A Giveaway- Christmas Ribbon & Ikea love...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>morning from ol'Blighty- where it's getting chillier as the days roll on...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i've got my ikea stash all ready to show & tell...<br /><br />Christmas decor inspiration i hope...<br /><br />& also a Christmas *loving-red-&-white* ribbon giveaway...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1QhrAfScASWLTMxo8DXw8PULB1d2L2frVAiV0o6mqpURZ38b1VVdNEu_2rAZnH04Q-lQoEVa6rRols_8IVRec_mlS0UlpHFmUbnA8D_e1GyY2fM7kxrIQOWtIMETcSoozWBy6D-AkU4T/s1600/ikeaxmas10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1QhrAfScASWLTMxo8DXw8PULB1d2L2frVAiV0o6mqpURZ38b1VVdNEu_2rAZnH04Q-lQoEVa6rRols_8IVRec_mlS0UlpHFmUbnA8D_e1GyY2fM7kxrIQOWtIMETcSoozWBy6D-AkU4T/s640/ikeaxmas10.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>when i started <i>raving </i>about the BB & my visit to ikea <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-christmas-planning.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">{here}</span></a> i hadn't actually opened all</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>my ikea bits up & snapped them for you...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />all my pickies of gorgeous ribbon were not from ikea, but a shop in our village...<br /><br />they were the <b>start of my love affair</b> for all things red & white this Christmas...<br /><br /><b>but- since you were all so <i>in lust</i> with the ribbons- i've got a pack to give away this week along</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>with some other <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Sew-So/230143973690957"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">{Miss Sew & So}</span></a> Christmas bits...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><i>{be a blog friend here & on face book <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Sew-So/230143973690957"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">{here}</span></a> </span>& of course let me know what you think of my</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>ribbons...}</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i><b>so...here's my swedish Christmas stash....</b></i><br /><i><b><br /></b></i><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ML5-bQu0BaWbX00dxhdGgijWtzftLXs4frvMq3ZZRIBpWT6JC39KmQUFgz1vRVp9tEaM02W1mdnRaBoFGU3NyIe0QlQ35drB0VGlweWCXAi3ny4WJIbfKn-3zRHENBBOG-panWpi-m2s/s1600/ikeaxmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ML5-bQu0BaWbX00dxhdGgijWtzftLXs4frvMq3ZZRIBpWT6JC39KmQUFgz1vRVp9tEaM02W1mdnRaBoFGU3NyIe0QlQ35drB0VGlweWCXAi3ny4WJIbfKn-3zRHENBBOG-panWpi-m2s/s640/ikeaxmas1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>the lead up to Christmas is always full of extra's...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />extra people dropping by...& inevitably extra meals thrown between the standard one's...<br /><br />these napkins are totally Christmas with <b>no</b> effort at all...<br /><b><br /></b><br />white tablecloth...greenery in jars up the middle of the table & these gorgeous paper napkins...<br /><br />& yep the BB & i bought a few...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wc2yDue3bpoSxOBwpIbzgleIkE0C5S6hIBgmLBVzUUPHbwSFA8_MjZwF3r89EFN_l8kPkQm6QaHm_NfFyxS6kUcFb2A48woSi3UuIFI9Hrr4qcluj8c5o5LZsfuyvm1MremojVFmznyn/s1600/ikeaxmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wc2yDue3bpoSxOBwpIbzgleIkE0C5S6hIBgmLBVzUUPHbwSFA8_MjZwF3r89EFN_l8kPkQm6QaHm_NfFyxS6kUcFb2A48woSi3UuIFI9Hrr4qcluj8c5o5LZsfuyvm1MremojVFmznyn/s640/ikeaxmas2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunoQykcYVJgJh9TJxpW52SOjHfh13ugfcsEp2MjbG13zrxVzbmUNdls7H-0m7IKdQDwFnceYJdBf4kg1UDpQuL1y0Y1suy82zpWbec3oPkeqnmJbOaCeUZLTNtrs_bwuN7WwF1DuPny7N/s1600/ikeaxmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunoQykcYVJgJh9TJxpW52SOjHfh13ugfcsEp2MjbG13zrxVzbmUNdls7H-0m7IKdQDwFnceYJdBf4kg1UDpQuL1y0Y1suy82zpWbec3oPkeqnmJbOaCeUZLTNtrs_bwuN7WwF1DuPny7N/s640/ikeaxmas3.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i'm not a massive tinsel lover...our kiddos are...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i try- but it just doesn't ever <i>do it for me</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />too bit-sy...<br /><br />too shiny...<br /><br />too tinsel-ey...<br /><br />then we found this...<br /><br />white...sweet...perfect...<i>my kinda tinsel...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCVreHj5bCHwszXDNb2FH2KmpYiKf9OEx4jvGYBbLSnSdOqjDrWeuxMUq1-sOTpJW551U0DCxZB6mGPyGmd8tgchM6SLuffT9P-j-6iGQqtgzp9dAOPOavQnwTlITvLMNqt5El6AgiXiN/s1600/ikeaxmas4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCVreHj5bCHwszXDNb2FH2KmpYiKf9OEx4jvGYBbLSnSdOqjDrWeuxMUq1-sOTpJW551U0DCxZB6mGPyGmd8tgchM6SLuffT9P-j-6iGQqtgzp9dAOPOavQnwTlITvLMNqt5El6AgiXiN/s640/ikeaxmas4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyxDjpldau1AzeImidEXx9Jhpt_wd7BFLk2Q46dCtlBoVG08v24JfTA3TuvvjwoIVOpFjsrNT-kT4NyPLk7sSmmXaLXWmA5f2Wh1jy3YDhPont-VP_mGGHYMF7TyX8mhSsXGZ3G3ga2_k/s1600/ikeaxmas5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyxDjpldau1AzeImidEXx9Jhpt_wd7BFLk2Q46dCtlBoVG08v24JfTA3TuvvjwoIVOpFjsrNT-kT4NyPLk7sSmmXaLXWmA5f2Wh1jy3YDhPont-VP_mGGHYMF7TyX8mhSsXGZ3G3ga2_k/s640/ikeaxmas5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>the other thing the BB & i wanted was reindeer...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>they are <strike>huge</strike> pretty big in Christmas decor over here...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />since we moved here from Oz, we've seen plently of wild deer & stags in our trips to the Outer<br /><br />Hebrides off Scotland <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/06/island-life.