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CONSIGNING MONDAY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWVGqEhdVkTjyuOUpyqci6VV1N0CvInrvc8GOWQSzEF599skM6uBRJ9um2X9p8Hs20fAafvrHnKgcPUIxiPgDR9UXkxeZA0x4rYlAxCizJzleHXVtwBud1w4IoqdBcrLl1-WX6fsMHGc/s1600/table+ware+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWVGqEhdVkTjyuOUpyqci6VV1N0CvInrvc8GOWQSzEF599skM6uBRJ9um2X9p8Hs20fAafvrHnKgcPUIxiPgDR9UXkxeZA0x4rYlAxCizJzleHXVtwBud1w4IoqdBcrLl1-WX6fsMHGc/s400/table+ware+002.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div> Is anyone out there familiar with this china pattern?  Braxton and I found a 22 piece collection of dinner ware in this pattern at a consignment store yesterday.  It's called <span style="color: red;">"Harvest Time"</span> and was clearly produced in the mid 20th century.  The back ground of the dishes is white with a leaf motif in grey and <span style="color: #e69138;">pale gold </span>with a darker <span style="color: #783f04;">brown/gold </span>leaf.  I'll research <span style="color: blue;"><em>Ben Seibel for Iroquois</em>  </span><span style="color: black;">later in the week and let you know what I find.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIErFkYkhJxtG00wxRqWLzWVkD1i6r5n4XF7fizziB-EClOT5Rad2uq7VcFBUik9iFNXFR9mBuU0q5za9GEugiN6rbheSUPB1SNZUt7WcxCv58970B1D5P70ru6Csv2JqhoNaNEl7n_KU/s1600/table+ware+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIErFkYkhJxtG00wxRqWLzWVkD1i6r5n4XF7fizziB-EClOT5Rad2uq7VcFBUik9iFNXFR9mBuU0q5za9GEugiN6rbheSUPB1SNZUt7WcxCv58970B1D5P70ru6Csv2JqhoNaNEl7n_KU/s400/table+ware+008.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't this gorgeous?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitq_70FJBE4KNzQ75wACAEEvCPaxuiO2av1oum760nzaWjrXQB3seR6n1_yDE-8KIa_rPpTrJAYLMVyn6EZ_QKjF4TMm1psVoesNtkyF1732to_4S0J3oZViQpgHRbJsPXQ56wROduPQE/s1600/table+ware+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitq_70FJBE4KNzQ75wACAEEvCPaxuiO2av1oum760nzaWjrXQB3seR6n1_yDE-8KIa_rPpTrJAYLMVyn6EZ_QKjF4TMm1psVoesNtkyF1732to_4S0J3oZViQpgHRbJsPXQ56wROduPQE/s400/table+ware+010.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the softness of these leaves.  </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir50bytd0Th9AIQoiCW4TkbaiAH8mWScjCo2k0t0OM9kRxOo38015M7fB0UV-a7prnJD5F1o-9_lyDvB4v50w4Rih7fRb91lBCIfN20wX5TCCuEh-z2HxHwHkTMF2kHH_e_UuoDjCXL-g/s1600/table+ware+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir50bytd0Th9AIQoiCW4TkbaiAH8mWScjCo2k0t0OM9kRxOo38015M7fB0UV-a7prnJD5F1o-9_lyDvB4v50w4Rih7fRb91lBCIfN20wX5TCCuEh-z2HxHwHkTMF2kHH_e_UuoDjCXL-g/s400/table+ware+011.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There larger bowls are probably for soup or salad.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SK9aPHgRSHW9Sda4UxV6kYSZKi6cLZbTZhZB8fdCVR7jH1Mk3geLvlHgxjKuye9pqf5yxYW7Judbtwjlo460BtNlBoTZ7cv-4e9VerXSoXcSsjQqu2WQlB5xPUBI7p7OspW41YV6c_g/s1600/table+ware+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SK9aPHgRSHW9Sda4UxV6kYSZKi6cLZbTZhZB8fdCVR7jH1Mk3geLvlHgxjKuye9pqf5yxYW7Judbtwjlo460BtNlBoTZ7cv-4e9VerXSoXcSsjQqu2WQlB5xPUBI7p7OspW41YV6c_g/s400/table+ware+013.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salt and pepper shakers are probably my favorite pieces - to me they <strong><span style="color: red;">scream </span><span style="color: black;">mid century.