~~~ A Garden Party Table!!!~~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HI everyone! Hope you all are having a good week. I wanted to participate in Susan's weekly party, Tablescape Thursday so I decided to post this table from last year. I haven't had a chance to do a table this week so I thought I would share this. It is a VERY simple, casual table, not fussy at all but fun. As I recall we were having another couple over for a Spring dinner. I usd these pretty floral placemats and matching napkins that I have had for years but love them!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-gsXIgMgl8O8G-w92O3K2epByyOMolHViipTpIafzgIPQ4j5lyG0CoymunXfYUEkqL5WXsKEqcr4uzWfPfHa6hz-63qkQV_3Urk3W9EAUxIV14FotUUh73FNNFa8gvQYP64c-eMrQgar/s1600/IMG_1609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-gsXIgMgl8O8G-w92O3K2epByyOMolHViipTpIafzgIPQ4j5lyG0CoymunXfYUEkqL5WXsKEqcr4uzWfPfHa6hz-63qkQV_3Urk3W9EAUxIV14FotUUh73FNNFa8gvQYP64c-eMrQgar/s320/IMG_1609.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5yRpiFndUE9K77cAkNGRHb-ezs1xMRpfzQc5IvGwPSLANveqFfdEp4LGyyK1QBT2p2fKfMDfo5ufY51qi5awP5kQOqD2VL6sAFTcGNfGxOUgURFMqYxk_U0DMvqd7hThPAcS5nAcEVV4/s1600/IMG_1610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5yRpiFndUE9K77cAkNGRHb-ezs1xMRpfzQc5IvGwPSLANveqFfdEp4LGyyK1QBT2p2fKfMDfo5ufY51qi5awP5kQOqD2VL6sAFTcGNfGxOUgURFMqYxk_U0DMvqd7hThPAcS5nAcEVV4/s320/IMG_1610.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> The napkin rings came from Pier 1 several years ago.Aren't they cute!?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNUuS3jEkIcALjcnLQXhyphenhyphennIdrYPMbXoSBwQ-2BMdjsPzvqjb9YMLpfI7n1EXnmLB9EpqZZ96C5gORJ7mcQuGFYSCFImsfdh9txncaWgAIh6yvWRNCTykv-dVZA70UU5KDoOFQzIp3Ih-C/s1600/IMG_1611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNUuS3jEkIcALjcnLQXhyphenhyphennIdrYPMbXoSBwQ-2BMdjsPzvqjb9YMLpfI7n1EXnmLB9EpqZZ96C5gORJ7mcQuGFYSCFImsfdh9txncaWgAIh6yvWRNCTykv-dVZA70UU5KDoOFQzIp3Ih-C/s320/IMG_1611.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> I used my plain green square dinner plate and the salad plate is from another set I have that has a garden theme on the edge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHRYuSdtkOI-r9spzdpb4n2uHR2NLpIaMdKm4kF6TGetIJiW2X_P2pQteAHo5HxhjVEFyrjYsJiaQhdDrEidIW-SQG_OOfq_RLyeVERR05bNzU98qvNPJWbsHqh4oKPQJANtZIeEK2Kyu/s1600/IMG_1612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHRYuSdtkOI-r9spzdpb4n2uHR2NLpIaMdKm4kF6TGetIJiW2X_P2pQteAHo5HxhjVEFyrjYsJiaQhdDrEidIW-SQG_OOfq_RLyeVERR05bNzU98qvNPJWbsHqh4oKPQJANtZIeEK2Kyu/s320/IMG_1612.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> The watering can S and P is perfect for this table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTem3pQVaaYvuxoGCtNm9IZBsXdENNSKeDytvQG351OiNShVmmKL9u0hSOHPvQHgmDCtfF4Xy7s-puHgt6pUBHCyPiTUyj6hUWqIybxajxvZuWadP0BYDHq0eHAOnlUokzEPfKwyVC3OZ/s1600/IMG_1613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTem3pQVaaYvuxoGCtNm9IZBsXdENNSKeDytvQG351OiNShVmmKL9u0hSOHPvQHgmDCtfF4Xy7s-puHgt6pUBHCyPiTUyj6hUWqIybxajxvZuWadP0BYDHq0eHAOnlUokzEPfKwyVC3OZ/s320/IMG_1613.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> The blue watering can is a candle, not sure if you can tell!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBK05NhIraoCvwT1BRMl12UHOSrO4I4Jm_ee12fyHiwB7550hyphenhyphenNHs3EuQBq7AYO44ZHlGPpKjDa_9ZoBMDj35-JCTT8whq0i9JLyNT39HJWdB9UoweWo7ULneda_TG8s-579OUPJpI_Hs/s1600/IMG_1614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBK05NhIraoCvwT1BRMl12UHOSrO4I4Jm_ee12fyHiwB7550hyphenhyphenNHs3EuQBq7AYO44ZHlGPpKjDa_9ZoBMDj35-JCTT8whq0i9JLyNT39HJWdB9UoweWo7ULneda_TG8s-579OUPJpI_Hs/s320/IMG_1614.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> I remember I tried 2 different centerpieces. This one I like alot, in fact it is on my table right now but has white flowers now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXitZ46DhTUyuP8v93jxz5mGx6i5yZjcmsbKBsWuVO4l0uQdyiIygQ5ySIuSPjtoYPUmD1skmbfEmIUfy3x2XhlNIyyMltarM2urQuWvfKQlTDMObs0HUWr-Cmda05fv0bZtxql0Nixqhyphenhyphen/s1600/IMG_1622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXitZ46DhTUyuP8v93jxz5mGx6i5yZjcmsbKBsWuVO4l0uQdyiIygQ5ySIuSPjtoYPUmD1skmbfEmIUfy3x2XhlNIyyMltarM2urQuWvfKQlTDMObs0HUWr-Cmda05fv0bZtxql0Nixqhyphenhyphen/s320/IMG_1622.