tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26114065601135418852024-03-14T01:03:14.736-04:00svelteSTUFFsvelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.comBlogger697125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-30736219933540106142024-01-23T09:39:00.000-05:002024-01-23T09:39:23.954-05:00...the 'B.E.S.T.' kind of enablers<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzijVbsXhxB8rhXhdGCrx7x5NOpru9aBu3kbHhyvR4S1SN0P1edQy4xE_pRDzi8pA9GIZggyMBXK_iM0MVSgi5ypxZZw9jByZvRmDXhPMJltT0d5Olz3OoBkfAOHsAGV48XW3fZWBRIc4COsMp0gX4Sw6fPv7AbvEttp8x1-M23QjUf0_5UJMv6EbBrc/s5712/IMG_8619.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzijVbsXhxB8rhXhdGCrx7x5NOpru9aBu3kbHhyvR4S1SN0P1edQy4xE_pRDzi8pA9GIZggyMBXK_iM0MVSgi5ypxZZw9jByZvRmDXhPMJltT0d5Olz3OoBkfAOHsAGV48XW3fZWBRIc4COsMp0gX4Sw6fPv7AbvEttp8x1-M23QjUf0_5UJMv6EbBrc/s320/IMG_8619.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPRING DAISY SEAGLASS MIRROR circa 2020 by svelteSTUFF</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> Around Thanksgiving 2023 I was hanging / drinking a bottle (or 2) of wine with a couple of my BESTIES (<b>A</b> &<b> L</b>)... Out of the clear blue, <b>L</b> asked if I had ever sold the <i>'Daisy SeaGlass Mirror'</i> that I had made? - if Not (which I hadn't!), she wanted to Buy it! '<b>A' </b>immediately chirped in "OH! I always loved that, and now that I've repainted, had wished I had bought it!"</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <i> "DON'T FIGHT GIRLS! SANTA MAY MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY DREAMS COME TRUE 8-)!" <b><u>CHRISTMAS SHOPPING DONE!!</u></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>WIN ~WIN!</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>(*Of course '<b>A</b>' got an IOU for a custom piece that is Now 'in the works' !)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifot1IPIkvw1Y_e49YfeD7m7ilZcSoAzx-A1SCfHo3IvziSMomTBVvFP2y-xN3aMDDCU1VK28QZWytoe97y-YkoGbOlRM9FT2c_wdlJz-pSxACWSfAgGFRMaorgxK5R0189VWPDreBLu-bA04TIaaC13cbW5trraOGQ15MpeOXUMwMSF59xgbEwawAyvE/s5712/IMG_8751.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifot1IPIkvw1Y_e49YfeD7m7ilZcSoAzx-A1SCfHo3IvziSMomTBVvFP2y-xN3aMDDCU1VK28QZWytoe97y-YkoGbOlRM9FT2c_wdlJz-pSxACWSfAgGFRMaorgxK5R0189VWPDreBLu-bA04TIaaC13cbW5trraOGQ15MpeOXUMwMSF59xgbEwawAyvE/s320/IMG_8751.HEIC" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">'BESTIE'</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not a word in my daily vocabulary, or that I have ever given much thought to...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I think 'true' BESTIES bring out The Best in us.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> My BESTIES, without knowing it, encouraged me to '<b>play</b>' in my beloved SeaGlass... (something I had forgotten how much JOY it brought me!)</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpQrfxzlsv1r5GlH1N5gGsUDvTijW7Ys3I0HmigpORNr_5nIAVWycwD1TEufPgBoOfTJ1P9ay_xLoOFowb_kjhfJ9vAe6dw6mWxcdOvNi0y8VAsvvFlK_dPHtPqivrP2PGHRQGFyXdlGEGCkj6d7S4q39qq9PlLFhN_zVdPRqjBRw2eUJ4h0VnIpiXPc/s5712/IMG_8752.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpQrfxzlsv1r5GlH1N5gGsUDvTijW7Ys3I0HmigpORNr_5nIAVWycwD1TEufPgBoOfTJ1P9ay_xLoOFowb_kjhfJ9vAe6dw6mWxcdOvNi0y8VAsvvFlK_dPHtPqivrP2PGHRQGFyXdlGEGCkj6d7S4q39qq9PlLFhN_zVdPRqjBRw2eUJ4h0VnIpiXPc/s320/IMG_8752.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>...they gave me an 'excuse' to get <b>creative</b>!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> and make Daisies on a cold, snowy January morning</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> (when I 'probably' should have been doing 'responsible-grown up' things)<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO6Zte3rj5X_siAve7X3fkFIherFsgHGvGl9a1NjNUhd2KkCQQXLQRbQMoFBH7m_Rc1NLNKqtUF1mq5Jbr-JESIBpJOLM1Rg5tWIidyo27grJV42uS9tb19Quc92lndtYWkxcfB3HFjB0cuKAmRmXR95zNj7w_QJUiFMDBZvbinhNis9DsiHyiXrDxJk/s1920/IMG_8906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO6Zte3rj5X_siAve7X3fkFIherFsgHGvGl9a1NjNUhd2KkCQQXLQRbQMoFBH7m_Rc1NLNKqtUF1mq5Jbr-JESIBpJOLM1Rg5tWIidyo27grJV42uS9tb19Quc92lndtYWkxcfB3HFjB0cuKAmRmXR95zNj7w_QJUiFMDBZvbinhNis9DsiHyiXrDxJk/s320/IMG_8906.JPG" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><i>'BESTIES' are the people in your life that HONESTLY encourage you to be selfish! </i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i> They give you the 'Free Pass / Motivation' to have FUN & be PASSIONATE again!</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>enJOY</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>&</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>be well!!</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b><u><br /></u></b></i></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-66192945968470591562024-01-19T19:22:00.000-05:002024-01-19T19:22:20.607-05:00...introducing<p> <span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Let me introduce you to...</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KhKWK7u-sO5IZu-87rJGzk2knTXt5BqKK3p2yWwwyA7uavpMtlfC_x8ji-09eYFUF-63R9pEXfnzZ1G2pAox0PyVdf_iBQAMQhqMOaFyyab5AnC1ZdU08O5wvT0Yj4iLc-xSZL_sSW9eD0tmMGhKw_jZ_bUSGTFqtXSBUJ9dBI0fVcz05tYapkbjPtk/s5712/IMG_8719.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KhKWK7u-sO5IZu-87rJGzk2knTXt5BqKK3p2yWwwyA7uavpMtlfC_x8ji-09eYFUF-63R9pEXfnzZ1G2pAox0PyVdf_iBQAMQhqMOaFyyab5AnC1ZdU08O5wvT0Yj4iLc-xSZL_sSW9eD0tmMGhKw_jZ_bUSGTFqtXSBUJ9dBI0fVcz05tYapkbjPtk/s320/IMG_8719.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><i><span style="font-size: large;"> HONEY</span></i></u></b><span style="font-size: medium;">, <b>The Headless, fat-bottomed Bunny!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One frigid morning, while doing a 'quik-dive' for packing supplies (bubble-wrap!!), I spotted this sweet clothed-styrofoam form amongst the plethora of packing foam... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Okay, so her head was nowhere to be found, she still won my heart & willingly road shotgun, safely belted into the passenger seat of the Subaru for the rest of the morning's journey!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKmG5nzJn1VFEc9WLA-pHtMQNYjrDYj-fGtyg_0oeosY4a7YHSBHgZz0uIG3RMv-LBv4V0FAQBTW60XSqXkE3II9wxjwP-nU_L-YFl493QU6Ddu16Xgtw6f6Qp_EjLbF9cpVl6bD74rnu7zTAoVpUsHkKi-ot4Olq-mghTvPrGHFlqmWvolvEnaepfoCk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKmG5nzJn1VFEc9WLA-pHtMQNYjrDYj-fGtyg_0oeosY4a7YHSBHgZz0uIG3RMv-LBv4V0FAQBTW60XSqXkE3II9wxjwP-nU_L-YFl493QU6Ddu16Xgtw6f6Qp_EjLbF9cpVl6bD74rnu7zTAoVpUsHkKi-ot4Olq-mghTvPrGHFlqmWvolvEnaepfoCk=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I visited her 'Home', with hopes of discovering a bit of her ancestry... Store Display? Merch? I met up with a few friends of hers, and one really SAD, Lonely Beau!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_nOJ7zMKNhgqbh077T538RXNouuZd0IHYvYFiiNrH7aKmd5lfiOCG9ixypSkZPrqXuPl_fAWXLpD8hlNWsMA7Hxn4vkP264St6bWE7RObLN4dzBLCQW0xykA9dJCfYLZfxampSR67-POcaF4CBYSiXfu6pMozvMux9RjefBVreNpfpl5kM4tykbNicc/s1920/IMG_8716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_nOJ7zMKNhgqbh077T538RXNouuZd0IHYvYFiiNrH7aKmd5lfiOCG9ixypSkZPrqXuPl_fAWXLpD8hlNWsMA7Hxn4vkP264St6bWE7RObLN4dzBLCQW0xykA9dJCfYLZfxampSR67-POcaF4CBYSiXfu6pMozvMux9RjefBVreNpfpl5kM4tykbNicc/s320/IMG_8716.JPG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've been searching out some suitable 'Donor-Heads' for HONEY...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUfcybUHRv_p4xlQ6ism4ATtEhfSG5_ZrGVh-vdIgRUefMLR0OFO8pvvNVXvny8cX6Vxtn0p-C1Cp0aea23JVZiwwGfhQ0tIEsWQF5LbD1iL-LPkkAsaZKjQrYGroTm2zh0uDLWuk61_hPsvRmppolyi1UR36ZqHwP1A9yJUnpDUTYL5PY6BIeMdLU-o/s5712/IMG_8715.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUfcybUHRv_p4xlQ6ism4ATtEhfSG5_ZrGVh-vdIgRUefMLR0OFO8pvvNVXvny8cX6Vxtn0p-C1Cp0aea23JVZiwwGfhQ0tIEsWQF5LbD1iL-LPkkAsaZKjQrYGroTm2zh0uDLWuk61_hPsvRmppolyi1UR36ZqHwP1A9yJUnpDUTYL5PY6BIeMdLU-o/s320/IMG_8715.HEIC" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but just nothing has struck my Fancy or seems to live up to her affluent lineage!?!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> ANY IDEAS???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgWeXX2SCjxbYxNV3C7lbHxG0CNCPDSz3y3xx4l-41P4k-TUAGtLfEAz5pa9niKge9WFQ0hWZZPDZzqqfo5HAt9KAN9CTBD9OwrCzkNoRRGVQpK-Fgb12QVuJ2uSoG1DBw62o82J6JJHkUL7ZV6whF2zQ1J2HTFGdpOHoDR8TQr5_GaCmLIJr6-09Tjo/s4032/IMG_8713.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgWeXX2SCjxbYxNV3C7lbHxG0CNCPDSz3y3xx4l-41P4k-TUAGtLfEAz5pa9niKge9WFQ0hWZZPDZzqqfo5HAt9KAN9CTBD9OwrCzkNoRRGVQpK-Fgb12QVuJ2uSoG1DBw62o82J6JJHkUL7ZV6whF2zQ1J2HTFGdpOHoDR8TQr5_GaCmLIJr6-09Tjo/s320/IMG_8713.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>en<u>JOY</u></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>&</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>be well!</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5AIcxdChwliRmdyWPMOdf_nMdBMqZPtKAWfE1teiY_sojU0pqqVOHA9_LYCyOGCsC55hpbeQM6x3exkyUH1VnUGK27zAXxbCyrJoqaboaEAGXQ1D7jSAqTZqzc2MU0J7OlA1ijNxGDdoFIx8qLlDeadLf3Cs_-8VOI7wiwrL5P6UL45rc5FTL6XU24w/s1920/IMG_8716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-82209614341940734542024-01-09T16:53:00.004-05:002024-01-09T16:53:53.304-05:00...a shiny New Year 2024??<p> Is there ANYONE still left in 'BLOGLAND'??</p><p><br /><br />Well, if there is... <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZoNA_TwOxwmS5nWBUMk9t1whV8Ph4SpNFXcgJnZav6yAERyLkZRSTeXKq3tSpVB4xX3ipfgYJYSjeeKrU67nqOZ0ayWpJx8fvOysykIM-IvFBIgsCSYkgByuKXfDFCh4bVR7G74kc92eaJ8bnmjiLgySEZ1fP-azFdwjnk217ZfrgbrYHb2AXTsY_nw/s4032/IMG_8449.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZoNA_TwOxwmS5nWBUMk9t1whV8Ph4SpNFXcgJnZav6yAERyLkZRSTeXKq3tSpVB4xX3ipfgYJYSjeeKrU67nqOZ0ayWpJx8fvOysykIM-IvFBIgsCSYkgByuKXfDFCh4bVR7G74kc92eaJ8bnmjiLgySEZ1fP-azFdwjnk217ZfrgbrYHb2AXTsY_nw/w300-h400/IMG_8449.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chez Chapman is sending you all positive vibes for the New Year!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPo9G9t9JbWRyjQbm9GLXeN8HDUS60URWZLhAk0zgGtn77-5g8LR8BZLfe-cZU5utH8uC0iKYCfuUvnaJPT6BNyohvlInCsNCwKrJrn5OXaj1ttuFnuvN0wUsRj48qgr7cBJMsUGEmlG5GDROHe2M8asrgJX4IcEJ0KxgJbXTCnPk2er6aorBBq17CJs/s4032/IMG_8483.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPo9G9t9JbWRyjQbm9GLXeN8HDUS60URWZLhAk0zgGtn77-5g8LR8BZLfe-cZU5utH8uC0iKYCfuUvnaJPT6BNyohvlInCsNCwKrJrn5OXaj1ttuFnuvN0wUsRj48qgr7cBJMsUGEmlG5GDROHe2M8asrgJX4IcEJ0KxgJbXTCnPk2er6aorBBq17CJs/s320/IMG_8483.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A LOT happened throughout 2023, chipping away at the 'tried, true & comfortable', but we are coming out on the otherside with a Stronger sense of what is Really important in our lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Traditions to be upheld...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF36wP7TqxjDazk7yJJAparilV6ynQSB3gIIYERqnCeChjVx3_hwwYf-SpdCplLkuh523mesuGRWIrEnXdNVvuvwIOo2XQ1-Z4gCccqv3mTgB9DbECdAkg1Qo6Ya_Bdad_XES3KqFY1rz-Z9A3LXN68Q6U0D8ic3FilJjx2HjaOszM-aoZ8OLiTQVh7lk/s4032/IMG_8491.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sun has been shining in CNY, and the days are warming a bit. EVERYONE wants to be outside! Garage/Yard Sales are still sparse, I spend my 'down' time snooping through dumpsters and Gardening! <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v5zZfFfmEKh2eGLN-j5y6iuOnUyxqAgRxajCWowFs6zJRuN6xSzo4e-_ElaCyC6c-40TLj2buDqc4C8-ndzokAlAxWzAbVh8KfTnxD1fEhbeQtKv8dPrthxkguy4M_H4v1jwYO4d1ts/s2048/Photo+Apr+07%252C+3+39+53+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v5zZfFfmEKh2eGLN-j5y6iuOnUyxqAgRxajCWowFs6zJRuN6xSzo4e-_ElaCyC6c-40TLj2buDqc4C8-ndzokAlAxWzAbVh8KfTnxD1fEhbeQtKv8dPrthxkguy4M_H4v1jwYO4d1ts/s320/Photo+Apr+07%252C+3+39+53+PM.jpg" /></a> This past week I had a MAJOR 'Dive' SCORE of SIX (6!) pots of Easter Mini-Daffodils. While they are past their 'BEST BY:' for this year, the bulbs planted in our garden will flourish in the future!!</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtYtT1uoeqrqLjsFn6hU3_UbkaNp3HpFnlpwAS3aUjdCe3qFBrkU48n7bVpm0zyNvnlWXTYmUO_GxtREtH3pzBgoumhyphenhyphen4NMzyjsvgFj-FRuahuQVAU08B-TgrxHwFu2K1Nz3ydpJVuGE/s2048/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+04+31+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtYtT1uoeqrqLjsFn6hU3_UbkaNp3HpFnlpwAS3aUjdCe3qFBrkU48n7bVpm0zyNvnlWXTYmUO_GxtREtH3pzBgoumhyphenhyphen4NMzyjsvgFj-FRuahuQVAU08B-TgrxHwFu2K1Nz3ydpJVuGE/s320/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+04+31+PM.jpg" /></a>Since I had been 'bit' by the Spring Gardening Bug, I gathered up a batch of seed packets (flower, herb & veggie!) that I had rescued from a discarded display last Fall (2020). I am still trying to decide what to do with the stack of New Gathering Buckets I recently dove. Tall, Skinny, WaterTight... Any Ideas?? </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcs5tp4t-VFr6d1GFFQ2WDuE9fVA-ff6haEvspiFQPNDQZVxTN7NVNaoguDtpUGbWy8oTPcozKfI7kXRP-I0V6hl7axiE22cXhyphenhyphenG4iXbXRKgkskwnWIW6VYoyJ4Wnvz2cbR9_6Lib9-Y/s2048/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+05+30+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcs5tp4t-VFr6d1GFFQ2WDuE9fVA-ff6haEvspiFQPNDQZVxTN7NVNaoguDtpUGbWy8oTPcozKfI7kXRP-I0V6hl7axiE22cXhyphenhyphenG4iXbXRKgkskwnWIW6VYoyJ4Wnvz2cbR9_6Lib9-Y/w300-h400/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+05+30+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a>I then ventured to our basement & garage to gather an array of 'Potting Vessels', which will later be divested around our gardens! While doing this I came across a 20# bag of potting soil that I had forgotten about (or should I say a Large grey tote, holding the contents of a 20# bag of potting soil)... Isn't it silly that a Bag of Dirt 'has' to be tossed if it gets a little slit in the bag??! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~FOUR pots of Canna Lily bulbs. As a general rule, I plant NO bulbs that require attention EVERY change of season (gladiolus, dahlias, etc...)! However, every rule has it's exceptions! My Father had an affinity for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_(plant)"><b>Canna Lilies</b></a>. He left a LARGE legacy of Canna Lily bulbs! Several members of our family are now trying to learn the art of growing these fickle plants. We've potted them - it's up to you now Dad!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~ My 'growing plants from seeds' ability isn't exactly stellar, but in the Spring it always 'Sparks JOY' (lol!!). So, amongst the pots are 'CILANTRO', 'BASIL', 'ROSEMARY', 'CHILI PEPPERS" and 'PANSIES"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~AND~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Easter Daffodils are all tucked in their new homes, trying to give us a little love by opening a fresh new blossom or two before they call it quits for 2021!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDgupzM93S4qG9mGzDI0n14CuSDeJjlPgia0eBxQFWmSpdvC9og4A7vZ5lBOT04mNJztfuHQcjMxCDR5T-ubR8SWD98SZG7Xd78OZQPAd6q4Evw8lr8lYCOd8wKZZ7Z8o9byl-oi-TGQ/s2048/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+06+11+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDgupzM93S4qG9mGzDI0n14CuSDeJjlPgia0eBxQFWmSpdvC9og4A7vZ5lBOT04mNJztfuHQcjMxCDR5T-ubR8SWD98SZG7Xd78OZQPAd6q4Evw8lr8lYCOd8wKZZ7Z8o9byl-oi-TGQ/w480-h640/Photo+Apr+08%252C+6+06+11+PM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">en<u><b>JOY</b></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">& </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">be well!</span></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-2977675750876892552021-03-23T06:24:00.000-04:002021-03-23T06:24:55.014-04:00... SO.MUCH.WASTE.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlEVoybV0zZwWCWvQLvhQUmhNL_G9Oy4o_EOp5mnfHmMvtgCiz1QGQsSG0A4y7nWZNKJasoDsViWzZBtiHaO3zKWwOldJQMjPRegD9c1UdSAF8gEQZIj4oyUR2hux6AmlpuQn3MlBPZ8/s2048/Photo+Mar+22%252C+2+04+03+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlEVoybV0zZwWCWvQLvhQUmhNL_G9Oy4o_EOp5mnfHmMvtgCiz1QGQsSG0A4y7nWZNKJasoDsViWzZBtiHaO3zKWwOldJQMjPRegD9c1UdSAF8gEQZIj4oyUR2hux6AmlpuQn3MlBPZ8/s320/Photo+Mar+22%252C+2+04+03+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Monday, <b>3-22-21</b> ~ Picture Perfect Spring Day in Central NY!