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">{here}</span></a><br /><br />the kids truly fell in love with them in the wild...<br /><br />& i want to take that love home with us to the beaches of australia in all shapes & forms...<br /><br /><b>these are divine... & <i>the paper print is gorgeous</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2VQ2-tKYQKVbJnb0R-tvXoCF4QLsyiVaWamEDv_5XdgJQFsZ-3xAOu5FH7LkzkxqzFVZysMk4HnGWonNBonFA4cPJtojHg2OfFrcWeQFE0d2lek8MzTB_5ATzz-akcBHD0al_J6OhiPs/s1600/ikeaxmas6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2VQ2-tKYQKVbJnb0R-tvXoCF4QLsyiVaWamEDv_5XdgJQFsZ-3xAOu5FH7LkzkxqzFVZysMk4HnGWonNBonFA4cPJtojHg2OfFrcWeQFE0d2lek8MzTB_5ATzz-akcBHD0al_J6OhiPs/s640/ikeaxmas6.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>now...as you know we are packing to head home to Oz after nearly 4 years here in the english </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>countryside...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />this means no more unnecessary purchases- i get that...<br /><br />but these Christmas glasses were soo flippin lovely & so <b><strike>cheap</strike> </b>inexpensive, that i figure we'll just use<br /><br />them to keep the kiddos feeling Christmas-ey here & then add them to the BB's stash later...!<br /><br /><b>the perfect 6-pack ;)</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA_CRC0P5FBMQyZCCmfrCYcVSOwogoWuhSwtlnrNNYLCkigaipSMaYe8PoIFe9ADlTAOkymlmAZR-JuTNHimLvaMcSexL-md8uClRU0uqlqu37cWTIebwMn2CR4BZ1fUR-rJz_zrJ5a1p/s1600/ikeaxmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA_CRC0P5FBMQyZCCmfrCYcVSOwogoWuhSwtlnrNNYLCkigaipSMaYe8PoIFe9ADlTAOkymlmAZR-JuTNHimLvaMcSexL-md8uClRU0uqlqu37cWTIebwMn2CR4BZ1fUR-rJz_zrJ5a1p/s640/ikeaxmas7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>&...lastly these little hanging peace doves that i've bought each year we've been here in </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>england...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />they are beautifully simple...<b>light to take home</b>...& one little miss.6 loves making their wings for<br /><br />me...<br /><br />i don't really need any other reason to throw these in my hand luggage back to sydney...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXcsbO0Lhrpl2Equ6OiNAuYuD59hwL1BHCR0cBuZkc1m-UnIM1Pt-9ZIEwArI5MTg5zG4HdUiObmnJ01ZDo-mCN748BjoFMtXJKzeqJkx3eRaL-vxq7kcRSlovyg1MF1P0mpizgFkMb3n/s1600/ikeaxmas9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXcsbO0Lhrpl2Equ6OiNAuYuD59hwL1BHCR0cBuZkc1m-UnIM1Pt-9ZIEwArI5MTg5zG4HdUiObmnJ01ZDo-mCN748BjoFMtXJKzeqJkx3eRaL-vxq7kcRSlovyg1MF1P0mpizgFkMb3n/s640/ikeaxmas9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...i'm hoping...thinking...that there may be some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">ikea-love</span> from some of you here...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'm gonna send out the ribbons below just to get you started...<br /><br />leave a comment...be a FB friend...& i'll draw the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Christmas Ribbon Giveaway </span>at the end of the<br /><br />week...<br /><br />leave a comment each day for extra entries...every day counts...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2hMw_moVHosg_5dush19bV_HL7np-Kyzkb_R8p62N8KgRoT2MHmEvqW7VUoTa1ZABvEjQ09ilOpVpY0glbZs_d8HBmqu9MGo68WkFmJuXmM-PemL0WLXGUTJuuJkbc4y7KI2uMZ03dYr/s1600/ikeaxmas8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2hMw_moVHosg_5dush19bV_HL7np-Kyzkb_R8p62N8KgRoT2MHmEvqW7VUoTa1ZABvEjQ09ilOpVpY0glbZs_d8HBmqu9MGo68WkFmJuXmM-PemL0WLXGUTJuuJkbc4y7KI2uMZ03dYr/s640/ikeaxmas8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>little miss.6 & i spent an hour in front of the fire on sunday afternoon hanging & tying </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>& talking </b><b>Christmas as only kids can...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i felt inspired- bless her...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtewpZVjFpCJoaeQG1Xn5QPakM7s1wzAo45uA_N2INA2743SZNUUel5JjptxSP1iylELmQnD14RFtQOSVmiVKJxmxJsGJQZ_NBreRr8uDKU2O8eoKjtgyqFOkeiHdv87IRtzq65TraXLQv/s1600/ikeaA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtewpZVjFpCJoaeQG1Xn5QPakM7s1wzAo45uA_N2INA2743SZNUUel5JjptxSP1iylELmQnD14RFtQOSVmiVKJxmxJsGJQZ_NBreRr8uDKU2O8eoKjtgyqFOkeiHdv87IRtzq65TraXLQv/s640/ikeaA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>go get yourself to ikea if you can</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>&</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>if not...get into this giveaway to start your inspiration for christmas</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>...ikea is my *favourite & best* at Christmas...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>xox</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQrA2jFER5u4l-cbR_3lWOBfrQ1FzSA8PzoJIbkgIZ0zHqkZRjNB9GJ603chIVLZivTemEzMidKkXyf2I-4nxqbspnzm-ItOfSAe3UkXy93dAzsrDS0DuwDh5c-VcPqZtqBAvZFtl8C6Z/s1600/ikeaxmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQrA2jFER5u4l-cbR_3lWOBfrQ1FzSA8PzoJIbkgIZ0zHqkZRjNB9GJ603chIVLZivTemEzMidKkXyf2I-4nxqbspnzm-ItOfSAe3UkXy93dAzsrDS0DuwDh5c-VcPqZtqBAvZFtl8C6Z/s320/ikeaxmas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>pop over to my gorgeous friend Maureen's <a href="http://daydreamliving.blogspot.com/2011/11/favourite-and-best-find-linky-party.html">{here}</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">she's got some more fave & best goodies she's sharing...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b>

