*A little Shopping........

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCQ9K92PPHEZIygU2tvS94GeVZaeAuDyclSHA9uU7_MsvrRse30nOoJsAElB-zYA36Hqi8DbENMa5WV0WViZIkNCMfmTOPWVj8tfdvtC9rwwFy4m626YkywB_94qEBN_UASEAqHtfOuiB/s1600/metro.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516427703366743122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCQ9K92PPHEZIygU2tvS94GeVZaeAuDyclSHA9uU7_MsvrRse30nOoJsAElB-zYA36Hqi8DbENMa5WV0WViZIkNCMfmTOPWVj8tfdvtC9rwwFy4m626YkywB_94qEBN_UASEAqHtfOuiB/s400/metro.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnlJSSGaEx97rygbsEqb5F1vJvmPSIq7Pudd2sWObQ-nb9vOpuI9wZL_7Zko5GJLG5Slqb5KNhmK8aRsywl9zCApFy9SyvVer1qHGADsFmaFjDL-HLA_dj2tn2nDFHU-c_1TH8CebjHOO/s1600/DSC02722keep+calm+and+carry+on+band+aids.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516421450822963298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnlJSSGaEx97rygbsEqb5F1vJvmPSIq7Pudd2sWObQ-nb9vOpuI9wZL_7Zko5GJLG5Slqb5KNhmK8aRsywl9zCApFy9SyvVer1qHGADsFmaFjDL-HLA_dj2tn2nDFHU-c_1TH8CebjHOO/s400/DSC02722keep+calm+and+carry+on+band+aids.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Hi Friends...</div><br /><div>I found the cutest little gift.</div><br /><div>These band aids that say</div><br /><div>Keep Calm and Carry on...</div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">*Fabulous*</span></em></div><br /><div>and the red tin is oh so cute...</div><div>and only 7.50 at the Paper Source</div><div><a href="http://www.paper-source.com/">http://www.paper-source.com/</a></div><div></div><div></div><div>BUDGET.....</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I was right on budget until I found this silver DOME?</div><div>How can I resist? This is not in my budget but..</div><div></div><div>Did you go shopping too this weekend?</div><div>Between Baseball games and laundry,planting sweet peas</div><div>and more baseball. Somehow </div><div>I managed a few hours of early</div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Christ</span>mas shopping.</div><div>I always admire those friends who have all </div><div>their shopping done by Halloween. Really???<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LOL</span></div><div>I am inspired this year to start early.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Have you started your <span style="font-size:130%;">Christ</span>mas shopping yet?</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Blessings</div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Pam</span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div>

*A little Shopping........

Hi Friends... I found the cutest little gift. These band aids that say Keep Calm and Carry on... *Fabulous* and the red tin is oh so cute......

