tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66386089252112814512023-11-24T03:11:19.338-06:00A peek into my wandering mindWelcome to my studio. I am so glad you stopped by . . .CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-90001854862893365462014-05-03T16:18:00.000-05:002014-05-03T16:18:13.751-05:00A warm welcome to TaZoChel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I now have a new place to land. TaZoChel in downtown Kingsville is the new home to my Cedar Junktion upcycled clothing and other creations. TaZoChel is owned by Tommie Sue Reeves. It is a sweet consignment shop specializing in clothing with a mix of eclectic home items which includes wonderful homemade soap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have really missed creating the clothing since Southern Hearts closed its doors at the end of the year. I really appreciate what Michelle and her family provided for me while the shop was open. It was a delightful place to be. Now, Tommie Sue is giving me a fresh opportunity and she is a pleasure to work with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Look for this label. See how I re-spelled my company name? I thought it was fitting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This one is a fun summer dress. (notice the sugar skull at the top)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Soon, several of my pieces will go to the shop. First, I need to finish a few projects in the workshop before it gets crazy-hot! Catch ya later!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few months back, we went to the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio to see many of the golf greats play. It was a wonderful time. We saw Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk, K. J Choi, Matt Kuchar, Lee Janzen and a whole bunch of others. We couldn't have asked for better weather. It was lovely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the tents that was set up on the way to the course was giving good deals for hotel stays in San Antonio. Since we spent our honeymoon in San Antonio, we decided that it would make a good get-away for us. We decided that the Sheraton Gunter would be a nice place to stay. It was so-so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For lunch, we ate at Tony Romas. Pretty nice view, huh?</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are famous for ribs, but I chose these wonderful steaks. One was covered with wild mushrooms and one was covered with asiago cheese. I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. Calories, shmalories. I ate every bite! Of course, it just didn't seem right to have that wonderful steak without some wine to go with it . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really ate good that day because for supper, we went to Landry's Seafood which was also right on the river. There, I had the grilled mahi mahi. Of course, I had to get more wine to wash it down with. LOL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For our after-dinner entertainment, we went to Howl at the Moon. That place was ROCKIN'!! They play live music by request and they are very good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The drinks were pretty good, too. Mine was a special concoction of vodka, gin, rum, tequila and pineapple juice. It was so yummy, I had to have two!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For lunch the next day, we walked down to the marketplace to eat at La Margarita. We actually ate outside there, too. Some silly man was feeding the pigeons right at the table. Fortunately for us, they were about to leave soon after we were seated. His wife was being patient with him, but she clearly thought he was being silly as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought the bathroom door was so cool. I want one for my house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wish I could bottle up the wonderful weather and the view. I soaked as much of it in as I could.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also at at the Saltgrass Restaurant. There, I had the grilled shrimp and a baked sweet potato. Yum, yum, double yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On our last night there, we floated between Howl at the Moon and Mad Dogs. Mad Dogs was okay, but not as fun as Howls. At Howls, all I had to do was tap the table and nod and they knew exactly what kind of drink to bring me. (insert smile here) We will <u>definitely</u> go back. In fact, I'm thinking that I would like to make this trip an annual thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This piece is similar to another that I had created a while back. I think this bird is an imposter. LOL. A friend of mine gave a piano to me that had already been taken apart. Lucky me! I used a couple of the hammers to make this little guy's wings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's fun to make assemblages. What is not fun is trying to get a good pic of them. There must be some trick to photographing glass, but I haven't figured it out yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you are looking for a fine antiques that have been preserved, loved and well-cared for over the centuries, you probably won't find them in my booth. I prefer character. There are certain vendors that I visit each time I go to Warrenton because they carry pieces that have been banished to the barn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> This poor piece had some of its embellishments missing so I just broke out the sander and smoothed out its rough edges. The last time that I went to Lowe's, I scored some wonderful paint + primer from the mis-tint bin. It goes on like butter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes, it's a bit like putting lipstick on a pig, but that is the fun of it. You just can't create this kind of character. This kind has to be created over time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A whole bunch of awesome, all in one place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Just tent after tent of goodies to dig through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband LOVES Pearl beer. Not really sure why, but he does. I thought of getting one of these for him, but for what they were asking (and rightfully so; they are quite rare) he could buy lots of beer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't you just love this embellished guitar? I would love to tell you who this is, but I can't find her card! She is so sweet and an amazing artist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I stopped by Junk Gypsies to get a t-shirt and the whole JG gang was there. Amie was real sweet and posed for a photo with me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Don't you just love the soulful look on this sweet cow's face?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was such a cool car. The owner realized that I was preparing to take a photo, so he paused for me. You see such cool things at Warrenton!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago, I was interested in working up some tool boxes. Then, out of the blue, the idea struck me that wine totes could be lots of fun. Life is just more interesting when there is wine involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First, I made a prototype to work out the kinks. It's a good thing because it underwent several changes. Also, since I have some label holders in my stash, I thought that using them would be a excellent way to include some wine-related sayings to the totes. It didn't stop there. Since they would display better with wine bottles in them, I've been doing my best to make empties. Maybe I am an over-achiever. LOL.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The end of the Mayan calendar sounds like a great excuse to have a party and I've created the perfect attire for such an occasion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While the guys were chasing a little white ball all over the place and knocking it into a little hole in the ground, I was out shopping for unique tshirts for my upcycled clothing creations. Since I was shopping by myself, I couldn't shout out, "Eeeee! Look what I found"! I would have probably been hauled off to the looney bin. I just did a happy dance in my head.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back in 2006, Jimmy Buffet had his Party at the End of the World Tour. Lucky me!! Thanks, Jimmy. It's 5 o'clock somewhere!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am really having fun playing with my new serger. These have gone to the dogs. LOL</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm on the hunt for tshirts that have dogs on them so I can make more!!</span><br />
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I changed the spelling of Cedar Junction to make my own line of upcycled clothing. My labels read Cedar <u>Junk</u>tion. Get it?
