tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32707096093826940162024-03-05T16:11:50.394-08:00Garter MademoiselleGarter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-11273457046838510102012-01-16T10:09:00.000-08:002012-01-16T10:09:16.921-08:00The Great Garter Give-Away!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vb9_vuoxXt1GDQHcwgaA8zvDQYcFbwW4XbsZgRmosnGK4FlzUoDSLup6eUWvsrj26yxXHZDIpFumWJWR-bQj7IufjW6hU2xHEuQwdFmyVk-k7jufyvCZRbnxd404drc4CKbdVGucawFj/s1600/il_570xN_286768583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vb9_vuoxXt1GDQHcwgaA8zvDQYcFbwW4XbsZgRmosnGK4FlzUoDSLup6eUWvsrj26yxXHZDIpFumWJWR-bQj7IufjW6hU2xHEuQwdFmyVk-k7jufyvCZRbnxd404drc4CKbdVGucawFj/s400/il_570xN_286768583.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been a while since I last posted. And here we are in a new year already, the month of January half over and spring time not really all that far off, if we let our imaginations take a hold of our senses for just a bit. :-) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our cold weather has only just arrived, letting us know that winter has only just begun. But I still have my mind on spring time, which means wedding time for many. I am starting out this first post of 2012 with a big bang - The Great Garter Give-Away!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yup, I am having a give-away, or more specifically Nancy over at <a href="http://theweddingqueen.blogspot.com/">theweddingqueen.blogspot.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">is having the give away and I am supplying the garter for the lucky winner. Just hop on over to Nancy's blog, follow her directions, and become eligible to win one of my garters or garter sets.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you need a bridal garter, know someone in the family who does, or perhaps a friend is marrying soon, this would be the perfect chance for the bride to recieve one of my handmade silk garters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good luck to all who enter. And have fun searching for your favorite garter among the many in both of my shops!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-50695121878999415442011-12-05T14:46:00.000-08:002011-12-05T14:46:17.237-08:00Cold weather suddenly here<div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know that it is December, but deep down inside I am not quite ready for the arrival of true winter with all of its cold temperatures and snowy sleety rainy weather.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">But I guess none of us have much choice in the matter and just have to make the best of it when it finally does arrive. We were blessed with delightful weather the entire month of November, a real phenomenon here in my corner of the world, where November is notorious for the most awful dreary weather.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">But this year we had lots of sunny days and quite mild temperatures, well, mild for here that is!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">But over night the temperatures dropped from the 50's to only 35°, and getting colder out there by the minute. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">As least one of us is ready for the cold weather. Cody loves wearing his brand new knit sweater. He says, let the winter begin!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">While shopping at Ikea to get my son some things for his new apartment, which he will be moving into tomorrow, I did a bit of shopping myself there. I found the most wonderful chest of drawers called "Alex", white with 6 narrow drawers. The minute I saw it, I knew that it would be perfect for all my ribbons, trims and laces that I used for my wedding garters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWu2NVwF96o4V1fNE7GDmif28VCNSSG5u030e-JJWeBQdeK43xzjESo3JLU0_vOK9Y1AaOxEtZibRUjOz04TXMLGloc4RivbxdHTKVAR6-A8VbOl_tt3C5dc2WHgiA_FopUtVAQoKagK5/s1600/octoberriding%252Cbirthday%252Cpackages+158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWu2NVwF96o4V1fNE7GDmif28VCNSSG5u030e-JJWeBQdeK43xzjESo3JLU0_vOK9Y1AaOxEtZibRUjOz04TXMLGloc4RivbxdHTKVAR6-A8VbOl_tt3C5dc2WHgiA_FopUtVAQoKagK5/s400/octoberriding%252Cbirthday%252Cpackages+158.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter put it together for me, she is the official Ikea handy-person in our family, and I set right to work getting my things organized. The drawer above holds garters-in-the-making.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These pictures show how the drawers are filled, the first with little clear boxes filled with buttons, baubles and all many of wonderful vintage items that I embellish the garters with.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is also a drawer filled with my laces, one with just odds and ends, and this drawer above holds my own handmade pincushions. I made dozens of them, and kept many of them for my own use. They will soon come out of the drawer, I am sure, when I get back into the swing of things and start creating again after taking a little sewing break, and one or two or more will sit next to my machine and be handy to take my pins, needles, threads and such.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are only a small selection of my ribbons. The rest are tucked color-coordinated into similar clear boxes on a shelf near-by.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My newest passion is garters made with vintage glass pearl beads like these in white, ivory and black silk, some of which are already in my Etsy shop, <a href="http://www.gartermademoiselle.etsy.com/">www.GarterMademoiselle.etsy.com</a>. But the last drawer below holds some more of them in the making. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you all a very spooky fun-filled <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!</span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-71030862972988531992011-10-23T11:48:00.000-07:002011-10-23T11:49:36.389-07:00The flowers in my life!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5mYo7Yd_b3FM1ojxlRkRca2rWEUfaYxO6gsHrzKWBehpkSp3vbN5UzLxH5743GchZ0im_QTRundHJQHK9Hq1dgjQxwDxBvfMLmzGgSFfisPcSTwoooIWe03cEvtYvcoLlnnTQjydy3Dl/s1600/Beautiful_Bouquet_with_Roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5mYo7Yd_b3FM1ojxlRkRca2rWEUfaYxO6gsHrzKWBehpkSp3vbN5UzLxH5743GchZ0im_QTRundHJQHK9Hq1dgjQxwDxBvfMLmzGgSFfisPcSTwoooIWe03cEvtYvcoLlnnTQjydy3Dl/s400/Beautiful_Bouquet_with_Roses.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">"Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;"> there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">I am definitely finding this to be absolutely true. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">When I step back from the "bouquet" and stop trying to make it look as I thought it should be,<br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">I find the arrangement, just as it is, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">so much more beautiful then I could ever have imagined! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="sqq"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you are all having a marvelous Sunday! </span></span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-50064878893049615732011-10-16T10:43:00.000-07:002011-10-16T10:43:01.956-07:00Bed rest, Doctor's orders!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN83iQo6PMFaC4zl8SxfEnuilJBDF1GpxgwFtTsZVRNV1QQkTZsMbWsAkdBJIRn1IDulxEnqznE-ugYiNFHaqHgvPNWM-aOumRzflIkJNe1tc9ueRG6rBafmlwubeHaaLqQd0y3qdoWeIi/s1600/IMG_3939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN83iQo6PMFaC4zl8SxfEnuilJBDF1GpxgwFtTsZVRNV1QQkTZsMbWsAkdBJIRn1IDulxEnqznE-ugYiNFHaqHgvPNWM-aOumRzflIkJNe1tc9ueRG6rBafmlwubeHaaLqQd0y3qdoWeIi/s640/IMG_3939.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last time I posted I shared a picture of a smiling horse. Well, me and that horse ain't smilin' no more! I seem to have a very similar expression on my own face right now. I am sitting here on the bed, under doctor's orders to stay put due to a problem with my leg, and it needing to be up and resting as much as possible. I have to admit that I do not mind the chance to ignore house chores for the next couple of days, but I really don't "do" sitting still all too well. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is just for a day or two, so I think I night survive that alright and will simply use the time to play the princess, have others wait on me, and enjoy the chance to be on the laptop as much as I want.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Sunday to all. </div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-90211935012775133902011-10-14T01:25:00.000-07:002011-10-23T12:57:57.848-07:00KEEPING THE SMILES IN LIFE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB-sCM28OWxxtHkMQsDZKJ0Vxj6BlAyXrKHh-xi9H5IJc1oN_xq5cVGFm7yiO5tm70DpUoHKytqIjfmynnUTJJwXiF4sx-6_EU0WaaPirAVFhoQIm2Rw3LvW3sE-a-zSN5gfBPxhKJzG2/s1600/IMG_3938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB-sCM28OWxxtHkMQsDZKJ0Vxj6BlAyXrKHh-xi9H5IJc1oN_xq5cVGFm7yiO5tm70DpUoHKytqIjfmynnUTJJwXiF4sx-6_EU0WaaPirAVFhoQIm2Rw3LvW3sE-a-zSN5gfBPxhKJzG2/s640/IMG_3938.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Life is a real Roller Coaster ride of late. Some days I am on the top and enjoying the view and the thrill of it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Other days I am down and hitting those treacherous curves that give one a painful kink in the neck. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Some times the uphill climb gives me cause to shudder, knowing what is waiting for me once I get there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But as I near the top, the thrill and excitement kick in once again and I am ready to enjoy all that the ride has to offer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what the days offer me, I find the little joys in life and I always keep on smiling!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are all finding something to smile about today!!</div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-1788263521142961882011-09-04T09:46:00.000-07:002011-09-04T09:57:10.161-07:00A DAY AT THE BEACH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_uqA762K0RmWFpFDnE6RuekUg30XmdQVT3UvvSbB3JqN1vvcBlWtKc-09JfpvvbfdfCbgysrbsoIFpOJOtf1ZvdsuJXwboWexJxxcB0eD9CimQzFE4DVPrd2P4gQb4tdxZsTrpCPxCiz/s1600/domburg+2011+073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_uqA762K0RmWFpFDnE6RuekUg30XmdQVT3UvvSbB3JqN1vvcBlWtKc-09JfpvvbfdfCbgysrbsoIFpOJOtf1ZvdsuJXwboWexJxxcB0eD9CimQzFE4DVPrd2P4gQb4tdxZsTrpCPxCiz/s400/domburg+2011+073.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Running our own campground does not often allow us much free time, especially not in the middle of the summer season. So when a chance came along for us to get some time off, we jumped at it and took the day to drive to the beach with some of our kids. Only our 3rd day off all summer long, we really enjoyed the feel of "getting away from it all" and wished that the day could have never ended. We did not let the cool temperatures bother us and headed right for Domburg in Holland on the coast of the North Sea, gladly accepting the 5 hour round trip just so we could see some ocean waves, feel the sand beneath our feet, and relax under a blue sky and the warmth of a late summer sun. And we enjoyed just walking along the little promenade that parallels the beach, after we had eaten at a lovely Italian restaurant in town.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I will let the pictures do all the talking, showing you what it looks like at our beaches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiviCqg2ojkzbdOHc_w3fGxPU_EiihhVRWyYNWCF_iHoaDGrzZpZ4cPE0Rdgu0zIHnVvkvOWZrVesU4QDSf2dj43s40phbgMYWZIQZzmgeM5gas_BRTV4M1W5ZgGkTgk8d6zWBI8aI1AU/s1600/domburg+2011+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHiviCqg2ojkzbdOHc_w3fGxPU_EiihhVRWyYNWCF_iHoaDGrzZpZ4cPE0Rdgu0zIHnVvkvOWZrVesU4QDSf2dj43s40phbgMYWZIQZzmgeM5gas_BRTV4M1W5ZgGkTgk8d6zWBI8aI1AU/s400/domburg+2011+008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This is a golf course right next to the beach. So pretty!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlgtWIyK6UAp5IBqHUhQ0R6KJzRvX0DO_5Cg7IGln2nsDQ-H_ndNjdI3l8_40J6sUp5Hrug0ufLj2nYZLyPPun8bo3jHRTdNMDvmDagwmB37655c3-wrK7-A95NqVmIcejVF0UVXl6w-J/s1600/domburg+2011+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlgtWIyK6UAp5IBqHUhQ0R6KJzRvX0DO_5Cg7IGln2nsDQ-H_ndNjdI3l8_40J6sUp5Hrug0ufLj2nYZLyPPun8bo3jHRTdNMDvmDagwmB37655c3-wrK7-A95NqVmIcejVF0UVXl6w-J/s400/domburg+2011+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tide was in, and the waters were rather calm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierpiRF-YTtXm5KjC9a-wW3-9DvUjO2tJTy9Q3vYtTqbuvJZcJjXZYmjsznoSWr5MFv4ebwhsyWAm36c3t-Rrjhi8fyRf-K2j0CututFrqCFge-hOTemVkvC5XH0GZZVqcHFzlPb1LYmcT/s1600/domburg+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierpiRF-YTtXm5KjC9a-wW3-9DvUjO2tJTy9Q3vYtTqbuvJZcJjXZYmjsznoSWr5MFv4ebwhsyWAm36c3t-Rrjhi8fyRf-K2j0CututFrqCFge-hOTemVkvC5XH0GZZVqcHFzlPb1LYmcT/s400/domburg+2011+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Due to the cooler temps, the long stretches of beach were not over crowded. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYKKwEKDl27CitRTRClLZvnCt-EpPNWkgMPYvEIklKCTf1eDhpZffUeL7ATpGABUL2FVrMiiSrqMhFYwie_peAFXRVbntzMKJN1sjw9yAYHtbWSBgT3xU_wPQyWgR6erG2T9Sp-azaFfd/s1600/domburg+2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYKKwEKDl27CitRTRClLZvnCt-EpPNWkgMPYvEIklKCTf1eDhpZffUeL7ATpGABUL2FVrMiiSrqMhFYwie_peAFXRVbntzMKJN1sjw9yAYHtbWSBgT3xU_wPQyWgR6erG2T9Sp-azaFfd/s400/domburg+2011+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wild flowers grow on the natural dunes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiA9JSQjvepmzaiD8H3wHifiqIO7-S-x9J1_ivvRToWhfFv97pY9SRWuF_MH-nnOu4_Z_rpl8R-aveKuGInBw6OBB22gZxuQfQ91J5CGc-Ra5kRPaBefVPmD5ag8Aw82voepd_HcKNZNs/s1600/domburg+2011+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikiA9JSQjvepmzaiD8H3wHifiqIO7-S-x9J1_ivvRToWhfFv97pY9SRWuF_MH-nnOu4_Z_rpl8R-aveKuGInBw6OBB22gZxuQfQ91J5CGc-Ra5kRPaBefVPmD5ag8Aw82voepd_HcKNZNs/s400/domburg+2011+015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were blessed with a blue sky that day, not always the case along the shore here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TDEYbQhh6mk3SACTItkk7DrRyz7PRZ-dGvTuIm5x4bmGvUmiDYhw30Z45cTwB7bYww3fnYeYcpynvyAMi-1qhiZ-Cbor3sfG5Hq7jTtK4dIqCMb4nm8wvfLY1c318zsUsMPcWv76PJqk/s1600/domburg+2011+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TDEYbQhh6mk3SACTItkk7DrRyz7PRZ-dGvTuIm5x4bmGvUmiDYhw30Z45cTwB7bYww3fnYeYcpynvyAMi-1qhiZ-Cbor3sfG5Hq7jTtK4dIqCMb4nm8wvfLY1c318zsUsMPcWv76PJqk/s400/domburg+2011+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These dunes are higher then they seem in this photo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj654CK4nyxBJx7MciLzVP-JIzl0lDgrBXDURsrTeraD_KGUxpKTxCBwr3iHuyvOsbDaoUgZCtr79_ED_RS8CZg0s3iDhpmSypM-QypoLZVOKuoF_8X3D9ScOLtwDOZDvEgb1OCcvlKmDjz/s1600/domburg+2011+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj654CK4nyxBJx7MciLzVP-JIzl0lDgrBXDURsrTeraD_KGUxpKTxCBwr3iHuyvOsbDaoUgZCtr79_ED_RS8CZg0s3iDhpmSypM-QypoLZVOKuoF_8X3D9ScOLtwDOZDvEgb1OCcvlKmDjz/s400/domburg+2011+051.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cody came along for the day too and enjoyed it immensely. I was like a proud grandmother, enjoying the antics of her "grandchild", aiming my camera at him many more times then I did at the scenery around me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIADUAQS6HpXe9I-XFqwD3DHytLy-6ClQu2V5DCVWBeTo3AjbLXbE7BJOlLeql-bVOt6LeSylV4XNg4x9s_DjtVcK0kAOF9y-iOyB69SL1gCwEGS2tpUMi-eKah_dAuxV5v9R1tk0de34/s1600/domburg+2011+081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIADUAQS6HpXe9I-XFqwD3DHytLy-6ClQu2V5DCVWBeTo3AjbLXbE7BJOlLeql-bVOt6LeSylV4XNg4x9s_DjtVcK0kAOF9y-iOyB69SL1gCwEGS2tpUMi-eKah_dAuxV5v9R1tk0de34/s400/domburg+2011+081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He spent his day doing what all happy dogs enjoy doing.... sunning himself on the sand.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEI6BBMUV_oc3ii52FZnwuFZx6misaTx48Z_8ut-qnfkZgE2LcmDHeI-6_ZFAU1IKXxgZgSI_I2mlTW4pamoNhyJ_gcKOzomW_QaV0zuyCkS-tajZypBSvz2oMec8EWK4GyGdYatEppft/s1600/domburg+2011+079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEI6BBMUV_oc3ii52FZnwuFZx6misaTx48Z_8ut-qnfkZgE2LcmDHeI-6_ZFAU1IKXxgZgSI_I2mlTW4pamoNhyJ_gcKOzomW_QaV0zuyCkS-tajZypBSvz2oMec8EWK4GyGdYatEppft/s400/domburg+2011+079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...digging holes in the sand.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwHfO0B-BNXiDjMHRJbWmC5eLVO0HQYJ4YZXhc4KzD74BwjCXfEzPkM8H9SARVCPGEhhqztuhGP4Se4YQ_mlenmHErwFaV9wzucmbtpPbTYthyAoPGSVNlgeqRK6hTS5AJN6wxDLqi_nJ/s1600/domburg+2011+162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwHfO0B-BNXiDjMHRJbWmC5eLVO0HQYJ4YZXhc4KzD74BwjCXfEzPkM8H9SARVCPGEhhqztuhGP4Se4YQ_mlenmHErwFaV9wzucmbtpPbTYthyAoPGSVNlgeqRK6hTS5AJN6wxDLqi_nJ/s400/domburg+2011+162.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...waiting for someone to throw a stick his way.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm_OKUrh9eJYl0lxT-gjIho1ecD0u6K3PD-GoTd-CxjBHe94_2mK9yAwSVw511pOwqvAFgT2OWl5RGMK1ufFo1rtZgF0VtSBb8-KinwYeaLszRVwIy2Eejrb4wUHs_hmVsjhvvFyV0gN9/s1600/domburg+2011+087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm_OKUrh9eJYl0lxT-gjIho1ecD0u6K3PD-GoTd-CxjBHe94_2mK9yAwSVw511pOwqvAFgT2OWl5RGMK1ufFo1rtZgF0VtSBb8-KinwYeaLszRVwIy2Eejrb4wUHs_hmVsjhvvFyV0gN9/s400/domburg+2011+087.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...licking unsuspecting feet when ever one got too close to him... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw28E8dZG7Shri7FYmQaiaMSv7bS5WAeDIY2XJZFBQ0zdRUjbf_cE7nm18GH5gYKgMnCsCQ0atN_ZhBFxtFPloQHt-eSQ4Pedw4V1k8-eFrBYSL0oqfP5ukS4gUoRZvNK4a-qf4oW5p5On/s1600/domburg+2011+072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw28E8dZG7Shri7FYmQaiaMSv7bS5WAeDIY2XJZFBQ0zdRUjbf_cE7nm18GH5gYKgMnCsCQ0atN_ZhBFxtFPloQHt-eSQ4Pedw4V1k8-eFrBYSL0oqfP5ukS4gUoRZvNK4a-qf4oW5p5On/s400/domburg+2011+072.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...ready to chase a seagull... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuaofG8Zq5yxgL32Z3vld7WnhN81g_ecluo5_VoX_Z1i4MRQlmo5sPflsSLsfbVgFgEVbM3uGvCG01a90wQd3yJVLt_6d3pxa7p_neWTCeZfRma-OZf8YnNrYPYs-zJmTg8QekgbnZkdf/s1600/domburg+2011+084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuaofG8Zq5yxgL32Z3vld7WnhN81g_ecluo5_VoX_Z1i4MRQlmo5sPflsSLsfbVgFgEVbM3uGvCG01a90wQd3yJVLt_6d3pxa7p_neWTCeZfRma-OZf8YnNrYPYs-zJmTg8QekgbnZkdf/s400/domburg+2011+084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...finding driftwood sticks to chew on... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBwgWvIap3zwd3FwezZSmzx5ajjgQw2-Hd5E3uUEap-UPxLNm-M2vSTzTQjaDJojJG5MeobdHK1frl2pLfMV6LXGauYbBBYmXWiwAFxowx4lUsz8p6vbyiCh92L3BEo9kMwH20EdKFZ2q/s1600/domburg+2011+086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBwgWvIap3zwd3FwezZSmzx5ajjgQw2-Hd5E3uUEap-UPxLNm-M2vSTzTQjaDJojJG5MeobdHK1frl2pLfMV6LXGauYbBBYmXWiwAFxowx4lUsz8p6vbyiCh92L3BEo9kMwH20EdKFZ2q/s400/domburg+2011+086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...chasing that same stick when it was thrown.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeSp5dlsaNDSjfJPws2b5YfLN-SiNbeKap0fu3rNrLuA6uVyVw-ycEqnewcJ8AiROHIrKe_ExgKt_sA2G1RDa4N7okXcTn-0VCVDo5TEWW-Zbj0-hjnJIFsq-12OEOxOgp2WbH8UCTFCj/s1600/domburg+2011+089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeSp5dlsaNDSjfJPws2b5YfLN-SiNbeKap0fu3rNrLuA6uVyVw-ycEqnewcJ8AiROHIrKe_ExgKt_sA2G1RDa4N7okXcTn-0VCVDo5TEWW-Zbj0-hjnJIFsq-12OEOxOgp2WbH8UCTFCj/s400/domburg+2011+089.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...bringing it back for yet another round of chasing... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHOnS9P99ZmS2gPR94lMVc9F26VqeEaakvOqwu_44MjtNF_wdpdTqTRAYkUNJS11hm6JH13qtPzLfWPmQNNF4uUCk2e5H4j-hYUvu03w8tGO-Ov_t8wooNtQjybaVt1kUqV5qLQqIwI41/s1600/domburg+2011+096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHOnS9P99ZmS2gPR94lMVc9F26VqeEaakvOqwu_44MjtNF_wdpdTqTRAYkUNJS11hm6JH13qtPzLfWPmQNNF4uUCk2e5H4j-hYUvu03w8tGO-Ov_t8wooNtQjybaVt1kUqV5qLQqIwI41/s400/domburg+2011+096.