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> This is my birdhouse napkin holder that I made. I painted it and added all the embellishments. You can click on pictures to enlarge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_iZUrjhv7w4hLPdqP-TlH3GzGXoQBLrbBhtNMCz-_pS_55PIdCdDrV5o995V2tzrN6HuOvI5heWG5JB6DZfTyUl3Tpd_-Jcth1y40wvl9kcnSGBz3vX-fcThq5clqXHc-TZQs7jRsmVE/s1600/IMG_1623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih_iZUrjhv7w4hLPdqP-TlH3GzGXoQBLrbBhtNMCz-_pS_55PIdCdDrV5o995V2tzrN6HuOvI5heWG5JB6DZfTyUl3Tpd_-Jcth1y40wvl9kcnSGBz3vX-fcThq5clqXHc-TZQs7jRsmVE/s320/IMG_1623.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the other centerpiece, the little cart with 4 pots of flowers in it. When I got this it was black and I painted it and added the hat and little signs. Can you see the place card holders? They, too are garden tools!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKmFtlzSmVUM9TjLYtTwbxoYHyPBkCaHfRcnyh4m192AD8431jOFfzjqsEh7tK3HHT70NOztNh8PykPOnxIbe9rteD0YHD3NjsxHO9OMtxU5lEiX8z49GUywt3pjmrjJ4wswXpbeAaWB2/s1600/IMG_1624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKmFtlzSmVUM9TjLYtTwbxoYHyPBkCaHfRcnyh4m192AD8431jOFfzjqsEh7tK3HHT70NOztNh8PykPOnxIbe9rteD0YHD3NjsxHO9OMtxU5lEiX8z49GUywt3pjmrjJ4wswXpbeAaWB2/s320/IMG_1624.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO3_RP3WkC1_TXKWlREpn11Plu65nVjN4V4kiZ4YsgkTWtHS0fwXwww8L8svKekWjrU6erB5mb1DzQnD5rLE6Jeta4pFvuFCuqHbCXdDnGXN-_LaqSGBvdgu2McICLlTOW26cBzMU-Zei/s1600/IMG_1625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO3_RP3WkC1_TXKWlREpn11Plu65nVjN4V4kiZ4YsgkTWtHS0fwXwww8L8svKekWjrU6erB5mb1DzQnD5rLE6Jeta4pFvuFCuqHbCXdDnGXN-_LaqSGBvdgu2McICLlTOW26cBzMU-Zei/s320/IMG_1625.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Time to light the candles!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybeal5tUL8t10Z2NEeH0X7XkRE8K8OoC8x7D1O0I7r1dADeWJwSh8uM_Iel1zaywpOzoSEp5ZOtJXn-TGGP7gqFp8fg4gm1R5n0Ak7Ji6pW2HdDURAuaDa0ghVfc6avWoxyk5yHG6aC7e/s1600/IMG_1630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybeal5tUL8t10Z2NEeH0X7XkRE8K8OoC8x7D1O0I7r1dADeWJwSh8uM_Iel1zaywpOzoSEp5ZOtJXn-TGGP7gqFp8fg4gm1R5n0Ak7Ji6pW2HdDURAuaDa0ghVfc6avWoxyk5yHG6aC7e/s320/IMG_1630.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3Yas_v9B_WLorVncMvYhVtpg4aJjj57MT0UW0HwAQGVwj42s8dkqv-On4MWod0qHKyqGXmVVAtC8VPoj1eNqA-6ChByIUxNAYWnqHIZyzGSS9MLImvvI5aeFjTzsqeKKpzi6nLggr_98/s1600/IMG_1631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3Yas_v9B_WLorVncMvYhVtpg4aJjj57MT0UW0HwAQGVwj42s8dkqv-On4MWod0qHKyqGXmVVAtC8VPoj1eNqA-6ChByIUxNAYWnqHIZyzGSS9MLImvvI5aeFjTzsqeKKpzi6nLggr_98/s320/IMG_1631.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdYdY7T6IZqgPSmmUUy24EEjFEuVYZ6O01lP-WU5mv6F5WxZRtbhgdhdzByh2Ps01UcJfRX2uuJd-f9ZEd7r9SBFAQMGReBeyfhLZqKci0GSzhzqNNx9vgewDiYRIqalTT1CPM6HcGXxp/s1600/IMG_1632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdYdY7T6IZqgPSmmUUy24EEjFEuVYZ6O01lP-WU5mv6F5WxZRtbhgdhdzByh2Ps01UcJfRX2uuJd-f9ZEd7r9SBFAQMGReBeyfhLZqKci0GSzhzqNNx9vgewDiYRIqalTT1CPM6HcGXxp/s320/IMG_1632.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>Hope you have enjoyed seeing this table. You can see LOTS of tables at Susan's blog: <a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/</a>   You won't be disappointed if you visit her too! XO, Pinky

~~~ A Garden Party Table!!!~~~~

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~~~Around the Yard~~~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night after dinner I decidee to walk around the yard and take some pictures. The hydrangeas are just starting to flower so I wanted to capture that. This one is a SURPRISE this year: we have had it for at least 20 years and it has always been pure white. This year it is flowering blue! Maybe the chemicals from the new driveway influenced that????<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5abld6N264aEYF9Os8ZkHrJ3PuwsjpsBOQLzi5yuXJ5f0rQsyaMk222101N6h9yctYaX4Q_7IH5IP77C1TKuthPTAXabxtRCKtcOhmZAlOogBHqfco1f0kB9dJXWUDHe6nwuug_V5oJ/s1600/IMG_7507.