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J1OKIUH5Ysp3zziU06Xg78zD102FVMyW-mN00NrM3IIS4Yno7wKsIUT1wiQOMYszO3OGuR0Ua9O9c4HEdS8pw6y8u8U8DEknNTkf1YvadoaCvBFEe-vx4Eq-wSCztxO70pX8DTTLXAE/s2048/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+35+58+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J1OKIUH5Ysp3zziU06Xg78zD102FVMyW-mN00NrM3IIS4Yno7wKsIUT1wiQOMYszO3OGuR0Ua9O9c4HEdS8pw6y8u8U8DEknNTkf1YvadoaCvBFEe-vx4Eq-wSCztxO70pX8DTTLXAE/s320/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+35+58+AM.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Went out to do a few errands, and of course I HAD to take a peak to see what was in the local dumpsters... After ONE (1!) dive, this is what the back of my car look like!!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8kFEwQ0gX76a7weNLO40uVA_INjseBigXZf1GNwgWYZExQtx1N2bmBte2bns21UasUrvy3aeIVNwsuGMoF61fJEPMu5WFojRDKaURzOiUJZpust8ZuCCQSRqeQgiHSYNz9WtWhB54d4/s2048/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+55+11+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8kFEwQ0gX76a7weNLO40uVA_INjseBigXZf1GNwgWYZExQtx1N2bmBte2bns21UasUrvy3aeIVNwsuGMoF61fJEPMu5WFojRDKaURzOiUJZpust8ZuCCQSRqeQgiHSYNz9WtWhB54d4/s320/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+55+11+AM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Such waste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Can you see the 'BEST BEFORE' dates?!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSVyptXJhZ2lToHgDnJAZW51udrFpcr4bn_H90ZXEy_DwGQNFrFYBg-dEv2yJsgyacw_3ZVryOLUz_DtMyrAziBzYenC8pliY4omvoSH0omF7tV3QaCEOcp3I_5pm0_6ySVJpeKfHvBo/s2048/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+55+57+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSVyptXJhZ2lToHgDnJAZW51udrFpcr4bn_H90ZXEy_DwGQNFrFYBg-dEv2yJsgyacw_3ZVryOLUz_DtMyrAziBzYenC8pliY4omvoSH0omF7tV3QaCEOcp3I_5pm0_6ySVJpeKfHvBo/s320/Photo+Mar+22%252C+11+55+57+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 boxes cereal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">12 32oz bottles Tampico Juice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3 bags Animal Crackers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">11 packages Oatmeal Cookies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">14 pkgs Chocolate covered Grahams</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">23 boxes of Mini Muffin packets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">17 boxes crackers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">12 boxes Fruit Snacks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">...and this is only what I rescued - there was MUCH MORE!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All this, from 1 day, at 1 store, in one relatively small town, in New York State. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I can't even begin to imagine how much USEFUL stuff, that could REALLY be helping people, is tossed across our Country - </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">every day, week, YEAR!</span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8p_Delz2i6itkSPkQr2QjM2_Ty_LYsWfDpxjWqLBOtD_Dr-vsT32ti0nmzgT0P_T6wTzvLtdUtwfBfG03UpxMIohCjkTh6JjBhQJhNGVMLyMnAtmKsRVbyOgiQ6EDnESmkDJq6P2Z1k/s2048/Photo+Mar+22%252C+12+43+20+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8p_Delz2i6itkSPkQr2QjM2_Ty_LYsWfDpxjWqLBOtD_Dr-vsT32ti0nmzgT0P_T6wTzvLtdUtwfBfG03UpxMIohCjkTh6JjBhQJhNGVMLyMnAtmKsRVbyOgiQ6EDnESmkDJq6P2Z1k/w230-h339/Photo+Mar+22%252C+12+43+20+PM.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, this is one diverted boxful, being packed and delivered to people who will appreciate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">baby steps... baby steps... baby steps...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">en<b><u>joy</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">&</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">be well</span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-9239428811878972772021-03-21T08:14:00.000-04:002021-03-21T08:14:17.488-04:00... 'K' is for<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATgqoICzhJ-c6MP4gmzfswcqk1FCWJ32LKg35lT7RWWWu4cadUogp3ihAum9FuR1pt6mVrBqONByDJ_MvxfL7ubVQZioCLGunl5qstbrABlRhxqN9o5sh8-Bp-fkK3S46ohZEhyphenhyphenWKbT8/s2048/COL+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATgqoICzhJ-c6MP4gmzfswcqk1FCWJ32LKg35lT7RWWWu4cadUogp3ihAum9FuR1pt6mVrBqONByDJ_MvxfL7ubVQZioCLGunl5qstbrABlRhxqN9o5sh8-Bp-fkK3S46ohZEhyphenhyphenWKbT8/s320/COL+%252816%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokopelli">KOKOPELLI</a></u>.</div></span><p></p><div class="b_module_expansion" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div aria-expanded="true" class="b_expansion_wrapper b_collapse b_onpage_expansion" role="button" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #666666; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; height: auto; padding: 10px 20px; position: relative;" tabindex="0"><div aria-label="What is the story of Kokopelli?" class="b_expansion_text b_1linetrunc" style="color: #111111; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin-right: 16px; max-width: calc(100% - 46px); overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; vertical-align: middle;"><i>What is the story of Kokopelli?</i></div><span class="b_expansion_chevron b_chevron_up" style="display: inline-block; height: 16px; padding: 0px 16px 0px 0px; position: absolute; right: 6px; top: 13px; vertical-align: middle; width: 10px;"><svg height="16" viewbox="0 0 13 24" width="10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg><i><path class="sv_ch" d="M0,22.9L10.9,12L0,1.1L1.1,0L13,12L1.1,24L0,22.9z"></path></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="b_expandable_inline_container" data-errormessage="We can't find any more info about this page right now" data-rinterval="-1" id="wire7" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><div class="df_alsocon b_primtxt" data-tag="RelatedQnA.ItemDetails" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 20px;"><div class="rwrl rwrl_small rwrl_padref" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; padding-bottom: 15px !important;"><i>There is another story from the Hopi Culture that talks about Kokopele being a hunchbacked member of the village who tricks the village beauty into having sex with him. Many believe that Kokopelli was more than a trader, and more significantly, an important <b><u>conveyor of information and trinkets from afar.</u></b></i></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For my 'personal Alphabet of Collections', 'K' was a deep dig. Not a lot going on with 'K'!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This <i>'conveyor of information and trinkets from afar'</i> gets the honor.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Numerous years ago, during the first of many visits to Arizona, I was 'introduced' to the image of Kokopelli. A couple of trinkets with his image came home with me as souvenirs, and since then I often find them at sales... 'abandoned souvenirs of other peoples travels'. NOT one of my many active collections (but I do have at least 3, so that makes it an official collection)!! I'm seldom inspired enough to rescue them and give them a new home, but they do bring back sweet memories.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It has become a joke with travel companions... I seldom buy souvenirs during the trip (unless it I REALLY like it!!), because I know that I will find stuff on 'the cheap' at sales - and I get the added 'thrill of the hunt'.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sometimes this method of souvenir acquisition has some added benefits!!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ex: Last summer, in accordance to 'social distancing guidelines', we went camping in Old Forge, NY. We avoided the MANY souvenir shoppes, which didn't bother me in the least. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQarI32hykAwtKzsVX_i2_FmhCD2X0geRmhBCKeOsaOhRlUbPLy7eMAR7jUC-RS_gJElnyLtJDw9WDqDBEwV5DCpfPY9ofXCd1bykzA_cHRtbZtd1vCTmoyjI5kv28yl9TlGoYdUvihvE/s875/Photo+Mar+21%252C+7+52+59+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQarI32hykAwtKzsVX_i2_FmhCD2X0geRmhBCKeOsaOhRlUbPLy7eMAR7jUC-RS_gJElnyLtJDw9WDqDBEwV5DCpfPY9ofXCd1bykzA_cHRtbZtd1vCTmoyjI5kv28yl9TlGoYdUvihvE/s320/Photo+Mar+21%252C+7+52+59+AM.jpg" /></a></div><br />Since then I have picked up a mug, sweatshirt and this vintage ashtray - for a grand total of under $1.00 !!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">~The mug was used a couple of times & redonated.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">~The sweatshirt was 'pre-shrunk' and 'worn-in', fitting Perfectly, and is now a 'go to' piece of my wardrobe.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">~The ashtray, I did some research, and was easily able to find him a new home via eBay!!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The truly GREAT thing is that I never would have given this ashtray a second look if I hadn't been attracted to the 'OLD FORGE' souvenir aspect!!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Am I alone in this practice of 'souveniring' ? I'm curious - let me know in the comments!!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">en<u><b>JOY</b></u>!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">& </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">be well...</span></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-42496015952626081432021-03-08T16:40:00.000-05:002021-03-08T16:40:38.106-05:00...the JOY of a 'Mystery Goody Bag'<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Setting:</b> March, in Central NY State, a balmy 30°, no wind, and even a bit of that 'bright thing in the sky'...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's Monday, no saleing in sight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Ahhh, but PERFECT for Diving!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBePcA8-I9DndRT4PM45hl1ojGmoxpdpp6t-k4v5iauB58FgOfpVDK3B6fNesCxVa0PbJwhuOQ1byKh1zwVv7b4W5qZtcr8J-BqrLtd4BZA1juFmbIi_EhEGmpiMdMxgCIQhew9vYHTJY/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+32+11+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBePcA8-I9DndRT4PM45hl1ojGmoxpdpp6t-k4v5iauB58FgOfpVDK3B6fNesCxVa0PbJwhuOQ1byKh1zwVv7b4W5qZtcr8J-BqrLtd4BZA1juFmbIi_EhEGmpiMdMxgCIQhew9vYHTJY/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+32+11+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lo and Behold, I even came home with TWO (2!) Mystery/Goody Bags/Boxes (from here on out refered to as 'MGB')!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For those of you not 'up' on your Diving Lingo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><u><b>MGB</b></u> (aka 'Blind', 'Mystery', 'Goody'). (N): a contained bag / box that is full of shelf pulls or product. No debris or 'trash'. Generally rescued by a diver intact, and the contents are not examined/sorted until a later time.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">and what did my MGB contain, you ask?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rEfcYmYNzb8ZfDN54C3yxZ19FNewzy-QYJlN7LwYLkVhXMuU86MNcnmp4rlbuhYsvqRVnBPvPjPmNYs7JkJNOXfd_OJj240M3X2D3FLUKHUV4RD7kLVpemRENnsjUBTXyWS4VEMk3DI/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+42+43+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rEfcYmYNzb8ZfDN54C3yxZ19FNewzy-QYJlN7LwYLkVhXMuU86MNcnmp4rlbuhYsvqRVnBPvPjPmNYs7JkJNOXfd_OJj240M3X2D3FLUKHUV4RD7kLVpemRENnsjUBTXyWS4VEMk3DI/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+42+43+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">MGB <u>box</u>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentine leftovers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Including:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (35) bags of lollipops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(10) heart-shaped boxes of chocolates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(9) bags of individually wrapped chocolates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(48+) boxes of valentines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo1IVm-xDIfMGdx4ZMHNhD85Ko5_4gHGsGJ-1V2m5V7_uvFFK0-yO8XUZphHtbYHwmBbnUSFzdn9NkyVvyeBMqYS4b07Gg_83b4lvXk2K9Lr34VHw2UCcjlJtDnlM22s-wOhTnRDkiIY/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+49+07+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvo1IVm-xDIfMGdx4ZMHNhD85Ko5_4gHGsGJ-1V2m5V7_uvFFK0-yO8XUZphHtbYHwmBbnUSFzdn9NkyVvyeBMqYS4b07Gg_83b4lvXk2K9Lr34VHw2UCcjlJtDnlM22s-wOhTnRDkiIY/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+49+07+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and the MGB</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">bag</u><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">:</span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shelf pulls (at 'Sell By' date, or slightly damaged)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Including:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> (5) bags pretzel sticks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(24) Cheesecake / dip mix boxes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(2) boxes ccrackers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">canned olives, stew, spaghettios, a candle and a sealed spice with a cracked lid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's all 'fine' you say, but what do I do with it??</span></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpElhq7suSRS5mDr_yPIEgrP8F9TWllMYRNR8a43RIpFbWRUnylWCL9xXCy01_2RR1s6Yp3nSYTIp29j8JgkMQ9WOWJVxQ9wEl1MvXI-wDvJANAe88wyJHfWpI-5VKCLzPa30hup2Z1dQ/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+2+11+29+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpElhq7suSRS5mDr_yPIEgrP8F9TWllMYRNR8a43RIpFbWRUnylWCL9xXCy01_2RR1s6Yp3nSYTIp29j8JgkMQ9WOWJVxQ9wEl1MvXI-wDvJANAe88wyJHfWpI-5VKCLzPa30hup2Z1dQ/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+2+11+29+PM.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">First, I take what we can use,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then I invite our sweet neighbors to go shopping!!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI56FHc88vang-qDaiXDVCx4VVf1Dza8hyv3BXsNiv8UY1UgS_DrfaeFyDQ1y9KMLf3mUkmlmipXetDMIYf9e3TOk18fr15t0HO-SH1DRaikafCFx6pVtt6aNoAQ9Qj2yvrqQ_XDonrug/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+3+31+10+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI56FHc88vang-qDaiXDVCx4VVf1Dza8hyv3BXsNiv8UY1UgS_DrfaeFyDQ1y9KMLf3mUkmlmipXetDMIYf9e3TOk18fr15t0HO-SH1DRaikafCFx6pVtt6aNoAQ9Qj2yvrqQ_XDonrug/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+3+31+10+PM.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The remainder is then divided up between family , local soup kitchen, Church surplus food pantry, and a friend who makes gift baskets for nursing homes / shut-ins! There are so many people out there that TRULY appreciate all this 'waste'.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgqWZEq6bGVeaRlgibxEOo4huJiUuF5x8eDBC22FWjUd4Xg3Kj-Ofi6tav67ieXyy6ELLGiIH3FbJOl1vB281-7qqf5i2pJ60R9QhFqPem0HDHBj30FKmhMurza8hP1awLuuQWWD2v2A/s2048/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+49+46+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgqWZEq6bGVeaRlgibxEOo4huJiUuF5x8eDBC22FWjUd4Xg3Kj-Ofi6tav67ieXyy6ELLGiIH3FbJOl1vB281-7qqf5i2pJ60R9QhFqPem0HDHBj30FKmhMurza8hP1awLuuQWWD2v2A/s320/Photo+Mar+08%252C+1+49+46+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">...only a small amount diverted from the landfill, but this is where it begins - right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>en<u>JOY</u>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>& </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>be well</b></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-43193343288557365222021-03-04T06:01:00.000-05:002021-03-04T06:01:08.846-05:00...IRONIC (long lost lyric)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI2GCM6qzUbJaPwYObxOmHyzhEWt8ywYc0ff0lyRWXdcjrjkyQ6abTc5yGltxPOoaXETYe7SVR-kmSinXvCRsBJsmXSSP65TfMIgOFLaXohBvXTSl95kw-b2UsK5Ry2w7tVv_VKiOImM/s2048/Photo+Mar+03%252C+4+26+54+PM.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI2GCM6qzUbJaPwYObxOmHyzhEWt8ywYc0ff0lyRWXdcjrjkyQ6abTc5yGltxPOoaXETYe7SVR-kmSinXvCRsBJsmXSSP65TfMIgOFLaXohBvXTSl95kw-b2UsK5Ry2w7tVv_VKiOImM/w300-h400/Photo+Mar+03%252C+4+26+54+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a><div class="pvc_title_with_frows" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><div class="paratitle"><h2 class="b_topTitle" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 24px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ironic</h2></div><div class="b_factrow" style="color: #767676; line-height: 20px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a h="ID=SERP,5354.