A Giveaway- Christmas Ribbon & Ikea love...

morning from ol'Blighty- where it's getting chillier as the days roll on... i've got my ikea stash all ready to show & tell....

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vintage chairs, village markets & a B.B {british bestie}...

<b>our village market- the B.B {british besite} & i are taking you with us this morning...</b><br /><br /><b>we want your opinion on this seriously cool rocking vintage chair...</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuTFXtrnRC-0QXUka27_eSN3i0oaLKrGYBujiN5X5ZHI1zFUamMkZG-SQvXN7PiqHYc8tCCPcHdM3CJi0kTBHh2_LsXQq61uJhGY76fEwtaJqU3g7T9VQdpIZBscZjO9JDShAcSqhoXDp/s1600/janechair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuTFXtrnRC-0QXUka27_eSN3i0oaLKrGYBujiN5X5ZHI1zFUamMkZG-SQvXN7PiqHYc8tCCPcHdM3CJi0kTBHh2_LsXQq61uJhGY76fEwtaJqU3g7T9VQdpIZBscZjO9JDShAcSqhoXDp/s640/janechair1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />patch-worked by hand- <i>re-stuffed all squishy & perfectly snuggly...</i><br /><br />perfect for B.B's bay window...perfect for C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S....<br /><i> </i><br /><i><b>you hearing this Mr.B.B ?</b></i><br /><br /><i>i can assure you your christmas will be <b>full of festive cheer ;) </b>if you bobbed down & picked up this </i><br /><i><b> </b></i><br /><i>piece of patch-worked heaven for her...<b>you listening !?</b></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_aFjuYP8GXfcchXBdgP-koo869N0vJgJoDVbSsgE-JFrho9R0rqHfLQ1SKT82WUJvPCGjOXplJxVtBZTWYONUVjgX_1Os_4IKFhbkpsUYka0nwe_gVaY_chislljkGiqiYaz4xA7g0c1/s1600/janechair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_aFjuYP8GXfcchXBdgP-koo869N0vJgJoDVbSsgE-JFrho9R0rqHfLQ1SKT82WUJvPCGjOXplJxVtBZTWYONUVjgX_1Os_4IKFhbkpsUYka0nwe_gVaY_chislljkGiqiYaz4xA7g0c1/s640/janechair2.jpg" width="516" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>this is the same little stall that had the blue side board last week... <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/virtual-coffee-at-my-local-food-market.html" style="color: #a64d79;">{here}</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& i know from your emails & comments, that  a few of you would've whipped that in the back of your </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">people mover.. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it's also the same little secret spot that the B.B & i got our french potato baskets from...<a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-potato-basket-love-my-thrift.html" style="color: #a64d79;">{here}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">man do we need to get her this chair...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJfLQii6RhQzb79P8Xb_nP1XapSTz4JySwn-1D2QK9zIKBtrZPvSyUMyMlgP1hUiGRlllJQ4_0UFu2XsJ79L30GEI4hDBkCn9DTvUpQCMYlW-as2c66CuFjRui1Qy7fQ7ChwTOBTUavwF/s1600/janechair4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJfLQii6RhQzb79P8Xb_nP1XapSTz4JySwn-1D2QK9zIKBtrZPvSyUMyMlgP1hUiGRlllJQ4_0UFu2XsJ79L30GEI4hDBkCn9DTvUpQCMYlW-as2c66CuFjRui1Qy7fQ7ChwTOBTUavwF/s640/janechair4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>anyway- the seeds have been sewn with Mr.BB & all 20 of our fingers are crossed...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>maybe a quick "how are you lovely Mr.BB- did we mention it's V & A fabrics" text may nail it?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqJM6dmm1l5aTEYbn6NMFEn5Wnz1_8DIISCq_1brzTsNcPL-HfBg5VMF6JGKny77RfWI-bfdtE2AfS2crH6tihTDwKY4enypBhJrzx30oj6bAdkIL5jEeiPw_R-4UPxvgmtNrn18DcxHi/s1600/janechair5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqJM6dmm1l5aTEYbn6NMFEn5Wnz1_8DIISCq_1brzTsNcPL-HfBg5VMF6JGKny77RfWI-bfdtE2AfS2crH6tihTDwKY4enypBhJrzx30oj6bAdkIL5jEeiPw_R-4UPxvgmtNrn18DcxHi/s640/janechair5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9I9-Vwx2IPoMpJ5hjbLaUIHNTZq2gpu4LE5XIyb6OBa8wsdg4cMgONvebj92vyGdUjr9iIXHmIohx9uwFymwdkBz-0uyDNpYWc_k4IcbutgUrlV1CB9AWwYk4nfYqttPadO3L9zgEQVP/s1600/janechair7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>between this gorgeous chair & my big old country house there was also a *house sale* on this </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>morning...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i really just needed a wander <b>with her</b> & a look at <strike>old stuff</strike> vintage bits this morning...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">some<b> time out</b> from the list ticking & the endless <strike>at times a little overwheliming </strike>planning... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we did good....<b>real good</b>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a great old typewriter & some wonderful old cotton reels for me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl8wdNIb1tWCO3HkG7Qlq-KuL5jOy7K8SzqVqV8UgG5ZvzcmuvPGYMxvwbN9Gu8iNHqTM-O9DyFxDlB5OWqScVLBFd9QOpmNJLKOlAL8MyNkiWoOSI7rwEgFkGKuj2RwX9auudwxGxpKg/s1600/janechair6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxl8wdNIb1tWCO3HkG7Qlq-KuL5jOy7K8SzqVqV8UgG5ZvzcmuvPGYMxvwbN9Gu8iNHqTM-O9DyFxDlB5OWqScVLBFd9QOpmNJLKOlAL8MyNkiWoOSI7rwEgFkGKuj2RwX9auudwxGxpKg/s640/janechair6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">& a perfect vintage milk bottle that we worked out was over 50 years old and that was produced for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the dairy farm not far from the B.B's folks house- for her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i love that...the history & connections...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>so...another gorgeous crisp wander through my little part of ol'Blighty...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">with thoughts of both days on the beach in Australia & days snuggling up with mulled wine & the  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BB on this chair<b> </b><i>dancing around in my head...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>yooohoooo...Mr.BB this is for you...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9I9-Vwx2IPoMpJ5hjbLaUIHNTZq2gpu4LE5XIyb6OBa8wsdg4cMgONvebj92vyGdUjr9iIXHmIohx9uwFymwdkBz-0uyDNpYWc_k4IcbutgUrlV1CB9AWwYk4nfYqttPadO3L9zgEQVP/s1600/janechair7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9I9-Vwx2IPoMpJ5hjbLaUIHNTZq2gpu4LE5XIyb6OBa8wsdg4cMgONvebj92vyGdUjr9iIXHmIohx9uwFymwdkBz-0uyDNpYWc_k4IcbutgUrlV1CB9AWwYk4nfYqttPadO3L9zgEQVP/s640/janechair7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the BB & i are bringing you back here over the weekend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>for the lighting of our village christmas tree<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a mulled wine or two</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you in?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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vintage chairs, village markets & a B.B {british bestie}...

our village market- the B.B {british besite} & i are taking you with us this morning... we want your opinion on this seriously cool rock...

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virtual coffee- i love you bloggy gals...

