Thanksgiving Traditions

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiVST7jPixzR7IB4o0ndcQVTZp0moahgRWUGKviRg9YOE6qowE2wpYajQCzeJz9bW-TqfwV4Sa-q3pU6XSuYH18XlUUvGbuDbjpXSCvScXhdNamm2H0y4ezAc-x-3p5Q41Rt-i0DJv3E5MA/s1600/CIMG0725.jpgstove+pretty+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVST7jPixzR7IB4o0ndcQVTZp0moahgRWUGKviRg9YOE6qowE2wpYajQCzeJz9bW-TqfwV4Sa-q3pU6XSuYH18XlUUvGbuDbjpXSCvScXhdNamm2H0y4ezAc-x-3p5Q41Rt-i0DJv3E5MA/s640/CIMG0725.jpgstove+pretty+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Tuesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So excited</span> to start off this week by sharing</div><div style="text-align: center;"> with you all some of</div><div style="text-align: center;"> our families favorite {<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and fun}</span> </i>Thanksgiving </div><div style="text-align: center;">traditions<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi5gNoADio35t9GGKxIKKclCpH2hkuG_T2CtFjqReDEq_UEVG64UfqPsMAYe9gWf_KXvzgj_aENCPKAuO7li-4kxjEi8nU6cv2De-LzMOt9RNu-BconkDDQ8P1_oDjdf-WBUvRRCAgsNOUQ/s1600/IMG_0832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gNoADio35t9GGKxIKKclCpH2hkuG_T2CtFjqReDEq_UEVG64UfqPsMAYe9gWf_KXvzgj_aENCPKAuO7li-4kxjEi8nU6cv2De-LzMOt9RNu-BconkDDQ8P1_oDjdf-WBUvRRCAgsNOUQ/s640/IMG_0832.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">Tradition #1</span><br />is our annual<br /> <i>turkey cook off </i><br />It started when handsome husband bought a<br /> deep fryer 6 years ago<br />and because my sister in law almost burnt her house down<br /> that same year deep frying her turkey<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKMMsMec9BC-6vaPVdhDRw3eeBGLdxEFKEW7WWUidpzbXY-Ih9fENhV9aSUBsOopu3pMySG06iaUD7hZXvj6USlcy6787e5LnwLZkzivlpLcdNlWosXadCli37dA8PcEuCqN9d-MK8lJv/s1600/deep-fried-turkey-accident.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKMMsMec9BC-6vaPVdhDRw3eeBGLdxEFKEW7WWUidpzbXY-Ih9fENhV9aSUBsOopu3pMySG06iaUD7hZXvj6USlcy6787e5LnwLZkzivlpLcdNlWosXadCli37dA8PcEuCqN9d-MK8lJv/s1600/deep-fried-turkey-accident.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://qualifiedseniorcare.com/2012/11/how-to-stay-safe-during-thanksgiving/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">via</span></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">{chinese food for Thanksgiving dinner that year}</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">We decided </span>it might be wise to cook a traditional turkey in the oven too<br /> just in case<br />so we ended up with two turkeys<br />and.....<br />the turkey cook off was born<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Now every</span> year we each cook a turkey<br />we have two categories for the contest<br /><br />1. <i>Presentation</i> or overall look of the turkey<br />and<br />2. <i>Taste</i> of the turkey<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyvoYFbOCqFesSvCICWmUuZ-salu66mnW0JgNVSoqU_xxtGUPwdeg45XoJtyGwnkBZ2FmED0TYKvCdG9bOHFE0gi9D5DcLbf1VN8YHSDzA0s40tVWoAoZHXQEGqkBpNvWVN4VvHxQ8a40/s1600/burnt-fried-turkey-101119-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyvoYFbOCqFesSvCICWmUuZ-salu66mnW0JgNVSoqU_xxtGUPwdeg45XoJtyGwnkBZ2FmED0TYKvCdG9bOHFE0gi9D5DcLbf1VN8YHSDzA0s40tVWoAoZHXQEGqkBpNvWVN4VvHxQ8a40/s400/burnt-fried-turkey-101119-02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://www.just-eat.ca/blog/christmas-cooking-fails/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">via</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The deep</span> fried turkey is cooked in peanut oil outside for half the time it takes<br /> to cook a turkey in the oven<br />The  fried turkey can look like road kill when you take it out<br />because the outside is  really crispy but<br />  the inside is amazingly juicy and delicious<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBdG-Y8DB1rYpVFfWm5w-9rc2UYmoQ7idS9-6DV7F-laOfoXO3T2PlsLQjRLkReZhfDDBF65dXl56CUjjW6DSjCkUjoeXUgJpdM_MH-5HZgkpjJVF99uaFgDEmDbHvLAEI3fxsMUk8tRy/s1600/turkey.