tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50590423328343842312024-03-12T20:19:48.544-04:00Suburban RetreatCreating an Oasis in the CityLisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-79578803191189551332012-02-21T21:32:00.000-05:002012-02-21T21:32:06.099-05:00FESTIVUS (Feats of Strength)<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Thank you friends for all the birthday wishes on my last post!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuYJAWC5lmYHPBbCPrG9ifsZG-dwsoL2NqBUJ-xNRZ3qduWbH4ZOtx5HXXUKPhRx9v7DtSIGKo6LFKGAd9ZSGmehLRHBDukdZmDOIce03w6-IRX5Y0NbVjEs9BodCR20vfab3PPJ9R8Ja/s1600/Birthday+2012+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiuYJAWC5lmYHPBbCPrG9ifsZG-dwsoL2NqBUJ-xNRZ3qduWbH4ZOtx5HXXUKPhRx9v7DtSIGKo6LFKGAd9ZSGmehLRHBDukdZmDOIce03w6-IRX5Y0NbVjEs9BodCR20vfab3PPJ9R8Ja/s400/Birthday+2012+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I went and picked up my corner cabinet on the weekend.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I sighed when I first laid eyes on it. It was big ... really BIG and probably wouldn't fit in its intended place. I loved it though and couldn't leave without it. Eventually I would find a space for it.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">The cabinet barely fit in the back of my van. We tied the backdoor shut as best as we could and made the long journey from Toronto back home. We couldn't risk driving on the highway so we took, what I like to call, the scenic route.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjrCB63flW_6o81RXhHCaVPUPNK3MNZHFNvlbKL_lE8DKTft6qIp9b3pf-nfDnONQ3pf8DFFIkapiy8KAdKfYXFLIZcEHuQjBz4CucFFTQlGgZxdipH6xcIxLfdqSxyOX_ZwRM-T7ACYZPd/s1600/toronto-downtown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCB63flW_6o81RXhHCaVPUPNK3MNZHFNvlbKL_lE8DKTft6qIp9b3pf-nfDnONQ3pf8DFFIkapiy8KAdKfYXFLIZcEHuQjBz4CucFFTQlGgZxdipH6xcIxLfdqSxyOX_ZwRM-T7ACYZPd/s400/toronto-downtown.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Once we arrived home it was a struggle to move the cabinet into the garage. I was told I was not strong enough to get it back into the house and we would have to wait until my son returned home from a snowboarding trip in Banff.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">What ... wait FOUR MORE DAYS before I could have my cabinet in the house! Was he kidding? I instantly thought of Festivus from an episode of Seinfeld.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zmdeXl61y6RouyvK4Wxi769K93RO2FByB5t2oXstVC-dzvw1Cs-ALt4RErdjQ5aQg6DwRg-mumScZgaXnqr5Qn6_tP514GBW5Hs1wAIBJVB5AFlPhm5jd3K-vpWSObXMdJC2H2z_10c8/s1600/Seinfeld-150x150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zmdeXl61y6RouyvK4Wxi769K93RO2FByB5t2oXstVC-dzvw1Cs-ALt4RErdjQ5aQg6DwRg-mumScZgaXnqr5Qn6_tP514GBW5Hs1wAIBJVB5AFlPhm5jd3K-vpWSObXMdJC2H2z_10c8/s1600/Seinfeld-150x150.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Festivus was a holiday that George and his family celebrated and part of the festivities was performing 'Feats of Strength' and that was exactly what I was going to do to get that cabinet up a flight of stairs and through a narrow door into my dining room. And I did!</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/AVvXsEh24_TBRBYsnyZ-8dR8JWXXO-rR68xcHKp7dHhKzy42wdVg870UHMtxh1UaA_hnGiAdDOfK4F-lE3f1hAaC0N178M2OiLtJKkPcjC40ViyS_QuVDcwQLCeaWNngNzkVgIaoY6mwIK6lGc9t/s1600/Birthday+2012+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24_TBRBYsnyZ-8dR8JWXXO-rR68xcHKp7dHhKzy42wdVg870UHMtxh1UaA_hnGiAdDOfK4F-lE3f1hAaC0N178M2OiLtJKkPcjC40ViyS_QuVDcwQLCeaWNngNzkVgIaoY6mwIK6lGc9t/s400/Birthday+2012+010.JPG" width="400" /></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;">It didn't fit properly under the bulkhead so the top scroll had to be removed.</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 />
</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/AVvXsEjQl89Cmc8AQ3xTevNk8Vj_YdyEUBX-HNlN-qeXr1FxsyhlCaxl9EK6BnhI9ary8fZdIRUFfISXrSnucXfBGyz9Wq00icuWEIOHj8-9E11jskB33RXO7OhjQOIaKtuEk7RiXwv_t5vRqzcl/s1600/Birthday+2012+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQl89Cmc8AQ3xTevNk8Vj_YdyEUBX-HNlN-qeXr1FxsyhlCaxl9EK6BnhI9ary8fZdIRUFfISXrSnucXfBGyz9Wq00icuWEIOHj8-9E11jskB33RXO7OhjQOIaKtuEk7RiXwv_t5vRqzcl/s320/Birthday+2012+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I'll come up with something to add some detail back to the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYifUlY-kBcjl1VHPoUnbOPkEuwc3JaMe2QfP8yWofizjGwTVNwdB61Cc7hFY181QpFmJj1xP_OOzNosmMI2NuxqWB-qDol08uMjbA2nRwcrW8ghZxH5u7N5jB6AxcLK8vqWqaWBDzqbWN/s1600/Birthday+2012+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYifUlY-kBcjl1VHPoUnbOPkEuwc3JaMe2QfP8yWofizjGwTVNwdB61Cc7hFY181QpFmJj1xP_OOzNosmMI2NuxqWB-qDol08uMjbA2nRwcrW8ghZxH5u7N5jB6AxcLK8vqWqaWBDzqbWN/s400/Birthday+2012+024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">And my white little curio cabinet that previously occupied this corner ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf5lU00fEs4wDru-CBJ3OTR3jKGDhXULLN28YtZIRiiWb9wxyW1bGOPjNPL0n_GmOGDU-WO8TJIIrw6Fhyd14bdIuSjYb9hp9Bl0LDQDT3iOQtFqH8bG8orTNvNNZAtH2OqEmmmH0-QEp/s1600/Birthday+2012+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixf5lU00fEs4wDru-CBJ3OTR3jKGDhXULLN28YtZIRiiWb9wxyW1bGOPjNPL0n_GmOGDU-WO8TJIIrw6Fhyd14bdIuSjYb9hp9Bl0LDQDT3iOQtFqH8bG8orTNvNNZAtH2OqEmmmH0-QEp/s400/Birthday+2012+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">~ SOLD ~</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Cheers - Lisa</div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-66784756224956952652012-02-17T15:19:00.000-05:002012-02-17T15:19:44.287-05:00SELLNG ON KIJIJI<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This week was my Birthday!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Yes folks, I turned 29 yet again. I've celebrated almost twenty 29th Birthdays!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Guess next Birthday I should be turning 30.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This was for sale on Kijiji and hopefully will be coming home </strong><br />
<strong>with me as my Birthday present.</strong></div><strong><br />
</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2dFGbDHJXp7_6FEBkhCid1khE5ntuNAG2RqCMHRQv0gjf5UwL8wG_mw9dpknrw4U0oN8SodGSM4tQd-l8_-NYXW7nm3RsHcFf2_5P05akc_0gJaLwcdsMsmralmJXq61H5NpUK_FxJjq/s1600/Antique+corner+cabinet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2dFGbDHJXp7_6FEBkhCid1khE5ntuNAG2RqCMHRQv0gjf5UwL8wG_mw9dpknrw4U0oN8SodGSM4tQd-l8_-NYXW7nm3RsHcFf2_5P05akc_0gJaLwcdsMsmralmJXq61H5NpUK_FxJjq/s400/Antique+corner+cabinet.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Sorry about the wonky pics but that's the way</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>it is on the ad and I don't know how to rotate them.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtHC5tt-JzgZ0rWCv2VfXsoI-OX2NbC3L_qHGM5EilFjyhUyYern6n2v-6sBlYyZuOakKjGAJcPyuCQkUpQRRGjXy_fuqVhHmtgWGNMNvNp4jcK5CaD2LXXHLNAZOaCJf6JvViMsc3QAR/s1600/Antique+Corner+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtHC5tt-JzgZ0rWCv2VfXsoI-OX2NbC3L_qHGM5EilFjyhUyYern6n2v-6sBlYyZuOakKjGAJcPyuCQkUpQRRGjXy_fuqVhHmtgWGNMNvNp4jcK5CaD2LXXHLNAZOaCJf6JvViMsc3QAR/s400/Antique+Corner+3.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>You get the idea</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbgMsXqBhoY49jVaq0-JiyGbPg4DYltvOT1r0NhtzuzLJN3uSIb6CIG11XGejx8qf5rNJrbMNT5WqUQWPoencQxhlPebdqkbSkn9Kxt-i4_tX-POH_sIOsAEVvG7uyxZh_91yX3I97zi/s1600/antique+Corner+Cabinet+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbgMsXqBhoY49jVaq0-JiyGbPg4DYltvOT1r0NhtzuzLJN3uSIb6CIG11XGejx8qf5rNJrbMNT5WqUQWPoencQxhlPebdqkbSkn9Kxt-i4_tX-POH_sIOsAEVvG7uyxZh_91yX3I97zi/s400/antique+Corner+Cabinet+2.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In order to fit the 'New" corner cabinet into my home</strong><br />
