tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38261262412177713502024-03-13T19:24:01.526-04:00the peppermint forest"'cause i've got a pocket full of dreams..."the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-15266674863867058992011-08-21T22:25:00.002-04:002011-08-21T22:27:40.889-04:00<center>
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<br />Almalay & Hattie Harris
<br /><i> 5 x 7 acrylic on wood</i>
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<br />Almalay loved to sit on the front porch in grandma's old rocking chair. She liked to rummage through her sewing basket for bits and bobs, and knew she'd someday be a great seamstress.
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<br />When she wasn't at school, Hattie could usually be found in the kitchen. She had one heck of a sweet tooth & was always creating new (and not always tasty) confections. But she knew someday folks would pay a pretty penny for her sugared delights.
<br /></c>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-62554718886103459962011-07-11T14:43:00.002-04:002011-07-11T14:48:08.783-04:00<center> Lock & Key<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hCMMpoumPV9_741rmRHHP-CovPHwd-1ITw-0CaHtq3TO-Q2xSTEyizkclRVU4kXN53H7byxfL1OSMFIh0cGBU7zaOZ5ql0vXvXFyx0dZy2U3z08eonj_ZliXe_vj4-qd2f-MHQtPwvQ/s1600/Lock%2526Key2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hCMMpoumPV9_741rmRHHP-CovPHwd-1ITw-0CaHtq3TO-Q2xSTEyizkclRVU4kXN53H7byxfL1OSMFIh0cGBU7zaOZ5ql0vXvXFyx0dZy2U3z08eonj_ZliXe_vj4-qd2f-MHQtPwvQ/s400/Lock%2526Key2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628167563046857122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKGyqiPf__G7lPqgXiHj5MIfvtYM6h19s7oz5zDQ903GrxHEjrT08j18GpxXnpsE7Dz9gpMYRuW45qzRCm95lWlc-k8QYzTx27aIhOatStQ50cX7M_H6KBrqszAZIJNez9EjcYHPMWBQ/s1600/Lock%2526Key7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKGyqiPf__G7lPqgXiHj5MIfvtYM6h19s7oz5zDQ903GrxHEjrT08j18GpxXnpsE7Dz9gpMYRuW45qzRCm95lWlc-k8QYzTx27aIhOatStQ50cX7M_H6KBrqszAZIJNez9EjcYHPMWBQ/s400/Lock%2526Key7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628167808350558834" /></a><br /><i>9" x 12", acrylic on masonite</i><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-18607401997056635002011-03-28T14:36:00.001-04:002011-03-28T14:39:28.431-04:00<center> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2NmTrPTzKIDrYd0a1Emr3ix9KQRC05XRcOh0yGgO4vR0FXYUZ9iREpgH68fj59h6DH5BoUHuZ85jZ__lAniKlbyQkxDWOVKKAy7L-P15zF7Pp5w0K4ookJiR1kvw5TL5tKQQ0C7hvMY/s1600/SpringSaleBlog.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2NmTrPTzKIDrYd0a1Emr3ix9KQRC05XRcOh0yGgO4vR0FXYUZ9iREpgH68fj59h6DH5BoUHuZ85jZ__lAniKlbyQkxDWOVKKAy7L-P15zF7Pp5w0K4ookJiR1kvw5TL5tKQQ0C7hvMY/s400/SpringSaleBlog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589201770464250754" /></a><br /><br />Hop on over to the <a href="http://thepeppermintforest.etsy.com">shoppe</a> and use the code SPRING for 25% =)<br /><br />Happy Spring!<br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-12901457362753224112011-02-14T20:03:00.009-05:002011-02-14T20:33:10.258-05:00<center><br />A Very Belated Hello!<br /><br />I've neglected the olde blog for quite sometime, having crept right through the winter holidays and New Year! No better time than the present, to share a few newish bits and bobs - and a few things you could say I love!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkttF689QVt6dQEt0Oi-SdzOMEiQ8Nm-Bzpf5Dwr_I5zs2WBMM8ckIkLWHnM1vhtaERBiOrSPNHLjZRj55zPht0lexESKkHUhAiI71ku2prhuwHcG_N2sQJBcVqHQevAe78Jt8ZYf6Cfc/s1600/17063-1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkttF689QVt6dQEt0Oi-SdzOMEiQ8Nm-Bzpf5Dwr_I5zs2WBMM8ckIkLWHnM1vhtaERBiOrSPNHLjZRj55zPht0lexESKkHUhAiI71ku2prhuwHcG_N2sQJBcVqHQevAe78Jt8ZYf6Cfc/s400/17063-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573722388426557250" /></a><br /><br />"Candy Cottage" Dress & "Bow'n Places Heel" at the wonderful <a href="http://www.modcloth.com">ModCloth</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxEX6xuWvXlnX-KFGeRYT_q83X2pxTych9YTUTZkzGyMGAfX8SGhe4f5AUFiFNXuZKGYAIhfm1rJAwQrZh2syj0Gq2-kIT3upRqIVJZblq1ODJeZvR1XZGBwlW9_ZoUt5-TblJ9dY0qM/s1600/il_570xN.193257865.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxEX6xuWvXlnX-KFGeRYT_q83X2pxTych9YTUTZkzGyMGAfX8SGhe4f5AUFiFNXuZKGYAIhfm1rJAwQrZh2syj0Gq2-kIT3upRqIVJZblq1ODJeZvR1XZGBwlW9_ZoUt5-TblJ9dY0qM/s400/il_570xN.193257865.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573718707825728050" /></a><br /><br />I'm smitten with this cameo print, especially the colour! Available in her Etsy shoppe:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/hhop?ref=top_trail">HHOP by Kathryn DiLego</a><br /><br />And a few things of my own which will keep me traveling with me (even though it's just a few blocks away!) to the upcoming <a href="http://eyeoncelebration.com/2010/12/celebration-art-wine-stroll-2011/">Celebration Art & Wine Stroll </a> on Saturday, February 26th.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GB9LRBpzdSZ7F0bXBRvxuC2sJhYTpZd3-IL1kTSlmQRDnW0kD5Q7XOFFiqy17eVqFyK7bRGF-NqjFIOb6A4BXByoZbz3EUOVxl2STrzONTPNxqdmjN2iD_qkmyGsXextbReb8w7p-ko/s1600/Pete%2526Pippa.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GB9LRBpzdSZ7F0bXBRvxuC2sJhYTpZd3-IL1kTSlmQRDnW0kD5Q7XOFFiqy17eVqFyK7bRGF-NqjFIOb6A4BXByoZbz3EUOVxl2STrzONTPNxqdmjN2iD_qkmyGsXextbReb8w7p-ko/s400/Pete%2526Pippa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573720818284666370" /></a><br />"Pete & Pippa", <span style="font-style:italic;">4" x 5" acrylic on canvas</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhc9LNr57-cq-aqHVNE02g6SlReJnI4TSlHGzsW_41XOA9czzCyPt34xR8KyPTXBX3F1Z16LoUrPishx8rIItO8idskvuOdVqdAdqMB_PJVxCKbV-QVl6lU1P_5k7iR2-lVNkd0PFpmg/s1600/Nora1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhc9LNr57-cq-aqHVNE02g6SlReJnI4TSlHGzsW_41XOA9czzCyPt34xR8KyPTXBX3F1Z16LoUrPishx8rIItO8idskvuOdVqdAdqMB_PJVxCKbV-QVl6lU1P_5k7iR2-lVNkd0PFpmg/s400/Nora1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573721335131221378" /></a><br />"Nora", <span style="font-style:italic;">7" x 9" acrylic on wood</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0dZ_qZEcY9YJeHHrj7iXaxMIb9miWrcjbKNZFmN0EFC-Wkpc3U2ynSh0FmswSVzVW3dTG8la5dCQU-dn9cN7x850kE8jd9nFUVfXWliZ0h8-R-8i7Mrq1FstbKXUkQVgBsE6VlIltiM/s1600/Madeline5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0dZ_qZEcY9YJeHHrj7iXaxMIb9miWrcjbKNZFmN0EFC-Wkpc3U2ynSh0FmswSVzVW3dTG8la5dCQU-dn9cN7x850kE8jd9nFUVfXWliZ0h8-R-8i7Mrq1FstbKXUkQVgBsE6VlIltiM/s400/Madeline5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573721739902404050" /></a><br />"Madeline", <span style="font-style:italic;">7" x 9" acrylic on wood</span><br /><br />I'll try my best to frequent these virtual parts, lest I find myself tip-toeing through the weeds!<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day!<br /><br />Jennifer<br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-52348801489753434952010-11-02T20:42:00.004-04:002010-11-02T20:55:57.868-04:00<center><br /><br />Bookmarks & Buttons!<br /><br /> A lovely grey and melancholy day at last, and the first rain in months. What does this mean? A cold front is on its way! Which means I must pair-up my fuzzy socks. I don't think the missing sock phenomena will ever be resolved! And on this dreary day, books and buttons have made their way into <a href="http://www.thepeppermintforest.etsy.com">ye old shoppe.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-FDNdLuTGP7SZhH_cDEyrM9_w9k5ErFXTni11w9Ka6_6MhccLni7RoFLRLg3j_mTC2LPKZlWVjkHEDsZYOeK4J91GRtom8ozNiykveNWOwlXg5gHAExhSrtH0iknTki2MkitcuWD7hw/s1600/BookmarkGroup5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9-FDNdLuTGP7SZhH_cDEyrM9_w9k5ErFXTni11w9Ka6_6MhccLni7RoFLRLg3j_mTC2LPKZlWVjkHEDsZYOeK4J91GRtom8ozNiykveNWOwlXg5gHAExhSrtH0iknTki2MkitcuWD7hw/s400/BookmarkGroup5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119971687912194" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik5J8NVFxeTYIXQSTRj66e6I97jGfo4dIKujzcaOY9b70LIbCDP7eSL1ATajCSkh5nzY62CnvSlXKDleWZENXarnou3Zbb0YQquCr76FXESoXea6sq9I06uDXzTh4SuQA6zhOMI91y_Q/s1600/BookmarkGroup6.