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDuJCtio4fX7DD2hZZHzFAbF8xd4Yul-Cdn0cC2dWggGCspI1quWCzg_uUbYA4Euv94hSmdx_BlKZhqk2kfXr4ioPCDN0jFNXloK_dz85maZsvKpc0ds2Gt8jduyAFNLzu5ChTNCoLvWy/s1600/domburg+2011+108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDuJCtio4fX7DD2hZZHzFAbF8xd4Yul-Cdn0cC2dWggGCspI1quWCzg_uUbYA4Euv94hSmdx_BlKZhqk2kfXr4ioPCDN0jFNXloK_dz85maZsvKpc0ds2Gt8jduyAFNLzu5ChTNCoLvWy/s400/domburg+2011+108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...digging more holes in the sand...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...hanging out with the kids.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlVK-D7J2Ic1jCsrcsHntA4KuvbIKcdVFK5RLUpRWFbkjp1x0ifD7vucTj_7NahlSXYqjGvD77trdy35uKHTB1Ds5z9Jvz_XxKQvnLdnfwc_Y2vKugiE_mdtnwHfxzQ6pVulEHuySgozy/s1600/domburg+2011+173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlVK-D7J2Ic1jCsrcsHntA4KuvbIKcdVFK5RLUpRWFbkjp1x0ifD7vucTj_7NahlSXYqjGvD77trdy35uKHTB1Ds5z9Jvz_XxKQvnLdnfwc_Y2vKugiE_mdtnwHfxzQ6pVulEHuySgozy/s400/domburg+2011+173.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...watching how people dig holes... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVDhfj9RQIIsHSXHjCcL0g0voDxr_R-z9KYe_IMq90Nys9F8kCyWAmtU1uk-Od56Jo1hy-rlVSHEPoM1JUV_7MSIc8lvasreaYjdicVQY3qaFxIrJ71QM4KA0yVr4XdqDFxob2OXsMw8S/s1600/domburg+2011+239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVDhfj9RQIIsHSXHjCcL0g0voDxr_R-z9KYe_IMq90Nys9F8kCyWAmtU1uk-Od56Jo1hy-rlVSHEPoM1JUV_7MSIc8lvasreaYjdicVQY3qaFxIrJ71QM4KA0yVr4XdqDFxob2OXsMw8S/s400/domburg+2011+239.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...then giving it a try himself!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-682fe6pCETeUn6NgSWPFxBjYgp3I1oQjmupu6jl8DVBvZp9Vu1p4hFtRbQNonGXf8UP5Dk__B_lUjVhhsI87_NzDzrOHJo9IbX5XZ8XuIyl3rXYL_K_AHYedZbQzcvm1dKZSfQ4PhAr1/s1600/domburg+2011+265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-682fe6pCETeUn6NgSWPFxBjYgp3I1oQjmupu6jl8DVBvZp9Vu1p4hFtRbQNonGXf8UP5Dk__B_lUjVhhsI87_NzDzrOHJo9IbX5XZ8XuIyl3rXYL_K_AHYedZbQzcvm1dKZSfQ4PhAr1/s400/domburg+2011+265.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I captured this little bird running along the water's edge right before we packed up and left for home, sorry to leave such a wonderful day behind us, but happy that we had the chance to go and have so much fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMTisbumzbp6HZ36yyqUyyGUa6oC6I5vByMj384yONkjjglcRwYBlelLK7PtKgvPcJoubD5dDEQiFadg78kbo_9QTVsutytZDmTe5uBtuTNwBdIFaYaU0mtxMutXsLaie3mvWDtsCvtaz/s1600/domburg+2011+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMTisbumzbp6HZ36yyqUyyGUa6oC6I5vByMj384yONkjjglcRwYBlelLK7PtKgvPcJoubD5dDEQiFadg78kbo_9QTVsutytZDmTe5uBtuTNwBdIFaYaU0mtxMutXsLaie3mvWDtsCvtaz/s400/domburg+2011+043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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p.s. Some how I ended up with one picture twice of Cody digging holes instead of the two different ones that it was suppose to be. Don't know how to edit it out now. Sorry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-38598175966020194662011-08-21T07:30:00.000-07:002011-08-21T07:30:25.429-07:00Eltz Castle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B15FrQW4rhA6U0y-8n68dT0Syk7pKgegEboepJhFXC-tpDPvGsZYQESSIn69DuovLogSJwkBVh0ezGO-O_QVWo5TEJDSj9dUK5P_7ucgK0k91_ib-bgEZsgrUQwW45z8UeeepVvS23VQ/s1600/Burg+Eltz+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B15FrQW4rhA6U0y-8n68dT0Syk7pKgegEboepJhFXC-tpDPvGsZYQESSIn69DuovLogSJwkBVh0ezGO-O_QVWo5TEJDSj9dUK5P_7ucgK0k91_ib-bgEZsgrUQwW45z8UeeepVvS23VQ/s400/Burg+Eltz+047.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My laptop is finally back and although it does not always do what I want it to, or what I wish it would, it is repaired and back in my loving care, as are all the photos that I have stored on it. I never thought that I would so dearly miss a bit of electronic gadgetry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hubby and I took a very much needed day off from work last week and with the family took a day trip to Eltz Castle, about 90 minutes from where we live, and situated in the countryside not far from the Moselle River (spelled <i>Mosel</i> in German). We lucked out and had the most marvelous warm sunny weather that day, and like Goldilocks would have said, "not too hot, and not too cold". It was perfect for sight seeing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGK4MhISQLQL_7OawWA1yo3iEB7IgdKawIjRu6XdMFYY2uDcULhq0KpNuvKMBsTPPxnIoOMmiAL7x0rjKvjc4EEr0nXNZKAG7KtRZiH-UTk78FKwrFuwJqUItseX-0IQKO7zwHLNIV4QM/s1600/Burg+Eltz+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGK4MhISQLQL_7OawWA1yo3iEB7IgdKawIjRu6XdMFYY2uDcULhq0KpNuvKMBsTPPxnIoOMmiAL7x0rjKvjc4EEr0nXNZKAG7KtRZiH-UTk78FKwrFuwJqUItseX-0IQKO7zwHLNIV4QM/s400/Burg+Eltz+006.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is how it looks as you walk down the one kilometer long road to reach the castle grounds, and as you turn a curve in the road, there is this spectacular view of the castle itself nestled on a tiny hill in the wooded valley.</span></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/AVvXsEilnMmMJD1ZyqQimnXpTKIl23o3xF6A7ZBfcSjNnGSQps_j33uT3ZNWnPTjbiBfkez3qdKJ9YdhZ6IR2P_SYtNaEq02Hl08dPooF7RtvJgOlx9c4Tn5dbRDrmhKzZTHWLziMLM8Eu3m-qGZ/s1600/Burg+Eltz+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnMmMJD1ZyqQimnXpTKIl23o3xF6A7ZBfcSjNnGSQps_j33uT3ZNWnPTjbiBfkez3qdKJ9YdhZ6IR2P_SYtNaEq02Hl08dPooF7RtvJgOlx9c4Tn5dbRDrmhKzZTHWLziMLM8Eu3m-qGZ/s400/Burg+Eltz+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After stopping for a bit of lunch on the outdoor terrace on the castle grounds, the family went for a tour of the inside, while I waited outside with Cody. Yes, he came along for the ride that day and loved every minute of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cody and I walked all around, and eventually tiring, we found a quiet corner to sit so we could wait for the others. Cody had a great view of the trail where he knew Christina, his human "mommy" would have to walk down to meet us. And this is the view of the castle that we had from the bench. I could have sat there all day long, with not a care in the world, and that breath-taking view filling me with awe and wonder.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The castle is under renovations, hence the crane in some of the pictures and plastic covered scaffolding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZweRd2xNORTyjGOHhPAQyHoipZqBAb780USli3rRjSZHtDaHkOgytIbO5c-v227Up7mB2pS_dvjtONgP3qNaTzIN3a3LyBaiZIQZ6KtE4gcWzOsI5tOrOi6WQfC1bJrBLmKvyt5-r0bA/s1600/Burg+Eltz+079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZweRd2xNORTyjGOHhPAQyHoipZqBAb780USli3rRjSZHtDaHkOgytIbO5c-v227Up7mB2pS_dvjtONgP3qNaTzIN3a3LyBaiZIQZ6KtE4gcWzOsI5tOrOi6WQfC1bJrBLmKvyt5-r0bA/s400/Burg+Eltz+079.