garden stools for everyone

The more I see garden stools, the more I want one. They have been around forever, and I'm a sucker for a good classic.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8M7bTZChfvtDP9h2L62CqfyBsOdncU4K5ESlf7fMoxGCmQ9B9h4enuGhfZXEOJ19dP3Kv2Dh6Yy5DJ-hNNUuIKfyIyUzn944CJPG5KF3q3h8VjpknWABwhHpDyKay-2MTFRT-ZBowuef/s1600/356.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8M7bTZChfvtDP9h2L62CqfyBsOdncU4K5ESlf7fMoxGCmQ9B9h4enuGhfZXEOJ19dP3Kv2Dh6Yy5DJ-hNNUuIKfyIyUzn944CJPG5KF3q3h8VjpknWABwhHpDyKay-2MTFRT-ZBowuef/s320/356.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skinnerinc.com/index.php" target="_blank">Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers</a> via <a href="http://boxwoodterrace.blogspot.com/2012/02/chinese-blue-and-white-garden-seats.html" target="_blank">Boxwood Terrace</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />With all the fresh colors and finishes though, maybe mixing up the traditional is the way to go.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXClQ6gP0pkR0wHC9ikkWcO0HTlqDVEckhQO4hA8-bUdbA7Odn-LM9cRKz2rlwbI-E5SPkCdQ_ob2jSw4sNPQVBHCwdB1uyhPp1sUimUyXJRfzytK3cZbt2_YqeTwEvQUJM3ysexjy-6i/s1600/W2060.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXClQ6gP0pkR0wHC9ikkWcO0HTlqDVEckhQO4hA8-bUdbA7Odn-LM9cRKz2rlwbI-E5SPkCdQ_ob2jSw4sNPQVBHCwdB1uyhPp1sUimUyXJRfzytK3cZbt2_YqeTwEvQUJM3ysexjy-6i/s320/W2060.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Chinese-Garden-Stool-Light-Green/productinfo/W2060/" target="_blank">Wisteria</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BxGgLYETp9ph1AhIins9Mu0Uq43dRf5mzkrGIB2tr0wojchXy5C3xHTnjZgUl-SQc_iVxkfwBiySB3WNU7LYacZqqhPp24ngIX5Qwhf3vqe8OVYsF2Gxd_czOI20In1-FYGO3x0sDxfJ/s1600/urban-trends-garden-stools.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BxGgLYETp9ph1AhIins9Mu0Uq43dRf5mzkrGIB2tr0wojchXy5C3xHTnjZgUl-SQc_iVxkfwBiySB3WNU7LYacZqqhPp24ngIX5Qwhf3vqe8OVYsF2Gxd_czOI20In1-FYGO3x0sDxfJ/s320/urban-trends-garden-stools.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rednook.com/" target="_blank">Red Nook</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sk8fjGNsY7rEKNaNERhOk6xFAijBI1YTO2OKbCvU80oijuEER4OlnlboAUbDkktbBQ3YXGMjs0-fEXVGagOeAaMggsBmxgdBzXrHzZiQL6VifK8XG9INuYQN1q9Qb3Sd4SOn9h4wKHqG/s1600/w5398-zoom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sk8fjGNsY7rEKNaNERhOk6xFAijBI1YTO2OKbCvU80oijuEER4OlnlboAUbDkktbBQ3YXGMjs0-fEXVGagOeAaMggsBmxgdBzXrHzZiQL6VifK8XG9INuYQN1q9Qb3Sd4SOn9h4wKHqG/s320/w5398-zoom.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Diamond-Pattern-Stool/productinfo/W5398/" target="_blank">Wisteria</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TBtCXw7poD6kJkKXEiFrVQCczFH84OAulVBZ16p8yCjfTOsNCfL9A3q8QHt7OeAM36RBVVvJL2Lrg3r7ABTjbS0Y6HVy2w4nht6gJ7PRyD3mDtCfaP7nusR19S122s2C3vNRnsNO3DV3/s1600/022309_stool07.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TBtCXw7poD6kJkKXEiFrVQCczFH84OAulVBZ16p8yCjfTOsNCfL9A3q8QHt7OeAM36RBVVvJL2Lrg3r7ABTjbS0Y6HVy2w4nht6gJ7PRyD3mDtCfaP7nusR19S122s2C3vNRnsNO3DV3/s320/022309_stool07.jpeg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/" target="_blank">Neiman Marcus</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Do you have a garden stool? Know a great place for a budget friendly option?

garden stools for everyone

The more I see garden stools, the more I want one. They have been around forever, and I'm a sucker for a good classic. Skinner Auctionee...

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happy Domino day!

It's here! It's here!<br /><br />I've got my Starbucks and my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/dominomag?ref=ts" target="_blank">Domino</a>. I anticipate being deep in Domino bliss for much of the afternoon.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRrAap7gjDwB9MQRXJJ_mcd6Lp6p1JXNO38omNHafQ9UQ8lPBHNyKeTZCBspiga8WOl_JWOSqFl3p8tlTS1EFb1Ez5nSTSXqSBXSB8gmGx8RlPm85QtsUiByJhr3KOc63ESm1Eq_bU8qa/s1600/P4175982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRrAap7gjDwB9MQRXJJ_mcd6Lp6p1JXNO38omNHafQ9UQ8lPBHNyKeTZCBspiga8WOl_JWOSqFl3p8tlTS1EFb1Ez5nSTSXqSBXSB8gmGx8RlPm85QtsUiByJhr3KOc63ESm1Eq_bU8qa/s640/P4175982.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Can't wait to talk about favorite pages, pictures etc. Did you rush out to get it first thing this AM? Or am I the only Domino dork?

happy Domino day!

It's here! It's here! I've got my Starbucks and my Domino . I anticipate being deep in Domino bliss for much of the afternoon. C...

