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~The BIG Reveal, Deck, Patio and Pond!!!~

Good Friday morning!!!!! At long last I am able to reveal our new deck, patio and pond!! It has taken forever to get this done, but it IS done and we love it all. It is a wonderful spot to sit and relax but also a great entertaining space!!!! That was our goal. I didn't really care if we did a pond but Joe REALLY wanted it so we got it and I love it too!!! So, without further ado, I will show you around. Come on out!!!! We go out the door in the morning room to the deck.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1wxdjMI5KWRQBiMkOTELBCLko5LkV-E-lFhFtB8Gd8oGRFzawZGH_g3Qr1lLmV2Nzrcc95-MgMNOAj8E-SSDoNBlSIU1GE-tGMqDvCON8GcGEYUuBB83_HDLAAXRFJ448LkuXsgnXR0/s1600/IMG_0257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1wxdjMI5KWRQBiMkOTELBCLko5LkV-E-lFhFtB8Gd8oGRFzawZGH_g3Qr1lLmV2Nzrcc95-MgMNOAj8E-SSDoNBlSIU1GE-tGMqDvCON8GcGEYUuBB83_HDLAAXRFJ448LkuXsgnXR0/s640/IMG_0257.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>We went with Trex because we do NOT want to have to maintain a deck at our advanced age:):) The deck was not allowed to be any bigger so it is just big enough for the grill (which stays on the other side, to the right of the door as you come out) and a small table and chairs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DxkaYUKXx5Sa75jqsBWU8tNIL3mMR2EayHUIlIPwWROTuAca5bphQ3Y5hbphlalLNdgkHEx3TN7ZEe5I9Elc7qTmX5-SgK61uczYJuKrp227P9_dkEgvlkf9XZjpS67viBRIIklCdvY/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DxkaYUKXx5Sa75jqsBWU8tNIL3mMR2EayHUIlIPwWROTuAca5bphQ3Y5hbphlalLNdgkHEx3TN7ZEe5I9Elc7qTmX5-SgK61uczYJuKrp227P9_dkEgvlkf9XZjpS67viBRIIklCdvY/s640/IMG_0258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Oh dear, the pictures are a bit out of order but I will guide you through this:) The pond is off the patio. The sound of the waterfall is wonderful and somethibng we have missed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50JNQk6b3cJHABSp70xBcKRnb3VAB5J-mpJiy5MKJKtvLZgpLnXr2Joy2-WrlhZy-JrvZcGsrXM-0c3_QyfnxbK-M2aUiLZ0X13eJ8f0fe22J-wJ00vikzTW3x7iU4QQNkyQCd_9KB5Y/s1600/IMG_0259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50JNQk6b3cJHABSp70xBcKRnb3VAB5J-mpJiy5MKJKtvLZgpLnXr2Joy2-WrlhZy-JrvZcGsrXM-0c3_QyfnxbK-M2aUiLZ0X13eJ8f0fe22J-wJ00vikzTW3x7iU4QQNkyQCd_9KB5Y/s640/IMG_0259.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This is still a work in progress, we have not planted this area yet, except for a couple of things. We plan to wait til next Spring to finish planting around the pond.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFsIKnEHRyikLFy7tmzrfHnpWDm8zeRi49YmwRt198Ghp-ZlyG8Widbss01IhxXL8aFZ1cv9tsEk0wlcQCMabd0rEOlPumrUZ3ZbpLpAgAVYpQbqdMb5T2hRUDcDukGcokoRDwXeLOr8/s1600/IMG_0260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFsIKnEHRyikLFy7tmzrfHnpWDm8zeRi49YmwRt198Ghp-ZlyG8Widbss01IhxXL8aFZ1cv9tsEk0wlcQCMabd0rEOlPumrUZ3ZbpLpAgAVYpQbqdMb5T2hRUDcDukGcokoRDwXeLOr8/s640/IMG_0260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> As you can see, Joe bought a few things yesterday and they ARE planted now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNWKDQ3ovkIXzkRkOAJSBGbuZavDOIzdcThKHJaH_r1mn8DuhRqCpBX4BvcSbYnWEJ9x75c-b4oSw2kmwLafjCkR_8s3PW6YOL56dpI66k0bw9tI2ZKRC167a3K7oG6sOjW-m0nm7bfo/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNWKDQ3ovkIXzkRkOAJSBGbuZavDOIzdcThKHJaH_r1mn8DuhRqCpBX4BvcSbYnWEJ9x75c-b4oSw2kmwLafjCkR_8s3PW6YOL56dpI66k0bw9tI2ZKRC167a3K7oG6sOjW-m0nm7bfo/s640/IMG_0261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love having my cranes out here, I think they missed the pond too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJWR7m-Eo6mBhwT_oe1vLDxoDuC7usYdO-43QFE7BUzfpIrjxMq1iMTUy2-vVgWsBx5SOpUTYCHlwOTqIDJb9tt0fx4c10CDjE_Ok_ColX5lj3AfmtDAcp1RDivktgS4blvhkkJ9a3TQ/s1600/IMG_0262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJWR7m-Eo6mBhwT_oe1vLDxoDuC7usYdO-43QFE7BUzfpIrjxMq1iMTUy2-vVgWsBx5SOpUTYCHlwOTqIDJb9tt0fx4c10CDjE_Ok_ColX5lj3AfmtDAcp1RDivktgS4blvhkkJ9a3TQ/s640/IMG_0262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> And my Asain guy and pagoda will live out here too. That big old ugly black filter is going to be camoflauged somehow, probably with paint:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaCT56nWDZjD7jinyuSPcYPKyRYlVKgoj2OACJHgGualbl5q8AlH3nCOEV69NIDHF3cjsz8o11DK0WN7UsWWW-2y0QfG3AdRXlyFG0_-POFx4OXrdWnccZGw67qHnK67JktbQ4wO9KeM/s1600/IMG_0263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaCT56nWDZjD7jinyuSPcYPKyRYlVKgoj2OACJHgGualbl5q8AlH3nCOEV69NIDHF3cjsz8o11DK0WN7UsWWW-2y0QfG3AdRXlyFG0_-POFx4OXrdWnccZGw67qHnK67JktbQ4wO9KeM/s640/IMG_0263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OT5_a2MIwU0F3Ez-_Asz4IOjEk3d5rXsSVSNTEKGFVLFIPgG1FkP-38FiYM0Cr5YBdERGTPLAPWSUlc-1KMwYw5WYaJLl_4qaZAVtB955_D9mdDSgZAGGaVK-4gO8B38R_BfXSBsIJE/s1600/IMG_0264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OT5_a2MIwU0F3Ez-_Asz4IOjEk3d5rXsSVSNTEKGFVLFIPgG1FkP-38FiYM0Cr5YBdERGTPLAPWSUlc-1KMwYw5WYaJLl_4qaZAVtB955_D9mdDSgZAGGaVK-4gO8B38R_BfXSBsIJE/s640/IMG_0264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The gold finches love the feeder here and play in the water too!