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TRAVELS IN UTAH - ZION NATIONAL PARK AND PARK CITY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />THE SKIES GO ON FOREVER<br><br />I just spent a week in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmdlJH40yOMqqYuybamud1zhvfatOOLGXpJxaloryygUchaD1kUqvBDMip-d1sZSR9ksatULlUk3Duqwmq2XeEmrtX0qyjP5i7xFheK5wz9v-BcDglLZ4gR_XnNyZ3LqOfoZ-0xpliGw/s1600/IMG_6820+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmdlJH40yOMqqYuybamud1zhvfatOOLGXpJxaloryygUchaD1kUqvBDMip-d1sZSR9ksatULlUk3Duqwmq2XeEmrtX0qyjP5i7xFheK5wz9v-BcDglLZ4gR_XnNyZ3LqOfoZ-0xpliGw/s1600/IMG_6820+(2).jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I had clients to see in Utah</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />so I also took the opportunity to visit my son, James </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />and my mom.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-skies-go-on-forever.html#more">Read more »</a>

TRAVELS IN UTAH - ZION NATIONAL PARK AND PARK CITY

THE SKIES GO ON FOREVER I just spent a week in the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I had clients to see in Utah so I also took the opportunity to...

2:11 AM

Vi auguro una serena Pasqua!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_l2aF21Hru79PLHHtQjMD_BUKauIcSfpAz4RxKWUuWKfdgfXpChdrlfo0SWHGvQCScZHS-iXIluHkuJe1623uetg7dPAxQ6mJrBLywkuN9e5-uhE71G2EZW2SOPgZ6e-gr8pQXPqzFg/s1600/buona_pasqua_2014.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Buona Pasqua 2014" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ_l2aF21Hru79PLHHtQjMD_BUKauIcSfpAz4RxKWUuWKfdgfXpChdrlfo0SWHGvQCScZHS-iXIluHkuJe1623uetg7dPAxQ6mJrBLywkuN9e5-uhE71G2EZW2SOPgZ6e-gr8pQXPqzFg/s1600/buona_pasqua_2014.png" title="Buona Pasqua 2014" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Auguro a tutti una buona Pasqua.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Io approfitterò di questi giorni di vacanza</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">per riposarmi e stare con la mia famiglia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASZUn3M08fBMvu6o87_54PGlVxHJECEfktfqtnsqKEq8IQx3Tro69SWJUl4EP7z5SbWHnX8OqHDhHyLsgI8ptTk1ru01dmmfPi8qkkLI6vESKZkaN3OQrdtJYB23Pus-iwILxBpkwzBY/s1600/buona_pasqua1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASZUn3M08fBMvu6o87_54PGlVxHJECEfktfqtnsqKEq8IQx3Tro69SWJUl4EP7z5SbWHnX8OqHDhHyLsgI8ptTk1ru01dmmfPi8qkkLI6vESKZkaN3OQrdtJYB23Pus-iwILxBpkwzBY/s1600/buona_pasqua1.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyyOw586vV_jlgf3yemPrNvCgEkhu2GXpZpLD0eVhn-tM7ZbV-23ooeogaP6CsmC5CcZvj37kK1RLFWYmAEIvhfK0H-ySKH8N5UYvPMgUOXtEnLUe49NV0KWq8K-9y3H5ViITsmJ55mo/s1600/buona_pasqua2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyyOw586vV_jlgf3yemPrNvCgEkhu2GXpZpLD0eVhn-tM7ZbV-23ooeogaP6CsmC5CcZvj37kK1RLFWYmAEIvhfK0H-ySKH8N5UYvPMgUOXtEnLUe49NV0KWq8K-9y3H5ViITsmJ55mo/s1600/buona_pasqua2.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A presto!</span></div><center><img alt="post signature" class="center" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img89/2526/yz0p.jpg" /></center>

Vi auguro una serena Pasqua!

Auguro a tutti una buona Pasqua. Io approfitterò di questi giorni di vacanza per riposarmi e stare con la mia famiglia. A presto!

12:00 PM

Easter table decoration

<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/AVvXsEhrE6rJFlmIzykMmQCxd8nCbFwq_Z3TigY5cAnpHD3pa7KQJbcfyhoKGsaOiQ6VsXpOXkIefrRIFY9VwsZVtAYmT5lH-CD7cIXyy_YEgOnYuQaUXH-OiCahFdfV5ThVSye2IH7TMf1kxQE/s1600/easter_table_decoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tavola di Pasqua" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE6rJFlmIzykMmQCxd8nCbFwq_Z3TigY5cAnpHD3pa7KQJbcfyhoKGsaOiQ6VsXpOXkIefrRIFY9VwsZVtAYmT5lH-CD7cIXyy_YEgOnYuQaUXH-OiCahFdfV5ThVSye2IH7TMf1kxQE/s1600/easter_table_decoration.jpg" title="Tavola di Pasqua" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Una tavola di <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.it/search?q=easter" target="_blank">Pasqua</a> dai colori pastello e dalle decorazioni semplicissime: uova colorate, bulbi e portacandele in legno.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl12fOIy1cxA5S_iJ_xGhDAeFHkBt7g_b4Y9i4T18xBFJ1w8uxvT6WRi2gaBX4e4WzdfQFiBSrG5pbyB_i1S1mXaM98HJzFOcE-lZICqtJjhFnzD7cXFLTTw_DxUh2w7v-GkaFUGBJUh0/s1600/easter_table_decoration1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tavola di Pasqua" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl12fOIy1cxA5S_iJ_xGhDAeFHkBt7g_b4Y9i4T18xBFJ1w8uxvT6WRi2gaBX4e4WzdfQFiBSrG5pbyB_i1S1mXaM98HJzFOcE-lZICqtJjhFnzD7cXFLTTw_DxUh2w7v-GkaFUGBJUh0/s1600/easter_table_decoration1.jpg" title="Tavola di Pasqua" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">credits: <a href="http://johanna-vintage.blogspot.no/" target="_blank">Johanna Flick Gashi</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Avete già pensato alla vostra tavola per Pasqua?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Buona giornata!</span></div><center><img alt="post signature" class="center" src="http://imageshack.us/a/img89/2526/yz0p.jpg" /></center>

Easter table decoration

Una tavola di Pasqua dai colori pastello e dalle decorazioni semplicissime: uova colorate, bulbi e portacandele in legno. credits: Johanna ...

