Laundry room to mud room (Oh yeah)

<p>Hello there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a great one – I got some DIY time in, some quality kiddo time and even a date with the hubs! And it wasn’t 101 degrees – bonus! :)</p> <p>I’m sharing a before and after today that’s been a loooong time coming. I’m giddy about it. Grinning like mad. Elaine Benes dance happy. It’s not anything Pinterest worthy, but let me tell you…it’s <strong>BIG</strong>. (To me.)</p> <p>This weekend was momentous – the former laundry/mud room is now just a MUD ROOM. <strong></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="5">Can I get an AMEN??</font></strong></p> <p>I took this picture minutes before the waster and dryer were moved out:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZIV5of3lMxPl9XJZA8UmSjmoSOee6kmGYtXNAUgBsMLiB88_QQapMY7JARO75eZpl14zUWyBzXL9CPHN7ag_Qrmp9Pb06Tnr-MtDlt7kVz9nOyYJNUhgfYkEh7-pHI-nANvU1GaWiHM/s1600-h/photo%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="yes, this is real" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFS7sKiDJK6c0AZBRIDxh54sot29DF1yaqjdaxbmGdAUrD2BcN91tWKJEy_Iaj7xGspeR4ZOE8do8txQsbIxLNwGTOnWQCsxXQvvhgkrSCaQQ4AJbhyBxo7bNDPnckUOHbddJ9sRO1p8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yes, this is real" width="360" /></a></p> <p>It looked like that all. the. time. Every time thought to myself, “Self, are you <em>sure</em> you want to move the washer and dryer downstairs?” I would walk back into this room. </p> <p>Yep, yep I do. </p> <p>I tried. Tried to make it work, tried to keep it organized. It was not within my realm of…well…anything. I couldn’t do it. </p> <p>This room has a long road ahead of it, and all I’ve done so far is move everything that was on the left over to the right (where the washer and dryer were), and it’s made all the difference in the world:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswXFY7QTXqt5Enqq29-xZcwhNtvlPwofxhPrr_JIKpYWMzML3cY-b0VskJ42yxccrdcTqseysOUoA-7NFfIm4FBkg24Dc41B4zaskCbpQ4baLhjz_gdcGhWlI-O5_jOICmPRc4JAFTr4/s1600-h/IMG_2347%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2YTrk1Rz50rLHva-1E5CO4v3iNyhHBqUdJWCMXiyLs9YnnXnSWHU-QIBo_VlvoxjsEPOzljOVHqFUVUf0rIZV2gsYYxWb6RFYLQ1hk6oiUiC_Ed2eeFKFUlJdBRNUta-gWfSc1MzksQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="325" /></a></p> <p>You can now see when I painted this room I didn’t bother to move the W/D – I just painted around them. ;) No one could tell. Till now. </p> <p>I also didn’t move them to install the beadboard, so that’s coming soon. For now I moved the shelf up about a foot and took the hooks that were on the long wall on the left and hung them underneath:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQIpGGMujglT843506rlv_uAtjXIsNSwGNmKVtEG8lco8QdmHa2-pZHwXIKA4R8RHlP2dna5Or0hc0jcwx5eHV7N86C7Ck9u8Bq6NTSqFLtkT_xTm6j1q_Bjqdk97SKAMZWg_Vb5NdeI/s1600-h/IMG_2350%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="in between mud room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcT7k9hydrvUmsJ95Yff1F2mrf3kAH3eGpFd2cLJl0hpsl6_NQggCZGV2EU6VA2Tn2VqkHsiNNoQcvcz8-NwvBGU_frbjNJUQ9EiL9iMXbacjmSpTravjRm2v9PrCky2S42vz2noZJPo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="in