Living in the Moment

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZJIsv62t_bLCQM0laVfAS9xI15r-zC3zZlADKypm7FlSyzVLuopkVn_zRJiFG-UVEuYFhFhhm49wARgiOAKO7ayJ2fmIS4tGCVe8_VT_8wS1C8XXSInJBws86gCCMMpAMmbgQuHhglI/s1600/july16-2013+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY Wall Art" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZJIsv62t_bLCQM0laVfAS9xI15r-zC3zZlADKypm7FlSyzVLuopkVn_zRJiFG-UVEuYFhFhhm49wARgiOAKO7ayJ2fmIS4tGCVe8_VT_8wS1C8XXSInJBws86gCCMMpAMmbgQuHhglI/s320/july16-2013+003.jpg" title="DIY Wall Art" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My kids are going to KILL ME! Because, yup, I have Pitbull lyrics hanging in our kitchen. Not only do my teenagers think I am old and decrepit, they think Pitbull is old, AND creepy. In fact, that's kind of the reason I chose Pitbull lyrics. I like to antagonize my teenagers. It's fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a data-ved="0CAgQjRwwAA" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=lJkCtHeHQ8ajbM&tbnid=yRdek7OcUw12FM:&ved=0CAgQjRwwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPitbull_(rapper)&ei=KnblUa72BLTj4AP834HACA&psig=AFQjCNFeL55DZNT0hMb37UdGhcKBGF-V8w&ust=1374078890253475" id="irc_mil" style="border: 0px currentColor;"><img height="292" id="irc_mi" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Pitbull_2,_2012.jpg/230px-Pitbull_2,_2012.jpg" style="margin-top: 111px;" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's living in the moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a canvas, I had some burlap, and I had some Thickers. It came out kinda cute, but now it needs something. I think it would look A LOT better with a frame of sorts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where I need your help. What should I do?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some ideas I found around the webby world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="love to knw how 2 du this by 2mi" class="photo-brick" height="650" id="img-fpwalOYdK1" src="http://indulgy.net/D7/DD/98/26092737213027700951zBekYPc.jpg" width="432" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Might be fun to make a cluster of paper flowers made from music sheets, and either frame around the burlap, or maybe cluster some paper flowers in a corner or two.  <a href="http://indulgy.com/post/fpwalOYdK1/diy-paper-flowers#/do/from/75707046059">Source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD73gKIkCEA6vBBtGs5n-5YZSa-MohRqjwT5_V3o4ttf4_aDL83NTWoFSfqPxbn80-OlFIKd5cfrCj_zK9bhp2lg5DsvPa1GjCcEosQWtEOTWyA79I00onIJ3qJoMq92uDpS8kOY6Sj8/s1600/Cottage+Frame+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvD73gKIkCEA6vBBtGs5n-5YZSa-MohRqjwT5_V3o4ttf4_aDL83NTWoFSfqPxbn80-OlFIKd5cfrCj_zK9bhp2lg5DsvPa1GjCcEosQWtEOTWyA79I00onIJ3qJoMq92uDpS8kOY6Sj8/s640/Cottage+Frame+010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or it might look good with wood shims, framing the lyrics...so<a href="http://www.occasionallycrafty.com/2011/04/in-case-you-missed-it-pottery-barn.html">urce</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/envirokids/Projects/images/frame_empty.jpg" width="250" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like the idea of making a twig frame too. <a href="http://www.ci.tacoma.wa.us/envirokids/Projects/twig_frame.htm">Source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.joann.com/images/prj//1310//3731188P39_m.jpg" title="" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The overlapped ribbon looks great, like above. Using some sort of natural