~~~Our INDOOR 4th of July Picnic!!!~~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Yesterday it was HOT and HUMID so we had our family picnic INDOORS! It was alot of fun though! Some of the guys (and the dogs) did sit out o the deck for awhile before and after dinner. The BEST part of the day was that my daughter and SIL brought almost all of the food, did all the cooking and CLEANED UP!!!!!!!!!! A girl could get used to this type of treatment!!!!!! Thanks so much Tracy and Dave!!!! Here is the table. It is a little different from the table I did last week outside. I haven't found a "patriotic" tablecloth big enough for my table with the leaves in it so used this white one.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohLi9dx-9y30w0EKwo8UFf5cjZ3oi26h56BR1Eqqbu3TtqdX_XmqvxE9DXt0UAotBGKGgRBuBmvQ8OM7pDDtNImpZQddFOW9434SZHjean3dqcwq3JRyYnFZ44_lx5uBWNTYW-yEzgM9P/s1600/IMG_7858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> The place setting is the red placemat, white dinner dish, blue salad plate and white bowl. The "napkins" are dish towels. I figure with burgers, dogs, etc. you need something SUBSTANTIAL!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53xubuNsxy1aGaFvRxBQ96Yw6qmooCMGWHTJviod7CMzMSPpbGTdWJyAYHAsAlJucs0_451riwaTyAzr073gmfgfiH8Bpk25lhf3dn0gRAIAHtEMDe5uPIpRV9YXzbcBXJUawERHuSNVx/s1600/IMG_7859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCMx3WRMkYPywPIvcDKLKZUTRTYeOBVeb6oOROwA-kRsy8ppOql1gLHJzXlswqkbHXFkC-Jn86pDxlEclA0vtpjNhz6BsEBpdh-ekFbCBR_BZD1VCDY_CORFQ3r2wjQ6noYE-cleNjWL0/s1600/IMG_7860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I scattered little red, silver and blue stars on the table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEpKRkPvQsC6qxjA-fFyoR_5uF_B24vUJiRZsCfxJMtjPdv7sdkxwg5Z0lbM8teOEFl4Pq2EU864-8rN6g0qCr1Rt4OYuwwwAtllnAxey6LzBTQ1eZEOmV-JMKj-YpNRFCqAYIPvkyv9S/s1600/IMG_7861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Red pillar candles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDbKRZXwpFfZxZ_egIyuoJSYIHdNjeg3XSO9QJEHunuhBLurmXVHEpcv2WwDnLDUHCVezDvcz2xC_Rgo-9k_hpIYEYWPAFhQw8d3cJf9a7gAcIHWzajt1FTowTmT5n3yEsmJoe1VSQt4S/s1600/IMG_7862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt01tBlxhr2L5kDEBzAuTkmaVaKtSoOOq-s6KyAtg26i7Z82HWvqMwhoM2OT6Wynaej1MdIKsn-bkpknWRfD9zieGtdrdh0fkz_8PfLQ3PGf9lzblV6_A3YTzjDa6W2wP0UeCquukWlaK/s1600/IMG_7863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I used my hydrangeas from the yard and some grocery store daisies and carns for the centerpiece. The hydrangeas look purple in the pics but they are a real TRUE blue! I placed 4 flags in the vase too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGIvVAOEZf58JalAXTfc0iuKcLumHVkC3T_ZC5qikgZvh00Obxwchb-BYp3dhSMsmBPgUeYlU0lwG0BInq1YCBAwe1sHtMrHfQcHWxRmutuadY5jwcphP5lDAZLe_Hv2Dy_IwufrJcIzq/s1600/IMG_7864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWcb9t6CiotToHfJATwiVkPa_llpThTDgD1awd7326p5KWmLDG2Q8oAwNWrBLIHwenVOh8JBRFLtKMf_vj-Nj3XlLtlW8pTU_AogLL5KrObwCJga6dxbyrN7-Tk7-jw63KrVcHNCc9JM3/s1600/IMG_7865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> My flag S and P.