</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-IfP-Mwe_pGJaTiCSCWk6XrWyghOK7gQm-a41HfemzdtDwSOc6KuzwsCjILsw-bgLTPyw3mE_o6XXgPIqNzJ5TLQbcJo7aBO-kcvMmp11rXu7bBXKU72oB8PaIVsn60Ngb28wGnuFNo/s1600/table+ware+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-IfP-Mwe_pGJaTiCSCWk6XrWyghOK7gQm-a41HfemzdtDwSOc6KuzwsCjILsw-bgLTPyw3mE_o6XXgPIqNzJ5TLQbcJo7aBO-kcvMmp11rXu7bBXKU72oB8PaIVsn60Ngb28wGnuFNo/s400/table+ware+014.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was probably meant to be a creamer - but I'll use it for salad dressings and other sauces.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_s_YHFSbMt06OtscvqZMvasYOJNQFS7eyFEC2gDmxUNZLXSE6_yZuuQkUbwlntxJjFUysqsPuywkxZWBo5lBAB2Qr9dzSW8UWYfy052i_UlIJ-KDGo51e6ZWwFGb5u-7iv6WsW_SfT4/s1600/table+ware+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_s_YHFSbMt06OtscvqZMvasYOJNQFS7eyFEC2gDmxUNZLXSE6_yZuuQkUbwlntxJjFUysqsPuywkxZWBo5lBAB2Qr9dzSW8UWYfy052i_UlIJ-KDGo51e6ZWwFGb5u-7iv6WsW_SfT4/s400/table+ware+016.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The smaller bowls are <span style="color: #b45f06;">golden brown </span><span style="color: black;">on the inside and white on the outside.  Braxton and I have noticed this unusual color application seemed to be popular in the mid century.  <strong><span style="color: magenta;">Jonathan Adler </span></strong>has used this technique as have the designers for </span><span style="color: red;">Target.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx9_BAWzuQ1-mk2iL858ot0C1PdU8nAc-vxT48wLLn2_r-TGSZn4uqAWeNuWj56Rl6oOOT_X3fvGxSVQnH8sQYUJ4SmQKjRsdfAmU-cDzlEpIaCd37Ty9h8BhyphenhyphenTD_J9u-iQ3oZQC3Opo/s1600/table+ware+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FsLZrHTYSuX-G-rtTWHiwBIFXVlrLAAoqupfe_tR-inu5hIQ5UvRzhYlw_Nr4NUIOG7Srgr1UF6UujAxaJH19TSHsZ1nESJy-iir7RVugD7oM66HWFSf-yIMkgj38w-T86iMnUl6xAc/s1600/table+ware+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FsLZrHTYSuX-G-rtTWHiwBIFXVlrLAAoqupfe_tR-inu5hIQ5UvRzhYlw_Nr4NUIOG7Srgr1UF6UujAxaJH19TSHsZ1nESJy-iir7RVugD7oM66HWFSf-yIMkgj38w-T86iMnUl6xAc/s400/table+ware+007.JPG" t8="true" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't glass look fantastic when placed in front of a window?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtROzWhTcbnRoFz4TYoSvnLgyyscBkMhgSmjnrQDt66hGgcernNf68-mxc0eZIkkQx-26vgNGf_JT555Ujg8KwCQ-7muQfwgtf-mL8WQEh2WlvsAF92Q1g_D_FRFLuC5h8uutFvlgIQQ/s1600/table+ware+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtROzWhTcbnRoFz4TYoSvnLgyyscBkMhgSmjnrQDt66hGgcernNf68-mxc0eZIkkQx-26vgNGf_JT555Ujg8KwCQ-7muQfwgtf-mL8WQEh2WlvsAF92Q1g_D_FRFLuC5h8uutFvlgIQQ/s400/table+ware+005.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've said it before - but I love the <strong><span style="color: blue;">blue </span><span style="color: black;">and </span></strong><span style="color: lime;"><strong>green </strong></span><span style="color: black;">color combination.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>I apologize for being <span style="color: red;">awol </span><span style="color: black;">yesterday.  My father was visiting over the weekend and I needed a day to recover - and clean up the house.  I hope you had a </span><span style="color: blue;"><strong>beautiful weekend!</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">If anyone is familiar with the Iroquois company or the <em>Harvest Time </em>pattern - please let me know.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Have a </span><span style="color: blue;">beautiful </span><span style="color: red;">day.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: magenta;">YANCEY </span></strong></div>