looking material. <a href="http://www.joann.com/ribbon-frame/prod1460039/">Source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="finished 1" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-247" height="225" src="http://sarahnielsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/finished-1-300x225.jpg" title="finished 1" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saw this tutorial on making a burlap mat. It's essentially burlap glued to cardboard. I was thinking maybe I could used a different shade of burlap and maybe stencil the boarder with a pattern. <a href="http://sarahnielsen.com/2009/09/burlap-mat-tutorial/">Source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY8FiYZQ-LOiyKLNciZQJW9BF2R0OWXcaQRQhdcGGGP2CJNxZKsVtZtPnlMYXwpC4CqRZrTr_S7QD70JSQlbYv5h6q0RXWNIy6ErMmDYvp-Ybi-u8YfZnmCnXF0-f3rGJpUi2j_q3bj3k/s1600/how_to_make_burlap_frame_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWY8FiYZQ-LOiyKLNciZQJW9BF2R0OWXcaQRQhdcGGGP2CJNxZKsVtZtPnlMYXwpC4CqRZrTr_S7QD70JSQlbYv5h6q0RXWNIy6ErMmDYvp-Ybi-u8YfZnmCnXF0-f3rGJpUi2j_q3bj3k/s320/how_to_make_burlap_frame_5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or just wrap it, for an interesting look. <a href="http://allthumbscrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-burlap-frames-without-any.html">Source</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, what do YOU think? Leave me a comment and let me know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until I make a decision, Pitbull is hangin' all Nekkid in the kitchen. Creeping out the kids. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Come party in the meantime!  </div><span style="color: #45818e;"></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">SUNDAY</span></div><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: blue; font-size: xx-small;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/2013/06/02/that-diy-party-19/"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">That DIY Party at DIY Showoff</span></a><br /><a href="http://threemangoseeds.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; 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Living in the Moment

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A Portrait of Someone's Kids...

Hello and Happy Sunday! <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuye29G-4DxHC62fg8VQOdksyHovozoNwGvDRG7234DiIbN-OYPLsvlQv86ommeRsCMdtRqKthPv7Zbg2KtUNjsTF3w8ilidGlmD1xLjJPzFtDOi2E3QBEiQsVQWAgX0fG_r950MT0k8/s1600/4-28+frame+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuye29G-4DxHC62fg8VQOdksyHovozoNwGvDRG7234DiIbN-OYPLsvlQv86ommeRsCMdtRqKthPv7Zbg2KtUNjsTF3w8ilidGlmD1xLjJPzFtDOi2E3QBEiQsVQWAgX0fG_r950MT0k8/s320/4-28+frame+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>I got up this morning with hopes of getting an early start. However, the Technology Gods and Mother Nature had other plans for me it seems. Really, it's their fault. <br /><br />First of all, I somehow manage to turn my computer screen sideways. Hmmm. In a panic, I shut down illegally, lost all of my post, and did what any techno-master would do - got my 12 year old son up to save the day. <br /><br />If you ever have the same problem, you press ctrl, alt and the arrow buttons to reposition your screen the right way up. As my son solved the problem, he said "Oh, Mom, I love you" in his best patronizing tone.  Yeah. I don't get no respect! <br /><br />I then had a call from my Mom, and stepped outside to look at my daffodils and discuss the planting of my Johnny Jump Ups (I'm easily distracted). As I was planning my planting tactics, the dogs started barking like crazy. I turned to see them chasing 3 big chubby raccoons! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVL5R4bhEKIKkAS8lsNWtWEk3-ooCBHkD1DS1w1h00Ub-uHBasmdlmlxgQwcqaL32MiO3ipEAsYLbt007gBTfbIOfXz6O5jetdMQAuFfcEIqAsfc6nR4R_JD-2y_DTnZjZo8IOwYk5MQ/s1600/raccoon+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVL5R4bhEKIKkAS8lsNWtWEk3-ooCBHkD1DS1w1h00Ub-uHBasmdlmlxgQwcqaL32MiO3ipEAsYLbt007gBTfbIOfXz6O5jetdMQAuFfcEIqAsfc6nR4R_JD-2y_DTnZjZo8IOwYk5MQ/s320/raccoon+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Of course I had to stop what I was doing and take a picture. I was cooing and making kissy noises, but this guy wouldn't look at me.  He was just hoping I would go away! <br /><br />OK, focus Jules.  Back to the real subject! <br /><br />I've been painting this picture frame for about<em> 3 months</em> now. Really. I originally began when we still had snow on the ground, but I came to my senses and waited for nicer weather. <br /><br />So, finally, a finished frame for a painting I have of two of my kids. <br /><br />(Really mean confession - It was very nice of the woman to paint my kids for me for my birthday, but it doesn't actually look like my kids. At all. It might look like someone else's kids, but it doesn't look like mine.)<br /><br />This is them, when they were little cuties! <br /><br />  <img alt="" aria-busy="false" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowliftCaption" class="spotlight" src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/206658_1046237790685_8456_n.jpg" style="height: 453px; width: 604px;" /><br /><br />And here is the painting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQy-DlM8PAGE3-QSYCIib1EC1XFQDkkZ_0bpXulxXRMCSp_5ZtH2pwsWpUbkuqoZSt3wnPV-WrUXHJ1ymErK0rqS7r_roIjAbjtZ9PQEI4AnJFDs_LCTKmLNCky-wFFlUvtsT0BZvRGU/s1600/4-28+frame+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQy-DlM8PAGE3-QSYCIib1EC1XFQDkkZ_0bpXulxXRMCSp_5ZtH2pwsWpUbkuqoZSt3wnPV-WrUXHJ1ymErK0rqS7r_roIjAbjtZ9PQEI4AnJFDs_LCTKmLNCky-wFFlUvtsT0BZvRGU/s320/4-28+frame+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Um, not quite. Either way, I still like it, and I want a nice frame for it. <br /><br />So, this is the original gold frame. It didn't look good on my gold walls, or with the gold tones of the painting. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLFr3GoMsvLdhEXMMcTK132EPQ3CsDVcMRqYif_m523c94lgtjB8neTXlYc7mOtyVcDsoW9NCpi2QTlVpBhqURKhR949GlLlWPt7i-LF1WSfjcJNptiEe3u8hy9reUg-YhHy_Ne8oIjo/s1600/march2013+207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLFr3GoMsvLdhEXMMcTK132EPQ3CsDVcMRqYif_m523c94lgtjB8neTXlYc7mOtyVcDsoW9NCpi2QTlVpBhqURKhR949GlLlWPt7i-LF1WSfjcJNptiEe3u8hy9reUg-YhHy_Ne8oIjo/s320/march2013+207.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Easily fixed with spray paint! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYCJC6-lyA_aRrAuJrXe7Cfie6N2AIHRnk2_BBcWgdo_c46CJIRTfZmuh2kcYEyz1XnkNeL9SoQ7pPVV1KZCSre47c1yBJf0EvCl3XkXTKQPE-qMJIAG8QYAUUvl29yvGDWQt9ChHq20/s1600/march2013+210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYCJC6-lyA_aRrAuJrXe7Cfie6N2AIHRnk2_BBcWgdo_c46CJIRTfZmuh2kcYEyz1XnkNeL9SoQ7pPVV1KZCSre47c1yBJf0EvCl3XkXTKQPE-qMJIAG8QYAUUvl29yvGDWQt9ChHq20/s320/march2013+210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first thing I did was put a little Vaseline on the corners so that some of the gold would come through and make it look a two-toned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got outside, things went pretty fast.  