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigt5abld6N264aEYF9Os8ZkHrJ3PuwsjpsBOQLzi5yuXJ5f0rQsyaMk222101N6h9yctYaX4Q_7IH5IP77C1TKuthPTAXabxtRCKtcOhmZAlOogBHqfco1f0kB9dJXWUDHe6nwuug_V5oJ/s320/IMG_7507.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Aren't they the prettiest things???? I ADORE hydrnageas!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2thF4Ic2nzYvjBV0Q9Du5xOy9DEqr7OnifDRG5ROJurEQzHze6-zIXthZq5HR8BI8MTpEG8Mq8mlWo_l1jgnggyug275QHJJqJasfrXaAro_nkTX6Y5JniJBcDt1OFSiyNO0p3GdlxOk/s1600/IMG_7508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2thF4Ic2nzYvjBV0Q9Du5xOy9DEqr7OnifDRG5ROJurEQzHze6-zIXthZq5HR8BI8MTpEG8Mq8mlWo_l1jgnggyug275QHJJqJasfrXaAro_nkTX6Y5JniJBcDt1OFSiyNO0p3GdlxOk/s320/IMG_7508.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> This stone wall is the front of the garage.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2hXxmkp5vvXeypCNOL_LhVpqVHyFMt3aNgnLIN8j83nvwCPZkKi_Sty3tQ00phFfwyzyCmWEy_aNA98lfU-ZLlEEIAzwRKeX1eYzFgGItaoBYk_r2eXMIoE9kdyJEs8ffa7yA1f2x8kz/s1600/IMG_7509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2hXxmkp5vvXeypCNOL_LhVpqVHyFMt3aNgnLIN8j83nvwCPZkKi_Sty3tQ00phFfwyzyCmWEy_aNA98lfU-ZLlEEIAzwRKeX1eYzFgGItaoBYk_r2eXMIoE9kdyJEs8ffa7yA1f2x8kz/s320/IMG_7509.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> This is a perennial called astilbe. We have some pink, red and white ones around the yard.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtG7ItBg_OcG1D9JooeKtVOCk5OkYY0zc-BbIp0jC8VKuHTYhND4WQnLiMBInih-CV2QBgsv0OdM8zmBhWRars1rmbWkAXp4g1kEK4Xb2Ie_KrrFhVD-QZXrC1JiXbSoRCnxZxDYJzA_qp/s1600/IMG_7510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtG7ItBg_OcG1D9JooeKtVOCk5OkYY0zc-BbIp0jC8VKuHTYhND4WQnLiMBInih-CV2QBgsv0OdM8zmBhWRars1rmbWkAXp4g1kEK4Xb2Ie_KrrFhVD-QZXrC1JiXbSoRCnxZxDYJzA_qp/s320/IMG_7510.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> All of my hydrangeas were FREE!!!!!! I used to work at a florist and when the hydrangeas got a little old she would THROW THEM OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I dug them all out of the trash, brought them home and planted them. I think we have about 10 or 12 bushes. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquCI5IHtpwqdixxSvhr_ie3SYJIEXEdRlTFE51VlZyPrOyS29iE3R4sCg1SoBSoJoTIFzP1R_G_yTfRkXHsCYcKqMKk0eJBiiqOnRuZ5SLIMmxHQ3LIWFVbEPlroMVgkJTCZLM9YRp4RG/s1600/IMG_7511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquCI5IHtpwqdixxSvhr_ie3SYJIEXEdRlTFE51VlZyPrOyS29iE3R4sCg1SoBSoJoTIFzP1R_G_yTfRkXHsCYcKqMKk0eJBiiqOnRuZ5SLIMmxHQ3LIWFVbEPlroMVgkJTCZLM9YRp4RG/s320/IMG_7511.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi4zBKPOMukDrgapI77AYym9C3v7i9-j5f0ZTW6CZP_hNmRJ-zpn-hUhRQIiJ1ZMs2zRshfnIdbi1vF7fMB0nlgLhEMzui36utWZcl_JE7LiTMnqhjHRCHoyr8UcyS-1b3XmrbsTLxyKI/s1600/IMG_7512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyi4zBKPOMukDrgapI77AYym9C3v7i9-j5f0ZTW6CZP_hNmRJ-zpn-hUhRQIiJ1ZMs2zRshfnIdbi1vF7fMB0nlgLhEMzui36utWZcl_JE7LiTMnqhjHRCHoyr8UcyS-1b3XmrbsTLxyKI/s320/IMG_7512.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> These are cinnamon ferns that are as tall as I am!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-WnkZslPhdITCgSinotcOxiIIX_vdbD6jHL6BXlrrjF2QC3g3-D059HMjkPkj2BOYbK1YdbC_5Deyfgc-T8-Xxdv4RMVYN_A8-nflE-9fAtzC_pSErsjL9hcvz9LJKu31x8Glfe5Gdkw/s1600/IMG_7513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-WnkZslPhdITCgSinotcOxiIIX_vdbD6jHL6BXlrrjF2QC3g3-D059HMjkPkj2BOYbK1YdbC_5Deyfgc-T8-Xxdv4RMVYN_A8-nflE-9fAtzC_pSErsjL9hcvz9LJKu31x8Glfe5Gdkw/s320/IMG_7513.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Beautiful PINK astilbe!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w_IxzFHu5Dwb-AxVjq90bOSiCLi1Wio6NLSvcyELhSbh-0eTVQydjtlFc2_-QTkfu-1OC6JEmS8YeMrmIm4Lbk2WbAYPqbYhGSGq_kQdKdFwLvY3o1TwlL6jAuFlgYmmGXniG6uNnB3C/s1600/IMG_7514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w_IxzFHu5Dwb-AxVjq90bOSiCLi1Wio6NLSvcyELhSbh-0eTVQydjtlFc2_-QTkfu-1OC6JEmS8YeMrmIm4Lbk2WbAYPqbYhGSGq_kQdKdFwLvY3o1TwlL6jAuFlgYmmGXniG6uNnB3C/s320/IMG_7514.