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I couldn't have found a more perfect t-shirt for my project. If you are 45 years old, this one's for you.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For my birthday, Howard took me to Fredericksburg and our first stop was lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We found a cute German restaurant on the west side of town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather was absolutely gorgeous, so we ate outside. It was just like when we were in Germany last year. Brought back some really fun memories. The food was good, but it wasn't quite as good as what we had over there. The wine, however, did not disappoint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After our marvelous lunch, we drove over to Smitten so that I could check it out. I had seen lots of pictures on the internet about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I wanted to meet Shannon and fortunately she was working in the store. I even ran into her the next day when we went out to Fredericksburg Trade Days. It's a small world and she is such a pleasant person.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I took other pictures, but they didn't all come out very well. I am NOT a photographer. Not only that, I can't see the pictures on the camera without my reading glasses on so I don't know if they came out okay until I put the card into the laptop to see them big.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shannon gave me a list of places to shop. I found lots of goodies at the Thrift Shop that she told me about. Thanks so much, Shannon!!</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You never know what you will see up there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I even found one of my Junk Queen pictures. See it over the door? It's good for the ego to see your creations here and there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I really like these shelves. They are quite special.</span><br />
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I found an old baby dress near my jewelry display case, but I really didn't know what I would do with it until . . .
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. . . I saw this clever light fixture. The wheels started turning. I have a nice floor lamp, but it had a very boring shade on it. I decided to marry the two.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made it to take to my booth at Betty's, but</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After thoroughly exhausting my PayPal account by buying all kinds of trinkets and supplies, I decided that I better get back to making jewelry. It seems like everything I saw HAD to go in my online shopping cart.
Of course, now, everyday is like Christmas when I go to my mailbox *tee hee*.</span><br />
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I went out to the workshop this morning and built a jewelry display then proceeded to fill it up. This display went to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sweetsouthernheart?ref=stream" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Southern Hearts</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in Kingsville.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next, I will make up some pieces to take to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/teresa.yates/posts/392679574130619?notif_t=like#!/renaissanceantiquescc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Renaissance Antiques</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> later this week.
I wonder what the mailman is going to bring me tomorrow . . .</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over the past 3 or 4 weeks, I've been pondering the design for these niches in my mind. I picked up the little round Virgin Mary frame at a yard sale which started the whole process.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">About 3 years ago, I found a crib on the side of the road and liked all of the turned wood it had in it. I just had no idea what I would make out of it. One day, while riding in the car, I thought of adding the turned wood to the edges.