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbvBhj28eb9y-hM3osZuhyAcx44xNAIeq9LA_U5W35cE5jGJli6J_ZjYOgozQYo_v3UPi07ktQd1jGXB3x8tbfp1B7lcSh9Jf6wmbwcXrV_GWx7AMDIx4RWI3pmtFRYZTksp8hhxcRPiK/s1600/IMG_7866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJipzi-CNWtzDcnfQT0BnKBNOOj02MOjZ_kYiM1pxGR_SCJFuXFN6AX08AXGFOt4zwlYHMPMBxcvGEfsjDJJUVKPPBJGXOp6FL2-jSdu0cbH_yVngqjeZSzWZqcauEcFip2J7XwggYcYs/s1600/IMG_7867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Blue water goblets and clear wine glasses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2tfCNHlDtU6VzSC_jdlXY-grH2-bIENDOe4JckDlXF0SnChTU1oj5e0GlFQq9EV5ZfHyC4KDC-eKbK6G0TH2ocHBp0V48Dcbf1BTMbgPFod5bttlg41vBB2314C2QbEm4GH1Wp99LuPt/s1600/IMG_7868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-H3umlMg3db7Ss98mYQhRXjo9psaJ-Qbl-DEeXnTQP_TkfVLIUkcaEOMIuAqt5buK5IwKJvcOTwXchGADbfJjkki5gRgw2DewqNX8ME7GkDyo4Py86BC0nawQuCTRx29R54O06wVxuFz/s1600/IMG_7869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Dessert was vanila ice cream with strawberries and blueberries and whipped cream!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMO!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4rOwpHmePcEYLnJ4HNDWp29GoxUIe5S_AtlD1QlMnLbHBQ-jllf7vNhFof3wP_b1Ar2UovLczhnFhEAYbF1bpB1LsPib3-zEXKtdbYIDv9bALV4gWhgCfpUCQNJWfsf3VdWHKd65oZ_a/s1600/IMG_7870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdshHK8EwnK539Tbni6aaeAh_dgvUnVlVGKWdy99nUQrAdCgXQLbALtdnficBAc4WixQ6ZiTtfLF5sUJNNgqJKCgVJA1R2GKSboj0dWYOcilCyFTjAJBtTAwM9qfqWIVO7Md0Hb1y06U2H/s1600/IMG_7871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-AAd7JqFA6C079-SWePCIGjNTQqJjNwsWh3MYkEjjuHortXV2_me5ycBIPqpdE_q9KMwNXioOv8Asjlld2G3iXYDuV3CDZj6kcAIOs3IYaGh03_oRM7ZcAwNyGDSd6hD1UAoXB7QsQMB/s1600/IMG_7872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I set another table in the breakfast room but several people weren't able to come. So this table didn't get used.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7qnouecgyocHB-Aaxe7yh96kwxf5AMEzkT_BliQLJ_9EOZSxZxMT1ZwkYMaCznbIpXMDmxgflk9R2IgITegYcAxDnnAB0u36s0GCFDhG664NvprEffGO9QPiwcBZ4Zf1ojlTy9eVrCRH/s1600/IMG_7873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K2vqolRcwt_N4924eULE2PUrJ-nQ__zA01kylucVuBFpYnfO7TWvg_Cdw1NN9JIQQzSbKhDgGQZJ5dL3oSrEjIbd_a0hvqtDmKmACfPy0oQZniSIR-6zJgNf-sl6zpGmk0Y-pkVatnk-/s1600/IMG_7874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVm5_yrp8bsDG8lejBbjEDh0FHsBTTIKQfMByugxjq1rfcJbBFS3rjlitDRYolo897G89pSntagtpoboBxL3ZXxLmPjGp3shoVmOIUUOIBupBILsAHWSso5UrB7rGfrFQVpqHH-Zd7IuL/s1600/IMG_7875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAXExR2GIOcHX5GdvdUlSwfnZ5BxVl1U2TAdLUEDmWHXq2A2-mtGwzR8MOJ13PSQV3Eh0M55YDTTSWt6oR5WxnP_tK7R9Jz4H1_Kd6g69GVpT4hBisW577kIcCQXOEwGjmuIBaAJDo5Xn/s1600/IMG_7876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soon it was time to light the candles and EAT!