<strong>my 'Old' corner cabinet must go!</strong><br />
<strong>So I've listed it for sale on Kijiji because I've used the site so</strong><br />
<strong>often to purchase items. </strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqZE1MNk_OVZD53uG2vZz2XTqjs-vb4toFNh6s0CJqnw_IAM4BcR1SrR-GtpbOxh2ikJuf8Ux8qBfpMX9yV07Vxkye3tLAf2ynPmoT-2dtoD4JYKvpZS8fnZ8j3dahgNbZXc60N5Belmz/s1600/Old+Curio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqZE1MNk_OVZD53uG2vZz2XTqjs-vb4toFNh6s0CJqnw_IAM4BcR1SrR-GtpbOxh2ikJuf8Ux8qBfpMX9yV07Vxkye3tLAf2ynPmoT-2dtoD4JYKvpZS8fnZ8j3dahgNbZXc60N5Belmz/s400/Old+Curio.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><strong>But NEVER to sell something</strong><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1HGbIR3ngNSafpzqUGMsc5OvPEDbczN40egFaGFa4TRzWwCPJudNtUCdsbg6_V6oY6vPtyBmC5wUXIKm7lifbsT7IJwr1qlTA8nljXWfr9WeyKDa5qjli63JViMq5LkVBtGC9lNz3urY/s1600/Old+Curio+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1HGbIR3ngNSafpzqUGMsc5OvPEDbczN40egFaGFa4TRzWwCPJudNtUCdsbg6_V6oY6vPtyBmC5wUXIKm7lifbsT7IJwr1qlTA8nljXWfr9WeyKDa5qjli63JViMq5LkVBtGC9lNz3urY/s400/Old+Curio+2.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And now I understand why some sellers are so</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>particular when you make contact with them about an item.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>You come across the most 'bizarre' people when selling something.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>There seems to be interest and then they just disappear. Or they make</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>an appointment to come and view the piece but then</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>they just don't show up!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Hmph ... like I don't have anything better to do with my time!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Wish me luck with my sale and I hope you all have</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>a great weekend!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;"><em><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Cheers ~ Lisa</span></strong></em></div></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-73307726460744909962012-02-15T11:37:00.000-05:002012-02-15T11:37:08.743-05:00GIVEAWAY WINNER<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><strong>Congratulations to <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Tracie of Fishtail Cottage</span>! She was selected as the Winner</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>of my Blog Makeover.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Thank you to all who entered and many thanks to </strong><br />
<a href="http://plumroselane.com/"><strong>Sharon of </strong><strong>Plumrose Lane </strong></a><br />
<strong>for working with me to put this Giveaway together!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Cheers - Lisa</div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-11013400814732534392012-02-14T05:51:00.000-05:002012-02-14T05:51:25.058-05:00HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY<div align="center">Here is my mantle for 2012!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEwMY81c0deTVfWr2-7aD_tKpwVVFVc303VUJnk1Y1vOhTOh97LABPxxheAvIh67yi81SCB6bXVJEkf3uw50TRUuXWjHxDzz4Wz6t6xlrPzsj2whP51JznZ232f107I9wKl7gwA7S7ONG/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEwMY81c0deTVfWr2-7aD_tKpwVVFVc303VUJnk1Y1vOhTOh97LABPxxheAvIh67yi81SCB6bXVJEkf3uw50TRUuXWjHxDzz4Wz6t6xlrPzsj2whP51JznZ232f107I9wKl7gwA7S7ONG/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+006.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new banner purchased from the ubber-talented</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">crafter, Diane from <a href="http://saturdayfinds.blogspot.com/">Saturday Finds</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiFqonHVY5wu9Slh3q7VE-g1zRschRsH0gBNa_7yXQNlBvlkWmEmC6f3riJcIIXM5scypHmlUkBS_OCD0i9E1r44et9Ze7Sh2mqjA14gx53QiqrLpSp3GXF0eLBDMM6Of_iNlc06D62mV/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiFqonHVY5wu9Slh3q7VE-g1zRschRsH0gBNa_7yXQNlBvlkWmEmC6f3riJcIIXM5scypHmlUkBS_OCD0i9E1r44et9Ze7Sh2mqjA14gx53QiqrLpSp3GXF0eLBDMM6Of_iNlc06D62mV/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+007.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovingly hand-crafted</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PjAK-V61DqLW7sOAeKDgaU9TgHDwgNRRcZMEitIdOOZsMahh4CVU7isBt2k3p0JMgX2KC6SwaS3mcpVuJoXHyWMYgSCLgQiZCErv3jkgyu6JQPgKV8mjt10z-Z1StYgPX4BDS828okKg/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PjAK-V61DqLW7sOAeKDgaU9TgHDwgNRRcZMEitIdOOZsMahh4CVU7isBt2k3p0JMgX2KC6SwaS3mcpVuJoXHyWMYgSCLgQiZCErv3jkgyu6JQPgKV8mjt10z-Z1StYgPX4BDS828okKg/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+013.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My vintage chalkware cherub is wearing a new</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Santos Crown this year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5oOe5P3apXEJpaPLIcPhfZ-KLTGksejY1fRAcKdI7duVzRRnpFkMFpVWmXwh9wzZkL6p_m-4OQ_mBERKDtiRotSo-sqaHA092ga1RzBZVBHEPzXzsjVFfnjyX9bhI0-HRe83xTy3AlwA/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5oOe5P3apXEJpaPLIcPhfZ-KLTGksejY1fRAcKdI7duVzRRnpFkMFpVWmXwh9wzZkL6p_m-4OQ_mBERKDtiRotSo-sqaHA092ga1RzBZVBHEPzXzsjVFfnjyX9bhI0-HRe83xTy3AlwA/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+010.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pair of cherubs only appear once during the year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to take their place of honour for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Valentine's Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0fddq2iVFbDMe7kETXgf7pE0IwQ4U10f-t_pQEvF6fC52jA2wZfBbp8j6OUXFIMMeH2RjTXIYQvTBHB5vGSEXWtcYdGr2lwcR-qAIZmWvqRumgZGl0Dc_q8ZRHpKQErMuAovlc0Zjw9m/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0fddq2iVFbDMe7kETXgf7pE0IwQ4U10f-t_pQEvF6fC52jA2wZfBbp8j6OUXFIMMeH2RjTXIYQvTBHB5vGSEXWtcYdGr2lwcR-qAIZmWvqRumgZGl0Dc_q8ZRHpKQErMuAovlc0Zjw9m/s320/Valentine's+Day+Banner+011.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little sparkle for some evening ambiance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when the candles are lit</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NGQVEIouu6zDI8c58BU6we60XTegbmetzq6Rzggnmoj57d9C2tmn0qyKAT6YLB1SxfArLEgL4XMtvwDBkExSNC0cL8oEpntwozsZOPsyJnSyjDJ6tZ47JaG0fkg2mJ1fojkSO2P8l8RL/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NGQVEIouu6zDI8c58BU6we60XTegbmetzq6Rzggnmoj57d9C2tmn0qyKAT6YLB1SxfArLEgL4XMtvwDBkExSNC0cL8oEpntwozsZOPsyJnSyjDJ6tZ47JaG0fkg2mJ1fojkSO2P8l8RL/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+016.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all enjoy a Romantic Filled Day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with many Surprises!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_dGHQuB2yUqnQkCPAn5Fpj8aoS3pBXjp6nbPLnJUiR2n0ZE_FEpLsHjavzY7snZItEUf8GtVVPyf4vpyvoY0s0to4yTlbjm6JD6fmHNt6aswOiTbC43KwZpz2_jjw5Ek3xMFQuJBS-Qz/s1600/Valentine's+Day+Banner+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_dGHQuB2yUqnQkCPAn5Fpj8aoS3pBXjp6nbPLnJUiR2n0ZE_FEpLsHjavzY7snZItEUf8GtVVPyf4vpyvoY0s0to4yTlbjm6JD6fmHNt6aswOiTbC43KwZpz2_jjw5Ek3xMFQuJBS-Qz/s400/Valentine's+Day+Banner+019.JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's still not to late to enter my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://suburban-retreat.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-giveaway-of-2012.html">GIVEAWAY!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C'mon folks, who couldn't use a makeover</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in 2012?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be selecting my winner at the end of the day today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers - Lisa</div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-21062849173105493862012-02-10T08:09:00.007-05:002012-02-10T08:14:56.122-05:00BURLAP HEADBOARD - TO TUFT OR NOT ... THAT IS THE QUESTION<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Okay, I know so many of you have done it before; spotted something appealing sitting in a pile of garbage and you've stopped, snatched up the item and taken it home with you. I read your stories all the time but personally, I have never dove into a dumpster until the day I spotted this headboard. <br />
