tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86106249195285641882024-03-18T10:53:36.385-05:00Tins and Treasuresfamily...friends...good food....great stuffTins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1899125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-2983206009060378272024-03-18T10:26:00.003-05:002024-03-18T10:53:01.462-05:00Road Trip ~Day Three ~Burger Battle ~Sweet Shopping Highlights<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSWjZzVy-qtEmsEOx4iSSGGFJF7SmjuW8Y2p76wALaFhfgQc7kZ2aTnzBzgNAv3WnIdC0W1vDZ5LKOEyc-IDWuaF22QgTurg_LRPpNsflT1PruOMxpwgZZaAj821e7Rmk5l3v5FwEQyyXMJ6U-BuEeXkds8oV0jrOC8Y50nPd5NcctTEUspIvEURWOWDr/s3762/IMG_4506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3762" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSWjZzVy-qtEmsEOx4iSSGGFJF7SmjuW8Y2p76wALaFhfgQc7kZ2aTnzBzgNAv3WnIdC0W1vDZ5LKOEyc-IDWuaF22QgTurg_LRPpNsflT1PruOMxpwgZZaAj821e7Rmk5l3v5FwEQyyXMJ6U-BuEeXkds8oV0jrOC8Y50nPd5NcctTEUspIvEURWOWDr/w400-h321/IMG_4506.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last full travel day took us through four states…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pL2pVnhLG9ks5N8ibdIOf0SbmVD-_fTtJXGDQUOcyR9w1YCeeZ2ORgLSjqCAaccf8fFmKTUSaL_Pk-mgjDB0eU5wW4LQsQ2xWDzrUNuX-nVColZiluj8IcRD2ebZb26pW_q0KQqVajYsFBZzWnCcJAOSye_c1W4NaUTDtL4AON8sMVeoXllUTaUQOII7/s3978/IMG_4480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="3978" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pL2pVnhLG9ks5N8ibdIOf0SbmVD-_fTtJXGDQUOcyR9w1YCeeZ2ORgLSjqCAaccf8fFmKTUSaL_Pk-mgjDB0eU5wW4LQsQ2xWDzrUNuX-nVColZiluj8IcRD2ebZb26pW_q0KQqVajYsFBZzWnCcJAOSye_c1W4NaUTDtL4AON8sMVeoXllUTaUQOII7/w400-h170/IMG_4480.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Including some Big Bridges over some Big Rivers…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Missouri, the Ohio, and the Tennessee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZBbVTopRCG64R8DuRcKjOMIj4BRGqsT-T63jggD37fbyKdS3c56k-s5NCmBb9hiX4L5drBdyRf-opR44cGCfPh6DHXvi7y-doAjSj0TI5pwetcyzaBd3EvxdX-vZkxDIF388guLeZ0XVbCGphecpC2IEIb1RBsILEAvLgZtT66vDnr4dSg1FYmol6gEg/s4032/IMG_4493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZBbVTopRCG64R8DuRcKjOMIj4BRGqsT-T63jggD37fbyKdS3c56k-s5NCmBb9hiX4L5drBdyRf-opR44cGCfPh6DHXvi7y-doAjSj0TI5pwetcyzaBd3EvxdX-vZkxDIF388guLeZ0XVbCGphecpC2IEIb1RBsILEAvLgZtT66vDnr4dSg1FYmol6gEg/w400-h300/IMG_4493.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being St. Patrick’s Day Weekend,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">naturally we’d take our lunch break in O’Fallon, IL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And naturally, we’d order the Beast Burger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that features Pastrami with the Beef.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGH8SS2Ycrx1WZTqt2MIg8_l6ITUirUX66u4oUvsi9hILSe8eKEUcutVQ6qA7hkEyHvj_RD1_lw_I15ZLdOKA7LeFq5nepxbSJ7nj_xdXP_Sdem-hbeVnK4DqQXxOGPoIE9fuXg0vBllAyDgLP7fDbYjzXQCY6RlJC8PkAnG-EE3LXQD6IBKkY29dPp1a/s3843/IMG_4492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="3843" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGH8SS2Ycrx1WZTqt2MIg8_l6ITUirUX66u4oUvsi9hILSe8eKEUcutVQ6qA7hkEyHvj_RD1_lw_I15ZLdOKA7LeFq5nepxbSJ7nj_xdXP_Sdem-hbeVnK4DqQXxOGPoIE9fuXg0vBllAyDgLP7fDbYjzXQCY6RlJC8PkAnG-EE3LXQD6IBKkY29dPp1a/w400-h300/IMG_4492.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty for me to have a few bites with my side salad.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5Yw7EHmiH5xUzjJk8DsGh4EO8JTmNctiGmHhrzLtfBSyXOAYACwFKjaJEBPARYgkHfM6UcSysxp7B4P-H38iNMnGUMXr9Hm3Oh_iDRf1aFKYX5ScWIAD8lGBnGb0Qh2oGQh4Zkn8q7bnFip9rjITvtp6AoywFvNLq2i2ssLqddXqUWSnsdMRx0ltlpcC/s3754/IMG_4497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="3754" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5Yw7EHmiH5xUzjJk8DsGh4EO8JTmNctiGmHhrzLtfBSyXOAYACwFKjaJEBPARYgkHfM6UcSysxp7B4P-H38iNMnGUMXr9Hm3Oh_iDRf1aFKYX5ScWIAD8lGBnGb0Qh2oGQh4Zkn8q7bnFip9rjITvtp6AoywFvNLq2i2ssLqddXqUWSnsdMRx0ltlpcC/w400-h250/IMG_4497.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 1st Street Grill is located on a quaint little street,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lined with lovely boutiques.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped into Saddleback Chocolate looking for a little dessert.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqadNTVdP_ZGmLARs_9RoHIxfaW44EboiQ2stP5Ca3scVOv7yRK0kUBkIkt2JAGyl04IzUH3VBC96EUvofMmk-mI24puQRzBSt6JXbR9jPMW5VttAa8GIHZELz8HGDiYLJDghAwAr5v6WDFydBWl0esHOd76UWggXPlRa7b11fgHe900o_I1dg2WI1A0c/s4032/IMG_4498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqadNTVdP_ZGmLARs_9RoHIxfaW44EboiQ2stP5Ca3scVOv7yRK0kUBkIkt2JAGyl04IzUH3VBC96EUvofMmk-mI24puQRzBSt6JXbR9jPMW5VttAa8GIHZELz8HGDiYLJDghAwAr5v6WDFydBWl0esHOd76UWggXPlRa7b11fgHe900o_I1dg2WI1A0c/w400-h300/IMG_4498.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and were promptly greeted by Annie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4cF9MqJXXMYAR5ZW1i9HxdPDPtGw48KQd7oYyeBk4odBweKop9XQzN3tf6P9zIPsH81vEpJirzBVqot8EbsgYt2wtnwkvyIIZ-BCQyuBfy2UcJGZr1XM4TTYCfXfGNxFPtDXt3RbxGPuWsbH3FL9G85LsQhyoBsTMEP2sDCF-iLFLNaB_-ElBWEZG-S8/s4032/IMG_4495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4cF9MqJXXMYAR5ZW1i9HxdPDPtGw48KQd7oYyeBk4odBweKop9XQzN3tf6P9zIPsH81vEpJirzBVqot8EbsgYt2wtnwkvyIIZ-BCQyuBfy2UcJGZr1XM4TTYCfXfGNxFPtDXt3RbxGPuWsbH3FL9G85LsQhyoBsTMEP2sDCF-iLFLNaB_-ElBWEZG-S8/w400-h300/IMG_4495.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My choice? The Espresso and Dark Chocolate Truffle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby enjoyed Dark Chocolate with Peanut Butter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27N-eBGjxdXFx1SgsSTyuA8zLL_p0X2k_CBsWsAYHS_M_VkshgSRAkjibBuBGv14ECvfeiZD9Hhv2lylQFpL5eOv6NYA0TcV0DIQzcPIFDyA1NijVB52R3Nb-dp7mzPgZMfm4Iv7cnfRq8-lYT3VPOm9eO-Ma0J1ceJmttRtSsAUlHJGwFBIGmy1g2rpI/s3605/IMG_4481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3605" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27N-eBGjxdXFx1SgsSTyuA8zLL_p0X2k_CBsWsAYHS_M_VkshgSRAkjibBuBGv14ECvfeiZD9Hhv2lylQFpL5eOv6NYA0TcV0DIQzcPIFDyA1NijVB52R3Nb-dp7mzPgZMfm4Iv7cnfRq8-lYT3VPOm9eO-Ma0J1ceJmttRtSsAUlHJGwFBIGmy1g2rpI/w400-h249/IMG_4481.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second I stepped into Fezziwig’s,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I knew that I’d spend too much time browsing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN7sSQbXClmWkfwcwUt4rZqctE2il4EXKMRc2Hoi6OifE9U9qcAiU2UjpsW5WmERRPW02KzA5sBNyzZtxhb7NSvYKckfGCuF0GpditxtTEkKMwSb7cKimZRQlu1yqD-4SoePkLmnzxK6j1997DRvnrvTm9-fVpuCjsRX1cZYoZKw1mH79-99EO1GsWnKB/s4032/IMG_4484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN7sSQbXClmWkfwcwUt4rZqctE2il4EXKMRc2Hoi6OifE9U9qcAiU2UjpsW5WmERRPW02KzA5sBNyzZtxhb7NSvYKckfGCuF0GpditxtTEkKMwSb7cKimZRQlu1yqD-4SoePkLmnzxK6j1997DRvnrvTm9-fVpuCjsRX1cZYoZKw1mH79-99EO1GsWnKB/w400-h300/IMG_4484.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The displays were simply stunning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVrS4mUrFCbC8dP1EJ05DmxkqSBLEshnAarYtCZYL0vwNmCRkEE9G9QTnUY3C2BQHkshneWia7ktKPjA-4mM0N-2oSMdsra0mxcu83lcyi-8Ou5EU2I107oF2lArZY2brUXAXw7rYHxpUP52R7L0zrQsY99mEKsWjVEG-gLzeXuVzy-9cdqR9aM-IhJz7/s4032/IMG_4486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVrS4mUrFCbC8dP1EJ05DmxkqSBLEshnAarYtCZYL0vwNmCRkEE9G9QTnUY3C2BQHkshneWia7ktKPjA-4mM0N-2oSMdsra0mxcu83lcyi-8Ou5EU2I107oF2lArZY2brUXAXw7rYHxpUP52R7L0zrQsY99mEKsWjVEG-gLzeXuVzy-9cdqR9aM-IhJz7/w400-h300/IMG_4486.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were gourmet grocery items and unique kitchen gadgets.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5NrxnOSwskF83tHafJvE_BS22iJ3wLvdeNio6ma7Zd88HPoDHD_Gb_FMVRVz5AXrcvhCaphjvuqad_kFuTSYHiiMO_YKkE3L8MuMTcJzLCpQr2Z-cRBdFXc0SS-xOox7y_N53Nq9qm5Usf9FkxI6hxw3hOyG411O2-qj3BeWnCZFP_oH2CO3bXjOIKU0/s3801/IMG_4487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="3801" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5NrxnOSwskF83tHafJvE_BS22iJ3wLvdeNio6ma7Zd88HPoDHD_Gb_FMVRVz5AXrcvhCaphjvuqad_kFuTSYHiiMO_YKkE3L8MuMTcJzLCpQr2Z-cRBdFXc0SS-xOox7y_N53Nq9qm5Usf9FkxI6hxw3hOyG411O2-qj3BeWnCZFP_oH2CO3bXjOIKU0/w400-h310/IMG_4487.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was fascinated with the Good Hair Day Pasta.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjNXNLi5FPGew6oF7g3yM5u2mgd1Z5e754nEhyphenhyphenuGOJc3kMprA5RstM3oqFBUS1gPkN322Aakrfa9toDjImGsfsvwHkrVNn6KB9fBtHZtR2chOLXlRw160bFoeykDOcKDQZH0Sac0S7xTes33SeQAweNk6LTmwM0pOBhccFKKHo5RPYwIuyqxfK85O_2VK/s4032/IMG_4488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjNXNLi5FPGew6oF7g3yM5u2mgd1Z5e754nEhyphenhyphenuGOJc3kMprA5RstM3oqFBUS1gPkN322Aakrfa9toDjImGsfsvwHkrVNn6KB9fBtHZtR2chOLXlRw160bFoeykDOcKDQZH0Sac0S7xTes33SeQAweNk6LTmwM0pOBhccFKKHo5RPYwIuyqxfK85O_2VK/w400-h300/IMG_4488.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some people are just so creative.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L-7fXfimPJY7SDrrZX0a6eDY4IRsmSaYMCWobSuURwBhty_W9Lq5oaheQYNtTHJrQXrZgbqCTJisiije5uX4s0OR2eVcgQTNxGpr0JyfB0xwQPz_rbtJW309vmwo1cBTVL1p7RhiePtPnOVg9k7FzaTojKKZvlC_J96ECRE_XdzKOkAAHL8EUTehnAFj/s4032/IMG_4489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-L-7fXfimPJY7SDrrZX0a6eDY4IRsmSaYMCWobSuURwBhty_W9Lq5oaheQYNtTHJrQXrZgbqCTJisiije5uX4s0OR2eVcgQTNxGpr0JyfB0xwQPz_rbtJW309vmwo1cBTVL1p7RhiePtPnOVg9k7FzaTojKKZvlC_J96ECRE_XdzKOkAAHL8EUTehnAFj/w300-h400/IMG_4489.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check it out on-line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxohufvmdPGCktam4VEM3gj4ckxQCEhwyKXqTVoDdP-4kChRiV7jwskk8Z51DydrfsumP9gOq83C-lSYGSrppio2_ahWX8D-Gopmizt2Jssjt8U93DiC6Wz8hygbXMHVTHExATpOI9GJ3uxzHOUWdAthyphenhyphenSdDWwl7CiAQurzLK5GjK0jWCdRe1Q3ThKiDhF/s3855/IMG_4490.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3855" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxohufvmdPGCktam4VEM3gj4ckxQCEhwyKXqTVoDdP-4kChRiV7jwskk8Z51DydrfsumP9gOq83C-lSYGSrppio2_ahWX8D-Gopmizt2Jssjt8U93DiC6Wz8hygbXMHVTHExATpOI9GJ3uxzHOUWdAthyphenhyphenSdDWwl7CiAQurzLK5GjK0jWCdRe1Q3ThKiDhF/w400-h300/IMG_4490.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was something for everyone, and I wanted one of everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, since I need nothing, we got out of there with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">only a couple of gifts and a consumable item.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskuOYUk16cIgLj6Xe_EJl48Cfk1gJSuH80W9VEOrW1qNIjDWVyDKefg8hnbMhsTUxF6_dNLCwnCoQeCJfghI1wCKFwslK3yR_Z4F4DELQirVkwJBrYupNaf4om8clAWE1FIY-HN8L-VY6JgJdeLZPI_gZM77n_Ft_-yJE1rgKnS_tBpBtB9GwEYZaMRRc/s3839/IMG_4491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3839" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskuOYUk16cIgLj6Xe_EJl48Cfk1gJSuH80W9VEOrW1qNIjDWVyDKefg8hnbMhsTUxF6_dNLCwnCoQeCJfghI1wCKFwslK3yR_Z4F4DELQirVkwJBrYupNaf4om8clAWE1FIY-HN8L-VY6JgJdeLZPI_gZM77n_Ft_-yJE1rgKnS_tBpBtB9GwEYZaMRRc/w400-h315/IMG_4491.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We could have spent more time, visiting more shops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But this was our mid-day break and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we were only halfway to our end-of-the-day destination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day we’ll be with family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-16239978867643637202024-03-16T11:25:00.002-05:002024-03-16T11:37:29.503-05:00Road Trip ~Day Two ~KC Baby ~Smokestack Tour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w1EiJNZFueKFhNm0cpXYNx8OI8lRNwRP2ScpYDp8JGcUukrTvZKQIS-FmQgxU5Rj8gRNw1Vwb7Lr4VtZaMc8UTc-6bW0gP-x_Zll9gYAS5lFQw2wSsZERcwei_8sS1uVQ0_2uNfkwqXc6NZPwmr-fH911sYLJx0lLxw6G8vHaeEzIi6ZfQDfN8_qPARo/s3573/IMG_4452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="3573" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5w1EiJNZFueKFhNm0cpXYNx8OI8lRNwRP2ScpYDp8JGcUukrTvZKQIS-FmQgxU5Rj8gRNw1Vwb7Lr4VtZaMc8UTc-6bW0gP-x_Zll9gYAS5lFQw2wSsZERcwei_8sS1uVQ0_2uNfkwqXc6NZPwmr-fH911sYLJx0lLxw6G8vHaeEzIi6ZfQDfN8_qPARo/w400-h323/IMG_4452.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We Retired Empty Nesters enjoy a Brewery Tour when we travel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since Hubby brews his own beer, he is familiar with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the different ingredients and the process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have been to seven different Breweries over the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trip we purchased tickets for the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boulevard Brewery Smokestack Tour in Kansas City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3e_6DLpu_kmbQPBQKCWubC7FIP9FaCnzX70bs4sj8WyJzwX6mpxwkIuI7W6Zri8HuJ-2bFnvMlON0xL8Ml70Bji49euyMYZbBNFoI4HUZnCae8AA0nhsvTMklm0Tb3lMrg9Tx4JdvlK8YlENpPAB9jZz5DFXk6gDZ34YtU9xTreU2EuFyDNU7-oLl6Ws/s3789/IMG_4444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="3789" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3e_6DLpu_kmbQPBQKCWubC7FIP9FaCnzX70bs4sj8WyJzwX6mpxwkIuI7W6Zri8HuJ-2bFnvMlON0xL8Ml70Bji49euyMYZbBNFoI4HUZnCae8AA0nhsvTMklm0Tb3lMrg9Tx4JdvlK8YlENpPAB9jZz5DFXk6gDZ34YtU9xTreU2EuFyDNU7-oLl6Ws/w400-h283/IMG_4444.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left Omaha in pouring rain…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtOFg8EEr70Wd3tFZFGn7IuJuWKTVS-rwbS7b8R73CzrsIv23dDgwjdY3wtMg5GahfiLUkSAQUeVaSnT4E15RNjnms3jeoMuKVW2pWRZFOQC_UEyszk-kk3Rm10K_sS7HKWJQEARuXuX7QBXwZtVHkNgjL8uWTefWKNyBc2CFfg4ll4_V49h9lPZyur0c/s4032/IMG_4449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="4032" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtOFg8EEr70Wd3tFZFGn7IuJuWKTVS-rwbS7b8R73CzrsIv23dDgwjdY3wtMg5GahfiLUkSAQUeVaSnT4E15RNjnms3jeoMuKVW2pWRZFOQC_UEyszk-kk3Rm10K_sS7HKWJQEARuXuX7QBXwZtVHkNgjL8uWTefWKNyBc2CFfg4ll4_V49h9lPZyur0c/w400-h275/IMG_4449.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and were welcomed into Kansas City with sunshine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmowPLnSFPhRqsZu9m7xitbeWhizHJFgOQAQRj7HnqHhG9Yz9stT6PtEZ-_Ww2k2UDOH64es12JffJyT9Ht2uRwDC8E66vAIJTi0fVWsZpJcEvIa5x-AUEAoaNrd1jlVaEaY4hPx5tXvybhP-Yvw_UH-RxVT3qT1zIA53c5CRwSG247tOi07eNue8u1Nr/s3545/IMG_4457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="3545" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmowPLnSFPhRqsZu9m7xitbeWhizHJFgOQAQRj7HnqHhG9Yz9stT6PtEZ-_Ww2k2UDOH64es12JffJyT9Ht2uRwDC8E66vAIJTi0fVWsZpJcEvIa5x-AUEAoaNrd1jlVaEaY4hPx5tXvybhP-Yvw_UH-RxVT3qT1zIA53c5CRwSG247tOi07eNue8u1Nr/w400-h289/IMG_4457.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a little extra time before the tour started</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so we visited The Union Station.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdOktT3ECAo9aWZDmxGgusBW_ByA_bRAOK23tVzN6zNkAuq0tzPbPynSSIUOo4CAUY69A2HMyC1QpKuO7u9yH0pPAuKoqRtO2Xh8hAjJaoF2ymdbixa3Rm5goPAyjiB_heCCCzPcupis9wl8V6hCug4Udqto9PTfJQkQbY6BnB1CAxn3ncwBr68WLIg15/s1024/027BEF5B-9483-4385-9364-12D2E79C5392-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdOktT3ECAo9aWZDmxGgusBW_ByA_bRAOK23tVzN6zNkAuq0tzPbPynSSIUOo4CAUY69A2HMyC1QpKuO7u9yH0pPAuKoqRtO2Xh8hAjJaoF2ymdbixa3Rm5goPAyjiB_heCCCzPcupis9wl8V6hCug4Udqto9PTfJQkQbY6BnB1CAxn3ncwBr68WLIg15/w400-h400/027BEF5B-9483-4385-9364-12D2E79C5392-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was worth the mile walk to get there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The interior is stunning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZKBgAM43ZBV92TtTQ_0ybP5_5rvFrN0tsrey11ZWw0E-wRapfbTiNahRZeeh6Nql0FYXejw06eiv1JLMSZAYPG0k_Wqa6rQMnRlQwKeKxBn-0Gn5pfW7_OJudZrhatOrjkPz6gn7q2t4fw8RCvmpdIn1kVXJcHsLaH6GWvV_VBjXbJlvlUKeplAJdLoB/s2305/IMG_5035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="2026" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ZKBgAM43ZBV92TtTQ_0ybP5_5rvFrN0tsrey11ZWw0E-wRapfbTiNahRZeeh6Nql0FYXejw06eiv1JLMSZAYPG0k_Wqa6rQMnRlQwKeKxBn-0Gn5pfW7_OJudZrhatOrjkPz6gn7q2t4fw8RCvmpdIn1kVXJcHsLaH6GWvV_VBjXbJlvlUKeplAJdLoB/w351-h400/IMG_5035.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, we’d like to come back sometime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tec06alFcrFEAW4X2kt5EnLY-h5hKAkHTkyJQupw9mpaBjWpLto4epKchCoWyepHvKJCjSSyfEsnq8WhuZNCEINjtatLOl5DCwXOdYks-Dt45hsVeglGLNSqDfDOWWia8pWkRGPKhZ0aZph471BbbZNg8WvVxeaBN6FD_RRsRRoqfNqKMy7jLFCKoFP7/s3319/IMG_4450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="3319" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tec06alFcrFEAW4X2kt5EnLY-h5hKAkHTkyJQupw9mpaBjWpLto4epKchCoWyepHvKJCjSSyfEsnq8WhuZNCEINjtatLOl5DCwXOdYks-Dt45hsVeglGLNSqDfDOWWia8pWkRGPKhZ0aZph471BbbZNg8WvVxeaBN6FD_RRsRRoqfNqKMy7jLFCKoFP7/w400-h350/IMG_4450.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mile-walk back to Boulevard worked up a little appetite (and thirst)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so we enjoyed a bite and beverage in their Snack Bar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9enQA-905_-o9U6eYWvHp-O1Sp6trS2doYagUDSi4_2GnQza1oE3xth1luTLMYiy88R_dLw5PmHh3Oa4rmBlxLBl_G4td6nkhpJsxHomP43-mTsLum_fljqFFSB0fGI033pAOc3Xjc0blgLTuBKJIZ8Xg_GFxAsue0hkRpfqj3DNoPDaOMUwQaDueeeTF/s1924/IMG_6440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1924" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9enQA-905_-o9U6eYWvHp-O1Sp6trS2doYagUDSi4_2GnQza1oE3xth1luTLMYiy88R_dLw5PmHh3Oa4rmBlxLBl_G4td6nkhpJsxHomP43-mTsLum_fljqFFSB0fGI033pAOc3Xjc0blgLTuBKJIZ8Xg_GFxAsue0hkRpfqj3DNoPDaOMUwQaDueeeTF/w400-h319/IMG_6440.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fresh pour of the Dank 7 Brew as we sat in the Vintage Pub,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while Jake entertained us with history and fun facts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about the family, prohibition, and the brewery.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZbyjghKk38gCxeA5mcVWHLOTvbvKuBYv665iZyiCUI6suf0Xw9givKuKyIhVM7IZG2jZCPsG4ziMlxWCAdo9CbEETNIHnaQn3KI439M-lYd-esDSgxFGWxH8L9Q_qPF1CFlpM8Qdk6J6crgrotH9a9VgfgphthCmjNV-4DFwmukBeWKJy-TNejW3RK_1/s3178/IMG_4461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="3178" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZbyjghKk38gCxeA5mcVWHLOTvbvKuBYv665iZyiCUI6suf0Xw9givKuKyIhVM7IZG2jZCPsG4ziMlxWCAdo9CbEETNIHnaQn3KI439M-lYd-esDSgxFGWxH8L9Q_qPF1CFlpM8Qdk6J6crgrotH9a9VgfgphthCmjNV-4DFwmukBeWKJy-TNejW3RK_1/w400-h264/IMG_4461.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our tour guide, Danielle, took turns with Jake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to talk ingredients and process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We visited three different buildings on their campus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3tduiYIJ01Cef2kcS9W0Tnr8bFpcoXfFVeHlBIftLI5siLmMYtB8RuPmU5nYD6DrqQlLjSZRWIvR-fuPmIFWmoyHEUlfLhwsfBo6YVuzcgK1Ij7frqIa5LdGpailtExIlXIMM08tsARW5Pdep1adBVXh2wZD4OShfX9gVcUbuaqxS2qLvEb1vUC0Ubt2/s1024/37FD3440-5B67-425A-8E71-4003DBEC3023-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3tduiYIJ01Cef2kcS9W0Tnr8bFpcoXfFVeHlBIftLI5siLmMYtB8RuPmU5nYD6DrqQlLjSZRWIvR-fuPmIFWmoyHEUlfLhwsfBo6YVuzcgK1Ij7frqIa5LdGpailtExIlXIMM08tsARW5Pdep1adBVXh2wZD4OShfX9gVcUbuaqxS2qLvEb1vUC0Ubt2/w400-h400/37FD3440-5B67-425A-8E71-4003DBEC3023-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkiDmE2PijDtQVH2lbwZX975q-4g3MZXxDicaIxiGBMo7IvbiRm8m_tYdEm7fvKElB1BISEkjOaPQ8KrUvSKOVr2bRBd7gURgv9Gjta5ja0bX7wi9SFew8qGRrm7o_g6_2nw0HKfYZwt_lgNqa06XRJRN_XLEeFDUc4uepq2sD2flrlRUCGekBPUgXYZh/s4032/IMG_4463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkiDmE2PijDtQVH2lbwZX975q-4g3MZXxDicaIxiGBMo7IvbiRm8m_tYdEm7fvKElB1BISEkjOaPQ8KrUvSKOVr2bRBd7gURgv9Gjta5ja0bX7wi9SFew8qGRrm7o_g6_2nw0HKfYZwt_lgNqa06XRJRN_XLEeFDUc4uepq2sD2flrlRUCGekBPUgXYZh/w400-h300/IMG_4463.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last stop was the Third Floor Roof Deck to appreciate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the view of the Boulevard Campus and the City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jake referred to it as “Selfie Point”</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PPhlrBPCAuS_HrIGQU5zkWYewrQXMGPPvJG0ifws3Sf8lHCTaH6k8yYlLB3W3xiFVlwdMjtjMxQqfOZ_1JMdH_3uHPPOdCfJMm_RUametS2paYe33PAxHIrWQAHiFMKfs7YuIz8Tyyn8v1FT7crNrVymiPfHMVtf6V9LIs0h40jJuecD8tLagRbpvyyn/s4032/IMG_4466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PPhlrBPCAuS_HrIGQU5zkWYewrQXMGPPvJG0ifws3Sf8lHCTaH6k8yYlLB3W3xiFVlwdMjtjMxQqfOZ_1JMdH_3uHPPOdCfJMm_RUametS2paYe33PAxHIrWQAHiFMKfs7YuIz8Tyyn8v1FT7crNrVymiPfHMVtf6V9LIs0h40jJuecD8tLagRbpvyyn/w400-h266/IMG_4466.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a beautiful day and a beautiful view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7TujfMPdWJsQSufVmy1zldZFLQ_EODu-IZ6f9iRKxuiZkN9GTWbXaPR1Wi2GMtXM6E3YraqF7Ah9KAr206R_ALhj5XhJc9RPuOTpor_1eY8muRxHrfEpx78sUFEJ5hys3wVXrKnovWPOIUeV4w1pBPLIJ8_ITUcYIpmva7UwqAW8r2UVWpl9dvARCjbX/s4032/IMG_4469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7TujfMPdWJsQSufVmy1zldZFLQ_EODu-IZ6f9iRKxuiZkN9GTWbXaPR1Wi2GMtXM6E3YraqF7Ah9KAr206R_ALhj5XhJc9RPuOTpor_1eY8muRxHrfEpx78sUFEJ5hys3wVXrKnovWPOIUeV4w1pBPLIJ8_ITUcYIpmva7UwqAW8r2UVWpl9dvARCjbX/w400-h300/IMG_4469.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now my favorite part of the experience…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Food and Beer Pairing Tasting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From left to right:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*The Dank 7, a Belgian Style IPA with Smoked Salmon Spread</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> on Rye Toast, topped with Arugula</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*The Pale Ale, an American Pale Ale with a skewer of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thinly sliced Cervelat and a cube of Aged Sharp Cheddar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*The Unfiltered Wheat Beer, a hazy American Classic,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with Kansas City Style BBQ Rib Tips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*The Whiskey Barrel Stout, a Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a Chocolate Chip Cookie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC53unHtNyFrajKxuKCDtRlZbIUnOSsWElWDnGSUp-H04NtQfk1y62kGSMs5bosgmgNQ4_5grNq42UY6Q12AGqM_6UxzXjBHckPm96bXPRRluFqtE9y7d8Hsbb6XORQ28sC59lttp9TbrFXdFcoaYUV46t0x4xGoqYEdNp77dKMSoQZryTtscRYO7jMvVq/s4032/IMG_4470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2871" data-original-width="4032" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC53unHtNyFrajKxuKCDtRlZbIUnOSsWElWDnGSUp-H04NtQfk1y62kGSMs5bosgmgNQ4_5grNq42UY6Q12AGqM_6UxzXjBHckPm96bXPRRluFqtE9y7d8Hsbb6XORQ28sC59lttp9TbrFXdFcoaYUV46t0x4xGoqYEdNp77dKMSoQZryTtscRYO7jMvVq/w400-h285/IMG_4470.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect ending to a great day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Boulevard, Jake and Danielle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Kansas City.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take Care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-37330439509098057432024-03-14T10:07:00.002-05:002024-03-14T10:34:34.932-05:00On the Road Again ~How it Started ~Burger Battle Begins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9fqEnqnN7SwYslMYLfMbFBDK6AeGpX6h-s74z7_93Rs1KmCxyCXeq0nOmnLPv0sr2uq2SnBRcBt99dV7LwfxjLhyVnu6XupNHaYCrIWDKkxdjcd_0-S-MNZVj4uk2YwzZBzAwx2Ur2IrvaujgaKGEq6n4uX6lv8MSYRQXNUSmFutsy51R8S3kCxxieYL/s3802/IMG_4428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3802" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9fqEnqnN7SwYslMYLfMbFBDK6AeGpX6h-s74z7_93Rs1KmCxyCXeq0nOmnLPv0sr2uq2SnBRcBt99dV7LwfxjLhyVnu6XupNHaYCrIWDKkxdjcd_0-S-MNZVj4uk2YwzZBzAwx2Ur2IrvaujgaKGEq6n4uX6lv8MSYRQXNUSmFutsy51R8S3kCxxieYL/w400-h318/IMG_4428.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s time for our annual Spring Break trip to visit family.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H4_HyJdgy7atA9PzFi25K9qcTwumDUPX-Sg9J20PjF161QMtYCB81hI08DzJGV6bUlZ0Dp1mi_h9UqfIgHUXuPsiwtL9sTh8osKk1FKzg416OyoXZ7Ww8hgdnZcpUt4NwQljNeX1VTFEKboVUyxxd7rs4O6Cf46aZENSrO1KMlUFDPb4LbpGo5PhBM4x/s4032/IMG_4408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H4_HyJdgy7atA9PzFi25K9qcTwumDUPX-Sg9J20PjF161QMtYCB81hI08DzJGV6bUlZ0Dp1mi_h9UqfIgHUXuPsiwtL9sTh8osKk1FKzg416OyoXZ7Ww8hgdnZcpUt4NwQljNeX1VTFEKboVUyxxd7rs4O6Cf46aZENSrO1KMlUFDPb4LbpGo5PhBM4x/w400-h300/IMG_4408.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After her hospital stay and four doses of an antibiotic,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie seems more like herself…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and all packed up to stay with Great Grandma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUSXngq5Owcqo8fC5kSMAx8YWfTR6QHGXzK60pX5WCl-rVD229tpHkp9nYUyNDgR-TYujdmCP0tODnCYlGkUTG5vJPG9ghL_G6OwR540vjfcF9nTnG-gYqB4OAQnBgT0zm0bZG7OZHHZanRYJvB-2IvGXxi3tPcGiUfa7LELfgyE9uOM0u0Uw3Xcd1-3Z/s3834/IMG_4427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="3834" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUSXngq5Owcqo8fC5kSMAx8YWfTR6QHGXzK60pX5WCl-rVD229tpHkp9nYUyNDgR-TYujdmCP0tODnCYlGkUTG5vJPG9ghL_G6OwR540vjfcF9nTnG-gYqB4OAQnBgT0zm0bZG7OZHHZanRYJvB-2IvGXxi3tPcGiUfa7LELfgyE9uOM0u0Uw3Xcd1-3Z/w400-h283/IMG_4427.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a bit gloomy when we left,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, do you remember how our trip started last year?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2gbm1SXLimwGZEMsMo0V9VEo-8xYvkTHa4sEVhWN1YOMpFfMzdHGR4e_0yRhyO7rPe6CcjnQRe6UMoIYfDj_NaxR0mzPOZZuNyIgGuKiv-133IWZUir-M2Ai88GD4jdQNrHSVH-eK23XcSsi_p4BxkhbARPNBPz5czPlOAWL1yEVSkhzKxIawaOdR4bK/s2732/IMG_6435.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2gbm1SXLimwGZEMsMo0V9VEo-8xYvkTHa4sEVhWN1YOMpFfMzdHGR4e_0yRhyO7rPe6CcjnQRe6UMoIYfDj_NaxR0mzPOZZuNyIgGuKiv-133IWZUir-M2Ai88GD4jdQNrHSVH-eK23XcSsi_p4BxkhbARPNBPz5czPlOAWL1yEVSkhzKxIawaOdR4bK/w400-h300/IMG_6435.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We left town in a blizzard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Coincidence…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it looks like we both are wearing the same clothes, haha 😛 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVar2JEjbB040Ir20ABLIWGoJjK2Sr2fk5eh32sKS513oRhG9HRrLNzcNaKAmjAfzKrkW8jyBvjf17vbZPONqCnu6NFqSdBACI60Ln7tA-ThfedvHMfHLdLcJkGsO0iHtqJ_sDQ-1ZcOc8PMtKmoLZn3lEPR0Cg2iefHSzMpHF50ZZsPxfjscvYqqVg5j2/s4032/IMG_4429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVar2JEjbB040Ir20ABLIWGoJjK2Sr2fk5eh32sKS513oRhG9HRrLNzcNaKAmjAfzKrkW8jyBvjf17vbZPONqCnu6NFqSdBACI60Ln7tA-ThfedvHMfHLdLcJkGsO0iHtqJ_sDQ-1ZcOc8PMtKmoLZn3lEPR0Cg2iefHSzMpHF50ZZsPxfjscvYqqVg5j2/w400-h300/IMG_4429.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, Hubby’s Burger Battle has begun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Sioux Falls, the Taphouse 41 set the bar high.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY85EOgVKFabFnWOHye6NblkRoCpb0EnLxG8GzFLsQe_b1oMNYYCVP4Vob4E5YFVGnoz3Vd5H194uVjAH08dT4VTRyjx4XtSXs12YE3wA_YIy-_LKBjIl-Im2efzd154BhYmYWszXLz-WMY71-t-LSZzB7dPL-pOp1qTc2VOsYrmaqHGHk4-JZb1Uchan/s2627/IMG_4434.