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGNECtgCf8owheS9mECxLDi6aCffDMBpXFVwLgR9DqMVVg-Oawck5KN7XGH4zJT8wN1Iq3Tip1B8tKZRqHIWUiPGE96SqAPcSNIVnlg_4O-319Si0OUgJYgwi_LglaFXrsOkIaFGW9dr4/s1600/IMG_7878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bBeFZ4Nh-s6VbzkoxsDkyyOX9sc79u01kYJPcH38318Ru2JFHrNr_2Z0GH2TQErVXqCpMunBKsLMwSufgAUefmBEEFAhwPjV2EAxefDABGgJCmfvxlyvYoWgzocUxZT8OB7HMRBhDN1Q/s1600/IMG_7879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlbywjeMdPx1fc35mR8CJrUG9bnOTDRSxL9jrzTLcLlQXomiehlZ3k2Gz9hpufxfmETGsiqu7qsRHiatPZA32UqZmCh02_6qu7OAY2W-NWEvpdatCXibMDaumwuMbY4h_GR9nvuXtYqm7/s1600/IMG_7880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> We set up a buffet in the kitchen to make it easier. Burgers and dogs....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlsoI4_f_Fo6PUoBMrL70QyYQkgN8cEeFuTIhjiVLNr8105jxEZlhOokuJkz5NLodatkKabAcQLlusocfUO7saWCrD9GwKRjC9YGFkCqDMwNCCob0jql5Wr29-KzseE36Efw1THV5rZHs/s1600/IMG_7881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> corn bread<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy3BRyligGS98p-5wbZZxpLvsCIh3umeH3m0XzKvxJBrf5gntMU2WFDe0XY5NqWRKrIZ0bnn-aHvB8ubbihtcOFqJTWwQ0AgBcuDJ7zNAnKGTax7kh1wfwxNEDb6I3cOA97Myt96NBDAW/s1600/IMG_7882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> macaroni and cheese<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCJKzh4OqrGiHxiN6Oe07S8-vtYNi6wKQAxg7gZe_gXMK4BCny24P2E-BhgjVU_OngOR9JgQ-lA9QYS41JN0V1qSIHixaswdLNPdBTFVXXWgXaYyYg85cKVWdx73UU3988RO0laSMvaI/s1600/IMG_7883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> "fixins" for the burgers and dogs:) OH, I forgot to get a pic of the corn on the cob! That is why the corn holders are there:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_AOZQe0NfHpkSwFZ20ZJrgE2dGJBTW2fw6ud6zoiQuwBv054KOxCfWsgML3UDM2FgvMU1AFlkp5MraPNNCfi-H4a6twvkRopr_DJlbiZcqhgySnKbgxcLPoDTxOId6Q21JZxIUmZQzc9/s1600/IMG_7884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> deviled eggs<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYy67nZMIQPx9j6NgmJX0ucb9BVr4tmErk9MgmalTO7PfglgTRqEGUOiqjbJOhywYnK-qb_wrKzmNq6nnyFRUpuZwCgW8zuSO1CNBHm2ueRFXpyP-xEvGlK8DQ3icr9e_mY5fQAkp68hVz/s1600/IMG_7885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> My 3 bean casserole. I will share that recipe soon. Easy and GOOD!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtugAOVG4aVBRK0Z5A_ecTmZsvdBxSWwQT0a_kYoZOQIKgjt_5nHiPlq9ajKPX6iOQCIlL5V2f4a1Fk1h35GET0KS0yVzjlNFbEdKIOXFfc-eXzpUif9wzJyGFHs-5P_I7zPwT3Se0xPQX/s1600/IMG_7886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div>I will be joining Susan this Thurs. for Tablescape Thurs. and Gollum on Fri. for Foodie Fri. Hope you all had a GREAT weekend! Here are the links to the parties! <a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/</a> I am also joining the Tablescaper for Seasonakl Sundays at: <a href="http://www.thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">http://www.thetablescaper.blogspot.com/</a>

~~~Our INDOOR 4th of July Picnic!!!~~~~

Hi everyone! Yesterday it was HOT and HUMID so we had our family picnic INDOORS! It was alot of fun though! Some of the guys (and the dogs) ...