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<div align="center">I was a very nervous Newbie! I didn't want to be caught stealing someone else's garbage!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PRIk-YZ3u6EEzJm8JTw-2MjZpzsMN4oDCho8ykAKVj12MKp_2fp8frsSnubrktYfMYf3QZ5D5B5BtgPymwFHjeUMtiCh7EtOcjm5TA6vawV2ksdQJVQNEVnhock89eHaSpDGfNLlhdxW/s1600/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PRIk-YZ3u6EEzJm8JTw-2MjZpzsMN4oDCho8ykAKVj12MKp_2fp8frsSnubrktYfMYf3QZ5D5B5BtgPymwFHjeUMtiCh7EtOcjm5TA6vawV2ksdQJVQNEVnhock89eHaSpDGfNLlhdxW/s400/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">In defence of my actions let me just tell you that it was VERY dark out. It wasn't until the light of day that I noticed this headboard was NOT wood but in fact some kind of gross plastic material.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sb1QUfx7HTCZB7ISeLGcUeQ4fGwrplt9uO5GSoBChBmXEp5h8LNLIFovmm9ky6POkWlnKXJT_wHZ1tUHcTu1pPWLhlre2vB9SjSwinZEGw8HATEu2on6Kg1JbMHeBMPCtSaf4RbDmfNw/s1600/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sb1QUfx7HTCZB7ISeLGcUeQ4fGwrplt9uO5GSoBChBmXEp5h8LNLIFovmm9ky6POkWlnKXJT_wHZ1tUHcTu1pPWLhlre2vB9SjSwinZEGw8HATEu2on6Kg1JbMHeBMPCtSaf4RbDmfNw/s400/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+038.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you say U-G-L-Y? Undaunted I decided to go ahead with my 'vision' and gathered my materials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkXKNojlp01lcOU8HgmUelJaW26VlKfBVyuAI6cLcI8SL0zPpdZyHy7bDSATxVRkJj_HbhA4XvEQBQzDuGurHL-On5K-wlKFitIrvtoyX2h6C2M2ko8pkzFjJ6v70aTU9RocHTKRYLRQ7/s1600/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkXKNojlp01lcOU8HgmUelJaW26VlKfBVyuAI6cLcI8SL0zPpdZyHy7bDSATxVRkJj_HbhA4XvEQBQzDuGurHL-On5K-wlKFitIrvtoyX2h6C2M2ko8pkzFjJ6v70aTU9RocHTKRYLRQ7/s400/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used homemade chalk paint. There are many versions with various reviews but I used the plaster of paris method. I haven't used the real ASCP so I can't do a fair comparison but I can tell you this paint did what the reviews promise - dried quickly with great adhesion to that plastic material, with no priming.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8K7dlfcCdAn5NdFS5L7xIEXSDFwprNylvFZQcJZizxYKExHvTPLQflf9Up95nuWctNIWahFklFMVP3en-bPz5Pppy8f7hutWycXtOY5UQoEhZLPTyjFfdyKtkxQQCgBIWrKvlX21Kc-5/s1600/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8K7dlfcCdAn5NdFS5L7xIEXSDFwprNylvFZQcJZizxYKExHvTPLQflf9Up95nuWctNIWahFklFMVP3en-bPz5Pppy8f7hutWycXtOY5UQoEhZLPTyjFfdyKtkxQQCgBIWrKvlX21Kc-5/s400/Spring+Garden+Blog+Post+2012+043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I used it for the outer frame. The thickness of the paint prevents dripping, which I really like.<br />
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As a matter of fact, the job was much more painstakingly difficult than I had imagined. But really, that's always the case. I want things done, Zip Zip, at the snap of my finger. My plans are always <strong>GRANDE</strong> but the reality of it is, I usually run out of time and/or energy before I actually accomplish all that I want to. Working long hours at my job leaves me only Saturdays and Sundays to get to that "To Do" list.</div>
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Now onto the <strong><span style="font-size: large;">GIVEAWAY</span></strong> part of this post.<br />
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Some of you may remember, at some point last year (don't quite recall at which point) I had my Blog overhauled! The look of it drastically changed (for the better) thanks to <em><strong>Professional Intervention</strong></em> in the form of Sharon from <span style="font-family: "; font-size: large;"><strong><a href="http://www.plumroselane.com/">Plumrose Lane.</a></strong></span></div>
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Sharon is a freelance graphic artist currently studying for her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree.</div>
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She is a generous Blogger who provides a bunch of tutorials & freebies on her blog so please go visit and have a poke around ... there is so much to see!</div>
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I thoroughly enjoyed the process of starting with a vision for my Blog and then having the expertise of Sharon to put it all together and make it come to life.</div>
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<strong>I have patiently been waiting for </strong><em><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">the</span></em><strong> call. </strong></div>
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<strong>I knew it was going to be sometime after the holidays as I placed my order </strong></div>
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<strong>way too close to Christmas Day.</strong></div>
<strong></strong><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><em>Today was that day!</em></span></strong> <br />
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<strong>One side of the family pick names for our gift exchange and as I've been told, no one wants to choose me (they think I'm difficult to buy for). <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><em>Are they for real???</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong>In order to make it easier for the poor sucker who had the misfortune of drawing "Lisa", I decided to ease their burden and picked my own gift. I knew it wouldn't be ready in time for under the tree, but that was okay because I was getting something </strong></div>
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<strong>I was disappointed today when I saw the size of the package. I expected to see some strong men struggling with a <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">GINORMOUS</span> box instead of the one man who approached me with my parcel tucked under his arm. I am terrible with numbers when they relate in any way to some kind of measurement so that set of numbers <span style="color: #660000; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">(width, depth, length)</span> beside the item description, meant nothing until today. </strong></div>
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<strong>I'll share more once it has been installed.</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: red;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong><br />
