tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89592155526142121172024-03-11T15:54:16.479-05:005th and stateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959215552614212117.post-63124526320407636432022-03-10T08:01:00.000-06:002022-03-10T08:01:13.448-06:00<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: x-large;">SPRING!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf5FbSS1NNYv5B6zKs1gc-W6-b1OPgGt7q2jFfq17MsFzfV4WOOrbhF-mB61Bypy5uoLjb4-MtdvQS8Fh5EwVwb72TOdhHcQ0bR1bQaAsTxyyMSZJulQd1S9QMTLhLQc18QMvSIVYEOp1Sk_KKSw7Z4q1VAv4W4cxVdvtijeOKve7pdKpiJDTmFhpbHQ=s750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf5FbSS1NNYv5B6zKs1gc-W6-b1OPgGt7q2jFfq17MsFzfV4WOOrbhF-mB61Bypy5uoLjb4-MtdvQS8Fh5EwVwb72TOdhHcQ0bR1bQaAsTxyyMSZJulQd1S9QMTLhLQc18QMvSIVYEOp1Sk_KKSw7Z4q1VAv4W4cxVdvtijeOKve7pdKpiJDTmFhpbHQ=s320" width="193" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well almost...... here in Chicagoland there is still snow on the ground and more on the way</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy7TIfGnli6_u30EIRoiA2k2aDX-kjP516g5ODta4tRz2nqfa0fCLW38Y31PSNchJHPrf83akF7doWHp6GEthoXZ9fvknxTVBDoc0GaiUKY1t-utsaY0YV5khs2BvBcM6bsOVhDkbkPDwi3WDVzax6CDo146IKlpGLhX4aoLQQpELvvmWidkxOeeyh5g=s700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy7TIfGnli6_u30EIRoiA2k2aDX-kjP516g5ODta4tRz2nqfa0fCLW38Y31PSNchJHPrf83akF7doWHp6GEthoXZ9fvknxTVBDoc0GaiUKY1t-utsaY0YV5khs2BvBcM6bsOVhDkbkPDwi3WDVzax6CDo146IKlpGLhX4aoLQQpELvvmWidkxOeeyh5g=w286-h400" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;">What to do, when we are longing for warmth and </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;">brighter days?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">FAUX FLOWERS</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvhkkOfSOE7x3n_A9tsY4mQxyFFPzVWOokFj-A44dVuc3AU6z-xFILDkd4oXf7hnChlUB_WZWz2iSH8u4vrLKiGDWYm0XKAQdCUQiUkukxWyGpA29rxZ1qOc1yBeZ1DoQ_zUwFYI04JXds3Vb0TTBDz2N_h1U9awpD5SRVaXaboVJpVLO6zWbTUQ9q_w=s944" imageanchor="1"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvhkkOfSOE7x3n_A9tsY4mQxyFFPzVWOokFj-A44dVuc3AU6z-xFILDkd4oXf7hnChlUB_WZWz2iSH8u4vrLKiGDWYm0XKAQdCUQiUkukxWyGpA29rxZ1qOc1yBeZ1DoQ_zUwFYI04JXds3Vb0TTBDz2N_h1U9awpD5SRVaXaboVJpVLO6zWbTUQ9q_w=w426-h640" width="426" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;">YES, my favorites, <b><u>good faux's</u> </b>that is</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">I can hear the groans, but wait, let's explore the options</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbHLj1_kucX29TSAN9daD6aMyC5_27Tt-PFZqYtS52YPKLw4_ysDKV0njuBg8PeNAaDAXqc-RSDTZMnKbUFaigdhQEVDvV2IPy3f3rEjCQAP7NcZncgo9EacAIKNNhlkaYzKDgjYjFqQCP0ecmD7_b929rjpofXR6xL1vxbRC2qscB9YAW8COI9htCww=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbHLj1_kucX29TSAN9daD6aMyC5_27Tt-PFZqYtS52YPKLw4_ysDKV0njuBg8PeNAaDAXqc-RSDTZMnKbUFaigdhQEVDvV2IPy3f3rEjCQAP7NcZncgo9EacAIKNNhlkaYzKDgjYjFqQCP0ecmD7_b929rjpofXR6xL1vxbRC2qscB9YAW8COI9htCww=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">This is our floral room at the shop. Because actual flowers are so fleeting, we can enhance and extend </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">the season</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5i4Bwr5nTSJN7JCx36KNkpCue2nt0DjUvJyxmdnqZAfFr3SpmDmMnMsInhDCzN7AG7lNaiTynRcm9CKPh0rjomWWfR8Ai5ZUf_UssVX1l48oDnvQ0a6RE5yyVum36EbIQ-OsCED_omvfUqFKaPi03fcg-My6mKbOEhJLR63Sk3Kqps1lRFuwiSdbA8g=s848" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5i4Bwr5nTSJN7JCx36KNkpCue2nt0DjUvJyxmdnqZAfFr3SpmDmMnMsInhDCzN7AG7lNaiTynRcm9CKPh0rjomWWfR8Ai5ZUf_UssVX1l48oDnvQ0a6RE5yyVum36EbIQ-OsCED_omvfUqFKaPi03fcg-My6mKbOEhJLR63Sk3Kqps1lRFuwiSdbA8g=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Adoring spring branches, say Apple or Cherry blossoms, but loathing how quickly they fade, I make my own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">* First cutting real branches</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">* glue faux blossoms to the stems.....viola!