tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142020922024-03-13T12:06:34.532-05:00Trundle Bed TimesThe blog for Robins in the Trundle Bed
Antiques and WhimsyRobins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-72746581408418753382013-05-25T21:00:00.001-05:002013-05-25T21:00:12.775-05:00Springtime Brocanting!<br />
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We want to share a few photographs of exciting finds from over the last few weekends</span>!
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<span style="color: #660000;">Lovely antique doll cart swathed in lace</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">These antique paintings are from the 1930's from a local, Fitchburg MA artist</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">Another view of the doll in her cart!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">We adore this 1930's wedding gown and slip!</span></div>
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Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-40080234491305055832013-01-01T21:48:00.001-05:002013-01-01T21:48:20.365-05:00Christmas on the hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Christmas week snowfall was so beautiful! We decorated around the front door with a lovely garland of blue berried juniper, white pine and cedar. Then we wrapped it with white lights. We put silver horns to the right and left of the garland, tying on mulberry velvet ribbons with shiny gold backs. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The bush by the driveway looks magical decorated with white lights and topped with new fallen snow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Snow adds such a pretty look to the front door wreath!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We painted a pair of old skates gold and filled them with mountain laurel, Andromeda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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and holly. They look perfect tied to the hitching post!
The lamppost wears a white pine garland with white lights and its own silver horn and velvet bow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The front porch tree is adorned with dried alium, baby's breath and bird's nest gathered on our walks last summer. The twinkling white lights make it look like a fairyland!Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-32286256444894661892012-07-20T16:56:00.000-05:002012-07-20T16:56:02.545-05:00Summer!We have been having the most amazing luck unearthing treasures all around New England! We found a divine stack of nineteenth century newspapers, perfect for projects. We are lining an old mercantile drawer with a sheet with great graphics and turning it on end to make a shadow box. Antique millinery feathers have drifted down from the heavens and have landed at our feet in all their glory! We even found an entire bird used to decorate a Victorian lady's chapeau! Check out the wonderful tintype of the family photographed on the Jersey shore in Edwardian times! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love the look of this stack of antique boxes and trunks that we found at the flea market. The small trunk that tops the pile has an abfab wallpaper lining and dates to the 1820's! We have been drawn to antiques with numbers on them!
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This letter box is incredible! The writing on the top, the glass front, the rich colour of the rattan make this such a FIND! Now we have a new quest...FIND A KEY TO FIT THE LETTER BOX!!
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There is such an easy gracefulness to this diminutive Parian statue! We photographed it in the small trunk and topped it off with a starfish!
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We tucked the statue into a mini greenhouse and surrounded it with the frothy netting from a vintage veil!
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I can just picture the pure romance of powdering your nose in this divine mirror! Being an early bird at the flea sometimes pays off! The mirror has two places for candles to light the face of the gazer! I think everyone and everything looks better by the soft and flickering glow of candlelight! (Although you have to be careful not to hit fluorescents afterward if you've been heavy-hande with the rouge!
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We found a great wax sewie in the shape of a shell and decided it would look great photographed with vintage shells that we found! A pot of chives in the background cast the perfect underwater shadows on the page!
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This gorgeous wing came from a London millinery shop and seemed with its few loose feathers to be perfect photographed with this litho of winged Cupid!
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This photo of the multi tiered veil in the waning light of a summer eve reminds me of a graceful swan!
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We made time to stop to have fun while finding treasures! The coast of Maine is so gorgeous this time of year! Next stop Ogunquit!
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Peace & Plenty to you! May all your summer days be sunny with a parasol to keep you cool!Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-69482365344443689572012-05-30T18:40:00.001-05:002012-05-30T18:40:24.454-05:00Fresh Market Picks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A great French print in a shabby gold frame! We hung a ring of prisms off the edge of the frame...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ABFAB tin frame with elaborate surround styled with an antique letter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love the cow bells with the original metal numbers on them! Our fav dealer saved these out for us!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A tintype framed in a prism!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A close-up of the cowbell!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An antique frame painted with the prettiest shade of celery green against the backdrop of an antique grain sack!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This antique rusty door makes a fab spot for corralling letters!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two antique tape measures with handwritten numbers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Antique straw hats reflected in a celery coloured mirror topped off with the little frame!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An antique blue drawer styled as a shadow box!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A charming antique cream satin covered First Communion prayer book!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An antique horse show ribbon displayed in the shadow box on a bed of hay.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We stumbled on this early carriage parasol that folds up for convenience. The parasol not only keeps the sun off your porcelain complexion, it serves double duty as a great display piece!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A photo of the great grate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A wonderful tin box overflowing with prisms.
More photos to follow! If you are interested in any of the items pictured, please email us at shemariemurphy@aol.comRobins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-9772647794886281332012-05-11T18:24:00.001-05:002012-05-11T18:36:26.911-05:00Styling The Week-End Treasure TroveWe found this great antique sack and decided to sew it onto an old Ritz Hotel hanger. We filled it with a beautiful bouquet of lavender and an old newspaper from 1868, with the owner's name scrawled on it in sepia coloured thick ink. We added a charming copper framed tintype of a young man and finished off the look by decorating the edges of the sack with hay. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sack makes such a pretty statement hung on an old wooden door!