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6l8Oyv4A9uKH-y4_pgH8nOSMpFl48RZLaM2UPqv0a0yyNH-WgIWEGjOam1lA93-R7QPPAFfartEPlzWUCg8ZXsS6JieE69aLiaZ8FZoVQCu_XAprggUQue6tYONFOGHkoLp_BgaV9D-j/s1600/IMG_7516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6l8Oyv4A9uKH-y4_pgH8nOSMpFl48RZLaM2UPqv0a0yyNH-WgIWEGjOam1lA93-R7QPPAFfartEPlzWUCg8ZXsS6JieE69aLiaZ8FZoVQCu_XAprggUQue6tYONFOGHkoLp_BgaV9D-j/s320/IMG_7516.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> The hummingbird flag at the pond.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMp7i-P8dFB0LHhCX5Yl0BP1-ldkU-xeSY7Xon1Z47iPl5u_hEpyvAEoXoTuqAhLg7C1_G89VKWEWqBuRsoF1Izi7MJMQguJz00BMfSOxVNpdRyor3jNiNPYJtKfVCT9aB3GHnufAhKK7/s1600/IMG_7517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMp7i-P8dFB0LHhCX5Yl0BP1-ldkU-xeSY7Xon1Z47iPl5u_hEpyvAEoXoTuqAhLg7C1_G89VKWEWqBuRsoF1Izi7MJMQguJz00BMfSOxVNpdRyor3jNiNPYJtKfVCT9aB3GHnufAhKK7/s320/IMG_7517.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Dappled sun was coming through the trees. SO pretty!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvWwPjdajHgUrqAaHHD2E9HvE1xGtZffm-Q_lUuVBzwfCy86h7dv1OaI0COcRCtY9w0WAxHXOTVosoF3Pwn8u8aYkBEflc7M2eFfvz5TMdaAYu9Zz-URlyVDlSeY9_n0W4Fn3V3dj3ZeE/s1600/IMG_7520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvWwPjdajHgUrqAaHHD2E9HvE1xGtZffm-Q_lUuVBzwfCy86h7dv1OaI0COcRCtY9w0WAxHXOTVosoF3Pwn8u8aYkBEflc7M2eFfvz5TMdaAYu9Zz-URlyVDlSeY9_n0W4Fn3V3dj3ZeE/s320/IMG_7520.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUTIwEK-m7MH-FYUhjtkQx6NPOO9v4NA95vz9pvE598ZBqjQ_8jwUdJb6jJfEPUNUvtkWiuym7U-QqU2ZDlzFsNJxHFYzjp5Lz1d08pw7gdiXG9b6Cbt0IqLN4qE__KoxIU9etFvLdEH-/s1600/IMG_7521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUTIwEK-m7MH-FYUhjtkQx6NPOO9v4NA95vz9pvE598ZBqjQ_8jwUdJb6jJfEPUNUvtkWiuym7U-QqU2ZDlzFsNJxHFYzjp5Lz1d08pw7gdiXG9b6Cbt0IqLN4qE__KoxIU9etFvLdEH-/s320/IMG_7521.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> AAAUUUGGHHH!!!!! This is evidence that the DEER have been snacking on my hydrangeas:(:(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoJaN3J7Jmusm68eY1C54zhiK2qCH9wMsQVIz0CxJVB_VLU-O16nm02fSRaXpi9nRG66BkMvCajz5XdacyE-_-GEepzLSlUiChY_Rnjsh1Ktb1uGY0GRCWZZZvILWhinglBAbitK4u5aH/s1600/IMG_7522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoJaN3J7Jmusm68eY1C54zhiK2qCH9wMsQVIz0CxJVB_VLU-O16nm02fSRaXpi9nRG66BkMvCajz5XdacyE-_-GEepzLSlUiChY_Rnjsh1Ktb1uGY0GRCWZZZvILWhinglBAbitK4u5aH/s320/IMG_7522.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwX0hT6_6hyh6nztahGOFh-ZktCREy_xizrwA0AboTUXcRAxExHqF5rpvPy-3JiRBuL4nvi5Xd9DeMHXWlBBBs4TuXbTd4suOrXD6fvTQns2Ha1H4gIezutEB0mRRge1gkCcJv5Pf6q2W/s1600/IMG_7523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwX0hT6_6hyh6nztahGOFh-ZktCREy_xizrwA0AboTUXcRAxExHqF5rpvPy-3JiRBuL4nvi5Xd9DeMHXWlBBBs4TuXbTd4suOrXD6fvTQns2Ha1H4gIezutEB0mRRge1gkCcJv5Pf6q2W/s320/IMG_7523.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> 2 very large hydrangeas on each side of the swing......that Joe built.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CNB9imB3L_VKnz8L5zux6wTzQWHIBYoOJDBUxp13IFnA97oawnAPi55XNx9lWiza8AaVEZMHzwNx8o6mKjmD0ZJ-CcaG7ZCNtFMTQUzBqGx4JA501BSt3Zj37YyWYouu_Eue8ELtaOlS/s1600/IMG_7526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CNB9imB3L_VKnz8L5zux6wTzQWHIBYoOJDBUxp13IFnA97oawnAPi55XNx9lWiza8AaVEZMHzwNx8o6mKjmD0ZJ-CcaG7ZCNtFMTQUzBqGx4JA501BSt3Zj37YyWYouu_Eue8ELtaOlS/s320/IMG_7526.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> My braided hibiscus is still blooming. Love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-UmkF4YwfWO3X_bu9QxOalET3ntkPArRe-qivIFvLY_FOIscLJ6T69t7Ze-8PnodM-IQRbYCTzoFVvp1IdAjd1tfwi4-ZwdInoFD0FwGBQSi2C1mfDuGKVzxIZ_Tw2CdnxducFjWZ_l-/s1600/IMG_7527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-UmkF4YwfWO3X_bu9QxOalET3ntkPArRe-qivIFvLY_FOIscLJ6T69t7Ze-8PnodM-IQRbYCTzoFVvp1IdAjd1tfwi4-ZwdInoFD0FwGBQSi2C1mfDuGKVzxIZ_Tw2CdnxducFjWZ_l-/s320/IMG_7527.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>Thanks for stopping by. I love to read your comments. XO, Pinky

~~~Around the Yard~~~~~

Last night after dinner I decidee to walk around the yard and take some pictures. The hydrangeas are just starting to flower so I wanted to ...