<b>if i could just reach out & hug all of you i would...</b><br /><br /><b>thank you for being so *there* for me when i shared our news <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/11/going-homex.html"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">{yesterday}</span> </a></b><br /><br /><b>i've bought you a coffee...an amaretto coffee no less for being just so wonderful & </b><br /><br /><b>supportive...</b><br /><br /><b> </b><br />a christmas coffee for you full of blog love & a good shot of italian amaretti...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg514UKN1NRFMa6maaek5_nmRoWxRkIkWUPpkEzlmpCbMvn_mjSTjTpfTPOimNdEm9M3eHI39moxno8Bhx0ifohyVsUdgtGlbTHWARPzdlysGH7l008ZSd17YZ9FDI22hsv2QL5VZCGwn_8/s1600/xmascoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg514UKN1NRFMa6maaek5_nmRoWxRkIkWUPpkEzlmpCbMvn_mjSTjTpfTPOimNdEm9M3eHI39moxno8Bhx0ifohyVsUdgtGlbTHWARPzdlysGH7l008ZSd17YZ9FDI22hsv2QL5VZCGwn_8/s640/xmascoffee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>sharing that huge, life changing {again} move back to the gorgeous beaches of sydney, australia</b><br /><br /><b>has just got me back on track here...</b><br /><br />i love you guys- & i love to share my life here in the english countyside with you daily...<br /><br />for the last little while i feel like i've not been <i>acknowledging </i>this massive decision with you gals that<br /><br />are so much a part of my day to day here...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9dkh-g4lqUpqhyphenhyphenqB7ejNvKy4KjYEoXeepqmNQbjeoyNadK9linMs0POe4nqHz2QnNmipkri-tFGt0leMCXge2LSgcI0jr2GdoN1nTSABbaSHewXXP3Aqjn-slSNeRohhD5KH0DwQiZt0/s1600/xmascoffee1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9dkh-g4lqUpqhyphenhyphenqB7ejNvKy4KjYEoXeepqmNQbjeoyNadK9linMs0POe4nqHz2QnNmipkri-tFGt0leMCXge2LSgcI0jr2GdoN1nTSABbaSHewXXP3Aqjn-slSNeRohhD5KH0DwQiZt0/s640/xmascoffee1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><b> </b> <br /><br /><b>i just feel like we are now all on the same page of my crazy <i>book</i> & that we can all do this </b><br /><br /><b>together...blogging all the way!</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />so...if you're happy to be along for the ride, grab that coffee for our weekly virtual catch up & i'll<br /><b><br /></b><br />share a few things...<br /><br />i know so many of you have loved daily visit to my little piece of the english countryside for a looong<br /><br />time now & i know there are some of you i've just met...<br /><br />i want to take <b>all of you</b> on the journey from this life here in the <b>countryside of england</b> ...<br /><br />back to our life on the <b>beaches of australia</b> together...<br /><br />we're working like crazy people here, as you may well imagine...<br /><br />we fly home to <b>Oz</b> december 20- yep 5 days before the big man himself arrives...<br /><br />mad i know- swig that coffee gals- there's more...<br /><br />so...i'm planning packing, crating, last minute collecting ;) , kiddo-ing, school sorting on two sides of<br /><br />the globe, christmas gifting....& massive emotion dealing each & every day at the moment...<br /><br />this little spot of mine is going to carry me through it all...<br /><br />you'll all help carry me through it all...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zfCWoLPu85YQgVfGoNOfgq3m9zKaawTYk-nCjswsC5aOfOl933UFQhO2HMiMw_nuAEAyT8V1p2SWbcasjVvqkfST7ROOTPkxrk2ZSpFosoSPnAmUSL132dGKolZaeuQBV-sb7Uwjhj9r/s1600/xmascoffee6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zfCWoLPu85YQgVfGoNOfgq3m9zKaawTYk-nCjswsC5aOfOl933UFQhO2HMiMw_nuAEAyT8V1p2SWbcasjVvqkfST7ROOTPkxrk2ZSpFosoSPnAmUSL132dGKolZaeuQBV-sb7Uwjhj9r/s640/xmascoffee6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNZea1zMMvAfJIQ_JgaH3zJpK8c1lcz7ckybvwLXmsOA6ukUMW1ruwciEp4ihRAUr9X_P-0wh5WR7EKHyr-o5VRelkvzUn8qrSWeFgnh7DcCp2FtRUIMCmJVSpgAFSrq79KufbNnOzmiQ/s1600/xmascoffee4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><b>i have endless idea's for christmas still swimming round in my head, though in reality this year, </b><br /><br /><b>all the moments i love are going to really be left up to someone else {thanks mum!}...</b><br /><b> </b><br /><b> </b><br />so i figure...this little ol'blog here is going to allow me to still indulge in all the things i love whilst<br /><br /><b></b><br />still <b>ticking off that <strike>flippin massive</strike> pretty long moving list</b>...<br /><br />i've left my christmas deco's from the last few years, collected here in england, in their boxes &<br /><br />i'm just going to have the simplest of things around us...<br /><br />the kiddos are still gonna want some <b>festive</b> in their days-& to be honest i need it as much as they<br /><br />do...<br /><br />so you & i can still share all out christmas crafting & present thoughts...<br /><br />&<b> </b>i can attempt to<i> not</i> go overboard...<br /><br />the last thing we need is yet another crate of goodies to lug home!<br /><br /><b>{see my sweet, patient man- your words really do sink in...}</b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9GwVVsF3y5aob5Y9_4ZSB8F7LjmX30ZN4Jw1lZree1KyvvZ2Eh6XEuuGxfTgfLpstT6f34k47ds_clf1g12-LTZUNtY09BvzY2noCUFaQMayvdihRRnIxS_2PPElatc_eI0Q6wdkhq3W/s1600/xmascoffee7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9GwVVsF3y5aob5Y9_4ZSB8F7LjmX30ZN4Jw1lZree1KyvvZ2Eh6XEuuGxfTgfLpstT6f34k47ds_clf1g12-LTZUNtY09BvzY2noCUFaQMayvdihRRnIxS_2PPElatc_eI0Q6wdkhq3W/s640/xmascoffee7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b> </b><br /><br /><br /><b>so...if we were really sharing italian cookies & an amaretto coffee dear bloggy friends...</b><br /><br />i would let you have a leetle go of my stamping set...<br /><br /><b> </b><br />courier type face is one of my fave style of lettering...<br /><br />i use these stamps <strike>constantly</strike> pretty regularly...these are the start of my christmas tags...<br /><br />i bought the fab little library-card-pocket-bags from my very inspiring, table decorating wiz of a blog<br /><br />friend leanne- who's shop & blog is <a href="http://www.sweetstyle.com.au/" style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">{here}</a><br /><br />i have had these month- in anticipation of christmas tagging...<br /><br />i'll show you the finished tags this week with some christmas wrapping to get us all off my list ticking!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05BWFckHhRdqVZJoH6gAfAmMHVaJ7lxjonSCyQcjxKOZkkU44fmnNPwj2T-PFkoFEx7pzD4ft-clBMOTgH8qGGsX4JbLe4gGO1O1EhKGvxfMX2TG9Sgt7kbwBecVELlNoNUoGXlS7Ey1l/s1600/xmascoffee6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05BWFckHhRdqVZJoH6gAfAmMHVaJ7lxjonSCyQcjxKOZkkU44fmnNPwj2T-PFkoFEx7pzD4ft-clBMOTgH8qGGsX4JbLe4gGO1O1EhKGvxfMX2TG9Sgt7kbwBecVELlNoNUoGXlS7Ey1l/s640/xmascoffee6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>& 'cause the amoretti has gone to my head- man those italians do it strong- i would also let </b><br /><br /><b>you have a bit of a stamp with my french numeral stamps...</b><br /><br /><b> </b><br />these are on hessian for my advent calender...the one i'm desperate to make amongst the list ticking<br /><br />& endless-do-we-need-this-on-the-beaches-of-sydney decision making...<br /><br />that's gonna have to wait till the end of the week...as i'm learning the serious art of prioritising ladies...<br /><br />{yep heard that *at last* sweet man o'mine!}<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcc5mX3563MHGBP88ZZOqrJgsHbKDOPX0aYx2en5AxRBcasVROt9kgzHAA_kA7XRcCiDYcMIEsLg26MXutlSl98VKbUdUypBA_E_DJY2TDpgbQlnZR1l_Z2SFAdFWO46T9vAQnSXRGyxe/s1600/xmascoffee2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcc5mX3563MHGBP88ZZOqrJgsHbKDOPX0aYx2en5AxRBcasVROt9kgzHAA_kA7XRcCiDYcMIEsLg26MXutlSl98VKbUdUypBA_E_DJY2TDpgbQlnZR1l_Z2SFAdFWO46T9vAQnSXRGyxe/s640/xmascoffee2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b>so...if we were really meeting for our weekly virtual coffee i would hug you tight again - just in </b><br /><br /><b>case you missed the first one...</b><br /><b> </b><br /><br />i'd take you for a walk up our village high street together...just 'cause we can & soon we can't...<br /><b></b><br /><br /><b>&</b><br /><br />i'd ask you to take this big journey home with me...'cause the thought of doing it together sounds so<br /><b> </b><br /><br />much more lovely than doing it without you...<br /><br />happy tuesday from the english countryside gals...<br /><br />x o x o x<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LC1N0HAi6TyJTN9-yxbJnMpCoB6FVLZuNaGCBDwVUdhzs8y7RXbXxrkYk_uOKkevfdTYhvk23_w2FuWJBb5NBVnrNk2R5IR3ZJ7tXb_gJgeRX9VX7BoGHIJfPG0x6eceU9kOOfuXTDWK/s1600/xmascoffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6LC1N0HAi6TyJTN9-yxbJnMpCoB6FVLZuNaGCBDwVUdhzs8y7RXbXxrkYk_uOKkevfdTYhvk23_w2FuWJBb5NBVnrNk2R5IR3ZJ7tXb_gJgeRX9VX7BoGHIJfPG0x6eceU9kOOfuXTDWK/s640/xmascoffee.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">for more swilling coffee's & goss</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">head over to see my lovely friend amy <a href="http://amyluckynumber13.blogspot.com/2011/11/virtual-coffee_14.html">{here}</a></span></span><br /><br /></div>

virtual coffee- i love you bloggy gals...

if i could just reach out & hug all of you i would... thank you for being so *there* for me when i shared our news {yesterday} i've...

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coastal farming-the look of an ocean-loving-country-living gal...