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2627" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjY85EOgVKFabFnWOHye6NblkRoCpb0EnLxG8GzFLsQe_b1oMNYYCVP4Vob4E5YFVGnoz3Vd5H194uVjAH08dT4VTRyjx4XtSXs12YE3wA_YIy-_LKBjIl-Im2efzd154BhYmYWszXLz-WMY71-t-LSZzB7dPL-pOp1qTc2VOsYrmaqHGHk4-JZb1Uchan/w400-h190/IMG_4434.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby ordered that Mushroom Burger,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it will be hard to beat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus, Duck Fat Fries are crispy and full of flavor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_vQTlV50y375G7P8bfsuASAk5kqk7T2eGzaSnmYth5J5ULKvRsioSl3rDsRNGyrcFYQfoiuo5ALXv9HRBTQauzdz9G5Vo_a6K1eWHV9T4sCWlLkMKhK2IN6gdefUSgoB0aIl3iVxvlbJANAqdr-d3pGjt_sx_EDQ4qKsSqvBc9a68OiXlUvRHWHOtp5u/s3192/IMG_4430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="3192" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_vQTlV50y375G7P8bfsuASAk5kqk7T2eGzaSnmYth5J5ULKvRsioSl3rDsRNGyrcFYQfoiuo5ALXv9HRBTQauzdz9G5Vo_a6K1eWHV9T4sCWlLkMKhK2IN6gdefUSgoB0aIl3iVxvlbJANAqdr-d3pGjt_sx_EDQ4qKsSqvBc9a68OiXlUvRHWHOtp5u/w400-h361/IMG_4430.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out my little salad…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pdlxbJy5Edv8FyI6T366RqAW2DGhUEfyrha2kMDKbLRUrRnYBLeOk0bluEQxm9PhbAzP9-ruZZu8prhoJavmN6czI8IZdt6fbpgn7MFkxzCzO_0ZUe4MUOgaXou9kn1qJ9C5c4E2llwB5_6624C5Fg7gVAdexmJB3DGDsm0KZvFqQV3ctTekZwBZWmFq/s3836/IMG_4433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="3836" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pdlxbJy5Edv8FyI6T366RqAW2DGhUEfyrha2kMDKbLRUrRnYBLeOk0bluEQxm9PhbAzP9-ruZZu8prhoJavmN6czI8IZdt6fbpgn7MFkxzCzO_0ZUe4MUOgaXou9kn1qJ9C5c4E2llwB5_6624C5Fg7gVAdexmJB3DGDsm0KZvFqQV3ctTekZwBZWmFq/w400-h271/IMG_4433.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Petit Strawberry Spinach,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect blend of Salty and Sweet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6UnkSTh5CClgP8QnFOZ8hWRSTEFBTNxDajnOiNCUW6UkDmXqTFDgkPqLySy1OvfJpq2i0mB462Lu1yvsmNLijongKjI-sYe50_kJ7vlK1-pHwrFrl3OwIeDudqv_LbQdcDpEImQx9ch3-j8M4tf6lEKqMNIvyO9a8n80Ank6gqouCO894jqr1ZZit3G0/s3342/IMG_4431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="3342" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6UnkSTh5CClgP8QnFOZ8hWRSTEFBTNxDajnOiNCUW6UkDmXqTFDgkPqLySy1OvfJpq2i0mB462Lu1yvsmNLijongKjI-sYe50_kJ7vlK1-pHwrFrl3OwIeDudqv_LbQdcDpEImQx9ch3-j8M4tf6lEKqMNIvyO9a8n80Ank6gqouCO894jqr1ZZit3G0/w400-h291/IMG_4431.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Taphouse 41 is all about Burgers, Beer, and Bourbon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a creative display, and no,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we did not have any bourbon for lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUU5Auey6aMRUwHrR0PMKYHsusZedM2PcGuahgalY9VJ5RQ0pIrWqqVRuFjrod8jANctZyrZDuXHT-8fiBtUW4aQtkyVPhveQkPEHualDPu765QO1jW0qbdMPXW9RTCpSPZyWqCWVC8uW_6X0TwKkXasB3ypR7OJbRCVwvM_d0BvC2xl_BX7cw249IuR9/s3564/IMG_4438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="3564" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikUU5Auey6aMRUwHrR0PMKYHsusZedM2PcGuahgalY9VJ5RQ0pIrWqqVRuFjrod8jANctZyrZDuXHT-8fiBtUW4aQtkyVPhveQkPEHualDPu765QO1jW0qbdMPXW9RTCpSPZyWqCWVC8uW_6X0TwKkXasB3ypR7OJbRCVwvM_d0BvC2xl_BX7cw249IuR9/w400-h243/IMG_4438.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We set foot in three states on the First Day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_y9eKn0PGL21GpWMczYQYPgvAQu1FmUeYPJ4MNV13zF3pcftQRhgOu6vf3syH8oz1AHfu3b-wNqQ6j8t4JBKlaff90f-gXRxT3GjpvjisaLtbblAJmZpDHbcyoNj2IfeKAnHrKCoOR8njF3lWXtEc9q31jYYAwNUyspv5AVbwTf-celxhuNFfnfkrbV7/s3482/IMG_4441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3482" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_y9eKn0PGL21GpWMczYQYPgvAQu1FmUeYPJ4MNV13zF3pcftQRhgOu6vf3syH8oz1AHfu3b-wNqQ6j8t4JBKlaff90f-gXRxT3GjpvjisaLtbblAJmZpDHbcyoNj2IfeKAnHrKCoOR8njF3lWXtEc9q31jYYAwNUyspv5AVbwTf-celxhuNFfnfkrbV7/w400-h348/IMG_4441.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried to find some creative inspiration on Pinterest…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Without a whole lotta luck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS5JlT-oyPyDfCdrJEKOKeZdxeNEqInEw0fLcWPm9Fe8FAM_z3wGqvEUF6fn04lo7t8kSvDSLcjFlAX0KxpeRlB0xfdRCvXcMyAx3vCOfSCFK9tv2yy5h4-BWJSOpmtS-qfesBe_UIV53cf_U_OhgtiJ1HyZfF5U6s8_CB7ih-DEw2-53PyCP8hSaYZ4U/s1043/IMG_6438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1043" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLS5JlT-oyPyDfCdrJEKOKeZdxeNEqInEw0fLcWPm9Fe8FAM_z3wGqvEUF6fn04lo7t8kSvDSLcjFlAX0KxpeRlB0xfdRCvXcMyAx3vCOfSCFK9tv2yy5h4-BWJSOpmtS-qfesBe_UIV53cf_U_OhgtiJ1HyZfF5U6s8_CB7ih-DEw2-53PyCP8hSaYZ4U/w400-h258/IMG_6438.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Google image)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had hoped to spend our evening in the Old Market Historical District,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Browsing shops and sharing an appetizer,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but we weren’t in the mood to fight the traffic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> between the hotel and downtown area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE0bbZTF63epA5MDb4rYJdOVEp6Xqt7xY4ou8K1BVBkVaLy8XLCiauQ5z8JJyC0-csrIPvXaukBKDd3-XZ8-BsIihgXEFQKk8X-yr4DfNhzI44fcjSlZFiaAJ6KEJBkQEhvCw-rQL7r2wBHLF-OPo41Zr-cVA2QDb93j2UoYzTVOq2-FwyHgf8tgpQDLO/s3939/IMG_4443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3939" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWE0bbZTF63epA5MDb4rYJdOVEp6Xqt7xY4ou8K1BVBkVaLy8XLCiauQ5z8JJyC0-csrIPvXaukBKDd3-XZ8-BsIihgXEFQKk8X-yr4DfNhzI44fcjSlZFiaAJ6KEJBkQEhvCw-rQL7r2wBHLF-OPo41Zr-cVA2QDb93j2UoYzTVOq2-FwyHgf8tgpQDLO/w400-h308/IMG_4443.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead, we enjoyed the evening at Winchester Grill,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A neighborhood dive bar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out the Stage for Karaoke…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We got out of there, just in time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg069HToyXCHehNXAz9wfmwGmu3cUn8RLoEmZZUEv27NeAExrAvKbjrECWMlTuTQw8cp1yFlDnCUaYsjJAVSEC6CbBX9WCQ4sp7fGTZD6adAPzavEEd_ayrz9lmht6N5Szy4AWTr2oCan45yRMuhTOlJKF43s9sNmlQAEdllK9RGmlEzgkQ8NIZ2Gw4ONEJ/s2402/IMG_4424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="1643" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg069HToyXCHehNXAz9wfmwGmu3cUn8RLoEmZZUEv27NeAExrAvKbjrECWMlTuTQw8cp1yFlDnCUaYsjJAVSEC6CbBX9WCQ4sp7fGTZD6adAPzavEEd_ayrz9lmht6N5Szy4AWTr2oCan45yRMuhTOlJKF43s9sNmlQAEdllK9RGmlEzgkQ8NIZ2Gw4ONEJ/w274-h400/IMG_4424.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile at Great Grandma’s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-49289537542698760522024-03-13T06:36:00.007-05:002024-03-13T06:36:57.964-05:00Happy Happy Birthday, Dear Emily<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3XlCipmeDp_ug5WXC2VGbPTlKL0Uz_I1_j6QtnwabQv8FQKU4vX5_P8t08UAf73v0mnnIjKjDyKAzqGy1m3vCxtNiPPB9z8wnAhEavGO6ehbeBBTSuRvS_pVzoK5b7ufN_6ezfqASGt4HQGytYx_BWC4En0OrEP4Ntxogd-qgX5y5xVhzMSvKNrgu-nA/s2732/IMG_6431.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3XlCipmeDp_ug5WXC2VGbPTlKL0Uz_I1_j6QtnwabQv8FQKU4vX5_P8t08UAf73v0mnnIjKjDyKAzqGy1m3vCxtNiPPB9z8wnAhEavGO6ehbeBBTSuRvS_pVzoK5b7ufN_6ezfqASGt4HQGytYx_BWC4En0OrEP4Ntxogd-qgX5y5xVhzMSvKNrgu-nA/w400-h300/IMG_6431.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is a wonderful wife and mother, our daughter, a caring sister,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">niece, and granddaughter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She enjoys being an aunt and is a good friend.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdF3iCvkXgwdUPdKSGXzizZ67fIC01csrhwpsE0UxEdABo4WaAplQ0boOExUXvETHrzWyNnM9IXvZks8Zo016N583uNOagb2fh76cFiZAHq_O0uMVGy_SpJkteOqV706iGZkrR45JIYBl0neGZcIkzArCeuyQntDvrFo0N-wvZAIDhZA9Bir48ccAqzCU/s3695/IMG_4419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="3695" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdF3iCvkXgwdUPdKSGXzizZ67fIC01csrhwpsE0UxEdABo4WaAplQ0boOExUXvETHrzWyNnM9IXvZks8Zo016N583uNOagb2fh76cFiZAHq_O0uMVGy_SpJkteOqV706iGZkrR45JIYBl0neGZcIkzArCeuyQntDvrFo0N-wvZAIDhZA9Bir48ccAqzCU/w400-h290/IMG_4419.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best wishes for a fabulous day celebrating with family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We look forward to seeing y’all soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-54858949676587368872024-03-06T11:47:00.002-06:002024-03-06T11:49:24.724-06:00It’s Been a Week ~Here’s What Happening in our Neck of the Woods ~Sewing Studio ~Hubby’s Woodshop ~Good Food ~Furry Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM6-qB8Dq95_7dYyNF2IoZrkt24PtFJoRzq7gRfNxiFMGtK45g-ysWn2XoFgdBZ5yb7WyxXOZYH9ys42ugTmPh7Fx1VtvKqZ1SNtv0evJ4tfDT8e_llCFWizELlGmweDMxFrzMBGOH76m3lXqVoWTnhb_mBCJiHliCU_17O4FJnkA3odrrj6liuURyebV/s4032/IMG_4370.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilM6-qB8Dq95_7dYyNF2IoZrkt24PtFJoRzq7gRfNxiFMGtK45g-ysWn2XoFgdBZ5yb7WyxXOZYH9ys42ugTmPh7Fx1VtvKqZ1SNtv0evJ4tfDT8e_llCFWizELlGmweDMxFrzMBGOH76m3lXqVoWTnhb_mBCJiHliCU_17O4FJnkA3odrrj6liuURyebV/w400-h300/IMG_4370.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie reports that it is a good day…it has been a good week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did set a record high temperature, and then had snow the next day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsntx9EKXg5hKtA35Ct_r64UURAosdCI1SPc_t21IPEgP68G4wxrdNzQ9472ilZNlclF1ReiHcBZ7cywSQjj6f7kzcf1HiEM5BZ9dA_jGdmnSxyU5gTbCODapuuyCXDYzuWoSFrvDNBodnC9x6yzG_pQ33aqRNM7hpp6LfBz00sS7wbJpMTDmBocTSImcJ/s4032/IMG_4369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsntx9EKXg5hKtA35Ct_r64UURAosdCI1SPc_t21IPEgP68G4wxrdNzQ9472ilZNlclF1ReiHcBZ7cywSQjj6f7kzcf1HiEM5BZ9dA_jGdmnSxyU5gTbCODapuuyCXDYzuWoSFrvDNBodnC9x6yzG_pQ33aqRNM7hpp6LfBz00sS7wbJpMTDmBocTSImcJ/w400-h300/IMG_4369.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trudie the Troublemaker is finished and ready for her forever home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adopt her, if you dare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did create another batch of Wooden Hearts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Give a gift that says “I love you”…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not just on Valentine’s Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxM-4ByILY8LmsgtOvVet7gV-EOIg4pzL8kElK5DtfA4xB_29GN59EjKyGR_15ZYuzAk8Bnz99aphK0JjT67Lcl5_r-XQxUgublUC_oZchI2MOSQVbM_MeLtXbQUxj3oF-9vLiIrz5Hq4-UAF_hzQD04oBCJ02RFWD9A9FPjy2ZiShPKtWdh2_hrAzxdwd/s3353/IMG_4378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="3353" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxM-4ByILY8LmsgtOvVet7gV-EOIg4pzL8kElK5DtfA4xB_29GN59EjKyGR_15ZYuzAk8Bnz99aphK0JjT67Lcl5_r-XQxUgublUC_oZchI2MOSQVbM_MeLtXbQUxj3oF-9vLiIrz5Hq4-UAF_hzQD04oBCJ02RFWD9A9FPjy2ZiShPKtWdh2_hrAzxdwd/w400-h343/IMG_4378.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the Woodshop, Hubby experimented with this new Green Stain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do y’all think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ooA0j1JB7y6UT705C4Z_JUWV2jPG0ijZSnbRIgCZf_4wBpER_oXwLjLBaJGOQSmsDYT99zGHAzrSA0El2e_zLyzSOal5NNsvs3bwyYR8NZOxcqqfbpaCrHnVQTqZ-vj19F7lEZ0A8f_makMSQihdsirNwz6jAXZkY8WP9bmyl-FP1n1-IWrL_Pe7wODK/s4032/IMG_4367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ooA0j1JB7y6UT705C4Z_JUWV2jPG0ijZSnbRIgCZf_4wBpER_oXwLjLBaJGOQSmsDYT99zGHAzrSA0El2e_zLyzSOal5NNsvs3bwyYR8NZOxcqqfbpaCrHnVQTqZ-vj19F7lEZ0A8f_makMSQihdsirNwz6jAXZkY8WP9bmyl-FP1n1-IWrL_Pe7wODK/w400-h300/IMG_4367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are working on Stars…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnPUAd2FT_rC-LdtKCfpRgEXQISFyfhcFOT1yQLpi9F1g_zs50sabbRpz0MKtNb3EcXbqR22YQ5ZQDRq5-9MRK_scg24amknpw6qfqmauuvUYYAzHgmcH7SdWbUXsqPZY0tBdbN85pflB1mllGFpq9Bwij7rGlGYIya-mRPPx9gUeW1RWnqSn0xde-KH8/s4032/IMG_4368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2243" data-original-width="4032" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnPUAd2FT_rC-LdtKCfpRgEXQISFyfhcFOT1yQLpi9F1g_zs50sabbRpz0MKtNb3EcXbqR22YQ5ZQDRq5-9MRK_scg24amknpw6qfqmauuvUYYAzHgmcH7SdWbUXsqPZY0tBdbN85pflB1mllGFpq9Bwij7rGlGYIya-mRPPx9gUeW1RWnqSn0xde-KH8/w400-h223/IMG_4368.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and Stripes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">God Bless America 🇺🇸 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGCuXsgzoWuMYFVBijvCPc4UzJBj7HTSu8Y1ma0_SrEjYBdyloOCk3DeVuCY2plOI8wQDWnzUgGhlGdrL4coKYCTp5y1kp0VfYiC51R_1D-Y7kv_nMMrSCbsCG9aJ1J9wRxO51OkS37l8y5FmCphLMRcA4zEpjLJRyUDZ67UOZoQ1MtogF5vv8n0q80iN/s2757/IMG_4355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="2757" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGCuXsgzoWuMYFVBijvCPc4UzJBj7HTSu8Y1ma0_SrEjYBdyloOCk3DeVuCY2plOI8wQDWnzUgGhlGdrL4coKYCTp5y1kp0VfYiC51R_1D-Y7kv_nMMrSCbsCG9aJ1J9wRxO51OkS37l8y5FmCphLMRcA4zEpjLJRyUDZ67UOZoQ1MtogF5vv8n0q80iN/w400-h368/IMG_4355.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby and his sister took their mother to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her appointments at the Sanford Heart Hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her test results were favorable and she is a candidate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the Valve Replacement Procedure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stayed home to look after our houses, collect the mail,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and care for our cats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susie says Hi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1wFrG7tAEmgaU4_-aXuv2NUbwsnXXrzdo-ZPFCOiB2xWaHxtq-LnJQRenOFInl9HuTWTv0dYpEnokX_EYr_HF4bz_i5J7rlxWK4x_K3IHZjF7JzV48Kx7RKFercSMLkhh11VRXyKsa0Ap0j57fhLOphFbh8gIIS1m1pl_Ybq4geqoQTutAE8KMnOdM3c/s3561/IMG_4356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3561" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1wFrG7tAEmgaU4_-aXuv2NUbwsnXXrzdo-ZPFCOiB2xWaHxtq-LnJQRenOFInl9HuTWTv0dYpEnokX_EYr_HF4bz_i5J7rlxWK4x_K3IHZjF7JzV48Kx7RKFercSMLkhh11VRXyKsa0Ap0j57fhLOphFbh8gIIS1m1pl_Ybq4geqoQTutAE8KMnOdM3c/w400-h340/IMG_4356.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It still feels like Soup Weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried a new recipe for Black Bean Chili.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EMCNRDz7qoMsThCXg_KQHZAPZd8dQ0ErMnzQd8JA7fkUlsnP0FzDmRnzfg7EJ63FJiUWBBvnM8J7bQ3WYG-3w8bRoTolSPisGJVU0UUgS_BDtSe-UIKtAdJhDVyWS-aKH1Ih2I6Ms82x_yym5bu0RcBPRVbdaJgn19Rg5d6Yn-eKqrqrw9puiOgMeFPC/s3974/IMG_4379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="3974" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EMCNRDz7qoMsThCXg_KQHZAPZd8dQ0ErMnzQd8JA7fkUlsnP0FzDmRnzfg7EJ63FJiUWBBvnM8J7bQ3WYG-3w8bRoTolSPisGJVU0UUgS_BDtSe-UIKtAdJhDVyWS-aKH1Ih2I6Ms82x_yym5bu0RcBPRVbdaJgn19Rg5d6Yn-eKqrqrw9puiOgMeFPC/w400-h264/IMG_4379.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of food…look closely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These carrots are not edible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is this week’s collaboration between</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby’s lathe and my Worktable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ready for listing in my Tins and Treasures Etsy Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Best Wishes for a Wonderful Wednesday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Find something that brings you JOY.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-35470644993259493252024-02-27T01:11:00.003-06:002024-02-27T01:21:44.077-06:00Where the Weekend Went ~Good Food, Great Music, and Special Friends ~A Sweet Reunion, Indeed<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0GZMFImr0xRhRtPkSSRujkdtxSNS171xBeEsCCZdwR0xZYLWJUYKELDjDKLe573Na8l-ZVAgzx-GPNf9vzSYEMHlg_NYV2xSvgE5C-o6iaGrkXLD_GEYnxypv6H9iw4UvSUF0aFxiBlzIaGRNVWeqk2GL2L7Qy7aGafAghnx9azccNIkdVLeL5GkdNUB/s3495/IMG_3759.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="3495" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0GZMFImr0xRhRtPkSSRujkdtxSNS171xBeEsCCZdwR0xZYLWJUYKELDjDKLe573Na8l-ZVAgzx-GPNf9vzSYEMHlg_NYV2xSvgE5C-o6iaGrkXLD_GEYnxypv6H9iw4UvSUF0aFxiBlzIaGRNVWeqk2GL2L7Qy7aGafAghnx9azccNIkdVLeL5GkdNUB/w400-h290/IMG_3759.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a Saturday to cure our Winter Doldrums.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There’s nothing better than spending an evening with good friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and there’s not much better than ending an evening with Chocolate Martinis.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWiWkXTFRh6Z2_5GSYtrHhskjepYUR2HpMzDJ3spN8xy81axOX0NTqEix6wZDSo0OeQuq974BPEOvVNyVaYQ6YkhWqvDQutFpl_g171t4SkCdDYYtsgUOz-kX9s3oyfYKnCtBV8-pm9w9CLSwfO7ZKPOq5O87MF-VjSq999OPoPgTjOo0m56VOdINuAKx/s1516/IMG_6400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1516" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWiWkXTFRh6Z2_5GSYtrHhskjepYUR2HpMzDJ3spN8xy81axOX0NTqEix6wZDSo0OeQuq974BPEOvVNyVaYQ6YkhWqvDQutFpl_g171t4SkCdDYYtsgUOz-kX9s3oyfYKnCtBV8-pm9w9CLSwfO7ZKPOq5O87MF-VjSq999OPoPgTjOo0m56VOdINuAKx/w400-h228/IMG_6400.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It all started here, at the Roma Ristorante Italiano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Wendy, for reserving a table for our group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXiaZSrvOWNy0VvNs9lSdSwhSdxV-9B27l9KUNAHfozBR63B3zYrKaPCmliCDQOoAe5wj6RAHrdSPF5FGHPgxqeuvHBM5re_JLiBWaE8aN5zAYVLdQSR9EgHuM7iLuTP0ZjLNno7UEzWl8VFb1kyvBUSUFIZmDLCJ3J-xN6YU8bEGz4INqPuXosmMB7YR/s2731/IMG_6399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2731" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXiaZSrvOWNy0VvNs9lSdSwhSdxV-9B27l9KUNAHfozBR63B3zYrKaPCmliCDQOoAe5wj6RAHrdSPF5FGHPgxqeuvHBM5re_JLiBWaE8aN5zAYVLdQSR9EgHuM7iLuTP0ZjLNno7UEzWl8VFb1kyvBUSUFIZmDLCJ3J-xN6YU8bEGz4INqPuXosmMB7YR/w400-h228/IMG_6399.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all ordered something different,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And most of us licked the platter clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIuDtwxqw8OJsIUlr6IWo-uB3JvS4njsezK-Rfme6WhbK9QK1zq27A01VYlz88uT9nOQ7GH30WpNqio7nT65-sd-EVrdqCaziNx3ChKsHALI-iVAVkJqbBBREkXCnxczASVZ0_0AFQx019u7i6AXueIQuPOekM4yH_m1uMH9JlQ33rsJXUVo-IbtXX5dj/s2977/IMG_4344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="2977" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIuDtwxqw8OJsIUlr6IWo-uB3JvS4njsezK-Rfme6WhbK9QK1zq27A01VYlz88uT9nOQ7GH30WpNqio7nT65-sd-EVrdqCaziNx3ChKsHALI-iVAVkJqbBBREkXCnxczASVZ0_0AFQx019u7i6AXueIQuPOekM4yH_m1uMH9JlQ33rsJXUVo-IbtXX5dj/w400-h376/IMG_4344.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just what prompted this mini reunion?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This young woman sings in the University Concert Choir,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and her parents came to town to attend the concert.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26zwdt4mxYQJRBP-ItBNY8Bi_HPfHO1sumsoRsihyphenhyphenkKx1BgUrXHzfB0PWSFTWsiVh7Zoa1qGl18f5Qh0bJow87SYtQGf0y6FXGfyEQipTyNNQfciziXf9sSmHx8no53TejvzszwXee9RuCUZ1ctwnTjpJAJzd7eT3hJG0GU0-1IMc0sAtkunYpJGsEm-5/s3337/IMG_4339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="988" data-original-width="3337" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26zwdt4mxYQJRBP-ItBNY8Bi_HPfHO1sumsoRsihyphenhyphenkKx1BgUrXHzfB0PWSFTWsiVh7Zoa1qGl18f5Qh0bJow87SYtQGf0y6FXGfyEQipTyNNQfciziXf9sSmHx8no53TejvzszwXee9RuCUZ1ctwnTjpJAJzd7eT3hJG0GU0-1IMc0sAtkunYpJGsEm-5/w400-h119/IMG_4339.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all enjoyed the talents that Choir, along with the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">University - Civic Symphony,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aberdeen Central High School Orchestra,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the Aberdeen Men’s Chorus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBEiQzuVbYnxcSDweRm6nOU8CcSdEqvXzm5RY_oKmMeb79VpNGnF6urWUnhP-NAa3IQvYQeQu8eBb5iOmQ1RU-6-BAG4vtVZPSNFirk5VRGq7SD3pt_7C_6KCIijgZznoiO7f2ab-xeOngWUrj-ftePo5eCfQxIu8hyphenhyphenAItr3O3opmfn_eQFYN5VHaiDdC/s3183/IMG_4347.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3183" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBEiQzuVbYnxcSDweRm6nOU8CcSdEqvXzm5RY_oKmMeb79VpNGnF6urWUnhP-NAa3IQvYQeQu8eBb5iOmQ1RU-6-BAG4vtVZPSNFirk5VRGq7SD3pt_7C_6KCIijgZznoiO7f2ab-xeOngWUrj-ftePo5eCfQxIu8hyphenhyphenAItr3O3opmfn_eQFYN5VHaiDdC/w400-h324/IMG_4347.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The program featured three amazing vocal soloists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darci Bultima, soprano</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marla Fogderud, soprano </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Michael Skyles, tenor/baritone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left, Christopher Stanichar, Director.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Dr. Alan LaFave, on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were entertained with the Classics of Rogers & Hammerstein,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">songs from South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and Oklahoma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m still humming those familiar tunes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbFnVVKjQqXkiYLA4KmEWLRBGifyCp9nUz1DQW_wx6VXvibL4hBUVZvfJND5lCMvwEaH7SBHgJtGECZU1ZcNszLvcF1MF22s9PRli5vGVH8upbjQyG-CY3j2QVR-clsQnlF7ZGyNSPp_j_gcXDQ6MVF0wPNu-9zz3XhbN7dDDarfjld9WRST1238o3HuN/s3754/IMG_4338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="3754" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbFnVVKjQqXkiYLA4KmEWLRBGifyCp9nUz1DQW_wx6VXvibL4hBUVZvfJND5lCMvwEaH7SBHgJtGECZU1ZcNszLvcF1MF22s9PRli5vGVH8upbjQyG-CY3j2QVR-clsQnlF7ZGyNSPp_j_gcXDQ6MVF0wPNu-9zz3XhbN7dDDarfjld9WRST1238o3HuN/w400-h260/IMG_4338.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spending time with Good Friends is Priceless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Photo Credits to Alan, Romas, and my Hubby</span></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-85639538416478401982024-02-23T07:27:00.004-06:002024-02-23T09:32:32.330-06:00Etsy ~The Little Things that Make Me Smile ~Sales, Customer Feedback, and New Creations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRo7ArDDrFJ4cYjkmcI9FnyQ2rMHi0UGTtGTPnRsdh4FFHEOkYH-RA0yCs9Mko8uG4gUVMbTukGlVYcshBDwOmKO3GcaRsVzgARd0qp99xFns891xRFj9CdAQ5DdvW4yVJQr4Kjo_4aImTvV_lXQ0G5yqajN9s-k5HM5rFcWzEezRy75ZXjBrKUjbNq0iR/s4032/IMG_4329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="4032" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRo7ArDDrFJ4cYjkmcI9FnyQ2rMHi0UGTtGTPnRsdh4FFHEOkYH-RA0yCs9Mko8uG4gUVMbTukGlVYcshBDwOmKO3GcaRsVzgARd0qp99xFns891xRFj9CdAQ5DdvW4yVJQr4Kjo_4aImTvV_lXQ0G5yqajN9s-k5HM5rFcWzEezRy75ZXjBrKUjbNq0iR/w400-h296/IMG_4329.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunshine on my Shoulders makes me Smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe the Groundhog was right? We are having an early spring?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An Etsy Sale makes me smile…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually, did you know that when someone purchases a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">handmade item from an artist, she does a little Happy Dance?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95wzeHGYy988qyctM5tlsKLXOFqKRGGyMGw5qM_1AuSe4VQFGZXETh9E1PEdGh8_OTJwR1qgufPg3rJbUQXBiurrM2c5aH8Ky4rU6cHeKEdO83x6-l-90n3Pp0qeDIv9O2tA3IfO82LeQyO1tA40HXMHa1jdp8k3cVWdTrrBQrPSYpJfLiZ-redU_RJP1/s2731/IMG_6371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2731" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95wzeHGYy988qyctM5tlsKLXOFqKRGGyMGw5qM_1AuSe4VQFGZXETh9E1PEdGh8_OTJwR1qgufPg3rJbUQXBiurrM2c5aH8Ky4rU6cHeKEdO83x6-l-90n3Pp0qeDIv9O2tA3IfO82LeQyO1tA40HXMHa1jdp8k3cVWdTrrBQrPSYpJfLiZ-redU_RJP1/w400-h221/IMG_6371.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday, one of our Wooden Hearts </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was on its way to California.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp87qI3NtjvATYLCGVOC2OWEBygXoKz4dVe2WqMmZ7he5Pbt4cVsoBCdWcwTT3tFh-E3q5Qr_jyDLCdVtfpAR-SdcIHsyNmm7xztmuuRzOvmhSDF7TSNkyrUfrSR4Rbuek3xB8kQuILS8ZFNnYl4KaPABg4tgQRFdI_73EfcH-0RkWXNqAFXrF2iFaAJb/s640/IMG_6359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp87qI3NtjvATYLCGVOC2OWEBygXoKz4dVe2WqMmZ7he5Pbt4cVsoBCdWcwTT3tFh-E3q5Qr_jyDLCdVtfpAR-SdcIHsyNmm7xztmuuRzOvmhSDF7TSNkyrUfrSR4Rbuek3xB8kQuILS8ZFNnYl4KaPABg4tgQRFdI_73EfcH-0RkWXNqAFXrF2iFaAJb/w400-h400/IMG_6359.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More smiles when I get positive feedback from a customer</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and they include a photo of my handmade creation in their home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e6vZyT-Aspr84cQXllNlFAl1mAvR93ytNOMDbiwgJAH3CCMc5dngqbrdvLIzD6EtV9MUFM7A2MsS5MnSY2IVrS4zBKzjmASTdjV7lYlRIXbgEujrpqY9HDucXCuL-67Xxe6P6I2fZTUN3RgbsFCw70NisOZD1zu3UBDDJKOiwiGBuHlo9gtLiJ0IIxzp/s1357/IMG_6356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1357" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0e6vZyT-Aspr84cQXllNlFAl1mAvR93ytNOMDbiwgJAH3CCMc5dngqbrdvLIzD6EtV9MUFM7A2MsS5MnSY2IVrS4zBKzjmASTdjV7lYlRIXbgEujrpqY9HDucXCuL-67Xxe6P6I2fZTUN3RgbsFCw70NisOZD1zu3UBDDJKOiwiGBuHlo9gtLiJ0IIxzp/w400-h224/IMG_6356.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yesterday, I sent a bundle of carrots to New York.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another collaboration between Hubby in his Woodshop,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and me in my Studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbNz-U6oplj9qMpH4B6oHl0PiiNS6iJq_vP9vmV4v2GSXByYNtHBRGo3e4VRuucVusjilyX7Io74JTYNkKCVsV9Y_6p_Tw5TyWXbWDlsQWKrwkS5xImGLAg7oqCujX7NAyeIBtWqGIhAmhw0NIxdrWlASrqpt04yNyURtgfkOLe9_-Z7OyQMGH1-m3wun/s640/IMG_6367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbNz-U6oplj9qMpH4B6oHl0PiiNS6iJq_vP9vmV4v2GSXByYNtHBRGo3e4VRuucVusjilyX7Io74JTYNkKCVsV9Y_6p_Tw5TyWXbWDlsQWKrwkS5xImGLAg7oqCujX7NAyeIBtWqGIhAmhw0NIxdrWlASrqpt04yNyURtgfkOLe9_-Z7OyQMGH1-m3wun/w400-h400/IMG_6367.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here’s a feedback photo from a recent Happy Customer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRaas-qApyPaf9F738L_0WNO4XwQUEPqFwJHkjB7ABTuEpKbVXuSmZPSZW52kT3Fr4tSVf3J5g3xUBdSHDBUfE2cNeMmSSA293vvZBC1dGkhyM_INzWEn3DEA0RXegqSiG7HITtAcexvLtBFqHJQS7inQxdgI8oKguI34ecFS82ePJ1Wx19INQhodSldp/s630/IMG_6368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="630" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRaas-qApyPaf9F738L_0WNO4XwQUEPqFwJHkjB7ABTuEpKbVXuSmZPSZW52kT3Fr4tSVf3J5g3xUBdSHDBUfE2cNeMmSSA293vvZBC1dGkhyM_INzWEn3DEA0RXegqSiG7HITtAcexvLtBFqHJQS7inQxdgI8oKguI34ecFS82ePJ1Wx19INQhodSldp/w320-h296/IMG_6368.