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcuq1Pqb5oZRGouDE9Pade_k9a2HLRa_X_yuNafjNxOzwkQBe42K6bn8_cVedQeP66gcnlrh7a38X20rrBjDrJQVJy-qLIvTHQgyzzNHk7eRjHaxd6WblyHgDEhh51Eojx3o3dfprw7c/s1600/IMG_0265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcuq1Pqb5oZRGouDE9Pade_k9a2HLRa_X_yuNafjNxOzwkQBe42K6bn8_cVedQeP66gcnlrh7a38X20rrBjDrJQVJy-qLIvTHQgyzzNHk7eRjHaxd6WblyHgDEhh51Eojx3o3dfprw7c/s640/IMG_0265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> So, here we are at the patio. This is the right corner as you come down the steps. This firplace has gotten used on many nights now, and we love it. However, I will probably move it to the other corner as I want to have a round table and chairs in this corner. Next year though:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFp6nuJ8GDJzaphz7t-2W9YLv9Csu6dmG7pSpfKppoleEJDd6rYSWJAOY7BEZVbHLdSva-_fskTrWtsLXpOBxVOmKIxFvqclgUpSMWxIt6kNmfiWIjtHO6E1HNYuhy-2dW3L6OdNhnJA/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFp6nuJ8GDJzaphz7t-2W9YLv9Csu6dmG7pSpfKppoleEJDd6rYSWJAOY7BEZVbHLdSva-_fskTrWtsLXpOBxVOmKIxFvqclgUpSMWxIt6kNmfiWIjtHO6E1HNYuhy-2dW3L6OdNhnJA/s640/IMG_0266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I moved my bench from out front to back here. This is a wonderful spot, I love to have breakfast or lunch here or just relax and read.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIlCFhFXTl6LGloTejU7Jksc-kX0SJXMu3GkA_IMf4Sm-ecybLKRHrRhy7CxOCSt1gYmCT5xQw8rkGyW354W1_aDzz5BbAUwIUxbzTcL6upVL1iRzoapUEaIFZSlfXEXZA2LaAZAckpY/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIlCFhFXTl6LGloTejU7Jksc-kX0SJXMu3GkA_IMf4Sm-ecybLKRHrRhy7CxOCSt1gYmCT5xQw8rkGyW354W1_aDzz5BbAUwIUxbzTcL6upVL1iRzoapUEaIFZSlfXEXZA2LaAZAckpY/s640/IMG_0267.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The neighbors are loving it all and don't want us to plant anything to block their view:) So sweet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjZ8PlqrZ-6tt_jNIdwDrFE3ZGFuk4nWCRJUiG3CxJoZC-EBwHK8S5UvqAyN2fWuhO00LO-g7m1T0IHd4P7H3hAxHBWfl219o28q0CHT4DnzN9jwPt-LwHd_4rGzzdmBktTyjhBtOKyI/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjZ8PlqrZ-6tt_jNIdwDrFE3ZGFuk4nWCRJUiG3CxJoZC-EBwHK8S5UvqAyN2fWuhO00LO-g7m1T0IHd4P7H3hAxHBWfl219o28q0CHT4DnzN9jwPt-LwHd_4rGzzdmBktTyjhBtOKyI/s640/IMG_0268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Of course I had to DECORATE!!!!! This cutie came from Lowes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdDni8XF1D2UqmExrzp-tNpBAd638KxrJAvbfsEgAF9HbUJf53MBNs14XanBi_1Q61j4Dr0tfQ7lqYcr4O0O5vE0kj-hVNmczp6j7p1odCFy23OojaaYVxTv4Xyn3MiECApiz3Qm6B0I/s1600/IMG_0269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdDni8XF1D2UqmExrzp-tNpBAd638KxrJAvbfsEgAF9HbUJf53MBNs14XanBi_1Q61j4Dr0tfQ7lqYcr4O0O5vE0kj-hVNmczp6j7p1odCFy23OojaaYVxTv4Xyn3MiECApiz3Qm6B0I/s640/IMG_0269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Joe is trying to get one of the fish out of the filter:( Poor little thing was scared and wouldn't be caught, but later Joe got him and put him back in the pond:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU0DreSDBOr1LnJ8UxuKSNeUxQN2of7QlwmSDKAwJvNtb6H9lD07h36orSnJiejCtvloCXRrb-Xq0ochDC21JZckr61K4s_ydzAQ43tF76jQJPA6kIKjLfKgApRnH6imtz9pME4yUnxg/s1600/IMG_0270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOU0DreSDBOr1LnJ8UxuKSNeUxQN2of7QlwmSDKAwJvNtb6H9lD07h36orSnJiejCtvloCXRrb-Xq0ochDC21JZckr61K4s_ydzAQ43tF76jQJPA6kIKjLfKgApRnH6imtz9pME4yUnxg/s640/IMG_0270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My Joe never stops working. As all this was being done, he also was building a bar in the family room downstairs. That, too is ALMOST done so I will show you soon!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rf_cblP7NQGat956fKrJ9VYa6xmjIxUR32AIhKknOxPI28-kxpg32baEhSJVwIs9uQGWr6PL5R7aUzD1NukvSvRbMtMgygR6g3eRjcpb6sCIvb1QQ4zeZhY1OC_QYTj5gdseBGrnM-A/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rf_cblP7NQGat956fKrJ9VYa6xmjIxUR32AIhKknOxPI28-kxpg32baEhSJVwIs9uQGWr6PL5R7aUzD1NukvSvRbMtMgygR6g3eRjcpb6sCIvb1QQ4zeZhY1OC_QYTj5gdseBGrnM-A/s640/IMG_0271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> For now I have some FAUX waterlilies in here til the real one can bloom, next year. Just to the right of the cranes is where we pakn to put another bench.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzYQSfs1YJ9BpPHaqCiTXL67r2Y9Z73qKhWyW0K_mZSGthho2e8mPTGJ6iKsMNZEcCbBubQzsacUS-UDkH4m5Jssl0OqmYl_e0-1lGRgAUgkDD3wa2ErADk3MD_YlONGmZvSLCLeNuaU/s1600/IMG_0272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzYQSfs1YJ9BpPHaqCiTXL67r2Y9Z73qKhWyW0K_mZSGthho2e8mPTGJ6iKsMNZEcCbBubQzsacUS-UDkH4m5Jssl0OqmYl_e0-1lGRgAUgkDD3wa2ErADk3MD_YlONGmZvSLCLeNuaU/s640/IMG_0272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We plan to put a bench in this spot so you can sit and see the waterfall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtGwqXtEKpQq_VGnQovZBagFdfJivZ0pZzVQ2w41ys6fjjRVJUrrNlJQLBZxPX1N05GZ8VxbnV-dOgoQ3f0qbPt_e-PkqxsGkfJ0CORJMO-vz8cjiVhBxeO-qKLYFznK3K4rYCqDzWnQ/s1600/IMG_0273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtGwqXtEKpQq_VGnQovZBagFdfJivZ0pZzVQ2w41ys6fjjRVJUrrNlJQLBZxPX1N05GZ8VxbnV-dOgoQ3f0qbPt_e-PkqxsGkfJ0CORJMO-vz8cjiVhBxeO-qKLYFznK3K4rYCqDzWnQ/s640/IMG_0273.