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~~~ A Family Day Today!!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! Today my daughter and SIL had an Open House so had to be out of their house. So, they brought the food and we had a grat family day! Everything was DELICIOUS!!!! I didn't fuss at all with the table so please forgive the CASUAL table!!!! The food was the STAR today!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNtGZ9vlAc_dvNVr1SqM4wSGgdcZv0dcxERbGQr9GYK-esB1PmmprKXStipzZIBT0gDvD5W5Cob5iAdMv20yN45jbUiLSSm3VEPugDWKBx2e4FUZ2L5IoEzFtmX4Mdm_8OfcyvyIEj7rl/s1600/IMG_7485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNtGZ9vlAc_dvNVr1SqM4wSGgdcZv0dcxERbGQr9GYK-esB1PmmprKXStipzZIBT0gDvD5W5Cob5iAdMv20yN45jbUiLSSm3VEPugDWKBx2e4FUZ2L5IoEzFtmX4Mdm_8OfcyvyIEj7rl/s320/IMG_7485.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUGnmFX9IzQylQsUt96QMto8B2fLiQsLFYXrlqkmZR2vqhjGZpIjDQmfJtZExGaVDSXbTzUQDRjRwHzyFD5ldOQCZcwaCUhhtKC0MR_6GeD6Aa0pYgZc0Bqxkoei-nhsq26GKqhDCgyzT/s1600/IMG_7486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUGnmFX9IzQylQsUt96QMto8B2fLiQsLFYXrlqkmZR2vqhjGZpIjDQmfJtZExGaVDSXbTzUQDRjRwHzyFD5ldOQCZcwaCUhhtKC0MR_6GeD6Aa0pYgZc0Bqxkoei-nhsq26GKqhDCgyzT/s320/IMG_7486.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWa4qOwtJ4VHiCjKXpWtaIWdNppKzMFNlAs5XYgJSFKckY_vN5ixQtmP8cDMIY1ZzTCsAsd8kcsiKMu2wLkki68xF9nfzL2dGV_w-CejzLzfnu9URnBrO-CBSz3NMsPHG2fMMky9OYJH5/s1600/IMG_7487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWa4qOwtJ4VHiCjKXpWtaIWdNppKzMFNlAs5XYgJSFKckY_vN5ixQtmP8cDMIY1ZzTCsAsd8kcsiKMu2wLkki68xF9nfzL2dGV_w-CejzLzfnu9URnBrO-CBSz3NMsPHG2fMMky9OYJH5/s320/IMG_7487.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JTY_fyWDO2nbtB73QdGjx-QWI8rrNbRvIiPHF9yVEZCeNZWXIM1U27od8ZUhUC6HTpak0E4Ih5Ssg7rVITI8UMDh_sLq8zJ79cW2_FeajI6qd09FpNPFaJiSufsNFPvZmttKLUrRHbtk/s1600/IMG_7488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JTY_fyWDO2nbtB73QdGjx-QWI8rrNbRvIiPHF9yVEZCeNZWXIM1U27od8ZUhUC6HTpak0E4Ih5Ssg7rVITI8UMDh_sLq8zJ79cW2_FeajI6qd09FpNPFaJiSufsNFPvZmttKLUrRHbtk/s320/IMG_7488.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Here is Dave, my WONDERFUL SIL, cooking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW3AvikhMYqCXjY8ywLZYEgAQG1L8JzqDYUq_xn6JWbkKJyUMhuBY7NGkRtqAX5s3Y8OVgkc2iIul1FUURW8IUC_wLG2dUyT8xgATRwI2TNb0luVArUnsreoZEjOMl72swl5YHcFpsD19/s1600/IMG_7489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkW3AvikhMYqCXjY8ywLZYEgAQG1L8JzqDYUq_xn6JWbkKJyUMhuBY7NGkRtqAX5s3Y8OVgkc2iIul1FUURW8IUC_wLG2dUyT8xgATRwI2TNb0luVArUnsreoZEjOMl72swl5YHcFpsD19/s320/IMG_7489.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> My sweet hubby, "supervising":):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62KkyoqQeS62O8gZoyDVGBmbO5WqfYOYi7IcaiLzZVWo_EicN1BLgiA8ka5A8mWvoetH2krsbAeX3QbvE1lIAYR2qw7KQ0GpH0RtZ2AuUZdHatMuKMedzYsdHZjESY-F7KPqXdlVmiQF2/s1600/IMG_7490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62KkyoqQeS62O8gZoyDVGBmbO5WqfYOYi7IcaiLzZVWo_EicN1BLgiA8ka5A8mWvoetH2krsbAeX3QbvE1lIAYR2qw7KQ0GpH0RtZ2AuUZdHatMuKMedzYsdHZjESY-F7KPqXdlVmiQF2/s320/IMG_7490.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Boneless chicken thighs, that were marinated in a yummy ceasar dressing!!!!!!!!!!! Vegetable kabobs that were marinated in 2 different Italian dressings!!!! Be still my heart, they were SO good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwcJVzplVQDd9KkJtINjcSAuJ2o7VMO66Y7qVZ3rZvijZFkdnN5P-IK1nPTxuJV-n4bUbeL5XzwPk0vyjY_8998qYeuJqxmlt8r1QTBEdkMRfZXHM_IYwvEDqSqJ7YvwxO4_THJFmK4dK/s1600/IMG_7491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwcJVzplVQDd9KkJtINjcSAuJ2o7VMO66Y7qVZ3rZvijZFkdnN5P-IK1nPTxuJV-n4bUbeL5XzwPk0vyjY_8998qYeuJqxmlt8r1QTBEdkMRfZXHM_IYwvEDqSqJ7YvwxO4_THJFmK4dK/s320/IMG_7491.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJVfTMUgC2zoNy_52bOHqq4xTBPukB_iJ5922VWslGyW2xk0AMW8xTzyGFPleEYA55g7KzFIletklFzxs4AcCo2pJDufMWwZOdbj-wRJv-jVEgrsARLRLdXczzM7UQxBeGHhvk9hgVhIo/s1600/IMG_7492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJVfTMUgC2zoNy_52bOHqq4xTBPukB_iJ5922VWslGyW2xk0AMW8xTzyGFPleEYA55g7KzFIletklFzxs4AcCo2pJDufMWwZOdbj-wRJv-jVEgrsARLRLdXczzM7UQxBeGHhvk9hgVhIo/s320/IMG_7492.