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in the 12th century, amazingly the castle is still privately owned by the same family for the past 800 years and has not been turned into a federally operated historical site. Entrance fees into the castle help to pay for upkeep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsUpwo-2U3oD8Bc3YNSzb67udwH-aNDBnxkQVeTryqqKZqn-xGtdSCVgeoezx6qfh_ONiOyEA0ZF_6FHyRSHp_x28Au8dOmaSOfD8bmTDEwzUJSMbNPnx8ZJ8FLrqoUDcxX44zZ8gQvhe/s1600/Burg+Eltz+081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsUpwo-2U3oD8Bc3YNSzb67udwH-aNDBnxkQVeTryqqKZqn-xGtdSCVgeoezx6qfh_ONiOyEA0ZF_6FHyRSHp_x28Au8dOmaSOfD8bmTDEwzUJSMbNPnx8ZJ8FLrqoUDcxX44zZ8gQvhe/s400/Burg+Eltz+081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-59739799020028479922011-08-11T12:42:00.000-07:002011-08-11T12:42:49.580-07:00COMPUTER TROUBLES<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not too long ago my laptop started to give me reason to worry, it just was not working right. Then the screen lighting went out, so although I could use the laptop, I could not see what I was working on! Not good. So, we hooked up a regular screen to the laptop, making it a stationary one and I could only use it in the diningroom. Now even that is not working, so I am without a laptop at the moment and have to share hubby's office computer. Which means, we have to take turns at it! Ugh, even worse! With all of my photos saved on the laptop, I am not able to use any of the recent ones to post on my blog. And since this computer in the office is rather old and VERY slow, I don't want to add any new pictures to it and over burden it in any way. So dear friends, I will still continue to come around visiting you and seeing what is new with you and yours in your corners of the world, but for now don't wonder why I am not posting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"Dear laptop, please come back to me soon so that we might spend some enjoyable hours together once again blogging, emailing friends and family, doing online shopping, and keeping up with listings in my Etsy shop. I will miss you for now!!" :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hope you are all having a grand day. Inspite of no laptop, my Thursday has been lovely, with nice sunny mild weather and a family bbq adding much chatter and laughter to my hours. </span>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-49516173776442815162011-08-07T02:34:00.000-07:002011-08-07T02:34:00.751-07:00Mountain Ash, a patient dog, and a beautiful sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58VXvmzt6CC9YNPGgZEQ0L4YxmloBVHlFRx43HfMlmXsCWrDQYGaTjog_IqCiLyU-UF5A2uumEdImxNM1nGOEZUW7WT8hxHbvs5HdxWFMJ8Oc-G42-GvOkArQ8OmSDxltzXT2lPgszoQD/s1600/blog+106.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58VXvmzt6CC9YNPGgZEQ0L4YxmloBVHlFRx43HfMlmXsCWrDQYGaTjog_IqCiLyU-UF5A2uumEdImxNM1nGOEZUW7WT8hxHbvs5HdxWFMJ8Oc-G42-GvOkArQ8OmSDxltzXT2lPgszoQD/s400/blog+106.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCnJJXzngM-iqH7QK33PnS8qw9T0DfiPHri2iZyD_qciao6B2YSDoNXk4p0Ri17CGRZIbwdXewt9m9ep0UJNd-mN7P0O0kEeJREG34Syb3uhxYN0RK7nqEx6Er0B12kxDIQzykmztS8aW/s1600/blog+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCnJJXzngM-iqH7QK33PnS8qw9T0DfiPHri2iZyD_qciao6B2YSDoNXk4p0Ri17CGRZIbwdXewt9m9ep0UJNd-mN7P0O0kEeJREG34Syb3uhxYN0RK7nqEx6Er0B12kxDIQzykmztS8aW/s400/blog+038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSalW3SQvcwNqiTFkF6TDzP3qCYbCED8VKap1htwkatrdlxLPgH5AmsomwDD3iNaFPr3cJcGaYOppxvuvOK-W-Vyh2cf3Kxkl0EyBd83gdb_EBZ2BFybBzg6sQtLcEvBMpNe0e2ONl-1E/s1600/blog+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSalW3SQvcwNqiTFkF6TDzP3qCYbCED8VKap1htwkatrdlxLPgH5AmsomwDD3iNaFPr3cJcGaYOppxvuvOK-W-Vyh2cf3Kxkl0EyBd83gdb_EBZ2BFybBzg6sQtLcEvBMpNe0e2ONl-1E/s400/blog+042.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> With all of the rain that we have seen of late, our moutain ash (or rowan berries) have really exploded. While out walking with Cody I was able to capture these pictures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyp0epRP9ddo-idof-n3wiyiYtJ5TeU4VLHUki_gSu08t8BoVlaUtjmHCojI2t3aCsSb6PGsMCdeOuVtoUnWq04-Hx9OJFSEAHixPkm5-ybbDKsy9n_4k_3WBZoKnE7vQqhpJnkhN_2s1y/s1600/blog+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyp0epRP9ddo-idof-n3wiyiYtJ5TeU4VLHUki_gSu08t8BoVlaUtjmHCojI2t3aCsSb6PGsMCdeOuVtoUnWq04-Hx9OJFSEAHixPkm5-ybbDKsy9n_4k_3WBZoKnE7vQqhpJnkhN_2s1y/s400/blog+034.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Their vibrancy fascinated me, and all the birds in the area too, who flock (excuse the pun!) to this huge bush and have a feast. The bush is quite large, having grown on the edge of our property for more then 40 years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCne3omvOrYUzjhtIgVxpx3WBcqFKkSNwgXg56mRd6r_6zmzSSYDJ-poYfoMx6tV0qkOw3ICb4K93aP8bFOxGYMr6LJAKgh92mBM16eJI-L25O5ks_CYrc3Z53ZA-rCtN0aHN8UOwZZ1VA/s1600/blog+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCne3omvOrYUzjhtIgVxpx3WBcqFKkSNwgXg56mRd6r_6zmzSSYDJ-poYfoMx6tV0qkOw3ICb4K93aP8bFOxGYMr6LJAKgh92mBM16eJI-L25O5ks_CYrc3Z53ZA-rCtN0aHN8UOwZZ1VA/s400/blog+031.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d-YiXMgKbuypVBsRQl_CbIhVyswwwLrYWcXdHN9OpExOizUZQYEAwYoFxo20V6FxYWq7rmTf_LLjEhQEoBhdr3JFy1klAGXIMi8KB9XTUFREvzlT1W4UnU0c_KUIkjj6du1SnxXdvsUg/s1600/blog+086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d-YiXMgKbuypVBsRQl_CbIhVyswwwLrYWcXdHN9OpExOizUZQYEAwYoFxo20V6FxYWq7rmTf_LLjEhQEoBhdr3JFy1klAGXIMi8KB9XTUFREvzlT1W4UnU0c_KUIkjj6du1SnxXdvsUg/s400/blog+086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not sure what Cody saw off in the distance, but he stood perfectly still and I was happy to have snapped this photo of him. He is such a pretty boy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGvopPzSffFxR9KJJt_tFfGd-QbScT77wMOXpJrCd5Mh0k7WLBRZ-mKAlKLQahLE-eAD_KN9VyFzLca0Y40fgxcHwt6ZUCfTpIX-lacIjhZ2jNS9o-ctimWaqzgaRHv8qtZVzEYi3-Rp/s1600/blog+091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nGvopPzSffFxR9KJJt_tFfGd-QbScT77wMOXpJrCd5Mh0k7WLBRZ-mKAlKLQahLE-eAD_KN9VyFzLca0Y40fgxcHwt6ZUCfTpIX-lacIjhZ2jNS9o-ctimWaqzgaRHv8qtZVzEYi3-Rp/s400/blog+091.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> He then waited patiently for me while I continued to snap photos of not only him....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6erQjXVJVqRArrIv-lKC1rRTX9iTnNGOT5kQRh87zu-5XaIibYdNEdqJyuLnJiPA6mQh6QjhgnK_kfG7kykWqBB6rMoAVensGBveU-wa0AlXODV3OdGzYWeuXGaeWvz_FL-iiMAprxpY/s1600/blog+094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6erQjXVJVqRArrIv-lKC1rRTX9iTnNGOT5kQRh87zu-5XaIibYdNEdqJyuLnJiPA6mQh6QjhgnK_kfG7kykWqBB6rMoAVensGBveU-wa0AlXODV3OdGzYWeuXGaeWvz_FL-iiMAprxpY/s400/blog+094.