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I’ve been inspired to finish a few projects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU_6Iu00fnPIY5MBFq_307WaQJ3XnwAUDcQ92-sV7ci7ewQuR4j-TWZpuUlm0eCxZfoVEZNz2FCo2ROFSQJKzN3YoVsEhMrmRv0xPtK04hD4OnRPDBsD-WDH50GoLN8A4JE6FlmQSZXKjsp4sZ6pZHK7NJmiyCLCTihePGCyKuqYpolJHZPOYDRYKbC_Y/s4032/IMG_4315.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKU_6Iu00fnPIY5MBFq_307WaQJ3XnwAUDcQ92-sV7ci7ewQuR4j-TWZpuUlm0eCxZfoVEZNz2FCo2ROFSQJKzN3YoVsEhMrmRv0xPtK04hD4OnRPDBsD-WDH50GoLN8A4JE6FlmQSZXKjsp4sZ6pZHK7NJmiyCLCTihePGCyKuqYpolJHZPOYDRYKbC_Y/w400-h300/IMG_4315.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The warmer, spring-like weather helps maintain more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">comfortable temperatures out in the woodshop, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby has added to his growing forest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another reason to smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-41366025946999488352024-02-16T14:37:00.001-06:002024-02-16T14:40:35.386-06:00Valentines Day 2024 ~Here’s my Report ~the Story in Photos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeFlpImzCCss6tqIZm_x-fLPT1nqOz3Jf8bwHwC_Eaq-7vyaPyWIiY6ppaylErm5Ul2LmVLqdFKkgD_uxkAlxivpthEBSb_UxCmWCChtqtv1-7MurGlqSwwbBay54mHRrPs0nGpT50Wza8_ruYPyEUkM0MnlERDFRl66IMGSWJpg0QlcmIYD8cs4NmwRZ/s4032/IMG_4296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Morning greetings from our family</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Our faithful furry friends</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sweet chocolates </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I am blessed.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed your day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with those that you love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><br /> <p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-78875574261601092592024-02-13T09:07:00.002-06:002024-02-13T09:32:24.466-06:00Motivation Monday Report ~Much Miscellaneous <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiwJ3u7js4_8siD6nMAc7MY7uumxVvHmCCQPD-L381VWFohgviEgQbvuHDREGr23wpSpTrIyx6hvk_DY4JKaLKwrDmbfNZUmxxxilRLyGa9eEqvlPdN9ZEEwpTojANPLofpsC-_wKKS4GvvqIaV-YMrsoC9IPYfWVQEaoZN1Fc8WukQXz1TvwkJGVdSEd/s4032/IMG_4273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiwJ3u7js4_8siD6nMAc7MY7uumxVvHmCCQPD-L381VWFohgviEgQbvuHDREGr23wpSpTrIyx6hvk_DY4JKaLKwrDmbfNZUmxxxilRLyGa9eEqvlPdN9ZEEwpTojANPLofpsC-_wKKS4GvvqIaV-YMrsoC9IPYfWVQEaoZN1Fc8WukQXz1TvwkJGVdSEd/s320/IMG_4273.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Super Bowl Sunday</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you spent time with people you enjoy;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with plenty of tasty football food;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and that your favorite team played well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9niYjUeoIfpGZO1WHObrzqIfs7HYmZSeId-hWrgezETGxbClj9_7kAiYFhULMDUIDRKenGKapH2KKMU5GMQVTk-k2oJpJzcyr6fdmutuP5Lbr7rlMgsXuw3Ot9MuxXtfxg9tb6-Ao8dm_vghiF0agn5g8tgNA1CFZTcKja4PAACMxLXUnkL8qCtmu8F_V/s3225/IMG_4193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="3225" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9niYjUeoIfpGZO1WHObrzqIfs7HYmZSeId-hWrgezETGxbClj9_7kAiYFhULMDUIDRKenGKapH2KKMU5GMQVTk-k2oJpJzcyr6fdmutuP5Lbr7rlMgsXuw3Ot9MuxXtfxg9tb6-Ao8dm_vghiF0agn5g8tgNA1CFZTcKja4PAACMxLXUnkL8qCtmu8F_V/w400-h350/IMG_4193.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Progress in the Sewing Studio</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was Week Three of making Baby Steps on the organizing,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">re-homing of supplies, and shredding of documents from my files.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The top of my desk is ready for business.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOaTJ0o9nbtE1pSogbpLk5qTa_tAXS7W6QQtmm-_bFu3IfbcatQ2XxzIdNLaulE1qABiOF0KO7u_BiUn8o-32Q6sdaLhizb8L4DKNqhGzHNt-dCArljFzj34RPS9AyzFkt90H0G8NA9R8wszH1wuG3NjJDEcQvZjHGZhKuKI2kyS8HqvS5pHMMVgTPN97/s3933/IMG_4267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3933" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOaTJ0o9nbtE1pSogbpLk5qTa_tAXS7W6QQtmm-_bFu3IfbcatQ2XxzIdNLaulE1qABiOF0KO7u_BiUn8o-32Q6sdaLhizb8L4DKNqhGzHNt-dCArljFzj34RPS9AyzFkt90H0G8NA9R8wszH1wuG3NjJDEcQvZjHGZhKuKI2kyS8HqvS5pHMMVgTPN97/w400-h308/IMG_4267.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The top of my work counter is also ready and waiting to get busy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That’s Pfaff, my Serger, Miss Sapphire, who sits front and center,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Old Mrs. Elna, who prefers sewing on paper.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EmSt7f1l6KJv6sC1ZTivJz9_70Apph-tdUTdm9JHdHX6DkoeIXEM9F8iw-GfEoiM_f_tPv_oKNnwvwVqvVn1Hi1oi-lDI0HLW2xkP3T_ziQt1hoOp7w6ZtY8W8Wrs7DBfDzhmZ5MDXg-XY3fSfvHlRDIQjzBsxEOw4fgqJ3YqBdpvHMpFIphB6WWDlor/s4032/IMG_4210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EmSt7f1l6KJv6sC1ZTivJz9_70Apph-tdUTdm9JHdHX6DkoeIXEM9F8iw-GfEoiM_f_tPv_oKNnwvwVqvVn1Hi1oi-lDI0HLW2xkP3T_ziQt1hoOp7w6ZtY8W8Wrs7DBfDzhmZ5MDXg-XY3fSfvHlRDIQjzBsxEOw4fgqJ3YqBdpvHMpFIphB6WWDlor/w400-h300/IMG_4210.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cat Sitting</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother-in-Law had Week Two of appointments at the Heart Hospital.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time, Hubby and his sister made the trip with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stayed back to look after the cats. I enjoyed time bonding with Susie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MIL’s appointments went well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cardiologist was able to place two stents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She feels so much better. The blockage in two of her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">arteries was causing her much shortness of breath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, everyone, for keeping her in your prayers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZiDGDcZS_drhR3qt8GL3DOILmOAuvX5ich6cgWVrB4qyvAkzX5g5WTkvNa2IBoOeaeW01mUS4X_X5stvHYHWI6w-p4DiIB5aoxp2CjkSb_bxeiCGfVUGX21ymuCQDeBhNvMggNvykly-orHzgNsUjsxT4UzXK2VhvhSE15e2wOHYQcWNnvAKiAXs1DqO/s1024/01C251B3-3D31-45DD-B084-B69DD3B4EA9F-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZiDGDcZS_drhR3qt8GL3DOILmOAuvX5ich6cgWVrB4qyvAkzX5g5WTkvNa2IBoOeaeW01mUS4X_X5stvHYHWI6w-p4DiIB5aoxp2CjkSb_bxeiCGfVUGX21ymuCQDeBhNvMggNvykly-orHzgNsUjsxT4UzXK2VhvhSE15e2wOHYQcWNnvAKiAXs1DqO/w400-h400/01C251B3-3D31-45DD-B084-B69DD3B4EA9F-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FaceTime Fun</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s always a highlight to FaceTime with our Daughters,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sons-in-Law, and Grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This weekend, we got to chat with all of them…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are blessed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB94ssY2uQ1yT3AU-nGPHEgpnlbEnRbLXlmzm-7LU36TeQMrFIvOD1KO6kJIrx7FLgn_cxF4DKTCzpCErBBh0nSLNIXWVTKvRccWybY_AaiFaF_bQ0PzhwIJXIsIEz-bnah8Gdiq74oKDa7AczXbmkLKZSflhFC9AsQCROA4rNDQZmnx-6002a0sBAc5nC/s4032/IMG_4221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB94ssY2uQ1yT3AU-nGPHEgpnlbEnRbLXlmzm-7LU36TeQMrFIvOD1KO6kJIrx7FLgn_cxF4DKTCzpCErBBh0nSLNIXWVTKvRccWybY_AaiFaF_bQ0PzhwIJXIsIEz-bnah8Gdiq74oKDa7AczXbmkLKZSflhFC9AsQCROA4rNDQZmnx-6002a0sBAc5nC/w400-h300/IMG_4221.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The view from my Window</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The city was cleaning up trees on our boulevard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby snagged several branches before they</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">put them through the Wood Chipper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYbODhw2vW5ZrsFd5uPgSemVhwhuOYpfWbpk47m8tg75YUO-F8lJDNuN0sbKdaalRcykypuP6zgOSvKuprthwAg5Njdz1wD6BOPIoaVGXbmDSlKI8bvRErf5kF6a3bcEzIZs04mPDnEcqP6IRKu7En-5WnPlZHJgCAg2qSv7anLPbCFNFWF8TAHD0FRhh/s4032/IMG_4261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYbODhw2vW5ZrsFd5uPgSemVhwhuOYpfWbpk47m8tg75YUO-F8lJDNuN0sbKdaalRcykypuP6zgOSvKuprthwAg5Njdz1wD6BOPIoaVGXbmDSlKI8bvRErf5kF6a3bcEzIZs04mPDnEcqP6IRKu7En-5WnPlZHJgCAg2qSv7anLPbCFNFWF8TAHD0FRhh/w400-h300/IMG_4261.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Soup for Supper</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been cloudy, foggy, damp and dreary for days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So it’s still Soup Weather here…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soup for Supper warms us from the inside out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GlhhajScq6gH19BhTZmblKYt6Vtw_Z_W2qliXG4UDzRZP1UwFR2bal5p6d6AMd1qw9fIutKfRy_czcbkMNj-TYibWa9uiXFQQ_goxa-JDUqkYbQbptlQ64LPMcPUpuVBQ5FPRrPXi6Vy5Ga3SIUxcrxV0P5kJ2El3iGSYGJzt3vFsA9MoSsuUanITAW5/s3621/IMG_4262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3621" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6GlhhajScq6gH19BhTZmblKYt6Vtw_Z_W2qliXG4UDzRZP1UwFR2bal5p6d6AMd1qw9fIutKfRy_czcbkMNj-TYibWa9uiXFQQ_goxa-JDUqkYbQbptlQ64LPMcPUpuVBQ5FPRrPXi6Vy5Ga3SIUxcrxV0P5kJ2El3iGSYGJzt3vFsA9MoSsuUanITAW5/w400-h334/IMG_4262.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Italian Sausage Orzo soup was sooo tasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The recipe is definitely a keeper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyU3wpuyG_nw0i-cYORnTHzP5ubkVWF4wCGVQks3iqnA7s8V45sJA8Dw_b5X1DPN8lIVQvXD7CkpKsYAuYCKmdqXzkYpFQCmz8CxpaZGTxwYd9Q5ixBuwJXmYIr2ZVkH2oKW5z-DA89YVToYrCFz5l5ogn6veQB61BwWh13IaZyXH-9gcLIRVBWNwZZ_L/s4032/IMG_4258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyU3wpuyG_nw0i-cYORnTHzP5ubkVWF4wCGVQks3iqnA7s8V45sJA8Dw_b5X1DPN8lIVQvXD7CkpKsYAuYCKmdqXzkYpFQCmz8CxpaZGTxwYd9Q5ixBuwJXmYIr2ZVkH2oKW5z-DA89YVToYrCFz5l5ogn6veQB61BwWh13IaZyXH-9gcLIRVBWNwZZ_L/w400-h300/IMG_4258.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">News from the Wood Shop</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While Hubby has stayed busy in his Wood Shop,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been keeping busy listing his trees in our Etsy Shop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYLco67g0Kt3T57sTJXToHCpz-ecqQFu6GA1DrTy4TCZVIeJzL1h6ReS2gNT8Ew91ttK3Mv5rT7EtevsMerUFgPD6puYskZjo3il5yZMevEA0pe4PKdm5ZIZihSFIgXd5Lj31JO5n7u8-1a4Pzj_wxN4jtVWbm0i2snQzq9hclX4gd8d-fVzie2phEUgL/s2098/IMG_4275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2098" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYLco67g0Kt3T57sTJXToHCpz-ecqQFu6GA1DrTy4TCZVIeJzL1h6ReS2gNT8Ew91ttK3Mv5rT7EtevsMerUFgPD6puYskZjo3il5yZMevEA0pe4PKdm5ZIZihSFIgXd5Lj31JO5n7u8-1a4Pzj_wxN4jtVWbm0i2snQzq9hclX4gd8d-fVzie2phEUgL/w400-h324/IMG_4275.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Look for the Joy</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of Trees. This Winter Tree greeted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">me at my appointment yesterday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s the little things that make me smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to look for something that brings you JOY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every..Single..Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveZXz0n4F8YcHmWmcraMhV4t1765-4ei9zzCKDOvGqILahsUelwXwAGBPFjQxC8fBetjJyg6mjbSrBAgJg2VD6411d2EHxphoxsIY5-Bc7rHpQKmG_xQIcqwGNbgSBXDmBmm_XZ-o6Oz6B9FmNtwQ-gRVGGHuzWSMJGHACFjLiwYIPo3GsqIyCy5QoH9X/s960/IMG_6306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiveZXz0n4F8YcHmWmcraMhV4t1765-4ei9zzCKDOvGqILahsUelwXwAGBPFjQxC8fBetjJyg6mjbSrBAgJg2VD6411d2EHxphoxsIY5-Bc7rHpQKmG_xQIcqwGNbgSBXDmBmm_XZ-o6Oz6B9FmNtwQ-gRVGGHuzWSMJGHACFjLiwYIPo3GsqIyCy5QoH9X/w247-h320/IMG_6306.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-27968961858500806882024-02-09T16:21:00.002-06:002024-02-09T16:49:00.235-06:00February ~The Month of Love ~Kindness and Acceptance ~And your Heart Health<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZicpe2sYDgR61kCLr9XPAsBQyIsY6Y9CwpYUh8pSnjCm6R4rP7fTYdQrnyGMRU0rTVqoRns-Bo8uWSRpzevCvlAy4W4zAvOMsa-Z2JicD-mJz-Kd6fhG5hidylzUCzp2VWAKGXwrBANH50DH7x7H6m9QfcKfXves635j8q0lwOPcP7tWHI5S_YEKcwmS/s2732/IMG_6301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZicpe2sYDgR61kCLr9XPAsBQyIsY6Y9CwpYUh8pSnjCm6R4rP7fTYdQrnyGMRU0rTVqoRns-Bo8uWSRpzevCvlAy4W4zAvOMsa-Z2JicD-mJz-Kd6fhG5hidylzUCzp2VWAKGXwrBANH50DH7x7H6m9QfcKfXves635j8q0lwOPcP7tWHI5S_YEKcwmS/w400-h300/IMG_6301.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February is the Month known for Love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only Valentines and Sweethearts, but also</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love and Acceptance of Everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-E6DKoDea_82bW5xwRJI2_4mxtc9mmwPibpHI06ahieEFq0i6aVh5LeP6KmETkBJ2tiqR29lIvOnMXdV28vvR8Zmgl86dywZ5CHlsUd55QR5ThRMVulBlAR3zmeqISzNDnQ0kwZXLpUaHyiMiiYAdKerCSeixl85k5M_hEdX-dA9CApnCTLxs-p0RZMl/s4032/IMG_4224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-E6DKoDea_82bW5xwRJI2_4mxtc9mmwPibpHI06ahieEFq0i6aVh5LeP6KmETkBJ2tiqR29lIvOnMXdV28vvR8Zmgl86dywZ5CHlsUd55QR5ThRMVulBlAR3zmeqISzNDnQ0kwZXLpUaHyiMiiYAdKerCSeixl85k5M_hEdX-dA9CApnCTLxs-p0RZMl/w400-h300/IMG_4224.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Love Month is also for Self-Love and Self-Care.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February is American Heart Health Month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month, focus on some Heart Healthy habits…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and adapt that lifestyle for all year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjomy5RsE-vgbCIlJDWqsAbo30w2IysI7Q4neghyphenhyphenHmidq5Pi9B_Yb1mSCdYNOEKtCykB-uTkRLBLzN6SWPaI_j199_SbN_zw6TLzuJrA24b21C3-Fla_ZonPstl5vWvj8bvr2pdqPN8-6qHLes8ZlHhTKt_tdGKyVg2gvxKGYqQbRK89Cd_ZwTS3h83xv/s4032/IMG_4225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjomy5RsE-vgbCIlJDWqsAbo30w2IysI7Q4neghyphenhyphenHmidq5Pi9B_Yb1mSCdYNOEKtCykB-uTkRLBLzN6SWPaI_j199_SbN_zw6TLzuJrA24b21C3-Fla_ZonPstl5vWvj8bvr2pdqPN8-6qHLes8ZlHhTKt_tdGKyVg2gvxKGYqQbRK89Cd_ZwTS3h83xv/w400-h300/IMG_4225.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s okay to have a few Valentine Sweet Treats,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially a little Dark Chocolate,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which is good for your heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMfEcxxZXkYTcjTzyK1GZjoVR_gbse85yk7S2mujOz-y-k9ayEq3GWDCqHmJ3Fe7KW7XWmEz14ZtJ-PnmD0N5V_MN3no32cIbeGfk9gjop3snNP3SzQggUgc5jJKtOtrt6bw0s_ofolApGCFeyfR0UxTGEbV9YmqE3RszVAZCNyxTunWUc5rCeiUbyCeq/s4032/IMG_4226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMfEcxxZXkYTcjTzyK1GZjoVR_gbse85yk7S2mujOz-y-k9ayEq3GWDCqHmJ3Fe7KW7XWmEz14ZtJ-PnmD0N5V_MN3no32cIbeGfk9gjop3snNP3SzQggUgc5jJKtOtrt6bw0s_ofolApGCFeyfR0UxTGEbV9YmqE3RszVAZCNyxTunWUc5rCeiUbyCeq/w400-h300/IMG_4226.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like with most everything,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moderation is Key.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmCzoaVlCaGx4Z_4Wp0YNiil7vF2KKcHYTN-twX8OBvu_jBkMhb-Ewey_kS2CTBwo5bZJxznldtXCMckDleEggN_OJ4m_JCxyi3H9eKFbRz8H-onAwbOXNOmeQewfTNys0kgF5JHuBgD5l6U7Pp6Pc-MckmwWzfCtzFNjtUGGdmkgNE0ivF2_5X43JCUA/s4032/IMG_4227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmCzoaVlCaGx4Z_4Wp0YNiil7vF2KKcHYTN-twX8OBvu_jBkMhb-Ewey_kS2CTBwo5bZJxznldtXCMckDleEggN_OJ4m_JCxyi3H9eKFbRz8H-onAwbOXNOmeQewfTNys0kgF5JHuBgD5l6U7Pp6Pc-MckmwWzfCtzFNjtUGGdmkgNE0ivF2_5X43JCUA/w400-h300/IMG_4227.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found those adorable Valentine Picks for my vase…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2Gi_8O2_8gulh39JmmZH93O1qwIvRhNjnJL7lIkSlC1pUhh-4Y1hDyjswdXifcO0wAMVIo4-XC6qJTdSmi4gaMnJDMKJ-yIZZ0J1i_Wst1Zpsu97iREj_P-nJX54qO14I0Fnz_E0QTxJ3ZTlGokwBmD5iq0qPCOczpjrE2N0aK1nn3ssQl2eDemxlUM5/s4032/IMG_4228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2Gi_8O2_8gulh39JmmZH93O1qwIvRhNjnJL7lIkSlC1pUhh-4Y1hDyjswdXifcO0wAMVIo4-XC6qJTdSmi4gaMnJDMKJ-yIZZ0J1i_Wst1Zpsu97iREj_P-nJX54qO14I0Fnz_E0QTxJ3ZTlGokwBmD5iq0qPCOczpjrE2N0aK1nn3ssQl2eDemxlUM5/w400-h300/IMG_4228.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It the little things that make my heart happy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4duHh0UbZLSvbgOowNJNSk2PBY1r68EZqTqYW4W6akodrdMW_ki4bKsiWjz4Vfm2_37uAdn0tf4Lg-TxEIWiYbjTJHXOyWbIGW905QNavZg-E3lK96F5z4-esTbAFVzp3jdU6p-4NRnVEmjA3g5E_Hn_tNdBd-puqwZEEYdxggAiZ73NTR7YNQb0Pl5oy/s3758/IMG_4230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4duHh0UbZLSvbgOowNJNSk2PBY1r68EZqTqYW4W6akodrdMW_ki4bKsiWjz4Vfm2_37uAdn0tf4Lg-TxEIWiYbjTJHXOyWbIGW905QNavZg-E3lK96F5z4-esTbAFVzp3jdU6p-4NRnVEmjA3g5E_Hn_tNdBd-puqwZEEYdxggAiZ73NTR7YNQb0Pl5oy/w321-h400/IMG_4230.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Month of Love is all about fostering</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">relationships with family,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with friends, with neighbors,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuh6F45Q3gfVRRPUp7J_6WekvKQ5mrigkJm9C1u-yoZX6Uao0srCgpGwxfaCJMoMbUaov71iHuIT2cpu9uwJLZ9sdX0aPXnBEo86CXj8nYy6djZq7yqpm3bjzUQfkyFKDQFk-4tH7Pam5EeNB6UM4l2f7o66rViICG8c68aPFdrQIDWeqogT9nWUV3yJL/s4032/IMG_4231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuh6F45Q3gfVRRPUp7J_6WekvKQ5mrigkJm9C1u-yoZX6Uao0srCgpGwxfaCJMoMbUaov71iHuIT2cpu9uwJLZ9sdX0aPXnBEo86CXj8nYy6djZq7yqpm3bjzUQfkyFKDQFk-4tH7Pam5EeNB6UM4l2f7o66rViICG8c68aPFdrQIDWeqogT9nWUV3yJL/w300-h400/IMG_4231.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year is a Leap Year, so we have an extra day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to share some love and kindness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take Care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V2xJWKpt2EU86be0LLy0jlrfBuKAk22bXH4vDMp9QDjquhwoLcLGwJbsCLlkpfBa6NPe_mGLIG-MdEP6QzwwNo-m9RWhDRt7JM8dX5O5hGQeGqnpFzvSirjUJ-HR06paU9qVXZy_nprb3zQ8ShTX612Jif6U3HmLCp7rNvYF1q3ygcKcvE74-K85sgIA/s626/IMG_6302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="626" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0V2xJWKpt2EU86be0LLy0jlrfBuKAk22bXH4vDMp9QDjquhwoLcLGwJbsCLlkpfBa6NPe_mGLIG-MdEP6QzwwNo-m9RWhDRt7JM8dX5O5hGQeGqnpFzvSirjUJ-HR06paU9qVXZy_nprb3zQ8ShTX612Jif6U3HmLCp7rNvYF1q3ygcKcvE74-K85sgIA/s320/IMG_6302.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-73628928043523909752024-02-04T12:14:00.002-06:002024-02-04T12:25:36.852-06:00In the Wood Shop ~Hand turned Trees ~Hubby’s Retirement Hobby ~Here’s Purchasing Information <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRViXP3MQsml5KwqQ9HxrIOnMqNhd94MxEneT9e1fOwiKmdv8TfhW8YmdFyIN0ewHtzkbx6me_b53f1OOwsOh7JTBXe5iP4yg5nPF1PQ2NBk4k7CvJTCXd2JAYl-ooPO0UUYRBFf7nWg4_gtGHZRuaroV-D7WHiO-sWh-1I0CYV4ZhqdCW2SAuPtMNyxwQ/s2732/IMG_6283.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRViXP3MQsml5KwqQ9HxrIOnMqNhd94MxEneT9e1fOwiKmdv8TfhW8YmdFyIN0ewHtzkbx6me_b53f1OOwsOh7JTBXe5iP4yg5nPF1PQ2NBk4k7CvJTCXd2JAYl-ooPO0UUYRBFf7nWg4_gtGHZRuaroV-D7WHiO-sWh-1I0CYV4ZhqdCW2SAuPtMNyxwQ/w400-h300/IMG_6283.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Hubby’s Happy Place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He loves spending time at his lathe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjHvYf2_z1tSmsbK9tq42LQFmqbAAuq2YHhzKtKUwK1VnOxCzHnjYENQjffYKlFww4wPJwrJXMqIqYqzjpf_wVuXfJRF7zd0ofvzEb0N9xPmkFVx8cHTXG0qQ1r1T1NQAqHyCzK21V5-siEh94bgkUWOgwFTL8qVusu-229paIEisKq_-veKOevOjokV7/s4032/IMG_4179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjHvYf2_z1tSmsbK9tq42LQFmqbAAuq2YHhzKtKUwK1VnOxCzHnjYENQjffYKlFww4wPJwrJXMqIqYqzjpf_wVuXfJRF7zd0ofvzEb0N9xPmkFVx8cHTXG0qQ1r1T1NQAqHyCzK21V5-siEh94bgkUWOgwFTL8qVusu-229paIEisKq_-veKOevOjokV7/w400-h300/IMG_4179.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hand turned trees are perhaps his favorite item to create.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My IG post yesterday has generated interest and inquiries </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about purchasing his creations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keep scrolling for information on each tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBuzv2WQeUbtCsZQyAF6YUaqPHepzQGb1fd02OxXt6EqtjwrPkzyaEb0N7hX1_KaMHLfbkAFSzSs15Dhm8lP2CPkoUXAxmvUZudKQaUuheywS6EXh3gCY7NMtPYSPy-Lpw3A2sxTBnGz81-tBdf1cdaZrZYJ9oj5zOPvi2apDCG5iwaiPftiA86aHkO70/s4032/IMG_4183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBuzv2WQeUbtCsZQyAF6YUaqPHepzQGb1fd02OxXt6EqtjwrPkzyaEb0N7hX1_KaMHLfbkAFSzSs15Dhm8lP2CPkoUXAxmvUZudKQaUuheywS6EXh3gCY7NMtPYSPy-Lpw3A2sxTBnGz81-tBdf1cdaZrZYJ9oj5zOPvi2apDCG5iwaiPftiA86aHkO70/w400-h300/IMG_4183.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Handmade from Ash and is 9 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$30 plus $10 shipping</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2gWuWRj1boIOVHrwYR2vnSIlkWb_GPCL9R993vekiV524rpm6KGN1wyvfD5bRmcl0rOjX_-8T7YFTypB1_M-T1y1LQ771FJn0Qr9vm5zEey2dAGM3lYBtnyTaupKZJUPFN2panJrp0KyKvqCPqyV6Ltwa_EucOCGKaDtYkSt7Woobn-rMaa5MMjh5RNg/s4032/IMG_4186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2gWuWRj1boIOVHrwYR2vnSIlkWb_GPCL9R993vekiV524rpm6KGN1wyvfD5bRmcl0rOjX_-8T7YFTypB1_M-T1y1LQ771FJn0Qr9vm5zEey2dAGM3lYBtnyTaupKZJUPFN2panJrp0KyKvqCPqyV6Ltwa_EucOCGKaDtYkSt7Woobn-rMaa5MMjh5RNg/w400-h300/IMG_4186.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Handmade from Ash and is 9 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$35 plus $10 shipping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuGEZgbAidDSwL-ZiDrYuE-uY7EwCvyHZjh2eOS-Q30XM9hPvRttCOr6beIC5hi9EO_Rgsa0dJmvrwuqP2Eo_U2SR2hgsgm13C0SokjOrYcnu8QfBAld7PWv405ICc4RkfpGWNZV3vE04cH1mioqP60LuFQuFRTqapy2RDw8OxCtTNqC51D6Vaft5GxVL/s4032/IMG_4180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuGEZgbAidDSwL-ZiDrYuE-uY7EwCvyHZjh2eOS-Q30XM9hPvRttCOr6beIC5hi9EO_Rgsa0dJmvrwuqP2Eo_U2SR2hgsgm13C0SokjOrYcnu8QfBAld7PWv405ICc4RkfpGWNZV3vE04cH1mioqP60LuFQuFRTqapy2RDw8OxCtTNqC51D6Vaft5GxVL/w400-h300/IMG_4180.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">See that bark around the base. It’s called a Live Edge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That takes a lot of skill along with a little bit of luck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Personally, my favorite pieces)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one on the right is sanded so smooth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it feels like a piece of glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU11SwafFRYYt_3tJCienlubU6dyRbwB3syo8hUNXkMj54CW7Q5wUIVNfaPCSg2lThZmB8gdFioSIqiqXA3Neb65qCzlCWnNZ6BhwcRcV6Sqm68D1Qih8EjuPw8WeMLMkVIcpx97-O6zBIzm2cPYU0nbDaXWxRbavvP8jTmmERC-_FbEn_BgisFI_Og3zd/s1024/0B44700A-61B2-4820-9FF3-2D725AD8A4B8-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU11SwafFRYYt_3tJCienlubU6dyRbwB3syo8hUNXkMj54CW7Q5wUIVNfaPCSg2lThZmB8gdFioSIqiqXA3Neb65qCzlCWnNZ6BhwcRcV6Sqm68D1Qih8EjuPw8WeMLMkVIcpx97-O6zBIzm2cPYU0nbDaXWxRbavvP8jTmmERC-_FbEn_BgisFI_Og3zd/w400-h400/0B44700A-61B2-4820-9FF3-2D725AD8A4B8-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Handmade from Ash and is 11 inches tall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$20 plus $10 shipping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mIVCW4d2j9eQwu9vxRqzMk5I196i4MQ5GmAFq212RJJ-pWAPw7esGaZzxr4l3QY4utd-JTBpzWbXld5IUOXj8aEUuLLQjPMK5T0C45L0JyZPIVWNampdORphyLiXSnM4q2gKI2rN0OqBPcVgU_ARzsAWOs_TzqEdC9VobkHw1mt-cqFaF2I6Eil7y8lM/s4032/IMG_4187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mIVCW4d2j9eQwu9vxRqzMk5I196i4MQ5GmAFq212RJJ-pWAPw7esGaZzxr4l3QY4utd-JTBpzWbXld5IUOXj8aEUuLLQjPMK5T0C45L0JyZPIVWNampdORphyLiXSnM4q2gKI2rN0OqBPcVgU_ARzsAWOs_TzqEdC9VobkHw1mt-cqFaF2I6Eil7y8lM/w400-h300/IMG_4187.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Handmade from Birch and is 9 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$20 plus $10 shipping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIXvFtqtAZHrJFcNUmCKG6eTxGwUAVCBRalmmMfjdCHMBglcCOFnjg1dL07V5iXq5AqkLgRRNsnXmy8goqv1w6E0Qv57tIe71uS6IEXUsi7OAVkYoRNnr0Rp1qB8GlZMTR1XwmrounD-XllQhq4c9EZKSThlAfm2w38Q7pCMI5qicOxag_MqSRhYx9sWe/s4032/IMG_4182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIXvFtqtAZHrJFcNUmCKG6eTxGwUAVCBRalmmMfjdCHMBglcCOFnjg1dL07V5iXq5AqkLgRRNsnXmy8goqv1w6E0Qv57tIe71uS6IEXUsi7OAVkYoRNnr0Rp1qB8GlZMTR1XwmrounD-XllQhq4c9EZKSThlAfm2w38Q7pCMI5qicOxag_MqSRhYx9sWe/w400-h300/IMG_4182.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish you could see these in person to fully appreciate the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> richness of color and pattern in the wood grain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO7ze2n3gCvP3zkCRoKmScrbRgS-5u57xZk2CkYdEJQW2YoYmY3gge0hZxaWVabMbAWpk0_K19HKQUCqmVeSgh5UhMu9rWewaFslcLmuPZ7bBaKmN6BGwSCJTlT3Tuyd3neq_wOYvZb1hS1Ng24qstwsd488MuogMCDEY7kfO8mRWUOVP6_gCTZ3eQzbX/s4032/IMG_4188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO7ze2n3gCvP3zkCRoKmScrbRgS-5u57xZk2CkYdEJQW2YoYmY3gge0hZxaWVabMbAWpk0_K19HKQUCqmVeSgh5UhMu9rWewaFslcLmuPZ7bBaKmN6BGwSCJTlT3Tuyd3neq_wOYvZb1hS1Ng24qstwsd488MuogMCDEY7kfO8mRWUOVP6_gCTZ3eQzbX/w400-h300/IMG_4188.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Handmade from Walnut and 7 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$30 plus $10 shippping</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVrf1X6hOLvRWP6odtpdWe9OEGj7FSyu3wrKOA6pTN1X6non0XBKbo3NuZHJC2ea5MkxyLe0qohrV65_M30VtzmgHvT7Rld4Ma82i-DpP94CV5kVF1Wimp6YrXdRWjBxMV9RnX-LkdJYrDKZ7PPqvyDhyphenhyphenW5C3NVcPSu01K9iOjy9IaFQ2GiPOtsRLiutg/s4032/IMG_4189.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVrf1X6hOLvRWP6odtpdWe9OEGj7FSyu3wrKOA6pTN1X6non0XBKbo3NuZHJC2ea5MkxyLe0qohrV65_M30VtzmgHvT7Rld4Ma82i-DpP94CV5kVF1Wimp6YrXdRWjBxMV9RnX-LkdJYrDKZ7PPqvyDhyphenhyphenW5C3NVcPSu01K9iOjy9IaFQ2GiPOtsRLiutg/w400-h300/IMG_4189.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. Handmade from Ash with Dark Walnut Stain and 10.5 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$25 plus $10 shipping</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh9oLNr8yhTjfn84FjNMT4qrf4tvGZNtWCIzF8tbH0HIF0n4svmdGYiO3DdkbSNPRMU6wNk26X0JuslSccYYczeMX2Pojm0FPgeESmtSzbhcn2TgGNmCWSOZndbaDsguhempO6QzQ-WihTyPFA0q_1qlgepjGxHvlI-J-6dPcs46f7I2uM3SaTR1rcm1M/s4032/IMG_4190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUh9oLNr8yhTjfn84FjNMT4qrf4tvGZNtWCIzF8tbH0HIF0n4svmdGYiO3DdkbSNPRMU6wNk26X0JuslSccYYczeMX2Pojm0FPgeESmtSzbhcn2TgGNmCWSOZndbaDsguhempO6QzQ-WihTyPFA0q_1qlgepjGxHvlI-J-6dPcs46f7I2uM3SaTR1rcm1M/w400-h300/IMG_4190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. Handmade from Ash with light Walnut finish and is 11 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$30 plus $10 shipping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3WFvUtZXceX1mC2IUwidxiy85Q7LM7F2Y_03NpqMFBrJfHCKRRCCEGLWN6MQaxv4WgqNFy9KGw8Pmakes2wzRQ9ZdS9Ak33Ao8lA-h6xzbbJ-mqwlVyPYWwTI_NJ9uiJ_H-QcvE3DUow0MesUDg-CTRanQbGMY8CpJlIokAUI0_fdliqHoNuH3KhuSB/s4032/IMG_4191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBP3WFvUtZXceX1mC2IUwidxiy85Q7LM7F2Y_03NpqMFBrJfHCKRRCCEGLWN6MQaxv4WgqNFy9KGw8Pmakes2wzRQ9ZdS9Ak33Ao8lA-h6xzbbJ-mqwlVyPYWwTI_NJ9uiJ_H-QcvE3DUow0MesUDg-CTRanQbGMY8CpJlIokAUI0_fdliqHoNuH3KhuSB/w400-h300/IMG_4191.