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> I didn't get a picture, but we also had shrimp skewers, that were also GREAT!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSr_o7zPrEeCOxuYJ7_T8MoZu9ZLGAdhcJl3_Sttj7ohKotFTx6jwvNq03qUR0RvftaWtyxm91s3StIXRz9_1RHh6EkJLeLI94crk8jg2KA1N4woCYcqnoGIIP11nUBh4M3o9gntHPrFc/s1600/IMG_7493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSr_o7zPrEeCOxuYJ7_T8MoZu9ZLGAdhcJl3_Sttj7ohKotFTx6jwvNq03qUR0RvftaWtyxm91s3StIXRz9_1RHh6EkJLeLI94crk8jg2KA1N4woCYcqnoGIIP11nUBh4M3o9gntHPrFc/s320/IMG_7493.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Dave and his nephew, Braylon. he will be a year in July. What a sweetheart!!!!! Sorry this is so blurry:(:(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSlQSk_LbtRyg2jX0mHFEAPdPM75zhUI3zW3kJwqYUxCP0e_JgNIfwPE2IyX_Nsqxg4WPV9nRHtQYL8l2bj-sN5VAQqdZ0J2uBSKZXuKOBhpvezdKLWU6uaVdMeNgVVSo2Z9U6F_z5VX1/s1600/IMG_7494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSlQSk_LbtRyg2jX0mHFEAPdPM75zhUI3zW3kJwqYUxCP0e_JgNIfwPE2IyX_Nsqxg4WPV9nRHtQYL8l2bj-sN5VAQqdZ0J2uBSKZXuKOBhpvezdKLWU6uaVdMeNgVVSo2Z9U6F_z5VX1/s320/IMG_7494.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Braylon and his Aunt Roe, Dave's sister.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuDIxpHFZq7YxNVtm3KwtnElkTab7iosFJMSaZov8kZeoG38XF8dMxOhm4KJ4ws_AThdDBGRO3P7xZyEmflv08ePjAEVR-V5InoVPn732xQm8mZ4C4tGozvehBH15MqNHSzaQ1B4EPLpH/s1600/IMG_7497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuDIxpHFZq7YxNVtm3KwtnElkTab7iosFJMSaZov8kZeoG38XF8dMxOhm4KJ4ws_AThdDBGRO3P7xZyEmflv08ePjAEVR-V5InoVPn732xQm8mZ4C4tGozvehBH15MqNHSzaQ1B4EPLpH/s320/IMG_7497.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> YUMMY cupcakes for dessert.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9kDBstkYsCFYgYwy_cK8QY634ZjQ4YBf46qZBTdSA__EucsVr8j4D26V3VqI3F4AQr5Dai6Z3dVgK51PXpM3qew4eN-a0GT4UrhGk2ZwXHXsAbscHibNqJXaWnbbNOc9DpiwmT6NF9Zp/s1600/IMG_7501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9kDBstkYsCFYgYwy_cK8QY634ZjQ4YBf46qZBTdSA__EucsVr8j4D26V3VqI3F4AQr5Dai6Z3dVgK51PXpM3qew4eN-a0GT4UrhGk2ZwXHXsAbscHibNqJXaWnbbNOc9DpiwmT6NF9Zp/s320/IMG_7501.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> The footballs, basketballs etc. are all RINGS for kids!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBMzkKt22Q2UjqWYq4XMEFEtUjGwUPJXVLpfVlkpeI0rKxYGtTIUFuQSPF8H8yfOq8sVpwhIF5GW5-UK-wUkUUCfUM03gTXFhrQyUaTu4ZIMVCI22NnOcP98hDloXFsaS8EzLHu5wTmKW/s1600/IMG_7502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBMzkKt22Q2UjqWYq4XMEFEtUjGwUPJXVLpfVlkpeI0rKxYGtTIUFuQSPF8H8yfOq8sVpwhIF5GW5-UK-wUkUUCfUM03gTXFhrQyUaTu4ZIMVCI22NnOcP98hDloXFsaS8EzLHu5wTmKW/s320/IMG_7502.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Braylon and his gorgeous Mom, Jen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SZACkWlUfIk-Dgag39FzhYIbdPiVfOWaIGXx79sea15mVe1Dn7Ygp6svqBMqPPAQpSxsgOUFEnjf8unKQsmiA9Za1A50S4o-jzgklDrhRjOwtRsz_ZX05930TeOFzsCOqFpEA5VLi71L/s1600/IMG_7506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SZACkWlUfIk-Dgag39FzhYIbdPiVfOWaIGXx79sea15mVe1Dn7Ygp6svqBMqPPAQpSxsgOUFEnjf8unKQsmiA9Za1A50S4o-jzgklDrhRjOwtRsz_ZX05930TeOFzsCOqFpEA5VLi71L/s320/IMG_7506.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>It was a very nice day. After dinner we all sat outside on the deck and visited. It is so nice to get together with family!!!! Have a GREAT week everyone! XO, Pinky I am joining The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays at <a href="http://www.thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">http://www.thetablescaper.blogspot.com/</a>

~~~ A Family Day Today!!!~~~

Hi everyone! Today my daughter and SIL had an Open House so had to be out of their house. So, they brought the food and we had a grat family...

