tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52673255570278093852024-02-20T17:22:47.540-06:00There is Always Thyme for......Love, Laughter, and Whatever Life Has to Offerimjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-39332120363689339052013-09-06T02:24:00.000-05:002013-09-06T02:24:49.659-05:00Dipping My Toe Back in the Water...<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am mustering up the courage to start my blog again. It's amazing how rusty I feel. With all of the new amendments and attachments, I sure hope I can keep up. It used to seem so simple. Now it seems very complicated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With a lot of encouragement from my son Jacob ~ I am ready to give it a shot. So without further adieu Welcome back to....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a few years so I need to catch you up a bit....last we spoke I told you that I was a member of the unemployed. That after 10 loyal years of service, I was easily replaced at my dental office with a cheaper, younger version. "Don't take offense, Robyn it's only economics, you know." I thought okay, I will take advantage of this situation and use it as a leisurely vacation to finally do all of those things I wish I could do while I was working. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All of the cupcakes I always wanted to bake. All the rooms I wanted to paint and redecorate and all of the flowers I wanted to plant. I did accomplish quite a few of those things, but life has a way of tossing you a curve-ball and I am at that age of aging parents. Both of my parents have had their share of health issues and I am fortunate enough to be available to help them out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Meanwhile, my son graduated from High School and is now a sophomore in college majoring in Electrical Engineering. Did I mention he is on the Dean's List? I am so lucky that a) he won a 4 year scholarship and b) that he chose to accept that scholarship and live at home while attending school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other day Grampa wanted to pick up a few things from Sam's Club and the grocery store and he talked Jacob into driving him there. While they were gone I thought I would surprise them with a batch or two of cookies. I started digging thru the pantry and decided on Oatmeal cookies. Of course, I was out of oatmeal, so I sent Jacob a text to bring home some oatmeal....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So...needless to say I will be blogging a few oatmeal recipes until all 110+ servings are consumed. I will appreciate any suggestions you have to offer :) I stumbled upon a few really good cookie recipes from Pinterest and I modified this one by substituting diced apples for the usual raisins and I roughly chopped the walnuts for more of a crunch.</span><br />
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<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3/4 cup butter, softened</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 cup packed brown sugar</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 cup granulated sugar</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon baking powder</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon baking soda</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 eggs</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cups rolled oats</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 cup diced apple</span></span></li>
<li><span itemprop="ingredients"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 cup roughly chopped walnuts</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-85338669465384791192009-09-26T12:33:00.005-05:002009-09-26T12:46:04.464-05:00Pink Saturday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Another Beautiful Fall </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Pink Saturday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF934_EWfR7kU3ci-sGmadppqWu6AbleXcRueE9dnvy4ObdO62_JnCRIrZ1K1k8Qj6j-QjFeeUJrfvVT9HlVxhtgYAM8dUHbjzGc9eOuSZWkzdiCEAlmF_83qLk8G8QK3QyTn8N0-6KA/s1600-h/DSC01649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF934_EWfR7kU3ci-sGmadppqWu6AbleXcRueE9dnvy4ObdO62_JnCRIrZ1K1k8Qj6j-QjFeeUJrfvVT9HlVxhtgYAM8dUHbjzGc9eOuSZWkzdiCEAlmF_83qLk8G8QK3QyTn8N0-6KA/s400/DSC01649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385831413652388530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Although the calendar </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">has declared </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">it's fall...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUgcNODA9AZ_DrdmiEoCqW3NSdp13K8gcB9Th0URJHS2KRh5tLXVPoVzgVgkNb5GiozWMQYtPE09aCkXG3O_cczArjB0zrqsUpGstVYws4Lcy0bfAuSEy98MhyphenhyphenBW3dppND-ZD7h0gxk0/s1600-h/DSC01797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUgcNODA9AZ_DrdmiEoCqW3NSdp13K8gcB9Th0URJHS2KRh5tLXVPoVzgVgkNb5GiozWMQYtPE09aCkXG3O_cczArjB0zrqsUpGstVYws4Lcy0bfAuSEy98MhyphenhyphenBW3dppND-ZD7h0gxk0/s400/DSC01797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385831217090061442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">My Garden </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">has chosen to ignore that.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6ppHpq_wlRPEZ_uC8h2NZd7kEtS4RnlsxnIftf4TlazxKdc7QkFujpKkIEAJtYh3-_wvx8LX21SvLUJgAWl_MEGDRb0SpeRlx3wJzQXQy-NFgVm53JMjRjrtjQeP7QvK_V-rNKashvw/s1600-h/DSC01644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6ppHpq_wlRPEZ_uC8h2NZd7kEtS4RnlsxnIftf4TlazxKdc7QkFujpKkIEAJtYh3-_wvx8LX21SvLUJgAWl_MEGDRb0SpeRlx3wJzQXQy-NFgVm53JMjRjrtjQeP7QvK_V-rNKashvw/s400/DSC01644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385831207496616338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Even the geraniums</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">in the front planter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">are growing strong!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5uWzWaQz-61cqVLfzU8pFHXWgvMW1UfSZTJr92fQyuvAKP5OD8axNhMx4p69-oFz8PldPzoC6b-NT8x5FqbyFnNXP3AcC5n0OgI2RZGGVlxUpnWP8zSUsuAUeD_Cr3m1NF7JzCW-awk/s1600-h/DSC01704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5uWzWaQz-61cqVLfzU8pFHXWgvMW1UfSZTJr92fQyuvAKP5OD8axNhMx4p69-oFz8PldPzoC6b-NT8x5FqbyFnNXP3AcC5n0OgI2RZGGVlxUpnWP8zSUsuAUeD_Cr3m1NF7JzCW-awk/s400/DSC01704.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385831200577260434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">I should be taking advantage</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">and go for a walk...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">But instead I think</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">I will visit </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Beverly</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">and all of us other</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Pink Saturday Pals!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFCC;">Have a Nice Day!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-75301654767712549102009-09-15T23:21:00.004-05:002009-09-16T00:37:48.281-05:00OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY! Let's Play Catch-UP!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's good to be back </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in front of the computer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have so much to tell you, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">where should I begin?</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7YFmYIEaSEWEht5TtixwlqRZsn_RKTXOAMItp2IjqTDY1V0jYT0idJGBG4pIC3JUdtsoCw4M02yAWDLvveFkhqwXNF3hWNSCq2iORRmS7s1mQrGuQb-Ewdg3VCyWgjdzJp6aP9qEPBE/s1600-h/DSC01805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7YFmYIEaSEWEht5TtixwlqRZsn_RKTXOAMItp2IjqTDY1V0jYT0idJGBG4pIC3JUdtsoCw4M02yAWDLvveFkhqwXNF3hWNSCq2iORRmS7s1mQrGuQb-Ewdg3VCyWgjdzJp6aP9qEPBE/s400/DSC01805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381919001135455970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, I am sure that you've heard</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the news. I have joined the masses</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">of the unemployed. I think that I will</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">take a little time to kick back and </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">enjoy my freedom for a few months.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I made the mistake of looking at some</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">colleges and universities online.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My phone has been ringing off the hook</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with offers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS0N2fTZ61aY3Hz4-TZETCb19qH2DD7sQoNB1Orh7YTEBXSepoytUhwBCMfH3NFGitkuq4qHKvoQpjNzwIeQWraPmjOI06-sH0hEpbHVaySW_sFmfOLZeyoU42BY8xXv0IVWzut_PNL8/s1600-h/DSC01806.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRS0N2fTZ61aY3Hz4-TZETCb19qH2DD7sQoNB1Orh7YTEBXSepoytUhwBCMfH3NFGitkuq4qHKvoQpjNzwIeQWraPmjOI06-sH0hEpbHVaySW_sFmfOLZeyoU42BY8xXv0IVWzut_PNL8/s400/DSC01806.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381918990056399922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am totally undecided in what </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would like "to be</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">when I grow up...."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All I know, is that it won't </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">be in a small office again.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I need job security and benefits.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp94jpm-Sth4U-oKGZnTSWdZwpOITmFqhvv3jRvuCGr-VNCreJo-6fMbmDaBn_rfvarywaH8ZUMPMyUdDmrg4_ITXbHrG8IuHCPI4coCU35wkgZBBdJ9n0hK2Y3E_RxNTesfJRI45-1U/s1600-h/DSC01807.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp94jpm-Sth4U-oKGZnTSWdZwpOITmFqhvv3jRvuCGr-VNCreJo-6fMbmDaBn_rfvarywaH8ZUMPMyUdDmrg4_ITXbHrG8IuHCPI4coCU35wkgZBBdJ9n0hK2Y3E_RxNTesfJRI45-1U/s400/DSC01807.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381918552374852002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, my Mom needs some medical attention.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So it's a good thing</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> that I am available to take care of her.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have any of you ever experienced</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Cellulitis in your shins?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's not pretty or fun....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I <i>really</i> feel for her.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLtZEYQcORqyhA8XtPg6srS4rU6zPG2KtvRP5h1sNEnnS_NfCr-4pGK7E00bgxJR0LWSs6V3TJBDWc335ZBoQxkDPXjFZ-T_VHKruL9pM5dD0Hp0WWc6WxlN4fQl6c1-65CoO6zpx0mE/s1600-h/DSC01808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLtZEYQcORqyhA8XtPg6srS4rU6zPG2KtvRP5h1sNEnnS_NfCr-4pGK7E00bgxJR0LWSs6V3TJBDWc335ZBoQxkDPXjFZ-T_VHKruL9pM5dD0Hp0WWc6WxlN4fQl6c1-65CoO6zpx0mE/s400/DSC01808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381918544856214722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">innesota </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">tate </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">air was up and running</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for it's full </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">12</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> days. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Certainly, Jacob and I couldn't miss that!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Neither could anyone else,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for that matter.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It boasted record attendance.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Almost 2 million visitors this year.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Me and about 160,000 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(on average)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">of my closest friends a day </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">were confined to a 320 acre plot.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">More about that later this week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac7aQWfWi4Iv_y2XCejvobYs7BJJqCnDj-Sj7yFQlP4bOLaEhwhJlAG6LqDa20peWUY-4f4qDbWFloXt7fFW27VEcFRbkG_S7YkKtogdjpVBLWIAkCYM7OF-6uU7c0TChLoeSKN0C33A/s1600-h/DSC01809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac7aQWfWi4Iv_y2XCejvobYs7BJJqCnDj-Sj7yFQlP4bOLaEhwhJlAG6LqDa20peWUY-4f4qDbWFloXt7fFW27VEcFRbkG_S7YkKtogdjpVBLWIAkCYM7OF-6uU7c0TChLoeSKN0C33A/s400/DSC01809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381918529105216690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Cousin Jay from Orlando</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">couldn't miss the fair -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On our "Off-Day" we hosted a BBQ -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Brats and such...Stay tuned - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'll post that on Foodie Friday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2ACC5qW9T1DMP2k-TQg-t7nkNXtcb28VeNB0NWQLZadXABb8VS3wuiNJOYypEC2lmm8P8mLUQSfZmgy9vDVvdILAyDOOdJKpQ8-x4fogHhcGFz4pQSjNGzsB7nm59NLQIwOzf6ArxVk/s1600-h/DSC01810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2ACC5qW9T1DMP2k-TQg-t7nkNXtcb28VeNB0NWQLZadXABb8VS3wuiNJOYypEC2lmm8P8mLUQSfZmgy9vDVvdILAyDOOdJKpQ8-x4fogHhcGFz4pQSjNGzsB7nm59NLQIwOzf6ArxVk/s400/DSC01810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381917916757398626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">J</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">acob went back to school </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">on the 9th of September.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All I have been hearing is </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Did I tell you how much I hate school..."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(But I think he secretly likes it - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">at least the socialization part...)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I really miss having him around here</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">during the day. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And I'm not thrilled with the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">homework battle that ensues each night.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1BbHv_GoKg2unTlf2pGDbr4Sa4xkXKqbRIa_76VLEV00jL_uu_xkfZs2XiwGXTh7_J9N4HKsgjTMOmf2xVP0eWAErJG5esfGivC1DICZiLKtY_OSU4kvH378E-X9JMjWkRY0U6PqwHE/s1600-h/DSC01811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1BbHv_GoKg2unTlf2pGDbr4Sa4xkXKqbRIa_76VLEV00jL_uu_xkfZs2XiwGXTh7_J9N4HKsgjTMOmf2xVP0eWAErJG5esfGivC1DICZiLKtY_OSU4kvH378E-X9JMjWkRY0U6PqwHE/s400/DSC01811.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381917902901947378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After that, my Uncle Larry & Aunt Betty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from North Carolina came for a visit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So it was a week of BBQ's, family reunions,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">re-visiting old neighborhoods,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and Yahtzee!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9E_powOfSgfrA3cSerfEERDlA2w-FgxJ9Np5KzJf6tFjPwQQ0o2uydjfuZHHI3IXrwe5eb8XCtXnDqdQyaAqET8KJ-C47Xv4imU0snDMBv0uIZT4s2OpPZDfvf4wkKXSezpRkaHVOzM/s1600-h/DSC01814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9E_powOfSgfrA3cSerfEERDlA2w-FgxJ9Np5KzJf6tFjPwQQ0o2uydjfuZHHI3IXrwe5eb8XCtXnDqdQyaAqET8KJ-C47Xv4imU0snDMBv0uIZT4s2OpPZDfvf4wkKXSezpRkaHVOzM/s400/DSC01814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381917895425092162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh, and Jacob has tried </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to help curtail our Bunny problem </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">by installing an electric fence</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">around the flowers.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But as you can see - the littlest of bunnies</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">just shimmy underneath </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and eat to their hearts content.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Oh well....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Outdoor Wednesday is hosted by</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Susan from A Southern Daydreamer!</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-67351117333475927452009-09-12T09:59:00.005-05:002009-09-12T11:41:23.251-05:00Pink Saturday - The Minnesota State Fair Edition<div style="text-align: center;">Just a few little </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;">tidbits from the fair.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWvoQMcwhLvoQvjEuFCBNmTooxsoY2QuPuVuX-bJLe0khHDd5AevihbChieDtc5TdlrCclvPucPjmd3vQ7MfJrHLgx1BppsWj5tF-FkKTdTQDocldjEmMlRh_0l-q5MPDA3CmsmBrot4/s1600-h/P9032242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWvoQMcwhLvoQvjEuFCBNmTooxsoY2QuPuVuX-bJLe0khHDd5AevihbChieDtc5TdlrCclvPucPjmd3vQ7MfJrHLgx1BppsWj5tF-FkKTdTQDocldjEmMlRh_0l-q5MPDA3CmsmBrot4/s400/P9032242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380601410559225122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_s60KBDey9SigGaPYhbGbWk-ibVARUHO0fo2-7EskRPw2b0c2Ee_vfx6weoCeoboCEEC-DTld7pVDKi9vpSV04BkFQv4vVCgnTcfIlArSTM2LxdNBhFD4HILPkDcS5QaxYq1iI9PhdGc/s1600-h/P9072317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_s60KBDey9SigGaPYhbGbWk-ibVARUHO0fo2-7EskRPw2b0c2Ee_vfx6weoCeoboCEEC-DTld7pVDKi9vpSV04BkFQv4vVCgnTcfIlArSTM2LxdNBhFD4HILPkDcS5QaxYq1iI9PhdGc/s400/P9072317.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380600597299072210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnnlfZgNLxvPXPFg-TBZNCAV36gv6izjEIZgedoCTDYG453B1Oe4Np-IX9g0C2acBABkW_JwhHPUYoSLiSjYxb7o91N9LIOYMoN3e71koeaDTriqMAxHujAaAPti1pXWHWE2H4BNESGE/s1600-h/P9042269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnnlfZgNLxvPXPFg-TBZNCAV36gv6izjEIZgedoCTDYG453B1Oe4Np-IX9g0C2acBABkW_JwhHPUYoSLiSjYxb7o91N9LIOYMoN3e71koeaDTriqMAxHujAaAPti1pXWHWE2H4BNESGE/s400/P9042269.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380600588360853666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk6jXPljgvSm3yOMdIgQoeuc-fJlN31SB3dJ7MJbc-JpywNkbiWZYzspifF1rajaFHv-XKpvHW2AVn1ltlWpIFK24MEhiNu-nESSl9C9sKjUZPMgBTGu3zQs5eG1R8Yjyyq30cJvKzWo/s1600-h/P9042272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk6jXPljgvSm3yOMdIgQoeuc-fJlN31SB3dJ7MJbc-JpywNkbiWZYzspifF1rajaFHv-XKpvHW2AVn1ltlWpIFK24MEhiNu-nESSl9C9sKjUZPMgBTGu3zQs5eG1R8Yjyyq30cJvKzWo/s400/P9042272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380600579989533874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be back in action </div><div style="text-align: center;">next week</div><div style="text-align: center;">when all of my company leaves</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the dust settles....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">See Ya,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Robyn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't forget to check in with </div><div style="text-align: center;">Beverly</div><div style="text-align: center;">from</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthe sound.typepad.com/">How Sweet the Sound!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">for more PS!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-56587383903977097962009-08-27T00:49:00.003-05:002009-08-27T01:08:57.291-05:00Check This Out....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://637505226772792570-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/nitrositeslist/animatedimage2/animation-1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="http://637505226772792570-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/nitrositeslist/animatedimage2/animation-1.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374516977816286546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Isn't this the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">coolest</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jacob made this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">especially</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for me!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jacob and I are enjoying our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pronto Pups</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Poncho Dogs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and so on.....we'll fill you in on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">every</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> bite when we return!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-25016979096883092222009-08-26T00:34:00.007-05:002009-08-26T01:40:13.630-05:00OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY! Grampa's Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Monday we celebrated </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">my Dad's birthday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With a little dinner on the patio.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQgyIDMUDcMUmBCqUbhWlR8yDs8CrnwK8Huq2W3nBVOFf9xXEViWI1ayLzsJcGEKNJjkvVg3NxrMKb4goM58S_E83tyfOsG6kyjdM8sU07alrks5GXz-m0x9WFVyUnUP6yPZa42I_YY4/s1600-h/DSC01674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQgyIDMUDcMUmBCqUbhWlR8yDs8CrnwK8Huq2W3nBVOFf9xXEViWI1ayLzsJcGEKNJjkvVg3NxrMKb4goM58S_E83tyfOsG6kyjdM8sU07alrks5GXz-m0x9WFVyUnUP6yPZa42I_YY4/s400/DSC01674.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374146341740418338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I got to use my new </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">$3</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> cake pan from Marshall's.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It worked beautifully. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J9OhNsdZR8VsiSKDNzicYDNPTJz9a6-TdxXWI1ytk9TpcsR1YTYbVAz7kAp_rDCC_4386IP3DQio4BU791t5JQ4xF1SspQlHK8SYaegsFhC4uNO2eUz7dgO1cSpDvNW55yUAhH9EMAY/s1600-h/DSC01659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J9OhNsdZR8VsiSKDNzicYDNPTJz9a6-TdxXWI1ytk9TpcsR1YTYbVAz7kAp_rDCC_4386IP3DQio4BU791t5JQ4xF1SspQlHK8SYaegsFhC4uNO2eUz7dgO1cSpDvNW55yUAhH9EMAY/s400/DSC01659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374146332100663490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I used the lemon cake recipe from</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">one of our</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Foodie Friday</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> recipes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Everyone </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">loved</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was so </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">moist</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">lemon-y!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(I used a bit of cocoa to darken the batter for the center.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK-IbyjRmVQywxubSDHInyFy9MnHw7qjKVXWdY-5RSO4nNXd2hL4dMJ_Dy61ONjKP20Fyy8vRtus3794Y11J9gXCl0uuKKedvTitEa76IJ6uOMao-TKFjv88M2sPuHmc4r4nq_TjeMiU/s1600-h/DSC01671.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK-IbyjRmVQywxubSDHInyFy9MnHw7qjKVXWdY-5RSO4nNXd2hL4dMJ_Dy61ONjKP20Fyy8vRtus3794Y11J9gXCl0uuKKedvTitEa76IJ6uOMao-TKFjv88M2sPuHmc4r4nq_TjeMiU/s400/DSC01671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145672622346114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Poor Grampa had to peel the Idaho potatoes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for his own birthday dinner.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCn0qeRovnuBZqfDdmacg9IhLZW27HccRjSdvbdaluWjcJ3-WJmCaJ9nTJLzchIwRMzbhpDLTxwccE6fouLc2tt95U-_ZlWg392citgZFjsYCR_z9zSWXAlTaFzFTO2dXir3BgNNRe-A/s1600-h/DSC01672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCn0qeRovnuBZqfDdmacg9IhLZW27HccRjSdvbdaluWjcJ3-WJmCaJ9nTJLzchIwRMzbhpDLTxwccE6fouLc2tt95U-_ZlWg392citgZFjsYCR_z9zSWXAlTaFzFTO2dXir3BgNNRe-A/s400/DSC01672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145145138685746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">roasted</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> & </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">boiled</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Corn-on-the-Cob!