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We got one cut leaf Japanese maple and plan to get another for the other side. It is losing its leaves already.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5dtciggmcjpQp1lCu5iDf_7xGVnB_m650sKKV5gI-W3pp6L4LcaZwcznTInpeToPG_DUhHiH2mMoVsDA6wD0-8jh1AOrO4FyyKz3SvNOo8bveSOsopDoaiz3S03abdlq2wWjs2PHLug/s1600/IMG_0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5dtciggmcjpQp1lCu5iDf_7xGVnB_m650sKKV5gI-W3pp6L4LcaZwcznTInpeToPG_DUhHiH2mMoVsDA6wD0-8jh1AOrO4FyyKz3SvNOo8bveSOsopDoaiz3S03abdlq2wWjs2PHLug/s640/IMG_0274.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPeCYuuSyGoxcNYOP1h3k2WDscM_GGWg8DBBkjEM0oP_liRUAAS2_LOk1uC6N00-piT956-Mdd4Lsr0Pabw0fXyzAun3MRiZf8F_6BOi5dGR6BUn43K1XDnwq5sJy4d3q1GJ4JoVJ58k/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPeCYuuSyGoxcNYOP1h3k2WDscM_GGWg8DBBkjEM0oP_liRUAAS2_LOk1uC6N00-piT956-Mdd4Lsr0Pabw0fXyzAun3MRiZf8F_6BOi5dGR6BUn43K1XDnwq5sJy4d3q1GJ4JoVJ58k/s640/IMG_0275.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I took some shots at sunset since it was SOOOOOO beautiful!!!!! Everything is lit up i a beautiful PINK!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS32tNUrtnOenqecohtlckzT2nDBdjU0AXAy5rp4yWVGwNjZk2oPDDjO2AtUhtV1c0m43f39DKxNzqdUHeKG5FXs-rBYAm3Ag6JZkESsemwtDdI3O18V0UieHGYkU60osPEwpaE2E7tPg/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS32tNUrtnOenqecohtlckzT2nDBdjU0AXAy5rp4yWVGwNjZk2oPDDjO2AtUhtV1c0m43f39DKxNzqdUHeKG5FXs-rBYAm3Ag6JZkESsemwtDdI3O18V0UieHGYkU60osPEwpaE2E7tPg/s640/IMG_0113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The little rock piles we did with the extra rock that was left over.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfEVxMLE-S8Il2zkIHqsCp9V-364ga8mlepWTtW1FBcMJ_m-Jv4vroYL-9aFbY-TxgJGapJKLJdKTdh50r5UidE8kqQn23FGmptt25CmB4JHORqTHW6kpOGZhYbz0pW5uEansFNnLE7s/s1600/IMG_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfEVxMLE-S8Il2zkIHqsCp9V-364ga8mlepWTtW1FBcMJ_m-Jv4vroYL-9aFbY-TxgJGapJKLJdKTdh50r5UidE8kqQn23FGmptt25CmB4JHORqTHW6kpOGZhYbz0pW5uEansFNnLE7s/s640/IMG_0114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> JOE built this rock wall. There was a BIG drop and we worried about erosion and runoff to the neighbor so Joe built the wall, backfilled it with dirt and then  we mulched. So far we have had 2 or 3 pretty good rains and it is holding up!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WqFAHL_Y5woZrQ72Mlq105thOyjlSyTrxDm64KZksi-Jve9sgRoXLU0qu93yHJeIf_4nSxTXnt0mHZR5_wCZ6qZ4EhyphenhyphenAlwRztlEXifHanyD3ouwzneLbq7bktBaoYdBqFlS1nFH_fPk/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WqFAHL_Y5woZrQ72Mlq105thOyjlSyTrxDm64KZksi-Jve9sgRoXLU0qu93yHJeIf_4nSxTXnt0mHZR5_wCZ6qZ4EhyphenhyphenAlwRztlEXifHanyD3ouwzneLbq7bktBaoYdBqFlS1nFH_fPk/s640/IMG_0115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Reflection of the setting sun on the water. You can see here in these shots that the railings were not done yet. It took FOREVER for them to get the darn railings!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhlEXHBeVgbIEVHRXD7XT7UXyz96RZ9L9dDRoI3MdYfRi1L7ZfsZtLW6XSIh2fmQZUzGlFEZx14IHxgAqwYlljCkyjKBBZlJFpm7ukeAWyrl2CUg9g10jWHVr9gWbXB-dMyHSWpA1Hi8/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhlEXHBeVgbIEVHRXD7XT7UXyz96RZ9L9dDRoI3MdYfRi1L7ZfsZtLW6XSIh2fmQZUzGlFEZx14IHxgAqwYlljCkyjKBBZlJFpm7ukeAWyrl2CUg9g10jWHVr9gWbXB-dMyHSWpA1Hi8/s640/IMG_0116.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0LEftb4vwnB-uE_ptjHJ3s-0fMGsdYd2gTThpX7mLrL-auzH7f9HrXuQnEr0A2sfDw-5JirGpZLycqwJ4jkEDLoNtcPe1IxQsmIdQQz5xoxwDm8Bi0gMmPV6plfU3C7IDTsuo_6sljM/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0LEftb4vwnB-uE_ptjHJ3s-0fMGsdYd2gTThpX7mLrL-auzH7f9HrXuQnEr0A2sfDw-5JirGpZLycqwJ4jkEDLoNtcPe1IxQsmIdQQz5xoxwDm8Bi0gMmPV6plfU3C7IDTsuo_6sljM/s640/IMG_0117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDbjJASqXEpX4Zb9paDbRxq18hvUFybZNFh3T_u4vv_jwUYYSKBDiLiwgk445bNm9kdm8mEgCiuDK4HdP_LATPU_0TUJTQ_FSmvqUuJtVElfaGp_9MxTsh3pombP536k7gNR34RmhsVc/s1600/IMG_0118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDbjJASqXEpX4Zb9paDbRxq18hvUFybZNFh3T_u4vv_jwUYYSKBDiLiwgk445bNm9kdm8mEgCiuDK4HdP_LATPU_0TUJTQ_FSmvqUuJtVElfaGp_9MxTsh3pombP536k7gNR34RmhsVc/s640/IMG_0118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Joe also installed lights in the patio walls, it is SO pretty at night. They are on timers and come on at dusk, so that means earlier every night now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyOIPwls2xFHzmOHys1ffKcS12AKLxFntqXTkbaX_BnSD3wmc-pe47LtOiMmWuC0zxftQ5fjzEcL-rC2mbmkcEebo6PgzKNhIGUEXOxDupvu9Lzw8dvphnpOTDKvhKBp-OtQsThQh_1A/s1600/IMG_0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyOIPwls2xFHzmOHys1ffKcS12AKLxFntqXTkbaX_BnSD3wmc-pe47LtOiMmWuC0zxftQ5fjzEcL-rC2mbmkcEebo6PgzKNhIGUEXOxDupvu9Lzw8dvphnpOTDKvhKBp-OtQsThQh_1A/s640/IMG_0119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> GLORIOUS!