tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188154391948098082024-03-19T00:00:31.638-07:00The Lady of the House SpeakingPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1533125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-6916780828576839022024-03-19T00:00:00.001-07:002024-03-19T00:00:00.457-07:00If this is Tuesday, it must be England #164<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nMoRqI_OvH2xG4mZTlq0gCAZeiCYqBnYeQZ5CWRnMgHJpQz4vXPGKAVDxwUTIzhLvDLdv8vq4ePr5eZ0j-IC8M-L0Nk3pXIzhyphenhyphenluPr0tLVuigQbR2ShuqpyBfa1xr-hVc1kTalM98c-E8qdcxZRCAAhuhTQXDaO69SV_zRPtFdtSa7uXJdiLs3ahgu4V/s2133/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2133" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nMoRqI_OvH2xG4mZTlq0gCAZeiCYqBnYeQZ5CWRnMgHJpQz4vXPGKAVDxwUTIzhLvDLdv8vq4ePr5eZ0j-IC8M-L0Nk3pXIzhyphenhyphenluPr0tLVuigQbR2ShuqpyBfa1xr-hVc1kTalM98c-E8qdcxZRCAAhuhTQXDaO69SV_zRPtFdtSa7uXJdiLs3ahgu4V/w400-h225/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">Happy 34th Birthday on March 23rd to Her Royal Highness, Princess Eugenie of York, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank. Princess Eugenie is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and his wife, Sarah, Duchess of York.</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/AVvXsEjeHIErL_9l7YVmnoowESsgN_QTgZnOq1_zAIO1xbzgY6ULXaGgXo5kK76qTyeip-dzERk_jLVQCtzKGGt-_Ut2SBAVP0YeUEcLPDn37ycilRPqTqCbCfuBIjrktJfFQGdeeoLbqG40mm2NKVCa6-YrODCS046gEJ2azuQcJt8fMe1SPJ28PrW4Xry_JzZ9/s683/Princess%20Eugenie%20and%20Zara%20Tindall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHIErL_9l7YVmnoowESsgN_QTgZnOq1_zAIO1xbzgY6ULXaGgXo5kK76qTyeip-dzERk_jLVQCtzKGGt-_Ut2SBAVP0YeUEcLPDn37ycilRPqTqCbCfuBIjrktJfFQGdeeoLbqG40mm2NKVCa6-YrODCS046gEJ2azuQcJt8fMe1SPJ28PrW4Xry_JzZ9/w278-h400/Princess%20Eugenie%20and%20Zara%20Tindall.jpg" width="278" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Princess Eugenie shown here with her cousin, Zara Tindall, at the Cheltenham Festival, a four-day horse racing-based meeting held every March at the Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhTjtJhGcn2w2SNgJoubHpJjz1Jm7HJWsTKjLn8pwQotndXdlVZirgIG-5e9NZnbl1DUyUibnrxKh6X8yJZU225f9Xxed1OYTTuEN1ouZJ21T9xkazkP9Lv6K0PTutwut3Fh-U2y_O9k1bP9iEnMmotr0ZuRVHWku_ynX8oIWPLkiaDSK8ehgWUauuKkheH/s747/Princess%20Eugenie%20and%20Jack%20Brooksbank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="474" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjtJhGcn2w2SNgJoubHpJjz1Jm7HJWsTKjLn8pwQotndXdlVZirgIG-5e9NZnbl1DUyUibnrxKh6X8yJZU225f9Xxed1OYTTuEN1ouZJ21T9xkazkP9Lv6K0PTutwut3Fh-U2y_O9k1bP9iEnMmotr0ZuRVHWku_ynX8oIWPLkiaDSK8ehgWUauuKkheH/w254-h400/Princess%20Eugenie%20and%20Jack%20Brooksbank.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Princess Eugenie and her husband, a marketing professional, have two sons, August and Ernest.</span></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-43134965904305750792024-03-18T00:00:00.140-07:002024-03-18T00:00:00.453-07:00Hello Monday - March 18, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/s1050/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/w400-h229/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>I'm linking up with </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span> and </span><a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Sarah</a><span> this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>I left the house early on Friday to get to the hospital pharmacy ahead of the crowd. I think I was in and out in under 15 minutes, unheard of! Then it was off to the base for a quick stop at the exchange and the commissary. I got stuck at the gate (you have to show your ID to get on the base) behind a young man who had not only an expired ID card, but also an expired driver's license (and he was driving!). He was dropping his active-duty wife off at work, so he had to move to the passenger seat while she got behind the wheel. Then the military policeman (there were five of them present at this time) pointed out that after he dropped her off, he wasn't going to be able to drive. I'm not sure how it was resolved but off they went, escorted by the military police, so she could get to work. Perhaps they escorted him to the nearest DMV? All in all, it was about a twenty-five-minute wait for the resolution.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I finished my shopping and headed home, making a quick stop at the donut shop. They were closing early so the only filled donuts they had were key lime - oh my goodness, this is my new favorite donut, they were delicious! Sorry, there's no photo, by this time, I was starving and pretty much inhaled it!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Laundry and a few chores and then Vic came home, walked Malone, and we headed out to the movies to see One Life with Anthony Hopkins. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRspuN_3jjQieVEUs-cdiB7_t3vZNw5ocE2Nulv6aFgyHfmH2DrYgetXDiNZsx2Aw_aHZ2sayIAOvxlYnDzOdfdVe-H8yv-wgMa05MJIqhm-DizTBzFLGe03osViJyJdWfAQ6nGR4xWsFhjoFQB4ryhIbU7kmyitYbeTL4qK1F1IsUGVFxBaovUBu8BpCu/s4032/IMG_4709.JPG" 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/AVvXsEiRspuN_3jjQieVEUs-cdiB7_t3vZNw5ocE2Nulv6aFgyHfmH2DrYgetXDiNZsx2Aw_aHZ2sayIAOvxlYnDzOdfdVe-H8yv-wgMa05MJIqhm-DizTBzFLGe03osViJyJdWfAQ6nGR4xWsFhjoFQB4ryhIbU7kmyitYbeTL4qK1F1IsUGVFxBaovUBu8BpCu/w300-h400/IMG_4709.JPG" width="300" /></a></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/AVvXsEhRFIcfqF8qF3RHrqZ__s9SGbI60sD8EtWm-6mKPvgEelkjts95syKsDzEfF43199pkaF_TT5NJ_AoF0fIsNjBtYnr81d7_0MDnF7ZjQmabs5QROt_ZVpxdA-ESOSiMohdAo-JEQEjnLRYRk0yA_E702jeODs9bd_RF_uBzYTxCfGa29jzaFd0PwNGAmSVC/s2048/Movie%20-%20One%20Life.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFIcfqF8qF3RHrqZ__s9SGbI60sD8EtWm-6mKPvgEelkjts95syKsDzEfF43199pkaF_TT5NJ_AoF0fIsNjBtYnr81d7_0MDnF7ZjQmabs5QROt_ZVpxdA-ESOSiMohdAo-JEQEjnLRYRk0yA_E702jeODs9bd_RF_uBzYTxCfGa29jzaFd0PwNGAmSVC/w270-h400/Movie%20-%20One%20Life.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: arial; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As a parent, it was really hard to watch but an excellent movie. I knew the story, but I still cried.</span></div><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-s5KezAEhOIDcEs3OcmOKvz8NGYxMR5B9YVPz3lU1-1Z9-jOozSRAbxHsxyMOwQTZmt7MbS0PBNCMlxre-5VRErFnX4RdnCAEg8shJHvFXa7Inqu5FIoI9QeM36fJZCMKsGg2p8pXflD5GIZMgk_xT2SpUppogCIuRoZO6chjgPmeMPP2-QmYMAFU-3E/s4032/IMG_4711.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjS-s5KezAEhOIDcEs3OcmOKvz8NGYxMR5B9YVPz3lU1-1Z9-jOozSRAbxHsxyMOwQTZmt7MbS0PBNCMlxre-5VRErFnX4RdnCAEg8shJHvFXa7Inqu5FIoI9QeM36fJZCMKsGg2p8pXflD5GIZMgk_xT2SpUppogCIuRoZO6chjgPmeMPP2-QmYMAFU-3E/w300-h400/IMG_4711.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Movie night dinner. </span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA55xlDL4J7Et6oOyon5tfO01di3Dx5pphIOh5beqjXaZ5HypjeKwMTz1cEjSzNsnJ91UPoqODYq93pNa0gxZdM2a_BAh9LOQHE1VQrKrx1WMsMKnzb9LgZmHNBeCVhJw32J9UHuiI-vOJ0RkviUwq3igZNKhJLjjbRGYO-Rh44A1_pMp40QVmd7nDinyc/s1850/IMG_4710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="1779" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA55xlDL4J7Et6oOyon5tfO01di3Dx5pphIOh5beqjXaZ5HypjeKwMTz1cEjSzNsnJ91UPoqODYq93pNa0gxZdM2a_BAh9LOQHE1VQrKrx1WMsMKnzb9LgZmHNBeCVhJw32J9UHuiI-vOJ0RkviUwq3igZNKhJLjjbRGYO-Rh44A1_pMp40QVmd7nDinyc/w385-h400/IMG_4710.JPG" width="385" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of movie food, anyone else appalled by the cost of concessions these days? Along with all of the other prices that have gone up, a soda and tub of popcorn are getting unreal.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vic checked his e-mail while we were waiting for the movie to start and there was an e-mail from one of the companies he was interested in, requesting that he contact them for an interview. It's an exciting and very busy time in our household. Resumes, references, applications, interviews...it's all go.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's finally warm and dry so on Saturday, the gardeners arrived to take care of the yard. I asked them if they had time to tidy up the mulch area in the corner of the backyard. They did and quoted me a very reasonable price and it looks great now. It was a layer of underlayment covered with mulch and Malone had just destroyed it doing the "I've finished my business" dance. Vic plans to clear the rest of the mulch and gravel and plant grass here.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjvHkAhwmK7clyG3ZWw7BsdCtP-EEQvz_L_nKxWlkheFRPfmFeMkkN-bMXrTfVMNfkqidutTXLWfrzpwl8Jd7CqcsePsDtYB_1LK1brwP-NHP3Gec94I0nLzgjapwOTgbAO65AfXlUVu1tlRe3I0Ox4zj-2GH76-rhyVs4p8w6qRX3eUH-plmC60o6P89/s4032/IMG_4713.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjUjvHkAhwmK7clyG3ZWw7BsdCtP-EEQvz_L_nKxWlkheFRPfmFeMkkN-bMXrTfVMNfkqidutTXLWfrzpwl8Jd7CqcsePsDtYB_1LK1brwP-NHP3Gec94I0nLzgjapwOTgbAO65AfXlUVu1tlRe3I0Ox4zj-2GH76-rhyVs4p8w6qRX3eUH-plmC60o6P89/w300-h400/IMG_4713.JPG" width="300" /></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-family: arial;">Just to the left of the tree is Malone's favorite spot. On the other side of the fence is Pepper, the neighbor's dog and they carry on quite a conversation whenever they are both outside.</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/AVvXsEgAnh2ZPGEg4aVQRugrOUsTFPB8Oz7i2X-L5aHid3ImngJTVBhv7KKtgN8f-cUSnCV-cMx74N3fdDwpiKOSs8QTJ0lJIJF_OeWICkmx34gnxIWnesJ8X7M0M8fAE1gZmylhUzwre8jUx8s9CI33BU4jl_CNwXkHM55qyzxxsE6alwNmMowPXru0cicdqMGD/s663/Backyard%20Mulch%20Area.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="663" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnh2ZPGEg4aVQRugrOUsTFPB8Oz7i2X-L5aHid3ImngJTVBhv7KKtgN8f-cUSnCV-cMx74N3fdDwpiKOSs8QTJ0lJIJF_OeWICkmx34gnxIWnesJ8X7M0M8fAE1gZmylhUzwre8jUx8s9CI33BU4jl_CNwXkHM55qyzxxsE6alwNmMowPXru0cicdqMGD/w400-h348/Backyard%20Mulch%20Area.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's an aerial view from the photos that were posted when we bought the house.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vic headed out to church for the quarterly Men's Breakfast while I took a shower, started some laundry, and had breakfast. When he got home, we bundled Malone into the truck and headed out to the post office (time to send our taxes off to the tax lady), and the supermarket (refill time for the 5-gallon water bottles). Home for a quick snack for lunch and then Vic went into the guest room to continue his work while I sat down to work on this post.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dinner was pizza from our favorite spot.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Off to church on Sunday morning and then home for Vic to continue in the guest room. I snapped these daffodils in the grass next to the church parking Iot.</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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHp1AVP_k5Y_L8aHJdg7PCqw5li1djBXmnmGDdQsJxraINcPhWsSIPM5l9qndjpJG8CRicspohmTOg2VvdScqw7RX7Izc2-8Ef4MnHr8AixDtYPSjRF3wUfhw4uqEG1-sgTH2n9jqKV6UlitC87nsIHkC4Fgxg_b1NPwyXk9yACLBBxZS3c4g4ulQ1npp/s935/20240317%20Daffodils%20in%20the%20Harper%20parking%20lot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHp1AVP_k5Y_L8aHJdg7PCqw5li1djBXmnmGDdQsJxraINcPhWsSIPM5l9qndjpJG8CRicspohmTOg2VvdScqw7RX7Izc2-8Ef4MnHr8AixDtYPSjRF3wUfhw4uqEG1-sgTH2n9jqKV6UlitC87nsIHkC4Fgxg_b1NPwyXk9yACLBBxZS3c4g4ulQ1npp/w354-h400/20240317%20Daffodils%20in%20the%20Harper%20parking%20lot.jpg" width="354" /></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-family: arial;">It was such a beautiful afternoon that we decided to take a drive to check out the commute to one of the Boeing facilities near us. It could be a job opportunity and we weren't too familiar with the route. It turned out to be a reasonable commute, let's hope that if it is the one, it's still a reasonable commute to and from work.</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/AVvXsEinmroOcg5qPEwoPlswHJEyVhW0eGOSgBSY03tf9v2i2DCQZs8GLNQNd-XrSDvrWVwyPhsncmYSlo9fe3H9EpDsKtzxSDOHoT9ZS_9v48r04BKLhqmvJknU41g1mdE9B8eEXfya39R3V8e2io0wKSzV9cQeN3Y4MwAoGUEhNXfHrnic04nCNI0Szo4PNOWr/s1034/20240317%201430%20Boeing%20Auburn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="827" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmroOcg5qPEwoPlswHJEyVhW0eGOSgBSY03tf9v2i2DCQZs8GLNQNd-XrSDvrWVwyPhsncmYSlo9fe3H9EpDsKtzxSDOHoT9ZS_9v48r04BKLhqmvJknU41g1mdE9B8eEXfya39R3V8e2io0wKSzV9cQeN3Y4MwAoGUEhNXfHrnic04nCNI0Szo4PNOWr/w320-h400/20240317%201430%20Boeing%20Auburn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I put corned beef in the CrockPot so we enjoyed that with champ and marionberry pie for dessert.</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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UyqqBqXmSstAdiQoyHlo7EuxKvNMt6v97ivhZPfAFktFIgf_lxyOhn3mIgps8DZStSSNCIvm_KR85gu6sjnyqwHN3yUdpJTAWRH0byDY_di49v8qq7EZNSiEGQo3cjW-zRX7LjZuoZji8rQoKLzolXuHmyACYreZ38vqtQqgrLh3jVrCYIBKL4QI74oS/s1280/20100313%201415.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UyqqBqXmSstAdiQoyHlo7EuxKvNMt6v97ivhZPfAFktFIgf_lxyOhn3mIgps8DZStSSNCIvm_KR85gu6sjnyqwHN3yUdpJTAWRH0byDY_di49v8qq7EZNSiEGQo3cjW-zRX7LjZuoZji8rQoKLzolXuHmyACYreZ38vqtQqgrLh3jVrCYIBKL4QI74oS/w300-h400/20100313%201415.JPG" width="300" /></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-family: arial;">My favorite leprechaun, taken after we attended the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Rhode Island in 2010. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And that was our weekend!</span></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-73914535179681465652024-03-17T07:45:00.005-07:002024-03-17T07:45:30.292-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58f1sBHLJDl8OhDIjkxsPglJY8vTUF81RKRiN4ALvnws7uyFA18Rg0ncMPEgztBLS8PyGweesrp7jUfWp01x58e_qWJVcMbMR3474bebx2pmyFGhhm2c5IgVRF-NSrgG4JiTay8K4e4X8uISVQDImjbABMFyTEGnKLk7MSgqjBVFPw3kHaz7uWdtNtaOC/s1024/Happy%20St.%20Patrick's%20Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1024" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58f1sBHLJDl8OhDIjkxsPglJY8vTUF81RKRiN4ALvnws7uyFA18Rg0ncMPEgztBLS8PyGweesrp7jUfWp01x58e_qWJVcMbMR3474bebx2pmyFGhhm2c5IgVRF-NSrgG4JiTay8K4e4X8uISVQDImjbABMFyTEGnKLk7MSgqjBVFPw3kHaz7uWdtNtaOC/w400-h250/Happy%20St.%20Patrick's%20Day.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-24674534270299593562024-03-16T14:22:00.002-07:002024-03-16T17:30:05.995-07:00Friday Favorites - St. Patrick's Day<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillZX5BwJU9MIfFo7xyp9md9T42YGtXHq6wU1bs1KPACte5aM5cOjn08GNHD7dy_Vr0AqCokygninv42UOD_cf_-tq3-idLPVjPkwL3iLoFDwWDePW7hRUU1MGcFeTN1lLdpQUAJauCvxbrcynNIAvcd50u06EdsTumIYzrQn8Qv6zcC7LRbLdWsFPwp_d/s575/Friday%20Favorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillZX5BwJU9MIfFo7xyp9md9T42YGtXHq6wU1bs1KPACte5aM5cOjn08GNHD7dy_Vr0AqCokygninv42UOD_cf_-tq3-idLPVjPkwL3iLoFDwWDePW7hRUU1MGcFeTN1lLdpQUAJauCvxbrcynNIAvcd50u06EdsTumIYzrQn8Qv6zcC7LRbLdWsFPwp_d/w261-h400/Friday%20Favorites.jpg" width="261" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Putting up a late post as I completely forgot to hit publish on this one yesterday!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are my decor favorites.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_1ZnE2mThR3V_emQKwu_mVANF5Oa-mxqXHSYdh7_GOR8BXBcdiTZvqT8IK1Jczba-Rp1Bg4rwpGWyDEfcRUKCrMWO_w0AURjV589txk7k1zF3B1Rn5A1FdFRe7dh6knn00sXSGLX3YmFaA-i5nLvME4a12gJxDyy4wl0ikkAB74LFIs6TogGdC5zdpq_/s4032/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Everyone's%20Irish.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_1ZnE2mThR3V_emQKwu_mVANF5Oa-mxqXHSYdh7_GOR8BXBcdiTZvqT8IK1Jczba-Rp1Bg4rwpGWyDEfcRUKCrMWO_w0AURjV589txk7k1zF3B1Rn5A1FdFRe7dh6knn00sXSGLX3YmFaA-i5nLvME4a12gJxDyy4wl0ikkAB74LFIs6TogGdC5zdpq_/w300-h400/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Everyone's%20Irish.