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik5J8NVFxeTYIXQSTRj66e6I97jGfo4dIKujzcaOY9b70LIbCDP7eSL1ATajCSkh5nzY62CnvSlXKDleWZENXarnou3Zbb0YQquCr76FXESoXea6sq9I06uDXzTh4SuQA6zhOMI91y_Q/s400/BookmarkGroup6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119974062715394" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiJEraOG-d2T1MPBmTZFLFPbdul-KOeIj83SxU0D0waGI20V4-IwukTdGEL73azeQixcdBOcU_xCDYxhkyjtMqi4DhpMynTz0__vK_5K31QfdpLP4abBtFgJhyphenhyphenEiwKb9P2o1AFt0IK2k/s1600/ButtonGroup1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijiJEraOG-d2T1MPBmTZFLFPbdul-KOeIj83SxU0D0waGI20V4-IwukTdGEL73azeQixcdBOcU_xCDYxhkyjtMqi4DhpMynTz0__vK_5K31QfdpLP4abBtFgJhyphenhyphenEiwKb9P2o1AFt0IK2k/s400/ButtonGroup1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119985450086354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI_YR4KDy_6UevdCPkmyDlwlFl1Bj3q9jB79COMJ-Ub75OSMRbw7Undg-IqRmznXPLtsmJ3hu0vJDZZKTbeafFE3qdKG9eiJsAoqHoSTJcrlZKsBMZc5xEzLpM-ct8LYOeOWlRJzmoMk/s1600/ButtonGroup6.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI_YR4KDy_6UevdCPkmyDlwlFl1Bj3q9jB79COMJ-Ub75OSMRbw7Undg-IqRmznXPLtsmJ3hu0vJDZZKTbeafFE3qdKG9eiJsAoqHoSTJcrlZKsBMZc5xEzLpM-ct8LYOeOWlRJzmoMk/s400/ButtonGroup6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535119986104227890" /></a><br /><br />Happy November everyone!<br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-14743852072061654392010-10-31T14:43:00.007-04:002010-10-31T15:06:13.713-04:00<center><br />Merry Hallowe'en! All Hallow's Eve! Blessed Samhain!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr47aCA2cHP9rS-8I0jB1xKKzHCEX1Dlv_mVcf0RdIqtBpT3NmljfmWMa3q7mpLeeVnXoG6svtondrM7OmPSOZdQ721c07Tv2avNSo8Yg7Bjd2GHgTnjsbt83b5vEhZN6_Svmrc4spoM/s1600/hol009004.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEr47aCA2cHP9rS-8I0jB1xKKzHCEX1Dlv_mVcf0RdIqtBpT3NmljfmWMa3q7mpLeeVnXoG6svtondrM7OmPSOZdQ721c07Tv2avNSo8Yg7Bjd2GHgTnjsbt83b5vEhZN6_Svmrc4spoM/s400/hol009004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534283176171436002" /></a><br /><br />And lastly, Happy Ocotber, even though its the last day o' the month <br />(though certainly the best!) <br /><br />While the leaves aren't quite rustling outside my windows, the witching hour draws near. Only a few hours until the streets are chock full o' ghouls & goblins. Here are some spooks of Hallowe'ens past, perhaps they may return this eve!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I4QbCkF0wDdvwT-NVhF8okMDdLZyS2E0CzThymYQb8dyrTXGyhgcjjfLkaYLVXJh16ghHt4Pba_TD3NOGG449pykpeAeFPvjCqOEEhbI0IfM3ZSnSW6_TImN7oZ0-U4JbyFortTrlHE/s1600/oh7.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I4QbCkF0wDdvwT-NVhF8okMDdLZyS2E0CzThymYQb8dyrTXGyhgcjjfLkaYLVXJh16ghHt4Pba_TD3NOGG449pykpeAeFPvjCqOEEhbI0IfM3ZSnSW6_TImN7oZ0-U4JbyFortTrlHE/s400/oh7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534284321890914050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBK9S54Kk4BPswapaatk12foes9-tDRt2K4eLG_9-KoRg3OWO0AkJTcxDOdURFajn3iBWQT5yV-3r6Wr68LoMEyep9JMBItehBKi3oVWDjWbEg42y9ClkUX5fLnkwAVDYaaFCUynhtzKk/s1600/oh6.jpg"><img style="border:none; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWfzTnDrTRLZ-qJR2bGqwvzfQmwSYY5Epsm32r99Q5D9l6rbBnDPoL4KLv0JudRCt6Kxc0d7XjHM6BWtSVd4KunR2d5mTpmXVVrUVQMPvUwEf220yU1cBt_qm0ULEiacSQvs35UQ67m0/s400/oh11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286990733385058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXytFRx9sK5cPvMzhImeWRs8MN0fXBk27Fj6RvIJ4Q7TwwMkUy4Ruk6_ksnUab3sxMVAPcGvrBvkRISAmxCHEQy-ENR7kuesTIsj3oJq8oBN5xBCxk11rFehM675pFsfTqUs7SpB2AvuY/s1600/oh9.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXytFRx9sK5cPvMzhImeWRs8MN0fXBk27Fj6RvIJ4Q7TwwMkUy4Ruk6_ksnUab3sxMVAPcGvrBvkRISAmxCHEQy-ENR7kuesTIsj3oJq8oBN5xBCxk11rFehM675pFsfTqUs7SpB2AvuY/s400/oh9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534286988095283842" /></a><br /><br />All photos belong to their respective owners, whomever that may be.<br />And some can be found here:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/atypicalart/sets/72157624961351573/with/4059550132/">Costumes & Disguises by AtypicalArt</a><br /><br />Happy Haunting Everyone!<br /><br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-9485531446349444692010-09-14T17:25:00.003-04:002010-09-14T17:35:10.255-04:00<center> Paper Good(ness)! Oh my!<br /><br />Hello!<br /><br />I've been keeping busy with all sorts of pumpkin & autumn inspired ideas. Including some new packaging & cards, which I absolutely adore! I am thrilled with how theses came out, and so happy to have a monstrous mound of peppermint twist twine courtesy of my wonderful mom! Thanks mom! <br /><br />Also, newly hand-crafted pocket size notebooks. I will have these available at the upcoming Art Stroll this weekend. If you are in the Central Florida area, please stop by & say hello!<br /><br /><a href="http://celebrationtowncenter.com/events/artstroll">Celebration Art & Wine Stroll</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PZ4HvUN12t4FE0ZYzCT3ay77OSyBwaYemHpmqbS6X2YhqCT-L8L8yKThm0HpmtyD45IaOkL7T9QOxkxsupc3C4ZBE9cSHekY4nIzA_xu3PyVpDzcoTRzz6czeO9Up9bmcLtrtD_uG00/s1600/Packaging2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PZ4HvUN12t4FE0ZYzCT3ay77OSyBwaYemHpmqbS6X2YhqCT-L8L8yKThm0HpmtyD45IaOkL7T9QOxkxsupc3C4ZBE9cSHekY4nIzA_xu3PyVpDzcoTRzz6czeO9Up9bmcLtrtD_uG00/s400/Packaging2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516884751644152370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZDd_XQby6C3X2NzDveNHX7CCa0Tj8fFSCND-E7-SC41e1zSbZWRb4a6oRP3IEhfcVw4hJSzUZjqP04gMkvXvDWf3IZPItF6uteawjOPBOq9Cz3CmtajeMmDrG9MFTaZRo_H9hPTt5w/s1600/Packaging1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2ZDd_XQby6C3X2NzDveNHX7CCa0Tj8fFSCND-E7-SC41e1zSbZWRb4a6oRP3IEhfcVw4hJSzUZjqP04gMkvXvDWf3IZPItF6uteawjOPBOq9Cz3CmtajeMmDrG9MFTaZRo_H9hPTt5w/s400/Packaging1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516884743667351858" /></a><br /><br />Until then,<br /><br />Jennifer<br />x<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-28697492387137097412010-09-04T20:28:00.003-04:002010-09-04T20:39:05.336-04:00<center> Happy September!<br /><br />That can only mean one thing - autumn isn't too much longer of a wait! Perhaps a bit longer for those of us in the south, but just being in the <span style="font-style:italic;">er</span> ending months makes me happy! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfroLRbmYI0p0ig2r8tmKwG5owKIYIdkIOxUaDl03aUZBSaQTHCR1gHgff3fFjLOCKaoGBygkDbsaSnjoTDWUeySlReo7ilXCCaCSBcX7oe1B7cP-VFB1vZDoLBKrO9p9PCUBomy9HbI/s1600/PumpkinGirls3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfroLRbmYI0p0ig2r8tmKwG5owKIYIdkIOxUaDl03aUZBSaQTHCR1gHgff3fFjLOCKaoGBygkDbsaSnjoTDWUeySlReo7ilXCCaCSBcX7oe1B7cP-VFB1vZDoLBKrO9p9PCUBomy9HbI/s400/PumpkinGirls3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513220835158363618" /><br /></a><span style="font-style:italic;">The Pumpkin Queens, 7" x 9" acrylic on wood</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5G_wfIKW_h7Rcbp2pTjfmhNmURugSUP4UgHdu9vWdFM04RouN3OcW2hFekxrQM25b7G5TDF8kPNVWLbqbcy95anS-3qGtsPytZ-os6N-6pJP6NIWACQS-fSkp4XmKkgnv6-na5ci_PY/s1600/PumpkinGirls10.