothing new on the table other than two vases. The tall vase and larger of the small vases are new from Michael’s seasonal clearance. The smallest vase is from a long ago garage sale. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The tray is from All About Home, in our town.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBRl31YqI/AAAAAAAAVKM/PzApUPSSPcU/s1600-h/tableT7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableT" border="0" alt="tableT" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBUdqhPPI/AAAAAAAAVKU/IELx92fravw/tableT_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="540" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBWms7hCI/AAAAAAAAVKc/LiVYbPyGGUM/s1600-h/tableU11.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableU" border="0" alt="tableU" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBZjW185I/AAAAAAAAVKk/zJbJwBoBiYY/tableU_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="809" height="539" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBbhxjJgI/AAAAAAAAVKw/Q7t0-3la46o/s1600-h/tableL8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableL" border="0" alt="tableL" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBd_GVVNI/AAAAAAAAVK4/IjA4vSfvpyE/tableL_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="805" height="537" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>The dinner plate is Autumn Monarch, from Johnson Brothers. </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>The blue plate is from Home Goods.  </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Animal print salad plate from Wal-Mart, several years ago. </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>The small white plate is one of 6, in a stand, from Home Goods, last year.  </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>The pumpkins are from Wal-Mart, several years ago.  </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>I don’t remember where I bought the stemware.  </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>White luncheon napkin is vintage.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBfh9sqII/AAAAAAAAVLA/HCKfhgDFQEU/s1600-h/tableP8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableP" border="0" alt="tableP" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBh6uTKEI/AAAAAAAAVLI/vOVNYNmMtdg/tableP_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="805" height="537" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBkDzecXI/AAAAAAAAVLQ/RY1CcjEpQlc/s1600-h/tableQ8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableQ" border="0" alt="tableQ" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBm_QzjdI/AAAAAAAAVLY/VAnxMjjNAVA/tableQ_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="807" height="538" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Flatware from Bass Pro Shop.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Placemats are from Wal-Mart.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBo1mhmEI/AAAAAAAAVLg/GN_EMCV5eQM/s1600-h/tableR8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableR" border="0" alt="tableR" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBrMF73cI/AAAAAAAAVLo/CWSCYB_cnls/tableR_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="540" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBtWfes3I/AAAAAAAAVLw/zGju6d66xcs/s1600-h/tableX8.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableX" border="0" alt="tableX" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIBwdNVH9I/AAAAAAAAVL4/xza7yWLjWBs/tableX_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="570" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIByFJ0JUI/AAAAAAAAVMA/VSJx9SOjMX0/s1600-h/tableW7.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableW" border="0" alt="tableW" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIB1YZ1_MI/AAAAAAAAVMI/BqCnXLHVVxM/tableW_thumb5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="628" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIB2kcwr-I/AAAAAAAAVMQ/8HIrG-1kxe8/s1600-h/tableY18.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="tableY1" border="0" alt="tableY1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THIB4AOMWZI/AAAAAAAAVMY/yZPr2UvKTWk/tableY1_thumb6.jpg?imgmax=800" width="416" height="624" /></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Appetizer: A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.  </strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>In this instance, a table setting and images to whet the appetite for Autumn.</strong></font></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Thank you all so much for your response to <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2010/08/exterior-design.html">Exterior Design</a> and the Zebra.  You can imagine our surprise!  Definitely unexpected in rural Missouri.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-5709965514478287792010-08-21T14:07:00.001-05:002010-08-22T19:41:55.315-05:00~Exterior Design~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAiajibAfI/AAAAAAAAVC8/W4rx4991JVo/s1600-h/cuivrepark10%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; 