tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3783488936363882262024-03-21T14:12:51.803-07:00Apple LaneApple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-8593303061212635532010-03-03T09:47:00.000-08:002010-03-03T10:42:27.102-08:00An Apple Lane Birthday Party.<div align="center">This is my grandmother, she's like a mother to me. The name Apple Lane has a special meaning for me, and she's the reason why. These photos are from her birthday party this past summer.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsodQKYTSqoRAj_Krgrp7DeXOwA-waZZW3rIgAwhGeozZvcUuSA1HibpqywdPEk_R-HbR9kMpOychzIQs8B0w6BuTDri8yoSX5LO-ljEQ9GsXGzRKFI9Xs6r0ck9Q-Kd3oBNfmJVWs5o/s1600-h/13643_1190771182033_1610981724_501228_8166839_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444466371088512706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsodQKYTSqoRAj_Krgrp7DeXOwA-waZZW3rIgAwhGeozZvcUuSA1HibpqywdPEk_R-HbR9kMpOychzIQs8B0w6BuTDri8yoSX5LO-ljEQ9GsXGzRKFI9Xs6r0ck9Q-Kd3oBNfmJVWs5o/s320/13643_1190771182033_1610981724_501228_8166839_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> She is beautiful. She is strong. She is accomplished. She is wise.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bGGiWXThTj76Tyog1WhF5Z2kueEGOcwsFfeOUxVYik-StxL6TNVLEG6J8gO49gt-o8PT9fGPM9Ci_unpceHK5oq__se5QnGusYSpyHhyphenhyphengOnQO-f9UeqTgOZAcXa81WZQaBOYJPjRe48/s1600-h/13643_1190762981828_1610981724_501214_7358679_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444474043960405810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bGGiWXThTj76Tyog1WhF5Z2kueEGOcwsFfeOUxVYik-StxL6TNVLEG6J8gO49gt-o8PT9fGPM9Ci_unpceHK5oq__se5QnGusYSpyHhyphenhyphengOnQO-f9UeqTgOZAcXa81WZQaBOYJPjRe48/s320/13643_1190762981828_1610981724_501214_7358679_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Apples from their tree.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEly78OAMVYz54m3nfnBzY7B4TcVIrVxRJWi7cxM7oIe2JM-yFJq_cj7wmPU0mWEtveWudwuQ1c1iaZv0WM_Jsp-iPGy1kq9-k9OyEBGMFJ-5TeQyL11XFuL2e9VR3Pt8QMuvxvY8ebIY/s1600-h/13643_1190776742172_1610981724_501235_1537887_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468726328616706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEly78OAMVYz54m3nfnBzY7B4TcVIrVxRJWi7cxM7oIe2JM-yFJq_cj7wmPU0mWEtveWudwuQ1c1iaZv0WM_Jsp-iPGy1kq9-k9OyEBGMFJ-5TeQyL11XFuL2e9VR3Pt8QMuvxvY8ebIY/s320/13643_1190776742172_1610981724_501235_1537887_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was our picture booth. Supplied with hats, scarves, old costume jewelry and lots of feather boas.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzunEUYGuuo7WqunymrPkCe1p3dhWwxkoqliK0UqfJu4NUGk2MI5NtTuin-dH_is3NxDAFqW0a-eJi-B64Pv-32La1CILHB01ahkMpmTB-909beIeUavVYuU3bqpfEMHpqkGZEUiTWtY4/s1600-h/13643_1190771062030_1610981724_501225_2208390_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468392479115826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzunEUYGuuo7WqunymrPkCe1p3dhWwxkoqliK0UqfJu4NUGk2MI5NtTuin-dH_is3NxDAFqW0a-eJi-B64Pv-32La1CILHB01ahkMpmTB-909beIeUavVYuU3bqpfEMHpqkGZEUiTWtY4/s320/13643_1190771062030_1610981724_501225_2208390_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBV2qhhIcqOVRl4CYErmwMKH1iyPpoqJ6aW_An9k7Tmqr6dXxyFGYsjwFwHdWcJhxXkdCrmVUaVELn3i6jET8uhSkN3zky0knnGI6H2bWDP4Y-Y9DGjJcyxQRCK3MKSd-jQz49MqdNp4/s1600-h/13643_1190776542167_1610981724_501232_6938040_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468385496347714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBV2qhhIcqOVRl4CYErmwMKH1iyPpoqJ6aW_An9k7Tmqr6dXxyFGYsjwFwHdWcJhxXkdCrmVUaVELn3i6jET8uhSkN3zky0knnGI6H2bWDP4Y-Y9DGjJcyxQRCK3MKSd-jQz49MqdNp4/s320/13643_1190776542167_1610981724_501232_6938040_n.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GfDF6CeKF_GpuBnFl5yhVqFb-y3xsPLwUuB7qCBtAQi6LguT_ZiC3lP7bDZcEbLd-56i1026MJy-aX8OO-zDiGVsR6fwWGkM267roTbnNBxNtf9rf_rph4ByAgXyu_LwZdYZHzJy7Vc/s1600-h/13643_1190771142032_1610981724_501227_4910326_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444476768480914434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 203px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GfDF6CeKF_GpuBnFl5yhVqFb-y3xsPLwUuB7qCBtAQi6LguT_ZiC3lP7bDZcEbLd-56i1026MJy-aX8OO-zDiGVsR6fwWGkM267roTbnNBxNtf9rf_rph4ByAgXyu_LwZdYZHzJy7Vc/s320/13643_1190771142032_1610981724_501227_4910326_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Pretty flowers in teapots for every table.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAZgPU8DbEPqn2df3PTkyPQau4ezL768-Jk_uyvLXWARE5ZTPsgg1yVYGlrNuVcdAJ98upMoToeIpk-p7gDeACWrQm0EAJHfSfl4a0Nv0O1zjRTJy-uD5rvCGZmy-KG0kV2Bd71ek3MY/s1600-h/radio123.