CONSIGNING MONDAY

Is anyone out there familiar with this china pattern? Braxton and I found a 22 piece collection of dinner ware in this pattern at a consig...

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THE EVOLUTION OF OUR FIREPLACE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Does anyone remember the <strong><span style="color: red;">Donny and Marie Osmond </span></strong>song where Marie sings "<em><span style="color: magenta;">I'm a little bit country" </span></em>and Donny responds "<em><span style="color: blue;">I'm a little bit rock and roll"</span></em> ? No? Well, trust me, it happened. That song could also be a reference to the evolution of our fireplace from a <em><span style="color: lime;">whole lot of country </span></em>to a <em><span style="color: orange;">little bit rock and roll.  </span></em>Come on I'll show you.... <br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVr8dKzEmZ3TMjH_I7euIO0sq8d8ZlCHBM1rw3u-WeN7ZIY9nSNtLqI19_GU9iS8NWyCAHNDg_AZGNSGRXx1wMcoXkEVxYXJVsHMDV6u4xzC41C4L3YfyB8mSzK01FiyEdZfix8zh-PgP/s1600/fireplace+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVr8dKzEmZ3TMjH_I7euIO0sq8d8ZlCHBM1rw3u-WeN7ZIY9nSNtLqI19_GU9iS8NWyCAHNDg_AZGNSGRXx1wMcoXkEVxYXJVsHMDV6u4xzC41C4L3YfyB8mSzK01FiyEdZfix8zh-PgP/s400/fireplace+027.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know what year this was but apparently we were celebrating a down home Christmas.  Yeeyaw!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpAhIVQ6gsUiKiZ2PYRG-l9DZBUYV0xiVF5QFhZCw_Yv4r4ycj_F8OuvLaEgWgxWbpdX9RddASIJ5A7sHu5Ut8BCqNsiigPoVob1-TELyZahydSMVscVJ7XROxbMm8_bL1L6pvrc4-2RM/s1600/fireplace+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZpAhIVQ6gsUiKiZ2PYRG-l9DZBUYV0xiVF5QFhZCw_Yv4r4ycj_F8OuvLaEgWgxWbpdX9RddASIJ5A7sHu5Ut8BCqNsiigPoVob1-TELyZahydSMVscVJ7XROxbMm8_bL1L6pvrc4-2RM/s400/fireplace+026.JPG" t8="true" width="300px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slightly less junky...but still.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSS5IhHmtpiHcZaKB6GO4yiyOZxk2tm2K0_oZ8ugeQVkp89sT9dRbgpcZYI8V8wo1y13x1H6FirfycJDvVFQeAtzozFHFcRAwn04QJuEbEEHqtwuyTOe75ip4A3kln52W-LsYk50Txd7mj/s1600/fireplace+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSS5IhHmtpiHcZaKB6GO4yiyOZxk2tm2K0_oZ8ugeQVkp89sT9dRbgpcZYI8V8wo1y13x1H6FirfycJDvVFQeAtzozFHFcRAwn04QJuEbEEHqtwuyTOe75ip4A3kln52W-LsYk50Txd7mj/s400/fireplace+025.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is actually right after we bought the house.  Yes, the fireplace bricks really were that hideous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4F9HttTjGTIrFMSLl0paFwVJ6zCxkfbhiprRsTr_fNmY1fWfhK6PHW_svUVURedxVCiInP36IGzdffIXd92nMPT5cY73zdLE1rbhUb-qv-taeZ29lWEDWiOcSvilNFexZfuqNNGA-Y7p/s1600/fireplace+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4F9HttTjGTIrFMSLl0paFwVJ6zCxkfbhiprRsTr_fNmY1fWfhK6PHW_svUVURedxVCiInP36IGzdffIXd92nMPT5cY73zdLE1rbhUb-qv-taeZ29lWEDWiOcSvilNFexZfuqNNGA-Y7p/s400/fireplace+024.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another down home Christmas.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJvhyphenhyphen_aoOvKIsz0jTjJOM9wC3zJLm6MU0vLS_S6q-mAdXkRxisC4RlQJl9ESQIrDKBIOrDvXSgpzLDjlzCuuIhkMDe4SB4w7V1ptq2RIsPrUBpSIqDkeeIkYfG6G3cgNrPuYIQ47C4Ut_/s1600/fireplace+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJvhyphenhyphen_aoOvKIsz0jTjJOM9wC3zJLm6MU0vLS_S6q-mAdXkRxisC4RlQJl9ESQIrDKBIOrDvXSgpzLDjlzCuuIhkMDe4SB4w7V1ptq2RIsPrUBpSIqDkeeIkYfG6G3cgNrPuYIQ47C4Ut_/s400/fireplace+023.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, that IS dept. 56 AND a few teddy bears.  I really have no shame.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj5Luz649gcN4HT7C8fLrVkVy8dutmyRx6jvpbiMHh9Vd2CxlREJ2_YpBEskZ6ao8D5n1mjudvpYVFNgnWTtIOwBuLmcetnTYk-cJJVMmnHgKJgykSEU8azcyuNwBuhaUnXBLu1aP3xMH/s1600/fireplace+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsj5Luz649gcN4HT7C8fLrVkVy8dutmyRx6jvpbiMHh9Vd2CxlREJ2_YpBEskZ6ao8D5n1mjudvpYVFNgnWTtIOwBuLmcetnTYk-cJJVMmnHgKJgykSEU8azcyuNwBuhaUnXBLu1aP3xMH/s400/fireplace+022.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is getting extremely embarrassing.</td></tr></tbody></table> Enough of the decorating shenanigans that our fire place has had to endure over the years.  Lets move on to..... <em><span style="color: purple;">a little bit rock and roll!</span></em><br />This is our fireplace after a fruitful (very fruitful indeed) trip to an antique store in Buchanan Virginia.  The yellow vase on the left and the green vase on the right are hand blown glass made in West Virginia by the Blenko Company.  Hopefully Braxton will able to share some more information about Blenko later in the week.