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We composed this vignette from our week-end antiquing forays. We found this great antique ink-stained document case and displayed it with old specs, early nineteenth century documents and a top hat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love the prairie chic look of these vintage cowboy boots paired with this abfab fancy pintucked petticoat, with a ring of rusty keys thrown in to complete the cowgirl look!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We found this ornate lamp, with hanging prisms in the bottom of an old box. Now what shade would perfect the look? Something ultra simple to offset the gilt?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One woman picked up this darling diminutive cup after unearthing it from the bottom of a trunk, sneered at it and tosses it aside. I guess that it didn't sing to her the way it does to me! Love the color and the scene of two lasses and their sheep. we styled the lavender cup atop a stack of wallpapered boxes and used antique New England newspapers as a fun back drop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We found this beautiful sea shell on a table on our last pass through the market. It is such a delicate pretty depiction of a bird! I can't imagine it being ignored by all the other shoppers, but was glad that it was!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What better to display a pair of fancy cowboy boots than a fancy footed silver tray! Love the look ot hte vintage horse shoe ribbons!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't you love the simple shape on this Shaker tinware?! We styled the can with simple vintage dance shoes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We thought that this antique hand blown buoy would look divine in the garden!
Can hardly wait for tomorrow to start treasure hunting again!Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-11202335858549636162012-04-18T22:49:00.000-05:002012-04-18T22:49:04.539-05:00We composed this post- brocanting vignette of an antique French planter filled with a salt sack, a silver crucifix, a nest and old letters. We hung the planter on an antique crib bed rail turned on end and decorated with a white Edwardian era long apron.
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We have spent the last two week-ends brocanting and have found the most amazing antiques! We set up post-marketing vignettes, so you could enjoy perusing our finds! If you see any item that piques your interest, let us know!
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After an entire late autumn and winter with NO flea markets, we awoke last Sunday before dawn, and pulled out the Robins In The Trundle Bed totes painted with the images of a gorgeous woman, perfectly dressed and coiffed! We, unlike the French lass decorating our bags, put on as many layers under our winter coats as we could and still be able to move! When we arrived at the market, the ground was covered in frost and was hard and cracked under our feet from the recent drought. I think we were sleeping standing up, as we would spy something we thought was simply "I'll die if I don't buy that and make it my own NOW" just as someon grabbed the antiques out from under our noses. Between the sleepiness and the inability to move our arms from the excessive layering and the freezing temps, it is a testament to our treasure hunting abilities that we managed to unearth these finds! As the morning wore on and the April sun warmed the ground, the earth turned to mud and we began to thaw. We found an antique gingham apron with hand embroidered flowers; a linsey woolsey that a frugal New England housewife had patched and re-patched and then patched again; a stack of Peterboro New Hampshire primers, one that had been turned into a recipe book; a tin sign from a Church, hand painted with the most inspirational psalm; two antlers made into beautiful brushes... A few more times around the field and then off to the cafe. After all that work the steaming mugs of coffee never tasted so good!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been crazy busy moving our shop to a new spot at The Country Mischief Marketplace! We thought it quite fitting to begin Spring by re-feathering our nest! Our shop has so many new antiques for you to check out! If you can't make it to Templeton, Mass. and you see something in the photos that intrigues you, just let us know and we'll see if the item is still available! More pics to follow as we're off to gather more string, twine, grasses and horse hair...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q7nEKRjNztE/T3kmDM_i7gI/AAAAAAAACzk/Dle6VPJr0kE/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q7nEKRjNztE/T3kmDM_i7gI/AAAAAAAACzk/Dle6VPJr0kE/s400/2.jpg" /></a></div>