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468378320679010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAZgPU8DbEPqn2df3PTkyPQau4ezL768-Jk_uyvLXWARE5ZTPsgg1yVYGlrNuVcdAJ98upMoToeIpk-p7gDeACWrQm0EAJHfSfl4a0Nv0O1zjRTJy-uD5rvCGZmy-KG0kV2Bd71ek3MY/s320/radio123.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjl9PhQ1fmov7C8wcxCi7mnQYBE1mOS3u0CRhOh8meDgsK6lrTMIswNiW0zBeTPtgI9-K2ib-9YWdAbGoJp0rq2qKqKW4vZUSgk1G4XLevc-rT87y70WcPj8KeofVXB-vcdUYr7fC3FU/s1600-h/untitled123.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468373711722642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjl9PhQ1fmov7C8wcxCi7mnQYBE1mOS3u0CRhOh8meDgsK6lrTMIswNiW0zBeTPtgI9-K2ib-9YWdAbGoJp0rq2qKqKW4vZUSgk1G4XLevc-rT87y70WcPj8KeofVXB-vcdUYr7fC3FU/s320/untitled123.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgFxpWtotECCfw8v4qkTiR58_C0RNRihCczeNeepL3oFf4l3DXzlzEEEP13eqzD5WI5u0lXjynPU3ACNc6pLoINqPe32mOl7O_UV15eDHDAcKeFaycg-yBrqEGPaPbGBFgAuA2GgMHug/s1600-h/13643_1190765781898_1610981724_501221_3893516_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468362730252098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgFxpWtotECCfw8v4qkTiR58_C0RNRihCczeNeepL3oFf4l3DXzlzEEEP13eqzD5WI5u0lXjynPU3ACNc6pLoINqPe32mOl7O_UV15eDHDAcKeFaycg-yBrqEGPaPbGBFgAuA2GgMHug/s320/13643_1190765781898_1610981724_501221_3893516_n.jpg" border="0" /></a>Grandma Flora. Absolutely cherished by her great-granddaughter.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzys419-SKFsoaPsSBR5y6yWHoODblruhjIt3YHBajzFJVciFRd3pZ3jBBVu6VGHUDDe9htygYgDnuAr0bbToCRbCr_RaF8Uw8P4B9pAcr6G5irGIFd-T36iqnhDT6eOcB1Ud_z8QPT_0/s1600-h/13643_1190782542317_1610981724_501247_7565271_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444467896203036754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzys419-SKFsoaPsSBR5y6yWHoODblruhjIt3YHBajzFJVciFRd3pZ3jBBVu6VGHUDDe9htygYgDnuAr0bbToCRbCr_RaF8Uw8P4B9pAcr6G5irGIFd-T36iqnhDT6eOcB1Ud_z8QPT_0/s320/13643_1190782542317_1610981724_501247_7565271_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandpa's at the very top of her list too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZla_IiQbd108rPqR4qMP5nSRTiVcTebKbgVMA4Jt0tCFycMFFZ6H1MtwDQ0w8LBycoMOunQW0nb2jo9S6FpmF5XoQjFTpdyEEYyL1FRwdqaAbqxcDaRnhVJ-L1yeH6N5Md7o27SfqIKc/s1600-h/13643_1190765701896_1610981724_501219_4083032_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444467891396267282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZla_IiQbd108rPqR4qMP5nSRTiVcTebKbgVMA4Jt0tCFycMFFZ6H1MtwDQ0w8LBycoMOunQW0nb2jo9S6FpmF5XoQjFTpdyEEYyL1FRwdqaAbqxcDaRnhVJ-L1yeH6N5Md7o27SfqIKc/s320/13643_1190765701896_1610981724_501219_4083032_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Many, many years married. Always standing side by side.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGSKCQLK1pbxKI552qZtwnGxssUqvquodZ57ifJ8M18ERvupyUclm_DN0ZMPX14fC-VmWBbiuxUc-idCdAy8kYMZuHDvj50O26N77d3Zjh0alGeWV4uambQJBlwSQkqV5qtpshbHjpgo/s1600-h/13643_1190782502316_1610981724_501246_6786632_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444467886719585970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGSKCQLK1pbxKI552qZtwnGxssUqvquodZ57ifJ8M18ERvupyUclm_DN0ZMPX14fC-VmWBbiuxUc-idCdAy8kYMZuHDvj50O26N77d3Zjh0alGeWV4uambQJBlwSQkqV5qtpshbHjpgo/s320/13643_1190782502316_1610981724_501246_6786632_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Photos of my grandmother. My grandfather placed the apple right in the middle, <em>she is</em> the apple of his eye.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1Hs7SgVvHoQLtGwNiZdY8u8EjJhxfe3fb8JBmeqgu9Pyb2HSu_zvwd7yXtZU97zL6YvkO7Nfejplxvo1QRs7pCkiwGqZihvU8dFuU1g8uiPwl-DAbYI8QTyI0hxbB8JMbUJwVmOvfCI/s1600-h/13643_1190762981828_1610981724_501214_7358679_n.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalETd3mWI15yK0hBNcEuNw2w1w6BCiFSxBGrpnHOGzfSeifP0IzIiCQ4kv8VwtNiEsr6vx4ps1R8yOQsibqdifxCGIqyV41ihy806oiC-cwmbd3_qU6kKFfXgOx1IV0LA_EEzYm4VkAs/s1600-h/13643_1190762701821_1610981724_501210_977210_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444467871545140466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalETd3mWI15yK0hBNcEuNw2w1w6BCiFSxBGrpnHOGzfSeifP0IzIiCQ4kv8VwtNiEsr6vx4ps1R8yOQsibqdifxCGIqyV41ihy806oiC-cwmbd3_qU6kKFfXgOx1IV0LA_EEzYm4VkAs/s320/13643_1190762701821_1610981724_501210_977210_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmOo0fq3GXgi_YtrhyphenhyphenXEnnL_BLV-KM-4Uu45IE9V-FgicvVowKJNjP3xR5kBvMVHXWPYkn8gETfoTxdDtfgngLXEvsuXxPYV9emX9sq_SSnpf5O8AI9SCYaNAU6pTdgpnhtqWY__XzY4/s1600-h/13643_1190797822699_1610981724_501291_5076625_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444471577896527282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmOo0fq3GXgi_YtrhyphenhyphenXEnnL_BLV-KM-4Uu45IE9V-FgicvVowKJNjP3xR5kBvMVHXWPYkn8gETfoTxdDtfgngLXEvsuXxPYV9emX9sq_SSnpf5O8AI9SCYaNAU6pTdgpnhtqWY__XzY4/s320/13643_1190797822699_1610981724_501291_5076625_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Alana