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<br /></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-12198684239315440392012-01-12T09:51:00.000-05:002012-01-12T09:51:22.339-05:00I'M DREAMING OF A SPRING GARDEN<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Undoubtedly this is the time of year I find myself longing for </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The delicate hand-painted bouquet on a vintage tole tray;</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">An African Violet in the purest of white, neatly tucked away in </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some dried hydrangeas right out of my own garden.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Addendum - May I add "Aquire More Patience" to my Resolution List? After a long Blogger absence, this post has taken me 3 hours to complete!</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-66388019307967107782011-04-09T20:57:00.000-04:002011-04-09T20:57:22.369-04:00PLANT STANDS<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I attended a very special, by invitation only, sale yesterday. A very talented lady who repurposes furniture is moving, fast, and had a garage full of furniture and accessories she needed to get rid of. She advertised that every item would be sold for exactly what she paid for it!</strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><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/AVvXsEjgDvLVSHW61SFzPgGDosMa0jzLWwZsqxTlBfWEmKamHF2oo2llUvEA5HywmJ8FMp31vWFEA0dg87pLik8IAm-IE6Mv74v8a0awnhNY_wJHhSGYrYag0tmgLHbT_T_gjvsU-nLGDrX0VcvW/s1600/Plant+Stands+Etc+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDvLVSHW61SFzPgGDosMa0jzLWwZsqxTlBfWEmKamHF2oo2llUvEA5HywmJ8FMp31vWFEA0dg87pLik8IAm-IE6Mv74v8a0awnhNY_wJHhSGYrYag0tmgLHbT_T_gjvsU-nLGDrX0VcvW/s320/Plant+Stands+Etc+022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>One of my purchases was this gorgeous white wicker plant stand.</strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Also a couple of sweet birds because what's a garden without our feathered friends (even the indoor kind)?</strong></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/AVvXsEjsHY2TssoCmqXqPTIAMcmnAJK_Kiw1CoKbaVp7OWXPqE9Ym-EmF6JJHS5mRZtLbpo1ra3gZ8FrUj9dsnYY8qB5cdYJG49vOmoWEx4t5r1V03F4QsGYGXm4DYmAR_4ELIY_UD7wQfSAGqD0/s1600/Plant+Stands+Etc+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHY2TssoCmqXqPTIAMcmnAJK_Kiw1CoKbaVp7OWXPqE9Ym-EmF6JJHS5mRZtLbpo1ra3gZ8FrUj9dsnYY8qB5cdYJG49vOmoWEx4t5r1V03F4QsGYGXm4DYmAR_4ELIY_UD7wQfSAGqD0/s320/Plant+Stands+Etc+047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Love the details ... brass feet and wheels.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<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/AVvXsEjIZb0f9JL6cq-zLY96PufKFkHfotPPZ5lmNh2oraroN8IiJSuKWrovlcaDu7gzvX82CpuzY7pkQ1pxIqoQqf8DpkJRGc9Qo3Iw5cupABCrXFYjUKmi2wcNx4jmLT8lguDbccL2yhESJ6ZQ/s1600/Plant+Stands+Etc+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZb0f9JL6cq-zLY96PufKFkHfotPPZ5lmNh2oraroN8IiJSuKWrovlcaDu7gzvX82CpuzY7pkQ1pxIqoQqf8DpkJRGc9Qo3Iw5cupABCrXFYjUKmi2wcNx4jmLT8lguDbccL2yhESJ6ZQ/s320/Plant+Stands+Etc+043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>I'm joining the party at </strong><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/04/lavender-love-feathered-nest-friday-no.html"><strong>French Country Cottage</strong></a><strong>! It's Feathered Nest Friday No. 30!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Come and join the fun!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div></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="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-33459164124850888332011-04-04T11:32:00.000-04:002011-04-04T11:32:57.571-04:00A WEDDING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Here is my eldest son, pictured many years ago during Easter. He was so adorable but also a handful; </strong><strong>a very spirited boy with a mind of his own!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He played hockey, baseball, soccer. He took swimming lessons and Karate. He was a Boy Scout and an Army Cadet. He took guitar lessons but ...</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I enjoyed a live webcast of the event!</span></strong></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/AVvXsEhqFtiQkmi-UBilNmrEFKV7hTa02E8_uvF88M9vUZxZWPOE-OR8BgpzmvcGAplgdrIGVmZVUxQJPaYzBzIi99aN0jbGpER5SIv-qRNhFhzaKikSfX0lnDFtTwopdPgDu23SKMASfRo7ml9b/s1600/Neil+and+Erica+Wedding+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFtiQkmi-UBilNmrEFKV7hTa02E8_uvF88M9vUZxZWPOE-OR8BgpzmvcGAplgdrIGVmZVUxQJPaYzBzIi99aN0jbGpER5SIv-qRNhFhzaKikSfX0lnDFtTwopdPgDu23SKMASfRo7ml9b/s320/Neil+and+Erica+Wedding+8.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Congratulations to my son and his new bride but looking back, where did the time go?</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-77798014987451337282011-03-29T10:21:00.000-04:002011-03-29T10:21:30.646-04:00WINNER!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><strong></strong></a><strong>Sorry for the delay in announcing my <span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spring Giveaway Winner</span>. I've been having problems with Blogger and it can be <span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">frustrating.</span> I cannot upload any photos so take my word for it when I tell you that I still do things the <em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">old fashioned way</span></em> and printed off all my followers names, duplicated the ones that entered multiple times, and used my scissors to cut all the entries into tiny, individual strips. I then used a vintage tin to hold all the names and Hubs selected the winner for me!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Without further delay ... the winner of my Giveaway </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">is Susan from </span></strong><a href="http://evelynandrose.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Evelyn & Rose</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">!</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>Thank you to all of my followers, new & old, and especially to those who took the time to add my Giveaway to their sidebar and/or posted about my Giveaway!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-14443176014260374052011-03-22T14:38:00.001-04:002011-03-22T14:39:21.885-04:00ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">THIS BOOK YET?</span></strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo-55gbuGskTszslojctYFSLhSsS8k1By_LWzapcQBt8EHR6UPVZabXdCggs1oT1d-IjntrpEcmS_rrMc9UnC9ONGUoBQ3mubQgxaMMzUowMVqW0ENQ9XmcAGsBr1r_PDzpWC7zYU_nMK/s1600/Romantic+Prairie+Style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvo-55gbuGskTszslojctYFSLhSsS8k1By_LWzapcQBt8EHR6UPVZabXdCggs1oT1d-IjntrpEcmS_rrMc9UnC9ONGUoBQ3mubQgxaMMzUowMVqW0ENQ9XmcAGsBr1r_PDzpWC7zYU_nMK/s320/Romantic+Prairie+Style.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I had advanced ordered two copies of Romantic Prairie Style (<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">One</span> for moi and <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">One</span> for my <span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://suburban-retreat.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-giveaway.html">Spring Giveaway</a></span>) and the predetermined delivery date had come and gone. Actually LONG gone. Talk about cutting it close to my Giveaway Deadline of March 27th. </strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>I was already formulating stall tactics for the potential winner.</strong></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/AVvXsEi3boG-EaPQgi0-Aig3KlvgUBG86xfwIen64DpX8-G13paAM7aTi1EB7KmdUO0R1WlIYHOGA39jyXfqSEZS8U0K6uMbl5rnYsbrgnWeJdMWs1ZjYBtTd4Bfy54D2-9zhIJT6-AUxPcASlVW/s1600/Romantic+Prairie+Style+2.