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5G_wfIKW_h7Rcbp2pTjfmhNmURugSUP4UgHdu9vWdFM04RouN3OcW2hFekxrQM25b7G5TDF8kPNVWLbqbcy95anS-3qGtsPytZ-os6N-6pJP6NIWACQS-fSkp4XmKkgnv6-na5ci_PY/s400/PumpkinGirls10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513220840843688114" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1JvCNfNPYNqiKzIMRhwIgUmMd0-PxBuglg5B9NjNF4kATMxF47KZt_2tXWLZo5BwKBrBjA-ZCS1Cg_KMjfrWe9Slv_NtWB7yEMRHj0bkJQl6769DsS5gt93HMza6BfJ5VXXzO0jD94A/s1600/PumpkinGirls2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1JvCNfNPYNqiKzIMRhwIgUmMd0-PxBuglg5B9NjNF4kATMxF47KZt_2tXWLZo5BwKBrBjA-ZCS1Cg_KMjfrWe9Slv_NtWB7yEMRHj0bkJQl6769DsS5gt93HMza6BfJ5VXXzO0jD94A/s400/PumpkinGirls2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513220841630694690" /></a><br /><br />Dearest summer, I cannot say I will miss you...<br /><br />x<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-43728437626902877982010-08-15T20:08:00.005-04:002010-08-15T20:21:13.031-04:00<center>Hello, hello!<br /><br />A few new-ish things I've just finished up, I sometimes forget to post! I'll blame it on the heat and humidity. Ninety-six degrees and eighty percent humidity is a bit much, me thinks! Time to move to a cooler climate. Although, as much as I hate the heat, Las Vegas seems to keep reminding me it's there for some reason =) Decisions, decisions...I am ever so bad at making them!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtu3BojBcHUS8RdnM40aUXc_bQPs-A6_oWNqM0wbetOPgGXlf6wrUFYl0LbMmBmLgM5RMwDrh-6l9uVL-KWlNq9qvAaCJouI4EzwhPVKP2P4jd_-BF2N2ZQTv5YrgYT0e9aj_PvDschg/s1600/MaxineBea1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtu3BojBcHUS8RdnM40aUXc_bQPs-A6_oWNqM0wbetOPgGXlf6wrUFYl0LbMmBmLgM5RMwDrh-6l9uVL-KWlNq9qvAaCJouI4EzwhPVKP2P4jd_-BF2N2ZQTv5YrgYT0e9aj_PvDschg/s400/MaxineBea1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505793160514105426" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Maxine & Edgar and Bumble Bea Bookplates</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3Y2bGHsKiv0-FbA16d_zA3tzl7AHUruw-sJ06MR5ROUOwP4HCcHws2Y2JACeWHKFAl5lh6azSwHaZTUvmJqzQfTM43AIt0XK2dYbIzmlDk_2HMWbLvt6kzsRrrZJL-26wYFXkGq6G8o/s1600/MothGirl8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3Y2bGHsKiv0-FbA16d_zA3tzl7AHUruw-sJ06MR5ROUOwP4HCcHws2Y2JACeWHKFAl5lh6azSwHaZTUvmJqzQfTM43AIt0XK2dYbIzmlDk_2HMWbLvt6kzsRrrZJL-26wYFXkGq6G8o/s400/MothGirl8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505793333912108850" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Moth Girl, original painting 6" x 6" on canvas</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXyAWyytGSTW7VDt_GcTis2n15LOO_45_AEp96un4wtoCfsaV6rM2KFS86GXF3yTDD1zispgS-f-lBsaDEikJFVXHWUTOSCoQXKdyc0EccqVdE7USCmPT6hho0PGqpq2jaVvk8-EoC6E/s1600/ScallopSet4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXyAWyytGSTW7VDt_GcTis2n15LOO_45_AEp96un4wtoCfsaV6rM2KFS86GXF3yTDD1zispgS-f-lBsaDEikJFVXHWUTOSCoQXKdyc0EccqVdE7USCmPT6hho0PGqpq2jaVvk8-EoC6E/s400/ScallopSet4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505793633980462562" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Maxine & Edgar and Bumble Bea Print Set</span><br /><br />Everything is now available in the wee (yet everexpanding) shoppe!<br /><br />Thank you, thank you!<br /><br />Jennifer<br />x<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-52261354594435853262010-07-06T12:24:00.004-04:002010-07-06T12:42:34.773-04:00<center><br /><br />Hello, Hello!<br /><br />"Even bees, the little almsmen of spring bowers, know there is richest juice in poison-flowers" - John Keats<br /><br />If there is one good thing about the summer heat, it would indeed be the abundance of the prettier insects - the ones that rarely sit still & just flutter by. Here are a few new paintings I've just finished up, both with a buzzing theme =)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4lJ8vXC5SlXAyNTmqsLH9FJzRawSlGbjjfE_VZNTUCxQ-v4mHulwQvEcjyqxtBtFBX3MsdoBpkmSvnLRtoQl4K-_nDeCe7rienLTNE26_GqLuzwfrbC5SPo3oZOA6GTAHDTpplC6OcE/s1600/Ella&theBees11.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4lJ8vXC5SlXAyNTmqsLH9FJzRawSlGbjjfE_VZNTUCxQ-v4mHulwQvEcjyqxtBtFBX3MsdoBpkmSvnLRtoQl4K-_nDeCe7rienLTNE26_GqLuzwfrbC5SPo3oZOA6GTAHDTpplC6OcE/s400/Ella&theBees11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490833169941173474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5UkULIP_aToIvGoC3tvBRSR-FafPJQIZPXE0sM2YM6Ib6_lE2Hk11B9wVRSejlV8dF6RAtDrA0EDVI6V7UAe_NjQd0-L4SpRpeHA2mbh4_udercZRGuXsMq0nIX189g17PVTuL2Nwqs/s1600/Ella&theBees5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5UkULIP_aToIvGoC3tvBRSR-FafPJQIZPXE0sM2YM6Ib6_lE2Hk11B9wVRSejlV8dF6RAtDrA0EDVI6V7UAe_NjQd0-L4SpRpeHA2mbh4_udercZRGuXsMq0nIX189g17PVTuL2Nwqs/s400/Ella&theBees5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490833181397045666" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Ella & the Bees, 8 x 10 acrylic & gouache on canvas</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnXhn8ByIN6vY3-lF9l7lBCsbhXaLj5c_S9bsIE4ucxfKJMC0vwm2IsllCwBLC01ZiikHexjYascVjJqylpLZlDdIYv1o4340E9p-Lw_8_alNGdUYJkddBotDbjCq-cAHhmMhROTzJv8/s1600/BumbleBea1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnXhn8ByIN6vY3-lF9l7lBCsbhXaLj5c_S9bsIE4ucxfKJMC0vwm2IsllCwBLC01ZiikHexjYascVjJqylpLZlDdIYv1o4340E9p-Lw_8_alNGdUYJkddBotDbjCq-cAHhmMhROTzJv8/s400/BumbleBea1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490833184929385282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhVT7VNr7zMVxlcDUwJeL2KYBvBpmsYW35V43j_w2N7ypB49KHWZQqxvkSljQhw_aIpdtX5tNgvwmONDsbOGpo2Nu7_Gg2RRCz8Xi9OVFxfVDHn-OlMAPo0j2HLqy_MFLgNW8Oy58iek/s1600/BumbleBea4.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhVT7VNr7zMVxlcDUwJeL2KYBvBpmsYW35V43j_w2N7ypB49KHWZQqxvkSljQhw_aIpdtX5tNgvwmONDsbOGpo2Nu7_Gg2RRCz8Xi9OVFxfVDHn-OlMAPo0j2HLqy_MFLgNW8Oy58iek/s400/BumbleBea4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490833194315905378" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bumble Bea, 5 x 7 acrylic on masonite</span><br /><br />Both are now available in the shoppe!<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-24740998052286493512010-06-23T22:29:00.003-04:002010-06-23T22:37:37.096-04:00<center>Hello, Hello!<br /><br />After much scavenging through my boxes of jewels & findings, I finally crafted something that I will try my very best to part with. They've indeed been fancied by friends and co-workers, who keep reminding me that I am not timely in getting them into the shoppe! So, here is the first of the "Old Time Jewels", enjoy =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGYOEtGy893mHHECsTcLNUAMpN70gDaAd66EDCQDz2BfVeJjMMA0k3HJGHStxj-OaJMOpI9UxZHUoZrofYwRX24gWwTJllHHwOb6VBq1eA2XAbh2jqgN_85zWoscvcc52cckhdc0xNyk/s1600/CABNecklace1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGYOEtGy893mHHECsTcLNUAMpN70gDaAd66EDCQDz2BfVeJjMMA0k3HJGHStxj-OaJMOpI9UxZHUoZrofYwRX24gWwTJllHHwOb6VBq1eA2XAbh2jqgN_85zWoscvcc52cckhdc0xNyk/s400/CABNecklace1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486163130906480402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy88FhhggRdjP6WkzuPgWH8-vfWiwrfH6N7pwBRheJfp9qnzzci5ji_k2HOokr0ZVixl5oUuE1Y50MzwKhM-jiXNmzHibyJtbvIOIaTJKKnr4B88XILU7L3LS5gvBpNjmzIa7o1J3IxRs/s1600/CABNecklace3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy88FhhggRdjP6WkzuPgWH8-vfWiwrfH6N7pwBRheJfp9qnzzci5ji_k2HOokr0ZVixl5oUuE1Y50MzwKhM-jiXNmzHibyJtbvIOIaTJKKnr4B88XILU7L3LS5gvBpNjmzIa7o1J3IxRs/s400/CABNecklace3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486163143155879682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS-H6Sc1gTV4kjtfnXaCJ3MPGwjUlxmGSGmbJxLvbnGWTzieuxzFchBW7AI8kujHhZV5oPGGFFddteQEKbST-aaTqwiwcE8-4cm_lPEBm7TuzTtxgw8wzrqlG_9aquMclMV_TeadY3VI/s1600/CABNecklace4.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS-H6Sc1gTV4kjtfnXaCJ3MPGwjUlxmGSGmbJxLvbnGWTzieuxzFchBW7AI8kujHhZV5oPGGFFddteQEKbST-aaTqwiwcE8-4cm_lPEBm7TuzTtxgw8wzrqlG_9aquMclMV_TeadY3VI/s400/CABNecklace4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486163146472003218" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">The Candy Apple Brigade Necklace</span><br /><br />Happy Wednesday Everyone!