tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90949660517361973602023-11-16T06:15:02.135-06:00There Is BeautifulElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-71028128332720441952011-11-19T21:56:00.000-06:002011-11-19T21:57:26.870-06:00NaNoWriMo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303722_2550058078634_1469326323_2946405_513469804_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 540px; height: 359px;" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/303722_2550058078634_1469326323_2946405_513469804_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I am currently 41,400 words into writing a story that includes floors like these.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-84304168639797842062011-08-20T22:54:00.002-05:002011-08-20T23:08:58.553-05:00The Bicycle Holiday
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<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-23233065463490148182011-08-13T22:29:00.003-05:002011-08-13T23:06:34.785-05:00Spinning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntOWogEVEUA-jCBIolMEA2zpK9aunz4uGTbRHKz011PUCWC4PMpEacgncoQZS6FFVCbAY2GyxAPUfwWpaUSGe7aoYKIupsdy9nq-TUbRTYZ0oj2S3-auazq7Rv5uT8tPaNGBj0UV7nyE7/s1600/oak-tree-silhouette.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntOWogEVEUA-jCBIolMEA2zpK9aunz4uGTbRHKz011PUCWC4PMpEacgncoQZS6FFVCbAY2GyxAPUfwWpaUSGe7aoYKIupsdy9nq-TUbRTYZ0oj2S3-auazq7Rv5uT8tPaNGBj0UV7nyE7/s400/oak-tree-silhouette.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640555296055545586" border="0" /></a>
<br />Harry, another day we will feel better about this
<br />And we'll go through yellow yards, to the library lions
<br />closing our eyes, spinning in autumn.
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<br />Harry, another day we will feel better about things.
<br />And we'll dance through yellow yards, like a dress on the line,
<br />closing our eyes, losing this:
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<br />I know nothing about so many, too many things,
<br />I see I have come to the wall, come to the ending of me again.
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<br />I don't know. I...no.
<br />What are you saying? Why don't you just-
<br />Isn't this, isn't this funny Harry? All of this:
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<br />I know nothing about so many, too many things;
<br />I see I've come to the wall -
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<br />I'm turning around now
<br />I'm spinning around now
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<br />- <span style="font-size:85%;">THE I</span><span style="font-size:85%;">NNOCENCE M</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ISSION</span>
<br />Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-88090831474626782332011-06-17T14:22:00.001-05:002011-06-17T14:24:26.579-05:00Le Petit Prince<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMKpZ7Ii5tYltBg-0XxoL-dV-QiMoFwMvJut7a-BRNAokKtPHQnnrNoZaIow9lvVO3hsa-tzXArBiJdtYBzsAet34rtScDW4NsET_Di3eXD4xxPU7MUrMTIU-lUPGGghsfY3elKphTVAm/s1600/le%252Bpetit%252Bprince.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 453px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMKpZ7Ii5tYltBg-0XxoL-dV-QiMoFwMvJut7a-BRNAokKtPHQnnrNoZaIow9lvVO3hsa-tzXArBiJdtYBzsAet34rtScDW4NsET_Di3eXD4xxPU7MUrMTIU-lUPGGghsfY3elKphTVAm/s1600/le%252Bpetit%252Bprince.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Under a new moon<br />Suspended in flight<br />I heard laughter<br />Clear and bright<br />Black canvas above<br />Speckled with starlight<br />Made me remember<br />That long ago night<br /><br />I'm a man with a youngish soul<br />And the grown-ups never know<br />That the things you never see<br />Are more important than<br />This world they take so seriously<br /><br />So I lived all alone<br />With no one to speak<br />To until the great smash<br />Where you found me and asked<br />Please, draw me a sheep<br /><br />Though you wouldn't hear me<br />You have tamed me<br />Made me ever haunted<br />By the sheep's small muzzle<br />And the flower's fate<br /><br />Whether skies are clear<br />Or flying stormy<br />There's one star<br />In the world for me<br /><br />Move your chair over<br />Watch another sunset<br />From here I see you<br />Clearly with my heart<br /></div><br /><br />E.G.K. | 2011Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-49814615044721845732011-05-19T15:46:00.004-05:002011-05-19T21:46:21.469-05:00The Fruit of my Labors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYqWQmIupIkA11Rszl2XtvSlXsJ8nQs1DfOkWwHCq7NX-k_JeSI_MQwP_0xxRqfIeRmdhh00wRM9Ai-YEFO3ZJnMLwxeMQex_DYegn9BN7IV61NGUBkXVNleAwMZVm8xv9H3OOLa7cU1y/s1600/DSCF7120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYqWQmIupIkA11Rszl2XtvSlXsJ8nQs1DfOkWwHCq7NX-k_JeSI_MQwP_0xxRqfIeRmdhh00wRM9Ai-YEFO3ZJnMLwxeMQex_DYegn9BN7IV61NGUBkXVNleAwMZVm8xv9H3OOLa7cU1y/s400/DSCF7120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608622297495802514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Djaq did the cover.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2teiJwsLu6Uh7ZHJDZeAuIpd8j08RuYpFN94UXiQRkKxr77tAsPSLi1y0izoeT79LbRXIVoA1aLniH0mgC16X7QRr-DbUHwbTiWwN_sFtP9AELPyo2TBoTMpXRRPwr6GOg-LUf4gySKD/s1600/DSCF7131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2teiJwsLu6Uh7ZHJDZeAuIpd8j08RuYpFN94UXiQRkKxr77tAsPSLi1y0izoeT79LbRXIVoA1aLniH0mgC16X7QRr-DbUHwbTiWwN_sFtP9AELPyo2TBoTMpXRRPwr6GOg-LUf4gySKD/s400/DSCF7131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608622622481680114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mel did the Lovely Illustration. (Not to be confused with the other one.)<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLxI_TTgjKZMHohXPjXJnvHhYSBppRKDCKOPEZ856oYMNBbOafNBRFJanQnkanoSYXO8vHQuzgjHPeBcDR8DDgc3RZSQWqxBABl1s7gp22MBSADCYE3KPaUKdusZX3lm1FbK5vvD2ORLG/s1600/DSCF7128.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLxI_TTgjKZMHohXPjXJnvHhYSBppRKDCKOPEZ856oYMNBbOafNBRFJanQnkanoSYXO8vHQuzgjHPeBcDR8DDgc3RZSQWqxBABl1s7gp22MBSADCYE3KPaUKdusZX3lm1FbK5vvD2ORLG/s400/DSCF7128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608623529711251298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYqWQmIupIkA11Rszl2XtvSlXsJ8nQs1DfOkWwHCq7NX-k_JeSI_MQwP_0xxRqfIeRmdhh00wRM9Ai-YEFO3ZJnMLwxeMQex_DYegn9BN7IV61NGUBkXVNleAwMZVm8xv9H3OOLa7cU1y/s1600/DSCF7120.