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take it outside

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Monday! I hope that everyone survived the weekend and there is no storm damage outside your window today. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that the pollen has finally stopped falling from our big old Oak trees in the backyard, we can get started on one of the projects I have on <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-goals.html" target="_blank">my 2012 list</a> - the deck.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While there is a lot of unsexy things that need to be done to the deck - new stairs, railings and replacing several boards - there is also a decision to make.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Is our outdoor space going to be a place for dining?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJSBiJmzkvWE7ETLNS2Xo-SO-5j-sgQaPnBhRUyw0oXf1kwo_GhRRpVXOsIkEtM7Mcprk8sQWhD4iC6mgh9EnP3KYtACzJzayuZjgtUGb7M8ALR1lXS2xaY80xcEBC8FDil1OUCw1gBez/s1600/7299919771.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJSBiJmzkvWE7ETLNS2Xo-SO-5j-sgQaPnBhRUyw0oXf1kwo_GhRRpVXOsIkEtM7Mcprk8sQWhD4iC6mgh9EnP3KYtACzJzayuZjgtUGb7M8ALR1lXS2xaY80xcEBC8FDil1OUCw1gBez/s640/7299919771.jpeg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://buddhainteriors.tumblr.com/post/7299919771" target="_blank">Buddha Interiors</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649608191/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPPP9Mu1J_mEgcDu5Yuz36mvFoLVfAo2VA4_L9bIh_8AfgtvxAaG9blgKW5PjAlQuyLq8Fg46bzkGuGj_ZLKjGmKcvamTAZfYwZdeR-GW8h0D58OcWDJeXS5XJ9u7YTfgzyC0FSHmkQE/s1600/sunniestpatio35pse2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAPPP9Mu1J_mEgcDu5Yuz36mvFoLVfAo2VA4_L9bIh_8AfgtvxAaG9blgKW5PjAlQuyLq8Fg46bzkGuGj_ZLKjGmKcvamTAZfYwZdeR-GW8h0D58OcWDJeXS5XJ9u7YTfgzyC0FSHmkQE/s640/sunniestpatio35pse2.jpeg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649608233/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp5jS1FfTtcyz0cZBJKfr6fqBKanpq11Zjg5hB66foMTwNQ-jQ45bxOj94OkStcEJ6vJ5p5H-qzA6OCQW9zuzNhz1P8EDnHTvXv9upTlm2qwHMREra34K5jstoqY0WY8k7-iJuvGpR68_/s1600/backyard-retreat-l.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp5jS1FfTtcyz0cZBJKfr6fqBKanpq11Zjg5hB66foMTwNQ-jQ45bxOj94OkStcEJ6vJ5p5H-qzA6OCQW9zuzNhz1P8EDnHTvXv9upTlm2qwHMREra34K5jstoqY0WY8k7-iJuvGpR68_/s640/backyard-retreat-l.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/front-back-screen-porch-patio-00417000071944/page39.html" target="_blank">Southern Living</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649610367/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Or, will it be for lounging?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSZiNfv8YWyJ2_rjPD92RTW9CI5Rje9i_5qqK_ntdq2JIDMNqL0tx6A5FVQAjGDiUJHK_cNenu4iQXtvcyvDmEM7mTQ_L19Bzmr5-NuwCv0kmN4fqLjpunSY7gwjDketPbDGeQrqCvILs/s1600/home-tour-cape-cod-style-cottage-in.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSZiNfv8YWyJ2_rjPD92RTW9CI5Rje9i_5qqK_ntdq2JIDMNqL0tx6A5FVQAjGDiUJHK_cNenu4iQXtvcyvDmEM7mTQ_L19Bzmr5-NuwCv0kmN4fqLjpunSY7gwjDketPbDGeQrqCvILs/s640/home-tour-cape-cod-style-cottage-in.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/cape-cod-cottage-makeover-decorating-ideas-00417000072851/page18.html" target="_blank">Southern Living</a> via <a href="http://www.mixandchic.com/" target="_blank">Mix and Chic</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649454493/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj5Z7LASGy8UlxD-QViT_ArvnnDF9fRdmGrjQNPcWyjCTL-aJVwBd0rQcV-HiLXQLY9JyFGmZ-jYpRSPb39RJIDp74HlGaE1V9C-YXw5vEHaKMqblOCdDtPo0RHI8FFUtsYUfXSxpani3/s1600/outdoor+living.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj5Z7LASGy8UlxD-QViT_ArvnnDF9fRdmGrjQNPcWyjCTL-aJVwBd0rQcV-HiLXQLY9JyFGmZ-jYpRSPb39RJIDp74HlGaE1V9C-YXw5vEHaKMqblOCdDtPo0RHI8FFUtsYUfXSxpani3/s640/outdoor+living.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649113503/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyQaWmOX-T-lJwi31cwQGXCXCmbq6z9636Ar2c9cppQkcFmNIXcqM3WWTsiaWh4j3fLfxTPziXlFoSqVxy1qwc8v8RXCFN0g2GNJLov1pa5fcFlMs1Uc1K2MVshZfh_s60zPSqiBLdlsd/s1600/updated-traditional-design.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyQaWmOX-T-lJwi31cwQGXCXCmbq6z9636Ar2c9cppQkcFmNIXcqM3WWTsiaWh4j3fLfxTPziXlFoSqVxy1qwc8v8RXCFN0g2GNJLov1pa5fcFlMs1Uc1K2MVshZfh_s60zPSqiBLdlsd/s640/updated-traditional-design.jpeg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Beautiful via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649113502/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Do you have an outdoor space? Do you use it for hanging out? For eating? Eating while you hang out?

take it outside

Happy Monday! I hope that everyone survived the weekend and there is no storm damage outside your window today.  Now that the pollen has fin...