I took the first one that I made down to </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/sweetsouthernheart"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Southern Hearts</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and it sold within an hour. Big old happy dance for me! I've also discovered the mark-down bin of paint at Lowe's. The color combinations are limitless!!</span><br />
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My favorite item has to be the ledger page. It's handwritten with pen and ink, notarized and embossed. I plan to use this on a digital collage I have running around in my mind right now. I can't wait to wear the ginormous Mona Lisa watch. How did she know that I enjoy Mona so much? I love, love the postcards. They are handwritten in French and one is dated June 1, 1919. That's really, really old! There is also 5 pages from an old French novel, a notebook with Paris illustrations, a page from a 1800's book that is suitable for framing. Gorgeous! There are several pages from a French storybook and French music pages from 1931. She even included a nice necklace with bling and the Eiffel tower on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But wait! There's more . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She added lots and lots of Paris pretties. When I first opened the package, I could smell the lovely lavendar sachet. I don't know why, but that smell always takes me back to a historical park somewhere in Georgia that I visited as a little girl. The treasures include pages from a really old French prayer book, a tag with beautiful vintage lace wrapped around and around it, 4 French dinner napkins, a yummy box of butter cookies with milk chocolate (not destined to last long. I aready ate a couple of them) and a handwritten letter from April of 1918. Whew! That's quite a stash!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">If you ever want to go on a shopping trip to Paris or <a href="http://redshedonline.com/pages/French_flea_market_shopping.htm" target="_blank">Provence</a>, you can join the Red Shed Tours and go with a bunch of ladies on a trip of a lifetime. They do trips twice a year; one in the Spring and one in the Fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was super excited when Amanda Cherry invited to be a vendor at the Cherry Tree Tea Room. I will be featuring my new digital art calendars there. I showed her one (it is the one with the beach theme) and she told me that she would like to display 5 of them. Five of the same would be a bit much so I spent the next 10 days working up 4 more. (without my son's computer help, I might add! He has taught me well)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These calendars are behind glass so you can write all over them with a Sharpie and erase with a little alcohol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This morning, I went with my camera to photograph how they were displayed and learned that I had already sold one! Yes, I am doing a happy dance.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Cherry Tree Tea Room is located in historical downtown Kingsville. Their chicken salads and desserts are to die for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Right outside the tea room is the brick that has my husband's name engraved on it. How special is that??
He shares his brick with a bunch of Yaklins.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-50215250272365841152012-03-09T15:06:00.000-06:002012-03-09T15:06:01.210-06:00Goliad, Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw8hfiPkXHK6_CCHAFWkqy0kI4DuELUwcbw4tz85O8jIE2FkUnoJ0t3lqeb8EmOZFV944OzgOGumE9FPbcqAnlvGMLpQIKIwHfdvKJdQmAIvDr22ubFReLTlO7jax_eqePrpscHP6mzBo/s1600/Goliad1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw8hfiPkXHK6_CCHAFWkqy0kI4DuELUwcbw4tz85O8jIE2FkUnoJ0t3lqeb8EmOZFV944OzgOGumE9FPbcqAnlvGMLpQIKIwHfdvKJdQmAIvDr22ubFReLTlO7jax_eqePrpscHP6mzBo/s320/Goliad1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Photo courtesy of Julie Stewart</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had always wanted to explore Goliad so when my friend, Julie said that she would be staying there for a few days, I saw that as a wonderful opportunity to check it out. Several years ago, Julie and her husband moved to Tennessee so we haven't seen them very much since then. Her husband is working in Goliad for a few months and she came down to see him for a few days.