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1JccujFJhx960sMrsUAviMcSbb-m3xu65TxbeMCazeC-LjddfPNpfLmKzrDUqaEWsOrgpz-BTypt3fibYG5CzIA0hLWGs51cg60FvDh5vKdC84ZLtiWY_dKFDVMs7Cig3s-ZQEy060ct/s1600/fireplace+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1JccujFJhx960sMrsUAviMcSbb-m3xu65TxbeMCazeC-LjddfPNpfLmKzrDUqaEWsOrgpz-BTypt3fibYG5CzIA0hLWGs51cg60FvDh5vKdC84ZLtiWY_dKFDVMs7Cig3s-ZQEy060ct/s400/fireplace+014.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQwPI33dIi5hDXsxTPQlVHM-rs164q521s5ENq9SPsi1ewA_0l45ShyphenhyphenBj6TPokHEOfuLR3bQq13KjHGsF3oF3pQ4uN0zTFFqbcPDIXMKx56U9fIMKULksJ3zy8NiXPa1GbJbepZxcd3q/s1600/fireplace+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOQwPI33dIi5hDXsxTPQlVHM-rs164q521s5ENq9SPsi1ewA_0l45ShyphenhyphenBj6TPokHEOfuLR3bQq13KjHGsF3oF3pQ4uN0zTFFqbcPDIXMKx56U9fIMKULksJ3zy8NiXPa1GbJbepZxcd3q/s400/fireplace+009.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe this is the first time I've had a completely clear hearth.  What a difference it makes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDmAy18p4inj9qNPM7UANnsYjxGuqVRcY5d7YKBPxv5YvagJCz66KNPRz1AMx-FUb53XYhlOrO2_0r1oTodjrbCzRz50vKEaxBiu-h81c_d-jyvz5h-AvBkrDL8_uRj4Dv6GjNFYJjeFA/s1600/fireplace+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDmAy18p4inj9qNPM7UANnsYjxGuqVRcY5d7YKBPxv5YvagJCz66KNPRz1AMx-FUb53XYhlOrO2_0r1oTodjrbCzRz50vKEaxBiu-h81c_d-jyvz5h-AvBkrDL8_uRj4Dv6GjNFYJjeFA/s400/fireplace+010.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqmNmgEHjUZfbtN_p8Goz2MxFzHyjxNr2P_IcNQr188XQPsSFwbl7IJp_j_bA6z4qhk1kJ3S8aPl1fyLUnt53_nQlVgF8OkLXEHvD7bF3ECT75mnC5HDf6jjUhvA5pJBDBwZC9b-0U19G/s1600/fireplace+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqmNmgEHjUZfbtN_p8Goz2MxFzHyjxNr2P_IcNQr188XQPsSFwbl7IJp_j_bA6z4qhk1kJ3S8aPl1fyLUnt53_nQlVgF8OkLXEHvD7bF3ECT75mnC5HDf6jjUhvA5pJBDBwZC9b-0U19G/s400/fireplace+011.JPG" t8="true" width="300px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All my favorite colors!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLcA1-gGeDule6wY248cuGmG1biZk-tTwPZCU5N9aYWW6_TdXgzWnoGK_Fd8ZrDEd__EInrh0N3uaSZQZM3yIsaWw69R7bycpibRqpxpEVZ_jHpyDcDPSaIfoWYoznnY4g5HkixXz2ZL9/s1600/fireplace+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLcA1-gGeDule6wY248cuGmG1biZk-tTwPZCU5N9aYWW6_TdXgzWnoGK_Fd8ZrDEd__EInrh0N3uaSZQZM3yIsaWw69R7bycpibRqpxpEVZ_jHpyDcDPSaIfoWYoznnY4g5HkixXz2ZL9/s400/fireplace+012.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUxM1uA0YdPSz5yrqeP1mHVidI8lE3VURlmPi33Z1UBnnF2DhrRE_FVwOgiE5m1wfaxQhVPHTW1S_029sRLCeOf4_GSlECFMnZSisaMDrMQAExdXcsBXdDwMlHj2QTPe4lkuRQoPHKnF9/s1600/fireplace+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUxM1uA0YdPSz5yrqeP1mHVidI8lE3VURlmPi33Z1UBnnF2DhrRE_FVwOgiE5m1wfaxQhVPHTW1S_029sRLCeOf4_GSlECFMnZSisaMDrMQAExdXcsBXdDwMlHj2QTPe4lkuRQoPHKnF9/s400/fireplace+016.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love that you can see through one to the other.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDqPqd3mlf9brQ1sjki8Yu9p7PTGh5M0wRQ_3P5BKn-bpE0e5CeGoUGr7RmwVW3-NsrU5Q6e59GJ7TKJ-eDeo4lJSvPVllMiECsIgKt3MB-1r94ZaW4worgMgkDuTvX883kjgc0XR7CKh/s1600/fireplace+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDqPqd3mlf9brQ1sjki8Yu9p7PTGh5M0wRQ_3P5BKn-bpE0e5CeGoUGr7RmwVW3-NsrU5Q6e59GJ7TKJ-eDeo4lJSvPVllMiECsIgKt3MB-1r94ZaW4worgMgkDuTvX883kjgc0XR7CKh/s400/fireplace+017.JPG" t8="true" width="300px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green and blue are such a killer color combination.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnSsr8ZDXpXmoN31mrxvfanRKLs1dLsLNvdte4y9FY0NoCNstvsi6y-4k5do7zzmFK2hPAJakZhFKuth0G8nwDurggk4U6g9alt3iqH9qKM8F_aBEzy-i3PF6Gr4dCR7pb51UoK6EKKoZ/s1600/fireplace+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2hdqIwpl6MIy_b_OBnKsW25En9sB-VgyNod7ucEGolx8N0eBGhQX9Znmsn-qGokUfLKbqEuzM3WTyrhFCUHHEOS9HQhAFNutCpvl5Rwh8iArucm4MnyIqGlq88YOtrgC7q4IyVhTt9LG/s1600/fireplace+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2hdqIwpl6MIy_b_OBnKsW25En9sB-VgyNod7ucEGolx8N0eBGhQX9Znmsn-qGokUfLKbqEuzM3WTyrhFCUHHEOS9HQhAFNutCpvl5Rwh8iArucm4MnyIqGlq88YOtrgC7q4IyVhTt9LG/s400/fireplace+001.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the display of all the Blenko pieces at the antique store.  It was very difficult to decide because we could only afford to buy two pieces.  I think we chose well.  Don't you?</td></tr></tbody></table>If any of you have <span style="color: blue;"><strong>Blenko </strong></span><span style="color: black;">pieces I would love to know how you have displayed them and care for them.</span><br /><br />Have a <span style="color: red;"><strong>beautiful </strong></span><span style="color: black;">day everyone.</span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">YANCEY</span></div>