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~~~Delicious Deviled Eggs!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Morning!!!! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! We had a busy one! On Sunday we were invited to a picnic but Joe wasn't feeling well so I went alone:( It wasn't as much fun without him but my "assignment" had been deviled eggs so I thought I would share with you my recipe. They really are yummy! The secret to hard boiling eggs, I have found is to boil the water FIRST, then carefully drop the eggs in. Simmer for 10 mins., turn off the heat and let them sit for 10 more mins. then rinse in cold water and they will peel easily! Then I take the yolks out and mash them with a fork til they resemble course corn meal.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA-1YrlOQb_iibmXsSA3-YLwXQAv2yAezGg5vXAW46EpjZ8uMycfsY54Gtg5Cu0IlebLcckTTRDDBtoG5Cb0I0fjGVpg3rAYQPZT0oSzRNW6dZ4FZcCSHIOy7DAOBvyuGBLl48MvauRSq/s1600/IMG_7844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftjw-JqydSH96egR0ZYKUXPRolxcpHDWUR6rx-xwidTuHBM3wSeqa-Xs1PpuOyMMNhCNr7nqVoHMNnU4i9gSNBP4LV4d7iGOA6KBy3o0ChT7_LbTAHWjQliXzlh-DHpz-2iZl4InuZTzy/s1600/IMG_7845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Here are all your ingredients! Sweet pickle relish, Miracle Whip and yellow mustard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVD610ru-C2FYkPB6AO-_EAv8dXP_DhsdJWcf8wQualCg59Dc57ht_w6d_fiOJXQFO3RVkjo8wWKQ2kntzVx_m0MayhrQn1ErayttJ_zN0zhEwcHNUhhSzwQg0yMB9QXYfiyNcble3qkR/s1600/IMG_7846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPFRFsNk8pxFWh1JBZt5aVVVdZs2HCfTDIk-LXh-PjX7PtALuBa0ZHHa5log_wGHhvCZboI4SlfFhE_eT2j5uY_UwPWlGcHvxR0h7Mla4DCa1r9M-XlkcEnbErUlahPi5c_x_gOXlF8YY/s1600/IMG_7847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I add alot of pickle relish, almost as much as the yolk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK89N9QvMq81-UCzTjA0WIasbLvvHFknGP5OixWhFK_1eoIPH2EextAGDJHUwUdF2Fyg3Tqe342Z5dBtvICI0pPgOxYynbCVLY8bNWWgpQ0XmYUw01B9f7dNQXYy5Puk-Tz7M6wyBRjTGC/s1600/IMG_7848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Then about 2 Tbls. of mustard,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-1Xvavdckuzrf8Mo_SyhNvzeHh8-n1m-W57lqLLmxcq5x5wkY6aUS1GWfU7QCTFbgbpt0W9p0d6oqM2ffQ65RQFibvSweBcAIRjLM41GW7w5hXRrxf7D2VI0qwKDvLdRtN1FgLhNaNi9/s1600/IMG_7849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Then the Miracle Whip. I add some, mix and keep adding til it is the right consistency. I don't like it dry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioch4sBqdR9WaqLyw_VzVNab9G75cGo0U5NRba31v9jil6v-QtJ1Cli5rT3i_afDHW8XsS1roW46V62nqwg_eUZAlt3IG_hK8BQzloC5quIfh0viXWlF-wUl35EIHB6LZ4izkZ7dxwBiF8/s1600/IMG_7850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Add S and P to taste<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1uMO0z7UUYJ1wJ2AxLyMogqI3oq5nq8YcSc9klOZ9QzB-ADNRAnlKolm5YNoTH1S_HSaQ7RifX3hSbHGRCLFXPEDI0i_0FcUd-WmfWmfULp8fVc_pGOwMy2WcPue7fgn5LDC9c4-EpJM/s1600/IMG_7851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> and, VOILA! You have lovely deviled eggs!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4DQUAHWmeQYp5UEjHJMuMsN1-BlHzbd0HhAEp4zKxFom_U2ro8QZIHY83lYYZpT47k25gfk48KRgsiaykJNRBrsDGIRmDYB4XHKacU-wcTsYM-mCR8R8U5Gc8Nm_NSFej3iia61kqfvb/s1600/IMG_7852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I sprinkle them with paprika so they look pretty!