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBT1eVjCjNefYGb1znyyVAYxKaz-yb2DWWCqRoql8fMsykBNvK6RDCWN0SYSpEwXvBpywI5hADBXzgZWwNxDWXJTkosne7oQzO30v-scoxRqK7A3q1bu-porXHlh4P68vFfbKc72VXNR/s1600/Goliad5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PBT1eVjCjNefYGb1znyyVAYxKaz-yb2DWWCqRoql8fMsykBNvK6RDCWN0SYSpEwXvBpywI5hADBXzgZWwNxDWXJTkosne7oQzO30v-scoxRqK7A3q1bu-porXHlh4P68vFfbKc72VXNR/s320/Goliad5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo courtesy of Julie Stewart</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of the keys were sticking, but I am sure that they could be repaired.</span><br />
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<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" />CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-58402731844326734642011-12-28T10:45:00.000-06:002011-12-28T10:45:18.551-06:00Gimme back my bullets<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I needed more .38 shells so my husband took me out to the club to see if we could get more. Since it was cold AND the day before Christmas Eve, no one was out kerplunking. We found buckets of shells but very few .38's. I use the .38's to make my Pray for our Troops necklaces. I listed several shells in my Attic Rat Etsy shop since I won't live long enough to use all the shells I hauled home</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> 'Gimme back my bullets' </span></a><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cedarjunction" style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> cedarjunction </a> </h2><h2 style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 10px;">Clever ways to use bullets in jewelry<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-25155317359990263902011-10-17T14:41:00.000-05:002011-10-17T14:41:24.293-05:00Texas Renaissance Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bdQQsDT2oGhXMUlqZru4xZOsEsoLOmogY9tNgA8YQuZC0aQs_SL6jV0F2O7367Tufq-PLvxJVux_OOhi5pSenZ3d0iJOipXbrdBHo91n8Jr97Zpqj6qdxpABHYm9EfflmZsg0IhU5uRc/s1600/DSCN2706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bdQQsDT2oGhXMUlqZru4xZOsEsoLOmogY9tNgA8YQuZC0aQs_SL6jV0F2O7367Tufq-PLvxJVux_OOhi5pSenZ3d0iJOipXbrdBHo91n8Jr97Zpqj6qdxpABHYm9EfflmZsg0IhU5uRc/s320/DSCN2706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I did not want a big party for my 50th. I just want it to quietly go by. No fanfare, no ticker tape parade. Just let it slip on by. Instead of a party, I thought it would be fun to go to the Texas Ren Faire. The weather was perfect. We've been there when it was pouring down rain. I will not go in the rain, ever again.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEUfxw7Nkm_1XIucEYdTriJKY7_Bvsnsha1MRKgL5bK8mOYkXgBRYCktjmz6YCZeKKSkEWKLUF5VxMmnGLf4-scJKSic8JXFRwUFH6vhJ0g_gHizGPsd6muI9_tRZzQXNW5JQO1ZDwc1-/s1600/DSCN2690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEUfxw7Nkm_1XIucEYdTriJKY7_Bvsnsha1MRKgL5bK8mOYkXgBRYCktjmz6YCZeKKSkEWKLUF5VxMmnGLf4-scJKSic8JXFRwUFH6vhJ0g_gHizGPsd6muI9_tRZzQXNW5JQO1ZDwc1-/s320/DSCN2690.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are people who are paid to be part of the festivities. This one wore a really nice costume.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87_o9vZis1RekgGlEg4AfBpFrZWqCmpHXD3HzwqP19vpGNE1TYdJbsG-fKCKuBJgAzJupCiRHE3X-dKH_AOdEbi2-5YP-heT_TUXJKMXpCD-hCuJy8miKo5Mcowy1x8uNcEB4WMca7PJc/s1600/DSCN2702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87_o9vZis1RekgGlEg4AfBpFrZWqCmpHXD3HzwqP19vpGNE1TYdJbsG-fKCKuBJgAzJupCiRHE3X-dKH_AOdEbi2-5YP-heT_TUXJKMXpCD-hCuJy8miKo5Mcowy1x8uNcEB4WMca7PJc/s320/DSCN2702.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Must keep things tidy. LOL</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHDL7EmM062_u08k0o7qg-HzgXSoIAFGeLLNniO5BP-TEwP-gwYK8eOtPmZnoyIUQ1IMpscYpI5n9wrmy-DGFi9ZlqtVpkisUV6ifqQ-7OMYjirk7kIoPdY6G0LQwLdTc7gGVGqvbeJUj/s1600/DSCN2693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHDL7EmM062_u08k0o7qg-HzgXSoIAFGeLLNniO5BP-TEwP-gwYK8eOtPmZnoyIUQ1IMpscYpI5n9wrmy-DGFi9ZlqtVpkisUV6ifqQ-7OMYjirk7kIoPdY6G0LQwLdTc7gGVGqvbeJUj/s320/DSCN2693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These really tall costumes are my favorite. They would be tricky to walk around in. I would fall flat on my face if I were to try it. If I hadn't hurt my toe, I would have dressed up as a fairy. It is so much fun to go dressed up.