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3boG-EaPQgi0-Aig3KlvgUBG86xfwIen64DpX8-G13paAM7aTi1EB7KmdUO0R1WlIYHOGA39jyXfqSEZS8U0K6uMbl5rnYsbrgnWeJdMWs1ZjYBtTd4Bfy54D2-9zhIJT6-AUxPcASlVW/s320/Romantic+Prairie+Style+2.bmp" width="213" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>This morning when I opened my email at the office, Indigo sent me a message letting me know that my order had been shipped! And then, a couple of hours later my package was delivered and now I've lost all concentration (<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">where work is concerned</span>) and I'm sneakin' peeks at the photos in the book, all while it's hidden in my desk drawer, so as not to draw attention to my <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ADDICTION!</span></strong></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z0wpvZbBHrjE9GUguZBUv9yrsFnRoBTcLLlbW8SZpxD0idh9HwuJtIhYApRd9UX4gf1CNU4EcFKQSvTjeFwr5Z1pRs7GoY3NNmeSaxmFDuCsEjIOM42DUdDOQ7y7nkl4X48HWM-2QYoB/s1600/Romantic+Prairie+Style+3.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Z0wpvZbBHrjE9GUguZBUv9yrsFnRoBTcLLlbW8SZpxD0idh9HwuJtIhYApRd9UX4gf1CNU4EcFKQSvTjeFwr5Z1pRs7GoY3NNmeSaxmFDuCsEjIOM42DUdDOQ7y7nkl4X48HWM-2QYoB/s320/Romantic+Prairie+Style+3.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>The book is <span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FABULOUS</span> and congratulations to Fifi O'Neill for putting together such a treat and feast for the eyes!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>This Sunday, one of my lucky followers will win themselves a copy</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>and then they too, will really understand where I'm coming from!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-81723543783074966282011-03-16T20:12:00.000-04:002011-03-16T20:12:55.579-04:00TWENTY-ONE YEARS<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkSbZZvsS3df87hXXEvAH7mnepKDvLvKAzfttPWxtt2Dhz_JPxWjejZNOvKX3qS6X_ajigFBjhwz2O7j08intPDSrGCSttV9O9rsTiP0Sg1Tc-AVRlz3tPot0D7I4RS26tOP5gdsb5pIH/s1600/Donna+%2526+Doug+and+Flowers+Etc+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkSbZZvsS3df87hXXEvAH7mnepKDvLvKAzfttPWxtt2Dhz_JPxWjejZNOvKX3qS6X_ajigFBjhwz2O7j08intPDSrGCSttV9O9rsTiP0Sg1Tc-AVRlz3tPot0D7I4RS26tOP5gdsb5pIH/s400/Donna+%2526+Doug+and+Flowers+Etc+059.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">21</span> years! Yup ... Two Decades + One Year!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</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/AVvXsEi6URtNRkxbtO9jXKRSLuyJEnL0MGMHdjuEvr-xxkU7q-ue-oR1FqS_t29sTNl4bgPbfAa0Nr4j0SWAQSLhTuBhcayBVAmWBFyS4Xljk3Y6iaJh0netChTAY7g8HXqIY4xH5gMy_QZOsa5H/s1600/Donna+%2526+Doug+and+Flowers+Etc+050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6URtNRkxbtO9jXKRSLuyJEnL0MGMHdjuEvr-xxkU7q-ue-oR1FqS_t29sTNl4bgPbfAa0Nr4j0SWAQSLhTuBhcayBVAmWBFyS4Xljk3Y6iaJh0netChTAY7g8HXqIY4xH5gMy_QZOsa5H/s400/Donna+%2526+Doug+and+Flowers+Etc+050.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>They were simply a beautiful & generous surprise from a thoughtful colleague who wanted to take a moment and recognize my years of service.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-87621082890992894862011-03-09T19:41:00.000-05:002011-03-09T19:41:37.167-05:00SPRING GIVEAWAY<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Around here it feels as though</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we're still heavily immersed in our Canadian winter ...</span></strong></div><br />
<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/AVvXsEiIE8W8I7EYsXFPpmr1BAAO3E7y4nssMbuOit_2bqIX6pTKKjfrC_mb_j12qsI3IKQ0GCb5EhWxSfHDMHS6_FI2Jx4FQCikecVpRPbAphhsZRlR9A4awTmhUldaa-439fMyOVr9k602bQH1/s1600/Strider+Snow+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIE8W8I7EYsXFPpmr1BAAO3E7y4nssMbuOit_2bqIX6pTKKjfrC_mb_j12qsI3IKQ0GCb5EhWxSfHDMHS6_FI2Jx4FQCikecVpRPbAphhsZRlR9A4awTmhUldaa-439fMyOVr9k602bQH1/s320/Strider+Snow+2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the Calendar doesn't lie and apparently Spring is set to </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">arrive in a few short weeks ...</span></strong></div></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/AVvXsEgg0gOr7lfOB53wHOOhWp8Zv9nXwCxLhvdzbUDZl3Qma9-fhIONAPlaE9IvHLkgwrPUE5btv_WaUzADPXSWRRKQ0i9EYaQ_d9sG5QydxhyrPVruJ6z65pQzO75bc4NwpqpNn9Gf_899cghP/s1600/200px-Colorful_spring_garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0gOr7lfOB53wHOOhWp8Zv9nXwCxLhvdzbUDZl3Qma9-fhIONAPlaE9IvHLkgwrPUE5btv_WaUzADPXSWRRKQ0i9EYaQ_d9sG5QydxhyrPVruJ6z65pQzO75bc4NwpqpNn9Gf_899cghP/s1600/200px-Colorful_spring_garden.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it is time to announce my</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SPRING GIVEAWAY!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I started my blog I decided I would</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">have 4 Giveaways that would coincide with</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the changing of our seasons.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up .... a beautiful </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">STERLING SILVER ROSE </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">QUARTZ BRACELET</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Hand Crafted by <a href="http://graciejewellery.blogspot.com/">Gracie Jewellery</a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><br />
</strong></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/AVvXsEgy6za81uDsr4Kp59ol5_03ysI9wWxvusRURqFKJBwu1qHP86e0HG93my74MEpQc6M6GvpkeCsYL0FYiX-fzq9ATBxF0u0VS6ZgZJB2qFpStHW3O60jgswarwig-a160wGwvaCpEnYRj3hN/s1600/Bracelet+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6za81uDsr4Kp59ol5_03ysI9wWxvusRURqFKJBwu1qHP86e0HG93my74MEpQc6M6GvpkeCsYL0FYiX-fzq9ATBxF0u0VS6ZgZJB2qFpStHW3O60jgswarwig-a160wGwvaCpEnYRj3hN/s320/Bracelet+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bracelet of 3-sided Rose Quartz accented with beads of sterling silver hand wrapped with sterling silver. Closes with a sterling silver toggle clasp with oxidized accent.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></strong></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/AVvXsEh5KnuZE4qoIrX8boTE4pH4Fx1Em4RF0gr73L30aaeDxBjfgKj6duY9DG04QSxc8s97LwhWWQlhxdwzjuhxGLjtUlVjseZ0K_bYwY6d1WcIOMfD-Uak2VOmDgdVKGY_WB86RrGmf-4CNX81/s1600/Bracelet+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KnuZE4qoIrX8boTE4pH4Fx1Em4RF0gr73L30aaeDxBjfgKj6duY9DG04QSxc8s97LwhWWQlhxdwzjuhxGLjtUlVjseZ0K_bYwY6d1WcIOMfD-Uak2VOmDgdVKGY_WB86RrGmf-4CNX81/s320/Bracelet+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rose Quartz Bead 11mm W x 15 mm L</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fits 7½" wrist</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhPTUZx7NOyCtNhc8kn6xenkRW74ULYpoNktlCzsWxmnKKfMBQpejKEE_jqAc3hNIzJUgnfW4K2KaodZZF4eGwENotCtrHNqJcrII4tNKapEIq62F2XgVdK_v3WcItK-Sa_GLOaYIMefhRh/s1600/Bracelet+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTUZx7NOyCtNhc8kn6xenkRW74ULYpoNktlCzsWxmnKKfMBQpejKEE_jqAc3hNIzJUgnfW4K2KaodZZF4eGwENotCtrHNqJcrII4tNKapEIq62F2XgVdK_v3WcItK-Sa_GLOaYIMefhRh/s320/Bracelet+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</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;"><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">PINK TOTE</span></strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span id="goog_1199998233"></span><span id="goog_1199998234"></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perfect tote to take along to the Grocery Store or Flea Market!</span></strong></div></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Digital transfer printed onto a light weight cotton tote that is </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">reusable with double handles.