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn7bfL_SDJgYYijW-qrngKCzlsw4rM2V1PJKlxJYm1Y8uuDXnygTPMdeyx072a33Srv295TM4W4Lqmq1K5SW4vgjaMtK1N9J0yXIvWSzVZVQiq7dT_z0uQZ29hBo7QvXcDhLhPFvH7-w/s1600/IMG_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUn7bfL_SDJgYYijW-qrngKCzlsw4rM2V1PJKlxJYm1Y8uuDXnygTPMdeyx072a33Srv295TM4W4Lqmq1K5SW4vgjaMtK1N9J0yXIvWSzVZVQiq7dT_z0uQZ29hBo7QvXcDhLhPFvH7-w/s640/IMG_0120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2C6aRh0UMMFEpJSkXMbKMuq_9oMDeWlWtOTX4x_acy0DRDrak3-SkgSwqKdEZurKSv35rK_Liwsi4l3kuK-uJ19orZkOpcJ9iv8jkYBdGwZkbYq9qEn-5aWW8ctEBNH0BP_1ywhDnXM/s1600/IMG_0122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2C6aRh0UMMFEpJSkXMbKMuq_9oMDeWlWtOTX4x_acy0DRDrak3-SkgSwqKdEZurKSv35rK_Liwsi4l3kuK-uJ19orZkOpcJ9iv8jkYBdGwZkbYq9qEn-5aWW8ctEBNH0BP_1ywhDnXM/s640/IMG_0122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Reflection on the neighbors house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWpv1A2Swc5LZ69eNMXowIBQWFSQXd-pZb-31Hlgz5_4KPebegOarwnfVGw2xAFjKwTPcHjTAVMY812Xc8d6-5UmZ-IxQwNIzOCEqMlbTLZRvHXdES64HPPbSgEmfV59a0h5M9dfl3oc/s1600/IMG_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWpv1A2Swc5LZ69eNMXowIBQWFSQXd-pZb-31Hlgz5_4KPebegOarwnfVGw2xAFjKwTPcHjTAVMY812Xc8d6-5UmZ-IxQwNIzOCEqMlbTLZRvHXdES64HPPbSgEmfV59a0h5M9dfl3oc/s640/IMG_0125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiox6OW7hvf8mDjLBjRgjW55eoMd8NJCZYebK7OrzA-2eKTtxeOi7oTzOHp4JeQzUt54B1F9toxz6X9RspPfEQR_HL2uwQIrtdG5YwBavdbQvWMlGVtZQFHbyBJ9qFMOqqxPxVPHd2Lnc0/s1600/IMG_0123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiox6OW7hvf8mDjLBjRgjW55eoMd8NJCZYebK7OrzA-2eKTtxeOi7oTzOHp4JeQzUt54B1F9toxz6X9RspPfEQR_HL2uwQIrtdG5YwBavdbQvWMlGVtZQFHbyBJ9qFMOqqxPxVPHd2Lnc0/s640/IMG_0123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Hope you have enjoyed seeing our latest project. We so love living here, and it was one year on Oct. 1st!!! Now, if the old house would just SELL we would be in great shape. I would appreciate any prayers or good wishes you can send up. Thanks so much for visiting!!! As you can see they are building a house next door, this is a shot from out front.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlscB5UAGT2laGAsUqny5gvB3f0w-AEu4PFpSQ2CI11h01jR9i0QbUkPO272mBgkD0zlTYJIZdK2Sa-bC_I6gDUWmXGXe9sX-Yb51FplueqBDHjafbg3gsv9nqnEJvTAc0C-vknaVAXM/s1600/IMG_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwlscB5UAGT2laGAsUqny5gvB3f0w-AEu4PFpSQ2CI11h01jR9i0QbUkPO272mBgkD0zlTYJIZdK2Sa-bC_I6gDUWmXGXe9sX-Yb51FplueqBDHjafbg3gsv9nqnEJvTAc0C-vknaVAXM/s640/IMG_0124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am linking to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between Naps on the  Porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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~~~The BIG Reveal, Deck, Patio and Pond!!!~~~

Good Friday morning!!!!! At long last I am able to reveal our new deck, patio and pond!! It has taken forever to get this done, but it IS do...

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~A MINI House Tour For You!!!~

Good morning! Every time I come down my stairs I think to myself, "I love seeing this view", so I decided YOU might like to see it too! Plus soon I will be redoing alot with FALL decor soon so I better share this now. This is a little picture heavy so grab a cup of something:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwDyovv065guq7XgEP4qTpUViZhbgjBOeXwmDY-qPP67QjttC6oGaSbVmbEAgcJopEMjt07q-zdVmNaWbn2gEfEEKzFVaMlW8FI2aEhL3RZmWzVHAjbSNLZRBQhX-Pq0rHYEA5QC638F4/s1600/IMG_1457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwDyovv065guq7XgEP4qTpUViZhbgjBOeXwmDY-qPP67QjttC6oGaSbVmbEAgcJopEMjt07q-zdVmNaWbn2gEfEEKzFVaMlW8FI2aEhL3RZmWzVHAjbSNLZRBQhX-Pq0rHYEA5QC638F4/s640/IMG_1457.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> This is my living room/great room right off the kitchen. The kitchen is to the right. Joe made the wooden valances for me and I asked him to make them deep enough so that I could display some things. We don't have as much space to display things in this house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvitbwHp53cF4IfN2dfExzf6WuTiziUL-Yi-c61w83KE5diOznSOnliRr9Tp64opi7cN6yp8IESAqnmHLuoMhAJUj4-uNvVHZ90StofiC3tqHelOAgyI3zhSw0C57LyaxfiCVU6xp2mq0/s1600/IMG_1456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvitbwHp53cF4IfN2dfExzf6WuTiziUL-Yi-c61w83KE5diOznSOnliRr9Tp64opi7cN6yp8IESAqnmHLuoMhAJUj4-uNvVHZ90StofiC3tqHelOAgyI3zhSw0C57LyaxfiCVU6xp2mq0/s640/IMG_1456.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> As you enter the room the fireplace is on the left. I love it right now, decorated for Summer but will be happy to decorate it for Fall too!!! Right now my blue and white collection is featured all over the place, in jars, pillows etc.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3o6b0uEZWqpxxSFvtqpsaGMDpeBEG3irKZ9NHRe_owmTlh5N4ea-Jvs3JoEFA_pvEVLSIlcrwDbI5jOEyulBB0KoS2LLc4zt09KHuM6WyBlMiTLeAMTxyeLSCnIFEh38_H-u9Bep_dz44/s1600/IMG_1458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3o6b0uEZWqpxxSFvtqpsaGMDpeBEG3irKZ9NHRe_owmTlh5N4ea-Jvs3JoEFA_pvEVLSIlcrwDbI5jOEyulBB0KoS2LLc4zt09KHuM6WyBlMiTLeAMTxyeLSCnIFEh38_H-u9Bep_dz44/s640/IMG_1458.