<br /><br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-38093910451908193882010-05-25T21:23:00.004-04:002010-05-25T21:30:53.263-04:00<center>Celebration Art & Wine Stroll<br /><br />This past Saturday evening was the Celebration Art & Wine Stroll. It was a fantastic event, and there are plans to have them four times a year. I am definitely looking forward to the next one in September, as well as the hopefully cooler weather! Thanks to all that came & made it a wonderful night =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPs6JTiLi2biuTjGodCOOFFf6YasOLgdEaccmf7J4fCisXooXrQhKBtoawFxA9zc8g4DsSDuw1lGVRhwDnCRCxEzPFvgY3MOeTlElXk4TwhUkAzVU5gahYkr7Hvf1j9pb8b2D9IY-Dko/s1600/ArtStroll4.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPs6JTiLi2biuTjGodCOOFFf6YasOLgdEaccmf7J4fCisXooXrQhKBtoawFxA9zc8g4DsSDuw1lGVRhwDnCRCxEzPFvgY3MOeTlElXk4TwhUkAzVU5gahYkr7Hvf1j9pb8b2D9IY-Dko/s400/ArtStroll4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475384431071080434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Oa81xxuhC7jOhHlJlVlnPmg2DiaQGWQLf-OGY2q3LI2WvWzMlOo42i_EMBs-gHPKoWsDPlogAJ33pIUEAGwQwKz_-R0H23-3cCAM6HzqJccx_hhyphenhyphenjGy1Lpg6D1DrJfC88BGJ7kTn0Lo/s1600/ArtStroll3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Oa81xxuhC7jOhHlJlVlnPmg2DiaQGWQLf-OGY2q3LI2WvWzMlOo42i_EMBs-gHPKoWsDPlogAJ33pIUEAGwQwKz_-R0H23-3cCAM6HzqJccx_hhyphenhyphenjGy1Lpg6D1DrJfC88BGJ7kTn0Lo/s400/ArtStroll3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475384429094394722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK0JfluO17Sn31xFgWmlVrkVZnUlhsJKbshcerMTAx1Eeyb73sWeB0f6kPerPjrHzb5a8x-wyYOqrIZKaPyO4hfoYGcvCM-IePSpUZE64rKlbJT3bokTxg6No7mcO4nXdt5zfwGD0190/s1600/ArtStroll1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK0JfluO17Sn31xFgWmlVrkVZnUlhsJKbshcerMTAx1Eeyb73sWeB0f6kPerPjrHzb5a8x-wyYOqrIZKaPyO4hfoYGcvCM-IePSpUZE64rKlbJT3bokTxg6No7mcO4nXdt5zfwGD0190/s400/ArtStroll1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475384416759558530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PujslGMfonYaIVpqSTBgvTfSSCek75lfEC4TTGJNCROHUcpBc8gSjbS-PpedLhOuxj7VkaoWwHwl8EpYAnjt7y8AJAuK5CfBx-SjwshTF2_GFxZQlbQUyFIYtUNufugn2zbE-FiMQ_M/s1600/ArtStroll2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PujslGMfonYaIVpqSTBgvTfSSCek75lfEC4TTGJNCROHUcpBc8gSjbS-PpedLhOuxj7VkaoWwHwl8EpYAnjt7y8AJAuK5CfBx-SjwshTF2_GFxZQlbQUyFIYtUNufugn2zbE-FiMQ_M/s400/ArtStroll2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475384412443791458" /></a><br /><br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-33960073636896389992010-05-24T22:41:00.009-04:002010-05-24T23:08:25.583-04:00<center> After the Storm<br /><br />After a brief, but severe, afternoon storm, the temperature and humidity dropped enough to actually be able to breath outdoors. I seized the opportunity to go for a walk as the early evening hours are my favourite time of day. The musty aroma of the swamp & parched earth is a smell I'd love to bottle! Along the way, I found a welcoming critter or two, including this little fellow who I'm certain was bashful - he dipped under the water every time I focused on him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVtVsDxg-cWOI_3SXhkPIWGGtKQK2Io7N2tIZrpbAjZjohyphenhyphenmGd-BVhgBCRoN8akuHMzoQVQgYAusrahDnERCT-ZSszlTwluodYQrAKpHNfyDODvYnrHyd90A773i9PS8ck5yKhyHF6uE/s1600/AfterStorm6.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVtVsDxg-cWOI_3SXhkPIWGGtKQK2Io7N2tIZrpbAjZjohyphenhyphenmGd-BVhgBCRoN8akuHMzoQVQgYAusrahDnERCT-ZSszlTwluodYQrAKpHNfyDODvYnrHyd90A773i9PS8ck5yKhyHF6uE/s400/AfterStorm6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475034813014420674" /></a><br /><br />It has been too long since we've had a decent rain. The temperature cooled the air down and there was actually a slight mist on the lake. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPJA5jbZ6uq7fnW5tbjGYUFyPacYxXnr4q2O9C2VX98vDBLHXOySHj5-VWn0gGCl_4kkeTfnAF038q1M0yBEEUqVBtFh-IlyE23PXg1c-19VAGShmN7gNS2CSh8a6h0HYdQExDPZvK4s/s1600/AfterStorm1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPJA5jbZ6uq7fnW5tbjGYUFyPacYxXnr4q2O9C2VX98vDBLHXOySHj5-VWn0gGCl_4kkeTfnAF038q1M0yBEEUqVBtFh-IlyE23PXg1c-19VAGShmN7gNS2CSh8a6h0HYdQExDPZvK4s/s400/AfterStorm1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475035183991120178" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tI6dXXL101C5v6rdZMTYqgN8Skjxg_CbzcFq2SVt5TTqKYjTe4D3CtLd9Iz384PaR1mSAmsp_ndteN391IPWRl5t55bm-Ud7y9iJnl7jBCddji_5jjYySnvg6VpEZIMd5cgykYhmuwA/s1600/AfterStorm5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tI6dXXL101C5v6rdZMTYqgN8Skjxg_CbzcFq2SVt5TTqKYjTe4D3CtLd9Iz384PaR1mSAmsp_ndteN391IPWRl5t55bm-Ud7y9iJnl7jBCddji_5jjYySnvg6VpEZIMd5cgykYhmuwA/s400/AfterStorm5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475036115989019810" /></a><br /><br />Spanish Moss is a nuisance to native trees, but it sure has that southern charm. It always reminds me of rocking chairs and big front porches.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy6I_PRPhVd5kMoWhzTjr_HDR5XgkR_wt1S9xjLstLHZkWwuCC4XfNahyphenhyphen15ipXrFSMAdPsZ9T-PJzAbmC51k85NrjJxA-G8M4HsG66i1z6_TdYkD8PRVgxfGBpmYQY5937aL_Pb0Xqw8/s1600/AfterStorm2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy6I_PRPhVd5kMoWhzTjr_HDR5XgkR_wt1S9xjLstLHZkWwuCC4XfNahyphenhyphen15ipXrFSMAdPsZ9T-PJzAbmC51k85NrjJxA-G8M4HsG66i1z6_TdYkD8PRVgxfGBpmYQY5937aL_Pb0Xqw8/s400/AfterStorm2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475037293298269602" /></a><br /><br />A friendly neighbourhood cat whom I've called Stumps (he doesn't seem to mind). He does have the shortest legs I've ever seen on a cat, however I was kind enough to post his portrait while he was sitting, rather than standing =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR5YYw_7VJNqu80pvQ3mYxIu33BE643XzMKravThUqK4O7v5TfjGnOOk4VS02LRF6i8z6oKMm54E-EnRLZxBfVvtgv5DgutQelaWRigpCM7KDqqH2ffpEf_kouENiCyE-nyrHpdv2uig/s1600/AfterStorm7.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR5YYw_7VJNqu80pvQ3mYxIu33BE643XzMKravThUqK4O7v5TfjGnOOk4VS02LRF6i8z6oKMm54E-EnRLZxBfVvtgv5DgutQelaWRigpCM7KDqqH2ffpEf_kouENiCyE-nyrHpdv2uig/s400/AfterStorm7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475037859463124978" /></a><br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-15745426870434670672010-05-17T22:50:00.007-04:002010-05-17T23:10:31.964-04:00<center><br /><br />Happy We'll Be, Beyond the Sea<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz2M0X5r1BcmITF9TaLM7VbDBhoVnThKCIFR9_wdjZPmQgpYyeAnmO7-zeol1fEENbhA7xWy00eFizBz4_zBuawTar4eHx08e7CaG7DIF9xXNY-Z4zORIekn4t9jM3uyxLIBL_2jcZIo/s1600/sailor1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz2M0X5r1BcmITF9TaLM7VbDBhoVnThKCIFR9_wdjZPmQgpYyeAnmO7-zeol1fEENbhA7xWy00eFizBz4_zBuawTar4eHx08e7CaG7DIF9xXNY-Z4zORIekn4t9jM3uyxLIBL_2jcZIo/s400/sailor1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439165385381298" /></a><br /><i>9" x 12" acrylic on wood</i><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_ugdnptzb1tp7EuTOz2HWmLDx0YNxQEvmoMBBJwKxoqUb86bwzWjb2P4UegVSqTIT1O9miOdTEWSkGKQKLgTHQHslG6Rljgnq2tMqEs5LPdpHpIx32M2InWD85-NVrTCj5hTufj19iw/s1600/sailorgirl6.