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A removable flower pin that can be worn on a jacket or left in place on the tote.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bag should be hand washed in cold water and line dried to preserve the transfer.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally, as previously mentioned </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~ </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A copy of</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<strong><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">ROMANTIC PRAIRIE STYLE</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is open to all of my followers.</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leave a comment on this post and I'll enter your name twice.</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog about my</span> <span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SPRING GIVEAWAY</span> </strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and let me know and your name</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">will be entered three times.</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll draw the winner's name on Sunday, March 27th, 2011.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Giveaway is open to all Countries!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">SPRING FEVER IS SETTING IN!</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-81250597521766849562011-03-05T11:18:00.001-05:002011-03-07T20:51:16.620-05:00LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ6bPyDyJSy9ThU7hRZwRm0etEEiUwOiA_x9t1lt1oiLlNTTRgCiXBHCG0mrW6ZythoXSrri_T-yZOkVdDKu5dHvkXJ6R5u6mISKsotlkRqNtqYU9PhKO5R2JG8wpMTHisa18EgNa36jV/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ6bPyDyJSy9ThU7hRZwRm0etEEiUwOiA_x9t1lt1oiLlNTTRgCiXBHCG0mrW6ZythoXSrri_T-yZOkVdDKu5dHvkXJ6R5u6mISKsotlkRqNtqYU9PhKO5R2JG8wpMTHisa18EgNa36jV/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+011.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist & designer best known for his </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>work in stained glass.</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ggXfkIfxyK2rraluVk10OPwMJsmm8HcHbpH6Qi1Xb5HtbBjmLbQmnbsQXqEuIDCYliyKbbWdHl7YzKV46AAPVcHi4OQRlm8ScyYB-vE9z16Bu77w5-U69oZBlZ5dJ_AXxtRNcfGLS78/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73ggXfkIfxyK2rraluVk10OPwMJsmm8HcHbpH6Qi1Xb5HtbBjmLbQmnbsQXqEuIDCYliyKbbWdHl7YzKV46AAPVcHi4OQRlm8ScyYB-vE9z16Bu77w5-U69oZBlZ5dJ_AXxtRNcfGLS78/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+003.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, </strong><br /><strong>blown glass, ceramics, </strong><strong> jewelery, enamels and metalwork.</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DtFy395Ie6W34VwQIjcBlHzcW89xnkQ3cJzb4-BYt-sMAamQDRCBIBgNwYyRFNq_yz5kIly6d2bDjWnyXYOVD1mz7V5QgB0I3WSx5cnhVs_mVT6DumaBatUmdQmmXxKKZ1p9uajudqQr/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DtFy395Ie6W34VwQIjcBlHzcW89xnkQ3cJzb4-BYt-sMAamQDRCBIBgNwYyRFNq_yz5kIly6d2bDjWnyXYOVD1mz7V5QgB0I3WSx5cnhVs_mVT6DumaBatUmdQmmXxKKZ1p9uajudqQr/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+004.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I just purchased this Tiffany style 10 light lily lamp! </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6q-eCm2GIQyX7aak8eSttf8sQznJ8gdcAmgCAFxtISHjij0SlVau-TsbTJT9I9kz1CfT3eUd6nC9lJOMZQg7WHEawM-nSaAY6JV_DuDz7vVcOQ4ARRYwXGfHICZU7xcE20Ug7ttRe-Xt/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6q-eCm2GIQyX7aak8eSttf8sQznJ8gdcAmgCAFxtISHjij0SlVau-TsbTJT9I9kz1CfT3eUd6nC9lJOMZQg7WHEawM-nSaAY6JV_DuDz7vVcOQ4ARRYwXGfHICZU7xcE20Ug7ttRe-Xt/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+007.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This is not my first Tiffany inspired lamp. This one is featured in my blog header.</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey724ssusNJo5Ix_VCyw3EhI_6N0fliTFKVzflGdJmXml4Eu6lo4obL6takEmCT3UHwdHGtkVSwdyEkP18T8lTYxtayyR8av8XJfwV7PPPhanHBi0zsgVWTM9-bXTFCD0nT-eI6zfurF3/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey724ssusNJo5Ix_VCyw3EhI_6N0fliTFKVzflGdJmXml4Eu6lo4obL6takEmCT3UHwdHGtkVSwdyEkP18T8lTYxtayyR8av8XJfwV7PPPhanHBi0zsgVWTM9-bXTFCD0nT-eI6zfurF3/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+025.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>When these lamps are lit, they are simply a gorgeous piece of art! The colours are exquisite!</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d4kDPqmcQixTVKGgiEYlZNueUMCdYm2jN4IVxjuvHiSDTwCgtR9HDOeR8_Zmmx_ygB80GMFSLT6XGuWg-RWrNBi61XFV5mJ7tog1uv3MfcOCT-17oOJvNLgfNKd9K_uLvpopsVa_mz_w/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d4kDPqmcQixTVKGgiEYlZNueUMCdYm2jN4IVxjuvHiSDTwCgtR9HDOeR8_Zmmx_ygB80GMFSLT6XGuWg-RWrNBi61XFV5mJ7tog1uv3MfcOCT-17oOJvNLgfNKd9K_uLvpopsVa_mz_w/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+028.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The 10 lily shades are crafted from mouth blown glass.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yhgv8RH_w7CfDDyl_UlKTmLZi4857g0aWeF1Mm_kRYSaf5qSdMCLCvPl1xTacSA6-njDZR9n6cKf2xA9bl2T2PHrWmQZWgerh4t48Pawxyx63GeckkGiDI0M38f44RGY3EDdAJLpHFPy/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yhgv8RH_w7CfDDyl_UlKTmLZi4857g0aWeF1Mm_kRYSaf5qSdMCLCvPl1xTacSA6-njDZR9n6cKf2xA9bl2T2PHrWmQZWgerh4t48Pawxyx63GeckkGiDI0M38f44RGY3EDdAJLpHFPy/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+010.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The base is done in an antique bronzed finish. Just look at those details, </strong><br /><strong>so similar to the original.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRFu6GbbygJKq3F2uVYRAatpHJd_pT3A7KnqM6wwQl-LTiuphwlm117S38DfdTSiEiTPEwuia89ods_3cY3s6wVOZTI7yehmrKwH2mROSzXffq8nmdF8bXIShmhXfLXrUEPTYpunSdpL3/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRFu6GbbygJKq3F2uVYRAatpHJd_pT3A7KnqM6wwQl-LTiuphwlm117S38DfdTSiEiTPEwuia89ods_3cY3s6wVOZTI7yehmrKwH2mROSzXffq8nmdF8bXIShmhXfLXrUEPTYpunSdpL3/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+006.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The lily lamp is a reproduction of one of the most popular Louis Comfort Tiffany styled lamps.</strong></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5JPFMpBBQgxF7oJDyxetsqw5s6ujdE5rjDWZj2e5m9C8h4NJ0zdaieji1xV7nTj7Z0K7UB5h2xVYDAM0tbAbCEJ4d-RrF5sY8Q81CVLrLmjIEsuPmMWKQoQIlqE6_s8CMDttAgkbDgj3E/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttMazZu2AajahcrxD26688hvjFTLm2oD0G9JuOKljoe6G5o20Cta4xEAT47BMpkJ5BcDneZ-zTvMfoBgzjJ9gUgHVVl_pTsc-_2TfVdT4FWZAHuRTnhorcRNcGrLdu3hPDKHVFvDefQGU/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttMazZu2AajahcrxD26688hvjFTLm2oD0G9JuOKljoe6G5o20Cta4xEAT47BMpkJ5BcDneZ-zTvMfoBgzjJ9gUgHVVl_pTsc-_2TfVdT4FWZAHuRTnhorcRNcGrLdu3hPDKHVFvDefQGU/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+015.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DJ0nphxXs1D3kxyU0km2NCdXW5Rtpl8fwWHZex4nQVvOKIQfdeNloM9Is3w7KcBYoysUxo-KUo-KZV036CuLoVTNS_a-llZ-7A52UE0GkLaA7TIajQAtwp5tIt4R9pF0gRfQCjoxbcb8/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DJ0nphxXs1D3kxyU0km2NCdXW5Rtpl8fwWHZex4nQVvOKIQfdeNloM9Is3w7KcBYoysUxo-KUo-KZV036CuLoVTNS_a-llZ-7A52UE0GkLaA7TIajQAtwp5tIt4R9pF0gRfQCjoxbcb8/s400/Tiffany+Lamp+020.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I'll probably move this lamp all around the house but for now it sits on my sideboard,</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> in all its <span style=";font-family:Georgia,";color:red;" >glory</span>!