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Finding geranium blossoms from another project I separated the blossoms and buds</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3gbLoflh6T2g5hrka7yfvVykVWelpYrYQn0nBYsXLhQZUWpY3To0g-clg-43E94IOfiEb3yLvkfS7Emkm4CCvFGkURrKZNmxb1fuOfwY0cHVJAP3OfEWQJjKV8dZYsIn3jkwzF9Q-F3K0_R9CTyEOM8bsGX4Rx3Qv4pYsufRJ8CD1fC_u4WSW-WNUvA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhxC4HhmGyHR9v1aKAlgjRH8LGMAdM29vpoWmzTVl5ZzrSSHfvKoru1UmAEroZFllr8Vt3wnrPQjXn51JisZnRKRowdqtXWUGgFHRQkQUpuOMM1e4vEFVmsfMo9uChhZ_A_W5-SQIbILcsRjL7N91JgKThPx59tWraOFUOwDVJy_qZFWWBTLFHfAQIDA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhxC4HhmGyHR9v1aKAlgjRH8LGMAdM29vpoWmzTVl5ZzrSSHfvKoru1UmAEroZFllr8Vt3wnrPQjXn51JisZnRKRowdqtXWUGgFHRQkQUpuOMM1e4vEFVmsfMo9uChhZ_A_W5-SQIbILcsRjL7N91JgKThPx59tWraOFUOwDVJy_qZFWWBTLFHfAQIDA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Poppy's, Muscari and fresh moss in a bark vase</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIa5ezE-LG9M3oy4i45lbbSDzNOLXIz_HtP_H5BDpPqQ62HMEZZ_oma_gpWWOMjic-jkz4YYDEjpvb-salSmcgvp7tteTBKfHFgLcwR6dnbIM9bMDQ2c9xWhRZ4DAh7ABms7DLZ7Gyjw7DUHdo-wbWATuNpeqssbVrNyNF1rqQt-YQAJfVHY2Af33Caw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIa5ezE-LG9M3oy4i45lbbSDzNOLXIz_HtP_H5BDpPqQ62HMEZZ_oma_gpWWOMjic-jkz4YYDEjpvb-salSmcgvp7tteTBKfHFgLcwR6dnbIM9bMDQ2c9xWhRZ4DAh7ABms7DLZ7Gyjw7DUHdo-wbWATuNpeqssbVrNyNF1rqQt-YQAJfVHY2Af33Caw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Tulips, Pansies, Poppies, Fritillaria, Lily of the Valley, fern and moss</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNqd7KuQ5Q6-bo7J4DAwKFfKtU24MSDrD3b34SyR48ez5Mo4FbwxXFePGf5MD2nq_7Uz5k2HtM-U3XJdd5h4Lr-N19gRWxDZL6EDyp-5ppHp4tr80ftnUV_cDsTWri9BqKm2WQL-crxAo39XMeOHH9qeSVFRSAC89_X_oWzBGdmicHhBd8L7oxcoanYw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNqd7KuQ5Q6-bo7J4DAwKFfKtU24MSDrD3b34SyR48ez5Mo4FbwxXFePGf5MD2nq_7Uz5k2HtM-U3XJdd5h4Lr-N19gRWxDZL6EDyp-5ppHp4tr80ftnUV_cDsTWri9BqKm2WQL-crxAo39XMeOHH9qeSVFRSAC89_X_oWzBGdmicHhBd8L7oxcoanYw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Tulips, Muscari, Daffodil, Lettuce leaves and a little </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">friend I brought back from England</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjJQAjhdBJXa1yvHh9k1Fxxf8vAJOmtiLP8MF0FNbcXQP3DB1tmsVjQq-uNT0KUtxyw8BBpXTwiyTWxWJd3-1AA7meOHmuA3Y7RzSarwzowUSujLASb4oTPLmz-ZKesCjSmlQkJ41UDtD9Vgn__PoK8trTcaH7j18gWfl1i_8SxSdxbn5aBRn4A8tNdw=s480" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjJQAjhdBJXa1yvHh9k1Fxxf8vAJOmtiLP8MF0FNbcXQP3DB1tmsVjQq-uNT0KUtxyw8BBpXTwiyTWxWJd3-1AA7meOHmuA3Y7RzSarwzowUSujLASb4oTPLmz-ZKesCjSmlQkJ41UDtD9Vgn__PoK8trTcaH7j18gWfl1i_8SxSdxbn5aBRn4A8tNdw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">Tulips, and Lilac</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeqIHER4PEzpYswBDS5FjvdPlcxyjm-hvwTJ4OjFza4cSkxTK6nMMiMqFsX40nHQgz1aObqVbTkK6utFSkI3bIQvM0JNVGupbZB7ke3vKkNLtqPeyyjHawjX2cFBou69uXIal9Z-nYI5NfYV8rU2HIcBS4z_mBZgm8B7ZCFYXqwqm23SueeVap8_IxLw=s566" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeqIHER4PEzpYswBDS5FjvdPlcxyjm-hvwTJ4OjFza4cSkxTK6nMMiMqFsX40nHQgz1aObqVbTkK6utFSkI3bIQvM0JNVGupbZB7ke3vKkNLtqPeyyjHawjX2cFBou69uXIal9Z-nYI5NfYV8rU2HIcBS4z_mBZgm8B7ZCFYXqwqm23SueeVap8_IxLw=w255-h400" width="255" /></a></div><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLmO5Zr_dvP-yzXt43EHSyKH5ZVO6LgzqlFnIbOGxnd7zQ0fyLX5RD4cw_k97EK_QpBTLuvB_5-Qr9pUSDaEOBMzUH2Wz1bw29N9uNhUSDMieqnJGaxe1RpzfcN6teP0jEk1URZ24fLwrOnGw59X5orNDeld6Njk5Tv5N9xleFN27fUvY76spUI3HT9g=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLmO5Zr_dvP-yzXt43EHSyKH5ZVO6LgzqlFnIbOGxnd7zQ0fyLX5RD4cw_k97EK_QpBTLuvB_5-Qr9pUSDaEOBMzUH2Wz1bw29N9uNhUSDMieqnJGaxe1RpzfcN6teP0jEk1URZ24fLwrOnGw59X5orNDeld6Njk5Tv5N9xleFN27fUvY76spUI3HT9g=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">The best faux's, as in these tulips, are called '<u><b>Real Touch'</b></u>, they feel and definitely look real. Particularly fond of using these outdoors in containers with live plants, extending the season</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj25L613_7dyvDrA9Ie_E12iBLyRsyPbfgUEoP9gByAnq-CCnAtetV_rwHUIQ6bZK_2riVpSbDiBGmZzhIFT1DuqexdYeGzQZghGpw4AbWNSnUHDNUoe-S3qjaJAYu3ASijPMACc5BKguEivkguyGAAZ6h9EOBy8BpQDZkUwRXYLeb_rwUaxVyI_r-sw=s350" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj25L613_7dyvDrA9Ie_E12iBLyRsyPbfgUEoP9gByAnq-CCnAtetV_rwHUIQ6bZK_2riVpSbDiBGmZzhIFT1DuqexdYeGzQZghGpw4AbWNSnUHDNUoe-S3qjaJAYu3ASijPMACc5BKguEivkguyGAAZ6h9EOBy8BpQDZkUwRXYLeb_rwUaxVyI_r-sw=w458-h640" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">See what I mean? Faux underplanted with live pansies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUSKA8c21dCIDyGn2g6syx4IH9GNEbu-bJV2gjeRnJ2c4cXrAyDjKbbDtldhwrGl21Z9jzn-i4XR2gejafaLUueacxu_h24-UkjUQze9DPP9l2QaeCvryqkSNIJEgngr1k3cR1GqNFEv6_bIXuY_MmL8sm2kGV2NtufCWz-C1JUK9jlNz34n3EaDHyIA=s846" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUSKA8c21dCIDyGn2g6syx4IH9GNEbu-bJV2gjeRnJ2c4cXrAyDjKbbDtldhwrGl21Z9jzn-i4XR2gejafaLUueacxu_h24-UkjUQze9DPP9l2QaeCvryqkSNIJEgngr1k3cR1GqNFEv6_bIXuY_MmL8sm2kGV2NtufCWz-C1JUK9jlNz34n3EaDHyIA=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"> Can you even tell?