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We found this gorgeous lingerie or pneumonia blouse(so called because it was so light and sheer you might contract pneumonia if you wore it out!) with five or six others, each prettier than the last! We had gone on a yard saleing spree all around the area and had found absolutely nothing(not even the tiniest frippery, not even the littlest feminine trinket!). We went down a tiny country lane where an older woman had set up a table of a few trinkets. Thinking that this was to be declared a Drive By, we slowed the car to turn around and somewhere in the process changed our minds as the woman looked quite interesting with armloads of bangles and a voluminous skirt billowing in the wind.. We collect stories as often as we collect antiques, so we decided to stop and chat, as no one else seemed very interested in her sparse offerings. We told her what we collected and she looked us up and down, and said that she had been meaning to bring out two trunks of antique clothing but hadn’t felt like bothering on such a warm June day! My heart sang and sank all at once! Did she really have trunks of antique clothing? Or would it be like many times before when the “antique” clothing came spilling out and was actually 1980’s polyester dresses with stains to boot! We offered to help move out the trunks, without pushing her too much! She must have seen how happy we were at the prospect of looking through these “treasures” from her childhood! She enlisted the help of her husband and in a few moments we had our heads buried deep within a trunk filled to the brim with the loveliest confections! The woman explained that when she was a girl, she lived next to three elderly spinsters, who had trunks filled with their ancestor’s garments! They would invite her over for tea and dress up parties! Each garment we pulled from the trunk had a wonderful story associated with it, filled with details as if the words were written in the finely stitched seams! We spent many hours with the woman and her husband and wiled away the June afternoon with calico gowns catching the afternoon light and two piece dresses with fur trim puddling at our feet. We are only now going through the treasure trove and deciding what will become part of our permanent antique clothing collection and what will be offered in our Ebay auctions. We are managing to part with one of five antique lingerie blouses. You’ll find it in one of our current sales. The blouse is a stunning nod to all that is feminine and romantic, and is as fresh and crisp as the day one of the Taylor sisters donned it to wear to tea!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We recently found this oil painting at an estate sale. Don’t you wonder where this farmhouse was located and who thought it beautiful enough to immortalize in oils? I love how the house is situated so that the front where the porch is faces the morning light. Why did the painter choose to paint from this angle, highlighting the back buildings and the barn with a few brushstrokes creating the suggestion of stacked hay. The two chimneys promise ample warmth in the winter, while the massive tree whispers of cool summer days on the front porch. Do you think there was a town nearby or neighbors to converse with and share the burden of a farmer’s life? I would like to be invited in for tea and scones. I think I’ll wear the simple white gown pictured here. I will be on my best behavior and talk about the weather and ask after the horses. Surely with so much stacked hay there must be horses about the place! I think the people who lived here planned to stay awhile as there are saplings scattered here and there with the hope of fruit in a few years! What would you ask the owners if you joined us for tea?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d4Dl8qoHq7s/TwOb4BovHDI/AAAAAAAACjg/jw27S-odmJw/s400/c126.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693565740740713522" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-21055990541856272532012-01-02T15:00:00.012-05:002012-01-02T18:31:07.280-05:00Chick Pick...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-em_Shafbi-k/TwI-GPOyrBI/AAAAAAAACjU/qimlVcGsbG0/s1600/DSCN1131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-em_Shafbi-k/TwI-GPOyrBI/AAAAAAAACjU/qimlVcGsbG0/s400/DSCN1131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693181155838438418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KTvjXSLyt3c/TwI8lhpVOkI/AAAAAAAACjI/p2sVsXFk0o4/s1600/h7.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KwlKSoc2Vmg/TwI6FVnjfvI/AAAAAAAACik/d10tPlF4cSY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693176742326533874" /></a><br /><a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/?action=view&current=c2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/c2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uu3F4xK7C_k/TwIPJxS7mVI/AAAAAAAACiY/i0hpQDSwQ-0/s1600/v1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uu3F4xK7C_k/TwIPJxS7mVI/AAAAAAAACiY/i0hpQDSwQ-0/s400/v1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693129539475708242" /></a><br /><a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/?action=view&current=c4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/c4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/?action=view&current=c1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/c1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We love watching "American Pickers" and their search for "rusty gold." But when we watch the show we often say "oh, I would have popped for that!" How can Mike and Frank leave that wedding gown, or that dress form! You see, we love all things romantic and feminine and wish everyone else would too! You can imagine how excited we were when we received a phone call from someone cleaning out their mother's estate! "Could you come over and look at our things?", she asked. "There are trunks full of grandmother's clothes and linens!" We made a date and made the trip(what Frank and Mike would call a Chick Pick) to a wonderful old house and met two amazing daughters who were cleaning out an estate. We stayed for hours looking through trunks and closets and found many wonderful items! Sadly, most of the items in the trunks had suffered severe water damage and were beyond rescue, but we still found so many lovely items, including a 1950's short wedding dress with veil, hats, aprons, beaded purses and many delightful items that will be making their way to our eBay auctions shortly. Here is a sneak preview of just a few of the items!