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Michaels is always a hit for festive decor.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJpWCpx1nqlsdJMPGWyBTUYOg8Me0m5ONNotPOu_Drgl1LvR8aXYuvLl36gnd1PVLriuJiePAtq46Q_RsJOPnQPOwjPvut9sitEycmQaZWv5bh_kt6UxvDJV-dsFv0jeKnXMObe42zxrteXbQ-xQfqepaBIH9STMF9Y769pbYOD02ppk9Irf4Vhddx_4q/s4032/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Felted%20Garland.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJpWCpx1nqlsdJMPGWyBTUYOg8Me0m5ONNotPOu_Drgl1LvR8aXYuvLl36gnd1PVLriuJiePAtq46Q_RsJOPnQPOwjPvut9sitEycmQaZWv5bh_kt6UxvDJV-dsFv0jeKnXMObe42zxrteXbQ-xQfqepaBIH9STMF9Y769pbYOD02ppk9Irf4Vhddx_4q/w300-h400/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Felted%20Garland.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">St. Patrick's Day garland from The Fickle Felt Tree on Etsy although she doesn't seem to be selling any longer.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzWXaCN2xOtwsbSthHp61yqJSWH5G24jbCbswQjuzRCwyBVujbkpsNuYYSCsQX8YqGCizfcBy9qCwLWf9695aowE2Q1GVIOJB_cqTnKEWhcS6DVL1rue6zEj5l6TKUxLHiONR-tfcRF96BmEIRUgI7PIkh-6uqNsJj9Wf5kFA3o8Z5Xx7vI3IbSVrTRb4/s4032/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Tulips.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzWXaCN2xOtwsbSthHp61yqJSWH5G24jbCbswQjuzRCwyBVujbkpsNuYYSCsQX8YqGCizfcBy9qCwLWf9695aowE2Q1GVIOJB_cqTnKEWhcS6DVL1rue6zEj5l6TKUxLHiONR-tfcRF96BmEIRUgI7PIkh-6uqNsJj9Wf5kFA3o8Z5Xx7vI3IbSVrTRb4/w300-h400/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Tulips.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Silk tulips - part of my stash from the gift shop where I volunteered in Virginia.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHpcEWd9GMllmx9VB2i-Ctq6GZGwE0JBx9n9ProshprAPlvOmAXeomhUtMWZGYyqfv8zb4hCxrMs9QJhYXKv9DbSnKPi4X7T-P3uCkrKMFUnFMJiR7rR8HOj0IF-i6GD2u6eWBCf0KNxMTh2-u6UwQITUMkmbpPBND1DatxX7aL9jUlip9xtRcx6i6W3z/s4032/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Two%20Tier.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHpcEWd9GMllmx9VB2i-Ctq6GZGwE0JBx9n9ProshprAPlvOmAXeomhUtMWZGYyqfv8zb4hCxrMs9QJhYXKv9DbSnKPi4X7T-P3uCkrKMFUnFMJiR7rR8HOj0IF-i6GD2u6eWBCf0KNxMTh2-u6UwQITUMkmbpPBND1DatxX7aL9jUlip9xtRcx6i6W3z/w300-h400/St.%20Patrick's%20Day%20Two%20Tier.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My Irish two-tier server - love the Belleek china pieces and the fun accessories from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/LacyBelles">LacyBelles</a> on Etsy (and they are still actively selling).</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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlLrjeetgKUSBI2ZnxbO8Aq9FyBhyJFrG2sBK4NQtMHg42D1k1CYziQC9-tNIP-qRvQULv5XSsIPiWCbM_ijc3uTr6V5PO08dsXsqv2zl2watwReUqUF7CO1cJeDRBr1F0fhXLrhFbgva-KlojZlqX5mBxqK-02pRy1GUz_VLtbLgHxFT9ZVTqphfHRbu/s1990/Shamrock%20Heart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1990" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlLrjeetgKUSBI2ZnxbO8Aq9FyBhyJFrG2sBK4NQtMHg42D1k1CYziQC9-tNIP-qRvQULv5XSsIPiWCbM_ijc3uTr6V5PO08dsXsqv2zl2watwReUqUF7CO1cJeDRBr1F0fhXLrhFbgva-KlojZlqX5mBxqK-02pRy1GUz_VLtbLgHxFT9ZVTqphfHRbu/s320/Shamrock%20Heart.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">May the road rise up to meet you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">May the wind be always at your back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">May the sun shine warm upon your face;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">may God hold you in the palm of His hand.</span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-80094442506460682762024-03-14T06:43:00.001-07:002024-03-14T06:43:10.303-07:00Around the 'Net<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7_RDGUrf5UX9Ee6nZU4qVFTO07Jxk0E7QOoTG3lWMwX86fowayT9SOigdmhruM9r5YSWVP5xMhAonauIE1ijovx7rhKLKSQfxLDCCWvrWb6Mue26YWRt_ZCo_hW8PTqYNebHfSV1vzaA7OBGw5zx7-eTbukWjWoxF_gsYMYwEx1r73duhK4NfvRqSb5b/s471/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="471" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7_RDGUrf5UX9Ee6nZU4qVFTO07Jxk0E7QOoTG3lWMwX86fowayT9SOigdmhruM9r5YSWVP5xMhAonauIE1ijovx7rhKLKSQfxLDCCWvrWb6Mue26YWRt_ZCo_hW8PTqYNebHfSV1vzaA7OBGw5zx7-eTbukWjWoxF_gsYMYwEx1r73duhK4NfvRqSb5b/s320/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you've watched The Great British Baking Show, you'll know that there is an episode titled "Pastry Week" in every series. This popped up on my Facebook the other day - a sample of some of the yummy pies that are available in British grocery stores or made at home although shepherd's pie doesn't have a pastry crust. There is nothing better than a pie, warm from the oven, served with chips or mashed potatoes. Banoffee Pie is a delicious dessert.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf42GQHdnJNGvOIvbOl8MozsGchO8hlEkzivx9Qsoy5J31RtE1mRjy9-hINcQvPMKiYMzr_I1JKDtE3nAkuaamdGeyo9wXMfiRG1_5ReJxZXHvVkj7OUBeHsKZ1X22mAmVHH_Vfg0l8lLRgl50oQ1_FZoVslRq-vLEcTsZz9VfnJdCedOBXAxP7Acs8vr/s1350/British%20Pies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSf42GQHdnJNGvOIvbOl8MozsGchO8hlEkzivx9Qsoy5J31RtE1mRjy9-hINcQvPMKiYMzr_I1JKDtE3nAkuaamdGeyo9wXMfiRG1_5ReJxZXHvVkj7OUBeHsKZ1X22mAmVHH_Vfg0l8lLRgl50oQ1_FZoVslRq-vLEcTsZz9VfnJdCedOBXAxP7Acs8vr/w512-h640/British%20Pies.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-7095303005567094032024-03-11T00:00:00.015-07:002024-03-13T18:08:47.806-07:00Hello Monday - March 11, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/s1050/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/w400-h229/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>I'm linking up with </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span> and </span><a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Sarah</a><span> this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I stayed home almost all day on Friday (took just a 20-minute run to the grocery store) because our new chairs for the morning room were supposed to be delivered. I waited and waited and waited, no delivery. About 9:00pm on Friday night, the tracking changed from "today" to "delivery delayed". Bummer. Vic picked up Chick-fil-A on the way home and we enjoyed that with another episode of our continuing Grey's Anatomy marathon and then Vic continued with the closet installation in Sophia's bedroom/guest room. I put a slash there because it looks like she may not be coming home as originally planned. We're waiting for an update so stay tuned.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsOqC1WvH67yZkrcl2G2NaEmLNsKY3vFI6UXXExatFrG_nqfym3BZkQBGvcppIkXDHEDusyTyb94RUO4teyP6X3rouKWOYhHwvIruovT6DKnXONMFqFbkN7HghjwKg1iCeevr2CCjd1HU8t03zUAZj9X_EGZCZUi9yPhM81LXUM1VqXxY4GD-lHqMc4Tt/s4032/IMG_4679.JPG" 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/AVvXsEhRsOqC1WvH67yZkrcl2G2NaEmLNsKY3vFI6UXXExatFrG_nqfym3BZkQBGvcppIkXDHEDusyTyb94RUO4teyP6X3rouKWOYhHwvIruovT6DKnXONMFqFbkN7HghjwKg1iCeevr2CCjd1HU8t03zUAZj9X_EGZCZUi9yPhM81LXUM1VqXxY4GD-lHqMc4Tt/w300-h400/IMG_4679.JPG" width="300" /></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-family: arial;">I love the Elfa closet components from The Container Store, but I honestly don't remember ordering these pieces. I had two drawers (not used in another closet remodel) so they only sent two for the four-drawer configuration, but my drawers don't match the ones shown here. I called on Saturday morning and found out that the drawers I have are platinum (silver color) and platinum was discontinued. I don't remember discussing this with the closet specialist. Bottom line, I can't do anything about it now, so I'll have to take a trip to the store to exchange my platinum drawers for two more of these graphite ones.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On Saturday we headed out to the Chowderfest. It was drizzly but we both had hoods, so it wasn't too bad.</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/AVvXsEjCDo4DiJQQzJAHYCEfMrG_TNfZZRsF1HzupJEu_nZ88l_HSQtCJqHUUzmTmQFhVGvQlNRJJGy52hIm0qMj_VwacTBn332wQ-MocOJ9Km69sPpveKO1OGccs6uxEecrQ7A27g7ney-uB045JMbFnfht7CW6RImzCn_ZBCGUYMpecsJGnpeFGZ6G3MMJKi9T/s4032/IMG_4683.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjCDo4DiJQQzJAHYCEfMrG_TNfZZRsF1HzupJEu_nZ88l_HSQtCJqHUUzmTmQFhVGvQlNRJJGy52hIm0qMj_VwacTBn332wQ-MocOJ9Km69sPpveKO1OGccs6uxEecrQ7A27g7ney-uB045JMbFnfht7CW6RImzCn_ZBCGUYMpecsJGnpeFGZ6G3MMJKi9T/s320/IMG_4683.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ7qwO-cYo-ETjUEcQ5jZzohcqfCf98TqFLZD26W2tAkH-M59fmwjQHYzDVZOExDHjKtyBRURBXLIT4RjYNPcpZlkVMfdEdS82zOeHNOzFB05p80KDi0QPuBrSZnAf1EqeWllJq-Ds5Hx2Fy0RceFGBS7uQP1HkpqVo2PkuUc2-oBpCnKE8TlpLRf6212/s3088/IMG_4687.JPG" style="font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJ7qwO-cYo-ETjUEcQ5jZzohcqfCf98TqFLZD26W2tAkH-M59fmwjQHYzDVZOExDHjKtyBRURBXLIT4RjYNPcpZlkVMfdEdS82zOeHNOzFB05p80KDi0QPuBrSZnAf1EqeWllJq-Ds5Hx2Fy0RceFGBS7uQP1HkpqVo2PkuUc2-oBpCnKE8TlpLRf6212/s320/IMG_4687.JPG" width="240" /></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-family: arial;">Each of the participating restaurants had one of these signs outside. Here we are with the grey and drizzly waterfront behind us.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu768xjdjRXxmP1iKe8S9n3FkmYC-_5N9-r1XU8PnBCkIqFJvRJaDk4jnQrlSiTHiTbt2t_qaT_0SLhtlkuGOexY5NTtMkdCJDTEFB2685hBQw3SSwzXB9i8wyrZ2meRM_ZDMFB1FPE7KpErNnot_5P595h8WR8Ffeih1AZ68mbCuG4HGKo8ts7Jtz4lqz/s4032/IMG_4688.JPG" 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/AVvXsEhu768xjdjRXxmP1iKe8S9n3FkmYC-_5N9-r1XU8PnBCkIqFJvRJaDk4jnQrlSiTHiTbt2t_qaT_0SLhtlkuGOexY5NTtMkdCJDTEFB2685hBQw3SSwzXB9i8wyrZ2meRM_ZDMFB1FPE7KpErNnot_5P595h8WR8Ffeih1AZ68mbCuG4HGKo8ts7Jtz4lqz/s320/IMG_4688.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNCn-Yr0sPLIX4sAvGI59p9cV_kXulTxk26MIUi1EsON2cvvQfSp0hiDfmU6WWHpjGkK5lRtXBiJJP-HdDFaVOkoeCGgFdq-PEv4bXjCGDmYGWOTfNFJJ8Nmzn5S44WtKPK8ktmToooUPWLlhp8POF4gkXiR-maF5p7nYw58E5OyeBjHekw8-li1NIYu7/s4032/IMG_4689.JPG" style="font-size: 14.85px; 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/AVvXsEhMNCn-Yr0sPLIX4sAvGI59p9cV_kXulTxk26MIUi1EsON2cvvQfSp0hiDfmU6WWHpjGkK5lRtXBiJJP-HdDFaVOkoeCGgFdq-PEv4bXjCGDmYGWOTfNFJJ8Nmzn5S44WtKPK8ktmToooUPWLlhp8POF4gkXiR-maF5p7nYw58E5OyeBjHekw8-li1NIYu7/s320/IMG_4689.JPG" width="240" /></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-family: arial;">Here Vic is enjoying Chipotle Cream Chicken Tortilla Chowder outside a really cool used bookstore that had stacks of old LIFE magazines from as far back as the 1940s. In the next photo, he's lined up for Champagne Seafood Chowder (with dashi base) that came with the added bonus of an octopus gyoza. The gyoza was yummy, the chowder not so much.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSA_VyK8fcyRK-2OfWCyjkhTQz8fYAuu8wxigQCvDEj_qbhUlcaTTzR-sXD9fmdr0B7TkVKAmsQOTCC51vN6cijyy_XmDLIqaVidWY7RSAN5HN6OwNQWDAnEvvVmtVD30dIdB5I6v5TdfpahK_649wTt8QNTQ_W4zeZpNHfxMQQUjXz20izWREUgSKXrn/s4032/IMG_4692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSA_VyK8fcyRK-2OfWCyjkhTQz8fYAuu8wxigQCvDEj_qbhUlcaTTzR-sXD9fmdr0B7TkVKAmsQOTCC51vN6cijyy_XmDLIqaVidWY7RSAN5HN6OwNQWDAnEvvVmtVD30dIdB5I6v5TdfpahK_649wTt8QNTQ_W4zeZpNHfxMQQUjXz20izWREUgSKXrn/w400-h300/IMG_4692.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A view of the marina, in the distance you would be able to see Mount Rainier if it wasn't so cloudy. We hadn't been to this end of the waterfront before so we discovered some new restaurants with great views that we will re-visit.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt3DnjFzc-o1vo4sX2w3H_YfWsjqKGb6CZ316uW7Ik4MXSKnrLy4CvAjr0YzsPf6Qe6Bw_iBJjhbvXhf9FKIIgGuvqgogyhybtcqkW9nfzQT3euf5m5HCrQobMpWo9nOAHDiC9bzoIWJy8hxFYjbSDlpfF5lAzUg-5DjNiTwomTBrsotPdayV8MJ9tl35/s4032/IMG_4693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTt3DnjFzc-o1vo4sX2w3H_YfWsjqKGb6CZ316uW7Ik4MXSKnrLy4CvAjr0YzsPf6Qe6Bw_iBJjhbvXhf9FKIIgGuvqgogyhybtcqkW9nfzQT3euf5m5HCrQobMpWo9nOAHDiC9bzoIWJy8hxFYjbSDlpfF5lAzUg-5DjNiTwomTBrsotPdayV8MJ9tl35/w300-h400/IMG_4693.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A neat mural outside one of the restaurants.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a long walk from one end of the fest to another, so we hit five of the stops at one end of the waterfront and then walked back and drove to the other end where we hit four others. We missed three but by nine stops, we were pretty chowdered out. Vic's favorite was a classic New England-style chowder while mine was a brisket and corn chowder that had the added bonus of being gluten free.</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I can't believe I didn't take a single photo of the inside of one of the chowder cups!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way home, we stopped at a new Filipino restaurant near us to try their lumpia. We're taking lumpia to our small group on Wednesday and our usual go-to is a bit of a drive, so we thought we'd try somewhere closer. Think again, it was a fail. The lumpia were giant, greasy, and limp. I'll spare you a photo! Vic dropped me at home, picked up Malone, and headed to Lowe's for baseboards.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Saturday night was snack night with more Grey's and since Vic was finished with the closet, he put off working on the baseboards in favor of working on his resume. He had two call backs from the job fair he attended with recommendations for fine-tuning his resume, so he needs to make sure he's got all the keywords that federal employers are looking for. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We skipped church on Sunday because the tracking for our chairs updated that morning and said that Sunday was delivery day. It was really raining and since it was a doorstep delivery, we didn't want to take the chance of the boxes sitting in the rain. Vic went back to his resume, and I finished up the Adventures in Washington two-volume scrapbook. When the chairs arrived, Vic brought them in and put them together. They are sitting in the living room right now as the morning room is a mess while he tackles a rewiring job. Photos coming soon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySZQ-BIoVtfCEBLMvp9zhiKTGhDuo4WUEv-XUQieX7pV7LN6TmRN1K7hz0c0CR_9KhyphenhyphenRoj6HPVG_4Axz8Yu_VGVY9nF6kS-ZQph4ddzLuzo1He1wLikajdL9HWpCKXmLo9RyoAR6e5DyYrPguE-_grN1rIL2zJWQ-aXcDLftXNbw0R9ViSrv4zn8mfDp0/s4032/IMG_4701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySZQ-BIoVtfCEBLMvp9zhiKTGhDuo4WUEv-XUQieX7pV7LN6TmRN1K7hz0c0CR_9KhyphenhyphenRoj6HPVG_4Axz8Yu_VGVY9nF6kS-ZQph4ddzLuzo1He1wLikajdL9HWpCKXmLo9RyoAR6e5DyYrPguE-_grN1rIL2zJWQ-aXcDLftXNbw0R9ViSrv4zn8mfDp0/w300-h400/IMG_4701.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They look low to the ground, but they are not, it's just my lousy photography lol!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6rnII3HLqjL6FdoLX0q5sih0Ik1U2VAG5XMTc21mn2ax8avkpHZG1HJIoephllbUNcu9K2qeHTIY7nmQqrXNypRvEeK-Q9-tjVFkBeArzV3bNJyhvjQpq3GvDeWykE8OYkRZEG9hGxOJQmZkA2gi5jRoQSIsWv7G-GqLGbdM1Ysmq7M5WYuJ5arzcYe3/s2905/IMG_E4698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="2840" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6rnII3HLqjL6FdoLX0q5sih0Ik1U2VAG5XMTc21mn2ax8avkpHZG1HJIoephllbUNcu9K2qeHTIY7nmQqrXNypRvEeK-Q9-tjVFkBeArzV3bNJyhvjQpq3GvDeWykE8OYkRZEG9hGxOJQmZkA2gi5jRoQSIsWv7G-GqLGbdM1Ysmq7M5WYuJ5arzcYe3/w391-h400/IMG_E4698.JPG" width="391" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malone lounging on the couch, totally disinterested. He only perks up for "treat", "walk", "ride in the truck", or "dinner". So spoiled.</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And that was our weekend!