<b><br /></b><br /><b>coastal farming- where our love of the ocean lives alongside our love of the countryside....</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />brought up on the coast- salty sandy feet...freckles on the nose...& now thrown into the gorgeous<br /><br />countryside with wellies at the door...it makes for a lovely way to live...<br /><br />it makes for a house of treasured collected pieces that make up these two sides of our life...<br /><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcFj8Pug_rAMLDPGEx4KfDtn4tnIDweY8hPe-IFY2c9rpsVy2AkYWNtBMcHclkikLDnZYqNQ6jllyN9sAcl1EuboXIoLtXlNejbO90gB1qeC5LASq_3eyK77Ckd0JMd8KV5TYyN4CGwi6/s1600/coastalfarming1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcFj8Pug_rAMLDPGEx4KfDtn4tnIDweY8hPe-IFY2c9rpsVy2AkYWNtBMcHclkikLDnZYqNQ6jllyN9sAcl1EuboXIoLtXlNejbO90gB1qeC5LASq_3eyK77Ckd0JMd8KV5TYyN4CGwi6/s640/coastalfarming1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i now have *two passions* for how i want us to live- and *coastal farming* seems to encompass </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>them </b><b>both...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />if i could find us a little farm on the coast somewhere- that's where i'd see out my days...<br /><br />we could have horses for *the girls*...a football pitch for *the boy*...<br /><br />& an ocean for *us all*...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdL-7g46T1eKe2IUo43sjytt3d6_XbfaFnZafVlmgsZahk3YYw-GUhOY3mwDoCHXI22O0K75siSwj3xyd0qfnaDcIj4_OiKQxs27SjzeLZbwLDfBz2fJ8KofTk9ybqr2IM2QGgDb7ixBT/s1600/coastalfarming3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdL-7g46T1eKe2IUo43sjytt3d6_XbfaFnZafVlmgsZahk3YYw-GUhOY3mwDoCHXI22O0K75siSwj3xyd0qfnaDcIj4_OiKQxs27SjzeLZbwLDfBz2fJ8KofTk9ybqr2IM2QGgDb7ixBT/s640/coastalfarming3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>so...till that little piece of heaven falls into my lap...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i am surrounding us with *a way of living* that </b><b>embraces that...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />seashells & french farm chairs...<br /><br />drifted wood & farm milk crates...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGhdyY9nfyHE4hblSK8nGcrI6AX9W5NYgv8lPRWbtsZ4iohDiIT11yM6fKR7p_a_X7sDMBcyN5au9E_rRTFriAM_0nKBZ-KIugKiVEsYJE_z31z_NoXOOannIFtA13r0Bu0ZLzxfo3s5Z/s1600/coastalfarming4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGhdyY9nfyHE4hblSK8nGcrI6AX9W5NYgv8lPRWbtsZ4iohDiIT11yM6fKR7p_a_X7sDMBcyN5au9E_rRTFriAM_0nKBZ-KIugKiVEsYJE_z31z_NoXOOannIFtA13r0Bu0ZLzxfo3s5Z/s640/coastalfarming4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />it gives me a sense of *what we've done* moving abroad...<br /><br />a balance of what is now *the two sides of my heart*...<br /><br />what now *makes up our children*...<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1YpxLDtrelo8eAsqTa-8s0Rsh4jB-II0po4A3D_ee_TITosnaENlTMIcGVT6rEFJXUUPtPO6bNKeHXJwHuix5CPS2F8LksgwXVIgBmnElHB2RpwtL7Dkac5X4RPVxaUE6nwAUsdN9weW/s1600/coastalfarming5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1YpxLDtrelo8eAsqTa-8s0Rsh4jB-II0po4A3D_ee_TITosnaENlTMIcGVT6rEFJXUUPtPO6bNKeHXJwHuix5CPS2F8LksgwXVIgBmnElHB2RpwtL7Dkac5X4RPVxaUE6nwAUsdN9weW/s640/coastalfarming5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>my surroundings are paramount to my daily attitude...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'd like to say i don't mind how we *live*...<br /><br />that it's not important how *things look*...<br /><br />that i'm just happy we're all here together...but that would be <i>quite a lie- i admit it</i>...<br /><br />the rest of my life is good...really good, when i'm visually surrounded by things that i love...<br /><br />the things that make me smile...that remind me of wonderful memories...<br /><br />if it all looks good...i feel good...<br /><br /><i>shallow? not in my book...content....absolutely</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxvXqmqeU5VcRQPQzHkXbgC801UDUpUWVFmR1ecY7GPDxEg5jgBDLKGPvsjbEVh1MfT1FaezMWDje079d6YTB_LjAAOiwXblXMQVxBWFTti01ck8V1CLWqzaJ4EckxHYmoIk8sH72GTmV/s1600/coastalfarming6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxvXqmqeU5VcRQPQzHkXbgC801UDUpUWVFmR1ecY7GPDxEg5jgBDLKGPvsjbEVh1MfT1FaezMWDje079d6YTB_LjAAOiwXblXMQVxBWFTti01ck8V1CLWqzaJ4EckxHYmoIk8sH72GTmV/s640/coastalfarming6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />i can be momentarily flippant- when i flick through a magazine & see a wonderfully modern, simply<br /><br />laid out room-<b> for just that second- i think aaahhh perfect- that's what we need</b>...<br /><br />we've all had those moments...<br /><br />i can fall in love with a whallop of totally different <b>looks</b> as i flick through one magazine, but i know<br /><br />what rocks my boat...what makes our house <b>our </b>home...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTqyhXcKnLLkGPyAEfQix9UXEL3uaTuIXt21NQlaRdXVb7jOk-lnVrqkdq6kpohRjH95ez36N6z4bCYka-FlVVCMMk597Wgkt47vst2OXa3os2hWJWEAmspA6wjbbGZp-1GZnb9kD-gkh/s1600/coastalfarming7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTqyhXcKnLLkGPyAEfQix9UXEL3uaTuIXt21NQlaRdXVb7jOk-lnVrqkdq6kpohRjH95ez36N6z4bCYka-FlVVCMMk597Wgkt47vst2OXa3os2hWJWEAmspA6wjbbGZp-1GZnb9kD-gkh/s640/coastalfarming7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />so...as i can't give up my milk crates...or my array of white farm chairs...or my treasured shells...<br /><br />or my drift wood collection...or my french farm crates...or my striped cushions...or my collection of<br /><br />beach frocks...i have decided that *coastal farming* is the way we shall live with, or without, that little<br /><br />place of heaven on the ocean front...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruhVk58u6iXxr9r_4NV66DWISqMWQl3aeOjrzchYWzT2JtyRfWfpuIGvnS_crw94K6V3isBopzpfFkmqN6PkS7ompWtvtNUlyD4Wma_qSeFjyzfmg7NShQ5wVbQn7I1_kticCsoFSfeW_/s1600/coastalfarming8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruhVk58u6iXxr9r_4NV66DWISqMWQl3aeOjrzchYWzT2JtyRfWfpuIGvnS_crw94K6V3isBopzpfFkmqN6PkS7ompWtvtNUlyD4Wma_qSeFjyzfmg7NShQ5wVbQn7I1_kticCsoFSfeW_/s640/coastalfarming8.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>a bikini & hunter wellies- now there's a fashion statement to represent our house!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>happy weekend lovely bloggy friends</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>i have something really really really big to share on monday</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>&</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>i just may need you a little more than usual</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>xxx</b></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcFj8Pug_rAMLDPGEx4KfDtn4tnIDweY8hPe-IFY2c9rpsVy2AkYWNtBMcHclkikLDnZYqNQ6jllyN9sAcl1EuboXIoLtXlNejbO90gB1qeC5LASq_3eyK77Ckd0JMd8KV5TYyN4CGwi6/s1600/coastalfarming1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcFj8Pug_rAMLDPGEx4KfDtn4tnIDweY8hPe-IFY2c9rpsVy2AkYWNtBMcHclkikLDnZYqNQ6jllyN9sAcl1EuboXIoLtXlNejbO90gB1qeC5LASq_3eyK77Ckd0JMd8KV5TYyN4CGwi6/s640/coastalfarming1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>x o x o x</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOQjvzKRuA5gGZcDdYneGAWN82nOazSkOZH4sey-7imhTS-alvMKJyIzNC0QdIDMOhk6REYVHUWMp5oGRSXqEs9JFxaOylE7ZzE4W1lN_djLYnK9P_pCl_tXtqvXDbJBTo4etLv54u9Qd/s1600/coastalfarming9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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coastal farming-the look of an ocean-loving-country-living gal...

coastal farming- where our love of the ocean lives alongside our love of the countryside.... brought up on the coast- salty sandy feet...fre...

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virtual coffee at my local food market...