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_ugdnptzb1tp7EuTOz2HWmLDx0YNxQEvmoMBBJwKxoqUb86bwzWjb2P4UegVSqTIT1O9miOdTEWSkGKQKLgTHQHslG6Rljgnq2tMqEs5LPdpHpIx32M2InWD85-NVrTCj5hTufj19iw/s400/sailorgirl6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439178933692818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYTnqhEN7wAhJjV_RRbvtqYGqqYm1mWdOLKA7ZHH9_n0DHz1sKbQVMX_9e_gL95b0_oP3Ot7Wvd1cG9NrzFdNxJvYmHpcG1o5-2sYvJTbyX70-1izAZY3PT6q1hA5MolLtDT8vsXNdis/s1600/sailorboy5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYTnqhEN7wAhJjV_RRbvtqYGqqYm1mWdOLKA7ZHH9_n0DHz1sKbQVMX_9e_gL95b0_oP3Ot7Wvd1cG9NrzFdNxJvYmHpcG1o5-2sYvJTbyX70-1izAZY3PT6q1hA5MolLtDT8vsXNdis/s400/sailorboy5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472439858040674786" /></a><br /><br />Somewhere beyond the sea<br />Somewhere waiting for me<br />My lover stands on golden sands<br />And watches the ships that go sailin'<br /><br />Somewhere beyond the sea<br />She's there watching for me<br />If I could fly like birds on high<br />Then straight to her arms <br />I'd go sailin'<br /><br />It's far beyond the stars<br />It's near beyond the moon<br />I know beyond a doubt<br />My heart will lead me there soon<br /><br />We'll meet beyond the shore<br />We'll kiss just as before<br />Happy we'll be beyond the sea<br />And never again I'll go sailin'<br /><br />I know beyond a doubt<br />My heart will lead me there soon<br />We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore<br />We'll kiss just as before<br />Happy we'll be beyond the sea<br />And never again I'll go sailin'<br /><br />No more sailin' <br />So long sailin'<br />Bye bye sailin'...<br />Move on out captain<br /><br />Jack Lawrence, 1946<br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-90270881464741103552010-05-12T19:13:00.007-04:002010-05-12T20:01:30.517-04:00<center>Unrivaled Glamour<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSAJALIUEd0XbCMQYce9XFZmSGxOWFelpQF8Y0MB5fZacEGt7Lb0C0jphMlMw_r8GeJCPlomVsXWFTimYtqgZm2KkK2RiqGUpVA-sVG2TZIvFZI5u1JQCWzTC6wxYx7wywZzYFVwyEDs/s1600/DORIS-EATON-TRAVIS-001.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSAJALIUEd0XbCMQYce9XFZmSGxOWFelpQF8Y0MB5fZacEGt7Lb0C0jphMlMw_r8GeJCPlomVsXWFTimYtqgZm2KkK2RiqGUpVA-sVG2TZIvFZI5u1JQCWzTC6wxYx7wywZzYFVwyEDs/s400/DORIS-EATON-TRAVIS-001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470528176945390770" /></a><br />Doris Eaton Travis <br />March 14, 1904 - May 11, 2010<br /><br />With the passing of the last Ziegfeld girl, and the long lost days of Old Hollywood, here's a picture-y post of some of the most fantastical costumes (and the glamourous women who wore them so well!) It is so easy to become lost in nostalgia when the times have changed so much. Though technology has provided us with many advancements, I must say I often find myself longing for simpler times! So much is lost over the years, when less becomes tangible in this digital age =/<br /><br />So here's to you lovely ladies...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92OO1KG2WKL99yRzQqEpI-TwDHncReEo4wr7vIBT2G5i0u3ayK6bm3MDXe9SIIyG4nS5di80fV6l_2cPr8MyOIVNT7fJjFbk0p7buNOJhbWbmCCcCsg57xRpWqjcTceA2kij65Rrg3F4/s1600/ziegfeld_follies.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92OO1KG2WKL99yRzQqEpI-TwDHncReEo4wr7vIBT2G5i0u3ayK6bm3MDXe9SIIyG4nS5di80fV6l_2cPr8MyOIVNT7fJjFbk0p7buNOJhbWbmCCcCsg57xRpWqjcTceA2kij65Rrg3F4/s400/ziegfeld_follies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470526562877713314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwvvgDRL4pNO01hjJYbUUndlgeFij0a7N7gqWnGJ46YSBrU_HM_9kql3vRTV46h9Yidfh8gWEND75FCB5umJSNxnNtKqIW9ndt2JJx3ryWalNtVx9gUHNZjMCkhOd8rHun7eaTUxkGM4/s1600/ziegfe.jpg"><img style="border:none; 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While tallying them up & rearranging them in their temporary abode, I realised that I had made an extra two! I somehow lost count, so I think I will stash those two away for myself =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kiKWwAZAfHe82XHCbm825RQ6Gw4h6IIEX_h_WO_berl5c2XCH70HAYFPP026oGPvD-74iqIrItUBvrt2EqOV1gs6dbcT3kGxWMMGkBQVVI2YJbtaIU27wQe_KByiR41Z-UEpGAAW-cA/s1600/Un4c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kiKWwAZAfHe82XHCbm825RQ6Gw4h6IIEX_h_WO_berl5c2XCH70HAYFPP026oGPvD-74iqIrItUBvrt2EqOV1gs6dbcT3kGxWMMGkBQVVI2YJbtaIU27wQe_KByiR41Z-UEpGAAW-cA/s400/Un4c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468365665905530242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO56sbsagSs6uz6SjmiUses_hVNF9jC9QzAWRNQvdVzj3f9zHZe3HJveBMScZm_WjurBLbYrf7YtgMM-daQDJyM_nm2Nd6HlDLML7-v0a8Ya_v_q57Iogr59kLF44xRAti5PTJ57cTSE/s1600/Un3a.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO56sbsagSs6uz6SjmiUses_hVNF9jC9QzAWRNQvdVzj3f9zHZe3HJveBMScZm_WjurBLbYrf7YtgMM-daQDJyM_nm2Nd6HlDLML7-v0a8Ya_v_q57Iogr59kLF44xRAti5PTJ57cTSE/s400/Un3a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468365661979467090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84iMxGbWJ2FoUWyZ_bh1plJy2wcDSLiwZGyLMAYub01QOP03l0DgD1iizMmyvC34Q7wGms6ZdD1l9BKAx0u_eDvM6AcwNeZTlKdxj3AGcPpEhmvXUc3ZxDcvi3i6VDI1hT6kUVqETqRo/s1600/Un2e.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84iMxGbWJ2FoUWyZ_bh1plJy2wcDSLiwZGyLMAYub01QOP03l0DgD1iizMmyvC34Q7wGms6ZdD1l9BKAx0u_eDvM6AcwNeZTlKdxj3AGcPpEhmvXUc3ZxDcvi3i6VDI1hT6kUVqETqRo/s400/Un2e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468365652915748242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AAPP21WjKKu_83SZJC4vyiHgZZHCT6gtP_-bz7QyJGXPEopFzsuKyOL88nRWQeBHe_S3gaDz0m4ZGdAJvUigzxu0HilW2wRZWvVwSE7Q925AakMHbVMTf11vXm5PCKpoUJS3Yg6TD38/s1600/Un1c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AAPP21WjKKu_83SZJC4vyiHgZZHCT6gtP_-bz7QyJGXPEopFzsuKyOL88nRWQeBHe_S3gaDz0m4ZGdAJvUigzxu0HilW2wRZWvVwSE7Q925AakMHbVMTf11vXm5PCKpoUJS3Yg6TD38/s400/Un1c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468365648137884274" /></a><br /><br />I enjoyed painting this series, and will definitely miss working on them. Now I can carry on with some new things, including bookmarks & bookplates as well as my display for the upcoming <a href="http://celebrationtowncenter.com/events/celebration-art-stroll">Art & Wine Stroll</a><br /><br />See you soon & have a great weekend!<br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-51833702927613745592010-04-16T22:59:00.003-04:002010-04-16T23:07:59.082-04:00<center><br />Good Evening, Good Evening!<br /><br />I've had this batch of girls sitting to the side (neglecting them, slightly). They were becoming far too anxious to have their photos taken, so I had to oblige =) They are all now available in the shoppe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mk6sTTId3D70bsasKh-wH2aGJNVkH1sZhax9wUOgNFsez3ZoxSkNJp9QEmPffE33ouR5yO5sSkCzRLLzI3rdMqkZEep1RSzYcrsfa9A9saZxbdn1R_DPL49XRqYxGXpaITpwShFE7G0/s1600/UnNamed5c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mk6sTTId3D70bsasKh-wH2aGJNVkH1sZhax9wUOgNFsez3ZoxSkNJp9QEmPffE33ouR5yO5sSkCzRLLzI3rdMqkZEep1RSzYcrsfa9A9saZxbdn1R_DPL49XRqYxGXpaITpwShFE7G0/s400/UnNamed5c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460936140008862962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gscx6xFxve4jPqkTe3uJrx9AEpJG2xnc74zgNIp_I6WZxbzSma1ysq85o1UXFYzdoLapg209IVSEaePQJGhB0Cwia47djMDy_7xEqHVQWaEBrxtBz7aiBrG9WpV5JAekssaz8PG_ci4/s1600/UnNamed4c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gscx6xFxve4jPqkTe3uJrx9AEpJG2xnc74zgNIp_I6WZxbzSma1ysq85o1UXFYzdoLapg209IVSEaePQJGhB0Cwia47djMDy_7xEqHVQWaEBrxtBz7aiBrG9WpV5JAekssaz8PG_ci4/s400/UnNamed4c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460936130299556738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV86TIJflgbNBp_6G7XAQdD4dvUuoLYDs58hBgiAoSCLiJMYUhfUV7ntNoc5JPEvJRdof_cy5M9aZAVTwI7Z4Fk85v9qFpko6Lu8sYugI1_iEoMmTlhkjuWPXuq3zvhgib5o-VvX8-Afw/s1600/UnNamed3c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV86TIJflgbNBp_6G7XAQdD4dvUuoLYDs58hBgiAoSCLiJMYUhfUV7ntNoc5JPEvJRdof_cy5M9aZAVTwI7Z4Fk85v9qFpko6Lu8sYugI1_iEoMmTlhkjuWPXuq3zvhgib5o-VvX8-Afw/s400/UnNamed3c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460936118064535090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6YLdY4YmByc7ZjnBTlq8LKz8l5VdKoKFQZf9PxGF2HwjXgcmqFaJwkA8GijB4gpoyzpKR5YYSjIkH07RhqqsJCNKwjWeOQ5zGH0CTlI6W8UUIB53cnAmvlNwfLdRIHKOmRkCP3JRoqU/s1600/UnNamed2e.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6YLdY4YmByc7ZjnBTlq8LKz8l5VdKoKFQZf9PxGF2HwjXgcmqFaJwkA8GijB4gpoyzpKR5YYSjIkH07RhqqsJCNKwjWeOQ5zGH0CTlI6W8UUIB53cnAmvlNwfLdRIHKOmRkCP3JRoqU/s400/UnNamed2e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460936084754621186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjFniXcHBsfkHZJX5tVWzqHitRJzo9wPGrFedaDZ5jyOzcx7ic9b11vNeoe_6H8yUJebX-5DnkyZt1-Q9JCKY6qXXnOFQt3pVQfpB6BtRHHDpBJb2eWe69i_SBNVxautYy8hYBkCYqs/s1600/UnNamed1a.