</span><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHYqdUkGXnicJlKOCG70U9RU1u93UR5ugzugYPEL6TtOdypX7vUo4FTf7fZO6FCWVGhwEDX1ioTgfYT7Reh8qamklZHedvNDAlJWHxksA46oV_rRJ2OKKjlNLZ725T6yxpbLQFTTXxygGK-xTjXCbMo6c7aY1H0sMk3i6vkLN8weKpl5urygHOVJ6W9A" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHYqdUkGXnicJlKOCG70U9RU1u93UR5ugzugYPEL6TtOdypX7vUo4FTf7fZO6FCWVGhwEDX1ioTgfYT7Reh8qamklZHedvNDAlJWHxksA46oV_rRJ2OKKjlNLZ725T6yxpbLQFTTXxygGK-xTjXCbMo6c7aY1H0sMk3i6vkLN8weKpl5urygHOVJ6W9A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">All faux.....think of these as "bridge" plants, taking you from one season to the next</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2KpaixJex6kYJq3C1W2g_zQWzw6GUBnptqQ9cC77w118-LW6WDeKUlYSYpBvFcCtiX49uUx3PYKOheZxsZMXvxCElew-3u2nJEI6QIveRET2_pi391yPO0W-hOD-V9r6bdzfSzUpQkUGQnamEsBndn8xTljeMfCoBZq-2aw__mZNY2h5WqPyQNOiZag" style="font-family: "Architects Daughter"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2KpaixJex6kYJq3C1W2g_zQWzw6GUBnptqQ9cC77w118-LW6WDeKUlYSYpBvFcCtiX49uUx3PYKOheZxsZMXvxCElew-3u2nJEI6QIveRET2_pi391yPO0W-hOD-V9r6bdzfSzUpQkUGQnamEsBndn8xTljeMfCoBZq-2aw__mZNY2h5WqPyQNOiZag=w525-h640" width="525" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuAfAkYgoCbWMIORKENX2UJhgMbTR1LZVW7qGwkhR74REC70iSmvxjL8JSUrQrDzsS0hPk0JrAR2xnNh8whSMQ8UXrMxmsMzYGLKb2tRiVeekqB_IcY0-qNVOYs1GrGxbz8_QonaxBqpBAL1-pM3C03CwP3MF_gSIF9GcFGbAU_tWwSRjvLTwgskRVog" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuAfAkYgoCbWMIORKENX2UJhgMbTR1LZVW7qGwkhR74REC70iSmvxjL8JSUrQrDzsS0hPk0JrAR2xnNh8whSMQ8UXrMxmsMzYGLKb2tRiVeekqB_IcY0-qNVOYs1GrGxbz8_QonaxBqpBAL1-pM3C03CwP3MF_gSIF9GcFGbAU_tWwSRjvLTwgskRVog=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">If you have followed me for any length of time, you are probably surprised to see me in this format. Of late, it has been more <a href="https://www.instagram.com/debra_a_phillipsdesign/">INSTAGRAM</a>. But when asked by this group of uber talented woman & treasured friends, I can only say yes and be grateful they asked . </span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pease read these ladies posts on SPRING REFRESH!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="https://mostlovelythings.com">Most Lovely Things</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="https://cindyhattersleydesign.com" target="_blank">Cindy Hattersley Design</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="https://classiccasualhome.com">Classic Casual Home </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="http://northerncalstyle.com/californians-at-home">Northern California Style</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dimplesandtangles.com">Dimples and Tangles</a></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"> With love</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"> Debra<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959215552614212117.post-86191826634051839692020-12-03T08:27:00.000-06:002020-12-03T08:27:29.043-06:00Christmas Inspired by Nature<p> When my treasured friends/talented superpowers, Cindy Hattersley, Mary Ann Pickett and Annie Diamond asked me to join this discussion, I immediately said YES! </p><p>Easily said, this is my favorite style...Nature Inspired <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkV-Nk0xtvyhlTcyg4q_RwBUR1M9qVnZ5bfDBTfHXQoyQkil-AwiDoYVpLPwGNtFyt-jvaLLyzi_80khDAUeWOYfzXazVGgdSjkBH1Bdh-mjCKGuUFSDtYEcPoKrXZ3WFfqoEWc11ZLyCg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkV-Nk0xtvyhlTcyg4q_RwBUR1M9qVnZ5bfDBTfHXQoyQkil-AwiDoYVpLPwGNtFyt-jvaLLyzi_80khDAUeWOYfzXazVGgdSjkBH1Bdh-mjCKGuUFSDtYEcPoKrXZ3WFfqoEWc11ZLyCg/w427-h640/Christmas+inspired+by+nature.jpeg" width="427" /></a></p><p>I am opting to feature what we have been busy creating for clients, outdoor decorating, predominately planters. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">First, let's explore the basics, <i>from a northern climate</i></span></p><p>*. Never use terra cotta, they will fill from rain or snow, freeze, expand, and POP!</p><p>* Soil is the best medium to use, never foam which can split and crumble</p><p>* Add the interest of berry branches but only <i>hard plastic</i>. Not plastic coated foam, they will crack & pop. Real berries turn black & drop. These will last 3-5 years!</p><p>* Use a variety of greens for an interesting composition</p><p>* Look around your natural world, try branches, fallen pine cones, clipped evergreens.....