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Spring Has Sprung!!!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057Lo4UH8qOjLA-9-95pQliK04Cc6I_rpcRwgyIRUTI51Lpb-rYvaxbRccLRm9JdMKf8559m-NUGct9x7ChIltTU16I0PJaOJJecM8wTNkVBYk2PwK0vTR_rrWAtCL4peK9oR8J_doTyL/s1600/IMG_0732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057Lo4UH8qOjLA-9-95pQliK04Cc6I_rpcRwgyIRUTI51Lpb-rYvaxbRccLRm9JdMKf8559m-NUGct9x7ChIltTU16I0PJaOJJecM8wTNkVBYk2PwK0vTR_rrWAtCL4peK9oR8J_doTyL/s640/IMG_0732.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Good Thursday afternoon my friends! Spring has SPRUNG around here and I am so happy about that! I am also in a nostalgic mood as I keep thinking, " this is the last Spring we will be here", in this house. After 28 years it is a little bittersweet. BUT, I so look forward to our new home and the next chapter in our lives. Today I snapped some shots around the yard of some things that are blooming. The pink azaleas are bursting open. We have about 30 azalea bushes around the property and even more rhododendrons!!! Spring is very colorful here in this corner of Pa.!!!! This next shot is one of the 4 weeping Japanese Maples. They started out as tiny little trees and I wish I could take them with me.....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsCHzhLaqG9-Gm2b30p7VMWPbq1U4nHQTXa3XY5669GufcInoaqq7F75s7xGXnk4q1f-6e6O6x2SE357pizAdHhasqqO0wLzkBaJPZS0sM5t4JtNJ31_erEe9QcE8PfvbWNYc1CkqX3Qx/s1600/IMG_0733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsCHzhLaqG9-Gm2b30p7VMWPbq1U4nHQTXa3XY5669GufcInoaqq7F75s7xGXnk4q1f-6e6O6x2SE357pizAdHhasqqO0wLzkBaJPZS0sM5t4JtNJ31_erEe9QcE8PfvbWNYc1CkqX3Qx/s640/IMG_0733.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNoOgM5YB7WnfJ2FDqtOsKwSTs7i6kG1W3HL-9LeRAoe1A7M5BXNGhiIEEqngG345a2UqmUToz6V-nX6sopBSZUqVU5OS_8_LnonTGrcrNrzFRA_YhqKsX_NtsBJKhQCBowMS5ftJMTDn/s1600/IMG_0734.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNoOgM5YB7WnfJ2FDqtOsKwSTs7i6kG1W3HL-9LeRAoe1A7M5BXNGhiIEEqngG345a2UqmUToz6V-nX6sopBSZUqVU5OS_8_LnonTGrcrNrzFRA_YhqKsX_NtsBJKhQCBowMS5ftJMTDn/s640/IMG_0734.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This is a pink dogwood. It didn't bloom much at all last year so I am thrilled with all these blooms!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu0XkVp3T6OtmP2Oe9TegIODkxQxJVD6a7n4dnD1oEU9l26rq_95JZ2bmXFeths57HBop9oKpsXXsH_zTlOoYcLV4QlJCw6IS3XnH9JD5jEUKMWsylnkJsIoPFORB-Spty7b-cnLg2hiq/s1600/IMG_0736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu0XkVp3T6OtmP2Oe9TegIODkxQxJVD6a7n4dnD1oEU9l26rq_95JZ2bmXFeths57HBop9oKpsXXsH_zTlOoYcLV4QlJCw6IS3XnH9JD5jEUKMWsylnkJsIoPFORB-Spty7b-cnLg2hiq/s640/IMG_0736.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The waterfall in the pond is going. I love the sound.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ck9qPaQDAd7Haij8mDrrGUFv-VyTjl4HBynEuHcZK86Z3eCF-UhLmq4NRyrtaBmpBunhm29sUdxL-Wa3xeNNDZscVK1K281zMs_GrhPbvrwyEEVzFOAp688XyqlVPfg5w0FTZOJa3hjq/s1600/IMG_0737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Ck9qPaQDAd7Haij8mDrrGUFv-VyTjl4HBynEuHcZK86Z3eCF-UhLmq4NRyrtaBmpBunhm29sUdxL-Wa3xeNNDZscVK1K281zMs_GrhPbvrwyEEVzFOAp688XyqlVPfg5w0FTZOJa3hjq/s640/IMG_0737.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here are some pink and white bleeding hearts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKbY5hzJYgrhRirakWDJVxn_RXldeQtkACs4bA-0TrexAFOKst_jXk7ZKPHSDfkV6F3lhDdN_d1DYiVgn_nn7Hpjf_dkIaFo-FrIbwGvilXgcEWf2qz5p8Gzq-tUt8pjvl_y1TimI5Fth/s1600/IMG_0738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKbY5hzJYgrhRirakWDJVxn_RXldeQtkACs4bA-0TrexAFOKst_jXk7ZKPHSDfkV6F3lhDdN_d1DYiVgn_nn7Hpjf_dkIaFo-FrIbwGvilXgcEWf2qz5p8Gzq-tUt8pjvl_y1TimI5Fth/s640/IMG_0738.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Another shot of the pond. We haven't mulched yet, it will look so much better after that is done!