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=alanis+morissette&filters=ufn%3a%22alanis+morissette%22+sid%3a%220dc4c4d7-6f0b-a5f4-22c4-534b4f3a4af7%22&FORM=SNAPST" style="color: navy; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Alanis Morissette</a></div></div><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>An old man turned 98<br />He won the lottery and died the next day<br />It's a black fly in your Chardonnay<br />It's a death row pardon two minutes too late<br />And isn't it ironic, don't you think?</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>It's like rain on your wedding day<br />It's a free ride when you've already paid<br />It's the good advice that you just didn't take<br />And who would've thought, it figures</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly<br />He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye<br />He waited his whole damn life to take that flight<br />And as the plane crashed down, he thought<br />"Well, isn't this nice?"<br />And isn't it ironic, don't you think?</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>It's like rain on your wedding day<br />It's a free ride when you've already paid<br />It's the good advice that you just didn't take<br />And who would've thought, it figures</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>Well, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you<br />When you think everything's okay and everything's going right<br />And life has a funny way of helping you out<br />When you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up<br />In your face</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>A traffic jam when you're already late<br />A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break<br />It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife<br />It's meeting the man of my dreams<br />And then meeting his beautiful wife<br />And isn't it ironic, don't you think?<br />A little too ironic<br />And, yeah, I really do think</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>It's like rain on your wedding day<br />It's a free ride when you've already paid<br />It's the good advice that you just didn't take<br />And who would've thought, it figures</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><i>And, yeah, life has a funny way of sneaking up on you<br />Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out<br />Helping you out</i></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">EVERYONE remembers this 2005 classic - right??!</span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Well, this past week, while out Diving (DD, Dumpster!), I discovered the long lost lyric to this song!...</span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b><i>"IT'S LIKE DIVING A CASE OFF 55 BAGS SIXLETS, WHEN YOU'VE GONE CARB-FREE"</i></b></span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i><b>en</b><u><b>JOY</b></u></i></span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>&</i></b></span></p><p class="b_paractl" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><i>be well!</i></b></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-1750527911000636672021-02-22T14:39:00.000-05:002021-02-22T14:39:40.690-05:00...LIFE IN A SNOW-GLOBE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi3fllDV2zncutgKzXZLmdrUNb9RAbWwQ3siaq23Wzu56hvzBfIRtHWXjJu9FrZULzvaucP66J5pF6U0SZZGWqMhfUqNyjPhaSS6R3-u-7o5V6KQ9Q5bh2RBcF9YSLqQ7mNyKSkQJgsk/s2048/Photo+Feb+22%252C+10+01+45+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi3fllDV2zncutgKzXZLmdrUNb9RAbWwQ3siaq23Wzu56hvzBfIRtHWXjJu9FrZULzvaucP66J5pF6U0SZZGWqMhfUqNyjPhaSS6R3-u-7o5V6KQ9Q5bh2RBcF9YSLqQ7mNyKSkQJgsk/s320/Photo+Feb+22%252C+10+01+45+AM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is what it looks like outside, today FEBRUARY 22, 2021, in The FingerLakes region of NY State..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">...about 20°</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which is NOT enough degrees (in my book) for much of anything,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NO GARDENING.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NO YARD SALES.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NO SHORTS & FLIP FLOPS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(you get the idea!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>~BUT~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really SHOULDN'T complain, because FEBRUARY 21,2021 looked like this...</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzdx7nGA4XeaLjmojuBzt85zN0OR7vWBmlHqS5KUrTLiRC6oJrzThABMOSDl3TCdQCWH_ta6kmU2FBy6Nhbj9uGemOfnNGno6bgk8kixh2cyOFaGdBTHs26r2QNMIjC70b60DsVH3VwE/s2048/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+06+40+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzdx7nGA4XeaLjmojuBzt85zN0OR7vWBmlHqS5KUrTLiRC6oJrzThABMOSDl3TCdQCWH_ta6kmU2FBy6Nhbj9uGemOfnNGno6bgk8kixh2cyOFaGdBTHs26r2QNMIjC70b60DsVH3VwE/w300-h400/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+06+40+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PERFECT BLUE SKIES!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMJ_g8xjnb8WC9pVPFv6A1SBihjtvb_tyUA_eC1pJo_lUjpTw0DqzPa22Jwu49oxjCE2Hjs8Fuy5ocD7GC8N83mXTPBxYyYEVP9lN4mQKq_E0rztixv86moW-Hvzj2SfWWQMrwiKnISM/s2048/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+07+10+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMJ_g8xjnb8WC9pVPFv6A1SBihjtvb_tyUA_eC1pJo_lUjpTw0DqzPa22Jwu49oxjCE2Hjs8Fuy5ocD7GC8N83mXTPBxYyYEVP9lN4mQKq_E0rztixv86moW-Hvzj2SfWWQMrwiKnISM/s320/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+07+10+PM.jpg" /></a></div>SUNSHINE!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83tqASOaUBbKmg-vxJlZoKdaCCiHNv1tQqQ9V6FbPmzeiJ2WByKZH11Tj8yen698yIZOStUo_GaMLUDJzWiFbxZsr5xpW4c_iKLvx5zrc911rMlCetLyuu1043Mr9c0wma8Q510DqxhA/s2048/Photo+Feb+21%252C+4+01+12+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83tqASOaUBbKmg-vxJlZoKdaCCiHNv1tQqQ9V6FbPmzeiJ2WByKZH11Tj8yen698yIZOStUo_GaMLUDJzWiFbxZsr5xpW4c_iKLvx5zrc911rMlCetLyuu1043Mr9c0wma8Q510DqxhA/s320/Photo+Feb+21%252C+4+01+12+PM.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">NO WIND!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">an AWESOME DAY, that we enjoyed by walking some waterfall trails!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKPIOmGYta6rPtre-otKU-nrv2bs9tuiy3EFCEGeI-m13M9ObLtsIaFhxeT2Aal7YubW0aMwcteJqGnCsJtiDMTMiQ1yRiC0DUDi8w8V_x2SwaA7C0DcGhPNRhMOUecqG4-_zUBNuDTs/s2048/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+08+14+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKPIOmGYta6rPtre-otKU-nrv2bs9tuiy3EFCEGeI-m13M9ObLtsIaFhxeT2Aal7YubW0aMwcteJqGnCsJtiDMTMiQ1yRiC0DUDi8w8V_x2SwaA7C0DcGhPNRhMOUecqG4-_zUBNuDTs/s320/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+08+14+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL4msqyrpx_uuSWb9ykYB9nBjC2yvirnIQxCtgx_rOTFGliJLDJby6NuSTd7Tgc89afErj7YYcFh73XREC2k_ESuZoTYb1LbzAx6FL15l1_6uJyMf4tGDBvO-L56sD0Qm2xaeJB9Nr0I/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+8+16+21+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL4msqyrpx_uuSWb9ykYB9nBjC2yvirnIQxCtgx_rOTFGliJLDJby6NuSTd7Tgc89afErj7YYcFh73XREC2k_ESuZoTYb1LbzAx6FL15l1_6uJyMf4tGDBvO-L56sD0Qm2xaeJB9Nr0I/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+8+16+21+AM.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">We should have KNOWN there would be an EBOR!!</span></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p><p></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;">OH WELL, we must enjoy it when we can!!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When the weather allows, I have been out <b>Diving</b> for Treasures...</span></div></div><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBL9j28pN1lub2-WP0Hz-7COmAJpokVlhiAjSBkAuLi1IEKfhDZEMNskRUvRLaDg7Mdo6yAte7TFw1E7PU2SPaZLZTxyUdcf4is9ZfNCYzcsjGgo25Q688WS2s06ZN93JiRcXejEttaA/s2048/Photo+Feb+15%252C+10+08+25+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBL9j28pN1lub2-WP0Hz-7COmAJpokVlhiAjSBkAuLi1IEKfhDZEMNskRUvRLaDg7Mdo6yAte7TFw1E7PU2SPaZLZTxyUdcf4is9ZfNCYzcsjGgo25Q688WS2s06ZN93JiRcXejEttaA/s320/Photo+Feb+15%252C+10+08+25+AM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GOODIES for the local soup kitchen...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdU8ggoVuMpqAwPXMg_cTlHXRR1XlWNwSJa9xeCWCu5gkKhJCRFVkuzjkN6HnQXoLGcV_leINtIR8EEWiZ0g4HRH6qp9XOxkb7Vvk_6MrKvkhvzOSEbvx7S-MzwLK-SeFjpc-BM5PEnQ/s2048/Photo+Jan+25%252C+10+56+18+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdU8ggoVuMpqAwPXMg_cTlHXRR1XlWNwSJa9xeCWCu5gkKhJCRFVkuzjkN6HnQXoLGcV_leINtIR8EEWiZ0g4HRH6qp9XOxkb7Vvk_6MrKvkhvzOSEbvx7S-MzwLK-SeFjpc-BM5PEnQ/s320/Photo+Jan+25%252C+10+56+18+AM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and MORE Goodies for the local soup kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF0C7cjCi5aOdBDcUx4Pwrv4YzDer99pPrFQgfeqpbvAueTT8fdrlc5VfdGTH0eveZltK0B49v5g1wPpeN87Kikz7zocSMF7UEoFb9rtn1N5z0mMyOn-JCp1BpgIXMGLtbTzN6oXdZTY/s1920/Photo+Jan+16%252C+10+41+31+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivF0C7cjCi5aOdBDcUx4Pwrv4YzDer99pPrFQgfeqpbvAueTT8fdrlc5VfdGTH0eveZltK0B49v5g1wPpeN87Kikz7zocSMF7UEoFb9rtn1N5z0mMyOn-JCp1BpgIXMGLtbTzN6oXdZTY/s320/Photo+Jan+16%252C+10+41+31+AM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">scratch post for neighbor furballs...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJYx7wyYzqtLqsRdkNdGl0ROBI0gnoFpze4g8UdAbephBTA5XuJoIUJVO_Yjqh-QJEM9OR7NEyS7eSir2S3KyaQWaeH9Wo7enXcOUlUr1DNSe7Xn7FCVIlo671U5LbMRmnvz3_jh2rjw/s2048/Photo+Jul+02%252C+1+59+29+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJYx7wyYzqtLqsRdkNdGl0ROBI0gnoFpze4g8UdAbephBTA5XuJoIUJVO_Yjqh-QJEM9OR7NEyS7eSir2S3KyaQWaeH9Wo7enXcOUlUr1DNSe7Xn7FCVIlo671U5LbMRmnvz3_jh2rjw/s320/Photo+Jul+02%252C+1+59+29+PM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting Cards GALORE!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QsecLzyGGPMW0GV1zFxJWu90Nf_azOeoeQmLFCEPX0WKqIoCdgBUlUouqXTur8IV2Y1LjL2VUaRDNtx5zelFR8y60sHBS56QqIc4Vm191mVKaEzjP6T2pJVsTuleNsST5aiWEeatp6Q/s2048/Photo+Feb+17%252C+5+11+01+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QsecLzyGGPMW0GV1zFxJWu90Nf_azOeoeQmLFCEPX0WKqIoCdgBUlUouqXTur8IV2Y1LjL2VUaRDNtx5zelFR8y60sHBS56QqIc4Vm191mVKaEzjP6T2pJVsTuleNsST5aiWEeatp6Q/s320/Photo+Feb+17%252C+5+11+01+PM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GOTTA stay hydrated in these cold months!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5llPTPJctF9iByftBZ23sDvBJpmVqvZ-c05cAAR1YY7vX6XY6yW5K2q1HFc07tmXZn7b3Vnbb8d5XptnSJZzg2w0RkjqiUeBNaNdKbQITj5mnRbrHWL25mn6etT4mXtZZwq6ZqHMOl8/s2048/Photo+Feb+18%252C+9+43+34+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5llPTPJctF9iByftBZ23sDvBJpmVqvZ-c05cAAR1YY7vX6XY6yW5K2q1HFc07tmXZn7b3Vnbb8d5XptnSJZzg2w0RkjqiUeBNaNdKbQITj5mnRbrHWL25mn6etT4mXtZZwq6ZqHMOl8/s320/Photo+Feb+18%252C+9+43+34+AM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.... even some Goodies for the Grand(?)-fur babies (LOL)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>en<u>JOY</u><br />& <br />be well!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOxRCTTfPeWpTB1Dnt9fOu5TbtzVQjc9Aty4WFZsMcrr_0tRLXOVfJOwQx7tdaOhtN4mksp_jS9XFNKZMjOPWsexc9Vn6jV1vVbGKeYU4UOOPQucjiBj43sa8tjnmjkrotieYn40sfVM/s2048/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+10+20+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOxRCTTfPeWpTB1Dnt9fOu5TbtzVQjc9Aty4WFZsMcrr_0tRLXOVfJOwQx7tdaOhtN4mksp_jS9XFNKZMjOPWsexc9Vn6jV1vVbGKeYU4UOOPQucjiBj43sa8tjnmjkrotieYn40sfVM/w480-h640/Photo+Feb+21%252C+2+10+20+PM.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-11430645921334939812021-02-07T10:37:00.001-05:002021-02-07T10:37:54.602-05:00...THE Wedding Dress - a dress with soul.<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI44iorFYkOve2xEQo_Ft7iOFeregp8pswDJAk85QAj9Ll3DNK7f_MYpqXtsI-Ty_SuBVBLtVqSP4Ub-G2x7UVUvKnNo4kB-V-2xBXCUEwvsmuJ8MrCraW5PGJ-Bl4rmvmWv0SJLusww/s2048/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25282%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI44iorFYkOve2xEQo_Ft7iOFeregp8pswDJAk85QAj9Ll3DNK7f_MYpqXtsI-Ty_SuBVBLtVqSP4Ub-G2x7UVUvKnNo4kB-V-2xBXCUEwvsmuJ8MrCraW5PGJ-Bl4rmvmWv0SJLusww/s320/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25282%2529.jpeg" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Recently, my Mother and I have been discussing the fate of <strike>Her</strike> <strike>My</strike> OUR 1950's wedding dress (NOT Plural!)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><i>~FLASHBACK~</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Christmas Eve 2000 - I got engaged!</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">October 27, 2001 - The Wedding.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">During that time there was a whirlwind of planning, decisions, and World Wide turmoil (911!). One of the first things a girl is 'supposed' to do is find her 'perfect dress'?! </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>I had never been the young girl that had Dreamed & Planned of HER DAY, I had just been concerned with finding MR RIGHT. Okay, that was done, now onto The.Planning.</i></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> At 33yrs old, & 6'-0" tall, the thought of searching for a dress, with an entourage of onlookers, in Bright lights, with Large 3-way mirrors just turned my stomach!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkG9oBZ-Y-NXcQOnj7h_TLnkq1qIHIcSqD-t9HOYuqW6QONxiI37RRs8y55oslEf-E0I0WSKMWCtappF7SjZu8uoFvlYRQsroudZh7vlaNR1e3dmkXm4XERxpew3Cpr064z8lKGJcHhc/s2048/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252843%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkG9oBZ-Y-NXcQOnj7h_TLnkq1qIHIcSqD-t9HOYuqW6QONxiI37RRs8y55oslEf-E0I0WSKMWCtappF7SjZu8uoFvlYRQsroudZh7vlaNR1e3dmkXm4XERxpew3Cpr064z8lKGJcHhc/s320/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252843%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then, The.Perfect.Answer! I remembered that box in the attic - The dress that my Mom had worn down the aisle on 3-14-53. I had tried it on when I was in my teens, when Mom was cleaning out 'junk'. She was going to toss it, but I had told her to hang on to it - you never know. It had fit perfect at that time - just a little long! Well, as luck would have it, the dress had survived, and I found a GREAT seamstress - a Serious WIN-WIN (Mom was beyond Thrilled that I would want to wear her old dress!). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9tZMzC4qRufpVN_bnxxFaL-FECEQgVCo9ZdFMfy1aJK7845dT7vJ93sPW4BeZLWK4tb5JUIbzRiLuaGRgKQbDc99IJBXtEJ_r3TfqwCEQytJ35XmTqb-eLHv11h9FkF_FVI704S8swE/s2048/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25283%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9tZMzC4qRufpVN_bnxxFaL-FECEQgVCo9ZdFMfy1aJK7845dT7vJ93sPW4BeZLWK4tb5JUIbzRiLuaGRgKQbDc99IJBXtEJ_r3TfqwCEQytJ35XmTqb-eLHv11h9FkF_FVI704S8swE/w315-h400/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25283%2529.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10-27-01</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0OQ5nz87JjX4rgpMCEtByyUGeRX6fX47mcJyd-nSj6cH273imsIrbYH5jFTS59TJi2U4KH4TdWmvRpk2-8nWREYYj54IKwnoMjDoX9NpRtjxIcEJfHDuM7mBFn_-_NUTkoW7Lv6JoK8/s1772/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252845%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0OQ5nz87JjX4rgpMCEtByyUGeRX6fX47mcJyd-nSj6cH273imsIrbYH5jFTS59TJi2U4KH4TdWmvRpk2-8nWREYYj54IKwnoMjDoX9NpRtjxIcEJfHDuM7mBFn_-_NUTkoW7Lv6JoK8/s320/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252845%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYr5K4sT9ptQQuhzxHb13XKqtwYNSfMclJhp5lBTsk11UzAP1qqON8Lr_s27LZz-SvgVx_BXelULaK-6pIQxrFgz2YUF7Ld2YNpQbdrBcgDdUb_eiUE7WPI-2Mtq5VzEvHk2dwVLsRNQ/s2048/Photo+Feb+05%252C+2+06+09+PM.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYr5K4sT9ptQQuhzxHb13XKqtwYNSfMclJhp5lBTsk11UzAP1qqON8Lr_s27LZz-SvgVx_BXelULaK-6pIQxrFgz2YUF7Ld2YNpQbdrBcgDdUb_eiUE7WPI-2Mtq5VzEvHk2dwVLsRNQ/s320/Photo+Feb+05%252C+2+06+09+PM.jpg" /></a></div> I remember walking down the aisle with my Dad, and joking 'Bet you never thought you'd be walking this dress down the aisle TWICE - in different directions!' (almost 50yrs later!!)