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_bThpiNlCNV8qDbfywGGGfkITgiUUlcH5rTNtFYmkoeRE6nwqkUnk7bSFJQo8isEzWC-GfILL4yCi1R6zFaGOKAnLMMNOZ9tbST0Tyh9L7kQsTMqnJwYS02y6i8KpcVgD5YbMcNGF3WA/s1600/august+1%252C+2011+sunset+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_bThpiNlCNV8qDbfywGGGfkITgiUUlcH5rTNtFYmkoeRE6nwqkUnk7bSFJQo8isEzWC-GfILL4yCi1R6zFaGOKAnLMMNOZ9tbST0Tyh9L7kQsTMqnJwYS02y6i8KpcVgD5YbMcNGF3WA/s400/august+1%252C+2011+sunset+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> .........but of this fantastic sunset that we were privileged to see that evening. Without much sunshine this summer, sunsets like this one have been few and far between.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yePK1n1aWQFkPkZnt3KhiNgyjCTC0qjAju88hQ4BJ3eiZGbT0HjLvsJc2VC2p8zScLmMD3AxhZ3cagEDAPBX11kcoY6P9AGauNrDr2M4AyNBVNn0ox9yTIaUzs4FbDw31nzIXOO9sgmD/s1600/august+1%252C+2011+sunset+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yePK1n1aWQFkPkZnt3KhiNgyjCTC0qjAju88hQ4BJ3eiZGbT0HjLvsJc2VC2p8zScLmMD3AxhZ3cagEDAPBX11kcoY6P9AGauNrDr2M4AyNBVNn0ox9yTIaUzs4FbDw31nzIXOO9sgmD/s400/august+1%252C+2011+sunset+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday. The sun is shining this morning, so not a bad start so far! I will take all that we can get this summer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">~Debby</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-15217065094169867522011-08-02T07:30:00.000-07:002011-08-02T07:30:03.900-07:00TUCKED INDOORS TO CREATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUAiZIL3sSwF3agUJXGS6ElssgzvXE8Ud2As_FT-2uQzqje8Vp9tLvFvBBtPIHMwybwCsOu3bjYDY3lYJLYG7l5DLIocXC7QxT6dLVdi0Ty0jZAMdRWUDlesjWpY2Xm6d-KWbSqDfZscA/s1600/floral+garters+098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUAiZIL3sSwF3agUJXGS6ElssgzvXE8Ud2As_FT-2uQzqje8Vp9tLvFvBBtPIHMwybwCsOu3bjYDY3lYJLYG7l5DLIocXC7QxT6dLVdi0Ty0jZAMdRWUDlesjWpY2Xm6d-KWbSqDfZscA/s320/floral+garters+098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">With all the rainy weather we have had this summer, there has been opportunity and time for me to stayed tucked inside the house to work with my silk ribbons.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These have just been listed in my Etsy shop.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.gartermademoiselle.etsy.com/">www.GarterMademoiselle.etsy.com</a> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA-6xetNc8Uo1IP7xLUeCMJde4fOStdewJfgtaLBXBex__E_JyW0QxyyFS9MwBYmH0vR5gWmk2DnZaNxTcWtw_HV4cfThdyICjQZlYgQksDn94AZewNqB2Ud_TCMrhMYwGIF_GNNgw-wY/s1600/floral+garters+087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA-6xetNc8Uo1IP7xLUeCMJde4fOStdewJfgtaLBXBex__E_JyW0QxyyFS9MwBYmH0vR5gWmk2DnZaNxTcWtw_HV4cfThdyICjQZlYgQksDn94AZewNqB2Ud_TCMrhMYwGIF_GNNgw-wY/s320/floral+garters+087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I have been enjoying making this new style that I designed, the garters embellished with my own handmade French ribbonwork blossoms and folded roses. This blue one is made with dusty blue ribbon and vintage 1950's blue lace.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQ6RKp4tamkFAyikA3_-3SeXleqzcfaiR92eAVaV4aauWix3XKfR0lNDSONyB-BR_brKUJAPzpw-5jNuRWSdAlXMS8_U8i42aZQONHbk8IOvvONdkd-d3i8UUtI5cpEOysPlIfOFArvxn/s1600/floral+garters+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQ6RKp4tamkFAyikA3_-3SeXleqzcfaiR92eAVaV4aauWix3XKfR0lNDSONyB-BR_brKUJAPzpw-5jNuRWSdAlXMS8_U8i42aZQONHbk8IOvvONdkd-d3i8UUtI5cpEOysPlIfOFArvxn/s320/floral+garters+051.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This bridal white one has a folded rose and white 5-petaled blossom with a vintage rhinestone as its center. And tucked lovingly below the flowers is the bride's special "Something Blue" bow.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ4Vhb_3dLJLlPaR12u4Fjp3SNEuXS0ZLzPzdlnw7ZrgfU3Tqyk92nQyFqosohyphenhyphenMejiy88fwuSux1h6wlGZPYV89dfRqtOitPbdVtSkmnRhmmdsnz2LJcdq7tpGrDOLBGmpqBGFg0NGuD/s1600/floral+garters+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ4Vhb_3dLJLlPaR12u4Fjp3SNEuXS0ZLzPzdlnw7ZrgfU3Tqyk92nQyFqosohyphenhyphenMejiy88fwuSux1h6wlGZPYV89dfRqtOitPbdVtSkmnRhmmdsnz2LJcdq7tpGrDOLBGmpqBGFg0NGuD/s320/floral+garters+054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Similar to the all white one, this garter is made of white silk satin ribbons but has a very pale yellow silk blossom next to an ivory folded and needle-sculpted flat rose, and again the little Something Blue bow with a pearl adorning the middle. What bride could resist such elegance!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-9386045154830754762011-07-30T02:42:00.000-07:002011-07-30T02:45:27.951-07:00RAINY SUMMER DAYS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlBuqN1UpofVwVK_ehLLr7prB_Y7rCVe8XrBp2JY9wTbZZLVegJcD6Oj-K0vh0TwPjXitTEQY0syLBqMcowYzHZj_I3tcShlZqoIBeK1vVPR5xQAncXaZPRR5FvefPhlSWUd26c0XV5AN/s1600/end+of+july+new+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlBuqN1UpofVwVK_ehLLr7prB_Y7rCVe8XrBp2JY9wTbZZLVegJcD6Oj-K0vh0TwPjXitTEQY0syLBqMcowYzHZj_I3tcShlZqoIBeK1vVPR5xQAncXaZPRR5FvefPhlSWUd26c0XV5AN/s320/end+of+july+new+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I know that the rest of the world is having a really hot and humid summer, but here in my corner of the world in the north-west part of Germany we have nothing but rain, rain, and then more rain. It is cold out there like the worst autumn day, and summer seems to have eluded us some how. I am not sure which is the lesser of the two evils, much too hot and humid, or our cold and damp.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But this picture just might say it all. Even our chickens don't like being out in this awful "summer" weather and sat at the windows hoping we would let them in. The rooster crowed loud and clear, hoping I would notice them a bit sooner. I would like to know just what it was that he was trying to tell me!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKBwmqW-6E03nS5PKMoN0MU4sAKzAbr3WKZOEzouCdxsEijrtlnxncWamYD-rnQnT9RsXEhWRCu2cgn7TtSGSk8jSD5IS05d4j2_n6oC5qNFXNYlqPIJpgadAvhwRmL0kJttM0TkQ-dvn/s1600/end+of+july+new+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKBwmqW-6E03nS5PKMoN0MU4sAKzAbr3WKZOEzouCdxsEijrtlnxncWamYD-rnQnT9RsXEhWRCu2cgn7TtSGSk8jSD5IS05d4j2_n6oC5qNFXNYlqPIJpgadAvhwRmL0kJttM0TkQ-dvn/s320/end+of+july+new+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found this vintage porcelain keepsake box at a pretty little antique shop in Brugge, Belgium. I fell in love with the dog and its pretty pink rose design, (my all time favorite color) and the fact that it dates back to the 1940's. The price was right and I felt as if it was sitting there in the window of that little shop just</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">waiting for me to take it home that day, which it did in the blink of an eye! It fits in so nicely with a little collection of bone china ornaments and figurines that I have been collecting for about a year now. I wanted to share a few with you and tell you a bit about their creator, Pamela.