</span></p><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-54446286139530891742024-03-10T12:22:00.000-07:002024-03-10T12:22:16.150-07:0010 on the 10th - March 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5GwIlXPMYhEcrxQYu_C3IdiNKekI3bn6TzX9d7FsQJZdZrqD_jJpgm0Fz7leJdjcYSk4ZcOTBePikztFftuL3kjc8t3Y6LOWzYGDfx9uPStwHfyCGl8Y_7YcgaNCUzC7qQvIJ3JY9vK_35Rjbo2qhNu7sV8ClFDaPy5-GXucH7xCBejL7mFMCnBqGkYE/s800/10%20on%20the%2010th%20March%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="791" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5GwIlXPMYhEcrxQYu_C3IdiNKekI3bn6TzX9d7FsQJZdZrqD_jJpgm0Fz7leJdjcYSk4ZcOTBePikztFftuL3kjc8t3Y6LOWzYGDfx9uPStwHfyCGl8Y_7YcgaNCUzC7qQvIJ3JY9vK_35Rjbo2qhNu7sV8ClFDaPy5-GXucH7xCBejL7mFMCnBqGkYE/w395-h400/10%20on%20the%2010th%20March%202024.png" width="395" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you, <a href="https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2024/03/10-on-10th-surprise-sunday-post.html">Joanne</a>, for the reminder that it's time for <a href="https://marshainthemiddle.com/10-on-the-10th-march-2/">10 on the 10th with Marsha</a> over at Marsha in the Middle. Here we go with 10 of my favorite green things.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Any countryside scene in England. This one is from <a href="https://www.kettlewell.info/">Kettlewell</a> in the Yorkshire Dales, my favorite place in the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGF3HW-zR4fE7BUAaO3tSbj1Qluo2WqfhLiA7FUiFz7dk0pWGmOQWl-CV8BM-X1GuJ6Oi6jwBgq6aYuNlzpMHVwDzyIjF6VG74GFpfzhrJ3sgSxoLkqFWiShNx1gjmoFdkpS2TEZ-hFM_wZfkHiDFrhfy6NuLzYX9pJ5DYAbkey-271VOk77R5Cj_HqAJ/s640/Kettlewell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGF3HW-zR4fE7BUAaO3tSbj1Qluo2WqfhLiA7FUiFz7dk0pWGmOQWl-CV8BM-X1GuJ6Oi6jwBgq6aYuNlzpMHVwDzyIjF6VG74GFpfzhrJ3sgSxoLkqFWiShNx1gjmoFdkpS2TEZ-hFM_wZfkHiDFrhfy6NuLzYX9pJ5DYAbkey-271VOk77R5Cj_HqAJ/w400-h300/Kettlewell.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">2. The beauty of our home state, Washington. There's a reason it's called the Evergreen State.</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/AVvXsEissAB3Rk3jGl60oPZ-s-V8iOdpL85DoXBCOu63GLygBgnqIBrugO5aldD4mgfeqkDN0JfKPjvpgspmY5oYz6p0mICdDRlbWGhYAX8hTQM4ePVzIvWLpWcLDyZ1YeFs5TkzY4hTXz8-VLWwUtpWioctvavWOx24XvnTx2NUN5BasYP9RPor91AHe1Ujlbmu/s1600/The%20Evergreen%20State.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissAB3Rk3jGl60oPZ-s-V8iOdpL85DoXBCOu63GLygBgnqIBrugO5aldD4mgfeqkDN0JfKPjvpgspmY5oYz6p0mICdDRlbWGhYAX8hTQM4ePVzIvWLpWcLDyZ1YeFs5TkzY4hTXz8-VLWwUtpWioctvavWOx24XvnTx2NUN5BasYP9RPor91AHe1Ujlbmu/w400-h266/The%20Evergreen%20State.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">3. Our Christmas Tree - this one is from 2014, our first Christmas in Washington.</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/AVvXsEjOv0aC3U2VHxNkvh0zht6I1DsXD7KfyC39BWXF8FV0xAKfs1apCX1W_lwC_hyVX59feaD1SkuNNnCKt6uW3knDP6uXNS1stdvUzHfFT2HHDJfWQrfJdDqlbWv5RVWxIOLkr5qwqSUk0UNc2u0zfOpa_rPXM8i9YcXcO9aBgL9g0l7GE4fW7u06TTLZLjP8/s2592/20141221%201737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOv0aC3U2VHxNkvh0zht6I1DsXD7KfyC39BWXF8FV0xAKfs1apCX1W_lwC_hyVX59feaD1SkuNNnCKt6uW3knDP6uXNS1stdvUzHfFT2HHDJfWQrfJdDqlbWv5RVWxIOLkr5qwqSUk0UNc2u0zfOpa_rPXM8i9YcXcO9aBgL9g0l7GE4fW7u06TTLZLjP8/w299-h400/20141221%201737.JPG" width="299" /></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-family: arial;">4. Other touches of green at Christmas - my Christmas group did a green theme for Christmas in July one year and it was fun to see how many green things I found from a "green" and "Christmas" web search. Here are just a few.</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/AVvXsEh96cthAaW0x0jCl1QpuJ6y94mhFjTL0OMNvQb1uWDPDXYubO94ie5EyB-EoYyrCX6oPRgBkLkiBmLL9e6xPDkF1T50tZcMWz0OuuleqacJLwx-TS-I0GOJ7c4yXbPMXKkOg5jSHK48lMtAVOE_Z3t4dMcksZUkKpvn2hqFBG-u7aP1SEBizEGMidmh3w8p/s600/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96cthAaW0x0jCl1QpuJ6y94mhFjTL0OMNvQb1uWDPDXYubO94ie5EyB-EoYyrCX6oPRgBkLkiBmLL9e6xPDkF1T50tZcMWz0OuuleqacJLwx-TS-I0GOJ7c4yXbPMXKkOg5jSHK48lMtAVOE_Z3t4dMcksZUkKpvn2hqFBG-u7aP1SEBizEGMidmh3w8p/s320/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Card.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeydQo5xD2dQEbcrrIrWV439J71HGon-2YA45-VYc5KGTaCGwJ-s7ulihTZTJccHgAI_jF3s1w45ed-jULcxoga7h-7-DKxGo0VdhWDwcV1Qp5-t4kUdkuP_yDzQE7Q4PAXMsb6Of-UM_zXr6PIm8G3E8QH0iCel6Elg68FVGcNigOXvX9vIKMskobQOL/s800/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Centerpiece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeydQo5xD2dQEbcrrIrWV439J71HGon-2YA45-VYc5KGTaCGwJ-s7ulihTZTJccHgAI_jF3s1w45ed-jULcxoga7h-7-DKxGo0VdhWDwcV1Qp5-t4kUdkuP_yDzQE7Q4PAXMsb6Of-UM_zXr6PIm8G3E8QH0iCel6Elg68FVGcNigOXvX9vIKMskobQOL/s320/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Centerpiece.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jj2GAgIB9Nl2MgAPlsfoKkGjeRM9s-J4q9Sxlz6ErDKQP1-sHdWBcVPyTTE7QxIzHkibNay_prvTAIueMgdZrxsumiERa5AQ4YxDTvmK1wnNsjq3yNeKSad1OyuorVhekhTC5KWHpH_UXAznE1OzWUjHqXbMU2ijhgYtQ4fuXX1HAAJnDrCfke_4dxT7/s600/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Outfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jj2GAgIB9Nl2MgAPlsfoKkGjeRM9s-J4q9Sxlz6ErDKQP1-sHdWBcVPyTTE7QxIzHkibNay_prvTAIueMgdZrxsumiERa5AQ4YxDTvmK1wnNsjq3yNeKSad1OyuorVhekhTC5KWHpH_UXAznE1OzWUjHqXbMU2ijhgYtQ4fuXX1HAAJnDrCfke_4dxT7/s320/CIJ%202015%20Green%20Gold%20Outfit.jpg" width="320" /></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-family: arial;">5. Ireland - always associated with green and a place I would love to visit.</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/AVvXsEgFdfQ0ihqb9IALO-yvwBXhxOjSbbetizyWLNeppw2qW78_DcNPF9rpLL6a0-VcdLsrEjfmWboztiZW127CfpwRGw-MQrMTJSHyGcAH9c1yWjlmdKpKM_rWsConvjhbRo_ixD1KPLvWYmimTtHZO8qa3lQ6oASXByiENeM2fRRW6ovwrPR7Sqj2XkTLAT2v/s854/Ireland%20Map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="615" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdfQ0ihqb9IALO-yvwBXhxOjSbbetizyWLNeppw2qW78_DcNPF9rpLL6a0-VcdLsrEjfmWboztiZW127CfpwRGw-MQrMTJSHyGcAH9c1yWjlmdKpKM_rWsConvjhbRo_ixD1KPLvWYmimTtHZO8qa3lQ6oASXByiENeM2fRRW6ovwrPR7Sqj2XkTLAT2v/w288-h400/Ireland%20Map.jpg" width="288" /></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-family: arial;">6. Holly - more Christmas greenery - I took this photo through the fence at Chester Cathedral.</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/AVvXsEihl2syXFvx-VOCaYt6B0vrWbGsKLgoVUsQfW6Wf5E1El7h5SeRtLppLiFkIjccqMP0OWFDZ2NKzCKR9b3I7L9KzzdZFGtsfresIbhpEveAhjzJ0M02Vf4qHfWWwqI3LfQddNrSVcUwbwEMWABfZb9w5kTDPB8Gq0s3rdHgrfJhQiHEFWIvr5GT1R2pAKx7/s1186/Holly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl2syXFvx-VOCaYt6B0vrWbGsKLgoVUsQfW6Wf5E1El7h5SeRtLppLiFkIjccqMP0OWFDZ2NKzCKR9b3I7L9KzzdZFGtsfresIbhpEveAhjzJ0M02Vf4qHfWWwqI3LfQddNrSVcUwbwEMWABfZb9w5kTDPB8Gq0s3rdHgrfJhQiHEFWIvr5GT1R2pAKx7/s320/Holly.jpg" width="215" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7T2WjxN-cf9AbAnqzmXdR2-gRu4faOu1DK8k-UYVJPTsV20YNLcyZNdLsX6g6XTow-n0Oxc-hVbqBDT7KhaGZq9Ay93XLjXBjjAIxTXB8HMHjZoyQNOwidmeNaouADqOnSHMMjdf8qDvwRgDlw0ji_PbFwcjd0oUaZRRfuIFK72HR_bmG1pOyrS-is4/s1189/Rear%20View%20Chester%20Cathedral.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk7T2WjxN-cf9AbAnqzmXdR2-gRu4faOu1DK8k-UYVJPTsV20YNLcyZNdLsX6g6XTow-n0Oxc-hVbqBDT7KhaGZq9Ay93XLjXBjjAIxTXB8HMHjZoyQNOwidmeNaouADqOnSHMMjdf8qDvwRgDlw0ji_PbFwcjd0oUaZRRfuIFK72HR_bmG1pOyrS-is4/s320/Rear%20View%20Chester%20Cathedral.jpg" width="214" /></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-family: arial;">7. 4-H - Sophia was a member when we lived in Rhode Island. She cared for several leased horses during our time there (not all at the same time, we had to make changes when one was sold) for her Horse Project, competed in the 4-H horse shows, and turned her passion into a lifelong learning experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjrB3gLECaVjp3xt7JHdd9ED9oKcBQ7YfB2D-kyZZ1LSUfdIpWDNKrsNZaVSw91Wm1MsGd86pMmjbVDpXrhAcGzDiwmrcjoieEzNPmuk-rbnBWFeYXwAUiWqm-gR857Zgts6T3Hl3EJXjv7vPnk7xTsYVH3Cu4KUaCyhkOkOvjz0KLD363vHJL8FAYvAzvg/s243/4-Ever%20Amigos%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrB3gLECaVjp3xt7JHdd9ED9oKcBQ7YfB2D-kyZZ1LSUfdIpWDNKrsNZaVSw91Wm1MsGd86pMmjbVDpXrhAcGzDiwmrcjoieEzNPmuk-rbnBWFeYXwAUiWqm-gR857Zgts6T3Hl3EJXjv7vPnk7xTsYVH3Cu4KUaCyhkOkOvjz0KLD363vHJL8FAYvAzvg/s16000/4-Ever%20Amigos%20Logo.jpg" /></a></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/AVvXsEhprHCh0h59NA_LQKPQl3CBudYzB2RlhN5H6rJZBLC1R9_0y_dHj3oI60_s7KBoqPH8zYD9PQqEpCQdJuxfgN1J8hA7gL92Hpk-EmGhSz8m6iNUc7ptlIAbmBRx1QYQsg-CKQcA3V2o21A55x7Wj9xR8lpIcBR8mMQfMNj3jrXkvf6W-ajQNr_2gE5_8mWc/s2096/20111106%201734%202011-2012%204-H%20RECORD%20BOOK%20PHOTO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2079" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprHCh0h59NA_LQKPQl3CBudYzB2RlhN5H6rJZBLC1R9_0y_dHj3oI60_s7KBoqPH8zYD9PQqEpCQdJuxfgN1J8hA7gL92Hpk-EmGhSz8m6iNUc7ptlIAbmBRx1QYQsg-CKQcA3V2o21A55x7Wj9xR8lpIcBR8mMQfMNj3jrXkvf6W-ajQNr_2gE5_8mWc/w396-h400/20111106%201734%202011-2012%204-H%20RECORD%20BOOK%20PHOTO.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">8. Whole Foods, my favorite grocery store - it's a bit of trek which is probably a good thing, it would break the bank to shop there every week!</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/AVvXsEhSdxXmmBpJwJUZM_T5xVUWXszXnqcrxEKTuW4x69EKlq50LKEPyTrXXYRa4bglnU8c7GgMvVK8m2S9lGMANe7KUuNTa5uJuZvqzK2CYMZtXOh5T7eRBGCP8ASRFMEe9geAfDQPcJb4heJT6tTo5QhVXLsjo4ojD5hF4gwldmitNiIfjxqwoMowOpSowOuf/s929/Whole%20Foods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="929" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdxXmmBpJwJUZM_T5xVUWXszXnqcrxEKTuW4x69EKlq50LKEPyTrXXYRa4bglnU8c7GgMvVK8m2S9lGMANe7KUuNTa5uJuZvqzK2CYMZtXOh5T7eRBGCP8ASRFMEe9geAfDQPcJb4heJT6tTo5QhVXLsjo4ojD5hF4gwldmitNiIfjxqwoMowOpSowOuf/w400-h400/Whole%20Foods.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">9. Starbucks - had to include my favorite coffee spot as well.</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/AVvXsEgyvqbg8Sm2cN6ndW4r71QYIydUnHZpWEgF-p8cxF1UIZEjCKdZf4oOnzGbAEjrZmyHC7k4dHQvljPkATK6HsTUqcjbTLsdA8tR-vfmduNa8Im2YBTSZgT03rtGTnWVatDoATP-seG-OZ6Y1C8qxmRRj0PRtDA8c2sTNNGblO3tPvwrzajgodHWDyG798IK/s228/Starbucks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvqbg8Sm2cN6ndW4r71QYIydUnHZpWEgF-p8cxF1UIZEjCKdZf4oOnzGbAEjrZmyHC7k4dHQvljPkATK6HsTUqcjbTLsdA8tR-vfmduNa8Im2YBTSZgT03rtGTnWVatDoATP-seG-OZ6Y1C8qxmRRj0PRtDA8c2sTNNGblO3tPvwrzajgodHWDyG798IK/w389-h400/Starbucks.png" width="389" /></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-family: arial;">10. It was really fun to go back through my photos to find green things and I loved Sophia in this outfit from Christmas 1998.</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/AVvXsEhW333z7q1BLdLf_PGgfu8TiXifnIlWZPK9nCLtgT3k16AsDb2iEch6R_YueHplc22jPA6PifePrZUCYFvOGwDdsB6xJP2VdUWE1zOKISSNkF_oLLHGpi3fNPnB2_DaLyZXYVXX_QM870MRqtKs-QvDDomtM8NZruK4JTmg3KgpA0ccm2dcNTfIhZU8Ila0/s604/1998%20Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="478" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW333z7q1BLdLf_PGgfu8TiXifnIlWZPK9nCLtgT3k16AsDb2iEch6R_YueHplc22jPA6PifePrZUCYFvOGwDdsB6xJP2VdUWE1zOKISSNkF_oLLHGpi3fNPnB2_DaLyZXYVXX_QM870MRqtKs-QvDDomtM8NZruK4JTmg3KgpA0ccm2dcNTfIhZU8Ila0/w316-h400/1998%20Christmas.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-51195895092472448672024-03-10T11:29:00.005-07:002024-03-10T11:29:38.264-07:00Mothering Sunday<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOScVxWKhuEzuP42VAeY7ocrTzjIXcClDEBUR36sfvaki2DTn0W25VTsejMNFsUSuNeYvB8Weezig3YKjntWF0x7KQatite-JjfuuJY6zF0X_KZvqwsj4cHlPEYMdRM38J05nrE8Wxp5CDdkNmcS7klw79YjZjoqzvlz9lqIXGKcFACNr7VdaEKKq9xL8l/s500/Happy%20Mothering%20Sunday%20Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="361" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOScVxWKhuEzuP42VAeY7ocrTzjIXcClDEBUR36sfvaki2DTn0W25VTsejMNFsUSuNeYvB8Weezig3YKjntWF0x7KQatite-JjfuuJY6zF0X_KZvqwsj4cHlPEYMdRM38J05nrE8Wxp5CDdkNmcS7klw79YjZjoqzvlz9lqIXGKcFACNr7VdaEKKq9xL8l/w289-h400/Happy%20Mothering%20Sunday%20Card.jpg" width="289" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To all my UK friends!</span><br /></p><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-28987512420446877522024-03-08T00:00:00.056-08:002024-03-08T00:00:00.138-08:00Friday Favorites<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpfdwhhyAfdcxUBf8B3jQdITylP7S_D2PMUorV064j5y6zLeFdOoz7S8I7C6OK1FPsl8uNE8A3jpQLQlbSEbCEdi8hyphenhyphen5j1VwEytY9ulhjLQTBFpsk22mAvJvCa6SAsZ6eXXhYfo8oqIuRzZ0DYJFjXjOEkQe4rKD0pHjuf49oIRVw3N6IZoViPjw9Nd4n/s575/Friday%20Favorites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Having served his country faithfully for 30+ years, Vic will retire from the Navy on October 1, 2024. His retirement orders came yesterday so it's OFFICIAL.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKkdxrcqqVz9wJ0OmerKL9QoNrxzhPj4Fyr-sFFAMQwRaHqZxDPQ4fmA3hgy7HMsXo3Hb-toqpbqD7ekISKdMbBS3Pu0mXLOzUlcF8qfoh1hDs7pPdWafNP9V5mZ3PU1HNE4XW7lua0TIXEDO74lvFin_8MfiomNat8H47sCiYbuiNWudeSM9NhgxWI2t/s113/AEdwards_2_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="100" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKkdxrcqqVz9wJ0OmerKL9QoNrxzhPj4Fyr-sFFAMQwRaHqZxDPQ4fmA3hgy7HMsXo3Hb-toqpbqD7ekISKdMbBS3Pu0mXLOzUlcF8qfoh1hDs7pPdWafNP9V5mZ3PU1HNE4XW7lua0TIXEDO74lvFin_8MfiomNat8H47sCiYbuiNWudeSM9NhgxWI2t/s1600/AEdwards_2_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="100" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYbNa4rGw_6_D80cvDAfARbifQzBlCA158dU1jk3cjpeHwh-GWA1n0TfRdKc-AboQXaqPuUkullWrj5hEv1wqGmZ4eWsSuQgI9N9bH2QRrFlAahkTbm3OLV0pjA8Bec_udhJdgjoFulJum7b_qU2PtXPJ2NqgzCG_ZYNo2lFvz_AnfUjfkje5h5WNs3lQ/s4032/IMG_4673.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjnYbNa4rGw_6_D80cvDAfARbifQzBlCA158dU1jk3cjpeHwh-GWA1n0TfRdKc-AboQXaqPuUkullWrj5hEv1wqGmZ4eWsSuQgI9N9bH2QRrFlAahkTbm3OLV0pjA8Bec_udhJdgjoFulJum7b_qU2PtXPJ2NqgzCG_ZYNo2lFvz_AnfUjfkje5h5WNs3lQ/w300-h400/IMG_4673.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To celebrate the end of his Navy career and the start of a new chapter, I bought Vic a new computer. He's taking an online certification course and tweaking his resume for a couple of upcoming opportunities so I thought he would enjoy the bigger screen. The reference to Match.com came from a couple at our church. They are both over 80, have been married 3 years, and met on Match.com!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_uBXFM9CKx6HaLpnKvZm794kzgH3PM0tVzYm2Pss51wjgSuXI8-UTYqaVcP3Kv-FcED2CAGcKDYSUfD1bB4-FYENvKkEhcRPzPABAK8fGe0uzPX86ma2BotxNa26I7GkHl2MdyxT-LNvKTXPExe3pJLrh6P2Qmaeqw4qNF8vNPvoYEJTX_GtrOBWbuJG/s140/AEdwards_3_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="97" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_uBXFM9CKx6HaLpnKvZm794kzgH3PM0tVzYm2Pss51wjgSuXI8-UTYqaVcP3Kv-FcED2CAGcKDYSUfD1bB4-FYENvKkEhcRPzPABAK8fGe0uzPX86ma2BotxNa26I7GkHl2MdyxT-LNvKTXPExe3pJLrh6P2Qmaeqw4qNF8vNPvoYEJTX_GtrOBWbuJG/s1600/AEdwards_3_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="97" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2xs6Hf6iTAkPYMevlzt4vRiE9erkiLgr-vF890xMrgi-JY_mAWWfXHoscGeLXqHZtM4LESU7LjFS321plsI3x6zI6ID3eOXTMw9X6SNO846HB1fHXcGiYaiqAzL_EmPwqpRpBtQtrNgznsU48K-NmZcHWdRtlRCVj6R8-lW4lB0A8twEyaBvNoQCpndos/s4032/IMG_4674.JPG" 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/AVvXsEj2xs6Hf6iTAkPYMevlzt4vRiE9erkiLgr-vF890xMrgi-JY_mAWWfXHoscGeLXqHZtM4LESU7LjFS321plsI3x6zI6ID3eOXTMw9X6SNO846HB1fHXcGiYaiqAzL_EmPwqpRpBtQtrNgznsU48K-NmZcHWdRtlRCVj6R8-lW4lB0A8twEyaBvNoQCpndos/w300-h400/IMG_4674.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to say that the new computer purchase was a little selfish, too. I'm all about symmetry and now our desks and desktops will match!