wrote her a poem and framed it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCfooO48XcOjC688wiH1sOs93fNCBSPLbX6B4IJx9PqCOMIghlD5fTtbPcDTqZnYAs477M5h6LH5Tc2g0-BOatktOiT1UJYTK4dbk9ktSn3eSCfzjtaTqODbTUKRVoa_3pzr86obMMU/s1600-h/13643_1190792862575_1610981724_501264_6042351_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444468729973598594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCfooO48XcOjC688wiH1sOs93fNCBSPLbX6B4IJx9PqCOMIghlD5fTtbPcDTqZnYAs477M5h6LH5Tc2g0-BOatktOiT1UJYTK4dbk9ktSn3eSCfzjtaTqODbTUKRVoa_3pzr86obMMU/s320/13643_1190792862575_1610981724_501264_6042351_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div><br />And then there's my Dylan. Doing what little boys do best, playing with old bricks and cars.</div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-51530743916728913232010-03-01T12:56:00.000-08:002010-03-01T13:25:13.956-08:00The little things.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguaskmMutsl9A5Sc-vJQ9KZVF6Odfn3cHZ_Q6LwkIPpGPLMuMU-wu06nTWIqxoLICydjJgRL28Kw1AVTfKYUAlhlRtOJ7Jf9XLGgq_jVDD-X5-AQTvHuaFnj7RNt3CE05YJPFHUROdXo/s1600-h/march01+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443772779795557250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguaskmMutsl9A5Sc-vJQ9KZVF6Odfn3cHZ_Q6LwkIPpGPLMuMU-wu06nTWIqxoLICydjJgRL28Kw1AVTfKYUAlhlRtOJ7Jf9XLGgq_jVDD-X5-AQTvHuaFnj7RNt3CE05YJPFHUROdXo/s320/march01+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> When life gives you lemons, put them in a fantastic champagne bucket.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG7KDosGqaV5nPdzVfVr1Ga4KKawMbjOTfMb-aLx3avZpVc2WIDGOXwRyBrvh1DERO85ZZS7Rtyr3aLWE2kT9OPnE38d8y2RlvkSHtNDaKsdEiJ1SBHT3zlgKnDdxKq_fE-ovS1RTqvg/s1600-h/march01+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443773116225548162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG7KDosGqaV5nPdzVfVr1Ga4KKawMbjOTfMb-aLx3avZpVc2WIDGOXwRyBrvh1DERO85ZZS7Rtyr3aLWE2kT9OPnE38d8y2RlvkSHtNDaKsdEiJ1SBHT3zlgKnDdxKq_fE-ovS1RTqvg/s320/march01+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> I've been searching like crazy for a slipcover for my old green overstuffed chair. No luck. So I gave up and used what I had to make my own. Sheets, safety pins and a throw blanket.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZmesp7VhBvG-ur7jEG6DDfxk3xVl5x3cD8NqAxZcxNK4rNU3TCnX7-RXnuygFN-RW5LLvXzpB1vHDGEVyygq1w0vXuMHoxmGHKeoWZyJ9QygvRLg3zMoCDduBGt4iw_Ajd9FpDkFd4w/s1600-h/march01+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443772792694521314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZmesp7VhBvG-ur7jEG6DDfxk3xVl5x3cD8NqAxZcxNK4rNU3TCnX7-RXnuygFN-RW5LLvXzpB1vHDGEVyygq1w0vXuMHoxmGHKeoWZyJ9QygvRLg3zMoCDduBGt4iw_Ajd9FpDkFd4w/s320/march01+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk-0sTN6R5y9-i4uZCj4KAYNfNN1oDWO8CXdg778LDk4hEpfzrJ6VrINFCqPTvXVWEsQBG4qq0ZywFSay4HunndMUyuKOKt51PTCpv2ovQ1IZUq9SGBUw4ThBKedLawCVS6F_tp6f3Ss/s1600-h/march01+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443772784038583186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk-0sTN6R5y9-i4uZCj4KAYNfNN1oDWO8CXdg778LDk4hEpfzrJ6VrINFCqPTvXVWEsQBG4qq0ZywFSay4HunndMUyuKOKt51PTCpv2ovQ1IZUq9SGBUw4ThBKedLawCVS6F_tp6f3Ss/s320/march01+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shells, driftwood, glass bowels..perfect.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJOorFz8Bu3InXqyGy2w-bgax9VtO7lYN6xzRA2QcnEhetghD2yYi1vOiVAhK8_65Afzm7vrLxN0qmdoE140kbpY7_6w2GgM9_7oRITCzhzHAajAABylTW-r_hnod18HBNxAQBsZDgQQ/s1600-h/roses2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443772772412423554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJOorFz8Bu3InXqyGy2w-bgax9VtO7lYN6xzRA2QcnEhetghD2yYi1vOiVAhK8_65Afzm7vrLxN0qmdoE140kbpY7_6w2GgM9_7oRITCzhzHAajAABylTW-r_hnod18HBNxAQBsZDgQQ/s320/roses2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mason jars, 50 cents each. Good for anything and everything (like flowers from your really sweet husband.)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUObfSg3dpcfvd-PjUzX3ctPcG5lGqGX2kY_IpQZ3yAThUaxuxmIpsoc_KQ0iHhOmZRxVzHscd05xDP8amQSi0Za8TywW2nt2wGYevUkQJyUI4_AZS37sooNHyuI-G0OOAwY7HVHhnxmA/s1600-h/march01+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443772796165975666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUObfSg3dpcfvd-PjUzX3ctPcG5lGqGX2kY_IpQZ3yAThUaxuxmIpsoc_KQ0iHhOmZRxVzHscd05xDP8amQSi0Za8TywW2nt2wGYevUkQJyUI4_AZS37sooNHyuI-G0OOAwY7HVHhnxmA/s320/march01+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> A small collection of white pitchers. I spotted the two in the back at a cute little second hand shop here in town. I've been giving them the side-eye for a month now. FINALLY, they went on sale. $3 each.