tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91385474907516934472024-03-13T20:45:59.636-07:00Aldas Magnolia HillOur award winning, picturesque 30-acre historic estate nestled on a private lake for all inclusive Outdoor Weddings is listed on the National Historic Register. Destination weddings are our specialty for vintage southern outdoor and indoor areas. We specialize in custom one stop all-inclusive wedding packages. From the moment of arrival via horse and carriage to our Elegant Exit in our 1939 vintage car amid a professional fireworks display. Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-52205559267840685352022-02-07T18:45:00.000-08:002022-02-07T18:45:09.286-08:00Blue, In Memory of A Great Horse <p> If you have ever visited Magnolia Hill, there was always a fabulous horse named Blue who was loved by our family, friends and especially his always near companion, Delilah. Blue loved to have his picture made and all the extra attention. </p><p> We are heartbroken that Blue has been called to greener pastures and left us with broken hearts. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggG3hnMWWwOfcDszLaPV5DPI7V2EF_9lKmXrEat_Hjn8B6kRgZdsd79lQPLQrNhEV2mHTBHgvAR98I_xG36EPxSc_ltxlU_w3EbZDKzH7LJar5kEuHjmwQvAnHkE9536KzqdiUstyECa-AlluVXZWqXkeoHSnesYgk2IgsJ0_BVNpvyzgLMAAWkcxqTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggG3hnMWWwOfcDszLaPV5DPI7V2EF_9lKmXrEat_Hjn8B6kRgZdsd79lQPLQrNhEV2mHTBHgvAR98I_xG36EPxSc_ltxlU_w3EbZDKzH7LJar5kEuHjmwQvAnHkE9536KzqdiUstyECa-AlluVXZWqXkeoHSnesYgk2IgsJ0_BVNpvyzgLMAAWkcxqTA=s16000" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />Blue was such a greeter, always had his head over the fence </p><p style="text-align: center;">for a friendly hello.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPjvmB4qMvIlE0F0IsEN03p0xCpGzBWKdRr7QbN4nnpiGzwXYd7vttFAeAP_QDYKexujibJsQW6IhIByb9nNwdCEVRN-fXkO_Dc1yvsgJJjtK8ikGGfeHlOmbqsSsaNE6wpDcfYItnaqP36Wv4Pb_3qlZYRkiYNAumx_vX4IgOchMbs01xCSOnS5b6iw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="1016" height="793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPjvmB4qMvIlE0F0IsEN03p0xCpGzBWKdRr7QbN4nnpiGzwXYd7vttFAeAP_QDYKexujibJsQW6IhIByb9nNwdCEVRN-fXkO_Dc1yvsgJJjtK8ikGGfeHlOmbqsSsaNE6wpDcfYItnaqP36Wv4Pb_3qlZYRkiYNAumx_vX4IgOchMbs01xCSOnS5b6iw=w518-h793" width="518" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It is hard to put into words... </div><div style="text-align: center;">We did everything we could to save him, but to no avail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSDt94z82tUbhFJe5-rOgh_NaZlFti7VOKHCJpuN6GXVYCDLJKv_igOP-XDqxq2nZLNPgbIo3_aOeckHoPIA4Dbum2-IzWD72_gNKKfN4En4bLmH7HZ6BcEV6NdIhXsAyMiqqPG6-KpHsUVHEpw_QVzDlN_aD40dLRu4tP7JyXrW6_7v4auTkXU4SuzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="584" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSDt94z82tUbhFJe5-rOgh_NaZlFti7VOKHCJpuN6GXVYCDLJKv_igOP-XDqxq2nZLNPgbIo3_aOeckHoPIA4Dbum2-IzWD72_gNKKfN4En4bLmH7HZ6BcEV6NdIhXsAyMiqqPG6-KpHsUVHEpw_QVzDlN_aD40dLRu4tP7JyXrW6_7v4auTkXU4SuzQ=w424-h640" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue knew Buddy was always </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right on time for feeding time...twice a day! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQd-qGDgxFMfS_tfS3idEOy46Anjj1wO35Vm4Qya3rIz32QVFprmPa0xQyUalNE-RymhIugmDCI9b6B4Bi509FGmag3nVbVcD89ymt1WvYpILQKYWZy8MkgI-8S2ULlDabASf2Q5HY_vi4LRNM4eYCqrGVOhslhLYNC0KlFeZenA7ZWYUC_5z0RCVLEA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="5504" data-original-width="8256" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQd-qGDgxFMfS_tfS3idEOy46Anjj1wO35Vm4Qya3rIz32QVFprmPa0xQyUalNE-RymhIugmDCI9b6B4Bi509FGmag3nVbVcD89ymt1WvYpILQKYWZy8MkgI-8S2ULlDabASf2Q5HY_vi4LRNM4eYCqrGVOhslhLYNC0KlFeZenA7ZWYUC_5z0RCVLEA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some friends come into our lives </div><div style="text-align: center;">and leave hoof prints on our hearts. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdRqsc9XL3f3kEiI5whDwfv1EFneDl_xVfvjGTjCIITu_4rR2KemC_x0FKe8Wm32pYLExUwMR3axLHhHWNGBJmkejD5L8EKseTHM4sl4Yh64b9MYpk_TmVBLjKiznxR4dbLmsPs4fyYkqAsbnJ53_MMHURB9EaZGv4l13yqOpvmSbkPDH6cJsHYLFSQQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="558" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXkbwptDKuFDlPk2Z5LfmaT93M-XcLER5u6vdSmHuSW3AjQu9CQY8sjUDsMyCPyLaEjhp-i7-ONG2asHnk18obhMjWTcNGRXQV4aXq1kB_c4iHzV1KVp3KcaDqEW-rpGXxGuj_c0jYLdZPfqJaoZ-ANxxbKlPWyiFacYYfcG_ROazd9Sy1ZgUUTh0Ibg=w429-h640" width="429" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beloved by every member of our family....</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgfJdOb-Yg6lEq5g9i6lX-U8YaBwfXfHHbwy_7-Jm2OsRZZsUTX9z6O-jtufM82OLICXpeLaGUTze1ya9MOIIHc87KPXclb9Am0Ehpk8i703ja7j_1S-GrYLqQpDGzr_2-iP1NbsrA17uzTXdBMGbu2sWjG6-2aucj-pfjCXwiOjxq2cuTtUGn-sWOFw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old saying, "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" ...comes straight from horses mouth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEgIj4v8dyHeIpCi3k-MPCIBwqB7wrNoZnXLA3muYoFvmSgicX27mhu4MDELg6J8j4VHmrMHfE63DfgLNJGn2ci7VCDeVjeAnRab9-aSKCEzbvspxPsFe-7jtkAUxmqJ4T1d5khJQJGkKOCoA2LcyNUlKjXwT7zvvlCPdgNEJB5DAwKloyv3VaryZk1obg" 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/a/AVvXsEgIj4v8dyHeIpCi3k-MPCIBwqB7wrNoZnXLA3muYoFvmSgicX27mhu4MDELg6J8j4VHmrMHfE63DfgLNJGn2ci7VCDeVjeAnRab9-aSKCEzbvspxPsFe-7jtkAUxmqJ4T1d5khJQJGkKOCoA2LcyNUlKjXwT7zvvlCPdgNEJB5DAwKloyv3VaryZk1obg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Close by each other even when resting at ease. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDI9RBasbYyPIUd_88UJi4iW6bX4FVxsy8ekM85lhs2y1W27kzksi0xahj7GKFOvY6LuZ2vrrLwxOp4Bo8qg1md3I9WIe1YmBLdZyOw5cTaTLsbv1FeHInVK81P17gxhg65kbHt4MGn53d85TW5UR60B7ztz7YCbNHv32O4715H00l2g9TFWhBaEmZpQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDI9RBasbYyPIUd_88UJi4iW6bX4FVxsy8ekM85lhs2y1W27kzksi0xahj7GKFOvY6LuZ2vrrLwxOp4Bo8qg1md3I9WIe1YmBLdZyOw5cTaTLsbv1FeHInVK81P17gxhg65kbHt4MGn53d85TW5UR60B7ztz7YCbNHv32O4715H00l2g9TFWhBaEmZpQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>Morning walks were always a walk with best friends.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSXmyQZwy3wukGzHJiaMIMu0E4WW_N76oC0IFKrENbyCokM4uuwLexVpdnbnFczKuRy-iuCVICu613OzpKmNr3lnBAcrAuC5K1sxEHpEOqPpOYxyOrQ2ymiW5Qmjmfn22nVzp6ZJ_g3VKUn4eHtQ-DrXq-WJ_H7S-GbJG9deOgjhmC02bRIDlv2iDSVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSXmyQZwy3wukGzHJiaMIMu0E4WW_N76oC0IFKrENbyCokM4uuwLexVpdnbnFczKuRy-iuCVICu613OzpKmNr3lnBAcrAuC5K1sxEHpEOqPpOYxyOrQ2ymiW5Qmjmfn22nVzp6ZJ_g3VKUn4eHtQ-DrXq-WJ_H7S-GbJG9deOgjhmC02bRIDlv2iDSVw=w477-h640" width="477" /></a></div>Everyday I am grateful for moments like these...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSXvwjzwWKUl8Ep-ZjBwQYTkbmKEm_MOlk3n3C_vY8LKWkufF2lHs8OIAkWg6a0wXC9uKsX71mBCpIRtE2ZKPp6qKNOjZRq0RWqf72OQXaAMFQEOVmjgTR0SKCmk1YZ3Cl4ONQU8H2lhLdT2G8ujTM1ZcogFs9w97m132JhBkSqYu3s5hdgVNjiAI9kg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSXvwjzwWKUl8Ep-ZjBwQYTkbmKEm_MOlk3n3C_vY8LKWkufF2lHs8OIAkWg6a0wXC9uKsX71mBCpIRtE2ZKPp6qKNOjZRq0RWqf72OQXaAMFQEOVmjgTR0SKCmk1YZ3Cl4ONQU8H2lhLdT2G8ujTM1ZcogFs9w97m132JhBkSqYu3s5hdgVNjiAI9kg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Blue....May your days be heavenly filled with pastures of </div><div style="text-align: center;">knee high green grass </div><div style="text-align: center;">for that is what makes you so happy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue...You will forever be loved and missed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If anyone visits Magnolia Hill, we usually get asked about </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the wooden boats as we walk around the lake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSuETUpmh2Q/YTwbJxwJ8nI/AAAAAAACNpc/74IPl6NCKwsbs4qmkDtGXlwGL3Ing_MMACLcBGAsYHQ/cedar%2Bstip%2Bbult%2Bcanoe%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSuETUpmh2Q/YTwbJxwJ8nI/AAAAAAACNpc/74IPl6NCKwsbs4qmkDtGXlwGL3Ing_MMACLcBGAsYHQ/cedar%2Bstip%2Bbult%2Bcanoe%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yDAOvsDEgYE/YTwbQTQknAI/AAAAAAACNpg/5lzppZwv2tYEnNCGcl4T-_QohbUm3dgDgCLcBGAsYHQ/steamed%2Bribs%2Bcanoe.%2Barkansas%2Btraveler.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yDAOvsDEgYE/YTwbQTQknAI/AAAAAAACNpg/5lzppZwv2tYEnNCGcl4T-_QohbUm3dgDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/steamed%2Bribs%2Bcanoe.%2Barkansas%2Btraveler.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Buddy, my husband has made all our wooden boats. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This boat we named "Arkansas Traveler"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> with its' beautiful steamed & curved wooden ribs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gSuETUpmh2Q/YTwbJxwJ8nI/AAAAAAACNpc/74IPl6NCKwsbs4qmkDtGXlwGL3Ing_MMACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/cedar%2Bstip%2Bbult%2Bcanoe%2B.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a cedar strip built canoe. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each board was applied by hand...so much work! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He is like an artist except he paints with wood. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Behind it is our Dory boat that is perfect </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">for pictures with a bride and groom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></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://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOiHfc5_WW8/YT144Hw2GcI/AAAAAAACNqc/3DffiBBUY8Ek-z0tkURVQeFLZKAsAwfegCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZOiHfc5_WW8/YT144Hw2GcI/AAAAAAACNqc/3DffiBBUY8Ek-z0tkURVQeFLZKAsAwfegCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4982.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For several years, Buddy has gone to Wooden Boat School</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> in Maine to learn this craft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One year our two sons went too as they </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">both love woodworking. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a memorable Father -Son working adventure. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1d_GRMchfkg/YTwa3f_TimI/AAAAAAACNpM/81Qt-kbeNwQSIfpqQqObJzAIbZRpcl5MQCLcBGAsYHQ/sassafras%2Bcanoe.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1d_GRMchfkg/YTwa3f_TimI/AAAAAAACNpM/81Qt-kbeNwQSIfpqQqObJzAIbZRpcl5MQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/sassafras%2Bcanoe.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This canoe is called the Sassafras. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It sits beautifully on the water and glides easily. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJfrV1tkwHQ/YT15rOkKTII/AAAAAAACNrA/pOKWD87Xz7AqEijHrYP1rfRulz161zcwACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lJfrV1tkwHQ/YT15rOkKTII/AAAAAAACNrA/pOKWD87Xz7AqEijHrYP1rfRulz161zcwACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_4991.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before Buddy builds a boat, he is inspired by his surroundings. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each boat is handcrafted and treasured by our family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It is such a joy when we see them on the water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UoldKf_iz-U/YT153qqeXWI/AAAAAAACNrE/iQdkNjgzX6oy2gFJX_l5T6n3NeM74kdPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UoldKf_iz-U/YT153qqeXWI/AAAAAAACNrE/iQdkNjgzX6oy2gFJX_l5T6n3NeM74kdPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_1081.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have learned to love the smell of sawdust!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oRhx8w5CQd0/YTwbBNw3TEI/AAAAAAACNpU/gS7O7COq0MwGECaTArr9pkFOF5-ikRwvwCLcBGAsYHQ/stip%2Bbuilt%2Bcanoe%2B%2526%2BDory.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oRhx8w5CQd0/YTwbBNw3TEI/AAAAAAACNpU/gS7O7COq0MwGECaTArr9pkFOF5-ikRwvwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/stip%2Bbuilt%2Bcanoe%2B%2526%2BDory.JPG" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n6jk9wrvetA/YTwawYNEcRI/AAAAAAACNpE/xH8glqhA1xogbbGMtEhcQfNtMnemc-nzACLcBGAsYHQ/sassafras%2Bcanoev%2526%2Bdory.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n6jk9wrvetA/YTwawYNEcRI/AAAAAAACNpE/xH8glqhA1xogbbGMtEhcQfNtMnemc-nzACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/sassafras%2Bcanoev%2526%2Bdory.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lWavgWoyq0E/YTwabc3pc6I/AAAAAAACNok/Vm89qVu6mNk91pPs-zzr9wQiUgUf3t_BgCLcBGAsYHQ/cedar%2Bstip%2Bbult%2Bcanoe%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lWavgWoyq0E/YTwabc3pc6I/AAAAAAACNok/Vm89qVu6mNk91pPs-zzr9wQiUgUf3t_BgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/cedar%2Bstip%2Bbult%2Bcanoe%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Especially in the fall, so peaceful on the water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mkYJIzKP3o4/YTwalShgEpI/AAAAAAACNow/df9l7ACuEFQVcWj0zlkDqMxKiK6b6Qf_gCLcBGAsYHQ/dory%2Bboat%2Bfall%2Bcolor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mkYJIzKP3o4/YTwalShgEpI/AAAAAAACNow/df9l7ACuEFQVcWj0zlkDqMxKiK6b6Qf_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/dory%2Bboat%2Bfall%2Bcolor.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Wedding photos in the boats are especially romantic. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9OmqaRAxlkE/YTwaDW7PdVI/AAAAAAACNoE/n8KO8xaO4_ko1IQIS0slzZ426x_PoROfwCLcBGAsYHQ/66579730_10216337658327314_3049593785668337664_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9OmqaRAxlkE/YTwaDW7PdVI/AAAAAAACNoE/n8KO8xaO4_ko1IQIS0slzZ426x_PoROfwCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/66579730_10216337658327314_3049593785668337664_n.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The boathouse covers the boats and </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">helps keep them clean when not in use. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buddy built the boat house too from</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> fallen trees that we had after a storm.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1BAaOCSDANk/YTwZ7xRSd4I/AAAAAAACNoA/-FHd5i3HJc84ze8UAgua5RK12xUG7ttsgCLcBGAsYHQ/7ab894a108da93f3f30fcbdb3d9bb165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1BAaOCSDANk/YTwZ7xRSd4I/AAAAAAACNoA/-FHd5i3HJc84ze8UAgua5RK12xUG7ttsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/7ab894a108da93f3f30fcbdb3d9bb165.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking for a bit of inspiration in building</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> for the woodworker in your life? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some of Buddy's favorite </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">instructional books that we have in our library....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">anyone who loves woodworking </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">would love one of these books. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A little early Christmas shopping </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">for the woodworker in your family...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">handmade canoe paddles </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">are a nice beginner project. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="a-spacing-none a-text-normal" id="title" style="background-color: white; 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font-size: 48px;">A fireside gathering with </span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span> </span><span>S’mores...</span></span></h1><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The most iconic fall dessert </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to honor a season of cozy fall...<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Homemade gooey Marshmallow S'mores with Chocolate! </span></h4><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-size: 48px; text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6rLSMZumNkA/YTEpmjyTUAI/AAAAAAACNlg/5CYrfdxAm_8UrG89pDWicYENSjPlRrJVgCLcBGAsYHQ/smores%2B%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="940" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6rLSMZumNkA/YTEpmjyTUAI/AAAAAAACNlg/5CYrfdxAm_8UrG89pDWicYENSjPlRrJVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/smores%2B%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">S’mores</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S'mores laughs, </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S’more hugs,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S’more kisses,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S’more falling in love,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S’more time together,</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">S’more memories to make,</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">But most of all</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">we are happiest to say</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">we have S’more</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">friends and family<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">to love today !</span></p></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ycsHU-7Wf8Y/YTEw9JHPutI/AAAAAAACNl4/VSElZ5zJVwMeio1ajMBGV1T4eofWccaYgCLcBGAsYHQ/bonfire%2Bpit%2B%2526%2Bboathouse%2B%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ycsHU-7Wf8Y/YTEw9JHPutI/AAAAAAACNl4/VSElZ5zJVwMeio1ajMBGV1T4eofWccaYgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/bonfire%2Bpit%2B%2526%2Bboathouse%2B%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Near the Boathouse, our bonfire pit </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">is at the waters edge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The picturesque setting is </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ready for friends and family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to gather round a crackling campfire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Toasting marshmallows </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ready for s'mores</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> is a tried and true way</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to enjoy a crisp fall evening.