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* Loves Fresh Lemon*

<div align="center">I hope you are all enjoying a peaceful weekend.I want to thank wonderful Laura at 52Flea for posting about my interview with her on her blog, it was so gracious of her and a wonderful surprise.<br /><br /><strong><em>Do you remember this?</em></strong><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z5z1u_9iMaoahDAHk4jHTrpVq_20EVbqxpquI7HXOA_E7VhPLkW4-TfEjkLfmSmBzRrpOUbPFHZVtywJpLueb9tEvTBT0e5ov4Tf71ZzVsV3zcvB5K5wLzAI9r3A8WogazseSiwaCeQ9/s1600/LOVES_FRESH_LEMON_W.jpg"><p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515701845809055682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z5z1u_9iMaoahDAHk4jHTrpVq_20EVbqxpquI7HXOA_E7VhPLkW4-TfEjkLfmSmBzRrpOUbPFHZVtywJpLueb9tEvTBT0e5ov4Tf71ZzVsV3zcvB5K5wLzAI9r3A8WogazseSiwaCeQ9/s400/LOVES_FRESH_LEMON_W.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 145px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a></p><div align="center"><strong><em>* It was my Very First Perfume * </em></strong><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwa2F6kJV_O9nb-CDmWZDrGxtmtBDXg4Y1iNKaE-0HqGdr64B-RWCrROxi-dVMcxjAZF6XkHwVj2f8jkMYE_iTGe7ItdAK5WoAsRJ5u5SI2W0OLnw_yIRVqHHwS49-O3XPWwrEK_T0VXR/s1600/Img42%5B1%5Dlemon2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515701012673673362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwa2F6kJV_O9nb-CDmWZDrGxtmtBDXg4Y1iNKaE-0HqGdr64B-RWCrROxi-dVMcxjAZF6XkHwVj2f8jkMYE_iTGe7ItdAK5WoAsRJ5u5SI2W0OLnw_yIRVqHHwS49-O3XPWwrEK_T0VXR/s400/Img42%5B1%5Dlemon2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 265px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <p align="center"></a><br /><strong><em>*It Smells like this*</em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffff00;">*I Love Lemons*<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I was at Breakfast at Thyme in the Ranch </span>with Gail and Barbara this week and we were admiring the beautiful flowers in the front of the restaurant. There were Eden roses and yummy lemon scented geraniums. The geraniums reminded me of Loves Fresh Lemon perfume.This was a wonderful memory. My first perfume. I immediately went home and googled Loves Fresh Lemon and to my surprise ........<br />it is still available. I found it on Amazon.com for $3.99. ( I think it was that much way back when)<br />This is so fun. I bought a few to share with friends. I can't wait to smell it again and see if it is a great as I remember,Light, Clean,Lemon fresh and Lovley.<br />I wear *Antonias Flowers* now. It is a garden of freshness,romantic, clean and crisp and delightful.It is from East Hampton. For more information about this delightful scent click on the side bar to the right "My Favorite Perfume"<br />Please Leave me a comment,<br />I would love to know what your first perfume was? </p><p align="center"><br /><br />Blessings<br />xxoo<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Pam</em></span></p>

* Loves Fresh Lemon*

I hope you are all enjoying a peaceful weekend.I want to thank wonderful Laura at 52Flea for posting about my interview with her on her blog...

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kitschy goodies...

<div style="text-align: left;">Whenever we drive out of Bangalore during our many weekend getaways, we make a quick stop at <b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channapatna">Channapatna</a></i></b>, a small town famous for it's wooden toys & lacquerware. Every time we manage to find something interesting:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754214567408658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ew3q5t3GCAB_qoh7Pp1d8ATFJC7h5mUwooS1njaAqCY_ErpH7ZsXR9tpN1Fp4ir-blvTvEGUF8vxCW36V0JGaCWPYkKihUduyi8xtZHjSS-50dPIq4XrJaO8fWjOzwppirK2Z2p_zz4/s400/kitsch1.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">During our trip to <i>Masinagudi</i> few weeks back, we did out customary stop at Channapatna, my eyes fell on these button-like boxes with <i>Indian Kitsch </i>painting. It was instant love.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Such a familiar scenery that one gets to see painted on trucks and on auto-rickshaws in India.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754223662206130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUN8r64JlYGjK0vnmvg_8fK3XfEgUkgn5ufpX_gMsaeUyav0QAFdckKfPBvYF6GDIwlp4KMaDl6ZNHGGt5Uz45COrim0MYagz9BE8NCEtXPRSsv6QlncTuj4btAgUmkAx3qXVjAvt5s8/s400/kitsch2.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " /><div style="text-align: left;">Oh yes! Taj Mahal had to be there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514754236282692962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKoekyVbGzRSX7aBN24m2AU33G5cG55yCHlVyCtUBKIVYzTH0ikqfyiB6sq6ycw-2dX-7CIPFiXKqMPzPJYhPvi2KldfCpRGZw4mT1gvIFFsaVSfNZfVqL-MWcWuYlx1EZwNgvhYqwwk/s400/kitsch3.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I am amazed at the lovely art and crafts in India.</div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are driving out of Bangalore sometime, do stop by at <b>Channapatna</b>, you won't be disappointed:-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great festive weekend everyone!</div>

kitschy goodies...

Whenever we drive out of Bangalore during our many weekend getaways, we make a quick stop at Channapatna , a small town famous for it's ...

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