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. Handmade from Ash with a light Walnut finish and is 8.5 inches tall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$25 plus $10 shipping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGfjyBBAnHpfViL2EX5iwDqmNjTzLRdV_7Wm0bjVGcH2xBVhyphenhyphenmMHG7W1g7hH8z_rxxpIDaVDHPB5qjpXBLCwpHrGqJf1gihANYiT83CEgbINYDRZKTDRXxSvcZtLKTBYMASSt8ZocvOaRsDx-2dq9VSiVEaWCCx5jFWfe2fAs0Z5-ga1_KHRhmeIgnqwO/s2393/IMG_6284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2393" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGfjyBBAnHpfViL2EX5iwDqmNjTzLRdV_7Wm0bjVGcH2xBVhyphenhyphenmMHG7W1g7hH8z_rxxpIDaVDHPB5qjpXBLCwpHrGqJf1gihANYiT83CEgbINYDRZKTDRXxSvcZtLKTBYMASSt8ZocvOaRsDx-2dq9VSiVEaWCCx5jFWfe2fAs0Z5-ga1_KHRhmeIgnqwO/w400-h343/IMG_6284.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Local Friends can make arrangements to visit Scott in his Woodshop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to browse his entire inventory of trees, bowls, bottle openers, muddlers, and more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Naturally, you’d be saving yourself the cost of shipping, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you wish to purchase an item, please leave a comment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We will contact you with more information.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Scott and Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-15219546158409297532024-02-03T07:47:00.000-06:002024-02-03T07:47:14.199-06:00Happy Birthday Dear Amy<blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4Bu-amsD6fji4O22kMVc10B1iNCPj_d9sdtZo0-NsRqX8kz_8XEy8YdSNNNXbKWBXv7iIzYn8Va2F9RotH-Vd7ddWmg3nsSD_s4QT1V40Zc_-XwhEo-s664wUflDNz_a29Onl2ZnzB5GQMEd9Regu41dv_5RLi2aC1x2f-ouQc3972kcYsRzae2zhRPC/s1768/IMG_6272.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1768" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4Bu-amsD6fji4O22kMVc10B1iNCPj_d9sdtZo0-NsRqX8kz_8XEy8YdSNNNXbKWBXv7iIzYn8Va2F9RotH-Vd7ddWmg3nsSD_s4QT1V40Zc_-XwhEo-s664wUflDNz_a29Onl2ZnzB5GQMEd9Regu41dv_5RLi2aC1x2f-ouQc3972kcYsRzae2zhRPC/s320/IMG_6272.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Sending Best Wishes for a Beautiful Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this special young Woman.<br /><div><br /></div><div>She is a caring wife and mother, our daughter, a thoughtful sister,</div><div>niece, and granddaughter.</div><div>She enjoys being an aunt and is a devoted friend to many.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPdagOG-prnDciwuMk4l-MZut3HXmzX_BhBFC6VGKRy8BM2MUNToYHfW_iKqYK8y8vRtdRpl6kvUksy5LL6DM2qYKnJdQ_7PZFVdmzP3JMIpwjLMsxY4gwhWgd0mkU-TQb6SQPwoCeBnk2nYYH6rVZVIYcTKiTub4b8ehSIz40-5sCwQ14JanLeCjtKA8/s1598/IMG_6271.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="1598" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPdagOG-prnDciwuMk4l-MZut3HXmzX_BhBFC6VGKRy8BM2MUNToYHfW_iKqYK8y8vRtdRpl6kvUksy5LL6DM2qYKnJdQ_7PZFVdmzP3JMIpwjLMsxY4gwhWgd0mkU-TQb6SQPwoCeBnk2nYYH6rVZVIYcTKiTub4b8ehSIz40-5sCwQ14JanLeCjtKA8/s320/IMG_6271.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>In addition to taking care of her boys and managing their home,</div><div>her career in Healthcare allows her to make a difference</div><div> in the lives of patients and their families.</div><div><br /></div><div>Amy, Happy Birthday.</div><div>We all love you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care,</div><div><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-32838641767994111522024-01-31T18:17:00.004-06:002024-01-31T18:39:55.169-06:00It’s been a Few Days ~Here’s Where the Time Went ~Sanford Heart Hospital ~a Sweet Reunion with a Very Special Friend<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBAPQCpsXVwM7ye8Ba8nte5L72w0jB4PRrLTumo2dei4qCY03sE-2602p_ogz8KgAH-4v70oD5WRdCvDxhgco0AIQRm6jPzWKfYbUez_JIunK7lUe3TVGkcIZs1uydFsKaZt1ahV1dsdbV4BbfGSeRYUvy_PPER6-Dafb94Z4iNbL37rPGxdPWU3xaiC2/s4032/IMG_4154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuBAPQCpsXVwM7ye8Ba8nte5L72w0jB4PRrLTumo2dei4qCY03sE-2602p_ogz8KgAH-4v70oD5WRdCvDxhgco0AIQRm6jPzWKfYbUez_JIunK7lUe3TVGkcIZs1uydFsKaZt1ahV1dsdbV4BbfGSeRYUvy_PPER6-Dafb94Z4iNbL37rPGxdPWU3xaiC2/w400-h300/IMG_4154.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby’s Mother had medical appointments out of town,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we loaded up the car and went on a road trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother-in-Law rode shotgun…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzvWnYkZb6iobxgnMrpv-siAzN-T2pF7oYjgQnc6EsW6ro7hRlaIXnzWRCOZGUqi-J8PvtgL-DIVMOlXXVa2jcz2mAeeGVnxh5xuQShzajSFcJAP1jUjv5A-4TpG58dFGQcpya87ZAULp4wX-F3ye9CmL2H17sZu_r55LKeF7Nw92hZEhezaN3niw4Yxl/s4032/IMG_4155.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzvWnYkZb6iobxgnMrpv-siAzN-T2pF7oYjgQnc6EsW6ro7hRlaIXnzWRCOZGUqi-J8PvtgL-DIVMOlXXVa2jcz2mAeeGVnxh5xuQShzajSFcJAP1jUjv5A-4TpG58dFGQcpya87ZAULp4wX-F3ye9CmL2H17sZu_r55LKeF7Nw92hZEhezaN3niw4Yxl/w400-h300/IMG_4155.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…so I had the backseat to myself and enjoyed sewing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage Buttons on these Lace Heart Ornaments.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIptKv0pp74gMCvlDNGjF1fE71Y5Gq_DVoO2HMEmU83VB1zSIk8TFPNDKkUvLVRJCvxV2jqbiecUnjQqTwKriYfIdRtsy_lEWoodbufQFMNF_FzWdaNlG0TYuVL0eDuEhmsy7h1Z7dF0Fv_pmwJ7fQ18gOxZxROLnDQEHUKO7VmC-WHlQhvtR4MonjNznY/s3777/IMG_4157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="3777" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIptKv0pp74gMCvlDNGjF1fE71Y5Gq_DVoO2HMEmU83VB1zSIk8TFPNDKkUvLVRJCvxV2jqbiecUnjQqTwKriYfIdRtsy_lEWoodbufQFMNF_FzWdaNlG0TYuVL0eDuEhmsy7h1Z7dF0Fv_pmwJ7fQ18gOxZxROLnDQEHUKO7VmC-WHlQhvtR4MonjNznY/w400-h272/IMG_4157.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After checking into our hotel we found a spot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nearby for a little dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was so excited to see a Beet Salad on the Menu…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Goat Cheese and Candied Walnuts sounded so tasty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sd8TMpHfY7PsWBrlwgPgCBm7WuXIzI_Uxnb0kksWZw_yKtWtY3PTAD6QKSmXxnmwO1a2rEfMvuzOpvE4ah6arn45ZSoQahNP113vO9AXRJpSmcK89MQcKxPSa0UE1CCR06Y-iMDV4tQLLGXvw6R_nsgfGuIXzw5g7X5XgxEYJ-SEbdMePrNfeCrupt3U/s4032/IMG_4158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sd8TMpHfY7PsWBrlwgPgCBm7WuXIzI_Uxnb0kksWZw_yKtWtY3PTAD6QKSmXxnmwO1a2rEfMvuzOpvE4ah6arn45ZSoQahNP113vO9AXRJpSmcK89MQcKxPSa0UE1CCR06Y-iMDV4tQLLGXvw6R_nsgfGuIXzw5g7X5XgxEYJ-SEbdMePrNfeCrupt3U/w400-h300/IMG_4158.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Does anyone know anything about Yellow Arugula?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn’t know it was a thing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Google says if your greens have turned yellow it’s time to compost!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgSJsPirIpH5_bfnlY2zxclP3xrNs1URYe0vZGWcEb0mnhTy-BV4piv9cZnRLHBBHtclw6-HCn37ykhNh7UnEd8graJ6pNgzBhxEls-qe_mxi0-20lpu4OUw630bS-uL1kLd6RICSZbg8HmoWGzZtULKoZAsX35pDO2zy8BwPu6-xJseWxndvV0DCpDB7/s4032/IMG_4170.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgSJsPirIpH5_bfnlY2zxclP3xrNs1URYe0vZGWcEb0mnhTy-BV4piv9cZnRLHBBHtclw6-HCn37ykhNh7UnEd8graJ6pNgzBhxEls-qe_mxi0-20lpu4OUw630bS-uL1kLd6RICSZbg8HmoWGzZtULKoZAsX35pDO2zy8BwPu6-xJseWxndvV0DCpDB7/w400-h300/IMG_4170.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my dinner the second night…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Much better presentation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKZXVRtG463pH4LyQYfBzOEqlsAMfsEc0FY_5xpXtwKlBKed4MxB8VIDv1WVMjgPd2hBgK7mcWegIJlTbWcuQdchhRKD0om4IXyMWCLRVjr2W8n0EVFUGl98wowXjg0ZtQqLl_0yPFg76d7Rra9-Jp8c8PjPHrhu_HEAuMUt1G9VENPRWf3WtLcqsilff/s3520/IMG_4160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3520" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKZXVRtG463pH4LyQYfBzOEqlsAMfsEc0FY_5xpXtwKlBKed4MxB8VIDv1WVMjgPd2hBgK7mcWegIJlTbWcuQdchhRKD0om4IXyMWCLRVjr2W8n0EVFUGl98wowXjg0ZtQqLl_0yPFg76d7Rra9-Jp8c8PjPHrhu_HEAuMUt1G9VENPRWf3WtLcqsilff/w400-h304/IMG_4160.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first day was all about lab work and testing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sat in eight different waiting rooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">during that nine hour day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that gift shop over yonder?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiKb0UBEyxvm7gEFNcjpWq99hEcv0gWMIQfpVud1uC4-YnrhuUfWLrFxk6H8sRxEb8pPdfq6FFQE3pII9fJUk3m-r6hWbw7eI1vFPpaWy2xoecqcLr95guaenqH9fAEaDaBrfhDadBZM7NwpA_wjro43D3jZRyT_q6mPZCSfRUDPihRbBciybtJvleib1/s3484/IMG_4162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3484" data-original-width="2107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiKb0UBEyxvm7gEFNcjpWq99hEcv0gWMIQfpVud1uC4-YnrhuUfWLrFxk6H8sRxEb8pPdfq6FFQE3pII9fJUk3m-r6hWbw7eI1vFPpaWy2xoecqcLr95guaenqH9fAEaDaBrfhDadBZM7NwpA_wjro43D3jZRyT_q6mPZCSfRUDPihRbBciybtJvleib1/w242-h400/IMG_4162.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plenty of items to provide</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">creative inspiration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1GMqt0UWrAtzFrIcbU4WU2DvjfMlCj1hGtXw728SF-iDP3djlprhKkcybbs4eGTJoy_cHvFdQAwqKfFvaBg6JWEWWdX_88uUd4rW5CnLgIHkxYqYTwZJIox97-IhKRTJxW8nUOk12ujydnuSLrjNZzT6wJOuzywIGtrzlpGfWVmX3YNXJ5YKGKGfj8tI/s3747/IMG_4163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2526" data-original-width="3747" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1GMqt0UWrAtzFrIcbU4WU2DvjfMlCj1hGtXw728SF-iDP3djlprhKkcybbs4eGTJoy_cHvFdQAwqKfFvaBg6JWEWWdX_88uUd4rW5CnLgIHkxYqYTwZJIox97-IhKRTJxW8nUOk12ujydnuSLrjNZzT6wJOuzywIGtrzlpGfWVmX3YNXJ5YKGKGfj8tI/w400-h270/IMG_4163.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the view of the Heart Hospital from the window</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the Main Hospital. There is a walkway so we could stay indoors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOyE5kRE9WQU8j0oZXQ4MFc_aA6UfP6brExHtT-3V62rMIhl5IbStgaF9TtBaZodhgkzUNeg9-ikr-3vt8FCzsRb9FOOp2OTbTSW8KmNNNdEgkyPmbfbmH9sJVstnvT1uEvLkYJCyzxNntPwKXXnQGEVzX0dblVROXwEgq7xXw5EXnSSQbwbDSs26XbzN/s4032/IMG_4166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOyE5kRE9WQU8j0oZXQ4MFc_aA6UfP6brExHtT-3V62rMIhl5IbStgaF9TtBaZodhgkzUNeg9-ikr-3vt8FCzsRb9FOOp2OTbTSW8KmNNNdEgkyPmbfbmH9sJVstnvT1uEvLkYJCyzxNntPwKXXnQGEVzX0dblVROXwEgq7xXw5EXnSSQbwbDSs26XbzN/w400-h300/IMG_4166.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…More creative inspiration in the hallway along the way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJ3VMzW-zrtPo3CL3PIg45zct2eHsMC1i1yN_90gnSOxOAvBqGM7VlozKBzjyqUtfhHTbY54WynRKdwyq2ieV3Ow-182hnfua7M1aOkJhabJ-EAA8NhrL5i_tBp8XGerURnzK-espdCMLFsn1dU0v52BGxYE6cVjKOb6B8PuJndTzXAllcFMLvj2llU5q/s4032/IMG_4168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJ3VMzW-zrtPo3CL3PIg45zct2eHsMC1i1yN_90gnSOxOAvBqGM7VlozKBzjyqUtfhHTbY54WynRKdwyq2ieV3Ow-182hnfua7M1aOkJhabJ-EAA8NhrL5i_tBp8XGerURnzK-espdCMLFsn1dU0v52BGxYE6cVjKOb6B8PuJndTzXAllcFMLvj2llU5q/w400-h300/IMG_4168.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our consultation with the Cardiologist,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there was only one more test scheduled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was able to get away for a couple of hours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to have lunch with this special friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met 45 years ago, teaching together for decades.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent time taking our children on outings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to Storybook Land, the Library,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the Swimming Pool, the Fabric Store, and Mr Donut. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lorie and I enjoyed a Coffee Date once a week for 40 years,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In all kinds of weather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took classes and earned our Masters Degrees together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had not seen each other since before the Pandemic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a wonderful reunion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6FCNjqrmjFc7hA3BTuaIOgJHtcfFkpytId5dKIHEC8pVGnt5eLDaQ6cHoiJwL7OI8GBOyhN-P0OH3Hr5ZID0llbZtBeVCHxkhlg1adYAzeVxlkOaiY269xXcHowWCDKAg1_k9k8FKEnttaJSczuquF_QOdE0fTfVntVpUgB9KYZEdW-oXSQnBsfdNQIt/s4032/IMG_4172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6FCNjqrmjFc7hA3BTuaIOgJHtcfFkpytId5dKIHEC8pVGnt5eLDaQ6cHoiJwL7OI8GBOyhN-P0OH3Hr5ZID0llbZtBeVCHxkhlg1adYAzeVxlkOaiY269xXcHowWCDKAg1_k9k8FKEnttaJSczuquF_QOdE0fTfVntVpUgB9KYZEdW-oXSQnBsfdNQIt/w400-h300/IMG_4172.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was 4:30am the next morning, checking in for her procedures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k7OZCgr-NDjtI6eMx5PhNRn9s6K_-czaKIru0HSxybqghEGqUZwT1gufQ_sURc1L-JxLXV-WLCu6T9epdmvFyM9wT4v7Eyl1R_voXTYe6qndARxGAzxryHB3WVWKMyxIpbVURK41LwxczydqzzVoaZ86L5OT95YWUbACRuqqecQuWWZECCDmVgv1KUhq/s4032/IMG_4167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k7OZCgr-NDjtI6eMx5PhNRn9s6K_-czaKIru0HSxybqghEGqUZwT1gufQ_sURc1L-JxLXV-WLCu6T9epdmvFyM9wT4v7Eyl1R_voXTYe6qndARxGAzxryHB3WVWKMyxIpbVURK41LwxczydqzzVoaZ86L5OT95YWUbACRuqqecQuWWZECCDmVgv1KUhq/w400-h300/IMG_4167.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr. Charles “Pat” O’ Brian</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr. Lloyd Solberg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dr. John Vander Woulde</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen3_VAXLHByBXbaYKwKLYoOUdh8MfwU22J2JDArizTyW1Y9wv0Ic3lj8jZsNeDnzJhAxkfIk6HU6PBl9g5MG89rZYqrtt0fVWzkpzo0P1ZsVpCh5dV2xwArEs_Ife4skbAaSxUFtpEl77yiNsOHaOkTEQnEk_lMC2AeBun_JA1OGYqP66iMLYTkUIXKiv/s2731/IMG_6265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="2731" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyphenhyphen3_VAXLHByBXbaYKwKLYoOUdh8MfwU22J2JDArizTyW1Y9wv0Ic3lj8jZsNeDnzJhAxkfIk6HU6PBl9g5MG89rZYqrtt0fVWzkpzo0P1ZsVpCh5dV2xwArEs_Ife4skbAaSxUFtpEl77yiNsOHaOkTEQnEk_lMC2AeBun_JA1OGYqP66iMLYTkUIXKiv/w400-h124/IMG_6265.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These three Cardiologists were the physician core of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Sanford Heart Hospital in 1997.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrGmuOdQbsl34eEsragTQOrriBi203lZdVKycaPq9LOycUdnrMaz0-8Cx0lasEezl4o7WEXEAmYxctpXtczur2UbUjfaEN9qBOpTTJH7IxwhqhOSHsx4yxu_Ro_jT7Dn8ggnds3WOTZnb4Wn0swA_tzHUIKagYJeoZXwigfxiRcXsGWclfBRiUupvESxK/s4032/IMG_4173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrGmuOdQbsl34eEsragTQOrriBi203lZdVKycaPq9LOycUdnrMaz0-8Cx0lasEezl4o7WEXEAmYxctpXtczur2UbUjfaEN9qBOpTTJH7IxwhqhOSHsx4yxu_Ro_jT7Dn8ggnds3WOTZnb4Wn0swA_tzHUIKagYJeoZXwigfxiRcXsGWclfBRiUupvESxK/w400-h300/IMG_4173.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their leadership, dedication to excellence, and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">devotion to the welfare of patients, family, and staff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">provides the strong foundation on which Sanford was built and serves today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That was evident in the Care we received over the past two days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Sanford.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-73091982471248593222024-01-26T12:09:00.002-06:002024-01-26T13:09:11.516-06:00Love is in the Air ~In our Etsy Shop ~The Sewing Studio ~Project Report ~How it Started<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovzUNBKXwTqBIBBvk4lcd09ZdJIYyYRSjZeG1Jd-NxTZU5tJTqDn39T_a4akkxSOSNhwvzbTxmlX9oEDJHVYFSztuvHs6ql0m0K361NcVnjOa5RnllH09D-mYxNjRP1Vdp5wsWlSigWCH-zoSoBJCw2f4pFEVUvjNuDkCyzNDQ25o9_0qtzXUDVNYh2Ft/s2732/IMG_6242.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovzUNBKXwTqBIBBvk4lcd09ZdJIYyYRSjZeG1Jd-NxTZU5tJTqDn39T_a4akkxSOSNhwvzbTxmlX9oEDJHVYFSztuvHs6ql0m0K361NcVnjOa5RnllH09D-mYxNjRP1Vdp5wsWlSigWCH-zoSoBJCw2f4pFEVUvjNuDkCyzNDQ25o9_0qtzXUDVNYh2Ft/w400-h300/IMG_6242.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting noticed on Etsy is no easy feat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were 6.30 million active sellers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reported at the end of 2023.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, it’s no wonder that an Artist does a Happy Dance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when that sale notification comes in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tageJZkzTlej2V6er0LQLsHCtASUwLmFqwhMHSFgjZ2KK7r6pjO3F4Rqmp95_lkl3gamnBtDq1yDSOmuQQgPDUgLWDhMhmzVunW6WmPkjLam0HPNaKy7Aq2RLtdznQIi8oFHHbKQFjHi-Rvp1gTNuKFQ9A0CAtTXrL_Owq5svRDcdRnB_QkrlYCjSKdl/s3794/IMG_4124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3794" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tageJZkzTlej2V6er0LQLsHCtASUwLmFqwhMHSFgjZ2KK7r6pjO3F4Rqmp95_lkl3gamnBtDq1yDSOmuQQgPDUgLWDhMhmzVunW6WmPkjLam0HPNaKy7Aq2RLtdznQIi8oFHHbKQFjHi-Rvp1gTNuKFQ9A0CAtTXrL_Owq5svRDcdRnB_QkrlYCjSKdl/w400-h275/IMG_4124.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Valentine hearts have always been a favorite in my Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby cuts and sands the wooden hearts in his Woodshop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqxkxl9vuoSi4XfQt3eXAFGLJ2PBqcjuNq4Q1Nd9RfJmufBzJooKPUOXE47qv8-5Q6ee8tkBKs9_SAEu3xp9CepLML8SMBxSDi4C4xsxtar4RaU_oDFiH5Qp8kDqcfCv9R-weaQMz1vcYlhTNnAoahCI8mFlvlul1u12-oQcGdeIYtNMMaGuFxb73oc7/s3999/IMG_4125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3999" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqxkxl9vuoSi4XfQt3eXAFGLJ2PBqcjuNq4Q1Nd9RfJmufBzJooKPUOXE47qv8-5Q6ee8tkBKs9_SAEu3xp9CepLML8SMBxSDi4C4xsxtar4RaU_oDFiH5Qp8kDqcfCv9R-weaQMz1vcYlhTNnAoahCI8mFlvlul1u12-oQcGdeIYtNMMaGuFxb73oc7/w400-h251/IMG_4125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He brings them in to my work table for painting…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyhHnchkCjh6n0r0QPXV-ODadEE9M5JLzjxq3aTCn0ZyXj8bGY_OTBLRSWtkiGbV4K5Acu1SFGQvlQf96umz_bKx4-aNQcQRTFm8LUycEJZs1YhyphenhyphenVFiSasomzizZyFi-vuelAzEHwaxhBAV0-PscvWPKsiq-nGMUsFXkHT-Wd1NWwoHI2UWOqhcqzrl_U/s4032/IMG_4126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyhHnchkCjh6n0r0QPXV-ODadEE9M5JLzjxq3aTCn0ZyXj8bGY_OTBLRSWtkiGbV4K5Acu1SFGQvlQf96umz_bKx4-aNQcQRTFm8LUycEJZs1YhyphenhyphenVFiSasomzizZyFi-vuelAzEHwaxhBAV0-PscvWPKsiq-nGMUsFXkHT-Wd1NWwoHI2UWOqhcqzrl_U/w400-h300/IMG_4126.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and edging, perhaps my most favorite step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love using that little detail sander.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo4b58VbdsBwHpeIajmul9bY3nB5lFtpFaPAtqlpRPfUnlLffkCv9NQhsFBZd3RexrGs8TWRJbAoDTL5_9dlMM3wQ2wumsqxaU6i5zSGM9XpQp8oybSIHeoZBiiwj9Ect9g2Z4OYKs6D2T1eJ4H1jerve5w8-3VqzuamV8pp0pid38q9RlIo2EqyXrYUQ/s3706/IMG_4128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="3706" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo4b58VbdsBwHpeIajmul9bY3nB5lFtpFaPAtqlpRPfUnlLffkCv9NQhsFBZd3RexrGs8TWRJbAoDTL5_9dlMM3wQ2wumsqxaU6i5zSGM9XpQp8oybSIHeoZBiiwj9Ect9g2Z4OYKs6D2T1eJ4H1jerve5w8-3VqzuamV8pp0pid38q9RlIo2EqyXrYUQ/w400-h300/IMG_4128.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then they go back to the shop for staining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have sold out twice, so this third batch is drying,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and will soon be ready for the finishing embellishments. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDgObWxNIcCdGOLs1IxbmDBHbK4f8YdhSx04yvR943Dweu2w-XHLEIiJNpAyu6ghhXFqVM27ZEs0zYCPKmUI3OZQu2Nk2-ZDM13-wsEEwFgoCsiRmcs0CpJozGuNr-Mvk6u9bsdBwQU0f46XUTdAUfFVL68QDY7xq0N1SMbddtjNuPzq8ulY0YSxNnPiI/s4032/IMG_4130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="4032" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDgObWxNIcCdGOLs1IxbmDBHbK4f8YdhSx04yvR943Dweu2w-XHLEIiJNpAyu6ghhXFqVM27ZEs0zYCPKmUI3OZQu2Nk2-ZDM13-wsEEwFgoCsiRmcs0CpJozGuNr-Mvk6u9bsdBwQU0f46XUTdAUfFVL68QDY7xq0N1SMbddtjNuPzq8ulY0YSxNnPiI/w400-h283/IMG_4130.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As promised, here’s my first report on the Sewing Studio,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and my dream to reclaim that work space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This framed greeting in the doorway was a gift I made for my mother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I started creating as a young child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what the room looked like the day after Winterfest…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbarqcaqG0hfegue0EwDGV750F2TgzqqUaMLXzdAPWmfwsY70tsBhxppCHUZTgrei8QARStevJX92aJ26rEcwKJSGmA_kFK5LKyrEBwQfa-rGBkK1tGJ5Qw9TGzrP8f7NpDNVhnOupjcHFM2rhuDNaczc8DZoct1DhT8OPg-EOJ4PiI3vytvgsP3Ju8dX/s1823/IMG_6229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="1761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbarqcaqG0hfegue0EwDGV750F2TgzqqUaMLXzdAPWmfwsY70tsBhxppCHUZTgrei8QARStevJX92aJ26rEcwKJSGmA_kFK5LKyrEBwQfa-rGBkK1tGJ5Qw9TGzrP8f7NpDNVhnOupjcHFM2rhuDNaczc8DZoct1DhT8OPg-EOJ4PiI3vytvgsP3Ju8dX/w386-h400/IMG_6229.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Overwhelming, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no good excuse, just lots of little reasons on how much it got to this point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since our family was coming for Thanksgiving Week,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we just unloaded everything,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stashed it all in there, and closed the door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQyXODGXN2PYRh67TmoI8PoZbRid87dUZiklnEV0dh3ahhPsySf6jt89Mj5LsHPszSzBcFXprrBJYr0hEdiIdI1Rf_NRIMAsVty3Q77umSZHDMvnL-sIt2NxqKZRJNJljLlMBothuSot25Xa1KILrRKtiSyNXavbpQTzCqUUr4M0EIpXEyCOiJRjQI8Ye/s4029/IMG_4131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQyXODGXN2PYRh67TmoI8PoZbRid87dUZiklnEV0dh3ahhPsySf6jt89Mj5LsHPszSzBcFXprrBJYr0hEdiIdI1Rf_NRIMAsVty3Q77umSZHDMvnL-sIt2NxqKZRJNJljLlMBothuSot25Xa1KILrRKtiSyNXavbpQTzCqUUr4M0EIpXEyCOiJRjQI8Ye/w199-h400/IMG_4131.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Organizing and De-stashing..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just one section at a time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my dresser when growing up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, in my Childhood Bedroom, then it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">accompanied me to college.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was the perfect size for a cramped dorm room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh7tnVr-E6c1wx0QXfE1mcrdlDHbZ0mwDzlwU3BAA7AiGYL8i9YiVPe81THW6EWDYGXaDsQu5uu19B1D5RgHKufYEtsupA0evp64tc8PpaMovUxYjBy0HWLjhUl4Ml7Rw1oEcG5ajxem1STseWrOJZ89kYb5rHaW-PG5YmATsXZwnY8hujBgLr5137U9I/s1024/4E4AD843-A63A-4909-8448-987E070EC7C3-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh7tnVr-E6c1wx0QXfE1mcrdlDHbZ0mwDzlwU3BAA7AiGYL8i9YiVPe81THW6EWDYGXaDsQu5uu19B1D5RgHKufYEtsupA0evp64tc8PpaMovUxYjBy0HWLjhUl4Ml7Rw1oEcG5ajxem1STseWrOJZ89kYb5rHaW-PG5YmATsXZwnY8hujBgLr5137U9I/w400-h400/4E4AD843-A63A-4909-8448-987E070EC7C3-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now the drawers are filled with markers, pens,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">staplers, paper clips, tape, sticky notes, cards, envelopes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And so much more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z5FBgEbOQaXyjg6_mHexygHqj4J9sLZSveqLg920uWM2FcI4p8MUSgpRJNtDCNlKqUXJMK7-B6iFXedAdPL49xZkpnG-VaRq-KCGgzrtRHSAFnMA6nrEubble_f7pHE-vNgaCaqII1HLhe5Glr19Iom5cVkz8HnpDzFbggyl6YIcExmxg2mqGxh75nVc/s3851/IMG_4132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="3851" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1z5FBgEbOQaXyjg6_mHexygHqj4J9sLZSveqLg920uWM2FcI4p8MUSgpRJNtDCNlKqUXJMK7-B6iFXedAdPL49xZkpnG-VaRq-KCGgzrtRHSAFnMA6nrEubble_f7pHE-vNgaCaqII1HLhe5Glr19Iom5cVkz8HnpDzFbggyl6YIcExmxg2mqGxh75nVc/w400-h291/IMG_4132.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a few of the little things that provide inspiration…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mother’s favorite teapot, one of my grandmother’s hats,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a handmade pottery trinket box.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QtbZ3y3OXHd9hGu3CBPHkc0eI_333P8aMm0QTix8BfQW8y_MOU0iwETfZRKZBg3toLZsbat9OHKN9FA4HgzmmXKEbOA_-Gs6osX0qnbrHFDQaSMOoFeVoYPwQKEO0nAPssoc0kLLmB1Ewm8dwpKS6LYH77Z1_PJytec44gX3jb_hFS_Yy6g1dvBO9zXK/s2659/IMG_6241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2659" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QtbZ3y3OXHd9hGu3CBPHkc0eI_333P8aMm0QTix8BfQW8y_MOU0iwETfZRKZBg3toLZsbat9OHKN9FA4HgzmmXKEbOA_-Gs6osX0qnbrHFDQaSMOoFeVoYPwQKEO0nAPssoc0kLLmB1Ewm8dwpKS6LYH77Z1_PJytec44gX3jb_hFS_Yy6g1dvBO9zXK/w400-h300/IMG_6241.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentine Hearts ready for purchase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visit my Tins and Treasures Etsy Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://tinsandtreasures.etsy.com" target="_blank">click here</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Local friends, leave a message if you are interested and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would like to purchase from me directly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spread a little love on Valentines Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-68255454432971175502024-01-21T15:18:00.002-06:002024-01-21T15:36:26.002-06:00Saturday’s Work ~Here’s my Report ~Where the Week Went ~Crafts, Cleaning, Grandchildren, Cats, and Cooking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq7t1n2vfP8c1lq0M-ZY5K17hOnUgU_UVYxH381g_kmkNZXEq-4QkjejJR5Th9U7izIw4h6w9IjSRmecHRSJR-Zrgjs3gZ1SdQewZKlHMsgaEC_bo2kXDCifiMb2t153k3Ul2i7Vmgis_tTxv9XhrV66gTpqtq-BtB31AwWEOhC2CxIN2jL6wEEHdI1c1/s3068/IMG_4113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2683" data-original-width="3068" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq7t1n2vfP8c1lq0M-ZY5K17hOnUgU_UVYxH381g_kmkNZXEq-4QkjejJR5Th9U7izIw4h6w9IjSRmecHRSJR-Zrgjs3gZ1SdQewZKlHMsgaEC_bo2kXDCifiMb2t153k3Ul2i7Vmgis_tTxv9XhrV66gTpqtq-BtB31AwWEOhC2CxIN2jL6wEEHdI1c1/w400-h350/IMG_4113.