My House

<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/AVvXsEjMTsjwfcfuyvMwMh3CA7I0DezmftnIaKpneEPwZ1PjByAMzicDkbYqHKO77rD2OWaK02AJNiiZDfpQSdm-D5mD8nc4UmtYwckhoPz1uU31_1lynYwOZN4o1c1qVWl2O026UHSlv8Fkml4/s1600/house+2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="new year, new chapter, DIY, new home, new house" border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTsjwfcfuyvMwMh3CA7I0DezmftnIaKpneEPwZ1PjByAMzicDkbYqHKO77rD2OWaK02AJNiiZDfpQSdm-D5mD8nc4UmtYwckhoPz1uU31_1lynYwOZN4o1c1qVWl2O026UHSlv8Fkml4/s1600/house+2014.jpg" title="My House" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's the end of one chapter, but the start of many more.</i></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5bf1OvPGn_NYQ-Rtp29Gk6C260M-DvWDPMlDe1oSSnFZQJxS1Nb6CWFtX4qh6XjH7aJNxabrkjYfDceH2lGg3VoSZD_rHhpxSsSdLtTlKn5LcIx2t-DAqbSoks37pm_HyBr1dLd-Tis/s1600/IMG_1291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5bf1OvPGn_NYQ-Rtp29Gk6C260M-DvWDPMlDe1oSSnFZQJxS1Nb6CWFtX4qh6XjH7aJNxabrkjYfDceH2lGg3VoSZD_rHhpxSsSdLtTlKn5LcIx2t-DAqbSoks37pm_HyBr1dLd-Tis/s1600/IMG_1291.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hey all! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been MIA for a little while. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things happen, and sometimes, one has to take a little break. </div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">We've had to move, and it's been a whirlwind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTKkkZHgNsN1fdR6zKRQEDHCzc0JB5sWAfam_M9luMlRx_E9NN4uKCI57FkXI4XFXivOdgmVEolr4JqCCSuRhZ_9sPHqPyWiYjFriHIPvvK6U8ERNgb82Uplyx5AarQKcmaYkESEutZA/s1600/5-21-13+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTKkkZHgNsN1fdR6zKRQEDHCzc0JB5sWAfam_M9luMlRx_E9NN4uKCI57FkXI4XFXivOdgmVEolr4JqCCSuRhZ_9sPHqPyWiYjFriHIPvvK6U8ERNgb82Uplyx5AarQKcmaYkESEutZA/s1600/5-21-13+016.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm back! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I see that all of my loyal friends and followers have been hanging in there, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and have still been checking in with my blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VVW_NvbBY9SsZqTNqFZfE6JgvFfHFRgrbZwW1lQQo6rzw-Zdo0szctPgyM2dPU6y-H0mLQliF3_iq9zJpUpuTLO3EQn-umBivVoa5ZtDvOI34-I2wNLiNh6Hgj0Vqd8Y4KYo08ybRhc/s1600/5-21-13+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VVW_NvbBY9SsZqTNqFZfE6JgvFfHFRgrbZwW1lQQo6rzw-Zdo0szctPgyM2dPU6y-H0mLQliF3_iq9zJpUpuTLO3EQn-umBivVoa5ZtDvOI34-I2wNLiNh6Hgj0Vqd8Y4KYo08ybRhc/s1600/5-21-13+020.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For that, I'm so grateful! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDIs0dqw8HM718vqdxCdWnd2QuhZNAP4z1y9sRMv2z6wL8MSV77qG6z6C4-tk7vDVppOA8GN1NvFWuAbFUrjDzucmZxFIl_vH05knDcY2f9IebBgS6rvZyyLIsNW_Px7ySnu9Zt2HyJ0/s1600/5-21-13+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDIs0dqw8HM718vqdxCdWnd2QuhZNAP4z1y9sRMv2z6wL8MSV77qG6z6C4-tk7vDVppOA8GN1NvFWuAbFUrjDzucmZxFIl_vH05knDcY2f9IebBgS6rvZyyLIsNW_Px7ySnu9Zt2HyJ0/s1600/5-21-13+025.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, although I've sadly had to say goodbye to our home, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the great news is that we've moved into another beautiful house.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VurXq3i6G3mPO1JXtPpVLKckLu0vijaHMvBLBLZG1ari6qMLwn-shTvDJNSYn53ZqSK8ld-PZOVj1oLYsDG9bMpGc466EWLnRDM2PSqUHuuC-gQAmFnMPjZUu1wvp4KqudTSVIXg1hs/s1600/memorial+day+13+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VurXq3i6G3mPO1JXtPpVLKckLu0vijaHMvBLBLZG1ari6qMLwn-shTvDJNSYn53ZqSK8ld-PZOVj1oLYsDG9bMpGc466EWLnRDM2PSqUHuuC-gQAmFnMPjZUu1wvp4KqudTSVIXg1hs/s1600/memorial+day+13+008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I plan on having lots of fun working on making it a great home! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are a series of pix of all of my favorite spots </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in and around my "old" home (which is actually NEW). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEg9uUkMGQ0fRXMY1Q0M-ddyJvGj5mo7jwlEuNsqbKt5G_FgsuwBntdPKn97X2DHw6qepN_ip7qhcZLjTnXoc9eReCzsyspdiPAJB0wvfbE0Ez0LCkUfxQXA9SfcX0XN3zGzmCXMWGVwQXA/s1600/painting+chairs+6-13+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uUkMGQ0fRXMY1Q0M-ddyJvGj5mo7jwlEuNsqbKt5G_FgsuwBntdPKn97X2DHw6qepN_ip7qhcZLjTnXoc9eReCzsyspdiPAJB0wvfbE0Ez0LCkUfxQXA9SfcX0XN3zGzmCXMWGVwQXA/s1600/painting+chairs+6-13+020.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And when we are into the New Year, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll share some pictures of my "new" home (which is actually OLD). </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TDPGuCOevDPIdh1GQjJWq8jGFn-scrHs-yv4xHnX4Xc4kJk7qaKKW_6JmD2vEnkzvXxbGLp3dvT14EVnq1vfX111prIH240MLXtfJ3-Ndar4gKDAE68Eih9EcMBM6JT-A4jTU-VztaI/s1600/june2013+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3TDPGuCOevDPIdh1GQjJWq8jGFn-scrHs-yv4xHnX4Xc4kJk7qaKKW_6JmD2vEnkzvXxbGLp3dvT14EVnq1vfX111prIH240MLXtfJ3-Ndar4gKDAE68Eih9EcMBM6JT-A4jTU-VztaI/s1600/june2013+014.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you all have a great holiday season.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55LSHg2jrGtMi0ROGsC_rKWTtj-rbTC4tnSK-U4skhJz_-ADgTU3kUc41A-pZwIMN8Y8DsWHi7Ma2nYgwMuIJc7qQyMrfPjI6Lnax9qdDWSgwBb-psVGGhViROSzYr_kSmIoFHSDUM-Y/s1600/november+2012+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55LSHg2jrGtMi0ROGsC_rKWTtj-rbTC4tnSK-U4skhJz_-ADgTU3kUc41A-pZwIMN8Y8DsWHi7Ma2nYgwMuIJc7qQyMrfPjI6Lnax9qdDWSgwBb-psVGGhViROSzYr_kSmIoFHSDUM-Y/s1600/november+2012+003.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I wish you a very Happy New Year! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJVC4iZimCCIpsKwgmIPOAjTYtt3V3NROrbYiYFw_Bh5b48iQeW5RrxDsZsNZsgXLEEAYwCwwP4RYpdg-miIs0jeBly8x_Onn2r-IG6R7ZTIK2C9V7VSaSLJctqem4b2GB2Q5ftYPJqY/s1600/xmastree1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJVC4iZimCCIpsKwgmIPOAjTYtt3V3NROrbYiYFw_Bh5b48iQeW5RrxDsZsNZsgXLEEAYwCwwP4RYpdg-miIs0jeBly8x_Onn2r-IG6R7ZTIK2C9V7VSaSLJctqem4b2GB2Q5ftYPJqY/s1600/xmastree1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for staying with me. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5DBWgiI5terCn8LN9G1oaSQ7Mq3hCv9G1kyitcA3M-LWPATbzTv6fGCs90NSDaDhSwhMTQO2XQOQq9PdtQwzlPUngUj-M2xcGXm4t5Wh7PAE0DeTuFmyJNfIiI67QuzpsnA3FGIYK6I/s1600/aug+2013+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5DBWgiI5terCn8LN9G1oaSQ7Mq3hCv9G1kyitcA3M-LWPATbzTv6fGCs90NSDaDhSwhMTQO2XQOQq9PdtQwzlPUngUj-M2xcGXm4t5Wh7PAE0DeTuFmyJNfIiI67QuzpsnA3FGIYK6I/s1600/aug+2013+013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I look forward to 2015,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1n4ivl1WkUgCNqI_OCAuvKx9pcbAcPhyphenhyphen9M1-cHHS_u1ekf5ACItl0xWJ9A0_W3yGAJIsl83cDrOFUvxFE1Xt0ESDs8S5J3cGmBnrR8Wd5VVxRd4rqlu9UrQ413YmOPdvyjs8fdpW4ifE/s1600/paintstick+flag+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1n4ivl1WkUgCNqI_OCAuvKx9pcbAcPhyphenhyphen9M1-cHHS_u1ekf5ACItl0xWJ9A0_W3yGAJIsl83cDrOFUvxFE1Xt0ESDs8S5J3cGmBnrR8Wd5VVxRd4rqlu9UrQ413YmOPdvyjs8fdpW4ifE/s1600/paintstick+flag+3.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I will see you all in the New Year, with more projects, DIY, and recipes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMZkfrG_0TmIu7zHYjGhuPCdawykPq-PZMO19tGSOPlefkRDw_TeJdDp3nJofRa4wRpgXcnBKJLWMdCYv7uMviQ95Ik41xltIR_KZOeum4ByYsMwWpBy2sSdOxUoFWwX_GCQEpgYPSWA/s1600/mirror+on+phone+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMZkfrG_0TmIu7zHYjGhuPCdawykPq-PZMO19tGSOPlefkRDw_TeJdDp3nJofRa4wRpgXcnBKJLWMdCYv7uMviQ95Ik41xltIR_KZOeum4ByYsMwWpBy2sSdOxUoFWwX_GCQEpgYPSWA/s1600/mirror+on+phone+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My holiday and New Year's wish for all of you, is that you will ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6UZWoSjxtppKSx0wQe9yQqNpFLYjuWaOy2fIA5TDhp2RBleC1" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Julia</div>

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