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display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark14" border="0" alt="cuivrepark14" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjWXV-XMI/AAAAAAAAVF0/03OMUSwbDks/cuivrepark14_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="810" height="540" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjYLJj7oI/AAAAAAAAVF8/LTKfvBd7-hw/s1600-h/cuivrepark15%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark15" border="0" alt="cuivrepark15" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjbayo0XI/AAAAAAAAVGE/Nm2Kox3I6AI/cuivrepark15_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="814" height="540" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjdGFTJTI/AAAAAAAAVGM/tp_5iVbzCxE/s1600-h/cuivrepark16%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark16" border="0" alt="cuivrepark16" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjfZF6-jI/AAAAAAAAVGU/kCQokUrtRNs/cuivrepark16_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="417" height="625" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjiQzUomI/AAAAAAAAVGc/wdCzHuso1hY/s1600-h/cuivrepark17%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark17" border="0" alt="cuivrepark17" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjmWrZGVI/AAAAAAAAVGo/_9t5eKEi3KM/cuivrepark17_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="780" height="520" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjonFYaRI/AAAAAAAAVGw/U13ZCPmN3gE/s1600-h/cuivrepark18%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="cuivrepark18" border="0" alt="cuivrepark18" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjr3_ZfJI/AAAAAAAAVG4/CFqdnklq0Co/cuivrepark18_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="779" height="519" /></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjuhe6_BI/AAAAAAAAVHA/vjmRiHAg9Mo/s1600-h/cuivrepark19%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark19" border="0" alt="cuivrepark19" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAjy03kr0I/AAAAAAAAVHI/jDl6TNomuFA/cuivrepark19_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="782" height="521" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAj0-tWk4I/AAAAAAAAVHQ/1GjVfE6Ojpw/s1600-h/cuivrepark20%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="cuivrepark20" border="0" alt="cuivrepark20" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAj3T0Dd-I/AAAAAAAAVHY/V8UBK3_MmTQ/cuivrepark20_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="786" height="524" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">There are always surprises along the back roads of rural Missouri.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Stop by Summer Sundays at <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com">The Tablescaper’s</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Summer_Sundays[2]" border="0" alt="Summer_Sundays[2]" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THAj42qc6UI/AAAAAAAAVHg/W8n8LIyCDDw/Summer_Sundays%5B2%5D%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="236" height="240" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Mosaic Monday at Mary’s <a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/mosaic-monday-queen-annes-lace.html">Dear Little Red House</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/mosaic-monday-queen-annes-lace.html"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="littleredhouse" border="0" alt="littleredhouse" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THHD0SLePoI/AAAAAAAAVJA/gdvy-VyREnk/littleredhouse%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="185" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Photos were taken in and nearby Cuivre River State Park, Missouri. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Saturday August 21, 2010.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-15930652517341289992010-08-19T23:22:00.001-05:002010-08-19T23:22:59.362-05:00~Autumn Prelude~<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4CutxULRI/AAAAAAAAVBM/de2I0w9SG68/s1600-h/vignette1313.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="vignette13" border="0" alt="vignette13" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4CwODoAJI/AAAAAAAAVBU/soeOje5GWkM/vignette13_thumb11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="342" height="513" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4CyJYCF8I/AAAAAAAAVBc/3TrzENzPzr8/s1600-h/vignette2010.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignette20" border="0" alt="vignette20" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4C0tN_qOI/AAAAAAAAVBk/eHupCm9BKdY/vignette20_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" width="702" height="468" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4C3cBWcDI/AAAAAAAAVBw/8VidS7zA90Q/s1600-h/vignette31.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="vignette3" border="0" alt="vignette3" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4C6HLFZ6I/AAAAAAAAVB4/ruxKOkxTmSo/vignette3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="704" height="469" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4C8s8cKQI/AAAAAAAAVCA/c4mMeWBhWJs/s1600-h/vignette1615.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignette16" border="0" alt="vignette16" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4C_MWE7WI/AAAAAAAAVCI/Kx3KUD-OOJE/vignette16_thumb13.jpg?imgmax=800" width="736" height="525" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4DB5l389I/AAAAAAAAVCQ/0Or5zviaz_U/s1600-h/vignette816.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="vignette8" border="0" alt="vignette8" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4DEqE5JuI/AAAAAAAAVCY/fw9qmB6JUcs/vignette8_thumb12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="685" height="497" /></a></p> <p> <a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-vignette-fridays.html"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="vf" border="0" alt="vf" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4DFrtLvSI/AAAAAAAAVCg/xJDpf-O_BHc/vf5.jpg?imgmax=800" width="475" height="149" /></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking this not quite Fall vignette to Artie’s Vignette Friday at <a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-vignette-fridays.html">Color Outside the Lines.</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4DG19JQlI/AAAAAAAAVCo/KoHl23q3-FY/s1600-h/vignette1815.