<br /><a href="http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/?action=view&current=h4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l201/shemariemurphy/h4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-51926472531595539952011-12-30T15:33:00.010-05:002011-12-30T16:16:15.909-05:00Christmas Eve PartyWe had the loveliest Christmas Eve party, with over forty guests. There was magic in the air as the flutist and cellist played carols. We played Christmas crackers, charm cake, hunt the pickle, peppermint pig and laughed and made merry until well after midnight! The food was delicious and included stuffed grape leaves, hummus and pita bread, artichoke squares, mini quiches, chicken wrapped in bacon, lasagna, strawberry spinach salad, tortellini primavera, cranberry nut chicken salad on freshly baked croissants, cranberry fluff, red velvet cheesecake, eclairs, cream puffs, chocolate trifle, apple cranberry pie, ginger cookies...Now that I am thinking about it maybe it was not the laughter that made my sides hurt so much!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aOQ-_7Jy6J0/Tv4nmCbcWAI/AAAAAAAACiM/jKSlX2TJh1g/s1600/c10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aOQ-_7Jy6J0/Tv4nmCbcWAI/AAAAAAAACiM/jKSlX2TJh1g/s400/c10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692030513483372546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWjc_xZsKM/Tv4nFFQw0dI/AAAAAAAACiA/Jvd07n4c5fs/s1600/c9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0uWjc_xZsKM/Tv4nFFQw0dI/AAAAAAAACiA/Jvd07n4c5fs/s400/c9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692029947308200402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GcLhh_X9Scg/Tv4kHzhP5dI/AAAAAAAACh0/7iyWFQ79BXQ/s1600/christmasus14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GcLhh_X9Scg/Tv4kHzhP5dI/AAAAAAAACh0/7iyWFQ79BXQ/s400/christmasus14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692026695550232018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PL5OghSHsc4/Tv4jk2FA-kI/AAAAAAAACho/lSwUqRhIMp8/s1600/christmasus5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PL5OghSHsc4/Tv4jk2FA-kI/AAAAAAAACho/lSwUqRhIMp8/s400/christmasus5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692026094941698626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rWf9Ur6UVI/Tv4jJwrrv4I/AAAAAAAAChc/XaHxDg5yNmU/s1600/christmasus4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rWf9Ur6UVI/Tv4jJwrrv4I/AAAAAAAAChc/XaHxDg5yNmU/s400/christmasus4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692025629636804482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nxxz4FqJI9g/Tv4irNnPzFI/AAAAAAAAChQ/jQQKsolzAHA/s1600/christmasus3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nxxz4FqJI9g/Tv4irNnPzFI/AAAAAAAAChQ/jQQKsolzAHA/s400/christmasus3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692025104826879058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hPyfc_7KWuE/Tv4iHZvVyUI/AAAAAAAAChE/_Oc4STYibQg/s1600/c8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hPyfc_7KWuE/Tv4iHZvVyUI/AAAAAAAAChE/_Oc4STYibQg/s400/c8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692024489606760770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CHrlv-XjOoo/Tv4gW1QE-EI/AAAAAAAACg4/C0Pow66dn74/s1600/c7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CHrlv-XjOoo/Tv4gW1QE-EI/AAAAAAAACg4/C0Pow66dn74/s400/c7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692022555666610242" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-69520605543691744622011-12-28T14:11:00.006-05:002011-12-28T19:03:56.283-05:00Christmas All Around The HouseWe managed to take a few photographs before the guests began arriving on Christmas Eve. The quiet before the Christmas Eve crowd of 40 plus arrives is quite magical. When you and the house are perfectly dressed, and the fire and candles are lighted, it is like waiting for a performance to begin! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S_LRg9HGP9M/TvutS6qeNRI/AAAAAAAACgs/dVGMPQaDTto/s1600/c6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S_LRg9HGP9M/TvutS6qeNRI/AAAAAAAACgs/dVGMPQaDTto/s400/c6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691333094609401106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HjvC3Evr4vk/TvusxSCLI5I/AAAAAAAACgg/SHwERnIlWiE/s1600/c4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HjvC3Evr4vk/TvusxSCLI5I/AAAAAAAACgg/SHwERnIlWiE/s400/c4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691332516767277970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ULSjkNtgJP0/TvusKmmwu8I/AAAAAAAACgU/zDGgr20uBFU/s1600/c3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ULSjkNtgJP0/TvusKmmwu8I/AAAAAAAACgU/zDGgr20uBFU/s400/c3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691331852274547650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gWYvDRuqhRQ/Tvurwr2nDbI/AAAAAAAACgI/2Eac0iNHF_E/s1600/c2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gWYvDRuqhRQ/Tvurwr2nDbI/AAAAAAAACgI/2Eac0iNHF_E/s400/c2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691331407006600626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QThfK11FxI0/TvurFY9nZpI/AAAAAAAACf8/m6ukojAoCtU/s1600/c1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QThfK11FxI0/TvurFY9nZpI/AAAAAAAACf8/m6ukojAoCtU/s400/c1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330663201334930" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-32915748215652207162011-12-17T13:02:00.005-05:002011-12-17T13:16:58.316-05:00A Lace Cuff in the December LightWe adore this antique Victorian gown with its dripping lace cuffs and its stunning changeable taffeta front! A cunning bow sits atop the bustle at the back, which falls into a train. If you wore this gown your demeanor would have to have been more elegant than in a pair of ripped jeans and keds! And you have to love an era when women wanted to add volume to their backsides with bow and bustle! Who needs to diet after Christmas?! Let's simply revive this style!!!