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">both</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> ways, because</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Grampa</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> wanted it </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and it was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">his </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">birthday afterall.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1O_sJcOi_s-hKPLFS_k3V1eLLq8ievJx4QpP4we0LHLcmtHou2ODo0I0B-v8ifiIyscU0mr7HB43EK9Y5hrUB8APqZ3z3t7fLetBzuwiAuqfZvo77Rey_j1W9SnPeOupmJAIjZeA_VM/s1600-h/DSC01679.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1O_sJcOi_s-hKPLFS_k3V1eLLq8ievJx4QpP4we0LHLcmtHou2ODo0I0B-v8ifiIyscU0mr7HB43EK9Y5hrUB8APqZ3z3t7fLetBzuwiAuqfZvo77Rey_j1W9SnPeOupmJAIjZeA_VM/s400/DSC01679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145132961076066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I preferred the roasted.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was basted with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">melted butter</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">minced garlic</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> S&P</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and a squeeze of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">lime juice</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7983PkgmAwe3p6rCbEttLEFw3w_rAiLMzNk9yI6tVLCuQfnc3JKMmnW68_2p4Rs3MCkNlYjLT0jLJdLMcC8Xhu-d79ffj6txbMSpXdatVCTZwqmmTjRP9LLTZc5TvRQQpPNTzx8Vzi8/s1600-h/DSC01682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7983PkgmAwe3p6rCbEttLEFw3w_rAiLMzNk9yI6tVLCuQfnc3JKMmnW68_2p4Rs3MCkNlYjLT0jLJdLMcC8Xhu-d79ffj6txbMSpXdatVCTZwqmmTjRP9LLTZc5TvRQQpPNTzx8Vzi8/s400/DSC01682.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145119937593042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The best part was the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">breaded fish</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Grampa's favorite</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">loves</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> it dredged in flour,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> than the egg wash, & the crushed Premium Saltines</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the good old-fashioned way.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3Tkl1fatDXQS4q3DGPjj8CawFOwaPUsHgsp4vvc1gNtCBJWS6juDOqOxlUGFwyenr4-ZpvsW4_nVeVI4z0MWchBxIK7Fg635jAJWtCt84T50oi7sgt0OG2EXwjXng2yX5UnFXNin1iQ/s1600-h/DSC01677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3Tkl1fatDXQS4q3DGPjj8CawFOwaPUsHgsp4vvc1gNtCBJWS6juDOqOxlUGFwyenr4-ZpvsW4_nVeVI4z0MWchBxIK7Fg635jAJWtCt84T50oi7sgt0OG2EXwjXng2yX5UnFXNin1iQ/s400/DSC01677.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374144554944079586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look at how crispy and delicious it is....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD5cHRCAxQMWSEm8QB5r04lXJJJuUSwuWIfYMl4surww8jpvbust7hs182OTBK5uDIbzIi1CgESNUN03_vKG2QohXXCl-ta4ykNnEa0OUNEe0E891NESDIIWTN-PegOhwOvWgLoKhRrs/s1600-h/DSC01683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD5cHRCAxQMWSEm8QB5r04lXJJJuUSwuWIfYMl4surww8jpvbust7hs182OTBK5uDIbzIi1CgESNUN03_vKG2QohXXCl-ta4ykNnEa0OUNEe0E891NESDIIWTN-PegOhwOvWgLoKhRrs/s400/DSC01683.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374144544597434770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I used my little deep fryers out on the patio.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just love this little thing, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and notice </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">my beautiful extension cord</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">custom-made</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> especially for me,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">my future electrician</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSiCwCBoTpZVNTdW8ORxAoFeUXIMo8hKNm2r1ueZ42k2Nhk-vgtWovzKvN8Os2lTtDD3Odn2Z_xAEp5DoZIkxUXvbKv_axES6vt1xU-m8h0fN8FNXpa28FXtbLDnj1E5sRHsKmWYI86s/s1600-h/DSC01681.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSiCwCBoTpZVNTdW8ORxAoFeUXIMo8hKNm2r1ueZ42k2Nhk-vgtWovzKvN8Os2lTtDD3Odn2Z_xAEp5DoZIkxUXvbKv_axES6vt1xU-m8h0fN8FNXpa28FXtbLDnj1E5sRHsKmWYI86s/s400/DSC01681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374144531262541026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is as close as I am going to get to an outdoor kitchen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have such short summers and cold winters</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that I couldn't justify installing one.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-TCj4jW8oE4MqG6Zf6J01ssDBigdHPCWKOBbdyx4yifWHH-GOfFVqywsWtBtfwrmwKc0hTYzCE-OKsDrHnf69HaRTbS67G7275J4TOxmRj9R4VXslpyfgKMkqCXjuhUjaLkHVk8pQLk/s1600-h/DSC01675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-TCj4jW8oE4MqG6Zf6J01ssDBigdHPCWKOBbdyx4yifWHH-GOfFVqywsWtBtfwrmwKc0hTYzCE-OKsDrHnf69HaRTbS67G7275J4TOxmRj9R4VXslpyfgKMkqCXjuhUjaLkHVk8pQLk/s400/DSC01675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374143654666434674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, we had a visitor to our garden.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wWoOFIKZUpjV80J_RQxWct0vrJnkDbO2AsW26Wn8PxQQFDpvUmk0tf_-uM1XqfMhOqiL_4RIPBlxsNtoUvy4MnqOZbBKHo_Zl0zJjD1vWDTLuFxspAj4rrF-rroXSMmDXaNBWBrKwOk/s1600-h/DSC01661.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wWoOFIKZUpjV80J_RQxWct0vrJnkDbO2AsW26Wn8PxQQFDpvUmk0tf_-uM1XqfMhOqiL_4RIPBlxsNtoUvy4MnqOZbBKHo_Zl0zJjD1vWDTLuFxspAj4rrF-rroXSMmDXaNBWBrKwOk/s400/DSC01661.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374143641320953250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One that wanted to get in on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BRP*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Bunny Relocation Program)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gosGaKFByWyEel9U9HYISJOZpziu6oeZfp-Tm4SBVYi2XZnKuDCVCT54IOFE5gcAqv5CykQtOtSLtnPCTQfiiHOUFgHCAhPck6EeEaNjDHLtS9QXx-vcJ2iM1l-4LcXCOwSwsK3gxLY/s1600-h/DSC01663.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gosGaKFByWyEel9U9HYISJOZpziu6oeZfp-Tm4SBVYi2XZnKuDCVCT54IOFE5gcAqv5CykQtOtSLtnPCTQfiiHOUFgHCAhPck6EeEaNjDHLtS9QXx-vcJ2iM1l-4LcXCOwSwsK3gxLY/s400/DSC01663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374143630078175970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A Possum!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQF7TFlhcw3v1LiKsZIJYaeOa4HL5yWZSUGDGRUTaSCQDDL5oNvWu7LOBKwbHWYVd0Ajoece_IXvJBpb6LuAiAKO0ZDvLeLTEQL-_7e0NrIQ6HsIDYkkX0Z9FbuWRCh_28AP117Xw0M4/s1600-h/DSC01664.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQF7TFlhcw3v1LiKsZIJYaeOa4HL5yWZSUGDGRUTaSCQDDL5oNvWu7LOBKwbHWYVd0Ajoece_IXvJBpb6LuAiAKO0ZDvLeLTEQL-_7e0NrIQ6HsIDYkkX0Z9FbuWRCh_28AP117Xw0M4/s400/DSC01664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374142941173515346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Look</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> at those </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">teeth</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw7GESrytJV9eEcSIQ4bzjgoLgYNBiJZD26GCXm17GkWRD8ObSOMH0TYsXf-U_qAzFxNl3HZe9VSjVQyPgj-1EEuBQ8aAv4widDeg51fpgm3__lTu2ct8c_0pxPxO9LXzkhr8g43FmhI/s1600-h/DSC01665.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw7GESrytJV9eEcSIQ4bzjgoLgYNBiJZD26GCXm17GkWRD8ObSOMH0TYsXf-U_qAzFxNl3HZe9VSjVQyPgj-1EEuBQ8aAv4widDeg51fpgm3__lTu2ct8c_0pxPxO9LXzkhr8g43FmhI/s400/DSC01665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374142932076773922" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">&</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Look</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> at those </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">gross crusty claws - YIKES!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjWQkkBdMb4qdYcZKMu5kPNqo2FwvjvU02q-Ug1jvBmZ84m236Ow3myY2IY7bhzG2P2S0eLyUKLK3zKJN-mjR7zruUrc86VHdYIrptamWBH9DvdxKt_ttWFRzsvq2Lute0zoKDPNylaM/s1600-h/DSC01666.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjWQkkBdMb4qdYcZKMu5kPNqo2FwvjvU02q-Ug1jvBmZ84m236Ow3myY2IY7bhzG2P2S0eLyUKLK3zKJN-mjR7zruUrc86VHdYIrptamWBH9DvdxKt_ttWFRzsvq2Lute0zoKDPNylaM/s1600-h/DSC01666.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjWQkkBdMb4qdYcZKMu5kPNqo2FwvjvU02q-Ug1jvBmZ84m236Ow3myY2IY7bhzG2P2S0eLyUKLK3zKJN-mjR7zruUrc86VHdYIrptamWBH9DvdxKt_ttWFRzsvq2Lute0zoKDPNylaM/s400/DSC01666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374142918857064370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let's visit Susan</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">@</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">A Southern Daydreamer</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for today's </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Outdoor Wednesday </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">posts.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Robyn</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-68705968591266456442009-08-22T11:22:00.002-05:002009-08-22T11:47:06.125-05:00Happy Pink Saturday!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I've just gotta share </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">my beautiful </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dahlia's</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">with you again today.</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27gUoebIDZKGA4hQOSVAsjx84nd6bdXiGacO-9kXa4oE5HTc3lvVgmpwj4s9bdoRvEVPXo5RDMZxpAhipkO5MtJN8za3dTsdaAVTxKdVo4k0axhuLXrN1UAvndoQztq7VTSdnGNCVKgE/s1600-h/DSC01649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372825094724987346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">finally</span> had the time to read this book.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Now I'm off for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> #2.</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>I thought I saw them on a rack</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>at Marshall's.</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hope</span> they are still there....</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvAGrzjxmlfx5bWHXe3aIA0CwUL0UfL2UpdaRQWCsjR3hP8NUsv7Mu1z92rOdvZsGaIF7FUVOuo7Q2JyL_1hUdO0VizmJanpJxMunoSIZKMTusNylFtE2x5vq0Vk-SxXJK6HVLZew_I4/s1600-h/DSC01643.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvAGrzjxmlfx5bWHXe3aIA0CwUL0UfL2UpdaRQWCsjR3hP8NUsv7Mu1z92rOdvZsGaIF7FUVOuo7Q2JyL_1hUdO0VizmJanpJxMunoSIZKMTusNylFtE2x5vq0Vk-SxXJK6HVLZew_I4/s400/DSC01643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372825083936406210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Meanwhile, I'm off to check out </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>all of the other <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pinkies</span> out there today....</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>@</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Beverly's</span></b></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">How Sweet the Sound</span></b></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Robyn</i></span></b></span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-22474200137143863922009-08-20T22:21:00.007-05:002009-08-20T23:32:20.707-05:00You are Gonna Wish...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By the time you are done reading this</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you are going to wish this was </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wordless Wednesday....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let's start off with a pic of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Miles.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As you know, he has been diagnosed</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with allergies and raging ear infections.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, if you ever had a dog with ear infections,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">then you know what they en</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">tails.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Trying to give your dog pills!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The first day he took them as good as gold.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I thought, Hmmmm! This is going to be easy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">NOT!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The next day, I brought out the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">whipped cream</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">loves, loves, loves</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> that. And it worked</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">like a charm. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Until</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, (there's always the until)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jacob opened his trap and told Gramma all about it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How we covered his pills in whipped cream and </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he couldn't get enough of it. Well, the dog can </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">still hear. He heard every word of it. So, to make </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a long story short, he wouldn't touch the whipped cream</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the next day. He wouldn't even look at it. He turned</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">his head away. I forced the pill into his yap. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He spit it out as fast as can be. He went as far</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">as to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">step</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on the pill to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hide</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> it - I kid you not!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wednesday was Squirty Cheese from the can.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Okay, that worked. But not on Thursday.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thursday was peanut butter. It didn't work.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had to be a tiny bit mean. I had to force it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But he still loves me. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He came back and kissed me later.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(We have a few more days to go...)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO1ttkOQsfID4JU5W4pflQ9YLvHtLBzpNIE-LZJ4L6TIRE1e56HMXKdVr-vdhRbdCXYhBlc3MG60EFlW7xf6fbR-WDAbU9lBO3O1wZuHpsXrU5eB89UgqoFyznc5Yyy8msyzg2h7zkoI/s1600-h/DSC01637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO1ttkOQsfID4JU5W4pflQ9YLvHtLBzpNIE-LZJ4L6TIRE1e56HMXKdVr-vdhRbdCXYhBlc3MG60EFlW7xf6fbR-WDAbU9lBO3O1wZuHpsXrU5eB89UgqoFyznc5Yyy8msyzg2h7zkoI/s400/DSC01637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372256355589431346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've been fertilizing my patio pots </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">faithfully this summer and here</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">are the results!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgwMtMJTm4pZkpzPuZJviplGCRFK492YyR6HeByWg06onKLJrNgBw8jnfuDHyVQNo0T3gqDS-slJRFh2SrEnzS4Oi9x9p-SpPWMobjrU3OaEE5xLQoTLICb75O75VLazulJnBUkcvEFA/s1600-h/DSC01529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" 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alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372256333409179394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7uqrIf0qnNA20u17PFrxyaA2a2zwIk16ApDL7FJ9KsUPoMHC5n4Bugnnf7Jj6CcXsSPAo0FJ172y4GBo20pwDPl_j_8RST7mwDZWRapAEr0vF3NRzjMT6qfVEnP9_MAusqy5GthJUrA/s1600-h/DSC01596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7uqrIf0qnNA20u17PFrxyaA2a2zwIk16ApDL7FJ9KsUPoMHC5n4Bugnnf7Jj6CcXsSPAo0FJ172y4GBo20pwDPl_j_8RST7mwDZWRapAEr0vF3NRzjMT6qfVEnP9_MAusqy5GthJUrA/s400/DSC01596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372255581851105762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvCMasnY7fPl4PIz_dj-jhYF1nVCDZfqOkkhKEwHA3nmB9LZTgrSZ11WmlgLUgt4hyphenhyphenFaGCisns9m9Bp5_VBwd_CeDzev19xWldiYWljpsCBGTKL-KHFtPZFXWFGnsYDzutiAIqmdtong/s1600-h/DSC01628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvCMasnY7fPl4PIz_dj-jhYF1nVCDZfqOkkhKEwHA3nmB9LZTgrSZ11WmlgLUgt4hyphenhyphenFaGCisns9m9Bp5_VBwd_CeDzev19xWldiYWljpsCBGTKL-KHFtPZFXWFGnsYDzutiAIqmdtong/s400/DSC01628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372255568787802850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But...I 'm not sure what to say about this little guy.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Did he get too much water?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Not enough water?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just bought him last weekend</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from the Home Depot. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Would you take it back?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That would be embarrassing!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">-</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">j</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">J</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfexbieT8tw0qCgY-yhAi-nL0l6dSboQSx6RXu7u1ZtHLN4azyd06FGOHPRNE58zSKN9yQnqhJnKfNXmq1Md3qXgYPNI4aCRxbTWeKCi64ittP4Uk5ilJ0fdGyc9vi7ezyulufBgqamqk/s1600-h/DSC01534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfexbieT8tw0qCgY-yhAi-nL0l6dSboQSx6RXu7u1ZtHLN4azyd06FGOHPRNE58zSKN9yQnqhJnKfNXmq1Md3qXgYPNI4aCRxbTWeKCi64ittP4Uk5ilJ0fdGyc9vi7ezyulufBgqamqk/s400/DSC01534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372255552627029154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've had requests for shots of the back yard....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I must say - Jacob has done a beautiful with the lawn.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He is the main man on the lawn mower!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rwFg0DRMcuc9ZtY5vU9AWPPzwfxErFqLqQgynHIfbc57yCnfYnrSWxr2YzvppF6-m8l-8QhQp9DgQYU42VzENGLUDPuGya97qL2j9BAK8-Tgf4dJAiw8YfbE0KBM-F2Qvp_SML42mTs/s1600-h/DSC01514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rwFg0DRMcuc9ZtY5vU9AWPPzwfxErFqLqQgynHIfbc57yCnfYnrSWxr2YzvppF6-m8l-8QhQp9DgQYU42VzENGLUDPuGya97qL2j9BAK8-Tgf4dJAiw8YfbE0KBM-F2Qvp_SML42mTs/s400/DSC01514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254861537773874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This shot is from the patio </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">looking straight back to the shed.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc7MbOBT9jI8jXkYIrRrLilPsgiH81YYPwCtxkBZR162BtWPnz7wAvdOSgM0u91Gzr-2J45u249yRbo6-FEfXN1DsGm0NjPR2zHU_2fN7WG7PKNMiDJKlpWX7IzlCvBAb0CnAW8jx9M8/s1600-h/DSC01351.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsc7MbOBT9jI8jXkYIrRrLilPsgiH81YYPwCtxkBZR162BtWPnz7wAvdOSgM0u91Gzr-2J45u249yRbo6-FEfXN1DsGm0NjPR2zHU_2fN7WG7PKNMiDJKlpWX7IzlCvBAb0CnAW8jx9M8/s400/DSC01351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254854205702962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is from the swing </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">looking back to the patio.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7h6FCGyaMLQpASIDOpmJJZzbjm0PysDkV0ykEFfpGTRQ8JB3V-Wz2ooIN3P7EgcJXYNRGseBOCYq9XK49U0-EK7ZY_WfaJDy15B2EfC5anPxNWAw6-KjbX3RuLEBmlIcEqMqt_rdGLc/s1600-h/DSC01535.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7h6FCGyaMLQpASIDOpmJJZzbjm0PysDkV0ykEFfpGTRQ8JB3V-Wz2ooIN3P7EgcJXYNRGseBOCYq9XK49U0-EK7ZY_WfaJDy15B2EfC5anPxNWAw6-KjbX3RuLEBmlIcEqMqt_rdGLc/s400/DSC01535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372254838279539474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And here is the back of the house....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(Above there is a pic of Jacob's </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">log cabin.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Woo Hoo! I'm having a ripe tomato!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I see a BLT in the near future.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWybmMxYibJr0DBX478FCpf2SXtuPzO5w6trwv-RrDg_FARGvj-eKWRJQ9DJ9M-f-MSxdZOU5JMrEE4Hmrrlhy-BqEDiku3WAAUI1hzIN7ud32wjEvNZuHGJIpu1ICp4Qtsu8QIuwiDMI/s1600-h/DSC01599.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWybmMxYibJr0DBX478FCpf2SXtuPzO5w6trwv-RrDg_FARGvj-eKWRJQ9DJ9M-f-MSxdZOU5JMrEE4Hmrrlhy-BqEDiku3WAAUI1hzIN7ud32wjEvNZuHGJIpu1ICp4Qtsu8QIuwiDMI/s400/DSC01599.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253914923594306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Bee has sprouted BEANS!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Fqg9xWveG0ttSgbhYk7TT6WQgxsfgqKGiGJ6QRTWDqfV5w0DvWLqiSng7SDT8Cyrgkng5HcvX0q6t-6GXGdeXvyCG9RVO9TbOmTVnejHeewIkEJlinSk_QRT83XTd79EKe2s_2GkFhw/s1600-h/DSC01603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Fqg9xWveG0ttSgbhYk7TT6WQgxsfgqKGiGJ6QRTWDqfV5w0DvWLqiSng7SDT8Cyrgkng5HcvX0q6t-6GXGdeXvyCG9RVO9TbOmTVnejHeewIkEJlinSk_QRT83XTd79EKe2s_2GkFhw/s400/DSC01603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253899360839698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How kind of those silly rabbits to leave me </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">one very pretty Canterbury Bells.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I planted at least 7 this year.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY77BkftUWi3xLeRU8mcZMjGvLJxZlnfFBuDNlr391iCLfUCPSQl-eDR89JQW8b_nWW6lpPFcFAKMPMCD1BpvQPKPWX4vtmGcoLzceXmnUMeWQBfSl49sXH5rCtSNZ1FGWbfENHD3JfZg/s1600-h/DSC01537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY77BkftUWi3xLeRU8mcZMjGvLJxZlnfFBuDNlr391iCLfUCPSQl-eDR89JQW8b_nWW6lpPFcFAKMPMCD1BpvQPKPWX4vtmGcoLzceXmnUMeWQBfSl49sXH5rCtSNZ1FGWbfENHD3JfZg/s400/DSC01537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253892562316082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I bought a few cucumbers the other day</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">because I was hungry for </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Refrigerator Pickles, and so was my Dad.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4gD8KUm360LYHtpHVvb9uzDkADbjYXPdLP3jPY4jJlJsb9QcMxJb5Sht2nLZQooCp7xcPNYh-oySQ_l6fIJhaVgm3OPsaaElZtQJf8Kku7Nn41eU5AdsJgyLveQaCk76F5_CyyBl0rs/s1600-h/DSC01583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4gD8KUm360LYHtpHVvb9uzDkADbjYXPdLP3jPY4jJlJsb9QcMxJb5Sht2nLZQooCp7xcPNYh-oySQ_l6fIJhaVgm3OPsaaElZtQJf8Kku7Nn41eU5AdsJgyLveQaCk76F5_CyyBl0rs/s400/DSC01583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253361068493938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The usual ingredients...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">cucumbers, sliced onion, S&P, a bit of sugar</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and white vinegar.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">No real recipe - it's all to taste.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqKqRqDmjq2Dg4HdRi9_HyvDYHDkn2fs-LePq2rj7xdEEN9UWSiu61HK06tePVNbZFKpBUuv4xlDhWhv7b-e1HJRZ0L2zS4b-nrAUr0PMDOJAA3rOa-IfgbYOnTvLz557CeUSa550E9M/s1600-h/DSC01587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqKqRqDmjq2Dg4HdRi9_HyvDYHDkn2fs-LePq2rj7xdEEN9UWSiu61HK06tePVNbZFKpBUuv4xlDhWhv7b-e1HJRZ0L2zS4b-nrAUr0PMDOJAA3rOa-IfgbYOnTvLz557CeUSa550E9M/s400/DSC01587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253341608339746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">You'll want to be sure to use lots of pepper!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It's better that way. Trust me.