<b>mooorning- ready for a virtual coffee...autumn style....vintage china...crisp air...chippy chairs...?</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>welcome to our little part of the english countryside...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>let's have a little wander with our coffee's today...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0tGKmpZidCGlNHNiHuShNuIwee2ZbU4fzfVqkyhW4HwWyz2A6TT1Em0DYQSjdJSpaMAh5uBWIjhYHGKrEMB_70Npf4ZAFm4tPRhG20Z0Bjy1ZtH2Jpe5CaCGgLBMGLwQX_voafyENqP3/s1600/marketvc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0tGKmpZidCGlNHNiHuShNuIwee2ZbU4fzfVqkyhW4HwWyz2A6TT1Em0DYQSjdJSpaMAh5uBWIjhYHGKrEMB_70Npf4ZAFm4tPRhG20Z0Bjy1ZtH2Jpe5CaCGgLBMGLwQX_voafyENqP3/s640/marketvc1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br />a market wander - you know that little local produce market i keep mentioning - well i think you should<br /><br />grab your hat & scarf & come take a lookie for yourselves...<br /><br />it's officially winter- we've had our first proper frost across the school playground, on car windows<br /><br />& the garden this week...i think it's pretty & signifies the seasons are changing yet again...<br /><br />so...with winter here, i don't want you to miss our local monthly market before it get's to cold...<br /><br />you gals from <b>*down under*</b> won't want to see it in a week when you're back at the beach every day!<br /><br /><b>come on...this is one of my fave bits...the cheese stall...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IPsxBtA1gZPxSkM9RY8LYHRPVinIOwyY3F0aVIWV9LxyCM5cMpe7QMCuGYL7nfEl9q_Cn5C9yJhl5-yUm7HARUP-9x0u0xc57Is0ggXhOhNRWWrgcBH-BuqsaMoYkT3L_Og9_uwxJP6g/s1600/marketvc3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IPsxBtA1gZPxSkM9RY8LYHRPVinIOwyY3F0aVIWV9LxyCM5cMpe7QMCuGYL7nfEl9q_Cn5C9yJhl5-yUm7HARUP-9x0u0xc57Is0ggXhOhNRWWrgcBH-BuqsaMoYkT3L_Og9_uwxJP6g/s640/marketvc3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br />the produce here is gorgeous...you can pretty much taste test the entire haul here- the guys who run it<br /><br />are lovely...they know their stuff...& i can never come away empty handed...<br /><br />they still wrap butter the old way- <b>in paper</b>...<b>local farm butter in paper</b>...<br /><br />heaven for an aussie beach girl who'd only ever bought her butter in plastic containers till moving<br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>*up here*</b>...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX6t6XEmQAP7ohZoVRlWewtXpi93tlRSVihegHu6oUxnMlLVYi2yjLvtP8Nb98V3w-FCIKdvCDLTnEwXbiwX-Q6ohdtfvq_MrbnLLbXgxBULU-6lD63BN9vnxFmlUEx2aEt2cnZLgTD3P/s1600/marketvc2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX6t6XEmQAP7ohZoVRlWewtXpi93tlRSVihegHu6oUxnMlLVYi2yjLvtP8Nb98V3w-FCIKdvCDLTnEwXbiwX-Q6ohdtfvq_MrbnLLbXgxBULU-6lD63BN9vnxFmlUEx2aEt2cnZLgTD3P/s640/marketvc2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>if we were really having a coffee & a market wander this morning...i'd probably ask you </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>where </b><b>you are heading back to...as the goodies at this stall are going to tip your luggage quota </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>over just a </b><b>leeetle...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />this is the stall where i <strike>lunged upon</strike> found<b> <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/10/coastal-farming-inspireda-beach-gal.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">{this}</span></a> hessian farm sack... </b>& <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/08/vintage-potato-basket-love-my-thrift.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">{these}</span></a> <b>vintage </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>potato baskets</b>...<br /><b><br /></b><br />it is an ever changing inspiring little stall that i could pretty much buy from every month...<br /><br />perfect for <a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2011/10/coastal-farming-inspireda-beach-gal.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">{coastal farming}</span></a> inspiration...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4UXHGhgskotVyT6Gw9e2MKlm66djX-VnqhlJOK1n7UWowjtjRE1-3dI__5pHjX2st9_kG6Xq-TpqzuSWdQWe7i1XYF20iJzifyKkbmwio5F00EAQYSWF4KytdOQGvu8vipqcPWklGebH/s1600/marketvc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4UXHGhgskotVyT6Gw9e2MKlm66djX-VnqhlJOK1n7UWowjtjRE1-3dI__5pHjX2st9_kG6Xq-TpqzuSWdQWe7i1XYF20iJzifyKkbmwio5F00EAQYSWF4KytdOQGvu8vipqcPWklGebH/s640/marketvc4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>now...if we were really rugged up, arms linked, wandering round our village square i would buy </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>you an old oar...some quail eggs...some local meat...& lend you my hunter wellies...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i would want you to know for a day- what it's like for a beach reared gal from Australia, to wander up<br /><br />the road in her village, to a local produce market & to shop for her family...<br /><br /><b>it's not too bad is it....!?</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />so i'm going to leave you to keep wandering...i'm going home to put on a casserole...& to find you<br /><br />another case for all your excess luggage...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0tGKmpZidCGlNHNiHuShNuIwee2ZbU4fzfVqkyhW4HwWyz2A6TT1Em0DYQSjdJSpaMAh5uBWIjhYHGKrEMB_70Npf4ZAFm4tPRhG20Z0Bjy1ZtH2Jpe5CaCGgLBMGLwQX_voafyENqP3/s1600/marketvc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0tGKmpZidCGlNHNiHuShNuIwee2ZbU4fzfVqkyhW4HwWyz2A6TT1Em0DYQSjdJSpaMAh5uBWIjhYHGKrEMB_70Npf4ZAFm4tPRhG20Z0Bjy1ZtH2Jpe5CaCGgLBMGLwQX_voafyENqP3/s640/marketvc1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">...thanks for dropping by....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">sharing a coffee round my little part of the globe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy tuesday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xxx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">there's some more coffee's & gossip to be shared </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://amyluckynumber13.blogspot.com/2011/11/virtual-coffee.html">{here with the lovely miss.amy}</a></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">& some reflecting on the good life </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/2011/11/beach-cottage-vintage-door-good-life-weds-does-spring.html">{here with the inspiring beach loving miss.sarah}</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b>

virtual coffee at my local food market...

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a husband, a camera, a boy & fresh seafood...