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The screen was my in-laws and it is gorgeous.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnBEVsNEXZHEyd3OR2XtFNZNY32soXfKqvKqDUdvHkvv8epGq84hr2izIyuKJvWst30H-RSzcYXvXAqM61F9mw8gozd14salBGGQJxe0joz0hPJ5H_hQXcrqJ_KGKxIgm_qFCo37lYOkO/s1600/IMG_1459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnBEVsNEXZHEyd3OR2XtFNZNY32soXfKqvKqDUdvHkvv8epGq84hr2izIyuKJvWst30H-RSzcYXvXAqM61F9mw8gozd14salBGGQJxe0joz0hPJ5H_hQXcrqJ_KGKxIgm_qFCo37lYOkO/s640/IMG_1459.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love how my bamboo ladder fits on this little wall just perfectly. And, we can still get to the darn thermostat. WHY do they put them in such a conspicuous place???? UGH!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QOEnerpiF5__kVjXW_ULQ3Up9TaJJfb5IjogtRloKqlOrRTylMviRjVVLfVSQc469675aCRlrOIHoThqEXfFnYjKG1jAu9hLFcnM1eVlVS2sr4aZSSa8LIMw1WJxkB28L9oxlcM5TT5u/s1600/IMG_1460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QOEnerpiF5__kVjXW_ULQ3Up9TaJJfb5IjogtRloKqlOrRTylMviRjVVLfVSQc469675aCRlrOIHoThqEXfFnYjKG1jAu9hLFcnM1eVlVS2sr4aZSSa8LIMw1WJxkB28L9oxlcM5TT5u/s640/IMG_1460.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> The tree is faux and was made by my BIL many years ago. It sits in my large blue and white fish bowl/planter. The LARGE jar is from my son. He had 2 in his shop and gave me one!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqQUKYTCk4EdaB78rOwt4VglCvJby15vISAqCt_s55pmCdkTria8CZe8NRn66gqnRvwgX2RA1b9bqVH2eIJNBqooQ86OBWiKxH6FagDkoAiEqWRaoTJK6Xv1l_JrmJ2LXP6wJzLdN5mbz/s1600/IMG_1461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqQUKYTCk4EdaB78rOwt4VglCvJby15vISAqCt_s55pmCdkTria8CZe8NRn66gqnRvwgX2RA1b9bqVH2eIJNBqooQ86OBWiKxH6FagDkoAiEqWRaoTJK6Xv1l_JrmJ2LXP6wJzLdN5mbz/s640/IMG_1461.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>This chair was my son's also. It is a beautiful silk upholstery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrMIVkdUl1vSjwDOPDqxoMk0xsOC3BmNdKIZhphA-H4PWs8Y3pQ8x38AClbIfZDNkJOF7E11AYGp66nXtsqBIzqdWnLHeGdP1KBrt_wcJRloOCudxg7web1cAr_rvqnOO27kC_lNMwYgJ/s1600/IMG_1462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrMIVkdUl1vSjwDOPDqxoMk0xsOC3BmNdKIZhphA-H4PWs8Y3pQ8x38AClbIfZDNkJOF7E11AYGp66nXtsqBIzqdWnLHeGdP1KBrt_wcJRloOCudxg7web1cAr_rvqnOO27kC_lNMwYgJ/s640/IMG_1462.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj-rkobocuU3q25V_jpDrqWZBGpm6LtWTUBDyaDh5Z2r70PhEhZzAabLPUVZRYokBWj5HlZ3TIpb0c6uVS9ko8t_ez0YVNMuWKXdjBfZipIV6g446LLwAUUWL50h028FnZGOkBMwlX8UQ/s1600/IMG_1463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj-rkobocuU3q25V_jpDrqWZBGpm6LtWTUBDyaDh5Z2r70PhEhZzAabLPUVZRYokBWj5HlZ3TIpb0c6uVS9ko8t_ez0YVNMuWKXdjBfZipIV6g446LLwAUUWL50h028FnZGOkBMwlX8UQ/s640/IMG_1463.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>It rained last night as you can see on the screens:) And there is construction of a new house behind us.  Our view keeps changing as new homes are built. I LOVE our lot though, I feel like we are in a great place.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mpc-frO3qURkEHGZ8Rs21b_JcmZXP5ukUhTisjJzXXNQ2sAkH29J3dt9a62INEfesT3PBOXbIktPTglTKm4k0B3h0rfgT477Q6CcCd2CKOvIG1ahEJxDZoigP4Rraq0chqcJpYFOtR_s/s1600/IMG_1464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mpc-frO3qURkEHGZ8Rs21b_JcmZXP5ukUhTisjJzXXNQ2sAkH29J3dt9a62INEfesT3PBOXbIktPTglTKm4k0B3h0rfgT477Q6CcCd2CKOvIG1ahEJxDZoigP4Rraq0chqcJpYFOtR_s/s640/IMG_1464.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love, LOVE this handled pot. I found it many years ago so don't remember exactly where. The elephants came from Vietnam, my FIL was a pilot and they transported some of our troops during the war. My FIL was also a shopper and that is why I have so many wonderful things!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisE2NK1cx-d03sndgDIGQdCC_N5o09prvq36_Wa4qF0FlHy_UWnUIzTVlCa5yjO3IeRtcwevlUDDMQzhEXQObhQU50InQZ5ZZgOnAN0RC652Gc0qc1rimYtveK3ftAKFEjKluG1vLyBXtH/s1600/IMG_1465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisE2NK1cx-d03sndgDIGQdCC_N5o09prvq36_Wa4qF0FlHy_UWnUIzTVlCa5yjO3IeRtcwevlUDDMQzhEXQObhQU50InQZ5ZZgOnAN0RC652Gc0qc1rimYtveK3ftAKFEjKluG1vLyBXtH/s640/IMG_1465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The wooden elephants that are currently on the window sill came from India, via my FIL.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92VpOVSFEPhht6l9l6lxVkYa4tKUfD75EQAHu7BLy3CGJfQbjOzxGB1xhJk8EstDcHmQ_28LzcH8K0xIB8VUDdrhP4yLCtjs_RRMdVVV9NfiSVG7768yGMv5QLPQSw0i46KuOAds1jtML/s1600/IMG_1466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92VpOVSFEPhht6l9l6lxVkYa4tKUfD75EQAHu7BLy3CGJfQbjOzxGB1xhJk8EstDcHmQ_28LzcH8K0xIB8VUDdrhP4yLCtjs_RRMdVVV9NfiSVG7768yGMv5QLPQSw0i46KuOAds1jtML/s640/IMG_1466.