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Be sure to refrigerate -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">they are way better that way, too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQ33UvkKwKqW2X00gxWjc_bcLnD_lgica0_2o9oFXXB-GscJ8WJEpzMfUKSqFOqhmLBGpZJYfrFrgXIkrUCvW1gWf2Z_oBa1X6Qybnk04gFBuGA_4ujdeGj-MV-lf2q_KCm6xU4q2AZc/s1600-h/DSC01588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQ33UvkKwKqW2X00gxWjc_bcLnD_lgica0_2o9oFXXB-GscJ8WJEpzMfUKSqFOqhmLBGpZJYfrFrgXIkrUCvW1gWf2Z_oBa1X6Qybnk04gFBuGA_4ujdeGj-MV-lf2q_KCm6xU4q2AZc/s400/DSC01588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372253329019233026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last but not least....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Ta Da!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A few of the offenders </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">have been relocated</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BRP*!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(*The Bunny Relocation Program)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They are darn cute though, aren't they?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK42V6Hypu4hIjSVA8ArS0aTCsll17uCzrq5iv-cWsv4W9EzVWsroLZ38PAXJ77DAezBaCfUvubfWFXSske1e4qZhMyKeXyh0uor0jpF3tavOeRcnws0dButLb_eat-aP33AIP2C_3gQ/s1600-h/DSC01638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK42V6Hypu4hIjSVA8ArS0aTCsll17uCzrq5iv-cWsv4W9EzVWsroLZ38PAXJ77DAezBaCfUvubfWFXSske1e4qZhMyKeXyh0uor0jpF3tavOeRcnws0dButLb_eat-aP33AIP2C_3gQ/s400/DSC01638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372252448593717202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But keep in mind....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">These stems used to be Coneflowers!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS4DsY1t71_YN3JoYQvlW9aKoa7jYDKGzBevAXNu3r7zqdsQtXBtBKHk6ouhjSW_7_SgZGEelHrOH9c51IPrpXVA18mUvFrPtNKVR5_NrVYL0pt1UhCpGv_p5wIfCaHtVHiEjd5cVhSo/s1600-h/DSC01601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS4DsY1t71_YN3JoYQvlW9aKoa7jYDKGzBevAXNu3r7zqdsQtXBtBKHk6ouhjSW_7_SgZGEelHrOH9c51IPrpXVA18mUvFrPtNKVR5_NrVYL0pt1UhCpGv_p5wIfCaHtVHiEjd5cVhSo/s400/DSC01601.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372252438375574306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">See, I told you </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;">you would have preferred </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;">Wordless Wednesday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpRAgA5ca5AIaSm11xyJGXMndbaxbC1EvR6jirbdSkDAGN7TeFZb9u3BjZ9w0yoiBdWihr-vjnW8X0nw3gK1XZxdtcbWkyTwva4iP9oCcvnuY1PN-5_3IwZSDJeE23sm9qFYMouSXbBY/s1600-h/DSC01594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpRAgA5ca5AIaSm11xyJGXMndbaxbC1EvR6jirbdSkDAGN7TeFZb9u3BjZ9w0yoiBdWihr-vjnW8X0nw3gK1XZxdtcbWkyTwva4iP9oCcvnuY1PN-5_3IwZSDJeE23sm9qFYMouSXbBY/s400/DSC01594.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372252424375736354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/">Tootsie hosts Fertilizer Friday</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">Gollum hosts Foodie Friday</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://niagaranovice.blogspot.com/">Artie hosts Share a Garden Sunday</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-10887239002519997332009-08-18T23:08:00.005-05:002009-08-18T23:49:45.328-05:00How I Spent My Summer Vacation... (Part 3) Outdoor Wednesday Edition<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For those of you </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that have been following along,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you know that we have traveled </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"up north"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Mississippi River Headwaters.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsanXA3l743GmR1ppR_SKy6mlYSu__pktTKGDSWzKn69GO1b1tNRjvP5XBXx-trYqC1Ca14fl9708DRnvRl3ytRn6G4Xn1nHc-iPPZYcfMAOrtTU1DPoD2YU_BLLNDmU7IgpcgAbaY0_Y/s1600-h/P8062204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsanXA3l743GmR1ppR_SKy6mlYSu__pktTKGDSWzKn69GO1b1tNRjvP5XBXx-trYqC1Ca14fl9708DRnvRl3ytRn6G4Xn1nHc-iPPZYcfMAOrtTU1DPoD2YU_BLLNDmU7IgpcgAbaY0_Y/s400/P8062204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371524359399118898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">On our return leg of this vacation,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we stopped at the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Blanchard Dam</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to search for </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cross Rocks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzROr2jHD-Ys6LVR4N8fM3-gradkVTTlivJV0IxTUxZ2YxqFXuonbdOgPt149TwEvNHo5Leht_XsdAoFyVyRtsBTmamlObZxioGJyiCGqWhQcdaYt8doQhBvut7V3BKQEC3bk9rLcWjjg/s1600-h/P8062205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzROr2jHD-Ys6LVR4N8fM3-gradkVTTlivJV0IxTUxZ2YxqFXuonbdOgPt149TwEvNHo5Leht_XsdAoFyVyRtsBTmamlObZxioGJyiCGqWhQcdaYt8doQhBvut7V3BKQEC3bk9rLcWjjg/s400/P8062205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371524350870300162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cross Rocks</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Staurolites</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or sometimes they are called</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fairy Stones</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> can only be found </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in a few places of the United States.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you want to read more about it </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you can </span></span><a href="http://www.littlefallsmn.com/CrossRocks.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">click here.</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOn5SFH7aS-wa4U__DeQJUk2ZPJP7poMhqiV9j15XWI72qBe2JAD7P7KIk7YVHXiFsKb5vD2FyoOQyaZB4wUyRDRXY2Bxo9zEy_4q5xS5Sr7mhNf9LcxvLfZQdvnHOJ6Dvh-5AOHKDpQY/s1600-h/P8062206.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOn5SFH7aS-wa4U__DeQJUk2ZPJP7poMhqiV9j15XWI72qBe2JAD7P7KIk7YVHXiFsKb5vD2FyoOQyaZB4wUyRDRXY2Bxo9zEy_4q5xS5Sr7mhNf9LcxvLfZQdvnHOJ6Dvh-5AOHKDpQY/s400/P8062206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523850505435986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It looks like <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda</span> is not afraid</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to get her hands dirty!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Jx66kw5wdwEXrN3pd7wVbKrSjNH9wufUU4IFMdqxItNqLB_oT-iCLAeFMl-afBLpEQ048KXo-t8ipNM3oAlFga-P-TlVRIFMmk5-_KZ8z3J9LdfJnB30OcqWmmZeHXA9gYs1CK4iLI/s1600-h/P8062207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-Jx66kw5wdwEXrN3pd7wVbKrSjNH9wufUU4IFMdqxItNqLB_oT-iCLAeFMl-afBLpEQ048KXo-t8ipNM3oAlFga-P-TlVRIFMmk5-_KZ8z3J9LdfJnB30OcqWmmZeHXA9gYs1CK4iLI/s400/P8062207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523841487881602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ask </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacob</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> -</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">That water was pretty darn </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cold</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriGG5C7HQ-ssOZQyF1Wf0t6ctpspY_5aTZPx3YjZZ_IbqHzxcgmpGX4dbykMdkBwsJ8lCE8qMYQ4B4DgLGb2KgfJozH5r9SB0x6FUvQ0L0blSNPGcMaOGk_0W_dE7KFlKl9yjwavj1zc/s1600-h/P8062209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriGG5C7HQ-ssOZQyF1Wf0t6ctpspY_5aTZPx3YjZZ_IbqHzxcgmpGX4dbykMdkBwsJ8lCE8qMYQ4B4DgLGb2KgfJozH5r9SB0x6FUvQ0L0blSNPGcMaOGk_0W_dE7KFlKl9yjwavj1zc/s400/P8062209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523833773932802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here are some of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">prisms</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but not a very good cross in the bunch...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I guess we have to keep at it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__ESH_fY-v2g3WXhbtwVYvmOF_kKrh-QCgBDrzDKq0cBleWM5DBXPoZPc3wOSQP_blXLwmKe6AvWtgNjLofNDgJj3OszBXdpJuEDdecOTbnYm6Faes74Ao4CsuNnVaytdA62VZ0epSg/s1600-h/P8062212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__ESH_fY-v2g3WXhbtwVYvmOF_kKrh-QCgBDrzDKq0cBleWM5DBXPoZPc3wOSQP_blXLwmKe6AvWtgNjLofNDgJj3OszBXdpJuEDdecOTbnYm6Faes74Ao4CsuNnVaytdA62VZ0epSg/s400/P8062212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523186533343410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Almost....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaav8TWxYwW2bz1SWRzwld995XpEOnfU2FFmYJ98IDxGhx1axj-4NVl2v1pVhkPUalbgoGOPa48xCnVNQ3LKrK5pjdEtQK8J2iVpPVVLVvG1c26up0gyrVB8J0tB-icQ9rqlytLqoV3g/s1600-h/P8062213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaav8TWxYwW2bz1SWRzwld995XpEOnfU2FFmYJ98IDxGhx1axj-4NVl2v1pVhkPUalbgoGOPa48xCnVNQ3LKrK5pjdEtQK8J2iVpPVVLVvG1c26up0gyrVB8J0tB-icQ9rqlytLqoV3g/s400/P8062213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523171831765474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They were not ready to give up </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">until they found a cross!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs1o0hhvyBBBc6uo5hq41DOEsbp87prtx6U-iGpDVnmyZso2TO0EL2V2vrO_mR6bswRzS9i9WovJ9RqLwiYMVnLOnlXXWUB7sP1UnAY1iNX_aDSnazUR_HGpLqLaRDg7KxPXiQTXgvyQ/s1600-h/P8062214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs1o0hhvyBBBc6uo5hq41DOEsbp87prtx6U-iGpDVnmyZso2TO0EL2V2vrO_mR6bswRzS9i9WovJ9RqLwiYMVnLOnlXXWUB7sP1UnAY1iNX_aDSnazUR_HGpLqLaRDg7KxPXiQTXgvyQ/s400/P8062214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371523158187401954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Way to Go</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO97PS9XyVnxhbnuNUCUGoXsNio5SIPZmnzhe3PIQMb0A_xMbyvYX4tZbXLYS-39macJcPcd-YJR3290BqSfHYAJaR_7F8ircK_21j9fYLKPVPzGoVuix9K4af-1NnSgFzzUdU6Gq8Jy0/s1600-h/P8062210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO97PS9XyVnxhbnuNUCUGoXsNio5SIPZmnzhe3PIQMb0A_xMbyvYX4tZbXLYS-39macJcPcd-YJR3290BqSfHYAJaR_7F8ircK_21j9fYLKPVPzGoVuix9K4af-1NnSgFzzUdU6Gq8Jy0/s400/P8062210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371522744113834866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jacob brought these specimens home.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He wants to chisel away at them</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">this summer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1cWcsBPcxkQoZoC3-ujHzPLT2bUgZ7kpAZLc_vQHhgd-3a0lMSfdBl3kHNuE75PapQZDqMRCnCV3Do06apv2TZr22kj0fNu18Hxtg26dT67w0mvATN5Y41VqeNZIS6SpM_F162UPzHc/s1600-h/DSC01526.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1cWcsBPcxkQoZoC3-ujHzPLT2bUgZ7kpAZLc_vQHhgd-3a0lMSfdBl3kHNuE75PapQZDqMRCnCV3Do06apv2TZr22kj0fNu18Hxtg26dT67w0mvATN5Y41VqeNZIS6SpM_F162UPzHc/s400/DSC01526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371522734567102546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think that a few crosses are imbedded in them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What do you think?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Rjw44vH4N_eTaa1L8mDlyTF7lsSz7JKVWveFjeeGUQ9LiT6ESDb8UpbJ65QKR1WLMaW3sswUOSBp7fg3RWoZaZcDcyqqEc2jeVFX3t7OXIkpF9nShZIG2C9Q2Qx3hK2HrlVXVj3Hb0/s1600-h/DSC01524.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5Rjw44vH4N_eTaa1L8mDlyTF7lsSz7JKVWveFjeeGUQ9LiT6ESDb8UpbJ65QKR1WLMaW3sswUOSBp7fg3RWoZaZcDcyqqEc2jeVFX3t7OXIkpF9nShZIG2C9Q2Qx3hK2HrlVXVj3Hb0/s400/DSC01524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371522718436828066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Outdoor Wednesday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is just a <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">click away.</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-68512182578615843502009-08-18T01:29:00.006-05:002009-08-18T02:24:36.720-05:00Three or More!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Today I am joining </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Tam</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">for </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.thegypsyscorner.com/2009/08/40th-three-or-more-tuesday.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Three or More Tuesday</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">I thought that you would enjoy</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">a few of the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Dahlia's</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">from my garden.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1scIN4mbzkCCSUz2aWRyWaAA6oK67PSzLL0TxF7bIYCgmGjkAawQrfFbFp0li3ylHMyhuuiS9WbCfH4Cb8lqsXQ0vRTynfSUTkhZhF4hjPCOiDqMQ4HzgcpdOkBHDedDX5Ao4z-jlQcg/s1600-h/DSC01608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1scIN4mbzkCCSUz2aWRyWaAA6oK67PSzLL0TxF7bIYCgmGjkAawQrfFbFp0li3ylHMyhuuiS9WbCfH4Cb8lqsXQ0vRTynfSUTkhZhF4hjPCOiDqMQ4HzgcpdOkBHDedDX5Ao4z-jlQcg/s400/DSC01608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371187876864779362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">As you know, the Bunnies have done their share</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">of damage to my garden this year.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D2B9g4IgVBxk0iNpWEFG_roIhzBNdkU-ADnojsnXbpH9hY7vI1kc1WZvsvWhMEupa07B3Z2wpI-UlgRLbI2Zd4g7XcZC4KIwniMYZTvRcvlxPZT9nFt0vkwmrf81ycC9Ds6idGpDvek/s1600-h/DSC01604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D2B9g4IgVBxk0iNpWEFG_roIhzBNdkU-ADnojsnXbpH9hY7vI1kc1WZvsvWhMEupa07B3Z2wpI-UlgRLbI2Zd4g7XcZC4KIwniMYZTvRcvlxPZT9nFt0vkwmrf81ycC9Ds6idGpDvek/s400/DSC01604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371187566316863906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">I've never had them munch down a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Dahlia</span> before...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1ArFLTBoj8woF7dDUYHtJ-btUJGJWYd8VBcmVBLjV9g25m1G83B2dd-zvKLVPdWqlFmRX95cjCnoQ9H2D0WGYqC0_2dNlJ-zqT_QQ_W5lpXYi8YjTYKTiSuaUi_0t87xaVn48CDmFjA/s1600-h/DSC01544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1ArFLTBoj8woF7dDUYHtJ-btUJGJWYd8VBcmVBLjV9g25m1G83B2dd-zvKLVPdWqlFmRX95cjCnoQ9H2D0WGYqC0_2dNlJ-zqT_QQ_W5lpXYi8YjTYKTiSuaUi_0t87xaVn48CDmFjA/s400/DSC01544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371187553829092434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">So I am especially excited to see these blooms!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATQSowL8_pGHSSmULOg8ArDADN5O7DYRN13EFJerw8Zuf38ii672ukAHmCSa07R5SCwOyfyW1TMySjY3yDCJEXpStaLLJIawRpI1AP9bmvoYVBNE_m9gIEnST08CM6SnZz4N9YDIRs9o/s1600-h/DSC01415.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATQSowL8_pGHSSmULOg8ArDADN5O7DYRN13EFJerw8Zuf38ii672ukAHmCSa07R5SCwOyfyW1TMySjY3yDCJEXpStaLLJIawRpI1AP9bmvoYVBNE_m9gIEnST08CM6SnZz4N9YDIRs9o/s400/DSC01415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371187547314779826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I originally planted about </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a dozen sets of tubers.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I believe about half </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">actually survived.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Somebody please remind me</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">to use chicken wire next spring.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCFFFF;">Robyn</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-4732293204388401652009-08-16T23:51:00.005-05:002009-08-17T00:58:38.102-05:00How I Spent My Summer Vacation... (Part 2) Blue Monday Edition<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">For those of you that have been</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">following along...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">We traveled </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"up north"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">to the northwestern corner of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Minnesota</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">As we traveled from the Twin Cities</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">to the </span></span></span><a href="http://thereisalwaysthymefor.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-i-spent-my-summer-vacation-part-1.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Mississippi Headwaters</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">we stopped at many of the Antique</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">and Hardware stores along the way.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">As you can see by this picture</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacob</span> may have died </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">and gone to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">heaven</span>....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIo9nHsQC9YN-KOBShvCanN7OE6IruWIc9Vp2LCbX4kfr_kkl1-9E2diAfUUMvNBIPky4uQXFfsSlnH1M6JxQLENcbbVlaSUi02YgsIudQVSv2k4ypOddEHIxw2uv8wquHpkbq89fCog/s1600-h/P8032183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIo9nHsQC9YN-KOBShvCanN7OE6IruWIc9Vp2LCbX4kfr_kkl1-9E2diAfUUMvNBIPky4uQXFfsSlnH1M6JxQLENcbbVlaSUi02YgsIudQVSv2k4ypOddEHIxw2uv8wquHpkbq89fCog/s400/P8032183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370794202265525954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">This was a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">future electrician's</span>,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">lamp collector & builder's </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">dream come true</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE_FxSCNjrhLRovyKhwI5sqvyubWwq-aoO9QAXAXSEOtucMiiRq0MRWTC7ZM4L7CicyVko-T8W-qxgyZqz-IcrJtiFak6jQBfw0wwRe2eUDcCM0E3QiCa5vNJNRb0uk1sPppdyTv_-MY/s1600-h/P8032184.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE_FxSCNjrhLRovyKhwI5sqvyubWwq-aoO9QAXAXSEOtucMiiRq0MRWTC7ZM4L7CicyVko-T8W-qxgyZqz-IcrJtiFak6jQBfw0wwRe2eUDcCM0E3QiCa5vNJNRb0uk1sPppdyTv_-MY/s400/P8032184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793964659013202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Jacob walked into this shop...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">decided he needed a Monowatt</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">something of another</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">turnkey socket to complete </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">some sort of lamp...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">He lost me -</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">but not the proprietor of this shop!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">The man was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">giddy</span> that </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">he was so knowledge-able</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">about such things.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">He <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">allowed</span> Jacob to enter </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the back room</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the basement</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">of this antique lamp shop.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(I promptly followed - you never know</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">now-a-days...)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">There were shelves <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">everywhere</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>littered</i></span> with every <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">lamp part</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>imaginable</i></span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8jSTdZImXYw6_yu5TIcf_KwEcHY8k9kBC5cHN909jTU4-VgzFHLeUWUyZ6_T7yf4j1WAdhM1NljMzZ3JsHMxwakqzoNkgoAXVFZmbYLgI3EDWyJ6JelO5CDhmNTpo31zvTGPqSmTUJg/s1600-h/P8032185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8jSTdZImXYw6_yu5TIcf_KwEcHY8k9kBC5cHN909jTU4-VgzFHLeUWUyZ6_T7yf4j1WAdhM1NljMzZ3JsHMxwakqzoNkgoAXVFZmbYLgI3EDWyJ6JelO5CDhmNTpo31zvTGPqSmTUJg/s400/P8032185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793957108054850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Inside these drawers were parts that I never </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">knew existed on lamps.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I was soon set straight that they are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">highly patented</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">&</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">highly collected</span> across the country.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTF-pcyKzmh_zPU_LWi4jU3Clrj2K_DA4D3eeQ5lnhCSoCtg8T_QkPSusZU5tLCxbMgyUSDnTK6gM8ru5ygJA-jgTqdPJpSMKFX7yb1BQJxptSVGRkGsIPp2Q38vKUq3oyhz8mIIPqTQ/s1600-h/P8032186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTF-pcyKzmh_zPU_LWi4jU3Clrj2K_DA4D3eeQ5lnhCSoCtg8T_QkPSusZU5tLCxbMgyUSDnTK6gM8ru5ygJA-jgTqdPJpSMKFX7yb1BQJxptSVGRkGsIPp2Q38vKUq3oyhz8mIIPqTQ/s400/P8032186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793942841732466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I guess that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">lamp parts</span> are </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hot commodity</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">for historical societies</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">that are re-furbishing </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">homes and buildings.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">The man offered Jacob </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">a job if he wanted it.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrqQew4e6U6EYqg9FUkcJku_5eExQu9fd4G_lFt0PWhXYQ4t8o7x9CUPbU5JvpOnHdD8y1Eqk1nLmglLWy4ATRHf7zxxS5b8GjsoyZj1ujIs5uYKxb7ukBqJTQW089llko5qj7BaO06M/s1600-h/P8032192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrqQew4e6U6EYqg9FUkcJku_5eExQu9fd4G_lFt0PWhXYQ4t8o7x9CUPbU5JvpOnHdD8y1Eqk1nLmglLWy4ATRHf7zxxS5b8GjsoyZj1ujIs5uYKxb7ukBqJTQW089llko5qj7BaO06M/s400/P8032192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793579531137794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I thought of </span></span></span><a href="http://sallyssalmagundiblogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Sally@Salmagundi</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">and her husband when I saw this chair.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">If I had room in my Escape</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I would have brought this home!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdF9BaiuFpzoSPn0PXHK9W3VXyiFZZnzr346Pgsp5ndeEuB83jvz_QWw1BC3RMaVLM2mgQMwwLNLzvt-ofKDfXClRhlPf0zI1x2-MK8tBZPkwd6agia-fFZJWzATmKRxO685aNDDvJgI/s1600-h/P8032180.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdF9BaiuFpzoSPn0PXHK9W3VXyiFZZnzr346Pgsp5ndeEuB83jvz_QWw1BC3RMaVLM2mgQMwwLNLzvt-ofKDfXClRhlPf0zI1x2-MK8tBZPkwd6agia-fFZJWzATmKRxO685aNDDvJgI/s400/P8032180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793571077836386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I could see these chairs painted</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and recovered in a large</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">buffalo check fabric.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How about you?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSPW0LdIzn7-EKkmKUxUmF5uze1-Cpl8tZi7gbqPFbH01g89mEP8LazCZcxJnr1GCoKR2Q_bBdLo7burlr-FmFAsAG6uau1o0_hmzCl5n1jByNgtqhKuIt6k01OJBqA4Hlca991nKXuk/s1600-h/P8032179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSPW0LdIzn7-EKkmKUxUmF5uze1-Cpl8tZi7gbqPFbH01g89mEP8LazCZcxJnr1GCoKR2Q_bBdLo7burlr-FmFAsAG6uau1o0_hmzCl5n1jByNgtqhKuIt6k01OJBqA4Hlca991nKXuk/s400/P8032179.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793564388338530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Here's the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">blue</span> part,</span></span></span><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Sally.</span></span></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Hamm's Beer used to be brewed</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">around these parts.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><i>"From the Land of Sky Blue Waters....