THE EVOLUTION OF OUR FIREPLACE

Does anyone remember the Donny and Marie Osmond song where Marie sings " I'm a little bit country" and Donny responds " I...

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MID CENTURY GLAMOUR?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c-S96VKcaOVwCKQSi9MB87L1MRU4zyZFGvTrSBjlbAHi24151MiBSfAMmZ36TjjgtHcdIJ8G_VkaGwJOLKg78Wl5GKovf5otWgXe-iZECdMTdkn7MBIHbqbNSxYahOE6zbmJwl1a9Wzx/s1600/LR+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c-S96VKcaOVwCKQSi9MB87L1MRU4zyZFGvTrSBjlbAHi24151MiBSfAMmZ36TjjgtHcdIJ8G_VkaGwJOLKg78Wl5GKovf5otWgXe-iZECdMTdkn7MBIHbqbNSxYahOE6zbmJwl1a9Wzx/s400/LR+001.JPG" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div>Our living room, pictured above, is finally done.  OK, almost done.  Maybe.  I really do love my new living room, I promise, yet......<br />I've been thinking a lot about <span style="color: red;">GLAMOUR </span>lately.  Frank Sinatra, Vegas in the 60's, gold, silver, sparkly glamour.  I'm pretty sure THAT'S what missing in my living room.  Is there room in <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>MID CENTURY MODERN </strong></span><span style="color: black;">decor for glamour?  Let's see.....</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyQ5nn5yz64PxTwIp9jpdca9Ax6VU_yRXixlWH-_ZNGWBB4UchHNFVZIuymg1ZlHOvfw0vgtLUdlkBo1-HL3-mDRSp-89f35ZnZd6Pzgr-S7PXlsRBcVcM5FVYk_XIFhOzdAPOHNZVhby/s1600/glamour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="260px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyQ5nn5yz64PxTwIp9jpdca9Ax6VU_yRXixlWH-_ZNGWBB4UchHNFVZIuymg1ZlHOvfw0vgtLUdlkBo1-HL3-mDRSp-89f35ZnZd6Pzgr-S7PXlsRBcVcM5FVYk_XIFhOzdAPOHNZVhby/s400/glamour.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is <strong>exactly </strong>what I'm talking about.  This room is obviously mid century, yet there is a shiny femininity here that my room is missing.  Damn I LOVE this!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AK00Tweysml4ETOthpsO1SJgjTHnJ5oZjwnjFFMKJw_socsbVN1dY94zdY-JZ3dLXgxCMIwl8BqZTJIEsuqhuqm3rCxpPvtRL8BxFS1eUjSQnY5_OlEZOc89PTXKbTC5s4Doo88iUo4r/s1600/1743_1_1000_1000_FFFFFF_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AK00Tweysml4ETOthpsO1SJgjTHnJ5oZjwnjFFMKJw_socsbVN1dY94zdY-JZ3dLXgxCMIwl8BqZTJIEsuqhuqm3rCxpPvtRL8BxFS1eUjSQnY5_OlEZOc89PTXKbTC5s4Doo88iUo4r/s400/1743_1_1000_1000_FFFFFF_0.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Braxton has posted this picture before (I knew it looked familiar).   We've shown you lots of <span style="color: blue;"><strong>atomic design </strong></span><span style="color: black;">on this blog and most of it strikes me as fairly masculine, but this..... this is sparkly fun.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBF9vi7HfSfpd9bkI6PtJMhWbiKrJJT9rpyY_CFXOMvlCrjvfGCUxs8N5d9BDGAfkBUH5_RyXnKYOYhqlhYvQnoM9Ld4VH4WoLxlIaVuC1VMve3OJAu6yqzj9Jxc4iIt-W-d0LfiErfHm/s1600/Astrid-lamp-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBF9vi7HfSfpd9bkI6PtJMhWbiKrJJT9rpyY_CFXOMvlCrjvfGCUxs8N5d9BDGAfkBUH5_RyXnKYOYhqlhYvQnoM9Ld4VH4WoLxlIaVuC1VMve3OJAu6yqzj9Jxc4iIt-W-d0LfiErfHm/s400/Astrid-lamp-300x300.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my all time favorite color combinations - pink and black - but is this glamorous?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh870ZSRj0VJYbDCfumIyct6-mK81g7Xt5slyXzH62YpR1nEbCgMKRdsod1Ulu_qi6CDz8IaZR1z7aVuudmaGD_zx6kEgaGpuc1ARo-i0n3SM3V1lx9lcv8M_6xWLgXacNjKX-JcYjzaKUY/s1600/bookcase%252Bfrom%252Bsunset%252Btrimmed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh870ZSRj0VJYbDCfumIyct6-mK81g7Xt5slyXzH62YpR1nEbCgMKRdsod1Ulu_qi6CDz8IaZR1z7aVuudmaGD_zx6kEgaGpuc1ARo-i0n3SM3V1lx9lcv8M_6xWLgXacNjKX-JcYjzaKUY/s400/bookcase%252Bfrom%252Bsunset%252Btrimmed.jpg" t8="true" width="311px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <span style="color: purple;"><strong>Barcelona chair </strong></span><span style="color: black;">+ white leather = full throttle glamour.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2S3PQp1OHzz0iPbNViwt6J0hXZvrFbCRIn3yeIo_YlcigUz1j1GJOz9mE9HoqeE-gRi9WLBYu13FphyphenhyphenOiM4gmMQXuEgANORa7IdjasAN-6hiNakODBVB_NT3olPSh6ibQKZ3RN76bA8K1/s1600/cakes_1276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2S3PQp1OHzz0iPbNViwt6J0hXZvrFbCRIn3yeIo_YlcigUz1j1GJOz9mE9HoqeE-gRi9WLBYu13FphyphenhyphenOiM4gmMQXuEgANORa7IdjasAN-6hiNakODBVB_NT3olPSh6ibQKZ3RN76bA8K1/s400/cakes_1276.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yet, it IS a cake stand, but wouldn't this make a fantastic (and glamorous) side table?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdA7tjVqkBCmsxm8YyiP44zPmNOIqEUIJl6vpAWmL1GDxANJV-p5jCfkaOlJTGtINvO7LCqCExgDDTU7H7kWGzfZ6liHigWi1xxqe2U2wutn1YjOkPck27qk8z_JUp8PGXqAJq61NibSO/s1600/Mid-Century-Modern-Home-interior-design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdA7tjVqkBCmsxm8YyiP44zPmNOIqEUIJl6vpAWmL1GDxANJV-p5jCfkaOlJTGtINvO7LCqCExgDDTU7H7kWGzfZ6liHigWi1xxqe2U2wutn1YjOkPck27qk8z_JUp8PGXqAJq61NibSO/s400/Mid-Century-Modern-Home-interior-design.jpg" t8="true" width="300px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, exactly what I'm talking about.  Someone bring me a martini.</td></tr></tbody></table>You may have noticed I did try to inject some feminine touches in my living room - those floral pillows, for example - but it still looks a little too masculine to me.  What do you think?  Please comment.<br /><br />btw- I apologize for the shorter post today, am having lots of problems with my computer.  Hopefully my dear sweet husband will come to my rescue tonight ( and even fix my computer while he's at it).<br /><br />Have a <span style="color: purple;"><strong>beautiful (and glamorous) </strong></span><span style="color: black;">day.</span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">YANCEY</span></div>