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> When I first started collecting blue and white pieces, about 30 years ago, this vase was a gift from my friend, Nancy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9tKVgSYZPS3N3oiN4FSUGbSZ-eaEcYRSAIShLrm7Q97YrUvr11h70kROJGcGv21T4Spf6wIExGvWrNeaJd1GNJMIU9E-OPZtoO8NmNFP5BJxFVZzor5gQiYURuZqMI30yu9Qwor5661a/s1600/IMG_1467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9tKVgSYZPS3N3oiN4FSUGbSZ-eaEcYRSAIShLrm7Q97YrUvr11h70kROJGcGv21T4Spf6wIExGvWrNeaJd1GNJMIU9E-OPZtoO8NmNFP5BJxFVZzor5gQiYURuZqMI30yu9Qwor5661a/s640/IMG_1467.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> The curio is filled with blue and white and Hummels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPCD1OneQt7891HT2YZv5NMLpOmjZtcRccflMwlhxk2q3AwcCTd8VR0CXghb6gO5QUyXHdoyu5IOaJ3cxQkAwTbCcNoE_vhzqBwym8iITH0q9PvE-_UGvgq7ZAQ1k-pcewII5D_ZdHAtG/s1600/IMG_1468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPCD1OneQt7891HT2YZv5NMLpOmjZtcRccflMwlhxk2q3AwcCTd8VR0CXghb6gO5QUyXHdoyu5IOaJ3cxQkAwTbCcNoE_vhzqBwym8iITH0q9PvE-_UGvgq7ZAQ1k-pcewII5D_ZdHAtG/s640/IMG_1468.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0KO88JKBa_4GFi4zkkrszGhmHo0WO4SEcbz8pkx4YOS8MoqHLm_Jlq77RLErmstv8sgqM2QBVyT1HrpdflQBvZ5pMprmIg7bRqTHCJm8FSZQRi9sdz4QBX5cNZ6lfU7pzEsTkdfNudGI/s1600/IMG_1469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0KO88JKBa_4GFi4zkkrszGhmHo0WO4SEcbz8pkx4YOS8MoqHLm_Jlq77RLErmstv8sgqM2QBVyT1HrpdflQBvZ5pMprmIg7bRqTHCJm8FSZQRi9sdz4QBX5cNZ6lfU7pzEsTkdfNudGI/s640/IMG_1469.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> In this corner, soon I will have to bring my large hibiscus tree back in. And this is the mama elephant that goes with the others:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkZP2gXjN5oig_SmbX680jBQ6tjzvdyUOA2Lt2RwBYzOGDZJIuU9Kw8ZQpGpVndOipejuKfIhmc3ZrjLbEZn8FbGRDcOR0wl7PEl3SdLUSFQiuomeG_ikzh9YvtSTSOyTVNgL3q6U4O2g/s1600/IMG_1470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkZP2gXjN5oig_SmbX680jBQ6tjzvdyUOA2Lt2RwBYzOGDZJIuU9Kw8ZQpGpVndOipejuKfIhmc3ZrjLbEZn8FbGRDcOR0wl7PEl3SdLUSFQiuomeG_ikzh9YvtSTSOyTVNgL3q6U4O2g/s640/IMG_1470.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Here are some shots of the valances and some of the things displayed up there. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Ye-7RiUHEwdNPyrNdi7h8bIUXe42ptYyuYfAuw1712zLpHxVlvY_r3iZiI_UdMILpLRc5IN9BW5ATclOOkN4PlNEhGli_II1weuyG1paA30Nh8PAWfGB0Zw-t8VbWv6_YTOwU3rC9dv/s1600/IMG_1471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5Ye-7RiUHEwdNPyrNdi7h8bIUXe42ptYyuYfAuw1712zLpHxVlvY_r3iZiI_UdMILpLRc5IN9BW5ATclOOkN4PlNEhGli_II1weuyG1paA30Nh8PAWfGB0Zw-t8VbWv6_YTOwU3rC9dv/s640/IMG_1471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-ZVHbVunNS1_qaxSyh8z1-dKyMZGgFtC75gSlZ0r8QtW9vhnzKnVCYFQWUcNw2iu8hFJH_VcJP8u4yjBBNv2en0jU1tQKgtKroT9RWhh6hWTmBEQ-fhVWLDtJ38cP_b42p_gshetGwnE/s1600/IMG_1472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-ZVHbVunNS1_qaxSyh8z1-dKyMZGgFtC75gSlZ0r8QtW9vhnzKnVCYFQWUcNw2iu8hFJH_VcJP8u4yjBBNv2en0jU1tQKgtKroT9RWhh6hWTmBEQ-fhVWLDtJ38cP_b42p_gshetGwnE/s640/IMG_1472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The elephant lamps are from Africa or India, not sure. Oh and I see that you are getting a glimpse of my newest demijohn in the background:) for those of you who love demijohns:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBQmBAhn81qFIZ6QixLNDfa8IUaeBzRprOLdZikZKwp45seak_EKzUW9wESa0thVuvwN3onVS3A-8u9IrfylIgKGAs5pMGO5tg5oM1FxVQvvzfNihURj23v-_eVBnsTJnbaJfxH2GFnQh/s1600/IMG_1473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBQmBAhn81qFIZ6QixLNDfa8IUaeBzRprOLdZikZKwp45seak_EKzUW9wESa0thVuvwN3onVS3A-8u9IrfylIgKGAs5pMGO5tg5oM1FxVQvvzfNihURj23v-_eVBnsTJnbaJfxH2GFnQh/s640/IMG_1473.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3fT-n_MEfLIH0RXBM1O-1B7HHDK2uNM9Ho0DcB7eA89f2uEjh86eP8tmI6QQAONHTRTEyb8T_lrCQidVVTiMKN09S6GjWMUuW1RHgRZO-aNqTcY2ObBeXLCXlVeRY4zG4GMnNilhZJT2/s1600/IMG_1474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3fT-n_MEfLIH0RXBM1O-1B7HHDK2uNM9Ho0DcB7eA89f2uEjh86eP8tmI6QQAONHTRTEyb8T_lrCQidVVTiMKN09S6GjWMUuW1RHgRZO-aNqTcY2ObBeXLCXlVeRY4zG4GMnNilhZJT2/s640/IMG_1474.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_W2tyig0fhkRT5WQOLYV1cQQfhIi-Bw-ua5xYWdbvqJHujmF7mQw8IK4IHosjmCY9q1StgrXN83c1Au0bWH6eY0W8SKkDoOB8G3LXjeIkZCJedL4p03BVR_IcgJXcfGVsPe94yy_h-7N/s1600/IMG_1475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_W2tyig0fhkRT5WQOLYV1cQQfhIi-Bw-ua5xYWdbvqJHujmF7mQw8IK4IHosjmCY9q1StgrXN83c1Au0bWH6eY0W8SKkDoOB8G3LXjeIkZCJedL4p03BVR_IcgJXcfGVsPe94yy_h-7N/s640/IMG_1475.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The orchid in the pot is not blooming right now so the leaves are real and the bloom is faux:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNPoiXw9VBJ6ZjC7ZWPN7zksMMJspeDTxxIqc_DpIin1HJKt7e8yd5R_HOhFeeNtBei-N5cxIaWuhn2EZSw4IPw_71bmmviw28HDwCMxxvfqGS1HnvdPxdegh0CbXgVfJTbW3i-Ycgkzo/s1600/IMG_1476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNPoiXw9VBJ6ZjC7ZWPN7zksMMJspeDTxxIqc_DpIin1HJKt7e8yd5R_HOhFeeNtBei-N5cxIaWuhn2EZSw4IPw_71bmmviw28HDwCMxxvfqGS1HnvdPxdegh0CbXgVfJTbW3i-Ycgkzo/s640/IMG_1476.