</p><p>* You will need twice as many greens as you think. Go big, and go thick, the branches will diminish once frozen.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are varieties to consider. All plantings are by us, over the years</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLadxbl-vYMHOILvZrWsX2-gjd-v8Jr3jfxTkql_ENO9yIQ91DLXNsSf2KZMKo_cqrdNuQJ5hoBsJSNfsuvayaNmqDUBQYvnpFKwIpKilSY-dMbeo9egY33DCVdc9N5QAQaDUtv0fAtcA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLadxbl-vYMHOILvZrWsX2-gjd-v8Jr3jfxTkql_ENO9yIQ91DLXNsSf2KZMKo_cqrdNuQJ5hoBsJSNfsuvayaNmqDUBQYvnpFKwIpKilSY-dMbeo9egY33DCVdc9N5QAQaDUtv0fAtcA/w480-h640/IMG_7134.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the shop, where I can experiment, is a composition of greens; long needle pine, spruce toppers, and variegated Euonymus, nearby and in need of pruning. faux berry stems and lotus pods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRmYwrj2Rp1KnHr3BNsbt7PdLBdXIMCUM8Y2RIrxLzJaGLKM0hXzVXAp8sWxv0e-t1uy6mbVwjCcDNa8-M-l7PxmhKdkLLcT4BUuG6tvUOyu2CqQoccag8Lb6xWFAajJIaioRINi29qoo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRmYwrj2Rp1KnHr3BNsbt7PdLBdXIMCUM8Y2RIrxLzJaGLKM0hXzVXAp8sWxv0e-t1uy6mbVwjCcDNa8-M-l7PxmhKdkLLcT4BUuG6tvUOyu2CqQoccag8Lb6xWFAajJIaioRINi29qoo/w480-h640/IMG_7136.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LmcZ-fBfu7MGKTYf4z5eRAph5pReCwQVLpnf99dkXlN-dbCr0nX1XYay4rTB3qQsctT085_gOeuMomAmIv8djNB5w4DA9QfMGcwUcdbMRWxYFcvDWEHsq0B54YrKg0-B6upigt7JtORi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LmcZ-fBfu7MGKTYf4z5eRAph5pReCwQVLpnf99dkXlN-dbCr0nX1XYay4rTB3qQsctT085_gOeuMomAmIv8djNB5w4DA9QfMGcwUcdbMRWxYFcvDWEHsq0B54YrKg0-B6upigt7JtORi/w480-h640/IMG_7133.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big impact! Packed with faux plastic berry stems, surrounded by Noble Fir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZEW5uG7vLuDctdCJ9cKwz9txAja1GyghCj8DD6QWoQIDKBrNkK3ogNSlKyiQCN4PEIkpqClo1m1Wpod21dEXtfbReG3JfDz1OWQjrnzTCHeJAfZhDUf-_DiKbhUdjXXylo0j98KU2drp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZEW5uG7vLuDctdCJ9cKwz9txAja1GyghCj8DD6QWoQIDKBrNkK3ogNSlKyiQCN4PEIkpqClo1m1Wpod21dEXtfbReG3JfDz1OWQjrnzTCHeJAfZhDUf-_DiKbhUdjXXylo0j98KU2drp/w483-h640/IMG_7183.jpeg" width="483" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Boxwood surround. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LUJEB0cC6QolxuC1__LJLTZY6mFrg_JoONGEobD1_hSKX8AKDIKF4uhPRli_vdvXs2737Bx6ZCoa69h16QeqMHQShgmUGJPOhyphenhyphenxPFv_rNZf4-idQKNP5PXUrTmfcArZDLHfwAfVEc_wO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LUJEB0cC6QolxuC1__LJLTZY6mFrg_JoONGEobD1_hSKX8AKDIKF4uhPRli_vdvXs2737Bx6ZCoa69h16QeqMHQShgmUGJPOhyphenhyphenxPFv_rNZf4-idQKNP5PXUrTmfcArZDLHfwAfVEc_wO/w480-h640/photoabx.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A favorite for narrow spaces; a boxwood wreath lain over the urn opening and filled with red twig dogwood. This will last until Spring, oftentimes with the dogwood sprouting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VE3NDt4AA2u3IKKM8sFH8UbYGSwKmO7DvXbXHljPy0ZUvt0vZ37DxMYay8F6txOfzRPOLemc-qT30_MEs_8zKtiEVG4awl125jFe1zUb-sQqIGBo_VGj6bVfj4F_bo7wIMsAOQfi7J-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="515" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-VE3NDt4AA2u3IKKM8sFH8UbYGSwKmO7DvXbXHljPy0ZUvt0vZ37DxMYay8F6txOfzRPOLemc-qT30_MEs_8zKtiEVG4awl125jFe1zUb-sQqIGBo_VGj6bVfj4F_bo7wIMsAOQfi7J-/w515-h640/fullsizeoutput_b4f8.jpeg" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yellow twig Dogwood, with pods, cedar fronds and hard blue plastic berries. Notice the blue shutters? Step back and look at your architectural elements...how can they be enhanced?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIoCzl7DQuc_W7tAeHNE89mxlVdO1dYvpbhy-k1W9Qxxs8jgsDlk-j8R_lqhhclsLIsj87PU4ONWG3u2pH8WgGeXtcQ0RytAtiflfquvByMeocfnsKpH3Mc_AR6u5iBGmru7D2-usWeXz/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIoCzl7DQuc_W7tAeHNE89mxlVdO1dYvpbhy-k1W9Qxxs8jgsDlk-j8R_lqhhclsLIsj87PU4ONWG3u2pH8WgGeXtcQ0RytAtiflfquvByMeocfnsKpH3Mc_AR6u5iBGmru7D2-usWeXz/w480-h640/IMG_7177.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White painted Birch sticks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J42qSv4QhgUuKWrL0DKtXK9eYX4iDBY88QqFWJ-jbjCy9lP0necVuM25-19OMhgJXRwYXJDpc9cP6lFWuTmoDTURtb_DIK5vfDmnSQmZOu1_aNJACrNtptMrGyEiNsxb-xTNFufZTIfm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J42qSv4QhgUuKWrL0DKtXK9eYX4iDBY88QqFWJ-jbjCy9lP0necVuM25-19OMhgJXRwYXJDpc9cP6lFWuTmoDTURtb_DIK5vfDmnSQmZOu1_aNJACrNtptMrGyEiNsxb-xTNFufZTIfm/w427-h640/SG+Christmas+Walk+2-4.