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-56751041380558283802011-09-30T11:23:00.001-05:002011-09-30T11:33:52.485-05:00Rivet Gun 101<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3ocF3HkHWXwBxG6RnlNl2ozfGKDjiv3Uql3Fozvc7ej667Vz3ia0SAjLGVcuRDx683iiJCL6EKjovTrDRXr0fDGHZfnTOJQYOyWFYy7oSliAHW3FH2MlMZ9gAuG8fLZ295vcm0yyN28m/s1600/DSCN2653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3ocF3HkHWXwBxG6RnlNl2ozfGKDjiv3Uql3Fozvc7ej667Vz3ia0SAjLGVcuRDx683iiJCL6EKjovTrDRXr0fDGHZfnTOJQYOyWFYy7oSliAHW3FH2MlMZ9gAuG8fLZ295vcm0yyN28m/s320/DSCN2653.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I picked up some cute one-gallon cans at Warrenton last week so that I could convert them into some sweet birdhouses. In the past, I connected the tin using screws. Today, my husband was home so I grabbed a quick lesson on the use of a rivet gun. OMG! They are so, so simple to use. I had absolutely no idea.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi8Ium-iUyY56ulDM9zRz4K_IjqizrfYL9GXO2ZFwCVz5GlT0oexFyCCOu4fsyPhQl6s5oUScFpFILELiW53TuC3QI0TIS2V8gpwCLbcPVkmc2R_pvWaLmjyCxxT_7Rw8-LfkO3KiPLfW/s1600/DSCN2651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvi8Ium-iUyY56ulDM9zRz4K_IjqizrfYL9GXO2ZFwCVz5GlT0oexFyCCOu4fsyPhQl6s5oUScFpFILELiW53TuC3QI0TIS2V8gpwCLbcPVkmc2R_pvWaLmjyCxxT_7Rw8-LfkO3KiPLfW/s320/DSCN2651.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is what I accomplished after only 1 lesson!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ22-T_HFM47LAYmaXPKg0PzzGXKa-lj2C6dOjMmlUvAqZNWcnbYjiQAqZkxq_7OCDwqMXN6U5bj5vS216QUkA0tXv1c8DAxvjQc5u2Ncx98AoGBPMxniGjOkLRruoulPu5aYi3tubp6_/s1600/DSCN2659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ22-T_HFM47LAYmaXPKg0PzzGXKa-lj2C6dOjMmlUvAqZNWcnbYjiQAqZkxq_7OCDwqMXN6U5bj5vS216QUkA0tXv1c8DAxvjQc5u2Ncx98AoGBPMxniGjOkLRruoulPu5aYi3tubp6_/s320/DSCN2659.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Our rivet gun belongs in a museum, but it still functions like it did when it was new.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7hXyOfG7tRapt2CgIVeoe1d3paI-KwYqqr6KsRktiX6Om4-jmC9HfwczGfFsYTYdnbtwJCY7ydpu8NcXCpTrzrQVUaZg5V2XtSwZwJQP7-Pl2Y2Lv0mjRVpdIjAV5jryJIAsA_wXRWmP/s1600/DSCN2660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7hXyOfG7tRapt2CgIVeoe1d3paI-KwYqqr6KsRktiX6Om4-jmC9HfwczGfFsYTYdnbtwJCY7ydpu8NcXCpTrzrQVUaZg5V2XtSwZwJQP7-Pl2Y2Lv0mjRVpdIjAV5jryJIAsA_wXRWmP/s320/DSCN2660.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To use the gun, simply drill an 1/8 inch hole in the pieces you wish to connect. Load an 1/8 inch rivet in the gun like the picture above. Stick the little peg in the hole you drilled, making sure that it rests snug against your project. Squeeze the handle several times until it "pops". Since they are aluminum, you could have the grip of an 80-year old and still manage it.</span><br />
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<a href="http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/ " target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Beyond The Picket Fence" src="http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/bec8257/button2.jpg"/></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-42333716988194810992011-08-07T20:34:00.000-05:002011-08-07T20:34:59.724-05:00Old window re-do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT9oqZUjzZ9Xf9vQ2qh1S-0exIsfCQPohWfUmgq5hTZvNR3qDvvuEBv1c0xD-lSO_vwCj78pWT3GLb5bC2-A-oteRpccbCYXNOBvZZTQ_SpvYoUtsAx1VU1X-RzPd0KC388UmI4MWo-ne/s1600/DSCN2531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYT9oqZUjzZ9Xf9vQ2qh1S-0exIsfCQPohWfUmgq5hTZvNR3qDvvuEBv1c0xD-lSO_vwCj78pWT3GLb5bC2-A-oteRpccbCYXNOBvZZTQ_SpvYoUtsAx1VU1X-RzPd0KC388UmI4MWo-ne/s320/DSCN2531.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've already sold a few Paris windows so I thought it would be fun to change it up a bit. Since this window had a little green paint on it, I decided that would make a wonderful garden themed window. I just love the late 19th century graphics. For the background, I used pages from an old book that I picked up at the recycling center. I know that I'm <s>cheap</s> resourceful. I admit it.