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="vignette18" border="0" alt="vignette18" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG4DIjGrzZI/AAAAAAAAVCw/uGU9T5hxoPE/vignette18_thumb12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="648" height="194" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-80890738681925833962010-08-19T07:13:00.001-05:002010-08-19T07:55:59.072-05:00~Lakeside Lunch~<p align="center"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="Foodie_Friday_Logo_2" border="0" alt="Foodie_Friday_Logo_2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0fld75XVI/AAAAAAAAU_s/9vLeqx-IuHs/Foodie_Friday_Logo_24.jpg?imgmax=800" width="274" height="338" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Our daughter spent some time in Taiwan, for work, recently.  T has done lots of traveling to places around the world, but this trip was the longest flight.  She did okay on the trip there, but when she returned home, she had quite a problem with “jet lag”.  When we drove to the lake, early Sunday, T decided to follow us down for a couple of relaxing days at the condo.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">While she was at the lake, I prepared the lunch, featured in this post.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">This is my contribution for <a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com">Foodie Friday</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0p1TixJJI/AAAAAAAAVA4/KwaG64rQ4BE/s1600-h/lunch3%5B13%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="lunch3" border="0" alt="lunch3" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0p3XdwuII/AAAAAAAAVBA/iw4lydf7vaQ/lunch3_thumb%5B8%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="726" height="478" /></a> </p> <p align="center"> <strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Tomatoes, from our daughter’s garden, fresh Basil from potted plants on our back porch, and Mozzarella Cheese from Trader Joe’s.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0fsTySnmI/AAAAAAAAVAE/A4z1jqsZIwQ/s1600-h/lunch26.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="lunch2" border="0" alt="lunch2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0fusew5aI/AAAAAAAAVAM/SYHyMXdm0Uk/lunch2_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="718" height="479" /></a><font size="6"><font face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong> Lunch ingredients from Trader Joe’s.</strong></font></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0fxJ4JiiI/AAAAAAAAVAU/YaMGs_AMxUQ/s1600-h/lunch135.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="lunch13" border="0" alt="lunch13" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0f0DxwEhI/AAAAAAAAVAc/QTE8CmBTrE8/lunch13_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="655" height="538" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I usually make my own sauces for pasta.  This time, wanting to spend less time in the kitchen, I tried Trader Joe’s Tomato Basil Marinara.  This sauce is delicious.  I will buy it again.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I added sauteed mushrooms and grated cheese.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0f2w6dJFI/AAAAAAAAVAk/b6KYHwSgfuU/s1600-h/lunch186.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="lunch18" border="0" alt="lunch18" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TG0f6AkacnI/AAAAAAAAVAs/S-op1y08RKo/lunch18_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="705" height="468" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">As I type, it is Monday afternoon.  The temperature is a delightful 81; great for deck sitting and dining.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Happy Weekend!</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-83639947126552483022010-08-17T15:02:00.001-05:002010-08-30T02:42:10.108-05:00~Creating a Space for Creating~<p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqQTcbJPI/AAAAAAAAU9E/XLWPy3XKDdE/s1600-h/desk18%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk18" border="0" alt="desk18" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqSA41-SI/AAAAAAAAU9M/tzJl29B_nsM/desk18_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="345" height="460" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">What I did on my break…</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqUX-2ndI/AAAAAAAAU9U/_lqW47USqMo/s1600-h/desk13%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk13" border="0" alt="desk13" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqXC4VVhI/AAAAAAAAU9c/XJU5iHyZ4jU/desk13_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="443" height="591" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I rarely leave home without m<strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">y black framed glasses and day planner</font></strong>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqZmvb_rI/AAAAAAAAU9k/PH8_ZW5fnTg/s1600-h/desk14%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk14" border="0" alt="desk14" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqbNk7NDI/AAAAAAAAU9s/BEAnv7me9N4/desk14_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="310" height="340" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Two special paperweights.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqejqLl3I/AAAAAAAAU90/_sUcQ01yFps/s1600-h/desk21%5B12%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk21" border="0" alt="desk21" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqhqj_TGI/AAAAAAAAU98/aavXsxJ8Nn0/desk21_thumb%5B10%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="601" height="450" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">My space to create was in a corner of J’s lodge, on the lower level, until last Spring when I purchased a new computer.  I thought about making my new space in the bonus room/studio on the upper level.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">In the end, I decided I wanted my desk in the bay window of the master bedroom.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">For a look at the 2009 master bedroom makeover, click <a href="http://www.backporchmusings.com/2009/10/master-makeover-finis.html">HERE</a>.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Easter weekend, I corralled a kid or two to bring a small harvest table up from the lodge.  