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjFniXcHBsfkHZJX5tVWzqHitRJzo9wPGrFedaDZ5jyOzcx7ic9b11vNeoe_6H8yUJebX-5DnkyZt1-Q9JCKY6qXXnOFQt3pVQfpB6BtRHHDpBJb2eWe69i_SBNVxautYy8hYBkCYqs/s400/UnNamed1a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460936080782690226" /></a><br /><br />Only a few more to go, and this series will be complete! <br /><br />Until Next Time,<br />Jennifer<br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-65015559787785664572010-04-06T19:56:00.002-04:002010-04-06T19:59:32.489-04:00<center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW0ooTC6Lz2U3urfRBRv9xDTG0F4ADprhLHGuYg1fUwUnrbpeF1sh3XEQnsdcPtR-tbsXNLgqvS84hStPASAd8eoW5cPFJOh7BuFvQ9QyJVimXh7cNfTJw7ut52nJBtv7_NO-WYbq4zQ/s1600/SpringSaleBlog.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIW0ooTC6Lz2U3urfRBRv9xDTG0F4ADprhLHGuYg1fUwUnrbpeF1sh3XEQnsdcPtR-tbsXNLgqvS84hStPASAd8eoW5cPFJOh7BuFvQ9QyJVimXh7cNfTJw7ut52nJBtv7_NO-WYbq4zQ/s400/SpringSaleBlog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457177777006093186" /></a><br /><br />Hop on over the my shoppe for Free Shipping on all originals! All prints Buy Two Get One Free! <br /><br />Happy Spring!<br /><br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-22601606237275115852010-03-21T18:39:00.005-04:002010-03-21T18:49:45.902-04:00<center>Another Group of Girls<br /><br />Hello Again!<br /><br />Just over a month, and two posts in one day! I have an excuse, my blog was in the weeds while my domain was being transferred. I'm not certain it is normally as frustrating as it was for me (I hope not!). I think I've missed a few paintings from this series, but they can all be found in their own little section in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepeppermintforest?section_id=6677973">shoppe</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9KjiBpnAELYzcw3D_I5c1typN4dfYfeyHxUPHcCxZLXZ_os7wB9RGqpbwIckciTuxkt9n_xFntqMXoxeSKwW7IoFAgkLsq0iLv0kSIFhV_Mh5d_ueE4iXvqDsSFDjipJiBSsHg_xKms/s1600-h/UnNamed1e.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9KjiBpnAELYzcw3D_I5c1typN4dfYfeyHxUPHcCxZLXZ_os7wB9RGqpbwIckciTuxkt9n_xFntqMXoxeSKwW7IoFAgkLsq0iLv0kSIFhV_Mh5d_ueE4iXvqDsSFDjipJiBSsHg_xKms/s400/UnNamed1e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451222017959115858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe_UxzfLZX8jbZRD6BQ9uk6SgkEy7LbtOlxHcOp91MZnkeCl7D_98_BmpXER_Gzujxl9nn3lh9mUuRACS_RNf4PdiXGRcr-VH-OcC1zn_ZDkGAsYSbtFDnCi0fmGbhuLhlMALfOy0DIw/s1600-h/UnNamed5c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqe_UxzfLZX8jbZRD6BQ9uk6SgkEy7LbtOlxHcOp91MZnkeCl7D_98_BmpXER_Gzujxl9nn3lh9mUuRACS_RNf4PdiXGRcr-VH-OcC1zn_ZDkGAsYSbtFDnCi0fmGbhuLhlMALfOy0DIw/s400/UnNamed5c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451222560581325986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq2r1hbEmvQZmJIDGomK-NUrQaxFglEvWdrYROsZ-MzCWmy1OqehJalBHSRB6Q3nmBFq7gjkQVD-NKAn0yVS6aU6feTt4VQW1fPppw_ekuJBa6vYStjISlMvEmkDoy-LqrThYP93nLac/s1600-h/UnNamed4b.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoq2r1hbEmvQZmJIDGomK-NUrQaxFglEvWdrYROsZ-MzCWmy1OqehJalBHSRB6Q3nmBFq7gjkQVD-NKAn0yVS6aU6feTt4VQW1fPppw_ekuJBa6vYStjISlMvEmkDoy-LqrThYP93nLac/s400/UnNamed4b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451222556145436562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHzUUiiGhPr4dzUkmoYkzvImV55aLFeKkrUSNai64QLiOTMbygnOMNaTisTGpfXXJBVzAhnUaMDYmoRCzS38VwoFcVJvcuF-TbhyXXEGTV-YnUBKAWf_uPUGI5yblUZeyIknVK2alF6o/s1600-h/UnNamed3c.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHzUUiiGhPr4dzUkmoYkzvImV55aLFeKkrUSNai64QLiOTMbygnOMNaTisTGpfXXJBVzAhnUaMDYmoRCzS38VwoFcVJvcuF-TbhyXXEGTV-YnUBKAWf_uPUGI5yblUZeyIknVK2alF6o/s400/UnNamed3c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451222553481953746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4UCCwepglUau1Q-9iDDR4xeQ3si6EbtS4yfWY3xr9eCC8NVQPktyWoC0TajkRIEDw062GnLXrZKhDuWPOe9n4eK923niHJ7KoZtwDyZgHgXWartH7vXBY3NzHc_3-eXppUTw1UnKdhs/s1600-h/UnNamed2b.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4UCCwepglUau1Q-9iDDR4xeQ3si6EbtS4yfWY3xr9eCC8NVQPktyWoC0TajkRIEDw062GnLXrZKhDuWPOe9n4eK923niHJ7KoZtwDyZgHgXWartH7vXBY3NzHc_3-eXppUTw1UnKdhs/s400/UnNamed2b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451222549805485970" /></a><br /><br />Just nine more to go in this series!<br /><br />xo<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-83418881463526631002010-03-21T16:56:00.005-04:002010-03-21T17:14:22.091-04:00<center> Sunday Market<br /><br />We just managed to get to the market before the rain came down. Luckily it's just around the corner, so we didn't get too soggy!<br />Many new vendors the last few weeks, including a booth with the most scrumptious home baked breads & pastries. I was sidetracked by the delicious aroma & failed to snap a few pics. So alas, it's a fruit & veggie post. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZZ9X3qOKUQQA5mSkEmxCnL_SWtl70Y6ysLKQ1rGleD8eHGSm8Bu-rCZF6EN95htVKcUHvMjP69zWXDTRD2zhNHIVPW-AjznwWX5Iuowsz0XNVFreM5S3XSi1nyipdBSu3hAPjYRMr8M/s1600-h/Market5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZZ9X3qOKUQQA5mSkEmxCnL_SWtl70Y6ysLKQ1rGleD8eHGSm8Bu-rCZF6EN95htVKcUHvMjP69zWXDTRD2zhNHIVPW-AjznwWX5Iuowsz0XNVFreM5S3XSi1nyipdBSu3hAPjYRMr8M/s400/Market5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451195373620370370" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF4w3Ga27TPpxtYuUbXPPf1psMwmP_ygkiM36dobPaw4iBsyEpa5ISNOoaXm1hlnlbjCuHAQwDdyS-R-wm7bUNxd6e8z4a9aJevDEnsgSM01c6oCgu28RGQ49yCj9bBS6tZAtYA5EQRQ/s1600-h/Market4.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF4w3Ga27TPpxtYuUbXPPf1psMwmP_ygkiM36dobPaw4iBsyEpa5ISNOoaXm1hlnlbjCuHAQwDdyS-R-wm7bUNxd6e8z4a9aJevDEnsgSM01c6oCgu28RGQ49yCj9bBS6tZAtYA5EQRQ/s400/Market4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451195371031897042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYJNtH2DiSUtVjNTlkMOBc4TFRwN8JWTk4az91BNq_cPybvWkdzPUkYNatlgk9UEbFAGy-rgtIiyBAEPfmEBX2WEY20j5UhIAS0hPrBQlNFE9jAD7yBqLmaGAp7fIVQ6WnbU-43xi5Qc/s1600-h/Market3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYJNtH2DiSUtVjNTlkMOBc4TFRwN8JWTk4az91BNq_cPybvWkdzPUkYNatlgk9UEbFAGy-rgtIiyBAEPfmEBX2WEY20j5UhIAS0hPrBQlNFE9jAD7yBqLmaGAp7fIVQ6WnbU-43xi5Qc/s400/Market3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451195366591401986" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaA9mGh60St4f6-J3eZ64BvNZLefj1QbOj570Xva6CEM94jOudQ6pehZfjywtvMxw-vfiBGEOnNIUrE4gq4OuuqBUkbnACAcsK3zAQqHnr40uvNzgDHD2Lac-Jl13IZZbT9Zl6iXD5Uo/s1600-h/Market2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJaA9mGh60St4f6-J3eZ64BvNZLefj1QbOj570Xva6CEM94jOudQ6pehZfjywtvMxw-vfiBGEOnNIUrE4gq4OuuqBUkbnACAcsK3zAQqHnr40uvNzgDHD2Lac-Jl13IZZbT9Zl6iXD5Uo/s400/Market2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451195356431965538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaKuXI5EMM98cMnub6uDCO-fw7jbviHtdLLbJFQ0t8iZqmzh1PA4www1EnRHvrMj5WnfGvpspxFEBDOrtWBTRd_ng6e2IkEK8OniXRveqKifgYTn8TqQXfCowmIFFPIbx6vb4vhahwok/s1600-h/Market1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaKuXI5EMM98cMnub6uDCO-fw7jbviHtdLLbJFQ0t8iZqmzh1PA4www1EnRHvrMj5WnfGvpspxFEBDOrtWBTRd_ng6e2IkEK8OniXRveqKifgYTn8TqQXfCowmIFFPIbx6vb4vhahwok/s400/Market1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451195352855359794" /></a><br /><br />And just because - leafy & green, but not of the edible type; A permanent storefront fixture, the Dancing Bear Topiary.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCabis494kTL6h3tuRQzpiQ7jaJ16PLPDrJyonhMNptG0JAqf0lIjdhddI0AY7BKBMPjSlSXrSJy2qw8zicNTF6ACoK6yQ635_rRb88PpLvqDk0HyQyTH2SOfPB2TV0nJQhy1aYVoY1Sk/s1600-h/Market9.