<br /><br /><br /><div> </div></div><br /></div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-36656219231792440512010-02-23T09:31:00.000-08:002010-02-23T10:54:15.757-08:00Weekend with my mom.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qVqzv5hIfrcQyAy1wpPMsdklCeTAUb9ark3YvT4QP3btaGhOiwE0e9wmuDzQ6cBGm66zU5NjqVMDy9coP96c0krfvGOk8prLI9fdduJ6CqxHWk8HtgK6EhvNrvRVTTrIVzWFk3WOpj4/s1600-h/mom245.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441502109536587138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qVqzv5hIfrcQyAy1wpPMsdklCeTAUb9ark3YvT4QP3btaGhOiwE0e9wmuDzQ6cBGm66zU5NjqVMDy9coP96c0krfvGOk8prLI9fdduJ6CqxHWk8HtgK6EhvNrvRVTTrIVzWFk3WOpj4/s320/mom245.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div align="center">This weekend we took a quick three day trip to see my mom on the coast. Friday we went to work with her and stopped by the Salvation Army in San Jose, because as my mom explained: THIS Salvation Army is the Rodeo Drive of them all. She knows these things.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Lines of people at the front entrance, back entrance, people with running shoes on. People with crazy looks in their eyes. As soon as the doors open they charged in. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And then I saw it.</div><div align="center">The sign.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center">50 % off the <strong>entire store</strong>. </div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx0CkljbEGrpyJXoVbxBFdLC83nsCnALRms5GNIddRmzK-pKGIRsXObgB_neJtwdojEqmos9U7QTSRcWSkGqZbQ8xxgiU-iigTgGIqCv4Ku2ZQ_MX8D4vcFswT7-RTO_w7GAdFK9Pu1A/s1600-h/woman_screaming1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441508595302393474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx0CkljbEGrpyJXoVbxBFdLC83nsCnALRms5GNIddRmzK-pKGIRsXObgB_neJtwdojEqmos9U7QTSRcWSkGqZbQ8xxgiU-iigTgGIqCv4Ku2ZQ_MX8D4vcFswT7-RTO_w7GAdFK9Pu1A/s320/woman_screaming1.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I found a big, lovely, old framed oil ocean painting, a 16 gallon shop vac, <em>a set of six gorgeous Henredon cane-back chairs</em>. Plus a few other things, a silver perfectly tarnished champagne bucket and a silver leaf barrette made in France. I walked out paying less than fifty for EVERYTHING. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">After our thrift high we washed our hands and headed over to Santana Row to look for a dress for the teenagers middle school graduation.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamhFF8QCV_XKrM16GO6evnG4yt131IO7UXaH9vB9M1s9DgTBm8WKwU9Qwdeivf4w81pNCdMyjB6FDTW9ZVr7eI2oSqNxTX8ReghbF5UPzbX29DHZRd5gGADnMYnB44unxJQD-k5Xo-Do/s1600-h/+64.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441493137395343234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamhFF8QCV_XKrM16GO6evnG4yt131IO7UXaH9vB9M1s9DgTBm8WKwU9Qwdeivf4w81pNCdMyjB6FDTW9ZVr7eI2oSqNxTX8ReghbF5UPzbX29DHZRd5gGADnMYnB44unxJQD-k5Xo-Do/s320/+64.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9xtFeG-63CIabnKeAUNntn6Qo-_hy0rbtZX_5inLa6CfUZBss7uhkhmY7HQGi_dp0QjIvhjHosHMx5xixs9wGrRl1dPo2YGq7mCgH8HD5a3vDVVz6jwblX_qXxpj5jm5ev70OzG6PFk/s1600-h/alanaandmom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441493122175409922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9xtFeG-63CIabnKeAUNntn6Qo-_hy0rbtZX_5inLa6CfUZBss7uhkhmY7HQGi_dp0QjIvhjHosHMx5xixs9wGrRl1dPo2YGq7mCgH8HD5a3vDVVz6jwblX_qXxpj5jm5ev70OzG6PFk/s320/alanaandmom.jpg" border="0" /></a> We stopped at Anthropologie, she tried on a few things but everything there was a bit too informal or they didn't have her size.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pFkowcSpgRuIYdKV9zKe7GYPi2v0JiXY_iAY2dpQXitBtBZYDR6MIQU-2l2djGwR-jrgbiPjwFjAirX4bZcIcf9YjylkbROFQPDq_hgR-8bzcnWO8YP5Q1Jwn8ajqR4bu9nEAjssZrY/s1600-h/scfeb+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441502906047382002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pFkowcSpgRuIYdKV9zKe7GYPi2v0JiXY_iAY2dpQXitBtBZYDR6MIQU-2l2djGwR-jrgbiPjwFjAirX4bZcIcf9YjylkbROFQPDq_hgR-8bzcnWO8YP5Q1Jwn8ajqR4bu9nEAjssZrY/s320/scfeb+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwY0sWfPWiIK4-A5-qAbVC9GfO_ub1VAQo9AVp43JHKoygt-c2fW3pmf5PWBh5tQkXmsYnpccz_cYhWNqePYUN0jSdfMjWMClQLk4DyPu5n04fptPilxHLz15kVpVWwbsL064DVpQ-k4/s1600-h/scfeb+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441502895253622498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhwY0sWfPWiIK4-A5-qAbVC9GfO_ub1VAQo9AVp43JHKoygt-c2fW3pmf5PWBh5tQkXmsYnpccz_cYhWNqePYUN0jSdfMjWMClQLk4DyPu5n04fptPilxHLz15kVpVWwbsL064DVpQ-k4/s320/scfeb+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHdTxyAfYDGmNwlRQ7nGnP3RQHRDfFUyBaCnTM2rvI1LtePgSVf4HU2KLS8bO6rSPLraINVBtKqo9RC051x9Lpcn4N7AOwzM-eGl_0CUPwMAcM9dIIL8akVh-npHsK3vRiZ6CVCZH77I/s1600-h/scfeb+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441502887636024066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHdTxyAfYDGmNwlRQ7nGnP3RQHRDfFUyBaCnTM2rvI1LtePgSVf4HU2KLS8bO6rSPLraINVBtKqo9RC051x9Lpcn4N7AOwzM-eGl_0CUPwMAcM9dIIL8akVh-npHsK3vRiZ6CVCZH77I/s320/scfeb+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div><p align="center"></p><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">Peeked in Z Gallerie.