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgdzvYwHiJewZYKD4as5fczCpCLMy3bTj3v9bYMNnrrq3lgToqIUdHReCR0lk1tcW0_XriPMkL1Bo-QnRoBwpO1JEIhWcg_WK4LOp7Qdv1608650N2KISZJUbtV865JkxiQcnepvqYhyphenhyphenc/s1600/Tiffany+Lamp+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgdzvYwHiJewZYKD4as5fczCpCLMy3bTj3v9bYMNnrrq3lgToqIUdHReCR0lk1tcW0_XriPMkL1Bo-QnRoBwpO1JEIhWcg_WK4LOp7Qdv1608650N2KISZJUbtV865JkxiQcnepvqYhyphenhyphenc/s320/Tiffany+Lamp+024.JPG" border="0" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(19, 79, 92);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large;" >FOLLOWERS - STAY TUNED!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'll be announcing the details of my <span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19);font-family:";" >SPRING</span> <span style="color: rgb(39, 78, 19);font-family:";" >GIVEAWAY</span> this week.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I can reveal that the book that has been</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(76, 17, 48);font-family:Georgia,";font-size:large;" >ALL THE BUZZ </span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>in Blogland is part of my giveaway!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykxwP-ZBwv2VPuE5h2U_4LILM_Btv7bXPAWXdjK57cFrzacqLtoEyoelOhg1ipxDwfFJwe-6ExMFJ47ZrEjRRA9HC7uEkPwg2GpG9QG5JLVsiISFK9SlaeGBQ4ZfrjTG4sp6ewRCZhZzW/s1600/Romantic+Prairie+Style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykxwP-ZBwv2VPuE5h2U_4LILM_Btv7bXPAWXdjK57cFrzacqLtoEyoelOhg1ipxDwfFJwe-6ExMFJ47ZrEjRRA9HC7uEkPwg2GpG9QG5JLVsiISFK9SlaeGBQ4ZfrjTG4sp6ewRCZhZzW/s1600/Romantic+Prairie+Style.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I'm joining <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-bit-of-spring-welcome-to.html">Feathered Nest Friday!</a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmgdFlpYDvd3OfZyWM0gYiBElJjdxcmm7L9MVaExUNOM_GNbqlM-Akta-8GJMoG1IxjjYEWgL0YJkoQpU3n3MP7rH7Bw_xiiI7d18TqxBcRubqHg8oI7eGy-KO-wOHJKAiAR9MLP2pv0/s1600/SR-signature.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmgdFlpYDvd3OfZyWM0gYiBElJjdxcmm7L9MVaExUNOM_GNbqlM-Akta-8GJMoG1IxjjYEWgL0YJkoQpU3n3MP7rH7Bw_xiiI7d18TqxBcRubqHg8oI7eGy-KO-wOHJKAiAR9MLP2pv0/s400/SR-signature.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581520625521257122" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-14505617972490430822011-02-24T11:22:00.001-05:002011-02-24T16:18:44.501-05:00ROMANTIC DECOR & BLOGGER LUNCHEON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qdbiseillG8_R3-4MOfEC3xbvx_yVTTpSQ1aZ-G9ksJ8mDT0msWXYBqqZvw7CSmYAe57xsiegYEkowJrcNVDFw67qINlWNMn5NMYAcgqjSpd6lSPBppkRFtCP5UQKCYkVYeOHCZ4BWz/s1600/Romantic+Decor+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81qdbiseillG8_R3-4MOfEC3xbvx_yVTTpSQ1aZ-G9ksJ8mDT0msWXYBqqZvw7CSmYAe57xsiegYEkowJrcNVDFw67qINlWNMn5NMYAcgqjSpd6lSPBppkRFtCP5UQKCYkVYeOHCZ4BWz/s640/Romantic+Decor+007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>In the midst of a long, cold winter, I find that I tend to spend more time reading than any other time of year. I recently purchased the book "Romantic Style" by Selina Lake and Sara Norrman.</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Throw in a couple of cement garden pheasants ....</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The food was delicious, the conversation was lively and the afternoon was fabulous! </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was my pleasure spending time getting to know these lovely people and Sten, we're all anxiously waiting for you to jump into Blogland with both feet!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">I understand he brews a mean Beer!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheers ~ Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-69113485714968444812011-02-17T13:21:00.000-05:002011-02-17T13:21:15.306-05:00ANOTHER GIVEAWAY WIN!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">I'M BACK! </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I've been technologically challenged the past few weeks with both my laptop at home and Blogger. I thought I had forever lost my <span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Suburban Retreat"</span> and the thought of starting over made me shudder. Seriously ... I've missed you all and my daily "fixes"!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I hope you all enjoyed a deliciously romantic <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Valentine's Day!</span> Hubs decided to think outside of the box this year and gifted me with something very original! Personally, I like to remain within the confines of my container so the gift failed miserably.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Yes folks, it was an Ed Hardy Heart-Shaped Watch! I wasn't totally ungrateful as the "Heart Shape" was not totally lost on me and I know what you're all thinking ... </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>"It's the Thought That Matters" and it truly is!</strong></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;"><strong>Sorry Ed, but the watch went back and instead, we came home with this!</strong></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;"><strong>Sincere apologies - my poor photography does not do this artwork justice.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It must be seen in person to be truly appreciated.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1m84Z6HFudbzdE-hJwA84gATEvCWdnMAQ1uD6MfuqAdRC6oOrS12c9C2HsyyAFYyrW5D0sGvpVU28AdNUGj6EOuPfeH66KKjMgpzg3Uc2clt_jyjMoQ8ScLFM6Qh3Snygae2qz8f35cD/s1600/Wedding+Shopping+and+Giveaway+091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1m84Z6HFudbzdE-hJwA84gATEvCWdnMAQ1uD6MfuqAdRC6oOrS12c9C2HsyyAFYyrW5D0sGvpVU28AdNUGj6EOuPfeH66KKjMgpzg3Uc2clt_jyjMoQ8ScLFM6Qh3Snygae2qz8f35cD/s320/Wedding+Shopping+and+Giveaway+091.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Olivia of Olive Route works on two presses - a Chandler and Price platen press that's almost 100 years old and a mid-century Vandercook proof press. PLEASE go visit Olive Route </strong><a href="http://olive-route.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></strong></a><strong> and see for yourself the amazing talent she possesses. She also has an Etsy shoppe where you can purchase ready-made products!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I also received a couple of SURPRISES in my Giveaway Box!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you Courtney!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I've been awarded the "Stylish Blogger Award" a few times in the past month and have yet to publish my post <span style="font-size: x-small;">(due to my technical difficulties).</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you</span> to those who nominated me and I will get on this ASAP!</strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Ahhhhhhhh ... it's good to be back!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-35550051174147744362011-02-07T14:43:00.000-05:002011-02-07T14:43:46.192-05:00LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">"L"</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnG7kyv20XDwKfa40DezytAMO8PmKJ0WoAzPt2KgZXex8MEeI31sITGsC6pbTVJiQu8AOprI94DPxUac_d0SO4JKIpQADEANjFP-KklS5iM2LI42Mep82KCAU19NkYW5vaWV-tLF4MBDwy/s1600/Valentines+Day+2+030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnG7kyv20XDwKfa40DezytAMO8PmKJ0WoAzPt2KgZXex8MEeI31sITGsC6pbTVJiQu8AOprI94DPxUac_d0SO4JKIpQADEANjFP-KklS5iM2LI42Mep82KCAU19NkYW5vaWV-tLF4MBDwy/s400/Valentines+Day+2+030.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Back in early December I blogged about this </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://suburban-retreat.blogspot.com/2011/01/christmas-gift-for-me.html"><strong><span style="color: purple;">beautiful Rose Print</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: purple;"> </span></strong><strong>that I purchased at a new store in town </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>called Not Too Shabby.