12:00 AM

Benvenuta primavera!

Benvenuta primavera!

Buongiorno! Oggi, per festeggiare l'arrivo della primavera, vi offro un caffè nel mio giardino. Buona primavera e buon week end!

9:47 AM

FLORAL DESIGN: Rogers Gardens, Newport Beach

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVE1I2ylhP4Q3e6ViJNE49yOz-V0lFXZOe5THwbHXcQ3mgzmwopEEfczFXjrm5Cj8jbQl6iFu7Jy_tPPppznwFV0sseRmTaylSQ68V_OXUdFDSq9VHe2VQqzO4iLFXz3k9At_WRP06wHY/s1600/IMG_1417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVE1I2ylhP4Q3e6ViJNE49yOz-V0lFXZOe5THwbHXcQ3mgzmwopEEfczFXjrm5Cj8jbQl6iFu7Jy_tPPppznwFV0sseRmTaylSQ68V_OXUdFDSq9VHe2VQqzO4iLFXz3k9At_WRP06wHY/s400/IMG_1417.JPG" width="400px"></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Rogers Gardens held their Spring event </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">and the kick off of their wedding and floral studio this past weekend.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">For you who are not familiar with South Orange County, </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Rogers Gardens is a high-end nursery and gift shop </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">located near Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California.  </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The grounds are beautiful with mature plantings and pristine specimens for sale.<br><br /><br><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-garden-time.html#more">Read more »</a>

FLORAL DESIGN: Rogers Gardens, Newport Beach

Rogers Gardens held their Spring event and the kick off of their wedding and floral studio this past weekend. For you who are not familiar w...

3:21 AM

EXPLORING WALL COLOR: SERENE GREEN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXGH-_q-NsP7q9zO69ojNmxcc1ySKKsr5RrSTS0aiMk1LvmlXJ8nU6O6bJYZxQuu0LU7rd9HdwYro28UCvz-sv9ffIMuEeTvNhwrc5OpKPk4Aj1hDxEPBQXBCbiZFaZYONdQNGMsPtJqn/s1600/7-17-english-garden-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXGH-_q-NsP7q9zO69ojNmxcc1ySKKsr5RrSTS0aiMk1LvmlXJ8nU6O6bJYZxQuu0LU7rd9HdwYro28UCvz-sv9ffIMuEeTvNhwrc5OpKPk4Aj1hDxEPBQXBCbiZFaZYONdQNGMsPtJqn/s640/7-17-english-garden-2.jpg" width="420px"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There are specific words that come to mind for the color green.  Words like nature, calm, serene, soothing and 'Spring'.  </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/02/exploring-wall-color-serene-green.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING WALL COLOR: SERENE GREEN

There are specific words that come to mind for the color green. Words like nature, calm, serene, soothing and 'Spring'. Read more ...