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I did the middle part. (This is where Aunt Mel shows up. So Mel inspired that, too.)<br /><br />I'm pleased.<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-73450256096781724582011-05-13T14:03:00.003-05:002011-05-13T14:07:01.356-05:00G.K.Chesterton on Libraries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PB3L1G5XXo1tjuA15lNRJJc9dqk7AtX7A9NWjyG-OPfKAxm83jWXa-BNFoofR5ATcjKKnHACamy8H-N5W4PiHqXfeyVI42-2GRbSuhgvxLyNLhXjt_Pf7sajttzQMR6I1vBsOXkggJTU/s1600/Collection.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PB3L1G5XXo1tjuA15lNRJJc9dqk7AtX7A9NWjyG-OPfKAxm83jWXa-BNFoofR5ATcjKKnHACamy8H-N5W4PiHqXfeyVI42-2GRbSuhgvxLyNLhXjt_Pf7sajttzQMR6I1vBsOXkggJTU/s400/Collection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606278738971314050" border="0" /></a><blockquote>The room was comfortably lined with books in that rich and human way that makes the walls seem alive; it was a deep and full, but slovenly, bookcase, of the sort that is contsatly ransacked for the purpose of reading in bed.<br /><br />From<span style="font-style: italic;"> Manalive!</span><br /></blockquote>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-89202478472741339362011-04-04T15:17:00.008-05:002011-04-04T15:28:40.105-05:00A Week<div style="text-align: center;">This is a set of cards I drew recently to post in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/betsieandlou">Etsy shop</a>. They make me so happy, I wanted to share some more of the pictures I took with anyone who happens to stop by. :)<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XmaPjHv1VWeU1LvZ8_KJu3lsLS3SkHhd7J-zWNFkHPQvfPakIsQ4SZKyZowcP9RZfUEmAeuHtCp8wQ7_QCyyfIWREASJ9J8loV_BoDyzywOuKiF_WEDDYgS6JQ8UCeJLuHpY9ItFE_bl/s1600/DSCF7038.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6XmaPjHv1VWeU1LvZ8_KJu3lsLS3SkHhd7J-zWNFkHPQvfPakIsQ4SZKyZowcP9RZfUEmAeuHtCp8wQ7_QCyyfIWREASJ9J8loV_BoDyzywOuKiF_WEDDYgS6JQ8UCeJLuHpY9ItFE_bl/s400/DSCF7038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591827280374954706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyEQ3Mt_dDgolPLbZrTI5znhlL_UhcUU_YP_fWoUFrd2Q08Iqus1fWNTCnzZx65lTG4-akFq97j0E2gJXUXC7FRJ3XrnIZyviq-F0vdBQgEAa-9xjE084kLOUZ00tvEQsfpmERyycj52x/s1600/DSCF7044.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuCU_7RFSlxiwXcU8ZSGzxO8Id8YUrvAfq47y5db8eaCKqyj0FSb1mFdMX_HtqxQDUA3q86mGN-xK3vNY2-9Y-8mA2Z8WaP8IDYWVuSlRK5oEYc3hF41RfZLgdVATKU4gfUrrZplSxGJY/s400/DSCF7019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591825498250280402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHTyPPXzuNZ4GaDp2GflVH1IHK2R-oCJD0wOiR60KXNP-dhQzJzlRwE7S3GRm20WlnjRhyQCINuedQe1B64aPVRzqvU9g4kP-8k8g6VZL6DQ777Lg8mxtbmlotwcfLxqyO1vB_v5c_Hz-/s1600/DSCF7020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHTyPPXzuNZ4GaDp2GflVH1IHK2R-oCJD0wOiR60KXNP-dhQzJzlRwE7S3GRm20WlnjRhyQCINuedQe1B64aPVRzqvU9g4kP-8k8g6VZL6DQ777Lg8mxtbmlotwcfLxqyO1vB_v5c_Hz-/s400/DSCF7020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591825312502006866" border="0" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-86368471690827620652011-03-03T16:34:00.000-06:002011-03-03T16:44:31.162-06:00Family Culture<p>The girls at church were talking about siblings. We talked about how growing up in families, we don't know how to interact with people. For one, because whenever we go in public, we shadow our siblings, depend on (and annoy) each other, and never stand out on our own because we never have to. So we don't really know how to be autonomous people.</p> <p>Then one friend began talking about something that set me thinking. She said how in her family, they tease each other a lot. And she didn't realize that not everyone is like her family. So you end up hurting people. You don't realize that you can't treat other people the way you treat your family. Because they grew up in different homes, and don't know how to deal with what your family understands. Each family has its own culture.</p> <p>With my family, we don't tease each other that much. With us, we are always in this unknowingly intense pursuit of understanding and knowledge. So when we are having a conversation, as soon as we understand (or think we understand) what a person is saying, we cut them off and begin on the next step of the conversation, in pursuit of the end. This is especially strong in me, because I like to know much more than I like finding out. I like it when things are explained quickly. I don't like to wait. Interruption means nothing rude (well. . . most of the time) in our family. We understand that it means we are understood, and the other person is eager to reply to us.</p> <p>Well, interrupting isn't an exactly socially acceptable practice. I caught myself doing it a few times, and thought, "oh, people don't understand what this means. I actually have to wait and let them finish their sentence." This past year, as I have been spending more time with other people's families, I have been noticing that families are not like the rest of the world. Each one has a subtly different culture. It's been kind of exciting, trying to figure out what it is that is important here, what can be done and what can't. Though mostly it's frightening. Because I'm going to mess up.<br /></p><p> But families have cultures of their own. Maybe one thing, like jokes or interruptions, setting them apart from everyone else. Or maybe it is a good thing, like one set of manners held in high importance, that gets ignored by the rest of the world. And we children have to find out what it is that we can only do with our families and where we have to change. Or, where we have to change the world. </p>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-3567842007440596882011-01-03T15:43:00.003-06:002011-01-03T16:23:52.739-06:00A Bit of the Christmas BallI believe a good time was had by all. :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We had the loveliest building ever, and Christian decorated it magnificently. There was lots of delicious and pretty food. Everyone came in their beautiful clothes and very best manners, and we danced five classic Regency dances.