</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><i>Comes the Beer Refreshing,</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><i>Hamm's the Beer Refreshing, </i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><i>Hamm's"</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDIbL753MSwJ6iPyJnSsJAif0GbISpTbQUv2oCBtlyXtjDH2uL-SGqd2UPlvY2lF4212MfcuM0yiPESrUAt0yXfZHVRQhE0a8W-474ByFO7tYeR-i2tIcMgl7xKcLQU2Pft6VB0OxXJ4/s1600-h/P8032175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDIbL753MSwJ6iPyJnSsJAif0GbISpTbQUv2oCBtlyXtjDH2uL-SGqd2UPlvY2lF4212MfcuM0yiPESrUAt0yXfZHVRQhE0a8W-474ByFO7tYeR-i2tIcMgl7xKcLQU2Pft6VB0OxXJ4/s400/P8032175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793089945264274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">This hutch was only $300!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">$300!!!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB25GIk4gPSCJn4XwoJTUxYcYV_-u4K0Sqi2h2bQAxwk7nxRHWb2oBOt6GQot1j8tvIIijBE1W2VXACC01MgPGlF9oMe4z0nq3wMa8vM4UAwK1mEHsUnnUjiglsHkRS-SxMZellyq4a-s/s1600-h/P8012164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB25GIk4gPSCJn4XwoJTUxYcYV_-u4K0Sqi2h2bQAxwk7nxRHWb2oBOt6GQot1j8tvIIijBE1W2VXACC01MgPGlF9oMe4z0nq3wMa8vM4UAwK1mEHsUnnUjiglsHkRS-SxMZellyq4a-s/s400/P8012164.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793082852547442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">I thought of </span></span></span><a href="http://ruespeanutbutterandjellylife.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;">Rue</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#99FFFF;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">and her love of chairs....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdJa4RSPbDaC3pYhdtGJKhhmejZlRWjRgH46-ePavlniHQJB1v-pIQjKDyIOFwuP6lHTT5yP-nw4RnCtvaEmE8zhoU8IXF9sAxc3ep7NrMCRoUV7Oui5kAzhReMk5qOZ1Fi-1tib535U/s1600-h/P8012162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdJa4RSPbDaC3pYhdtGJKhhmejZlRWjRgH46-ePavlniHQJB1v-pIQjKDyIOFwuP6lHTT5yP-nw4RnCtvaEmE8zhoU8IXF9sAxc3ep7NrMCRoUV7Oui5kAzhReMk5qOZ1Fi-1tib535U/s400/P8012162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370793074770435138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">and then I turned around....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">because that's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">all</span> I could do.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">This place was a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">fire hazard</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Honestly</i></span>. You could hardly </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">walk into this room.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">More chairs, Rue.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9D4LqUbzLJ-Smqd5-6MnJ43CVEMlHixDh4y6ERUvG1SLM3UMNOW47R_lSDhO1PkEWSN7ulXer9dEhv2jvPKTQDLUSNRKXtab-7WPl6UI3GKl-_dP9NfOUv7mP3pqy0sDnGn6_6HDnRw/s1600-h/P8012165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9D4LqUbzLJ-Smqd5-6MnJ43CVEMlHixDh4y6ERUvG1SLM3UMNOW47R_lSDhO1PkEWSN7ulXer9dEhv2jvPKTQDLUSNRKXtab-7WPl6UI3GKl-_dP9NfOUv7mP3pqy0sDnGn6_6HDnRw/s400/P8012165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370792722854012402" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">And <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Woo Hoo</span>....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">vinyl!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">This was Jacob's kind of vacation!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Everywhere he turned </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">he found something he <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">HAD</span> to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">HAVE!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBPrlyXkgZNpRx8VltJX2vIVmzjdsBuBXp4S3kARIfz3dCKu-cOycZr85a1PNmOHSz6yw38jpxlwbMXOmFKBf3wVia9nOMH5kmgORadCt54IeFj2K3oRWg2VHQbaTXEZty5U7eODbR0M/s1600-h/P8012161.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBPrlyXkgZNpRx8VltJX2vIVmzjdsBuBXp4S3kARIfz3dCKu-cOycZr85a1PNmOHSz6yw38jpxlwbMXOmFKBf3wVia9nOMH5kmgORadCt54IeFj2K3oRWg2VHQbaTXEZty5U7eODbR0M/s400/P8012161.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370792709180239842" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Poor Miles. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">When we returned </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">from our vacation</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">we discovered Miles had </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">allergies</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">raging</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> ear infections</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">$400</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"> later he's feeling </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">as good as </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">gold</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo8EpXpIqeXqvwtdGErfPhe2UBWzABNUMeIeEEuokdxwT7REYuF40UKWsxh7G3RAMiDnse3WKE8u0msFILdVCOvWbhAzKl1ty8RJNgb46l3pgLvcRtJ9l2uSGTdheAT5HY06WguKuu2c/s1600-h/DSC01389.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo8EpXpIqeXqvwtdGErfPhe2UBWzABNUMeIeEEuokdxwT7REYuF40UKWsxh7G3RAMiDnse3WKE8u0msFILdVCOvWbhAzKl1ty8RJNgb46l3pgLvcRtJ9l2uSGTdheAT5HY06WguKuu2c/s1600-h/DSC01389.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpo8EpXpIqeXqvwtdGErfPhe2UBWzABNUMeIeEEuokdxwT7REYuF40UKWsxh7G3RAMiDnse3WKE8u0msFILdVCOvWbhAzKl1ty8RJNgb46l3pgLvcRtJ9l2uSGTdheAT5HY06WguKuu2c/s400/DSC01389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370792701490984130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Stay tuned....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">more vacation pix to follow!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">Robyn</span></span></span></div><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-54417455969700922842009-08-14T23:47:00.004-05:002009-08-15T01:48:11.540-05:00The How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Pink Saturday Extra!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">If you're a</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Minnesotan</span>,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and you travel "up north"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to the lake - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">have</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to make a pit stop </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">at</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN4tjL7P1R9JTQaCbndfrt7_apC_GztWjcMbALpmQ9VoqrUbJgSECYBIGjd2g6giF1iyOOUEaTmjBrn_YlK7lbZHgBZSSGxJkS6v9zKNaxSwD99GD4wTIUH_fFt6UUiJtlou1JK5y2mM/s1600-h/P8062203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN4tjL7P1R9JTQaCbndfrt7_apC_GztWjcMbALpmQ9VoqrUbJgSECYBIGjd2g6giF1iyOOUEaTmjBrn_YlK7lbZHgBZSSGxJkS6v9zKNaxSwD99GD4wTIUH_fFt6UUiJtlou1JK5y2mM/s400/P8062203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370054178823658722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It's a tourist trap </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">overstuffed</span> with </div><div style="text-align: center;">every "kitschy" item imaginable.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kriswjohnson/archives/date-taken/2008/05/27/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Click Here </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">for great pix of the place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, fantasy;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jYJMCNVjGUDekyzNKoO0mwk7aru8XLY11KDD6arZamOL1Bc2zzQWykAeGno6I9oML6XzngyGnRQ6f0ZGY7MbFkq6EIe3uBr66GidAPe4uUX9rZbLlmEhLdOr2Q_-ecuQghlwJM5uaRg/s1600-h/DSC01522.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jYJMCNVjGUDekyzNKoO0mwk7aru8XLY11KDD6arZamOL1Bc2zzQWykAeGno6I9oML6XzngyGnRQ6f0ZGY7MbFkq6EIe3uBr66GidAPe4uUX9rZbLlmEhLdOr2Q_-ecuQghlwJM5uaRg/s400/DSC01522.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370054167353909762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't get out of the place</div><div style="text-align: center;">without having to buy </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">something...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiZvKoEtaN3RpQPhGY2Xhl7MZZs2iOiFTE3eC1Uips0hBOkTZbuugdgKLUO7iqLoh9cve-hBJZTgYzWxThJhtskO1nsV43IoGPFOEAVNXVozFKMBZxjaJC2r4EbvS7YoX10rz92Sv_Xk/s1600-h/P1021846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiZvKoEtaN3RpQPhGY2Xhl7MZZs2iOiFTE3eC1Uips0hBOkTZbuugdgKLUO7iqLoh9cve-hBJZTgYzWxThJhtskO1nsV43IoGPFOEAVNXVozFKMBZxjaJC2r4EbvS7YoX10rz92Sv_Xk/s400/P1021846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370052749041362722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's located </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">just right up Highway 10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Royalton</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, MN.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">About <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">90</span> miles north of th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Twin Cities</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can have </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">free ice</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">free cookie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">free water!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Who can pass that up?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">more vacation pix to follow!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Ro</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">byn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PS: Don't forget to visit Beverly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/">@HowSweettheSound</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for more </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pink Saturday</span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-32653545112910752932009-08-10T10:36:00.008-05:002009-08-10T12:01:55.958-05:00How I Spent My Summer Vacation... (Part 1)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">Come along with us as we </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">explore</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">headwaters</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;"> of </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">The Mississippi River</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#66FFFF;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFxTcQ1V-N63OZpIECTVYkcrOLwzlQohVmkHKcGGX2LerDkC9vwVQc80nbDUJs1u1ikPzY3tkt_oh3izQ47QbxxT6IaCVn3QYIiBhehhCg1IDQPbCb10Kz4pQIX63h5xdOjFroKNpPGY/s1600-h/DSC01437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFxTcQ1V-N63OZpIECTVYkcrOLwzlQohVmkHKcGGX2LerDkC9vwVQc80nbDUJs1u1ikPzY3tkt_oh3izQ47QbxxT6IaCVn3QYIiBhehhCg1IDQPbCb10Kz4pQIX63h5xdOjFroKNpPGY/s400/DSC01437.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368367641255481570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This interpretive center is located</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Itasca State Park</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">which is located </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">225</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> miles </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">northwest of the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Twin Cities,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">in Minnesota.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is an extensive state park</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with lots to offer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today we will just discover the</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Mississippi River</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hhJjXqGmD8gjkQIvB2AYUGJjE771pkHfqRijHZ4cchEkBDgMNSWEsgVvCTcMq2MT5j9mb-GyDapj_W6wbPg5VbJ7t9hiHBA7kWCit0TFYox5vuoO29XjcY90Ov9JAc_lUOA7TRM4FQM/s1600-h/DSC01438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hhJjXqGmD8gjkQIvB2AYUGJjE771pkHfqRijHZ4cchEkBDgMNSWEsgVvCTcMq2MT5j9mb-GyDapj_W6wbPg5VbJ7t9hiHBA7kWCit0TFYox5vuoO29XjcY90Ov9JAc_lUOA7TRM4FQM/s400/DSC01438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368367632239020322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With just a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> short</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> walk...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituvYrxXkyrsLoOfFcKmlUscavfODfdMFfRaLl77JYtFjJxhIzatoGncqTskyAEHXHZLT2Rw8aQdJXIps0VUKNXOZDTvXrPVXRGYFg-8IMmnXg46VVJzH1vro0DxpiwIdoyxCcPOnqb-U/s1600-h/DSC01475.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituvYrxXkyrsLoOfFcKmlUscavfODfdMFfRaLl77JYtFjJxhIzatoGncqTskyAEHXHZLT2Rw8aQdJXIps0VUKNXOZDTvXrPVXRGYFg-8IMmnXg46VVJzH1vro0DxpiwIdoyxCcPOnqb-U/s400/DSC01475.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368365410773794370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We're</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">just about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">there...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's great to stretch your legs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">after that long car ride.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMmedjuNPRQBg6UTN7H7FLX16NsPdCWqQB6YjkCteB3cG76FUxWF9QSdPTs45x3tj9P3n76qvfNs4N7ZhOZyegHpLmFVxIaKoEXLKCuMvtlO1JBRzzJ0bBpihxdzvmA5QhQ7aMcIsF8o/s1600-h/DSC01440.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMmedjuNPRQBg6UTN7H7FLX16NsPdCWqQB6YjkCteB3cG76FUxWF9QSdPTs45x3tj9P3n76qvfNs4N7ZhOZyegHpLmFVxIaKoEXLKCuMvtlO1JBRzzJ0bBpihxdzvmA5QhQ7aMcIsF8o/s400/DSC01440.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368365399422054834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here's a bit of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">history</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPCCzpcJWOJNHBl6GKlSKZ5Y5hi6ft7IuWWyHqxCBpsr05Uy_BDAuJxsR-NGVhFN0t6Px08w2jZTNiBizu5VU4stgzZ7GEiQv1xF7-WiCHjLdTnjUw38rDxhGkPcudpAPWwjqmka0F-0/s1600-h/DSC01442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPCCzpcJWOJNHBl6GKlSKZ5Y5hi6ft7IuWWyHqxCBpsr05Uy_BDAuJxsR-NGVhFN0t6Px08w2jZTNiBizu5VU4stgzZ7GEiQv1xF7-WiCHjLdTnjUw38rDxhGkPcudpAPWwjqmka0F-0/s400/DSC01442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368364271900824946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A look at some of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">fauna.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(more pix to follow - later this week)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk8O58UbQ6FWCf7krdeGs9YRpGWDq00vTefnS7KjWkX3IK0yHFUjxi3CIyQoWCu5Mlp29hDYPBUGWRm6anXoopbC-gGOVhJR4p6WupJ1GoOV8PCEr6qdEdMbTgHqaHEIEaac5qeQniiQ/s1600-h/DSC01443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk8O58UbQ6FWCf7krdeGs9YRpGWDq00vTefnS7KjWkX3IK0yHFUjxi3CIyQoWCu5Mlp29hDYPBUGWRm6anXoopbC-gGOVhJR4p6WupJ1GoOV8PCEr6qdEdMbTgHqaHEIEaac5qeQniiQ/s400/DSC01443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368364260633155570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And here we are!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">We've made it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Joining </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacob</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and I on our vacation</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is my niece, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGjCt_vYnX_QTXWGZquSh2pSxeEB5YoWNmzA8qIAwtbpZJsrZRvSj8M3NfXE3eSpnXHdp6mmXxR05MWrXM5A3cKhOWiKhYRy2qdRgLd2kwKOAM-HxaymjHWwMF5MtcT1C9yE2zqYu1TY/s1600-h/DSC01446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlGjCt_vYnX_QTXWGZquSh2pSxeEB5YoWNmzA8qIAwtbpZJsrZRvSj8M3NfXE3eSpnXHdp6mmXxR05MWrXM5A3cKhOWiKhYRy2qdRgLd2kwKOAM-HxaymjHWwMF5MtcT1C9yE2zqYu1TY/s400/DSC01446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368364251087877250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is a view of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Lake Itasca.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As you can see, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we had overcast skies.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was a cool </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">70</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> degrees.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyHDGWwXgq2R9s74JUtgiKUl-mo0lZhe_6vJ9IWpFqNqyuYDsGtu_GMPdnTZsWCpqS6_RRHQkHYZEJcG4JpHBygd_pWpRnF8WltelFPcAavFtiJA08HqNLJtUFmVp0yu0MudQriH4oR8/s1600-h/DSC01447.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyHDGWwXgq2R9s74JUtgiKUl-mo0lZhe_6vJ9IWpFqNqyuYDsGtu_GMPdnTZsWCpqS6_RRHQkHYZEJcG4JpHBygd_pWpRnF8WltelFPcAavFtiJA08HqNLJtUFmVp0yu0MudQriH4oR8/s400/DSC01447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368363673369537026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cross</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> the river </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">this</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> way...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEPqZAcg-VoH34Jnj1yvKAZBNA-Dtt7j8x_Q3-43OG6ystdIfyGXKqtntj76eZVqmuUH1QI_puZ8XHJ7f31rS7I5T0J1eo-k-z811M7loiff84voqk5v4uy1NDGiUtIsDrv_xuknK9Xw/s1600-h/DSC01456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEPqZAcg-VoH34Jnj1yvKAZBNA-Dtt7j8x_Q3-43OG6ystdIfyGXKqtntj76eZVqmuUH1QI_puZ8XHJ7f31rS7I5T0J1eo-k-z811M7loiff84voqk5v4uy1NDGiUtIsDrv_xuknK9Xw/s400/DSC01456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368363664867551474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">way!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWzBBwzKw6fxq3U3uSL-hcJwYdAVNg5cNxfAwSyCYYQHvUyCTtwb8G2uvQusEDo6qsqyoss1VwYGjigLwlxs2naQkFjLgoaBRZh93LEa3KhJmH0jHEWkrBomOd8K2NQeX4Vgq3M4l9Aw/s1600-h/DSC01457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWzBBwzKw6fxq3U3uSL-hcJwYdAVNg5cNxfAwSyCYYQHvUyCTtwb8G2uvQusEDo6qsqyoss1VwYGjigLwlxs2naQkFjLgoaBRZh93LEa3KhJmH0jHEWkrBomOd8K2NQeX4Vgq3M4l9Aw/s400/DSC01457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368363657072327762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Or what the heck,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Way!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNavxdh_cot2QSrU_3e1XawCyhtckew84wFrJJkqmhjdhSkTZkS6R0vKWjqBYZyX7mr0ywQGzEdrwRqKjeeTkMAD6DX43Idt8xFPey0nmh5_wM_ncJcfVfePdubo51nxSEPuLRh6c7_M/s1600-h/DSC01462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNavxdh_cot2QSrU_3e1XawCyhtckew84wFrJJkqmhjdhSkTZkS6R0vKWjqBYZyX7mr0ywQGzEdrwRqKjeeTkMAD6DX43Idt8xFPey0nmh5_wM_ncJcfVfePdubo51nxSEPuLRh6c7_M/s400/DSC01462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368362875244274258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The water was quite </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">chilly</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04CZXhbNfFlS5DfUnxtQkzQrahNyeVtYw9T1LKAVGT0T7YvEYgG9Ws5hVxHr3cHDQmBlo_v4GHIJVL7aUWN74qfTOKDVOllNnw7DU53KoY2w-RzrJgGqIF5wTvYNQvUy8ULC9VHmF1D4/s1600-h/DSC01461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04CZXhbNfFlS5DfUnxtQkzQrahNyeVtYw9T1LKAVGT0T7YvEYgG9Ws5hVxHr3cHDQmBlo_v4GHIJVL7aUWN74qfTOKDVOllNnw7DU53KoY2w-RzrJgGqIF5wTvYNQvUy8ULC9VHmF1D4/s400/DSC01461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368362869292504114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(All of that digging my toes in the sand</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">wrecked my pedicure.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But look at how <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">clean</span> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">clear</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the water is at the source!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHj4EOsJXVwnABgAT2eMtviRUOiwGiVqYiuP7-oXt_1lN4XhJzizoF8VsuGioBQNa9x0SBqZ0TgXLfUwqqKFUIRpm8trahAh_UKDihGX5a7rFWdLjA2v7Pq8wl3Tx8N0CL4GRaIj2ORc/s1600-h/DSC01460.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHj4EOsJXVwnABgAT2eMtviRUOiwGiVqYiuP7-oXt_1lN4XhJzizoF8VsuGioBQNa9x0SBqZ0TgXLfUwqqKFUIRpm8trahAh_UKDihGX5a7rFWdLjA2v7Pq8wl3Tx8N0CL4GRaIj2ORc/s400/DSC01460.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368362861497052834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">more vacation pix to follow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">this week!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-43554306498035173182009-07-31T23:17:00.003-05:002009-07-31T23:40:09.986-05:00Pink Saturday! & Fertilizer Friday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">Prime Time</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">My Garden</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF99FF;">!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkqpwqcReagTQt8PbfQBThMsH1j_eJ0Yox7Yln4nND42qfCloHQs1xVj1R4cnuoiTP_OUiyM8Q3GjFr-dM5mzp0mI1nWs7t6Jbo9rB7XC4mVChRTDUZzasq84xFl9-DYaNutQ7aUVODs/s1600-h/DSC01399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkqpwqcReagTQt8PbfQBThMsH1j_eJ0Yox7Yln4nND42qfCloHQs1xVj1R4cnuoiTP_OUiyM8Q3GjFr-dM5mzp0mI1nWs7t6Jbo9rB7XC4mVChRTDUZzasq84xFl9-DYaNutQ7aUVODs/s400/DSC01399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846406612591970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Stargazer Lily's</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">are in full bloom!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_ceSxObR9RMjGutcoJ8BGkRJVnzmm7Ljejrww1X0c8Qdyvpv5t-zNZHt-om2dI4W11yMb9TTnu12Qh7EbHN2Vy-mMliZwuU55JdbbYVMHaJycmKvzaI9m2EV746Dk4cv4WRc35cbxZQ/s1600-h/DSC01422.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_ceSxObR9RMjGutcoJ8BGkRJVnzmm7Ljejrww1X0c8Qdyvpv5t-zNZHt-om2dI4W11yMb9TTnu12Qh7EbHN2Vy-mMliZwuU55JdbbYVMHaJycmKvzaI9m2EV746Dk4cv4WRc35cbxZQ/s400/DSC01422.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846398021034946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How about a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;">Dahlia</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;">...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">this is the Cactus variety.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had to plant it...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it was the last package </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">of bulbs left on the shelf.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-CLs5A_VyBs1_c5LqGxadJd_U8-jWL12xzmz7PjKDmv8S5HRncs6ZeGrFMhaJnptXZTccSD6sCBzdsWbcrNBwBMUZBE7KPTJ5UA4vjXqmZJPivCBSun9UUVGEKg-eomj1vKOhWY-u80/s1600-h/DSC01416.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-CLs5A_VyBs1_c5LqGxadJd_U8-jWL12xzmz7PjKDmv8S5HRncs6ZeGrFMhaJnptXZTccSD6sCBzdsWbcrNBwBMUZBE7KPTJ5UA4vjXqmZJPivCBSun9UUVGEKg-eomj1vKOhWY-u80/s400/DSC01416.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364846385167622834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Bee is abuzz...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;">Runner Beans</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPivj16Lzs7oWPzEJZX7wW4M6rHb9YMI1KIS8Kb7EYx5lFycIndjFmfPpiKoJxj-oknoNVHFGbRpHijYK6tX0otRQVO7YqZ5CXMPi4ZnmvXzoA57DaPVzkz5LVpIOP2dG2mQeBRyU0o74/s1600-h/DSC01419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPivj16Lzs7oWPzEJZX7wW4M6rHb9YMI1KIS8Kb7EYx5lFycIndjFmfPpiKoJxj-oknoNVHFGbRpHijYK6tX0otRQVO7YqZ5CXMPi4ZnmvXzoA57DaPVzkz5LVpIOP2dG2mQeBRyU0o74/s400/DSC01419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364845766870613490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A bit of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Y</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">arrow</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has survived </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCFF;">Soapwort</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> invasion.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yAwjXw6dRzlJj082nQQiIlJ7IRF5L4vv8-t67RdhhQ-sibn83fBQIifkS4NMqGgbxhYFOE9ySP4aDfDpH2c-7z6Rt45eLPoD9KrDMilH02H4ZLIFFveeyTf_2E7tWoDY8rIVON7R3h8/s1600-h/DSC01413.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yAwjXw6dRzlJj082nQQiIlJ7IRF5L4vv8-t67RdhhQ-sibn83fBQIifkS4NMqGgbxhYFOE9ySP4aDfDpH2c-7z6Rt45eLPoD9KrDMilH02H4ZLIFFveeyTf_2E7tWoDY8rIVON7R3h8/s400/DSC01413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364845761363222802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Cleome's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> are starting to bloom - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Yippee!