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-31270772149955380022011-07-22T15:16:00.000-05:002011-07-22T15:16:46.751-05:00S and H Green Stamps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagvKfaFSvonipOuyChEBCvgZw7LwFEqbcIsWV8qyjOHyn0C4JDEtHkHlzRxvqyguQurNRewDrAdXOr6Q5MnlJltYRC_bTzwgxcAykJSQInEiMgy3L0v81gl3rBfpB-FOnU9N2alQdznE6/s1600/DSCN2149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagvKfaFSvonipOuyChEBCvgZw7LwFEqbcIsWV8qyjOHyn0C4JDEtHkHlzRxvqyguQurNRewDrAdXOr6Q5MnlJltYRC_bTzwgxcAykJSQInEiMgy3L0v81gl3rBfpB-FOnU9N2alQdznE6/s320/DSCN2149.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember S and H green stamps? I do! Each time you bought groceries, the clerk would hand you stamps equivalent to what you bought. There were blank stamp books available. Once you filled up all the pages, they could be redeemed for cool stuff at one of their redeption centers. I remember riding into Oklahoma City with my mom, sister, aunt and cousins to visit the S and; H green stamp redemption store. It was lots of fun.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After I got married, I went to our grocery store and they offered Texas Gold stamps. I would LOVE to make a necklace with some of those stamps. I just haven't come across any. They stopped issuing them sometime in the 80's.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBHzJn3LKp8sXXLGeCFp8P1tvEXqUZECTLGy9PFK84bkzNNliQCGAhyphenhyphensgH4TjzSGPLU9hva41qnomKtEHpPNdfPL6lnHrsto03c3u-ihQrtSG4THf0S2LR9WbIGZS8Csdtnmh4j8OsiLC/s1600/DSCN2161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBHzJn3LKp8sXXLGeCFp8P1tvEXqUZECTLGy9PFK84bkzNNliQCGAhyphenhyphensgH4TjzSGPLU9hva41qnomKtEHpPNdfPL6lnHrsto03c3u-ihQrtSG4THf0S2LR9WbIGZS8Csdtnmh4j8OsiLC/s320/DSCN2161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-50634356119411243652011-06-02T10:50:00.000-05:002011-06-02T10:50:23.845-05:00Scary Paris traffic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6K0dYgbssOAHaTM-p3FsarMUxPlEoOfWr6N4-oMPIbmWsO-UZ0z-xB316HtX-GyayUdjX0l9IgLBmQQX3Xs46J3WjAfWM9nipbaSUjoZZNI2a4eFYiUgN-Awb1xSK-boEJrXQwx83UGAS/s1600/DSCN1816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6K0dYgbssOAHaTM-p3FsarMUxPlEoOfWr6N4-oMPIbmWsO-UZ0z-xB316HtX-GyayUdjX0l9IgLBmQQX3Xs46J3WjAfWM9nipbaSUjoZZNI2a4eFYiUgN-Awb1xSK-boEJrXQwx83UGAS/s400/DSCN1816.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lucky, lucky me! While in Germany, my husband insisted that we go to Paris.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEHAqaaax0fmzYNOxDUpO9Y0mmhFmCsBMYxWSUtNS4QHMIW_slIlKT3kUheTL36lp9ZV8VUCeWwlufN_pNrMN3swoVVyz0sqebeUEmF6aVJ_JruVMJ9dO2AQS7GddpO0FtgZO15GtO8pk/s1600/DSCN1336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEHAqaaax0fmzYNOxDUpO9Y0mmhFmCsBMYxWSUtNS4QHMIW_slIlKT3kUheTL36lp9ZV8VUCeWwlufN_pNrMN3swoVVyz0sqebeUEmF6aVJ_JruVMJ9dO2AQS7GddpO0FtgZO15GtO8pk/s400/DSCN1336.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had heard horror stories about the Paris traffic and wasn't so sure that I wanted to endure it just to see Paris. As far as I was concerned, there were many, many wonderful spots in Germany that we hadn't yet explored. I had also heard that people were so rude there. (We didn't experience any rudeness. Everyone that we encountered was very gracious and polite.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each time Howard would talk about us going, I would say that we didn't have to go. He never heard me say that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Between all of the one way streets and people just walking right out in front of us, we were so scared that we would be in an accident or run over someone.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi57KK5DjYjVdCFEFPDGpYwPxCx6JIvEoj8QeDUlah6HHx9Ajza324Z6btrUHEG3kyz3jP_QSaveyR9RCLIjov4vwxtf_pbHcgi6Qovx2OJPHl98SKOtugmPDmTT63_V0tYvrZdcvlE6D1/s1600/DSCN1348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi57KK5DjYjVdCFEFPDGpYwPxCx6JIvEoj8QeDUlah6HHx9Ajza324Z6btrUHEG3kyz3jP_QSaveyR9RCLIjov4vwxtf_pbHcgi6Qovx2OJPHl98SKOtugmPDmTT63_V0tYvrZdcvlE6D1/s320/DSCN1348.