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxbeOTHVBK3zFbCXtn2qLnZbu_8EMc0h_1DXSb7LGUZZGWPOJnyGzB4y5MSLTXPjdJ3wiS5wns7SwzSIKvXjfjVm-LdmqxctC4g23Vx4iROK0JRLiBWxXoWg33kLe6LrKsWf8giw1-oCNz/s1600/IMG_7853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div>I am joining Yvonne at What's on the menu, her wonderful, new weekly party and also Gollum at designs by Glooum for Foodie fri. Here are the links:<br /><a href="http://www.stonegable.blogspot.com/">http://www.stonegable.blogspot.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/">http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/</a> <br />Stop on over and get some WONDERFUL recipes and ideas!!!! XO, Pinky

~~~Delicious Deviled Eggs!!!~~~

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Antique Dresser Stripped...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend celebrating the birth of our country!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to give you a peak at one of the furniture pieces in the girls' room that I stripped and refinished. This was my grandmother's dresser, and I always loved it. It was always white with gold trim and sat very happily in her pink bedroom. I was lucky enough to get it several years ago. The only before shot I have is this very grainy snap, but you can get an idea of what it looked like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxoX4mG7nDIjY0y-KyJkB8euW2A6ooTyVL7GYQBYB1NgJAd1-2D_D1EsKojrww-VFZyl3y5pdklbzJ9ajjFOIWLUFLEvASMzP08jusC4iQD4bA7VTbn3HD3Idvg1T5IyWJH1dnnof-A/s1600/dresserisabelle049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxoX4mG7nDIjY0y-KyJkB8euW2A6ooTyVL7GYQBYB1NgJAd1-2D_D1EsKojrww-VFZyl3y5pdklbzJ9ajjFOIWLUFLEvASMzP08jusC4iQD4bA7VTbn3HD3Idvg1T5IyWJH1dnnof-A/s640/dresserisabelle049.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was actually the first piece I stripped and refinished. I have to say it was not easy, and I SO wanted to give up. It is a very tedious process, but well worth it if the wood underneath is good. In this case, it was. Here is what I used...I find it at Walmart, but it is available on amazon.com. I have never found this anywhere else. I prefer using products that are water based if possible, and this is just the best, safe stripper I have found.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img class="prod_image_selector" height="320" id="prodImage" onclick="if(1 ){ async_openImmersiveView(event);} else {openImmersiveView(event);}" onload="if (typeof uet == 'function') { uet('af'); }" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After several days of stripping, scraping, steel wool, then sanding and coating with polyurethane, here is the finished product...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s4IluKy1L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dUCYhmcPthVwKgxLVbXhWaaqANHwF6dJdpN9fe4EEvhNT7JypUBG40MiVkOhTgOXfs4dFWxlzi2AobE82b-yDywBF9dr3xL6-HRlrYGr1yeOzJgHiFfnTODL4OSfVxTAyacvZUPLng/s1600/girls16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dUCYhmcPthVwKgxLVbXhWaaqANHwF6dJdpN9fe4EEvhNT7JypUBG40MiVkOhTgOXfs4dFWxlzi2AobE82b-yDywBF9dr3xL6-HRlrYGr1yeOzJgHiFfnTODL4OSfVxTAyacvZUPLng/s1600/girls16.jpg" /></a></div><br />I used a satin finish because I didn't want shine, and this has held up very well. Unfortunately, I do not have room to use it myself, so my 11-year old, who is named for my grandmother, is using it. She is loving it!