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I found Pamela's shop of ornaments on Etsy by chance one day while surfing through newly listed items, one of those fateful little clicks on the computer keys!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Pamela has a special affection for the Christmas season, so most of her creations are sculpted into ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree. Who could resist decorating for the holidays with these little cuties?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5qfBEQqNjMvm-DzM87ZJyLqD78ZoXJvpsjen6GHwtuYTph2bJCb-Gfmeyw_i31YxIOnxZPPkb42PaSD05g64taQYB_rxo2T_zMSLgdfAEyavtsawzON1s1XiPgUHyhrDQZiGB70c3UC-/s1600/--30000--7248_product_1826354348_3_thumb_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5qfBEQqNjMvm-DzM87ZJyLqD78ZoXJvpsjen6GHwtuYTph2bJCb-Gfmeyw_i31YxIOnxZPPkb42PaSD05g64taQYB_rxo2T_zMSLgdfAEyavtsawzON1s1XiPgUHyhrDQZiGB70c3UC-/s320/--30000--7248_product_1826354348_3_thumb_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think Pamela chose a wonderful name for her shop, she really does have a sleigh full of magic with her wonderful handmade creations. I hope you will all stop by her shops to take a peek, and check out her blog, where you can see step by step photos of how she creates.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What a talented artist Pamela is, and her little works of art give me much joy. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-50172151890210309242011-07-26T00:59:00.000-07:002011-07-26T02:56:04.638-07:00Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFxodtptufXqgH60RAf8MTk38hmhMbodiF1hgoqFI4X913EArYbOZP_LkT5sDBTrCeB6HuBqY7mtbZ4ecAUh_-mkMfBQdmk8Ec9iWpgup3WRuTfFJRsci-I1PsSVgSaoqlW2wYsLopkZn/s1600/blog-garters+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFxodtptufXqgH60RAf8MTk38hmhMbodiF1hgoqFI4X913EArYbOZP_LkT5sDBTrCeB6HuBqY7mtbZ4ecAUh_-mkMfBQdmk8Ec9iWpgup3WRuTfFJRsci-I1PsSVgSaoqlW2wYsLopkZn/s320/blog-garters+036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And my kids often tell me that <i>I</i> am having a bad hair day! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I think our little Silkie, <i>Ellie</i> has one that tops any that I have ever had! :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ellie Dear, you will have to learn not to stick your whole face and fuzzy top-knot into your wet mash!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We sure did have a good laugh over this here in the family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wishing everyone a lovely Tuesday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-86659565021604908292011-07-24T02:06:00.000-07:002011-07-24T02:06:08.702-07:00Sunday breakfast at the B&B<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0kVjl3zXnbZ0uqjjr2tqTSMVftR0QV7D7XP_UM0pYb4wi1jzns010LckHi5VK_x4ElBjLYretoeqzBQfgDmCLNVmojf0aUwh1NWQozs8Yv0_2g-7y8oikd3WHpgenX7QSnhmC9eEY0Be/s1600/Brugge+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0kVjl3zXnbZ0uqjjr2tqTSMVftR0QV7D7XP_UM0pYb4wi1jzns010LckHi5VK_x4ElBjLYretoeqzBQfgDmCLNVmojf0aUwh1NWQozs8Yv0_2g-7y8oikd3WHpgenX7QSnhmC9eEY0Be/s320/Brugge+007.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday morning, and I just finished a cup of hot steaming coffee, but wish I could go back to Brugge Belgium for the kind of breakfast we had at the Bed & Breakfast. Hot coffee served in a pretty vintage pot plus a selection of fresh delicious rolls...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Melon slices wrapped in smoked ham, crackers with salmon, and slices of cucumbers with a savory cream on top. Everything was so lovingly and prettily prepared, I almost hated to eat any of it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday, and perhaps a breakfast that is as yummy as these were!</span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-17303164224061306562011-07-23T02:03:00.000-07:002011-07-23T02:03:48.359-07:00SILKIES<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">With an animal loving daughter, my house and yard are bound to fill up with all sorts of furred and feathered friends. These pure breed Silkie hens came into our lives last fall. Tiny and thin upon arrival, we wondered if they would ever look like the photos that the breeder's internet site showed. In time they filled out, and became fluffier and fluffier. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Pepper...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsq3ZM8xlkDKeOsPvhyphenhyphen1e6XalnOuRe1qYHpD6wA9SbK6hayMPWYGn-E1Iudo2rLLHzoUI6AtkA4B9R1OK4m2wciO3HV5Z-5hAJxSozVRTSihcCOBL6bRvhw2m9ZIxAHT-crEYq1OFExeH/s1600/%252384+100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsq3ZM8xlkDKeOsPvhyphenhyphen1e6XalnOuRe1qYHpD6wA9SbK6hayMPWYGn-E1Iudo2rLLHzoUI6AtkA4B9R1OK4m2wciO3HV5Z-5hAJxSozVRTSihcCOBL6bRvhw2m9ZIxAHT-crEYq1OFExeH/s320/%252384+100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Emma...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and Ellie.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHva5LM6BBLZObPyXc1udSAjgnhtgoEl721dCDB0Hkwofpel-ADiiP40r8tgzdNfimkZWfViKbZRZCOSrW_-g3iwFXRhC2S0FnxtXpR7euNdroAFrWQjDqL1uB4T_zn20zhIqJdidJ1q1/s1600/%252384+099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHva5LM6BBLZObPyXc1udSAjgnhtgoEl721dCDB0Hkwofpel-ADiiP40r8tgzdNfimkZWfViKbZRZCOSrW_-g3iwFXRhC2S0FnxtXpR7euNdroAFrWQjDqL1uB4T_zn20zhIqJdidJ1q1/s320/%252384+099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-58381052260107087172011-07-21T03:29:00.000-07:002011-07-21T03:29:42.376-07:00Corn fields and childhood memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrE90_5j1uSIEuCrSxddhfaZ1zO6h8KyuufcMJ3yJ9p4qbgARh-VaoQvPzegyIecGH5mswLRU7ejoUa7tYiZk3RMbfixpK1youNrl3eDT6YbXqUoOPTeYTESi6ZaGMZVIlFJ1UJ__J_b6/s1600/blog+061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrE90_5j1uSIEuCrSxddhfaZ1zO6h8KyuufcMJ3yJ9p4qbgARh-VaoQvPzegyIecGH5mswLRU7ejoUa7tYiZk3RMbfixpK1youNrl3eDT6YbXqUoOPTeYTESi6ZaGMZVIlFJ1UJ__J_b6/s320/blog+061.