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqmFwlw0v5rVk5n4S98RlmGIYV3cxzcNWRxS8Uubui2g1sNKwxk5fxZQDJpo05lB5Wu6jq-WbGvaEksAeI5O3Scugk8DoyXjOpzmS9p6yEBAcEQjo1UZq06HW4fAQDRK_ZlvV_8PGGVCF/s1600/IMG_0739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqmFwlw0v5rVk5n4S98RlmGIYV3cxzcNWRxS8Uubui2g1sNKwxk5fxZQDJpo05lB5Wu6jq-WbGvaEksAeI5O3Scugk8DoyXjOpzmS9p6yEBAcEQjo1UZq06HW4fAQDRK_ZlvV_8PGGVCF/s640/IMG_0739.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT03WCjbQhdUseQfFYTggO6sZSfhYZUZbZWPTDoF7JFthc8ZAKV8Ty9NKK5AQDsvCI-voo7SFNTZ52l9Hgy-KFobWwsWczfHWBXRztCvnuuN44Cgu9l6WDkDahRIm-eil9xtKdvbBVohAB/s1600/IMG_0740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT03WCjbQhdUseQfFYTggO6sZSfhYZUZbZWPTDoF7JFthc8ZAKV8Ty9NKK5AQDsvCI-voo7SFNTZ52l9Hgy-KFobWwsWczfHWBXRztCvnuuN44Cgu9l6WDkDahRIm-eil9xtKdvbBVohAB/s640/IMG_0740.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The little blue flowers are ajuga: a ground cover! They are covering everything:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTxNN__lTsijHKKxUqfD0C4y2OY4Th7nJVXETeXnZWcZQbFuz4POr6PtXrlZM2VpL_oQbuMEP-7yJ1GtjVk9NrAIg-yI1ErMRv0uSu_Dzi11k9WetXiX5hAHKhey7qKd2hbZHJ3mfwsS3/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTxNN__lTsijHKKxUqfD0C4y2OY4Th7nJVXETeXnZWcZQbFuz4POr6PtXrlZM2VpL_oQbuMEP-7yJ1GtjVk9NrAIg-yI1ErMRv0uSu_Dzi11k9WetXiX5hAHKhey7qKd2hbZHJ3mfwsS3/s640/IMG_0741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My 2 tulips that miraculously have escaped the deer!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_hCdGv9fwwEmyaq549C6rbCYHp2zoNkqjvgBwZsxphZyIawoEu8poGzE8CenF77ji9Fefw32O_XiOtwBNnJayadS2ERKqyLCQ-6rjC7P-e7hbFcQmh-1z6907uqT5-7XYaCYcY3Zn9c_/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_hCdGv9fwwEmyaq549C6rbCYHp2zoNkqjvgBwZsxphZyIawoEu8poGzE8CenF77ji9Fefw32O_XiOtwBNnJayadS2ERKqyLCQ-6rjC7P-e7hbFcQmh-1z6907uqT5-7XYaCYcY3Zn9c_/s640/IMG_0742.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> A pink azalea and a pirus japonica bush.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4I061h7coTUAJcammDuLPAG1_9ZeOVmgHQImXuK7nL_alMfOY7k3v_u-HlJ-zPaZvwVU8_HTIJPVnAVNNJzUHAwoYGZpQqRhQnkifL36scMm0V-tkAAQy-3vFtGYxGFXqB3YVWXbraEs/s1600/IMG_0743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4I061h7coTUAJcammDuLPAG1_9ZeOVmgHQImXuK7nL_alMfOY7k3v_u-HlJ-zPaZvwVU8_HTIJPVnAVNNJzUHAwoYGZpQqRhQnkifL36scMm0V-tkAAQy-3vFtGYxGFXqB3YVWXbraEs/s640/IMG_0743.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Now here is a weird occurance: these hostas have popped right up. They are on this side of the driveway......we have 2 "islands" on each side of the driveway....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1dA0Hb789tef8FEfP-hotBvcJJYIJyTDtsT-Xysmgb8iU06wDmyWEOBZ2sEyd0TiWq9oyOZbZjCE7w4qoi56U5rUygubu71LZKVQTVI-uXC0xqG9taVUr33Uo2f8MLpvIqu5yDAqkHZA/s1600/IMG_0744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1dA0Hb789tef8FEfP-hotBvcJJYIJyTDtsT-Xysmgb8iU06wDmyWEOBZ2sEyd0TiWq9oyOZbZjCE7w4qoi56U5rUygubu71LZKVQTVI-uXC0xqG9taVUr33Uo2f8MLpvIqu5yDAqkHZA/s640/IMG_0744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> And here is the other side....not nearly as far up. Very strange in that they are 10 feet apart!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYJOYXzr1s6bs3p0QfgqWJPRoNvGd1XvE7Q-inHe_cPl8_tfrR3zpyvPNKGknm9WbQuJR9mSZyTRrhFlAuJZmx5CYTtbtkBfdDqr7p2rZcRUBJ6NerEXc8ubd7KkCxIIc3WmK5TB4-1_w/s1600/IMG_0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYJOYXzr1s6bs3p0QfgqWJPRoNvGd1XvE7Q-inHe_cPl8_tfrR3zpyvPNKGknm9WbQuJR9mSZyTRrhFlAuJZmx5CYTtbtkBfdDqr7p2rZcRUBJ6NerEXc8ubd7KkCxIIc3WmK5TB4-1_w/s640/IMG_0745.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> A shot of the house for posterity....I will be taking alot in the next few months, I am sure. Please excuse the dumpster. Joe and I got ALOT of stuff in it today. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-1rjvlZDype-woh_sMhMv5XTmYreHzarmjpXKE7SDLCeqkQc1KsaPOMYntYDxaonvjsEqm5kXf0jmSvjp5Y9oDnTc3ZZtT9jC2W5VhsGXHoAWZ7AwFyfjmis4Nua0rC_tS0Hy_6vl9qX/s1600/IMG_0746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-1rjvlZDype-woh_sMhMv5XTmYreHzarmjpXKE7SDLCeqkQc1KsaPOMYntYDxaonvjsEqm5kXf0jmSvjp5Y9oDnTc3ZZtT9jC2W5VhsGXHoAWZ7AwFyfjmis4Nua0rC_tS0Hy_6vl9qX/s640/IMG_0746.