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My January Mission has been to Reclaim my Sewing Studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lately it seems it has become just another Storage Room,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I have not enjoyed the space for a few months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the time I keep the door closed…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know, <i>“out of sight, out of mind”</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm3QWNUMGvNb8gvOqLW1GlvnCN4VajuZ_ruuxRPGpiB6mW0kYWjkRDTyyWlhftHqvXcVJ6d5mrxF4aiW3v0_siARPzAjze0DcvEt9bpzBaKjjPWeKkBaqqaTgPHWDEQX3nfKEkVCE9ja4tkl5mNuF-EMqOT29jmrEymRvHzaOUL7oTJtXNsYH6GCuhYVh/s4032/IMG_4050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm3QWNUMGvNb8gvOqLW1GlvnCN4VajuZ_ruuxRPGpiB6mW0kYWjkRDTyyWlhftHqvXcVJ6d5mrxF4aiW3v0_siARPzAjze0DcvEt9bpzBaKjjPWeKkBaqqaTgPHWDEQX3nfKEkVCE9ja4tkl5mNuF-EMqOT29jmrEymRvHzaOUL7oTJtXNsYH6GCuhYVh/w400-h300/IMG_4050.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Occasionally I clear space on the counter to work on a project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week I made another batch of Teacup Card Holders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually ran out at Winterfest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsWP9uEYJMqk8dT4SLe3rxPrJuC-hpkpvFwk2PbvQLRZ2p1S5d8T_ZgMQ6ExP97DSG0XZmPGBpuSIA_P0yFJPCP4NPy_K2SKAlZ4XtmhKy8G0DtBRyZw_WhpjjAz7G97J5m-g34MjfRC_O7I7a3p5ByK3Ulj2j-pa-3V_5Sr1rCfXB4MWuJy3QAEIvDWh/s3725/IMG_4095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="3725" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsWP9uEYJMqk8dT4SLe3rxPrJuC-hpkpvFwk2PbvQLRZ2p1S5d8T_ZgMQ6ExP97DSG0XZmPGBpuSIA_P0yFJPCP4NPy_K2SKAlZ4XtmhKy8G0DtBRyZw_WhpjjAz7G97J5m-g34MjfRC_O7I7a3p5ByK3Ulj2j-pa-3V_5Sr1rCfXB4MWuJy3QAEIvDWh/w400-h234/IMG_4095.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only way it was going to become more organized and efficient is, if </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I took everything out of the closet and added some more shelves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You would not believe all the stuff I found in there…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…for example, a shopping bag with this lovely Thrift Store Apparel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It includes Teal Men’s Trousers and two Skirts, complete with Jewelry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s a perfect starter kit for a “I Hate Winter” costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FREE to anyone who’s interested.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacz8gigk86FszpjyA3euqbsr6GvajyZb1OARB1yEvws23pCdb6iYGCflniVjHZLGD9DsoqJQ6zy97vYmAxShUDmmaiz8ECdRgJEvUNlUn11_Xr-I8ZBwsXmagVAKWfSJBqK-DXEovSgZNJxcJbeE84rs0nAOytWUHBJXkWxcSBCxN-D1WveevFj0qWrC6/s4032/IMG_4045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacz8gigk86FszpjyA3euqbsr6GvajyZb1OARB1yEvws23pCdb6iYGCflniVjHZLGD9DsoqJQ6zy97vYmAxShUDmmaiz8ECdRgJEvUNlUn11_Xr-I8ZBwsXmagVAKWfSJBqK-DXEovSgZNJxcJbeE84rs0nAOytWUHBJXkWxcSBCxN-D1WveevFj0qWrC6/w400-h300/IMG_4045.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gathered all the supplies from when I taught knitting at Central.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNXRg2rOIy08qmA-myeRp-kI8YP5Op4CGmMhDQ56IO89dH1-0a_xx-rjONWfWi6ReC4xVedZ27KsdGVfAmTw_wSgBuUtTgF9uIy9PscFP8CbAWMml92lEveeQk-FRmqYVrWhDSJWDVJsLsVVEIpXm_NxcNFbUx4nzlgxcGA_oE2UwC47wusaLPLqaWbVz/s2732/IMG_6232.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNXRg2rOIy08qmA-myeRp-kI8YP5Op4CGmMhDQ56IO89dH1-0a_xx-rjONWfWi6ReC4xVedZ27KsdGVfAmTw_wSgBuUtTgF9uIy9PscFP8CbAWMml92lEveeQk-FRmqYVrWhDSJWDVJsLsVVEIpXm_NxcNFbUx4nzlgxcGA_oE2UwC47wusaLPLqaWbVz/w400-h300/IMG_6232.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, y’all remember our Knitting Club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since my Creative Friend, Meredith, is teaching a Knitting Class,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shared needles and yarn with her, for her students.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll send you the link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BUQqCAshVmHtJpFGS-OSaDmMRnhdO29yaiC1LuWxguauCgUgeMDeTDLUzHADwijXkksV15Ajx6iMfyp1gFM5ZCy1RdJ1aKAtZ_E227E5aE8HSincYZKhkfHBl7gJyP8y8ZbGQsrw45-0lp1rUbtUZnSUyoM3YZDIVf-AlqMSGrF8M1uVUlaeSr_WMANI/s2047/IMG_6225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1039" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BUQqCAshVmHtJpFGS-OSaDmMRnhdO29yaiC1LuWxguauCgUgeMDeTDLUzHADwijXkksV15Ajx6iMfyp1gFM5ZCy1RdJ1aKAtZ_E227E5aE8HSincYZKhkfHBl7gJyP8y8ZbGQsrw45-0lp1rUbtUZnSUyoM3YZDIVf-AlqMSGrF8M1uVUlaeSr_WMANI/w203-h400/IMG_6225.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet Susie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week she has found her new</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">forever home with my Sister-in-Law.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX077djuLAbaOI4tNmhJoDvopBpE9V4SNwpfJmzbZIfKSILd6vsyZTMojOCZDXe4y9qln72m4-j3QMBPAJxcb-UdWBySAp1XsLS0oM0BTpud_EBtbnFo-SLIjao2_Ruljj_wDr666UrOYLBxEcydGoaj_xrURWZ266ChaVV0Oqx-h2rUEdOcMyMei4hID/s624/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="624" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvX077djuLAbaOI4tNmhJoDvopBpE9V4SNwpfJmzbZIfKSILd6vsyZTMojOCZDXe4y9qln72m4-j3QMBPAJxcb-UdWBySAp1XsLS0oM0BTpud_EBtbnFo-SLIjao2_Ruljj_wDr666UrOYLBxEcydGoaj_xrURWZ266ChaVV0Oqx-h2rUEdOcMyMei4hID/w400-h318/image000000.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn’t she pretty?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOJjv_dOUYla4ljPfHDXQ5XnnYmPp6MjWHgqAZEYgUeNUXgj2rnct7Pzv4EIEVanBc7N1Lqlu6NohlZ8dyNUS0zqIOhYQJPcE7qWAoJyhzdLXnr2iW37V0SnbNQnnug11J8dXVZqdTNyl1Wr0YJjZG175cIRqT-zJdO_2urRsLwSIj4qIXFsHALOo5bfo/s4032/IMG_4109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOJjv_dOUYla4ljPfHDXQ5XnnYmPp6MjWHgqAZEYgUeNUXgj2rnct7Pzv4EIEVanBc7N1Lqlu6NohlZ8dyNUS0zqIOhYQJPcE7qWAoJyhzdLXnr2iW37V0SnbNQnnug11J8dXVZqdTNyl1Wr0YJjZG175cIRqT-zJdO_2urRsLwSIj4qIXFsHALOo5bfo/w400-h300/IMG_4109.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This January Winter helps me appreciate my indoor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">house chores and projects, like cooking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YDxOdZGKJ7ZX22uENHYJVni2JsiMpczBpeZJ216ri-JNx1E_8kXS56UIDdxdLtYgdSyXprp5feJ6QQOsrzQJbznd9JbIsiIqWIrC3YeZE1PyRYOcYaJfoSP8K8qhyphenhyphen8H4wSTAcgPZBv8mfV_-SAR5ubYa0OxiN4cfwAFDacOVKSg3VIDXK-UunFTh5T04/s4032/IMG_4102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YDxOdZGKJ7ZX22uENHYJVni2JsiMpczBpeZJ216ri-JNx1E_8kXS56UIDdxdLtYgdSyXprp5feJ6QQOsrzQJbznd9JbIsiIqWIrC3YeZE1PyRYOcYaJfoSP8K8qhyphenhyphen8H4wSTAcgPZBv8mfV_-SAR5ubYa0OxiN4cfwAFDacOVKSg3VIDXK-UunFTh5T04/w400-h300/IMG_4102.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Dinner, I roasted a whole chicken in my Dutch Oven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby and I can make three meals on that Chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz0GO-w-iLdNn5XrI8v7WJsNrGBBrWbRtGzJdwKHrQqA0hmxyfFKILmuCkVink1EV6CL6Fmda3ysiKSRrn4otK86UbdtUSE5nzW3nE3CaQY0OnwS3ew0BrGV_2b5UTwGfXTo_RpFAR9RtqCtAFbnn-uOzzK868ifC3CVvqooSpSSCL9vSFTFY6Vld5zhp/s1801/IMG_6219.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="1801" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXz0GO-w-iLdNn5XrI8v7WJsNrGBBrWbRtGzJdwKHrQqA0hmxyfFKILmuCkVink1EV6CL6Fmda3ysiKSRrn4otK86UbdtUSE5nzW3nE3CaQY0OnwS3ew0BrGV_2b5UTwGfXTo_RpFAR9RtqCtAFbnn-uOzzK868ifC3CVvqooSpSSCL9vSFTFY6Vld5zhp/s320/IMG_6219.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>It’s always a highlight to FaceTime</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the Grandchildren. It’s the next best thing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to being there to celebrate Henry’s Birthday with him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LdOf0ZhhNtJW6wOlIYXblCPLUCDfulfG6dGBcJxFVpZaOjVAVFSWteeL-IqHGLT9aDsq9l9qbNH4hcNpv1U6Lq7udbzk81V8tE58cqp_CO_rnxjhUP3LGk40QheeU98TmeG06IGfCiJRndVwhPe4o50kTXMnpYiJ9Wkhv_l4ke0QogtXayqnN9Izi7cM/s1391/lp_image.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1391" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LdOf0ZhhNtJW6wOlIYXblCPLUCDfulfG6dGBcJxFVpZaOjVAVFSWteeL-IqHGLT9aDsq9l9qbNH4hcNpv1U6Lq7udbzk81V8tE58cqp_CO_rnxjhUP3LGk40QheeU98TmeG06IGfCiJRndVwhPe4o50kTXMnpYiJ9Wkhv_l4ke0QogtXayqnN9Izi7cM/s320/lp_image.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how Moose shares his dog bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with his tiny human.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SCBy2AHoJ9C5M0UX3qr0Ca5gHcgXsxH01fzXPdJQ23Ovq3aBG-m-fVxQdPS8r_qu-vUYyyzfg9pwZ_SDp1tpnd-2e-Q9qszjUB0D1ePlLYhlm4puESgn3W-RUef0zMoA2I5tOKymkWsVG5yZixVRg1sJVFi-pFarG0-lCoEcVDz7RSnw0mYmTd2cax6b/s1024/56810FD5-C4F6-4EDE-BD74-85A987B2C918-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SCBy2AHoJ9C5M0UX3qr0Ca5gHcgXsxH01fzXPdJQ23Ovq3aBG-m-fVxQdPS8r_qu-vUYyyzfg9pwZ_SDp1tpnd-2e-Q9qszjUB0D1ePlLYhlm4puESgn3W-RUef0zMoA2I5tOKymkWsVG5yZixVRg1sJVFi-pFarG0-lCoEcVDz7RSnw0mYmTd2cax6b/s320/56810FD5-C4F6-4EDE-BD74-85A987B2C918-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are hardy folks here in the Dakotas and weren’t going</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to let the Frigid Temperatures defeat us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So of course, we didn’t skip the opportunity to meet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friends for our Friday Night Outing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Three22 has new menu items.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wendy and I each ordered an appetizer and we shared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both were so tasty, but we agreed that the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ShuMai Shrimp Pot Stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGaq-A5igO8OYyMPo1wznlNX_TcLIkxafbqCHsqrHzKFbCchtz6n7j_Xw9tsTo6nqpCRdb730xrL6vFmAtEejuIXjMXjP5EEGqxziFc0LRgxtr-AwMTEO4Em2cKUBFBnkykIY07dCJHW-V1jIcNQJ3Yw_l655CChCkzM6cdAqHW89GbCVS-4BYW6dvNga/s2265/IMG_6230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2265" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGaq-A5igO8OYyMPo1wznlNX_TcLIkxafbqCHsqrHzKFbCchtz6n7j_Xw9tsTo6nqpCRdb730xrL6vFmAtEejuIXjMXjP5EEGqxziFc0LRgxtr-AwMTEO4Em2cKUBFBnkykIY07dCJHW-V1jIcNQJ3Yw_l655CChCkzM6cdAqHW89GbCVS-4BYW6dvNga/w400-h361/IMG_6230.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Sewing Studio De-Stash Project will take a few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m counting on all of you to keep me accountable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for a Progress Report.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><br />Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-66907301039334517732024-01-16T16:05:00.002-06:002024-01-16T16:14:14.320-06:00Reunited ~When Friends Come Home to Visit ~Spending Time with “Old” Friends ~Priceless <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6pRFqmBvUScUhTZETR4DlNhg9FCV8kVc6fKPD8dUVucbkiTG2MgXuVv0uUTvs5zuE2kgOMmsncPrRDOgnA4GgFm46m1I7RKTrLHzUGa66bNL0HIvvdJ2N_nhBW0edO5B2LMDzI75bdDdZt4BDP2Aa_ofyIqhQCFssPPI03c35pB1O9vbdA_cwcQpHo5n/s4032/IMG_4082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6pRFqmBvUScUhTZETR4DlNhg9FCV8kVc6fKPD8dUVucbkiTG2MgXuVv0uUTvs5zuE2kgOMmsncPrRDOgnA4GgFm46m1I7RKTrLHzUGa66bNL0HIvvdJ2N_nhBW0edO5B2LMDzI75bdDdZt4BDP2Aa_ofyIqhQCFssPPI03c35pB1O9vbdA_cwcQpHo5n/w400-h300/IMG_4082.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the Weekend Weather was Frightful,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our time with Friends was Delightful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12rnIGyX09CsdbrfSR40Ioz2LEBFyUjHG9UMNI8OnWk9MT7JTfm0dpXLoJTYJN5wQGnrv_xN8VdCHc_7qRayAWi9-0MAvDnH4twGWwpnUTbpvAmxLZWaipzDK68zrs_L4Lx9gDEQXUpcWmtIqur3gm6cNH6VyCzVhAZyHjbDFtuCMSEGXtzk8-ZW79Os-/s4032/IMG_4077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12rnIGyX09CsdbrfSR40Ioz2LEBFyUjHG9UMNI8OnWk9MT7JTfm0dpXLoJTYJN5wQGnrv_xN8VdCHc_7qRayAWi9-0MAvDnH4twGWwpnUTbpvAmxLZWaipzDK68zrs_L4Lx9gDEQXUpcWmtIqur3gm6cNH6VyCzVhAZyHjbDFtuCMSEGXtzk8-ZW79Os-/w400-h300/IMG_4077.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met at our favorite local Dive Bar, as I’m pretty sure,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that these two guys hosted each other’s Bachelor Parties there.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b-uI2-AIKUd8wIh5d7UsL2XBs3FupmxAV0V0TiFy80D-Qc6oXDBAY0OsZzocam0Cni1tRvGms833ef7s8FXtFD8UDsZgkyV55-xqsHrzuQXIq2Syajyk2HtXMknaS7mWMbGz4cYYBx95HcfjvNg9AJSe4rCvm_gqYPFrKEkBUJxtFey1M7I8kSfRYM2B/s480/IMG_1037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="480" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b-uI2-AIKUd8wIh5d7UsL2XBs3FupmxAV0V0TiFy80D-Qc6oXDBAY0OsZzocam0Cni1tRvGms833ef7s8FXtFD8UDsZgkyV55-xqsHrzuQXIq2Syajyk2HtXMknaS7mWMbGz4cYYBx95HcfjvNg9AJSe4rCvm_gqYPFrKEkBUJxtFey1M7I8kSfRYM2B/w400-h194/IMG_1037.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, they go way back to their High School and College Years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They spent a lot of time together, High School Band,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Traveling Performance Group through Church, and then this …</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They started a Band of their own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHVd-2uHHvflYFMUTtR0hAlYHPrwDKR_r55_lGRfkL7SIyBcS93cbt10oE73hPaJHHYG_6eQsTxuHlYuRLJc62R4fVCwWZ4_-z5z9ZxOQUIBZK7vl6hV6c9hkbhAKEGYIDnYcTp_hkxOKst8ExFvEc1SF_BDdc-71pt90jcpsmLWQ216O-Y2lzr8PMFUi/s2732/IMG_6203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHVd-2uHHvflYFMUTtR0hAlYHPrwDKR_r55_lGRfkL7SIyBcS93cbt10oE73hPaJHHYG_6eQsTxuHlYuRLJc62R4fVCwWZ4_-z5z9ZxOQUIBZK7vl6hV6c9hkbhAKEGYIDnYcTp_hkxOKst8ExFvEc1SF_BDdc-71pt90jcpsmLWQ216O-Y2lzr8PMFUi/w400-h300/IMG_6203.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, that very band was inducted into the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">South Dakota Rock & Roll Hall of fame in 2016.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXel10jn_7JDSbJzWhgtQxrHyU7rDz5mQTElXWo-4QBfdjeBn9ZK33pcudZR161hAYS4MnUoTzmvdtKWFDIgYQOV0w_bWZ_CbsP-HI-L_GZUEZ190S8QoMYJ703ezrHvyRx0aZvSxEog7UlPP23eeLs65f0PkGpLuTVgjE0I283dtN9Y27sCcID2paIC48/s4032/IMG_4078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXel10jn_7JDSbJzWhgtQxrHyU7rDz5mQTElXWo-4QBfdjeBn9ZK33pcudZR161hAYS4MnUoTzmvdtKWFDIgYQOV0w_bWZ_CbsP-HI-L_GZUEZ190S8QoMYJ703ezrHvyRx0aZvSxEog7UlPP23eeLs65f0PkGpLuTVgjE0I283dtN9Y27sCcID2paIC48/w400-h300/IMG_4078.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We girlfriends spent a lot of time together, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going to their gigs as the Band’s Groupies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And later, as The Wives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7-MlbNWoPcc4zK-wuGdW9nHyChg1fNBnrIN22WNETuU-EGvkP_m4CANuOp-hC3-oHd-PPLBjxC6USHEoVNWFdfEZE4zL6zU5fhSkI3TaeFb8ODqX1bV1uNBzfi7CfqNNSB4GAcw8EGkJh0RTZzf-6InytokLUSC-iq6LL7maoZEvH7O_2X1LfF77G6vP/s4032/IMG_4069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="4032" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7-MlbNWoPcc4zK-wuGdW9nHyChg1fNBnrIN22WNETuU-EGvkP_m4CANuOp-hC3-oHd-PPLBjxC6USHEoVNWFdfEZE4zL6zU5fhSkI3TaeFb8ODqX1bV1uNBzfi7CfqNNSB4GAcw8EGkJh0RTZzf-6InytokLUSC-iq6LL7maoZEvH7O_2X1LfF77G6vP/w320-h196/IMG_4069.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did I mention the weather?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was not the most pleasant time to come home for a visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They moved to Texas about four decades ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m sure that -46° wind chill felt especially Brutal, to them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRF85OuWaHG52Ee9HC2HMapkXKc8SO5TfowFrvsdNYaCevaMyvhtLkfKONGNGKhz0EAMlj5kfWeKwklGTM4h6clewiW8URiP9eb1LhmK7FotjEIMNqHaVRy0cB1uxXX_IR1syJOzDFD0fEp-53Fw7vwsNtfU0X48bbUKF0PKQpgrsCx9RCD5c9l2sZODF/s1682/IMG_6209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1682" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRF85OuWaHG52Ee9HC2HMapkXKc8SO5TfowFrvsdNYaCevaMyvhtLkfKONGNGKhz0EAMlj5kfWeKwklGTM4h6clewiW8URiP9eb1LhmK7FotjEIMNqHaVRy0cB1uxXX_IR1syJOzDFD0fEp-53Fw7vwsNtfU0X48bbUKF0PKQpgrsCx9RCD5c9l2sZODF/w400-h278/IMG_6209.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here’s another blast from the past</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The night before we gathered with these good friends,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visiting from Tallahasse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They, too, had tried to forget what Winter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">feels like in the Dakotas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlkMj8OaV2sYxogd9Vje87RvBXJLESEcw-kFICZqAl6zdwn0veLPLbKckFcEDKSQAUfvyHUO7iYLKEn_HpJqgBChuE598lSBQ_PiORAeDhjSaicZ1peu7K6FEMA3LmJn3w3n8pdHyBl9u6JpTyYbwpnmdc63QFkjcskbf1iPheXiOjqkkBlp3azk9MGSk/s1024/CA0DE583-ED97-41F6-A52C-0EF71E6DB803-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlkMj8OaV2sYxogd9Vje87RvBXJLESEcw-kFICZqAl6zdwn0veLPLbKckFcEDKSQAUfvyHUO7iYLKEn_HpJqgBChuE598lSBQ_PiORAeDhjSaicZ1peu7K6FEMA3LmJn3w3n8pdHyBl9u6JpTyYbwpnmdc63QFkjcskbf1iPheXiOjqkkBlp3azk9MGSk/w400-h400/CA0DE583-ED97-41F6-A52C-0EF71E6DB803-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These husbands are also Musicians and have that special connection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of you remember that we were together last May.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3x_Rbsv6jnC505HKcst24h6CP4hdUzhapWXMPB-nc8IRNTZX71vepXTeIqHNFo84ZlCbkxMnNkhIHkxj7HSHyaest2fKPsZyDjGM7grG6KtKdCXxtjSI7fdutUu16D78s2u5wlXtT6Bz0tlMa16b2cAK_BhE_XcjbUhPBPiAzgaFoByTjutg6IGq3MQ/s3757/IMG_4075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3757" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc3x_Rbsv6jnC505HKcst24h6CP4hdUzhapWXMPB-nc8IRNTZX71vepXTeIqHNFo84ZlCbkxMnNkhIHkxj7HSHyaest2fKPsZyDjGM7grG6KtKdCXxtjSI7fdutUu16D78s2u5wlXtT6Bz0tlMa16b2cAK_BhE_XcjbUhPBPiAzgaFoByTjutg6IGq3MQ/w400-h323/IMG_4075.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you, Wendy, for preparing a delicious dinner for us…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m4dZqTCs0PpwGFhA1aVCb-CD_g3TBdclIUL085Ug3S-BkuhorkOtC5p_vVehnnxqSxdQ-l5bRVV1ImPfC6E7tT3__NXOvSduvk7J-qRn4YvoAOlHopfjtfU555wuW1UdMt6Q1zGovmjm4E-JEmITUBknFvwTB8XEsKssh1-Io6L9cpgXNWNvwaCeJQaX/s3979/IMG_4073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="3979" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m4dZqTCs0PpwGFhA1aVCb-CD_g3TBdclIUL085Ug3S-BkuhorkOtC5p_vVehnnxqSxdQ-l5bRVV1ImPfC6E7tT3__NXOvSduvk7J-qRn4YvoAOlHopfjtfU555wuW1UdMt6Q1zGovmjm4E-JEmITUBknFvwTB8XEsKssh1-Io6L9cpgXNWNvwaCeJQaX/w400-h179/IMG_4073.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and to Chuck for being a gracious host</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and most competent bartender!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However you spent your Weekend,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you found something that warmed your heart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and brought you JOY.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-7yXvPcRgrNVXvpFD8dUaxfE7dC3HbFOhgijuuHXAss7Z_f1OcbIYWzL7WSVpJ8-_QM7uEwznPd6XFwUWDW5iFxwQR0hCZCHN0Rjlp9VQFtwNV5ljGMSdWuaXwOEpE__GVOSxcsZvVuzqJNeCXk9uGpQ3UZnp_OS4PIU49RTX2y2Fh7SwCLWYbDCuGVA/s532/IMG_6196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="532" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-7yXvPcRgrNVXvpFD8dUaxfE7dC3HbFOhgijuuHXAss7Z_f1OcbIYWzL7WSVpJ8-_QM7uEwznPd6XFwUWDW5iFxwQR0hCZCHN0Rjlp9VQFtwNV5ljGMSdWuaXwOEpE__GVOSxcsZvVuzqJNeCXk9uGpQ3UZnp_OS4PIU49RTX2y2Fh7SwCLWYbDCuGVA/s320/IMG_6196.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-38542938761707517792024-01-13T09:03:00.000-06:002024-01-13T09:03:15.218-06:00Happy Happy Birthday to this Sweet Boy ~Henry is Three ~Sending Virtual Hugs and Wishes Across the Miles<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3YGhrC7AlPxK5a1SWO4qBDXFZx4_fo0bspBHQgHMqxQazBy2_xOFXLWnZOk4oXDH8InEp04r6GeAP8ltXSsGeFqSFcfZHJrGF1rSimKrh63fN9B8iwZXTME4S-RM0z9xdxsW7Uh3Yv6fBFYhPyLTYZFEIjpwBjo0gKCk8UduxXAU7dMNRV4WvrD7vFSd/s2732/IMG_6177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3YGhrC7AlPxK5a1SWO4qBDXFZx4_fo0bspBHQgHMqxQazBy2_xOFXLWnZOk4oXDH8InEp04r6GeAP8ltXSsGeFqSFcfZHJrGF1rSimKrh63fN9B8iwZXTME4S-RM0z9xdxsW7Uh3Yv6fBFYhPyLTYZFEIjpwBjo0gKCk8UduxXAU7dMNRV4WvrD7vFSd/w400-h300/IMG_6177.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Celebrating with a Happy Dance</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VNFXcQWuPrHL14CPnh8DES7SvMyV7hzkRdUXGpc4ZShRCUlgM7XjoH9HgY6buCvf60Xiqgj10uw2vveaz73XR7vRB_6PtJUSxpVUDh0_a1841dSaf7vlKaAty9eCHYcyx-9oGXnll39DVRo1K_ZYSfa2234mQx8vC-CeaFCI2Anq3BfKYUmG_G0sY965/s2386/IMG_6181.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2386" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VNFXcQWuPrHL14CPnh8DES7SvMyV7hzkRdUXGpc4ZShRCUlgM7XjoH9HgY6buCvf60Xiqgj10uw2vveaz73XR7vRB_6PtJUSxpVUDh0_a1841dSaf7vlKaAty9eCHYcyx-9oGXnll39DVRo1K_ZYSfa2234mQx8vC-CeaFCI2Anq3BfKYUmG_G0sY965/w400-h304/IMG_6181.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the excitement you feel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when you find out that big balloon is..just..for..you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2Eo0No9cOhML3ALBVBJC6_t0uzaV48Sap2XmYnGi5bACVy_5pZU-_HgqYr8sp0FYRD_-OSBPWRA5CslCANi0GQ3Od1NIPi3eLzTZ84-pG68caPjwHEQ2gGSUwaU4N1xDIWZM3jXw4AMML1OXRlvhJrWRhdwvjv1DLEZuKH4EH2LNIDkyPWVQZqeBlY_S/s1950/IMG_6180.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1939" data-original-width="1950" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2Eo0No9cOhML3ALBVBJC6_t0uzaV48Sap2XmYnGi5bACVy_5pZU-_HgqYr8sp0FYRD_-OSBPWRA5CslCANi0GQ3Od1NIPi3eLzTZ84-pG68caPjwHEQ2gGSUwaU4N1xDIWZM3jXw4AMML1OXRlvhJrWRhdwvjv1DLEZuKH4EH2LNIDkyPWVQZqeBlY_S/w400-h398/IMG_6180.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’ve had the privilege of staying with the family and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">helping with childcare for this sweet grandson,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he fills a special spot in my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND9vbCoPQ7pgodJ7nmmDJbKGcJ4YLbKWwjNWX4lxvrWmGPClratFU2h1rcga3qsBP8fdOTU9zm31QMHiOR1vRm3LpULB3xJ2VfeUPSwunMwJXWUYahf_-SVOGtKXGFupHIS9LAIzLPjlfxMfOe4pGA_4EKl7xsU8CCKYIvgiNb4M0mqUezxTN1HuKW6oW/s2731/IMG_6179.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2731" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND9vbCoPQ7pgodJ7nmmDJbKGcJ4YLbKWwjNWX4lxvrWmGPClratFU2h1rcga3qsBP8fdOTU9zm31QMHiOR1vRm3LpULB3xJ2VfeUPSwunMwJXWUYahf_-SVOGtKXGFupHIS9LAIzLPjlfxMfOe4pGA_4EKl7xsU8CCKYIvgiNb4M0mqUezxTN1HuKW6oW/w400-h266/IMG_6179.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out how proud he is to the be first one awake on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Morning and have Gigi all to himself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBsACmH-fKXKR-3KE_eiW8sHcLJjQZyhxEd1bNwZbI217WR0pZ-tRPzjqnp5VOIREOe7EOWqaeAyONfVDanIKxyAaPLUF6FgVC2GYiR0lkBVmKvXF2AzChB-rex8l9xRNeQgWAaPZJgCvMzQw7eE11FlZwrx2YyKEPUpnYZzVNpFp1fYDCaQf3AXDDy62/s1526/IMG_6176.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1526" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLBsACmH-fKXKR-3KE_eiW8sHcLJjQZyhxEd1bNwZbI217WR0pZ-tRPzjqnp5VOIREOe7EOWqaeAyONfVDanIKxyAaPLUF6FgVC2GYiR0lkBVmKvXF2AzChB-rex8l9xRNeQgWAaPZJgCvMzQw7eE11FlZwrx2YyKEPUpnYZzVNpFp1fYDCaQf3AXDDy62/w400-h391/IMG_6176.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then there were the days when Mama took</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">big brother to Preschool on her way to work…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“The World was our Oyster”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBs9pM-KEaTEbGJz1CVKq6gCcAZmRYQwoqcOR6cJeAf4Lir9ZOB8euFDwhFmLZWWl96aHdLYTU1AOZOSKjGuasQ21jwdezM0vkLhXAkIehvkrAFDySprvplVynfhsXeuAP-3OBiTdQsIzif9iKy2GSvFwrVtGEHPFCRR8H__WQCNBhhDKBgyP-zNq2m1m/s2732/IMG_6171.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBs9pM-KEaTEbGJz1CVKq6gCcAZmRYQwoqcOR6cJeAf4Lir9ZOB8euFDwhFmLZWWl96aHdLYTU1AOZOSKjGuasQ21jwdezM0vkLhXAkIehvkrAFDySprvplVynfhsXeuAP-3OBiTdQsIzif9iKy2GSvFwrVtGEHPFCRR8H__WQCNBhhDKBgyP-zNq2m1m/w400-h300/IMG_6171.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When they all come to our house to stay,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoy swimming and snacking at our Water Park…</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreMZ7Re0NaUDqitiHxiQhCzh15xM6JVMyyFtrVZ3LvnRiySw7NPcjodYukJD8-5r-yrccsQj-7rOGkbUa5gmmTpds6BiRKqpfAQFWhgnURKsd-KFvLa_9mUAFpagCXiPC6seRtSZX9xZoSlj6E2iyTcahag6d4Eaeb5qKJ9grdMpc_qE9FeRqyAfu2knm/s2732/IMG_6172.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreMZ7Re0NaUDqitiHxiQhCzh15xM6JVMyyFtrVZ3LvnRiySw7NPcjodYukJD8-5r-yrccsQj-7rOGkbUa5gmmTpds6BiRKqpfAQFWhgnURKsd-KFvLa_9mUAFpagCXiPC6seRtSZX9xZoSlj6E2iyTcahag6d4Eaeb5qKJ9grdMpc_qE9FeRqyAfu2knm/w400-h300/IMG_6172.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And riding the train at Storybook Land.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeqR-61wA3glptceGtVbZmFQHDyUlnZwAzcw2FxBhtuj4LbORrzskvpUu_L3bjm2XMd_PMgY_WkI-2M5XbC96_rpr2CA5grhKChiGk8gvNjC1Vj9QwZxWgNmpoxKrMtfcGzjeF4bxLgICNlIVu3eX3P9s-wRD_goelRZ-1GwXRQ1Y74JdAvFVCyfGMNxi/s2732/IMG_6173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeqR-61wA3glptceGtVbZmFQHDyUlnZwAzcw2FxBhtuj4LbORrzskvpUu_L3bjm2XMd_PMgY_WkI-2M5XbC96_rpr2CA5grhKChiGk8gvNjC1Vj9QwZxWgNmpoxKrMtfcGzjeF4bxLgICNlIVu3eX3P9s-wRD_goelRZ-1GwXRQ1Y74JdAvFVCyfGMNxi/w400-h300/IMG_6173.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now Henry goes to preschool, too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KFZJ3hh-5s_Bb86XwXQC1hHBbPJ6QhJh_SusrwRBxgpGmBMyaXKR8SiT52DSRHiCszOicd_R7P4P5TPgJAzQnYsAMX589VGBxiFu7oyfDdZn61dNTE-dms5LXDATK-e5yLBWXe20STgH0oexjTJG1_0cdRgNxcCz6gXOIQgpydEo34W9y7Z1AdGlZ5jn/s1698/IMG_6175.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KFZJ3hh-5s_Bb86XwXQC1hHBbPJ6QhJh_SusrwRBxgpGmBMyaXKR8SiT52DSRHiCszOicd_R7P4P5TPgJAzQnYsAMX589VGBxiFu7oyfDdZn61dNTE-dms5LXDATK-e5yLBWXe20STgH0oexjTJG1_0cdRgNxcCz6gXOIQgpydEo34W9y7Z1AdGlZ5jn/w363-h400/IMG_6175.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He loves sports and all things active.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s2Ukh-DnAIfMrPk1ZSeQL7q17hH8QdauBv-FLCEJZGefhyphenhyphenVnZrn_RKxeYJFtmux5xBjhEHocMErq5pjO9TPJpjD_mH4CILa7iuq3mxz8PRXN5EU2BQADpUVYWf3ItFeT8GmTd4PapFtSiGJxZjEtJM-EWnBw4g8ZMn6mL4hor1TNBxyhFm8eMd3bIUrx/s1024/5BA87598-A947-40F8-B698-D726996D8549-COLLAGE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9s2Ukh-DnAIfMrPk1ZSeQL7q17hH8QdauBv-FLCEJZGefhyphenhyphenVnZrn_RKxeYJFtmux5xBjhEHocMErq5pjO9TPJpjD_mH4CILa7iuq3mxz8PRXN5EU2BQADpUVYWf3ItFeT8GmTd4PapFtSiGJxZjEtJM-EWnBw4g8ZMn6mL4hor1TNBxyhFm8eMd3bIUrx/w400-h400/5BA87598-A947-40F8-B698-D726996D8549-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Excursions with his family are the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBu82pPSNfTk62G4g4u-7VvvM1g8BKHy_s_bIpVBOkEtwZRJDuwyZJXc_1rMPVTVB1pi2GImXlNuiXrINRL9AzyciAkg_0KCpz-qGXMhv7pTDwLX2baNfTqgBbgHIEiCAh66p46Vd4beW4SapOBFTE0-Lq89uAuX7duG-0xiM1iIgdQhjxvIXchhKpms_/s1646/IMG_6168.