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~~~Our Laundry Room...Old Redo!!~~~

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would show you our laundry room. Fortunately (for you all) I don't have any "before" pictures:) Suffice it to say, it was DINGY , old white paint, not even  wire shelves but brackets with left over pieces of wood for shelves, it was HORRIBLE! I have no idea how I managed to stay in that room long enough to load some wash:):) So, about 2 years ago I finally decided it was TIME to DO the laundry room. I love animal prints so decided to have some FUN in the once awful laundry room. I found this picture at Marshalls (of course) and the little plates at Kirklands. The paint is a SHADE darker than the kitchen.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx6WrjB0vj1IN9JshXAokb1trzWq8ni2YX4htYATOMrRW5VCi0gElWRDiDYw_HQ2J8rpWVEj-knxLFbRLQ14_Uf2kjXrfAhQQcadz83HssFs3F23-Yhc2aXf_8haejxVZiDKFwttnroy1/s1600/IMG_7469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx6WrjB0vj1IN9JshXAokb1trzWq8ni2YX4htYATOMrRW5VCi0gElWRDiDYw_HQ2J8rpWVEj-knxLFbRLQ14_Uf2kjXrfAhQQcadz83HssFs3F23-Yhc2aXf_8haejxVZiDKFwttnroy1/s320/IMG_7469.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> We finally got just basic cabinets from Home Depot but they are GREAT! All my supplies fit in there along with light bulbs etc. I am "vertically challenged" so no storage on top of the cabinets, I decded to just decorate up there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzxDFAH_O-ssPlRmGgW5Xz43tBy1CXmYKt47J6_Uv-7MQcUIuASuiFvV9EiIYlTHEqEW2BMsgY9baI2Xa2vp3i7GqszOVxNz50WAMWDbgBDU1zFRWx6QeYajl2TR-7OpF_OCOa1izkxoN/s1600/IMG_7470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzxDFAH_O-ssPlRmGgW5Xz43tBy1CXmYKt47J6_Uv-7MQcUIuASuiFvV9EiIYlTHEqEW2BMsgY9baI2Xa2vp3i7GqszOVxNz50WAMWDbgBDU1zFRWx6QeYajl2TR-7OpF_OCOa1izkxoN/s320/IMG_7470.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> On this wall a basket, mirror for last minute touch ups as I walk out the door, and the metal leaf piece. The palm thing on the left is a tile meant to be used as a hot pad, I think. Now, look away if you have a less than strong stomach.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EXzVTjfyXyCLpxBVUtDaOYC7gOpZtTzVMvwuiLiUIF6MSRqznYRtECqUL3jnjK1QtWQnq6RQrIkN_Fchund98SF58ordU1XbEdN9rwXEXQ0EYzkRu6EgmtKRD7ftUu7ZCOnqh8zuQagN/s1600/IMG_7471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EXzVTjfyXyCLpxBVUtDaOYC7gOpZtTzVMvwuiLiUIF6MSRqznYRtECqUL3jnjK1QtWQnq6RQrIkN_Fchund98SF58ordU1XbEdN9rwXEXQ0EYzkRu6EgmtKRD7ftUu7ZCOnqh8zuQagN/s320/IMG_7471.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> Yes, this is my washer and dryer!!!!!!!!!!! The darn things WILL NOT DIE:):):) I would LOVE to have a new set of the front loaders but it is not happening!!!!! The outsides are in pretty bad shape but they still work.....darnit! They are over 20 years old......<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKdIe4VqKt17XSr8bZUp-OW4kli5XUC4aQcQ3UZCwCO8-G0k7HpP5wC5U7indMmEb426nhUlmY4iVY1Iu1rS4qwVYvE4XqhFdaawq5OAszGXg89Dq5-kSw1GN8WZHTV8EUMmrnqdn6sTB/s1600/IMG_7472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKdIe4VqKt17XSr8bZUp-OW4kli5XUC4aQcQ3UZCwCO8-G0k7HpP5wC5U7indMmEb426nhUlmY4iVY1Iu1rS4qwVYvE4XqhFdaawq5OAszGXg89Dq5-kSw1GN8WZHTV8EUMmrnqdn6sTB/s320/IMG_7472.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> This rug used to be in a bathroom and now works well in here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51t2hCQmt-ZazNLUIK4CUaDngPxabLWCLn-fiWtB02ozZ3LvXemg_Wkujk-2e51dK94igE4fsLztiM-vrBjIzhBTNsHY2yfKJpInDFXJYrDCQ06vZLsLka0QxWuOTu4Nh1HxrI-X8qH8Z/s1600/IMG_7473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51t2hCQmt-ZazNLUIK4CUaDngPxabLWCLn-fiWtB02ozZ3LvXemg_Wkujk-2e51dK94igE4fsLztiM-vrBjIzhBTNsHY2yfKJpInDFXJYrDCQ06vZLsLka0QxWuOTu4Nh1HxrI-X8qH8Z/s320/IMG_7473.