</span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-29694430756380430902024-03-07T04:44:00.002-08:002024-03-07T04:44:24.214-08:00Around the 'Net<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjzgi-d1UeYCMpW8L4loQP3AfgtBJMVO4ggAK8g74XY2HZMACFYWABZpkzyFYewTA6zcp0OwWE4uINJHpxZyWn1lbfmxfoo-M-AjsIwZnfCBEektzHCC_3apHx2Y0Y_wdLTgqYkWqkWjJ1cOCY-wGt2gQNzpyrRkfPYMNs4VRuTXFP8qrJ7O13qg9psGO/s471/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="471" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjzgi-d1UeYCMpW8L4loQP3AfgtBJMVO4ggAK8g74XY2HZMACFYWABZpkzyFYewTA6zcp0OwWE4uINJHpxZyWn1lbfmxfoo-M-AjsIwZnfCBEektzHCC_3apHx2Y0Y_wdLTgqYkWqkWjJ1cOCY-wGt2gQNzpyrRkfPYMNs4VRuTXFP8qrJ7O13qg9psGO/w400-h306/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Do deviled eggs feature on your Easter menu? Here are some fun variations. We like ours garnished with a slice of pimento-stuffed olive or a small piece of chilled shrimp.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlskHV9mVLOlrpaKnRR4fAB6XfmnFA1gdOPT9IBZChGyiG9LxqOogSbSNBq-VDM4idrWtPu4cxMEVkjbFaGQYSjkl8fbsKxau_AbmbAm_MyTAqU7jsLwj5whHINBSSq-prHGl83L5OFct_stwK5wnbdRaNYY3sgjY24dlegnaFVbaWRE2Sts4FXP6WIKlU/s1011/Deviled%20Eggs%20a%20Dozen%20Ways%20Cropped.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1011" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlskHV9mVLOlrpaKnRR4fAB6XfmnFA1gdOPT9IBZChGyiG9LxqOogSbSNBq-VDM4idrWtPu4cxMEVkjbFaGQYSjkl8fbsKxau_AbmbAm_MyTAqU7jsLwj5whHINBSSq-prHGl83L5OFct_stwK5wnbdRaNYY3sgjY24dlegnaFVbaWRE2Sts4FXP6WIKlU/w525-h640/Deviled%20Eggs%20a%20Dozen%20Ways%20Cropped.JPG" width="525" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Source: Williams Sonoma Instagram</i></span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-84781504229409876352024-03-06T10:07:00.003-08:002024-03-06T10:07:57.845-08:00Currently - March 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhzeFKjBsm2BNnvYvzbGB0iunEgZa4Vbcku4o7zkfgBI1cxdoU4laqsDtrbq8JFIpdaz1zmyVvpuKgV_y45wLu72U3-L6URxLljeww-LNWKVi0JCPQij2ecz5QhbpKUxElqmAsB_5blGflV0cbJSxo2zSN6IApGplNxeGFihjsyRezq2pgNjNmzFTdHUU/s1080/Currently%202024.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhzeFKjBsm2BNnvYvzbGB0iunEgZa4Vbcku4o7zkfgBI1cxdoU4laqsDtrbq8JFIpdaz1zmyVvpuKgV_y45wLu72U3-L6URxLljeww-LNWKVi0JCPQij2ecz5QhbpKUxElqmAsB_5blGflV0cbJSxo2zSN6IApGplNxeGFihjsyRezq2pgNjNmzFTdHUU/w400-h400/Currently%202024.png" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Today we'll be talking about what we're currently</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><b style="font-style: italic;"> loving, looking forward to, planning, wearing, and eating. </b>Pop on over to Jennifer's blog and join us.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">loving //</span> </i></b>the new Facebook page I discovered, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/6667644463319201">Traditional British Food and Recipes</a>. Lots of old favorites shared and great photos.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>looking forward to //</i></b></span> Chowderfest this weekend. We have tickets to an event along the waterfront in our neighboring town, sampling 12 different chowders from local restaurants. We went to something similar when we lived in Rhode Island, in that one we voted for our favorite, not sure if voting is involved this weekend or not.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o3_95Y06L9JL-L7tnWwj004UNpHi06rP_1LUpvHJ1RDESu3Sx8cFd1rCPDz1MNz74DrxDMuHcZ8bGYbGtjwr6yB5gi9l3x7rfShmgYDZO-mygN8nKorbBleUrkLmf4nfbukGUA_D0vzSTxMa2ci7QQpIpztYSiqVmP9wcK3II3fgeQbe2Kz_66bIuanN/s2816/Chowder%20Cook-Off%202007%20008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o3_95Y06L9JL-L7tnWwj004UNpHi06rP_1LUpvHJ1RDESu3Sx8cFd1rCPDz1MNz74DrxDMuHcZ8bGYbGtjwr6yB5gi9l3x7rfShmgYDZO-mygN8nKorbBleUrkLmf4nfbukGUA_D0vzSTxMa2ci7QQpIpztYSiqVmP9wcK3II3fgeQbe2Kz_66bIuanN/s320/Chowder%20Cook-Off%202007%20008.jpg" width="240" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVQuik1tfaSOxHIkdCvBYG97eKN-wmkwklIZUjW_JzvVknaTsUl16UzLS8Vb5-LcbrJmSkeD0XWWmc7z-eIJcL0C61iX3vsElJkmGN_LgYdxlJEI_6rO-XZXQDg05aNgaQgPXwwKV_H0M0wknoKCsELeH5iwnn6shmYpCv-PwLXFgUy_NfTvkwGbRoGOk/s2816/Chowder%20Cook-Off%202007%20009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVQuik1tfaSOxHIkdCvBYG97eKN-wmkwklIZUjW_JzvVknaTsUl16UzLS8Vb5-LcbrJmSkeD0XWWmc7z-eIJcL0C61iX3vsElJkmGN_LgYdxlJEI_6rO-XZXQDg05aNgaQgPXwwKV_H0M0wknoKCsELeH5iwnn6shmYpCv-PwLXFgUy_NfTvkwGbRoGOk/s320/Chowder%20Cook-Off%202007%20009.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was ice cream as well as chowder in 2007!</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">planning //</span></i></b> a new look for our bedroom. I love this <a href="https://riflepaperco.com/home-decor/bedding">bedding</a> from Rifle Paper Co. It's called Citrus Grove with a beautiful embroidered lumbar pillow cover.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5pEMrSB0GWc-zJT37IehQ_mpnoPJ7gJBzGAww1SugY9PgZd2ZPGNz9dmEZs0I5mw0u8EdBykma2ts-sspm6x8UcPPckV_gyEUliNl9Ow46GFDeJGJ0EzWx5VNDikN1nzJjvKErYy4Ef6RAaCC9y7qdJ85levjctLHEwz7Sug2D6JMcu6SWH91xblpaNKP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5pEMrSB0GWc-zJT37IehQ_mpnoPJ7gJBzGAww1SugY9PgZd2ZPGNz9dmEZs0I5mw0u8EdBykma2ts-sspm6x8UcPPckV_gyEUliNl9Ow46GFDeJGJ0EzWx5VNDikN1nzJjvKErYy4Ef6RAaCC9y7qdJ85levjctLHEwz7Sug2D6JMcu6SWH91xblpaNKP=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">wearing //</span></i></b> sweaters! The severe weather shelters have been open for the last six days here. At least the rain has stopped but it is definitely still sweater weather here. When we left church at 8:00pm last night, it was 32 degrees. There is still frost on the barbecue cover this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #38761d;">eating //</span></i></b> a yummy dinner on Monday of ham, scalloped potatoes, and green beans with bacon. This ham and the scalloped potatoes were from Costco and delicious! The ham is fully cooked, but it was lovely warmed in the oven. There are enough potatoes for a second meal, maybe even a lunch as well and I see ham sandwiches, scrambled eggs with ham, and enough left to add into some fried rice.</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/AVvXsEjS54DsNsR78bjlPRQgZFgCSoqx6Ra0apsZdalco4rZBqzeVkBBzbDShp6SDB3vOH3DMZokuBtWvfG8f-7mNXt3KsUsak1VEjBnj2RjbMO1bljLaejzUDGSRZqIP7HpUzkusHp0wil1BCxMmvOIvfjF9ma2apUAaX94SbNqjjQFZtBxLelRdoZseSddpgBj/s1024/Costco%20Master%20Carve%20Ham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS54DsNsR78bjlPRQgZFgCSoqx6Ra0apsZdalco4rZBqzeVkBBzbDShp6SDB3vOH3DMZokuBtWvfG8f-7mNXt3KsUsak1VEjBnj2RjbMO1bljLaejzUDGSRZqIP7HpUzkusHp0wil1BCxMmvOIvfjF9ma2apUAaX94SbNqjjQFZtBxLelRdoZseSddpgBj/s320/Costco%20Master%20Carve%20Ham.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEgbRYFXNaiMRySY_IP0euRNw-zqLjDqLqNZYffDJ4QOLpdYcDqnmPj5ZabODAimHSpUh78zuDyHxY8EWnDXfMBCiwrot6bBUE_nQJ-VLCHtyoJDe_EY8fPMPf1fF43qQO94Bwr14iK44VeACSTxxOBx9SEtvjdjePwrIJeLDJh414oG5SD1euRVjEMIyoWI/s768/Costco%20Scalloped%20Potatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbRYFXNaiMRySY_IP0euRNw-zqLjDqLqNZYffDJ4QOLpdYcDqnmPj5ZabODAimHSpUh78zuDyHxY8EWnDXfMBCiwrot6bBUE_nQJ-VLCHtyoJDe_EY8fPMPf1fF43qQO94Bwr14iK44VeACSTxxOBx9SEtvjdjePwrIJeLDJh414oG5SD1euRVjEMIyoWI/s320/Costco%20Scalloped%20Potatoes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-61371686653795647212024-03-05T00:00:00.020-08:002024-03-05T00:00:00.140-08:00If this is Tuesday, it must be England #163<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN0yUUSwmzt3CsdaQfPL9gUI6pwgWOb0ghlwz3n5_fh16JMEXhzJLTOlaydTwtzBaggjrn8Ty3hbP8xNddJi4iErtiX5a1bPcY_j1MtN37Pd9cqJ5JxfzupT9sONL5Aud4Rve43rFI49_0AQ4s9eMECiozofHN2yizitH7HKGLATLFVpXgg7PYaT0vSSQ/s2133/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2133" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN0yUUSwmzt3CsdaQfPL9gUI6pwgWOb0ghlwz3n5_fh16JMEXhzJLTOlaydTwtzBaggjrn8Ty3hbP8xNddJi4iErtiX5a1bPcY_j1MtN37Pd9cqJ5JxfzupT9sONL5Aud4Rve43rFI49_0AQ4s9eMECiozofHN2yizitH7HKGLATLFVpXgg7PYaT0vSSQ/w400-h225/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Couldn't resist making this today's If this is Tuesday post as it brought back such wonderful memories when I saw it on Facebook (sadly, I didn't write the name of the page and when I went back to FB, it had moved on, so frustrating!). This was breakfast more often than not when I lived at home. The eggs were served in an egg cup, with an egg cozy on top. Mum would take it off and remove the top of the eggshell. I can't remember how old I was before she stopped taking the top off for me.</span></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Egg and Soldiers?</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A British term that refers to a piece of toast cut into thin strips reminiscent of the formation of soldiers on parade. The toast is sliced in this manner so that it can be dipped into the opening of a soft-boiled egg that has had the top of its shell removed.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another belief for the origin of the name is from the childhood rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”. The bread refers to the soldiers who went to rescue Humpty Dumpty when he had his “great fall.”</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>runny eggs, boil for 5 - 7 minutes.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tap the top of the egg with a knife, cut all the way around and peel the shell. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scoop into the yolk with the toast soldiers.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image: Sainsbury’s Magazine</span></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hfHp82g2vuidNL0ztJXFOz_JDWq9g6klHtklS3nhPja0KvGYu9meBnpu-D5LAsXOoJq-IbBANqCpiF6453NM8Tt3jDp1vC5idwnjvfyCZBg0aj8ZxMVxdUm8SnNE9KDHnUwmAuz5qur1RQMOe-5mxuM7C-cnNrMMlgbr-G36RJwLCz6QWojYz-57nglv/s772/Egg%20and%20Soldiers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="772" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hfHp82g2vuidNL0ztJXFOz_JDWq9g6klHtklS3nhPja0KvGYu9meBnpu-D5LAsXOoJq-IbBANqCpiF6453NM8Tt3jDp1vC5idwnjvfyCZBg0aj8ZxMVxdUm8SnNE9KDHnUwmAuz5qur1RQMOe-5mxuM7C-cnNrMMlgbr-G36RJwLCz6QWojYz-57nglv/w400-h225/Egg%20and%20Soldiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's amazing what you can find on the Internet. Here's my Noddy egg cup and cozy. My aunt gave me this on one of our visits to her house in Manchester. Noddy was the creation of one of my favorite childhood authors, Enid Blyton. Noddy was a wooden boy and along with his friend Big Ears, a gnome, they have all sorts of adventures in Toyland. Noddy was originally found in books but later there were television adaptations and even a stage production and short film.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAtnsaRnr-wTItl50GiakbGpef47dLq1SkhDRJ58hdLdH8-PXsFxkBFinjo3WQbwhxotJiBTRBlibGJ5QG_7eXlthF2bQT5JxNWjEOJocoK1wPZgqiwqlwnuVgnbFpfxsIAj3eXbBJHisI_-IOaV_wdaOYzF-Y2mSQSW7AUCzOCqDk-mqBFozZVJ2skeZ/s350/Noddy%20Egg%20Cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="350" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAtnsaRnr-wTItl50GiakbGpef47dLq1SkhDRJ58hdLdH8-PXsFxkBFinjo3WQbwhxotJiBTRBlibGJ5QG_7eXlthF2bQT5JxNWjEOJocoK1wPZgqiwqlwnuVgnbFpfxsIAj3eXbBJHisI_-IOaV_wdaOYzF-Y2mSQSW7AUCzOCqDk-mqBFozZVJ2skeZ/w400-h363/Noddy%20Egg%20Cup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-83154761074448187232024-03-04T01:00:00.022-08:002024-03-04T01:00:00.132-08:00Prime Purchases - March 2024<p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing84Eho35dFXN0EsvOvnDC5LSrMxQ7WuNo7KdeSGCLocMc0oKKjViJtB0wRcLJ5Z-loeTjjDFXaK2-enRzFIfhVMqN0V_5hRSP0ODUaGJeVIEOUvdkhpA7lxdK-aZ3VgVhyHvd1yPPipCszj_kdfAoQ6C_MYTklo42Fxe85d4TwzCOdeFAyqoprog0oQu/s800/Prime%20Purchases%202024.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing84Eho35dFXN0EsvOvnDC5LSrMxQ7WuNo7KdeSGCLocMc0oKKjViJtB0wRcLJ5Z-loeTjjDFXaK2-enRzFIfhVMqN0V_5hRSP0ODUaGJeVIEOUvdkhpA7lxdK-aZ3VgVhyHvd1yPPipCszj_kdfAoQ6C_MYTklo42Fxe85d4TwzCOdeFAyqoprog0oQu/w400-h400/Prime%20Purchases%202024.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"> It's time for </span><a href="https://txtanya.blogspot.com/search/label/Prime%20Purchases" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">Tanya's Prime Purchases</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwcuFJlghZ6p8C8CyXXZ6HGtDwOngIGIvjxvbA1yauqPja6clTNZ40dTYbkal3ue1CjDYLIjN06s3qtkKHV0tKBD27K1GSvj30VMr4mk_cXutVqiQj5a7pjd3Usqqvw2JU5wapVniPiVBsljTq7tYsnc2Ffuf8j9S6wXRF_PrVYRmGW0Cy9OU8flonJKc_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwcuFJlghZ6p8C8CyXXZ6HGtDwOngIGIvjxvbA1yauqPja6clTNZ40dTYbkal3ue1CjDYLIjN06s3qtkKHV0tKBD27K1GSvj30VMr4mk_cXutVqiQj5a7pjd3Usqqvw2JU5wapVniPiVBsljTq7tYsnc2Ffuf8j9S6wXRF_PrVYRmGW0Cy9OU8flonJKc_=w400-h296" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I watched an episode of The Big Family Cooking Showdown and found the recipe for an amazing Chocolate Walnut Tart (<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/torta_nera_chocolate_02131">Torta Nera</a>) which called for blind baking, so I ordered these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083N9Q761?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">pie weights</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fnT-LBx-QiJE3VI72XrY9youFvaQMB070nOfcggztXIYDDb9-LoMYB54I9Zn-SUG07UI2O1nGTziAF2t4j_gIn_UHJ50IrbUYDm5rp0U7TUWAO-fXTWT00nAi8qRx-sMuzLHbuKPKn5lgzXXdmee84bP8YvPLZ1bFz8gyCHrgu8MPFdz8RNd6HXHGm4e/s1015/PP20240304%20La%20Vie%20est%20Belle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fnT-LBx-QiJE3VI72XrY9youFvaQMB070nOfcggztXIYDDb9-LoMYB54I9Zn-SUG07UI2O1nGTziAF2t4j_gIn_UHJ50IrbUYDm5rp0U7TUWAO-fXTWT00nAi8qRx-sMuzLHbuKPKn5lgzXXdmee84bP8YvPLZ1bFz8gyCHrgu8MPFdz8RNd6HXHGm4e/s320/PP20240304%20La%20Vie%20est%20Belle.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ran out of my favorite <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RPBT6CA?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">perfume</a> and Amazon's price was the same as Ulta.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3trqE_Gsx_YLYx3_15owg9auHOAsGCw3u2x9R8UEx3DMyy6FD8adBMyoz1CVw5ZWcYB79EMD3jOmalmarNhCOIg87fNa_qJcrnk63WmaUVklUV6PwNKE_k_qdFUu_1bEX1yI_o_lcCao98fCIp4XRvrpeopXlZTgffEzLaYJBRg0wSAHYkF1RG6e4TIHT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1500" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3trqE_Gsx_YLYx3_15owg9auHOAsGCw3u2x9R8UEx3DMyy6FD8adBMyoz1CVw5ZWcYB79EMD3jOmalmarNhCOIg87fNa_qJcrnk63WmaUVklUV6PwNKE_k_qdFUu_1bEX1yI_o_lcCao98fCIp4XRvrpeopXlZTgffEzLaYJBRg0wSAHYkF1RG6e4TIHT=w400-h288" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bought this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MR8R71W?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1">fur throw</a> to go on our bed for Malone to lie on. He's not 100% into it but lies on it more often than not.</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/a/AVvXsEgOfkkxA8IkVpaihY2_-2_z9c4wyEQLAmt7VhB1kawi_VygS9XxbGrB9_hPvDD4IqdO0gxmK4Ytc5QWVBxpNq4CkRi1gRZijPASovAA1Um5eOI_ztWQuKv63j-hIFDy9rCwso3FCalSOt5FDv5-lz0-Nx0v_uFF_nBQXDsEjvk7Zb-oPGQrvvljM3yeHQWC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1453" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOfkkxA8IkVpaihY2_-2_z9c4wyEQLAmt7VhB1kawi_VygS9XxbGrB9_hPvDD4IqdO0gxmK4Ytc5QWVBxpNq4CkRi1gRZijPASovAA1Um5eOI_ztWQuKv63j-hIFDy9rCwso3FCalSOt5FDv5-lz0-Nx0v_uFF_nBQXDsEjvk7Zb-oPGQrvvljM3yeHQWC=w400-h264" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vic wanted this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0852JHFZ3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">gadget</a> for a coconut dessert that I've yet to see!