<br /></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2PjSk3zSCZq2R4DPd-OyNblhX5IwKwGd1Bwow1aYz8WP9eqj6oywAAkq-nM0cRiAc9rhon4a-cz9lC0MC' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This dance is called The Progressive Gordon.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-42282656180664252262011-01-01T15:45:00.004-06:002011-01-01T16:08:35.721-06:00The Books of 2010Not that anyone particularly needs to know, but I love lists as much as I love books, so why not?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCspSVPdaD8vt2xIAoSxPhkBnFn3blE-A_eX8T3Wm5b59IMei8tUuHQxEdm7L9bmuABMJ5cx4r67D9ZPrPTUNdvz2C5sztBV_vrWbwRsEG5qwGcqqErIY3tTRoot_tmncGF844NzKDbwo/s1600/books.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCspSVPdaD8vt2xIAoSxPhkBnFn3blE-A_eX8T3Wm5b59IMei8tUuHQxEdm7L9bmuABMJ5cx4r67D9ZPrPTUNdvz2C5sztBV_vrWbwRsEG5qwGcqqErIY3tTRoot_tmncGF844NzKDbwo/s400/books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557337442914854930" border="0" /></a><br />End the Fed<br />Jeeves and the Tie That Binds<br />The Theif<br />The Queen of Attolia<br />The King of Attolia<br />Whose Body?<br />Tuesdays with Morrie<br />Churched<br />The Man Who Was Thursday<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 362px;" src="http://www.artsjournal.com/bookdaddy/Home_Photo_books.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Alex and Me<br />Crime & Punishment<br /><br /><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/398144161_1111bdfd66.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 427px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/398144161_1111bdfd66.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Jane of Lantern Hill<br />Wuthering Heights<br />Locked Rooms and Open Doors<br />That Hideous Strength<br />A Conspiracy of Kings<br /><br /><a href="http://meanjin.com.au/static/files/assets/306b77c7/Bibliothek.Admont_gesamt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://meanjin.com.au/static/files/assets/306b77c7/Bibliothek.Admont_gesamt.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Castle in the Air<br />Blink<br />Among the Shadows<br />The Doctor's Sweetheart & Other Stories<br />The Life of Henry the Fifth<br /><br /><a href="http://soe.ucdavis.edu/ms0809/180Sec1/HainesS/Web/Home/books.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1281px; height: 849px;" src="http://soe.ucdavis.edu/ms0809/180Sec1/HainesS/Web/Home/books.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Innocence of Father Brown<br />The Wisdom of of Father Brown<br />Gifts Differing<br />The Incredulity of Father Brown<br />The Secret of Father Brown<br />The Wisconsin Story<br />The Scandal of Father Brown<br />The Great Divorce<br /><br /><a href="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/7d7c437a66944f764563b5e1470e806b0e34f073_m.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 478px;" src="http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/7d7c437a66944f764563b5e1470e806b0e34f073_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Princess and The Goblin<br />Our Mutual Friend<br />Do Hard Things<br />Start Here<br />Persuasion<br />The Tipping Point<br />Stepping Heavenward<br />Instead of Three Wishes<br />The Secret Adversary<br />Inferno<br /><br /><a href="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/4673832/tumblr_lb3myc4Tr51qd0qzyo1_500_large.jpg?1288437785"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 362px;" src="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/4673832/tumblr_lb3myc4Tr51qd0qzyo1_500_large.jpg?1288437785" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Princess Ka'iulani<br />The Little Prince<br />The Amazing D. Randall MacRae<br />House of Many Ways<br />Villette<br />How Many Hills to Hillsboro?<br />As You Like It<br />The Master of Ballantrae<br />Beauty<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_anz4/files/2010/07/Wren-Library-Trinity-Small1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 768px; height: 726px;" src="http://blogs.cornell.edu/cua_anz4/files/2010/07/Wren-Library-Trinity-Small1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Gathering Blue<br />Don't Waste Your Life<br />1066 and All That<br />Partners in Crime<br />The Untold Story of the New Testament Church<br />The Merchant of Venice<br />Chitty Chitty Bang Bang<br />The Screwtape Letters<br /><br /><a href="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldyw37TWFC1qzb5wzo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 656px;" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldyw37TWFC1qzb5wzo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And Then There Were None<br />Prince of Foxes<br />The Great Gatsby<br />Much Ado About Nothing<br />A Severe Mercy<br />Great Expectations<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tempe.gov/library/events/images/books.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 681px; height: 1024px;" src="http://www.tempe.gov/library/events/images/books.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Quo Vadis?<br />To Kill a Mockingbird<br />The Flower and The Nettle<br />Purgatorio<br /><br /><a href="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/5624995/tumblr_l8q3snLZrs1qd6b51o1_500_large.jpg?1292723205"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="http://s3prod.weheartit.netdna-cdn.com/images/5624995/tumblr_l8q3snLZrs1qd6b51o1_500_large.jpg?1292723205" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />An English Woman's Love Letters<br />Pride & Prejudice<br /><br /><a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcto0gFXlB1qzb5wzo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1294006058&Signature=Or1nfkI9xdTOc70w%2BRA0DZrKRwo%3D"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 599px; height: 402px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcto0gFXlB1qzb5wzo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1294006058&Signature=Or1nfkI9xdTOc70w%2BRA0DZrKRwo%3D" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ordeal by Innocence<br />Hearts & Masks<br />The Princess Elopes<br />The Bronze Bow<br />Daddy Long Legs<br />Rebecca<br />Ladycake Farm<br />The Woman in White<br />The Wasteland, Prufrock, & Other Poems<br />The Flying Inn<br />The Tempest<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcxhfsmx371qan5p7o1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 496px;" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcxhfsmx371qan5p7o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(Most pictures found at <a href="http://bookshelves.tumblr.com/">book lovers never go to bed alone</a>.)