Eldest daughter set up my new computer.  That was as far as I got in organizing the bay window into a space to create, until this week.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Whether it is approaching Fall or something else, I’ve had an urge to do a bit of nesting the last week or two.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqlcOd_TI/AAAAAAAAU-E/Uvsgl8eWll4/s1600-h/desk23%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk23" border="0" alt="desk23" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqpC-OA0I/AAAAAAAAU-M/NpCvS8aFkJI/desk23_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="601" height="451" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I moved the desk over a couple of feet, from where it was centered on the bay, added a lamp, leftover from the condo master bedroom redo, brought a small trunk in and an oak split basket for magazines. The basket was made by a Missouri artisan, several years ago.  The trunk and basket are good pieces for storage and they help hide cords and cables.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">After adding a few accessories and necessities, the space is complete</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqq5w3WVI/AAAAAAAAU-U/MVVDD4rUumk/s1600-h/desk7%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk7" border="0" alt="desk7" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqtt2TyMI/AAAAAAAAU-c/VQBfvYiJrfk/desk7_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="474" height="698" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqwRzVV_I/AAAAAAAAU-k/FQGbGI6sReE/s1600-h/desk12%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk12" border="0" alt="desk12" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrqzWfM4jI/AAAAAAAAU-s/a-G-RzrHjzc/desk12_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="683" height="512" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I bought the small footstool at an old Welcome Home store, to use in our truck, for my feet, when I had a foot injury, about 5 years ago.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">When my foot healed I re-covered the stool in burlap for use at my desk. </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrq1C8iGOI/AAAAAAAAU-0/AWwyjxyuH4M/s1600-h/desk4%5B8%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk4" border="0" alt="desk4" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrq38D06bI/AAAAAAAAU-8/DBDIOP10VXY/desk4_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="482" height="642" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrq5iFXlnI/AAAAAAAAU_E/sNoQiwiTN1s/s1600-h/desk23%5B15%5D.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="desk23" border="0" alt="desk23" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGrq8D5sR2I/AAAAAAAAU_M/sIR9uZEhJXE/desk23_thumb%5B11%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="489" height="707" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Linking to <a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/08/where-do-you-blog-party/">Centsational Girl’s Where Do You Blog? Party.</a></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/08/where-do-you-blog-party/"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="whereblogbutton" border="0" alt="whereblogbutton" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/THtg0AlxTgI/AAAAAAAAVY8/rnqpSK2CeoQ/whereblogbutton%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="153" /></a></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029297998307073030.post-71922103290787343112010-08-15T19:34:00.002-05:002010-08-15T19:36:02.387-05:00~Break Time~<p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC"></font></strong><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHdfSBMOI/AAAAAAAAU8Q/pRAwip5XkSo/s1600-h/break3%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="break3" border="0" alt="break3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHd5UlT2I/AAAAAAAAU8Y/oe8pEWIS2z0/break3_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="341" height="397" /></a></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">For the first time, in what seems like a very long time, my lens didn’t fog over, when I walked onto the deck to snap these photos, Sunday evening.  </font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">The temperature is in the mid 80’s, here at the lake.  After our extended period of extremely high temperature and humidity, 80’s seem very cool.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHe440xSI/AAAAAAAAU8g/s1FWv7atrUg/s1600-h/break1%5B9%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="break1" border="0" alt="break1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHgI25pdI/AAAAAAAAU8o/NEkIr7kVG0s/break1_thumb%5B5%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="542" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">Saturday, we enjoyed the Missouri Humane Society Trivia Night. to benefit fostering, with family and friends.  Sorry, I didn’t get photos.  There were some very cute fur babies there.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHgXDM4EI/AAAAAAAAU8w/OndmuOrdwlI/s1600-h/break2%5B5%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="break2" border="0" alt="break2" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_bcvczSPD1ek/TGiHhcGyKxI/AAAAAAAAU84/IeASp13gpok/break2_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="422" height="632" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I realized I haven’t posted anything since last Thursday so decided to write a quick note this evening to let you know, </font></strong><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’m taking a short break from the computer and blog, to relax and enjoy the nicer weather and the view from the deck.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="6" face="Bradley Hand ITC">I’ll return later this week.</font></strong></p> PAThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.com