</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/a/AVvXsEhWqI56YMlrypQsEVQeurF_k1APLklx7mJ2jn7zcdhErYCNs6kXoXkYmTBObtxehGRB_c1YIkhxPF0PCYk0v_AWBeXtqMoI40CHziVgRFzs6lStfxSujX0cBvazGTJfFK5ci_B5LYKtcOq7D1O30eE-xvSilANDu8kIx01SXKphJEc_g-jHOqknN0giGVXk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1305" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWqI56YMlrypQsEVQeurF_k1APLklx7mJ2jn7zcdhErYCNs6kXoXkYmTBObtxehGRB_c1YIkhxPF0PCYk0v_AWBeXtqMoI40CHziVgRFzs6lStfxSujX0cBvazGTJfFK5ci_B5LYKtcOq7D1O30eE-xvSilANDu8kIx01SXKphJEc_g-jHOqknN0giGVXk=w348-h400" width="348" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bought a larger <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055FSN0Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1">rice cooker</a> for weeks we need rice for our small group.</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/a/AVvXsEjAOSZJvYcRLaydy7X2CNyhV7BhFWwWYPaO4dQTBkeltqbsBn_LXxl_EonYp4INKs3kzUT9RqQBB8lgy0aVlp7gbw329IbGbMHT13vGt9W11gd_AU9A9fy3GB_58K02j5jXqa-ALL5EP9AMTrDvi4DTardKbx2-bAh2T2l-ih7CeZHDbPr5xVdZandOdbMH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="974" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAOSZJvYcRLaydy7X2CNyhV7BhFWwWYPaO4dQTBkeltqbsBn_LXxl_EonYp4INKs3kzUT9RqQBB8lgy0aVlp7gbw329IbGbMHT13vGt9W11gd_AU9A9fy3GB_58K02j5jXqa-ALL5EP9AMTrDvi4DTardKbx2-bAh2T2l-ih7CeZHDbPr5xVdZandOdbMH=w260-h400" width="260" /></span></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-family: arial;">Lost my Photoshop when I bought my new computer, and it was time to upgrade to Elements <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CJZ3DKTZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o05?ie=UTF8&th=1">2024</a> anyway.</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/a/AVvXsEgk4MessuQwe3Xj3S2Fw0ACxLipW1sWfaLUQWz59-N-1Vw06ou_ubYZvv07tS_-uvJquAjkxMKawTRarmx_JskfwPR0N0zfcOW6dlmajaXX6lvX32oHEz5xcLZtw7JAVK5d8ghMOBsHhbBsqKICwRm5v22_MMXjKacIqFqw-SKrNhNnGXkNHx2WvpKAiNGa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk4MessuQwe3Xj3S2Fw0ACxLipW1sWfaLUQWz59-N-1Vw06ou_ubYZvv07tS_-uvJquAjkxMKawTRarmx_JskfwPR0N0zfcOW6dlmajaXX6lvX32oHEz5xcLZtw7JAVK5d8ghMOBsHhbBsqKICwRm5v22_MMXjKacIqFqw-SKrNhNnGXkNHx2WvpKAiNGa=w380-h400" width="380" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Picked up these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XYVWV6C?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">table flags</a> for the Haiti Banquet - the flags slide off so I can use them for other countries as well.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reorders:</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHFvTq83iAiNIEiJixr9rtMR0XUpC1LNDVgZpXxz2gVcbtP4tB6Mmi9382-yhnZiXnH8UoJcuwWiuivyBuQrMfGXYFc9G3jax2sczD2c2rcOlSN43W8iqhBo8lQ2v09V9zQwncvAGlcqIaZXbFRZmfwslu-WSNN5yjb7oSKXmAEge3PFwjQNcg2nhMF5dj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1500" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHFvTq83iAiNIEiJixr9rtMR0XUpC1LNDVgZpXxz2gVcbtP4tB6Mmi9382-yhnZiXnH8UoJcuwWiuivyBuQrMfGXYFc9G3jax2sczD2c2rcOlSN43W8iqhBo8lQ2v09V9zQwncvAGlcqIaZXbFRZmfwslu-WSNN5yjb7oSKXmAEge3PFwjQNcg2nhMF5dj=w400-h313" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vic's favorite <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GZT8MK4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details">coconut water</a> that we still can't find in our area.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXWtH6Zs9wArrUzkUBZXKv8momtw9-0yD-GdaD5PtWSpiiogKvx7t0Ok7yNVrJoKfQH7hODJ5yjSA_3yhptn2PslG_Im0YxNx-IpGitAr1YqsuXByJ-p0cYUbXUcyb_yWaOj89Hw_ur51G7YMMIyiQO5xg6qtKJeY8Q-4gAcgEBMm_-MHwIChp5u1A7Da" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpXWtH6Zs9wArrUzkUBZXKv8momtw9-0yD-GdaD5PtWSpiiogKvx7t0Ok7yNVrJoKfQH7hODJ5yjSA_3yhptn2PslG_Im0YxNx-IpGitAr1YqsuXByJ-p0cYUbXUcyb_yWaOj89Hw_ur51G7YMMIyiQO5xg6qtKJeY8Q-4gAcgEBMm_-MHwIChp5u1A7Da=w397-h400" width="397" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Malone's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C15RFTTR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1">treats</a> that go inside the Pupsicle toy.</span></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-68129718054452130892024-03-04T00:00:00.057-08:002024-03-04T00:00:00.346-08:00Hello Monday - March 4, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/s1050/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/w400-h229/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up with </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Sarah</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoYMoO4GwSyQwQZ5buz-LE6cfDHbP14wfwv7QTZAI4jh0DKx-B3YxL9RmTXjefXgSh8aWh0HQdfFyUs_34dPlloPFl0lBeBJ_jSMuZ72f7bSM5f43tRWAiqdb5XBNZt7Kckm3MoJ5ecfl7NaNaK8MFoZ2Jbb8N6HfRPa5CjZAw1tEsZzCWLBbV0IfAn_n/s2000/Hello%20March.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoYMoO4GwSyQwQZ5buz-LE6cfDHbP14wfwv7QTZAI4jh0DKx-B3YxL9RmTXjefXgSh8aWh0HQdfFyUs_34dPlloPFl0lBeBJ_jSMuZ72f7bSM5f43tRWAiqdb5XBNZt7Kckm3MoJ5ecfl7NaNaK8MFoZ2Jbb8N6HfRPa5CjZAw1tEsZzCWLBbV0IfAn_n/w400-h400/Hello%20March.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello March! Coming up this week - Mothering Sunday on March 10 as well as Daylight Savings Time, and the A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal. If you're not familiar with the A to Z, check it out <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">here</a>.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday was a pretty quiet day - the usual chores and scrapbooking until I ran out of the pocket pages that I'm using to hold all the photos I took at Boeing's Museum of Flight. I had fun exploring their website and reading about all the aircraft we saw. Their World War I and World War II gallery is really impressive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vic brought home Chick-fil-A for dinner, so yummy, and we continued our Grey's Anatomy marathon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz4saGbN8fsce7vH-jGPIA1yVs-L0o_PCL6tGXUCrkp_0jaK9f4L49gwdr53u3f6Xw9b2enOoLtEstnEaqWdHKKiPrrajy6v0_DZRMvKZOvyTDBIsGoZAN7yXAlsrX6-S53hKl8l6Qd2_bZWYmJfJ1siQOSwS6HYNjC7z_oz8eIXW8ZHS1uzwFfZ-iAi0/s474/Chick-fil-A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="474" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz4saGbN8fsce7vH-jGPIA1yVs-L0o_PCL6tGXUCrkp_0jaK9f4L49gwdr53u3f6Xw9b2enOoLtEstnEaqWdHKKiPrrajy6v0_DZRMvKZOvyTDBIsGoZAN7yXAlsrX6-S53hKl8l6Qd2_bZWYmJfJ1siQOSwS6HYNjC7z_oz8eIXW8ZHS1uzwFfZ-iAi0/s320/Chick-fil-A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday was an all-day workday in Sophia's bedroom. Vic wiped down the walls to remove any sanding debris on Friday night and then started with the priming on Saturday morning. He ran to Lowe's to pick up more paint and a light fixture and came home with a receipt that didn't include the light fixture! I had to run a couple of errands, so I took the light fixture back to Lowe's to pay for it and picked up primer and yard refuse bags, as well as dropping a package at Federal Express and picking up copy paper at Staples.</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/AVvXsEjlQy1udEPWEfTqSOJWNjeSJiuJiJgPvt1T3Aj4vb-w-fgvfEqJw0Of5lYkIi24E3aZkBWvD7q5sAsyVFadC0TNCuRAKMefIhDNTvs6NfWwQ3khGhsxI9XuEf0GBeKOadbnF1SvPLKDC7kN3KSKVbscpgkWSFaiDSc-OJ5i9vekD8h2jXwRDOVrOI8UsAIZ/s4032/20240302%201026%20Priming%20with%20a%20Smile.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjlQy1udEPWEfTqSOJWNjeSJiuJiJgPvt1T3Aj4vb-w-fgvfEqJw0Of5lYkIi24E3aZkBWvD7q5sAsyVFadC0TNCuRAKMefIhDNTvs6NfWwQ3khGhsxI9XuEf0GBeKOadbnF1SvPLKDC7kN3KSKVbscpgkWSFaiDSc-OJ5i9vekD8h2jXwRDOVrOI8UsAIZ/w300-h400/20240302%201026%20Priming%20with%20a%20Smile.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I called this photo "Priming with a Smile" - those old shipboard coveralls really come in handy for painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the primer dried, Vic put together another IKEA cabinet for the morning room as we've run out of space for my scrapbooks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDeNaEo47HUM8VjorlKVl7ym-MbMJF90_W8JD2cq-cfbvzvyt0gHlKctDeB9zL9M8aS5ujH1wVkTxYi0EN-yIWIvgQM6wva_uHeAT3XrpgoM070DF2VAgXudANnYOentzxOb0E9QgvEuiK3ck196L9oRjjmfDbiXVGwzmsW_kxBIYvVoLxp4JbfTulEB5/s4032/20240302%202017%20New%20IKEA%20Havsta%20for%20Album%20Overflow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 14.85px; 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/AVvXsEieDeNaEo47HUM8VjorlKVl7ym-MbMJF90_W8JD2cq-cfbvzvyt0gHlKctDeB9zL9M8aS5ujH1wVkTxYi0EN-yIWIvgQM6wva_uHeAT3XrpgoM070DF2VAgXudANnYOentzxOb0E9QgvEuiK3ck196L9oRjjmfDbiXVGwzmsW_kxBIYvVoLxp4JbfTulEB5/w300-h400/20240302%202017%20New%20IKEA%20Havsta%20for%20Album%20Overflow.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's just one pile of scrapbooks to the right of the cabinet, there were four more piles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off to church on Sunday morning, a quick run through Starbucks for lattes, and then home so Vic could start painting and I could do a couple of loads of laundry and arrange the scrapbooks in the new cabinet.</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/AVvXsEgXsx6WS1WwNaNEOlPDhlSCzj30YkeX853hA7G9RDkNUJ7WFIMevKMqUmDysoywoNaEForXDWLniS8Mi8oCVoxYb7uDZmB6LqqqH4y6h8RDeDIjeU1vaz8qFMorLFfnA8I6qdgw3rpXw3MH8zzX8pHCDrpGkgIxbsJgjK5K6vABqmN6T9SRv2Ygl83WNh5z/s1600/TV%20-%20In%20Flanders%20Field.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsx6WS1WwNaNEOlPDhlSCzj30YkeX853hA7G9RDkNUJ7WFIMevKMqUmDysoywoNaEForXDWLniS8Mi8oCVoxYb7uDZmB6LqqqH4y6h8RDeDIjeU1vaz8qFMorLFfnA8I6qdgw3rpXw3MH8zzX8pHCDrpGkgIxbsJgjK5K6vABqmN6T9SRv2Ygl83WNh5z/w400-h300/TV%20-%20In%20Flanders%20Field.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I binge-watched In Vlaamse Velden (In Flanders Field, English subtitles, audio in French and Flemish) on PBS this weekend, <span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">the story of family Boesman trying to survive in the city of Ghent during World War I. The story focuses on the five Boesman family members that each experience the war differently.</span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">And that was our weekend!</p><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-92115153174316989412024-03-01T10:20:00.000-08:002024-03-01T10:20:09.241-08:00St. David's Day<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIS87BnMOcicXp1e_4QdUfJKZhauBqlsgju5-zHkTUvrhPSaQasc470ul_h5IDwSF432kq07ewuzw2zrKUw6nliT28zhY5idaOm4Xc9d5BbJDtaNCK46_O3slrXnGoCpFSJD5GSYoSHh_J8h5l1PIbmulPnuwL2RRqgmXVht64g5tF_O2drTh82eOWC8j/s790/St.%20David's%20Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="790" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIS87BnMOcicXp1e_4QdUfJKZhauBqlsgju5-zHkTUvrhPSaQasc470ul_h5IDwSF432kq07ewuzw2zrKUw6nliT28zhY5idaOm4Xc9d5BbJDtaNCK46_O3slrXnGoCpFSJD5GSYoSHh_J8h5l1PIbmulPnuwL2RRqgmXVht64g5tF_O2drTh82eOWC8j/w400-h203/St.%20David's%20Day.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Saint David's Day</b> (Welsh: <i lang="cy">Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant</i> or <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Dydd Gŵyl Dewi)</i></span>, or the <b>Feast of Saint David</b>, is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Traditional festivities include wearing daffodils and leeks, recognized symbols of Wales and Saint David, respectively, eating traditional Welsh food including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawl" style="background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cawl">cawl</a> (a traditional Welsh soup), and women wearing traditional Welsh dress.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygRpyUy7aNRtUNRajLDUOaCDgLzWYYG3vrAtKzeudt5zwMauSD4OcrCXl2dBC4WPAnTXAh-Qhxw0VN9sJHYDFY2Ma136HM-Ll12vEKq5DdT-rl6yHJzIGbRdcQOJFvFXxt-fpAOzK0gzm-qnnLOmD3P4DnF4n7SxplFQBobzKKfumhTYhtRk3lwzic35N/s640/Traditional%20Welsh%20Dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="640" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygRpyUy7aNRtUNRajLDUOaCDgLzWYYG3vrAtKzeudt5zwMauSD4OcrCXl2dBC4WPAnTXAh-Qhxw0VN9sJHYDFY2Ma136HM-Ll12vEKq5DdT-rl6yHJzIGbRdcQOJFvFXxt-fpAOzK0gzm-qnnLOmD3P4DnF4n7SxplFQBobzKKfumhTYhtRk3lwzic35N/w400-h334/Traditional%20Welsh%20Dress.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An increasing number of cities and towns across Wales, including Cardiff, Swansea, and Aberystwyth also put on parades throughout the day.</span></p></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-70433728761299593462024-02-29T00:00:00.007-08:002024-02-29T00:00:00.139-08:00Monthly Musings - February 2024<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF50ItWcnhaiApbVL7g72zyqmylZwUGZebfZxFeJ-NfDJbGAYU3PtzM_MwufD7sTqoH9YA5GyfiRFlr3cBanSsE8TcEM-xwbEwLgS-zdfkL2BJP85xTDV9W_lzF8K7WtnHuP1mI3tV-VjA6P4TRPVfrBur1y4IXN-tytPI24rDOozV13JVv9uXBdAOQAeS/s715/Monthly%20Musings%20February%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF50ItWcnhaiApbVL7g72zyqmylZwUGZebfZxFeJ-NfDJbGAYU3PtzM_MwufD7sTqoH9YA5GyfiRFlr3cBanSsE8TcEM-xwbEwLgS-zdfkL2BJP85xTDV9W_lzF8K7WtnHuP1mI3tV-VjA6P4TRPVfrBur1y4IXN-tytPI24rDOozV13JVv9uXBdAOQAeS/w266-h400/Monthly%20Musings%20February%202024.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">It's the last Thursday of the month and that means it's time for Monthly Musings. I'm joining </span><a href="https://goodbetterbestfood.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Patty</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> and </span><a href="https://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> for how we are surviving the winter months (I had to remind myself that winter = December 21, 2023 to March 20, 2024).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">1. What do you do in the winter that brings you joy?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Stay home, stay warm, stay cozy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt2XXqpe9D9mU6g0e00AQaO-8W4cfCCysluEWXNFuwrbWjFWUrCrxT-AoKbmB1Gd5-FmwEdTDXpa3m9EtEP4bS9soC5bHJXyFzt0lTVYEGO0HBrl5BpRcf8SXQs1oNTNfSDlCn-qpbxNqhjqzSThxEHswDh54j-JG1vYv7kj6CzwpducvFuE3P-eO3m6J/s3088/20231201%201013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt2XXqpe9D9mU6g0e00AQaO-8W4cfCCysluEWXNFuwrbWjFWUrCrxT-AoKbmB1Gd5-FmwEdTDXpa3m9EtEP4bS9soC5bHJXyFzt0lTVYEGO0HBrl5BpRcf8SXQs1oNTNfSDlCn-qpbxNqhjqzSThxEHswDh54j-JG1vYv7kj6CzwpducvFuE3P-eO3m6J/w300-h400/20231201%201013.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A cozy fleece jacket is a firm favorite.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">2. How do you stay warm and cozy?</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Wool sweaters, fleece, flannel, fluffy blankets, snuggling with Malone.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">3. What are you looking forward to this winter?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">All of the above.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">4. Favorite wintertime activities?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Stay home, stay warm, stay cozy. There's a pattern here!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">5. Favorite months of winter?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">All four of them! December because it's Christmas, January to look forward to the new year ahead, February for all of our family celebrations, March for signs of spring.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">6. Favorite dishes to make in winter?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Soups and stews, cozy CrockPot meals that crock away all day and leave the house smelling divine.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">7. Gas or wood burning fireplace?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Gas, love the look of wood but not the mess!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">8. Favorite winter hot beverage?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, no particular favorite although I'm partial to one of Starbucks' holiday drinks in December - chestnut praline latte was my favorite. I also discovered cranberry orange tea when we went for afternoon tea one weekend.