</span><br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-78006259241911680972010-12-25T00:28:00.002-06:002010-12-25T00:34:34.885-06:00Happy Christmas!Children of wrath with<br />A reprobate mind<br />Service of pleasure<br />Was all you could find<br />Without were fighting<br />And within were fears<br />Nothing but darkness<br />Hatred, malice, tears<br />Envy, spite, and pride<br />Sin reigned: but we died<br /><br />The heart of God yearned<br />With goodwill to man<br />Offering peace on earth<br />In His out-stretched hands<br /><br />Then a child was born<br />Who's like unto Thee<br />Dispersing darkness<br />Yet like unto me<br />He who knew no sin<br />Was made sin for us<br />The Sacrifice that<br />Rose victorious<br />Mortality and strife<br />Are swallowed in Life<br /><br />The heart of God yearns<br />With goodwill to man<br />He gave peace on earth<br />By His pierced hands<br /><br />We who were far off<br />Through Christ are made near<br />Seeking not our own<br />We hold Jesus dear<br />Unsearchable riches<br />Abundant mercy<br />Given the Son of God<br />To praise eternally<br />For the darkness is past<br />True Light shines at last<br /><br />Come, heavy laden<br />He will give you rest<br />And learn of Him for<br />His burden is blessed<br />He is truth and love<br />He is meek and lowly<br />Come, you broken ones<br />He will make you whole<br /><br />E.G.K. | 2010Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-42364426399341326932010-11-22T22:10:00.006-06:002010-11-22T22:20:06.757-06:00Wisdom<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArq9SScJwVyeT35t8euZivdU-zFtJvk9JnyH0AUNflMh_ZUnIldaYA2l-P7llmj8oGcVOerHqE4j8H3W8b4D3-O7mUVpCoAT53pn7kNWdd1cTQtBzeNB0sISeAoXRoeh_vAdSrJlbW7G0/s1600/cards2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArq9SScJwVyeT35t8euZivdU-zFtJvk9JnyH0AUNflMh_ZUnIldaYA2l-P7llmj8oGcVOerHqE4j8H3W8b4D3-O7mUVpCoAT53pn7kNWdd1cTQtBzeNB0sISeAoXRoeh_vAdSrJlbW7G0/s400/cards2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542593736391693842" border="0" /></a>"Everyone should be able to do one card trick,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN30_rmB6LQ_dAIkBlShZPKWR3JevYLwW9UO3MaDgxdXtewi3nZU1MfYHLeTsAicgv4YldBk03chzHrt9CTO5vbUxkfgenv3xcpW-fEsbOd5BzBFlIOAu1NiZLY4uoRvIdBFNwKPWCp3c0/s1600/G-N-Sprod_386_PunchLtd.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN30_rmB6LQ_dAIkBlShZPKWR3JevYLwW9UO3MaDgxdXtewi3nZU1MfYHLeTsAicgv4YldBk03chzHrt9CTO5vbUxkfgenv3xcpW-fEsbOd5BzBFlIOAu1NiZLY4uoRvIdBFNwKPWCp3c0/s400/G-N-Sprod_386_PunchLtd.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542593597219385458" border="0" /></a><br />tell two jokes,</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5sKAh8RJceWbzreZylkE7urOx7qkVLGIFXmg2OpNyagTXQXYK1hGvDbw4nheckSRXcvvLwkwb0fC6x1DglHPZyBrgG61buVpzauGmnMDIuF78WbDudLZQfoSAYS7AsGUlu84oAXv9uHW/s1600/out%252Bto%252Bold%252Baunt%252Bmary%2527s157.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5sKAh8RJceWbzreZylkE7urOx7qkVLGIFXmg2OpNyagTXQXYK1hGvDbw4nheckSRXcvvLwkwb0fC6x1DglHPZyBrgG61buVpzauGmnMDIuF78WbDudLZQfoSAYS7AsGUlu84oAXv9uHW/s400/out%252Bto%252Bold%252Baunt%252Bmary%2527s157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542593969841687346" border="0" /></a>and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator."<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GC5HVPnny6PiKIQe77rvcK_hvUHxfW6hDJlAPDNkf2MWb7WxammrrcSu0Nj_oWdRkPFJs3TvVuhOJbI0gLzl8d9aeE9x2pwnJQFhHD5PMPbo2JfSodpQRsZEBh0tK-WfLwnBUHmIHSmN/s1600/elevator.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GC5HVPnny6PiKIQe77rvcK_hvUHxfW6hDJlAPDNkf2MWb7WxammrrcSu0Nj_oWdRkPFJs3TvVuhOJbI0gLzl8d9aeE9x2pwnJQFhHD5PMPbo2JfSodpQRsZEBh0tK-WfLwnBUHmIHSmN/s400/elevator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542594746602917506" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">— <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/36746.Lemony_Snicket" class="authorNameRegular">Lemony Snicket</a> (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/77898" class="bookTitleRegular">Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Because in my present state of 1000 words from 50,000, but only 22/30 from the end of my book, I am desperate for brilliant distraction.<br /></div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-86785536114890897922010-10-01T14:17:00.001-05:002010-10-01T14:19:56.755-05:00Encouragement<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgx3yliZCU2qCBjZmHiiZ2U6UYo0BkTNJp3tsBzoNb2iB0wPocBdHBPSG5xHd1KbWsT7K6gNSFuHwYwPfkEXL3xK7V1oD2v2r4TVgknVpRV-xO5s_PKTnsnu2C9nMJj_d2H5K6q8i5o63/s1600/DSCF6195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgx3yliZCU2qCBjZmHiiZ2U6UYo0BkTNJp3tsBzoNb2iB0wPocBdHBPSG5xHd1KbWsT7K6gNSFuHwYwPfkEXL3xK7V1oD2v2r4TVgknVpRV-xO5s_PKTnsnu2C9nMJj_d2H5K6q8i5o63/s400/DSCF6195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523159213950109602" border="0" /></a>Isaiah 58<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-65669204912349278562010-09-14T14:25:00.015-05:002010-10-04T22:56:46.054-05:00Seamstress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQigX8WTFubjU6Znsbn9hYjJ0__QFOUzZiOWbTTcF0AuhTaty4I0fkuWVRC5RGypxn1jkfulW2pp0XIlrgs8rhTPv5QEwzjmhf4XS8Hp1RBgEtXnFS9NDKgcuADaAXbe5SbjluMrORiae/s1600/DSCF40812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQigX8WTFubjU6Znsbn9hYjJ0__QFOUzZiOWbTTcF0AuhTaty4I0fkuWVRC5RGypxn1jkfulW2pp0XIlrgs8rhTPv5QEwzjmhf4XS8Hp1RBgEtXnFS9NDKgcuADaAXbe5SbjluMrORiae/s400/DSCF40812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516857827645179602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gwyned<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY5kYV0XGnzYjqPVZ_f58lX-HFa5J58KDayy-Ny_gNGEMhn-QretFpiUXw34bdZzGXdPmrunOB3fGtl_qjTRm2RSo489mvYjTViWxZQlbxhSPkgZobhodKUFvAGCGb2WkdOGTPOKuL7ZZ/s1600/DSCF4210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY5kYV0XGnzYjqPVZ_f58lX-HFa5J58KDayy-Ny_gNGEMhn-QretFpiUXw34bdZzGXdPmrunOB3fGtl_qjTRm2RSo489mvYjTViWxZQlbxhSPkgZobhodKUFvAGCGb2WkdOGTPOKuL7ZZ/s400/DSCF4210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859075411586946" border="0" /></a><br />Quinn<br /></div></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSLXPb51fhkzd-gMRptQ5zSKNlq9ZvW4VQZJQgJ7H3A54k6mAx-hqQFzKhlvSyubEHwN8a9gtcihsaadQNnUriGlwOQtuRmjRRbZZW-47fVsFcQUvNe2A3neWnNk7rppepKNJ-CZN-XwX/s1600/Dress.