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rQqYMQKBumZLyjInzPD0UCLWRqNTXKBhuEDny9bGLTy4B45YwKSRCsbcGFt3eg9rP3JOLyH66LHx4hGmmdCtEZYt-ZzcZafLPGOeHeX3peQUisQU_grcA-6mBL4j4grNhLg5zkq4pQ/s1600/girls17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rQqYMQKBumZLyjInzPD0UCLWRqNTXKBhuEDny9bGLTy4B45YwKSRCsbcGFt3eg9rP3JOLyH66LHx4hGmmdCtEZYt-ZzcZafLPGOeHeX3peQUisQU_grcA-6mBL4j4grNhLg5zkq4pQ/s1600/girls17.jpg" /></a></div><br />I had to be really careful with this veneer while stripping the paint, but it held up very well.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2HqZVjbTwIF4tkRXB_zhpx9kCNfyLXGPRftQyrf7Lu6ip8qRq2vAsVCPxbce4tXagluK78vZs10V7LdDnVHlX9JQg4z35Bqv_iinuHw6HXyyNTJWU_iTsu0zJgAEL2aCjPlgPLwH_Q/s1600/girls18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2HqZVjbTwIF4tkRXB_zhpx9kCNfyLXGPRftQyrf7Lu6ip8qRq2vAsVCPxbce4tXagluK78vZs10V7LdDnVHlX9JQg4z35Bqv_iinuHw6HXyyNTJWU_iTsu0zJgAEL2aCjPlgPLwH_Q/s1600/girls18.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqmaVictezXAcZMX5cHHlgHysDwgf9HBnHslM1zeaeTVl3GdZ9MJe1aorPS1MUll2KH2rfU_a0mqrEr3qQqOXhOJxnfwwgAzqE8Eovdn3WR_TjHKW-hTUQEaDUlOdlJZgL19bLoxhEA/s1600/girls19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqmaVictezXAcZMX5cHHlgHysDwgf9HBnHslM1zeaeTVl3GdZ9MJe1aorPS1MUll2KH2rfU_a0mqrEr3qQqOXhOJxnfwwgAzqE8Eovdn3WR_TjHKW-hTUQEaDUlOdlJZgL19bLoxhEA/s1600/girls19.jpg" /></a></div><br />I hope you've enjoyed seeing my old dresser which has been given a new lease on life! It's part of my "worst room" makeover which I will be posting this week.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!! Enjoy your day tomorrow:-)<br /><br />I'll be joining<br /><a href="http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/2011/07/welcome-to-27th-masterpiece-monday.html">Masterpiece Monday</a> at <a href="http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/">Boogieboard Cottage</a><br /><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday</a> at Between Naps on the Porch<br /><a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2011/07/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-link.html">Furniture Feature Friday </a>at <a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2011/07/furniture-feature-friday-favorites-link.html">Miss Mustard Seed</a><br /><br />so be sure to go by there and take a look!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCGL9tyqYA-21PCj0Ayhn3O-aktnj_7DMXUJuS5r2smP-2C5wEiF4qV-Kkb7PpxR52rjnfedZi_5bnnq-PnmLaxvFaXk193NNI9k5RmNdR0hiY0RRgU-fAtr_fLjjqw1HyQ_l68ZIzA/s1600/Boogieboardcottagehtmlbagde-4-2-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCGL9tyqYA-21PCj0Ayhn3O-aktnj_7DMXUJuS5r2smP-2C5wEiF4qV-Kkb7PpxR52rjnfedZi_5bnnq-PnmLaxvFaXk193NNI9k5RmNdR0hiY0RRgU-fAtr_fLjjqw1HyQ_l68ZIzA/s1600/Boogieboardcottagehtmlbagde-4-2-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCRUvtRE31FF6lt1a-GidPzv77d9qhwiNVpAH7-xBA8EbmHabgJL1tUnRE93VmgYHAwPY3bxlp90t4ME-Tn9lkKcDA_pLJgL48CWplZ6nrl7fj6Btpf06jY4DclQveUmWkDnaK5yDkQ/s1600/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bsOGBuVkY7Jh5FHicOaVati5lqvNEdD1fkE8WsvJH5W5RmL5TDfBbu9FqPCJxuqKyTSOthNH8Gt6b9K1b9rzbCymXPmuKN4yVCiTsJNuOAG1LOsxhOCyMVM7GriN-SmEYVG91koU3g/s1600/furniture-feature-fridays-copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bsOGBuVkY7Jh5FHicOaVati5lqvNEdD1fkE8WsvJH5W5RmL5TDfBbu9FqPCJxuqKyTSOthNH8Gt6b9K1b9rzbCymXPmuKN4yVCiTsJNuOAG1LOsxhOCyMVM7GriN-SmEYVG91koU3g/s320/furniture-feature-fridays-copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Antique Dresser Stripped...

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The project requires some stripping...