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmrOnT2BAKNVmZn2X7b3w_UfCAdlyOr-gufThvcTvOR06twPbERcTSaD4kOCN2daCpG2vMenzokPG6fIUEKwgmtjlcx2ujDP98bM-0oY2-4UYSXb4f3uikbP_vHRqVRy6EOTJRG7ogwnOUatzIHmtI0IOMYXCg37CFvc9ssx6oevmkzQ7xGxBDGXjXmRY/s4032/20231202%201416%20Pamela's%20choice.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmrOnT2BAKNVmZn2X7b3w_UfCAdlyOr-gufThvcTvOR06twPbERcTSaD4kOCN2daCpG2vMenzokPG6fIUEKwgmtjlcx2ujDP98bM-0oY2-4UYSXb4f3uikbP_vHRqVRy6EOTJRG7ogwnOUatzIHmtI0IOMYXCg37CFvc9ssx6oevmkzQ7xGxBDGXjXmRY/w300-h400/20231202%201416%20Pamela's%20choice.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">9. Favorite winter movies?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">I'm probably still watching Hallmark's Christmas movies from the DVR so anything with snow scenes, preferably in some international location. Norwegian Holiday was our favorite from last year's countdown.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bbZWu-l8dNphvALNxXwpagXFPcR7Tm9x4GxTg1qomeWqyZTOuuAE_vlRWJZirp9N6qPKwuhi9fSb_npUmPAAaCceL_r9LwJu85lPFbWtUlW7pjTsfHdGG8oq89Mwhki7G5h4OOzUvHAgFQdbTyPYt0ONhQ1GTFSb3apk6kNkJEsJRsA4cTV4f7NqNLsi/s2880/Hallmark%20Norwegian%20Holiday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bbZWu-l8dNphvALNxXwpagXFPcR7Tm9x4GxTg1qomeWqyZTOuuAE_vlRWJZirp9N6qPKwuhi9fSb_npUmPAAaCceL_r9LwJu85lPFbWtUlW7pjTsfHdGG8oq89Mwhki7G5h4OOzUvHAgFQdbTyPYt0ONhQ1GTFSb3apk6kNkJEsJRsA4cTV4f7NqNLsi/w300-h400/Hallmark%20Norwegian%20Holiday.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">10. How do you stay healthy in winter?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Stay home, stay warm, stay cozy. Not a lot of imagination in this month's musing</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">s!</span></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-26795054868417352122024-02-28T00:00:00.009-08:002024-02-28T00:00:00.127-08:00Wednesday Hodgepodge - Volume 540<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6e698f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="From this Side of the Pond" height="273" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNGI3xwxjTg/WVmWedFfZaI/AAAAAAAAPAA/lsgY_VeWUnU4Y7mezjBvT7KgxwvT_GslgCLcBGAs/s1600/hodgepodge-button.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: transparent 0px 0px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative;" width="273" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's Wednesday, time for the Hodgepodge. Click on the graphic to join in.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>1. February is coming to a close. Give us a two-word phrase that tells us something about how yours went.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Celebrations galore! (It was Sophia's birthday, Valentine's Day, my birthday, and our 31st anniversary)</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>2. If you had to describe how you're feeling right now as an amusement park ride, what ride are you on? Explain. </i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC65VaAUvuagL3Wfja4coEdws7mKf3dVs-7uliBtc-fb6qHK4667mYnNDQxGY4jaerJCyqwTPFh4F_cnX0bMoeJr2XOYRSIl_SgMsXQvCDaRW46NLrtTyv_w-mNwnkuiLx9WRisqAq9Zf20CRgEWWqi0DaWkskoiJN_6ZHVjJ5LrrVcj3Q-QxHZPsaGmQ/s1600/It's%20a%20Small%20World.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC65VaAUvuagL3Wfja4coEdws7mKf3dVs-7uliBtc-fb6qHK4667mYnNDQxGY4jaerJCyqwTPFh4F_cnX0bMoeJr2XOYRSIl_SgMsXQvCDaRW46NLrtTyv_w-mNwnkuiLx9WRisqAq9Zf20CRgEWWqi0DaWkskoiJN_6ZHVjJ5LrrVcj3Q-QxHZPsaGmQ/w400-h250/It's%20a%20Small%20World.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm on the "It's a Small World" ride at Walt Disney World - slow and steady but with the same old song playing over and over in my head!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>3. What's something on your desk or a nearby wall that cheers you up when you see it or walk past?</i></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YfZNzcjB6o40Q2CmdXYcaA6oXrx_nR8wkHZmLEz9H1JauRbPRvZJzrEcJi7ma13sKZb0sJplx2RwH1DtOaCjLY5_tcR5ER7cRYGvaqT9_6iO5F0QeVEzZCFVjHXWYWEAobXtMlZMogsALaETwMmfpI1pzFq7PKH4BkH-QD-Q-Of7_6Mg3x52rEIqyK-u/s4032/20230521%201341.JPG" 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/AVvXsEg8YfZNzcjB6o40Q2CmdXYcaA6oXrx_nR8wkHZmLEz9H1JauRbPRvZJzrEcJi7ma13sKZb0sJplx2RwH1DtOaCjLY5_tcR5ER7cRYGvaqT9_6iO5F0QeVEzZCFVjHXWYWEAobXtMlZMogsALaETwMmfpI1pzFq7PKH4BkH-QD-Q-Of7_6Mg3x52rEIqyK-u/w300-h400/20230521%201341.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My IKEA Kallax unit behind my scrapbook desk that holds all my supplies. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>4. Are you a salad eater? How many salads do you typically eat in a week? Your favorite kind of salad? </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In the winter, I rarely eat salad although since we've been going to our small group on Wednesdays, there is usually a salad as part of the dinner. In the summer, maybe once a week. I'm just not a big vegetable or salad eater. My favorite kind when I eat a salad is the Olive Garden salad or a Caesar salad.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>5. Without telling us the category give us your top five ______________. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Paris and the Heart of Normandy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Rhine Getaway</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Romantic Danube</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Tulips & Windmills</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Christmas on the Rhine</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">(Do I tell you the category now? These are <a href="https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/?cid=SEM|BNG|999|c_72907402_kwd-77034868322820:loc-190_77034727655884&utm_id=sem:VRC-US-BNG-Brand-Core-River_Cruises-Exact&utm_content=VRC-US-BNG-Brand-Core-River_Cruises-Exact&gclid=dc80c7c1767011447d90a21ff9fea7a2&gclsrc=3p.ds&gclid=dc80c7c1767011447d90a21ff9fea7a2&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=dc80c7c1767011447d90a21ff9fea7a2">Viking River Cruises</a> on my radar)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>6. Insert your own random thought here. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This week, I wrote down a random thought so that I'd remember it when it came time to post on the Hodgepodge. Does anyone else have an issue with the myriad of surveys that are out and about these days? I can't go to a store or buy something online without getting an e-mail after my visit asking me about the visit. It's driving me nuts. I guess that's the customer service of today, constantly needing reinforcement but they are wasting their time with me, I just delete them.</span></p></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-2326716137131738002024-02-26T06:47:00.002-08:002024-02-26T06:47:34.871-08:00Happy Anniversary<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ASLuyB9tIVW8iNlkITx3QTjFyRWAu5RWcFUgmoKN6XgZRkQ0PvH258KiJOqRnZ0CiviGxR9EoVgnC937_5dPFyw1VyZHZHQe1SzuQPmq_Ibv2h6YJz11HUCG0D4H15M9ep3pHjUAkq6Y/s683/1993+Wedding+Reception.jpg" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ASLuyB9tIVW8iNlkITx3QTjFyRWAu5RWcFUgmoKN6XgZRkQ0PvH258KiJOqRnZ0CiviGxR9EoVgnC937_5dPFyw1VyZHZHQe1SzuQPmq_Ibv2h6YJz11HUCG0D4H15M9ep3pHjUAkq6Y/w303-h400/1993+Wedding+Reception.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="303" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Taken at our wedding reception on Saipan</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just you, only you, always you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You are amazing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Not only did I feel that way when we first met...</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've felt that way ever since.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You know how to keep life fun, how to make every day a memorable adventure, and how to make me feel appreciated and loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No wonder I'm crazy about you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Always have been.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Always will be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You're my chap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">31 years today.</span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-15151434265324615782024-02-26T00:00:00.006-08:002024-02-26T00:00:00.142-08:00Hello Monday - February 26, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/s1050/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/w400-h229/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up with </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Sarah</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pretty quiet day on Friday, started my morning off with coffee and leftover birthday cake with the latest episode of Call the Midwife, and then just the usual round of chores and laundry. When Vic got home, we headed to church to decorate a table for the Haiti Mission Project Banquet and Dessert Auction that would be held on Saturday evening.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25ubZRZdXb_OVui249ooaDG7aegDhMVsd9kziKPIwy3Q7gEwHP9DpOlaVIc3o9aSISep0_sHOeS-FptAa17NXh1j3r-k6EzB8m-pAftpXJN7Yhh8zOfCy6-tDYlwo2Hk2oltQ4kUYYoQOec9XgfbNEqBOWUBCcxkb-1IJmzK13wx42wuTz-pqdsBwYqjA/s4032/IMG_4619.JPG" 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/AVvXsEh25ubZRZdXb_OVui249ooaDG7aegDhMVsd9kziKPIwy3Q7gEwHP9DpOlaVIc3o9aSISep0_sHOeS-FptAa17NXh1j3r-k6EzB8m-pAftpXJN7Yhh8zOfCy6-tDYlwo2Hk2oltQ4kUYYoQOec9XgfbNEqBOWUBCcxkb-1IJmzK13wx42wuTz-pqdsBwYqjA/w300-h400/IMG_4619.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked up these silk hibiscuses at Joann's for a steal, on sale and then a coupon on top of that. I printed out a large size flower and then added some text saying that the hibiscus is the national flower of Haiti.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LHWxQ13kB4v21SHBD0m7BtvV2ED_OzdQsmL-wXfeT-zQTXuwUZQsQSrsnwmZ2j-u4Go1X0E2olh2e74MLj-aArCH75u4Li8e7wGI_1xNVL6jWjSp0JfInBiSm_L1Y9ScIC3feVG1DflHJmv6VSv9QmebGPipXudy3rLCIF1_0_bUsb_dmDCc4pkFr7Jd/s4032/IMG_4621.JPG" 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/AVvXsEi4LHWxQ13kB4v21SHBD0m7BtvV2ED_OzdQsmL-wXfeT-zQTXuwUZQsQSrsnwmZ2j-u4Go1X0E2olh2e74MLj-aArCH75u4Li8e7wGI_1xNVL6jWjSp0JfInBiSm_L1Y9ScIC3feVG1DflHJmv6VSv9QmebGPipXudy3rLCIF1_0_bUsb_dmDCc4pkFr7Jd/w300-h400/IMG_4621.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two Haiti flags and some little tent cards with facts about Haiti.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Saturday, Vic headed out to a job fair while I met my Lunch Bunch for our monthly lunch. I was looking forward to the fish and chips I saw on the menu, but it was disappointing, not photo worthy at all. It was fun to catch up with everyone and we reminisced about the last time we were all together at this particular restaurant back in September of 2015.</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/AVvXsEh48pr-Q9EjgWPveRXZ58kNdA7AlgyylnplVCBh7J9ZinWUICvMtw5T0e0YjagTQReDslTNJatnp1sB2Bev1t5ZoV2RlF3ouGCTlu6VDbtjxyZxHxPEqz95F91oksiAw6ic6BMAzZDB7ZXFWY_swW7o14JHp7xt8kW2P52V9caS1dt1qsHRztBSAILkc2y0/s4032/IMG_4633.JPG" style="font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48pr-Q9EjgWPveRXZ58kNdA7AlgyylnplVCBh7J9ZinWUICvMtw5T0e0YjagTQReDslTNJatnp1sB2Bev1t5ZoV2RlF3ouGCTlu6VDbtjxyZxHxPEqz95F91oksiAw6ic6BMAzZDB7ZXFWY_swW7o14JHp7xt8kW2P52V9caS1dt1qsHRztBSAILkc2y0/w400-h300/IMG_4633.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vic and I headed out to the banquet - this is our table #4 and the envelope contains the funds donated by our table. Each table's envelope was collected and tallied and then the table that raised the most money got to choose a dessert from those on display and take it back to their table to share with everyone. Here's just a selection of what was on offer:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl76bbNS4trYwPboG0hoJmOtcs0nehsRxvcIyzL3EE4g5oAr6kgTwsKZwF1UMcQMnxiyi-lPRumlQDcDln-59D44Mw3ReCerCcqBHca7X2t6JsvRhJVqCbqoQoTybBwKDvN8bNwQKueFWxB0JlEGzUTEPDRK1rGCJLHj5wHYGRqI6eCXNp5uSkx2WwBz16/s4032/IMG_4622.JPG" 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/AVvXsEgl76bbNS4trYwPboG0hoJmOtcs0nehsRxvcIyzL3EE4g5oAr6kgTwsKZwF1UMcQMnxiyi-lPRumlQDcDln-59D44Mw3ReCerCcqBHca7X2t6JsvRhJVqCbqoQoTybBwKDvN8bNwQKueFWxB0JlEGzUTEPDRK1rGCJLHj5wHYGRqI6eCXNp5uSkx2WwBz16/w300-h400/IMG_4622.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eclair Trifle - it was the first dessert to be snapped up!</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/AVvXsEjUzHq7tiB7rmo5TXNEsZBHSM846uxau0xz1YDK7x9uVNS82uMoDz0C3EOa7i0BrS_GF_OW1Wg0b1TzRcDoOvE2x2FkyQ174bejKBPrLAEPF3xr6P6rZbXEVN86SF1S8muClTnYFFkglWhzD_e3k9-UCpNwYFeWnGsJBPba121mq5eGkx8zqTJ0fvrCGv17/s4032/IMG_4627.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjUzHq7tiB7rmo5TXNEsZBHSM846uxau0xz1YDK7x9uVNS82uMoDz0C3EOa7i0BrS_GF_OW1Wg0b1TzRcDoOvE2x2FkyQ174bejKBPrLAEPF3xr6P6rZbXEVN86SF1S8muClTnYFFkglWhzD_e3k9-UCpNwYFeWnGsJBPba121mq5eGkx8zqTJ0fvrCGv17/w300-h400/IMG_4627.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one didn't last long either.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7eUkBR8xTz17TFCwSTJIVMz5XK5yXyLBVwyd47m5rg6uaUHjYZS4xot_4fDjImcjGKHHXWCHbxjPB8sxUvItEZQZhalGtq8myDGG8sy8l9KhoDWpWMw0JhKTg9tOkpBOHr111niWxw6J1NSw6p17kNfnq-uA-T7FYNZEQRK5f2I5ouPToFVCkmUQ_P0O/s4032/IMG_4631.JPG" 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/AVvXsEhy7eUkBR8xTz17TFCwSTJIVMz5XK5yXyLBVwyd47m5rg6uaUHjYZS4xot_4fDjImcjGKHHXWCHbxjPB8sxUvItEZQZhalGtq8myDGG8sy8l9KhoDWpWMw0JhKTg9tOkpBOHr111niWxw6J1NSw6p17kNfnq-uA-T7FYNZEQRK5f2I5ouPToFVCkmUQ_P0O/w300-h400/IMG_4631.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were a lot of apples in this pie.</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/AVvXsEjj7VrDBQ2nVDY0ZrTYJgcm4lzPZ3YLPEs6eyOuKBca5FWWyrlR16XOR65XRdz-gxrVjFYW6qxZBRfAwhwXGqjDkS3XH2D4ah6WL-JOEdVuSG6Ap-0CG39aA6PAASsW-aoDcrAdg3WxLoKG2TeDjtr9d6z9Ldr7XIfSegs2XFBOhk_wRqUmDskDKZeUt9am/s4032/IMG_4635.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjj7VrDBQ2nVDY0ZrTYJgcm4lzPZ3YLPEs6eyOuKBca5FWWyrlR16XOR65XRdz-gxrVjFYW6qxZBRfAwhwXGqjDkS3XH2D4ah6WL-JOEdVuSG6Ap-0CG39aA6PAASsW-aoDcrAdg3WxLoKG2TeDjtr9d6z9Ldr7XIfSegs2XFBOhk_wRqUmDskDKZeUt9am/w300-h400/IMG_4635.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our table had the third highest donation tally. Vic was our runner (table runners were called in 10 second increments to choose their dessert) and he grabbed this Chocolate Brownie Trifle which was amazing.</div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">It was a wonderful evening and $13,000 was raised for our sister church in Haiti. Yay team! Our church hasn't been able to send a team for the last several years due to the volatile situation in Haiti, but the funds will go a long way to provide some much-needed resources.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">Up on Sunday to head out to church and then stay for the Membership Meeting. After that we headed to Costco for a few supplies, got gas, and then headed home. Vic worked on a few job applications while I sorted negatives to send off to be digitized.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">And that was our weekend!