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCabis494kTL6h3tuRQzpiQ7jaJ16PLPDrJyonhMNptG0JAqf0lIjdhddI0AY7BKBMPjSlSXrSJy2qw8zicNTF6ACoK6yQ635_rRb88PpLvqDk0HyQyTH2SOfPB2TV0nJQhy1aYVoY1Sk/s400/Market9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451197701467082546" /></a><br /><br />Happy Sunday!<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-26546982128926978002010-02-17T21:20:00.005-05:002010-02-17T21:34:52.759-05:00<center><br /><br />Hello, Hello!<br /><br />I'm thinking I'm a few days late with this post, but better late than never, of course! The companion piece (and Mr. Blackfriar's lady-friend), Miss Edwina. Both are adorned with gold edging, and backed with antique paper and strung with a 2" sage grosgrain ribbon. A dapper duo they are, and now available in the shoppe =)<br /><center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhF0vjBbYl_npb0KmOBghHSHmV3M5ciR2As-9y15CPxdyfMPbvRw40y6f7hLfFVXAssErTpriI1rErETZmhLyvbnFQpzl0lAhb7TjtmpgpA3OqJ-Mn86ZeLDZU8o29JQuXsempdlpzMs/s1600-h/MissEdwina.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhF0vjBbYl_npb0KmOBghHSHmV3M5ciR2As-9y15CPxdyfMPbvRw40y6f7hLfFVXAssErTpriI1rErETZmhLyvbnFQpzl0lAhb7TjtmpgpA3OqJ-Mn86ZeLDZU8o29JQuXsempdlpzMs/s400/MissEdwina.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439402960048967170" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Miss Edwina,</span>9" x 12" acrylic on wood <br /></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSOO-NJ5jmLwpneFP64jF6TuTaOQnXw6F40DbXkFZjBNAWgyeWdn5XWaGsllFGc0cT4RUYABa0eMgTqp25C8lUKDO_u2cieAVJK7yJLQv67Qmfz_FyLcsrrXGxCjMyYQw0JjMpGw_D70/s1600-h/edwina1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSOO-NJ5jmLwpneFP64jF6TuTaOQnXw6F40DbXkFZjBNAWgyeWdn5XWaGsllFGc0cT4RUYABa0eMgTqp25C8lUKDO_u2cieAVJK7yJLQv67Qmfz_FyLcsrrXGxCjMyYQw0JjMpGw_D70/s400/edwina1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439404357225927362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BJIq_0iKkOluOgTWGq7GrnXPlvDby33q5HH62IN7ZliAjbWngW0DlNfj37TFxj6OZoyia3rvoZnvrePwoaRGJWZIWk3kbJcmdZHexBYVKlWulGXValzzzfziKZHLTYLuY5OoxZLAjpw/s1600-h/Edwina3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BJIq_0iKkOluOgTWGq7GrnXPlvDby33q5HH62IN7ZliAjbWngW0DlNfj37TFxj6OZoyia3rvoZnvrePwoaRGJWZIWk3kbJcmdZHexBYVKlWulGXValzzzfziKZHLTYLuY5OoxZLAjpw/s400/Edwina3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439404367016178882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgPDmNzSYA8kNUeJCSxP9C6pUqxZqS1h8elSZr_aQou3tlJSklVhlDlhOl5UDKSydw0dlJZ84bMVk3KsqFOJXjyukVY72wrD6f5o_qWjBWgy8JHXWmjxhQjG-8ncyR9VbCE_T7iKrsaE/s1600-h/Edwina4jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgPDmNzSYA8kNUeJCSxP9C6pUqxZqS1h8elSZr_aQou3tlJSklVhlDlhOl5UDKSydw0dlJZ84bMVk3KsqFOJXjyukVY72wrD6f5o_qWjBWgy8JHXWmjxhQjG-8ncyR9VbCE_T7iKrsaE/s400/Edwina4jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439405581773853490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMklfecu5SXbk74FGZqpr7rjnh76Fu3M5PlOp7u1gSi-7mfsf4Kc_DGwXOhytq9rq3ybTIBpsaNy-yHO01czPlFEj9ZS3aURE9OV5iYyrGYW9lJO2WUDxVhNDNSgc8nfYyA6OBEjzQoY/s1600-h/rabbits1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMklfecu5SXbk74FGZqpr7rjnh76Fu3M5PlOp7u1gSi-7mfsf4Kc_DGwXOhytq9rq3ybTIBpsaNy-yHO01czPlFEj9ZS3aURE9OV5iYyrGYW9lJO2WUDxVhNDNSgc8nfYyA6OBEjzQoY/s400/rabbits1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439404369710181666" /></a><br /><br />x<br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-16199465425927917322010-02-02T22:52:00.008-05:002010-02-02T23:12:59.822-05:00<center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h8pfWXLxhCuzUeYhYLMLBCSKjfCH4dPFIM3gpSHQn18LhNpM5OXhcOrhnguy6wkiSyZmO6Z64xyyBHAoIu97k7xvxLx3d0ToOAGeKjJRo4G-nTmOz-VeSC9K7IjVXlxQIXuFjs5eSGw/s1600-h/JackalopeBlackfriar.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h8pfWXLxhCuzUeYhYLMLBCSKjfCH4dPFIM3gpSHQn18LhNpM5OXhcOrhnguy6wkiSyZmO6Z64xyyBHAoIu97k7xvxLx3d0ToOAGeKjJRo4G-nTmOz-VeSC9K7IjVXlxQIXuFjs5eSGw/s400/JackalopeBlackfriar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433862374761428066" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Bramley Blackfriar,</span> 9" x 12" acrylic on wood panel<br /><br />Over the hill,<br />on Thornbury Bend,<br />Lived the jackalope Blackfriar<br />and his lovely lady friend.<br /><br />A cobbler by day,<br />'til the wee hours of night, <br />Crafting the finest of shoes<br />with all of his might.<br /><br />The most humble of gents,<br />with the finest of taste; <br />Ever on the run,<br />without a minute to waste!<br /><br />Always well groomed,<br />where ever he goes -<br />Not a hair out of place<br />betwixt his manicured toes.<br /><br />With his favourite suit on,<br />reservations at eight -<br />Tea and cakes with Edwina,<br />he musn't be late!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWXglXdSH-Ai98Cmod4G2sAhnszRcjyBgbV_5hm_Qjl7qf7SaPs3CUECl_7ho2zfOF4rCO6GsnCoGEPf2DSUDSrM739PRF86LKJCUYOwEA0hVa223OMksuNsxHlASw6uvBj3PN1fJBzg/s1600-h/Blackfriar8.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWXglXdSH-Ai98Cmod4G2sAhnszRcjyBgbV_5hm_Qjl7qf7SaPs3CUECl_7ho2zfOF4rCO6GsnCoGEPf2DSUDSrM739PRF86LKJCUYOwEA0hVa223OMksuNsxHlASw6uvBj3PN1fJBzg/s400/Blackfriar8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433863705044858258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAuQZhPl8DwEAU1IAOR8FvFywbq9vnt4T6F30PfVC0pi4lWQkOH5jGsUSsNdrmBkpY7KQZ6tG4-a6SZvhmOnovuHJQfI9GVK-A2rhPZvhl-9_MVb7FlLyK9wwoq50izf1m7OPCBcQgsY/s1600-h/B;aclfriar1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAuQZhPl8DwEAU1IAOR8FvFywbq9vnt4T6F30PfVC0pi4lWQkOH5jGsUSsNdrmBkpY7KQZ6tG4-a6SZvhmOnovuHJQfI9GVK-A2rhPZvhl-9_MVb7FlLyK9wwoq50izf1m7OPCBcQgsY/s400/B;aclfriar1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864091678362498" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPrPAiAVBrxJ0hilAyOvrXh6c0WDL6NXYcslEKc4i_2AF9TgrULlQgmlXzDtCZLvphVcrjRljA_yk5m9SJNDxpzZYXc77ixr7GC38LPBREwTA2Q-ZxWoNvdqgQU3CQGMeQRSTMysGGD0/s1600-h/Blackfriar2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPrPAiAVBrxJ0hilAyOvrXh6c0WDL6NXYcslEKc4i_2AF9TgrULlQgmlXzDtCZLvphVcrjRljA_yk5m9SJNDxpzZYXc77ixr7GC38LPBREwTA2Q-ZxWoNvdqgQU3CQGMeQRSTMysGGD0/s400/Blackfriar2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433864377020870194" /></a><br /><br />to be continued (with Miss Edwina, of course!)...<br /><br />Happy Tuesday!<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-1395126414396368172010-01-31T15:11:00.002-05:002010-01-31T15:26:39.451-05:00<center>County Fair<br /><br />Hello, Hello!<br /><br />Last week while visiting my mom, we ventured to the county fair. Some folks go for the rides, I just go to look at them! Well, the lights, that is. And the food. Cotton Candy. Carmel Apples. Funnel Cakes. Elephant Ears. Larger than Necessary Corn Dogs. Fudge. And all sorts of other stuff that is so fantastically bad. <br /><br />Unfortunately, the fair seems to have lost that old bit of nostalgic goodness. Well, maybe it is still like that in smaller towns. Old fashioned hometown carnivals, the kind with fire-engine red rides and bright lights. And ride attendants who don't look like they just walked out of prison, yikes!<br /><br />I suppose they've retained a bit of old-timeyness with the tantalizing snake girl, and various side show freaks du jour. I recall stepping inside some of those well travelled tents when I was a child, probably some of which have provided me with life long nightmares (that I never really knew what caused them!). Good times, however!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsf0cC39MVSlH795BVvTY8JAtTtDf0soS7EiXtDklDx7FmE0BzS1TOFWm7SAGFmwQ6dRawT56yTD1lnH2GGUxfF0fswFF0BEn59d9OtyE18OoyZBF_dCV0cbY7Fr627j0ECwzNgV1pCo/s1600-h/FunnelCakes.