...paint stripping that is! I am still hard at work on the girls' room, and things are going pretty well, but I need to get this little project done to complete it!<br /><br />I have this antique wash stand that belonged to my grandmother. It has been painted several times. I have wanted to strip it for a while, but never got around to it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp323RfjJmyd7SJfzi7y0q6tN3orq_sQwOuKXEndD_y8gKQs57LW49W3Xmtvs_OSdZFd-TVIkHavRCTmH_xYng3awHUONIvXr7geHBfbnBzjvmbXxmgL7KKvAgPI9losoqW-UtAl5hQ/s1600/wash3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp323RfjJmyd7SJfzi7y0q6tN3orq_sQwOuKXEndD_y8gKQs57LW49W3Xmtvs_OSdZFd-TVIkHavRCTmH_xYng3awHUONIvXr7geHBfbnBzjvmbXxmgL7KKvAgPI9losoqW-UtAl5hQ/s1600/wash3.jpg" /></a></div><br />It has a marble top...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LS8nZD4oolGwZPXxbWDsQ0kKHTfVEH3DqHQ3-_9pXvvZt7_FcE4iUuygY9zUL8zLx_bC9b5P9OBAL-wTAUUCjMlSXV8YihxmsrbL7MXHrrqNtkcLsIqhsPEKZE3zVHVBKJjyjEuMTg/s1600/wash4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LS8nZD4oolGwZPXxbWDsQ0kKHTfVEH3DqHQ3-_9pXvvZt7_FcE4iUuygY9zUL8zLx_bC9b5P9OBAL-wTAUUCjMlSXV8YihxmsrbL7MXHrrqNtkcLsIqhsPEKZE3zVHVBKJjyjEuMTg/s1600/wash4.jpg" /></a></div><br />When I started sanding, this is what I found. I do love these colors and knowing that my grandmother painted them on kind of connects me to her. She loved painting furniture, and I have spent the last 10 years stripping all that paint!  Knowing how hard people work to get this distressed kind of look made me think about just coating this with paste wax, but it's just not for me, and it wouldn't work in the room. I really enjoy the process of stripping everything down to the bare wood and bringing it back to life. But that's just me...if there's a trend, I'll go the opposite direction for some reason, lol.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7z1ZOGyqWnUMpjoRokppMtxVI9Op9cq9mjIjkP8BiKf0-hIp0vhf-2y7HOwSiYta2sfkou2hVR_jL4qb9P8sbdoIfmDw37VAGYLcCZpYTiV_6NfM9gakHYjjdOor0MLmxrCe-64XNQ/s1600/wash1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7z1ZOGyqWnUMpjoRokppMtxVI9Op9cq9mjIjkP8BiKf0-hIp0vhf-2y7HOwSiYta2sfkou2hVR_jL4qb9P8sbdoIfmDw37VAGYLcCZpYTiV_6NfM9gakHYjjdOor0MLmxrCe-64XNQ/s1600/wash1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cTqBCbm_TlZozqfF1MBeZnb-5lbHI72tFDnllpPpfHAsIsxSZHSiJ_-B21eKP3_AXZk9oFzOIX5ugShhBrdG9TP6mrZqy4BrtMAQPjml_YgXvpndXLPdJhLh8raulJ3Sa5uVIZPr-Q/s1600/wash2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cTqBCbm_TlZozqfF1MBeZnb-5lbHI72tFDnllpPpfHAsIsxSZHSiJ_-B21eKP3_AXZk9oFzOIX5ugShhBrdG9TP6mrZqy4BrtMAQPjml_YgXvpndXLPdJhLh8raulJ3Sa5uVIZPr-Q/s1600/wash2.jpg" /></a></div><br />So back to work getting this stripped and ready for a finish. Here's a peak at the other piece I stripped and refinished that you will be seeing in the room...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp86YLkjDFjpJGwk57MIgOO8XwhwJvRTtNbr46tloyHYckRxZWSAH8c_k1OUdHU-ZC8VlRfUFPEXcuV-gzCoA_9wO4k_3E_MGW81taBlVwe3P8dmD8aCUjCkhBEY__7Kw9Vshr2OejQ/s1600/dresser1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp86YLkjDFjpJGwk57MIgOO8XwhwJvRTtNbr46tloyHYckRxZWSAH8c_k1OUdHU-ZC8VlRfUFPEXcuV-gzCoA_9wO4k_3E_MGW81taBlVwe3P8dmD8aCUjCkhBEY__7Kw9Vshr2OejQ/s400/dresser1.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hoping to have it finished by Monday!! Have a fabulous weekend!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div>

The project requires some stripping...

...paint stripping that is! I am still hard at work on the girls' room, and things are going pretty well, but I need to get this little ...