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB105-t4a5-cvbcGccQFqRbmYWr0udoUS7LMafJf90ar20mH1t3bg9XxJG0IRpvR-bUlgNx_aQzKYfJCd2qlR07ZPXRM-HRiFZktQcdCd06ms85Y_A2ihLNI6qzEu5eozxzaOo66yy3IQ/s1600-h/DSC01421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB105-t4a5-cvbcGccQFqRbmYWr0udoUS7LMafJf90ar20mH1t3bg9XxJG0IRpvR-bUlgNx_aQzKYfJCd2qlR07ZPXRM-HRiFZktQcdCd06ms85Y_A2ihLNI6qzEu5eozxzaOo66yy3IQ/s400/DSC01421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364845751436257074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For more pink...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Visit Beverly</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">@</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">How Sweet the Sound</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new', fantasy; font-size: large; ">& </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For Fertilizer Friday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Visit Tootsie</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">@</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Tootsie Time</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-56253825164882084152009-07-26T23:55:00.005-05:002009-07-27T00:25:37.826-05:00It's Monday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bluebird </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">happy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGZ8JULbe6klIH6LBQr3lgfSdtmo9PnAuVPqrXgQuxJPyVIHTvqUQsEkf8EYY9zoPVK6SF0hI0UGChS5R-gJyXtiO7Lr2wAVVQBI80rw9Bn7YYxFCDCphL0msf8NyskYo9oW0yqvXPTw/s1600-h/DSC01387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGZ8JULbe6klIH6LBQr3lgfSdtmo9PnAuVPqrXgQuxJPyVIHTvqUQsEkf8EYY9zoPVK6SF0hI0UGChS5R-gJyXtiO7Lr2wAVVQBI80rw9Bn7YYxFCDCphL0msf8NyskYo9oW0yqvXPTw/s400/DSC01387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363001164530434834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">finally </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">had the time </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">change</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> out </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">front planter</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">flowers</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">purchased for weeks</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">J</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">g</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">k</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XuuuYaPW4Ze-m6lI1nFpFvL6RmYsJvd_JcUw1QTdopDH2GClnsPkAGQvJXemkWHzUgkcqpzqMW2ybluhXxa2oTyvCbZIvAUb4_osk7uoEIGQk_d4oKVTVRH19FL-NvIH_4mSEz3CyiM/s1600-h/DSC01379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XuuuYaPW4Ze-m6lI1nFpFvL6RmYsJvd_JcUw1QTdopDH2GClnsPkAGQvJXemkWHzUgkcqpzqMW2ybluhXxa2oTyvCbZIvAUb4_osk7uoEIGQk_d4oKVTVRH19FL-NvIH_4mSEz3CyiM/s400/DSC01379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363001159475445010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pansies </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">had their day...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They just can't take our July heat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFZIOlrkErym2SsBD6UMd6-JkAj4LL-Mr1Oaqdii2k84BQ82dbccyZp_NMMRtqe_2X1bfaATzTNBCtdYqBZ7LNgdgsoF0rZm2j3NCVe3IDgm29dhy0UDmn54mR8IQ3ofxWwpfg8-zFT0/s1600-h/DSC01384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFZIOlrkErym2SsBD6UMd6-JkAj4LL-Mr1Oaqdii2k84BQ82dbccyZp_NMMRtqe_2X1bfaATzTNBCtdYqBZ7LNgdgsoF0rZm2j3NCVe3IDgm29dhy0UDmn54mR8IQ3ofxWwpfg8-zFT0/s400/DSC01384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000802445379874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I bought <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">petunias </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">geraniums</span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">v</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_l8BoZ03hCg-PdHZgL7HET73b5ZoH6yIP2drh9GxVEU6SCo0tEcKw0sa6PfKCo9Pm_COU8V4IektHxsXrAjZhDr-KyWOJ4fzcGpER9w7i9THwGfKRGLpBl1sXQXYsOIixRVarmYhVzo/s1600-h/DSC01386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_l8BoZ03hCg-PdHZgL7HET73b5ZoH6yIP2drh9GxVEU6SCo0tEcKw0sa6PfKCo9Pm_COU8V4IektHxsXrAjZhDr-KyWOJ4fzcGpER9w7i9THwGfKRGLpBl1sXQXYsOIixRVarmYhVzo/s400/DSC01386.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000790808746562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See, doesn't that look much better?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've never waited 'til mid-July</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to swap the plants out before.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It will be interesting </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to see how they do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HFDlxj4L1monxudcVoykocaaUPvZlGzu9PI-MmNvOHBo1jJwLy0qyfT9WBE0e48ioxJ8bOZ2xv6RaWKpffjcHiGHk6MztyZQwgegVAcnzkZveXc5Z67hT3k7Skbyv_4oAZDqOZyVKe4/s1600-h/DSC01391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HFDlxj4L1monxudcVoykocaaUPvZlGzu9PI-MmNvOHBo1jJwLy0qyfT9WBE0e48ioxJ8bOZ2xv6RaWKpffjcHiGHk6MztyZQwgegVAcnzkZveXc5Z67hT3k7Skbyv_4oAZDqOZyVKe4/s400/DSC01391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000783051857122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My garden is filling in nicely.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">coneflowers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> are blooming</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">despite the Bunnies best efforts.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrUmZefZzh7kAG68lTYiUjLIg8Q-OvcR07Sg_hmZkeNHotN2Gt0yd2WMApV7neVfVVUZOHO4YNxq7GgKkG7LV2n3tNpeR0ASr-xNzP5K0narulLrI4CAIv9kVoKxQr3qbx6RmZbPcXZ8/s1600-h/DSC01372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrUmZefZzh7kAG68lTYiUjLIg8Q-OvcR07Sg_hmZkeNHotN2Gt0yd2WMApV7neVfVVUZOHO4YNxq7GgKkG7LV2n3tNpeR0ASr-xNzP5K0narulLrI4CAIv9kVoKxQr3qbx6RmZbPcXZ8/s400/DSC01372.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000170666454210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">tomato</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on the vine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with promises of more to follow!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTyaHuDyxjXk4qtSVNSPNjQ3JFbf6CYcDHPTHU7Yybyntmaa3UDApBzrSab0AfIC2VrlX-jstlzP2mtfekTkZx_pmVD8Dnz-Tf8dQU1pIg7dei5tNOAP_PTe5MmLPmbzyU51B6OuQZWE/s1600-h/DSC01373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTyaHuDyxjXk4qtSVNSPNjQ3JFbf6CYcDHPTHU7Yybyntmaa3UDApBzrSab0AfIC2VrlX-jstlzP2mtfekTkZx_pmVD8Dnz-Tf8dQU1pIg7dei5tNOAP_PTe5MmLPmbzyU51B6OuQZWE/s400/DSC01373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000164726316658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Scarlet Runner's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">have climbed higher than ever!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIJrfOJ360wPamuHqmZrlk8IESnlMfWgnTG7yXD2s1UpUBsj294nb97CZeSKo5dFMs7Z0dRPZO0ltdg5SEvs6vujpjxrK0Cn9KGuHr4Sgej7xr_7sQhTSt8h9D23mhNR9dLqbvzqZuUo/s1600-h/DSC01375.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIJrfOJ360wPamuHqmZrlk8IESnlMfWgnTG7yXD2s1UpUBsj294nb97CZeSKo5dFMs7Z0dRPZO0ltdg5SEvs6vujpjxrK0Cn9KGuHr4Sgej7xr_7sQhTSt8h9D23mhNR9dLqbvzqZuUo/s400/DSC01375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363000162031827970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And this is this week's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Grow Sign"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> shot!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look closely, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it's in there somewhere...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Saro4jCcB4i0dRPvr9GXNf77vnFuOXRSmXl-l_PyThwxCzd-ywCR7Ydc5UK6juVvBRVfRT3VwUhTw_XczMLdgNh-_K87uX-IF92zBxUMxt17sFDLmCC7A8Z66pJ6NQjdtXj2ggA9do/s1600-h/DSC01370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8Saro4jCcB4i0dRPvr9GXNf77vnFuOXRSmXl-l_PyThwxCzd-ywCR7Ydc5UK6juVvBRVfRT3VwUhTw_XczMLdgNh-_K87uX-IF92zBxUMxt17sFDLmCC7A8Z66pJ6NQjdtXj2ggA9do/s400/DSC01370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999570331006610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This year's first </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Dahlia</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_wXp4enGFmupCnKZfZYN3OmI55iXIzHTioS2nLj94x5_ZY-RyA0nJ5dFa3zDhEUtewuE3OsVnBaY7PsASFn05pqvq_p4fY072ZHIBiUlB3ckwhhmvWuYZGg6Qn2bqjWSVT4KL7E3B2E/s1600-h/DSC01371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_wXp4enGFmupCnKZfZYN3OmI55iXIzHTioS2nLj94x5_ZY-RyA0nJ5dFa3zDhEUtewuE3OsVnBaY7PsASFn05pqvq_p4fY072ZHIBiUlB3ckwhhmvWuYZGg6Qn2bqjWSVT4KL7E3B2E/s400/DSC01371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999559634575458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Stargazer's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> are starting to show!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Next week's pix will be spectacular!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC-vcM7LyE0ziT_OLDAq_XWa0U1Sf7YFFvGtBRqjRQrHNoLZ2HEqlB5RGoY4jQNR6YsIcKHfVcjykwtiNG-_2t_fiyAqGV2gL0jzETuyExuRaSW6bDMDzQQqJo16wcHuKH32QS-gYmD4/s1600-h/DSC01366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC-vcM7LyE0ziT_OLDAq_XWa0U1Sf7YFFvGtBRqjRQrHNoLZ2HEqlB5RGoY4jQNR6YsIcKHfVcjykwtiNG-_2t_fiyAqGV2gL0jzETuyExuRaSW6bDMDzQQqJo16wcHuKH32QS-gYmD4/s400/DSC01366.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362999557542875218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> amazing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> what a little bit of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">rain</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and a whole lot of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">sunshine</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">can </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">accomplish</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm linking this post today to:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sally@</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/">Smiling Sally</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Susan @ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Artie@Color </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="niagranovice.blogspot.com/">Outside the Lines</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tootsie@</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/">Tootsie Time</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-4042722243023683432009-07-23T22:41:00.013-05:002009-07-24T00:25:57.824-05:00Foodie Friday! ~ Dough!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">J</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">acob had a hankering </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cheese Ravioli</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and I wanted</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Grilled Pizza</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So we said</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">What the Heck!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let's go for broke</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and make </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">both</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> of them!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWSvkmIRG1EP3OwuCwoIDHSnSRs14SA83A-LxK227rwGE1SADqz6tJlv38mS9NKRSUv4bL2O0AgILoKHebD3Y_MhYy5ssTvU2-hai-xMOXdgsCp-M49sLhfZlRt0kI1bEPB7gWt_XUhE/s1600-h/DSC01297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWSvkmIRG1EP3OwuCwoIDHSnSRs14SA83A-LxK227rwGE1SADqz6tJlv38mS9NKRSUv4bL2O0AgILoKHebD3Y_MhYy5ssTvU2-hai-xMOXdgsCp-M49sLhfZlRt0kI1bEPB7gWt_XUhE/s400/DSC01297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361874342115603154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We started with the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ricotta</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> cheese filling.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We added grated </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">parm</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, shredded </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">mozzarella</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">fresh </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ba</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">sil & italian parsley.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Mmmm! Mmmm! Mmmm!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj2CRYX2KoftHCJsZ-VB1wmm7K23MkyjfzkhwY0TZJSUC4pN4wecPAYhaaZMjwfmegcUSvkdfILIcGfWdRkS34ulrkQA0niT548VdkqDQPI3EF4uuROLgsMBKsawI5hn58bbjLvx3sZc/s1600-h/DSC01301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOj2CRYX2KoftHCJsZ-VB1wmm7K23MkyjfzkhwY0TZJSUC4pN4wecPAYhaaZMjwfmegcUSvkdfILIcGfWdRkS34ulrkQA0niT548VdkqDQPI3EF4uuROLgsMBKsawI5hn58bbjLvx3sZc/s400/DSC01301.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361874339432998050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CRldwdWS_8oIQlef-0myjIr73Z2l-DNe_2z1odfAOigbeafmSr8apuf6RR3P2TzSWyKebhgSb3_2o-q0YOA0EjX29Oad6rQegmgeXLF7lj16Ltx_8NZ8Abdkg_MikeesGrNmKqLV_9o/s1600-h/DSC01303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CRldwdWS_8oIQlef-0myjIr73Z2l-DNe_2z1odfAOigbeafmSr8apuf6RR3P2TzSWyKebhgSb3_2o-q0YOA0EjX29Oad6rQegmgeXLF7lj16Ltx_8NZ8Abdkg_MikeesGrNmKqLV_9o/s400/DSC01303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361874330901671426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Place the filling in the fridge,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">until you are ready to use it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgPi5d0s1OIHEcxmb17KWw3aKit9oglCusWBZNCSIX66VUYNB4IbM4pY7No8FqtfXV2WzErq1vJp6OTWAwkbWvnylRMpORXxisMp_h8RudL6qmLccrTJ7udXquKQp6CSE9SbfhXpM4Us/s1600-h/DSC01304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgPi5d0s1OIHEcxmb17KWw3aKit9oglCusWBZNCSIX66VUYNB4IbM4pY7No8FqtfXV2WzErq1vJp6OTWAwkbWvnylRMpORXxisMp_h8RudL6qmLccrTJ7udXquKQp6CSE9SbfhXpM4Us/s400/DSC01304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873926902776210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pasta </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is a cinch!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's just </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2 cups of flour & 3 eggs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I put the flour in my largest bowl </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and make a well in the center.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Add the three eggs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and mix it until it </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">comes together to form a ball.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iU4sYbcaBaWscrIoq_s3TkbHGugIZmGXoLLhsD6ZEZvx7mlkEcEdiADlzHE1RlHCZgLJOYw7r_na17qHpY_jk75TBztGS8muMimxfWCLo4m4HBqxEO8thyphenhyphen0ZW13MkXvsVEDR_JkgYAU/s1600-h/DSC01307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iU4sYbcaBaWscrIoq_s3TkbHGugIZmGXoLLhsD6ZEZvx7mlkEcEdiADlzHE1RlHCZgLJOYw7r_na17qHpY_jk75TBztGS8muMimxfWCLo4m4HBqxEO8thyphenhyphen0ZW13MkXvsVEDR_JkgYAU/s400/DSC01307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873924037599362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then knead & knead for about 10 minutes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRWAA2P6sCJM-FDTO_NjEbi-3qqdVU-Evfc5mzxOKUDn-7HjaPlnkI0Kc7gNyX3vzb43FVJbwE63U_TcmqHAxq-6epReDxYphXvU80ZPrVVauIqGRYeDoSv7Qrn4ueo8mv_hIkTg2Jug/s1600-h/DSC01308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRWAA2P6sCJM-FDTO_NjEbi-3qqdVU-Evfc5mzxOKUDn-7HjaPlnkI0Kc7gNyX3vzb43FVJbwE63U_TcmqHAxq-6epReDxYphXvU80ZPrVVauIqGRYeDoSv7Qrn4ueo8mv_hIkTg2Jug/s400/DSC01308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873913738436146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Roll it through the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> pasta roller</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Start at the widest setting - number 7.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We stopped at number 4.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7GSJ-WBq_w1eisGi6X2iagkPbYPwTdSKlUKoSY3YC4xrZcTHNpRLftEB2hYG14vDMciel36PXD6jnSobyTcKMkmJv_rK7VAx9khXyKnAd739wTX4Sd_nWVCTU-UX-zO_FGGloDf-noY/s1600-h/DSC01309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7GSJ-WBq_w1eisGi6X2iagkPbYPwTdSKlUKoSY3YC4xrZcTHNpRLftEB2hYG14vDMciel36PXD6jnSobyTcKMkmJv_rK7VAx9khXyKnAd739wTX4Sd_nWVCTU-UX-zO_FGGloDf-noY/s400/DSC01309.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873379455864850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have this nifty </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ravioli mold</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I should have </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">photographed - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Doh</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It has an indentation for the filling and a </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">zigzag ridge to help form the ravioli squares.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just spoon </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">one teaspoon of filling per square</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Put a bit of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">water</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">around each square</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to seal the deal, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">place another pasta sheet over all </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and run over it with the rolling pin.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzSCrMIF698UGmDBwhgH2g-_gtTEYpxXd2-y7UXObBC7WRMW7ZmEzF5jogoB7aM8g4kbsaIdWYjGcR9PmYLGBGLj4rscOTc0K_cIUmVTUDUJKtPkNANTygh3McOvEJnNCj2rN5Hv-39U/s1600-h/DSC01314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzSCrMIF698UGmDBwhgH2g-_gtTEYpxXd2-y7UXObBC7WRMW7ZmEzF5jogoB7aM8g4kbsaIdWYjGcR9PmYLGBGLj4rscOTc0K_cIUmVTUDUJKtPkNANTygh3McOvEJnNCj2rN5Hv-39U/s400/DSC01314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873372190392066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fresh pasta only takes a few minutes....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqH1yka9M0ispoqTfzKcGD96v03aE1GxjBC0U0z1SY8SYsTPfY4bHkJclgDGabaJ2kPJG9jGUGpeK-o24b-5gas9qhlzTn7kBwvp_8j-9oJjLPbodqfnCSz84fHvV7wbbSdUGgqsiJbS4/s1600-h/DSC01310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqH1yka9M0ispoqTfzKcGD96v03aE1GxjBC0U0z1SY8SYsTPfY4bHkJclgDGabaJ2kPJG9jGUGpeK-o24b-5gas9qhlzTn7kBwvp_8j-9oJjLPbodqfnCSz84fHvV7wbbSdUGgqsiJbS4/s400/DSC01310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361873365916998210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The leftover scrapes made for a tasty plate, too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnD0FCEmu_9QCin9NvV8tmdrTej4x-3sFzi8d_pz6oaQSCL8oiiaZ5mRfLsujRj3FjdSXgcGeIKM2w3-HFCJzRg8l0PgDS1EmSgQ7wm0XYneAxKmcYo_LNMQEipz6UikWoUYZEP8G_kZs/s1600-h/DSC01316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnD0FCEmu_9QCin9NvV8tmdrTej4x-3sFzi8d_pz6oaQSCL8oiiaZ5mRfLsujRj3FjdSXgcGeIKM2w3-HFCJzRg8l0PgDS1EmSgQ7wm0XYneAxKmcYo_LNMQEipz6UikWoUYZEP8G_kZs/s400/DSC01316.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361870588830939522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Served with Fire roasted tomatoes, garlic,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and red peppers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5mUdQayw7oqOACcIuFRdzOrNzHP7xOcmEWxqNQSGSy4EE_ztoTskgYyXQz7L7jfkmpI77LSGy1z-Dy5oQbr7m7hAa7rKSiOSBAN91gzeS_1jBsnJi4Mwsz-xACmhkUz9puh9dNdmZVA/s1600-h/DSC01318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5mUdQayw7oqOACcIuFRdzOrNzHP7xOcmEWxqNQSGSy4EE_ztoTskgYyXQz7L7jfkmpI77LSGy1z-Dy5oQbr7m7hAa7rKSiOSBAN91gzeS_1jBsnJi4Mwsz-xACmhkUz9puh9dNdmZVA/s400/DSC01318.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361870082931686482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Now, onto the Pizza D' Resistance!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRzB4uxmD_6F4rk-nM50umL3pnvQSXkIhkrK4VvgvTXS6gigd5_BAeAVLTNuYxjE9nU3EfW5BGWF9pGgjTelYxH1qkMTFOfsKlmzgqPWd4weMObhvN-2Ily-hPObweesJnVGAQh8BG20/s1600-h/DSC01319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRzB4uxmD_6F4rk-nM50umL3pnvQSXkIhkrK4VvgvTXS6gigd5_BAeAVLTNuYxjE9nU3EfW5BGWF9pGgjTelYxH1qkMTFOfsKlmzgqPWd4weMObhvN-2Ily-hPObweesJnVGAQh8BG20/s400/DSC01319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361870074088855746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I grilled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">sweet red peppers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">onions</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-HummpcHIwY3SgODK0PYopOKqBbf8u-MM7_3i97YBm5V9rSv-NuU5vGDldER7EhyGeZzRg9NsnxI1lvMjpOLJ6Z-x4zMTIWWL1Nucjq5VwSe27euU4oXb6vW-MWTgwpu36bHMz4gpYw/s1600-h/DSC01320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-HummpcHIwY3SgODK0PYopOKqBbf8u-MM7_3i97YBm5V9rSv-NuU5vGDldER7EhyGeZzRg9NsnxI1lvMjpOLJ6Z-x4zMTIWWL1Nucjq5VwSe27euU4oXb6vW-MWTgwpu36bHMz4gpYw/s400/DSC01320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361870069082138082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hot Italian Sausage Links.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo7Uj-eE79UlZyBMwTmZ5I1VUnK_-L40L4SgQmv2FfI8JChWiGFRbHCgVwqedXzL5mQ4jBRtcGPZBZz5EUpFpFPHyxCsJCJ5t86djJMGtA-IALItrf8oLEg_OxbVdmKhBAXUvzRcSfCA/s1600-h/DSC01321.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyo7Uj-eE79UlZyBMwTmZ5I1VUnK_-L40L4SgQmv2FfI8JChWiGFRbHCgVwqedXzL5mQ4jBRtcGPZBZz5EUpFpFPHyxCsJCJ5t86djJMGtA-IALItrf8oLEg_OxbVdmKhBAXUvzRcSfCA/s400/DSC01321.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361869549429167714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Grape Tomatoes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTMwCZrfBk6e5xFwlZ6Up9k3rQDYAS6EGC8hm9-Odbzbj3w89Qs2fjyTmKuOcV6RR0aSA4K84XpVA-0n-o_SxABAknylCxeT8TLGmL_U77SzEIQTr1wMpwUD-d2EzWlpQwInfS3tGh2U/s1600-h/DSC01325.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoTMwCZrfBk6e5xFwlZ6Up9k3rQDYAS6EGC8hm9-Odbzbj3w89Qs2fjyTmKuOcV6RR0aSA4K84XpVA-0n-o_SxABAknylCxeT8TLGmL_U77SzEIQTr1wMpwUD-d2EzWlpQwInfS3tGh2U/s400/DSC01325.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361869545564325474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pizza dough</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> is pretty simple,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and only takes <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">30 minutes</span> to rise.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">4 cups of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">flour</span>, 2 packets of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">rapid rise yeast</span>,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">1 tablespoon of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">honey</span>, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and 1 tablespoon of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">olive oil</span>, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">a palmful of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">italian seasoning</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">minced garlic</span>,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">1 and 1/4 cups of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">lukewarm water</span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Mix all at once in your Kitchen-aid mixer</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">for about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">10 minutes</span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Place into a well-oiled bowl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and place in a warm, draft-free area to rise</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">to about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">double</span> in size.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Rub your hands with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">olive oil</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">grab a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">fistful</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> of dough, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spread it out </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">quickly</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">carefully</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">onto a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">preheated</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> tile (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">450+</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> degrees).