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91fr8MiNXnn0cFiEnRtkM-fSzWZYnpLMsT2yq1aJWxGks4w6fam2BjYHsm-QJE-X-_Mi7aXw5I-BdR_ikDaO9CvcQ4IHVcUE7JdT6_lb-qQLu4PbW6lBFE-tGURkyxpE8Gy7f_c_yPrg/s1600-h/scfeb+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441505430482397250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91fr8MiNXnn0cFiEnRtkM-fSzWZYnpLMsT2yq1aJWxGks4w6fam2BjYHsm-QJE-X-_Mi7aXw5I-BdR_ikDaO9CvcQ4IHVcUE7JdT6_lb-qQLu4PbW6lBFE-tGURkyxpE8Gy7f_c_yPrg/s320/scfeb+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE0_A8xKK5bl1RIYz_j_mYqd5hDAjnVD736hOub7JzBK4WMddEgpGE9MEIx1P3bYA-UQltRCl-E2hUVbWDapft8CUmcQGI2Paz5I_OgdjWI9NSnovseUP-qEVb9j-KxQz4vLfZpQh_CE/s1600-h/scfeb+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441505420204907474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfE0_A8xKK5bl1RIYz_j_mYqd5hDAjnVD736hOub7JzBK4WMddEgpGE9MEIx1P3bYA-UQltRCl-E2hUVbWDapft8CUmcQGI2Paz5I_OgdjWI9NSnovseUP-qEVb9j-KxQz4vLfZpQh_CE/s320/scfeb+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> This couch was amazing. The perfect soft shade of pastel.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzGxHeGBtp6SCaUJjff08NSSDvYHWiO6Kq6eSQ1zPJ-0rGViiMzKumcrJomUWTgyG-DSwKfcGgm7kGkr_dQcWFARqsN4gO63eA4Et34Fln4HZrJYFIt475e15iqMo757O14QpmpOkqAg/s1600-h/scfeb+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441505411469046306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzGxHeGBtp6SCaUJjff08NSSDvYHWiO6Kq6eSQ1zPJ-0rGViiMzKumcrJomUWTgyG-DSwKfcGgm7kGkr_dQcWFARqsN4gO63eA4Et34Fln4HZrJYFIt475e15iqMo757O14QpmpOkqAg/s320/scfeb+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> I need this. Well maybe not but it would be really nice to have.<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0RhLGxsSBbOB-sN5QnaH01AmKn6ZW3LpjuqkUNG7VSFAwtqjykdHBn7ck76sU1pLCYaFcPc6uffiYq1Ogbeza6b6UG85RX1AVX7C9uhgC1AQcrFtKbDJnHLKKFLa2opmoJhKAkB9Elw/s1600-h/scfeb+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441505401246730498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh0RhLGxsSBbOB-sN5QnaH01AmKn6ZW3LpjuqkUNG7VSFAwtqjykdHBn7ck76sU1pLCYaFcPc6uffiYq1Ogbeza6b6UG85RX1AVX7C9uhgC1AQcrFtKbDJnHLKKFLa2opmoJhKAkB9Elw/s320/scfeb+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbVECFEF6a67suB3RcvHx8VV-mdH4vLXuAHQ487ywZI5EjC7hiuZEladIWE1o7zc9Ewr4tWDwxekx46wKpQv1QKdoc3V7WQVszlc0vlkb_LQZNtfXjCng_rnNXcHiIKGGv7mKwsCD5U/s1600-h/scfeb+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441506917176668962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzbVECFEF6a67suB3RcvHx8VV-mdH4vLXuAHQ487ywZI5EjC7hiuZEladIWE1o7zc9Ewr4tWDwxekx46wKpQv1QKdoc3V7WQVszlc0vlkb_LQZNtfXjCng_rnNXcHiIKGGv7mKwsCD5U/s320/scfeb+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEse9q79FHoS98uN95S9SI6R8vzsk2puNeJngIGUxHodmaLPF-UGh1Gt0S24xeqL4dC_GHkxerkzQ3kOaRhqLRGJmZboy4-6r-VoMkuMyVBn5_uRScmbGZoM1RXmmp3j0WgejcKZHu8mY/s1600-h/scfeb+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441506903598010018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEse9q79FHoS98uN95S9SI6R8vzsk2puNeJngIGUxHodmaLPF-UGh1Gt0S24xeqL4dC_GHkxerkzQ3kOaRhqLRGJmZboy4-6r-VoMkuMyVBn5_uRScmbGZoM1RXmmp3j0WgejcKZHu8mY/s320/scfeb+035.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Vintage Wine bar, right in the middle of the street. It would of been fantastic to stop but it was only noon and I don't start my drinking until one. Next time. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDtGzJoVvDIiAQwSOYWqMV1XNxggunjtg_ry69At-PCbEEdzKKb-AfFhKcuSF15pYz-wvn8EU2_Cq4fB__F81H8f4LH4O3I6j0WvzUtvGMw4_MxeJ7ZECf4nJDJzzVL6VfNyeHoty6mA/s1600-h/scfeb+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441506895419258242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDtGzJoVvDIiAQwSOYWqMV1XNxggunjtg_ry69At-PCbEEdzKKb-AfFhKcuSF15pYz-wvn8EU2_Cq4fB__F81H8f4LH4O3I6j0WvzUtvGMw4_MxeJ7ZECf4nJDJzzVL6VfNyeHoty6mA/s320/scfeb+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsea4mxVJctcX5F7aaEKM9P1zzVxMYb6_iCB5WasIM8UpQ0EHb6siPBPlRuT_RzbOdaG_QVVlk0LS9P30w_hZkJEqbMdBnQxtauAk9IIdruKSyjR2-2IVX0jv6uEM7QUYPpNs_T5k5ho/s1600-h/iahtdyj.