MID CENTURY GLAMOUR?

Our living room, pictured above, is finally done. OK, almost done. Maybe. I really do love my new living room, I promise, yet...... I...

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ONE ATOMIC LAMP & TWO ORANGE LOVELIES - A THRIFTING SUCCESS STORY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UQap7Vc7Brc2QP-9XDdy2Uy-iw25EddnVdwgcJOIM910o_GTwLKIxsWvltYtHU1pj62eLM28WY4svG4mQado0yGRVsnG6XEgYZUAPfEI9LBTB6NEbRhKyTHTjM2DHwWKTxtWK6Y7Uwn7/s1600/atomic+lamp+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UQap7Vc7Brc2QP-9XDdy2Uy-iw25EddnVdwgcJOIM910o_GTwLKIxsWvltYtHU1pj62eLM28WY4svG4mQado0yGRVsnG6XEgYZUAPfEI9LBTB6NEbRhKyTHTjM2DHwWKTxtWK6Y7Uwn7/s320/atomic+lamp+019.JPG" width="240px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet our newest atomic lamp.</td></tr></tbody></table> Due to scheduled family obligations on Sunday, Braxton and I had to make the most of our limited thrifting opportunities on Saturday.  We went to our fave consignment shop, the one that is closest to a <span style="color: blue;"><em>sure thing.</em></span><span style="color: black;">  As we were browsing through the usual </span><span style="color: red;"><em>grandmotherly antiques </em></span><span style="color: black;">looking for that mid century needle in a hay stack, I took a quick peek into the <strong>back room</strong>, the one for <strong><em>employees only beyond this point</em>.</strong>  There on a table in the center of the room, covered in 60 years worth of dust, was the most fantastic </span><span style="color: blue;"><strong>atomic lamp.</strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;">It was a reasonable price, although the shade was not in perfect shape, so we brought it home.  No regrets here!</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAcvRWUK1iRFoi24p0TToC_K1vnzh5AkXAwlwEkqLFR7Me9NWM8ZLgZ0NcjpnpX6Sib_8dVj50-tIEzDgpITNOvWupulyx7hK8un9pGvkXorcsoE1x5CCWkKOmJ-NKitD9M7XOaXhQ-So/s1600/atomic+lamp+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAcvRWUK1iRFoi24p0TToC_K1vnzh5AkXAwlwEkqLFR7Me9NWM8ZLgZ0NcjpnpX6Sib_8dVj50-tIEzDgpITNOvWupulyx7hK8un9pGvkXorcsoE1x5CCWkKOmJ-NKitD9M7XOaXhQ-So/s320/atomic+lamp+010.JPG" width="240px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is an atomic lamp we purchased a few weeks ago.  Yes, they do have the <span style="color: red;"><strong>exact </strong></span><span style="color: black;">same shade.  Because we decided to place the newer (to us) lamp in a more prominent place, we switched the shades and positioned the most faded side toward the wall.  Win win. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87e6lUdzoKneTTmcoofx-LvpasxaOrY3jiotKMZwimu-3XYq9HM93yawrwA-WJd6JdE6X_Z4kc4A-J9zdvk_WkcmHc6zn9Ff7dS-Vj8DJ_N6OYT7d_swk1VQfF5Q6oxXBmBkr4c6IxY1E/s1600/atomic+lamp+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87e6lUdzoKneTTmcoofx-LvpasxaOrY3jiotKMZwimu-3XYq9HM93yawrwA-WJd6JdE6X_Z4kc4A-J9zdvk_WkcmHc6zn9Ff7dS-Vj8DJ_N6OYT7d_swk1VQfF5Q6oxXBmBkr4c6IxY1E/s320/atomic+lamp+005.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closeup of the center (spaceship) of the lamp.  It's difficult to see here but the colors are black and gold.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k-IxfFj1COyxH4-0eC3rSF1VdHspI1brASNVatX4Y00uBx9lmhgNUZHjsU2hvkgB-JY39e1aLBLlB-7-VjTLY97dNMwSy3DrFr41ID3SnWXN06NoWh5E8rnjOyAGHzWUNdW5rf1sCJpi/s1600/atomic+lamp+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k-IxfFj1COyxH4-0eC3rSF1VdHspI1brASNVatX4Y00uBx9lmhgNUZHjsU2hvkgB-JY39e1aLBLlB-7-VjTLY97dNMwSy3DrFr41ID3SnWXN06NoWh5E8rnjOyAGHzWUNdW5rf1sCJpi/s320/atomic+lamp+006.