11:57 PM

GARDENING: SPRING GARDEN TOUR / SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfk7QrKSqyHxyyXGFzon3RJ9cdE1x9ORUblb-S3MMY_LHOr9nfpK59LfLpE706nzV7d5HvHzbRLyqRRuVMr54exIkUS7p7D4_rATbuT8oEFGA9il9dsfI7QxD_AW5-WfYrJOlrmeCaiw/s1600/header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfk7QrKSqyHxyyXGFzon3RJ9cdE1x9ORUblb-S3MMY_LHOr9nfpK59LfLpE706nzV7d5HvHzbRLyqRRuVMr54exIkUS7p7D4_rATbuT8oEFGA9il9dsfI7QxD_AW5-WfYrJOlrmeCaiw/s640/header.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love bird garden fountain</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>The <span style="font-size: large;">countdown to the Spring Garden Tour</span>  (Virtual) has begun and I must admit, I have caught a bad case of <span style="font-size: large;">Spring Fever</span>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so looking forward to seeing your garden photos and adding them to the upcoming tour.  <span style="font-size: large;">Please forward them to me, if you haven't already.</span> (<a href="mailto:your-nest@hotmail.com">your-nest@hotmail.com</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Everyone is invited to participate - you don't need an invitation - just a camera and a garden or outdoor living space.  I will be contacting a few of you to come take photos, as well!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I am on the subject of gardens, I thought I'd share some of my own inspiration this year.  In April I attended the spring garden show at South Coast here in Southern California - here are a few things that caught my eye there:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiNlWmggaEcXPQvCc2jifYAyEQNhQ4OATwt7jmmpZxLG-ic0Ei28Fjfexbqmtgda8ZF9eZQcr0iXb2O2u3gQ_lK0fYD_1GGRPsJrldthHBIq7-tNHfGTdbHZmG6TFbiToxURfzfgYpSE/s1600/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiNlWmggaEcXPQvCc2jifYAyEQNhQ4OATwt7jmmpZxLG-ic0Ei28Fjfexbqmtgda8ZF9eZQcr0iXb2O2u3gQ_lK0fYD_1GGRPsJrldthHBIq7-tNHfGTdbHZmG6TFbiToxURfzfgYpSE/s400/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" width="357" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">succulent wreath</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Succulents were everywhere! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFHz6Xd4acB9F3m0wavSrTD80n2cVLRJTJfzJhx0csHjWbkEvg36zIPqsocmcYIMIfjiuxWzpRr0GzpGF5fm0fm5ogz0ukwSe-oMWEdfxjC4GZ7GNk4K7BlViB9YHCyzioaexPcJCuJ8/s1600/gardenshow+geraniums.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFHz6Xd4acB9F3m0wavSrTD80n2cVLRJTJfzJhx0csHjWbkEvg36zIPqsocmcYIMIfjiuxWzpRr0GzpGF5fm0fm5ogz0ukwSe-oMWEdfxjC4GZ7GNk4K7BlViB9YHCyzioaexPcJCuJ8/s400/gardenshow+geraniums.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pansy style geraniums</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always have to take home a new geranium plant or two...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiIp4eYJYmkaI-n0b7IBkLYb2UUVtreVa47BKui1XjQ_AJ2mQXHY8uzG0-7r395iVc-8xoTeqmOD_IqLobOdTCXVrJ6__YQ2ik_6dFEw6mNA8fqYp5aBjBMdfhJQVMtN-VMfGWT8q-gM/s1600/IMG_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiIp4eYJYmkaI-n0b7IBkLYb2UUVtreVa47BKui1XjQ_AJ2mQXHY8uzG0-7r395iVc-8xoTeqmOD_IqLobOdTCXVrJ6__YQ2ik_6dFEw6mNA8fqYp5aBjBMdfhJQVMtN-VMfGWT8q-gM/s400/IMG_0003.JPG" width="343" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new supertunia</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This supertunia in purple and green came home with us, too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqxs_60n4lGwydI91DU3E5UMpwkvcX3vBpvaFW0X1rbUxfJVuULjFG8PwWLePDNMqkBCWbPs4tEDsIF2z4l6giBO5re8oFZu06iBAE3usiJfDzCcDksmfoykDA0CFigfyAeNXNEAQROo/s1600/IMG_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqxs_60n4lGwydI91DU3E5UMpwkvcX3vBpvaFW0X1rbUxfJVuULjFG8PwWLePDNMqkBCWbPs4tEDsIF2z4l6giBO5re8oFZu06iBAE3usiJfDzCcDksmfoykDA0CFigfyAeNXNEAQROo/s400/IMG_0009.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">purple and brown orchids</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the orchids always blow me away with their color and variety</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9MEx5zc3U6ofmbcw7G8h2sxBtgZ_QR5mG8uuxgf_ZRjxHb2ilI4iqx9sd2Ch7sz1tENaSjeoYCOd7FO3JpDuG0rnuEPdRqEW1vFTCOXwELQ_zIYLNC_DrOjis_egceZc5iuwNRtyzjA/s1600/gardenshow+orchids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9MEx5zc3U6ofmbcw7G8h2sxBtgZ_QR5mG8uuxgf_ZRjxHb2ilI4iqx9sd2Ch7sz1tENaSjeoYCOd7FO3JpDuG0rnuEPdRqEW1vFTCOXwELQ_zIYLNC_DrOjis_egceZc5iuwNRtyzjA/s400/gardenshow+orchids.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">south coast garden show orchid display</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I decided NOT to kill any this year by bringing them home...