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSLXPb51fhkzd-gMRptQ5zSKNlq9ZvW4VQZJQgJ7H3A54k6mAx-hqQFzKhlvSyubEHwN8a9gtcihsaadQNnUriGlwOQtuRmjRRbZZW-47fVsFcQUvNe2A3neWnNk7rppepKNJ-CZN-XwX/s400/Dress.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516856422994151410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Amelia<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7LJ3uRwISOTul_vxTqSGVd8UbZtn0MfIdFeW7sUCAR_UJbls8lvBdfpb98pQ4te4_lulBAypzXpkyHSs7XU9dR7F_ckpfXkGs8L1VmsbYcIhFR6IHO0lZdtkpK0TLP-tG5XG1JRZoPK3/s1600/DSCF6190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7LJ3uRwISOTul_vxTqSGVd8UbZtn0MfIdFeW7sUCAR_UJbls8lvBdfpb98pQ4te4_lulBAypzXpkyHSs7XU9dR7F_ckpfXkGs8L1VmsbYcIhFR6IHO0lZdtkpK0TLP-tG5XG1JRZoPK3/s400/DSCF6190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516859638081848994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Aubrey<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbfPrrv4CpzFuJpCljgtZNOnsoNdL97FbKgGn5YWnU_OighgF6Yv33eNrO80yqSUcSxCODCNzdehgVA1DJEJ25PP6Wa94TvWqUk883HnCHscaN3HoA8vFqCouqYFXd2tGtqvNIFLVdZhj/s1600/DSCF6028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbfPrrv4CpzFuJpCljgtZNOnsoNdL97FbKgGn5YWnU_OighgF6Yv33eNrO80yqSUcSxCODCNzdehgVA1DJEJ25PP6Wa94TvWqUk883HnCHscaN3HoA8vFqCouqYFXd2tGtqvNIFLVdZhj/s400/DSCF6028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516855520170131922" border="0" /></a><br />Jocelyn<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaHGTGVk8vP6JBsZ_Kay-cxcSt-jI_OyWNIrhCTn9t1e6LMKyvc4r07pzhRV9ZTRI2Awi2d2nKJ3D176ykMq6jHRh7xNhbwqx0kSK4f-6ahyWZyRR5W_SNt5znmJQsqUmSV6ELpOw9hyphenhyphenq/s1600/DSCF46022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghaHGTGVk8vP6JBsZ_Kay-cxcSt-jI_OyWNIrhCTn9t1e6LMKyvc4r07pzhRV9ZTRI2Awi2d2nKJ3D176ykMq6jHRh7xNhbwqx0kSK4f-6ahyWZyRR5W_SNt5znmJQsqUmSV6ELpOw9hyphenhyphenq/s400/DSCF46022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516858246249548530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Reeve<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtmMNNGl89lGayokNe1jAJBWW5zECnGPf2MPQr4uTUpA3jo350wIvmg4cFsKypZDjr_YJeuvouwl6zGHRFxlgn-7Zc8EhpkeVQqZGswQrJzYuGsTw0b-UDf7AMoW7v8Fipfpp8j0DG7iW/s1600/DSCF4045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtmMNNGl89lGayokNe1jAJBWW5zECnGPf2MPQr4uTUpA3jo350wIvmg4cFsKypZDjr_YJeuvouwl6zGHRFxlgn-7Zc8EhpkeVQqZGswQrJzYuGsTw0b-UDf7AMoW7v8Fipfpp8j0DG7iW/s400/DSCF4045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516857054808261074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Christian's Hat<br /></div><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13wF1BlnnEIXC2IKOhWDpamFM10xKccQHkRfgWxzX3Z8ZO6Iq2gLf6PC4PxuY7YLlbj5PW2YfyXWCRZijvEh6P17OXaRWomibeasU8A-asgA8mEXDl2hNIuQROWiaqzBcB1TLTQFFhJf9/s1600/DSCF5420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13wF1BlnnEIXC2IKOhWDpamFM10xKccQHkRfgWxzX3Z8ZO6Iq2gLf6PC4PxuY7YLlbj5PW2YfyXWCRZijvEh6P17OXaRWomibeasU8A-asgA8mEXDl2hNIuQROWiaqzBcB1TLTQFFhJf9/s400/DSCF5420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516853307247546642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Doris<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgEp8c5hf0HDSYyorCTJIUnVesL9cL1ySs36K4vpb_PYJ4mVUaDEEfyxa_-MXUelV3CrL3b_78RKiOMOd8bFwL9MO3tQIr_DK9GUop5N0YbPSoFQ85sRo_MbBZNe29ptrz2Z6j2n0jFVy/s1600/Darcy3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgEp8c5hf0HDSYyorCTJIUnVesL9cL1ySs36K4vpb_PYJ4mVUaDEEfyxa_-MXUelV3CrL3b_78RKiOMOd8bFwL9MO3tQIr_DK9GUop5N0YbPSoFQ85sRo_MbBZNe29ptrz2Z6j2n0jFVy/s400/Darcy3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516857263874950770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Darcy<br /></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLovejU48kipgVrII6GKKHxrXA2xObpQxIMtfd8eeOnbp9cv-G7OSpgRE1mg3JUBDs6n1zjOz0my8aGYF-mpE_BnAHN6bsOfceVc8-7LJ83LERVjpTTsE4YfvXTWD78F_FBKD6tIfE0wv/s1600/DSCF6146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLovejU48kipgVrII6GKKHxrXA2xObpQxIMtfd8eeOnbp9cv-G7OSpgRE1mg3JUBDs6n1zjOz0my8aGYF-mpE_BnAHN6bsOfceVc8-7LJ83LERVjpTTsE4YfvXTWD78F_FBKD6tIfE0wv/s400/DSCF6146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516852946590073026" border="0" /></a><br />Starboard<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is what I have been working on for the past year. Gwyned and Amelia were made with regular purchased patterns. Quinn was made with Grosgrain's Frock by Friday in May. For everything else, I either tweaked a pattern (Aubrey), designed with the help of patterns (Jocelyn. Jocelyn, Aubrey, & Gwyned are all from the same pattern), or from pictures (Reeve, Christian's Hat and Jocelyn), or designed completely (Starboard, Doris, Darcy).<br /><br />I like this designing thing. :)<br /><br />What do you think I should do with it? I would like to create purses to sell on Etsy, and maybe aprons and baby clothes. And of course, if anyone should like to order something... :)<br /></div></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-81080620438728757572010-07-02T17:26:00.003-05:002010-07-02T17:30:21.774-05:00"It is Truly Useful Since It is Beautiful."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fineperiod.com/little_prince.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 429px; height: 576px;" src="http://www.fineperiod.com/little_prince.