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441506881161623394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsea4mxVJctcX5F7aaEKM9P1zzVxMYb6_iCB5WasIM8UpQ0EHb6siPBPlRuT_RzbOdaG_QVVlk0LS9P30w_hZkJEqbMdBnQxtauAk9IIdruKSyjR2-2IVX0jv6uEM7QUYPpNs_T5k5ho/s320/iahtdyj.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>We stopped at Borders and I found five hardbound gorgeous books to use as decor (for a dollar each!) My mom commented that they are so large, it would be appropriate to charge them rent.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> Lunched at a Mexican restaurant (teenager was very upset that we went into the only Mexican restaurant that did not serve burritos) and headed over to the mall across the street. I think we went into every store; Macy's, Nordstrom, Forever 21, BCBG, Betsey Johnson, White house black market on and on...and on. But we found her dress! And her first pair of electric blue/turquoise, suede, round toed, two inch pumps.</div><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtO3hGJfiD9ohCG4e81BdeUb2Bs_uP1WkV0mi7dvGBF4COGzK8AR4LZjKlwy7i5ilo69H81F1GFK4j8QI3Md3X2VnIAEqiKWBUYau_neJ9ISgqzuJp8BlA5bgcNWv7_u96eBPKmE3D4w/s1600-h/IMG00215[1].JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441511796804126194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtO3hGJfiD9ohCG4e81BdeUb2Bs_uP1WkV0mi7dvGBF4COGzK8AR4LZjKlwy7i5ilo69H81F1GFK4j8QI3Md3X2VnIAEqiKWBUYau_neJ9ISgqzuJp8BlA5bgcNWv7_u96eBPKmE3D4w/s320/IMG00215%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-89342288586127154202010-02-18T00:14:00.000-08:002010-02-18T00:39:43.517-08:00Dads<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lChz6E8cTqz0T_yAg12EU8nWzABQQ3sqfOQE6cIwg58VKIw83ko15yF36gMvQDCrXlHRxm9i62KtNitB2mpRqF1Q-TL-3QNkyrN1Fe5sFFbT9zJpeEtFZGGODdohfDwtgOAMBEw753I/s1600-h/vday2010+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439495225385605666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lChz6E8cTqz0T_yAg12EU8nWzABQQ3sqfOQE6cIwg58VKIw83ko15yF36gMvQDCrXlHRxm9i62KtNitB2mpRqF1Q-TL-3QNkyrN1Fe5sFFbT9zJpeEtFZGGODdohfDwtgOAMBEw753I/s320/vday2010+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">My husband surprised us and came home from work early. He took off his tie, threw his gym shorts on and came outside to see what we were up to.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He saw one of our daughters upset after some friends excluded her in a game. Without a pause he grabbed Dylans scooter and took off down the street, peddling as fast as his house slippers would let him. The kids eyes opened wide, they laughed and chased him around the corner. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Spirits lifted.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">For that I love him.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">(Kiana took the picture.)</div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-45542931033299975472010-02-16T00:13:00.000-08:002010-02-16T01:01:04.508-08:00Drum roll please!<div align="center"><br /><strong><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;">I have a follower!</span> </em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">My very first!</span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />Hi mom. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /> </div><div align="center">In other news:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">It was gorgeous outside today, so I opened up the garage and worked on a chair I picked up a couple of weeks ago. Wood, 70's, yellow cushion..eww. I'll post an update when it's completed. Please note, the mess in the garage is completely out of the ordinary (I'm lying.) </div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK7RzTdv9RUFTdVwRXeXa5W2YkolBRy4dsOa85u0caj4bRTdBf6bQUMB9HpyzVwjfYI4zVeDviBIcqcI5VOrfPSdDWxbWCwx6eGHGMKiArO2k9n_RZ8L6iusVSCaMTTtGaEK0q8aKDDQ/s1600-h/vday2010+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438752527351815666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK7RzTdv9RUFTdVwRXeXa5W2YkolBRy4dsOa85u0caj4bRTdBf6bQUMB9HpyzVwjfYI4zVeDviBIcqcI5VOrfPSdDWxbWCwx6eGHGMKiArO2k9n_RZ8L6iusVSCaMTTtGaEK0q8aKDDQ/s320/vday2010+013.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">Not even close to being done.<br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC23sjZQmOoMxmXLHnc2Ho97Q7vGimz_9tHzhYCvZ6qEYRKKXeiNBSpVo-Pd-u_KVA9hPfCR_OaHgUETUinaO8-NpWHMYkwvoYDktdcRXdJ9gDWIsVDD8rdaqdMrq-vBkBAcRegiR24o/s1600-h/vday2010+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438754777773897730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRC23sjZQmOoMxmXLHnc2Ho97Q7vGimz_9tHzhYCvZ6qEYRKKXeiNBSpVo-Pd-u_KVA9hPfCR_OaHgUETUinaO8-NpWHMYkwvoYDktdcRXdJ9gDWIsVDD8rdaqdMrq-vBkBAcRegiR24o/s320/vday2010+018.