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> One of the dogoods on one of the islands.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI9FYEQIjTBmphjEvtEBmImy8byOe27dyRZrLHiYxC2qtNSEPIjzng3jsV86r05XAZWconwytk74SZ7VfR9SeQ63v7_vFv5N7jD8B8btcSmroNAW-y3IitfPD8l0VfdWIAcOcR3bO-5Zu/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI9FYEQIjTBmphjEvtEBmImy8byOe27dyRZrLHiYxC2qtNSEPIjzng3jsV86r05XAZWconwytk74SZ7VfR9SeQ63v7_vFv5N7jD8B8btcSmroNAW-y3IitfPD8l0VfdWIAcOcR3bO-5Zu/s640/IMG_0747.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> A shot from up the street a bit: those huge, 50 foot cherry trees, we planted when they were about 8-10 feet tall:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp8TMzoKCoddasmQvFSIG0kbdcKb8W37S-g413ChKXXztizwSiLBsGlQCzGc066kHZLqMxN1nny9D4eomZ5AjXkpaAkAqlprw3O7U_FKqqVcyuU9rYPYa4LyS6JzMIytJ4N8K_4zJjARO/s1600/IMG_0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp8TMzoKCoddasmQvFSIG0kbdcKb8W37S-g413ChKXXztizwSiLBsGlQCzGc066kHZLqMxN1nny9D4eomZ5AjXkpaAkAqlprw3O7U_FKqqVcyuU9rYPYa4LyS6JzMIytJ4N8K_4zJjARO/s640/IMG_0748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jqalsIxx7xhefhx8-6Zx-SXsTCKYCdfEe107nwIG8E7axfSOoUWE2m9gjnF53JVpYRTxgJgG2I65wDp6dN29q18qLEAL3CRk_0okJ9tMmiHh2doQTT6giy3HBSLRu394pFhNU4TM1FPU/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jqalsIxx7xhefhx8-6Zx-SXsTCKYCdfEe107nwIG8E7axfSOoUWE2m9gjnF53JVpYRTxgJgG2I65wDp6dN29q18qLEAL3CRk_0okJ9tMmiHh2doQTT6giy3HBSLRu394pFhNU4TM1FPU/s640/IMG_0749.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicteUM1KCPzSDwq3FUQTa6kdF7SCBGPGbO2C-yFCyNDtTF-qBxCHyPgrU5i4wxPDJD0eI5G0BOduFetrq1FKBz7V2sk4n3e3_D0x9EC8CaVqrqn61ZL6n8sDxexwCSKBmljCZBg2gBow62/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicteUM1KCPzSDwq3FUQTa6kdF7SCBGPGbO2C-yFCyNDtTF-qBxCHyPgrU5i4wxPDJD0eI5G0BOduFetrq1FKBz7V2sk4n3e3_D0x9EC8CaVqrqn61ZL6n8sDxexwCSKBmljCZBg2gBow62/s640/IMG_0750.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The grass on the one side that Joe planted AGAIN last year is doing really well!!! It has always been an issue. NATURALLY as soon as we are ready to leave it will look nice;):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt9G6Y3mzCHGiSktS1VHUvyhVdy8kw2QOA3S1bvehmpy6see2W1IZThA7cWSmDac3y5ux3XQ68OAL_zznxglxYf4bm3sxEi-YLBfaBnJTFdLjVpuHnsJYTBGvK2N32zjWloqH1LrE6HM0/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYt9G6Y3mzCHGiSktS1VHUvyhVdy8kw2QOA3S1bvehmpy6see2W1IZThA7cWSmDac3y5ux3XQ68OAL_zznxglxYf4bm3sxEi-YLBfaBnJTFdLjVpuHnsJYTBGvK2N32zjWloqH1LrE6HM0/s640/IMG_0751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here was the dumpster this morning, empty.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cABleMI_H5-xWrkJvkZVnGebFPmzCCi7EZRHjLrh6uDXnzZjCqkavnx1DfiPTCcHmUIH6BOGeOdRqcOh5L4xv7gYttF6Wto8hQmNFFk4maTsjgviCB_QG_A6kSs8Of2yHaqRkQk5q_k_/s1600/IMG_0752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cABleMI_H5-xWrkJvkZVnGebFPmzCCi7EZRHjLrh6uDXnzZjCqkavnx1DfiPTCcHmUIH6BOGeOdRqcOh5L4xv7gYttF6Wto8hQmNFFk4maTsjgviCB_QG_A6kSs8Of2yHaqRkQk5q_k_/s640/IMG_0752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> You should see it now. More pics to come..... Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy Spring everyone. This time of growth and new beginnings is my favorite time of the year. XO, Pinky<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5vl7guTyrAiiKT-sTweGCj4CIQl-j6MRdUfS6F9AAnsBj2ef1fuStZNRuTBWLm3ET__QAY_fNg4XFUMG_2sD9kZJOVaRiamoEw1w1N7WY0JuJeFZzkeyNbI87BCXX41A-02hFgL-mcnv/s1600/IMG_0753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5vl7guTyrAiiKT-sTweGCj4CIQl-j6MRdUfS6F9AAnsBj2ef1fuStZNRuTBWLm3ET__QAY_fNg4XFUMG_2sD9kZJOVaRiamoEw1w1N7WY0JuJeFZzkeyNbI87BCXX41A-02hFgL-mcnv/s640/IMG_0753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>