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNjs0mnaEe9TWvVqBtSA4qo0q-bB2aoTjV4rxIwpTkjqtStSPOshW872-tg6yPaCsHvtuTiRMZ47Z6cr2XKmWbdSbg9IGyzrZ1HQYewayYw0jajfbS7cnzLu9v-9lk3tp9ghtYqjewmM/s1600/closeupbabybath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNjs0mnaEe9TWvVqBtSA4qo0q-bB2aoTjV4rxIwpTkjqtStSPOshW872-tg6yPaCsHvtuTiRMZ47Z6cr2XKmWbdSbg9IGyzrZ1HQYewayYw0jajfbS7cnzLu9v-9lk3tp9ghtYqjewmM/s400/closeupbabybath.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cottage garden planter</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I now know what to do with my european baby bath - identical to this one - sitting empty in my garden.  Turn it into a planter!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ50SeagSQNwKkb1rBcgScQCEu54mKZa66Hmax1Y4hYQzn4gsK0A6fsNPAirh-jt6mfd1BfwTJqxmZdSWSZBGSZdQ4iZAfXsfU-3HuKPJ2lla8F1zqEsr8wyvaSPNSUuutFeLS0gekYNo/s1600/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ50SeagSQNwKkb1rBcgScQCEu54mKZa66Hmax1Y4hYQzn4gsK0A6fsNPAirh-jt6mfd1BfwTJqxmZdSWSZBGSZdQ4iZAfXsfU-3HuKPJ2lla8F1zqEsr8wyvaSPNSUuutFeLS0gekYNo/s400/IMG_0017.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pottery barn window display</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially inspiring was this Pottery Barn window display.  Love the old ladder used to hang lanterns.  Imagine the variety of lanterns you could use, and where you could hang them - from a tree, a patio cover, or over a barbecue - where I will use this idea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Memorial weekend found us on a road trip to a family reunion in the Salt Lake area of Utah.  I picked up some fresh spring garden ideas there, as well.  Most memorable was the huge variety of shrubs and greenery - many flowers were also in bloom - viburnum of the 'snowball' variety were everywhere and nearly every home seemed to have a variety of bearded iris..<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took Bailey with us - she loves to go for rides in the car, although this 'ride' was a lot longer than most...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXigkJ1djaDHxVwnStlnWM2P-6nQxlJFZZb7IcaW9JMt_x84dDP0csLdF6-Q7mVXoPRluaan7VNOINxdSHVKk0iIOgliTcZCmb-2tkMgTpEkddHsZg0g0fX6dzeNGfG_gitrkV6KBmm9o/s1600/IMG_0075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXigkJ1djaDHxVwnStlnWM2P-6nQxlJFZZb7IcaW9JMt_x84dDP0csLdF6-Q7mVXoPRluaan7VNOINxdSHVKk0iIOgliTcZCmb-2tkMgTpEkddHsZg0g0fX6dzeNGfG_gitrkV6KBmm9o/s400/IMG_0075.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bailey, the leonberger</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br />We had a beautiful trip up, with no traffic and great weather (just a little rain) although we heard it had snowed in the valley just a couple of days before.  <br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85QmbYB6KI8D29XOHdjO5oSXBYKyINZw6T6_erNLXcAW4kIBDnOEWXmOSvFMv7M50rz732RXphO5MsH_uOYIdB2PMoC71LR9Cud2QORSnqcv1UHTYgX2dZKZzDRGg7X-r4HSp2RWsl7E/s1600/IMG_0078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85QmbYB6KI8D29XOHdjO5oSXBYKyINZw6T6_erNLXcAW4kIBDnOEWXmOSvFMv7M50rz732RXphO5MsH_uOYIdB2PMoC71LR9Cud2QORSnqcv1UHTYgX2dZKZzDRGg7X-r4HSp2RWsl7E/s400/IMG_0078.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leaving california</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSCpSGNrbXwQ9LBuDNL2FIDxQXop_bgRXB64ozC4GvMo38LquYgh3yguILMs0sQj2ChVG7IN_XUV23n8Rx3g41pJCVYqkEGUbR4HnA_1eX41n5yoEin7spnVNiU11kD8wdWYqNTA-Irs/s1600/IMG_0077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSCpSGNrbXwQ9LBuDNL2FIDxQXop_bgRXB64ozC4GvMo38LquYgh3yguILMs0sQj2ChVG7IN_XUV23n8Rx3g41pJCVYqkEGUbR4HnA_1eX41n5yoEin7spnVNiU11kD8wdWYqNTA-Irs/s400/IMG_0077.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">raindrops keep falling...</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4whixU3k50wyvuSx8s8MLrBQhXEIh-pL0fyaftiHCLz3Nxp3sHbFQCbeheCQCZC3mM5VeuVVYd9McBu_2vhPA6eyg01uLCJkVqufIl-CT3qPIF8b9ndt52qk-BUJPEygUhNBVJmbpU8/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4whixU3k50wyvuSx8s8MLrBQhXEIh-pL0fyaftiHCLz3Nxp3sHbFQCbeheCQCZC3mM5VeuVVYd9McBu_2vhPA6eyg01uLCJkVqufIl-CT3qPIF8b9ndt52qk-BUJPEygUhNBVJmbpU8/s400/IMG_0084.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">storm clouds in salt lake city</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br />While in Salt Lake, we found a little time to explore and found a great shop at 678 So. 700 E. called Ward and Child - a garden decor store with a beautiful garden in the back of the shop that I will wait for the garden tour to share.... but the inside....