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>and now it is 2021!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">~ Dad passed away a couple of years ago, but Mom & Dad had a wonderful 66yr. marriage...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">~ J & I are going strong, and will be celebrating our 20yr anniversary this Fall...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: center;">~ Mom is now 87yrs old, and continually curious as to what will happen to her 'stuff' when she's gone, and trying to get things settled (?)!.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">~We have both decided to set The Dress free, and let it bring Good Luck to someone else <i>(we don't foresee future generations having any desire for this MidCentury dress - they will have their Mother's to wear!!)</i>. The dress is headed to Ebay & ETSY - For Sale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisoDoEsD4mshYI-Wz_fsS0_h0rZfYu6ZZhyphenhyphenTdLmRAY5NAL39NdF2mjq2EGAwEawHP27EjeZK5FPk-65XAlmszaEXgx6NiLcEd5qwhp46NPhN426JZUGzn_L3GIuom2_qvBqTalfp40kA/s2048/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisoDoEsD4mshYI-Wz_fsS0_h0rZfYu6ZZhyphenhyphenTdLmRAY5NAL39NdF2mjq2EGAwEawHP27EjeZK5FPk-65XAlmszaEXgx6NiLcEd5qwhp46NPhN426JZUGzn_L3GIuom2_qvBqTalfp40kA/s320/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I pulled the BOX from storage, and I enlisted the help of Sesame Shimmer (mannequin) for a photo shoot (I am certainly not fitting back into that dress again in the foreseeable future!!) I think she did quite well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During this cleanout, much 'reminiscing' has taken place with my Mother (priceless!). She asked what had ever become of her 'GOING AWAY SUIT'?</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uI2q0XQA1Ot2iTR2gpXLDLsbezkjAUr6DcnoWJzeD7QpW8CpICBuGWkabzrOc7S8-6itYuLvw0293T2K9cPjzm5NAu1dKqAMfH-Q4AqQMZ6K7sMP4Wz1DX7gB31hEHMSheXW02GAONM/s1800/2-5-21+GoingAwaySuit1953+%252823%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uI2q0XQA1Ot2iTR2gpXLDLsbezkjAUr6DcnoWJzeD7QpW8CpICBuGWkabzrOc7S8-6itYuLvw0293T2K9cPjzm5NAu1dKqAMfH-Q4AqQMZ6K7sMP4Wz1DX7gB31hEHMSheXW02GAONM/s320/2-5-21+GoingAwaySuit1953+%252823%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">For those not familiar with the term / tradition:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: left;"> "The tradition of the </span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #767676; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">going away outfits</span><span face="Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; text-align: left;"> where before the bride and groom leave they change out of their dress and tux and leave in more comfortable clothes, especially if they are heading straight for the airport that night or the next morning following the Wedding."</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;">"Whereas most wedding dresses are commonly only worn once by (especially by modern brides), in all likelihood, your </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">going</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;"> </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">away</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;"> dress or </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">suit</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;"> is something that will then be folded into rotation in your usual everyday wardrobe. As such, feel free to spend a little more on it then you might if you were only </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;">going</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;"> to sport it one time."</span></i></div></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VcB4yK3tpO9Es_UUAfKf1D6PoJhBHcb5rcuayDhdWhppoYmGAFnR7Vpn4sFpEPar-XK6cMg_wJEGcYBMQ6Y9PAp5x1LDOIeM4vhwi2LNGcbdScYb45XPT5xCin4kq7TKLlpE_HGPgig/s2048/2-5-21+GoingAwaySuit1953+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VcB4yK3tpO9Es_UUAfKf1D6PoJhBHcb5rcuayDhdWhppoYmGAFnR7Vpn4sFpEPar-XK6cMg_wJEGcYBMQ6Y9PAp5x1LDOIeM4vhwi2LNGcbdScYb45XPT5xCin4kq7TKLlpE_HGPgig/s320/2-5-21+GoingAwaySuit1953+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I let Mom know that it still hung in My closet. NO, I didn't wear it for it's original purpose, but in the late 80's -90's it was 'folded into rotation' of MY work wardrobe. Mom's GoingAwaySuit was the Original 'Capsule Wardrobe', consisting of 4 interchangeable pieces - Houndstooth Jacket, 1 solid red skirt, 1 houndstooth skirt and a reversible vest (you guessed it - houndstooth/solid red)! This was my Power Suit! I wore it during my co-op position @ Kodak, and I even wore it to my 'Real-Just Graduated College' job interview at Beardsley's (which I got!). In this suit I felt invincible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I can no longer fit into it.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I no longer have an Office job that requires this attire</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Since the Wedding Dress is going, WE decided the time was right for The suit to go as well.</span></li></ul></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXotUSJrXtHV6M2Pw1aBxw2VfONSTGi6wpErOkR5EAiDfFrOFOmwIJOlU40zlY4osBYdENbLkMSgidzdnb-ylY6n0CWmkJ8Msm1iY_OlnClbjC5iNjy7wSldC0-wJLx_3Lhel9_G4JYs/s2048/2-5-21+PEIGNOIR+%25281%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXotUSJrXtHV6M2Pw1aBxw2VfONSTGi6wpErOkR5EAiDfFrOFOmwIJOlU40zlY4osBYdENbLkMSgidzdnb-ylY6n0CWmkJ8Msm1iY_OlnClbjC5iNjy7wSldC0-wJLx_3Lhel9_G4JYs/s320/2-5-21+PEIGNOIR+%25281%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">~AND~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the old Wedding Dress Box, I had found a little bag tucked off in the corner - a Classy, light pink <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peignoir">PEIGNOR SET</a>.</b></span></div><p></p><div class="dc_wt b_clearfix" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; display: flex; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;">peignoir</div></div><div><div class="dc_prn b_primtxt" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px;"><div class="b_hPanel"><span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 12px;">[ˌpānˈwär]</span><span style="display: inline-block; 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color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;"><div class="dc_pd" style="padding-bottom: 8px;"><div class="dc_st b_clearfix" style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 8px;"><div aria-level="3" class="dc_sth" role="heading" style="float: left; padding-right: 8px;">NOUN</div></div><span class="dc_bld dc_si" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.33;"><ol class="b_dList b_indent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;"><div class="dc_nml" style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 8px;"><div class="dc_pm" style="padding-bottom: 8px;"><div class="dc_mn b_promtxt" style="color: #111111; padding-bottom: 2px;">a woman's light dressing gown or negligee.</div><div class="b_factrow" style="color: #767676; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div class="dc_synb" he="0" ig="1" nl="3" style="display: inline-flex;"><div style="padding-right: 4px;"><span class="cbl b_lower" style="font-style: italic;">synonyms:</span></div><div><a h="ID=SERP,5402.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+housecoat&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">housecoat</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5403.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+bathrobe&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">bathrobe</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5404.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+dressing+gown&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">dressing gown</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5405.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+robe&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">robe</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5406.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+negligee&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">negligee</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5407.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+kimono&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">kimono</a> · <span title="robe de chambre">robe de chambre</span></div></div></div></div></div></li></ol></span></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Since it too had a correlation to 3-14-53 & deserves a New Life, we are giving it the same treatment, and will have it it's own listing, for sale on-line!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">HOPEFULLY, these vintage pieces will continue on for many more years.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrIBJsSgO8CTkYB9vuKVFIyT3XNNft8c3W2C373HGLHtu5MQ3CqixqTgOj3duUcy7K2PTk-00YRFgsSRyw638Y1yQ8ggkg3jR2njnVn0YQ9d16sSBhLN6MfsX6-jqjCCN9HUjXVZjhlM/s1484/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252844%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1148" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrIBJsSgO8CTkYB9vuKVFIyT3XNNft8c3W2C373HGLHtu5MQ3CqixqTgOj3duUcy7K2PTk-00YRFgsSRyw638Y1yQ8ggkg3jR2njnVn0YQ9d16sSBhLN6MfsX6-jqjCCN9HUjXVZjhlM/w310-h400/2-5-21+WedDRESS+%252844%2529.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>en<u>JOY</u>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>& </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>be well</b></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-78516406761735892021-01-29T11:14:00.000-05:002021-01-29T11:14:46.295-05:00... 'J' is for...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_4tnJu3PQoOXE0yVylCOraLMrQ7rYaP-WPnqsgADpQ54RHB2-0mSm_tZebv9CZ0BotQogF9TjczbqpfYgxwqcX9_lKPGTcv87YMKWupdMQInyMT_fmI0_XCbYkIEejpr8icKNimHTU4/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+52+23+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_4tnJu3PQoOXE0yVylCOraLMrQ7rYaP-WPnqsgADpQ54RHB2-0mSm_tZebv9CZ0BotQogF9TjczbqpfYgxwqcX9_lKPGTcv87YMKWupdMQInyMT_fmI0_XCbYkIEejpr8icKNimHTU4/w300-h400/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+52+23+AM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Contrary to popular belief, 'J' is NOT for J.U.N.K (remember, that is a 4-Letter word!) LOL</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLLVtVWHg5QtqBZPKwRrMVE0Il3EG_VeuVxXCrKtMQdgWxjsr7W2-_kCbq7qecPg6awDNaoId6XDV6LL1DQLxKLuJ5W1WsYkhEdGITthIkHpwd37Fn5cA36yuwPSwqFg4AmT781ghDZU/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+09+36+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLLVtVWHg5QtqBZPKwRrMVE0Il3EG_VeuVxXCrKtMQdgWxjsr7W2-_kCbq7qecPg6awDNaoId6XDV6LL1DQLxKLuJ5W1WsYkhEdGITthIkHpwd37Fn5cA36yuwPSwqFg4AmT781ghDZU/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+09+36+AM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">and, though 'J' generally refers to this Great Guy, who is currently outside digging us out - on his BIRTHDAY, we must keep on tract with Alphabet COLLECTIONS!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Todays featured collection goes to....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SHGzmmX240zHD9M3NS_t8WjumRsbR8qVTQNUVYDJ2INFLkTaQYaSZ7B_XwYPbE9JWdVKdLbC_ScpCK8KIRCygtzf-I3v-PcYYaxSDdDor7yckf0BBsPDSvYAPfCHfCiJFTfNIbvlwF4/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+42+12+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SHGzmmX240zHD9M3NS_t8WjumRsbR8qVTQNUVYDJ2INFLkTaQYaSZ7B_XwYPbE9JWdVKdLbC_ScpCK8KIRCygtzf-I3v-PcYYaxSDdDor7yckf0BBsPDSvYAPfCHfCiJFTfNIbvlwF4/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+42+12+AM.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b>JONATHAN GASH / JOHN GRANT</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjkA130h00e5xwNqi8VPAtG2ffeLLHgH1T8tL32GuEme13BmsOAcF4gIdjR3AsSWtyRQbdiEMXj2YvT55eLpwIr-cvqamqQuTPMeIBOZUHxouIzR8nLcToPgq6fZeY4s_lGAzkgiOcNs/s1800/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+58+54+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjkA130h00e5xwNqi8VPAtG2ffeLLHgH1T8tL32GuEme13BmsOAcF4gIdjR3AsSWtyRQbdiEMXj2YvT55eLpwIr-cvqamqQuTPMeIBOZUHxouIzR8nLcToPgq6fZeY4s_lGAzkgiOcNs/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+58+54+AM.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">and his <u><a href="https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/lovejoy/">LOVEJOY Mystery novel series</a></u>!</span></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Lovejoy is a series of picaresque novels by John Grant about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer and faker based in East Anglia. A less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue, Lovejoy has a reputation in the antiques trade as a "divvie", meaning one with an almost supernatural talent for recognising exceptional items as well as for distinguishing fakes or forgeries from genuine antiques. Lovejoy's first name is never mentioned in the books. In the TV series based on the novels, he insists on being addressed by all solely as "Lovejoy".</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7gbW9K51pWE8th_zsH0tYIQP-GYnA42uGDw5k_CdWVCpl7A-LsbfDsbEqmdXPf9chD4iNuP123Qc-_Dw9h-3wKhSiTvT6Ij8Ti0GQiTT_fy1PAq7omueZIvOGu752FqtPW1Oq3q6hRg/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+44+30+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7gbW9K51pWE8th_zsH0tYIQP-GYnA42uGDw5k_CdWVCpl7A-LsbfDsbEqmdXPf9chD4iNuP123Qc-_Dw9h-3wKhSiTvT6Ij8Ti0GQiTT_fy1PAq7omueZIvOGu752FqtPW1Oq3q6hRg/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+44+30+AM.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">ANTIQUES + MYSTERY + BRITISH SETTING (+'bit' of Harlequin) = WIN! WIN!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I can't remember 'exactly' how I stumbled upon this series, but it was around 2004. Each 'mystery' involves a bit of 'Obscure Antique History', quick/easy reads... I was hooked!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgYOP8O3qS_vSC-SID60nBWO3a0aQJT8o_0ORL5iK83ER3ENtO507vxgpttnJae1sdPUXsGfV5x4KZxCMe0r3QmRucfRczJHcpY2PmVSZ7xeOuALn3o0vnF5r_pdRos2CAy_oU924XS8/s2048/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+45+54+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgYOP8O3qS_vSC-SID60nBWO3a0aQJT8o_0ORL5iK83ER3ENtO507vxgpttnJae1sdPUXsGfV5x4KZxCMe0r3QmRucfRczJHcpY2PmVSZ7xeOuALn3o0vnF5r_pdRos2CAy_oU924XS8/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+9+45+54+AM.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">HOWEVER... The first in the series came out in the late 70's. You would think they would be a common site at Sales & Thrifts, but (to my knowledge) they have only been published by PENGUIN, and so they aren't common in the USA :(</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpyMv2hrIWKNwlfJdDYHIY_LGmhUkkKAYAlW0UQd3lQ8xe1Sln-Zc08_pAe1q-YU2oLPRZxSrJk9RCryzYNKPewkERK0_MDvdOZ8rYfsVLST_lBm6N_nHp2BQIfJErYTZpvPb1GvFNxg/s1800/Photo+Jan+29%252C+10+04+48+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpyMv2hrIWKNwlfJdDYHIY_LGmhUkkKAYAlW0UQd3lQ8xe1Sln-Zc08_pAe1q-YU2oLPRZxSrJk9RCryzYNKPewkERK0_MDvdOZ8rYfsVLST_lBm6N_nHp2BQIfJErYTZpvPb1GvFNxg/s320/Photo+Jan+29%252C+10+04+48+AM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To date, I have 17 in my posession, most of which were purchased on eBay. Yes, SHOCKER!, but I enjoy them That Much!