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It only takes a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">few minutes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to bake.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Remove to a plate...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Turn</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> the dough over </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(the bottom is now the top)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and put on your fav ingredients.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mine are caramelized onions,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">pepperoni, italian sausage, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">roasted red peppers, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">mozzarella cheese.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sometimes, I grill olives,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">asparagus, and chicken breasts, too.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The skies are the limit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxXnOm99n1dF2cSkwO8uiH1dpBkJrtEs7S0Qj88kVxwSdCVBl78g7BtKqvZMMxTYp4pv5ZH1sgFLGDSU0eL860v9NCPVuct5NyhmMYDnSKopsFrKzueLBwyo7gvZt_MkQYtAeie4EURg/s1600-h/DSC01326.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRxXnOm99n1dF2cSkwO8uiH1dpBkJrtEs7S0Qj88kVxwSdCVBl78g7BtKqvZMMxTYp4pv5ZH1sgFLGDSU0eL860v9NCPVuct5NyhmMYDnSKopsFrKzueLBwyo7gvZt_MkQYtAeie4EURg/s400/DSC01326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361869538611165874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">J</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">acob likes pizza sauce, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">italian sausage,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I place the pizza </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">back on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">grill's top rack</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2-3 minutes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">until the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cheese is melty and brown</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There's nothing like </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the grilled roasted-in flavor!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgO70zSyFThtYGBVvzxqtkFy651qM_SMVkl3R2rrcKEKp9xEhDdZ1_Z0aHBh39adxDuGPxwEnPwnen77jSDhJJ3AezHAQKSg1SAyzFqtBr5rhYK7-OnE4Cd6gwJFlmcP4uELlcM9tjz8/s1600-h/DSC01327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgO70zSyFThtYGBVvzxqtkFy651qM_SMVkl3R2rrcKEKp9xEhDdZ1_Z0aHBh39adxDuGPxwEnPwnen77jSDhJJ3AezHAQKSg1SAyzFqtBr5rhYK7-OnE4Cd6gwJFlmcP4uELlcM9tjz8/s400/DSC01327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361868724869430642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">dough</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> makes about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">6 </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">8-10 inch pizzas</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I suppose you could </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">pre-roll out the crusts </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and refrigerate them until party time, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but I think it is more </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">fun</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> this way!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSM8vUdDIqpj2pbP-Xjdp7IK-R6ZPh7eEjG-U6r7ULLXUf1Wh14MbCCw3_Fbov8RqdlXq2ckwwRedwg0FBiWtDUK5G5nlLKs9-nE5_UpyEj6no07OVi6oznM6wKJlXVBS0aqHb6PRF6ZE/s1600-h/DSC01331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSM8vUdDIqpj2pbP-Xjdp7IK-R6ZPh7eEjG-U6r7ULLXUf1Wh14MbCCw3_Fbov8RqdlXq2ckwwRedwg0FBiWtDUK5G5nlLKs9-nE5_UpyEj6no07OVi6oznM6wKJlXVBS0aqHb6PRF6ZE/s400/DSC01331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361868715730149378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ometimes, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">there is a little bit of leftovers....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrWjfHgfOucZUCswaxDSKA_Bzu-m1nbLfWYReJg4hpgBXHP80o0a6mh5E3cB5v-dU8BttrQ5xquolXJXHkZRxW8P0wnlUoRqZ6s0WCGoKoXoNiv_fo564fpEEr5885TV0soUdE6sJF9o/s1600-h/DSC01332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrWjfHgfOucZUCswaxDSKA_Bzu-m1nbLfWYReJg4hpgBXHP80o0a6mh5E3cB5v-dU8BttrQ5xquolXJXHkZRxW8P0wnlUoRqZ6s0WCGoKoXoNiv_fo564fpEEr5885TV0soUdE6sJF9o/s400/DSC01332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361868708025536178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">which makes for a great snack later....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(or for breakfast the next day)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">While you read through all of the other</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">Foodie Friday</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> recipes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designsby gollum.blogspot.com/">Gollum</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for the list.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-86536191545325620332009-07-19T23:40:00.003-05:002009-07-20T00:09:20.628-05:00A Blue & Met Monday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's time for me to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">celebra</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">te!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Two Met Monday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">projects were completed!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Actually, this was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gramma's Birthday Cake</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have you ever had a cake from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sam's Club</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">? They are very good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(I chose this cake 'cuz the frosting was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Blue</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.)</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VV66ilcz3LXySaxF4TDu-FgU4U7EDg8Uxx_pPWNDWtK7H77d2_G_xcgoinBPYULX1eFmLzgMShrp2-wGOo_fKsBkTceJLnMOZ-pJAPDjfwkUkykItMJimUiriSoqnu5tkoMZOBFR3Jc/s1600-h/DSC01293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VV66ilcz3LXySaxF4TDu-FgU4U7EDg8Uxx_pPWNDWtK7H77d2_G_xcgoinBPYULX1eFmLzgMShrp2-wGOo_fKsBkTceJLnMOZ-pJAPDjfwkUkykItMJimUiriSoqnu5tkoMZOBFR3Jc/s400/DSC01293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360398660304545282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">his</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">driveway</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has seen a better day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was patched and sealed,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and re-patched </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and re-sealed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've never had an asphalt driveway before,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">we've always had concrete in the past.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ5zzTTPvK3cpolWeRKV2SHeF1jeIafqYLvUGTdJGDuGbbF53vXclSWZRndQBV7Qg6F6VS3aaMugKsLe0Wv6yd8yTSmRoXsF81oW9mNns19d3_9qTgVdS9Ctzvpb9nI3rMaXt5rAv9T8/s1600-h/DSC01130.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ5zzTTPvK3cpolWeRKV2SHeF1jeIafqYLvUGTdJGDuGbbF53vXclSWZRndQBV7Qg6F6VS3aaMugKsLe0Wv6yd8yTSmRoXsF81oW9mNns19d3_9qTgVdS9Ctzvpb9nI3rMaXt5rAv9T8/s400/DSC01130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360398434860299554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t was time for it to go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM10xR7r7j7ZDRYBeo3D3tS6L_BrdPRxPIERq0ja3Zkr85Aodbi2bm8VgvJJzNMRddCMFhqQRgW4Vd2FIDytepcV5dERPAiTcf53MFclqEi96bt3n8Dq5J01I6aEy2BRO__Mmx8OP8dWM/s1600-h/DSC01200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM10xR7r7j7ZDRYBeo3D3tS6L_BrdPRxPIERq0ja3Zkr85Aodbi2bm8VgvJJzNMRddCMFhqQRgW4Vd2FIDytepcV5dERPAiTcf53MFclqEi96bt3n8Dq5J01I6aEy2BRO__Mmx8OP8dWM/s400/DSC01200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360398206146123026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n a matter of</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">two days</span>,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the crew removed the old driveway,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">set up the forms and rebar,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">poured and prepared the driveway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I'm excited!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">k</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">N</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">j</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">w</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">k</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(I may have to breakdown and buy some sod.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlVM7NJ_wH9FHBEulAFWaNEpPrL-5wQ1fgMpa1VYUZS1C42OiODzsu32Pgmqwl135yeGb9VHpdunFxyBg8qMDvhNsvpcBFY4GWXFXmqNeQIRQRjk7DseZYr0W2GFwDcagvnNhj8u64wc/s1600-h/DSC01291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlVM7NJ_wH9FHBEulAFWaNEpPrL-5wQ1fgMpa1VYUZS1C42OiODzsu32Pgmqwl135yeGb9VHpdunFxyBg8qMDvhNsvpcBFY4GWXFXmqNeQIRQRjk7DseZYr0W2GFwDcagvnNhj8u64wc/s400/DSC01291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360398196822117602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hile the garage was free,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it gave me ample room</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to refinish </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the bench</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> from the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">front porch</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I was so pleased with the bench </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from the patio, that I decided to stain </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">this one with the same Sage stain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIBQmEnMRBt3AjSl2iiuEBMVvK2AmgjUobs-Oyl95iaUx48f0pK8-t0eWOfvPQWstbxmStapBkRaCwv6kbFO14GvIlHPljhAOGvMvl0k8xfmZ7hpu6aJg8vHsWElb0t94_7iIuUYXMP8/s1600-h/DSC01289.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIBQmEnMRBt3AjSl2iiuEBMVvK2AmgjUobs-Oyl95iaUx48f0pK8-t0eWOfvPQWstbxmStapBkRaCwv6kbFO14GvIlHPljhAOGvMvl0k8xfmZ7hpu6aJg8vHsWElb0t94_7iIuUYXMP8/s400/DSC01289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360398193073355810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Let's go check out all of the other </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Blue Monday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Met Monday</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ideas today! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-59426009376462626212009-07-18T00:20:00.003-05:002009-07-18T00:52:46.819-05:00Pink Saturday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">N</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">othing makes me happier</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">than reaching the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">weekend</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">after a very <i>lonnnnng</i> work week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">weetest </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">P</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">art</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/">is </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/">Pink Saturday </a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">of course</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq458EhDioK-sn254-H3iTCbBcDTMB_Iy_6mkemYzlVW9j08KW_M2ChDjZuKZLvJU8sbPqPGvzMWIj07dFM-wDnSsdBIqNWDqIQIoNGLzqR2TvDmpiw7CeEXyD_qOavNlgsXmzOAVzt0U/s1600-h/DSC01194.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq458EhDioK-sn254-H3iTCbBcDTMB_Iy_6mkemYzlVW9j08KW_M2ChDjZuKZLvJU8sbPqPGvzMWIj07dFM-wDnSsdBIqNWDqIQIoNGLzqR2TvDmpiw7CeEXyD_qOavNlgsXmzOAVzt0U/s400/DSC01194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359665903438045234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>cannot</i></span> believe </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">that it is already</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">mid-July</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Where</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> has this</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> summer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> gone</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I am in the midwest </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and it has been a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>very </i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>chilly</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> week,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and a very weird summer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ready</span> for a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">vacation</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">and</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">sunny skies</span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">PS: Click </span></span><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">HERE </span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">for </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Beverly's Pink Saturday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-73157237461712768372009-07-17T00:11:00.005-05:002009-07-17T00:48:38.782-05:00Foodie Friday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I thought </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would start out this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">Foodie Friday</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with something enticing. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DFqBiCnnzzxjpNhPIgFW9KeKhOM5PDFKscDc4zijK1iuJNV1I0Rnmf8G4TtQ3RegkhRk5PSDThFSN7AVX_ADlwvaIbpfej5N68qu1-x3cL1GFLRre1D5Sdp_xt-hPi7WijHRgyTY0Yc/s1600-h/DSC01237.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DFqBiCnnzzxjpNhPIgFW9KeKhOM5PDFKscDc4zijK1iuJNV1I0Rnmf8G4TtQ3RegkhRk5PSDThFSN7AVX_ADlwvaIbpfej5N68qu1-x3cL1GFLRre1D5Sdp_xt-hPi7WijHRgyTY0Yc/s400/DSC01237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359294440209976770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Everybody loves bacon...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was on sale this week at the grocery store.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Besides Grampa was craving a BLT....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqu4Vvjdvm4ddmr_vLW6bC7o4eyxSV5f7YpRJol8jzHlh7TNNInxufayNL7QJC2d7N-lWCeeDe_GyF0kBQpqgqZdUvNXbNbsV2cYOibvEjjSqRKNacLHqs6zJ46RfJxymgIrMAfLltJs/s1600-h/DSC01238.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqu4Vvjdvm4ddmr_vLW6bC7o4eyxSV5f7YpRJol8jzHlh7TNNInxufayNL7QJC2d7N-lWCeeDe_GyF0kBQpqgqZdUvNXbNbsV2cYOibvEjjSqRKNacLHqs6zJ46RfJxymgIrMAfLltJs/s400/DSC01238.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359294280506216674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've discovered that this is the perfect way to prepare it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I put </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">tinfoil</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on a baking sheet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spread the bacon out nice and straight.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfgJwHwgNIdLVB1Z1ZxpVRmdcFx6IckrlalyKqT2UGPaIC_MDc4mHWvHYUdRMVCzA0W8u_PIGLDZJvmI9XLjsTWmqZdN0FaA-zLivm93Yu5KgVeoDKkwiBy08ZZo_SzM855Qkr_tJdIw/s1600-h/DSC01240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfgJwHwgNIdLVB1Z1ZxpVRmdcFx6IckrlalyKqT2UGPaIC_MDc4mHWvHYUdRMVCzA0W8u_PIGLDZJvmI9XLjsTWmqZdN0FaA-zLivm93Yu5KgVeoDKkwiBy08ZZo_SzM855Qkr_tJdIw/s400/DSC01240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359294272678277298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bake in a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">400 degree</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> oven for about</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> 18-20</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> minutes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It comes out nice & straight & just perfect!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>clean-up</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> is a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">snap</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehcu1GNJSVvOuRIJsNMTMq_6XdHKefbn0PqSwVVzStUusB4JvXGoKYte0KnZXQFE4srMTQaTm-7Wfo6aHySU3yDviBGQJedz-Zh4prXwj6lX5nK2tyMB72QaAI5w6v19fqJNiKKoNfw8/s1600-h/DSC01244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehcu1GNJSVvOuRIJsNMTMq_6XdHKefbn0PqSwVVzStUusB4JvXGoKYte0KnZXQFE4srMTQaTm-7Wfo6aHySU3yDviBGQJedz-Zh4prXwj6lX5nK2tyMB72QaAI5w6v19fqJNiKKoNfw8/s400/DSC01244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359294264391343762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By the time everybody munched on apiece or two,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Grampa barely had enough left for his sandwich.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My Aunt made these </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">yummy brownies</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for our Family Reunion Picnic</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and I have been </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>craving</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> them ever since.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They're called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">S'more Brownies</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyBpzAlrVSscGMjzfEH6h-09Y2EZl_vtGxicxVt0WxWlII27dbz9_rtMQDaQ9lffMsdzRnGewyQ3-U_80AubMNJauTp6xijvktAXE2vW6FCja-sWRpVngVQ8aRGzR4vOMaZisC5ZDwoc/s1600-h/DSC01246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyBpzAlrVSscGMjzfEH6h-09Y2EZl_vtGxicxVt0WxWlII27dbz9_rtMQDaQ9lffMsdzRnGewyQ3-U_80AubMNJauTp6xijvktAXE2vW6FCja-sWRpVngVQ8aRGzR4vOMaZisC5ZDwoc/s400/DSC01246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293633864833266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Start with a regular </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">brownie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> mix.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EJrO2BOdfqJD8autF7iBorMJ-P85qX9jDI5X5wca3fsRHGQcnb_gzrOUf1UQkzoUA7sLFfXAZzFApTuKVSTFC-MCj3nGd9pTutlE6nvg8jMu6SXY-2OmcXbzLVZt0GvYR3ZbX5QrYpk/s1600-h/DSC01248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EJrO2BOdfqJD8autF7iBorMJ-P85qX9jDI5X5wca3fsRHGQcnb_gzrOUf1UQkzoUA7sLFfXAZzFApTuKVSTFC-MCj3nGd9pTutlE6nvg8jMu6SXY-2OmcXbzLVZt0GvYR3ZbX5QrYpk/s400/DSC01248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293625864334082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They're </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pretty simple</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They just require these few added extras.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spread the Brownies into a prepared </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">9x13 pan</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and bake as directed for about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">18</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> minutes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdgx71efF-uoty1Rki_sDDis38EZZA7iJ1lUn9VkOdMRTq6fYzlXlUR-RNqzxWHF0bQ-SpzvtHPV2Zf3xPZnJd-YIAz-jFjjyuu-jKIMEIMergcp9V3F1vlgBRVSIJHlW4IzzClrsN0/s1600-h/DSC01249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGdgx71efF-uoty1Rki_sDDis38EZZA7iJ1lUn9VkOdMRTq6fYzlXlUR-RNqzxWHF0bQ-SpzvtHPV2Zf3xPZnJd-YIAz-jFjjyuu-jKIMEIMergcp9V3F1vlgBRVSIJHlW4IzzClrsN0/s400/DSC01249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293621611949410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When you take them out of the oven</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">immediately cover them with the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">entire bag of</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Miniature Marshmallows</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and the entire bag of </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdHHkuk5UuXVywnvPhfNARN6lZ68zjksL8rtqO6pX5flnQgq6T8dg_d3d12iBizhqNvAxrSURBXMIV6pbiRMuyPhjQc_70coNIE-nXd2ScEsLUpe4IyPY1McgKMLSvHoZp2AtbwX0R00/s1600-h/DSC01250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdHHkuk5UuXVywnvPhfNARN6lZ68zjksL8rtqO6pX5flnQgq6T8dg_d3d12iBizhqNvAxrSURBXMIV6pbiRMuyPhjQc_70coNIE-nXd2ScEsLUpe4IyPY1McgKMLSvHoZp2AtbwX0R00/s400/DSC01250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293152809191570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then just top it off with </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Graham Cracker</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> squares.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(I think that maybe next time</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I may crush the crackers into large chunks</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and then sprinkle them on top.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Return them to the oven </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">5 minutes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">until everything is nice & melty!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfH6leick9KgO0C0zEz9bQQ-SAmMed81dnqtdSkUXwR7HAXDT6t5kmTpFzC1SzFA2z8KQkoTZJAB8ucd5905yp8aIQPl5dSzFuomBTkBYz_rhhhiCdMfP2jwbMrmtUwkXATVjMdfZzus/s1600-h/DSC01252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfH6leick9KgO0C0zEz9bQQ-SAmMed81dnqtdSkUXwR7HAXDT6t5kmTpFzC1SzFA2z8KQkoTZJAB8ucd5905yp8aIQPl5dSzFuomBTkBYz_rhhhiCdMfP2jwbMrmtUwkXATVjMdfZzus/s400/DSC01252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293144977426802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They are best</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> when you let them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cool</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">before eating.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Although that is very hard to do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Just don't burn your tongue!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJwDSBABGBhFkRAPWt4kK671-Ci7n1iyWjjkVLKQ6Bz28iSB7Qlz0-YsI0jN6Y9aYRFfdwFg7D1SyZEwCbHb5vSo2xUMux9WfoJMD92oMecDBhP_KymezKKwjNW_bUESQJ5L9gXvrh2A/s1600-h/DSC01253.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJwDSBABGBhFkRAPWt4kK671-Ci7n1iyWjjkVLKQ6Bz28iSB7Qlz0-YsI0jN6Y9aYRFfdwFg7D1SyZEwCbHb5vSo2xUMux9WfoJMD92oMecDBhP_KymezKKwjNW_bUESQJ5L9gXvrh2A/s400/DSC01253.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359293142226618658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, they are better </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Next Day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Just click here to visi</span></span>t <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">Gollum</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/"> </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">for more</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> Foodie Friday!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-48983237452844073382009-07-10T14:31:00.004-05:002009-07-10T15:22:03.620-05:00Fertilizer Friday! (Foodie Friday to Follow this Afternoon)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I've </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fertilized</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I'm Flaunting my Flowers!</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This must be the year for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">herbs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They have really taken off</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and they <i>look</i> and<i> taste</i> great.