between mud room" width="320" /></a></p> <p>My goal was to make this room functional before the Bub starts school in a few weeks. (Kindergarten. Sniff. No, I don’t want to talk about it.) </p> <p>I feel a meeeeellion times more organized already. I feel like we can breath when we walk in and out of our house:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDE5Ak5Q7eHJ4p-IDj_qkw4AGww-tWp0jLvF7yz_If5ZxKavJSGL7VvsHsx-i7mCcINRxqMTL7wcvbKnU9RuJiM4eWjI-XBMWr6jgCF0mSX9zKE9Bb4zHavZkGFtwxmCGVMok_jMBBos/s1600-h/IMG_2356%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUa6e9JPxBRi6zhZbbM8LtUfalkLFqy2vqFj3yG3Q0dXuckTnQjzJ6FLPPn4FL40azgLD3Dh2DXl9vVL9QM1sdkFTWgnt2XK-x3EsN2HAwiHrajJqM9oSiC0w-i5iU0NbPAococ9knmA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>Doesn’t it look AMAZING????? OK, I know it’s kind of a mess still, but I have rose-colored-mud-room glasses on and I think it’s stinkin’ beautiful. ;) I am so thrilled to have such a large, open space as a mud room. (It feels HUGE to me now.)</p> <p>I have big plans for this room, of course. Beadboard, paint, new trim (casing, baseboards and crown), maybe new lighting, a bench, coat storage and cabinets and storage up to the ceiling in that cubby area. </p> <p>Oh, and I can take that vinyl down cause <em>it’s not a laundry room anymore</em>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QBN5DXZZ9e-F8FdkYmBh4flLMmy-BvnVPVS1IIeDjHaXxSlXkwveJKYNzbD-yodw4K237NT-OX0kLT71YPI7goHkxbO59GFATyBzZwFf2PrIodmlciq6IV4W-M475S9351-tgSyjYOk/s1600-h/IMG_2351%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="yellow and black laundry room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWofFv99bDP-k54HsDJ6NYn32SDYhFn7lHvaI12XIwmchtUHprPh3g_Og0Sq0OFsH8FQ197uL9s1Ujg_DECGs_wKQywzufvlMjDm6hrYD9V-7zeOtHvx5oajuioZdRXRmxcjSQJ905Lo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yellow and black laundry room" width="320" /></a></p> <p>Booyah.</p> <p>Best day <strong>ever</strong>!! All weekend we noticed the little things – like we can walk out of the house as a family instead of lining up single file. It’s fantastic. :)</p> <p>I’ve been trying to decide on a wall color for months and I <em>think</em> I found it this weekend. Right now I’m just really excited to put baseboards back in here. See, the little things – it doesn’t take much to make me happy. </p> <p>Do you have a dedicated mud room? Do you love it? If you don’t have one, have you figured out a way to make your main entry more organized? Do tell! </p> <p> </p> <p>**You can see how I changed out the ugly metal utility doors <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/05/laundry-list.html">here</a> and how I installed the peel and stick tile <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/11/hello-all-hope-your-week-is-going-swell.html">here</a>. And if you’d like to see how this room looked after it’s first redo, check out <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2008/10/spray-paint-finger.html">this post</a> from way back when. ;)</p>