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> I actually found an animal print ironing board cover!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHlvxE-f6_C2YEsH9iIBuOcBLmtLAhYQAhbP3OXeihgx83PMYinL8YlhlaO0oVmLAI_iceCH7q9iGYeTPHPSyMu7ftr-9OvDLfQC8tG5_gH7w-rnko8jBHZs6ejhtnIhXZ0IKLLZzBMIF/s1600/IMG_7476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHlvxE-f6_C2YEsH9iIBuOcBLmtLAhYQAhbP3OXeihgx83PMYinL8YlhlaO0oVmLAI_iceCH7q9iGYeTPHPSyMu7ftr-9OvDLfQC8tG5_gH7w-rnko8jBHZs6ejhtnIhXZ0IKLLZzBMIF/s320/IMG_7476.JPG" t8="true" width="240px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcki0xhwJpcuXiSP1AbUGUDEP6xxUsYlvlWfDChc-9mVEN0bklNPYBPJeHZlZTJlIahDNYvYNJzZyir4xuvFh3fp1zcDlPRip9m9HzPP8lKWcSXERbmbrj8yjh6kmWsUueA0sUY4SgvAF/s1600/IMG_7475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcki0xhwJpcuXiSP1AbUGUDEP6xxUsYlvlWfDChc-9mVEN0bklNPYBPJeHZlZTJlIahDNYvYNJzZyir4xuvFh3fp1zcDlPRip9m9HzPP8lKWcSXERbmbrj8yjh6kmWsUueA0sUY4SgvAF/s320/IMG_7475.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div> I made this little arrangement in a basket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra43g3I124C5dChuOKIJ4BY_i-_-9D6aHjvdzEU_qrlVvvd_LeJtV9bC5w65bP8fsxeK9aonQxM2rBtNQeuSUPiqHEA4BKio5tErwy8qWVZubcNSPYEjb5qiZw9atxjpGC4Xpi-yTeKq5/s1600/IMG_7477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgra43g3I124C5dChuOKIJ4BY_i-_-9D6aHjvdzEU_qrlVvvd_LeJtV9bC5w65bP8fsxeK9aonQxM2rBtNQeuSUPiqHEA4BKio5tErwy8qWVZubcNSPYEjb5qiZw9atxjpGC4Xpi-yTeKq5/s320/IMG_7477.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9k7aNJD6-f7Uc3YnDrOndbfp05X9ExFvKqaKw5LXQpIRl4yziiNr1ph86aiZ2or-g3sSLSzBOyKXkiFyZN5_lVNyTfEEp-iShQjMzatXUqE5HqbFmHrBcmrimsP1qlQ_K4AIbacbIf6L/s1600/IMG_7478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9k7aNJD6-f7Uc3YnDrOndbfp05X9ExFvKqaKw5LXQpIRl4yziiNr1ph86aiZ2or-g3sSLSzBOyKXkiFyZN5_lVNyTfEEp-iShQjMzatXUqE5HqbFmHrBcmrimsP1qlQ_K4AIbacbIf6L/s320/IMG_7478.JPG" t8="true" width="240px" /></a></div> The curtains are sheers with a plam design.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgLISp84Tq0ICqurfuQ6UddahGsj07HA25AAG8iLA2j3vhFdHqCRT43m81iJDff5lLUF8-q9Fgx7C93vZb008-8cI7fs4-wzJ-0uw0rJGvf1K1IOh4jEYFJH7gVT9BkvKBhDpQdxk-oif/s1600/IMG_7479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgLISp84Tq0ICqurfuQ6UddahGsj07HA25AAG8iLA2j3vhFdHqCRT43m81iJDff5lLUF8-q9Fgx7C93vZb008-8cI7fs4-wzJ-0uw0rJGvf1K1IOh4jEYFJH7gVT9BkvKBhDpQdxk-oif/s320/IMG_7479.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, that is my laundry room. I don't mind doing laundry (as much) now:):) Thanks so much for stopping by!!!! Have a GREAT weekend everyone. It poured rain, and we had HAIL so it has cooled off now. My car thermometer today said 100 degrees!!!! Stay cool. XO, Pinky<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi3mK66ryaF-BezYwQKF8ETtuK5ODf9esx_vwctXkHCOr6iin3enB2NGyAtWYBAwQJYtpUyo_RhYwSLq7nwL7Ep2zhGPnh9yPPbBCoWGHqbDLEywTbQcTb6b4SsBx9VPJMD8TjZrD0q24/s1600/IMG_7480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi3mK66ryaF-BezYwQKF8ETtuK5ODf9esx_vwctXkHCOr6iin3enB2NGyAtWYBAwQJYtpUyo_RhYwSLq7nwL7Ep2zhGPnh9yPPbBCoWGHqbDLEywTbQcTb6b4SsBx9VPJMD8TjZrD0q24/s320/IMG_7480.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div>

~~~Our Laundry Room...Old Redo!!~~~

I thought I would show you our laundry room. Fortunately (for you all) I don't have any "before" pictures:) Suffice it to say,...

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