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lku2Pnl-rCs/TuzbRFk6AuI/AAAAAAAACfw/1rg0Vvuh268/s1600/gown6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lku2Pnl-rCs/TuzbRFk6AuI/AAAAAAAACfw/1rg0Vvuh268/s400/gown6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687161516063326946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-relBWGJ7W9Y/Tuza8lh8WfI/AAAAAAAACfk/_mkncf0ueIA/s1600/gown5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-relBWGJ7W9Y/Tuza8lh8WfI/AAAAAAAACfk/_mkncf0ueIA/s400/gown5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687161163863579122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SiK_4kbOxng/TuzagiD0ZnI/AAAAAAAACfY/Ovh2bAzO0aw/s1600/gown3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SiK_4kbOxng/TuzagiD0ZnI/AAAAAAAACfY/Ovh2bAzO0aw/s400/gown3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687160681895585394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vGkjcXkjDRE/TuzaEh3EzLI/AAAAAAAACfM/BoyoOIxzd8g/s1600/gown2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vGkjcXkjDRE/TuzaEh3EzLI/AAAAAAAACfM/BoyoOIxzd8g/s400/gown2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687160200805797042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aeSKmP65n8w/TuzZvVtZT8I/AAAAAAAACfA/j99svrSiDVU/s1600/gown1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aeSKmP65n8w/TuzZvVtZT8I/AAAAAAAACfA/j99svrSiDVU/s400/gown1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687159836766719938" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-86310942384878283232011-12-07T22:47:00.004-05:002011-12-07T22:55:25.439-05:00Lighting The Way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PT4mzbudmA/TuA0_t2EUfI/AAAAAAAACe0/hK6J_UotcCE/s1600/lantern12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PT4mzbudmA/TuA0_t2EUfI/AAAAAAAACe0/hK6J_UotcCE/s400/lantern12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683600998984339954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aiHKeyUU01U/TuA0ilqRj1I/AAAAAAAACeo/7z4WxOtJ2OU/s1600/lantern5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aiHKeyUU01U/TuA0ilqRj1I/AAAAAAAACeo/7z4WxOtJ2OU/s400/lantern5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683600498571186002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yQUlENIkapM/TuA0UQn1DcI/AAAAAAAACec/7hO8S6yuKH4/s1600/lantern7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yQUlENIkapM/TuA0UQn1DcI/AAAAAAAACec/7hO8S6yuKH4/s400/lantern7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683600252405616066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YrnsYmuXvIo/TuAz7VahM6I/AAAAAAAACeQ/zEoK73_HiRM/s1600/lantern2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YrnsYmuXvIo/TuAz7VahM6I/AAAAAAAACeQ/zEoK73_HiRM/s400/lantern2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683599824195236770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ09yHa8O-E/TuAzpazq9FI/AAAAAAAACeE/uIzhqrBkhqg/s1600/lantern11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ09yHa8O-E/TuAzpazq9FI/AAAAAAAACeE/uIzhqrBkhqg/s400/lantern11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683599516405265490" /></a><br />We found this beautiful antique diminutive lantern just in time for holiday decorating. The sides of the lantern are made of paper and glow beautifully when a candle is placed inside!(We opted for a battery operated candle so as not to burn the house down!) Watch for it in our auctions!Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-17571262006049054732011-11-19T11:43:00.011-05:002011-11-19T12:52:12.407-05:00Autumn In New EnglandWe have had the craziest weather extremes this autumn from 70 degrees one day to two feet of snow the next! The one constant this autumn has been enjoying all New England has to offer with good friends and family! Our fav haunts have been The Red Apple Farm, The Old Mill and Henshaw Farm; all perfect spots that exude a quintessential New England vibe!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VDkmh5C-DhM/TsfrPliAZVI/AAAAAAAACdg/kJOCjQq7MYw/s1600/blog22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VDkmh5C-DhM/TsfrPliAZVI/AAAAAAAACdg/kJOCjQq7MYw/s400/blog22.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676764508329108818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6wT7332vqE/TsfrHNqF7RI/AAAAAAAACdU/c7vtRCDuZ4k/s1600/blog20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M6wT7332vqE/TsfrHNqF7RI/AAAAAAAACdU/c7vtRCDuZ4k/s400/blog20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676764364481621266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DGRzHnXkKpM/TsfqAIB6nnI/AAAAAAAACdI/z_YYBuGCvGk/s1600/blog21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DGRzHnXkKpM/TsfqAIB6nnI/AAAAAAAACdI/z_YYBuGCvGk/s400/blog21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676763143200218738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-N2GTGI_xE/TsfpoI5WYVI/AAAAAAAACc8/z2DPWHuSr7A/s1600/blog18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-N2GTGI_xE/TsfpoI5WYVI/AAAAAAAACc8/z2DPWHuSr7A/s400/blog18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676762731115864402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R2QGEZr5vuw/TsfpP3hQX7I/AAAAAAAACcw/gR4-QscUihg/s1600/blog15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; 