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I chose a combination of orange curly willow and yellow twig dogwood. Deep inside are numerous battery operated lights, it positively blazes at night</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9yhAOjf-GfNFVZ8Rq2irUwzlnWLX6cyt2SOaYJE8YJEqM2DUL9H0YVRP_CLQxAOuX1vebyGFPehQVkJemoEFqrtAobT66uXqwR14p7ddgV80BJY9RzIHB-JrB1p7OB3OpiisE4YNwlIa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9yhAOjf-GfNFVZ8Rq2irUwzlnWLX6cyt2SOaYJE8YJEqM2DUL9H0YVRP_CLQxAOuX1vebyGFPehQVkJemoEFqrtAobT66uXqwR14p7ddgV80BJY9RzIHB-JrB1p7OB3OpiisE4YNwlIa/w432-h640/IMG_0640.jpeg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A garland wound around this formal urn and draping to the sides</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GOmQno4ZHk4mfFaES1FaR6cgcEry_GDxtOcLThPY1MSVImCmY2Rg0nAcPUEo5gKSWU3GdLI0ALgk4wdlc3EtTtQ-pNlt3OTT2SwB4kUPG7KLriwaij4c27kiBKaMh1QBstP-Sex4D8th/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GOmQno4ZHk4mfFaES1FaR6cgcEry_GDxtOcLThPY1MSVImCmY2Rg0nAcPUEo5gKSWU3GdLI0ALgk4wdlc3EtTtQ-pNlt3OTT2SwB4kUPG7KLriwaij4c27kiBKaMh1QBstP-Sex4D8th/w427-h640/IMG_7056.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This composition uses boxwood garland along the rear of the container, highlighted by ribbon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvzc5cR4pAq3BQ2Ys3fgREOZRY29852qgIDc8_GLEfRM0wZFyfknoP09CNTpILOgmFl0q5houreOAfdUoPji0FYjATa5ZO6IMsbPpTcgmPv0OpN7bt29Ra9DCFqklyTB5SmAOwkq2nYJJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1628" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvzc5cR4pAq3BQ2Ys3fgREOZRY29852qgIDc8_GLEfRM0wZFyfknoP09CNTpILOgmFl0q5houreOAfdUoPji0FYjATa5ZO6IMsbPpTcgmPv0OpN7bt29Ra9DCFqklyTB5SmAOwkq2nYJJ/w509-h640/IMG_7054.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3V8E_AzQh-ULwVe2hCbn_SGJjmDnW0l6-eCb3ymDhN1ag_r349-6N3psh9ci0SnmC0aKKW0DpPMFDTyGHPuwUBR98KPdLL5ATuQQc2ErtuTfrEqo31EVyF61lH4cTm2cgLVDXJyNISWL/w480-h640/IMG_7048.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This ribbon I use so much is velvet & taffeta (some form of polyester) is so beautiful and does beautifully outdoors, often for YEARS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFC9YGJ_rscPKjJ5TRUVBUQDR4k2NtBBfiQaDm5xbRLDjjxKC0BwSC2ECNC5VbN7JGv5SbwVpz9eGSe5qLIV0k0p1XR7EBW3YDEll3dZIIdtoIVmNGRHV2BC6hi7BgoY1TDKm7hN7kFC8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFC9YGJ_rscPKjJ5TRUVBUQDR4k2NtBBfiQaDm5xbRLDjjxKC0BwSC2ECNC5VbN7JGv5SbwVpz9eGSe5qLIV0k0p1XR7EBW3YDEll3dZIIdtoIVmNGRHV2BC6hi7BgoY1TDKm7hN7kFC8/w480-h640/IMG_7049.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleVG8jfDmXzDoaEOmFvttI9Z6_D-ThkDIydotnS0D4tqCu2is-3PLQzuQqaHiQJmJUmtOHqWHKZC07tF8ysD0oOAPtCdHWE7qs8LKklwGBIGwT5ojupVSmCOIc_XFJMKzpae7OsXxNfg5/w480-h640/627011cea4effb26bd68e7dffb06bec4.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We created this ages ago and a favorite on Pinterest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-467vEgoJPE-US_VZkYgXtFacq0-wk2wS4gO0oKtVrNm2lWNlY4dHckYmVUd4bEZ6yzp8ypgXdfAoZo2t4kLdg-GsN4Ck5MbjPBD5qt6Hs8RJyjUtlWWysGspOmt7r5GDt7IjPBzy0u8I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-467vEgoJPE-US_VZkYgXtFacq0-wk2wS4gO0oKtVrNm2lWNlY4dHckYmVUd4bEZ6yzp8ypgXdfAoZo2t4kLdg-GsN4Ck5MbjPBD5qt6Hs8RJyjUtlWWysGspOmt7r5GDt7IjPBzy0u8I/w509-h640/con-5.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving in the Fall Cabbages, they last most of the winter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcySgGftj6tsXSnD2adHZlP2sbbs6F7vXoFSiElTfsGdBE0MTNkmNGJb2L0oQpjXPqwCIh6VHQ18Dt5xO4oj-91IEZ653aOgCgFrQYYMANlmKnDbdy6kobd22xSOaJEJ9-L0DKoPrAFnqA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcySgGftj6tsXSnD2adHZlP2sbbs6F7vXoFSiElTfsGdBE0MTNkmNGJb2L0oQpjXPqwCIh6VHQ18Dt5xO4oj-91IEZ653aOgCgFrQYYMANlmKnDbdy6kobd22xSOaJEJ9-L0DKoPrAFnqA/w427-h640/Geneva+Housewalk+SG-455.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the drape of Bell Eucalyptus? Never use indoors, as they dry the scent of cat urine permeates <i>everything!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKb4T4jQainBjmLmBtJpM_R7cAC9r349_QgRC9sAbyTHE3ifq7JL47CaGxURRZEuSP-b1BBnzqu6Mgnq-tYdBn-o6_Yvl1cB51CUSbLToJwzBjzCgYPSlG0A4IAlPWhlmzUP6NloLu6y1c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKb4T4jQainBjmLmBtJpM_R7cAC9r349_QgRC9sAbyTHE3ifq7JL47CaGxURRZEuSP-b1BBnzqu6Mgnq-tYdBn-o6_Yvl1cB51CUSbLToJwzBjzCgYPSlG0A4IAlPWhlmzUP6NloLu6y1c/w640-h426/Geneva+Housewalk+SG-306.