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now, we are off to see what we can find for BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>en<u>JOY</u>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>& </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>be well</b></span></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-90548527695721444572021-01-27T06:16:00.000-05:002021-01-27T06:16:42.352-05:00...MINIMALIST's Nightmare<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj149m1yPXSHPlcFAy2KZQjNXE8dZf2r7SxGyXLdQqu10HOl-7_d7Qg8h7rtkx4DC7mFiXOewCQYAlm-Vk7DA8AEPx2ESmbiCOZBDNUYKipSr5f2CUuNvGIo4LAEkoVGSy3DR2dt1rPLM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="340" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj149m1yPXSHPlcFAy2KZQjNXE8dZf2r7SxGyXLdQqu10HOl-7_d7Qg8h7rtkx4DC7mFiXOewCQYAlm-Vk7DA8AEPx2ESmbiCOZBDNUYKipSr5f2CUuNvGIo4LAEkoVGSy3DR2dt1rPLM/" width="302" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 1.625rem; text-align: center;">Maybe this article by Mary Randalph Carter should be titled</span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div class="slideshow-slide-hed" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.625rem; line-height: 1.3; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><b>A MINIMALIST's NIGHTMARE</b></u></span></div><div class="slideshow-slide-hed" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Memphis W01", Times, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; line-height: 1.3; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="slideshow-slide-hed" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Memphis W01", Times, serif; font-size: 1.625rem; line-height: 1.3; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><i>'The Art of Collecting<span class="slideshow-slide-expand-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;"></span></i></div><div class="slideshow-slide-dek" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.625rem 0px 0px; outline: 0px; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px;"><i>I am taking stock<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; outline: 0px;"> </span>of what I own: the things that I possess that fill a house in the country, an apartment in the city, an office. There are objects old and new, large and small; things acquired, things given or bequeathed or simply passed along. Some are sentimental, others utilitarian, but all are evidence of how I have spent my days, of where I have been, of what has inspired me, of what I have loved and who I have loved and who has loved me. <b>They, more than words or pictures, suggest an image of who I am, of what I have become.</b> And though I am a firm believer that there are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to collecting, I am happy to share with you some of the lessons learned on my own collector's journey.'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w9rF8Z9gZvsGG3o8TK1GBxMR2gUm_YMUkXJ3JjmHnrUC_cz3zpYzbVzhjetEYplcTPyeQjVd3iVPa_haQ9YwGsW94ZK1z1d209cp6nNj_m4CR4sNYFIXGxZNmK9NQ5b7XUHT5GLkcDU/s2048/Photo+May+30%252C+12+15+53+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w9rF8Z9gZvsGG3o8TK1GBxMR2gUm_YMUkXJ3JjmHnrUC_cz3zpYzbVzhjetEYplcTPyeQjVd3iVPa_haQ9YwGsW94ZK1z1d209cp6nNj_m4CR4sNYFIXGxZNmK9NQ5b7XUHT5GLkcDU/s320/Photo+May+30%252C+12+15+53+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This </span><a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/game/" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>'30 Day Mins Game'</b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> that I have been participating in, has really led to a LOT of introspection... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BW-XfYnL7CDxqc_sXGBX9WPXzrgMft9bqv2-T8hFt1xewAVdsOH7sk5vkpnvT117Q3nAU9g_2UNddqikY8dt1JKSE-oP4qXL6LmBRrTzXo3rNYrQ4q9Lsx7F9k1170ZldGkesozgi7s/s2048/COL+%252844%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BW-XfYnL7CDxqc_sXGBX9WPXzrgMft9bqv2-T8hFt1xewAVdsOH7sk5vkpnvT117Q3nAU9g_2UNddqikY8dt1JKSE-oP4qXL6LmBRrTzXo3rNYrQ4q9Lsx7F9k1170ZldGkesozgi7s/s320/COL+%252844%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></i></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 1.0625rem;">How much stuff is TOO MUCH?</span></span></div><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_NTgnxHHhDqkoFkzOLgMxgWUAolo8-IRaEKl26OYy-2b68gzA0DmrG1pDrHbFLteU-kQMVvr_zhpZLiPhzy6s8pU_B-b6fkz4s3df_-rFhFFVV4WSSgfpSjGTl7KEbZsCdMsK4z6UCw/s2048/5-2018CoconutHeads+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_NTgnxHHhDqkoFkzOLgMxgWUAolo8-IRaEKl26OYy-2b68gzA0DmrG1pDrHbFLteU-kQMVvr_zhpZLiPhzy6s8pU_B-b6fkz4s3df_-rFhFFVV4WSSgfpSjGTl7KEbZsCdMsK4z6UCw/s320/5-2018CoconutHeads+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 17px;">Do I really 'want' to be more minimalist?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIaAKeTSQNo7m_rCk6MLTB8tBbSRcqkpICZJ48D4gQRgFQbX8B0ULb0f-BGmAY8zaWu7ZvPXiynq7g9vZr11v2Eie_WPevImmU0SCeFmD24gApa9VP6d_mbrZdrYu7HxnUiPqV-AN20c/s2048/Photo+May+13%252C+9+09+03+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIaAKeTSQNo7m_rCk6MLTB8tBbSRcqkpICZJ48D4gQRgFQbX8B0ULb0f-BGmAY8zaWu7ZvPXiynq7g9vZr11v2Eie_WPevImmU0SCeFmD24gApa9VP6d_mbrZdrYu7HxnUiPqV-AN20c/s320/Photo+May+13%252C+9+09+03+PM.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgkAD5Lnl_H5HrySDr98rL1AGxo5om0IzJdJA8Svs78aCRhO8NHAqjJFF7elP7ADCVELGCh_xAOVyIyMbbbK71iqU6S5OhwqHK2HrEBxXFB0c0DCDW3BI0ziC2KDADhKTQQwdqwSCePE/s2048/IMG_3461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgkAD5Lnl_H5HrySDr98rL1AGxo5om0IzJdJA8Svs78aCRhO8NHAqjJFF7elP7ADCVELGCh_xAOVyIyMbbbK71iqU6S5OhwqHK2HrEBxXFB0c0DCDW3BI0ziC2KDADhKTQQwdqwSCePE/s320/IMG_3461.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">I think that you can all guess the answer to that question!</div><div style="text-align: center;">"<i style="font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: start;"><b>They, more than words or pictures, suggest an image of who I am, of what I have become."</b></i></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn3mjgD5D0NhjUV1zijqWB4YDxc4s3qquauiRJ-8oCLu1SsTptVunbgqmhj2yBlTAcv7qZ5aox12hWuTA9bUXq3tQsya0nNoc0qNkIrBFYgs5yplrw2g2O0tNSBo8Gkqu70XskQJRw2s/s2048/JAN2015SweaterClips+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtn3mjgD5D0NhjUV1zijqWB4YDxc4s3qquauiRJ-8oCLu1SsTptVunbgqmhj2yBlTAcv7qZ5aox12hWuTA9bUXq3tQsya0nNoc0qNkIrBFYgs5yplrw2g2O0tNSBo8Gkqu70XskQJRw2s/s320/JAN2015SweaterClips+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My 'stuff' "sparks joy" (ie: Marie Kondo Approved - LOL)<br />I really have no desire to change my design aesthetic, and really have no desire for more 'open space' (other than that being a blank canvas for me to fill!!). The 'svelteSTUFF' is staying!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>~BUT~</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">(yes, always that Big Butt)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCpHnC3yWDwRq_rn_BWX1Gjpgsmoh2yWX76UZ2rFH-xynDNdXYoXOKFHeXzMd8vMEQumEMbvIa1U690hjtAXOB4cDfEMHe30r1_0F5yCcvXmiJkdnUDf9MHN6PB8DyFwdd0IMXn6yW6k/s2048/COL+%252880%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCpHnC3yWDwRq_rn_BWX1Gjpgsmoh2yWX76UZ2rFH-xynDNdXYoXOKFHeXzMd8vMEQumEMbvIa1U690hjtAXOB4cDfEMHe30r1_0F5yCcvXmiJkdnUDf9MHN6PB8DyFwdd0IMXn6yW6k/w320-h240/COL+%252880%2529.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This 30 day challenge has opened my eyes to just.how.MUCH 'behind the scenes' excess that I have!! Socks! Clothes! Tupperware! Candles! This kind of 'stuff' has been no problem letting go!!</span><p></p><div><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyRKS42d30ODTRg6otYpf3PK_rRbCxyYJwhaa9NuI1kEkTYJjMVBpx3l-kCosjVgkQy5YoBe_sUVCifNlNPr-7LqK98sGdKS8ADxn0RJeA1bcx6IdgSlAZFxSjfBdAdKxGbBc9Z1-2yQ/s2048/5-2018CoconutHeads+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyRKS42d30ODTRg6otYpf3PK_rRbCxyYJwhaa9NuI1kEkTYJjMVBpx3l-kCosjVgkQy5YoBe_sUVCifNlNPr-7LqK98sGdKS8ADxn0RJeA1bcx6IdgSlAZFxSjfBdAdKxGbBc9Z1-2yQ/s320/5-2018CoconutHeads+%25284%2529.jpg" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I'm sure that anybody who comes to visit our home (once social distancing is no longer required!!) will find it hard to believe that I purged over 500 items in January 2021, but That's Alright with Me!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>en<u>JOY</u>!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>& </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">be w</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ell</span></span></b></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-84610977915781091652021-01-24T06:33:00.003-05:002021-01-24T06:33:28.456-05:00... 'I' is for ICONIC (oh, the Irony of it...)<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-sy1JI1aN1xPtR0FRUNSP4K0vJRi9A7UhXP9eysXkr1fIDoAudimJNgAiX5eHL3X_cBZ3OzfuukvDg9KOpvYWa7Q4xFSg0AQHukcUwFBAEVf59XvaET9rDp0fh3o59k3FRkOBEg75fc/s2048/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+53+59+PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-sy1JI1aN1xPtR0FRUNSP4K0vJRi9A7UhXP9eysXkr1fIDoAudimJNgAiX5eHL3X_cBZ3OzfuukvDg9KOpvYWa7Q4xFSg0AQHukcUwFBAEVf59XvaET9rDp0fh3o59k3FRkOBEg75fc/s320/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+53+59+PM.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>INFANT of PRAGUE</i></span></u></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u><i>Iconic Irony!!</i></u></b></span></p><div class="dc_wt b_clearfix" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; display: flex; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;"><br /></div><div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;"><br /></div><div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;"><br /></div><div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;">icon</div></div><div class="dc_prn b_primtxt" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px;"><div class="b_hPanel"><span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 12px;">[ˈīˌkän]</span><span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 12px;"><div aria-label="pronounce" class="dc_aud_wrp" role="button" tabindex="0"><div class="sw_play cipa vat" data-type="audioplay" style="cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; display: inline-block; height: 16px; 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overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 4px;"><div class="dc_pd" style="padding-bottom: 8px;"><div class="dc_st b_clearfix" style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 8px;"><div aria-level="3" class="dc_sth" role="heading" style="float: left; padding-right: 8px;">NOUN</div></div><span class="dc_bld" style="line-height: 1.33;"><ol class="b_dList b_indent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px;"><li style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px 0px 4px;"><div class="dc_nml" style="font-weight: normal; padding-left: 8px;"><div class="dc_pm" style="padding-bottom: 8px;"><div class="dc_mn b_promtxt" style="color: #111111; padding-bottom: 2px;">a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.</div><div class="b_factrow" style="color: #767676; line-height: 20px; margin-top: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div class="dc_synb" he="0" ig="1" nl="1" style="display: inline-flex;"><div style="padding-right: 4px;"><span class="cbl b_lower" style="font-style: italic;">synonyms:</span></div><div><a h="ID=SERP,5337.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+image&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">image</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5338.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+idol&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">idol</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5339.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+portrait&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">portrait</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5340.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+likeness&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">likeness</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5341.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+representation&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">representation</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5342.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+symbol&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">symbol</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5343.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+figure&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">figure</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5344.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+statue&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">statue</a> · <a h="ID=SERP,5345.1" href="https://www.bing.com/search?q=define+model&FORM=DCTRQY" style="color: #1a0dab; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">model</a></div></div><div class="dc_prn b_primtxt" style="color: #444444; font-size: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px;"><div class="b_hPanel"><div class="dc_st b_clearfix" style="color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 8px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></li></ol><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>~~~~~FLASHBACK to the Late 80's~~~~~</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>I was freshly out of college, finding my way in a new city, with a new job, and MY OWN APARTMENT! ThriftStores were my friend! I was searching high and low for design ideas... reading every magazine I could afford to get my hands on (desktop computers were a thing of the future still!!) This <b><u><a href="https://www.carterjunk.com/contact">MARY RANDALPH CARTER</a></u></b> had a JUNK Book out... I found it - in a book store!! (AMAZON? Ebay? What are those???). I became absorbed by her style, and learned SOO much!! I think she had an <b><u><a href="https://www.countryliving.com/shopping/antiques/g1768/mary-randolph-carter-collecting/?slide=6">influence</a></u></b> on MANY of us 'STUFFers'! She opened my eyes to MANY, MANY things, including this <b><u><a href="https://www.infantprague.org/about-the-infant-jesus-of-prague/">'funny little guy in a dress' </a></u></b> ie: Infant of Prague.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWrwfrIerjmLeSWqmjmEeLzfFlQ_EjjXUSFrIS8dMOsNjp1-vvIUqQr9KMF6zlpHam-Gl6brRIRpE0Rb8FNxVwcEaSXQrZdMkmbAbVo_W1z_-0FuVnsZ2ICbJXW4DfhLYR_OZCxhV6EI/s2048/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+54+17+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWrwfrIerjmLeSWqmjmEeLzfFlQ_EjjXUSFrIS8dMOsNjp1-vvIUqQr9KMF6zlpHam-Gl6brRIRpE0Rb8FNxVwcEaSXQrZdMkmbAbVo_W1z_-0FuVnsZ2ICbJXW4DfhLYR_OZCxhV6EI/s320/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+54+17+PM.jpg" /></a></div> Have you ever found, that once your eyes are opened to something, you start seeing it EVERYWHERE?? That happened with me and IoP, and they started following me home (they are generally slightly damaged & not in high-demand = CHEAP). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpRLYEVlM9rCWwBK-N8_B7DyLFYNP_rKkZzszzYrDnlYp5WfAw2I0P0LO5_fkv-VIAGR19Jh3SY_azpZE0gAKyjBLB9FH_Tn2vG3Hu-TMQM8Eo4gZXBqGlTgRjeVIWT21WLU38hccqZo/s2048/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+52+58+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpRLYEVlM9rCWwBK-N8_B7DyLFYNP_rKkZzszzYrDnlYp5WfAw2I0P0LO5_fkv-VIAGR19Jh3SY_azpZE0gAKyjBLB9FH_Tn2vG3Hu-TMQM8Eo4gZXBqGlTgRjeVIWT21WLU38hccqZo/w300-h400/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+52+58+PM.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rmw3GHFat7dK1-hQnS_SVpleFjyuZuG_tulJhkd0b8rc7SaGf4SgBTgyKsY8UJNdHig4WFuU34qYn0SzrT6w26HhFvlwFsv7fde8h24F_AO40p_of0Z7z17oYpEk-hp74k-lPwqJJaM/s2048/COL+%252876%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rmw3GHFat7dK1-hQnS_SVpleFjyuZuG_tulJhkd0b8rc7SaGf4SgBTgyKsY8UJNdHig4WFuU34qYn0SzrT6w26HhFvlwFsv7fde8h24F_AO40p_of0Z7z17oYpEk-hp74k-lPwqJJaM/w320-h240/COL+%252876%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YlZtuHNhOa8xS-f5VURnHqjEn-8xut-m3YWdxJpBaLG3OFUfpabSswGiCjhb9SVMwxfXDFXHAmD8nG80dk1KtpNIXno35eZOvytIjZ5nE1adPeYIwd6Gh5m_a1fXiHPJ9vSwwoECxic/s2048/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+53+37+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YlZtuHNhOa8xS-f5VURnHqjEn-8xut-m3YWdxJpBaLG3OFUfpabSswGiCjhb9SVMwxfXDFXHAmD8nG80dk1KtpNIXno35eZOvytIjZ5nE1adPeYIwd6Gh5m_a1fXiHPJ9vSwwoECxic/s320/Photo+Jan+20%252C+1+53+37+PM.jpg" /></a></div>When I spot them, they usually have some of their 'friends' gathered round - other Saints and Spiritual Icons from various beliefs, in various forms: statues, paintings, rosaries... OF COURSE, they too were looking for a good home!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKeQ75VmBwEphLUAl5U7EePqEM2pybdkM-DjAl5NxInJ7nZSj5Yd743xmXMUEDQ7mHCXO3gE11Gxe85wnfFpifBiTgMVZv5-H84njcQnBXiOIm5Bz5AdXii1MQpTuySFfRnPzYvkJ70/s2048/Photo+Jan+23%252C+7+04+25+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgKeQ75VmBwEphLUAl5U7EePqEM2pybdkM-DjAl5NxInJ7nZSj5Yd743xmXMUEDQ7mHCXO3gE11Gxe85wnfFpifBiTgMVZv5-H84njcQnBXiOIm5Bz5AdXii1MQpTuySFfRnPzYvkJ70/w150-h200/Photo+Jan+23%252C+7+04+25+PM.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ROSARIES!