<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06KoHlN9MBr7_Ync0N5rBnuJXboZaQzpxQUzZsD-yNSww8Ysuj1mg7OXn1nF7w-lshQmAp0Z3xLz4BbvtyvQejz5MTNyHLAgTfYhihrGFpodkkTPxeWh470eKoKqz0Akl5ZqCbt0ZNc4/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06KoHlN9MBr7_Ync0N5rBnuJXboZaQzpxQUzZsD-yNSww8Ysuj1mg7OXn1nF7w-lshQmAp0Z3xLz4BbvtyvQejz5MTNyHLAgTfYhihrGFpodkkTPxeWh470eKoKqz0Akl5ZqCbt0ZNc4/s400/IMG_0111.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child garden store gnomes</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">great garden accents...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(don't ya just love the gnomes!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqM2CCvo3SPSpE3-ViAc-MwDrN5RPmD5Mw5cJeU3gXBiNATrd1IMpcOtDwLsCF9NwMK0uLukXHshnM91-0YpWgPZ6Z8bCtmJf_W0JnzkIGyaGIiN_RIBP-wUHpSF9kwpCPHqH-0XrnsY/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqM2CCvo3SPSpE3-ViAc-MwDrN5RPmD5Mw5cJeU3gXBiNATrd1IMpcOtDwLsCF9NwMK0uLukXHshnM91-0YpWgPZ6Z8bCtmJf_W0JnzkIGyaGIiN_RIBP-wUHpSF9kwpCPHqH-0XrnsY/s400/IMG_0112.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child statuary and urns</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beautiful urns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud7AcwPcrtGqYrmUA-cL2bNvnqf7EWLHOWXnouk8B43l2bSh9-O40nq8z_H86R-zrcsQ58JfbcYQKbVTz0N9nTfmosQGFIX62sJlR4KSnJNBW9lpSg08TuHuIZELgsU-aT3eLdW_VSDM/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhud7AcwPcrtGqYrmUA-cL2bNvnqf7EWLHOWXnouk8B43l2bSh9-O40nq8z_H86R-zrcsQ58JfbcYQKbVTz0N9nTfmosQGFIX62sJlR4KSnJNBW9lpSg08TuHuIZELgsU-aT3eLdW_VSDM/s400/IMG_0113.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child statuary</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">statuary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdgrq2wPJAHLS21MqPCP-vkNP2hGW2MZXmwymnIFBvhediLC9erTaf-EA94DU60DqhrI2HO_oRRM_zA9hHngecON2UXmTX1FORO2_9kb_DQv8pPzW4omzImPafGn6bnrNyAAeFdPCyTY/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdgrq2wPJAHLS21MqPCP-vkNP2hGW2MZXmwymnIFBvhediLC9erTaf-EA94DU60DqhrI2HO_oRRM_zA9hHngecON2UXmTX1FORO2_9kb_DQv8pPzW4omzImPafGn6bnrNyAAeFdPCyTY/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ward and child in salt lake city, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and just my kind of shop inside - what is it about garden decor that makes me want to curl up and live there?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBJ77nQxGf2YYCayCdcnBCQ7xZfoouOtmrT-jDKC3TmE0lslj8o3ZO-WZWBtZ26E0puz82DugsJq7BTrasHfNEb1s_6Qmlawm_tgrXHEZtMGBoypMweWn9vcOYMChvxWcc1UN5-zB-ho/s1600/IMG_0080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBJ77nQxGf2YYCayCdcnBCQ7xZfoouOtmrT-jDKC3TmE0lslj8o3ZO-WZWBtZ26E0puz82DugsJq7BTrasHfNEb1s_6Qmlawm_tgrXHEZtMGBoypMweWn9vcOYMChvxWcc1UN5-zB-ho/s400/IMG_0080.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">second hand chic junk shop</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We also scouted for treasures at some Salt Lake antique and junk shops</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv7AC7e-umy90QIwcQB1cbHzE3RBc4d6-T488aEHV7drtaZaFH3iojmypdggGHp3Pv_jJaTZr9ncDJ7jgwQa6AOxgd_ruYtC9SMqvmBeloKUj8rnAmNULi83-TXXGiSb_PcqUT2_1A7U/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizv7AC7e-umy90QIwcQB1cbHzE3RBc4d6-T488aEHV7drtaZaFH3iojmypdggGHp3Pv_jJaTZr9ncDJ7jgwQa6AOxgd_ruYtC9SMqvmBeloKUj8rnAmNULi83-TXXGiSb_PcqUT2_1A7U/s400/IMG_0083.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">emiliejayne vintage and new</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZxFSDUpFeLzEaxelRvKAahOAEf2iZEyOE7Tr1to03z5dWF5ZopyywbNxUBGWMWxYi15sLGowUBoRfAXJc_AlPfex1_oEwpqqdkzHFK53uN9YmqxRgytHpZ0cWIvaEYZQLqReYB5oASo/s1600/IMG_0085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZxFSDUpFeLzEaxelRvKAahOAEf2iZEyOE7Tr1to03z5dWF5ZopyywbNxUBGWMWxYi15sLGowUBoRfAXJc_AlPfex1_oEwpqqdkzHFK53uN9YmqxRgytHpZ0cWIvaEYZQLqReYB5oASo/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cummings chocolates</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and had to make a stop here for my DH - the chocoholic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We spent two great days with family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyKPHQB6BCwCAgR4hiLHkxb7zUQF58Wm8xfIL5H1WgfPzg3hKY87DpZtStuQZGIXADBCMQPNl-qHmauGokZAVbOdZ-HujkoJAABAbiTPZ9_l2p9nstohXgLcnEWiXP5g1RmgzlLcCne8/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyKPHQB6BCwCAgR4hiLHkxb7zUQF58Wm8xfIL5H1WgfPzg3hKY87DpZtStuQZGIXADBCMQPNl-qHmauGokZAVbOdZ-HujkoJAABAbiTPZ9_l2p9nstohXgLcnEWiXP5g1RmgzlLcCne8/s400/IMG_0164.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reunion banner at murray park</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sdLMz4MQeeYyYAOsAYDoBFmbjtXk8AkIUc3OuDimgwM-o2tqfIGO4ITw-MqsZX1m0nvR4yVTK9xjlsYge5l8s8Jm3XfAs79I5tqPRr6oeM3TP-fLdIlzVstSoxN5u1dVF9foZ_C4J3U/s1600/IMG_0228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sdLMz4MQeeYyYAOsAYDoBFmbjtXk8AkIUc3OuDimgwM-o2tqfIGO4ITw-MqsZX1m0nvR4yVTK9xjlsYge5l8s8Jm3XfAs79I5tqPRr6oeM3TP-fLdIlzVstSoxN5u1dVF9foZ_C4J3U/s400/IMG_0228.