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height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OqGi1gX_h3w/TsfnvswfAcI/AAAAAAAACb0/y6UxUoh_1tg/s400/blog7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676760661978186178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWZ9rpWbKOs/TsfnMyf1SWI/AAAAAAAACbo/DTOFbX6wMGU/s1600/blog4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DWZ9rpWbKOs/TsfnMyf1SWI/AAAAAAAACbo/DTOFbX6wMGU/s400/blog4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676760062223534434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5r40TT2vaxY/Tsfm5QMJmsI/AAAAAAAACbc/HMBjZVaKSKk/s1600/blog1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5r40TT2vaxY/Tsfm5QMJmsI/AAAAAAAACbc/HMBjZVaKSKk/s400/blog1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676759726596659906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgR8P-cD-NM/TsfmOlK9QII/AAAAAAAACbQ/-ZhlBBwU0lc/s1600/blog17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgR8P-cD-NM/TsfmOlK9QII/AAAAAAAACbQ/-ZhlBBwU0lc/s400/blog17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676758993494425730" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2d0jqjM7-bI/TsfsbXosLaI/AAAAAAAACd4/mQ_RQZ9jsGI/s1600/blog24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2d0jqjM7-bI/TsfsbXosLaI/AAAAAAAACd4/mQ_RQZ9jsGI/s400/blog24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676765810269105570" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-87528773584732000192011-11-15T15:25:00.011-05:002011-11-15T18:47:20.457-05:00Cranberry Bogs Awash In The Glow Of November's Full Frost Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sWxMs6CVNFs/TsL4LN3BV7I/AAAAAAAACa4/MZVR60DtuP4/s1600/bog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sWxMs6CVNFs/TsL4LN3BV7I/AAAAAAAACa4/MZVR60DtuP4/s400/bog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675371352022931378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KsbooSUpJv0/TsLZCYXkEBI/AAAAAAAACas/ImS362_FUcg/s1600/cape1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KsbooSUpJv0/TsLZCYXkEBI/AAAAAAAACas/ImS362_FUcg/s400/cape1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675337115364495378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj5JZAFd_ZA/TsLY5E8BlFI/AAAAAAAACag/qXl_m0SS2pg/s1600/cape7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lj5JZAFd_ZA/TsLY5E8BlFI/AAAAAAAACag/qXl_m0SS2pg/s400/cape7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675336955529892946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fcs9gKhp4aA/TsLXHni4iSI/AAAAAAAACaI/U3fa_mTPpJE/s1600/feathers12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fcs9gKhp4aA/TsLXHni4iSI/AAAAAAAACaI/U3fa_mTPpJE/s400/feathers12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675335006314596642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WPAFLJqhNYI/TsLXH05FK1I/AAAAAAAACaY/LW_cRPn-ebw/s1600/feathers2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WPAFLJqhNYI/TsLXH05FK1I/AAAAAAAACaY/LW_cRPn-ebw/s400/feathers2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675335009897360210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X0K2PciCNSc/TsLWHOjv9AI/AAAAAAAACZ8/IjeYpfaaMj4/s1600/DSCN9877.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X0K2PciCNSc/TsLWHOjv9AI/AAAAAAAACZ8/IjeYpfaaMj4/s400/DSCN9877.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675333900095714306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wUUHashJwTo/TsLVtN99hpI/AAAAAAAACZw/byh5SAqEV_4/s1600/DSCN9887.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wUUHashJwTo/TsLVtN99hpI/AAAAAAAACZw/byh5SAqEV_4/s400/DSCN9887.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675333453260621458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cVjnRl8GH1A/TsLQHHhrv9I/AAAAAAAACZk/vzMylUbKpEo/s1600/violet7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cVjnRl8GH1A/TsLQHHhrv9I/AAAAAAAACZk/vzMylUbKpEo/s400/violet7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675327301138235346" /></a><br />We went to Cape Cod this week-end for a mini vacation. We walked the beach at twilight, watched the full frost moon rise over the scarlet cranberry bogs, traveled up and down historic route 6A to visit antique stores and check out the quaint cottages with bittersweet spilling from baskets bedecking the gorgeous primitive wood doors. We stopped to eat at the Scargo Café and had delicious artichoke dip, grilled veggie burgers and pasta salad.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ALTmpgu9h94/TsL5u2ipNKI/AAAAAAAACbE/24rJG0b6WIw/s1600/scargo3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 115px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ALTmpgu9h94/TsL5u2ipNKI/AAAAAAAACbE/24rJG0b6WIw/s400/scargo3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675373063750366370" /></a> We stopped for ice cream but found all the stands had been boarded up for the season, and the little ice cream shop that has been around for 100 years was under renovation! At least the antique shops did not disappoint! We found an armful of treasures, including milliner’s flowers, a French box filled with antique doll wigs, an Edwardian slip, shiny black millinery feathers, and a Parisian four poster curtain surround with ball fringe. I guess we’ll have to wait until next spring for ice cream cones!