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feathers, burlap ribbon, Eucalyptus, Noble Fir, and a fav...an Angel Vine nest. This product comes as a mess, one big box of a tangle, ove separating and making nests. I Spring I will add these nests to containers with a tiny egg inside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlan9evtfADnb1mdPbDBEN6kOQeQRN_I4pWx7RvhA5DXgMSh6LpTRZdb1wR_WmDb2MUcBFWS3rdur6ZFg6v2VhTrp3AF16dFoZaqT8ULsuRnXjCIYpzc7xZiQzfJ_ZXebp4jkk4ALPVIh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlan9evtfADnb1mdPbDBEN6kOQeQRN_I4pWx7RvhA5DXgMSh6LpTRZdb1wR_WmDb2MUcBFWS3rdur6ZFg6v2VhTrp3AF16dFoZaqT8ULsuRnXjCIYpzc7xZiQzfJ_ZXebp4jkk4ALPVIh/w480-h640/IMG_7079.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matching another homes berries to the shutters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFY-KNgzm7hdMv9CHgwfX7pYewmUfG7KqaaO7p-s1L9-O62Qi7n2hWopCKUKqB09rXpG66Pf0IMcL6E_AoqWpTW9Hfe0ywN0HAhQzwRjFeNkVk4I0E6ZLvBoZfTdVwXmlWxC42rubbC0Cs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFY-KNgzm7hdMv9CHgwfX7pYewmUfG7KqaaO7p-s1L9-O62Qi7n2hWopCKUKqB09rXpG66Pf0IMcL6E_AoqWpTW9Hfe0ywN0HAhQzwRjFeNkVk4I0E6ZLvBoZfTdVwXmlWxC42rubbC0Cs/w640-h428/2017+SG+Christmas+Walk-226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quiet composition</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd3tALX7eDdwZs8I4f_xOzw5RayYaBFBhlW_svoUiO9K1Rq9HBGvpuP3ciTJxeo7zHAX6rUcdrVtL5ARfOpGobX_IZcgLWXYFxi6onecY8-0TlynHu8j6qVR-g7yfIT98hlx6xcJLhtIX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrd3tALX7eDdwZs8I4f_xOzw5RayYaBFBhlW_svoUiO9K1Rq9HBGvpuP3ciTJxeo7zHAX6rUcdrVtL5ARfOpGobX_IZcgLWXYFxi6onecY8-0TlynHu8j6qVR-g7yfIT98hlx6xcJLhtIX/w427-h640/2017+SG+Christmas+Walk-359-2.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Silver fir, red huck, spruce, oregonia, magnolia, with horizontal birch logs tied with rope cradling really good plastic cones (you would swear they are glass). When I use magnolia leaves, I only use faux stems,. The good ones they look real and do not fold up going gray (northern climates)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh3P4LirJjFU7ivK4Z8CBaSHiLpkgZNOzoV_XmvacO8y3jK4h1B_mF-dtBPwzB_5XgWc6wqUgesP_tTtTmq0fVhXkNo5Kod9nRqgEi5s5wnINGsCmg1R4YuwrYhtzWTm8piFbolDkZb5m/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh3P4LirJjFU7ivK4Z8CBaSHiLpkgZNOzoV_XmvacO8y3jK4h1B_mF-dtBPwzB_5XgWc6wqUgesP_tTtTmq0fVhXkNo5Kod9nRqgEi5s5wnINGsCmg1R4YuwrYhtzWTm8piFbolDkZb5m/w427-h640/2017+SG+Christmas+Walk-123.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCJVL44vSsAvwz_cUSts1CbTRMpCCYgg_nddG1tbbRA6ReoNSDH_Pntk63i-Gw7DkR3MZsDaWb0FRQMaEZngxAkJtchOhcJHyjZobeGrzm8B2SXfXjQjarygf6UfY41QW7q9_Lwx91kJK/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2048" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCJVL44vSsAvwz_cUSts1CbTRMpCCYgg_nddG1tbbRA6ReoNSDH_Pntk63i-Gw7DkR3MZsDaWb0FRQMaEZngxAkJtchOhcJHyjZobeGrzm8B2SXfXjQjarygf6UfY41QW7q9_Lwx91kJK/w640-h440/IMG_7033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Eucalyptus pulls out the shutter colors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiSeJlpf76rvYzDHQkByiF1KkngYEW4SFUlXzioAYrDT5Q7-YEuBsTApCAJOxsuI-ORvSul7-Chu1OmIXquyzq4n-PvN1epiaknCxqp7ZH7kLQ7t4Qau_AZkGbURQ1yPSgrMdlS0vQJDw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2048" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiSeJlpf76rvYzDHQkByiF1KkngYEW4SFUlXzioAYrDT5Q7-YEuBsTApCAJOxsuI-ORvSul7-Chu1OmIXquyzq4n-PvN1epiaknCxqp7ZH7kLQ7t4Qau_AZkGbURQ1yPSgrMdlS0vQJDw/w640-h535/IMG_7078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For a later post....an upcoming surprise venture at this place!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEaNdoj_N2JGUUCYzvk9G4RiRwsCHFDaAhZQOdsMbt3i3gwRx7_acVrbeK-1poYfJAdxjcX3qq9HqMsrevEKa3wBLXRKig-pw2dsv75yEboyRk8lgSrDOoZUrUWEgAc_FSN5p3BuATaug/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEaNdoj_N2JGUUCYzvk9G4RiRwsCHFDaAhZQOdsMbt3i3gwRx7_acVrbeK-1poYfJAdxjcX3qq9HqMsrevEKa3wBLXRKig-pw2dsv75yEboyRk8lgSrDOoZUrUWEgAc_FSN5p3BuATaug/w480-h640/IMG_7137.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Objects.....I love using them in containers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuhlOEIeBxBymdABoyuqqgzz2F8uoG72FJMuVW-2qsCLQk-2sBaTCc57YnMNG6OHQIJEVOEfRw-22nOTU_6N6xqZoqXL08S04xf0TXr8Rfb5GjA19atXjVmHMhXpeg1ofHWjJH5Dp-srq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuhlOEIeBxBymdABoyuqqgzz2F8uoG72FJMuVW-2qsCLQk-2sBaTCc57YnMNG6OHQIJEVOEfRw-22nOTU_6N6xqZoqXL08S04xf0TXr8Rfb5GjA19atXjVmHMhXpeg1ofHWjJH5Dp-srq/w640-h480/IMG_7170.