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Little Prince</span>, by<span style="font-size:100%;"> Antoine de Saint Exupéry</span></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-70381892792392111342010-06-22T15:45:00.009-05:002010-06-22T16:38:04.241-05:00The Book<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKQNUAh2EWG0hJlynGee7f3mxaTYkg9Nq2D1wgf4Qko6CcTQqhaBnFf39ixIfq02FUIhKBzUdkViVg1Qppc4VLlTtbR-Ns2blW8IZ05QwOKv_p0NuhkyFitEtEnDYR9bLIqk8wf5Cssvt/s1600/DSCF4202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKQNUAh2EWG0hJlynGee7f3mxaTYkg9Nq2D1wgf4Qko6CcTQqhaBnFf39ixIfq02FUIhKBzUdkViVg1Qppc4VLlTtbR-Ns2blW8IZ05QwOKv_p0NuhkyFitEtEnDYR9bLIqk8wf5Cssvt/s400/DSCF4202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485712702915747698" border="0" /></a>Can you believe it?! I'm not sure I can. :)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnby106AGiTGtvGxDXPVAA2F6ltbMJJr9m5ZO6hM-IhYQ-W8OJWjcrsAhmHD3f_WklcDB3qUUJLOiGQrORyy8Ha8wLLro9jbiJPpa9QbP6u4T3INIFW8NMY5SJqg8MuADCluGD5V1wchT/s1600/DSCF4191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnby106AGiTGtvGxDXPVAA2F6ltbMJJr9m5ZO6hM-IhYQ-W8OJWjcrsAhmHD3f_WklcDB3qUUJLOiGQrORyy8Ha8wLLro9jbiJPpa9QbP6u4T3INIFW8NMY5SJqg8MuADCluGD5V1wchT/s400/DSCF4191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485711670108718018" border="0" /></a> But yes, I have a real live copy of a(n albeit cheesy) book I wrote!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtYrCBR4gfv5QX581x8nEQ7uT30uznrcPr1orpRLO4ji-UJhS5tldimBbwI2_UQVTacu_tO15t7-akjyd5CLqQEuAg8iGa47E-dBTz-jjDLhtBb7cOrwTNRCusi2JNPPEJLVRKQBQiiHa/s1600/DSCF4200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtYrCBR4gfv5QX581x8nEQ7uT30uznrcPr1orpRLO4ji-UJhS5tldimBbwI2_UQVTacu_tO15t7-akjyd5CLqQEuAg8iGa47E-dBTz-jjDLhtBb7cOrwTNRCusi2JNPPEJLVRKQBQiiHa/s400/DSCF4200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485711473930676178" border="0" /></a>Those folks who participate in NaNoWriMo and complete the 50,000 word goal are given a free proof copy of their book. That's how I got this.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbp3mt-VcGbZKLFSKHJOjE9wY9i-kCvWy0h5g1jOD64pL0gbI4A8_gcH1P1OPWnBhFk2Ivs-UwTDx3pBsOKWNDSIYfGkjWZpVUG8rZFScKj6XWLPJBv43e24X8q0FsLNE2PqKSQQLsQD1/s1600/DSCF4193.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbp3mt-VcGbZKLFSKHJOjE9wY9i-kCvWy0h5g1jOD64pL0gbI4A8_gcH1P1OPWnBhFk2Ivs-UwTDx3pBsOKWNDSIYfGkjWZpVUG8rZFScKj6XWLPJBv43e24X8q0FsLNE2PqKSQQLsQD1/s400/DSCF4193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485712455801825410" border="0" /></a>The book would need major over-hauling if I really wanted to get it published (which I don't), but it's lovely to have a tangible proof of all the work I put into the story last November.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfPHm5v75ycebXpU9uA5aEbqgCsUddvH86DvFPl1YQJR3PcNdfSqS1RDttkGst-9o5UmJa2E14mfQZc0sGeBR_R5OED1Y-_qdIf0El46EIwKSRnEFfOpNcygcamDT1SLuHt_a2b94Rnxu/s1600/DSCF4192.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfPHm5v75ycebXpU9uA5aEbqgCsUddvH86DvFPl1YQJR3PcNdfSqS1RDttkGst-9o5UmJa2E14mfQZc0sGeBR_R5OED1Y-_qdIf0El46EIwKSRnEFfOpNcygcamDT1SLuHt_a2b94Rnxu/s400/DSCF4192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485712355662400226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Many thanks to Djaq for the beautiful cover she made for me!!!<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Josiah read the book, and told me about all of the times I accidentally repeated words or skipped them or misspelled them. My mother was horrified.)</span><br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-9894835628809937812010-06-16T11:09:00.007-05:002010-06-16T11:23:05.411-05:00Bicycle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzZfvESjSQJ_o1NqsGNrwIWWTRFl-9eQBI3zowwjQkesd_5D84T3iSrYdI2vn4GfX3IA_k4smS994CJc6GrteGr9XBBUudAaLBVAM3BTPO_LrIqwn2yCAr7-jSyEVRsaxox1Z3OT2N7yn/s1600/bicycle-bike-print-poster-art.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzZfvESjSQJ_o1NqsGNrwIWWTRFl-9eQBI3zowwjQkesd_5D84T3iSrYdI2vn4GfX3IA_k4smS994CJc6GrteGr9XBBUudAaLBVAM3BTPO_LrIqwn2yCAr7-jSyEVRsaxox1Z3OT2N7yn/s400/bicycle-bike-print-poster-art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483404541365512034" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Found on </span><a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">A Cup of Jo</span></a><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiichoxtGn61s6GZ19ZNPgoHI8BJ30tqV_YJqth16kIXojJJmaK6XUAOahnetieuhU1zPnA237XvRWRAwMttkEPRczKQcW8rAOnd9obmWqRfXWzu3ua2_LEYpm7DdE6ANI-WmyCw3YR6QvL/s1600/DSCF4093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiichoxtGn61s6GZ19ZNPgoHI8BJ30tqV_YJqth16kIXojJJmaK6XUAOahnetieuhU1zPnA237XvRWRAwMttkEPRczKQcW8rAOnd9obmWqRfXWzu3ua2_LEYpm7DdE6ANI-WmyCw3YR6QvL/s400/DSCF4093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483406686504388210" border="0" /></a><br />My "new" and beautiful bicycle. I've been riding a couple times a week, and it's such fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqDR2HJ2wM8B__-sV4awDaeA_CFEvHJ5WPmOJDp0IWZhc7fSFhWufFYO1sMdCyU_AppOq9D6EluWL9AjCDItxH7joBKmKlsnboDJi2duzpgAtkD-GgjthbInfRoGXCsqqfRks9iDwgr1s/s1600/DSCF4091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqDR2HJ2wM8B__-sV4awDaeA_CFEvHJ5WPmOJDp0IWZhc7fSFhWufFYO1sMdCyU_AppOq9D6EluWL9AjCDItxH7joBKmKlsnboDJi2duzpgAtkD-GgjthbInfRoGXCsqqfRks9iDwgr1s/s400/DSCF4091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483407239619151570" border="0" /></a>She's in need of a name. What would you suggest?<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-23330839986985790602010-06-09T10:18:00.003-05:002010-06-09T10:29:01.412-05:00My Style of GeographyA friend and I were thinking about where states were in relationship to each other. So I tried my hand at making a map of the United States.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjil52AQJ1-_0iaeCZlTdqgypggBbP0k3G7IPnpAvrV_AysDlzVZmrOATWeYvZMLxjGVmqAP54QP8Mtm3GqGuZFoQWZRr6F19mQ-JN15LNQ7wg7xAnI8Z59Fgxf_977WFwgXN-0BRmFWXvp/s1600/The+Map.