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n_IV6t2r0fwfD6ySw6FrN2RI8mPNp6HzvSdEnuzsqa4c8gO5OpJGMjmsJAEIg6F6EPtMGqiAhIBawPwkG-xmLN4BG-wDUH20kKdiPx8nDQdLaE1qU3YCGqL7PeJJixTSCeUunRuITyc/s1600-h/DSC01236.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3n_IV6t2r0fwfD6ySw6FrN2RI8mPNp6HzvSdEnuzsqa4c8gO5OpJGMjmsJAEIg6F6EPtMGqiAhIBawPwkG-xmLN4BG-wDUH20kKdiPx8nDQdLaE1qU3YCGqL7PeJJixTSCeUunRuITyc/s400/DSC01236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356922134986129794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Soapwort</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> or "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bouncing Bet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">" </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is blooming bright!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXzcNY9wQKdr5Zu2p3xz05diMrOU8LKNb9n1qMCj5TBt0r6LWSEmc8nc51vweBMdue9PDJFhFVCosZNWimTC1IIxCprdDZDOr_G7X3xAcCGzBbEoUY5wdkWztPuqs8vKRT60QJ76v08/s1600-h/DSC01221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYXzcNY9wQKdr5Zu2p3xz05diMrOU8LKNb9n1qMCj5TBt0r6LWSEmc8nc51vweBMdue9PDJFhFVCosZNWimTC1IIxCprdDZDOr_G7X3xAcCGzBbEoUY5wdkWztPuqs8vKRT60QJ76v08/s400/DSC01221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356922127996185506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">As well as, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BeeBalm</span> and the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Yarrow</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiCaOr3aiPcUDjj2uz_GKzHyn1D5sZgP5_oMdj69UtZuRvP1oh0wBzpshnXiqS1dRvm8IB-zGVVrg37lr3Rdfe53eZvi2v9_wnvhI8UeUpqAPrQVDjkTdh8CKbz3zcxG4lWnyP21UV_U/s1600-h/DSC01225.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiCaOr3aiPcUDjj2uz_GKzHyn1D5sZgP5_oMdj69UtZuRvP1oh0wBzpshnXiqS1dRvm8IB-zGVVrg37lr3Rdfe53eZvi2v9_wnvhI8UeUpqAPrQVDjkTdh8CKbz3zcxG4lWnyP21UV_U/s400/DSC01225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921666354047010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The "Worts" Spider and Soap.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">How DID they get their name?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">That doesn't sound very</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> pretty</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">does it?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aSmiZtrQPqdxHgW6EI0_4p4BhqIUn1V2Hsyx9uNj9eJFcAEdz9JBPEYlW7teunnqmnM1QE0mKAk3gbqhQe4RKhXm732Nn3CwX2lcu0-ivADU_1hZYH_mFTNzh98GkHH6iqVtdfyyR_M/s1600-h/DSC01227.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aSmiZtrQPqdxHgW6EI0_4p4BhqIUn1V2Hsyx9uNj9eJFcAEdz9JBPEYlW7teunnqmnM1QE0mKAk3gbqhQe4RKhXm732Nn3CwX2lcu0-ivADU_1hZYH_mFTNzh98GkHH6iqVtdfyyR_M/s400/DSC01227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921656833822850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Here's a close-up of the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Soapwort</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsYM_KRXvvgL0Sa6u0MvhyphenhyphenObYdluGdcYkcqJfgfnHy1Y5R4iwHLdL4EW10jUCyAy_nqj0dwN6WnPNKKaZkW6FCcsyZ8sQ_-JFYvF6gmuSHR6A_4Kb2Y3_8vm62iuP_cFX5gT3Hv5h8r8/s1600-h/DSC01228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsYM_KRXvvgL0Sa6u0MvhyphenhyphenObYdluGdcYkcqJfgfnHy1Y5R4iwHLdL4EW10jUCyAy_nqj0dwN6WnPNKKaZkW6FCcsyZ8sQ_-JFYvF6gmuSHR6A_4Kb2Y3_8vm62iuP_cFX5gT3Hv5h8r8/s400/DSC01228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921652876792338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It will </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">bloom</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> from now until October.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdX80cKWkX1bTwGxhQFHqRas_wIJ71TM_qtkHEa-X5xejt94L1l2UeIcPj9nXEQFFNSf9EX4y-O-t2fd99Jq8De4elL-2KD3AVTzlp8RF72Ml_w1b6DbgY6ULOW7h7W7hTH2gnZDJk-M/s1600-h/DSC01229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdX80cKWkX1bTwGxhQFHqRas_wIJ71TM_qtkHEa-X5xejt94L1l2UeIcPj9nXEQFFNSf9EX4y-O-t2fd99Jq8De4elL-2KD3AVTzlp8RF72Ml_w1b6DbgY6ULOW7h7W7hTH2gnZDJk-M/s400/DSC01229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921069806339506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My friend Sandy and I made this bench about 10 years ago.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(I don't know why Jacob's insulator collection </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">stopped here....)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrZs_-HSGL4ScKc3xZ5wlFtKVZKBQMPmAV62Eva5TBPM9-Xm0PSELdcFMV6UP44XC3akrNHVtg4w6KnD748y3SnX4eYe91_xgCXrAsQ5CiGm7BtNSmB5bmxqAfGIYbQsGyT8Y2lNSEZY/s1600-h/DSC01232.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrZs_-HSGL4ScKc3xZ5wlFtKVZKBQMPmAV62Eva5TBPM9-Xm0PSELdcFMV6UP44XC3akrNHVtg4w6KnD748y3SnX4eYe91_xgCXrAsQ5CiGm7BtNSmB5bmxqAfGIYbQsGyT8Y2lNSEZY/s400/DSC01232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921055457308130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We're finally getting some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">peppers</span> - </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">we'll have some Salsa afterall!</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6aigHCY9cebGVTogw7SRO-z9TXjtT6O_ESntu0uuSY4mg8iF67x_YX3vo_dZn5luHKZAYOB1KnJ8QST39OJbAviJC0v4lzZWNuSL2JXrtkBo4P7FLEf5i_5GpZTVfovA6vtj6g41I-0/s1600-h/DSC01233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6aigHCY9cebGVTogw7SRO-z9TXjtT6O_ESntu0uuSY4mg8iF67x_YX3vo_dZn5luHKZAYOB1KnJ8QST39OJbAviJC0v4lzZWNuSL2JXrtkBo4P7FLEf5i_5GpZTVfovA6vtj6g41I-0/s400/DSC01233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356921049172128738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It's a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">beautiful</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> day, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">need</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to go out & weed!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit <a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tootsie</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>for more beautiful flowers!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-59321420759479487062009-07-07T22:44:00.002-05:002009-07-07T23:12:46.171-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I can't believe it's time again for another </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">Outdoor Wednesday!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This week I'm happy to report </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Feverfew </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">has started blooming!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think that it is so cute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It reminds me of Daisies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My all time favorite flower.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I plant Feverfew every year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I guess you can brew a tea with it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I don't do that . </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> I just plant it because it's cute.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvwfOaiPQ6_pJmuaFxY3tnkJp5faxeTBU8jcMVWZngnKSy-91N8AUEez8icowt1v71559C7wRizW1L5qR0kHN72eZ4znWy7J4GmJpBRsfAozgrbTaCieMfdebF_LvTPNZiDp7QYkUYYw/s1600-h/DSC01195.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvwfOaiPQ6_pJmuaFxY3tnkJp5faxeTBU8jcMVWZngnKSy-91N8AUEez8icowt1v71559C7wRizW1L5qR0kHN72eZ4znWy7J4GmJpBRsfAozgrbTaCieMfdebF_LvTPNZiDp7QYkUYYw/s400/DSC01195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355930987479821810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is this week's version of the "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Grow"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> sign.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm getting </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">color</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> in my garden!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So from now until fall - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I should have blooms!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P5kda713Z9QASAZLehM_DdgCjvlmFYIMS56vJvXrySeYAOTBmeEVZsKPcAlaxoBWYO4cGpi1UgtrqmUEMwYMa4dN_A9qwVsp2A8IOxy_GPvDtt69CU1FOQMPB0u6Z1xBEoLQRfQnDDM/s1600-h/DSC01205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2P5kda713Z9QASAZLehM_DdgCjvlmFYIMS56vJvXrySeYAOTBmeEVZsKPcAlaxoBWYO4cGpi1UgtrqmUEMwYMa4dN_A9qwVsp2A8IOxy_GPvDtt69CU1FOQMPB0u6Z1xBEoLQRfQnDDM/s400/DSC01205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355930985006585906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I noticed this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">little hole </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in the garden,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">then I just stuck the camera </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">down in front of it and snapped.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After I uploaded my pix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I noticed this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">little guy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hiding out.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3xvzlMP6zpuo4HBr8VRczLXOVSLDMChI7PKDfvWtr9QPnseM01qhHasFamRvw4AbLmaz830bIwQ_G0Xlk5tf0-GIah3W5NFV9WzwDBH5Trl-Ugo4wlRKnmEIOLkOl_LBxG3epKnJ90s/s1600-h/DSC01147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3xvzlMP6zpuo4HBr8VRczLXOVSLDMChI7PKDfvWtr9QPnseM01qhHasFamRvw4AbLmaz830bIwQ_G0Xlk5tf0-GIah3W5NFV9WzwDBH5Trl-Ugo4wlRKnmEIOLkOl_LBxG3epKnJ90s/s400/DSC01147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355930974668223298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Don't be shy,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">just click on the link below</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to visit</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Susan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">@</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">A Southern Daydreamer</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">for more of</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">utdoor</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ednesday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-27906429411126015242009-07-05T22:40:00.006-05:002009-07-06T00:21:19.470-05:00Blue Monday/Met Monday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have a dual post again today. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Today is Sally's Blue Monday </span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Susan's Met Monday.</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For starters I actually completed a project,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">remembered</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to take a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> before</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> pic,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">after</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> pic!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I have a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> cedar glider</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on my patio</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that is so comfy,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but it was starting to look like </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it had seen a better day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyDFQg5i43ea_ejHD4XL-G2czwhZHFNNcg9DiU7prlHBm39dkMCdYQOeXU4kvJpX_KMmWlOpJFqz5jt5gR9FTsincX0sKXoZ_htdDxMEOc9VkStYZi0jRtq9s40TrfijUqcVjW6QYLpw/s1600-h/DSC01119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyDFQg5i43ea_ejHD4XL-G2czwhZHFNNcg9DiU7prlHBm39dkMCdYQOeXU4kvJpX_KMmWlOpJFqz5jt5gR9FTsincX0sKXoZ_htdDxMEOc9VkStYZi0jRtq9s40TrfijUqcVjW6QYLpw/s400/DSC01119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355197188372620386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had a<i> little</i> help from Grampa,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he helped reinforce it, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">then I sanded it and repainted it with </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Behr Solid Stain in sage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(Below is the before - see awful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">it was starting to look?)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It was finished and dry just in time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for our </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">4th of July festivities!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayDOJFlaLI7i7a1tWDdNqG1ZPvUNF8BgpiNk6LaUTP3KmiGhj3FMCRQcGznDijewfxhmEz8pG0o8ws-jVCMEUUHObiRm5S05khH3IN_WMMnlMVafLe11ZYURqII5xzX1msnBWx-S3yX8/s1600-h/DSC00988.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayDOJFlaLI7i7a1tWDdNqG1ZPvUNF8BgpiNk6LaUTP3KmiGhj3FMCRQcGznDijewfxhmEz8pG0o8ws-jVCMEUUHObiRm5S05khH3IN_WMMnlMVafLe11ZYURqII5xzX1msnBWx-S3yX8/s400/DSC00988.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355197179512389986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I prepared a boneless </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">turkey breast</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on the grill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First I rinsed it off and patted it dry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Applied a light layer of vegetable oil,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">applied pepper and a little paprika.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I discovered that you don't really want </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to salt it. The brine that it is packaged in </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">is quite salty already.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I snipped a few</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> herbs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> from the patio </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and placed them randomly around on it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I used Sage, of course, some Marjoram,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and a bit of Thyme.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I placed it on</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> prepared tin foil.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sealed it up and double wrapped her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(Just a note....place a drip pan underneath</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">if you want to catch any stray juices for gravy later.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm from the old school, I keep it on the grill</div><div style="text-align: center;">until it reaches 180 on the </div><div style="text-align: center;">instant read thermometer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qv8lMJA0kjVrQ7RhyHi6g9e0AiYwTHh7Exx14lzCk5-e1RfWOUYLzImI9ynRLxadoN5wQMquz3KkErXiVyOzTiFjtoU6fbX93mY5jay7sh86VT_ht5TMmtKFOEBPSqvj8gja6lYersc/s1600-h/DSC01172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Qv8lMJA0kjVrQ7RhyHi6g9e0AiYwTHh7Exx14lzCk5-e1RfWOUYLzImI9ynRLxadoN5wQMquz3KkErXiVyOzTiFjtoU6fbX93mY5jay7sh86VT_ht5TMmtKFOEBPSqvj8gja6lYersc/s400/DSC01172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196582770114658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We had the turkey breast, cheesy potatoes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You know the ones made with hash browns</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and two kinds of cheese, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">(I placed them in a tin foil pan right onto the grill also.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> potato buns, and a Wild Rice Broccoli Salad.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The recipe is to follow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">See, the turkey breast turned out beautifully.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Juicy, not too dry,</div><div style="text-align: center;">because it is wrapped in foil.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26F5EaNi0I2dpq4_ybDCaOe3KyASAdYDXmpVOguLTN4ED6I0lZWqxrFBTNf4EqJw2w7pseTns6xJ2BEEbH2RZUY7IBS4WztIpvyhqdc9sMP86ob8CMYkUxi2b3IVuMnk_pRwXk5g4LLc/s1600-h/DSC01182.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26F5EaNi0I2dpq4_ybDCaOe3KyASAdYDXmpVOguLTN4ED6I0lZWqxrFBTNf4EqJw2w7pseTns6xJ2BEEbH2RZUY7IBS4WztIpvyhqdc9sMP86ob8CMYkUxi2b3IVuMnk_pRwXk5g4LLc/s400/DSC01182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196573341070850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I use the Cultivated Wild rice, not the cracked, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for this recipe. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKpQ5oDreOwEHsRAxRl1N_I2W5-EKVGWrWpctePDca6QbFReG0VMCO6luADI6YnreP1WjHdF72iohsb1pWTqgApSfDLtftUVJwx4HzlhekSaJvTrYIa5rjCSgIqTHOPWdtTZv-CTc6hU/s1600-h/DSC01170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKpQ5oDreOwEHsRAxRl1N_I2W5-EKVGWrWpctePDca6QbFReG0VMCO6luADI6YnreP1WjHdF72iohsb1pWTqgApSfDLtftUVJwx4HzlhekSaJvTrYIa5rjCSgIqTHOPWdtTZv-CTc6hU/s400/DSC01170.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196054693488370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I dice and add a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">red pepper</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> (I used an anaheim ancient sweet pepper - </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">but you can use a red bell pepper as well,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> a medium red or vidalia </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">onion</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">broccoli flowerettes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> cut into smaller bite size pieces,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and slivered </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">almonds</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to taste</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(that should be toasted, if you have the time),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to the cooked and cooled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wild Rice</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Then I add 3/4 bottle of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Girard's Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(you could make your own with the Ramen Noodle packet)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">one minced </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">garlic</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> toe, and a palmful of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Italian Seasonings</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PBgvMZOPagbJY58by3vA-K3TSFFZRa4Q7D8u8X6xaMyUAZCm0lEmTKNqif9gjZZZqHRBQhwPt-d881IOJOaD8CzfiCsUSXEzf3fya6bgC4-TpiRVCvfWMiJ-_Q2yTr-3uK-_109BFQE/s1600-h/DSC01174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PBgvMZOPagbJY58by3vA-K3TSFFZRa4Q7D8u8X6xaMyUAZCm0lEmTKNqif9gjZZZqHRBQhwPt-d881IOJOaD8CzfiCsUSXEzf3fya6bgC4-TpiRVCvfWMiJ-_Q2yTr-3uK-_109BFQE/s400/DSC01174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196047596913394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">See how </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">pretty</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> it is?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNu3AQeg9RRPnni2SillS7eBKQ8sDUry2LZyOOeERtKTwZpDaBUq2s6eo-rWeL_Vn-yoLopMDf7uNzSsmigoKXQXRyQBeU-y3gjdtQjTj9KQP6c5tfM8qXl9poGLneVZQK2DqRreyBlU/s1600-h/DSC01183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNu3AQeg9RRPnni2SillS7eBKQ8sDUry2LZyOOeERtKTwZpDaBUq2s6eo-rWeL_Vn-yoLopMDf7uNzSsmigoKXQXRyQBeU-y3gjdtQjTj9KQP6c5tfM8qXl9poGLneVZQK2DqRreyBlU/s400/DSC01183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355196039504366658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jacob wanted the bottled</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> Coca-Cola</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> from Sam's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(It turned out that it is from Mexico,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so it processed with sugar, rather than corn syrup.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Just like the good old days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm using my new dishes from The Pottery Barn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Although the plates look like they are paper,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">they actually are china, and my cup </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">appears to be plastic, it actually is glass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Everyone got a kick out of that.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We are so green....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rZMggW-5_gULNRiFMFCCerZhfPkhdO5T8h3jgFilMLCSbNhBSgIJZ8H5wRc4Q1DaHB7xcWEhE5XXBaBwlRqhE5KhrT0wN5R_nTsU9Wgprqr4IEF9nWVJ55reRSIVLijgPVwvXi0NDDU/s1600-h/DSC01189.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rZMggW-5_gULNRiFMFCCerZhfPkhdO5T8h3jgFilMLCSbNhBSgIJZ8H5wRc4Q1DaHB7xcWEhE5XXBaBwlRqhE5KhrT0wN5R_nTsU9Wgprqr4IEF9nWVJ55reRSIVLijgPVwvXi0NDDU/s400/DSC01189.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355195442393553554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you give this salad a try.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Everytime</span> I take it somewhere I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">asked</span> for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">recipe</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It actually tastes better the next day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm off to check out the other <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/">Blue Monday</a></span> offerings</div><div style="text-align: center;">and all of the great projects of</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Met Monday</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-23060848042406713692009-07-03T23:33:00.006-05:002009-07-04T00:30:09.545-05:00Happy 4th of July!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Happy 4th </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> July!!!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_WRzRiVRaXvSCVd5WR-M5MO0VAI1EG_QwyVSt6tAZeyQGqrV0MdHWX2-ttLXKunJ-Icu0owFuYfPoZp1ANEUioQ2WDFy0xQS4jrZmFP95XopDqCHTmiPV6qq5SJ2DUAtLYontIjMAdI/s1600-h/DSC01158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_WRzRiVRaXvSCVd5WR-M5MO0VAI1EG_QwyVSt6tAZeyQGqrV0MdHWX2-ttLXKunJ-Icu0owFuYfPoZp1ANEUioQ2WDFy0xQS4jrZmFP95XopDqCHTmiPV6qq5SJ2DUAtLYontIjMAdI/s400/DSC01158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354460988461171522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After a week of </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">unseasonably cool</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">weather,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(which I am certainly not complaining about)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">T</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">g</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">g</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">grow buds and blooms as well as foliage.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_7ylaBov6mAYhTjeaNUtnv2x-e0ztBrG6MOfpKMch34pRJUEfGXE__CmJNZDvXl2zIcEdTmlse2rArGi7VB4KN4U5GKcaj_FbhlFIEPZ_a_bIcoumu2E2K-lzOE_SvFOyiDhI9uD6qs/s1600-h/DSC00997.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_7ylaBov6mAYhTjeaNUtnv2x-e0ztBrG6MOfpKMch34pRJUEfGXE__CmJNZDvXl2zIcEdTmlse2rArGi7VB4KN4U5GKcaj_FbhlFIEPZ_a_bIcoumu2E2K-lzOE_SvFOyiDhI9uD6qs/s400/DSC00997.