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBdG-Y8DB1rYpVFfWm5w-9rc2UYmoQ7idS9-6DV7F-laOfoXO3T2PlsLQjRLkReZhfDDBF65dXl56CUjjW6DSjCkUjoeXUgJpdM_MH-5HZgkpjJVF99uaFgDEmDbHvLAEI3fxsMUk8tRy/s400/turkey.png" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://mrsbsfood.wordpress.com/tag/cornbread-dressing/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">via</span></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The traditional</span>  oven roasted  turkey comes out<br /> looking like a Norman Rockwell painting and<br />makes a great presentation on the dinner table<br /><br />The Voting takes place after the meal<br /> with a secret ballot<br />and every year so far<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Taste</span> has gone to the deep fried turkey and<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Presentation</span> has gone to the traditionally cooked turkey<br /> a tie which means<br /> we have plenty of left overs for the family to enjoy<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">Tradition# 2</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">At the </span>dinner table our most cherished tradition takes place<br /> This is when we all hold hands for<br />  Prayer<br /> and then everyone goes around<br /> the table saying what they are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">grateful</span> for<br />There is always  laughter and tears and wonderful conversation<br />and every year we realize how truly blessed we all are<br /> and how much we have to be grateful for<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">Tradition #3</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Next is </span>great grandmothers walnut stuffing<br /> which is a tradition that has been passed down<br /> from generation to generation<br />the key to this stuffing is to use <i>stale</i> bread<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">otherwise the stuffing is too soft</span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Walnut dressings recipe</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">10 oz  walnuts chopped</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">11/2 tsp salt</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">2 large eggs</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> 1 cup butter</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">1/2 tsp black pepper</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">4 med celery stalks chopped</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">4 med onions chopped</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">1/2 tsp dried thyme</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">6 slices stale rye bread</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">6 slices stale pumpernickel bread</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br />mix together and put into turkey cavity </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">helpful hint</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"></span></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">be sure and roast the walnuts</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"> in a skillet for 4 to 6 minutes stirring before</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"> adding them to the rest of the ingredients</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> super simple recipe and once you try it</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> you will not make a boxed stuffing again</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">also we have added craisins or raisins</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> and even apples to this recipe and it is always deicous</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">Hope you are all enjoying getting</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"> ready for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanksgiving</span> too</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">romantic saying for today</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">"I Love all of you all the time"</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">unknown</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div></div>