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjil52AQJ1-_0iaeCZlTdqgypggBbP0k3G7IPnpAvrV_AysDlzVZmrOATWeYvZMLxjGVmqAP54QP8Mtm3GqGuZFoQWZRr6F19mQ-JN15LNQ7wg7xAnI8Z59Fgxf_977WFwgXN-0BRmFWXvp/s400/The+Map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480796035730185282" border="0" /></a><br />My apologies to the East, the South, the South West, the plain and mountain lands, Canada, and everybody from Arkansas.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-35507502869751104292010-06-04T19:19:00.009-05:002010-06-04T22:39:51.788-05:00A Lovely Day for a Picnic<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHi3qt4OYIy1ku-SBVVakrvIQLQgAz8b2m5Xfm94NuH6lJcCdmBsXWV4wirjQ8ecqsBM6nx_Ij2HQy7NR164voVRTR0HfMO1FPXj7YgxV32oD7ztCF7nC5mbfa-X3OTvJK7Kvvhtmmjn9/s1600/DSCF4185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHi3qt4OYIy1ku-SBVVakrvIQLQgAz8b2m5Xfm94NuH6lJcCdmBsXWV4wirjQ8ecqsBM6nx_Ij2HQy7NR164voVRTR0HfMO1FPXj7YgxV32oD7ztCF7nC5mbfa-X3OTvJK7Kvvhtmmjn9/s400/DSCF4185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479078635609475330" border="0" /></a><br />In honor of my dear friends Christian and Sara's birthdays, spring, and friendship, I gave a picnic.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE2hboe8CkpiPv-CR4vppM0y3152qqIevqsl3O03WGgE5c5vS-Y0iPz7D2-j2B9ATk3G_zS2BK4A7MXIFCj8jnKCvY-X-zmEu1CNVX89MhqMsBOCNLgaSgTbEu5w4XwQaZ6fBjILGUOVt/s1600/DSCF4191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE2hboe8CkpiPv-CR4vppM0y3152qqIevqsl3O03WGgE5c5vS-Y0iPz7D2-j2B9ATk3G_zS2BK4A7MXIFCj8jnKCvY-X-zmEu1CNVX89MhqMsBOCNLgaSgTbEu5w4XwQaZ6fBjILGUOVt/s400/DSCF4191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479079830976468658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am quite sure I had more fun planning it than they did at the picnic.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTUGYbJ26n5PljESbAci2yjh3JoTIX88YQpK__CdzUaycWZu_WIhUQuwA6HN_mfBC0DktRGe4fKXU3N5Wdl1VlTvURQPFuJSrHAED8ddwWSK1yZ-K_jxH10_CTmH819DJqi_RICVuqPrX/s1600/DSCF4187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTUGYbJ26n5PljESbAci2yjh3JoTIX88YQpK__CdzUaycWZu_WIhUQuwA6HN_mfBC0DktRGe4fKXU3N5Wdl1VlTvURQPFuJSrHAED8ddwWSK1yZ-K_jxH10_CTmH819DJqi_RICVuqPrX/s400/DSCF4187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479079138409425570" border="0" /></a><br />The menu consisted of:<br /><blockquote>Cold Spinach Quiche with Fresh Tomatoes<br />Cheese Ball Spread on French Bread with Fresh Cucumbers<br />Strawberries<br />Carob Cupcakes with Butter Frosting<br />Snickerdoodle Croissant Cookies<br />Iced Sweetened Mint Tea</blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9PIHCxfAwlYdwxEN9fCZRee4i8ZYQveFQwngk71GUt9e5wRU-74evHKu0sQWk7b6LEMwzOMVWVSwin6VCD0k-ozNMFIWMt1rRx0SaqRyj7veFkS13S8mRzklKKUbVYaoQk1q8jqlVWpv/s1600/DSCF4186.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9PIHCxfAwlYdwxEN9fCZRee4i8ZYQveFQwngk71GUt9e5wRU-74evHKu0sQWk7b6LEMwzOMVWVSwin6VCD0k-ozNMFIWMt1rRx0SaqRyj7veFkS13S8mRzklKKUbVYaoQk1q8jqlVWpv/s400/DSCF4186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479079307472453922" border="0" /></a><br />I made bunting. I think I'm going to hang it up in my room, now. If I can ever untangle it from the snarl it got into as we quickly took it down before the rain. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbmGXRePqMkHvgtUYDqEPE9uGPe8LSov4KZjFCFfo_x0ucFuYqndl7riPbp77ZBlLp1TjZrF4Fp6zHU0rLEEYFpVxaLlknTzUwKOhEr8ggyQGbC6YphPfGKZpBWzwllZ_v_o6zQQCIcjQ/s1600/DSCF4182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbmGXRePqMkHvgtUYDqEPE9uGPe8LSov4KZjFCFfo_x0ucFuYqndl7riPbp77ZBlLp1TjZrF4Fp6zHU0rLEEYFpVxaLlknTzUwKOhEr8ggyQGbC6YphPfGKZpBWzwllZ_v_o6zQQCIcjQ/s400/DSCF4182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479077757658890418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">As I was making the food, I kept saying to my brothers, "Oh, this is so <span style="font-style: italic;">cute</span>! Isn't it?"<br /><br />They didn't really get it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYSXymDT46R5tqAd_a2p_M6KorxheDOqQg-OLlm5_UjmzYPwbLW787Fo2slcHIn9MSi2F16vgk2FX6duLvuz-xCdSITALVDB6kUdxvCY4biFFb4xo7Lveqo29JVKAxzZQK-gzu3zSZ8UI/s1600/DSCF4179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYSXymDT46R5tqAd_a2p_M6KorxheDOqQg-OLlm5_UjmzYPwbLW787Fo2slcHIn9MSi2F16vgk2FX6duLvuz-xCdSITALVDB6kUdxvCY4biFFb4xo7Lveqo29JVKAxzZQK-gzu3zSZ8UI/s400/DSCF4179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479078497232674354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was frightened it would rain, but it was beautiful, beautiful. Everything was so perfect and lovely. All of the dishes were real and beautiful, and they made me feel so elegant. And that little picnic hamper makes me feel like I have a yellow bicycle (which I do, now!!!) and live in England.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bDv_hAVxI-ed5IPFijmRp0d6l8GBs26pWI8PebIU60aIkb13fFm6TdGgzvCZc2U4E4dWMRSwDtBQk0IZsYMAoiMjDAVH7EDyxatQ_oUgfx9VCYaJgH_-5sZuAphMvtb3Bs7NjSan4ivE/s1600/DSCF4194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bDv_hAVxI-ed5IPFijmRp0d6l8GBs26pWI8PebIU60aIkb13fFm6TdGgzvCZc2U4E4dWMRSwDtBQk0IZsYMAoiMjDAVH7EDyxatQ_oUgfx9VCYaJgH_-5sZuAphMvtb3Bs7NjSan4ivE/s400/DSCF4194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479129139295613986" border="0" /></a><br />It was the perfect picnic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzqlzMSgK2sjUkEZK1CZqxA-_GA04yZXvn3iuNbMtXn74wL6PdBYXoXulc-Tzv2Ys8eWntoU9Z2vufOhsIhcjGipXO67BvdyzosN6OMFDo8_NDqalES-ZvakEEFd-FwfIScJDEz3FVpdF/s1600/DSCF4203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzqlzMSgK2sjUkEZK1CZqxA-_GA04yZXvn3iuNbMtXn74wL6PdBYXoXulc-Tzv2Ys8eWntoU9Z2vufOhsIhcjGipXO67BvdyzosN6OMFDo8_NDqalES-ZvakEEFd-FwfIScJDEz3FVpdF/s400/DSCF4203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479080568167750322" border="0" /></a><br />(And that is my Frock by Friday frock. I want to do some alterations yet, though.)