Laundry room to mud room (Oh yeah)

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Vintage Shopping Test # 10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s1600/shopping+test+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s640/shopping+test+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are you</span> ready to <i>test </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">your vintage shopping skills again?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage perfume</span> bottles are quite unique</div><div style="text-align: center;">It always surprises me that the perfume was transferred into a different bottle </div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the perfume we buy today</div><div style="text-align: center;"> already comes in pretty bottles<br />Perfume bottles are so feminine and romantic they<br />are so fun to collect </div><br /><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/AVvXsEjURvA3RsdYc2-XkzT6Tsp77PjmY2NkyJp5RBLKpGsuSbE-ze6cYiCKDY6PXyXuZMSlN_dHQpJJWKylnc4KJNwOsfkMeiFbHZYjWxCczWC4c4153PZyo7ZhDeP2AhG-XNZaIQpxfDPZVIY/s1600/shopping+test+8-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURvA3RsdYc2-XkzT6Tsp77PjmY2NkyJp5RBLKpGsuSbE-ze6cYiCKDY6PXyXuZMSlN_dHQpJJWKylnc4KJNwOsfkMeiFbHZYjWxCczWC4c4153PZyo7ZhDeP2AhG-XNZaIQpxfDPZVIY/s640/shopping+test+8-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is</span> the first perfume bottle it is so adorable </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its pink daisy flowers and  white polka dots</div><div style="text-align: center;">it has a pretty silver stopper too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlJqdFFSyn7CQWBCF5OuMQgHn9bwgI0IGXc0nvU2GA27QDimOuWTmYipg8XObPX3DYP53b4VzzTOdZh2IkWHTinIJPWvhqBINeWf6QbgIrsChM9cYFGj20EX-9way_NVYgpuzRewiNNo/s1600/shopping+test+8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlJqdFFSyn7CQWBCF5OuMQgHn9bwgI0IGXc0nvU2GA27QDimOuWTmYipg8XObPX3DYP53b4VzzTOdZh2IkWHTinIJPWvhqBINeWf6QbgIrsChM9cYFGj20EX-9way_NVYgpuzRewiNNo/s640/shopping+test+8-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The second</span> perfume bottle is all glass including the glass stopper</div><div style="text-align: center;">and  it has very beautiful  curvy details </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2lKUpw7SGdRsuMZkWLzARBmBUKEacKwtOEXYyZDdTdmfDLLulgaz-UKwYahrb6lRUKqoCXAjWODcf0NKz9zEd0meWKurn5-JI3g9-Owh2b7vmhLI0-YcS1ioqnS_TlmqP5iASM2AzDg/s1600/shopping+test+8-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2lKUpw7SGdRsuMZkWLzARBmBUKEacKwtOEXYyZDdTdmfDLLulgaz-UKwYahrb6lRUKqoCXAjWODcf0NKz9zEd0meWKurn5-JI3g9-Owh2b7vmhLI0-YcS1ioqnS_TlmqP5iASM2AzDg/s640/shopping+test+8-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of</span> these perfume bottles is brand new and the other one is vintage </div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think you know the answer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s1600/shopping+test+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s640/shopping+test+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Both of</span> these perfume bottles are unique and <i>beautiful</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> but the real vintage treasure is the second perfume bottle</div><div style="text-align: center;">the one on the right </div><div style="text-align: center;"> It is all glass with a art deco design and is a real vintage treasure</div><div style="text-align: center;">How did you do</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you guess right?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgzbCDpGZdRKt9hNJIfj3us1vuUvafX21RhimWCq26hVJLM1AvzQ7V_FLlSZISs49cYub99qqDwoZiXDfzbBCcAiSpI1CniGJNerdtPUYdsH6lkCisbEWtxicfdy-upDseNH678B72YQ/s1600/shopping+test+8-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgzbCDpGZdRKt9hNJIfj3us1vuUvafX21RhimWCq26hVJLM1AvzQ7V_FLlSZISs49cYub99qqDwoZiXDfzbBCcAiSpI1CniGJNerdtPUYdsH6lkCisbEWtxicfdy-upDseNH678B72YQ/s640/shopping+test+8-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Does anyone</span> know what these pink/purple flowers are called?</div><div style="text-align: center;">  linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Pink Saturday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i1Ikp-strf0byGAz92q0tWvUPZ6IFcemHCS9CjT-SgLJjkWZXaEBnxyg_Rn_LvqZQnRVteNzomWDtluzBH0YoJkj662tObbLzkn0uYV0yTOySZalYQEso1QGaUiFa_4wIlqBxEKBAl8/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i1Ikp-strf0byGAz92q0tWvUPZ6IFcemHCS9CjT-SgLJjkWZXaEBnxyg_Rn_LvqZQnRVteNzomWDtluzBH0YoJkj662tObbLzkn0uYV0yTOySZalYQEso1QGaUiFa_4wIlqBxEKBAl8/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"My true love hath my heart and I have his"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sidney</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Vintage Shopping Test # 10

Hi Everyone  Happy Saturday ♥ Are you ready to test  your vintage shopping skills again? Vintage perfume bottles are quite unique It alway...