Spring Has Sprung!!!!!

 Good Thursday afternoon my friends! Spring has SPRUNG around here and I am so happy about that! I am also in a nostalgic mood as I keep thi...

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seeing spots

We don't have a lot of art in our house.<br /><br />Correction.<br /><br />We have a lot of the crayon/marker/glue and dried pasta variety. However, we don't have a lot of grown-up art. Tons of pictures, a few prints and one etching (fancy I know) but not much art to speak of.<br /><br />So I find it funny that I have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/art/" target="_blank">whole board on Pinterest</a> dedicated to that very thing. Lots of paintings - abstract, landscapes etc. A whole bunch of things I absolutely love but would never in a million years be able to create not to mention the fact that they aren't very budget friendly.<br /><br />But what good is Pinterest if it doesn't inspire you to get off your arse once in a while and try something new. Can I get an amen?<br /><br />So with a <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/04/gotta-know-when-to-fold-em.html" target="_blank">perfect blank slate</a> just waiting to be 'arted' (I don't think that is a word but I am here by declaring it a verb. I'll alert Webster's.) I decided to give it a shot.<br /><br />I've always loved this painting by <a href="http://www.damienhirst.com/opium" target="_blank">Damien Hirst (<i>Opium</i>)</a>. So with the <strike>ignorance</strike> confidence of a novice I uttered those famous 5 words, "how hard could it be?"<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzr7MTeJLdMQLsvOPafPJ4h1NZH7jysHWupWqsVKuQupalwB6BsQLshvt9P-HcTxopV230CqDjdxZaCkCNS2h2W4umqSPzeUZH4l27xinW-l5ctIZoQpo8AKhBAMoYTfKrKk5xGDfuC9L/s1600/style-profile-luis-bustamante.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzr7MTeJLdMQLsvOPafPJ4h1NZH7jysHWupWqsVKuQupalwB6BsQLshvt9P-HcTxopV230CqDjdxZaCkCNS2h2W4umqSPzeUZH4l27xinW-l5ctIZoQpo8AKhBAMoYTfKrKk5xGDfuC9L/s640/style-profile-luis-bustamante.jpeg" width="476" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.luisbustamante.com/ingles/main.html#/Home" target="_blank">Luis Bustamante</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649371889/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I went to Michael's with my coupons and a list of colors I wanted to use. First big break, the canvas was on sale. I went with a 16x20 so as not to overwhelm myself with a big vast white board screaming 'ok, so make me beautiful ms. know-it-all.'<br /><br />Picking out the paint colors was a huge time suck. Apparently I don't craft enough as I had no idea how many shades of every color in the rainbow there was in the world of craft paint. Luckily at $.60 a bottle, I stayed within my meager budget. Two packs of small round stencil sponge brushes to create my circles and I was armed and read to create.<br /><br />Maybe it was the fumes from all of the craft paint but I was psyched. I couldn't wait for nap time so I could get to work.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgL4pRgYu8Z6-yU8lGS2gvPL54kpBlFjdxj2o8zhuBFypEP2pItao8XS_aJ3PvOHwV9CbAsKAZfyTwA0MdAimMNAH_xoCK_my4G2NvpV3ypgK13dm9qQyVDqvGDW47LW9Mt7b7AiNwCWH/s1600/P4125937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgL4pRgYu8Z6-yU8lGS2gvPL54kpBlFjdxj2o8zhuBFypEP2pItao8XS_aJ3PvOHwV9CbAsKAZfyTwA0MdAimMNAH_xoCK_my4G2NvpV3ypgK13dm9qQyVDqvGDW47LW9Mt7b7AiNwCWH/s640/P4125937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />In order to keep those perfect lines I figured a grid pattern would do the trick. With the very thin painters tape left over from my <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/02/shirt-turned-tray.html" target="_blank">tray</a>, I first made all of my horizontal lines using a piece of tape as my spacer. Then, I repeated the same process vertically.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yywzs_jVux2vKpHcFZonAo7xwvLQw6Z0P27TJ6gVi054PaufpalwTq2NgOQv2kS5vuhKdbT6znfAdGtRgeNv-7uuXyFb5IeF1avT2PWGhBB8BdFA9ViFOccrSB7SC6AfRxNF76XnEfGi/s1600/P4105897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yywzs_jVux2vKpHcFZonAo7xwvLQw6Z0P27TJ6gVi054PaufpalwTq2NgOQv2kS5vuhKdbT6znfAdGtRgeNv-7uuXyFb5IeF1avT2PWGhBB8BdFA9ViFOccrSB7SC6AfRxNF76XnEfGi/s640/P4105897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Although it made a lovely gingham pattern, the squares were just a bit too small for my spongy circle things. Big bummer.<br /><br />Attempt number two. I used my wide painters tape for my spacer...and that was a total bust. That tape was too wide and I only got a few rows in.<br /><br />Third time is a charm. I put two pieces of the thin painters tape together, overlapping them slightly and used that for my spacer. Just right. Do I sound like goldilocks?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppsEH0jjBbM9CMXAPNBx0Cazrn53a4VV7Z_C8jrjN4EsIcXPIcnVQu6xB5CN5Temk_LGrzoPpq0-F-VXT8w4KXYmgb_r5qKRZO0RUv34N4xjaOcPd4k8y4NkarJEKedZN64lvy9rTrWZi/s1600/P4105899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppsEH0jjBbM9CMXAPNBx0Cazrn53a4VV7Z_C8jrjN4EsIcXPIcnVQu6xB5CN5Temk_LGrzoPpq0-F-VXT8w4KXYmgb_r5qKRZO0RUv34N4xjaOcPd4k8y4NkarJEKedZN64lvy9rTrWZi/s640/P4105899.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />With some old cardboard I made myself a little painters palet and got to work. At first I thought about trying to follow the colors in the original painting dot for dot. But that would have driven me bonkers. So I went random.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtJCi9PMRfjSvLld3ZcitQV_YmqjgNhOws4K6yQfEV-DU2bVVUAu0XaufaNGx8vsiUn1H1G5EDZzX26T239zMCyd9FQWRGR6QG45wbLhy1iR_mygAOpCOlKvnC5W5iU6SML36l6uzsjN9/s1600/P4105900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtJCi9PMRfjSvLld3ZcitQV_YmqjgNhOws4K6yQfEV-DU2bVVUAu0XaufaNGx8vsiUn1H1G5EDZzX26T239zMCyd9FQWRGR6QG45wbLhy1iR_mygAOpCOlKvnC5W5iU6SML36l6uzsjN9/s640/P4105900.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Starting with one color, I would fill in 3 random squares. (I don't know why I picked 3). Then, move to the next color. I went thru the whole rainbow, doing 3 squares of each color before starting over again with the first color. Repeating this over and over until I got to the last few empty squares. At that point it became a bit of a chess game but turned out pretty well.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o3r3QdPRQOWf0qbc005FGOk1j4eJeOWd_wGqtBH6fKCEojrt8xjvwv0BGr48Xtoxt2715jdC0GDuEOJzX_C_NS8VuBLFMwqVmZfVB_NFT055NqWhS5bHv1OYQTiufoFvbNHkltEmGEl5/s1600/P4115904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o3r3QdPRQOWf0qbc005FGOk1j4eJeOWd_wGqtBH6fKCEojrt8xjvwv0BGr48Xtoxt2715jdC0GDuEOJzX_C_NS8VuBLFMwqVmZfVB_NFT055NqWhS5bHv1OYQTiufoFvbNHkltEmGEl5/s640/P4115904.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Some of the circles got a little wonky and aren't exactly uniform, but I kind of like that actually. Because really, what in my house isn't a little wonky and not exactly uniform?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHMR4Qrd_vVK60Fq0JjpMhp3R3NTcurx7zEzDm6xG6YA2P5_dGu4usVhNOoqiIlw-pWlsHk0xMioYYuwy9Q4AYGDztu7NAPyQF6qMwBMKaJm43lDeDdNcVdw7K_ecwpW03IApm8QV5hrF/s1600/P4125930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHMR4Qrd_vVK60Fq0JjpMhp3R3NTcurx7zEzDm6xG6YA2P5_dGu4usVhNOoqiIlw-pWlsHk0xMioYYuwy9Q4AYGDztu7NAPyQF6qMwBMKaJm43lDeDdNcVdw7K_ecwpW03IApm8QV5hrF/s640/P4125930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The whole project only took about an hour (would have been shorter if I didn't have to tape and retape) and was under $20. A great deal I would say.<br /><br />Have you attempted to recreate a piece you've seen on Pinterest?<br /><br />

seeing spots

We don't have a lot of art in our house. Correction. We have a lot of the crayon/marker/glue and dried pasta variety. However, we don...