<b>this is what happens when you give your husband the camera and your son loves seafood...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>you end up totally surprised with the results!</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />sent out to capture the evening with my camera-<b> </b>i figured <b>he</b> just needed time alone with my camera to<br /><br />really <b>bond</b> with it...<br /><br />thus in time, taking some photos that may have <b>me- the mama of the household</b> feature in them...<br /><br />just sometimes...you know for the kids...so they know i was there...<br /><br /><b>look at the results gals...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>sunset taken by husband on big learning curve left on own...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>he did G.O.O.D...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKcX9Afz7MDXG8PZlEN-tjMJ72Rp22kuGJfxbSwIeJbG73rR243eWKDERTeYbQLns6kKSEaCJEUj4KMa3Xelj5C2oTgijBxTZDUuPp17SkPudDBtja24qOuqEbPcNKPWxxrF0o4Fxq5Hk/s1600/cockles3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKcX9Afz7MDXG8PZlEN-tjMJ72Rp22kuGJfxbSwIeJbG73rR243eWKDERTeYbQLns6kKSEaCJEUj4KMa3Xelj5C2oTgijBxTZDUuPp17SkPudDBtja24qOuqEbPcNKPWxxrF0o4Fxq5Hk/s640/cockles3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>i think he was <strike>totally</strike> a little chuffed with the results too...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i even think he may go back for more...on his own for now....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">one day he may even get me in one of his photos ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so...the hubsters first photographic effort on <strike>his</strike> my blog...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i'm happy to share the space for these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>now...back to the *son loving seafood* part...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we have a beautiful estuary that runs the length of our Village Green...it runs from a larger river & </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">brings with it endless perfect delicious cockles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">we have a son who adores seafood...especially shell fish...& perfect delicious cockles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so here he is...filling his pockets, a block from our big old country house...sand & cockles- bless him...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCfP5TkrAFlU3tOi0bdiltuV5Q6xiKbgFu6rPGP9g6wtnkKxwqBxzd7tMgkUw2p-qjMhOPrdILugIwV0uTZuC5ZYzxSbT9uJNnEdvVmOPSyW_vh9oeHxvNx_zf_WUseMlfw_E1w1-Wf7r/s1600/cockles2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCfP5TkrAFlU3tOi0bdiltuV5Q6xiKbgFu6rPGP9g6wtnkKxwqBxzd7tMgkUw2p-qjMhOPrdILugIwV0uTZuC5ZYzxSbT9uJNnEdvVmOPSyW_vh9oeHxvNx_zf_WUseMlfw_E1w1-Wf7r/s640/cockles2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>if you are a seafood lover like we are...you can imagine collecting your own only adds to the </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>experience...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">for a child that will not eat sausages & spuds- an english fave- he amazes us with seafood...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZHrwX-s9H1jCFZcTAcXESGlPpGfxcxU8dVY2FReg_kxPXpOfJ692nyNAXQP99viPNAUPz28-pMixL5P7bJnd7PjiivbghtHTaTq2_p-MM4GXbDGkquzZD7jsXoFvT42MsFMH5F3R4uAY/s1600/cockles4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZHrwX-s9H1jCFZcTAcXESGlPpGfxcxU8dVY2FReg_kxPXpOfJ692nyNAXQP99viPNAUPz28-pMixL5P7bJnd7PjiivbghtHTaTq2_p-MM4GXbDGkquzZD7jsXoFvT42MsFMH5F3R4uAY/s640/cockles4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>collecting cockles is wonderful for kids...collecting *food* straight from nature's garden...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">he scooted home laden down & we googled a few recipes together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">throwing them in a colander...washing of the sea water...<b>counting our haul</b>...all memories...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUnupaL8TzxGbQ56jclbEhbIjfQgiTVqCEyhw7fiZEKET2lnhMUHvPpbR6GKeocnnjDplWoYRaEQBLpYNQf4ha77JcaB9pUiJQ1aRXe-fU6gOy3Jup1b0w1JplF41FF0hJhBwpseVqo3X/s1600/cockles5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUnupaL8TzxGbQ56jclbEhbIjfQgiTVqCEyhw7fiZEKET2lnhMUHvPpbR6GKeocnnjDplWoYRaEQBLpYNQf4ha77JcaB9pUiJQ1aRXe-fU6gOy3Jup1b0w1JplF41FF0hJhBwpseVqo3X/s640/cockles5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>for a simple delicious simple-let-the-flavours-speak-for-themselves-go-to-recipe see <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2125595_cook-cockles.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{here}</span></a>...</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>eat them like Sol....maldon sea salt...fresh bread...straight off a board on the kitchen bench...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10 year old heaven...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a lovely end to a sunday afternoon...a sunset & fresh seafood...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtysaDFbDXUDJ0GpctaxZVfOHthxsYZJSll-ZWbDT2cMuJkrkI3Iu7VDcAgrkPJipQW_dhLeocqNN3raF89CZ1soPt07x27vyDO45_YuekFvjYi8R9EClvYAsZbtxoNluTX9Ci1fQgcWnQ/s1600/cockles8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtysaDFbDXUDJ0GpctaxZVfOHthxsYZJSll-ZWbDT2cMuJkrkI3Iu7VDcAgrkPJipQW_dhLeocqNN3raF89CZ1soPt07x27vyDO45_YuekFvjYi8R9EClvYAsZbtxoNluTX9Ci1fQgcWnQ/s640/cockles8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...the hubster caught a perfect sunset...on his own...in focus...great foreground...depth...colour</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>& we got a gorgeous salty local snack outa the experience...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />yep...he's going back...<br /><br />one day you may even see me just there...wandering along the shore...in my Hunter's...bucket in hand...<br /><br />& he may even get all of me in the picture :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9jPGw65kQDJmmYNfrRz1oWLXG_XqnBcW-0xAGT6vbN4VaTDRlI1Zxqi4QWaEqiYLGFW-kH0zAXBgON8g51j24OwjWAjmT84kU-vs5RQRFAQxk2gmijIJk6dwd289zufDprLbLByq7jFN/s1600/cockles1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9jPGw65kQDJmmYNfrRz1oWLXG_XqnBcW-0xAGT6vbN4VaTDRlI1Zxqi4QWaEqiYLGFW-kH0zAXBgON8g51j24OwjWAjmT84kU-vs5RQRFAQxk2gmijIJk6dwd289zufDprLbLByq7jFN/s640/cockles1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">happy monday gals</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">i have seafood recipes to google</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">&</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">photo challenges to come up with </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">enjoy!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">xxx</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">~~~</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">today i am linking up with a wonderful writer <a href="http://www.privetandholly.com/2011/11/monday-moments-spinning-it-out.html">{here}</a></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">celebrating monday's together</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b>

a husband, a camera, a boy & fresh seafood...

this is what happens when you give your husband the camera and your son loves seafood... you end up totally surprised with the results! sent...

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a virtual coffee -& loving christmas...