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-59oKHIKrhjo/TsLO5aeqqCI/AAAAAAAACZY/FIgdELNEUWw/s1600/wigbox5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-59oKHIKrhjo/TsLO5aeqqCI/AAAAAAAACZY/FIgdELNEUWw/s400/wigbox5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675325966196058146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U0XiO_0rJFk/TsLMHZvuLaI/AAAAAAAACZM/oA8-SRmlkNg/s1600/curtain9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U0XiO_0rJFk/TsLMHZvuLaI/AAAAAAAACZM/oA8-SRmlkNg/s400/curtain9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675322907982441890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-THka1ak0rls/TsLLA9e7n9I/AAAAAAAACZA/u86Xj6S7i8U/s1600/curtain7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-THka1ak0rls/TsLLA9e7n9I/AAAAAAAACZA/u86Xj6S7i8U/s400/curtain7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675321697804984274" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-49673274860972764112011-11-06T11:08:00.011-05:002011-11-06T11:55:27.783-05:00Goodbye To The Flea Market Until April 2012!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mruPHl5tfWM/Tra1px4K3FI/AAAAAAAACVQ/6aoWppeLPTo/s1600/riettasnow4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mruPHl5tfWM/Tra1px4K3FI/AAAAAAAACVQ/6aoWppeLPTo/s400/riettasnow4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671920510087912530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0R_vOoyvAM/Tra1Ksj80gI/AAAAAAAACVE/JyoVvI3wzu0/s1600/riettasnow3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N0R_vOoyvAM/Tra1Ksj80gI/AAAAAAAACVE/JyoVvI3wzu0/s400/riettasnow3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671919976084984322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3vaQ8DKWGV8/TrazaceGDPI/AAAAAAAACU4/Qbm6qkPv6qU/s1600/riettasnow1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3vaQ8DKWGV8/TrazaceGDPI/AAAAAAAACU4/Qbm6qkPv6qU/s400/riettasnow1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671918047620107506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-k5WOgGaeo/Traxr_iFwXI/AAAAAAAACUs/ErtBA5qqtaU/s1600/rietta%2Bsnow2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-k5WOgGaeo/Traxr_iFwXI/AAAAAAAACUs/ErtBA5qqtaU/s400/rietta%2Bsnow2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671916150066626930" /></a><br />Robins in the Trundle Bed<br /> We couldn't resist the last flea market of 2011! The temp was in the 20's and cold, but the hugs from good friends saying goodbye for the season warmed and heartened us! We even managed to divest of one pair of mittens to search through a few boxes. While attempting to avoid ice patches, mud slicks and snow, we still managed to unearth a few treasures. Our fav is a Madonna on canvas from a Southbridge Church. Simply divine!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuKd9nPhT3g/Tra7OOLrVaI/AAAAAAAACVo/qfY5DiKV6EQ/s1600/DSCN9334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuKd9nPhT3g/Tra7OOLrVaI/AAAAAAAACVo/qfY5DiKV6EQ/s400/DSCN9334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671926633719354786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igWz_ZaX4eg/Tra72P4pHUI/AAAAAAAACV0/SjMk0NcxnzU/s1600/madonna3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igWz_ZaX4eg/Tra72P4pHUI/AAAAAAAACV0/SjMk0NcxnzU/s400/madonna3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671927321371155778" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-67286813794344235572011-11-03T10:39:00.003-05:002011-11-03T10:52:09.134-05:00A Gown Fit For A Princess & A Locket For Her Prince's Pic!We found this gorgeous Laura Ashley gown at a local sale! It retains its early Made in Wales label, and exudes pure romance from each puffed sleeve and every deep ruffle! The locket is also a recent find. The silver locket has an exotic etching of a long legged bird in flight against palm trees and shoreline. The necklace is threaded through a pale pink ribbon. Wouldn't the necklace, with its exotic vibe be the perfect counterpoint to the sweetness of the dress? Watch for both items in our Ebay auctions...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aETQf6pumIs/TrK2vadlktI/AAAAAAAACUg/M9kzZaTV5Ro/s1600/whitedress12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aETQf6pumIs/TrK2vadlktI/AAAAAAAACUg/M9kzZaTV5Ro/s400/whitedress12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670795806486401746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ApIkO3xjtFI/TrK2Mb_wWuI/AAAAAAAACUU/aS0mhFJQ0K8/s1600/necklace4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ApIkO3xjtFI/TrK2Mb_wWuI/AAAAAAAACUU/aS0mhFJQ0K8/s400/necklace4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670795205602728674" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-67380969899944472592011-10-29T21:09:00.006-05:002011-10-29T22:03:22.434-05:00Snowy New England: A Once in a Century Storm<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wS6n5Q8IxNA/Tqy1C-opIKI/AAAAAAAACT8/E3dnjfxAMWE/s1600/civilsnow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wS6n5Q8IxNA/Tqy1C-opIKI/AAAAAAAACT8/E3dnjfxAMWE/s400/civilsnow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669105093730443426" /></a><br />The forecasters predicted that at 2 p.m. today we would have a bit of rain which would turn to snow showers around 6 p.m. During the night hours a Nor'easter would descend on us and last until morning. We arose early, and began putting away outdoor furniture, being careful not to slip on piles of leaves that had dropped following the five inches of snow that fell two days ago. We put in the grill and drained fountains and hoses. At the exact moment we planted the last daffodil bulb, at exactly 2 p.m., one snowflake fell from the sky. At 2:02 p.m. thundersnow began falling at the rate of an inch an hour, and has yet to stop. It is after 10:00 p.m. We are expecting two feet of snow.