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gotta know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away. Know when to run.<br /><br />I'm quoting Kenny Rodgers. This means I've been doing some soul searching, or some drinking. I'll let you decide.<br /><br />The <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2012/03/grass-cloth-without-grass-cloth.html" target="_blank">paint color I chose</a> is now on the walls in the master bedroom. And although I love it, really I do, its making me re-think the whole color scheme I had in mind.<br /><br />But I can't show you my progress without a little light conversation first. So let me give you a brief history of the room.<br /><br />The house was built in 1942. Just kidding, not that type of history. When we bought the house, this room was nothing but a white box.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCOF18DKye08lsFwrAZbmszf52L7ulYEx_eFZNaOuBfKnFTJxkOQarBcdLHvbeD1GDUxMWtekiD0V3XEOmC1dOmJqGLpoNFkiVRSpqxmCJC6KZdOWSp1RM6YxvSFQ8l0nsH6FKfz-7iYn/s1600/-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCOF18DKye08lsFwrAZbmszf52L7ulYEx_eFZNaOuBfKnFTJxkOQarBcdLHvbeD1GDUxMWtekiD0V3XEOmC1dOmJqGLpoNFkiVRSpqxmCJC6KZdOWSp1RM6YxvSFQ8l0nsH6FKfz-7iYn/s640/-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Plain as plain can be. Nothing to fix or remove, just a blank canvas. Literally.<br /><br />Our first iteration was Amelia's nursery. These were pre-blogging days, so sadly I only have two pictures. Taken with a very old camera.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvMEjKOq-ygu0j1N-YyNUBbAsmNNKrextMGAoHrUhWPFAmscI-kDTBw75HkH8SWrgWVzDLbzEnV8C1XaSWPp_-ehURx7Roqvnn3-SRp3J5N_rBjbJ1zvMc1SKPWQ9ZUMio0Bb8X9emhzt/s1600/-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvMEjKOq-ygu0j1N-YyNUBbAsmNNKrextMGAoHrUhWPFAmscI-kDTBw75HkH8SWrgWVzDLbzEnV8C1XaSWPp_-ehURx7Roqvnn3-SRp3J5N_rBjbJ1zvMc1SKPWQ9ZUMio0Bb8X9emhzt/s640/-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I loved this room. And it stayed like this for almost 3 years. A lifetime in my always-changing-things-around world.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbUna8w97wi3-EqE5SLdeZZQlgiKehT0o-k6CES91inZlmlWWDzJ470vhq86PEOQkZB5cl_Imj439eJ0jd3g5dph1tSpkoCccyP41vPQa7vqdoBSpkSjpwH7znsdMuDBpldqLoumn_NPF/s1600/-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbUna8w97wi3-EqE5SLdeZZQlgiKehT0o-k6CES91inZlmlWWDzJ470vhq86PEOQkZB5cl_Imj439eJ0jd3g5dph1tSpkoCccyP41vPQa7vqdoBSpkSjpwH7znsdMuDBpldqLoumn_NPF/s640/-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />But as we prepared for our second baby, we decided to switch rooms. They are roughly the same size, but I thought it was time we got to use the walk-in closet.<br /><br />With all of the prep we took to get the new room ready for the girl(s) we didn't put any effort into our 'new' bedroom. We took the polka dots off the wall. That was it. And thus the 'redo our bedroom' line item took its permanent place on the to-do list.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Aid5uLk5OA1kWruyzRCWTVbs_sjsAUE3eJkwESvCXid3VQsBs5v2xwlTKoV5V96_iv_bAEITqUknSUBziOcSbvtJRLOVJOsezUGaym9PT0TegJrZtMj35ptIB7mNd_HfDhCBT5YDJHOO/s1600/PB040715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Aid5uLk5OA1kWruyzRCWTVbs_sjsAUE3eJkwESvCXid3VQsBs5v2xwlTKoV5V96_iv_bAEITqUknSUBziOcSbvtJRLOVJOsezUGaym9PT0TegJrZtMj35ptIB7mNd_HfDhCBT5YDJHOO/s640/PB040715.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EKS1Vogb59Qs6Zvt9KWjp3GvKYq2zwwcDQkcEcQm1U6ASsvUrTZikvO27twjR2GUezyC8WJvByQiWYjtasykA2nKiaH1_-dmJmXqXdPJzqxNBaDd1vftz2e-yGJct1dKmSJeUvYNKN1P/s1600/-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EKS1Vogb59Qs6Zvt9KWjp3GvKYq2zwwcDQkcEcQm1U6ASsvUrTZikvO27twjR2GUezyC8WJvByQiWYjtasykA2nKiaH1_-dmJmXqXdPJzqxNBaDd1vftz2e-yGJct1dKmSJeUvYNKN1P/s640/-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Look at this sad two legged bedside table for pete's sake. It may defy gravity, but its just pitiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJviopO95t0UdKWkDTVFQ3dqEDvgYRfQGNFFGbKY30ZgVXGVrKVxq3rbKSMTNLv8kZUdPl8nph-cM3FVa4zuZrpAWp54xztjy41te2HCZERs6YmhNAe2xzqUvm89V_VSsAHjQh6EbV0yF/s1600/-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJviopO95t0UdKWkDTVFQ3dqEDvgYRfQGNFFGbKY30ZgVXGVrKVxq3rbKSMTNLv8kZUdPl8nph-cM3FVa4zuZrpAWp54xztjy41te2HCZERs6YmhNAe2xzqUvm89V_VSsAHjQh6EbV0yF/s640/-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This brings us up to this weekend. The room is stripped. Curtains are down and everything is off the wall. And many many holes have been patched.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvLdDzjCLnpseKcE0aboNWPPeKvuCeabxSfhGgdhik4BBUrHV3k2IBDMw39T0og9X-O7cviC8FWT31EqfWCJkV8sQglNfPO7opMcWNkcBDogWqjbpm8MPFPzGjxO5yj6dYWlk-F7Y14SI/s1600/P4075798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvLdDzjCLnpseKcE0aboNWPPeKvuCeabxSfhGgdhik4BBUrHV3k2IBDMw39T0og9X-O7cviC8FWT31EqfWCJkV8sQglNfPO7opMcWNkcBDogWqjbpm8MPFPzGjxO5yj6dYWlk-F7Y14SI/s640/P4075798.