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the top of the base.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWLbtQtU3hChg0CIpF9sDTNnzvB5P6pqRX8gLlwuafrlQc3qnzZQFmaiilUO4coHDAlM3dZFsjnITYxA4ybIlPELH6o4lfMTiux25ebFY6y-cDEMdgU7SCNzc-YiUqGXYXSyCbF7limiS/s1600/atomic+lamp+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWLbtQtU3hChg0CIpF9sDTNnzvB5P6pqRX8gLlwuafrlQc3qnzZQFmaiilUO4coHDAlM3dZFsjnITYxA4ybIlPELH6o4lfMTiux25ebFY6y-cDEMdgU7SCNzc-YiUqGXYXSyCbF7limiS/s320/atomic+lamp+008.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glamour shot.  Isn't she gorgeous?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8CkdLxb92gcr2zj56NQeMFe_ekdbnApQpD2_Tk0zoA7swl2YMcRvIUo-dv4r5EIqZfbjH0WDnH2OyTr-qxZiSGUimFG0rX97OP7JeSK-W-fcRNz2vNZxCFnyHZ5qQz6d9guYXQTMjxdv/s1600/atomic+lamp+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8CkdLxb92gcr2zj56NQeMFe_ekdbnApQpD2_Tk0zoA7swl2YMcRvIUo-dv4r5EIqZfbjH0WDnH2OyTr-qxZiSGUimFG0rX97OP7JeSK-W-fcRNz2vNZxCFnyHZ5qQz6d9guYXQTMjxdv/s320/atomic+lamp+011.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This <span style="color: orange;"><strong>orange </strong></span><span style="color: black;">lovely sits on the desk in our living room in front of the window.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKrTuNkIHRILF5WnBzqJPHvXeWmB-AHO6j8pyCQgLjlA5JDgaEJULxgeoufupzlvAEdHQf8Vygx5wdGMrm3MlpiuDABzl_LHtlauztBHgTGvHyhRzTfZNQO3L_iFbDB7gWNCSxQedP1hL/s1600/atomic+lamp+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKrTuNkIHRILF5WnBzqJPHvXeWmB-AHO6j8pyCQgLjlA5JDgaEJULxgeoufupzlvAEdHQf8Vygx5wdGMrm3MlpiuDABzl_LHtlauztBHgTGvHyhRzTfZNQO3L_iFbDB7gWNCSxQedP1hL/s320/atomic+lamp+021.JPG" width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sunshine through the glass makes a gorgeous <span style="color: orange;"><strong>orange </strong></span><span style="color: black;">swirl.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjmbZMUIIte5cmINDLmfT3YpT0MpKn-vuoBKmf_mupsL0PZT_M7Bv6f2l0Cqb0A3fc6QhpGG0qLe1qVAnYJpeggIx-ibPaCrfp8opGpXnVXGBT0jZmzNpaTc2f3ZS5ews5E1vaiNSKb-U/s1600/atomic+lamp+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjmbZMUIIte5cmINDLmfT3YpT0MpKn-vuoBKmf_mupsL0PZT_M7Bv6f2l0Cqb0A3fc6QhpGG0qLe1qVAnYJpeggIx-ibPaCrfp8opGpXnVXGBT0jZmzNpaTc2f3ZS5ews5E1vaiNSKb-U/s320/atomic+lamp+016.JPG" width="240px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, <strong>THIS </strong><span style="color: orange;"><strong>orange </strong></span><span style="color: black;">lovely will sit on our coffee table.  It's shiny, glass, and </span><span style="color: orange;">orange</span><span style="color: black;">.  I'm so in love!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA6VUaPj48PyAOJA0LHpPKpCfxrRKHWNmA-hurv5_XTUPSjJqhycrgEImtQsYnPFLvsOoOZbCPYrdUWymwbhxPaatcZaWNSzmESvlfxJ89pZfuYut6isfVOgTHBmvXbloZ6kJVDLYurEe/s1600/atomic+lamp+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA6VUaPj48PyAOJA0LHpPKpCfxrRKHWNmA-hurv5_XTUPSjJqhycrgEImtQsYnPFLvsOoOZbCPYrdUWymwbhxPaatcZaWNSzmESvlfxJ89pZfuYut6isfVOgTHBmvXbloZ6kJVDLYurEe/s320/atomic+lamp+022.JPG" width="240px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't everything look better in the sun shine?  </td></tr></tbody></table>I hope everyone had a <span style="color: orange;"><strong>beautiful </strong></span><span style="color: black;">weekend.</span><br /><strong><span style="color: magenta;">YANCEY</span></strong></div>