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">Burlap covered cushion, my first time! </p><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLQHMvAkgW4giXj5zbJsmRp-U-h0-Yx_bpy_Uw4CdoMQdK0iKtLz-IEhC1d63Ia7C1oL9DzRhF5dWSTvbQcjHphgYwoaslf-1OHTTBMgZ5NQ0xjacqtRGXvBnRb-QDMZ2gcozPwO3xkY/s1600-h/vday2010+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438756324545132578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLQHMvAkgW4giXj5zbJsmRp-U-h0-Yx_bpy_Uw4CdoMQdK0iKtLz-IEhC1d63Ia7C1oL9DzRhF5dWSTvbQcjHphgYwoaslf-1OHTTBMgZ5NQ0xjacqtRGXvBnRb-QDMZ2gcozPwO3xkY/s320/vday2010+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The kids played in the sun.<br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl35JGcZPI1P6H8IMRgdrY76T9Y4_dzZcJFqUBaO0TRdawHIRnqppOvVehFwbznjNsHyCHeLEuXOSu83zxGQ0vhlCVZLzVp7MK1kgErJhPO1w2GZg8w35YRxmz5-jEJO2nJiHpSIqZrtg/s1600-h/vday2010+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438756333338163858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl35JGcZPI1P6H8IMRgdrY76T9Y4_dzZcJFqUBaO0TRdawHIRnqppOvVehFwbznjNsHyCHeLEuXOSu83zxGQ0vhlCVZLzVp7MK1kgErJhPO1w2GZg8w35YRxmz5-jEJO2nJiHpSIqZrtg/s320/vday2010+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsupZgwdbZ7Y7NQjwP6jKTF821qQLV9ou1bNjAtTxgXQM-HyARu2SVIE-fbaU4M72zEsJBmsUIxTOgV9bZy3gRJ-xJCPTBnW5Yro5jnM-pbYynUK6qUWcr-v7tOj015sLZQpNvWXjD8I/s1600-h/vday2010+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438756337313301122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsupZgwdbZ7Y7NQjwP6jKTF821qQLV9ou1bNjAtTxgXQM-HyARu2SVIE-fbaU4M72zEsJBmsUIxTOgV9bZy3gRJ-xJCPTBnW5Yro5jnM-pbYynUK6qUWcr-v7tOj015sLZQpNvWXjD8I/s320/vday2010+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mia had some time outdoors as well.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center">A few photos from around my house:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM6rlxBqftfLtm91uW4ay9MQz4lsGuFJYx0yBtss6TRnM25_0GT9rQ8ga3tGi4mVDTQ9WdOyVwtAkrTMQ2Dby6zpKihHE-rJjqs26Pz6AFktqGlHMTyceV3UGVVj5LJi7ZW6MEK17g6A/s1600-h/vday2010+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438759918956114594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM6rlxBqftfLtm91uW4ay9MQz4lsGuFJYx0yBtss6TRnM25_0GT9rQ8ga3tGi4mVDTQ9WdOyVwtAkrTMQ2Dby6zpKihHE-rJjqs26Pz6AFktqGlHMTyceV3UGVVj5LJi7ZW6MEK17g6A/s320/vday2010+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5NUHnqDNHhQBIPgtuJvh_R8Aie4WQTXRme24h9BDZ4Ay2nH7Rb9MhSCtrhbNsa253xbZEckNnAZDP9iXJvTVISQ197IZ2AgrYraoKe82QVN-FNeN08rtySG1RweBnCfL8p7ay1JxoBw/s1600-h/vday2010+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438761259423754706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5NUHnqDNHhQBIPgtuJvh_R8Aie4WQTXRme24h9BDZ4Ay2nH7Rb9MhSCtrhbNsa253xbZEckNnAZDP9iXJvTVISQ197IZ2AgrYraoKe82QVN-FNeN08rtySG1RweBnCfL8p7ay1JxoBw/s320/vday2010+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewn01XoR36wlg2LmKqIOtd3cm8Oh66UlKCMLwZk7B1Ncp0pQOH-Izp-RoVTIHTX1VbQELS1dzA025yIL3Q966emvEMQWhpUGPadsX-qNnAMLFeauCiwMbPttXg6tS4EQL7qbvHvhGuUI/s1600-h/vday2010+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438761255386319938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewn01XoR36wlg2LmKqIOtd3cm8Oh66UlKCMLwZk7B1Ncp0pQOH-Izp-RoVTIHTX1VbQELS1dzA025yIL3Q966emvEMQWhpUGPadsX-qNnAMLFeauCiwMbPttXg6tS4EQL7qbvHvhGuUI/s320/vday2010+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXDD0Ejp8oOuv_ZRjb8DHTG_wEFYaFGniwFnkD_cL_9mOab2q7lxOOqse8kRSw3pCpsKKjXEj3OaLabfmqRnZB-ZaHm_J-t7HF-bE-AAmcVYslCs-hJgLvxz6_Acmk_WrcgiQg1NlOKw/s1600-h/vday2010+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438762968736279794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXDD0Ejp8oOuv_ZRjb8DHTG_wEFYaFGniwFnkD_cL_9mOab2q7lxOOqse8kRSw3pCpsKKjXEj3OaLabfmqRnZB-ZaHm_J-t7HF-bE-AAmcVYslCs-hJgLvxz6_Acmk_WrcgiQg1NlOKw/s320/vday2010+027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I love white, woods, metals..natural, simple, serene.</div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-40898226756322610842010-02-15T11:10:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:32:12.418-08:00Valentines Day<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ainVPl_kwJlJu5VkhsmOa7smNF2CzPXMAhcJw45u-Wnv5BroH5wNxXFUERY6bH6xCF5tv5LSN6sPdxZp1HN0FuRAVY7kDrDnp1Xq4KoHd_-YXpuZrL1l0kckVH1OwErEe5Jwg1wGgf8/s1600-h/vday2010+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438550807219041026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ainVPl_kwJlJu5VkhsmOa7smNF2CzPXMAhcJw45u-Wnv5BroH5wNxXFUERY6bH6xCF5tv5LSN6sPdxZp1HN0FuRAVY7kDrDnp1Xq4KoHd_-YXpuZrL1l0kckVH1OwErEe5Jwg1wGgf8/s320/vday2010+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Flowers from my husband.