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFAHSxzu97rldfjF5SX3xEKPHu1UtKjxFurig0YYGloZ2Xde4OU9Dv7acRayd08Aiy7fC8sgQ6-4JQUoSyqfgOVifQYZYVI98yc_TbsNFwtsps6TCoJaxVcRkcSRrCwBWxOYmqSNb_60/s2048/Photo+Jan+23%252C+7+04+42+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFAHSxzu97rldfjF5SX3xEKPHu1UtKjxFurig0YYGloZ2Xde4OU9Dv7acRayd08Aiy7fC8sgQ6-4JQUoSyqfgOVifQYZYVI98yc_TbsNFwtsps6TCoJaxVcRkcSRrCwBWxOYmqSNb_60/s320/Photo+Jan+23%252C+7+04+42+PM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and MORE ROSARIES!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVLZ0BH3utxqpWEhtGDomuOJSg0AiblIarXp-JCmHLuQQmvfFjSWUaur46tGY1Ht8QVkd7fak222A-sRqsdOBrK-A17zEdB8N8bWirR8kOnv7HdBDJgZiaAlBWxkm3fowWMP4_xGUyjY/s2048/TIKI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVLZ0BH3utxqpWEhtGDomuOJSg0AiblIarXp-JCmHLuQQmvfFjSWUaur46tGY1Ht8QVkd7fak222A-sRqsdOBrK-A17zEdB8N8bWirR8kOnv7HdBDJgZiaAlBWxkm3fowWMP4_xGUyjY/w306-h240/TIKI.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <i> Now for the <b>IRONY</b>. I do <b>not</b> believe in organized religion. Yes, I was raised in a devout Methodist home. I HAD to go to Church every Sunday; did the Full gamut of Baptism, Sunday School, confirmation - i even taught a grade in Vacation Bible school one Summer !?!! As much as I hated it at the time, I do thank my Mother now for exposing me to this whole experience, from which I was able to make my own 'educated' decision on how I would proceed.. I do believe in the basics: "Be good to one another" "Cause no harm (to anything!)", but beyond that - NO! I still have a LOT of questions, and a LOT to learn - about all religions. Bit-by-bit, my curiosity has led me to learn a 'little' about a 'lot' of 'faiths/beliefs'. It is actually quite interesting, with a historical value.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHeY1ajKpmHCjM-r_w39JarQ7XDfVB7y0iRf74be7lFjkw3aaE5fHrRlWhmMsA0Xp0K4tEiAGHsNNX0MnjrL4om0BIHcCZnHzhg3FkEJt7wuMvHwswmbtfNZ_QumbbV_UBXftOm9FEWs/s2048/Photo+Feb+11%252C+3+53+10+PM.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHeY1ajKpmHCjM-r_w39JarQ7XDfVB7y0iRf74be7lFjkw3aaE5fHrRlWhmMsA0Xp0K4tEiAGHsNNX0MnjrL4om0BIHcCZnHzhg3FkEJt7wuMvHwswmbtfNZ_QumbbV_UBXftOm9FEWs/s320/Photo+Feb+11%252C+3+53+10+PM.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULZCpAiO4z7ZKKFx3YQfBxNFf8xKOyujNHH94JFgeL1aBLR5EFYGLqVNinVZ6npcB4LTDoqzI-AZSxI5uRd4HAjKMn9Aic_yMBsMjfsvvvB8chyphenhyphenP6E0b0pbEJ8kywRxi8Z7yhQFzDCyI/s960/Photo+Jan+07%252C+3+15+01+PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULZCpAiO4z7ZKKFx3YQfBxNFf8xKOyujNHH94JFgeL1aBLR5EFYGLqVNinVZ6npcB4LTDoqzI-AZSxI5uRd4HAjKMn9Aic_yMBsMjfsvvvB8chyphenhyphenP6E0b0pbEJ8kywRxi8Z7yhQFzDCyI/s320/Photo+Jan+07%252C+3+15+01+PM.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> So, yes, I do 'collect Iconic pieces' - but my home is NOT Filled with them! Since we took a booth at an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Geneva-Antique-Co-op-157852944266427/?pageid=157852944266427&ftentidentifier=3215829078468783&padding=0">Antique Co-op</a>, our 'Yellow Wall' section has been devoted to all things Spiritual - IoP, Buddha, Tarot Cards, Ouija... and with every item we purchase, there is an education waiting to be uncovered! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-da-bSOPXo">Prime Time Treasure Hunter</a> has a great YouTube video on identifying religious statues that we refer to often.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>enJOY!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>& </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>be well</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzoXuz88ZSLslGYGNQ-80EZg1FnEGaTPKkhYxhVdjZL_02JNzmYG5JVDvbRVgEhW5nSP2v_ufqM6IgdH1EezW0OYoToif2Phn23GwIXoFoN7Lw93JoyyL-_Rfs7Badrhznv9tWcrjZQY/s2048/COL+%252817%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzoXuz88ZSLslGYGNQ-80EZg1FnEGaTPKkhYxhVdjZL_02JNzmYG5JVDvbRVgEhW5nSP2v_ufqM6IgdH1EezW0OYoToif2Phn23GwIXoFoN7Lw93JoyyL-_Rfs7Badrhznv9tWcrjZQY/s320/COL+%252817%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-30106358782399787452021-01-13T14:32:00.000-05:002021-01-13T14:32:19.879-05:00...SHE ZIGGED! SHE ZAGGED!<p style="text-align: center;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXnKYOGsmUpEPB5grrHcwRA5yJA3L8Yn3QpJSbO1rd6R8-u-pfl-8YMZv4yZCwJFVqdhfzhFHm0kNjQMr2nZ8ek53tkZK98aiBhBVqG0CO8k3qrCrxxlhTsDkGWPBL_bhKS5asj1ur6o/s2048/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+27+56+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXnKYOGsmUpEPB5grrHcwRA5yJA3L8Yn3QpJSbO1rd6R8-u-pfl-8YMZv4yZCwJFVqdhfzhFHm0kNjQMr2nZ8ek53tkZK98aiBhBVqG0CO8k3qrCrxxlhTsDkGWPBL_bhKS5asj1ur6o/s320/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+27+56+PM.jpg" /></a></i></div><i><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u>"Someday I'll get around to it"</u></b></span></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><u><i>"Someday, when I have the time"</i></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Guess what Folks ~ '<u>MY</u> TIME" is <b>NOW! </b>In this time of isolation, there is<b> </b>NOTHING that I "should" be doing, other than staying home and COVID-Free!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks to our recent <u style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2021/01/one-bees-aspirational-clutter.html">30day Min. Challenge</a>,</u> I have been doing a LOT of purging in our closet - including SWEATERS! Oh, parting is such sweet sorrow when it comes to me and my sweaters... but, even I had to admit that those stained, Overly-Loved specimens HAD.TO.GO!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">~BUT~<br />Then inspiration struck!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I remembered, back in the 90's, I had seen a television show that had spotlighted different 'up-cycle' projects in every episode. One of their projects had been 'refashioning' old natural fiber sweaters by <a href="https://www.instructables.com/Felting-Wool-Sweaters/#:~:text=Felting%20Wool%20Sweaters%201%20Check%20the%20Blend.%20I,of%20the%20Material.%20...%205%20Get%20Crafty!" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;">Felting</a> them. I was so taken by this idea, that I had actually sketched out a pullover hoodie that I.would.make! I had bought some wool sweaters, felted... and that is where it ended. Well, in the last 30yrs. that sketch and felted wool got discarded, but the desire remained.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">NOW WAS MY TIME!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxYkqzhbqGyMw9ZajHt4q7KCc3JGExUm5ZZ6SU_iSOxYd0YKTXm3bXd3QcZbIy8DKcZYYwjiZoVKY1Wz6yTqT0Y_q0SgPD36eIN74gFK2uqUGBQoeGpe4qQ0kAcRdL66dp3bEyOTDSD4/s2048/Photo+Dec+23%252C+3+07+09+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxYkqzhbqGyMw9ZajHt4q7KCc3JGExUm5ZZ6SU_iSOxYd0YKTXm3bXd3QcZbIy8DKcZYYwjiZoVKY1Wz6yTqT0Y_q0SgPD36eIN74gFK2uqUGBQoeGpe4qQ0kAcRdL66dp3bEyOTDSD4/s320/Photo+Dec+23%252C+3+07+09+PM.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I felted my newly discarded wool/alpaca/cashmere sweaters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I made a new sketch, more in keeping with my aging fashion taste...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pulled out my recently thrifted <a href="https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/crafting-and-sewing/products/rotary-cutters-mats-and-rulers?showAll=true" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;">Fiskar Rotary Cutter</a> (OH wonderful tool ~ Where have you been all of my life??), and started measuring and cutting and measuring and pinning and measuring and...</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8lHKtpbGLbEAKX6knPBeukgQOS2C_yzEqlLD3GXjQh4gTdmTlhIs5293HjUMXhPwaizZyqqJNEKpJVhyphenhyphentu7Or2BkaaL5NUhwx_nvVUFGL-6_5lCAFUZQk5jrD4zp6fSNZDTwBE73RAE/s2048/Photo+Jan+11%252C+3+24+26+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8lHKtpbGLbEAKX6knPBeukgQOS2C_yzEqlLD3GXjQh4gTdmTlhIs5293HjUMXhPwaizZyqqJNEKpJVhyphenhyphentu7Or2BkaaL5NUhwx_nvVUFGL-6_5lCAFUZQk5jrD4zp6fSNZDTwBE73RAE/s320/Photo+Jan+11%252C+3+24+26+PM.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Okay, so far so good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to pull out the <i>sewing machine</i>!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">J was SHOCKED (to put it mildly!)... "We have one of those?" "YOU know how to use it??"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes.I.Do.Thank.You. (I just choose not to...) I actually had 2yrs of sewing lessons in my Jr High years (UGH! I did NOT enjoy following patterns, making seams line up in a patchwork quilt, lining up buttons & zippers in skirts & blouses - but with my Mom's insistence, I learned all of the basics - THANKS MOM!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I digress,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I dug out my box of old 'Tailor Shop' thread, and the 1968 portable Singer Sewing machine that I had inherited when my Great Aunt L dispursed her home. Needless to say, it had been at least 20yrs since it last seen the light of day. Closely following the Owner's Guide, I got the Bobbin wound, and the machine threaded. After I overcame my fear, I flicked on the zig-zag switch, put my foot on the 'accelerator', and then the FUN BEGAN!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because there was NO PATTERN, and I was solely making this for ME, and there was no Pressure for Perfection, I truly enjoyed this project</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3R9TPzuxl3PfERpJDcyYvlXzJapD9PZArYnWDG0ekQBC1HTYiA3pa2OYta3t87HfMy7tpwkPA2IyUYAyvm-Xl7s29JxZ5lEeHDj19JLc6GGmB0gVCWjo9L9a9kN5seOO8Oskr8aGFGo/s2048/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+32+53+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3R9TPzuxl3PfERpJDcyYvlXzJapD9PZArYnWDG0ekQBC1HTYiA3pa2OYta3t87HfMy7tpwkPA2IyUYAyvm-Xl7s29JxZ5lEeHDj19JLc6GGmB0gVCWjo9L9a9kN5seOO8Oskr8aGFGo/s320/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+32+53+PM.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jnAv07RMgelaXKctDPZlHl0VBfSrnLonKQ69OYx3ekE1CnIdWqUcP3lClK0vL19rHc48YQhUyZ8EOFcdytqOk3R_J-6hNI3qj3BGcU2-oQ4FJrwd75E1J99ezZyN663tuUQSoPbkUvs/s2048/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+41+24+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jnAv07RMgelaXKctDPZlHl0VBfSrnLonKQ69OYx3ekE1CnIdWqUcP3lClK0vL19rHc48YQhUyZ8EOFcdytqOk3R_J-6hNI3qj3BGcU2-oQ4FJrwd75E1J99ezZyN663tuUQSoPbkUvs/s320/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+41+24+PM.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C.O.M.P.L.E.T.E.L.Y. custom to my 6'-0" stature </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- extra long sleeves w/thumbhole (to keep my ever-cold hands toasty)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-LARGE pockets for keeping track of my cellphone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-long front, and longer back to allow me to comfortably wear leggings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-a few decorative antique buttons from my <u><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Button_Works_and_Logan_Silk_Mills">Auburn Button Works</a></b></u> stash</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyxWiMrZHMkeEHskqbE4KY_hm0cbzk8aqEip_aT83pPh7S-5J3tm94t4U4w1Rjk-skUTqRPlVMk7324aS7dzHwxcy4areAANftUtO4xaloDLcXmQrDbJda9VhfuXS50Leh7JE7vrPi5o/s2048/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+41+32+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyxWiMrZHMkeEHskqbE4KY_hm0cbzk8aqEip_aT83pPh7S-5J3tm94t4U4w1Rjk-skUTqRPlVMk7324aS7dzHwxcy4areAANftUtO4xaloDLcXmQrDbJda9VhfuXS50Leh7JE7vrPi5o/s320/Photo+Jan+13%252C+12+41+32+PM.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ta Da!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After viewing the finished project, I had to laugh! In my minds' eye, it is what I would envision <b><u><a href="https://www.mackenzie-childs.com/home?msclkid=27fc2b8dc418122f90c67472836c4a75&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BR_Search_BING&utm_term=mackenzie-childs&utm_content=Brand%20-%20Exact">MacKenzie Childs</a></u></b> to produce - if they had a clothing line!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What do you think?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEPVh6IxM7JBsCO4mkLAj29hHBxTyA0BawMyJ1j8FEtbnw_RWAdiFTP1N3mXAwRVTdMqFW5sEwTVpTCVoAISp4xm7g0q2_otGjMIQvVQIn48I7dJDT3R7hS47EHHIlLoVyZL71p7hkwI/s1285/Photo+Jan+13%252C+7+16+28+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEPVh6IxM7JBsCO4mkLAj29hHBxTyA0BawMyJ1j8FEtbnw_RWAdiFTP1N3mXAwRVTdMqFW5sEwTVpTCVoAISp4xm7g0q2_otGjMIQvVQIn48I7dJDT3R7hS47EHHIlLoVyZL71p7hkwI/s320/Photo+Jan+13%252C+7+16+28+AM.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>enJOY!</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>& </i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>be well</i></b></span></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-77890882687073271252021-01-11T11:29:00.000-05:002021-01-11T11:29:10.981-05:00... 'H' is for...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-URu2Zl2QtsPGnQ8T-GAn0TPEe_F7oU4D_O2wctBIB908HaWNWUGWk8DvPDgf1lCM6q5tea2xKlyOjI3UJmf-2B2goTMN7YVfzm5XqPCwQlDvKFCRUAg3x-W381ppO5YFBXP_1Kl48Pc/s2048/JULY2013+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-URu2Zl2QtsPGnQ8T-GAn0TPEe_F7oU4D_O2wctBIB908HaWNWUGWk8DvPDgf1lCM6q5tea2xKlyOjI3UJmf-2B2goTMN7YVfzm5XqPCwQlDvKFCRUAg3x-W381ppO5YFBXP_1Kl48Pc/w300-h400/JULY2013+%25282%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you guessed??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back by Popular Demand (LM!!), I'm picking up on the 'svelteSTUFF Alphabet of Collectibles' where we left off (a couple of years ago??!). THANK GOODNESS when I'm lacking for content, I have PLENTY of collections to fall back on !</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For this series, I'm trying to uncover collections that I haven't mentioned EXCESSIVELY on here already</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">(just click on underlined collection name for link to to previous ramblings!!)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So it's definitely <b>NOT</b>...</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2611406560113541885/1872447379496483588">HAIR RECEIVERS!</a></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today's 'honor' goes to...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ODYZzlSV9mgEWluFvDIrofQatQU-nksD2QQYxc2cM9cVA1uyA-eAMgXLzN13z27PKHQ3F6PhgPUQ4La2JZsttyQsN1hF1r0pcIchpyMN-OQcM0Q5lKaHlFD0pZYrde7TOq8bweSRwb8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="246" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ODYZzlSV9mgEWluFvDIrofQatQU-nksD2QQYxc2cM9cVA1uyA-eAMgXLzN13z27PKHQ3F6PhgPUQ4La2JZsttyQsN1hF1r0pcIchpyMN-OQcM0Q5lKaHlFD0pZYrde7TOq8bweSRwb8/" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>The iconic <b><u><i><a href="https://www.liveabout.com/holt-howard-ceramics-782305" target="_blank">HOLT HOWARD</a></i></u></b>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is a VERY SMALL collection in our house ! I first fell for them in the 1990's, after reading an article about HH in COLLECTIBLES magazine (anyone else remember that short-lived, but AMAZING quarterly??)<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrowGAuI3RbUj-odvPZoANJhPp2OXGCDY-7GG9_amLhTF4VKv29ULNrPlvottT2-6MCC3totLcgm1XGikF5MrR5piyphOFI-Nn5alW0ETJHt8ITHAo8z4JExx_Ep-fUTYcSGDSBHlg1A/s2048/Photo+Jan+11%252C+9+52+24+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrowGAuI3RbUj-odvPZoANJhPp2OXGCDY-7GG9_amLhTF4VKv29ULNrPlvottT2-6MCC3totLcgm1XGikF5MrR5piyphOFI-Nn5alW0ETJHt8ITHAo8z4JExx_Ep-fUTYcSGDSBHlg1A/s320/Photo+Jan+11%252C+9+52+24+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">PIXIEWARE (1958-1962) These little whimsical Pixies are the first HH that stole my heart. However they are extremely elusive. In the past 30yrs, these are the only pieces that I have found (IN MY $range!!). Most of them the Top/Spoon was found separately from the bowl.