Thanksgiving Traditions

Hi Everyone  Happy Tuesday ♥ So excited to start off this week by sharing  with you all some of  our families favorite { and fun} Thanksgi...

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"I Spy"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rIo2hDL7gbRBsKlnsBDi91_dJvWTh5mY01hzkTwwaRqUi_6hbQ-F6Hj9t_t01c8fIHG9Z4BDNhz_-6Mz46gJ-4gmQms5U_TUvKAUF5-41Wpo1_LMBk-wJ6KplySh8gmJFhU9wX_s2MVT/s1600/CIMG0003.jpgclose+up+pink+roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rIo2hDL7gbRBsKlnsBDi91_dJvWTh5mY01hzkTwwaRqUi_6hbQ-F6Hj9t_t01c8fIHG9Z4BDNhz_-6Mz46gJ-4gmQms5U_TUvKAUF5-41Wpo1_LMBk-wJ6KplySh8gmJFhU9wX_s2MVT/s640/CIMG0003.jpgclose+up+pink+roses.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Tuesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">On morning</span> walks we like to play the game<br /> "I spy"</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but this "I spy" game</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is a little different then the one you may know<br /><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/AVvXsEj20DcLTw8yNtn-wObcMiDajH_FpMRCqGu2Nbi1I6mNSn_kT2yScIWDOqy61WEwf_V35kwjQeLE0VTMzBmKePABWNs7yYeTKtwduxz6Bc96SEUWOvkjLx6yuyhkm3hche8Ezvk7iFgaMhxI/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20DcLTw8yNtn-wObcMiDajH_FpMRCqGu2Nbi1I6mNSn_kT2yScIWDOqy61WEwf_V35kwjQeLE0VTMzBmKePABWNs7yYeTKtwduxz6Bc96SEUWOvkjLx6yuyhkm3hche8Ezvk7iFgaMhxI/s640/IMG_0336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Our</span> "I spy" game is about looking for the</div><div style="text-align: center;">  <i>beauty</i><br /> that surrounds us all in our everyday lives<br /> its there if we choose to see it</div><div style="text-align: center;">these beautiful pink roses<br />are the perfect example </div><div style="text-align: center;">as we walk along<br /> we say "I spy" beautiful pink roses growing on the fence<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeYSefBVOIFMOSIH1RN7cEMlCK3cRyoUSUhXBjBuz1Aps979gagd16N6c-jX6gv9etklyAsgCQHkPobLKIz7WrtWPS0H9OAQ2eEAQYAkeW8JSNyABksBxGWZCY8G_D-vpB4_uZbW8SuUL/s1600/greenhouse+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeYSefBVOIFMOSIH1RN7cEMlCK3cRyoUSUhXBjBuz1Aps979gagd16N6c-jX6gv9etklyAsgCQHkPobLKIz7WrtWPS0H9OAQ2eEAQYAkeW8JSNyABksBxGWZCY8G_D-vpB4_uZbW8SuUL/s640/greenhouse+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>"I spy"<br /> a vintage window greenhouse<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbm6DJGMtNN_GqD-Tq4Mb-7E1nlEL6JZftjvhNcdqYLzx5CIqnNHxJWBBkd9E_jp5DFppMYLjJdbB_w9uktYgnuQckMtLAySD_iCZFEetD10wKDe4Whc4JK0mwwTZ4YsvmDRWo47i1yv7/s1600/IMG_0330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbm6DJGMtNN_GqD-Tq4Mb-7E1nlEL6JZftjvhNcdqYLzx5CIqnNHxJWBBkd9E_jp5DFppMYLjJdbB_w9uktYgnuQckMtLAySD_iCZFEetD10wKDe4Whc4JK0mwwTZ4YsvmDRWo47i1yv7/s640/IMG_0330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />"I spy"<br /> a pretty white birdhouse<br /><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/AVvXsEiwGfYVG9CJfs4Vj-B1PTLUW7JQzu75UrGcMMsfJykH65FeCDtzJUAoF4OQN2LeIwDx6A8JXKJdbZAtdUqx2nPv6ifjp8725KXoVnchHcaLcu69uWRNFEiAFMigoeqKZGzJKT1bRu_oArZC/s1600/IMG_0329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGfYVG9CJfs4Vj-B1PTLUW7JQzu75UrGcMMsfJykH65FeCDtzJUAoF4OQN2LeIwDx6A8JXKJdbZAtdUqx2nPv6ifjp8725KXoVnchHcaLcu69uWRNFEiAFMigoeqKZGzJKT1bRu_oArZC/s640/IMG_0329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />"I spy"<br /> amazing white iceberg roses on a glorious Summer day<br /><br />so grateful to teach<br /> our children to look for the <i>good</i><br /> and to see the <i>beauty</i><br />in every day<br /><br /><br />What do you<br /> "I spy"<br /><br /> for daily pic's please come visit White Ironstone Cottage<br /> on <a href="http://instagram.com/whiteironstonecottage?ref=badge" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br /><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"With one look at you our Love story had begun"</i><br />P.B.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

"I Spy"