<br />The meteorologists are calling this a 100 Year Storm. The east coast has not seen an October Nor'easter like this since before the Civil War. We wonder how many layers our sisters from 1864 wore under their outer skirts. Now we know why they made flannel petticoats! <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trhpFDDMG4k/TqyysUA6OwI/AAAAAAAACTg/NAvgmboBdLQ/s1600/snow4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-trhpFDDMG4k/TqyysUA6OwI/AAAAAAAACTg/NAvgmboBdLQ/s400/snow4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669102505309125378" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cuaa6OzTQWs/Tqyyrovy4YI/AAAAAAAACTY/LniknGS7EQI/s1600/snow3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cuaa6OzTQWs/Tqyyrovy4YI/AAAAAAAACTY/LniknGS7EQI/s400/snow3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669102493694615938" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-in2WKTOzvUU/TqyyrPVFyFI/AAAAAAAACTI/t9XojxVNTQI/s1600/snow1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-in2WKTOzvUU/TqyyrPVFyFI/AAAAAAAACTI/t9XojxVNTQI/s400/snow1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669102486871722066" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-121u1K38phY/TqyyqyGi2kI/AAAAAAAACS8/Vo04-mUAhKo/s1600/snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-121u1K38phY/TqyyqyGi2kI/AAAAAAAACS8/Vo04-mUAhKo/s400/snow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669102479026084418" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGq0KapcGcY/Tqyysp-LrUI/AAAAAAAACTw/heBJkyp312w/s1600/snow10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGq0KapcGcY/Tqyysp-LrUI/AAAAAAAACTw/heBJkyp312w/s400/snow10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669102511203265858" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8iZyvyXNmc/TqyxCfJ5l6I/AAAAAAAACSM/iUhBde4PzcY/s1600/snow12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8iZyvyXNmc/TqyxCfJ5l6I/AAAAAAAACSM/iUhBde4PzcY/s400/snow12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669100687233488802" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBYhrBpKXU4/TqyxCEPEUaI/AAAAAAAACR8/p0MBAvCUwlU/s1600/snow9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YBYhrBpKXU4/TqyxCEPEUaI/AAAAAAAACR8/p0MBAvCUwlU/s400/snow9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669100680007405986" /></a><br />We were looking through our photo archives and found this gem of two Edwardian women riding their bikes in the snow! It gives us so many ideas for tomorrow morning. Anyone for a bike ride in the snow down Peabody Hill???<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07rBhUsNIKw/Tqy1RTDxnHI/AAAAAAAACUI/BgcNRdzh4_4/s1600/civilsnow2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 299px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-07rBhUsNIKw/Tqy1RTDxnHI/AAAAAAAACUI/BgcNRdzh4_4/s400/civilsnow2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669105339731123314" /></a>Robins in the Trundle Bedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14151548800025976065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14202092.post-90923384256234567862011-10-27T22:43:00.006-05:002011-10-27T23:13:44.100-05:00October Snow!Summer, Autumn & Winter meet on an eve in late October!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VhG4sAck2c/TqorhpregOI/AAAAAAAACQo/91H2yai3_2c/s1600/snow16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VhG4sAck2c/TqorhpregOI/AAAAAAAACQo/91H2yai3_2c/s400/snow16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668390938123075810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wp2T3xqskW0/TqorOj7PVuI/AAAAAAAACQc/U-RiBQBqmmo/s1600/snow14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wp2T3xqskW0/TqorOj7PVuI/AAAAAAAACQc/U-RiBQBqmmo/s400/snow14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668390610161063650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uN4UaKhkGwk/Tqoq4b65F7I/AAAAAAAACQQ/v-ofw1H2o10/s1600/snow10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uN4UaKhkGwk/Tqoq4b65F7I/AAAAAAAACQQ/v-ofw1H2o10/s400/snow10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668390230054999986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HzeQEJIW4bI/Tqoqj-DuZ_I/AAAAAAAACQE/u6pA_NeOU_Y/s1600/snow4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HzeQEJIW4bI/Tqoqj-DuZ_I/AAAAAAAACQE/u6pA_NeOU_Y/s400/snow4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389878441601010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8ova_ATPEI/Tqop6AnKfnI/AAAAAAAACP4/G8XVeN_h7Oo/s1600/snow4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I8ova_ATPEI/Tqop6AnKfnI/AAAAAAAACP4/G8XVeN_h7Oo/s400/snow4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668389157572607602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1oDN66Ig7vc/TqopjbLmWvI/AAAAAAAACPs/fgpYL5M5As8/s1600/snow5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1oDN66Ig7vc/TqopjbLmWvI/AAAAAAAACPs/fgpYL5M5As8/s400/snow5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388769567759090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1hoXdNYBfI/TqopKiUIj9I/AAAAAAAACPg/CA1ge9cgnvI/s1600/snow3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t1hoXdNYBfI/TqopKiUIj9I/AAAAAAAACPg/CA1ge9cgnvI/s400/snow3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668388341985873874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kQsZ2ClZH0/TqootG5z6iI/AAAAAAAACPU/kdY9z7twuOQ/s1600/snow1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0kQsZ2ClZH0/TqootG5z6iI/AAAAAAAACPU/kdY9z7twuOQ/s400/snow1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668387836411505186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X47ZB5M6FuQ/TqonQXTOHcI/AAAAAAAACPI/ZPIEbvR3HNw/s1600/snow2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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