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy_q13ihqf1fiS2F7wg_z6FgqlJNSc8d4950syHuI8nRh_B9mAoUgIhgMzLNqzWLjEvGh_QkrEX7mzEoCY7s6CVk4EtNd05FOs7KuzGr7TS5hNrCIo7WKAkayJ3HOQ3O7iDsrLLhKdKM/s2048/COL+%252867%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy_q13ihqf1fiS2F7wg_z6FgqlJNSc8d4950syHuI8nRh_B9mAoUgIhgMzLNqzWLjEvGh_QkrEX7mzEoCY7s6CVk4EtNd05FOs7KuzGr7TS5hNrCIo7WKAkayJ3HOQ3O7iDsrLLhKdKM/s320/COL+%252867%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am also attracted to the 1960-70's patterns & designs they used, and I am a sucker for HH stray, lonesome mugs, and can't leave them behind<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQaTDuJRNmErY6n1wybzkjfFzdHnG4lt2X-h76nRTNeSP_mnUqyrU_Xeywa2wZeTTsEU3vn8EKRiydXXaueykztkgYFLI6p4OEndgZiXkLZp1UGChAfSgy8bSUcejbNKtfkjDxBPzuy0/s2048/Photo+Jan+11%252C+9+53+40+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQaTDuJRNmErY6n1wybzkjfFzdHnG4lt2X-h76nRTNeSP_mnUqyrU_Xeywa2wZeTTsEU3vn8EKRiydXXaueykztkgYFLI6p4OEndgZiXkLZp1UGChAfSgy8bSUcejbNKtfkjDxBPzuy0/s320/Photo+Jan+11%252C+9+53+40+AM.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This cute kitty caught my eye, and her price was right & ripe for resale, but I am afraid she has found a forever home with me!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;">2021.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Need I say More?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have been AWOL. No good excuses. We're all well, status quo. I'm just feeling a need to 'dump' some idle ramblings that are clogging up my brain (ie: brain dump!).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">JANUARY of a New Year - FULL of potential and possibility. I have the same 'intentions' for this year as I did in 2019, 2018, etc... ( You can go back ONE post to see those!!).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>S.T.U.F.F.</b> I have reach my <a href="https://www.aslobcomesclean.com/2015/11/do-you-know-your-clutter-threshold/"><i><b>CLUTTER THRESHOLD</b></i></a> (Thanks Dana White!), and though I have a HIGH Threshold, o</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ne 'intention' that is getting a LOT of attention this year is PURGE, PURGE, PURGE! I have enlisted two friends (LK & LM) to join me playing the</span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><u><a href="https://www.theminimalists.com/game/" target="_blank"> MINS GAME</a></u></i></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">. We are on Day 7. Today's mission is to Purge 7 items. Yesterday was 6, and tomorrow is 8. You get the idea!?!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have been listening to NUMEROUS Podcasts regarding 'DeCLUTTERING' and 'ORGANIZING' to keep myself motivated. Motivation is the only thing that is in short supply, because we all know I have PLENTY-o-<b>STUFF</b>!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIr3Z88UWu1gQybdHD2y2OEGZu8dO9WsRSZXofG5o3aNYvdTCiptzyop5RAv24x4QWrpqv1O0lWyP114mRUkBLu_5-FzmJAryKngtQCqKZYvWsZOgBr6oaIrH90AX1CAEk-GLeeghP5c/s2048/Photo+Jan+06%252C+7+55+32+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIr3Z88UWu1gQybdHD2y2OEGZu8dO9WsRSZXofG5o3aNYvdTCiptzyop5RAv24x4QWrpqv1O0lWyP114mRUkBLu_5-FzmJAryKngtQCqKZYvWsZOgBr6oaIrH90AX1CAEk-GLeeghP5c/s320/Photo+Jan+06%252C+7+55+32+AM.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thanks to<b><i><u> </u></i></b><i><a href="https://clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test" target="_blank"><b>TheCLUTTERBUG</b></a><b> </b></i>I have learned that my organizing style is a BEE. (Go take the quiz - it's kinda eye-opening!)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Today's 'eye-opener' came from...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6-habits-for-decluttering-in-2021-with-sara-brigz/id1440363714?i=1000504476648"><b><i>BE UNCLUTTERED</i></b></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">and the realization of ASPIRATIONAL CLUTTER (aka: 'FANTASY SELF')</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="rwrl_cred rwrl_f" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: bottom; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="qna_algo" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="b_algo" style="outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px;"></div></div></div><p></p><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>"...In short, “<strong style="font-weight: 700;">aspirational</strong> <strong style="font-weight: 700;">clutter</strong>” is all the stuff you buy for your Fantasy Self. We all have dreams, aspirations, hopes for our lives. We work towards these by getting an education, working hard, earning money, and slowly making our dreams come true."</i></div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"...<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #767676; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">Aspirational clutter</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is defined by two criteria: These are idle things you’re keeping only for a future version of yourself, and… They’re things that create an obstacle for you today, whether that’s taking up much-needed space or digging at your self-esteem" <b><a href="https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/decluttering-cure-2020-aspirational-clutter-36807940">(apartmenttherapy.com)</a></b></span></i></span></div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> This is a HARD one. MUCH self-reflection is involved.</div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">~ Deciding what pursuits are worth investing time in.. </div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">~ Letting go of those that aren't ~ things (aspirations, dreams) that I no longer desire, or at 53yrs., realize won't (for various reasons) be part of my future.</div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">~ WHO am I?</div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">~ What 'exactly' IS 'MY' Style?</div><div class="rwrl rwrl_pri rwrl_padref" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.33em; orphans: 2; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> I like who I currently am (for the most part), and don't want to feel 'guilted' by all the 'un-used stuff' in my current life that was purchased with the intention of a 'Better Version'!</div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31XaNRYlnAyA0sajeFEg7jRhz81pMQJ4oN8sVbNAAIzQTvLkcys4pw2Q5yxfCyUNoZ0aCp7YB8JwNN551c4XJxn4C8yO4NYpZL4vD84P5wkJX6QwnUbyS5kRkOxn5ATsII77gcxxOzgQ/s2048/Photo+Jan+07%252C+10+12+03+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31XaNRYlnAyA0sajeFEg7jRhz81pMQJ4oN8sVbNAAIzQTvLkcys4pw2Q5yxfCyUNoZ0aCp7YB8JwNN551c4XJxn4C8yO4NYpZL4vD84P5wkJX6QwnUbyS5kRkOxn5ATsII77gcxxOzgQ/s320/Photo+Jan+07%252C+10+12+03+AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So, with that idea fresh in my mind... Day 7 Purge was much LARGER than required by 'The Mins Game'!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I hit a portion of the 'hanging rack' in our closet! I took a Hard look at each piece... office attire from a previous chapter of my life - GONE! Tree-Hugger FLAX linen/cotton pieces (who am I kidding that I will EVER pull out a clothes iron??) - GONE! TWENTY-FIVE items (and 20 hangers!!) later, and I feel a 'bit' lighter... but I have PLENTY more to sort through for the next 23 days!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">until we chat again,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>enJOY</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>& </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>be well!</b></span></div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-27552328715116314952020-01-20T08:17:00.004-05:002020-01-20T08:17:56.907-05:00...BLUE MONDAY?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>en <u>JOY</u>!</b></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-88821595522320044952019-12-22T07:50:00.000-05:002019-12-22T07:50:44.883-05:00...drumroll, please<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>2020 PANTONE COLOR...</u></b></span></div>
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PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.</span></div>
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<div class="vjs-dock-text" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 30%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 70%, transparent 100%); background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1em; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; opacity: 0; padding-bottom: 2em; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 25%; padding-top: 1em; pointer-events: none; position: absolute; top: 0px; transition-delay: 0s; transition-duration: 1s; transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: ease; width: 100%;">
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Introducing Pantone's Color of the Year 2020, Classic Blue 19-4052</div>
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Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.</div>
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<button aria-disabled="false" class="vjs-share-control vjs-button" style="-webkit-appearance: button; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: -1em; margin-left: -1em; margin-right: -1em; margin-top: -1em; overflow: visible; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; padding-top: 1em; pointer-events: auto; position: relative; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; transition-delay: 0s; transition-duration: 0s; transition-property: none; transition-timing-function: ease;" title="Share" type="button"><span aria-hidden="true" class="vjs-icon-placeholder" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; height: 100%; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin-left: 2px; position: absolute; text-decoration: underline; top: 0px; vertical-align: top; width: 100%;"></span><span aria-live="polite" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-left: 2px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: top;">Share</span></button></div>
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<button aria-disabled="false" class="vjs-mute-control vjs-control vjs-button vjs-vol-0" style="-webkit-appearance: button; background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0px; background-position-y: 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: currentColor; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: currentColor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: currentColor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: currentColor; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; flex-basis: auto; flex-grow: 0; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: 100%; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow: visible; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; transition-delay: 0s; transition-duration: 0s; transition-property: none; transition-timing-function: ease; width: 4em;" title="Unmute" type="button"><span aria-hidden="true" class="vjs-icon-placeholder" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-family: "videojs"; font-size: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 100%; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%;"></span><span aria-live="polite" class="vjs-control-text" style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px , 0px , 0px , 0px); color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1px;">Unmute</span></button><br />
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<span class="vjs-control-text" role="presentation" style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px , 0px , 0px , 0px); color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1px;">Current Time </span><span aria-live="off" class="vjs-current-time-display" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: right; width: 100%;">0:07</span></div>
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<span class="vjs-control-text" role="presentation" style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px , 0px , 0px , 0px); color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1px;">Duration </span><span aria-live="off" class="vjs-duration-display" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: left; width: 100%;">0:15</span></div>
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<span class="vjs-control-text" style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px , 0px , 0px , 0px); color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: absolute; width: 1px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Loaded</span>: <span class="vjs-control-text-loaded-percentage" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00e000; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;">99.52%</span></span><br />
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</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-76662146432306375772019-06-05T09:46:00.000-04:002019-06-05T09:59:25.248-04:00...'G' is for GARBAGE and GUMDROP Trees<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>'ONE PERSONS "GARBAGE" IS ANOTHER PERSON'S TREASURE"... (or something like that!)</u></span></b></div>
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'DUMPSTER DIVING MERIT BADGE' by SPOOFBADGES</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i></i><span style="font-size: small;"></span> Okay, dear svelteSTUFF readers (all two of you - LOL)... this may not be 'news' to you, but by putting it out into BlogLand- it's kind of like 'coming out of the closet'... I have become an addicted Dumpster Diver! (MUCH to J's chagrin...) Yes. ANOTHER 'aquatic activity' joins my regiment- first 'saleing', now 'diving'.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff6ee; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> DON'T shudder and get skeeved out! It's REALLY not like that!! I don't 'NEED' to do this for financial reasons! <span style="background-color: #fff6ee; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> It all started 'harmless' enough - searching out economical (FREE!) packing supplies in clothing/homegoods retailers dumpsters <span style="background-color: #fff6ee; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">(nothing spoiled or smelly in there!!). I don't actually 'go in' the dumpsters! At 6'-0", with my trusty 'grabber' in hand, I can pretty much reach anything of interest. Yes. I do wear gloves.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">**MY size - worn all winter and kept my feet warm and DRY!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">THANKS <i>'TreeLumber-Land'</i></span></div>
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Quality, very slightly imperfect items. Jeans, Clothings, Purses... Yes, Retailers spend their time trying to prevent 're-use' by destroying discards (ie: Cutting to shreds or SHARPIE scribbles all over leather). Wouldn't this time be better spent donating to a shelter or Not-For-Profit Organization??<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Local Animal Shelter, Friends and strays have all been reaping the benefits! Only sealed food is taken. Recalls were checked. This 'waste' resulted in 'BestBy:' dates within the month, or a dent to one can in a case, or a 'mark' on the fabric. Animals REALLY don't mind dented cans, and we even discovered our NE wild birds will eat 'Tropical Bird Seed' in the middle of Winter (LOL!). Now, if only this Chain Store would stop 'slashing' bags to deter use, a LOT more animals could benefit... Luckily they manage to miss some! </span></div>
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~CLOTHING RACKS of all shapes and styles!!</div>
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You know what I'm talking about here - those Heavy-duty, commercial quality, wheeled and swivel Beauties that we all dream of and drool over... Stores change layouts, replacements are made, the 'old' are discarded to the dumpster out back.</div>
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We have actually acquired SO MANY of these that I have been passing them onto neighbors and friends!!</div>
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just go to my post for<u><b><a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2019/02/d-is-for-dummie-or-diva-displays-and.html" target="_blank"> 'D'</a></b></u>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'Miss Crane' (R) now has a head, and is grooving into Summer with Sesame Shimmer (L)</span></div>
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~CHIPS, COOKIES & CANDIES!</div>
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~HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDS!</div>