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3zFLJOx"><img alt="" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="940" height="418" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KFnXxc5q4-M/YTEzgw6GsSI/AAAAAAACNmI/fntosVW1g40qbivZG72raesaYhsbe1QcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w557-h418/270037_498980570136742_1641123003_n%2Bcopy.jpg" width="557" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3zFLJOx">Marshmallow Roasting Sticks </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 32px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2Yr9TyR">Extendable Telescoping Smores Skewers</a> </span></span></h1></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zc0-olRtPLs/YTEz9IR6kAI/AAAAAAACNmQ/dNtLXjnG9O0HixKdUQHTUG7M0KunfcAMgCLcBGAsYHQ/smores%2Bbar%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zc0-olRtPLs/YTEz9IR6kAI/AAAAAAACNmQ/dNtLXjnG9O0HixKdUQHTUG7M0KunfcAMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/smores%2Bbar%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t0SWyPaQaBk/YTE5buMV9vI/AAAAAAACNmk/NjhLC65DM5w2V84kki3B15KZdpqd_6IwgCLcBGAsYHQ/boat%2Bhouse%2Bw%2Blights%2Bfall%2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t0SWyPaQaBk/YTE5buMV9vI/AAAAAAACNmk/NjhLC65DM5w2V84kki3B15KZdpqd_6IwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/boat%2Bhouse%2Bw%2Blights%2Bfall%2B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Once the sun goes down, the bonfire goes up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The view from the fire includes the Boathouse </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">built from reclaimed wood and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">covering Buddy's handmade wooden canoes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Ready for a fireside gathering </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and a cozy evening with the flavors of fall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r35DqrtGL70/YTE5kkvkoSI/AAAAAAACNmo/X39aDIkOndc3Y7RCjW_7cjQksa9sz91XgCLcBGAsYHQ/bonfire%2Bfirepit%2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r35DqrtGL70/YTE5kkvkoSI/AAAAAAACNmo/X39aDIkOndc3Y7RCjW_7cjQksa9sz91XgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/bonfire%2Bfirepit%2B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tk2FbOwj4jU/YTEpiKpomxI/AAAAAAACNlc/NngHTbvhigcbc76_YzDWvUtq1kb48wPlgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_3277%2Bcopy.JPG" style="font-family: "Sinhala MN"; font-size: 48px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tk2FbOwj4jU/YTEpiKpomxI/AAAAAAACNlc/NngHTbvhigcbc76_YzDWvUtq1kb48wPlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_3277%2Bcopy.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Sitting pretty...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Overlooking the lake, <a href=" https://amzn.to/2YdCIhQ">white Adirondack chairs </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span>circled around the fire awaiting the stars to come out.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">I cannot tell you how much I enjoy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">sitting here around the fire wrapped up in a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3kT9ah4">COZY THROW</a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1pnGlOeDqk0/YTEpRFFu5-I/AAAAAAACNlM/sTl4tfsDCKsR51A_hcTCxVmWI_14fTpxACLcBGAsYHQ/bonfire%2Bpit%2Band%2Bs%2527mores%2Btoasting%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="940" height="357" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1pnGlOeDqk0/YTEpRFFu5-I/AAAAAAACNlM/sTl4tfsDCKsR51A_hcTCxVmWI_14fTpxACLcBGAsYHQ/w536-h357/bonfire%2Bpit%2Band%2Bs%2527mores%2Btoasting%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" width="536" /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aXhCeVZsgYE/YTEp3cXXWvI/AAAAAAACNlw/SceC2duZzCYhWgOMg5L93z3f2_FORS-HwCLcBGAsYHQ/SatNiteParty0005%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="919" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aXhCeVZsgYE/YTEp3cXXWvI/AAAAAAACNlw/SceC2duZzCYhWgOMg5L93z3f2_FORS-HwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/SatNiteParty0005%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">For years, Buddy and I have enjoyed fall entertaining.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Our <i>Fall Fling</i> party was a memory for young </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and old alike when </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Buddy brought out the hay wagon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Full of hay and giggling children, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a bumpy ride through the woods </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">after dark was fun for all ages. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lIOspNFC1P4/YTExaE8xUQI/AAAAAAACNmA/2MLxnJeCgSQ18oxBzynrJqTSFnyhlfBwACLcBGAsYHQ/smores%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lIOspNFC1P4/YTExaE8xUQI/AAAAAAACNmA/2MLxnJeCgSQ18oxBzynrJqTSFnyhlfBwACLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/smores%2Bcopy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">A sweet treat with a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">warm chocolate center </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">makes a decadent finale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to an autumn evening.</span><br /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Enjoy your fall Ya'll ! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nn_NfhQTwoA/YTFGe0Kxh6I/AAAAAAACNnk/3QO-7pYOjvIr2bzruLur1XrtfAHapMwPgCLcBGAsYHQ/l-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="454" height="113" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nn_NfhQTwoA/YTFGe0Kxh6I/AAAAAAACNnk/3QO-7pYOjvIr2bzruLur1XrtfAHapMwPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w162-h113/l-1.jpg" width="162" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: times;">As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #575554; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18.08px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px 30px;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Please see <a href="http://www.aldasmagnoliahill.com/Partners.html"><span style="color: #83cfcd;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;">my disclosure page</span></span> </a>here for more information.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #575554; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18.08px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; padding: 0px 30px;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">disclosure: affiliate links are used in this post.</em></p></div>Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-78000041776322835592021-08-27T12:47:00.002-07:002021-08-29T18:52:18.616-07:00In the Mood for Fall on the Porch<p></p><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;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjHT4dZCXAU/YSklu_mGINI/AAAAAAACNic/SOpLtzIuvVsITJaHk9dqCoGqvNfKPoBKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/fall%2Bfront%2Bof%2Bhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="738" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjHT4dZCXAU/YSklu_mGINI/AAAAAAACNic/SOpLtzIuvVsITJaHk9dqCoGqvNfKPoBKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w491-h738/fall%2Bfront%2Bof%2Bhouse.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I love decorating for fall but this August heat is crazy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Fall means the temperature </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">will be cooler and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I will be much happier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My hydrangeas </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> look quite different from their gorgeous blue color as they</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> turn their heads toward fall colors too. I clip and save the heads, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">spray them gold to work into flower arrangements. </span><br /><br /></div></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaU8AusfeNk/YSkmaLL3MvI/AAAAAAACNis/haMklc1fqJkFky7vYSHW9zdm2Fv_cGnuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/school%2Bbell%2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LaU8AusfeNk/YSkmaLL3MvI/AAAAAAACNis/haMklc1fqJkFky7vYSHW9zdm2Fv_cGnuACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/school%2Bbell%2B.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">School bells are ringing and has started back in full swing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">amid these crazy covid times. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BC6i6tsFgaE/YSkmuA_JlMI/AAAAAAACNi4/OxI3jKsRwu0Ww5Whe3dMW04QVVC1SpWhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/fall%2Bis%2Bmy%2Bfavorite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BC6i6tsFgaE/YSkmuA_JlMI/AAAAAAACNi4/OxI3jKsRwu0Ww5Whe3dMW04QVVC1SpWhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/fall%2Bis%2Bmy%2Bfavorite.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have started pulling out fall decor and doing a bit of shopping...</span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FYStww-IlXE/YSkoKNslj1I/AAAAAAACNjQ/z9Rkj6l64L4sRo9eioLfX01ZzY4CaLw3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/boat%2Bhouse%2Bw%2Blights%2Bfall%2B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="808" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FYStww-IlXE/YSkoKNslj1I/AAAAAAACNjQ/z9Rkj6l64L4sRo9eioLfX01ZzY4CaLw3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w606-h808/boat%2Bhouse%2Bw%2Blights%2Bfall%2B.jpeg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I can really tell the days are getting shorter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> which makes me love our </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">twinkle lights even more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The lighting is so important especially in the fall. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3BkusLe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="703" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cEsEUI5tRMI/YSknYyyBWVI/AAAAAAACNjA/WFN1MyhmlL4kWZxN9sLFrUoITP5XATahwCLcBGAsYHQ/w527-h703/black%2Bcheck%2Bthrow.jpeg" width="527" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the porch my black and white seems to anchor </div><div style="text-align: center;">all the fall colors as we repainted the porch swing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you decorating for fall? </div><div style="text-align: center;">The fall colors are so inspirational and once the mums, pumpkins, </div><div style="text-align: center;">corn stalks, Kale ...even purple looks good I think with the black and white! </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Fall is truly a painter's pallet of color .</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c474a; font-family: "Bon Vivant", sans-serif; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; text-align: center;">What are you using to decorate </h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c474a; font-family: "Bon Vivant", sans-serif; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; text-align: center;">outdoors in the fall?</h3><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c474a; font-family: Questrial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would love to know what you think about the fall porch decor </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c474a; font-family: Questrial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...are you using a bit of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">black and white too?</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3yoJ7TY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6PypcfuZA2w/YSkv08cC6HI/AAAAAAACNjY/uLfD5hx1RXgGdhiJjY3cZbk4SDLn13SsgCLcBGAsYHQ/blk%2B%2526%2Bwht%2Brug.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4c474a; font-family: Questrial; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0.5rem; text-align: left;">If you are looking for some ways<br /> to add fall to your home, check these out. <br /> I hope this has inspired you to add some fall porch decor.</h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For me, Fall is here! </span></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just click on the photo below to see what I am shopping on Amazon and see some of my favorites that I have bought for our home. It always helps to have the addition of a few new pieces to add to my fall decor. </span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Cozy up the porch...here comes fall!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #cccccc; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;">THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. 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I have followed Alda Ellis on instagram for a while, and when she published a new book, I was excited that she asked me to be part of her book launch! 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Summer is definitely in full swing, and the harvest season has begun. I’m busy making all the squash and zucchini recipes and eating lots of fresh green beans as well. 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So much dreaming, planning and exhausting hard work has gone into this garden, and it has truly been a wonderful and therapeutic experience. 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You all know I love to decorate my home seasonally, and that really just means moving some things around, and usually some sewing is involved. 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Several people had asked me about the antique medicine cabinet after my last post, and I realized I’d started a post last year, but never shared it with you! 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font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WG9qsf7qF80/YJtNnIf-kdI/AAAAAAACK4I/h48NJVtKanAoeyAtC-u1Jsgu_13wPE6pwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/aLSP_0826a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1443" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WG9qsf7qF80/YJtNnIf-kdI/AAAAAAACK4I/h48NJVtKanAoeyAtC-u1Jsgu_13wPE6pwCLcBGAsYHQ/w450-h640/aLSP_0826a.jpg" width="450" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span>Ya'll, I have been holding out a big secret...</span><span> <span>and bursting to share more details about this inspirational <b><i>Nautical Style Shoot </i></b>project with you ...</span></span><span><span>and today is finally the day! Grab your coffee and take in all this gorgeousness. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span> </span>How romantic to get married on the water...well now you can here in central Arkansas!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"> Just because weddings are smaller, they can actually be most memorable when planned on a yacht! This was our inspiration come to life behind the Style Shoot. </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;">Our nautical themed style shoot from a group of A+ vendors included the over abundant talent of Justin Hoadley of <a href="https://www.tanarahluxefloral.com/">Tanarah Lux Floral </a>and photographed by the watchful eye of<a href="https://lorisparkman.com/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorisparkmanphotography/">Lori Sparkman.</a> The bride and groom enjoyed the <a href="https://yachtweddingsar.com/">Magnolia Hill </a>private<a href="https://yachtweddingsar.com/"> yacht <i>"Happy Times"</i> </a>that is now open for weddings, which is a venue like no other with so many picturesque backdrops. <a href="https://www.rocktownriveroutfitters.com/">Rocktown River Outfitters </a>led the charge and piloted the boat to the most perfect sunset location on the Arkansas River.The city's lighted bridges and skyline was the one of a kind backdrop to the shoot. As New Englanders know the waterfront such as Martha's Vineyard is prime real estate when it comes to a timeless wedding...here we have it in the middle of our city! <span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Our bride was pampered by the amazing make up artist,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamie.lynn.jones/"> Jamie Lynn Jones </a>, and wore a beautiful gown from<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebridalcottage/"> The Bridal Cottage</a>. </span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/patticakesar/">Patticakes Bakery </a>showcased a stunning nautical inspired cake. </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Timeless calligraphy and paper goods were created by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourscriptedlife/"> Honor Canon of Our Scripted Life</a>. </span>A feast for the eyes of charcuterie boards on the cozy deck were handcrafted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vibrantoccasionscatering/">Vibrant Occasions Catering. </a></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial;">Take a peek at all the loveliness and become inspired to plan your own small nautical wedding, but big on style. If you have pulled together your guest list, enjoy the fun part of planning by adding in personal touches for an unforgettable, intimate wedding on a yacht! <a href="https://yachtweddingsar.com/">Small weddings</a> can be over the moon and most memorable for everyone.