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Smell the Roses

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIhIJB6KdxY5AAeIHcxyC_EAuf_UChYThC0FFZXsax8Osl7jQVq5n0uIYujDmtXaniIo4PfN1CvRS9GbKJAeQYQg3A-FIBvOCoaRYb62X1oc0ZApE8w3QfDx5uvHkeiKJ-a86SShwI6o/s1600/CIMG0002.jpgpink+roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIhIJB6KdxY5AAeIHcxyC_EAuf_UChYThC0FFZXsax8Osl7jQVq5n0uIYujDmtXaniIo4PfN1CvRS9GbKJAeQYQg3A-FIBvOCoaRYb62X1oc0ZApE8w3QfDx5uvHkeiKJ-a86SShwI6o/s640/CIMG0002.jpgpink+roses.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><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">We Live</span> near the beach in Southern California</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> {Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">being able to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> take walks barefoot in the sand</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">even on a cloudy day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">hold hands </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">collect shells and watch the sunsets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPknvaUnSw8jlD8sxl25KcRKTu0kjAp6o8LD7B3SdS4CQAwXTu76hnaaCvHcbbH_NI9Pdqm2HRRNbn-8mz5EjJMhTjypigj44X9s0utHwIZ9g13TDe4vXDLdcpGrnRetzR9QJWwYXPmc/s1600/420459_10150666578065815_571285814_11253627_1714444029_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPknvaUnSw8jlD8sxl25KcRKTu0kjAp6o8LD7B3SdS4CQAwXTu76hnaaCvHcbbH_NI9Pdqm2HRRNbn-8mz5EjJMhTjypigj44X9s0utHwIZ9g13TDe4vXDLdcpGrnRetzR9QJWwYXPmc/s640/420459_10150666578065815_571285814_11253627_1714444029_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Last night</span>  the sky was a beautiful painting</div><div style="text-align: center;"> filled with  light and colors that  simply</div><div style="text-align: center;">took our breath away</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a saying  in our family that for each sunset we watch</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it adds another day to our life</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know that stopping to look at the beauty that surrounds us </div><div style="text-align: center;">brings  us joy and peace </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhN-O0HoUVaTCE3JXQPIj_NAMwT1LbYIXHgqeC0BpWLygxPLhtNg6D7m6PvV6O8A5ZWOj1gfl0A4eme7aw7SZekl-Ow-m5p8DAH9EHXj3MwLOCmCdJKntOK6yF68MHqQKlO58Hj0kghyphenhypheno/s1600/CIMG0693.jpgperfect+shabby+2+gorgeous.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhN-O0HoUVaTCE3JXQPIj_NAMwT1LbYIXHgqeC0BpWLygxPLhtNg6D7m6PvV6O8A5ZWOj1gfl0A4eme7aw7SZekl-Ow-m5p8DAH9EHXj3MwLOCmCdJKntOK6yF68MHqQKlO58Hj0kghyphenhypheno/s640/CIMG0693.jpgperfect+shabby+2+gorgeous.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Surround your</span> life with beauty </div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't be afraid to take the  time to</div><div style="text-align: center;"> smell the roses along the way</div><div style="text-align: center;">or watch a sunset</div><div style="text-align: center;"> hold hands </div><div style="text-align: center;">~smile~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEc7e2ge0aArjGaK1w6uHqNokJgwRqkENsazQBRrL6WufILcXXQtnJvQzU6KTho5fKuoSYN-JzKJ_9vXGe99OtkjnIHoskMqjK4JO7Ecdc3r5THBNp4SMGN3lxYivl3fLlztYHE1mSbM/s1600/CIMG0619.jpgclose+up+easter+fluer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEc7e2ge0aArjGaK1w6uHqNokJgwRqkENsazQBRrL6WufILcXXQtnJvQzU6KTho5fKuoSYN-JzKJ_9vXGe99OtkjnIHoskMqjK4JO7Ecdc3r5THBNp4SMGN3lxYivl3fLlztYHE1mSbM/s640/CIMG0619.jpgclose+up+easter+fluer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I Hope <span style="font-size: small;">you get the chance to see the</span></span> beauty around you</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to open your eyes and your hearts to</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the joy of each moment to<br />know that</div><div style="text-align: center;">Life is a beautiful gift<br />linking at<a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/"> My Romantic Home </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/pink-saturday/">Pink Saturday</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"May your roads be paved with kindness and your lives be filled with peace"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">unknown</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>

Smell the Roses

Hi Everyone Happy Friday  ♥   We Live near the beach in Southern California  {Love} being able to  take walks barefoot in the sand even on ...

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