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rLVTPUl0YXJh6cr8w3yrOJZGDK-4IKQWdgVe_3PlS-Y9HGapyJC_PEFE4VES6a2p6xMw2KsfRADVFv4FOwU_ijdCUml1OQwDwHQe5OrZZdQEGk3rwks4ubPESb8WWy_OmI0vtvCUPID5/s1600/P4075800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rLVTPUl0YXJh6cr8w3yrOJZGDK-4IKQWdgVe_3PlS-Y9HGapyJC_PEFE4VES6a2p6xMw2KsfRADVFv4FOwU_ijdCUml1OQwDwHQe5OrZZdQEGk3rwks4ubPESb8WWy_OmI0vtvCUPID5/s640/P4075800.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">does anyone else always have Barbie's on their dresser?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTBS91XV3b6IR47vYur6AN4F9L0a0-RBdQXCoHj9p6ErZYt2ISfcqNTm_lmPMw31udzDbS6k3qxj8aDYFwkLLyEvSjiSWH-l5UxPHrawb6EKtkASBolcSTCnYuvtkEdQ_UNbRAjUrrpux/s1600/P4075801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTBS91XV3b6IR47vYur6AN4F9L0a0-RBdQXCoHj9p6ErZYt2ISfcqNTm_lmPMw31udzDbS6k3qxj8aDYFwkLLyEvSjiSWH-l5UxPHrawb6EKtkASBolcSTCnYuvtkEdQ_UNbRAjUrrpux/s640/P4075801.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />I kicked the kids and husband out of the house and took all day Saturday to listen to Pandora and paint.<br /><br />Now it should be known that I am not the 'cut in' person in our relationship. My husband is the cutter and I am the roller. Some might say that is because we are an awesome team and love to share responsibilities and work together.<br /><br />Some would be wrong.<br /><br />The truth is I am WAY too impatient to cut. The taping, the prep work, the patience to SLOWLY glide your brush along the...ugh. See. I'm too impatient to even describe it.<br /><br />But this time was different. Maybe it is the residual patience built up from having two little girls, or my advancing age (even though I don't look a day over 21) but I wanted to try the whole thing on my own.<br /><br />To prep myself, as any good blogger would, I asked WWYHLD? (<i>what would young house love do</i>) I studied <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/02/holy-buckets/" target="_blank">Sherry's video</a> on how to cut in. I even bought Sherry's <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/products/catalog/premium_xl_polyester_tight_spots_short_handle/?WT.mc_id=Old%20DIY%20Products%20Redirect" target="_blank">favorite brush</a>.<br /><br />And it paid off. I mean, come on now, look at that line!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24JMUjYG-ac2gUebsXCBYj2-K65P8TevbJUWx4MK4zArhmPcvpoLX6ylKqQbPUcNYn3NXvwXdZO1q6JW8q65Xx5O2aLH1ayzP5xJP6X0CItjwV72DtkzMH91Qk6dGYxWfvKHjT0gEFlHH/s1600/P4075806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24JMUjYG-ac2gUebsXCBYj2-K65P8TevbJUWx4MK4zArhmPcvpoLX6ylKqQbPUcNYn3NXvwXdZO1q6JW8q65Xx5O2aLH1ayzP5xJP6X0CItjwV72DtkzMH91Qk6dGYxWfvKHjT0gEFlHH/s640/P4075806.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Impressive!<br /><br />And the color - lovely!<br /><br />I took my time and sang as I went. I literally whistled while I worked. And without an inch of blue tape in site, I had a painted room and newly painted trim before the sun went down. Only 2 Starbucks teas required.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYugeZlQ2nIOyZVQYWGLoJNJzRj3JMaWzWsVUo5ZT4eLXClFl1hyKsKVt-e9SjZw5l5ZOgqCKb_PKmPvY8aOeEu7pPWRmZnYjrtp4HwMXXb96674VaBWYKTdDYB5FKk4nNVq5FDtXepE4r/s1600/P4075807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYugeZlQ2nIOyZVQYWGLoJNJzRj3JMaWzWsVUo5ZT4eLXClFl1hyKsKVt-e9SjZw5l5ZOgqCKb_PKmPvY8aOeEu7pPWRmZnYjrtp4HwMXXb96674VaBWYKTdDYB5FKk4nNVq5FDtXepE4r/s640/P4075807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />This isn't the best picture (poor end of the day lighting + tired painter/photographer). It reads more peach than it really is. In reality it really is the perfect grass cloth warm yellow.<br /><br />So this brings us back to the issue I started with. (see I really did have a point)<br /><br />The color scheme. While I think the navy will work well in here, I propped my kelly green mirror up to the wall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybsi_i9id0PNFlMQ96RdbOSRA1eDJQcVYtnCT09viUJSg59Wr1j5_t7wy3MIXFR45LbgouQMFc16-o5s-NoAHZdu84QJbl0nk3Lvrv-dn6QtmTziPV5fq7VT7t6w3Gf-GkIxdhi1LjPMN/s1600/P4105895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybsi_i9id0PNFlMQ96RdbOSRA1eDJQcVYtnCT09viUJSg59Wr1j5_t7wy3MIXFR45LbgouQMFc16-o5s-NoAHZdu84QJbl0nk3Lvrv-dn6QtmTziPV5fq7VT7t6w3Gf-GkIxdhi1LjPMN/s640/P4105895.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />And while I don't think they are NeNe vs Kim level enemies, I don't think they are doing each other any favors. So I'm thinking the green is out.<br /><br />What do you think? Just go with various shades of blue? Ditch it all together and go with a totally different color, like coral (at the risk of hearing my husband complain about a coral bedroom)?<br /><br />If only Kenny Rodgers sang more about color stories.<br /><br />

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