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GCwvptkMqkg/YJ7gKwCOALI/AAAAAAACK5Q/ZhhJQ2nc_nc85AAy-ke0f6QldV-O-QNfACLcBGAsYHQ/aLSP_0944a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GCwvptkMqkg/YJ7gKwCOALI/AAAAAAACK5Q/ZhhJQ2nc_nc85AAy-ke0f6QldV-O-QNfACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/aLSP_0944a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You might not know that I have been super busy during these covid times...sort of making use of quiet time that I would not normally have...and today I am giving you a peek at what has been keeping me busy ! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #515151; font-family: Georgia, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">I am wearing my heart on my sleeve for it is so exciting to finally get to share my book and its' beautiful cover with you !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o30aPaZhY-k/YIjeItSjVAI/AAAAAAACK1s/9TfEymn0EcsHqTDyh1tSnw960XixW0MvQCLcBGAsYHQ/cover%2Bshot.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1336" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o30aPaZhY-k/YIjeItSjVAI/AAAAAAACK1s/9TfEymn0EcsHqTDyh1tSnw960XixW0MvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w528-h640/cover%2Bshot.png" width="528" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">This beautiful cover and all of the images are from my friend Lori Sparkman, who has been thrilling me with her photography skills for over 10 years, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">and she has shot some beautiful photos all over the world! </span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px;">God's timing is amazing, isn't it? Sometimes He says <i>"Be still and know"</i>...which is hard for me for I just don't have patience... </span><span face="Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #001320;"> </span><span style="color: #3a383a; font-family: Playfair Display, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> But in the still and quiet of the past year, God knew my heart as I have been working on a some really fun projects and today I am sharing all the details and the very first look at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Wedding-Planner-Everything-Planning/dp/0736981497/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=our+wedding+planner+alda+ellis&qid=1619885835&sr=8-1"> </a></span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Wedding-Planner-Everything-Planning/dp/0736981497/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=our+wedding+planner+alda+ellis&qid=1619885835&sr=8-1"><i style="color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px;"><u>Our Wedding Planner </u></i><span style="color: #3a383a; font-family: Playfair Display, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">! </span></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kJFrCcEaEMk/YIjf2oq8YgI/AAAAAAACK2A/9UrOdDEhOZEnH7McUWkIhlWnLWqH8aMGgCLcBGAsYHQ/FullSizeRender%2B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kJFrCcEaEMk/YIjf2oq8YgI/AAAAAAACK2A/9UrOdDEhOZEnH7McUWkIhlWnLWqH8aMGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/FullSizeRender%2B3.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been blessed with the task of helping brides to plan their own weddings and enjoyed every minute of it. A wedding, <i>your</i> own wedding has been the dream of most little girls even before they met their prince charming. And to some, all of the planning, decisions, choices can quickly become overwhelming to push beyond your own creative boundaries. It takes a lot of time and energy to plan the perfect wedding for no two weddings are quite the same. </div><br />So here is where I step in...the sights, the sounds, the smells and tastes of planning a wedding are all shared in easy to follow guidelines. From years of experience in helping brides to plan their dream wedding, I pour my heart out with knowledgeable text, suggestions, advice and beautiful creative ideas to help you feel calm, stress-free every step of the way. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q0vbCDtq05k/YIjiTKQiL_I/AAAAAAACK2Y/unkNia2Uh4skFXoOQ6LB7KZeBsZs1cOEACLcBGAsYHQ/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q0vbCDtq05k/YIjiTKQiL_I/AAAAAAACK2Y/unkNia2Uh4skFXoOQ6LB7KZeBsZs1cOEACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This simple and detailed planner will make the job of planning your wedding so much easier and much more enjoyable. It will allow you to take those duties, contracts, timelines and business cards, off your desk and help you to create a well-organized go-to source that is uniquely tailored to you, your vision and your smoothly run wedding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UcC-6j7U414/YIjpfbNyltI/AAAAAAACK24/qQkw-sFYk68ugT1Pq-fFrUXVbggOmLhfQCLcBGAsYHQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-21%2Bat%2B3.32.12%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="1058" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UcC-6j7U414/YIjpfbNyltI/AAAAAAACK24/qQkw-sFYk68ugT1Pq-fFrUXVbggOmLhfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w437-h640/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-21%2Bat%2B3.32.12%2BPM.png" width="437" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some pages from the book....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v4TgHB8gHSs/YIjoYsVAbCI/AAAAAAACK2w/s2LKS9yFFTA9ZtUVfmmqxBAHJvWBl1KIACLcBGAsYHQ/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v4TgHB8gHSs/YIjoYsVAbCI/AAAAAAACK2w/s2LKS9yFFTA9ZtUVfmmqxBAHJvWBl1KIACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />A peak inside the book takes you from discovering your style</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> to changing your name on your drivers license! </div><br /></div><p></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xviKeT52Htg/YIjfKY2RZzI/AAAAAAACK14/ya8usRURJkswsCWQurI4SKs0I4k1RXnpgCLcBGAsYHQ/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xviKeT52Htg/YIjfKY2RZzI/AAAAAAACK14/ya8usRURJkswsCWQurI4SKs0I4k1RXnpgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qe4y86s63Pg/YIjqUb1ynLI/AAAAAAACK3I/EXUU8EgdmP8WEYlWGwo7ct3L2uC9Q2oGgCLcBGAsYHQ/LSP_7734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qe4y86s63Pg/YIjqUb1ynLI/AAAAAAACK3I/EXUU8EgdmP8WEYlWGwo7ct3L2uC9Q2oGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/LSP_7734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted the book to inspire all sorts of different venues, color palettes and styles. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uMOtCUB67SY/YIjqfrbtLGI/AAAAAAACK3M/sYpzpC4GxjYNSO2V3wVduzFtXPrUnl08wCLcBGAsYHQ/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uMOtCUB67SY/YIjqfrbtLGI/AAAAAAACK3M/sYpzpC4GxjYNSO2V3wVduzFtXPrUnl08wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/978-0-7369-8149-1_int_300_Page_6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qcy6hFkRxzU/YI2C9yKDgBI/AAAAAAACK3g/32SDTtmzKLcOTXoANIYn6bME-LqPsRo6ACLcBGAsYHQ/tree%2Bgirls%2Bwhisper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="641" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qcy6hFkRxzU/YI2C9yKDgBI/AAAAAAACK3g/32SDTtmzKLcOTXoANIYn6bME-LqPsRo6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/tree%2Bgirls%2Bwhisper.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you know of someone special who is getting engaged, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what a wonderful engagement gift to get them off and running.</div>or, <br />The book is shipping June 1st, and I can't wait until</div><div style="text-align: center;"> you can hold it and start planning your own wedding. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oKlZAaN0_CE/YIjp-dka4aI/AAAAAAACK3A/isCrBiFrPJohGtos8lNAra-piOBGui5iwCLcBGAsYHQ/LSP_7692.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oKlZAaN0_CE/YIjp-dka4aI/AAAAAAACK3A/isCrBiFrPJohGtos8lNAra-piOBGui5iwCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/LSP_7692.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My heart is so full and I just want to say "thank you" to all of the brides </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and their families that have passed through our gates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for I could not have written this book with out you. </div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #062b45; font-family: "Pontano Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You can purchase <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Our-Wedding-Planner-Everything-Planning/dp/0736981497/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=our+wedding+planner+alda+ellis&qid=1619885835&sr=8-1">Our Wedding Planner</a></i> </span><span style="color: #6d6d6d; font-family: Pontano Sans, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; 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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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nuQHvLF4_nY/YG90cqT4PvI/AAAAAAACK0Y/hdW6WEgI1ZQtwQ6BxKap2auSWkdgmmUUwCLcBGAsYHQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-08%2Bat%2B4.18.22%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="958" height="313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nuQHvLF4_nY/YG90cqT4PvI/AAAAAAACK0Y/hdW6WEgI1ZQtwQ6BxKap2auSWkdgmmUUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h313/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-08%2Bat%2B4.18.22%2BPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spring is just the perfect time for Bridal Portraits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I feel so blessed to walk out my back door and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">see all of God's handiwork...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">which here at Magnolia Hill, Spring is a time for portraits! </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIk08s2DcV4/YG9MEr6wZ8I/AAAAAAACKyY/SzzGA0sEzusMkb5us6qN7b54QiIyrvkWgCLcBGAsYHQ/767CD63D-6652-49D0-94FC-F5B8C8232AFE_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="632" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIk08s2DcV4/YG9MEr6wZ8I/AAAAAAACKyY/SzzGA0sEzusMkb5us6qN7b54QiIyrvkWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w474-h632/767CD63D-6652-49D0-94FC-F5B8C8232AFE_1_105_c.jpeg" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ornate benches are ideal for a day of spring day's dreaming. </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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A2HmzeRxhOg/YG9MKMk94FI/AAAAAAACKyc/CbGzciW2wkMjWnfPs7dqrVjqXqQ0GckiACLcBGAsYHQ/292C4714-13B1-464A-B9E6-370EDBD7F732_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A2HmzeRxhOg/YG9MKMk94FI/AAAAAAACKyc/CbGzciW2wkMjWnfPs7dqrVjqXqQ0GckiACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/292C4714-13B1-464A-B9E6-370EDBD7F732_1_105_c.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;">The spring lake is so pretty and it is no secret </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we love to work with great photographers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Actual wedding days are so jam packed, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that it is a calming feeling to get a portrait </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in your dress with no one around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It is a perfect time to try hair and makeup for the big day.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgL2f-PQK30/YG9MQndK6lI/AAAAAAACKyg/_3c0R311PCUC6UXJVMMHEb_hpHaxTiB9wCLcBGAsYHQ/48091D56-3DAB-4400-A492-AAC9BDAAC989_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgL2f-PQK30/YG9MQndK6lI/AAAAAAACKyg/_3c0R311PCUC6UXJVMMHEb_hpHaxTiB9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/48091D56-3DAB-4400-A492-AAC9BDAAC989_1_105_c.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;">For a portrait session wear comfortable shoes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as there may be lots of walking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of the time, the shoes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> do not show in the portrait.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ohohBWSQE5g/YG9MTej34kI/AAAAAAACKyk/-DU6Kdz9QGU_GixaxcYSiqUS4CsGB19kACLcBGAsYHQ/4A7897A5-CA5C-4E15-A66F-B66916BA26B8_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ohohBWSQE5g/YG9MTej34kI/AAAAAAACKyk/-DU6Kdz9QGU_GixaxcYSiqUS4CsGB19kACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/4A7897A5-CA5C-4E15-A66F-B66916BA26B8_1_105_c.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;">Our historic dogwood tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> is always in bloom by Easter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look high up in the treetops too, for there </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is the wild purple wisteria that blooms </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">profusely in the tree tops.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4AHy7-ToCBw/YG9QRJ2CnUI/AAAAAAACKzk/R79wv9yzuvUJaSy43GBZVYgWW7LOHactQCLcBGAsYHQ/dogwood%2Bportrait.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4AHy7-ToCBw/YG9QRJ2CnUI/AAAAAAACKzk/R79wv9yzuvUJaSy43GBZVYgWW7LOHactQCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/dogwood%2Bportrait.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />Perfect for a bridal portrait...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yk2gzsScDEs/YG9cb_ZBMGI/AAAAAAACK0A/M8RA_7hTEw8THk8a6Ucj585bErtXTEG4QCLcBGAsYHQ/dogwood%2Bbloom%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Yk2gzsScDEs/YG9cb_ZBMGI/AAAAAAACK0A/M8RA_7hTEw8THk8a6Ucj585bErtXTEG4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/dogwood%2Bbloom%2Bcopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Looking closely, each petal cluster</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> is shaped like a cross with two longer petals </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and two shorter ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A crown of thorns is in the center</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and "blood stained" tips with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> nail scars on each petal.<br /><br /></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9IGFP9LbhSg/YG9MWA_7lxI/AAAAAAACKys/qT4TH7wa4ogLqbqwvGEgfa0VuiazXaM8QCLcBGAsYHQ/C33533DB-F2D3-4A87-ABD8-8D003E43C3D3_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9IGFP9LbhSg/YG9MWA_7lxI/AAAAAAACKys/qT4TH7wa4ogLqbqwvGEgfa0VuiazXaM8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/C33533DB-F2D3-4A87-ABD8-8D003E43C3D3_1_105_c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dogwood is seen from afar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">even with azaleas showing off their colors. </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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-srHbyJQ2cTU/YG9MbJdavHI/AAAAAAACKyw/wv997szaeU8zd-tnXaXDhfQiYDsKKBmhACLcBGAsYHQ/64838258-AF5C-40B7-9BEC-BA40B5D062DF_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-srHbyJQ2cTU/YG9MbJdavHI/AAAAAAACKyw/wv997szaeU8zd-tnXaXDhfQiYDsKKBmhACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/64838258-AF5C-40B7-9BEC-BA40B5D062DF_1_105_c.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;">Spring was quite cool this year and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we burned our wood burning </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">outdoor patio stove for warmth.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lZ_CafuRB_c/YG9bXMmxqMI/AAAAAAACKzw/EDFa2ehvvTA0UyfrzAVW40Lm-f1hyZCzQCLcBGAsYHQ/DSC05666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lZ_CafuRB_c/YG9bXMmxqMI/AAAAAAACKzw/EDFa2ehvvTA0UyfrzAVW40Lm-f1hyZCzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/DSC05666.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Red Bud trees seemed to bloom early this year.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCWqEFSLcEA/YG9bOgJzcnI/AAAAAAACKzs/legBFvlDDbMtnNNeQ0p7rz3Gk2Y55NiEgCLcBGAsYHQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-08%2Bat%2B1.40.59%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="1346" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nCWqEFSLcEA/YG9bOgJzcnI/AAAAAAACKzs/legBFvlDDbMtnNNeQ0p7rz3Gk2Y55NiEgCLcBGAsYHQ/w453-h640/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-04-08%2Bat%2B1.40.59%2BPM.png" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> They frame a bridal portrait session nicely.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6SCxH2kBtPI/YG9MeooKgAI/AAAAAAACKy0/lvdXplw6i3QIWJNZU6lRsNGVvQPgYx1IwCLcBGAsYHQ/19F63354-A1FD-407D-81DB-815C8DAC1BEC_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6SCxH2kBtPI/YG9MeooKgAI/AAAAAAACKy0/lvdXplw6i3QIWJNZU6lRsNGVvQPgYx1IwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/19F63354-A1FD-407D-81DB-815C8DAC1BEC_1_105_c.