<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-63619571283819014602010-05-27T10:03:00.002-05:002010-05-27T10:05:39.272-05:00Seamstress<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8uakze_RCWVBFVJ4l0ytIAZHNc_AkYTXOPeL_MEqsfg6T7rsQBIS1OFNh_jH1PDG19arBuaMoNgIqx0I5GTCBmOV2ITj2gEt9GM4A3exPJWT6Rf77NulDqf8hMJuhj7yZn_P4QzH4HJU/s1600/DSCF4077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8uakze_RCWVBFVJ4l0ytIAZHNc_AkYTXOPeL_MEqsfg6T7rsQBIS1OFNh_jH1PDG19arBuaMoNgIqx0I5GTCBmOV2ITj2gEt9GM4A3exPJWT6Rf77NulDqf8hMJuhj7yZn_P4QzH4HJU/s400/DSCF4077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475965948044795890" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making a dress with Grosgrain's lovely <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/05/frock-by-friday-may.html">Frock by Friday</a>!<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-48703910402387526542010-03-19T16:17:00.001-05:002010-03-19T16:21:44.069-05:00Books<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPz0tr6H6TM43kTJIMMIpCjciDA5az54ivA95jpfD2vIsXeABDymBbrwJchjWcErVqqqpWB3HGV6jM68rVqkp2FA_gdSizREuC55yrzEbd0IPXfsJdXBh5T_fZEqHbU2XhluPPs-aYYhL/s1600-h/vnyahem_italien_dag2-005179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPz0tr6H6TM43kTJIMMIpCjciDA5az54ivA95jpfD2vIsXeABDymBbrwJchjWcErVqqqpWB3HGV6jM68rVqkp2FA_gdSizREuC55yrzEbd0IPXfsJdXBh5T_fZEqHbU2XhluPPs-aYYhL/s400/vnyahem_italien_dag2-005179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450457459964222546" border="0" /></a>I just finished up <span style="font-style: italic;">Wuthering Heights</span>, and am now debating between <span style="font-style: italic;">Our Mutual Friend</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">That Hideous Strength</span>. Which to read first? Also, greatly enjoying <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/26098/26098-h/26098-h.htm"><span style="font-style: italic;">Happy Days</span></a>.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conspiracy-Kings-Megan-Whalen-Turner/dp/0061870935/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269033640&sr=8-1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Conspiracy of Kings</span></a> is arriving in a few days!!!Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-46774073978789976822010-03-15T16:41:00.003-05:002010-03-19T16:14:59.947-05:00Shabby Apple San Gabriel Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/03/shabby-apple-san-gabriel-guest-giveaway.html">Shabby Apple's San Gabriel Dress</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkJB70nFfHgy8vrJhK28axdRHQ12xuAOoY2rXH8SHh5F7hQwFMTAtPTyW-xYHsPQiml9gQ-VwofMSs25-OgLb7DSxXSRfaAFT_Sb2kydcLNC1Xz4tmOF-0ZiZPjBvg1TeU2YaLEuKRSQM/s1600-h/san+gabriel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkJB70nFfHgy8vrJhK28axdRHQ12xuAOoY2rXH8SHh5F7hQwFMTAtPTyW-xYHsPQiml9gQ-VwofMSs25-OgLb7DSxXSRfaAFT_Sb2kydcLNC1Xz4tmOF-0ZiZPjBvg1TeU2YaLEuKRSQM/s400/san+gabriel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450455668246637506" border="0" /></a>At <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/">Grosgrain</a>. From <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-580-san-gabriel.aspx">Shabby Apple</a>.<br /></div><br /><br /><a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/03/shabby-apple-san-gabriel-guest-giveaway.html"></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-6905734202836612002010-02-09T18:57:00.001-06:002010-02-09T19:00:54.495-06:00Only the Best of Etsy Sample Package Giveaway!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyZr5s8brkQ3O6M6C3H4_bTscfmq-2RBzuTDjO_vuMM8PMLkoGVmw78eLs0AhmFjAqNJosCM1SdaOunIBXBk3UzOybEWbue-cZ2wL3zqBY7dKuDfXvG4quHqqwBy8sh50iWQ03GDrXYhO/s1600-h/il_430xN.118524328.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyZr5s8brkQ3O6M6C3H4_bTscfmq-2RBzuTDjO_vuMM8PMLkoGVmw78eLs0AhmFjAqNJosCM1SdaOunIBXBk3UzOybEWbue-cZ2wL3zqBY7dKuDfXvG4quHqqwBy8sh50iWQ03GDrXYhO/s400/il_430xN.118524328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436413018735194434" border="0" /></a><a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/02/only-best-of-etsy-sample-packages-guest.html">A box of surprises</a> being given away at <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/">Grosgrain</a>!<br /><br />It sounds delightful, so go over and read the post and enter!<br /></div>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-15189672700474053492010-02-09T18:52:00.004-06:002010-02-09T18:55:07.712-06:00Cherry Pop Refashion Frock Grosgrain Giveaway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkGPksgbwBMKJ-TZDJgK8TxX4CwxJVxlk1I6lqkJIEdklDRBX3pof1dZlkDIBcN_v92c_gRsSTECe6KtqqhbR0ewuSshM2DHlHGOi4QrLt2A99asWjVw1is4Ht_8WTV_uZCCuJaVqOoCZ/s1600-h/4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkGPksgbwBMKJ-TZDJgK8TxX4CwxJVxlk1I6lqkJIEdklDRBX3pof1dZlkDIBcN_v92c_gRsSTECe6KtqqhbR0ewuSshM2DHlHGOi4QrLt2A99asWjVw1is4Ht_8WTV_uZCCuJaVqOoCZ/s400/4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411625495204002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">An <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2010/02/cherry-pop-refashion-frock-grosgrain.html">oh-so-pretty dress</a>, refashioned from a really ugly one! This is just the sort of thing I would like to do, but my machine is broken... *tears of anguish*<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbQPuqdIW4eWaOKUGbiD4gM-AuJk-eUgCbmKD-8EJ2juggL6zcWOghGckSDhSr1mcQEsmP9cqmb2JUCwbidh8GNbVgldGAo-oC5gl15RSNY3kgC9zySeAWt7pABKiRAoVg6Adl7Qar2bG/s1600-h/detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbQPuqdIW4eWaOKUGbiD4gM-AuJk-eUgCbmKD-8EJ2juggL6zcWOghGckSDhSr1mcQEsmP9cqmb2JUCwbidh8GNbVgldGAo-oC5gl15RSNY3kgC9zySeAWt7pABKiRAoVg6Adl7Qar2bG/s400/detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411508227191490" border="0" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094966051736197360.post-42491680737111794942010-01-27T18:48:00.000-06:002010-01-27T18:50:37.328-06:00So Pretty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb54IorP_kB6ZCxhutpqPUOsbNnDQo9haXHXPQ0ctOofuMmeN72Hggy_GV53q97PcusJh3HExs74z07GZhh4FASWM9Tw9UmC_HgAlSe3ssH8ljdTwxzEn6Ms1ULm9CD1_ZBQMk-hf6H8qv/s1600-h/hats.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb54IorP_kB6ZCxhutpqPUOsbNnDQo9haXHXPQ0ctOofuMmeN72Hggy_GV53q97PcusJh3HExs74z07GZhh4FASWM9Tw9UmC_HgAlSe3ssH8ljdTwxzEn6Ms1ULm9CD1_ZBQMk-hf6H8qv/s400/hats.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431586523382858066" border="0" /></a>Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026023389658406858noreply@blogger.com0