I used my folding saw horses (which are a little on the old side, but I LOVE! You can get your own below.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIcZ5_bzHk-MSx7FdCi0I5hgLed5sKH6RfS5XZRAdJNXPeRpoG62ik6U26vW6TBXaRNRUym3xbRMF2knK7wljWKCo_Y07tiMRonoHH6v19dUrC2Xdw4DznxhAU8Imv3ZG99SPq9DkHHo/s1600/4-28+frame+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIcZ5_bzHk-MSx7FdCi0I5hgLed5sKH6RfS5XZRAdJNXPeRpoG62ik6U26vW6TBXaRNRUym3xbRMF2knK7wljWKCo_Y07tiMRonoHH6v19dUrC2Xdw4DznxhAU8Imv3ZG99SPq9DkHHo/s320/4-28+frame+006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=fymoho-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000MIXWJG&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The spray painting is so much easier with the handle attachment thingy. I sprayed three light coats, and let it dry for about 20 minutes between each coat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aL58wkqwCZUIfMHEe6cb1tapoHuvZKxCMi1E40p8mivwGNYIt7-cVGzvzu0WNKIYmaz9Z8wu_OBIQrkezbzO0FRLa77JQ0_QmW-xopPuYH4m2YGfBuWHz8VCkzyqAY5RV9JelP4UawQ/s1600/4-28+frame+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-aL58wkqwCZUIfMHEe6cb1tapoHuvZKxCMi1E40p8mivwGNYIt7-cVGzvzu0WNKIYmaz9Z8wu_OBIQrkezbzO0FRLa77JQ0_QmW-xopPuYH4m2YGfBuWHz8VCkzyqAY5RV9JelP4UawQ/s320/4-28+frame+008.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I rubbed off the black on the corners. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-jqodz_h40WtVdkX7qarZAbmn5hI6l-zpDy07lJ0U_mKPdpczLlMNOBc7Q2nrsc2D8F722a8NV_3KBZxCK6N79zq51C6ZQGzLTzfLfrffl5OmCyD2we9RAxoRtcK6m2W4QxkfNez6Qc/s1600/4-28+frame+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-jqodz_h40WtVdkX7qarZAbmn5hI6l-zpDy07lJ0U_mKPdpczLlMNOBc7Q2nrsc2D8F722a8NV_3KBZxCK6N79zq51C6ZQGzLTzfLfrffl5OmCyD2we9RAxoRtcK6m2W4QxkfNez6Qc/s320/4-28+frame+010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> It looked a little bright so I just lightly dusted it with the spray paint. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuye29G-4DxHC62fg8VQOdksyHovozoNwGvDRG7234DiIbN-OYPLsvlQv86ommeRsCMdtRqKthPv7Zbg2KtUNjsTF3w8ilidGlmD1xLjJPzFtDOi2E3QBEiQsVQWAgX0fG_r950MT0k8/s1600/4-28+frame+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuye29G-4DxHC62fg8VQOdksyHovozoNwGvDRG7234DiIbN-OYPLsvlQv86ommeRsCMdtRqKthPv7Zbg2KtUNjsTF3w8ilidGlmD1xLjJPzFtDOi2E3QBEiQsVQWAgX0fG_r950MT0k8/s320/4-28+frame+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7Jbs5el0A6khBLiAcK-3tOOjl3yop7Avfea-fuRMYAFuP9u2Z0czX9Z-x3nhF1qhsUTm1Gjki4d_fVyyVsJy_oMpbGQjv8AU1z-_mnxcaj-E4O5mwjz9qzA6VBvcg3rXhAFj6_IGiSQ/s1600/4-28+frame+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7Jbs5el0A6khBLiAcK-3tOOjl3yop7Avfea-fuRMYAFuP9u2Z0czX9Z-x3nhF1qhsUTm1Gjki4d_fVyyVsJy_oMpbGQjv8AU1z-_mnxcaj-E4O5mwjz9qzA6VBvcg3rXhAFj6_IGiSQ/s320/4-28+frame+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>And here is what the frame looks like now. It looks better! It still doesn't look like my kids, but it looks better... <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSUH0coEiGQ8D0JbWyEnoWijEpuUrCp69BwEzpRTtqWJZME6bXq303Lgkm0RkBaOxpO7PALU9Ib8XqTv7pPTNtVPCSvgEFkHfxLe0MvSZa9rAZWLSF6BQJ4RetQ-m6vs0K3EL5LMQpN8/s1600/frames+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSUH0coEiGQ8D0JbWyEnoWijEpuUrCp69BwEzpRTtqWJZME6bXq303Lgkm0RkBaOxpO7PALU9Ib8XqTv7pPTNtVPCSvgEFkHfxLe0MvSZa9rAZWLSF6BQJ4RetQ-m6vs0K3EL5LMQpN8/s320/frames+002.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span id="goog_932517667"></span><span id="goog_932517668">So what are you up to this beautiful Sunday? </span>

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