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;">The days getting longer, most portrait sessions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> are late afternoon and early evening </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after the sun goes down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lY32H-tVA24/YG9MmEIIeYI/AAAAAAACKzA/h63MbTPjg1gVKaxHdzeNsuCmSC2xpXHJgCLcBGAsYHQ/781D6695-10F4-4DB4-BD70-01D791C7FC69_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lY32H-tVA24/YG9MmEIIeYI/AAAAAAACKzA/h63MbTPjg1gVKaxHdzeNsuCmSC2xpXHJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/781D6695-10F4-4DB4-BD70-01D791C7FC69_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gathering the spirit of Spring's soft beauty, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked some wisteria and dogwood for the table</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and placed it in a vintage crock, as it smelled so delightful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GPc447nwZpM/YG9Mio9oSlI/AAAAAAACKy4/o1rQmdRX3uUM6RO6NLmjtQjVu9DMsm8sgCLcBGAsYHQ/C1322667-0C4D-4AC8-9833-45F227A46329_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GPc447nwZpM/YG9Mio9oSlI/AAAAAAACKy4/o1rQmdRX3uUM6RO6NLmjtQjVu9DMsm8sgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/C1322667-0C4D-4AC8-9833-45F227A46329_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a><br /><br />From across the lake, as if from another era,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> the dogwood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the wisteria are blooming</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with a timeless point of view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oa00mDJLZSM/YG9PyCdst_I/AAAAAAACKzU/0ykKH7-4h38Ne9pYbCd4YV1YgcS8ROUEACLcBGAsYHQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2013-03-18%2Bat%2B9.37.31%2BPM%2Bcopy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="444" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oa00mDJLZSM/YG9PyCdst_I/AAAAAAACKzU/0ykKH7-4h38Ne9pYbCd4YV1YgcS8ROUEACLcBGAsYHQ/w424-h640/Screen%2BShot%2B2013-03-18%2Bat%2B9.37.31%2BPM%2Bcopy.png" width="424" /></a></div><br />Covered in wisteria blooms, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the dock on the water creates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a cozy room draped with the dripping blooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> pouring over the rails. </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our private country house is found inspiration</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for photographers for our house </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was built in 1918 but only three families</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> have lived in it previously. It is a house </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">people moved to stay. It has always been </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a place that is loved by the families </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who lived here. The house is wonderful, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but the location is also quite special. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life is newness and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ever changing when you live by the water.</div></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ho-JC4A9sXE/YG9bi4PuQ8I/AAAAAAACKz4/0M1Z3dFcbHQw-wVOa55r3OIbX06u5QFBQCLcBGAsYHQ/chimpmunk%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ho-JC4A9sXE/YG9bi4PuQ8I/AAAAAAACKz4/0M1Z3dFcbHQw-wVOa55r3OIbX06u5QFBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/chimpmunk%2Bcopy.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;"><br /></div><br />Friends meet, where memories live, and where LOVE grows.<br />Happy Spring to you....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blessings, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1Kng26YUIo/YG9tPD8vMiI/AAAAAAACK0I/cezIrt8ZuQ8FZIO3VIVt6Trd3Uz0gODkACLcBGAsYHQ/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="454" height="223" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1Kng26YUIo/YG9tPD8vMiI/AAAAAAACK0I/cezIrt8ZuQ8FZIO3VIVt6Trd3Uz0gODkACLcBGAsYHQ/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">You’ll find me on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldasmagnoliahill/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Alda's Magnolia Hill </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start;">Like to know when a new blog post is up and available to read? 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Soooo ....You are engaged! </div>
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Sometimes it happens when you least expect it, </div>
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<br />or maybe you had a "feeling" but one day the</div><div style="text-align: center;"> love of your life asks you to marry him,</div>
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he puts a ring on your finger, and you are engaged!</div>
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It is especially wonderful if Mr. Right </div>
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with a little planning, a photographer </div><div style="text-align: center;">can be close by when needed.</div>
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with friends and especially your family. </div>
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Share the news with family especially first hand...</div><div style="text-align: center;">not through social media. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let them hear the excitement in your voice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Most fathers like it if they are "asked"</div>
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It is an old tradition but still quite beloved. </div>
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Always let those closest to you know of your excitement... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> It is rather </div>
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Start thinking of a "season" that you want to get married for the actual </div>
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One of the first things people ask, "when is the wedding"? </div>
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or that you need IN your wedding .</div>
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Right after you are engaged, start thinking of an Engagement Photo session. </div>
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Let a photographer capture the magic of the moment</div>
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We love engagement photo sessions for they are so sweet to </div>
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These photos will most likely be useful in "Save the Date" cards </div>
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once a date has been nailed down. </div>
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Guests will love seeing pictures of the two of you displayed at your reception. </div>
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A favorite picture may be enlarged, framed and useful on the </div>
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This is such a special time, that maybe you want to have </div>
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a book of pictures for a keepsake. It may be used for a guestbook </div>
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if blank space is left for guests to sign. </div>
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On picture day, bring a couple of outfits for you both to change in, </div>
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depending on the mood of your shoot...is it casual or semi formal. </div>
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A good photographer will capture the sweet spirit of the moment.</div>
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Any season is fine for an Engagement shoot, but I have to say, </div>
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Fall is my favorite. </div>
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Fall is perfect for boots and sweaters.</div>
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"Now at last they were </div>
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beginning Chapter One </div>
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of the Great Story</div>
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no one on earth </div>
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in which every chapter is better</div>
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The woods, fields and lake is so pretty in the fall air.</div>
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The lake and boats are most romantic...</div>
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The water was cold </div>
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Enjoy your time of Engagement, and plan for a fabulous memory</div>
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...with your love of a lifetime. </div>
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Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.com05110 Stagecoach Rd, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA34.702212 -92.3849626.3919781638211575 -127.541212 63.012445836178848 -57.228712tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-79145812664207753332021-02-12T14:29:00.003-08:002021-02-12T14:50:39.529-08:00Valentine's Day Decor<p></p><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;"><br /></div><br />Snow and ice are falling in Arkansas....WHAT? ...It has been some time as we are not used to such cold winters! The second week of February is always seemingly the coldest of the year, and this year it is way over normal cold so I treasure the tie sitting by a warm fire while I write this post about the WARMEST season of the year....Valentines Day! </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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ekuuEbVbY-I/YCNoFbsNtHI/AAAAAAACKqM/Gz0fPpBmpOoBRxkLE9jlUn_Z0p_vApAcwCLcBGAsYHQ/96DAF062-6935-4EB5-AD09-9C276E091F7D_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stone fireplace" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ekuuEbVbY-I/YCNoFbsNtHI/AAAAAAACKqM/Gz0fPpBmpOoBRxkLE9jlUn_Z0p_vApAcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/96DAF062-6935-4EB5-AD09-9C276E091F7D_1_105_c.jpeg" title="Winter fireplace" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our stone fireplace throws out so much heat to warm the room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is a luxury to smell the perfumed woodsmoke </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and back up to the warmth especially on a day like today. </div><br /><i>"Winter ...is a time to gather golden moments, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>embark upon a sentimental journey, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and enjoy every idle hour." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">- John Boswell </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r6TJJ2P64S4/YCIN2efpimI/AAAAAAACKo0/IsNqdSV-KugAywWnwTcJgr_rMxn6fD-CwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_3885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="frozen fountain" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r6TJJ2P64S4/YCIN2efpimI/AAAAAAACKo0/IsNqdSV-KugAywWnwTcJgr_rMxn6fD-CwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_3885.JPG" title="water fountain frozen" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is what my garden fountain looks like...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep it running so the little birds will be able to drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s9uQQEFJJhk/YCNnUvNZi5I/AAAAAAACKp4/l2tv5R9FQCIJj47tX3Eb4x9ITx14CFq8QCLcBGAsYHQ/BD50BFB4-1BA0-4181-A980-D61FF558130B_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Valentines day decor" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s9uQQEFJJhk/YCNnUvNZi5I/AAAAAAACKp4/l2tv5R9FQCIJj47tX3Eb4x9ITx14CFq8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/BD50BFB4-1BA0-4181-A980-D61FF558130B_1_105_c.jpeg" title="red velvet valentine decor" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Earlier I pulled out my vintage candy boxes </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and love this red velvet one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QLb8geU5eLQ/YCNn67qZAoI/AAAAAAACKqI/Opp9ukgfwAwzBqLu0QOoFnwN1jLj-wNSwCLcBGAsYHQ/9BD63364-18BF-4136-B95D-41694A7F4482_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QLb8geU5eLQ/YCNn67qZAoI/AAAAAAACKqI/Opp9ukgfwAwzBqLu0QOoFnwN1jLj-wNSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/9BD63364-18BF-4136-B95D-41694A7F4482_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This figurine of children sledding seems quite appropriate </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for now as I hope our two grand littles will </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">come by this afternoon </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for sledding adventures on our hill. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HlN6Kei1BQw/YCNnI7MPmqI/AAAAAAACKps/YNQ3HDCWa44q1mk8EN1WTpPhfWCGSyQ-ACLcBGAsYHQ/36CC901C-460B-4989-8F14-45F7E361CB0C_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HlN6Kei1BQw/YCNnI7MPmqI/AAAAAAACKps/YNQ3HDCWa44q1mk8EN1WTpPhfWCGSyQ-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/36CC901C-460B-4989-8F14-45F7E361CB0C_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The front porch is dressed with a few more </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">vintage chocolate Valentine boxes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kp9FJmZlXZ4/YCINzIHuDRI/AAAAAAACKos/qPkO3LowZAQ_jJJzWXqZf9w9oMgac4-awCLcBGAsYHQ/84204760_2784174818292989_6785980660470251520_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kp9FJmZlXZ4/YCINzIHuDRI/AAAAAAACKos/qPkO3LowZAQ_jJJzWXqZf9w9oMgac4-awCLcBGAsYHQ/84204760_2784174818292989_6785980660470251520_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XOIm2ZsWB_Q/YCNmzEJtOeI/AAAAAAACKpU/AwDashWpqikTOJ3jRlc7den_I4qnEfOOQCLcBGAsYHQ/B28C1EC9-1B2D-4738-812A-B004408D335D_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XOIm2ZsWB_Q/YCNmzEJtOeI/AAAAAAACKpU/AwDashWpqikTOJ3jRlc7den_I4qnEfOOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/B28C1EC9-1B2D-4738-812A-B004408D335D_1_105_c.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;">And the wreath on the front door holds </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a red truck full of valentine hearts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJvC8XdKbkA/YCNmxDzCovI/AAAAAAACKpQ/P8v44Xssi-UNm73Hk7fXOnkLkFQ3yfPzQCLcBGAsYHQ/2C95BB1F-78D8-47BA-B731-66B2EE6AB8EF_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fJvC8XdKbkA/YCNmxDzCovI/AAAAAAACKpQ/P8v44Xssi-UNm73Hk7fXOnkLkFQ3yfPzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/2C95BB1F-78D8-47BA-B731-66B2EE6AB8EF_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zOn3m5LKV-M/YCNnB5sjcAI/AAAAAAACKpg/xilTtyCBUEMRkG0hhWV4IlF5o4i6d1IWACLcBGAsYHQ/61C7F21B-275E-40E2-B905-AD733661A0AB_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zOn3m5LKV-M/YCNnB5sjcAI/AAAAAAACKpg/xilTtyCBUEMRkG0hhWV4IlF5o4i6d1IWACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/61C7F21B-275E-40E2-B905-AD733661A0AB_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ICsAvm3b8V0/YCNm_Y6HtHI/AAAAAAACKpc/1BVAc6JDmj0Dl8b4Hhtyj4NubXP-aXkKgCLcBGAsYHQ/43C64DF4-AD9C-490F-9901-F9AFDCA4A645_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ICsAvm3b8V0/YCNm_Y6HtHI/AAAAAAACKpc/1BVAc6JDmj0Dl8b4Hhtyj4NubXP-aXkKgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/43C64DF4-AD9C-490F-9901-F9AFDCA4A645_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the south, porches are considered another room, but not today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have pulled out some of my vintage Valentines along with the chocolate boxes. </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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xDcg6hVaCqo/YCbzd0ClPdI/AAAAAAACKq0/JZ9Bd16kWzosA3PyspfZqOQkEjHbPEvzACLcBGAsYHQ/A542B5E6-43A8-4430-89B2-9D305BD8370E_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vintage valentine" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xDcg6hVaCqo/YCbzd0ClPdI/AAAAAAACKq0/JZ9Bd16kWzosA3PyspfZqOQkEjHbPEvzACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/A542B5E6-43A8-4430-89B2-9D305BD8370E_1_105_c.jpeg" title="vintage valentine heart" width="300" /></a></div>This die cut lacey one is so sweet. <br />They are displayed on embellished vintage door knobs . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The door knob displays are easy to make and dressed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with a bit of broken jewelry.</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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lp3_9IsfmTI/YCb0LorA5nI/AAAAAAACKq8/Ox-5l4iCcDARvsuaXZ3fgQrnP8frZVgbwCLcBGAsYHQ/34B06D78-6E47-4D73-9001-3A59630677DD_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lp3_9IsfmTI/YCb0LorA5nI/AAAAAAACKq8/Ox-5l4iCcDARvsuaXZ3fgQrnP8frZVgbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/34B06D78-6E47-4D73-9001-3A59630677DD_1_105_c.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Antique stores are usually full of vintage postcards </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and ephemera or small greeting cards. <br />This little robin Valentine is a fold out favorite .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With their vintage appeal, some like this one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with excellent graphics have become highly collectible. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first commercial Valentine's Day cards in America</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> were designed in the 1840's by the Esther A. Howland, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who embellished them with lace and ribbons. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Through the ages, they were given as an expression of love, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and also as tokens of friendship. </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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UkkUCPWeKbw/YCb1FZ0EXfI/AAAAAAACKrI/cFTl4xGXXA0kx1RGxdFd9MlBfL7rQrCHACLcBGAsYHQ/D7938759-E4C3-409F-B225-2418C0E0FDC4_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="doves valentine" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UkkUCPWeKbw/YCb1FZ0EXfI/AAAAAAACKrI/cFTl4xGXXA0kx1RGxdFd9MlBfL7rQrCHACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/D7938759-E4C3-409F-B225-2418C0E0FDC4_1_105_c.jpeg" title="valentine ephemera doves" width="480" /></a></div><br />Vintage cards with birds and especially doves steal my heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The ones from about 1895 to 1910 are very recognizable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is easy to add a touch of seasonal decor with a simple postcard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of valentines feature a locked heart and key too. </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;"><i>"Look at the birds of the air: they do not sow </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>or reap or store away in barns, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>and yet your heavenly Father feeds them..