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 legged race</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">including my beautiful 93 year old mom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWg-ybeQyflOESTLIp9fXMV8qVSqi3AOtDnznXZ2IZuncYbxWnC6fuXEvxansz47Xb7xiCKl0Fw1UoOEHIzzilwGxQTEwtTg0y9yVBNnVehvvD7tUUzYXJbh_1n5Cmh44j1jN6zw09Yc/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">afton - 93 years young</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then headed for home ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsHx8gyhjWW_1G4Sb_k0TRZveYpF7mbbGvW_fnH3FCPZ7FvLpr9PGJw8h4hxb57vW5DtTkx5ujM9O2XgJjCu-aWkxfWweTR61xV4DVbeiypzorJim7U9VKtPSle-8e-8A69c1lP7hGws/s1600/IMG_0230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsHx8gyhjWW_1G4Sb_k0TRZveYpF7mbbGvW_fnH3FCPZ7FvLpr9PGJw8h4hxb57vW5DtTkx5ujM9O2XgJjCu-aWkxfWweTR61xV4DVbeiypzorJim7U9VKtPSle-8e-8A69c1lP7hGws/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">early morning cloud bank in provo, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after an Einstein Bagel breakfast with our son who is attending college in Utah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4hSxip0KWh4sK6YuTZzlkT0sPjPuqH-nelYw7PI-TgSrHcUknTMqHtpu5zwh5TDUit9RqWX6ovyBOxk8l6ct96CJoVD95Y7DFuleurrpI6l21Rl3MIIVBxs0WOrqkaFK2TBqob34dLI/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinn9BLPPknpOSPNTxg7J-PbBXh8MWOKvQMVjnkMyh3pSsN6ClP3xq2HFWg2Nxg_UT8nRvCcXegcKleyTwRBGUhpWuLo-jEhFSspYWY7QNVPlQ8K00bTDmgiX11LlCrhtwEFHvc5UZz40U/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">james at nordstroms</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which means posing with funny hats and sunglasses</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqItpVRptAfVyWEnAAIWrBD5ktKsi1SsQk7yFz8cQTwYY1HNrcwWLmV1M4k4HLepEG7YyB514NumJI-h5wFiYzjessxRIiemM121rBlOieFnmts4sKHMzcvd8fIRDDcMpCvdCthoFFIs/s1600/IMG_0133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqItpVRptAfVyWEnAAIWrBD5ktKsi1SsQk7yFz8cQTwYY1HNrcwWLmV1M4k4HLepEG7YyB514NumJI-h5wFiYzjessxRIiemM121rBlOieFnmts4sKHMzcvd8fIRDDcMpCvdCthoFFIs/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">brett - gq pose</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz40xYpziNv_REFFYwcUelF_RSWFeSHB5Vdsg0iYMJ5rSJSPd_VTGEDWqlO2kdtB0qiS6jkhn-YcpgI6ike0kNc1fxXROeweTHHkIWf47aRhSe6NNqlmy_6Xpc0yWhDDDuzbUXSyVNx7w/s1600/IMG_0127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz40xYpziNv_REFFYwcUelF_RSWFeSHB5Vdsg0iYMJ5rSJSPd_VTGEDWqlO2kdtB0qiS6jkhn-YcpgI6ike0kNc1fxXROeweTHHkIWf47aRhSe6NNqlmy_6Xpc0yWhDDDuzbUXSyVNx7w/s400/IMG_0127.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">miami vice jacket</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and trying on Miami Vice style jackets....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">just for laughs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ride home was long, but beautiful </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOmguOTxYJlycIk-KT6asEmqCfAZLOy_zXw8lgYPIrmj2w96EIYY1T11iuJktQPLdoDmkxIpu6eQU9NUEK2uujL_GTMxWaczwJKtW4c1lzlI6Uo33TplcqTzuEHVZvfNrg1eGF33__8c/s1600/IMG_0238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOmguOTxYJlycIk-KT6asEmqCfAZLOy_zXw8lgYPIrmj2w96EIYY1T11iuJktQPLdoDmkxIpu6eQU9NUEK2uujL_GTMxWaczwJKtW4c1lzlI6Uo33TplcqTzuEHVZvfNrg1eGF33__8c/s400/IMG_0238.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">st. george, utah</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ytPWRxW3091-9PX006Uxb6tcPulIMZgAtuHO4DVBGQl5hNzNHs-lFbHG80OlVMm0DAnLRKxXy4bFX3h-6oM-kEBnIEDojuT3mjgixuBK4d5dhyykaF7nuLo2oIm_6fqjJhl8vMFYKM/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4ytPWRxW3091-9PX006Uxb6tcPulIMZgAtuHO4DVBGQl5hNzNHs-lFbHG80OlVMm0DAnLRKxXy4bFX3h-6oM-kEBnIEDojuT3mjgixuBK4d5dhyykaF7nuLo2oIm_6fqjJhl8vMFYKM/s400/IMG_0256.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">las vegas at sunset</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>  <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CxPUXt619tmwoMPSgT-1G7Jemg48pbDnAPmRRg97fko3ic_0-KeTSJhaoepEHNYs5zjn5XFuTUqO7U-OPqr_w51RiO28YeEOJsVNy1ixsBvTY5xTIwyNdbU3ISys_wacYuRKeXlmqVY/s1600/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CxPUXt619tmwoMPSgT-1G7Jemg48pbDnAPmRRg97fko3ic_0-KeTSJhaoepEHNYs5zjn5XFuTUqO7U-OPqr_w51RiO28YeEOJsVNy1ixsBvTY5xTIwyNdbU3ISys_wacYuRKeXlmqVY/s400/IMG_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nevada desert</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">See you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Claudine</div>