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Dining Alfresco

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdAwLEmaja2Zgeq_Ka7bLrBQUskfm_ylmA_v3be7a2ijuFJGB8CMy73POCnOvvpsbKBOLYIPh1WMW_f4VWNpqUDd7d-C0IEUqJC-PaF2rt52y5N3xtqPHUftsgAFFLK31uhqXkieeSRE/s1600/beachy+white+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdAwLEmaja2Zgeq_Ka7bLrBQUskfm_ylmA_v3be7a2ijuFJGB8CMy73POCnOvvpsbKBOLYIPh1WMW_f4VWNpqUDd7d-C0IEUqJC-PaF2rt52y5N3xtqPHUftsgAFFLK31uhqXkieeSRE/s640/beachy+white+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span style="font-size: x-large;">This summer </span>has been <span style="font-size: small;"><i>hot </i></span>even here in Southern California<br />We have been dining alfresco to keep cool<br />dinners have been lighter fare mostly salads and fruit <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_czn2CxlOiPnTKJzNgtrpLpNo8Z9VbUjrsLZupP6iA6f9GFAq10SRPBnnqJxzQwfdOG2zKsvnxwgIsIP1AUPBfX5nUcXOlXBZqQYYeiubXlzfJzPYf1ViKybGzDsMrzkkDT2vISVwcY/s1600/dinner+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_czn2CxlOiPnTKJzNgtrpLpNo8Z9VbUjrsLZupP6iA6f9GFAq10SRPBnnqJxzQwfdOG2zKsvnxwgIsIP1AUPBfX5nUcXOlXBZqQYYeiubXlzfJzPYf1ViKybGzDsMrzkkDT2vISVwcY/s640/dinner+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spinach salad</span> with  freshly  picked strawberries<br /> from the garden and sliced almonds<br />yummy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o-wW78HNZEqe2i6zDy3_DHwOn-dO4pqGUikAp_AthSCL8wLO5rRmNlSa7WSFkvORGi1mxa2jzkVm64NWAqGUYDS1sPvTGtdMlkaeqSzPV7KLsZSMaYZ4YzsSDkyH7FcFseK3GHhm68U/s1600/dinner+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o-wW78HNZEqe2i6zDy3_DHwOn-dO4pqGUikAp_AthSCL8wLO5rRmNlSa7WSFkvORGi1mxa2jzkVm64NWAqGUYDS1sPvTGtdMlkaeqSzPV7KLsZSMaYZ4YzsSDkyH7FcFseK3GHhm68U/s640/dinner+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Fresh</span> bread </span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"> { thank you trader joes}</span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">and a few apples from our tree </span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">with a variety of cheese </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv31wvQhYfX5-dGxzY5IoLMKn3gtwpAXhus5JtLBk4xc8iXisbjhpF-YtCu4g_EKhLIqC9o7hOVq8vXqLwsdRrvPWKXAIb9-0YeP3TobLpSf5_qS7cOyWFsgphrFInzS5PITpy9EaLIVE/s1600/dinner+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv31wvQhYfX5-dGxzY5IoLMKn3gtwpAXhus5JtLBk4xc8iXisbjhpF-YtCu4g_EKhLIqC9o7hOVq8vXqLwsdRrvPWKXAIb9-0YeP3TobLpSf5_qS7cOyWFsgphrFInzS5PITpy9EaLIVE/s640/dinner+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">All ready</span> to go<br />onto the table outside<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkLmW_0VoawWiIq0WekqMUJZ55HHsg3GPqQxRrr9cCRIIz92qRSpUMI37sbl9unvyMk617DlBMMZlx3lEpYuBgU4z99B97rq4jhHr4zgeBLclp-8mTYIO46F8ZgGP9GXPaxzmCZdPFEw/s1600/dinner+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkLmW_0VoawWiIq0WekqMUJZ55HHsg3GPqQxRrr9cCRIIz92qRSpUMI37sbl9unvyMk617DlBMMZlx3lEpYuBgU4z99B97rq4jhHr4zgeBLclp-8mTYIO46F8ZgGP9GXPaxzmCZdPFEw/s640/dinner+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eating outside <span style="font-size: small;">reminds us of our  trips to France</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> they dine alfresco with such ease</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">for some reason eating outside makes us slow down </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">we don't rush</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">we savor the moment</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and the the meal</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSfTEvHmvYeTpGYLNjPt8klkLbfdy5XBnDRpUXKcMRFWFZXWMFqhLrHYAZm98y3Hg6LCCL0wVXWcWGWHMr1_5t9nFLquiK5edQCrbg29oFZAwlY3yjNkZbn9pc7NukHfA4W-Edge21Hc/s1600/dinner+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSfTEvHmvYeTpGYLNjPt8klkLbfdy5XBnDRpUXKcMRFWFZXWMFqhLrHYAZm98y3Hg6LCCL0wVXWcWGWHMr1_5t9nFLquiK5edQCrbg29oFZAwlY3yjNkZbn9pc7NukHfA4W-Edge21Hc/s640/dinner+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To smell </span>the freshly cut grass<br />  to feel the evenings cool breeze <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TTPoVoWKT8YqzM9f2rPL7AUmrRKfkM1njvQp_G9T4k9cgyJfWHPgYzKO2nYlf_nShcn5dVGuYaXP8GBwrpVXeXGH9ALGIH7dNMM0cUyEYGM98EUw0PupoE8-meJBU-e6xEX2AvmMqDY/s1600/summer+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TTPoVoWKT8YqzM9f2rPL7AUmrRKfkM1njvQp_G9T4k9cgyJfWHPgYzKO2nYlf_nShcn5dVGuYaXP8GBwrpVXeXGH9ALGIH7dNMM0cUyEYGM98EUw0PupoE8-meJBU-e6xEX2AvmMqDY/s640/summer+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is</span> always fun to add a few cut flowers from the garden<br />light the candles <br /> add a little romance to the evening.....<br /><br />How are you staying cool this summer?<br />linking for<br /><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><br /> romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"Two souls with but a single thought "</i><br />Halm<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Dining Alfresco

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ♥   This summer has been hot even here in Southern California We have been dining alfresco to keep cool dinners ha...

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