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1312" data-original-width="1646" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBu82pPSNfTk62G4g4u-7VvvM1g8BKHy_s_bIpVBOkEtwZRJDuwyZJXc_1rMPVTVB1pi2GImXlNuiXrINRL9AzyciAkg_0KCpz-qGXMhv7pTDwLX2baNfTqgBbgHIEiCAh66p46Vd4beW4SapOBFTE0-Lq89uAuX7duG-0xiM1iIgdQhjxvIXchhKpms_/w400-h319/IMG_6168.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sending love and best wishes to this Little Man</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for an Awesome Birthday Weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love, Papa and Gigi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Wind Chill is -41°</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay Safe and Warm, my friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-53315665449196258802024-01-11T17:28:00.001-06:002024-01-11T17:35:41.095-06:00Things in my House Thursday ~The Little Things that Make Me Smile ~Take Some Advice from our Snowman Friends<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94wAGjUNNmoRlcOzuPOCMj9obTk2Unmt2eTHv4Q3BEZN1sU1o4cUlkdeB0mRbsajuqxzBNbVSFehzRs5wMISgxo9lU4i9cnpA6A98LdUsk613Wwfwq0MON0CThrBwk5R8v1NfuxGb2oGzdvLNQJwmnwxRgZ7oOVN3SSa7kxep3oD7sZKuSXb9edz2cH5m/s3773/IMG_4060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="3773" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94wAGjUNNmoRlcOzuPOCMj9obTk2Unmt2eTHv4Q3BEZN1sU1o4cUlkdeB0mRbsajuqxzBNbVSFehzRs5wMISgxo9lU4i9cnpA6A98LdUsk613Wwfwq0MON0CThrBwk5R8v1NfuxGb2oGzdvLNQJwmnwxRgZ7oOVN3SSa7kxep3oD7sZKuSXb9edz2cH5m/w400-h300/IMG_4060.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While our Santas are packed away in Storage,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there’s no reason to put away the Snowman Collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKE0oMFyU_Vbo8DZC6wz4hHUAjZiMVv4UQohEeNDZ8K9FauUIlDzl0qVOQaHTAL26PKxzhHUAr8Da7YENYAt17uBci6HKUREdKyL8qyw6h9UNiRC8EORQpSnmILeuFcsYV2TiZrECwwfKVdYOFYrF8eNRyLz11FQmclJBp5iNpUMMPeaA8dlkEbUOpafD/s3405/IMG_4063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3405" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKE0oMFyU_Vbo8DZC6wz4hHUAjZiMVv4UQohEeNDZ8K9FauUIlDzl0qVOQaHTAL26PKxzhHUAr8Da7YENYAt17uBci6HKUREdKyL8qyw6h9UNiRC8EORQpSnmILeuFcsYV2TiZrECwwfKVdYOFYrF8eNRyLz11FQmclJBp5iNpUMMPeaA8dlkEbUOpafD/w400-h355/IMG_4063.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here in the Dakotas, we often have snow into April.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This snowman is a fun collaboration between</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby’s Woodshop and my Studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1pQ-cKOze499YV0KGs8SqN1NKoCeHuQslkQbnwjG7QUfAUwdEAhfuK2cUBzTamQQ6my1zHZQL4ZwcK840jmLgLyZPW1erDRcZCxX0S1D-bB0dLu-jwYLFzSAr_LdyQqgVF9i86FEnAVUqwqV1fByhbrAsnkZMhWky1Jt3RtnwlJsFfhPNCpZcl26WTU4/s3943/IMG_4061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3943" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1pQ-cKOze499YV0KGs8SqN1NKoCeHuQslkQbnwjG7QUfAUwdEAhfuK2cUBzTamQQ6my1zHZQL4ZwcK840jmLgLyZPW1erDRcZCxX0S1D-bB0dLu-jwYLFzSAr_LdyQqgVF9i86FEnAVUqwqV1fByhbrAsnkZMhWky1Jt3RtnwlJsFfhPNCpZcl26WTU4/w400-h306/IMG_4061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowman on a Stick watches over my kitchen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N88bDv-eSuS0ypbGOaNYOhqc2SOtne8zEYn3CewHSBzaE-ubVKxPjJHq97l_oSKJjfPSaKvqGfgQnST698v9n2cU0aeCzCh1vkEdn1FVKTmfU6TdRavkevHFxHF3zN1JlP7d8NaxFshyP67lFoIiqIzN1FcULwFpMqhK9Iz-DVv22q_O-ulIkpQutoOJ/s3715/IMG_4062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="3715" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_N88bDv-eSuS0ypbGOaNYOhqc2SOtne8zEYn3CewHSBzaE-ubVKxPjJHq97l_oSKJjfPSaKvqGfgQnST698v9n2cU0aeCzCh1vkEdn1FVKTmfU6TdRavkevHFxHF3zN1JlP7d8NaxFshyP67lFoIiqIzN1FcULwFpMqhK9Iz-DVv22q_O-ulIkpQutoOJ/w400-h300/IMG_4062.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy is a sweet gift from Someone Special.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYh9_jWTfHcU1oodg8zGPQrFpZZ2T7Co-XNvE5DzLm3X1NtDqhGktJy59ut_a85eZFe6PMWoj_esIHylt5isioW5H6e3DRglxpXa8FXvGaXwG1bhGppqeEHTO8OSOVKaULYqbLtXekFhBrEycQ9ouc7QgEvhBZHkP1CaKvHVQKUoLVLbdzWQbfQhH7kLK/s2732/IMG_6165.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYh9_jWTfHcU1oodg8zGPQrFpZZ2T7Co-XNvE5DzLm3X1NtDqhGktJy59ut_a85eZFe6PMWoj_esIHylt5isioW5H6e3DRglxpXa8FXvGaXwG1bhGppqeEHTO8OSOVKaULYqbLtXekFhBrEycQ9ouc7QgEvhBZHkP1CaKvHVQKUoLVLbdzWQbfQhH7kLK/w400-h300/IMG_6165.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These guys sell out at Winterfest every year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2GzGMulbSqMLO04y5EBfx6qfmMh1ntwdwF_-vcLB_Ux9j4UtST3gNK-KK3RXD1RalQ_5H1zcyEXwayfsK6dBtXV1ccBxhr-5qN9nkVZhAB4THmyt6G_hx75BTrnGeWyBQkKtB_kdOQD5calFRNNM7ciUyLJWz7meQR8gffxql8k6mmdYGQ0Qu9K0aZoz/s2520/IMG_4065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2520" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2GzGMulbSqMLO04y5EBfx6qfmMh1ntwdwF_-vcLB_Ux9j4UtST3gNK-KK3RXD1RalQ_5H1zcyEXwayfsK6dBtXV1ccBxhr-5qN9nkVZhAB4THmyt6G_hx75BTrnGeWyBQkKtB_kdOQD5calFRNNM7ciUyLJWz7meQR8gffxql8k6mmdYGQ0Qu9K0aZoz/w400-h376/IMG_4065.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He’s ready for more Snow in his Vintage Wool Coat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He greets all who come into our Foyer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6TU2nVpXHR6SvvSRFUqgPAJE9aXMqQ2EbRwJ_hwnKwRn3KO-aUHSXNiZDY07wjGANc2HmJA6UmDs6Xz4Cp3lec_5W9ah1DNMVoZgQdobSVonT0KoGWFOQt04PMQSEs8NRW3vQyDk0TPFBRfmktViVj3Sxlws8EkPL9OrIwJ6vc4Jq20duzGvOi9eitCP/s3798/IMG_4067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3798" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6TU2nVpXHR6SvvSRFUqgPAJE9aXMqQ2EbRwJ_hwnKwRn3KO-aUHSXNiZDY07wjGANc2HmJA6UmDs6Xz4Cp3lec_5W9ah1DNMVoZgQdobSVonT0KoGWFOQt04PMQSEs8NRW3vQyDk0TPFBRfmktViVj3Sxlws8EkPL9OrIwJ6vc4Jq20duzGvOi9eitCP/w400-h319/IMG_4067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This snowman is hanging out and looking fashionable</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with these girls on the Vanity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LKFGoXQMfhtmOWKOUHVkuqj6vKmsOW2A00GYeFtjPOWiNgbjuIZmrxeIb2-KJwEfClCFpmlgsDwC0__GK-fueWjJI1iJMeHUsLkwpKGPWL4pRx9W2lOBQfXsysokn5b2wiqa1oaeU5xBArhwCMmqG5wJyaYFW4VQeBWO0PxsuGUXWFlpl_sZ5jHI23cd/s4032/IMG_4068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LKFGoXQMfhtmOWKOUHVkuqj6vKmsOW2A00GYeFtjPOWiNgbjuIZmrxeIb2-KJwEfClCFpmlgsDwC0__GK-fueWjJI1iJMeHUsLkwpKGPWL4pRx9W2lOBQfXsysokn5b2wiqa1oaeU5xBArhwCMmqG5wJyaYFW4VQeBWO0PxsuGUXWFlpl_sZ5jHI23cd/w400-h300/IMG_4068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Guy is Ready and Waiting to serve up some Sweet Treats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEJmoc6_PYKKtxTrmf2vs9C_85zPfTIRbGV7lpXlWU8ttO7j0CVjBAE5zz3V8boT_sl0BpzeRM4ZSYpTBUah3AJFgmeH9gXExzYGD8IWpL1S1XyxdT_gL7tg4162hQcw6fS5TbvPR6nyEgisWxE_w1-R-56sBim8JXiNs96DVIvr1AMo1EQid5uQjqCAy/s2732/IMG_6164.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEJmoc6_PYKKtxTrmf2vs9C_85zPfTIRbGV7lpXlWU8ttO7j0CVjBAE5zz3V8boT_sl0BpzeRM4ZSYpTBUah3AJFgmeH9gXExzYGD8IWpL1S1XyxdT_gL7tg4162hQcw6fS5TbvPR6nyEgisWxE_w1-R-56sBim8JXiNs96DVIvr1AMo1EQid5uQjqCAy/w400-h300/IMG_6164.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last but not least, all decked out with their Derby Hat,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flannel Scarf, and Valentine Heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and still looking for a forever home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here’s some Advice from our Snowmen Friends:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❄️Be a Jolly Happy Soul</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❄️Spend Quality Time Outdoors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❄️Try to Avoid Meltdowns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❄️Be Well Rounded</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">❄️Life is Short</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~<span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Natalie</i></span></span></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-10052932519853181512024-01-07T17:58:00.001-06:002024-01-07T17:58:56.835-06:00Stitching and Stewing on Sunday ~First Week <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQo8-QvQoi_Klud_0qHLZotLE3ZQxK_bY-xCRCa3gnGGBfKDgmKsIQZfCxpWVLQ6cmaHiJBhjCg7MIiwQkp-DrA8_Vsi-m7SUVPwglu5pomDBu2fIU6JsvV2ak1FFMPjaaZgoiMWH8whMhHtbcpIF0MR9g-JVfTJflo0ZdULWHEhJlJel2vJ0vqYPeRK_X/s3580/IMG_4042.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="3580" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQo8-QvQoi_Klud_0qHLZotLE3ZQxK_bY-xCRCa3gnGGBfKDgmKsIQZfCxpWVLQ6cmaHiJBhjCg7MIiwQkp-DrA8_Vsi-m7SUVPwglu5pomDBu2fIU6JsvV2ak1FFMPjaaZgoiMWH8whMhHtbcpIF0MR9g-JVfTJflo0ZdULWHEhJlJel2vJ0vqYPeRK_X/w400-h316/IMG_4042.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first week of 2024 is already in the books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you found a good balance between work and play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI6l372iz2Y11t-nONyOwfJNaLdNBQqFRgr85A3pBjsczQjIXFX89HtJPyYNhQC_2-ylne1BgULeiHIUFu5a5hxMj3FmnFbcNvhEP6JcJ0aEUbx18rKlgaqiH8UiycYap0nVCATu-aCFLpvLQ2JNNqjVWcmQIlph7IkKzzm51wOBQr1qKZctfi8tIaeCh/s4032/IMG_4040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI6l372iz2Y11t-nONyOwfJNaLdNBQqFRgr85A3pBjsczQjIXFX89HtJPyYNhQC_2-ylne1BgULeiHIUFu5a5hxMj3FmnFbcNvhEP6JcJ0aEUbx18rKlgaqiH8UiycYap0nVCATu-aCFLpvLQ2JNNqjVWcmQIlph7IkKzzm51wOBQr1qKZctfi8tIaeCh/w400-h300/IMG_4040.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of us had the goal of packing up Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">January 6, Epiphany, is a good guideline. However, I would never judge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> if you are leaving yours up until the end of the month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw9VDuy_uce4jLXPZGg9ymBII6d6vfdQWUpMjkOtTsnVWovJLGUTr7hFkBs0dKo43GnYHrafXisK7bnuSi7cBHcDIJnW3YvGwPnLHVWw3NOZ-rjiJ8h8tAEs1aGw2C2oK9A03zLi_4oN3jDqaEfLanDIW447elmlPuaHnqZWTJN40L7wf7K350j2eZUft/s4032/IMG_4027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyw9VDuy_uce4jLXPZGg9ymBII6d6vfdQWUpMjkOtTsnVWovJLGUTr7hFkBs0dKo43GnYHrafXisK7bnuSi7cBHcDIJnW3YvGwPnLHVWw3NOZ-rjiJ8h8tAEs1aGw2C2oK9A03zLi_4oN3jDqaEfLanDIW447elmlPuaHnqZWTJN40L7wf7K350j2eZUft/w270-h400/IMG_4027.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sounds like we all agree that we’ll miss the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> soft warm glow of the lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYAu9rIvjicQInPp9a8GppjvGKkkPQNxTymr67xjm6QhTV3ubBJLSu5C6lZmDVp4yK__YgVLejY1oMifKrLBQb134mFTc9ShfCnYSIc5LCP8Ls6Jxj4R30sVGu_6QLVZwn6IoNqmL6cNMKCyYq-rhydI4uxr0qYJR3gq60J6kC-YXDBHYe6oPMRP8hFkO/s2732/IMG_6155.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYAu9rIvjicQInPp9a8GppjvGKkkPQNxTymr67xjm6QhTV3ubBJLSu5C6lZmDVp4yK__YgVLejY1oMifKrLBQb134mFTc9ShfCnYSIc5LCP8Ls6Jxj4R30sVGu_6QLVZwn6IoNqmL6cNMKCyYq-rhydI4uxr0qYJR3gq60J6kC-YXDBHYe6oPMRP8hFkO/w400-h300/IMG_6155.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which is exactly why I keep my little Tree on the Vanity</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the bathroom. Even Lizzie thinks it’s a great idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She supervises the changing of the ornaments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OYvdiu6-CpS-zHpFLy_vNdbSgvZJluUrZL5eVpp98DnlJF6N_uhzc0ksYuw0ATgP6awi68odamizmyH01uaE9ssLWoewybzGEfLS5EywFxozr54Uwo0LrI_DxJW4fDEgAWJh2IOTt-ss-TWl9OKoK0oa5JODMca-s2k1Fsg6K4w9DMjMzVCPGtDdezxp/s4032/IMG_4047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OYvdiu6-CpS-zHpFLy_vNdbSgvZJluUrZL5eVpp98DnlJF6N_uhzc0ksYuw0ATgP6awi68odamizmyH01uaE9ssLWoewybzGEfLS5EywFxozr54Uwo0LrI_DxJW4fDEgAWJh2IOTt-ss-TWl9OKoK0oa5JODMca-s2k1Fsg6K4w9DMjMzVCPGtDdezxp/w400-h300/IMG_4047.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speaking of Valentine Decor…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These hearts sold out this week in our Etsy Shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby and I collaborated to make another batch…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He cut them, sanded them, drilled the holes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted them, sanded them again,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and created the homespun ties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Together, we made the finishing touches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Listed on Etsy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And local friends, contact me if you are interested.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jjfakybYmr9UKqEZiUUdBVTFuBnnGNXuCH03qsDEbjjTUbqeDasp6vnh9O00aMqFm2BKTcto4AF61HmPvvMHhrjqqhlLD4xy16HxxTAI1is_6tDWq3yR0Ab8mS1dy3Z3YHLoXsueHRLBxQ-SRQ_FflnuApCabYByLYAGTc76oVWvLqW9CoPC3ben7FQ2/s2732/IMG_6150.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jjfakybYmr9UKqEZiUUdBVTFuBnnGNXuCH03qsDEbjjTUbqeDasp6vnh9O00aMqFm2BKTcto4AF61HmPvvMHhrjqqhlLD4xy16HxxTAI1is_6tDWq3yR0Ab8mS1dy3Z3YHLoXsueHRLBxQ-SRQ_FflnuApCabYByLYAGTc76oVWvLqW9CoPC3ben7FQ2/w400-h300/IMG_6150.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember our October Road Trip?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This hand-stitching kept me busy while riding shotgun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc72o2vF5VyPWc14UWpYhWwkbMUWeUbAlVZiSjAJX_rQe-jHRQWfQ9PYAQxLrUL-XDKiww-Xf4L9NQJTDSaqnz6I5Qa-81rT_t1XLFJILopY66aOhATr-LuvAh0sq5xeb1CsM_SshE8ORkZMzVcHhjDV2YaQNNCacy0pCF148p86ZQOgv3mtkUaX0_wUf/s4032/IMG_3523.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbc72o2vF5VyPWc14UWpYhWwkbMUWeUbAlVZiSjAJX_rQe-jHRQWfQ9PYAQxLrUL-XDKiww-Xf4L9NQJTDSaqnz6I5Qa-81rT_t1XLFJILopY66aOhATr-LuvAh0sq5xeb1CsM_SshE8ORkZMzVcHhjDV2YaQNNCacy0pCF148p86ZQOgv3mtkUaX0_wUf/w400-h300/IMG_3523.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now they are waiting to celebrate our Snowy Valentines Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5_aQ6uk7tMKkAfReAQDQFgkB90VMVbofu-UQ5_0AF5UgrlTsgSx5hpYgrb_ubk9xEd43M_qnKiqXAtIG4Q15Qdy-Uxm4S02AEBSos1sPgzJ330sItNrgZrHUbJXyKw9Eh4hJpHGD8Rd13dajErHrKEx8rUCihvq8H17YUiHFVoaG_Qrjff7qExN-ahad/s4032/IMG_4044.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5_aQ6uk7tMKkAfReAQDQFgkB90VMVbofu-UQ5_0AF5UgrlTsgSx5hpYgrb_ubk9xEd43M_qnKiqXAtIG4Q15Qdy-Uxm4S02AEBSos1sPgzJ330sItNrgZrHUbJXyKw9Eh4hJpHGD8Rd13dajErHrKEx8rUCihvq8H17YUiHFVoaG_Qrjff7qExN-ahad/w400-h300/IMG_4044.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bowl of Beef Stew will warm your Heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This recipe from William Sonoma is Hubby’s favorite.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK0_tYVH9hF7pttYfAMcptzvrDfAXtdSSQYnQBM7RSb4OXjocCEoMBY8MQx1driLAr-zdbS0QF-6mZMKaLbQbydLFhg5Bl8X-2QQC40NELHbyX1ZNZ_iBLu2eCd-AeixAgn5hUbOElMiIno4QK43sitRMzrMViL230HtOCiEkEtXW3WODkHLSdz2_8i2Y/s4032/IMG_4048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK0_tYVH9hF7pttYfAMcptzvrDfAXtdSSQYnQBM7RSb4OXjocCEoMBY8MQx1driLAr-zdbS0QF-6mZMKaLbQbydLFhg5Bl8X-2QQC40NELHbyX1ZNZ_iBLu2eCd-AeixAgn5hUbOElMiIno4QK43sitRMzrMViL230HtOCiEkEtXW3WODkHLSdz2_8i2Y/w300-h400/IMG_4048.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy what’s left of the weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look for the little things that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bring you Joy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-34983442888732597192024-01-01T17:34:00.004-06:002024-01-01T17:37:19.133-06:00Happy New Year to our Family and Friends ~How we Celebrated ~Tips for a Positive Attitude.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG-FxhPgM5s2tXEAbVHCwk83tsmq1EzCK_wtCTK-vZbaW0Oqy6d6jOxU8QT-Xs2Jf6YDI-Df2WdS1KmxX_q2Q0OeSlEkbQJ8UaMRNGPF58XPF9RXEiHyYnVi-5YNmgrrBrZM7ThdbddJb1Gy96_GCRvKWd1XpvMXh5jPz-RbtHIIhpD16nWEdGBfDymoG/s3865/IMG_3993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="3865" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgG-FxhPgM5s2tXEAbVHCwk83tsmq1EzCK_wtCTK-vZbaW0Oqy6d6jOxU8QT-Xs2Jf6YDI-Df2WdS1KmxX_q2Q0OeSlEkbQJ8UaMRNGPF58XPF9RXEiHyYnVi-5YNmgrrBrZM7ThdbddJb1Gy96_GCRvKWd1XpvMXh5jPz-RbtHIIhpD16nWEdGBfDymoG/w400-h281/IMG_3993.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">a Happy Start to your New Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTLnsgCAhQE4IqACwRkEarZXeabfwld0OEKJBlcKsz_SpgIwogq9bSO3KF3YepEtDZJ-TMXY2Gb-IlTVWrFugpJw-GgNvWKFCPbE8VR5erXnMAgq3y_l6OsumtEdxqG7MRDBmX8EVDgM-pFndMaMt4yqNKzIn92lNKehIDvR4zzUs7EdPILHhZHJWYlLU/s3750/IMG_4014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3750" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTLnsgCAhQE4IqACwRkEarZXeabfwld0OEKJBlcKsz_SpgIwogq9bSO3KF3YepEtDZJ-TMXY2Gb-IlTVWrFugpJw-GgNvWKFCPbE8VR5erXnMAgq3y_l6OsumtEdxqG7MRDBmX8EVDgM-pFndMaMt4yqNKzIn92lNKehIDvR4zzUs7EdPILHhZHJWYlLU/w400-h323/IMG_4014.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We rang in the New Year with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">these good friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqaybg1jliHyaYZ9ttxspXboqCYdLPyVSIf0LOTpE6k3gVZJn05yOygJd5WY0JnuoS2pBF8CL_rDYzXaK2nGTDQywyaJMv4kZqwuCLMtPazdMRiZm5Alqv2mdg4jO0koYojMMPpc7HB7RyyQhqy5u-WfscDGV9f9tTjHQbGVkSJ1qC3iBzNmHZOR39FDY/s3716/IMG_4016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3716" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqaybg1jliHyaYZ9ttxspXboqCYdLPyVSIf0LOTpE6k3gVZJn05yOygJd5WY0JnuoS2pBF8CL_rDYzXaK2nGTDQywyaJMv4kZqwuCLMtPazdMRiZm5Alqv2mdg4jO0koYojMMPpc7HB7RyyQhqy5u-WfscDGV9f9tTjHQbGVkSJ1qC3iBzNmHZOR39FDY/w400-h283/IMG_4016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We enjoyed beverages and some appetizers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">before </span><span style="font-family: courier;">putting the Pizza in the oven.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dtHt_WSf5lUv7Ji5NZeOMHsZM72i-YcSAGV_r8nIXAuGfHkyZDQrXuwhXzih_e0BZo4rO-6TNlUhWmnxBeLew6YQoMnF65eiArJHb-xx-t1haI54MqgckcpTrIjNc1S1lh-Oityj_sgnydfiNdOp7QxtmRLSabsTI-1SQjMMYiSVkyNoLprxLAnFAXQ/s4032/IMG_4018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dtHt_WSf5lUv7Ji5NZeOMHsZM72i-YcSAGV_r8nIXAuGfHkyZDQrXuwhXzih_e0BZo4rO-6TNlUhWmnxBeLew6YQoMnF65eiArJHb-xx-t1haI54MqgckcpTrIjNc1S1lh-Oityj_sgnydfiNdOp7QxtmRLSabsTI-1SQjMMYiSVkyNoLprxLAnFAXQ/w400-h300/IMG_4018.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Salad and Christmas Cookies rounded out our meal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It was perfect…</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBTuwYkAYpXxAuOlNm4cvFPLbyYipJphIufc_gmQtbucBSijQxE9PPX2a6xgPVP0-mzow3m2Ok1Z5vpCE5EcmmiwcHRkoAqfMXpwAbd-IDtQGiliQJA9ORt83aOujC2JEphCMpy-zGuTpaVbNtqWh5SsCdqrCVEM359OBw7MNRVoeM-FovzaW3uwcA_ia/s3441/IMG_4017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="3441" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBTuwYkAYpXxAuOlNm4cvFPLbyYipJphIufc_gmQtbucBSijQxE9PPX2a6xgPVP0-mzow3m2Ok1Z5vpCE5EcmmiwcHRkoAqfMXpwAbd-IDtQGiliQJA9ORt83aOujC2JEphCMpy-zGuTpaVbNtqWh5SsCdqrCVEM359OBw7MNRVoeM-FovzaW3uwcA_ia/w400-h241/IMG_4017.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…<span style="font-family: courier;">and while we girls were in the kitchen,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the guys were tuning into the Live Music from Nashville.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Did you know my blog is 15 years old?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This morning I looked back to check</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">the very first New Years Message that I posted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Sn74e8C4op0fS8AWMUVP1x7MmsdqOR0Dl2ZzzfdZkLAfFjM7u20fnkZByo63O0YRHqP1zWfMdov9Kgke2Hn8y5BEv3QDiDjGhquKQHvXeO34y9YBwETV9nxYS7-PF5C5kQyp9zqFYm4cksfeqh80anSJQ09kj2RNTImNFBkkhjpC_gyGPYRAY7JPubYL/s1265/IMG_6125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1265" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Sn74e8C4op0fS8AWMUVP1x7MmsdqOR0Dl2ZzzfdZkLAfFjM7u20fnkZByo63O0YRHqP1zWfMdov9Kgke2Hn8y5BEv3QDiDjGhquKQHvXeO34y9YBwETV9nxYS7-PF5C5kQyp9zqFYm4cksfeqh80anSJQ09kj2RNTImNFBkkhjpC_gyGPYRAY7JPubYL/w400-h359/IMG_6125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Those Tips were appropriate then,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">and can still apply to us today, in 2024.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpyevMrB1MLnxFJfzjLO_sNdl0bBxG5SJ09f2GVtujbV_CnzZs5cvPaEmKfoMjL0m-sAhKnUY53_DR_ez7GBVVsPF8qxVqEnCo40ITyAKus2foh4BgAnZ-blxItdDHIo9MZK5tIyArYDijeVYMUDKDJ8JGWa1VOlaHSGqZ6BAwaUTz74Zoqj_KZTv7wPj/s2732/IMG_6122.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpyevMrB1MLnxFJfzjLO_sNdl0bBxG5SJ09f2GVtujbV_CnzZs5cvPaEmKfoMjL0m-sAhKnUY53_DR_ez7GBVVsPF8qxVqEnCo40ITyAKus2foh4BgAnZ-blxItdDHIo9MZK5tIyArYDijeVYMUDKDJ8JGWa1VOlaHSGqZ6BAwaUTz74Zoqj_KZTv7wPj/s320/IMG_6122.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Best Wishes for Happiness, Good Health,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Success, and Prosperity in the New Year.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Take care,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-48294420927642822152023-12-31T12:57:00.001-06:002023-12-31T13:03:29.098-06:00New Years Eve 123123 ~Looking Back on the Year ~Remembering the Highlights ~Twelve Months and Twelve Photos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaT_FWEFCyEYqRa75bsVR8OjwogngeRl-j-VXPlJCX_akHrDKhLSgfUmyzxhH8PAPYmBsQb4HZM2UazxCjPhHXKo2OfpVEg23aoo6EmVW1JN0dzRPO9K6zXD7qV-iOGMy8OZ6_m4p6bwhouCg_uNyYQP51kMkIHFYlAF1O4tMcMQvzbVGpKsBFZPJbwfL/s2731/IMG_6093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2731" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaT_FWEFCyEYqRa75bsVR8OjwogngeRl-j-VXPlJCX_akHrDKhLSgfUmyzxhH8PAPYmBsQb4HZM2UazxCjPhHXKo2OfpVEg23aoo6EmVW1JN0dzRPO9K6zXD7qV-iOGMy8OZ6_m4p6bwhouCg_uNyYQP51kMkIHFYlAF1O4tMcMQvzbVGpKsBFZPJbwfL/w400-h274/IMG_6093.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">January</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Son-in-law retired after twenty years serving our country</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the United States Air Force.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being with family for the Fini-Flight, the Ceremony,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the Receptions are memories we will cherish forever.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNvvH0QGi3z0nQEA_Y-ovR21f0ADRAMpLaaFnaoK1jwAqpxfwOMSgfnUA7awU0lz7cf_Hm0ojOdChwxtx3kGe5BzWVsMhh9DmdlcPwMn0mA5Utgx4Brsy-i93Vjvuzroqi9JLWHcsgcgx99KI6hxxw6kBNaN2P7RafMGW7VWrekq-HF9KIcvOC4CfF84C/s2731/IMG_6095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="2731" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNvvH0QGi3z0nQEA_Y-ovR21f0ADRAMpLaaFnaoK1jwAqpxfwOMSgfnUA7awU0lz7cf_Hm0ojOdChwxtx3kGe5BzWVsMhh9DmdlcPwMn0mA5Utgx4Brsy-i93Vjvuzroqi9JLWHcsgcgx99KI6hxxw6kBNaN2P7RafMGW7VWrekq-HF9KIcvOC4CfF84C/w400-h285/IMG_6095.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">February</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The majority of the year was devoted to my recovery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to Hubby who drove me to Sanford once or twice every week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I appreciate my Physical Therapist who was as good for my Mental Health</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as she was for coaching me through my stretches and exercises.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLHpXFZyJsgY2D7JVigFgvW8ngvm6JbOZ6n0KoMT08MHP98x3xI012-hmrCPp1G8mDlwDwOR0OTihLAEttErMrTys96jSqHHXSk_iXK_kN06jerL_inEFVY7sE6wcLHh5Sa0QQyveZ_RTn3UZ6RsJfGyseesUGplx9OGWnUA-XkuKbQXPtJ8HHDwQ5kRC/s1024/64081BCF-4F42-48A9-BE63-DBBED83E98D3-COLLAGE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLHpXFZyJsgY2D7JVigFgvW8ngvm6JbOZ6n0KoMT08MHP98x3xI012-hmrCPp1G8mDlwDwOR0OTihLAEttErMrTys96jSqHHXSk_iXK_kN06jerL_inEFVY7sE6wcLHh5Sa0QQyveZ_RTn3UZ6RsJfGyseesUGplx9OGWnUA-XkuKbQXPtJ8HHDwQ5kRC/w400-h400/64081BCF-4F42-48A9-BE63-DBBED83E98D3-COLLAGE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">March </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>On our annual Spring Break Trip to Georgia,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>we had the privilege of spending time with our whole family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>We celebrated two birthdays…a </span>daughter and a Grandson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>We stayed a week with both families in their home.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O4cnCpiZuAU7j6IECP3Jcj9g1UZWBL0w5g_Pt-QmPFwE6J41oPMcyCLE4xF-f_D13Gx9Il3LRwV2-z1kRNzcWkjbB16FXDi4kbnBhV8lGzC5-QI93LYOxUocWcjArt8q5oVtce6QwoXoW5th5aD2TQ5MCkCzftUgti7NxLiF9G9Y7jXEqwCmFlaIxjiK/s2732/IMG_6101.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8O4cnCpiZuAU7j6IECP3Jcj9g1UZWBL0w5g_Pt-QmPFwE6J41oPMcyCLE4xF-f_D13Gx9Il3LRwV2-z1kRNzcWkjbB16FXDi4kbnBhV8lGzC5-QI93LYOxUocWcjArt8q5oVtce6QwoXoW5th5aD2TQ5MCkCzftUgti7NxLiF9G9Y7jXEqwCmFlaIxjiK/w400-h300/IMG_6101.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">April</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Upon my graduation from Physical Therapy,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>I enjoyed the freedom and independence of driving again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>My first solo trip was to the supermarket and it was perfect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT43XHWoDC3aS5lkgbM1vaiC-O9vsz7bOHqSWHKbKP1ljovjg9Jt6ul8lFIE7uwKwWd29jD-barIbWghTOCUvfxRqOl0ChMFAiyPM5BaJ25TODHuhF9vLJbNX71UH9gFNWhcRUmBiO4VyaKFqvF3-o_gW2brj3RU2YPO4Yt93d8Jf6Cr9QnJAL6qWuGXws/s2668/IMG_6103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2668" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT43XHWoDC3aS5lkgbM1vaiC-O9vsz7bOHqSWHKbKP1ljovjg9Jt6ul8lFIE7uwKwWd29jD-barIbWghTOCUvfxRqOl0ChMFAiyPM5BaJ25TODHuhF9vLJbNX71UH9gFNWhcRUmBiO4VyaKFqvF3-o_gW2brj3RU2YPO4Yt93d8Jf6Cr9QnJAL6qWuGXws/w400-h300/IMG_6103.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">May</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent nearly a week in my old stompin’ grounds…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">met with the family that farms our land,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">kept an appointment at the County Courthouse,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">caught up with my high school bestie,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">honored family at the cemetery,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and visited our family farm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That last part is not a highlight,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it’s a lowlight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUms2LH6o13cVE0VfIr53Ti3It1NzBKg83qMWtrT5xg-DLa8xq7m4lxYKJ1z2zOY85XDSiTC9jKD9SVa168o7T1RntSbyCafQj9ABG1x2636IyUysY-TIo-0BmbpjjhtzUZJKyAUQutACnlWkuKm4eLSBIiI7DQcAI1_vIoN4cKkC576etKQNLf1fG9Dda/s2731/IMG_6104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2731" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUms2LH6o13cVE0VfIr53Ti3It1NzBKg83qMWtrT5xg-DLa8xq7m4lxYKJ1z2zOY85XDSiTC9jKD9SVa168o7T1RntSbyCafQj9ABG1x2636IyUysY-TIo-0BmbpjjhtzUZJKyAUQutACnlWkuKm4eLSBIiI7DQcAI1_vIoN4cKkC576etKQNLf1fG9Dda/w400-h210/IMG_6104.