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Before you go into the 'EEEWWW' mode, ALL items were CLEAN, DRY, Factory SEALED and in a clean, dry bag without 'garbage' items! Directly pulled from shelves for coming close to 'BestBy:' date.</div>
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Many, Many boxes of Cereal, Pasta, Crackers, Chips and candy have been donated to FREE Food Shelves at local thrifts.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*Of course the SUNSCREEN & STARBUCKS coffee are staying with us!!</span></div>
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<i>THANKS Sea Vee Es!!</i></div>
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So, maybe I'm not making a huge dent in the big scheme of things, but Every little bit helps - right? </div>
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...and the smiles that I have received from the beneficiaries of some of these 'treasures' is enough to fuel my passion!</div>
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Just in case 'GARBAGE PICKINGS' aren't a 'true' collection, I will recap one of our other 'G's"<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-16048396759124206302019-05-14T08:49:00.001-04:002019-05-14T08:49:39.735-04:00...'F' is for enamel FLOWER POWER! (enamel pins, Frocks and FlipFlops)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">(that Nobody wears quite like Ms. KitCat!)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>"<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.12rem; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.02rem; line-height: 1.8; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Part of the appeal of the bright enamel flower pins that came onto the costume-jewelry scene in the early 1960s was that they were not your mother's jewelry," ... "There was <b>nothing conservative about them</b>. They were <b>cheerful</b>, <b>cheap</b>, and mass produced, and you could wear them in all kinds of ways and in all kinds of places,"</span></i></span><br />
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...that Sesame Shimmer and Miss Crane due proud, while sporting VERA scarves!!</span><br />
(despite the fact that I can no longer squeeze into them!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been working on adding 'earrings' to my FlipFlop Arsenal. Earrings are previously unventured territory to me, but I think that I am getting the hang of it! It has been a FUN adventure (and diversion)... ~sorting through our <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">seaglass/beach bricks/beach pottery hoards for the perfect sizes and shapes ~a Great excuse to play with the power tools in the Studio Annex (ie: Garage) ~and it has gotten my creative juices flowing again! SOON this addition to the North Shores Collection will be ready to hit the stores!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>April 29,2019</b> , just barely over 2 weeks ago... Such a short time that seems like forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I've learned what a big hole a persons' departure can leave in my life. At the same time I'm realizing just how he formed the 'complete' person I am today, and that is something that will never be taken from me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~My 'creative' side was definitely a gene from him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Remain observant and curious, there is always more to learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~There is So Much waste in the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~If you Want to do something, You CAN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Be positive</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Actions speak louder than words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Take pride in your belongings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Always shine your shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~A man's word is his honor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Love until the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~SMILE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the last four weeks, our Family has rallied and drawn closer. Friends near and far have been an unending wealth of support. Family and Friends truly are the most important 'STUFF' we can have in our lives. MANY THANKS to all!!</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-21284057416318742952019-02-28T14:43:00.002-05:002019-02-28T14:43:16.123-05:00... 'E' is for ECHO!<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px;"><i>**DISCLAIMER: The items that I am presenting in this blog are not an advertisement or endorsements for their original intended use! I am merely presenting bits of oddities, past cultures, and glances of eras-long-gone!**</i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"E" Is for...</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.echodesign.com/pages/about/" target="_blank">echo©</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Though my First Love will ALWAYS be VERA (Neumann), I also have a couple of 'closet scarf-passions', including PAOLI, Oscar de la Renta, and<span id="goog_156543095"></span> <b><a href="https://www.echodesign.com/pages/about/" target="_blank">ECHO</a><span id="goog_156543096"></span></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all of the hunting and digging for my VERA, it is no surprise that I come across many 'comrades' or 'competitors' of VERA! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> ...and this 'Crazy-Scarf-Lady' is weak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">… I have succumbed on occasion to their charms, on the pretense of 're-saleability' </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK. So I just counted, and am shocked to find that I have 'succumbed' to ECHO 57times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't judge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I WILL sell them... eventually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AND, it is very timely that this week I picked up my first HAEGER and VERA for 2019!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't remember just when it started, but for as long as I can remember I have been impressed with the cool DISPLAYS people do with Mannequins/parts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It started simply enough... a 'hand' here, an 'arm' there...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was by no means going to be 'easy', on a strict budget (and mind you, this was BEFORE the days of 'On-line' MarketPlaces!!). MAYBE if I got enough 'parts' it would eventually all come together??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The thrill of the adventures in finding each new 'DUMMY' has lead me to give each a significant 'Name' (for ease of reference!!)</span><br />
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cosmetology prop, having an eternal bad hair day!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Over the years, the more unusual the Display piece, the more it needed a 'home'...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever seen one of these 1950's store <a href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=face+clothes+hangers&FORM=HDRSC2" target="_blank"><b>clothes hangers??</b></a><span style="color: black;"> There is such a wide variety - this 'could' become a collection in itself (alas, we have only found this design...)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">'The Journey' has been a !FUN! added bonus to this whole 'quest'...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I remember the day niece 'L' and I were doing a community sale adventure and stumbled upon 'Miss Laurel' (named for the road where purchased!)- A FULL size Dress Form w/ adjustable height iron base!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of these 'parts' have made for FUN Display inspiration, but the 'Real Dummie' was allusive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BonWit Teller's store closing sale in 2000, when we rescued a poor, long-forgotten display mannequin, left in a pile of parts in a corner! We brought her home, and soon she was relinquished to a box in the basement, having been deemed a 'FUTURE PROJECT'. Name of project: Mrs. Bonnie Teller...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and Mrs. Teller is 're-incarnated' to Sesame Shimmer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(you can read the full <b><u><a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2015/08/introducing.html" target="_blank">HISTORY</a></u></b> here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sesame has been a center of conversation at MANY house gatherings, and has earned her keep as <b><u><a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-other-woman.html" target="_blank">SalesModel</a></u></b> of many of our on-line items</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As to be expected, she keeps inviting 'friends' over to our house... with any luck, maybe a few will find new homes!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This time of the year, the web is FULL of articles on "THANKFUL JOURNALS" and LIVING IN THE NOW! While I have never actually formalized this practice by picking up a pen and notebook, I have been trying to make a mental list each morning. It has been helping me to be more in 'the moment'. It has also made me aware of how many of the 'SPARKS JOY' (thank you <b><u><a href="https://assortedramblingsblog.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/does-it-spark-joy-the-konmari-tidying-method/" target="_blank">KonMari</a></u></b>!) items I currently have are compliments of 'saling'!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my personal favorite 'guilty- pleasures' is handcrafted or <b>s</b>pecialty <b>s</b>oaps & lotions. Although this could probably be reclassified as a 'non-guilty-pleasure', since it is the rare occasion that I splurge on a FULL Price purchase of this type for myself! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">THANKFULLY, Garage sales provide me with enough of this stock!!! Now, before you get all '<b>s</b>ceeved' out, and start judging me... I'm talking 'new', 'clean', & '<b>s</b>ealed', products from 'nice home' sales- not from the <b>s</b>ketchy totes found at Flea Markets, where the contents have been <b>s</b>chlepped around all season and have sat in the HOT sun for days, weathered rainy downpours, and are covered in a layer of dust... <span style="font-size: small;"><i>(wow, this could be a post for the letter 'S'... sceeved, sketchy, sealed & schlepped!!)</i></span> NO! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b>(until today) "C" was for...</b></span></span></div>
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<div aria-level="2" class="b_focusTextMedium dc_truncate b_clearfix" role="heading" style="clear: none; color: #111111; display: block; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","Segoe UI",Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 40px; font-stretch: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 200; height: 48px; line-height: 48px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 2px; visibility: visible;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 18.06px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">cha·peau</span></span></div>
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<div class="dc_prn" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 12px;">[SHaˈpō]</span><span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 12px;"></span><br />
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<div class="sw_play cipa vat" data-type="audioplay" style="cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; display: inline-block; height: 16px; left: auto; margin-top: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; top: auto; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;">
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<div style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-spacing: 0px 0px; border-top-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; box-shadow: none; clear: none; color: #444444; display: block; height: 62.24px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; visibility: visible;">
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NOUN</div>
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<span style="display: inline-block; padding-right: 0px;"><span class="dc_lblbox" style="margin-left: 0px;"><span class="dc_lbl" style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11px;"><i>heraldry</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="dc_bld dc_si" style="font-weight: 700; line-height: 17.29px;"> </span><br />
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-spacing: 0px 0px; border-top-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="dc_nml" style="font-weight: 400; padding-left: 8px;">
<div class="dc_pm" style="padding-bottom: 8px;">
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a hat or cap.</div>
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<b>~BUT~</b><br />
<a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-other-woman.html" target="_blank"><b>This collection</b></a>, too, has been covered before!<br />
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By chance, our morning was spent doing a bit of research on recent acquisitions, and ironically the queries kept resulting in 'C' answers!! So what better time to share some Useless Trivia Tidbits??!<br />
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<span style="color: #000120; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">First up was this adorable Hankie:</span></div>
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After a quick web search for the CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RailRoad, I soon learned that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chessie_(mascot)" target="_blank">CHESSIE<span style="color: green;"> </span></a> was the mascot for C&O Railway, and has a long history dating back to 1934!</div>
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While 'on a roll', I decided to dig deeper into <b><a href="http://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2019/01/language-interpretation.html" target="_blank">The mystery of the wood Print Block... </a></b> </div>
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Yesterday we picked up a book at an Estate Sale by Carlos Castaneda (there are those 'C's again!!)- it was Russian, and MANY of the alphabet characters in it looked familiar! Searched out 'Russian Alphabet' - and Voila'! We now know the alphabet on our wood block is CYRILLIC, we just don't know which Language it is in to do a translation!! I did figure out how to transform our keyboard to the CYRILLIC alphabet though!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">"Life is a journey..."</div>svelteSTUFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611406560113541885.post-69121163472364972812019-01-23T12:12:00.000-05:002019-01-30T15:18:44.838-05:00... 'B' is for BOSSON, brooches, Buddha and MORE!<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #4e2800; font-family: Arial,Tahoma,Helvetica,FreeSans,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">...and they are the perfect accents to our Sea-Loving décor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>THANKFULLY, these can be pricey for the 'serious collector', and are seldom found in my price-range (a couple of dollars!)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">**Just realized I have done a post previously on <a href="https://ssveltestuff.blogspot.com/2014/03/boozin-or-bosson-it-up-for-st-patty.html" target="_blank">BOSSON</a>, I am linking it in case you would like to go check it out!</span><br />
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Yesterday, I made a 'new-to-us' find that has been on my list for MANY years...</div>
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It was only $8 - so even as a faux-décor piece, I grabbed it in a heartbeat! BUT it is HEAVY - made of mahogany with a brass center. No markings. We have been trying to research it, but are not having much success. Anybody know how to tell a real vs. faux SHIPSWHEEL??</div>
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