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I love this guy carrying the buckets. Another thng I inherited. These pieces are priceless to me. I saw them for so many years in my in-laws homes so now treasure each one. The lamp is one of my favorites and found it in a shop at the beach several years ago. The Buyers Choice Asian Lady is a special order gift from a dear friend, Barbara. I love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc-vrgEKvDUDRRJbJh7za54zgQfkWFb06g3THLdd4PZWGsf7prwyR4iT1VWccTzGbAFUj9_H-qloy7EKu4atG4hB8rb3ZYdA-DEnIkCF-Op1R_c12BA59YE0FzSfohDKgrnTEvzw-5XB6/s1600/IMG_1477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc-vrgEKvDUDRRJbJh7za54zgQfkWFb06g3THLdd4PZWGsf7prwyR4iT1VWccTzGbAFUj9_H-qloy7EKu4atG4hB8rb3ZYdA-DEnIkCF-Op1R_c12BA59YE0FzSfohDKgrnTEvzw-5XB6/s640/IMG_1477.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNjrnCXHDdrlNivo_N_ftAkiA1nm4qd4FCUaYBw-uKi4CxT3puRglyO3x3HFXRM_9ChnQf41fuW1gbMLoliqXFpBAQZtf3PePW3mZJJ8vfh67CSMp3D80IQ9yXgb36eb0DElRWjRGoGfQ/s1600/IMG_1478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNjrnCXHDdrlNivo_N_ftAkiA1nm4qd4FCUaYBw-uKi4CxT3puRglyO3x3HFXRM_9ChnQf41fuW1gbMLoliqXFpBAQZtf3PePW3mZJJ8vfh67CSMp3D80IQ9yXgb36eb0DElRWjRGoGfQ/s640/IMG_1478.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl1FVDGJTqLAPf68FxjcHxDkudQlDw-2fGnIHFUvPI4aoIyrQMe-sssgMuZ5u_ivbok8VXTYz3ycZ15krTIprjNlkabz7T1pulMnCYJsw9ABeBG89wRkNUDZc9WfRfop0bOstR30qU2xc/s1600/IMG_1479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl1FVDGJTqLAPf68FxjcHxDkudQlDw-2fGnIHFUvPI4aoIyrQMe-sssgMuZ5u_ivbok8VXTYz3ycZ15krTIprjNlkabz7T1pulMnCYJsw9ABeBG89wRkNUDZc9WfRfop0bOstR30qU2xc/s640/IMG_1479.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The pot in the center with the arrangement in it is a faux shell.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM3pWq9CcnxG94mcsZgeKtKaX9jKaWU5Z9WKaXoyVR3JWefJbRJFAsyLjEc5W3IKtaptpQwT794ypPAYSX8DEXF7AiCdKBVTJrpH4BfzGKGHpUvXufhg2FYzsQFWhGp5psK95fK1a79Df/s1600/IMG_1480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfM3pWq9CcnxG94mcsZgeKtKaX9jKaWU5Z9WKaXoyVR3JWefJbRJFAsyLjEc5W3IKtaptpQwT794ypPAYSX8DEXF7AiCdKBVTJrpH4BfzGKGHpUvXufhg2FYzsQFWhGp5psK95fK1a79Df/s640/IMG_1480.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgy_0Qdlsr4oh03t1DXpV9d2RBRkPA1JbqRRb9gzddnhKlWdkIN4hN9cL6Os9ojK66DYEIB-emjlMR79bekaNSmO1mM3XkOs5dBvDDUMYzoln9WxfKK9FTM9cStp6dC3TWfyQiR3If2Xg/s1600/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgy_0Qdlsr4oh03t1DXpV9d2RBRkPA1JbqRRb9gzddnhKlWdkIN4hN9cL6Os9ojK66DYEIB-emjlMR79bekaNSmO1mM3XkOs5dBvDDUMYzoln9WxfKK9FTM9cStp6dC3TWfyQiR3If2Xg/s640/IMG_1481.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> The green lantern was found at Home Goods several years ago and it has a flameless candle in it for night time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh_dcWBkwh6VwbkoA8EH_B6Ex_lV9s-_SerWa9gW8zJIV-4pEKi2ZFDCihH7lC0kmGdwTB7FkvHpDkkH7c2vAEavLUazYOwszn9GHlfibT8EhjWVgn2d6gVDZO3W9AMrjBvioNwxXpIt7/s1600/IMG_1482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioh_dcWBkwh6VwbkoA8EH_B6Ex_lV9s-_SerWa9gW8zJIV-4pEKi2ZFDCihH7lC0kmGdwTB7FkvHpDkkH7c2vAEavLUazYOwszn9GHlfibT8EhjWVgn2d6gVDZO3W9AMrjBvioNwxXpIt7/s640/IMG_1482.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I thought I would show you the steps from the other angle, looking back towards the front door. I never have shown them from here. That is the dining room that you see beyond the stairs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQkeNbWbbO_Z4qpqLpp1Lnd2Y706EHFBTrbxu5Eol9sbkGdu6fBE_ZR-gK02FZS5_IInEFGyI9ZNyufFGi_J0qKSylyJ6CQd2t8jBX0iJpVsCCrBA85mr237LpkKs3oBjeuP6wlKTPtAW/s1600/IMG_1483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQkeNbWbbO_Z4qpqLpp1Lnd2Y706EHFBTrbxu5Eol9sbkGdu6fBE_ZR-gK02FZS5_IInEFGyI9ZNyufFGi_J0qKSylyJ6CQd2t8jBX0iJpVsCCrBA85mr237LpkKs3oBjeuP6wlKTPtAW/s640/IMG_1483.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The rattan piece on the wall was found MANY years ago on a bus trip to Peddlers Village, Pa. I carried that and a huge basket around with me all day:):) I was alot younger then and we had just built our old house. I needed stuff:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8wyxCS6UEkqrBh13NIM7jO07K0ZnFoM_t1Y8KbSlIH_QJscgNraPsTZ2LPZe7rD-NiLRA_eTb8_x38jCpSVHkumxIrWW9EkoFe1HF83PCBZqXUQTnesD9fNk9TAKuvzmWjjD909csVQx/s1600/IMG_1484.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8wyxCS6UEkqrBh13NIM7jO07K0ZnFoM_t1Y8KbSlIH_QJscgNraPsTZ2LPZe7rD-NiLRA_eTb8_x38jCpSVHkumxIrWW9EkoFe1HF83PCBZqXUQTnesD9fNk9TAKuvzmWjjD909csVQx/s640/IMG_1484.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSW-MhGeppsosDlE8_7_O7-b77ENN-Qpdit5dVMUMf83m_xnaBUBPxz5IVwmeaTvH7mqI6QzMpsS4pumaCRdpswycgILuCNtA852I8jweXhuk4TR2xN4jMO3YkCLTMIyfJSvn26NCMryE/s1600/IMG_1485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSW-MhGeppsosDlE8_7_O7-b77ENN-Qpdit5dVMUMf83m_xnaBUBPxz5IVwmeaTvH7mqI6QzMpsS4pumaCRdpswycgILuCNtA852I8jweXhuk4TR2xN4jMO3YkCLTMIyfJSvn26NCMryE/s640/IMG_1485.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> This is the hallway going back to the laundry room and the master bedroom.