ONE ATOMIC LAMP & TWO ORANGE LOVELIES - A THRIFTING SUCCESS STORY

Meet our newest atomic lamp. Due to scheduled family obligations on Sunday, Braxton and I had to make the most of our limited thrifting opp...

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PATIO DADDY-O PART 2

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As promised I would like to show you the <span style="color: blue;">after</span> pictures of our patio.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><strong>BEFORE:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">This is the corner of the patio where junk tended to pile up.</span><br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8jswi2WV7jdJrs96whmN1sc-1pQG0M9q2a1MVev82M-or08PXZ69wpHxCIYiBXshUlaKS62B4U7VhuuL-XLW2nSQMak1khltORptGwg_ML_XvF_yr14jR902w2zYIxsnLmtLIcyo-_lk/s1600/patio+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8jswi2WV7jdJrs96whmN1sc-1pQG0M9q2a1MVev82M-or08PXZ69wpHxCIYiBXshUlaKS62B4U7VhuuL-XLW2nSQMak1khltORptGwg_ML_XvF_yr14jR902w2zYIxsnLmtLIcyo-_lk/s400/patio+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><span style="color: blue;"><strong>AFTER:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">The junk is replaced by a lovely rose a pink geranium and some herbs.  Much better.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpaFMG9HOqcFv7Bs3ZuXl45Ht54dQ1zAOQM3j-SfK5DY2qWIB27FVHrTSTBQDdMw4gv3M7zFG_FIk_wV4eSZCw9LdroNz09GDcbtKhIPDPJXa_azJZj1VmzaYslhHB5ztXEKHgOmm-UzJ/s1600/after+patio+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpaFMG9HOqcFv7Bs3ZuXl45Ht54dQ1zAOQM3j-SfK5DY2qWIB27FVHrTSTBQDdMw4gv3M7zFG_FIk_wV4eSZCw9LdroNz09GDcbtKhIPDPJXa_azJZj1VmzaYslhHB5ztXEKHgOmm-UzJ/s400/after+patio+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><strong>BEFORE:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">Another corner of the patio became an unloved pot graveyard.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0dDAwy7ut1s1-RkIkIsVo0R9OTWscpp00E_LZNrIGoxDbyP9hNuHxuU7EU5q4vm7_s_K_2uenRMsNxr2Pv04HTIqIT3kTG1fc5yX7PGjGxmOgockv3n8kovC4CAsgqZ5gIEWyQ7XR00m/s1600/patio+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0dDAwy7ut1s1-RkIkIsVo0R9OTWscpp00E_LZNrIGoxDbyP9hNuHxuU7EU5q4vm7_s_K_2uenRMsNxr2Pv04HTIqIT3kTG1fc5yX7PGjGxmOgockv3n8kovC4CAsgqZ5gIEWyQ7XR00m/s400/patio+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: blue;"><strong>AFTER:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">A lovely blue pot planted with a  boxwood - my favorite shrub.  The small pot contains mint.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbFp7FmKNqVqs7nQXIUQ2G_T6voIDSwzhjmpmZbL7dtrM1pT21zZeAFKL4LB_1HmlfRg5nOYoinII0FwtgUbPztd5OUtA764ef081Wp0uwWU7XlBbIUMWtdmYq9EGIEQRpo8DPdqPz7O3/s1600/after+patio+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbFp7FmKNqVqs7nQXIUQ2G_T6voIDSwzhjmpmZbL7dtrM1pT21zZeAFKL4LB_1HmlfRg5nOYoinII0FwtgUbPztd5OUtA764ef081Wp0uwWU7XlBbIUMWtdmYq9EGIEQRpo8DPdqPz7O3/s400/after+patio+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: red;"><strong>BEFORE:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">The remnants of last years herbs.  Amazingly the sage survived the harsh winter.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY8wqnfYfMhxzP3flR_2BjJDVf8hU92nNV_42N7-J8q4dBoOr4Vu0WrGZ4BwaCVJVsdoAUyEqYZxB_m-XCoELnGYj1uZXswbEjs8VWZKXUJ22nfG4NxP9LZH2PoTXmyKJmJ3YWQZvtOG8/s1600/patio+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY8wqnfYfMhxzP3flR_2BjJDVf8hU92nNV_42N7-J8q4dBoOr4Vu0WrGZ4BwaCVJVsdoAUyEqYZxB_m-XCoELnGYj1uZXswbEjs8VWZKXUJ22nfG4NxP9LZH2PoTXmyKJmJ3YWQZvtOG8/s400/patio+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: blue;"><strong>AFTER:  </strong></span><span style="color: black;">Another boxwood in a lovely blue pot along with sage, basil, and a hot red pepper plant.  We painted our back door blue after a trip to Paris years ago and I'll never part with it.  I really should consider painting the front door this color as well.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYodkGuFlhlvPcldUpMzCtkccFD_VBAx7-NLSCFr0AowddI_diQo_MI1hYEc5kRrMYJuR0sUiXn8vp4d0ve3PeUyvagQhqUP4pDMD0HFHVifRc_60wM9jflkoyKl1OoD8Qa-m8iUkgefS/s1600/after+patio+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHYodkGuFlhlvPcldUpMzCtkccFD_VBAx7-NLSCFr0AowddI_diQo_MI1hYEc5kRrMYJuR0sUiXn8vp4d0ve3PeUyvagQhqUP4pDMD0HFHVifRc_60wM9jflkoyKl1OoD8Qa-m8iUkgefS/s400/after+patio+014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><strong><span style="color: magenta;">Wide view of the patio.  We are really looking forward to eating outside a lot this summer.  Does anyone else love to eat breakfast outside?  Isn't it the most decedent?</span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCSM15-BdIWC0HP5P396KeRAeN8qpWnfzjKaIgpCf3zRJKSA9X8Rl4GBSG9S-hzcv_ov2zCx6SbzsyWlqSXDUcY4OVI3G-KSVKbRp7G0WVmstDouba6-AhA8P8jN0Goxxkli64oRiBbja/s1600/after+patio+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCSM15-BdIWC0HP5P396KeRAeN8qpWnfzjKaIgpCf3zRJKSA9X8Rl4GBSG9S-hzcv_ov2zCx6SbzsyWlqSXDUcY4OVI3G-KSVKbRp7G0WVmstDouba6-AhA8P8jN0Goxxkli64oRiBbja/s400/after+patio+015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I had originally planned to include lots more pictures but my computer is just not feeling the love today.  So to her I say "F*** You"  and I mean it in the most loving way.<br /><br />Have a <span style="color: orange;">BEAUTIFUL </span><span style="color: black;">day.</span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">YANCEY</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

PATIO DADDY-O PART 2

As promised I would like to show you the after pictures of our patio. BEFORE: This is the corner of the patio where junk tended to pile u...

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