<b>morning everyone...& welcome to all those lovely new people who have just jumped in here...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>i think it's time for a <a href="http://amyluckynumber13.blogspot.com/2011/10/virtual-coffee_31.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{virtual coffee}</span></a>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />for those who've not had a virtual coffee round at mine before...it is pretty lovely if i may say so myself...<br /><br />i always let you have my gorgeous faded old pink chair...if the fire's on...you're in front of it...<br /><br />yep...<i>you always</i> get prime posie here...<br /><br />mostly tea...sometimes coffee & on the rare night *virtual coffee* becomes a *virtual vino*...all very<br /><br />civilised & lovely i assure you ;)...you get the <i>biggest </i>glass...<br /><br />so...<b>welcome to my home</b>...i love having you here today because one of my gorgeous blogging<br /><br /><a href="http://mrsainthecove.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;">{friends}</span></a> has asked me to talk about some christmas thoughts...memories...things you may not have<br /><br />heard me *prattle on* about here before...<br /><br />i can <b>prattle</b> believe me... :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7eLW7FVdEYqjsj8fCpQ2Ich7ousBsY5hOqfjU1j_x-Ru4-uDPMgMxFXfVqbUlzCw2QFMb3RdzAMd-VfyGMZwyNZyzn7RI0NDeBmgxAEI6OQFZuvnbwOJAscjsSe0FXGNtyUen84rOmF/s1600/mugchristmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7eLW7FVdEYqjsj8fCpQ2Ich7ousBsY5hOqfjU1j_x-Ru4-uDPMgMxFXfVqbUlzCw2QFMb3RdzAMd-VfyGMZwyNZyzn7RI0NDeBmgxAEI6OQFZuvnbwOJAscjsSe0FXGNtyUen84rOmF/s640/mugchristmas1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...sit down...have a mince pie...err bakery bought i can assure you...& let's chat christmas...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />before we start- how cool is that mug there!!<br /><br />i know that the world has been over-run with *keep calm & ...* bits & pieces...but that mug up there<br /><br />was bought for me by my gorgeous, thoughtful husband last week- because it is <b>tin</b>...tin folks...proper<br /><br />old picnic ware <b>tin</b>...<br /><br />and <b>i love tin picnic ware</b>...just as i adore french enamel ware...<br /><br />i got me a pretty pile of that too i have to say...<b>{yep prattling- just like a real catch-up}</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...getting past the tin mug & our obsession for french enamel ware...hmmmm</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />let's get back to christmas...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb65bsbLoLRg-C-LeFqDp5SnkB6AgldwOJnfTBhJJ_zMCnEsGDstzKMoOU-2Q7vom3J4wnHqKaRpkkfMlPdavkJs39QOMExwPJ-v3lfxssjK1ngpuVgHFg1qyffJgfwMVWiPDBVizoAeS/s1600/mugchristmas2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYb65bsbLoLRg-C-LeFqDp5SnkB6AgldwOJnfTBhJJ_zMCnEsGDstzKMoOU-2Q7vom3J4wnHqKaRpkkfMlPdavkJs39QOMExwPJ-v3lfxssjK1ngpuVgHFg1qyffJgfwMVWiPDBVizoAeS/s640/mugchristmas2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>most of you that normally pop in for a virtual coffee know that we are aussies...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />yep...all the way up here in the english countryside from waaaay *down under*...<br /><br />so christmas for us usually consists of a morning beach visit, sand, salt air, mango cocktails<br /><br />& sun frocks...<br /><br /><i>yes- pretty sweet way to recall christmas i must say...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br />so...in moving to the english countryside we had our<b> very first cold & storybook christmas</b>...<br /><br />it was <b>magical</b>...<br /><br />we cut our own tree from a forest a half hour from our house...<br /><br />we had dark evening of endless log fires & we took to cooking with a crazed lovely christmas frenzy...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIL4U3AdLRygZ23hT3j2I14VHN7XJ-2k1GUrdafevFK2UkA6rIn4XlIo4760VZEZiYPhlK1Eg1gX1VVzBfsNWQQVavcErNtRYwoF_gO6NadCyTr8Y4_WFDbRpkVzPVxtzXagPNbPTAmP7/s1600/mugchristmas3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIL4U3AdLRygZ23hT3j2I14VHN7XJ-2k1GUrdafevFK2UkA6rIn4XlIo4760VZEZiYPhlK1Eg1gX1VVzBfsNWQQVavcErNtRYwoF_gO6NadCyTr8Y4_WFDbRpkVzPVxtzXagPNbPTAmP7/s640/mugchristmas3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>our kids had never even seen snow!</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />so for us...this move has given us endless christmas memories of a snow laden garden & what it truly<br /><br />feels like to dance down your very own garden path under falling snow...<br /><br /><i>yes we have danced in falling snow- in our garden...now that is not a memory from my childhood in Oz!</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><b>so, each year, as the christmas season approaches we have loved our little rituals...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />tree hunting in wellies....<br /><br />open fires <b>every night</b>...<br /><br />house decorating with as many tiny teeny fairy lights as possible...<br /><br />all very english & done in the dark, warm, cosy nights of winter in the northern hemisphere...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGLPFv78B7IItC1NQWViMJxcVkCEomcpHyimBwdcyqDRHY-FOPdMVb6NY60BmOzaU-tTaIxaYzxz101zfDnKn5Nkf6xNiYBrYbSxxMLt8J9U9O9CE8vnInTfe6ORAWHVKgYl3_T4-Gjs1/s1600/mugchristmas4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGLPFv78B7IItC1NQWViMJxcVkCEomcpHyimBwdcyqDRHY-FOPdMVb6NY60BmOzaU-tTaIxaYzxz101zfDnKn5Nkf6xNiYBrYbSxxMLt8J9U9O9CE8vnInTfe6ORAWHVKgYl3_T4-Gjs1/s640/mugchristmas4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>if we were really having a virtual coffee together- </b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'd know that you'd leap in now with all your stories of christmas snow & beloved new sleds...<br /><br />or of long seafood lunches on the water....watching your kids on their new boards...<br /><br />whatever rocks you christmas day...<br /><br /><br />i love it both *down under* on the beaches of oz...& *up here* in the english countryside...<br /><br />& i just feel so blessed that we've given our three kids a wonderful dose of both...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaApb_Kgh0sVrKjVb-Vx0ijfOmQiPJKF2WqdaGo_qsj9ps1UW8p0GCtx0CVbuKZzOLnS_aQTVZpGij_wk7OX-lt4z-Vi7u_8txkpUVTcTSpFXz5vWZw194Ijwn2w5EcH6YLuDqE0UJYeG/s1600/mugchristmas5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaApb_Kgh0sVrKjVb-Vx0ijfOmQiPJKF2WqdaGo_qsj9ps1UW8p0GCtx0CVbuKZzOLnS_aQTVZpGij_wk7OX-lt4z-Vi7u_8txkpUVTcTSpFXz5vWZw194Ijwn2w5EcH6YLuDqE0UJYeG/s640/mugchristmas5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>if we were really having a virtual coffee together- you snuggled up in the bay window looking out </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>at our autumn garden <i>from the best spot, mince pie on lap</i>...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i would ask you to tell me a story...a memory from your childhood christmas...<br /><br />i could talk about christmas and kids stories all morning long...<br /><br />i know we all have a vice or two...i'm happy to have this on my list...<br /><br />some people think it's too early in the year for christmas banter <b>- not for me honey</b>!<br /><br /><b>my parents have this fabulous old super 8 footage of me about three opening my christmas </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>pressies...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />they were young, lovely, pretty alternate & it was the early 70's...<br /><br />i'm sure they had visions of raising an independent world traveller...<br /><br />all i'd asked santa for was a <b>*wedding doll* </b>in her full kit- white, lacey & plastic...<br /><br />bless them it came...against their grain i'm so sure...<br /><br />but the brilliant moment came on the super 8 when at 3, i checked instantly for the all essential wedding<br /><br />band...<br /><br />ahhh the sigh of relief when i spotted the wire ring my darling father had made & attached to this<br /><br />whopping big blonde plastic doll...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRxRraxh9dvJbPfd1p_4u7xyNQHWADzb71uFbEiISRKE9iTZjsVNXafYvk1lVcKWJDlspXst_2lADx-BE9SgoGf-LrSNQ2NCYD3E7lwHIAR2FLUNJzRXzO_WnAUaff1-3Hz28CACRXHnP/s1600/mugchristmas6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRxRraxh9dvJbPfd1p_4u7xyNQHWADzb71uFbEiISRKE9iTZjsVNXafYvk1lVcKWJDlspXst_2lADx-BE9SgoGf-LrSNQ2NCYD3E7lwHIAR2FLUNJzRXzO_WnAUaff1-3Hz28CACRXHnP/s640/mugchristmas6.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>the memories of christmas- simple in the good old days ;)</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />no computer games, long lists of electronic toys & gadgets...<br /><br />just a simple doll & a ring of some promise...<br /><br />followed by a run on the beach & relatives...<br /><br /><b>our kids get a healthy dose of both...keeping them connected to the world indoors & out...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkVeMVkWueNicE3BFFW1Oouf55EE9XUFpaAp4Oq1Tp0RV6m-Pnd8qXOWFeFV9vMQmMQB1i_M596OqjMDWbMW2ruvVuQlFxHyZHEzA8B8wrZiEzgL5THiK58Y5Ziz0gr6xZbI8uPUBoCt5/s1600/mugchristmas7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkVeMVkWueNicE3BFFW1Oouf55EE9XUFpaAp4Oq1Tp0RV6m-Pnd8qXOWFeFV9vMQmMQB1i_M596OqjMDWbMW2ruvVuQlFxHyZHEzA8B8wrZiEzgL5THiK58Y5Ziz0gr6xZbI8uPUBoCt5/s640/mugchristmas7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>so...as autumn rolls on here in the english countryside...heading into the dark, early nights of </b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>winter...i am beginning to plan for our lead up to christmas...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />the gift wrapping...<br /><br />the list making...<br /><br />the calender marking...<br /><br />the kiddos excitement mounting...<br /><br /><b>you're more than welcome to come for virtual coffee & a christmas catch up every week...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b>or just the virtual coffee & the natter...</b><br /><b><br /></b><br />i'm feeling all inspired now...i've got some christmas wrapping thoughts to share this coming week...<br /><br />so i'm going to shove you out into the autumn weather with a little box of mince pies for inspiration...<br /><br />& the promise of another virtual coffee together next week...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7eLW7FVdEYqjsj8fCpQ2Ich7ousBsY5hOqfjU1j_x-Ru4-uDPMgMxFXfVqbUlzCw2QFMb3RdzAMd-VfyGMZwyNZyzn7RI0NDeBmgxAEI6OQFZuvnbwOJAscjsSe0FXGNtyUen84rOmF/s1600/mugchristmas1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS7eLW7FVdEYqjsj8fCpQ2Ich7ousBsY5hOqfjU1j_x-Ru4-uDPMgMxFXfVqbUlzCw2QFMb3RdzAMd-VfyGMZwyNZyzn7RI0NDeBmgxAEI6OQFZuvnbwOJAscjsSe0FXGNtyUen84rOmF/s640/mugchristmas1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">happy holiday planning</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hope the mince pies inspire some early list making</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">melissa</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">xox</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">~~~</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">for more christmas inspiration have a lookie </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-just-around-corner.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">{here}</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-trees-marrakech.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{here}</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #93c47d;">&</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://misssewandso.blogspot.com/2010/12/virtual-coffee-much-needed-catch-up.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">{here}</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></b></div><b><br /></b><br /><b><br /></b>

a virtual coffee -& loving christmas...

morning everyone...& welcome to all those lovely new people who have just jumped in here... i think it's time for a {virtual coffee}...

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