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsf0cC39MVSlH795BVvTY8JAtTtDf0soS7EiXtDklDx7FmE0BzS1TOFWm7SAGFmwQ6dRawT56yTD1lnH2GGUxfF0fswFF0BEn59d9OtyE18OoyZBF_dCV0cbY7Fr627j0ECwzNgV1pCo/s400/FunnelCakes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432999361749874450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUrhbFpF6-kATdDn07JDg-EsUetIYsb_ctMaoEoFcMvMpMAubla9apdBhE7vrpSzDifmxkM0NLhl9LIii5t8LD5Tz3KtuIIZ9pf3lDRMSknAI9zdcp1Vyljoa6xI4mpGu7mo2QbJC1Qs/s1600-h/Himalaya.jpg"><img style="border:none; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlH-5d2usRM71bm3kqHeIXQhse5pdhW1Us07yfeYTlnOOAZUp7CHUAxyjTeVZZ_gGOmsIg9f10bJJO2uv1mp0YXxDBCT6bNcAS1YMTazoh2diCqBtfXtuu1dUGl9d6st0c9BqlXtS4F8/s400/DipsyDog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432999374995498578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_YFT8qvyhEZuecv2nnsXpLJuz7QgneMmZ9ZP8y92RHScQ1iPNq6muuH7zPCaiVEnvYgEu-FckOX2vTA4ZIVPluTGwqCzLHOLFL1wTYdZ2mETXjOjh-2vACCaxUlJBNFSNvPWbWWrHeA/s1600-h/SnakeGirl.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_YFT8qvyhEZuecv2nnsXpLJuz7QgneMmZ9ZP8y92RHScQ1iPNq6muuH7zPCaiVEnvYgEu-FckOX2vTA4ZIVPluTGwqCzLHOLFL1wTYdZ2mETXjOjh-2vACCaxUlJBNFSNvPWbWWrHeA/s400/SnakeGirl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432999381019449714" /></a><br /><br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-86703179736861058072010-01-14T22:28:00.004-05:002010-01-14T22:57:54.987-05:00<center><br />Hello, hello!<br /><br />Here's a few quirky questions I've thoughtfully answered for the pdf magazine, <a href="http://www.newsugar.co.uk">New Sugar</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThfqktjnqpD72p02-Q-W-Qm-LhUc0uejE2Eta8TR9j3R3fKwNS_jwwBuEjMpBeD332z34MYd6E6rEMeMK4U-Zkjbr8Rr2do-uvCoqLCaxcHcm06PN6k5vMe0IpBkMrgTy4oI7vbQ5tLI/s1600-h/NewSugar1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThfqktjnqpD72p02-Q-W-Qm-LhUc0uejE2Eta8TR9j3R3fKwNS_jwwBuEjMpBeD332z34MYd6E6rEMeMK4U-Zkjbr8Rr2do-uvCoqLCaxcHcm06PN6k5vMe0IpBkMrgTy4oI7vbQ5tLI/s400/NewSugar1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806404981293506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12eUPbIZydYsJ0nqFGRXtQpchAcwbAANhjZCtYABMDhoQV4u3-dMTqymTIy3A-CM-BcjOjhWrtoKXp4Bk0ExCmSOjgafSPCs0lu-sVoZ11pw3Yojjs8FzOquc6F5InFtKS0Uls23bxME/s1600-h/NewSugar2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12eUPbIZydYsJ0nqFGRXtQpchAcwbAANhjZCtYABMDhoQV4u3-dMTqymTIy3A-CM-BcjOjhWrtoKXp4Bk0ExCmSOjgafSPCs0lu-sVoZ11pw3Yojjs8FzOquc6F5InFtKS0Uls23bxME/s400/NewSugar2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806408797029746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYOQlnIcEmKRsTorihzXic7jGblB3SWAkZD1tUtttt8Yil4lz5Wgge0B6TjQb4ayDnNdvAWO1Q6hpE4rAHobh2AN7u6NbXPHhRIraLuERZuyGCNIk2tVesQ1Xzy1P8-PvDCZz2YFZDFc/s1600-h/NewSugar3.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYOQlnIcEmKRsTorihzXic7jGblB3SWAkZD1tUtttt8Yil4lz5Wgge0B6TjQb4ayDnNdvAWO1Q6hpE4rAHobh2AN7u6NbXPHhRIraLuERZuyGCNIk2tVesQ1Xzy1P8-PvDCZz2YFZDFc/s400/NewSugar3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806416043010594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzM6fZ7pLvGWOj72u8JRNcVo5H_gNgd047Xul2FXjKbTXKervsmYnSOn7Ionr8T0i3iYEEcfYMQ04T3dRCaB5_0RwUZHMJdesi_OzJ12AvntbuFrvTT7ntRZapb4Uz9JMCHjdt_eFk_g/s1600-h/NewSugar4.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzM6fZ7pLvGWOj72u8JRNcVo5H_gNgd047Xul2FXjKbTXKervsmYnSOn7Ionr8T0i3iYEEcfYMQ04T3dRCaB5_0RwUZHMJdesi_OzJ12AvntbuFrvTT7ntRZapb4Uz9JMCHjdt_eFk_g/s400/NewSugar4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806419032985794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G_dVSgR7yFrJvo2V9brZmKgHPjzH8yVA0n3rEsL0aMt7JycCDlOfl75Ub1Qn30-bVd3UatfJ9KB7GqY-L1mHPLNipDh5hI_Pe-J_cgifyxDmvWGm290qRt6S0J3oh9x5N9qBh_6Tb60/s1600-h/NewSugar5.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7G_dVSgR7yFrJvo2V9brZmKgHPjzH8yVA0n3rEsL0aMt7JycCDlOfl75Ub1Qn30-bVd3UatfJ9KB7GqY-L1mHPLNipDh5hI_Pe-J_cgifyxDmvWGm290qRt6S0J3oh9x5N9qBh_6Tb60/s400/NewSugar5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426806421489948066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NwSFJIWQMbUIwQqwKz55gN9CYCTsK3fOURDMxiEgO3xLUIYG3cZwiRfQuEfy0AcZIK_EVjaZtkvZAz-i5pxNGHJPP9RK0YQ1gqeepE4X4uslwHWRbl-Fv910kA-P1sr3BgTfiqH-4oM/s1600-h/NewSugar6.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NwSFJIWQMbUIwQqwKz55gN9CYCTsK3fOURDMxiEgO3xLUIYG3cZwiRfQuEfy0AcZIK_EVjaZtkvZAz-i5pxNGHJPP9RK0YQ1gqeepE4X4uslwHWRbl-Fv910kA-P1sr3BgTfiqH-4oM/s400/NewSugar6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426807418202140178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu4y0Tm4qyGlamzxVJPNtme0l8zOj3fZkpcP4ydzs5WTyZ23f8FXM59bW6rLP5Uw7JM8SP2A6JU5kyfGASBwd8Jo7K6ghCnjeBDQlWvb5RkVt5zsVS3BXo7ahgEA1FOmuqp7QWP5kfwI/s1600-h/NewSugar7.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu4y0Tm4qyGlamzxVJPNtme0l8zOj3fZkpcP4ydzs5WTyZ23f8FXM59bW6rLP5Uw7JM8SP2A6JU5kyfGASBwd8Jo7K6ghCnjeBDQlWvb5RkVt5zsVS3BXo7ahgEA1FOmuqp7QWP5kfwI/s400/NewSugar7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426807425541616018" /></a><br /><br />Happy Thursday!<br /><br />xo<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826126241217771350.post-72488841565753284992010-01-11T00:22:00.004-05:002010-01-11T00:35:21.964-05:00<center><br /><br />Bonjour!<br /><br />More from the Crooked Red House...<br /><br />It's been busy around here these days. And a bit chilly. Old man winter has come to visit and he even brought a very wee bit of snow! But it was snow none the less, and that is a marvelous thing in Central Florida! At least it feels winter-y out, as it doesn't feel so winter-y inside with the decorations and baubles finally packed away. It always looks so barren, and of course less sparkly (but if you look hard enough, in all the cracks & crevises one is always certain to find a bit of glitter!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNMCUw66_luWuVZFS_lXQ8XjJT_GztgMyH9zHukoke-uYOiSoI4bL9Zw50z-KqD47G3tj_OKwfIWIaNldoGHWhkrBFsVbWJ61hTLsESFOMyPlYNgXE2gXt14WLEsyFx6ZjYUtQj_n3DQ/s1600-h/Pink1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNMCUw66_luWuVZFS_lXQ8XjJT_GztgMyH9zHukoke-uYOiSoI4bL9Zw50z-KqD47G3tj_OKwfIWIaNldoGHWhkrBFsVbWJ61hTLsESFOMyPlYNgXE2gXt14WLEsyFx6ZjYUtQj_n3DQ/s400/Pink1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425350345803410722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHNGFIjoXOTbfR34W1Ba0A1ZgMXQzH6i25momab20CTz73oEb2zQIb7CDRC3xe2FsCkqUzg1ssQurSbJsHXIHDYpszKLYqigDXo6sK0P44L7j93oWL1ofhBllNrNfPL93qCH1fR0rNpY/s1600-h/Boy1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHNGFIjoXOTbfR34W1Ba0A1ZgMXQzH6i25momab20CTz73oEb2zQIb7CDRC3xe2FsCkqUzg1ssQurSbJsHXIHDYpszKLYqigDXo6sK0P44L7j93oWL1ofhBllNrNfPL93qCH1fR0rNpY/s400/Boy1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425350649578109730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vupm_YQvgdqoWsoXB9ULUfXKk-DVjUkeh9IBEmlEwn_yIGWJZpr6tNv4ftH6oCEaoc-0t6eVdZsuiZWF9JGptaDBE6ovs9a-5eLl2GoNA756vhneQAvKaX5stbgqTpW8TjI1uFZMBSM/s1600-h/Red2.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vupm_YQvgdqoWsoXB9ULUfXKk-DVjUkeh9IBEmlEwn_yIGWJZpr6tNv4ftH6oCEaoc-0t6eVdZsuiZWF9JGptaDBE6ovs9a-5eLl2GoNA756vhneQAvKaX5stbgqTpW8TjI1uFZMBSM/s400/Red2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425350657201899954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ay46Ws1gRxfSQ3cSb-Y01PtOE5iSfGuPowAYa81UcYtopUcU5WrB7rH6kIP5X-veyakx3-uinnlqBe3AwzBA8ZkmB6xQ9W2mmlV7L5qOnRcAtsQu95duTcSmA7Ji9O7JeT2poxIS99Y/s1600-h/Purple1.jpg"><img style="border:none; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ay46Ws1gRxfSQ3cSb-Y01PtOE5iSfGuPowAYa81UcYtopUcU5WrB7rH6kIP5X-veyakx3-uinnlqBe3AwzBA8ZkmB6xQ9W2mmlV7L5qOnRcAtsQu95duTcSmA7Ji9O7JeT2poxIS99Y/s400/Purple1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425350652560779522" /></a><br />Have a great week!<br /><br />x<br /><br /></center>the peppermint foresthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07190913407790207552noreply@blogger.com0