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They park really close on the street</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5GdTNKpBzlKUzUmwrWScMDsz5c9twj_KMs6eVvmVMPtrDV03kvvp_Cw24yeHZJFdIJfhMn2cPP3tSe6yt37B5VcYbSOPtIJH4K5JOhfI5UgZ5fznTvZutev0dYRWmQ3ONbVEV6VaEQyh/s1600/DSCN1349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5GdTNKpBzlKUzUmwrWScMDsz5c9twj_KMs6eVvmVMPtrDV03kvvp_Cw24yeHZJFdIJfhMn2cPP3tSe6yt37B5VcYbSOPtIJH4K5JOhfI5UgZ5fznTvZutev0dYRWmQ3ONbVEV6VaEQyh/s320/DSCN1349.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I mean <i><u>really</u></i> close. If the space is too small, they will just keep bumping cars until they make enough space. There was <u>no way</u> we were going to put our rent car on the street. Instead, we found a parking garage and paid 30<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">€ per day. Since we were so unnerved trying to drive around we went to the first one that the GPS listed. The parking garage was almost a kilometer away from our hotel. There was one that was closer, but we didn't find it. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We took our GPS with us so we could find our hotel. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once we parked, we didn't move the car until we were ready to leave. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-60967090911802186312011-05-18T15:09:00.000-05:002011-05-18T15:09:37.592-05:00Medieval city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ShD-eof-bRtxmQYlkLOXhEiuiWngdesUGJe30GaJRF78SMFSY-Sr78oaVQCt-2QTbWDUsPnSjqYdyiZ9ZWe3lJsXNpI_9G9RJSwZyBwoUIDbZ90DQI8XtRD8G9yTxvMySGIRE77WZNt/s1600/DSCN1671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17ShD-eof-bRtxmQYlkLOXhEiuiWngdesUGJe30GaJRF78SMFSY-Sr78oaVQCt-2QTbWDUsPnSjqYdyiZ9ZWe3lJsXNpI_9G9RJSwZyBwoUIDbZ90DQI8XtRD8G9yTxvMySGIRE77WZNt/s320/DSCN1671.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothenburg_ob_der_Tauber">Rothenburg</a> is one of those Bavarian places that you must visit should you find yourself in Germany. It is a gorgeous medieval city right on the banks of the Tauber river. Can you believe this was our view from our room at the bed and breakfast. Pinch me!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMKTrrcyxdBkBKQjzS7wtXZkFLZqpjS2xgLQl8bAhH7lW5uXZcBwtLlHrtB3P5DMmQ6o2kGAlexOa5g58Aj_3cHG-sgw7sy6VXQSRUiAJWqt-PpBYACT89Y4DjGY49d708zAY-jfRo4dB/s1600/DSCN1675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMKTrrcyxdBkBKQjzS7wtXZkFLZqpjS2xgLQl8bAhH7lW5uXZcBwtLlHrtB3P5DMmQ6o2kGAlexOa5g58Aj_3cHG-sgw7sy6VXQSRUiAJWqt-PpBYACT89Y4DjGY49d708zAY-jfRo4dB/s320/DSCN1675.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went online to find a place to stay and boy did we luck out on this one! We chose the <a href="http://www.hotel-hornburg.de/">Hotel Hornburg Garni</a>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvhqUa6CmKUP9x6n27fxgTfhyphenhyphenqTNXLBgRnBsLH7gH9guLWoPa3ret5OOEx8e8GpIdCuKypNgqA0ZvyIxp0Lvnl_p8RXmXmpHZvPV5FHFQj1uO1Ux14APKPAzoqIOriMSOtoJBPEow9Cz2/s1600/DSCN1669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvhqUa6CmKUP9x6n27fxgTfhyphenhyphenqTNXLBgRnBsLH7gH9guLWoPa3ret5OOEx8e8GpIdCuKypNgqA0ZvyIxp0Lvnl_p8RXmXmpHZvPV5FHFQj1uO1Ux14APKPAzoqIOriMSOtoJBPEow9Cz2/s320/DSCN1669.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a marvelous room on the 2nd floor. This picture only shows half of the room. The other half was another bank of windows and a roomy marble-tiled bathroom.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBfsiKgxSIbVyyxWGd6z85odWXKgkIhrzSD4CP5s8AjMNF4WXNRUJwc7kahWBKd4RWvbvn8ZqOkrgJrHMG6fy211SCAhHahjFJxLjSwVRQ8kt_IRdMGTSMPv_957h6tCdAiGpkId4UBO3/s1600/DSCN1696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBfsiKgxSIbVyyxWGd6z85odWXKgkIhrzSD4CP5s8AjMNF4WXNRUJwc7kahWBKd4RWvbvn8ZqOkrgJrHMG6fy211SCAhHahjFJxLjSwVRQ8kt_IRdMGTSMPv_957h6tCdAiGpkId4UBO3/s320/DSCN1696.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The place was so historical that our room key was an actual skeleton key!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-LGNHFIaD-HeMTqcULxC6F2o4GgLawaXY1ZV2X90mPVhiOzOp4Lp9X4bZ_HTxLqoFD0npLG82_cqGervYQLDzBzR5e_kU_RlpsMygq-3xhVhnUPntaZbAaS09Iksqyr1YcbpOA9qLPQK/s1600/DSCN1678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-LGNHFIaD-HeMTqcULxC6F2o4GgLawaXY1ZV2X90mPVhiOzOp4Lp9X4bZ_HTxLqoFD0npLG82_cqGervYQLDzBzR5e_kU_RlpsMygq-3xhVhnUPntaZbAaS09Iksqyr1YcbpOA9qLPQK/s320/DSCN1678.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first thing we explored was the wall itself. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhfIHuhzUddyt9XLiSUvlwUk9HmuAVoi4aczQP26U4o-GRhC_2KGXvCeS56Ha9ZhDwSnJfg6O2WJBDbnA09bTOmyXuUAwlYhHSnu83FufAcnRxshlQLUbFk605TMaGv0SdLSHJ6DhVu4p/s1600/DSCN1692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhfIHuhzUddyt9XLiSUvlwUk9HmuAVoi4aczQP26U4o-GRhC_2KGXvCeS56Ha9ZhDwSnJfg6O2WJBDbnA09bTOmyXuUAwlYhHSnu83FufAcnRxshlQLUbFk605TMaGv0SdLSHJ6DhVu4p/s320/DSCN1692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I loved the clippity-clop sound that the horse made on the cobblestones.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcPKi0NZwCLLK2_Bfr2SI3tkHKduBKFYcjr0GAwFEySA5EkE6Wfwe1OUlNOn4yHZKzSCr7hFpKhcGf-kuqNs81lCeW3zVnCaQDduo8jUW6F5f5aku88-_b5vAhHJwzsuW_L5MvLNAwGXr/s1600/DSCN1723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcPKi0NZwCLLK2_Bfr2SI3tkHKduBKFYcjr0GAwFEySA5EkE6Wfwe1OUlNOn4yHZKzSCr7hFpKhcGf-kuqNs81lCeW3zVnCaQDduo8jUW6F5f5aku88-_b5vAhHJwzsuW_L5MvLNAwGXr/s320/DSCN1723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the evening, we took the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH-sas5F1Xc">Nightwatchman's Tour</a>. It is an absolute must if you visit this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wht8uECgKmE&feature=fvwrel">city</a>. Be sure to click the links. You will enjoy them.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/131/C7CA2FC92D403C94287918E1E7F78916.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>CEDAR JUNCTIONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717961318624245610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638608925211281451.post-47026489693204806482011-05-15T13:21:00.001-05:002011-05-15T13:21:33.816-05:00Concorde Hotel<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/AVvXsEhpcaTLwYlBqgB64IVMafdOjSG3Bqc1t_LXFUFA6JECOHdHH18LdKW3HkkiOGemoMusPsDS6RTfYP8gtp2VJzWC-mr78GN7yuQckwOx3GiqPGxbBDZh1AWgBjYbGJLk14ao5AgvPJUwf2-W/s1600/DSCN1599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcaTLwYlBqgB64IVMafdOjSG3Bqc1t_LXFUFA6JECOHdHH18LdKW3HkkiOGemoMusPsDS6RTfYP8gtp2VJzWC-mr78GN7yuQckwOx3GiqPGxbBDZh1AWgBjYbGJLk14ao5AgvPJUwf2-W/s320/DSCN1599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was greeted by my husband with a rose at the airport after my 9 1/2 hour flight to Frankfurt. Isn't that sweet? </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjxAA2mfHV22roedRlT9JwISHqTCVfwSeZDRYSJsH4p0-KzO5kgxW2zYPkaRXw_XQbyal0jgRcbBdzgDwGpuxZ9Wx0W0Pg4JhGV232WS6zz0wPAEzq-xzaok71QfQqRmClqfAz34HhQ2q/s1600/DSCN1606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjxAA2mfHV22roedRlT9JwISHqTCVfwSeZDRYSJsH4p0-KzO5kgxW2zYPkaRXw_XQbyal0jgRcbBdzgDwGpuxZ9Wx0W0Pg4JhGV232WS6zz0wPAEzq-xzaok71QfQqRmClqfAz34HhQ2q/s320/DSCN1606.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a nice view from our terrace of other buildings. The terrace was available to everyone in the hotel, but few knew about it.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5uLg2dEqO21Clt0xkl-If8lgBGrzAyo00YMDSBAZJ965adlZN_7G7cj32ohUAbaPNNzU9ot_F3hFlhCLXt7-R3xgH3QVZfIQKq22g61DlvUyuk7gJSvnt4vM2c9qsdGGAuJtVvRuoYy/s1600/DSCN1608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0c5uLg2dEqO21Clt0xkl-If8lgBGrzAyo00YMDSBAZJ965adlZN_7G7cj32ohUAbaPNNzU9ot_F3hFlhCLXt7-R3xgH3QVZfIQKq22g61DlvUyuk7gJSvnt4vM2c9qsdGGAuJtVvRuoYy/s320/DSCN1608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was nice having the terrace just outside of our room. We liked to sit out there in the evenings and relax. I also liked sitting out there during the afternoons drinking tea and reading a book. Sometimes, I would almost pinch myself because it just didn't seem real. I thought I must be dreaming.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d1MNYhtZMw3UvuN7zqVndnu5PTuX4T55GiMzctW1oU7NJ2gzQv7Vaer_9sS17QyrUKGG9C6tVzNLBhLJIz29tYGjF7SUfg5Dmac0bWYBw_bAKVSCIOiiIONdU_o-7BU3UbSTdBJWiTzb/s1600/DSCN1616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4d1MNYhtZMw3UvuN7zqVndnu5PTuX4T55GiMzctW1oU7NJ2gzQv7Vaer_9sS17QyrUKGG9C6tVzNLBhLJIz29tYGjF7SUfg5Dmac0bWYBw_bAKVSCIOiiIONdU_o-7BU3UbSTdBJWiTzb/s320/DSCN1616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our room as simple, but nice. I didn't watch much television while I was there. I tried watching The Big Bang Theory, but since it was in German, the jokes tended to be lost on me. I could only watch so much of BBC news.</span><br />
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