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNE54G-7ndtZ7E3M5ujf23uqhh-Ddx5WllfJpZpdYdUMIFCVzA3O2EWZzS6NCmB5Gc3PB7tdg1pih8DS_nMC8eXqFUZXtOKKFlvTQjZvjDdIfUncV7zsGUdLWYyty8Wb8DSlSZrWj2qdr/s1600/IMG_1486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNE54G-7ndtZ7E3M5ujf23uqhh-Ddx5WllfJpZpdYdUMIFCVzA3O2EWZzS6NCmB5Gc3PB7tdg1pih8DS_nMC8eXqFUZXtOKKFlvTQjZvjDdIfUncV7zsGUdLWYyty8Wb8DSlSZrWj2qdr/s640/IMG_1486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We brought the doorbell from the old house since I couldn't find another one like it. We just replaced this with a more neautral one for the old house.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPegCyf9x08msw22lqToxAk_GqNorHbWo0hckpIbP90xDilnAGms-ByyruWh2_sF5aHLlKA84J7Ti3EweyWT-t0Sor2LgtvlANN2wTQ2hSROiOnfZ2Y4jp6zTIzjLP96q1N_rZ0Tk9hJ_K/s1600/IMG_1487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPegCyf9x08msw22lqToxAk_GqNorHbWo0hckpIbP90xDilnAGms-ByyruWh2_sF5aHLlKA84J7Ti3EweyWT-t0Sor2LgtvlANN2wTQ2hSROiOnfZ2Y4jp6zTIzjLP96q1N_rZ0Tk9hJ_K/s640/IMG_1487.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This picture came from Japan and is matted in bamboo!!!!!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25MDZDuhX5sVNisxK10uBT-wKCqirr73OBjPSJV2lvJwq_9dqvFlGs6-ahCLChXAvEKzAc1Emw0Ydhnn0gVh65C0296SJAiwMYELT_TsHTRkX08JVXFhlt3g7uUPVrY3tdNOstvyG_p5/s1600/IMG_1488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP25MDZDuhX5sVNisxK10uBT-wKCqirr73OBjPSJV2lvJwq_9dqvFlGs6-ahCLChXAvEKzAc1Emw0Ydhnn0gVh65C0296SJAiwMYELT_TsHTRkX08JVXFhlt3g7uUPVrY3tdNOstvyG_p5/s640/IMG_1488.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> and signed by the artist<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d8JoRbyfzv_41mNSA1d0rQMWYNlvJS4Gl6v9I09RYhDlaZXTx8_7e7Wa3X-Lm6I5tDkDEaliU6m_ftLFQMzIatg39MhkAZR76iigciBAbT-C36V7Cc2bMYn8JRNwIpOPYj2E6XTdmI3k/s1600/IMG_1489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d8JoRbyfzv_41mNSA1d0rQMWYNlvJS4Gl6v9I09RYhDlaZXTx8_7e7Wa3X-Lm6I5tDkDEaliU6m_ftLFQMzIatg39MhkAZR76iigciBAbT-C36V7Cc2bMYn8JRNwIpOPYj2E6XTdmI3k/s640/IMG_1489.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> This one came from HG.:) Sorry about the glare:(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpdvUMh1fbY-qcd6eM3DYIWtUKIb3Oc6oH3fdTppFQ35nTl75PimXTs5s2h5pswMTHzQHCjS-Xr-ZZwJPajhy-8RCAXcVx8hhOl1qzttQkrn4WHfJ60aTP2hDXdL9ABHnkvByiLZ4xMGM/s1600/IMG_1490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpdvUMh1fbY-qcd6eM3DYIWtUKIb3Oc6oH3fdTppFQ35nTl75PimXTs5s2h5pswMTHzQHCjS-Xr-ZZwJPajhy-8RCAXcVx8hhOl1qzttQkrn4WHfJ60aTP2hDXdL9ABHnkvByiLZ4xMGM/s640/IMG_1490.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> And this was a gift from my friend, Lee.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHE5LmUIWWHrvts8baD116rAYJtm4wumFS0S-gYp9l5ckhiZQZWZCuL9Nx-c5ZJbHnXWLGuFpDVcNWFVvZ-P5IF7jFcib6utTolGR4l4sV5W5cUsCD6hpOY2b2sqMqz1kLcXQ0gy_EN1v/s1600/IMG_1491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHE5LmUIWWHrvts8baD116rAYJtm4wumFS0S-gYp9l5ckhiZQZWZCuL9Nx-c5ZJbHnXWLGuFpDVcNWFVvZ-P5IF7jFcib6utTolGR4l4sV5W5cUsCD6hpOY2b2sqMqz1kLcXQ0gy_EN1v/s640/IMG_1491.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> Another Home Goods purchase. I am thinking of painting the frame on this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCttEAlGVMtgw7fnHttVHFSpEC_flIgFlih1C_oYe5bggrNzhS2UotmYT09fcgEf3gLpIlET6z7L8wKLVIXswGkXr-ITBD1ETXK7HNoXZqMyOZEIHe6HdgrQ1CI4Tm4eF28zQeLKUZ6Nm/s1600/IMG_1492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCttEAlGVMtgw7fnHttVHFSpEC_flIgFlih1C_oYe5bggrNzhS2UotmYT09fcgEf3gLpIlET6z7L8wKLVIXswGkXr-ITBD1ETXK7HNoXZqMyOZEIHe6HdgrQ1CI4Tm4eF28zQeLKUZ6Nm/s640/IMG_1492.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Thanks so much for your visit. I will be sharing at these parties. You can click over to any of them for wonderful inspiration!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between Naps on the  Porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a></div><br /><div>Judy @<a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/" title="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #5d2910;"> DIY by  Design</span></a> for Sizzle Into Summer Wednesday</div><br /><div><div><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">The Dedicated House – </span><a href="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2013/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-60.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDedicatedHouse+%28The+Dedicated+House%29" target="_blank" title="http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2013/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-60.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheDedicatedHouse+(The+Dedicated+House)"><span style="color: #45818e;">Make it Pretty  Monday</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Lucida Handwriting; 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~~~A MINI House Tour For You!!!~~~

Good morning! Every time I come down my stairs I think to myself, "I love seeing this view", so I decided YOU might like to see it...

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~The BIG Reveal, Deck, Patio and Pond!!!~

~A MINI House Tour For You!!!~

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