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwRy8CZwm6bK7N7i3g_E3ME7iDdiPknzx9Uu9M-utrqYV_0x-Mnv2rSGdJGMLgmtMJHzaU0Tn1Lab5sXjSDxVRGpmOuPiknEC-JNGoRhJLz3rTkX5kq9WAHBXicj7aJjpsrD3P0hT2_ev/s1600/NEW+FLORAL+1.BMP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwRy8CZwm6bK7N7i3g_E3ME7iDdiPknzx9Uu9M-utrqYV_0x-Mnv2rSGdJGMLgmtMJHzaU0Tn1Lab5sXjSDxVRGpmOuPiknEC-JNGoRhJLz3rTkX5kq9WAHBXicj7aJjpsrD3P0hT2_ev/s400/NEW+FLORAL+1.BMP" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>As my home is ever-evolving <span style="font-size: x-small;">(like so many of yours)</span> that Rose Print has now been moved and replaced with this mirror that I recently purchased. Originally I intended on using a mirror for this location as the diningroom window sits directly across from it. This will help bring some much needed light into my rather dark main level.</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9E34jxiuNDvDdI0FrjrBRiukABygKUZ7hSzQVRvt-aXBoHq7ikRTUvoykcAae5l4g-pQpCy-HczAZXB1tAHGJnym3YPTHed3LM06bQSkEyVJUkJk7hxBcHTdevRXQJ9r2fq9wxaaYcWy/s1600/Valentines+Day+2+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9E34jxiuNDvDdI0FrjrBRiukABygKUZ7hSzQVRvt-aXBoHq7ikRTUvoykcAae5l4g-pQpCy-HczAZXB1tAHGJnym3YPTHed3LM06bQSkEyVJUkJk7hxBcHTdevRXQJ9r2fq9wxaaYcWy/s640/Valentines+Day+2+014.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Look at all the details!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs391aVfOY2oxY_ZsQEezA2Cj9L0yKiRTYPxBzwQiIXp2KrcyhEISpDf1rflIA41yY_pcKGDCUUGbeK-T8JByn-jYx604ZG6Qd5Qa5kmLnN84uauEfP3tQD9lwLHQ5svLypWHaE-IuD2j0/s1600/Valentines+Day+2+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs391aVfOY2oxY_ZsQEezA2Cj9L0yKiRTYPxBzwQiIXp2KrcyhEISpDf1rflIA41yY_pcKGDCUUGbeK-T8JByn-jYx604ZG6Qd5Qa5kmLnN84uauEfP3tQD9lwLHQ5svLypWHaE-IuD2j0/s400/Valentines+Day+2+023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>And now I </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">He's been keeping me company the past couple of days while I've been away from Blogland. I've been undergoing some medical tests so I've just been taking it easy in between appointments. I know I have a lot of catching up to do with all of you and hope to be back in the next day or so.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Cheers ~ Lisa</span></strong></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-18310625445259012742011-01-26T10:43:00.000-05:002011-01-26T10:43:42.406-05:00DINING OUT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Welcome to my Step-Daughter's house!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>We were invited there this past weekend for dinner. </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay & Mike Wedding - March 2009</td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>They've been married almost 2 years now and purchased this house a few months before their wedding. Although Lindsay is not too interested in decorating trends or fads, she knew she wanted her first home to be stylish and she knew what she liked and disliked.</strong></div><strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I am thoroughly impressed with what she pulled off! The house is cozy and charming and has a sort of beachy feel to it!</strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Served with whipped cream (made with the assistance of my KitchenAid of course)!</strong></div><br />
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<strong> I've set the mood for some romance at Suburban Retreat!</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Have a lovely weekend!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be linking this post to the following parties:</div><div style="text-align: center;">French Country Cottage - <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2011/01/feathered-nest-friday-no-18.html">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Romantic Home - <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2011/01/show-and-tell-friday_20.html">Show and Tell Friday</a><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><strong>Cheers ~ Lisa</strong></span></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059042332834384231.post-32402319989106141552011-01-20T19:39:00.000-05:002011-01-20T19:39:08.029-05:00I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHP5uzWyuZoxSlMKLykM3XecS2B_e586LNWeW2JlU-CW3s6TlCDhExFFOdNWADEn4SZOS2L7ntz0LFitcZo8Llcy0NxobZXJmvFtihHrmYEXQPfIf0sc29BoCvFtxFkA4rP_mt8coHlZG/s1600/Not+Too+Shabby+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHP5uzWyuZoxSlMKLykM3XecS2B_e586LNWeW2JlU-CW3s6TlCDhExFFOdNWADEn4SZOS2L7ntz0LFitcZo8Llcy0NxobZXJmvFtihHrmYEXQPfIf0sc29BoCvFtxFkA4rP_mt8coHlZG/s400/Not+Too+Shabby+006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiecqS-5QtCyFc1BzWON14fqmysr57NhRckVAiEfUPELh4UR5fW0DlwfKhP6Y0nmbG9Q92ZvQy_woBjdhloFleMKvB7TjbTi4vE09cVkT1uNK_VDikIWhi7Bcd03VrXy7k52VXRJClnA/s1600/Not+Too+Shabby+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiecqS-5QtCyFc1BzWON14fqmysr57NhRckVAiEfUPELh4UR5fW0DlwfKhP6Y0nmbG9Q92ZvQy_woBjdhloFleMKvB7TjbTi4vE09cVkT1uNK_VDikIWhi7Bcd03VrXy7k52VXRJClnA/s400/Not+Too+Shabby+054.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I now have the pleasure of introducing you to this delightful store, </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>located right here in the </strong><strong>heart of downtown Brampton.</strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">WELCOME TO <span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">NOT TOO SHABBY!</span></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>It's important for us to support and promote our local small businesses.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Let's take a wee inside tour, shall we?</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0lTatY0X4OSUukdPMC2vkXNkrtbFM7_UkM0E7KnGHRO53eoZrYfSbF-5ymX30NFJEDMlrHmUBsIKMJE48X-rfbq5PC6OdzycgdtdfjYmxlC5_C6kSAaqqqDEe8RcrQcci_HtqEigmvQ/s1600/Betty+Crocker+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0lTatY0X4OSUukdPMC2vkXNkrtbFM7_UkM0E7KnGHRO53eoZrYfSbF-5ymX30NFJEDMlrHmUBsIKMJE48X-rfbq5PC6OdzycgdtdfjYmxlC5_C6kSAaqqqDEe8RcrQcci_HtqEigmvQ/s400/Betty+Crocker+006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong>She's a real beauty and makes the entire process of creating divine treats a pleasure. Hubs was surprised last night when I started assembling all my baking supplies, on a week night, to bake something. Well that is no way to treat Betty Crocker ~ and I feel somewhat under-appreciated because I know many who never get the opportunity to ingest home-baked goodness.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh314izxmKH0sbsQJKwWHCOe29af8cvVJM7i7Z-Qxksl-WXxEeTibESIM8K1vN1d_5bdoG9b7Zq7ZjsKnp361cNWAIJGMvJ540BThr8knxbEMJC_K5EsnxP0r2HaZqcUom_hh5WMMlGTUQ/s1600/Betty+Crocker+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh314izxmKH0sbsQJKwWHCOe29af8cvVJM7i7Z-Qxksl-WXxEeTibESIM8K1vN1d_5bdoG9b7Zq7ZjsKnp361cNWAIJGMvJ540BThr8knxbEMJC_K5EsnxP0r2HaZqcUom_hh5WMMlGTUQ/s400/Betty+Crocker+008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>What's on the menu you ask? Peanut Butter Banana Bread! A quick and easy recipe with a twist on the usual banana bread ... the addition of Chunky Peanut Butter.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>This is easy with a KitchenAid!</strong></div><br />
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<strong>Enjoy!</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Cheers - Lisa</span></strong></div></div>Lisa ~Suburban Retreat~http://www.blogger.com/profile/10119349730386156556noreply@blogger.com31