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">June</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the friendships we cherish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all gathered to celebrate my birthday</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a home-cooked meal of all my favorite foods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPxvTqILVSfSOoPBj9k2xH2olMqal_ToSfAC7Zb8EMU0zbIulOe_ppkxwla-nR9Q6pd66tO8kyU9t9K3_Uup0d39-xiJ7Fd-BdzcpfYq7P-aLRY95AlVUhP7pcim_pRAVQMtClABp6Ur-O3NuYTK2npbMeHmBnXAbu5AkLeNmKAIU85w6uhde-hrsfZ9B/s2731/IMG_6105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2731" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPxvTqILVSfSOoPBj9k2xH2olMqal_ToSfAC7Zb8EMU0zbIulOe_ppkxwla-nR9Q6pd66tO8kyU9t9K3_Uup0d39-xiJ7Fd-BdzcpfYq7P-aLRY95AlVUhP7pcim_pRAVQMtClABp6Ur-O3NuYTK2npbMeHmBnXAbu5AkLeNmKAIU85w6uhde-hrsfZ9B/w400-h205/IMG_6105.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">July</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>We were thrilled to have our two Grandsons,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>and their Mama, visit us for a week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>We especially enjoyed outings to Storybook Land</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>and our Aquatic Center.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMxk0daF-6VgePzIIWLx4dPfquBv1Yf6o_muQPGEKRpCLlSBoKEjhtKrTc0xKGIMf0LN1NH76R0cp9vplvSaA7nP7FrhlD4HXZOLGxNmMHgsbGM8w6ML3VY3Uq5oWa-GXhKq2JJHvIcEiJPvbBZ3J-nMAN3D812BSistD1-WfR1WhSOpDfwmUqPSeMwOa/s2732/IMG_6106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMxk0daF-6VgePzIIWLx4dPfquBv1Yf6o_muQPGEKRpCLlSBoKEjhtKrTc0xKGIMf0LN1NH76R0cp9vplvSaA7nP7FrhlD4HXZOLGxNmMHgsbGM8w6ML3VY3Uq5oWa-GXhKq2JJHvIcEiJPvbBZ3J-nMAN3D812BSistD1-WfR1WhSOpDfwmUqPSeMwOa/w400-h300/IMG_6106.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">August</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our annual summer road trip with these good friends took us </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to Minneapolis for a Twins Game, Shopping, and Good Eating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rudy looks really excited, but he didn’t know he was going</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">only as far as the Doggie Day Care.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRbxQGIUENyhv6vpsmyDVqmBFqb0eGYpsC1_ZmOmWFXH15A77hbKWikwz2PCjAQUKNmkDWEhrG80iG7tkorQnX4tnQQ6kTP4ROhNcSB4xqJSN4sy3HlP-usVPHaBHm1O20Uia9Cq0lD7W40Vgz8_-CvqYrkFdYbvwA_ypr02cKlm4LGUVMu_0RWfgsTUc/s2443/IMG_6108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2443" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRbxQGIUENyhv6vpsmyDVqmBFqb0eGYpsC1_ZmOmWFXH15A77hbKWikwz2PCjAQUKNmkDWEhrG80iG7tkorQnX4tnQQ6kTP4ROhNcSB4xqJSN4sy3HlP-usVPHaBHm1O20Uia9Cq0lD7W40Vgz8_-CvqYrkFdYbvwA_ypr02cKlm4LGUVMu_0RWfgsTUc/w400-h335/IMG_6108.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">September</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Of course, we don’t pass up tickets and an opportunity to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>be in the FargoDome for some Bison Football.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oi9zJ6yIHHX9BgJoqQxTDJOGZCwe72faAta-8X1Nn5hXmS5oTv_1hBUKW8ZnbyOZwTslbPxlNDn7XWcFgbxs9wclcl1SnOZgL8hnr9Ej7dpwZQAXnpP3qrGroJJ7MywmZle_mHrEvSKflodHnbH0LC89Gw4sahcfcRIBkf54iJlY74aUtTolWprLD4Ou/s2731/IMG_6118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="2731" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oi9zJ6yIHHX9BgJoqQxTDJOGZCwe72faAta-8X1Nn5hXmS5oTv_1hBUKW8ZnbyOZwTslbPxlNDn7XWcFgbxs9wclcl1SnOZgL8hnr9Ej7dpwZQAXnpP3qrGroJJ7MywmZle_mHrEvSKflodHnbH0LC89Gw4sahcfcRIBkf54iJlY74aUtTolWprLD4Ou/w400-h258/IMG_6118.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">October</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>An impromptu trip took us to Plymouth, MA.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>We spent time with family, an AirB&B on the Beach,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span> Fresh Seafood, Golf, The Cape, Shopping,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>And Leaf Peeping.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5sDUBPGed57qbrapKH5USt3OfBwNKTvrq3ykuC_VwhIIpX9gzHAv_fp9WFuzsMbN-al9onv2gGe74_VqdEa50oz4ACZwiZkRcGN0Qmo4txX78U3ca1gTnMor1hhKvBDtfo_W6h3TwMBvHx8dPcMYpN6wUpxxpEPitPinAD_6yvuuJv6tJk14I-VNG844/s2731/IMG_6112.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2731" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5sDUBPGed57qbrapKH5USt3OfBwNKTvrq3ykuC_VwhIIpX9gzHAv_fp9WFuzsMbN-al9onv2gGe74_VqdEa50oz4ACZwiZkRcGN0Qmo4txX78U3ca1gTnMor1hhKvBDtfo_W6h3TwMBvHx8dPcMYpN6wUpxxpEPitPinAD_6yvuuJv6tJk14I-VNG844/w400-h266/IMG_6112.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">November</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span>Retirement allows plenty of time for our hobbies…</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hubby out in his Woodshop, and me in my Sewing Studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We participated in two local Makers Markets this fall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ugWnKMrSBQVfRs_vmOJsOuoyD1oS2Ubc0xDPAIQ9DGcyjl5zNgY2Be9yMZHmReaZrTokTMmwFGxfPLlDLczQFgczPYllgMpUl8a3ACt7eil26GSd9rKk57il-kROMk7idBYELDRPncuPwC72ftJ2B8hH3nxnNDbBgoRfBiB7Y54WPdRbT9XtmE06lXou/s2732/IMG_6113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ugWnKMrSBQVfRs_vmOJsOuoyD1oS2Ubc0xDPAIQ9DGcyjl5zNgY2Be9yMZHmReaZrTokTMmwFGxfPLlDLczQFgczPYllgMpUl8a3ACt7eil26GSd9rKk57il-kROMk7idBYELDRPncuPwC72ftJ2B8hH3nxnNDbBgoRfBiB7Y54WPdRbT9XtmE06lXou/w400-h300/IMG_6113.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">December</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We welcomed family home for the start of our Holiday Season,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving, Pheasant Hunting,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Black Friday Shopping, Christmas Decorating, and more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">New Years Eve is all about reminiscing the bad and the good</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">moments of the year gone by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We welcome in this New Year with Wisdom and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Experience to take on all of life’s challenges.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">~Natalie </span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-47452785441315317412023-12-29T10:35:00.000-06:002023-12-29T10:35:06.860-06:00Our Furry Friends are such Faithful Friends ~When Lizzie Meets our Grandchildren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ByV_HzsCAker_Ix4or_8x4KSCxk7R5TuqVhky9oQTj06TFAHYDG4HQGzWK6qi76meoofFt8prLllE9cDuTAblNy2_D-s5nVsnpwvkAq-6hkhejZUlVWEx7gU58Sjv4ooQhsaYix28n_iCO0ZvWmhdY1i8MvtnunbdhWA64mOoCI4dNJGoMkPNdPbF64E/s2472/IMG_6082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2472" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ByV_HzsCAker_Ix4or_8x4KSCxk7R5TuqVhky9oQTj06TFAHYDG4HQGzWK6qi76meoofFt8prLllE9cDuTAblNy2_D-s5nVsnpwvkAq-6hkhejZUlVWEx7gU58Sjv4ooQhsaYix28n_iCO0ZvWmhdY1i8MvtnunbdhWA64mOoCI4dNJGoMkPNdPbF64E/w400-h325/IMG_6082.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our Lizzie, our Helper Cat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She’s often by my side (and Roomba’s) when doing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">everyday House Chores and Projects.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwpdJqbCDQOLaKbXXCXEFKKAckuPzP0ZS47Do4wyRcrV_mLg-k6AvJ-dgF-Cp1Lh0o3Wt7FmA1H_2Yobi5N11K8ZbgCzBHExVdDzeAF5oD3oUIg7Xj_EE9gO8aZTogSuNilMOmt1nzGYknYx4ZWo9EFCCFXj_tAJV23CghXkewGhwuwvW5GYHCf-03Rva/s2732/IMG_6078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwpdJqbCDQOLaKbXXCXEFKKAckuPzP0ZS47Do4wyRcrV_mLg-k6AvJ-dgF-Cp1Lh0o3Wt7FmA1H_2Yobi5N11K8ZbgCzBHExVdDzeAF5oD3oUIg7Xj_EE9gO8aZTogSuNilMOmt1nzGYknYx4ZWo9EFCCFXj_tAJV23CghXkewGhwuwvW5GYHCf-03Rva/w400-h300/IMG_6078.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She joins us at the counter for meals and snacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She even has her own little cat plate,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thanks to friends, Debra and Brian.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF-OE3gUmVMvmyqMHUFLyPJMWr6czcsH2T4-m464gejXAa2w5iaN0O4wzhdXxHrJstOcWI1VRJw8i7VtK5Ss80tLSSkOWRWAdST1ubqeuWobkh2g4Y3MtblB4jF5KuD2bSpETqI47PTJ7YwyCBUqtDMPqEehJ2xwx96UKM9cQ11bhI_pIgLczpDDCMt4W/s2731/IMG_6074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="2731" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF-OE3gUmVMvmyqMHUFLyPJMWr6czcsH2T4-m464gejXAa2w5iaN0O4wzhdXxHrJstOcWI1VRJw8i7VtK5Ss80tLSSkOWRWAdST1ubqeuWobkh2g4Y3MtblB4jF5KuD2bSpETqI47PTJ7YwyCBUqtDMPqEehJ2xwx96UKM9cQ11bhI_pIgLczpDDCMt4W/w400-h265/IMG_6074.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie takes a special interest in our grandchildren.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is our oldest, five years ago Lizzie joined him for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">breakfast the first morning of their visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Curious Cat had to check out this Tiny Human.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6usNiPwnk4pDYUYXvsgUfZUXGk5n4BKmgvMIVk4moJZogeiHDSCDBWeHozf-kinJUgFLjpAKOe2v2jlvOz-1Z7LimNVnfYnVLebvUUxxosDhqTmBKQFT0TD74Glr1yvSDgx-YTSlTdLnHUjDoyU6exjOeidd4_8ZsVtoRkD5JhTyKwA1S9IJtr5qbQRvk/s2732/IMG_6073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6usNiPwnk4pDYUYXvsgUfZUXGk5n4BKmgvMIVk4moJZogeiHDSCDBWeHozf-kinJUgFLjpAKOe2v2jlvOz-1Z7LimNVnfYnVLebvUUxxosDhqTmBKQFT0TD74Glr1yvSDgx-YTSlTdLnHUjDoyU6exjOeidd4_8ZsVtoRkD5JhTyKwA1S9IJtr5qbQRvk/w400-h300/IMG_6073.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Tiny Human has always been a Story Teller,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Lizzie is a good listener.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CYRa-0dOWTKEQMJs9vze_LZKkiUL4X3U59C4W04fCH2tr9AUSldvVNjB__ROqptbEncOCOmjpd9wNKbqVLQB7MZs1pzqxDesB-E8M1WOY-mFqVxomIURSCofCeNf0ADHonqVwGBjwHhUK5FJ_62h7st8wSozPLq_QMVhJdRaDfdpZPx8H0dw-fTeOmSo/s2732/IMG_6072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CYRa-0dOWTKEQMJs9vze_LZKkiUL4X3U59C4W04fCH2tr9AUSldvVNjB__ROqptbEncOCOmjpd9wNKbqVLQB7MZs1pzqxDesB-E8M1WOY-mFqVxomIURSCofCeNf0ADHonqVwGBjwHhUK5FJ_62h7st8wSozPLq_QMVhJdRaDfdpZPx8H0dw-fTeOmSo/w400-h300/IMG_6072.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She shared her chair with Jack when watching movies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGfraB0HaOL-ef1dFjQYLH2c4bZhmDvG9lIPzyVE5VDzQJOS0Ba6XmxD_7dmqXdvc6RoodYimq_uRLREqV4uwDmpf-oTRs6pDOM2BtPQcYKOP0iTzqlnA9rfEeiax9lbT5o8fAVOplgI5Ja6aWABrMIfuOzhLG5trOo-UyirHmsoesogKCE600UEYMQnm/s2426/IMG_6077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2426" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGfraB0HaOL-ef1dFjQYLH2c4bZhmDvG9lIPzyVE5VDzQJOS0Ba6XmxD_7dmqXdvc6RoodYimq_uRLREqV4uwDmpf-oTRs6pDOM2BtPQcYKOP0iTzqlnA9rfEeiax9lbT5o8fAVOplgI5Ja6aWABrMIfuOzhLG5trOo-UyirHmsoesogKCE600UEYMQnm/w400-h249/IMG_6077.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was no different with little Joelle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie was right there when we unpacked</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the storage tubs of Christmas Decor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI2xo8wtzoh7WFqP3h7cxwhFBQwA3WqDkderaJpSgbF2cuZwd7Do3Q5KRaCM8BeN4Hx4XeVrNIkr2fLHuK5syPatPTysCHpuHU68nMRrOV5mjpuQq9AZlzmc1i7rEiUNN8NhCqu08fO4NoflEhgu7JabzdWGioUTEKAEqe73J81nMZ1EgO1gligj-d4l1/s2731/IMG_6066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="2731" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI2xo8wtzoh7WFqP3h7cxwhFBQwA3WqDkderaJpSgbF2cuZwd7Do3Q5KRaCM8BeN4Hx4XeVrNIkr2fLHuK5syPatPTysCHpuHU68nMRrOV5mjpuQq9AZlzmc1i7rEiUNN8NhCqu08fO4NoflEhgu7JabzdWGioUTEKAEqe73J81nMZ1EgO1gligj-d4l1/w400-h266/IMG_6066.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She joined us when we built a blanket fort in the Living Room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBWFk5Uw1sooAo682WOycuIqUU6wigkucziTRt2dpmPTlvlDXaTjOG67JPXkhdaC6A8G4bUGJ1tyUIANPtDovkFlcke1GeS8_TtHYFIKoARXCKMt_N-TH63yekVhN7NFQp4Mf7PbL2ex4RTiEYSrbqoPij3z6kzyO9Jqge8AreSHojr7nWtEZmyShcyYJ/s2732/IMG_6083.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBWFk5Uw1sooAo682WOycuIqUU6wigkucziTRt2dpmPTlvlDXaTjOG67JPXkhdaC6A8G4bUGJ1tyUIANPtDovkFlcke1GeS8_TtHYFIKoARXCKMt_N-TH63yekVhN7NFQp4Mf7PbL2ex4RTiEYSrbqoPij3z6kzyO9Jqge8AreSHojr7nWtEZmyShcyYJ/w400-h300/IMG_6083.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the grandsons visit, guess who gets the first Greeting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in the morning…Lizzie or Gigi?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IpgONaK4FrRwKjL9qgXnTqVqHntR0xmHz0Mr3TOPdBnHTqQvCfUFR2YaiSfhVDG2r5W1RLAcbvw6oiDAinK0_-HZqXnJ2ZUx1flohuEKo2vmUASa7DbOf9TJset_mkT4qPWmlmNFe0uZleeGsUKkj-khIrKaDmFjFxpmWZ8o4QJy2WXoS7pyHianGURk/s2732/IMG_6068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IpgONaK4FrRwKjL9qgXnTqVqHntR0xmHz0Mr3TOPdBnHTqQvCfUFR2YaiSfhVDG2r5W1RLAcbvw6oiDAinK0_-HZqXnJ2ZUx1flohuEKo2vmUASa7DbOf9TJset_mkT4qPWmlmNFe0uZleeGsUKkj-khIrKaDmFjFxpmWZ8o4QJy2WXoS7pyHianGURk/w400-h300/IMG_6068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie loves to watch the boys play…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSorQAcW8bwnTxaxAVpOh5sXN5w0kiMcXKAiGg1oYYoCO4Fc-D_jRybG6oTbwrmUflFZRTBWO7eUWINngd_cxwaWjJQoRlJJ2B4uwrzA2jQ14ZVlZannbXSxZ9jU3nu3DdAH94EDzdoWcvM1Qqo7-T6bl53pTPrCNpUVEbRcqPJWIul13pNXy6yvNr64h/s2731/IMG_6067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="2731" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSorQAcW8bwnTxaxAVpOh5sXN5w0kiMcXKAiGg1oYYoCO4Fc-D_jRybG6oTbwrmUflFZRTBWO7eUWINngd_cxwaWjJQoRlJJ2B4uwrzA2jQ14ZVlZannbXSxZ9jU3nu3DdAH94EDzdoWcvM1Qqo7-T6bl53pTPrCNpUVEbRcqPJWIul13pNXy6yvNr64h/w400-h265/IMG_6067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…and it was no different with little Jojo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt7OUR4D5KDA3ghMgQi-5Gzu7n8-58uJ3EfbJkr-8ql5KQoFImJS6_eh_exRkYg0DYElMEAD0qt9cenCNislLM2IYtgAVVDP-H7jBiHPATDb3RUD20bcMwcPip3VtpIV1BFS_cucowm4o6afiqGcu_l1CGGmMZDcMkckQF6VZzBP-1z8tl50aaF4KNUbM/s2731/IMG_6069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="2731" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMt7OUR4D5KDA3ghMgQi-5Gzu7n8-58uJ3EfbJkr-8ql5KQoFImJS6_eh_exRkYg0DYElMEAD0qt9cenCNislLM2IYtgAVVDP-H7jBiHPATDb3RUD20bcMwcPip3VtpIV1BFS_cucowm4o6afiqGcu_l1CGGmMZDcMkckQF6VZzBP-1z8tl50aaF4KNUbM/w400-h265/IMG_6069.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie is always right there, joining in on the action,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whatever the grandchildren are doing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd8G4EJ5ymLUoJVK62RHQy__N9IzpDoWaDCHgLo-pGK6sn_Nuf8pv8TYVMo4yTdFPhFClsswtjKtsBSo1Bamhw3D-qCOtUMDGjuaqDlERAsyZXHOoI3bfy5DjupWUDeMxkN8d0KlGtfRhAu_W3hLJ86zZuTG6oPYfA-5tP65H-JNupqCmyYHHwOTSJPGJ/s2732/IMG_6076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcd8G4EJ5ymLUoJVK62RHQy__N9IzpDoWaDCHgLo-pGK6sn_Nuf8pv8TYVMo4yTdFPhFClsswtjKtsBSo1Bamhw3D-qCOtUMDGjuaqDlERAsyZXHOoI3bfy5DjupWUDeMxkN8d0KlGtfRhAu_W3hLJ86zZuTG6oPYfA-5tP65H-JNupqCmyYHHwOTSJPGJ/w400-h300/IMG_6076.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went all the way around the block.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivqMGBGYiWivq_oZ0DMhuDdhjVnD2nQnxr6HVErdGWgaIXx9G8x3spDWyElGP89utaXAc2v_2NxCx7-FiIU0Hk3cr8aNMfEEam78jbq3SVHz8NK7D2V-MACPwiCqrdNWOZEZYv5TWbA2LUZboCcW3bCEN4XH427iPaNCBYBF4ubAwmNNBIE4RCdo97-wp/s2732/IMG_6079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivqMGBGYiWivq_oZ0DMhuDdhjVnD2nQnxr6HVErdGWgaIXx9G8x3spDWyElGP89utaXAc2v_2NxCx7-FiIU0Hk3cr8aNMfEEam78jbq3SVHz8NK7D2V-MACPwiCqrdNWOZEZYv5TWbA2LUZboCcW3bCEN4XH427iPaNCBYBF4ubAwmNNBIE4RCdo97-wp/w400-h300/IMG_6079.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our families are all home now, in their places,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tending to their own work and school responsibilities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lizzie is back on duty, helping with chores,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and providing quality control for our creative projects.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pzmu7OnQyI0ySXiFZqpj4rfVnp5q4SWP5qHo-6EDVDH0tVX-4YXhdAQNprzsPExMV6dByb0L5EeTyT8oYpN7VdAQiHK9W8cMa925UXhjtpNJCSNsWOTXyRVDU7pJS7p5JkiZtkAgB_vequ6YICPKMP8QDTrp8mOk2ZLl3QESIbNIM6IXrWiZ6rWbP_3U/s3664/IMG_3966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="3664" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pzmu7OnQyI0ySXiFZqpj4rfVnp5q4SWP5qHo-6EDVDH0tVX-4YXhdAQNprzsPExMV6dByb0L5EeTyT8oYpN7VdAQiHK9W8cMa925UXhjtpNJCSNsWOTXyRVDU7pJS7p5JkiZtkAgB_vequ6YICPKMP8QDTrp8mOk2ZLl3QESIbNIM6IXrWiZ6rWbP_3U/w400-h258/IMG_3966.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Pet makes a House a Home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-10433704269290164612023-12-26T08:17:00.004-06:002023-12-26T08:45:55.167-06:00Christmas 2023 ~Sweet Memories Made ~The Greatest Gift of All<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL8THD-HpUtnFMqbEOZOySie1P2C7Qmk_Y5jE1sHr3LVtcJZmgvSbGW2SMk1-Gc4bJiYswpsQjfl13VsEwVLfVbVXLacz7uNpPNSf_B6yWWk5Z8rE_SYFRJa4dk28KNMlVrbr_vH97WDxDfx6iUa4xmjIpnLFDcQYk00d9ZeF9Ug-9VM5PTK-jivMuqcX/s4032/IMG_3960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL8THD-HpUtnFMqbEOZOySie1P2C7Qmk_Y5jE1sHr3LVtcJZmgvSbGW2SMk1-Gc4bJiYswpsQjfl13VsEwVLfVbVXLacz7uNpPNSf_B6yWWk5Z8rE_SYFRJa4dk28KNMlVrbr_vH97WDxDfx6iUa4xmjIpnLFDcQYk00d9ZeF9Ug-9VM5PTK-jivMuqcX/w400-h300/IMG_3960.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Celebrations are now a Memory,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope y’all had a lovely Holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5PqFUK52_Fqg9Vxgi5N7RxYJxmrK4zXghadfvgOY732B0dWSpKqFLKJXQPL3NZ6ao0tnAE_-k9FNywafPV9evDv7K3Z6-9oFw2b1gKOejudunlqppyH6z7xi8mIg3b0OKP9L-mEJgw2jBnf9IfbswthgMOeB4fYOLCq4tNXj-PlI3zNjKuDEzr0nU0AL/s4032/IMG_3945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5PqFUK52_Fqg9Vxgi5N7RxYJxmrK4zXghadfvgOY732B0dWSpKqFLKJXQPL3NZ6ao0tnAE_-k9FNywafPV9evDv7K3Z6-9oFw2b1gKOejudunlqppyH6z7xi8mIg3b0OKP9L-mEJgw2jBnf9IfbswthgMOeB4fYOLCq4tNXj-PlI3zNjKuDEzr0nU0AL/w400-h300/IMG_3945.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we sing “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> what we’re wishing for are those light, pretty snowflakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not necessarily the Ice Storm that we are experiencing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> here in our neck of the woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhFehTywVMT4R40h_58ztYZ4KGPleW-69iK2rO9MZZSD-AdzcsE9IvstAq1G3VmR1IY9lrkufreKdCoh5xzgXCQfq-KurUp-RzlS6hsciV5iUuXMByRc60f2TleZ44GHhSHxaX4DZXqNXnUODuZJLCzlB057fKzi2anvJO8mZs5p5Li0N1jaZ15QLxSrW/s3762/IMG_3951.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="3762" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhFehTywVMT4R40h_58ztYZ4KGPleW-69iK2rO9MZZSD-AdzcsE9IvstAq1G3VmR1IY9lrkufreKdCoh5xzgXCQfq-KurUp-RzlS6hsciV5iUuXMByRc60f2TleZ44GHhSHxaX4DZXqNXnUODuZJLCzlB057fKzi2anvJO8mZs5p5Li0N1jaZ15QLxSrW/w400-h235/IMG_3951.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sharing Christmas Eve with these dear friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is a new favorite holiday tradition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y0aSo3c_IjLJv2bbiLG3NFL5cznbnRynsqJPHezg4lgTALimeoaL0UURiR-97BPZQ_lP2ACIgTieTNAS7Q0xegq65TAhchM6iUiyhw6C_fEy4xizzDevWbxkSqbaxGkNJ9gwJTIvWKjkpeks5oVE33VFagJtgZsdotIkyMRa0S-nh8v3Eu55nWv9tKu1/s2731/IMG_6046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="2731" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8y0aSo3c_IjLJv2bbiLG3NFL5cznbnRynsqJPHezg4lgTALimeoaL0UURiR-97BPZQ_lP2ACIgTieTNAS7Q0xegq65TAhchM6iUiyhw6C_fEy4xizzDevWbxkSqbaxGkNJ9gwJTIvWKjkpeks5oVE33VFagJtgZsdotIkyMRa0S-nh8v3Eu55nWv9tKu1/w400-h154/IMG_6046.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Christmas 2022</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two years makes it a tradition, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you Chuck and Wendy for a wonderful evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You two make an awesome host and hostess team.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV1dpXfQBiSCU0AorKW20Bq12Ux9cky5a-y3D6Y7m60f3zH34zSjadsurRjPSCXSvzisTbqJYpvX6K7uN19N_2cTGFL4Kuqzznk8ChYSbTfdJ5-Qct0CDNQspWaacryn8YqcdcKv9McNJPVW-DMGqbnE5lOptWzHgSizlB9FCXBvbxuvIGXeB3QCN4iF6/s3744/IMG_1706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="2696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNV1dpXfQBiSCU0AorKW20Bq12Ux9cky5a-y3D6Y7m60f3zH34zSjadsurRjPSCXSvzisTbqJYpvX6K7uN19N_2cTGFL4Kuqzznk8ChYSbTfdJ5-Qct0CDNQspWaacryn8YqcdcKv9McNJPVW-DMGqbnE5lOptWzHgSizlB9FCXBvbxuvIGXeB3QCN4iF6/w288-h400/IMG_1706.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, our family across the country was making</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sweet memories of their own…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spending Christmas Eve with cousins in new Matching Pajamas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h9Y-5muqHokxwlvtCFA9Vl5fDK3Ajo9jvocUrkccMzjAL82syLzKW1w5k0zp71yzOK7E5IXYCUvSZBRUunVGkYBFo2YO-liwywNceQm78exS2gJFVIror7aGF3vaS2J7LoB-CiGUHH1tlqeVMxuvV2YS20ugY5QkHGJ2q07lHXrHph19NS5tA0iiw47k/s4032/IMG_3963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h9Y-5muqHokxwlvtCFA9Vl5fDK3Ajo9jvocUrkccMzjAL82syLzKW1w5k0zp71yzOK7E5IXYCUvSZBRUunVGkYBFo2YO-liwywNceQm78exS2gJFVIror7aGF3vaS2J7LoB-CiGUHH1tlqeVMxuvV2YS20ugY5QkHGJ2q07lHXrHph19NS5tA0iiw47k/w400-h300/IMG_3963.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, Santa stopped by in the night, and since Lizzie was a very good girl,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her stocking was filled with her favorite treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVc9MZMenXDHss2Ajg2YFf8xZonHdHCC4rdXHpUg5aM3iAiOrWYtZpFmaTdS67-ZGeWVRRiuQhS4dqQAuPrHSG8OZO5RrqBRVxxRdZOYMvPKMKKTfNcXMcvNMGa5MpSJFGIEHaW7BWmo9_u_F_ucPyveMwIzN1Xgf_Nn-3UQr9uf3MgG0PFcOv1M05nMq/s3519/IMG_3967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="3519" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVc9MZMenXDHss2Ajg2YFf8xZonHdHCC4rdXHpUg5aM3iAiOrWYtZpFmaTdS67-ZGeWVRRiuQhS4dqQAuPrHSG8OZO5RrqBRVxxRdZOYMvPKMKKTfNcXMcvNMGa5MpSJFGIEHaW7BWmo9_u_F_ucPyveMwIzN1Xgf_Nn-3UQr9uf3MgG0PFcOv1M05nMq/w400-h272/IMG_3967.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another family tradition is spending Christmas Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at Great Grandma’s House.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQZh3-a_MTP0IcV_tqkFsbKNsKLf8SNAISMj8Drbo9tYyx3hVIc4tjM2CeF0SE8batUdSBRgJzsO_KXLYPZRalXtqoGa5yXdyS3NSoCeeLEgeLaSYWy4MKYmmnc86lEmjVPUgW8VxbjA6EAvio21aIbLqSzkOqLF5RG6NX2WAS7aCJpt2nrxBMimwlEUM/s2494/IMG_3975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="1845" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQZh3-a_MTP0IcV_tqkFsbKNsKLf8SNAISMj8Drbo9tYyx3hVIc4tjM2CeF0SE8batUdSBRgJzsO_KXLYPZRalXtqoGa5yXdyS3NSoCeeLEgeLaSYWy4MKYmmnc86lEmjVPUgW8VxbjA6EAvio21aIbLqSzkOqLF5RG6NX2WAS7aCJpt2nrxBMimwlEUM/w296-h400/IMG_3975.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, every year we all gathered for Christmas dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We sang Christmas Carols while cleaning up the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We opened gifts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And then, everyone took a nap.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx1CqDMuqNmtIRvRld5Et9vlDW32oRT1049D45Wl4_36_rl9yICpnXS-MbxxINZtCqfegHGr1LPlQesV3J57cfjU3v5Z25sstGoly0bG7NUP13AlXSqsZ9cEfTm8wFbIj12RM4cUjQMKA6axS7w8nCgd5TWytQ_JCQohioGIOJhjtHfftPLO9ClkZDvqs/s2999/IMG_3968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2999" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx1CqDMuqNmtIRvRld5Et9vlDW32oRT1049D45Wl4_36_rl9yICpnXS-MbxxINZtCqfegHGr1LPlQesV3J57cfjU3v5Z25sstGoly0bG7NUP13AlXSqsZ9cEfTm8wFbIj12RM4cUjQMKA6axS7w8nCgd5TWytQ_JCQohioGIOJhjtHfftPLO9ClkZDvqs/w400-h297/IMG_3968.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the age of 94, Great GMa is no longer expected to make the meal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stacy took on the role of Head Chef, and I, her Sous-Chef.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ZoFS6FKC7KzETT6fthtDnwYk2Eeyda7QoyzDv0INKEVYlxSRpxMVP3Db3Z-7bwRV3G-XTVY9RHJ-u336rgt37svrJPYa3h6tekd81EaQgeRLMXvAWXTexFhfRgzkgemmbFy1kHYxeKEI0mxrLxz8JFFM_ue5TyFvbV0ttQ7pWM4QcOANBJSNO3AJLOl/s4032/IMG_3970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_ZoFS6FKC7KzETT6fthtDnwYk2Eeyda7QoyzDv0INKEVYlxSRpxMVP3Db3Z-7bwRV3G-XTVY9RHJ-u336rgt37svrJPYa3h6tekd81EaQgeRLMXvAWXTexFhfRgzkgemmbFy1kHYxeKEI0mxrLxz8JFFM_ue5TyFvbV0ttQ7pWM4QcOANBJSNO3AJLOl/w400-h300/IMG_3970.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did have a special guest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Susie is an Orphan Cat at the Clinic…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And had the pleasure of spending Christmas Day with a Family.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaNdxTXJMtdjMPzZSryvYoKM5xY7lAKYQfrT4Wsx5DYsN_4hMv6kjlPoqMnqzaJ1U2abbg175elFgZz2gdGVYMLXznO1waBCQAwyBMv4UoJMHRFNgtyhsb3_I53tLp7LDn-zJDPxCZgP6FCcyGQi5isVJuHHTcLFPwvCFjcIda4X8PVt2Mlyj-1OINv1n/s3242/IMG_3964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="3242" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqaNdxTXJMtdjMPzZSryvYoKM5xY7lAKYQfrT4Wsx5DYsN_4hMv6kjlPoqMnqzaJ1U2abbg175elFgZz2gdGVYMLXznO1waBCQAwyBMv4UoJMHRFNgtyhsb3_I53tLp7LDn-zJDPxCZgP6FCcyGQi5isVJuHHTcLFPwvCFjcIda4X8PVt2Mlyj-1OINv1n/w400-h369/IMG_3964.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember, the Greatest Gift of All was given</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> by our Heavenly Father to his children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s the Gift of his Son, our Savior Jesus Christ.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: #474747; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: #474747; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: #474747; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: #474747; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div><p></p>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-60478582141098199732023-12-22T08:00:00.003-06:002023-12-22T08:10:24.050-06:00Christmas Family Traditions ~Lutefisk and Lefse ~Yah, Sure Ya’ Bet’cha<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMtAGk3VPTR493hfj8ZAflxXfNRDxxmqABP8xV0vdUUc5PQPDTy-4MrQ_sfE3K_f_1mePvWQt0b89ul7UJ583rZ-OqniYVtrFGzL8R665Eu3FVVz09yejIcNOXB65qrMNmILsNGzILQqE1GOudpRpE9Q2zKAh6Vy8Gtu24qKlCtfpx7FwzSx3Sf85Hsez/s2056/IMG_6025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2056" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMtAGk3VPTR493hfj8ZAflxXfNRDxxmqABP8xV0vdUUc5PQPDTy-4MrQ_sfE3K_f_1mePvWQt0b89ul7UJ583rZ-OqniYVtrFGzL8R665Eu3FVVz09yejIcNOXB65qrMNmILsNGzILQqE1GOudpRpE9Q2zKAh6Vy8Gtu24qKlCtfpx7FwzSx3Sf85Hsez/w400-h399/IMG_6025.