</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i> Are you not much more valuable than they? </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" </i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> __Matthew 6: 26-27</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the 1950's this cartoonish style became quite popular</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially grade school children to share with friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As much as we love our wooden boats here at Magnolia Hill </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and handmade canoes, this one made me smile....</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;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H2T7i28pZdw/YCINoTnE6zI/AAAAAAACKoY/nCT2BLLo6MEI-A-nHOYZZUreByuTHk59gCLcBGAsYHQ/33398bce3b9658d5ce118b080b57eb93.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="vintage boat valentine" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="500" height="491" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H2T7i28pZdw/YCINoTnE6zI/AAAAAAACKoY/nCT2BLLo6MEI-A-nHOYZZUreByuTHk59gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h491/33398bce3b9658d5ce118b080b57eb93.jpg" title="canoe valentine" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am glad I snapped a few photos of our camellia bush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that is so beautiful in bloom before all the ice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> They are a favorite of southern gardens for something blooming </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the middle of winter is a luxury. Glossy rich greenery </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the middle of winter, and soft sweet blooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I picked several blooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to float in a bowl and enjoy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is called Mrs. Lincoln. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="background-color: #e7eeef; color: #60532f; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 25.1px;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oAJMILzCbtA/YCINmVTUEKI/AAAAAAACKoU/TccuhNuF9uESAlicwq6Zs3TDsZBy9V2awCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_2588.JPG" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Camellia bloom" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oAJMILzCbtA/YCINmVTUEKI/AAAAAAACKoU/TccuhNuF9uESAlicwq6Zs3TDsZBy9V2awCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_2588.JPG" title="valentine flower camellia" width="300" /></a></p> Here's hoping your Valentine's Day is spent warm and with someone you love. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWXhOjwHDz8/YCb5Y-Qio_I/AAAAAAACKrU/evjWwORLb3sg_rR6Uad7iQCYVuBpMleuQCLcBGAsYHQ/7969CDD8-6397-4538-ABFD-82B1EA26D008_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="love is the key" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zWXhOjwHDz8/YCb5Y-Qio_I/AAAAAAACKrU/evjWwORLb3sg_rR6Uad7iQCYVuBpMleuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/7969CDD8-6397-4538-ABFD-82B1EA26D008_1_105_c.jpeg" title="valentine love" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5WBNQqU1iGU/YCNm37PJVPI/AAAAAAACKpY/9-M6ksERdpQ0LFNjrtNPoUM0xiVDFRRsgCLcBGAsYHQ/17622D21-0F42-4211-B31C-5F896949CA14_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="valentine heart" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5WBNQqU1iGU/YCNm37PJVPI/AAAAAAACKpY/9-M6ksERdpQ0LFNjrtNPoUM0xiVDFRRsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/17622D21-0F42-4211-B31C-5F896949CA14_1_105_c.jpeg" title="chalkboard valentine" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmBfh0_14wI/YCINi8yYEXI/AAAAAAACKoQ/G4PQLe8v3iohIGDiKBFJFkz38dmxy0gGwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_2568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmBfh0_14wI/YCINi8yYEXI/AAAAAAACKoQ/G4PQLe8v3iohIGDiKBFJFkz38dmxy0gGwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_2568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JmBfh0_14wI/YCINi8yYEXI/AAAAAAACKoQ/G4PQLe8v3iohIGDiKBFJFkz38dmxy0gGwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_2568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ONHA6QeMeXs/YCb5n8h9c6I/AAAAAAACKrY/o_Zb7rE9sOMGtFhmv1c5U3wd73uW_aMjgCLcBGAsYHQ/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="454" height="223" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ONHA6QeMeXs/YCb5n8h9c6I/AAAAAAACKrY/o_Zb7rE9sOMGtFhmv1c5U3wd73uW_aMjgCLcBGAsYHQ/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start;">You’ll find me on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldasmagnoliahill/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Alda's Magnolia Hill </a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: start;">Like to know when a new blog post is up and available to read? 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(Thank you <a href="https://lorisparkman.com/" target="_blank">Lori Sparkman Photography</a>) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Named after my mother, her grandmother, she is the<i> only </i>girl in the family... Of course it was a sentimental family affair and a gathering of only a few special friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We think she found the perfect match...</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Look at these smiles....as they walk back up the aisle to begin their happily ever after !</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xH2p-Spc9oA/YAEpPV-9jvI/AAAAAAACKjU/SaPQd9PddFIqCmL3UhK5O2OZlzgjFQmmwCLcBGAsYHQ/125310733_10223277945567227_4878618285804816280_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xH2p-Spc9oA/YAEpPV-9jvI/AAAAAAACKjU/SaPQd9PddFIqCmL3UhK5O2OZlzgjFQmmwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/125310733_10223277945567227_4878618285804816280_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwBtKu6ULSMiwISBaGzXTp7YTAI2qhSpwAntVgRIVq2hA_bZR3_Y5UAhiFPUYo38CVwxukL2E1yGjvXwu6p3Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a glimpse of the ceremony, but there were so many </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">special details</div><div style="text-align: center;">that went into the day from wearing </div><div style="text-align: center;">Great Grandmothers necklace to the </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">little members of the wedding party.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gCYzvExF4ZE/YAErNxpv1hI/AAAAAAACKj4/8a0fq3uByo0-MWXvULMOl4JI05pD2isfACLcBGAsYHQ/avery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gCYzvExF4ZE/YAErNxpv1hI/AAAAAAACKj4/8a0fq3uByo0-MWXvULMOl4JI05pD2isfACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h434/avery.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The littlest ones carried the hundred year old family Bible,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> and the one bursting with smiles and tiny hands, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">carried the "Here Comes the Bride" pennant flag. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--60tqTyvCkE/YAEpcuIQhtI/AAAAAAACKjY/AEqRSb6Rm7gcfAQhPvLZoa0nzOe7b1mMACLcBGAsYHQ/125322802_10223277917046514_4094046889731606610_o-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1852" height="466" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--60tqTyvCkE/YAEpcuIQhtI/AAAAAAACKjY/AEqRSb6Rm7gcfAQhPvLZoa0nzOe7b1mMACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h466/125322802_10223277917046514_4094046889731606610_o-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgpalWdYBH8/YAEqmf48bxI/AAAAAAACKjo/M_zmu5X3eQItPsZPhcIKrLICLTbPyojiwCLcBGAsYHQ/125454139_10223277814563952_5086461161115786232_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KgpalWdYBH8/YAEqmf48bxI/AAAAAAACKjo/M_zmu5X3eQItPsZPhcIKrLICLTbPyojiwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h494/125454139_10223277814563952_5086461161115786232_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>My heart was so full seeing my sister walk down the aisle on the arm of her son for he had been in a horrible near fatal motorcycle wreck only weeks before with broken legs and arms...his goal was to walk at the wedding and he did. There was not a dry eye as they walked to their seat for he was truly our miracle walking. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qiig4eDMgRU/YAEsiIqlEfI/AAAAAAACKkE/v9tBHbj369IM-OJVU8OxEPMB83BcJKHNwCLcBGAsYHQ/LSP__0626samuel%2Bthrows%2Bpetals%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2048" height="416" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qiig4eDMgRU/YAEsiIqlEfI/AAAAAAACKkE/v9tBHbj369IM-OJVU8OxEPMB83BcJKHNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h416/LSP__0626samuel%2Bthrows%2Bpetals%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The "Flower Man"</div><p></p><p>The family member who brought light hearted ear to ear smiles was our youngest son Samuel, designated to be the "Flower Man"(who was a first I had seen of this!)...and oh my goodness....he had us in stitches as he leaped down the aisle tossing petals with tremendous gusto and epic determination. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope your Christmas was wonderful. We made it through December, and today finds me in a quiet place as all the Christmas decor has been put away for another year. It is a rainy foggy and cold day, a day meant for reflecting and counting my blessings for it has been quite a year that none of us could have ever predicted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Our family truly embraced the season and held tight the meaning as we attended Christmas Eve church service ...in our cars holding candles out the window singing Silent Night. </span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Ap-JLv1o4g/X-1e1TzWRVI/AAAAAAACKg4/KFapiIvMD_AtYH9WalOWtvVNLwKQo_PDgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Ap-JLv1o4g/X-1e1TzWRVI/AAAAAAACKg4/KFapiIvMD_AtYH9WalOWtvVNLwKQo_PDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4987.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No question the holiday season of 2020 was by far</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">very different from all our past celebrations. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I truly missed those family members </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">who could not be with us this year. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> We all needed a little joy in our lives and</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> so grateful for those we love whether physically near</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> or in our hearts this year. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XanKZip45Kw/X-1hAr5MQ6I/AAAAAAACKhc/sWLrrHoegLo1JysylP37zFUj_E2fHUXxgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XanKZip45Kw/X-1hAr5MQ6I/AAAAAAACKhc/sWLrrHoegLo1JysylP37zFUj_E2fHUXxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4822.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Come on in our home...the door is open and our hearts are full.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yhf8MP32Ev4/X-1gbII4piI/AAAAAAACKhU/Nbw4jdGOkxwYVqgjcvrk2ptGx5Jig5M3gCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yhf8MP32Ev4/X-1gbII4piI/AAAAAAACKhU/Nbw4jdGOkxwYVqgjcvrk2ptGx5Jig5M3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5081.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tradition at our house is cutting a real tree </div><div style="text-align: center;">and decorating it with family ornaments...</div><div style="text-align: center;">including a few <i>Shiny Brites </i>from my childhood.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The antique engraving over the fireplace is quite special as my husband </div><div style="text-align: center;">surprised me with "Meeting the Carriage" one Christmas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My needlepointed tree skirt has seen many Christmas's!</div></span><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-As-Jee3M-1k/X-1dhbpPjYI/AAAAAAACKgo/NdM4gQDO9KkSbtAq8pjv6Lf37ZBWOeeBgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-As-Jee3M-1k/X-1dhbpPjYI/AAAAAAACKgo/NdM4gQDO9KkSbtAq8pjv6Lf37ZBWOeeBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4806.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Water is kept nearby for the tree drinks several pans of water a day!<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Each ornament holds a memory of a special person or a place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the ornaments I made before I was even married!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The handmade sled underneath the tree holds <br /></span><span>the </span><span>Christmas books that love to be read year after year.</span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xNEO-TL_eJ4/X-1ZBJXUf2I/AAAAAAACKd4/wxW2kEjR3DY-slTisMX7S1TZBQ_P2UDSACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5055.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xNEO-TL_eJ4/X-1ZBJXUf2I/AAAAAAACKd4/wxW2kEjR3DY-slTisMX7S1TZBQ_P2UDSACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5055.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A roaring fire in the fireplace and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the aroma of a real tree...smells of the season!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wJGhWgYNMHg/X-1ZQMPPmJI/AAAAAAACKeA/NSZrNYOhyfM9pinIp6lqrhC_oPIZMhUYACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wJGhWgYNMHg/X-1ZQMPPmJI/AAAAAAACKeA/NSZrNYOhyfM9pinIp6lqrhC_oPIZMhUYACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5068.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A place of honor for the nativity scene</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Music plays an important role in our family as both</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of our sons play the violin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This violin was their great grandfathers.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0bOTtZ9LP7A/X-1aIqT2CAI/AAAAAAACKfI/ABJKJNndb1st7h8GQCqsOjVSBqRHJehIwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4850.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0bOTtZ9LP7A/X-1aIqT2CAI/AAAAAAACKfI/ABJKJNndb1st7h8GQCqsOjVSBqRHJehIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4850.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the kitchen of our 102 year old home is the light fixture</div><div style="text-align: center;">adorned with fresh greens, berries and white doves. </div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9N-w5Ku1Zw8/X-1aFwmXqqI/AAAAAAACKfA/RMyDlmghl4kRwxnaeAXhb5iDFwjtwngPACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9N-w5Ku1Zw8/X-1aFwmXqqI/AAAAAAACKfA/RMyDlmghl4kRwxnaeAXhb5iDFwjtwngPACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4849.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">A bit of greenery and red velvet ribbon dress the kitchen clock .<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8TwS5ZXubQ/X-1axvPrquI/AAAAAAACKfw/X7MEYnWKMFITiZ4jRDQZy8sCpX4xhW6nACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e8TwS5ZXubQ/X-1axvPrquI/AAAAAAACKfw/X7MEYnWKMFITiZ4jRDQZy8sCpX4xhW6nACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4964.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our kitchen is tiny by todays standards, but I love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--JPTfC_uORQ/X-1fGZGOTII/AAAAAAACKhA/-5XnvTuGFns1e3rciveebMt2HTT3DYqjgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--JPTfC_uORQ/X-1fGZGOTII/AAAAAAACKhA/-5XnvTuGFns1e3rciveebMt2HTT3DYqjgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5020.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Salt and Pepper shakers from a friend makes the red truck!<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZO64rFQ6VGc/X-1aucqipzI/AAAAAAACKfs/WYHwsbiDUroJbNpN0c_dwcpb5XTP5cpBwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZO64rFQ6VGc/X-1aucqipzI/AAAAAAACKfs/WYHwsbiDUroJbNpN0c_dwcpb5XTP5cpBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4999.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Vintage glasses and my grandmothers butter dish<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5fUamVxfiAA/X-1a3v6NAgI/AAAAAAACKf4/wLR3W71WHY06HIvoYIi0RNZhvGdGewQkACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4848.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5fUamVxfiAA/X-1a3v6NAgI/AAAAAAACKf4/wLR3W71WHY06HIvoYIi0RNZhvGdGewQkACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4848.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The green lamp was a wedding gift to my mother and dad </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">who had very little to begin housekeeping.</span></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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QIp_MYR9pb0/X-1qSzojUSI/AAAAAAACKhs/rUt-GBT7MqIhhrZ3vcTFsHDgKtsD2N7LgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QIp_MYR9pb0/X-1qSzojUSI/AAAAAAACKhs/rUt-GBT7MqIhhrZ3vcTFsHDgKtsD2N7LgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5006.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7r9ql_rZGo/X-1anJXndqI/AAAAAAACKfo/S-Us89uXwj4IpKidHa7kbxdRRJN0yVd7QCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7r9ql_rZGo/X-1anJXndqI/AAAAAAACKfo/S-Us89uXwj4IpKidHa7kbxdRRJN0yVd7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5001.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JOiqR_S2M_0/X-1Z--7MlZI/AAAAAAACKe0/AcBQDx5PeXsU3y8wVefGLDwtCsRJNeOBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4961.jpeg" width="480" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Nothing says warm and cozy more than </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a warm glowing lantern in the corner of the kitchen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aE4i8kti7E/X-1aMUh7bcI/AAAAAAACKfM/h1xT4Jwum9Me9JuHAW4IhxZRU3ZhFanEgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aE4i8kti7E/X-1aMUh7bcI/AAAAAAACKfM/h1xT4Jwum9Me9JuHAW4IhxZRU3ZhFanEgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4853.