</p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-22139117171793575642024-02-23T00:00:00.050-08:002024-02-23T00:00:00.241-08:00Friday Favorites<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSckiOF7jOgUgUbKwLcBXlE5bhgPdy3QW53rR32QPZ8gVCX27kWQkojua2QiOpnRpbobf0F210qZkDIgIrXrpmv7S5Auox1WwncFTgaPGyL49Zhx3Sj0DYqBX-LjQCwCfF3C16Yw2A48xAS0pz5MM8XzoELoBJQu-8LuAcPO20fA9-hMPa4-rS4MG0muT/s575/Friday%20Favorites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSckiOF7jOgUgUbKwLcBXlE5bhgPdy3QW53rR32QPZ8gVCX27kWQkojua2QiOpnRpbobf0F210qZkDIgIrXrpmv7S5Auox1WwncFTgaPGyL49Zhx3Sj0DYqBX-LjQCwCfF3C16Yw2A48xAS0pz5MM8XzoELoBJQu-8LuAcPO20fA9-hMPa4-rS4MG0muT/w261-h400/Friday%20Favorites.jpg" width="261" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I haven't done a Friday Favorites for a while so here goes. I have to keep jotting notes down in my diary or I get to Thursday afternoon/evening and think to myself, "What were my favorites this week?" and draw a total blank.</span></p><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/AVvXsEgtgA-huF2iMZ_CZ2br-M3Xy0NVKF7ObFWqJS6yDupBJ_B-6vHCqJymReUrvSqK4r_hNaoRv-gLi3jyVpCgkLnIB3whHT1JNwKwp4gfgd1GweKOzjD_7Hs2JFMM-B1CPNXTQ8hUObWQ26M7ByUKUVvffhWL2ponM4Rj9T3MxFmGYRE5tgNua3E1Gc_S_6g5/s111/AEdwards_1_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="111" data-original-width="71" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgA-huF2iMZ_CZ2br-M3Xy0NVKF7ObFWqJS6yDupBJ_B-6vHCqJymReUrvSqK4r_hNaoRv-gLi3jyVpCgkLnIB3whHT1JNwKwp4gfgd1GweKOzjD_7Hs2JFMM-B1CPNXTQ8hUObWQ26M7ByUKUVvffhWL2ponM4Rj9T3MxFmGYRE5tgNua3E1Gc_S_6g5/s1600/AEdwards_1_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" width="71" /></a></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/AVvXsEhsnf6uSgO5vaRBxCXBmrbPi6cvv6SS4ihmU0t_UjO48-kvLFNlE6VcagBv2DTRa8a5EDYm4lQu8X_a7Y8Ef9OdRmd5ThkkUI9a0sMt73W-zyO_2br6iU_muvcx2ULswo-_8SMAyiFNeSlGqqI9eUluRQM-qSkf0IpMW_lZ53D2jG0X9_oVZEtzB1Pcvwb_/s180/FF20240223%20TJ%20Egg%20Salad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnf6uSgO5vaRBxCXBmrbPi6cvv6SS4ihmU0t_UjO48-kvLFNlE6VcagBv2DTRa8a5EDYm4lQu8X_a7Y8Ef9OdRmd5ThkkUI9a0sMt73W-zyO_2br6iU_muvcx2ULswo-_8SMAyiFNeSlGqqI9eUluRQM-qSkf0IpMW_lZ53D2jG0X9_oVZEtzB1Pcvwb_/w320-h320/FF20240223%20TJ%20Egg%20Salad.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekcH5pGfPFnyjdfT-9-s9p2wR1wy22goesXsmW7DVN18BYFIfBBTRSHH-fMiIyqLIucTuDsrEfHeNYdX5Qc4J2OpaVh_NlJrKtGfIQRi_mvITIbZhN5hcOww5TZ4tm3Dk46ZxZ9aHny5mb4tmCClko_5y17oTRTBZmLBx4ftmgG7kZkmRK8dM3ES3iaDY/s583/FF20240223%20Chips%20in%20a%20Pickle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekcH5pGfPFnyjdfT-9-s9p2wR1wy22goesXsmW7DVN18BYFIfBBTRSHH-fMiIyqLIucTuDsrEfHeNYdX5Qc4J2OpaVh_NlJrKtGfIQRi_mvITIbZhN5hcOww5TZ4tm3Dk46ZxZ9aHny5mb4tmCClko_5y17oTRTBZmLBx4ftmgG7kZkmRK8dM3ES3iaDY/s320/FF20240223%20Chips%20in%20a%20Pickle.jpg" width="260" /></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-family: arial;">Two for one to start off - we were in Trader Joe's and they had a demo station set up in the corner, their egg salad in little cups with a chip tucked inside to use as a scooper. Oh, my goodness, what a combo! I had to put both in my basket right away. You might not be enthused by dill pickle flavored potato chips, but they are delicious.</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/AVvXsEjSKkdxrcqqVz9wJ0OmerKL9QoNrxzhPj4Fyr-sFFAMQwRaHqZxDPQ4fmA3hgy7HMsXo3Hb-toqpbqD7ekISKdMbBS3Pu0mXLOzUlcF8qfoh1hDs7pPdWafNP9V5mZ3PU1HNE4XW7lua0TIXEDO74lvFin_8MfiomNat8H47sCiYbuiNWudeSM9NhgxWI2t/s113/AEdwards_2_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="113" data-original-width="100" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKkdxrcqqVz9wJ0OmerKL9QoNrxzhPj4Fyr-sFFAMQwRaHqZxDPQ4fmA3hgy7HMsXo3Hb-toqpbqD7ekISKdMbBS3Pu0mXLOzUlcF8qfoh1hDs7pPdWafNP9V5mZ3PU1HNE4XW7lua0TIXEDO74lvFin_8MfiomNat8H47sCiYbuiNWudeSM9NhgxWI2t/s1600/AEdwards_2_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" width="100" /></a></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/AVvXsEjrniFrj4DlfjiNaDI6be84edA-8HE7Iq2qJmSW6BR6vO5cVbryhUYvIF2Ou5AIMwNbsFAq_QScHF4czEsXuMFbxnNUApE6Z7rF_ujrjMIBpeSBfL7wIVE3jG5PX-3eR6lW5I4BWCfzwn_B9VnzqgOBtU-EnX-G8gk8-K1O0K2Pnyyrq4sfx1Ix1Hs-8yc_/s1200/FF20240223%20Call%20the%20Midwife%20Season%2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrniFrj4DlfjiNaDI6be84edA-8HE7Iq2qJmSW6BR6vO5cVbryhUYvIF2Ou5AIMwNbsFAq_QScHF4czEsXuMFbxnNUApE6Z7rF_ujrjMIBpeSBfL7wIVE3jG5PX-3eR6lW5I4BWCfzwn_B9VnzqgOBtU-EnX-G8gk8-K1O0K2Pnyyrq4sfx1Ix1Hs-8yc_/w400-h225/FF20240223%20Call%20the%20Midwife%20Season%2013.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">I've talked about PBS Passport, PBS' streaming service. For a $5/month donation, there is so much amazing programming available and this month, PBS is showing Call the Midwife Season 13 to Passport members one month earlier than the scheduled air date. Instead of mid-March, the first episode was available last weekend and there will be a new episode every Friday.</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/AVvXsEie_uBXFM9CKx6HaLpnKvZm794kzgH3PM0tVzYm2Pss51wjgSuXI8-UTYqaVcP3Kv-FcED2CAGcKDYSUfD1bB4-FYENvKkEhcRPzPABAK8fGe0uzPX86ma2BotxNa26I7GkHl2MdyxT-LNvKTXPExe3pJLrh6P2Qmaeqw4qNF8vNPvoYEJTX_GtrOBWbuJG/s140/AEdwards_3_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="97" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_uBXFM9CKx6HaLpnKvZm794kzgH3PM0tVzYm2Pss51wjgSuXI8-UTYqaVcP3Kv-FcED2CAGcKDYSUfD1bB4-FYENvKkEhcRPzPABAK8fGe0uzPX86ma2BotxNa26I7GkHl2MdyxT-LNvKTXPExe3pJLrh6P2Qmaeqw4qNF8vNPvoYEJTX_GtrOBWbuJG/s1600/AEdwards_3_GoldFoil_PuffySticker.png" width="97" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSDNky3SouvjFe-2nXWxUOl-lnSpxuHKFO9vy9x8nxFF0L3K1E35b8hhcykHgl5V1UyzlpiChEWrPLDal89t_FOrWJmTz53NSIyGhTAofgxGsg7IMAwMT33yyC1VI1-dC6c-vBtTkVM_tSd1xFKxhlPLOIarxjm_3osclxY3HZTTrIrudA9XdKTv5aMs4/s1500/FF20240223%20Cosy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1052" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSDNky3SouvjFe-2nXWxUOl-lnSpxuHKFO9vy9x8nxFF0L3K1E35b8hhcykHgl5V1UyzlpiChEWrPLDal89t_FOrWJmTz53NSIyGhTAofgxGsg7IMAwMT33yyC1VI1-dC6c-vBtTkVM_tSd1xFKxhlPLOIarxjm_3osclxY3HZTTrIrudA9XdKTv5aMs4/w280-h400/FF20240223%20Cosy.jpg" width="280" /></a></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/AVvXsEhm00XBknT3VR4metZaKU4dQra0tHw9s9QQkcFE8Y2lvsjXnv0Hgvwi1NcsOjW0b3y2NUCywFL3vXFj7D-UJVIqdktA3rofHY6nime0nRyNQcKXzvfh2MZt_uYMrqydHvB4VIacO78PjFx1EUOKKT5K2T_lg2it5T2UuDeeosVWjB4hWBzbNc7YlXsprlj_/s651/FF20240223%20Aga%20in%20Cosy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm00XBknT3VR4metZaKU4dQra0tHw9s9QQkcFE8Y2lvsjXnv0Hgvwi1NcsOjW0b3y2NUCywFL3vXFj7D-UJVIqdktA3rofHY6nime0nRyNQcKXzvfh2MZt_uYMrqydHvB4VIacO78PjFx1EUOKKT5K2T_lg2it5T2UuDeeosVWjB4hWBzbNc7YlXsprlj_/s320/FF20240223%20Aga%20in%20Cosy.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My new book, any book with an Aga on the Home and Hearth intro page has got to be good!</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great weekend, everyone!</span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-34230021283313208242024-02-22T00:00:00.002-08:002024-02-22T00:00:00.149-08:00Around the 'Net<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3hL4yszFk5-3Pq8aLnH-0l7Le1FJauzrUIGbSdrL_AwNHHQ41D81tpG9pJjCmNS8WN2tTB6Es4Gsh7APHTb4lIVyUY59Gp4adV4b4V-Oq7ipNUk16Ec_N1lqsA_bNmirx3DYBCKMYtykUySv9o6z358LKHVExHPZ9hqqcrQA_gp8KTiYwmv4eHgQJndy/s471/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="471" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3hL4yszFk5-3Pq8aLnH-0l7Le1FJauzrUIGbSdrL_AwNHHQ41D81tpG9pJjCmNS8WN2tTB6Es4Gsh7APHTb4lIVyUY59Gp4adV4b4V-Oq7ipNUk16Ec_N1lqsA_bNmirx3DYBCKMYtykUySv9o6z358LKHVExHPZ9hqqcrQA_gp8KTiYwmv4eHgQJndy/w400-h306/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Amy over at Coffee and Cocktails at the Casa had a fun post yesterday, <a href="https://coffeeandcocktailsatthecasa.com/2024/02/21/are-we-still-using-pinterest/">Are We Still Using Pinterest?</a>, so I thought I would give it a try. After all, Pinterest is on the 'Net, right?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The trend floating around on IG was to search for "celebrity, outfit, quote, and aesthetic". A couple of my searches came up the same as Amy's so I went with the second photo for each one of those.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Celebrity:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaroFhY_iY4fBnsGmZggBWPpkmQ8sSON0ICa_P88BsiquhJZQW_1EQtRxAaTvtQzBL5AAR6x_Emlq2ZYT0fL94R7TPmlvMgUa3CN-fCkgApA7LHDARCGi7u8DZQXQcGKUwavef5B0Vo6MYVOUou0yv8v5nCv-KGDjbT2eob-bRL_7Ft4iQuf6MJj4h8SMm/s752/Pinterest%20Celebrity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaroFhY_iY4fBnsGmZggBWPpkmQ8sSON0ICa_P88BsiquhJZQW_1EQtRxAaTvtQzBL5AAR6x_Emlq2ZYT0fL94R7TPmlvMgUa3CN-fCkgApA7LHDARCGi7u8DZQXQcGKUwavef5B0Vo6MYVOUou0yv8v5nCv-KGDjbT2eob-bRL_7Ft4iQuf6MJj4h8SMm/w300-h400/Pinterest%20Celebrity.jpg" width="300" /></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-family: arial;">Emma Watson aka Hermione Grainger</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Outfit:</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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHTLJEdYBtT4aJ1Ath5oizJrIjpoggyYnmMoPOGckQCcApNVVB9D5MLxunLFpPteEHemSzr_hcL2rWxlwCt5H-Fq4w0hxhuTd3IWrfFRKw3K6tQ8RJtQ7UeIwdWMGkLvoSXGWoRRmae4MZ14MjuwWugyw7Kj2sAxv6lc664r9vzHNx1QTDXNFLeK40MvH/s846/Pinterest%20Outfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHTLJEdYBtT4aJ1Ath5oizJrIjpoggyYnmMoPOGckQCcApNVVB9D5MLxunLFpPteEHemSzr_hcL2rWxlwCt5H-Fq4w0hxhuTd3IWrfFRKw3K6tQ8RJtQ7UeIwdWMGkLvoSXGWoRRmae4MZ14MjuwWugyw7Kj2sAxv6lc664r9vzHNx1QTDXNFLeK40MvH/w266-h400/Pinterest%20Outfit.jpg" width="266" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://emilyelizabethmay.com/styling-tips-dress-better/">7 Simple Ways to DRESS BETTER</a> - great tips</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Quote:</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://wunder-mom.com/10-dr-seuss-quotes-every-adult-should-remember-2/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG_Q48ZhHnyK6_8UnR635NF8I7emUgX4kBGk2EY4n5S2sgXipYlAPQFB_EvxUf1Am303wrh2iFl_vnFfYvqDb2ahrNGmZ_IcSOC0gBT8a1PhCBWXiFDDA-aMCxCGFo2-pxVnF0lFYxWrvYVboGMSPEf7YN9K1dz3HmSdwxtFDQX-G51B9k6wJEuWS4M0f/s320/Pinterest%20Quote%20II.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I love Dr. Seuss! Click on the graphic for the link.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Aesthetic:</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://heartscontentfarmhouse.com/grandmacore/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZJD2vIQM80A3vDZ7CNb8nVhhHGs3nySx4BfuknjaYtJh21PPLKykjUXOjnmwB_XAWNp5hpavP8-8O5xNyUIjwxDmkI6RiTPL5hL-pu-xHI0xlUmI4eg71d3LoM4NMyncGQyv6TJtl5303UMYQG5nuNePPt9moPZXy2VT8N_iwFl1v9rtiJ2S79EMZ9hB/w266-h400/Pinterest%20Aesthetic%20II.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've never heard of GrandmaCore, <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;">a rising aesthetic trend that’s all about embracing the charm and simplicity of our grandmothers’ lifestyles. Click on the graphic for the link.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-align: left;">Are you still using Pinterest?</span></span></div></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-47196271285829581192024-02-21T00:00:00.031-08:002024-02-21T00:00:00.139-08:00Wednesday Hodgepodge - Volume 539<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fromthissideofthepond.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #6e698f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="From this Side of the Pond" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8o0AbH8dkKItapdWjSuzQHQRH4qKZa8bhqNGCiGcD2hpeOpUFbbZT6uYjm288qXTIKSjPdQ0BCRte15zp7Vg4h4gZ-f0fZiW8kTVXbXcybjtqutTH6GTh957XSRDq-z3Y2XHF52BcQ/s16000/hodgepodge-button.png" style="background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial !important; background-repeat: initial !important; background-size: initial !important; border: none !important; box-shadow: transparent 0px 0px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative;" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's Wednesday so it's time to join Joyce for the Hodgepodge. Click on the graphic for the link.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>1. What kind of thinker are you - doer (concrete thinking), analyst (analytical and abstract thinking), orator (logical thinking), inventor (imaginative thinking), or original thinker (creative)? What makes you say so? You can try this little quiz <a href="https://psychologia.co/types-of-thinking/" style="text-decoration-line: none;">(link here)</a> to help with your answer. </i></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I took the quiz and I'm 88% an inventor or 75% an original thinker. I would have thought of myself as more of a doer.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;">The Inventor: Imaginative Thinking</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You tend to think in terms of images.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">People who belong to this type have a rich imagination that allows them to imagine things they haven’t seen — either because it’s something from the past or because it’s something that never existed — and express it in their work.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Successful architects, designers, artists, and screenwriters usually belong to this type.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Original Thinker: Creative Thinking</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You have a rare and valuable ability to think creatively.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Creative thinking is the ability to look at problems and situations from a different perspective and find unusual and often surprising solutions.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.563rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Creative thinking is a rare skill and is needed in all types of work.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>2. Do you own a crock pot, air fryer, and/or instapot? Do you leave said small appliance sitting out? How often do you use it/them? Favorite thing to make in one of these? </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have an air fryer, this one:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyckGGqRrWaT4n9GRlzFebrbzHYALJDux2mFGOB3IzI84GwHUZJ43fY9NvZrYYb_CHZEGqj-1kguKrgyLgRMoyT5RxfYMkybxPCajT3UTyGmJB7oAckuLcDjakalRTX2AfZUZ8FddQ4xjrKuCjuggbVd2cK3qCcasreKyY8IhfMGBc3IEPiLu_BmLpS9h-/s1600/Sur%20La%20Table%20Air%20Fryer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyckGGqRrWaT4n9GRlzFebrbzHYALJDux2mFGOB3IzI84GwHUZJ43fY9NvZrYYb_CHZEGqj-1kguKrgyLgRMoyT5RxfYMkybxPCajT3UTyGmJB7oAckuLcDjakalRTX2AfZUZ8FddQ4xjrKuCjuggbVd2cK3qCcasreKyY8IhfMGBc3IEPiLu_BmLpS9h-/w400-h400/Sur%20La%20Table%20Air%20Fryer.jpg" width="400" /></a></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;">It sits on the counter as it's quite large. I have a CrockPot and it is kept in a cupboard. I would say I use each one at least once a week, more often the air fryer as it's so versatile. My husband makes a spinach-stuffed salmon dish that I bake in the air fryer, and it is delicious. The air fryer also makes toast and crumpets, bakes potatoes, and reheats pizza. I use the CrockPot for chili, pot roast, spaghetti sauce, and to cook chicken thighs that we cut up and mix with rice for Malone.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>3. What's something you hold a strong opinion on that matters not at all in the grand scheme of things? </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The demise of things like RSVPs to invitations and then actually showing up when you say you will attend an event, thank you notes, beautiful stationery and penmanship, men standing when a woman approaches the table in a restaurant or younger people rising for older people, holding the door open for someone, or giving up your seat on a bus. People are so concerned with themselves that they don't think of others the way it used to be. It should matter in the grand scheme of things, but I fear it does not.