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354460382129066770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Last weekend Jacob and I </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">hoped to pick </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">strawberries</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Only to discover </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that the fields are </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">not </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">open</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> on Sundays :(</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, we stumbled upon </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the nicest little </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">farm market</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(and wouldn't you know it,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I didn't bring my camera)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Along with freshly picked strawberries,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">they had a small </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">petting zoo</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">greenhouse</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">c</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">u</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">d</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">n</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">h</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">p</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">v</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">y</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">o</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">f</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">C</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">l</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">m</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">a</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">i</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Her name is</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Anna Louise</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">She is purple with a reddish stripe </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">on each pedal.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UMAtfZk8ejBZpmdQO_wIp7JKeILWidirGNnVkGVTDYjQ0ApyC6MxNzaSIx-TiIAyKt2FcymIwYu73uBA6upNpYsPF0IonW5J61lvw8Ic5KmxsuUDzO_aPs62oZ4sEhYzfewNaeE_Y40/s1600-h/DSC01151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UMAtfZk8ejBZpmdQO_wIp7JKeILWidirGNnVkGVTDYjQ0ApyC6MxNzaSIx-TiIAyKt2FcymIwYu73uBA6upNpYsPF0IonW5J61lvw8Ic5KmxsuUDzO_aPs62oZ4sEhYzfewNaeE_Y40/s400/DSC01151.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354459884798457090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JI19TaWw6dJYERcp2J5nU7l0aW55n2Zg5Lk2lGSbuQ4NcXzLTfaGYdE1BBlw7vofE6t49lG71LYYPn_BpHzCzcvuWq9uXcTWbViTqpaE7j3Ogj-UIk6xY3cfgE7ZgZIG5oLL1Bam5G4/s1600-h/DSC01150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JI19TaWw6dJYERcp2J5nU7l0aW55n2Zg5Lk2lGSbuQ4NcXzLTfaGYdE1BBlw7vofE6t49lG71LYYPn_BpHzCzcvuWq9uXcTWbViTqpaE7j3Ogj-UIk6xY3cfgE7ZgZIG5oLL1Bam5G4/s400/DSC01150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354459877937041234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I also bought this </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bittersweet</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> vine.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD7RALHsze3rRahCgEZvbbz8H8A_N5VxuYVvqsrV6vuHOIh-nM_wJHVyatt-8u9lHdnIVCWM7ZzyHoX9Q6qF68Y2cxT5aFWXT0xD5Skrc94l89Oltw-QpxTWBPKV5sVTqEiaIrBytZL8/s1600-h/DSC01136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD7RALHsze3rRahCgEZvbbz8H8A_N5VxuYVvqsrV6vuHOIh-nM_wJHVyatt-8u9lHdnIVCWM7ZzyHoX9Q6qF68Y2cxT5aFWXT0xD5Skrc94l89Oltw-QpxTWBPKV5sVTqEiaIrBytZL8/s400/DSC01136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354459220251598002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">As you can see, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">it likes it here</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">It already has made itself at </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">home</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">!!!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoR7EqmRD45qe_FJqQ4A45jEmqFIvq4ZZwH9Sz6fXKVeYKk5rHuWC9M4NToWyjbHnjjrBwEHEQEfo7qSuLJ9j6e1Kt_Tfai6j2XrcR0HWQd0_eyLEWTTyeXlGwRLBeX9gYkgxodVeeM/s1600-h/DSC01137.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZoR7EqmRD45qe_FJqQ4A45jEmqFIvq4ZZwH9Sz6fXKVeYKk5rHuWC9M4NToWyjbHnjjrBwEHEQEfo7qSuLJ9j6e1Kt_Tfai6j2XrcR0HWQd0_eyLEWTTyeXlGwRLBeX9gYkgxodVeeM/s400/DSC01137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354459208852112930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cleome</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> is starting to bloom....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsao0RZQmCFRTKpHU2_u16DJvi43s95XQyRwUWShRWq0OfipayalWnJXpP-C4kQbczXQbdOkSm8u5-zkpw_6-zSCw6NvbE8amxNUGovuVWczMfBBSClatasWW70QZMrfCpob5QndvfgGk/s1600-h/DSC01135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsao0RZQmCFRTKpHU2_u16DJvi43s95XQyRwUWShRWq0OfipayalWnJXpP-C4kQbczXQbdOkSm8u5-zkpw_6-zSCw6NvbE8amxNUGovuVWczMfBBSClatasWW70QZMrfCpob5QndvfgGk/s400/DSC01135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354459200374725618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I think that </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Miles</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has found a bunny....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvqQQ7DRTqDwWmjIZnFB1hnp3JogPgVFlsntsdn1hOIJfOT3SUBqjPbXum89sklaf5bBds9_cyw3fhSMNhruKsV_xAC7OirQEn0rrY9r9OYu7eilCiEfYCT3jvAKX_tcWMSNhsdgLlj4/s1600-h/DSC01134.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvqQQ7DRTqDwWmjIZnFB1hnp3JogPgVFlsntsdn1hOIJfOT3SUBqjPbXum89sklaf5bBds9_cyw3fhSMNhruKsV_xAC7OirQEn0rrY9r9OYu7eilCiEfYCT3jvAKX_tcWMSNhsdgLlj4/s400/DSC01134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354458789533697250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My mailbox planter</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">full of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Petunias</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has filled in nicely.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YHsv4KGypROVHclRLVm569uVHMzewKsUt1UZT22Tf4wuNdzaDuGboOaBdf6Q3m9kUr7UYfxh_UCc66SAfFSAS5vsknwDZcOnN2iirU4vNiAIPZt4mHefVBdt0WKGpedrblOuPCfy8d8/s1600-h/DSC01128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YHsv4KGypROVHclRLVm569uVHMzewKsUt1UZT22Tf4wuNdzaDuGboOaBdf6Q3m9kUr7UYfxh_UCc66SAfFSAS5vsknwDZcOnN2iirU4vNiAIPZt4mHefVBdt0WKGpedrblOuPCfy8d8/s400/DSC01128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354458782762327778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanks for visiting my garden today.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tootsie</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> @ Tootsie Time </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://tootsietime@blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fertilizer Friday</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">& </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Artie</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> @ Color Between the Lines</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://niagarianovice@blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Share a Garden Sunday</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">& of course</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Beverly</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> @ How Sweet the Sound</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><a href="http://howsweetthesound@typepad.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pink Saturday</span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hope you all are having a </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Safe & Happy 4th of July</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hugs from </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn & Jacob</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-14835159873679616612009-06-28T22:46:00.005-05:002009-06-28T23:34:35.746-05:00Blue Monday!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Saturday</span> was an <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">iffy</span> day. The skies were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">overcast</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">It poured rain in the early morning hours.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">The weatherman predicted that it would <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">clear up by One</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">We had planned this event for weeks. It was postponed</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">once already due to rain. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">We decided - What the Heck!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Let's go for it!</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2IABXzDl8T3mbzM6hYVbGU4Aeuoa5Hy8tTsaCgjYOVkXbFdrgHSDe1P8ATigXt-g2GXOecrY1SVtCzjcBjECYSBafRH8aYTLSofjoFpxCpfjnDIyZmbH7ykHquOINfVmMG4iPOrADYY/s1600-h/DSC01083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG2IABXzDl8T3mbzM6hYVbGU4Aeuoa5Hy8tTsaCgjYOVkXbFdrgHSDe1P8ATigXt-g2GXOecrY1SVtCzjcBjECYSBafRH8aYTLSofjoFpxCpfjnDIyZmbH7ykHquOINfVmMG4iPOrADYY/s400/DSC01083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352592369176369778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">We planned to cruise on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">St. Croix River</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">for the afternoon.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">My friend <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Mary</span> & her husband <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gundy</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"> own a nice little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">houseboat </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">in a slip at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sunnyside Marina</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Located in Stillwater, Minnesota.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM0CeLTrd8xlrzErkhKkyc2zTbPNdE-d3ul1eHcU1Oqq7B_sEuG4qDOmOFd78HWRWtLaT3K5_Bato21rphADRgbDcTqssVEjmIOInVpa4XWA5PEtIv42zDfEXrcT7pskcKXL-rvsoTzY/s1600-h/DSC01089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAM0CeLTrd8xlrzErkhKkyc2zTbPNdE-d3ul1eHcU1Oqq7B_sEuG4qDOmOFd78HWRWtLaT3K5_Bato21rphADRgbDcTqssVEjmIOInVpa4XWA5PEtIv42zDfEXrcT7pskcKXL-rvsoTzY/s400/DSC01089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352592358993506562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">This is the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">historic lift bridge</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">It is very <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i>controversial</i></span> right now - </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">with all of the bridge issues </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">we've had of late in Minnesota.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">There have been <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">plans</span> to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">replace</span> this bridge</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">for many years.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">However, the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sierra Club</span> has their concerns,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">and each state MN & WI have their concerns </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">over the budget.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">I digress. Let's just get on with the cruise!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KQDbuTqukiLtGlcNI5_37vsVurnhyhWF3hUZXYpD41aBzmc2llfYaoT4rcr6MQpaP5Z3uVTPgYNv1LLP7vo0mqAGh3v5dUFEQHxen_Qrc9uczd7u7_0gHBVXXc01tBImIo5t2PQ9r_w/s1600-h/DSC01092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KQDbuTqukiLtGlcNI5_37vsVurnhyhWF3hUZXYpD41aBzmc2llfYaoT4rcr6MQpaP5Z3uVTPgYNv1LLP7vo0mqAGh3v5dUFEQHxen_Qrc9uczd7u7_0gHBVXXc01tBImIo5t2PQ9r_w/s400/DSC01092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352592357306482546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">If you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">enlarge</span> this pic you will see that a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">wedding </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">is taking place on the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">waterfront</span>.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Stillwater</span> is a cute little town,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">with fun little shops and many restaurants.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(It even boasted a few famous residents.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jessica Lange and Sam Shepherd.)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKE6HT-sMqIsZzYefueM8y0qBRb-8cuF-EgUlAHgqli_7dhVdMvBLm8NeLYSugirBRl9tblaDfLsDsJThnheWOrOodu-SKLy78aei22jm2FRet1LrPy6l9Yd28w3oe4v7cf1Erp7cWWw/s1600-h/DSC01096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKE6HT-sMqIsZzYefueM8y0qBRb-8cuF-EgUlAHgqli_7dhVdMvBLm8NeLYSugirBRl9tblaDfLsDsJThnheWOrOodu-SKLy78aei22jm2FRet1LrPy6l9Yd28w3oe4v7cf1Erp7cWWw/s400/DSC01096.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591868955652754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Our boat didn't have to wait for the lift bridge to rise.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">We just squeaked by underneath...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZzBlzWxsPiWKxOWkLWH8k3OYtgu2D-sDH-oqIAoxi3hCDIKTZ8oTrMNY-Ypj_NDM6uoUvr9ll1JkVL_AAW_E8pJTrgAsCeYNWjTKtsp5-LASCtFOTiFUhlUJ4ADAWM_oxuX2_N_DHZU/s1600-h/DSC01098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZzBlzWxsPiWKxOWkLWH8k3OYtgu2D-sDH-oqIAoxi3hCDIKTZ8oTrMNY-Ypj_NDM6uoUvr9ll1JkVL_AAW_E8pJTrgAsCeYNWjTKtsp5-LASCtFOTiFUhlUJ4ADAWM_oxuX2_N_DHZU/s400/DSC01098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591868244156050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Here is another shot of the lift bridge's pulleys.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Jacob thought you would like to see this.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">We didn't stick around long enough for me</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">to get a pic of it rising. Maybe next time....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwt6kmep6l3hN5ZYsLNKdyKogdCkCR6GzgrYxIxx5aQfkJpbA_GUge9sAmK1tRx69MT4_n1NzPqDFA4whpJ2nHEb4dzgeUSpU7VdAozn1rKQ1N1F0v-abz8aHjOsej37FfaFWf-iHgn4/s1600-h/DSC01103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwt6kmep6l3hN5ZYsLNKdyKogdCkCR6GzgrYxIxx5aQfkJpbA_GUge9sAmK1tRx69MT4_n1NzPqDFA4whpJ2nHEb4dzgeUSpU7VdAozn1rKQ1N1F0v-abz8aHjOsej37FfaFWf-iHgn4/s400/DSC01103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591856709343714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">However, I thought you might like to see</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"> some of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">homes</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">that dot the river bluffs,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKXYQfMichjxqyxfnFcGhr93kX89YM4vanIa74UJ9FXlR9KU8Cz6HUeO1MZDnkaVv9oZwhf9MlWtgMLwPn4_IroDWKfcTxlYoilpy5gS8gNTIw2WL23louCRKSbF_2jmsCdWl87wMpFs/s1600-h/DSC01105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKXYQfMichjxqyxfnFcGhr93kX89YM4vanIa74UJ9FXlR9KU8Cz6HUeO1MZDnkaVv9oZwhf9MlWtgMLwPn4_IroDWKfcTxlYoilpy5gS8gNTIw2WL23louCRKSbF_2jmsCdWl87wMpFs/s400/DSC01105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591476542976722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">or maybe a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> speedboat</span> zipping by....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuB2A21RvVxWG3GCaRdc97Jc84YpOwUrKq4Wz8ZxoXi5uXxWtEHL6OUIEz-8wsqWyNNFk-tKieuLr7pvBkXUeiCs07dVhliCF_ropglSVGxWwRSvC4okKp1k3p7k3AuW4CMjOGXwaDIw/s1600-h/DSC01106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQuB2A21RvVxWG3GCaRdc97Jc84YpOwUrKq4Wz8ZxoXi5uXxWtEHL6OUIEz-8wsqWyNNFk-tKieuLr7pvBkXUeiCs07dVhliCF_ropglSVGxWwRSvC4okKp1k3p7k3AuW4CMjOGXwaDIw/s400/DSC01106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591469325617298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">This home belongs to the owner of....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Anderson Windows.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyod62JFZLCzomPrgkcvvx11rPJ95SRNQtKX_AyPohztjjVOJxlAtoiiXYs_CGkxR0H3gt4Ec3eVEjztUlJdX2Tf-P5yLMxobR-1cCkFMPHgyMpcLlV3TTJkzq_gsO4he0mX9rJbCfOYg/s1600-h/DSC01108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyod62JFZLCzomPrgkcvvx11rPJ95SRNQtKX_AyPohztjjVOJxlAtoiiXYs_CGkxR0H3gt4Ec3eVEjztUlJdX2Tf-P5yLMxobR-1cCkFMPHgyMpcLlV3TTJkzq_gsO4he0mX9rJbCfOYg/s400/DSC01108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352591461043375522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">And I was told that this is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">his daughter's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"> home.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">With my gift of gab - I set the camera down</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">and didn't get all of the shots I should have</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">for you - Like pix of our gracious hosts,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">and their boat, and many of the guests,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">and the wonderful buffet that Mary prepared for us.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Please join me in sharing </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Blue Monday</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">with another gracious host,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a href="http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Sally of Smiling Sally.</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">She's just a click away.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267325557027809385.post-44980969129459407492009-06-26T19:09:00.005-05:002009-06-26T20:03:34.312-05:00Short & Sweet: Foodie & Fertilizer Friday<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today's contribution is going to be </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">just like me....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Short & Sweet.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f_BnoRQMd2HZBMPYjTwUlqt_AxztMOBPm4n2BJIYqWBDxGk6u7ntTFrc-fh-wez_Cpa4MtWShX1JQh8MvS1reuErRQYiIMid4LFOtYKM_6V7k5O8sa4gdi-de7BJFfNk6-moNylgU9I/s1600-h/DSC01080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f_BnoRQMd2HZBMPYjTwUlqt_AxztMOBPm4n2BJIYqWBDxGk6u7ntTFrc-fh-wez_Cpa4MtWShX1JQh8MvS1reuErRQYiIMid4LFOtYKM_6V7k5O8sa4gdi-de7BJFfNk6-moNylgU9I/s400/DSC01080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351796897212289794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">had</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">work</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">today...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I know what you're thinking,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">But it's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Friday</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> - and you </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">don't</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> work on Fridays.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, we </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">still</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> haven't hired a new Assistant</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">it's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">just</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">, and patients were scheduled, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">so what can I do</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Needless to say, dinner was </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Culver's</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Jacob</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> found this cute little heart </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in his package of cheese curds </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">he</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> gave it to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I just love him so</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LhBn5qlbX3vAqJPoaRJwY_PSAVz9mwOLaqfoWBajSEtPGb_n3RCf5RNcbF2MWL9ZOw0NjAfyajW_vGu0P33fGjh46_OVeYn1gwW6RO_Z3MwVlA3vjPh9IVoJBkAZvMzrDFVep0MrqQI/s1600-h/DSC01072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7LhBn5qlbX3vAqJPoaRJwY_PSAVz9mwOLaqfoWBajSEtPGb_n3RCf5RNcbF2MWL9ZOw0NjAfyajW_vGu0P33fGjh46_OVeYn1gwW6RO_Z3MwVlA3vjPh9IVoJBkAZvMzrDFVep0MrqQI/s400/DSC01072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351796895017195826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today is also </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/">Fertilizer Friday</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Notice I watered my herbs.....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look at all the new healthy growth,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a href="http://tootsietime.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tootsie</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8OPeRGSur8B3BSJfNQaJvpgHeJZbhSeMS3KgHYoXH8OXG_Ly3_fH4Hk7in58QjpE5OlRvC50NTnFFbpQY8QTS-dFCIBmasm0QJRYoXBFiL7q-Jpztw9yaMrXzQeU1ErisVhfv77IXCQ/s1600-h/DSC01059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8OPeRGSur8B3BSJfNQaJvpgHeJZbhSeMS3KgHYoXH8OXG_Ly3_fH4Hk7in58QjpE5OlRvC50NTnFFbpQY8QTS-dFCIBmasm0QJRYoXBFiL7q-Jpztw9yaMrXzQeU1ErisVhfv77IXCQ/s400/DSC01059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351796887843535938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And as predicted - the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Tiger Lily</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> has </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">bloomed</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP8WDIBaOiCFXisGVl71qaSy3Uxl2oRfNUQqQ6CfgoRohS-r_Mpi3Y521ExTa5JzCi7FcKZapTZGZnL4htU4Llu8UbsmNRVdN8F9nsA2gYH9SwTnXcPTZkH_ZYgd0kVZgOaLoO1LYtvk/s1600-h/DSC01060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuP8WDIBaOiCFXisGVl71qaSy3Uxl2oRfNUQqQ6CfgoRohS-r_Mpi3Y521ExTa5JzCi7FcKZapTZGZnL4htU4Llu8UbsmNRVdN8F9nsA2gYH9SwTnXcPTZkH_ZYgd0kVZgOaLoO1LYtvk/s400/DSC01060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351796116745008562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And once again, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Miles</span> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">posed</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for the camera.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">He <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">really</span> did. He noticed my camera, then mosied </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">over to the flowers and waited for me to take his pic.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">have</span> to show him - because I think he </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">loves</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">his new found celebrity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_drpVu-OZReJXQAAjtkYdaaaFGkQx4ydvckWvL3vhl3Ru2ws_ZfzD1gnZwOzplc_0sJHQdoxyyCJEvuG2fDLul8MhMVdyaCWYjSeZjwV_ubRP_zJxEviYyDNySWoTh2JF_4lv47UekAc/s1600-h/DSC01067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_drpVu-OZReJXQAAjtkYdaaaFGkQx4ydvckWvL3vhl3Ru2ws_ZfzD1gnZwOzplc_0sJHQdoxyyCJEvuG2fDLul8MhMVdyaCWYjSeZjwV_ubRP_zJxEviYyDNySWoTh2JF_4lv47UekAc/s400/DSC01067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351796104641981458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Well, I am off to visit </span></span><a href="http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gollum</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">for more </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Foodie Friday</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> goodness.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Robyn</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>imjacobsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842267107516241617noreply@blogger.com13