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuRCaH-ODD95sbd8H34gWhzyVIDf8dmMFaTPyEKn3znqDURfLu7yZY3rGT9Rawoam3iUzUSt0geXBum1FiANT9qtGh46wBtE0hg8CMmn1BG3xEuqmLp9jS2L5sxoeURfHHKp5bT7mKEA/s1600-h/vday2010+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438550815810184002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuRCaH-ODD95sbd8H34gWhzyVIDf8dmMFaTPyEKn3znqDURfLu7yZY3rGT9Rawoam3iUzUSt0geXBum1FiANT9qtGh46wBtE0hg8CMmn1BG3xEuqmLp9jS2L5sxoeURfHHKp5bT7mKEA/s320/vday2010+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pink cupcakes my girls made. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNObVYlgfhmFyCSaT2CwMj8WintS_WE4k2mByZzfbp8ISa4tXolHI1HsS8K8teuKXplpUAvelnv_50T5J1WRh6uuSxXJnLaROtfQ43M2U7L_ucfli_lms3PYO4RJPxAf8ow2c0KJdxDY/s1600-h/vday2010+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438554290287657314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNObVYlgfhmFyCSaT2CwMj8WintS_WE4k2mByZzfbp8ISa4tXolHI1HsS8K8teuKXplpUAvelnv_50T5J1WRh6uuSxXJnLaROtfQ43M2U7L_ucfli_lms3PYO4RJPxAf8ow2c0KJdxDY/s320/vday2010+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center">He made dinner (salmon) and I sat back and read. </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrryHT1VHlilSEFpDzaJLXGBvT-75jpgRT9TFHxtkrjRbsZezLt44MPtUuv6WetzZad7jlQ_CkYUOXiDHl8p3VgG-E4nDuwHXgBbeRuiOBU5_s0TfjyV4HX9yfyKcWKKyL3KHowHLnVME/s1600-h/philkaelavegas.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438550815891262338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrryHT1VHlilSEFpDzaJLXGBvT-75jpgRT9TFHxtkrjRbsZezLt44MPtUuv6WetzZad7jlQ_CkYUOXiDHl8p3VgG-E4nDuwHXgBbeRuiOBU5_s0TfjyV4HX9yfyKcWKKyL3KHowHLnVME/s320/philkaelavegas.bmp" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Us.<br /></p>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-42296038404934968692010-02-13T13:23:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:47:42.754-08:00Dylan<div align="center">Whenever possible Dylan swipes my camera. He'll run around frantically taking pictures until he is stopped. Maybe he's a future photographer, maybe he's just nuts.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEkxqIH82sIw3ZtI7L6H_7t7Sunug_pX2y12TrYq6jo3UgXb126JtEYyhK53D7CdCI-Vf24lH6eZw9mbT0yZbjbD6Zyu8Soi4DTWzTh9Kgvp7hto0Y8V3Irxak0h767NS6B3kG6dOSu8/s1600-h/Dance+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437842665930735714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEkxqIH82sIw3ZtI7L6H_7t7Sunug_pX2y12TrYq6jo3UgXb126JtEYyhK53D7CdCI-Vf24lH6eZw9mbT0yZbjbD6Zyu8Soi4DTWzTh9Kgvp7hto0Y8V3Irxak0h767NS6B3kG6dOSu8/s320/Dance+011.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />His sisters. Alana (long hair) the reason he dialed 911..I'll explain later. Kiana, the little one restraining the teenager.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuuUWt74bRriVFpgegctVEypr0qvsvBCtgNPgM62NyjyEHwplyOa5DyDXMXWZlVNeDJgDFK-xw5s5-WIau7PFSsfDkud0EVYra-UUwuTTXo56HlCOJdY7QauGqLdLP1VkQcfayg9bLXc/s1600-h/Dance+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437843479065750370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuuUWt74bRriVFpgegctVEypr0qvsvBCtgNPgM62NyjyEHwplyOa5DyDXMXWZlVNeDJgDFK-xw5s5-WIau7PFSsfDkud0EVYra-UUwuTTXo56HlCOJdY7QauGqLdLP1VkQcfayg9bLXc/s320/Dance+012.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Someones butt.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHfOBPi3gGJ5DTYcwYz8RwXCY0qi3QYRSKb20-dM85H5exSxQ4r5de0jjqcDDgYGnVu9MDjnV3L7UWZy5_kKZzYplOWeHHa12bnp2zLKGjLhxU67bQD_hvun5-ZRyNpZTfL8naVI_GRc/s1600-h/Dance+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437843749795823378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHfOBPi3gGJ5DTYcwYz8RwXCY0qi3QYRSKb20-dM85H5exSxQ4r5de0jjqcDDgYGnVu9MDjnV3L7UWZy5_kKZzYplOWeHHa12bnp2zLKGjLhxU67bQD_hvun5-ZRyNpZTfL8naVI_GRc/s320/Dance+013.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><br />He inspires us.</p>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378348893636388226.post-55991888403687818482010-02-13T13:12:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:46:03.875-08:00white owl<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBI0szXPmrbzB5muX2mM5Ft4YFKNnqhfqXP44IXJzIA6vxjHFc7aqS7db39VjJlEDkFskwgtHpum2x3bRRoUcsiibgiAY3znfizqJTplpdR_K_cOY4ZcQT94Fi8LqSVJufp_funRvdnA/s1600-h/Dance123+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437839648547944002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBI0szXPmrbzB5muX2mM5Ft4YFKNnqhfqXP44IXJzIA6vxjHFc7aqS7db39VjJlEDkFskwgtHpum2x3bRRoUcsiibgiAY3znfizqJTplpdR_K_cOY4ZcQT94Fi8LqSVJufp_funRvdnA/s320/Dance123+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I found this owl at the goodwill, it was a horrible 70's brown. It's kind of cute as a plant holder. Still not sure where it will go or if I'll hang on to it.</div>Apple Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10886876477898454890noreply@blogger.com0