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JOiqR_S2M_0/X-1Z--7MlZI/AAAAAAACKe0/AcBQDx5PeXsU3y8wVefGLDwtCsRJNeOBwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Even my laundry room has a Christmas mouse or two.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FGmqJ8j6src/X-1Z4kFNXFI/AAAAAAACKew/PTVJmcl03jEfILHLgi5UOtOClektiwtPwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FGmqJ8j6src/X-1Z4kFNXFI/AAAAAAACKew/PTVJmcl03jEfILHLgi5UOtOClektiwtPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5016.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And the Christmas cactus went crazy this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aE4i8kti7E/X-1aMUh7bcI/AAAAAAACKfM/h1xT4Jwum9Me9JuHAW4IhxZRU3ZhFanEgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9KMq7V3eVN4/X-1ZX4ov97I/AAAAAAACKeI/GnCYjsesIwYQL2LWb-wjCaKqLXGhz_vtgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9KMq7V3eVN4/X-1ZX4ov97I/AAAAAAACKeI/GnCYjsesIwYQL2LWb-wjCaKqLXGhz_vtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4847.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">On a low kitchen shelf is a row of lighted treasures</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for our little ones to admire. Just perfect height </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for a two year old to "twiddle".<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wXjTWW0QZAQ/X-1Zh7l_snI/AAAAAAACKeY/kewNBUSMTfghxcIfTgz0MhFabO4nj4MvQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4801.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wXjTWW0QZAQ/X-1Zh7l_snI/AAAAAAACKeY/kewNBUSMTfghxcIfTgz0MhFabO4nj4MvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4801.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7zz-Z8EY3U/X-1ZaaumamI/AAAAAAACKeQ/W-jGvc7ZqXQHGhHuxkR8a7KJWMqlyVCowCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4808.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7zz-Z8EY3U/X-1ZaaumamI/AAAAAAACKeQ/W-jGvc7ZqXQHGhHuxkR8a7KJWMqlyVCowCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4808.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zk4ukamk8kE/X-1YdpMs81I/AAAAAAACKdU/ES_ngAUs-CEmc8WalCvdemO52wu639XBQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zk4ukamk8kE/X-1YdpMs81I/AAAAAAACKdU/ES_ngAUs-CEmc8WalCvdemO52wu639XBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4809.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Christmas plate my mother gave me <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">the year we were married is a treasure I bring out every year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1mnt97_ueB8/X-1YtOt4ZCI/AAAAAAACKdg/M6tejv38h_gcZcQCDmNvGbn2i6tLPY1QQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1mnt97_ueB8/X-1YtOt4ZCI/AAAAAAACKdg/M6tejv38h_gcZcQCDmNvGbn2i6tLPY1QQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4810.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Needlepoint pillows are my favorite.</div></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TmIMpmFCdBM/X-1bQYT4ZEI/AAAAAAACKgQ/8UG0VtO4zXMEmPGRAUvpOZPtchGAUP4JACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4796.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TmIMpmFCdBM/X-1bQYT4ZEI/AAAAAAACKgQ/8UG0VtO4zXMEmPGRAUvpOZPtchGAUP4JACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4796.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">I have such amazing memories as a child, especially of my grandmother. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This book on a side table was a Christmas gift from her teacher in 1905 ! </div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother used to read it to me before bedtime.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas dinner was just different this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not all our family was together, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and it just seemed so strange. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BbV5TJOhv6Q/X-1ZIxRZZhI/AAAAAAACKd8/_RZ6mNZEz4Q5YIwBh23m6cp8R7C_cu0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BbV5TJOhv6Q/X-1ZIxRZZhI/AAAAAAACKd8/_RZ6mNZEz4Q5YIwBh23m6cp8R7C_cu0-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5044.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No added leaves in the table, No tablecloth this year, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but a gold table runner just seemed right. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOfcE6TPJk0/X-1fQOVXHdI/AAAAAAACKhE/V-W4EtcwmdYyNcYAatITzHngo59voG3IQCLcBGAsYHQ/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-30%2Bat%2B11.12.21%2BPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1148" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOfcE6TPJk0/X-1fQOVXHdI/AAAAAAACKhE/V-W4EtcwmdYyNcYAatITzHngo59voG3IQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-30%2Bat%2B11.12.21%2BPM.png" width="360" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A favorite little boy helped me clove the oranges.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q2UMtvSPShQ/X-1Yv4BB9cI/AAAAAAACKdo/pve33CyHR_Mov9LbfNuSmHkrQ3QUgCJxwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_5047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q2UMtvSPShQ/X-1Yv4BB9cI/AAAAAAACKdo/pve33CyHR_Mov9LbfNuSmHkrQ3QUgCJxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5047.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Though I could never forgo a candlelit Christmas meal </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on my Christmas plates, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it is </span><span style="font-size: large;">who sits around my table</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> that really matters. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-66RdQr92hRE/X-1ZwJ1twiI/AAAAAAACKek/0D8_yGejdRYTX63AJX008eeyjCbBZ1R4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4993.jpeg" width="480" /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> So today finds me in a quiet place, as we end this crazy year...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">grateful for all my loved ones and blessings granted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">However your holidays unfold, whether shared with an extended family</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> or a small circle of loved ones, I wish you joy in the coming year and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">may God hold us all in the palm of His hand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The fog blanketed <span style="font-family: inherit;">the lake quite h</span>eavy</span><span style="font-size: large;"> this early morning and lifts as the day begins.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #bd2900;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”</span></strong></em><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" /><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #bd2900; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><em><strong><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Isaiah 40:8 </strong></em></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8GJAbyGkxVo/X6DmiOyedHI/AAAAAAACKOE/XxhUGa81HBAZa-tGMawZmPcqC3zm4ooIQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_3637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8GJAbyGkxVo/X6DmiOyedHI/AAAAAAACKOE/XxhUGa81HBAZa-tGMawZmPcqC3zm4ooIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_3637.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;">Here, one can see the fog starting to lift off the glassy still water this morning. Fog must be almost everywhere as we are located in Arkansas. It is noted that the foggiest place in the world is the Grand Banks off the island of Newfoundland, Canada. It is said to get more than 200-days of fog per year.</span></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIeSXIKV3oc/X6Dm9HStCLI/AAAAAAACKOM/CbaxZs4-M9UfTD5WTGilNkYb2usSzE0sQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIeSXIKV3oc/X6Dm9HStCLI/AAAAAAACKOM/CbaxZs4-M9UfTD5WTGilNkYb2usSzE0sQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4553.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">Buddy walks early in the morning and captured this image...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">By the time the sun comes up the fog has lifted off the water. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">The color around the lake is slow to turn this year. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">There are so many leaves to fall. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PApIWarh09c/X6DnXHPYYbI/AAAAAAACKOU/XtQ9WGGAf1IIqYx_GaAnU4VPJKfNPRoWgCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PApIWarh09c/X6DnXHPYYbI/AAAAAAACKOU/XtQ9WGGAf1IIqYx_GaAnU4VPJKfNPRoWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4441.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the fog has lifted, look how the clouds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">are reflected in the still waters of the lake.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This is one of the most popular vantage points</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> at the farm – the back of the carriage road leading to the woods and back pasture behind our lake. In this photo, it’s difficult to see where the carriage road leads, making it quite mysterious and even romantic. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> I love how the leaves carpet the carriage road.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMhJCb9UHD0/X3viZM16HUI/AAAAAAACKHs/GrvbElzjpM8gdhG_p_cUeF1jALTluuTTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/sebastian-unrau-CoD2Q92UaEg-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="2048" height="374" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMhJCb9UHD0/X3viZM16HUI/AAAAAAACKHs/GrvbElzjpM8gdhG_p_cUeF1jALTluuTTgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h374/sebastian-unrau-CoD2Q92UaEg-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">My mother used to describe fog to be “as thick as pea soup”. This was originally used to describe the dingy yellow smog from burning soft coal common in Europe. Such fogs occurred in London until the Clean Air Act of 1956. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We never really had pea soup at home, so I don't know where she heard that! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h2 class="title" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Out in the Fields with God </i></span></h2><div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entityreference field--label-hidden" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;">by <a href="https://www.poetrynook.com/poet/elizabeth-barrett-browning" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #129abc; font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: none;">Elizabeth Barrett Browning</a></div></div></div><div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1em 0px;"><div class="field__items" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The little cares that fretted me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I lost them yesterday,</span></div></div><div class="field__item even" property="content:encoded" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9plkwaw7Mvc/X3viYmhniUI/AAAAAAACKHk/J2G8UfKRbXA6s4VKKCnL2SV3w5TvgbfrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/polina-rytova-1dGMs4hhcVA-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9plkwaw7Mvc/X3viYmhniUI/AAAAAAACKHk/J2G8UfKRbXA6s4VKKCnL2SV3w5TvgbfrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/polina-rytova-1dGMs4hhcVA-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Among the fields above the sea,</i></span></div></span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i><div style="text-align: center;">Among the winds at play,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></i></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Among the lowing of the herds,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bAgyhSAccx0/X3vmZb1d2oI/AAAAAAACKIE/b1FbRFd2sFY3DKDFzXI_35frfG5mp0HfQCLcBGAsYHQ/sheep%2Bfields.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bAgyhSAccx0/X3vmZb1d2oI/AAAAAAACKIE/b1FbRFd2sFY3DKDFzXI_35frfG5mp0HfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/sheep%2Bfields.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></span><span style="color: #5e5e5e; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The rustling of the trees,</i></div></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>Among the singing of the birds,</i></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QC2ZNZSC97E/X3voAWklklI/AAAAAAACKIs/2qQVfZZFtv4CoX5UES65qdslkU00kD6MgCLcBGAsYHQ/bird%2Bsing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QC2ZNZSC97E/X3voAWklklI/AAAAAAACKIs/2qQVfZZFtv4CoX5UES65qdslkU00kD6MgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/bird%2Bsing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>The humming of the bees.</i></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8cQry8K6GG8/X3vnQ7M7wZI/AAAAAAACKIc/5Wr465J_kYgXaA7mpmix1HdzD7AaYNGJwCLcBGAsYHQ/bee%2B%2526%2Bthistle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8cQry8K6GG8/X3vnQ7M7wZI/AAAAAAACKIc/5Wr465J_kYgXaA7mpmix1HdzD7AaYNGJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/bee%2B%2526%2Bthistle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;">The foolish fears of what might happen.</div></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;">I cast them all away</div></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;">Among the clover-scented grass,</div></span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Among the new-mown hay,</span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zfI-rKN1V0/X3vm4xHE8kI/AAAAAAACKIQ/LC7vOePk_wcUC7TqZQ4MTT4TlFZlD-l4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/corn%2Bfield.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /></div></span><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #5e5e5e;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Where drowsy poppies nod</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Where ill thoughts die and good are born--</div></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iTVrrWst9To/X3vmuGT48QI/AAAAAAACKIM/SE-C4T89goc1wQupYCm8sW9ibWAcX9KUwCLcBGAsYHQ/poppy%2Bfield.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DIZjIcG4jX0/X45bSsgD5-I/AAAAAAACKK4/2_SxuqipFL48llpSVTFPnktcRwxPtJZQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4527.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eVuhhiMb6jM/X45eJpl36FI/AAAAAAACKMo/j7C5KkitapQhINvnIYzLTQfKZpFiIYNAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eVuhhiMb6jM/X45eJpl36FI/AAAAAAACKMo/j7C5KkitapQhINvnIYzLTQfKZpFiIYNAACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4553.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buddy snapped a picture of the morning fog as it rolled on the lake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He walks around the lake almost every morning. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy_rk-4UNOO2UqMtt7dekn6IGhwuNcxcevGsO-eYfOJ2h81XwTymnjOunzYh5RVX7floxg95qKzHs-trENsRQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Canadian geese always find our lake tempting to fly in and check out the waters.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVRyKtGA11E/X45dwumEDgI/AAAAAAACKMI/a5kb-l8_U5EyjvE_e8Zda2TNE3FRFyQewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wVRyKtGA11E/X45dwumEDgI/AAAAAAACKMI/a5kb-l8_U5EyjvE_e8Zda2TNE3FRFyQewCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4578.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit of cotton reminds me of my mothers family as they </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">were cotton farmers and the fall was like a holiday </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">almost with the harvest season.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxkhZ3rFiog/X45dwQz3BSI/AAAAAAACKME/7Vf1YpxCQfEFNSf6rqYgMu2uCA2c8hYAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vxkhZ3rFiog/X45dwQz3BSI/AAAAAAACKME/7Vf1YpxCQfEFNSf6rqYgMu2uCA2c8hYAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4577.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saved seeds from my last years pumpkins and they grew like crazy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But one can never have too many, so a trip to the farmers market</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> added a bit of color. Will save those seeds too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yko6jLJIamY/X45du6JbuJI/AAAAAAACKL8/EDX0W3YQXtcNEpaCke61KXiCjLVPZC5HgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yko6jLJIamY/X45du6JbuJI/AAAAAAACKL8/EDX0W3YQXtcNEpaCke61KXiCjLVPZC5HgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4576.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ep1ZjzlkHHA/X45dvlkHynI/AAAAAAACKMA/GxdfHREnFSUjBX3QR6IPPhru3oIWSNr3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ep1ZjzlkHHA/X45dvlkHynI/AAAAAAACKMA/GxdfHREnFSUjBX3QR6IPPhru3oIWSNr3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4558.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2rPM9M8lZqA/X45dhhFjUxI/AAAAAAACKLE/zWNLU3GFqB4LebWFir4BRuNiIdv462TRACLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/25073298_1143167535819448_4124504547302025631_o.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the ferns in the front of the house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> take on a warm glow in the fall light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvynzM7PuO8/X45djQZ-XqI/AAAAAAACKLI/8JVofcs-r3ER2srkq-wg6e_seCCmOvadQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PvynzM7PuO8/X45djQZ-XqI/AAAAAAACKLI/8JVofcs-r3ER2srkq-wg6e_seCCmOvadQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4378.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>Smell of the woodsmoke ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely way to end the weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with a bonfire by the lake. <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks for stopping by! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">HUGS! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; 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I freshened up the Boat House </div><div style="text-align: center;">and around the grounds with a few chrysanthemums. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They add a charming amount of color to the fall landscape, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Boat House is a great little retreat for fall.</div><div style="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://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GoKmmzj3S14/X3zioUI6_eI/AAAAAAACKJ0/1QK0ei02LTIt_5YUXY7LbAEDk0K058DxwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GoKmmzj3S14/X3zioUI6_eI/AAAAAAACKJ0/1QK0ei02LTIt_5YUXY7LbAEDk0K058DxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4629.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="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">When the days are warm, the nights are chilly </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">and the leaves are just starting to think about</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">turning to those pretty fall colors...</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #3a383a; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;">then it is time to add some mums!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FgPtX2QLfg/X3ziy1w4OiI/AAAAAAACKJ8/0GeWZOp8BfEcQvVBvymNIC6aUYVYLjsEwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_2224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="426" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_FgPtX2QLfg/X3ziy1w4OiI/AAAAAAACKJ8/0GeWZOp8BfEcQvVBvymNIC6aUYVYLjsEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/IMG_2224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the Boat House to the Front Porch, Mums add fall color </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and dress the landscape in the charm of the season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Fall is appearing around the house as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qP0J7gcCpAo/X3zhQzKw-UI/AAAAAAACKJA/_KUiavx6MbAO4mo9VTIrX0f2exES9EkmACLcBGAsYHQ/DSC_0180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qP0J7gcCpAo/X3zhQzKw-UI/AAAAAAACKJA/_KUiavx6MbAO4mo9VTIrX0f2exES9EkmACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/DSC_0180.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is hard to do, but when selecting your Chrysanthemum plants, </div><div style="text-align: center;">look for ones with buds that haven’t bloomed yet. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They should only have a sneak peak of color </div><div style="text-align: center;">to confirm what color they will bloom. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2jW2_eQm2eg/X3zidCNzVhI/AAAAAAACKJs/odhVK_XtLCMCXJ0kzRk_LJ6lhBeSbHAXACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4610.jpeg" style="font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2jW2_eQm2eg/X3zidCNzVhI/AAAAAAACKJs/odhVK_XtLCMCXJ0kzRk_LJ6lhBeSbHAXACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4610.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></span><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Most mums will be have cramped roots, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to get the most out of your plant,</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"> you should probably plan on repotting </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;">it in a larger vessel once you bring it home. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_u0MeoXoZA/X3zhaVT81aI/AAAAAAACKJE/hwMQzID9kXcI2NGbTUGhlT9cGKV-kDM2wCLcBGAsYHQ/DSC_0185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="429" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_u0MeoXoZA/X3zhaVT81aI/AAAAAAACKJE/hwMQzID9kXcI2NGbTUGhlT9cGKV-kDM2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h429/DSC_0185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you repot your mum, use potting soil or we have</div><div style="text-align: center;"> manure from the barn that is nutrient rich. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qxEk7DrIuB8/X3ziQMDohBI/AAAAAAACKJk/xW10LON0gVIfNnvSoZ6LLjzWJzzIbn8XACLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qxEk7DrIuB8/X3ziQMDohBI/AAAAAAACKJk/xW10LON0gVIfNnvSoZ6LLjzWJzzIbn8XACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4635.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mums like sun, so try to tuck your pot in a sunny area.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jnyszGoJCag/X3ziDTvzkFI/AAAAAAACKJg/ssZ-IdM1B1sbjp0r6OxLCJJ4f-QOUdKIQCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4636.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jnyszGoJCag/X3ziDTvzkFI/AAAAAAACKJg/ssZ-IdM1B1sbjp0r6OxLCJJ4f-QOUdKIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4636.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have had to learn the hard way to water thoroughly and watch over the coming days to see how long it takes for the soil to start losing its moisture for you don’t want the soil to be soaking wet. Watch daily for you don’t want it to dry out either. In my case, I water my mums every other day when it’s hot and every 3-4 days when its cooler. Again, the key is not letting the plant dry out but not to overwater either.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6FrUIKyNmXk/X3zhp3mlf_I/AAAAAAACKJM/vbUWOEUETloF_Ev-P1E3gPlJzd3Vks6xgCLcBGAsYHQ/DSC_0184.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6FrUIKyNmXk/X3zhp3mlf_I/AAAAAAACKJM/vbUWOEUETloF_Ev-P1E3gPlJzd3Vks6xgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/DSC_0184.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">When blooms are sagging and are looking like they’re spent,</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> clip them off so the plant can focus its energy on other blooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span face="Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif" style="color: #414143;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N2EvpcehTzU/X3zhyMZFFwI/AAAAAAACKJU/EjlVBLLvIAAcjNg6sr8UyHpE-SUx0H1DwCLcBGAsYHQ/IMG_4624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N2EvpcehTzU/X3zhyMZFFwI/AAAAAAACKJU/EjlVBLLvIAAcjNg6sr8UyHpE-SUx0H1DwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4624.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Somehow spending time in the autumn</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> garden is especially satisfying this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">With just a little attention, your mums </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">should last beautifully through the season. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are all doing well and </div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying some peace and beauty</div><div style="text-align: center;">during these troubled times. </div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome Fall, 2020 .... Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QSdUpoWYL0/X08quu9l1yI/AAAAAAACJjU/hLirVUhpaeY-03RYdssrDHefX9_fFxITgCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="color: #888888; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="454" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QSdUpoWYL0/X08quu9l1yI/AAAAAAACJjU/hLirVUhpaeY-03RYdssrDHefX9_fFxITgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h223/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong>Pssst</strong>: Did you know Alda's Magnolia Hill is on Instagram? </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">You’ll find me on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldasmagnoliahill/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Alda's Magnolia Hill </a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Like to know when a new blog post is up and available to read? 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Subscribe for free post updates !</div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div>Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-15839184688060322212020-09-01T22:44:00.002-07:002020-09-02T09:49:23.304-07:00Fall Muscadine Cake<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WK8BVatAvec/X06qpINSTdI/AAAAAAACJhA/tTEHWJJUqk8spc6y59FHnNJzx5JX2b-CwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_2008.jpeg" style="text-align: left;" width="480" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="post-summary" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are barreling towards the official end of summer - Labor Day weekend. I've been enjoying heirloom tomatoes in Caprese salad, and lots of other summer garden pleasures from a nearby farmers market. Since we are in a covid lockdown, our wedding season has pretty much been postponed, but I have enjoyed this time by puttering in the garden and cooking more that ever. One of our local markets has really stepped up its game, and is having some wonderful chef cooking events to inspire us. I came home with a bag of the most luscious sweet corn, fresh peaches and put some in the freezer for winter. But in September, it is time for the muscadine grapes to start ripening and </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to try to make the Post Family Muscadine cake </span></span></p><p class="post-summary" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 8px 0px 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;">...And it is so easy to put together.</span><span face="" style="color: black; font-size: 18px;"> <a href="https://aldasmagnoliahill.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Read all about it in this post. </a></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="centered" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "open sans", arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="more-link" href=" https://aldasmagnoliahill.blogspot.com/" style="border-radius: 60px; border: 2px solid rgb(156, 96, 0); box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 14px 34px; text-decoration-line: none; text-transform: uppercase; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: baseline; word-spacing: 0.2em;" target="_blank">CONTINUE READING</a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JjDT_nMcnYY/X08Xl7n3rQI/AAAAAAACJiM/XvPJhZz-6Xk3_usaPJkMq-vT2zruUR6QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_4286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JjDT_nMcnYY/X08Xl7n3rQI/AAAAAAACJiM/XvPJhZz-6Xk3_usaPJkMq-vT2zruUR6QwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_4286.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had in my pantry stash a bottle of </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Post Muscadine Grape Juice</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and decided to try out the </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Post family recipe for Muscadine cake ! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hY3YCaPOSJg/X06qr4yqBtI/AAAAAAACJhY/xZgnc4PBotogUGYOEt6tdfOykIn4ckZ7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/lamine-bendib-nmz9jZ5LcxA-unsplash.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These easy-to-grow grapes are great eaten straight off the vine </span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: large;">or when made into jams, preserves or simple grape juice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vgR4v8oIog0/X06qsR_cRoI/AAAAAAACJhc/X08mTqcxkRw4feVlJQYn7t7qlI7TpivwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s300/th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vgR4v8oIog0/X06qsR_cRoI/AAAAAAACJhc/X08mTqcxkRw4feVlJQYn7t7qlI7TpivwgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/th.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In our back pasture, a few wild muscadine </span><span style="text-align: left;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> grapes grow on the vine,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> but the deer seem to love them as much as we do. </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2MmsXvaLX8/X06qr2hSeZI/AAAAAAACJhU/SCHdPjhqrmU76inzZNZJedmyTC9tlfXDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/petri-haanpaa-ZIUocDWY5bs-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I2MmsXvaLX8/X06qr2hSeZI/AAAAAAACJhU/SCHdPjhqrmU76inzZNZJedmyTC9tlfXDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h324/petri-haanpaa-ZIUocDWY5bs-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZWPEM70S-Ys/X06qtB6LvkI/AAAAAAACJhk/95jXQFUuTk4YXwwhk4vJKHK-qXt37DeiACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/yair-mejia-DoScpguh0J8-unsplash.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;">Whether deep red or greenish-bronze, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;">the large, tough-skinned </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;">grapes</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;">known as </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;">muscadines love </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #525252; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the southern humidity and growing climate. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z9GDgnuFCN8/X06qsOLaItI/AAAAAAACJhg/vJOsITFkYUA1XLH4yk3V1rQBNrsC9DHnACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/melissa-walker-horn-4on47p0-bk4-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z9GDgnuFCN8/X06qsOLaItI/AAAAAAACJhg/vJOsITFkYUA1XLH4yk3V1rQBNrsC9DHnACLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/melissa-walker-horn-4on47p0-bk4-unsplash.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The muscadines come into season along with figs </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and even make for a pretty fall wedding cake. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Here a simple cream cheese icing slathered onto </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the "Naked cake " </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">makes a spectacular special presentation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><b>Simple Muscadine Cake </b></p><p>1 Box yellow cake mix</p><p>one 4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding</p><p>1 stick butter</p><p>4 eggs</p><p>1 1/4 cups white muscadine juice</p><p><br /></p><p>Heat oven 350º</p><p>Mix in large bowl, the dry ingredients of the cake mix, and the pudding mix. butter, eggs and muscadine juice. Beat 4 minutes with a mixer. Pour batter into a 13 " x 9" cake pan. </p><p>Bake 45-50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.</p><p>Allow to cool while you make a glaze topping. </p><p>For the Glaze:</p><p>4 Tablespoons of white muscadine juice</p><p>1 1/4 cups powdered sugar. </p><p>Whisk powdered sugar and muscadine juice together in small bowl. Use a toothpick to poke holes in the top of the cake, drizzle the glaze over the top. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIKGbcaqeqQ/X06qqy2WjrI/AAAAAAACJhQ/Es_aJOnnfXcb75xKNPXruuDfospgSNNAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/felipe-vieira-meKuK8Q9QX0-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIKGbcaqeqQ/X06qqy2WjrI/AAAAAAACJhQ/Es_aJOnnfXcb75xKNPXruuDfospgSNNAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/felipe-vieira-meKuK8Q9QX0-unsplash.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Too, I like using a round cake pan, for the cakes look pretty on the cake stand .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FL9Q4A3dffg/X08n_HanAHI/AAAAAAACJjI/Z-8KA2n_c_wNmFjchoyE4c5M18lAgUReQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/muscadine%2Bcake%2Bin%2Biron%2Bskillet%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FL9Q4A3dffg/X08n_HanAHI/AAAAAAACJjI/Z-8KA2n_c_wNmFjchoyE4c5M18lAgUReQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/muscadine%2Bcake%2Bin%2Biron%2Bskillet%2B.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have used a cast iron skillet too, to make the cake...works great!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ready for the start of a wedding season again this year</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> that will be on a much smaller scale,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but our summer has ended quite sweet! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kick4wdGp7Q/X08XJ4hw1DI/AAAAAAACJiE/e7MY_wu6AmQW24lq_H0xBO7uOx8yyyIdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_1975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kick4wdGp7Q/X08XJ4hw1DI/AAAAAAACJiE/e7MY_wu6AmQW24lq_H0xBO7uOx8yyyIdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_1975.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Welcome Fall, 2020 .... Hugs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QSdUpoWYL0/X08quu9l1yI/AAAAAAACJjU/hLirVUhpaeY-03RYdssrDHefX9_fFxITgCLcBGAsYHQ/s454/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="454" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3QSdUpoWYL0/X08quu9l1yI/AAAAAAACJjU/hLirVUhpaeY-03RYdssrDHefX9_fFxITgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h223/Alda%2BSignature%2Bxoxo%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong>Pssst</strong>: Did you know Alda's Magnolia Hill is on Instagram? </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">You’ll find me on Instagram here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aldasmagnoliahill/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Alda's Magnolia Hill </a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: georgia, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Like to know when a new blog post is up and available to read? 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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Before the ceremony begins,</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">all the little details of the wedding. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">It is hard to believe that September is just around the corner</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and our fall wedding season blossoms in fullness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I have heard from so many of my brides</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> that the day was over all too soon ...</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">over in a flash ...</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">after all the planning.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">The brides personal bouquet is to be remembered, </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and captured in a lovely photo... just sitting there looking pretty.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I especially love the magnolia leaves </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and fern fronds in this one.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">With roses in her collar, Delilah our sweetheart </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">English Suffolk draft horse</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and she has an important job to do.</span><span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and this one is most appropriate </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">for the day and these times. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Capturing the bride and groom </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">in a sweet private moment. </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> First look ? </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Seems to put a bride at ease </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">and I love this romantic </span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">dash across the lawn.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> There are never too many pictures</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> of just the two of you...</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">And with your girls</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">A few pictures of a handsome groom</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> before the actual ceremony are treasured.</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> Stepping in the carriage...</span></div>