GARDENING: SPRING GARDEN TOUR / SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES

Love bird garden fountain The countdown to the Spring Garden Tour (Virtual) has begun and I must admit, I have caught a bad case of Spring...

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GARDENING: SPRING GARDEN TOUR - Just around the corner. . .

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Announcing our <span style="background-color: white;">annual</span> Spring Garden Tour</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b18p9QvhgkemCWf4hYVM1uMpPEoAJ6SXArAT3wK7wKnMMI8ImI0yU7zEw0Brq2kfJ19Bs7YA8ZuawLAml3y_j_y1OMn2AoZlI4AXoU8uswjKlj-vhA_yptn5s75qgRHWRI-pXiHlqaE/s1600/2495363871_e44d0d494b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b18p9QvhgkemCWf4hYVM1uMpPEoAJ6SXArAT3wK7wKnMMI8ImI0yU7zEw0Brq2kfJ19Bs7YA8ZuawLAml3y_j_y1OMn2AoZlI4AXoU8uswjKlj-vhA_yptn5s75qgRHWRI-pXiHlqaE/s400/2495363871_e44d0d494b.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: large;">with a little</span> </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">twist....</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>This year our Spring Garden Tour will be a 'virtual' one.</em></span> </strong></span> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE - WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THIS A FUN AND SPECIAL EVENT!</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhGAOforrr0oMDbsv0nsiyE9JTVmGf0srqs5O6hTCuAvwBtgUk_8IFcJ6m36qZB1SkHeJ6_M8QwLAUD1uxdLWtxcQtJYppmrvjD09eo2TO6-jR8OL3f3XFKrLoAQSnHM_g_SDl66-RcZPI/s1600/IMG_2224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAOforrr0oMDbsv0nsiyE9JTVmGf0srqs5O6hTCuAvwBtgUk_8IFcJ6m36qZB1SkHeJ6_M8QwLAUD1uxdLWtxcQtJYppmrvjD09eo2TO6-jR8OL3f3XFKrLoAQSnHM_g_SDl66-RcZPI/s320/IMG_2224.JPG" wt="true" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><strong>Here's what to do:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><strong>First:</strong>  <span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Let me know that you will be participating (comment below or send me an email <a href="mailto:claudinebarnett@hotmail.com">here</a>).</span></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Next: </span></strong>Take a few photos of your favorite garden and outdoor living spots, send them to me via email, <span style="color: #38761d;">along with a little blurb about who you are, what you love about your space, your favorite place in your garden, how you enjoy it, etc.</span> - you know what I want!   If you have a site of your own, you can send me the link and put your pictures and dialog on your own blog.   </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The advantage to this is that you control what parts of your garden we will see.  <span style="color: #38761d;">We will see it through your eyes, and you can get close and show us the wonderful little details.</span>  This year you don't have to live nearby to be a part of or to enjoy the show!<br /><br /><br /><br />I will do my best to show your garden's most beautiful face - and may edit your photos a little to achieve that.  If you don't feel confident in taking the photos, have a friend take the photos, or call me if you are in Southern California - <span style="color: #38761d;">I have camera/will travel!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><strong>3rd:</strong></span> Email the photos to me (along with commentary) <span style="color: #38761d;">before June 2nd</span>. (Or the link to your blog tour)<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><strong>4th: <span style="font-size: small;">On June 6th or 7th, visit this blog and enjoy!  Any questions?  email me <a href="mailto:claudinebarnett@hotmail.com">here</a>.</span></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><strong>LAST BUT NOT LEAST:  Refreshments!!! </strong></span><span style="color: black;"> Okay, so I can't serve refreshments, but I can post recipes - <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>STRAWBERRY</strong></span> recipes! - share your favorites and I'll post them (if you have a photo, that would be terrific as well)..</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR GARDENS AND OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES!!!!</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><em>and</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHILE WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF GARDENS,<br /><br /><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><strong>I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH SUCCULENTS LATELY....</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Succulents are everywhere - have you noticed?  At the Orange County spring garden show this year at South Coast - succulents were everywhere...  <br /><br />I came home with quite a few little plants to make my own little sculptured gardens.  That's saying a lot for me, as I have never been a fan of desert plants or landscapes - or the desert for that matter.  I'm an island girl.... give me the tropics anyday.... but there is something about a few succulents, mixed in with the regular plants of a garden that I love...<br /><br /><br /><br />Here are a few photos to inspire you...<br /><br /><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/AVvXsEgnnkNVDhuaKGkPWzQFRd9S25fI4GQW6vQVey7a7U7WMZM1ZK7r5_Y1LjxI3pf_ODpkbvngCyBD1GMYBZY3T_LIPwo-id9_Wcj50q-NMOMXCLLrev72a_VYB_LJQRB-EvaAaQX4Q50EVpY/s1600/IMG_0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the sculpted look of these tiny plants - and the fact that they need water only about once a week!