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the generation that will carry on our Lefse tradition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has always been a favorite…and we always make it every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2o_BegnjbspRY5hhLgJcO0hgNdDEKwuqNmb9KfsBcRtJHK3rAKZh2OSm7yn5RYe-DuJ_Xq9Db8v9wN8h68m0Gj3TtK5uH7yRvjIFSy55y-06Kpgn58OS4nc_z_q-bAEAAOTVFsT-g8rMypkCwn1dxiFgwg6PfhaBC2VohTpe-TmJgyKfhzjLz3oOTDpG/s2051/IMG_6024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2051" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2o_BegnjbspRY5hhLgJcO0hgNdDEKwuqNmb9KfsBcRtJHK3rAKZh2OSm7yn5RYe-DuJ_Xq9Db8v9wN8h68m0Gj3TtK5uH7yRvjIFSy55y-06Kpgn58OS4nc_z_q-bAEAAOTVFsT-g8rMypkCwn1dxiFgwg6PfhaBC2VohTpe-TmJgyKfhzjLz3oOTDpG/w400-h399/IMG_6024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are no words to describe how proud I was of our sons-in-law</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for getting involved with the Lefse rolling and turning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGTziFPDZanDK-TjG0xufgnzU3Sr1AD4kpA0i8J_ju4TD-6BiuSe4k37FECjN3W_S3gV0QALae1lBcliVzU2YPZ744nLQn_Pl02Quhis8vkRfLHLzwdYVe6roJ8Db7jK2yZmWr4EgmSJaGwMfxDMXmxw6X3al6YeE2_W4Xzd2iWTmaV64a5_66Jkec3Aa/s2047/IMG_6023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGTziFPDZanDK-TjG0xufgnzU3Sr1AD4kpA0i8J_ju4TD-6BiuSe4k37FECjN3W_S3gV0QALae1lBcliVzU2YPZ744nLQn_Pl02Quhis8vkRfLHLzwdYVe6roJ8Db7jK2yZmWr4EgmSJaGwMfxDMXmxw6X3al6YeE2_W4Xzd2iWTmaV64a5_66Jkec3Aa/w400-h400/IMG_6023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making Lefse is serious business.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ_Q7j-qYoj09iG9okBsrCUCb8yW1TCLx-jubiWZ-HT-gU-HHurtJ2DFHNZMXYjFBzyxrceQqI3zWsjGQkCTrHHaEBChz-ew_6e6p93gjuRe9w2BP_ZgnnuXc7vP2_ydN9FeMPopCm9T9B8cH29EYnhpIiyAqW239WICAMYC6gfJM2X24py9S4cELOppT/s2684/IMG_6022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2684" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ_Q7j-qYoj09iG9okBsrCUCb8yW1TCLx-jubiWZ-HT-gU-HHurtJ2DFHNZMXYjFBzyxrceQqI3zWsjGQkCTrHHaEBChz-ew_6e6p93gjuRe9w2BP_ZgnnuXc7vP2_ydN9FeMPopCm9T9B8cH29EYnhpIiyAqW239WICAMYC6gfJM2X24py9S4cELOppT/w400-h305/IMG_6022.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our favorite recipe comes from Audrey Dressen,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of my mother’s best friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86LKZgH6hvbStENpN6yMLBOiuRWSEU7d3x6cZ2fKhzau0dcxHbm1J6WLJTagmmDLV238-cYVW4VXL8cZLKX5Q2uxrNI_WJ6o6zQwK8Mcz-5UirpDXinu5RZbZ_pfaNJB5qwxgGVnIfqoYj8ClV8nt8gFCFP_iv1kONNQO0uX24BKsWxuUrLE3hqpUpTGB/s1486/IMG_6028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1486" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg86LKZgH6hvbStENpN6yMLBOiuRWSEU7d3x6cZ2fKhzau0dcxHbm1J6WLJTagmmDLV238-cYVW4VXL8cZLKX5Q2uxrNI_WJ6o6zQwK8Mcz-5UirpDXinu5RZbZ_pfaNJB5qwxgGVnIfqoYj8ClV8nt8gFCFP_iv1kONNQO0uX24BKsWxuUrLE3hqpUpTGB/w400-h391/IMG_6028.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It all starts early in the day with peeling the potatoes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">boiling the potatoes, ricing the potatoes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chilling the potatoes with butter and cream…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before forming the potato patties, rolling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and placing it on the griddle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rs6XDfNRsQLF-BEnHbcny0gT8nP_ULqumrH2P0z5SAk2boopps51jDDBbfUwB0EFDzrr4CpgHt6hDOEmGWHxQKh4FLxC5veP42ED1WFRyMRdjaZ85e5dImXjYAUNuyEEZ-lAq97Fm3-oxQ2HrukXXqhq4jezX8-97yy0HsQNCCla9NA3vbsPyPwCcwrK/s1830/IMG_6030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1830" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Rs6XDfNRsQLF-BEnHbcny0gT8nP_ULqumrH2P0z5SAk2boopps51jDDBbfUwB0EFDzrr4CpgHt6hDOEmGWHxQKh4FLxC5veP42ED1WFRyMRdjaZ85e5dImXjYAUNuyEEZ-lAq97Fm3-oxQ2HrukXXqhq4jezX8-97yy0HsQNCCla9NA3vbsPyPwCcwrK/w400-h319/IMG_6030.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the last time Grammy was able to travel and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spend the holidays with us. She was so proud of her granddaughters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZwX97oQ4nlrS2LYfOApYcyjUvvSyut37tRbrjfod2dXn2msQKdAZyNMqRzQS34E4RMBBL7tUmTs_ttzTqPmtzWUlxGiAXLwROgFTiOPEK7UdaPffnNXRHp6uLQjG1QkhuspPSbCCLIea0F1gF98cAG2Gv-K610dngr_yOpgpPzv2miq_2vIkeENEA7mw/s1877/IMG_6027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1877" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZwX97oQ4nlrS2LYfOApYcyjUvvSyut37tRbrjfod2dXn2msQKdAZyNMqRzQS34E4RMBBL7tUmTs_ttzTqPmtzWUlxGiAXLwROgFTiOPEK7UdaPffnNXRHp6uLQjG1QkhuspPSbCCLIea0F1gF98cAG2Gv-K610dngr_yOpgpPzv2miq_2vIkeENEA7mw/w400-h303/IMG_6027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She loved teaching them the fine art of making</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that Norwegian delicacy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBKeiFbx0Ou7ac4DyF5qiB_UbQIGE98eVxmocGMN_1TzYtHhgo83VjtSgWCZdDCRhrjUMLlUBCCdV3BTM5Bd74hHiO8yqyrSMavkKNkLUWxaNP25PaouUjmJI96QMfuYhig9_QhwBjwSmvzVwGxQtflLTpZEJ9xAQnyHCM3MiAXnkay9roS0V3FQ_Izz7/s1871/IMG_6029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1871" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBKeiFbx0Ou7ac4DyF5qiB_UbQIGE98eVxmocGMN_1TzYtHhgo83VjtSgWCZdDCRhrjUMLlUBCCdV3BTM5Bd74hHiO8yqyrSMavkKNkLUWxaNP25PaouUjmJI96QMfuYhig9_QhwBjwSmvzVwGxQtflLTpZEJ9xAQnyHCM3MiAXnkay9roS0V3FQ_Izz7/w400-h300/IMG_6029.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps you noticed that the first requirement is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to put on an apron. After all, there is a lot of flour involved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didn’t make Lefse last year since I was wearing a neckbrace,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so you can bet we are bringing out the ricer,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> rolling pin, flour, turning sticks, and the big griddle this weekend.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ-QMx6zdTMHoKk5H2U9CjcD4EFlq2mKq12lHJC2jDxVCuZZWW_IHlGMO84Zzq-nnw-UsHgqU150hw1dFYDGXvFXTC9_3KbeQxEJa0INxhqG7bBSMIfTA7zejGO4xpuGnvjIv2ReI5NUKLKL1RgPRD0nlVKrCi8R1uD4aTkIisZju1uwuz-yunsZHCzV-/s4032/IMG_3928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJ-QMx6zdTMHoKk5H2U9CjcD4EFlq2mKq12lHJC2jDxVCuZZWW_IHlGMO84Zzq-nnw-UsHgqU150hw1dFYDGXvFXTC9_3KbeQxEJa0INxhqG7bBSMIfTA7zejGO4xpuGnvjIv2ReI5NUKLKL1RgPRD0nlVKrCi8R1uD4aTkIisZju1uwuz-yunsZHCzV-/w400-h300/IMG_3928.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, the Lutefisk Tradition…that is a different story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It did not catch on with my Hubby and In-Laws.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvCGDW0Twd7g7vklv1ARrwAr08qFTbf4uI7279S7F4uA8BSxwHDvuZ1qNC2ub_e3ljmp95QdQf1zHK1z_eznJGbKLeUxGA7x17tr_sXwedmboMTpOYgdDFMQuE5R_w0RC036LTOxPUCZIZl4HCclzUvrT1QB-Gx6B1j__Y0N9NnjWFw4I9QzxVedABD4-/s2083/IMG_3930.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="1243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvCGDW0Twd7g7vklv1ARrwAr08qFTbf4uI7279S7F4uA8BSxwHDvuZ1qNC2ub_e3ljmp95QdQf1zHK1z_eznJGbKLeUxGA7x17tr_sXwedmboMTpOYgdDFMQuE5R_w0RC036LTOxPUCZIZl4HCclzUvrT1QB-Gx6B1j__Y0N9NnjWFw4I9QzxVedABD4-/w239-h400/IMG_3930.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Daddy was always in charge of cooking the Lutefisk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He tested it with that fork, and when it flaked, it came off the heat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lutefisk and Lefse, tastes like Christmas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNZS8C5hbaFynZqU4k2L6CE_zytpiq5b86X34kXCijCYRcjmvRJqmkKhGcEOAwMQts264XoeHXHSn_BCovyoXLgEkfiFBbdm16moFDZ1d09Jh5QtCltY6UdIeSbwH7gfqyXGG9Qc0_YfNf5qnC_u_xqTAiFNY4Sa7HUMLxjnHulE6jrLfhyH26zx2jSGB/s1674/IMG_6031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1674" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNZS8C5hbaFynZqU4k2L6CE_zytpiq5b86X34kXCijCYRcjmvRJqmkKhGcEOAwMQts264XoeHXHSn_BCovyoXLgEkfiFBbdm16moFDZ1d09Jh5QtCltY6UdIeSbwH7gfqyXGG9Qc0_YfNf5qnC_u_xqTAiFNY4Sa7HUMLxjnHulE6jrLfhyH26zx2jSGB/w400-h348/IMG_6031.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I’m the only one here that appreciates that special fish,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no Lutefisk for me this year, but I do look forward to this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzWC0aDItH66IeFBJkLsBE9dSfUL6XP-0qptFLJnmNL1_24Ed20mdWBEGbiB9bDEpduKuXkOcW3pBCnw8yb2GkwxfLFXOhBNDmpbXOKLgKMdNSNT_7deg3_8n59eUee7vDQGFVyDObYcHfdHBo22JGFtxkUMpqnWUFjeqP5PD9tGDxqY0WFN9oZS4u4RM/s1925/IMG_6033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1925" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzWC0aDItH66IeFBJkLsBE9dSfUL6XP-0qptFLJnmNL1_24Ed20mdWBEGbiB9bDEpduKuXkOcW3pBCnw8yb2GkwxfLFXOhBNDmpbXOKLgKMdNSNT_7deg3_8n59eUee7vDQGFVyDObYcHfdHBo22JGFtxkUMpqnWUFjeqP5PD9tGDxqY0WFN9oZS4u4RM/w400-h265/IMG_6033.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rolled as thin as paper, on the griddle, till gently golden brown.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlgBUCULZ9uPH7_IrHhejo0tikTi_BjQILnU1dQuSPYFOQTr0XLIgeLox2jcG_MqKOkxrHqFjIbTNmhHZGFb_1gWetCRE73hlsTg5IdJKX5T2AAbU-_Zy_3feHXarKdTHWbWtbIoZ3CG7BGBW_Ydm1n3QLNgHkozC5bMlJh9ppLFzfVnWiclsBtbyjbfb/s2732/IMG_6036.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlgBUCULZ9uPH7_IrHhejo0tikTi_BjQILnU1dQuSPYFOQTr0XLIgeLox2jcG_MqKOkxrHqFjIbTNmhHZGFb_1gWetCRE73hlsTg5IdJKX5T2AAbU-_Zy_3feHXarKdTHWbWtbIoZ3CG7BGBW_Ydm1n3QLNgHkozC5bMlJh9ppLFzfVnWiclsBtbyjbfb/w400-h300/IMG_6036.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still a little warm, with butter and sugar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAsspld2zA1AxXthpUh0gvTDU1XxRipv2DxPg3whjcF5TSoV5lUrMgcDXGpov6Huo96KoRJzqYP4lxIy_LryQbiIlqmcX3t3HKpc47wzf2DzH1tavgr34wlz93sKq0o0o8MmQw_EBkop81edXnqpG4FdiOq25eAGWLggYcOAh9wNS1-RhZtCMb53WNAdh/s1301/IMG_6026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1301" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAsspld2zA1AxXthpUh0gvTDU1XxRipv2DxPg3whjcF5TSoV5lUrMgcDXGpov6Huo96KoRJzqYP4lxIy_LryQbiIlqmcX3t3HKpc47wzf2DzH1tavgr34wlz93sKq0o0o8MmQw_EBkop81edXnqpG4FdiOq25eAGWLggYcOAh9wNS1-RhZtCMb53WNAdh/w400-h268/IMG_6026.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Mother will be smiling as she watches over us from Heaven…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying all the beautiful Holiday Traditions of Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with our loved ones there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas to You and all those you Love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’d love to hear about your Holiday Family Traditions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie</span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610624919528564188.post-81661415046158573632023-12-19T17:55:00.003-06:002023-12-19T18:03:13.504-06:00Santa Claus is Coming to Town ~Check out my Collection ~Do you Believe ~And The Legend of the Nisse<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvZYYhHQ6pUlAZ2tv-9QBsoad6VwtziEc4X0aTRhdD6hD-mx9yKrCC3PTPgrTLyOA3_l1nAv9K6Pgs0owuLvyBzc-mzKtIZwIX1FryY5Px1MXllZ7mCxfY4rNnL0s40UCVse50n0tDujR99tk3Oi178B8x_ER_7szXV-cgCpuSlfblcRVWgfp2GTUTHYc/s4032/IMG_3922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvZYYhHQ6pUlAZ2tv-9QBsoad6VwtziEc4X0aTRhdD6hD-mx9yKrCC3PTPgrTLyOA3_l1nAv9K6Pgs0owuLvyBzc-mzKtIZwIX1FryY5Px1MXllZ7mCxfY4rNnL0s40UCVse50n0tDujR99tk3Oi178B8x_ER_7szXV-cgCpuSlfblcRVWgfp2GTUTHYc/w400-h300/IMG_3922.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who else has a collection of the Jolly Old Elf?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“He had a broad face and a little round belly,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT8EKVkMcDz3tjUrX2OUDKOG9L7LjKKvv-YFotV_x23W5ML0nSIAN_sOHftqIDPuXOpgjsBh3PxN3IqqwEd-zekMbhQlpvOxScf63A-XdcI7Zudf96er17OBy8njFYbl6f0P7NZ9cN1OXoHeehXEdhYDFNGUfrxFRm6Vg5FsMx5YwCmOrAyhxUj6swCQ7/s4032/IMG_3920.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT8EKVkMcDz3tjUrX2OUDKOG9L7LjKKvv-YFotV_x23W5ML0nSIAN_sOHftqIDPuXOpgjsBh3PxN3IqqwEd-zekMbhQlpvOxScf63A-XdcI7Zudf96er17OBy8njFYbl6f0P7NZ9cN1OXoHeehXEdhYDFNGUfrxFRm6Vg5FsMx5YwCmOrAyhxUj6swCQ7/w400-h300/IMG_3920.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My love of this magical character started decades ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And every year, I unpack my storage tub of Santas, remembering</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how each one came to live at our house.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnZamwlWLSpdxyKf-AdOrxDpz-JClSOn-YjKADk00Go3OY2uXQKL_L10HIlTQApV7ceNHlvv_LgKBsaLtD0SSg77iV8aNLsGVk-nOvh-Ik_BobKsl3hyh_3z40TURaKU_xSiTHqixWY_2jX0ar9y8VHPW5LlO_uUFdjfkli6ZhsUDXylyfCl-yYzfnJW2/s2731/IMG_6010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2731" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnZamwlWLSpdxyKf-AdOrxDpz-JClSOn-YjKADk00Go3OY2uXQKL_L10HIlTQApV7ceNHlvv_LgKBsaLtD0SSg77iV8aNLsGVk-nOvh-Ik_BobKsl3hyh_3z40TURaKU_xSiTHqixWY_2jX0ar9y8VHPW5LlO_uUFdjfkli6ZhsUDXylyfCl-yYzfnJW2/w400-h268/IMG_6010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many are my own creations. This was the most recent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Five of these were purchased at Winterfest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQQoVO4LI7aL5jKKsz5A5Nj3A_8KVYAp8G_mMyvSUr24FfrxCyLKBybwkwu8lEd_IV1meQ90SGDbOu9JbcyjsMrS3fBcf4nigk-BZZBbmr4rwRsaQUO0Pls-Pb58gPv0UC1PBQmWH1USjOjDreK4ZFTN1wV6-dwqDSUWkPlaQBOjRVw_VymYVEPmJSCW8/s3803/IMG_3909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="3803" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQQoVO4LI7aL5jKKsz5A5Nj3A_8KVYAp8G_mMyvSUr24FfrxCyLKBybwkwu8lEd_IV1meQ90SGDbOu9JbcyjsMrS3fBcf4nigk-BZZBbmr4rwRsaQUO0Pls-Pb58gPv0UC1PBQmWH1USjOjDreK4ZFTN1wV6-dwqDSUWkPlaQBOjRVw_VymYVEPmJSCW8/w400-h300/IMG_3909.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The remaining Santa has a home here with me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0N0fflpKYbJGziHkjgjW_Zc7KqcThe_B4XDuouQnmvu9wHKrhxBIPJctDQ4mL-YNFMS3dY8NczvfbDCGILGn9fOtiBL2gdg2KrVrPNY2aL1lO1RIISdxYALnzl3Z7te1jwOQYcGy90J_SPvmRlL-tv51zd-hWWu7LURlu9qvgp6dKvG5VksuWUm7ULuM/s2732/IMG_6012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2732" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0N0fflpKYbJGziHkjgjW_Zc7KqcThe_B4XDuouQnmvu9wHKrhxBIPJctDQ4mL-YNFMS3dY8NczvfbDCGILGn9fOtiBL2gdg2KrVrPNY2aL1lO1RIISdxYALnzl3Z7te1jwOQYcGy90J_SPvmRlL-tv51zd-hWWu7LURlu9qvgp6dKvG5VksuWUm7ULuM/w400-h300/IMG_6012.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another one of my creations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don’t make these every year, as they are quite time consuming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IgoTylHxwj9DrghkTcYDuvdaBeOd2A5qXZR7b3JQdjHerotsZ3ifQ4BfXN6urnGeswHHpAINlmJoVfmaGnDcnIPiQ7BxWfnM_IHc1spCok-n6jZTmc3p57GUrVGOd6IOgD6O60hLhr3NiWgKSagt9eJ5kJkGRfJpZ5nUqeie5XspeQ5V-xn1j0F7WXDi/s2047/IMG_6017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IgoTylHxwj9DrghkTcYDuvdaBeOd2A5qXZR7b3JQdjHerotsZ3ifQ4BfXN6urnGeswHHpAINlmJoVfmaGnDcnIPiQ7BxWfnM_IHc1spCok-n6jZTmc3p57GUrVGOd6IOgD6O60hLhr3NiWgKSagt9eJ5kJkGRfJpZ5nUqeie5XspeQ5V-xn1j0F7WXDi/w300-h400/IMG_6017.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their legs are constructed of vintage buttons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from my grandmother’s button tin.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIqh0mSzJsTr9QjFiyZHUkPUfWbsJXP-Qqzi5y_7XT3NYl8G9wBHRqoByQRlYRc_9ouIRVEPWaUMhmE5w0ov43vQleIvMeYiWXZpLeoAMShqfHguyyvXntOKBMVPk1L6YpfFxb0tPTX4386JftyxStI75A83oOw5QBgvMqoWxR2CO3PP1AlZenJy10YMe/s3784/IMG_3903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3784" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIqh0mSzJsTr9QjFiyZHUkPUfWbsJXP-Qqzi5y_7XT3NYl8G9wBHRqoByQRlYRc_9ouIRVEPWaUMhmE5w0ov43vQleIvMeYiWXZpLeoAMShqfHguyyvXntOKBMVPk1L6YpfFxb0tPTX4386JftyxStI75A83oOw5QBgvMqoWxR2CO3PP1AlZenJy10YMe/w320-h400/IMG_3903.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of you are lucky enough to live in a household</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where there are still believers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Embrace that family tradition while your family is young.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9INas89HeiyrSw_vfnI8AyJ21RW5r1G8kjcdWjJ36PgnG2uY0wW4bqN3RsSJ9QKsJtPI1zzb-1cbmEJ8RDL7pxfe9XcgYjT0uaxxDgcQer2u-TqYcrnmnFIa3aecokhJMCCC6t9DmsFBeil3vai7a38B-a7xDeevuiK4meI2APRpXPr25_Zcs3dbY_dv/s3821/IMG_3912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3821" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9INas89HeiyrSw_vfnI8AyJ21RW5r1G8kjcdWjJ36PgnG2uY0wW4bqN3RsSJ9QKsJtPI1zzb-1cbmEJ8RDL7pxfe9XcgYjT0uaxxDgcQer2u-TqYcrnmnFIa3aecokhJMCCC6t9DmsFBeil3vai7a38B-a7xDeevuiK4meI2APRpXPr25_Zcs3dbY_dv/w316-h400/IMG_3912.jpeg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the oldest child starts to question how it happens…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how one man can fly all around the world</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and stop at every single house,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in just one night…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnZ5d4bRpPf3dcrzJff8E1KW72ULe1GVIelvTAHDQH3RJSDAZfdcR2bemkLUGfsjpJKfYnwAF3DZzrQzERJOaBIYyAAbPBwAWClpTG-T6bdwOyiq4MhIg2Vu0tPGM8wAwEezJZkr577cCPI6nm-saWeXTZkAUR3P8EGrRt2vB6Z4EzaymJqxVrnc_E5pB/s3467/IMG_3915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="3467" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnZ5d4bRpPf3dcrzJff8E1KW72ULe1GVIelvTAHDQH3RJSDAZfdcR2bemkLUGfsjpJKfYnwAF3DZzrQzERJOaBIYyAAbPBwAWClpTG-T6bdwOyiq4MhIg2Vu0tPGM8wAwEezJZkr577cCPI6nm-saWeXTZkAUR3P8EGrRt2vB6Z4EzaymJqxVrnc_E5pB/w400-h316/IMG_3915.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It’s time for them to help keep the Spirit of Christmas alive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santa doesn’t live at the North Pole,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He lives in our hearts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkbA1_zHhLzMnVjhPHMUz2-ocBKYkXOqkNZBJp6iTsfSDrYEsfNtU2sRRojzvdzK8NCOoBbReCU3yuhIzWO01PUfzoCvTq6divmV7BT0GTlTLefGSl1Ja0-LxXrHhm7CRqvgYXgC1PG-t2ZKnUiWzhCoIpqFhRaX18NPh_3XNGKKfSAIRUgcbYaRP2WkJ/s3526/IMG_3916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3526" data-original-width="2824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkbA1_zHhLzMnVjhPHMUz2-ocBKYkXOqkNZBJp6iTsfSDrYEsfNtU2sRRojzvdzK8NCOoBbReCU3yuhIzWO01PUfzoCvTq6divmV7BT0GTlTLefGSl1Ja0-LxXrHhm7CRqvgYXgC1PG-t2ZKnUiWzhCoIpqFhRaX18NPh_3XNGKKfSAIRUgcbYaRP2WkJ/w320-h400/IMG_3916.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santa is all about the love and spirit of kindness,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> generosity, and giving to others.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpVoaq7stq1AGPNFKa_V8xuTexO8ALZz_WTOXHI1sGN0bTAarXZtESxSKuCnwPo1mbbfyrTa1RL9vATh9ArSRZQTebxLpnfJomZK-cabJ01uphbDnQKN42l5beD_8pPxswoHx5Bys-OnrBbjT_B1Le1eXkHeY3-yiyEmbl4UrTUUV69SwgA88roLL1Xjz/s4032/IMG_3919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2925" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpVoaq7stq1AGPNFKa_V8xuTexO8ALZz_WTOXHI1sGN0bTAarXZtESxSKuCnwPo1mbbfyrTa1RL9vATh9ArSRZQTebxLpnfJomZK-cabJ01uphbDnQKN42l5beD_8pPxswoHx5Bys-OnrBbjT_B1Le1eXkHeY3-yiyEmbl4UrTUUV69SwgA88roLL1Xjz/w290-h400/IMG_3919.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, at our house, we still put out our stockings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone sneaks around in the darkness,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with little surprises for each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQQQGXmDt7h8EDPfFR8KiF8XfAxdYWOYhEC2l3epD816CftXEuzt2oWiOyKby1gijQ1o5PsWVblRXcVuoF9LnMNWUm48-f5BD_ci4FntxJOGtAYQuyMql2TJNypc4i5bZWSjAawDd_U8PxBPpULmNsu25M3U8KNlRH0jlzzUQci_RHgMyp63RTCiY1LNq/s2047/IMG_6014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQQQGXmDt7h8EDPfFR8KiF8XfAxdYWOYhEC2l3epD816CftXEuzt2oWiOyKby1gijQ1o5PsWVblRXcVuoF9LnMNWUm48-f5BD_ci4FntxJOGtAYQuyMql2TJNypc4i5bZWSjAawDd_U8PxBPpULmNsu25M3U8KNlRH0jlzzUQci_RHgMyp63RTCiY1LNq/w379-h400/IMG_6014.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess it’s the symbolism that makes me love Santa,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and inspires me to create a new one every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k25-en0wJ5LZK32D7YPvPvoLmZ2My4fWr9sdy6SWpUFkkY2AtmKQK9hJq_SRa_AdHN0p3S0TmAvLTRFOylxTPcGrn2sQ1-tj4_g6p3NRtysNvfIjDdzIWVTMX4-1wRYfA461XxoF1iPaFPagj-HgNxzV2DPeJTRxLPEvc5D4phMqs-DyAjwQEp5q_PVV/s4032/IMG_3911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4k25-en0wJ5LZK32D7YPvPvoLmZ2My4fWr9sdy6SWpUFkkY2AtmKQK9hJq_SRa_AdHN0p3S0TmAvLTRFOylxTPcGrn2sQ1-tj4_g6p3NRtysNvfIjDdzIWVTMX4-1wRYfA461XxoF1iPaFPagj-HgNxzV2DPeJTRxLPEvc5D4phMqs-DyAjwQEp5q_PVV/w300-h400/IMG_3911.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a Nisse, a mythological creature</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Scandinavian Folklore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Nisse lives in your house to act as its guardian.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKywxjw4_JQ3wuS1hFz2huo5a2i7O64iSLQEgesh3K5hISEi89uCPZYep9KZL-rjMv3Jr93ddyI-AkztCQ7-a6gwMwspzsta73IwRAkPk4QYq-RddiKy6t1O7chy1ga_k1Ut_PJIO8TMYeGmipwSKp7FQdG-WphG-VGc2XiwTGvChp1yNTjnh1-R3xF_w/s3950/IMG_3914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3950" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKywxjw4_JQ3wuS1hFz2huo5a2i7O64iSLQEgesh3K5hISEi89uCPZYep9KZL-rjMv3Jr93ddyI-AkztCQ7-a6gwMwspzsta73IwRAkPk4QYq-RddiKy6t1O7chy1ga_k1Ut_PJIO8TMYeGmipwSKp7FQdG-WphG-VGc2XiwTGvChp1yNTjnh1-R3xF_w/w400-h306/IMG_3914.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If Nisse is treated well, he will protect the children</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and animals from evil and misfortune.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Call me superstitious, I leave mine out all year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some have been known to help with chores,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">however I have yet to see that happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MBfdWiHhW9sRv20h0hgPpWClTYqATqGQVhuaOQzBV2S316_R3hNQZgHIPSza6CaJ48JXca64FmEXwxTn7825UatO9bjIivj1wpNcAWF3N7JN0iHu4Bd_aF5lcNF0-UZMoXv49xI5FkQPnTcarkC-ln230jrSmI9DHc-f_OpR3mLUKeIrhcMNPzsgsiNz/s2731/IMG_6016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2731" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MBfdWiHhW9sRv20h0hgPpWClTYqATqGQVhuaOQzBV2S316_R3hNQZgHIPSza6CaJ48JXca64FmEXwxTn7825UatO9bjIivj1wpNcAWF3N7JN0iHu4Bd_aF5lcNF0-UZMoXv49xI5FkQPnTcarkC-ln230jrSmI9DHc-f_OpR3mLUKeIrhcMNPzsgsiNz/w400-h196/IMG_6016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy is Hubby’s Design, created out in the Woodshop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz5SfgEuZpB47Zn0oURdPuJPP6LGraTR5LdLEI1vmFdoDsO7CNx3K1k-TrFfcyB0yBKtonnfp3W9xtaQlY7c5d1eHBcibOgQsyOG3eugWLh4oTCd8zt8j9R7rVjDEGox-jeTVtnLJvpxGvhZzSIWYFyEggYin_Nc7AZ5lzLpzdCxeenNbi1wGEMgc2Nbt/s2731/IMG_6011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2731" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbz5SfgEuZpB47Zn0oURdPuJPP6LGraTR5LdLEI1vmFdoDsO7CNx3K1k-TrFfcyB0yBKtonnfp3W9xtaQlY7c5d1eHBcibOgQsyOG3eugWLh4oTCd8zt8j9R7rVjDEGox-jeTVtnLJvpxGvhZzSIWYFyEggYin_Nc7AZ5lzLpzdCxeenNbi1wGEMgc2Nbt/w400-h263/IMG_6011.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These wine bottle gift bags were popular at Winterfest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hd8xfui_8RoZDsr70KyaTYchYe06rNvQ7XKjwiz_Jo_upYsAzRqBuFWcl-EQrg-2xw8Iskp96LjNZK9TiTO_7zPes4M4xAf2tk78VIOwNx0tdiuhJpdYDU-V8vBot1Wvsz-yWcB_offceZ9Z0NivYs-6rvMDqfBzpOdwCxGhZxQCJj7-sByP5KN7gf0X/s2047/IMG_6015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1089" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Hd8xfui_8RoZDsr70KyaTYchYe06rNvQ7XKjwiz_Jo_upYsAzRqBuFWcl-EQrg-2xw8Iskp96LjNZK9TiTO_7zPes4M4xAf2tk78VIOwNx0tdiuhJpdYDU-V8vBot1Wvsz-yWcB_offceZ9Z0NivYs-6rvMDqfBzpOdwCxGhZxQCJj7-sByP5KN7gf0X/w213-h400/IMG_6015.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These ornaments sold out, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’m not the only one that loves Santa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBC0hJoJXLsYv4xuwcnFsS6arYBbMMJc_SRzVVZ5vd59ap7leqWGMQO5-g3NG-o79Sz26LHY3ceV6dhpwda0qKfl8fJF6HZ3Xxx1I-kdFkJmM__UbWSsBHTKCttkaZkzEbnM6NNCbvACgz47XPeZIvV1VPXg2eQ_WJt06SOrd__262lZRhQkZqJ3hLViH/s3804/IMG_3910.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="2715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBC0hJoJXLsYv4xuwcnFsS6arYBbMMJc_SRzVVZ5vd59ap7leqWGMQO5-g3NG-o79Sz26LHY3ceV6dhpwda0qKfl8fJF6HZ3Xxx1I-kdFkJmM__UbWSsBHTKCttkaZkzEbnM6NNCbvACgz47XPeZIvV1VPXg2eQ_WJt06SOrd__262lZRhQkZqJ3hLViH/w285-h400/IMG_3910.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, there’s a Santa Tin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Wj0bxEa7euRjTF4s7BT9-6rrx6Wo_vQl20eUXwGb21e5zJwclW7BWdCTch5NqNwOIK2ZwIDHh3nckZh1RLXqBCf5aBKAftjNFfMOkoFRwDG1DGCqErOqjwZH2rqoHAUpaNvB0VGNl45XIDQb35UEFlrjLq2TOZGsrtuCHQ9hOp6H37S3Y0H-VBkyfgu6/s1490/IMG_6018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1460" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Wj0bxEa7euRjTF4s7BT9-6rrx6Wo_vQl20eUXwGb21e5zJwclW7BWdCTch5NqNwOIK2ZwIDHh3nckZh1RLXqBCf5aBKAftjNFfMOkoFRwDG1DGCqErOqjwZH2rqoHAUpaNvB0VGNl45XIDQb35UEFlrjLq2TOZGsrtuCHQ9hOp6H37S3Y0H-VBkyfgu6/w393-h400/IMG_6018.jpeg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I have been gifted adorable Santa kitchen towels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms7ZTgW20f6ulfMiiFhstgMzUJvtYFwHpCWI-fiaRoVaxu2sEUwZUO6LJS9ySWDHO_93PDtsaDL1uKq6NiES2TDtxRnnYZdq_eqeAIiegH2Y_Ww7KemKbTbcUboSsEX6_C5WYxSS2xWdcza-ZS3ynrwyz0ODaHAWFuqykRtcZimROoZHLU3hjivdTO99k/s2047/IMG_6019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="1542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms7ZTgW20f6ulfMiiFhstgMzUJvtYFwHpCWI-fiaRoVaxu2sEUwZUO6LJS9ySWDHO_93PDtsaDL1uKq6NiES2TDtxRnnYZdq_eqeAIiegH2Y_Ww7KemKbTbcUboSsEX6_C5WYxSS2xWdcza-ZS3ynrwyz0ODaHAWFuqykRtcZimROoZHLU3hjivdTO99k/w301-h400/IMG_6019.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Count Down to Christmas…Six Days</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May the Magic of the Season,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Spirit of Love, and the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Generosity of Giving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fill your heart and your mind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Natalie </span></i></div>Tins and Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16926485341907788875noreply@blogger.com0