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Time to get in the carriage and go to the altar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">According to Hollywood, Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties have a wild raucous reputation ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">but parties seem to be a bit different</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">opt for a more acceptable style of partying these days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whether Little Rock is home for you or you just want to make it a Destination Wedding Party, you can plan a perfect Party Weekend and one that will make you want to come back for another trip to Little Rock and Rock Town River Outfitters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> for a few of your closest </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">friends and family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">even dad to tag along, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">especially if dad is the Best Man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">might not have been on your radar before, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">but Rock Town River Outfitters </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">will make sure it is the perfect way </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">to send off a groom into happily ever after. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Typically the Best Man is the one responsible</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">and a kayak trip does not have to kill the budget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> It is really especially nice if all of the friends</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> each other on the river with this kind of a party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> The highlight of the evening might be a Sunset Tour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> ending in the city lights of downtown Little Rock. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Both boats and people </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> A few instructions make it easy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">bike rentals and biking the Arkansas River trail is an easy plan. Located in the downtown River Market </span></div>
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Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-18871885303810069222020-05-31T02:00:00.000-07:002020-06-01T08:21:12.815-07:00Preserving Bridal Flowers<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While we are all working on getting back to, or simply finding a new normal, I think it is a good time to do some wedding planning for the future! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> Flowers are a big part of wedding day especially the Brides Bouquet. I have been asked in the past how to preserve a bridal bouquet after the wedding The photos many capture the sweetness but really a bouquet is an investment piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Today I am sharing someone who can preserve sentimental flowers for years to come. A piece of jewelry, or a piece of hanging art ..each preserved art piece is different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">family members vintage broaches...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">how sweet to have each family member share in your bouquet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">for while many things at your wedding </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> your flowers don't have to be! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; text-align: start;"> Recently we hosted a "Plan B" wedding for a very special Magnolia Hill bride who is a hero in her own right as a member of the National Guard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“The National Guard is fully involved at the local, state, and federal level in the planning and execution of the nation’s response to COVID-19,” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Our hero National Guard bride Maria and her fiance´ Santiago, chose to go ahead and postpone the wedding with all friends and family to instead, have a simple sweet Front Porch Wedding.</span><br />
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The groom nervously twirls the ring and awaits for his bride...</div>
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Beautiful Maria arrives with a handful of white roses and the marriage license in hand. </div>
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Vows and rings are exchanged on the front porch under Buddy's direction.</div>
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To bless the new marriage ceremony, a basket of white doves were released ...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Family stood nearby with their cameras </span><br />
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Buddy signed the marriage license on the front porch and made it all official.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Monday morning back to work protecting us all...</span></div>
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“‘I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the <span style="font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;">Lord</span>,</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All those who see it will remember." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">when I see these blooms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">our Dogwood tree has been in full bloom. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"> at the same time as the Dogwood trees.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> though our Magnolia Hill gates...we are staying home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; white-space: pre-wrap;">Healthcare workers are literally risking it all to save us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They say, <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; white-space: pre-wrap;">"We also have family but we can't stay home...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c2022; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be responsible and STAY HOME because I can't"</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">Especially pretty in spring, but also in the fall, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";"> as swirling scarlet and purple leaves </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">add </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">to the fall landscape's autumnal palette.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">This pink Dogwood was given as a gift in</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">These legendary trees have long been part of our native landscape </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #26484a; font-family: "roboto";">100% North American native cultivar that ranges</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3b4143; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">America's founding fathers were big dogwood fans too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3b4143; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> George Washington planted them at</span></span></div>
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Buddy and I hope you have a blessed Easter</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since this year we are all sheltering in place </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am sad there will not be any little people </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">coming through my back door on Easter </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with a loud "Hi Happy!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> (that is what I am called by the two</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> most important little people in my life... ages 2 and 5!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bunnies came out of storage </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and they are all around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Thank goodness, right after Valentines day </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started pulling out the bunnies for an Easter Party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Little velvet chicks....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Easter candies and marshmallow bunnies </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> when the little boys were able to come</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> before the crisis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> They loved the cutest bunny teapot </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Easter basket was mine that my mother </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">had saved and perfect for felt bunnies </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and marshmallow suckers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A velvet bunny in the kitchen...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Staying so close to home, and sheltering in place, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can still hop down the bunny trail </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as bunnies carry their baskets full of roses </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and share some Easter inspiration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Have you every read the book,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> <i>The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings </i>? </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You know how some books that your mother read to you</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved the message that there is only <i>one</i> of "You" .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought you might enjoy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a bit of a "Bunny Hop" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as they have hopped all over the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">since we've been sheltered here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I know some of you have been confined</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> to your homes even longer than that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">And yet there still seems to be signs of hope</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> all around--in the faces of the heroic first responders</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> and health professionals working extra-hard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">are in the dining room </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">and help to make your home </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> places of grace even while you're stuck in them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Beaded eggs by Katherine's Collection </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A framed vintage postcard </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from my postcard collection circa 1906</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> displayed with white velvet bunnies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The teapot lamp brightens </span></div>
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Hi friends! With Easter only a week away, I thought I would share how Spring </div>
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The dogwood wreath on the front door is</div>
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When the first buds of spring peep through their winter sleep, </div>
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As the miracle of spring unfolds, I like to think of my front porch </div>
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Bunnies seemed to be popping up on the porch everywhere...</div>
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It was so nice to have a clean fresh porch! </div>
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If you have known me very long, </div>
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This forced quiet time has certainly let us keep busy</div>
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A fresh coat of paint will feel smooth and cool to summers bare feet. </div>
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I found it was too easy to become overwhelmed,</div>
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The rocking chairs got a fresh coat of paint too. </div>
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They were a Christmas gift from my husband the first year in our house.</div>
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Notes to self while under "house arrest" ....enjoy the gift of the day. </div>
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<span id="goog_350843112"></span><span id="goog_350843113"></span><br />Alda's Magnolia Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07385873426266465064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138547490751693447.post-64547347969352324492019-11-24T05:00:00.000-08:002019-11-24T05:00:03.300-08:00Last Hurrah for Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanksgiving is almost here and we have so much to be thankful for.</div>
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What a fabulous fall we had this year...I am sad to see it go! </div>
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Once the record breaking summer heat broke, </div>
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our fall has seemed to last about 20 minutes. </div>
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Buddy gets up early and feeds our horses early in the morning. </div>
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He enjoys watching the morning fog break.</div>
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Blue and Delilah are always hungry and they</div>
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The weather went from HOT October to cold mornings on the farm.</div>
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A heavy dew looks almost like snow.</div>
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The serene fog rises and lingers on the lake </div>
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as the water is still warm and the air is cool. </div>
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Early mornings with beautiful and crisp weather leading up to Thanksgiving. </div>
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Watching the leaves turn...Still the leaves on the trees are gorgeous </div>
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as color around the lake is at its' peak in November. </div>
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I am still enjoying the colors of fall before the red and green of Christmas. </div>
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Buddy really surprised me with a box delivered </div>
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for our November wedding anniversary too!</div>
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He knew I loved Mackenzie-Childs and this enamel pitcher</div>
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He took a hint from the black and white colors on our patio.</div>
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Of course I could not wait to fill with fall roses and "pumpkin Tree" twigs.</div>
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Perfect for our kitchen table.</div>
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But this is what I love about fall most of all...getting to share it with those I love. </div>
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