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l1y-RYzvQ_nakT7RKRE_-4rGtAesxZuQV_fMg0fD34zAzZpy8wvX1rwpmXlMm1jiFkq5fq8F0EVKhLOSbEzX5C80eWkXlYJ91w9MlpxAFEVjm3cObIaUtC18Z6Zs94gWr_gMx281Dibk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l1y-RYzvQ_nakT7RKRE_-4rGtAesxZuQV_fMg0fD34zAzZpy8wvX1rwpmXlMm1jiFkq5fq8F0EVKhLOSbEzX5C80eWkXlYJ91w9MlpxAFEVjm3cObIaUtC18Z6Zs94gWr_gMx281Dibk/w480-h640/IMG_7173.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Up close, a concrete acorn nestled with greens, berries, and angel vine. How about that container, the detail? It too is concrete!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPoIMNSiBMGvKYJRgeRxnImfF7axmN9azh33PRho1H8i3mBHq4K67yP2dD8o5DjDBaURKlrdoGJf-2sT_zOQIwbW7TqtxH7_YLuT83BvZ-Pol0NWs5gc8i3tdMBYyhapp-vqWTQqSvNiU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPoIMNSiBMGvKYJRgeRxnImfF7axmN9azh33PRho1H8i3mBHq4K67yP2dD8o5DjDBaURKlrdoGJf-2sT_zOQIwbW7TqtxH7_YLuT83BvZ-Pol0NWs5gc8i3tdMBYyhapp-vqWTQqSvNiU/w427-h640/SG+Christmas+Walk-97+copy.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div>A pair of Doves<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7JC-rt95Gxp8JCHjSwJwC4v1ByMeQBbSwLrvThHw3i0EPQbbnRSaNYI6qLfOfcURLBN-UK2vgCLHYRNpJMZOZjLBJ0dApHQyInI7oObo57QwtqDYO77UVCSsnBDPhlgdpL2L4EGOkPJk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7JC-rt95Gxp8JCHjSwJwC4v1ByMeQBbSwLrvThHw3i0EPQbbnRSaNYI6qLfOfcURLBN-UK2vgCLHYRNpJMZOZjLBJ0dApHQyInI7oObo57QwtqDYO77UVCSsnBDPhlgdpL2L4EGOkPJk/w480-h640/fullsizeoutput_b597.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_cpIgAn6gqF-yMbgQf3588uRaP_hHglLsjMmJ9GqpbKJJ0VxPD0nNZdlt7MwiEVCrjLZNoGHSCH86vEZs26DWH9InQ6ftCtXvFQZoctKjNHNot7V9ywaMffS0ma-X3p3XlneG0nB4qSN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_cpIgAn6gqF-yMbgQf3588uRaP_hHglLsjMmJ9GqpbKJJ0VxPD0nNZdlt7MwiEVCrjLZNoGHSCH86vEZs26DWH9InQ6ftCtXvFQZoctKjNHNot7V9ywaMffS0ma-X3p3XlneG0nB4qSN/w427-h640/Geneva+Housewalk+SG-163.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjI2ysozPm_hlPjptFl0g58pzLeym1xqV7OphueF3eQeUATSCtbIDaqB3BzM3QHmoq5G09Y_8yH7fjfF8WirrXBXSryzGS2rQgTEyc-YGLaPFNDsDmj1jvH4lbfO7xkq152U8gM9Zl5fC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjI2ysozPm_hlPjptFl0g58pzLeym1xqV7OphueF3eQeUATSCtbIDaqB3BzM3QHmoq5G09Y_8yH7fjfF8WirrXBXSryzGS2rQgTEyc-YGLaPFNDsDmj1jvH4lbfO7xkq152U8gM9Zl5fC/w427-h640/Geneva+Christmas+Walk+SG-132.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK4aSyAyyC1Fq4ixz6ZhcJD4jVg-SGUnr5pPovDZzbf8h2FUfxu-QLc9mrSL1tsrAFrKIoUdWIUp6kxgWIKeqEPncm1RuouYIwL_PLhBUq7SyF9NysJMrzAivE7t35cabu9cCMJDOrUX1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="640" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK4aSyAyyC1Fq4ixz6ZhcJD4jVg-SGUnr5pPovDZzbf8h2FUfxu-QLc9mrSL1tsrAFrKIoUdWIUp6kxgWIKeqEPncm1RuouYIwL_PLhBUq7SyF9NysJMrzAivE7t35cabu9cCMJDOrUX1/w640-h619/fullsizeoutput_b700.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year I hosted a Christmas walk at our home. My front urns were a wild combination of raised, oversized "nests". A talented friend Sherri Buck Baldwin, a professional artist, sent me this drawing. Lucky me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please visit all seven bloggers on these Nature Inspired Christmas posts, you will love these!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fondly,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Debra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://classiccasualhome.com/" target="_blank">Classic Casual Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://cindyhattersleydesign.com/blog/" target="_blank">Cindy Hattersley Design</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://mostlovelythings.com" target="_blank">Most Lovely Things</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.mysoulfulhome.com/">My Soulful Home</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.kelleyandco.com/blog">Kelley and Company</a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://ciaonewportbeach.blogspot.com/">Ciao! 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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Here in Illinois our </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Governor wisely, that is my opinion, said we are not to reopen until 5/30, allowing some businesses to open, such as golf courses and garden centers. He is however being challenged in court</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Imagine 1918's Pandemic. </i>Letters and manuscripts from that era all speak of rampant feelings of isolation, no tv, movies, internet, email, instagram....very little sources of news, and in the case below, flu masks. Life can always be worse. Here's to hoping all of you are well, safe, and not bearing serious financial problems. It is tough out there </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ok, a bit of levity.....