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~~~A Sweet Gift from my Hubby and Baby birds!!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other day my hubby came home with a gift for me, just because. It is this GORGEOUS Mandivilla!!!!!!!!!! The color is spectacular and it is growing beautifully! We put it on the landing of the back deck so it can wrap around the railings. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never saw one this color, only the pink!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhRdhb6O7uxr20qKLLpC7HMNZyzonGZZjueIv1Ba5ylMWgDBLiHkqqWNHQmDrvn7jBiFpKMstn_Meiu8a7ghBlGwpDZqNsngQIflAHYC9Ag2BhR0h2oJPxsAmIeuHrmyTbzZaK_dOKq9w/s1600/IMG_7811_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I have to put this into a pretty pot but have to go get one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislZtVZe9K-tiP3QvczBjBlaUZm7W_o-MGqhct0s0AMJkcvjVS1BFvt0X3VczZAjPD1yGCwD_l5EM47_MuLjcbG-Jl24LwoIRT-xNQkgGdsPBip0WM_G4iVpaQponlGdd01d-vSqYdYeyB/s1600/IMG_7810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1yJdgnwruQ0VyPz0a38GGF0_TxW7KfH_3D2Bg5NkUPz_MZcegRMcM3UZZJ8sbTk1EGjA97tUeVa1ALcxiY_sj62SDHAo9RLabQOyOofgbN2SsMhGH5tYTDizXEBiKPCWQ_k3byISGeS_/s1600/IMG_7812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> WOW! Isn't Mother Nature amazing???<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47DdGCs6emz8ksfLn85ERYyM0iAwZNVzFMLdmDzDVhUGscdzN4LMj4bGqXysLcYGfwRjGQwUd4aqg1fkqg2fpq1uGaNYvIs7gHoQctrVbbu6mcXR-qBJZdCJurQRzlr7WCKyKIHD0wbJ5/s1600/IMG_7813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> Whoops, blurry. Sorry!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi5K3Lp7YPcdBLjKA4aQfGoEpvu_tuRd-CULBme0Cs74frdYijpSkpvvsQ9AMChTBxSmglcrBzWfyx4ms42pkYnbayB-nBjh0E-KEg85cJcA9x2arfwh3ZXlyKq2fcyPkfgLZoM6pfzKV/s1600/IMG_7814_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMlCp1xNndVvMK7Pw6wM83lOUSS66j5zpSxFOwMRhoQE4c9O6zkAkl9Yl-5rwkkkPebiM5HrYjs7y7D2nVKbPZXuOnsIDcvwXIMbpQVSp5BLCnxzPUS4FoNei5Ow6ePB2mqKD7xQW-6RO/s1600/IMG_7815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcnBPJImSg7a5nbHaKVvfKGCpdsM64qimWEb7NC8fSjTP7koegLHqnf36VrwELLaeCB6kHtoKcK3Om9XiuoOlS6LUaOS72vC4SRxrZmoy1SZv5ctULRtF_TlgMze6yGupVypaHm3j52JP/s1600/IMG_7816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> On one of the eaves under the deck, a robin made this nest and the babies are about to try their wings! When I took these I THOUGHT there was only one baby but.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMXys6iiNdQQEUAkt7BDADvOBvDwZAcq4-jKMCn12jFbEK_mkFOybYJCCfW-lmBQP_7j5nO5zA5VR9XHTtztZO06BxRPPIVk_xod98ZLPYmP16af-GnnaR1l43RgIrI5wtbfwugcfB70l/s1600/IMG_7818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUakXlyiz3fbqitfqTVWLOH6O6TLcJxDOxlVibjy1nP1QhK1jKxat1lE7vPWrI_FbeS4cXo7-NmpHAEpuTlBL-FZ_1VFmOPHZvTe2XiTVfWCR_ZZdvePxEhSX0SNsJEcln8Git9Y1KDuX/s1600/IMG_7819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vZ93_W-Dd5xE9Bx5STiUa3qA9uoO8vCg702sFUqcJ6OO9ePAmLoiac1Zz2ffz7otfwBvm6VGe41wNg0nH8aIPjcBR5okdEVI_1akKbVkemxRTtuEDBY7LeShgGxMJHWcaBUVcy83xdRo/s1600/IMG_7820_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaPrFHif7-BZU3VFnS59tsUpzpmbcJKPzYXCuKcAcBDZGz-V_YGGJUyXSdpDz66aPe76fe2wTvYuHlD4Skx_O5KArYXYI2QOEF9n83_1GTUnA09hqOM5cd0ZUSKiZgv7vg-WIbXneqGjM/s1600/IMG_7821_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div> I think that is 2!!!!! Do you agree????<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkJfttfkM2AovAtcIrZc1Dd-FBV5YDkt87efd7wetDI6rgHlSIrHU6anZ25M6p-Gzwn0esLMakxbOK5776UbAC_4LYJskiCsLrskAHWgA_0OS7KCa4vEqMLKoBIfdcN4ZE7Xq5tPe_s4J/s1600/IMG_7822_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" /></a></div>I hope everyone has a wonderful, long, holiday weekend!!!!! We are going to a picnic on Sunday but that is the only thing we have planned. Tomorrow I have GOT to clean! Today I went to a friends house who has a POOL and it was glorious! I will show you pictures from today a little later. Thanks for stopping by. XO, Pinky

~~~A Sweet Gift from my Hubby and Baby birds!!!!~~~

The other day my hubby came home with a gift for me, just because. It is this GORGEOUS Mandivilla!!!!!!!!!! The color is spectacular and it ...

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