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a simple thing, summer corn growing in fields under blue skies. But for me it means so much more... the growing corn elicits wonderful childhood memories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqyP_oVBd816OuEDKofc4AXW49T42MSMdx4S62MVV5j0N5Tk-_ZWvjcVvMHFCTUqX8ZhsvIcgBzjYEXKNBH0Yv1gHPuVpTtryITAfFEZbPS1tpjt3UfQvPHgTGbXI6UctFq5UUH6b_KMf/s1600/blog+099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqyP_oVBd816OuEDKofc4AXW49T42MSMdx4S62MVV5j0N5Tk-_ZWvjcVvMHFCTUqX8ZhsvIcgBzjYEXKNBH0Yv1gHPuVpTtryITAfFEZbPS1tpjt3UfQvPHgTGbXI6UctFq5UUH6b_KMf/s320/blog+099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My father was from Illinois, was the only boy among a family of 6 sisters. Wonderful weeks of summer vacations were spent visiting my father's parents and his sisters there when I was young.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttZBdJzIylR-OuT20BCw1PCgUwWbxTgZB3_4VxG-J7e_Vu7-QRddTZiiJwjrrNJhtEUrwMp3SgR-MZbtloTvxqLn-acnMdJLA-eFluSgxSn8YScya-plXsQRAM7K5f0Qt8rAtChJiByJc/s1600/blog+072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttZBdJzIylR-OuT20BCw1PCgUwWbxTgZB3_4VxG-J7e_Vu7-QRddTZiiJwjrrNJhtEUrwMp3SgR-MZbtloTvxqLn-acnMdJLA-eFluSgxSn8YScya-plXsQRAM7K5f0Qt8rAtChJiByJc/s320/blog+072.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of my aunts lived out in the country, their homes nestled between one vast cornfield and the other. Potluck dinners were often, and always delicious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pMABRZe2O9YKe5eyxyLOAOKYjvFck65v1UzooNxo_iRUxFUcrhSR-iJBRnaSdj-1BvKwMO3cG7-hDYZSL63zj-6p9repUJ3uZGFq1CbA7QOO5jQ6N8CLwrqAfJDZbs4Ad9jwu0kkf3Mg/s1600/blog+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pMABRZe2O9YKe5eyxyLOAOKYjvFck65v1UzooNxo_iRUxFUcrhSR-iJBRnaSdj-1BvKwMO3cG7-hDYZSL63zj-6p9repUJ3uZGFq1CbA7QOO5jQ6N8CLwrqAfJDZbs4Ad9jwu0kkf3Mg/s320/blog+104.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There was always fresh sweet corn at every meal. These cobs are still young and too small to pick, but I love to walk along the edge of the field, smelling the sweet corn scent, letting it take me back to childhood days and the fun of being with my father's family. They were a large boistrous and loud family, laughter filled every corner of every room in their homes. And I loved being a part of all that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx-F7mWLarAoOdS0eLJQhyMgg1FCO2bn3Ho663068gkIuZRyeC9erd04IFj9OOAioqHZYy59kLdf9z1udxWzK65YznbsSi2Qd83uVMGYqSeBNu0VgSnnIiaohysYUTJP5SCAPZSPAaWsH/s1600/blog+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx-F7mWLarAoOdS0eLJQhyMgg1FCO2bn3Ho663068gkIuZRyeC9erd04IFj9OOAioqHZYy59kLdf9z1udxWzK65YznbsSi2Qd83uVMGYqSeBNu0VgSnnIiaohysYUTJP5SCAPZSPAaWsH/s320/blog+055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am now working on some garters using the same vintage chocolate brown satin ribbon, but combined with pastel pink, pale blue and buttercream yellow. Absolutely yummy color combinations! </span></div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-70790232161436218322011-07-17T03:14:00.000-07:002011-07-17T03:14:44.575-07:00"Rosalie's Rising Sun"<div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't help sharing these photos of the sweetest new addition at the stables near us where my daughters ride. I will let the photos say it all, so enjoy "Rosalie".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are all enjoying a leisurely Sunday, just like Rosalie in the grass.</div>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270709609382694016.post-74498093166223687582011-07-13T08:15:00.000-07:002011-12-05T14:34:23.743-08:00Brugge in Belgium<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently spent a magical few days in Brugge, Belgium with my husband to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Now all I can do is long to go back to this wonderful old town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxM6CRyzdKzX3R5XO_x5RESSwx83BT_3K-W9uEg-JXr_vYriA7rQDgG1IcJ8YEJFXSRZ6PN96TqlA2Umd4RgyOGYZCUzKDGeoHt06n6d_qY9Q8hmYUTzKSUSHTZtWo0ZtbnI2HlS-2akJx/s1600/Brugge+247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxM6CRyzdKzX3R5XO_x5RESSwx83BT_3K-W9uEg-JXr_vYriA7rQDgG1IcJ8YEJFXSRZ6PN96TqlA2Umd4RgyOGYZCUzKDGeoHt06n6d_qY9Q8hmYUTzKSUSHTZtWo0ZtbnI2HlS-2akJx/s400/Brugge+247.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Bed & Breakfast we stayed at on the outskirts of town. We just hopped on the bus in the mornings and then </div><div style="text-align: center;"> spent our days sight-seeing in town, doing all the things that tourists do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like going on the boat ride.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESiP8QDFS4f9tVX7tThj3CrROqGwgiCoxX-CJtyDVFzlcqMGhdZEKqEZvHA4jIlYRvvyv8BPk8vl4Uw-0IAgKtWTbN5nddZ5u-ZlBUnYX-InJ1RjJwjipJgVCuiIaYxNspAjs-6jw_nAe/s1600/Brugge+104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESiP8QDFS4f9tVX7tThj3CrROqGwgiCoxX-CJtyDVFzlcqMGhdZEKqEZvHA4jIlYRvvyv8BPk8vl4Uw-0IAgKtWTbN5nddZ5u-ZlBUnYX-InJ1RjJwjipJgVCuiIaYxNspAjs-6jw_nAe/s400/Brugge+104.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One is a pale pink that I really like and depending on the natural daylight on any given day, the shade of pink is lighter or darker. I like how it turned out for these garters.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also like this background, made with a vintage bridal image that I just love. It is perfect for my "Victorian Brides" series of bridal garters, which are made with fine laces and ivory silk satin ribbons, kept rather simple and not over stated, but refined and very elegant, befitting that gentle era.</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIX4SANji-00Pwhoy_mA-AVBOs6KN5f3Cx1G1VnXUUr3Y2FRNdbL4Rx9sf81lQM8fY_1VuLu_kuRPNWXaV5NMx7DWuarW5FC0mTPn5noPS4fu8iI_YbmYYhscI7cHT0lI0diZeCRIug7_/s1600/Confi+May+2011+201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIX4SANji-00Pwhoy_mA-AVBOs6KN5f3Cx1G1VnXUUr3Y2FRNdbL4Rx9sf81lQM8fY_1VuLu_kuRPNWXaV5NMx7DWuarW5FC0mTPn5noPS4fu8iI_YbmYYhscI7cHT0lI0diZeCRIug7_/s320/Confi+May+2011+201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTFWJnhPRQSwVNCNfaMD607ks9hrHglB7IOwuUov-HViexU5gwiYFnGaTcVfDBZnjqiSVwEVjsOR0RpDCPKQNOzSJnPfBDhOzN-r6m1CRnPgqrOQBkLkhgf_T5HUE0L53Q4OH-4oMVQQ3/s1600/Confi+May+2011+203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTFWJnhPRQSwVNCNfaMD607ks9hrHglB7IOwuUov-HViexU5gwiYFnGaTcVfDBZnjqiSVwEVjsOR0RpDCPKQNOzSJnPfBDhOzN-r6m1CRnPgqrOQBkLkhgf_T5HUE0L53Q4OH-4oMVQQ3/s320/Confi+May+2011+203.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I have missed being here on blogger and sharing a story or two with one and all, a few pictures added in for the visual fun of it all. I have been busy sewing garters and keeping my shops full of new and lovely items for brides-to-be, so will share some of the latest creations in my next post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this finds everyone well and enjoying your summer days! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Debby </span>Garter Mademoisellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636060861070824699noreply@blogger.com0