</i>If there is anyone out there who has not seen, The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfZGChWE8pI">Woman in the Closet</a>, enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a huge announcement.......</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://sggeneva.com/">Our new website is UP.</a>...ta da! Not yet for online sales, that will follow. Still some glitches but I could not wait any, longer as it has already been in process for three years! Once all sorted, we will host a big contest......stay tuned</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>TV.....</i>who else is enjoying "permission" to lounge around and watch? Well, yes, to a point. If you love design, and are not watching the UK's series, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80160755">GRAND DESIGN </a>on Netflix, rush over. impossible builds, and renovations, my hands down favorite! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Speaking of TV</i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Have you noticed the home backgrounds of tv personalities? I just love looking and well, judging. My favorite being Lara Spencer of GMA, her decor from room to room is a beautiful blend of vintage and new, plus all the dogs that come and greet her.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My pick for worse....Jimmy Kimmel.....what is that?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> And while searching for an image for Ms. Lara's home, this popped up, anyone else feel thoroughly inadequate? <i>Sigh.....</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Naturally our France tour in June was cancelled. So far England is still on for mid-September. Here are garden tours you can enjoy now at home via the National Garden Scheme. I love this national organization, they contact predominately private gardens, to ask if the owners will open their gardens on specific days for charity. It enables so many to 'peek inside' while helping the less fortunate. <a href="https://ngs.org.uk/virtual-garden-visits/">Enjoy these tours!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first time I went to England, we sought out this organization and to our delight, visiting cottage gardens and grand estates was over the top. Most serve tea and cakes or scones, very charming and quite welcoming. Being tremendously thirsty and not able to abide tea, I asked if they had water, "no was the response, the only other beverage is squash" Squash? Imagining juiced zucchini, I relented. Was I ever delighted when she handed me the juice of an orange!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How about a short series on Amazon Prime called</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Big-House-Reborn-E02/dp/B07L4VPHTC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SVWKMYH53QQJ&dchild=1&keywords=mount+stewart&qid=1588185063&sprefix=mount+stew%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1">THE BIG HOUSE REBORN</a>, a dear friend just told me about it. A 200 year old manse in Northern Ireland with stunning gardens has fallen into serious disrepair that the National Trust embarks on a 3 year and many pounds later, restoration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you follow us on Instagram, the shop and myself, look for our Quarantine Quickies....brief clips teaching home & garden tips plus merchandise available for pick up or delivery </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sggeneva/?hl=en">The Shop Instagram</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/debraphillips_5thandstate/">My Instagram</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sgtoostcharles/?hl=en">Our Consignment shop, SG TOO</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, I found an album on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aphryvk8SEdTdmhxYxLv8">Spotify called Isle of Calm</a>, brought to you by NPR, check it out, you may like it too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dear Friends, at the end of this it is said, everyone will know a life lost due to the virus. Thus far, I can say I do not, and pray you do not either. Please stay safe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Debra</span><br />
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