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, with the help of my DH, I now have some succulent pots to add to my garden.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Another amazing way to garden with succulents - vertical gardening.  Here, a building turned vertical garden...  a mosaic of succulent plants - no soil, these are actually planted in felt!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9S2xpPU09_XVSFXD3Sw9x6lHTawK1W06uZa9TOxEUlrmARVcD7czjsbjFalzE-jI9fMS62gDO_Yr1VDtnMzU8A5bPEuFJ6gLQ9xj8EcD-BCChcPZtrqQtQufhnHv_Rf8Crf-38uhBFo/s1600/nosoil+justfelt.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9S2xpPU09_XVSFXD3Sw9x6lHTawK1W06uZa9TOxEUlrmARVcD7czjsbjFalzE-jI9fMS62gDO_Yr1VDtnMzU8A5bPEuFJ6gLQ9xj8EcD-BCChcPZtrqQtQufhnHv_Rf8Crf-38uhBFo/s400/nosoil+justfelt.bmp" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">You can create a work of art for your outdoor wall...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3zGUsg95bW8UBNb9GE8Oc3FFnOfB2Oc79KcSAiOgJKYXlQi9LwXZZaUKoYV3RkmnKI7vrI3yVkWVAEfxt2y1_T5g7aPJ26KFglwiz7_d95ZcLIyKhEcSeG4J5iDOfqDqSfrIQYdCsO4/s1600/succulent_array.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3zGUsg95bW8UBNb9GE8Oc3FFnOfB2Oc79KcSAiOgJKYXlQi9LwXZZaUKoYV3RkmnKI7vrI3yVkWVAEfxt2y1_T5g7aPJ26KFglwiz7_d95ZcLIyKhEcSeG4J5iDOfqDqSfrIQYdCsO4/s640/succulent_array.jpg" width="640" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">kind of reminds me of a quilt</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkLps59St44gG9Eo5flcCVBOmCs6AjOlLGuD6pZQZjC-mKZCP36tNA2pt1TxH7-KCwo_UxLyjYmN4uf7OuNfM-geoW_Oty7ogxYeTs9OnPnk8Fr-K0NMXM8crsIsJMZyZWMsJ_P4SLLA/s1600/succulentwallart.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkLps59St44gG9Eo5flcCVBOmCs6AjOlLGuD6pZQZjC-mKZCP36tNA2pt1TxH7-KCwo_UxLyjYmN4uf7OuNfM-geoW_Oty7ogxYeTs9OnPnk8Fr-K0NMXM8crsIsJMZyZWMsJ_P4SLLA/s400/succulentwallart.bmp" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they make an amazing outdoor centerpiece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwadtJJLMriRfe4_O7OZeA2tQ20hJvj7DdTkEKkS0EQ2mEWTyQ0p6QkI-PaIsuA1Rg5I6TfFFHWgxrUyIlOlXBLDHzATm-Jr2tuTQCuimSCtKe4JgTEWe2kt6grCMeYPStxg9-rrKb2oc/s1600/sunkensucculents.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwadtJJLMriRfe4_O7OZeA2tQ20hJvj7DdTkEKkS0EQ2mEWTyQ0p6QkI-PaIsuA1Rg5I6TfFFHWgxrUyIlOlXBLDHzATm-Jr2tuTQCuimSCtKe4JgTEWe2kt6grCMeYPStxg9-rrKb2oc/s400/sunkensucculents.bmp" width="310" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but my favorite has to be the succulent wreaths</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymjY5DdefNeRSprQGSzvAH6HLtg5q8nY3My2ORwhZi3B4TWtmEYghceOF9Snt4ftCgbzJa_rPu97h9_PmtMCHOVofHAetKSkEBiE3SxcnlRya2Y3Q7tsJxBMz1HtRwJsSUMa6zaY2GMk/s1600/121906livingwreath2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymjY5DdefNeRSprQGSzvAH6HLtg5q8nY3My2ORwhZi3B4TWtmEYghceOF9Snt4ftCgbzJa_rPu97h9_PmtMCHOVofHAetKSkEBiE3SxcnlRya2Y3Q7tsJxBMz1HtRwJsSUMa6zaY2GMk/s640/121906livingwreath2.jpg" width="640" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwyVoN9qCI5y_GxM6sv3DrGr8deu8g4vyCBvWwp_2w1llyE9h7aHbrV81YtSir9KSQzRQ_VbDvWiy8jG1DvA0xfEH6lJF6tIjkGWTupf4TVfEKryHUt4ENm9ozHOcth0HNSIcZrS8Q4k/s1600/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwyVoN9qCI5y_GxM6sv3DrGr8deu8g4vyCBvWwp_2w1llyE9h7aHbrV81YtSir9KSQzRQ_VbDvWiy8jG1DvA0xfEH6lJF6tIjkGWTupf4TVfEKryHUt4ENm9ozHOcth0HNSIcZrS8Q4k/s640/succulent-wreath-1.jpg" width="568" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiiXW-uxa4kZPZQbWAsXqAiejaql4JLNqI8praHVMlfdtWPvCr4CZG-iETmvXXJPXtiZbuT9HaacRLi1b-Ut1EaxvIWP5jB-3CJ-JIz6tlHAZUiQfomLsnMdcuEQWzWr-qx7rin5gCNg/s1600/succulent_wreath-200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiiXW-uxa4kZPZQbWAsXqAiejaql4JLNqI8praHVMlfdtWPvCr4CZG-iETmvXXJPXtiZbuT9HaacRLi1b-Ut1EaxvIWP5jB-3CJ-JIz6tlHAZUiQfomLsnMdcuEQWzWr-qx7rin5gCNg/s320/succulent_wreath-200.jpg" width="296" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLSyB6oMWFHpY7HIl_Jy-M7IIZjt2iW00MoSW8ND_JLLvIVLP35mfN4tUtJO68PNxSkS_5hrwju1-RdipB78p4eyAo_UsUJqrWyk8pLQBD6Ntf7THqDn4TQEuA4pCoCptP9HvXog2Nvs/s1600/2486035837_bb3e470fbf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLSyB6oMWFHpY7HIl_Jy-M7IIZjt2iW00MoSW8ND_JLLvIVLP35mfN4tUtJO68PNxSkS_5hrwju1-RdipB78p4eyAo_UsUJqrWyk8pLQBD6Ntf7THqDn4TQEuA4pCoCptP9HvXog2Nvs/s400/2486035837_bb3e470fbf.jpg" width="365" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful, aren't they?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">learn how to make your own succulent wreath <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A37oSbmPeBA">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual, I have too much too tell you, and not wanting to make this post EXTREMELY long... I will break this up into another post.... until then,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">happy Spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(p.s.  don't forget to share your garden with us - let me know you will participate by emailing me <a href="mailto:claudinebarnett@hotmail.com">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or by leaving a comment below...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXYe6gPjjhY3i2qpoJSZfIN8QNFfrw1ETUiU-JM7JYoTT6XYNOEAoUOx6ur0muoGlK4UfKp5nHUqTbDynJu4cmq53DMdyiexVtYdjsP01b5wwmXuJ3gAo177SmQWoaOXOhL35SNAtW1Q/s1600/boxwood_gdn_seven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXYe6gPjjhY3i2qpoJSZfIN8QNFfrw1ETUiU-JM7JYoTT6XYNOEAoUOx6ur0muoGlK4UfKp5nHUqTbDynJu4cmq53DMdyiexVtYdjsP01b5wwmXuJ3gAo177SmQWoaOXOhL35SNAtW1Q/s400/boxwood_gdn_seven.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THANK YOU</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Claudine</div></div>

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