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>4. Describe the view from your window. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">From my office window, I look out onto the backyard and I have a small, diagonal view of the lake beyond. I have a lot of photos of the front of the house, but not a good shot of the back.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>5. Do you have a favorite brand? Explain.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I love The Body Shop beauty products - body wash, facial cleanser, and moisturizer - and for groceries, I do a lot of shopping at Trader Joe's.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgOE91Nieu5F9haaYpnpA5BoMGnuRH1NfB_tiz52CWJ7sdxbVYhxRqCeiXhKaBvjdmKgVj7SxhHz1ZQ_l8vCyzwcHsixuWUpLD2UrTrxg_y1urr9ZC2qUH8ZZIifzDseo-GmkcPFV4trL4iebdOWfEkTlavAfVAcQvVSvb2Itnv9I4dgEDCA6q5oM_jdE/s474/The%20Body%20Shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="474" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgOE91Nieu5F9haaYpnpA5BoMGnuRH1NfB_tiz52CWJ7sdxbVYhxRqCeiXhKaBvjdmKgVj7SxhHz1ZQ_l8vCyzwcHsixuWUpLD2UrTrxg_y1urr9ZC2qUH8ZZIifzDseo-GmkcPFV4trL4iebdOWfEkTlavAfVAcQvVSvb2Itnv9I4dgEDCA6q5oM_jdE/s320/The%20Body%20Shop.jpg" width="320" /></a></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/AVvXsEhJU2bFW_V1fnenkfV6npnTj5ajISLeOKJD9inZTumY8PHZsnWoBN-j1z3AjZLY1mx_S5J8ixE2Su-xy9fw9Lu-MNfdFkIG_bYeU-p5cuUhqEWeTY1I9ZA3gy4Fn8bjPLBam4Q_pNa6P_tGGtVxyZtah4UY7lprTaK4192iz-E4lPCl18LA_t-ZEQaXqw6s/s1910/t.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1910" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJU2bFW_V1fnenkfV6npnTj5ajISLeOKJD9inZTumY8PHZsnWoBN-j1z3AjZLY1mx_S5J8ixE2Su-xy9fw9Lu-MNfdFkIG_bYeU-p5cuUhqEWeTY1I9ZA3gy4Fn8bjPLBam4Q_pNa6P_tGGtVxyZtah4UY7lprTaK4192iz-E4lPCl18LA_t-ZEQaXqw6s/w400-h210/t.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>6. Insert your own random thought here.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm drawing a total blank here. I thought of something a few days ago that I thought would be a great random thought but of course, I can't remember what it was! They say the mind is the first to go, lol. </span></p></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-38704518240353158302024-02-20T00:00:00.007-08:002024-02-20T00:00:00.139-08:00If this is Tuesday, it must be England #162<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJjtI67s-eDxno-AoKQN4Hkw_FxP0t9zhsMrCbjZHnASzZsSv-DoL1okW6tusbSoETkaqeCtU8_RHka4UuEYdDhMXOYUwUTbZo35iGTCp7YG1cuBuK3B3etqEdHJEspgLT57-oV69Ny4NnfupnQBCUd2cWqgKomvW5IpDIjpbN-0SBeQGts6KyNCYKJ5E/s2133/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2133" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJjtI67s-eDxno-AoKQN4Hkw_FxP0t9zhsMrCbjZHnASzZsSv-DoL1okW6tusbSoETkaqeCtU8_RHka4UuEYdDhMXOYUwUTbZo35iGTCp7YG1cuBuK3B3etqEdHJEspgLT57-oV69Ny4NnfupnQBCUd2cWqgKomvW5IpDIjpbN-0SBeQGts6KyNCYKJ5E/w400-h225/If%20this%20is%20Tuesday%20New%20Logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy 91st Birthday on February 22 to Katharine, Duchess of Kent.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE0xxMDolHWCx0bZ7clLuK8kvVlteUUS_Es0HmLPtkAFD6mN2GE4kUlpNiNaKazWAaAY74AmbZDvYKutpODwEtrJBI_NoFycU0UC-wngNMBbkFns1uIr5QexT6J68Gke-Gt7SSX7kqdplr-v9lxn2pFM4LnB0ScOSDGkmGPk5LmHJ7XduvaZ_9W8KlYKb/s466/TE162_2024%20Duchess%20of%20Kent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsE0xxMDolHWCx0bZ7clLuK8kvVlteUUS_Es0HmLPtkAFD6mN2GE4kUlpNiNaKazWAaAY74AmbZDvYKutpODwEtrJBI_NoFycU0UC-wngNMBbkFns1uIr5QexT6J68Gke-Gt7SSX7kqdplr-v9lxn2pFM4LnB0ScOSDGkmGPk5LmHJ7XduvaZ_9W8KlYKb/w400-h400/TE162_2024%20Duchess%20of%20Kent.jpg" width="400" /></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-family: arial;">Formally listed as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent in the Court Circular (the official record that lists the engagements of the monarch and members of the royal family), she prefers to be known as Katharine Kent or Katharine, Duchess of Kent, having reduced her royal duties in 2002. She converted to Catholicism in 1994, being the first member of the royal family to do so since the passing of the Act of Settlement (the Act of Parliament that limited the succession to the English and Irish crowns to Protestants) in 1701, and with the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, she is now the oldest member of the British Royal Family.</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;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An intensely private person, Katharine is strongly associated with the world of music and at one time, took a position as a music teacher in a primary school and taught piano lessons in a rented studio flat.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVtuFxwlK4pifJvNbCLJ6mUq7-rkY2i-4OlosGbAoF-UULa8__aeykbk4kjppzeazwOnJgCf8LlEELHKkk1lFWchSIMuQk5TgWdzZ4-HovRwNw3vvoZ4TS8BeZoRiWQ7XGj3ZgdSuoopjlwmGVplfrYeUCz5D3swcIliMeDJTo9GqgQJRvg0vFN-WbUcG/s1000/TE162_2024%20York%20Minster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="822" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAVtuFxwlK4pifJvNbCLJ6mUq7-rkY2i-4OlosGbAoF-UULa8__aeykbk4kjppzeazwOnJgCf8LlEELHKkk1lFWchSIMuQk5TgWdzZ4-HovRwNw3vvoZ4TS8BeZoRiWQ7XGj3ZgdSuoopjlwmGVplfrYeUCz5D3swcIliMeDJTo9GqgQJRvg0vFN-WbUcG/w329-h400/TE162_2024%20York%20Minster.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Her marriage to the late Queen's cousin, The Duke of Kent, was celebrated in 1961 at York Minster, the first royal marriage in that location in 633 years. Katharine's family is from Yorkshire so it was a natural choice for her wedding.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Although she has reduced her royal duties, she attended the weddings of Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as the festivities for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee but she was not present at either Queen Elizabeth II's funeral or the coronation of King Charles III.</span></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-67014325861663119292024-02-19T00:00:00.006-08:002024-02-19T00:00:00.129-08:00Hello Monday - February 19, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/s1050/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NxBd6IBw8bQfryN2LiLuzN6iQuPPn0IRE8uOIknwj4H_SjA1JQhKI5efNflITJZILbi5WOnc4TFikFZEXviBKD1DLHmRGhP1e71W4-GPklbUjusMuVby-72Lx0jn5Ag_3JAmHCydG4Cr7frVStx9A5DTNRn94_o_4QUcFZqqKfhqRAyDU2y4RgQAPJ-W/w400-h229/Hello%20Monday%202024.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm linking up with </span><a href="http://holly-pinklady.blogspot.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Holly</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a href="https://sunshineandbooksblog.com/" style="color: #336699; font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;">Sarah</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> this morning for Hello Monday and a weekend recap.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I was supposed to be spending the weekend at a scrapbook retreat (Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon) but waking up with a scratchy throat on Thursday nixed that idea. I didn't want to be sharing my germs with the group. We also woke up to this on Thursday morning, so I was glad not be on the road.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjNiZYFj_SM0QwUC65Dfah6rVS51hm8XCRW0Vvbk1GjMEGUyAuR-LkyhLr6OIK__DgnxqhBjS685SwcTQM98aKQ3x19bBwTAv71mp3nmKtfoH5Pag_bAR685GXx8w-kF2KwLrBfJUoFhmU5Cko0KVlu1EsA7tLylBcTSN0PwK8_i2_zyxCIZLBe5Wn5HT/s1104/20240215%200722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjNiZYFj_SM0QwUC65Dfah6rVS51hm8XCRW0Vvbk1GjMEGUyAuR-LkyhLr6OIK__DgnxqhBjS685SwcTQM98aKQ3x19bBwTAv71mp3nmKtfoH5Pag_bAR685GXx8w-kF2KwLrBfJUoFhmU5Cko0KVlu1EsA7tLylBcTSN0PwK8_i2_zyxCIZLBe5Wn5HT/w300-h400/20240215%200722.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">So, I unpacked this lot and had a mini-scrapbook event of my own.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXMSW-FOAce2UXquNr54X8doRT-DmgHvf2DdQoMd3V9_zTygzkYwWm9Qx8654zCHImETGHXx6sERyJw3cV4oEPOcrZ3K4bLu0uCRjbok6yeTMAH4p8G6wGQTJVroze_6c5RubtGXBimbf78iaUXI_9Fw8yANQ0RH34N8YJfxKT__eITr4fIR0F2EVAqCS/s4032/IMG_4571.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjSXMSW-FOAce2UXquNr54X8doRT-DmgHvf2DdQoMd3V9_zTygzkYwWm9Qx8654zCHImETGHXx6sERyJw3cV4oEPOcrZ3K4bLu0uCRjbok6yeTMAH4p8G6wGQTJVroze_6c5RubtGXBimbf78iaUXI_9Fw8yANQ0RH34N8YJfxKT__eITr4fIR0F2EVAqCS/w300-h400/IMG_4571.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I had all the photos, paper, and embellishments pretty much laid out, so it was just a matter of cutting photo mats and journal cards and getting everything on the pages.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Whenever there is a federal holiday, Vic gets what's called a "96" which is a four-day weekend, so he was off Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. On Friday, while I scrapbooked, he worked in the room that will be Sophia's bedroom, mudding the walls (I think that's the term for applying the joint compound over the smoothed walls), and then sanding over any rough spots to get the room ready for priming and painting. He ran out of joint compound, so we bundled Malone into the truck, swung by Lowe's to pick it up, and then continued on to Chick-fil-A for dinner.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">On Saturday, Vic said we had to leave the house at 10:00am for my birthday surprise. We ended up at a British food store and tearoom a little over 30 miles away which if you've been reading my blog for any length of time, you know it's our favorite out of the house activity. It was a shame, however, that supply issues meant the shelves in the food store were empty, but the tea was lovely, and we brought home a few pastry items for later.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD8kfK_BzpPIuzOGgRZBtwnbP1jr5i9faf13_Jaohk9eFH2dlwipqt4j8gnWSr4U-3z86GykpK1HQzJMOHqWcgL94371EXbzyvKcV5Ykz-uxVYKBID5ifgtXYNnDbYAYMNiphrCfQx8oDi4O_dtrV1TJmTHloBmImV6t7YULaY9RcigU-CddtBtDgDU8l/s4032/IMG_4589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD8kfK_BzpPIuzOGgRZBtwnbP1jr5i9faf13_Jaohk9eFH2dlwipqt4j8gnWSr4U-3z86GykpK1HQzJMOHqWcgL94371EXbzyvKcV5Ykz-uxVYKBID5ifgtXYNnDbYAYMNiphrCfQx8oDi4O_dtrV1TJmTHloBmImV6t7YULaY9RcigU-CddtBtDgDU8l/w400-h300/IMG_4589.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tea for two</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfG6pxIXAcvSoMC-EbbHTxZv-Wjsp2R1l5SR1JOuhv-FChiFILFi1p19W1sSbFgdxcybdOJQUjpurFmNnsWEbLVd1-mrC2eT0lvP0-gt523tteRqGi7XwHUowpJfSWrvGdIfHIo5fgbqFHtrJwz655CirIVnydZyGjjd9mAUAxd1BCWC38OL1yh5XX7dS-/s4032/IMG_4595.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjfG6pxIXAcvSoMC-EbbHTxZv-Wjsp2R1l5SR1JOuhv-FChiFILFi1p19W1sSbFgdxcybdOJQUjpurFmNnsWEbLVd1-mrC2eT0lvP0-gt523tteRqGi7XwHUowpJfSWrvGdIfHIo5fgbqFHtrJwz655CirIVnydZyGjjd9mAUAxd1BCWC38OL1yh5XX7dS-/w300-h400/IMG_4595.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Delicious afternoon tea</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGx3McVMFsyMtaaIkvp3ORwCJeUb3mThefdp5O-5BghifdVWuI4LWL_jhANKhJdZ_ADfOnbMJ1ImQxeku-82rzX2b0s8XY1RlTe-gJC8rmGoDGb_P7cvjemkQ6DHxhb_evqIZttELSoNR0K5JyWuVBRn_qfXuovytvBPOUooF4iLTnmrBBqM9CWN6Gf0u/s3088/IMG_4596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGx3McVMFsyMtaaIkvp3ORwCJeUb3mThefdp5O-5BghifdVWuI4LWL_jhANKhJdZ_ADfOnbMJ1ImQxeku-82rzX2b0s8XY1RlTe-gJC8rmGoDGb_P7cvjemkQ6DHxhb_evqIZttELSoNR0K5JyWuVBRn_qfXuovytvBPOUooF4iLTnmrBBqM9CWN6Gf0u/w300-h400/IMG_4596.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the empty shelves behind us, such a shame</div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">When we got home, it was back to Sophia's bedroom for Vic and the scrapbook table for me.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Sunday,</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"> we headed off to church and then to the donut shop and the Asian food store for a few supplies. After that, and a delicious lunch of Bombay Aloo pasties from the British tearoom, it was back to...you guessed it...Sophia's bedroom for Vic and the scrapbook table for me. I've completed all of our outings in 2014 and 2015, and with Vic deployed January-August 2016, I only have a few outings left to work on as we left Washington in November 2016 to head back to Virginia. I think I mentioned that these scrapbooks, Volumes I and II, will be titled "Adventures in Washington".<br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBmh0_qGhcdG8aCCMfPTd8V1w8bh54A7gxop6y91eXupTz_puT3QBuaCWeQiE6YMKxIxZKQuq98BJib84VLl1XaPRt7UBzEgOUDd3Hw3Xu53L2f_oCyhCSa3paNlvmE7m4GqaQHUjXJ7-xSDZHCt-o-0c6iLklujRQ_wFUuY3MKX0gRvIlORu0DGYlVK0/s4032/IMG_4604.JPG" 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/AVvXsEjXBmh0_qGhcdG8aCCMfPTd8V1w8bh54A7gxop6y91eXupTz_puT3QBuaCWeQiE6YMKxIxZKQuq98BJib84VLl1XaPRt7UBzEgOUDd3Hw3Xu53L2f_oCyhCSa3paNlvmE7m4GqaQHUjXJ7-xSDZHCt-o-0c6iLklujRQ_wFUuY3MKX0gRvIlORu0DGYlVK0/w300-h400/IMG_4604.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Bombay Aloo pasty with a filling of potato, onion, and tomato - oh la la, they were spicy!</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">And that was our weekend!</span></span></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318815439194809808.post-53619849298399575802024-02-15T07:51:00.003-08:002024-02-15T07:51:43.212-08:00Around the 'Net<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt1hTiPVhJ-d-o5XezkjOsm7CHz3FZPHBflRxnMGWovEgQfJDgJX51QtQ4a9lRBoc3IaKK_pSsGBmIXU_RIaDhUYsOJOtvVbJjJI8nvjPQTopZrnV-o8WYvTxwGsMeU5ysUNSpzZ4qFnsI3oWox3u41DhenpIDJUa0YTXu-EWY2pbqekjlE2Tcba-MPBp/s471/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="471" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKt1hTiPVhJ-d-o5XezkjOsm7CHz3FZPHBflRxnMGWovEgQfJDgJX51QtQ4a9lRBoc3IaKK_pSsGBmIXU_RIaDhUYsOJOtvVbJjJI8nvjPQTopZrnV-o8WYvTxwGsMeU5ysUNSpzZ4qFnsI3oWox3u41DhenpIDJUa0YTXu-EWY2pbqekjlE2Tcba-MPBp/w400-h306/ATN%20Computer%20Screen%20Cartoon%20for%20Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In anticipation of barbecue weather on the horizon, I found this marinade guide. It doesn't give any measurements, so you'll just have to wing it. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqEyeeCOAkSpFR-xfznCj4_Y2vrFfP_F0nokOsXJX3uSVd-ITJYEBqZsInidPCR08s7hAbTO7MigYsa8E6yZufpvnUT6AdhTDH8SfrB6iKRZ0xJowjPwfAUFRCYChvg8iwA_g_arqEq329qwklx1grO0gQBDJheOo02hi_HW45drcLNMbWD2-Ee-iB5xs/s1350/Easy%20Protein%20Marinades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqEyeeCOAkSpFR-xfznCj4_Y2vrFfP_F0nokOsXJX3uSVd-ITJYEBqZsInidPCR08s7hAbTO7MigYsa8E6yZufpvnUT6AdhTDH8SfrB6iKRZ0xJowjPwfAUFRCYChvg8iwA_g_arqEq329qwklx1grO0gQBDJheOo02hi_HW45drcLNMbWD2-Ee-iB5xs/w320-h400/Easy%20Protein%20Marinades.jpg" width="320" /></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-family: arial;">I had to laugh, yesterday I thought about this graphic and today I woke up to this:</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/AVvXsEiFabPo2D1Nevgf9Ea4L-qv0J_IVvtMtvkTZpGTm9OF0tRCT65qxda_p-9kNE5H1Jv0SR7wKSrKFx6EUmF7Klbn_lE5AiVEwfAe0gTiSD8GBeegg-nrZraolf3i9ekqEdUlyx9WAaR3gZZa_Sqz8Z0hvRQaJXr8_-2mHhNUIRCUvGmAXP6YtGcsQxK72QBK/s1104/20240215%200722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFabPo2D1Nevgf9Ea4L-qv0J_IVvtMtvkTZpGTm9OF0tRCT65qxda_p-9kNE5H1Jv0SR7wKSrKFx6EUmF7Klbn_lE5AiVEwfAe0gTiSD8GBeegg-nrZraolf3i9ekqEdUlyx9WAaR3gZZa_Sqz8Z0hvRQaJXr8_-2mHhNUIRCUvGmAXP6YtGcsQxK72QBK/w300-h400/20240215%200722.jpg" width="300" /></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-family: arial;">Looks like we'll be sweeping the snow off the barbecue before we can use it!</span></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488927758678871106noreply@blogger.com4